‘The Fix’ Season 1, Episode 2 ‘Revenge’ Recap: Media Games

The former top County Prosecutor’s return sparks much conflict in The Fix. Not everyone in the District Attorney’s office accepted the comeback well. Also, having to deal with the same person from the previous case has America taking sides once more. Still, one fact remains: a woman is dead, and the killer is at large.

On Monday night’s episode of The Fix, Maya Travis (Robin Tunney) leads the District Attorneys who tackle the case of Jessica Meyer’s (Taylor Kalupa) murder. Meanwhile, Severen ‘Sevvy’ Johnson (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) and Ezra Wolf (Scott Cohen) take steps to ensure that Sevvy maintains an excellent public image.

Workplace Turmoil

The District Attorney’s office is in turmoil. Wolf’s tactics have their public image look bad as he uses the media to his advantage. Besides this, the lawyers argue among each other. Alan Wiest (Breckin Meyer) takes notice of Matthew Collier’s (Adam Rayner) tactics as he brings Maya back to handle the case. To Alan, Matthew is using Maya as insurance if their case ends up like their previous one.

Meanwhile, Loni Kampoor (Mouzam Makkar) clashes with Maya, frankly revealing her disagreement with Maya handling the murder case as well as blatantly questioning Maya’s abilities. On the other hand, CJ Emerson (Merrin Dungey) finally confronts Maya for her eight-year sudden absence. A lot happened since their last case, and this makes Maya’s not so smooth welcome into the office. Indeed, Maya’s return not only causes the public eye to turn to them; it also caused her former colleagues to turn their back on her seemingly.

The Defensive

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Wolf’s plan to make the public fall in love with Sevvy once again significantly shapes the fate of the murder case. He and Ares Ahn (Abraham Lim), stage a brunch between Sevvy and his family at Jessica’s favorite restaurant. Star Johnson (Chasten Harmon) took considerable convincing before she agreed to go to brunch with them. Once the Johnsons reach the restaurant, Wolf and Ares monitor the events taking place.

Star, unable to hide from her remorse, decides to leave, speeding past the media. Sevvy then diverts the press to him to let Star go peacefully. With the media surrounding him, Sevvy is obliged to leave a statement. To Wolf and Ares’ surprise, Sevvy saves face by telling the media that he and his family are there to grieve the loss of Jessica and that the police have his full cooperation if they deem it necessary to solving Jessica’s murder.

Wolf’s tactics did not stop at the Johnson Family image alone. Ben Mitchell (Michael Gladis), Jessica’s Fitness Training client, experiences what he fears the most as Wolf releases a video of him throwing Jessica’s necklace in a dumpster. While the police had previously declared him irrelevant to the case, the new video changes everything.

The Offensive

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Maya and their team find something suspicious in Sevvy’s mansion during their search: a burner phone, a considerable amount of money, and keys to a car. While the evidence they found is inconclusive to the case, it lands them closer to formulating their lawsuit. Because of this, Maya and CJ decide to head out to the crime scene, hoping to find a different lead. Luckily, Maya’s skills led her to a bonfire possibly put out hours after Ben finds Jessica’s body.

Wolf’s media stint prompted Maya and CJ to visit Ben, knowing that the media is after him. In his residence, Ben insists on his innocence and tells the truth about the necklace. Jessica dropped the jewelry during a party they attended, and he meant to give it to her the morning he discovered her body. With that said, Maya reassures Ben that things will go back to normal so long as he tells them the truth and that he has the patience to wait for public scrutiny to fade.

Using her connections, CJ manages to set up a meeting between a potential witness to the crime. Also, CJ’s traces the car keys they found in Sevvy’s mansion registered to a car owned by Ben. First, Maya and CJ have a word with Ben and his lawyer, stressing the fact that he lied to them. Ben was helping Jessica escape from Sevvy, but she still chose to stay. Frustrated, Ben and his lawyer leave the interview room. Maya does not wish to convict Ben, but if the evidence continues to point to him, they have no choice.

Their interview with the witness, Edward Zo (Max Shen), clears Ben’s name. Edward reveals that he saw Ben panicking when he found Jessica’s body. However, it was too late for Ben. He broadcasted live, insisting on his innocence before taking his own life.

Confrontational

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Now that the other suspect to the case is dead, Maya decides to use Wolf’s tactics against him. Using the footage found in Jessica’s locker, Maya shifts public focus to Wolf instead, declaring him Ben Mitchell’s killer. Taken aback, the media ask questions almost simultaneously, all equally surprised with the beat they have.

Sevvy, on the other hand, has Buck Neal (Robert Wisdom), a longtime friend and Wolf’s fixer, drive him to an undisclosed location. Masking his identity, Sevvy walks down an alley heading straight to a residential area. Dia Briseño (Vannessa Vasquez), opens her door to find Sevvy there. She welcomes him happily, but Sevvy grabs her by the arms, demanding to know if she killed Jessica.

‘The Fix’ Season 1, Episode 2 ‘Revenge’ Final Verdict

The drama in this episode exceeds expectations. Conflicts arise left and right, and Ben’s suicide adds to the overall emotional weight of the chapter. The story takes sudden turns that keep the viewers mentally and emotionally invested, wondering where the story would take them. Towards the end, the episode does not cut short of potential suspects that change how the plot forms.

The Fix continues Monday, April 1st with ‘The Wire’ at 10/9 on ABC.