A fun throwaway episode, there's a nice disperse for the characters with Burrell's Phil interacting with both Luke and Manny, while Bowen's Claire spends her time with Haley and Alex and the playful time spent with Vegara's Gloria and Cam and Mitch in amongst the running theme of the people in charge for the day feeling the need to prove themselves to their family.
The best interaction is in O'Neill's Jay quietly combatting with Vicki Lewis' Erica, the dynamic of the two working well as Jay is taken well outside of his comfort zone.
While by no means a standout episode, "The Verdict" is a successful time spent with the characters, each of which are paired up with people they don't often have stories centred around.
Review of The Verdict
