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[dramatic orchestral music]

[gavel bangs]

- We're missing something.

- I don't know.

Their timelines are consistent and tight, Daniel.

- I know he did it, you know he did it.

The entire courtroom knows he did it.

Call your husband, we're gonna be workin' late tonight.

We'll have dinner over at my place,

and we'll go over it all again.

- Got it.

- Oh hey, listen, I'm gonna be calling Brooke to

let her know that Jackie

is coming over for dinner tonight.

Can you run by the office and get the notes that

I dictated earlier this week?

- You didn't forget about tonight's big fundraiser for

your campaign, did you?

It's at your house.

- [sighs] I did forget.

Reason number 29 why you're the best secretary ever.

I just don't see how I can be there.

Okay, call Jackie tell her to

meet me at the office instead.

And could you find us some dinner?

Not pizza, something good.

She's gonna be working overtime on this.

I'll square it with Brooke and the guests.

- Alright.

- Thanks.

[birds chirping]

[cell phone buzzes]

- There you are.

I was startin' to think I wasn't gonna get

any help out of you.

- Somethin' about the seaside air.

I could just lay in bed all day.

Whatcha makin' there, sis?

- Dip tray.

- Isn't the dip already coming?

- One in every group.

[both giggle]

- Speakin' of, where's the hubby?

- Oh, he's at work as usual.

He'll get home later.

Between the caseload he's carrying and running for senate,

he's either in a courtroom or on the stump.

Either way, giving speeches.

- You guys okay?

- Oh hey, do you mind if you cut these for me?

We're fine, we just haven't seen each other much lately.

Now, would you mind taking care of the rest of this?

I have to go into my senator's wife costume.

- Hmm, sure.

Are we making a sauce bechamel, or maybe beurre blanc?

- Ranch. It's in the fridge.

- Pretty and practical.

[cell phone buzzes]

[piano music]

- Would you like a cucumber sandwich?

- Evie, you're a guest here.

You shouldn't be serving.

- [chuckles] This is the McHenry household.

If you stay long enough, you're gonna be cleaning toilets

[finger snap], just like that.

- Oh hey.

I like the new color.

- Thank you.

I finished it just in time to dry before the party.

- Hm yeah, it looks nice.

- I'm so glad that you're here.

Hey, I laid out a new suit for you,

so I'm gonna hold down the fort while

you change and freshen up.

- Um, you didn't get my message.

I can't stay, Brooke.

This is a tough case.

I need to get this conviction.

I have to.

- Daniel this is your fundraising party.

- I know, I know.

- Honey...

- I'll make a short appearance for the guests,

they'll understand.

Evie!

I'm so sorry, I know you got in late last night and

I didn't get a chance to see you.

- Oh you know what, that's okay.

Come in, let's mingle, catch up.

Let's move in for the money.

- I'd like to, but I was tellin'...

I got cross again tomorrow.

- Okay well, you've gotta eat.

So why don't you go in there, get a cucumber sandwich?

Made it myself.

- Okay, sounds like a good idea.

I'll see you in there.

- [sighs]

- Hey, cheer up.

I'm here, it'll just be like old times.

- I hope not.

- Good evening, thank you so much for coming.

How are you?

Thank you for coming.

[chimes] Well, good evening, everybody.

Thank you so much for coming, I do appreciate it.

And thank you for supporting my efforts to

be the next senator for the great state of Georgia.

- [Guest] Hear, hear.

- I must regrettably say that I cannot stay.

I'm in the middle of a huge case right now.

I've spent a year working on

getting all the evidence and the witnesses together,

and I must get this conviction.

Please see this as an example of the integrity and

the work ethic that I will bring to Washington.

So please enjoy the food and enjoy the conversation,

and again, thank you so much for coming.

Thank you, appreciate it.

Thank you.

- That's why I'm voting for that guy.

- Hey, I gotta go.

- Please don't go.

Listen, please don't.

- I have to.

Look, it might be late,

so you don't have to wait up, okay?

What?

- I need a date night.

- I promise, as soon as I can,

you and I will go somewhere special.

I gotta go.

[piano music]

[ship's horn]

- There you are.

Why so confused?

- Popcorn.

- Oh wow, that is deep.

- Very deep.

I don't know what to choose.

We've got no butter, light butter, heavy butter,

extra heavy butter, sad butter, fat butter, low fat butter,

[laughs] low calorie butter, peanut butter.

I don't even know what to choose.

- I'm gonna meet you at check out.

- Have a coin?

- See ya.

- Personally, I like the regular butter better.

Why mess with perfection?

Brooke, right?

- Yeah.

- [chuckles] We went to college together,

Georgia Southern.

- Oh, I was only there as a freshman.

- Really?

Well, you were definitely unforgettable.

- Okay. [chuckles]

- I'm Tyler.

Tyler Griffin.

- I don't remember.

I'm sorry, I don't recall.

I have someone waiting for me.

I've gotta go.

- Hm, you were pretty popular.

I guess you wouldn't remember me.

But it's really good to see you again.

- Thanks.

- Take care.

- Who was that guy?

- I don't know.

He claims that we went to college together.

- Really? - Uh uh.

- He was totally trying to pick you up.

You still got it!

Go on, seriously!

To have a guy that cute flirt with you?

That's impressive.

- Thanks, thanks.

Appreciate that.

- Ms. Foster, just one last time,

as you and Mr. Gibson entered the room,

you stated that there was another man

running away from the house.

Please describe the man.

- Ah, it was hard to see, but I could tell that

he had on a black hoodie and blue jeans.

He was kind of tall, and thin, and lanky.

He had boots on.

I never saw his face.

- Thank you, Ms. Foster.

No further questions.

- You seem pretty confident in that description, Ms. Foster.

- Well, it's kind of hard to forget any of it.

I mean, it was a horrible event.

- I wanna make sure of the timetable,

so I hope you don't mind if we go through it again.

- It's okay.

- Now, today, Ms. Foster you stated that you and

your boyfriend, Mr. Gibson here, were tanning on the deck.

You heard a scuffle and you came inside at

just the right time to see an unknown man

running out the front door and the victim,

lying on the floor, dead.

- That's right.

- And that was 10 minutes after 3:00, correct?

- Yep.

- You and Mr. Gibson told this to the police

over a year ago as well.

Is that right?

- Yes.

- You even put it into your affidavits.

- [chuckles] Yes.

- But that's no the truth, is it?

- Of course it is.

- Do you know what the penalty is for perjury?

- Objection, Your Honor.

Threatening the witness.

- Mr. Prosecutor, you're making an accusation.

I'm assuming you have a good reason, overruled.

- Ms. Foster, you were never there.

Unless you start telling the truth, Ms. Foster,

you're gonna be going to jail too.

For perjury, and as an accessory to murder.

- [Josh] Your Honor...

- You stated that you and Mr. Gibson

were tanning on the deck.

The murder took place at

10 minutes after 3:00 in the afternoon.

When you look at the layout of the house,

the front door of the house faces west,

which means the sun would have been on the other side of

the house at the time of the murder,

and not on the deck where you claim to be tanning.

- Maybe...

- Oh no, Ms. Foster.

You said to this court and

to the police that you were tanning.

You both said it.

"I could never forget any of it,

"it was such a horrible event."

Perjury, Ms. Foster.

This is the only opportunity to save yourself.

[dramatic orchestral music]

- You're right.

I wasn't there.

He called and asked me to come over.

Said that the guy was never going to give him

his fair share.

He was dead when I got there.

And I called the police.

- Your Honor, need a recess to confer with my client.

- Granted.

- Also, Your Honor, I'd like to ask permission to

speak with you in your chamber,

along with Mr. McHenry, of course.

- I think that would be wise.

[gavel bangs]

- From my as lead prosecutor,

I have seen spools of red tape that

make getting swift trials and convictions difficult in

cases just like this one.

As senator, I plan to work with my counterparts to

remove these obstacles and get the courts moving.

Now if you excuse me please, no more questions today.

- Thank you, if you could just follow me please.

- You got 'em.

- Well, you know, it didn't take him too long to

change his plea.

She was his alibi.

- [laughs] So I was thinkin' a long dinner, the two of us.

Maybe a romantic stroll on the moonlighted beach?

- [sighs] I would love that.

But I can't, I gotta be in Atlanta tomorrow.

I gotta speak at a businessman's luncheon.

Then my schedule is just one speech after another

for the next several days.

In fact, I know it's sudden,

but I was actually thinking of leaving tonight.

That way I can get a good night's sleep and

won't have to wake up early and drive all day.

- Well, how about when you get back?

- Absolutely.

- I can't seem to make up my mind.

- You know how this works.

Not much longer, I promise.

I gotta go, bye, baby.

- [typing] Daniel McHenry for senate.

- It's 8:00 a.m., you workin' already?

- Yeah, I thought I 'd do a little networking for

the campaign before you made it down.

Hey, if you want some coffee,

and then there's some various creamers in the fridge.

- [sighs] Oh coffee, I love thee.

Let me count the creamers.

So are we hanging out at the beach again today?

Or are we gonna do something with a little more excitement?

- I was thinking, what if we went shopping?

- Oh, that'd be fun.

- Oh my gosh, I can't believe this!

- What's that?

- Evie, come here.

[chuckles] Do you remember the guy that I met in

the grocery store?

He just found me on the social site.

- Yes, he did.

Golly, he's even more gorgeous than his picture.

"it was great seeing you again yesterday.

"What a blast from the past!"

[laughs]

"I'd love it if you join me this afternoon at

"River Street Inn for some drinks and some nostalgic talk."

Ha, River Street Inn, I hear that's a happenin' place.

- It is, but it doesn't matter because I'm not going.

- Oh come on, you would have so much fun!

- Well then, why don't you go?

- Oh I can't.

- Why?

- I'm house sitting.

For you.

- Evie, you really think I wanna spend time

talking about those days?

- That was a long time ago.

- Yeah, but it's not long enough.

Those were some crazy, scary times.

- I know they were.

- And I'm not about to waste my days discussing them.

- Okay.

- Okay?

- Okay.

You know what?

Why don't we go down to the city market for lunch?

- Okay, that's sounds fun.

Can we mess with the tourists?

- [laughs] Sure.

It's supposed to be a beautiful day.

- Cool, we can go shopping for a while before

you meet the thrill for drinks at 4:00.

- Evie, I haven't accepted his invitation.

- You just did.

What? [laughing]

- Evie...

- You can thank me later.

Love you, peanut.

- That was good.

- Do you need anything else?

- Oh no, thank you.

We're great.

- Well, I commend you on your courage.

- For what?

- Oh, for approaching a woman in a grocery store.

- Well, it's not like I didn't know you.

- So you say, but what if you'd been wrong?

- What's life without a little risk?

If I hadn't taken the risk, I wouldn't have this opportunity

to renew an old acquaintance.

- Okay, it was just something I wouldn't do.

Oh I'm sure you've done it before.

- Uh uh.

We all have, you know?

Maybe you catch a passing glimpse of

someone and they look familiar.

Maybe you call out a name, or maybe you do nothing and

you let them continue on because you're not sure

it was the person that you thought it was.

Or maybe you're afraid of drumming up

an old memory that is best left forgotten.

- Okay, so all of the above.

Are you sure we went to school together?

I have no memory.

- Okay, fine, and if I don't know who you are,

you tell me.

- Alright, well, I'm from Beaufort, South Carolina.

I went to college for one year, as you know,

and I'm a wife of six years.

- Okay, we've got the facts,

now tell me, who are you?

I wanna know.

- What is this, 20 questions? [laughs]

- I wanna know.

- Okay, alright. [laughs]

I like long walks on the beach,

puppies - all of them, I pray for world peace.

I don't know!

- Oh, come on, you can do better than that, seriously.

- I'm just simple.

- I highly doubt that.

- Alright, okay.

- Not what you are, but who you are.

- I like to read Jane Austen books.

- Now we're getting somewhere.

- I like to watch children play on the beach.

- Okay, that's good, what else?

- I like to cook.

See? Simple, run of the mill, it's just no. [laughs]

- Why do I get the feeling that there's so much more

behind those beautiful eyes?

And not one bit of it is run of the mill.

- Beautiful eyes?

- They're what first grabbed my attention,

and then I saw that they belonged to you.

[laughs]

- Can I have a glass of wine now too?

- Absolutely. Waiter?!

- Where were you?

- [Tyler] Out.

- I thought we could have an early dinner and

then take in a movie.

- I met a new target today.

- Okay, wow.

Who is he?

Tell me about him, what are we gonna do?

- We ain't gonna do nothin'.

This one's not for you.

- It's a woman isn't it?

- Nothin' to tell.

- She pretty?

- You worried about somethin'?

- Who is she?

- Nothing to tell.

If I ever caught you with another woman...

- Oh, you'd do what?

- [sighs] I can't handle it, you know.

I'd kill before I let somebody else have you.

- Yeah, I know.

[sobs]

I know.

- Thanks.

[sighs deeply] [clears throat]

- Hello, hello. [giggles]

- [laughs loudly] Okay.

- Thank you!

- He was charming and nice and

we had a wonderful time, and that's it.

Okay? Nothing more.

- You gonna see him again?

I know you're not,

not by a long shot.

You may have gotten daddy's eyes, but not his morals.

- [Brooke] Thanks.

- So Daniel's gonna be a senator.

Am I gonna have to start calling you Mrs. Senator?

- How about Mrs. Miserable?

- Really?

Why? Most people would kill for that.

Think of all the parties.

- I just don't see it as a reason to uproot us and

to move us aways from here.

- That's not that far away.

Plus, it's kind of like an adventure.

All the history.

- Hmm, history of derailed marriages, horrible scandals.

I mean really,

how do people get themselves into all that trouble?

- You are way overthinking this.

- I'm comfortable here.

[dramatic music]

- Well, I know you guys didn't come here to have me tell

stupid jokes and stuff like that.

[laughter]

You came here and paid a lot of money for steak and chicken

so you could hear from the next senator of

this great state of Georgia, Mr. Daniel McHenry.

[applause]

- Thank you, Frank, appreciate it.

And thank you, everybody for coming here tonight,

good evening.

[dramatic music]

- [chuckles] How long are you gonna be standing there?

- I was just enjoying the view.

[giggles]

- I grew up here.

Being at school, it was an hour away from the coast.

It was the longest that I've ever been away.

- [chuckles] School was the closest

I've ever been until now.

It's beautiful.

- It's the best comfort I can find.

- So what happened to you at school?

As I remember, it had something to do with your roommate?

The word around campus was,

people said that she OD'd.

- Hey, come on, it's in the past.

Why are you bringing this up?

- It's not easy to talk about, I know.

It was hard on all of us.

It's just, we were friends.

I still think about it sometimes is all.

- Okay, not too many people knew what happened.

Is this really what you wanna talk about?

- Where did you go?

Why did you have to leave?

Brookie, you were missed.

- I had to get away.

She and I were best friends.

We went to college together.

When we showed up we saw the drinking and drugging and

thought that's the norm.

We got caught up.

On the weekends, and then it became daily.

We consumed, one night at a party,

we were drinking and I got us some really good stuff,

stronger than either one of us ever had.

I took a hit and then I gave her the drugs.

She died, I lived.

And so I had to leave school.

And I ended up checking myself into rehab,

and I got clean.

And then I met Daniel and started life as a new person.

So what about you?

Tell me, [laughs] did you graduate school?

- I bounced around for a little while.

See, I'm one of those people that's better than

most in just about anything that I do,

but not ever really good enough to stand out.

Sort of a jack of all trades, master of none.

I just continued for a while and

eventually I found myself asking: "What's wrong with me?

"Why am I so limited?"

It's like there's this ceiling and

I just can't seem to break through it.

The problem is, is that I've hit it so many times,

that I can see when I'm getting close.

- [laughs] That seems about right.

I know what you mean.

- So, how about that walk on the beach?

[laughs]

- No, I can't.

I can't, Daniel's gonna be home.

[groans]

- That ceiling had me so close.

- Thank you for listening.

- Thank you for sharing.

See you soon.

[dramatic music]

- [Brooke] Hey, let's go to the beach.

- [Evie] I thought that you and Daniel were doing something.

- We are, take a look at that.

- "Some new events added to schedule,

"wont' be home until late Sunday night.

"I'll call later to explain."

- What's there to explain?

Campaign, me.

Campaign, me.

[groans] Campaign.

Let's go to the beach.

[up tempo music]

[seagulls squawking]

[shrieks and laughter]

[laughing]

- This is fun!

I don't know if I'm in shape to keep myself. [laughs]

- Oh, you'll get back into it.

- That is, if I want to.

Oh gosh [sighs contentedly],

look at how beautiful this ocean is.

[inhales deeply]

Normal, quiet, consistent.

- Well hello, Mary Melancholy.

What's gotten into you?

Tyler.

Started to talk about old school days.

- Tyler?

How many times have you seen him

since you guys went for drinks?

- Every day since Daniel left.

- What?!

- It's just for lunch, coffee.

I mean, I know that he wants more, but uh uh.

- Okay Brooke, when I set that up,

I mean, everyone is entitled to

a little harmless diversion every now and then,

I get that.

But I mean, I never intended for it, like, to go on.

Have you guys kissed?

Brooke?

- Alright, just on his cheek.

- Brooke!

- What?!

It was just his cheek.

Right there.

- Seriously?!

Hmm, cute, cute, that's like

scratching a a puppy behind his ear.

You will never get rid of him.

You know, dad

started down a dangerous path when

he kissed your mother.

And that started off just innocently as

coworkers talking after work.

But Brooke, there is something very different about

sharing glasses of wine and deep conversations with

a man you feel attracted to.

And if he's attracted to you too?

Let's just say that is a line you do not wanna cross.

- Okay, fine.

- Do you understand?

- I do.

- No kissing!

No kissing.

- Okay, alright.

I'll make sure I draw that line,

make that boundary clear.

Pinkie swear.

[laughs]

- Pinkie swear.

[dramatic music]

- [Tyler] I don't understand.

- Yeah, I cleared my head and I decided that

I'm actually happy with the way that things are and

that I have a wonderful husband and...

- Again?

- I didn't want to muddle it up.

- [Tyler] Look, Brooke...

- Listen, Evie is here, I have to get going.

- [Tyler] Come on, Brooke.

Look, if I did something...

- Bye.

That was Tyler,

I had no idea how I was gonna end it with him.

- You mean "end" end?

You broke it off?

- I did.

- How'd it go?

Here's your mail.

- I tried to explain that I had this momentary lapse of

judgment, lost my head and that it's your fault.

You got me in this situation.

Okay, Daniel's coming home tonight.

And I'm really excited.

We're gonna have this romantic dinner together,

just the two of us.

Your brush.

Join me in paint brushes up.

- Okie dokie.

[laughs]

- You get the little one, I get the big one.

[cell phone pings]

[sighs] Awful.

- What?

Oh, no.

He's backing out.

- All I wanted was a happy, normal life.

The reason that I fell in love with Daniel

is because I saw my future with him.

He was my hero.

Tyler won't do this to me.

- What?!

- Hey Evie.

[sighs] Looks like I missed a good meal.

- You missed a lot of things.

- What is that?

Filet? I had a greasy burger. [sighs deeply]

- I'm not kidding, Daniel.

- What's eating you?

- You've got a problem.

- What kind?

- The neglected wife kind.

- I sent her a text.

I told her I would make it up to her, Evie.

- Oh my bad, I'm so sorry.

You sent a text.

Did you spell everything out or did you use abbreviations?

- Does it matter?

- No, no, I guess it doesn't really matter, does it?

You're a great prosecutor, Daniel.

Probably gonna be a great senator too.

But right now, you're a lousy husband.

Brooke is really struggling, and she needs her hero!

And he's stuck in some phone booth somewhere.

- Have I been that bad?

- You tell me.

You missed this, among many other things.

Daniel, my sister really loves you

and I hate to see her hurt.

- Brooke is more important to me than anything.

She knows that doesn't she?

I'm doing this all for her.

Look, I know I've been gone a lot lately,

but it's only been to make our lives better, successful.

I thought that's what we both wanted.

Where is she?

- It's funny, I've never appreciated

the allure of the ocean until now.

Soothing sounds of the waves,

moonlight bursting in the water.

[giggles]

And the soft, gentle breeze,

and it's so much more when shared with a beautiful woman.

You don't have to go home, do you?

- Dan will be there.

- You sure?

- [Evie] Brooke!

- [Daniel] Brooke!

- Oh, this is wrong.

- Doesn't feel wrong to me.

- Oh my god, I left my husband.

I just got angry.

It was a stupid decision.

Just one of many I made lately.

- You'll be back.

- No, no, no, I won't be back.

No matter what he's done, I can't do this.

- Putting career ahead of you, is he?

Huh, Mr. Family Values.

You know what?

It's okay, it's alright.

I've got all I need

until you come back.

- Tyler, I'm not coming back, bye.

- [Brooke] It was a stupid decision.

Just one of many I made lately.

You've made quite a few, Brooke.

[dramatic music]

- It's late.

- I'm sorry,

not for what you thought I did, but for what I did do.

- Whatever you've done, is done.

It's in the past, let's just start over.

I've abandoned you too much lately.

I've let my career and this campaign create a gap

between us and never should have.

I'm sorry.

I should never have taken you for granted.

No husband should ever do that.

I can't imagine my life without you, Brooke.

I've taken a few days off

from everything, even the campaign.

- You mean it?

- Yeah.

- I'm pregnant.

- What have you done?

I'm gonna...you...

so the whole time you were trying...

Oh, I'm such an idiot.

You were trying...

I'm gonna be a dad.

[laughs]

[sighs contentedly]

[laughs]

- This is how it's supposed to be.

I'm so happy.

We're gonna be a family.

- How is she?

- Fine.

- Why are you being so cold?

She walked away from me, remember?

- She's happy, content, and pregnant.

Leave her alone.

- Pregnant?

This just keeps getting better and better.

- Okay so we both agree on Abigail if it's a girl.

I like Abigail, it's a great name.

- I do too.

- But just in case, if it's a boy I like Daniel Junior.

- [laughs] Serious?

- Why not?

- [laughs] Daniel Junior, sounds like a race car driver.

- Oh okay, what about Dillon?

I think Dylan is a great name.

- It is a good name.

You know though, when he goes to school,

they might shorten Dillon to Dill and then he would be

called a Dill pickle. - Dill pickle, okay [laughs].

- It's not gonna work.

- Okay, [laughs] fine, alright.

I'm a little bit empty here, do you want some more?

- No, I'm good.

- I'll be back in just a second.

You keep brainstorming, we gotta come up...

I still like Daniel Junior though, by the way.

- [laughs] Okay.

- I'll be back in a minute.

- Hello Brooke.

I've missed you.

I hear you're pregnant.

- Tyler...

- Oh, there's no need for any heartfelt goodbyes.

You don't have to lay me down easy.

I'll be fine.

- Why are you being so cold?

- We have something we need to discuss.

- Listen Tyler, I am so sorry, I just...

- "Ms. McHenry, are you saying that

"you killed your roommate?"

- "I gave her the drugs."

I never said that.

You were tape recording our conversations?

You manipulated that.

That's not at all what I said.

- Meet me back here tonight on the beach

and then we'll discuss my terms.

Told you you'd be back.

- What do you want?

- What do I want?

Money, power, position, success.

I guess it boils down to what every man really wants,

to be respected.

- Listen Tyler, I'm sorry if you're angry at me.

This just wasn't the right time for you and me.

- [guffaws] 'Cause you still think this is about

some form of jealousy.

A broken heart.

Nah, this has always been about your Daniel.

When I play this tape, your husband is finished.

"You say you turned yourself into rehab.

"Now tell me, trust me, are you still using?"

- "It's the best comfort I can find."

But, but that's not true!

- But it doesn't matter.

All it takes is a little doubt in people's minds,

and he's finished.

Here's the deal.

You're gonna give me a hundred thousand dollars cash and

I'm gonna give you the tape free and clear.

You don't pay, then I'm going to release the tape to

every news station, newspaper, magazine,

or whack job with a few blog followers,

as a well-written story with the audio to back it up.

Does that sound like a deal?

I gotta find a new trade,

this is gettin' too easy, you know? [chuckles]

Lonely wife, she needs attention.

I give it to her and she gives me everything I want.

Does that sound like a deal?

You don't pay, I play this tape,

your husband is finished.

[dramatic music]

- What have we got so far?

Besides the girlfriend?

- Not a lot of detail.

Nothing more than what I've told you already.

- Okay.

Are they absolutely certain, though?

- Yeah, I'm sorry.

There's just no other possibilities.

- Okay, get the report together and

then I'll come by in the morning to take a look at it.

- You got it.

- Thanks Jackie.

- Sure.

- [sighs deeply] I'm afraid I have some bad news.

There's been a murder.

Guy named Tyler Griffin.

They found him on the beach this morning.

And they've arrested his girlfriend.

Domestic dispute most likely,

but I have to go in tomorrow morning to

look at the indictment report.

- Don't take this one.

- Brooke, I have to, it's my job.

- Please don't take this case.

- [sighs deeply] Look, I know I promised you

I'd take a few days off, but it's just for an

hour or so in the morning, and then I'm all yours.

The case is not gonna go to arraignment for a few days.

Why don't you try and go get some sleep?

I'll take care of things down here,

then I'll come up later to check on you.

I promise, I'm not backing out of anything.

I'm staying right here with you.

[sobbing]

[knocking]

- Hey, what's holding you up?

Thought you'd be downstairs

having a big continental breakfast for two.

You can do that now.

Are you okay?

Brookie, what's wrong?

Brookie, is it the baby?

Where's Daniel?

- It's not the baby.

- What is it?

- Daniel's at his office.

Tyler was murdered two days ago.

- What?!

Who did it?

- Me. [sobbing]

Oh Evie, I'm so stupid.

I'm so stupid I thought he was interested in me.

And all along he was recording our conversations and

he was doctoring them up and he wanted to

blackmail me with them.

All he wanted to do was to ruin Daniel.

That's all he wanted to do.

- Does Daniel know?

- [Brooke] No.

- Are you gonna tell him?

- No, I can't.

I can't tell him, it will ruin Daniel.

[gasping]

They arrested this other woman.

I don't know if it's a roommate or a girlfriend,

I don't know who it is, but I can't let

somebody else go to jail for something that I did.

- What are you gonna do?!

- I don't know.

I don't know [crying].

[breathing heavily and sobbing]

You know, Tyler bragged about doing this before, right?

Yeah, he's gotta have a trail, right?

What if I try to find some sort of information to

prove what kind of man he was?

To try to help the defense's case?

You think that would work?

That's what I'm gonna do.

I know it's weak, but it's all that I got.

- Okay, okay I'll come with you.

- Are you sure this one is for you?

- Yep, court-appointed.

She's just so young.

She's just a kid really.

- Well, just do right by your client.

- Always.

- Speaking of "kid", I'm gonna be a dad.

- Really? Wow.

Won't you need a walker soon? [laughing]

- I might need a babysitter, though.

- Next on the docket.

- The People vs Amber Kelly in the charge of

murder in the first degree of Mr. Tyler Griffin.

Do you understand these charges?

- Yes, sir.

But I didn't do it.

- What's the defendant plea?

- Not guilty, Your Honor.

- Mr. McHenry?

- She was seen kneeling over Mr. Griffin's body

with a blood-soaked piece of driftwood in her hand.

A witness spotted her,

she dropped the driftwood and then she ran.

- It was in the early morning light, You Honor.

She would have been back-lit by the rising sun.

We also have an eyewitness that states that

she saw a different woman at the scene.

- At the time of her arrest,

the police found clothes with blotches of

Mr. Griffin's blood on them,

Mr. Griffin's blood under her fingernails,

and splinters from the driftwood,

buried in the palm of her hand, Your Honor.

- That's circumstantial evidence that

shows that she was at the scene.

It does not show that she committed the crime.

- That sounds like a good argument for the trial.

The defendant is remanded.

- Let's have a seat.

When the trial begins, you just make sure...

- Is this really the best thing to be doing?

- Looking up articles?

- Well, yeah.

I mean, how do we know he actually wrote any?

What if all his victims paid him off?

- That's possible, I guess.

It's the best thing I can think of right now.

I mean, Daniel would start this way.

I've seen him do it a dozen times.

This is probably where he searched out

our family like this, before he proposed.

- It means he must have married you out of pity.

- That would be him.

My hero.

What if we look up that woman's name?

Amber Kelly.

- You know that you still haven't told me what happened?

- I hit him with a piece of driftwood.

I didn't mean to.

He just came to grab at me and I reacted.

- Brooke, why don't go to Daniel with that?!

Or go to the police?

- I can't go to Daniel, that would ruin him.

It would ruin our family.

- But it wasn't planned.

It was a piece of driftwood, it wasn't like it was a gun.

- It doesn't matter what the weapon is.

You can't un-pull the trigger.

- Maybe not, but you can change your name.

Look, I can't fine Amber Kelly anywhere.

But Kelly Amber shows up all over the place.

According to the article, he was caught consorting with her.

Is that a crime?

- Not necessarily a crime, but certainly not

something that you'd want your wife to find out about.

And when you're a public figure running for

reelection, it puts just enough doubt in everyone's mind

to ruin a career, or a life.

Article byline: Tyler Griffin.

- What now?

- Okay, we find the widow and then we plan a road trip.

- Juliette, what a great name.

Are you a native of Savannah?

- Yes, sir.

- There's a famous Juliette from Savannah, right?

- Yes, sir.

Juliette Gordon Low, she's the founder of the Girl Scouts.

- Yes, that's right.

Now please Juliette, in your own words,

tell the court what you saw that morning.

- I went in for the early morning shift.

It was about 5:00, or so.

I went out onto the deck to dust off the sand

off the tables, that usually blows in every night.

- And what did you see?

- I saw a woman, her.

She was standing over that man, he was all beat up.

- Now are you sure it was the defendant?

Because the defense is certain that

you couldn't possibly see her.

- Yes, I'm sure.

- Was there plenty of light for you to see?

- [Juliette] Yes, sir, there was.

- [Daniel] From the sunrise, right?

- No, sir, it was pre-sunrise,

but before its dawn, you know?

- Yes, your witness.

- So you say that there was plenty of light,

but the early morning light

can create harsh shadows, right?

You were looking down, right?

Could you just have made a mistake?

I mean, it could have been someone with

a similar build or hair color?

The police showed you a picture of my client and

asked if that was the woman in the photo.

You did not pick her out of a line up, right?

- Yes, that's correct.

- So it was then possible that you inadvertently

blended that shadowy face on the beach with

the picture that was shown to you.

No further questions, Your Honor.

[knocking]

- What do you want?

- Mrs. Connors?

- Yes.

- We're here to talk about your husband.

- He's dead.

- I know, which makes this even more difficult.

I need to talk to you about Tyler Griffin and Kelly Amber.

- I don't want to talk about that tramp!

- [cries out in pain] Listen please, I'm really in trouble.

Tyler Griffin is the reason.

- Come in.

Have a seat.

I haven't had quests in a while,

so I'm afraid I can't offer you anything.

- Oh, that's okay.

- Thank you for seeing us.

- I apologize about your wrist.

- It's worth it for me to be able to talk with you.

I'm Brooke McHenry,

Daniel McHenry's wife.

And Tyler Griffin is now after my family.

I realize that this is going to be difficult for you.

- My husband committed suicide after the alleged affair.

He never could forgive himself.

That girl and reporter, drained the life right out of him,

out of us.

He was a good man.

I want you to know that first.

He went out one night.

Guy's night out, you know?

She was the waitress.

They started running into each other at places around town

and soon became friends.

She took her time and slowly seduced him, or so they claim.

My husband maintained his innocence

until he couldn't take it anymore.

Tyler Griffin showed up at our house one day with photos.

Photos of the two of them together at different places.

He said he would get rid of them if we paid him off.

We finally decided to pay him,

but he released them anyway

a month later.

- The man is ruthless.

- I want you to know this isn't just about the money.

That man came to destroy.

- I'm not gonna let him do this to my family.

- I think he already has.

- What do you mean?

- Well, I mean you haven't seen Daniel in like, a week.

Brooke, there is a trial going on.

What if it comes out that you were seeing Tyler?

Wouldn't it just be better to tell somebody first?

- No.

- You don't like the dinner?

You know I slaved over it all day.

It was tough making a decision too.

Hand tossed, deep dish, crispy, cheese in the middle?

Then all the toppings.

I really had a good time today.

Wish you could have been with me, Brooke.

Brooke?

- I'm sorry, what were you saying?

- I thought this is what you wanted.

All day it's been like you're someplace else,

or you wanna be someplace else.

- Daniel, I'm sorry.

I just didn't sleep very well last night.

I'm feeling overwhelmed...

- Overwhelmed?!

[cell phone rings]

Must be hormones.

- Okay, I think that's complete.

- This has got to work.

I think we found some good information to show Josh

what kind of lowlife Tyler was.

Oof, I still can't believe that I'm rooting against Daniel.

But he's gotta lose this case.

She's gotta be found not guilty.

- I just don't know if this is the best way to handle this.

- What do you mean

the best way to handle this?

If you remember, you're the one who got me into this.

- I know.

I know, no one would ever argue that

I'm the responsible one.

No one would ever argue that

I make the best decisions in the family.

I get that.

This shouldn't be happening to you.

God knows this sort of thing should only happen to me.

If I could trade places with you,

I would do it in a heartbeat.

But I can't.

Brooke, I just want for your daughter,

you make the right decision.

- Then print it, put it in the envelope.

That's the right decision.

Hey, back to court?

How's the case going?

- I even didn't realize you knew that

I was working on a case.

You know, maybe if we had spent a little more time

together recently, Brooke,

I would have told you a little more.

But as it is right now, I can tell you this,

that I'm winning.

- Brooke, you okay?

- I'm fine.

I'm sorry for hurting you, Evie.

- What are you gonna do?

- I've gotta go to court.

- Defense, call your first witness.

Counselor?

- Your Honor, defense calls Ms. Brenda Mills.

- Place your hand on the bible, ma'am.

- I know, I seen the shows.

- Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth,

the whole truth, and nothing but the truth,

so help you God?

- I do.

- Please be seated.

- Ms. Mills...

- Hi.

- Hi Ms. Mills.

You contacted me and stated you had seen

a woman earlier in the evening,

walking toward the victim.

- Yes, I did.

- Well, you did what?

You contact me, you saw a woman walk toward

the victim or both?

- Both.

- Was that woman the defendant?

- Oh no, not in the least.

She's much too young.

- Okay, Ms. Mills I want you to be sure about this,

are you absolutely sure that it was not my client?

- Absolutely.

- Thank you.

I know what you're doing, but I don't need your help.

- Uh, Mrs. Mills, why were you out so late?

- Well, I was out walkin' my papillon.

He's gettin' a bit older now and needs to go more often.

- Right, I hate when that happens.

Could you please describe for me the woman that you saw

in a little more detail?

- Well, she was...

She was in white shirt with a blue skirt.

- That's pretty normal.

- How tall was she?

Hair color?

- Well, that's hard to say.

It was a bit dark out except for the light

coming from the cafe.

The hair was sandy blonde, brown hair, brownish...

- [Daniel] Height? Build?

- Well you know,

like her there.

- Oh, really?

Miss, could you stay standing there

for just a moment please?

Thank you.

I'd say she's about the same height and

build as the defendant.

Hair color?

Well, sort of sandy.

Wouldn't you say so, Mrs. Mills?

- I guess it is possible.

- Thank you.

[alarm clock beeps]

[cell phone rings]

- Hello.

Yeah, yeah would could make that happen.

Yeah, ah ha.

I'll be there in about an hour.

Yeah, okay bye.

[thunder rumbles]

[crying and moaning]

[crying and sobbing]

- Well at least you don't get the same thing every night.

- Variety is good.

- I don't mean to pry,

but don't you think you should be at home?

I'm sure the food is much better.

- Honestly, I don't know.

I've tried, I really have,

but she's been out with her sister,

jetting behind her computer, or whatever,

even when I'm there.

It's like anything is preferable to being with me.

I'm just not sure I can make her happy anymore.

- Ever since I started working here

you've had that sign up on the wall.

"Let not get tired of doing good,

"because in time you'll have a harvest if

"you don't give up."

You put that there during the tough times.

Isn't this just as important?

- You're right as usual.

[sighs]

[folk music]

[applause]

- Thank you, guys.

What a glorious day the Lord's made.

Amen?

Alright, so this morning I'm gonna talk to you about faith.

Faith doesn't keep you from troubled times.

It gets you through those times.

Allowing God to manage your issues, well that is faith.

Trying to manage your own issues,

well that's unfaithfulness,

and it'll set you up for failure.

- [gasps] You startled me.

- What was it, my approach or my looks? [laughs]

I thought you might come back one day.

I remember how you used to be,

kind of wild times.

- You know, when I was a kid I would look at

people at church and think:

"What a bunch of stiffs." you know?

Let loose, people!

Made a lot of Sunday school teachers rethink their calling.

- [laughs] I can imagine.

- But lately I've been rethinking me.

I let loose and I overstepped.

And I've caused some problems for some people I really love.

Shouldn't you have some wise words?

Quote Scripture or something?

- Well, the fact that you're here,

thinking through those things,

means you're looking in the right direction.

So I can just sit here, look good, and take all the credit.

[both laugh]

- Seriously?

- Ms. McHenry, hi.

- I need to talk to you.

- I probably shouldn't be seen speaking to

the prosecutor's wife.

I'm due back in court.

- Things aren't going very well, right?

- Daniel's good.

- Aha, have you received the information provided?

- You mean about Griffin's past?

- Yes.

- How do you know about that?

- Have you been using it?

- No, it's not really been helpful.

Okay so he's a scumbag, big deal, he's dead.

- Is it admissible?

- Yes, it's admissible.

What's your point?

- Well then I don't understand what the problem is.

The people, the jury, they need to know

who Tyler Griffin was.

How can you set up a proper defense

without telling them who he was?

Excuse me.

- But what are you not,

what are you not telling me?

- Looking for your watch, counselor?

- I'm very sorry, Your Honor.

If the court will indulge me.

I realize we're set to begin final arguments today.

I would like to call one final witness to the stand.

- Why?

- Character witness, Your Honor.

- Proceed.

- I'd like to call Ms. Brooke McHenry.

- What are you doing?

- I'm doing the best for my client.

- Now wait, I object, Your Honor.

- On what grounds?

- She wasn't even on the witness list.

You know who she is.

I don't even know why she's involved.

- Well, you should have thought about that before

you agreed to a new witness.

Both of you, approach.

Well counsel, why is she here?

- I believe she has knowledge of the victim to

help shed some light on the character of

the defendant, Your Honor.

- He didn't tell me he was gonna call her.

- He doesn't have to, you know that.

Objection denied.

Proceed, counselor.

Continue.

- Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth,

the whole truth, and nothing but the truth,

so help you God?

- I do.

- Please be seated.

- Ms. McHenry, for the clarity of the jury,

you are the wife of the prosecuting attorney,

Mr. Daniel McHenry.

- Yes.

- Since this trial began, you've been sending me

research articles and notes about the victim.

- Yes, I have.

- The notes that you've been sending,

they've al been anonymous until today.

You've come across some interesting information Ms. McHenry.

Could you please tell the court.

- Tyler Griffin was a scoundrel.

He was a lowlife who only wanted to see others fall.

It made him feel good to see lives in turmoil.

- Objection!

Speculation.

- Your Honor, please let her complete her sentence.

- Overruled, continue.

- Ms. McHenry, why would you say that?

What proof do you have?

- He was a writer, but he didn't report facts,

he fabricated lies.

He and Ms. Kelly,

they lured a prominent judge into an affair.

The affair never happened, but he took photos

designed to give the public the perception that he did.

And then he blackmailed the judge and his wife.

And then released the photos and the story

even after they paid him off.

I mean, what type of character does that tell you Tyler is?

The judge took his life because of it.

Tyler Griffin is a liar and a cheat of the worst kind.

- Thank you Ms. McHenry.

Your witness.

- Judge, I move that all of Mrs. Brooke McHenry's

testimony be stricken from the record.

All she has provided is hearsay gossip with

no substantiation of her claims.

- As of now, testimony stands.

You're welcome to cross examine the witness to

prove your premise.

- Brooke, the fact that Mr. Griffin is a despicable man,

is not on trial here.

The fact that she killed him, is.

I know that you're a compassionate...

- But he hurt a lot of people.

It made him feel good about himself to see others suffer.

- Again, that's a horrible character trait in a man,

but he's not on trial here, she is.

You said it yourself, she assisted him in a scam.

Ms. Amber Kelly has hidden those facts during this trial.

Why? Because she's guilty, right?

She knows she set up the judge and

continued to live with Mr. Griffin afterward.

You're attempting to save this woman by

telling us how horrible a man the victim was,

while using a crime they committed together to do it.

She's not on trial here because she lived with a malcontent.

And she's not on trial because

she assisted him in his evil deed.

She's on trial for murdering the man.

I don't know why she's even here!

- Why don't you ask her yourself?

- [Judge] Gentlemen...

- I don't know why she's involved!

- Gentlemen, order!

- [Josh] She's been sending me

information all along.

- [Daniel] You know who she is!

- [Josh] Don't do this!

- [Daniel] That's my wife up there.

- Everyone, come to order.

- Because I killed him!

I killed him.

I'm so sorry.

- Did you just admit to the murder of Mr. Tyler Griffin?

- Don't answer that!

- [gasping] I'm sorry, I have to.

- I didn't know.

- No, he didn't know.

I'm so sorry.

I met Tyler six months ago.

And he was charming and I enjoyed his attention.

And we went out for dinners and drinks

while you were campaigning.

[sobbing] He was a nice distraction,

but nothing physical ever happened.

And I realized later, much too late,

that I didn't want it to go any further and

that it needed to stop.

But I was stupid.

[crying] I though he was interested in me.

All he wanted to do, was to take you down.

And he produced these doctored tapes of me

answering questions to things that he never asked.

And the things that he was saying,

that he claimed that I was saying,

would have ruined your future.

It would have ruined our future and

I wasn't gonna let that happen.

So that night I met him on the beach.

He wanted money.

I just smashed the player and he tried to stop me,

and instead I hit him in the head with

this driftwood, and he fell down [crying]

and he was bleeding and he wasn't moving.

[sobbing] This ruined everything for us.

I'm so sorry. [sobbing uncontrollably]

- No!

You hit him, but that's not how he died.

I killed him.

[courtroom erupts in conversation]

I'm not gonna let this guy do this to somebody else.

You were right.

We set that judge up.

I was working as a waitress at a club and

just barely getting by.

One night Tyler came in.

He was sweet, he made me laugh a lot.

He said if I could get close to the judge,

we could make a lot of money.

I was desperate.

He didn't tell me what would happen next.

After my picture was in the papers nobody would hire me.

I was forced to stay with him.

Tyler knew that and he never let me forget it.

When I saw what he was doing to you,

I just, I couldn't let him do it again

to someone else.

He was just coming to when I arrived.

Too weak to do anything.

I killed him, not you.

- How can you be sure?

- Your testimony.

You stated you hit him once.

The police and the coroner testified to multiple contusions.

- It was me.

I just couldn't take it anymore.

- You did the right thing.

But everything that I tried to prevent,

has happened anyways.

She's going to jail.

Daniel's ruined.

I probably lost him.

And I even pushed you away.

Forgive me?

- Brookie, it should be the other way around.

- It's like everything that I try to control

has just fallen apart. [sighs]

- Maybe you should stop trying to control everything

and trust Him?

I love you.

- I'm so sorry.

I know I've ruined you.

I've ruined the campaign, I've ruined us,

I've ruined everything.

- The campaign is pretty much a done deal.

Crash and burn.

- I'm sorry, goodbye.

- Hey, hey.

Just to let you know the judge declared a mistrial.

There was so much confusion,

he didn't really know what it was gonna do to the jury.

It means you're gonna have to go through it

all over again.

But if you do,

you'll have the best attorney the state can offer.

- I gotta go.

[waves crashing]

[dramatic music]

- [Daniel] Come on, Abigail.

- [Brooke] Abigail!

Come here, come to mommy.

- Good morning, Mr. Mayor.

- Good morning.

[dramatic music]