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When I said to you...

Stop it!

I came to you two weeks ago...

Why do you have to keep bringing that up?

Because I asked you. I asked you...

Drop it! Drop it!!

[arguing continues]

You haven't answered that question.

I asked you two weeks ago.

Have you seen it in my jewellery box.

Drop it!

Do you wanna talk about it? Let's talk about it!

Yes, I wanna talk about it!

I sold your grandma's ring, ok?

Nice night.

Nicer for some than for others.

Who was that?

Tom Graham and some woman.

His wife?

Could be, I've never met her.

They talk like they're married.

[laughs]

Only joking, dear. Only joking.

Where's Tom?

I guess he's sleeping on the boat tonight.

Let's go over the call again.

What did they say?

They said they had Tom.

They said he owed them money.

And did they make a specific ransom demand?

They just said to pay what he owes.

I don't know what they're talking about.

And they said they'd call again?

Yes.

Why haven't they called?

Did you recognize the voice?

No, I told you I didn't.

But you did recognize the number.

Yes, it was Tom's phone.

They have him. Do something!

We're just trying to get the whole picture here,

Mrs. Graham.

Yeah, and while you're trying to get the whole picture,

what's happening to Tom?

Excuse me a moment.

Are they gonna find him?

I'm sure they will, Mrs. Graham.

Do you remember what time he left last night?

I don't know.

He had been sleeping in the den.

We've been having problems lately.

Mrs. Graham.

We found these in your closet.

Are they yours?

Yes, but...

Did you go somewhere last night?

No.

You can see that this is damp.

Those- those stains, is that blood?

You tell me.

I don't understand.

You don't think...

No, you need to be looking for whoever made that call.

Oh, the call that came through from your husband's cell phone?

Yes.

This? Your husband's cell phone?

That's it.

How- how did it get in there?

Did you make the call yourself, Mrs. Graham?

No.

No, why would I?

Oh, to make us think that your husband had been kidnapped.

Think?

No.

No, this is a nightmare.

I mean, they said they're gonna call again!

So you said.

In the meantime you should probably call your lawyer.

What is this?

It's a warm fruit compote.

Compost.

Compote, with cashew milk.

Not bad.

Yeah.

Gluten free and dairy free.

So tell me how your life is going.

Great.

My grades are good, I've made some friends,

and you know what?

The school even put me in charge

of the annual fundraising for Sanctuary for Soldiers.

It's this non-profit organization that builds homes

for wounded vets.

Well, good for you.

Now you're supposed to ask your grandmother how she's doing.

Claire, I didn't ask Lou how she was just as an excuse

for her to ask me about me.

Oh, ok.

But, since you asked, I'm actually doing rather well.

Mmmhmm.

Yeah, I'm starting to fit in at the firm,

you know, feel like part of the family.

Great.

Yeah, I hardly ever think

about that old firm of mine in New York.

Going to power lunches and handling important clients,

making lots of money.

Getting railroaded out of town

with false insider trading charges.

Well, yeah, there were downsides to it, but still-

And how are you doing, mom?

I am very well, thank you for asking.

How are you and Miles doing?

Uh, Miles Strasberg, the District Attorney?

Whom you're dating?

Oh, my-

[laughs] No, no, no, no.

I'm- we're not- we're not dating.

Good use of the word "whom" by the way.

We've been out like one or two times

but I wouldn't call it dating.

Did you tell her that we were dating?

I didn't breathe a word.

You have been on three dates with him,

and you wore perfume the last two times!

Ok.

Yes, you did.

And... you plucked your eyebrows.

Oh my- you guys, no.

Look- jeez.

Miles is a nice guy but we're not-

we're just gonna see where it leads, ok?

Now, can we just talk about you again, please?

Ok.

Like, what's- what's going on with you and Lou's uh, coach?

Go!

Nice.

Uh, well, we are setting something up for this week.

I think you and Coach Reed will be a good match.

Oh, you do, do you?

Yeah, he won't put up with your nonsense.

Really?

I mean, that's what he said, anyway.

Oh.

Spicy.

Well, you know, I won't put up with his, either, so...

Great.

Great. Well, we're all doing great.

Hmm.

You know what this could use?

Gluten.

And maybe just a speck of cow.

Richard Copeland,

you have been found guilty of conspiracy to commit robbery.

I've considered statements from your lawyer

and your probation officer.

I've heard your own allocution,

and now it comes down to me to impose a sentence.

In sentencing we often find that,

because of unfortunate choices,

very tough sentences must be imposed.

Uh, your honour, permission to approach the bench?

Mr. Prosecutor, we've already heard from you.

You got your conviction, now it's my turn.

If I could beg the court's indulgence for one moment?

Alright.

Thank you.

Thank you, your honour.

So uh, it sorta sounds like

you're gonna come down pretty hard on this guy.

Could be.

As a prosecutor I think you'd be fine with that.

Right.

But- yeah, the jury found him guilty, he's guilty.

Thank you for clarifying that.

May I continue?

My point is only...

Look, Richard is a first-time offender

and he was only driving the car.

The get-away car from a convenience store robbery.

Where nobody was hurt,

or the defendant didn't have a gun,

or the defendant did not even know what they were going to do.

So he says.

Well--

I'm a little confused.

Shouldn't the defence attorney be saying all this?

Yeah, he should.

Look, your honour, my point is simply this.

Mr. Copeland, young man, fell in with bad company,

crossed the line, should be punished, definitely.

But I also think he deserves a little compassion.

That's all.

Miles.

Hey.

Good job getting a conviction in the Copeland case.

Oh, thanks.

Why didn't you leave it there?

What?

I have it on good authority that Judge Bachelor

was going to give him five years.

He's a young kid, got in with a bad crowd.

A year in prison would give-

It's not your job to worry about that.

It's your job to get a conviction.

It's your job to get the maximum sentence.

Actually, no.

It's my job to fight for justice and I did.

You sound like a defence attorney.

Really?

You know, I haven't wanted to say this

but I think your relationship with Claire Darrow

is colouring your outlook.

I don't have a relationship with Claire Darrow.

Friendship?

Yeah.

Respect?

Yeah, absolutely. What's wrong with that?

Nothing at all, unless it starts making you side with-

Side with the enemy?

The opposition.

Ok.

You know what?

Sometimes fighting for the maximum conviction

under the law is simply not the right thing to do,

that's all.

But it's your job.

No, I don't think it's my job.

It's not my job.

Well, then maybe you should think twice

about whether you wanna be a prosecutor.

Ms. Darrow?

I wondered if I might ask you a question.

Well, I suppose you can, Chester.

Great.

So why don't you?

I'm presenting an argument to the local zoning commission

on the subject of the pedestrian zone.

Anyway, I was wondering if maybe you could coach me?

I'd be happy to.

Great.

Ok.

So let's hear it.

Hmm?

Your argument.

Well, I'm- I'm not ready.

Ok, that's the first lesson.

Always be ready.

I'll write that down.

Mmmhmm.

Here. I'll just write it down. Ok.

Hey.

Hi.

I have that brief on Perrin V. Chooluck you asked for.

Oh, thanks.

Uh, did you pluck your eyebrows?

Ulgh!

Did I strike a nerve?

Oh, don't worry about it. It's fine.

Do you need to go over the Stevens case?

We can do it over a bite to eat.

Oh, another power lunch at the doughnut shop?

Cool.

I struck another nerve, didn't I?

Way to go, Zoey.

...so I took a leave of absence.

Wow.

Yeah.

Yeah, I've been looking for a word to sum up the situation.

"Wow" kinda covers it.

How do you feel?

I feel good- or bad- I... I don't know.

You know what?

I'm gonna take the- take the time off, see how I feel.

Well, for what it's worth I'm really proud of you

for what you did for Richard Copeland.

Thanks.

Yeah, it felt good. It felt right.

Yeah.

You know why I became a prosecutor?

Yeah, you wanted to put the bad guys behind bars.

Yeah, that's actually right. Yeah.

I wanted to fight for justice.

Well, you can still do that.

How? Like be like you?

Don Quixote, charging at windmills?

Hey, some windmills deserve it, ok?

That's a good point. You make a good point.

Mmmhmm.

So um... what's with you today?

What do you mean- what do you mean?

Were you like, uh, what, did you get- did you get your hair done?

No, I uh, no, I just-

Well, it looks good. Very good.

I like it. You look good.

Really?

Yeah.

Well- I think you-

Hey, oh. Hi, Roy.

How're you doing, man? Good to see you.

Roy Wingreen, Claire Darrow.

Claire is the best defence attorney--

How are you?

--that exists on the planet.

Roy joined the force, what, about a year ago?

Yeah.

Bright future ahead of him, this guy.

Oh, cool.

Yeah, well I don't know about that.

Oh, yeah. Modest.

I like- I like the modesty.

Not that I'm modest, I like modesty.

Yeah, remember the uh, the Haskin case?

Yeah.

It was Roy's testimony that basically got us in.

Yeah, I remember that.

You made a very strong witness.

He's great. He's great.

What's that?

My letter of resignation.

Well, that took a turn.

Really?

Your letter of resignation.

I guess that's going around.

What?

What do you mean?

Nothing. Um-

Should I leave you guys alone? Maybe-

No, actually I've seen you in court, Miss Darrow.

I'd like you to stay.

Uh, ok, you know what, Roy?

Here. Pull up a chair.

Yeah, yeah. Join us.

Have a seat.

So this is- I mean, this is- a letter of resignation.

That's big.

You need to think about this.

I have.

You have.

I want your help and yours too, Miss Darrow.

Mine?

I'm worried that an innocent woman

has been convicted of murder.

Are you talking about the Graham case?

Oh, the- the woman who was accused of killing her husband.

Yeah. Accused and convicted.

You don't think she's guilty?

I don't.

But the prosecutor, he's-

Brent Windsor, good guy.

He is, but he was under pressure from DA Trowbridge

to get a quick conviction.

Ha!

Well, I know what that's like.

Now, the evidence convicted her but I know she's innocent.

How do you know that?

I... I just know.

You could see it in her eyes that day.

She was worried.

She loves him.

That was a long time ago.

That was over a year ago.

Yeah, but I followed that trial.

You know the body was never found.

Yeah, 'cause she dumped it in the ocean.

Yeah, that's what they said.

Well, what can we do here?

What can we do to help?

Talk to her.

Go over the case.

Well, I mean, I found myself with some time on my hands.

You know what? On one condition.

You let me hang on to this until it's all over.

Agreed?

Alright.

Alright.

What answer do you wanna hear, Roy?

Tell me I'm crazy.

Tell me she did it and I'll rip that letter up

and I'll go back to the job.

What do you say, counsellor?

Feel like charging this windmill?

You know I love a good windmill.

So how long have you known Roy?

Oh, years.

Roy's like family to me.

My sister used to babysit him,

I taught him how to play guitar.

You play guitar?

Oh yeah, you should hear me.

Should I?

No.

By the way, word to the wise,

if some guy comes to court carrying a guitar saying

"I play the guitar" walk the other way.

Ok.

Listen, thanks for uh, offering to help out with this.

Oh sure, I think it's interesting.

And you know I think it's good for you

to do something like this.

Take my mind off my big decision?

Or help you make it.

Why are you so wise?

I'm just wise.

Ah, you couldn't sleep either?

It's like 5:30 in the morning.

I always get up this early, you know that.

Yeah, well, I had hoped that you'd outgrow it.

So what do you make of that murder case?

Well, you know, at first I had my doubts.

I mean, his body was never found,

it's been over a year, but...

But?

Well, I don't know.

The more I read the evidence seems pretty clear cut.

I mean, the husband's blood was found on the deck of the boat

and on a wrench along with her fingerprints

that were found at the scene.

Not to mention all over her boots and her coat

and the state maintained that she killed him on the boat

and then dumped his body into the ocean.

Yeah, but the body never washed up.

Uh-nuh.

They think she weighed it down with something,

you know, the currents out there are pretty wild, so.

Motive?

Well, apparently they had a big fight at a restaurant

the night of the murder in front of multiple witnesses.

What about?

The usual.

Money.

Well, that and apparently he was having an affair.

A number of people quoted her as saying "I could kill you".

Mmm.

You know what, that's not good.

Yeah.

Well, I'll go talk to her for Roy's sake,

but the jury convicted her on the evidence provided, so.

Oh, sweetie, did we wake you up?

I'm so sorry.

I always get up this early.

Who are you people?

Coach Reed has figured out a way for us to raise money

for Sanctuary for Soldiers.

Oh cool.

We're going to do a jump-rope-a-thon.

Oh yeah.

Yeah, Coach Reed is really into jumping rope.

You know, good for the cardiovascular system.

He says heart health is good health.

Good to know.

So is this where we pledge a certain amount

for every minute you jump?

Exactly. What do you say?

How about five bucks a minute?

Ooh, thanks mom.

Sure.

Hey, come on!

Ok, but how good is she at jumping rope?

You really leaving us, Miles?

I'm thinking about it.

Yeah, well, we all think about it.

So what about the Graham case?

Why are you interested?

No reason. I'm asking for a friend.

Roy Wingreen?

That's right.

Yeah, well Roy's a good kid and he's got a bright future

but he's a little young.

Yeah, I know, but he thinks Mrs. Graham might be innocent.

He shouldn't, there was plenty of evidence.

Yeah, but no body.

No body. She saw to that.

But we proved it anyway.

Yeah.

Listen, if I thought there was the remotest chance

that she was innocent I wouldn't have prosecuted her.

I know that.

I know that, I just wanna talk to her.

Alright.

Alright.

But just remember this.

She talks a good game but she killed him.

Don't have any doubt about that.

Alright. Alright.

And Miles?

Yeah?

Don't be a stranger.

You don't be a stranger. See you, buddy.

You got a little something on your shirt there.

That's what the tie is for.

Hello, Mrs. Graham.

Thank you for coming to see me.

No one else has.

I'm sorry.

It's nobody's fault, I... I don't have any family.

My parents are dead.

I'm an only child.

My friends- I guess I don't have any friends.

Uh, do you want me to tell it again?

Well, would you mind?

Yeah.

Um, my husband Tom and I had a fight.

At a restaurant.

I said some things.

Mmmhmm.

And what was the fight about?

Does it matter?

It might.

Don't rub it in.

I'm not trying to rub it in.

No, the stain.

Oh.

What is it?

It's um... it's cream cheese.

Well, don't rub it.

You'll only push it in further.

You should scrape it off with a credit card.

Oh, ok. Thank you.

Can I borrow- you know what, I'll do it later.

Then use liquid detergent when you get home.

Ok. Thank you very much.

So um...

Uh, Tom told me he was having an affair.

Ok, so he told you at the restaurant?

And he asked for more money to pay off his debts.

What kind of debts?

My husband has a gambling problem.

He's been trying to fight it, going to Gambler's Anonymous,

but nothing seems to help.

All I can do is not enable him.

He expects you to cover his debts?

I have money.

Well, I inherited money.

But it's in my name not his and he's always resented that.

Hmm.

And then he just came out with it.

Threw the affair in my face.

He was lashing out?

I guess so.

You did threaten to kill him at the restaurant.

I know but I didn't mean it.

I forgave him.

You did?

We went home and we talked.

He told me he was sorry and we decided to start over again.

Then we went to sleep.

You were sleeping in the same room or separate rooms?

Separate room.

And then?

The next morning I got up early and I went in to talk to him

but he had left.

I thought he was gone.

And then I got the phone call.

The call saying he had been kidnapped.

That's right.

Then I called the police.

I never thought that they'd-

There was never another call? There was never a second call?

No, they never called again.

Why would they do that?

Why would they demand a ransom and then never call back

to tell you how to pay it?

I don't know.

Well, Mrs. Graham, the state feels you lied about that call.

You lied about the call to make it look like a kidnapping

when you were the one that actually-

I didn't kill my husband.

You have to believe me.

Well, an eyewitness puts you on Tom's boat going out

and coming back in.

I don't even know how to work that boat.

I'm afraid of boats.

Your husband's blood was on the deck

and the breaks of the boat.

I can't explain that.

Your fingerprints were all over the wrench.

That wrench was in my kitchen.

I used it the week before to turn off the hot water heater,

but I don't know how it got on the boat.

Well, at least that makes the answer obvious.

-Yeah. -Yeah.

-She's guilty. -She didn't do it.

-What? -What?

She didn't do it.

Why do you say that?

That cream cheese stain on your shirt for one thing.

The cream-

What?

What do you mean she didn't do it?

Her story is full of holes.

Her fingerprints are on the wrench.

His blood and his hair on the wrench, too?

No, no, no. Think about it.

Look, they said that she killed him,

threw his body overboard,

and then drove the boat back to the marina.

But she doesn't even know how to drive a boat.

So she says.

And she doesn't even know that boats don't have brakes.

Plus, she knew exactly how to get your cream cheese stain

off your shirt, which you need to do, by the way.

It's gross.

Again with the cream cheese.

What does that have to do with anything?

What does it prove?

It proves that she's a tidy person.

Now, would a tidy person put her bloody coat and boots

back in the closet and call the police without even trying

to clean them off?

It just doesn't make sense.

Maybe she would if she just murdered her husband.

You have an answer for everything.

Yeah.

Alright, people.

I need some help here.

Chester, I want you to get me in touch with Mrs. Grahams lawyer,

Levitt, Berner & Meltzer.

Whitney, I want you to look into Tom Graham's finances,

see if he owed anybody money.

And Scott, I want you to figure out

which Gambler's Anonymous meeting he went to.

Aren't those anonymous?

I didn't say it was gonna be easy.

Come on, go.

Thank you.

Ok, I'm ready.

I know what I'm gonna say to the zoning commission.

Oh.

Go for it.

Ladies and gentlemen of the zoning commission,

thank you for letting me talk to you today-

Ok, I'm gonna stop you right there.

Uh, boring and dull.

That's just the intro.

Yeah, and you already lost me.

Tell me a story.

Let me know how you feel.

Uh, ok.

Car-free zones are an idea who's time has come.

Why?

I was gonna get to that.

Well, are you for car-free zones or against them?

For them.

Why?

Uh, they're safer for little dogs.

All dogs are safer without cars.

Right, that's good. That's a good start.

Yeah.

And next I'm gonna have you argue against car-free zones.

Wait, why?

Well, because you have to anticipate objections

from the opposition.

Got it. Ok.

Car-free zones are bad for business-

Ok, you know what?

Just hold that thought.

I have a lunch appointment.

With Lou's little league coach?

What? You know about that?

I know about it.

Huh?

Everybody knows about that?

So what?

What's wrong with dating a little league coach?

I suppose you have something to say.

Play ball.

Play ball.

Guy.

Hey.

Thank you so much for meeting me.

Ah, I'm always glad to help out a fellow lawyer.

Thank you.

Boy, I had a heck of a time

getting these keys from the cops.

Yeah, tell me about it.

It's been a long time since I've been in this house.

Not since I represented Laura.

Right.

Not my finest hour.

Shall we?

Of course, it all happened over a year ago

so there's really not much to see now.

Yeah, I know, I just wanna get a feel for the place.

So is this carpet the same one that was here

when Mrs. Graham was arrested?

Yeah.

Yeah, it's been cleaned, of course.

Yeah.

Well, the police report made no mention of any footprints

or stains or anything-

There weren't any.

Yeah.

And yet she put her blood-stained boots

in the closet, right?

Yeah, the closet up here.

Well, if she wore her boots through here

wouldn't she have left tracks?

I tried to argue that same thing

but the DA said she could have taken them off

and brought them up the stairs.

Yeah, but... she bothered to take them off.

I mean, if she knew there were blood stains

why didn't she just get rid of them before she got home?

The DA said she was upset.

Hmm.

So I understand Mrs. Graham's a wealthy woman.

Oh yes, very.

She inherited a sizeable fortune.

Uh-huh.

Is that why Tom married her?

Well, I don't mean to speak ill of the dead

but Tom Graham was something of an opportunist.

He liked the finer things in life.

Yeah.

He was massively in debt, he always expected Laura

to bail him out.

And still, he liked to collect things.

Yeah, like this.

Yeah, that was his prized possession.

That is a vintage bat from the 1870's?

Very valuable.

I think he liked that bat more than he liked Laura.

You knew Tom?

Yeah, slightly.

I mean, enough.

I warned Laura about him, but you know what they say

about love being blind.

So you knew Laura before the trial?

Oh yeah.

We're old family friends.

Huh.

You know, I really didn't think

I was the right person to defend her.

I don't have a lot of experience with criminal cases,

for one thing.

And I was just in a fender bender the night before

so I was pretty shook up.

Really? What happened?

Oh, a dog ran in front of my car and I had to swerve to avoid it.

Hit a tree, wrenched my neck.

Oh my gosh.

The dog was fine though.

Thank goodness for small favours.

Yeah.

I- I did my best for Laura.

I wanted her to plead guilty.

I think we could have gotten a good deal.

Justifiable homicide, temporary insanity,

something like that.

But she wouldn't hear of it.

Why did you think she should plead guilty?

Because she did it?

Not that he didn't deserve it,

but how she thought a jury would find her not guilty

is beyond me.

Jo!

Jo! Jo! Over here!

Hi.

Hey.

Grab a seat.

Oh, is this a vinyl tablecloth?

Nice, isn't it?

Yeah, and they make a great pizza, too.

Ah.

You know, I feel sort of funny calling you "Coach".

What is your first name?

Wilton.

Oh.

So, Coach, uh... how's your day going?

It's great so far.

Yeah, I know it's lunch time but I ordered you some wine.

I hope that's ok.

I think I can handle a sip or two.

What kind is it?

Red. Can't you see?

Ah. Yes, well, silly me.

Cheers.

You know, my granddaughter tells me

that you're not going to put up with any of my nonsense.

Well, not the word I used,

but yeah, I said something like that.

Well, good.

I like a straight shooter.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Why don't you tell me about yourself?

Not much to tell.

Are you an ex-marine?

Nope.

Police?

Nope.

CIA?

That's a good one.

How about you?

Tell me about you.

Me?

Yeah.

Oh, well, that happens to be my favourite subject.

Let's see, uh...

Well, I suppose since I climbed Mount Everest

everything's been pretty much downhill.

Really?

No.

[laughs]

Good one.

[laughs]

Alright, you asked for it.

Can we get a bottle of this?

Why are you asking about this?

We think that she might-

We're basically doing some research on how hard it is

to charge someone with murder

when you don't actually have a body.

It's hard.

I agree.

Mrs. Graham was clever that way.

Most people think that corpus delicti means

without a body you can't be charged but believe me,

with her fingerprints on the murder weapon,

his blood on her boots and coat,

and the eyewitness testimonial

putting her at the scene of the crime,

we had more than enough on her.

Didn't you think it was strange that,

if she killed him, she was also the one to call the police?

She was trying to make it look like her husband

had been kidnapped.

Yeah, but what about the coat and the boots?

I mean, why didn't she just get rid of those?

She wasn't thinking clearly.

You just said she was clever.

To a point.

And she threatened her husband

at the restaurant that same night, right?

Yeah, they had a huge blow-out.

I guess he was cheating on her.

With who?

We never figured that out.

There was a few possibilities, an executive assistant,

a client or two, nothing panned out.

You didn't find that odd?

A lot of men have secrets.

And then you had the eyewitness at the marina.

We did, yes.

A retired naval captain. Very observant.

Did he know Mrs. Graham?

She had never been on the boat before,

he never saw her, but he picked her out of a line-up.

Witnesses like that are notoriously unreliable.

The jury didn't think so.

Hmm.

What're you getting at?

I don't think she did it.

Again, a jury disagreed.

That ship has sailed.

[under her breath] We'll see.

So what happened?

Well, I had been at that firm for years.

I mean, it felt like family.

I actually thought when they called me in that day

that they were gonna make me a partner.

Oh boy.

Yeah.

Instead, uh, they said that there was evidence of

malfeasance on my part and they terminated me.

I mean, they didn't even give me a chance to defend myself.

I'm sorry.

Of course, all of the charges were false,

but that didn't stop them from blackballing me.

And I couldn't get a job at any other firm in the city.

New York?

Yeah, that's what I said.

The city.

Yeah, well there's other cities.

Of course there are, I'm sure they're lovely.

But- that isn't my point.

I mean, I was dead in New York.

Ok, gotcha.

So then you moved here.

Well, yeah. I mean,

my daughter's firm was the only one that would take me.

You're lucky to have her.

Oh yeah, I know.

I really am.

So, what's next?

Well, starting over and getting my bearings

and then I am gonna get even with all of them.

Have you ever read Marcus Aurelius?

Uh, no.

He's a Roman emperor and philosopher.

Yeah, I know who he was.

Oh.

Sort of.

Yeah, well he said the best revenge

is to not be like your enemy.

He did, huh?

Yeah.

Huh.

Smart guy.

Yeah, he was.

Jo, look at me.

What happened before doesn't matter.

Be here now.

Wow.

How's the pizza?

I- It's the best pizza I ever had.

See? Told ya.

Yeah.

Hey, were you- were you a philosophy teacher?

Are you kidding me?

Just don't- don't tell me.

Just- you let me guess.

Alright, bring it on.

Alright, that's enough homework for tonight.

Goodnight.

Did Miles really quit?

No, he's just figuring things out.

Are you worried about him?

No.

I think Miles is gonna be fine.

Is he scared?

I don't think he's scared so much as he just realizes

some things in his life have to change.

Oh.

Ok.

What?

I don't know,

I just- I thought that by the time people got

to be your age they'd figured out what they wanted

to do with their life.

Mmmhmm.

You know how last year you wanted to be an astronaut

and then this year you want to be an engineer?

Yeah.

It keeps going like that.

But it never gets boring.

Goodnight.

Goodnight.

I love you.

Well, I found Tom Graham's Gambler's Anonymous meeting.

And?

I went to it.

Yeah.

Turns out I might have a problem.

Well, admitting it is the first step.

Mmmhmm.

I did find some interesting dirt though.

I thought the stuff in those meetings

is supposed to be confidential.

Yes and no.

Turns out Tom wasn't too popular there.

He used to organize trips to the race track

in exchange for a small percentage.

Jeez.

That is a new dimension in sleaze.

I'll say.

And on top of that he was in debt

to some very dangerous people.

Like, break your legs kinda dangerous.

Or worse.

Interesting.

Mmmhmm.

Good work, Scott.

Thanks, Claire.

Hmm.

Thank you, Danielle.

Ah, there you are.

So, one decaf latte for you, one real coffee for me.

I figured it out.

What?

Laura Graham did not kill her husband.

Thank you.

Laura Graham? Ok, now we have to- do-

Are you kidding?

Do you know how hard it is to overturn a murder conviction?

I do.

Ok, so-

But what if there wasn't one?

Wasn't one what?

A murder.

You heard the detective.

They never found a body and they never even found the woman

that Tom Graham was supposedly having an affair with.

I don't know what you're talking about.

What if he wasn't having an affair?

What if he just told her he was?

He to- let me get this straight.

In your scenario the man's not having an affair with a woman

but he tells his wife that he is having an affair with a woman.

Why would he do that?

Well, he wouldn't, unless-

Unless he... wanted her to create a scene

at the restaurant in front of witnesses to make it seem like

she was angry enough-

To kill him.

To kill him.

You think Tom Graham set this whole thing up?

I do.

Why?

I don't know.

Maybe he wanted it to look like he was dead.

Maybe he wanted to disappear.

I mean, he owed money to a lot of bad people.

He did owe money.

Why frame his wife?

I don't know.

I don't know anything.

I'm just... I'm thinking.

Well, for the record, you're beautiful when you think.

You're probably beautiful when you don't think.

That's annoying.

Is this awkward?

A little.

Um, Back to thing in the- question of the-

what about the blood on the boat?

What about that?

Yeah, I'm thinking.

Still beautiful when you think.

[laughs]

Is it warm in here?

Woah.

This case really gets to you, doesn't it?

It's just that she has no one.

She is all alone.

Nobody believes her.

Somebody believes her.

Well, somebody better do her some good.

Grandma?

I still don't have you down for a pledge for my jump-a-thon.

Ah.

Uh, put me down for $2 a minute.

You sure?

'Cause I warn you, I can jump rope for a good 15 minutes.

It's ok, sweetie, I can handle it.

Thanks.

That's nice of you.

Ah, thanks.

Oh, could I borrow 30 bucks from you?

[laughs] Ok.

So, what do you think?

Well, we have a slight difference of opinion, actually.

I think the verdict was pretty much fair based on the evidence.

Claire's not so sure.

Well, that doesn't help us at all.

I know, I know.

But we'll keep digging, stay with it, you know.

Claire's talking to the witnesses right now,

it's- tenacious, that one.

The things she does.

She gets a bee in her bonnet, she doesn't quit

until she catches the bee- stings the bee?

How does the rest of that phrase go?

What makes Claire think that she's innocent?

She doesn't think that-

she doesn't think that Mrs. Graham

was foolish enough to do all the things they said she did

and I'm not so sure that she's wrong.

You're starting to have your doubts too, aren't you?

Maybe.

Maybe Roy. Hang in there.

I saw, clear as a bell.

And where was the car parked, Captain?

Over there.

Her boat was in that slip.

The boat that's next to it wasn't there then

so I had a clear view.

Well that's- that's pretty far away.

And it was at night.

This place is well lit.

I'm sure it was her.

And you were able to identify her in a line-up?

Yes, I did.

With some encouragement from the detectives?

They did not influence me in the least.

Oh, thank you.

Thank you, dear.

Well, I gotta say, I'm- I'm impressed.

I mean, you saw a woman from about 40 feet away,

a woman you'd never met before, at night,

and still you were able to recognize her.

Yep.

You should be impressed.

Yeah.

I am.

Don't think you can get him to waver.

Once the Captain makes up his mind on something

there's nothing shaking him.

Makes up his mind?

So you weren't sure at first?

No, I deliberated.

I made sure that I knew.

It was her.

It was Laura Graham.

Hmm.

So it just turned out the captain

had decided it was her.

Or it was her.

Or it was somebody who looked like her.

Yeah, wearing her coat and her boots?

Are you being a devil's advocate?

I'm not being anybody's advocate,

surely not Satan's advocate.

I'm being a District Attorney.

Or an ex-District Attorney, or what-

I don't know what I'm being.

Why don't you try being Miles Strasberg?

I don't think I'd like that.

Give it a try.

I hear he's a really nice guy.

Really?

Yeah.

That's not what I hear.

Hey!

Sorry about this, the elevator's broken.

That's alright.

What do you wanna know about this for?

Wasn't it all over and done with?

Ah, we're- we're writing a book about the case.

Might make a movie.

Really?

Fingers crossed.

Well, let's make sure you get it right.

Uh, yeah. Nice office.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

So um, what can you tell us about Tom Graham?

I was his executive assistant

but I was not having an affair with him.

Hello.

Um, but everybody thought you were?

Well, for no good reason.

Except for the texts.

(Both) Texts?

His wife said she found some texts on his phone from me.

What hotel are we meeting at?

What's the room number?

But I didn't send them.

But they were from your phone?

They said that they were, but I didn't send them.

It was so embarrassing.

Hmm.

Mrs. Graham even phoned me.

I had to explain to her that I wasn't even with Tom

the night the texts were sent.

Fortunately, I have witnesses.

(Both) Witnesses?

About 85 of them.

I was in the Little Theatre production of The Mouse Trap.

Did you see it?

I didn't see that, your production,

the Little Theatre production, but I bet you were fabulous.

Can you think of anyone

who might have had access to your phone?

Well, that's the thing, the phone was in my purse.

Anyone could get at it.

My password is...

1, 2 , 3, 4.

But do you believe anyone could do that?

Be so malicious?

I think you need to work on your password.

5, 6, 7, 8?

Push yourself.

Uh, so, can you think of anyone who might have sent those texts?

I have my suspicions.

Dave Peterson always hated Tom.

He was always stabbing him in the back.

I wouldn't put it past him.

Bonnie, I need the Brubeck files- and who is this?

Uh, I'm Miles Strasberg and this is Claire Darrow.

We're researching a book.

Might make a movie.

(Both) Fingers crossed.

I have nothing to say about the matter.

It's an ongoing criminal investigation

and I can't comment on that.

It's an ongo- uh, well, for one,

we're under the impression the case is closed.

Yeah.

Oh- what're you researching?

The Tom Graham murder?

Oh that, yeah.

What'd you think we were investigating?

Never mind.

I can't comment on either matter.

If you'll excuse us.

Bonnie, if you could come with me please?

Oh, alright.

Excuse me.

Sure. Nice to meet you.

He doesn't seem guilty, does he?

He's hiding something.

Yeah.

Why do you wanna know?

Let's just say I'm curious.

What're you looking at over at Capital Investment Guild?

Not a thing. Not my case.

Come on.

You'll have to talk to the financial crimes section.

Come on.

I'll tell you right now,

this has nothing to do with the murder.

How do you know that?

I know.

Must be nice.

Look, this happened long after the Tom Graham murder.

After the trial, even.

This is a new case that has only recently come to our attention.

It's still a little bit of a coincidence,

don't you think?

Some dude embezzles $3 million

form the same firm that's being looked at for a homicide?

I'd ask some questions.

We asked some questions.

Mmmhmm. Yeah.

There's no connection.

Leave it!

The embezzler didn't even know Tom Graham.

Well, can I talk to him?

Well, that would be difficult.

You see, when we arrived with a warrant to arrest Glen Robson,

we found him hanging from the rafters in his attic, so...

That's not suspicious.

Case closed.

Where'd the money go?

Oh, well that's a good question.

Thank you.

It's very intricate.

First he wired it to a Swiss account,

then the Cayman Islands, then a Panamanian account,

and then we lost track of it.

So he was clever.

Yeah.

We'll track it down.

So case not closed.

Well, not quite closed.

It's closed or not closed, which one is it?

It's almost closed.

But not closed.

Is it closed?

It's not closed.

Really?

It's not closed.

What're you thinking?

You're thinking something.

Ah, maybe there's a connection.

It's been months since the murder though-

If there was a murder.

I mean, but if Tom Graham is still alive

he could have embezzled that money.

How?

He can't just walk into his office and say

"ok, so I'm dead,

but can I embezzle a million dollars, please?"

I don't know, I feel like he's behind this somehow.

What about the blood on the boat?

That matches Tom Graham's DNA, so how did he do that?

I don't know, he could have cut himself

and used it to set the scene.

I suppose so.

He'd be pretty determined, though.

Yeah, well he was.

And he had help.

What about that unidentified woman in the marina?

She could have helped him embezzle the money.

Oh, then maybe she worked in his office?

Yeah.

Or it could have been Bonnie.

I don't know.

Who else do the police think he was having an affair with?

The police think he wasn't having an affair with?

That would be a client, Catherine Mossley.

Mossley, yeah.

Let's go pay her a visit.

Let's.

You know what's nice about being on leave?

It sure frees up your schedule.

Why would anybody wanna read a book about that?

Well...

Well, it's a true crime.

Very popular, right?

Yeah.

A middle-aged man gets killed by his wife?

I wouldn't read it.

You know, I hear a little bit of New England in your voice.

Mmmhmm.

Are you from Boston?

You're from Boston?

Yes, I'm descended from the Boston Wittles.

Oh, that's impressive.

The shipping magnate.

Yeah.

I see you sail.

Yeah, it's in the blood.

Nice pictures.

So uh, how well do you know Tom Graham?

You mean, was I having an affair with him?

No.

N-O.

I told the police that.

Have you seen pictures of Tom?

What?

He's an attractive enough man.

A solid six.

Attractive enough.

Not enough for me.

Oh. That's going in the book.

So how did the rumour start then?

I think Tom Graham started them himself.

I mean, if he couldn't have me

at least he could make people think he could have me.

His crazy wife actually called me up.

Told me to keep away from him.

Did you tell her nothing was going on between you guys?

I didn't have a chance to.

She screamed at me

and said she'd never let her husband go.

Hmm.

Well, that clinches it then.

Yep.

Catherine's in on the cover-up.

The wife is crazy guilty and she killed him.

(Both) What?

What'd you say?

What did you say?

You go first.

Catherine's hiding something.

I think she's guilty.

And she knows all about boats.

A lot of people know all about boats.

And that story that she told about Laura calling

and threatening Tom?

That was tailor made to make Laura sound guilty.

Unless she is guilty,

Always a possibility that she is guilty-

[phone rings]

Who is that?

It's Winnie.

Hey, Winnie. What's up?

So I was going through Tom Graham's finances

and I noticed the strangest thing.

Oh yeah? What's that?

Activity on one of his credit cards.

What's strange about that?

The activity was from last week.

At a Skyler Styles salon.

And, you know, he's been dead for over a year,

so that seemed odd.

Oh, good work, Winnie.

Thanks.

Something?

Maybe a whole lot of something.

Good.

People who fake their own deaths always make the same mistakes.

They go back to their old habits, the things they love.

Hmm.

I could never give up cronuts.

Of course, that's just the ones who get caught.

I mean, what about all the people who fake their deaths

and get away with it?

So you need to lure Tom Graham out of hiding

using what he loves most as bait.

That's right.

Wait, you were paying attention?

Mmm.

I can multi-task.

What was your other task?

I'm- I'm sorry, what?

What was the other thing you were thinking about

while I was just talking?

Oh, it's just- it's just something that-

that Coach said that...

Oh.

No, no.

Not anything like that.

He just- he just, I don't know, sort of got me thinking.

About what?

Ok, I like it here.

I am so happy to hear you say that.

And I'm actually--

Well, a part of me is ready to let go of

those old resentments.

Good.

Of course, another part of me is plotting my revenge, but...

One day at a time.

Yeah.

Ok.

Done.

Goodnight.

[buzz]

Hi.

Hi.

Thanks for visiting again.

Oh, of course.

It's rather tedious in here.

I can imagine.

So, to what do I owe the pleasure?

Laura, do you really still believe

that your husband is alive?

I told you I do.

But why?

Why still, after all this time?

I don't even know anymore.

At first I thought it was the only explanation

because I knew I hadn't killed him.

It's been over a year.

He would have come back to prove me innocent

if he wasn't in prison or...

What?

Uh, maybe he wants to see me in here.

Maybe he's the one who framed me.

I think that might be a possibility.

I hadn't wanted to think about it.

I still love him, you know?

Mmmhmm. I know.

Of course, he's not an easy man to love.

What does Tom love?

Me, in his way.

What else?

He loves winning.

And his belongings.

That precious baseball bat.

And me.

He does.

Ok, I want you to take a look at this.

What is it?

Temporary Power of Attorney documents.

Now, if you're willing, I could handle your assets for you

while you're in here and I think I might be able

to use them to get in touch with Tom.

But if you're right he doesn't want to be found.

It's not gonna be easy.

I'm not even sure it's gonna work

but I'm willing to try if you are.

Ok.

Alright. Are you ready for this?

Sweetie, I was born ready.

Ok, look.

Just don't get carried away, ok?

We know how you get at auctions.

Yeah, I can stop any time I want.

So, I don't see Tom Graham back from the grave.

No, I didn't expect to see Tom here.

I'm sure he's gonna send someone to act for him.

There.

The baseball bat. Item number 107.

Ok. Do you have your paddle?

Yep.

My lucky paddle right here, number 55.

Alright, now just remember,

you're here to goose things up a bit.

We want to see who's hungry for it.

I understand.

Ok.

And for God's sakes, don't buy it.

Need I remind you?

You don't have the money.

Well, I can pretend, can't I?

Now ladies and gentlemen,

here we have a vintage baseball bat from the 1870's.

A valuable piece

from the origins of America's favourite pastime,

with an opening bid of $7,000.

[speed talking] Do I hear $7,000? Do I have $7,500?

$7,500 here...

I need $8,000.

I got $8,000.

Do I have $9,000? I have 8,000.

Do I have $9,000?

There must be- come on, people.

There must be some baseball fans out here.

$9,000, thank you very much.

I got $9,000.

Do I have $9,500?

I got $9,500.

Do I have $10,000?

We have $10,000. Thank you very much, ma'am.

I have $10,000.

Do I have $15,000?

Do I have $15,000?

I have $10,000. Do I have $15,000?

$15,000.

I got $15,000.

Do I have $20,000?

$15,000.

$20,000.

Do I have $30,000?

$25,000?

$25,000!

Do I have $30,000?

$30,000!

I have $30,000.

Do I have $40,000?

$30,000, do I have $40,000?

$40,000! I got $40,000.

Do I have $50,000?

I got $40,000.

Do I have $50,000?

I got $40,000. I have $50,000!

$50,000. I have $50,000. Do I have $55,000?

I have $50,000. Do I have $55,000?

[auctioneering continues]

It's ok, he's just talking to his person

and then he's gonna...

$50,000 going once. $50,000 going twice.

Sold! For $50,000.

[applause]

Yay.

I won.

Is this coffee warm enough?

Yeah, it's perfect.

[sighs] Ok.

I really hoped that this was gonna work.

Can I take it out?

No!

No, no, no, Lou.

Don't.

The second you open those things up and unwrap them

they plummet in value.

It's not an action figure.

The same thing applies.

Well, the good news is I called the auction house

and since I'm the seller you can just return it,

no questions asked.

I knew it.

I told you that everything would be alright.

Yeah.

The only thing is you just have to pay

the auction house 15 percent.

So what is 15 percent of $50,000?

Way too much.

You can go to bed now, Lou.

Goodnight, everyone.

(All) Goodnight.

Goodnight, sweetie.

So what does this mean? About the case?

I don't know.

I'm not ready to give up, we just have to...

we have to find another approach.

That's right.

Ok, what is it that your father always said?

There's always another way home.

Thanks, mom.

Do you want me to take this back to the office?

That would be great, if you don't mind.

It's on my way.

Just be really careful.

You know, mom, you were really impressively confident

at that auction.

Yeah, I was, wasn't I?

Oh yeah.

Yeah, I have great determination, skill, timing.

Mmmhmm.

The only thing I don't have is-

Modesty?

Money.

Mmm.

Darn it.

Darn, darn, darn.

Don't move.

Hand over the bat and you won't get hurt.

Well, um, I have to go because I have a late dinner

with the Coach.

Aaaah.

You know what?

You don't need to do "aaah" anymore.

I'm going, too.

Oh, I'll walk you guys out.

Easy.

[groans]

Hey!

Zoey!

I'll call for back-up!

[struggling]

Ok! Ok!

I give up!

You're under arrest.

Anything you say can and will be used against you

in a court of law.

You know this guy?

That's the guy from the auction house.

Are you ok?

Yeah.

Wow.

You really know how to handle yourself.

Once a marine, always a marine.

That guy really wanted that bat.

Yeah, he did.

The assailant was pretty banged up.

Hmm.

Yes, well, Zoey Jihara has quite a few hidden talents.

So did the assailant give you any information?

Only his name, Joshua Milsap.

Other than that, bupkiss.

Bupkiss?

He just asked to see a lawyer.

Well, we saw him just a few hours ago.

Where?

At the auction house, bidding on the bat.

You're sure it was the same man?

Oh, absolutely.

Yeah.

And you?

Same man.

That's interesting.

Yeah.

Well, thanks for bringing him in, Wingreen,

along with his, uh, weapon.

Well, we didn't know it was a toy.

Of course not.

Better safe than sorry.

Well, I think that's everything.

If there's anything else we'll give you a call.

That- that's all you're gonna do?

Bupkiss?

For now, if that's ok with you.

Detective Webb,

I'm sure you see the significance of this, right?

No.

That bat was Tom Graham's prized possession.

Oh, I see.

You're saying that Tom Graham came back from the grave

and hired this man to steal a baseball bat.

No.

What're you saying?

Think about it.

Tom Graham's body is never found

and then after his supposed death,

$3 million is embezzled from his firm and then,

when his most treasured possession is up for auction,

someone just shows up and bids way more than it's valued?

You?

Oh, that? That was a misunderstanding.

I'm going to pay her back.

But- but then, when the auction doesn't work out,

Josh Milsap tries to steal it.

Oh, so you're saying that Josh Milsap is actually Tom Graham

in disguise?

No, I'm saying Milsap is working for Graham.

Oh boy.

Come on.

Can't you at least consider it a possibility

that Tom Graham is still alive?

I would. I would consider it, except for one thing.

What's that?

A few months ago the remains of a body washed ashore

way up on the Canadian coast.

It had been in the water a long time

and there wasn't much left of it

so they're having a hard time identifying it.

Finally they checked DNA against all missing persons.

I just got a result.

It's Tom Graham.

Eww.

Ugh.

Oh, that- that's very unpleasant.

Are they sure that's Tom Graham?

Yep, DNA does not lie.

So how long had he been in the water?

About six months.

Why'd it take them so long to identify him?

He was found in another country.

International database has a lot of red tape.

Took that long to pair up his DNA.

So he was in the water for six months

and it took them another six months to identify him.

Which fits with the timeline that Tom Graham was missing.

About a year.

That's right.

Well, could they determine what the cause of death was?

They're thinking blunt force trauma

but they can't be sure of anything at this point.

They're performing an autopsy now.

We'll have more answers once they're done.

But why did it take six months for the body to wash ashore?

Funny thing about human bodies.

You can weigh them down with whatever you want

but they always find a way to the surface.

I'm gonna have to tell his wife.

How do you think she'll take it?

I don't know.

If you ask me she won't be surprised.

After all, she's the one who put him in the water.

Keep telling yourself that.

You know, it seems to me

that your whole defence up to this point

has been that Tom Graham is alive.

Now we've proven that he isn't, shouldn't you quit?

Uh, detective, I think you underestimate my daughter.

Bye.

Bye.

Are they sure?

Yes.

So he's really dead.

I'm so sorry.

I don't even know how I- I feel.

I... if he's dead that means he didn't frame me.

He didn't wanna see me in here.

Maybe he still loves me.

Loved me.

Maybe.

This is my life now.

Don't give up hope.

You really think you can still get me out of here?

I do.

How?

I don't know.

There- there's still something I haven't figured out

but I'm going to.

Take your time.

I'm not going anywhere.

Thanks.

So why- why didn't you call me last night?

We were fine.

Yep, you were fine.

You're just so tough, aren't you?

Please.

You know what?

I can't figure this whole thing out.

If... just bear with me.

If Laura Graham-

Mmmhmm.

Did kill her husband over a year ago,

who now wants to get their hands so desperately

on the baseball bat?

I was thinking the same thing.

What about Catherine Mossley?

What about her?

Didn't you say that you were sure she was hiding something?

She wanted to cover something up?

I never said that.

Yeah, you did.

Want me to rewind?

"I'm Claire-

I don't talk like that.

"...verbatim."

We need to reach that Josh Milsap character.

We gotta find out who hired him.

While I was still at the DA's office

I could make that happen.

Now I'm not so sure I can get in there.

There might be another way.

What other way?

Well, he still needs a lawyer, right?

You can't be his lawyer.

The robbery happened at your house.

That's lawyering 101.

Not me.

I know another guy who's a lawyer

and he happens to be available right now.

I have some- oh, me.

I like the way you think.

Yeah.

[cheering]

Keep jumping!

Alright, good stuff. Keep it up.

Go Lou!

You can do it!

Atta girl!

Don't hurt yourself!

We're supposed to be encouraging her.

I am.

I just want her to be careful.

Good stuff, keep it up.

Keep it up.

Keep jumping, Lou!

She's been working hard.

I know. She's been jumping for a very long time.

She's got stamina.

Yeah.

How much did you pledge?

$0.50 a minute.

Smart man.

Ah, it's a good cause.

Yeah, and- and it's tax deductible.

It's a win-win.

You're doing great, honey!

Come on, keep jumping, Lou!

You got this!

You were CEO of a major corporation.

No.

I'm gonna get it. I am.

By the way, I had a really good time at lunch the other day.

Yeah, me too.

It was good pizza.

It was great pizza.

And I've been thinking about what you said.

Did I say something?

You said a lot of stuff, but...

but I didn't realize that you had such hidden depths.

As long as they're hidden.

[message alert]

You were a psychologist.

Not even close. No cigar.

Ah, this is great.

Miles is meeting Milsap in a minute.

Oh.

Who's gonna talk to who?

Oh, it- it's a long story.

Any bets on who wants the baseball bat so badly?

Ok, now I'm really interested.

Can I tell him?

Yeah, you can tell him.

We got time.

She's still jumping.

Um, so about a year ago there was maybe a murder.

Maybe not a murder.

Oh, I like a mystery.

Yeah.

You're gonna like this one.

[cheering]

Yes, girl!

That's it, keep going.

How'd you know I needed a lawyer?

Well, let's just say I like to do pro bono work.

I don't like to do anything for free.

Yeah? What do you like to do?

Why don't you tell me about yourself?

Ok, um... my name's Josh Milsap, I'm a task sergeant.

Task- what is that?

Uh, you know, the app on your phone

where you hire someone to do odd jobs for you?

I'm one of them.

It's a gig economy, man.

I'm just going with it.

I hear you.

So, ok, so the scenario,

someone hired you on your phone to steal a baseball bat?

No. No.

No, no, not at all.

No?

Well, yes, but at first he just hired me

to bid on the baseball bat.

He?

Who is he?

I don't know.

He just texted me.

So he texted you on your phone to go to the auction house

to bid on a baseball bat, is that right?

That's right.

Yeah, he said I could bid up to $50,000

but he didn't think it would go that high.

But it went higher?

Yeah.

That woman must have really wanted that bat.

I guess so.

But uh, he gave me an emergency contact if anything went wrong,

so I called him.

Alright, who answered?

Nobody.

There was just this computerized outgoing message.

I called again but by that time she had already won it,

so I figured I had screwed up.

I wouldn't get paid, I'd get a bad review.

Devastating.

I can see that.

So then?

So I texted the number and tried to explain.

And?

And here's where it gets kinda dicey.

Whoever he was,

he texted me back and asked me to play a little prank.

Prank?

He asked me to get a toy gun

and follow the bat and pretend to steal it.

And... that would be funny?

He said... well, he said that they'd play along with it.

And he offered me a bonus.

How much of a bonus?

$500.

That didn't strike you as rather high for a prank?

Depends on the prank.

Right.

Oh, that looks tasty.

What is that?

Dark chocolate and grass-fed collagen,

15 grams of protein.

That's not a thing.

I have another one.

Ooh, can I have it?

Thank you.

So, what'd you find out?

I'll tell you on the way.

So it looks like I gotta represent

this Josh character, right?

Yes, and you have to do a good job.

Duh, that goes without saying.

Also, I have to pay a visit to Justice Williams of the appellate court.

Why?

Well, to schedule a hearing

to get Laura Graham's conviction thrown out.

Wait, you figured it out?

Well, not quite, but I will with your help.

Yeah.

Oh, amazing.

Hey.

I heard you were pretty much of a ninja

the other night at Claire's.

I did what I needed to do.

You gonna show me some of your moves?

You really don't wanna ask for that, Scott.

Really.

I think she likes me.

I think you like you.

I do.

I do.

Zoey, make sure Georgia sees that.

Thanks.

I did it.

I made my speech to the zoning commission.

Wow, that's great.

They're killing the car-free pedestrian zone idea.

Wait a second, I thought you were for the car-free zone.

I was, but the argument against it was so much better.

So I went with that instead.

Uh-huh.

So not an idealist, an opportunist.

Chester Lime, you have the makings of a real lawyer.

Thank you.

Hey, Claire.

Oh, hi Guy, thanks for coming.

I uh, I think I have what you asked for.

Great.

And the rest is here.

Oh, perfect.

Thank you so much.

Yeah, I'm particularly interested

in Tom Graham's finances.

Any information you might have.

Uh, yeah, well we looked into that pretty thoroughly.

And?

Well, we thought if we could find out who he owed money to,

maybe we could identify another person with a motive.

Right, and?

Oh, uh, he covered it up pretty well.

And also, well, loan sharks, they threaten the client,

sometimes break a bone or two

but they don't tend to kill their customers, you know?

It's not good business.

Yeah.

Well, do you know anything about a... wow.

That fender bender really did a number on you.

It looks worse than it was.

Yeah, it sure does.

Um, do you know anything about a Capital Club credit card

that was in Tom's name?

Uh, that would be his corporate card.

Well, we got a ping from it just last week.

Really?

Yeah.

I told them they should shut it down when he died

but that's the problem.

What's the problem?

The company hasn't declared him dead.

What?

It's like a legal glitch.

No body, no death, so probably somebody at the company

was taking advantage of that.

Interesting.

This was an important rush order.

Yes. Yeah, I remember this purchase.

She buys a lot of stuff for that little theatre down the street.

Mmmhmm.

With that credit card?

No, she always uses her own credit card.

It was just declined this time so she used a corporate card.

Interesting.

Yeah.

I don't- I don't wanna get her in trouble.

She's a really good customer.

Have you seen any of their shows?

No, I haven't.

Do you-

Oh, you should go.

They're very cute.

They did uh, Death of a Salesman.

That was hilarious.

Oh. I don't usually think of that as a comedy.

Oh, it was the way they did it.

Do you have her name?

Yeah, I'll write it down for you.

Do you have the financial records-

Yes, we have the financial records

of the Capital Club employees,

it's part of our ongoing embezzlement investigation

but we haven't found any irregularities

in Bonnie Johnson's account.

Can I see them?

You're not here for the DA.

I- I'm not- I'm not technically here for the DA's office, but-

You're not here for the DA's office.

Ok, but there could be an innocent woman

in jail right now.

I can appreciate that but if you wanna take a look

you're gonna have to get your own subpoena.

Tom Graham's murder and the embezzlement at the Capital Club

are completely unconnected.

What if I can connect them?

I'm listening.

I mean, I will.

I just don't- you know what?

I'll connect them.

Seriously?

Oh, hey.

Hi Mrs. Graham.

I'll see you inside, ok?

I'll see you in a minute.

Thank you for supporting us.

Hey, anything I can do, yeah.

You don't really think you can do anything here, do you?

I think we might.

Oh. Ok.

Hello, counsellor.

Hello, counsellor.

Lucky suit.

Ready to go.

Alright.

They're ready for us.

Great.

You take the lead.

You take the lead.

I'll take the lead.

What could go wrong?

Miss Darrow.

I understand you have some new evidence to present

to this court which will call into question the conviction

of Laura Graham, murder.

Yes, your honour.

May I just say this better be worth this court's time.

I'm confident it won't be-

Right.

-a waste, your honour.

Mr. Strasberg.

Yes, your honour.

I'm surprised to see you on that side of the aisle.

Mmmhmm.

Aren't you a prosecutor?

I am.

I mean, I normally- I'm just-

It's temporary.

it's tempor- yeah.

I'm taking some time off.

Is that right?

Yes.

May I call a witness, please?

Anything that'll move this along quickly.

Thank you.

I call Miss Bonita Johnson to the stand.

Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth,

and nothing but the truth?

I do.

Yes.

I do.

Yes.

Ok.

Can you state your name for the court, please?

Bonita Johnson.

But my friends usually call me Bonnie.

Well, Bonita, you are Tom Graham's executive assistant-

were Tom Graham's executive assistant?

Yes.

Mmmhmm. Yeah.

And did you share a special relationship with Mr. Graham?

I wasn't having an affair with him

if that's what you are suggesting.

I- why is that so important for you to have us know that?

Well-

Is it because you were involved with Mr. Graham

in other ways?

What do you mean?

I mean, we have a deposition from Mr. Steven Blandville-

Banville.

-Banville, who was working as a ride share driver

in the metropolitan area about a year ago.

Claire?

Yeah, according to his records,

and your own credit card statements,

he picked you up on March 4th last year.

Do you recall that?

Uh, I- he may have.

I use ride shares quite a lot.

It's very convenient.

Oh, it's so con- isn't it so convenient?

Mmmhmm.

Yeah. Especially when it's really late at night

as it happened to be that night.

3:46 am, to be precise. That's quite late.

You still don't remember it?

Not really.

But he remembers it, the ride share driver remembers

picking you up at the corner of Marietta and Stranda.

Not a lot of businesses in that area.

It's more what you'd call a residential area.

Were you visiting someone, Miss Johnson?

No.

Like I said, a long time ago.

No, but you- but you do remember that night, don't you?

What was the night again?

It was the night of March 4th.

March 4th.

Perhaps we can refresh your memory.

It was the same night that your boss,

Tom Graham, disappeared.

Tom Graham.

Oh, yes. Of course.

Of course.

Where does Mr. Graham live?

Um...

Miss Johnson, surely you recall the address

of your former employer?

Yes.

8621 Marietta Place.

8621 Marietta Pl- why does that sound so familiar?

That is just about a block away

from where the ride share picked up Miss Johnson.

A block from where the ride share picked up Miss Johnson,

that's interesting, isn't it, your honour?

Hey, enough with the theatrics.

Get on with your argument.

You know what, that's good advice, your honour.

What were you doing in that neighbourhood,

Miss Johnson?

Uh, visiting a friend.

What friend?

I don't remember.

You don't recall.

A close friend, then.

How would you describe yourself?

What do you mean?

What he means is how tall are you?

Um-

What's your height, your weight.

Are you about the same build as Mrs. Graham?

I suppose so.

Yeah. So in fact in the right wig

you would look a lot like Mrs. Graham.

I don't know about that.

I kinda do.

Did you purchase a wig from the Skylar's Beauty Supply Company

about a week ago with Mr. Graham's corporate card?

Oh, so that's what this is about.

Yes.

You did?

I did.

What kind of wig?

A red one.

A red wig.

Um, but I- I fully intended on reimbursing the company.

It was an emergency.

I had a performance that night.

A performance.

And you take your performances seriously?

I do.

You do.

As a matter of fact, our records show that,

in four years with the same theatre company,

you have only missed one performance and I probably

don't have to tell you the date of that missed performance.

Do I, Miss Johnson?

March 4th of last year.

March 4th of last year you were too ill to go on

in the Crucible but not too ill to be out at 3:46 am

with a close friend who's name you can't recall.

I wanted to give my understudy a chance to go on.

She deserved it.

Well, you know what?

That's mighty kind of you.

Sometimes understudies

do not get the recognition they deserve.

Did you also purchase a wig from the same beauty supply company

a week prior to that date?

I buy a lot of wigs.

You buy a lot of wigs?

I guess you do.

This was um, a brown one?

Brunette.

What?

You call it brunette when it's-

Here this one.

Ah. That.

We have an itemized receipt from the store.

Would you be so kind as to try this wig on,

Miss Johnson?

No, I won't.

Why not?

Because it's stupid.

It's stupid?

I object, your honour.

This isn't a trial.

I'll do the objecting.

Where are you going with this?

Well, we're trying-

We're merely trying to see if Captain Carpenter-

Hey Captain.

And his wife could uh, correctly identify Mrs. Johnson

as the woman they saw in the marina

on the night in question.

They've already identified that woman.

It was Mrs. Graham.

(Both) It looked like Mrs. Graham.

You know what?

Let's go back to the night of March 4th.

The ride share.

Now that driver, Mr Steven Blanville-

Banville.

-Banville. He, like a lot of ride share drivers,

has a few other jobs.

Maybe not the most neat individual.

I found in his back seat

an object that he thought someone would claim,

waited a few days, nobody claimed that object-

This was the object.

That was the object, a set of keys.

A set of car keys.

Car keys belonging to Mr. Tom Graham's car,

the same car that approached the marina

the night of the alleged murder,

the same car that was found in the garage that morning.

Why did you have Tom Graham's car keys, Miss Johnson?

Because it wasn't supposed to go that way.

What way?

The whole thing. That way.

I'm sorry, what way?

Tom... convinced me to help him.

Hmm.

He said that if he could fake his own death

he would be able to be free of all his debts

and start a whole new life.

He hated his life.

He hated her.

She had all the money and she wouldn't give him any.

Tom and Laura had been sleeping in separate rooms.

He put something in her drink to make her sleep.

He got a wrench from the toolbox in the kitchen.

And he was just gonna walk out of that house

and leave everything behind?

But there's one thing he couldn't leave behind.

His prized baseball bat.

(Bonnie) He loved that bat.

(Miles) He loved that bat.

We... met in the garage, we drove to the marina.

Tom had given me the wig and the coat and the boots

and so I put them on.

Stop it!

Why do you have to keep bringing that up?

Because you're not giving me a straight answer.

I asked you five days ago where that ring was.

He said the old busy bodies next door would see us,

but I want you to know I just thought it was a disguise.

I didn't know you would be blamed.

I thought he would make it look like a kidnapping gone wrong.

So then you had him on the boat.

How were you gonna make him disappear?

We met another boat.

There was a second boat. Of course there was.

Graham was supposed to go from one boat to the other boat

but something went wrong, didn't it?

What happened?

They argued.

They argued.

They always argued about money.

Tom didn't wanna pay him what he thought was fair.

It got violent.

They started punching each other.

Tom went after him with a boat oar.

So he defended himself.

He had to.

Don't you see?

It was- it was kind of an accident.

I didn't have anything to do with it.

Except that you already had a murder staged, didn't you?

So why not go through with it?

You drove back to the house.

You put Laura's coat and boots back in her closet,

you returned the baseball bat to its case.

And you went out into the street and you waited

for your accomplice to pick you up.

He didn't show up.

Yeah.

I got scared.

So I called a ride share.

And the plan worked.

Laura got blamed for murder.

You even went through with Tom's plan to steal from the firm.

In fact, you murdered someone at the firm,

made it look like a suicide, and framed that person, too.

Didn't you?

Didn't you?

Uh... what're you looking at me for?

Because you were the man on the other boat.

[thud]

You were the one who fought with Tom Graham.

There was no car accident.

That was how you got your split lip.

You killed Tom Graham with the baseball bat.

And you knew that as long as that bat was in the house

in its case, you were perfectly safe.

But if someone else got that bat you'd no longer be protected.

So you hired Josh Milsap to buy it at auction.

And when that didn't work, to steal it from Zoey Jihara.

That was your real mistake.

You drew so much attention to that bat

we checked it for blood samples.

And the blood matches Tom Graham's DNA.

And yours.

He was wrong.

I risked my career and my freedom for him.

It was all Tom's plan.

We were gonna make a lot of money.

But don't you see? I was defending myself.

It was all Tom's idea.

Except for the part about killing him.

Yeah, that part.

Yeah, not so great.

Well I...

Yeah.

Yeah...

Yeah, yeah.

Your honour-

I'm way ahead of you.

Any questions, Mr. Trowbridge?

No, your honour.

It is the decision of this court that Mrs. Laura Graham

be acquitted of all charges.

Good job.

Roy.

You were right, she didn't do it.

I knew it.

You did. You knew it.

So, what're you gonna do?

What are you gonna do, you gonna leave the force?

No.

I won't.

You got good instincts, Roy.

You listen to 'em.

Thanks.

Yeah.

How'd that feel?

Ah, counsellor.

Defending the innocent?

I'm not crazy about the innocent but I gotta admit,

it felt pretty good.

It's addictive, right?

It's addictive.

Yeah.

But in a good way.

Yeah.

'Cause there's bad addictions.

Yeah, so.

What're you gonna do now?

Well, I think I'll probably hang on to my job as a prosecutor

because as a prosecutor maybe I can stop this kind of thing

from happening again, you know?

Good.

Yeah.

Alright.

Alright.

Well, see you around, counsellor.

Not if I see you first, counsellor.

Ow.

Excuse me.

I really hope I see you around.

What?

Hmm?

Ok.

Bye.

Just good to see you.

Idiot, idiot.

Now that is impressive.

Whew.

That's right.

And stop.

Take a break.

Lou Darrow, jump roping diva.

That's right.

Ok. Your turn.

Oh.

What?

Oh, no, no, no.

I don't- I don't jump.

Heart health is good health.

That may well be, but-

Come on.

Get out there. Go.

You too.

What?

Oh, I don't- no.

Come on.

No, no, no.

I'll do it if you do it.

Oh, for heaven sakes.

Alright.

This is all twisted.

I don't-

Gosh.

Alright.

The things I do for this family

Hang on.

Alright, ready?

And...

Hey, why don't you do it?

Oh, I don't do.

I coach.

Go.

Come on, Coach.

Heart health is good health.

Very funny.

No, really.

Just pretend we're your patients and setting a good example.

Woah, woah, woah.

What patients?

Coach used to be a heart surgeon.

Before he retired.

I knew it! I knew it was good.

Alright, quiet. Just jump.

Jump.

Yes, doctor.

Doctor Coach.

Keep it up.

Oh, that's good.

Show off.

That's decent.

You don't think I taught her?

That's old school. I like it.