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That feels so good.

Stop!

Please don't do this!

Jacob!

Jacob!

Please, you don't have to do this!

Jacob!

We can figure this out!

We can talk through this!

Jacob!

- I'm so sorry. - Terrible tragedy.

I just can't believe

- he's gone. - Please, call me

- if you need anything. - So young.

We're gonna miss him so much.

Oh my God.

Oh, this is my favorite one.

What a clown.

I can't believe he wrote that.

Stop, it's so cute.

Look at this right here.

Man, he was so cheesy.

He was romantic.

I probably should have had a bigger problem

with him dating my younger sister than I did.

Don't be a jerk, Nathan.

Hi, guys.

Mrs. Davis.

Hey, is it, uh,

okay that we're in here?

Yeah, of course.

He used to love to play,

especially with you.

My first T-ball team, he was on it.

I remember.

You always pushed him to be better.

I didn't have to at this last season though.

I mean, I kind of passed him the torch.

You didn't pass him the torch.

He just got better than you.

Shut up, Steph.

Such a girlfriend thing to say.

Stay as long as you like.

The food will be ready soon.

Cool.

- Thank you Mrs. Davis. - Yeah, thank you.

What is it?

You need to come downstairs.

People would like to pay their respects.

So people can just lie to my face?

Why would you think that?

They'll tell me how sorry they are,

but behind my back,

they'll just blame me for Ayden's death.

Honey, nobody blames you.

They think I killed him.

Can we talk about this later, please,

and just come downstairs now?

Why would he write that?

What are you guys doing?

Just reminiscing.

Your mom said that it was okay.

That's not your stuff.

It's Ayden's.

Give me that.

Hey man, easy.

Jacob.

- And this. - I'm sorry.

I just, I couldn't remember what I wrote him.

I don't care.

You shouldn't be in here.

- Get out. - Okay.

Okay, we're leaving.

Sorry.

Marianne, I just-

I'm so sorry.

I just came in to help.

I didn't mean to startle you.

I just...

It's fine.

It's fine.

Thank you so much for being here for me for everything.

- Thank you. - Of course.

- Thank you. - Everything right?

What happened?

Oh, I just dropped the salad.

Now I don't know what I'm gonna serve but...

It doesn't matter.

Just try to be more careful, all right?

Daniel, it was an accident.

It was my fault.

I snuck up on her.

Yeah, well maybe if you weren't in here

trying to do everything yourself,

it wouldn't have happened.

Were you coming in to help?

No, no, no, because if I did,

you'd tell me that I was doing everything wrong.

- Mm-hmm. - It was on me, okay?

You know, and maybe,

maybe if you didn't try to control

every single aspect of their lives,

they wouldn't have felt it necessary

to sneak off to the quarry like they did.

Are you seriously blaming me?

Daniel, you are the one

who makes every single thing a competition.

Everything!

That's why the boys went up there that day

because of you!

You!

Guys, it was an accident!

Okay?

It was a stupid, ugly accident.

And Ayden was a grown boy,

he was 17, and he should have known better.

But you still have a son who needs you.

So I don't think either one of you

wants to say something

that you can't take back right now.

Well, that's my cue for another beer.

Do you really think you need one?

Yeah.

I just buried my oldest son today.

Excuse me if I don't count my beers.

I'll go.

No.

Do you mind?

Yes, yes, of course.

Thanks.

It is a tragedy.

It's such tragedy.

It's crazy.

But here's the thing though,

everybody knows Jacob's been jealous

of Ayden his whole life.

Right?

Nobody really knows what happened.

Shh.

I'm so sorry for your loss.

Thank you for coming.

I heard the police are getting involved.

Those two boys never got along.

Always fighting.

Have to get an investigator.

Is there? There needs to be.

Not an accident.

I'll be right back.

You really think you should be drinking?

Why does it matter?

I just don't think your mother would approve.

She wanted me to mingle.

I'm mingling.

I'm pretty sure this isn't what she meant.

What are you doing?

You're 16 and drinking?

Put the beer down, son.

Put the beer down.

I mean, if I were a betting woman,

I would put my vacation home

on Jacob gave his brother a little push.

Excuse me?

Oh, dear.

- How are- - Don't dear me.

How dare you come into my house today

and say something like that?

Jacob had nothing to do with Ayden...

Somebody do something!

Stop it, stop it!

Stop it, stop it!

What are you doing?

He's out here embarrassing us, drinking beer!

Take it down, okay?

Take it down.

I haven't spanked him since he was five,

since you convinced me not to.

But I think it's about time -

Jacob, Jacob.

It really is a good school.

It's a military school for delinquents.

No, it's a, it's a place to help young men

who need structure get structure.

Is that what the brochure told you?

Honey, we're doing this for you.

If there was any other way-

There is.

Tell dad no.

Tell him you're not gonna ship me off.

Let's go.

Look, if you need anything,

will you please call me at anytime for anything?

Can I get a hug?

I love you.

All right, who's back here burning something?

Freaking Davis.

Should have guessed.

You could have sent this whole building up.

And cheat sheets.

Kiss graduation goodbye.

Let's go.

Hello.

This is Commander Greg.

I'm sorry to inform you

Cadet Jacob Davis has been expelled.

Sorry.

Can you say that again, please?

He needs to be off base by 0900.

Should we call someone else?

No, no need to call anyone else.

I'll come get him.

Thank you, ma'am.

What is it? What's wrong?

Jacob.

You burned a trash can.

And he was caught burning cheat sheets.

Is that true?

Thank you.

Get up.

Let's go.

Are you going to say anything?

Sit. Sit.

You are a shedder.

Do you see all this hair?

Oh my gosh.

- All over the place. - Yeah.

- Hey, babe. - Hi.

Oh, here, let me grab that for you.

It's not a bother, I got it.

- No, I don't mind. - I said I got it.

All right.

Sorry, she's usually really friendly.

That's all right.

Dogs don't like me.

So that's Jacob.

Yeah.

You want a snack?

- Sure. - Come on.

Hey.

Hey.

What are you doin' here?

Well, I figured you'd had a day

so I brought you some food and some wine.

Thank you.

You're gonna stay for dinner, right?

I can stay.

This just needs to be warmed up.

You know where the oven is.

Great.

You know what, actually I'm gonna call Jacob to come down

because he has not left his room since he got home.

Oh boy.

I'll start pouring.

- Thank you. - Mm-hmm.

Jacob!

Jacob!

Jacob, Tara's here.

Come down and say hello.

Jacob.

It's almost midnight, honey.

What do you wanna do?

I don't know. I don't know.

Why don't we go drive around and look for him?

Let's just say if he's not home by midnight then-

Hello?

I'm looking for Mrs. Davis.

Yes.

This is Detective Sanchez.

We have Jacob in holding.

You need to come down.

Okay.

Yes, thank you. I'm on my way.

See you soon.

Who was that?

Police.

They have Jacob.

At least he's safe, right?

Okay.

Go get your boy.

Okay.

Oh.

Jacob.

That's quite a file for a young man.

Did you call my mom?

Is she coming to get me or what?

You know, I never got the full story

of what happened that night your brother died.

Mind sharing?

I already told you guys what happened.

Just in an initial interview at the scene

which lacks detail.

How about this?

You tell me what happened,

I'll understand why you were there tonight,

maybe I could just let you go.

Not even wait to hear from the owner.

Like I said two years ago...

Wanna do this again?

We were just challenging each other

- like we always did. - Remember what happened

last time?

Whoever gets to the top first.

That's right.

First to the top.

I don't know why you're pushing this,

but I'll give you one last chance to back out.

All right. Your funeral.

You know, you've never beaten me to the top before,

so I don't know why you think today

is gonna be any different.

Maybe I was just lacking proper motivation.

Come on, little brother.

You're losing.

Shut up and keep climbing.

It's not over yet.

Just admit defeat now.

Easier to climb down at this point than go up.

I'm - not - quitting.

Fine.

See you at the top.

Damn it!

He was too fast.

I couldn't keep up.

I couldn't see him anymore

and I was looking for a hold when I heard him scream

and I saw him fall past me from the top.

No!

What happened after that?

I climbed down and just called the police.

So Ayden's phone was a timer.

You didn't tell that to the officer before.

It's not listed in the evidence.

You know what happened to Ayden's phone?

No.

The bet.

What was on the line?

Bragging rights.

Just bragging rights.

Jacob.

Do not say another word.

We were just talking, Mrs. Davis.

Just talking, huh?

Is he under arrest or not?

Nope.

The owner said as long as there's no damage,

he didn't wanna press charges.

Seems he must know your ex-husband.

You said you were waiting to hear from him.

Did I?

Jacob, let's go.

Your son's lying.

What are you talking about?

You caught him trespassing.

There's no damage,

so there's nothing to lie about.

Not about that.

About what?

About your other son's death.

Oh, his story was right in line to what he said before,

but you know what?

I just don't believe him.

His story doesn't add up.

That is absolutely ridiculous

because he loved his brother.

Maybe.

But I did hear they were competitive with each other.

Maybe just in a fit of rage

of losing to his brother

- yet again- - Jacob!

He just gave him a little push.

Jacob, no!

No!

And you killed him.

You know, for bragging rights.

- I- - Do not say a word.

He didn't kill his brother.

Then why didn't you let us do an autopsy?

It would've put a lot of these questions to bed.

Because I was not about to let somebody cut up my son

on some wild goose chase.

That's why!

Let's go.

Thanks for the conversation.

Jacob, what were you thinking?

You couldn't go one night.

And why there of all places?

I wasn't doing anything.

I just wanted to...

I just wanted to see it again.

But why?

I wanna understand.

What are you doing?

Is there something you need to tell me?

No, Mom!

Really?

No!

Because Detective Sanchez is pretty intent

on proving his point.

So if there's something that you've been keeping from me,

now's the time to tell me.

Jacob, I'm just trying to talk to you, okay?

Can we please go home?

Sure.

Coffee?

Just made a fresh pot.

Okay.

Yes, you did.

Is he up yet?

Probably not.

He likes to sleep late.

What?

My bad. Just trying to be courteous.

By sneaking around the back?

No, I saw you in the front,

saw you walk into the back,

thought I'd save you the trip.

You know, courteous.

What do you need?

Were you even gonna tell me that Jacob's home?

Yes, I was going to call you.

- Oh, you were, huh? - Yes.

And that he got arrested.

They just picked him up.

Really?

- Yeah. - Yeah.

I had to find out from my old boss.

Do you even know how embarrassing that is?

Tell me why he's not in school.

Tell me why he got kicked out.

Tell me everything.

All right, and don't protect him.

Tell me the truth.

There was a fire

and he got caught burning cheat sheets.

That school is not cheap.

I've been busting my ass to keep him there.

I know. So have I.

But look,

there's something that he is not telling me.

I mean, he was a month away from graduation

and something must have happened.

Yeah, he happened.

It's what he does.

Somebody needs to knock some sense into him.

And how do you plan on doing that, Dad?

Something that should have happened two years ago.

Let's go, big man.

Come on.

Why'd you get kicked out?

Stop.

- Big man. - Stop!

You can leave now.

- Were you cheating? - You need to leave, I said!

Yeah, walk away.

- You walk away. - I'm leaving!

Go inside.

Inside.

Can somebody move this stupid dog?

I did not expect him to just stop by.

Hey, so is this like how things are gonna be now?

No, we're just adjusting.

All right.

All right, what?

I'm going for a run.

Do you want breakfast first?

No.

I'll get something later.

Bye.

Bye.

Morning.

Can I help you with something?

Nope. Just out for a drive.

Don't you have something more important to do today?

Well, I am off today, but no.

You're unbelievable, man.

I think we all want the same thing,

for you to stay outta trouble.

That's all I'm doing.

Just trying to make sure that happens.

You're harassing me.

Whoa.

You approached me.

You stay outta trouble now.

Hmm.

Hey, Mom.

Hey, what are you doing?

I'm looking for work.

Researching how to get my GED.

That's great.

Let me know if you need any help.

Are you doing a wash?

Yeah.

I know how to do laundry.

Okay.

I've done it for like two years.

Do you always wash your tennis shoes?

I just splashed through some mud.

Okay.

Continue.

Princess!

Princess!

Princess!

Hey, everything okay?

I can't find Princess.

She's not in the house and she's not out here.

Well, I am sure that she's somewhere.

Jacob, have you seen Princess?

Yeah.

Earlier when I came back from my jog

she was yapping so I let her out.

She's not an outdoor dog.

I thought she had to go out to go to the bathroom.

You should have asked.

She can get out through the fence.

Sorry.

Listen, don't worry.

We are gonna go find her, okay?

We?

We.

Let's go.

We'll be back.

Princess.

Princess.

Princess.

Over there.

Oh my God.

Help me with her, help me.

She's gone.

No, she's not gone.

She's still breathing.

No, she's suffering.

Do you want me to...

No, we are not doing that.

Put that down. Drop it.

I'll get her.

It's my fault this happened.

Hurry.

Well?

I'm so sorry.

I can't find Princess.

She was yapping so I let her out.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Let's go.

All right, sweetie.

Okay.

Chapter 20.

"Jacob Poot Changes The Plan."

The last note died away in the distance.

Our boys, who in their vein effort,

felt they were skating backwards

and turned to look at one another.

Can somebody move this stupid dog?

It's my fault this happened.

Is it done?

Just like a dream.

No.

No, it's not.

But your tea is.

Here you go. Good night.

Hmm.

So what do you want, Detective?

Come on.

You know why I'm here.

Jacob did not kill Ayden.

You really believe that a hundred percent?

Yep.

You know they had a cute little dog, didn't they?

What?

A Jack Russell at the home of your ex.

Princess was the name, right?

Yeah, it was found mutilated yesterday.

Dead.

That's too bad. I didn't, I didn't know.

Yeah, that's one thing about killers.

When they're young, they have certain markers,

torturing animals, setting fires.

Sound familiar?

I called his school.

I know why he got kicked out.

See why I'm uneasy?

So what do you want?

Maybe the same thing as you.

Hey, can you turn it down or put your headphones on?

It's kind of loud.

Hey!

Do you wanna talk about yesterday?

What is there to talk about?

It's not like it was a brother.

We're gonna talk later.

Hey, Tara.

I'm so glad you called.

- I- - Marianne, listen.

The police are at Ayden's grave with a backhoe.

They're what?

I think they're exhuming Ayden's body.

Hurry.

Thank you.

Hey!

Stop!

Stop!

- Keep going. - Stop!

Stop! What are you doing?

What is this?

It's a court order to exhume the body.

Ayden.

His name is Ayden.

To exhume Ayden's body and do a proper autopsy

like it should have been done two years ago.

No judge would sign off on this.

You're probably right.

That's why I had to get parental consent.

You signed off on this?

I had to.

Hey, what's this?

What are you doing?

We're going to a hotel.

You're moving out?

Camilla doesn't feel safe.

Is it Jacob?

Did he do something or?

Yeah, honestly,

the fact that you would even ask me that

tells me that we need to leave.

I'll never forgive him for Princess.

Honey, we don't even know what happened to Princess.

I mean the vet said that it could be anything.

Yeah.

Anything.

You're letting other people's

unfounded judgment cloud you.

I heard him.

I heard what Jacob said about Princess.

That it was no big deal.

Well, it is a big deal.

No, honey.

He was making a comparison to his brother.

That's all.

Look, like you said,

this whole thing is gonna be a big adjustment, right?

So we're gonna leave,

you stay at the house,

and once the dust settles on all this

we'll figure us out.

Okay.

Will you let me know where you, where you land,

where you end up staying or?

Yeah.

Yeah, of course.

Okay.

Hey, Mom.

In here.

Can I have the car?

I thought I'd grill some burgers and dogs

tonight for everyone.

It's no makeup for Princess.

I just gotta do something, you know?

It's just gonna be us tonight.

I'll get you the keys.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

We can talk at dinner.

I'm just gonna go lay down.

He's always been trouble.

You heard what really happened.

I heard he's always been jealous of his brother.

How can she even live with him?

I hear he's being investigated.

Can't believe he wants to show his face here.

Absolutely disgusting.

Let's get outta here.

I'm with you on that.

Still planning on making dinner?

Did you make it to the store?

People are never gonna let me forget, are they?

What happened?

Nothing.

Nothing happened.

I don't even know if it was real or not,

or just in my head.

They moved out because of me, didn't they?

Let's just say that

Kyle and I have our differences, that's all.

I didn't kill her dog.

I know you didn't.

But you still felt it necessary to check my laundry?

Because you said you were guilty, so.

Because I let her out into the front yard.

Jacob, I get half truths from you all the time

and I try to talk to you, but you shut me out, so.

Am I being investigated for Ayden's death?

I'm not a little boy anymore.

You don't need to protect me.

The police exhumed Ayden's body today to do an autopsy.

Can I be alone, please?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Oh!

Okay, I'm coming!

Now's not really a good time.

I need to have a conversation with your son

about Ayden's death.

No, you've talked to him enough already.

Well then I'll have to arrest him

for the murder of Ayden.

I hope you're kidding.

It's okay, Mom.

I'll talk to him.

Do not say a word to him.

I got it.

Something weighing on you?

Mom said not to talk, so I'm not gonna,

but I already told you what happened.

It's funny.

The autopsy tells us a different story.

That can't be true.

It's like I've already said.

Why don't you just tell me again?

I saw him make it to the top,

or at least I thought he made it there safely,

and then I heard him scream

and I saw him come over the side.

I was on the wall frozen trying to process it

because it didn't make any sense.

How long did you stay frozen?

Five seconds, five minutes, I don't know.

My first instinct was to climb down,

but then I realized it would take too long.

So I went to the top

and ran down the road for the haulers,

but it didn't matter.

It didn't matter.

He was already dead.

The other night you told me you climbed down.

In your original statement you said the same.

Did I?

Why would you change your story now?

Turn around.

- What are you doing? - You're under arrest.

I'm arresting you.

Wait, what are you doing?

What are you, what did you say to him?

Nothing.

What are you doing?

Ayden didn't die from the fall.

He was killed with a weapon

and Jacob here just confessed

he was at the top of the quarry that day.

Get him outta here.

Jacob, is this true?

Mm-hmm.

This Ayden's room?

Yes.

Where's all his stuff?

Check everything.

Check under that box right there.

Could you please be careful with that?

That's expensive.

- Excuse me? - Let me see those.

Please put that back.

What's that?

Get a picture of that.

That's Ayden's.

Work it up.

Priority one.

We're also looking for a cell phone.

Right here.

What kind of phone did he have?

We're gonna find out what kind one way or another.

So I need it now.

They both had smartphone XGs.

Let me see that phone.

- Bag it up. - Okay.

We've got all we need right now

but we will be back.

Grab that.

Let's go.

Let's grab those two. Let's go.

All rise.

Court dismissed.

Excuse me. Excuse me.

Hey, did I-

Miss it?

Yeah.

So what happened?

Well, luckily the judge was able to grant bail.

For a murder case?

He's on house arrest.

He has to wear an ankle monitor.

They're not just gonna let him walk around

and I had to put up the house.

Is Kyle gonna be okay with him?

He and Camilla aren't staying there right now.

So you're gonna be alone there with Jacob?

Yes.

And you think that's safe?

What makes you so certain that he's guilty?

Why are you so certain he's not?

He's the only son I have left.

And he's the reason for that.

If you want me to come stay with you, I will.

All you have to do is ask.

He's unbelievable.

I mean, why would he say that?

Why would he even think that?

He just sees the whole thing differently.

Differently?

He honestly believes that Jacob killed his brother.

He didn't.

He couldn't.

Hello?

Hi, this is Dr. Steinman

from the West Side Animal Hospital.

- Hi. - Yeah, I was just calling

to let you know that Princess' ashes are here

and ready to be picked up.

Oh, could you please call Kyle for that?

Oh, I'm sorry.

This is the number that was left.

You know what?

Actually I'll come by in the morning

and pick them up.

Quick question though.

Do you know what happened to her?

It looks like a wild animal.

The bite marks and trauma

are consistent with cases I've seen before.

And are you pretty sure about that?

I'm pretty positive, yeah.

Why?

Nothing. Thank you so much.

I will see you in the morning.

Oh, sounds good.

Bye.

To my sweet one.

I dream of the day we can truly be together.

I watch you in the field,

your hair glistening in the sun.

You drive me crazy.

I want you to take me in your big, strong arms

and never let me go.

XO.

You look so hot in that uniform.

I will always be your

naughty girl.

To my handsome man, XO.

Well, it just depends

on if we want to give them that.

Right.

Well...

Hey, could I actually call you back in like 10 minutes?

I just had a client walk in.

Thanks. Okay.

I'm a client now?

No, look,

this whole thing is crazy and complicated.

I'm sorry, I didn't...

How's Camilla?

Nights are hard.

She's having these nightmares

about Princess and...

Is that her?

Yeah.

It was a wild animal.

Jacob didn't hurt Princess.

She's still gonna blame him

for letting her out that night.

So are you still at the hotel?

No.

Look, I don't see how we can move back in

until this whole thing with Jacob gets resolved.

It's probably gonna be a while.

Yeah.

I don't like it.

She's my daughter.

I mean, she's gotta be my first priority, you know?

And Jacob is mine.

Yeah.

- Okay. - Yeah.

Hey, wait, wait.

Look, I saw a future in us.

All of us.

Me too.

- This really sucks. - Yeah.

Yeah.

So when you find something more permanent,

just call and you can come get your stuff.

Okay.

Jacob, you should have called me back.

You shouldn't have come over.

Why won't you let me help?

Just go, man. Get outta here.

Hi.

Can I help you?

Ms. Davis, I'm Chris Taylor.

I go to school,

went to school with Jacob.

You shouldn't be here, Mom.

Well, I'm clear about that,

but I am curious why you are.

I feel like everything that's happening

is because of me.

Do you wanna get kicked outta school too?

What are you talking about?

You didn't tell her?

Tell me what?

Jacob wasn't the one burning the cheat sheets.

It was me.

What are you doing?

Burning my cheat sheets.

I should have never cheated.

It was stupid.

You were desperate.

It's okay.

We all do stupid stuff when we're desperate.

Someone's coming.

All right, who's back here

burning something?

Don't worry.

I got this.

Thank you so much for coming here and telling me this.

I wanna help.

I know he couldn't have done what they're saying.

But what happened at school

has nothing to do with what happened to my brother.

So no reason to get kicked out on my account.

But Jacob, don't you see this is a good thing?

People need to start seeing you in a more positive light.

And if Chris becomes a character witness,

then it's only gonna make your case stronger.

Especially if this goes on record with the school.

I'm gonna do it

and you can't stop me.

Okay.

Thank you.

Mom, I really wish we didn't just do that.

And to think for a second

I thought you would apologize for lying to me again.

Lying?

I protected him.

Jacob, it is always a half truth with you.

I mean, why would you not tell me that?

I could have argued your case to them.

They wanted to dump me

and you didn't seem like you wanted to talk to me

at that point either.

So I kept my mouth shut to get back here

and show you that I'm not the screw up

everyone thinks I am.

I do not think that you're a screw up.

That's right. I'm a killer.

Don't say that.

And why would you think taking the blame was a good idea?

No reason.

No reason.

Awesome.

Do you know that feels like a lie to me?

I don't care what it feels like.

God.

Jacob, I want to believe,

I wanna trust,

I want to do everything in my power to help you.

But if you lie to me,

I can't trust you.

You can trust me.

But you said you didn't make it to the top.

I didn't kill Ayden.

And I'm tired of everyone thinking that I did.

Even you.

I didn't do what they said I did.

I lied because I was 16 and I was scared

and I already knew what people thought of me.

So I thought that if I didn't make it to the top,

people wouldn't blame me for Ayden's death.

It was stupid.

But why would you believe me now?

You didn't before.

That's why you sent me away.

No, Jacob, no, that is not why I sent you away.

I don't even know why I sent you away

and I owe you an apology.

I am so sorry.

We never should have shipped you off to that school

and I should have never let you be sent to that school.

But Dad, right?

He was in pain.

I was your son too. I was in pain!

Me... !

...me.

I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry.

I am not gonna make the same mistake twice.

I am not gonna let anybody ship you away

and I am going to do everything in my power to save you.

We would've been great that season.

His back, my arm.

You still haven't told me why you're here though.

I need your help.

Anything. Yeah.

You know that.

I need to know if anyone had a grudge against Ayden,

especially if they were on the baseball team.

I mean, everyone I know loved Ayden,

the whole team, the school.

He wasn't a bully.

He was a class favorite.

I mean, yeah, there's not a single person

I would know that'd have anything against him.

Except one.

Look, Mrs. Davis, I know why you're here, I do.

But I saw Jacob follow Ayden around like he was God.

So then you know he couldn't do it.

Yeah, but at times he would go crazy

when he lost to Ayden.

It doesn't matter if it was video games,

ro-sham-bo or, you know, thumb wars.

I don't know, Ayden cast a pretty big shadow

that Jacob just couldn't seem to get past.

So, I mean,

I think in the heat of the moment,

losing to his brother

could have caused him the lash out again.

I do.

I'm sorry.

The police think Ayden was killed with a bat.

I'm sorry, a bat?

- So- - Yeah.

Not the fall.

Yes, that means the bat

had to be at the top to start with.

And neither of the boys carried it up with them.

Besides, that would be premeditated,

not heat of the moment.

Look, I know that Jacob lied about a lot of things,

but he is not a killer.

So I just need for you to think about it.

Anybody you know who had a problem with Ayden,

just let me know, that's it?

Yeah.

Yeah, I'll do that.

Great.

All right.

Should I walk you out?

- Thank you. - Yeah.

So I'll keep thinking about it,

but I'll figure it out.

Yeah.

- I appreciate it. - Mm-hmm.

- Hi, Mrs. Davis. - Hey, Stephanie.

You might wanna swing by the house.

I found this letter that you wrote Ayden,

a love letter and it was, it was kind of graphic.

I thought you might want it.

Wait.

Love letter?

I never wrote Ayden a love letter,

especially one that might be graphic.

Oh.

He was cheating on me.

No, no, no.

He was not cheating on you.

God, I knew it.

You knew it?

Things have changed.

There's a possibility that somebody else killed Ayden.

So, if you know of anything just, you know.

I never actually knew it.

I didn't have any evidence.

The last few days before Ayden died,

he was just so different.

He was being secretive and it made me paranoid.

Why didn't you say anything?

The last time I saw him we got into a huge fight.

He caught me looking through his phone

and he flew off the handle on me

even though I didn't find anything.

My last memories of being with him are just so ugly.

I am so sorry.

Maybe the letter came from someone else,

someone before you, older.

But I do know that Ayden did not cheat on you.

I know that.

Okay.

Okay?

Okay.

- Thank you. - Yeah. Drive safe.

Mom, what are you doing?

Just going through the past.

Do you need any help with anything?

Did you ever see Ayden

with another girl besides Stephanie?

No. Why?

Because this fell out of one of his yearbooks

and Stephanie thinks that he was cheating.

So I'm just going through the yearbook

and trying to match handwriting

and see if I can find a secret crush or something.

He always seemed so into Steph.

They had gotten into a fight

the day we went to the quarry,

but usually he seemed pretty happy with her.

And the fight was about

her going through his text messages, right?

Yeah.

Have you seen his cell phone?

Not after that day.

Here.

Thanks.

Okay, if there's nothing I can help with,

I'm gonna go watch a movie.

Hey, you.

So, how's Jacob?

I hope that we turned a corner.

I feel like I've been so busy

trying to prove his innocence,

that I'm afraid that I'm gonna destroy

my memories of Ayden.

How so?

Thank you.

Well, I found this letter

that someone wrote Ayden

and it's a love letter and it's kind of graphic.

Anyways, I approached Steph about it

and she didn't write it.

So now she's convinced that Ayden was cheating on her

and it's basically destroyed her memories of him

and I'm afraid that if I keep digging,

I'm gonna do the same thing for myself.

No, it won't, not with Ayden.

No way.

Well, you were around both families

when you were dating Nick.

Am I crazy to think

that maybe he really was cheating on her?

Yes, absolutely nuts.

Okay?

Ayden was a great kid.

He was a well adjusted,

handsome young man

who was gonna be somebody

that you and Daniel could always be proud of.

He didn't deserve what happened to him,

whether it was an accident or something uglier.

Thank you.

Oh.

Thank you for your support.

Jacob and I are gonna need it.

Well, I can be there for you,

but I can't be there for Jacob.

What are you, what are you saying?

You really need me to list all the reasons?

The funeral reception,

him disappearing the first night back.

I mean, even before Ayden's death

there were times he made me feel really uncomfortable.

What do you mean?

I've caught him staring at me

and I always thought, you know,

it was just him being a young boy coming into his own,

but I mean, there was one time he followed me into a store.

Tara, teenagers go shopping too.

At Maxie's?

It's not exactly your typical teen hangout.

Okay, what'd he say?

That he was getting a birthday present for you

and it was nowhere near your birthday.

Did he ever give you this present from Maxie's?

I don't remember.

I think you do.

Why didn't you ever say anything before?

Well, I was going to,

but then Ayden died and you sent Jacob away.

So it just seemed like a non-issue at that point.

But now, until I know more

about what happened at the quarry,

please don't ask me to put my faith in Jacob.

I just can't.

If you can't put your faith in Jacob,

then you don't have any faith in me.

None.

- Marianne. - I'm leaving.

Marianne.

Come on.

Hey.

You had a late night last night.

I heard you come in after midnight.

I was over at Tara's.

Oh, Tara's.

Why were you there?

Just talking about things.

Did she ask about me?

Your name came up.

What did she say?

What do you mean?

I don't know, is she like team guilty or team not guilty?

Jacob, it's not funny.

I wish you would take this more seriously.

So, what did she say?

I don't want to get into it right now.

I think I have a right to know.

Can you please just sit down?

Tell me.

Okay.

Apparently before everything happened,

she said that you made her feel uncomfortable

and that you followed her around.

Did you?

No.

So you didn't follow her into Maxie's?

I never did that.

That's a lie. She's lying.

Then tell me why would she make up such a specific lie?

- You don't know? - Mm-mm.

Look, it's okay if you had a school boy crush on her.

You can tell me.

I never had a crush on Tara.

Okay.

Hey, Mom?

Yeah.

Thanks for all this.

I love you.

I love you too.

She said you made her feel uncomfortable

and that you followed her around.

Did you?

No.

I didn't follow her.

So you didn't follow her into Maxie's?

I never did that.

I never did any of that.

That's a lie. She's lying.

Then tell me why she would make up

such a specific lie.

Why?

Jacob, it's okay if you had a school boy crush on her.

Jacob, can you get that?

Jacob!

Thanks for nothing, Jacob.

What are you doing here?

Where's Jacob?

In his room.

- You sure? - Yeah.

Because we got a notice his ankle monitor alarm went off.

Well, he's in his room.

So...

- Jacob. - Excuse me?

Jacob.

I didn't invite you

- into my house. - It's called probable cause,

Mrs. Davis.

- Which room is Jacob's? - Jacob!

It's right here.

Yeah, he's gone.

Jacob, what are you doing?

Why are you lying about me?

Can you please sit?

Can you please leave?

I don't even know why you're here.

He asked me to be here.

I'd rather be anywhere else, trust me.

Put it on speaker.

It's my friend.

Hey, Tara...

Mrs. Davis, this is the floor nurse

at Valley Hospital calling regarding your friend Tara.

What happened?

Apparently Jacob attacked her at her house.

She's in recovery now and wanted us to notify you.

Yeah, I'll be right there.

Where do you think you're going?

To the hospital.

My friend just got admitted to the ER.

Okay, well we'll have somebody take you.

That's not necessary.

No, you're hiding something.

What is it?

What is it?

Jacob broke into Tara's house and beat her up.

Jesus.

And you were gonna keep that from us?

I just wanted to find out

the whole story first, that's all.

Well I wanna find out the whole story too.

Okay, then let's go.

- Oh my god. - It's okay. I'm okay.

What happened, ma'am?

It was Jacob.

He broke into my house.

He was so upset.

I've seen him mad before, but this was different.

This was rage.

Why would he attack you?

He was afraid I was trying to turn his mother against him.

Jacob, what are you doing here?

Why are you lying about me?

She was on my side

until you opened your big fat mouth.

Jacob, you're acting crazy.

Let go of me!

I must have blacked out for a few minutes.

When I woke up, he was gone.

Any idea where he might have gone?

I'm gonna put somebody at your door

and at your house once you're released.

He won't come back.

He did what he needed to do.

I'd just be more concerned

with anybody else that he might have a grudge with.

I am so sorry.

Do you want me to go?

Don't!

Go ahead, son.

Do it.

You've already destroyed

everything I care about in this life.

Will you ever believe that I didn't kill Ayden?

You can take me out of this world,

but there is one incontrovertible truth

that I know to be a fact.

Ayden isn't here because of you.

Is someone here?

Jacob!

Jacob!

Oh, Jacob. Thank God.

What are you doing with a gun?

It can all be over, Mom.

It can all end.

You won't have to worry about me anymore.

Please don't say that.

Give me the gun, okay?

I screwed up, Mom.

I know.

You know?

Yeah.

Tara called me.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

Look, she's gonna be okay.

She's gonna recover

and the hospital's gonna release her soon.

What?

The hospital?

Jacob, give me the gun. This isn't the answer.

What does it matter?

Please don't say that.

Sanchez is here.

Jacob, please let me walk you out to him.

I promised you that I would be there for you 'til the end

and I will be.

Get rid of him.

Give me the gun.

No.

Jacob, if I don't open the door,

he's gonna know that something is wrong.

Just know I'm not gonna let him take me.

Okay.

Okay.

I'm gonna, I'm gonna go get rid of him.

Don't shoot, don't do anything,

and I'm gonna get rid of him.

What now?

Your ex-husband called me.

Jacob made off with his weapon.

So now I gotta treat him as armed and extremely dangerous.

Especially after his assault on your friend.

Has he tried to contact you?

No.

If he does, I will let you know.

Also the bat,

the one we found in your garage,

it was inconclusive as to being the murder weapon.

Inconclusive means that Jacob didn't do it?

Inconclusive means inconclusive.

It doesn't clear your son of anything.

But the medical examiner estimates the barrel

that fractured Ayden's skull was bigger.

Your son could have gotten another bat

and one very similar to the one we had

and then tossed it.

I think that you're looking for the wrong person.

I think there's someone else out there.

He still assaulted your friend

and I need to find him

as soon as possible.

Maybe then I can worry about another suspect.

Okay.

Jacob.

Jacob.

Jacob!

Jacob.

Oh, Jacob.

I didn't have to do that this last season though.

I mean, kind of passed him the torch.

You didn't pass him the torch.

He just got better than you.

Shut up, Steph.

Such a girlfriend thing to say,

Mrs. Davis.

You should've called, but come in.

Thank you.

So, can I get you anything?

Coffee if you have some made already.

Yeah.

- Yeah. - Thanks.

I want you to know, I,

I haven't forgotten what you said the other day.

I really wanna help solve Ayden's death

and I'm sorry I haven't gotten those names

- over to you yet. - Yeah, no problem.

I've just been brainstorming.

It takes a bit to remember everybody's names

and, you know, where they went after high school,

but I'm working on it.

Yeah.

Stephanie is as well.

Great.

I'm sure we'll come up with a good list.

Anything will help.

We're gonna make it a priority, so.

- Appreciate it. - Yeah.

- Let's go outside. - Okay.

Thank you.

Wow. What's all this?

Coach asked me to help mentor

some of the younger guys.

Not nearly as good as we were though.

And won't ever be.

Yeah.

I don't mean to be a pain,

but could I please get some cream and sugar?

- Yeah, sure. - Thanks.

Oops.

Clumsy me.

What are you doing?

I was just looking through your bats.

It's quite a collection.

But I didn't see the one

that was in the picture at my house.

You know, the one that you used in high school?

Yeah, I don't have it.

It was stolen.

Really?

Are there a lot of bat thieves running around?

I mean, it wasn't just stolen.

It was actually taken just around Ayden's death.

Well that's weird.

Did you report it missing?

A stolen bat?

Yeah.

To the police?

Yeah.

What are you really doing here?

You weren't just stopping by.

Ayden was killed with a bat,

one that was bigger than his,

and you always used a bigger bat than Ayden.

Me?

Yeah.

You think I killed Ayden?

Mrs Davis, I know you're desperate for an answer,

and you want it to be anybody else except for Jacob,

but what makes you think that I would kill Ayden?

Jealousy.

You were the star of the team

and then he comes along

and he becomes better than you

and then he's the star and you don't like it

'cause it's not gonna change.

Yeah, he was better than me

and the coaches knew it,

the team knew it.

It doesn't mean I'd kill him.

Going to state with Ayden

meant more to me than being the star

and you gotta realize that.

I loved that kid like a brother.

But you knew he was gonna be

at the quarry that day, didn't you?

I'm not keeping tabs on the guy.

I mean, what do you think, I'm his girlfriend?

Hey, you two.

What's with the looks?

You.

Me what?

No way.

No way what?

This was you.

Ms. Davis, why are you looking at me like that?

She thinks you killed Ayden.

You were in a fight

and you thought that he was cheating on you

and you went through his phone

and you could not find any proof of it.

But I bet you saw the text messages

that they were gonna be at the quarry that day, didn't you?

So, so you stole your brother's bat

and then you went to swing at him

just to show him how serious you were.

Maybe you didn't mean to kill him,

but you swung at him

and you hit him in the head and you killed Ayden!

I did know that they were gonna be there that day,

but I didn't follow or show up

and I definitely didn't kill him.

You wanna know what I did instead?

Yes, I do.

I locked myself in my room

deciding whether or not to break up with him.

And I decided to.

I decided to end things.

And then I got the call that he had died

and felt like I had wished his death into existence,

but I wasn't at the quarry

and I definitely didn't hit him with a bat.

So instead of standing there pointing fingers at me,

why aren't you looking for that girl?

You know, the one that wrote the letter?

Why aren't you looking for her?

Because there's no names on there

and I have been trying to match the handwriting

to the yearbooks and I can't find a match.

So, there's no names?

No.

Obviously they were trying to keep things a secret.

Okay, but the baseball bat,

the missing baseball bat cannot be a coincidence.

It can't be.

I'll ask my dad. I'll ask Tara.

I'll ask the coaches. I'll ask the team.

Tara?

Yeah, Tara.

My dad's ex-girlfriend.

I mean, I'm sure if I asked him

I must have asked her.

And besides,

who even writes a fricking letter?

I mean even like two years ago?

That's something someone your age would do.

Is everything okay?

Can I have that letter back please?

Yeah.

I am so sorry, you guys.

I am so sorry for accusing you,

but I have to go.

Where are you going?

To see one of my friends.

Jacob?

Oh my God.

Drive.

Oh my God.

Is that Jacob?

What are they doing?

Where are they going?

They'll tell me how sorry they are

but behind my back,

they'll just blame me for Ayden's death.

Nobody blames you.

They think I killed him.

Your son's lying.

About what?

About your other son's death.

What makes you so certain that he's guilty?

Why are you so certain he's not?

I mean, he was a month away from graduation

and something must have happened.

Yeah, he happened.

It's what he does.

He's the only son I have left.

And he's the reason for that.

So now I gotta treat him

as armed and extremely dangerous.

Do you know that feels like a lie to me.

I don't care what it feels like.

Ayden didn't die from the fall.

He was killed with a weapon and Jacob here

just confessed he was at the top of the quarry that day.

Jacob, is this true?

Is this true?

Come on.

Hurry up!

I'm gonna lose them!

Where are you taking me?

Shut up.

Come on.

Where are they?

Jacob!

- Stop struggling. - Jacob, ow!

Don't make me hurt you.

You're hurting me!

- Let go! - Move.

Jacob!

Jacob.

I do not think that you're a screw up.

That's right. I'm a killer.

I'm a killer. I'm a killer.

Jacob!

Just keep moving, do you understand?

Jacob, I don't wanna go up there, please.

But if you lie to me, I can't trust you.

You can trust me.

You said you didn't make it to the top.

I didn't kill Ayden

and I'm tired of everyone thinking that I did.

Jacob, please.

Why are you doing this to me?

I think you know why.

Let me walk you out to him right now.

Jacob, if I don't open the door

he's gonna know that something is wrong.

Just know I'm not gonna let him take me.

I'm not gonna let him take me.

I'm not gonna let him take me.

Jacob!

Marianne, help!

Help!

Help, please! Somebody help me!

I'm over here!

I am not gonna let anybody ship you away

and I am going to do everything in my power to save you.

Admit it.

How am I supposed to admit something I didn't do, Jacob?

Jacob?

Jacob.

Marianne, please, please talk to your son.

You shouldn't be here.

Jacob, you don't have to do this.

You don't know what she's done.

I know what she did.

She killed Ayden because she was sleeping with him.

What?

I didn't do that. That's a lie.

Are you telling me

that you didn't write this?

What are you talking about?

You were my friend.

Tell her what you did.

Jacob, please don't.

You don't have to do this.

You don't have to become somebody

that everybody thinks you already are.

You can walk away from this

and you can still have a life.

Please.

But I'm responsible for Ayden's death.

I'm fixing my mistake.

You heard him.

He just admitted it.

He just said that he's responsible

and he's just trying to cover it up by blaming me.

You used me.

What?

Used?

How'd she use you?

That letter you wrote.

It wasn't to Ayden.

It was to me.

To you?

To my 16 year old son?

No, he's, he's lying.

He's a liar.

He's always been a liar.

I never-

Ayden found out about us.

Look at what I found

in my little brother's room yesterday.

His own homemade personal erotica.

Oh, man.

I can't believe my little bro is finally getting some.

Jacob!

He thinks I'm at dinner with Stephanie

and that he'll have the house to himself.

That feels so good.

He threatened to show the video to you and Dad.

I didn't want that

and Tara definitely didn't want that.

Jacob, this isn't good.

How could you let this happen?

I didn't know he was gonna be home.

I thought he'd be at dinner with his girlfriend.

That's okay.

I have an idea.

It was her idea for me to challenge Ayden

to climb the rock face.

A race to the top with the bet being

that when I won, he'd have to keep our secret.

She knew we would be there.

She made me believe that I could beat him.

I believed it so much that I only realized

that she set him up when she lied

about me beating her up in her home.

I never put a hand on you.

What are you gonna do?

I knew you weren't man enough.

I've done everything to protect you

and you tell my mom I stalked you?

Jacob.

Come on.

Don't you see?

If I'm not in your corner that gives us cover.

I love you.

And you love me too, right?

I mean you promised me you're always gonna protect me.

Jacob.

Come here.

Jacob.

Jacob.

And because of that lie,

I realized she never believed in me at all.

She counted on the fact

that I would lose and lose badly.

She needed me to lose.

I'm not quitting.

Fine.

See you at the top.

She stole the bat from Nathan

and waited at the top.

Boy, it's nice up here.

What happened to all that big talk down there?

- Shut up. - You stop for lunch?

Do you ever stop talking?

Not this time.

Don't worry, we'll find something you can beat me in.

And she counted on my guilt to keep me quiet.

She was right.

I shared my life with you and this is what you do?

You sleep with my son and you kill the other one.

Marianne, come on.

You can't possibly believe all that.

This is just some fairy tale that he's made up.

You really think I would sleep with your son?

This is just some delusion that he's made up

because I rejected his advances.

Okay, I knew he had a crush on me,

but I didn't know it would turn into this crazy obsession.

And nice, Jacob, victim blaming.

It wasn't enough that you beat me up.

You have to make up this elaborate lie

to try and discredit me.

That letter you wrote.

The letter.

Good luck trying to prove that that was me.

Are there, are there names, are there dates?

You think handwriting is gonna hold up in court?

You're right.

Maybe they won't believe the letter,

but they'll believe this.

Ayden's old phone.

The one with the video of us together for posterity.

Your face is there in all its glory close up.

Hmm.

Should I just play it for my mom?

No.

No, Marianne, please, please, please.

You have to believe me.

I didn't mean for any this to happen, okay?

I'm so sorry.

So it is true.

It's all true?

I'm sorry, okay.

Nick and I were having problems

and Jacob gave me what I needed.

He gave me attention.

That's all I wanted was just attention.

And so at first he would just,

he would just listen to me

and then it just happened.

It doesn't just happen!

He was a 16 year old boy!

I didn't mean for this to happen, Marianne.

I'm sorry!

I'm sorry!

I'm sorry.

Get up.

Get up!

Help me, help me, please!

Mom, don't.

What she did to you,

you were just a boy

and she killed Ayden.

I know.

Please, I can't hold on much longer!

Please!

We could just walk away.

We could just leave her.

No.

He's right, he's right.

Help me up, help me up.

Shut up.

Please, please!

Shut up!

Mom.

I just needed her to admit it.

She's done that.

Now everyone else needs to hear it from her too.

Not just from me,

not just from you, but from her.

She deserves everything she's about to get.

What would Ayden do?

No.

No, you were gonna let me go.

Please just let me die here, please.

Let me go.

No, you should've just let me die!

I'm sorry!

Mom!

I don't think Ayden would've minded that.

Where did you find his phone?

Oh, this one?

It's not Ayden's phone.

It's my old one.

I don't know where his went.

I needed to get her to confess

and now I have it recorded.

I've always been a pretty good liar.

God, I love you. Come here.

I'll take her to lock up.

Did I hit her that hard?

Knocked her out.

Sorry, not sorry, right?

Excuse me?

Thanks.

Why are you thanking me?

I'm the one that was convinced you killed your brother.

You were convinced someone killed him.

You were just trying to do right by him

when nobody else was.

So, thanks.

You let me know if you need anything.

Thanks.

I hope I never do.

Me too, kid.

Me too.

Hey.

Hey.

Think I might be able to give you a ride home?

Go ahead.

Yeah, I think so.

Yeah?

I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry for doubting you, son.

Thank you so much for forgiving me.

Happy birthday, son.

- I love you, dad. - I love you too.

Hey, guys.

Hey, guys.

Cake's ready.

Come on for cake.

- We get some cake? - Cake, yes.

- All right, let's do it. - Oh, thank you.

Thank you.

Yep, finally, a dog that likes me.

Thanks, Mom.

I love you.

Oh, I love you too.

Let's have cake!

Happy birthday!

Oh my gosh.

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

♪ Happy birthday dear Jacob ♪

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪