‘So Help Me Todd’ Season 2 Episode 6 Preview: Photos, Cast and “Is the Jury Out?” Plot

Skylar Astin in So Help Me Todd Season 2 Episode 6
Matthew Wilkas as Lawrence Wright and Skylar Astin as Todd Wright in ‘So Help Me Todd’ season 2 episode 6 (Photo © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

Dean Winters, from Allstate’s “Mayhem” commercials, continues his guest-starring arc as a veteran private investigator on CBS’s So Help Me Todd season two episode six. “Is the Jury Out?” will air on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 9pm ET/PT. Todd Holland directs from a script by Scott Prendergast and Katherine Langenfeld.

Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden leads the cast as Margaret Wright and Skylar Astin stars as the titular Todd. Season two also features Madeline Wise as Allison, Tristen J. Winger as Lyle, Inga Schlingmann as Susan, and Rosa Arredondo as Francey.

“Is the Jury Out?” Plot: Lawrence enlists Todd’s services to find out the sexual orientation of a judge. Also, with her client’s livelihood at stake, Margaret and Lyle search for a reluctant witness.

Dean Winters and Allison Wise in So Help Me Todd Season 2 Episode 6
Dean Winters and Allison Wise in the “Is the Jury Out?” episode (Photo: Michael Courtney © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

So Help Me Todd Season 2 Description, Courtesy of CBS:

So Help Me Todd stars Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin 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.

Skylar Astin in So Help Me Todd Season 2 Episode 6
Skylar Astin as Todd Wright and Inga Schlingmann as Susan in season 2 episode 6 (Photo: Michael Courtney © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin in So Help Me Todd Season 2 Episode 6
Marcia Gay Harden as Margaret Wright, Matthew Wilkas as Lawrence Wright and Skylar Astin as Todd Wright in season 2 episode 6 (Photo: Michael Courtney © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
Marcia Gay Harden in So Help Me Todd Season 2 Episode 6
A scene from season 2 episode 6 (Photo: Michael Courtney © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)
Skylar Astin in So Help Me Todd Season 2 Episode 6
Skylar Astin as Todd Wright in season 2 episode 6 (Photo: Michael Courtney © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

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