Dawn Raid

Ingrid bemoans her luck and incredulously wondering how she didn’t make partner. She’s a mess and it’s only made worse when Z rings her and points out that Ted has shut down Green Tech.

Does Ingrid get another job?

Jeff has officially moved out of the hotel and has himself a one bedroom apartment. Ingrid hugs him tightly when she learns he’s staying in New York… but she’s shocked to learn that it’s actually Christmas. Jeff suggests Ingrid get back in the saddle again and find somewhere else to work. Jeff has officially moved out of the hotel and has himself a one bedroom apartment on Christmas Eve. ..

Ingrid’s parents are not happy with her decision to quit Valentine’s. Lina, of all people, manages to get through to her sister and point out how inspirational she is and how she’s always wanted to be like her.

Rachel Wujay, the former Fun Time Farm owner, has taken control of the business and is now going by the name of Wanda Jean. However, she is in a legal crisis as she could lose the park due to footage of her having sex with an employee. ..

Does Rachel help out Wanda and stop the lawsuit?

Rachel heads out and snaps a picture with the squirrel mascot on the street, the man responsible for snapping those incriminating pics of Wanda. Rachel is quick to point out this is a breach of his contract, making a quick buck off people walking past.

Rachel takes a selfie to document the situation. The man shrugs it off, so Rachel tries a different tactic. She tells the man that she can help him get his pilot’s license if he drops the lawsuit. The man agrees and they shake on it. ..

Ingrid messages Tyler and asks to meet. Ingrid feels like this is the real deal and she’s truly found the right person. She also apologizes profusely about what’s happened with Parsons Valentine and Marty. While they sit together, they contemplate whether to take Out “a man” to get some retribution. And that man happens to be Ted Lassiter.

Ingrid pitches the idea of Min Enterprises working with NewLeaf to oust Ted via a shareholder block. She’s determined to make things right and they all work together to take out Ted. They need a 50.1% share in order to convince the board, so it calls for a group effort. And that group includes Rachel, Tyler and Justin. ..

What happens at the shareholder meeting?

Suncorp announced on Wednesday that it had reached a share purchase agreement with Rachel Notley’s New Democratic Party (NDP) to buy up 2% of the company’s outstanding shares, which would give the NDP a seat on Suncorp’s board. This move pushed Suncorp over the threshold needed to be considered a “major player” in the Canadian energy market. ..

The Shareholder meeting has a clause that requires shareholders with a 2% share or more to attend in person. It’s touch and go for a while, as Rachel rushes around to find Wanda, but she shows up just in time to cast her vote. Ted Lassiter is out and Franklin Min takes over as acting chair. However, he turns the CEO position to his son Z in a really lovely touch. ..

After the big coup, Jeff speaks to Ingrid and calls her brilliant. He also tells her he loves her for it. Meanwhile, Rachel has signed up for a playwriting course at the theatre while Tyler is going into business with Valdo. ..

How does Partner Track season 1 end?

As the episode ends, Marty calls Ingrid over and promises to have her disbarred from every law firm in town. However, Z interjects and makes his position very clear. If Parsons Valentine is interested in continuing business, he wants Ingrid as their relationship partner. Furthermore, Parsons must implement a real diversity program all the way up to partner level.

Ingrid didn’t tell the firm what happened, properly, and she didn’t mention that she needed the firm (ie. Jeff) to bail her out. Despite his promise, Jeff actually told him what happened. Shock horror, he betrayed her.

The Episode Review

Ingrid was not made partner after all because she lied and tried to cover up going to prison. Now, naturally Ingrid could have just told Marty what happened and it may have gone smoothly but lying like that and operating behind his back, I can kinda see where he’s coming from. At the same time though, hiring Dan as partner after his racist comments? Yeah, that’s not a good look. ..

Ingrid’s belief that Jeff had changed was always going to lead to disaster. We know that he’s manipulative and cutthroat, and Ingrid has fallen headfirst into his trap, given he managed to leapfrog her for position of partner.

The ending of this season does open up possibilities for a second season, but it’s important to remember that if the show is renewed, it will likely be because of its viewership numbers. Based on what we see here, I think this show is very popular and could easily keep growing in popularity. It has some likable characters and is easy to get into, so I’m sure that if it’s renewed, people will be happy with the decision.

This show is not going to set the small screen on fire, but it’s a very watchable show all the same. It sets up nicely for a potential sequel.