‘Cross’ season 1 finale post-credits scene explained

Warning: This article contains spoilers for everyone Cross season 1.

Alex Cross (Aldis Hodge) got his guy. And his guy’s guy. But only if you watched the end credits.

The Cross the season 1 finale featured a post-credits scene which featured a sit-down between FBI agent Kayla Craig (Alona Tal) and Bobby Trey (Johnny Ray Gill), the man who had been helping serial killer Ed Ramsey (Ryan Eggold) throughout show. At first, she appears to be meeting with him on official business: She offers him immunity if he turns himself in, serves two years and gives up information about Ramsey’s victims.

But then she follows up by offering him money for more of what he knows. As she puts it: “Ramsey had a lot of dirt on people worth having dirt on.” It is unclear where this money is coming from or what she intends to do with the information.

For book fans, Kayla’s name alone is a red flag, as the Alex Cross books feature an FBI agent named Kyle Craig, who is a close friend of Cross’ and is later revealed to be a killer known as The Mastermind.

“I wanted to start two conversations,” creator Ben Watkins says of the scene. “I’ve always had plans for Bobby Trey, but the story almost calls for him to go away for a long time. There has to be some kind of resolution to him. So I knew I had to plant a seed that would let the door be open to Bobby Trey’s return.”

Regarding Kayla’s involvement, Watkins continues, “I also wanted to plant a seed that would make you question the different levels of Kayla Craig, who has just been helpful the whole time. Sometimes (she’s) a little comic relief, some sarcastic humor, sometimes some romantic chemistry, but mostly just someone who helped so I’d make you question her.

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And then there’s always the question of leaving some doors open for future seasons, since the show has already been renewed for Season 2. “I felt like we had set up a really powerful component for Ramsey in terms of him using leverage on people,” says Watkins. “I wanted to keep alive this idea that that treasure trove of dirt on people could still be kept alive in new seasons.”

Cross is available to stream now on Prime Video.