The three-minute-long new trailer for F9 could easily be confused with a promotional video for a Marvel movie. There’s really not much tethering Dom and the gang to earth (or reality) any longer with the ninth film of the Fast and Furious franchise. I can remember when these were just fun street racing films with a little bit of bad guy chasing thrown in.
Although the trailer appears to present massive spoilers, including the fact the gang heads into space, director Justin Lin told The Hollywood Reporter there’s much more in the film that hasn’t been given away. “Usually as a filmmaker when you have a trailer, you are like, ‘Oh man, let’s not give that away!’ … I can safely say there is still a lot in the film that hasn’t been shared. I’m really excited for that,” stated Lin, returning for his fifth time as a F&F director.
The ninth film of the franchise stars Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, John Cena, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jordana Brewster, and Sung Kang. Helen Mirren, Kurt Russell, and Charlize Theron also star. Grammy winner Cardi B joins the franchise as Leysa, “a woman with a connection to Dom’s past.”
Daniel Casey and Justin Lin wrote the screenplay, with Lin, Diesel, Neal H. Moritz, Jeff Kirschenbaum, Joe Roth, Clayton Townsend, and Samantha Vincent producing.
F9 will be released in theaters on June 25, 2021.
Poster for ‘F9’ (Photo Credit: Universal Pictures)
The Plot, Courtesy of Universal Pictures:
Vin Diesel’s Dom Toretto is leading a quiet life off the grid with Letty and his son, little Brian, but they know that danger always lurks just over their peaceful horizon. This time, that threat will force Dom to confront the sins of his past if he’s going to save those he loves most. His crew joins together to stop a world-shattering plot led by the most skilled assassin and high-performance driver they’ve ever encountered: a man who also happens to be Dom’s forsaken brother, Jakob (Cena).
The action hurtles around the globe — from London to Tokyo, from Central America to Edinburgh, and from a secret bunker in Azerbaijan to the teeming streets of Tbilisi. Along the way, old friends will be resurrected, old foes will return, history will be rewritten, and the true meaning of family will be tested like never before.
Oscar winner Common will be a recurring guest star on season two of Netflix’s coming of age comedy, Never Have I Ever. According to Netflix’s announcement, Common will be playing Dr. Chris Jackson, a character described as “a suave and debonair dermatologist who works in Nalini’s (Poorna Jagannathan) building. His high-end practice and celebrity clients are impressive to everyone — except Nalini.”
The cast of season two includes Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (Devi), Ramona Young (Eleanor), Lee Rodriguez (Fabiola), Richa Moorjani (Kamala), Jaren Lewison (Ben), Darren Barnet (Paxton), and Megan Suri (Aneesa). And in addition to announcing Common’s involvement, Netflix released the first batch of photos from the upcoming second season.
Six-time Emmy Award nominee Mindy Kaling created the series and serves as co-writer and executive producer. Showrunner and co-writer Lang Fisher also executive produces along with 3 Arts Entertainment’s Howard Klein and David Miner.
The upcoming 10-episode second season is targeting a July 2021 premiere.
The Season 2 Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
Indian American teenager Devi (Ramakrishnan) continues to deal with the everyday pressures of high school and drama at home, while also navigating new romantic relationships.
Tough as Nails created and hosted by Phil Keoghan (The Amazing Race) has earned a two-season renewal order ahead of its season two finale. CBS confirmed the competition series will return for seasons three and four, and announced casting on the upcoming seasons is now underway.
“Tough as Nails is the right show at the right time, especially over the last year as we have all become a little tougher and have a deeper appreciation for the many people who keep our communities running,” stated Mitch Graham, Senior Vice President, Alternative Programming, CBS Entertainment. “With Phil Keoghan’s inspired touch as creator and host, he and his team have established an uplifting show that highlights toughness in many forms with unique real-world challenges and remarkable competitors. The show has resonated with viewers and we are excited to continue to shine a light on the hardworking Americans who get the job done.”
“For the first time in a long time we have started paying attention to those who make America work and what’s really important in life. Tough as Nails is about acknowledging and validating those who may have felt forgotten for so long,” said Keoghan. “I encourage everyone to make an extra effort to thank our essential workers. It’s a genuine gesture that will continue to unite us.”
Host, showrunner, and executive producer Phil Keoghan created the series with executive producer Louise Keoghan. Anthony Carbone also executive produces the series from Raquel Productions Inc. in association with Tough House Productions Inc.
The Plot, Courtesy of CBS:
Tough as Nails is a competition series that celebrates everyday Americans who get their workout on the job rather than the gym, wear work boots instead of workout shoes and consider the calluses on their hands a badge of honor. Competitors are tested for their strength, endurance, agility and mental toughness in challenges that take place at real-world job sites.
One by one, they are eliminated until the TOUGH AS NAILS winner is named, but nobody goes home. Even after they “punch out” of the individual competition, they have the opportunity to win additional prizes in the team competitions that continue throughout the season. The series redefines what it means to be tough, proving that it comes in all shapes and sizes.
Andrew Koji stars as Ah Sahm in ‘Warrior’ (Photo by David Bloomer / Cinemax)
Fantastic news for Warrior fans… The action drama has been renewed for a third season which will air on HBO Max. The announcement was made today by Casey Bloys, Chief Content Officer, HBO and HBO Max, and was accompanied by a special announcement video featuring the cast celebrating the series’ renewal (and crediting Warrior‘s passionate fans).
“Warrior introduced viewers to a distinct world from the past, executed with dynamic action and relevant storytelling, with a brilliant cast led by Andrew Koji. We can’t wait to see what Jonathan, Justin and Shannon will bring to the next chapter of this series on HBO Max,” stated Bloys.
The critically acclaimed series is based on writings by martial arts icon Bruce Lee and was created by Jonathan Tropper (Banshee). Tropper executive produces under his Tropper Ink Productions. Bruce Lee Entertainment’s Shannon Lee and Perfect Storm Entertainment’s Justin Lin (Fast & Furious 9 director) also executive produce.
The season two cast was led by Andrew Koji as Ah Sahm and included Dianne Doan as Mai Ling, Olivia Cheng as Ah Toy, Jason Tobin as Young Jun, and Joe Taslim as Li Yong. Other series regulars included Hoon Lee as Wang Chao, Kieran Bew as Bill O’Hara, Dean Jagger as Dylan Leary, Langley Kirkwood as Walter Buckley, Christian McKay as Mayor Samuel Blake, Joanna Vanderham as Penelope Blake, Tom Weston-Jones as Richard Lee, and Perry Yung as Father Jun.
“Justin, Jonathan, and I were thrilled when Warrior was put on HBO platforms to be discovered by a whole new legion of fans,” stated Shannon Lee. “Now we are excited and grateful for the opportunity to do another season, and we applaud HBO Max for understanding the importance of telling this story and for continuing to support this level of representation in our industry. I just know that my father is grinning right now to see this show he dreamed of so long ago continuing to beat the odds. We have every intention of delivering the same high level of meaningful storytelling and Gung Fu action in season 3!”
Seasons one and two premiered on Cinemax and are currently available on HBO Max. HBO Max did not confirm when we can expect the third season to arrive.
This fight’s not over. Warrior has been renewed as a Max Original for season 3. pic.twitter.com/pAECIcA2hu
A member of Team Flash is out to try to clear her name in season seven episode seven of The CW’s The Flash. The episode begins with Barry (Grant Gustin) speeding home to discover that Speed Force Nora (Michelle Harrison) has made breakfast for him and Iris (Candice Patton). As Barry pours the orange juice, he glitches and speed vibrates, breaking the container.
Breakfast is cut short when he receives an alert about a crime. Speed Force Nora wants to tag along but Barry tells her he’ll be fine, claiming a crime scene is not the place for her.
Over at S.T.A.R. Labs, Cecile (Danielle Nicolet) goes over the charges the State has against Frost which include one count of assault, one count of attempted murder, and two counts of kidnapping. (These are crimes she committed back in season three when she teamed up with Savitar against Team Flash). Frost (Danielle Panabaker) insists she’s not that person anymore and has grown. Cecile agrees but she and Caitlin (also Panabaker) tell her that Kramer (Carmen Moore), who is ex-military, seems to be determined to catch her. Her best bet is to lay low for a while.
There’s a break-in at IVO Laboratories, an experimental microchip was stolen, and the company van driver was killed in an icy fashion. Barry and Chester (Brandon McKnight) are still collecting evidence when Kramer arrives and assumes the crime was committed by Killer Frost. Barry politely argues that the make up of the meta DNA on the ice left behind does not match up with Frost’s. Kramer still wants to arrest Frost but does admire Barry’s technique working the evidence.
Speed Force Nora shows up sensing Barry’s elevated stress and offers to help with the crime scene. Barry thanks her but claims he doesn’t need any help. He glitches and power speeds around the area but quickly gains control again. He tells Speed Force Nora he’ll see her back at home.
Meanwhile, Chester calls Allegra (Kayla Compton) to fill her in on Kramer hunting Frost for the new crime and to warn her to make sure Frost stays at S.T.A.R. Labs. Instead, Allegra tells Frost knowing she’ll try to clear her name on her own. Allegra offers to go with her, but Frost says to stay put and cover for her while she goes to get information from a bar where she worked.
Frost visits the bar and talks to Mark (Jon Cor) the bartender to find out what he knows about any new metas in town. He flirts with her a little while, making her the perfect drink using his knowledge of science and mixture. She sees a news report on TV stating the CCPD is offering a large reward leading to the arrest of Killer Frost. Of course, every bar patron comes after her so Frost is forced to take them on. She wins easily and Mark helps by knocking one of them out. He tells her about a new meta focused on tech and that she might be able to find him at a warehouse called Wieringo Mills.
Over at Barry’s CCPD lab, he and Chester realize it’s going to take hours – if not a full day – to go over all the evidence with the computer. Speed Force Nora shows up and offers to help check it in a matter of seconds. Chester thinks it would be great, but Barry says they have to do it the right way to make sure to clear Frost of the crime.
Barry’s powers glitch again and he speeds out of control around the room, accidentally destroying some of the evidence they’d collected. Angry, he yells at Nora who tries to tell him she was just attempting to help. He reminds her he didn’t ask for her help and doesn’t want it.
After Nora leaves, Barry tries to salvage the evidence.
Frost heads to the warehouse and finds a sensor that scans her and the rest of the warehouse, revealing it’s empty. She realizes Mark gave her bad intel but isn’t sure why.
Joe (Jesse L. Martin) and Kramer show up at Caitlin’s apartment and arrest her because Kramer’s convinced she’s Killer Frost. Joe reluctantly handcuffs a surprised and nervous Caitlin.
A little later at the CCPD, Cecile tells Caitlin that Kramer got an anonymous tip that Caitlin is Frost. She also tells her the tests they ran will show she has no cold powers and she’ll be free and clear. Joe apologizes to Caitlin, explaining he didn’t where the tip was going to take them. He then goes off to talk to Kramer.
Joe confronts Kramer, calling her out on her less than by-the-book methods of hunting Frost and stresses that Frost is one of the good guys now. She’s saved Central City by working right alongside The Flash for the last few years. Kramer refuses to listen, adamant Frost is still a criminal and must pay for her past crimes.
While Caitlin and Cecile are waiting for Caitlin to be released, they receive a phone call from Frost who tells them to get away from the north wall. They realize she’s going to try to break Caitlin out and they both tell her to stand down. While talking to Caitlin, Frost realizes it was Mark who set them both up. She decides to confront him.
Barry returns home and Iris talks to him about Speed Force Nora and the obvious distance he wants to keep between her and him. He confesses he doesn’t see his mother when he sees the Speed Force but just a cosmic entity who he doesn’t fully trust. Iris pushes, as she always does, and encourages Barry to give the new Speed Force a chance because it’s more human than just an entity.
Barry gets a message from Chester about a new lead on the ice meta and joins Chester at S.T.A.R. Labs. Chester explains the dark matter and ice they collected have artificial dark matter, meaning the killer/thief isn’t a meta at all. They check on Allegra to see how Frost is doing and she confesses she’s out and about trying to catch the new meta. Allegra tells Barry that Frost said she was going to a bar where she used to work. Barry knows the location so off they go to help her.
Frost returns to O’Shaughnessy’s Bar and confronts Mark, asking why she shouldn’t live up to her name. “Because Caitlin wouldn’t like it,” answers Mark. Mark then begins a short monologue about how he has studied her for months. He scanned her at the warehouse with his device so he could make some cold blast bracelets. He goes on about almost dying when he was a kid by breaking through the ice and when he was revived, he felt it was the biggest and most powerful rush he ever had. Mark believes the power of cold and what it can do is wasted on her.
“Bring it on, Mark, if that’s even your real name,” says Frost.
“That was my name but you can call me…Chillblaine,” replies Mark. (Cisco would cringe at that meta name.) The fight is on with Frost using icy blasts and Chillblaine using his icy bracelets to do the same.
During their fight, which at times looks more like a weird dance, it becomes clear that Mark and Frost find themselves drawn to each other. Chillblaine hits Frost in the face with some quick-drying ice, blinding her. He gets behind her and grabs her in a hold. She forms one of her icicle blades and stabs through herself to stab him. He falls to the ground, seriously wounded.
“That’s something your bracelets can’t copy…ice healing,” says Frost.
The Flash and Allegra speed in with The Flash speed-wrapping Chillblaine’s wound. Frost shows her two friends a recording of Mark’s confession of setting her up. Before they have a chance to get it to the CCPD, Kramer and a whole army of cops pull up outside the bar demanding Frost surrender in two minutes. Allegra tries to think of a way they can help her escape and Barry says he’ll go out as The Flash and explain how Frost is innocent. Frost turns down the offers, believing it’s time for her to take responsibility for the four crimes she committed while with Savitar. Allegra tries to talk her out of it, but Frost’s mind is made up.
Frost looks at Barry who asks her if she wants him to talk her out of it and she says no. Frost walks out of the bar and surrenders to the CCPD.
Barry arrives home and updates Iris on Frost’s situation, explaining she’s going to plead guilty to her past crimes. Iris asks how Caitlin’s handling it and Barry admits he’s not sure, especially with Caitlin just getting used to Frost as her own person.
Speed Force Nora shows up and Barry apologizes for yelling at her. He suggests they get to know each other since it’s clear she’s different from the old Speed Force he’s used to.
The Flash Season 7 Episode 7 “Growing Pains” Review:
Suspenseful and featuring some well-choreographed fight scenes, season seven episode seven finally focuses on the hunt for Frost for her past crimes. Still left unclear is how the Governor and Kramer are aware of the four crimes. Team Flash protected Caitlin/Frost in season three from letting her crimes against them be known, so the only crime that should be on the books is the kidnapping of Julian.
The strongest element of the episode was hands-down Danielle Panabaker’s performance as the ice queen who’s determined to prove she isn’t a “thug” anymore and is a real hero that Central City and Team Flash can count on. Panabaker shows the growth of the character who’s still brash and cocky but genuinely cares about her friends and protecting the city.
With Frost in custody about to go on trial and Team Flash about to go looking for the three evil forces without her, Central City could be in for some very dark and threatening days ahead.
Shaun delves into research to be a better partner on ABC’s The Good Doctor season four episode 14. Directed by Tim Southam from a script by Debbie Ezer, episode 14 will air on Monday, April 19, 2021 at 10pm ET/PT.
The cast of season four includes Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, Antonia Thomas as Dr. Claire Browne, Hill Harper as Dr. Marcus Andrews, and Richard Schiff as Dr. Aaron Glassman. Christina Chang plays Dr. Audrey Lim, Fiona Gubelmann is Dr. Morgan Reznick, Will Yun Lee is Dr. Alex Park, and Paige Spara stars as Lea Dilallo.
Episode 14’s guest stars include Bria Samone Henderson, Noah Galvin, Farley Jackson, Diane Farr, and Alison Amigo. Valerie Duthil, Shalyn Ferdinand, and Wonita Joy also guest star.
“Gender Reveal” Plot: After finding out the gender of their unborn child, Lea’s enthusiasm prompts Shaun to make an effort to be a more supportive partner. Meanwhile, the team treats a navy pilot whose previous doctor’s misdiagnosis compromises her chances at a full recovery
Dr. Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, continues to use his extraordinary medical gifts at St. Bonaventure Hospital’s surgical unit. As his friendships deepen, Shaun tackles the world of dating for the first time and continues to work harder than he ever has before, navigating his environment to prove to his colleagues that his talents as a surgeon will save lives.
Paige Spara and Freddie Highmore in ‘The Good Doctor’ season 4 episode 14 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)Freddie Highmore and Antonia Thomas in season 4 episode 14 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)Paige Spara and Freddie Highmore in season 4 episode 14 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)Freddie Highmore, Antonia Thomas and Diane Farr in season 4 episode 14 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)Paige Spara and Freddie Highmore in season 4 episode 14 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)
Clayton Cardenas as Angel Reyes, Frankie Loyal as Hank “Tranq” Loza, and Vincent Rocco Vargas as Gilberto “Gilly” Lopez in ‘Mayans M.C.’ season 3 episode 6 (Photo by Prashant Gupta/FX)
FX’s Mayans M.C. season three episode five left off with EZ and Gaby discovering EZ’s been shot. Episode six, “You Can’t Pray a Lie,” picks up minutes later, with EZ (JD Pardo) passed out from the pain and Gaby (Sulem Calderon) frantically attempting to get him to come to. She’s driven them to the hospital and stumbles into the emergency room holding up a barely conscious EZ.
Bishop (Michael Irby) wakes from a dream in which he’s reliving a horrible car crash. The ringing of his cell phone woke him and before he can even really open his eyes, he learns someone from the Stockton charter shot EZ. He issues a warning that no one from the club should do or say anything until he decides on the next move.
Bishop joins the guys at the hospital and finds Angel (Clayton Cardenas) out of control, raging in the hallway. He’s furious his brother’s been shot and screams threats at the cops outside the room of the man who shot him. Bishop instructs the club to get Angel out of there, but Angel issues a parting shot on his way down the hall. “Ain’t no way both these fools come out alive, b*tch!” yells Angel.
Bishop learns EZ lost a lot of blood but the bullet missed any organs.
EZ’s in a lot of pain but manages to sit up in his hospital room. Angel warns him to take it easy, but EZ’s not having it. He asks if their dad’s upset about his truck and Angel replies, “Yeah, but he’s more pissed someone tried to take out his favorite kid.”
Angel wonders why Flaco got a room and EZ didn’t. EZ thinks it’s because Flaco’s injuries are worse than his.
Angel’s clearly taking this very hard and EZ tries to assure his bro he’s all right. Bishop, Taza (Raoul Max Trujillo), and Hank (Frankie Loyal) join them, and Bishop asks what happened. EZ says there wasn’t any warning; Flaco just started shooting.
(Ibarra hasn’t contacted Santo Padre so they’re unaware of what went down in Arizona.)
EZ claims he’s physically capable of riding and Bishop instructs him to get out of town with Gaby. EZ wants to fight not flee, and Angel’s ready to go to war for his brother. Bishop’s forced to raise his voice to get things under control, reminding everyone no one makes a move until he says so.
Bishop knows if anything happens, the cops will come for EZ first. If he’s out of town, they can’t get him.
Angel really wants to kill the two Stockton dudes in the hospital, but Bishop won’t let him.
The club takes off and gives Gaby time alone with EZ. As he gets dressed, he asks if can take her somewhere. There’s something he wants to show her.
An orderly arrives with a wheelchair but EZ refuses to sit down despite the fact it’s hospital policy. “What are they going to do? Shoot me,” jokes EZ.
Over at the Galindo place, Marcus (Emilio Rivera) and Nestor (Gino Vento) deliver the bad news to Miguel (Danny Pino). Marcus reports Juan Denver’s been murdered and the drugs were burned on site. Miguel says he’ll handle this himself, pissed they withheld this info overnight and that Marcus’ cell phone has been persistently ringing.
After Miguel leaves, Marcus answers his phone and immediately tells Nestor he’ll need his help on a “family issue.”
Coco (Richard Cabral) is still at the drug camp and apparently heroin’s killing his ability to perform sexually. He blames it on the heat while his new girlfriend, Hope, blames it on the fact she’s fat and disgusting. (She’s neither.)
Emily (Sarah Bolger) races over to EZ’s trailer, exits her car in a hurry, and pulls EZ in for a hug while asking if he’s okay. She apologizes if the hug hurt and says she came as soon as she could. Gaby appears in the trailer’s doorway and Emily’s struck speechless. She realizes she’s intruded and asks again if EZ’s okay. She leaves after telling Gaby she’s very pretty.
Angel continues to fume (and smoke) while sitting in the hospital waiting room. He pulls out his gun and Gilly (Vincent Vargas) quickly follows him down the hall. Creeper (Joseph Raymond Lucero) joins them as Angel heads to Flaco’s room. Once there, they discover Nestor and another of Miguel’s men guarding the door. Nestor confirms Marcus sent them as life insurance. Nestor warns that if anything happens to Flaco, something will happen to Angel.
Creeper and Gilly have to hold Angel in check after he calls Nestor a French braid b*tch. Nestor warns “Angelita” to run along before his mouth gets him in trouble.
EZ and Gaby stop in the middle of nowhere and he touches base with his dad. Felipe (Edward James Olmos) is busy wiping blood from the front seat of his truck as he answers. EZ apologizes for that and Felipe asks how Gaby’s doing. EZ tells his dad he loves him and in typical dad fashion, Felipe responds, “Me too.”
Adelita (Carla Baratta) roams an encampment looking for Mini. She’s relieved when she finally discovers her and Mini asks if she can come home.
Marcus has a tense meeting with Bishop and Bishop demands to know about the bodyguards at the hospital while refusing to let Marcus into the clubhouse. Marcus reminds Bishop he lied about the heroin and Bishop goes off. He calls the two other kings clowns and blames Marcus for setting up the club this way. Bishop’s furious Marcus is protecting them after they came at Santo Padre.
“I f*cking sacrificed everything…everything!…and you sent me down here to this dead f*cking town!” yells Bishop. If it weren’t for this town, his life would be different.
Marcus apologizes and confirms he knows what day it is. Bishop’s done with Marcus’ apologies but Marcus fights back. He reminds Bishop he built this universe and warns Santo Padre better not mess with the Stockton charter or else.
Bishop isn’t intimated. Marcus isn’t a Mayan and can’t tell him what to do.
Coco’s getting more comfortable around the drug camp/cult members, although he admits he thinks it’s a weird group. Butterfly and a few other guitarists play and sing as Coco and Hope dance. Coco actually laughs as he spins in circles.
EZ and Gaby arrive at a church and EZ lights a candle. He says a silent prayer before lighting a second candle. They discuss his mom and he explains she was religious in her own way. He believes his mother loved the poetry of church more than the church of church.
As Gaby changes EZ’s bandage he explains Emily used to be his girlfriend. Gaby doesn’t care. All she cares about is who shot him, why, and if he’s safe.
Gaby confesses she’s terrified something will happen to him. EZ responds by asking if he can take her to another spot. There’s something else he wants her to see.
Miguel confronts Governor Sederica Palomo (Mia Maestro), demanding to know if she made a backdoor deal with the rival cartel. She claims she didn’t and isn’t sympathetic to Miguel’s problem. He pulls her in and whispers a warning, advising her he won’t shed a tear if she’s killed as collateral damage. Her security is on high alert as Sederica tells Miguel off.
EZ takes Gaby to see the ocean and she reacts with glee, playing in the waves. She’s never seen the Pacific Ocean before, and the sand and surf lift her spirits.
Michael Irby as Obispo “Bishop” Losa in ‘Mayans M.C.’ season 3 episode 6 (Photo by Prashant Gupta/FX)
Bishop places a stuffed green dinosaur at the foot of a cross on the side of a road marking the spot where Aidan died. The cross reveals Aidan was born on August 31, 2011 and passed away on November 5, 2014. He gently touches the photo of Aidan on the cross and apologizes. Although she said she wasn’t going to recognize this anniversary, Antonia Pena (Alexandra Barreto) arrives with a stuffed bear and flowers.
They stand in front of the cross, together but apart.
Night falls and EZ and Gaby relax in front of a fire. The sound of the ocean provides background music as they kiss. Slowly they begin to strip naked and EZ asks again if she’s sure before they take it any further. She assures him she is, holding his head in her hands as she asks him to stay present with her.
There’s also a fire roaring at the drug camp and as everyone dances and sings, Isaac (JR Bourne) informs Coco he’s going to screw his girlfriend, Hope. Coco threatens to kill Isaac but Coco’s so out of it Isaac has no reason to be alarmed. Isaac tells Coco he expects him to steal three more kilos. If Coco doesn’t, Isaac will burn Hope.
Bishop and Antonia have dinner at a small restaurant, and Bishop can’t believe the world keeps spinning after Aidan’s death. It’s been seven years and everything continues as if nothing happened. Antonia drops the bomb that she’s going to move to Scottsdale with her girlfriend. She thinks Santo Padre is cursed and they never should have moved here. Antonia confesses without Cat she would have killed herself years ago.
Antonia believes Bishop’s been walking around like he’s dead for seven years. She asks Bishop to sign a form allowing her to sell their house and although he’s angry, he signs. “You should have put a gun in your mouth,” says Bishop, cruelly. “It should have been you. Anybody but him.”
(Michael Irby’s outstanding in this episode.)
Creeper’s staking out Flaco’s hospital room and texts Bishop to inform him Flaco’s checking out. Bishop calls Angel and gives him the order to “do it.”
Flaco’s in the passenger seat of a car on the way back to Stockton when Angel and Gilly begin to tail them. Nestor and the other Galindo bodyguard follow Flaco’s car in a van and watch as the hit goes down.
The episode ends with EZ receiving a text from Angel confirming they’re going to war.
Kylie Bunbury in ‘Big Sky’ season 1 episode 11 (ABC/Darko Sikman)
Although episode 10 of ABC’s Big Sky ended with Jenny (Katheryn Winnick) receiving a surprise phone call from Blake Kleinsasser, season one episode 11 picks up with Cassie (Kylie Bunbury) paying a visit to the U.S. Marshall handling the hunt for fugitive Ronald Pergman. Mark (Omar Metwally) is hoping they can form more of a connection, and not just in regards to the search for Ronald.
Cassie confirms she’s working on a different case concerning a friend of Jenny’s and Mark assures her he’s willing to offer help in any way he can.
Small talk done, they focus on Ronald and Mark shows her the truck they’ve recovered that belongs to the fugitive. The VIN has been removed and it’s been painted, but he failed to cover up a “help me” message engraved in the truck. The message indicates it was written by someone named Kelli.
And speak of the devil, Scarlet’s discovered the taser Ronald (Brian Geraghty) stashed in the bathroom. She asks if he’s keeping secrets, but he lies and says he doesn’t have any. She presses him and asks if the scars on his leg are from this taser. Scarlet confesses she likes to steal things, hoping he’ll open up about his life. He doesn’t.
Scarlet won’t give back the taser until he kisses her like he means it.
Cassie joins Jenny on a visit to the prison. Blake’s lawyer, Reynolds, presents them with his file and warns that given the Kleinsassers’ standing in the community, no one will like the fact they’re poking around.
Blake (Michael Raymond-James) greets Jenny with a “Hey, sunshine,” and she responds by telling him he looks like hell. He appears genuinely happy to see her and explains he was in New York, Portland, and elsewhere but then his dad had a stroke. Blake’s back because his dad’s dying.
Cassie shows him photos of a woman named Rosie he’s accused of beating up, and he claims he had nothing to do with it. Blake’s dad fired Rosie’s dad after 25 years and he was helping Rosie sneak back into the caretaker’s cabin to retrieve some belongings. He thought he saw lights outside and then he fell and hit his head. Blake’s sure something was off that night because he can normally hold his liquor but couldn’t that evening.
Blake explains he’s known Rosie since she was a kid and never would have hurt her. He also reveals his brothers aren’t happy that as the eldest son he’s set to inherit the ranch. Blake doesn’t think anyone in his family saw him the night Rosie was injured.
Jenny and Cassie discuss Blake’s statement as they’re leaving, and Jenny doesn’t think he did it. However, Cassie isn’t convinced he’s innocent. As they’re talking Blake’s little brother Rand (Ryan Dorsey) drives up and Jenny tells Cassie he’s a psycho.
Rand and his brother John Wayne (Kyle Schmid) decide they’re not telling their dad about Jenny being a PI and showing up at the jail. Their mom, Margaret (Michelle Forbes), asks if they spoke with Blake and both siblings seem to think things would be better off if Blake had stayed in New York.
Their only female sibling, Cheyenne (Britt Robertson), joins them for game night but Rand doesn’t want to play. He’s talked into it because their dad, Horst (Ted Levine), is so into games and they don’t want to disappoint him. Even though he’s ailing, Horst is fully in control of his family. He even pulls a gun on Rand after his son tries to leave before the game is finished.
Later, John Wayne’s looking through a folder on Horst’s desk when his dad catches him. Horst admits he thought Blake would come back and take over the ranch but instead he’s going to give it to John. Horst also says this means John needs to take care of his mom and siblings, along with handling the ranch business.
John informs his dad Blake called in investigators one of whom is Jenny Hoyt. Mrs. Kleinsasser overhears this and remembers Jenny as a good girl who used to date Blake. Horst says Jenny shouldn’t be poking around in their business and John promises to take care of it.
Mark shows up at the detective agency and asks Jerrie (Jesse James Keitel) questions about Ronald. He wants her to tell him something that’s not in the report. She recalls a time when she was alone with Ronald and he told her to wash up. After she took off her clothes, he didn’t look at her even though she could feel that he wanted to. Strangely, she felt safe in front of him.
Jenny checks into the Grey Cliff Inn and the clerk is incredibly nosey. After playing 20 questions, she reveals she’s a private investigator.
Ronald’s in bed with Scarlet and he shuts her down when she tries to discuss things they like to do in bed. He tells her to shut up but then attempts to make up by apologizing.
Jenny answers a knock on the hotel room door with her gun out. It’s only Cassie, and Jenny explains the hotel clerk’s a creep. Cassie fills Jenny in on Ronald’s truck while Jenny says she hasn’t been able to find the woman Blake supposedly beat up.
As they’re talking there’s a commotion outside and someone has thrown blood on their truck and slashed its tires.
The following morning, they pay a visit to Lochsa County Sheriff Wagy. He doesn’t seem concerned about the vandalism of their vehicle or likely to help them find Rosie. The sheriff claims Rosie’s been through enough and won’t turn over any contact info.
They’re stopped as they leave the building by the clerk, Angela, who checked them in. Angela’s much more helpful and wants to know where to send any evidence once it’s back from the state lab. Angela notices she’s being watched and stops talking before revealing any more info.
Jenny and Cassie decide to split up to continue the investigation.
John Wayne finds his brother sprawled on a couch after doing drugs instead of out working the cattle and mending fences. John says they need to figure out what to do about Jenny snooping around, and Rand takes credit for slashing their tires.
Rand really is a crazy dude and he rambles on about Jenny and Cassie both being pretty, admitting he likes to watch them. He wonders how Jenny would look mixed in the pit with dead cows. The image of it makes him smile.
John tells Rand to get his head straight and relieves him of his knife.
Katheryn Winnick in ‘Big Sky’ season 1 episode 11 (ABC/Darko Sikman)
Jenny shows up at the Kleinsasser home and Margaret Kleinsasser invites her in for tea. Margaret remembers Jenny and reveals she followed the missing girls’ case. Jenny says she doesn’t think Blake beat up Rosie and Margaret confesses she hoped Jenny would wind up with Blake.
Horst interrupts the chat and Jenny explains she wants to look at where Rosie was assaulted. Horst claims Jenny’s trespassing and isn’t welcome in his home. He warns her not to ever come back.
Ronald drives out to his old place late at night and carries flowers and a cake inside. The cake has something written on top and the name Kelli, and as Ronald lights a single candle he tells someone offscreen that he’s met someone new, what he had with her wasn’t real, and this is goodbye. (My guess is he’s talking to a corpse.)
It’s revealed Margaret is scared of her husband and worried about her son Blake remaining in jail. She appears hopeful that Horst will pass away sooner rather than later.
Cassie visits a bar and asks the bartender if he remembers anything about the night Blake was there. The bartender glances at Cheyenne (also seated at the bar) and then confirms he remembers Blake and Rosie. He says Blake was drunk and took a bottle of whiskey to go.
Cheyenne introduces herself to Cassie and asks about Jenny. Cheyenne says she hasn’t seen Blake in years and isn’t sure if he hit Rosie. She claims Blake only returned to town because their dad’s dying and he has plans for what to do with the ranch once it’s his.
Cheyenne keeps talking and now it appears she thinks Blake was capable of hitting Rosie. Cassie excuses herself to answer a call from Jenny and immediately reveals she’s run into Cheyenne. Jenny explains she got run off the ranch but knows an alternate entrance. She’s going to send Cassie the location so they can meet up there.
Cheyenne warns Cassie the men in her family aren’t happy private investigators are snooping around.
As Cassie’s leaving, John Wayne arrives and tries to get her to stay and have a drink. She refuses and he follows her outside, tipping his hat as she drives away.
Meanwhile, Mark’s handed video of Ronald sleeping on his mother’s grave. The video was taken by a secret camera set up in case he returned.
Mark jots down a note that reads “I’m always with you” signed with a heart. He takes the note to the cemetery and leaves it on top of Helen Pergman’s headstone.
Cassie’s pulled over on her way to meet up with Jenny. Deputy Al Gregor (Paul Piaskowski) accuses her of swerving as she exited the bar and demands she step out of the car after she refuses a breathalyzer. He immediately places her in handcuffs and puts her in the back seat of his squad car.
Blake’s let out of jail in the middle of the night and his father rolls up to pick him up. Blake would rather walk but he’s not given that choice by his dad.
Jenny’s unaware of Cassie’s predicament as she checks out a trailer on the Kleinsasser ranch. She spots Rand cooking drugs inside and a woman he’s with alerts Rand to the fact they have a visitor. Jenny takes off running and Rand gives chase. She tumbles into a pit of dead cows and other creatures. (Rand’s dream came true.)
The cop who arrested Cassie passes the sheriff’s office without slowing down. She demands to know where he’s taking her, but Deputy Gregor doesn’t respond.
Kylie Bunbury and Katheryn Winnick in ‘Big Sky’ season 1 episode 10 (ABC/Darko Sikman)
ABC’s Big Sky season one returns from its spring break with back-to-back episodes. Episode 10, “Catastrophic Thinking,” picks up the story with Ronald Pergman (Brian Geraghty) on the run. He’s changed his appearance, is now going by Arthur, and is dating a convenience store clerk named Scarlet. Scarlet’s a single mom and Arthur has somehow become part of her and her daughter’s life.
Ronald’s still a total psycho and while driving the girls, he joins in on “If You’re Happy and You Know It” while experiencing a flashback of the night he kidnapped Danielle and Grace.
Elsewhere, Cassie (Kylie Bunbury) and Jenny (Katheryn Winnick) are on a stakeout. Cassie has a vision of Ronald breaking the car window and strangling her, and Jenny realizes something’s up with her partner. Cassie blames it on their job and explains her young son has been panicking about being safe. (You can’t blame the kid.)
Cassie’s clearly upset Ronald’s still on the loose and yet all they’re doing at the moment is “working domestics.” Jenny reminds her it’s the domestics (husband/wife jobs) that pay the bills.
They turn their attention back to the job at hand and watch as Alan, the man they’re staking out, arrives at the Hillcrest Hotel. He’s carrying a huge metal box and Jenny jokes he’s ready to get kinky. The mood swiftly changes to serious as two men in a large truck arrive and enter the same hotel room.
Cassie and Jenny sneak up and listen outside the hotel room door. Inside, Alan’s turned over the box and the men are attempting to leave without paying him.
Cassie and Jenny bust through the door and demand the men put down their weapons. The two men make note they’re not flashing badges, and Jenny informs them they’re private investigators. The stand-off continues for a few minutes as Alan runs into the bathroom with the box.
One of the men makes a serious mistake by telling Jenny to relax. “Telling a woman to relax is never a good idea,” she replies through gritted teeth. Cassie suggests they leave before they change their minds, and surprisingly the men do as told.
Alan sneaks out the bathroom window as all the commotion’s going on.
A short while later Sheriff Walter Tubb (Patrick Gallagher) and his men arrive to investigate. Jenny and Cassie provide him with all the details, and Tubb asks them to question Alan’s wife to determine what she knows.
And now we get our first look at a new season one big player. Horst Kleinsasser (Ted Levine) calls Superintendent Tad Jacobson at the Lochsa County Jail. Horst asks to speak to his son, Blake, and Tad explains Blake isn’t accepting calls from him. Horst warns he’s coming down to the jail since Blake’s refusing to get on the phone.
Alan’s back in a hotel room when he receives a text to sit tight and the sender will come to get him.
Cassie and Jenny speak with Naomi, Alan’s wife, and inform her Alan’s not cheating. She’s unconvinced, reminding them Alan’s been texting someone and taking off at odd hours of the night. They explain they interrupted some sort of deal and warn her the men Alan met with are dangerous. She begs them to find Alan and agrees to provide them with bank accounts and other details – anything to help locate her husband.
She also agrees to contact them if she hears from Alan.
The two men cruise hotels and finally locate Alan’s car.
Cassie and Jenny show up at work the next morning and it seems Jerrie (Jesse James Keitel) is now a member of the detective agency’s staff. She answers the phone and hears heavy breathing but nothing else.
Jenny receives a text from Naomi saying Alan never came home.
Jenny and Cassie meet with Naomi at her home and assure her they’re on the case. They promise to keep her in the loop if they hear anything. As they’re about to leave, Naomi’s dad – Bruce Stone – arrives to check on his daughter. He asks to speak to the investigators outside.
Bruce wants to know what Naomi’s paying them and explains she’s broke and he’ll end up footing the bill. He doesn’t believe Alan is missing and claims he just spoke with him. Alan told Bruce he’d be home that evening and would explain things.
Bruce reveals Alan’s been selling his collectibles, doing whatever he can to support his family. Naomi doesn’t know what Alan’s up to and Bruce asks that they send their bill directly to him, not Naomi.
As they’re walking away, Cassie and Jenny agree this isn’t passing the smell test.
Back at the office, a stranger shows up and Cassie loses the rock paper scissors battle and has to deal with him. He introduces himself as Mark (Omar Metwally) and it turns out he’s a U.S. Marshall working the Ronald Pergman case.
Cassie and Mark walk and talk, and she explains no one at the Feds has been returning her calls. Mark admits the case is cold, but he specifically asked for a transfer to work it. He’s seen documents with Legarski’s name tied to a Canadian sex trafficking syndicate, but Ronald wasn’t mentioned.
Cassie reminds him she and Jenny are continuing to work this case, and Mark understands it’s personal for them. Mark seems fine with that and informs her they have an informant working with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. If Ronald’s contacted, they’ll know.
Back at the office, Jerrie’s going through Alan’s financial records and noting weird purchases including karate lessons and a hot tub. As she’s working, she receives another heavy-breathing phone call. The caller hangs up again without saying anything and Jerrie’s convinced it’s Ronald.
Cut to Ronald who’s bashing in a cell phone while repeating “every good boy does fine.”
Jenny and Cassie return to the office and learn Alan’s made a couple of deposits recently (all cash), doesn’t have any social media presence, and his cell is going to voicemail. Jerrie didn’t want to mention it, but Denise tells Jenny and Cassie about the calls Jerrie’s receiving. They’re all from blocked numbers and she’s certain it’s Ronald. If he talked, she could ID him.
Cassie visits Mark’s office and fills him in on the phone calls. Mark doesn’t think there’s much they can do about the calls, but he’s sure Ronald will go back to his old ways. He knows something triggers him but doesn’t know what that “something” is.
Cassie did her research on Mark and runs down his professional history. “People who relocate to Montana are either fleeing for something or looking for something,” she says. Mark replies, “Aren’t we all?” while launching a paper airplane.
As they’re talking Cassie notices a wanted photo of one of the men from the hotel. His name’s Calgrove and he’s a top gun for hire. Mark recognizes her description of the bizarre weapon he aimed at her – an electrical speargun thing – as Calgrove’s signature weapon. Mark warns he’s thorough and meticulous and suggests Cassie’s going to need some help.
Meanwhile, Ronald enjoys a home-cooked meal with Scarlet and her daughter. It’s interrupted by a knock at the door and it turns out the visitor is Scarlet’s sister, Mary. She wants to know if “Arthur” is one of the good ones and he assures her he thinks of himself as good.
Ronald speaks privately with Scarlet and reminds her she told him she doesn’t speak to her family. Scarlet confirms she doesn’t but that Mary’s a bit of a gossip. Ronald thinks her visit is a display of bad manners.
Ronald silently screams into the bathroom mirror. He then retrieves his stun gun which he’s stashed in a cabinet and zaps himself.
He returns to the dining room and announces he’s been called into work, claiming he drives for a meal delivery service. He doesn’t want to let them down so he has to take off.
Once he’s gone, Mary says he seems like a good guy. She adds that he looks really familiar…
Brian Geraghty in ‘Big Sky’ season 1 episode 10 (ABC/Darko Sikman)
The two bad guys can’t wait any longer (apparently the merchandise has an expiration date). Calgrove gives his partner a kiss before knocking on Alan’s door.
Alan panics and throws the case across the room, knocking a stuffed elk from the wall. They get into a shoving match and Calgrove winds up impaled on its antlers.
Alan flees the hotel room and leaves his cell phone behind.
Calgrove’s partner races into the room and finds him dead on the floor. He begins crying but the tears soon turn to anger. He finds Alan’s cell phone, guesses the password is 1234 – it is – and takes it with him along with Calgrove’s body which he uses a sheet to conceal.
Jenny, Cassie, and Mark head to the hotel after Alan’s credit card pinged as being used there to purchase a candy bar. Mark discusses dogs as they make the drive and he says if Calgrove were a dog, he’d be a Doberman.
They’re let into Alan’s room by a hotel clerk and discover the metal case on its side, contents spilled out. Alan was apparently selling thoroughbred horse semen. The vials could sell for more than $100,000 but they’re going to spoil now that they’re no longer on ice.
Jenny admits she has no idea what’s going on and Cassie explains stable hands secretly collected semen to sell. Mark thinks it should be easy to trace. They notice blood on the elk’s antlers (it’s back on the wall) and that the floor is damp. Someone’s been killed but they don’t know who.
Jenny and Sheriff Tubb get in some target practice while discussing the case. He notes Naomi hasn’t officially filed a missing persons report. Jenny explains she needs a warrant to search a warehouse registered to an unknown LLC that may have been the drop for the horse semen. Tubb confirms he’ll take care of securing a warrant.
Tubb wonders how invested Jenny is in Dewell & Hoyt, and Jenny says she’s a 50% owner. (She has Cody’s share.) Tubb doesn’t think Jenny should be in the PI business and really believes she should be a sheriff. Jenny is certain Cody would have wanted her to take over his role in Dewell & Hoyt.
Jenny and Cassie check out the warehouse which turns out to just have farming equipment. However, they learn it’s owned by Naomi’s dad, Bruce.
Jerrie’s received Alan’s cell phone records and all the calls have been to Bruce. Jenny and Cassie figure out Bruce is in on it and that’s why he attempted to pay them off and shut down the investigation.
Denise says Naomi is no longer picking up her phone.
Jenny and Cassie pay a visit to Naomi’s home and she seems flustered as she answers the door. She explains Alan just got home while signaling with her eyes there’s someone there forcing her to send them away.
Naomi suggests they come back later and closes the door. Cassie and Jenny don’t have time to call Sheriff Tubb as they head around back. They can see through the sliding glass door that the surviving bad guy has got Bruce tied up and is threatening to kill him. The man demands to know where Alan is, and at just that moment Alan pulls up outside.
Jenny makes her way in and frees Bruce while Cassie takes on the bad guy, demanding he put down his gun. He’s got ahold of Naomi and is threatening to shoot her when Jenny fires her gun. The bad guy goes down and Naomi’s saved.
A short while later, Alan tries to explain to Naomi he never looked in the case. He was only involved to make some money for their family. They’re able to kiss before Alan’s placed in a squad car.
Sheriff Tubb questions Bruce about why he lied about Alan’s whereabouts and Jenny’s pissed she had to shoot a man because of Bruce’s little scheme. Bruce claims he didn’t steal the semen – technically the ranch hands extracted it, not him. Jenny’s had enough of his nonsense and makes him stop talking.
Sheriff Tubb suggests Bruce get a good attorney. He also reminds Jenny to think about joining him.
And now we catch up once again with the new Horst Kleinsasser storyline. He shows up at the jail and demands to see his son. It’s past visiting hours but Tad allows him to see Blake anyway. Horst claims he runs this county and goes off on a rant about the country going down the toilet.
Blake (Michael-Raymond James) is brought out to see his dad and it’s not exactly a happy family reunion. Horst hands his son dirt from the ranch, calling it a memento. “Take it, that’s all you’re going to get of it,” says Horst before turning his back on his eldest son.
In a surprise twist, Blake calls Jenny from jail and asks if she has a minute to talk. He wishes they were speaking under better circumstances and asks for her help. Jerrie, Denise, and Cassie are watching Jenny as Blake speaks, and Jenny’s eyes tear up.
The episode ends with Ronald sitting in a car watching the detective agency.
Fox’s Prodigal Son finally returns from its lengthy midseason two break with episode eight, “Ouroboros.” After being briefly introduced at the end of episode seven, episode eight puts Alan Cumming as Simon Hoxley in the spotlight as a renowned Europol profiler whose ability to read crime scenes rivals Malcolm Bright’s.
The spring premiere opens with Malcolm (Tom Payne) going through his morning routine, waking from a nightmare, crunching pills, and doing pullups. While Malcolm’s morning is mundane, Simon’s is much more interesting. After a relaxing breakfast and manicure followed by a brief session of autographing copies of his Mind Sleuth book, Simon looks through photos of the Whitly family as part of his investigation into Nicholas Endicott’s murder.
Meanwhile, Martin (Michael Sheen) continues to escape the drudgery of being locked up by working in the infirmary with Dr. Vivian Capshaw (Catherine Zeta-Jones). He arrives for his shift to find Dr. Capshaw struggling to stop a patient’s bleeding. Martin offers to help but Dr. Capshaw refuses and sends him back to his cell.
Jessica (Bellamy Young) rings up her son and invites him to dinner. She’s happy her sister’s finally gone and they’ll be able to talk without having to worry about what they’re saying. Malcolm attempts to get out of dinner but Jessica’s persistent and won’t take no for an answer.
Malcolm joins Gil (Lou Diamond Phillips), JT (Frank Harts), and Dani (Aurora Perrineau) on a ship for their new case. The victim’s tangled up in boat flags and suspended in the air, and Gil explains she was shot. The fact it appears she was hung is due to the random way her body fell when she died.
It turns out the victim, Holly Corso, was the boat’s chief steward and ran the interior crew. No one was on board when she died; the crew was barhopping and there aren’t any passengers this time of year. Malcolm observes Holly’s wearing makeup which means she changed her mind about going out with her co-workers. He believes someone she knew contacted her and determines the murder was personal.
Simon Hoxley makes a dramatic entrance and challenges Malcolm’s assessment of the situation. Simon believes Malcolm’s totally wrong – the murder wasn’t personal.
Malcolm and JT recognize Simon Hoxley, and Simon reveals he’s done his research by spouting facts about each member of the team. He apologizes to Malcolm for correcting him and explains he thinks Malcolm sees all murders as personal because of his serial killer father.
Simon believes the killer shot Holly twice on the top deck and then didn’t care about her so he/she left her hanging. Simon declares this a targeted assassination and it’s Malcolm’s turn to disagree. However, Malcolm quickly changes his tune when he realizes this must not be the first killing of this kind Simon’s investigating. That’s why Simon jumped to a conclusion so quickly.
Simon explains he’s been investigating a courier chain overseas and the murder of Nicholas Endicott. He reveals someone’s been killing each of the links in the chain leading up to the dumping of Endicott’s body. Holly must have been involved in moving the body on the ship.
Simon speaks with the media (including Ainsley) and explains why Europol’s involved in this investigation, making a point of mentioning it’s under the NYPD’s jurisdiction. He teases his investigation could be the crime of the century.
Later at home, Malcolm and Ainsley (Halston Sage) discuss Simon and how he traced Endicott’s murder back to NY. Malcolm finally lays out the steps he used to move it overseas, confessing he used Nicholas Endicott’s own courier system to get rid of his dead body. The couriers didn’t ask any questions about what was inside the packages.
Ainsley points out everyone who transported the body’s now dead. Malcolm realizes there’s one person still alive who helped with the disposal.
A flashback shows him helping the woman who picked up the two cases containing Nicholas load them in her van. She jokes about not ever knowing what she’s picking up and then when she notices his face, she assures Malcolm she’s got it from there.
Malcolm tells Ainsley the woman reminded him of Sophie and seemed vulnerable and easy to manipulate. Ainsley warns her brother he better get to her before the Mind Sleuth tracks her down.
Simon meets one-on-one with Gil, and Gil demands Simon tell him first if this killing leads to Endicott, before the news finds out. Simon apologizes for withholding information but makes it clear he’s tied the killing to Martin Whitly’s family. Gil assures him neither he nor Jessica killed Nicholas.
Their chat wraps up with Simon overexaggerating the rolled Rs in Arroyo and declaring, “You know, Europol agents aren’t able to make arrests. But it would be my honor to watch you put the cuffs on Mr. Endicott’s killer.”
JT, Malcolm, and Dani go over what they’ve learned about Holly’s death. Apparently, she was quite the spender and supplemented her income by smuggling. Dani figures out Endicott’s body could have been stored in the walk-in freezer. They need to track the ship’s deliveries.
JT calls Hoxley “the real deal,” but Malcolm thinks he’s just had lucky breaks.
As they’re going through possible clues, Malcolm notices an invoice from Nova Shores Seafood and remembers a sticker for that company on the van when he dropped off Endicott’s body. He doesn’t let on that he’s connected any dots.
Malcolm calls his dad to discuss the case and to let him know Endicott’s couriers are being murdered. He needs to outthink the Europol investigator before he closes the net around the family, and Martin suggests he let the final courier be killed so no one can identify his face. That’s a no-go on Malcolm’s part.
Malcolm finally brings up Simon Hoxley and Martin immediately recognizes the name. Martin reminds his son Simon has a perfect track record and reveals he would never agree to be interviewed by Simon as he was writing his Mind Sleuth book.
Malcolm explains he’s just broken into the seafood factory and wants Martin to focus on the problem. Martin suggests they think “ruthless,” and chuckles as he puts the seafood factory visit together with Endicott. Martin thinks they vacuum-sealed and froze Endicott, like they package fish. Malcolm agrees and then becomes distressed when he spots a dead body in a container filled with ice water.
Malcolm hangs up and acts fast. First, he retrieves the victim’s cell phone and then he cuts off his thumb so he can access it. He barely has time to snip the digit and hide before JT and Dani arrive to check off this location from the delivery list.
JT and Dani spot the body and JT identifies the victim as Brian Tamishiro (Alex Huynh).
Gil and Simon join JT and Dani at the fish market, and Malcolm “arrives” shortly thereafter. Simon immediately asks why Malcolm’s arm is wet and Malcolm makes up a story about a pothole and a cab.
Gil explains Brian was a delivery driver who also packaged goods and did the shrink wrapping. Simon deduces Endicott’s body was shrink-wrapped which is why it was in such good shape when it washed up. Brian was shot twice and the killer took his thumb.
Malcolm quickly slips into detective mode, assessing the situation and determining Brian stayed after his shift so he must have been meeting someone. Therefore, he knew his attacker. Simon cuts in to say the thumb’s missing because the cell phone’s missing. The killer needed it. Malcolm chuckles and agrees.
They also agree they should get to the next target before the killer does.
Meanwhile over at Claremont, Martin notices Dr. Capshaw’s looking a little down. She claims to be fine and compliments his cleaning of the bedpans. She finally admits the patient Martin saw her working on died. Martin’s sorry that happened and Victoria can’t believe he feels empathy for her loss. Victoria points out he killed 23 people, but Martin says none of those died on his operating table.
“Church and State, Dr. Capshaw. Never mix business and pleasure,” says Martin. He claims his brand of madness allowed him to separate the two.
Martin tries to draw out her story while dishing compliments. Victoria doesn’t fall for it, acknowledging they warned her Martin would attempt to manipulate her.
Simon’s next stop is a visit with Jessica. Jessica claims not to have any insight and Simon wonders how Jessica gets caught up with so many murderous men. She lays out what she hopes sound like implausible scenarios of how she killed Nicholas, but one seems to pique Simon’s interest. He picks up on her scenario in which Nicholas died in her home and points out she has a new area rug.
Jessica remains calm while booting Simon from her home. However, the second he’s out the door she calls for an urgent family meeting.
Malcolm, Ainsley, and Jessica have a slightly contentious discussion about Nicholas’ murder. Malcolm is the voice of reason and settles his mom and sister down.
Simon pays an official visit to Martin and finds The Surgeon scrubbing floors. It’s a delicious discovery and one that sets off a bout of witty repartee between the detective and the serial killer.
Simon finally cuts to the chase and declares the Whitly family murdered Nicholas. Dr. Capshaw interrupts the interrogation and Simon sends her away, threatening to call her boss.
Simon believes Martin told his family how to kill Nicholas, how to dismember a body, and the best way to clean up a crime scene. Martin doesn’t respond but Simon believes he sees a glimmer of pride in his eyes. Simon blames the murder on Martin’s protégé, Malcolm.
Martin, who secretly stole surgical scissors earlier, is just about to slice up Simon when Victoria returns. She informs Simon she spoke to her administrators and told them she was kicking Simon out. They were fine with it.
Before Simon leaves, Martin whispers a warning for him to stay away from his family.
Malcolm unlocks Brian’s phone and has only 60 seconds to scroll through it before his location is exposed. He writes down Nat the courier’s info and then smashes the phone just as Simon pounds on his front door.
Simon wonders if their occupation gives them an edge when they commit murder. He also confirms he’s narrowed down Nicholas’ murderer to a member of the Whitly family. Malcolm finally fights back, pointing out Simon’s career is in decline, he hasn’t solved a case recently and is wearing a knockoff watch.
After calling Simon a phony, Malcolm learns Simon’s about to obtain a search warrant for their family home. (Every question Simon asks of a member of the Whitly family and every theory he tosses out are spot-on.)
Malcolm contacts Nat and has her pick him up that night. After climbing into the backseat, Malcolm warns her the killer could already be watching her place. She needs to leave town immediately.
Nat claims to be freaking out as she takes the wrong route to Grand Central Station. Malcolm notes her body language and figures out she’s not the next link in the chain. Nat’s the one in charge!
Nat smiles, confirming Malcolm’s assessment of the situation. She’s heading to the yacht where she promised to meet Simon, but Malcolm warns he won’t let her kill the detective. Nat tells Malcolm to get out of the car and do nothing to stop her or she’ll kill him.
Malcolm gets out, sees Nat’s stuck in traffic, and takes off running. He beats her to the yacht and warns Simon he’s being set up. Bullets start flying as Malcolm explains Nat’s actually the head of the snake.
“We’re going to be killed by a millennial. What a twist!” says Simon.
They race through the yacht and Simon’s hit. “I can’t die in Brooklyn!” cries Simon.
Neither man carry a gun, but Malcolm takes off to draw Nat’s fire. He manages to shove Nat over the rail but she’s able to cling to a rope. Malcolm tries to get her to drop her gun and grab his hand, but she knows he killed Endicott and doesn’t trust him.
Nat squeezes off one last round in Malcolm’s direction before falling to her death.
The following day at the station Malcolm and Gil discuss the case. Everyone believes Nat couldn’t take it anymore and killed her boss, Nicholas Endicott. Gil tells Malcolm he did good work just as Simon enters the office. Simon thinks he’s equally responsible for solving the case and Gil informs him he’s always welcome in NY.
Gil leaves and Malcolm and Simon are left alone to chat. Malcolm reveals he did read Simon’s book, and Simon confesses he knows Malcolm solved this crime which he claims isn’t sexy enough for its own book. Malcolm doesn’t take credit and instead says it was Simon who put the pieces together involving the courier network and followed the trail from Nicholas’ dead body to NY. Malcolm labels himself a supporting character and credits Simon with discovering the head of the snake.
Although the story could be a bestseller, Simon admits the press isn’t exactly banging on his door.
Malcolm thinks he can help with that.
Simon sits for an interview with Ainsley and reveals the title of his new book is the title of this episode. “Ouroboros” is the ancient Greek symbol of a snake eating its own tail.
Later, Ainsley’s pretty happy with herself for being able to put Endicott’s murder behind them. She offers a toast to getting away with murder. Malcolm changes the toast to keeping it in the family.
Martin wakes in his cell to find Dr. Capshaw standing beside his bed. She assures him they’re alone and asks about her suture scissors. Martin claims to not know what she’s talking about, but Victoria doesn’t back down or appear frightened of upsetting The Surgeon. Martin eventually retrieves the scissors and hands them over. The sparks fly and Martin’s shocked when his reward for behaving is a kiss. (Loving the onscreen chemistry between Michael Sheen and Catherine Zeta-Jones!)
