Inside Man – The episode opens with Vince Harrick (Rafael Cabrera) and Lexi Parks (Kim Pettidord) unloading groceries in their kitchen. Vince appears to be in a rush as he mentions his night shift at the Sheriff’s station. When she jokes about them being two passing ships in the night, he says he’ll be home by 7 to start the omelets if she’ll make the coffee. When he returns the next morning, he discovers Lexi brutally bludgeoned with a pillow over her face in their bedroom.

4 months later, Maddie Bosch (Madison Lintz) is shown swimming laps at what appears to be a community pool. After tiring herself out, she uses a weighted belt to hold and time herself to the floor of the pool. She’s nearing a minute and a half when he resurfaces.

Against the advice of his Contractor (Sal Landi), Harry Bosch (Titus Welliver) decides he’ll finish the last of the restoration on his home. Although Maximo wishes him luck, he warns that the city has become critical about enforcing residential housing codes. Maddie arrives to learn about Harry’s plans and quickly voices her concern about the repairs never getting finished. When the discussion leads to dinner, Maddie says she might already have plans.

Elsewhere, two detectives arrest a man named David Foster (Patrick Brennan) for the murder of Lexi Park. He proclaims his innocence as he’s dragged away, and tells his wife, Louise Foster (Terryn Westbrook) to call Honey Chandler (Mimi Rogers). Arriving at work later that day, Chandler learns about David’s arrest from associate, Marty Rose (David Moses).

At the police station, Maddie discusses her problems sleeping with her former training officer, Reina Vasquez (Denise G. Sanchez). Vasquez suggests getting her own place will do the trick and points out how affordable Boyle Heights is. Maddie claims the commute would be too much before asking about Vasquez’s new position with Hollywood’s Crime Reduction Unit. Vasquez loves it and encourages Maddie to keep her head up because it’s just a matter of time before she gets back on the streets. After they part company, Maddie encounters Rico Perez (Anthony Gonzales) who jokingly warns her of the dangers of paper cuts before confirming they are still on for a later meeting.

Matthew Ramirez (Alex Loynaz) informs Chandler about the arrival of FBI agents, Sylvia James (Jolene Kay) and Lucas Jones (Vincent Laresca). They want to discuss what she and Bosh were doing near the Long Island port on the day that Carl Rogers’ (Michael Rose) and Glen Keating’s (Paul Hipp) bodies were shipped to Ho Chi Minh City. Chandler doesn’t reveal any information and they issue her a legal order to not destroy any documentation, files, or communications linked to the case. Harry claims to not be concerned when she shares the news with him at dinner. He does point out the crucial mistake she made by running to him. She realizes the slip and apologizes. He adds that he’ll warn Crate (Gregory Scott Cummins) and Barrel (Tony Evans) before encouraging her not to feel guilty because he doesn’t.

Harry visits Maurice “Mo” Bassi (Stephen A. Chang) and asks him to monitor Ramirez and Marty’s correspondences for fear that they might be cooperating with the FBI. Harry also reminds him that his freedom is on the line as well.

While working at the front desk, Maddie helps a pushy Tina Cooper (Julia Rose) file a stolen property report for a $35,000 bracelet. She claims to have carelessly left it in her purse on the passenger seat while making a return that should have only taken a few minutes. Tina adds that her insurance company is the only reason she’s filing the report. Maddie later asks desk sergeant, John Enochty (Reuben Uy) if she can personally deliver the report. He agrees, but the pawnshop detective informs her that it usually takes at least a month before they start receiving reports of stolen items. Maddie later visits the store where Tina made the return and confirms Tina’s story. She also notes a Tesla parked in front of Tina’s vehicle and the getaway Jeep that pulls up in the street. Harry meets with and warns Crate and Barrel that they might be subpoenaed for their role in the Carl Rogers incident. They assure him there is no need to worry because they are now retired and don’t need to worry about protecting their reputations. If it comes to it, they claim they’ll plead the fifth.

At a meeting with David, Chandler tells him the cops claim to have evidence linking him to the crime. He says that’s impossible because he didn’t even know Lexi. After some awkward hesitation, he claims to have been with his wife on the night of the murder.

Harry returns to Mo and learns of an e-mail on the law firm’s server so heavily encrypted, he couldn’t access it. He could access the attachment, which is revealed to be the schematics for a shipping container. He couldn’t confirm who sent it.

Maddie meets with the owner of the Tesla and gets authorization to view the vehicle’s built-in camera footage. At the courthouse, without objections from the DDA Brad Landreth (Eddie Yu), Chandler gets Judge Newland (Guy Garner) to postpone the arraignment until after discovery. Meeting with Landreth privately, he assures Chandler that discovery will be completed by the end of the day. He also warns her that they have undisputable DNA evidence linking David to the scene.

Chandler shares the news with Rose as he’s leaving their offices. He agrees it isn’t good news but claims David’s use of his wife as an alibi might be worse. Chandler jokingly says at least it’s not his mother. Mo is shown following him home, while Harry tails Ramirez to a local restaurant where he meets with the FBI. When Mo checks in, Harry orders him to the restaurant to take up surveillance.

Maddie has drinks with Paulina Calderon (Danielle Larracuente), who still hasn’t returned to the job after being shot. Maddie shares information about the robbery case and how good it feels to be doing something.

Harry enjoys a drink of his own while reviewing Mo’s surveillance photos of Matthews meeting with the FBI. He attempts to reach Maddie who doesn’t answer because she’s in bed with Rico. The next day Harry shares Matthews’ betrayal with Chandler. She first considers firing him but then decides to feed him bad information to mislead the feds. She also unveils her plan to bring Harry on as an investigator on the Lexi Park case to make their meetings legitimate.

When Maddie turns her evidence over to Vasquez, it’s revealed that she used the Tesla’s built-in camera to get the license plate of the getaway vehicle. Vasquez commends her work while also chiding her for doing more than she was supposed to.

After Harry reviews the Park files, he decides to visit the property. He meets a nosey neighbor who claims to not have heard a thing that night because the alarm wasn’t set. When he asks about the dog, she says they didn’t have a dog, they only used the sign as a deterrent.

A man named James Allen (Ty Trumbo) is shown at a bar picking up a male patron whom he returns to his hotel with. James claims to need to freshen up, but his attention is quickly drawn outside by approaching lights and a revving motor. James goes out to greet the visitor and leaves the man alone.

At a meeting with Louise, Chandler that David not only lied about his alibi but that he is also an ex-addict. She later gets the full story and his real alibi (James Allen) when she visits David in lockup.

Detectives call Tina back down to the station where she meets with Maddie. She gets upset and claims to not want to press charges when she learns she can’t get her bracelet back until after the trial. She leaves in a fit after ordering Maddie to force the detectives to drop the charges.

Chandler implements her strategy to mislead Matthews and the feds by confiding in him that she hired Harry to work on Foster’s defense. She also orders him to retrieve all the files on Carl Rogers’ case. Meanwhile, Harry returns home to be ambushed with a subpoena by FBI agents Sylvia and Jones. They insult him by referring to him as a “has-been” and let him know they are well aware of his involvement in the Rogers’ case. He orders them to leave their subpoena and go.

Chandler attends a meditation class for the first time and shares a nice conversation with a man. A quick scene shows a random man sleeping with what is assumed to be a prostitute. When they finish, two men (Max Martini/Guy Wilson) show up at the door and blackmail him. They mention his wife and daughter’s names to add emphasis to their threat.

During a phone call with Chandler, Harry says he can’t find any evidence of a link between David Foster and Lexi Park. He claims that only makes Foster look more suspicious. She shares Foster’s real alibi (James Allen), but hasn’t been able to reach him.

Agents Sylvia and Jones update their boss, William Baron (Anthony Michael Hall) on their investigation and request a phone warrant. Baron claims a warrant to tap Harry’s phone won’t be a problem, but tapping Chandler’s is tricky, probably not even impossible. He suggests letting it go to court while they dig deeper into their evidence.

At home, Harry goes back over the Lexi Parks’ crime scene photos. He attempts to hide them when Maddie shows up, but after some convincing he shares them. She admits the photos are disturbing and asks if Lexi was raped. When Harry confirms she was, Maddie admits to feeling lucky that Kurt Dockweiler (David Denman) didn’t sexually assault her. Harry encourages her to not minimize what she went through. When he reminds her that the trial is coming up soon, she gets flustered and rushes off to bed. The episode ends with Maddie checking to make sure her windows are locked and putting a pistol under her pillow.

 

Bosch: Legacy Review

This is an altogether horrible series, although I feel that it could be much better. I will admit that although there doesn’t appear to be anything unique about the murder, it poses some intriguing qualities. Bosch Legacy Season 2 is my second foray into the series. I can remember watching up to season 3 or 4 of the original Bosch but the thing I find interesting is that I can recall when Harry first learns that his home’s structure and bracing were failing.

It almost seems unfathomable that they are just now wrapping that up. I’m also not a huge fan of the short scenes. I feel that they are using the ping-ponging back and forth to draw out the episode. In addition, the acting is horrendous, especially Agent Jones. Despite the negativity, I would give the episode a 5 out of 10.

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