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The Cleaner Episode “Chaos Theory” has a number of different plot lines. One involves a math professor ( Teddy ) that uses cocaine to finish some research, and another involves a needle found in the cleaner’s house after a dinner party.

Melissa & William Banks from The Cleaner (Chaos Theory)

It appears to be a “business-as-usual” episode with your drug addict du jour. Only drugs are the addictions dealt with weekly, and this episode is no different. The mathematics professor’s girlfriend seeks William’s help, since the professor is in danger of losing everything from the cocaine use. Everything includes a diner owned by the professor’s parents, who were immigrants. The professor scribbles fervently at his dry erase board, ever so haunted by the numbers in the equations.

The white powder being snorted is definitely not chalk dust. While teaching in the class room, the professor claims the numbers are haunting him. The cocaine addicted professor goes on to say, “Everything in the universe can be measure by our fingers and our toes.” At the diner, his parents seem to know something is up, based on the professor’s shoddy appearance. He believes the drug use will help him get through his research, and help him obtain a federal grant.

In reality, signs of use are showing: He is missing meetings, and cash advances are being taken on his credit card. The girlfriend gets William involved. William and his team monitor the professor, and ultimately, William is able to capture the professor and get him off to rehab.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch (William’s home), Ben discovers a needle in the bathroom after a dinner party that his parents threw. He takes the needle and hides it, wondering where the needle came from. There were a few guests at the party that could be suspects, or could the needle belong to William?

While William is working on the other plot line, Ben starts smoking cigarettes. William questions Ben as to why he is making such great decisions with his life. Ben makes a comment about the apple not falling far from the tree. The next morning William and Melissa have another failed attempt at thawing out their marriage. William then demands to know why Ben was smoking as a teen, and Ben shows him the needle.

Ben asks if it is William’s as does Melissa, after William takes it from Ben and shows it to her. William confronts Quinn about the needle, and Quinn denies it is his. Quinn also assures Melissa that the needle is not his. Quinn is credited by William to have saved his life, meaning the one who pulled him from his addiction. Also important to know, Quinn is William’s friend from prison. Quinn is hit with a major guilt trip when Lula thanks him for saving her dad’s life. After that, Quinn confesses to William, and William decides Quinn is no longer welcome in their house. William agrees to help Quinn, but decides their score is even.

Overall, a decent episode, but the writing appears to be becoming formulaic. Drug addict needs help, and William helps. Even the character development at home is somewhat predictable. Obviously Ben and Lula are growing, and need the proper guidance to avoid the pitfalls that William has experienced, but the method that William instills his family values leaves a little polish to be desired. I hope future episodes will allow others in the family to make some mistakes, without William coming to the rescue each time.

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