Still in Ireland our boys are told by the slimy priest that baby Abel has been adopted out. With some exchange back and forth our group races off to the nunnery to extract some information. The nuns lie as nuns often do and Jax appears to be resigned to the loss. It seems the priest’s words from his father are still echoing in his head. Ah, but grandma Gemma is having no part of any of that bullshit. Faking a pain she quickly relieves the guard of his pistol then turns the table. Beckoning the nun to hand over another child Gemma angrily points the gun at the crying baby. She demands to know Abel’s whereabouts. The terrified nun not understanding the bluff spills her guts. Mama Gemma saves the day.
Now here is where it goes off the rails for me. Although I will admit last nights episode was far improved over last weeks it had one long terrible moment where I thought “oh no the writers have lost their train of thought”. It was the scene where Jax goes to the location given by the nuns to find little Abel. He tracks the unsuspecting adoptive parents who are holding his son in obviously loving arms. He watches as they stroll willy nilly through the mall fawning over one another and baby Abel. OMG! The frigging scene went on and on and on I thought it would never end. There was time to hit the head, have a snack and take a call before it finally ended. Jax stood there taking it all in somber faced deciding his son was better off where he was than with him. Mind you the acting was great. No it wasn’t a teary moment it was an angry moment because I found myself wanting to slap the crap out of the little prince.
Fortunately it gets better. In the next scene when he comes back empty handed he asks to speak to his mother alone. He is teary eyed and resigned to the loss. Thankfully if the writers lost sight of the character they had written Jax to be they have not done so where Gemma is concerned. Hearing his words in disbelief she snatches him up slapping his oh so handsome face as any mother should when her grown son has lost his mind. As a last resort to bring her son back to reality she tells him Tara’s secret the one she promised to keep. I told you Gemma would use it to her advantage. Check and mate well played.
Jax is reeling from the shocking news that he has another child on the way! Moments later the priest arrives with Karrie Ann and Chibs daughter due to a threat by Jimmy O. When Clay arrives the priest learns that the second twin was tortured and murdered by Jimmy O and company. The priest suddenly realizes it was all a smokescreen which would allow Jimmy to go after baby Abel. During this epiphany he explains that Jimmy needs the baby to assure him safe passage out of the country.
The chase is on as Clay, Bobby, Opie and Jax head back to the hotel to find the baby. As expected the baby is gone and the adoptive parents lay dead in their hotel room murdered by Jimmy and his goon. Jax is still wigging out and the scene in the hotel room where he moves the woman’s body placing her nearer to her husband although touching I found not the least believable. It should have been left on the cutting room floor. Later we discover at a meeting with the IRA that Jimmy will receive protection in the US provided by the Russian mob. The IRA are willing to guarantee his safe passage out of Ireland if he gives little Abel back on the condition that the Son’s kill Jimmy O as soon as possible. In return the Son’s will be in the number one spot with the IRA which would be very profitable for the Redwood Originals. It’s agreed call it a done deal. The arrangements are made and just like that Jimmy O hands over the baby in trade for the priest. I didn’t see that coming. Naturally Jax is concerned believing the priest will be killed in the process I just love an outlaw with a heart. Boo frigging Hoo. After all the grief this priest gone wrong has created the church won’t feel a thing.
Back home in Charming they have plenty of deep shit to call their very own. Salazar has Tara and her boss. They’ve made the call announcing the Mayan president’s death but need more time to get the money. Agent Stahl jumps back into the mix offering to provide the cash to bait Salazar. Remember Stahl hasn’t talked to Jax lately but is intent on their deal; the one that no one knows about. Also in the dark is her ATF rug munching girlfriend who better wake up before she gets fed to the fishes.
On top of it all the Charming city council has unanimously voted to shut down the Charming police department and opt for the county Sheriffs to handle their policing business. It looks like Unser is out of a job. At the clubhouse once again sharing information with the Son’s Unser realizes he was duped. He understands all too well that Hail is at the heart of the matter and shares that with the remaining Son’s. Telling them Hail was part of the group buying up the properties where Lumpys gym was located. He also informs them that poor Lumpy passed last night. Between them they determine that the Mayans had nothing to do with it and that Salazar acted out of revenge or did he? If they can catch him Unser wants to flip him hoping he’ll give up Hail.
While Salazar is off waiting to pick up the money Tara comes up with a plan of her own. Breaking the bathroom mirror muffled by a towel she hangs onto a jagged piece of glass. When his girlfriend storms the bathroom gun in hand after finding out the club brought the cops in on the money drop she’s pissed. Tara leaps at her strikes the unsuspecting Latin Chiquita severing an artery in her neck. Tara retrieves the dying woman’s gun when Salazar rolls in. Not wanting his woman to die he agrees to let Tara’s boss go if Tara stays to help his lady love. Naturally he agrees loading the woman into his car along with Tara. In the end Chiquita dies and Salazar wigs out. It looks like he’s about to kill Tara in a fit of rage.
The show ends with a phone call from Tigs to Jax telling him about Tara’s kidnapping. The look on his face is priceless then the scene goes dark leaving us trying to figure it all out. Several good things happened but most importantly John Teller’s voice finally went silent in Jackson Tellers head. Hallelujah! It took three seasons to put that to bed. We can only hope that the love letters that Maureen placed in Jax backpack before they left won’t stir all the shit up again.
I love it when a good plot comes together as this one did tonight barring the one very long unnecessary scene. I give this episode five shots out of six and can’t wait for next week.
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