Bruce stands vigil at Alfred's bedside while Jim goes to get him some
food. When Jim comes back, Alfred insists that he's doing better but
claims that he didn't see who stabbed him. Bruce says the same and Jim
gets a call from Essen summoning him back to the station. Once he
leaves, Bruce wonders why Alfred didn't say that Reggie attacked him.
The butler says that he plans to sort his friend out himself, and tries
to get up. He staggers and Bruce first asks and then orders Alfred back
to bed. After a moment, Alfred reluctantly gets back into his bed.
Fish wakes up and finds a doctor at her side. He introduces himself as
Dr. Francis Dulmacher and examines her right eye. He explains that he's
the founder of the hospital and that he's impressed with her efforts.
Fish suggests that Dulmacher make her his right hand, noting that she
managed to shut down his basement for a week. Dulmacher says that he'll
consider it and tells her to eat. As he goes, he says that their stock
of eyes is low and they couldn’t match her original eye color. Once he's
gone, Fish checks herself in the mirror and discovers that they've
given her a new, blue eye to replace the one that she cut out.
When Jim returns to the station, Essen and Dent tell him that Flass has
been killed of the murder charge against him. The defense found a
witness that cleared him, but the court has sealed the records and they
have no idea who it is. Dent says that he's learned that Loeb provided
the witness, and Essen warns that Loeb is supporting Flass as president
of the policeman's union in the next election. Jim says that it won't
stand, and storms out. Flass is in the bullpen and enjoys rubbing the
fact that he's been freed in Jim's face.
Jim goes to Loeb's
office and accuses the commissioner of perverting the system. He insists
that there are no witnesses strong enough to trump the evidence that he
gathered, and Loeb plays a video of the witness: Harvey. On the tape,
Harvey says that he provided false information against Flass to get him
convicted.
Back at the station, Jim demands to know why Harvey
betrayed him. Harvey explains that the mob once forced him to kill a man
and, unlike Jim, he couldn't get out of it. He tells Jim to arrest him,
and warns his partner that Loeb has evidence on all of the cops in the
station. Jim insists on putting an end to it, and refuses to listen to
Harvey's warning that it's suicide to go up against Loeb.
Edward finds Kristen in his lab and strikes up a conversation about
pheromones. He figures that Kristen and Flass were dating, and assumes
that they only had a physical relationship. Kristen tells Edward that
she has realized that there are better men in the world than Flass and
thanks Edward for his concern.
Jim and Dent meet at a diner and
Jim tells the DA what Harvey described. Dent assures Jim that Loeb has
nothing on him, and Jim suggests that they find the cache of evidence
that Loeb has on the cops. When Jim wonders if there's anyone that might
have anything on Loeb, the DA confirms that Loeb's wife died twenty
years ago in a home accident. He figures that things are rough between
Jim and Harvey since they're partners, and then gets an idea. Back at
the station, they bring in Charlie Griggs, Loeb's partner 20 years ago.
They demand answers and promise to protect him, and Griggs tells them to
visit Xi Lu, a Chinese bookkeeper that Loeb used to keep things safe 20
years ago. As Jim and Dent leave, Harvey secretly watches them go.
Dulmacher shows Fish around the hospital and explains that they provide
their aging patients with replacement organs as well as new faces. Fish
promises to supply Dulmacher with a steady stream of organs since the
people in the basement trust her, and points out that if Dulmacher
wanted her dead she'd already be dead. Dulmacher escorts her to his
office and says that he'll send Fish to the basement. If she can send
Schmidt back and reestablish the supply of "donors," then he'll consider
her offer. However, Dulmacher warns Fish that people that fail him pay a
steep price. He reveals an operating theater in the next room, and the
Office Manager... who has had a woman's arm attached to his shoulder.
Selena visits Bruce at the hospital and asks if Alfred is okay. She
hugs Bruce and tries to comfort him, and Bruce explains what happened.
He's discovered that some of his files are missing and figures that
Reggie took them and made it look like a general robbery. Bruce believes
that Reggie is working for the Wayne Enterprises board and plans to go
after them. Selena warns that Bruce isn't up to it and he says that she
doesn't understand. Irritated, Selena says that he knows where to find
her when he wants help.
Jim and Dent go to Xi's office in a
Chinatown basement and finds the bookkeeper with his men, counting their
cash. They threaten to arrest Li if he doesn't tell them what Loeb
stored with him. As they talk, Xi receives a phone call and chuckles
when he talks to the person at the other end. He then addresses Jim and
Dent by name, and tells them to wait. As Xi walks out, he tells his men
to dispose of the two intruders. The two men run outside but Xi's men
cut them off... until Harvey smashes through the alleyway, picks them
up, and drives away. He warns them that by the time they return with
reinforcements, Xi will have cleaned the place out. Jim figures that
Griggs set them up, and Harvey suggests that they intimidate Griggs into
telling them what they want to know.
Once they drop Dent off,
Jim drives the car down the street. Harvey holds Griggs' head toward the
pavement, and Griggs quickly tells them that Falcone was holding Loeb's
evidence. Once they let the crooked cop go, Jim says that they need to
talk to someone close to Falcon. They go to the club and explain to
Oswald what they want. Oswald wonders what's in it for him, and Jim says
that he'll owe him one favor. Satisfied, Oswald says that he values
information and negotiates with Jim for five minutes with Loeb's files.
Jim has no choice but to agree.
In the basement of the
hospital, Kelly tries to keep the prisoners from killing Schmidt. Fish
arrives and tells them that she's releasing Schmidt as a sign of good
faith. Once Dulmacher's guards take the man away, Fish has the remainder
grab Kelly and a woman. She apologizes to Kelly but explains that he's
next on the list. Once the guards drag the two new "donors" away, the
other prisoners wonder if Fish has betrayed them. She reminds them that
she said that some of them will die. However, she insists that she'll
keep her promise to them.
Oswald leads Jim and Harvey to a
remote farmhouse and explains that he heard Falcone mention it on the
phone during a conversation with Loeb. He wants to stay in the car, but
the detectives insist that Oswald accompany them. Before they can leave,
the owner, Jude, comes up and asks if they're having car trouble.
Oswald tells him that Loeb sent them, and Jude takes them inside to meet
his wife, Marge. As Marge serves coffee and cake, Jude explains that he
worked on the railroad and Marge was a nurse at Arkham. Jim claims that
they're on Loeb's payroll and he sent them to check on security, and
flash their badges. Marge is seemingly satisfied and Oswald says that
he's an undercover officer.
Something thumps on the floor of
the attic above them, and Jim says that they have to start the
inspection. Marge grabs a shotgun and shoots at them, and Jude draws his
gun and fires. Harvey shoots him in the shoulder and Marge goes after
Oswald. When Jim orders her to surrender, she trips and hits her head on
a table. Jim gives Oswald the shotgun and tells him to watch Margie.
The detectives go up to the attic and find a woman dancing to an old
record. She tells them that her name is Miriam Loeb and asks if her
father sent them.
At the station, Edward goes to the bullpen
with flowers. He finds Kristen talking to a patrol officer, Tom
Dougherty, and she introduces him to Edward as his date. Tom gives
Edward a riddle which he easily solves, and Edward irritably
congratulates Tom. Once Kristen and Tom leave, Edward throws the flowers
in the garbage.
Miriam tells the partners that her father
visits once a week, and says that he doesn't keep any boxes or files
there. Jim asks what happened to Miriam's mother, and she says that she
wants to show them her new hobby. As she goes to get it, Jim tells
Harvey that Miriam must have seen Loeb kill his wife 20 years ago.
However, Miriam shows them the necklace that she made out of bird bones,
and explains in great detail how she grabs them and crushes their
skulls in. Realizing the truth, Jim repeats his question and Miriam
explains that she used a candlestick on her mother when she wouldn't
stop singing. There's a crash downstairs and when the partners go to
investigate, Oswald tells them that the couple got the jump on him and
drove off. As Miriam comes down, Oswald demands to see Loeb's files per
their agreement.
The next day, Jim confronts Loeb with what he
knows. Loeb insists that Miriam is sick and didn't know what she was
doing, and dares Jim to expose him. Jim calls his bluff, pointing out
that Miriam would go to Arkham if news of what happened became public.
Loeb caves and agrees to resign, but Jim tells him that he wants him to
stay on because otherwise Falcone would just replace him with another
crooked commissioner. However, he does want Loeb to reopen the case
against Flass, and send all of his evidence on the cops to Dent. Loeb
points out that he's dead if he does that but agrees to give up Harvey's
file. Jim accepts his offer and says that he has one more thing for
Loeb to do.
Soon, Loeb is supporting Jim as the next president
of the policeman's union. Afterward, Jim gives Harvey the file. Harvey
says that he did one bad thing, hoping that all of the good things he
could do because of it would balance the scales. They didn't. He warns
Jim to be careful of what Oswald asks from him.
At the club,
Oswald meets with Judge and Marge, who he told to come there. He tells
them that he only acquired one train ticket and that he'll leave it up
to them who goes. Margie attacks Jude and finally strangles him to
death. Oswald pulls out the shotgun and admits that he needed Marge to
kill Jude because he only has one shell left... and pulls the trigger.
Fish meets with Dulmacher, who welcomes her to upper management now
that she's delivered on her promises. He tells her that there's no
escape and shows her to a window... which reveals that the hospital is
on an island in the harbor, several miles from land.
Written by Gadfly on Jun 26, 2019