The Job

**\* GALLERY**

## Synopsis

When a motorcycle gang robbery turns into a murder, Malcolm and the team are called to the scene to investigate. While he's working on a profile, he runs into an old friend from boarding school, licensed insurance investigator Vija. Together they work to uncover the identity of the murderer and his accomplices who stole millions in watches. Meanwhile, Martin blackmails Jessica, exchanging his silence about who stabbed him for more quality time with his son.

## Plot

Dr. Martin Whitly is back in his room at Claremont Psychiatric Hospital on his new paid for bed by his ex-wife Jessica. He rubs in their faces that their compliance on the agreement of his false testimony that Jessica stabbed him and not Malcolm. They agree their son is to visit him twice every 10 days. Both are clearly annoyed but, once again are in agreement to their already decided upon path of action. Back at it Malcolm's home, mother and son cheer over there wrapped up court case. It doesn't take long before Jessica is questioning Malcolm's relationship with Eve. When Malcolm says Eve is ignoring him, she immediately gets on the phone and calls her. She then passes the phone to her son and he manages to set up a date with her, once he apologizes.

Malcolm is called into work at an incredibly expensive jewelry store where a female employee who was the manager was taken to a secluded room and shot dead in the head. While going over the case they hear an angry sounding insurance agent trying to get in, Malcolm calls the police man off him when he recognizes the voice. Vijay Chandasara is his childhood friend from public school and high school. They are both surprised to see each other, and Vijay reminds them of their awkward and humble upbringing together. Vijay is glad they're going to be working together, and when Dani comes over, he bashfully admits they were friends, possibly because both had fathers in prison.

Back at precinct, they go over video footage of the jewelry robbery. It becomes clear that there were four involved and whoever killed store manager acted rogue. Malcolm believing the other three had no involvement, and that the killer will strike again because he now realizes he has a need he must fulfill, and enjoys the power. The board meeting is interrupted by Vijay who is trying to make sure the officers are doing their job by recovering the jewels, however they are preoccupied believing that the assailant will strike again.

Malcolm breaks up his day by going to visit his father, much to his own annoyance. Martin isn't bothered by this and tries to convince his son to open up the case he is currently working on. Malcolm sidestepped the question and ask his dad if he remembers his childhood friend Vijay, to which he happily agrees he does.

The team is immediately called into another high jewelry robbery that is currently in action. Upon arrival everyone has cleared out and another female employee is shot dead with a single bullet hole to the head. Gil is annoyed they have got there too late, but very much to his shock and horror, the women blinks and is still alive. She is immediately rushed to the hospital for brain surgery. Malcolm and Gil are aggravated they can't question the patient while she is in surgery, considering she has to stay awake anyway. Worried she will pass away before they can get a physical description of her shooter, Malcolm decides to call his father in the hopes that he has any leverage with his old employees at his old hospital. His father is a overjoyed to receive the phone call and immediately eludes to Dr. Cooper's talented hands and most notable, his affairs with his female colleagues. Malcolm uses this to his advantage and is allowed 10 minutes of conversation with the woman. She is unable to remember a face but is able to give details outside of the physical description. She remembers a tattoo, and a few other details that leads Malcolm to believe this is part of a gang that broke off, attempting to gain credit in their new, but much smaller formed gang.

Vijay recognizes the tattoos and MO from his previous cases. Vijay and Malcolm work together and find the tattoo they believe belongs to one of the assailants. Vijay is able to convince Gil to allow him and Malcolm to work together as he has dealt with these types of cases before in the past. They agree to a hand-off between the old friends. Meanwhile, Malcolm goes home to apologize / have another date with Eve, is a promise to cook her dinner, the two awkwardly share a meal together. She accepts his apology but is called away to conduct the hand-off with Vijay.

While in the car, the old friends reminisce about old times, and Malcolm's brings up how Vijay used to brag about his dad running over a rival during his drug dealing days. The two get into a small argument about their past, Malcolm' asking why Vijay stopped being his friend, and Vijay insists that Malcolm was so angry at everyone still after his dad went to prison. The conversation is stopped when they see the men for the hand-off. They are patted down for weapons and blindfolded before being driven to a secret location. Malcolm is presented as the inspector of the jewels while Vijay insists he wants nothing but a clean transaction. Malcolm bides his time by looking over all the jewelry and begin slightly questioning the remaining men. He wasn't subtle enough and is quickly discovered and accused of being police. He insists he is not but does work for the police, things take a sharp turn and Vijay is sent away while Malcolm is left by himself with the gang members.

Malcolm is tied to a chair, and before they kill him, he informs the leader that someone on his team is killing female employees and he think he can identify who it is. The leader is left cautious, as no one was ever supposed to die on these high heists. Malcolm begins explaining and accusing everyone of different things and they all eventually turn on each other. With the nail in the coffin that one of the team members is so in love with their only female team member, he is killing everyone that looks like her. When everyone has their gun pointed at someone else, they fire and all four fall to the ground. However two are still conscious, and began fighting over their weapons. Malcolm is left unconscious this entire time and has a hallucination of his father. He was warning him. When he wakes up, he escapes, and saved by his friend Vijay who hits the jewelry store killer with the gang's own vehicle. Malcolm thanks Vijay and, Vijay admits its first he wasn't sure what Malcolm was doing when he had them sent away, but realized what he was doing when he yelled about his father. They are met by Gil and Dani who congratulate them both, and are happy they are safe.

Eve stops over at Jessica's with some flowers, to congratulate her on winning their court case and no longer accused of murder. Jessica goes into the other room to make some tea and Eve goes to the basement and finds the old suitcase that the Girl in the Box was stored in. She physically climbs in herself before closing the box.

## Trivia

* Halston Sage was credited, but does not appear.

## Cast

* Tom Payne as Malcolm Bright
* Michael Sheen as Dr. Martin Whitly
* Bellamy Young as Jessica Whitly
* Lou Diamond Phillips as Gil Arroyo
* Aurora Perrineau as Dani Powell
* Frank Harts as JT Tarmel
* Keiko Agena as Dr. Edrisa Tanaka
* Esau Pritchett as Mr. David
* Molly Griggs as Eve Blanchard
* Dhruv Singh as Vijay Chandasara
* Evan Hall as Pete
* Lanny Joon as Cooper
* Young Mazino as Alex Wu
* Maureen Sebastian as Sheila Yuen
* Will Cobbs as Grant
* Justine Cotsonas as Patti Sager