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Well. This was an interesting one. I'll give the quick plot rundown but then I want to get straight to the juicy bits. First off, they do the case workups. Paul suggests the murder of a judge, but Webb shoots it down. Rebecca gets it back on the table when she proves that the murder isn't just one murder but the most recent in a string. Way to go, Rebecca! They start investigating, and it turns into one of those S&M "you're judging" "no I'm not" scenarios where anyone who's watching who is into chains and whips starts to feel unbelieveably uncomfortable. There's some suspicion Rebecca likes it rough. Fortunately, it's not the S&M suspect who's been killing, it's either the Jesus freak or the detective. (Don't you just love serial killer shows?) After much plodding about, they figure out the detective did it, and promptly arrest him, right after he's blown his brains out. Kudos, FBI team, kudos.

So like I said, plot = not important. This show is utterly fascinating to me, and it's not just because I've had a glass of wine and am smoking a cigar. No no. It's because there's this additional dimension to The Inside that makes it worth watching. Crossing Jordan? CSI? Give me a fucking break. The Inside is twisted and funny at the same time—maybe it's the liberty of being a summer-only series, but there's an absurd comedic element (Katie Finneran reminds me a little bit of a SNL character) that is just as shadowy: Webb is a twisted control freak, or so say his agents, but then you realize he is playing his agents like pawns. I don't think any part of tonight's episode could have been creepier than when Webb forces Rebecca and Paul to play out a suspect's sex games. And then again, there's nothing funnier than an FBI agent wanting to go undercover with a motorcycle gang just so he can grow a moustache, or a guns-drawn raid on an empty church where a lone gay man is playing the organ and waiting meekly for someone to eat his mother's pecan sandies. Creepy, funny, eyebrow lifting. I'm really beginning to like this series. Too bad it's just around for the summer. Damn FOX.