03x05 - Boom Goes The Dynamite

[bunniefuu]

["Way Down We Go" by KALEO playing]

♪ Oh, Father, tell me ♪

♪ Do we get what we deserve? ♪

[Gabriel] I believe that we're dealing
with a serial k*ller.

♪ And way down we go ♪

♪ Go, go, go, go… ♪

[Ginny] My whole life, I've always known
my mom was different.

There's more to her that people don't see,

that they were blinded from.

A willingness to do bad things.

I was the only one who saw it.

I was the only one
who's ever really seen my mom.

[people talking indistincly]

Order.

-[gavel banging]
-Please, order!

[Josh] Sidebar, Your Honor. Sidebar!

Approach the bench, counsel.

[exhales]

[Josh] This witness testimony
was not turned over in discovery.

-I want the DA held in contempt.
-He was on the witness list.

We didn't know
he'd be making this statement. [inhales]

But we think it only responsible
to see it out.

[Josh] It's prejudicial at best.
This will poison the jury.

Going down the road of my client's
unrelated past is not relevant.

Your Honor, there's more than enough here

to potentially establish pattern,
character, motive.

Oh, but his statement
was a total surprise, wasn't it?

[Matthews] You have enough
to back this up?

It's a big claim, counsel.

We think it's irresponsible not to,
Your Honor.

[Josh chuckles]

I'm curious.
I'm going to allow it for now.

Yes.

I have to strongly object.

I will rule on admissibility
after hearing the witness testimony.

[gavel bangs]

Proceed with caution, counsel.

[tense music playing]

-What is going on?
-[Josh sighs]

Mr. Cordova,
please walk us through your credentials.

I'm a private investigator.

And how do you know the defendant?

I was hired by her late husband's ex-wife

to dig into the validity
of his last will and testament,

which left the majority
of his funds to the defendant.

And why did you make that statement?

"Serial k*ller" is a dramatic accusation.

Objection! Opinion, Your Honor.
Speculation.

Lack of foundation.

Uh, relevance. Insane. Do you need more?

-I'll allow it.
-[Josh] Great.

[sighs]

During my investigation, I discovered
that Kenny Drexel, her late husband,

his death occurred
under suspicious circumstances.

-[grunts]
-[tires screech]

-Objection!
-This speaks to pattern, Your Honor.

Overruled.
I wanna hear where this is going.

But you have a tight leash, counselor.

There was compelling enough evidence
that he had been poisoned by Georgia

that a judge ruled to excavate his body
for a toxicology test.

Kenny, I got it.

Dinner's ready.

[prosecutor] And?

The body was conveniently
dug up and disappeared.

[Josh] Objection! Your Honor!

Rein it in, counsel.
You're dancing dangerously close here.

Close?
He went over that ledge a while ago.

Mr. Cordova, why is this relevant?

Because I found that Georgia Randolph,

formerly Georgia Miller,
formerly Georgia Warren,

formerly Mary Reilly--

[Josh] Objection!

[Ed] I'm gonna k*ll you, Mary!

[Josh] Unless she's being charged
with changing her name,

I object and move to strike
this exceptionally irrelevant testimony.

So far, all I've heard are theatrics,
hysterics, opinions, and biases.

I'm making a standing objection
to everything that that man has to say.

Noted. Proceed.

Kenny Drexel was her second husband.

Her first husband, an Anthony Green,

is a missing person,
and has been for the last 15 years.

And the defendant was
the last person to see him alive.

[coughing]

There is a history of g*ng violence,

of criminal activity,
and of k*lling husbands.

Georgia Randolph is extremely dangerous
and should not be set free.

I believe she will k*ll again and again

until she is stopped by this court.

[screams] Objection!

♪ And way down we go ♪

♪ Go, go, go, go… ♪

[Ginny] I wanted other people,
other adults,

my dad, anyone,

to see what I saw in my mom,

so the weight of it wasn't just on me.

Be careful what you wish for.

[exhales]

[opening theme plays]

[music ends]

[Georgia exhales]

[Georgia inhales]

What the hell?

Okay, okay, let's calm down.

No, you know what you're not gonna do?
You are not gonna tell me to calm down.

None of that was true. This is outrageous.
They're taking things out of context.

You said this is more about Paul,
that this could be a political hit job.

Look, we're gonna stress
that Cordova's obsessed with you.

That way, the crazier he looks,
the better we look.

[scoffs]

-"The better we look"?
-Yeah.

We look terrible.

Everyone thinks I'm a violent,
unhinged monster.

[inhales] I have never hurt anyone.

[Paul inhales]

How did this happen?

You said that her past
would not be relevant.

Nobody could have anticipated that.

That judge should be removed
from the bench for that ruling.

And Foley, he's a rat b*stard.

Obviously,
this was his strategy all along,

which probably means
their case against you is weak.

What do we do?

Well, I need to figure out
how to counterattack this bullshit.

So don't speak to the press,
don't speak to anyone.

Lock this sh*t down.

"The press"?

I am the mayor.

My wife was just accused
of being a serial k*ller,

and I was basically called
her next victim,

so I am going to have to address this.

I hear you, Paul.

But you did hire me
to help you get through this.

Yeah, we got sucker punched today,
but it's not over yet.

Okay? I've got one day to prepare cross.

Everything's still in play.
I just need you all to hold down the fort.

[whimsical music playing]

And it's gonna be okay.

[door opens]

[door closes]

[Georgia inhales]

Those were lies.

[breathes deeply]

How was he allowed to get up there
and lie like that?

-I… [hesitates]
-[cell phone vibrating]

[scoffs] Hello?

Hi, I'm Rachel from the Wellsbury Tribune.
We're doing a piece on the trial--

[Georgia sighs]

That was a reporter
from the Wellsbury Tribune.

-[Georgia breathes deeply]
-[clears throat]

[Georgia breathing heavily]

Where are you going?

Air.

[door opens]

[Georgia sighs]

[whimsical music continues]

[knocking on door]

[water stops running]

[whimsical music fades]

Gil. What the hell are you doing here?

I know I am not your favorite person,
but we got something in common.

Our kids are both in that house.

Nice place.

[exhales] Look, I didn't know about half
the sh*t that that guy said today.

I'm not gonna believe
some random testimony

over a woman I've known for 16 years.

Did you know that she was married
to this Anthony Green missing person?

Because, um… that was news to me.

Look, Georgia is manipulative.

She's controlling. She had
Cynthia block my housing application

so I couldn't get an apartment
near my son.

She's always gonna try
and keep them from us.

But this, right now, this…

this is our opportunity, man.

-She's a good mom.
-[scoffs]

-Bet you didn't know about the g*n.
-I know Georgia has g*ns.

Okay.

[Gil inhales]

Did you know that… [exhales]

…Austin shot me?

Please. You expect me to buy that?

You don't believe me?
There's a b*llet hole by the fridge.

Ginny was there when it happened.

They are not safe with her.

Get out of my house, Gil.

Hey, look, I know Georgia probably
doesn't speak super favorably about me,

and that is fine,

but I am scared for my son.

And you need to take off
those rose-colored Georgia glasses.

This is about our kids!

[tense music playing]

[inhales] And a dad's job is
to protect their kid.

Ginny's not safe.

Get out of my house, Gil.

Out, now.

[scoffs]

[slams door]

[Georgia] An eye for an eye.

[screams, cries]

[tense music continues]

Hey, Ginny, um… can you call me
when you get this? I…

I wanna talk to you.

Make sure you're okay, and…

[inhales]

…I love you.

[gentle music playing]

[breathes deeply]

[dog barking]

[gentle music fades]

This is not good.

[breathes deeply]

What do you think's gonna happen?

I don't know.

[cell phone vibrating]

[sucks teeth]

-Turn off your phone, Mom.
-Paul might call.

[both sigh]

[cell phone chimes]

Have all your friends been texting?

About your serial k*ller mom?

Mm-mm. It's just the guy
from my poetry class.

He doesn't know who I am.

I sort of gave a fake name
on the first day, so…

He just sent me a song.

Well, that's romantic. Let's play it.

[heavy metal music playing]

This is the song he sent you?

Yeah, he's very strange.

[Ginny chuckling]

[volume turns up]

[Ginny laughing]

I hate it.

-Gross.
-[heavy metal music stops]

[laughing]

[Ginny sniffles, exhales]

No one's reached out, huh? Not even Max?

Marcus?

[Ginny sighs heavily]

[Georgia inhales

[exhales deeply]

Dad keeps calling.

I don't know what to say to him.

Yeah, me neither.

What about you?

Ellen?

[sighs]

[gentle music playing]

You know how much
I love you, right, Peach?

So much.

Play that song again.

[Ginny scoffs]

[heavy metal music playing]

[Ginny laughing]

[heavy metal music ends]

[Ellen] No, well, it's just that I--

Uh-huh. Well, I just think--

Well, I--

Thank you.

Is everything okay?

No.

No. No, I don't believe it, Bev, okay?
It can't be true.

I think we'd know if there was
a serial k*ller living next door.

[sighing] Hang on, I got another call.

[whimsical music playing]

Hello?

Nancy, hi.

Oh, I heard. Mm-hmm.

Yeah, I was there, in court.

I don't believe it. It's a trial.

They're gonna say
anything that they can, so…

No, I didn't know about the two husbands.

But you know, she doesn't know
everything about me.

She doesn't know
that I'm double-jointed, so…

Mm-hmm.

No, I am.

Well, it doesn't come up often, Nancy.

You know, it's not
one of those topics that you--

You're also double-jointed?

Okay. Well, see, we're all learning
new things about each other today,

including Georgia.

[cell phone chimes]

It's not for your entertainment, okay?
This is actually about real people.

Ted Bundy is harsh, Nancy.

-It is har-- Come on now.
-[cell phone chimes]

-[Elle talking indistincly]
-[cell phone chiming]

[cell phone chimes]

[whimsical music fades]

[cell phone chimes]

[Ellen] And-- You know what? I've gotta--
I have another call coming in,

and it's probably another one of you
wanting to know more information from me.

So good day to you, Nancy. Goodbye.

[inhales] Who are you texting?

-[gentle music playing]
-[dog barking at distance]

I don't think you should text her.
That's what you were gonna do.

[sighs] Why not?

Because you just told her
you don't love her anymore.

So either stick with that, or text her,
but you can't do both.

I feel like these
are extenuating circumstances.

Dude, she's going through enough.

You might make things worse.
Do what you want though.

[sighs]

[sniffles]

[cheerful music playing]

[Maxine laughs]

[music fades]

[man on TV] Sunny skies
and pleasant temperatures for Saturday…

[man 2] Thank you.

…with a slight cool-down
expected on Sunday.

It looks like--

-All right, how we doing?
-[exhales]

Another.

I really don't think that's a good idea.

Joe. Just another.

We're closing up.

-[exhales]
-[Joe sighs]

[Paul inhales]

[whimsical music playing]

[Paul inhales]

Thank you.

[softly] Yeah.

[cell phone vibrating]

[Paul inhales]

[exhales deeply]

[cell phone continues vibrating]

You okay?
You want me to call you a ride home?

Can't go home.

Wife's a m*rder*r.

Well, you can't stay here, man.

Fine.

I'll leave.

[whimsical music playing]

-Whoa, whoa, whoa. You good?
-[inhales sharply]

I'm good.

Okay. All right, all right.

[Joe sighs]

[whimsical music fades]

[line ringing]

[cell phone vibrating]

-Hey.
-[Joe] Hey.

I just wanted to let you know
that I'm with Paul.

Uh, he's okay.

He just had a few too many tonight,
so he's gonna sleep it off at his office.

Oh.

["Double Down" by Go-Jo playing]

Okay.

♪ But feeling like an empty closet… ♪

Thanks.

I saw what happened today.

How?

They streamed it
on Wellsbury Local Access.

♪ That you're about to leave somebody
Now it's me… ♪

So everyone in Wellsbury saw.

♪ Slowly I keep falling… ♪

I'm sorry.

I hope you're okay.

[inhales] Thanks.

Okay, good night.

Good night.

♪ Maybe I just need the space ♪

♪ Harder I try forget it ♪

♪ Heavier it weighs ♪

♪ Again, and again, and again ♪

♪ No, I get it ♪

♪ Again, and again, and again ♪

♪ Again, and again, and again ♪

♪ Again, double down 'til I break ♪

♪ Again, and again ♪

♪ No, I get it ♪

♪ No, I get it ♪

♪ Harder I try forget it ♪

♪ Heavier it weighs… ♪

Did you sleep?

♪ No, I get it ♪

♪ Again, double down 'til I break ♪

-[exhales]
-Paul not come home?

[exhales]

[inhales sharply]

Mom, I'm really scared.

Hey, that guy's been stalking me.
He's unhinged.

And Josh is expensive.

He's smart. He's gonna prove
that none of that was true.

-But, Mom--
-It's not true that I'm a monster.

That I go around k*lling people,
that I can't stop.

Like I'm…
I'm some sorta sick, dangerous freak.

Where's Paul?

He didn't come home last night.

That's not good, Mom.

Are we going to school?

I think we should.
Show everyone that we're normal, right?

Just… please don't do anything.

We can't afford any more sh*t.

So no stabbing of hands
or coffee on heads.

Just a low profile, okay?

[sighs]

How's Zach been?

I don't know.

His mom told him we can't be friends.

Is Paul gonna leave Mom?

I don't see how he doesn't.

But he might not.

[exhales shakily]

He loves us.

[Ginny chuckles softly]

Yeah, maybe.

We'll see.

["Searing" by Imaginary Ambition playing]

-[Nick clears throat sharply]
-[inhales]

-[mumbles]
-[music fades]

You need to make a statement.

Let everyone know where you stand.

-No.
-"No"?

What… what is this? Are you giving up?

Because you're not allowed to do that.

You've tied yourself to me,
against my will might I add,

and I'm not a failure.

-So that means that this sad, scruffy…
-[scoffs]

…unshaven, drunkard thing
you're cosplaying, it's not gonna fly.

Nick…

you are acting like
I can bounce back from this.

We need to make a statement.

The Wellsbury Tribune
has been hounding me.

[scoffs]

We can put our own spin on this.
We can get out in front.

-How did this even happen?
-[telephone ringing in the background]

I mean, the lawyer said that her past
would not be allowed in court, and now…

[Paul exhales]

[exhales]

…I look like a fool.

Okay.

[softly] Divorce her.

[Paul exhales]

You're either her husband
or you're the mayor.

-You can't be both.
-[grunts]

[inhales] So, Mr. Mayor,
do you wanna make a statement?

The lawyer said not to.
It would be… bad for her.

What about you? What would be bad for you?

["Searing" by Imaginary Ambition playing]

I need coffee.

Oh.

[groans]

No. Yeah, I'm just gonna
sit here for a minute.

Yeah.

-[Paul inhales]
-[music fades]

[heavy metal music playing on earphones]

[woman] Are you Virginia Miller?

[music stops]

-I'm sorry?
-Are you Virginia Miller?

-Yeah.
-[woman] Hi.

I'm Rachel.
I'm from the Wellsbury Tribune.

We're doing a piece on the trial.
What was it like growing up with your mom?

-What?
-I just need five minutes of your time.

Did you know that her biological dad
is in prison for attempted m*rder?

[tense music playing]

What?

Do you believe violence is hereditary?

Hey! Get away from her.

Virginia, do you believe
that your mom is capable…

-Stop!
-…of doing something like this?

Virginia, let me get your story out there!

Virginia, wait!

[door closes]

Hey, are you okay?

[tense music fades]

Thank you.

[exhales]

Okay, remember, when we see her,
supportive. We're her friends.

Right, right, we'll just go, "Hey, girl,

did you know that your mom
was a serial k*ller?"

There is not enough weed
in the world for this.

I mean, we've been at the house.
Georgia might be dangerous.

[Ginny] Hey.

Ginny, hey. We were, um…

How are you?

I don't really wanna talk about it.

What's your problem?
No, what's your problem?

Ginny, I heard your mom's k*lled,
like, a bunch of dudes.

You think she can k*ll Mr. Stewart
so I don't have to go to gym?

[chuckles]

[girls gasping]

[Press scoffs]

♪ How you, how you like? ♪

[Press groaning]

♪ How you like me now? ♪

♪ How you, how you like me? ♪

♪ How you, how you like me? ♪

Hey, what the hell?

♪ How you like me now?
Like me now? ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na-na-na ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na-na-na ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na-na… ♪

sh*t.

♪ Na-na-na-na-na-na ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na-na ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na-na-na ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na-na ♪

-[sighs]
-[line ringing]

♪ I make them bounce
I do it all by myself… ♪

[Wolfe on phone] Gia.

-Hey. What are you doing right now?
-[Wolfe] I'm in algebra.

-Like, right now?
-[teacher] Wolfe, hang up!

You cannot just take a call
in the middle of class.

[Wolfe] Oh, this'll just take a second.

Any chance you wanna skip today?

[Wolfe] Uh… Yeah, for sure.

Cool, come pick me up.

[Wolfe] You got it.

♪ Na-na-na-na-na-na… ♪

[exhales]

♪ Na-na-na-na-na-na ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na-na ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na-na-na ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na-na… ♪

Hey.

Hey.

-[sighs]
-[music ends]

So my friend told me that there's
a m*rder trial going on in your town.

The daughter goes to your school.
Do you know her?

-No. No, I don't.
-Mmm.

So where you wanna go?

I don't know. Just couldn't be
in school today. I don't care what we do.

Did you just walk out of algebra?

Yeah. It's okay,
algebra comes really easy to me.

Math brain, remember?

And science.

Mmm. Never forget science.

Ach! I never would.

I know where we're going.

[car engine revving]

[cheerful music playing]

[music fades]

[scanner beeps]

Thank you.

You ever been to the science museum?

-Nope.
-Me either.

Wolfe, good to see you.

-Hey, Frank. What's going on?
-What's up? How are you?

Except for every Saturday
when I volunteer here.

Come on, you'll like this.

[upbeat music playing]

[laughs]

-[mimics being electrocuted]
-[Ginny chuckles]

-[Ginny] You look good.
-Thank you. I think it's my best look.

[Ginny chuckles]

[upbeat music ends]

["Peach" by BROODS playing]

[Ginny] I'm scared.

♪ When I feel alone ♪

♪ It's a part of me… ♪

-It's gonna be lovely. You're gonna--
-[squeals, chuckles]

[whirring]

-Oh my God.
-[Wolfe laughs]

♪ But I hate it down there ♪

♪ Hot and cold, young and old… ♪

[Wolfe] Slay! Oh!

[inaudible]

♪ I'm high and I'm low ♪

♪ No control ♪

♪ But everything's looking peach ♪

♪ I'm high and I'm low ♪

♪ No control ♪

♪ But everything's looking peach now ♪

♪ So I don't need to know
What it feels like, oh ♪

♪ 'Cause everything's looking peach now… ♪

Immersive.

I'm… immersed.

[laughs]

[Wolfe] So tell me a little fun fact
about yourself.

[Ginny] I hate that question.

[Wolfe] Heard.

♪ For all the love I feel… ♪

Is that your move? You bring all the girls
to the science museum?

You think my move
is to bring girls to the science museum?

[Ginny] I honestly have no idea.

To answer your question, yes, it is.

[laughs]

♪ I'm high and I'm low ♪

♪ No control… ♪

Do you think scorpions care
that people are scared of them?

A scorpion can live
a full year without food.

And they glow in the dark.

How the hell do you know that?

[music fades]

-And… they do a dance before mating.
-[laughs]

Oh, foreplay. Nice.

Then after they mate,
the female eats the male.

Why?

She's hungry.

[Ginny chuckles]

[gentle music playing]

This one goes out
to that scorpion right there.

Can our first kiss not be
dedicated to a bug?

[gentle music fades]

-Here's to Mr. Kay.
-[both laugh]

[laughing] Ew. That is so much worse.

It's…

[romantic music playing]

[Wolfe inhales]

[upbeat music playing]

[upbeat music fades]

Ginny's not here.

I called the school,
she's not there either.

Can you blame her?

[scoffs]

[sighs]

What?

You can't even look at me?

No. Not like that.
Not like you don't know me.

You know me, Zion.

What was all that?

Why did that guy say that stuff?

New Orleans?

Is that what happened when you took Ginny
and ran away for a year?

You got married?

No, it was complicated. I…

Jesus Christ. Georgia, my daughter had
a stepdad that I never knew about?

Do you get how screwed up that is?

I've always made excuses
for you. I know you've had a hard life,

but I believed the mother
of my daughter was a good person.

I thought I knew you.

You do know me.

[inhales]

[tense music playing]

Is that why you came back
after you ran away when we were kids?

Your husband in New Orleans,
did you k*ll him?

No.

Zion, no! No!

I never k*lled anyone.

Come on. You know--

I saw you sh**t your stepdad
in the hand, cold-blooded.

-You know why.
-And I pushed the g*n down.

And I've always wondered,
if I hadn't, would you have k*lled him?

I've rationalized it.

[hesitates] But, yeah, I'm pretty sure
if I hadn't been there,

there's a good chance
you would've k*lled him.

-[door opens]
-Please don't, Zion.

What the hell
has been going on here, Georgia?

[Paul] Zion.

-[Georgia sighs]
-Give us a minute, please.

I need to speak with my wife.

[music continues]

[door opens]

[door closes]

I'm going to be staying
with my parents for a little while.

Paul, you can't believe what Cordova said.

He has it out for me. You know that.

I told you that. I told you everything.

Clearly not.

Well, how long are you leaving?
Will you be in court still?

[chuckles] Incredible. That's…

that's what you're worried about?

Me not showing up
to support you in court, because…

because that would look bad for you.

And that's the only thing
you ever care about, right?

No, not right!

I care about a lot of things.

But yeah, right now,
I happen to give a pretty big sh*t

about whether or not I go down for m*rder.

So excuse me
if I'm focusing on that at the moment.

Maybe we could pick up hobbies next month.
We'll pickleball then.

[scoffs, grunts]

You wanna leave? Fine.

No one's forcing you to be here. Leave.

[pensive music playing]

[music fades]

[tense music playing]

[footsteps departing]

Oh… [cries]

[music fades]

Thank you for today. I needed that.

Yeah, anytime.

Oh, hey, Gia. You forgot your phone.

You have 11 missed calls from your dad.

[sighs]

-Ooh.
-Give me that--

-Give it. Let me see. Are you serious?
-Ah.

-What's the plan?
-Give me--

-Ooh.
-Can you stop?

Oh yeah, big jump.

-You're a giraffe. [laughs]
-Big jump.

Marcus.

Hey.

This is…

Wolfe.

He's in my poetry class.

I'm gonna get the hell out of here.

Mmm. Good. Yes, I will stay.

How are you--
Uh, how are you doing with your mo--

I'm… I'm good.

I'm fine.

How are you?

Fine.

And I've been good. So…

Is this the ex?

Excuse me?

Uh…

Gia talked about her ex,
who I'm assuming is you,

based on how you're looking
at each other right now.

Yeah. Yeah, Gia…

and I…

used to be something.

[Wolfe] Cool.

She only said nice things.

Yeah, I mean, I only…

have nice things to say too.

I want her to be good.

Anyway, uh… nice to meet you, man.

Yeah, a delight.

[Marcus] Yeah.

See you around, Gia.

He seems like a cool guy.

Yeah. Yeah, he is.

[Wolfe sucks teeth]

Definitely still in love with you.

No he's not.

[mimics Marcus] "We used to be something."

-Oh. Okay. Sorry.
-[chuckles]

-[Wolfe inhales]
-[door opens]

[exhales]

Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God.
Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God.

["2AM" by Landon Conrath playing faintly]

-What?
-Ginny's outside.

With her new boyfriend.

Wait, really? Poetry guy?

I kinda wanna see.

-Poetry guy? No. Don't.
-I wanna see.

-[Maxine] Mm-mm.
-Don't. Max, please. No.

[Marcus groaning]

[indistinct conversation]

[inaudible]

-He's not what I thought.
-What did you think?

I don't know.

That he'd be sad and moody and… intense.

-So… me?
-[Maxine] Yeah.

I really thought she had a type.

[groaning]

[Maxine sucks teeth]

-Come on.
-No.

-Let's go. [grunts]
-No.

Just let me decompose here.

This is a nice spot.

["2AM" continues faintly]

She seemed like she liked him.

Isn't that kinda what you want?

For her to move on, be happy?

[door opens]

[door closes]

[music stops]

Okay.

That's normal. [sighs]

[footsteps departing]

I'm sorry if that was weird with my ex.

I had a really fun day with you.

[inhales sharply]

Pop, pop, pop.

[smack lips] Okay.

[sighs]

[dramatic sting]

Wasn't that fun?
Skipping school and going to the mall?

Hey, let's not tell your dad we skipped.

It'll be our little secret.

[door unlocks]

["Waiting On Sunshine" by Evenson playing]

[door closes]

Gummy Bear.

What's up? How was school today?

How was that big math test?

♪ Ease my mind, make my day ♪

♪ Take my hand, let's run away… ♪

-It was good, Dad.
-Yeah?

[chuckles lightly]

♪ Give you love, that I'll do… ♪

[Georgia chuckles]

[music continues faintly]

[Georgia and Zion chuckle]

-[Zion exhales]
-[chuckles]

Hi there.

♪ We're walking a thin line ♪

♪ We're waiting on sunshine ♪

-[dramatic sting]
-[Zion sighs]

So, uh, is there anything
you wanna tell me?

Um…

Look, Ginny, you can talk to me.

That stuff in court, what was that?

I don't know. That guy is crazy.

Look, it's me.

I'm on your side always,
but you've gotta tell me the truth.

What's going on?

I-- I know it looks bad.

What happened, Gummy Bear?

[chuckles]

[tense music playing]

Dad, come on, you know Mom.

I don't know about dug up bodies.
I don't know about missing husbands.

No. [scoffs]

No.

You don't get to do that.

You don't get to not be there,
to leave me with her,

to have me deal with it all
by myself for years,

and then swoop in now
and act all horrified.

-Ginny, I--
-Don't do it!

-Don't make me choose between you and Mom.
-I'm not.

But these accusations are serious.

Hey.

I need some g*dd*mn answers.

I don't…

Kenny… Kenny was… wasn't a good guy, Dad.

-He was… He was creepy, and--
-What does "creepy" mean?

No, that's not-- I… [sighs]

Did he touch you?

[hesitates] I'm fine.

What happened exactly with this man?

Nothing. Nothing. [hesitates]

-She saw it. Mom saw it and--
-Saw what?

It's not that bad, that's what I'm saying.
She was just protecting me from him.

[dramatic string playing]

[exhales] Dad.

No, that's not… [exhales]

Oh my God.

What are you saying?

Are you saying she m*rder*d her husband?

[hesitating] I…

-You're not going back there.
-Of course I am.

No, you are not. I forbid it.

I am your father,
and you are not going back into that house

until we figure this out.

-[cell phone vibrating]
-[exhales]

-Ginny, do not answer that.
-I have to, it's Mom.

Ginny.

[Georgia] Ginny.

-Mom.
-[Georgia] Ginny, it's on TV. All of it.

-Mom, slow down, wait.
-They're talking about all of it.

Ginny, get back here right now.

Mom needs me, Dad.

And it's too late.

You don't get to decide
to just show up and save me now.

[suspenseful music playing]

F…

[softly] Ahh! Jesus Christ.

-[breathing heavily]
-[door opens]

[Gabriel] There was
compelling enough evidence

that he had been poisoned by Georgia

that a judge ruled to excavate his body
for a toxicology test.

What are they saying?

Georgia Randolph,
originally born Mary Reilly,

sat visibly shaken in court yesterday

as news of her sordid past came out.

Mom?

The most expl*sive being the accusation
that she is a serial k*ller.

The prosecution argued
that this is part of a larger pattern,

referencing mysterious circumstances
around her last two husbands.

She was recently married
to Wellsbury's mayor, Paul Randolph,

who was seated behind her,
along with her two children.

Female serial K*llers
are notoriously rare,

with less of a profile
than their male counterparts.

Violence can begin early,
and it has been reported

that Georgia Miller shot
her stepfather in the hand.

Shane Reilly, her biological father,

-is currently serving time in prison…
-[volume turns up]

-Hey, Daisy!
-…for attempted m*rder.

Get in here!
It's your daughter, Mary! She's on TV!

[news anchor] …known about her childhood,
as she ran away from home at 14.

Court is set to resume tomorrow.

Stay tuned to Boston Channel 45

for all the updates
on Wellsbury's Mayoress Murderess.

[breathes deeply]

[breathing shakily]

[remote thuds]

"Boom goes the dynamite."

My dad used to say that.

♪ When the fire starts to burn ♪

♪ When the fire starts to burn… ♪

We're really screwed, aren't we?

♪ It's time to rise alive again ♪

♪ From echoes of the ashes we return ♪

♪ When the fire starts to burn ♪

♪ I'll strike a match
And watch it come down ♪

♪ And walk away because… ♪

[whispers] Paul?

[whispers] Zion?

♪ This is my kingdom, this is my crown ♪

[sighs]

♪ Ooh-oh, ooh-oh ♪

♪ When the fire starts to burn ♪

♪ When the fire starts to burn ♪

♪ When the fire starts to burn ♪

♪ When the fire starts to burn ♪

♪ It's time to rise alive again ♪

♪ From echoes of the ashes we return ♪

♪ When the fire starts to burn ♪

♪ When the fire starts
When the fire starts ♪

[Josh sucks teeth]

Who is Nick Throop?

-He works for Mayor Randolph.
-[Josh] Mmm.

And isn't it true that you dated
Mr. Throop for six months

under a fictitious identity,

all as a means
to dig up dirt on my client?

[wry jazz percussion playing]

That's true.

Hmm. And would you say
that this is normal behavior?

-Objection.
-Sustained.

Reword, counsel.

[Josh chuckles]

For every case, do you strike up
a romantic relationship for months on end?

As a PI, I sometimes have to lie.

-Oh, so you're a liar?
-Objection.

[Gabriel] I was doing my job.

Oh, and does your job include harassment?

-Objection!
-Objection!

-[comedic rimshot]
-[all laugh]

-[indistinct chatter]
-[wry jazz percussion stops]

[Matthews] Order.

[wry jazz percussion resumes]

Do you have any hard evidence at all

that Georgia Miller k*lled Kenny Drexel?

Does the state of Texas even view
Kenny Drexel's death as foul play?

-No.
-[screams] No!

[wry jazz percussion continues]

How about her first husband?

[Josh clears throat]

Sure got quiet.

So, you're a liar,

you're an incompetent PI,

and you're a manipulator, leveling
baseless accusations at my client.

Is that right?

Oh, he can't help you.

Objection.

No further questions.

[wry jazz percussion ends]

Where's Paul?

[indistinct chatter]

[Matthews] After reviewing,

I am ruling that Gabriel Cordova's
testimony is inadmissible.

-[crowd exclaims]
-Boom.

-[Matthews] Order.
-[gavel banging]

["Alright" by Fulton Lee playing]

Order, please. Order!

The jury will please disregard all matters
of allegations to Georgia Randolph's past.

This is good, right?

Now all the serial k*ller stuff will end.

Oh, we can't unring that bell.

This is gonna be big.

Prepare yourself.

[tense music playing]

[Josh sighs]

-[Matthews] Court's adjourned.
-[gavel bangs]

[reporter 1] Hey!

[Josh] Okay, great.

[reporters clamoring]

It's a circus.

[reporters] Georgia!

[reporter 2] Georgia!

All right.

-[reporter 3] Are you a serial k*ller?
-[reporters] Georgia!

No comment. Understand?

[reporters] Georgia!

-[reporter 4] Any comment?
-[Ginny panting]

[Josh] You got this.

[car door opens]

Come on.

-Over here!
-Let's go.

[Ginny] Austin.

Austin, come on.

[reporter 5] Ever represented
a serial k*ller before?

[reporter 6] How many other victims?

[reporter 7] Do you marry just to k*ll?

-What is your side of the story?
-Come on.

[reporters clamoring]

What is your side of the story?

[Paul] Georgia!

Georgia! Austin, Ginny! Come on!

Inside! Get inside! Come on!

Hey, everybody off the lawn!
You know the rules! Back up!

-Back up!
-[Josh] All right, come on.

Georgia Randolph has been
unfairly scapegoated,

and we look forward
to justice being served.

Now, we ask you all
to report on this case responsibly

and do not give in to sensationalism.
Thanks for your time.

What are your strategies?

[reporter 8] What do you think of
the nickname "The Black Widow"?

-Any comments?
-I got a comment, get away from my car.

-[Paul exhales]
-[door closes]

-[Georgia sighs]
-[Paul exhales]

You weren't in court.

[Paul] Reporters are
not allowed on the lawn.

If they try,
call me or the station right away.

Okay? And I got you both a police escort
to take you to school starting tomorrow.

You're still leavin'?

The judge ruled it inadmissible.

♪ I don't know if I ever really… ♪

[Paul] Listen, I… have to go away,

just… just for a little while, but…

Okay, this-- Hey. Hey, buddy.

[inhales] This has nothing to do
with you or your sister, okay?

[Paul inhales]

[breathing shakily]

[softly] I will always be there for you.

[Ginny crying]

Oh, bud.

[Paul sighs]

Please don't leave.

[breathing shakily]

♪ It'll be like home… ♪

[Paul clears throat]

[Austin sniffles]

[breathing shakily]

[softly] I have to go.

♪ I don't know ♪

♪ If I ever really told you ♪

[door closes]

♪ I can't breathe ♪

♪ When you've spoken ♪

[crying]

♪ Make me a wish… ♪

-Mr. Mayor!
-Mr. Mayor!

[reporter 9] Are you afraid
for your life, Mr. Mayor?

♪ It'll be like home ♪

[tense music playing]

We are here at Wellsbury High
waiting for Virginia to--

-[siren wails]
-She's here.

[cameras clicking]

["Game Of Survival" by Ruelle playing]

[reporters clamoring]

[reporter 1] Any comments?

-[reporter 2] What do you have to say?
-[reporter 3] Are things tense at home?

How do you feel about being in school?
Are you nervous to be in school today?

[reporter 4] Virginia, how do you feel…

♪ This is a wild game of survival ♪

♪ This is a wild game of survival ♪

[music fades]

-[indistinct chatter]
-[girl laughs]

[Ginny on video]
Just by knowing, by seeing

That was my agreeing

My hands wet, once clean

Dirty with sins I don't mean

Words I didn't say
Dragons I didn't slay

I inherit the sin

And I become the monster
That I was born from

Just by knowing, by seeing

That was my agreeing

My hands wet, once clean

Dirty with sins I don't mean

Words I didn't say
Dragons I didn't slay

I inherit the sin

And I become the monster
That I was born from

Just by knowing, by seeing

That was my agreeing

My hands…

♪ Madness, madness, madness ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh… ♪

[Ginny] I inherit the sin

And I become the monster
That I was born from

Just by knowing, by seeing

That was my agreeing

My hands wet, once clean

Dirty with sins I don't mean

Words I didn't say
Dragons I didn't slay

I inherit the sin

And I become the monster
That I was born from

Jesus Christ.

-[door opens]
-[exhales]

Ginny.

[somber music playing]

[sobbing]

-Ginny.
-[gasps]

Ginny, come on, let me in.

Peach?

[sobbing]

Peach, listen to me, it's okay.

It's very catchy.

My hands wet, once clean

Dirty with sins I didn't mean

It's very good.

[crying]

Mom.

Everyone knows now, Mom.
They think I knew too.

-[Ginny sobbing]
-[breathing heavily]

What's the line that comes next?

Come on, what is it?

[panting]

Words I didn't say

Something about a dragon.

Come on.

What is it?

Mom.

It's brilliant, really. Come on.

Peach, let me in.

Come on.

[rattling]

Open the door.

[sobbing] Mom. Mom, I failed us.

No.

I did.

[emotional music playing]

[sniffles]

Come on, open the door.

Open the door, Peach.

[sobs, sniffles]

Peach.

Open the door.

Please.

[Ginny sniffles]

-[sobbing]
-Okay. It's okay.

I'm so sorry.

[Georgia] No, no, no.

-You did nothing wrong.
-[sobbing]

This is all my fault,
but you did nothing wrong.

[Ginny sniffles, sobs]

Good girl.

-[sniffles]
-That's my girl.

[softly] It's gonna be okay.

I love you.

-[softly] Okay?
-[sniffles]

It's okay.

-[Ginny sobs]
-[sighs]

[sighs]

[doorbell dings]

Okay.

[sighs]

[music fades]

[doorbell dings]

[Georgia sighs]

I'm gonna see who that is.
I'll be right back, okay?

[Ginny sniffles]

[sniffles]

Okay.

[footsteps departing]

[sighs]

[sniffles, sighs]

[Georgia] Hi.

What's this about?

[cell phone vibrating]

[Ginny sighs, exhales deeply]

[sniffles]

[sighs, inhales deeply]

Hi.

[Wolfe] So… it's you.

You're the girl with the mom.

Yeah. [inhales]

I'm the girl with the mom.

Did you… Did you see the poem?

Yeah.

It's crazy good.

Mr. Kay is somewhere hard as a rock.

[laughs]

[sniffles]

Ew. [laughs]

Does it have a name?
"Names are very important."

[Georgia] What? No!

Um… Hey, can I call you later?

Mrs. Randolph, please don't make this
any more difficult than it is.

-What's happening?
-You can't just come in here and do this!

-Virginia Miller.
-You need to leave!

I'm with DCFS. A welfare report was made.

We need to pull you from the home
so we can do an investigation.

-What? Mom!
-[Austin] Mom!

-Austin!
-Mom! Mom!

-[Austin] What's happening?
-[officer] She's on her way down.

[Georgia panting]

-[Austin] Mom!
-We need you to pack your things.

-[Austin] They took me out of school!
-[woman] It's okay. Don't worry.

-[Georgia] Austin! Hey, wait, wait, wait!
-Mom?

-[Georgia] Come here!
-Mom?

No! Where are you taking him?

["Dark Things" by ADONA playing]

-Stop it! No!
-Get off me!

-Get off of me!
-Mom!

[crying] I don't wanna go!

-You can't touch him!
-[Austin] Mom!

-Let him go!
-[Austin] Don't let them take me!

♪ I've done dark things ♪

♪ It's these long days… ♪

-[social worker] It's okay.
-Mom!

-[social worker] It's okay.
-Ginny!

[social worker] Come with me.

[Georgia] Austin!

-[reporters shouting indistinctly]
-Austin!

It's okay! It's okay!

Austin! Mom.

Where are they taking him?
I don't understand.

-I don't understand.
-[social worker] Get in the car.

♪ Drag me down into the deep… ♪

Please don't do this.
They need to be with me.

I'm their mother. They have to be with me!

♪ I've done dark things ♪

♪ I've done dark things… ♪

How could you do this?

It's gonna be okay.

♪ Drag me down to the deep ♪

♪ There are secrets to keep ♪

♪ I've done dark things ♪

Zion.

♪ I can't silence ♪

♪ My addiction ♪

[Georgia] Ginny!

Ginny.

[car engine revs]

[crying] No! No!

♪ I've done dark things ♪

[Ginny] I wanted other people
to see that side of my mom.

♪ I've done dark things ♪

-[Ginny] And now they do.
-[sobbing] No!

-No!
-[Ginny] And they think she's a monster.

-[reporter] Georgia.
-[Georgia] No!

[reporter] Did you know
this was gonna happen?

-How's it feel having your kids taken?
-[sobbing] No!

[Ginny] But she's not.

She's my mom,

and I love her.

I want my mom.

♪ I've done dark things ♪

[music ends]

["Georgia Torches the Past"
by Lili Haydn & Ben Bromfield playing]

[music fades]