"Sonoma" recap
Here's a recap of episode 210, "Sonoma". Needless to say, spoilers abound.
It's only a day or two after the end of the last episode. Eli is at Wethersby Stone & Associates and complains to Keith about having a little bit of a headache. It's further exacerbated when he exits the elevator to find himself in a vineyard surrounded by people singing and dancing to a peppy version of "Red, Red Wine". Taylor and Maggie are there, singing along, and soon Eli finds himself getting into the groove too. Matt is also there looking hot in a polo shirt. Mmm...
Wait, where was I?
Back to the story. Eli wakens from his vision to find himself in the hospital. Nate and Dr. Chen are there, and the news isn't good. Eli remembers he was begging for Nate not to hate him over the whole Beth debacle, and Nate has to inform him that an MRI has revealed that Eli has a second aneurysm at the base of his brain, hence the nose bleeding. Though Nate says it's not uncommon for multiple aneurysms to form, Eli wonders if it's his own fault it happened. Chen looks uncomfortable when Nurhachi is mentioned, which Nate knows nothing about.
In a scene transition I'd never complain about because it involves a half naked Matt sitting on Taylor's bed reading a newspaper, the woman herself is looking at spa options for the relaxing getaway they're planning. Taylor complains about needing a break, given how focused they've been on the baby in the past few weeks. Matt gets a text about a settlement meeting that has gone awry.
This same settlement is brought up at an emergency WSA staff meeting. Turns out Eli is the plaintiff's lawyer and has been working on the case for a month. Taylor twigs it's the same case Matt mentioned, and that he is working for the defendant. Turns out a witness has been tracked down in a Sonoma jail cell and both sides are keen to talk to her. At PK, Jack McPhee dispatches Matt and Maggie to talk to the witness, though Matt is immediately reluctant to go. Taylor, who's avoiding spending time with her father, decides she wants in on the case so she and Matt can still have their getaway after all.
The next morning, Taylor and Matt pick Eli up so they can travel together (despite being on opposing sides). Eli's not keen on the idea and is even more uncomfortable when Maggie shows up to catch a ride, too. During the drive, Matt reiterates his reluctance to stay in Sonoma, while Maggie demands that Eli apologizes for accusing her of sabotaging his relationships with other women. He does so to keep the peace, and admits he managed to ruin things with Ashley himself.
Back in San Francisco, Nate questions Chen over the whole Nurhachi story, but his threats of revealing to Eli that Chen kept a copy of their father's journal falls on deaf ears. Nate doesn't get any answers.
In Sonoma, Matt and Taylor would rather get their romantic weekend started while Eli and Maggie race to get to the witness first. Taylor and Matt are enjoying a stroll down the street (at least Taylor is) when Matt spots a familiar face - his ex-girlfriend Leah Rappaport. An awkward reunion follows.
They catch up with Eli and Maggie at the Sonoma jail house who are arguing over who gets to speak to the witness, Jessie Bates, first. Turns out Jessie doesn't want to help either side with their case until they agree to help her with her own current incarceration. She runs an art gallery and is refusing to return a painting that someone was trying to sell, because said painting was stolen by the Nazis.
The four lawyers agree to take the case, with Matt taking first chair after Eli and Maggie continue to bicker (and he wins rock, paper, scissors). The local judge is revealed to be none other than Matt's ex-girlfriend. His day just continues to get worse.
Nate continues his quest to find about "darker acupuncture" by going to see Dr. Lee himself. She sees through him immediately and pegs him for Eli's brother. Across town, Patti offers to be Jordan's plus one at a benefit he's going to, after admitting that she used to treat him terribly behind his back after he found out about her drinking. She's trying to make amends.
In court, Matt struggles to keep the case on track when the judge inappropriately reveals what happened between them - he left her waiting at the airport when they were supposed to be going on a vacation, only emailing her 3 months later to say he had joined the FBI. She finds him in contempt for his behavior from 10 years earlier and throws him in jail. Okay.
Eli steps into first chair - he and Maggie are the only ones interested in actually working on the case. Things go a little better with Eli in charge, until Taylor objects to the judge's apparent bias against their side and ends up in a jail cell next to Matt's.
Jordan and Patti go to the benefit but the evening is ruined when they see his ex-wife Ellen and her new man. Jordan's good humor is nowhere to be found.
Maggie and Eli continue to discuss the case, only this time they're in a hotel suite drinking wine and not bickering. Quite the opposite, in fact. Maggie reveals that she met Eli when she was in her second year of law school - he came to speak at a University of Chicago dinner and a group of them went to a karaoke bar afterwards. A happily tipsy Maggie tries to get him to sing again ("Red, Red Wine", wouldn't you know) before some very hot kissing ensues. About bloody time!
Matt's making jokes in jail but it isn't Taylor's idea of a romantic getaway. She's cool about the whole ex-girlfriend thing though, which Matt is a little put off by when he still struggles with the fact that Taylor sees her ex and "love of her life" every day. Taylor admits Eli isn't her great love, and that the position is still open. Matt asks if she's taking applications, and she says "absolutely" and reaches out to hold his hand through the cell bars. Aw.
But back to more pressing matters… Eli and Maggie are making out on the bed. He stops things, checking to make sure she isn't too drunk and that they both want this. They do, and things progress. (That part we don't see, of course.)
In SF, Nate makes another visit to Dr. Chen's. He tells her that Dr. Lee explained what the Nurhachi technique is, and confirmed that has Chen performed it before. He admits he has, though only twice. The second time was on Eli, but the first time was on duh, duh, duh…! Papa Stone, who died less than a week later.
Jordan and Patti continue their night out, not at the benefit but at a diner. Patti wants to know why Jordan is letting Ellen walk all over him, but Jordan says it's his penance for everything he'd done, including cheating on Taylor's mother with Ellen. Patti calls him on it, suggesting he give himself a break and that if he wants to make amends with anyone it should be his first wife, Susan. He later takes the plunge and makes the call.
The next morning, Eli and Maggie wake up in bed together and are adorable. But then Eli confesses to her about the second aneurysm. Maggie takes things the wrong way, like he's using the aneurysm as an excuse for what happened between them. She's interrupted by a phone call about their art theft case, and then cuts Eli off when he tries to explain what he meant.
The Sonoma court case is resolved and Jessie agrees to be a witness for the original settlement, but Eli discovers that Maggie got the jump him and has taken all of Jessie's evidence back to San Francisco for the defendant's side. Harsh.
Matt and Taylor are released from jail, and he apologizes to the judge for the way he treated her. During the trip back Matt and Taylor are relaxed and joking, but Eli, all alone in the backseat without Maggie, is unhappy as he still can't get in touch with her. Not surprising, as she's already back at PK working on the case and purposely ignoring his calls.
He's still leaving messages for her that night, back home in his apartment. When he hears a knock on the door he hopes it's her, but instead it's a morose looking Nate and Dr. Chen. Nate prompts Chen to tell Eli about the copy of the journal that he kept, and about what he did before Aaron Stone died. Eli is understandably upset by this news, and the implications it has for his own health. Eli tells them both to get out.
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It's only a day or two after the end of the last episode. Eli is at Wethersby Stone & Associates and complains to Keith about having a little bit of a headache. It's further exacerbated when he exits the elevator to find himself in a vineyard surrounded by people singing and dancing to a peppy version of "Red, Red Wine". Taylor and Maggie are there, singing along, and soon Eli finds himself getting into the groove too. Matt is also there looking hot in a polo shirt. Mmm...
Wait, where was I?
Back to the story. Eli wakens from his vision to find himself in the hospital. Nate and Dr. Chen are there, and the news isn't good. Eli remembers he was begging for Nate not to hate him over the whole Beth debacle, and Nate has to inform him that an MRI has revealed that Eli has a second aneurysm at the base of his brain, hence the nose bleeding. Though Nate says it's not uncommon for multiple aneurysms to form, Eli wonders if it's his own fault it happened. Chen looks uncomfortable when Nurhachi is mentioned, which Nate knows nothing about.
In a scene transition I'd never complain about because it involves a half naked Matt sitting on Taylor's bed reading a newspaper, the woman herself is looking at spa options for the relaxing getaway they're planning. Taylor complains about needing a break, given how focused they've been on the baby in the past few weeks. Matt gets a text about a settlement meeting that has gone awry.
This same settlement is brought up at an emergency WSA staff meeting. Turns out Eli is the plaintiff's lawyer and has been working on the case for a month. Taylor twigs it's the same case Matt mentioned, and that he is working for the defendant. Turns out a witness has been tracked down in a Sonoma jail cell and both sides are keen to talk to her. At PK, Jack McPhee dispatches Matt and Maggie to talk to the witness, though Matt is immediately reluctant to go. Taylor, who's avoiding spending time with her father, decides she wants in on the case so she and Matt can still have their getaway after all.
The next morning, Taylor and Matt pick Eli up so they can travel together (despite being on opposing sides). Eli's not keen on the idea and is even more uncomfortable when Maggie shows up to catch a ride, too. During the drive, Matt reiterates his reluctance to stay in Sonoma, while Maggie demands that Eli apologizes for accusing her of sabotaging his relationships with other women. He does so to keep the peace, and admits he managed to ruin things with Ashley himself.
Back in San Francisco, Nate questions Chen over the whole Nurhachi story, but his threats of revealing to Eli that Chen kept a copy of their father's journal falls on deaf ears. Nate doesn't get any answers.
In Sonoma, Matt and Taylor would rather get their romantic weekend started while Eli and Maggie race to get to the witness first. Taylor and Matt are enjoying a stroll down the street (at least Taylor is) when Matt spots a familiar face - his ex-girlfriend Leah Rappaport. An awkward reunion follows.
They catch up with Eli and Maggie at the Sonoma jail house who are arguing over who gets to speak to the witness, Jessie Bates, first. Turns out Jessie doesn't want to help either side with their case until they agree to help her with her own current incarceration. She runs an art gallery and is refusing to return a painting that someone was trying to sell, because said painting was stolen by the Nazis.
The four lawyers agree to take the case, with Matt taking first chair after Eli and Maggie continue to bicker (and he wins rock, paper, scissors). The local judge is revealed to be none other than Matt's ex-girlfriend. His day just continues to get worse.
Nate continues his quest to find about "darker acupuncture" by going to see Dr. Lee himself. She sees through him immediately and pegs him for Eli's brother. Across town, Patti offers to be Jordan's plus one at a benefit he's going to, after admitting that she used to treat him terribly behind his back after he found out about her drinking. She's trying to make amends.
In court, Matt struggles to keep the case on track when the judge inappropriately reveals what happened between them - he left her waiting at the airport when they were supposed to be going on a vacation, only emailing her 3 months later to say he had joined the FBI. She finds him in contempt for his behavior from 10 years earlier and throws him in jail. Okay.
Eli steps into first chair - he and Maggie are the only ones interested in actually working on the case. Things go a little better with Eli in charge, until Taylor objects to the judge's apparent bias against their side and ends up in a jail cell next to Matt's.
Jordan and Patti go to the benefit but the evening is ruined when they see his ex-wife Ellen and her new man. Jordan's good humor is nowhere to be found.
Maggie and Eli continue to discuss the case, only this time they're in a hotel suite drinking wine and not bickering. Quite the opposite, in fact. Maggie reveals that she met Eli when she was in her second year of law school - he came to speak at a University of Chicago dinner and a group of them went to a karaoke bar afterwards. A happily tipsy Maggie tries to get him to sing again ("Red, Red Wine", wouldn't you know) before some very hot kissing ensues. About bloody time!
Matt's making jokes in jail but it isn't Taylor's idea of a romantic getaway. She's cool about the whole ex-girlfriend thing though, which Matt is a little put off by when he still struggles with the fact that Taylor sees her ex and "love of her life" every day. Taylor admits Eli isn't her great love, and that the position is still open. Matt asks if she's taking applications, and she says "absolutely" and reaches out to hold his hand through the cell bars. Aw.
But back to more pressing matters… Eli and Maggie are making out on the bed. He stops things, checking to make sure she isn't too drunk and that they both want this. They do, and things progress. (That part we don't see, of course.)
In SF, Nate makes another visit to Dr. Chen's. He tells her that Dr. Lee explained what the Nurhachi technique is, and confirmed that has Chen performed it before. He admits he has, though only twice. The second time was on Eli, but the first time was on duh, duh, duh…! Papa Stone, who died less than a week later.
Jordan and Patti continue their night out, not at the benefit but at a diner. Patti wants to know why Jordan is letting Ellen walk all over him, but Jordan says it's his penance for everything he'd done, including cheating on Taylor's mother with Ellen. Patti calls him on it, suggesting he give himself a break and that if he wants to make amends with anyone it should be his first wife, Susan. He later takes the plunge and makes the call.
The next morning, Eli and Maggie wake up in bed together and are adorable. But then Eli confesses to her about the second aneurysm. Maggie takes things the wrong way, like he's using the aneurysm as an excuse for what happened between them. She's interrupted by a phone call about their art theft case, and then cuts Eli off when he tries to explain what he meant.
The Sonoma court case is resolved and Jessie agrees to be a witness for the original settlement, but Eli discovers that Maggie got the jump him and has taken all of Jessie's evidence back to San Francisco for the defendant's side. Harsh.
Matt and Taylor are released from jail, and he apologizes to the judge for the way he treated her. During the trip back Matt and Taylor are relaxed and joking, but Eli, all alone in the backseat without Maggie, is unhappy as he still can't get in touch with her. Not surprising, as she's already back at PK working on the case and purposely ignoring his calls.
He's still leaving messages for her that night, back home in his apartment. When he hears a knock on the door he hopes it's her, but instead it's a morose looking Nate and Dr. Chen. Nate prompts Chen to tell Eli about the copy of the journal that he kept, and about what he did before Aaron Stone died. Eli is understandably upset by this news, and the implications it has for his own health. Eli tells them both to get out.
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