Jericho (episode)

**"Jericho"** is the ninth episode of *Servant*. It debuted on 10 January, 2020, on Apple TV+.

## Synopsis

Leanne acts out at Dorothy after learning the truth about baby Jericho. Thirteen-week-old Jericho's birth and accidental death are revealed in flashbacks.

## Plot

### August 2019 in the Past

In the past, Dorothy is on the bed comforting baby Jericho and Sean discusses keeping the placenta with the midwife. Moving into a new house, they discuss that Sean is going to California to go on a TV game show. Dorothy also discusses with Julian about the name of the baby and when the nanny is coming.

During a heat wave, Dorothy is struggling to take care of Jericho alone. She watches Sean's broadcast while video calling him and she gets frustrated with him and hangs up as he's not there to help. On another hot day, she can't stop Jericho from crying which causes her a lot of stress.

Later, she arrives home from a shopping trip and leaves Jericho in the car in the heat. This continues as she goes through the daily routine at home. Temperatures hit 105 degrees Fahrenheit that day with Jericho still lying in the car. As the night drew on, Dorothy fell asleep on the sofa checking the baby monitor sporadically. At night, she went into Jericho's room to find he was not in his crib.

Dorothy is still puzzled as to where Jericho is but goes outside to her car to find him. She takes him out the car and up to his crib. She bathes him, takes him to bed that night, and gets his room ready the next day. A meat delivery comes and Dorothy doesn't know what to do with it as Sean is not home.

Later, Dorothy takes Jericho out for a walk and asks Sean on a video call that night to come home. Later, she opened Leanne Grayson's application letter and a baby started crying, which turned out to be a baby from another baby monitor. She suddenly realises what has happened and begins shaking and later that night, sits on the bed not answering Sean's text messages.

Julian visits but receives no answer to the door, and instead goes in through the back to find meat covered with flies. He walks into Jericho's room to find he has died.

### October 2019 in the Present

Dorothy's car alarm was going off during the night and Leanne wakes her up to turn it off. They have a debate about Leanne's care while they change Dorothy's sheets. When Sean returned from the fish market, after helping Leanne prepare Dorothy's breakfast, he tries to explain to Leanne that what happened to Jericho wasn't a crime and it happens all the time. When Leanne took breakfast up to Dorothy, she was insulting towards Dorothy's weight.

Dorothy wanted to take the car out to go to work, and she was sick at the first sight of rotten fish. The car alarm goes off again and Jericho is crying. Dorothy can't find the keys and when she does they don't work. It is actually Leanne causing this to happen from Jericho's room.

While tasting food for Sean, Leanne asks why Sean stayed with Dorothy after what she did to Jericho. Sean responds that it was a mistake and that everyone makes mistakes. Leanne stated that the food tasted like an apple that had been left in the sun too long.

While Dorothy was tending to Jericho, Leanne abruptly took the baby off her, citing that she didn't want Dorothy passing her bug on to him.

## Cast

### Starring

* Lauren Ambrose as Dorothy Turner
* Toby Kebbell as Sean Turner
* Nell Tiger Free as Leanne Grayson
* Rupert Grint as Julian Pearce

### Co-Starring

* Molly Griggs as Isabelle Carrick
* Mason and Julius Belford as Baby Jericho Turner (debut; flashbacks)
* Ukee Washington as News Anchor (male)
* Jessica Kartalija as News Anchor (female)
* Dwayne Alistair Thomas as Delivery Man
* Tiffany Wilson as Midwife
* Brick Mason as Chef Mason
* Marcel Logan as Gourmet Gauntlet Host
* Rakel Joyce as Chef Mary Ann
* Isabelle (debut; flashback)