At the opening of the episode, Hector is seen adjusting to his new prison, while Carter Nix doesn’t seem to be fairing very well back in his cell. At the Gutierrez house, Tony speaks to his father regarding Jenny. Aubry is questioned about the attack and it is suggested that she needs to testify against Nix. At work, Russ is questioned about his felon status. Since he lied on his job application, he is fired from his position. At the airport, Mark Skokie’s (David Hoflin) fiancé, Richelle (Gwendoline Yeo), arrives in town.

The pair meet up, before they immediately have intercourse, eat and drink Mike’s Hard Lemonade. They contemplate Richelle meeting Mark’s parents, before Hector is shown giving up information regarding Nix. Hector furthers the state’s evidence of a hate crime. Hector speaks about his charge of murder. He insists he defended a friend from the cartel. Meanwhile, Tony is arrested again and might be going to big boy jail this time! His dad complains to Detective Palmer (Brent Anderson), who tells him about the beating video. Daddy Gutierrez watches the video and learns about the boy’s wounds, before he leaves.

Barb meets with Richelle and attempts to convince her to hold off the marriage, until Mark can clear his head. Richelle blames all of Mark’s problems on his parents, before the meeting turns into a Jerry Springer episode. Meanwhile, Carter is drug from his cell, hit a few times and sprayed clean. Afterwards, he meets with Aliyah and questions about Aubry’s condition. He learns that the drug dealer isn’t dead. Carter tells his sister about trying to kill himself, but Aubry saved him. During the conversation, Carter admits to the murder, assault and rape.

Mark and Richelle hang out at the bar and talk about Barb’s statements. Next, Tony gets a visit from his father and sister. When left alone, Tony insists he was protecting Jenny, but she isn’t buying it and leaves in a hurry. Eve speaks to a priest about her family’s struggle and Gwen’s recovery. Meanwhile, Nix’s attorney, Timothy Little, works to turn Matt into a racist and anti-government psychopath. The pair go to the mayor’s office to no avail. Meanwhile, Aubry learns that the police have found the gun, which killed Matt.

She orders her lawyer to get some papers to someone, before getting her family together. Jenny moves out of her father’s house. Her father attempts to talk her out of the decision, but she refuses to change her mind. Russ meets with Tom and tells him about his exposed history. He pleads with Tom to speak to Barb and give her some perspective. In the end, he refuses to help. At the prison, Hector calls someone, who speaks gibberish and hangs up immediately. Aubry meets with her family and the DA, while suggesting she’s been raped and abused, before blaming everything on her brother. Carter receives a picture, which Aubry cut out of a magazine, while she insists she lied about her brother, in order to protect Carter.

Meanwhile, Carter speaks to his sister about his relationship with Aubry and everyone trying to pull them apart. He insists he doesn’t want to be alone anymore. Afterwards, Aliyah speaks to a tape recorder speaking about putting together an assembly.

Review


Jesus, this episode really sank the turd straight down the drain, didn’t it? Heres the problem. The episode focused on Aubry and Carter, while evidently trying to give the audience someone to cheer for. Unfortunately, it back fired horribly. Neither character is likable and sympathizing with them is impossible, even if they had nothing to do with Matt Skokie’s death. At this point, who cares? They’re both incredibly stupid and astoundingly irritating. Both should be given life, so they can be removed from the show. Then, we can focus on Hector Tonz, who is actually interesting. The episode deserves a 4.5 out of 10.