Breakout Kings Episode 2.06 I Smell Emmy

A dozen rough female prisoners slouch in plastic chairs, half-listening to Claire Lyons, a strait-laced, upper-middle class housewife-type trying to teach them creative writing. Emmy Sharp, a con from the streets whose unruly spirit hasn't been broken by prison, heckles Claire from the back of the classroom, telling her to unbutton her shirt a bit so they can see some cleavage. Claire clutches her shirt, telling Emmy that if she had applied herself, she might have been able to stay out of prison. The class stands and files out the door, a couple of cons sheepishly placing their journals on Claire's desk. When Emmy passes Claire's desk, she drops her journal and shoves Claire up against the blackboard, ripping open her shirt. Claire screams for the guards and they rush in, knocking Emmy down and dragging her away. Claire clutches her torn blouse, trying to cover her exposed bra, as she staggers backwards, shaken and trembling.

Two days later, Emmy stares out the window of the transpo van. The guards driving ask her why she would want to add an assault charge on top of her 20-year sentence. Emmy ignores them. Suddenly, she cringes in pain. The guards smell something unpleasant and exchange looks. Emmy clutches her gut, her face sweating, and tells them that she's in severe pain and "has to go." The guards tell her to hold on because they're almost at the courthouse. Emmy just keeps looking out the window, reading the mile markers as they pass. When she sees marker 27.1 she lets out another wail and tells them she can't hold on any longer. She stops clenching. The van comes screaming into a gas station parking lot and skids to a halt in front of the restrooms. It barely stops moving before the guards jump out of the van like it's full of rattlesnakes. As they make sure the bathroom stalls are empty, Emmy indicates her handcuffs. The guards realize they can either uncuff her or take care of the clean-up themselves. They choose to unshackle her, then race out of the bathroom, gasping for air.

Emmy watches them go, then snaps into action. She yanks the cover off the paper towel dispenser on the wall revealing a small satchel. She uses the screwdriver inside to unscrew the grate to the rear window. She works them as fast as she can, but barely gets the last one out when one of the guards returns to see what's taking her so long. Emmy spins around, keeping the tool behind her back. When the guard gets close enough, she swings her hand up under his chin, stabbing the sharp tool up through his jaw and into his brain. She pulls the grate off the window, grabs the satchel and climbs unseen out the back window.

Ray posts Emmy's mugshot on the board and briefs the team on the case. Emmy went straight from foster care to prostitution at the age of sixteen. She got 20 years for killing her former pimp by setting him on fire in his sleep. Ray tells Julianne to explain the escape. She swallows and tells the cons that Emmy hoarded thirty packs of pistachios in her cell and, despite her pistachio allergy, ate them all just before being loaded into the van. Lloyd gets it right away, and explains what that many pistachios will do to the digestive tract of someone even mildly allergic to them. The cons get the picture.

Ray shows them a close-up photo of the dead guard, screwdriver in his jaw. Erica steps closer and notices that the screwdriver is too specialized for Emmy to have found it in prison. She and Shea come to the conclusion that Emmy must have had outside help when planning her escape.

Ray heads into his office. As soon as he leaves, Shea gathers the team and presents them with his brand new, "brilliant" product, Elbow Savers. They appear to be tennis balls cut in half and filled with body lotion. Shea has them strapped over his elbows. He tells the team you wear them as you sleep to prevent ashy skin. The team stares at him, not really knowing what to say. They are saved by Ray, who leans into the room and tells Lloyd he got a postcard from Damien.

The team is stunned, but they quickly rush into Ray's office and watch as he hands the postcard to Lloyd, who looks at it, dumbfounded. On the postcard is a reprint of a vintage ad for Old Hickory Bourbon. He reads it: "Dr. Lowery: I did not have sexual relations with that woman." Ray tells the team that this is actually the third postcard Damien has sent.

Elsewhere, Damien Fontleroy looks relaxed as he strolls down a sidewalk, snapping off a piece of licorice and savoring it. He passes a team of gardeners toiling away outside a nondescript office park. He could be anywhere. Surveying the array of tools in their truck, he snags a pruning saw, tucking it into his jacket without breaking his stride.

Ray and Erica walk down the dingy hall of a seedy building, checking room numbers. They close in on a room vibrating with the noise of what sounds like an electric guitar being waterboarded. Ray knocks, but the guitar keeps playing. He tries the knob, finds it unlocked, and pushes the door open to find a cheesy rocker on the bed in bikini briefs, eyes closed, wailing away. Ray yells for him to shut if off, but the guy can't hear him. Ray yanks the cord from his amp and the rocker finally notices them. Ray flashes his badge and asks if he knows a Kimberly Manning aka "Ashlee." The guy points to the bathroom. Ray tells him to leave. The rocker goes to put his pants on, but Ray kicks them out the open door and points after them. The rocker grabs his guitar case - emblazoned with the band name Learned Hand - and backs quickly out the door.

Ray and Erica ask Ashlee, an old associate of Emmy's, if she knows where the fugitive might be. Ashlee doesn't know, but she defends Emmy, saying that she killed her pimp in self-defense. Erica points out that Emmy killed him while he was asleep and she also just killed a guard, so Ashlee could be an accessory if she knows anything and doesn't tell them. Ray reveals that he knows she went to visit Emmy a few times in prison before the escape, and asks if she has any idea where she is going. She tells them that she doesn't know, but her best guess would be to the guy who ratted Emmy out - a john she trusted a little bit too much. Ray gets on the phone with Julianne and tells her to track down the guy who reported Emmy's crime.

A BMW rolls up to the booth of a downtown parking garage, and a businessman steps out to pick up a pouch of cash from the cute parking attendant. He gives his employee a long kiss before getting back in his car and driving right past Emmy, now in clean civvies. She eyes him with menace as he passes, unsuspecting.

Ray and Erica drive past the guardhouse of an upscale gated community, reading street signs and checking for an address on their GPS. Julianne tells Ray that he's at 307 Meadows Circle when he should be at 307 Meadows Terrace. Frustrated, the team corrects their course. Meanwhile, Emmy scales a high wall and drops into the backyard of a fancy house. She digs into her satchel and pulls out a gun. Inside the house is the same businessman from the parking garage. The Breakout Kings' SUV finally arrives at the house and Erica and Ray run up to the door. A sleepy Christopher Chaplin and his wife answer the door... this is NOT the same house.

Emmy's victim lies on the floor, a hole in his head. Emmy steps over the body and down the hall. She enters a luxurious bedroom and finds Claire Lyons, the teacher Emmy assaulted, in bed, clutching the covers. Emmy's lips curl into a wicked grin as she steps closer to Claire, the .38 hanging from her grip. Suddenly, she drops the gun and falls onto Claire with a consuming kiss. Claire accepts it willingly and asks if it's done. Emmy smiles at her and says it's just getting started before pulling her in for another kiss.

In the light of day, Claire's house is now a crime scene with police and emergency vehicles everywhere. Ray talks with one of the detectives on the scene. The detective tells him that the victim was a local businessman named Sean Lyons. Ray tells him that they're chasing a runner who assaulted his wife, Claire, and suggests that this probably has something to do with their case. The detective agrees, saying that it makes more sense than their current suspect, a neighborhood security guard whose sneakers matched a print found in the Lyons' flowerbed.

Inside the house, Erica stands over a pool of blood. Ray tells her that Julianne tracked Claire's phone and said it's still in the house. He calls the number and the kitchen trash can begins to vibrate. Erica digs through the garbage and discovers Claire's phone - and her wedding ring.

Outside, Shea looks for clues while Lloyd studies a copy of the postcard from Damien, intent on deciphering the message. Shea notices a handprint on the windowsill. He puts himself in the guard's place - feet near the footprint, left hand near the handprint. Lloyd sees Shea standing at the window and something clicks. Lloyd tells Ray and the detective that the rent-a-cop isn't guilty of murder, he's just guilty of being a peeping tom. The guard agrees, telling them that, after a security alarm went off in the booth, he inspected the area to find two women passionately kissing on the bed. The team looks at each other as they begin to realize what's going on.

The garage door opens and Erica steps out with a set of specialty screwdrivers in a plastic case. One is missing. As Ray calls Julianne, Erica asks Lloyd why he isn't focusing more on Damien's postcards. Lloyd tells her that he doesn't remember much from the Clinton scandal - the quote Damien used in his postcard. But then it clicks. Damien wasn't referencing the scandal, but the year. Lloyd jumps on the phone with Julianne and asks her to track down the video archives for the interviews he conducted as part of his government study of Damien in the winter of '98.

Emmy and Claire, nervous and giddy, crouch behind a car in the same garage where Emmy was watching Sean. As soon as the attendant leaves her post, Emmy and Claire rush over to the booth, grab a car key from the rack, and race away, giggling like children playing a prank.

Back at the house, Lloyd continues to study the postcard as Shea reviews some financial statements. Erica shows Ray Sean's cell phone, revealing a few racy photos and text messages from other women. Lloyd can't help but voice his professional opinion, saying that the fact that Claire was in an unhappy marriage could explain why she gravitated towards Emmy. Erica chimes in, saying it could also be a case of GURD or "Gay Until Release Date," where a convict is gay while in prison, but reverts to heterosexuality once released. Should one of the women revert back, things could get ugly. Shea tells the team that Sean must have been hiding money somewhere because his bank accounts are only holding a few thousand dollars.

Emmy leads Claire by the hand down an aisle of storage lockers in a sprawling storage complex. She checks the unit numbers against a key chain tag, finds the locker, then slides the key into one and pops it open. Emmy asks Claire for the key to open the second padlock, but Claire says she only found one key marked storage unit. She starts to panic. Emmy grabs Claire and slams her against the metal door of the storage unit - just hard enough to startle her - and tells her to calm down. No lock is going to stand between her and their life together.

As the Breakout Kings pull up to the storage facility, a baby-faced security guard emerges from the office. Ray shows him his badge, and asks where Sean's unit is located. Before he can answer, a gun shots rings out. Erica and Shea jump out of the car and follow Ray into the facility. Lloyd jumps into the driver's seat and drives it through the slowly opening automatic gate, bucking and lurching with all the grace of a student driver.

Emmy and Claire emerge from the unit with a heavy-looking gym bag, and big smiles that fade quickly when they see Shea running towards them. Emmy pulls the .38 out of her waistband and cracks off a shot at Shea, who dives out of view. Emmy grabs Claire's hand and pulls her around the corner just as Ray appears at the far end, gun drawn. Emmy pops back out and fires off another shot, sending Ray diving to the pavement. He rolls and fires back, but Emmy and Claire are already in the car. Lloyd spots them driving away and guns the accelerator, reminding himself to keep his hands at "10 and 2." The escaping car squeals around a corner with the SUV right behind. Emmy races towards the exit and at the last moment, veers off, crashing through a metal fence. Lloyd, unable to turn in time, hits a strip of spikes at the one-way exit and blows the two front tires. Emmy looks back at the toasted SUV and laughs. Claire joins her with a nervous giggle as she opens the gym bag on her lap to reveal thirty or more pounds of gold coins.

Damien pulls up outside a gymnasium where a cheerleading squad is practicing their routines. He rolls down the window and cuts the engine, lowering his seat back, and taking it all in as he calmly snaps a licorice in half.

The team is back at the office, watching a video of an incarcerated Damien talking to Lloyd. The video is from January 26th, 1998. In the video, Damien reveals his hatred towards his mother. Lloyd pauses the video and tells the team that Damien could be changing his MO and going after his mother. Ray tells Julianne to tell HQ to put the mother in protective custody. Shea jokes that maybe he was talking about Lloyd's mother. Lloyd laughs it off, but his smirk dissolves as quickly as it appeared. He stands and casually heads to the coffee nook and dials his mother who tells him that he received a postcard. Lloyd tells his mom to lock all of the doors and to fax the postcard over to the office immediately.

Damien approaches Megan, the cheerleading coach. He flashes Charlie's U.S. Marshal badge and tells her that he needs to talk to her about her dad.

Meanwhile at the office, Julianne hands Lloyd two faxed pages. Ray, Erica, and Shea cram in to examine the Liberty Bell postcard, which reads: "Dr. Lowery - Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." Ray tells Julianne to get a task force on Damien, saying that Philly is the last thing that psycho is going to see, then asks the team where they are on the current case. Shea tells them that the bag the fugitives were carrying looked too heavy for cash, so they have every bank and exchange in a 500 mile radius keeping an eye out for a large precious metal transaction.

Emmy and Claire stand inside a pawn shop. A mildly lecherous guy leans into the Plexiglas as Emmy unzips their bag. His eyes go wide when he realizes that he's looking at over half a million dollars in gold coins. Not buying their story of how they came by the loot, he informs Emmy that the going rate for fencing stolen goods is 60%. They agree, and Emmy walks into his office. Once inside, the old man turns around with a gun, revealing that he saw them all over the news. He's decided on a new deal. He takes everything, and in return, the women stay out of jail. Emmy hands him the money, but suddenly Claire emerges from the back and shoots the store owner, who falls down dead. Emmy grabs the cash from the pawn shop safe, throws it into the bag with the gold and pulls Claire into a kiss.

In an abandoned building, Damien looms over a terrified Megan, her mouth duct taped shut, her hands and feet bound. Various frightening tools - including the pilfered gardening shears - are scattered about. He strokes her cheek, telling her it's time to get ready.

Emmy dumps the bag of gold coins and hard cash all over the pillow-top mattress in a pricey hotel room. Claire stands back, still in shock over killing somebody. Claire tells Emmy that what they have is real, and that she knew they were meant to be together the first time they kissed in the utility closet. Emmy smiles and tells Claire that she loves her.

Back in the bullpen, the team tries to determine the fugitives' next move, with the exception of Lloyd, who remains focused on the postcards. Julianne tells them that fingerprints place the fugitives at the scene of the gold exchange robbery/homicide and that she was able to pull some info from Claire's computer. Her history shows searches for real estate listings in Montana and a search for a hotel, Maison de la Salle, which is right in New York.

Emmy and Claire lie in bed, playfully talking about the fake names they have decided to use once they make their escape to Montana. Emmy tells Claire to start a bath for them. Claire smiles, puts on her robe, and heads to the bathroom. Emmy waits until she hears the water running, then pulls the sheet around her and goes to the front door. She opens it to reveal a man standing in the hall. It's Johnny, the rocker from Ashlee's apartment. Emmy jumps into his arms. After hushing him up, she walks into the bathroom where Claire waits for her in the tub. Nervously, she tells Claire that this was never about her or them, but for Johnny. Claire stares at her, completely dumbfounded, and Emmy steps aside to reveal her boyfriend. Emmy tells Johnny to do it, and Johnny, breathing heavily, wraps his hands around Claire's throat and pushes her under the water while Emmy looks the other way.

Claire lies face down in the bathtub. Erica dips her finger into the water, telling the team that it's still warm. They just missed them. She points to the toilet seat, which has been left up. Clearly a man had been there. The team reviews the security footage and spots the scruffy rocker. Ray gets on the phone with Julianne and asks her to find out everything she can about the band "Learned Hand." Just as Julianne finds info on Johnny's band, the pieces start coming together for Lloyd on Damien's case. He rushes over to the phone and tells Ray that Damien's postcards all have presidential references - JFK, Clinton, and Andrew Jackson. Julianne does a rapid fire search and discovers Jackson and Kennedy are streets that intersect in Philly, which is the location of a Clinton Fabrication factory.

With a cruise ship at dock in the background, Johnny and Emmy pull their luggage and his guitar case out of a van.

Meanwhile, at the abandoned Clinton Fabricators building, police units screech up and tactical officers pile out in flak jackets, armed with assault rifles. They burst into the building, breaking down the door. Seeing the ground floor deserted, they thunder up the stairs...

Emmy squeezes Johnny's hand. Thinking they're home free, he gives her one hard kiss when suddenly the Breakout Kings' SUV skids into their path, Ray glaring at them from the driver's seat, gun in hand. Emmy turns to make a run for it, but it's too late. The team has them surrounded.

Back at the warehouse, the SWAT team kicks down a door, and rushes into the room, which is empty except for Megan, tied up and trembling.

The team, now back at the office and in their prison jumpers, are waiting for the transpo van when Lloyd gets a call from Damien, who congratulates him on his "good work." Damien tells Lloyd that he'll have to step up his game, then hangs up. Lloyd tells the team that Damien stills needs some sort of audience. The cons start to file out, but Ray stops them, realizing that they NEED to be on this case. He tells them to sit back down and get to work and he'll get them back to prison later.

Lloyd sits down, but his desk is wobbly. He grabs one of Shea's Elbow Savers, and props it under the offending desk leg. It works like a charm. Shea is not impressed.

The team quietly unpacks Damien's case files and gets to work tracking down the man who killed their friend.