As episode three of Eric begins, Edgar’s Anderson (Ivan Morris Howe) belongings are shown scattered on the ground. A news report indicates the family has offered a $25,000 reward. Clark tells the press that George (Clarke Peters) was released without charge in connection to the disappearance of Edgar Anderson. She ridicules Commissioner Nelson’s actions against minority communities. Eric reminds Vincent Anderson (Benedict Cumberbatch) that he has less than 24 hours until his pitch. Vincent can’t miss Jerry’s party. Cassie Anderson (Gabby Hoffmann) speaks to a woman about Edgar’s disappearance. She believes the money will help. Cassie believes Vincent is hiding something from her. When the woman recommends calling Dr. Mason, Cassie gets upset that she’s talking about the same old crap.

Vincent arrives at the party where Jerry (Donald Sage Mackay) and Lennie (Dan Fogler) are hanging out. He speaks to Ronnie (Roberta Colindrez) about the script. Ronnie knows they released the suspect. Ronnie tells Vincent that they’re on his team and the booze is taking him nowhere. Before Vincent can leave, he’s stopped by Councilor Costello (Jeff Hephner) who says the Sunshine Charity is a great cause. Vincent says it’s remarkable that a donation to a charity that helps the poor is connected to Costello’s plan to bus the homeless out of the city. Costello’s brother-in-law, Bruno Di Bari (Gerard Monaco), comes over to say it’s about the health and sanitation of New York. Vincent believes Bruno owns Hudson Sanitation. Bruno tries to talk to him, but Vincent is distracted when he sees Ledroit (McKinley Belcher III) nearby.

Ledroit wants him to come to the station for questioning. Cassie sees police at home so she believes Edgar is home. George tells her they said Mr. Anderson has been arrested. She yells for him to get out until he leaves. Meanwhile, Vincent paces around his cell while Eric talks to him. At the police station, Cassie speaks to Mr. Rochelle who reveals her son Marlon passed. They talk about Edgar. Cecile says she had to fight to get anything about her son into the press. In an interview room, Michael Ledroit shows Vincent a surveillance video of Edgar leaving his apartment. Vincent is shown walking out moments later even though he said otherwise earlier. He blurts out something while speaking to Eric. Ledroit says Cassie called to say Vincent followed Edgar that day. She also said they had a fight the night before Edgar disappeared.

Ledroit asks if Edgar heard them. Vincent says he did and he followed Edgar because he was concerned. He explains he called for Edgar but he didn’t hear him. Ledroit points out that Vincent goes out of sight of the camera seconds later. Vincent keeps talking to himself during the interview. Tina (Erika Soto) arrives with a bag. Cassie looks through the door before being told to wait down the hall. Ledroit asks about the cut on Vincent’s head while Vincent spirals out of control. Ledroit reveals his blood type is the same as the blood on the t-shirt. Vincent yells to shut up. He tells Ledroit that he wants to make sure Edgar is okay. He followed Edgar down an alley and reached out for him. He grabbed him by the back of the neck, but Edgar freed himself. Vincent grabbed him again and yanked him by his t-shirt. That’s why he must’ve done that. Vincent says there was so much blood.

He claims Edgar took off the t-shirt and threw it at him. Vincent says he put it on his forehead because there was so much blood. Then, he threw the t-shirt behind the dumpster. In private, Ledroit tells the Commissioner he wants to keep Vincent overnight and let him sweat it out. He’s warned the press will go crazy over this. Ledroit tells Cassie to come back tomorrow. He mentions that a man entered the apartment after Vincent left and didn’t leave for a couple of hours later. Ledroit asks if the man is someone she trusts. Cassie says he’s a friend. Lennie checks on Cassie. A transient wrings out a t-shirt with Edgar’s flyer nearby. A news report talks about the homeless epidemic. Costello and Bruno watch the report about their plan to relocate the homeless to suitable accommodations. Bruno tells him he’s looking forward to working with him, but Costello insists it’s the last time.

Bruno asks who owes who here. The report says the scheme is backed by the Hudson Sanitation Company which was awarded a contract to clean up New York’s tunnels earlier this year.

Ricardo (Orlando Norman) eats from a can before feeding his dog. At the police station, Ledroit finds Cecile asleep in the lobby. Elsewhere, Cassie tosses an armload of alcohol bottles in the trash. She asks Lennie if he thinks Vincent killed Edgar. Lennie doesn’t respond. She suggests he would have come home if he ran away and if he is dead, no one can hurt him. When she says Anne (Phoebe Nicholls) blames her, Lennie reminds her that Vincent was being medicated at the age of nine. He calls Anne and Vincent crazy. Cassie admits to having an affair and vows to leave Vincent if they don’t find Edgar. Lennie assures her that Edgar will be found safe.

Ledroit tries to assure Cecile that people still remember Marlon Rochelle. She says the media isn’t mentioning him, only Edgar because he is white. She expresses her desire to hold Marlon and vows to keep contacting him until he does more.

Ledroit helps William (Mark Gillis) to a set in the living room and offers to stay home with him. William urges him to not give up no matter what. Elsewhere, Cassie gets a harassing phone call from a man. She considers smoking but tosses the cigarettes in the trash.

At the police station, Tina and Ledroit watch CCTV in the alley near the dry cleaner. At 8:14am, Edgar can be seen wearing his jacket and turning left toward his school. At 8:18am, Vincent is seen in the alley but takes a different direction than Edgar. At 8:34am, Vincent emerges from the Herald Street subway and heads toward the studio where he stays all day except leaving for a 20-minute lunch.

Vincent comes under attack by reporters. He claims to believe in a world where kids can safely walk to and from school. A journalist (Andrew Haseriat) says after five days, he is dead. Vincent curses him and assures him that Edgar is alive. Elsewhere, Cassie apologizes to George. He escorts her downstairs to see Edgar’s sketches. She smiles while looking at them.

Ledroit places Marlon’s photo beside Edgar’s on the investigation board. He tells Commissioner Cripp (David Denman) that Edgar and Marlon’s disappearances may be connected. Cripp reminds him of Marlon’s drug charges and suggests he is high somewhere or in the Hudson River. Ledroit says Cecile deserves closure. Cripp warns against interfering with Vice’s investigation. When Ledroit asks Nokes (Ryan Hunter) about “8,” he gets nothing but a stern warning.

Vincent arrives home to find Cassie out. Eric tells him to get cleaned up because he has to pitch Edgar’s puppet. Sebastian (Jose Pimentao) is serving food to the homeless when Cassie approaches. He wraps his arm around her and assures her that Edgar is still alive.

Edgar can be seen lying motionless in an underground tunnel. Vincent patches Edgar’s Eric to Jerry, Avi Nagler, and Sam. Jackson (Simon Manyonda), Ronnie (Roberta Colindrez), Ellis (Chloe Claudel), and Murray (Adam Silver) join in to make Eric feel welcome. Yuusuf (Bamar Kane) is holding Edgar in the tunnels utilized by the homeless. Vincent and his colleagues go to The Lux. A drag queen (George Lester) greets them. Vincent accidentally bumps into Gator (Wade Allain-Marcus) before entering the pub.

Lorenzo (Laurence Moran) insists that Cripp find Tina a good cop. Cripp urges Ledroit to stay away from The Lux and find him a woman. A short time later, Tina and Ledroit are making out in a car. She invites him in but he declines. He asks her about Nokes’ wife, Dana. She claims Nokes is not a good husband to Dana.

The Lux – Jerry tells Lennie that Eric is in and Vincent is out. Lennie stares at him. Jerry says Vincent is drinking while Edgar is missing. Vincent can be seen having a good time in the background. He orders Lennie to fire Vincent before walking away.

Yuusuf and Raya (Alexis Molnar) argue about what to do with Edgar. She says TJ (Stefan Race) can get a lot of money for him. He orders a terrified Edgar to not move. Cassie and Sebastian hand out flyers for Edgar. She spots a missing person flyer for Marlon and takes the phone number.

The Lux – Ledroit shows TJ a photo of Marlon. TJ denies seeing him. Ledroit demands he look again when Gator grabs his arm. Ledroit says prison made him soft and assures him that the world didn’t stop while he was inside. Gator threatens to kill TJ if he betrays him.

Vincent is snorting drugs. Eric snorts a line when Lennie comes to check on him. Vincent assures him that he is okay. Lennie urges him to go home to Cassie. Vincent and Eric hit the dance floor. Ledroit sees him. Lennie watches him from the bar. A cleaner at the police station accidentally knocks a pile of files into the floor. One of the files is Lennie’s. The episode ends.

 

Eric Review

Yuusuf and Raya abducted Edgar and are holding him in the tunnels utilized by the homeless. Raya suggests letting TJ sell him to a pervert but Yuusuf isn’t sold on the idea.

Vincent is released from jail. He pitches Eric to Jerry with the help of the Good Day Sunshine puppets. Jerry is convinced Eric will make a great addition to the show but wants Vincent gone. Vincent and his colleagues go to The Lux after work. Ledroit sees him having a good time on the dance floor.

Ledroit makes out with Tina to keep his relationship with William private. He believes Marlon and Edgar’s disappearances are related. Nokes warns him against asking questions about “8.” Tina tells him that Nokes is a bad husband. Ledroit wants to talk to his wife, Dana. William urges him to take down Nokes and Kennedy.

Cassie tells Lennie that she is seeing someone. She plans to leave Vincent if Edgar is found alive. She and Sebastian hand out flyers while Vincent parties at The Lux.

 

Other than the revelation of Yuusuf abducting Edgar who is still alive, the episode is mere filler. Netflix taking advantage of Benedict Cumberbatch’s popularity to spew the same-old, same-old, hackneyed tripe. The episode deserves a 4.5 out of 10.

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