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Previously on "perception"...

Were there other women?
It was only once.

Obviously, I'm hoping

that you want to give us
another shot.

Will you marry me?

Again?

Call me.

Congratulations.
You figured it out.

I have Alzheimer's.

Shelby: You never called me.
I'm engaged.

I'm not looking
for a date.

I'm looking
for an alderman.

Don't tell me you've
never thought about

a political career.

Daniel, I can't
live this way anymore.

If you're talking about
something drastic,
you can forget it.

I was talking
about moving in

to the damn facility
in belmont park.

Kate: I just have all these
awful thoughts in my head.

It's like a constant
background noise

telling me that Donnie's
gonna cheat on me again.

Why can't I stop
thinking that?

[ Telephone ringing ]

Lewicki, phone!

[ Ringing continues ]

Lewicki!

[ Sighs ]

Hello?

Daniel,
it's your father.

What's wrong?

There's someone here
I want you to meet. A woman.

What?

I think you'd be really
interested in talking to her.

You see, she knew --
dad, a-a-at 3:00 A.M.,

the only thing I'm interested in
is sleeping, okay?

Just t-tell the nurses that your
meds are giving you insomnia.

I'll call you back
in the morning.

Uh --

[ telephone rings ]

Dad, I said we'd talk
in the morning.

Donnie: Daniel!
It's Donnie.

I need your help.

With what?

I can't -- I can't talk about it
on the phone.

Is Kate with you?

No!
No, and don't call her.

What the hell
is going on?

I'll explain everything
when you get here.

Just...It's -- it's 965
Harris Avenue, apartment 2c.

Donnie, I-I-I...
Daniel, please!

Just come.

Okay.
Uh...965 Harris.

I-I...I'll be right there.

[ Telephone beeps ]

[ Sighs ]

Holy shit, Donnie.

She's dead.

This -- this the woman that
works on your campaign?

Shelby coulson.
She's 27.

She had her entire life
in front of her.

You've got to call the police.
And you've got to call Kate.

Daniel, slow down!
Slow down.

I woke up
half-dressed in her bed,

and this is probably her blood
on my shirt.

I look guilty.

Are you?
No!

No! No.
There's no way...

I must have blacked out.

You need a lawyer.
Call ruben.

I need you to help me first,
you understand?

I don't remember
how any of this happened.

How much
did you have to drink?

One vodka tonic,
that's it.

I think
someone drugged me.

I think someone
slipped me something

so that I would black out,
and then they killed shelby

and arranged all of this
to make it look like I did it.

[ Sighs ]

If you were drugged,
it was probably ghb.

I-I-it leaves the body
functional,

but causes memory loss.

Th-the date-rape drug.

Explains why I don't know
how I got here.

It also leaves your
system quickly. Call
the police, Donnie.

The sooner you do,
the sooner they can test you.

Or they could sit on their hands
for a couple of hours,

and I am screwed.

The clock is ticking, Daniel.
Can't you draw my blood?

I...Guess I could pick up a kit
at an all-night pharmacy,

but you can't leave
the scene of a crime.

I have to prove
that I was drugged, Daniel.

That is my only defense
right now.

So sticking around might seem
like the honest thing to do,

but it is a lousy
legal strategy.

[ Sighs ]

Trust me, okay?

That's him.

That -- I saw him walk in
with shelby,

and then
I heard her screaming.

Political candidate,
a sex-and-murder scandal.

You know them
better than me, Ryan.

That trial's gonna
be a nightmare for
you and your family.

Unless you're inclined
to confess.

We're not inclined
to do anything

till that tox screen
comes back.

Okay.

Bastards waited
an hour and a half

to draw my blood,
ruben.

If the ghb was out of my system,
I am done.

You're not done.

The evidence looks compelling,
but it's all circumstantial.

The wait is killing me.

So call Kate.
She's probably worried sick.

Going straight to her as soon
as we get out of here.

I just want to explain this
face-to-face.

Kate:
Hey, it's me again.

Look, if you can't call,
just send me a text, okay?

I-I don't care. I just...Want to
know that you're all right.

[ Cellphone rings ]

Donnie?
It's Max.

Is doc with you?

What, you can't find him,
either?

I just got back from
an all-nighter in the library.

There's no sign of him,
no note.

Are you looking
for Donnie?

Yeah, he's been going to these
late-night strategy dinners

for the campaign.

He...Never came home
last night.

Could they be together?
I mean, what if something
horrible happened?

Max, we're not gonna panic
or jump to conclusions.

Kate, look,
I-I'm gonna call the police.

No.
Don't...Don't do that.

I'll call them. I'll
be able to get to the
bottom of this faster.

[ Sighs ]

Man:
All right, Pierce.

Why don't we start
at the beginning?

Oh, come on.
Come on!

I-I already the other detectives
everything I know.

Just p--
please just let me out of here.

Please.
Not yet.

I want to hear your story
firsthand.

I-I got a call from a friend
who needed help.

I went to the apartment
to talk to him.

That's it.
That's it.

I don't know what you hope
to accomplish by...

You think you can just
cherry-pick the details

as you see fit?

I got zero problem

locking you up
for obstruction of justice, pal.

You know, m-maybe you should
just talk to my lawyer.

Screw your lawyer!

I know
what you're thinking.

Person on ghb is capable
of all sorts of things, right?

Here's the question --

you gonna tell Kate what you
think the real story is?

Man: Your timeline checked out,
Mr. Pierce.

Free to go.

For now.

Kate: Donald Ryan?

Agent moretti, FBI.

What are you doing here?

The bureau has a few questions
about what happened last night.

Please.

Have a seat.

Who let the FBI in?

She strong-armed
the captain.

Apparently, Ryan's got an
ongoing federal situation, too.

This just came in.

Last thing I remember,

we were working on my speech
for the rotary club.

I swear.

Then I woke up
in the victim's apartment,

and she was lying next to me,
dead.

Was the victim clothed
or unclothed?

She wore a robe.

And you?

I was partially clothed.

Did you engage in sexual
intercourse with the victim?

No. I was drugged.

This whole thing was a setup.

[ Door opens ]

Man:
Sorry to interrupt.

No problem.
We're done here anyway.

Great.

Tox screen came back clean,
Ryan.

There are no drugs
in your system.

You're under arrest
for murder.

What the hell
were you thinking?

I was thinking
that I didn't know

what the hell
happened to my husband.

My...Ex-husband.
My fianc-- good God.

Look, when the press
gets wind of this,

they're gonna circle
like vultures.

What we need to do
is come up

with an alternate theory
of the crime.

Let me dig
into shelby's background,

see if I can find someone else
who had motive to kill her.

You don't want to be running
around doing detective work.

Just focus on the basics --

go to the arraignment,
post bail, bring Donnie home.

Let me worry about
mounting a defense, okay?

What he means is "be a good girl
and stay out of it,"

but we need to find out
what happened.

But you already know
what happened, don't you?

Can't hold out
on her forever.

You coming or what?

He probably did kill her.

What?

I-I know how that sounds.

It sounds like you just called
Donnie a murderer.

No, no. I-I-I'm saying
he probably killed her.

There's a difference.

Ghb is known for producing

uncharacteristic
sexual behavior.

But occasionally, it can also
cause violent outbursts.

Donnie woke up in shelby's bed.
Her blood was on him.

I mean,
the evidence is damning, Kate.

But he can't be held responsible
for what he did

if he was given ghb
against his will.

And I-I'm pretty sure
that that's the defense

that ruben's gonna put up.

The tox screen
came back negative.

All that means
is that the drug

was no longer in his system
when they tested him.

A blackout like he had?

That can't just happen
on its own.

I have these images
in my head now,

and I'm not sure
how to make them go away.

Look, m--
maybe ruben's right.

May-- maybe you should
just focus

on getting through
the next couple of days.

Let me do some poking around,

see if I can find proof
that Donnie was drugged.

I appreciate you seeing me,
Mr. Gillespie.

Of course. Donnie Ryan
may be my opponent...

But, uh,
we're human beings first.

We all deserve a chance
to tell our side.

I'm not sure how I can help,
but --

but you're
more than happy to,

seeing as Donnie's not really
much of an opponent anymore.

What do you mean?

Well, scandal's gonna
hit the news in a couple
of hours. He's finished.

It's easy to be magnanimous

when you basically just won
the election.

I don't like innuendo,
Dr. Pierce,

and you're a guest
in my office, so --

I think Donnie was set up.

Somebody is trying
to discredit him.

And you've come here
to accuse me.

No,
maybe someone on your staff

saw that Donnie
was 10 points up in the polls

and decided to do
something drastic.

The people who work for me
follow my lead.

I believe in winning on the
issues, not with dirty tricks.

You're saying politics and dirty
tricks are not the same thing?

Your cynicism is well-founded,
but the folks in my ward,

they're ready for a candidate
who puts character first.

Oh, that's funny,

'cause you put it third,
according to your slogan.

People here
face serious issues.

And, I mean,
not the least of which

is the re-districting plan
that Donnie is supporting.

It's gonna isolate
low-income neighborhoods

and take away
their voting power.

That doesn't sound like
something Donnie would support.

What do you know
about his backers?

The Great Lakes
leadership committee?

It's not a committee.

It's a bunch of acolytes doing
the bidding for Brian mcgrath.

The same Brian mcgrath
who authored

the re-districting plan
that Donnie is supporting?

It's about rigging elections
to put people in office

who support
his financial interests.

He wouldn't be backing Donnie

if Donnie wasn't
backing the plan.

Sex, murder,
now a plot to screw the poor.

What do you have to say
about that, Pierce?

Would you go away? I don't feel
like another interrogation.

What you need
is a partner --

a seasoned investigator,
like me.

You're my hallucination.

You're no more seasoned
than I am.

Really?
I would've squeezed that guy.

Why didn't you make him sweat
a little?

Because he would have tossed me
out of his office.

It's not like
I have a badge.

But I do.

Come on, partner,
you're riding with me now.

How --

[ horn honks ]

It's the middle
of the afternoon, lewicki.

You sure he's here?

His secretary told me
this is where we'd find him.

Wait by the bar.

Okay.

Can I help you?

I'd like to talk
to Brian mcgrath.

And you are?

Brian: It's okay, Pete.

Go buy his friend
a drink.

Looks like my guy's bigger
than your guy, Dr. Pierce.

How do you know
who I am?

I know all of Donnie's
associates --

part of the vetting process.

You did a background check
on me?

Nothing too personal.

Employment and tax records,
political views.

I'd say political views
are extremely personal.

Ah, we just look
for obvious red flags.

Unfortunately,
we're not always successful.

I wake up this morning,
and my best staffer is dead.

And I don't have a candidate
for the election.

Quite a mess
our friend made for himself.

Except that Donnie Ryan
didn't make the mess.

He was drugged.

Drugged?

By someone looking
to undermine his candidacy.

Whoever it was probably
slipped him the drugs

in this restaurant
at some point last night.

Now, did you notice anybody
lingering around the table?

Perhaps a member
of the waitstaff

who might have been
paid off?

I'm sure drugs
is the right legal defense,

but I didn't see anybody
suspicious.

And Donnie wasn't any different
last night

than he's been
for the past few weeks.

And how's he been?

Very...Uh, focused on shelby,
I guess you'd say.

My gut's been telling me

something was going on
between them.

When they left together
last night,

well, then I knew.

Excuse me, doc?

It's your dad.

I know it looks bad, but you
should see the other guy.

Dad, I know you're struggling
with the Alzheimer's,

but you can't go around
hitting people.

Hey, a guy stands up
and calls your girl a floozy,

you defend her honor.

Your girl?

Ruby.

I tried to tell you about her
when you hung up on me.

Oh, yeah.

Good for you,
Mr. Pierce.

Who the hell are you?
Ruby, come here.

Oh, don't. Dad, I don't want
to meet anyone.

No. Hey, honey.

No, I've just been in
the middle of a really
difficult case and --

you must be the one
that works for the FBI.

And you must be
the will Smith character.

Huh?

Oh, well, I wanted to be,

but Tommy Lee Jones
made me wait at the bar.

Oh, Mr. Jones,
have I got a story for you.

Well, when I was 22,

I was a bunny at the original
playboy club downtown.

Playboy bunny.

Can you imagine that?

If I have to.

And guess who used to pull my
bunny tail every Friday night?

I have no idea.

Sonny coonan.

Sonny coonan,
the mobster.

The same Sonny coonan

the FBI's not been able to find
for 20 years.

So, let's jump ahead --

and I'm not gonna tell you
how many years -- to last week.

I lost my husband.
I am so sorry.

No, don't be silly.
I-I just couldn't find him.

So, anyway, I got in my car,

and I drove to my old house
in pilsen.

Guess who's living there now.

Sonny coonan?

Brilliant.

Sonny must've had
some work done,

because now he has a real chin,
which he didn't have before.

But you know what?

I recognized those eyes,
because you can't change those.

And I drove back here
to tell someone,

and what did I find?

My husband was here
the whole time.

[ Laughs ]
Ohh.

That's -- yeah.

Can I see you
for one second, please?

What?

Can you believe that?
Sonny coonan.

You're going to investigate,
right?

No, I am not going to
investigate.

And you are gonna tell
that poor woman

that you are not
her husband.

Why?
Then the sex will stop.

Uh...

People versus Donald Ryan.

Mr. Ryan,
you have been charged

with murder
in the second degree.

That's not Donald Ryan.

Thank you.

That's what I've been trying
to tell them.

Somebody want to tell me what
the hell's going on around here?

We'd like to know
the same thing, your honor.

Who are you?

Ryan dooley.

Get him out of here.

Figure out
where Donald Ryan is.

[ Buzzer sounds ]

You got to let me
make a phone call.

Phone privileges on Sunday,
4:00 to 6:00.

Okay. Then, please,
just listen to me.

This is some kind
of crazy mistake.

I'm not
supposed to be here.

Keep walking, dooley.

But that's the thing --
I'm not dooley.

I swear.
My name is Donald Ryan.

I'm an assistant
U.S. attorney.

Are you really?
Wow.

I'm the king of england.
Man: Oh, I'll be your queen.

Rack 35, open.

[ Buzzer sounds ]

Rack 35, close.

[ Buzzer sounds ]

Corrections said they put
Ryan dooley on a transport

to lakewood
about two hours ago.

Yeah, but they didn't.
So what the hell was --

am I to understand
that Donald Ryan

is the one that was sent
to lakewood?

They think so.

They think so?
This is insane, your honor.

Somebody must have
mixed up the names.

Really?

I'll issue a writ to have
your client brought back.

We will fax it over to lakewood
immediately.

And then what?

The same geniuses
who took him over there

are gonna bring him back?

I don't think so.
I need to go to lakewood.

I got to make sure
this actually happens.

Hey.

Do I know you?

I don't think so.

No, no,
'cause you look real familiar.

What's your name?

Dooley.

Dooley.

All right, dooley.

Judge horford faxed over a writ
of release an hour ago.

What's the holdup?

[ Telephone rings ]
This may be an update.

My boys and I don't think
your name is dooley.

Hey, I got no problem
with you, man.

No, but, you see,
we the ones got the problem.

'Cause you the prosecutor
put our brother Vernon gill up

in the supermax,
and now we have to put you down.

We just need the right window
of opportunity.

[ Laughs ]

[ Indistinct shouting ]

[ Alarm ringing ]

What do we got here,
Mr. Ryan?

There's a little discord
in the yard,

and you got no one
to protect you.

Mm-hmm.

Well, why don't you just make
pasta tonight?

We can save the roast
for the weekend.

I don't c-- hey!
That was my wife.

And I'm the FBI.

Unless you want me
to personally ruin your life,

figure out where Donald Ryan is
and pull him out right now!

People versus Donald Ryan.

Donnie!

I'm okay.

Judge horford:
Let's try this again.

Mr. Ryan, you have been
charged with murder
in the second degree.

How do you plead?

Not guilty.

I'll hear the people
on bail.

$500,000, your honor.

Your honor, do you see
my client's face?

He was wrongly imprisoned
and beaten.

Not only
should he be released,

I demand
a formal investigation.

Save it, Mr. Bauer.
For once, I share your outrage.

I want
everyone in this building

involved with the movement
of prisoners

in my chambers
in 10 minutes.

Mr. Ryan,
you have my apologies, sir.

You are free to go
on your own recognizance.

I think you need to go
to a hospital.

The last thing
I want to do right now

is leave this apartment.

Honestly, Kate,

all I want right now
is to be here with you.

We've barely had a chance
to talk.

There'll be plenty of time
for that.

Come on.
You should take a shower.

[ Grunts ]

[ Sighs ]

I'm gonna clear my schedule
at work.

I don't care how personal this
is, I'm gonna investigate --

Kate, slow down.

I -- I talked to mcgrath,
Donnie's backer.

And?

He said he thinks
Donnie and shelby

were involved
in an ongoing affair.

I'm sorry.

He didn't offer any proof,
but I-I-I couldn't not tell you.

[ Sighs ]

If that's true,
then last night

wasn't the first time
Donnie was in that apartment.

We need to go there.
Wait, wait.

To investigate the murder
or the affair?

Daniel,
I'm not really concerned

about my relationship
right now.

I'm just trying to keep Donnie
out of prison

for the rest of his life.

[ Knock on door ]

Agent moretti, FBI.

You're one of the guys
they arrested last night.

Yeah,
and then released

because I had nothing to do
with the murder.

We just wanted to ask you
a few questions.

The guy she brought home
last night?

No, never saw him before.

His name is Donald Ryan.

Did you ever hear her talk
about him or to him?

Not that I remember.

Shelby have
a lot of visitors?

She wasn't
that kind of girl.

She didn't deserve this.

Can you think of anyone
who wanted to hurt her?

[ Sighs ]

She had an ex-boyfriend
used to come by.

The walls here are thin,
so I could hear their arguments.

She called him possessive
a few times,

asked him to give her space
and stuff like that.

Did you get a name?

Never met him.

But I saw him.
He was a cop.

[ Cellphone rings ]

Kate?
Where are you?

Shelby's apartment.

Look, I know you said
not to investigate,

but we just got a lead.

Yeah, me too.

Turns out,
our judge meant business.

He found the clerk
who mixed up Donnie and dooley,

except it wasn't a mix-up,
Kate.

It was intentional.

They sent Donnie to prison
on purpose?

Well, apparently he got
pressured into it by some cop.

Bastard comes to central booking
to drop off a prisoner.

He told the clerk that Donnie
killed his ex-girlfriend.

So now, the judge is trying
to get the cop

brought over from the precinct,
and he's getting the runaround.

Yeah,
the blue wall of silence.

They can't pull that crap
with the FBI.

So this is how the feds
do things?

I come down on courtesy,

you leave me in the box
for a half an hour.

Sorry for the delay,
Tommy.

It's Timmy.
Right.

Timmy. I'm so bad about
mixing up names.

Timmy, Tommy.
Donnie, dooley.

What are you
talking about?

You must have thought that
the clerk at central booking

would have your back,
but he threw you under the bus

as soon as the judge
started asking questions.

I've got nothing
to say to you.

You can call
my union delegate.
I'll call whoever you want,

but we both know that you had
Donnie Ryan sent to prison

because you knew
that a federal prosecutor

would never make it
out of there alive.

Ryan is dead?

No. He's alive.

And he's gonna be able
to defend himself

against the murder
that you framed him for.

Wait.

You think I killed shelby?

And then you tried
to have Donnie killed, too.

Because you figured,
if he dies before trial,

that the case would die
with him.

This is crazy.

Shelby was
the love of my life.

And I didn't try
and get anybody killed.

What the hell did you think was
gonna happen to him at lakewood?

He'd get scared.
I don't know.

Look, I was hurting real bad
when I heard about shelby.

And then I found out that there
was a suspect in custody,

so I found an excuse
to get to central booking.

I just wanted to get a look
at the guy who killed my girl.

[ Scoffs ] You just wanted
to get a look at him?

No.

Actually, I wanted five minutes
alone with the prick,

to tell you the truth.

But when I checked the manifest
for a Donnie Ryan,

the first name I see
is a Ryan dooley.

And he's on the list
to lakewood.

And I thought,
"well, this is too perfect."

And I said to the clerk,
"wouldn't it be poetic

if these two names
got mixed up?"

And he nodded.
"Yeah, it would."

And that's all I did.

Where were you last night
at the time of the murder?

Jesus Christ.
I was home, asleep.

Alone?
Yeah, alone.

I've been alone
since shelby dumped me

for that asshole Ryan.

When was that?

Six months ago.

Kate. Kate, slow down.
Slow down.

Just, don't --
don't do anything crazy

till we know if this guy's
telling the truth

about shelby and Donnie.

I've been fooling myself
into thinking

that he was over there for some
innocent reason, but he wasn't.

He was screwing her.

You said as much
back at my place.

Yeah, well, yes,
I said that, but I-I...

I should've known better.

Who the hell are you?

I'm the guy who sees through
your bullshit.

Shelby dumped you because you're
violent and she was scared.

The story about Donnie Ryan
is a lie.

It's the truth, okay?

She said
she was hooked up with a guy

who had a big future
in politics.

She must've had
a crystal ball.

Six months ago,
the only future your boy had

was putting away dirtbags.

That and Kate.

Look, I've told you
everything I know.

When shelby said
she was leaving you

for a guy
with a future in politics,

did she say the name
Donnie Ryan?

I don't care
what the cop said.

I met shelby at the task-force
meeting for two minutes.

There was never anything
between the two of us.

And then --
you woke up in her bed.

Jesus,
how are you not getting this?

'Cause you're doing a pretty
lousy job explaining yourself.

This thing was done to me.

I didn't want it or ask for it,
and I did not provoke it.

Somebody slipped something
into my drink

and took away
my ability to choose.

Or not.

What the hell
does that mean?

You lied to me
when we were married,

why wouldn't you
be lying to me now?

Kate --

maybe you made up this whole
story about blacking out

to cover your ass,

and then you called up
the one person

who you knew would believe
your crazy conspiracy story --

Daniel Pierce.

Tell me
that's not what you think.

[ Knock on door ]

Daniel: Kate.

Daniel,
this is a really bad time.

The jealous cop?
He had the wrong candidate.

Shelby and I had a professional
acquaintance at best.

Actually,
we did some checking.

Shelby worked as an assistant
in the mayor's office last year.

She was assigned to the task
force on inner-city crime.

You also worked
on that task force.

This is ridiculous.

I'm a married man.

Which is why
you were careful.

You stayed off e-mail,
texted on burner phones,

played it cool in public.

The problem was,
shelby told someone,

even though she promised you
she wouldn't.

You realized you had to
control the situation

or she would kill
your campaign and your marriage,

so you killed her.

No. No.
No, no, no, no.

I did not kill her,
I swear to God.

I mean...
[ Scoffs ]

We had a few interactions
that were...Inappropriate.

You mean sex.

She seemed so enamored of me,
and I was just...Weak.

It was a mistake.
I love my wife.

Did you tell your wife
about it?

No. Why?
To relieve my own guilt?

I mean, I have to live
with what I did.

I wasn't gonna make it
her problem.

Who ended the relationship?
I did.

Because you were afraid
you'd get caught?

I was more afraid
that I would get killed.

Shelby told me that she had
a jealous ex, a cop.

She said he wouldn't
leave her alone.

At first,
I didn't think much of it.

One night,
I was leaving her apartment...

I never saw him coming.

He was choking me so hard he
nearly lifted me off the ground.

Then he whispered in my ear,
"stay the hell away from shelby,

or I'll snap your neck."

After that,
I told shelby it was over.

Next thing I know, she's working
for the other side.

Brian mcgrath.

I didn't realize it
until then,

but she probably never cared
about me at all.

She liked power.

In a way, her psycho
ex-boyfriend did me a favor.

But you never
reported him?

Or at least warned her
that he got violent?

No. You were too busy
covering up your own affair.

Stand -- stand up.

What? Why?

Just do it.

What are you thinking,
Daniel?

Tim Russo is too short

to lift someone this tall off
the ground with a choke-hold.

But I know someone
who could.

What brings you back here?

This.

The m.E. Lifted a hair
from the crime scene.

It could be shelby's,

but I'd say
it's more likely yours.

We'll know for sure
when the lab results come back.

You watched over her.

Defended her honor
the last time we were here.

You loved shelby,
didn't you?

Shelby was
an amazing person.

So smart and beautiful.

But she didn't really...
Know how special she was.

She didn't always
take care of herself.

So you were worried

when you saw a strange man
come home with her.

Yeah, he didn't look like
a good guy.

Not good enough for her.

It's hard to be patient,
you know?

Because I saw so clearly

that shelby and I
were supposed to be together.

But she just wasn't
getting there.

It's frustrating when you're not
on the same page.

So, when I heard the guy
leave her apartment,

I decided to go see her.

She looked worried.

I asked if she was okay,
and she said she was fine.

So I...
I told her how I felt.

And I told her I thought
she deserved to be happy.

She said I was making her
uncomfortable.

And I said no.

N-no, that's not
what I wanted at all.

I didn't ever want her
to feel scared.

I -- I wanted her
to feel loved.

And I knew that she would
when we were finally together.

Things just got crazy
in my head.

And, uh...

She was lying there,
bleeding.

I knew
she'd never forgive me.

[ Choking ]

Then I heard this groan
from the other room.

I thought he'd left.

But I guess he didn't.

That's when you realized that
there was a way out of this.

[ Sighs ]

I never meant to hurt her.

I really loved her.

[ Sobs ]

Man:
Thanks for your help.

Anytime.

Wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait.

I need to take another look
at that crime scene.

Why?

'Cause I know why Donnie
was in shelby's apartment.

I was right. There was
someone else in this apartment.

How do you know?
Shelton said he heard Donnie
leave, right?

But Donnie was still here.

So what Shelton must have
heard in that hallway
was a third person.

So when Donnie and shelby
showed up,

there was a third person
hiding in the closet.

Yeah, that's why the --

the clothes are all shoved
to one side.

And look at this --
look at the carpet.

The bed was originally here,
but got moved across the room

so it would be fully visible
from the closet.

Open the door a crack,

and it's the perfect spot to
snap some incriminating photos.

But if the room was rearranged,
shelby would have noticed.

Which means
she was in on it.

But why would she blackmail
her own candidate?

Maybe mcgrath figured out that
Donnie wasn't gonna rubber stamp

all of his policies,
like re-districting.

But a few
scandalous snapshots,

he's got Donnie
in the palm of his hand.

I like the theory, I do.
But how do we prove it?

Shelby's dead
and Donnie was unconscious,

and we have no idea
who this third person is.

I think I might.

Thanks for coming in, Pete.

Like I said on the phone,

we collared the guy
who killed shelby.

Yeah, that's great news.
How can I help?

Well, we thought maybe you could
help us I.D. Him,

being that you were
in the apartment

the night she was killed.

No, I wasn't.

We found a latent print
in the closet.

You were hiding in there
when shelby seduced Donald Ryan.

You and shelby conspired

to drug and blackmail
your own candidate.

And if it hadn't been
for your little plot,

shelby would still be alive.

So even though
you didn't strangle her,

you are still on the hook
for felony murder.

Whoa, whoa.
None of this was my idea.

I was just
following orders.

From Brian mcgrath?

[ Sighs ] Yeah.

The whole thing
was his idea.

Well, unfortunately,

that is what we call
a distinction
without a difference.

You're still going down.

Unless, of course,
you want to cooperate...

Help us build a case
against him.

Look, it was never supposed to
go down the way it did.

I was just gonna take
a few photos.

Shelby had been flirting
with Donnie for weeks.

He wasn't taking the bait.

So she got a little help.

You mean she drugged him.

Yes.

Then what happened?

I knew she'd be able to get him
back to the apartment,

so I went ahead
and got set up.

Now you get
nice and comfortable.

And I'm gonna give you
a little show.

Oops.

[ Camera shutter clicking ]

Guy was about to get
the best sex of his life,

but he falls asleep.

[ Scoffs ]

And then?

Well, then...

What the hell
am I supposed to do now?

I told her to keep going.
Try and make it look real.

So, after a couple minutes,
I had what I needed.

[ Camera shutter clicking ]

So I split.

Look, I told you
what you needed to know.

Do I get my deal now?

[ Sighs ]

Thank you, Daniel.

For everything.

Just smile and nod,
partner.

He'll never know
how close you were

to hanging that noose
around his neck.

Donnie.

Donnie: Hey, don't worry about
being seen with me.

I was cleared
of the murder charges.

I heard.
And I'm glad for you.

I wish this meant
a fresh start for the campaign,

but I think the scandal's gonna
leave a little bit of a stain.

But you take that suit
the dry cleaner,

hang it in your closet.

A couple years from now,
put it back on, we'll try again.

I'm not really interested

in resurrecting
my political career, mcgrath.

I'd much rather
destroy yours.

Brian mcgrath, you're under
arrest for felony murder,

aggravated battery,
and intimidation.

Take your best shot.

None of it will stick.

James:
It's not a crime.

It's a little nocturnal cuddling
between consenting adults.

Dad,
Ruby has Alzheimer's.

So do I.

Still,
you can't just go around

exploiting her condition
so you can get in her pants.

What difference
does it make

if she confuses me
for somebody else?

We make each other happy.

At this stage of the game,
what else matters?

So it's okay as long as nobody
remembers enough to get hurt?

You're the one
that hurt Ruby's feelings.

I told her that my son was
the one person in the world

that would never write her off
as a crazy old lady

once you heard her story,
and that's exactly what you did.

Okay, fine.
I'll -- I'll apologize.

No. You want to make it up
to her?

Take your pretty FBI lady
over to Ruby's house

and look for Sonny coonan.

I'm sorry
about the campaign.

I do know
how much it meant to you.

Gillespie's wanted this
for years.

He'll be a good alderman.
Guy cheated on his wife.

People make mistakes,
Kate.

I'd like to think
that doesn't disqualify them

from being considered
good people.

I'm so sorry, don.

You needed me,
and I didn't believe in you.

I know
it couldn't have been easy,

and I know
how bad things looked.

But with the exception
of one mistake,

the truth is,
I've always had your back.

And it really hurt
knowing you didn't have mine.

Are we gonna be okay?

Daniel: Remember when we were
allowed to have do-overs?

Weren't they magical
when we were kids?

You know, if you didn't like the
way things turned out on the --

on the baseball field,
you just asked for a do-over,

and it was like
the strikeout never happened.

Unfortunately,
life is less accommodating.

Every moment we experience

leaves a permanent imprint
on our brains,

shaping how we perceive things
and people in the future.

It's called implicit memory,

and it's constantly reminding us
to be careful.

Who can we trust?

When are we safe?

And what are we capable of?

Of course, there are benefits
to a cautious approach to life.

Hello?

Hello?
Hello?

Helps us to avoid the things
that make us unhappy...

...or sick...

...or put us in danger.

But there's one danger

that our implicit memory
can't help us with.

And that's the danger
that our biases

can prevent us from seeing
things as they really are.

Aah!

Daniel!