Bridget spends much of the episode with Solomon, trying to retrace the Siobhan's steps before her "death." He's helping her, because Bridget-as-Shiv (or Bridget-as-Shiv-as-Cora) tells him she's newly clean and sober, and has a lot of holes in her memory. This is one of the truer things anyone says, all episode long. Meanwhile, Siobhan works on repairing her relationship with Henry -- with lies, when she should be using duct tape. Andrew, Catherine, and an attorney prepare Juliet to give her testimony against Mr. "Logan Echolls" Carpenter.
In a courthouse bathroom, Tessa cries to Juliet she can't testify against Logan, because he never did anything to her. She was just lying to get revenge on him for siding with Juliet in their feud. When Tessa leaves, Juliet runs after her, and Andrea then exits one of the stalls. She's overheard the whole thing. She runs to Andrew and tells him what Tessa said.
Since Tessa won't testify against Logan, the case is dropped. Later, the attorney tells Andrew that Logan plans to sue him for defamation of character. Incensed, Andrew wants to countersue, but the attorney advises against it. Catherine thinks Andrew should settle, for Juliet's sake. Later, Bridget-as-Siobhan says the same thing.
Bridget's Siobhan-search leads her to Shiv's secret Harlem office, where Shiv is hiding in a storage closet, gun in hand! Although Bridget gets the closet opened, she doesn't see Shiv, and Shiv doesn't shoot her. Before Bridget leaves, she finds a key taped under Shiv's desk, so she takes it, along with a Main Street address (which Solomon can't identify). Before the episode is over, Shiv sneaks into Park Ave., has an awkward moment with Andrew, and retrieves the key.
Solomon takes Bridget to a book and coffee shop, where Shiv used to spend hours sitting at a chess table. The table has a secret compartment. The waitress explains that customers write down wishes and slip them in the table. It's a tradition, she says. It's a stupid one, I say. Bridget jimmies open the compartment and finds Shiv's wish: "I wish I could forgive my sister, but I can't." Remembering their last day together, and Shiv's assurance that she was already forgiven, Bridget is devastated.
The day, Solomon takes Bridget to the place where Shiv used to go for target practice. She sees a picture of NA Charlie/John Delario up on the wall. She asks Solomon if she was afraid of John. To the contrary, Solomon assures her John was her friend. Bridget is confused, since, in his Charlie persona, John introduced himself to her at N.A. Because Solomon used to be in the Special Forces, Bridget asks him to work with her and protect her. She's afraid someone is still out to kill her (i.e. kill Shiv). He agrees. Back at the Harlem office, he points out a set of woman's footprints in the closet, and says the way they're positioned suggests someone was watching her.
Meanwhile, Olivia has strong-armed Henry into getting her a meeting with Tim Arbogast -- Gemma's filthy rich father. Her leverage? A picture of Henry and Shiv being all snuggly-wuggly in bed (and it is not the picture we saw Olivia snag from Henry's phone, however long ago). After Arbogast agrees to do some business with Martin/Charles, Olivia meets privately with Henry and lets him delete the picture from her phone. He then drops the phone into a pitcher of water, for good measure. But from the smile on Olivia's face, it's pretty clear she has back-ups. Shiv is horrified when she learns Henry steered Arbogast to Martin Charles, and says he should have run it by her, first. With the mystery key in hand, she takes him to a safety deposit box. Inside, is some sort of recording. We don't get to hear it, but when Henry listens, his head nearly explodes.
As some of our forum members have been suggesting all along, Juliet's allegations against Logan are not only a ruse -- they're a ruse he is in on, along with Tessa Troublemaker. The three of them celebrate, together, as they anticipate getting Juliet's trust-fund monies back, in this new fashioned way.
I'll be back with the full weecap, tomorrow. In the meantime, please grade the episode at the top of the page and then join us in the show thread, where someone is always watching you.