Money Heist Season 4 Ending Explained: What Happened to Nairobi?

Nairobi (Alba Flores) suffered more than most people in this series. After being shot as Part 3 came to a close, she was almost at the point of death due to excessive bleeding. Though the police declined to send a medical doctor and even tried to disrupt the improvised surgery her team arranged, she managed to pull through.

It was Tokyo (Úrsula Corberó) who ended up saving her life. Unfortunately, her survival didn’t last for long. By the middle of Part 4, Colonel Luis Tamayo (Fernando Cayo) gave the Bank of Spain’s chief of security complete authority.

What many people didn’t know was that Gandía (José Manuel Poga) had a very unstable character. After managing to trap Tokyo inside the Bank’s panic room, he took Nairobi as his hostage. There was a time when it appeared as if Nairobi would walk away from the ordeal alive.

The group followed Gandía’s commands strictly, abandoning every other responsibility just to manage the situation. But Gandía had always intended to betray them. The moment he handed Nairobi back to the crew she called family, he shot her straight in the head.

The painful part of her death was the revelation in that same episode that she had made up her mind to have a child with The Professor (Álvaro Morte). So many deaths have happened in this story, but hers cuts deep.

What Was The Professor’s Plan for the Government?

Once Nairobi was murdered, The Professor lost every interest in keeping the peace. To get Lisbon (Itziar Ituño) out, he needed a serious distraction—and he chose to create it by exposing deep government secrets.

He urged Rio (Miguel Herrán) to narrate his horrifying ordeal—how he was tortured, buried alive, and forced to dig his own grave. The video of this confession was aired nationwide. As journalists gathered for a press conference to address Rio’s claims, The Professor launched another blow.

While Colonel Prieto (Juan Fernández) was busy trying to deny everything, a live broadcast of Rio’s actual torturer confessing was sent to all reporters. But The Professor was not done. The final blow was his public address, where he told everyone that Lisbon’s detention had no legal backing.

This whole strategy didn’t just ruin the reputations of Prieto, Tamayo, and Alicia Sierra (Najwa Nimri). It created massive public doubt about the Spanish government and served as the widespread distraction The Professor needed to carry out the rest of his plan.

What Happened to Lisbon?

Lisbon’s rescue came through thanks to the so-called Paris plan. Following the Professor’s public exposure, Lisbon was removed from Spanish Intelligence custody and made to appear in court. She surprised everyone by confessing openly and detailing how the team planned to rob the Bank of Spain.

But that confession was just one part of a broader arrangement. With assistance from one of Moscow’s (Paco Tous) old connections, the Professor dug a tunnel right into the car park where Lisbon was being moved during court sessions.

Once they had her, they swapped her with a civilian woman who looked very much like her. That decoy was then taken to prison while Lisbon was quietly brought back to the group. To cover her re-entry, they pretended that Gandía had escaped from the robbers. The strategy almost worked perfectly, but only just.

What Happened to Gandía?

Since his release by Spanish Intelligence, Gandía—who served as head of security at the Bank of Spain—has been causing problems. Granted permission to act as he pleased, he captured Tokyo and later held Nairobi against her will.

He lied to them that Nairobi would live if they followed his orders, which they did. Still, he went ahead and killed her. After that, Rio threw a grenade at him. Running back to the panic room to recover, Gandía found Tokyo waiting there.

She tricked him by claiming she would help remove the shrapnel in his body, using that opportunity to render him helpless. But because he was now a hostage, The Professor, following his moral code, chose not to kill him.

Instead, he used the plan to allow Gandía to “escape” from the group—giving them an excuse to bring Lisbon back without drawing suspicion. Unfortunately, Gandía acted on his own. Rather than run when given the chance, he turned on his captors.

By the close of Part 4, Lisbon was safely returned to the group, while Gandía lay unconscious, still under the group’s control.

What Is Alicia Sierra Planning? What Is She Going to Do with The Professor?

One person in this whole show has matched The Professor’s cleverness, and that’s Alicia Sierra. In Part 4, she turned against the people she worked for. While The Professor was busy exposing the government’s actions and turning public opinion against them, Alicia’s superiors asked her to take responsibility for everything.

That included Rio’s torture and Nairobi’s death. But Alicia has always been someone who doesn’t play by the book. Instead of taking the blame during a press conference, she admitted publicly that her superiors had sanctioned all her actions.

Her confession brought the government’s complicity to light and brought her job to an end. Following her public confession, a warrant was quickly issued for her arrest. But Alicia was fast.

She disguised herself and carried a pistol while trailing Antoñanzas (Antonio Romero), an officer she suspected of leaking information to The Professor. She was right, and her persistence produced results. The closing scene of Part 4 showed Alicia finally locating The Professor and pointing a gun at him.

With a personal grudge against him and nothing holding her back, Alicia Sierra is now the biggest danger waiting in the next season. The Heist can’t shock us anymore it sweeps in again with another crazy plan. And Season 2, Part 4 was no different. Looking for a breakdown of Money Heist Part 4’s ending?

Then you’ve come to the right place. It didn’t take long for The Professor and his team to realize that Lisbon wasn’t dead but captured. That meant one thing for this loyal group of criminals: another breakout attempt. Here’s what happened to Lisbon, Nairobi, and The Professor in this latest installment’s final moments.

What Happened to Nairobi? Is Nairobi Dead?

No character has had a harder go of it than Nairobi (Alba Flores). After being shot at the end of Part 3, she almost bled out. But despite the police’s refusal to send in a surgeon and their attempts to interfere with the team’s surgery, Nairobi survived. It was Tokyo (Úrsula Corberó) who saved her life. But it didn’t ask for long.

Halfway through Part 4 Colonel Luis Tamayo (Fernando Cayo) gave the head of security for the Bank of Spain free reign. What few people knew was that Gandía (José Manuel Poga) was about as unstable as they come. After locking Tokyo in the Bank’s panic room, he took Nairobi hostage.

It looked like Nairobi was going to escape with her life. The team followed Gandía’s orders closely and even abandoned their other posts to deal with him. But Gandía always planned on double-crossing the rebels. Right after he released Nairobi back to her impromptu family, he shot her in the head.

To make her death even worse, in Nairobi’s final episode, we learned that she planned on having a kid with The Professor (Álvaro Morte). A lot of deaths in this show have hurt, but this one stings.

What Was The Professor’s Plan for the Government?

After Nairobi’s murder, The Professor stopped caring about preserving bridges. To free his love Lisbon (Itziar Ituño) he needed a distraction, and that distraction came at the expense of dumping countless government secrets.

The Professor encouraged Rio (Miguel Herrán) to explain to the camera how he was tortured, buried alive, and made to dig his own grave. That interview was then broadcast to all of Spain. When the media was at a press conference to discuss the shocking accusations, The Professor launched his second missile.

While Colonel Prieto (Juan Fernández) was denying everything, The Professor sent all of the reporters a live stream of Rio’s torturer confirming everything that happened. Then it was time for the final missile.

In the midst of all of this rage against the government, The Professor broadcasted himself to all of Spain to tell people about Lisbon’s illegal imprisonment. The Professor’s accusations have destroyed Prieto, Tamaya, and Alicia Sierra’s (Najwa Nimri) careers.

But more importantly, they’ve caused the world to doubt Spain’s government while creating an internationally-spanning distraction. And that’s what The Professor wanted.

What Happened to Lisbon?

The Paris plan worked. After the Professor’s broadcast, Lisbon was taken from Spanish Intelligence’s custody and put on trial. To the shock of everyone around her, Lisbon cooperated and told the judge in graphic detail about her team’s plan to rob the Bank of Spain. But that was all part of the plan.

Thanks to the help of one of Moscow’s (Paco Tous) old friends, The Professor was able to tunnel into the parking lot where Lisbon was being transported to and from her trial. Once she was secured, a civilian woman who looked like Lisbon took her place and was taken to prison.

Meanwhile, the team used Gandía’s rescue from rebels to hide Lisbon’s return. The plan almost went off without a hitch. The key word here is almost.

What Happened to Gandía?

The head of security for the Bank of Spain has caused nothing but trouble. After he was released by Spanish Intelligence and given permission to take any measures necessary, Gandía imprisoned Tokyo and took Nairobi hostage.

He promised to keep Nairobi alive and look as if the robbers did everything he said. He also lied. After killing Nairobi, Rio threw a grenade at Gandía. And when the security officer fled to the panic room to recover Tokyo was there waiting.

By promising that she would help remove the shrapnel from his body Tokyo incapacitated Gandía. But because his helplessness technically made him a hostage of the robbers, his life was spared by The Professor and his morals.

Instead, The Professor planned out Gandía’s escape from the rebels, using it as a cover to sneak Lisbon back to the team unnoticed. Annoyingly, Gandía had other plans. At the last minute, he attacked his captors instead of running for freedom. By the end of Part 4 Lisbon was rescued and Gandía was knocked unconscious, still at the mercy of our favorite robbers.

What Is Alicia Sierra Planning? What Is She Going to Do with The Professor?

Throughout this entire twisting series, there’s only been one person crazy enough to outfox The Professor. And in Part 4 she turned on her employers. While The Professor was turning all of Spain and the world against the Spanish government, Alicia’s bosses were telling her to take the fall for the government’s misdeeds.

But Alicia has never played by the rules. During the press conference where she was supposed to take the blame for Rio’s torture, Nairobi’s death, and a dozen other illegal things, Alicia snapped and told the truth.

Admitting that her bosses approved every one of her intense schemes implicated the government in these crimes and officially ended Alicia’s career. Shortly after her breakdown, the authorities issued a warrant for her arrest. But she was too fast for them.

Donning a disguise and a pistol, Alicia started to stalk Antoñanzas (Antonio Romero), a Spanish Intelligence officer she suspected was secretly working for The Professor. She was right and her hard work paid off. In Part 4’s final moments, Alicia and her gun tracked down The Professor.

With a huge vendetta against this man and nothing to lose, the rogue Alicia Sierra is poised to be next season’s biggest threat.