Ellie and Madison ended up giving birth at the same time in NBC’s This Is Us season five episode eight which introduced the new “Big Three” to the world. Ellie asked for time alone to say goodbye to her newborn before handing her baby girl off to Kate. Meanwhile, Toby decided on the middle name Rose in honor of the wife of a gentleman he met in the hospital parking lot while waiting to meet his new daughter. Kevin did make it in time to witness the birth of his twins (Nicholas and Francis), and to witness how much it meant to Madison to have Randall and Beth keeping her company over the phone.
Up next, season five episode nine – “The Ride” – will air on February 23, 2021 at 9pm ET/PT.
The season five cast includes Mandy Moore as Rebecca, Milo Ventimiglia as Jack, Justin Hartley as Kevin, Sterling K. Brown as Randall, and Chrissy Metz as Kate. Susan Kelechi Watson plays Beth, Chris Sullivan stars as Toby, and Caitlin Thompson is Madison.
“The Ride” Plot: A series of car rides propels the Pearson’s towards new stages of their lives.
This Is Us Series Description, Courtesy of NBC:
Everyone has a family. And every family has a story. This Is Us chronicles the Pearson family across the decades: from Jack (Ventimiglia) and Rebecca (Moore) as young parents in the 1980s to their kids (the big three), Kevin (Hartley), Kate (Metz) and Randall (Brown) searching for love and fulfillment in the present day along with Toby (Sullivan) and Beth (Kelechi Watson). This grounded, life-affirming dramedy reveals how the tiniest events in our lives impact who we become, and how the connections we share with each other can transcend time, distance, and even death.
Chrissy Metz as Kate and Chris Sullivan as Toby in ‘This Is Us’ season 5 episode 9 (Photo by: NBC)Caitlin Thompson as Madison in season 5 episode 9 (Photo by: NBC)Mandy Moore as Rebecca and Milo Ventimiglia as Jack in season 5 episode 9 (Photo by: NBC)Chris Sullivan as Toby and Chrissy Metz as Kate in season 5 episode 9 (Photo by: NBC)Milo Ventimiglia as Jack in season 5 episode 9 (Photo by: NBC)Justin Hartley as Kevin in season 5 episode 9 (Photo by: NBC)
Creepshow has earned a third season renewal ahead of the series’ second season debut on Shudder and AMC+. The renewal announcement included the news that Ethan Embry (Grace and Frankie, Sneaky Pete) and Andrew Bachelor, aka King Bach (King Bachelor’s Pad, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before), are on board to guest star in the just-announced third season.
Fans can expect the six-episode third season to arrive later this year. Season two will debut on April 1st.
“During our season two production, Shudder was so pleased with what they were seeing that they asked us to roll right into production on a brand-new third season that will feature some of our most ambitious stories yet,” stated executive producer and showrunner Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead). “I’m incredibly thankful to the team at Shudder for the opportunity to continue honoring the genre with more gleefully ghoulish tales over not one, but two new seasons of Creepshow this year.”
The series is based on George A. Romero’s 1982 film of the same name. Stan Spry, Jeff Holland, Eric Woods, Brian Witten, Robert Dudelson, James Dudelson, Jordan Kizwani, and Russell Binder serve as executive producers. Creepshow is produced by the Cartel with Monster Agency Productions, Taurus Entertainment, and Striker Entertainment.
“Two years ago, Greg Nicotero and his team revived the beloved Creepshow franchise with a spectacular first season followed by two ambitious specials, raising the bar for what a horror anthology series can be,” said Craig Engler, Shudder’s General Manager. “We’re thrilled to bring Shudder members two more seasons this year, with new episodes that are even bigger, better, more shocking, and hilarious, and that truly live up to the show’s tag line, ‘The most fun you’ll ever have being scared.’”
In addition to announcing the renewal, Shudder unveiled a new trailer ahead of season two’s premiere.
A scene from ‘Creepshow’ season 1 (Photo Credit: Boris Martin/AMC)
MTV’s just surprised BTS fans with the release of a 30 second clip from the upcoming special edition of MTV Unplugged. The popular award-winning K-pop group are the focus of MTV Unplugged Presents: BTS which is set to air on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 9pm ET/PT.
The just-released clip shows the band while they’re performing “Life Goes On.”
MTV offered up the following description of the special edition of MTV Unplugged:
“BTS will bring its own iteration of the iconic Unplugged format to life straight from Seoul, South Korea – offering their fans a front-row seat to never-before-seen versions of the group’s most career-defining hits and songs from their latest album BE (Essential Edition), in intimate settings. BE, first released as the Deluxe Edition last November, peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album includes the No.1 hit singles “Dynamite” and “Life Goes On.”
The 20-second teaser for season two of Netflix’s Fate: The Winx Saga gives away nothing while acknowledging the obvious…fans of the series want to know what’s coming next. Netflix announced the season two renewal order and released the very short teaser today as well as confirming the returning season one cast members. The announcement did not include a targeted premiere date.
Abigail Cowen returns as Bloom, Hannah van der Westhuysen is back as Stella, Precious Mustapha returns as Aisha, Eliot Salt returns as Terra, and Elisha Applebaum reprises her role as Musa. Also returning is showrunner and executive producer Brian Young (The Vampire Diaries).
Judy Counihan and Kris Thykier from Archery Pictures (Riviera, The State) will be back as executive producers along with Joanne Lee and Cristiana Buzzelli from Rainbow.
“The six episodes in season one only scratched the surface of this incredibly rich world and the powerful fairies who inhabit it,” said showrunner Brian Young. “As Bloom’s story continues to evolve, I can’t wait for you to learn even more about Aisha, Stella, Terra, and Musa! And you never know who might show up at Alfea next term…”
According to Netflix, season two will consist of eight one-hour episodes. Filming is expected to get underway in Ireland later this year. Details on new cast members will be announced later.
“Winx connects with audiences in the live-action adaptation the same way it does in animation. Over the years, we have seen Winx grow into a global phenomenon and millions of fans have faithfully followed the show,” said Iginio Straffi, creator of the Winx Club and Founder and CEO of Rainbow Group. “Thanks to this loyal support, Fate: The Winx Saga is a massive worldwide success, with a second season underway at Netflix that will continue the story to the delight of fans and viewers everywhere.”
Fate: The Winx Saga follows the coming-of-age journey of five fairies attending Alfea, a magical boarding school in the Otherworld where they must learn to master their powers while navigating love, rivalries, and the monsters that threaten their very existence.
The CW’s Riverdale continues with the gang now older and back in their troubled hometown in season five episode six, “Back to School.” (I wasn’t sure about this time-jump idea but it actually seems to be working.) Episode six was directed by Gabriel Correa from a script by Ariana Jackson and will air on February 24, 2021.
The cast of season five includes KJ Apa as Archie Andrews, Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge, and Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones. Madelaine Petsch is Cheryl Blossom, Marisol Nichols is Hermione Lodge, Mӓdchen Amick is Alice Cooper, Casey Cott is Kevin Keller, Mark Consuelos is Hiram Lodge, Skeet Ulrich is FP Jones, Charles Melton is Reggie Mantle, Drew Ray Tanner is Fangs Fogarty, and Vanessa Morgan plays Toni Topaz.
“Chapter Eighty-Two: Back to School” Plot: BULLDOG PRIDE — Archie (Apa), Betty (Reinhart), Veronica (Mendes), and Jughead (Cole Sprouse) prepare for their first day as Riverdale High’s newest teachers. Veronica introduces her husband Chad (guest star Chris Mason) to the group after he shows up unexpectedly in Riverdale.
After realizing they are out of funds, Archie and Toni (Morgan) turn to Cheryl (Petsch) for help restarting the football and cheer teams. Finally, Betty, Kevin (Cott) and Alice (Amick) follow a lead after learning that Polly (guest star Tiera Skovbye) may be in trouble.
Season 5 Description, Courtesy of The CW:
The fourth season of Riverdale began with a funeral and tribute to Archie’s late father, the beloved Fred Andrews (Luke Perry). Throughout the season, Archie (KJ Apa) tried to live up to his father’s memory by mentoring youths at his Community Center with the help of his pals Reggie and Munroe Moore. But the shadow of that tragedy loomed over Archie—and only darkened when Fred’s brother Frank arrived, bringing unforeseen complications with him, much to the chagrin of Archie’s mother (Molly Ringwald).
Meanwhile, after Betty saved her mom and sister from the Farm cult, she joined her brother Charles’s Junior F.B.I. Training Program. Veronica found herself locked in a season-long battle with her father Hiram and half-sister Hermosa over her burgeoning maple rum business. And, at the urging on FP, Jughead enrolled in a new school, Stonewall Prep, only to be caught up in a mystery that involved his grandfather, the secret author of a series of teen detective novels called “The Baxter Brothers.” His classmates turned out to be killers—and it was up to Betty and Jughead (pretending to be dead) to solve the murder of…Jughead Jones!
At Thistlehouse, Cheryl was trapped in a gothic nightmare, fighting her demons, literal and metaphoric, with the loving support of her girlfriend Toni. She finally put her brother Jason to rest while maintaining her control over the Vixens as resident HBIC against Principal Honey (Kerr Smith). Kevin got dragged into an illicit tickle scheme, but still found time to put on a Variety Show with hit songs from Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
And throughout the season, disturbing unmarked videotapes kept appearing on our characters’ doorsteps, ensuring that there would be one more mystery to solve.
Season five of Riverdale will begin with our characters’ final days as students at Riverdale High. From an epic Senior Prom to a bittersweet Graduation, there are a lot of emotional moments and goodbyes yet to come — with some couples breaking up, as everyone goes their separate ways to college — or elsewhere. Then, we will redock with our gang as young adults, all returning to Riverdale to escape their troubled pasts. And life — and romance — will only be more complicated now that they’re in their twenties…
Billy Zane joins Netflix’s ‘True Story’ (Photo Courtesy of Netflix)
The cast of Netflix’s upcoming limited series True Story has expanded by eight. Lauren London, Tawny Newsome, Will Catlett, Paul Adelstein, Ash Santos, John Ales, Chris Diamantopoulos, and Billy Zane are joining series stars Kevin Hart and Wesley Snipes in the drama from executive producer Eric Newman (Narcos, Narcos: Mexico).
Netflix’s announcement included details on who the new cast members will be playing:
Tawny Newsome (Space Force) as Billie: As a talented comedy writer who works for Kid, Billie is constantly trying to earn respect and recognition for her work, leaving her stuck between loyalty to Kid or pursuing her long-term dreams through other outlets.
Will Catlett (Charm City Kings, Black Lightning) as Herschel: A man of few words, this jack-of-all-trades bodyguard is a constant presence in Kid’s life. Herschel has a quiet sense of humor and takes the chaos surrounding Kid in stride, but struggles to keep Kid safe once he and his brother Carlton grow closer.
Paul Adelstein (Imposters, Mrs. Maisel) as Todd: As Kid’s longtime manager, Todd’s years navigating the industry with Kid has made them close like brothers. Todd struggles to find the balance between friend and manager as Kid faces ongoing challenges with his brother, Carlton.
Ash Santos (American Horror Story: Apocalypse, Night Teeth) as Daphne: An outgoing young woman who joins Carlton and Kid at a VIP afterparty that continues to an eventful night.
John Ales (Euphoria, Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll) as Nikos: Bringing a whole new definition to a close-knit family, Nikos will stop at nothing to make sure his brothers Savvas and Ari are safe.
Chris Diamantopoulos (Silicon Valley, Red Notice) as Savvas: Part of the same close-knit family that knows no limit, Savvas values the safety and success of his brothers Nikos and Ari over anything.
Lauren London (The Game, Single Ladies) as Monyca: Faced with new challenges of co-parenting a child with Kid, Monyca still enjoys a close bond with her ex.
Billy Zane (Titanic, Waltzing with Brando) as Ari: Coldly unfazed by the nature of his job, Ari helps make problems go away.
The limited series’ executive producers include Kevin Hart and showrunner Charles Murray. Grand Electric’s Caroline Currier, as well as Hartbeat Productions’ Mike Stein and Tiffany Brown are co-producing. Executive producer Stephen Williams (Watchmen) will direct the first four episodes. Hanelle Culpepper (Star Trek Picard) is confirmed to direct the final four episodes.
True Story Plot Details:
A tour stop in Kid’s (Hart) hometown of Philadelphia becomes a matter of life and death for one of the world’s most famous comedians when the consequences of a lost evening with his wayward older brother (Snipes) threaten to destroy everything he’s built.
Euphoria and Malcolm & Marie star Zendaya will be honored with the fifth annual SeeHer Award during the 26th Annual Critics Choice Awards. John David Washington, the ‘Malcolm’ half of Malcolm & Marie, will present Zendaya with the special honor during the awards ceremony.
Zendaya joins the exclusive list of SeeHer Award recipients that includes Kristen Bell, Viola Davis, Claire Foy, and Gal Gadot.
“We are so proud to be a part of the Critics Choice Awards, and celebrating our fifth SeeHer Award,” stated Nadine Karp McHugh, President, SeeHer. “We are delighted to be presenting the award to Zendaya, who is such a strong representation of what it means to be a woman in 2021. One of the busiest rising stars in Hollywood – with a generation of Disney Channel fans, Marvel devotees and Euphoria evangelists – she is a role model and leading voice of her generation. From being the youngest actress to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series to using her platform to advocate for Black women in Hollywood, she is showing the next generation that you are never too young to use your voice to make a difference. Inspiring girls everywhere to see themselves in their full potential, Zendaya represents everything SeeHer is.”
The SeeHer Award is given in recognition of “a woman who embodies the values set forth by the SeeHer movement, to push boundaries, defy stereotypes and acknowledge the importance of authentic portrayals of women across the entertainment landscape. SeeHer is the leading global movement for accurate portrayals of women and girls in media. Led by the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), SeeHer is a collective of leading marketers, media organizations and industry influencers committed to creating advertising and media content that portrays women and girls as they truly are.”
The 2021 Critics Choice Awards will be held on Sunday, March 7th. Taye Diggs is returning as host of the awards show which will air live from Los Angeles on The CW beginning at 7pm ET/PT (tape delayed on the West Coast.) This year’s show will be a mix of in-person and virtual presentations in order to keep the presenters, nominees, and winners safe during the Covid-19 pandemic.
CBS wants more of its Monday night comedy block, awarding The Neighborhood and Bob Hearts Abishola new season orders. Both half-hour comedies will be part of CBS’s 2021-2022 broadcast season.
“We’re extremely proud of these two comedies, and delighted to bring them back next season,” stated Thom Sherman, Senior Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Entertainment. “The Neighborhood and Bob Hearts Abishola masterfully blend humor with relatable and culturally relevant storylines, and are tremendous, successful Monday night anchors.”
According to the network, season three of The Neighborhood has 7.06 million viewers and ranks as the #2 most-watched comedy. In its second season, Bob Hearts Abishola has 6.70 million viewers.
The cast of The Neighborhood includes Cedric the Entertainer, Max Greenfield, Beth Behrs, Tichina Arnold, Sheaun McKinney, Marcel Spears and Hank Greenspan. Jim Reynolds, Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor, Wendi Trilling, Cedric the Entertainer, and Eric Rhone serve as executive producers.
Billy Gardell, Folake Olowofoyeku, Christine Ebersole, Matt Jones, Maribeth Monroe, Vernee Watson, Shola Adewusi, Barry Shabaka Henley, Travis Wolfe, Jr., Gina Yashere, Bayo Akinfemi, and Anthony Okungbowa star in Bob Hearts Abishola. Chuck Lorre, Al Higgins, and Beth McCarthy Miller are the executive producers.
The Neighborhood Plot:
The Neighborhood stars Cedric the Entertainer in a comedy about what happens when the friendliest guy in the Midwest moves his family to a neighborhood in Los Angeles where not everyone looks like him or appreciates his extreme neighborliness. Dave Johnson is a good-natured, professional conflict negotiator. When his wife, Gemma, gets a job as a school principal in L.A., they move from Michigan with their young son, Grover, unfazed that their new dream home is located in a community quite different from their small town.
Their opinionated next-door neighbor, Calvin Butler, is wary of the newcomers, certain that the Johnsons will disrupt the culture on the block. However, Calvin’s gracious wife, Tina, rolls out the welcome wagon; their chipper younger son, Marty, thinks the Johnsons could be good for the community; and their older son, Malcolm, finds Dave may finally be someone who understands him. Dave realizes that fitting into their new community is more complex than he expected, but if he can find a way to connect with Calvin, they have an excellent chance of making their new neighborhood their home.
Details on Bob Hearts Abishola:
From award-winning creator, executive producer and writer Chuck Lorre, Bob Hearts Abishola is a love story about a middle-aged compression sock businessman from Detroit who unexpectedly falls for his cardiac nurse, a Nigerian immigrant, while recovering from a heart attack and sets his sights on winning her over. Undaunted by Abishola’s lack of initial interest or the vast differences in their backgrounds, Bob is determined to win Abishola’s heart, in this comedic examination of immigrant life in America.
The Walt Disney Company just released a devilish trailer for the live-action film, Cruella. The trailer features Emma Stone in the title role declaring, “The thing is, I was born brilliant. Born bad…and a little bit mad.” There’s even a brief shot of the film’s four-legged stars sharing their displeasure at the very sight of Cruella de Vil.
Disney also released two posters and new photos from the upcoming May 28, 2021 release.
In addition to Oscar winner Emma Stone (La La Land), the film stars two-time Oscar winner Emma Thompson (Howards End, Sense & Sensibility). Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya) directs from a screenplay by Dana Fox and Tony McNamara, with story by Aline Brosh McKenna, Kelly Marcel, and Steve Zissis.
Andrew Gunn (Freaky Friday), Marc Platt (Mary Poppins Returns), and Kristin Burr (Christopher Robin) produced, with Emma Stone, Michelle Wright, Jared LeBoff, and Glenn Close serving as executive producers. Two-time Oscar winner Jenny Beavan (Mad Max: Fury Road, A Room with a View) designed the costumes.
Emma Stone stars in Disney’s Cruella, an all-new live-action feature film about the rebellious early days of one of cinemas most notorious – and notoriously fashionable – villains, the legendary Cruella de Vil. Cruella, which is set in 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, follows a young grifter named Estella, a clever and creative girl determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets.
One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman (Emma Thompson), a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.
Brian Geraghty stars in ‘Big Sky’ season 1 episode 9 (ABC/Darko Sikman)
ABC’s Big Sky season one episode nine, “Let It Be Him,” picks up with Ronald (Brian Geraghty) stepping outside his home with visible staple wounds in his forehead. He’s got two murders and a kidnapped newspaper boy on his mind and worries there’s too much to do.
Erik (Evan Whitten) asks Ronald for the umpteenth time if he plans on killing him. His constant questions have gotten on Ronald’s very last nerve and the psychopath demands Erik keep quiet. Erik refuses and continues his steady stream of questions.
Ronald loses it and points his gun at Erik, warning him to shut up.
Merilee Legarski (Brooke Smith) returns home and stares at the life-size standup of her hubby, remembering happier, less complicated times.
Over at the hospital, Rick (John Carroll Lynch) is having a dream in which the dozen or so women he’s kidnapped surround his bed. He jerks awake with Merilee asking who he was apologizing to in his sleep. She explains he said it all got out of hand, but Rick continues to claim he can’t remember anything.
Rick’s attorney Penelope Denesuk (Karin Konoval) joins them and Merilee fills her in on what she observed. She thinks her hubby’s conscience is back even if his memory isn’t. The attorney asks her to step outside and demands to know where Merilee stands – for or against her husband. Merilee says she’s on her own side.
Denise (Dedee Pfeiffer) goes door-to-door questioning customers on Erik’s paper route. By tracing who received the paper, they can track Erik’s route the morning he went missing.
Cassie (Kylie Bunbury) knocks on Ronald’s door, unaware she’s staring into the face of a killer. She shows him a photo of Erik and Ronald says he thinks he saw him that very morning. Ronald asks what’s happening, claiming he doesn’t really pay attention to the news because it’s so depressing. When Cassie asks about his mom, he lies and says she’s away right now.
Cassie leaves her card and then freezes as she’s walking away from the door. She has a flashback to the day she encountered Ronald at Merilee’s store.
Cassie arrives back at the agency and waits with Denise for confirmation on Ronald’s identity. (Jenny and Tubb are working on it at the station.) Denise discovers Ronald has absolutely no social media presence but does find a page belonging to Ronald’s mom. Jerrie (Jesse James Keitel) immediately identifies Ronald from a photo and is 100% sure Ronald kidnapped her and is Rick’s partner in crime.
Ronald peeps out his window but doesn’t spot any suspicious activity. He returns to the basement after creating a handle for a taser that will allow him to shock Erik without being in range to receive voltage from the taser Erik snagged. Erik refuses to drop the taser until Ronald zaps him twice.
The police gather not far from Ronald’s place, and Jenny (Katheryn Winnick) confesses to Cassie she hopes Ronald doesn’t surrender so she’s forced to kill him. Sheriff Walter Tubb (Patrick Gallagher) explains how it’s going to go down and warns his people it’s impossible to know what’s going on inside Ronald’s house. He announces Jenny and Cassie have been deputized and reminds everyone to be sure of their targets.
The convoy heads up to Ronald’s house where inside he’s just cocked his gun in preparation for the assault. It appears that the sheer number of officers on the scene has made Ronald alter his plans. He heads downstairs and grabs Erik, yanking him out of his cage.
Sheriff Tubb uses a bullhorn to warn Ronald he’s surrounded. When there’s no obvious movement inside the house, the officers use a battering ram and bust down the door. Ronald’s set up a gun to shoot as soon as the door’s broken down, and an officer goes down from the shotgun blast.
The officers enter Ronald’s home and carefully move throughout it. Cassie smells gas and they realize the place is rigged to explode. Tubb yells for everyone to evacuate, but Jenny’s already headed down to the basement away from the rest of the officers.
Cassie reaches Jenny and tells her to get out immediately. She’s found Erik unconscious, cuffed to the floor, and refuses to leave without him. Jenny’s able to finally free him and escapes just as explosions rip through the house.
She places a hooded Erik on the ground and turns him over only to discover it’s actually Ronald’s dead mom. There’s no sign of Ronald or Erik and Jenny figures out this was all a diversion.
A short while later it’s determined Ronald and Erik were not in the house when the explosions occurred. Their whereabouts are unknown.
Cassie yells at Jenny, telling her never to do that again. She doesn’t want to have to inform Jenny’s son his mother’s gone.
Sheriff Tubb learns Father Ted Maynard is also missing after telling a colleague he was going to visit Mrs. Pergman.
Over at the hospital, Rick seems to be stuck reliving the 1967 Red Sox pennant race. Attorney Denesuk warns him to listen up. She shows him a photo of Ronald and demands to know if Rick recognizes him. He claims he doesn’t, but Merilee watches his fingers drum the bed as he speaks. Penelope suggests that it may help his case if he does identify the man since he’s kidnapped a 12-year-old boy and is on the run.
Penelope asks if Rick knows where Ronald may have gone, but he continues to say he doesn’t know him. Merilee says, “You’re lying, Rick. You know. You know.”
Rick plays dumb and lapses back into the baseball talk. Merilee’s obviously disgusted with his response.
Jesse James Keitel in ‘Big Sky’ season 1 episode 9 (ABC/Darko Sikman)
Denise and Erik’s mom ask Jerrie if she can think of anything that might lead them to Ronald. She can’t, admitting she never pegged him as a killer.
Back at the Pergman place, Jenny, Cassie, Tubb, and Montana Highway Patrol Commander Elena Sosa (Sharon Taylor) try and figure out if Ronald has a car or is on foot. Elena wonders what type of vehicle the missing priest drove.
It’s determined Ronald is in fact most likely driving the priest’s black Tesla and an all-points bulletin is issued for the car.
Jenny and Cassie are on the hunt and try to determine which roads Ronald would feel the most comfortable traveling. Since he’s a trucker, he probably knows the interstate well.
Ronald pulls over and removes Erik from the car’s trunk. He moves Erik to the front seat and says he can stay there if he behaves.
Sheriff Tubb and Commander Sosa search for Ronald from the air. Sosa believes it’s possible Ronald’s on the interstate heading to Canada.
Jenny and Cassie spot a Tesla and the plates match the priest’s vehicle. They call Tubb for air support as Ronald puts the pedal to the metal. Tubb advises them to just follow him but not stop the car since backup is 20 minutes away.
Tubb and Sosa are flying over the chase as Cassie speeds up and tries to get beside Ronald’s car. Tubb wants her to fall back; he doesn’t want them injured or Erik hurt.
Jenny believes the Tesla will eventually run out of juice.
Merilee confronts Rick at the hospital, going over the list of songs he used to sing. One was about death and the other was about a hammer. She’s figured out he was going to kill her the night she woke up and found him standing by the bed holding a hammer.
She removes his hammer from her bag and calls it his problem solver. She knows he killed Cody and then the fisherman, and he meant to bash her head in to get rid of her. Merilee doesn’t want him to go free which he might if he keeps up this charade.
Rick assures her it’s just her menopause talking, and that response confirms Rick’s memory is back. Merilee beats him with the hammer, sending blood flying all over the hospital room.
Rick is definitely dead this time.
Returning to the chase, Jenny instructs Cassie to pull up to the passenger side. Cassie’s able to and they can clearly see Erik gagged and restrained in the front passenger seat.
Tubb informs them he’s learned Tesla is unable to shut off the car remotely. Sosa warns they’re about to hit traffic in a residential area and Ronald must be stopped now. Jenny decides she’ll try and shoot out the tires but just as they pull alongside again, Jenny’s shocked to see Father Maynard dead behind the wheel. The Tesla must be on autopilot!
Sosa suggests the only way to stop the car is to get in front of it. The car has an automatic disable that keeps it from hitting other vehicles.
Cassie pushes the truck to its limits and manages to get ahead of the Tesla only to discover there’s something in the road. She swerves to avoid it and does a 180, with her truck now facing the oncoming Tesla. They brace for impact, but the Tesla stops inches from the truck’s front bumper.
Cassie and Jenny retrieve a terrified Erik from the front seat as backup – and the helicopter – arrive on the scene. Erik asks for his mom and then thanks Cassie and Jenny for saving him. When asked about Ronald, Erik explains he put the car in drive and then climbed up a guardrail on a bridge. He’s not sure if Ronald jumped because the car sped away and he wasn’t able to see what Ronald was doing.
“I can’t believe I’m not dead,” says an exhausted Erik.
Tubb gets the news that Merilee murdered her husband.
Jenny and Cassie are sure they’re going to find Ronald. At least one of these men needs to face prison time for what they’ve done.
Erik reunites with his mom back at the detective agency and she’s overcome with emotion. She thanks Cassie and Jenny but only Cassie pulls her in for a hug. Jenny only offers a handshake. Erik thinks Jenny’s cool and as she walks away Cassie says quietly, “She’s not into taking credit. The best ones never are.”
Episode nine ends with Merilee placed under arrest followed by flashbacks of Cody, Ronald’s mom, and Rick in happier times. (You know, when they were still breathing.) Ronald smiles as he drives down the interstate in a big rig.
