01x05 - Not a Word

[bunniefuu]

Previously on Doubt...

I'd like to submit my blood.

Without physical evidence connecting you

to the m*rder, we have reasonable doubt.

And I'm gonna prove to
you and to everyone

that I am innocent.

Maybe it'd be productive
for us to sit down,

discuss these issues over drinks.

Maybe, like, ten percent a day.

I can agree to ten percent.

Gemma was running late for work

this morning, so I took 'em.

Wait, hold on, back up. This morning?

Are you and Gemma back together?

Oh, guess what: Gemma and
I are back together.

GEMMA: I'm getting an
award at work tonight.

There's a big dinner,
and I want him to come,

but more than that, I
want him to want to come.

I do want to come.

What's stopping you?

I just finished a first degree
m*rder trial and the jury's out.

This is a really big night.

My client's facing
life in prison, Gemma.

I'm just telling you how I feel.

And I appreciate that,
but the jury's not back,

and I can't not be there.

Fine, you win.

He wins.

It's not a competition.

I market breakfast food,

and he keeps people out of prison.

His job is a really big deal...
I get that.

I'm proud of what he does.

I'm proud of you, too.

I'm happy you're receiving
recognition; I want to be there.

[phone chimes]

You can look at your text.

I can look later.

It could be the jury; You should look.

- I don't have to look.
- Albert,

Look at your text!

Not the jury.

[sighs]

This is our life.

I miss the way we used to be.

WEILBURG: How did you used to be?

Happy.

I'm gonna be there tonight.

Don't say that. You don't know.

I miss us, too, Gemma.

I remember when the texts I
used to get were all from you.

All day long.

I used to sext him.

I could barely do my job.

[chuckles]

I'm gonna try harder.

You'll see.

♪ Check out the guards while
I stand at the high wall ♪

♪ Check out my kingdom,
shine on my goldmine ♪

♪ Know you want to get
your hands on my... ♪

- Morning.
- Good morning.

Did you get a verdict?

No, on the m*rder case.
Yes, on my relationship.

I forgot, we're in therapy.
How'd we do? We win?

Couples counseling is not a competition.

But no, we didn't win.

My therapist and Gemma reached
a unanimous decision:

I have commitment issues.

Mm. Nothing like being
double-teamed before : a.m.

TIFFANY: So just tell me,
did you go out with him?

- I'm not talking about this.
- Who are we not talking about?

That hot guy she went
to law school with.

Albert, is your jury still
out on Rodney Hill?

See what Cam just did?

She deflected the
conversation away from her

when things got too personal.

That's what I do, according to the woman

I pay $ an hour to criticize me.

You pay $ an hour for therapy?

Who pays $ an hour for therapy?

Albert. He has commitment issues.

Well, join the club.

- But $ an hour?
- [phone chimes]

You don't make that kind of money.

Gemma does.

What does she do?

She sells toaster pastries.

She markets breakfast foods

for high-end, health
conscious consumers.

Come on, we have to go.

Is it a verdict?

- It's a verdict.
- What do you think?

The victim is a kid,
the crime was brutal,

and the evidence is pretty overwhelming.

We put on a good case, but I
think it's gonna be guilty.

If it's not guilty, I'm
moving to a doorman building.

Rodney told her that if
he gets out of jail,

he's gonna come over, cook her dinner.

- Ah, which I'm pretty sure means k*ll me.
- [chuckles]

Everyone deserves a robust defense.

I know.

I'm meeting the new D.A.
on the Brennan case today.

Who is it?

I've never met her. Abby Burris.

Oh, she's good.

And funny. Juries love her.

She has great hair.

But you're better.

And funnier.

LUCY: I love your hair more... Way more.

It's so shiny, and I love
that you can wear it up

or down or even halfway...

Lucy, please. Please stop talking.

There's a walk-in, and she has
a pretty interesting case.

Did you do an intake?

Well, I started to,
but she wants a woman

- to take the lead.
- Why?

I'm a freshman at Hudson University.

And two months ago, I-I went
on a date with this guy,

Dan Edwards; He was my R.A.

We went back to his
room to watch a movie

and hang out, and halfway
through the movie,

he turned the volume up on the TV

and said he wanted to have sex.

I said no, and he didn't listen.

He-he just...

held my wrists and forced me

down on the bed and-and r*ped me.

- Did you report it to anyone?
- Yeah.

I called campus police, I
went to health services,

I talked to counselors.

Did the school hold a
disciplinary hearing?

They did, and then they just
dismissed the whole thing.

They said that there
wasn't enough evidence

and it was my word against his.

We could go to the D.A. and
file criminal charges.

I already did.

Same response: Not enough evidence.

The guy r*ped me.

And he was getting away with it,

and no one was gonna
do anything about it,

so...

I-I started to wear this.

This is a cease and desist order.

TESS: Dan complained
to the administration.

He said that I was harassing him.

And now they're saying if I don't

stop wearing the sandwich board

and handing out flyers
and using social media,

they're going to expel me.

It's like

they feel sorry for him.

Like maybe I was giving mixed signals.

When he was raping me,
I was screaming "no"

a-and struggling against him;
I couldn't have been clearer.

I'm not the harasser. He is!

And I shouldn't be punished. He should.

[knock on door]

- SADIE: Abby?
- Sadie Ellis.

Oh, my gosh, hi. Really
nice to meet you.

I have to say, you have a
lot of fans in my office.

My assistant especially loves your hair.

Oh, that's sweet. I guess
I should let you know

that I think what you did to
Calvin Ferretti was cruel

and underhanded,

and that Billy Brennan
is an entitled ass.

Okay.

So this is adversarial,
right from the get go.

I really like your
outfit, if that helps.

Yeah.

I requested a gag order.

You guys are the ones trying
your case in the press.

We're not the ones who need a muzzle.

Not yet, but I think
that's about to change.

- Consider it a preemptive strike.
- Against what?

Billy Brennan's DNA results are back.

Has the jury reached a verdict?

JURY FOREMAN: We have.

JUDGE DESMOD: How do you find?

Is the defendant, Rodney
Hill, guilty or not guilty?

Guilty.

They didn't even have a body.

I told you that wasn't gonna
get us to not guilty.

You should have let me testify.

JUDGE DESMOD: Do the People
move for sentencing?

Uh, Your Honor, if the
court will allow it,

I'd like time to confer
with defense counsel.

JUDGE DESMOD: Mr. Cobb?

Sure.

Look, I got two grieving parents

who want to bury their child.

And you got a client facing to life.

If your client gives up the
location of the boy's remains,

I'll ask the judge to cut
ten years off his sentence.

He says he doesn't know where Kevin is

because he didn't k*ll him.

Talk to him.

See if ten years is
enough to jog his memory.

[door slams]

BILLY: Hey.

What's going on? You said
it was an emergency.

I have something to tell you,

and I wanted to do it in person.

Okay, now you're scaring me.
Did something happen?

The DNA results are back.

The findings are definitive.

They ran the tests three separate times.

Your DNA does not match
the blood on the scepter.

[exhales sharply]

Finally.

Oh, I've been lugging this
weight around for years.

Spent more than half my
life under suspicion

for a crime I didn't commit.

I'm sorry I doubted you.

No, I'm not naive. I
would've doubted me, too.

[both chuckle]

Can we start fresh?

- Clean slate?
- Clean slate.

[sighs heavily]

Imagine the day when we meet here,

not to discuss the case, but just to...

be two people in a museum on a Saturday.

Sadie...

[children laughing, chattering]

[chuckles]

♪ ♪

Say it, Albert. Say it.

Fine. You were right.

No, say all of it.

You were right to agree
to test Billy's DNA,

- and I was wrong to doubt you.
- And?

You are the better lawyer.

[chuckles]

And?

I suck. There. Happy?

Yes. It's a good day.

The world is a beautiful
and happy place.

Maybe that means Rodney Hill
will give up the location

of Kevin Verner's body.

Now you've reminded me the world
is a dark and scary place.

- Hi.
- Hey.

Congrats on the news.

Thank you.

It is a victory.

So, what do we do with it?

Nothing.

[groans] He's a buzz k*ll.
But he's right.

We can't say anything
because of the gag order.

- So what's the strategy?
- Win at trial.

And put Billy's life in the hands

of reasonable New Yorkers?

Have you ever met a
reasonable New Yorker?

They've been fed months of press

about what a monster Billy is.

They'll come in with prejudice.

That's what voir dire is for.

Since when are you so idealistic

about the criminal justice system?

Just playing the hand we've been dealt.

By the way, Burris is a snake.

I think we file an expedited
motion to dismiss.

- The judge will deny that.
- You don't know that.

- I do.
- You don't.

- I really do.
- You really don't.

Can I say something?

Just when we were getting somewhere.

I don't want it dismissed.

I want to clear my name.

They've got a gag order, that's fine.

But they can't bury the truth forever.

I've waited years for this.

CAMERON: Tess Pratt is
exercising her right

to free speech under the First Amendment

to the United States Constitution,

and Article , Section

of the New York State Constitution.

I encourage freedom of expression...

It's an important part of
the college experience...

But this has gone too far.

Title IX of the Civil Rights
Act of mandates that

all Hudson students be afforded
a safe school environment,

which is impossible

when a r*pist is living on campus.

We are not here to relitigate
the r*pe allegations.

Both parties have already been heard.

The danger Dan Edwards
poses still exists.

DEAN CURTIS: We held a hearing.

Now, your client is going to
have to leave Dan Edwards alone.

You're worried about his rights?
What about my rights?

Your right to ruin my life?

You ruined mine.

Dude, give it up.

I'm not giving anything up
until you're punished, dude!

She's the victim here, and
you're compounding her trauma

by threatening to expel her.

It's unreasonable and harsh

and perpetuates a r*pe
culture on your campus.

We have a set of rules,
and we will follow them.

Either abandon your crusade
against Dan Edwards,

or you'll simply have to
clear out of the dorm.

NICK: I would have loved to have
gone to a school like this.

I used to think that.

You must have worked
really hard to get here.

It was my dream.

I... early admission, full scholarship.

You really want to risk losing that?

I don't do this lightly.

I mean, this school is everything to me.

I can't imagine what you've
gone through, but...

maybe it's time to put down the board.

These people are serious.

So am I.

This isn't a stunt or me
trying to get my minutes.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to imply
you were doing this lightly.

This board is the only thing
that gets me through the day.

If I give it up, and I allow
them to silence me, then...

I'm not gonna make it.

I just spoke with someone
in the D.A.'s office.

Dan just filed a criminal
complaint against you.

For what?

Harassment.

He pressed charges against me?

And the D.A. issued a
warrant for your arrest.

[sighs]

Well... well, then let them arrest me.

I'm not gonna stop.

Excuse me. Hey.

Um, this man, Dan Edwards, he r*ped me.

RODNEY: Let me get this straight.

First, you lose the case,
and now you want me

to do a favor for the D.A.

Ten years is a long time.

I'm not making parole.

You're the reason I'm in here.

You told me not to testify.

There was no upside to you
getting you on the stand.

The D.A. would have asked about
your ten-page rap sheet,

and there's no way you
could have explained

having drops of Kevin's blood
in the trunk of your car.

Police planted the blood.

Rodney.

If you have any idea
where Kevin is buried,

I know it would mean a
lot to his parents.

He was their only child;
They'll never get him back,

but maybe they can get some peace.

And maybe it would give
you some peace, too.

[sighs]

Give me a pen.

Take the Thruway to Route .

Go miles south to Brae Road.

You'll see a cabin.

[puts down pen]

[slides paper]

That's where he is.

Thank you.

No. Thank you.

You're right.

I do feel better.

Good.

And I'm sure Kevin's
parents will be grateful.

Oh, you can't tell them.

Well, you can't tell anyone.

This information is just between us.

You know, attorney-client
privilege, all that.

Why are you doing this?

You made me keep my mouth shut.

Now I'm returning the favor.

Rodney could be messing with you.

Well, what if he's not?
What if the body's there?

Let's play this out. How could
you let the parents know?

I can't. I took an oath.

There you go again with
your oaths and your rules.

I'm being serious, Sadie.

Oh. There's Kim Stanton.

Why is Kim Stanton walking over here?

I invited her to lunch.

She's a reporter. We're
under a gag order.

This is a very bad idea.

She's a friend. Friends have
lunch with other friends.

- Hey, guys.
- Hi.

So, Sadie...

- what's this all about?
- What are you doing?

I haven't seen Kim since the wedding,

and I thought we could hear
all about the honeymoon.

As much as I'd love to hear
about your honeymoon, Kim,

right now there's a gag
order on the Brennan case.

So I would like to go on
record and say that Sadie

can't have lunch with you.
Come on, Sadie.

We have a very important
hearing coming up.

- No, we don't.
- Is it about Billy Brennan?

I really can't say, but
if you happen to be

by the courthouse this afternoon,

come say hi! Ouch!

Sean, your office told me you're
handling the Tess Pratt case.

The stalker.

No, she's a victim.

She was r*ped by the
guy that she's now...

Stalking.

[sighs] Sean.

- Cam.
- Be reasonable.

Drop the charges.

Does this look like the suit of
a guy who can or cannot decide

to drop charges?

I'm a cog in a machine.

I think you're undervaluing yourself.

Nope, just a cog. She's breaking
the law, I got to prosecute.

Where were you when she was r*ped

and your office didn't
do anything about it?

I know you want to vent, but
don't do it to the cog.

Do it to the guy who actually declined

to prosecute the alleged r*pe.

And who would be the genius
that made that decision?

Are you smoking some of
your client's product?

You know I can't offer no jail time.

Three years, he'll serve one.

That's the best I can do.

Clock's ticking. Let me know.

That was my mom. Always nagging.

Everything a joke with you?

I got to say,

this apology's starting
off a little hostile.

- What apology?
- For standing me up.

I texted you.

Well, I was already at
the bar, so technically,

you stood me up.

I'm here to discuss Tess Pratt.

You declined prosecution.

Hudson student. r*pe victim, right?

Also, a poli-sci major, a member
of a campus improv group,

the only child of two
public school teachers.

Just want to make sure you know

that she's a living, breathing person.

That's not fair, Cam. I believed her.

It was a he said/she said
with no corroboration.

I never would have got a conviction,

and I have a duty here not
to waste taxpayers' money.

You know who's wasting
the taxpayers' money?

Dan Edwards.

The guy who r*ped Tess.

He's brought harassment
charges against her.

I didn't know that.

We got an anonymous tip

that Edwards assaulted another
student at the school.

I reached out, but she
wouldn't come forward.

- Subpoena her.
- That's against office policy.

Prosecutors can't push r*pe
victims into coming forward

because defense attorneys
like you would accuse us

of manufacturing evidence.

But you get to play by different rules.

I'll get you the name.

Thank you.

I'm sorry I stood you up.

Not that I did.

That's okay.

I mean, that was easily
one of the top ten

worst apologies in history,

but, uh, I accept.

SADIE: This is a classic case
of overzealous prosecution.

A.D.A. Burris knows
she's never even gonna

make it over the rail at trial.

We ask that this case be
dismissed immediately.

I thought we weren't going
to file a motion to dismiss.

We weren't.

- Then what's going on?
- You'll see.

SADIE: My client continues to suffer

irreparable harm; The gag order

has prevented us

from revealing that the
DNA test results are in

and that those test results prove,

beyond a reasonable doubt,
that my client's blood

is not on the m*rder w*apon.

That's an issue for the jury to decide.

The people's case hasn't changed
since the day we indicted him.

We can still prove motive,
opportunity and intent.

And there's the issue of the confession.

SADIE: According to who?

A drug-addled perjurer with a book deal?

JUDGE MENDOZA: I've heard your argument,

and your motion is denied.

Your Honor, this is
totally unreasonable.

Tell your therapist.

SADIE: Billy Brennan is being prosecuted

For a crime he did not commit,

while the real k*ller
is still out there.

You're close to being
in contempt, Counselor.

The government is exhibiting
an outrageous abuse of power.

Sit down.

If you rule in favor of
continuing this witch hunt,

- then you're a party to the abuse.
- Ms. Ellis...

Which means you're either
corrupt or incompetent.

I'm holding you in contempt.

Officer, take her into custody.

I heard about Sadie.

She'll be fine.

It's a rite of passage around here.

You look so good.

Thank you.

[chuckles] You and Gemma
are the only ones here

in a real relationship.

You give me hope.

What about you? You seeing anyone?

Yeah, sort of, but he's still in Iowa.

Wait! You just did it!

You deflected when it got personal.

See how that works?

You making any headway
on the sentencing memo?

I finished the section
about Rodney's background.

It was pretty awful; His mother was an
addict, his stepfather was abusive.

They took him away when he was eight.

foster homes in the next six years.

Makes you almost feel sorry for him.

That guy, our new investigator...

Charlie.

He dropped this off.

I sent him to the cabin.

Did he find Kevin's body?

[door closes]

What took so long?

I've never been prouder.

Here you are, standing up

to the powers that be, going
to jail for your principles.

Just get me out of here.

I'm working on it.

Are you kidding me?

Tomorrow.

Okay.

Cool.

Guard?

[sighs]

Thank you.

Not funny.

How'd we do?

We did great.

Tomorrow, when the
prosecution questions you,

short answers... yes or no.

Okay.

And then when I get up, I'll
let you tell your story.

About the r*pe?

And the aftermath.

Basically, we want to
show that you were left

no alternative but to
take your case public.

This woman at the jail
asked me for a selfie.

Like I'm famous.

People think I'm crazy.

And today, I was sitting
there, in the jail,

and, I mean, I'm in jail,

and he's... probably playing holes

at his dad's country club.

He's winning.

So, what am I even doing, you know?

I mean, maybe I am crazy.

I don't think you're crazy.

When she first started
wearing that poster,

I didn't say anything.
I figured she'd stop.

- Did she?
- No.

She went on this mission
to ruin my life.

TRENEGAN: How so?

She sent letters

to the graduate programs I applied to,

telling them I was a
danger to the community.

Every single program
withdrew their acceptances.

She showed up at my mom's
office and confronted her,

saying she was a woman and...
and should understand

and do something.

I mean, my mom was in tears.

How else has Ms. Pratt affected
your life on the Hudson campus?

No one talks to me anymore.

People literally cross the
street when they see me coming.

TRENEGAN: What about online?

Google me. You'll see.

No more questions.

May we be heard at sidebar?

Come on up.

I'm requesting that you exclude

any mention of the details
of Tess's r*pe allegations.

Ever heard of the Sixth Amendment?

My client has a right to
confront her accuser.

The testimony is an inadmissible prior

bad act.

The details and circumstances
surrounding the r*pe

are critical to my defense.

No court has ever found the
evidence to be credible.

I need to be able to make inquiry.

The details provide context
for the alleged acts.

Otherwise, she does look
like a crazy stalker.

Your words.

Can you corroborate these allegations?

It was r*pe... two
people in a dorm room.

There are no witnesses.

Mr. Edwards is not on trial here.

Probative value outweighed by prejudice.

No mention of the r*pe.

You're ripping out the
heart of my defense.

This means my client won't
be able to testify.

Then find me some evidence.

Ladies and gentlemen,

- court's adjourned for the day.
- [gavel bangs]

The other girl hasn't
answered my calls or e-mails,

but I made contact with a friend of hers

- and found out her class schedule
- We need her.

NICK: I'm on it.

What just happened?

We can't talk about the r*pe.

You said that I'd get to talk
and tell them what he did.

We're not giving up yet.

You'd tell me, though, right?

If it was time to give up?

Yeah, I would.

And I'm not ready to say that.

STEPHANIE: I didn't think
that I wanted kids.

It was never part of some definite plan,

like it is for a lot of parents.

But we got pregnant,

and Kevin was...

[voice breaks]: My child.

I don't know how else to say it.

He was all of my love.

He was my entire heart.

He was growing,

right in front of me.

And he became so curious,
the older he got.

He was so interested.

[crying]: He was... he
was just so himself.

He was... still becoming himself.

There was so much more
of him for me to love.

Please.

Look at me, please!

- I am begging you!
- JUDGE DESMOD: Mrs. Verner,

Please direct your remarks to me.

Please, please, please
just tell us where he is.

Please let me bury my child.

- Please.
- Mrs. Verner?

Mrs. Verner...

JUDGE DESMOD: Let's take a break.

We'll reconvene after lunch.

[gavel bangs]

[quiet knock]

Nice coverage.

I haven't read the papers, Your Honor.

I've been in jail.

Then let me fill you
in on what you missed.

The Post, the Daily News,

even the Times ran a piece.

You tipped off a reporter.

I can't prove how or who, but
we both know what happened.

I abided by the letter of your ruling.

Cut the crap.

How was your stay in the Tombs?
I hope it was worth it.

We're gonna be spending
a lot of time together.

I apologize

for my outburst in your courtroom.

That wasn't an outburst,

it was a carefully
choreographed performance.

I'm passionate about
representing Billy Brennan.

He is being railroaded.

I actually admire your chutzpah.

But pull another stunt
like that in my courtroom,

and not only will you see
the inside of a jail cell,

but I'll remove you from the case,

ban you from my courtroom, and
do everything in my power

to have your license revoked.

You're not the only one with chutzpah.

Sophia.

I'm Nick Brady. I left
you a few messages.

Uh, I'll catch up with you.

Please, stop calling me.
I'm not pressing charges.

That's not why I'm here. There's
a woman named Tess Pratt.

Yeah, I-I know who she is.

She's on trial for harassing
Dan Edwards. He's suing her.

And he's probably gonna win unless we
can get someone else to come forward.

I can't. Look, seriously, just...

- I'm sorry.
- Wait...

She could go to jail.

I can't, okay?

Look what happened to her.

No one believed her;
They think she's nuts.

You think she's nuts?

I'm-I'm just trying to move on.

I know you were on the swim
team and that you qualified

for the NCAA Division II
Championship in backstroke,

and then you dropped off the team.

The coach says you were good.

Like really good.

And that you loved it.

And that it was a real loss to the team.

Dan's already taken so much from you.

You really want to give
him anything more?

I want to tell.

- What?
- His parents.

They have a dead son, and
all they want to know

is where he is, and he knows.

We know.

- We can't.
- Come on, we could do it anonymously.

We could make the call. No
one could prove it was us.

This isn't about how
to get away with it.

It's about we can't tell.

But it's the right thing to do.

Let me be clear for you.

I know that we bend a lot
of rules around here,

that the prevailing idea is that somehow

ethical canons are advisory,

not binding, but this?

Divulging a client's secrets?

This is one of those bedrock things,

the nonnegotiable, no
option, never ever things.

You do this and the whole system burns.

Because everything is built on
being able to trust your lawyer,

not %, but %,

every time,

always, no matter what.

I've been sitting here

considering making an
anonymous call myself.

And I... we just...

we can't.

The only person who can tell is Rodney.

You went to jail for me.

It was nothing.

Isaiah's in there, like, once a month.

- Don't do that.
- What?

Act like it's no big deal.

Can I take that inside for you?

You know, I've been getting
phone calls all day.

People that had written me off years ago

are now calling to offer their support.

It's 'cause they believe in you.

Do you want something to drink?
I have beer and wine.

- Iced tea?
- No.

♪ ♪

Want me to stop? I can stop.

I don't want you to stop.

♪ Can we make amends? ♪

♪ Do we have to drag it out? ♪

♪ Will it break or bend? ♪

♪ What is there to talk about? ♪

♪ We're rotten to the thought ♪

♪ Beholden to the cold ♪

♪ Collapse into the turn ♪

♪ Beholden to the cold ♪

♪ Frozen in time ♪

♪ Haunted, haunted ♪

♪ Wanting, wanting ♪

♪ Wanting more. ♪

♪ ♪

Good morning.

- You made coffee.
- [chuckles]

- And pancakes.
- I did.

I just got a text from Burris.

You're busy. You're
conferring with a client.

She says she has new discovery.

- Say what it is?
- No.

But I'm sure the DNA has
got her in a panic,

and she's trying to come
up with a Hail Mary.

It doesn't matter what she has.
Nothing trumps science, right?

The only thing that could hurt us

is if she drudges up a busload of nuns

who were on their way to
feeding the homeless,

when they happened to
pass by the m*rder scene.

You don't think she'd really
fabricate evidence, do you?

No. But I do think she really
wants to win the case.

- Want some pancakes?
- Yeah.

Billy?

Yeah?

What are we doing?

We're just two people having
breakfast on a Thursday.

Okay.

CAMERON: He said they're on their way.

[sighs] Well, what if she bails?

Is that it? You said you'd tell
me if I was out of options.

[door opens]

She didn't bail.

Thanks for coming.

Will I have to see him?

He'll be in the courtroom.

I don't know.

I was afraid to see him at first, too.

But now I...

kind of like it.

It's like I can tell it
makes him uncomfortable.

Yeah, well, I'm not you.

I don't want to be here.

I'm supposed to be in
poli-sci right now.

You think I want to be here?

A year ago, my biggest problem
was trying to figure out

how to get my advisor

to let me into the level
four psych class.

Now I wear a sandwich
board around campus,

and I'm probably gonna get expelled.

We need to do something.

I just want to get back to normal life.

Do you really think that
you can ever go back

to being normal again if you
let him get away with this?

Dan and I were friends.

He was my R.A.

I'm-I'm embarrassed to admit it,
but I had a huge crush on him.

I was excited when he asked me out.

Did you date him?

We went out about four months ago.

Then he invited me to his
room to watch a movie.

CAMERON: Did you go?

SOPHIA: Yes.

Like, halfway through,

he turned up the volume on the TV.

He wanted to have sex.

CAMERON: How did you respond?

I-I was like, "No."

I didn't want to.

You told him no?

SOPHIA: Yes.

And then I got up to leave.

CAMERON: Then what happened?

And then he got up, and
he kind of grabbed me.

Like... like by the wrists.

And I thought it was playful, but...

but then he wouldn't let go.

And...

and my adrenaline just...

I realized what was happening,

and I fought him off, but, uh...

he's bigger than me.

And then...

he just ripped off my top,

and he pulled down my pants, and...

and I'm-I'm saying, "Stop."

You know, I'm-I'm yelling,

"Stop."

And...

and his eyes were dead.

Like... like he-he wasn't there.

And it was fast.

And then he got up

and he went to his mini-fridge,

and he got some orange juice.

And then he...

goes back to watching the movie.

And I'm laying there...

frozen.

And I'm thinking...

"Did this just happen?"

Because he was laughing at the movie,

like it was nothing.

Like I was nothing.

CAMERON: Do you see the man

that you're talking about
in this courtroom?

Yeah.

He's right there, wearing
the gray blazer.

CAMERON: May the record reflect

the witness has identified
Daniel Edwards.

JUDGE MILES: The record
shall so reflect.

Nothing further.

I was all set to come in here

and appeal to your better nature.

Don't give me some fake speech
where you pretend to know me.

You had a rough go at life.

You've never had anyone in your corner,

and I tried to be that person.

But I can't help you...

because you're a lost cause.

Did doing that help you
get back at your stepdad?

Did hurting this boy make
up for all the times

you were hurt in foster care?

Did exerting your power

over this innocent child

make you feel the power
you never felt as a kid?

Did it make it all better?

I had hoped that after all
of the abuse you endured,

there would be a sliver
of humanity left in you.

But after seeing Kevin's
dead body in that freezer,

I know that's not true.

You're empty,

devoid of empathy

and compassion.

So there'll be no appeal, no begging,

no pleas from me.

You tortured Kevin Verner,
his parents and me.

None of us will have peace.

You win.

Guard!

[door buzzes]

[door closes]

He'll be arraigned on two
counts of r*pe in the morning.

I talked to Trenegan.

He's agreed to drop the
charges against Tess.

Also, Hudson has agreed
to reinstate her.

Thanks. A lot.

You're welcome a lot.

Believe it or not,

I don't take pleasure in
sending people to prison.

Locking somebody away
doesn't undo any damage.

The victim's still suffering...

If they're lucky enough
to have survived...

The defendant's life is wasted,
and the defendant's family

is punished for something
that they didn't do.

Nothing good happens.

It's not always a joke with me.

Hey, Sadie.

God, I loved your picture in the paper.

[chuckles]

You're in a good mood.

I really am.

What's this new discovery?

Her name is Cho Han,

and she has some compelling new
information about the m*rder.

It's convenient, isn't it?

This new witness appears out of thin air

right when the DNA comes
back to exonerate Billy.

It took us months to find this woman.

I mean, detectives went all the
way to Korea to interview her.

That's a lot of effort for a witness.

Yeah, you're telling me.

Who is she?

- She's an eyewitness.
- What is she going to say?

- She's going to sink your case.
- You're bluffing.

I want to talk to her.
Where is she staying?

No, no, no, I'm not gonna let you

and the Brennans get to her,

thr*aten her into going back to Korea.

I have a right to interview her.

Yes, you do.

Bring her in.

She's here?

Yeah. I brought her here so
you could interview her.

That satisfies my discovery obligations.

Cho Han, this is Sadie Ellis,

the lawyer that I was telling you about.

She represents Billy Brennan.

It's nice to meet you.

I understand you're
going to be a witness.

What can you tell me about
Amy Meyers' m*rder?

The D.A. told me that I had
to come here and meet you,

but she also said I don't have
to answer your questions.

I don't even know what's wrong, but...

it feels like...

A death.

That if we break up, we'll be miserable,

but if we stay together, we'll be...

Miserable.

So what's keeping you together?

♪ ♪

I love you, Albert.

You're the best guy.

The best.

You get me flowers for no reason,

and you smell good, and you're kind.

But?

But it's hard.

It's harder than it should be.

And...

I find myself hating you.

Like when you buy me flowers,

I think you're only
buying me these flowers

so I won't be mad at you for something.

It's usually true.

I'm usually playing defense.

[chuckles softly]

See?

And he's honest.

And...

I'm so scared

that if we break up,

I'll never find anyone as good as you.

[phone vibrating]

You're gonna meet someone
who is better and kinder

and doesn't take calls in
the middle of therapy.

You told me the truth,
and now it's my turn.

I think we're both scared that
we'll never find anyone as good.

But fear is not a reason to stay.

♪ Can't keep on keeping secrets... ♪

[phone vibrating]

It's okay.

Take it.

[phone continues vibrating]

You are not the problem, Gemma.

I am.

And I'm so sorry.

Fine. Tell 'em.

Tell the parents.

And no, Mr. Cobb,

didn't make any of it any better.

♪ It's so hard to breathe... ♪

Thank you, Rodney.

[line clicks]

♪ ♪

I met with the D.A.

What'd she say?

They have a new witness.

Is it a bus full of nuns?

It's a woman.

She's not very chatty.

What's her name?

Cho Han.

She's in New York?

She's gonna testify against me?

Yes. Do you know her?

Yes.

How?

She's my sister.