Final week’s episode of Excessive Potential left off with the most important cliffhanger reveal that the person (John Pyper-Ferguson) who’s been following Arthur (Mekhi Phifer) was the one that kidnapped Roman 16 years in the past. On this episode, it is revealed that his title is Eric Hayworth, and that he was beforehand in Particular Forces for the navy. Not a lot else is revealed about Hayworth but, besides that he was employed to abduct Roman by an especially harmful lady named Willa Quinn. In the meantime, this episode sees the return of Dottie (Michael Hyatt), Morgan’s (Kaitlin Olson) teacher from the coaching academy. The episode begins with a homicide try being made on Dottie’s life, and Main Crimes working to unravel the case whereas she’s unconscious within the hospital.
This episode, titled “If You Come For the Queen,” focuses totally on Dottie’s case, which later connects to a different case that Main Crimes is investigating. Daphne (Javicia Leslie) lastly will get her first solo storyline this episode, because it’s revealed that Dottie was her coaching officer, they usually was once very shut. Daphne takes the lead on Dottie’s case in what is a wonderful, character-centered episode with a variety of highly effective storylines.
In ‘Excessive Potential’ Season 2, Episode 14, Main Crimes Investigates an Try on Dottie’s Life
Daphne and Morgan are assigned to Dottie’s case, whereas Karadec (Daniel Sunjata) and Oz (Sea Mediterranean) examine a homicide. Whereas engaged on Dottie’s case, Daphne tells Morgan that she and Dottie have been very shut in the course of the 5 years they labored collectively, even after Daphne made detective and Dottie grew to become a full-time teacher on the academy. Dottie pushed Daphne to take the sergeant’s examination and transfer ahead in her profession, however Daphne was hesitant to attempt to get a promotion after watching the discrimination that Selena (Judy Reyes) and Dottie have needed to cope with for years as ladies of shade within the police pressure. Daphne and Dottie bought into an terrible battle over this, they usually have not spoken since.
Dottie was getting a therapeutic massage at her common spa in the course of the try on her life, so Morgan and Daphne take a look at the spa and ask round. This takes them to Dottie’s classroom, the place Morgan and Daphne catch their first suspect: one in all Dottie’s college students, Officer Hoff. Hoff broke into Dottie’s classroom to maintain her from reporting him for a mistake, however he did not damage her. Dottie wakes up, and she or he begins consulting with Morgan and Daphne on the case. Morgan appears to be like at Karadec and Oz’s case, and she figures out that their sufferer, Luke Knight, went to the identical spa as Dottie. Dottie checks herself out of the hospital early, and she or he joins Main Crimes to work on her and Luke’s instances.
Daphne and Dottie go to the spa to ask round, whereas Karadec and Oz query folks from Luke’s gymnasium. Karadec speaks with Luke’s boss, Phyllis, who tells them that Luke was new, however that he had already landed some main shoppers. Karadec and Oz suspect Luke’s work rival, Voz, from whom Luke poached a high-profile consumer. Daphne and Dottie converse to Kirk Hartwood, the proprietor of the spa, who tells them that Luke has by no means been a visitor on the spa – and that everybody working on the spa has an alibi putting them there throughout Luke’s loss of life. Dottie collapses and has to return to the hospital, the place she and Daphne lastly discuss issues by means of. They’re nonetheless at a standstill, although, as a result of Dottie has quite a lot of hope for Daphne’s future, and Daphne thinks that there is not any level in taking the examination after Selena was unfairly handed over for her promotion.
Later, Morgan realizes that each Dottie and Luke’s instances are linked by means of a Strangers on a Practice-type homicide. Two folks bought collectively and agreed to kill the goal that the opposite wished useless, so it could not be traced again to them. The Main Crimes group suspects that Voz was on one finish of the pact, and that he bought somebody on the spa to kill Luke. Because it seems, Kirk has been utilizing a black market provider for the IVs to economize, and he has been giving them spa sensors in return. The provider is Phyllis, who made a homicide pact with Voz: Phyllis would kill Luke for stealing Voz’s consumer, and Luke would kill Dottie for Phyllis. Dottie reveals that she joined a sorority in faculty, and Phyllis was imagined to be her Huge Sister. Phyllis went overboard on the hazing, so Dottie turned her in. Phyllis was charged with a felony, and her entire life fell aside after that. As a Black lady, she by no means bought a second likelihood, and she or he blames Dottie for reporting her again then.
Not too long ago, Phyllis was turned down when attempting to take away her felony report, reminding her of every thing she misplaced. Phyllis is already on the run by the point Main Crimes realizes that she put the hit out on Dottie, however the Main Crimes group finds her. Daphne talks to Phyllis one-on-one, and she or he empathizes along with her, saying she is aware of what it is wish to at all times should show herself. She encourages Phyllis to simply accept her arrest, and she or he does. Later, Daphne and Dottie have a touching dialog on the station. Dottie tells Daphne that she pushed her to maintain her from letting outdoors stress get her downand Daphne tells her that she understands.
‘Excessive Potential’ Season 2, Episode 14 Parallels Daphne and Ava’s Storylines
Initially of the episode, Ava (Amirah J) tells Morgan that she bought into the design class that she utilized to. Ava may be very excited, till she sees a publish on-line from a classmate that claims she solely bought it due to her race. Morgan helps Ava as finest as she will, however she acknowledges that she will’t totally perceive what Ava goes by means of. Later, Ava goes to the station to speak to Daphne. They get derailed by Dottie’s collapse, however on the hospital, Ava tells Daphne what occurred. Daphne empathizes with Ava and pertains to her, and when Ava asks whether or not she ought to keep on with the category, Daphne tells her to observe her coronary heart.
Daphne would not really feel content material with the recommendation that she gave Ava. Later, after fixing Dottie’s case, she talks to Ava once more from a brand new perspective. Daphne had been feeling disheartened since watching Selena get handed over for a promotion that she deserved, which solely additional satisfied her to not even hassle taking the sergeant’s examination, regardless that Dottie wished her to. After reconciling with Dottie, although, Daphne decides that she desires to lean extra into Dottie’s recommendation. Daphne tells Ava that they cannot management what different folks say about them, and that she must do what feels proper for her, it doesn’t matter what folks suppose. This encourages Ava, making it appear to be she is going to seemingly proceed with the category. It additionally bodes nicely for the potential of Daphne taking the sergeant’s Examination within the the rest of Season 2.
Excessive Potential airs Tuesdays at 9:00 p.m. ET on ABC.