[crickets chirping]
[suspenseful music playing]
[slow dragging footsteps]
[high-pitched yelps]
[groaning with effort]
[muted chatter]
-Never in over 30 years
have I ever seen a case
with this amount of injustice.
-[Ava sighs]
-All I can say to you now...
is you are a free man,
Mr. Harris.
[excited chatter]
[gavel smacks]
[Judge Patterson]
This case is adjourned.
-Congratulations, pal.
I couldn't be happier for you.
-[chuckles]
[Tessa sighs]
-[sighs]
[door bangs open]
-They set him free!
[Janice] [into mic]
Jack Harris was 14 years old
when he was tried as an adult
and convicted of
raping and murdering
nine-year-old local girl
Katrina Walters,
27 years ago.
Harris was released today
based on the fact
that the evidence
for the original case
was severely mishandled.
[eerie music playing]
[cars swooshing]
[horses neighing]
[Tessa] So, here's the deal.
I set up a bank account
for you,
and they've already confirmed
your money's been transferred.
And...
here's your new phone.
-Whoa.
I seen a flip phone on the row
a few times, but this...
[chuckles]
-[Tessa laughs]
-...this is wild.
-[Tessa laughs]
I already hooked it all up
for you.
Just-- just touch the screen.
-[chuckles]
-[laughs]
What do you wanna do first?
-Oh, man...
I-- I don't know
if it'll do any good,
but I'd appreciate it
if you'd take me to see my mama.
[birds chirping, crows cawing]
[Mary] My flowers are dying
faster than I can feed them.
It's like they choose
to ignore the sunlight.
-You never were any good
at taking care of flowers.
-Can I help you?
-Mama. It's me, Jack.
-What? Jack?
-Yeah, yeah.
It's me.
They finally let me out.
They found evidence.
Real evidence that set me free.
-Don't you ever come back here!
[dramatic music playing]
[Tessa] Maybe this town
isn't the place for you.
They're all a bunch of
anti-science,
backwards assholes,
and I don't see how
you're gonna change their minds.
-It's my home.
Only place I ever known
except for prison.
Besides, where else
am I gonna go?
-You have money now, pal.
You can go live anywhere.
-[scoffs] You don't understand.
Before I was locked up,
I had a wonderful life here.
I want that back.
All I want
is a white picket fence,
beautiful wife,
great reputation,
and my own version of happiness.
I gotta convince everyone
that I'm innocent.
[Tessa] You don't have to
prove anything anymore.
We just did it in court.
-Just 'cause you let a man
out of prison,
don't mean he's free.
-The man confessed!
-[bangs fist on table]
-[breathing heavily]
He confessed to doin' it.
And they let him go.
[suspenseful music playing]
[door clicks]
[door thuds]
[crickets chirping]
[keys jingling]
[door lock clicks]
[eerie music playing]
[loud, violent expl*si*n]
[TV clicks]
-[laughs]
[eerie music playing]
[cars swooshing]
[bell rings]
-Hey, there.
I saw you on the TV.
Congratulations.
Is that what
I'm supposed to say?
-Sure. Why not?
-What can I get you?
-Beer, any kind.
A cheeseburger
with everything on it.
I mean, all the fixin's.
-Coming right up.
-Hmm.
[bottle thuds on counter]
[jukebox clicking]
[country music
playing on speakers]
Well we walked hand in hand
on the railroad tracks
Chatted off the things that we
had lost and we had lacked
-[stutters] I'm-- I'm sorry,
but, uh,
my manager wants you to leave.
-Well, hold on a second.
I was found innocent.
It was proven.
-I believe you but...
it's not up to me.
So we drove on west to the
places that we liked
You seriously need to go.
Don't make me call the cops.
When we were less
than wholesome
No, it's--
Lord only knows
-I ain't what y'all think I am.
Honest.
...we had
some clothes on
But I know you're the kind
of man to take the ride...
[bell rings]
Honey, I'm the kind of girl
to bail you out
When the lawman
caught up to ya
Mmm
-[door clicks]
-[crickets chirping]
-[chuckles]
Hello.
-Hi.
-Make yourself at home.
[Jack] I pictured your place
differently.
[Lucy] Oh yeah? How so?
-I always saw a white
two-story house with a--
with a pool and a...
rose garden.
Get a lot of time behind bars
to imagine things.
Not to be nosy but...
you own the place?
[Lucy] Yeah, I used to work for
the owner as a ranch hand.
He left it to me
after he died.
-Wow.
Lucky you.
[Lucy] So, look...
[clears throat]
You know,
in all my prison visits,
I told you I thought
it was someone close to me
who was responsible
for k*lling Trina.
I never told you this...
but I think
it may have been my father.
[suspenseful music playing]
That morning...
when I found Trina's body...
I saw someone
leaving the crime scene,
but I can't remember who.
And I've tried so hard
to remember.
I've seen shrinks, counselors.
I even went back and
talked to my old teachers,
and I still can't remember
any more details
from that morning.
I'm hoping
you can help me remember.
-How would I do that?
-You were her babysitter.
There's gotta be things that
you can remember that I can't.
I can't do it alone.
You served all that time
because of my parents.
I swore I'd help get you out.
I've done it.
Now I'm asking you...
will you help me?
-Of course I'll help you.
[bottles clink]
[eerie music playing]
[groans]
Can I help you with somethin'?
-Get dressed.
[Jack groans]
-You try anything,
and I'll gut you like a fish
and call it self-defense.
Put those on in front.
I'm gonna walk you out
to my truck.
You're gonna get
in the back seat.
You try and run or call out...
-[metal rattling]
-...it'll just make this worse.
I ain't above torturing.
[Jack]
Won't be no need for that.
I accept what's comin' to me.
[door clicks]
[door thuds]
[dog barking]
[Ethan] Come on.
Get in the back.
[truck door thuds]
[truck swooshing]
[crickets chirping]
-My life's been in danger
every single day
for the past 27 years.
I had to sleep
with one eye open,
facin' the cell bars.
And I'd be praying
I'd at least have
a fightin' chance
at whoever would come.
You see so much more
when you let go of fear.
-[Ethan scoffs]
You expect me to believe
you have no fear?
That's bullshit.
[phone vibrating]
[phone beeps]
What is it, baby girl?
[Layla]
Where did you go, Daddy?
-Daddy had to go
do some work for a little bit.
You go on back to bed, okay,
honey?
I'll be home soon.
[Layla] Okay. Hurry back.
[phone beeps]
-I know you probably aim
to take me out somewheres
and k*ll me.
You ain't the first.
And honestly,
I'm good with it.
I always expected
to be buried with my past.
[Ethan] Why are you
making this so easy for me?
It don't make sense.
You're just gonna accept this
and let me k*ll you,
and that's it?
-[Jack scoffs]
If it brings some peace,
some closure to this town,
so be it.
Just know if you do that...
the real k*ller
will still be out there.
-[Ethan scoffs]
Are you seriously gonna
still claim innocence?
-You're gonna k*ll me anyways.
Since I know that's true,
you don't think I'd come clean?
-Not if you're
messing with my head
and trying to get me
not to k*ll you.
-Well, here I am.
Do it.
-You want it right here?
Fine by me.
-Go ahead.
Put a b*llet in my skull.
As long as you're okay with
not knowing the truth.
And I'd like you to tell
whoever sent you
that I accepted it.
I didn't cause you any trouble
even though
I could just as easily
take that g*n from you.
-[scoffs] Yeah, okay,
tough guy.
[grunting and groaning]
Why the f*ck
did you confess to it?
-You ever been interrogated
for days on end...
in a holdin' room with
no food, no daylight,
not even a washcloth?
Just a few drops of water
to stop me from passing out.
You wouldn't treat a dog
like that.
-What if the dog
k*lled a little girl?
-I ain't never k*lled no one.
I just had to
get out of that room,
so I told them exactly
what they wanted to hear.
I figured a judge and a jury
would discover the truth...
and I was wrong.
If you could justify
being my executioner
and murdering
a right-minded person...
be my guest.
Go ahead.
Do it.
But before you do,
ask yourself.
You believe I'm capable
of k*lling a little girl?
Look in my eyes.
You got a little girl.
You can tell.
Am I capable of that?
-I don't know.
f*ck!
Get back in the truck!
Get in the back seat!
[Jack] No, I'll--
I'll get in the front.
Can I get these cuffs off?
[keys jingling]
[Ethan] You better leave town
tonight.
If I see your face
around Huntsville,
I will pull the trigger.
-I ain't lied to you
and I won't start now.
I ain't leavin'.
I aim to find the real k*ller,
clear my name,
prove who I am
to the folks in this town.
-Fine. You wanna die?
Cool with me.
But just know that those people
who want you dead,
they'll find somebody else
to do it.
And I won't stop them.
-I appreciate your honesty.
[truck door thuds]
[dog barking]
[truck revs]
[crickets chirping]
[door clicks]
[whistling]
[dramatic music playing]
[groans]
[sighs deeply]
[suspenseful music playing]
-Come play with me, Jack.
[crickets chirping]
-[laughing]
[cars swooshing]
[footsteps]
[flies buzzing]
[suspenseful music playing]
-The body found
has been confirmed
to be Isabella Chen.
-Sheriff Jones,
Jack Harris was just released.
-That is one possibility that
we are taking very seriously.
-There hasn't been a child
m*rder*d in Huntsville
since the first time
he was convicted.
-Well, not in Huntsville,
but there have been
other murders in Walker County
and surrounding areas.
-How could you just
let the guy walk free?
-Let's not jump
to conclusions here.
[on TV] Huntsville PD
will do everything possible.
[Janice] [on TV]
He is obviously guilty!
Even his own mother knows--
[high pitched sound]
[knocking]
[door creaks]
[dog barking]
[door creaks]
[Ethan] I take it
you know why I'm here.
-Sure do.
[dog barking]
[door creaks]
[car door thuds]
[siren blaring]
[Sheriff Jones] Where were you
between the hours of midnight
and eight a.m.,
two nights ago?
-Well, about two a.m.,
one of your officers
woke me up, cuffed me,
drove me outside of town with
the intention of murdering me.
[over speakers] Lucky for me,
he decided better of it.
-Is this some kind of joke?
-No, sir.
I ain't never been too good
at making jokes.
And I ain't lying,
since that day I said
I m*rder*d Katrina Walters.
-You expect me to believe
that you were out all night
with one of my officers?
-No sir, not all night.
He dropped me back at my motel
around 3:30 or so,
then I went
straight back to bed.
I slept pretty good
till about nine a.m.
[door opens]
-His lawyer's here.
[distant chatter]
[door thuds]
[Sheriff Jones]
Dennis put you up to it, right?
Goddamnit.
[door clicks]
-Take me to my client.
[door clicks]
Are you okay?
Did they hurt you?
-Nope.
-You didn't say anything,
did you?
-Just the truth.
-We're getting you out of here.
-Relax, counselor.
We're settin' him free.
But he best not leave town.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Ava] So that's it, Jones?
You're just gonna let
this murderin' f*ck run free?
-Now look, everybody.
Just take it easy.
-We ain't buying it, Sheriff!
-No more!
-I can assure you we will find
whoever is responsible.
-If you won't demand justice,
we will!
[car swooshing]
[birds chirping]
[Tessa] Lucy said
you could stay at her place
until we figure out
something else to do.
-Whoa...
What? Her place?
No, I can't do that.
[Tessa] Well, I don't know
what else to tell you.
She insisted.
[Ava] Listen up, y'all.
I don't need to stand here
and tell you
what you already know.
I think we can all agree
that there is
a conspiracy in this town
that is choosing to
protect Jack Harris.
And I won't stand for it.
[man] Neither will we!
[crowd] Neither will we!
-I'm gonna need
every single one of you
to keep your eyes wide open
and be extra vigilant
so we can nail this
son of a b*tch to the wall!
-[cheering]
-You all right?
-Yeah, yeah, I'm all right.
Look, uh... it's really not safe
you havin' me here.
I can go to a motel
outside of town,
or I can rent
a house or something.
-It's too late.
I already made up your room.
There's nothing to worry about.
My parents live
on the other side of town.
You're staying.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Bill grunting]
[door clicks]
-[crow cawing]
-[Bill sighs]
[Ava] What'd you do this time?
-I was messing around
at the junkyard with Dennis,
and I cut myself
on some metal.
-[groans]
You always were
a clumsy old fool.
-[screams]
-All right. Okay.
Now, come on.
-Hopefully someday...
things will get better.
Get better for you and me.
-[grunts]
Until the good Lord gives us
a taste of justice,
that can't happen.
And I know we got a lot of sh*t
to work through...
and we will.
Just not yet.
Now come on.
Sheriff Jones is here.
[door thuds]
-[sighs]
[Jack] We need to do
some digging around
at your parents' place.
If your daddy is responsible,
there's got to be something
he's hiding in that house.
-You sure you're ready
to do this?
They're still your family.
[suspenseful music playing]
-I'm ready.
-If this is about the scene
at the station,
I'm not apologizing.
-It ain't about that.
I need to speak with
your husband and his brother
in private.
-If you think I don't know
about Ethan messing up
what we told him to do
and your part in it,
you're as blind
as you are dumb.
Whatever you have to say,
I am the most important one
in this house to hear it.
[Bill] There she goes.
She thinks she owns everyone.
-I don't own everyone,
darling.
I only own you.
You were sayin'?
-Y'all need to calm down
and let me do my job.
All you're doing is getting in
the way of my investigation,
causing the people of this town
to get all riled up for nothing.
Now I will handle
this murderin',
rapin' b*stard in my own time.
If I have to tell you again,
I'll haul
every damn one of you in
for obstruction of justice.
[Janice] [on TV] Isabella
Chen's
autopsy results...
-[door thuds]
-...have just been released.
Her throat was cut,
and she was r*ped.
There were marks of a struggle
on her right wrist
and her left ankle.
Isabella is survived
by her father, Jayce.
It is almost
an exact replica
of Katrina Walters,
27 years ago.
[fire crackling]
-They're gonna come after you
even harder now.
-Yeah, I figured as much.
-I feel so terrible
for that family.
I know exactly what
they're going through.
-There ain't nothing worse
than the...
death of a child.
-You're not trying to hide
anything from me, are you?
-What are you talking about?
-How come you can't look at me?
Every time I try to make
eye contact with you,
you look away.
-That ain't true.
[suspenseful music playing]
[bottle thuds on table]
You, uh, you own a bicycle?
Probably gonna take me a while
to figure out
this driving thing,
so I figured
in the meantime, I'd...
ride a bike.
-Yeah, there's one
in the garage.
[car swooshing]
[crow cawing]
[dog barking]
-Make sure
you search real thorough.
Traces of hair, blood,
even skin.
-I'll check his office.
-I'll start in the garage.
Here, put these on.
[thrilling music playing]
[door creaks]
[door clicks]
[door creaks]
[cabinet door creaks]
[suspenseful music playing]
[safe beeping]
[suspenseful music playing]
-[sighs]
-What the hell
do you think you're doin'?
-I was just looking
for somethin'.
-In my office?
[chains rattling]
-I needed to find
my birth certificate.
-What for?
-None of your business.
-I think you snooping around
my office
makes it my business.
-I've been gathering
old pictures of me and Trina,
and I'm creating a special area
in one of my rooms,
rememberin' my childhood
and whatnot.
My birth certificate's
an important part of that.
-We ain't even talked in...
I don't know how long, and--
and you just turn up here?
Like this?
-I just needed it.
-Fine. On one condition.
You start talking to me again.
I just can't understand
why you haven't come by
for any holidays or birthdays...
It just breaks my heart,
baby girl.
-Don't call me that.
I told you before, Bill.
I just needed some time
for myself.
-You didn't say it'd be
three years.
[safe beeping]
[Bill sighs]
[paper rustles]
-What happened to your arm?
-Oh, this? [chuckles]
I was doing some gardening
and I slipped,
and the shears got me
pretty good.
It-- it was dumb.
-I thought Mom did
all the gardening.
-Nah, that ain't true.
I do all the heavy lifting
around here.
The truth is,
I'm the tough one.
[scoffs] Your mother?
Huh.
She's-- she's like a soft little
kitten on the inside.
[Lucy] Right.
-You all right?
[Lucy] Yeah.
-Ah! Here's what
I was looking for.
Your mother's waiting
in the car.
[Lucy] Don't tell her
about this, okay?
I don't want her calling me
every damn day again.
I'll reach out to you
more often.
-You promise?
-[Lucy] Yeah.
[suspenseful music playing]
[door clicks]
[sighs]
-I found something.
Looks like he tried to wash
the blood off,
but he didn't get it all out.
Does he hunt?
-Not a day in his life.
-Let's just take it with us.
See if it matches Isabella's.
-We can't take the whole boot.
He'll know somethin's up
if he finds out.
He already knows I was here.
-All right, let me see
if I can find the right...
[Lucy] What are you doing?
Jack?
Jack?
What are you doing?
-Scraping the blood
off the boot.
-Yeah.
Right.
I've seen this cigar cutter
before.
-Where at?
-I can't remember.
-Well, does he smoke cigars?
-I don't think so.
-Were you closer with your mama
than him growing up?
-I was close with her,
but these last few years,
we've been so disconnected.
-Maybe you should try and
talk to her.
Alone.
Maybe do some diggin' around,
see what she really
thinks about your daddy.
I know it won't be easy,
but if we can get her
on our side... it...
might help.
[choir singing]
-[crying]
[Ava] Not many people will be
able to say this to you, but...
I know exactly
what you're going through.
-I know you do.
Thank you.
I appreciate you.
-Just know...
that we are with you,
and will support you
in whatever you need.
-Thanks.
-And remember: Vengeance
is mine, sayeth the Lord.
-Can you see this is
the frosted glass?
That's pretty nice.
Did you find any of them?
[Layla] Yeah.
[car door thuds]
-Uh-- [clears throat]
Layla, go on inside.
Okay, darling?
I'll be right--
I'll be right there.
[crow cawing]
I know you ain't
going to like this,
but I don't think he did it.
-Before he passed,
I made your daddy a promise.
I told him I'd make sure
that you was a good cop,
and that you could pay for
that house of yours.
Then, when your wife passed,
I went out of my way
to make sure that everybody
in this here town
supported you.
Truth be told, I like you.
-And I'll be forever
in your debt.
But--
-[Dennis] But nothin'.
I hold you partly responsible
for Isabella's death.
If you had done
what you were supposed to,
that never
would have happened.
-You don't understand
how he is.
He ain't evil.
-[laughs]
-[Ethan] I can tell.
[Dennis] You can tell, huh?
Yeah, yeah.
Well, we all got our
secrets now, don't we?
But yours...
man, it's a funny one.
-I have no idea
what you're talkin' about.
-You ain't got no idea, huh?
Well, then I guess
you don't make all them
weekend trips to Houston,
where you meet up with
some strange guy in a dark alley
and suck each other's c*ck.
Wouldn't matter
if this was Houston,
but you in Huntsville, boy.
Texas hill country.
We old school around here.
You got three days
to take him down,
or I'll ruin ya.
[car door thuds]
[car engine revs]
[tires screech]
[eerie music playing]
-Can you take this to a lab
and have them test it,
see if that blood matches
Isabella's?
-It would have to be submitted
through law enforcement.
-Can't you just take it
straight to the lab?
-Nope.
The cops are the only ones
who could submit DNA
before making an arrest.
No one else can.
I could tell them
it's for a potential case,
but, uh, they'll question
how I obtained it.
-Can you just...
not tell them
the whole truth?
-I'm not sure.
Let me see what I can do.
But you better be right
about this.
[dog barking]
[suspenseful music playing]
-[gasping]
[moans]
[gasping]
[crickets chirping]
[dog barking]
[bike rattling]
-[laughing]
[dog barking]
[owl hooting]
[phone beeping]
[phone rings]
[Tessa] Hey, you okay?
-Am I completely insane
to have him stay here with me?
I mean, this entire time, it's
been easy for me to trust him.
I just remember that boy
I grew up with
and how kind he was to me.
But lately, I've been thinking
differently.
He's just acting so strange.
I don't know what to think.
-You have to remember
he was cleared,
and anyone,
even the innocent,
would act differently
after 27 years behind bars.
But if you're still unsure,
you should go
and ask him yourself.
Like you said, you've know him
since you were a little girl.
-You're right.
Thank you.
[Tessa] Of course.
[cars swooshing]
[twigs snapping]
[Lucy] I was wondering... uh,
can I talk to you
about something?
It's kind of private.
-Uh.
Well...
"Hey, Mom. Good to see you.
Uh, sorry I haven't
been around at all
and completely forgot
you existed."
How about trying that
as an opener?
-I'm sorry. I just
needed some time alone.
I knew you'd never understand.
-What do you want?
-When I was little, you went
away to take care of Grandma
before she passed.
You were gone for a few weeks,
you remember?
-How could I forget?
-Every night
when I'd go to bed,
Dad and Uncle Denny
would start drinking.
And I'd hear them start talking
about some real dark stuff.
They only did it
when you weren't there.
-What do you mean,
dark stuff?
-About murdering
certain people.
Folks they didn't like
or were mad at.
They'd, uh, also talk about
doin' stuff to young girls.
-What are you gettin' at?
-I think that Dad...
I think he might have...
gotten in my bed one night,
but I can't remember--
-You stop right there.
You come over here unannounced
after not talkin' to us
for so long
and you try and imply that
your daddy might have...
oh, oh, I should slap you
for even thinkin' it!
Don't you ever let this toxic
sh*t spill out of your mouth.
Do you hear me?
If anyone in this town
heard you utter this nonsense,
it would destroy this family.
Is that what you want?
[suspenseful music playing]
-Nah, nah, it's too early.
I-- I gotta be getting home
soon anyways.
-Too early?
-You're retired.
-[Bill] So?
-So, you're supposed
to be having fun
and living the good life.
-That's what
I've been telling him.
-You're letting that wife of
yours ruin your retirement.
-I'm not having
this conversation.
-See?
That's what he does.
Denies everything
and then he ends up gettin'
all mad and quiet.
[Sheriff Jones]
That sh*t'll give you cancer.
-Just like it did Pops.
-Give me that glass.
-There you go.
-[Sheriff Jones] Attaboy.
-[Dennis laughs]
[glass thuds]
[Bill groans]
-[Dennis exhales]
-It's true.
She makes me so infuriated I...
I don't know what to do.
-That's why when I was married
I always put mine in check.
-[Dennis] Huh.
-How'd you do that?
[Sheriff Jones]
How do you think?
I'd clock the b*tch.
-[laughing]
[glasses clink]
-If I ever... unleashed
what's inside me,
I don't know if
I'd be able to turn back.
-Come on, play,
you stupid
piece of no good
YouTube robot screen.
[keyboard clicking]
Hey!
-[door thuds]
-I was trying to watch a YouTube
and have dinner ready.
[keys jingling]
-What?
What happened?
-She didn't even let me explain.
-Hey. Hey, hey.
Hey, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
[Lucy sniffling]
Hm.
[crow cawing]
-I was gonna make you coffee,
but...
too many buttons.
-It's okay. I got it.
-Look, uh,
I've been thinking...
I know a way for you to
try to remember more details.
-How so?
-We need to go back.
Where it all began.
I know it'll be hard,
but I figured your old house,
that backyard, would
probably trigger something.
-I haven't been back
since the day I found her.
[suspenseful music playing]
[car doors thud]
[bulldozer engine rumbles]
[crow cawing]
-You good?
-It's just like I remember it.
The wild violets.
I can smell them.
It reminds me of...
[wind blowing]
[Katrina laughing]
-I can't do this.
-Hold on, Lucy.
Listen to me.
You gotta be strong right now,
you hear me?
Happened in the past,
that's a long time ago.
Doesn't have to have
such a hold on you now.
-[sighs]
[dramatic music playing]
[Jack] If you can
remember more details,
it'll bring us a step closer
to the truth.
-That mornin'...
[Lucy] There was a cold fog
that rolled in.
I couldn't see more than
a few feet
in front of me.
That's when
I smelled the whiskey.
There were heavy footsteps
moving away from me.
Fast through the woods.
I could hear
the dried leaves.
There was a man in a coat.
[Jack] What color was the coat?
-Black.
[suspenseful music]
-It's okay. I got you.
Where'd you find her?
-She was right over there.
[Lucy] Her eyes were
wide open.
I thought she could see me.
I thought
she was still alive.
The cigar cutter.
That same cigar cutter
I saw in my father's garage.
It was lying on the ground
right there.
That's where I've seen it.
I knew it.
It was his.
[Ethan] What the hell
y'all doing back here?
Better yet, what the hell
you doing here with him?
[crow cawing]
Whatever.
The neighbors are complaining.
And you're trespassing.
So get the hell
off this property.
[bulldozer engine rumbles]
[car doors thud]
[car engine revs]
[phone ringing]
[metal whirring]
[phone ringing]
- You better have
some good news for me.
[Ethan]
I can't do it yet.
He's partnered up
with your niece.
-You're lying.
[Ethan] I just found 'em
in the backyard
where Trina was found.
And get your house in order.
And then I'll do it.
-The DNA matched Isabella's.
-[sobs] My own daddy.
[car engine revs]
[thumping on door]
[suspenseful music playing]
It's my parents.
Go back out and hide.
[loud pounding]
What's with all the pounding?
[Ava] Where is he?
Hello? Are you with us?
Where is he?
-What are you talkin' about?
I was just takin' a nap.
-We know what you did.
And we know where you were.
And with who.
Now where is he?
-I have no idea
what you're talkin' about.
-Don't you lie to me,
Lucy Jane.
Not about this.
-Stop talkin' to me
like I'm a little kid!
I don't know
what you're goin' on about.
-Then why the hell
is his lawyer's car parked out
in your driveway?
-He didn't k*ll Trina.
It was proven.
[Ava] How could you say that?
The man confessed!
-It was forced.
-You are out of your mind.
-Boy, that-- that lawyer
has brainwashed you.
The man's a sicko.
Found stacks of kiddie porn
in his garage, remember?
-That's not true.
-[Dennis] Of course it is.
-No. Go out back
and look.
-You're lying.
That was never brought up
in his case.
-Wasn't discovered
until after he was convicted
and sent to prison.
We didn't need to present it.
-He was known for doing
Satanic rituals in the woods.
He slaughtered animals.
But you...
Lucy...
What's the matter with you?
How could you go
against your own family?
Your own blood?
Is he here?
-No.
Jack's not here.
Only his lawyer was,
but she's not anymore.
-You really think I don't know
that you are lying?
You have lost your
g*dd*mn mind.
I'm ashamed to call you
my daughter.
Let's go.
-Family.
-Psst! They're gone.
-You all right?
-They never found kiddie porn in
your garage, right?
-What are you talking about?
Kiddie porn?
-[Lucy] They never
found it, right?
Just tell me
they never found it.
-Well, they did.
But...
it wasn't mine.
They planted it.
Don't you remember?
-No, I don't.
And what about
the Satanic rituals?
Did you k*ll animals
in the woods?
-Whoa, whoa.
Where in the hell
is all this coming from?
-That's what they said.
I don't know what to believe.
Just answer me.
-No.
I ain't never done
nothing like that.
I ain't no damn
Satan worshipper.
[chuckles]
[laughs]
What?
I'm just laughing at how damn
ridiculous this all is.
-There ain't nothin' funny
about it.
[footsteps receding]
[shower running]
Why'd you turn your back on me
when you put blood
in that plastic bag?
-What?
-[Lucy] I saw you.
Just answer me.
-Had to find the right type of
knife in the tool chest
to scrape it off.
What are you implying?
-Nothin'.
It's been a hard day.
Let's just get some sleep.
[door thuds]
[crickets chirping]
-[whistling]
[metal clanks]
[metal clanks]
[lighter flicks]
-[Lucy moans]
[screams]
[panting]
[door lock clicks]
[eerie music playing]
-What in the hell's
takin' him so long?
[Lucy] He loves to talk
to one of those waiters.
It's weird.
[bell rings]
[Jack] Ethan.
-What the hell do y'all want?
-This is a sample
of dried blood.
We had it tested
by your own lab.
It matched Isabella's.
You can verify it yourself.
-It came from a boot
that belonged to my father.
[Jack] Please.
I know you're a decent man.
-Now, why would you think
that?
-Twenty-seven years
behind bars,
I can tell the evil
from the righteous.
This is proof.
You can test it for yourself
if you don't believe us
and then give it
to the sheriff.
If you don't want another
little girl to die,
you'll take it.
[Lucy] Come on, Ethan.
Layla and Isabella
were friends.
[Bill] What the hell
was in that satchel?
[Dennis] I have no idea.
Maybe they're workin' together
to cover somethin' up or...
I don't know.
I hate all this.
Wish there was some way
we could...
all get along and
love each other.
-Where...
where's all this comin' from?
-I'm just old and tired,
that's all.
Having a hard time
keeping things together
these days.
It's all right.
The Lord will provide an answer.
[car door thuds]
[car engine revs]
[car engine revs]
[suspenseful music playing]
[phone camera clicks]
[car engine revs]
-Well, it's true.
I verified it with the lab
myself.
It says it right there.
Ninety-nine percent match.
-You say this came from
Bill Walters' boot?
-That's what
Jack and Lucy say.
-But you can't verify that.
-Well, no...
-This could be a sample that
Jack Harris gave you himself
off his own boot.
Or his own hands,
for God's sake,
and you wouldn't have any idea.
-Why would they go to
all that trouble?
-To set Bill Walters up
and clear Jack's name.
Or both their names,
if she's working with him now.
-You really think
Lucy had a part
in killin' Isabella?
That they're somehow
workin' as a team?
[Sheriff Jones]
Hell, I don't know.
I'd believe that before
I'd believe Bill Walters did it.
I've known that man
over 30 years.
-At least worth bringin' in Bill
and questioning him, ain't it?
-I don't know.
I'll think about it.
[light clicks]
[g*n c*ck]
[suspenseful music playing]
-Seems to be a recurring theme
in my life.
-You're gonna stand up and
you're gonna put on your pants.
I knew you were harboring
this piece of sh*t.
Repulsed me beyond belief.
-I'll only do this
'cause I don't wanna
scare Lucy
by what I could do.
-Oh, yeah? What's that?
-I could rip that g*n from you.
Take out all three of you
in a few seconds.
But you're old and feeble.
So, I won't.
-Whatever you say, tough guy.
Go on.
Make sure it's tight.
[Jack groans]
[car door thuds]
[car door thuds]
-So you were plannin' on
eventually killin'
my other daughter too?
-No, ma'am.
-Liar.
-Truth is, I am
completely lost in love
with your daughter.
-Stop talkin',
you delusional f*ck.
-I'm only confessin' that
'cause I just realized
I won't be able to
make this easy for y'all.
-Shut your f*ck' mouth!
[car engine revs]
Drive.
-[grunts]
Listen to me.
You don't understand.
We have proof about Isabella.
-[Dennis] Is that so?
-[Lucy] Yes, let me go.
-That ain't gonna happen,
Lucy Lu.
-DNA evidence.
Blood.
-Well, who's this
so-called proof against?
-You wouldn't believe me
if I told you.
-Try me.
-Dad.
-Dad?
Dad? [laughs]
That's the funniest sh*t
I heard in a long time.
-Where are they takin' Jack?
-Back to where it all began.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Ava] Stop.
Get on your knees.
-I'm gonna tell you
somethin' that's gonna hurt.
So, I apologize in advance
for that.
-I said, get on your knees.
-Your daughter and I
found evidence
that your husband
might be responsible
for k*lling Isabella.
-What?
-I'm not playin' around,
m*therf*cker.
[Jack] There was blood
on his boots.
We tested it.
Matched Isabella's.
[Bill] What kind of
bullshit is--
[Ava] I won't tell you again.
[Bill] --he going on about?
-Get down!
Now!
-Are you not hearin' me?
Your husband is a k*ller.
And if he did that to Isabella,
he most likely did it
to your own daughter.
[Bill] This...
this is the sickest sh*t
I've heard.
Put him down.
[g*n c*ck]
-Burn in hell.
[grunts]
No, no, no, no, no, no!
Let go of me.
[panting]
-Stop! Now calm down!
Listen.
I'm sorry you're in
so much pain.
And I hope and I pray that
one day you'll be free from it.
But it wasn't me.
Honest.
[crickets chirping]
-What?
What are you standin'
and looking so helpless?
Just go! Get him!
-Stop ordering' me around,
goddamnit!
I-I-I'm--
-You're a stutterin' dumb f*ck
and a failure in every way.
Go!
-Don't test me.
Stop.
Stop. Stop talking.
-You failed our baby girl,
and now you have failed me.
She was r*ped and m*rder*d...
-Stop!
-because of your weakness
and your inadequacy!
[thud]
-[Ava grunts]
-You can't talk to me
like that, you hear me?
I'll rip your f*ck' eyes out
and chop you up into
a thousand little pieces,
you crazy b*tch.
I swear I will!
Don't f*cking test me!
[suspenseful music playing]
-[gasps]
This isn't, uh, my idea.
All this violence,
madness, death...
I don't understand it.
-Then why are you
partaking in it?
-My sister-in-law
gives me a place
to stay and food to eat and...
more importantly, a family to
spend time with on the holidays.
That's about the most important
thing to me these days.
Family.
[knocking]
-Sheriff?
[crow cawing]
[door thuds]
-Look, uh...
Jack Harris and your daughter
are claiming
they've found blood
on a pair of your boots
that match with Isabella's.
-[sighs]
-Now, I-- I don't believe
that there's anything
to this claim,
but, uh, I still need to do
my due diligence
and check.
-This is insane.
Are you actually sayin'
you think I r*ped and k*lled
my own daughter,
and now Isabella?
Think about that.
-Why would you jump to
that conclusion?
-What?
-I never said that
you r*ped your own daughter.
-I'm just sayin'...
if my blood matches Isabella's,
then that would also connect me
to bein' the one
who might have done it
to my own daughter.
-No one is sayin' you did,
but since you're
sayin' all this,
you're makin' yourself
look pretty damn guilty.
-Do you have a pair
of leather boots?
-[scoffs]
-I'm gonna need to take 'em in.
-I can't believe this sh*t.
[Sheriff Jones]
Just show me where they are.
[suspenseful music playing]
Tomorrow night,
everyone's gathering
for a vigil out by the lake
to remember Isabella.
-Who do you think
organized it?
[door thuds]
[protesters] We demand justice!
We demand justice!
We demand justice!
We demand justice!
[Ethan] Sheriff Jones is
testing the boots himself.
He's returning with
the results any minute.
-Thank God.
The truth can finally come out.
[Ethan] Looks like
the results are in.
Listen, I'm gonna put y'all
on speaker.
Listen up.
-The boots came back clean.
Your two pals lied to you.
And on top of that,
one of the locals came in
and just gave me an
eyewitness report
claiming that they saw
Jack Harris with Isabella
two hours before
she was found m*rder*d.
Now I'm done with this sh*t.
Put out an APB on Jack Harris.
My town's demandin' justice,
they gonna get it.
[Ethan] You mean,
they're demanding a fall guy.
-Just shut up and
do what you're told.
Go and make a g*dd*mn arrest.
[crowd] We demand justice!
We demand justice!
We demand justice!
-Sorry, folks.
Looks like the gig's up.
-Why would a local say
they saw you with Isabella?
-There was that metallic
contraption in your garage
I saw, and I--
I keep thinking about it,
and it's bugging me
'cause I don't know
what the hell it's for.
You got a copy of
my original case file?
-Mm-hmm.
-[stutters] Would you--
would you grab it for me?
Yeah.
The marks on Trina's left wrist
and her right ankle
had traces of metal filings
on them.
And I think that contraption
I saw
might have been used
to hold her down.
-Okay.
So?
-So...
Here's what I'm thinking.
You probably won't like it.
-What is it?
-Far as I can tell,
there's only one person
we need to convince.
She seems to be the one
who owns this town.
-No.
No way she'll even listen.
She's the most stubborn woman
I've ever met.
-I saw a doubt in her eyes
after she tried to
blow my brains out.
Besides, we don't got no choice.
Before we go to
your parents' place,
there's somethin'
I need to show you.
I haven't been totally honest
with you or the police.
I lied to you
about riding my bike
and not going anywheres.
I've been comin' here.
-What is this place?
-Just follow me
and I'll show you.
-I-- I'm not takin' another step
until you tell me
what the hell's goin' on.
-I need to show you
what's inside
before I tell you.
Come on, you can trust me.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Lucy] What the hell
are all those weird symbols
doing on that door?
-Would you stop?
That was done by some
stupid drunk school kids.
Come on.
Everything will make sense
after I show you.
-Don't touch me.
-I had to keep this place...
secret from everyone...
'cause this is the house
I was born in.
It's the one place
I needed to keep sacred.
Tessa's already used my money
and bought it for me,
and the house is gonna get
renovated soon.
I wanted to keep it a secret
until it was done
so I could impress you.
It's gonna be a massive,
massive mansion, huge mansion
with a swimming pool
and a big ballroom.
I'm gonna throw them
massive parties.
I had the happiest times
of my life here with my mama,
up until I was ten years old.
[chuckles]
Right before we moved
down the street from y'all.
But the most important thing
I wanna show you...
is inside.
Come on.
It's okay.
This has been my workshop.
I studied jewelry making
in prison.
Read all there is
to know about it.
I made this for you.
[insects chirping]
[dramatic music playing]
[car engine stops]
[car door thuds]
-Oh, Layla, I'll help you
in just a second.
-[Dennis] Come here.
-[Layla screams]
[suspenseful music playing]
[car engine revs]
-You want your daughter back?
You k*ll that rapin' b*stard...
tonight!
[tires screeching]
-f*ck!
[suspenseful music playing]
[dog barking]
-Y'all just hear me out.
That's all I ask.
These photos are from
Trina's original case file.
This photo of her left wrist
and her right ankle...
I believe they were trapped
in some kind of metal device.
I believe that device
is in your garage.
-This is insanity.
Are you seriously
tryin' to blame me again?
-Show me.
[door lock clicks]
[plastic rustles]
[contraption clattering]
[Jack] Just bear with me, y'all.
[objects clattering]
I believe that her left hand
was slipped up
into this part here
and then her right ankle
was put into this...
part down here.
-How long have you had
this thing?
-I don't know.
I didn't make it.
[Ava] Who did?
-Dennis.
-Where is Dennis?
[dragging footsteps]
[Dennis] Come on.
Come on.
[Layla and Dennis panting]
Don't you worry,
pretty little thing.
Don't you worry.
Well don't you worry.
It's okay,
pretty little thing.
-[Layla grunts]
-[Dennis screams]
-Come here.
[grunts]
-Where'd he take her?
-What?
-[Ethan] Dennis took Layla.
Where did he take her?
-Now, now,
just hold on a second.
-You and your wife
will die tonight
if I don't get
my little girl back.
I'm not your hired g*n!
Dennis can tell
the entire town.
I don't give a f*ck.
-You need to get your g*n out
of my husband's face
and calm down!
-[Ethan] f*ck off!
You ain't givin' me orders.
Now where did he take her?
-We don't know.
-[Ethan] You're lyin'.
-He's not.
We don't know.
-You have three seconds before
I blow your g*dd*mn brains out.
-Hold on, Ethan. Hold on.
If he plans to use
the same type of contraption
that's in the garage
to do what he does,
he's probably at
some machine shop or...
something.
-The junk yard.
[ominous music playing]
-[panting]
[car door thuds]
-Okay, y'all.
Let's split up
so we can cover more ground.
[Bill] All right.
-[gasps]
[panting]
-Such a pretty little thing.
-[panting]
-Uncle Dennis
would have been nice to you
if you hadn't been such a brat.
-[fearful panting]
[door thuds]
-[Ava gasps]
Oh, God!
-Hey.
Hey, y'all.
[panting]
[chuckles]
What-- what are y'all
doin' here? [chuckles]
What are you doin' with that?
[Ethan grunts]
-[Dennis groans]
Wait a minute!
Wait a minute!
Hold on! Hold on a minute!
Hold on!
[Layla] Daddy?
-Are you okay, honey?
Are you hurt?
-I'm okay.
[Ethan] Oh, God. Thank God.
[panting]
You should be the one.
Come on.
Let's get you out of here.
-This is how you did it
with Trina, huh?
-[gasping]
-[Ava] Using this...
sick t*rture device.
-What?
Oh, that's-- that's insane.
I only use this
for kinky sex.
That's all. I swear.
Honest.
Well, tell her, Billy.
-[grunts]
-Billy, tell her.
-I've never known about this.
-If it's some kind of
sex thing...
then why is it designed
for the size of a child?
-It's not.
I just used it for kinky sex.
That's all.
I swear.
I only...
The only reason
I had to tie her up was
that she-- she bit my hand.
[chuckles]
I had to try to control her.
You know me.
I could never hurt a child.
[dramatic music playing]
-You have anything
you want to say to him?
-Billy.
-Vengeance is mine,
sayeth the Lord.
-[g*n c*ck]
-[Dennis] No!
-[g*n fires]
-[Dennis groans]
[gasps]
[g*n fires]
-[sobbing]
[g*n thuds]
[crickets chirping]
[footsteps]
-I owe you an apology.
-Nah,
you don't have to say it.
What's with the car?
-[Jayce grunts]
-[Lucy gasps]
[screams]
[ominous music playing]
-Come on. Get 'im, get 'im,
get 'im, get 'im.
[grunts]
-[body thuds]
-[car trunk thuds]
[car engine revs]
[Jayce] You want justice?
Here it is.
-[Jack grunts]
-[woman gasps]
[Jack groans]
-Look at me.
Look at me.
-[Jack grunts]
[groans]
[Jayce grunts]
-[woman gasps]
[woman] No!
-[Jack grunts]
[groans]
[man] Get him up.
Get him up.
[woman] Oh.
-Lucy?
Oh, honey.
Are you all right?
-[Lucy groans]
Jayce took him.
They're gonna k*ll him.
[Ava] Oh, my God. Come on.
[Jack groans]
[Jayce grunts]
-[Ava sniffles]
Do you have any ideas
of where they might take him?
-Well, if they're planning
on doing it themselves,
they'll probably
take him to the woods.
[dramatic music playing]
-Isabella's vigil.
[Jack grunts]
[Jayce] My little girl
can rest in peace.
[grunts]
[waitress] Mercy!
Give him mercy!
-f*ck that.
He didn't give
Isabella and Katrina mercy.
-[Jayce grunts]
[spits]
[engine revs]
[Bill] Stop! Stop!
-[Lucy] Get away!
-[Bill] Back off!
[Lucy] Get away from him!
-[Bill] You did--
-[Jayce] What?
-You got the wrong person!
-What are you talking about?
-This isn't happening.
-It wasn't him.
-Then, who the f*ck was it?
-[sobs]
[tense music playing]
[car engine revs]
[Janice] People of Huntsville,
we have all made
a terrible mistake.
Jack Harris is,
and always has been,
an innocent man.
[heart machine beeping]
[PA] [over speaker] Paging
Dr. Farrow to the ER.
Dr. Farrow
to the ER, please.
-Hmm.
[groans]
-Some local sent you flowers.
-Mm.
-Others still think you did it.
Jayce's called me every day
since that night
to check on you.
-I don't blame him
for what he did.
He was hurting.
[PA] [over speaker] Please
do not park in any
of the red zones.
They are for emergency
vehicles only.
Thank you.
-How you holding up?
-Better...
now that I can get you
out of here.
[mellow music playing]
[birds chirping]
-Well, it can only
get better from here.
-Yeah.
And I was thinking,
you're probably gonna need
someone to help you rebuild it
and throw all those big parties.
-[chuckles]
[water running]
[reporter] This just in.
Nine-year-old local girl
Julia Everson
was just found m*rder*d.
There are marks of a struggle
on her left wrist
and right ankle.
Authorities are saying this
case has striking similarities
to Katrina Walters
and Isabella Chen.
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