Brief Synopsis: The suicide of a one-armed Boston
man leads Jordan to uncover the missing murder weapon from an eight-year-old Los
Angeles homicide, in which she helped send the alleged murderer to death row.
However, with five days to go before the execution, Jordan and Woody head to
L.A. hoping to find evidence that will save an innocent life.
So the whole the episode was written to tease us, torment
us, make us groan in agony...
An entire episode with Jordan and Woody working together
alone—an almost kiss—and then wham Jordan goes running. I swear we’ve got
to bolt her feet to the ground or those two are never going to get together.
I’ve never met anyone with such commitment issues. I like Woody more with every
episode. I’m becoming more convinced (no that I wasn’t already) he’s just what
Jordan needs. That man has got the patience of a saint. I’m mean lets face it,
he could have any girl he wanted (too bad he and Devon didn’t play out further—I
would have liked to see how that worked out) and he’s still working on breaking
through Jordan’s wall. He’s fallen hard for her.
Once again Woody puts his life on hold for Jordan. He’s
got tickets to The Kinks. All set to take a few days off, go down to Florida
and enjoy a concert with his buddies (it also has a little more importance to
him because it’s something he remembers about his father—his joy of the band).
And then Jordan puts a ‘kink’ in his plans.
Woody heads out to LA with Jordan. And boy does the fun
begin! I loved the scene between Jordan and her ex-boss and the restraining
order—very humorous. Dr. Macy, it would seem, has it relatively easy with
Jordan compared to her old boss. It seems LA brings out the best/worst of
Jordan. You can’t fault Jordan for being passionate. She knows (that gut
feeling) she’s right about this and she’s determine to prove it, even when
evidence says otherwise. Poor Neville…when Jordan had her little outburst at
him. He seemed to take it in stride though. I liked Neville.
In the end they do prove Faye’s innocence. Some of
Jordan’s guilt is eased when Faye gives her a hug. I think Jordan was expecting
to be blamed not thanked. The shocked look and then smile on Jordan’s face was
a fitting ending, better than any words they (the writers) could have written.
I liked the outcome. I wasn’t fully expecting the brother
to be guilty. I thought somehow it would be connected back to the family, but I
didn’t know exactly how.
To the karaoke bar. Jordan manages to get replacement
tickets for the ones Woody gave up to bribe the LA District Attorney. It was
sweet and kind-hearted and had ulterior motives—so she doesn’t have to spend
time alone with Woody (she even admits to ‘running’ but placates Woody by
telling him she’ll be back in Boston…)
The secondary story line I found entertaining more for the
interaction between Bug and Detective Framus. A body of a vagrant whom Bug
witnessed being kidnapped ends up in the morgue. Bug investigates further into
the cause of death. This in turns leads him and Nigel to discover that this
man—a genius or mad scientist (you chose)—discovered a formula for predicting
the outcome of basketball games—with about 85% accuracy. It’s an interesting
concept.
First I’ll say I love Framus’s dry sarcasm. She’s a great
character. I’d love to see more of her. She added great tension and
anticipation to even the most ordinary scenes. Bug and Det. Framus have a great
chemistry. Bug avoids, she chases and Nigel enjoys the show. Loved Nigel’s sly
comments and looks to Bug throughout the show. Everyone’s got to be teased
every now and then. Bug handled himself quite well and even shared that gimlet
(which is a type of drink) he owed Roz at the end of the show—a gimlet in
beakers. Hey I guess you use what is on hand… I liked it—clever.
4 out of 5 Dead Bodies. I’m a sucker for Woody-Jordan
scenes and this one was filled with plenty of those, so I had to give it that
extra ‘star’. Overall an entertaining episode.
