Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A- | 250 USERS: B YOU GRADE IT To Catch A Thief
By Cindy McLennan | Season 2 | Episode 19 | Aired on 2013.04.21
Hospital. Gold is alarmed that Belle's room is empty and shouts at a nurse, who scurries off to look for her. Looking down at the empty bed he spies the matchbook. We cut to the...
Rabbit Hole. Gold enters and berates the "vile" joint to the bartender (Nicholas Carella). This is a lovely touch, if you think about Rumpy's history with Milah and their local tavern. Bravo, Show. Gold asks the bartender if he's seen a girl with, "...brown hair, beautiful blue eyes, and an accent you wouldn't soon forget. Her name's Belle." The bartender says that sounds a lot like Lacey, and points toward the pool table. Belle's there wearing what must pass for racy clothing at 8 o'clock on a Sunday night family show, but honestly -- you wouldn't raise an eyebrow, if you saw this in your favorite coffee shop... provided it wasn't too cold out.
Gold watches for a moment as Belle plays pool and downs a shot, then he calls to her. Belle corrects him. Her name is Lacey. In another nice touch, Sneezy (who, you'll remember, is town line amnesia patient zero) is with her and cracks that her name ought be Fast Eddie, since she's hustling him. Lacey remembers Gold as the guy who visited her in the hospital, but since she thinks she remembers herself, she asks him to move so she can make her shot. We flash back to the...