John met with the Ukrainian crime boss early in the morning, and as he had suspected, Vladimir made it clear that he had no involvement in the attack on Ara or the shooting of John's soldier, Josh. This narrowed down the list of suspects to his father and stepmother. It was possible that an external organization had targeted Ara, but such organizations usually boast about their actions to establish their reputation by targeting a larger syndicate.
Whoever had targeted Ara attempted to disappear into the background when their plan failed. Additionally, Ara's mother had been taking advantage of her and likely poisoning her, which further confirmed John's belief that their parents were responsible.
The only thing left to uncover was the motive. Why Ara? Was she the primary target, or was Jo
