As this episode of Sullivan’s Crossing begins, Maggie Sullivan (Morgan Kohan) goes to a restaurant to meet with her mother Phoebe Lancaster (Lynda Boyd). They briefly talk about the incident between Walter and Sully before Andrew (Allan Hawco) surprises Maggie by showing up. Phoebe wants to celebrate with her daughter back home. Andrew reveals he has accepted a job in Boston. Phoebe thinks that is wonderful because they’ll get to live in the same city. Meanwhile, Edna (Andrea Menard) knocks on the door to awaken Sully (Scott Patterson) who passed out on the couch after drinking.

Once he wakes up, Edna reminds him he was supposed to be at the store a half hour ago. She needs to take Frank to the doctor. Before she leaves, she warns Sully that he better have a good explanation for what he did to Walter. At the store, Edna tells Frank (Tom Jackson) about Sully oversleeping as they wait for him to arrive. She complains that they just got Maggie back and Sully has driven her away again. Frank doesn’t think that is fair and thinks Maggie will be back. Jackson (T. Thomason) insists he has the shop covered so they can leave. The guest arrives for his follow-up lesson, but they can’t leave until Sully arrives.

He is impressed with Jackson’s drawings. Jackson says he draws to relax and doesn’t like people looking at them. Once Sully arrives, he tells Jackson to take the day off since it is a nice day. Sully gets the stuff that Edna left for him. He puts a picture of Maggie on the wall. Phoebe talks to Maggie about her panic attacks. Maggie sees Maryam (Martha Irving) from work so she walks over to say hello. Maryam quickly tries to get rid of her before talking about her behind her back. Maggie rushes out of the restaurant. Cal Jones (Chad Michael Murray) stops by the store to buy what he needs to go camping. Cal asks him about getting started on one of their projects, but Sully isn’t interested. Instead, he suggests Cal could stop by and visit Roy.

Andrew tries to calm Maggie and explains that nothing matters as long as they’re together. He tries to find a way to cheer her up and also offers to book her a massage. Maggie just wants to go home and go for a run. Cal visits Roy (Richard Donat) who agrees to play a game of chess with him. Roy is surprised he isn’t spending time with Maggie, but Cal explains she is out of town. Roy thinks they would make a cute couple. After winning, Roy reveals Lola (Amalia Williamson) is good too since he taught her when she was a little girl. It was the only thing that could make her smile after her mother died. His daughter was diagnosed with lung cancer with Lola and 16 and didn’t tell anyone because she didn’t want them to worry.

Lola went through so much after the accident. When she was seven, she was hit while riding her bike and the driver never stopped. Once Lola joins them, she invites Cal to come back for dinner. They don’t take no for an answer. Frank and Edna make it back to Sullivan’s Crossing only to find the store closed. She puts Frank in charge so she can control Sully who says Walter was asking for it. Edna is worried that Walter could charge him with assault although Sully doesn’t think so. Sully confesses that he really blew this. Edna admits Walter always knew how to push his buttons. Edna recommends calling Maggie, but Sully thinks she is back in Boston where she belongs.

Walter (Peter Outerbridge) comes over to help Maggie prepare for her deposition. He doesn’t think it is a big deal although Maggie says her career is on the line. Walter urges her not to take this personally. He claims the mother can’t face the fact that it might be her fault so she is looking for someone to blame. Later, Maggie goes out with Andrew who says they’re celebrating his new job. After dinner, Lola tells Cal that Roy really likes him. He admits there is no one at home to cook for him. Cal loves how close Lola is to her grandfather. They talk about the death of Lola’s mother and how difficult that was. Lola doesn’t know what they would’ve done if Sully hadn’t offered to take them in during her treatments. Maggie steps away from dinner. Lola says goodbye to Cal before he leaves.

He checks his text messages and doesn’t find anything from Maggie. He sends her a message and Andrew gets it since Maggie left her phone at the table. Andrew deletes the message before putting her phone back down. Maggie comes back and asks Andrew to take her home. Cal sits with his wooden box which was made for his wife. Maggie apologizes for ruining dinner and says she feels better now. When she tries to check her phone, Andrew stops her and says he will help her relax. He tells her that he can’t lose her as they kiss on the bed. The next day, Maggie is surprised when Bob (Bob Mann) approaches her so he can apologize for everything. There is something Bob needs to tell her, but Maggie doesn’t want to hear from him again.

She tells him she wishes she’d never met him before leaving. Maggie calls Cal to hear a friendly voice before heading into the deposition. He admits he was worried when she didn’t respond to his text, but Maggie never got his text. Sully asks Frank if Edna mentioned anything about the Rainbow Club canceling its booking this year. The deposition begins as Maggie is asked about the day Kevin Markiff was brought into the hospital. Kevin’s mother, Claire Markiff (Shelley Thompson), listens to her answer the questions. Maggie is told that Maryam Roberts gave a sworn statement that she didn’t check for a pupillary response. She is asked if she checked his pupillary response before she checked his leg.

Maggie is asked about ordering a CT scan, but she only ordered an X-ray. Claire accuses Maggie of killing her son. They agree to take a ten-minute break. Maggie steps outside to get some air. When Maggie goes back inside, Claire harasses her. She claims that someone could’ve saved her son but didn’t. Maggie claims she did everything she could have given the circumstances. Maggie gets upset. Sully calls and tries to get people to come to the campground. He gets a call from Maggie to tell Edna about the deposition. She reveals that they’re going to trial. She accuses him of taking Claire’s side before ending the call. Sully suspects his daughter isn’t coming back. Sully gets more alcohol.

He remembers a young Maggie saying she doesn’t want to leave Sullivan’s Crossing. Sully drinks while covering up the mural in Maggie’s bedroom. Andrew takes Maggie to the house he has been looking at. He proposes to her as well. Andrew asks her to just think about it as her phone begins ringing. He asks her not to get it, but Maggie decides to answer it. She says she has to go back to Sullivan’s Crossing because something has happened.

 

Sullivan’s Crossing Review

The sixth episode of Sullivan’s Crossing got into the nitty-gritty of the case against Maggie and Claire’s reaction to her son’s death. It also pulled Cal and Maggie apart a bit while possibly pushing Cal closer to Lola. Sully has turned to alcohol as he struggles with everything that has happened and the possibility that Maggie will never return. Certain aspects of Sullivan’s Crossing seem a little farfetched at times, the story can be cliché, and some of the performances are odd.

Nevertheless, it does what a lot of shows refuse to do right now. The subject matter is serious and it doesn’t attempt to water it down with silly jokes. Truthfully, I’ve enjoyed the series despite the fact that not every arrow hits the target. It does a good job of creating characters and relationships that viewers will actually care about. It is great that Sullivan’s Crossing isn’t afraid of tackling serious subject matter in a serious way.

This episode scores a 6.5 out of 10. Despite being predictable, I am genuinely interested in seeing how things play out. Recaps of Sullivan’s Crossing are available on Reel Mockery here. Find out how to support our independent site at this link. Learn more about advertising on Reel Mockery here.