Poker Face
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Afterlast weeks night at the theater,Poker Facereturns to an older recipe.
Combine one dusty podunk town with a handful of modest, quiet lives and a dash of homicidal desperation.
He comes from a local racing dynasty.
(Incidentally, Late Model race cars look shockingly beat-up and unsafe.
Theyre indistinguishable from demo derby cars, at least to the untrained eye.)
But Keith cant bear to go out if its not on top.
And hes not on top.
At the most recent underattended contest, Davis is able to tap him off the course with little effort.
Davis deals with losing about as graciously as Keith does.
But you know what they say: If you cant find the flow, try sabotage.
Except its not Davis in the car!
A 1969 PLYMOUTH BARRACUDA!
What is Charlies life at this point but a series of left turns?
Is she really going anywhere if she has no destination?
(I, personally, had conceived of her as a dolphin who detects bombs.)
Davis lures Charlie into helping him pin Katies accident on Keith, careful to steer clear of mistruths.
As it turns out, nailing Keith isnt hard work.
It should all be over.
With the track clear of any Owenses, Davis is clear to start taking some victory laps.
Finally, some bullshit!
Charlie isnt exactly a gearhead, though.
She cantprovethat Davis damaged the safety belt.
But ultimately, its not enough.
Maybe it was just a coincidence!
Gearheads use gear ties.
Justice will have to be meted out on the track instead.
By the end of the episode, Katie is awake and talking and eager to get behind the wheel.
Even if the long arm of the law isnt coming for Davis, his own hands might betray him.
As the episode comes to a close, he sits behind the drivers wheel as his hand trembles uncontrollably.
Now, youve gotten a glimpse of that, and youre scared.
