Judy teases Jen about Ben and their blossoming affection for each other. Jen tries to play it down. They’re equally relieved to have left everything behind. All the trouble they were in with Steve, Ted, and the Greek mafia in the picture is finally over. ..
Jen starts to see her mother and realizes she is on a stretcher being taken to the hospital. She and Judy were accidentally hit by Ben in the finale of season 2. Although Judy looks okay, Jen is quite badly beaten up. ..
Judy reveals to Jen that they do not know the identity of the person driving the car. Another hit and run with the same personnel of people cannot be a coincidence! Jen is more worried about the fact that it is Charlie’s birthday that day and she is stuck up in the hospital. Charlie gets his hands on the letter Jen wrote to Judy in the finale of season 2, forgiving her for “the thing” with Ted. She also handover the responsibility of her kids to Judy, thinking that officer Perez will be arresting her. ..
Ben shows up to the house all battered up from the hit and run. He is still drunk and collapses on the ground in front of Charlie. Charlie drives him to the hospital in Ben’s car, which is damaged from the accident. While in it, Ben also remembers the reason for his drinking; him discovering Steve’s body in last season’s finale. Judy tells Jen about how she would act while her mother would steal medicines from hospitals to get high. Jen plans to do something similar for Judy. ..
The doctor orders CT scans for both Judy and Jen to check if they have cracked ribs or other internal injuries. Nick and Perez stand over Steve’s body, which is almost unrecognizable. The latter instantly tries to implicate the Greeks but Nick thinks like a police officer. He notices the arrow on the tree Judy made where the body is buried. Perez is also recognized by the hiker, who saw her with Jen in the last season. But since Angeles is a National Forest, the FBI will have the jurisdiction to investigate. Perez informs Jen of the body and she starts freaking out.
The hospital is not able to determine what actually happened to Ben. Charlie and Judy are able to connect briefly, but are cut off when she sees Ben. He suddenly realizes he was the one who rammed into Jen and Judy’s car. Ben is not able to say the truth to Judy, though. But he does inform her that they found Steve’s body, which puts Judy in shock. The scans are in and thankfully, nothing is broken. But the doctor delivers some bad news to Jen. She has shadows on the liver which might potentially mean cancer.
Judy is sitting in bed with the doctor when she realizes that Jen might have cancer. Judy tells Jen about Steve and gives her the pain medication. Jen tries to tell her, but is not able to do so. ..
The Episode Review
Judy’s death has left a hole in our lives that we are still trying to fill. We all miss her dearly, and we will continue to do so for the rest of our days.
Judy and Jen are finally starting to come to terms with the death of their friend Steve. They have been spectators to many surprises of ironies and twists, but this episode feels like the perfect start for that reckoning. Charlie has been like a second parent to the boys, but adolescent tantrums are the worst.
I feel like if Judy has Jen, she has nothing to worry about. The two together are always stronger and fight on a united front. Nick will once again prove to be a thorn in their sides. A dynamic change in how Perez is now involved in the lies also impressed and is well-positioned to steer the rest of the story.
