Something Blue

Ashton Hayes (Keegan-Michael Key) is a controlling father and a shady financial advisor. He has dealings with the organised crime fraternity.

Ashton's daughter Nora is getting married to Derek. He works for Ashton's firm.

When Derek enquires about a wedding gift he got from a known criminal. Ashton tells Derek the truth about his dealings but asks him to keep it a secret.

Only Derek brags about it to his friends and a exotic dancer at a strip club.

Now knowing that Derek is a liability. On his wedding day celebration, Ashton gets Derek drunk and stages an accident with a vehicle. He drowns in the pond at the country club golf course where the wedding reception took place.

Ashton also grabs back a family heirloom he gave Derek as a gift.

Elsbeth becomes intrigued when Nora mentioned that Derek never drove at night and did not like beer. While Ashton hoped Nora would get over her new husband's death but remember how good the wedding was.

Later Ashton tries to point the blame on the wedding dance choreographer. His daughter admitted to sleeping with him.

Keegan-Michael Key was smarmy but bearable, he seemed to have realised that Elsbeth could drag him down.

There was a nice tribute to Fosse/Verdon as Elsbeth uses dance to trap Ashton.

The series arc takes a turn as Captain Wagner feels he has been set up.

"Something Blue" was one of the most enjoyable hours of TV I have seen in awhile! The dialogue between all of the characters in this episode was just great, with practically all of them getting funny lines. And the episode was genuinely funny, bordering on silly in places...but I was too busy laughing to mind. Carrie Preston is a remarkable talent, who can be quirky to the extreme, but who can also show flashes of insight and deliver biting repartee seamlessly. "Elsbeth" is a show that I have no trouble suggesting to anybody. We need more intelligent, funny characters like Elsbeth on our TV screens.

This delightful new series focuses on the idiosyncrasies of lawyer/policewoman, Elsbeth Tascioni, played to perfection by Carrie Preston.

Yes, it is reminiscent of the iconic Columbo series, starring Peter Falk. Both shows begin with a crime being committed and the audience in on the murder. There is no mystery here, simply an explanation how a likable lead character ultimately solves the crime and brings the culprit to justice.

Frankly, it's a breath of fresh air when compared to all the other crime shows which focus on guns, chaos and violence. No "shoot-em-ups" here.

This episode focuses on a wedding, a corrupt and evil father and a goofy Elsbeth who masks her intellect with a kooky outward demeanor.

Is the plot believable? Maybe not but it sure is fun!