Review: ‘Bosch: Legacy’ Season 3, Episode 2 “Bosching Bosch” {Spoilers}

After concluding the Frank Sheehan storyline, Bosch: Legacy wastes no time proceeding with the other featured narratives. As Honey Chandler experiences a bump in early polls, she seeks to convert a new donor. Bosch takes on a missing family case while also investigating why the LAPD failed to appear at Chandler’s fundraiser event. Maddie and Reina inch closer to identifying the armed robbers. And Detectives Jimmy Robertson and Perry Lopez connect more dots linking Bosch to Dockweiler’s murder.

The episode opens with Bosch attending an army comrade’s funeral. Josh Brady served with him and others in Afghanistan. Afterward, he joins veteran and friend Gurbizs for the repass. Maddie accompanies them both, listening to their valor war stories. Maddie mentions her father never talks about his time served. Gurbizs mentions a cautionary tale of Bosch killing an alleged terrorist, which fuels Maddie’s suspicions about his involvement with Dockweiler’s death.

Later, Harry is visited by a new client, Siobhan Murphy. She states her family is missing: her daughter, son-in-law, and two grandchildren possibly vanished after crossing the Mexican border. Bosch agrees to investigate since Murphy traveled from Dublin, Ireland to pursue answers. The Gallagher family’s minivan is found, but no DNA or fingerprints are recovered, leaning to no foul play. He also learns the father may have been embezzling money as his business tanked.

As Harry does his thing, Robertson and Lopez do there’s investigating Bosch’s connection to Dockweiler. The criminal’s former lawyer told them Bosch threatened his client during questioning, but the video footage was scrubbed. The duo questions the officer on duty that day and eventually retrieves the evidence: Bosch threatened to stab Dockweiler in the eye with a pencil. Later, they hypothesize Bosch submitted a parole recommendation letter for a former CI, Curtis Digdan. They assume while Digdan may not have killed Dockweiler, he was more than likely a middleman. A visit to the alleged killer Preston Border’s wife hits a dead end when she refuses to talk without a lawyer.

Honey has risen in the polls against D.A. Archer, gaining sympathy points from the Sheehan ordeal. Her next step is to secure more donors. The name Lisa Broad is suggested, but she currently supports Archer. She meets with Broad to persuade her that placing a woman in the seat is the most progressive move. Her daughter, Michelle, surprises them both by crashing the lunch date to appeal to Broad’s ego and push Chandler as the more liberal candidate, being that her daughter is biracial.

Honey’s other attempt to secure more support is to blackmail the LAPD into a silent endorsement. Chandler meets with Police Chief Hughes to complain about her officers’ failure to report at the Plaza Del La Raza event. Instead of folding, Hughes suggests Honey go public with her complaint to hold those crooked officers accountable.

Meanwhile, Maddie and Reina pursue possible suspects in the armed robberies. They pull over a woman, the operation’s mastermind, for a minor infraction. While they only leave her with a ticket, it’s enough heat for her to suggest they find new neighborhoods and a different vehicle.

The episode closes with Bosch and Mrs. Murphy visiting the Gallagher family’s vacation cabin. They know from a neighbor’s security footage that the family packed up for the vacation. But they have not been seen since. The cabin appears to be undisturbed. However, they find a blanket belonging to the granddaughter in a closet. A totem she doesn’t go anywhere without.

What this episode lacked in action, it made up for with the developing of each narrative — especially detectives Robertson and Lopez’s investigation into Bosch. It is the best plot thus far, as they methodically connect each piece of evidence proving their case against the PI. The politics of Chandler’s placating to police and donors reeks of the accurate strategies most career politicians practice. A candidate who went after corrupt cops wanting their endorsement seems logical, but not in the real world. Identifying the robbers was interesting, especially witnessing their dynamic. A seed of dissent is taking root and may cause their downfall in the long run. Overall, the episode was decent following the excitement of the premiere episode.

Rating: 7/10