Fuckin' Revenge (S05E11)

At Babylon in the aftermath of the deadly explosion, Ted tells Brian that the police have confirmed that a bomb caused the blast. Detective Horvath arrives and informs them that there are 4 fatalities and 67 wounded, 11 of them - including Michael - critically injured. Ted busies himself with getting insurance estimates and building inspection reports, never asking about Michael's condition nor visiting the hospital. He cannot face up to the tragedy because he feels responsible. Michael would not have been at the bar, where the bomb exploded, if Ted had not sent him for drinks. Finally, Ted goes to see Michael. Melanie and Lindsay reconcile, deciding that they want to spend the rest of their lives with each other. Planning to visit Michael in the hospital, they call their friend and frequent baby-sitter Dusty, only to learn, much to their horror, that she was one of those killed at Babylon. Melanie tells Lindsay that at Dusty's funeral she felt that she wasn't just saying good-bye to a friend but also to life as they knew it. The sound of an explosion on a television show unnerves Emmett in the hospital waiting room, and he goes home. He is so afraid to step out in public that he plans to avoid the candlelight vigil for the victims. Drew Boyd, who will be addressing the crowd at the memorial, is disgusted by Emmett's cowardly attitude. Horvath is sympathetic to Emmett, but reminds him, with an inspiring anecdote from his own life, that one must confront one's fears in life. Despite the uncertainty over Michael's prognosis, Ben teaches a class at the university, where his students are angry over the previous evening's act of terrorism. When Ben urges a calm, measured response to such hate crimes, his self-righteous students feel that violence should be met with violence. They accuse Ben of living in a bubble of middle-class security. When Ben reveals what happened to Michael, a hush falls over the class. Ben returns to the hospital, where Debbie has remained at her son's bedside, just as Michael regains consciousness, to the tearful delight of all. As Ben exits the room to get an exhausted Debbie some soup, he finds Hunter, who has returned from Florida to see how Michael is faring. Later, Hunter asks to move back in with Ben and Michael. Brian proposes marriage to Justin, who turns him down. Convinced Brian is just overreacting to the bombing, Justin tells him that when things return to normal, so will Brian. But a persistent Brian stuns Ted by selling Babylon; Brian also sells his Liberty Avenue loft, using Justin's mother, Jennifer, as the realtor. He tells Jennifer that Justin rebuffed his marriage proposal; Jennifer says she's sorry she won't get to be his mother-in-law. At the candlelight vigil, Drew delivers an emotional speech to the crowd. Debbie follows him, but her speech is interrupted by an antigay protester who proclaims that Michael and all gays like him should die and burn in hell. Enraged, Ben goes after the man and begins beating him. Pandemonium ensues. Even Emmett gets a few punches in. Horvath and Brian pull Ben off the helpless, bloodied protester, and Brian drives Ben away from the scene as police cars arrive. With the proceeds from both real estate sales, Brian buys a huge country manor in West Virginia for Justin and himself. Then he asks Justin once again to marry him. Realizing that Brian is serious about settling down and that he has changed his attitude toward monogamy, Justin agrees to marry Brian. (Warner Bros. UK)