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Recap / Sons Of Anarchy S 3 E 9

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The Sons handle some business in Ireland, while Jax enters an uneasy alliance with Father Kellan while also feeding information to Stahl. Salazar plots his revenge against SAMCRO by trying to kidnap Tara, while the remaining members try to avenge Lumpy's beating.


  • Blackmail: Salazar has his girlfriend record Hale unwittingly admitting to hiring him in order to make him divulge Tara's location.
  • Boom, Headshot!: Jimmy O'Phelan shoots Michael Casey in the head to scare Fiona and Kerrianne.
  • Even Evil Has Standards: Hale is clearly distraught about Lumpy's hospitalization, chewing out Salazar the next time they meet.
  • External Combustion: Chibs expects this to happen to a gun truck they're escorting, but it starts without issue. Instead, O'Neill blows up a bomb in the truck that kills several of the Sons and IRA members, including Chibs' nephew.
  • I See Dead People: Jax briefly sees his father instead of Clay after the explosion.
  • Imperiled in Pregnancy: Salazar and his girlfriend kidnap Tara and Margaret Murphy on their way to the abortion clinic.
  • Mexican Standoff: Gemma and Fiona engage in one after they take guns from Jimmy and Donny.
  • Oh, Crap!: O'Neill has this expression when the cops let SAMCRO go without any issues.
  • Variations on a Theme Song: The show's title theme is given a distinctly Irish flavor in this episode, with tin whistles and guitars.

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