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We were born here, we were raised here, and we are going to die here.

Did you ever hear that a bird in the hand's worth ten in the bush?

Might be a bird for you, but it's a handful of shit for us.

- Yeah! - Excuse me?

You almost missed all the fun.

Vulgarity is absolutely uncalled for.

We get the shaft while y'all stay rich.

- Gentlemen. - That's what I'm talking about.

Knock it off.

Mr. Sam, they offered you 25,000

for your daddy's house, right?

- Mm-hmm. - 25,000.

Mr. Jimmy, how much did Southcrest offer you

for that pasture where you keep your horses?

- We're not going there. - Yeah, let's go there.

I'll figure out how much they offered.

Y'all keep y'all fancy houses,

and we get put out on the street!

We don't all have the luxury

of selling off our family's sugar cane.

For you all it's just land, but for the rest of us, these are our homes.

Yeah, right!

That's all we saying.

Thank you, Counselor.

Didn't realize we were all being cross examined.

I tell you, I just hate to see

neighbor turned against neighbor.

Look, when Southcrest first approached me

about selling what's left of our family's land,

I was skeptical.

But they convinced me.

And they've asked me to help convince you all too.

Change is hard, I won't deny that.

Once that meant making way for the oil and gas,

and now, if Pont Minou is going to survive,

we're going to have to adapt, again.

With all due respect, Miss Mary, but what do you know about change?

Hey. Let her talk now.

The Southcrest Rail Depot will bring with it

good paying jobs.

The property taxes alone will be enough to revitalize

our schools, and parks, maybe even this old church.

If any of you feel that the offers on your properties

aren't enough, my door is always open.

The very least we owe you all is a fresh start.

Maybe. We'll see.

We'll see you for dinner, won't we, sheriff?

Wouldn't miss it.

- Hey. - Hey.

- That went well. - Hmm.

Miss Mary wasn't too shy about throwing money around, huh?

Yeah, she's worried.

And there is a lot more people on the fence than I thought.

Yeah, Jimmy's set in his ways, but I could talk to a few of the others.

Yeah? That would actually go a long way coming from you.

How about we grab a drink?

I give you a few names to work on?

Sure.

- Yeah? - Okay.

Come on, we're going to be late.

If you don't mind me asking, how much did Miss Mary offer you?

25,000.

And could you not talk to me while you're pissing.

You going to take it?

I don't know. There's a place in New Orleans

I can maybe put a down payment on.

Living in the city instead of this backwater.

Yeah.

But it's not just up to me.

Sissy going with you?

What you going to do?

It'd be nice to get Mama into a home.

Take care of her right.

Finally settle down myself.

- Morning, Deputy. - License and registration.

What are you looking at him for?

Sorry.

- Wow. - Sorry.

It's a little early in the day, isn't it, JW?

- It was a long night. - Mm-hmm.

- Who's this? - That's Ken.

- Ken what? - Look, I'll just show you I'm good...

Hey, hey, hey. Ain't nobody tell you to do all that.

Show me your papers.

All right.

All right.

Hey, she's got a personality on her, huh?

I think we should make him blow.

Hey.

Hey.

You know we're going to catch all kind of shit for this.

Why? 'Cause his mama and the sheriff are tight?

It's because of his mama that the sheriff is the sheriff.

So he gets to drive around town all tow up and shit?

Look, I don't like it either, okay, but...

Okay, but that's just the way it is.

- It is. - Mm.

- You in good enough shape to drive? - Yeah.

Hopefully it's a quiet one.

Yeah, last night I had a bunch of kids

try to get into the bar with fake IDs.

About earlier, um...

These extra shifts aren't wearing you out?

Yeah, the nurses ain't cheap.

I had to sell my truck too.

Tell Billie to put you behind the bar.

Look, at least working the door I can catch a little sleep.

I'll see you tomorrow.

All right, take care.

Thanks for the ride to work.

Price on that place in the Bywater went down again.

Hmm?

Probably going to sell soon.

Oh.

I was thinking maybe we could take a look?

Yeah, there's just too much going on right now. I wish I could.

Not even to take a look?

What's the rush?

I can finally afford the down payment.

If you sell the house.

Seems like a lot of people want out.

What do you want?

I want us to finally be together.

I do too.

I mean, you know what's going to happen

to everybody here if I drop this case.

You think they would stick up for you if they knew about us?

You're their lawyer, not their savior.

Doesn't mean they deserve to be put out on the street.

I'm just...

I'm just tired.

I just need some more time.

They're going to realize this place is more trouble

than it's worth, and then we'll go.

Okay.

The property we really need is John Landry's.

That won't be a problem.

Busier than the damn

Roosevelt Hotel in here today.

Something wrong, Deputy?

Did you mean what you said about getting us more money for our property?

Could we continue this later?

Laura, would you please see him out?

He knows where the door's at.

- Tea? - I'm good.

That everybody who's selling?

What can I do for you?

There's a house in New Orleans,

but the down payment's more than you're offering.

Where in town?

The Bywater.

How much are we talking?

25,000.

Well, that's double the original valuation.

Are there others who might be persuaded by a similar offer?

A lot of us just need a new start.

Has your sister gotten the help she needs?

We don't really talk.

I can't make any promises,

but I certainly will speak to them and see what I can do.

Careful, tiger.

You're still working the door tonight.

I'm good.

Oh, I see she finally said yes.

It's just drinks, but.

Mm-hmm.

You sound like my first ex-husband.

So, I was thinking we could start with the Roberts.

My mom knew them pretty well.

Do you think we could convince them not to sell?

Can I ask you something first?

Mm-hmm.

How come you finally said yes?

To?

To having a drink with me.

Oh.

I've been thinking that maybe you and I could

see each other a little more.

Oh.

John, I, I appreciate your help on this so much,

and I think you're a great guy,

- but, but I'm not... - I'm not in a hurry.

No, no, that's, that's not what I meant, um...

I'm not interested in men.

Are you sure you just haven't met the right guy yet?

Yeah, I'm sure.

Can we still work together?

You know, I could really use your help on this.

A few more families with property

would tip this thing in the other direction.

Yeah, yeah, of course.

Okay, good.

- The Roberts. - Yeah, the Roberts and the Poches have been here

- for four generations... - Mm-hmm.

...and they hate Jimmy Falgot.

- Why? - Because he's an asshole.

Right.

Yeah, didn't notice.

Um...

John thinks he can convince the Roberts

and the Poches not to sell.

This could be exactly what we need

to stop Mary's deal with Southcrest.

We should celebrate this weekend.

Hmm?

Sam's playing at The Moon. You want to go?

- Yeah. - Yeah?

Yeah, sure.

You okay?

Yeah.

- You expecting someone? - No.

I'll get it.

Who is it?

JW.

- I don't have anything to say to you. - I know what you've been

doing and you need to stop.

- Now. - You need to go.

You need to stay out of my shit or I'm going to fuck you up!

Do you hear me?

What the hell was that?

It's fine.

- It's just work. - Work? It didn't sound like work.

It's just work. It's fine.

It's fine, it's fine, just...

You okay?

- You all right? - Yeah, mm-hmm, yeah.

Look, I got you, okay?

Yeah.

Oh, God.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah.

Honey, come here.

Oh, come here.

Come here.

Of course.

- Baby? - What?

Why?

Why the hell do you keep these in here?

Mama gave it to me, and she said it was

blessed by the Pope, and so I kept it.

Oh, wow, his little hand is busted.

- He's not doing too good. - Oh.

Where? Let me see.

Ah.

Come here.

- Hey, baby. - Yeah?

I got to tell you something.

They offered me another 25,000.

What do you, what do you mean they offered you?

Who? Mary?

Did you go to see her?

What is wrong with you?

I mean, she's got money, and lawyers, and...

And, and you think it's a lost cause,

so you're just going to cash out?

I mean, baby, I love you.

But there's some fights you just can't win.

You didn't even give me the chance to try.

Wow.

No.

Get out.

Wow, you look like shit.

- I closed down the bar last night. - I see that.

I don't want to leave.

Hey, Miss Doris.

What are you doing here?

Chuck knows that we're not supposed

to have the help on the weekends.

That's our time.

Bernadette.

John was out with that Leslie last night.

Hmm, that right?

And I told him, I want at least one grandbaby

before they put me in the ground.

You're not going nowhere.

Oh, what are you waiting for?

That kitchen's not going to clean itself.

Mama...

I got to go to work for a little bit.

Nurse Rhonda's going to come by, she's going to take care of you.

I promise, here, just.

Mama, not so many of these.

Insurance won't cover a home?

Hell, I can't even afford the damn nurse.

I love you, Mama.

Calling all units. Calling all units.

We've got a 10-54 on the access road at Oleander drive.

You called in?

Do me a favor. Sit in your truck, please.

I was just with her at Billie's last night.

She, uh, wanted help with Falgot and them.

Did you see anything out of the ordinary?

No, the usual.

Billie at the bar, Peltier brothers,

and there were a few suits from out of town.

Did any of them talk to her?

- No. - When was this?

Must have been around eight.

I started working the door an hour after she left.

Sheriff.

Give me a minute.

Morning, Mrs. Waguespack.

- Is this their land? - What's happened?

- A body was found. - JW's, I think.

Almost everything between the tracks and the river is owned by one of them.

He was at Leslie's house last night.

- What? - Yeah, he cussed her out.

How do you know?

She called me.

Who could do something like this?

She say what it was about?

We don't know yet.

But those two will have more information.

Deputies Landry and Leblanc were the first on the scene.

Bless your heart, Bernadette.

I know y'all were friends.

Thank you.

Is there anything you can tell us?

- No. - Y'all rent this land to some of the hunting clubs, don't you?

- Yeah, that's right. - Well, whoever did this

didn't take her in very far. Either he knew she was going to be found

or he was in too much of a hurry to care.

I'll keep you all posted in case there's any arrangements

that needs to be done before this goes public.

- Thank you, Shane. - We're going to need an official statement.

I'll handle that.

Just some formalities, Mrs. Waguespack.

Did you find something?

Check out what half of Waguespack is worth.

JW's wife hired Leslie to handle their divorce.

1.5 million.

You might call that a motive.

- What can you tell us, Doc? - Not much yet.

Still waiting on toxicology, but based on the amount of damage done to her windpipe,

the cause of death was definitely strangulation.

I put the time of death sometime between ten and midnight.

Bruising about the neck is what you would expect,

but these ligature marks,

they're unusual.

What are they?

Mm. A necklace maybe.

Knots on a rope.

Whatever it is, it's your murder weapon.

Any sign of sexual trauma?

No semen, but she'd been sexually active

in the last 48 hours.

Was she seeing someone that you know of?

- I thought she was a dyke. - What the hell's that got to do with anything?

Okay, why don't we just stick to what you know.

- What's that? - More bruising.

She put up one hell of a fight.

Anything else?

I'll know more after the rape kit comes back.

What the hell are you doing?

I heard what happened.

I'm, I'm sorry.

Thanks.

B?

B!

I got work tomorrow.

You could take the day off.

And tell them what?

That she was your...

she was...

What you coming down from?

You need to go.

I can't do this again.

Just go!

Fine.

What the hell are we doing here?

Well, someone's got to talk to JW.

Okay, I know you're upset,

but you can't just go in and brace the Waguespacks.

Unit 225, dispatch.

Unit 225, go ahead.

we've got, uh, an African-American female,

possible overdose, at South of Robertson.

Copy that, dispatch, 225 is en route.

Let's go.

- Did you find her like this? - Okay, hold on, I got her.

Hey, wake up. Come on. Come on.

Get the Narcan.

I can stay if you need.

I'll be all right.

What do you want me to tell the Sheriff?

Tell him it's family.

I'll let you know if we find anything.

Okay, okay, okay.

Okay, okay, okay.

Hey.

Doing okay?

You know.

Just make sure you're ready.

So, I got to ask or you going to come out with it?

Shane gave Leslie's case to State CID.

What?

They got some guy that's strangling women in Baton Rouge,

and they think it might be connected.

Might be?

What about JW?

Are you telling me no one's even talked to him?

What do you want me to do?

I want someone other than me to give a shit.

All right.

They ever find Leslie's phone?

No.

The best guess is the suspect took it with him.

Excuse me, Mrs. Waguespack.

There's only one Mrs. Waguespack and it ain't me.

Help y'all?

We just have a few questions for you.

Baby.

Heard Sissy's back with you.

We really miss her around here.

How well did y'all know Leslie?

About as well as you know anyone.

Why?

You have any business with her outside of Southcrest?

No.

How about you?

I said, no.

We found divorce papers in her office.

Hell of a lot of money.

That's personal.

We're working on things.

But still no excuse for lying.

And what does this have to do with Leslie?

You were in her home on November 25th.

You had choice words for her.

You been drinking again?

Leave.

Now.

- What did you say to them? - I didn't say anything.

Just get in the house.

Made groceries.

I thought I told you not to leave the house.

I'm feeling good.

I was thinking of asking JW for my old job back.

I don't think they're looking for help.

Well, there are other jobs too.

Yeah, I...

I don't think there's going to be much work out there for you.

What am I supposed to do?

Stay home and out of trouble?

You sound just like Daddy.

- You know, I'm doing you a favor. - Some favor.

Yo, maybe next time we don't catch the call in time.

I heard JW's Mama died anyway.

What was it like working for them?

Mostly worked with Miss Ashley.

JW wasn't around much.

Where was he?

I don't know.

Mrs. Waguespack, please.

If you talk to me about JW, I can help you.

You've done enough.

You been drinking tonight, Mr. Waguespack?

Where's your better half at?

I'm going to need you to step out of the truck.

We really going to do this now?

What? You want the alphabet backwards?

- Maybe stand on one leg, touch my nose? Is that... - Turn around.

Okay.

- This ain't legal. - Her body was found on your property.

God! If my wife was going to leave me, why would I kill our lawyer?

You have a motive, no alibi,

and a witness that puts you at the scene.

Who?

- Me. - You know how this is going to go down.

Mama's going to come down to the station,

and you are going to get torn a new one by the Sheriff.

You want to talk about it?

No.

You sure?

What?

I'm...

I'm going crazy here, B.

Can we talk about this later?

You ready?

We're not going to be late.

Sissy?

This what you were doing instead?

When I was using I used to know what every day was for.

But now...

You can't keep me here like this.

This is what y'all do all day?

When we got to.

My tax dollars at work, huh?

I got to pee.

All right.

The woods are right there, girl.

- I ain't going in no woods. - What?

Why'd you drink the whole damn thing, then?

I like my Diet Coke.

Come on now.

Shit.

I'd have been better off at home.

Ain't got nobody else who can do this?

No.

They know you're here though, right?

People going to think you're weird, watching them like this.

- So? - So, you don't care what people think no more?

Shit. If it was me, I'd probably get a little obsessed too.

I thought it was real cute at the beginning, but y'all starting to piss me off.

This can be over whenever you want.

I...

I didn't kill your friend.

I wish I knew who did, 'cause then you'd stay off my ass.

All you got to do is tell me what happened that night.

Y'all have a good day.

Now I really got to pee.

There you go, Mama.

I know, I know. I'm sorry.

Just give me, just give me a minute.

I'm not going anywhere.

My Daddy took me to Chicago once in 1955.

It was so loud I couldn't even hear myself think.

And then we went outside, and a man on a bicycle almost drove me over.

And people were rushing this way and that way

and this way. And those buildings were so tall

you could barely see the sky.

After that, I said, "I am staying right here.

I am not going anywhere."

Yeah, you're not going anywhere.

What?

All right, let's go.

What do you think about hiring Sissy?

Hmm?

You sure that's a good idea?

I mean, Mama's on serious meds.

I don't know, I think it could be good for both of them.

- Think about it. - Okay.

All right, bye, Mama, I love you.

Bye, Miss Doris.

- Hey. - Hey.

The sheriff said that, uh, he thought this

would be better coming from me.

Is this for real?

JW says you've been harassing him.

He came at me, did he tell you that?

All I know is that you've got to stay at least

1,000 feet away from him.

Sorry.

How bad is she?

She clears up every now and then.

She walk?

Not really.

Good.

You sure about this?

Come on.

Emergency contacts are on the counter,

and there's a spare key in the shed.

All her meds are labeled, and if she doesn't want to eat then

there's a shake in the fridge you can give her.

I think we're good.

Don't let her smoke too much.

I should have known a piece of paper wasn't going to keep you away.

How'd you find me?

You think you're the first person

to get hung up on a case?

How long you going to sit here?

As long as it takes.

It was bad enough you stuffed him in the back of a cruiser for no reason.

But they find out you stalking him

and things can get real bad for you.

If they find out.

You know you're not the only person who cared about Leslie.

I want to get this son of a bitch too.

Trying to get in her pants ain't the same thing.

Sorry.

No.

I didn't mean to...

She was your friend, I get it.

But I don't think she'd want you ruining your life over this.

You got your sister back.

- You got some money coming in. - What are you talking about?

I mean, people are starting to sell.

Look, you... I mean, you've got a chance to start over,

and I think you ought to think about taking it.

All right.

Can I get two more of these?

I haven't been here since Leslie and me had fake IDs.

Y'all two were together.

I'm sorry.

Did she find out about you coming here?

No, no.

That's a hell of an alibi.

Does your mama know?

We have an understanding.

But not with your wife?

A secret ain't much of a secret when you start telling folks.

So when you found out about her fixing to leave, it wasn't about the money?

I got money.

It's about more than that.

Gay Waguespacks are bad for business.

Mama's trying to do something important here.

I'm a part of that. But because of this murder,

Southcrest is pulling out of our deal.

- So, I didn't do this. - Okay then, who did?

I don't know.

But when there's this much money involved, shit happens.

What the hell is Jimmy Falgot doing here?

He looks pissed.

Thank you.

I owe you an apology.

Yes.

I heard you and JW spoke.

Why didn't you say nothing?

Do you think Jimmy Falgot and the rest of them

would sell their properties if they knew about him?

We could have kept that quiet.

I appreciate the sentiment.

But the nature of our family doesn't allow

for those kinds of proclivities to become public.

So, you made him get married.

Nobody made him do anything.

We decided it was for the best.

We're going to need to know what you're offering everyone.

Y'all will understand if I'm not particularly inclined.

Even if you hadn't been harassing my son,

that information is privileged.

We're going to find out one way or another.

So I can assume y'all are here with the sheriff's blessing?

We're just hoping that you're willing to help us out.

Leslie was killed over that money.

You owe her.

I seem to recall offering you that money too.

Maybe so, but I didn't kill her.

This is a backwoods murder Miss Leblanc, not a conspiracy.

If someone wanted to profit off of Southcrest,

killing Leslie was the wrong way to go about it.

What company would want to be associated

with the murder of their opposing council?

I think I've given y'all enough of my time.

Come on.

Thank you, ma'am.

Hey, Doc. Uh,

those ligature marks. Could they have come from a rosary?

Yeah, a rosary.

Bernadette.

This used to be your Pop's place, right?

The barn's new, but he built the house

with his own hands back in '43.

Mr. Jimmy, I need to ask you a personal question.

Is this about your friend Leslie?

How much did Mary offer you?

I'm not sure that's any of your business.

You seen any of that money?

Bernadette...

I've got a lot of work to do.

Hey...

how much they offer you for your mama's place?

Same as a lot of folks.

Have you heard from them since?

No.

Why?

Have you seen anybody move or any construction happening?

No.

As far as I can tell, no one's going to get nothing

until we catch whoever killed Leslie.

And I went to see Jimmy the other day.

And I think Mary's offering him a hell of a lot more

than you and me. And he's not the only one.

Right, but if Southcrest is putting their deal

with Mary on hold, then what's it matter?

Our guy didn't know it was going to happen.

So, you think it was Jimmy, one of them?

I think it was someone she knew better than that.

Someone she would let in the house late at night.

I mean, I think it has to do with money,

but I also think it's much more personal than that.

- But where you getting all this from? - Well, he went into her house

and he didn't bring a murder weapon.

I mean, maybe he didn't even go over there to kill her.

How, how did you know?

She was strangled with her rosary.

Tried the front.

You've been doing some work on the side.

JW, Mary, Jimmy.

Want to explain why you ignored a protective order?

JW looked good for it 'cause of the divorce,

but I was wrong.

Now I know that Leslie's murder was caused by Southcrest,

and Mary's trying to stonewall us

'cause she knows that we're close to finding something.

Look, I know y'all were friends,

- but what could be so damn personal? - I'm close.

I know it.

I'm sorry.

I'm going to need your badge and your weapon.

- Double. - You got it.

- This is on me. - Thank you.

Doesn't John work the door on Thursday nights?

John? I had to let him go.

Let him go?

Yeah, drinking on the job.

The man can't hold his liquor.

John Landry?

The only John I know.

Wait, I've been driving him here for weeks.

I don't know what to tell you. Some people just want to keep up appearances.

When was that?

About the time Leslie... But, well, you know.

And the night you fired him, he stay till close?

Hell no.

I tossed his ass as soon as he started mouthing off.

750,000.

No.

What are you doing, Roland?

Face front.

And keep driving.

You all right, Mr. John?

Yep, fine!

Shit!

Think I'm going to head out.

No!

Can you just stay a little longer?

- Hey. - Hey.

What... What's up?

'Cause I wanted to tell you

that I think you're the most beautiful woman...

- John. - Uh, just listen, like, you're this...

- No. - Hey.

Maybe we can, we can talk about this...

Leslie.

- John, no. - You should put on a coffee.

- Just put on a pot of coffee. - No.

- Put on a fucking pot of coffee. - No!

What the fuck? Put on a pot of coffee!

- No! - Put it on!

- No! - Coffee! Where's the...

Mama?

Mama.

- Hey. - Hey, I'm here for Sissy.

You sure? She's, uh, just watching TV with Mama.

Can I come in?

Sure.

Uh, went by the bar earlier.

Yeah.

I meant to tell you about that.

It just didn't work out.

Hey, B.

How y'all doing?

Yeah, we, we good.

Uh, you can go Sissy. I'm, I'm not going back out.

Y'all mind if I finish this? I got to know who did it.

Take Mama upstairs.

Now.

But I don't want to go.

Don't move!

Johnny, what are you doing?

It's fine. It's all right, Miss Doris.

Shut up!

You know what? Whatever's going to go down here,

they don't got to be involved.

- It don't even got to get violent. - Shut up!

No! You son of a bitch!

Don't you... Don't. Don't touch it.

Give me your gun.

Johnny, what did you do?

Oh, please.

I'm taking out my weapon.

- All right? There it is. - Slow. Slow!

What's the plan here, John?

You're going to put it on the floor. Kick it.

It's coming, help is coming.

Okay. You know what? Let's talk.

All right? Let's talk about how you want this to go.

- There's nothing to talk about. - Oh, yes, there is.

Please, just breath, just breath, breath,

breath. I know.

I didn't go over there to hurt her.

I know, I know.

- I just got drunk. - I know you've got it hard.

You've got two jobs.

You got Mama.

But 750,000, now,

that'll make things a little easier, right?

You still think that she got killed over money?

I loved her, Bernadette.

But I saw you leaving her house that night.

You've been lying to me this whole time.

You let me humiliate myself.

She was never going to love me.

You didn't even know her.

I loved her.

And you're saying she died

because you couldn't take no for an answer?

You're pathetic.

Shut up.

How you going to explain all this?

- The car's outside. - Please.

Sissy's blood. Hey, hey, hey. Hey.

Why don't you just give me the gun, huh?

- Just give me the gun. - Shut up.

Okay.

Mm-hmm.

I can't.

Okay, okay.

All right?

- Is that morphine? - Yeah.

She don't want it.

She'll be all right.

It went right through.

John?

Yeah.

You find out why?

It was for the money.

Bernadette... I'm sorry.

I thought this might be your last stop.

Hope I'm not interrupting.

What are you doing here?

I came to thank you.

After what I put y'all through?

You did what you had to do for the person you loved.

And in so doing you made sure Pont Minou survives.

If you want to call it that.

I hear that, uh, house in the Bywater's still up for sale.

This is a little something extra

from me to help you get started,

because I still think she'd want better for you.

She would.

But not like this.

I might actually miss this place a little bit.

I won't.