It Feels Like Old Times as 'Miss Scarlet' Bids Farewell to a Friend in "The Deal"

So long and fare thee well to Patrick Nash. Miss Scarlet springs the morally gray private detective from prison for one last case in "The Deal" before putting him on a boat to Australia for (presumably?) good. The show gives him a fairly great send-off in an hour, which is the best of the season to date, and it feels like nothing so much as a throwback to those earlier season episodes where the Duke was away on a trip or whatever.

"The Deal" not only allows actor Felix Scott a chance to show just how much Nash has grown in his time on the show but also how his unique relationship with Eliza added some much-needed moral complexity to its narratives. Nash has been one of the show's most colorful characters since his debut in Season 2. He is a successful private investigator who has served as Eliza's rival, colleague, boss, and friend during the series' run. He's always walked a fine line in terms of morality. Still, in many ways, the same could be said of Eliza, and their mutual willingness to color outside the proverbial lines and work with London's more marginalized or downright unsavory types is a big part of Miss Scarlet's appeal.

The show hasn't always known what to do with the character, but Nash's brief appearance during the Season 5 premiere was one of the few moments that gave us any genuine moments of interiority from Eliza, and, if nothing else, their relationship seemed like a key element that would help fashion the transition of Miss Scarlet from its old identity to a new one. Alas, that appears as though it is not to be.