The Beekeeper ending explained: From a phishing scam to the electoral conspiracy

David Ayer's The Beekeeper stars Jason Statham as Adam Clay, one of the beekeepers, a group of mysterious soldiers who are supposed to keep balance in society. These soldiers are bees and the society their hive, as Statham's character explains in one of the scenes.

As the story moves, Adam slowly uncovers the truth, revealing the connection between a phishing scheme and electoral fraud. From losing a person whom he was close with to going on a killing spree, it all leads to a false president (not that the president is bad, but we'll talk about it in a minute), thanks to an electoral fraud committed by her son.

However, throughout his journey, while he has lost someone, he has also gained an ally. By the end of the movie, the audiences are likely to realize how capitalism can make people use others for their advantage, even if those people are their parents.

How does a phishing scam link to an electoral fraud in The Beekeeper?

Adam works in a barn in The Beekeeper's beginning. (Image via Amazon MGM Studios)

The film begins with Jason Statham living as a beekeeper who works at a barn. The owner of that barn, Eloise Parker (Phylicia Rashad), is not so advanced that she can tackle online frauds. So she falls for one of these digital frauds that runs her capital dry. Nothing is left with her, and this is why she decides to take her life. Clay's only friend is now gone. He is the one who first discovers her body at her home.

Initially, he is arrested as he is suspected to be the killer. Interestingly, it's Eloise's daughter Verona (Emmy Raver-Lampman), who is an FBI agent. He is taken in but after all the evidence clears his name, he comes out, only to seek the culprits who killed her friend. He very well knows this wasn't a suicide but a murder.

This leads him to give a knock on that call center's door from where Eloise was contacted. Turns out, that building belongs to a drug-addict CEO dubbed Derek Danforth (Josh Hutcherson).

However, there's a POTUS problem, because his mother, Jessica Danforth (Jemma Redgrave), is the president of the country. Audiences will get the impression that it is she who is also involved in these frauds, but she doesn't know a thing about what her son is doing.

Eventually, The Beekeeper reveals that her son has rigged her elections using a CIA algorithm. This became possible due to his connection with a former CIA director, Wallace Westwyld (Jeremy Irons), who also tries to protect this drug addict from the Beekeeper.

Why didn't Verona shoot Adam when she had the chance?

Adam becomes a surfer dude at the film's end and vanishes. (Image via Amazon MGM Studios)

The Beekeeper's ending reveals the true nature of evil when Derek takes his mother hostage to save himself. Nevertheless, Adam eventually kills Derek and runs off.

Verona arrives at the scene with her partner and has a chance to kill Adam, but she chooses not to. Realizing that he has neutralized the threat and that he wasn't responsible for her mother's death, she now also understands this bee culture he is a part of.

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