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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]