03x09 - D'Evils

[bunniefuu]

[OZZIE EDWARDS] Previously
on Reasonable Doubt...

You've been served.

[BILL STERLING] Seems
like you want me to be a snitch.

We want you to be partner.

So you think I k*lled Alex?

- You're the one who's on trial for m*rder.
- So you think I k*lled Wendy?

Do you know where your son
was on the night of the m*rder?

He told me he was at home.

Jax, you have a sister.

- Did you get the money?
- No.

I think I'm falling in love with you.

[OZZIE] There's no such
thing as a safe space.

- [THUDS]
- Out!

Every time I close my eyes, I see Wendy.

[JAX STEWART] This man has
been famous since he was like 10,

and he's still surrounded by
people who treat him like a child.

[VOICE BREAKING] This
family that has supported you

and sacrificed everything for you.

I think it was Ozzie.

[OZZIE] What if I k*lled Wendy?

[RAIN PATTERING]

["THE SWEETEST TABOO" BY SADE PLAYING]

I realized there were some
things I wasn't ready to see.

I think it was Ozzie.

I think my son k*lled Wendy.

Hey. Are you okay?

♪ If I tell you, if I tell you now ♪

Not really.

♪ Will you keep on, will
you keep on loving me? ♪

Look, you're gonna figure it out.

- You always do.
- [SIGHS DEEPLY]

But what if he did it?

What if Ozzie is this monster
that everyone thinks he is,

but I'm the only
person who can't see it?

Hey. I'm sorry about last time.

But I wanted to see you again.

I've, uh, kind of been
having a hard time.

So you called me to what?

Make you feel better?

Sure.

But let's start with you.

♪ There's a quiet storm that is you ♪

[GASPS, MOANS DEEPLY]

[LEWIS STEWART] What can I do?

How can I make you feel better?

♪ Giving me something that's taboo ♪

Put me to sleep.

♪ Will you keep on ♪

- [VEE] [MOANING] Yeah!
- ♪ Loving me ♪

[CHUCKLES, MOANS]

Yeah, yeah. Right there.

Oh! [HEAVY BREATHING]

[HEAVY BREATHING]

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

Oh!

["THE SWEETEST TABOO" CONTINUES]

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ From La Brea to Slauson ♪

♪ It's all us ♪

♪ The Sun, Central
Ave Jazz, it's all us ♪

♪ Where we at? Hit the Maverick Flats ♪

♪ Leimert and right back to the ark ♪

♪ It's all us ♪

♪ We coastin' on the west
between sets and wealth ♪

♪ We toast the sunset in the Dons ♪

♪ Take flight into the
night under Cali stars ♪

♪ In a world on wheels ♪

♪ It's all us ♪

♪ It's the world we feel ♪

♪ It's all us ♪

♪ From the Hills to Hollywood ♪

♪ It's all us ♪

♪ No doubt we all we got ♪

♪ Hold it down Black and brown ♪

♪ In a city of dreams ♪

♪ It's all us ♪

["ENOUGH" BY CARDI B PLAYING]

♪ Yeah ♪

- [SIGHS] Good morning. Thank you.
- Morning. Of course.

- Okay.
- Chipper this morning.

- Am I?
- Yeah.

Well...

♪ Opps linkin' up, I'm
like, "What in the f*ck?" ♪

♪ If you scared, then just say
that, h*, enough is enough ♪

According to our shadow jury,

Rosie's testimony did exactly
what we needed it to do.

Shift the jury's attention towards
Sal Edwards as a suspect,

which means we need
just one final piece,

something that cements
any doubt in the jurors' minds

that Ozzie had anything to do with it.

Now...

Eric Shaver's jury analysis infers

that the sex tape earned
us empathy with some jurors.

Now we may be able to sway a
few more if we put Ozzie on the stand.

[SCOFFS] Well...

Now would be the time to speak up.

I think it's a risk.

The sex tape gutted Ozzie.

Now we're gonna ask him to
relive it in front of the world?

That's fair.

Daniel?

Daniel.

I agree.

To what?

To whatever you just said.

Wow. Krystal.

W... Well, life in prison
is a hell of a motivator.

So if you think he can handle it, I
say convince him to take the stand.

[SIGHS] I just don't wanna
break what's left of him for a win.

We need to have a
conversation with Ozzie.

Then we should do that soon.

- I'll meet you there.
- Okay.

[EXHALES]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

He's gonna make it.

We were lucky.

A few hours later and the
theobromine from the chocolate

would have sent little
O-Dog into cardiac arrest.

Thank God you found
O-Dog in time, Orsel.

[DR. LYONS] Ozzie, why
don't you head up front?

I need to talk to your mom for a sec.

I, uh, deal with a call
like this twice a week.

But usually, it's a candy bar
that was left out by accident.

This was significant.

I'm-I'm sorry, I'm not following.

[DR. LYONS] Well, the amount
of chocolate O-Dog ingested

makes me question if
this was an accident.

Why would it not be an accident?

Have either of your children
had mental health diagnoses?

No. Why?

I ask because in many
cases of animal abuse,

the person who discovers the pet

is often the person responsible
for causing them harm.

I... I'm a vet, not a psychologist,

but children who abuse animals
often become adults who harm people.

- Now I don't want to alarm you, but...
- Stop it. Just stop.

It's not my intent to offend,
but it is my obligation.

Stick to animals, Dr. Lyons.

Clearly, people are way
above your pay grade.

Everything okay?

I can't imagine if we lost him.

Me either, honey.

[JAX] Ozzie?

Ozzie, you good?

I thought you said me
testifying would be a last resort.

Yes.

But I've been thinking about
it, and you are charming.

And at the end of the day, a star.

And everyone wants to
be in the presence of a star.

At least the general public
does, which includes the jury.

Okay, the "general public," they
just wanna watch my epic fall.

Nobody cares about my story.

And also, I don't remember
anything about that night.

It is generally uncommon for
defendants in a m*rder trial to testify,

but there are notable examples

where the defendant's
testimony was the key to acquittal.

And you have the best
thing working in your favor.

What's that?

Your innocence.

Right, right.

But...

what if I did it?

What if I k*lled Wendy?

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]

I'm just saying, I've been having these

dreams about Wendy and the cabin,

- and they feel very, very real.
- [JAX] Ozzie...

So what if I was at the cabin?
What if I went to the cabin?

What if I did something
and I just don't remember?

Ozzie! Stop talking now.

I'm sorry.

Ozzie, listen to me.

This is not the time for self-doubt.

This is about figuring
out how to win your case

based on evidence, not dreams.

And the evidence the prosecution
has put forth has been circumstantial.

All of it.

They have the burden of proof,

and it is our goal to demonstrate
that they have not met that burden.

Their burden, not ours.

So whatever thoughts you have
when you lay your head down at night,

that is between you
and Dr. Owens, not us.

So unless you want your next
home to be a six-by-eight room

where you sh*t and eat,
let us prep you for trial.

Understood?

- Yeah.
- [JAX] Good.

Now, go get you some water, use
the bathroom, and let's get to work.

He is not ready to testify.

No, he is not.

But he will be.

No, Jax, I mean, he's
never going to be ready.

He thinks he k*lled
Wendy, which means he's...

Which means that he has
been sitting in that courtroom,

listening to all the gory
details of Wendy's death,

and he is having
nightmares based on all of it.

Or based on guilt.

You told me to speak up.
This is me speaking up.

So before you make a decision,

why don't you take
tonight and sleep on it?

The only thing I sleep on
is a pillow and a headscarf.

[KEYS CLACKING]

[SIGHS]

[SAM OLIVER] What's good, boss?

Lena came in yesterday and
asked me about the TMRs.

Oh, yeah. I know they
were late, but I got 'em in.

Yeah, I mean, that would have
been acceptable two days ago

when they were due and
if the code wasn't wrong.

And given the fact this has
happened over and over again,

- I'm gonna have to let you go.
- What?

- Does Cliff know about this?
- You work under me.

I don't need his
permission to let you go.

Look. [CHUCKLES]

Look, man. Uh, I'm sorry.

I know I've been a d*ck, right?

But that's just because
my girl's pregnant.

I didn't wanna say anything until
we made it to the second trimester

because we lost a baby before.

And I really wanna be
around and present this time,

which means that I'm not
present here, right? I guess...

I guess I just, I guess I just
didn't know how to handle it.

So I f*cked up. I'm sorry.

I know this is kind of a tough ask,

but is there any way that you
can give me just one more chance?

Please?

[SIGHS] Look, be on top of your sh*t.

I... I don't mean good. I mean perfect.

No more excuses.

From now on, all of this is on you,

and it is going to be
your a*s before mine.

You understand?

Yes, sir, I understand.

[SIGHS DEEPLY]

And on the night of the m*rder,

you were filmed arguing with

the victim, screaming
in her face, correct?

Okay, yes, yes. Uh, we-we argued.

But what is that? That
doesn't mean anything.

You seem angry, Mr. Edwards.

- Are you angry right now?
- No.

And isn't it true that on
the night of the m*rder,

you ended that argument
by chasing the victim?

Okay. Um, I need a break.

We can take a break.

There are no breaks on the stand.

Bill, give us a second.

- [PHONE TRILLS]
- Okay.

The questions the
prosecution are going to ask you

are designed to get the exact
reaction you just gave Bill.

Okay. Everybody thinks that
everything I do is some performance.

I understand, but all of this
preparation is to present who you are

without getting tripped up, okay?

It's to give you the ability
to show the real you.

No, no. My business is telling lies

and convincing people it's the truth.

The truth is only what you
can make people believe!

[EXHALES] I believe you.

Why?

Because I have dealt with far worse
people accused of far worse things.

What if I've done things in the past

that would convince
you before the as*ault,

before the drugs and manipulation,

that I'm exactly the
kind of piece of sh*t man,

human, who could do this?

So, what did you think?

A lot of cool scenes.

And, man, that monologue
at the end was lit.

Yay! I'm happy you like it.

[OZZIE] Love it.

Monica, thank you for
seeing what I really can do...

which is why I told my
parents you were special.

I think you're special, too.

People flock to you, they
wanna be around you, and I get it.

I do, too.

I'm glad.

Oh, I almost forgot.

I got fancy sparkling
water, regular water.

Uh...

I told you I don't
wanna do that anymore.

Oh. Sorry I misread the situation.

I didn't know you were g*y.

[TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHUCKLES]

Or maybe not.

But like I said, I'm here
for whatever... you need.

[ZIPPER ZIPS, BELT BUCKLE RATTLES]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

[CREW MEMBER] Script changes.

What the hell? Y-you don't knock?

Oh. I'm sorry.

- I thought I could just...
- You thought?

Oh, so you thought.

Because what I think is some
stupid PA came into my trailer

without announcing
themselves and blamed it on me.

So, say you knocked

one... more... time.

I... I knocked.

[ROSIE EDWARDS] Orsel!

What the hell is going on?

[JAX] Hey, baby.

- How was work?
- [SIGHS]

Same sh*t, but hoping it'll get better.

[JAX] Huh.

How's the Ozzie prep?

We have a lot of work to do.

Is it about whether he's guilty?

No, it's about whether
he will look guilty.

You know, Bill doesn't
think that Ozzie is ready,

but I keep trying to tell
Bill, when it comes to trials,

the prosecution needs to
feel secure to try a case,

while the defense
needs to take risks to win.

If we come in playing it safe,
we'll have lost before we started.

Hmm. That makes sense.

Well, Billable Bill is sounding
more like Billable b*tch.

[CHUCKLES] Yeah, well, Billable
b*tch thinks Ozzie is guilty, so.

And you no longer think that?

[JAX] No.

[SIGHS] I don't know.

I swear, I don't know.

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

But what I do know is that
when you've... [SCOFFS]

...you've been hurt and disappointed

by people that you
thought cared about you,

like Ozzie and myself have,

you don't get rid of the
ones that do, like Wendy.

[LEWIS] Hmm.

Sometimes that's the
reason you get rid of them.

To abandon them before they abandon you.

[JAX] Hmm.

[LEWIS SIGHS]

I believe in you, super lawyer.

[JAX CHUCKLES]

- I love you.
- Thank you, baby.

- I love you too.
- [LEWIS] You're welcome.

[AUTUMN OWENS] When
you were seeing Dr. Ellen,

did anyone discuss your
Conduct Disorder diagnosis?

No.

I went for about three months

and she, she signed off
on me going back to work

and dished out 40
milligrams of Adderall a day.

I've been craving a stimulant
basically every day since.

Often mental health diagnoses, no
matter how scary, can give comfort.

Because it puts behavior classified
by others as abnormal into context.

But I'm sure your
parents had their reasons

for not disclosing
your diagnosis to you.

Like if I poisoned our
family dog growing up?

People without Conduct Disorder
diagnosis hurt dogs, hurt people.

Normal people do just as many
bad things as different people.

But, and let me be clear, your
answer does not matter to me.

But did you do that?

Did you poison your dog?

My mom thinks I did.

And... honestly, I, uh...

I thought about doing a lot of
things to get me off the show.

Thoughts are different than actions.

We don't control our thoughts.

You know, I...

It doesn't matter if
I did or didn't do it.

She thought that her son
was capable of doing it.

She was the last person left.

Still saw me as Ozzie...

the little boy I was
before Caleb Kensington.

She was still my mom
and I was still her son.

But you can't control
what people think of you.

What is important, whether you take

that stand or not, is what you believe.

You know, I don't...

I don't know what's worse.

Knowing you didn't do
something and having

the person you love and trust the most

think that you are a monster...

or...

not remembering if you k*lled

the person you love and trust the most.

[PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING]

I've been having weekly sessions
with Ozzie for the past two months.

Mm-hm. And in your professional opinion,

would you say that Mr. Edwards
has any mental disorders or conditions

that could affect his behavior?

Mr. Edwards presents signs
of arrested development,

a condition where emotional and
psychological maturity is halted,

often due to severe trauma in childhood.

And would you classify early
fame, instability, and sexual abuse

as severe trauma or disruption?

Yes, which is why his maturity
arrested when he was 13,

when the sexual abuse began.

It's also when a child psychologist

diagnosed him with Conduct Disorder,

a condition in children where
there's a pattern of persistent behavior

that violates societal rules.

But it can also manifest in
adulthood, which it has here.

In Mr. Edwards' case,

he understands
consequences intellectually,

but emotionally, he processes them

through the lens of a
distressed adolescent,

resulting in heightened
emotional reactivity

and difficulty regulating frustrations.

Hmm. So in other
words, a temper tantrum.

- In layman's terms, yes.
- [JAX] Mm-hm.

Can you speak to any
instances in the last few months

that would lead you to believe

that Mr. Edwards is
capable of physical violence,

let alone the m*rder of his girlfriend?

No.

While he has exhibited
emotional volatility,

I haven't experienced anything
that would lead me to believe

that Ozzie's capable
of physical violence.

He's just a boy who had
seen too much, lost too much,

and been failed by
nearly every adult in his life

by the time he reached the
arrested development stage.

Now he has internalized
the loss of a loved one.

[JAX] Hmm.

Thank you, Dr. Owens.

Dr. Owens, you mentioned
Conduct Disorder.

Isn't that a condition often associated
with lack of empathy and guilt,

along with manipulative
and aggressive behavior?

In some cases, yes,
but it presents differently

depending on the child
and the circumstances.

Was Mr. Edwards ever
treated for this mental illness?

Not to my knowledge.

[MIKE ORTIZ] So he went
untreated for a decade.

You also stated that Mr. Edwards
has arrested development

and reacts like a distressed adolescent.

Are you suggesting that's justification

for what he did to Miss Collins?

Objection. Assumes
facts not in evidence.

Sustained.

[MIKE] I'll rephrase my question.

Does Mr. Edwards' arrested development
excuse him from accountability?

No, but it explains how he
processes certain situations

and how, in a heightened
moment, he may lack the tools

to regulate his emotional response.

Is that a psychological way of saying

that he doesn't know
how to control himself?

No, it's not.

Do you believe Ozzie Edwards understands
that k*lling someone is wrong?

- Yes, he understands it's wrong.
- [MIKE] Huh.

Or maybe he just knows
how to play the system.

After all, he's been in front
of the cameras his entire life.

Is it possible he's manipulating you?

I'm trained to detect manipulation.

What I've seen in Mr. Edwards
is regression, panic, and despair.

[MIKE] Panic? Huh.

No further questions.

Yesterday was a win for us.

The jury needed an
explanation for the outbursts

Ozzie's been accused of
during the course of this trial

and for his argument
with Wendy that night.

I've been thinking about this and...

he didn't k*ll her.

Okay. Is that our angle?

Uh, here are the rest of the case
files on Conduct Disorder diagnosis.

- Thank you, Krystal.
- [KRYSTAL WALTERS] Mm-hmm.

Look, Ozzie has been
famous for over 12 years.

He doesn't stock his own
refrigerator or pay his own bills

or replace his toilet
paper when it runs out.

You know, when Daniel and I asked him

for his streaming passwords,
he didn't know them.

So we're supposed to believe
that he committed this crime,

cleaned up the scene,

and then left a trail of
circumstantial evidence

in an attempt to get away with it?

- I don't buy it.
- [KRYSTAL] Me neither.

I mean, honestly, I think Ozzie
is too dumb to have k*lled Wendy.

You're exactly right.

There is no way Ozzie k*lled Wendy.

Our angle isn't about
personality, but rather capability.

If the man can't wash his own clothes,

why should I believe that
he could cover up a m*rder?

[SCOFFS] Brilliant, Krystal.

Oh, well, I mean, you know how I do.

I'm not so sure Ozzie would
be onboard with this new angle.

Ozzie doesn't need to know.

We'll prep him for the
questions Michael asks him,

and not the ones that
insinuate his... naivete.

- Hmm?
- [KRYSTAL] Mm-hmm.

Look, his pride will prevent him
from looking dumb on the stand,

even if it keeps him from prison.

Oh, it's definitely interesting.

Ok-ok... Um, okay, you know, I'ma go.

[JAX SIGHS]

Bill, what is your problem?

The only problem I have is I don't

agree with putting Ozzie on the stand.

No, what is your problem with me? Hmm?

Every time I have a theory or a
plan, or even just the faintest idea,

here you come being a contrarian.

Lately, you're less
Billable Bill, and more...

Belligerent Bill.

So I'm gonna ask you
again, what is your problem?

You know what my problem is?

My problem is I'm about to
put my entire career on the line

for your whimsical decisions.

Oh. Whimsical?

Yes!

Like you love to say, your
name is on the building.

But guess what? Mine isn't.

And if we don't win this case,
then there's a chance it never will be.

Wait. What does this verdict
have to do with you? Hmm?

You're here to learn. I'm here to win.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

Bill, did one of the partners tell you

that if you win this case,
you would make partner?

Hmm. Stephen or Vince?

- It doesn't matter if...
- Stephen or Vince?

- Jax, I'm not gonna get into this.
- Stephen or Vince?

- Both!
- [JAX] Right!

So the plan is that I win
and you get promoted.

What do I get?

Do I get to tell them that you're
divorcing your sympathetic Black wife

while currently f*cking
another Black woman

who happens to be my
friend behind my back?

That's not exactly painting the picture

of partner stability, Bill, now, is it?

- No.
- [JAX] Right.

I know about Sally. Mm-hmm.

You say you want me
to learn, this is our case.

But you just want an assistant, a
lackey to hang on your every word.

And what do you think Stephen
and Vince want you to be, huh?

Bill, we are too deep in
this to be standing here

fighting with each other
instead of fighting for Ozzie's life.

So what is it gonna be?

You are either with me or against me.

I'm with you, Jax! I'm just...

- I'm with you.
- Good.

Then I look forward to
watching you prove it.

[SOFTLY] f*ck outta here.

- [CHELSEA] Are you Lewis?
- Can I help you?

- I'm sorry, I wasn't trying to...
- No, no, it's okay.

Just tell me who you
are and what you want.

I'm Chelsea. Eddie is my dad.

Yeah, look, Jax needs to know
that Eddie isn't who he says he is.

Doesn't surprise me. But say more.

My mom died last spring and she
was my only family apart from my kids.

Eddie was with her until she died.

Do you know he left me to
plan a funeral all by myself?

I know he's swooping in
to help Jax with her mom,

but all he does is scheme and scam.

His intentions are never pure.

Don't get me started on the drugs.

Well, I thought, I thought he was sober.

Until he's not.

Hey, look, I'm, I am so
sorry about your mom

and everything you've been through,

but what do you want from us?

Let me guess.

He said I'm a dangerous
person that can't be trusted.

Am I right?

Almost verbatim.

Look, I just wanted a
chance to talk to Jax

so I could tell her about Eddie.

She deserves a chance to have him

out of her life in a way that I didn't.

[SIGHS] Look, I... I... I will try.

Can I ask you a question?

Why do you call him Eddie and not Dad?

Because "Dad" is for men like you.

Not m*therf*ckers like him.

[PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING]

[KRISTIN EDWARDS]
Daniel, too much has happened

to pretend like anything can be
normal again with Ozzie and my family.

I... I... I hope the truth comes
out, but I doubt the truth is enough.

I love you, but this can't be fixed.

Forgive me. Kristin.

[LINE RINGING]

[BUZZES]

Son? Son?

Hey.

Hey. Where's, uh,
where's Mom and Kristin?

Uh, they're not gonna make it.

But you know what? Don't
even worry about them.

You got this.

I'm here for you.

Yeah?

Okay.

Can I get some eggs, toast?

Upfronts are soon, so no carbs.

Why do I have to take
three Adderall pills?

I normally take two.

We're sh**ting late tonight
and the network is visiting,

so you need to be sharp.

Mom...

how much longer do I
have to do this show?

I know it's a lot.

But, sweet... do you
know how lucky you are?

So many kids would
love to do what you do.

I'd rather do what they do.

Go take a shower.

A Black actor should
never be late for call.

I didn't do what you think I did.

I'm sure it was an accident.

Okay.

I love you, Mom.

Same... baby.

[JAX] The defense calls
Orsel Edwards to the stand.

[MUSIC SLOWS, DISTORTS]

[HEARTBEAT THUMPING]

Please raise your right hand.

[AUDIO CLEARS]

Do you solemnly swear to
tell the truth, the whole truth,

and nothing but the
truth, so help you God?

I do.

Mr. Edwards, would you
mind telling the jury your age?

I'm 25.

And how long have you
been a working actor?

Since I was three years old.

Do you live alone?

Yes. Mostly.

Uh, my sister stays with me sometimes

if I have an early call the next day,

or if not her, then my mom.

Or there's just always someone.

Mr. Edwards, do you own a g*n?

Yes.

Uh, we keep it in a safe at the cabin.

And what's that safe's combination?

Uh, I'm not sure.

How did you select that g*n?

I didn't.

My dad said it was a
good model, so we got it.

Where did you buy it?

The store.

At which g*n store?

Uh, I don't know.

Monica took me one day,
years ago, right after I turned 18.

[JAX] Mm-hmm.

When was the last time you shot it?

Uh, Mom made us take a
safety class right after we got it,

and we all had to fire it in the
class, so I guess seven years ago?

Seven years ago?

So is that why your
fingerprints weren't on the g*n?

- Objection.
- Withdrawn.

Mr. Edwards, rope
was found at your cabin.

Where did you buy it?

I don't know.

Well, if you had to buy rope
today, where would you buy it from?

At the store.

Which store?

The rope store.

[JURORS LAUGH]

Help me understand how someone
who's not able to do common adult tasks

is able to manipulate a drug dealer,

ditch their phone for
surveillance, and coordinate a trip

to their remote cabin to tie
up and m*rder their girlfriend.

Objection! Assumes facts
not in evidence, Your Honor.

Your Honor, I am merely
drawing from the testimony.

[JUDGE GERRITT WILLIAMS] Sustained.

Mrs. Stewart, last warning.

Understood?

Yes, Your Honor. Apologies.

Mr. Edwards, where were
you on the night of the m*rder?

- I was at home.
- Doing what?

- Getting high.
- On what?

Weed, Percocet, Molly.

Where did you get the drugs from?

Alex Hill. He brought them over.

Do you remember what happened next?

What are you talking about?

Ozzie f*cking Edwards!

I remember feeling guilty.

Guilty?

[OZZIE] Yes.

That I broke my promise to
Wendy about staying sober.

But I... I... I thought things
were over between us

and by the time I realized
that I did still love her

and I wanted to work
it out, it was too late.

I was too high to do anything.

I woke up the next morning
in my bed feeling sick.

No further questions.

Mr. Edwards, you carried an
entire hit TV show on your back

as the number one on the call sheet.

- Is that correct?
- Correct.

So you're capable of
memorizing and acting out stories.

But you also perform with an
improv group over on Melrose,

where you have to think on your
feet at the drop of a dime, correct?

Correct. I sometimes do improv.

And yet claim you couldn't have
acted quickly or manipulate evidence

the night Miss Collins was m*rder*d

near your secluded cabin with your g*n.

- Objection, Your Honor.
- You're misconstruing what I'm saying.

All while having
caretakers who have lied

to get you out of
trouble multiple times?

- No. I... I... I just...
- You just, you just, you just what?

- You k*lled her?
- No...

- Your Honor!
- No, I'm just messed up!

How are you messed up, Ozzie?

Um... I'm not like other people.

I don't know how to do normal things.

I never shopped at a grocery store.

I've never been allowed
to shop at a grocery store.

Or go to an amusement park with
friends, or go to a movie theater.

I hate how dependent
I am on other people.

I hate that I didn't try to find her...

or that I was only thinking
about my own feelings,

that I was getting high
while she was dying.

[EXHALES]

That makes me a selfish
and entitled human being.

It doesn't make me a m*rder*r.

Uh... [CLEARS THROAT] Mr. Edwards,

Alex Hill testified
that you directed him

to take you to the cabin
that night to see Wendy.

Is it possible that you
were too high to remember?

- No.
- And why is that?

Because Alex has only been to
the cabin once, and it was years ago.

Which means I would have had to give him

an address or show him the way.

What? W-w-were you too high to recall?

No.

I don't know how to get there.

Uh, uh... Nothing further, Your Honor.

[JUDGE WILLIAMS]
Mr. Edwards, you're excused.

[STEPHEN BINDER] So,
Bill, why did we just watch

Ozzie unravel on the stand in real time?

I thought you said he
wasn't gonna take the stand.

Why didn't you let us
know about this beforehand?

Jax is first chair, and first
chair is responsible for strategy.

You seem to have
forgotten your responsibility.

You keep us in the loop, make sure that

Jax doesn't fly off the mountainside

and 69 our acquisition plans.

Eighty-six.

I think you mean 86
the acquisition plans.

Either way, we're f*cked.

I genuinely wonder if you understand
what's at stake here for everyone,

including you.

All due respect,

I don't think you understand
what's at stake here for you.

If I tell Jax what you're up to,

then this entire acquisition
goes up in smoke,

and the only thing you'll
be 69-ing is each other.

I respect Jax, I do.

But the truth is, I'm
about to go through

a very taxing and expensive divorce,

which means I need this money
and this win more than anyone.

More than Jax.

So, this is how this is gonna go.

You're gonna help me help you.

Okay.

And how are we gonna do that?

[JAX] Every single adult in Ozzie's life

has chosen exploitation over protection.

It is nothing short...

[WHISPERING] No. No, I
should change that. Let's see.

[SIGHS] It is nothing
short of abhorrent.

- The only...
- We interrupting?

Yes.

Jax, this trial's been a real monster.

And you've handled everything
like a champ, no doubt.

- [JAX EXHALES]
- So kudos.

- Hmm.
- However...

It's time we make a call to the
bullpen and close this thing out.

We think Bill should be the
one to do the closing argument.

[SCOFFS] Oh...

I'm s... Are you... What?

Jax, you've been the face
of this trial, which is great,

but it'll be good for the jury to
see another side of the defense.

Clarity over heart, facts over emotion.

p*nis over vag*na.

Oh, come on, Jax.

We're all partners here.

This should be a
conversation at the very least.

The only time we're partners
is when we're taking a photo

or the client has a little
melanin in their skin, huh?

So let's not pretend
this is about strategy.

It's about comfort, huh?

You want Bill because he feels safe,

easy to rein in, won't rock the boat.

I don't rock the boat.

I keep the boat upright in rocky waters,

like I've been doing since
the beginning of this trial.

I'm the reason the boat hasn't sank.

My team found Sal and Wendy's sex tape.

I shut down the
prosecution's key witness,

and I kept Ozzie from
imploding more than once.

Without me, there
would be no case to close,

no baseball analogies to fumble through,

and no unproven trial attorney
being pitched to lose my case.

All I do is win and make us money.

That is not arrogance.

It is fact, written in
stone, receipts for days.

So, fellas, you don't
have to give me my credit,

but you better start
giving me my respect.

Until then, I've got work to do.

And tell Bill I respect his game.

Hell, I might have tried it, too, but

I am not the one to be played with.

The evidence speaks for itself.

Now it's up to you to choose
justice for Wendy Collins

and convict Orsel Edwards
of second-degree m*rder.

Thank you.

"There can be no keener
revelation of a society's soul

than the way in which
it treats its children."

Now ask yourself if you agree
with the great South African leader

Nelson Mandela.

I do.

I agree as a mother of two.

I agree as a Black woman
existing in this world.

I agree as someone who was
once a vulnerable child herself.

Children cannot defend themselves.

They require love and care
and, above all, protection.

Now, was Ozzie Edwards
loved, cared for, and protected?

Every single adult in Ozzie's life
chose exploitation over protection.

It is nothing short of abhorrent.

The only positive that
lies within this truth

is that someone so naive,
so emotionally stunted,

and under the influence of drugs,

is incapable of committing this crime

in the sophisticated manner
the prosecution has presented.

The prosecution has failed to prove

Ozzie Edwards' guilt
beyond a reasonable doubt.

The prosecution would like you to forget

that this crime was
never properly investigated

because Ozzie was
the prize from the outset.

A known transient believed to
be responsible for three robberies

in the vicinity of Ozzie's cabin was

never reasonably treated as a suspect.

Ask yourself why Rosie Edwards
provided a false alibi for her husband

until questioned under oath.

Ask why Alex Hill is dead,
never properly investigated.

Why the prosecution's
theory of what happened

conveniently ignores
trauma to Miss Collins' skull.

Ask yourself what it
means if Wendy didn't die

exactly as the prosecution claims.

There are far too many
questions for there to be certainty.

And if you are not certain,
then you have doubts.

If you have doubts, that means
Ozzie Edwards is not guilty.

And a not-guilty verdict

means that you have chosen
to protect this young man

in a way that the adults in
his life, who claim to love him,

have chosen not to.

Not guilty for Ozzie, for Wendy...

for the truth.

["MORE THAN TWICE"
BY CYNTHIA ERIVO PLAYING]

[REPORTER] Now, seven women
and five men will weigh the evidence

to determine if justice
for Wendy Collins

means Ozzie Edwards loses his freedom.

For weeks, the prosecution
presented witness after witness,

chipping away at Ozzie's
squeaky-clean persona

to try to convince the
jury he's not the monster

they've made him out to be.

We should know soon if it was enough.

♪ You've been trampling,
stepping right over me ♪

♪ I've been letting it
happen continuously ♪

♪ It was dark, you brought
light, leaving me blind ♪

[YOUNG OZZIE] Miss you, buddy.

No one loved me like you.

♪ It's no wonder, your
ways I couldn't see ♪

[VOCALIZES]

♪ You planted weeds in my garden ♪

♪ Been pulling out what you planted ♪

♪ I grow, all you do is harvest ♪

♪ I've had enough ♪

♪ I can't cling to your sorries ♪

♪ This time ♪

- [KNOCK ON DOOR]
- ♪ You've already fooled me... ♪

Mom, what are you...
What are you doing here?

Baby, I'm so sorry I wasn't
there for your testimony.

- It's okay.
- [ROSIE] No, it's not okay.

I failed you.

Today, yesterday, the day before that.

[VOICE BREAKING] When you were 18...

When you were 13.

Monica, the show.

And I'm so sorry I kept
this distance between us.

And I believe you didn't do it.

Ozzie, I was...

And I'm not just talking about Wendy.

Look, the dog, I know you didn't.

[VOICE BREAKING] I didn't do it.

I know.

- I didn't do it.
- I know.

I know.

♪ I've been kicking and screaming ♪

I know.

♪ I cannot breathe, the
water keeps rising on me ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Deep, deep down, now I'm freezing ♪

♪ Try to reach out the distance... ♪

Uh, my sister stays with me sometimes

if I have an early call
time the next day, or...

[DANIEL KIM] Hey.

[OZZIE] ...if not her, then my mom.

- There's just always someone.
- [TURNS OFF VIDEO]

How did you find me?

Well, I'm your boyfriend. I listen.

And I'm an investigator.

But I'm not on the job right now, okay?

This isn't about the
trial. I care about you.

Kristin...

Kristin, I love you.

Okay?

So if there's anything that you
need to tell someone, tell me.

Tell me now so I can do
everything in my power to help you.

[VOICE BREAKING] Ozzie has
always been the sun and the moon

to my mom, my dad, their entire world.

He, he blocks out everything.

And I've always had to find my place.

Sometimes you'll do anything to
be seen standing next to the sun.

Ozzie loved that dog...

more than he loved me.

She wants more money?

No. No, no.

That's entirely too much.

Bill, the verdict is in.

Alright, Kristin...

what are you saying?

I've done awful, awful things.

[SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING]

Kristin...

did you k*ll Wendy?