The Feds are getting closer and closer to unraveling this whole web of lies. It’s about time, right? In real life we always hear about the reach and resources the US government has, and why in any case against them – unless you are insanely wealthy (think multi-billionaire) – you really have no chance against them. They will eventually wear you down. It sure has taken them a while to get this close to realizing Angela has obstructed justice on numerous counts and can be tied, indirectly, to a few murders as well. With the grand jury set to convene, Mak, Saxe, and the Eastern District have enough to get Angela on obstruction. But they want more. Mak and Saxe, in particular, are convinced that she is the “connective tissue” between Ghost’s criminal organization and the death of Raymond Jones. Obviously, they’re not wrong.
We’ve been calling this out all season, and in particular last week, that Jerry Donovan would be the one to assist Angela. I don’t know if we can call what he did an “assist,” but he did let her know she has no friends in the entire office. Useful information which she probably already knew but Donovan at least made it appear that they were closing in fast on her. At this point, there is more than just this current obstruction of justice charge. Angela’s crimes go all the way back to earlier seasons when she made up lies about Greg Knox and when Lobos was still alive with Mike Sandoval as the mole. She is a peripheral connection to Ghost’s criminal activities and has protected him for years by breaking the law.
The Feds also started pushing Teresi to get Tommy to give up more information on Angela. When Teresi starts asking Tommy about all the murders he’s committed, how he’s never got caught and how they knew about Sandoval being in the MCC was a moment. Tommy said our “lawyer” is pretty well connected. Did you have a moment in all the back and forth, and wonder if Teresi and Tommy’s signals got crossed and Tommy could be thinking Proctor instead of Angela?
Regardless, Proctor has made a connection between Angela, Silver, and Mike Sandoval. Angela told Silver, who then told Proctor that Sandoval was in lockup at MCC. Sounds like a game of telephone or he said/she said. Either way, Angela is connected and Tommy and Proctor know. Will Proctor provide the Feds with dirt on Angela to save his own ass? Tommy has no love loss for Angela and blames her for a lot. Could he give information to the right person that gets in the hands of the Feds? Plus, Angela’s weak ass attempt to transfer Mak to Steve Tampio’s division of the DEA in D.C.? Mak sees through that, right? Another nail in Angela’s coffin. Or is Mak just as ambitious as she is and Angela’s pulling the master long con? Ticking time bomb…