Rizzoli & Isles 4x05 Dance with the devil review

For the second week in a row, I’ll send out a “wow.”

These are the episodes I love - the ones where most of the main characters, plus most of my favorite recurring characters get to ‘play.’

For the second week in a row, Sasha brought us another great performance as Maura, who is caught between the two worlds of her biological family and her ‘chosen’ family. We’ll get to more of that in a little bit.

This episode also brings more attention to one of the most underrated actors, Brian Goodman. I had hoped that when they had finally added him to the opening credits, he would get put into more of the storylines. Those, however, have been few & far between. We finally get to shed a brighter light on the storyline that we were briefly introduced to in an episode last season – the death of Cavanaugh’s wife and baby son.

On a similar note, I’m still waiting to see if there’s a future storyline that will involve Shaundra, Hope’s helper at M.E.N.D – the one whom Jane gave a hug to back in 4x02, and said that Jane helped her get her life turned around. It just seems a bit odd that there’s been no follow up with that.

I also like how the Cavanaugh back story shines more light on the Cavanaugh/Korsak relationship, and their early days of being cops together. I wish we’d get more of those stories, as well as more stories with Jane/Korsak back when they were paired as partners. And while we’re at it, I also want more back stories with Jane and Dan, her old partner from DCU (the one whose daughter was kidnapped)

We also got great performances (as usual) from John Doman and Sharon Lawrence.

In a way, I don’t want Paddy Doyle to go to prison, because that would mean only token scenes with him behind bars and talking via telephone through a glass partition. If Paddy somehow escapes, we would get that sinister feeling that he could pop into Maura’s life at random times like before. There’s also a chance that he could go free, I guess. We all know how the justice system works, right? (Trayvon Martin, anyone?)

I’m still not convinced that Hope is going to tell all against Paddy. If she does, who says she won’t end up dead sometime soon? Sharon Lawrence’s performance brings a mixture of good girl/bad girl to the character.  On one hand, we see her starting to turn into the mother that Maura always wanted – caring, attentive, etc. She’s bringing out some of the great qualities that we love in Maura. On the other hand, we know she’s been helping Paddy through the years, and we know how good she is at manipulating people for her own benefit.

I loved how there was a little more continuity with Jane, Frost & Korsak and their sexual harassment ribbing in the bullpen. We had some of that in an episode from last season. Of course, it’s all in good fun for the three of them. I wish we’d see more of the playfulness of the three (or four, including Maura). I’m thinking Angie might just ask them to do more court-themed episodes or ones with fancy dinner parties so she can wear skirts, dresses and heels.

And can we talk about that scene where Jane tears apart the car? I knew Jane was a beast with power tools! We know that since she's the daughter of a plumber, she knows how to use tools. I think Maura was jealous that Jane got to take apart the car. 

Let’s move on to some of the dialogue:

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F: you look a little…naked.

J: excuse me?

F: I can see your knees.

K: you want me to write you up for harassment?

J: yes

K: you do look nice, though. I always like you in your court outfits.

J: you can write yourself up too.

See, this is the banter that I love. It’s cute how Frost & Korsak basically say the same thing, but Korsak’s came out a little more…mature. Frost’s was kind of…pervy. I loved how all of the other detectives in the bullpen were staring at her as well. It makes me miss Det. Crowe even more. I guess I have to watch more King & Maxwell to see the guy on my tv.

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F: you nervous about testifying? I’ve only done it once

J: all Cavanaugh & I have to do is establish chain of custody to get Paddy’s ledger admitted into evidence.

K: I’ll be glad when you get rid of that copy of his damn book.

F: can I see it?
J: no! …and you don’t want to.

F: yes I do. …wait, you guys didn’t read it?

K: I’m from Southie, Frost. For all I know, I’ve got cousins in that book

J: I see you downloaded a copy of the federal indictment.

F: it’s interesting. You ever tried a R.I.C.O. case before?

J: no

K: me, either

F: look at all these counts…loan sharking, bookmaking, trafficking and narcotics, …oh, and 15 counts of murder.  How do the feds establish that Paddy ordered the hits?

J: R.I.C.O. case is all about establishing the fact that Paddy was head of a crime syndicate and he didn’t have to pull the trigger himself.

K: with Donovan’s testimony, the government can prove that Paddy was behind 15 murders.

F: so, why is the book so important?

K: corroborates his story.

An interesting contrast how Frost is so eager to know everything about the trial, yet Jane and Korsak really don’t want anything to do with it. It makes me wonder if Jane is feeling unsafe knowing she’s going up against Paddy and the things he can do…even from prison, and that even having Maura as her best friend doesn’t ensure her safety against the guy.

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F: good luck. You don’t have to say a word if you just show the judge those knees.

J: the judge is a woman.

Ha, like that would make a difference. Methinks most of the women are drooling right along with the rest of the guys.

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H: is Angela here?

M: no, she is out of town visiting her sister. I am playing hooky.

Ha! Jane’s bad habits really have rubbed off onto Maura, haven’t they? A couple points here. 1) so Angela has a sister, we also know she has a cousin, Teresa. So, when are we going to get to see a big reunion/ get together with the whole loud, obnoxious Italian Rizzoli (or whatever Angela’s maiden name is) clan. I guess that’s going to be stuck in the fanfic world ‘til further notice. 2) I wonder if Angela left because she feels guilty about bringing to light the video evidence that led to Maura’s arrest in the last episode.

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Hope/Maura with a mother/daughter talk over espresso

M: that’s amazing

H: where do you think you came from?   … Cailin puts goopy syrup in hers. No idea where she came from.

M: well, she’s 19. I hate to admit it, but I was addicted to corn syrup at that age.

H: I wish I’d known you then. (turns the tabloid over to see the headline “Mob boss’s love child won’t testify”) and I wish you’d known him. This is not the man that I fell in love with, not the man who fathered you.

M: how did you meet?

H: I was studying and I saw him drawing me, so we started talking. (they look at Paddy’s drawing hanging on the wall) is it hard for you to look at that?

M: it’s his drawing of you at 19, mourning my death. My mother…Constance, she-she hung it in the hallway. I don’t know why I always liked it. And now that I know my own story, I just stare at it and think about what might have been.

H: I think about what might have been too. He was thoughtful and smart, and unbelievably kind, and that sounds crazy now.

M: I’ve never said this to anyone, it could be easily misinterpreted, but I’ve caught him looking at me and I see that man.

Awwwww. A wonderful mother/daughter moment. It would be even more wonderful if the man they were talking about wasn’t on trial for 15 murders. I love the mention of Constance again. I really wish she would have made an appearance sometime while all of this drama with Maura was going on. I’d love to see how she would handle things as Maura has unveiled her ‘other’ family.

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C: I grew up in Southie

Lawyer: that’s right, Paddy was your C.I.

J: Paddy Doyle was your informant? Wow.

Lawyer: yeah, we asked the Lieutenant to keep that quiet until we knew we didn’t need him for our RICO case.

C: it’s gonna sound strange, but when I was growing up, we all looked up to Paddy Doyle. When the Colombians started moving cocaine through Southie, he reached out to me. He wanted the drugs out of the neighborhood, same as me.

J: you’re not getting sentimental on me, are you lieutenant?

C: he did one good thing. He’s still a bad guy. I can’t wait for this to be over.

Lawyer: yeah, me too. I’ve been practicing this opening argument for 20 years. Wish me luck.

J: you’re not going to need luck. We’ll get him.

Jane, Jane, Jane. This is Paddy Doyle we’re talking about. You don’t need luck, you need one hell of a miracle.  Anyway, it’s interesting to learn that Paddy was Cavanaugh’s version of Rondo. I definitely can’t imagine Rondo turning evil.  I also think back to the foreshadowing of this information. Back in 3x01 where Cavanaugh, Jane, Korsak & Frost were looking through Wally’s house and Cavanaugh shows them a picture of two altar boys and identifies them as Paddy and Wally, I somehow knew that Cavanaugh had a closer connection with Paddy than people knew.

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Korsak is putting creamer in his coffee

J: that stuff is so bad for you, we got that non-fat creamer in the break room.

K: I need something with fat in it today.

J: did you know that Paddy was Cavanaugh’s C.I.?

K: Yeah, in ’93 we worked the DCU together. I was doing the New York crack boys, he was working the Colombians.  … pfffft.

J: what? What is it?

K: nothing. Every time I think about working drugs with him, I think about Linda and his son.

F: doesn’t he have a daughter too?

K: they’re not close. He wasn’t married to the mother. (pulls a picture from his desk drawer) that’s Linda & Christopher. They died in a fire. Defective gas valve filled the cellar with gas. Ignited when Linda turned on the heat. Cavanaugh was working overtime when we got the news. I thought we’d never get him back from the bottom of a shot glass.

J: that had to be hard to watch a tough guy like Cavanaugh go through something like that.

K: I don’t ever want to see anything like it again.

Jane’s phone buzzes.

F: you heading to court?

J: no, it’s Maura. I’m going to go check on her.

K: is she sick?

J: sick of being in the news.

Awwww Jane’s gotta check on the LLBFF. The first part of this scene gave me flashbacks to the pilot episode, where they were discussing coffee and Korsak was miffed at not being partners anymore. (K: I take three sugar. J: oh, for Christ sakes, since when?  K: I don’t know, since for a while, you’d know that if we were still partners. --- J: I thought you said you take three sugar? K: doctor says it’s bad for me.  J: two sugars is bad for you, the creamer is bad for you.  K: like you care!) it’s sweet that Jane is still concerned about his health.

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The yoga room:

J: Maura!

M: in here.

J: what are you doing?

M: child’s pose. It’s good for indigestion.

J: only you would have a yoga room.

M: no shoes.

J: sorry (takes off her heels) you want me to chant something to ward off the evil shoe spirits?

M: wouldn’t hurt.

Jane slumps down into the child’s pose just like Maura.

J: oh yeah, that feels great, I could do this all day.

M: the judge would issue a bench warrant for you if you did.

J: I got your text. So you and Hope geeked out over coffee, that sounds nice.

M: it wasn’t. I gave her a hard time. You know, she’s saved thousands of innocent people who were caught in wars and natural disasters, but…

J: but, you just can’t get over the fact that her humanitarian organization only exists because she took Paddy’s dirty money?

M: exactly.

J: show me a yoga pose that ends all problems.

M: hmmm. We’d have to move to the yoga colony in Savaganagar Pune.

J: Poona? I am not moving to poona.

M: do you miss your father?

J: yeah, I do. Do you think if I tracked him down in Florida and forced myself to watch him snuggle with a slutty blonde girlfriend, I wouldn’t miss him so much?

M: no. what makes you think she’s blonde?

J: they’re always blonde.

Jane’s phone buzzes.

J: okay, I’ve got to go to court.

M: I’m coming with you.

J: are you sure? You don’t have to do that.

M: yes, I do. That man is my father. I have to see this through.

Ha. ‘why do you think she’s blonde?’ cuz that’s Jane’s type too, right? Come on, Maura’s blonde, Lydia is blonde. I’m guessing it’s a Rizzoli trait that they go for the blondes.  I love how Maura brings up Frank Sr, and how Jane misses him even though he’s become a jerk. One thing that bothered me with this scene – surely Jane knows that Maura has a yoga room. I mean, come on…it’s right next to her closet, for goodness sake. And by the way, doesn’t that seem like kind of a small closet for all of Maura’s clothes & shoes?

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In autopsy, Maura is looking at Jackie Donovan’s body.

J: did you get him to talk?

M: oh yeah, can’t get him to stop. He said my father hired a couple of teamsters to run their truck into the Marshal’s van. Said it was pretty quick, except for the one who bled out before the ambulance arrived.

J: poor guys. They’re just doing their jobs.

M: and how are we supposed to do ours? He’s out, Jane. How did this happen?

J: how, well he’s always eight chess moves ahead. Where do you think you got your IQ points?

M: don’t remind me.

J: he’ll only be out for a couple of days, and they’ve got him wearing the ankle bracelet. I’m sure the feds are watching his every move.

Jane, your faith in the justice system in astonishing, especially when it comes to Paddy. I’m surprised you’re not fearing for your life. Now that Paddy’s out, he can make direct contact with all of the thugs on his payroll and think up other ways to get himself free permanently.  I do love how Maura freely uses wonderful sarcasm in response to Jane’s initial question. We see how much Maura has changed in 3+ seasons. Actually, it’s nice that we really don’t see much of the naïve, high-society Maura much these days. Considering all that she’s been through in the fast few years, it’s nice to see that her attitude has changed as well.

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The new plan:

J: Cal set the fire, and you were granting him immunity in exchange for the evidence and his testimony.

M: you were going to make a deal with a man who killed a police officer’s wife and baby?

J: Maura, sometimes you gotta dance with the devil to get a conviction, especially for two capital murders.

M: so, you’re going to seek the death penalty.

Lawyer: if you’re conflicted, doctor, I won’t ask you to help investigate this.

M: I’m a physician, Mr Cain. I don’t wish death on anyone. That doesn’t mean I won’t help you.

J: wait a minute. Help you with what? You don’t have a case without Cal Ghetts.

Lawyer: I don’t have any time. I need you to find that evidence.

J: what are we looking for?

Lawyer: I don’t know. All we have are Cal’s arson files. Maybe there’s something there.

J: yeah, but what? You had 20 years and your own task force to make an arson connection between Cal Ghetts and Paddy Doyle, now you want us to find something in 36 hours?

Lawyer: I’m not gonna lie to you. It’s a hail mary pass.

J: you’d better hope we can catch.

Oh, come on. It’s Jane, Maura, Korsak and Frost. Of course they can find something. I loved how Maura became concerned when they were talking about the death penalty for Paddy. It’s always interesting to see her have a conflict between healing and inflicting pain.

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J: has anyone talked to Cal’s wife yet?

F: oh man, I really should go over there and give her my condolences.

J: Frost, go now.

F: it’s late.

J: I know, but we’re running out of time and Cal might have kept the file at home.

F: well, you’d better come with me. It’d be good to have a woman there, make her feel more comfortable.

J: I want to go through ’92 and ’94, the case might be misfiled.

M: I can go.

J: but, you’re not a detective.

M: well, I’m a woman who makes people feel comfortable, and you’re busy Jane. We’ll say we’re there to bring her the collection money.

K: we’ve got a lot to do here, Jane.

J: okay, yeah, yeah. Do it.

See, they’ll make Maura a detective yet. I love Maura’s self-description of being a person with whom people feel comfortable around. I guess she didn’t get that trait from her father!

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M: it’s Jane. She wants to know if we have anything.

F: not until we have the search warrant. Go get some food. I’ll stay here.

M: you sure?

F: yeah, yeah. I already ate.

M: I am craving a tempeh bacon burger.

F: make sure Jane eats something too. You know she forgets sometimes.

Awwwwww. Always looking out for the one who looks out for (and protects) everyone else. I love it!

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J: I feel guilty.

M: you have to eat. We’ll get it to go.

They see Paddy & his cronies celebrating with drinks

M: look at him. He thinks he’s already gotten away with it. he’s killed four people in the last two days

J: let’s go, Maura.

M: you know, they’ve even changed the menu for him. They’re serving him beef with French fries.

J: maybe it’s locally sourced. Let’s go, this is not helping anything.

Paddy sees them.

P: Maura!

M: three more men are lying on my autopsy tables because of you

P: Maura, I had nothing to do with that crash.

M: I wish Jane had killed you.

Ouch! That looked like it hit Paddy in the gut. I love how Maura has the balls to say it to his face. I think Jane may want to have Paddy stick around the Robber if it means she can have a burger & fries again. But I don’t really like the fact that the Robber has become Paddy’s hangout too.

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H: how is she?

J: not good.

H: does she know I’m here?

J: she asked me to call you

They go into Maura’s closet.

J: hey Maura.

M: Mmhmm

J: Hope’s here.

M: I’m just in the middle of getting the pills out of my cashmere blends.

H: Maura.

Maura’s ready to cry

M: I told him I wished he was dead.

Hope goes to hug Maura.

M: no, I-I don’t really like to be hugged when I’m very upset.

But she’ll let Jane hug her when she’s upset. Remember in the hospital after Constance was run over by the car? Jane gave her a couple hugs after she arrived.

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H: yes, it is strange getting to know her as an adult.

J: I can’t even imagine.

H: every year on her birthday I would come to Boston and I’d visit her grave. And I would add up the years and I would think about how old she’d be and what she’d turn out to be.

J: well, is she anything like you imagined?

H: she’s better. She’s so much better than I imagined. And I have a good imagination.

Maura comes in the kitchen.

M: so sorry. I should have offered you some tea.

J: and Girl Scout cookies.

M: I ate them all.

J: even the thin mints?

M: I ate those first

J: damn.

H: I know this is your house, but could I make you some tea?

M: I would like that.

H: sometimes the only way for me to turn off the panicky thoughts in my head at night is the thought of espresso in the morning.

M: me too. Would you like some?

H: oh no, that would keep me up all night.

M: thank you.

H: what can I do?

M: go back 37 years and sleep with a different man?

J: well, can we give you a hug now? (they give each other a look)

M: it won’t help.

H: can we try?

Maura shrugs her shoulders. Hope & Jane surround Maura and give a hug, with Jane planting a kiss on Maura’s head.

M: (whispers) thank you

Hey, come on. Hope’s standing in Angela’s place right now. This I don’t like. I love how Jane was just itching to give Maura the hug – even after knowing that Maura ate her favorite cookies. I also love how Maura continues to use sarcasm, this time telling Hope she should have slept with someone other than Paddy.

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M: how do I explain my presence if Cavanaugh comes in?

J: tell him you have menstrual cramps

M: that doesn’t make any sense.

K: oh yes it does. He won’t ask any questions once he hears those words.

ROFL that must be Jane’s standard excuse. I wonder if Maura will use that sometime soon. I love Korsak’s response, he being the one with three ex-wives and all.

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M: I still think we need to get him to a hospital. He needs stitches and his nose reset.

S: no hospital

K: I agree. Let’s not make this worse with a paper trail.

J: you reset my nose. You can do that. Can you stitch him up too?

M: okay, um, get me some towels and my medical bag.  Put him on the couch.

S: I don’t want to get any blood on it

M: no, it’s okay.

K: as soon as we move him, we’ll take him to my place.

S: I’m fine.

K: no, you’re not. And if you think I’m going to let you try and kill Paddy again, think again.

S: he’s a dead man

F: lieutenant, if anyone deserves to kill him, it’s you. But, you can’t

J: think about what you had to go through to survive Linda and Christopher’s death. Every day that you force yourself to go on living is a tribute to those two people that loved you.

S: I blame myself. All this time I thought that fire was an accident. I was right to blame myself. It’s my fault they died.

K: don’t say that

S: Linda and the baby weren’t supposed to be there, Vince. He wanted me, but I was working. I was always working. So instead he killed them. Get out of my way!

K: no.

S: he’s not spending another day on earth.

J: lieutenant, there’s another way. We keep digging. We prove that Paddy paid Ghetts to set the fire. Paddy gets charged with arson and he gets the death penalty.

S: you gonna move?

K: no!

S: well, what are you gonna do, Vince? Are you gonna shoot me, cuz that’s what it’s gonna take.

Maura injects Cavanaugh with a sedative.

S: what the hell?

M: I heard you say there was another way. It’s all I could think of.

ROFL I love Jane’s look of shock that Maura actually did that. I guess we see that Maura really does have Doyle blood. This scene shows why I love Brian Goodman and wish they’d incorporate his character into more storylines. I love the heartbreaking backstory that has been created with his wife and son killed. I hope they also decide to incorporate his daughter into the mix sometime as well. And I really hope they continue with the Angela/Sean romance. I’d probably like Angela/Vince better, but Angela/Sean gives BG more opportunity for screen time.

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H: he’s fine. Vitals are stable. …what’s wrong?

M: (throws a file on the table) that’s your work, isn’t it? Did Paddy tell you how he got those burns?

H: no

M: you see the man on the couch? Twenty years ago, Paddy killed his 25 year old wife and their 2-year old son. They burned to death after he blew up their apartment. And you treated his burns, didn’t you?

H: I didn’t know. I swear to you, I do not know how he got those burns.

M: you must have heard. You must have heard that a cop’s family died in a fire, and then Paddy shows up with third degree burns, and…come on, what lie did you tell yourself that day?

H: he swore that he would never hurt women and children, so that must have been an accident.

M: no, it wasn’t an accident. There are no more accidents, Hope. You made a bargain with the devil and it has come due.

H: what do you mean?

M: you’re going to testify against him

You go, Maura! I love when they write Maura standing up for herself and being forceful (unless she’s going up against Jane. I’ll NEVER like that again!). It’s such a great contrast to the first few seasons, and even last season when she was taken by Dennis. And this time is so great because she’s going up against Hope – the one person she always wanted to love, and be loved by.

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Lawyer: I am beyond impressed that you caught the wildest hail mary pass that I ever had to throw. Thank you both.

J: well, it’s not over yet. Hope Martin still has to testify.

M: what if she doesn’t?

J: well, that’s why I sent two cops to escort her. She’ll be here.

Lawyer: I’ll talk to the judge. Get her in front of the Grand Jury and we’ll have two murder indictments by lunch. I think you’d better wish me luck this time.

J: don’t screw it up, counselor.

Like I said before, they don’t need luck, they need the mother of all miracles. And doesn’t Jane realize that Jackie Donovan was killed while on his way to the trial proceedings, why would Hope be any different? And – raise your hand if you chuckled at the ‘hail mary’ joke in this episode, especially with Angie’s husband being a former NFL player. I’ll bet Angie’s caught a few ‘hail mary’ passes while playing in the backyard.

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J: you okay?

M: you know when I said she should have picked someone else to sleep with 37 years ago?

J: yeah.

M: I think Paddy should have picked somebody else.

J: well, she said she’d testify against him, right?
M: yes.

J: well, maybe in her own way, she’s trying to make amends.

LOL methinks that Maura doesn’t like either of her bio parents. Could somebody PLEASE bring Constance back? And how about Mr Isles? I’d really love to have him join the Isles family drama.

Speaking of Isles family drama. I find it quite enjoyable that we’ve gotten as much Isles family drama lately as we have Rizzoli family drama in the first three seasons combined. Just please don’t bring Pop Rizzoli back if he’s going to still be an ass.

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Talking him down:

K: Sean, don’t.

J: Lieutenant, please don’t do this.

M: I want to talk to my father.

S: don’t come any closer, Dr Isles, he’s a dead man

M: alright, but before you kill him, I just want him to know something. She’s here, Paddy. Hope.

P: Hope is here?

M: she was about to testify to the Grand Jury.

P: that’ll never happen.

M: now it won’t because the Lieutenant is going to save us all a lot of anguish. But it must feel terrible to hear that the love of your life was about to help us put you on death row.

P: she wouldn’t

M: oh but she would. All of these years, you’ve stayed alive for two things: power and Hope. Seems fitting you’d go out like this.

P: you’re lying. Hope would never do that.

S: I’ve got a better way for you to experience hell. You’re going to stay alive, but without her.

While I love how Maura talks Sean out of pulling the trigger, I have qualms about Paddy’s reaction to Hope betraying him. It just doesn’t fit the Paddy Doyle that we’ve come to know through 3+ seasons. I mean, seriously, this is a guy who told the woman he loved and mother of his child, that the child died at birth. This is a guy who held his daughter & her friend hostage in her own home so she could tend to his gunshot wound. This is a guy who told both the woman he loved and their daughter that he would kill for them, but would never plead guilty for them. So here we see him basically give up his badassness (yes, that’s definitely a word) because the woman he loves is going to testify against him? I just don’t see it happening that way. I just really hope that he doesn’t have his goons come after Hope and Maura now because of it.

This scene also shows us more of the greatness of Brian Goodman. Now I really hope we can see more of Cavanaugh’s lighter side. Bring on the Angela/Sean romance because we need some more levity.

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J: you know I never thought I’d say this, but these sweet potato fries are growing on me.

M: try them with the fresh mint.

J: don’t push your luck. Speaking of luck pushing – he totally could have pulled that trigger.

M: no, he wasn’t going to.

J: you don’t know that

M: yes, I do.

J: oh, really? Show me that study. Cite statistics with your double blind control group

Maura takes out her tablet.

J: what are you doing?

M: looking up the peer-reviewed studies of violence in men’s rooms.

J: you’re so full of crap (she grabs the tablet) you’re shoe shopping. Stop eating my fries.

M: give me my tablet.

J: no. order dessert and I’ll think about it.

M: (eats a fry) Mmmm these are really good with fresh mint.

J: enough with the plants already.

I really think Maura needs a vegetable garden in her backyard. I also noticed how Maura can actually lie now. She told Jane she was looking up the studies on her tablet when she was actually shoe shopping. See, she’s getting more like Jane every day, and it’s not all bad habits!