If Wishes Were Horses
Poppy talks about how she’s been able to see through the lies and secrets being told between Josh and Drew, and how she knows that they are not together. Poppy also shares her own story of being in a relationship where the truth was hidden from her, and how she is now able to trust again.
Poppy is grilled by Ingram as a way of preparing herself for Lana’s lawyers. He implores Poppy to be extra careful, given these lawyers are going to be waiting for her to slip up. As one bit of good news though, the police have reopened the case.
Micah records footage of Herbie talking about his life before he succumbs to CTE. Poppy agrees to investigate Drew in more detail after hearing this. ..
As Markus and Herbie reconvene in a bar, they find a grief-stricken mother with missing posters for her daughter, Drea Spivey.Apparently the police have been no help but the pair agree to do their best to try and find her. They even take more flyers too. Could this tie in to Shelter and the murders we’ve been seeing?
Markus heads back home after trying to talk to Trini about the missing person case, asking her about Drea. Apparently everyone at school just believes she’s run away, and he gets nowhere fast.
Ramon has been acting strange lately. He finds pills hidden in a jewelry box and gets changed, wearing Josh’s clothes and smelling them. He shows up late to see Micah on account of this, who’s currently overseeing kids painting.
Micah’s search for her birth mother leads her to the network. After finding out she was adopted, Micah becomes more focused on her work and is less concerned about her personal life. The network is concerned about Micah’s state of mind, despite the ratings going up following her rant which seems to have resonated with people.
Poppy and Micah head off to visit Drew’s birth mother together. Apparently, she was having an affair with Josh and although they weren’t really dating, it was more of a physical thing between the pair. ..
Joshua was in Beijing when she found out she was pregnant and decided to put her baby up for adoption. Years later though, he found her and got back in touch. They were Facetiming together and she even had a screenshot of their last video call. ..
As Micah and Poppy hand over their mother’s old laptop to Drew, they realize the background of the computer looks familiar. This is because Micah’s Mum used to live here. But why would Drew be there?
Markus notices Ramon crying alone on the cameras and messages Poppy about this revelation. She deduces that it could well be that Ramon was jealous of Drew and Josh, believing them to be lovers rather than a father and son pairing. Is this enough to instigate a killing?
Inspector Aames has a theory that Micah is the one responsible for all of the problems at Shelter. He’s convinced that he’s using illegal methods to finance and run the shelter, and he has evidence to back up his claims. But before he can prove his theory, he needs to get evidence from Micah himself.
Ramon’s past discretion – the one instance of him getting a record – was actually to do with bullying. Ramon had been terrorized for years and eventually snapped, beating down his bully to a bloody pulp.
Poppy invites Micah onto her podcast to discuss the allegations against her, but Micah refuses to answer. Poppy encourages the girl to answer truthfully, but Micah believes she’s being exploited and walks away. This girl definitely has something to hide. ..
Micah heads back home after a day of work, and as she walks through her door, she sees Ramon standing behind her.
The Episode Review
The Sons of Ivar have been suspected of killing Ramon, the man who was bullied in the past. However, upon learning about this, Ramon seems like a very convenient red herring. I imagine that the Sons of Ivar are responsible in some way or it could well be an inside job with the police too.
Given how hard this show is leaning into the corrupt police angle, it seems like that would be a perfect fit for the narrative.
The confessional videos don’t add very much to this show at all. Sure, it’s pretty harrowing to hear how this ties into his CTE and his past issues, but it’s a subplot that’s simply there to pedal social issues rather than genuinely adding to the story as a whole.
Josh’s past and adoptive son are both intriguing, but there are a lot of questions left unanswered about what really happened between them. After a bit of a wobble, this one is starting to get interesting now.
