Summary
With a few surprise returns, this episode of Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler is quite exciting. In fact, it wouldn’t have been the worst thing had the story from this episode served as the season finale.
We recap the HBO Max series Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler season 3, episode 9, “Rag Trade,” which contains spoilers.
In Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler season 3, episode 8, there were pregnancy reveals, brutal deaths, and many characters left in dire situations. Want to know what happened next? Read the below recap.
Pennyworth: The Origins of Batman’s Butler, episode 9 recap
The episode starts with a quick recap of Alfie telling Sandra that he thinks they should marry. Then, as previously predicted, Sandra rejects his marriage proposal. She thanks him for the offer but still tells him no, much to Alfie’s shock. Sandra tells Alfie that she will allow him to be a part of the baby’s life, but she will be doing it on her own. The former couple argues, and Alfie tells her that if he walks out of the door, he won’t come back. What does Sandra do? She slams the door in Alfie’s face.
After the opening credits, Thomas returns! (That means my theory of Patrica’s death bringing Thomas back is entirely wrong). Martha doesn’t know how to react to his return, and she remains silent. A prisoner tries to escape from what appears to be an underground facility but ends up being shot to death. From the vault, Lucius crawls into the building mere seconds later.
Dave learns from Sally, who is no longer being held captive at the dinner table, that Francis drugged everyone at the party, and it resulted in a killing. Back to Martha and Thomas, and he confirms Martha’s suspicions that he killed his father. He defends his actions by saying he did it because his father tried to kill Martha. But Martha is livid not because he killed his father but rather because he put his family at risk. Thomas finds that hypercritical considering the risk Martha brings by being an undercover agent.
Afterward, after believing that Sam left with Mary, Mary and Thomas realize that Sam is missing. But it’s more complicated than that. Sam is with a woman who looks identical to Mary, and she demands £100,000 from Thomas. Sally shows Dave the scene of the crime, but the body is missing — raising a few doubts from Dave. But as Patricia is hiding in the closet, it proves what Sally claims to be true. Lucius watches as an experiment is performed on a prisoner, which results in them being burnt to death.
Fake Mary holds Alfie at gunpoint. As he speaks to her, he guesses that whatever her reason is, it’s personal. And he is correct, as the woman wants to really hurt the Wayne family. To ensure Sam’s safety, Thomas publically confesses to killing his father. Afterward, Fake Mary instructs Thomas and Martha to get inside her car. Inside the car, Fake Mary sends them to sleep.
Pennyworth: The Origins of Batman’s Butler, episode 9 ending
Guess who returns, Bet! She has been drugged to her nut while being held captive as a prisoner. But Bet is now trying to escape. Maybe Lucius will be able to help? Fake Mary takes off her mask. It’s Regina! She clearly wants revenge. Regina tells Thomas that to keep Sam safe, he must kill Martha. Elsewhere, Alfie, Mary, and Sam are tied up in the basement. Thomas appears to decide to kill Martha so he can keep Sam safe. But there’s no chance of that happening. Instead, he attacks Regina. The noise allows Alfie to take an opportunity to attack her henchman whilst Regina knocks Thomas to the ground.
Just as Regina is about to stab Thomas to death, Alfie threatens to shoot her. As Regina claims that Alfie should get in touch with the Prime Minister, Martha shoots Regina in the head. Well, that’s one way to solve your problem! Bet is not the only character returning in this episode, as Peggy Sykes also returns! With the scene safe now that Regina is dead, Alfie tells Mary that Sandra is pregnant. At the end of the episode, a group of milkmen claims it’s the dawn of a new day.
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