Gillian (Kelli Williams) convinces Cal (Tim Roth) to go on his planned vacation to Mexico with Emily (Hayley McFarland) and he finally relents. Gillian doesn't believe he can leave her in charge and for everyone else to do their jobs without him around. Cal and Emily agree that he will let her do her own thing and more importantly trust her ,if he treats her like an adult. She stops him from spying on the office back home, it causes stress. But not for long. Clearly Cal has trust issues, not just with Emily but with his staff.
A man from the American Embassy, Lou Nemenoff (Patrick J Adams) asks Cal for help in locating a missing woman, Marla, (Nicole DuPort) who has left her daughter Tyler (Mary Matilyn Mouser) on her own. Emily watches the videos of the police and the bartender with Cal and feels empathy towards Tyler. She wants Cal to take on the case which of course he would have done anyway. Cal lets Emily get involved when he takes her to the police with him. I would have thought he would have been weary about dragging Emily around with him, especially since this is Mexico and secondly, it perhaps gave him a chance to keep an eye on her. Marla was considered an addict as needles were found in her hotel room and she was meant to be meeting a man that Tyler had found for her from an online dating service.
The policeman, Molina (Jose Zuniga) doesn't want Cal on the case and is advised to drop it. Everyone around him gives Cal dirty looks and Emily asks what Molina is doing about the man Marla was meant to be meeting. Cal questions the bartender, Miguel (Max Arciniego) and he is hiding something as Cal can tell he's afraid. The woman stops Miguel from talking. Cal calls Ria (Monica Raymund) for help and uploads her profile on the dating website, adding she's fond of dirty limericks. She informs Cal that Jack (Marc Blucas) has been called onto the case and is working with Gillian who has gone gaga over him. Then notices Cal is jealous. Cal wants Ria to report what's happening back at the Institute.
Jack has been called in by the CDC to investigate a case of contaminated blood supplies turning up at blood banks, a case to which Gillian has already been hired by the hospital director Krentz (Mary Mara). Jack once worked for Cal and is now his rival. Ben (Mekhi Phifer) doesn't like him but Gillian isn't so sure, in fact she's attracted to him. Cal doesn't like him cos he's all about the money and fame. Gillian makes it clear that she's in charge. They have two people for questioning but Jack and Gillian put on a display as if they're trying to outdo each other. One of the two gets restless and complains. Eli says their little plan worked cos people don't like drawing attention to themselves if they have something to hide.
Gillian knows the woman, Jenna (Rebecca Field) was almost fired and she admits she was preoccupied and her daughter needed her. (She's divorced). Gillian understands her predicament being recently divorced too. She didn't run some checks on the blood. Eli tells Jack that Cal doesn't think much of his employees and Jack believes after he left here he realized he was good at what he does. Ben tells Gillian someone has died but the blood came from a different centre.
A man follows Ria and Cal and Cal wonders if he's from the police or a drug cartel. They take a taxi to the bar where Miguel plays pool and he tells them about another woman from Miami who died. The police like to keep it quiet cos of tourism. He recognizes the man Marla was meant to meet from his photo. Cal finds this same man with Emily at the hotel, she was trying to get info from him. Cal doesn't want her involved and they have a falling out. Ria meets with Jerry (Timothy Carhart) and speaks of a weird guy she once met. Jerry tells her about Marla. Cal watches the office from his webcam and texts Eli to give Gillian the blue file. Didn't they wonder how he knew about this and she might need it right this minute? They use the cameras everyday but don't seem to know they're being watched in the same way by Cal.
Gillian uses the file to question the two men, Dunst (Victor McCay) and Yager (Larry Herron) saying it contains info about friends, family etc. Jack sees it's just full of blank pages. One of the drivers is a criminal, Tomkins (Christopher Sower). Ria doesn't believe Jerry is involved and Cal takes a photo of the man following them. Molina tells him he was hired by someone. He tells Cal about a couple who gave a statement about Marla. Eli realizes Tomkins is aroused by bloody and gory scenes. Jack meets with McKenzie, a reporter and Cal turns the sprinklers on them. The couple tell Cal they were there to get an egg and thought Marla was their donor but she wasn't. Lou has been reassigned and threatened. Ria and Cal pose as a couple and visit the fertility clinic, where she asks Samuel Wynn (Dale Midkiff) for a baby with blue eyes and brown hair. Dr Alvarez (Gary Perez) is present and Cal asks him if the reason Ria is infertile is cos of the Coriolis Effect - something to do with the earth and Alvarez replies yes.
Alvarez tells them about Marla and there was a complication, she's bleeding and is being kept in an apartment Wynn has. Molina isn't a dirty cop but but his boss talked to the embassy. Marla and Tyler are reunited and Ria wants to stay as Lou asked her to stay behind. Gillian notices something's not right in the video Eli took of Yager and Dunst. One of them keeps looking behind him and then relaxes after Eli stopped filming to change the battery. They were using the blood to distribute drugs and the wrong batch was picked by the driver. Jack mentions Gillian in the interview and sends her roses. Cal returns and she says she kept Jack away from his library. Cal posits he'd tell her why he doesn't like Jack but she'd think he was lying. Jack leaves and gives Eli his card if he wants to leave here. Cal gives Eli one of his own cards.
Three scenes which were enjoyable was the scene with the card exchanges, (Eli must have wondered how Cal knew), the sprinkler scene and Ria telling Cal he's jealous. Appropriate title as Cal lacks the ability to completely trust not only Emily but also his staff in his absence. Cal having to stop Ria from talking when she wants to tell him he blew it with Emily at the pool. It's fine for Emily to play detective when he's around - like earlier at the police station - but not now. Emily and Cal make up and she has the right to throw tantrums and spend his money, as long as he can be protective and suspicious of her. Cal witnessed first hand Jack trying to poach Eli, another reason for not liking Jack. Some would say Cal is stifling his staff in their development - such as Eli; maybe he doesn't want Eli to turn out to be another Jack - a rival.
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