No Good Deed
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Oh, baby, the foundation is starting to crumble onNo Good Deed.
Its just that I feel your brother there, she tells Emily.
Emily gets it: She can feel Jacob, too, especially when she plays.
She thinks music is what has helped her survive all of this.
At home, Paul is grappling with his own grief.
Again, it was Mikey is he the most perceptive person on this show?
who pointed out that Paul tends to sweep things under the rug and never deal with them.
It has always been his way.
And isnt that what hes been doing, trying to get this house sold, whatever the cost?
(Well, avoiding feelings and trying to avoid a murder charge.)
Also, she seems like the worst and even mentions ripping out Lydias precious Mandarin tree.
Still, selling quickly to Gwen would solve a lot of Pauls problems.
But we also see Paul allowing himself to feel his grief.
The pained look he has as he paints over the height markings on the door frame is crushing.
I mean, how can you not go with a letter like that?
And then he goes and mentions the Mandarin tree?
As a place he could picture [his] son climbing and reaching for the sky?
Its a great letter.
And Paul knows he has to give them this house.
Shes called him 389 times since he died, as if that number doesnt absolutely break your heart.
Lydia blames Paul for never communicating with their son he would simply punish Jacob instead of talking to him.
Its obvious that the stealing was a way for Jacob to act out for Pauls attention.
While its cruel and harsh, Lydia has thought the exact same thing.
She admits she has been punishing herself because of it ever since that night.
And then she looks at Paul and realizes something: You really hate me, dont you?
And he goes off on her.
Weve been watching it build for seven episodes and this is the payoff.
It is, to put it mildly, quite effective.
And when you wonder what could ever deescalate the situation, in walks Emily.
Shes been there the whole time, and shes holding the box of evidence they got from Mikey.
She is in tears.
Why do you have all this?
she asks her parents.
To protect you, Lydia answers.
It was Emily who shot the gun that night, thinking Jacob was the burglar.
It was Emily who accidentally killed her brother.
Theyve all been carrying around this heaviness ever since that night.
But what if theyve been wrong this whole time about what actually happened?
Because as Paul shuffles through the box of evidence, he finds a bullet casing.
How is there a second bullet casing if it didnt come from the gun Emily fired?
Was there a second shooter?
A lot of what they learned from Phyllis was, as Leslie puts it, kook-a-dook.
But they do learn a few interesting things.
First, that something is definitely up with JD and Margo.
They also learn that the Morgans had Jacobs autopsy sealed, and Leslie thinks that is fishy.
Shes bummed because she thinks she just solved Jacobs murder.
We needed a second shooter and he might just be the man fromRising Tides.
She tells him that he isnt dying; he hasnt inherited sarcoidosis because his father wasnt his biological father.
He is shocked, but then he gets the call that they got the house.
Its a real good news/bad news sort of situation.
She stalked JD until there was an opening to meet and manipulate him.
And now shes only staying in the marriage because of the prenup shes waiting to get her cut.
Not cool, Margo!
You dont know my throat!
JD trying to explain that he also comes from humble beginnings, like Margo/Luann: Im from Possums Hollow.
Our mayor was an actual possum.
He was an elected official.
