Jessica's tasks continue to pile up as she tries to balance Hogarth's case, Cheng's lawsuit, and now the discovery of "Leslie Hansen."
The episode opens with Jessica attending mandatory anger management, where the teacher has everyone throw a ball against a wall as they describe their troubles. Despite wanting to leave, Jessica is pulled in after everyone has taken a turn, and as she gets brutally open about what has happened to her, her throw breaks the wall. Shocked by her strength, the teacher signs her court order and she leaves. Returning to her apartment, Jessica shows Malcolm a tabloid magazine showing him and Trish, wondering about them as a new couple. Trying to focus on the case, Jessica scans the photo of "Hansen," distracted by Oscar and his ex-wife arguing until she realizes "Hansen" is wearing a wig. She calls Trish, who expressed her annoyance at Jessica's actions and what she now has to deal with. Jessica apologizes and shares her revelation, and Trish replies that it had to have been a good wig, suggesting it was made of human hair, narrowing their search to three shops in the city. After Jessica hangs up, Oscar's son Video comes over to escape his fighting parents, badgering her about her powers. She yells to his parents when they notice he's gone, and turns to see him at her window, asking if she could save him. Jessica pulls him back in as he starts to fall, and his mother uses it as a reason why she should have custody of him, while Oscar tells Jessica she has 25 days left. Still dealing with the press, Trish is relieved when Griffin shows up, kissing in front of reporters to prove they are together. Inside, he offers her a place at his company, but she says she doesn't want to be known just as his girlfriend. At Hogarth's office, Cheng stops by to ask why she is no longer backing his lawsuit. When she says he should stop fighting when he can't win, he notes that something is different about her and says he hopes she can deal with it. Jessica and Trish head to the wig store Trish went to as a kid, and after some bribing, are told "Hansen" pays in cash for wigs, having lost all her hair. Jessica suggests she may have cancer, and if IGH is paying her bills, there would be medical records. Outside, Trish shows Jessica the video Malcolm took of Max Tatum. It has been three days since her threat to go public, so Jessica says they should go back, promising to try not to hurt him. In an attempt to undermine Jessica's business, Cheng comes over as Malcolm works, offering him a job in exchange for info, but is turned down and leaves a card. Trish and Jessica show the video of herself to a young actress in Max's movie, and she quits. He complains to them about it, but Jessica demands his hospital clearance. When he refuses, Jessica threatens him for preying on young girls. He says he only went after Trish, whom he loved, and an enraged Jessica gets him to agree by slamming her fist through his car. Later, Hogarth gives Jessica a call to ask about Chao and Benowitz, and the latter explains that while she has been busy, she dug into their expense accounts. Hogarth gives a simple explanation for everything Jessica found, and tells her to dig deeper because her partners are not foolish enough to leave obvious evidence. She answers a knock at the door to find Oscar offering whiskey as a peace offering, saying Video told him how Jessica saved his life and the eviction is dropped. He turns to leave, but Jessica invites him to come inside and drink with her. We cut to Trish and Griffin in the bedroom, and she tells him she is grateful that he stuck around after her poor track record with boyfriends. She goes to shower, and when he hears the water start running, he takes a call, saying that Trish "doesn't know anything" and to keep it that way. Back at Jessica's, Oscar explains that he doesn't hate super-powered people, he just hated her. He tells her it was simply her timing that was off, as he had only been out of prison for a few months. Jessica opens up about being treated unfairly because of her powers, and as the two bond, she kisses him. She goes for his pants, but he says them moving so fast from hating each other before is wrong, and leaves. The next day, Malcolm confronts Jessica at the elevator, demanding more work and a cut of her profits at Alias, and she agrees to give him 20%. She leaves, and he has a comedic awkward moment when he messes up the name of the girl in his apartment. Hogarth visits her doctor after several failed calls, requesting a cure for ALS. The doctor says she can't give her that, but Hogarth brings up possible illegal European drugs. Mentioning how her own father died from brain cancer that immobilized him, Hogarth tells the doctor that she'll go to a back alley doctor if necessary. Jessica and Trish discover that IGH only covered medical bills for Jessica, Whizzer, and a woman named Inez Green, who they discover is homeless. Using Green's arrest record, they track her to a location on the streets, and Trish retrieves Simpsons bag, wanting to bring a large gun and his drug. Jessica refuses to let her bring the gun, but allows her to take an enhanced taser after they find it can even knock out Jessica. A homeless man directs them to the person in the picture, and once there Jessica searches for her. When Jessica is attacked, Trish takes Simpson's drug and rushes in with the taser, but they discover it is another woman. A friend of Cheng, meanwhile, breaks into Jessica's apartment to steal all her files, leaving as Malcolm enters with a woman. Despite realizing they have been robbed, Malcolm doesn't find the man. As Jessica and Trish find out who the woman really is, Cheng's associate has a horrific meet-up that causes further problems for them. While this episode mostly goes with Jessica's problems being solved quickly, like with Oscar or finding the homeless woman, more are piled on in their place. In Jessica's case, it's never a simple matter, because everything that happens to her ends up a confusing, wound up mystery for her to solve. Despite convincing Max Tatum to help, there is the potential for him to cause problems due to her damaging his car, though of course Trish can leak the video. Pryce Cheng is the most pressing matter, both because he still has his lawsuit against Jessica and because of this episode's end. Despite being the mastermind behind the break-in at her place, it will likely be difficult for Jessica to prove him of any wrongdoing. Oscar and Jessica's relationship took a turn I expected back when they first met, though I was surprised he turned her down. At the same time, I'm glad he did so, because like he said, it was weird. They hated each other a short time before, and I personally just get tired of how every superhero show needs a complicated romance arc in each season. Of course there is also the fact that, knowing how things go in the comics, I'm still waiting for the time that Jessica and Luke Cage will tie the knot. Trish taking Sampsons drug is going to bring an interesting aspect to the show, as now along with Jessica's anger issues, she will deal with problems similar to Simpson. While I was initially unsure how they would eventually make Trish become Hellcat, it seems the showrunners plan to have Simpson's drug play a key role in her transformation. As IGH is still a mystery and has been able to give people superpowers, I still wonder if Trish will perhaps be experimented on as well at some point. Hogarth's situation has potential for an interesting future, but could also cause more problems for her. Jessica is already having a hard time finding any dirt on Chao and Benowitz, and her determination to even use illegal drugs to cure her ALS could lead to her partners having further grounds to push her out. Jessica may have taken steps to solving everything this episode, but now she's got a lot more on her plate to deal with.
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