1 00:01:07,241 --> 00:01:08,720 Male reporter on TV: In a shocking turn of events, 2 00:01:08,764 --> 00:01:10,070 Sierra Macy, thought to have been murdered... 3 00:01:10,113 --> 00:01:12,289 Lazy morning in bed with your new girlfriend Naomi? 4 00:01:12,333 --> 00:01:15,075 No, we're both a little busy what with the U.S. Attorney 5 00:01:15,118 --> 00:01:16,946 going through every case I've ever worked. 6 00:01:16,989 --> 00:01:18,339 You said you were 10 blocks away. 7 00:01:18,382 --> 00:01:19,514 Traffic on Broadway. 8 00:01:19,557 --> 00:01:21,211 You also said I got to pick my own cases. 9 00:01:21,255 --> 00:01:22,604 Believe me, you'll pick this one. 10 00:01:22,647 --> 00:01:24,432 You see the news this morning about Sierra Macy? 11 00:01:24,475 --> 00:01:26,956 Woman from Queens, went missing a decade ago. 12 00:01:26,999 --> 00:01:28,175 Presumed dead until today 13 00:01:28,218 --> 00:01:30,351 when she flagged down a UPS driver in Yonkers. 14 00:01:30,394 --> 00:01:32,440 - A miracle. - If it's really her. 15 00:01:32,483 --> 00:01:33,832 Prints are a match. It's her. 16 00:01:33,876 --> 00:01:35,095 I've had my share of lost weekends, but 10 years? 17 00:01:35,138 --> 00:01:36,444 Where's she been? 18 00:01:36,487 --> 00:01:38,794 Apparently held captive by a long-haul trucker 19 00:01:38,837 --> 00:01:40,056 named Peter Gunther. 20 00:01:40,100 --> 00:01:41,840 He died of a heart attack, Sierra escaped. 21 00:01:41,884 --> 00:01:43,799 You want CIU to review the conviction of the guy 22 00:01:43,842 --> 00:01:45,670 currently in prison for her kidnap and murder. 23 00:01:45,714 --> 00:01:47,324 Josh Fleck. He was a teacher at her school. 24 00:01:47,368 --> 00:01:49,761 He should go free. Clearly, he didn't kill Sierra. 25 00:01:49,805 --> 00:01:51,459 But Peter Gunther didn't abduct her. 26 00:01:51,502 --> 00:01:53,896 NYPD found his trip sheets in the house. 27 00:01:53,939 --> 00:01:56,986 He was doing a long haul in Iowa the night she went missing. 28 00:01:57,029 --> 00:01:58,379 Gunther had an accomplice. 29 00:01:58,422 --> 00:02:00,294 Could've been Josh Fleck or someone else entirely. 30 00:02:00,337 --> 00:02:02,296 How solid is the case against Fleck? 31 00:02:02,339 --> 00:02:04,254 Physical evidence connects him to the crime, 32 00:02:04,298 --> 00:02:05,951 he lied to the cops, and pled guilty. 33 00:02:05,995 --> 00:02:07,127 Could mean he's guilty, 34 00:02:07,170 --> 00:02:08,780 could mean some bulldog prosecutor 35 00:02:08,824 --> 00:02:10,956 railroaded an innocent guy into a plea deal. 36 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,872 Is it really her? 37 00:02:13,916 --> 00:02:14,873 Is Sierra alive? 38 00:02:14,917 --> 00:02:16,571 Yeah. 39 00:02:16,614 --> 00:02:19,835 Hayes, meet the bulldog who put Josh Fleck away. 40 00:02:23,404 --> 00:02:26,450 - Captions by VITAC-- 41 00:02:29,410 --> 00:02:31,629 Sierra Macy was a junior at Westford High 42 00:02:31,673 --> 00:02:32,891 when she disappeared. 43 00:02:32,935 --> 00:02:35,067 She had a reputation for breaking the rules-- 44 00:02:35,111 --> 00:02:37,157 skipping class, smoking pot, running away from home. 45 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:38,680 Girl after my own heart. 46 00:02:38,723 --> 00:02:40,899 Josh Fleck started teaching at Westford that year. 47 00:02:40,943 --> 00:02:43,075 He was 23, known as the cool teacher, 48 00:02:43,119 --> 00:02:44,425 offering advice, 49 00:02:44,468 --> 00:02:45,817 taking an interest in students' personal lives-- 50 00:02:45,861 --> 00:02:47,297 Maybe too personal an interest. 51 00:02:47,341 --> 00:02:48,733 Sierra called Josh from a train station that night, 52 00:02:48,777 --> 00:02:50,953 which he denied when the cops first contacted him. 53 00:02:50,996 --> 00:02:53,085 You shouldn't be here. 54 00:02:53,129 --> 00:02:54,304 I'm still a part of this unit. 55 00:02:54,348 --> 00:02:56,611 Turns out Josh was lying. 56 00:02:56,654 --> 00:02:58,265 He picked up Sierra and drove her to a nearby diner. 57 00:02:58,308 --> 00:02:59,918 You put this guy away, though. 58 00:02:59,962 --> 00:03:01,572 Which means I know this case inside and out. 59 00:03:01,616 --> 00:03:03,226 And since we only have five days... 60 00:03:03,270 --> 00:03:04,880 A waitress served them around 10:00 p.m., 61 00:03:04,923 --> 00:03:06,708 and a half-hour later, she said she saw Sierra 62 00:03:06,751 --> 00:03:08,013 getting into Josh's truck. 63 00:03:08,057 --> 00:03:09,754 There's no way you can be objective about this. 64 00:03:09,798 --> 00:03:10,842 You should recuse yourself. 65 00:03:10,886 --> 00:03:12,061 Thanks for the support. 66 00:03:12,104 --> 00:03:13,628 Or you should do it for him. 67 00:03:13,671 --> 00:03:16,413 Maxine's right, according to conventional wisdom. 68 00:03:16,457 --> 00:03:19,503 I hate conventional wisdom. Sam's familiar with the case. 69 00:03:19,547 --> 00:03:21,113 And I want to see how he handles 70 00:03:21,157 --> 00:03:22,811 the anguish of facing his mistake. 71 00:03:22,854 --> 00:03:25,248 It's not a problem ifI made a mistake. 72 00:03:25,292 --> 00:03:27,337 Sierra Macy's alive, and since you got Josh 73 00:03:27,381 --> 00:03:28,904 to plead guilty to her kidnap and murder-- 74 00:03:28,947 --> 00:03:30,340 Because Detective Quinn and I put together 75 00:03:30,384 --> 00:03:31,950 an airtight case against him. 76 00:03:31,994 --> 00:03:33,996 We had Sierra's blood on the passenger door of Josh's truck 77 00:03:34,039 --> 00:03:35,519 and a shovel with fresh dirt in the back. 78 00:03:35,563 --> 00:03:37,217 Which he obviously didn't use to bury her. 79 00:03:37,260 --> 00:03:38,957 The point is even without a body, 80 00:03:39,001 --> 00:03:40,698 I had enough for a life sentence. 81 00:03:40,742 --> 00:03:42,439 This time, just get the truth. 82 00:03:42,483 --> 00:03:44,702 You can start by re-interviewing Josh. 83 00:03:44,746 --> 00:03:46,748 I wasn't kidding about facing your mistakes. 84 00:03:46,791 --> 00:03:49,272 Maxine, go with him, make sure he stays objective. 85 00:03:49,316 --> 00:03:52,536 Frankie, see if you can find a link between Josh and Gunther. 86 00:03:52,580 --> 00:03:54,451 Tess, reach out to Sierra's mom, 87 00:03:54,495 --> 00:03:57,672 see if Sierra's up for talking to us. 88 00:04:06,463 --> 00:04:09,161 How have the last 10 years been for you, A.D.A. Spencer? 89 00:04:09,205 --> 00:04:12,121 'Cause mine have really sucked. 90 00:04:12,164 --> 00:04:13,340 When am I getting out of here? 91 00:04:13,383 --> 00:04:14,950 Your murder conviction's being overturned, 92 00:04:14,993 --> 00:04:16,299 but the kidnapping still stands. 93 00:04:16,343 --> 00:04:18,170 We'll be adding trafficking charges 94 00:04:18,214 --> 00:04:20,651 if we prove you were responsible for her abduction. 95 00:04:20,695 --> 00:04:22,305 So this time you'll prove it 96 00:04:22,349 --> 00:04:23,915 instead of bullying me into a plea? 97 00:04:23,959 --> 00:04:25,787 If you were innocent, why take the deal? 98 00:04:25,830 --> 00:04:29,356 My lawyer told me a jury might give me a life sentence. 99 00:04:29,399 --> 00:04:32,924 Figured 20 years, I'm 43 when I get out. 100 00:04:32,968 --> 00:04:35,449 I still have a shot at a life. 101 00:04:35,492 --> 00:04:38,060 Tell us what happened the night Sierra disappeared. 102 00:04:38,103 --> 00:04:39,888 I've already told him plenty of times. 103 00:04:39,931 --> 00:04:41,498 Tell me. 104 00:04:41,542 --> 00:04:43,544 Taking a plea means you give up your appeals. 105 00:04:43,587 --> 00:04:46,198 This review's your only shot of getting out of here. 106 00:04:49,071 --> 00:04:51,813 Sierra called me from the train station, 107 00:04:51,856 --> 00:04:55,382 said she was running away, she wanted to say goodbye, 108 00:04:55,425 --> 00:04:58,733 which is teenage speak for "Stop me, please." 109 00:04:58,776 --> 00:05:00,212 So I picked her up, 110 00:05:00,256 --> 00:05:02,824 took her to the diner where we could talk. 111 00:05:02,867 --> 00:05:04,739 Sounds like you two were really close. 112 00:05:04,782 --> 00:05:07,785 School was hard for her. Home, too. 113 00:05:07,829 --> 00:05:12,312 Being a teenager, your life is like wall-to-wall rules. 114 00:05:12,355 --> 00:05:15,663 Sierra needed somebody who could understand how she felt, 115 00:05:15,706 --> 00:05:18,274 who could tell her it gets better. 116 00:05:18,318 --> 00:05:19,710 You were her teacher, not her friend. 117 00:05:19,754 --> 00:05:22,539 I was trying to do both. 118 00:05:22,583 --> 00:05:25,020 Not the best judgment, I know. 119 00:05:25,063 --> 00:05:28,197 So at the diner, I calmed her down, 120 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:30,330 or at least I thought I did. 121 00:05:30,373 --> 00:05:34,246 She got up to use the bathroom, and she never came back. 122 00:05:34,290 --> 00:05:37,119 I figured she needed more time. 123 00:05:37,162 --> 00:05:38,816 It is a nice story, 124 00:05:38,860 --> 00:05:41,819 but it leaves out one little detail-- 125 00:05:41,863 --> 00:05:45,083 her blood on the door of your truck. 126 00:05:47,259 --> 00:05:49,087 Please talk to Sierra. 127 00:05:49,131 --> 00:05:51,046 She will tell you we were friends. 128 00:05:51,089 --> 00:05:54,049 I would never hurt her. 129 00:05:54,092 --> 00:05:57,095 We'll see what she has to say. 130 00:05:57,139 --> 00:05:58,619 You're not serious. 131 00:05:58,662 --> 00:05:59,794 Keeping Sam on the case 132 00:05:59,837 --> 00:06:01,361 puts him in complete conflict of interest. 133 00:06:01,404 --> 00:06:02,927 Great way to discover what he's made of. 134 00:06:02,971 --> 00:06:04,233 Your team, your call, 135 00:06:04,276 --> 00:06:06,322 but it's on you to make sure he doesn't screw up. 136 00:06:06,366 --> 00:06:07,802 Mm-hmm. 137 00:06:07,845 --> 00:06:09,064 You talk to Sierra Macy yet? 138 00:06:09,107 --> 00:06:10,413 About to head over with Sam. 139 00:06:10,457 --> 00:06:12,197 Any update on the battle with the U.S. Attorney? 140 00:06:12,241 --> 00:06:14,156 Naomi's there now. 141 00:06:14,199 --> 00:06:15,244 Have they found something? 142 00:06:15,287 --> 00:06:16,854 Nothing for them to find. 143 00:06:16,898 --> 00:06:18,595 Doesn't mean they won't find anything. 144 00:06:20,292 --> 00:06:22,294 Well, let me know if I can help in any way. 145 00:06:22,338 --> 00:06:24,253 Naomi's got me covered. Thanks. 146 00:06:24,296 --> 00:06:26,037 Hello? 147 00:06:32,479 --> 00:06:34,437 Hayes, what can you tell about the investigation? 148 00:06:34,481 --> 00:06:36,874 All these reporters remind me - of when Sierra disappeared. - Hayes! 149 00:06:36,918 --> 00:06:38,441 Camped out day and night then, too. 150 00:06:38,485 --> 00:06:39,529 The media loves triumph 151 00:06:39,573 --> 00:06:41,139 almost as much as they love tragedy. 152 00:06:41,183 --> 00:06:43,185 Sierra's story bridges both. She's the dream girl. 153 00:06:48,495 --> 00:06:52,412 Mrs. Macy, thank you for letting us speak with Sierra. 154 00:06:54,196 --> 00:06:55,632 I'll go get her. 155 00:06:55,676 --> 00:06:58,069 Actually, we need to talk to her alone. 156 00:06:58,113 --> 00:06:59,984 Last door on the left. 157 00:07:06,513 --> 00:07:08,384 Carla, how are you? 158 00:07:10,125 --> 00:07:11,256 Ah. 159 00:07:11,300 --> 00:07:12,562 I cleaned out her room. 160 00:07:12,606 --> 00:07:15,086 I gave away her clothes. 161 00:07:15,130 --> 00:07:17,175 We had a funeral. 162 00:07:17,219 --> 00:07:20,178 I'm sorry. 163 00:07:20,222 --> 00:07:21,484 Based on the evidence we had-- 164 00:07:21,528 --> 00:07:23,878 10 years that monster had my baby locked up. 165 00:07:23,921 --> 00:07:26,054 The things he did. 166 00:07:26,097 --> 00:07:27,490 The police stopped looking. 167 00:07:27,534 --> 00:07:31,451 I gave up because you told me she was dead. 168 00:07:48,511 --> 00:07:50,557 He showed me a clip from "GMA." 169 00:07:51,819 --> 00:07:53,951 It was my mom talking about my murder... 170 00:07:53,995 --> 00:07:58,739 so that I'd know no one was coming for me. 171 00:07:58,782 --> 00:08:02,177 Can you remember anything else? 172 00:08:02,220 --> 00:08:05,397 He called me his baby girl. 173 00:08:05,441 --> 00:08:08,139 I'd hear him coming down the stairs 174 00:08:08,183 --> 00:08:10,446 every night like clockwork. 175 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:15,364 Then a few nights ago, it stopped. 176 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:18,454 That's when I knew if I didn't get out, 177 00:08:18,498 --> 00:08:21,065 I was gonna die down there. 178 00:08:23,198 --> 00:08:27,419 I didn't, but... 179 00:08:27,463 --> 00:08:29,378 I feel like this girl did. 180 00:08:31,728 --> 00:08:35,210 I don't even remember being her. 181 00:08:37,168 --> 00:08:39,301 Sierra, you know that Josh Fleck is in prison 182 00:08:39,344 --> 00:08:41,042 for your kidnapping and murder. 183 00:08:41,085 --> 00:08:43,131 He's been cleared of the murder charges, 184 00:08:43,174 --> 00:08:46,351 but there are still some questions about your abduction. 185 00:08:46,395 --> 00:08:48,702 We know that Gunther wasn't responsible. 186 00:08:48,745 --> 00:08:51,835 We need to find out who may have taken you. 187 00:08:51,879 --> 00:08:56,231 Do you really think Mr. Fleck did it? 188 00:08:56,274 --> 00:08:58,712 We don't know. That's why we're asking you. 189 00:09:02,933 --> 00:09:06,502 I remember fighting with Liam, my mom's boyfriend, 190 00:09:06,546 --> 00:09:07,634 here at home. 191 00:09:07,677 --> 00:09:09,592 Is that why you ran off? 192 00:09:10,985 --> 00:09:13,422 I ended up at the train station. 193 00:09:13,465 --> 00:09:17,034 I wasn't sure who to call. 194 00:09:17,078 --> 00:09:19,994 I knew Mr. Fleck wouldn't yell at me. 195 00:09:20,037 --> 00:09:23,475 So he picked me up and drove me to the diner, 196 00:09:23,519 --> 00:09:27,610 and-- and we just... talked. 197 00:09:27,654 --> 00:09:31,135 And then... everything gets hazy. 198 00:09:31,179 --> 00:09:34,617 I remember feeling dizzy, 199 00:09:34,661 --> 00:09:37,489 and my mouth was dry like-- like I was high. 200 00:09:37,533 --> 00:09:39,100 Do you think Mr. Fleck drugged you? 201 00:09:39,143 --> 00:09:41,624 I don't think so. 202 00:09:41,668 --> 00:09:42,756 We were friends. 203 00:09:42,799 --> 00:09:44,279 Try to remember, Sierra. 204 00:09:46,368 --> 00:09:48,892 I'm sorry. 205 00:09:48,936 --> 00:09:51,765 I can't. 206 00:09:54,463 --> 00:09:56,073 Sierra, those scars on your arms, 207 00:09:56,117 --> 00:09:57,553 did Gunther do that to you? 208 00:09:59,555 --> 00:10:01,731 No. 209 00:10:01,775 --> 00:10:04,212 You used to cut yourself? 210 00:10:07,215 --> 00:10:09,652 Did you cut yourself earlier that night 211 00:10:09,696 --> 00:10:12,176 before you called Josh? 212 00:10:12,220 --> 00:10:14,265 Yes. 213 00:10:15,963 --> 00:10:17,573 I was upset. 214 00:10:21,316 --> 00:10:24,275 Thank you, Sierra. 215 00:10:24,319 --> 00:10:27,714 What's with all the questions about her cutting? 216 00:10:27,757 --> 00:10:30,238 Another explanation for how Sierra's blood 217 00:10:30,281 --> 00:10:31,935 was found in Josh's truck. 218 00:10:31,979 --> 00:10:35,417 Looks like your airtight case has sprung a leak. 219 00:10:48,256 --> 00:10:50,388 Sierra was cutting the night she disappeared. 220 00:10:50,432 --> 00:10:53,696 That could be how her blood got on the door of Josh's truck. 221 00:10:53,740 --> 00:10:55,524 Even if that is the case, Josh could've kidnapped Sierra 222 00:10:55,567 --> 00:10:56,873 and delivered her to Gunther. 223 00:10:56,917 --> 00:10:58,527 He didn't have an alibi for later that night. 224 00:10:58,570 --> 00:11:00,398 Because he was at home asleep. 225 00:11:00,442 --> 00:11:02,183 That blood was the only evidence of foul play. 226 00:11:02,226 --> 00:11:04,576 And it's how you painted Josh as a violent assailant. 227 00:11:04,620 --> 00:11:06,404 Detective Quinn talked to a waitress at the diner 228 00:11:06,448 --> 00:11:08,755 who said that she saw Josh touching Sierra inappropriately 229 00:11:08,798 --> 00:11:10,234 then saw the two leave together. 230 00:11:10,278 --> 00:11:11,671 Someone needs to go talk to the witness. 231 00:11:11,714 --> 00:11:13,063 - I'll do it. - No, you won't. 232 00:11:13,107 --> 00:11:14,586 I need someone who doesn't have an ax to grind. 233 00:11:14,630 --> 00:11:18,547 Tess, go speak to the waitress. Take Maxine with you. 234 00:11:29,776 --> 00:11:32,300 Hayes wants us to talk to the waitress from the diner. 235 00:11:32,343 --> 00:11:34,345 Oh, great. I'll be there in a sec. 236 00:11:41,091 --> 00:11:44,355 Thanks so much for meeting with us on your break. 237 00:11:44,399 --> 00:11:47,358 That poor girl. It's a miracle she's still alive. 238 00:11:47,402 --> 00:11:49,926 Yes. Unfortunately, that wasn't the least of it. 239 00:11:49,970 --> 00:11:51,972 The man you saw her with the night she went missing... 240 00:11:52,015 --> 00:11:53,582 Uh, Josh Fleck. 241 00:11:53,625 --> 00:11:55,802 I see lots of people come through every week. 242 00:11:55,845 --> 00:11:58,500 He creeped me out. - Care to elaborate? 243 00:11:58,543 --> 00:12:01,764 Mm, the way he was talking to her, holding her hand. 244 00:12:01,808 --> 00:12:03,070 Young girl like that, 245 00:12:03,113 --> 00:12:04,854 you could just tell something wasn't right. 246 00:12:04,898 --> 00:12:06,377 In your statement, you said you saw 247 00:12:06,421 --> 00:12:07,770 Josh and Sierra leave together. 248 00:12:07,814 --> 00:12:09,685 I'd come out here for a smoke, 249 00:12:09,729 --> 00:12:11,731 and I watched them get into his truck. 250 00:12:11,774 --> 00:12:13,907 And that was parked on the side of the diner? 251 00:12:13,950 --> 00:12:16,561 That's right. 252 00:12:16,605 --> 00:12:18,825 Problem is, these big propane tanks 253 00:12:18,868 --> 00:12:20,827 were parked there at the time. 254 00:12:20,870 --> 00:12:23,786 Not only would it have been a bad place for you to light up, 255 00:12:23,830 --> 00:12:25,570 but the tanks would've obstructed 256 00:12:25,614 --> 00:12:27,137 your view of the parking lot. 257 00:12:28,704 --> 00:12:29,966 The penalty for perjury in New York 258 00:12:30,010 --> 00:12:31,098 is up to seven years. 259 00:12:31,141 --> 00:12:35,058 Look, I saw them inside, I served them. 260 00:12:35,102 --> 00:12:37,495 Whatever was going on, it wasn't right. 261 00:12:37,539 --> 00:12:40,324 But you never saw them drive off together? 262 00:12:40,368 --> 00:12:41,586 No. 263 00:12:41,630 --> 00:12:42,979 Then why did you tell the police you did? 264 00:12:43,023 --> 00:12:45,852 That detective, he told me 265 00:12:45,895 --> 00:12:47,897 they found blood in Josh Fleck's truck. 266 00:12:47,941 --> 00:12:50,378 They knew he'd done it, but they needed someone 267 00:12:50,421 --> 00:12:52,728 to confirm he and Sierra left here together. 268 00:12:52,772 --> 00:12:55,557 I was trying to help. 269 00:12:57,994 --> 00:13:01,737 What does the U.S. Attorney have on Wallace? 270 00:13:01,781 --> 00:13:03,173 He doesn't want me to tell you. 271 00:13:03,217 --> 00:13:04,827 And yet, you're here. 272 00:13:06,176 --> 00:13:09,005 Do you remember when you and Wallace faced off 273 00:13:09,049 --> 00:13:10,267 on Tim Gore's insider trading case? 274 00:13:10,311 --> 00:13:11,399 Of course. 275 00:13:11,442 --> 00:13:13,009 My father asked me to represent Tim, 276 00:13:13,053 --> 00:13:14,489 but we never made it to trial. 277 00:13:14,532 --> 00:13:16,012 - The charges were dropped. - Yes. 278 00:13:16,056 --> 00:13:18,841 After Wallace's star witness from the grand jury recanted. 279 00:13:18,885 --> 00:13:21,844 His confidentialstar witness who now says 280 00:13:21,888 --> 00:13:23,803 that you pressured him into recanting. 281 00:13:23,846 --> 00:13:28,111 The U.S. Attorney thinks that Wallace leaked 282 00:13:28,155 --> 00:13:30,200 the identity of the witness to me. 283 00:13:30,244 --> 00:13:32,376 - Exactly. - That's a felony. 284 00:13:32,420 --> 00:13:34,770 Wallace could get disbarred. 285 00:13:34,814 --> 00:13:37,425 Edward Marchand's handling the case. 286 00:13:37,468 --> 00:13:39,644 I know him. He's tough. 287 00:13:39,688 --> 00:13:41,429 Right now, he's offering Wallace a deal 288 00:13:41,472 --> 00:13:42,952 that would keep him out of jail. 289 00:13:42,996 --> 00:13:45,912 That would end his political career. 290 00:13:45,955 --> 00:13:49,219 I know. But he's considering it. 291 00:13:51,874 --> 00:13:54,529 Wallace didn't leak the name to me. 292 00:13:56,096 --> 00:13:57,793 And I will testify to that effect 293 00:13:57,837 --> 00:13:59,316 in front of the U.S. Attorney. 294 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:03,277 As Wallace's attorney, I'm thrilled. 295 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:06,149 As your friend, I'll point out that you'll be asked 296 00:14:06,193 --> 00:14:07,890 how you got a confidential witness's name, 297 00:14:07,934 --> 00:14:09,109 and you will need to answer. 298 00:14:09,152 --> 00:14:11,241 Mm. I know. 299 00:14:11,285 --> 00:14:13,069 And depending on that answer, 300 00:14:13,113 --> 00:14:15,376 you could be in a lot of trouble yourself. 301 00:14:16,681 --> 00:14:18,727 Call me in front of the U.S. Attorney. 302 00:14:25,865 --> 00:14:28,868 No wonder why they can't fix the toilet at the precinct. 303 00:14:28,911 --> 00:14:30,695 The city blew their bankroll on this place. 304 00:14:30,739 --> 00:14:31,914 What's up, Quinn? 305 00:14:31,958 --> 00:14:33,829 Come here. 306 00:14:34,874 --> 00:14:36,919 Sierra Macy. 307 00:14:36,963 --> 00:14:38,790 I figured you'd be calling about that. 308 00:14:38,834 --> 00:14:40,575 The waitress admitted to my colleague 309 00:14:40,618 --> 00:14:42,925 that she never saw them leave the diner together. 310 00:14:42,969 --> 00:14:44,927 You told me she was a solid witness. 311 00:14:44,971 --> 00:14:46,320 You told me you needed to put Sierra 312 00:14:46,363 --> 00:14:47,930 in that dirtbag's truck leaving the diner. 313 00:14:47,974 --> 00:14:50,454 I never meant you should fabricate a witness statement. 314 00:14:50,498 --> 00:14:54,110 What does this matter? Josh Fleck pled guilty. 315 00:14:54,154 --> 00:14:56,069 He obviously played a role in this. 316 00:14:56,112 --> 00:14:57,548 We put him away for her murder. 317 00:14:57,592 --> 00:14:59,028 Clearly, she's not dead. 318 00:14:59,072 --> 00:15:00,769 The evidence still points to him for the kidnapping. 319 00:15:00,812 --> 00:15:02,597 It might not. 320 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:04,729 What the hell happened to you, Sam? 321 00:15:04,773 --> 00:15:07,776 All of this Monday morning quarterbacking, 322 00:15:07,819 --> 00:15:10,431 overturning cases we busted our asses off to make. 323 00:15:10,474 --> 00:15:12,912 And we did that to get the bad guys off the street. 324 00:15:12,955 --> 00:15:14,261 That's important work. 325 00:15:14,304 --> 00:15:15,871 So is making sure we actually got the bad guys, 326 00:15:15,915 --> 00:15:19,135 because if we didn't, whoever grabbed Sierra is still out there. 327 00:15:25,011 --> 00:15:27,013 We didn't screw up. 328 00:15:27,056 --> 00:15:28,405 New info on Josh Fleck. 329 00:15:28,449 --> 00:15:30,842 Sierra Macy's not the first girl he overstepped with. 330 00:15:30,886 --> 00:15:31,843 Angela Cheng. 331 00:15:31,887 --> 00:15:33,410 She didn't go to Josh's school, 332 00:15:33,454 --> 00:15:34,542 and yet her parents filed a complaint there. 333 00:15:34,585 --> 00:15:35,978 Why? 334 00:15:36,022 --> 00:15:38,633 Apparently, he sexually assaulted their daughter. 335 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:42,245 There's no mention of her in any of your case notes. 336 00:15:42,289 --> 00:15:44,465 Josh pled to Sierra's murder before I found out about it, 337 00:15:44,508 --> 00:15:45,988 but he met Angela on a message board, 338 00:15:46,032 --> 00:15:47,642 and she was 16 years old. 339 00:15:48,991 --> 00:15:51,385 You still think this guy's innocent? 340 00:16:02,396 --> 00:16:06,008 You have a history of dating underage girls, 341 00:16:06,052 --> 00:16:07,879 like Angela Cheng. 342 00:16:07,923 --> 00:16:10,012 Angela said she was 20 in her post. 343 00:16:10,056 --> 00:16:11,796 She said the same thing in person. 344 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:13,407 We looked for that post, couldn't find it. 345 00:16:13,450 --> 00:16:15,061 It was over a decade ago. 346 00:16:15,104 --> 00:16:16,671 Her parents made her delete it when they found out-- 347 00:16:16,714 --> 00:16:18,281 Or maybe you're a predator. 348 00:16:18,325 --> 00:16:20,153 What was next for Angela? Abduction? 349 00:16:20,196 --> 00:16:22,938 That is ridiculous. She came on to me. 350 00:16:22,982 --> 00:16:24,374 Blaming the victim's not gonna get you out of here. 351 00:16:24,418 --> 00:16:26,594 I'm not blaming her. It was consensual. 352 00:16:26,637 --> 00:16:28,422 That's not what Angela said. 353 00:16:28,465 --> 00:16:30,554 She told us that you forced yourself on her. 354 00:16:30,598 --> 00:16:32,948 Sam! Hey! 355 00:16:32,992 --> 00:16:34,210 Just like you did with Sierra. 356 00:16:34,254 --> 00:16:36,430 That is a lie. I didn't do anything wrong. 357 00:16:36,473 --> 00:16:38,301 Says the man in the orange jumpsuit. 358 00:16:38,345 --> 00:16:40,086 You want to talk about a victim? 359 00:16:40,129 --> 00:16:43,306 How about the guy doing 20 years for a crime he didn't commit? 360 00:16:43,350 --> 00:16:45,656 Josh, we are here to help you. 361 00:16:45,700 --> 00:16:47,223 Maybe youare. 362 00:16:47,267 --> 00:16:49,399 But he's trying to railroad me again. 363 00:16:51,097 --> 00:16:52,489 I just want your side of the story. 364 00:16:52,533 --> 00:16:53,664 I already told you. 365 00:16:53,708 --> 00:16:56,319 Angela said she was 20. She looked 20. 366 00:16:56,363 --> 00:16:57,929 She was underage. 367 00:16:59,105 --> 00:17:00,454 Vulnerable. 368 00:17:00,497 --> 00:17:04,806 Your preferred target, just like Sierra. 369 00:17:06,416 --> 00:17:09,419 I've got nothing more to say to you. 370 00:17:09,463 --> 00:17:11,595 Guard! 371 00:17:21,779 --> 00:17:23,390 What was that? 372 00:17:23,433 --> 00:17:25,348 Just trying to cut through the lies. 373 00:17:25,392 --> 00:17:27,046 By telling more lies? 374 00:17:27,089 --> 00:17:28,351 We never found Angela. 375 00:17:28,395 --> 00:17:29,700 He doesn't know that. 376 00:17:29,744 --> 00:17:30,875 Oh, come on, Maxine. 377 00:17:30,919 --> 00:17:32,181 All the years we've worked cases together, 378 00:17:32,225 --> 00:17:33,661 I've seen you lie to dozens of perps. 379 00:17:33,704 --> 00:17:34,749 Josh is right. 380 00:17:34,792 --> 00:17:36,533 You're trying to railroad him again. 381 00:17:36,577 --> 00:17:39,058 He's a viable suspect. 382 00:17:39,101 --> 00:17:40,668 And if you weren't still pissed 383 00:17:40,711 --> 00:17:42,235 about what happened with the filmmaker, you'd agree with me. 384 00:17:42,278 --> 00:17:43,888 Like hell I would. 385 00:17:43,932 --> 00:17:46,021 Your blood evidence against Josh is suspect, 386 00:17:46,065 --> 00:17:48,371 your main witness outright lied, 387 00:17:48,415 --> 00:17:51,200 and there is nothing connecting him to the man 388 00:17:51,244 --> 00:17:53,333 who held Sierra captive for 10 years. 389 00:17:53,376 --> 00:17:56,379 So you need to wake up or back off! 390 00:18:34,156 --> 00:18:35,679 Frankie has an idea. 391 00:18:35,723 --> 00:18:37,681 Wallace just summoned me, so take your time. 392 00:18:37,725 --> 00:18:39,335 I've run everything I could find on Gunther, 393 00:18:39,379 --> 00:18:40,510 but this guy was careful. 394 00:18:40,554 --> 00:18:42,469 No credit cards, only used burner phones. 395 00:18:42,512 --> 00:18:44,906 Explains why we're having a hard time connecting him to Josh. 396 00:18:44,949 --> 00:18:47,474 Josh's actual innocence being another explanation. 397 00:18:47,517 --> 00:18:48,605 It got me thinking. 398 00:18:48,649 --> 00:18:50,172 The only person besides the kidnapper 399 00:18:50,216 --> 00:18:52,348 who knows the truth about that night is Sierra. 400 00:18:52,392 --> 00:18:54,916 You ever heard of state-dependent memory retrieval? 401 00:18:54,959 --> 00:18:56,265 I have a feeling I'm about to. 402 00:18:56,309 --> 00:18:58,224 It's the use of psychotropic drugs 403 00:18:58,267 --> 00:18:59,790 to recover repressed memories. 404 00:18:59,834 --> 00:19:01,705 Works even better if the subject was on drugs 405 00:19:01,749 --> 00:19:02,967 at the time the memory was formed. 406 00:19:03,011 --> 00:19:04,795 Sierra was clearly drugged. 407 00:19:04,839 --> 00:19:06,710 Her symptoms-- the dry mouth, disorientation, 408 00:19:06,754 --> 00:19:08,799 memory loss-- are consistent with an opioid. 409 00:19:08,843 --> 00:19:10,584 Most likely fentanyl or hydromorphone. 410 00:19:10,627 --> 00:19:12,890 You want to turn Sierra into a lab rat. 411 00:19:12,934 --> 00:19:14,370 Maybe if we bring her back to the diner, 412 00:19:14,414 --> 00:19:15,893 her memories will come back to her. 413 00:19:15,937 --> 00:19:17,982 She'll be able to identify Josh Fleck as her kidnapper. 414 00:19:18,026 --> 00:19:19,636 Or if it was someone else. 415 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:21,029 Dr. Lorraine Maltin is an expert 416 00:19:21,072 --> 00:19:22,422 in this type of memory retrieval. 417 00:19:22,465 --> 00:19:23,945 She volunteered to supervise the whole thing. 418 00:19:23,988 --> 00:19:28,036 Just keep Sierra safe. She has been through enough. 419 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:38,568 I spoke to Naomi. You're not testifying. 420 00:19:38,612 --> 00:19:39,743 Of course I am. 421 00:19:39,787 --> 00:19:41,832 You didn't leak the witness' name to me. 422 00:19:41,876 --> 00:19:43,791 I stole it from you. 423 00:19:45,227 --> 00:19:47,011 I was over at your place one night, 424 00:19:47,055 --> 00:19:49,231 and I saw the grand jury minutes in your briefcase, 425 00:19:49,275 --> 00:19:50,972 and I read them. 426 00:19:51,015 --> 00:19:52,626 I know. 427 00:19:52,669 --> 00:19:53,670 I was counting on that. 428 00:19:53,714 --> 00:19:55,237 Wait. What? 429 00:19:55,281 --> 00:19:58,371 I left my briefcase open with the grand jury minutes on top. 430 00:19:58,414 --> 00:20:00,068 I knew you wouldn't be able to help yourself. 431 00:20:00,111 --> 00:20:01,374 Why would you do that? 432 00:20:01,417 --> 00:20:02,505 So you could win. 433 00:20:02,549 --> 00:20:04,333 It was a frivolous white-collar case. 434 00:20:04,377 --> 00:20:05,726 It meant nothing to me. 435 00:20:05,769 --> 00:20:07,336 You were on the partner track. I wanted to help you. 436 00:20:07,380 --> 00:20:09,860 Oh, like I couldn't have beaten you on my own? 437 00:20:09,904 --> 00:20:12,689 The point is I'm responsible for the leak. 438 00:20:12,733 --> 00:20:14,038 I'm going to take the deal. 439 00:20:14,082 --> 00:20:15,301 I don't want you to. 440 00:20:15,344 --> 00:20:17,390 I stole the damn minutes. Let me testify. 441 00:20:17,433 --> 00:20:19,479 I won't be responsible for you getting disbarred. 442 00:20:19,522 --> 00:20:21,045 Oh, don't you dare "knight in shining armor" me. 443 00:20:21,089 --> 00:20:23,047 Okay. 444 00:20:23,091 --> 00:20:26,137 I also don't want to risk tanking the CIU. 445 00:20:26,181 --> 00:20:27,443 That's my legacy. 446 00:20:27,487 --> 00:20:30,316 You take this deal, 447 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:32,753 your political career is over. 448 00:20:32,796 --> 00:20:35,277 I can live with that. 449 00:20:39,499 --> 00:20:41,805 Dr. Maltin will take Sierra 450 00:20:41,849 --> 00:20:43,938 through the events leading up to her abduction. 451 00:20:43,981 --> 00:20:45,983 You can stop any time you need, okay? 452 00:20:46,027 --> 00:20:48,769 I spent the last 10 years of my life 453 00:20:48,812 --> 00:20:50,510 trapped in a tiny cell, 454 00:20:50,553 --> 00:20:54,949 hoping and... praying that someone would save me. 455 00:20:54,992 --> 00:20:58,126 And if Mr. Fleck is innocent, he's doing the same. 456 00:20:58,169 --> 00:21:01,303 I have to help him. 457 00:21:01,347 --> 00:21:05,916 Sierra, I'm gonna inject you with a small does of fentanyl. 458 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:08,702 It'll make you feel a little disoriented. 459 00:21:08,745 --> 00:21:10,181 That's all. 460 00:21:19,234 --> 00:21:20,627 Now look around. 461 00:21:22,629 --> 00:21:24,413 I want you to try to put yourself 462 00:21:24,457 --> 00:21:26,415 back in the night you disappeared-- 463 00:21:26,459 --> 00:21:30,158 how you felt, what you were thinking. 464 00:21:32,595 --> 00:21:34,597 I wanted to get away. 465 00:21:34,641 --> 00:21:36,207 That's good, Sierra. 466 00:21:36,251 --> 00:21:37,905 What else were you feeling? 467 00:21:37,948 --> 00:21:40,995 I had to get out of the house. 468 00:21:43,127 --> 00:21:45,521 I didn't know where I was gonna go. 469 00:21:47,262 --> 00:21:50,526 I went to the train station, but I chickened out. 470 00:21:50,570 --> 00:21:53,703 That's when I called Mr. Fleck. 471 00:21:53,747 --> 00:21:58,055 He brought me here. 472 00:21:59,796 --> 00:22:04,671 I was cold. He gave me his jacket. 473 00:22:07,804 --> 00:22:10,154 Mr. Fleck ordered a hot chocolate. 474 00:22:10,198 --> 00:22:12,983 He said it would make me feel better, 475 00:22:13,027 --> 00:22:15,334 and it did. 476 00:22:18,641 --> 00:22:20,774 Dr. Maltin: Did he seem nervous? 477 00:22:20,817 --> 00:22:22,776 No. 478 00:22:22,819 --> 00:22:24,386 How about the other people in the diner? 479 00:22:24,430 --> 00:22:27,258 Did anyone stand out, look suspicious? 480 00:22:40,446 --> 00:22:42,361 No. 481 00:22:42,404 --> 00:22:45,189 I'm sorry. I wish I was more help. 482 00:22:45,233 --> 00:22:47,278 Oh, it's okay. 483 00:22:47,322 --> 00:22:49,063 Maybe Josh was the only suspicious person. 484 00:22:52,066 --> 00:22:53,763 So, what happened next? 485 00:22:53,807 --> 00:23:01,205 He calmed me down, said he would take me home, 486 00:23:01,249 --> 00:23:02,903 and then we left. 487 00:23:10,345 --> 00:23:12,652 I don't remember. 488 00:23:12,695 --> 00:23:15,785 Take a few deep breaths. Try and relax. 489 00:23:20,747 --> 00:23:22,879 There's nothing. I'm sorry. 490 00:23:22,923 --> 00:23:24,141 I'm trying. 491 00:23:24,185 --> 00:23:26,274 You're doing a great job, Sierra. 492 00:23:29,973 --> 00:23:31,279 Wait. 493 00:23:32,323 --> 00:23:35,849 Wait. I went to the bathroom. 494 00:23:35,892 --> 00:23:37,894 I wanted to clean myself up. 495 00:23:40,027 --> 00:23:42,421 Someone came up behind me. 496 00:23:42,464 --> 00:23:44,814 I felt a pinch like-- like a needle. 497 00:23:46,337 --> 00:23:48,427 Did you see who it was? 498 00:23:48,470 --> 00:23:49,819 No. 499 00:23:49,863 --> 00:23:53,649 But I-I-I felt... heavy. 500 00:23:53,693 --> 00:23:55,999 It was dark. 501 00:23:56,043 --> 00:23:58,698 I was in the trunk of a car. 502 00:23:58,741 --> 00:24:01,135 I-I-I felt like I was there for hours. 503 00:24:02,615 --> 00:24:03,703 Then I was at a house. 504 00:24:03,746 --> 00:24:05,705 - Gunther's house? - No, that was later. 505 00:24:05,748 --> 00:24:07,968 Like, a few days later. 506 00:24:09,317 --> 00:24:12,320 I was blindfolded. 507 00:24:12,363 --> 00:24:14,104 But-- But I could hear things. 508 00:24:14,148 --> 00:24:16,846 Chimes. 509 00:24:16,890 --> 00:24:19,980 For days, all I could hear was stupid chimes. 510 00:24:20,023 --> 00:24:21,416 What about faces? 511 00:24:21,460 --> 00:24:23,331 This is important, Sierra. 512 00:24:23,374 --> 00:24:25,507 Did you see who put you in the trunk? 513 00:24:25,551 --> 00:24:26,769 No. 514 00:24:26,813 --> 00:24:27,857 Was it Mr. Fleck? 515 00:24:27,901 --> 00:24:29,163 I don't know. 516 00:24:29,206 --> 00:24:30,425 I'm sorry. I can't. 517 00:24:30,469 --> 00:24:33,950 That's enough. Leave her alone. 518 00:24:33,994 --> 00:24:35,343 Josh drove a pickup. 519 00:24:35,386 --> 00:24:36,605 No trunk. 520 00:24:36,649 --> 00:24:38,128 Maybe he used a different car. 521 00:24:38,172 --> 00:24:40,217 It's a different kidnapper. 522 00:24:40,261 --> 00:24:42,089 Think you locked up the wrong dude. 523 00:24:57,757 --> 00:25:00,063 ...when she was sexually abused and deprived 524 00:25:00,107 --> 00:25:02,152 of all contact with the outside world. 525 00:25:02,196 --> 00:25:04,024 Neighbors were reeling at the discovery 526 00:25:04,067 --> 00:25:06,026 of something so gruesome in a neighborhood 527 00:25:06,069 --> 00:25:08,289 they thought was a safe haven for their families. 528 00:25:08,332 --> 00:25:11,074 New York's Conviction Integrity Unit, in conjunction... 529 00:25:11,118 --> 00:25:13,642 I told you this case would hurt. 530 00:25:13,686 --> 00:25:14,904 What are you doing here, Hayes? 531 00:25:14,948 --> 00:25:16,558 Following a trail of drunk texts 532 00:25:16,602 --> 00:25:18,342 that get progressively more pathetic. 533 00:25:18,386 --> 00:25:21,694 "I think I made a mistake about Josh. 534 00:25:21,737 --> 00:25:24,000 I'm taking myself off the case." Blah, blah, blah. 535 00:25:24,044 --> 00:25:26,046 You really walk all that way to lord that over me? 536 00:25:26,089 --> 00:25:28,527 Uh, self-pity isn't your strong suit. 537 00:25:30,572 --> 00:25:32,531 The night Josh pled guilty, 538 00:25:32,574 --> 00:25:34,837 I stood on that booth right there, 539 00:25:34,881 --> 00:25:37,623 and I bought a round for the house. 540 00:25:38,841 --> 00:25:40,451 Took me a month to pay off that bar tab, 541 00:25:40,495 --> 00:25:42,845 but it was worth it. 542 00:25:49,504 --> 00:25:50,810 What the hell are you doing? 543 00:25:50,853 --> 00:25:52,376 Clearly, you want to punish yourself. 544 00:25:52,420 --> 00:25:53,377 I figured I'd help. 545 00:25:57,120 --> 00:25:58,600 You could've hit me. 546 00:25:58,644 --> 00:25:59,993 I was trying to. 547 00:26:00,036 --> 00:26:01,777 You know what your problem is? 548 00:26:01,821 --> 00:26:03,562 You're not a seasoned screw-up like me. 549 00:26:03,605 --> 00:26:05,128 You haven't perfected the rebound. 550 00:26:05,172 --> 00:26:06,565 So my problem is I'm too good? 551 00:26:06,608 --> 00:26:08,610 Oh, no. 552 00:26:08,654 --> 00:26:10,481 It's just that you think of yourself that way, 553 00:26:10,525 --> 00:26:12,048 and that there's this clean line 554 00:26:12,092 --> 00:26:13,615 between the good guys and the bad guys, 555 00:26:13,659 --> 00:26:15,356 and your job is to hold that line secure. 556 00:26:15,399 --> 00:26:16,705 Is that so wrong? 557 00:26:16,749 --> 00:26:19,229 Yeah, because it has nothing to do with reality. 558 00:26:19,273 --> 00:26:21,884 We're all bad guys in someone's story. 559 00:26:21,928 --> 00:26:23,364 You're Josh Fleck's. 560 00:26:23,407 --> 00:26:25,627 And I should just accept that? 561 00:26:25,671 --> 00:26:29,065 Or you can start the rewrite. Up to you. 562 00:26:29,109 --> 00:26:32,025 ♪ All lovin' day for you 563 00:26:33,330 --> 00:26:36,943 ♪ 'Cause you're my true love 564 00:26:45,691 --> 00:26:46,953 Rough night? 565 00:26:46,996 --> 00:26:48,737 Been going over Sierra's case file. 566 00:26:48,781 --> 00:26:50,521 Whatever you need to ask her, it'll have to wait. 567 00:26:50,565 --> 00:26:51,653 I came to talk to you. 568 00:26:51,697 --> 00:26:53,220 May I? 569 00:26:55,701 --> 00:26:58,181 Thank you. 570 00:26:58,225 --> 00:27:00,531 10 years ago, I sat in this room, 571 00:27:00,575 --> 00:27:02,272 and I asked you who else might've taken Sierra. 572 00:27:02,316 --> 00:27:03,447 I remember. 573 00:27:03,491 --> 00:27:05,449 And we talked about your boyfriend Liam. 574 00:27:05,493 --> 00:27:07,016 We're not together anymore. 575 00:27:07,060 --> 00:27:09,366 You swore to me that he spent the entire night with you. 576 00:27:10,150 --> 00:27:12,935 At 12:30 a.m. on the night that Sierra disappeared, 577 00:27:12,979 --> 00:27:14,720 Liam was stopped by a state trooper 578 00:27:14,763 --> 00:27:16,547 for a busted taillight on 295. 579 00:27:16,591 --> 00:27:18,375 He was out looking for her. 580 00:27:18,419 --> 00:27:19,768 Was he? 581 00:27:21,509 --> 00:27:24,599 295 north is the road he would've taken to Gunther's house. 582 00:27:30,387 --> 00:27:33,521 I didn't want to believe he could've, but... 583 00:27:35,001 --> 00:27:37,960 Carla, what else didn't you tell us about Liam? 584 00:27:40,354 --> 00:27:41,790 Wallace wants to take a bullet for you, 585 00:27:41,834 --> 00:27:42,922 and you're mad at him? 586 00:27:42,965 --> 00:27:44,271 Just doesn't make sense. 587 00:27:44,314 --> 00:27:45,838 He's trying to protect you. 588 00:27:45,881 --> 00:27:47,100 Well, I don't need protection, and his political career, 589 00:27:47,143 --> 00:27:49,015 he wouldn't give that up for anyone. 590 00:27:50,756 --> 00:27:52,496 No one asked you to do that. 591 00:27:52,540 --> 00:27:54,368 It's not for you, it's for me. 592 00:27:54,411 --> 00:27:56,500 I think that you're upset with Wallace 593 00:27:56,544 --> 00:27:58,372 because you want to protect him. 594 00:27:58,415 --> 00:28:00,896 You want to be his knight in shining armor. No way! 595 00:28:00,940 --> 00:28:03,333 Because you want to win him back from Naomi. 596 00:28:03,377 --> 00:28:04,726 You're out of your mind. 597 00:28:04,770 --> 00:28:06,728 I want him to owe me for a change. 598 00:28:06,772 --> 00:28:09,252 Whatever you say. 599 00:28:09,296 --> 00:28:10,732 The election's getting close. How are you feeling? 600 00:28:10,776 --> 00:28:13,735 Mm. Nice subject change. 601 00:28:13,779 --> 00:28:15,606 We're cautiously optimistic. 602 00:28:18,479 --> 00:28:21,264 My work here is done. Bye. 603 00:28:23,223 --> 00:28:25,051 Once I pointed out 604 00:28:25,094 --> 00:28:26,966 holes in Liam's story, Carla opened up. 605 00:28:30,099 --> 00:28:32,798 So, he was, um, also a vet tech. He had access to fentanyl. 606 00:28:32,841 --> 00:28:34,538 Oh, look, you started without me. 607 00:28:34,582 --> 00:28:35,888 This is Liam Strout-- 608 00:28:35,931 --> 00:28:38,064 Carla's former live-in boyfriend. 609 00:28:38,107 --> 00:28:39,065 How's the hangover? 610 00:28:39,108 --> 00:28:41,023 I'll survive. 611 00:28:41,067 --> 00:28:42,677 Liam moved in with Carla 612 00:28:42,721 --> 00:28:44,200 six months before Sierra disappeared. 613 00:28:44,244 --> 00:28:45,636 Sierra started acting up around that time. 614 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:47,682 Teenage girl doesn't like Mom's new boyfriend. 615 00:28:47,726 --> 00:28:49,640 What differentiates this from "Gossip Girl"? 616 00:28:49,684 --> 00:28:51,642 Carla said that Liam and Sierra argued a lot, 617 00:28:51,686 --> 00:28:53,079 but that night, it got physical. 618 00:28:53,122 --> 00:28:54,994 She ran because she was afraid of him. 619 00:28:55,037 --> 00:28:56,691 Liam's never been considered - a person of interest. - Sam: Not until now. 620 00:28:56,735 --> 00:28:59,085 But I did some digging, looked into his financials. 621 00:28:59,128 --> 00:29:00,695 Two months after Sierra disappeared, 622 00:29:00,739 --> 00:29:02,915 he put a large down payment on a condo in Williamsburg. 623 00:29:04,090 --> 00:29:05,569 $80,000 in cash. 624 00:29:05,613 --> 00:29:07,746 You think Liam sold Sierra to Gunther? 625 00:29:07,789 --> 00:29:09,573 He was supposedly out looking for her 626 00:29:09,617 --> 00:29:11,532 between 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. 627 00:29:11,575 --> 00:29:13,360 More than enough time to drive to Gunther's and back. 628 00:29:13,403 --> 00:29:16,537 Sounds like a solid new suspect. Let's bring him in. 629 00:29:27,330 --> 00:29:30,464 Carla and me, we had a good thing going. 630 00:29:30,507 --> 00:29:33,772 Always wondered if we'd have made it work, you know, 631 00:29:33,815 --> 00:29:34,947 if Sierra hadn't gone missing. 632 00:29:34,990 --> 00:29:36,644 Yeah, but you and Sierra didn't get along. 633 00:29:38,254 --> 00:29:41,431 She was a teenager. I was dating her mom. 634 00:29:41,475 --> 00:29:44,913 It was awkward sometimes, you know, but we made it work. 635 00:29:44,957 --> 00:29:46,785 When you slammed her against the wall, 636 00:29:46,828 --> 00:29:47,916 was that making it work? 637 00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:49,222 Trust me, if you lived 638 00:29:49,265 --> 00:29:51,180 under the same roof as that girl, 639 00:29:51,224 --> 00:29:53,139 you would've lost your cool, too. 640 00:29:53,182 --> 00:29:56,707 The night Sierra went missing, you went looking for her. 641 00:29:56,751 --> 00:29:58,405 Carla was freaking out. I was, too. 642 00:29:58,448 --> 00:29:59,710 You were home around 2:00 a.m.? 643 00:29:59,754 --> 00:30:01,060 What's your point? I didn't look hard enough? 644 00:30:01,103 --> 00:30:02,409 You had plenty of time to pick her up at the diner 645 00:30:02,452 --> 00:30:04,063 and drop her at Peter Gunther's place. 646 00:30:04,106 --> 00:30:05,673 You think I gave her to that psycho? 647 00:30:05,716 --> 00:30:06,935 Gave? No, no, no. 648 00:30:08,328 --> 00:30:09,677 Sold. 649 00:30:10,896 --> 00:30:12,288 Two months after Sierra disappeared, 650 00:30:12,332 --> 00:30:15,074 you put an $80,000 deposit on a Brooklyn condo. 651 00:30:15,117 --> 00:30:16,553 That's a lot of money for anyone, 652 00:30:16,597 --> 00:30:17,946 especially a vet tech-- 653 00:30:17,990 --> 00:30:19,905 a job that gives you access to fentanyl. 654 00:30:19,948 --> 00:30:21,820 That's what you used on Sierra, right? 655 00:30:23,169 --> 00:30:27,521 Sierra Macy was a mess long before I met her. 656 00:30:27,564 --> 00:30:28,827 It was only a matter of time 657 00:30:28,870 --> 00:30:30,306 before she got herself in trouble. 658 00:30:30,350 --> 00:30:34,180 Anything else you want to know, ask my lawyer. 659 00:30:40,882 --> 00:30:42,884 Oh, what happened with the ex? 660 00:30:42,928 --> 00:30:44,146 I shook him. 661 00:30:44,190 --> 00:30:45,234 He didn't break. 662 00:30:45,278 --> 00:30:46,801 Maybe he'll make a mistake 663 00:30:46,845 --> 00:30:48,759 now that he knows that we're looking at him. 664 00:30:48,803 --> 00:30:50,152 Yeah, I'll call the 91st, 665 00:30:50,196 --> 00:30:51,937 see if they can spare a squad to keep eyes on him. 666 00:30:51,980 --> 00:30:53,895 Good idea. 667 00:30:54,940 --> 00:30:56,680 You were right. 668 00:30:56,724 --> 00:31:00,249 I should've stepped off this case. 669 00:31:00,293 --> 00:31:03,731 It's not easy to face your screw-ups. 670 00:31:03,774 --> 00:31:06,690 I guess we all handle it in our own way. 671 00:31:06,734 --> 00:31:08,910 I'm gonna make it right. 672 00:31:08,954 --> 00:31:12,000 It might not be that simple, 673 00:31:12,044 --> 00:31:14,089 but good for you for trying. 674 00:31:16,352 --> 00:31:17,484 The waitress at the diner-- 675 00:31:17,527 --> 00:31:18,572 Melissa DeLeon. 676 00:31:18,615 --> 00:31:20,182 I'm gonna show her Liam's picture. 677 00:31:20,226 --> 00:31:21,923 Maybe she can place him there that night. 678 00:31:25,274 --> 00:31:26,667 Happy to do it. 679 00:31:26,710 --> 00:31:28,147 I understand you're ready to accept the plea deal 680 00:31:28,190 --> 00:31:29,713 and acknowledge your wrongdoing. 681 00:31:29,757 --> 00:31:30,758 That's correct. 682 00:31:30,801 --> 00:31:32,586 It's okay, he's expecting me. 683 00:31:32,629 --> 00:31:33,804 Don't start the party without me. 684 00:31:33,848 --> 00:31:34,980 Little busy here. 685 00:31:35,023 --> 00:31:37,025 I am sorry to interrupt, except I'm not. 686 00:31:37,069 --> 00:31:38,766 Hayes. What are you doing? 687 00:31:38,809 --> 00:31:40,072 Testifying. 688 00:31:40,115 --> 00:31:41,464 You haven't been sworn in. 689 00:31:41,508 --> 00:31:42,770 Details. 690 00:31:42,813 --> 00:31:44,815 Wallace didn't leak the grand jury minutes. 691 00:31:44,859 --> 00:31:47,949 Then how did you learn the identity of the key witness? 692 00:31:47,993 --> 00:31:49,516 From the grand jury minutes. 693 00:31:49,559 --> 00:31:51,039 Wallace didn't give them to me. 694 00:31:51,083 --> 00:31:53,955 They were mailed to me by an anonymous source. 695 00:31:53,999 --> 00:31:55,391 Convenient. 696 00:31:55,435 --> 00:31:57,176 That's what I thought, so I looked into it. 697 00:31:57,219 --> 00:31:58,438 Guess who it was traced back to? 698 00:31:58,481 --> 00:31:59,918 Hayes-- Chuck Sawyer. 699 00:32:01,354 --> 00:32:04,270 He was a paralegal at the Chicago D.A.'s office. 700 00:32:04,313 --> 00:32:06,098 Turns out he hated you. 701 00:32:06,141 --> 00:32:07,795 Guess Chuck wanted to get even 702 00:32:07,838 --> 00:32:09,753 by sinking your big break with the feds. 703 00:32:09,797 --> 00:32:11,842 Well, let's hope Mr. Sawyer corroborates 704 00:32:11,886 --> 00:32:13,322 your story when I subpoena him. 705 00:32:13,366 --> 00:32:15,934 I'm sure he'd be happy to, except he's dead. 706 00:32:15,977 --> 00:32:17,718 Passed away in February. 707 00:32:17,761 --> 00:32:19,938 Then I'll need to hear it from you, 708 00:32:19,981 --> 00:32:23,637 assuming you're willing to take the stand officially. 709 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:24,943 I'd love to. 710 00:32:24,986 --> 00:32:27,336 We won't be taking that deal. 711 00:32:32,689 --> 00:32:34,082 Melissa DeLeon? 712 00:32:34,126 --> 00:32:35,518 I know you? 713 00:32:35,562 --> 00:32:38,217 Sam Spencer, from the City's Conviction Integrity Unit. 714 00:32:38,260 --> 00:32:41,089 Can I ask you a few questions? 715 00:32:41,133 --> 00:32:42,961 Thank you. 716 00:32:47,008 --> 00:32:49,924 Hey, so I did some more digging on Liam. 717 00:32:49,968 --> 00:32:51,926 This is a copy of a wire transfer 718 00:32:51,970 --> 00:32:54,102 from Liam's brother-in-law in Miami. 719 00:32:54,146 --> 00:32:55,147 Liam wasn't lying. 720 00:32:55,190 --> 00:32:56,887 He borrowed money for the condo. 721 00:32:56,931 --> 00:32:58,280 Well, that accounts for the cash, 722 00:32:58,324 --> 00:32:59,847 but it still doesn't let Liam off the hook entirely. 723 00:32:59,890 --> 00:33:01,457 Anything on the fentanyl lead? 724 00:33:01,501 --> 00:33:04,156 I phoned Liam's old supervisor at the shelter three times, 725 00:33:04,199 --> 00:33:05,984 but they haven't called me back. 726 00:33:06,027 --> 00:33:07,333 Then we need to go there in person and get some answers. 727 00:33:07,376 --> 00:33:08,377 You may not need to. 728 00:33:08,421 --> 00:33:09,813 I went looking for a connection 729 00:33:09,857 --> 00:33:11,119 between Liam and Gunther, 730 00:33:11,163 --> 00:33:12,294 came across this instead. 731 00:33:12,338 --> 00:33:13,774 It's an old ConEd bill. 732 00:33:13,817 --> 00:33:15,776 For Gunther's house in Yonkers. 733 00:33:15,819 --> 00:33:17,299 Look who's name is on the payment slip. 734 00:33:17,343 --> 00:33:19,214 Melissa DeLeon? 735 00:33:19,258 --> 00:33:23,610 We need to call Sam now. 736 00:33:29,311 --> 00:33:31,313 Thanks again for cooperating. 737 00:33:31,357 --> 00:33:33,881 I thought they had the man who abducted that poor girl. 738 00:33:33,924 --> 00:33:36,579 Well, we're considering other suspects. 739 00:33:36,623 --> 00:33:38,668 Do you recognize this man 740 00:33:38,712 --> 00:33:41,019 from the night you saw Sierra at the diner? 741 00:33:41,062 --> 00:33:42,324 Would've been driving this car. 742 00:33:42,368 --> 00:33:45,545 He looks familiar, but, uh-- 743 00:33:45,588 --> 00:33:47,503 Give me a sec. Let me grab my glasses. 744 00:33:47,547 --> 00:33:48,939 Okay. 745 00:34:07,306 --> 00:34:09,177 These chimes, how long have you had them? 746 00:34:09,221 --> 00:34:12,093 I got them in Cabo about 20 years ago. 747 00:34:16,358 --> 00:34:17,751 You kidnapped Sierra. 748 00:34:17,794 --> 00:34:19,883 Show me your hands! 749 00:34:19,927 --> 00:34:22,234 Don't say another word. 750 00:34:30,459 --> 00:34:32,244 Killing me is only gonna make your problems worse. 751 00:34:32,287 --> 00:34:35,247 My team knows I came to see you. They know where I am. 752 00:34:35,290 --> 00:34:37,118 I loved Gunther. 753 00:34:37,162 --> 00:34:41,296 So you helped him rape and torture Sierra for 10 years? 754 00:34:41,340 --> 00:34:44,125 You're the reason he had all that time. 755 00:34:44,169 --> 00:34:46,954 Locking up the wrong man. 756 00:34:46,997 --> 00:34:50,044 Didn't work out for me, either. 757 00:34:50,088 --> 00:34:51,263 He didn't need me anymore. 758 00:34:51,306 --> 00:34:52,786 So why didn't you turn him in? 759 00:34:52,829 --> 00:34:55,267 That'd mean turning myself in. 760 00:34:56,616 --> 00:34:59,358 Stay back. 761 00:35:01,925 --> 00:35:03,623 All you did was take her. 762 00:35:03,666 --> 00:35:05,451 You didn't know what Gunther was gonna do. 763 00:35:05,494 --> 00:35:09,237 You'll be out in 10 years, 6 for good behavior. 764 00:35:09,281 --> 00:35:13,154 I'm sorry, but it has to be this way. 765 00:35:14,286 --> 00:35:15,548 - Move, move! - Freeze! Freeze! 766 00:35:15,591 --> 00:35:17,724 - Drop it! - Stay right where you are. 767 00:35:17,767 --> 00:35:19,160 Now! 768 00:35:34,871 --> 00:35:38,353 Melissa DeLeon admitted to abducting Sierra. 769 00:35:40,877 --> 00:35:42,444 Your conviction's been vacated. 770 00:35:42,488 --> 00:35:44,098 You're a free man. 771 00:35:48,711 --> 00:35:52,237 People will still think I was involved... 772 00:35:52,280 --> 00:35:54,282 no matter what I do. 773 00:35:54,326 --> 00:35:56,763 I'll do whatever I can to make it right. 774 00:35:56,806 --> 00:36:00,070 I've been in here 10 years. 775 00:36:00,114 --> 00:36:03,944 Do you have any idea how long that is... 776 00:36:03,987 --> 00:36:08,818 when you're locked in a cage, staring at a cement wall? 777 00:36:10,603 --> 00:36:11,865 I know you've been through hell. 778 00:36:11,908 --> 00:36:13,823 No, you don't. 779 00:36:13,867 --> 00:36:16,913 You have no damn idea. 780 00:36:18,263 --> 00:36:20,178 You had a life. 781 00:36:20,221 --> 00:36:23,181 I had nothing. 782 00:36:23,224 --> 00:36:24,573 I'm sorry. 783 00:36:24,617 --> 00:36:28,011 You stole those years from me. 784 00:36:28,055 --> 00:36:30,971 I will never get them back, 785 00:36:31,014 --> 00:36:33,321 and I will never forgive you. 786 00:36:54,560 --> 00:36:56,736 ♪ Go wake me in the water 787 00:36:58,303 --> 00:37:00,566 ♪ In her holy light 788 00:37:02,089 --> 00:37:03,264 ♪ And I'm drinking her fruit foam body ♪ 789 00:37:03,308 --> 00:37:04,700 Josh, there are still rumors 790 00:37:04,744 --> 00:37:06,224 you were involved in the kidnapping. 791 00:37:06,267 --> 00:37:07,660 Any comment? 792 00:37:07,703 --> 00:37:09,444 Josh, think you'll ever get a teaching job again? 793 00:37:09,488 --> 00:37:11,620 ♪ Come meet me in the garden I, uh... 794 00:37:11,664 --> 00:37:13,448 I, uh... 795 00:37:13,492 --> 00:37:17,104 ♪ Where the angels sing 796 00:37:17,147 --> 00:37:21,021 ♪ We're mixing up milk and honey ♪ 797 00:37:21,064 --> 00:37:23,545 Hey, Mr. Fleck. 798 00:37:23,589 --> 00:37:25,982 ♪ Ooh 799 00:37:26,026 --> 00:37:28,594 ♪ Oh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh 800 00:37:28,637 --> 00:37:30,683 Mr. Fleck, please. 801 00:37:30,726 --> 00:37:32,250 ♪ Ooh, ooh 802 00:37:32,293 --> 00:37:36,210 ♪ And, oh, I was lost, now I'm found ♪ 803 00:37:36,254 --> 00:37:39,387 ♪ The spirit will move in me 804 00:37:39,431 --> 00:37:44,610 ♪ Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ♪ 805 00:37:46,742 --> 00:37:48,353 Thanks. 806 00:37:48,396 --> 00:37:49,484 For what? 807 00:37:49,528 --> 00:37:51,486 Saving my life. 808 00:37:51,530 --> 00:37:53,401 Oh, that. 809 00:37:53,445 --> 00:37:55,447 You know, line of duty. 810 00:37:55,490 --> 00:37:57,318 You were right. 811 00:37:57,362 --> 00:37:59,538 I needed a wake-up call. 812 00:37:59,581 --> 00:38:03,368 Well, I think being held hostage by a psychopath qualifies. 813 00:38:03,411 --> 00:38:05,544 Yeah. 814 00:38:05,587 --> 00:38:08,634 We've seen some crazy things lately. 815 00:38:08,677 --> 00:38:10,157 You okay with all of it? 816 00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:12,551 Yeah. 817 00:38:12,594 --> 00:38:14,248 'Cause we've known each other a long time. 818 00:38:14,292 --> 00:38:15,336 If you ever want to talk... 819 00:38:15,380 --> 00:38:16,903 I'm good. 820 00:38:16,946 --> 00:38:18,905 But thanks. 821 00:38:24,389 --> 00:38:26,739 I'm going home. 822 00:38:56,377 --> 00:38:58,248 I was gonna call you. 823 00:38:58,292 --> 00:39:01,077 What you did for me earlier with the A.U.S.A. was-- 824 00:39:01,121 --> 00:39:03,341 Heroic, wasn't it? 825 00:39:03,384 --> 00:39:06,996 Well, conniving, really. 826 00:39:07,040 --> 00:39:10,565 Not nearly as conniving as what youdid. 827 00:39:12,001 --> 00:39:13,612 I don't know what you're talking about. 828 00:39:14,917 --> 00:39:16,919 When you were ready to take the deal, 829 00:39:16,963 --> 00:39:18,617 something kept bothering me, 830 00:39:18,660 --> 00:39:20,270 well, two things, really-- 831 00:39:20,314 --> 00:39:22,447 why you gave me the grand jury minutes 832 00:39:22,490 --> 00:39:23,926 and why you would take a deal 833 00:39:23,970 --> 00:39:26,973 that would end your political career. 834 00:39:27,016 --> 00:39:29,845 Turns out, both questions have the same answer. 835 00:39:29,889 --> 00:39:32,413 See, I remember when Tim Gore's charges were dropped, 836 00:39:32,457 --> 00:39:34,850 you met my parents for the first time. 837 00:39:34,894 --> 00:39:36,156 My dad liked you immediately, 838 00:39:36,199 --> 00:39:38,506 which is atypical for him, to say the least, 839 00:39:38,550 --> 00:39:40,508 but made perfect sense 840 00:39:40,552 --> 00:39:42,641 because you'd already done him a favor. 841 00:39:42,684 --> 00:39:45,295 You gave me the grand jury minutes 842 00:39:45,339 --> 00:39:48,255 because my father asked you to throw the case 843 00:39:48,298 --> 00:39:51,693 because my client was his friend and backer, 844 00:39:51,737 --> 00:39:54,348 which leads me to the present moment. 845 00:39:54,392 --> 00:39:56,350 What did my parents promise 846 00:39:56,394 --> 00:39:58,178 to make you take the fall for me now? 847 00:39:58,221 --> 00:39:59,353 None of that matters now-- 848 00:39:59,397 --> 00:40:01,399 Don't even think about handling me. 849 00:40:04,706 --> 00:40:07,535 Judge Burgos is retiring at the end of the year. 850 00:40:07,579 --> 00:40:09,755 District Court. 851 00:40:09,798 --> 00:40:11,844 White House is gonna need a nominee to fill the void 852 00:40:11,887 --> 00:40:13,236 between Harper and your dad. 853 00:40:13,280 --> 00:40:15,021 It'd be a formality. 854 00:40:15,064 --> 00:40:19,025 Taking the deal would've meant you stepping down as D.A., 855 00:40:19,068 --> 00:40:20,983 but wouldn't have blocked you 856 00:40:21,027 --> 00:40:23,595 from being appointed to federal judgeship. 857 00:40:23,638 --> 00:40:25,597 That's a job for life. 858 00:40:25,640 --> 00:40:26,902 You know, Hayes, maybe you--You lied to me. 859 00:40:26,946 --> 00:40:28,817 You made me think that you were protecting me. 860 00:40:28,861 --> 00:40:31,080 I did. I didn't want you to get disbarred. 861 00:40:31,124 --> 00:40:32,995 But not enough to make an actual sacrifice 862 00:40:33,039 --> 00:40:35,737 or even be honest about what was going on. 863 00:40:35,781 --> 00:40:38,261 Perfect. You're here. 864 00:40:38,305 --> 00:40:40,742 I just got word. 865 00:40:40,786 --> 00:40:44,529 Since the U.S. Attorney came up empty on the grand jury leak, 866 00:40:44,572 --> 00:40:47,445 he is shutting down his investigation of you. 867 00:40:47,488 --> 00:40:49,838 It's over. You won. 868 00:40:51,144 --> 00:40:52,798 Thanks to you. 869 00:40:52,841 --> 00:40:55,975 Hayes, join us? 870 00:40:56,018 --> 00:40:58,064 Oh. 871 00:40:58,107 --> 00:41:00,719 He's all yours, Naomi.