Air born toxin, bullet fragments and public indecency oh my,
the cast of Drop Dead Diva certainly had a faith shattering week and the
viewers from California had a bit of a laugh.
We pick up our story in the hospital as we all await Grayson’s recovery
from the shooting the pervious episode.
For a law firm that does so much public good, Harrison and Parker certainly
faces a more than fair share of bullets and death threats. Even with the staggering statistics of
workplace violence it appears that Grayson too is going to be able to walk away
from this incident, with a souvenir even, as a fragment is lodged in his body
and the doctors are not able to remove it… Enjoy that one airport security!
Still, in the wake of tragedy the outside world must propel
of band of players forward as Kim’s father is arrested for public indecency and
Jane is asked to represent a sick girl who has been sent to the hospital after
being exposed to air born toxin. Doesn’t
that sound absolutely serious? Well, the
toxin made me smile because what is being blamed is pepper from a hot sauce
factory. Now, if you live in California like
I do, you laughed a little inside. This
is obviously using the siracha hot sauce factory complaint that has been
circling the drain of the news lately.
Cute diva, really cute. Still,
despite the silly sound of the dispute I looked into it. Pepper in the air from a hot sauce plant is
no laughing matter. The effects can lead
to breathing problems, impaired vision, dizziness, or sore throats. Pepper gas is no laughing matter.
I do believe I mentioned public indecency, didn’t I? Well, it seems that Larry has gotten himself
into a bit of a pickle at a local hotel pool, but what is even more shocking is
the fact that Kim gets to meet his new flame.
And by flame I mean wife. That
right Kim, even your father is getting married before you. As you can imagine this is a bit of a shock
for poor Kim but she is able to get the lovers out of hot water if only for a
moment. It would appear, like all cases
at Harrison and Parker there is more to the story of our lovers, and it
involves a bit of shinny happiness, his teenage brides wedding ring. Apparently, Kim’s mom has decided to enact a
23year old claim on the ring and wants to enlist Kim to help her, but more on
that in a moment.
Back to the peppers, Jane succeeds in shutting down the
plant, but is in turn sued by the workers when they learn the firm also
represents a rival hot sauce company.
Damn you spice war! So now Jane
must fight to keep the firm out of bankruptcy and find a way to get the plant
back up and running. Of course our Jane
catches a break Siracha wishes they could catch when she discovered the
affected people had also been exposed to a banned fuel additive that has leaked
into the water table from an abandoned chemical plant. The real fight will be getting the government
agency that now controls the property to clean it up in time to get the peppers
ground for the year’s supply of sauce, and wouldn’t you know it, the agency
does not want to comply.
At the hospital, Grayson has decided he doesn’t want to
waste any more time. In a moment of
Carpe Dieum he has decided to propose to Jane when he is released and sends
Stacy out to get the ring. Why telling
your intended’s “bestie” that you are about to propose is probably not what you
really should do but at this point everyone knew it was coming. So Larry got married, Stacy said yes to Owen
and Grayson is going to ask Jane… Hurray for wedding season… I guess.
You want to know who isn’t happily married. Kim’s Parents! That’s right somehow the divorce was never
filed which makes the bigamists. Bigamy
may sound like a stupid charge, but did you know they can put you away for a
year because of it?! That’s right they
are sentenced to a year a piece unless they come to an agreement about the
stupid ring and sign the official divorce.
This is a good reason to never get married huh? Well at least not to Kim’s mom who intends to
extort more alimony out of Larry.
Back in the world of air born toxins, it is Paul that
actually saves the day on this one. By
utilizing the teachings of Terri he comes up with nothing, and this instance
nothing is everything. The chemical
plant had been operating on an expired temporary permit and paying off the
agency for years to keep quiet about the chemicals leaking into the water
table. How does this keep
happening?! Seriously?! Using this information Jane saves the day for
both sick people and plant workers… Ode to Jane, err, joy… Whatever.
Kim’s case of course takes another turn when it turns out
that the source of all the spite isn’t the ring at all. Instead her mother is upset that Kim has a
relationship with her father and she feels edged out. I thought this was crazy until I realized
this could be me some day and now I’m starting to wonder if or when the “where’s
my dad?” question is going to come… Still
we are left with the idea that a family is always going to be connected and we
should be at least civil so that everyone gets to have a relationship with the
ones you love.
Speaking of relationships, Grayson’s proposal is on the
horizon as he’s being released. That is,
until the alarms go off. The fragment
has dislodged and now Grayson has gone into cardiac arrest. Fighting the revive him the doctors scramble
frantically but it’s too late. In a bizarre
circle it is now “Deb” who loses Grayson.
That’s right folks, it’s like they just aren’t meant to be together.
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