Underground

*Series: A Girl Named Jo*

"**Underground**" is the fifth episode in the third season of *A Girl Named Jo*, and the twentieth episode overall. It aired on July 16, 2019.

## Synopsis

*Summer is heating up in NYC as Abby attends a meeting for impassioned young activists, and Jo gets asked out on a hot date.*

## Plot

*Alice arrives at the Crown Lake Country Club and is greeted by Junior. Meanwhile in New York, Jo heads off to work when Abby asks her a favour, she tells her that she made plans with Harold and asks Jo to cover for her as a friend, so Jo agrees to cover for her.*

*Cathy and Alice see each other and catch up. They talk about their issues and regain their friendship.*

*Andre is giving a speech at the young activists meeting. He says that he plans to take real action more than a protest, Harold and Abby believe he might be planning something more aggressive and violent. He says that a peaceful protest isn’t enough to take down the World’s Fair but Abby tells him that it can if they have a lot of people working together, convince Andre not to be violent.*

*Jo is at the "Underground House" and is talking with Felix who asks her if she would like to go out with him sometime. She blushes and says she would love to.*

*Cathy is walking with Alice when they see Dwight who she brushes off. She didn’t want to let on to Alice about Dwight two-timing her with one of the waitresses. Alice  shows her the box that she found at the old diner. Cathy wonders why it has the old Crown Lake logo on it wishing Jo was there to help her solve the mystery.*

*Jo brings Loretta in the "Underground House" to show her the new exhibit. Loretta asks Felix if she has seen Abby, he says that he hasn’t seen her, then Jo tells her that she was restocking the tickets and that Abby was covering for her, which Felix plays along. Loretta leaves to go look for her and get to her own shift. Felix asks what is going on with them, and Jo tells him she will explain on their date.*

*Abby is feeling overwhelmed and tells Harold she doesn’t like how Andre plans to spread violence at the World Fair. Harold tells her that she needs to trust him and that he’s all talk and doesn’t mean the things he says. She has a bad feeling about all of this and just heads off to work.*

*Cathy and Alice are inside and find photos of white women wearing tiaras except for one. Cathy sees a photo of Frances Atkins, Jo's mother, they both wonder why she was in Crown Lake. Dwight comes in the room and asks them what they’re doing, Cathy responds by saying they are trying to solve a mystery. Alice tells him Cathy needs to talk with him putting her on the spot, and leaves. Cathy argues that she came to the country club to see him and he hasn’t hung out with her once. Dwight tells her that there are rules and the guests and employees from different races can’t fraternize. He leaves and Cathy wonders to herself what to do next.*

## Cast

### Main cast

* Jules LeBlanc as Jo Chambers
* Addison Riecke as Cathy Firzroy
* Taylor Mosby as Abby Hughes
* Terrell Ransom Jr. as Dwight Hughes
* Aidan Merwarth as Felix
* Bella Shepard as Alice Hargrave
* Cree Kawa as Harold

### Recurring Cast

* Rachel Pate as Loretta Hughes
* Jay Reeves as Andre