ACTS OF DESPERATION - Murphy (Perry Mattfeld) and Felix (Morgan Krantz) swing for the fences when they attempt to execute the plan to end their arrangement with Nia (guest star Nicki Micheaux). Finding himself in dire circumstances, Dean (Rich Sommer) seeks the help of a former colleague. Max (Casey Deidrick) does the unthinkable. Also starring Brooke Markham. Steve Tsuchida directed the episode written by Chelsea Taylor (#210). Original airdate 6/18/2020.
In season two of IN THE DARK, Murphy (Perry Mattfeld) is a messy twenty-something who struggles on a daily basis to balance her random hook ups, her hangovers, and her drug front. She's also blind. Murphy lives with her supportive best friend, Jess (Brooke Markham), and along with their anal-retentive boss (and sometimes friend), Felix (Morgan Krantz), they run Guiding Hope, a school for guide dogs. But solving the murder of her best friend, Tyson, lands Murphy deep in the world of Chicago's underground heroin trade when she is forced to turn Guiding Hope into a front for drug kingpin Nia Bailey (guest star Nicki Micheaux). In addition to steering clear of Dean (Rich Sommer), Murphy and Guiding Hope encounter a new problem when the increase in revenue piques the interest of an IRS Agent (Theodore Bhat). And when Murphy realizes her choices directly affect Max (Casey Deidrick), she is forced to make life-changing decisions. With the help of Darnell (Keston John), Murphy tries to wrestle herself and everyone she cares about from Nia's grasp, but ultimately plunges them into far deeper trouble than they bargained for.
IN THE DARK is from
CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television, in association with Red Hour Films, with executive producers Corinne Kingsbury, Ben Stiller ("Escape at Dannemora"), Jackie Cohn, Nicholas Weinstock, Michael Showalter ("The Big Sick") and Emily
FOX ("Pilot only").