‘Franklin and Bash’ episode recap – 'Summer Girls'

Open with Jared and Peter hosting a party in their office for the Infeld Daniels summer associates. Damien arrives and yells at the pair not realizing that Stanton is at the party. While at the party, Damien locks eyes with an attractive summer associate named Alyssa. Then, two women in Naval uniforms arrive and introduce themselves to Peter and Jared as Toomin and Ward.

Shoot to Toomin and Ward telling Jared and Peter that they beat up two Navy guys in a bar. They add that the base has a van that picks up troublemakers and that they brought the two men home. Afterward, the two ladies were arrested. They then explain to Jared and Peter that they have both been in the service for a decade and this close to being members of the Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) team, which is the closest women can get to becoming a Navy SEAL. They finish by telling Jared and Peter that they were appointed lawyers but felt they were inexperienced and are no seeking different counsel.

Shoot to Carmen and Pindar opening a package that is addressed to Jared and Peter. Inside are a switchblade and a knife. When Pindar holds the switchblade, he accidentally breaks it.

Shoot to Stanton introducing Alyssa to Damien because she’s interested in real estate law. Damien is noticeably uncomfortable and then Alyssa asks him if she knows him from somewhere. In response, he gives her a ton of work and asks her to work from home.

Shoot to Jared and Peter telling Hanna that they’re heading to military court. She tells them that she knows about what they’ll be facing since she spent time as a JAG (Judge Advocate General).

Shoot to Jared and Peter at the military court meeting the opposing counsel, JAG Commander Steven Puckett. They also meet Captain Vaughn, Toomin and Ward’s commanding officer. She wants ensure that Jared and Peter are going to argue an effective defense for the women. Jared and Peter then tell her that their defense strategy is mutual combat.

Shoot to a firing range as Toomin and Ward tell Jared and Peter that the two men provoked them by saying that women don’t belong on the EOD team. Then, later in the week, the two men received their EOD orders. Jared and Peter later think that it was odd that cops were waiting for women at the base.

Shoot to Alyssa telling Damien that she recognizes him from her days as a student stripper. She adds that she remembers that he was more polite then the clients he was at the strip club with. Damien then invites her to come to a summer associates dinner that he’s hosting.

Shoot to the military courtroom as Jared and Peter explain to the judge that Toomin and Ward have been the only two people to be arrested for assault off-base in the past 12 months. Puckett, in turn, plays a video of the fight between Toomin, Ward and the two men to show why they were arrested. On the video, it seems that Toomin and Ward were enjoying savagely beating up the two men. Then, Toomin and Ward admit that they might have gotten “carried away.”

Shoot to Stanton telling Jared and Peter that the fight looked personal but since the two men would plead the fifth, there isn’t any point to calling them to testify. Stanton then tells Jared and Peter that pulling the two men’s’ service records might help. Then, Hanna enters. She seems interested in joining Jared and Peter on the case and tells them that she knows a way that they can get the high-level security clearance they need to see the files.

Shoot to Hanna talking to Damien about working with Jared and Peter. She tells him that she’s doing it to add to a file on them that is being put together to get them kicked out as partners.

Shoot to Peter telling Pindar that he’s expecting General Patton’s switchblade in the mail and that it’s a gift for Stanton. When Peter leaves, Carmen tells Pindar to take the switchblade to a knife store to see if they can fix it.

Shoot to after Damien’s summer associates dinner. Damien and Alyssa are walking to the parking lot and they hit it off but Damien tells her that he doesn’t date women he works with. Alyssa then mentions that she’s wants to work at a different firm that practices a different type of law. Then, they end up having sex in her car. After, Alyssa talks about exploring her options at Infeld Daniels and Damien looks unhappy.

Shoot to Hanna requesting for a look at the files of the two men that Toomin and Ward fought with. The judge agrees to review her request to see if it is relevant to the case.

Shoot to the judge ruling that the two men’s files are admissible and says that Jared and Peter can look at the files but they cannot take them from the courtroom.

Shoot to Jared, Peter and Hanna looking at the files and finding much of it has been retracted/deleted.

Shoot Jared, Peter and Hanna learning that the two men were actually rejected by the EOD, but were admitted after the fight with Toomin and Ward with suspiciously similar recommendations. They also learn that it was Vaughn who helped the two men get into the EOD.

Shoot to Toomin and Ward telling Jared and Peter that they don’t understand why Vaughn would do that since she’s been so supportive of their fight to be members of the EOD.

Shoot to Damien learning that there was a problem with a piece of real estate legislation that his office handled, which will end up costing Infeld Daniels $50,000. The firm’s partners want Alyssa fired despite Damien’s protest.

Shoot to Pindar being pulled over by a cop on his way to the knife store because he was driving only seven miles an hour. Pindar ends up showing the switchblade to the officer. This gets him arrested.

Shoot to Jared asking Vaughn if she sent to the two men to pick a fight with Toomin and Ward. She admits nothing and tells Jared that she thinks that the two women should take the plea deal, which involves them admitting guilt for the incident. She then tells Jared that the two men are currently out of the country.

Shoot to Damien telling Alyssa that she’s being fired. She thinks that she’s being fired because of their relationship and tells him that not making it through the program will kill her future as a lawyer.

Shoot to Stanton coming to Pindar’s rescue at his arraignment. He gets Pindar’s case dismissed by showing the judge that a feature of the switchblade that means that doesn't legally qualify it as being one.

Shoot to Damien showing Stanton that Alyssa wasn’t the one who made the real estate legislation error. He then adds that her work will end up earning the firm money. Stanton then tells Damien to hire Alyssa as a full-time lawyer at the firm.

Shoot to Jared and Peter reviewing Vaughn’s Congressional testimony about women’s role in the armed forces. It turns out that she doesn’t support women engaging in combat on the front lines. Furthermore, Vaughn set up Toomin and Ward to either force them to quit when they were beaten by the men or be disqualified if they won and be court marshaled. Peter then comes with the strategy to use Vaughn’s affinity for women against her in court.

Shoot to the courtroom as Peter puts Toomin and Ward on the stand. He gets them to admit that they started the fight with the two men to prove that the Navy needed to re-evaluate its standards for putting women in combat. This qualifies as “sedition and mutiny” and Toomin and Ward are arrested. But, as they are being led away, Vaughn stands up and admits that she orchestrated the fight to show why the Navy prevents women from serving on the front lines. The charges against Toomin and Ward are then immediately dismissed.

Shoot to Toomin and Ward telling Jared and Peter that they now have a chance at becoming members of the EOD.

Shoot to Damien offering Alyssa a full-time job at Infeld Daniels. She turns him down and tells him that she accepted a lower paying position at another firm. She adds that she’ll finish out the program and it looks like they will continue their relationship after she leaves.

Shoot to Jared and Peter invite Hanna to celebrate their win and tell her that they are looking forward to working with her again.

Shoot to Hanna deleting her file on Jared and Peter.