When the episode begins, a flashback shows Wes (Alfred Enoch) running from the Hapstall mansion. Laurel and Michaela call him from the woods and question about Connor’s whereabouts. Connor (Jack Falahee) is still inside of the mansion with Annalise. He tells her that everything is her fault, before we flash back two months. Catherine (Amy Okuda) and Caleb (Kendrick Sampson) are interviewed by the police in separate rooms.

Annalise walks in, before Catherine can incriminate her brother. Annalise informs the pair that their aunt has been murdered. Caleb proclaims their innocence and points towards being framed. When asked, Catherine lies about both siblings being home. Wes gets a visit from the landlord, who questions him about Rebecca and her late rent. Annalise groups everyone together and tells them to find evidence to get the murder charges thrown out. Anna threatens Bonnie with a sacking. Afterwards, Asher confronts Bonnie and butters up his lady friend.

Michaela and Laurel spare over Michaela’s yearning to attend Nate’s hearing. Connor breaks the news about Oliver’s STD and Asher (Matt McGorry) attempts to convince him that intercourse would be a horrible idea. Next, Eve meets up with Annalise and insists Annalise needs to stay out of her business. When questioned, Anna admits she cares for Nate. They speak about their sexual encounter the previous night and Eve admits it doesn’t have to mean anything. Both admit they had fun. After a little flirting, Nate’s hearing takes place.

In the courthouse, the prosecutor brings up Eve’s (Famke Janssen) relationship with Annalise. Eve hides their sexual relationship and only admits to their professional relationship. The pair childishly argue back and forth, before the prosecutor accuses Annalise (Viola Davis) of colluding with Nate Lahey (Billy Brown) to kill her husband. Back at the mansion, Frank confronts Bonnie about the murder. Bonnie reminds him that they’re both in the same boat.

 

Anna calls and tasks Frank (Charlie Weber) with discovering what else the DA knows. Asher questions Bonnie how Sinclair could’ve found out. Their encounter abruptly ends, when Miss Guthrie enters and tells the pair that she will never lie for the siblings. She reveals that Caleb told the staff to take the night off early. Back at the courthouse, Annalise is called to the stand and sworn in. Wes, Michaela and Connor watch from the audience. Anna is questioned about her relationship with Nate. Eve stands up and attempts to prevent Sinclair from asking provocative questions, but the judge denies her request.

Anna is then asked, if she was aware Nate’s wife was diagnosed with cancer, while they were having an affair. Outside of the courtroom, Connor ridicules Wes about Rebecca, before Michaela tells him to screw Oliver and get it over with. Next, an unknown man, Levi (Matt Cohen), interrupts and asks to borrow a phone. Levi flirts with Michaela, but she blows him off. Connor attempts to talk her into hooking up with him. Laurel hangs out with Frank, before a detective arrives and hands them an arrest warrant.

Meanwhile, Annalise cries in the bathroom. Bonnie arrives with information regarding the Hapstall’s arrest warrant. It reveals that DNA was found in the aunt’s car. Annaise brings the kids together and insists Catherine is their way in, since she already lied about Caleb’s whereabouts. Wes offers to butter up to her and attempt to squeeze information from her, but Connor claims Wes isn’t the guy for the task. Despite reservations from the others, Anna tasks Wes with the job. Anna is called back to the stand, while Wes meets with Catherine.

Wes tells Catherine that the DNA matches her brother, but she seems oblivious to everything. Catherine gives up the information, before Bonnie and Wes speaks to Caleb. Caleb passes Bonnie’s test, which means he is likely telling the true. Emily Sinclair (Sarah Burns) continues questioning Annalise. Annalise goes off on a long rant and repeatedly bashes the prosecution. Sinclair turns it around on her and ties her temper to the capability to commit the murder.

Bonnie returns home and informs the kids that they’re going to have to stay up all night and work to get the DNA evidence tossed out. Oliver surprises everyone. Asher speaks to him and blatantly spills the beans, before Connor arrives and Oliver bashes him. Oliver complains about Connor’s admission to his friends. Oliver tosses him keys to the apartment, before rushing out angrily. Back in the courtroom, Anna is asked who she thinks killed her husband and she admits she thinks it was Nate. During a break, Eve tells Nate to admit to having a fight with same, so they can overcome the fingerprint evidence. He refuses

In the bathroom, Eve updates Anna, before Emily arrives and shuts them up. Back in the courtroom, Eve ridicules Anna and accuses her of killing Sam. Eve insists Anna only slept with Nate on the night of the murder, so she would have an alibi. She belittles Anna for a good two or three minutes, before sitting down. After the testimony, Anna returns home in a bad mood. Frank informs Bonnie about Eve pinning everyone on Annalise. Michaela connects the dots and enlists Oliver’s (Conrad Ricamora) help debunking the DNA.

He hacks into the police’s database. Connor is caught in a trap and is bashed by Connor and Michaela. Oliver also tells Michaela to go out with Levi, before discovering that the police ran two DNA tests on the crime scene. Bonnie tells Anna that the cops deleted the first test, because it showed no DNA, before framing Caleb and running another. A drunken Annalise bashes Bonnie and insists she can’t trust her to do anything. Bonnie stands up for herself and suggests she killed Rebecca to take care of Annalise. Anna insists they should lock her up, so everyone can be safely away from her.

At the courthouse, Annalise presents evidence to try and get Caleb and Catherine’s charges dropped. The deleted DNA test is brought out and the charges are dropped. Next, Nate’s trial resumes and the judge prepares to make her ruling. She insists Emily Sinclair needs to go back to the drawing board and sets Nate free. That night, Connor apologizes to Oliver. He prompts Oliver to hurt him, by telling him how he got his STD. Oliver walks him through his drunk escapade. Connor blames it on his cheating, which led Oliver into the sexual relationship.

 

Eve attempts to convince Annalise that the DA doesn’t have enough evidence to charge her. Anna complains about Eve pinning the murder on her. Eve admits she did it, because part of her is still in love with Annalise. Anna confesses it was good with Eve, but she got scared and left. Predictably, the pair kiss and things continue forward. Laurel pays a visit to Frank and celebrates her good grade. Frank insists she came for sex and she obviously did, but Frank blows her off and demands that she gets to know him first. At Wes’s place, we see a picture of Rebecca with Levi.

 

Michaela and Levi hang out at the club. They play pool. Meanwhile, Asher meets up with Emily and tells her to screw off. Emily reveals she is the new prosecutor on the Hapstall case. In the morning, Eve leaves, while Nate watches from a distance. A flashback shows Connor leaning over Anna’s body. She insists she is dying, but the others force him to flee. At the end of the episode, it appears Emily’s lifeless body is also at the mansion.

 

HTGAWM Season 2 Episode 2 Review

There were some good moments in the second episode, but also some that were very cheesy. Some of the questioning of Annalise was great, but her outbursts were unrealistic and would’ve been squashed in a real courtroom. As likable as the Oliver character is, his hacking skills are improbable and laughable. On the flip side, I still cannot wrap my mind around the Eve and Annalise relationship. It may be over now, but it still felt like a poor attempt at what I have no clue.

The future flashbacks are undoubtedly the best aspect of the show and keep things interest. Too bad they’re only 3 or 4 minutes of each episode. A 6 out of 10 is deserved.