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When we last saw Max he was standing over the dead body of Capt. Malden
with a gun. Woody was pointing his own gun at him. We open with just
Woody asking for back up and such, and the cops come in quick which
surprises Woody.
Jordan meanwhile wakes up in the alley outside her apartment. She is
woozy and unsteady. She walks to the opening and notes the cops and
emergency people around. Garret comes out of the building and spots
her. He asks her where she's been. Jordan
asks what's going on, she doesn't know anything. Garret tells her Capt.
Malden was murdered in her apartment. Jordan wonders why he was there,
then wonders who did it. Garret tells her it was Max. She wonders where
he is, but Garret tells her that he got away. She tries to move and
Garret notes she does not look well That's when Jordan collapses his
arms and passes out. Garret calls for an ambulance.
Daytime later and Woody looks around Max's Pub. Walcott questions
Woody. Walcott is catty and snooping for answers. He tells her Malden
wanted him to look out for Max no questions. Walcott is not impressed
and wonders how he got to Jordan's apartment. And how Max got away.
Woody tells her Max got the drop on him. Walcott wonders if having a
relationship with Jordan is clouding his judgment. Woody asks if he's
being interrogated? No she says, tells him to leave the case. Woody
asks if she can do that, don't try her she says.
At the hospital, Garret & Jordan talk as she is slowly getting her
memory back. She believes she was drugged, though tox screens came back
negative. When Garret asks
by who she tells him Malden, because he was James father. Garret
wonders if this is why Max killed Malden but Jordan defends her Dad.
She walks off to see the body, while Garret argues with her but lets
her go.
The preliminary autopsy of Malden: Bug with Jordan in civvies. Bug
explains the evidence so far. 3 gun shot wounds, 1 to abdomen, 2 chest.
3 scratch marks on neck, from a female due to nail polish. When she
tries to look her self, Bug tells her to look but no touch, Garret said
so. As well he is upset with her over what's been happening around
here. He even accuses Max of the killing and Jordan of defending him no
matter the truth. Jordan is upset at this but continues and taking
gloves roles Malden over to find only one exit wound. Bug rattles off
reasons why but Jordan says it could have been done by a different gun,
which Bug acknowledges. Lily comes in and tells Jordan that she has to
leave, and although Jordan argues Lily tells her the DA is here. Jordan
leaves asking Bug to check the bullets.
At Police HQ, Woody waits to be briefed A women comes in thinking the
room to be vacant. Woody asks her to stay. She does, and starts to ask
vague questions, like why he's not with the other detective on the case
about Malden, Woody tells her he’s waiting to be debriefed by a
Detective Capra. Never met the guy he says. She introduces her self as
Anne then questions about the scene, he tells her a few things then
figures out she is Detective Capra. He thinks it's crummy of her to do
that, and when she asks about Jordan he clams up.
At the office the whole staff is in the conference room, with Walcott
holding court. She tell them that due to irregularities in the Jeffers
case by this office, mistrust
has developed between the DA and the Coroners office. She notes only
one person followed procedure, Dr Winslow. As Nigel and the others give
him the evil eye , Walcott states she can't trust anyone and she has
brought in an outside coroner to handle the autopsy Dr. Horace Banner.
No one reports to Garret now. No one is to touch Malden but Banner. She
tells them as well that Jordan is barred from the body and any info on
it. If any one talks to her or helps her they are fired. She breaks the
meeting up but asks Peter to stay. She tells him that by helping her he
can have his record expunged, basically be her informant on the
doctors. Garret watches this and is not happy. He angrily confronts her
about what she is doing, but she is on a righteous cause. The case
against Max is ironclad and she expects it to stay that way. Garnet
wonders if this is all about the kiss he gave Lily the night before.
She doesn't give, asks where Jordan is he doesn't know, then she spots
Lily behind them. She leaves. Garret and Lily talk, he says the kiss
meant nothing but she wants to talk about Jordan. She gets on his case
about enabling Jordan and her problem and putting Bug in the middle
this morning but he does not want to hear of it and slams the door in
her face.
Garret phones Jordan on her cell who is outside somewhere. He tells her
he’s having a hard time looking the other way. Jordan tells him he just
needs to hold on. She can handle herself and find out what really
happened. She's heading to someone she thinks can help her. Behind her
James is following as she hangs up. She turns the corner to the Boston
Police.
Woody is in his office when Jordan comes in. They hug, she tells him
she needs his help to find her dad. He agrees but then tricks her and
reads her rights and arrests Jordan, as she stands there stunned.
Nighttime and Jordan is still in interrogation. Capra comes in as Woody
watches them talk. Capra asks what was going on at her apartment.
Noises were heard, Jordan says the TV was on then the radio, Capra says
surveillance shows Malden and her leaving the precinct together in
which she appeared drunk. Jordan realizes they think they were having
an affair. Capra asks, no says Jordan, Capra then asks about her father
and the threats but Jordan tosses it back tells her to ask Max. Jordan
not up to this and asks to leave, Capra surprises her and says yes. As
she leaves Woody doesn't look happy.
Nighttime at the office, Garret and Peter have a talk about loyalty and
family, especially the family here. Peter goes on about how he's
supposed to follow the rules and not stretch his neck out. Garret tells
him that this family here needs trust, he should have come to him about
what Jordan did. When Peter questions why Jordan lied to him Garret
says she doesn’t see him as family yet.
Woody is doing a model airplane when two people come into his office.
They say they are his PBA rep and lawyer, but when they start to ask
questions he is alerted that they are not who they say they are. They
say Malden had a lot of friends and favors and they want the right man
to go down for this. They threaten Woody with removal from his job.
Morning, the autopsy of Malden with Banner, Walcott, Garret, Nigel and
Bug.
Banner goes on a little speech, talking about the bullets and the
wounds and how Malden died. He says the bullet to the heart did it, but
Bug starts to dispute this until Banner rudely tells him to be quiet.
Banner reveals the bullets match, the gun a 9mm glock. This concludes
the autopsy, and Garret asks for his office back. Walcott is only too
pleased to give it back now that she has what she wants. Bug and Nigel
do not agree with it at all.
At Jordan's loft, Capra is going over the scene when Walcott shows up.
Walcott is not happy with her for letting Jordan go before she could
talk to her. Capra defends her decision saying Jordan could lead them
to the killer. Walcott mentions Max but Capra is not sure on him any
more. She asked for evidence from IA about the case Max, Cahill and
Malden worked on 30 yrs ago. She's curious since all the men seemed to
come off good in the end. Walcott is not happy, she's already convicted
Max. Capra sarcastically congratulates her.
At the office, Jordan shows up, but Nigel and Bug stop her before she
runs into the police. They have good and bad news. Bad news, Banner has
determined that the gun was Malden’s. Good news is no hemorrhaging near
the chest wound but around the abdomen. That means it would have taken
time for it to bleed out at stomach. Malden was already dead when Max
shot him, not guilty.
As Jordan leaves the building, Max calls her on her cell from across
the street.
They talk, she tells him about the drugging and that she knows he
didn't kill Malden, that he is taking the fall for James. Max says
that's how it has to be and walks off, leaving a puzzled Jordan who
doesn't understand.
Jordan talks to Woody, and asks for his help telling him Max didn't do
it. Woody then surprises her and says that Max was in fact covering for
her, accuses her of Malden’s murder He tells her about the call at the
bar, someone said Jordan had just killed Malden, Max left, but at
Jordan's loft she's gone but Malden dead. Jordan denies the whole thing
but Woody still can't believe her. Jordan tells him it was James who
killed Malden, but Woody has never met him. Wonders how to prove it,
she tells him he's the detective and smiles.
Office, and Capra comes by, introduces herself to Nigel and Bug and asks
them to help her, first asking nicely then ordering it. They
reluctantly do so. In the lab they sample some blood for a DNA match.
It's Malden’s blood against some sample Capra had, and they match.
Capra says the blood came from under Jordan's nails and the scratch on
Malden’s neck, leaving Nigel and Bug unhappy. Meanwhile, James who has
dressed as a cop asks Garret where Jordan is. He says with Woody.
Max's bar, Jordan and Woody go over what happened the night of the
murder. Around 10 pm they got a call, but the cell phone is blocked.
Jordan argues Woody could get the info from the phone company. Woody
says no and they argue a bit until Woody gives in.
Back at the office Nigel and Bug talk with Garret about Capra, what she
did to them. They say they couldn't give her the run around even if
they wanted to. Garret looks at them and starts to rant at them about
that they are not here to conceal evidence from cops but is interrupted
by Walcott showing up wanting to know what Capra found. Garret tells
the guys to leave, while he and Walcott talk. He pulls a little joke on
her but then gets serious, explaining his love/hate relationship with
her. He explains they could have something. Walcott tells him they
should let things cool off. She leaves and runs into Peter. She asks
about things but Peter decides not to be her stooge and tells her so.
Later Peter's in the crypt, Garret comes in and apologizes to him.
admits he does play favorites, especially Jordan. He tell him he'll see
him tomorrow for a morning autopsy. Peter smiles slightly as Garret
leaves, he's off the hook.
Nighttime as Jordan and Woody walk around in a run down apartment. They
approach a door hear noises in side and Woody busts in gun drawn and
finds Capra. They then explain the whole convoluted theory of who
killed Malden and why Max did what he did. Capra tires to follow but
thinks it's all wonky. She herself thinks Jordan killed Malden. They
then look around the room as she tells them the room looks dirty but
it’s an illusion, it's clean of any prints. At the window they see it's
across from Jordan's place and James had binoculars to see her. They
find a phone book with a marked page for charter flights. Jordan wants
to go but Woody and Capra say no. They escort her to a waiting cop car
not noticing James as the driver and off it goes. Another cop car comes
up and says they were high jacked just moments ago, and Woody and Capra
realize Jordan's been kidnapped.
Jordan notices the car is going the wrong way and tries to alert the
driver. James then reveals himself to her and tells her to enjoy the
ride. They keep going as James rambles on about parents and lies, and
cowards. Cop cars spot them and give chase until Woody tells them to
back off and just follow. Woody turns around and heads for the address
given.
James stops at an abandoned building and they go up a
construction elevator.
As they head to the top floor he again rambles on. At the top they get
out into a room, as Jordan asks where and why they are here. It's a low
class apartment, James tells her he spent the first 15 years here. Used
to hear his parents argue about him, wondered why? They didn't love him
he realized. Jordan tries to sympathize with him, but then Woody and
Capra show up with guns drawn. James holds on to Jordan at first until
the edge of the window then lets go and continues to ramble. Says the
cops killed mom, they are the only ones left, blood family. Woody
is trying for a clear shot but Jordan is in the way, as James teeters
on the edge. He asks Jordan to come with him but she won't and he jumps
into the river below as Jordan can only watch sadly.
Later at the Bar, Woody tells her no body has been found yet. Walcott
won't press charges against Max, not enough evidence now. Jordan asks
him to leave her alone for now and he leaves. Max comes out of the back
room and says no more of this, because she isn't going to ask any more,
it's done. She does ask if any of it true? Max tells her that he has
always loved her and that's true.
COMMENTARY
This was a good episode to start the season, but it had it’s weak
points. In fact it really fell flat at the end and there seems to be
some confusion about James, which is usual with this family. A new
Detective was introduced and looks to be a great addition to the cast.
Good performances through out the episode.
The whole episode dealt with the same plot, so this made the episode
flow together. While we don’t get a definite answer to who killed
Malden, it seems likely it’s was James. He was staying at Jordan’s
apartment, so if Malden went there to confront him it’s likely James
did the deed. James actions though are weird and why would he accuse
Jordan of killing Malden when she was trying to help him last episode?
I liked how the others were willing to help Jordan, even though some of
them suffered a little. Bug was brave and a true friend to point it out
to Jordan that sometimes she goes over board in her beliefs. A good
friend would point these things out and still be friends and later on
Bug does indeed help find out that Max is not the killer. Nigel was his
usual self, after being interrogated last episode, he was still willing
to help.
Garret got bashed around a bit again thanks to Jordan as well as having
to let another doctor do the autopsy. Perhaps he shouldn’t be dating
the DA? Garret keeps it together and has to admit a few things and
humble himself in others. I liked how he described the group of doctors
there as a family. Chewing Peter out and then apologizing later was a
nice touch. It was also funny to see him listening to the guys
describing how they tried to conceal evidence.
Peter came off a little better here. He learned that things that go on
at the office stay there, unless they go to Garret. True Jordan used
him and his clueless ness about procedure but it was nice to see him
straighten out and join the club.
Walcott was her nasty self as usual and really made her presence known.
She really jumped the gun on the guilty part. I would have thought she
trusted Garret to do the autopsy since he would be extra careful about
it. The doctor she brought in was a buffoon. As to the relationship
with Garret, it looks to be as bumpy as ever. As well Lily got shut out
by Garret this time and it was actually nice to see. Given the whining
she did last episode in bringing up an issue that really was already
settled I’m glad Garret shut her out. She did come thru for Jordan
though, warning her about getting out before Walcott came by and all.
We got a new detective this episode, a female one at that. It’s great
to see given the lack of female officers around the Boston PD. Capra
has a great style, different from Woodys and it’s nice to see the
contrast. She’s not afraid of Walcott, and takes chances. She also has
good detective skills, as she showed here, finding the room before
Jordan and Woody, getting the files from 30 years ago. I hope she stays
for the season.
There seemed to be some confusion with previous episodes involving
James and his growing up years. Last time we heard about him (Ockham’s
Razor) he was growing up in a nice house in Framingham, and that in his
teens he got mentally ill. At 16 he found out who his real father was
and left home. He left Sept.17,1979 one day before Emily Cavanaugh was
killed. I seem to recall the mother saying she had kept his room just
the way he left it. Now James claims he grew up in some low down
apartment building. Either there was a goof up or James really is out
of it and is having delusions. It would also explain why he would try
to pin the murder on Jordan, when a day before he was begging her for
help to hide him. I suspect we will see him again although hopefully
not too soon.
This leads us to Max and Jordan who suffer a huge break in their
relationship. It’s still not clear whether Jordan still suspects Max in
her mother’s murder since James is also a likely suspect. Still Max
continues to hold back and I feel undermines the relationship he has
with his daughter. Telling her basically to forget everything is a
cowards way out. If they could just get it out and deal with it, both I
feel would be on much better ground.
As for effects and such, not much was in use here in this episode. The
dead body doubles looked freaky. Nice medical technical talk that
wasn’t confusing for the audience.
Overall I give the episode a 3 out of 5 stars. An average episode that
didn’t really resolve anything, only adding to the confusion. James
will most likely come back to wreak havoc with Jordan, but hopefully
not too soon. Jordan will recover I believe and for now will put aside
her mothers death and her father’s deceit and finally concentrate on
her job and the people around her. RTMS, TOP,
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