Consequential Damages

Episode 8 of “Partner Track” begins with Ingrid pacing in a jail cell. When she’s brought in for questioning, Nick’s earrings are brought up. Ingrid has no idea what’s going on so she keeps quiet and asks for her lawyer. Jeff shows up and manages to save the day. It turns out Lina actually stole the earrings and the police mistook the culprit for Ingrid. Fingerprint dustings confirm Ingrid is in the clear. ..

Lina tries to justify her actions by claiming that she needed the money for Cirque tryouts. Apparently, she has every intention of buying them back but unfortunately for her, that doesn’t exactly help Ingrid.

Rachel has a big Thanksgiving Dinner to look forward to, while Tyler remains conflicted over his feelings. He speaks to Anthony about his lapse in the bar, snogging the bartender, Javi, and wondering how this is going to fly with Rachel. As for Rachel, she seems to have nailed her interview and she’s also bagged a good guy in Justin too, despite what she thought of him to begin with. Still, she’s suffering from serious writer’s block.

Jeff and Ingrid agree to keep the false arrest a secret, especially as they’re so close to the big announcement about who’s going to be made partner. Anyway, Marty facetimes from home and tells the pair that Ted Lassiter is getting anxious about the NewLeaf situation. He wants this deal closed before the shareholder meeting. He encourages the pair to think like partners and wishes them both a happy thanksgiving.

Jeff and Victoria had a falling out in London, but they eventually patched things up. She found something she shouldn’t and used it against him, leading to a huge deal in London.

As the duo continue on, they stumble upon a clause within the documentation. The Mins have snuck in extra terms to the contract, including something that relates to “excluding consequential damages.” That’s not in the original copy and it seems like they’re trying to pull a fast one. It’s going to take a long time to sort out and despite Jeff offering to take on the role himself, given Ingrid’s prior Thanksgiving plans, she refuses and the pair work tirelessly to try and fix this. Unfortunately, Ingrid’s parents aren’t exactly happy that she’s missing out.

Ingrid has been having a tough time recently and she talks to Jeff about it. Among other things, she complains about how her friends have been ignoring her, the debacle at the diversity gala, and lying to Z. Jeff is very understanding and makes her feel good. He genuinely seems to care about her well-being. ..

Meanwhile, Rachel decides to head over and see Justin on Thanksgiving, but when she meets his friends things are awkward. Tyler’s night is also awkward when he faces the wrath of his parents who look down on his unemployment and lack of business prospects. At least to begin with anyway. In Tyler’s room, there’s a really nice moment between Tyler and his dad, with the latter telling his son that he’s proud of him. ..

Jeff and Ingrid share a Thanksgiving dinner that is full of secrets and revelations about their families. Ingrid reveals that she is going to be a partner in Min Enterprises, which means she will have to work with Jeff. However, the two are hot and heavy during the dinner, which leaves clothes flying off. However, Ingrid is not afraid to get down on her knees for Jeff.

Nick shows up at Ingrid’s house and spies her and her partner, Nick, together. He’s heartbroken and immediately breaks up with Ingrid.

Anthony is understandably hurt and pissed off when Tyler comes clean about sleeping with the barman. Unfortunately, the pair go their separate ways.

The Episode Review

I’m glad Nick has stood up to Ingrid and called her out on her cheating. It’s wrong and immoral to cheat on your partner, no matter what the situation is. I hope Ingrid can learn from this and change her ways in the future. ..

Tyler’s cheating has resulted in him losing Anthony, while Rachel and Justin seem like a good match right now. Hopefully this keeps up. Beyond that though, there’s not a lot of law drama-ing going on, with the focus resting squarely on the romantic drama for now. ..

With two episodes left in the season, it will be interesting to see what direction this one takes next and who Ingrid ends up with at the end.