The body count continues to rise this week and it seems likely that Avi has joined the number of deceased that are dotted across Ray Donovan’s landscape. The bloodbath in Nevada last week has not been matched in “Lake Hollywood,” but things have gotten seriously out of hand in Los Angeles. Is Ray smart enough to defeat the Russian mob?
Donovan makes the first move, a pre-emptive strike as it were, by taking the art. He tells Waller that if Avi is hurt, Dmitri will never see his art again. Terry wakes up with the cop the morning after and Marisol continues to bother Hector.
Ray circles the wagons, getting everyone, bar Terry, at the house. Daryll helps out as does Lena, they steal the art, and only Bridget seems to be left out of the loop. Ray gets Bunchy to move Teresa to the house.
Bunchy tells Ray about Mick’s homicidal rampage in Nevada. Mickey talks to Ray who is not happy about his killing Little Bill. Mick is still upset about the death of Silvie and Ray is unmoved. Mickey tags along with Bunchy and Teresa in the move to Calabasas.
Sonia has gone off the grid and despite Ray having all his art, Dimitri has Donovan running around in circles. He insists that the action star Butch Kramer be brought to him. Dimitri ignores Ray’s requests to see Avi.
At the gym, Hector’s wife Jessica (Audra Griffis) and daughter show up. Jessica tells him that she and Stella (Mattea Quin) are going to Montreal. Hector is beyond distraught. He tells Terry that he will back in an hour.
Ray gives Waller the receipts for all the art Sonia’s gallery sold. He tells the lawyer he knows about the forgeries. Waller promises to work on Dimitri although, he says, it will do no good.
Hector goes to see Marisol and tells her about Jessica and Stella. She is not impressed. He tells her she smells of jail and Marisol goes to run a bath. At the Donovan house, Mickey and Abby share a moment as one of Dimitri’s men watches the house.
As Terry leaves the gym to get Hector from Marisol’s house, the boxer drowns his half-sister in the bathtub. When Terry arrives, Campos tells him she died by overdosing in the tub.
The murder of Marisol is sudden, shocking and disturbing. It is not, however, overly surprising. Marisol knew which buttons to push and her self destructive streak caused her to destroy her half-brother.
Terry calls Ray.
Ray tells Terry to leave Hector at Marisol’s house. Campos admits he killed his sister and Ray says, “I know.” Donovan leaves. Terry is shaken by the death and returns to the gym.
Donovan gets Butch to see Dimitri. Ray attends the mobster’s party and Kramer is already there. The Russian mob boss asks Butch to go outside and he has a bodyguard beat the star up. (Dmitri is upset at Kramer’s latest film, “The Kremlin Bleeds” where his character killed 111 Russians.)
Dimitri may be a little bit insane.
After his bodyguard beats Kramer to the ground Dimitri takes Ray to a room where they are keeping an injured Waller. The mobster tells Ray that the lawyer tried to intercede on his behalf and then shoots him in the forehead. Dimitri then thanks Donovan for bringing Butch to the party.
Ray heads back to help Hector. First, he takes Marisol’s phone and takes a picture of Hector sitting in front of his dead sister’s body. Donovan does this for insurance. He then takes Marisol’s body and dumps it in Lake Hollywood. Just prior to this, he sends Hector a text from her phone; a suicide text.
Ray calls Dimitri and tells him that he has what he owes the Russian mobster.
It seems pretty obvious that Avi is dead. Despite Ray asking repeatedly, Dimitri has not produced him alive or dead. After watching the mobster in action it fits that he killed Avi right after the phone call where he told Ray to deliver Sonia.
There are two episodes left in this season and it seems that Donovan is outnumbered and outflanked by Dimitri. Previews of the next episode makes things seem quite fraught. Donovan seems to be on top of it, but can he really beat the mobster and save his entire family?
Ray manages to maintain that look of tired confidence that shows he believes he will outwit the Russian. On a sidenote, one wonders if Lena will make good her threat and kill Dimitri if Avi really is dead. The body count in this episode was two, Waller and Marisol. A bit of a comedown after last week’s murderous activities.
There is a lot up in the air in this episode. So far the only thing that has been solved is Hector’s lament. She has been put in the lake, a not-so “lady of the lake,” as it were.
Ray Donovan airs Sundays on Showtime. There are two episodes left, do not miss them as this season looks to be even more intense than season three.
CAST:
- Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan
- Eddie Marsan – Terry Donovan
- Dash Mihok – Bunchy Donovan
- Paula Malcomson – Abby Donovan
- Kerris Dorsey – Bridget Donovan
- Devon Bagby – Conor Donovan
- Jon Voight – Mickey Donovan
- Pooch Hall – Daryll
- Steven Bauer – Avi
- Katherine Moennig – Lena
- Alyssa Diaz – Teresa
Guest starring Raymond J. Barry as Dimitri, Jack Kesy as Butch and Ismael Cruz Cordova as Hector.
