This Ray Donovan guy, he really cant catch a break.
Or at least thats how he feels about it.
Of course, thats not the truth at all.
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Then, because that wasnt working out so well, he was lured back into working for Winslow.
Once again, Ray asks him who he is.
She wants to cut all ties with Ray.
She wants her money back, and she wants him to lay off derailing Novaks mayoral campaign.
Not a nice dude, this Vinny.
After Ray wakes up from that, he does what he always does when hes in a jam.
He calls Lena for help.
He tells her that they need to get Winslows money back and that its currently in Boston.
Lena not-so-politely tells him where to go, and says he can go find the money himself.
So, Ray sets out on his own, only to run into Emerson.
He wants Mayor Ferrati admitting to something on tape, and soon, or else hes coming for Ray.
Youre running out of time, he says.
Darylls caught up in all this, and its pretty hilarious.
Back at her motel, Sandy hands over the money, but not before apologizing for everything.
When she hears that Bunchy lost Maria, shes genuinely heartbroken.
For once, Bunchy is looking to make good, to do something he believes is right.
Of course, a simple plan like that never ends well on a show likeRay Donovan.
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Rays desperate.
Without Lena, hes scrambling.
So, Ray tries to gather all the pieces together and figure something else out.
Shes dead, proving that Winslow isnt afraid to rack up the body count to get what she wants.
All he knows is that, at the very least, he needs to get the money back.
Waiting for him at the apartment is Lena.
She lays into him, cutting bone-deep with her insights.
Where is everyone, Ray?
Youre going to die alone, and you deserve it, she says as she leaves.
With that, Ray is truly spinning out of control.
He proves Lenas point, and there doesnt seem to be any turning back now.
He shows up, but its not for a casual drink.
She tells her father that everything he does is to protect himself.
He didnt want to show Bridget how to drive because he didnt want her to grow up.
He didnt let Abby die the way she wanted to because he didnt want to be hurt.
Thatswhat sends Ray off the deep end.
When Bridget is talking to him, he starts to hallucinate.
He sees Justine saying her words, the guilt of her death already gnawing at him.
He stumbles out of the bar and into the night.
He has visions of his court-ordered therapist from last season telling him hes traumatized and that he needs treatment.
He sees Natalie James, another body left behind him.
Then he sees himself, dressed as a cop, and he tries to choke himself.
Thats a bad idea because that vision is an actual cop, and Rays arrested yet again.
Things are different this time though.
Rather than getting thrown in jail, he wakes up strapped to a bed in a psychiatric hospital.
The episode ends with a montage of all the Donovans, except Bridget, going nowhere real fast.
Bunchy has no money, despite promising Teresa he had something that would change her and Marias life.
Then theres Ray, locked up and under psychiatric care, getting medication via needle from a hulking nurse.
The Donovans have been in some bad places, but this is maybe the worst its ever been.
