Pied-A-Terre

**\* GALLERY**

## Synopsis

When Martin is locked away in solitary confinement and the FBI takes over the Junkyard Killer case, Malcolm uses his spare time as an excuse to try out a “normal” lifestyle. Things go well, until he accepts a challenge to “profile” his date. Meanwhile, the NYPD tracks a new homicide that’s linked to an elite underground sex club.

## Plot

Malcolm wakes up scared after having experienced another one of his traumatizing nightmares. In the dream, the Girl in the Box killed him with one of his samurai swords.

Malcolm visited his therapist, Dr. Gabrielle Le Deux to explain his dream, and she suggests he is possibly sexually frustrated and encourages him to behave in more normal behavior. Suggesting he have sex. While on his way to work, Eve ran into Malcolm on her way to catch the train. Upon seeing her he immediately spit out his sucker and admitted he had just come from therapy. After a light bit of chit-chat she asked him to walk her to the train station. He agreed and when they arrived he asked her out to dinner. She accepted and he said he would text her the details, admitting his question was rather spontaneous.

At work Malcolm is called in to investigate a murdered husbandman in a luxurious penthouse. They suspect the wife but when *Beth Saverstein* walks and with her husband and child they have to reevaluate the situation. The couple had been away and they don't know who the man in the bed is. While alone Beth admits she had become unimpressed with her sex life, with her husband and sought out more excitement.

They soon track down Nico Stavros, the man Malcolm saved months earlier that had been working as Dom before Malcolm cut off his hand to escape a building about to explode. Nico gave them a name to contact, but insisted they only took on wealthy clients with luxurious apartments. Malcolm assured xx he had both.

Jessica is aware something is bothering her son and after not getting answers from him she brings the subject to Gil. He admits Malcolm was confronted and injured by Paul Lazar who confirmed the existence of the girl in the box. He comforts her, knowing how guilty she feels for telling Malcolm to move on about the topic.

They set up the meeting at Malcolm's apartment, to his surprise and everyone listening and he is expected to engage in physical sexual activities in order to gauge his sexual prowess. Calmly, he continues to go on with the idea before his team breaks it up. They revealed they are an undercover police unit and she admits the man behind the mirror, *Jasper St. George* is her husband and they are involved in the extracurricular activities together.

That Friday night Malcolm an Eve both went to play pool, where they met Malcolm's colleague JT Tarmel and his wife, Tally Tarmel. His colleague was less than impressed with his date being crashed, but Eve turned out to be a rather very skilled pool player, unlike Malcolm. Trying to act flirty she asked him to profile her. He did and was doing a rather impressive job until he dug too deep bringing up her tattoo and a possibly deceased family member. Overcome with emotion she left.

Back on the case from work, the team soon discovers the man behind the magic, *Jasper St. George* is dying, and just want to his wife to find someone she could love and be with after him. Unfortunately she soon fell in love with Caleb and was even planning to leave her husband for him. But when she found out he was also having sex with Simone, she became jealous and killed him. Days after she also attempted to kill Simone after kidnapped her. She fired a shot at her husband from behind a secret door, but before she could kill her husband, Malcolm talked her down.

After solving a sex-cult related case Malcolm went home and was pleasantly surprised to find Eve knocking on his door. She explained herself and he immediately apologized too. He admitted he has some quirks and is less than normal. She said she didn't mind and they soon began making out. After sleeping together Malcolm has another one of his extravagant dreams, where the Woman in the Box attempts to kill him. He gets a knife to dispense himself and regains consciousness after screaming and thrusting a knife into the air Eve.

## Quotes

**Stacy:** Hey, I'm Stacy. Lucien's Mom. Which one's yours?

**Malcolm Bright:** Oh, I don't have kids. Tricky childhood. I'm not really dad material... Also, I'm wildly dependent on benzos, so.

**Jessica Whitly:** Your activity says so much about your intentions.

**Malcolm Bright:** -Mother.

**Jessica Whitly:** You know, the opera sets a very romantic mood. Followed by a long flight on the helicopter-

**Malcolm Bright:** No. Tonight's going to be normal.

**Jessica Whitly:** *(laughs)* Darling, we're rich. We don't do normal.

## Notes

* Martin Whitly was mentioned, but does not appear.
* Malcolm Bright continues to take suckers from Dr. Gabrielle Le Deux's office after sessions.
* Malcolm Bright asks out Eve Blanchard on their first date.
* JT Tarmel is revealed to be married to Tally Tarmel. They play pool every Friday night.

## Trivia

* Michael Sheen and Halston Sage were each credited, but did not appear.

## Cast

* Tom Payne as Malcolm Bright
* 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
* Charlayne Woodard as Dr. Gabrielle Le Deux
* Molly Griggs as Eve Blanchard
* Kristen Connolly as Beth Saverstein
* Mara Davi as Simone Garner
* James Cusati-Moyer as Nico Stavros
* Jennifer Lim as Stacy
* Carra Patterson as Tally Tarmel
* Anna Eilinsfeld as Girl in the Box