ItCouldBeWorse

I love Jimmy! He's the sane guy reacting to crazy situations. But a little Kayla goes a long way. Does Robby get paid double to assist both Jimmy and Kayla?

For those who are unaware: n-body problem Attempting to reliably predict the movement of the nephew's body? Likely unsolvable.

More than 1 brush. I guess she'd been saving it up. I don't think we know she's in a throuple, just that she doesn't disparage such a relationship. But I agree.

Agreed. And the title "Four Body Problem" was undoubtedly a play on the following novel, recently adapted by Netflix: The Three-Body Problem

Yes, both then and before when he was threatening her at the closed subway station. Both conversations would have ruined his chances at a federal judgeship. He mentioned the fanny pack and knowing they would compare his DNA from the whiskey glass. Should he have even known there was a fanny pack if he wasn't at the original murder scene? Agreed. Surely she will reveal all the details of the investigation during her own prosecution (hopefully to a very good journalist), so the Judge's reputation will be rewritten. Perhaps the journalist can discover how Crawford got the case assigned to himself. Interesting detail: in NY, killing a judge because he is a judge is 1st degree murder (the reporter phrased it as revenge on the judge who sat on her case) as opposed to killing a judge because he is a bad neighbor (2nd degree; still serious). But she didn't kill Crawford because he was a judge. She killed him because he used the power of his judgeship to do terrible things (the argument her attorney should make). She'll be charged with both 1st and 2nd degree, I presume. And a gun possession charge. And endangering Elsbeth and others! I suppose if the entire story comes out, her sentence could be somewhat less than the maximum, if she takes a plea and the DA and Judge adjudicating the case agree. But it's a very bad look to kill a judge. I also doubt she will pursue a plea of mental illness. I'm actually not thrilled with the outcome, unless the entire story does come out in a way that the powers-that-be find believable. She can try to get a journalist interested in her story.

But that would mean asking her to take the risk, which wouldn't make sense. She hasn't been pining for Sas for centuries. I thought of the exact same thing.

There's a link after the next set of quotes. For those who did like the "expensive" earrings, here's a link to buy them: https://www.petitmoments.com/products/multi-stone-earrings-2?variant=48788948844834&avad=339241_e4124ec9d If she didn't say something, she'd probably wind up with a whole set of similar jewelry. Yeah, for a moment I thought Gregory would be rethinking his relationship with Janine and we'd be back to the beginning.

I will, too. Mattie really did think ahead. Loved her emergency bracelet that would immediately bring security to her. Me, too. (Although it's a huge fire hazard.) Read this about another Kennedy wife who to fought back (she wrote a book about it): https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/9693/vatican-reverses-annulment-decision-of-kennedy-rauch-marriage

Yes, I noticed the empty pine box, but it wasn't the one the shomer was sitting with. If it was supposed to be, the family/Rabbi are going to be very upset at the funeral; another scandal for the funeral home.

I guess that a bright red coat is the least colorful clothing Elsbeth could find to wear to the funeral home, after the Captain said her striped sweater (which was actual pretty tame for her) was too colorful. I also noticed that Elsbeth only had two tote bags with her when she was wearing the red coat, and zero bags with her when she went to the crematorium. She was wearing a fabulous cape with armholes, though. Were her mittens clipped to her sleeves? I'll have to go back and watch. Now, my big objection: the writers knew enough to have a shomer (a person who sits with the decedent until burial, reciting Psalms) sitting with the dead Jewish senator. However, traditional Jewish burial requires a simple, plain, unpolished wood coffin with no metal or nails, not a big, fancy polished wood one with metal fastenings. (There are other details that I won't go into concerning Jewish pre-burial traditions, including that the the shomer wouldn't be sitting in a public space with the coffin. Here's a link for those who are interested in further details.) Now, obviously not every Jewish person is buried in a traditional simple wood coffin, but a family who arranged for a shomer to be present almost definitely would have done so. And the shomer would have also presumed that, and wouldn't have asked if the Senator was in that fancy coffin when he first appeared.

Yes, despite my complaints about the annulment storyline, the main story reveal was very good. (I'm also glad there was a bathroom in that office for locked-in Maddie to use. I was a little concerned about that!) That reminds me; how do potential clients (Amy) just appear upstairs after hours, or, really, at any time? Shouldn't security have to phone upstairs first? And if security is gone, no one comes upstairs? That's how the abusive husband gained entrance. What if he had had a gun? Are priests normally available late at night? Did Sarah and Billy call all those former girlfriends late at night? These secondary stories are just way too compressed in time. And an emergency, nighttime annulment is almost definitely not a thing. It would have been more believable if they had called a dozen Ubers to the firm garage, put Amy into one under a blanket, do the same with Billy, Sarah, Olympia and Matty in 4 more, and head off to various hospitals, trying to lose the husband's security.

100%. I thought all the ghosts were going to be pulled in (where they really would be smushed.) I despise the "misunderstood overheard conversation" trope, and actually cringed when Pete suggested Joan practice her conversation with him. Thank goodness it was resolved in the same episode. Why was Sam inconveniently absent at the same time that Jay went for the dry cleaner's ticket, so that the true situation couldn't be explained to her? I hope Shiki isn't in the room when Jay enters with the ghost trap and announces that he is releasing Sas, who desperately wants to be with her. She did attend law school!

Gideon Adlon is the daughter of Pamela Adlon, and the sister of Odessa A'zion (aka Odessa Zion Segall Adlon), who plays Stephanie, the sleepy prom girl ghost.

If Amy couldn't leave the office to go to the hospital because her husband's security would follow her (and do what exactly?), how could she get to the courtroom? Why wouldn't the husband appear there to argue against the annulment? And a one-sided annulment isn't available in NY: The Annulment Process in New York State The process of obtaining an annulment in New York State involves several steps, including: Filing a Petition: The process begins with filing a petition for annulment in the appropriate court. The petition must include details of the marriage, the grounds for annulment, and any supporting evidence. Notification: The other spouse must be served with the petition and given an opportunity to respond. Court Proceedings: The court will schedule a hearing where you are required to prove the grounds for an annulment exists. Final Judgment: If the court finds sufficient grounds for annulment, it will issue a judgment declaring the marriage null and void.

All credit to Percysowner. Both you and Mattie thought of everything.

Of course, for the difference in salary between what Gregory would make as a Vice Principal and what he makes as a teacher, the school could probably more than replace all the lost equipment.

He addressed that. He was supportive of her coming back, as there was no guarantee he would get to keep the position. He didn't want to risk working for a random principal, either. Asking Tariq to sub shows just how desperate Gregory was. It would have made more sense for him to go back to his own class for a week to free up his own sub. The teachers seem to have plenty of free time in their day (unlike in a real school); he could have done both jobs for a week. Yes, what's the Schemmenti Diversion? Who only had 29 minutes of oxygen left?

Not if she's suspended or disbarred for practicing under a fake name ...

Jim had 2 daughters, whom he presumably raised, with Sritala. Did Rick mention having sisters? This is likely, but turned out to be a terrible idea. I think that starting a spa on her own would raise too many questions about where she got the start-up money.

Speaking of lawyers using fake names: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/07/brazil-judge-false-name?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

He never met his father. He's never said if his mother had given him a name of for his purported father, but she had told him he was dead. When Rick was 10 and his mother was dying of an OD (do people usually say much when they're dying from an overdose?), she told him that Jim Hollinger had killed his father. Maybe she meant it in the metaphysical sense (Hollinger "killed" the version of himself who could have been a father to Rick by rejecting his mother) like this: but she was probably either strung out; Rick misunderstood what she said about the connection between Hollinger and his father (he was still a kid and she was dying); she was mentally ill; she wanted to screw with Rick; or she wanted to set Rick up to seek revenge. Whoever owns the rights to the show would also own the rights to the theme music. If Mike White wanted to (and I'm certainly not saying that he would), he could hire a new composer who was willing to adapt the underlying theme from the first three seasons for the 4th. There would be an outcry about "stealing" de Veer's work, but it wouldn't be an accurate accusation. It would be like a key writer leaving a show, and new writers continuing to develop a popular story line that the original writer created. It seemed pretty clear to me that she was attracted to him when he was only wearing trunks and when she received her massage from him. She was definitely awkward with him in a certain way. How was he a coward? he tried to stop the thieves from leaving and got beaten up. I agree that he may not be a good security guard and is easily distracted, but I don't consider him a coward. That's what I predicted above. But if Mike White wants something "lighter", South Africa is probably not the place to go. Any story set there would have to deal with the huge economic disparities and the legacy of apartheid.

In the real world, it's either people practicing law who've never had a license (Suits), or a disbarred attorney continuing to practice, so it's definitely not clear how the cases she was involved with would be affected. But any losing client whose case she played a part in, could attempt to sue Jacobson Moore for malpractice. This would be very bad publicity for the firm. But it's definitely an ethical violation, even if licensed, to hold yourself out as a person you are not when practicing law. If Matty actually is a member of the NY Bar, practicing under a fictitious name, and her ruse were discovered, she'd likely be disbarred. If Olympia holds off in reporting her, she'd be in big trouble, too.

I thought it was just to show how Victoria was not interested in anyone outside her immediate family, or social group back home. The Ratliffs are vastly superior to everyone, as she has reminded her children more than once.

In many jurisdictions, you can't shoot a murderer who's running away unless he's a danger to others (still has a gun). If there were evidence that Greg paid any of the kidnappers to kidnap Tonya, he would be guilty of a crime. In the US, he would also be charged with felony murder, as you said.

Agreed. Perhaps in an area like tobacco litigation, the big law firms stick to either prosecution or defense. But there's a reason that successful former (criminal) prosecutors make good defense lawyers and vice versa, and it hold in civil cases, too. It pays to know how the "other side" thinks, and to know what strategies they employ.