How does The Departed end?

In the final act ("Final Reckoning"): Barrigan's betrayal results in Billy and Brown's deaths. Colin survives but faces justice when Dignam executes him, concluding the cycle of violence.

The Departed (2006) — AI Story Visualization

Name: The Departed
Genre: crime, drama, thriller
Released: 2006
Rating: 8.2

Plot Analysis Summary

A tense cat-and-mouse game between undercover cops and mob spies in 1980s Boston.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

Infiltration and Deception

The Mole Hunt

Blood and Betrayal

Rooftop Showdown

Final Reckoning

To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.

Directed by

Martin Scorsese

Key Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio — Billy
Matt Damon — Colin
Jack Nicholson — Costello
Mark Wahlberg — Dignam
Martin Sheen — Queenan

Rating: 8.2/10 (16,318 votes)