As we draw closer to the end of the season, the Sons continue to be pushed farther apart. Jax and Clay have been at each other’s throats for weeks, Opie and Jax’s friendship is deteriorating, and Tig feels like he’s losing his place as Clay’s right-hand man. To make matters worse, the future of Caracara is put in danger when some of the girls get arrested for prostitution and drug possession after the Sherriff’s Department receives an anonymous tip. Not that Clay cares, because he wishes they never got involved to begin with, and he now blames Jax for Luanne’s death.
Jax, however, doesn’t seem to care about anything Clay says or does anymore, and when he threatens to shut down the porn studio after the latest incident, Jax confronts him in front of the club about Donna’s death. Not officially, mind you, but when you utter the words “You are really going to stand there and lay the guilt of a dead wife on me?” someone is bound to figure out what’s really going on. That person will probably be Bobby, because that look on his face after overhearing Jax and Tig’s discussion seems to indicate that he’s finally put two and two together.
What he does with that information is anyone’s guess, but for the time being, he has other club business to take care. He’s sent on a mission along with Jax and Opie to convince an Oakland judge to throw out an INS case involving Henry Lin’s gun dealer, and though it doesn’t look like it’s going to pan out quite like they planned (their “emotional leverage” turns out to be a bust and Opie loses his cool), they eventually persuade the man to toss the case. Meanwhile, David brings Clay evidence that Zobelle is setting up Darby to prove Charming doesn’t need the Sons, and when SAMCRO stops by Darby’s latest meth house to pass on the tip, he runs back to Zobelle pissed that he’s been sold out. Unfortunately for Darby, he was probably always an expendable pawn, just like everyone else.
Whether or not the Sons vote to keep Caracara now is a bit of a moot point after Weston and his men burned it down, but are Darby and Chucky still inside? We never really saw what happened to Darby, and though Chucky could have conceivably left the building before the fire got too big, his fate was left pretty open as well. Not that it matters, because Jax automatically thinks that Clay is responsible. And instead of sticking around dealing with more of his crap, he’s decided to put in for a transfer. I’m not too familiar with motorcycle club rule of conduct, but I’m assuming that just means he wants to go to a different charter – one where he would probably serve as President and be able to implement his ideas for change.
There is a little light at the end of the tunnel. It appears the security video from the church raid had to be tossed from evidence because the quality sucked and most of the families don’t want to testify. That doesn’t exactly mean they’re off scot-free, but it will make it easier for the Sons to fight the charges. Still, that’s not going to heal what the clubs going through, nor will it stop Jax from following through. Gemma confessing, however, will probably do wonders. It sounds like she’s found Jesus just in time.
