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♪ I don't like staying at home

♪ When the moon is
bleeding red ♪

♪ Woke up stoned
in the back seat ♪

♪ From a dream where my teeth
fell out of my head ♪

♪ Cut it up, cut it up, yeah

♪ Everybody's
on something here ♪

♪ My godsend chemical
best friend ♪

♪ Skeleton whispering
in my ear ♪

♪ Walk with me to the ennnd

♪ Stare with me
into the abyss ♪

♪ Do you feel like
letting go? ♪

♪ I wonder
how far down it is ♪

I didn't know
you were into scrapbooking.

Didn't know
we were speaking.
We're not.

Thought I'd get a head start
on your next case.

See, that sounds like
a conversation.

Earl Slavitt--
Shot and killed

an Assistant U.S. Attorney,
a man named Tom Simon.

Fascinating.
I still don't want to hear it.

Tom was a good friend.
We were roommates in law school.

I was the best man
at his wedding.

Where you embarrassed him
with a story

about the time he choked
on a live goldfish.

Hayes, this is Susan Simon,
Tom's wife.

I'm sorry
for your loss.

Nice to meet you.

I voted for your mother--
absentee ballot.

I keep forgetting
to do that.

I'm sure that has
no deeper meaning.

Well, thank you
for taking the case.

I know Tom would've
wanted this,

and I brought all of the files
from his home office.

I will dive right in
after breakfast.

Wallace, will you help me
find the Wheaties?

You can't just come--Thought we aren't speaking.

We're not, so whatever
ulterior motive you have,

you can shove it
up your--

Look, I know I shouldn't have
come in here--

And pretended to be protecting
me from the U.S. Attorney

when in reality,
my parents were protecting you.

Yes, but I'm hoping we can put
that aside for Tom and his wife.

She just heard Earl lost
his last appeal,

and she's desperate to know
for sure he's guilty,

that his punishment
is appropriate.

Tom was a staunch advocate
against the death penalty.

Okay, but New York State doesn't
permit capital punishment.

But the United States does.
The man who killed Tom

was convicted
on a federal murder charge.

He's going to be executed...
in five days.

- Captions by VITAC--

You started a new case
without us?

- No, I did.
- And he's just leaving.

I'm working
this one with you.

Let's not fight
in front of the kids.

Nothing to fight about.
I'm your boss.

The victim is my friend,
and it's a death-penalty case,

so, yeah,
I'm working it with you.

The death penalty?

This is
the Tom Simon case.

The victim was
an A.U.S.A.

His murder's
a capital offense.

Earl Slavitt was convicted
on federal fraud charges

for embezzling a half a million
dollars from Fenton Bank.

He served three years.

A week after his release,

he shot Tom Simon, the A.U.S.A.
who prosecuted the case.

Where's Earl now?

Federal penitentiary
in Indiana.

Execution is in five days.

Oh, hell, no.

Hell no because
there's not enough time,

or because killing a man
for killing a man is redundant

and hypocritical?

'Cause all of that,
and people change.

Or aren't guilty.

Since 1973, 156 people have been
exonerated while on death row.

Nobody can be sure
of anything.

True, but until
they abolish capital punishment

across the board--Off with their heads.

It is the rule of law
and our job to enforce it,

whether we like it or not.

Way not to take
a side, Sam.

Sorry.
Parent-teacher conference.

We were just exchanging views
on the death penalty.

Actually,
I was presenting a case.

When Tom was shot,
fragments of the bullet

couldn't be removed
from his brain.

Earl went away
for attempted murder.

Two years later,
the bullet fragment shifted,

Tom died, attempted murder
became federal capital murder.

Maxine, yea or nay?

Punishment isn't really
my thing.

I prefer to focus
on the investigation.

What if it was your kid
who was the victim?

I'd flip the switch
myself.

Capital punishment is immoral,
unconstitutional...

Untrue....it is cruel,
unusual punishment,

it is unfairly applied,
it has no deterrent value,

and don't even try
to argue it is a money thing,

because it's way more expensive
to execute someone

than to let them rot in prison
until they die.

I'm well aware
of your views.

That's part of why I wanted you
on the case-- for balance.

The weapon was found
at the scene.

No serial numbers on it.

It was a ghost gun--
a homemade gun put together

with parts
from different manufacturers,

none of which have
a serial number.

Totally untraceable.

And a preferred weapon
of experienced felons,

not high-end embezzlers.

Prosecution argued
Earl may have gone into prison

a white-collar criminal, but
he came out a stone-cold killer.

He had no alibi.

He sent Tom
threatening letters.

So, where's Earl
on appeals?

They've all been exhausted.

Habeas petition
has been denied, too.

If Earl killed Tom,
there's nothing we can do.

If he didn't,
we have to stop the execution.

Tom handled
some rough cases.

Look at his work file,

see who he prosecuted
or was prosecuting.

Check the files
his wife brought in.

I'll talk to the A.U.S.A.
who put Earl on death row.

He should be arriving
at my office any minute.

We'll talk to him
together.

Lucky me.

Earl Slavitt shot
and killed Tom.

No doubts?

None at all. I knew the evidence
inside and out.

Had that case won
at opening argument.

Someone's a little
full of themselves.

Well, it's not bragging
if you can back it up,

and I owe it all
to Tom Simon.

He was a great mentor
and friend.

After he was shot,

we were neighbors
on the Upper East Side.

Tom was a good man.

We'll still need
your files.

Sure, and
while you're at it,

get the files from
the three federally required

post-conviction death-penalty
appellate lawyers

and their investigators
who reviewed, re-reviewed,

and re-re-reviewed
Earl's case.

You're wasting your time
and mine.

Bill, come on.

Tom didn't believe
in the death penalty.

He would've wanted us
to make sure Earl was guilty.

We owe him that.

Talk to me.

Hey, we found unopened mail
in the files from Tom's wife.

Mostly condolence letters.

She probably
didn't have the heart

to open them
after he died.

But one of the letters was
typewritten, unsigned,

no return address,
no postmark.

Writer confessed
to shooting Tom.

Plenty of wackos
want to take credit

for other people's
crimes.

Not this wacko.

He had details that weren't
released to the press.

Right,
like the ghost gun.

Bragged that he bought
an unfinished receiver

and built it himself
at home.

Said he was good
at not getting caught.

Sent the letter
just to clear his conscience.

Dust for prints,
swab for DNA,

test the ink, the paper, whatever.

We have to find out
who wrote it.

Right. If there's
nothing else,

I got to catch a plane
to Indiana.

Fly safe.
We'll see you there.

You're gonna watch
the execution?

No, I'm gonna stop it.

I told Earl
you were coming.

What do you think
of him?

He's a nice guy.

He thinks Earl's guilty.
Wants to know where you stand.

I've been superintendent here
going on eight years.

Most inmates on death row are
loners, don't mix well.

Earl's different.

He's friendly.

Take away
his prison jumpsuit,

you might mistake him
for one of us.

Not likely.

We have him
on 24/7 suicide watch.

Because why not keep a man alive
so you can kill him?

I don't like all aspects
of my job, Ms. Morrison.

But I do it by the book.

I'll take you to him now.

I've been here seven years,
three months, and nine days

for something I didn't do.

Evidence says otherwise.

You think
I'm a killer, too?

Mr. Slavitt, we--

Earl, please.

Earl, we found a letter
confessing to the shooting.

It was sent
to Tom Simon's address.

I knew it.

I knew if I held on long enough,
someone would help me.

Thank you, Ms. Morrison.

Hayes, please.

But there are
no guarantees.

Right now we have no idea
who wrote it.

For all we know, you did
in an attempt to save your ass.

She gives hope,
you take it away.

You threatened Tom Simon.

You carried through
on that threat.

If you're so sure of that,
why are you here?

A man's death
shouldn't be taken lightly.

Not even yours.

Wallace and Tom
were close.

That's okay...

Hayes.

Being on death row,
I've gotten used to

people thinking
I'm something I'm not.

You want
someone to suffer

for what happened
to your friend.

Yes.

He was murdered.

Not by me.

You'll see.

Not by me.

You believe me?

I want to.

Help me prove it.

- He's playing us.
- I don't think so.

We need to buy some time to
find out what really happened.

Your Honor, I'm requesting
a stay of execution

in Mr. Slavitt's case
on the grounds

that new exculpatory evidence
has been found.

A typed, unsigned letter
with no return address

doesn't fall within
the realm of admissible,

much less clear
and compelling evidence.

May it please
the court... Tess.

...Justice Breyer stated
in Glossip v. Gross

the death penalty violates
the Eighth Amendment.

Bring your little sister

to fight your battles for you,
Mr. Spencer?

Actually, I graduated
top of my law-school class,

was editor-in-chief
of the criminal law journal.

Breyer argues capital punishment
is unreliable,

arbitrarily imposed, subject
to unconscionably long delays,

as well as--Impressive memory,
young lady,

but Justice Breyer's
comments

were part of
his dissenting opinion,

and as such,
have no binding authority.

Doesn't mean
he wasn't right.

You haven't brought me proof
of innocence.

And until you do,
your petition to file

a second Writ of Habeas Corpus
is denied.

The execution will proceed
as planned.

Nice try, Sam.
We just need to find the proof.

Get you back
in front of the judge.

Losing sucks, huh?

Got to go.
Excuse me?

A second habeas petition?

Even with that
so-called confession letter,

it took balls
to try that.

Well, someone's
got to have them.

Well, like I told you,

there were no errors made
during the trial.

You're on
a fishing expedition.

Ease up, Bill.

I win more cases than any other
A.U.S.A. in New York.

It's a noble thing
you're trying to do,

but you're not gonna save
this guy.

We'll see about that.

We need a copy
of the execution briefing sheet.

Got to love New Yorkers.
Knocking's a formality.

You said for me
to make myself at home.

- No, I didn't.
- You would've if I knocked.

I need a briefing sheet.

I also need Earl's
designation of witnesses.

You're required
to have reviewed them with him

at least 30 days
before the execution.

I did.
33days prior.

Disposition of his body?

Earl chose
to be cremated.

You did this
at least 14 days prior--

19days, to be exact.

Spiritual advisor
chosen 16 days prior--

Roman Catholic priest.

Personnel to assist
in the execution?

Selected.

And we have practiced every step
of the execution process.

Well, not every step.

Not funny.

Gallows humor.
Literally.

Also not funny.

Either you laugh
or you cry.

What have you been doing?

Not laughing.

Between days 13 and 7,
Earl chose his last meal--

extra lean
corn beef on rye

from Mel's Avenue Deli
in New York.

Corn chips
and cream soda.

I've done this before.

I know that if I made
even one mistake,

missed a deadline
by even an hour,

then the entire month
of prep stops

and starts
all over again.

Then make a mistake.

Give me more time
to get to the truth.

You hate
this part of your job.

Each step
of the pre-execution process

has been followed
as required by law.

You'll see.

Copy machine's
down the hall.

My room smells.

Complain to the manager.

I did.
He laughed in my face,

and he told me this place
is totally booked.

We're switching rooms.

Fine.

No argument?

You took Tom's case.
I owe you.

Thank you.

I still loathe you
for lying to me.

And I still find you abrasive,
unforgiving,

and completely unsuitable

for a long-term
adult relationship.

Glad we're
on the same page.

What's going on, Frankie?

We got DNA results
on the confession letter.

Traced it back to an ex-con
named Harold Redding.

He's a local thug for hire
with a long sheet.

Basically a hit man.

Ghost gun
makes sense now.

Track him down.
Find out who he was working for.

We can't.
Harold died of...

...pancreatic cancer
two years ago,

but we're checking
his financials

to see who might've paid him
for the hit.

And Sam and Maxine
are checking

for connections
he might've had

to defendants
in Tom's other cases.

Maxine just called
from the Bureau of Prisons.

Earl and Harold were
at Allenwood at the same time.

They were released
within days of each other.

Doesn't mean Earl hired him
to kill Tom.

But it sure looks
like he did.

Two days until the election,

and polls are indicating

Harper Morrison has
a 12-point lead

over her nearest competitors.

Her stance on
criminal-justice reform...

Do you have any more of those
little cans of almonds?

Does the concept
of privacy mean nothing to you?

Oh, relax. I've seen you
wearing a lot less.

Ooh, someone's
been doing his P90X.

Just because we're neighbors
does not mean

you can barge in here
any time you want.

Why? Naomi
wouldn't approve?

Naomi knows better
than to worry.

Mm. So, things are
good with her?

Yeah.
Really good.

...too great a margin for her
competitors to overcome.

Polls look like
your mom is gonna pull this out.

Mm, what a relief.

Now she can't blame me
for costing her the election.

Come on.
If anything, you've helped.

The work you're doing
at the CIU, people have noticed.

Naomi transferred to her firm's
New York office.

Great.

I'm gonna go and ask Earl

whether he hired
his prison buddy hit man Harold.

Let me finish getting dressed.
I'll come with.

Better if it's just me.

Easier to get him
to open up

without you
antagonizing him.

Harold Redding was
at Allenwood with you.

His cellblock was
100 yards away from yours.

Might as well be 100 miles.
Cellblocks don't mix.

Did you hire him
to kill Tom?

You siding
with D.A. Wallace now?

I ditched him...
so we could talk, just us.

You holding up okay?

I appreciate the visit.

But I'm not interested
in your pity,

even if I am
on my way out.

I don't do pity,
and you're not going anywhere.

If I hired a hit man,
I'd tell you.

What have I got to lose?

Me, for starters.

I don't do guilty, either.

All I've got to take to my grave
is my integrity.

I didn't hire anyone
to shoot Tom Simon.

If I could turn back time,
if I could find a way...

You would do
a Cher impersonation?

That song has been stuck
in my head lately.

I've had
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun"

pinging in my brain
for the last 30 years.

Thinking maybe I ought to listen
to "Stairway to Heaven" soon.

You believe in it?

Heaven?

Don't lie to me, please.

Okay.
Um, I don't.

I think that when we die,
we're worm food.

I hope you're wrong,
though.
Me, too.

You think that's where
you're headed-- Heaven?

I'm hoping, yep.

Mm.

I didn't shoot Tom Simon.

You can believe
I'm innocent.

I just need to prove
you didn't pay Harold.

Any chance
your financial records

are still kicking around
from before Tom was murdered?

Oh.
It's been a long time.

But my ex-wife
might have them.

She divorced me when I was
convicted of the murder charge.

I haven't seen her or my son...

Dean...

for 10 years now.

I still write to him
every week, though.

But, you know...

Just find a way out
for me, okay?

You're welcome to my
ex-husband's financial records.

They're in
the Fresh Kills Landfill.

They all went to the dump.

What do you
need them for, anyway?

We discovered
evidence suggesting

that a hit man killed
Tom Simon.

So you're trying to prove
that Earl hired him?

Or someone else did.

Tom Simon is all that Earl
ever talked about

when he was in prison
for the fraud conviction.

He was obsessed
with revenge.

Leave us alone. We don't want
anything to do with him.

Your father's getting executed
in two days.

Maybe a little forgiveness
is in order.

He doesn't deserve
to be forgiven.

Earl was a lousy husband.

He cheated on me with that
bimbo, Nina, from the office.

But I stood by him
the whole trial.

We mortgaged the house
to pay for his legal bills.

He bankrupted this family.

He left us homeless.

His passing is no loss to us.

I think I remember
a female CPA

from the list of employees
at Earl's work-- Nina Chen.

She was an accountant.

Maybe she was involved
in the fraud.

Or maybe she contracted
the hit man.

Let's track her down.

So far, no luck finding payments
from Earl to Harold Redding.

But we are getting
Harold's old financial records

from archives.
We got lucky.

Bank never got around
to destroying them.

Hopefully,
there'll be deposits

around the time
Tom Simon was shot.

We're thinking we find those,
we find who paid him.

Look for deposits
from Nina Chen.

She was an accountant
that worked with Earl.

They were close,
maybe a little too close.

In the meantime,
let's track down Nina,

see what she has to say.

All right, I'll meet you
in your office in a minute.

I tracked down Nina Chen.

She's an accountant
that worked at Earl's firm.

Now, she doesn't think
that Earl committed fraud

- in the first place.
- Why does that even matter?

We're not investigating
the fraud case.

Well, maybe we should be.

Nina told me
that there's an internal memo

that proves that the person
who actually committed fraud

is Earl's boss,
Sean Rasmullen.

No memo like that
was introduced at trial.

Probably because
it didn't exist.

There's no proof that memo
wasn't just made up.

As a matter of fact, there is.
Nina kept a copy.

Why didn't she turn it over
as evidence?

She did. She said
she gave it to Tom Simon.

I second chaired Earl Slavitt's
fraud trial with Tom.

I'm familiar with the case.
I've never seen this before.

Nina Chen swears
she gave it to Tom.

How do you explain him not
turning it over to the defense?

I can't.
We gave them everything we had.

Nina has
no motivation to lie.

Tom Simon
withheld evidence.

That's ridiculous.
For all we know,

Earl wrote it
to cover his tracks.

Tell her. Tom would never
withhold evidence.

I never saw him do anything
to suggest he was compromised.

You never saw him?

That's not
a ringing endorsement.

- Tom was a good man.
- That's not an answer.

Hayes, that's enough.

You didn't
seeanything.

Tom was
beyond reproach.

People talked.

Tom had it pretty good.

Lived in a big house,
drove a fancy car.

- He invested well.
- People talked about

how he could afford
that kind of lifestyle.

Are you saying that Tom was
fixing cases for money?

I didn't want to drag his name
through the mud.

He was my friend.

He took a bribe
from Sean Rasmullen

to pin the fraud on Earl?

I didn't know that,

and this has nothing to do with
the murder case.

If Tom was fixing cases,

this opens up
a whole new avenue of suspects

in the shooting
that you ignored.

Congratulations, Bill.

You may have put an innocent man
on death row.

Your Honor, we have proof
that A.U.S.A. Tom Simon

hid exculpatory evidence

and was very likely
on the payroll of criminals.

We even have an A.U.S.A. who
confirmed rumors to this effect

and is willing
to testify.

I know how to argue the merits
of the petition, Hayes.

Emphasize that you did
exactly what was asked.

You brought in proof
of innocence.

First show her
the memo.

Copy that.
Can I go now?

Say that the memo shows
that Earl's boss,

Sean Rasmullen,
was embezzling, not Earl.

Hayes,
he knows what to do.

And if the judge doesn't want
to discuss the merits

of Earl's fraud
conviction, then--

I'll argue
that the fraud case is

what the prosecution built
the murder case

against Mr. Slavitt on.

Then tell her--Sam, just tell the judge

there were rumors
Tom was taking bribes

to fix
cases for criminals.

Ergo--
That's fancy
for "therefore."

Therefore,
lots of people,

unsavory people besides Earl,
might've wanted Tom dead.

Who could've hired
Harold Redding to kill him.

I got it.
I got it.

Even if the rumors are
unconfirmed,

if there's the smallest risk
that an innocent man

is gonna be exe--

He hung up on me.

Because you're bossy
and obnoxious and rude.

Flatterer.

I am also right.

Earl is innocent.

Not necessarily.

The memo might or might not have
been given to Tom.

The hit man might or might not
have been hired by Earl.

You were just helping me argue
for the stay of execution.

He's not necessarily
guilty, either.

Sucks, doesn't it?

Finding out somebody
you cared about

wasn't the person
you thought they were.

Are you talking to me
or about me?

First year of law school,

Tom and I were seated
next to each other in civ pro.

We were friends
ever since.

I thought I knew him.

Reconsidering your stance
on the death penalty?

Let's just hope
the judge comes through

with a stay for Earl.

- Flight okay?
- Fine.

But I'm guessing
you didn't ask me here

to discuss my travels.

Susan, were you and Tom okay
with money before he was shot?

We had a comfortable life,
no problems paying our bills.

Why are you asking?

This is hard,
but I have reason to suspect

Tom was taking bribes
to fix cases,

and may have been killed
by someone

who wanted
to cover things up.

Tom treated you
like a brother.

You asked me
to look into this case.

You wanted to be sure
an innocent man wasn't executed.

A man's life is
at stake.

I believe in Tom, and I'll do
everything in my power

to protect his reputation,
but in order to do that,

I need to know the truth,
and I don't have much time.

I need access
to your banking records.

Will you help me?

Susan gave us all
of Tom's accounts and passwords.

I was hoping to find
unusual deposits or withdraws

around the time of Earl's fraud
case, but so far nothing.

If he was on the take,
maybe he had a private account,

something his wife
didn't know about.

I did find
something interesting

in hit man Harold's
financials.

There was a total of almost
$38,000 worth of deposits

into Harold's account
around the time Tom was shot,

and each of those deposits was
just under $2,000.

But that's
19 different checks.

Not checks--
money orders.

Money orders are anonymous
if the amount is below $2,000.

Above that,
a suspicious activity report

would've been filed.

Whoever hired Harold
to kill Tom

did a hell of a job
covering his tracks.

I requested the serial numbers
of the money orders,

which should help us figure out
where they were purchased

and maybe even
who purchased them.

Maxine.

Been a ghost around here lately.
Where you been?

Just trying to track down
Earl's boss, Sean Rasmullen.

Hasn't been easy.
That guy's slippery.

Most financial guys are.

Yeah.

I'm gonna say something
that might piss you off.

Lately you've seemed
a little off, showing up late.

I told you
I had a meeting.

Reminds me
of how you were.

You know,
right before you retired.

You having trouble again?

All of that
is behind me.

I swear.

Okay.

Hey, any news
about the stay?

No.

Hurricane Mindy is set
to make landfall

tomorrow in Florida
with expected rainfall

of two to three inches per hour
in hardest-hit areas.

Officials plan
to open polling places early... Yeah.

...to beat out the storm
in Florida, Georgia,

and South Carolina.

Okay, got it. And in New York,

latest polls show
Harper Morrison in the lead.

That--

Wallace!

Sam just called.

- Yeah?
- You were right about Tom.

No suspect deposits made
into his account.

Good. I knew
there wouldn't be.

And the judge granted a stay.
We did it.

We got Earl a reprieve.

We have time
to figure out the truth now.

We did it.
We did!

You and me!
We're awesome!

Yes, we are.

Why aren't we really?

I don't know.

I really don't.

I'm too impulsive,
you're too calculated.

One issue.
Among many.

Sounds like
things are getting serious

between you and Naomi.

Yeah.

Big step,
her moving to New York.

You worried about it?

She says she's not just doing it
for me, but... I don't know.

It's hard not to feel
some pressure.

Look, Naomi's great.

She's absurdly hot...

smart...

probably better for you
than I was.

You should
give it a shot.

Does it freak you out?

The idea of committing
to someone, settling down?

I know it used to,
but what about now?

Depends on the person,
I guess.

Hayes.

See you in the morning,
Wallace.

Not gonna happen.

Bill Newton
appealed the stay.

He's such a douche.

Any other prosecutor
would've done the same thing.

The Supreme Court
just ruled.

No, please.

They lifted
the stay of execution.

We don't know if he's guilty.
We need more time.

We don't have any more.

Earl's going to
be executed...

tonight.

Bill!

You had to appeal it
to the Supremes?

Couldn't risk
your winning record, could you?

That's how
the game's played.

I'm reporting you to DOJ

for breaching the canons
of professional ethics.

Rumors of corruption
do not equal knowledge thereof.

I'll be cleared
of all wrongdoing,

and it'll be
another win for me.

What about Earl's
last meal?

Extra lean corn beef on rye
and corn chips.

Ready and waiting.

If it's not from Mel's
Avenue Deli in Manhattan--

They FedEx'd it here
this morning.

We've been through this.
I followed the protocol.

What about--
No, I know
you think you've got

some evidence
that Earl may be innocent.

Earl isinnocent.
I-I just-- I--

Look, I see
what you're trying to do.

And I admire it.
Truly, I do.

I'm afraid Earl's
at the end of the line.

This is so wrong!

Someone has to deliver
the people's will.

That someone is me.

And most of the time,
when you have,

it's been, if not right,
then righteous.

In this case,
it is not.

It's never right...

or righteous.

Do you know that I am
the only one here

who doesn't have a choice about
participating in executions?

Earl is gonna have
his last meal.

He'll meet
with the priest.

He'll be given an opportunity
to say any last words.

And in
just over two hours...

we're gonna kill him.

So if you want to save him,
you better do it quick.

Tess, you have an hour
and 54 minutes

to find out who hired Harold
to kill Tom.

I'm close
on tracking that.

Close won't save
Earl's life.

I'm diving back in now.

What'd you get on Sean?

Rasmullen?
Earl's boss?

The guy that we think
might've bribed Tom Simon.

Killed him
to protect his own ass.

Sean's lawyers
put up major roadblocks.

They wouldn't give me access
to him or his bank records.

We got an hour and 45.

Not enough time
to subpoena them.

Well, let's pull some favors,
go to the banks directly.

It's a long shot,
but worth a try.

Dad.

How's Mom?

Tell her I'm sending
good thoughts.

Yeah, I'm in Indiana.
Still here.

That's why I called.

It's a matter of life and death.
No exaggeration.

I know it's a big favor, but,
um... could you put in a call?

The President issued the death
warrant, and maybe if you--

Yeah, I-I understand.

Thanks anyway.

I love you, too.

Good luck tonight.

I'm so sorry.

Are you really?

We're just...
running out of time.

Couldn't find a way.

I'll keep trying.
Don't give up.

I remember one night
with my wife and son.

We were out in a field
counting shooting stars.

It was quiet.

Just us and the stars.

They're not coming
to see me die.

We'll be there for you.

No. I don't want you
remembering me like that.

Not you.
Go. Live.

It's time to start the walk.

I'm sure
I'm wrong about Heaven.

We'll see.

In New York,
polling places are set to close

in just under two hours,

and with 73%
of precincts reporting,

things are looking good

for former First Lady
Harper Morrison

in the New York
State Senate race.

That's right, Nick.

Exit polls indicate
she is doing very...

The tacks show where
each of the money orders used

to pay Harold to kill Tom
were purchased.

You said that already.

Like 10 times.

I'm hoping if I say it
over and over again,

we'll finally notice a pattern,
and that pattern will lead us

to who bought
the money orders--

who really hired Harold
to kill Tom.

Okay, the tacks show
where each of the money orders

used to pay Harold
to kill Tom were purchased.

We're sure he's guilty, right?

Wish we were.

The demographics
in the final precincts

are not expected
to change the outcome,

so now we're just waiting
to officially project

the winner as Harper Morrison.

Look at the groupings of tacks.

The 4, 5, 6 subway runs
through all of them. See it?

From the Upper East Side
to Union Square to downtown.

Look at
the downtown grouping.

It's right around
Foley Square.

That's where
the U.S. Attorney's office is,

and Bill Newton,
the prosecutor on Earl's case,

lives in
the Upper East Side.

But why
would he order the hit?

Find Nina, Earl's co-worker,
the one that had the memo.

I'm innocent.

Any other last words?

Thanks for
always being decent.

Same to you.

Nina, this is important.

You said you gave the memo

that showed Sean Rasmullen was
embezzling to Tom Simon.

That's right.

You delivered it to him
in person?

I didn't want Earl being blamed
for something he didn't do.

This was the man
you gave the memo to?

Yes.
Tom Simon.

We met at a coffee shop,
and I handed it to him.

Wallace, it was Bill,
Bill Newton.

He was the one
taking the bribes.

It wasn't Tom-- it was Bill,
and he had Tom killed.

We traced the payments
back to him.

He paid for the hit.

Wallace, you have to stop
that execution. Call me back.

It was Bill who got that memo.

I mean,
he got the call from Nina.

Tom was away on vacation.

He knew Harold Redding and Earl
were in Allenwood together.

He used Harold
to pin the whole thing on Earl.

There were massive deposits
made into Bill's accounts

around the time
of Earl's fraud case.

They were payoffs
for making that memo go away.

Bill appealed
the stay of execution

because he wants Earl dead!

...wants him out of the way.
Earl is innocent.

We can't let him die.
We can't.

We have to find a way--

I'm not cleaning up
your mess again.

♪ Take my mind
and take my pain ♪

♪ Like an empty bottle
takes the rain ♪

Hayes?

♪ And heal, heal

I know it's terrible.

♪ Heal, heal

But we got Bill.

He's going down
for capital murder.

♪ Take my past
and take my sense ♪

Please say something.

Open the door.

♪ Like an empty sail
takes the wind ♪

I knew I couldn't do this job.
I told you.

Open the door.

♪ Heal, heal

I gave him hope.

You wanted the truth,
and I found it.

Earl was innocent.

I know.

And he--
he died anyway.

I couldn't save him.

You did
everything you could.

♪ Take my heart
and take my hand ♪

I told him
he was worm food.

Why did I do that?

♪ Like an ocean takes
the dirty sand ♪

What do I know?

Open the door.

♪ And heal, heeeal

♪ Hell, heal

♪ And take my mind
and take my pain ♪

♪ Like an empty bottle
takes the rain ♪

♪ And heal, heeeal

♪ Hell, heal

♪ And tell me
sooome things last ♪

♪ And tell me
sooome things last ♪