WARNING: The following contains spoilers for NBC’s Good Girls Season 4, Episode 5, “The Banker.”
NBC’s Good Girls has broken Beth (Christina Hendricks) now that her husband, Dean (Matthew Lillard), is in prison. He took the fall for her laundering racket with their spa company, Boland Bubbles, not knowing she was in business with the shady gangster, Rio (Manny Montana). In the latest episode, “The Banker,” Beth makes a dark turn, but it ends with a big payoff that brings her one step closer to freeing her people from Rio’s sinister clutches.
Rio doesn’t want Beth to leave their joint venture as she’s great at washing money. Not to mention her counterfeiting operation is one of the best he’s ever seen. Even though she has leverage on him — his fingerprints on fake cash — she knows he’s still got the upper hand. Rio’s killed before and will have no problem murdering her friends and family.
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However, Beth strikes up a deal with the FBI through an agent, Phoebe, and her boss, Dave. Sadly, Rio confronts Beth with a tracker they put on his van, unsure if she’s in on it. He demeans her and makes her strip naked. Once satisfied, he has her become a collector for him; an identity known as “the Banker.” His thug ushers Beth around for the next few days, collecting cash. The shocking thing is, as per past seasons, Beth loves the power and respect that comes with her new role.
But her demeanor changes after brandishing a gun at a family-owned business, realizing she’s become a monster like Rio. This leads to her getting the cash she was short on. She later presents it to Rio, who went from pissed to surprised that she got dirty like that. The agents enter the cafe they’re at, and Beth silently motions to them with her eyes to sit behind them. The agents then overhear Rio airing all the dirty laundry, and to make it even sweeter, he confirms his boss wants to meet Beth for all the good work she’s done.
As a thank you for Beth’s corporation, the FBI grants Dean’s release from prison. He’s stunned, but as grateful as he wants to be, he can’t trust her. At this point, Beth’s in the FBI’s good graces as the sting continues. She’s a step closer to moving to Nevada and getting her crew a new identity, as well as taking down Rio’s cartel once and for all.
Good Girls stars Christina Hendricks, Mae Whitman, Retta, Matthew Lillard, Reno Wilson and Manny Montana. Season 4 airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.
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