Dead to Me – Season 2

Episode Guide

S2.E1 ∙ You Know What You Did
Fri, May 8, 2020

Jen and Judy briefly reunite to cover up Steve’s death; Jen learns that her neighbor Karen’s security camera caught footage of Steve arriving at her house. She is still upset about Judy’s lies and, after they hide Steve’s body, kicks her out again, leaving her homeless. They later reconcile, but Jen lies to Judy about the circumstances of Steve’s death: she claims she shot him in self-defense, but flashbacks show she bludgeoned him to death with Henry’s wooden bird as he was leaving. At the end of the episode, the doorbell rings to reveal what appears to be Steve, alive and well.


S2.E2 ∙ Where Have You Been
Fri, May 8, 2020

Judy recognizes the man at the door as Steve’s twin brother, Ben, who is asking about his brother’s whereabouts. Judy tells him that Steve ran off to Mexico to avoid prosecution for money laundering. Detective Perez arrives at the house to give Jen the restraining order she filed against Judy, only to be nonplussed when Jen asks her to rescind it. Perez warns Jen that Judy is a “rip tide” and to stay away from her.


S2.E3 ∙ You Can’t Live Like This
Fri, May 8, 2020

Jen and Judy have placed Steve’s corpse in the freezer in Jen’s garage, and argue over what to do with it after discovering rats are trying to chew their way in. Judy wants to dispose of the body in a respectful way, while Jen immediately jumps to dissolving it with industrial-strength drain cleaner. The two ultimately decide to bury the body in the Angeles National Forest in the middle of the night.


S2.E4 ∙ Between You and Me
Fri, May 8, 2020

After disposing of Steve’s body, Jen and Judy book into a lavish hotel on the weekend of a wedding. There, the two spot Karen’s husband, Jeff, having an affair with another man. Judy is having trouble emotionally processing Steve’s death, so Jen gives them the opportunity to open up emotionally, and for Judy to mourn Steve properly. Upon returning home, Jen and Judy learn that the bird Henry believed to be his reincarnated father is dead. At the storage unit, Charlie discovers Steve’s car and believes it is a birthday present from Jen.


S2.E5 ∙ The Price You Pay
Fri, May 8, 2020

Charlie takes Steve’s car on a joyride with his girlfriend Parker; they are recorded on multiple traffic cameras, and Parker posts pictures of their day to social media, including one in which she is wearing Steve’s TKG Arts baseball cap. After Jen tells her she needs more “space” in their relationship, Judy bonds with a new client’s daughter, Michelle. Ben, a chiropractor, helps Jen relieve the back pain she is enduring after burying Steve; Jen has flashbacks to the night of the murder, and the horrible things Steve said that sent her into a rage. Jen catches Charlie with Steve’s car when it runs out of gas; after sending Charlie and Parker home with Judy, Jen douses the car with gas and sets it on fire.


S2.E6 ∙ You Don’t Have To
Fri, May 8, 2020

Jen bribes Parker to take down the pictures of the joyride with Charlie that she posted online, in order to conceal Steve’s car. Judy’s relationship with Michelle becomes closer and flirtatious, while Jen and Ben hit it off as well. Henry experiences stage fright before his first solo with his Christian choral group, and Jen suggests that they ditch the concert, instead taking the family, along with Ben and Michelle, to an arcade. Nick and other police officers find Steve’s burned-out car. Judy and Michelle kiss and spend the night together at Michelle’s home; it is revealed to the viewer that Michelle’s roommate, and ex-girlfriend, is Detective Perez.


S2.E7 ∙ If Only You Knew
Fri, May 8, 2020

Jen and Judy organize a vigil for Steve to deflect suspicion, and Jen pressures Judy to break up with Michelle, due to her proximity to Detective Perez. At the vigil, Judy finds that Steve’s fiancée Heidi is four months pregnant. Ben offers a substantial reward for news on Steve’s disappearance, and later, Jen and Ben share a kiss. Charlie, who stops by to show his support, recognizes Steve’s car in a slideshow of photographs from Steve’s life.


S2.E8 ∙ It Had to Be You
Fri, May 8, 2020

While working with Ben and his mother to sell their mansion, Jen and Ben talk about what their kiss meant. Charlie has kept a small case he took from Steve’s car, with a flash drive and burner phone inside; when he tries a number on the phone, Chief Hastings answers. Michelle’s mother has a stroke, and Judy visits her in the hospital and has an uncomfortable conversation with Detective Perez and Michelle, and Michelle ends her relationship with Judy. Ben visits Jen and confesses he feels a connection with her, and they embrace.


S2.E9 ∙ It’s Not You, It’s Me
Fri, May 8, 2020

Having slept with Ben, Jen tells him it was a mistake and asks him to leave. Charlie accuses Jen of burning Steve’s car, remembering she had a gas can, and Jen tells him to forget about it because Steve was involved with dangerous people. Judy visits her manipulative mother Eleanor in prison, who seeks her help in getting out. Jen then learns from Judy that Nick saw the Instagram photos of Parker and Charlie posing by Steve’s car, also stating that there is traffic cam video of the two driving it the day it was burned. Jen and Judy argue, with Jen finally admitting that she killed Steve because he angered her by saying that Ted purposely threw himself in front of their car. When Judy reacts with understanding, Jen furiously tells her that she loves anyone who gives her attention. Upset, Judy tries to leave, but they emotionally reconcile. The next morning, Jen leaves envelopes for Judy, Charlie and Henry, then visits Detective Perez at her home.


S2.E10 ∙ Where Do We Go From Here
Fri, May 8, 2020

Jen confesses to Detective Perez that she killed Steve, and the two drive to the makeshift burial site but cannot locate the body. Perez gets a text from Nick stating “We got him” (referring to Chief Hastings), and after bonding about their mothers passing when they were still young, Perez decides not to report Jen. Judy finally gets her paintings back from Perez, and when she is alone, Judy smashes the paintings to uncover thousands of $100 bills that were hidden in them. Ben receives a phone call, and learns that a hiker and her dog have found Steve’s body. Judy declines her mother’s request to help her get out of jail, while Jen visits the grief support group and realizes she never grieved her own mother’s death. Charlie discovers the envelopes that Jen wrote to Judy and the family. Judy and Jen visit Lorna to buy out Jen’s mortgage from her, then drive home in a modest new car that Jen wants to give to Charlie. The car is then struck by another vehicle, driven by a drunk Ben; he leaves the scene, while Judy and Jen wake up, injured but alive.