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Every Name On James Reece's Terminal List (& What They Did)
Every name on James Reece's kill list and how they got there in Amazon Prime's The Terminal List, starring Chris Pratt and Taylor Kitsch.

Every Name On James Reece's Terminal List (& What They Did)

Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Terminal List

The basis for Prime Video’s adaption of The Terminal List is James Reece’s actual list of people to kill, all of whom had a hand in the death of his family and his SEAL team. Starring Chris Pratt as Commander James Reece, The Terminal List cast includes co-stars Taylor Kitsch, Jai Courtney, Constance Wu, LaMonica Garrett, and Jeanne Tripplehorn with David DiGilio serving as writer/showrunner. The show is the latest entry in Prime Video’s military thriller series of shows, such as Reacher and Jack Ryan, based on books and/or characters from popular novels of the genre.

The Terminal List is Carr’s debut novel featuring Reece as his lead protagonist, which he wrote with Pratt in mind. The role is a big shift for Pratt, trading in the goofball charm of roles like Andy Dwyer and Starlord for a hard-edged military professional. Playing a war-torn Navy SEAL is tailor-made for Chris Pratt, online backlash and all, who exudes the emotional loss, pain, fortitude, and vengeance of Reece with an inspired dedication. After the death of his entire SEAL team and then his wife and daughter, Reece sets out to take out everyone responsible for their deaths, from top to bottom.

Making a “kill list” on the back of his daughter’s last drawing, Reece adds names as new revelations come to light and The Terminal List grows to include all manner of individuals responsible for his loss. From those that chose to use the experimental RD4895 drug on his SEAL team without their knowledge, to those that profited off of it, to those who subverted the truth, and those who committed the actual murders, Reece’s list leaves no one safe from his vengeance. Below is a roster of who made the list, why they’re on it, and how Reece dealt with them in the show.

NCIS Agent Josh Holder

Josh Holder is played by Warren Kole in The Terminal List, an NCIS agent assigned to Reece’s case—specifically the murder of his family and “Boozer”, the only other surviving member of the SEAL team ambush. As it turns out, Holder was paid off to help cover up the murders and plant evidence that would make Reece look like the killer. Once he’s uncovered to be a dirty agent by both Reece and Constance Wu’s Katie Buranek, Holder becomes the first name on James Reece’s terminal list. Reece confronts Holder at his home late at night, shooting him in the head after he confesses to his role in the set-up/cover-up, giving Reece the name of Saul Agnon to add to the list.

Saul Agnon

Agnon is played by Sean Gunn in Amazon Prime’s The Terminal List, a sleazy, middle-man business associate of Steve Horn who helps to broker deals for his firm, up to and including hiring a hitman to kill Reece and his family to protect their interests. Reece and Edwards look into Agnon’s dealings and decide to subdue and question him, breaking into his rental home and tying him up where Reece gets him to confess that Mexican sicarios were hired to kill his family and that Steve Horn is behind it all. Reece gives him a methadone overdose, killing him painlessly.

Steve Horn

Steve Horn is played by Jai Courtney, the CEO of Capstone Industries and the one who funded the creation of The Terminal List‘s RD4895 drug. In his hubris, he worked with Secretary Hartley, Admiral Pillar, etc. to skirt the FDA to fast track the drug, implementing testing on Reece’s SEAL team without their knowledge, which caused them all to develop brain tumors. Although the drug creators later corrected the tumor issue, the SEAL team was already affected by the tumors. In order to cover up the illegal corners they cut to get the drug approved, Horn and his conspirators orchestrated the ambush that killed the team (minus Reece), later hiring hitmen to kill Reece and his family and to make it look like Reece was the killer. Reece eventually catches up to Horn and sets off an EFP bomb at his van, before shooting him dead on the steps of his corporate office.

Marcus Boykin

Boykin is played by Butch Klein in The Terminal List, an oil businessman acting on the interests of Horn’s Capstone Industries, helping to arrange for two sicarios to enter the US and kill Reece and his family. Reece kills one of the men when they attempt to kill him at the hospital, while the other escapes with a wound back to Mexico. Reece sets up a sniper position along Boykin’s route to work and shoots him from afar, killing him as his car flips off the roadway.

El Navajas aka Small Assassin

El Navajas is played by Albert Valladares in The Terminal List, one of two assassins who escaped Reece’s wrath after killing his wife and daughter and attempting to kill him. The sicario was wounded by Chris Pratt’s The Terminal List character during the assassination attempt, but still managed to get away. Reece tracks El Navajas to Mexico, where he assaults his hideout, capturing and torturing the sicario to death, eviscerating him with his tomahawk.

Admiral Gerald Pillar

Pillar is played by Nick Chinlund in The Terminal List, the commanding officer of Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, who was paid off by Capstone (along with Commander Bill Cox, and JAG Captain Howard) in order to profit off the testing and implementation of the experimental drug RD-4895, allowing the SEAL team to be tested without their consent, helping to orchestrate their demise in a planned assault, and assisting in all aspects of the cover-up, while working with Secretary Hartley and Capstone to do so. Reece eventually discovers Pillar, Cox, and Howard’s involvement and kidnaps Howard, getting him to agree to wear a suicide vest to kill both himself and Piller, which he does.

Commander Bill Cox

Cox is played by LaMonica Garrett in The Terminal List, the second in command of Coronado and co-conspirator with Pillar and Howard in the profiteering, testing, and cover-up of RD-4895, including the death of Reece’s family. Cox is confronted by Reece, who wrestles him to the ground and breaks his arm before drugging him. Cox awakens to find himself at the ocean shore of Coronado where Reece has the disgraced commander hold a training log in the water, eventually letting him drown when he can’t support the weight.

JAG Captain Howard

Howard is played by Matthew Rauch in The Terminal List and is part of the trio of Naval Command conspirators alongside Pillar and Cox, also profiting from the testing and cover-up of RD-4895, which killed Reece’s SEAL team and family. Reece and Edwards work together to kidnap Howard, eventually bringing him, his wife, and his son to the beaches of Coronado where Howard is given the choice to wear a suicide vest to kill Pillar or his wife and son will be killed. Howard agrees to the plan to spare his family, wearing the device to Pillar’s officer where Reece sets it off remotely, killing them both.

Secretary Lorraine Hartley

Hartley is played by Jeanne Tripplehorn in The Terminal List, who is the Secretary of Defense in the show, ultimately responsible for helping to cut corners and test the experimental drug on Reece’s SEAL team without their consent, as well as allowing their deaths to happen in a set-up ambush. The reason for the cover-up of the side effects of the drug is to help make sure a corrected version is approved and implemented, thereby bringing in tremendous profits and giving more accolades to her political legacy. At first an ally to Reece, he eventually discovers her role in the plot, becoming a late addition to the list. Reece confronts her when he assaults her compound, but before he can shoot her, she grabs a pistol and kills herself.

Ben Edwards

Edwards is played by Taylor Kitsch in The Terminal List. A former SEAL and teammate of Reece’s, Edwards is a CIA agent that acts as Reece’s partner in executing the list throughout the series, until it’s later uncovered that he was the one who set up the ambush on Reece’s SEAL team (Operation Odin Sword), which resulted in their deaths. He rationalized it as wanting the men to “die with their boots on” when he found out from Admiral Pillar that the drug had given them all tumors that they would all die from anyway. He was paid $20 million by Capstone to help orchestrate the ambush but felt guilty when Reece’s family was killed in the wake of the cover-up. After sailing his way to Peru, Reece catches up with Edwards on his boat, where Edwards confesses and shows remorse before Reece presumably shoots him dead off camera.