Better Half (Sons of Anarchy)
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"Better Half" is the tenth episode of the FX television series Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Anarchy is an American television drama series created by Kurt Sutter about the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club operating in Charming, a fictional town in Northern California...

. It was written by Pat Charles, directed by Mario Van Peebles
Mario Van Peebles
Mario "Chip" Cain Van Peebles is an American director and actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films. He is son of filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles.-Life and career:...

 and originally aired on November 5, 2008.

Starring

  • Charlie Hunnam
    Charlie Hunnam
    Charles Matthew "Charlie" Hunnam is an English actor. He is perhaps best known to UK audiences as Pete Dunham in Green Street Hooligans and as Nathan Maloney in the Channel 4 hit drama Queer as Folk and to US audiences as Vice President of Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club Redwood Original Jackson...

     as Jax Teller
    Jax Teller
    Jackson "Jax" Teller is a fictional character and the central character on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy, played by Charlie Hunnam. He is the Vice President of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club's Redwood Original chapter based in Charming, California, despite only being in his early 30s...

  • Ron Perlman
    Ron Perlman
    Ronald N. "Ron" Perlman is an American television, film and voice over actor. He is known for having played Vincent in the TV series Beauty and the Beast , a Deathstroke figure known as Slade in the animated series Teen Titans, Clarence "Clay" Morrow in Sons of Anarchy, the comic book character...

     as Clay Morrow
    Clay Morrow
    Clarence "Clay" Morrow is a fictional character in the FX television series Sons of Anarchy. He is played by Ron Perlman. He is the President of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, but is also something of a vigilante as he does everything in his power to ensure that drug dealers and rapists stay...

  • Katey Sagal
    Katey Sagal
    Catherine Louise "Katey" Sagal is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She first achieved widespread fame as Peggy Bundy on the long-running Fox comedy series Married.....

     as Gemma Teller Morrow
    Gemma Teller Morrow
    Gemma Teller Morrow is a fictional character on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy, played by Katey Sagal. Gemma is the wife of Clay Morrow, widow of John Teller, and mother of Jax Teller...

  • Maggie Siff
    Maggie Siff
    Margaret "Maggie" Siff is an American actress best known for her television roles, notably department-store heiress Rachel Menken Katz on the AMC drama Mad Men and Dr. Tara Knowles on the FX drama Sons of Anarchy...

     as Tara Knowles
    Tara Knowles
    Dr. Tara Knowles is a character on the FX drama Sons of Anarchy played by Maggie Siff. She is the love interest of the main character, Jax Teller, and the mother of his second child Thomas Teller.-Early life:...

  • Ryan Hurst
    Ryan Hurst
    Ryan Douglas Hurst is an American actor who perhaps most notably starred as Gerry Bertier, an All-American linebacker in Disney's Remember the Titans and as Alison's brother, Michael, in the show Medium. He also played the role of football player Lump Hudson in The Ladykillers, appeared in the...

     as Opie Winston
  • William Lucking
    William Lucking
    William Lucking is an American film, television, and stage actor perhaps best known for his role as Piney Winston in the drama series Sons of Anarchy.-Film and television:...

     as Piney Winston
    Piney Winston
    Piermont "Piney" Winston was a fictional character on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy, played by William Lucking. He was a member of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, and was one of the Club's founders .-Character biography:...

  • Kim Coates
    Kim Coates
    Kim Coates is a Canadian-American actor who has worked in both Canadian and American movies and television series. He has worked on Broadway portraying Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire and in the lead role of Macbeth performed at the Stratford Theatre...

     as Tig Trager
    Tig Trager
    Alexander "Tig" Trager is a fictional character on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy, played by Kim Coates. He was the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club's Charming, California chapter and is the gang's second most violent member. Trager is extremely fond of women, and...

  • Mark Boone Junior
    Mark Boone Junior
    Mark Boone Junior is an American actor perhaps best known for his roles as Bobby Munson in FX's Sons of Anarchy and in two films by Christopher Nolan, Memento and Batman Begins...

     as Bobby Munson
    Bobby Munson
    Robert "Bobby Elvis" Munson, is a fictional character on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy, played by Mark Boone Junior. He is the Secretary of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club's Charming, California chapter...

  • Tommy Flanagan
    Tommy Flanagan
    Thomas Lee Flanagan was an American jazz pianist born in Detroit, Michigan, particularly remembered for his work with Ella Fitzgerald...

     as Chibs Telford
    Chibs Telford
    Filip "Chibs" Telford is a fictional character on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy, played by Tommy Flanagan. He is a Medic & member of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club and, unlike most of the gang's members who are American, he is Scottish...

  • Theo Rossi
    Theo Rossi
    Theo Rossi is an American actor, best known for his role on the FX series Sons of Anarchy as Juan Carlos "Juice" Ortiz....

     as Juice Ortiz
    Juice Ortiz
    Juan Carlos "Juice" Ortiz is a fictional character on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy, played by Theo Rossi. He is the Intelligence Officer for Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club...

  • Johnny Lewis
    Johnny Lewis
    Jonathan Kendrick "Johnny" Lewis , also credited as Johnny K. Lewis, is an American actor.-Life and career:Lewis began making television appearances while in his late teens with guest starring roles in American Dreams , Boston Public , and The Guardian , among others...

     as Half-Sack Epps
    Half-Sack Epps
    Kip "Half-Sack" Epps is a fictional character on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy, played by Johnny Lewis. He was a prospective member of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, which often results in hazing and him being given undesirable tasks...


Guest Starring

  • Dayton Callie
    Dayton Callie
    Dayton Callie is a Scottish-born American actor, best known for playing Charlie Utter on HBO's Deadwood and Ernie Dell on CSI. He now portrays Police Chief Wayne Unser on Sons of Anarchy. He has also voiced Whitaker in Valve's Left 4 Dead 2, appeared in Halloween 2, & had small roles in episodes...

     as Wayne Unser
    Wayne Unser
    Chief Wayne Unser is a fictional character on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy, played by Dayton Callie. He was the Chief of the Charming Police Department, but is also corrupt in that he deals with the Sons of Anarchy whom he sees as a benefit to the town, because the Sons successfully...

  • Sprague Grayden
    Sprague Grayden
    Sprague Grayden is an American television, film and theater actress. She appeared in the television drama Jericho, playing schoolteacher Heather Lisinski.-Early life:Grayden was born in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts...

     as Donna Winston
  • Lyle Kanouse
    Lyle Kanouse
    Lyle Kanouse is a stage, television, and movie actor, born in Fort Worth, Texas. He once taught at Miami University in Ohio.-External links:...

     as Brenan Hefner
  • David LaBrava as Happy
    Happy (Sons of Anarchy)
    Happy Lohman is a fictional character on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy, played by real-life Hells Angel David LaBrava. He is Enforcer for Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, and is affiliated with the Tacoma, Washington chapter at the beginning of the series, but later becomes a Nomad,...

  • Taryn Manning
    Taryn Manning
    Taryn Manning is an American actress, fashion designer, and singer-songwriter. She is the vocalist for electronic duo Boomkat and co-owner of the clothing brand Born Uniqorn. Manning gained her first major role as an actress in 2001 when she played the role of Maddy in Crazy/Beautiful...

     as Cherry
  • Jamie McShane as Cameron Hayes
  • Taylor Sheridan as David Hale
    David Hale (Sons of Anarchy)
    Deputy Chief David Hale was a fictional character on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy, played by Taylor Sheridan. He was a police officer, and the Deputy Chief in the small Northern Californian town of Charming...


  • Kurt Sutter
    Kurt Sutter
    Kurt Sutter is an American screenwriter, director, producer and actor. He worked as a producer, writer and director on The Shield, also appearing on the show as hitman Margos Dezerian. Sutter is also the creator of Sons of Anarchy on FX and writes, produces, directs and performs for the series,...

     as Otto Delaney
  • Dendrie Taylor as Luann Delaney
  • Ally Walker
    Ally Walker
    Allene Damian "Ally" Walker is an American actress, producer, director and screenwriter.She is best known for her roles as Doctor Samantha Waters on the NBC crime drama series Profiler , as Agent June Stahl on the FX drama series Sons of Anarchy and as Gloria Shepherd in the Lifetime drama...

     as June Stahl
    June Stahl
    Agent June Stahl was a fictional character on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy and a major antagonist of the series, played by Ally Walker. She was a Stockton, California-based Agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigating the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club...

  • Marcos A. Ferraez as Agent Estevez
  • Dewin Jordan as Agent Smith
  • Steven Koller as Agent Nix


Plot

The ATF
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is a federal law enforcement organization within the United States Department of Justice...

 raid the CaraCara porn studio, and Luann tells Stahl
June Stahl
Agent June Stahl was a fictional character on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy and a major antagonist of the series, played by Ally Walker. She was a Stockton, California-based Agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigating the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club...

 that they have no reason to be there. They soon find a stash of drugs, however, and Luann is charged with possession with intent to distribute. At Teller-Morrow Automotive Repair, Opie apologizes to Jax
Jax Teller
Jackson "Jax" Teller is a fictional character and the central character on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy, played by Charlie Hunnam. He is the Vice President of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club's Redwood Original chapter based in Charming, California, despite only being in his early 30s...

 about the Brenan Hefner hit, saying that he just was not ready. Jax says that he understands, but the rest of the club may not.

The ATF take over Unser
Wayne Unser
Chief Wayne Unser is a fictional character on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy, played by Dayton Callie. He was the Chief of the Charming Police Department, but is also corrupt in that he deals with the Sons of Anarchy whom he sees as a benefit to the town, because the Sons successfully...

's office at the police station, much to his frustration. Stahl comes in, with Luann in handcuffs, and tells Unser that she will be "borrowing [his] office for a few weeks". They clash, and she mocks the way he deals with SAMCRO
Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club
The Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original or SOA, is a fictional outlaw motorcycle club and organized crime syndicate from the FX television series Sons of Anarchy. The club was formed by John Teller and Piermont "Piney" Winston, two Vietnam War veterans, in 1967 in Charming,...

. He tells her that she knows nothing about how things work in Charming
Charming, California
Charming is a fictional town in the television series Sons of Anarchy. It is located in the San Joaquin Valley of California. According to a sign on the edge of town, its population is 14,679 and its motto is "Our Name Says It All"....

. He then leaves, and Hale
David Hale (Sons of Anarchy)
Deputy Chief David Hale was a fictional character on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy, played by Taylor Sheridan. He was a police officer, and the Deputy Chief in the small Northern Californian town of Charming...

 tells Stahl that she was wrong to humiliate him like that. During this conversation, it becomes apparent that Hale was the one who called the ATF in for assistance on bringing down the bikers. They go on to discuss SAMCRO's dealings with the True IRA, imporing guns in oil barrels from Dungloe
Dungloe
Dungloe is a Gaeltacht town in County Donegal, Ireland. It is the main town in the Rosses and the largest in the Donegal Gaeltacht...

, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 and Hefner's recent murder, but the only way to get convictions is to use the RICO Act
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, commonly referred to as the RICO Act or simply RICO, is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization...

. Stahl says she believes that they can use Luann being incarcerated to get Otto to give up information about SAMCRO, and possibly do the same with Tara
Tara Knowles
Dr. Tara Knowles is a character on the FX drama Sons of Anarchy played by Maggie Siff. She is the love interest of the main character, Jax Teller, and the mother of his second child Thomas Teller.-Early life:...

, Donna Winston and Cherry.

SAMCRO take Cameron to a secluded cabin in the woods. Gemma
Gemma Teller Morrow
Gemma Teller Morrow is a fictional character on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy, played by Katey Sagal. Gemma is the wife of Clay Morrow, widow of John Teller, and mother of Jax Teller...

 brings him some supplies, and finds him in the middle of prayer. Hayes apologizes, and notes that he's missed a couple of Sundays so he thought he'd do some catching up. He asks if Gemma's a Catholic
Catholicism
Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....

. She responds by telling him that she is whatever she needs to be, and they she believes in family rather than God
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....

. Clay
Clay Morrow
Clarence "Clay" Morrow is a fictional character in the FX television series Sons of Anarchy. He is played by Ron Perlman. He is the President of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, but is also something of a vigilante as he does everything in his power to ensure that drug dealers and rapists stay...

 then phones and tells Gemma to make sure Hayes does not leave the cabin as, if he is anything like Michael McKeavy, he will be on a number of federal watch lists. He also says that he will send Happy
Happy (Sons of Anarchy)
Happy Lohman is a fictional character on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy, played by real-life Hells Angel David LaBrava. He is Enforcer for Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, and is affiliated with the Tacoma, Washington chapter at the beginning of the series, but later becomes a Nomad,...

 over to take Cameron out of the country.

Opie arrives home to find Donna packing and ready to leave. He puts an envelope of money (his payment for the Hefner hit) on the table, and says that it should cover their mortgage and some of the bills they have accumulated. He asks her why she has decided to leave now and not when he was sent to prison, and she tells him it was because their children were babies at the time but need a father now. They continue to argue about his involvement with the club. He says that he will not leave SAMCRO, and if she cannot accept this then she can keep packing.

ATF agents come and arrest Cherry when she is at a grocery store with Gemma. Cherry reveals that she is "sorta married" and her husband was abusive, but he wouldn't grant her a divorce so she took everything and left. She also burned down their condo and is wanted for grand theft and arson in Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

. Stahl proceeds to question Cherry at he police station, and she reveals the Sons patch-over of the Devil's Tribe when threated with a 25-year prison sentence for attempted murder.

Clay calls a meeting at the clubhouse to discuss Luann and Cherry's arrests. Unser is with them at the table, and informs them that Stahl is trying to use the RICO Act to take SAMCRO down for racketeering. Jax comes up with a plan; Bobby
Bobby Munson
Robert "Bobby Elvis" Munson, is a fictional character on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy, played by Mark Boone Junior. He is the Secretary of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club's Charming, California chapter...

 and Tig
Tig Trager
Alexander "Tig" Trager is a fictional character on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy, played by Kim Coates. He was the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club's Charming, California chapter and is the gang's second most violent member. Trager is extremely fond of women, and...

 start a brawl at a local bar to clear the station of police officers, and he and Opie go into the station and free Cherry and Luann using Unser's cell keys.

Stahl visits Otto in prison, and tells him that Luann faces 10 years in prison on drugs charges. If he gives up some info on SAMCRO, she will let Luann go and he will get out on parole in three months' time.

That night, Jax's plan goes into action. Bobby, Tig and Piney
Piney Winston
Piermont "Piney" Winston was a fictional character on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy, played by William Lucking. He was a member of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, and was one of the Club's founders .-Character biography:...

 go to a local bar and order drinks. After a while, Tig walks up to a group and introduces himself. He tells them that he has a Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....

 girlfriend, and informs them that the people at the next table are talking bad about one of the Mexican girls in the group. Piney walks over to the other table, and tells them that he has a daughter about the age of one of the people at their table and that the people at the other table are saying rude things about her. One of the guys asks who said it, and Piney points to Tig. The guy gets up, and Tig slugs him. A fight breaks out in the bar, and Bobby calls the cops and tells them to get out to there.

Jax sees the officers rush out of the police station and jump in their vehicles. Opie stays in the vehicle to keep watch, and Jax and Unser go into the police cells. Jax tells Luann that the ATF are using her to get to Otto and she informs him that they're letting her visit him tomorrow. Jax then tells her to get a message to Otto because the ATF is trying to use the RICO Act against the club. Cherry tells Jax to break her out as she faces prison in Nevada. Initially, he refuses but she then threatens to inform on the club if he doesn't. He eventually frees her, much to Unser's annoyance. Jax then approaches Unser's office to look for information, and sees Stahl inside moaning and sobbing. It turns out that she and Hale
David Hale (Sons of Anarchy)
Deputy Chief David Hale was a fictional character on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy, played by Taylor Sheridan. He was a police officer, and the Deputy Chief in the small Northern Californian town of Charming...

 are making love. Jax can't help but chuckle as he sneaks away.

The next morning, Hale and Stahl find Cherry missing. Stahl tells Hale not to worry as she has more evidence to bring down SAMCRO. She tells him that there was a witness to Hefner's murder who identified two men; she shows him two sketches that are pretty clear images of Bobby and Opie.

At the prison, Otto gives Stahl a piece of paper containing information about a 1999 heist that involved SAMCRO and a number of other chapters. Stahl then says she will give Otto and Luann ten minutes alone with each other, but the cameras will be on. Luann whispers in Otto's ear that the ATF are using the RICO Act.

Clay tells Happy at the clubhouse that Unser has supplied him a truck that he can use to smuggle Cameron and Cherry across the border into Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 with. Happy notes that his mother is sick and that she's in a home in Bakersfield
Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively....

. He says that he is thinking about going Nomad so that he can spend more time with her. Clay tells him that there's always a seat for him at the table.

At Stockton, Stahl shows Otto the statement she typed, and gives it to him to make sure they got it all right. Suddenly, Otto jumps out of his chair and starts smashing Stahl's face on the table. He gets in several blows before he is tackled to the ground and beaten by correctional officers. Stahl is helped out, and shoves everyone away that tries to help her. Bleeding profusely from the face, Stahl looks at the camera to see Otto chuckling about what he's done. Stahl vows to bury the club.

Music

  • "Say Hello to Everybody" by The Waco Brothers
    The Waco Brothers
    The Waco Brothers are an alternative country band in Chicago, Illinois, formed by Jon Langford of the Mekons. The group grew out of Langford's wish to play more country-influenced music as the Mekons concentrated more on a punk sound. They were originally put together simply for local Chicago...

  • "Monolithic" by Monster Magnet
    Monster Magnet
    Monster Magnet is an American stoner rock band. Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded by Dave Wyndorf , John McBain and Tim Cronin...

  • "Dolphin Center" by The Donkeys
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