The scene moves to a gathering at The Drake. The tattooed man is seen scurrying through the crowd with a gun. Before he shoots, Jane warns Henry. He ducks and Ann is wounded critically while Gavin watches from the balcony. The audience is left wondering about what he knows concerning the entire incident.
Jane explains to Nona that Henry's life was saved by her. Jane thanks Nona and expresses her unwavering confidence in her. This scene confirms the great value of Nona's initial warning to Jane. Her advice to Jane is appreciated and her involvement in the jewelry thefts is forgiven completely by Jane. The two now bond more closely than ever before.
Gavin affirms his faith in Henry. He notes that the commissioner has been indicted and the investigation of Gavin's real estate dealings has ceased. The episode ends with Nona placing a piece of jewelry outside Jane's door.
Henry now has a growing body of evidence to support leaving The Drake and even reporting Gavin to the authorities. The trail began with his knowledge of the defects in the Alpern property flipped by Gavin for a tidy profit.
Gavin's continuing pressure on Henry to run for congress provides more reason for Henry to decline running for the job. Certainly, Henry must realize that Gavin would ask for a torrent of political favors if he ever served in the congress.
Time will tell whether or not Henry succumbs to Gavin's pressure to run for congress. In addition, the audience will wonder how long Gavin can continue to operate around the law and accountability to the general public.
Future episodes should resolve conclusively the growing confrontation between Gavin and the local authorities, as well as the increasingly strained relations between Gavin and Henry. In addition, viewers will be looking to see whether or not there is any possibility of redemption for Gavin or does he get even worse?.
Conversely, viewers will be searching to determine whether or not Henry's character can withstand the moral and ethical dilemmas posed by Gavin rather routinely. Does Henry survive these dilemmas with his integrity intact or does he succumb to the pressure and temptations placed before him by Gavin? Stay tuned.
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