Melina Kanakaredes is the one who kneads.
And the instant Parkers out the door, a gloved hand holding a gun appears from the kitchen.
And although theres a bullet embedded in the wall, he wasnt killed by a gunshot.
Melina Kanakaredes, Katrina Law, Gary Cole.Credit:CBS
Parkers furious that he missed what was happening under his nose.
Enter Eleni, the baker so talented that Parker brought her great buns (his words!)
into the office six days in a row.
She fights her way through the police standing outside the bakery and is horrified at what she discovers inside.
Shes also shocked to learn that Alden (her words!)
is a federal agent.
Scare her off from what?
Okay, back to the dead man.
Virgil had a felony conviction, but Eleni wanted to give him a fresh start.
Those meringues they were salivating over?
Theyre made of a mix of 33 percent sugar and 67 percent cocaine.
In fact, she found $100,00 worth of the drug mixed into the bakerys sugar supply.
As he tries to hustle Eleni out the door, Parker quietly asks if thats what she wants.
Her answer is clear: I want to not be in the same room with you.
Understandable, but ouch!
Time to look into Elenis background.
(Cocaine melts at 208 degrees, but meringues bake above 200 degrees.
Then she brings up this weeks huge personal reveal: Torres secret girlfriend is Robin Knight, Jess sister.
Speaking of messy personal connections, Parker turns up at Kostakis Bakery to ask about Barbieri.
Eleni snips, Hes just a customer, Alden.
No pastry for you!
Batter call Saul, amirite?
We then get a marvelous exchange between Palmer and Torres about Jimmys inability to keep a secret.
I think Kasies been conditioning me, Palmer admits.
Shes been giving me M&Ms every day at 11:30 a.m. Im like Pavlovs dog!
(Where would any Hollywood bad guys do crime if not for abandoned factories?)
The dominos start falling fast.
Walker was Mannys lawyer, which is why Eleni went to him for help.
Arturos got her literally chained to her mixer, complete with a Walt-and-Jesse-style respirator.
Torres then spots a big bowl of powdered sugar, and an idea forms.
When Knights phone rings with a check-in from Parker, Arturo threatens them all with his big gun.
Jess calls Parker boss and she reports that they found nothing of interest at the old factory.
This sets off Parkers alarm bells since shes never called him that before.
Answer: Virgils real killer had no idea about the drug operation.
Thats two different crime rings, busted.
Good work, team!
But theres still some business left.
But the tension between them has melted away like cocaine in a 309-degree oven.
