02x04 - Time To Move Forward

[bunniefuu]

O'Reilly: You got
everything you wanted.

You're exonerated,

gonna get to practice law,

and you're going home.

Are you worried
about me and your mother?

It's got to be hard ‐‐
being in that house.

I, uh, found Darius' shoes
in the garbage can.

Well, he doesn't live here
anymore, so I threw 'em out.

I think we should talk about it.

Nothing to talk about.

Aaron: It was hard, Marie.

Seeing all those boxes.

Well, when exactly
did you pack up all my stuff

and put it in that warehouse?

Around when...

I moved in here.

I guess like seven years ago?

♪♪

[ Breathing heavily ]

Darius: We talked
to that appeals lawyer.

I'm gonna cover it.

Aaron: Nah, man.
I can't ask you to do that.

Would you do it for me?

You know, the one thing
about being in here is

you know
who your real friends are.

Marie: I can't do this anymore.

You giving up on me?

Aaron: How long has this
been going on?

Darius: It wasn't till she was
already leaving you.

You're my brother,
and I love you.

But it's time for everyone
to move forward.

♪♪

Marie! Marie!

[ Breathing heavily ]

[ Dog barking, birds chirping ]

[ Car alarm chirps in distance ]

[ Cooing ]

Marie: Alright, I think
we have everything

but the fresh orange peel
and nutmeg.

Can you check for flour, please?

Mm‐hmm.

It's here.

Can I go to Ronnie's
a little later?

No, you can't go to Ronnie's.
Your grandparents are coming in.

I know.

I'm gonna have to make
this pie crust from scratch

because Barbara hates
store‐bought.

Why are you doing
all of this for her?

After she didn't visit Dad
once for nine years.

[ Telephone rings ]

Maybe it's the hospital.

[ Telephone beeps ] Hello?

Hey. M‐Marie?

Yeah? Who's this?

Oh. Listen, you know,
that's ‐‐ that's my bad.

This is, uh, Jamal.

Aaron's friend from Bellmore.

Yeah. I'm sorry
for calling so early.

Oh, that's alright. [ Chuckles ]

It's nice to put a voice
to the name.

Aaron's told me
so much about you.

Hey, listen, you know,
I just wanted to tell you,

you know, um, really appreciate
you lookin' out

for Georgia like that.

You know, getting her into
the programs and all that.

Means a lot.

I know how much you mean to him.

Yeah.

Anyway, uh, you know,

he wasn't picking up
his cellphone,

and it's ‐‐ you know,
it's kind of time‐sensitive,

[ Door opens ] so...

Marie: Well... here he is.

It was nice talking to you.

Jamal.

[ Breathing heavily ]

Hey, man, I was
just thinking about you.

Got some old witnesses
coming into the office.

Make some progress on your case.

Okay. That's good.
That's what's up.

But listen, that's not
what I was calling about, man.

I got a, um...

I got an ask in here
coming from Davit.

An ask for me?

Apparently, his, uh ‐‐
his cousin got rolled up,

needs a lawyer.

Davit wanted you

instead of the hack
that they use for business.

Rolled up for what?

Nah, look, it ain't
what you think, man.

Listen, Davit swears
dude is cleaner than Clorox.

I mean, he moved to Hartford
to get away from the crew,

the whole nine yards.

What's this cousin in for?

Uh... I don't know, man.

I think he ‐‐ he tried
to talk to a neighbor,

get him not to testify
against a friend

or something like that.

Witness tampering.

Davit swears he's a good dude.

Single dad, two kids,
working man ‐‐

that kind of cat.

I'm feeling you need this
more than you're saying.

[ Softly ] Turns out I ain't
really got the juice in here

that I thought I had.

I made a big play.

I could use some allies.

Davit would be
a good look for me.

What's his name?

It's Benjamin, right?

Benjamin Terzian.

It's, uh, Benjamin Ter‐‐
Terzian.

Alright, man, I got you.

My man.

All good.

What was that about?

[ Sighs ]

New case. Friend of Jamal's.

Where?

Hartford.

That's out of state.

Yeah. Don't worry.
I'll text Scotty.

I'll get permission.

And it's... two hours away.

Your parents are getting in
this afternoon.

Do you really want to risk
being late?

You haven't seen your mother
in almost 10 years.

That was her choice.

If she got to wait
another couple hours to see me,

then that'll be alright.

[ Sighs ] Can I borrow
your car, please?

Hey. Did you get my messages?

I got a client in Hartford.

He's up for an arraignment
this morning.

And who is this client?

What does it matter?
I gotta do my job.

You not wanting to tell me
raises some eyebrows.

[ Sighs ] A friend of a friend
in Bellmore.

Single dad, two kids.

No record.

Come on.

I'm gonna need to see something
official from the court

that proves
you were really there.

[ Sighs ] Alright. Thanks.

Excuse me.
I'm looking for my client.

He's up for an arraignment.

If he's here,
he's in the bullpen.

Oh. Thanks.

You're, uh ‐‐ You're
representing Terzian, right?

Yeah. How do you know?

Your name was on the docket.
And, uh, I recognize your face.

And you are?

Rose Davila. For the People.

Your client takes a plea,
I can get him off on probation.

I haven't even
talked to him yet.

This is as good
as it's gonna get.

If I were you, I'd, uh ‐‐
I'd sell this,

buy yourself
a long Thanksgiving weekend.

Tick tock.

[ Sighs ]

[ Door opens ]

[ Door closes ]

Are you Ben?

You my Public Defender?

No. I'm your lawyer.

Aaron Wallace.

The prison lawyer?

How'd you know I was here?

Your cousin Davit.

He reached out to me,
said you may need some help.

Well, I don't want Davit's help.

Or yours
if you're coming from him.

I get it.

You don't want anything to do
with that side of your family.

But your arraignment's
in maybe five minutes,

and your Public Defender
ain't even here.

So, want to talk to me
about what happened or not?

♪♪

[ Sighs ]

There was this fight between
a friend of mine, Giovanni,

and this other guy.

They were brawling
over a parking spot.

Our neighbor...
her name's Monica,

she was gonna
testify against him.

And you tried
to convince her not to?

Gio's a good guy.

He knows a lot of people
in the neighborhood,

and he's helped me
get a lot of work.

So I went to talk to her.

Next day, cops are at my place

and they're taking my kids
to social services.

I didn't know
I was doing anything ill*gal.

I just wanted to keep Gio
out of trouble.

Okay, there's an offer
on the table.

Take the plea and they'll
release you on probation.

But then I'd have
a criminal record.

It's an A misdemeanor, so yeah.

I've been working three years
to get my electrician's license.

A criminal record will
knock me out of that.

And I got kids to take care of.

[ Sighs ]

Alright, I'm with you, man.

Let's see what we can do.

Docket 2019H77445...
[ Gavel bangs ]

...People vs. Benjamin Terzian.

Mr. Wallace.
Welcome to Hartford.

Ms. Davila, I'm assuming
you have a plea offer?

Davila: A misdemeanor
and probation, Your Honor.

Sounds more than fair.
Mr. Wallace?

My client has
no criminal record, Your Honor.

And he doesn't want
to change that today,

because the District Attorney's
office is taking

an extremely punitive position
in even bringing these charges.

A trial on a felony charge
won't get you

to a less punitive place,
Mr. Wallace.

But we're happy to pursue it
if you'd like.

Fine. I'll hear you
on the question of bail.

The People ask
bail be set at $10,000.

This is a non‐violent offense.

Mr. Terzian attempted to disrupt

an ongoing felony investigation.

Mr. Wallace should be grateful
we're not asking for more.

He's a single father
with two children and no prior.

He's gainfully employed
and in school

and in no way a flight risk.

If he can't make this bail, he'd
be separated from his children,

who are right now sitting in

a social services facility
somewhere.

Then I suggest you consult
with your client again

and see if he's amendable
to the deal.

Can you make that kind of bail?

No way. No. I...

Alright, you gotta put down


Can you scrape up a grand?

My mother should be able to.

And she can take the kids.

That's still something I have to
deal with in family court.

Mr. Wallace?

Your Honor, I'm gonna ask you
one last time ‐‐

I understand you've
gotten used to gaming
the system, Mr. Wallace.

I'm not impressed.

But I'll cut your client
a break here.

$2,500 bail.

[ Gavel bangs ]
Next case, please.

Docket 2019H77...

My mother's name is Miriam.
We live on the same street.

...People vs. Harry Poe.

Just don't let her ask Davit
or his mother

or anyone else in the family
to pay for anything.

Do you hear me?
I don't want to owe them.

♪♪

So, you got any big plans
for Thanksgiving?

Oh, yeah!

Potluck with a dozen guys

from my Tuesday night
men's meeting.

[ Chuckles ]

I've been assigned
whipped sweet potatoes.

[ Chuckles ]

Not confident about those
at all.

[ Laughs ]

What about you?
You gonna be with Mom or Dad?




Big negotiation there.

Double header.

That's a lot
of stuffing and mashed.

Mom's gone vegan,
so that part is okay.

It's the sniping
about each other that
I could do without.

Eh. At least nobody's asking you
to stay away.

My daughter‐in‐law's not a fan.

I got to say
I kind of have it coming.

Haven't you made your amends?

Oh, I've made 'em.

They just haven't quite
been accepted yet.

So, ready to get to work or ‐‐

Yes.

So, you know Aaron's trying
to build a self‐defense argument

for Jamal Bishop's old case,
right?

Now, we got
two possible eyewitnesses

who were there the day
of the confrontation

and we got a couple people
who lived with Georgia,

hopefully can talk to the idea

that Georgia's boyfriend
was a*usive.

Yeah.

I don't want to sound
like I am complaining,

but I ‐‐ I just ‐‐
I kind of thought

we were gonna be doing
big social justice cases.

We will ‐‐ eventually.

Okay.

Because
there's this amazing case

about mental health
and the death penalty

which I just think our team here

could really make
a huge impact by ‐‐

Charlotte.

I know.

Jamal was his best friend
in prison,

and he feels like he owes him.

Yes.

But what I was gonna say is

that Aaron's only been out
a couple weeks.

We need to give him time.

I just don't know
what's going on in his head.

I‐I really don't.

Well, I thought you were gonna
try and confront stuff.

I did.

I mean, I tried,
but he just shuts down.

Even the stuff with his mom,
he won't talk about.

Well, I mean,
it hasn't been that long.

Maybe you just gotta give it
room to breathe.

I know.
But things keep coming up.

[ Chuckles ]

Darius?

No, no, not that.

He doesn't want to go
anywhere near that.

It's...

He went to his storage area,
saw the boxes,

started asking
when I packed everything.

I could ‐‐ I could tell
how hurt he was.

But then two minutes later,

a wall goes up
and it's like it never happened.

Just give it time, Marie.

It'll come together.

It has to, right?

No question.

Right now, Ben's kids are being
processed into the system ‐‐

I don't want them
in foster care.

They're not, Mrs. Terzian.

And we're gonna prevent that
from happening.

Now, I gotta go to family court
tomorrow and argue for custody.

But if you can find the money
to get him out,

it shouldn't come to that.

You know, Ben's never been
in trouble a day in his life.

That's why we got out
of New York and moved here.

He's good.

Different from his brother
and sister...

from the whole family.

He's getting
his electrician's license.

I understand.

And I'm gonna do what I can
for him.

[ Knock on door, door opens ]

Hey there, Ms. Terzian.

Just stopped by
to check in on Ben,

see how he's doin'.

He's in jail because of you.
That's how he's doing.

Oh, man, you know ‐‐ [ Scoffs ]
Sorry about that.

Is there anything
I could do, though?

You can pay his bail.
He needs $2,500.

Eee.

Y‐You know I would if I could.

I just don't have
anywhere near that.

Mm‐hmm.

$250 would cover the down
payment for the bail bondsman.

Yeah. Right.

You the lawyer?

Aaron Wallace.

Nice to meet you.

So, I guess you're out on bail
yourself, then.

Yeah, no, I'm pretty strapped.

I'll see if I can scrounge up
the $250 and hook you up.

But just tell Ben
that I'm sorry, you know,

and that I wish he was never
involved in any of that.

You know what I mean?

He's a good dude.

Make sure you take care of him.

Yeah.

So, yeah, I‐I'mma head out.

But I'mma check you later,
alright?

Yeah. Bye‐bye.

[ Door closes ]

I told Ben he was trouble.

But Ben always gives everyone
the benefit of the doubt.

I guess you're not confident

he's gonna come up
with the money.

[ Scoffs ]

It's up to you, then.

You have $250?

I have maybe $400, I think.

Let me look in my checkbook.

So, you can testify to the fact

that Tony used to
knock Georgia around?

Absolutely.

Were you familiar
with Georgia's brother?

Jamal? Mm‐hmm.

Yeah.

He'd meet us out at the bars
sometimes.

Tall, real cute.

You ever see him get violent?

Usually, a couple of shots
of tequila

will tell you everything you
need to know about a person ‐‐

good or bad.

Jamal was...

fun.

And he loved Georgia.
Like no brother I'd ever seen.

[ Cellphone vibrating ]

Ah. It's Aaron.

Y'allo. Is there a thing

where bondsmen won't take
the bail if it's too low?

'Cause we've been
in four places now,

and they keep giving us
the run‐around.

Well, yeah, of course.

All the paperwork
and the hassle ‐‐

nobody's gonna get out of bed
for anything less than $500.

So we'd have been better off
if the bail had been 10 grand.

Judge have it in for you?

Son of a b*tch low‐balled us
to make it harder.

One of the many reasons

I hate everything
about the bail system.

Can we post bail?
Out of our escrow?

Well, you can't be
on the hook for the money
and rep the client.

It's a conflict of interest.

Alright, what if
we ask Richardson?

He can pay it
from a separate account

and subtract it
from our next payment.

Soon as he hears your guy's tied
to an Albanian crime family?

You can't hide that from him.

Yeah, right.

Good news is we're making
progress on Jamal's case.

First couple of witnesses are
gonna help you out big time.

Thanks for covering me
on that, man.

Really appreciate it.

Nah. Feels good
to be back in the game.

Isn't your mom coming in today?

Both my parents are ‐‐ yeah.

Well, if you want
to talk about it,

you know where to find me.

Thanks.

Listen, I gotta go
figure this out.
I'll call you later.

[ Horn honking ]

How was the hotel? Was it okay?

[ Chuckles ]

I don't care much
where I sleep this trip.

Just want to see my boy.

Yeah, I'm sure.

So, how's... Darius doing?

I don't know.

I haven't talked to him
for a while.

Must be strange,

him having lived here for...

what was it, over a year...

now Aaron has to come
to this place ‐‐

never seen it before,

knowing his best friend
was shacking up.

No stranger
than seeing his mother

for the first time
in almost 10 years.

When his father was
getting on a plane

and making that trip
every couple months.

I had my reasons.

I had mine.

But for Aaron's sake,

maybe we put it in a box
somewhere.

Deal with it another time.

[ Dog barking,
indistinct conversations ]

[ Sighs ]

I need to see the paperwork

before I shut down
for the night.

Believe it or not,
I put myself out there for you.

[ Sighs ]

Look. My parents are inside.

I haven't seen my mother
in nine years,

so can we do this quickly?

This docket says that
you were scheduled to appear,

not that you went.

Seriously?

Yeah, seriously.

I'll have something
more official for you next time.

Hey, son.

Is, uh, everything okay?

Yeah. Everything's good. Yeah.

Good to see you, Dad. I'll ‐‐
I'll be there in a second.

Get me more detail next time.

What you want me to do?
Take a selfie in the courtroom?

Come on.

Hello, sir.

Sorry to be bothering
your family right now.

♪♪

Your mother's inside.

Hey. Yeah.

Barbara.

[ Door closes ]

♪♪

[ Breathes deeply ]

You look good.

Thin.

Ohh.

[ Sobbing ]

My baby.

My boy.

♪♪

So, are these kids
in foster care?

Social services.

Until I can release them
to the grandmother.

That's tomorrow in family court.

My goodness.

My son is a lawyer.

It is just remarkable.

What you've done.

What you did.

Yeah.

Lot of long days.

♪♪

But look at where you are now.

You're on the other side of it.

Stronger than ever.

[ Breathes deeply ]

[ Chuckles ]

♪♪

Marie: What are you doing?

[ Sighs ]

[ Sighs ]

Old prison habits.

How was it seeing your mom?

It was good.

Yeah.

Sorta surreal.

Mm.

She smelled the same.
[ Chuckles ]

It was nice
to see everybody together.

Except Jazz taking shots?

I think she's wondering

when your mother's
going to apologize.

Nothing to apologize for.

No?

No.

Time to move forward.

Jasmine:
They all hurt him so bad.

Michael...

Darius...

...my mother.

They're back together, right?

Seems like they're doing okay.

They're together,
but I still don't think

that they worked anything out.

[ Shower water running ]
Marie: ♪ Oh, I wanna dance
with somebody ♪

♪ I wanna feel the heat
with somebody ♪

♪ Yeah, I wanna dance
with somebody ♪
[ Groans ]

[ Telephone ringing ]

♪ With somebody who loves me ♪

♪ Oh, I wanna dance
with somebody ♪

Hello?

Uh, Aaron. Hey. It's Darius.

I was calling to wish you guys
a happy Thanksgiving, man.

Welcome back.

Has to feel good.

Yeah. It does... feel good.

But that's not why
you called, right?

Nah, I texted Marie
a couple days ago 'cause
I wanted your number.

She said she was gonna
ask you, but, uh, I never
heard back, so...

Well, you're talking to me now.

Yeah, man. I was hoping, um ‐‐

I mean, maybe
I'm misreading this,

but I wanted to see if we can
put this stuff behind us, man.

Aaron?

Can you bring me a towel,
please?

I appreciate you
reaching out, man.

Um, I'll hit you up sometime.

Yeah, yeah, sure.

[ Telephone beeps ]

Never mind. I got one.

Yeah? Good.

I heard you on the phone.

Was that Jamal calling again?

No, um...

it was Charlotte
from the office.

Nothing important.

[ Cellphone vibrates ]

Hey. I'm walking into court
right now. What's going on?

Just looking for an update, man.
What's going on?

He couldn't make bail,

so I'm getting his kids
settled first.

Listen, man, I know
I said I need this, but...

if he ain't clean ‐‐

No. No, no. He's a good guy.
I'm gonna do what I can.

I'm just sayin', I feel like
I put you in a bad position.

If anything smells bad ‐‐

you got a family,
you got a career now.

I can figure this thing out
in here if I got to.

I'm gonna do this for you,
alright?

I'll text you later
with what happens.

Alright, man.

Alright.

So, the kids are with my mother?

That's all taken care of.

Did she get Angela's inhaler?
She has asthma.

And Garin can't sleep without
his bear ‐‐ his stuffed animal.

He's gotta have that.

I think she knows all that.

But I'll be sure to tell her.

Okay, thank you.

Now, what happened
with the bail?

Your mother couldn't
come up with the money, Ben.

She wants to ask her sister.

No. I already told you ‐‐

money from my aunt
is money from Davit.

Well, I spent a lot of years
with him in Bellmore.

And he's a better guy
than maybe you think.

[ Scoffs ]

No way.

Once they get their paws
into you ‐‐

me and my kids would owe him.

And he won't let me forget it.

I mean, even him sending you,
what's that gonna cost me?

Nothing, Ben.

It's on the house.

♪♪

Well, you got any ideas?

About how to fight this?

How about you tell me

why you went to your neighbor
in the first place?

Exactly what you said,

what you were
trying to accomplish.

♪♪

Ben told the woman
not to testify. Straight up.

Mm‐hmm.
They got her affidavit
saying it.

And he doesn't deny it.

There's nowhere for me to go.

So make a deal.

He doesn't want a record

when all he was trying to do
was help out a friend.

Remember all that time
at Bellmore,

you've been picking cases

where you already knew
you had an angle.

This was an incoming call,

and sometimes
it's just a ball of crap

and there's nothing
you can do about it.

I'm doing this for Jamal.

This is something he needs.

I gotta find a way
to come through for him.

You know, it's gonna make things
a lot harder for you

if you stay tethered
to that place.

♪♪

I saw my mother for
the first time in nine years.

Mm.

She hugged me,
and I didn't feel anything.

And now I'm living in that house

with the ghost
of my best friend.

I thought I could
get over it, but...

I'm gonna say something to you,
my friend.

Even the great Aaron Wallace,

the man
who never stops fighting...

you're taking on a lot.

All at once. And real fast.

Have you even taken a breath?

I should be talking to my wife
about all this stuff.

But how can I do that, Henry,
when I don't trust her?

[ Sighs ]

I'm not exactly
the man to be talking to

about family relationships.

Hell, I'm having Thanksgiving
dinner with 14 guys from A. A.

'cause I'm too much of a trigger
for my own kids.

But one of the things
I'm learning in that program

is that trust can be lost.

But it can also be earned back.

If there's love.

[ Crickets chirping ]

Marie: I'm going downstairs
to make some tea.

Do you want anything?

Jasmine: No, thanks.

[ Receding footsteps ]

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

Marie: "Don't forget we have

Jazz's parent/teachers
conference tomorrow."

Darius: "Ugh! Don't remind me.

Think they'll have
those same stale donut minis?"

"Have you thought about dinner
for tonight?"

"You cooked last time.
How about take‐out?"

"Chinese? Yum!"

"LOL. Ur usual?" "Surprise me."

"I love you!
You are an amazing woman.

"I'm lucky to have you
and Jazz in my life."

"I love you more, Darius."

♪♪

[ Chuckling ] Okay, everybody,
here is the turkey.

‐Ooh, wow.
‐Mm‐hmm. She pretty, ain't she?

‐Mmm. ‐Yes, she is. Yes, she is.

Now, who shall I serve first?

Barbara: Unh‐unh‐unh‐unh‐unh.

Clay, now, you know
we got to give thanks

before we start anything.

We can give thanks after
there's a full plate of food.

[ Laughter ]

Come on. Barbara's right.

It's too tempting when you're
staring at all this goodness.

Mm.

Well, you're staring at it now.

Come on, Dad. You can't win.
Just ‐‐ Just let it go.

[ Sighs ] Somebody say ‐‐

say their thanks
and be done with it.

Hey, I'll go first.

[ Inhales deeply ]

I am just so grateful
to have my husband home.

And baby AJ
and all of us together...

I never thought
this day would come.

Barbara:
I guess I better go next.

For so long,
I prayed for the day

that my baby
would be home again,

where he belongs...

with his family.

Mm‐hmm.

So thank you, Lord,
for your blessings.

And now, I ask for your healing.

♪♪

It's been a long road
for all of us.

Aaron...

I need to apologize to you.

Can you forgive me?

Of course.
Of course. I understand.

No, baby.

No.

You listen to me.

Come o‐‐ No. You listen to me.

Baby, he said it's alright.

You don't have to do this, Mama.

[ Sighs ] I'm your mother.

I can take your anger.

You have nothing
to be sorry for.

But I do. I wasn't there.

For you.

I can take it, Aaron.

You can say it,
and I can take it.

I can hold all your anger

[ Voice breaking ]
and your grief and your pain.

Do you understand me?

I don't ‐‐ I didn't understand.

Baby.

I didn't understand.

I just...

Oh, I couldn't see my baby
in shackles.

But I know
how much that hurt you.

I just hope you can forgive me.

[ Gasps ]

[ Sniffling ]

[ Breathes deeply ]

'Cause we got a new start now,
don't we?

We all...

got a brand‐new start.

♪♪

[ Line ringing ]

[ Softly ] Have you noticed
when he paces, he sort of...

stays within a certain space?

[ Softly ]
It's the size of his cell.

[ Ringing continues ]

Like I said, certain things
are gonna take time.

[ Ringing stops ]
Hey.
it's Aaron Wallace.

Davila:
The deal is off the table,
if that's why you're calling.

You snooze, you lose.

Or some other cute metaphor
like that.

Hold on a second.

What ‐‐
Nothing's changed on your end.

Oh, see, but it has.

'Cause when my boss found out

about your client's
family history ‐‐

boy, did that not help at all.

Listen, can we, um ‐‐
can we talk this through?

My client ‐‐

Is a fool who had a chance.

But he's not a criminal.

He didn't even know
he was breaking the ‐‐

Ignorance of the law...

Is no excuse. Yeah, I know.

But listen.
What's really at stake here?

You're trying
to put away Giovanni.

I don't want to hear
any sob stories about Giovanni.

The guy was out on parole
less than three months

before he's brawling a guy
over a parking spot?

So your client
is trying to save a guy

who's not trying
to save himself.

I hear you. Believe me.

Look, I'm gonna cut to it, okay?

We're going to nail Giovanni
regardless.

But the D. A.'s
not gonna let Ben go

unless the neighbor testifies.

And right now,
she's not testifying

because he made her feel
too guilty about it.

Hey, what if I can undo that?

What are you talking about?

What if I could
get the neighbor to testify?

Prove to your boss
that Ben's a good citizen

that knows he made a mistake.

I think I could sell that.

He's been in and out
since he was 19.

Seems like it was
only a matter of time
one way or another.

Still.
No fun having to play God.

You understand Ben's in jail,

and his kids may not
see him for months.

I know.

I feel terrible about that.

I had no idea that what I was
telling the District Attorney

would get him into trouble.

I read your affidavit.

You made it sound like
he really pressured you.

He did.

I mean, not with violence,

but he kept saying
how Giovanni was a good guy

and trying
to get back on his feet...

and I realized he was right.

Why should I
tell the police anything?

It was only a coincidence
that I was out here that night.

And is he a good guy?

Giovanni?

♪♪

You know, I am sorry,
but I need to get upstairs.

Miss Peters, I ‐‐ I feel like

there's something you're not
telling me about Giovanni.

Was he the one
that threatened you?

Please.

Whatever it is,
you ‐‐ you gotta tell me.

♪♪

[ Indistinct conversations ]

Just tell me you didn't
take bail money from Davit.

You're not out on bail.

The charges have been dropped.

What?

I went to see Monica.

I didn't want you to do that.

After you talked to her,
told her not to testify,

Giovanni got to her, too.

He paid her to keep quiet.

Then why'd she tell the D. A.
It was me that convinced her?

I think maybe she panicked.

Point is,
Giovanni ain't your friend.

Not by a long shot.

He was gonna let me do time.

I know that feeling, man.

Believe me.

So, now Monica's testifying?

She came clean
about the whole thing.

They gave her immunity.

You're a free man.

No record.

[ Sighing ]

I'm sorry
I didn't trust you, man. I ‐‐

You did right by me.

Go get your kids, man.

Have some leftovers.

Your mother's been cooking
for two days straight.

♪♪

[ Buzzer ]

[ Cellphone vibrates ]

[ Footsteps approaching ]

I'm glad you called.

What is this?

I'm paying you back.

Bit by bit.

For all the lawyer bills

you fronted me for me
in the beginning.

I'm not taking money from you.

No.

I want it all clean.

I'm not taking this.

Ever.

I got a friend inside ‐‐

known him nine years.

He'd k*ll for me.

He'd die for me.

I thought that's what we had.

Since we were 5 years old.

We always said
we'd have each other's backs.

Remember what you said to me

when you came to prison?

You looked me in the eye...

and you said, "I think it's time
everybody move forward."

Aaron, I'm sorry ‐‐

I'm stuck in there,

and you want to move forward?

♪♪

I never stopped caring
about you. You gotta know that.

You thought I was guilty.

Even though I looked you
in the eye a hundred times

and told you I was innocent.

You wrote me off.

♪♪

Or was that how
you let yourself off the hook

for getting with her?

By telling yourself
I deserved to be inside.

No.

♪♪

Not once did I ever stop
wishing you were out.

Not even when ‐‐

When what?

When you were in that house
with my child?

When you were in that bed
with my wife?

You know what I would have done?

If the roles had been reversed?

If you were going to jail
for 9 years

or if you were in jail
for 19 years

or 29 years...

...I would have been there
for your family.

And never, ever would I have
looked twice at your woman.

[ Voice breaking ] You're right.

I didn't think
you were getting out.

And we were all in so much pain.
That's how it happened.

[ Voice breaking ] How am I
supposed to move forward?

Tell me that.

How am I
supposed to move forward

when I got your stench
in my bed?!

I don't know, man.
I‐I wish I did.

♪♪

W‐Who started it?

What?

Between you and Marie, Darius.

Come on.
Who made the first move?

Oh, come on, man. Just...

Who?

I did.

It was all me.

♪♪

I know you 40 years.

And you still can't lie.

[ Exhales heavily ]

♪♪

You'll never be able
to get past this with me.

I understand that.

But I hope
you can forgive Marie.

Can you get out of the car,
please?

Aaron ‐‐
Come on.
Get out of the car.

♪♪

♪♪

[ Birds chirping ]

[ Dog barking ]

♪♪

♪♪

Yeah, I'd be available to pick
up a shift Tuesday or Thursday.

[ Door closes ]

Okay. Sounds good.

I'll see you later. Bye.

Hey. How'd it go
with your client?

You get him out?

I saw Darius.

Oh. I‐I didn't think
you wanted to talk to him.

Well, I had some things
I needed to straighten out.

And did you?

I went through your texts,
Marie.

Kind of surprised
you didn't delete them.

There's no secrets in there,
Aaron.

You had a whole life together.

For over a year.

Chinese take‐out,
parent/teacher conferences ‐‐

I'm not gonna pretend
I didn't love Darius.

He was there for me
when I needed somebody.

But...

you were always there,
always in the room with us.

It's how we started, and we were
never gonna get past that.

Well, you should've known that.

Yeah. I guess I should have.

You packed up all my things.

Even before my appeal.

'Cause you knew
you were gonna move on.

That's not true.
You wrote me off, Marie.

And when you finally decided
to get with someone...

it had to be with him.

You could have had
any man you wanted,

but you had to go with him.

My best friend.

You took him from me.

And even when you knew

Michael had already
stabbed me in the back,

you had to go with Darius?

[ Breathes shakily ]

You left me with
almost nothing in there.

And what do you think
you left me with out here?

You really want to talk
about Michael? And loyalty?

You were more loyal to him
than your own family.

You risked everything we built
for him!

This is what you wanted
to talk about?

I don't know
what I want to talk about

from one minute to the next.

I don't know how I'm gonna feel.

But I am here, and I am trying.
I'm trying to rebuild.

I thought that was
all you cared about
after all this.

And I thought so, too!

[ Voice breaking ]
But I can't, Marie.

Not here.

And not yet.

[ Breathing heavily ]

So, what?

You're moving out?

I love you, Marie.

Always have, and I always will.

But if I stay now,
this will finish us.

So, are you gonna
explain this to Jazz,

or are you leaving that to me?

You don't think
this is k*lling me?

That she's gonna get caught
in the middle of all this?

That I gotta be away from her?

And AJ?

Because of this?

[ Scoffs ]

You don't "gotta" do anything.

You're making a choice.

♪♪

[ Sighs ]

♪♪

♪♪

♪ We remain golden ♪

♪ Our legacies in stone,
we're heavyweights ♪

♪ Eternity has spoken ♪

♪ Forever soothes our throats,
like lemonade ♪

♪ We wrote a new page ♪

♪ Reads just like yesterday's ♪

♪ And every morning,
we start again ♪

♪ We write on, write on ♪

♪ We have been through w*r ♪

♪ We have grazed our knees ♪

♪ We have kissed the floor ♪

♪ We have been deceived ♪

♪ We have walked alone ♪

♪ We remain the same ♪

♪ We have earned our names ♪

♪ They are ours to keep ♪

♪ We have waited on ♪

♪ Let 'em break us down ♪

♪ Loved our enemies ♪

♪ And we are home now ♪

♪ We alone believed ♪

♪ We have grazed our knees ♪

♪ We have kissed the floor ♪

♪ We have been deceived ♪

♪ We have walked alone ♪

♪ We remain the same ♪

♪ We have earned our names ♪

♪ They are ours to keep ♪

♪ We have waited on ♪

♪ Let 'em break us down ♪

♪ Loved our enemies ♪

♪ And we are home now ♪

♪ We alone believed ♪

♪ We deserve our claim ♪

♪ We have earned our names ♪

♪ They belong to ♪

♪♪

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