As this episode of The Outlaws begins, Myrna (Clare Perkins) steals a police caravan and uses a loudspeaker to tell people about police negligence and abuse. John (Darren Boyd) hears about it on the news and tells his wife about the leftie, liberal terrorist. She warns him that someone is in the house, so he goes looking for them. He finds two men and chases both. He stops one of the men and begins bashing him until his wife tells him to stop. Then, we jump to the present as Frank (Christopher Walken) asks John and Myrna what they’re going to do with the money. He doesn’t like the fact they want to turn the money into the police and immediately tries to talk them out of it. After the intro, Gabby (Eleanor Tomlinson) gets everyone to tell their porn names. Christian (Gamba Cole) realizes something is wrong with Rani (Rhianne Barreto) who tells him about the men who visited her at home.

She can’t tell him much because the men were wearing masks, but she made up a story about the van being stolen. When she reveals the men said they’d come back, Christian refutes that because they’re from London and won’t stay long. Malaki (Charles Babalola) and Spider (James Nelson-Joyce) arrive and watch them from a distance. Myrna tells Lady Gabby about the upcoming demonstration by the Bristol Justice Collective. As she goes on about the marches, John continues saying they’re looting. Gabby doesn’t understand how she has been doing it since the 1980s since she can barely commit to a hair color. A man arrives looking for John and serves him while explaining Kennedy is suing him for damages because of loss of earnings. John tries to go after the man until Diane (Jessica Gunning) gets involved and stops him.

Greg (Stephen Merchant) reads the paperwork which reveals John beat up a youth and is being sued for racially aggravated assault. Myrna ridicules John who says she doesn’t have kids and doesn’t know what it feels like trying to keep them safe. Greg says the best case is it gets thrown out and the worst is John loses everything. Spider and his friend try to stop Christian, but he ends up getting away. Yvonne (Alexandria Riley) visits Myrna at home and tells her she worries about her being alone. Then, she tells her that her group goes for walks. Myrna learns about the group members including Marcus (Louis Emerick) who has all his hair and teeth. Yvonne encourages her to come join them although Myrna claims she is fighting racism. James meets Hilgard (Gerard Horan) to talk about business. Although John Sr. (Ian McElhinney) never wanted to do business with him, John is willing to break that rule.

Hilgard says he is feeling very positive about this although he wonders if John’s dad is. Myrna goes to her old advocacy group and Claire (Lois Chimimba) reminds her that she was voted out of the group. Claire says they’re close to getting a grant and a seat at the council table although Myrna doesn’t like that course of action. When Myrna says the problems are the same as those in the 1980s, Claire agrees and blames it on Myrna not changing anything. She is asked to leave before Gabby works on her festival with help from Greg. Since the deadline is tomorrow and they have a lot of paperwork to complete, they’re likely going to have to pull an all-nighter. They get to work while John finishes his conversation with Hilgard. Rachel (Sarah Trevelyan) stops him to ask about the Chinese deal and whether they’re going to lose their jobs. John promises everything is fine.

Greg tells Gabby they’ll have to pay four grand for the men’s bathrooms although she prefers they go in the woods. They talk about Greg’s 11 years at the firm and his dreams which are stored on his computer. One of his dreams is to hook up with a supermodel and flaunt her in front of his ex-wife. Gabby believes she can help with that since many supermodels will show up at her festival. Meanwhile, Rani tutors Esme (Aiyana Goodfellow) and they talk about boys. When Christian interrupts, Rani tells him his sister is brilliant. He offers to walk Esme home but ends up leaving with Rani instead. Greg copies papers and roleplays about his supermodel girlfriend. When he returns, he finds Gabby in a deep conversation with Spencer (Tom Hanson) about the Festival of Music and Light.

He jokes about Greg’s mile-high dreams before inviting Gabby to a party. Gabby decides to go while Greg stays and continues working on the festival. Myrna tries to convince Claire to let her return to the group, but Claire refuses and tells her it is time to enjoy the other things in her life. Rani tells Christian about history before he changes the subject to her shoplifting and why she does it. She explains she wanted to mess things and it is a bit like A Catcher In The Rye. Spider and his comrade follow them, so they try to get away. Rani tries to find out why Christian is doing community service, but he doesn’t have time to answer. They walk with the anti-racism group in hopes of getting away from the gang members. They manage to get away by jumping on the yacht where Gabby is partying with Spencer and his friends. Christian won’t tell her about those guys but suspects they won’t bother her.

As for Gabby, she believes they’re friends with benefits. Meanwhile, John has dinner with his father and wife because it is John Senior’s birthday. John Sr. tells Ruth (Amanda Drew) that the intruder deserved it regardless of his circumstances. John says his dad came from nothing and never stole a penny. John Senior wonders if John should stand back and let the girls get raped and murdered next time. Yvonne is surprised when Myrna shows up to the walking party. She introduces Marcus and the others to her sister. John and his father go outside where John asks if he thought of any contingencies in case the Chinese deal goes south. He explains they’ve had interest from Gram Hilgard although John Senior wants nothing to do with him. John reminds his father that he retired but he denies it. He also says his son hasn’t done anything and he earned everything for him.

Myra and her new friends have a good time until she makes everything political. She doesn’t see the point in just walking for fun so Marcus explains life is difficult enough as it is. Myrna says they can’t have a nice stroll because 35% of ethnic minorities are living in poverty. One woman admits she thought it’d be much higher than that. Spencer does coke while talking to Gabby about Greg and his sheltered life. She admits Greg told them about the cupboard of chaos before snorting the line. She says it is rough and decides to buy some. She mentions the guy with the spider tattoo who sells her cocaine. Grabby calls Greg to convince him to come down there and to pick up the cocaine on the way. Spencer confronts Rani and Christian who make up stories about being Gabby’s interior designer and such. As for Rani, she pretends she is in porn. Yvonne approaches her sister to tell her to leave since the group wants it.

Yvonne doesn’t understand why she has to be so angry. She calls her sister a balled-up fist of rage. Myrna agrees to walk away from the group. Meanwhile, John tries to figure out what to do while Greg goes to Spider to get the cocaine. Spider makes sure he isn’t an uncover agent before telling him to give the money to the kid down below. When Greg does it, the boy on the bike leaves and doesn’t return. Christian convinces Rani to dance with him. Then, they take pictures in the photobooth. John meets with Myrna to tell her he wants to keep the money now. He believes she should do the same and use it for her advocacy. She isn’t interested in stealing the money so John ridicules the government’s decision to give money to India. He admits he can’t tell his father because he told him all his life he wasn’t good and he doesn’t want to prove him right. He leaves without changing her mind.

Greg makes it to the boat and tells Gabby that the 9-year-old stole all his money. Spencer refuses to let Greg on the boat so Rani and Christian tell Gabby that was cold. Spencer remembers who Christian is from the pub and decides to have them removed from the yacht. Spencer makes fun of Greg again and offers to give Gabby his number so she can switch lawyers. She agrees but instead takes his phone and throws it in the water. Moments later, Christian and Rani say goodbye before she gets on the bus and leaves. Gabby returns to Greg, apologizes, and gives him a drink. She sits down and apologizes again. Then, she asks what he wants her to do. Myrna looks at old newspaper clippings of her past exploits and one about a cop dying in an arson blaze.

Christian returns to the library to get his sister. Before they go, he tries to find The Catcher in the Rye. Myrna goes back to Claire to ask for another vote and promises them money if she wins it. Esme and Christian return home to find the place ransacked. The vote goes in Myrna’s favor so she is allowed to return to the club. Malaki walks through his house and we see his family including a man in a wheelchair. When Rani makes it home, she finds Jerzy (Gyuri Sarossy) and Shanthi (Nina Wadia) sitting with the detectives. Christian meets with Malaki who tells him how snooker is racist before they begin talking about the bag of cash. Malaki points the gun at him although Christian denies everything. Rani’s parents lie about the van to protect her.

When the detectives leave, Rani’s parents want to know what is going on. As for Malaki, he tells his two friends that he can’t afford to go away before his family would suffer. He also doesn’t know what to believe or whether London is telling him the truth. When John and Myrna show up at Frank’s place, he is ready to take the money to the police. However, they surprise him by saying they’re going to keep the money.

 

The Outlaws Review

The Outlaws is finally starting to come full circle justifying why it was already given a second season. The show has a lot going for it and a few things going against it. The characters are dynamic with their own unique problems and personalities. The individuals portraying these characters have really brought them to life. Everyone is equally interesting although a few characters stand out from the crowded field.

Even Malaki has a purpose and reasons for doing what he is doing. Overall, this was the strongest episode of The Outlaws yet since it shaped the characters and pushed a few toward one another. The third episode poured on the emotions and the humor was surprisingly effective although some of the dialogue will have viewers rolling their eyes. The 3rd episode of The Outlaws scores a 7.5 out of 10. All The Outlaws recaps will be available on Reel Mockery here.