In the flash forward this week is Bonnie running from the mansion. She gets into a car and we see a stunned and silent Asher sitting in the passenger seat.
Present Time (Three Weeks Early)
Asher is at the courthouse about to make his plea deal with Sinclair official. But he can’t stop thinking about everything Bonnie told him. He can’t wrap his head around it and runs out of the courtroom before making his deal with Sinclair.
Back at the office , Bonnie is confessing to Annalise about what she told Asher. Annalise is not happy with this news. She starts yelling at Bonnie telling her that she is such a screw up. Then Asher bursts into the house demanding to talk to Annalise. Asher wants to know the truth. Annalise decides to stick with confirming Bonnie’s story. So then he freaks out all over again and runs back to Sinclair where he confesses that he knows who killed Sam! But he wants a whole new plea deal written up before he says anything else.
The interns are starting to freak out about all the secrecy going on. Especially Conner, because he is losing his shit thinking Annalise is going to pin Sam’s murder all on him. So he starts day drinking on the job and decides that if he has to go to jail he’s going to go out with a bang.
Wes is currently only concerned with where Rebecca’s body is. But don’t worry Frank is all over the fact that Wes has been talking to Levi. So Levi may be disappearing soon! Michaela is talking dirty to Levi and Annalise overhears. Annalise snatches the phone right out of Michaela’s hands and demands that they all get back to work.
Later, Annalise meets up with Nate and claims she wants to be honest with him. So she tells him why Nia really wanted to see her. Thankfully, Annalise didn’t give Nia the pills so Nate is willing to start trying to trust Annalise again.
The Hapstall Case
The ongoing Hapstall case has hit a snag. Even though the Aunt is dead Sinclair would like to have her testimony admitted into evidence. In her testimony she claims that the siblings killed their parents. So obviously, Annalise needs to get it thrown out. The interns are tasked with the duty of proving that the Aunt is nothing more than a liar. The only one really working on that is Michaela. Conner is still drinking the day away, Wes can think of nothing more than Rebecca, Laurel is down in the basement getting it on with Frank! Not that I blame Laurel one bit because I mean look at Frank! And Asher is busy trying to cut a new deal with Sinclair.
Asher is going over his new deal and talking with his dad. He is stalling and trying to figure out the right thing to do. That’s when Asher discovers that his dad cut a deal for himself as well. Poor Asher. He really thought his dad was there trying to help and protect him but his dad is as slimy as he has always been. His dad is really only looking out for himself. Asher gets up and walks out before completing his deal.
Back at the house Michaela has discovered the dash cam footage where the aunt claims she doesn’t know who killed the parents. So Michaela and Conner run back to Oliver for help. He’s trying to uncover the unedited dash cam video. Oliver and Conner have a sweet moment where Conner confesses that he loves Oliver. Conner has changed so much this season. It makes my little heart happy.
Sinclair meets up with Asher at a bar. She tells Asher he needs to decide to do the right thing. Does Asher want to be like Annalise or does he want to be a good guy? Although, let’s all be honest for a moment. Sinclair really doesn’t care about Asher. She is just using him to try and destroy Annalise so it’s not like she is really a good guy herself.
Back in court Annalise plays the dash cam audio for the judge. But unfortunately for Annalise, Sinclair points out the audio was not put into discovery. So the judge is pissed off because she knows that Annalise is being shady so she rules that the aunt’s testimony will be allowed.
Wes meets up with Levi and they go to the cemetery to talk to Bruno to see what Frank wanted with him. Levi pulls a gun and demands answers. Wes is able to get Levi to calm down and Bruno admits that Frank wanted to borrow his storage locker. Am I supposed to believe that Frank would trust some guy who would rat him out the second some randoms approach him and demand answers? Come on now! Frank is smarter than that. Well, I hope so anyway!
Everyone is back at the office and the interns are interrogated Bonnie. They are all paranoid about what Bonnie told Asher. So Annalise comes to Bonnie’s defense and demands that they all back down. She tells them that Bonnie has taken thr wrap with Asher for Sam’s murder and that they need to learn to trust Annalise.
Annalise is beginning to come unraveled a bit. She pulls Frank and Bonnie into her office. She is worried that they are losing. She is afraid she won’t be able to fix it. Bonnie and Frank reassure her that it will all be fine.
Wes snatches the storage key that Frank so easily left within his reach. Annalise tries to talk to Wes to figure out what is going on. But Wes no longer trusts Annalise and won’t open up. Because Wes hasn’t been as worried as the others and the fact that Annalise is speaking to him privately convinces the rest of the interns that Wes is a snake. Wes goes outside to meet with Levi to go to the storage locker. Michaela sees them together and freaks that they may be hooking up. Wes admits Levi is Eggs 911 and Michaela has a melt down. Wes and Levi tell them Rebecca is dead and that Frank killed her. Just then the cops roll up and discover meth in Levi’s trunk. Shadiest drug bust ever. What cops take the drugs and Levi and just leave? Why didn’t they question any of the interns as they all stood outside chatting it up with some big drug lord? I get really irritated at scenes that don’t add up like this.
Annalise goes to Nate to get answers. She wants to know what he and Wes have been talking about. Nate says Wes thinks she killed Rebecca. Nate doesn’t know what to believe. Annalise tells Nate that it was Bonnie. And that she only was protecting Bonnie. Annalise is crying and begging Nate to trust her and to know that she will never hurt him again.
Bonnie meets up with Asher and apologizes to him to try and keep him from testifying . She’s crying and begging him not to turn her in. She confesses her love. Asher says he loves her but he has to do the right thing. So he up and leaves the bar. Bonnie calls Annalise and is sobbing about how she is sorry and she messed up. She wants Annalise to put it all on her because she deserves it.
The interns are at the storage unit. They open it up to find a suitcase. Ok once again, it’s unbelievable to me that Frank would be that stupid. Wes opens it up and much to everyone surprise it’s full of money. They are all annoyed at Wes and just want him to drop the whole “Rebecca is dead “theory.” We learn that indeed, Frank has set up the whole suitcase in the storage unit as well as Levi’s drug bust.
Annalise shows up to Asher’s house. She has a video she wants to show him. She says sometimes when good people do bad thing they have a good reason. Then she says “Meet Bonnie” and presses play on the video. It’s shows a little girl being molested by her father. Asher is horrified and begins to cry. I’m not saying that I want the video to be true, but I really hope Annalise wasn’t as cold and disgusting to say it is Bonnie just so Asher won’t make a deal.
Flash Forward
We end the night back at the flash forward with Bonnie driving away with Asher. Asher is frightened and has a dazed look about him. Bonnie stops at a gas station to wash some of the blood off of her. When she gets back to the car Asher is gone. Next we see a freaky looking Asher at the police department where he says he wants to make a statement!!!!
Oh my. What is he going to confess to! And did Bonnie shoot Annalise? I know the whole Annalise dying is just a story line to cover for something else I just haven’t decided what yet. Obviously it’s probably partly to cover Sinclair’s death but what part do the Hapstall siblings play in all of this?
Thank you Tamara M. Without your help, I would be completely lost now.
Annaliese is a high functioning psychopath. I still root for her though. Bonnie and Frank are her perfect minions and each have at least one notch on their killer bedpost.
The students are idiots if they don’t know by now that Annaliese owns them which is why she protected them except for Wes who I still believe is her soon. I bet Bonnie killed Sinclair but I still wonder how Annaliese got shot. It was a great episode.
I felt like I was a bit long winded in posting the recap. But there was so many back and forth stories that
I was trying to catch it all. I personally think the interns are all for her due to the fact that she covered them with Sam. Hell if I killed someone and disposed of the body I would be all for however protected me or took my side in the manner!
Thank you, Tamara for the recap! It wasn’t too long-winded for me, I like that you hit all the points! 🙂
Thanks! Very good recap.
Great recap!
Great recap…this show is exhausting, but I enjoy trying to keep up.
I think the video of Bonnie is legit. Annalise maybe prosecuted her father years back, thus “saving” her, & that is why Bonnie feels so indebted to Annalise.
Way late to this party but was just catching up on episodes and I just ave a hard time following this show sometimes with so many players and storylines. I need this one with….whah?!!! So I came straight her pe as I knew TT you’d spell it out for me..great recap. Thank you!!!
Now that I get what’s going on I did think that the whole Annaleise (sp?) sharing what was presumably the Bonnie story then made me think Miss Shonda is playing the same story with her having ‘saved’ the people working for her in some way just as Olivia Pope has..we’ll have to see I suppose but seems like lazy writing to me if they’re playing the same theme on both shows.