Judy has a day to herself and is enjoying the beach. She skates freely and has ice cream. Judy tells Jen that she has already received the results of the chemo and that it did not work. Jen says they can take a second consultation but Judy says she has accepted it. The children overhear Jen talking about the baby.
Ben accepts the charges but Nick is confused as to why Jen would not press them. When Perez once again jumps to her defense, Nick realizes they are friends and Perez gets nervous when he confronts her about it. He implores her to take everything she knows about the case to Moranis and the camera slowly zooms in to manifest her dilemma. Jen is unable to get Judy into the cancer trial. Ben calls from prison and Jen breaks down when talking about Judy. He tries to comfort her and before she can say she loves him back, the phone line disconnects.
Judy’s mother is out of jail and they have brunch. Judy seems almost uninterested in Judy’s life but the daughter wants to make things right. Although she rejects her mother when she asks to move in for a while, Judy gives her a packet of money before leaving. Judy covers the illness with the story about Sonoma. Henry expresses his joy at the pregnancy, saying they will be a family of four again. With Ben and Judy, six. Jen emotionally looks the other way but does not tell him about the results. Judy packs a suitcase and is almost about to leave when Charlie comes into her room. They have an emotional chat, during which she tries to explain to Charlie that Jen does everything for her kids and will be there for him no matter what. ..
Charlie feels betrayed by her life decisions but Judy asks him to take it easy on her. Jen drops off the paper cranes to Jana and it turns out, she is a doctor. She also knows the Oncology Head at the experimental clinic and says she can get Judy in. Perez goes to the motel to tell him the truth but finds his dead body and the place ransacked. It was the two guys whom Jen saw – the Greeks. This has turned the investigation around and vindicated Jen and Judy entirely from any suspicion. The police now think it is the Mafia behind everything.
Eleanor visits Jen’s house. The mother feels her daughter is running a gambit as that is the only way she could have come across this money. Jen corrects her saying she sold her paintings. When Eleanor starts ranting about Judy not letting her stay with her, Jen tells her the truth about Judy’s illness. Eleanor shuts silent for a while and decides to hang back as Jen goes looking for Judy when Henry tells her that she has left. Judy has in fact gone to the county jail to confess to Nick about Steve’s murder. She knows Jen will not survive the DNA test and knows she is dying anyway. So, she feels this is the last thing she could do for her.
She shows him the birds and how she did it, evoking a wry “I knew that” smile from Nick. Jen meets Judy in the holding room and lambasts her for giving up. Judy screams out of anger, saying she is responsible for her own decisions and well capable of taking them. Jen and Judy decide to take that vacation to Mexico where Steve has a property. Jen talks to Nick about delaying his findings to the FBI and despite his protests, somehow convinces him.
Nick agrees to do it because he is friends with Judy and he loves her. Eleanor and Judy make up before she says goodbye for the last time. Judy gives her car to Eleanor who he will be going to San Francisco to start a new life. Nick learns of Moranis’ death. Jen and Judy start their journey to Mexico.
The Episode Review
Jen and Judy are two criminals who have taken their criminal life to a whole new level. They are now in the clear as a federal agent is dead and it is a powerful organization that is behind it. There is no way anything else matters for the authorities. ..
Judy’s story has been the heart of the show and it seems like the creative team is not content with that. They want us to feel as though we are watching a friend cry, rather than a character on a soap opera.
The two women have bonded and Jen looks like the one who cannot let go of things. Her fighting attitude is indeed admirable and combusts really well with her emotional state of mind.
This episode was a perfect way to close out the season. It showed how far we have come and how much more there is to explore. But at the same time, it is all about these beautiful women and their established love for each other that has brought us such an immaculately entertaining and thoughtful story.
