As the episode opens, the prosecutor scolds Sergeant Haines (Grace Calder) for the large deposits made to her Swiss bank account and her tainted witness, Diane Pemberley (Jessica Gunning). Haines claims someone set her up. DCI Monroe (Rufus Wright) and Burgess (Ricky Grover) hold a press conference to appeal to Rani Rekowski (Rhianna Barreto) who is a suspect in the murder of Smiley “Smiler” Marshall (Rhys Yates). Watching the press conference from the jail, The Dean (Claes Bang) laughs. Elsewhere, Rani and Ben Eastfield (Gamba Cole) call Christian Taylor/Malaki (Charles Babalola) in police protection. Rani tells him that she was set up by The Dean who is working with a corrupt cop. Haines grabs Christine’s phone and demands to know Rani’s location. Rani swears she is innocent. Haines suggests they meet to discuss it when the call is disconnected.

Dressed in full gear, Diane is determined to enforce the law. She orders a mother, dropping her daughter off at school, to find another parking place. She stops a man on a motorized scooter to push it. He obeys her order for about two seconds before riding away on the scooter. Two boys tape a sign – “I’m a big hairy twat” to her back.

John Halloran (Darren Boyd) barges into Myrna Okeke’s (Clare Perkins) home to find Sean (Patrick Robinson) preparing shakshuka. Sean tells him that she will be back shortly and invites him to wait. Elsewhere, Lady Gabriella “Gabby” Penrose-Howe (Eleanor Tomlinson) moves forward with the preparations for her impending pregnancy. The fertility doctor informs her that the city is facing a semen shortage which Gabby instantly blames on the Brexit. She urges her to consider a friend as an alternative to a sperm donor. A short time later, she includes Gregory Dillard (Stephen Merchant) in her new baby monitor demonstration. He asks how much she paid for the baby gear. She assures him that he will get her inheritance back and asks for his sperm. She makes it clear that he would need to have no part in raising the child. After refusing to give her his sperm, he says she is too occupied to see he has his own problems to deal with.

Rani is surprised to learn Ben still has the dummy gun when Tori (Silvia Presente) arrives. Rani rushes to hide. She tells him about her naughty dream and suggests they turn it into a reality. He says his VAT needs to be completed. She kisses him before leaving with the promise he will call her. Elsewhere, John tells Sean that he is working on himself without a therapist who he compares to a salesman. Sean says therapy can help people who suffered abuse at the hands of their parents. John assures him that it is not that uncommon and tomorrow he will take down his father, John Halloran Senior (Ian McElhinney). When Myrna returns, John hurries her to the bedroom to tell her that Strickland (Nicholas Rowe) insists they testify in The Dean’s defense. He claims The Dean threatened his family if he didn’t say Rani planted the drugs in his car. Startled, Myrna takes a seat and says she may be innocent. He reminds her that Rani’s DNA was detected on the murder weapon. He briefly tells her about his plan to get his job back. Sean repeatedly knocks on the door. Frustrated, she accuses him of smothering. Burgess is waiting for them outside.

The Washington Hotel – Ben calls Burges while Greg records their conversation from another room via Gabby’s baby monitor. Ben claims to have CCTV footage of him killing Smiler at the pub. Burgess abruptly ends the call. Rani assures them that Burgess will be there shortly. Elsewhere, Gabby recruits a woman to breastfeed her baby on social media. She receives a delivery of 42 boxes of legal documents. At the hotel, Rani says Tori seems nice. He tells her that he met Lori’s parents. Learning Tori wasn’t a virgin when she slept with Ben, a jealous Rani urges him to get tested for STDs. While they argue, Burgess utilizes the fire escape to access Greg’s room and choke him unconscious. Burgess demands to see the CCTV footage. Rani emerges from the bathroom and offers to double what The Dean is paying him. Drawing the dummy gun, Ben points it at Burgess. Rani takes the gun. Burgess assures her that she won’t shoot him because she has never killed anyone before. He says Myrna and John are going to testify against her but she refuses to believe him. John and Myrna are handcuffed together inside Burgess’ car. After Burgess leaves, Rani and Ben race to check on Greg who eventually wakes up.

Burgess allows Myrna to talk to Sean on the phone. He professes to love her. She says cool and ends the call. Burgess questions why she never told Sean that she loves him before heading to Christian’s room. John repeatedly blows the horn with his foot. Christian is getting dressed when he hears the horn. He finds PC Davis gone and the door open. He sees Burgess approaching, jumps to the balcony of the adjoining room, and flees with Burgess in pursuit. Elsewhere, The Earl (Richard E. Grant) arrives at Gabby’s with a picnic basket of her favorite foods. Honored, she puts on the tea kettle.

Bristol City Crown Court –DS Selforth (Kojo Kamara) tells the court that he found a burner phone with Rani and Christian’s phone numbers. Strickland points out that Rani is the key suspect in Smiler’s murder and Christian is a drug dealer. Haines denies any knowledge of the burner phone and the Swiss bank account. Strickland suggests Christian bribed her to frame The Dean. Selforth claims to have suggested he and Haines stake out the community center but she sent him to investigate a lead at a sex club. Strickland says Haines plotted with Christian, Rani, and their friends to frame The Dean. She blurts out that he is a drug dealer, regardless of how the drugs got in his car. The Dean laughs. Diane offers her support but Haines refuses it.

Gabby tells The Earl that social media users are bashing her for having a baby. He warns that going to court will only make matters worse and urges her to relinquish her rights to her mother’s money. She accuses him of playing games with her. He says she is a drug addict like her mother. She orders him to get out. Greg sees The Earl and rushes in to find Gabby distraught with a bottle of wine. He assures her that she will be a great mother and picks up the semen collection container before going to his room.

At court, John and Myrna confess to planting drugs in The Dean’s car with Haines’ help. Devastated, Diane rips Haines’ photo into shreds and turns against the law. Later, John picks up Sean’s novel, “Finding Your Way Back To You.” Sean proposes to Myrna. Elsewhere, Ben apologizes to Rani and promises to help her make it right when Christian arrives asking for help in disappearing. Ben says The Dean will come for them when he is released. Christian denies any responsibility for Rani’s situation. Ben accuses him of being selfish and gives him some cash. Greg informs Gabby that Anne-Marie (Jessica Boyde) broke up with him.

Stan (Harry Trevaldwyn) finds Diane drinking on the job. Inside the supply shed, Myrna and John tell Rani that Burgess threatened them if they didn’t testify against her. Ben says Burgess murdered Smiler. Diane orders Stan to utilize the petty cash to buy her some more beer, food, and crack. She overhears Smiler’s audio recording about his plan to boost The Dean’s hard drive. John says they need to take care of the corrupt cop. Believing they are referring to Haines, Diane barges into the shed to show them the hidden camera. Rani assures her that Haines is not corrupt. Diane orders Greg to hit her. When he refuses, Myrna backslaps her. Diane thanks her and offers to help them take down The Dean. Christian returns to help as well.

At a coffee shop in New York, Frank Sheldon (Christopher Walken) tries to con a group of people when the owner intervenes. He receives a call from Rani asking for his help in getting The Dean’s laptop. Frank claims to be working with English people to break into a drug lord’s house. He starts to tell them about the Mario Brothers maneuver when the episode ends.

 

The Outlaws Review

The Dean pays Burgess to kill Smiler and forces John and Myra to testify against Rani. Still not convinced that Rani never killed Smiler, Ben lures Burgess to a hotel in hopes of capturing his confession on a baby monitor. Smarter than he looks, Burgess foils their plan. Christian eludes Burgess and asks for Ben’s help in disappearing. Realizing he hasn’t changed, Ben gives some cash. He later shows back up to help them take down The Dean.

Diane is distraught when Myrna and John testify that her idol, Haines took bribe money from Christian. She becomes a corrupt community service worker. She later finds out that Burgess framed Haines and is ready to prove her innocence.

Gabby asks Greg to contribute to her pregnancy by giving her a semen sample. He initially refuses but relents when he finds her on the verge of relapse. The Earl tries to deceive her into relinquishing her rights to her mother’s money.

The best episode by far. Most of the jokes hit the mark. Christopher Walken made his first appearance of the season. It is unclear if he will rejoin The Outlaws. The episode deserves a 6.2 out of 10.

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