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Whoa. Easy, girl.

Morning, Jodie. Have a good ride?

Mm-hmm.

♪ Maybe I'll be fast as you ♪

Morning, Susan. See you in a bit.

Okay.

Hey, buddy.

♪ When your turn to hurt comes around ♪

♪ Maybe I'll break hearts and be as fast as you ♪

Ready for your ride? Hmm?

There's the love of my life.

Kathleen. You're back early.

Conference was a bore. I need a ride.

Okay if I work him out?

Yeah. Just gonna grab his bridle.

There's a good boy.

He did great on the vertical jumps by the way,

and the combos.

Sounds like you kept him busy.

That was the idea.

Misses you when you're gone.

I miss him too.

Muck the stall while we're out?

Yeah.

Have a good ride.

Whoa! Whoa! Stop! Stop! Help! Help!

Kathleen?

Kathleen!

Easy, boy.

Whoa.

We all want to believe we're good at multitasking.

But the truth is, our brains aren't capable

of doing multiple things at once.

Instead, we switch from task to task.

But all this constant rapid switching

actually decreases performance.

We call it task switch cost.

Studies show that optimal performance

requires singularity of focus

and that multitasking isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Yeah?

But if I don't multitask,

I won't get everything done.

I relate.

But isn't completing fewer tasks

in an optimal way better than doing more things less well?

Say you're right.

How do you know what to eliminate?

Now, that's a task our brains are well-equipped to handle

thanks to executive function,

which we will talk about more next week.

Great lecture.

- Thanks. - Wanna grab a bite?

Yeah.

Uh, would you excuse me a second?

Seb? What are you doing here?

I'm sorry to just stop by like this.

It's about the ranch.

I need your help.

Professor, I'd like you to meet

my friend, Sebastian Winn.

- You can call me Seb. - Seb, pleasure.

Seb works at the horse ranch where I used to ride as a kid.

He's the lead stable hand.

But mostly, I take care of Zeus.

I'm guessing Zeus is a horse?

He's a prize-winning stallion.

He belongs to Kathleen Kross.

A legendary Olympic jumper who retired a few years ago.

That's when she bought the ranch that I work at.

I've been taking care of Zeus every day since.

He's why I'm here.

Kathleen was killed while riding Zeus yesterday.

It seems like she was thrown, possibly trampled.

Seems like?

No one actually saw it.

Seb wants our help finding out

what actually happened to Kathleen.

Are you thinking the horse didn't kill her?

A horse's instinct is to protect its rider.

Zeus has never been violent

and he would never hurt Kathleen.

Whatever happened in that ring, it wasn't Zeus's fault,

and I need to prove it before it's too late.

With Kathleen gone,

ownership of Zeus falls to her ex-husband, Jacob,

who's calling for Zeus to be euthanized.

They're saying he's a menace, a murderer.

Finding the truth about what happened

is the only way to save him.

We have to at least try, don't we?

Please, Professor?

So you want me to prove that a horse...

is not guilty of murder?

This place hasn't changed a bit.

I used to come here every afternoon.

I did my homework in the hayloft.

And after I mucked stalls and fed and watered the horses,

then I'd saddle up and hit the trails.

Sounds like you worked here.

Nah, Phoebe was a barn rat, not a stable hand.

What's the difference?

We go home from time to time.

What's with the dirty looks?

Clients. Upset about the killer horse on the premises.

They're all scared of him now.

Well, that's understandable, considering what happened.

But we don't know what happened.

Wait till you meet Zeus. You'll see he's no killer.

Alec, Phoebe, this is Pete Kross.

Kathleen's brother. Phoebe used to ride here.

Sorry for your loss.

Still can't believe it.

Like, how could Zeus kill Kathleen?

That's what I'm here to find out.

Leif Corbin, animal behaviorist.

Really?

Alec Mercer, human behaviorist.

We're here to help with whatever we can.

Well, thank you.

But right now, all I need is a little time with Zeus.

I'm here to examine him.

Leif was sent by the company

who underwrites Zeus's insurance policy.

What are you examining him for?

Injury, illness, behavioral or cognitive issues.

Any condition that would meet the criteria.

- Criteria? - For euthanasia.

So the insurance will pay out.

So Kathleen's ex kills Zeus

and you write him a check for it?

How much is the policy worth?

I'm just a contractor.

I don't-- - $2 million.

Kathleen told me.

Pete!

Look, I don't like it any more than you do,

but we can't have what happened to my sister

happen to anyone else.

So if Zeus is dangerous, we need to know.

Excuse me.

Sorry to interrupt.

I couldn't resist behavioral science applied

to the animal kingdom.

I was hoping to watch you work.

Better yet, you can lend a hand.

- He's the perfect gentleman. - It's a trait of the breed.

Warmbloods like him are known for their good nature.

So the sudden violent outburst,

what could cause that?

It could be anything from physical stress

to a neurological condition.

I'll run a full battery of tests on him.

Do you think he knows?

About Kathleen? - He might.

There are stories of elephants

returning to the place that they lost a loved one

almost a year to the day that they died.

Animals definitely mourn.

They're more intuitive than they get credit for,

especially horses.

So if Pete does know about Kathleen's death...

The real question is, does he know why?

Come here.

Thanks for getting the professor

to agree to come here.

See why you admire him so much.

If anyone can figure it out, it's the professor.

Glad you're in such a good place.

Even if you had to give all this up to get there.

Professor!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Are you okay?

It's okay. Really, look.

Something's wrong.

With Zeus? He's totally calm now.

Yeah, but the tractor

shouldn't have set him off like that.

I'd say it's a fairly typical reaction for a sound that loud.

No, no, he's-- he's used to sounds like that.

They don't bother him.

That might be typical for other horses, but not for him.

Something's definitely wrong.

Increased sensitivity to sound, but what caused it?

Could it be a symptom of PTSD?

Horses do experience trauma.

Maybe the trauma of Kathleen's death

is making Zeus more sensitive, even to things he's used to.

Has anyone ridden him since Kathleen's death?

Let me get his bridle.

Whoa!

Whoa. Easy, boy. Easy.

Whoa!

Easy, easy, easy.

Seb, you gotta get out of there.

I'm not leaving him!

We gotta get this figured out!

He's reacting worse than he did to the tractor.

- Easy, easy, easy. - Reacting to what?

It's his head. Can you take the bridle off?

Yeah. Easy, boy.

That's okay.

Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.

He's completely calm.

It's like when the tractor stopped.

That has to be what's setting him off.

Is this bridle new, Seb?

No, he's worn it a million times.

Something about it's got to be different.

Could it have been used by a different horse?

Oh. Looks like our problem is human in nature.

I don't know much about bridles,

but that can't be standard issue.

It's a speaker.

Many animals hear sound frequencies

outside human range-- dolphins, bats, and horses.

Look at that.

This frequency is ten times worse than a backfiring car.

And it was sounding directly into Zeus's ears.

So while we heard nothing-- - He was being tortured.

He was wearing that bridle the day Kathleen was killed.

So someone put that in Zeus's bridle

to trigger a violent reaction when she tried to ride him.

This is the reason he trampled her.

Which means that Kathleen was murdered.

And that horse was the weapon.

This is what you called me for?

I called you because

this is an unincorporated county,

which makes it state jurisdiction.

And here, I thought you missed me.

- Ha. - Tell me about the speaker.

It seems to be motion-activated.

I think it triggered

a fear response known as the running blind effect.

Humans have it too.

When trying to avoid a threat, we panic and make things worse.

Animals in this state

have been known to run into electric fences,

ensnare themselves on barbed wire,

even harm their owners.

Sounds like a very elaborate way

to kill somebody, you ask me.

I don't disagree, but in my experience--

Mm, yeah, people are irrational.

I'm into it.

But I could use a hand with all this horse stuff.

Thanks for your help.

And I hope it works out for Zeus.

- Yeah. Me too. - Hey.

With Kathleen's death being a murder investigation,

does that mean Zeus is off the hook?

The initial incident wasn't his fault,

but the trauma could have permanent impact

on his mental state.

I need more time to observe him

before making my recommendation.

So no get out of jail free card?

I'm afraid not.

As of now, euthanasia is still on the table.

- Hey. - Hey, Raina.

I hear the Tucker Johnson appeal case

is going into depositions this week.

Tomorrow, actually.

Class six felony, possession of a firearm, multiple counts.

I was just brushing up.

You feel good about it?

The case was a few years ago.

I wasn't on scene, but I was the team lead.

Deposition shouldn't be a problem.

Good. Glad to hear it.

Because the defense is gearing up for a fight on this one.

Oh?

They've added another attorney to the team,

pulled him in from the Detroit office.

He wants to talk to you, actually.

Well, I can talk to him tomorrow at the deposition.

I don't think he wants to wait that long.

He's here.

What?

Right now? - He's in the bullpen.

Special Agent Clark.

Cam...

you're the attorney from Detroit?

I wanted to tell you myself.

Do you two know each other?

Kind of.

Might wanna mention that to the judge.

You're saying someone rigged Zeus's bridle

to kill my sister?

Why?

We were hoping you could help us answer that.

Were you two close?

Our parents died when we were teenagers, so,

you know, it was kind of

Kathleen and me against the world.

I work in finance now, venture capital.

But I get out to the ranch as much as I can.

I figure Kathleen could use the hand.

I mean, God knows Jacob's no help.

Jacob. That Kathleen's husband?

Ex-husband, or soon to be.

The divorce has gone on forever, thanks to him.

He wants everything, including Zeus.

The guy doesn't even like Zeus.

It happens all too often in divorce.

People who love each other become vindictive.

They'll fight for something they don't even want

just to keep the other person from getting it.

He wanted to leave Kathleen empty-handed to punish her.

Punish her for what?

He's just a jerk. That's all.

You want to protect your sister.

I get it.

But if this ex of hers had some kind of grudge,

it could speak to motive.

It's just rumors.

But there was talk about an affair.

With a stable boy.

Do you know which stable boy?

It wasn't an affair.

We didn't start dating until the divorce was filed.

I would never do that and neither would Kathleen.

You really cared about her.

We were good together.

Till she ended it.

That's why I didn't tell you.

It's hard to talk about getting dumped.

Why would she end it if things were so good?

The divorce.

She said that maybe we could try again once it was filed.

I'm sorry, Seb.

Speak of the devil.

What's Jacob doing here?

Why don't you put Zeus away? I'll find out what he wants.

Yeah, knowing him, it's nothing good.

Come on, Zeus.

That's the last person either of us needs to see right now.

Which one of you is the horse whisperer?

I guess that would be me, Leif Corbin.

The insurance company tells me that

you've been examining my horse.

Yes, and it's good news so far.

Great. So when are we euthanizing him?

Well, that's the good news. You may not have to.

May not have to?

That horse killed my wife. I want him put down.

Who are you? - This is Phoebe.

She's been helping out with the case.

Which, as you know, is a homicide investigation.

So?

Zeus's behavior was a result of foul play,

not an underlying condition.

I hope whoever messed with that bridle

gets brought to justice. I really do.

But it doesn't change the fact that that horse is a killer.

Zeus has proven to be a compliant

and even-mannered animal

despite the measurable trauma he's undergone.

I'm not convinced he meets the criteria for euthanasia.

He trampled my wife to death! What more criteria do you need?

That's my horse. He's stealing my horse.

Hey!

He's stealing my horse!

Maybe he's just going for a ride?

- What--he's-- - Maybe not.

This is what I call a slow-speed chase.

Looks like the end of the line.

Step down off the horse.

Sorry, buddy.

Just trying to save Zeus's life.

That's touching, but taking a horse

that doesn't belong to you is grand larceny.

You thought you could just

ride off into the sunset with my horse?

He's not your horse. He hates you.

Yeah, well, the feeling is mutual.

Officer, I'd like my horse returned to me.

You can't let him do that. He's gonna kill him.

You know, technically,

that horse is evidence in an ongoing murder investigation.

Who the hell are you?

Technically, I'd say that's true.

Surely the Commonwealth would want to protect

evidence that valuable.

Zeus could be the key to the case.

You might say that he is a material witness.

We'll go with evidence.

Let's get a trailer out here!

We're taking that evidence into police custody.

No one touches him until the investigation is concluded.

In the meantime, there are some things I'd like to discuss

with you down at the station.

First thing tomorrow work for you?

Yeah.

Judge Bester, thank you for seeing us on such short notice.

There's been a recent development

that we want to disclose.

Development?

She's my mom.

Uh--

Sorry, I'm a rip the Band-Aid off kind of person.

Good to know.

Your Honor, with the depositions getting underway,

we wanted to make you aware

that the counsel for the defense

is also technically my son.

Technically?

- Biologically. - I was adopted.

Grew up out-of-state, had no contact,

but then recently,

I looked her up and we met for the first time two weeks ago.

And now you're facing off on a federal appeals case.

You know,

now that you say that, I can see a resemblance.

The fact of your biological connection

does not pose an inherent conflict, in my view.

Do you feel you can remain objective

despite your newfound relationship?

Uh, I do.

- Yes, Your Honor. - Great.

Because I would prefer not to delay this case.

Let's move forward.

The divorce was getting ugly.

Maybe you didn't like how long things were taking

and decided to speed things up,

make sure you got everything you wanted.

I didn't need to kill my wife to get what I wanted.

I would have beat her no matter how long it took.

He definitely has a win at all costs mindset.

He also still refers to Kathleen as his wife.

Divorce wasn't final, I guess.

Maybe he didn't want it to be.

Maybe he was dragging out the divorce

as a way to stay close to Kathleen.

Why would he do that?

Letting go of a marriage can be harder than it seems.

You think he still loves her?

It's possible.

That doesn't mean he didn't kill her.

Let's talk about the horse.

You seem very determined to put him down.

He's dangerous.

He became dangerous,

but only after someone tampered with his bridle.

And you think that someone is me?

As co-owner of the ranch,

you had easy access to his equipment.

A lot of people had access.

Anyone could have rigged that bridle.

Only you had the insurance policy.

That horse gets put down for violent behavior,

and you're $2 million richer.

That's nothing.

Zeus can easily make that much money with his stud fees.

Stud fees?

Yeah, stud fees.

A purebred stallion with his Olympic record?

Are you kidding me?

That horse's semen is liquid gold!

Is that why you wanted Zeus in the divorce settlement?

He ruined my marriage. Figured he owed me.

But now that thing could someone else,

and I don't need the headache.

Tell me about this stud fee business.

How does it work?

Kathleen ran the day-to-day.

Sure her sperm broker has all the details.

Did you just say "sperm broker"?

Look, I'll give you her number.

Give her a call.

She'll explain everything,

including how much that horse is worth to me alive.

It was worthless.

I've never seen a stud fee lose value the way Zeus has had.

Jacob made it sound like the stud fee business was booming.

Emphasis on "was."

With the divorce, I'm guessing Kathleen

wasn't too concerned with keeping him in the loop.

Can you explain this whole sperm broker thing?

I prefer siring agent.

A veterinarian procures the stallion specimen,

which we call straws.

I collect those straws on behalf of clients

looking to breed their mares.

The mares get inseminated, I get a commission,

and eventually, you get a baby horse.

How long you been working with Kathleen?

Over ten years. We had a good run.

Zeus was my most valuable stud.

So what changed?

People's mares stopped getting pregnant.

Some kind of fertility problem?

Fertility can decline over time,

but this was something else.

All of the samples were bad.

Not a single good sample.

Batch after batch.

- What did Kathleen say? - Nothing.

Clients were blowing up my phone.

There were even threats.

Kathleen just said give me a couple months.

Is that typical of her, putting off clients like that?

I chalked it up to the divorce.

She wasn't herself.

But clients pay upwards of 12 grand a straw.

They wanted answers,

and Dr. Kelley wouldn't deal with me.

Dr. Kelley. That the veterinarian?

I was desperate. I mean, it's my reputation too.

Your reputation and your pocketbook, right?

Given the commission fees.

It's true.

My bottom line took a hit.

But Kathleen's death wouldn't have fixed that.

I needed her to make things right with the clients.

The longer they waited for answers, the angrier they got.

Do you have a number for this Dr. Kelley?

Yeah.

I wanna know what's wrong with that horse.

And if one of Kathleen's clients

was angry enough to kill her over it.

Thanks for making the call.

It seems like Dr. Kelley's schedule is so stacked,

she wouldn't have been able to see us so fast otherwise.

The horse world here is small but inundated.

Happy to help any way I can.

And if it's not too much, I'd love to stick around.

Really?

Animals, I get. But humans still stump me.

Dr. Kelley.

Please, call me Janet.

Janet.

I heard about what happened. How can I help?

Can somebody tell me what I'm looking at?

This is Sheila.

She helps to collect samples

from our prize-winning stallions.

And she's successful every time.

Uh, so a sex doll for horses?

Just when you think you've seen it all, right?

We spoke to Zeus's siring agent.

We're trying to figure out

what's wrong with Zeus's samples.

Nothing.

Bianca said his recent batches were all nonviable.

After collection,

the first thing we do is check for viability.

It's procedure.

We don't hand it off to the agents unless it's viable.

So whatever happened to those samples

happened after they left this office.

Excuse me.

Hey, Brown. Perfect timing.

Dr. Kelley says that Zeus's samples were originally good,

so something made them all nonviable.

Not all of them.

I have something you need to see.

I'll be right there.

Her name is Mariposa.

Owner says she's four months pregnant.

With Zeus's offspring?

He's got the paperwork to prove it.

It's obvious Zeus can produce healthy samples.

So why did this horse get pregnant, but the rest didn't?

Someone tampered with the other straws.

But only Kathleen and Bianca had access.

They had no incentive to ruin those samples.

I'm not so sure about that.

Kathleen told Bianca to hold off her clients

for a couple of months.

Maybe she was sabotaging her own business

in case Jacob got custody of Zeus.

Who would have run their own business into the ground?

Someone desperate to keep their opponent from winning.

It's a cynical plan, but it makes sense

given how ugly the divorce was.

There's a chance she would have gotten Zeus.

What then?

You blame it on bad storage.

Motivated reasoning.

It means that people will believe a bad excuse

if it fits their narrative.

As long as Kathleen provided the clients with new,

viable samples, she'd be back in business.

Well, looks like someone beat her to it.

Bianca had another viable supply.

Then why didn't she tell us about it?

Mm.

Mr. Kross?

The professor's out.

Can I help you?

You can start by explaining why a college professor

has so much pull with the Virginia State Police.

My horse is still in custody.

I think it's just part of the investigation.

Well, this "investigation" is none of his damn business.

We don't want to see Zeus destroyed

just so that you can say you won.

- Oh, I'll win. - You might.

If it's that important to you.

What the hell is that supposed to mean?

I've been trying to figure out who you remind me of.

And the funny thing is...

I think it's me.

At least a part of me.

You know, one of the reasons I gave up riding was

I wasn't the best.

I didn't win a whole lot of ribbons or medals.

And if you don't win, what's the point?

Exactly.

I was wrong, though.

I might have won other things,

but I gave up something I really loved.

So I guess I'm the one who lost.

Does this have a point?

This battle over Zeus...

Is winning really going to make up for everything you lost?

Tell the professor I stopped by, will you?

I want my horse out of horse jail.

Special Agent Clark, as you know,

we're here on behalf of the Tucker Johnson case.

Can you confirm you were the lead agent in charge?

I was.

What happened July 17th, 2020?

There was a shooting in Columbia Heights,

a drug bust gone wrong.

We suspected that the assailant was still in the area,

so we used geofence data

to locate every tech device nearby.

Which led you to my client,

a man who was simply riding his bike by the scene of the crime

when you pulled the data.

2:00 a.m. is an odd time to go for a bike ride.

And your client had a record, a steep one at that.

What happened next?

We presented our case to a judge.

We secured a warrant to search your client's house.

And that is when we found a safe

full of his grandfather's guns.

All of which were antiques

and none of which matched the murder weapon.

There is nothing tying my client to this case,

and still, your team insisted on searching the safe.

Your client has a felony on his record.

And it is illegal for him to have a firearm.

Sure.

But legally, the warrant you ordered

only allows you to search the house

and anything in plain sight.

The safe was a gray area.

They should have waited for another warrant to be issued.

It was a judgment call that was made in the moment.

My client is now dealing with multiple gun charges,

all of which will put him away for the rest of his life.

All because what?

He owned a phone and had a few prior charges?

Does that sound fair to you, Agent Clark?

Someone else has samples from Zeus?

Alec and Detective Brown spoke to a client

with a very pregnant mare.

He went through Bianca, too, so either she kept a stockpile

to herself-- - Or she has another supplier.

Yeah, but how could someone get samples from Zeus

without Kathleen knowing?

They'd have to go through a different vet,

but it's possible.

A lot of people go in and out of that barn.

I'm sorry I dragged you into this.

Hey, that's not fair.

Some of my favorite memories are on that ranch.

Like when my mom first brought me there when I was seven.

She's the one who taught you how to ride, right?

My mom wasn't a perfect person by any means, but...

when we rode together, it was perfect.

That ranch means a lot to me too.

Thank you.

Though I don't know what any of it means without Kathleen.

Should have been me riding him that day.

What do you mean?

She came back from her trip early.

I was getting ready to take Zeus out for his ride,

but she wanted to take him.

So if Kathleen wasn't supposed to be there...

Why is she dead?

So it might not have even been about Kathleen at all.

Or whoever did it knew she was coming back early somehow.

Seb asked for my help,

and so far all I've done is make things worse.

You're doing everything you can.

I feel like I'm letting everyone down.

Seb, Zeus, the ranch.

The place means a lot to you, doesn't it?

I mean, it used to. Yeah.

- So why'd you stop riding? - It's complicated.

Anyway, we have to find the other supplier

with the viable samples from Zeus.

Did Seb have any idea who it could be?

No, but we should look up

other veterinarians in the area.

And the professor and Detective Brown are

going to go talk to Bianca right now.

With a warrant.

It's the professor.

Bianca's dead.

What happened?

Brown's inside.

We arrived an hour too late.

Bianca was shot right there, in the back of the head.

That's all I know right now.

CSI techs are wrapping up.

Looks like they took her cash but left her diamond jewelry.

If you ask me, this was no robbery.

It was a hit.

Why kill a sperm broker?

If she was secretly working with this other supplier,

I'm thinking he was paying her to keep the arrangement secret.

Then we came knocking.

Maybe she panicked.

You think she told the supplier she wanted out.

Wanted out or wanted more money.

Whatever it was,

looked like they didn't come to an agreement.

Point-blank killing, sloppy cover-up.

Whoever did this saw Bianca as a threat to their bottom line.

Which was significant, thanks to artificial scarcity.

The temporary shortage caused by Kathleen's bad samples

drove up the price of the good samples.

The supplier is taking advantage of that.

But if the shortage were permanent,

it would drive the prices up even higher.

Seb said Kathleen was supposed to be out of town.

No one could have known she'd be riding Zeus

the day she died.

Meaning whoever rigged the bridle

was trying to kill someone else.

Maybe Kathleen's ex was trying to take out the stable boy.

Yeah, but any one of those stable hands

could have put the bridle on Zeus at any time.

He couldn't have known who'd be killed.

He didn't.

I don't think Zeus was the murder weapon.

He was the target.

No more horse, no more samples equals big money.

I get the theory.

Take a look at this.

Bianca's delivery log.

Zeus's samples were dropped to her four times last week,

all certified by a Dr. Azeb, not Dr. Kelley.

And they were delivered by someone other than Kathleen,

but on the signature line, it's just an X.

Bianca was keeping their identity a secret.

She was in on the scheme.

Until they turned on her.

It's a huge leap, though.

How does a person go from putting a speaker

into a horse's bridle one day

to shooting a person in the head the next?

I have an idea.

Okay, now, I'm here late because

upgrading antivirus software takes forever.

What's your excuse?

I cannot stop going over this deposition.

Well, how did it go today?

Well, I thought it was an open-and-shut case.

But I get why Cam is questioning this warrant.

Even if it holds up in court, it is definitely a gray area.

Well, isn't that a good thing?

I mean, now you know what to do.

I wish I did.

I can't just throw my team under the bus.

They had good intentions.

They're grown.

They'll survive.

Hey.

What's really going on?

You should have seen the way that he looked at me.

It wasn't this case that he was analyzing.

It was me.

He's trying to see what kind of person I am.

What if he thinks I'm some kind of monster?

You're human, Marisa.

Yes, even you.

People make mistakes.

It's inevitable.

But what you do to make it right...

That's what counts.

So we ran with your idea like you asked

and checked the psychology of people going deeper into debt

using the stock market.

We worried that the abstract nature of the market

might reduce the effects.

But that definitely wasn't the case.

So we gave each student money to invest in the stock market.

But being the evil geniuses that we are,

we manipulated how those stocks performed,

which led to three different outcomes.

The first group made money.

The second group broke even.

And the third and final group lost everything.

The students who were in the red weren't very pleased,

but then we offered all three groups a super high-risk IPO.

Just so you know, this is an unproven stock.

It's super-risky, but it could have a lot of upside.

And guess what happened?

The only students willing to take the gamble

were the ones who lost everything in the first round.

They were the most desperate to win.

Based on what we know about the killer,

I think he falls into the third category,

making him more inclined to take reckless,

high-risk actions to get back in the black.

Good work, you two. And I think you're right.

Bianca's murder proves that our killer

is getting desperate and sloppy.

Sounds like the human equivalent

to the running blind effect.

Nice.

If our killer has gone this far,

they still wanna take Zeus out,

which creates an opportunity for us.

How? Zeus is in police custody.

Well, maybe it's time to bail him out.

And make sure everybody on the ranch hears about it.

- Drop the weapon! - Drop it! Hands up!

Hands up! Hands!

Hook him.

It's her brother.

Up against the wall.

You're under arrest, Pete.

We have one in custody.

I never meant for this to happen.

I swear. - I believe you.

But like you said, you're a venture capitalist.

You love scouting market opportunities,

and this was too good to pass up.

Especially given how business was going for you.

You were dead broke.

Your sister was sitting on a gold mine.

It just meant that Zeus had to die.

It's not like that.

Of course it was.

And Kathleen and Bianca

were unforeseen roadblocks to get rid of.

Even your own sister.

She wasn't supposed to die,

but I had to finish what I started.

That's the problem with an all-or-nothing mentality.

In the effort to get it all, you wound up with nothing.

Watch your head. - Wait, please.

Please, please. You don't understand!

Please!

Next time, no horses.

No promises.

Oh.

Your Honor.

You wanted to see me?

I didn't call this meeting. Agent Clark did.

My priority will always be the safety of our public.

That's why my team searched your client's house.

But after reviewing the case files, I have to say

your defense holds.

We should never have searched your client's safe

under those circumstances.

I have spoken to my superiors and they agree.

The FBI is going to drop all charges against your client.

Seriously?

So long as he surrenders all weapons.

Absolutely he, uh--he will.

So the FBI isn't contesting the appeal?

No, we are not.

All right, then. Case dismissed.

Marisa, what you did back there, it was amazing.

I just hope you didn't throw the case because of me.

No, I didn't.

The fact is, you were right.

Part of my job is shedding light on the truth,

no matter how uncomfortable that may be.

Yeah, I, uh--I knew that's where I got it from.

You don't know how relieved I am to hear that.

But honestly, Cam, there's still so much

that we don't know about each other.

I know, I know.

And I don't want to be strangers anymore.

I guess next time,

I actually want there to be a conflict of interest.

Me too.

Listen, I leave for Michigan tomorrow,

but I come back next week.

You want to grab dinner?

I would love that.

So Zeus officially

doesn't meet the criteria for euthanasia?

I shot the paperwork over this morning.

Case is closed.

It was a pleasure.

You hear that, buddy? You're safe now.

Seb.

And the day keeps getting better.

Woke up this morning to Brown

telling me the state was dropping the charges.

Zeus and I are officially home.

Thank you for everything.

Seriously, what you and Phoebe did means the world to me.

I already submitted my evaluation to the company.

No one is touching that horse.

That's not why I'm here, I swear.

Look, when it came to Kathleen,

I was so mad about losing her

that, uh, all I wanted was to win the divorce.

I guess I was just angry, looking for someone to blame.

I, uh-- I dropped the civil charges.

The whole thing was ridiculous to begin with.

I thought you should know.

What's gonna happen to Zeus?

It's clear he's not a liability, and...

the horse still makes me money,

so I'm gonna leave him here for now.

It sounds like you're going to need a dedicated caretaker.

And no one knows this ranch or this horse better than Seb.

It's true.

I love this guy.

Well, so long as you don't go ride off into the sunset...

I'm okay with that.

I'll be in touch, then.

There's something on your mind.

Riding was my whole life.

It was the best thing my mom and I did together, and...

and being here brings up old memories.

I can imagine.

I never meant to leave this place behind.

After she died, I just...

threw myself into my studies.

Convinced myself I wasn't going to be a pro rider,

so I might as well focus solely on my degree.

Optimal performance due to singularity of focus.

I read your lecture notes.

It's a compelling argument.

I thought I was doing it so I could succeed.

And I guess a part of me was.

But now I think I was just scared.

Scared? Scared of what?

Of missing my mom more than I already do.

That's the thing about ego protection.

In an effort to protect you from the pain,

you miss out on the joy.

I don't regret how much I sacrificed

to get to where I am.

Of course not. And you shouldn't.

But maybe there's room for the things that make you happy.

Even if they make you a little sad, too,

I think being human means

embracing the complexity of both.

So what do you say?

Maybe it's time to get back in the saddle?

♪ Butterfly all alone

♪ But can you fly on your own? ♪

♪ Take your place in the world today ♪

♪ Butterfly flying home