Nice change of pace for an ep, when I say change of pace, I mean as in plot, as this time the action focused on a cold case and not on any homicide. Though one was mentioned which Billy (Laz Alonso) and Meredith (Janina Gavankar) cleared up in the record time of eight hours. Laura (Debra Messing) received a call from her old captain, Hauser (who last season murdered his wife's killer and pulled a gun on Laura too, oh the outrage, Pilot ep). Hauser (Enrico Colantoni) cryptically tells her where to find the DBs of two security guards who vanished after a robbery and then tells her he can't talk anymore, she assumes it's cos he's being watched. Santiani (Callie Thorne) wants her to investigate a murder and Laura thinks they may be synchronicitally sharing their time of the month and asks if she's on it now, cos Laura's got serious cramps.
Laura takes Jake (Josh Lucas) to the building where the DBs are after buying a screwdriver, clearly she doesn't have one at home and neither does Jake, just saying! Cos later Santiani checks her credit card and finds she purchased one the day before, and she couldn't pay cash for it either. They find the DBs of the security guards behind a grate and she recognizes the uniforms and the necklace that the woman wore. Jake wants forensics on the scene, bu Laura wants him to wait cos of ehr CI and finally reveals it's Hauser, shocking him of course. They argue about how she's forgiven him, someone who held a gun to her, but she can't forgive him and holds his past up to him everyday. Clearly moving on from the conversation they had about how she lets the boys do their maths homework when they're with him, adding that Jake could always do the laundry instead. Nah I wouldn't do laundry! Also Jake mentions how it's funny how the man gets lumbered with the maths homework.
This ep was a little sexist in that's how Billy was treating Meredith, he wanted to protect her when they were on the manhunt and also how he stopped her at the end of the ep from advancing any further when they caught the crim. She's a detective and was one long before they got together which she tells him in no uncertain terms, they're equals and partners and she doesn't need protecting cos she's his girl now, or needs to walk behind him. Apparently the only reason no one's brought up how they're getting along is cos they don't want anyone else to know, but of course Laura does.
Laura pays Hauser a visit in prison and gives him a bag of pork rinds which will make him go straight to the loo, thought that was a clue he was already giving her. As well as the ones where he tells her he's wearing band aids on all his fingers cos of paper cuts and he's researching for his appeal, hitting a brick wall. Yeah it was all there. Also adding he's unable to talk right now. Next day Jake comes in telling her she's not watching the news cos their was a prison break and Thomas Mullens (Jamie Jackson) escaped along with Hauser. Cue manhunt and also Laura and Jake searching Hauser's cell under the suspicious gaze of the correctional officers, who film their search. He made his escape by removing bricks from the wall and hid it behind the boxes full of legal books. Having also made legal notes too.
Santiani finds out about Laura's visit to Hauser and benches her until IA can deal with her, she also checked her credit card, though Jake could've used his instead. She's suspected of helping him to escape, which Laura finds absurd. Laura has Max (Max Jenkins) check out the correction officers at the prison and he finds that there are three women there who can be very easily manipulated by the men. So why not the male officers, see sexist comment again. Jake questions the three and one of them, Vicky Lynn (Eva Kaminsky) liked Hauser even though he's a killer. Jake breaks her down as only Jake could and she admits they're on their way to Canada.
Laura recalls how Hauser liked Mexico when they were partners and used to make things up to pass the time. Then recalls the clues in their conversation. She asks Jake to search his cell as if he was leaving clues for them and to luminol the cell, would've been quicker if she had asked him to luminol the brick walls instead of the entire cell, cos of his 'hitting a brick wall' clue from earlier. Anyhoo, Jake finds 'charlie' written in his blood on the wall. Laura shows Santiani the map where Charlie district was their patrol area and how Mullens owned the building there. Max did research and found he owned six buildings in the area. Which they search but come up with nothing. Laura is despondent then hears the call over the radio about a break in where flashlights and such items were stolen. She checks out bathroom and finds a message written in waterproof eyeliner in the toilet which gives her an address. Jake has Max check it out and buildings registered to the name of Rosario, Mullens' mother's maiden name.
Laura promises to wait but has to go in when he pulls a gun on Hauser. The others try and break down the door when they arrive, but couldn't see he window like Laura did. She tries to talk him down but can't and Jake uses a door jamb to open the door, Billy shooting Mullens.
Well if Hauser hadn't gone to prison, Jake wouldn't be at the precinct cos he was the replacement boss, much to Laura's chagrin and we wouldn't have gotten to see him stuck behind his desk, practically, every ep! Ha. Laura and her emotional farewell to him and he regrets his actions cos she was his family. But she can't forgive Jake so easily cos everytime she tries to go there the hurt just keeps coming back.
Anyway Jake did the paperwork so she can buy him a beer. The scene in the bar with them when Jake wanted to dance with her was so funny and at the same time a little romantic too. She wants to forgive him, especially cos of what he said in the season 1 finale, but just can't get past the betrayal. And eeeww Laura didn't wash her hands after touching the toilet, I know it's just a little point, but still, eeeww!! Ha.
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