Gemma dies in the penultimate episode of Sons of Anarchy, season 7, episode 12, titled "Red Rose." Jax Teller kills his mother, Gemma, after discovering that she was responsible for the murder of his wife, Tara. The death scene is emotional and takes place in the garden of their family home. Gemma, facing Jax, tells him that she loves him and that it's time for her to go. She urges him to do it because "it's who we are," and Jax ultimately shoots her in the head.