Shippers, get ready for whiplash: this episode starts with our dashing detective duo, dressed in their finest, entering an extremely swanky establishment for dinner. “Oooh,” I hear you think: “a proper date! Finally!” But alas, they’re actually only undercover as a doctor and his wife. Why? We’re going to have to wait to find out, and in the meantime, this happens:Duke Silver, to the waiter: Get me this wine, and the lady will have sherry.
As you may recall, last week’s episode ended with New Superintendent dropping a major ultimatum on our pal Duke Silver: take the Glasgow promotion or else. Well this week, both Duke Silver and Victoria Mars have to deal with the fallout from that, so they’re both practicing their “this is fine, great actually, I’m not super sad about it at all” speeches in their respective mirrors, when Victoria Mars is interrupted by a visitor: Detective Mustache.Victoria Mars: It’s weird that you’re here; last time we talked you tried to blackmail me! What do you want?