No Apologies
The group of four leave the train station empty-handed and are on their way to find help for Molly. Unfortunately, they run into trouble when they reach the scene of the crime. They’re forced to take on a dangerous situation and must use all their skills to survive.
Reacher stopped by the dog owner’s house on his way back from the game and noticed that the poor mutt was lying on its side in the yard. Throughout the season, we’ve seen Jack helping out this dog, giving it water from the bowl and generally being kind. ..
The man’s owner clearly doesn’t care for his dog, and eventually Reacher loses his temper. After punching the man square in the nose, he chains him up and takes the dog with them, at least until the shelter anyway.
Reacher stopped by the farm on his way out of town and noticed that there was a lot of animal feed there. He also noticed that the same strange grass was on the ground, which linked back to Paul. In order to get some answers, Reacher showed up at KJ’s table while he was in a diner. ..
Kliner Sr. tells the detectives that he won’t press charges because it would bring attention to his business and he can’t have that.
Reacher has deduced that the big clue here could be with the gun box given to Roscoe. After checking the box, lo and behold they find a key and that leads them over to the barber’s, Mosley. After all, a man going bald doesn’t need a weekly barber’s appointment, right?
It has been revealed that Gray was keeping a box of files on the Roscoe investigation. These files include information on cattle and animal feed. It was also revealed that Mosley was paid to keep this information hidden. This leads to the conclusion that Jack was right all along about the cattle. ..
The state authorities will check the number of cattle when it reaches 120, in order to allow animal feed to be brought in without raising suspicion. ..
The town’s financial donations to Margrave appear to be a ploy to use against the townspeople. After all, buying their loyalty means they’d have to stay quiet otherwise they’d lose financing. So why Margrave?
Margrave is a safe haven for distribution, and it seems like they have connections to at least six different states. They realize that Gray didn’t commit suicide - he was clearly murdered.
As they head outside, Reacher encourages Roscoe to harness her anger. This is typified by a flashback of him not doing this, showing up to see a bully at their house and not apologizing for his actions. Anyway, Neagley rings and confirms that she’s got crucial intel, once again speaking in code for Reacher to meet so he can give it out to her.
The FBI determined that it was a random robbery, but given the murder weapon had a silencer, and nothing was taken from his house, this seems a bit farfetched. The body was also beaten post-mortem which matches what happened to Joe.
Not only did Aucoin catch wind of the discrepancies in the Wilks case, but he also looked into it specifically through toxic pollutant reports. This is why I like Neagley; she’s always on the lookout for strange things.
Jasper pulls up a picture of the laceration on Gray’s head and compares it to the one on Teale’s cane. The two injuries look strikingly similar, but Jasper is not sure if he has seen this before. He asks Roscoe if he can check to see if there is any connection between the two injuries.
Roscoe shows up at the police station and immediately assaults her several times. Finlay is furious and forces her out of the building. The thing is, Roscoe is definitely going to be a wanted woman if she stays in town, so she’s going to have to lay low for the time being. So naturally, she takes over to look after Charlie and the kids. ..
Meanwhile, Neagley and Reacher meet a couple of officers, including Aucion, and in turn manage to get themselves a name – “The Viking.” In the police cruiser, Neagley and Reacher communicate with Finlay, who decides to do an illegal search. Desperate times call for desperate measures and all that!
According to reports, the officer alongside Aucion is dirty and after shooting his partner, sobs as he promises it’ll be a clean death. ..
As the officer falls into the water, Neagley and Reacher kick the metal screen between them into his back, forcing him to career off the road and into the lake. As water begins to seep in, he confirms that he’s been threatened into submission by people with accents but beyond that, he doesn’t have much else to say. ..
While Neagley and Reacher break free and make it back to shore, Neagley decides she’s going to look into The Viking in more detail and figure out what they know.
Finlay finds Kliner Sr. with his throat slit in his office. “I guess you’re not pulling the strings anymore.” He says grimly. ..
The Episode Review
It seems that someone at Kliner is responsible for the death of Teale, and it’s probably either father/son duo Teale and KJ. The company’s founder, Kliner Sr., is a bit of a red herring, but it’s still interesting to see how everything ties back to him. This mystery has just become more complex. ..
The action has been decent so far, spread across the season nicely while keeping the investigation and mystery at the forefront of this show. Reacher has been a solid watch thus far and this episode starts to deepen the ties and see how everything is fitting together.
The case of Teale vs. Gray has been shrouded in mystery for years. Was Teale really the killer? Or was someone using his cane to make it look like he did? And what’s with all the animal feed? ..
