Todd gets more reprimanding from Peter the Hate . . . and puts his plan of scaring Marty quiet into action! Commentary follows.
Peter is going off the deep end here, and Todd is terrified and again, like a little boy. He's been rejected, over and over, by this man, and also abused....all he does is try and please and placate him to no avail. This explains the desperation he feels to get Marty quiet and cover up his own sins. Peter calls him a loser and finally leaves. Zach has been sitting there the whole time. Todd's reaction to his father's words are to work harder to please him, and we know where that takes him.
Marty agrees to go on Luna's show. We also know where that will lead. No good can come of this with Todd on edge and Marty destined to not be a victim any longer. Zach makes a joke, to try and make the situation lighter but it doesn't work. Todd's still reeling from his father's attack, and trying not to show it. Zach dismisses Peter's words; Todd can't. He knows what it is about. The amazing thing that Roger does here is pull at our heartstrings, then make us hate him, then pull again, then make us hate, etc. It's a cycle that eventually ends with us loving him and feeling pity for him. And this is what Roger and TPTB intend. The vulnerability, matched with the charm and undeniable good looks is a winning combination.
The scene does go on to reveal that Todd is so afraid, he will try and stop the trial at any cost, which makes a lot more sense than just wanting to go out and hurt Marty again. He is desperate to keep the non-existent love from his father and scared of what his father will do in the second trial, and he shares this with Zach. Zach just sees it totally clearer than Todd does....he sees the other trial as just another trial, and if they keep themselves together, they will be acquitted. Todd just can't let it go that far, so he sets out on a plan, that eventually leads, with the help of Powell, to the ultimate outcome for all of them. The way Zach has to keep calling Todd's name makes me think - just a little - that Todd is not Todd at all here. Zach is just so sure he can beat the charges that he doesn't even consider the fact that Todd might screw it up for them.
He goes back to his stalking thing and catches Marty on the phone. He puts on the voice of voices - and somehow tricks Marty into revealing information about Suede's whereabouts. Marty thinks the voice is familiar and dismisses it as her own paranoia. In actuality, she's right anyway! Roger's country accent is fun to watch. He's quite the character actor when he wants to be. When he's in the bushes outside her house, it's a bit over the top but we accept it because he's Todd...and we know it will lead to something big.
FAIL: Nothing for this one, this time, except that Marty did not recognize Todd's voice with any sureness. She probably would have.
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