Lights Out

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Rain Of Terror

...leaving Patrick to come in to see Stacy Keach and confess the dude was FBI. Stacy Keach doesn't look surprised, and asks who they were after, Barry or Brennan. Patrick replies, "Brennan! How'd you know?" and I'm being truly pedantic since I know what he meant, but still: He didn't. That's why he asked. Stacy Keach closes the door and once again proves that he doesn't fuck around when giving advice about important stuff; he tells Patrick that he's known guys like Brennan all his life, and nothing terrible will happen to Patrick if he keeps his mouth shut and hires the right lawyer -- he'll even get to fight, as the IRS wants to collect all the tax money it's owed, but "you don't turn on somebody like Brennan." Patrick says he knows, and Stacy Keach isn't aware of it, but it's logical to conclude Patrick's best option is to take Brennan's advice...

...and later, in his office, he's having some booze (why bother acting surprised, and it's hard to begrudge him the stuff after the day he's had anyway) watching Reynolds give an interview about the latest rumors surrounding Patrick, saying that when there's this much smoke, you have to wonder. He implies that Patrick's only still regarded as "America's Hero" because he's white, which is a concept I wish they'd explore a bit more, and goes on that he's ending Patrick's career on Labor Day, "even if I gotta go to his cell to do it." That'd be kind of hilarious, especially with Reynolds's moniker, and I'm sure Barry K. would approve. Daniella then comes in, and Patrick flips off the TV and tells Daniella he knows she told Margaret about the dementia, and while he understands she had to tell someone, he's just glad she spoke to the right person. Translation: Do NOT tell anyone else or it's your nosy ass, girl. Patrick explicitly says as much, instructing her to come to him or Margaret when she needs to talk, but goes on to apologize for the position he put her in. He sends her to bed...

...and then the next day, he's working with Gerry in the ring, and Gerry compliments his better balance when Thom(p)son enters and asks for a word...

...and then, in Stacy Keach's office, Thom(p)son says they know Patrick was just a bagman that day at Hess's house, and they want to know whose bag. Patrick, of course, still won't play, so Thom(p)son tells him while they'll start by arresting him for bribing a public official, still on the table are extortion and assault with a deadly weapon (his professional boxer hands, just to be clear), and he could be looking at twenty years in prison and crippling fines, which would eat up his entire purse, should he even fight. "You'll be ruined." And not the kind of ruined where you have family barbecues and live in a mansion, I'm guessing. Patrick makes a joke in response, which turns out to be even more ill-advised than I thought when a bunch of cops silently appear, and Thom(p)son cuffs Patrick's hands behind his back and makes good on that threat of a perp walk. Everyone watches as Patrick gets the marching version of his rights, and off their stunned looks, we head to the last commercial break.

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