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Randall needs a liver transplant, but is refusing treatment. The hostages are split between whether they want him to die (Egan, Nick), or live and have to face them in court (Lizzie, Franny, Jeremy, Kathryn). Malcolm wants to put it in God's hands. Lizzie goes to visit Lucas to find out how they can convince Randall to accept treatment. Lucas ultimately offers to donate part of his own liver, and Randall accepts. Eva's ex (Ricky's dad) keeps calling Franny to ask for money from the charitable fund, claiming that gangs in jail will kill him if he doesn't pay up. Kathryn uses her connections to get the jailbird a transfer to another prison and, in the process, discovers that Eva's ex and Randall did time together, raising some suspicions. Egan leaves his wife and moves in with Nick. Jeremy accompanies Egan to a bachelor party for one of his friends, and Jeremy confesses that Lizzie is pregnant, and also does a bunch of flirting with Franny. Later, he vows to Lizzie that he'll be there for her through her pregnancy, on her terms. In flashback news, we learn that Randall and Lucas did actually run out of the bank after getting the money. The hostages wanted to escape, too, but Nick ordered everyone to hide behind the counter so that they wouldn't get caught in the crossfire of a potential shootout. When Randall realized that the cops were close, he urged Lucas to take off with the money, and returned to the bank. But Lucas followed him back. And then at the end of the standoff, Randall threatened to shoot Lucas in the head, but obviously didn't. Want more? The full recap starts right below!
We open again with a flashback to the first hour of the standoff. I wonder if they are going to go through the flashbacks in order? That seems to be the case so far; I had assumed that they were going to jump around more, but that might be confusing. Given the two or three minutes we see each week, it certainly could take a while to get through the flashbacks, although with sweeps coming up, maybe they are planning to show some more crucial information. Anyway, Randall is busy cleaning out the cashier's drawers, and it's 3:16 PM. Lucas is anxious to get the hell out of there, but Randall wants to make sure that he's got all the cash. Lucas suddenly hears a voice coming from Felicia's cell phone, saying that the police are on their way. He picks up the phone, stares at it, and gives Lizzie a murderous look, and then looks almost disappointed. He yells to Randall that the cops are coming, and they haul ass out of there.
And now we're in the present, at a church, where a choir is singing a spiritual, which means it's time for a montage. Malcolm prays in the church. Elsewhere, Egan sits, thinking. Nick is at a crime scene. Franny puts on lip gloss and stares at herself in the mirror. Jeremy also stares in a mirror of his own. Lizzie sprints down the street. I know pregnant women are encouraged to exercise and stay fit, but for someone who just had a miscarriage scare, she's really pounding the pavement. She nearly gets hit by a car, and pauses to clutch her stomach. Kathryn and Ed are making out in a bed, but Kathryn pushes him away and sits up. Malcolm continues to pray. Randall wakes up and tries to pull out the many wires and tubes that are presumably keeping him alive.
At the prison, Lucas meets with his lawyer, and is informed that his brother has taken a turn for the worse, and needs a liver transplant. Lucas wonders what this has to do with him, and the lawyer explains that either the hospital can get a donor from a transplant list, or they can use a living donor, most likely a relative. Lucas asks what Randall thinks, and the lawyer says that no one has talked to him about it yet, but the lawyer doesn't think that Lucas should be the living donor, because it would look bad to the jury if he saved his brother. I would think it would make Lucas look like a hero, but I guess if their defense is that Lucas was coerced into robbing the bank by his no-good brother, it might hurt them if Lucas turned around and helped his brother survive. Lucas promises that he's done with his brother anyway. There's a quick flashback of the robbery, with Lucas pointing a gun at Randall, and Randall taunting him and then taking the gun away.