The Beauties and the Beast: Wednesday Night Crime Night

The Mysteries of Laura: The Mystery of the Mobile Murder

This week's mystery of Mysteries of Laura takes a look around the business of cosmetics. When a woman is found dead on a party bus, Laura and the gang investigates more than just a wild night for the victim.

A janitor cleans up a party bus after one wild night, until he sees a sign on the bathroom door and when he opens it it's a dead woman.

While at the precinct, Billy and Meredith are signing up to the Rock'N Run, which is like American Gladiators meets Tough Mutter. When Laura sees everyone signing up she makes a crack about how much testosterone is in the room.    

That's when the kids come running from Jake's office. Soon Detective Pedilla comes into looking for Laura that was until he talked about the Run and soon Jake, in a bit of jealously, decides to enter the race. Then Laura got the call of the murder.

Laura and Billy investigates the crime scene and sees the victim hit with a moon shape object to the face and also covered in glitter. So they thought up of a club, a strip club, where they go in and saw a bunch of hunky men dancing. Laura was amazed and as she looks around, she gets stop by a stripier cop who then gives her a dance. As she was asking him questions about "her friend" he talks her and soon someone who carries drinks heard the conversation, stopped and the cop signed him to get out.

That's when he leaves and then Billy follows him to the back. That's when the stripier cop stops and leaves, but not until Laura stops him and shows him her badge.

Both Billy and Laura asked the men questions and soon find out that the victim was part of the cosmetics party with a group of friends. That's when they went up there and soon as Laura was looking around she sees a sign that matched the shape the victim had on her face. Billy was amazed.

They follow a bunch of women walking into a room where there was a convention. They see all these crazy women going crazy for Margo of the cosmetics. Soon after hearing what the crowd yells out, they question it.

After the meeting of the convention was over, Laura and Billy talked to Margo, talked to her for a little bit and she left. Soon, they bump into Heidi, who's a bit of a nut, trying to make it big to the business of cosmetics, talks to Laura. Laura takes her to the precinct, to sale some products to the female cops and Max and answer some questions.

Meanwhile, Jake is being trained by Billy for the Rock N' Run, and he's not looking too good for it. After a workout, he looks for his lunch and Billy told him that he took away his sandwich and his booze. Billy said one of the most memorable phrase, "You booze, You loose."

Later on, Laura goes talking with one of the ladies of the cosmetic group. She catches her about to get her tan. After talking to her, Laura then left and soon turns up the level of the tanning room, which later Jake told her turned her very brown.

Jake take Laura off the case for the evening, leaving Billy and Meredith to investigate at a warehouse. As they looking for the area, they heard a noise down the hall, where they found out there was an illegal cock fighting.

Didn't see that coming at all in this episode.

After catching and rounded up the guys, Meredith and Billy finally go into the storage where they saw a collection of Margo's work and photos. That's when Laura talked to Margo and later she took both her and Billy to her hotel room and showed her the safe and paper work.

Laura then asked to use her bathroom and took Billy in there with her. She snoops around and found something that proves otherwise why Julie was going after her. Then as the convection was going on, Laura interrupts and announced that Margo is not the age she say she is, that in fact that she's taken birth control and other meds and that she's really 43 years of age.

That's when Laura said that's what Julie wanted to expose, the truth about her and the products. That's when Heidi gets up and defends Margo. Laura then said that Heidi, who will stick up for Margo, will do anything for her even kill someone who was threatening Margo.

After Heidi's arrested, we catch up with the Meredith, Billy and Jake as they run the Rock N' Run race. Jake is just killing it and the race is literally killing him. At the end, they came in dead last but that didn't disappoint Jake at all after a couple of women were amazed at what he has done and being the only captain to do the race.


The show has really improved since the pilot. I really think that this show has gotten it's characters all at the same level that it should be even with Laura being the main character. This series has a great supporting cast that has such a great characteristic.

Meredith is probably the one character that has shown a lot of improvement since the beginning. She's not just some pretty cop sitting at the desk, oh no, she's got game when it comes to playing video games, she's got attitude and the guts to go after the criminals and suspects.

Even though, next week "The Voice" will be on three nights, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The show will be back in two weeks. Also the People Choice Awards have been announced and the show including Debra Messing is nominated for a PCA. So if you love the show, I recommend you to vote for "Laura" and Messing.

You can catch "The Mysteries of Laura" Wednesday nights at 8/7c on NBC

Chicago PD: "Prison Ball"

Sometimes when a crime happens, it hits close to home. This week's episode of "Chicago PD" deals with a killing of a ten year old girl.

We see Burgess at Atwater's place playing video game with his sister. He gets a phone call about a crime and soon heads up there. Voight and Erin get there and sees that the victim was a ten year old girl, a drive by shooting right to the head.

The new commander tells Voight that this is the only thing that they are going to work on. Soon the mother of the child runs out but Atwater hold her back. He tries to calm her down and tells her that he'll do everything he can to bring justice.

As the Voight and the gang get their information about the girl and the suspects. Atwater gets a source that the suspect is actually the man who is in state prison.

Soon Atwater makes a convincing argument that he should go into the prison to Voight. Voight then makes a call and tells him that no one will no about it expect for the team. We see a bus coming in, criminals comes out and we see Atwater and Ruzek coming out.

They go through the process, they look around the place but not looking at anyone. Soon Atwater see's the suspect that they are after. Later on we learn that both Atwater and Ruzek are not alone, that Dawson is there with them as a prison guard.

Meanwhile, Voight and the rest of the gang try to find the suspect that did the shooting. Erin and Halstead found the owner of the car but got information that it was being tolled away because of the parking tickets, but it really was taken.

Soon, Voight and Al went to the car pound, and talked to one of the guys there, which turned out to be the owner of the place. He starts running and Voight and Al run after him and then gets caught under a car thanks to Voight bumping it.

The guy mentions someone that took it. They run the name and soon the gang went to the guy's place. As they got there, the music in the building was playing very loud. As everyone was set up, Voight decided to go up and knock soft at the door and announced in a low voice, "Chicago Police Department."

That was one of the funniest moments in the episode. I couldn't stop laughing after he did that.

Voight and the gang move in. They got the guy and brings him in.

Meanwhile, Atwater tries to make an impression with the main suspect. Soon he is taken into protective custody. Dawson tells Ruzek about it and soon Ruzek picks a fight with Atwater. They both brawled until it was broken up and Atwater was taken into protective custody.

Atwater gets in and tries to talk to the suspect. After the first attempt, he tries it again and tells him that the guy who did the shooting wants more money from him. He tells him that he's getting five percent and soon his buddy tells him that Atwater is a cop.

Then a fight was being played out. The suspect's bodyguard, sort of, get's his butt kick and falls on his back into the table. Atwater and the suspect fight and after knocking the knife off his hand, he starts kicking his ass by punching his face. Dawson then runs up to him and stops him.

Both the suspect, the shooter and the nephew of the suspect is arrested and taken into custody. Atwater seems to taken this case very personally, since he has a sister, who is the same age as that little girl.

This episode was a non stop episode of drama. I felt that Atwater had a very good storyline. Also the Brugess and Roman storyline was pretty cool and funny. I didn't mention it in the recap because the Atwater storyline was better. But I will say that we do learn why Roman is pissed off at Al.

Apparently, a couple of years ago, when Roman's partner was shot, Al decided to go after the suspect and not help his partner. After telling Roman that he would do it again and bring his partner and he'll tell him the same. That was when Roman told him that he was in another place and on disability.

Next week is one that no one should miss. To all you Chicago PD fans out there, try getting your friends and family to turn in for this epic two night, three show crossover event. It all begins on Tuesday with Chicago Fire then carries into Wednesday with Law & Order SVU and concludes with Chicago PD.

You can catch "Chicago PD" Wednesday nights at 10/9c on NBC.

Cruse and Love: Tuesday Night Comedies

Marry Me: "Annicurser-Me"

If bad things happen on your so call anniversary does it mean that you two aren't meant to be?
In this week's "Marry Me" Annie and Jake celebrate their last date-versary (their sixth) and after noticing some of the bad things that had happen over those past six years, they think

When a storm comes, lights go out and everyone goes into the basement of the building. Gil goes GI Joe and takes control of the gang. Gil,w ho acts like it's doomsday, sets up everything that they'll need during this emergency, even if it's just a simple tornado warning.

One scene where Gil shows everyone three buckets, one for bathroom, one for kitchen and the other was for something else. Then he got confused as everyone else was questioning it.

After all that Jake and Annie discuses if their relationship through the dating years are curse, are they meant to be? They go through some moments that really wasn't true like when Jake tells Annie that he was allergic to soy, which he wasn't because he didn't order a piece of cake for Annie.

Then, Annie finds a locked box, which she learns that it's Jake's and soon after going through a moment of Lord of the Flies kind of thing, we do get to see what Jake was hiding, which was pre nup papers from another relationship.

Later on, Anne and Jake come to terms that they aren't curse after all, that it was mostly their friends that have caused everything that has happen to them.

I feel like this episode was one of the best so far. The characters were funny and seeing Gil acting like a hero, Dennah getting turned on by Gil and Annie and Jake trying to understand each other with secrets and curses.

You can catch "Marry Me" Tuesday nights at 9/8c on NBC.

About A Boy: "About A Bad Girl"

No matter what, you can't hide from love. This week on "About A Boy" deals with responsibility and  young love.

When Fiona has to make a decision on to put Marcus's dad or Will as his emergency contact. Will is honored and flattered to take the title, saying that he's a hero to him. That's when Marcus comes in and starts mediating.

Marcus is wearing a Prince-a-pal sign on his shirt and a button that he and his principal will be hanging out together as he'll be his little helper.

Later on as Marcus was cleaning, the principal's room, Shay comes in and takes over the office by playing some tunes and played in over the loud speakers. That's when the principal comes in and demanded of what was going on here.

That's when Marcus took the blame instead of Shay. Later, Will picks him up and talks about how he like her. Will and Marcus discuses how he feels about her and what's she like as a person. That when Will thinks that she's not good for him and that he has to tell the principal the truth.

The next day, Marcus is sitting int he principal's office and soon Shay comes in. They talked about how he took the blame for her and that;s when Fiona comes in. Shay tells Marcus to fight the big man and in which he still admits that he did it.

Later on Fiona talks to Will about the situation. That's when Marcus goes over to Will and talks about it. Will telling him that he shouldn't be friends with her but when a knock at the door comes, it turns out to be Shay and after a one on one talk with her they have a party.

Soon, Fiona comes in and takes Shay to her home. Fiona gets a bit of reality of what Shay is like when she sees her home. Her mother not always at home, hasn't seen her father in six years but gets birthday cards.

Fiona comes back and tells Marcus that she doesn't want him to hang with her. That upsets him and Will and Fiona talk about it for a few minutes but when we see Marcus on the computer writing a poem for his principal, he gets a text from Shay asking if he wants to party. With that we leave it there.

Marcus is really growing up in this episode. He has a crush on someone who is not that different, maybe she has an attitude.

This episode was hilarious from the beginning to the end. Marcus having a crush on someone who is a complete opposite of him but has some of the same interest like loving animals is amazing. I really like how Will is becoming a bit of an adult.


You can catch "About A Boy" Tuesday nights at 9:30/8:30c on NBC.

One Part Hit man, Two Parts Con: The Blacklist: "The Scimitar"

In this week's episode of "The Blacklist" Liz seems to be going rouge when it comes to finding Berlin by having Tom as her prisoner. Agent Navabi has some personal storyline in this episode. And Red gives a huge bomb at the end.

So where to begin? Agent Navabi was in Dubai, she meets someone actually come on to her and soon went up into his hotel room. Later as they go in, the guy is thrown out the window and on top of a car. He was dead before falling.

We see Liz and Tom talking. Tom is asking Liz to be release from this so he can go out there without Berlin of anyone of his guys notice he's gone. Too bad man. Liz demands the person who's meeting with Berlin and Tom gives his name to her.

As Liz leaves the room, Tom ask for warmer clothes because it does get freezing in the bottom on a fishing boat.

Later on, Liz and Navabi get summoned by Red. They meet him at a record store and soon he tells a story about a professor who walks into a bar and later gets killed. He then goes and talks about a man by the name of The Scimitar is out and on a mission to take down the top scientist in the country.

Liz and the gang try to give protection to the scientist and finding where the Scimitar could be at. When a tracking device locates to an abandoned construction site, Liz and Ressler are there to have a look.

Later on, Liz goes talking with Red and mentions about a source of a man who knows where Berlin is at. Red gives one of his looks that he knows when you are lying and of course Liz is totally lying to him about how she really killed Tom. Liz tells him that he'll give him the location of where Berlin is after she talks to the guy.

She does talk to the guy and soon gives the locations of Berlin's whereabouts.

Soon the FBI somehow get a call about one of the scientist being a target. When Liz and Ressler pick him up, already shoots were being fired and they are off until they were being chased. Soon the motorcyclist shoots the back window and then drops a some kind of sonic bomb which knocked them out and the car flip really big on top.

Liz and Ressler are out but soon later they are in a hospital. So they thought it was. The doctor comes in and talks to Liz, she has a broken arm and told her she'll need surgery to repair it completely. Soon Liz makes a phone call to Cooper and what seems to be fine then turns out it was not. That when the guy that they were trying to save and put into protective custody turns out to be not one of the scientist and it was The Scimitar who scammed them.

As Red said, The Scimitar is one part hit man, two parts con man.

Liz then devises a plan to get out and when the nurse comes back to give her some relax meds, Liz takes her down and gives her the meds instead. Then Liz runs to Ressler, who's been out and heavily medicated since they got there. He wakes up and then gets dressed. That's when one of the men comes in and tries to take them out. Liz then hides behind the door and hits and then knocks him out.

That's when Navabi calls Red and tells him about the situation. Then they go to a guy who's given The Scimitar all that he needs, the supply guy. Red and Navabi meets the guy and then gets him to talk of where The Scimitar takes his victims.

That's when Navabi and the FBI come in and rescue Liz and Ressler.

The Scimitar makes a go to the scientist who is speaking at a conference. He soon comes into her room pretending to be FBI and then takes her. Liz and Ressler goes to the hotel where the scientist and Scimitar are at and Liz spots a man who was pushing a cart with a big bag. Liz and the Scimitar meet again and soon the car with a shooter starts shooting around the area and the Scimitar gets away.

Liz and Ressler spots something moving in the bag and it turns out to be the scientist.

Later on, the Scimitar gets to his safe spot, the suppler's place and soon meets Red, who was sitting on a lawn chair and talks about how its crazy that people who run come to him.

Navabi then gets a call from Red and sees that The Scimitar is with him tired up. Red gives The Scimitar to her as a gift, since he is the one who killed her brother. Within a minute, Red gets a call and has to go. He tells her don't do anything that he wouldn't do, which means don't call the FBI on it.

We see Liz and Ressler talk, Ressler talks about his under control drug addiction. He seems like he's going to give it up but who knows what will happen. You can try but you'll need help getting through with it no matter what kind of person you are. Soon Cooper tells them that a body has been found matching the describing The Scimitar and it turns out it is.

Then, we come to a Red's car coming into a warehouse. Red gets out and soon we see Berlin. Red and his man, are surrounded by Berlin's men. Soon Red talks about how Liz told him where he's at. Then Berlin talks about how he's going to pick up his daughter and seeing that they've been having a nice time together. That's when he bring out the girl, who we thought was his own, soon he spells out that this is not his daughter but it's Berlin's daughter. The Bombshell have been blown sky high.

What an ending that turned out to be. I never thought about her to be Berlin's daughter. I wonder when are we going to learn about Cooper's medical condition, since the season premiere episode?

This was pretty good episode. Some of it were a bit predictable but all in all it was a top entertainment of last night in my book.

Next week is the Fall Finale that no one, and I do mean no one should miss. From what I can say is that Liz seems to be going full rouge and in a way acting a bit like Red. Things will change. Don't miss it. Because the next time we'll see The Blacklist is Super Bowl Sunday after the game and then the same week will be moving to Thursday nights at 9/8c.

You can catch Fall Finale of "The Blacklist" next Monday at 10/9c on NBC.  

More than Friends? Mulaney "Sweet Jane"

This week's episode of "Mulaney" dealt with the issue of can a female friend be friends with your girlfriend? Also what would you want the last words to be before you die?

John wonders why Jane doesn't seem to get along with any of his girlfriends. Could she be jealous? Apparently Jane gets angry pretty quick when it comes to meeting them. There's the one who didn't like Thai food because she was allergic to peanuts.

When Jane meets Kristen, after asking her if Jane was a comic, she started not liking her. Jane said that Kristen like to date comedians, in which Motif called her a "Ha-Ha-Ho."

After Jane leaves, John and Motif talk and Motif thinks that Jane is jealous of the women John is dating. Could it be? Should Jane and John be the Ross and Rachel of the show or more like Jerry and Elaine?

Later on, John working with Lou and as soon as they get to work, Lou plugs John's laptop cord in and soon it makes a spark. Lou says out loud, that he didn't for the jokes.   Which made John question about hoe Lou is all planned out for his death and what his last words would be if he goes out.

But he didn't think about if he died in the bathroom, which later on he planned it out.

Later on John talks to Oscar who had his two female friends, two very special guest stars that you'll need to see to believe, and talked about how they didn't get along. And that the only thing that they became friends was that they hated to same thing, NASA.

That gave John an idea to bring both Jane and Kristen to the Andre's blues concert, which he would think that they'll both hate. But that back fired and soon Kristen left. John confront Jane if she was jealous of the women he's dating. She goes on the defense and goes no.

Later on, John comes back and sees Jane on the couch. They talk and Jane admits that she is jealous but not for the reason that John may think. To her, John is her back up plan. They'll forgive each other after.

After that, Motif, who's been on the beige watching mode of "Friends," saw the final episode of the series and decided to take a walk. But then ask John if the cast of Friends are still friends and John says yes. He thinks they are still friends.

This episode seems more like a season finale kind of episode than just a middle episode. It does ask the question both ways, can you friend who is a girl be friends with your girlfriend, the Harry Met Sally kind of question.

I do see that Jane and John are like Jerry and Elaine. But there's nothing there to say the least, but I would really like to see that nothing become something.

I find it funny how Motif is just learning about the show "Friends." And the moments he and John had through out the episode about if Joey's going to die and all.


You can catch "Mulaney" Sunday nights at 9:30/8:30c on FOX.

The Raw Side of the Law: Benched "Pilot"

Last week was the season premiere of "Benched," a new USA Network single-camera comedy created by Michaela Watkins and Damon Jones. It's about how a high-powered corporate lawyer has a fall from grace that goes into the rough and tumble of the world of a public defender.

It stars Nina Whitley, played by Eliza Coupe, a career-driven corporate attorney who suddenly gets a phone call from her fiance that he's breaking up with her for someone he's marrying. That leads her to a nervous breakdown after she receives the news that she's not getting a partner at her firm

Nina gives one of the best rants on television in a while. Maybe it's tied with what Annie did with Jake in NBC's "Marry Me." She bashes everyone about how the other person got the job because of her good looks and giant breasts. Then she smashes everything around her in the room and hits a vast from Elton John.

That's when she leaves and gets on the elevator and tries to make it go down but can't because she needs to use her card to go down, which creates an awkward moment for her. Then, as soon she uses her card, she gives a big "F" to you and a couple of signs until the elevator stops, which makes it even more awkward for her.

Jumping six months later, Nina is now working on her first day as a public defender. She gets to her boss's office; he hands her files and then tells her that she has five minutes to get to court. She doesn't make a good first impression and does not even get the job going into the courtroom, when apparently either a possum died or a sewage pipe had burst.

Making it more a not a good first day is that the person she's going against turns out to be her former fiance, Trent.

After her first full day, Nina doesn't do well and does not make a good impression on the judge.

Later on, Nina has a moment with her new colleagues, who turn out to be an honest, dysfunctional bunch of characters that make her look better and the show, too.

From Phil to Carols, Micah, the intern, and Cheryl are all different and hilarious.

Soon, Nina plans to get Trent back at his own game when a mother is arrested for stealing diapers and also missing a court date; Nina goes at it by saying that she's guilty and that her bond should be $70 million but soon makes an argument that for someone like her client, who stole diapers isn't a horrible crime.

She also makes the argument that the reason why her client missed her court date was because she was in jail.

Soon after the judge has asked many times for the bond number, Nina says one dollar. The judge agrees and sets the bond for one dollar because he is so happy. And then, Nina told Trent that the game was on. In which she has set the bar and let the fun begin.

I enjoy this series from its pilot episode. I thought that Eliza Coupe was excellent in this series. I saw her in "Happy Endings," but I think watching her on here and listening to what others have said, she's hilarious and a queen to cable comedy.

 I think that this series has a great ensemble cast of characters. I think that  Nina and Phil are good with the one. I believe that Maria Bamford is just as hilarious as her character.

I think this series is about how someone who was once up in the higher level professional turns and gets a scene of the reality of what the natural world and the rawest of the law is with the ordinary people.

You can catch "Benched" on Tuesday nights at 10:30/9:30 on the USA Network.

So What's the Plan? Parenthood: "Too Big to Fail"

In this week's episode of "Parenthood" we learn that from our first mistake, that there is a solution to a problem and sometimes loves comes in different ways.

In this episode we jump to three months in advance. Amber is somewhat around four to five months pregnant, Drew is looking for a major and things get a lot weird with Max and Dylan.

We see how Hank and his daughter, Ruby, dealing with the facts of father and daughter relationships. Ruby wants to go to a party with a friend and Hank doesn't seem to get it and soon decides to say no. With the help of Sarah, they do a family game night, with Sarah and Amber up against Hank and Ruby.

With the champions looking to be Sarah and Amber, it seems that Hank and Ruby are not connecting to one another as they take their turn. Soon after a couple of minutes, Ruby gets upset and runs off after trying to get him to guess the word, which was peanut, the one thing that she's allergic to.

Soon Ruby sneaks out and goes to a party, but we see her only coming back from the part where Amber sees her. As Ruby is having a hard time getting herself together, from drinking too much, Amber rushes to her and helps Ruby into the bathroom.

It's one of those moments that just makes you have kids watch this to understand what the outcome of drinking at a party can lead to for say.

Later on, Amber wakes up Ruby and gives her a cup of coffee. She talked to her about how she couldn't be doing this, talking about how her dad is trying his best and telling her that her own dad never come for her. It's like we see the past Amber and future Amber at one and see how much Amber has grown so much this whole series.

Soon, Ruby comes out, apologizes to her dad and Sarah and tells them that she had fun. It was a real life change for the character of Ruby and I know that it's only one moment but one moment can change a life, right?

Meanwhile, Crosby and Adam are trying to figure things out with their business. As it has been known, they lost their star and their business isn't doing to well. Crosby is worried about what's going to happen, with the business but also with his family as well.

Crosby comes clean to Jasmine about what's really going on. She's upset but not that upset. She tells him that she doesn't care what happens to the house or business, as long as she and their family have him, they will be fine.

As that's going on, Adam and Crosby are trying to figure things out, not only about their business but also with Amber and her salary. With Amber being somewhat four to five months pregnant, I think. With a child on the way and baby stuff being at a high of  price to buy; Amber thinks that after working with Adam and Crosby that she deserves to have a rise. Which she rightful does.

But when Adam and Crosby talk about it, Adam tells Crosby that she should have been fired a year ago. That's when Amber heard that and walked out. But Adam and Crosby talked to her and told her that Adam has a plan. But Adam admitted that he doesn't have a plan but will do everything to find a solution and give her a rise.

As for Drew, he's trying to find a major, while his girlfriend tells him to relax and not to worry. He goes to Adam for some advice and give him advice upon saying that Drew should find what he wants to do to earn money, not to find a job that makes a lot of money. That's what I got out of it. Crosby thinks that you should find a job that pays a lot.

And of course, Dylan and Max. What a couple these two are right? I'm really amazed of how Max is growing up and learning about relationships. I really enjoy Ally Ioannides' character, Dylan. My favorite scene in the episode is when Max and Dylan are in his room, talking and soon Adam and Kristina walk by the room. Of course, Max, without even looking, knows that they were snooping and shuts the door. Looks like Adam and Kristina needs a lesson in snooping 101.


Also learning about Dylan and how she loves Max's family more than her own is really making think that we should see her parents. Maybe she lives by herself? Kristina really likes her now so things seem to be all well between those two.

I really enjoyed, learned and felt the experience in this episode. I felt the experience in Drew's little storyline of trying to find a major and getting a job to help the family.

Also with Adam and Crosby's business not doing well, I can understand by how my grandfather's business isn't doing well either and with a death of his business partner and best friend it's harder to keep it, but it's good to have good friends to help you at a time in need that knows a lot of your business.

Next week's episode will be dealing with Julia and Joel, is this really the end of it? Joel needs to fight for her no matter what happens. Joel and Julia, in my opinion, should be together.

You can catch "Parenthood" Thursday nights 10/9c on NBC.

The Art of Gambling: The Mysteries of Laura: "The Mystery of Art Ace"

This week on "The Mysteries of Laura" Laura and the gang gets a case of a murder of an artist who was part of a illegal gambling.

When someone finds a dead body in a garbage can, at the time the body is found Laura is taking the boys to school and singing "Take A Little Piece of My Heart" by Janis Joplin. The one thing that I love to hear Messing sing is that she can have fun with it.

Later, Laura and Jake are walking to the crime scene where the victim, David, a worker at an arts gallery for his dad, found in a dumpster. Laura looks around, she talks about a beer bottle that she use to drink in college.

After finding out more of the victim, they go to where he works and talks to his sister and father. The victim's sister was surprised but his father, not really.

Later on, Laura and Jake find out from David's sister that he was at a karaoke bar the other night so Laura and Jake went there since it was near where the victim was found at. As Jake was asking everyone at the bar, Laura sees a karaoke bar and decides to go up there and sing Joplin's hit song. That distracted and the owner of the bar and her bodyguard went to take care of it while Jake sneaked into the back and found an illegal poker game.

The owner did see David there the other night, winning $20,000. The victim was found with the money in his pants thanks to Laura. So Jake told the owner to not cancel the next poker game and decides to put in Laura in the game.

And with Laura going to be in the game, Jake thought that she could get some help in the game of poker by the one person that they both know, Laura's dad. Laura's dad, played by Robert Klein, is a single, divorce who to Laura are not on speaking terms for about a year.

The gang found out that a famous "Page 6" celebrity goes to the game, so Billy and Meredith meet up with the guy and after given Billy a hard time at a strip joint for rental, I'm guessing, Meredith gave him a bit of a moment of his life, force going.

After talking to Billy about the game and not there, the guy accepts to get Laura in the game. That means that she had to go get over her feeling of her dad and learn about the game. Of course, there were a few things that got her upset but Laura did manage to win over her dad and after accepting to help her, he wanted to spend some time with his grandchildren, which he did.

As Laura goes to the poker game as Red Velvet, like the cake, she then starts looking around for the likely suspects. While outside the place, Jake, Meredith and Laura's dad are in the van watching what's happening.

As the poker game goes, Laura tries talking to each member, she spots the one that is a bit aggressive like he has lost the last game. As soon as she talked to everyone including the cocktail waitress, she then talks about David and soon pulls her badge out. The aggressive guy then flips the table like you would have seen in the Real Housewives of New Jersey.

Laura told to go after the waitress. Meredith runs after her and tackles her to the ground. After talking to the waitress, she mentions of the guy who had an argument with David's father, which was seen on video tape.

So since Laura is at the doctor's after that table flip accident, Meredith and Max go out art shopping and finding the suspect. Max and Meredith find him and starts talking, but he really isn't much on talking about it. So Max and the suspect soon bid for a painting and when Max won the art piece, Meredith talked to the suspect which led right to the father as the main suspect.

So Jake and Laura talk to the father again and when he talked and was going to show the books, he confess to the murder. But as he confessed to the murder, Laura as she looks at the books again and soon her father brings the kids, who are full of sugar. She gets upset and we found out why she's upset with him. That would be because he brought Jake to Thanksgiving after she found out that he cheated on her.

Soon after Laura's dad says that he was doing what a father does, that gave a hint that David's father isn't his murderer, but his sister. As Jake and Laura go back, Laura talks to the sister again mention about her father. Jake, meanwhile, goes up to David's sister's office, snoops and has found what is the murder weapon, a bowling pin with sparkles.

Jake brings the murder weapon and soon Laura looks at an art piece that had beer bottles. The guy is David's sister's boyfriend and apparently he wanted David to help try sell his art at the poker game but that didn't work and which lead to his death.

After the case was solved, Laura heats up frozen dinners and her dad comes by to apologize. He didn't want her to become like him and after she forgives. Then he plays with the kids and she cooks up another TV dinner.

 This episode was just funny as it could be. Laura singing in this episode was hilarious but not as hilarious as seeing Messing and Klein working on one another as father and daughter. There was chemistry there.

Also it was great to see Meredith show more of her tough side in this episode. I'm really like her character.

Next week episode deals with a lunch party and a murder with a twist.

Side Note: This week it was the network has picked up a full season of the show. That doesn't mean that the show will get picked up for another season, that's way too early. It's doing really well, the best since Deal or No Deal was on Wednesday nights at that time slot. Would recommend to spread the word of how good this series is, how fun and good crime stories it is.

You can catch "The Mysteries of Laura" Wednesday nights at 8/7c part of #WomenCruchWednesday on NBC.