Archer

ARCHER — “Jane Doe”

Archer opens where the last episode left off. Pam (Amber Nash) and Cyril (Chris Parnell) slowly approach Archer’s (H. Jon Benjamin) car, which is still parked on the cliff. The private detective barely holds onto Berenice’s sagging body, while Cheryl (Judy Greer) recounts the events of the last episode. However, Pam and Cyril don’t believe their story. Cyril looks between Pam and Cheryl, “Book her as a Jane Doe”. They’re going to prison.

Later, Archer and Pam bicker as she leads him into the holding cells. Archer’s frantic as he hears the Chinese sex slaves are still at her apartment. However, the moment is interrupted as the jazz quartet from Dreamland are also led into Archer’s cell. He looks them over, “What are you guys in for?”. It seems the men were unassumingly passing around a cigarette, when Ray (Adam Reed) loudly announced, “Let me try your marijuana cigarette!”. Suddenly, police swarm the group.

However, this gives Archer an idea. He could use the men to escape. He suddenly punches Ray in the stomach. While the man is on his hands and knees throwing up, Archer easily overpowers the distracted guard.

Meanwhile, Lana (Aisha Tyler) and Mother (Jessica Walter) look around Dreamland. All is quiet. It seems the sultry bar singer isn’t doing her second set. Her band is in jail after all. Mother sighs… “What is it with you people and refer?”. She looks around, once again. “Where is the bartender?”.

Across town, a nurse stands in the middle of a hospital ward. “Doctor, where are you taking the patient?”. Krieger (Lucky Yates) hurries down the hall, pushing a dazed looking Barry (Dave Willis) in a wheelchair. “Tests! Just going for some tests!”.

Meanwhile, Archer and the jazz quartet squabble in prison. Who is the most believable to pose as their police escort? The group only agrees on one thing… it’s definitely not Archer.

Later, Lex Drexler (Jeffrey Tambor) talks with Cyril. The imposing crime boss is anxiously awaiting the return of his girls. However, Cyril coyly trots out the latest weapon in his arsenal: Cheryl Van Der Tunt.

However, across town Archer gets to Cheryl first. They manage to break her free, but not before they run into Pam. The burly police officer cracks her neck, ready for a fight.

While Lana’s pitiful attempt at a stand-up routine plays over the scene, Archer’s team lays broken and bloody in the hallway. However, Pam sits handcuffed to a pipe. “Alright Archer, you win this round”.

As team Archer makes an escape, Cyril faces down Pam. The mild mannered police detective is not thrilled with their failure. He draws his gun and fires. However, his shot misses and only gives them a slight case of tinnitus.

With nowhere else to go, the group returns to Dreamland. Mother only hears a minute of Cheryl’s sob story before she gets an idea. She calls the Van Der Tunt family with a ransom demand as a giddy Cheryl sits near-by clapping.

Archer airs Wednesday nights on FXX.

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