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Nothing like an unlikely ally or secret foe to come in and shake up a mystery, huh?
In tonights episode, we get both, and they bring some serious heat to the case.
Brooks was into something big, Holcomb tells Mason later in his office.
Bigger than you, Burger, or anybody this towns even thinking about.
Now hes talking some sense, but Mason isnt having it.
No beating around the bush.
Eric Lange is one of the greatest character actors currently permeating the stratosphere.
Most of us have probably seen him on TV somewhere beforePerry Mason and remember him well.
My inroad with Lange was his turn as demonic CIA operative Bill Stechner onNarcos.
And he shows enough of it to get Mason to listen.
So weve got an unlikely ally, but what about our mysterious informer?
We last saw Mason confronted with a cryptic message from an ominous invader in his apartment.
Now hes rigging his door with new locks and heading out the fire escape to court.
Things are getting weirder in court, though.
Its just as well, as Masons distracted, literally looking behind his shoulder in court during the proceedings.
On their way out, Della catches Hamilton Burger in the hall and tries to getanythingout of him.
I just want to know youre all right, she tells her friend and comrade in the closet.
you’ve got the option to trust me.
Burgers response is nil to the point of absolutely chilling.
Nothing you cant handle.
So what do they get from the San Haven file?
For one, they confirm that her brother, Councilman Taylors car-accident story was bogus.
Her file shows petechial hemorrhage of the blood vessels under her eyelids choking is the most likely cause.
The San Haven files nice, but as Della points out, Its no smoking gun.
(Bookmark that shit for later!)
But when the time comes to bring up Noreen, theyve already lost three female jurors.
Della catches it, and she knows immediately that shes gotta tap in.
It only takes a quick beat for Mason to realize its time to let our girl cook.
And cook she does.
And Noreens medical records indicate brain damage was sustained from lack of oxygen.
For the finale, Della puts Brookss belt around her own neck and stands before the jury.
She was strangled, Taylor finally admits.
See what happens when you take a walk down Street Street, baby!
We have our reasonable doubt game, set, match, and all that.
Bro, hey dont do that!
Things may not be as wrapped up as you think they are.
Your smoking gun is still out there waiting to be plucked from the ether.
I think I made it clear how important this information is to me, Milligan tells him.
We cant be going into the rest of their defense blind.
Yeah, well, Mason aint no rube, says Strickland.
He knows someones onto him.
Does he really want his old drinking buddy to think hes smarter than him?
Meanwhile, Mason shows up at the beach on his motorcycle for a meeting with Holcomb.
He was in cahoots with Goldstein, who was butchered four days before Brooks was killed.
And thats when the ships stopped going up there altogether.
So where are the ships going now?
The answer is right in front of em crates of rotting produce strewn along the shore covered in oil.
So its something with all the McCutcheon oil.
Thatisbigger than anything Mason & Co. or anyone else has been thinking.
But what is he covering up?
We dont know yet, but Mason isnt ready to take Dellas suggestion and rest the defense.
Howd this happen??
Who broke into their office?
Theres a whole machine working against them, and the information flows up from many sources and situations.
The exact center of it, and the most direct contributor to their current woes, is still fuzzy.
So back to the present who do these guys think leaked the smoking-gun intel?
The obvious answer, for the time being, is Strickland, but the crew doesnt know that yet.
Masons throwing out some names rather haphazardly between hard, manic drags of a cig.
Do you talk to Anita about work?
Hey, theres one.
Cant blame him for asking.
Did you tell Clara when you found the gun?
No way thats a thing, but while were on the subject, lets check in with these two.
(Nobodys doing title cards better than this show, man.)
And we dont really know what exactly happened to Jackson nor the full extent of Pauls involvement.
Mos notes leave something to be desired, and Paul gets nasty.
You mind how you talk to my brother in his house, Clara reminds him.
Our guys internal center is shaky, and the reverberations are spilling out on the street.
Mason smokes and broods a little longer, until something comes loose.
He checks the office logbook, and thats when he remembers.
Ginny went to the office right when he was talking about having the gun in their possession.
Right now, her reaction plays like it could be either confusion or rising guilt.
Either way, the heat is on now, and were no closer to discovering who our spy is.
The cogs keep on turning, and the world keeps on spinning.
Inculpatory Evidence
How about this late-night ladies sesh with Camilla Nygaard?
sweet nothings and offering a toke from her pipe.
(Sidenote: Theres no way Della has never smoked weed before.
Nor am I, Judge, he replies.
Hilarious from the guy whose name is synonymous with theatrics in the courtroom.
Thats like Carrot Top saying hes not a fan of prop comedy.
