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Ray Donovan Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2013 - 2013
Episode 1
The Bag or the Bat
Tue, Jun 18, 201359 mins
Ray Donovan (Liev Schreiber) is the man called in to solve the most difficult problems for LA's rich and powerful. The only problems he can't fix are those involving his damaged South Boston family. Ray's life is thrown into turmoil when his father Mickey (Jon Voight) unexpectedly gets out of prison five years early and arrives in LA, vowing to take revenge on Ray for framing him.
Episode 2
A Mouth Is a Mouth
Sun, Jul 7, 201353 mins
Ray activates a plan to send Mickey back to prison. Meanwhile, Abby defies Ray and spends the day with Mickey and the kids. Ray handles two crises involving movie star clients: A-list actor Sean Walker (Johnathon Schaech) receives a threatening message at home and action hero Tommy Wheeler (Austin Nichols) is blackmailed with a sex video.
Episode 3
Twerk
Sun, Jul 14, 201354 mins
Mickey spends time with Bunchy and Terry. Ray "buys" a talented hip-hop artist for his rapper neighbor. Ray's mentor, Ezra Goldman (Elliott Gould), holds a fundraiser in honor of his late wife, but he's haunted by the sins of his past. Meanwhile, Mickey is approached by an FBI agent.
Episode 4
Black Cadillac
Sun, Jul 21, 201349 mins
Ray, Abby and the kids visit Bel Air Academy, hoping Bridget (Kerris Dorsey) will get into the prestigious school, but the day is interrupted when Ray has to take care of a case at a Beverly Hills hotel. Mickey, Bunchy and Daryll (Pooch Hall) drive out to Palm Springs to visit Mickey's ex-girlfriend, Claudette.
Episode 5
The Golem
Sun, Jul 28, 201352 mins
Ray has his hands full: Ashley handcuffs herself to a bar in Ray's bathtub, insisting he have sex with her; Abby is set on inspecting the very townhouse; Ray returns to Compton for adoption papers, stepping into a crime scene; he facilitates a divorce settlement; Mickey drops in on Ezra, and, to Ray's dismay, Ezra has no memory of what either said; Ray breaks into Agent Miller's place and finds his, Ezra, and Lee's pictures on a wall of suspects. Outside Ray's ken, Bunchy buys a bicycle, then a house; Conor drinks and Bridget necks with Marvin; and, Terry wonders what Frances isn't telling him.
Episode 6
Housewarming
Sun, Aug 4, 201351 mins
Ray tries to shut down Van Miller's investigation by creating an incriminating video. Ezra is prepped for surgery, but he wanders off. Bunchy moves into his new house, but the housewarming party gets out of control. Ray finds out that Mickey put his kids in danger and goes after him.
Episode 7
New Birthday
Sun, Aug 11, 201353 mins
Ray forbids Bridget from seeing Marvin, but she visits him anyway. Meanwhile, Ray flies to Boston to search for Sully (James Woods). Abby and Deb commiserate over drinks and get themselves into trouble. Mickey manipulates Sean into working with him on a movie project.
Episode 8
Bridget
Sun, Aug 18, 201353 mins
Ray, Terry and Bunchy toast the anniversary of their sister Bridget's death. Frances shows up with a black eye and Terry goes after her husband. Ray and Avi get Bunchy's money back. Mickey meets a former starlet at a spa. Lena has an altercation with her girlfriend.
Episode 9
Road Trip
Sun, Aug 25, 201349 mins
Avi brings Sully back from LA. However, Sully is not traveling alone, he brings his better half with him. Avi's journey becomes ever more troublesome, as the Sullivans and their dog cause considerable delay. Avi decides to rest at a motel to alleviate some tension. Mrs. Sullivan makes a very serious mistake, a mistake which Avi has to clean up. Conor asks Ray to go to an award ceremony with Tommy Wheeler, an arrangement that seems simple upon request. Things get complicated as more photos of Wheeler's indiscretions are threatened to be exposed by Marty Grossman at the award ceremony. Before the ceremony takes place, the photos and the threat need to disappear, a job that Ray has to take on if he wants to win Conor back. Tommy considers the conservative approach, and Ray decides otherwise. Agent Miller puts more pressure on Mickey, and decides upon using a wire when Mickey next meets Walker. Ray contacts Frank again and questions him why the evidence against Miller hasn't been released. Frank gets an interesting dilemma from Ray, and decides that releasing the evidence is the best choice. A celebratory drink between Mickey and Agent Miller ends abruptly as Mickey makes a bold decision on how to deal with Miller's "under the table" investigation into Ray, Ezra and Sean. Sully finally arrives in LA to discuss the terms of the deal he made with Ray.
Episode 10
Fite Nite
Sun, Sep 8, 201354 mins
Ray and the family attend fight night at Terry's club. Meanwhile, Ray's plan with Sully is put into action. Mickey has a rendezvous. Bunchy encounters someone from his past, sending him into a tailspin.
Episode 11
Bucky Fuckin' Dent
Sun, Sep 15, 201352 mins
Bunchy has a violent encounter with someone from his past. Ray is called to the Donovan Fite Club to handle a situation that has escalated in to a crisis. Ray meets with Ezra who pressures him about Sully, Mickey and the FBI. The police question Mickey about a recent murder. Ray sends Avi to protect Abby and the kids from Sully.
Episode 12
Same Exactly
Sun, Sep 22, 201354 mins
Ray and Avi find Eddie on the run with Sully's money. Mickey gets kicked out of Bunchy's apartment. Later, Ray puts the word out that America's Most Wanted has been spotted in Santa Monica. Abby and the kids hide out at a swank Malibu resort. Ezra proposes to Deb.
