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OZARK has now come to an end on Netflix and saw the fate of the Byrde family. Many fans of the Jason Bateman and Laura Linney series have been wondering about baby Zeke. Here's everything you need to know about the character.

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Ozark recently finish on Netflix with the writers bringing the show to quite the close. The fourth and final season was the longest with a total of 14 episodes which were split in two. Season four, part two came out recently and saw each character arc brought to a conclusion. Season four, part one aired in January and part two hit the platform in April. Many audience members have questions about baby Zeke and the child's backstory. Here’s a quick refresher about baby Zeke.

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    Who is baby Zeke in Ozark?

    WARNING: This article contains spoilers from all seasons of Ozark

    Zeke is the son of Pastor Mason Young (played by Michael Mosley) and his wife Grace (Bethany Anne Lind).

    Sadly, a heavily pregnant Grace was taken by the Snells and never seen alive again, but her child was left for Mason to raise.

    Marty (Jason Bateman) and Wendy Byrde (Laura Linney) desperately tried to convince Mason his wife had left him, something he refused to believe.

    Mason thought the couple were behind his wife’s disappearance and kidnapped Wendy with Marty having to rescue her.

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    Ozark season 3 saw Darlene Snell with baby Zeke

    Ozark season 3 saw Darlene Snell with baby Zeke (Image: NETFLIX)

    Ozark season 3: The Byrdes were in a bind

    Ozark season 3: The Byrdes were in a bind (Image: NETFLIX)

    During an altercation between Marty and Mason, the pastor was killed and his child Zeke now an orphan.

    The Byrdes took the baby in as their own and were going to raise him.

    However, Darlene Snell (Lisa Emery) had other ideas after she wanted compensation from the Byrdes for their riverboat casino.

    Wendy begrudgingly handed over baby Zeke to Darlene, who was desperate for a child and an heir to her business.

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    Ozark season 3: Wendy Byrde faced up against Darlene Snell

    Ozark season 3: Wendy Byrde faced up against Darlene Snell (Image: NETFLIX)

    Ozark season 3: Darlene Snell has Zeke in her clutches

    Ozark season 3: Darlene Snell has Zeke in her clutches (Image: NETFLIX)

    Despite giving the child over, Wendy promised herself she would rescue Zeke from the Snells.

    Wendy’s son Jonah (Skylar Gaertner) was left understandably shocked after he saw Darlene with baby Zeke in the supermarket parking lot.

    Jonah and the rest of the family had been under the impression Zeke had gone to a good family, but all of this was shattered in an instant.

    Season three is set six months after the events of the last outing and Darlene is very much a doting mother.

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    However, she is protective in a dangerous and vicious way.

    Following a mother and baby class, she slashed the tyres of another new mum who disagreed with her over formula milk.

    The new series has seen her character taking quite a turn after she murdered her husband Jacob (Peter Mullan) in cold blood because she didn’t agree with his business plans.

    Season three saw Darlene continue to go up against the Byrdes and Wendy with Zeke simply being a political football between the two of them.

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    Do the Byrds get baby Zeke back?

    After his parents were killed, baby Zeke was nothing more than a bargaining chip being passed around, but Season 4 Part Two finally gave the kid a chance at a normal life. During Episode 9, titled Pick a God and Pray, Ruth is reunited with baby Zeke after taking out Javi and decides to do the right thing for him.

    Does Wendy get Darlene a baby?

    The Byrdes took the baby in as their own and were going to raise him. However, Darlene Snell (Lisa Emery) had other ideas after she wanted compensation from the Byrdes for their riverboat casino. Wendy begrudgingly handed over baby Zeke to Darlene, who was desperate for a child and an heir to her business.

    Who does the baby belong to in Ozark?

    Baby Zeke is the son of Pastor Mason Young (Michael Mosley) and Grace (Bethany Anne Lind). Unfortunately, Grace met a grizzly end in Season 1, after she was kidnapped by the Snell's, never to be seen again. Sadly, baby Zeke was orphaned in the second season, after his father was shot in an altercation.

    What happened to Darlene's baby on Ozark?

    Ozark season 4 sees Zeke, Darlene, and Wyatt becoming a family, but Darlene's unpredictable and violent nature soon leads to both her and Wyatt getting unceremoniously executed by Javi Elizondro, the new cartel boss. This leaves Zeke in Ruth's care, and after Ruth kills Javi, Ruth surrenders Baby Zeke to the state.