Editor’s notice: The beneath recap accommodates spoilers for Elsbeth Season 2 Episode 11.
It is Valentine’s Day, and love is within the air and up on the display screen this week on Elsbeth. The Valentine’s-themed Season 2 Episode 11, “Tiny City,” performs with the idea of two screens connecting two cities by way of 24/7 livestream, very similar to the Portal set up final summer season that linked New York and Dublin. Regardless of the homicide that the NYPD are tasked with fixing, the episode is much extra lighthearted than issues have been just lately, with Elsbeth (Carrie Preston) placing up a pleasant working relationship-turned-something extra with Angus (Ioan Gruffudd), a captivating Scottish musician she meets by way of the livestream artwork set up. There’s quite a bit to swoon over with this one, so let’s dive in!
‘Elsbeth’ Heads to Scotland — Type of — in Season 2 Episode 11
The episode begins not in New York, however in Tattersall, Scotland, which has a view of the Massive Apple by way of the Iris, a 24/7 livestream set up that connects the 2. Because the New Yorkers peer in curiously, they’re watched by Angus (Gruffudd), a musician who spends his days at The Iris, in search of inspiration, and writing and taking part in his music — not that they will hear him. Angus and Fiona, the proprietor of the pub subsequent to the set up are each fascinated with a budding couple on the opposite finish of the display screen, who’re assembly as we speak for the third time, and who finally go away collectively. Valentine’s Day is across the nook, and love is throughout!
Or possibly not, as Angus returns one other day to search out the younger lady ready on their lonesome, a heart-shaped field of candies in hand, and based on Fiona, she’s been there some time. She’s not alone for lengthy, although, as she’s joined by a person who is not her sweetheart however is somebody she is aware of, and the 2 of them get into an argument, and finally, she journeys. Fiona returns with Angus’s drink, and spills it on his pocket book, distracting him simply lengthy sufficient to overlook essential key seconds of the New York feed, as by the point he and Fiona flip again round, they see the younger lady stumbling again to her seat, trying disoriented, and choking. Angus tries to get the individuals on the display screen to show round and assist her, however none of them perceive his hand indicators — although how, I do not know — and the girl dies.
In New York, Elsbeth (Preston) and Officer Kaya Blanke (Carra Patterson) arrive on the scene. Elsbeth’s first takeaway is that the sufferer seems unhappy, however that is not a lot to go on, so the 2 of them be part of Detective Edwards (Michaela Diamond) as she questions the barista from the espresso stand subsequent to the New York Iris. The barista did not see something of notice, telling them that the sufferer was simply ready for her espresso, and one of many officers tells Edwards that there have been no witnesses both. At a lifeless finish for now, Elsbeth spots The Iris, now sitting there coated up. Blanke tells her that the exhibit connects New York with a seaside Scottish city to attach an enormous metropolis with a small city to foster connection, and does so by way of a 24-hour livestream. When Elsbeth confirms that the tarp solely went up on the display screen as soon as the police arrived, she realizes that there could not have been witnesses in New York, however there may need been in Scotland.
Elsbeth Has a Budding Romance in Season 2 Episode 11
She and Blanke take down the tarp, and discover Angus on the opposite facet. Elsbeth motions to the crime scene and asks if Angus noticed something, and he confirms that he did. She tries asking a couple of extra questions utilizing gestures, and he tries to reply in type, however they each rapidly understand {that a} cellphone name might be the higher transfer. Angus calls Elsbeth, and she or he asks him if he noticed who did this to the sufferer. He says he noticed a person confront her and take the Valentine she was holding, however provides that he would not suppose the person killed her, as she went again to her desk after which began choking. Elsbeth tells him that they will must take a full assertion from him, and he says he’ll be round for an additional hour. Regardless of this dialog ostensibly being a few homicide investigation, that does not imply they are not each getting their flirt on, within the cutest, sweetest manner attainable. Blanke then calls her again over as they’ve discovered the sufferer’s work ID: her title is Hayley Ritter, and she or he works at Elle Même Cosmetics.
Elsbeth, Blanke, and Edwards head across the nook to Hayley’s office, and attempt to scan the badge, however it’s not energetic. Whereas they attempt to determine that out, Elsbeth goes poking across the foyer, and finds a fragrance counter. The affiliate there offers her a pattern to strive, and tells Elsbeth that each one their fragrances are made in home of their personal lab. Simply as Elsbeth by accident sprays herself within the eye, the pinnacle of safety, Mr. Thorwald (Alfredo Narciso), arrives to take them as much as his workplace. He tells them that they deactivated her card that morning after she failed a randomized drug take a look at, which is corporate coverage, and obligatory for anybody working in R&D. Thorwald affords to ship them not solely the outcomes of the drug take a look at, however Hayley’s worker file as properly.
Again on the precinct, Cameron (Sullivan Jones), from the Medical Examiner’s workplace arrives to offer them his report in particular person — I believe Blanke’s presence has one thing to do with the necessity to do that nose to nose, although we rapidly be taught that Cameron really moved into Blanke’s basement condo. Briefly, Hayley died of a fentanyl overdose. Captain Wagner (Wendell Pierce) needs to move the case off to Narcotics, however Elsbeth tells them what Angus advised her about Hayley’s confrontation with the jealous man, and suggests there could also be extra to it than an overdose. Each Wagner and Edwards preserve that it is most likely nonetheless simply an overdose, however Wagner tells them to get an announcement from Angus regardless, to allow them to give that and the report back to Narcotics the subsequent day. All of them file out of Wagner’s workplace, however Elsbeth returns rapidly, having left her baggage and coat behind. She catches Wagner hanging up his cellphone in frustration. His wedding ceremony anniversary, it seems, is on February 14 — which sounded actually romantic when he and Claudia (Gloria Reuben) first set the date — and due to this fact, he understandably has bother securing any form of particular reservation for that night time. He needs to go all out this 12 months, with flowers, a elaborate date, and a “large shock” he has deliberate, which Elsbeth is in on.
Talking of huge surprises, Elsbeth tells Wagner she heard that Merton’s case — the one she served on the jury for — was reopened by Captain Kearnshaw (Jen Colella). Wagner is not as shocked as she is, and Elsbeth realizes he had one thing to do with it, although he denies it as a lot as he is ready. Elsbeth heads out then to take Angus’s assertion, and if she attire up her fuzzy pink coat and hat with an equally pink scarf… properly, it could possibly be as a result of it is chilly, or as a result of Angus advised her he likes the colour. Who’s to say?
On the Iris, Angus tells Elsbeth that he noticed Hayley assembly with a younger man romantically for espresso a couple of instances, however guesses they should have met on-line since they did not appear to know one another the primary time, and provides he was the one she was ready for on the day she died. He agrees to explain the person she fought with to a sketch artist as properly, and with that, they have the work stuff out of the way in which, and transfer right into a extra private chat. Elsbeth asks about Angus’s music, and he tells her that he finds New York inspiring, although he is by no means really been. The 2 of them match one another’s geek so completely, however the candy second ends when Elsbeth will get a name telling her they’ve discovered Hayley’s boyfriend, as he was listed as her emergency contact.
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Elsbeth Investigates a Suspicious Overdose in Season 2 Episode 11
The person on the station, nonetheless, is not the person Hayley was assembly for espresso. He really seems extra like the person she fought with…however the police do not know that but. Charles (Alex Damage) tells them they’d been collectively for years, however have been presently in counseling. He provides that he was along with her whereas she was in rehab, and would not imagine she overdosed on fentanyl, as he is aware of what she’s like when she relapses, and insists she was nonetheless sober. Elsbeth begins asking if Charles had adopted Hayley that morning, and if he was jealous of her assembly with one other man. Charles would not comply with, as he insists issues have been good between them, they usually have been even going to begin IVF to have a child. The questioning is not actually getting them wherever, however Elsbeth asks Charles to stay round for yet another factor that may assist them, and has him comply with them to The Iris. There, she calls Angus whereas they attempt to get Charles to face the display screen to see if he seems acquainted to Angus. Positive sufficient, Angus tells them that is the person that fought with Hayley.
Now that they’ve eyewitness affirmation, Charles is formally taken in for questioning. He tells them he’d simply came upon she was dishonest on him, and received upset. His proof that she was dishonest? She turned off location sharing with him, and he discovered an encrypted messaging app on her cellphone. Blanke and Edwards are lower than impressed with this rationalization, and are equally unimpressed by his insistence that whoever she was assembly with was the actual risk, as she mentioned within the messages she was afraid somebody needed to kill her. Edwards nonetheless thinks the fentanyl performed an element in Hayley’s demise, possibly involuntary manslaughter after the altercation restricted blood circulation to the mind. Blanke says she thinks they need to discover the person Hayley was assembly with anyway to get his facet of the story, and Wagner duties her and Elsbeth with it the subsequent day.
With the case on maintain till the subsequent morning, Elsbeth goes house and decides to search for Angus’s music. Regardless of his insistence that it’s not superb — artists, am I proper — she’s totally charmed by it, and listens whereas photos of Scotland. Regardless of the characters actively having a homicide to resolve this week, this episode actually is a rom-com. Why else would I be smiling as goofily because the characters are, all whereas trying up the value of a flight to Scotland? The following morning, Elsbeth and Blanke take a sketch artist to speak to Angus and get an thought of what the person Hayley was assembly seems like. Whereas he attracts, Angus as soon as once more compliments Elsbeth’s coat, blue this time, impressed by Angus’s environment, and Blanke catches on without delay, dragging the sketch artist away to offer the 2 of them a second alone.
They discuss his music, and about his band, who all reside in Edinburgh. He additionally tells Elsbeth that he needs to return out and see New York sometime, and in case you’re protecting monitor, that is twice now that he is talked about it. Elsbeth then excuses herself to go discuss to the barista as soon as once more, to see if she acknowledges the opposite man. I might personally watch these two discuss nothing all day, however that is not the present we signed up for, so homicide investigation it’s. The barista does acknowledge the person, saying his title is George, and he used to return by every single day. She would not know a lot else about him, however tells them that another person may know extra, as he is additionally on the lookout for George. The person, it seems, is George’s accomplice, and he says the final time he heard from him was a few days in the past, when he rushed off the cellphone to go meet with a supply. Who the supply was, or why they have been talking, he cannot say, as George did not disclose no matter he was writing about till it was really revealed as he took journalism very significantly. Edwards then calls Blanke to say that they discovered George…within the morgue.
A Whistleblower Is Murdered in ‘Elsbeth’ Season 2 Episode 11
On the precinct, Cameron tells them that they are ready on the complete toxicology report, however as of proper now, it seems like he, too, overdosed on fentanyl. Edwards says they spoke to his editor, who mentioned he was writing an exposé and was nearly able to file the story, as quickly as he had one final lacking piece. The police imagine that the 2 overdoses are linked, however Elsbeth remembers the field of sweets Hayley had along with her. Since she nonetheless had them after Charles left, however they have been lacking when the police received there, she means that Hayley was a whistleblower, delivering proof within the chocolate field, and whoever killed her took it to guard themselves. Edwards thinks that is too far a leap and suggests as a substitute that Charles killed George, not realizing he was homosexual and the 2 of them weren’t dishonest. Look, Edwards is a good detective when she needs to be, however that idea overlooks at the least 3 key items of the puzzle. Angus calls Elsbeth once more to see if the sketch helped, and she or he says that it did, although they discovered George lifeless, in order that was lower than excellent. He would not stick round lengthy on the cellphone, launching into a bit investigation of his personal. He asks Fiona if anybody else was across the display screen once they have been cleansing up the spilled drink, and she or he says the Murray sisters have been, and may need seen one thing.
In the meantime, Edwards and Blanke query Charles about George’s demise, and he maintains he had nothing to do with it. This time, although, he really has an alibi. On the morning George was killed, he and Hayley have been at {couples} remedy, and had then gone to the fertility clinic for bloodwork. Elsbeth asks him to get them a replica of the bloodwork, they usually examine the outcomes to the drug take a look at Hayley took at work, for the reason that clinic would take a look at for medication within the system, amongst different issues. The drug take a look at her work gave her, administered on the Friday, confirmed she was optimistic for opiods, however the fertility clinic take a look at, executed on Saturday morning, confirmed Hayley was damaging, that means Elle Même faked the outcomes. Elsbeth suggests they discuss to George’s editor subsequent to see what his exposé was on, and due to this fact to get an thought of what Hayley was whistleblowing.
Earlier than they will, Angus calls once more, asking Elsbeth to return to The Iris so the Murray sisters can share along with her what they noticed that morning. They inform Elsbeth that the person they noticed with Hayley both sneezed or coughed — they can not agree — in her face, then took the field of sweets off the bottom. They did not see his face, as a result of he had a face masks on, however inform Elsbeth he was sporting a tartan scarf. What sort of tartan? They can not agree, and it isn’t like Elsbeth is aware of the distinction anyway. She leaves The Iris and heads off to the Elle Même constructing, simply as the person they’re discussing walks by the display screen once more. His again is to the digital camera, so they do not see his face, however they do see the headscarf, and Angus calls Elsbeth again to warn her, however by that time, her cellphone has died.
On the foyer fragrance counter, she will get one other pattern from the affiliate, and asks her if the bottle is reusable. The affiliate is confused on the line of questioning, however Elsbeth would not get the prospect to clarify as she’s met by Thorwald, who asks what she wants. She heads as much as his workplace with him, and says that she wants to verify that the date of the drug take a look at is appropriate, because it’s blurry on the file she has. It is a skinny excuse, however he goes to get the unique file, and Elsbeth pokes round his workplace whereas he is gone, recognizing his scarf which is clearly some form of tartan, and discovering a masks in his pocket in addition. She tries to name the precinct, however sees that her cellphone is lifeless. Thorwald returns and a panciked Elsbeth pretends to be on the cellphone with Wagner, however he catches her in her lie.
Elsbeth Has a Very Comfortable Valentine’s Day in Season 2 Episode 11
Thorwald is able to kill Elsbeth too, to guard the corporate, similar to he did Hayley and George, who have been about to report that Elle Même’s concealer was inflicting well being issues. He almost sprays Elsbeth with fentanyl as properly to set off an overdose, however Wagner, Blanke, and Edwards arrive simply in time, and Thorwald says he was paid by the CEOs to kill anybody who threatened to show the corporate. As for a way they even knew to search out Elsbeth? Angus referred to as the police switchboard to warn them of the hazard. She hurries again to The Iris to thank him, however he is not there, and his cellphone goes to voicemail. She sees Fiona on the opposite finish of the display screen, and even she would not know the place he’s. Elsbeth heads again to his workplace to brood with Blanke, figuring Angus most likely went to Edinburgh as he had some live shows developing together with his band. Blanke speculates he’ll name her later because it’s Valentine’s Day.
Elsbeth asks what Blanke’s Valentine’s plans are, and she or he says she would not have any. She may suppose she would not have plans, however she arrives house to Cameron giving her a Valentine’s cupcake he introduced her from work. The one drawback is that he works within the morgue, and the thought of a “morgue cupcake” grosses Blanke out. She does, nonetheless, counsel that the 2 of them head right down to the bodega to get ice cream collectively, in order that’s one thing. As for Wagner’s large plans, he meets Claudia up on a rooftop coated in twinkle lights to offer her his large shock: he is taken 5 weeks of dance classes so he can dance together with his spouse correctly.
In the meantime, Elsbeth heads right down to the Iris, despite the fact that there is no one to see on the display screen. She hears Angus’s music begin up, however it sounds quite a bit louder and nearer than a speaker. Angus seems, popping out from behind the display screen, taking part in his track for Elsbeth, and the 2 share a kiss. She asks him concerning the live shows in Edinburgh that he is lacking to be there, and he tells her he simply advised the band to go on with out him, and that music is not his day job anyway — he is really a firefighter. Elsbeth may nonetheless solely constantly be chased by firefighters, however at the least this one comes with a guitar and a captivating smile.
The primary eleven episodes of Elsbeth Season 2 are out now. New episodes premiere on CBS on Thursdays, and stream subsequent day on Paramount+.
Elsbeth
Elsbeth Season 2 Episode 11 places the bigger plot on pause for a transatlantic homicide investigation with a splash of romance.
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February 29, 2024
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CBS
- Did I fee this episode larger due to how romantic it’s? I can not assist it, I really like love.
- Episode 11 performs with the format in additional methods than one to create a compelling thriller for the staff to resolve.
