Wild Cards Season 2 Episode 5, "Catch Me If You Con" -- Katie Findlay as Maddy and Vanessa Morgan as Max Mitchell Preview — Wild Cards Season 2 Episode 5: Max’s Childhood Best Friend Pays Her a Visit

Preview — Wild Cards Season 2 Episode 5: Max’s Childhood Best Friend Pays Her a Visit

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Katie Findlay guest stars as Max’s childhood best friend, Maddy, on Wild Cards Season 2 Episode 5, “Catch Me If You Con.”

With Findlay’s appearance, the consultant procedural drama has featured all three of its previously-announced guest stars for its sophomore season.

Though Ally Sheedy’s role is specific to Wild Cards Season 2 Episode 2, “Once a Con a Time in the West,” there’s a chance Martin Sheen and Findlay’s roles may overlap — to some degree.

Wild Cards Season 2 Episode 5, "Catch Me If You Con" -- Giacomo Gianniotti as Detective Cole Ellis
Wild Cards — “Catch Me If You Con” — Pictured (L-R) : Giacomo Gianniotti as Detective Cole Ellis — Photo Credit: Justine Yeung/The CW — © 2025 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

After all, Max has been doing her homework by revisiting the work of con-artist extraordinaire Jonathan Ashford (Sheen) all season, and she appears to put some of that into action when Maddy brings out the con artist in Max.

The promo video for “Catch Me If You Con” shows things escalating so far that Chief Li and Ellis suspect Maddy as the murderer of a former tennis pro. Max is confident that her friend is not a killer and that Maddy is only pulling a con.

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One thing leads to another and Ellis will investigate the crime while Max and Maddy go undercover to uncover the real killer. It’s safe to say that Max’s ankle is healed after Wild Cards Season 2 Episode 4, “Dial A for Alibi!”

Check out the photos and promo video below for a preview!

Episode description:

Max’s childhood bestie visits, pulling her into her old con ways and implicating Max in the murder of a former tennis pro. While Ellis investigates, the BFFs go undercover to find the real killer.

Written by: Carina Samuels
Directed by: Shawn Piller

Photos from Wild Cards Season 2 Episode 5:
Wild Cards Season 2 Episode 5, "Catch Me If You Con" -- Vanessa Morgan as Max Mitchell
Wild Cards — “Catch Me If You Con” — Pictured (L-R) : Vanessa Morgan as Max Mitchell — Photo Credit: Justine Yeung/The CW — © 2025 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Wild Cards Season 2 Episode 5, "Catch Me If You Con" -- Vanessa Morgan as Max Mitchell
Wild Cards — “Catch Me If You Con” — Pictured (L-R) : Vanessa Morgan as Max Mitchell — Photo Credit: Justine Yeung/The CW — © 2025 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Wild Cards Season 2 Episode 5, "Catch Me If You Con" -- Giacomo Gianniotti as Detective Cole Ellis
Wild Cards — “Catch Me If You Con” — Pictured (L-R) : Giacomo Gianniotti as Detective Cole Ellis — Photo Credit: Justine Yeung/The CW — © 2025 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Wild Cards Season 2 Episode 5, "Catch Me If You Con" -- Vanessa Morgan as Max Mitchell
Wild Cards — “Catch Me If You Con” — Pictured (L-R) : Vanessa Morgan as Max Mitchell — Photo Credit: Justine Yeung/The CW — © 2025 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Wild Cards Season 2 Episode 5, "Catch Me If You Con" -- Katie Findlay as Maddy, Vanessa Morgan as Max Mitchell, and Anita Brown as Peyton
Wild Cards — “Catch Me If You Con” — Pictured (L-R) : Katie Findlay as Maddy, Vanessa Morgan as Max Mitchell, and Anita Brown as Peyton — Photo Credit: Justine Yeung/The CW — © 2025 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Wild Cards Season 2 Episode 5, "Catch Me If You Con" -- Katie Findlay as Maddy and Vanessa Morgan as Max Mitchell
Wild Cards — “Catch Me If You Con” — Pictured (L-R) : Katie Findlay as Maddy and Vanessa Morgan as Max Mitchell — Photo Credit: Justine Yeung/The CW — © 2025 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Promo video:

YouTube video

 

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What are your hopes for this episode of Wild Cards? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below, and be sure to catch up with our review of Wild Cards Season 2 Episode 4, “Dial A for Alibi,” right here.

Wild Cards airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on The CW.

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