Episode 49: Out Of Town Injustice
Also Starring Henry Thomas as Jack Wilson
and Mara Wilson as Elena Parker.
SPECIAL GUEST STAR
MICHAEL ROSENBAUM as Kenneth Depp.
Introducing J.K Simmons as Donald Blunt
and Christopher Lloyd as George Parent.
Christopher and George return to the New York Times and inform Donald Blunt, that Helen Mcquire is heading for a revenge mission on the escapee Kenneth Depp. When asked why didn't they follow her, George replies they didn't have a chance to. Christopher calls his mother Sylvia and tells her of his attempted interview with Helen and that Kenneth Depp may have been discovered somewhere. Sylvia wonders why Helen would act that way seeing as everyone thinks, Greg was in on the heist too and to why she is more interested in vengeance than her husbands freedom and leaving Depp to the police? When Sylvia queries this to Greg, Greg is then forced to come clean and is remanded for perverting the course of justice.
The police swarm Greg and Helens apartment and bust in to find she has disappeared. Helen is then seen on a six hour flight to Los Angeles. Greg profusely tries to explain that Helen didn't have a choice in what she did and for to sell her body again to save her marriage makes him feel disgusted, but remains he loves his wife.
'Do you believe in unconditional love?' Sylvia unexpectedly asks.
'I guess so,' Greg replies. 'But I find it hard to understand, I think I've felt that way growing up with my father. But Helen is different. Even though she's done some outrageous things, I just can't live without her. Helen just wants to be loved at the end of the day.'
'Will you still love her, if she finds and kills this Depp character in cold blood?' Sylvia wonders.
'That is most probably the easiest question, you'll ever ask me all night,' Greg answers.
'Despite what's happened here, you're a good man Greg and Helen is lucky to have you,' Sylvia insists.
'Forgive me for poking my nose in, but since you asked me about unconditional love, is there something going on between you and Jeff?' Greg asks.
'It's nothing I can't handle,' Sylvia claims.
Sylvia heads to her office and picks up folder which was hidden in Jeff's briefcase and it contains a file on Paul Harland, his criminal record and photos taken by Christopher. Even one photo is of Christopher arsing around in Grim Reaper costume. Sylvia is perplexed as to why Jeff would keep this from his her? His wife?
Tina, Audrey and Billy are relieved that Greg told the truth, but he's not. Greg is released on police bail thanks to his father and tells them she may have gone to L.A. where Depp may have retreated back to, but hasn't told the police as he doesn't want to see Helen go to jail. Greg is adamant he is heading for the west coast and Jeff helps him by phoning his contacts and sending Greg on his journey to find his wife.
Harry and Tina encourage Jack to go back to school and Elena says that she will be right by his side.
Helen makes it to L.A. and heads straight to Beverly Hills, where she meets a family member of Depp, she also used to associate with and they claim Depp hasn't been in touch, but if he did come back to L.A., he may be using a different identity and has gone underground. The family refer Helen to a Strip Club owner near Long Beach, where it seems the owner is not so keen on giving Helen information, yet she will pay him to help her find Depp. The strip club owner is not interested and pulls a gun in Helen. Helen gets the upper hand and forces the owner to take her to Depp. When in an alley, she is hit over the head by Kenneth and thrown in the back of a trunk.
'I may need out of this country quicker than I thought, that counterfeit money, that rich billionaire gave us, has made this vengeful bitch think, I'm the one that put her husband in prison.' Depp roars. 'It was meant to be her behind bars and her husband taking her there, thanks to my tip off and what thanks do I get? Revenge is not so f***** sweet after all. Revenge may have to be done the easiest way.'
The body of a naked female is discovered in the Hudson river and Jeff immediately suspects the evasive Paul Harland. Sylvia already has discovered that Jeff is keeping important information from her and that he is using her son to get to a mass murderer, yet their is no evidence to suggest Paul is a killer. Sylvia is angry with Christopher for him to do this and demands he keep quiet that she already knows. Greg is seen arriving in L.A. Jeff admits that he chartered Greg's plane as he's family and Sylvia surprisingly kisses him for the good gesture.
A few days pass and there is no sign of Greg nor Helen. The Wilson's and the Mcquire's are hysterical. Until, Greg and Helen suddenly appear looking rather tired and shaken. During the reunion, Jeff says they won't press charges, but will have to fire Greg. This doesn't surprise nor bother Greg, he is just happy to be back with his wife.
'Do the police have any leads on Depp?' Greg asks.
'No, the FBI and the L.A.P.D are perplexed as we are, he's just vanished off the face of the Earth. We were hoping you'd have found him, since you've been missing for days,' Jeff explains.
'Yeah, well, like you've said before, Depp is a tricky customer, he could be anywhere in the World right now,' Greg claims, staring at Helen who is shaken. Later, when Greg and Helen return home, Helen breaks down and Greg comforts her. They both cry in each others arms. What really happened in L.A.? Spoiler, the outcome of the L.A. scenario and Depp's fate is revealed in Season Five.
It's 48 hours until the trial and the former hospital receptionist is scared out of her wits. Paul and Lola head for Niagara Falls, not before Jeff reminds him of being a witness on the stand. Paul claims he'll be there. Before heading away, the mail man arrives with a parcel for Lola, but before she can read it, she is distracted by a neighbour and she throws the parcel in the back of the trunk, before heading off. Tina arrives to see Lola, but she is not home.
When Jeff searches for Paul's file and it's missing, Sylvia asks him what he's looking for?
'Nothing...lost my best pen,' Jeff lies.
'I'll say,' Sylvia sighs.
Lola warms close to a smug Paul on their way to Niagara Falls.
(spoiler ~ Kenneth Depp's next guest appearance will be in Season Five).
END OF EPISODE FORTY NINE.