What happens at the end of the departed?

What happens at the end of the departed?

The final moments of The Departed find Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) getting surprised in his own home and gunned down by Sgt. Dignam (Mark Wahlberg), the final death in a rapid chain of executions in the film’s third act.

Did Dignam know Sullivan rat?

Dignam wasn’t a “rat”, he was an FBI contact within the BPD who handled Costello. who found out that Sullivan was the rat, and killed him. Costello knows Dignam because he’s ALWAYS with Queenan. Dignam knows what Sullivan did because Costigan sends the shrink to give him the info in the event of his death.

Why did Sgt Dignam kill Sullivan?

At the end of The Departed, Dignam kills Sullivan after finding out that he was the rat all along and responsible for Billy Costigan’s death.

What did Costigan give madolyn?

Later, [Madolyn] discovers a package from Costigan containing a CD with recordings of Costello’s conversations with Sullivan. Sullivan walks in as she is listening and tries unsuccessfully to assuage her suspicions. He contacts Costigan, who reveals that Costello recorded every conversation he had with Sullivan.

How old is Billy Costigan in The Departed?

21

Is the departed a true story?

It is a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs and is also loosely based on the real-life Boston Winter Hill Gang; the character Colin Sullivan is based on the corrupt FBI agent John Connolly, while the character Frank Costello is based on Irish-American gangster Whitey Bulger.

What was the drawing in the departed?

In The Departed there is a scene where Jack Nicholson’s character makes a drawing. The drawing is of rats and the Massachusetts State House. He sets the drawing afire.

Is Dignam a mole in the departed?

In The Departed, Sergeant Dignam, along with Captain Queenan, are the two cops aware that Billy Costigan is an undercover cop — a mole placed in Frank Costello’s mob. This plays a crucial role in the plot: when the mob murders Queenan, there’s another cop aware of Costigan’s innocence.

What was in the envelope William Costigan?

The envelope Costigan sent to Madolyn was his (Costigan’s) insurance- I’m assuming documents proving his identity and other journals from when he was undercover.

Does Billy die in the departed?

In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Scorsese finally explained the true meaning behind the last words spoken by Leonardo DiCaprio’s character, undercover cop Billy Costigan, before he is shot in the head and killed by the corrupt Trooper Barrigan (James Badge Dale).