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<strong>Justified</strong> <strong>Episode</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> Brother’s Keeper Season 2 <strong>Episode</strong> Number: 22 Season <strong>Episode</strong>: 9 Originally aired: Wednesday April 6, 2011 Writer: Taylor Elmore Director: Tony Goldwyn Show Stars: Timothy Olyphant (U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens), Nick Searcy (Chief Deputy Art Mullen), Joelle Carter (Ava Crowder), Natalie Zea (Winona Hawkins), Jacob Pitts (Deputy Marshal Tim Gutterson), Erica Tazel (Deputy Marshal Rachel Brooks), Walton Goggins (Boyd Crowder) Guest Stars: Margo Martindale (Mags Bennett), Jeremy Davies (Dickie Bennett), Kaitlyn Dever (Loretta McCready), Brad William Henke (Coover Bennett), William Ragsdale (Gary Hawkins), Jared A. Robinson (Drunken Kentucky Teen) Summary: Harlan residents all convene at Mags’ home for a celebration. Mags and Carol both reveal their cards over their plans for the Harlan County land, with Boyd playing a deciding role in negotiations. Loretta learns the truth about what happened to her father, leading to a deadly confrontation between Raylan and Mags’ son Coover. Mags, the very picture of maternal love, combs Loretta’s hair in preparation for the big party. The girl wonders whether her father has called. Mags, of course, killed daddy –unbeknownst to Loretta. Feeling guilty, Mags then offers Loretta her treasured hair clip, an heirloom. A filthy Coover enters – and Mags angrily shoos him out. ”I used to tell people that I dropped him on his head as a baby,” Mags tells Loretta. ”Truth is I got no excuse for him.” A very hurt Coover listens from the other side of the door. Later, the Bennett party gets underway. No one in the clan is happy to see Boyd show up with Ava on his arm. Boyd asks for a ”word” with Mags – and tells Doyle that he’s not leaving until he does. Soon, Givens appears with Carol. It’s shaping up to the most uncomfortable Sunday gathering ever. Sure enough, a drunken rube named Curtis tries to hit on Carol – and then tries to actually hit her. Carol twists the man’s arm behind his back before none other than Dickie breaks up the fight. Carol smiles at Givens. ”What?” she playfully says. Coover, meanwhile, hides behind a truck and takes two GIANT snorts of a crushed-up pill. A bleary-eyed Coover then slides on a watch taken from the dead body of Loretta’s pops and heads back to the fun. This could get ugly. The party continues – and so does the drinking. Carol then approaches Mags, who is condescending at best. ”I walk away from here now and there is no deal – there never will be,” an angry Carol warns. ”Black Pike will take your mountain and blow the top off of it and you’ll get nothing.” Mags agrees to talk – alone. Givens doesn’t like it. Carol then gives Givens a looooong kiss on the mouth. ”For luck,” Carol says. Uh huh. Inside, Carol finds Boyd and Mags sitting across from each other. Boyd informs Carol, his supposed boss, that he has bought a sought-after property out from under Mags AND Carol. Outside, Dickie tries to enter the home, but Givens steps in front of him. It’s a standoff until Dickie tries to rush past Givens, who easily pushes him to the ground. Embarrassed and angry, Dickie limps away. One guess that it won’t be forgotten. 57