Tuesday, November 6, 2018 (S56E150): Me and a Few Hundred Thousand Friends

Spencer tells his grandma he was so impressed with democracy in action, he almost feels like he voted himself; he pulls out a flashdrive and smiles as he says “me and a few hundred thousand friends of mine.”  Curtis goes in to vote and the machine rejects his ballot; it spits it out with happy faces pasted all over it.  He wonders what is wrong; a lady shows him a whole stack of other ballots that came out the same way.  Ned shows up to visit Laura; Spencer is not nice to him.  Curtis stops by to tell Jordan “the chads, they are a hangin’…”  Ned gets a call from Jordan asking him and Laura to come down to the station to discuss possible election tampering; Spencer immediately looks guilty.  Lucas and Brad are eating at Charlie’s; Michael sits down to join them and holds Wiley.  Brad gets a call and says he has to go to work; he runs out the door.  Lucas tells Michael that Brad acts like he is supposed to be Wiley’s father.  Brad goes to see Julian and tells him he is leaving town; he says he needs to go to a Wellness Center or something.  Julian tells him to stay home with his family; Michael says he can tell Brad loves the baby and Lucas agrees.  Michael asks if Lucas has reconsidered letting Julian be part of the baby’s life.  Lucas goes to see his dad, and extends the offer to be part of HIS life again… he says they’ll have to see if he feels comfortable about being involved with the baby.

Finn gives Britt an evaluation; he says she better make it the best performance of her life.  They inject her with the common cold virus and Anna tells her to lay back and enjoy the symptoms; they are hoping to draw Obrecht out of hiding.  Brad walks in the room, asking Finn what he wants him to do now; he is thrilled when he sees Britt… she calls him her Bradley.  He says he can’t get mixed up in any “shenanigans” now that he is a father; they just want him to run a test and keep a secret.  Britt asks him to help; he says okay.  They leave; Britt asks about his life now and asks to see pics of the baby.  She asks if fatherhood has turned him from the dark side; he says he’s actually darker than ever.

Chase comes to Perk’s and sees Ms. Tate; she gives him a hard time.  She tells him she is a teacher; they talk about the case.  Charlotte sees her and runs over to say hello; she says its getting chilly and she is going to take her papers inside to grade.  Lulu sends Charlotte in for a scone; she stares at Chase.  He says they were just talking to each other; Lulu tells him “a girl as terrific as Willow isn’t going to stay on the market for long.”  Michael walks in to order a cup of coffee; he sees Ms. Tate and smiles… she smiles back.  He had no idea this was Charlotte’s teacher… Lulu introduces them.  She has to leave though when she gets word that a story is brewing; she heads to the police station.

Michael sits down; Willow thanks him for not mentioning the support group to Charlotte or her mother, saying she doesn’t share her private life with her students.  Ned holds a press conference to tell about a virus that breached the firewalls of the voting system and the election has been suspended until further notice.  Jordan says she won’t rest until she finds the party responsible and she will prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law.  Ned says, threateningly “we will get you.”  Spencer looks terrified.  Chase talks with Finn and Anna about the decapitation; he says it was a clean cut… this is the work of a professional – it’s not his first kill.