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For the People recap: Ranking the cases in Season 2, Episode 5

By Mads Lennon

FOR THE PEOPLE - ABC's "For The People" stars Anna Deavere Smith as Tina Krissman, Ben Shenkman as Roger Gunn, Ben Rappaport as Seth Oliver, Susannah Flood as Kate Littlejohn, Regé-Jean Page as Leonard Knox, Britt Robertson as Sandra Bell, Jasmin Savoy Brown as Allison Adams, Wesam Keesh as Jay Simmons, Hope Davis as Jill Carlan, and Vondie Curtis-Hall as Judge Nicholas Byrne. (ABC/Craig Sjodin)
FOR THE PEOPLE - ABC's "For The People" stars Anna Deavere Smith as Tina Krissman, Ben Shenkman as Roger Gunn, Ben Rappaport as Seth Oliver, Susannah Flood as Kate Littlejohn, Regé-Jean Page as Leonard Knox, Britt Robertson as Sandra Bell, Jasmin Savoy Brown as Allison Adams, Wesam Keesh as Jay Simmons, Hope Davis as Jill Carlan, and Vondie Curtis-Hall as Judge Nicholas Byrne. (ABC/Craig Sjodin) /
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Between new roommates, a stamp thief, and a corrupted judge, which case came out on top on this Season 2, Episode 5 of For the People?

This was a great episode of For the People as the show continues to prove it has hit its stride in its second season and totally avoided the sophomore slump. We’re halfway through season two and I’m seriously crossing my fingers we get a season three!

But without further ado, here is my ranking of the three cases from “One Big Happy Family.”

3. The case of Seth and Jay’s living situation.

When Seth’s apartment roof begins leaking he is rendered homeless until the construction is done. His options become an over-priced hotel room or Jay’s apartment, since no one else is offering him a place to stay he crashes at Jay’s! It works out well, for Seth, who bonds a little too well with Jay’s parents. They watch Jeopardy! together and eat baklava, they’re obsessed with having Seth around and dote on him every chance they get. It’s actually pretty adorable.

But it does make Jay feel somewhat alienated while simultaneously motivating him to finally move out of the house. By episode’s end, Jay and Seth realize they have the perfect opportunity to change up their living arrangements on a more permanent basis and Jay moves into the empty room at Seth’s apartment!

Honestly, I’m surprised this didn’t happen sooner, Jay and Seth are a perfect match.

2. The case of Judge Fitzpatrick.

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Sandra uncovers a sinister secret about one of the most powerful and well-respected judges in the justice system. He has been over-sentencing children to a for-profit juvenile detention center in exchange for money.

Unfortunately, as a public defendor, Sandra can’t take this case but it just so happens she’s recently become better friends with a certain sharp prosecutor who can. It takes some convincing to get Kate on board, but after Sandra and Ted dig up Fitzpatricks’ despicable money laundering scheme, she changes her tune.

For years, Fitzpatrick had been accepting kickbacks from a for-profit juvenile detention center in exchange for providing them with prisoners, i.e. he’s selling children! He then took the money and funneled it through an apart rented out to the sister of Roman Cox, the man who runs the detention center. He charged her an exorbitant rent fee and thus was able to launder and clean his dirty money.

The case is a good one for Kate, as Roger points out, she almost loses at one point and it pushes her out of her comfort zone but Kate swiftly recovers and they get Judge Fitzpatrick sentenced to jail for the rest of his life.

1. The case of Donald the stamp thief.

This week’s number one case goes to Donald! Mainly because he and Allison were so adorable together. Jasmin Savoy Brown, who plays Allison, tweeted out this lovely gem:

Awe! I love that they get dinner together on the regular.

Donald is in possession of some infamous, “stolen”, stamps and it is Allison’s job to persuade him into giving them back. The pairing is very much an odd couple one but Allison and Donald bond over the course of the episode and she does her best to keep him from going to court. The reason Donald is so against getting rid of his stamps is because he needs the money from them to help with cancer treatment for a family member. I dare you not to cry during the scene where he talks about it!

Then Allison realizes he could trade the money in for the reward and get paid a hefty sum because of inflation! Even though the reward at the time was only $2,500, with inflation, it’s got several more zeros behind it. Allison also brings Donald’s family to greet him and sheds a few sweet tears herself. It was great to see her getting a proper storyline again.

Next. For the People: Ranking the cases from S2E4. dark

Odds & Ends

  • The housewarming party at Seth (and now Jay’s) shared apartment was one of my favorite moments of season two so far. I loved seeing the whole gang hanging out together like that, they really did look like “one big happy family.” More of this please.
  • It would be so great if Kate and Sandra dated, we already know Kate is bisexual! A girl can dream.
  • I loved the running joke this week of Allison trying to figure out if Sandra was really Sandra or if there was some Mission Impossible rubber mask hijinks going on as she started to organize her office and bake. Kate is influencing her apparently!
  • Allison and Leonard actually had some scenes this week and apparently, it was the first time they shared one!

A new episode of For the People titled, “You Belong Here”, premieres April 11th at 10/9c on ABC.

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