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Justified Episode Guide
about doubling Arnett’s money in 24 months while Toby out-and-out threatens. Duffy is unimpressed
by either pitch. He even offers Toby a chance to back out, but the former athlete is
enjoying his role as enforcer far too much. Bad decision.
Givens, in the meantime, heads back to the bar in search of his beloved cowboy hat. ”Wouldn’t
it be easier just to go buy yourself a new hat?” the bartender asks. Sure, but when did Givens
ever do ”easy?” The Marshall then pays a visit to a wise-cracking informant, who warns Givens
that Duffy is ”mercurial” and Arnett has hired him. Givens knows Arnett by ”reputation. In short,
anyone involved with either thug is in trouble. To prove the point, we cut to Toby’s home. Duffy
and his goon enter – and the latter promptly – and brutally – beats Toby to the ground. And then
beats him some more.
Later, Duffy and his goon surprise Gary in a parking lot. Duffy orders the man to pay up. The
goon punches Gary in the face and then tosses him Toby’s Super Bowl ring. ”By the way, next
time it will be your wife,” Duffy says before leaving. The goon, a former professional boxer, then
returns to his home – and finds Givens waiting. The armed lawman demands to know what Duffy
has planned for Gary and Winona. The goon promptly calls Winona a ”bitch,” prompting Givens
to deliver one of his patented ultimatums: ”Disrespect her again and I’ll put a hole in your leg.”
The boxer explains that the plan is to kidnap Winona TONIGHT in order to force Gary to pay.
Givens quickly calls Winona. ”I’ll be there as soon as I can,” he says. Cut to Gary, who returns
to Toby’s house. The former player limps to the door on crutches. ”You’re on your own now,” Toby
says. Gary apologizes, swearing that the bad guys won’t bother him again. Meanwhile, Givens
drives Winona to a secure location. She accuses her ex of feeling ”good” about Gary’s misfortune.
”I ain’t here to gloat,” Givens says. Winona then defends her choice of man, saying she needed ”a
little hope” in her life.
After dropping off Winona, Givens finds Gary by the site of his failed shopping complex plot –
armed. The realtor then puts the gun to the side of his head. ”If I kill myself at least Winona will
get the insurance,” Gary reasons. ”All I’m trying to do is make things better and I keep making it
worse. I’m such a freaking loser!” Givens talks the man down, urging him to deliver his ”pitch” for
the project. So Gary does – pointing out where the movie theater, horse stables and stores would
go. Givens is impressed, but says: ”It ain’t worth dying over.” Gary agrees. So the pair head to
Duffy’s office, where Arnett waits.
Gary admits he doesn’t have the money, but hands Arnett the deed for the property. Duffy is
incredulous, but Arnett knows the land will be worth even more than Gary owes in a few years.
”We’ve been laboring under the assumption that you were going to pay us with a portion of the
recovered money,” a fuming Duffy says. Duffy then pulls a gun, as does Arnett’s body guard and
the boxer. BLAM! BLAM! BLAM! Everyone goes down, except for Givens, Gary and Arnett. Gary
takes the opportunity to tackle Duffy. Givens pulls out his cell phone. ”I’m going to need some
squad cars and an ambulance,” he says.
So Givens drives Gary home to Winona, who embraces her man. A forlorn Givens watches
from the car before driving back to the bar where we opened the episode. Sure enough, the men
who beat up Givens are at the bar – and one of them is wearing the Marshall’s hat. ”I ain’t leaving
without the hat,” Givens warns. ”And I’d be sober this time.” After some thought, the man wisely
returns the hat to Givens. A happy ending, indeed.
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