Golden Boy Episode 11 & 12- "Longshot" "Beast of Burden

Episode 11- "Longshot"
Case- A famous basketball player is murder and at the top of the suspect list is the trainer who is close with the ball players father from younger years, that just got out of jail. He spent 20 years in. Turns out that the players father is the one that kills the son over being replaced on the payroll.

Character stories- Clark has a run in with Carlton at Margo is apartment while the two were having a night in. They have a small discussion that doesn't really go good or bad but on the verge of having trouble to follow. Carlton says that they are good but you just don't get that vibe. Clark's mother gives him letters she found from a safety deposit box in their name, Clark is not interested in reading them. Arroyo tells McKenzie that he left his wife and that he did it so they could be together. McKenzie isn't sure what to think about it.. Until she overhears Arroyo on the phone with his wife telling her he loves her and will be home later. McKenzie threatens to end their partnership because he isn't the same man she use to know. Clark keeps the letters but check up on the bank account information and his mother comes clean- she found them in a box. Agnus overhears them talking- she tells them that she will continue to look into their father with or without their help. His mothers gets a phone call and it seems to be from Clark's father.

Other things that happened. Clark finds information that Carlton is possibly dirty and is involved in some shady stuff. Owen pays Carlton a visit and lets him know that he is aware of what is going on and his secrets. 

Episode 12 "Beast of Burden"

This episode starts out with a Clark and Margo shower scene where she ask him to move some "clothes" in since he has been staying over so many nights.

The case- an escort is found dead in a hotel room. The suspect of the case leads them right to Carlton. Owen lets Clark know that he needs to keep it together. After digging further, Margo's name get brought up. This escort had been seeing Carlton for over a year. Turns out Carlton gave a necklace to the escort that was Margo's grandmothers and Margo got it back and that why the escort filed a complaint against Margo. In the end Margo is cleared and Clark takes her home. Carlton blackmails Clark about his father and that he knows the truth that Clark was lying about being with his father that night long ago. He ask Clark to kill the real killer. While they are tracking the killer, Carlton is fleeing town. When the suspect shoots at Clark he has no choice but to shoot back- he hits him in the chest and he is dead instantly. The gun the suspect used was suppose to be in lock up in the evidence room and Clark is now under investigation and have to turn over his badge and weapons. Everyone assumes that Carlton did this. They head to his house to find him but he is already gone and show is his personal effects and clothes.

Character stories- Clark and Agnus' father shows up at the diner while Agnus is working. He tells her that he is her father. She stands shocked and that's all we get from them this episode. Diaco's get a little of his personal story told this episode. His father suffers from dementia and his sister and him are trying to deal with what to do. Arroyo helps Clark when Owen and him head to Carltons. Even though they don't get along, Arroyo is not okay with anyone doing this to a cop.

Tune in next week of the series finale... yup you read that right. Golden Boy has been cancelled! So bummed to hear this early this week. How with the series shake out... Tune in Tuesday night to find out.