There's something I have to tell you.
Henri is married.
That doesn't make any sense.
We separated five years ago,
but in the midst of the divorce,
she was diagnosed with MS,
so we decided to stay married
so she could stay
on my health insurance.
I'm sorry.
How did you find out?
I did a background check on you.
I guess neither of us
is having lunch today.
Henri, I...
[HORSE NEIGHING]
[HORSE SPUTTERS]
[HORSE NEIGHS]
We've been over this.
You know who to watch out for.
- Gatsby's Greatest. He's a stalker.
- Got it.
And Rebel With A Cause sh**t
out the gate like a b*llet.
Lauren, I've got this.
Give 'em a run for their money.
Rafael? Rafael?
You need to take
a breathalyzer test right now.
What?
You need to take a breathalyzer test.
Someone reported you
drinking in your truck.
Raf, is this true?
No. No, that's ridiculous.
I can smell it on you, Raf.
It was only one drink.
It's never just one.
- You're fired.
- No, no, no, no. Please, Mr. Sinclair.
Look, I'll win.
Okay, Bold Spirit and me...
We have a good thing going.
You ride Bold Spirit drunk,
you could injure him.
You ever think of that?
- Get him the hell out of here.
- RAFAEL: No!
No. Look... Come on.
How could you do this?
After all the races I've won for you?!
You'll regret this, you hear me?!
ANNOUNCER: And they're off!
Slides Truly bursting through
the gate, taking an early lead.
Why Certainly moves
from the back of the pack
passing Genuine Affinity on the outside!
Get your hands off me!
[INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER P.A.]
This isn't fair!
Bold Spirit needs me!
[CAP TWISTING]
[ENGINE REVVING, TIRES SQUEALING]
[SIREN WAILING, FIRE TRUCK HORN HONKING]
FIREFIGHTER: Put a hose on that!
[EXCITED CHATTER CONTINUES]
If you think of anything else...
[TIRES SQUEALING]
Bold Spirit. Is he okay?
Sorry, honey. He's gone.
FIREFIGHTER: Get those hoses
to the back of the barn!
How did this happen?!
Sir, please stand back.
It's worse than just Bold Spirit.
What do you mean?
Oh, my God. Oh, no. Lauren.
They found her in his stall.
Oh, no!
Can you tell me
what this woman was doing
in the barn so late at night?
Lauren is Bold Spirit's trainer.
We were worried he had colic.
We asked her to...
- keep an eye on him overnight.
- WOMAN [OVER RADIO]: Sarge?
Go ahead.
We found someone passed out
in a truck on the property.
[GARBLED RADIO TRANSMISSION]
Sir?
Come on. Out of the truck.
- Sir.
- What's going on?
Sir, what's your name?
Rafael Ramirez.
You son of a bitch!
- Hey, hey, hey!
- Oh.
I need you to step back.
GARRETT: How could you do this?!
[PHONE RINGING]
[IZZY SIGHS]
Iz, it's your phone.
Mm, what?
[WHISPERING]:
It's your phone that's ringing.
It's Rikers.
- What?
- Hello?
WOMAN [OVER PHONE]:
Collect call from Rikers.
[CLEARS THROAT] Yeah, yeah,
I'll accept the charges.
- [RAFAEL SPEAKING SPANISH]
- What's going on?
Raf, okay, okay, okay. Okay.
Calm down, slow down. Slow down.
[RAFAEL SPEAKING SPANISH]
Okay. Vamos a resolver esto.
Yo voy para allá ahora mismo.
Gracias.
What is it you were saying?
It's, uh, Raf, the kid
that I used to mentor.
Yeah. The jockey.
What's he doing at Rikers?
There was a fire, and
the police think that he did it.
Uh, I just... I-I have to go help him.
You're not going there.
It's : in the morning.
No, I'm going,
and you're coming with me.
No, I'm not.
How long has it been
since you saw this kid?
[SIGHS] I don't know. Uh, two years ago.
I don't know. It's been way too long.
He did so much
to change his life around.
Whatever... God,
whatever they think he did,
there has to be some type
of mistake. I have to help him.
Yes, I know it's a mistake,
and you will help him,
but it is : in the morning,
and Rikers doesn't accept
visitors until : , so...
I can't just let Raf sit there
all alone.
I have to at least try to get in.
What do you want me to do? Call
Taylor and have her take Astrid
so that we can go to Rikers
at : in the morning?
Thank you.
- What?!
- [LOCK BUZZES]
I didn't burn down that stable, I swear.
We know you didn't.
[YAWNS]: Whose stable was it?
The man I used to work for...
- Guy named Garrett Sinclair.
- BULL: You used to work for him.
So what happened? You got fired?
Yeah.
Right before the third
at Belport yesterday.
Why?
He thought I'd been drinking.
And had you?
- Jason.
- RAFAEL: No, it's it's okay.
Yes.
I got super drunk last night.
Raf.
I'd been sober for almost four years,
but, um, a couple months back,
Mariella broke things off.
I guess between the breakup
and getting fired, I-I went on a...
a bit of a bender.
So, Rafael, someone is dead,
and the prosecution is gonna say
that you are a drunk who got fired
and wanted revenge on your former boss.
It's-it's not like that.
- BULL: What's it like?
- Tell us.
Everything from the beginning.
Look, I-I know it sounds stupid,
but I went to Bridleright to beg
Mr. Sinclair for my job back.
It seemed like a good idea
after a bottle of vodka.
But when I got there,
the stable was on fire.
What happened to your hands?
I tried to open the doors.
Bold Spirit was inside.
I had to save him.
But the heat...
It was too much.
It was... awful.
- I-I couldn't...
- IZZY: It's okay, Raf.
I'm sure you did everything you could.
Why didn't you call for help?
My phone was dead.
The last thing I remember
was heading to the house
to get the Sinclairs.
But I-I must have driven
in a ditch or something,
because the next thing I know,
a police officer's pulling me
out of my truck.
Are you sure that's the whole story?
Yes.
You-you know I'd never do this.
I believe you. I'm here.
We're here to help.
BULL: Here's what we're gonna do.
I am gonna call the executive director
of the public defender's office
and see if he can help us.
What?
He owes me a favor, and I'm sure
he can arrange one of his best
attorneys to be on your case.
Can I speak to you outside?
[SIGHS]
[LOCK BUZZES]
I thought you came here to help him.
Rafael needs someone
to negotiate a plea deal,
and that is what public defenders do.
He doesn't need a plea deal.
He's innocent.
He needs you to prove that.
This is a system case,
and the public defender's office
is gonna give him a good defense.
Rafael has been
in the system his entire life.
I don't want him
in the system this time.
[SIGHS] You think he's guilty,
and that's why
you've been interrogating him
the whole time.
He was found drunk at
the scene of the crime.
He has a hell of a motive.
- It certainly looks like he did it.
- He didn't do it.
[SIGHS]
I know him. He is not capable.
You know him sober,
but when a person is drunk,
they are capable of doing things
you never see coming.
No. I've known him since he was .
I know his soul.
He's not vengeful.
He's not... he's not violent.
He doesn't have a case.
Plea deal's the best option.
No. His best option is for TAC
to prove that he's innocent.
And I'm willing to pay for it.
Oh, come on, Izzy.
This isn't about the money.
No. I am hiring TAC
and posting his bail,
and you are taking this case,
Jason, and that's the end of it.
I will see you inside.
Good talk.
[CLICKS TONGUE] Come on.
- [HORSE SPUTTERS]
- Easy.
[CLICKS TONGUE] Come on.
That smell...
I love it.
Maybe you and I aren't
picking up on the same scent.
Oh, it takes me back. My foster
mother liked to play the horses,
and she used to take me with her
to the track every Sunday.
Doesn't sound like an appropriate place
- to bring a kid.
- No, I loved it.
The-the beautiful horses,
the exciting races,
the betting strategy.
Look, not to brag,
but I know how to pick a winner.
Well, that's probably why
she kept bringing you then.
Oh, totally.
I helped that woman pay off her house.
- Nice, huh?
- If you like space.
It belongs to Garrett Sinclair.
His family's been raising
and training horses here
at Bridleright Farms for generations.
Local fire department finished
their investigation yet?
Got the preliminary report this morning.
There's no definitive proof
it was arson.
Great. What's our expert say?
Anything we can point to
to say this was an accident?
He's just finishing up.
We should head over...
GARRETT: Can I help you?
Uh, you two go ahead. I've got this.
Mind telling me who you are
and what you're doing here?
My name is Marissa Morgan.
I work with the legal team
representing Rafael Ramirez.
This is my property. You need to leave.
We will get out of your hair
as quickly as possible.
I know this must be a very
difficult time for you.
Ugh. Difficult's an understatement.
Lauren Parker was a good friend.
And Bold Spirit was... oh.
Bold Spirit was quite a horse.
At the Breeders' Cup last year,
he ran like he was sh*t out of a cannon.
You follow racing?
Here and there.
Then you know.
Bold Spirit was
the kind of horse that...
only comes along once in a lifetime.
Mind if I ask, these tracks...
Are they from Rafael's truck?
Yes.
Looks like he was driving
towards your house.
And your point is?
It seems to me, if Rafael
had set the fire,
he would have been driving towards
the exit, not towards your house.
Ms. Morgan, do you have any idea
how drunk Rafael was that night?
I understand he was inebriated.
He was barely conscious.
I doubt he had any idea
where he was driving.
Being an addict
and being an arsonist
aren't the same thing.
Listen, I've sat where you are
now, wanting to believe him.
But this isn't the first time
Rafael has screwed up.
- Screwed up how?
- I've bailed him out of trouble
because of his drinking more than once.
I wanted to help.
Look what that got me.
As soon as your work is finished,
I'd appreciate you
seeing yourself off my farm.
Well, that looked unpleasant.
The man lost a lot.
Any love from our expert?
Another inconclusive. Nothing
to say it was an accident,
and nothing to say it wasn't.
All I hear is, the
prosecution doesn't have
any direct evidence that this was arson.
That's something I can work with.
That is something,
but we may have another problem.
According to Mr. Sinclair,
this is not the first time
that Rafael's drinking
has gotten him in trouble.
CHUNK: Your Honor,
Mr. Ramirez's previous conduct
is clearly inadmissible under
the prior bad acts exclusion.
There are many exceptions to that rule.
None of which apply here.
The prosecutor is saying
that because my client
got drunk and broke the law before,
that he must have
done it again here now.
It is the very definition
of inadmissible character evidence.
On two separate occasions,
the defendant assaulted someone
while intoxicated.
This pattern of vengeful
behavior is highly probative
to the issue of intent, Your Honor.
Two bar fights do not equate
to intentionally setting a barn on fire
and k*lling a person and a horse.
MARTIN: Your Honor, these incidents
show an escalation that's...
Hold on, Ms. Martin.
Are we boring you, Mr. Ramirez?
[CLEARS THROAT]
Mr. Ramirez, I'm talking to you.
Oh, my client is-is merely
nervous, Your Honor.
He meant no disrespect.
Does your client speak?
Uh, I'm sorry, Your Honor.
I'm just nervous, like Mr. Palmer said.
I believe these prior acts
are probative as to intent.
I will allow them.
- Thank you, Your Honor.
- Mr. Ramirez,
you stand accused
of a very serious crime.
You might want to pay more attention.
IZZY: Mr. Ramirez? Mr. Ramirez?
That judge might as well
have called him "Señor."
Izzy, it was odd, absolutely,
- but you have to understand...
- No, no.
My Tía Rosa with her collection
of porcelain cat figurines is odd.
This was outrageous.
He's r*cist.
- We don't know that.
- Oh. I do.
[WHIRRING]
That judge is biased against Raf,
and you have to get him off the case.
Just like that? Remove a judge?
Well, Raf is never gonna get
a fair trial with that jerk,
and you know it.
Well, it is incredibly difficult
to get a judge kicked off for prejudice.
Well, so? We got to try.
I'm the only person that's ever
been in Raf's corner,
and I'm not going down without a fight.
I get that, but...
I said, I get that,
but if we make the accusation,
and we don't succeed
in getting Judge Grant removed,
we still have to try the case,
except this time with a judge
who's very pissed off with us.
So there's nothing we could do?
Well, Taylor is looking into
Judge Grant's previous rulings
to see if there's a pattern
of prejudice,
especially against Latinx defendants,
but it's gonna take some time.
Okay, and until then?
We start telling our story.
What happened to Lauren Parker
and Bold Spirit was undoubtedly tragic.
It was also a tragic accident.
You won't hear any evidence
proving that this fire started
as a result of arson
because the prosecution
doesn't have any.
And you'll hear no evidence
whatsoever that Mr. Ramirez
started that fire because... he didn't.
How's Chunk doing?
Uh, it's a strong opening argument.
[PHONE CHIMES]
You waiting for something?
[SIGHS] I texted Henri
again this morning.
I was just hoping...
He still hasn't talked to you?
No, not since... you know.
I'm so sorry. I feel so responsible.
What's done is done. You and I are good.
I just...
I hate that he thinks so poorly of me.
I didn't even get to explain myself.
So explain yourself.
- How? He's not responding to me.
- Come on.
You figured out a way
to make Bull listen to you,
and now you're a partner in TAC.
Think you can figure out a way
to get through to Henri.
[PHONE BUZZING AND RINGING]
Oh.
Hey, Danny. What's up?
Oh, no.
Lauren Parker was Mr. Ramirez's
colleague and friend.
And Bold Spirit was his partner.
He had absolutely
no motive to harm either one of them.
MARISSA: Bull, uh,
you need to go out in the hall.
Talk to Danny.
Chunk hasn't finished
his opening statements.
Go now.
He never would have
intentionally set that fire.
- No one did.
- [WHISPERING]: Where are you going?
It was an accident.
What's going on?
Sorry to pull you out of court,
but the police just ex*cuted
a search warrant on
a storage unit in Rafael's name.
What does that mean?
They're looking for something.
Yeah. An accelerant.
I thought the fire experts didn't find
any accelerant in the barn.
Well, the local fire department
amended their report.
They just got back some labs
that identified traces of acetone
in samples taken from the stable.
And let me guess.
They found acetone
in Rafael's storage unit.
Splashes of it on the floor.
As if it was stored there, and now...
It's gone.
Why'd you leave?
I was k*lling it in there.
Yes, you were. Great opening.
And now you're gonna have
to make the jury forget it.
What are you talking about?
Well, you told 'em
the fire was an accident,
but now the prosecution
has proof that it was arson.
[SIGHS]
And our whole defense
just went up in flames.
So, why did they find acetone
residue in your storage unit?
My ex used to leave some of her
stuff there from her nail salon,
but I haven't been
to that storage unit in months.
We can't prove that.
Place is self-access.
So, what does this mean now?
It means that the jury
is gonna have a hard time
seeing you didn't start that fire.
But I didn't.
[SIGHS]
You don't believe me, do you?
Look, it doesn't matter
if I don't believe you.
It matters what we can prove.
- That means you don't believe me.
- [SIGHS]: Raf.
And if you don't believe me,
the jury sure as hell won't.
- Hey.
- I'm going to prison, aren't I?
- We don't know that.
- Why did I have
to get drunk that day?
Why am I such a screwup?
Calm down. Hey, hey!
Look at me.
You need to keep it together,
especially when we're in court.
You never wanted a drink that bad?
[SIGHS] Yeah.
I know moments of weakness
can trigger negative actions.
Yeah.
You got to stay sober.
When was the last time
you went to a meeting?
Has it been a long time?
- A while.
- Okay.
Most important thing in
your life right now is sobriety.
So after court, you go?
I will.
Good.
I made a promise to Izzy.
Oh. Well, then, yeah, in that case,
God help you if you don't keep it.
I'm sorry, but Operation
Judgy Judge was a bust.
Operation Judgy Judge?
My deep dive into Judge Grant.
I checked his sentencing history
of Latino
versus non-Latino defendants
and found no evidence
- of racial bias.
- None at all?
In fact, he's slightly
more lenient towards Latinos.
I would've bet money that he was biased
based on how he talked to Rafael.
Maybe Rafael reminds him
of someone from his past.
I can look into that.
No, I don't want to send you
on a wild goose chase.
Sometimes you get a bad ref.
You still have to play to win.
I think our best move is
to find someone else
who had motive to burn down that barn.
Oh, I already did that.
What?
What'd you find?
Rafael said I'd regret f*ring him.
He wanted to hurt me.
Setting that fire, k*lling Bold Spirit,
was his way of doing that.
I don't know if he even
realized Lauren was in the barn.
It's still hard for me
to believe she's gone, too.
Thank you, Mr. Sinclair.
Nothing further, Your Honor.
Your witness, Mr. Palmer.
[EXHALES]
CHUNK: Mr. Sinclair,
six months ago,
another one of your horses,
Gold Rush, d*ed prematurely,
is that correct?
Um, yes.
Actually, he was my husband's horse.
I got Gold Rush for Noah when he retired
from his veterinary practice. We were
both devastated by his loss.
And did you file an insurance
claim upon Gold Rush's death?
Yes. It might seem strange
to insure a pet, but Gold Rush
wasn't just a pet.
He was a thoroughbred racehorse.
Very expensive.
And what was the payout
from Gold Rush's policy?
$ million, but
no amount of money could
replace him in Noah's heart.
Noah was crazy about that horse.
Whose side are you on?
CHUNK: What about Bold Spirit?
Champion racer.
You must have taken out
a much bigger policy for him.
- Objection. Leading the witness.
- I'll rephrase.
Please do.
What's the insurance payout going to be
for Bold Spirit?
$ million.
GARRETT: But that doesn't
even begin to cover
what we would have earned
had he kept racing.
You mean, had he kept winning, right?
Bold Spirit won the last
seven of his stakes races.
People were talking about his
chances at the Triple Crown.
Sure, but a winning streak can end
just as quickly as it began.
Perhaps you were trying
to guarantee a windfall,
and so you k*lled the horse yourself.
Objection, Your Honor.
Counsel is testifying.
He sure is. I object, too.
[QUIETLY]: You object?
Excuse me, Your Honor?
I've let your fishing expedition
go on long enough.
Your cross is over, Mr. Palmer.
Due respect of the court,
Your Honor, but I'm not finished
- with Mr. Sinclair.
- Yes, you are.
CHUNK: Your Honor,
you cannot deny me the opportunity
to cross-examine a prosecution witness.
I can, and I did. Take a seat.
No.
Not until I'm finished.
This witness is excused.
Counsel in my chambers. Now.
[WHISPERING]: What's the problem?
Well, I guess Rafael isn't the only one
the judge has it in for now.
- [WHIMPERS]
- Mr. Palmer,
your treatment
of that witness was repugnant.
Garrett Sinclair is the victim here.
Garrett Sinclair is a witness
and a possible suspect.
Mr. Sinclair didn't just lose
his employee. He lost his beloved horse.
I won't have you badgering him
in my courtroom.
CHUNK: Your Honor, respectfully,
Lauren Parker and Bold Spirit
are the only two victims
in this entire case.
That man is in mourning.
Don't you have any compassion?
I have compassion for my client
who's been wrongfully accused
and deserves the best defense
that I can give him.
GRANT: I can't even
imagine how devastated I'd be
if anything like that happened
to my Lucy.
If I'm not allowed to continue
my cross-examination,
I'm going to file an immediate
interlocutory appeal!
We're not gonna do that.
And I want to apologize profusely
for our insensitivity here.
It will never happen again,
Your Honor. Mr. Palmer, shall we?
[DOOR OPENS]
What the hell was that? You just
cut me off at the knees.
- Did you see his dog?
- What?
Lucy? Judge Grant's dog.
The man's an animal lover.
And he thinks
that Rafael k*lled a horse.
That's why he's being so hard on him.
He thinks it's worse
to k*ll an animal than a person?
I don't know if he thinks it's worse,
but the man's got a soft spot. He's...
polluting the jury right now
with his contempt for Rafael.
If we want to win them over,
we need to win him over first.
Shall I go back in there
and sweet-talk him some more?
No, we got to put Rafael on
the stand, and he has to testify
about how much he loves horses.
And the judge will never believe
that he would burn down a barn
with a horse in it.
Rafael's fragile. You think
he's gonna hold up on cross?
Better than he's gonna hold up
in prison.
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
Forgive me, but we're closing.
I promise I won't keep you long.
Marissa, what are you doing here?
You said the reason you didn't tell me
you were still married is because
you didn't want to burden a new
relationship with old wounds.
And the irony is
that I burdened our relationship
with my old wounds.
I-I'm not sure I understand.
I consider myself to be a smart woman,
but I have been deceived
by men quite a few times.
Well, we've all been lied to
at some point.
A con man stole all of my money.
My ex-husband nearly got me
sent to prison for his crimes.
And that was after I divorced him
and married him for a second time.
I'm sorry that happened to you.
My point is that all of this has left me
a little wary of things
that seem too good to be true.
That's why I investigated you.
I see.
It wasn't fair for me
to project my past onto you.
So...
please forgive me.
Henri...
_
_
- Um...
- Oh.
You're busy.
Marissa... Uh,
I'm interrupting, and I'm gonna go.
_
Okay.
[GAVEL BANGS]
Horses saved my life.
Can you please tell
the court what you mean
when you say they saved your life?
I moved to this country from Puerto Rico
when I was years old.
I didn't speak the same language
as the other kids at school, didn't
have any friends.
Home wasn't any easier.
My father was abusive.
Well, that sounds like
a lot for a boy to carry.
How did horses come into your life?
I-I got assigned a mentor at the
Puerto Rican Community Center.
My mentor... she did
all sorts of things with me.
One day, she took me to
these stables for a trail ride.
Horses... they don't care
what country you come from,
what language you speak,
or even if your dad hits you.
They just need you to
love and care for them.
And when you do,
they love you in return.
CHUNK: And this love
you have for horses...
It led to a career with them, right?
Yes.
I mucked the stalls and
groomed the horses
in exchange for riding lessons.
It came pretty naturally to me,
and, uh, the owner
of the stables... he noticed.
He sponsored my training
to become a jockey.
I never could've dreamed I'd spend
my life working with horses.
He's doing well.
Extremely well.
CHUNK: Mr. Ramirez,
did you set the fire
that k*lled Lauren Parker
and Bold Spirit?
No.
No. Lauren was my friend.
And she was always very good to me.
Bold Spirit was my partner.
I loved him.
I can't believe that they're gone.
And I couldn't live with myself
if I had been the one who k*lled them.
Thank you, Mr. Ramirez.
No further questions, Your Honor.
Let's, uh,
take a brief recess for lunch and
pick up with Ms. Martin's
cross-examination
when we return.
[GROANS SOFTLY]
Hey, we need to talk to Rafael. Now.
- Let me see that bottle.
- What? Why?
Have you been drinking?
No.
- Let me see the bottle.
- Hey... it's just water.
Vodka.
Look, it was only
a few sips to calm my nerves, you know?
It's not like I'm drunk or anything.
Bull, can I speak to you for a second?
You stay here.
We can't put him back
on the stand today.
Agreed. Ask for a recess until tomorrow.
- On what grounds?
- Well, I don't know.
Tell the judge he ate
a bad shrimp or something.
We can't lie to a judge.
We don't know it's a lie.
He could have had a bad shrimp.
It's a lie, and if Rafael
was drinking on the stand,
I'm obligated to inform the judge
that his testimony's unreliable.
Unreliable? Now wait a second.
We have no reason to believe
that Rafael wasn't telling the truth.
He did not perjure himself.
I'm an officer of the court,
and I have a duty, Bull.
What about your duty to Rafael?
When this jury finds out
that he was drunk on the stand,
they're gonna hate him, and you
will have jeopardized this case.
Rafael jeopardized his own case.
You want to lie to a judge, that's fine,
but you'll have to find
another attorney to do it.
In light of Mr. Palmer's disclosure
regarding his client's intoxication,
I must ask you, members of the jury,
to disregard
the testimony
we just heard from Mr. Ramirez.
IZZY: Help me understand
how you can do this to yourself.
I'm sorry, Izzy, I...
You have all these people
here to help you.
I'm here to help.
Why can't you help yourself?
I-I don't know.
This is your life on the line, Raf.
- It's the only one you got.
- I-I know.
I, I-I know.
Do you remember what I told you
the first time we met?
Yeah, of course.
Tú eres un rey, Rafael.
Vaya con la cabeza bien alta.
You are a king.
Now go with your head held high.
Well, we tried it your way. Now what?
I don't know.
I'll come up with something.
Make sure he gets home okay, will you?
Yeah.
How can he show up to the stand drunk?
I don't understand.
He has so much left to lose.
Well, that is exactly what happened.
He was under too much pressure.
Drinking is his coping mechanism.
You know, when I first
met Raf, he was arrested
for shoplifting a candy at the bodega.
And... [SIGHS] he was so ashamed,
and just seeing that same shame
on his face today just...
it gutted me.
And yet you are still here by his side.
Is it bad that I really
want a drink right now?
[WHISPERING]:
I'm glad you said it first.
Hey. Sorry to hear about Rafael today.
Yeah. We started out
having a slim chance,
and now we have a slim chance in hell.
Bull have any ideas how to spin this?
No. He's passed that squarely onto me.
- So where are you at?
- I think our only hope of winning
is by pointing
the finger at someone else.
What? Didn't you already try
to point the finger
- at Garrett Sinclair?
- Yeah.
You know, he said something
interesting on the stand
that got me thinking. He said
that Bold Spirit was worth
more alive than he was dead.
And if Bold Spirit is winning
all of these races
and making all of this money,
there's got to be some
sore losers out there, right?
DANNY: Well, yeah, there are plenty.
Some of them are especially sore
because they don't think
he won fair and square.
There's a rumor that Lauren Parker...
The trainer who d*ed in the
fire... was doping her horses.
Well, if Sinclair's rivals
think that he cheated to win,
robbing them of all of
that money and all that glory,
that's motive right there.
Sure, but it's gonna be hard
to get those old money folks to testify.
They don't like airing
their dirty laundry.
Well, not to outsiders,
but there is someone
these horse people love to complain to.
My name is Alex Garves.
I'm the director of the American
Thoroughbred Racing Guild.
CHUNK: And in your position as director,
do you field complaints
about racehorses being given
performance-enhancing dr*gs?
- I do.
- Have you ever received complaints
about Bold Spirit being doped?
Yes. We've received
a number of allegations
that Bridleright Farms,
and their trainer
Lauren Parker
were giving Bold Spirit
performance-enhancing dr*gs.
And did you investigate
those allegations?
Objection, Your Honor. Relevance?
CHUNK: Your Honor, the Defense
has the right to present others
with motives for k*lling Bold Spirit,
and Lauren Parker.
- I'll allow it.
- GARVES: We tested
Bold Spirit for the presence
of dr*gs in his system,
but none was found.
- Did that stop the complaints?
- No.
The unfortunate reality is
that drug testing can't keep up
with the availability
of new dr*gs on the market.
The other owners were certain
that Garrett Sinclair
and his trainer
Lauren Parker were cheating,
but we couldn't prove it.
CHUNK: And did that make
the other owners angry?
Very much so.
There's a lot at stake in these races.
It's not just bragging rights.
There's millions in purse winnings, but
the real money's in stud fees.
Stables can make
over a half million dollars
for a champion's stud fee.
And a horse can stud
almost a hundred times a year.
Wow. That's a lot of money.
[LAUGHS] Maybe even enough to k*ll for.
Thank you, Mr. Garves.
No further questions, Your Honor.
Chunk made some hay with the jury.
Yeah, but it looks like Garrett Sinclair
would like to stick
a pitchfork in his eye.
Bridleright Farms has been
in my family for generations.
I'm proud to uphold its legacy
of excellence and also integrity.
Which is why I have not,
nor would I ever,
allow my horses to use
performance-enhancing dr*gs.
- He's laying it on awfully thick.
- You think?
I find it unconscionable
that the reputation
of my trusted trainer
Lauren Parker is being att*cked
in the wake of her tragic passing.
- You see that?
- Hmm. What?
Watch Noah's body language.
Here.
...is being att*cked in the wake
of her tragic passing.
You see how it changed when
Garrett started talking about Lauren?
- He took his hand away.
- And crossed his arms.
Classic indicators of hurt and anger.
Noah doesn't like Lauren.
So what are you saying?
We may have finally found someone else
who had a motive to burn down that barn.
Need some help, ma'am?
I do. Thanks for stopping.
I know a thing or two
about cars. Let me take a look.
Well, actually, my car is fine,
but I do need your help
with something else.
What? Who-who are you?
My name is Danny James.
I work with Rafael Ramirez's
defense team.
I figured you'd be more open
to talking to me out here
than up at the ranch.
Look, lady, I don't want
to get involved.
I just want to ask you a question
about your boss's husband Noah Sinclair.
Do you have any reason to believe
that he disliked Lauren Parker?
I'm not talking to you about
the Sinclairs. I need my job.
Well, the word is already out
that your bosses were
doping their horses.
I mean, how much longer do
you think they'll be able to stay
in the horse racing business?
No idea, but I'm holding on
to my job as long as I can.
I know you like to help people.
You wouldn't have stopped
for me if you didn't.
I just wonder how
it's gonna sit with you
if Rafael goes to prison
for something he didn't do
when you could have helped save him.
Remember how the Sinclairs filed
an insurance claim on that
other horse earlier this year?
- Gold Rush?
- Yeah, Noah Sinclair's horse.
Well, it turns out, Noah blamed
Lauren Parker for its death.
A stable hand overheard Noah
and Garrett fighting about it.
Noah was screaming
that Garrett had to fire Lauren.
Hmm. Do we know what k*lled the horse?
TAYLOR: The insurance claim lists
cause of death as renal failure.
Performance-enhancing dr*gs can wreak
havoc on kidneys.
If Lauren was doping the horse
without Noah's knowledge,
and it wound up dead,
maybe Noah wanted revenge.
You think he k*lled a woman
to avenge a horse?
Well, Raf said Noah was
crazy about that horse.
Some people love their pets even more
than they love their families.
Think about Judge Grant.
True. But why k*ll Bold Spirit, too?
MARISSA: An eye for an eye.
He wanted to punish Garrett
for allowing Lauren to dope his horse.
But why would he let
Bold Spirit burn alive?
- That's a brutal way to die.
- Maybe he didn't.
Check this out.
And what is this?
A prescription monitoring database.
Noah's a retired veterinarian.
A month ago, he ordered a case
of sodium Pentothal,
which is used to euthanize horses.
He put the horse down before the fire?
We think so.
CHUNK: Or maybe he bought that
to use in case he needed
to put a horse out of his misery.
Look, there's no way we can prove
that he used it
on Bold Spirit now anyway.
There is, actually, if you don't
mind getting your hands dirty.
I don't understand. What is this?
It's a motion to exhume Bold Spirit.
Dig him up? Are you kidding me?
They can't do this, can they?
I'm afraid so.
Judge Grant signed the motion.
Bold Spirit d*ed a horrible
death because of your client,
and now you won't even
let him rest in peace.
We have reason to believe
that Bold Spirit didn't die in the fire.
What are you talking about?
His body was found along with Lauren's.
We believe that he was
euthanized with sodium Pentothal
before the fire was started.
Sodium Pentothal
is a controlled substance.
How would Rafael get his hands on it?
He didn't.
But your husband did.
[LAUGHING]
This is insane.
GARRETT: First you tried
to pin this on me.
Then you go after Lauren's reputation.
Now you're accusing Noah.
You're just grasping at straws.
MARISSA: Your husband held Lauren Parker
responsible for Gold Rush's death.
He asked you to fire her,
but you didn't.
You know your husband.
Do you think he'd just accept that?
You asked Lauren to stay in the barn
with Bold Spirit that night.
Garrett, this is insane.
You know I wouldn't have hurt anyone.
Did Bold Spirit even have colic?
Go ahead. Dig.
[ENGINE STARTS]
Got it. Good news. Thanks.
Noah Sinclair was charged with
the m*rder of Lauren Parker.
And Rafael?
The judge dismissed the charges.
He even apologized to Rafael.
And TAC brings another winner
across the finish line.
Giddy-up!
No, Taylor, please.
Oh, you're just jealous
you didn't think of it first.
[KNOCKING]
Uh... may I interrupt?
I'm gonna go somewhere
that's... not here.
♪ Somehow I wound up
right here where I belong... ♪
This is a surprise.
I didn't expect to see you again.
♪ Waiting here all alone... ♪
I was thinking about what you said,
and, um, you didn't know my history,
and I didn't know yours.
I should have asked.
I could have asked, too.
So?
I like being with you... Marissa.
♪ So easy... ♪
Maybe we could we put our pasts
in the past and start over?
♪ It can be so easy... ♪
That's a lot of pasts.
♪ So easy... ♪
Then maybe we could, um, just, uh,
stay in the present.
♪ It can be so easy ♪
I'd like that.
♪ Feels like home ♪
- [CLEARS THROAT] Don't care.
- [CHUCKLES]
♪ Somehow I wound up
right here where I belong. ♪
I-I don't know how to thank you.
Get help. That's all the thanks I need.
I'm going to a meeting tonight.
Well, that's a good start.
And I-I've got an interview
tomorrow at another stable.
It's just as a stable hand for now,
but I'll be around horses,
and that's all I want.
And that's what I want for you, too.
Dr. Bull.
Thank you.
You take care of yourself, Raf.
Do you think he'll stay sober?
Well, that is entirely up to him.
You did everything you could
to give him a sh*t.
You believed in him
when no one else would.
Oh, yeah. I was right
and you were wrong.
Oh, boy.
I believe I proved him innocent,
which should count for something.
Oh, yeah, sure, but I still think
I should get a discount on my bill,
given that I was so right
and you were so wrong.
- The bill.
- Ah, here we go.
The bill. I believe
you should buy me dinner.
Burgers and fries?
[CHUCKLES] You're not
getting off that easy.