You Good? – At the episode starts, Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) wakes in the bed of Carolyn Wilder (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor). After peeking outside, he meets her in the bathroom to say there are no Albanians outside. She quickly insists their sleeping together will not impact her work. Heading outside Raylan runs into Jamal (Amin Joseph) who refuses to reveal his intentions.
Clement Mansell (Boyd Holbrook) and Sandy Stanton (Adelaide Clemens) meet with Sweetie (Vondie Curtis-Hall) to discuss Judge Alvin Guy’s (Keith David) black book. Mansell runs down names until they find a suitable test subject. The mention of a local Albanian scares Sandy off. A frustrated Mansell asks Sweetie if he has a target in mind. Sweetie suggests Burt Dickey (David Cross) who earned the name Bulldozer Burt before mentioning his home in Bloomfield.
Carolyn’s House – Carolyn and Raylan discuss Jamal’s visit and whether he is a client or not.
Detroit Precinct – Chief Briggs (Ronald L. Conner) lets the officers know that the governor isn’t happy with the lack of progress in the Guy investigation. Raylan and Wendell Robinson (Victor Williams) also learn that Maureen Downey (Marin Ireland) is the new lead detective thanks to Norbert Bryl (Norbert Leo Butz) being sidelined by the shooting investigation. She orders the officers to start from the beginning.
Parking Garage – Carolyn calls Trennell (Joseph Anthony Byrd) and asks him to talk Sweetie out of getting involved with Mansell and the ledger. She also recommends hiding the gun.
Original Crime Scene – Wendell and Raylan don’t learn much from the crime scene. Raylan does recall an Afghan vet by the name of Darryl Woods (Corey Hendrix) that was brought in the same night the judge was killed. He drops it when Wendell informs Raylan that Woods is a PCP addict.
Burt Dickey Real Estate – Sweetie calls Burt to confirm he received the photo. Sweetie then confirms a meeting for later that afternoon.
Detroit Courthouse – Carolyn argues with Diane (Regina Taylor) about politicians becoming judges.
Lunch – Wendell and Raylan discuss the different ways the case could end. The prospect of planting evidence is brought up, but they both decide that isn’t their style. Raylan suggests speaking with Raymond Cruz (Paul Calderon) about the Wrecking Crew Murders.
Detroit Precinct – Raylan and Wendell visit Mary Alice (Penelope Walker) where they learn she hates him and doesn’t know his whereabouts.
Back at the station, Raylan learns of a bouquet from Mansell.
Burt Dickey’s House – Although Sweetie and Mansell want $30,000 from Burt, they end up leaving with $10,000.During the meeting, Mansell’s attention is drawn to a Stanley Garlick painting behind Burt’s desk. In the car, Mansell isn’t happy over the low payoff while Sweetie is more concerned with the success of the book.
Courthouse – Raylan shows Carolyn Mansell’s flowers before inviting her to dinner.
Chinese Restaurant – From his car, Jamal watches as Raylan and Carolyn are followed. During dinner, Raylan and Carolyn discuss the misuse of the phrase, “You Good?” Jamal interrupts and gives Raylan a business card that reveals him to be Carolyn’s ex-husband. Jamal and Raylan argue until Carolyn storms out.
Del Weems Penthouse – Sandy returns to discover Mansell counting his take and suggests a trip to Aruba.
Jamal’s Apartment – Jamal receives an unexpected visit from Carolyn. Inside, Jamal tries to talk her into bed. She considers it until finding another woman’s belongings. She informs him of paying off the lien before leaving in tears.
Sweetie’s Bar – That night Mansell breaks into Burt’s house, wakes him up, and leaves with the painting. Outside, Carolyn tries to convince Sweetie to show her the ledger because she wants the judge’s chair. When he agrees, she is shocked to learn the entire city is in the book.
Local Bar – When Raylan texts Willa Givens (Vivian Olyphant) she turns down his offers to chat. When Raymond joins Raylan, he immediately asks him about the Wrecking Crew Case. Raymond claims to have left the files clean, but Raylan wants to know what was left out of the files and why he can’t trust anyone.
Justified: City Primeval Review
Episode 5 certainly wasn’t the most exciting one yet. It wasn’t the worst, either. In fact, I’m feeling a little more inspired about the reboot after this one. The series hasn’t been incredibly impressive thus far, but with the key players in prime positions on the board, the suspense is off the charts.
Raylan’s relationship with Carolyn is unbelievable. What I don’t appreciate is how she acts like a goddess, immediately throwing out stipulations like it’s a privilege to sleep with her. I could also do without all of Jamal’s mayonnaise remarks and the comparison of Marshals to slave herders. If you ask me, that’s just distasteful.
I also said in my last review that I think Wendell and Raylan would make a more enjoyable team. I could have been around about that. As of current, I’m not awfully impressed. I still enjoyed the episode and would give it a 5 out of 10.
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