‘So Help Me Todd’ Episode 11 Photos, Cast, and Plot: “Side Effects May Include Murder”

Todd goes to extreme lengths in a hunt for evidence on CBS’s So Help Me Todd season one episode 11, “Side Effects May Include Murder.” Directed by Daniel Willis from a script by Andy Berman, episode 11 will air on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 9pm ET/PT.

Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden stars as Margaret Wright, Skylar Astin plays Todd Wright, and Tristen J. Winger is Lyle. Madeline Wise plays Allison, Inga Schlingmann is Susan, and Rosa Arredondo stars as Francey.

“Side Effects May Include Murder” Plot: When Margaret’s client faces an attempted murder charge, she mounts a creative defense to prove her client’s innocence, and Todd takes an experimental drug to find evidence. Also, Allison finds herself in trouble and reaches out to Todd for help.

Episode 11 guest stars include Clayton James, Rob LaBelle, Tasha Simms, Dean Marshall, Kalyne Coleman, Joe Macleod, and Karin Dubois. Miguel Castillo, Stacee Copeland, Derek Lowe, Gardiner Millar, Anjul Nigam, Andrii Zhebrovskyi, and Christine Lippa also guest star.

The Plot:

Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin star as razor-sharp, meticulous attorney Margaret Wright and Todd, her talented but scruffy, aimless son whom she hires as her law firm’s in-house investigator. As the black sheep of the well-heeled Wright family, Todd is a laidback, quick-thinking, excellent former private detective who fell on hard times after his flexible interpretation of the law got his license revoked. Margaret’s penchant for excellence and strict adherence to the law is at complete odds with Todd’s scrappy methods of finding his way through sticky situations: by the seat of his wrinkled pants.

When Todd inadvertently teams with his mother on a case, she’s surprised to find herself duly impressed by – and proud of – his crafty ability to sleuth out information with his charm and his wide-ranging tech savvy. At last, Margaret sees a way to put her son on a “suitable” path to living an adult, financially solvent life she approves of, and she asks him to join her firm. Todd agrees since it means getting his license back and once again doing the job he excels at and loves.

Mother and son working together is a big first step toward mending their fragile, dysfunctional relationship, and they may even come away with a better understanding of each other at this pivotal point in their lives. But whether Todd and Margaret will be able to accept each other for who they are is another case entirely.