upper west story upper west story 12th episode season american comedy drama television series 42nd episode overall broadcast united_states january episode directed written episode features themes shakespeare romeo juliet contains allusions victorian era literature student prestigious prep school approaches missing scholarship funds begin investigating father boy crush according nielsen ratings system estimated million household viewers watched original broadcast episode million demographic upper west story received positive reviews plot peter approached student prestigious explains believes money scholarship fund rich investor peter quickly takes case realizing woods believed associated major peter visits school guise parent potential student pose assistant instead takes role substitute english teacher learning woods daughter class woods soon discovers peter says learning lied hotel arrangements peter covers admitting spent night mistress later tells silent attraction plans set peter discovers woods working school order funds following day school sees drop envelope locker order check contents envelope peter pulls fire alarm finds school quarterly finance report inside later asks tutor home accepts invites come woods invites peter dinner night asks bring mistress diana posing peter mistress accompanies peter stages quarrel peter frustration opens door exit setting alarm process woods turns alarm allows easily break office clone woods hard drive follows father office accidentally pocket woods realizing wrong woods goes office discovers quickly enters taking blame mistake day lets know woods suspects peter taken hostage woods held shop classroom woods quickly discovers peter fbi takes phone calls woods forcing step room create lab chemicals free peter diana arrests woods explains life easy begins relationship discovering roses left later peter statement committee involvement case actions caused kidnapping elizabeth peter details surrounding theft art production episode written fifth episode joining series second season sixth overall time collaborate episode upper west story directed directing credit series episodes guard working titles episode included endowed cooper reported july appear episode daughter guest stars appear episode include series star stated enjoyed working episode primarily standalone said speaking upper west story enjoys portraying different aspects undercover roles stated received phone requesting poem morning poem ultimately included scene teaching english class pointed episode contained references victorian era literature specifically mentioning romeo juliet stated metaphors helped plot forward reception ratings initial broadcast episode drew million viewers earned rating demographic upper west story ranked seventh place cable series night demographic fourth timeslot surpassed teen mom storage wars game original broadcast episode overlapped state union address minutes viewership episode increased slightly previous week reviews upper west story received positive reviews critics praising standalone format rebuilding peter relationship huffington_post called episode fun undercover deals fallout peter stated felt like peter track enjoyed standalone case said episode reminds fell love frederick compared episode school episode monk likened baker character monk stating villain mccarthy evil endearing baker appeared genuinely evil praised series utilizing comedy drama gave episode mixed review stating series hatching best excessively like frederick praised use comedy felt baker appeared like cartoon bully ultimately gave episode
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