Palm Royale Season 2 Episode 5, titled Maxine Is Ready To Single Mingle, was released on December 10. Episode 4 of the Palm Royale Season 2 left the viewers with cliffhangers after Maxine was questioned for Norma's disappearance and Douglas was kidnapped. The episode also showed a growing bond between Robert and Tom, which Maxine somewhat knows about through hints.Created by Abe Sylvia, the Apple TV series features Kristen Wiig, Ricky Martin, and Josh Lucas in the main cast. Palm Royale Season 2 consists of ten episodes in total, with the season finale scheduled for January 14 next year.The latest episode, Palm Royale Season 2 Episode 5, revolved around Linda, who is doing charity work while travelling and asking Maxine for money. On the other side, Maxine is also in search of Douglas, who got kidnapped, thinking Pinky has him. The episode also showed a growing love between Maxine and Dusty, which is ruined after Douglas showed up.Continue reading to know what happens in Palm Royale Season 2 Episode 5.Palm Royale Season 2 Episode 5 recap: Maxine struggles to get money for Linda's project View this post on Instagram Instagram PostIn Palm Royale Season 2 Episode 5, Linda is all out travelling the world after she went to Cuba. Additionally, she is also doing the charity work. However, for her new charity work, which is for Sierra Madre's children's education, she needs funds. Linda, being a friend of Maxine, asks her for $100000 and instructs her to give it to a courier who will recognize the code phrase "banana slug." Mary receives Linda's message through a ham radio and passes it on to Maxine.Maxine knows that she can't take help from Rollins' estate. She also knows she and Evelyn can't get the money by selling the Palm Royale, which would need a large amount of money.As the last option, Maxine requests Robert to give her the money. Instead of giving money, he tells her that she should ask Douglas for the money. However, Douglas got kidnapped in the last episode, and Maxine can't ask him for money because of his disappearance.Later, Maxine and Evelyn manage to get the Rollins' gold reserves, which were worth $6 million. However, Sidonious, whom Evelyn threatened in the past, declines to take it.They sneak in only to know that Rollins's estate has been raided, and the feds value everything at a much lesser price. Like the last episode, Dusty once again tries to help Maxine by saying that she can take help from Madge Post, who can buy those gold reserves, securing money for Linda.Ultimately, Maxine and Evelyn sell their gold to Madge Post and walk away with $3.4 million to pay Linda and buy the Palm Royale.Tensions grow between Maxine and Dusty MagicPalm Royale Season 2 Episode 5 (Image via YouTube/@Apple TV)In Palm Royale Season 2 Episode 5, Maxine is bonding with the new character, Dusty Magic, who helped her in the last episode when she was questioned by Tom about Norma's disappearance. The two decide to hang out for movies, and just when Dusty was about to kiss her, Maxine pulls out, giving popcorn in her teeth as an excuse. Maxine decides to be upfront about her feelings for him and tells him that she likes him, but she wants to wait until at least their third date before kissing him.Their second date happens at Madge Post's square dance, where Maxine opens up to Dusty about the gold problem, and he helps her out. Maxine later finds out that Dusty was Linda's secret courier guy. He gives her the code word, and she goes to meet him by the pool.Mitzi, Dinah, and Perry plan to save DouglasMitzi, Dinah, and Perry go to check on Douglas in Pinky's place in Palm Royale Season 2 Episode 5. Dinah goes inside to talk to Pinky about the same, but she hears weird noises and comes to know that Douglas even tried to escape the place under their men's watch but couldn't do so. After listening to the situation, Perry tells the two that they can free Douglas from the kidnapping during Madge Post's square dance, thinking that even Raquel and Pinky will attend it. This gives them enough time to take out Douglas and save him.After seeing the opportunity, Perry soon rushes to save Douglas, only to come to know that the pig Raquel mentioned was actually a pig and not a reference to Douglas. Meanwhile, Dinah has to give a speech at the dance, where she talks about her husband supporting positive causes.On being asked by Maxine about the kidnapping, both Pinky and Raquel deny it. When Maxine reaches the pool to meet Dusty, she finds Douglas, who has been released by the FBI. Dusty, after seeing the two together, decides to part ways with Maxine.Palm Royale Season 2 Episode 5 also shows a fallout between Maxine and Evelyn, as Evelyn blames Maxine for the frozen assets. On the other hand, Robert sees Reginald by the pool, who has been previously arrested by Tom, leaving him in a tough spot.Palm Royale Season 2 Episode 5 is streaming on Apple TV. Follow Soap Central for more updates!