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Hi.

Hi, Jake.

What's up with your friend?

Looks like she's talking to a couple frat guys.

Are you sure she's all right all by herself?

No, she's a big girl.

It's nothing she can't handle.

Well, in that case, how about a lift back to campus?

So soon?

It's still pretty early.

Yeah, well, I'm over this place.

I hear your parents have a beach house.

Yeah.

And they're out of town.

Well, that's too bad.

My car's right out back.

♪ I'm in a black web ♪

♪ I'm frail ♪

♪ Far away in the darkness ♪

♪ Is pain ♪

♪ A dark rage is stabbing ♪

♪ My heart ♪

♪ I'm riding shadows ♪

♪ On a part-time hold ♪

♪ I dream of nothing ♪

♪ Anymore ♪

♪ The shallow hells are breathing for me now ♪

[grunts]

[whimpering]

What do you want? Go away!

Go away!

[crying]

Somebody help me!

Stop!

Go away! Go away!

[woman] Classical criminology,

born in the period of Enlightenment,

is responsible for the entire concept of preventing crime

by enforcing rational forms of punishment.

By administering discipline in a uniform fashion,

the courts found that the punishment itself

could actually be used as an effective deterrent.

Italian politician Cesare Beccaria,

the leader of this movement,

wrote a book in 1767 called On Crimes and Punishment.

This text used a set of guidelines

that are actually still in use today.

Does anyone know what any of these are?

Jordan.

The importance of civil liberties,

um, that criminal law should be separate from moral law,

that punishment should be quick,

and only as strong enough to deter crime and...

And that a suspect should be innocent until they are proven guilty.

Right. That is the only way

that the criminal justice system can truly ever be perfect.

That's it, everybody. Don't forget, your case study papers are due on Monday.

And Josie has your graded midterms,

so don't forget to pick them up before you leave.

Professor...

there's something that I want to tell you about the midterm.

[clears throat]

Never mind.

Professor. Jordan.

You look tired.

Oh, I had to work last night,

and then I went to the library.

Do you ever stop?

I did finally get in that application to the D.O.J.

Oh, my goodness. I owe you a letter of recommendation, don't I?

That's okay. No rush.

They just said as long as it's in by the first.

Well, someone's certainly on the ball.

I'll make sure I'll get to it to you by next week, okay?

Okay, and before I forget,

just wanted to get it in early.

[chuckles] Thanks.

See you later, Professor. Bye.

Hi, Professor.

Hi.

Wow.

I wish my lit students cared that much.

Maybe a little too smart for her own good.

Hmm. Sound like anyone we know?

Ouch.

I hear the tenure review committee is meeting soon.

Really? I had no idea.

Yes. A little birdie told me Dr. Williams submitted your name.

Yeah, I-I don't wanna get my hopes up, you know.

Oops. Pardon me. Hey, no, no. Wait a minute.

It's been seven years. You deserve it.

"Nicole Johnson, tenured professor." [laughing]

Sounds good, doesn't it?

Come on, don't jinx it. Heck, no, no, no, no.

Hey, what did John say?

Well, he's keeping his fingers crossed. And the big move?

Yep. Moving in together, that's a big step.

Next you're gonna be popping out babies.

Maybe. Never gonna see you again.

Come on! Why don't you come work out with me?

I can't, I can't. I gotta go home.

I'm gonna try and get some work done before the party tonight.

You know what? You're trying to do too much, miss.

Yeah, you're telling me.

Bye. All right. See ya later.

You have one new message. [beep]

Hi, Nicole, it's Max.

I know I promised to call you as soon as I heard.

Well, I wish I had better news, but the appeal's been denied.

I know you worked really hard on this.

I'm sorry. We'll get 'em next time.

[beep]

Ohh...

I'm sorry.

I know how important it was to you.

I don't know what else to do.

I've done everything I can.

It's gonna be okay.

♪ You shoot love like a weapon ♪

Are you sure you don't want to talk about it?

Oh, I'm sure.

♪♪ [piano]

Is anyone from the tenure committee here tonight?

I don't know.

I know you're upset, but try and have a good time, okay?

You look beautiful.

Nicole!

Dr. Williams, good to see you.

John, good to see you.

Good to see you.

You know my wife Cyndi, of course.

Yes! Yeah. Hi. Nice to see you.

You, too. Patrick showed me your new book,

Unbecoming...

Oh, Justice Unbecoming. Yes.

Wrongful convictions. That's fascinating stuff.

Yeah.

How is he anyway?

Your brother.

Oh, um, yeah, we're working on a-- an appeal right now, so...

[Dr. Williams] Nicole is one of the leading advocates of just verdicts.

That's when she's not too busy teaching here at the university, of course.

You know, and it just occurred to me that I'd better watch my back.

You might have my job someday.

The tenure committee told me that they would be reviewing your case next week.

Wonderful.

Oh, gosh, honey, there's Professor Dunbar.

We'd better go say hi.

Of course. John, always a pleasure.

Yeah. It's good to see you. Take care of her.

She's a real treasure to this university.

Indeed I will.

Bye, Nicole. Bye.

Well, that's good news about the committee.

Do you think they have drinks here?

So where's Trent tonight?

Do I care?

Are you done with him?

Yeah, I'm so done with him.

If he wants to hook up with that uptight bitch so bad, let him.

I can't believe they put me with her.

Ask for a new roommate. I was going to,

but they said I can't switch in the middle of a semester.

What about your dad? Can't he do anything about it?

Yeah. I mean, he's calling the dean tomorrow.

God, I can't wait to be out of there.

To off-campus living.

To freedom.

Come on now. What you want? Tequila.

Hi.

Hi, Jake.

[distant helicopter approaches]

[siren blaring]

Hello.

Finally! I've been trying to get ahold of you all morning.

I was just out for a run. Why? What's going on?

You mean you don't know?

Know what?

[sighs] Turn on the news.

What channel? All of them.

Police are not commenting on possible motives for this murder,

the first of a student at this university in over 15 years.

Again, we are hearing that Los Angeles University junior

Jordan White, Laura Wilson's roommate,

is currently in police custody

and being questioned in connection with the murder.

Oh, my God.

[Male Reporter #1] Friends of 20-year-old Laura Wilson

describe her as an outgoing, popular student...

[Male Reporter #2] A junior editor of the Campus Book Review,

member of the Model United Nations

and Choral Fellow from the University Choir...

[Female Reporter #1] Laura Wilson, a daughter from a prominent family

with no known enemies.

[Male Reporter #3] Laura Wilson's body was found early this morning,

washed up on a Malibu beach.

Fellow students reported last seeing her at a local bar not far from campus.

The cause of death of the 20-year-old student has not been released,

except that foul play is suspected.

At this point, police are only saying that Laura's roommate...

[Male Reporter #4] Jordan White is a person of interest

and has not been charged wiht her murder.

Everybody is terrorized over here.

Everybody is scared to death. Did you hear what happened?

I heard Laura Wilson drowned.

Apparently she was wasted drunk

and decides to go swimming.

I just can't believe this happened here.

It's normally so safe.

Tell me again.

Where were you last night?

I was at the library, and then I went to get a coffee,

and then I went to the student lounge to study.

You were gonna study all night?

I had a test.

Uh-huh.

Now, what about Laura? Where was she?

Look, I'm tired.

We're all tired!

Answer the question!

She went out.

She went out.

She go alone?

I don't know.

She didn't tell you where she was going?

No.

Why not?

I thought you two were really good friends.

Yeah.

Yeah, and then what did you do?

[Jordan] I already told you. I fell asleep.

I woke up around seven. In the lounge.

You didn't see anybody else in there,

around, say, five, six?

No.

Are you sure?

Please. I--

I don't want to do this anymore.

I-I didn't do anything.

I know. I understand.

But it's very important.

I already told you everything.

I don't believe you!

Please, I just need a break.

You're gonna get a break, but you need to tell me the truth, Jordan.

You need to tell me the truth.

I already did!

I'll be right back.

Hey, Walker. Hey, Peter, how are ya? [coughs]

What'd you think?

This girl ever sleep?

You see the way her hand was shaking the whole time?

She must drink ten cups of coffee every day.

She has no alibi for the time of death.

And apparently the two had some kind of argument.

I didn't see any real remorse.

I mean, it just-- It seemed like an act to me.

Did we ever do a, uh, a rape test on the victim?

No. There was no sign of forced intercourse, so we didn't run one.

Yeah.

Charge her.

Okay.

Humenick writes that statistics indicate within a society

in which the certainty of criminal sanctions are well known,

the crime rates will what?

Anyone?

Okay.

Anyone wanna talk about what happened?

You know what? Pack up. We'll pick this up tomorrow.

Hi.

I'm Detective David Walker with Homicide.

What can I do for you, Detective?

I was hoping you might have a moment.

I'd like to ask you a couple questions.

So I'm assuming you're here about Jordan and Laura.

They were students of yours?

Yes.

Were they good students?

Uh, Laura did what she needed to get by.

Jordan was definitely the stronger of the two.

In what way?

Uh, perfect attendance,

completed all of her assignments,

usually early.

Um, excelled on her tests.

Did she ever explain to you why she was interested in your class?

She was a sociology major. Criminology was a prerequisite.

But you could say that her performance went above and beyond

that of a normal student, right?

I'm not really sure where you're going with this.

I'm just trying to get an understanding of the girl.

You mean, you're trying to profile your suspect.

No. As of this moment, she's only a person of interest.

But I hear that you gave her a letter of recommendation.

Well, I've written letters for plenty of my students.

I mean, she was-- she was a good student. What do you want me to say?

Hmm. Okay.

Tell me, would you say that they were they were close with one another?

I didn't make my students' personal lives my business.

Sure, but if there was some sort of a disagreement or a a fight,

you know, you might have seen something in class.

I hadn't noticed. I never saw them much outside of class.

Why? Was there something going on?

Well, I talked to a friend of Laura's, uh...

excuse me...

Hadley.

And she seems to think so, yeah.

What exactly happened that night?

Well, according to Hadley, she and Laura went to this bar, Doyle's, down by the water.

To freedom. To freedom.

[Nicole] Yeah. I know a lot of the students go up there.

Well, apparently Hadley met a couple of guys,

and Laura wasn't interested.

My car's right out back.

[Walker] So she left.

And that was it.

No one saw her again till her body washed up on shore this morning.

That's just horrible.

If there's anything I can do to help, really...

I understand.

Well, thank you so much for your time. I appreciate it.

Here's my card.

Call me if you think of anything else, would you?

Nice talkin' to you.

Detective.

Yeah.

I'm sure I'm not the first person to say this,

but when I heard what happened,

heard who you suspected,

I was shocked.

Jordan is smart, you know. She's pleasant. She's...

She's not a violent girl, Detective.

But they never are, are they, Professor?

[car door closes]

[engine starts]

[sighs]

[TV Reporter] But despite her reputation,

a double life has begun to emerge in this light.

A onetime straight-A scholarship student

whose private, personal web page is filled with provocative photos,

chronicles of promiscuous escapades,

and a fascination with violent imagery.

The exact motive for the murder is still uncertain.

However, sources tell us that investigators are focusing closely

on Jordan's relationship with her roommate.

[gasps] You scared me.

You've hardly said a word all night.

Sorry.

What's wrong? Meanwhile a candlelight vigil--

Did you hear that?

They're already treating her like she's been found guilty.

...followed by a procession at the campus student center.

You sure this is about her?

What's that supposed to mean?

Don't you think I recognize what's going on?

[sighs] It's not what you think.

Really? Really.

No. It's about what's right.

[news report continues]

You have a lot of students, Nicole.

How well do you really know her?

Well enough, and I really can't see her doing something like this.

You need a break.

[TV turns off]

Come here.

Night.

Love you.

Well, someone didn't get a lot of sleep last night.

I'm fine.

You're not fine.

You've got enough bags under your eyes for a family vacation.

Kinda got a lot going on right now.

You know, with the move and everything.

Yeah.

Hey, did you read her blog?

Whose?

Jordan. It was all over the radio on the way in today.

Listen, just because someone writes a few risque things doesn't make her a killer.

Wait a minute. You really don't think she did it?

Look, I don't know, but I'm willing to give her the benefit of the doubt.

They can't prove she was at that bar or anywhere near the beach.

Just because you're exposed to somebody in class every day,

you read their writings, you see their work,

doesn't mean that you know everything about them.

Exactly, which is why we should leave these things up to the courts.

Innocent until proven guilty, remember?

Yeah, you know that's not gonna happen.

[cell phone ringing]

[ring] Hello?

Please hold for a call from the Los Angeles Metropolitan Jail.

I need to take this. Just give me a sec. Okay.

Professor?

Jordan?

I'm sorry. I-I didn't know who else to call.

It's okay. Are you okay?

I just need someone to talk to.

I'm not sure I'm really the right one.

Can you come down here?

What about your parents?

My mom's trying to catch a bus.

Or your attorney?

I don't think he believes me.

His job isn't to believe you. His job is protect you.

Please.

I feel so alone here.

Okay. Okay.

Thank you.

Hey, can you sub for me this afternoon?

I've got something I need to do.

Only if you tell me what it is.

I will later, okay? I promise.

All right. Better be good.

I owe you.

Better be expensive, too.

Hi. Hey.

Thank you so much for coming.

I just-- I needed to see a friendly face, you know?

They treating you okay?

Yeah, guess so.

Get a chair.

Um, some of the girls in here,

they said that all the TV stations are saying that I did it.

Is that true?

I think people are just trying to make sense

of what's going on, you know?

Everybody hates me.

No. It's not like that.

What does your lawyer have to say?

He thinks it's going to be a tough case,

that there's lots of evidence.

He wants me to make a deal.

Can you believe that?

I'm sure he just doing what he thinks is in your best interests.

I'm not going to say I did something I didn't do just to make some stupid deal.

Police are saying they don't believe your story, Jordan.

Yeah, well, I bet they left out the part

where they interrogated me for ten hours.

Straight.

Nothing to eat, nothing to drink.

They just locked me in this tiny dark room and yelled questions at me.

Where was I that night, and why did I kill Laura.

The same questions over and over again.

You should've had a lawyer present.

I know, I know.

You're smarter than that, Jordan.

I just-- I didn't have anything to hide.

It's like you always say, "innocent until proven guilty," right?

You don't think I killed her.

You have to believe me, I didn't do anything to Laura.

Okay, look, you need to be honest with me about this.

Was there anything that came between you two?

What do you mean? Anything. An argument, a fight.

Anything that could be thought of as a motive.

No, I-- Nothing big. Just roommate stuff.

Look, I read that book you wrote.

I know you know about this kind of thing.

I can't legally defend you, Jordan.

I don't have anyone else to turn to, okay?

I'm scared. I need your help.

You know, if you ask me, they should be looking into this secret admirer of hers

instead of wasting their time with me.

What are you talking about?

There was this guy. He was obsessed with her.

What do you mean, obsessed?

You know, sending flowers, writing letters,

calling her all the time.

Well, did you tell the cops about it?

Yeah, of course I did, but they didn't think it was such a big deal.

I believe you.

[door opens]

Excuse me. Who the hell are you?

I'm Nicole Johnson. I'm her professor.

Can I speak to you in private, please?

You are not allowed to interview my client without my permission.

I wasn't interviewing her. She just wanted someone to talk to.

Not when it compromises the integrity of my defense.

The integrity of your defense?

She says that you want to cut a deal.

You have no idea what you're talking about.

No, I know exactly what I'm talking about.

You don't wanna lose this case. You think she's guilty.

How dare you. They practically tortured the poor girl.

Jordan is not to answer any more questions unless I'm present.

Do I make myself clear?

Crystal.

And if I find out you're talking to my client

without my being present,

I will file a restraining order.

Yo, Professor!

Those who can, do.

Those who can't, teach.

[John] Dinner's ready!

Coming!

"In secret we met. In silence I grieve.

That thy heart could forget. Thy spirit deceive.

Now that you're single, perhaps we can finally be together."

A secret admirer, huh?

Nicole, come downstairs!

You're not hungry? It's your favorite.

Late lunch.

Hmm.

How was your day?

Found a new method to identify genes in eukaryotic genomes.

And then I came home to make my fiance her favorite dinner,

which, apparently, she no longer likes.

I'm sorry.

I called your office today. They said you left early.

Is everything okay?

I went to see Jordan.

Why?

She called me.

She called you?

She's scared. She wanted someone to talk to.

She's a murderer, Nicole.

Alleged.

You really think she's innocent.

I don't know.

I don't know, but she was frightened. Just overwhelmed.

The police sounded pretty certain they have the right person.

What if they're wrong?

Look, I know this is your issue--

Wha-- My issue?

It's not an issue.

Helping Jordan isn't going to help your brother.

If you really want to be there for him, you should visit him

instead of wasting your time defending some girl you barely know.

I'm sorry.

[door closes]

[Minister] And I saw a new heaven and a new earth.

The first heaven and the first earth disappeared and the sea vanished.

He will live with them, and they shall be his people.

God himself will be with them, and He will be their God.

He will wipe away all tears from their eyes.

There will no longer be death

nor grief nor sorrow nor pain,

for the old order of things has passed away.

Surely we find comfort in these words

as surely God would have us find comfort in each other.

What is it? And as we leave here,

we remember that there is a god,

and there is a heaven,

and it waits for us all.

[no audible dialogue]

[no audible dialogue]

You okay?

Yeah.

Let's just go.

Hey, Professor Johnson.

Hi.

Thank you. You're welcome.

Rick. Yes.

Did you see who sent this?

No.

[line ringing]

[man] Central Precinct.

Detective Walker, please.

Well? Well, what?

What do you think?

Don't you think someone's worried that I'm looking into this?

Well, I heard her lawyer wasn't too happy. [chuckles]

Then there's Laura. I'm sure she's got a few friends

that would prefer the killer stay in prison.

I don't know how you can be so cavalier about this.

Cavalier? [laughs]

You do know about California penal code, section 422, right?

Yes. Yes. We take threats very seriously.

But I-I'm not sure what you're trying to prove here.

We already have a suspect.

Well, what if you're wrong?

What if the real killer is still out there,

and he's worried that I'm going to ID him?

We have a case.

I can't just drop it like that.

At least find out who sent it.

Okay. I'll have the lab

check for prints.

Did you touch it at all, besides taking it out of the envelope?

No. Okay.

Listen, Jordan told me that she thought Laura had some mysterious secret admirer.

I saw this guy at the funeral.

Look, Nicole, I-I really appreciate your help, I do,

but like I said, we already have a suspect

in custody.

I don't know how you can accuse Jordan

without even looking into the fact

that Laura might have had a stalker.

Hey, you know what?

I don't have to divulge anything to you.

You understand?

Believe it or not, you and I, we both have the same goal.

We both want justice for the victim.

Look, let me email you this photo.

Just show it around campus, see if anyone knows who it is.

Okay. All right. Sounds like a great idea.

I'll see what I can do.

Yeah. That means no.

No. It means I'll see what I can do.

Bye. See ya.

Hadley.

Can I talk to you for a moment?

Hi. Hi.

Just wondering if I could talk to you a little bit about Laura and Jordan.

Uh, I'm late for lit. That's okay.

I'll walk with you. Okay.

So what did you want to know?

Just wondering if you know anything about Laura having a secret admirer.

She had lots of admirers. What difference does it make?

This one seemed particularly determined,

especially after the breakup with her boyfriend.

Look. Here's this guy.

I don't know if there's anything to it. He's strange.

I saw him at the funeral. I've seen him again at the vigil.

I'm just wondering if he's familiar to you.

Half the junior class was there.

Look, she was hot. Guys gave her stuff. It happens.

Yeah.

You don't think Jordan did it.

Why are you so sure she did?

Like I told that Detective Walker, they hated each other.

Why?

Doesn't matter.

Wait.

Does this have anything to do with the guy I saw you fighting with at the funeral?

Hadley, look, I'm just trying to find out if anyone other than Jordan might have killed Laura.

Who was he?

Trent.

Laura's ex-boyfriend?

Why were you fighting? Hadley, please.

She broke up with him because he slept with Jordan, all right?

What?

I'm late for class.

Nicole!

What's going on? You're missing classes,

you're not checking your messages or reading your mail.

Dr. Williams has been looking for you.

I know. I've been busy.

Hey. I know you better than that.

Ever since I went to see Jordan, I think someone's been stalking me.

What? Yeah.

First at the police station, then earlier today and--

Nicole...

Did you know Laura had a secret admirer?

No.

Look at this.

"In secret we met. In silence I grieve.

That thy heart could forget, thy spirit deceive."

That mean anything to you?

Yeah. It's a Byron poem.

I teach it in my third year Romantic Lit course.

Could you find out who wrote this?

I've had hundreds of students. It could be anyone.

Nicole, I'm worried about you.

Think about what you're doing here.

Now, I have your best interests at heart,

and I'm urging you to let this go.

You have the tenure coming up.

You have to think about yourself.

You have to think about your future.

[sighs] Oh, all right.

I'll see what I can do. Ohh...

I owe you one.

You keep saying that.

Trent?

Yeah?

You got a sec? I'd like to ask you some questions.

I already talked to the cops for like eight hours the other day.

I'm not a cop. I'm a friend of Jordan's.

You know this is a private beach, right?

What do you want to know?

Do you go to LAU?

I did.

I was wondering if I could ask you a little bit

about Jordan and Laura.

You mean you want to know if she killed her.

Apparently you were pretty friendly with both of them.

Like I told the cops, me and Laura, that was over.

Because you slept with Jordan.

How did Laura find out?

She walked in on us.

Said she was going up the coast for the weekend, and we thought we were safe.

Oops.

Someone as popular as Laura, it must've been tough for you

when she broke up with you.

Yeah, whatever.

I don't think she stayed up at night thinking about it.

She had tons of guys, like this one dude who was...

sending her emails, writing her letters.

What about you?

You got an alibi for that night?

Like I told the police, I was on Catalina.

Moored at Avalon.

You can check the records.

Thanks.

Hey.

You're gonna help her, right?

[car alarm chirps]

[seat belt clicks]

[engine starts]

Hi.

Did you sleep with Trent?

What?

Did you sleep with Laura's boyfriend?

That's ridiculous.

Well, that's not what he told me.

You went to see him?

You told me you two were friends,

that there was nothing going on between you,

that everything was fine.

I asked you for one thing: for you to be honest with me.

What else are you lying about?

Professor, I-- What else?

Do you know what it's like to have nothing

and to see someone who has everything?

Money, popularity, friends.

She could have anything she wanted,

be with anyone she wanted.

Do you think I wanted to be a nerd?

I worked my butt off so I could get that scholarship and get that internship

because I know that's my only chance at a real future.

'Cause my dad isn't some, some Beverly Hills doctor

or investment banker.

He's a manager at a grocery store.

So there I was,

day after day, stuck studying

while she's going out with all these guys.

And one day she brings home Trent.

And he's rich and cute and--

I just think I could never get a guy like that.

Never.

But one day he shows some interest and...

I think maybe this is my chance, you know?

Maybe for once, I get the guy.

Me.

I know what it's like to be lonely,

but can you imagine how she must've felt?

I know.

And I tried to apologize, but she wouldn't listen,

and that's the reason she broke up with Trent.

Were you still seeing him when she was killed?

I guess.

Did you think this was going to stay a secret?

It's gonna come out.

And when it does, they're gonna put Trent up there on the stand,

and he's gonna talk all about the nights you two spent together.

You get it? 'Cause this isn't a game.

This isn't one of your fantasy blogs that you put up on the net.

You're smart enough to know better, Jordan.

Wait, so you're just gonna leave?

Just like that?

I know what I did was wrong. I'm sorry, but...

I know I should've told you.

But I knew how this would look.

Me sleeping with her ex-boyfriend?

I swear to you, I did not kill Laura.

I worked really hard to get where I am, and I'm not just gonna quit.

I-I just need a chance to prove that I didn't do it,

and you're the only person who can give me that opportunity.

Ever since I started taking your class,

you've been more than a mentor to me.

You've been an inspiration.

Please.

Don't turn your back on me.

I need you.

[alarm blaring]

[alarm turns off]

Okay, Miss Johnson! I'll send you the bill!

Okay! Thank you!

Tara?

Yes, it's me.

Did you forget it's girls' night?

I did.

[chuckles] Sorry.

What's with the alarm? Oh, nothing.

We're just being cautious. No big deal.

Hi. Is everything okay?

Yeah.

Okay. It's your favorite.

Thank you. Yes.

Come in.

Hey, did you ever find out anything about that poem?

Oh. This is-- This is just not healthy.

You know, everybody's worried about you. I'm worried about you.

There is a young girl sitting in jail right now who very well might be innocent.

Might be. Right.

But if she is, then she deserves my help.

I know you think that helping Jordan

is somehow going to help make up for what happened.

Look, I'm cannot sit back and watch another person's life be destroyed

for something they didn't do.

Do you know what? I think I'm just gonna bow out tonight.

I just want to be alone.

You sure?

All right.

I'm kidding.

Oh, feel better.

Call me later. Okay.

[door closes]

[alarm blaring]

[Nicole] John, is that you?

[alarm blaring continues]

[beeping]

[alarm turns off] Hey, babe.

[gasps]

[beeping]

What's going on? Oh, my God. You scared me.

We have an alarm?

Well, I figured you're not just, you know, living alone anymore,

and I just felt better with it. Sorry. All right.

What happened to Tara? I thought you guys had girls' night out.

No. She went home early.

Is everything okay?

Yeah. The noise, it startled me.

Wha--

Oh, my God.

[horn honks]

Oh, my God.

[tires screeching]

[yelps]

[John] Look, honey, I can come right down there.

John, I'm fine. I promise. The doctor says it's just a sprain.

Why won't you let me be there for you?

It's not that. It's just-- I'm okay.

Really, I am.

I gotta go.

Look, baby, if you need anything,

please, just let me know.

I know. I love you.

I love you, too.

Am I interrupting?

No, no, no, of course not.

I was just grading some papers.

Are you okay?

Oh, yeah. Yeah, I'm fine.

I was talking to some members of the committee,

and they're very eager to approve your application.

Well, that's great news.

But there's something we need to talk about.

This business with Jordan White.

Business? She's a student here.

Was. As of this morning,

the university has placed her status on indefinite hold

and her scholarship's been rescinded.

She hasn't even had a trial.

The university has a reputation to consider.

That being said,

it's been brought to my attention that you've missed several classes

during the past week,

and that you went to visit her in the jail.

I'm just, um, I'm doing some research,

thinking about writing another book.

Nicole, I would hate to think

that one of my very best professors is caught up on the wrong side

of a particularly sensitive issue.

I understand.

And given your current status,

I think it would be in your best interests

to be a little more cautious.

Of what?

Your behavior.

Your performance during the past week

has been disturbing.

Yes, sir.

I expect you won't be missing any more classes.

No, I won't.

Then we understand each other.

[jail door sliding]

[jail door closes]

Hey, Nikki.

It's been awhile.

Yeah, it has.

My appeal was denied... again.

Max called me.

Look, I want you to know I don't blame you.

You tried.

Not enough.

Don't be so hard on yourself.

I just keep thinking there was someone else I could have called,

something else I could do.

Nobody's perfect.

Not even you.

Is that why you stopped visiting?

Stopped writing?

I just feel like I let you down.

Nicky, listen.

You did everything you possibly could.

I'm okay with it, really.

The man upstairs, He's the final judge on this anyway, okay?

Something else is bothering you.

There was a murder at the school.

One of my students was drowned.

The police, they're convinced that her roommate did it.

This wouldn't have anything to do with your arm, now, would it?

Yeah.

I think the real killer is trying to keep me from finding the truth.

You know, when you were little, it was stray dogs and cats.

Now it's felons and murderers.

That's what I always liked about you, Nikki.

You never judged anyone.

Just the facts.

I wish I could have been more like you.

Yeah? Well, look at what good it's doing me.

Here I am in my thirties,

about to lose everything I've ever worked for, and for what?

You're still here.

Nikki, listen, no matter what happened,

no matter what they wrote about me in the papers,

you always had faith.

Faith in the system,

faith in me.

And it didn't matter what they did to me here

because I knew in my heart that you believed in me.

That was always enough to keep me going.

Now, if this girl is innocent,

then she's gonna need you just like I needed you.

You've got to be strong for her.

Hey.

You cannot give up.

Okay?

[alarm blaring]

John-- Shh.

Someone's in the house.

Call the police.

John, be careful.

[alarm blaring continues]

John!

Baby!

Hey!

Tell the professor to leave it alone!

Baby! Are you okay?

Yeah. I'm okay. Oh, my God.

[alarm blaring continues]

[John] And we heard a noise downstairs that woke us up.

Who heard the noise first?

We both did.

And I grabbed a golf club, went downstairs-- What happened?

Someone broke in.

Were you hurt?

No, no, I'm fine.

Did you get an ID on this guy?

No. He was too fast.

So you know it was a he.

I heard his voice.

What did he say?

Something about telling the professor something...

to leave it alone.

So you don't know what he said exactly?

It just happened too fast.

Okay, we need you to think.

Think about his height, think about his weight.

I don't know. Maybe, uh, 6'0", 6'1".

Kinda lanky.

Is there anything you can do?

Listen, the last thing we need

is you using yourself as bait.

You need to lay low, you understand?

Yeah.

Meantime, Detective Handey will be outside in a patrol car

for the rest of the night, so you're gonna be safe.

Okay.

I'm gonna give you my card.

It's got my cell number on it.

It's on. I'm gonna be up.

Don't hesitate.

Okay. All right?

You guys try to take it easy.

Thank you.

Let's go. Okay.

You're okay, right? I'm fine, yeah.

Hi. Hey.

Thanks for the lift.

Sure. Are you okay?

Yeah. The cops were parked down at the end of the street all night.

Well, yeah, but I mean are you okay to teach? Yeah, I'll be fine.

I just gotta make a couple of stops real quick. Okay? Real quick.

A couple? Aw, Nick!

Let me guess. "I owe you one," right?

I know I owe you way more than one.

I know.

[squawking]

[Tara] No. [Nicole] Yes.

[Tara] What are we doing here?

I have a theory. Excuse me!

Sorry, ladies. Bar's closed.

Just a couple of questions. Real quick, I promise.

Last time a beautiful woman made me a promise, guess what.

I ended up in this bar.

Listen, were you working here the night Laura Wilson was killed?

Oh, God.

Yeah, I was. What about it?

I'm just one of her professors.

I'm doing a little digging of my own, that's it.

Professor, huh?

Well, like I told the cops already,

she, Laura, was here with her friend.

She'd come in almost every week.

And like I told them and now I'm telling you,

that roommate of hers was not here.

Yeah. No, I've got a bit of a different theory, though.

What about guys? Was she with any guys?

Uh, yeah, her boyfriend. What the hell was his name?

Uh, Travis. Trent.

Trent, yeah. But he wasn't here that night.

He's been a ghost lately. I haven't seen him at all.

Anyone else? Anyone that would be odd

or stand out or was in here when she was here or--

Hey, you know, there was this guy.

He'd come in sometimes when she was here,

kind of like he was watching her, yeah.

What'd he look like?

Creepy. Big eyes.

Big hair, messy.

Is that him?

Pretty accurate description, right?

That's him?

That is him, yeah.

You got a name?

Name? No.

Tips really big, though.

You have a receipt from that night, anything?

Yeah, I'll find it for you. Hold on.

Uh, hello, miss.

Do you remember what that cop said last night, to lay low?

Don't you see? If he was here,

that puts them both here together before the murder.

Right, and while you're running around investigating,

who's gonna make sure he doesn't come after you? That's what you're here for.

Oh! Okay. Okay, well, I didn't know why I didn't think of that.

I'm officially involved now.

Here you go, girls.

Jake Harris.

Jake Harris?

Do you know him?

Yeah, he was in my lit class.

Then he knows the poem. This has got to be him!

But what was he doing during the time of the murder?

I told the cops none of our surveillance cameras caught Jordan White that night.

No, I know. I'm looking for someone else.

Okay. What time?

Uh, between five and seven a.m.

Wait. What's that?

That your guy?

That's him.

Looks like he had a late night.

What do you think he was doing all night?

Can you get me a class schedule for Jake Harris?

Yeah.

[phone ringing]

Detective Walker.

[Nicole] Detective, I know who killed Laura,

and I know where he is right now.

[male professor] And so Shakespeare uses the symbolism

of the green-eyed monster,

which struck he upon himself,

hence the demise of Othello,

predicated on Iago's destructive jealousy.

All right, class. Your essay is due in two weeks.

I expect MLA formatting, at least three cited sources.

Any questions?

Good luck. My office hours,

I'm available Tuesday, but not Thursday.

Please make a note of it.

Excuse me.

See you.

Got a second, Jake?

I know you?

I want to ask you some questions about Laura Wilson.

Who?

Come on. I know you were at the bar with her that night.

So I had a drink. Big deal.

You did more than that, and you know it.

They have you on the dorm surveillance coming home.

Like I said, I was having a drink.

Before 7 a.m.? Before Laura got killed?

Okay. I knew her.

Okay? We had civics together last year.

And that night, yeah, I saw her outside Doyle's.

She wanted to leave, so I brought her back to my parents' house.

It's not far from the bar.

And then what happened?

We had sex, then I passed out.

When I woke up, the sun was up, she was gone.

She was gone.

Look, when I found out what happened that night, I freaked.

But if it got out that I was with her, you know how it'd look.

I know exactly how it looks.

I know I should've said something, but it was just sex.

That's it.

[scoffs] That's quite a big cut you've got there.

Yeah, I cut myself at the gym.

You sure you didn't cut it breaking into my house?

What?

What really happened, huh, Jake?

Things didn't go your way?

Be honest with me. Be straight. Look!

I would never do anything to hurt her.

Hey!

Get your hands up!

Is there a problem, Officer?

Put your hands on your head.

I didn't do anything.

Well, you got nothing to worry about then, do you?

Jake Harris, you have the right to remain silent,

Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.

You have the right to an attorney.

If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided.

I didn't touch her!

[Jake] Come on!

Ladies and Gentlemen, I want to thank you all

for coming down here this afternoon.

I stand before you because some new evidence has come to light

in the Laura Wilson murder case.

Without giving the specific details,

Jordan White is no longer our primary suspect.

Hey.

Hey. Hey.

Thank you again for everything.

You're welcome.

I really meant what I said.

You've been an inspiration to me.

Well, I'm glad I could help.

What about Jake?

He's been arrested for the murder of Laura Wilson.

Did you ever find out anything about the car?

Could've been stolen. Who knows?

We haven't found it yet, but we'll keep looking.

What about school?

Don't worry. I'm gonna talk to Dr. Williams for you, okay?

Thanks. [chuckles]

All right, bye.

Wasn't hard. Yeah.

Bye. Thanks for the lift.

Hey, Nick.

I just have to say one thing.

You know what I admire about you?

What?

Your persistence.

You gave that girl a chance

when everybody else was willing to just throw her away.

Your brother would be so proud.

You won.

Justice won.

Justice? What's that? [chuckles]

Hey, promise me that you're gonna do something to really relax.

Ohh! All I can think about right now is a hot bath and a glass of Pinot.

Ohh! Now you're talking!

Wait a minute. Why am I not coming with you?

I should be inside.

Good night.

Okay.

Mm-hmm.

Professor.

There's something that I wanna tell you about the midterm.

[clears throat]

Never mind.

Oh, my God.

[phone rings]

Detective Walker. It's Nicole.

I was wrong. She's guilty. Yeah.

I got the computer forensics report.

Remember those messages Jake sent?

We traced the IP address back to Jordan.

She faked the timestamp so it looked like he'd been setting them for weeks.

God! This entire time she's been playing me.

I'm heading over there now.

I'm on my way there, too. I'll meet you there.

Nicole, let us handle this.

Look, I need to do this.

Professor.

We need to talk. Um...

Can you come back tomorrow? I'm kinda busy.

No. Now.

Fine.

What's going on, Professor?

In class, Laura said there was something she wanted to talk to me about.

What was it?

What?

Said she wanted to tell me something about the midterm.

I don't know.

[yawns] You know, it's late.

Maybe, uh, she wanted to retake it.

She said she wanted to tell me something, not ask me something.

You slept with her boyfriend.

She wanted to get back at you and get revenge by turning you in for cheating.

Isn't that right?

If I had failed that test, they would have pulled my scholarship,

and then I would have lost everything I worked for.

You think she cared about that?

All she cared about was that her boyfriend chose me over her.

You honestly thought you'd get away with it, didn't you?

Get away with what?

Why are you even here?

The case is closed.

The killer's in custody.

You mean Jake.

You saw his emails. He was crazy about her.

Except there's one little problem.

What?

Computer forensics said they didn't come from Jake's computer.

You really thought you were clever enough to outsmart the system.

But you know what? You got sloppy.

'Cause those messages were sent from right there.

You have no idea what you're talking about.

You faked those messages.

You knew they were together that night,

and you waited for her to leave Jake's parents' house,

and then you had the perfect opportunity to kill her.

You even had Trent follow me to make me think the real killer was still out there.

Hey, baby.

Tell me, would you have thought of it?

It's like you always say:

The criminal justice system can never be perfect.

Right?

[scoffs]

You should have more faith.

Freeze!

Trent! Stop right there!

Hands behind your head!

[Trent] I didn't kill her! It was Jordan!

[car door closes]

[engine starts]

She looked me in the eye, and I believed everything she told me.

I mean, what she did...

I don't want to believe people can do something like that, you know?

Ah, don't worry. Everything will get sorted out.

Yeah. Innocent kid almost went to prison.

Let me tell you something.

You know, when I first started this job,

I was disgusted by what someone could actually do

to another living human being.

There's too many people out there that need someone like you looking after them.

Thank you.

Detective, there's a guy sitting up at Corcoran.

He's innocent.

If you get a minute sometime, maybe we could discuss his case.

You come down the office and, uh...

I'll see what I can do.

[chuckles]

Thanks.

Take care.

You're fidgeting.

I'm nervous.

Don't worry.

[laughs]

Oh!

Congratulations, Professor.

Thank you.

Hi, John.

Hi. Hey.

I heard the judge granted your brother another appeal. Yeah.

And I think this time, it's going to happen.

That's because he's so lucky to have a sister like you.

Thank you.

Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon, everyone.

I'm extremely pleased to see that we could all gather here today

to acknowledge one of the most tenacious

and bravest members of our faculty...

tenured professor Nicole Johnson.

Whoo! Yeah!

Professor Johnson, we salute you.

[Cyndi] Cheers!

Thank you. Congratulations.

Thank you so much.

Oh, my God.

I don't even know what to say. Thank you so much.

Thank you, Cyndi.

[laughter]