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|starring = [[Viola Davis]] - [[Annalise Keating]] <br> [[Billy Brown]] - [[Nate Lahey]] <br> [[Jack Falahee]] - [[Connor Walsh]] <br> [[Aja Naomi King]] - [[Michaela Pratt]] <br> [[Matt McGorry]] - [[Asher Millstone]] <br> [[Conrad Ricamora]] - [[Oliver Hampton]] <br> [[Karla Souza]] - [[Laurel Castillo]] <br> [[Charlie Weber]] - [[Frank Delfino]] <br> [[Liza Weil]] - A.D.A. [[Bonnie Winterbottom]] |
|starring = [[Viola Davis]] - [[Annalise Keating]] <br> [[Billy Brown]] - [[Nate Lahey]] <br> [[Jack Falahee]] - [[Connor Walsh]] <br> [[Aja Naomi King]] - [[Michaela Pratt]] <br> [[Matt McGorry]] - [[Asher Millstone]] <br> [[Conrad Ricamora]] - [[Oliver Hampton]] <br> [[Karla Souza]] - [[Laurel Castillo]] <br> [[Charlie Weber]] - [[Frank Delfino]] <br> [[Liza Weil]] - A.D.A. [[Bonnie Winterbottom]] |
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| − | |guests = [[Alfred Enoch]] - [[Wes Gibbins]]<br>[[Benito Martinez]] - D.A. [[Todd Denver]]<br>[[Amirah Vann]] - [[Tegan Price]]<br>[[Lolita Davidovich]] - [[Sandrine Castillo]]<br>[[Behzad Dabu]] - [[Simon Drake]]<br>[[Kim Hawthorne]] - Detective [[Nicholls]]<br>[[Jarrod Crawford]] - |
+ | |guests = [[Alfred Enoch]] - [[Wes Gibbins]]<br>[[Benito Martinez]] - D.A. [[Todd Denver]]<br>[[Amirah Vann]] - [[Tegan Price]]<br>[[Lolita Davidovich]] - [[Sandrine Castillo]]<br>[[Behzad Dabu]] - [[Simon Drake]]<br>[[Kim Hawthorne]] - Detective [[Nicholls]]<br>[[Jarrod Crawford]] - Dr. [[Robin Sinnamby]]<br>[[Jimmy Smits]] - Dr. [[Isaac Roa]] |
| + | |costars = [[Thomas Crawford]] - [[Season 4/Minor Characters#"The Day Before He Died"|Nurse Theo]]<br>[[Dominic Daniel]] - [[Season 4/Minor Characters#"The Day Before He Died"|Security Guard]]<br>[[Mary Frances Careccia]] - [[Season 4/Minor Characters#"The Day Before He Died"|Nighttime Cop]]<br>[[John Thaddeus]] - [[Season 4/Minor Characters#"The Day Before He Died"|Cabbie]] |
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| + | |previous = [[Lahey v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania]] |
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| + | |next = [[Nobody Else Is Dying]]}} |
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| + | {{Dialogue a-b|Michaela|It was a mistake.|Asher|This wasn't a mistake, Michaela. This was you stabbing me in the heart.|[[Michaela Pratt]] and [[Asher Millstone]] regarding Michaela's one-night-stand with [[Marcus Walker]]}} |
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"'''The Day Before He Died'''" is the 59th episode of '''''[[How to Get Away with Murder]]'''''. |
"'''The Day Before He Died'''" is the 59th episode of '''''[[How to Get Away with Murder]]'''''. |
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==Summary== |
==Summary== |
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| − | [[Annalise]] helps the “[[Keating 4]]” concoct a plan to prepare for another round of questioning after detectives get a break involving [[Simon Drake|Simon’s]] case. Meanwhile, [[Laurel]] discovers new details about the [[Fire at the Keating House|night]] [[Wes Gibbins|Wes]] was killed which lead to a surprising confrontation.<ref name="press">https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/02/how-to-get-away-with-murder-episode-414.html</ref> |
+ | [[Annalise]] helps the “[[Keating 4]]” concoct a plan to prepare for another round of questioning after detectives get a break involving [[Simon Drake|Simon’s]] case. Meanwhile, [[Laurel Castillo|Laurel]] discovers new details about the [[Fire at the Keating House|night]] [[Wes Gibbins|Wes]] was killed which lead to a surprising confrontation.<ref name="press">https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/02/how-to-get-away-with-murder-episode-414.html</ref> |
==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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| − | Eight months prior, Wes |
+ | Eight months prior, on the day before he died, [[Wes Gibbins|Wes]] is getting out of the shower and receiving a call from an unknown number — it’s Laurel’s mom, [[Sandrine Castillo|Sandrine]], asking to meet with him. When he gets to the coffee shop, he tells her he only came to say he’s not okay with meeting behind [[Laurel Castillo|Laurel]]’s back. She insists he sit, and he starts to record the conversation. She then gives Wes a check for 100k to get him to break things off with Laurel. She insists it’s because Laurel is trying to fix him and will break his heart. He takes the check along with a [[Dominick Flores|phone number]] that he was told to use in an emergency, and later in his [[Wes' Apartment|apartment]], he uploads the recording of the conversation and puts it on a USB drive under the floorboards in his bathroom. He enters a new “in case of emergency” number in his phone. Laurel gets home from study group and things are awkward between them. She assumes it’s because he thinks she cheated on him with [[Frank]]. Later, they had another argument the day he died. |
| + | Back in the present day, [[Laurel Castillo|Laurel]] is listening to the recording of her [[Sandrine Castillo|mom’s]] meeting with [[Wes Gibbins|Wes]]. She wants to go to [[Todd Denver|Denver]] to find out what he knows. Also, they need to tell [[Annalise]] — [[Frank]] demurs on this because Annalise already has a lot on her plate. The [[Keating 4]] minus Laurel shows up at Annalise’s [[Easton Hotel|hotel]] because she has something to tell them. [[Oliver]] reveals he and [[Connor]] have decided to have a traditional wedding after all. But the wedding bells are silenced when Annalise drops the bomb that [[Simon Drake|Simon]] is awake. They still don’t know if he can speak or remembers anything. [[Bonnie]] arrives and pulls Annalise aside to tell her that [[Nate Lahey|Nate]] is trying to get inside information on Simon’s status. Oliver gets a call that Simon is requesting to see him. Oliver meets with the doctor at the [[St. Edith's Hospital|hospital]] and tries to glean Simon’s mental state because Connor is concerned the detectives are laying a trap. Before he can see Simon, the [[Nicholls|detective]] who interrogated Oliver the night of the [[Party at Caplan & Gold|incident]] at [[Caplan & Gold]] warns him that they’re watching to be sure he doesn’t try to sway Simon’s memories. Simon looks at Oliver and smiles — all he wants to know, for now, is whether he came out to him. He doesn’t remember anything from the night of the shooting. |
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| − | In the present, Laurel, Frank, and Bonnie listened to the recording Wes made. Bonnie suggested they loop in Annalise, who was meeting with Michaela, Asher, Connor and Oliver. Connor and Oliver happily shared that they were going to have a full-on wedding when Annalise dropped the bomb: “Simon’s awake.” Bonnie arrived and privately told Annalise that Nate was monitoring the situation. She also shared that Isaac was still in the hospital, but didn’t tell her about Laurel’s mom as planned. Simon regained some of his ability to speak and requested to see Oliver, who nervously went to see him. A detective warned Oliver that it was still an “active investigation” and not do anything to obstruct justice after Annalise had already encouraged him to “lie.” Simon asked him, “Did I do it? Did I come out to you?” He had no recollection of the shooting, which was a relief to everyone. Still, Nate warned Annalise, “Keep your phone close.” |
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| + | [[Frank]] and [[Laurel Castillo|Laurel]] go to see [[Sandrine Castillo|Sandrine]] without telling [[Annalise]]. Laurel plays the recording for her mom. Mrs. Castillo says [[Wes Gibbins|Wes]] was a murder suspect and she wanted to protect her daughter. Laurel accuses her of having [[Dominick Flores|Dominick]] kill Wes. She flatly denies it, but Laurel begs her to stop lying. Back at the hotel, while [[Oliver]] and [[Asher]] do face masks, [[Connor]] pulls [[Michaela]] aside to talk about her D.C. affair with [[Marcus Walker]]. She doesn’t know if she has feelings for Marcus. She’s confused. Connor insists she has to tell Asher and make a decision between being a “cheater” and a “lying cheater” because the truth will come out. But before any decisions can be made, Michaela gets called before the [[Nicholls|detective]], who wants to know about the bad blood between her and [[Simon Drake|Simon]]. Michaela steamrolls her — pointing out it’s normal for competitive law students to not get along and that the detective is overstepping legal guidelines. She refuses to continue the conversation without a lawyer. |
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| − | Connor accused Michaela of having feelings for Marcus, but she said she wouldn’t act on them… again. “Do you want to be a cheater or a lying cheater, because the truth is going to come out,” Connor asked her. The detective then called Michaela in for an interview, and she attributed any “squabbles” she had with Simon to typical workplace competition. Michaela concluded Simon was “remembering more,” and the group started to panic. Annalise said they needed to “control” Simon, ideally by him hiring her. She urged Oliver to help them “turn him,” so Oliver told Simon that he reciprocated his feelings, and urged him to hire a lawyer. Turns out, he already had one: Tegan. Annalise told her it was a “conflict of interest,” given that Simon stood accused of stealing files from her firm. Tegan told her, “You’re not gonna win this one,” and Annalise accused her of really working for Laurel’s dad to make sure none of the stolen files about his company got out. |
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| + | [[Michaela]] decides the only solution is for [[Oliver]] to marry [[Simon Drake|Simon]] to buy his silence with his hot bod and his hand in marriage. [[Connor]] still votes for smothering Simon. [[Annalise]] has a real suggestion — Oliver has to go back and convince Simon to hire Annalise as his lawyer so they can run damage control. Oliver obeys orders and visits Simon, feeding him a line about having feelings for him before telling him he needs a lawyer. Simon already has a lawyer and it’s [[Tegan Price|Tegan]]. Annalise soon finds this out while trying to get information on [[Isaac Roa|Isaac]] at the front desk. Tegan strolls up to her and tells her she has to leave, but not before Annalise gets in a few jabs about Tegan’s real boss being [[Jorge Castillo]] and representing Simon being a conflict of interest. But they can’t tell Simon any of this because Tegan’s set up security and banned unauthorized visitors, including Oliver, from his room. |
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| − | Meanwhile, Laurel and Frank confronted her mom with the recording, and she denied getting a call from Wes before he died. “I would never hurt anyone you loved,” she insisted. Laurel later wondered to Frank why Wes didn’t tell her what was going on, and urged Frank to fill Annalise in. He promised that “no matter what I have to do,” she’d be reunited with her son. Laurel warned him, “No more dead people.” Immediately after, he received an alert about a mechanical error on an automobile. It was for Bonnie’s car, which Frank then inspected and determined to be fine. Bonnie, though, suspected her car was messed with as a result of him and Laurel confronting her mom and, presumably, angering her dad by doing so. She, too, urged Frank to talk to Annalise, but Annalise ignored his call as she was entering Isaac’s hospital room. He said he was “proud” of her work at the Supreme Court, and assured her, “You didn’t do this to me.” She still blamed herself for his relapse, and he in turn said he was suicidal of his own accord. |
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| + | [[Laurel Castillo|Laurel]] is trying to work out why [[Wes Gibbins|Wes]] didn’t just tell her about meeting her mom. [[Frank]] promises to help her get her baby back at any cost, but he has to go because he receives an alert for a “mechanical error” on [[Bonnie]]’s car from the device he gave her. He goes to the [[District Attorney's Office|DA’s office]] and helps Bonnie check her car for signs of tampering. He insists the car is fine, but Bonnie still feels unsafe. He admits he and Laurel went to see [[Sandrine Castillo|Mrs. Castillo]] and she denied any involvement in Wes’ [[Fire at the Keating House|death]]. Bonnie tells him he has to tell [[Annalise]] the truth. [[Michaela]] visits Laurel at her [[Wes' Apartment|apartment]] to ask for advice about the [[Asher]]-[[Marcus Walker|Marcus]] situation. Laurel insists she’s a terrible person to give advice and Michaela wants to know why she didn’t tell Wes the truth about cheating with Frank. They acknowledge their tendency to sabotage anything good in their lives, and Michaela says she would have “lost it” a long time ago without Asher. Meanwhile, Asher is hanging out with [[Oliver]]. Oliver suggests he should marry [[Simon Drake|Simon]] again, but then Asher says no — he and [[Connor]] should get married, and so should everyone else in their tangled web so they can’t testify against each other. He jokes about Michaela pulling a “runaway bride” on him. |
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| − | Annalise told him about almost breaking her sobriety in D.C., and Isaac pointed out that she ultimately didn’t. They alluded to their mutual feelings, and when she offered to help him get out of the hospital, he told her, “This is the last time we can see each other,” prompting her to leave in tears. Right after, Nate called to tell her Simon remembered Laurel being at the party and would be giving a statement to the detective, who would want to question Laurel, too. Michaela went to Laurel for advice on the Marcus situation, and she theorized that they both “sabotage anything good in our lives.” At the same time, Asher suggested Oliver and Connor marry soon, so they wouldn’t be able to testify against each other, and then suggested he and Michaela should do the same. But based on Oliver and Connor’s reaction, he suspected something was up. When Michaela worked up the courage to tell Asher about her infidelity, he confronted her first, having figured it out through Oliver and Connor. She called it a “mistake,” but he shouted back that he was “stabbed” in the heart. |
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| + | [[Annalise]] visits [[Isaac Roa|Isaac]] at the [[St. Edith's Hospital|hospital]]. He’s been reading about her [[Lahey v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (case)|case]], and he’s proud of her. He tries to reassure her that his condition and overdose were not her fault. He wanted to die and that’s why he’s here, while she continually gets back on her feet and chooses life. She insists he doesn’t need to make her feel better. She wants him to stop apologizing and just do whatever he needs to get better — but Isaac tells her it’s the last time they can see each other and then rolls over and closes his eyes. She goes out into the hallway to cry. [[Nate Lahey|Nate]] calls, and he has bad news: [[Simon Drake|Simon]] remembers that [[Laurel Castillo|Laurel]] was at the [[Party at Caplan & Gold|party that night]] and is prepared to give a statement to the [[Nicholls|detectives]]. Annalise calls Laurel and tells her to hide. [[Michaela]] gets back to her [[Michaela's Apartment|apartment]] and is blindsided by the fact that [[Asher]] has already figured out she cheated on him with [[Marcus Walker|Marcus]]. “This wasn’t a mistake, this was you stabbing me in the heart,” he insists. Asher starts telling Michaela all the reasons she’s broken his heart. Annalise soon shows up, breaking the bad news about Simon’s memory. [[Oliver]] is told that he needs to go back in and convince Simon not to give his statement. |
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| − | Annalise called Laurel to warn her about the detective and instructed her to “hide” at the apartment and not do anything. Annalise then told Asher, Michaela, Connor and Oliver about the development, admitting Simon probably remembered “everything” at this point. She forced Oliver to go back to the hospital, this time disguised as Tegan’s associate to gain access to the room. Simon said he didn’t, actually, remember “everything,” but knew Laurel was there and stealing something but they were now trying to frame him. Oliver put him on the phone with Annalise, who pitched him on a whistleblower visa if he cooperated with them. At the same time, Michaela confronted Tegan, telling her she was on the “wrong side.” Tegan in turn said she “warned” Michaela to “let this go,” but she was “too dumb.” When Tegan returned to Simon’s bedside, he said he wouldn’t be giving a statement, that he didn’t see Laurel and she was fired. |
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| + | So, [[Oliver]] is back at the [[St. Edith's Hospital|hospital]], wearing a suit and pretending to be [[Tegan Price|Tegan’s]] assistant. [[Michaela]] corners Tegan in the bathroom to distract her, telling her she’s on the wrong side with [[Jorge Castillo|Mr. Castillo]] and laying it on thick about her being a powerful woman allowing herself to be controlled by a corrupt man. Oliver’s plan works, and he holds a cell phone up to [[Simon Drake|Simon’s]] ear. [[Annalise]] is on the other end of the line explaining to Simon that his current plan will land him in jail since a jury will never believe the word of a patient with brain trauma. Instead, the new plan is for him to decline to give a statement and work with Annalise to get a visa as a whistleblower. Simon demands the files that they stole and then says that he’ll hand over to the authorities even though they don't have the hard drive. Trying to find it, [[Bonnie]] is back at the jail trying to bribe the officer who logged the evidence that [[Party at Caplan & Gold|night]]. Tegan finally gets into Simon’s room, which is now Oliver free. But their plan worked — Simon fires Tegan and tells her he’s canceling his meeting with the [[Nicholls|detectives]] because he didn’t see [[Laurel Castillo|Laurel]] there that night; he was confused. |
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| − | Instead of staying put, Laurel went to Denver, saying she was willing to turn herself in for stealing the files and providing the gun that Simon accidentally shot him with. But she said if she did, she would expose the proof she had of his illegal doings with her father. Asked what she really wanted, she demanded, “Tell me who really killed Wes.” The show then jumped to Laurel confronting her mom again as Frank and Annalise tried to track her down while Bonnie drove around after learning Denver was the one who had the drive with the files and was “playing both sides.” Through his surveillance, Denver learned Bonnie was snooping, prompting him to call Laurel’s dad and warn, “If you don’t handle it, I will.” |
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| + | [[Frank]] calls [[Annalise]] to tell her that [[Laurel Castillo|Laurel]] wasn’t hiding in her [[Wes' Apartment|apartment]] as she was told. Instead, she’s at [[Todd Denver|Denver’s]] [[District Attorney's Office|office]] trying to make a deal. She offers to turn herself in for stealing the files from [[Caplan & Gold]]. But first, she reveals she has proof on her phone that he’s called [[Dominick Flores|Dominick]] many times, as well as evidence her [[Jorge Castillo|father]] illegally donated to his campaign and is working with him. Laurel offers him the evidence if he gives her [[Sandrine Castillo|mother's]] phone records. They make the exchange. Laurel then visits her mother, locking the door and closing all the curtains on her way in. Laurel lets loose on her mother, saying she knows her mom got Wes’ message because Laurel got her phone records, and Mrs. Castillo called [[Wes Gibbins|Wes]] back 10 minutes after he left the voicemail for Dominic. Mrs. Castillo insists it’s because she wanted to help Wes, but Laurel isn’t having it, accusing her mother of being out to protect her bank account and ensure [[Antares Technologies|Antares]] could go public without scandal. Laurel assumed Denver or Dominic warned her father Wes was going to the [[Philadelphia Police Department|police]], but now she knows it was her mother. Together, they [[Fire at the Keating House|killed]] Wes, the person she loved most. |
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| − | Laurel told her mom that she knew, based on phone records from Denver, that she received Wes’ call because she called him back 10 minutes later. Laurel’s mother claimed she wanted to “help him,” as the flashbacks showed what went down: On the call, Wes told Laurel’s mom that he was in trouble with the police and that Laurel may be targeted, too, urging, “Just do whatever you have to to keep her safe.” Her mother then called Laurel’s dad, urging him to do something. Laurel now concluded that her mom and dad killed Wes to prevent him from turning himself in and taking her down, too, which would’ve ruined her dad’s plans to take his company public and make them richer. She tearfully demanded of her mother, “Tell me why I shouldn’t kill you right now.” The episode ended with Nate calling to tell Annalise there was a car accident, with a dead body being loaded into a coroners van. |
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| + | In the midst of this, eight months prior, [[Wes Gibbins|Wes]] did speak to [[Sandrine Castillo|Mrs. Castillo]], and he admitted to being in trouble with the [[Philadelphia Police Department|police]]. He wants Mrs. Castillo to do everything she can to keep [[Laurel Castillo|Laurel]] safe. He insists he has to go and hangs up. Mrs. Castillo then immediately calls [[Jorge Castillo|Jorge]] and tells him Wes is going to the police. Back in the present, [[Annalise]] still can’t get ahold of Laurel and consequently also misses a call from [[Bonnie]] while [[Frank]] is busy telling her the truth about Mrs. Castillo’s potential involvement in Wes’ [[Fire at the Keating House|death]]. Bonnie leaves a voicemail saying [[Todd Denver|Denver]] has the hard drive and is playing both sides. She’s driving to Annalise’s [[Easton Hotel|hotel]]. But Denver is also onto Bonnie — watching security footage of her bribe at the jail and calling Jorge Castillo to tell him to handle it. And then Annalise gets a call from [[Nate Lahey|Nate]] — there’s been a car accident. |
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==Notes and Trivia== |
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==='''Notes'''=== |
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| + | *According to a script page, filming for the episode took place from January 17, 2018 to January 25, 2018.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BgDBYHwjiix/</ref> |
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| − | *This episode takes place roughly eight months after the events of the [[Fire at the Keating House]], meaning that it is roughly July 2016. |
+ | *This episode takes place roughly eight months after the events of the [[Fire at the Keating House]], meaning that it is roughly July 2016, about three months after the [[Party at Caplan & Gold]]. |
| + | *The cheque which [[Sandrine Castillo]] gives [[Wes Gibbins]] confirms that the Fire at the Keating House occurred on [[2015|November 3, 2015]] as the cheque was written a day before on November 2, 2015.<ref>[[:File:414Cheque.png]]</ref> |
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| + | **The name on the cheque was written by "Souris Courageue" and the cheque itself is from the Grand Cayman Bank which is presumably what criminals use for offshore accounts. This was later confirmed by [[Oliver]] in "[[Nobody Else Is Dying]]" when he mentioned that people use the "Cayman's" as offshore accounts. |
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| + | *This episode marks the final appearance of former main cast member [[Alfred Enoch]] ([[Wes Gibbins]]) following his character's [[Fire at the Keating House|death]] in the [[Season 3|previous season]]. This then marks the second main cast member to leave the show, the first being [[Katie Findlay]] ([[Rebecca Sutter]]). |
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| + | *When Sandrine meets with Wes, she says that [[Laurel Castillo|Laurel]] tries to fix men, and did it first with [[Dominick Flores|Dominick]], then [[Frank]], and now Wes. But when we see Laurel listen to the recording of the conversation on the USB, Sandrine's voice says that she tried to fix Frank, then Dominic, and now Wes. |
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**Annalise goes to the hospital and finds out that Simon’s Lawyer is [[Tegan Price]]. Annalise later blackmails Simon into firing Tegan and forcing him not to tell anyone about what he says that [[Party at Caplan & Gold|night]] in order to get him a green card so that he could stay in the country. |
**Annalise goes to the hospital and finds out that Simon’s Lawyer is [[Tegan Price]]. Annalise later blackmails Simon into firing Tegan and forcing him not to tell anyone about what he says that [[Party at Caplan & Gold|night]] in order to get him a green card so that he could stay in the country. |
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*[[Michaela]] because more distant from Asher and contemplates telling him about her affair with [[Marcus Walker|Marcus]]. [[Asher]] later finds out about Michaela’s affair. |
*[[Michaela]] because more distant from Asher and contemplates telling him about her affair with [[Marcus Walker|Marcus]]. [[Asher]] later finds out about Michaela’s affair. |
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| − | *[[Laurel]] confronts her [[Sandrine Castillo|mother]] which leads to no leads on who killed [[Wes Gibbins|Wes]]. Laurel then blackmails Denver for information on who killed Wes. Laurel discovers that both her mother and her [[Jorge Castillo|father]] teamed up to hire [[ |
+ | *[[Laurel Castillo|Laurel]] confronts her [[Sandrine Castillo|mother]] which leads to no leads on who killed [[Wes Gibbins|Wes]]. Laurel then blackmails Denver for information on who killed Wes. Laurel discovers that both her mother and her [[Jorge Castillo|father]] teamed up to hire [[Dominick Flores|Dominick]] to [[Fire at the Keating House|kill]] Wes. |
| − | *[[Bonnie]] becomes more and more worried that [[Todd Denver|Denver]] will try to kill her, while [[Frank]] assures her that he won’t. |
+ | *[[Bonnie]] becomes more and more worried that [[Todd Denver|Denver]] will try to kill her, while [[Frank]] assures her that he won’t. A mysterious car accident occurs which the victim is suggested to be Bonnie. |
==='''Title'''=== |
==='''Title'''=== |
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*The title shares some resemblance to the [[Season 1]] episode, "[[The Night Lila Died]]". |
*The title shares some resemblance to the [[Season 1]] episode, "[[The Night Lila Died]]". |
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| + | *The title comes from when [[Laurel Castillo|Laurel]] , [[Bonnie Winterbottom|Bonnie]] and [[Frank Delfino|Frank]] are listening to [[Wes Gibbins|Wes']] recording of his conversation with [[Sandrine Castillo]] and Bonnie asks Laurel, when the recording was (done), which is when Laurel answers her by saying it was, "'''The day before he died'''." |
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| − | *The title comes from Laurel when she tells Bonnie when the reocrding between Wes and Sadrine took place "The Day Before He Died" |
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| + | ** '''The Day Before He Died''' - [[Laurel Castillo]] |
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==='''Music'''=== |
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| + | |artist1 = [[Wikipedia:Son Lux|Son Lux]] |
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| + | |scene1 = [[Oliver]], [[Asher]] and [[Connor]] joke that they should all marry off so that they can have spousal privilege; [[Annalise]] and [[Isaac Roa|Isaac]] confess to having feelings for one another; [[Nate Lahey|Nate]] updates Annalise on [[Simon Drake|Simon]]. |
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| + | |song2 = Belly of the Beast (Zamilska remix) |
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| + | |artist2 = [[Wikipedia:Gazelle Twin|Gazelle Twin]] |
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| + | |scene2 = Montage as [[Annalise]], [[Bonnie]], and the [[Keating 4]] in act their plan to get [[Simon Drake|Simon]] onto their side; Simon fires [[Tegan Price|Tegan]] as his lawyer; [[Frank]] tells Annalise that [[Laurel Castillo|Laurel]] has gone missing. |
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| + | |song3 = Ghost Nation |
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| + | |artist3 = [[Wikipedia:Gary Numan|Gary Numan]] |
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| + | |scene3 = [[Laurel Castillo|Laurel]] confronts her [[Sandrine Castillo|mother]] about her invovlvement with [[Wes Gibbins|Wes]]' [[Fire at the Keating House|death]]; Wes calls [[Dominick Flores|Dominick]] then after talking with Sandrine; Sandrine calls [[Jorge Castillo|Jorge]]; [[Nate Lahey|Nate]] calls to tell Annalise an car accident has happened.}} |
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- Michaela: "It was a mistake."
- Asher: "This wasn't a mistake, Michaela. This was you stabbing me in the heart."
- — Michaela Pratt and Asher Millstone regarding Michaela's one-night-stand with Marcus Walker
"The Day Before He Died" is the 59th episode of How to Get Away with Murder.
Summary
Annalise helps the “Keating 4” concoct a plan to prepare for another round of questioning after detectives get a break involving Simon’s case. Meanwhile, Laurel discovers new details about the night Wes was killed which lead to a surprising confrontation.[2]
Plot
Eight months prior, on the day before he died, Wes is getting out of the shower and receiving a call from an unknown number — it’s Laurel’s mom, Sandrine, asking to meet with him. When he gets to the coffee shop, he tells her he only came to say he’s not okay with meeting behind Laurel’s back. She insists he sit, and he starts to record the conversation. She then gives Wes a check for 100k to get him to break things off with Laurel. She insists it’s because Laurel is trying to fix him and will break his heart. He takes the check along with a phone number that he was told to use in an emergency, and later in his apartment, he uploads the recording of the conversation and puts it on a USB drive under the floorboards in his bathroom. He enters a new “in case of emergency” number in his phone. Laurel gets home from study group and things are awkward between them. She assumes it’s because he thinks she cheated on him with Frank. Later, they had another argument the day he died.
Back in the present day, Laurel is listening to the recording of her mom’s meeting with Wes. She wants to go to Denver to find out what he knows. Also, they need to tell Annalise — Frank demurs on this because Annalise already has a lot on her plate. The Keating 4 minus Laurel shows up at Annalise’s hotel because she has something to tell them. Oliver reveals he and Connor have decided to have a traditional wedding after all. But the wedding bells are silenced when Annalise drops the bomb that Simon is awake. They still don’t know if he can speak or remembers anything. Bonnie arrives and pulls Annalise aside to tell her that Nate is trying to get inside information on Simon’s status. Oliver gets a call that Simon is requesting to see him. Oliver meets with the doctor at the hospital and tries to glean Simon’s mental state because Connor is concerned the detectives are laying a trap. Before he can see Simon, the detective who interrogated Oliver the night of the incident at Caplan & Gold warns him that they’re watching to be sure he doesn’t try to sway Simon’s memories. Simon looks at Oliver and smiles — all he wants to know, for now, is whether he came out to him. He doesn’t remember anything from the night of the shooting.
Frank and Laurel go to see Sandrine without telling Annalise. Laurel plays the recording for her mom. Mrs. Castillo says Wes was a murder suspect and she wanted to protect her daughter. Laurel accuses her of having Dominick kill Wes. She flatly denies it, but Laurel begs her to stop lying. Back at the hotel, while Oliver and Asher do face masks, Connor pulls Michaela aside to talk about her D.C. affair with Marcus Walker. She doesn’t know if she has feelings for Marcus. She’s confused. Connor insists she has to tell Asher and make a decision between being a “cheater” and a “lying cheater” because the truth will come out. But before any decisions can be made, Michaela gets called before the detective, who wants to know about the bad blood between her and Simon. Michaela steamrolls her — pointing out it’s normal for competitive law students to not get along and that the detective is overstepping legal guidelines. She refuses to continue the conversation without a lawyer.
Michaela decides the only solution is for Oliver to marry Simon to buy his silence with his hot bod and his hand in marriage. Connor still votes for smothering Simon. Annalise has a real suggestion — Oliver has to go back and convince Simon to hire Annalise as his lawyer so they can run damage control. Oliver obeys orders and visits Simon, feeding him a line about having feelings for him before telling him he needs a lawyer. Simon already has a lawyer and it’s Tegan. Annalise soon finds this out while trying to get information on Isaac at the front desk. Tegan strolls up to her and tells her she has to leave, but not before Annalise gets in a few jabs about Tegan’s real boss being Jorge Castillo and representing Simon being a conflict of interest. But they can’t tell Simon any of this because Tegan’s set up security and banned unauthorized visitors, including Oliver, from his room.
Laurel is trying to work out why Wes didn’t just tell her about meeting her mom. Frank promises to help her get her baby back at any cost, but he has to go because he receives an alert for a “mechanical error” on Bonnie’s car from the device he gave her. He goes to the DA’s office and helps Bonnie check her car for signs of tampering. He insists the car is fine, but Bonnie still feels unsafe. He admits he and Laurel went to see Mrs. Castillo and she denied any involvement in Wes’ death. Bonnie tells him he has to tell Annalise the truth. Michaela visits Laurel at her apartment to ask for advice about the Asher-Marcus situation. Laurel insists she’s a terrible person to give advice and Michaela wants to know why she didn’t tell Wes the truth about cheating with Frank. They acknowledge their tendency to sabotage anything good in their lives, and Michaela says she would have “lost it” a long time ago without Asher. Meanwhile, Asher is hanging out with Oliver. Oliver suggests he should marry Simon again, but then Asher says no — he and Connor should get married, and so should everyone else in their tangled web so they can’t testify against each other. He jokes about Michaela pulling a “runaway bride” on him.
Annalise visits Isaac at the hospital. He’s been reading about her case, and he’s proud of her. He tries to reassure her that his condition and overdose were not her fault. He wanted to die and that’s why he’s here, while she continually gets back on her feet and chooses life. She insists he doesn’t need to make her feel better. She wants him to stop apologizing and just do whatever he needs to get better — but Isaac tells her it’s the last time they can see each other and then rolls over and closes his eyes. She goes out into the hallway to cry. Nate calls, and he has bad news: Simon remembers that Laurel was at the party that night and is prepared to give a statement to the detectives. Annalise calls Laurel and tells her to hide. Michaela gets back to her apartment and is blindsided by the fact that Asher has already figured out she cheated on him with Marcus. “This wasn’t a mistake, this was you stabbing me in the heart,” he insists. Asher starts telling Michaela all the reasons she’s broken his heart. Annalise soon shows up, breaking the bad news about Simon’s memory. Oliver is told that he needs to go back in and convince Simon not to give his statement.
So, Oliver is back at the hospital, wearing a suit and pretending to be Tegan’s assistant. Michaela corners Tegan in the bathroom to distract her, telling her she’s on the wrong side with Mr. Castillo and laying it on thick about her being a powerful woman allowing herself to be controlled by a corrupt man. Oliver’s plan works, and he holds a cell phone up to Simon’s ear. Annalise is on the other end of the line explaining to Simon that his current plan will land him in jail since a jury will never believe the word of a patient with brain trauma. Instead, the new plan is for him to decline to give a statement and work with Annalise to get a visa as a whistleblower. Simon demands the files that they stole and then says that he’ll hand over to the authorities even though they don't have the hard drive. Trying to find it, Bonnie is back at the jail trying to bribe the officer who logged the evidence that night. Tegan finally gets into Simon’s room, which is now Oliver free. But their plan worked — Simon fires Tegan and tells her he’s canceling his meeting with the detectives because he didn’t see Laurel there that night; he was confused.
Frank calls Annalise to tell her that Laurel wasn’t hiding in her apartment as she was told. Instead, she’s at Denver’s office trying to make a deal. She offers to turn herself in for stealing the files from Caplan & Gold. But first, she reveals she has proof on her phone that he’s called Dominick many times, as well as evidence her father illegally donated to his campaign and is working with him. Laurel offers him the evidence if he gives her mother's phone records. They make the exchange. Laurel then visits her mother, locking the door and closing all the curtains on her way in. Laurel lets loose on her mother, saying she knows her mom got Wes’ message because Laurel got her phone records, and Mrs. Castillo called Wes back 10 minutes after he left the voicemail for Dominic. Mrs. Castillo insists it’s because she wanted to help Wes, but Laurel isn’t having it, accusing her mother of being out to protect her bank account and ensure Antares could go public without scandal. Laurel assumed Denver or Dominic warned her father Wes was going to the police, but now she knows it was her mother. Together, they killed Wes, the person she loved most.
In the midst of this, eight months prior, Wes did speak to Mrs. Castillo, and he admitted to being in trouble with the police. He wants Mrs. Castillo to do everything she can to keep Laurel safe. He insists he has to go and hangs up. Mrs. Castillo then immediately calls Jorge and tells him Wes is going to the police. Back in the present, Annalise still can’t get ahold of Laurel and consequently also misses a call from Bonnie while Frank is busy telling her the truth about Mrs. Castillo’s potential involvement in Wes’ death. Bonnie leaves a voicemail saying Denver has the hard drive and is playing both sides. She’s driving to Annalise’s hotel. But Denver is also onto Bonnie — watching security footage of her bribe at the jail and calling Jorge Castillo to tell him to handle it. And then Annalise gets a call from Nate — there’s been a car accident.
Notes and Trivia
Notes
- According to a script page, filming for the episode took place from January 17, 2018 to January 25, 2018.[3]
- This episode takes place roughly eight months after the events of the Fire at the Keating House, meaning that it is roughly July 2016, about three months after the Party at Caplan & Gold.
- The cheque which Sandrine Castillo gives Wes Gibbins confirms that the Fire at the Keating House occurred on November 3, 2015 as the cheque was written a day before on November 2, 2015.[4]
- The name on the cheque was written by "Souris Courageue" and the cheque itself is from the Grand Cayman Bank which is presumably what criminals use for offshore accounts. This was later confirmed by Oliver in "Nobody Else Is Dying" when he mentioned that people use the "Cayman's" as offshore accounts.
- This episode marks the final appearance of former main cast member Alfred Enoch (Wes Gibbins) following his character's death in the previous season. This then marks the second main cast member to leave the show, the first being Katie Findlay (Rebecca Sutter).
- When Sandrine meets with Wes, she says that Laurel tries to fix men, and did it first with Dominick, then Frank, and now Wes. But when we see Laurel listen to the recording of the conversation on the USB, Sandrine's voice says that she tried to fix Frank, then Dominic, and now Wes.
Important Events
- Simon is awake he remembers very little which gives the Keating 4 some hope. Simon slowly regains more memory and he remembers Laurel being at the party.
- Annalise goes to the hospital and finds out that Simon’s Lawyer is Tegan Price. Annalise later blackmails Simon into firing Tegan and forcing him not to tell anyone about what he says that night in order to get him a green card so that he could stay in the country.
- Michaela because more distant from Asher and contemplates telling him about her affair with Marcus. Asher later finds out about Michaela’s affair.
- Laurel confronts her mother which leads to no leads on who killed Wes. Laurel then blackmails Denver for information on who killed Wes. Laurel discovers that both her mother and her father teamed up to hire Dominick to kill Wes.
- Bonnie becomes more and more worried that Denver will try to kill her, while Frank assures her that he won’t. A mysterious car accident occurs which the victim is suggested to be Bonnie.
Title
- The title shares some resemblance to the Season 1 episode, "The Night Lila Died".
- The title comes from when Laurel , Bonnie and Frank are listening to Wes' recording of his conversation with Sandrine Castillo and Bonnie asks Laurel, when the recording was (done), which is when Laurel answers her by saying it was, "The day before he died."
- The Day Before He Died - Laurel Castillo
Music
| Song | Artist | Scene |
|---|---|---|
| "Aquatic" | Son Lux | Oliver, Asher and Connor joke that they should all marry off so that they can have spousal privilege; Annalise and Isaac confess to having feelings for one another; Nate updates Annalise on Simon. |
| "Belly of the Beast (Zamilska remix)" | Gazelle Twin | Montage as Annalise, Bonnie, and the Keating 4 in act their plan to get Simon onto their side; Simon fires Tegan as his lawyer; Frank tells Annalise that Laurel has gone missing. |
| "Ghost Nation" | Gary Numan | Laurel confronts her mother about her invovlvement with Wes' death; Wes calls Dominick then after talking with Sandrine; Sandrine calls Jorge; Nate calls to tell Annalise an car accident has happened. |
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