When the team cons an addicted embezzler into entering rehab, Nate confronts some of his own issues regarding alcoholism.When the team cons an addicted embezzler into entering rehab, Nate confronts some of his own issues regarding alcoholism.When the team cons an addicted embezzler into entering rehab, Nate confronts some of his own issues regarding alcoholism.
- Jim Sterling
- (as Mark A. Sheppard)
- Woman
- (uncredited)
- Mailman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOne of the bars on Hurley's credit card statement is Hutton's Hangout, obviously a nod to star Timothy Hutton.
- GoofsNear the end, Hurley tells Nate, "If you ever need a sponsor I'm there for you." In Alcoholics Anonymous four years of sobriety is the minimum to officially become a sponsor but mutual support is encouraged.
There is no such requirement in AA (or NA or CA), official or otherwise. Everything in the program is but a "suggestion".
- Quotes
Receptionist: [Alec and Eliot arrived at the clinic and rings the desk bell] Can I help you?
Eliot Spencer: You sure can. Here to see a patient of yours - Mr. Tom Baker.
Receptionist: What is your relationship?
Eliot Spencer: Why?
Receptionist: Second Act has a strict policy. Only family members can see patients. We want to make sure outside influences don't hamper our client's recoveries.
Eliot Spencer: I think that is an excellent policy.
[Eliot smile flirtingly]
Eliot Spencer: I'm Tom's brother.
[Eliot extends his left hand to shake reception's hand]
Eliot Spencer: Hi! Mark.
[Eliot kisses her hand]
Alec Hardison: [Receptionist looks to Alec] I'm... I'm with him
[Alec looks to Eliot]
Receptionist: So... you're friend of...
[pointing to both Alec and Eliot]
Alec Hardison: [Alec hooking his hand around Eliot's elbow] I'm... I'm WITH him.
[Eliot is stunned]
Alec Hardison: See, he thinks the flirting makes me jealous but it doesn't.
[Eliot looking mightly uncomfortable]
Alec Hardison: You know, but if he was like Brad Pitt and he was on somebody, oh girl, it would be on - seriously!
[Alec rings the desk bell]
Alec Hardison: Bring your ass!
[Alec drags Eliot away from the desk]
Alec Hardison: Bring - bring your ass!
- ConnectionsReferences Doctor Who (1963)
In this episode, however, Ford's problems take center stage thanks to their case. Their mark is money manager Jack Hurley, an addict whose loose management of a food bank's funds brings him to their attention. After tracking Hurley down, Nate decides to enroll him at a rehabilitation clinic as a way of getting him to open up about the location of the missing money. With Nate and Parker both posing as patients, they soon find themselves experiencing treatment for their problems. While Parker responds positively (in what serves as much more casual of a subplot than it deserves), Nate finds himself coping far less successfully with alcohol withdrawal, which Sophie (who is posing as a therapist) uses to get him to confront his problems.
This ends up becoming the emotional focus of the episode, thanks to an intense and showy performance from Timothy Hutton. It also eclipses the attempt to recover the missing funds, which has Eliot and Hardison dealing with rival gangs who are chasing Hurley for money that he stole from them. Though this part is resolved by the end, it is much less momentous than the development of Nate's character or the progress it makes towards the season's conclusion. It makes for one of the most important episodes of the season, though in the end not one of the best ones.
- academic-drifter
- Mar 30, 2021
Details
- Runtime42 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1