Shawn Phillips is a claimant in a Northbrook Aerospace crash 10 years ago that left him with a broken leg. Northbrook has filed a motion to dismiss, but Shawn and his mother must do some digging to make sure Northbrook doesn’t pay the damages.
In a recent case, Gus Eastern, a familiar face for Margaret represents Northbrook. Federal investigative authorities have cleared the corporation of any liability in a report submitted by Gus Eastern. Margaret convinces the judge to give them some time to go through discovery and the report. She gets two days for the same.
Todd is sent to Northbrook mechanic to investigate a fitness report that looks like it has been doctored. The report seems to show that the mechanic has falsified the data and Todd is determined to find out what happened.
Todd, an FAA agent posing as a Tyesha Johnson, sizes up Konnor Preston. After some hassling, he reveals that he was not the original person on the job. A Margaret Johnson had initially made the report and was subsequently fired from the job. They track her down in a shop somewhere around Hillsborough.
Tyesha tells them that Northbrook planes are fit to fly in very cold conditions where the temperature goes below zero. They notice a bald man watching them talk to Tyesha and she quickly dismisses them. They take photos of his number plate and learn that his name is Nathan Shaw, a guy who works for Newgen PR services. ..
The detectives investigate the scene where they find Nathan running from the scene of a car accident. They notice that he has turned the car upside down and is escape in it. They also find an odd-looking Sunday newspaper puzzle from the kitchen wall. Inside, they find a distressed Tyesha asking them to come to her house. When they arrive, they notice that Nathan is inside the car and no sign of Tyesha. Todd takes into his possession an odd-looking Sunday newspaper puzzle from the kitchen wall. Outside, they find Allison’s car covered in grassmower residue.
At the intersection, Todd asks Margaret to plant a tracking device on Nathan’s car while he distracts him. They just about get away with it and later head to Tyesha’s boyfriend’s house. Although they have broken up, he tells them the company has been harassing Tyesha for months.
Nathan breaks into the car and takes out the driver, Margaret. He then drives away with the car. Todd’s tracker alerts him and he tracks down Nathan’s meeting with Dirk, the CEO of Northbrook. He clicks some pictures but then Margaret’s call spoils the plan a bit. In the ensuing chaos, Nathan breaks one of the car’s windows.
Allison is upset and asks the pair to take care of it. She also points out that the work she does for the family is very underappreciated. Margaret successfully strikes a settlement with Gus and he arrives with Dirk at the offices. Todd overhears Dirk’s assistant in the office asking the manager to continue production of the faulty equipment. Shawn is offered $1 million but Margaret is warned by Todd.
He is advised to reject the settlement and instead take down the company for putting more faulty planes in the sky. When Todd has another look at the puzzle, he notices that all the answers are wrong. They deduce that it is indeed coded for something. It is a link to a Google Drive account.
Tyesha has gathered a lot of evidence that will be helpful in the case. Todd texts Tyesha that they have got the evidence and that she is safe now. She testifies against Northbrook which forces Gus to strike an improved settlement deal where Shawn gets almost twelve times the money he was initially getting. Tyesha and Shawn start to hit it off as well. Margaret promises to be more involved with Allisson and says she will be hosting dinners occasionally from now on. ..
The Episode Review
The popular legal shows portray the lawyer-client relationship in a way that is inaccurate and misleading. Lawyers are not always above morals, and they have a duty to their clients, as well as their own pockets. ..
They would not advise them not to take a life-changing settlement of $1 million and instead ask them to continue a trial that could go on for years. Especially when they are on the verge of bankruptcy. The way it usually works is when an attorney gets sensitive information as Todd does, they leverage it to increase their paycheck. But So Help Me Todd is set in la la land sitcom-style setup where realism doesn’t matter much.
The larger settlement deal later doesn’t seem right to me. The seriousness that was shown in the first two episodes about the dramatic side of the story has gone completely out of the window.
The show has lost its luster. The only dynamic is humor, which isn’t enough to keep viewers watching. Unfortunately, ABC has a dampener on its hands. ..
