From there, the episode proceeds to move onto several other issues. The most prominent is Trish's addiction to Simpson's drug. When we first see her, she's just itching for a fight; but once she's cut off, she starts to show the standard symptoms. You'd think Jess or especially Malcolm would start to notice that something's up, but both remain oblivious.
Jess does get to show off her loyal, kind-hearted side. Not only does she offer a shoulder/sounding board for Trish to vent about her romantic woes, but she even offers to act as nurse when Trish falls ill.
This seems to have positive ramifications as her romance with the landlord takes a step forward. It seems his hangups about things moving too fast are no longer a concern. Not only do the two hookup, but he paints her while she sleeps. A little creepy, not going to lie. I'm sure he meant it to be romantic, but some better judgment could have been used there.
On the flip side, she also relapses in regards to giving into darker impulses. You see this mostly in terms of her investigation. She breaks into a country club to pump a guy for information and when that doesn't work, she accosts his son. She does acknowledge it via a voice over, but it seems her desire to be better has been put on hold.
Said investigation does yield some results. She manages to obtain the name of the IGH scientist responsible for the experiments: Karl Malus. It's quite close to the name of the big bad on "Legends of Tomorrow". Were these not two completely separate and independent shared universes from rival comic book companies, I'd say a crossover might happen, but I doubt it. Would be interesting to see, though.
The other big development comes in the episode's last five seconds as the killer's identity is finally revealed. It turns out that the woman is Jessica's mother. It explains the parallels quite well and does add a more personal stake in the established conflict. You'd think that this would come off as eye-roll worthy, having the villain be related to the hero is a rather old trope at this point, but it seemed to work here. I think that Jessica's shocked reaction being what reveals it helps a little. Normally, it's the antagonist who makes the declaration.
Unlike last episode, this ending has more umph. The conversation between the two should be interesting, to say the least. Where things go from there remains to be seen.
It'll also be interesting to see what comes of the Malcolm/Trish...fling? The idea that Malcolm has been pining for Trish does come out of left field. The two just came off as good friends. Yeah, Trish is gorgeous, so I can understand some degree of attraction, but the idea that he's been in love with her this whole time raised an eyebrow. It does give Trish something to manipulate once she gets her drug fix in. It also puts a whole new spin on the term "crack pairing". At the very least, it adds a more literal element to it.
All in all, this episode was OK. Pacing was an issue; I did find myself checking the remaining time more than once. Still, there were seeds planted that could lead to interesting plot development down the road.
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