‘So Help Me Todd’ Episode 16 Cast, Photos, and “Twelve Worried Persons” Plot

So Help Me Todd Episode 16
Skylar Astin as Todd in ‘So Help Me Todd’ episode 16 (Photo: Michael Courtney © 2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)

A juror’s death causes big problems for Susan and Todd on CBS’s So Help Me Todd season one episode 16, “Twelve Worried Persons.” Directed by Ali LeRoi from a script by Scott Prendergast, episode 16 will air on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 9pm ET/PT.

Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden stars as Margaret Wright, Skylar Astin plays Todd Wright, and Tristen J. Winger is Lyle. Madeline Wise plays Allison, Inga Schlingmann is Susan, and Rosa Arredondo stars as Francey.

“Twelve Worried Persons” Plot: When a juror dies during Susan’s first big trial as lead attorney, Margaret and Todd work to exonerate Amy, a juror from the same trial suspected of the murder. Also, Margaret’s sister Patty is in town, and sparks fly between Todd and Amy.

Episode 16 guest stars include Briga Heelan as Amy, a former Rose Festival Queen, and Marissa Jaret Winokur as Sydney, a juror.

So Help Me Todd Episode 16
Rosa Arredondo as Francy, Marcia Gay Harden as Margaret, Skylar Astin as Todd and Tristen J. Winger as Lyle in the “Twelve Worried Persons” episode (Photo: Michael Courtney © 2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

The Plot:

Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin star as razor-sharp, meticulous attorney Margaret Wright and Todd, her talented but scruffy, aimless son whom she hires as her law firm’s in-house investigator. As the black sheep of the well-heeled Wright family, Todd is a laidback, quick-thinking, excellent former private detective who fell on hard times after his flexible interpretation of the law got his license revoked. Margaret’s penchant for excellence and strict adherence to the law is at complete odds with Todd’s scrappy methods of finding his way through sticky situations: by the seat of his wrinkled pants.

When Todd inadvertently teams with his mother on a case, she’s surprised to find herself duly impressed by – and proud of – his crafty ability to sleuth out information with his charm and his wide-ranging tech savvy. At last, Margaret sees a way to put her son on a “suitable” path to living an adult, financially solvent life she approves of, and she asks him to join her firm. Todd agrees since it means getting his license back and once again doing the job he excels at and loves.

Mother and son working together is a big first step toward mending their fragile, dysfunctional relationship, and they may even come away with a better understanding of each other at this pivotal point in their lives. But whether Todd and Margaret will be able to accept each other for who they are is another case entirely.

So Help Me Todd Episode 16
Skylar Astin as Todd, Kathryn Greenwood as Aunt Patty, Marcia Gay Harden as Margaret and Clayton James as Chuck in episode 16 (Photo: Michael Courtney © 2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
So Help Me Todd Episode 16
Skylar Astin as Todd and Madeline Wise as Allison in season 1 episode 16 (Photo: Michael Courtney © 2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)
So Help Me Todd Episode 16
Skylar Astin as Todd and Briga Heelan as Amy Morelin in episode 16 (Photo: Michael Courtney © 2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
So Help Me Todd Episode 16
Kathryn Greenwood as Aunt Patty and Clayton James as Chuck in episode 16 (Photo: Michael Courtney © 2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
So Help Me Todd Episode 16
Marcia Gay Harden as Margaret and Kathryn Greenwood as Aunt Patty in episode 16 (Photo: Michael Courtney © 2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)