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Mr. Halley, is it true that
on the night in question

that you told the police
that you saw the defendant,

Sergei Ivanov, loading some
very suspicious looking

containers into the storage
unit that you rented him?

No, I... don't
remember saying that.

But you very clearly told
the police that you were

so suspicious that you
went there that night

Objection. Asked
and answered.

Sustained.

Mr. Halley,
you very clearly

have changed your testimony.

Did the defendant
threaten you in any way?

Because if he did,
we can protect you.

Okay.

Yeah.

What happened was...

I am so sorry, Your Honor.

I apologize to the
court, Ms. Sagan.

Mr. Halley, you
were saying?

No. No one
threatened me.

I didn't see anything.

Am I done here?

I'm done.

Judge: It's
getting late.

Let's adjourn for the day.

We'll continue this
Monday morning at 8:00.

You look horrible, Annie.

If I was you I'd get
some rest on the weekend.

Go to hell, Larson.

Thank you.

So, I think I should get my

public YouTube
channel this week.

I have so much great content.

No, You have a private channel

so your Grandpa can
watch and that's that.

Jamie's is public!

That's just not fair, mom!

She's already monetizing!

We could make money!

I'd get a ton of subscribers

and I could get
merch and sell it

and even become famous!

Crystal, How many times

do we need to have
this conversation?

You do not need to
worry about making money.

You should focus on
getting good grades

and being a regular kid.

That IS being a
regular kid nowadays!

Do you know how
many of my friends

have YouTube channels?

Yeah, well, not
you, and that's final.

I still think you're
being old-fashioned.

Great. Look, your tennis
coach is right there.

Hurry up.

Love you.

Love you, too.

Sorry about that. Had to
drop Crystal off at tennis.

That's fine.
How's Crystal?

Haven't seen her in a while.

She's great.

Other than the fact she
wants to be YouTube star.

Yeah, don't lose too
much sleep over it.

She'll be on to
something else next week.

I sure hope so.

Hey, I'm sure that
as the most promising

Assistant DA in the state

there's nothing
you can't handle.

That's not true. A
ten-year-old preteen

is definitely more tough than

the criminals I prosecute.

But I'm sure as the most
promising DA investigator

you already know that.

Speaking of, how'd
the Ivanov case go?

Ugh. Don't
get me started.

I had the prime
witness on the stand

then of course Larson
pulls one of his antics

to disrupt my cross examination

so the judge
adjourned for the day

and I have to start
all over tomorrow.

He's such a sly bastard.

Yeah.

Listen, Mark...

there's something
I want to discuss.

What's up?

Who's the girl you
were with last night

at The Grove?

What, so I can't
go out with a friend

anymore just 'cuz
I'm dating you?

You kissed her, Mark.

Danielle saw you in the
parking lot kissing her.

I don't know what
she thinks she saw,

but there was no way-

Mark! Why are
you lying to me?

Danielle's my best friend,

she wouldn't just make that up.

A garden salad for the lady...

and the salmon eggs
Benedict for you, sir.

What do you want me say, Annie?

The truth. It's
not that hard.

Okay.

The only time I ever
see you is at work, Annie.

And then I get a lunch
or maybe a dinner,

what, once a week?

I miss you. I want
to be around you.

I want to speak to you
face-to-face instead of the

five-minute phone calls
and text messages we have.

You knew the situation, Mark.

Crystal is my first priority.

We have school and tennis
on top of trying to

juggle a career
at the DA's office.

All of which existed before
you were in the picture.

Except I'm not actually in
the picture, Annie, okay?

You say I am, but I'm not.

So where do we go from here?

I think you know
the answer to that.

We still have to work together.

Well, that's what we'll do.

Hello?

Oh, Danielle, thank
god you answered.

Do you happen to
be free tonight?

Hmm.. let me
check my calendar.

No job, divorced, no hot date...

Yeah, I think I'm good.

Well, I also just joined
the 'no hot date club'

if that's any consolation.

I'm sorry, Annie.

It's for the better though.

I know. Thanks for
letting me know

you saw him last night.

I hated having to tell you.

So, what's up? You
need me to hang out

with my bestie Crystal tonight?

I totally forgot I have
a work function tonight

at some fundraiser
at the DA's office.

Hey, no need to explain.

You know I love spending time

with that wise old gal.

Thanks, you're a godsend.

So, um, swing
by for 7:00 pm?

Yeah, TTYL.

What?

TTYL... talk
to you later.

It's all about the
acronyms, Annie.

C'mon, get with the ages.

Okay, okay.

Blue is A
favorite color of mine.

AN umbrella is
useful when it rains.

He ate A enormous Pop-Tart.

You sure about that one?

Yeah. He ate a
enormous Pop-Tart.

'Enormous' starts with a vowel.

It's the grammatical
rule that counts;

not how it sounds to the ear.

He ate AN enormous Pop-Tart.

Good job.

- I'm here!
- Danielle!

Hi, my BFF!

Where's Hector?

Oh, he's fine. Um,
my best pair of shoes,

on the other hand..

It's motion-activated
so I get an alert

any time something happens.

Wait, did you just
say that those are

your best pair of shoes?

Hey, I'm not pushing 40.

You know what, I've gotta run.

Okay, so dinner's in the oven,

it'll be ready in like
15 minutes or so.

And then just call me if
you need anything, okay?

And in bed by
8:30 this time.

Love you.

Love you, too.

Hey, Annie.

On the cell phone
at the fundraiser.

What is that, the new standard

at the DA's office these days?

Yeah. Well, it's
been a long day,

so I called my ride home.

You're leaving so soon?

Not soon enough, I guess.

Wait a minute, why is it

I get the feeling
that you don't like me?

Maybe it's because
I don't like you, Larson.

Perfect.

This place is a little too
lame for my taste as well.

I'm outta here.

So, how about I
give you a ride home

and you join me for one drink.

What d'you say?

I'll pass. The joy
of rideshare apps.

C'mon, Annie.

What am I gonna do, bite you?

One drink, c'mon.

Wait a minute.

You don't wanna be
seen with me, is that it?

Well, I have a
reputation to protect.

Your reputation
will not be tarnished.

You're opposing
counsel, yes, it will.

It's a little thing
called the appearance

of impropriety, or did you just

skip that section in law school?

I have a tidbit of
information about the

Ivanov case that will
make you very, very happy.

And why would you give me that?

Oh, come on,
Annie. Really?

We both know this case is shut

and closed in my favor, right?

So me giving you a
tidbit of information,

a little bit of discovery
to get a drink with you,

hey, I got nothing to lose.

But you, on the other hand,

you have a lot to
gain.. trust me.

Fine. One drink.

So, after your husband passed,

where'd you go from there?

That's about it. I,
uh, went to law school,

did my best to raise Crystal,

and the rest, as
they say, is history.

You know, I'd like to
meet her some time.

Hmm.

So, what about you?

You went to Yale, right?

That's right.

I don't get it.
You're a smart guy.

Why do you..
Why are you a...

Why am I a drug lawyer?

Yeah.

You know, Annie, I uh..
I'm very well aware

I've got a pretty
bad reputation.

But to be honest with
you, it doesn't bother me.

Everyone's entitled
to a defense, right?

Yeah, but..

In some strange way,

I think I'm a little
bit like them. Okay?

You know, I like to
live my life on the edge.

To be honest, I think it's
gonna be a little difficult

for someone like
you to understand.

Seems like you've lived
quite a disciplined life.

Why do you think that?

Well, it's just the
vibe you project, Annie.

You know, you always seem so..

I dunno..
Buttoned up, maybe.

And to be honest
with you, Annie,

I didn't even recognize you

when you walked in this evening.

You know, generally,
you're always so

I dunno..
Prissy, maybe.

And tonight?

Well, tonight,
you look luscious.

I'm gonna go to
the ladies' room.

Sure.

So, what about that
"tidbit" of information

about the Ivanov case?

Oh, yeah.
That's right.

I'm gonna have to show you.

What? No,
it's not-

I don't have it with me,
Annie. It's at my place.

Nice try, Larson.

C'mon, I'm not trying anything.

Really? Hey, look,
it's up to you, okay?

If you want a chance
of cracking this case,

entirely up to you.

Finish your drink,
we'll head right over

and I'll show it to you.

Hey, hey...
are you okay?

Uh, yeah.

I feel like I'm drunk.

I only had one drink, though.

Maybe you didn't have
enough to eat today.

I dunno.

Hey! There he is!
How you doing, Rex?

Rex, uh, Annie.
Annie, Rex.

"Rex", that's original.

Hey, c'mon, buddy.

Can I get you a drink
while you wait, Annie?

No, I'm good.

Okay. I'll be right
back. C'mon, champ.

Hey.

Wow, read much?

Yeah.

It is one of my vices, actually.

So, uh, the thing
about the case?

Yeah. It's
upstairs. C'mon.

I'll give you a tour
while we're at it. C'mon.

Whoa..

My room...

Do you know I've always
thought you were

the most beautiful
thing I've ever seen?

Annie... What
do you think?

No!

No, that is not the deal.

Okay. Okay.
I had to try.

Nice try.

I'm ordering a ride home.

No, no, no.
It's okay.

I'll give you a ride home.

Let me grab you the
thing I promised you.

Oh, no.

Oh, god..

Have you seen my phone?

Larson? Larson!

Oh, my
god! Oh, my god!

911, what's the
nature of your emergency?

911...

High-profile defense
attorney Doug Larson

was found shot to
death in his home

at 3:00
this morning.

Detectives say that the
suspect is still at large

but they will work diligently

to bring the person
responsible to justice.

Officials are still
unsure if this was a

robbery gone wrong or
a targeted shooting.

We'll keep you updated
on the situation...

Hey, ugh, thank you so much

for dropping her off at school.

Again, I am so
sorry about last night.

Hey, you have nothing
to be sorry about.

You figured out what
you're gonna do yet?

Yeah. I'm gonna do
what I should've done

last night and go to the cops.

Get fired probably,
even disbarred.

C'mon, it can't be that bad.

Well, it is. It's
called the appearance

of impropriety,
and yeah, it's bad.

I didn't even sleep with the guy

but who's gonna believe that?

I fled the scene,
wiped my prints,

which is obstruction.

Wait, so you could go
to jail for something?

What would happen to Crystal?

Annie, you did nothing wrong!

Just don't say anything.

I can't do that.

That just makes things worse.

Hi, Annie.

Hi, Sarah. Is
George available?

Yeah, he said to just go on in.

Thanks.

George?

Hi, um... I wanted
to talk to you

about the Doug Larson murder.

Yeah, right.

You were up against him
on the Ivanov case, right?

Uh, yeah. See,
the thing is-

Yeah, I know.

You have a perfect record

and you want to
prosecute this case.

But so does everyone
else in the office.

No, the thing is I've
really messed up and-

Damn. Right now?
Yeah, yeah, fine.

Press conference.
Downstairs. Five minutes.

For what?

For the Larson murder.

I guess it's big news whenever

a client offs his own lawyer.

A client?

Yeah. Jimmy Perriera.
Didn't you hear?

Yeah, he murdered Larson

because he didn't
get his son off.

Maybe this time
we'll get the guy.

And so after fine police
work by our detectives,

at 8:00 this morning we
arrested James Perriera

a known criminal
and former client

of Doug Larson's.

Sir, we heard rumors
that someone was spotted

leaving Larson's in
the middle of the night.

Was that Perriera?

We don't know that yet
but we have a special

DA investigator on
the case: Mark Evans.

Are you prosecuting
this one yourself?

No. As you know,
I'm in the middle of

prosecuting another major case.

This case will be handled by

a very capable young DA who

happens to have
a perfect record:

Miss Annie Sagan.

Miss Sagan, is it
true that Larson was

laundering money for Perriera?

How do you respond to
Perriera's lawyer's claim

that he was set up?

Um..

How long do you think
this trial will last?

Do you anticipate an
open and shut case?

No comment.

Miss Sagan...

Hmm. No comment.

We'd like to thank you
for coming out today-

Thanks for saving me back there.

Yeah, seemed like he kind
of sprung it on you, huh?

Still, it's pretty good
for someone so young.

George must hope
that some of your

old man's talent
rubbed off on you.

Mark, I can't
prosecute this case.

What? Isn't this what
you always wanted?

This is your first
homicide case.

You've been begging for
this and now here it is.

Look, it's
complicated. Okay?

I'll tell you about it later?

Guess who?

Danielle!

Hey sweetie, can you go
to your room, please?

I need to have a grownup
conversation with Danielle.

Mom..

Please?

Thank you.

What's up, Annie?

Look at this.

"I'm going to
kill you bitch."

Do you know who it's from?

Yeah. His name
is Quentin Cruz.

I put him away two years ago and

he's been harassing
me ever since.

Okay, why haven't you
told me this before?

Because it wasn't really
a big deal before and

honestly I thought he
would just get over it

but now it's escalated
to death threats.

Have you reported
this to anyone?

Yeah, I told Judge
Miller this morning

and he told me to tell some lady

with Judicial Protection...

Officer Mendez, I think.

Well, did you?

No. Not yet.

I didn't want to make
a big fuss about it.

I just wanted someone
outside the courts

to be aware, that's
why I'm telling you.

Look, I'm here for you
every step of the way.

I know.

Mitch Warner, appearing
on behalf of the defense.

Annie Sagan,
appearing for the people.

Do you have a copy
of the police report?

We have yet to
receive a full report

from the police, Your Honor,

despite the numerous
attempts from my office.

Based on that,
and other factors,

we strongly recommend
that bail be granted.

Miss Sagan... Miss
Sagan, did you hear me?

I said I wanted to hear
the People's position

on the matter of bail.

Miss Sagan? Bail!

Right. Um, sorry.

Due to the serious
nature of the crime

we request that he be
held without bail, sir.

Your Honor, my client
has strong ties

to the community.

He's in no way a flight risk.

He has a wife, children, home,

and businesses
in this community.

Based on that, I
strongly feel that

Mr. Perriera should
have bail granted.

Fine. Bail is set at
half a million dollars.

Hey, don't feel
too bad about it.

Huh?

That he got bail.

Oh, yeah. Right.

So, you heard the latest, right?

Perriera has an alibi for
the night of the murder.

It's because it wasn't him.

Yeah. It
was him, alright.

His alibi's his mistress
who's lying for him.

I already found a
witness who'll testify

she wasn't even with
Perriera that night,

that she was home alone.

I can't prosecute
an innocent man.

Innocent? Are
you kidding me?

Perriera's a drug
dealing, murdering scum.

Hey. Hold up.

That witness who can
break Perriera's alibi,

he wants to cut a
deal... like now.

Wanna discuss it over a drink?

Mark, you know it's over.

Okay, how about a coffee shop?

Nothing romantic
about that, right?

Yeah. Well,
it can be.

Walk me to my car?

So what did they
pick this guy up for?

Uh, robbing a liquor store

while high on heroin.

Great. Sounds like
a reliable source.

I mean, this guy's
obviously a junkie

who's lying.

And it seems to me
you're trying to do

the defense's job for them.

You know what?
Yeah, I am,

because the defense is gonna

rip this guy apart on the stand.

Okay. Fine. Whatever.
You're the boss.

I will look into other suspects.

Great.

I've been meaning
to track down that

mystery blonde anyway.

The what?

The blonde woman
who was with Larson

the night of the murder..

You read the file, right?

You know they found
two long blonde hairs

on the pillow next
to Larson's body.

I dunno. Maybe
she did it.

Maybe Perriera put her up to it.

No! I mean,
no, that's-

that's not Perriera's style.

Larson was a total horndog.

He probably slept with a
new woman every night.

Those hairs could've
been there for weeks.

Still, it's a lead that
we have to follow up on.

No. Listen,
Larson is no angel.

I'm sure he has enemies
against him, right?

Yeah. You
got that right.

Larson was a jerk.

Right. So, why
don't you work on

finding out who else
wanted him dead.

What is this? Is
this some kind of

women's intuition,
"feeling" thing?

Does George know about
this feeling of yours?

No. And he
doesn't need to.

This is my case. I've
gotta get back to work.

Hey. You up for
a drink tonight

in a NON-romantic setting?

Definitely not. I'll be
working well into the night.

I'll talk to you later.

That was so fun.

I must say, Danielle sure
is great with Crystal.

Looked like they had a
great day at the lake.

Sorry, what?
Who is this?

Crystal didn't even wake up

when I was in her room tonight.

Who is this?
Quentin Cruz?

Oh, come
on. Go, go, go.

Oh, come on, Danielle, pick up.

Please, answer.

Crystal!

Hello?

Crystal!

Crystal? Oh,
thank god.

Baby? Hey, how are
you? You okay?

Hi, Mom.

Hi.

Time to go home?

Yeah.

What's going on?

Oh my god, I've been
calling you and no answer!

I've been worried
out of my mind!

Why? You know
she's with me.

My phone's probably dead.

You okay?

Mm-hmm.

Okay.

Did you get my package, Annie?

I'm quite a good photographer,

don't you think?

You're out of your mind.

I know who this is, I'm
gonna have you arrested!

Oh, I don't think
you'll do that, Annie.

Not when I have more pictures

I could show them
from THAT night.

Cruz, what do you want?

Isn't it obvious? I'm
going to ruin your life

the way you ruined mine.

Who was that?

He knows where you live.

Pack your bags,
we're going to a hotel.

Judge, I'm-I'm so
sorry to bother you.

When I said any
time, I meant it.

What's wrong?

Everything.

I mean, the stalker,
the Larson case...

Oh, right, congrats on that.

It'll be a real
feather in your cap,

putting that guy away.

The thing is, um...

He didn't do it.

Perriera, he didn't do it.

His hands are totally different

than the killer's hands.

How do you know that?

You have a witness who
saw the killer's hand?

Yeah.

Me.

I was there that night.

I know. I'm so sorry.
It was a total mistake.

It was the night of
the benefit and I just

got drunk and I went
over to Larson's house

and then I was there
when the killer came in

and I was hiding and-

- And you didn't come forward?

I tried, okay, but now I can't

and.. and now I
can't prosecute

an innocent man and the guy that

they'll replace me with is just

gonna be hell-bent
on putting him away.

No, stop! STOP.

I don't want to
hear any of this.

I'm about to be nominated

to the Federal Court of Appeals.

You're
right. I'm sorry.

Actually, I didn't
hear any of it.

You have got to figure
this out yourself

before they do.

Hey, Danielle. Is
everything okay there?

Thank you again. I
won't be too much longer.

Find anything, counselor?

Oh, god. I didn't
realize anyone was here.

I just went out to grab dinner.

It's hard work
searching for a clue

to who knows what.

Yeah, well, isn't that your job?

Hey look, I'm satisfied
that Perriera did it, okay?

If you want to go on
some wild goose chase

based on some
women's intuition thing,

that's your business
but, you know, please,

forgive me if I don't
share your beliefs.

You know what strikes me is that

this place has been trashed.

But not just randomly trashed.

Like the drawers and
the filing cabinet,

which indicates to me that

someone was.. was
looking for something.

I mean, if Perriera
killed Larson because

he couldn't keep
his son out of jail,

revenge pure and simple,

but then.. what
was he looking for?

Maybe it was another motive

or maybe it was someone else.

Let's see...

Are you gonna help?

Look, it's Larson's
bank statements.

He makes a deposit for
$9,000 every month..

Going back for years.

They could be
perfectly innocent.

Yeah, but...

Alright, um..

He made the same notations

on every time that
he made a deposit.

TOC, SM, SL?

Someone's initials maybe?

Yeah, maybe, but
TOC and the others,

what are they paying Larson for?

Blackmail comes to mind.

Yeah. That's what
I was thinking too.

But who is Larson blackmailing?

Yeah, this is he.
Yes, that's right.

Thanks for getting back to me.

Uh-huh...
Great.

That's exactly what
I wanted to know.

Thanks for your help.

Remember those long blonde hairs

they found on Larson's pillow?

Yeah.

That was Larson's
maid on the phone.

Turns out she changed
Larson's sheets earlier

on the day of the murder so the

blonde hairs were left
on his bed that night.

Larson was with
the mystery blonde

the night of the murder.

So maybe Larson left the party

with somebody
that night after all.

Ooh, I gotcha...

Wow, that's pretty intense.

Oh. Yeah. It's
just a stalker

who's been threatening me.

He got out of jail a
couple of weeks ago.

What? Why wouldn't
you tell me?

Because it wasn't
that serious at first.

Now it's escalated.

He broke into Danielle's house

the other day and left
a threatening note

next to Crystal's bed.

Are you kidding me?
Get out of your house!

We did, okay?
We're at a hotel.

We're fine.

Good job today.

Thanks.

So how long do we get
to stay at the hotel?

Not too much longer.

Just until they fix the house.

Well, tell them to take
their time 'cuz I love it!

Well, I prefer our house.

I know. I do too

but it's so much
fun at the hotel.

Hey, sweetie, gimme a sec.

Mm-hm.

Hey, George.

I got a call from a lawyer
today named Simmons

and he said that his
client was willing to

testify that Perriera
wasn't anywhere near

his girlfriend at the
time of the murder

and you wouldn't deal.

Well, George, his client
is totally unreliable.

He's a junkie who didn't even-

- Annie, listen to
me.. very carefully.

I want Perriera.

But George, I-

Rumor has it that you
are not pursuing this

with the vigor that you should,

that you're off on
some wild goose chase

of your own.
Listen to me, Annie.

If you cannot handle this

I want you to let
me know right now

because I do not
want you to blow this.

The guy took Simmons' deal,

you got a problem with that?

No. I..

Good.

Are you okay, Mom?

Yeah, just some work
stuff. You ready to go?

Mm-hmm.

Ooh!

Is Danielle here?

Yeah, I think so.

Hey, Counselor.
Let's go for a ride.

How did you know we were here?

It's what I do for a living.

C'mon. I got something
important to show you.

Maybe not.

Oh, come on.
What is it now?

Here I thought we'd
reached an understanding

and now you're
being all weird again.

Can you give us a sec, sweetie?

Mm-hmm.

Are you out of your
mind? I'm being weird?

I just got chewed out
by George because

someone told him I was
on a wild goose chase.

Now where would he
get that idea, huh?

Beats me.

Okay. So, maybe I
complained about you

to someone and it
got back to him.

I didn't mean to
get you in trouble.

Well?

I really am sorry, okay?

And in fact, I'm
thinking you might be

onto something, this
whole someone else

being involved in
Larson's murder thing.

If you get in the car
we can go find out.

Fine. Let me put Crystal
in Danielle's room.

Okay.

So what's the big surprise?

You figure out who
Larson was blackmailing?

Wait, this isn't the
way to Larson's house.

No, it isn't.

I thought first we'd make
a little stop at Scratch.

Scratch?

Yeah. It's a
jazz club nearby.

I found a drinks
receipt on Larson's

credit card bill from
the night of the murder.

I'm thinking maybe
he met the mystery

blonde woman there
that night and

maybe someone got
a good look at her.

Anyway, the waiter who was
on that night is working

so, uh.. let's
go find out.

Annie? You coming?

Yeah.

Um, I'm gonna go
to the restroom.

Are you Tony?

Yeah.

Great.

I don't know if he met
her here that night

or if he came in with her, okay?

Annie! Over here.

Sorry, you were saying?

Yeah, like I was saying,

I don't know if he met
the girl here that night

or if he came in with her, okay?

It was a really
busy Friday night.

But you do remember
a woman being here

that night with Larson?

Yeah.

Do you think you'd recognize her

if you saw her again?

Maybe. Okay?
I don't know.

There were so many
people here that night.

What about surveillance cameras?

You guys have any kind of
security cameras in here?

Yeah, we do but
they erase themselves

and then get re-taped
over every couple days.

Okay, if you think
of anything else,

give me a call.

Yeah.

Thanks for your help.

Mm-hmm.

It was worth a shot.

Are you okay?

Uh, yeah...

I think I left my
phone in the bathroom.

So how long until
we can go back home?

Mm. Hopefully not
too much longer.

You know, I can't stand it.

I think I'm just gonna
call Officer Mendez

with Judicial Protection
at this point.

Hopefully they'll find him soon.

Yeah, that's fine, I'm sure,

but you should get a
gun for your own safety.

Ever since Evan left, I
made a point to get one.

I keep it in my nightstand and..

It just.. it makes me
feel more comfortable

being in the house all alone.

I'm sure that they'll
find him soon enough

so cheer up.

Think of this as like
a fun girls' getaway.

At least we don't have to
cook and clean, right?

Mm. Haven't had to do
that since my divorce

so it's nothing new.

Well, Crystal told me that she

prefers the hotel life, so...

Get that forehand..

Good job!
Good hustle!

Here we go...

Good job!
Excellent.

Well done.

So what's going on
with the Larson case?

Well, I have a couple ideas
that probably all lead to

dead ends, but you know,
what scares me the most

is that they found my
hair on the pillow

and that Mark talks about

"the woman with
blonde hair" all the time

and I know fully well it's me.

Bring it in.
Awesome job!

Thanks!

Ooh!

You're Crystal, right?

Oh, yes, that's
me.. Crystal.

Hi!

Well, hi to you too!

Your mom asked me to pick you up

and give you a ride home.

My mom?

Mm-hm

Um, no she's not coming.

My grandpa's coming
to pick me up.

Oh, hm. Well, must be
some kind of mix-up

but since I'm already here,

why don't I just
drop you off at home?

My car's right there...

and that way it won't
be a trip for nothing.

Hey, Crystal. Is
this your grandpa?

Oh, no. He's
on his way.

Annie's a friend of mine.

She asked me to pick Crystal up.

There's been some
kind of mix-up.

I'm gonna head out.

I'll see you next time, Crystal.

Bye!

Bye.

He did find a
lead though. Um...

he found Larson's
safety deposit box

so maybe that'll lead to
something that we can use.

Well, is there
any way I can help?

I'll do anything for you,

for Crystal, for that matter.

I know.

You know...

it just scares me...

I mean, you know
what's at stake.

I could go to jail, or worse,

I could..
Lose Crystal.

Mark, please tell me
you found something

in Larson's safety deposit box

that'll crack this
case wide open.

I think I did.

I'm still looking
through it all.

Oh, great. Okay.
I'm on my way.

Please tell me you
found something.

Take a look.

These look like docket numbers.

That's what I figured.

Larson had 'em in
his safe deposit box

and needless to say
his sister couldn't

make heads or tails
of 'em so I kindly

volunteered to try and
decipher them for her.

And?

And do you want a beer?

Yeah, sure.

So I presume that Larson
handled all the cases?

Yeah, some of 'em.

His old partner
handled some of 'em too

and in each of the
cases the defendant won

due to some evidence
that wasn't allowed in.

Wait, so you're saying that the

judge was on the take?
Or the prosecutor was?

I don't know. It
could be either.

Though, that kind of
thing is particularly

hard to prove 'cause
judges, or whoever,

can always claim
they made a decision

based on the merits of the case.

I'm still looking
through the files

but, um, hold on a second,

I gotta grab a bottle opener.

To finding the truth.

Truth.

You're leaving?

Ah, yeah.
You know, I..

I forgot to feed
my neighbor's dog.

I'll see you later.

Hi. I am here
for that video.

Hey, um, I was expecting
the guy, a Mr. Evans.

Right. Um, I
work with him

and he wasn't able to make it

so he told me to come grab it.

Mm-hmm. Okay. So, it's
not actually our video

but we have this guy,
Leon, who's a regular here

he was actually having
a party that night.

So he's taken a bunch
of videos on his phone

and I think that
one of them caught

the woman you guys
are looking for.

Here, I put it on a
thumb-drive for you.

Thanks.

Yeah. You know,
it is funny though.

You do look a lot like
the woman on the film

with your hair and your eyes.

People say I have a
common face. Thanks!

Great.

Whoa, Annie.
What happened?

Where's Crystal?

She's fast asleep in my bed.

What happened here?

I don't know. Quentin
Cruz, I imagine.

"I'm watching you.

Time for your
mentor to die too."

Wow.

"Time for your
mentor to die too."

He's talking about Judge Miller.

Oh, my god!

That means that
Cruz killed Larson.

I mean, I knew he
was following me

but I never thought
he would kill somebody

in order to get back at me.

Oh, my god...

Oh, my god!
It's all my fault.

It's all my fault
that Larson's dead.

I have to warn the judge.

Come on. Pick up,
pick up, pick up.

Hey, Judge, It's me, okay,

you need to be careful.
Cruz killed Larson

and now I think he's after you.

Can you just please
call me back. Please.

Annie, where are you going?

Listen, I have
to warn the judge.

I need you to take
Crystal to my dad's.

It is not safe here.

I'll let him know
that you're on the way.

Please leave a message
after the tone.

Hi, Officer Mendez.

Yes, this is Annie
Sagan, Assistant D.A.

Um, Judge Miller
referred me to you.

I believe he spoke
to you about this and

I apologize for not
following up with you.

I just honestly was hoping
that this all would pass

but it seems like Quentin
Cruz is a bigger danger

than we originally thought.

He broke into my
hotel room tonight

and made some
pretty serious threats.

He needs to be arrested.

Um, can you please
just give me call back

when you have a moment.

Judge? Judge?

Judge!

Judge! Judge!
Judge!!

Annie! What
the hell?

Oh, my god, you're okay!

What are you doing?

Didn't you get any
of my messages?

No. What
messages?

Oh god. Uh,
Cruz, you know,

the guy who's been
stalking me, right?

Yeah. Yes.

Yeah. Well, he
trashed my place

and he threatened to kill you

which means that
he killed Larson

and now he's coming after you.

I'm.. I'm fine.
Everything's alright.

Oh god.

It was Quentin
Cruz the whole time.

He followed me there and
when he thought I'd left

he went in and shot him.

Hmm.

Probably to put the blame on me.

It's okay.

You'll have him arrested
and turn yourself in.

Officer Mendez? Yeah,
did you find him?

Are you sure?

Yeah. Okay.

Um... Thank you
for letting me know.

What is
it? Annie?

It wasn't Quentin Cruz.

She said that he's been
dead for three days.

His body washed up
on a beach yesterday

and they just ID'd him.

It doesn't make sense.

I talked to him on the phone

the night he left the
photos in the room.

I mean, it was.. it
was definitely him.

Annie, exactly how
long has it been

since you've had
anything to eat?

I thought so.

I'm gonna go get us something.

Also, we need to
call your father.

Hey, Mark.

How about that? I've
only been trying to

reach you for the
last few hours.

I'm sorry, okay?

I just.. I've had
a lot going on.

Great. So, I guess
you don't care that

I finally figured out who
Larson was blackmailing.

What? You
did? Who?

Okay. So, I went
through all the

case files and in
two-thirds of them

the same judge was on the bench.

My guess is he's the dirty one.

Okay, who?

It's hard to believe
but in each case

it was distinguished
Judge Ryan Miller.

You still there?

Yeah...

and you think that
Miller killed Larson?

Yeah. Well, I
guess he got

tired of having
Larson dogging him.

Miller wants to go all
the way to the top.

I doubt he wanted
Larson following him

and asking for more
and more money.

But this leaves us
with a problem because

no judge is gonna
issue a warrant

for Miller's bank accounts,

not without more proof.

What if we can link
him to the codes

in the appointment book?

I'm working on it
but I still haven't

been able to figure it out.

I think I'm gonna have to

look for that
mystery blonde again.

Maybe she has
something to do with it.

No! I mean, please,
just stay on the files.

I.. I may have
a way to get into

Judge Miller's bank accounts.

Yeah? What're
you going to do,

go over to his
house for dinner and

start hunting through
his personal papers?

Something like that.

Just work on
deciphering those codes

and I'll talk to you soon.

Here we go.

Great.
I'm starved.

I thought you said
you were hungry.

Yeah, sorry...

I must not be as
hungry as I thought.

Actually, can I
use your restroom?

If that's okay?

Of course. You
know where it is.

Annie? What
are you doing?

I know what you did.

Annie, what are
you talking about?

The blackmail.
The payoffs.

Blackmail?
What are you-

Stop lying!

I know that you
fixed those cases

and that Larson was
blackmailing you

so you killed him.

Killed him?
No, Annie.

I would never do
anything like that.

Annie, please.

Yes, he was blackmailing me.

It was just a couple
of cases that I fixed

for the mayor's son
several years ago

but I was paying Larson off.

I wasn't happy about it
but I could afford it.

Why would I kill him?

I don't know.

Maybe because you're up
for an important new job

and Larson was
threatening to expose you.

I don't know and I don't care

But I'm going to the cops.

Annie, you can't.

You can't go without
revealing that you were

in Larson's house that night.

If I go down, so do you.

You stay away from me.

What do you have
there? My files?

Are you crazy?

You're not getting
out of here with those.

I said stay away from me.

Jesus. You
are crazy.

I trusted you!

I thought you were
my father's friend!

I drove over here to save you

and you trashed my place

to make it look like
Quentin Cruz did it.

No. I had nothing
to do with that.

Stop lying! I
know it was you!

And you knew I was at
Larson's the entire time

and you acted surprised.

I'd like to think it
was because you wanted

to protect me, but
no, now knowing

that you just wanted
something on me.

You know what, it
doesn't matter anymore

I'm going to the cops
and turning myself in

right after I turn you in!

Annie, I don't have anything

because I wasn't there!

Annie? Geez. Where
have you been?

I've been worried about you.

I've been calling you
for the last two hours.

Are you okay?

It's Miller. He
did everything -

the blackmail, the murder...

Shhh, it's gonna be okay.

It's not.

Look, I've done some
pretty messed up things

and things you don't
even know anything about.

It's okay. Whatever
you did, it's okay.

WHAT THE
HELL, ANNIE!!!

I know I can't fix what
I did and I'm sorry.

Here's all the evidence.

Miller's bank account
withdrawals, the gun...

you can check it against
the slugs that killed Larson.

And I was about to
put Jimmy Perreira

away for this and
you said nothing!

Well, this is no
laughing matter, Annie.

This goes way
beyond impropriety.

I mean, we are talking
criminal charges here!

Starting with
obstruction of justice.

And let's just hope that
they don't slap you with

an accessory to murder charge.

You know what I
have to do, Annie.

Because of your father
I will make the process

as easy as I can make it

but there is only
so much I can do.

Now get the hell
out of my office.

And don't come back!

I appreciate you calling me over

to tell me this, Annie.
At least now we know

who the mystery
blonde is, right?

You'll be fine.

No, I'm not fine.

I lost everything that
I ever worked for.

Not only may I get disbarred but

I may also get slapped
with criminal charges!

Do you know what
that means for Crystal?

We'll get you out of this mess.

Everyone's behind you.

I know George was
hard on you today

but you know he's on your side.

And who better to
have on your side

than the District
Attorney himself?

Is Crystal already in bed?

No, um, she's over at my dad's.

I didn't feel comfortable
with her staying here

ever since my place got trashed.

About Judge Miller, I
spoke to George today

and it looks like
he's getting off

due to lack of evidence.

What? Are kidding me?
Lack of evidence?

What about the bank statements?

Or the gun?
I mean,

I can't believe they're
not pressing charges.

The gun didn't match.

It didn't?

Doesn't sound like it.

And those withdrawals
he made every few months

he said he was buying a
lot of expensive artwork.

There's really no
definitive proof

linking him to the
blackmail or the murder.

You know, I wish we
could've figured out

what those initials meant.

Then we could've linked
Judge Miller to Larson

to the blackmail,
and he wouldn't have

been able to wiggle
his way out of that one.

Yeah. But
we couldn't.

You know...

I guarantee that there
are answers in that house.

Yeah? Well, they're
releasing the house

back to Larson's
sister tomorrow and

you legally can't work the
case anymore anyway, so...

Yeah, I know.

Hey Annie, I really hate
to ask, but do you mind

taking care of
Hector for the night?

I have a date and you
know what a baby he is

about staying home alone.

No, of course.
Come on, Hector.

Thanks. I
really owe you.

No, you don't.
Who's the date?

Uh... MYOB.

MYOB?

Mind Your Own Business?

Remember what I said:

it's all about the acronyms?

Geez, Annie.. Seriously,
sure it's not a problem

'cause I might not
be home until late.

No, go and have fun.

All right.
Bye, Hector.

Say bye.

I love you.

Let's go.
Come on.

Oh! Here
we go! Oh!

Who was that?

It's Hector...

Hi, buddy.

I have a date and you
know what a baby he is

Who's the date?

MYOB. Mind Your
Own Business?

What?

TTYL. Talk
to you later.

It's all about the
acronyms, Annie.

Come on, get with the ages!

You okay?

Annie? Hello?

Oh, my gosh.

I think I figured out
what the initials could be.

What?

I have to go to Larson's

Whoa, no.
No way.

You can't go back to that house.

I have to. I understand
if you don't want to

go with me but I have
to get in that house.

Come on, Hector, let's go.

Seriously? We
bring him too?

Yeah, well, he's
gonna eat my shoes.

Let's go.

Okay. We're here.

So what exactly
are you looking for?

Larson's books.

I thought you already
checked those code books.

I did, but I didn't really

pay much attention
to the titles.

I have this
idea... Ah!

Dang, I could have sworn...

Find something?

Yeah.
Here it is.

So we won't have any
problem with his case?

No. No problem. It's
a felony gun charge.

I'll reduce it to a misdemeanor.

But this is the last time.

I can't believe we got him.

Yeah. Judge Miller
won't be able to

weasel his way out of that one.

How'd you know?

I didn't.. not until
Danielle mentioned

the acronyms thing,

the MYOB thing or whatever it is

and then it just all
clicked that Larson

had to have hid
evidence in the house

in case the authorities came.

What better place to
hide things than a book?

It's hidden in plain sight.

You don't know where it is

unless you know where to look.

So the letters "TOC"
aren't necessarily

a person's initials.

They could be an
acronym for anything

like the book title
Tropic of Cancer

by Henry Miller.

Wow. Looks like
you just found

the last piece of
evidence they need

to put the good judge away.

Good work, Sagan.

Thanks, Mark.

But where are you going?

We still have two more titles.

Um, I... S... SL.

Let's see...

SL... SL..
Oh, here it is!

Salem's Lot by Stephen King.

Uh-huh.

All right. So that
means the King

would be the name of the guy

Larson was blackmailing, right?

Yeah.

You know, there
used to be a very

distinguished judge
named Trevor King.

You think it could be him?

Maybe...

Wow. Judge King.

Never would have thought.

Okay. So what's the
other one? Um, S.M.

Here it is. Silas
Marner by George Eliot.

All right...

There's something
wrong with this,

it's not fitting in.
Goddamn!

Oh, no. Can
your tech guys

find the information
or something?

Yeah, sure.

But for now let's
just get out of here.

Okay. Yeah.

We finally figured it out.

Finally be able to prove it.

Ah. I wonder who
that third man or...

or woman is.

Well, the last name of the
person being blackmailed

would have to be Eliot, right?

Like in George Eliot.

Right.

I don't know any judges
by that name, do you?

It doesn't need to be
a judge necessarily,

just someone who
could fix a case...

a judge, cop, DA, anybody.

Yeah, then you're
probably right.

Wait, wasn't there a
lawyer named Eliot?

Yeah. A guy who wore
a bowtie and glasses.

Maybe.

Uh, no, I think Eliot
was his first name.

Uh, are you sure?

Not really.

Everything okay?

Yeah. I just
think I may have

left my cell phone at your place

so can we maybe swing by for it?

Yeah. Of course.

Man, I think my allergies
are starting to kick up.

You have allergies?

Yeah. Sometimes.

I don't have my pills on me.

Can we just drop him at home?

Come on, Hector.
Come on.

Gotta go in
here. Okay.

Come here.
Come here.

Good boy. All right.
Go in. Good job.

Okay, while
you're finding your phone

I'm going to check
the directory and

try to figure out
who George Eliot is.

I won't be able to sleep
if I don't figure it out.

Wait.

You know, maybe we're
looking for a woman

since George Eliot was a woman.

And George Eliot was a pen name,

I'm pretty
sure. Right?

Yeah. I learned
it in school.

What was it? Um...

I hate to ask, but
could you please

do something about this dog?

Oh, yeah. Sorry.

Come on
Hector. Let's go.

Go back to your
room. Let's go.

Go in, go in.
Good boy.

Um. Where
was I?

Pen name. Pen
name. Pen name.

Right, right, right.

Okay, pen name, pen name...

You know what?

I bet it's in the
preface of Silas Marner.

Let's see.

Oh, yeah, here
it is. Okay.

So George Eliot is
the nom de plume

for Mary Anne Evans.

Huh. The only
Evans I know is...

You...

Mark Evans.

You were the one being
blackmailed by Larson

and you killed him?

Guilty.

Oh, come on, Annie.
Larson was scum.

I did the world a favor
getting rid of him.

Why? Why did
you kill him?

It was one
case. One.

Early in my career, I
really needed the money

and his client was
willing to pay my price.

That case got thrown
out on a technicality.

Yeah, but after that
he thought he owned me.

He had a tape of me
accepting the bribe.

I just had to find
it and get rid of it.

And him.

That's what you were looking for

the night that you killed him.

You ransacked his
house.. the tape.

Yeah.
What can I say?

I don't like to be
owned by anyone.

And now thanks to you
I found the evidence.

No.

No more evidence.

You're psycho.

I can't believe I
didn't see it before.

I guess you were too busy

trying to cover your own ass.

Screw you.

Ah, if only there were time.

So you knew I was
the mystery blonde

the whole time.

Yeah.

It was really funny
how freaked out you got

when I took you
back to the jazz club,

how you tried to
change your appearance

so the waiter
wouldn't recognize you.

You should've seen your face.

Thing was, I had
been following Larson

all night after
the charity event

and I saw you go
into his house..

And I saw you leave.

And then I went
in and killed him

and I set it up to look
like Perreira did it.

Did you trash my place
to make it look like

Quentin did it?
Not Judge Miller?

Yup. Guilty again.

Thing was, we were getting
way too close for comfort

with that whole
blackmail investigation

So I thought I'll just
throw a wrench in those

tracks and just derail
that train completely.

The problem was they
found Cruz's body

way too soon.

His body? You
killed Cruz too?

Yeah, I had to. After
I saw the photos he took

of you and Larson on
the night of the murder

I got worried he might
have photos of me too.

But, don't worry, he didn't.

I made sure to search
his place really well

before I killed him.

So what are you planning
on doing with me?

I think suicide
would make more sense.

Would you please stop
that dog from howling?

You know what?
Maybe I should shoot-

- No! Stop! Okay.
Look, I'll just...

can I just take him
to Danielle's please.

Are you serious?

Yes! It'll blow your
cover if you kill him

and if he keeps barking, well,

the neighbors are
gonna call the cops.

Please.

Fine. Do not do
anything stupid.

I will be right behind you.

Okay. Come
on, Hector.

I'm gonna put him in here.

Come on, Hector.
Come on.

Good boy. Stay.

All right.
Come on.

Let's go over there.

Anti-depressants.

No one's gonna believe
I committed suicide.

They'll believe it.

Start swallowing.

I'm just... can I
write a note first?

Please.

Fine...

Go. Go.

Okay. That's enough.
Take the pills.

Please. Just...

Enough!!

Faster.

Mark.. please,
don't do this.

We still like each other, right?

Are you serious?

You think I'm
gonna fall for that?

This dog...

You're hurting me.

Yeah, really?

No, no... don't.

You just need to go, okay?

The cops will be
here any minute.

I'm telling the truth.

Danielle has a
motion-activated camera

and she probably saw
that I was in trouble

and called the
cops. Just go.

You are so full of shit, Annie!

You should get a gun
for your own safety.

Made a point to get one.

I keep it in my
nightstand and...

Open the door, Annie!!

Are you okay?

Yeah...

I guess.

Is he dead?

How are you feeling?

Good, I guess.

'Relieved' is probably
the better word.

Any issues with work
considering you were

there the night
Larson got killed?

Well, the charges got dropped

so that's something.

Mm-hmm. Shouldn't
you be happy?

I am. It's just..

I mean, that job was everything

I ever dreamed of, you know?

With everything I
witnessed, it's...

it's not what I signed up for.

It's not the reason
I went to law school.

It's definitely not the example

I want to set for my daughter.

Well, I'll tell you something.

There's no better example

you could have set
for OUR little girl.

Yes, she's my little girl too.

But you're the greatest mom

she could ever have had.

I know your dad is proud of you.

Thanks.