Number six(Patrick McGoohan) has survived degree absolute, and is now brought behind the scenes of power to meet number one, but first must witness the trials of a resurrected number two(Leo McKern) and a number 48(Alexis Kanner) overseen by the president(played by Kenneth Griffith) who lays out their crimes, though both men are defiant, and the president promises allegiance to six, who is satisfied by his victory, but wary of the tribunal and president, but accepts the invitation to confront the elusive number one, so that all will be revealed, but identity and power are not so easy to accept or fully explain, leading to an astonishing unmasking, violent escape, and bizarre happenings leading back to the beginning...
Legendary final episode is a shocking, surprising, audacious, courageous, infuriating and overall brilliant (and yes), satisfying conclusion, though much misunderstood by some not used to the bold and original approach taken by star, writer, and director Patrick McGoohan, who didn't end the series in a familiar "James Bond" style villain and approach, but instead created an inspired masterwork that challenges the expectations and provokes the intelligence of the audience to not be a passive viewer, but actually think about what they are seeing. Describing the on-screen doings is not enough; this demands to be seen as the most unpredictable, innovative episode of television ever aired, though of course some don't understand it, so instinctively dismiss it, yet to do so is an injustice.
Intensely fascinating and ultimately liberating, both incredibly serious yet defiantly inexplicable and comedic("All You Need Is Love" is most ironically used here.) Nothing like it has ever aired again, and it will never be forgotten, even if appreciation of it varies throughout the years. A breathtaking achievement that deeply moved and surprised me like nothing else ever broadcast. It is a sublime masterpiece, and I love it to pieces!