Episode 5 starts with Detectives Homer and Jodie questioning Carol in her home. The conversation is tense, especially when they tell her Floyd had a $1 million life insurance policy payable to her—something she says she didn’t know about. When Homer asks if she’s ever been convicted of a crime, Carol refuses to answer, saying the law allows her not to. Later, in the car, Homer and Jodie talk about how strange the conversation was. They look up the law and learn it protects people with sealed convictions, which means Carol has a sealed conviction.
The scene then cuts to Clark talking with a lawyer. She asks why he asked for her now, and Clark says it’s because he doesn’t want them to find out anything more.
The episode then shifts to a flashback where Floyd signs to Clark that he knows about his affair with Carol. Clark apologizes, but Floyd brushes it off. Unexpectedly, Floyd asks if he can watch them have sex. He understands it’s their escape from the world and he wants to be part of it. Additionally, to repay Clark for all his help, Floyd also arranged reimbursements from the suites.
After finding the reimbursements, Jodie goes to the suites to investigate. She asks the manager about them, who reveals that Floyd was the one who requested the reimbursements. The worker also tells her that Clark, Carol, and Floyd would arrive together as a “threesome.” Later that night, Homer visits Jodie and suggests that Clark might be telling the truth–it may not have been him on the bike at the pool house the morning Floyd died. Since they know Clark had a second bicycle, they question where it might be.
The episode then cuts to another flashback at the suites, where Floyd, inside the closet, watches as Clark and Carol begin to engage in sexual activities. Out the window, he spots a young blind man heading toward the pool and quickly goes out to help guide him safely. Clark and Carol watch this unfold, touched by what he does.
Homer and Jodie go to Clark’s house and ask his wife about the second bike. She says that after Floyd damaged it, it was moved, and she hasn’t seen it since. On the drive back, Jodie tells Homer she believes Floyd knew about the affair and even liked watching them have sex. Homer is shocked by the idea. Back at the station, they examine a particular text Floyd sent to Clark: “What you’re doing with Carol is not right, bro. I want to meet and figure this out, bro.” If Floyd was aware of the affair all along, what could this message mean?
In a flashback, we see Clark receiving this message and meeting with Floyd that night. It’s revealed that the message was actually about a sex position Clark had been doing with Carol, which wasn’t meeting Floyd’s expectations. He also says that after watching them, he wants to resume having sex with Carol. Floyd brings up Amphezyne, a drug that could help him achieve a full erection, but his doctor won’t prescribe it due to the other medications he’s taking.
Floyd goes on to continue his story, explaining how he developed Peyronie’s disease. He launches into a long tale about breaking his wrists that day, and ultimately stumbling upon a deaf center, where he watched people communicate through sign language. He describes that moment as discovering his true passion and purpose. He skipped his important finance job interview to start learning sign language on the train ride home. When he told Carol about this, she was very upset. But before he can explain how he actually got Peyronie’s disease, Floyd says he has to leave. He suggests that Clark might be able to get Amphezyne for him. That night, Clark agrees to get the drug for Floyd.
Homer and Jodie go to the bicycle shop, where an employee tells them that an intense woman came to pick up the bike. Based on this description, they suspect it was Carol.
In a flashback, Floyd sentimentally tells Carol that he wants to have sex with her again. He also brings Clark out, saying he’d like Clark to watch. Carol agrees but asks about the Amphezyne, since Floyd is already on blood thinners. He explains that a low dose would be safe, but a higher dose could kill him.
Homer and Jodie go to Carol’s house and insist that she open the garage. Reluctantly, she complies, revealing the second bicycle right in front of them.
At a bar, Homer and Jodie discuss whether Carol is really capable of killing Floyd for money. Homer also points out that anyone who applies to the police department effectively consents to revealing a sealed conviction, subtly suggesting to Jodie that she has the ability to access that information.
The episode concludes with Jodie at home, filling out a job application to the Twyla Special Crimes Unit under Carol’s name.
Episode 5 of DTF St. Louis takes the story to new heights. Through a series of flashbacks, we finally learn the truth behind Clark’s Amphezyne prescription. The discovery of the second bicycle in Carol’s garage also continues to keep her under suspicion in the case. The most striking part of the episode is how it highlights Floyd’s kindness and decency. His reaction to learning about Clark and Carol’s affair is that of pure understanding—he sees it as their way of sharing time away from the world and he only wants to be part of that shared time. This gives viewers a deeper sense of the man Floyd was, which makes his death feel even more tragic.
The episode also reaches new bizarrely surreal tones, especially in Floyd’s story about how he developed Peyronie’s disease. It’s an odd tale involving a car crashing into a street sign that lands on Floyd, causing him to break his wrists, and later a motorcycle hitting his umbrella, causing it to open midair in a strangely poetic way. The scene feels almost otherworldly, reflecting Floyd’s heavenly nature. With the final moment of the episode, audiences will soon discover more about Carol’s past and her sealed conviction.
Rating: 8/10