Easy Money

The cat's out of the bag about Morgan's birthright and he's not done researching his true past. Arming him with a minor clue about his adoption, Bobette keeps Morgan close at hand as they seek out failed businessman Dennis Parnell for a debt owed Prestige Payday Loans. With a big match coming up, Roy finds he now owns a mixed martial artist whose trainer falls behind with Prestige. Roy champions the fighter to South Nile's Mayor Luttrell and other big wigs, but Bobette's machinations might prove to run contrary to Roy's new celeb status. Brandy is forced to act on Mike's money issues as Mike psychologically caves under pressure from the Mamayo Brothers. While it's clear that Detective Yapp has a lot of irons in the fire to keep up appearances, it's Julia's lab professor Dimitri Rosivich who really gets under Morgan's skin. Unnerved by Morgan and Julia's dalliance, Dimitri soon regrets mouthing off to the middle Buffkin son. less

While the computer systems at Prestige Payday Loans go haywire, Morgan gets an out-of-the-blue message from a long-lost cousin, Doug Johnson. Morgan is excited by the prospect of finding a blood relative. Cooper soon uncovers that South Nile National Bank owner Ned Schmidt has reworked his computers' collection system in a way that unfairly charges Prestige's clients. Bobette addresses the issue head-on with Schmidt, who is less than accommodating. Prestige borrower Gev has been adversely affected by Schmidt's finagling and hopes to help Bobette give Schmidt his due. As Morgan and Bobette grow skeptical of Doug's family claim, Cooper's wife Cherise becomes downright indignant. She thinks Cooper, as the true Buffkin heir, deserves more credit for the work he does at Prestige and puts a bee in Cooper's bonnet. After another terrifying run-in with the Mamayo Brothers, Mike blazes out of town to avoid any more entanglements. He soon finds out life on the desert road isn't all he thought it would be. Back in South Nile, Morgan enlists Barry to get info on Cousin Doug and tries to come clean with Julia about the nature of his family's work. less