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Pat, where are you taking me? Just up here. Come on.

Be careful, Misty.

I've seen horror movies that start like this, you know. Don't be silly.

Everyone back at the party is going to wonder where we're at.

I just wanted us to have some time alone, babe.

You drive me crazy, you know that?

What's what?

Something's on the ground.

Jay.

Honey, you look really nervous. Is everything okay?

Who's wrong to be accepting an award after what happened to Connor?

Connor would want you to be here, to be honored for all you've done.

I still can't believe they don't have any leads on him. Take that to you.

It's been almost a month. I know.

Hey, they want me to introduce you in just a moment.

I told Nicole that... Connor would want her here tonight.

Mallory's right.

My cousin would want you here celebrating your success.

I'm just going to call the sitter and check on Sarah.

Take a deep breath.

Good evening, everyone.

I'm Jack Eldred, and along with my wife, I'm the co -owner of the local to

Lexington chain of coffee houses, Jack's Place.

First off, I'd like to thank you all for coming tonight to honor my wife and all

of her charitable fundraising efforts she spearheaded to raise money for our

local children's hostel.

She's here tonight with my lovely mother -in -law, Mallory Baldwin.

And as many of you already know, our business partner, my

cousin Connor, is not with us tonight.

But I remember what Connor said to me about my wife when they first met. He

looked at me and he said, Jack.

If you don't marry that lady, I will.

She's the most amazing woman that I've ever met.

And he was, as always, absolutely right.

Nicole is a force to be reckoned with.

Whether it's in the restaurant world or raising money for charities such as

this, my wife knows how to make her mark.

And so tonight, it is my privilege to present her with this prestigious...

Nicole Eldridge?

Yes? You're under arrest for the murder of Connor Lockridge.

Wait a minute, what's going on?

You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used

against you in the court of law. What's happening? Ma 'am, wait.

Nicole. Nicole?

Mom? Mom?

Mom, what's happening? It's okay, Nicole.

Wait. It'll be okay. You have the wrong person.

Nicole has never hurt anyone.

Nicole!

Nicole?

Detective Hawthorne?

I'm so sorry for everything.

I'm just glad that the found surveillance footage cleared you of

Locklear.

After all this time, why did it take so long?

The security footage of you filling up that night, far away from the murder

in time.

Now, the tape had been clearly labeled as being needed to be turned in to the

police, but unfortunately, the previous owner had a massive heart attack and

died right before contacting us, so no one even knew that the tape existed.

The current owner just recently stumbled upon the tape in a packing box.

I still don't know why my DNA was found on the knife that killed Connor.

The case is now active again.

Nicole, you have my word. We're determined to find the true culprit.

me know if there's anything I can do to help now that you've been released.

And if you can think of any possible new information, don't hesitate to contact

me.

Thank you.

Best to you.

Where's Jack and Sarah?

Jack didn't want her to see you coming out of prison.

He just didn't want her to have that image in her mind.

You've kept her from me for five years. Isn't that enough?

All I want to do is see my daughter.

Let's get you home and get a decent meal in you.

You talk to Jack today?

Briefly.

Like I said, I haven't had much contact with him since the sentencing.

He barely seems there, too.

Well, I think he really believes that I killed Connor.

No, that's not admirable.

The thought that you killed Connor over a business conflict the two of you had

is ridiculous.

Jerry believed it?

Well?

We are getting like that.

Starting today.

What life?

Oh. I have no husband, no career, no business.

I don't even know my own daughter.

All the locations are running low on Colombian hazelnut. Can you order me

another case?

Thanks.

Hi, babe.

Hi.

That's my beautiful girlfriend.

Can we talk?

Sure.

Well, I dropped Sarah off this morning. All the kids were asking her, when is

she going to see her mom?

But Sarah's not saying anything, but I know she's struggling.

Yeah.

I just got off the phone with Nicole's lawyer, and we're going to set up a

meeting for tomorrow.

How can you keep Sarah from her now that you know that she's been innocent this

whole time?

Look, honey.

Sarah was only seven years old when Nicole went to prison. She's got some

isolated, but...

Very profound memories, and I just want to handle this reintroduction properly

for Sarah's sake.

And I've had custody since the day we finalized the divorce while Nicole was

prison. Yeah, well, surely she'll challenge that custody agreement now. I

no doubt.

But for now, we are going to handle things on my timetable.

Do you regret keeping Sarah from visiting her in prison?

At the time, I thought I was doing the right thing.

I didn't want to give Sarah any false hope.

And what about your feelings for her?

I mean, you did divorce her because you thought that she murdered your cousin,

but now that you know that she didn't, do you still love her?

Oh, hey.

Glenn, I have moved on with my life with you.

And what is yours now?

So sorry to interrupt.

We have a business meeting for this afternoon?

Yeah.

Glenn, how do you remember Rick? He's helping me with the franchising idea.

Of course.

It's good to see you again.

I'll go pick up Sarah, head to your house and start dinner.

Okay.

Looks like we have some serious

business to discuss.

Here.

Your boss.

The lawyer says I can meet up with Sarah and Jack tomorrow at 2 at the cafe.

I don't understand the holdup.

The more I think about it, the more I realize what a difficult, maybe even

moment this may be for Sarah.

She doesn't even know me. She must have so many questions.

You're her mother.

And you two are going to work things out.

I hope so.

She was so young when I was sent away.

That smells so good. You have no idea.

Lemon pepper chicken, your favorite.

Hey, sweetie, could you grab some rice from the cupboard?

Are you okay?

Oh, yeah, sorry.

It's been a long time since... You know, I get

so... Hangry.

Whenever I think about everything that you've lost.

I have something for you.

For me?

Of course. You'll need it.

Oh.

I also put a ride share ad and connected it to my credit card in case you want

to ride sometime.

You didn't have to do that.

Well, it's no big deal, sweetie.

We are going to get you back on your feet again.

You just wait.

Come here.

Now, why don't we go upstairs and take a nice long bath?

That sounds heavenly. Yeah.

You okay?

How can I be okay?

All day, kids kept asking me about my mom getting her to jail.

I couldn't stop.

I know, it's a lot, Sarah. I get it.

How are you feeling about seeing your mom, though?

Like, you can talk to me, Sarah. You know that, right? It'd be completely

understandable if you're nervous.

I hardly even remember.

How are you?

Good. Dinner smells great.

Good. The light is almost ready, but I think you should go upstairs and talk to

Sarah first.

Yeah.

How's she doing?

Not good.

All right.

Let me, uh... Go check in.

Okay.

Heard her case overturned.

Hey.

How you holding up?

So, she's really in prison?

Yeah, she really is.

What do you think of her in prison all these years?

Well, I'm sure that it was difficult.

Nervous about seeing her again?

What should I say to her?

You can say whatever you want to say.

Just keep in mind, she's going to be a little scared too.

Okay?

Dad, can I ask you something?

It might sound bad.

Sweetheart, of course. You can ask me anything.

A few weeks back in science class... He read this thing that said that there

might be a gene that makes you more prone to violence.

Sarah, hey.

Hey.

I wish you would have asked me, Sarah.

I could have told you that.

That will never be you.

Ever. Okay?

Come on.

Let's go get some dinner.

I think Gwen has it ready downstairs.

No, not tonight.

You are going to relax.

Are you sure?

Positive.

Thanks, Mom.

It's definitely the best dinner I've had in five long years.

It was my pleasure.

I'm going to go get some pressure.

Investigation in Connor Lockridge's murder opened again.

Police determined to find answers.

Hello? Hello?

Somebody there?

I think someone connected to your ex -husband knows more about what happened

Connor than they're saying.

Hey, all right!

You're gonna kill him at tryout.

What?

Where's Gwen? I'm starving.

Yeah, you're right. I thought she would be back by now.

Let me text her.

Why did you divorce Mom when she went to prison?

Sarah, look.

Divorcing your mom was the hardest thing of every time in my life.

I loved her.

A lot.

But you gotta remember that she was convicted of murder.

We all thought she was going to be in prison for a really, really long time.

So I decided that I had to move on with my life for you and me.

Now you know she's innocent.

Do you still love her?

Honey, I will always care about your mother, but

I'm with Gwen now.

You like Gwen?

right yeah i do i'm just trying to figure out where mom fits

into my life our life you know um i

think the first step is you gotta spend some more time with her and

uh i just always want you to feel comfortable and remember that you are

that's in control of rebuilding your relationship with your mother okay

Come on, let's go wash up.

What do you think this means?

I don't know. Do you think someone's messing with you?

Maybe.

But what if there's something else to it?

I'm going to stop by the precinct and show it to the detective.

I don't want you to get yourself too upset over this.

It's not just this, Mom. It's reconnecting with Sarah. I don't even

going to do that.

I have to reapply for a job. I have to get a driver's license. Hey.

One day at a time, okay?

Yeah.

What do you think?

I appreciate you bringing this, but...

Try not to get too worked up over it.

There's some twisted people out there. That being said, let me know ASAP if you

get anything else, all right?

But I don't feel free until Connor's real killer is found.

It's easier said than done.

Don't allow the past five years to completely color your future, okay?

Have you seen your daughter yet?

This afternoon.

It's been so long.

I hope it goes well.

Me too.

Nicole.

Hey.

It's great to see you.

Is it?

Where's Sarah?

Um, Gwen's picking her up. They hit a little bit of traffic, but she's on the

way. Hmm.

Can I get you something to eat or drink?

Okay. Can we talk in private about Sarah before she gets here?

Yes, of course.

First, you want to start franchising soon?

Yeah, we've got five company -owned units, and

franchising just seems like the next logical step.

Looks like you've done pretty well since I've been gone.

You know, it was hard, you know?

Doing it all by myself.

Why wouldn't you let me see her?

I gave you everything you wanted.

I gave you a divorce.

I gave you my half the business.

I gave you full custody of Sarah, even though I knew I was innocent.

I accepted the fact that you wanted to move on.

Why wouldn't you give me the one thing that I wanted?

Why wouldn't you let me here even once?

I was trying to protect her.

I just... I didn't want her exposed to your

life in prison.

Every single night, I laid in my bed and I prayed that you would change your

mind and that you would let me have some sort of relationship with my daughter.

And now that you know I've been innocent this whole time, you don't even show up

to the prison. Nicole, I feel terrible about everything.

Really? And will you not stand in the way of me reestablishing my relationship

with Sarah?

Can you do that for me?

Excuse me.

Hi. It's so nice to meet you, Nicole.

You must be Gwen.

Yes. Sarah and I are here now. I'm so sorry we're late. Traffic was awful.

Oh, that's okay. I was just talking to Jack about something.

Well, she's sitting right over there if you'd like to go talk to her now.

And don't worry. You're very welcome.

Can I sit?

I can't tell you how happy I am to see you.

Been a long time, right?

You've really changed since the last time I saw you.

You're almost a teenager now.

Do you remember me?

I remember.

You used to make me chocolate chip pancakes every Saturday morning.

Yes. Yes, yes, I did. They were your favorite.

And you used to take me to the playground every day after kindergarten.

And while you talked to the moms, I would play with my friends.

That's right.

And then we would go to the mall and get orange slushies.

I don't remember that.

That's okay.

I know this is all very strange for you.

You do understand that I was innocent, that I didn't hurt anybody, and I would

never do that.

I have missed a lot of your life, and I have so many questions for you, and vice

versa.

But would you give me the chance to fix that?

We don't have to rush. We can take it at your own pace.

And maybe next time, if it's okay with your dad, it can just be the two of us.

We can go to a movie, we can go get some lunch, we can take a walk in the park,

whatever you want.

Um, go ahead.

Were you scared when you were in prison?

It was tough, but I made it through.

And a big part of that was looking forward to the day I would see you

I'm going to give you my phone number, and...

I want you to call me or text me anytime.

Hey, Nicole.

Yeah?

Things went pretty well in there, yeah?

I think so, yeah.

Listen. I just wanted to let you know that Sarah is an amazingly special and

talented kid.

It's been a real joy getting to know her.

How long have you and Jack been dating exactly?

Six months or so.

I'm an interior designer.

We met when he asked me to draw up some plans for the new cafes.

And since then, I've just been spending a lot of time at his house and helping

out with Sarah as well.

Well, I'm glad Sarah has you in her life, then.

Hey, can I ask you something?

Go ahead.

You don't happen to know who really killed Connor, do you?

No, I don't.

His whole death never made any sense to me.

Everybody liked Connor.

He just had that kind of personality.

I'm sure we had some disagreements from time to time, but I loved him.

He was my favorite in -law.

Why do you ask?

Just curious.

That's all.

I wish I did know, though.

Does that person rob you of five years of my life?

I really should be getting back inside.

We have dinner reservations soon.

But listen, if you need anything at all, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Have a good dinner.

You are going to get yours, you bitch.

Prison? Wow, this is a surprise.

How long has it been?

What, six years?

Right after I divorced Connor?

I heard you were released after your innocence was proven.

How are things?

They're frustrating.

Were you at the police station yesterday morning?

Yes.

I wanted to say something to you.

I was scared at first, but I think it's important that we talk.

Can I buy you lunch?

Yeah, okay.

I know a place that has great pastrami.

Something wrong?

Hey, didn't realize you were there.

Yeah, everything's fine. It's just numbers are a little tight at the cafe

month, but it's all right. I'll figure it out.

I always do.

How are you?

I'm well.

Sarah's upstairs finishing her homework right now.

I can get dinner started if you'd like. No, we can order takeout. You don't have

to do all that.

No, no, it's fine. Trust me.

Uh, there's some roast chicken and veggies I can cook up.

Really no big deal.

What did I do to deserve that?

You sure you don't mind?

Of course not.

Do you know how much I love taking care of you and Sarah?

Just trying to, uh, finish these accounting numbers before I go for my

Would you like me to stay the night again?

Yes, of course.

You know how much Sarah and I love having you around.

So, um, how do you think that conversation between Sarah and Nicole

Oh, well, obviously Sarah was a bit apprehensive and worried about how it

go. I mean, who wouldn't be?

Yeah, true.

But just give it some time, okay?

It's their first time seeing each other in a while, after all, and I think it

went pretty well, considering everything.

No, I know, I know, I know. It's just, uh... It's just what?

I don't know Nicole anymore.

I have no idea how prison might have affected her.

What do you mean?

I don't know if Nicole can have a positive impact on her at this point.

I'm just, uh... I need to keep my eye on her.

Hey.

I'm, uh... I'm gonna go for my run.

All right. I'll get dinner started.

You're the best. Thank you. I'll be back soon. Take your time. All right.

Hello, Jack.

What the hell are you doing here?

I'm just checking in to see if you had any updates on whether or not you want

keep our agreement.

Oh, and that side piece that's rather time sensitive.

I told you that... What is it?

Gwen, right? Gwen? Is that her name?

Oh, mama.

What a looker.

It'd be a real shame if that changed.

What kind of thread are you making exactly?

You get the money you owe my boss and you don't have to worry about any of

do you?

Everything will be fine.

Trust me.

I hope so.

I'm always watching.

Enjoy your run, Jack.

Oh, my God.

This is incredible.

After five years with barely a grain of salt on any food, this has happened.

I never believed that you would kill Connor over some business conflict.

Even after a jury found you guilty.

I didn't buy it.

Thanks. I wish everyone felt that way.

I hate that Connor and I had so many disagreements about the directions of

Tate's business before he was killed.

We had so many stupid arguments about how fast to grow things.

I was always just much more cautious.

I've missed you, you know?

I didn't know how you'd feel talking to me.

I certainly didn't try and keep in touch after Connor and I divorced.

That whole divorce devastated me.

I could have done a better job of reaching out, too.

I always thought you and Connor were the perfect couple.

High school sweethearts, even.

I never really understood why you got divorced.

Connor always just said that you grew apart.

There is more to it than that.

A lot more.

I have a confession to make.

Okay.

I'm the one that left that letter on your mom's doorstep.

You? Why?

I didn't know if I could work up the nerve to talk to you.

I don't understand. What did you mean that someone connected to Jack might

what really happened to Connor?

Jack's new girlfriend.

When?

What about her?

All right. The carrots are all washed.

Here you go.

Let me see.

See if you remember how I taught you last time.

You don't know who she really is.

There we go.

Nice one. You got it.

All right, let's get everything into the pen now.

Kristen, who is Gwen?

Gwen is the reason for my divorce from Connor.

How is that possible?

She was having an affair with Connor.

Gwen? Yeah.

If it wasn't for her, we probably would have stayed married.

Maybe Connor would have never died.

Why would you say that?

One night, I confronted Gwen at her downtown office.

She told me I couldn't accept the fact that Connor needed to move on from our

marriage and that she would not give up on him.

Ever. Then what happened after that?

Connor and I tried to put our marriage back together, but I don't think Gwen

ever got over him.

After he was murdered, I couldn't help thinking that maybe... Maybe what?

Maybe she had something to do with him.

Hold on.

Kristen, are you saying the woman who's spending all this time with Sarah may

have murdered Connor and framed me for it?

That's exactly what I'm saying.

God.

Wait.

Did Jack know that Gwen and Connor had an affair?

I heard Jack was dating Gwen. It just felt weird.

I tried talking to him about my suspicions about her after you were

innocent, but he just brushed me off.

Every time I talked to Jack about why you got divorced, he said he never knew.

And that Connor never talked about it.

Now Gwen is dating Jack.

Don't you find that odd?

Of course I do.

I have to let the detective on the case know about this. If Gwen did have

anything to do with what happened to Connor, then keep her away from her.

I have to talk to Jack.

Thanks for lunch.

There we go.

Oh, you're back so soon.

Yeah, I just decided to cut it short today.

Everything okay?

Everything's fine.

It's been a long day.

Hey, I have to go run a quick errand. Do you mind finishing up here with Sarah

while I go? Is that okay? Yeah, sure.

Oh,

also, Sarah has a...

I'm supposed to be there at 7. Okay. Yeah, we have time.

Okay. I'll be back soon.

Okay.

There you are.

Now you and your boyfriend are, uh, something.

What is that supposed to mean?

Does he still not have any idea that we're meeting?

No.

And he sure didn't follow you?

Look, Jack, trust me, okay?

Some sort of relationship you two have.

Look, are we doing this or what?

You have what I asked for?

What do you want?

Hey, Nicole.

I saw you call.

I found out who left the letter.

Connor's ex -wife, Kristen.

And did she say what her suspicions were?

She said that Jack's new girl was having an affair with Connor about a year

before he died.

And apparently, Gwen did not handle the breakup well.

I don't know. Something doesn't feel right.

I'm about to talk to Jack right now.

I'm at our house. I mean, I'm at his house.

Please don't do anything rash.

I'll do some checking into the girlfriend.

There could be nothing to all of it.

No, no, I can't take that risk. Not with my daughter.

Nicole?

Hey. What are you doing here?

Where's Sarah?

She's upstairs.

Listen, I don't appreciate you showing up unannounced like this.

I need to speak with you about something I just found out. I think we can... I

think we should speak outside.

Fine.

What is it?

It's about Gwen.

All right, Nicole, I, um...

I know that it must be difficult for you to watch me move on with somebody else.

Jack, that's not it.

I just spoke with Kristen.

And she said that the reason she and Connor got divorced is because Connor

having an affair with Gwen.

Yeah.

I know.

Look, Nicole, what happened with Connor and Gwen was...

many, many years ago, and she was young.

She was naive, and she moved past Connor. You don't find that a little

disturbing? No, I don't, because Gwen was open and honest with me right when

first started dating.

Kristen said that Gwen didn't take the breakup very well at all.

Kristen said she tried to talk to you about it.

Jack, what if Gwen had something to do with his death?

Hey, Nicole, you're reaching right now.

Am I? Yes, you are. Okay, well, I don't want Gwen hanging around with Sarah. You

know what?

I'm the one that's raised Sarah all these years, okay? Me.

Oh.

Wow.

Is that my fault? You know what? Maybe that is the case, all right? But

nevertheless, I would never introduce Sarah to someone that I did not trust.

Now, I need to go back inside, but don't pollute Sarah's brain with all these

crazy conspiracy theories. Or what?

Or I will contact my lawyer, and then we can discuss how much time you're

actually allowed to spend with her.

Yeah, you can't do that, Jack.

Then don't push it, Nicole.

I mean it.

Sarah, come on.

Gonna be late for your slumber party.

Gwen still isn't here?

No, I don't know where she is. She's not answering any of my texts.

Dad? Yeah, sweetheart.

Um, I've been thinking about it, and... I want to see Mom again, just the two of

us this time.

Great, sweetheart. Yeah, we'll, uh... We'll see about setting it up.

Okay.

You haven't said a word.

Are you sure everything's okay?

Yeah, yeah.

It's just been a bit of an intense day, to say the least.

How's the job search going?

Oh, well, it turns out no one wants to hire someone recently out of prison,

if they're declared innocent.

Yeah, I suspected that that might happen.

But if you keep at it, you're going to catch a break.

I found out something pretty shocking about Jack's new girlfriend, Gwen,

What?

I saw Kristen, Connor's ex -wife, for the first time in years.

And she told me that Gwen and Connor were having an affair about a year

Connor was murdered.

Seriously? Yeah.

And she said that Gwen didn't take the breakup very well at all.

Which makes me wonder...

What else do I not know about this woman who's playing mother figure to my

daughter? Does Jack know?

Oh, yeah.

He says it's no big deal, which I just don't buy.

What does all this mean?

I don't know.

But I'm going to find out.

Hey, babe.

Hey, I've been trying to reach you for hours. Where are you? You have me

worried. Yeah, I'm sorry. My phone died.

But I'm at your house now.

All right. Well, look, I'm on the way back. I just dropped Sarah off at her

slumber party, so I'll see you soon.

Okay. I'll be waiting.

We need to talk.

It's not going to be a good one.

What is it?

I don't want to do this.

God knows I don't.

We can't continue seeing each other.

What?

Why?

You said you'd leave your wife soon. You promised me.

Kristen tried to hurt herself after I started talking about divorce.

Pills.

I was with her all last night at the hospital after she got her stomach

It's a nightmare.

I really thought she was going to die.

Don't you see, Connor? She's emotionally blackmailing you.

Yeah, she has issues, obviously, but you can't... Stay with the woman you don't

love.

It's everything right now, okay?

Something's going on with my cousin Jack.

I can sense that it's bad.

You never spoke to me.

Do you understand?

Fine.

Seems that your lover boy here got himself into some bad trouble two years

Investments. He's been paying my boss back ever since.

Sounds like your boss would put a loan shark.

He prefers the term business facilitator.

And... And?

And what?

Your boyfriend's cousin.

The one who was murdered.

Connor? What about him?

He found out Jack was stealing from the company just before he died.

Interesting, huh?

Are you telling me that Jack was the one that murdered Connor?

No, no, no, no. I never said that.

I just simply pointed out some aspects that you may or may not be privy of.

But I gotta go.

Rick!

Rick!

Hello? Nicole, it's Gwen.

Gwen?

How'd you get my number?

I asked Sarah for it earlier.

I thought it'd be best if both Jack and I have it.

Well, what can I do for you? Is something wrong with Sarah?

No. No, no, no. Nothing like that. She's fine.

She's at a slumber party, actually.

I think we should talk in private.

It's about Jack.

Something that I recently found out.

What is it?

Um, not on the phone.

Can you meet me at my office?

It's on the corner of 3rd and Main.

We'll talk there.

When?

Say, 30 minutes from now?

Okay.

And Gwen.

Yeah?

I know about you and Connor.

We'll talk about everything once we meet.

I'll see you soon.

Hello, Gwen.

Jack!

Honey, I didn't hear you come in.

What are you going to tell Nicole?

What did you find out?

Just, um, I was thinking to set up a lunch between us with Sarah.

Don't lie to me.

What are you going to tell Nicole?

I know all about your past due payments to some loan shark.

And that Rick guy, he's not some franchise business partner of yours.

Wait.

Do you ever freelance?

Gwen, I made some bad financial decisions, okay? It happens.

What I don't understand is... Why would you need to tell Nicole that exactly,

huh? Someone that you barely know.

Because Rick also told me that Connor knew that you were stealing money from

business just to pay off your debt.

And then, miraculously, Connor is murdered?

You accusing me of something, Don?

Well, we know that Nicole didn't kill Connor, so... Did...

Did you?

You know, as soon as I found out that Nicole was innocent, I began to think,

you never spoke of Connor or his murder?

And then the day that I find out that she gets released from prison, you just

seem different, like, upset.

And worried instead of relieved that the mother of your child wasn't a murderer.

I saw you looking at that photo on the wall with you and Connor the day you

opened up the cafe.

And I wondered what you were doing, so I decided to watch to see.

And when I saw you, you tore up that photo to shreds and trashed it.

I wondered what you were doing that for. Why would, why you would do such a

thing?

And then I overheard you and Rick speaking.

Jack, answer me.

Did you kill Connor?

You know, Gwen, I really thought you loved me.

I'm not even sure who you are anymore.

What are you going to do now, huh?

Now that you've got all these wild, crazy thoughts in your head, Gwen?

You did it, didn't you?

I've got to hand it to you, Gwen. You're clever.

You've got a hell of a lot farther than the police, haven't you?

No.

But now?

And you can never leave the house alive.

You had a doubt?

Yeah. Gwen called and said she wants to talk to me about something.

That's interesting, to say the least.

Well, it's getting kind of late. Do you want me to give you a ride? No, no. I'll

take a ride share. You sure? Yeah, totally.

Nicole. Yeah.

Be careful.

Mom, I'll be fine.

I can take care of myself.

You've reached Gwen.

Please leave your message at the beep.

Hi, Gwen.

I'm at the meeting point, but you're a half hour late, so I don't really know

what to do.

I guess I'll just see if you're at Jack's.

Nicole, hey.

It's late.

What are you doing here?

I want to talk about Sarah.

Now? Yes.

Why not?

Gwen's here.

No, no.

Gwen's not here.

Really?

Her car's here.

Gwen had to get out of town this afternoon for a business meeting. She'll

back in a few days. Oh, right.

Is Sarah at a sleepover?

Sarah's...

Sarah was supposed to be at a sleepover, but she's not feeling well.

So she decided to stay home.

Is she all right?

Yeah. Yeah. It's just a stomach thing, you know?

Okay.

She won't stop talking about you.

Do you want to come in and say hi?

Okay. Yeah.

Yeah. She'd love that.

Is she up in her room?

Sarah's not here.

Okay. You just said she was.

Is Gwen here?

She's not. Gwen is unavailable at the moment.

But she called you, right?

You two were in a conversation about me.

I'm just going to go, Jack, okay?

Hey, Nicole.

What did you do?

You know, I don't know why you and Gwen had to make this so complicated.

Oh, my God.

It was you?

You killed Connor?

I never meant for any of this to happen.

I swear, I just did that.

I made some bad investments.

Just trying to get more money for our business so it could grow.

It all just went bad.

Why did you kill him?

Connor found out that I was giving money off the top of the business to cover my

losses.

And instead of figuring it out, like family should, he threatened to not only

tell you, but to go to the police.

Nicole, you know me. I never would have survived in prison.

And I could?

You were stronger than me.

You always have been.

I knew that if it came down to it, you could handle it.

I never thought that they would suspect you, Nicole, honestly.

I panicked.

I see.

Connor said that he didn't care if I rotted in prison for the rest of my

So I went to the kitchen cafe.

And I grabbed a knife.

I didn't know your fingerprints were on it.

Well, I could... You went to bed early that night. And I knew that Connor...

Went for a late night jog every night outside the back of his house near the

wooded area.

So I snuck out and I followed him.

Jack, what the hell are you doing here?

Can't stop thinking about how you said you were going to turn me in.

Connor, we grew up together.

I kept your affair a secret from Kristen. You were embezzling money,

That's a serious crime.

How am I going to trust you as a partner after that?

I told you.

You have 24 hours to come clean your Nicole.

Let's figure out a plan to replace that money.

Sure. Jack.

And who would have thought that you would wake up in the middle of the night

remember that you forgot to feed your mom's cat while she was out of town?

I told you.

He said you were at the cafe because the alarm had gone off. That's why you

weren't home.

Those damn security cameras caught you gassing up your tank on the other side

town away from the murder site. And those teenagers found

Connor's body right away.

Jack.

It's over.

Okay?

The types of cars that you built.

Over the years, it's crumbling down.

My mother is waiting for me to come home.

Tomorrow morning, I'm seeing Detective Hawthorne.

You cannot keep me down here forever.

It's done.

No.

Jack.

Please.

Get out your phone.

Call the detective and tell him you need to cancel the meeting so I can have

more time.

I'm not doing that, Jack.

Fine.

But if you don't... This

is your fault, Cole.

If you would have just stayed in prison, this wouldn't have happened!

Hi, Thorne.

Hi, Scott.

This is Nicole.

Nicole.

Anything wrong?

My mom is feeling under the weather and might be some sort of flu, so I don't

want to leave her home alone. Can I call you tomorrow and reschedule?

Are you sure there's nothing wrong?

Yeah, absolutely.

I just really hope my mom gets better soon.

Okay.

I'll wait for you to touch base.

Okay, thank you.

Good.

Now I have more time to figure out my next steps.

And keep quiet.

I'll have to take more drastic measures.

What are you doing here?

Why aren't you at your summer party?

Two of these girls got into a stupid fight over which boy liked them, so I

want to drive me home.

What are you doing?

Are you in the basement?

Yeah. I was, uh, checking the water heater.

Where's Gwen?

She promised me she could watch a new movie that's streaming together.

She's not here.

Her car's outside.

I know. Yeah, she, um, had to take a last -minute flight for a business trip,

she left her car.

Which reminds me.

I have a surprise for you.

What is it?

We're going to go on a vacation.

To where?

That's the second part of the surprise.

Okay? But Gwen's going to meet us there.

So I need you to go upstairs and pack your bags.

Right now?

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. You're home early and we can hit the road trip part.

Make sure you bring enough clothes for a whole week.

Okay?

This seems a little crazy.

Hey.

You're always saying that we never go anywhere.

Well, here's a chance.

Okay?

This is Hawthorne. You caught?

Detective Hawthorne, this is Mallory, Nicole's mother.

Are you feeling better?

I'm sorry?

I spoke with Nicole not too long ago.

She canceled our appointment in the morning because she said you were ill.

That isn't true.

I knew that something wasn't right.

What's going on, ma 'am?

Nicole said that she was going to see Jack's girlfriend, Gwen.

saying she had some information regarding Jack.

Look, I thought she'd be home by now.

And I tried calling her, but she's not answering her phone.

There's something wrong.

Let me try calling her, too.

If she doesn't pick up, I'll go to Mr. Eldridge's house to see if he knows

anything. Just hold tight.

I'll keep you updated.

Please.

Thank you.

Sarah, you better be packing.

We're leaving real soon.

Go Dad, and you can go have a look.

Who's there?

Sarah, we need you to help me get out of here. The door's locked.

Do you know where the key is?

I'll go get Dad. No, no.

No, no, no. Listen to me.

Do not get your dad, all right?

Why not?

Um, because, Sarah, because he's, um, he's not well right

now. Something is wrong with him.

He's not thinking straight, honey, okay?

You cannot let him know that you're letting me out.

Please, Connie. I know that you're confused and you're scared.

But I need you to do this quickly for me. Please.

Trust me, Sarah.

Better be packing your swimsuit.

Sarah! You ready?

Time to hit the road sweetheart.

Where are you?

What is happening?

Dara, we need to leave soon if we're going to meet Gwen on time.

He can't find you with me. Listen to me. Your father's dangerous. You need to go

hide and I will find you.

Go.

Is Sarah down here?

No.

She's not here.

You wouldn't be lying to me, would you?

No, Jack.

Then why is the door unlocked?

Well, you left it that way.

No.

I didn't.

Please, please, Jack.

It's not too late, honey.

We can be a family again.

You, me.

We can make up a story.

We'll cover all your tracks.

Nobody has to know anything.

Sarah can grow up and fall out of there.

And she deserves it.

Things have come too far, and I can't come back from this. And Sarah and I

to get out of town, and you need to tell me right now.

Where is she?

Sarah.

Honey, I can explain.

Let the police open up immediately.

I don't understand what's happening.

No!

They can't make things look the other way.

Are you okay?

I'm so sorry.

I can't

believe

that. Oh, my God. Hi.

Thank you for doing that. Thank you.

I need this to go home and finish setting up for the party.

You ready for your party, birthday girl? Yeah.

I love you.

I love you, too.