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[Lewis Stewart] Previously on Reasonable Doubt...

Hollywood stylist Wendy Collins has been reported missing.

Why the fuck is everyone looking at me like it's my fault,

or like I did something?

Is there someone who can corroborate your whereabouts?

You are a person of interest in a missing person's case

that is getting bigger by the hour.

[Mike Ortiz] Anyone would have reason to believe

that it could turn into a homicide investigation.

[Jax Stewart] Adorable.

I did not know that your wife was Black.

Video has surfaced of Ozzie and Wendy in a domestic dispute.

Is that the reason he isn't here with you tonight?

[Jax] So, I have this new client. Maybe you'd like to help out?

Hell, yeah.

[Jax] They found Wendy's body.

They also found the bullet that killed Wendy.

It's a match to a gun that's registered to you.

We gotta talk.

I am heading to the DA's office now to negotiate your arrest.

Hi, baby.

Hey, Daddy.

♪♪

May I come in?

Um... Sure. Okay, I guess.

-Hey. -[Jax] Oh.

-[mouths] What the fuck? -[Eddie sighs]

-[Eddie] Mm. -[Jax groans]

[sighs] Lewis.

It's been a long time.

[Jax] Um...

Dad, why are you here?

[Eddie] I got a steady gig with the live band

over at the GS Lounge for the next few months,

so I was thinking, you know,

maybe you and Lewis could come to the show.

You know, we could grab a bite before.

They got some nice restaurants down on Market Street.

Okay, stop.

I haven't seen you in over eight years.

And the last few times you were in town, you ghosted me.

But now you show up at my door, and you expect me to just kiki with you

and shake my head at your little gig

like you Jimi Hendrix and not my drug-addicted, deadbeat father?

Well, first of all, I've been clean for about five years now.

And secondly, I play bass guitar,

so it'll be more Ron Carter than Jimi Hendrix.

[Jax] Okay.

Does Mom know you're here?

[Eddie] Yeah, she knows. We've been talking.

[Jax] About what?

[Eddie] [sighs] Listen.

I'm staying down at the Coral Hotel.

I'd really love to explain things and,

and make up for... well, everything.

Just one meal.

Or-or even coffee.

That's all I'm asking.

[Lewis Stewart] Eddie, you said your piece.

Now it's time for you to leave.

[Jax] Dad, wait.

Okay, so I, too, then, have a request.

Next time you thinkin' about stopping by... don’t.

[Lewis] Are... Are you okay?

Yeah. Yeah, why wouldn't I be?

I'm not gonna let him ruin our day.

I'm gonna go get my purse,

and we're gonna go have breakfast, just like we planned.

♪♪

[sighs]

Oh...

[sighs]

[♪ theme music playing]

♪ From La Brea to Slauson ♪

♪ It's all us ♪

♪ The Sun, Central Ave Jazz, it's all us ♪

♪ Where we at? Hit the Maverick Flats ♪

♪ Leimert and right back to the ark ♪

♪ It's all us ♪

♪ We coastin' on the west between sets and wealth ♪

♪ We toast the sunset in the Dons ♪

♪ Take flight into the night under Cali stars ♪

♪ In a world on wheels ♪

♪ It's all us ♪

♪ It's the world we feel ♪

♪ It's all us ♪

♪ From the Hills to Hollywood ♪

♪ It's all us ♪

♪ No doubt we all we got ♪

♪ Hold it down Black and brown ♪

♪ In a city of dreams ♪

♪ It's all us ♪

♪♪

Jax, where are we with the Ozzie Edwards case?

Well, as you all know, Ozzie turned himself in a few weeks ago,

which, despite the State's insistence that he remain in jail,

was a huge factor in Judge Williams' decision

to grant Ozzie bail.

What was the bail amount?

No bail?

Your Honor,

Mr. Edwards poses no risk of harm to the community.

He is not a flight risk,

and he has no criminal record or law enforcement contacts.

The court agrees that Mr. Edwards is not a flight risk

or a threat to society,

but the standard $2 million for bail

is not enough to reflect the seriousness of this crime.

Bail is at five million.

That's not exactly a win.

Well, given he's at home, I'd say it is.

Five mil is chump change for Mr. Pow-Pow!

He must be relieved to have his freedom.

You would think, but...

-[reporter 1] Yo, Ozzie. -[reporter 2] Hey, Ozzie. Over here.

What's going on with the film Toro?

Heard you were up for it, but word is they cast Caleb McLaughlin.

Eh, that's good for him, but, um, I'm focused on proving my innocence.

[reporters clamoring]

Hey, what was the last thing you said to Wendy?

Was it, "Pow, pow, gotcha?"

[clamoring continues on phone]

Mr. Edwards was simply grabbing a bite to eat

while trying to avoid the paparazzi.

Instead, he assaulted them.

They were taunting him,

as they do every time he leaves the house.

Well, then maybe Mr. Edwards shouldn't leave the house.

[Stephen Binder] House arrest?

-Yes. Not Bill's best moment. -[Vince Larson] Yikes.

Well, at least now you can control Ozzie's whereabouts, right?

That's what we thought.

You went to the community center.

I went to the community center, which is inside my gated community.

How is that leaving?

Okay, if you walk out of that front door

and into the streets without the judge's permission,

then you are violating your house arrest.

[scoffs] Okay, well, that, that doesn't sound fair.

Oh. Oh.

Your Honor, my client did not fully comprehend

the scope and restrictions of his house arrest at the outset,

but I can assure you, he does now.

Good. Hate to see his bail revoked.

You think you slick by not pushing to get Ozzie's bail revoked?

That's up to Judge Williams, not the state.

Please. I think you want him to stay out of jail.

More ways for him to fuck up, publicly, in front of potential jurors.

Why win the battle when you can win the war?

So, if Lucy was playing checkers...

Chad is playing chess, yes.

But at the end of the day, their evidence is weak.

And our strategy is simple. Proximity does not equal guilt.

Finding Wendy's body near Ozzie's cabin means nothing.

We'll establish that others had access to it

and his gun and introduce them as alternative suspects

to confirm that he wasn't even there that night.

As for the DNA and scratches?

Easily explained by a prior consensual encounter.

Being a freak ain't against the law.

The case amounts to perception control.

My goal before the trial starts is to plant seeds of doubt in the press

to ensure that Ozzie is seen as a victim of circumstantial evidence,

not a killer.

Checkmate.

Very nice.

Well, keep us posted on Bill's performance, and the case.

Um, I don't usually check in once a trial of this caliber starts.

We just wanna be more looped in.

I mean, after all, this is a big case, and all eyes are on us.

Us being...

The firm.

Right. Sure.

[chuckles] I'll do my best.

♪♪

[inaudible]

[cell phone chimes]

[sighs]

What are you two looking at?

Ozzie. Your boy can't help himself.

[Jax] What now?

Ugh. [sighs]

Oh, come...

[scoffs]

Is he posting these?

Yeah. Yeah.

And the comments are already going in.

One said, "What in the child star?

Oh, he need to pow-pow on dat ass."

-[Daniel Kim] Hmm. -Oh, hashtag, six-pack killer.

Yeah, the Internet remains undefeated.

Yeah, well, Ozzie's gonna find himself defeated in court

if he doesn't stop poisoning the jury pool.

Isn't his sister Kristin supposed to be with him?

I mean, clearly, she can't control him.

Clearly.

Besides his house arrest thirst traps,

Ozzie's elusiveness and shaky-ass alibi

are not helping us help him.

You know, I need someone who can watch him

while also getting information about him.

Hmm.

N... No, no, no.

I am a highly respected investigator.

I am not a babysitter.

I'm not asking you to babysit,

but to observe, discipline, entertain.

-[Krystal Walters] Oh. -I'm good at...

No, you just defined "babysitter."

[Jax] Okay, call it what you want,

but I need someone to make sure

that, one, he doesn't keep posting things like that,

and, two, find out what's up with him, his family, all of it.

Look, I cannot control things I do not understand.

Thanks, Daniel. Love you. You're the best.

Oh. L... Love you?

You need to stop, and you just keep calling me the best,

and I will be your best.

Ew. I never wanna hear you say that ever again.

Oh, okay.

Yes, definitely.

Naima, what are you doing?

What, I can't window shop?

Yeah, you can, but, like, girly pop, you've gotta dream bigger.

OMG, look at that purse.

-Yes! -Yes, that is fire.

I mean, yeah, but it costs, like, a gajillion dollars.

Don't be so dramatic.

Oh, we're just kidding.

None of us could afford it anyway.

Oh. But you know what would be fun?

Oh, my God. Yes.

Naima, truth or dare?

But pick dare. Just trust.

Oh. Okay.

♪♪

[Lewis] One of them days, huh?

Client, colleague, or partner?

[sighs] Partners.

Stephen, Vince.

-Even Kathy gave me a side-eye. -Damn.

I mean, clearly, this isn't my first rodeo,

but this just feels different.

Like I'm being watched in a way like they don't trust me.

Like, "don't slip up or else."

I mean, you would think that I've built up enough trust by now, you know?

I mean, hell, my name is on the building.

[Lewis] Hmm.

I-I am sure you are right about being scrutinized.

[Jax scoffs]

But do you think it's possible you may be,

you know, a little more sensitive

because of your dad's out-of-the-blue pop-up?

Like, it's affecting you more than you realize?

Have you talked to him at all?

What? No.

And this isn't about him. This is about work.

It just feels like the partners are having doubts about me.

And I don't like that.

Well... [tuts]

I think they're being ridiculous,

and they don't know what they got.

But you know who does? Mm-hmm.

-[chuckles] -This nigga right here.

Come here. You better come here.

[both chuckle]

Thank you.

[sighs]

[cell phone buzzing]

This is Jax Stewart.

[Officer Douglas] [on phone] Mrs. Stewart,

this is Officer Douglas with the LAPD.

Which client is this regarding?

[Douglas] Naima Stewart, your daughter.

She's been arrested and is in custody down here at the station.

♪♪

[faint chatter]

[Jax exhales]

Naima!

I mean, stealing? Skipping school?

[Douglas] I'll gather her belongings and a few documents for you to sign,

then she'll be free to go.

It was a stupid dare.

[Jax] Do you understand the severity of this?

Do you?

You're only sitting here and not behind bars

because you're my daughter and I know people.

[Lewis] Naima, you are Black and committed a crime.

This is not a game.

You need to start talking. What happened?

Well, Simone, Brenda, and I wanted In-N-Out, so we left during free period.

And on our way back to campus, we stopped at the store,

and they dared me to take a purse. I--

A-a-and where-where-where are your friends Brenda and Simone?

I mean, they left when the store clerk stopped me.

-I just-- -[Lewis] Yeah, right. Right.

Exactly. Some friends.

[Jax] Okay. Okay.

Hmm. Listen to me, baby, okay?

This can go one of two ways.

Either this is a silly mistake

that we never have to deal with again.

Or this is the beginning of your movie,

where you go down a path

of allowing other people to dictate your future,

and you end up right back here.

Either way, you're on punishment.

-I'm sorry. I-- -Yeah, I bet.

Let's go.

"I'm sorry."

You think she would be sorry now.

[♪ "Thong Song" by Sisqó playing]

Ah! Okay, do you... Do you hear the strings, though?

[Daniel] Yes, I do hear the strings.

-♪ Check it out ♪ -Oh, no, I'm okay. Thank you.

Is this, uh... Is this normal for your brother?

Weed plus early 2000 hits makes him dance sometimes.

[Daniel] Hmm.

-But, you know, actors can be... eclectic. -[Ozzie] Whoo!

♪ Yeah! ♪

[♪ "Thong Song" continues]

♪ Baby, that thong ♪

He's a lot sometimes.

And, look, I know his lawyer wanted somebody here to watch him,

but I promise you, you don't have to be here.

I'll make sure he doesn't get into any more trouble.

What, you think I wanna be here?

I am a man of adventure. I belong on the streets.

Fine, but I don't want someone here who's going to judge my brother, or me.

My job is babysitting a grown man doing that to Sisqó,

so, no, I won't be judging you.

[cell phone ringing]

One second.

Daniel Kim, babysitter.

Hey, Daniel, what's up with Ozzie?

He is currently having a dance party of one in his room.

Looks crazy, but nothing dangerous.

Okay, and how's his sister?

Protective and present.

As long as he's not posting his dance party, we're good.

Let me know if anything changes.

Okay. Who's the best?

[line beeping]

Hello?

-You're welcome. -[Mama Lu] Shoplifting?

Oh, that sounds more like Spenser than Naima.

-Mm. -No offense.

Nah, hey, sadly, you are not wrong.

[Mama Lu] And you still haven't talked to your father?

Mom.

[waiter] Should I take this?

You can leave it.

-Hi, Jax. -[Jax] Hmm?

Lu. Lewis.

Dad, what are you doing here?

I invited him.

I think it's a good idea for us to break bread

while I explain a few things.

So, please, can we?

[waiter] Thank you.

[exhales]

When Kevin moved to Colorado a few months ago,

it made me think about my life,

probably because I was alone again.

And I thought about everything that happened with your father.

How much fun we had together as friends during our marriage.

The only thing that got in the way

of our happily-ever-after was his addiction,

which is why Eddie is here.

Hold on. S-stop. Stop.

The last time Dad reached out to me, you interfered,

saying that he was not to be trusted.

But now that your boyfriend moved away,

you want me to just let him back into my life?

He deserves a chance to have a relationship with you

and with, with his grandchildren.

I didn't have the ability to empathize with his situation then

because...

Well, you'll see when you get older, your perspective changes.

So, now, I wanna give him a chance for redemption

and to see what happens when I'm not trying

to keep him from his family.

Wow.

Well, you weren't the only one who kept Dad away.

Dad kept himself away.

[Eddie] You're right.

I don't wanna make any excuses.

[Jax] Nor do I need to hear them.

I'm numb to your excuses at this point.

My need for a father has faded.

[Eddie] I know you don't need me.

And, honestly, that makes me happy.

I'm so proud of the woman you've become.

The guilt I've felt for not being in your life all these years,

I can't explain it, or apologize enough for it.

But as much as I appreciate your mother's empathy for me,

I'm not expecting any from you.

Kicking addiction is-is a, is a journey, not a destination.

I'm just asking for you not to give up on me

before I get to the end of the road.

[♪ "Charge It" by ENNY playing]

[line ringing]

[ringing stops]

[automated response] Your call has been forwarded

to an automatic voice message system.

-At the tone, please... -[line beeps]

♪ Tryin' to get all of my shit up in check ♪

♪ I could never be a friend of a foe ♪

♪ But I fold at the sight of an, "Are you up?" text ♪

♪ Now I know what I gotta do next ♪

♪ 'Cause a nigga had me moving obsessed ♪

-♪ True, yeah, and still I let it slide ♪ -♪ Slide, slide ♪

-[line ringing] -♪ Electric ♪

♪ Now I've got you blocked like it's Tetris ♪

♪ And now I only get it where the check is ♪

♪ Like look at all the baggage I just dead lift ♪

[line beeps]

♪ ...tell me what attached is ♪

♪ I guess I really went and found my match, yeah ♪

♪ I ain't never gonna let you bring me down ♪

♪ Down, down ♪

♪ 'Cause even when you let me down, I'll... ♪

So, when you aren't camped out in condos playing watchdog,

what lights your fire?

You look like someone who has hobbies.

Plural.

Oh. Well, actually just one.

Um... horology.

Okay, that's either something really nerdy or really creepy.

Okay, definitely the former.

It's the art of making, fixing, collecting clocks and watches.

Oh, wow. Yeah.

Uh, how did you get into that?

Um, well, my, my grandfather.

He was actually a brilliant watchmaker.

And when we'd go visit him in Korea,

he would actually take me to his shop,

uh, sit me down next to him, take apart the watch,

and he'd just challenge me to reassemble it.

Of, of course, I was, I was horrible at it at first.

But he taught me, and...

eventually, I got pretty damn good at it.

Wow.

Yeah.

Oh, wait, did you think it was gonna be something creepy?

Uh, am I giving off creepy vibes?

I was hoping it wasn't,

but there's a fine line

between downtown grifter in a white van

and cute Silver Lake nerd in a white Prius.

[Daniel chuckles softly]

[laughs]

[object crashes, shatters]

♪♪

Oh, shit!

Uh, wait... What, what happened?

[Kristin Edwards] He overdosed.

-Should we call 911? -I got it.

-Oh, shit. -[gasps deeply]

[gasping]

[line ringing]

Hey, Jax, we've got a problem.

♪ Wait I think I'm in too deep, yeah ♪

♪ Fuck it, fuck it, I'll charge it ♪

Can somebody tell me how the fuck this happened?

I thought he'd been clean since rehab.

How the hell did he get pills?

Wait, rehab?

[Rosie Edwards] I wish I could just make him stop.

He'll stop when he's dead.

Wow. Why would you say that?

Okay, stop for a second.

How long has Ozzie been an addict?

[Rosie] Dr. Gardner, thank you.

Thank you again for coming out so quickly.

It's been a long road for Ozzie.

-I'm always happy to help. -[Rosie] Thank you.

With some rest, Ozzie should recover soon,

uh, thanks to Kristin's actions.

Can I see him?

Yes, but only for a little bit.

Then try to let him sleep.

Doctor, I'm glad to know that Ozzie is doing better,

but wouldn't you recommend that he stay overnight

in a hospital to monitor his recovery?

All that'll do is bring bad press.

-None of which we need right now. -Right.

What about what Ozzie needs?

Look, I'm not dismissing your concerns

about how imperative it is to protect Ozzie's image,

especially at this time, but he almost died tonight.

So, I can get Ozzie help without any media attention.

I've been doing this for a long time.

Yeah, and so have we.

Isn't that right, Dr. Gardner?

[Jax] Hmm.

[scoffing] Oh...

Uh, hey Jax. Hey, Jax, I'm sorry.

Uh, I've gotta go to the bathroom before you leave,

but I will download you on everything, uh, later tonight.

Yeah.

[toilet flushing]

Any chance those were the rest of Ozzie's pills

you just flushed down the toilet?

Thought I told you not to judge.

No, no, no, it's not a judgment, it's a question.

Kind of a legal one, at that.

When Ozzie wants something, he finds a way to get it.

He doesn't give a shit about the who or the where.

Ozzie hadn't touched a drug in years.

With all the shit that's happening to him now,

it-it's too much.

He succumbed.

And now they're, they're cutting

fentanyl in everything these days, so...

if I could at least get him the drugs

from a source that I know is legit,

then there's a much better chance that he won't die.

Why do you have to do that?

Why don't you and your family just get him the help he needs?

Hey, I've been in the Ozzie Edwards business

a lot longer than you have.

Yes, I got him the pills.

But I was also the one who then afterwards

went to the library and got him the NARCAN,

so you can judge me all you want...

but I kept him alive.

I'm doing my job.

Now you do yours.

♪♪

Yo, Krystal, is, uh, Jax in?

[Krystal] Uh, she's in the partners' meeting.

[Daniel] Uh, okay. I'll wait.

You're oddly quiet.

I am?

Yeah. And, low-key, I'm uncomfortable.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

[Krystal] You sure?

Okay, I met a girl, and she's kinda cool,

but she's kinda nerdy, and she's really pretty,

but she's also kinda mean, which I know is a turn-on for most men

but not for me, nuh-uh.

I like a girl who says "thank you" when I open the door

and "bless you" when I sneeze, so, no.

But I don't know why I can't stop thinking about her.

Oh, wow. This is fascinating.

Wait, why?

[Krystal] Well, because usually you're all,

"Yeah, my girlfriend who I went out with two times just ghosted me,"

but this time you actually sound like a real human,

which means...

Oh, damn it. No, that means I like her.

-Why are you so mad? Who is she? -[Daniel groans, sighs]

She's somebody that I see a lot in my building.

I... If I make it weird or awkward,

then I'm gonna have to see her all the time, so...

-Hmm. Well, that makes sense. -Yeah.

But love is a risk. I say go for it.

It is not love, and-and-and I'm not in love.

[Krystal] Okay, yeah, you're not.

-[Daniel] No, Krystal, I'm not in love. -Okay.

-Okay, you know what? I... -[Krystal laughing]

No, no. I'm... Just tell Jax to call me, okay?

[Krystal continues laughing]

Alright.

-Do not sing. -[continues laughing]

So, prosecution's only eyewitness

completely shit the bag in court the other day.

Either way, I'm feeling pretty good that Mr. Fish will go home a free man.

Another win for BHS!

Great work, Kathy. Great work.

Jax, how's the Edwards case going?

Um... since Friday?

Yeah. Any updates?

[Jax] Well, there, there is one, actually,

but it's a bit of a private matter.

I didn't wanna bring it up during the meeting.

But we can discuss it later.

Well, technically,

everything we discuss in here is private, so...

Well, shit, now I gotta know.

I mean, sharing is caring, am I right?

[laughter]

This isn't some gossip for you to laugh about later

with your frat boys.

This is someone's life.

A life they've decided to trust me with, in confidence.

So, no, Vince, when it comes to me and my clients,

emphasis on the "my,"

sharing is, in fact, the opposite of caring.

What makes you think you can do whatever the fuck you want?

-I'm sorry, what? -I said--

No, I, I heard you, Kathy, loudly.

I'm just trying to figure out what makes you think

you can talk to me like that when I'm your superior.

-I can very easily have-- -[Stephen] Wait, let's just take

the temperature down a little bit, ladies.

Kathy, apologize for what you said.

Then, I'm sorry, but you're gonna have to report to HR.

Yes, immediately.

Fine. I'm sorry, but I was just saying what we all are thinking.

[Jax] Wow. Is this true?

[scoffs]

The fact that you think that being the only Black woman--

actually, Black person, in this room--

allows me to do whatever the hell I want is truly delusional.

And to say it out loud is diabolical.

You know, I continue to be questioned about this case

despite the fact that I bill more hours

than anyone in this room at a higher hourly rate.

You know what?

I'm not gonna sit here and tap dance in front of y'all.

If you have any questions, check the firm's letterhead.

That should answer all the questions you have.

[♪ "My Way" by Jack Dine ft. Will Fraker playing]

♪♪

♪ It's never what you say ♪

♪ Always what you see ♪

♪ It's never what you want ♪

♪ But always what you need ♪

♪ Won't you just walk my ♪

♪ Won't you just walk my ♪

♪ Won't you just walk my ♪

♪ Won't you just walk my way? ♪

[doorbell dings]

[door opens]

[Jax] Thank you for coming.

-[door closes] -Ozzie.

Hi, I'm Dr. Owens.

Can we talk?

Sure.

♪♪

[Autumn Owens] Have you ever been to therapy?

Yeah.

Was there a specific reason?

Studio-mandated, after an incident on set.

Oh, what kind of incident?

How long have you been a therapist?

[Autumn] Almost 15 years.

Is that important to you?

It's just a question.

[Autumn] Okay, I see.

Ozzie, I know this wasn't your idea,

but I'd like for you to look at this as an opportunity.

An opportunity to do what?

To express how you're feeling.

Without judgment or ridicule or fear of retribution.

This is a safe space.

Safe space.

Why do you find that funny?

-Well, because I don't believe you. -[Autumn] Why is that?

Because there's no such thing as a safe space.

I haven't been in a safe space since I slept in a crib.

Is that because you became famous at a young age

or because things happened on set?

Uh, Dr. Owens, have you ever seen my show,

My Cousins and Them?

A few episodes here and there.

Oh. So, what, are you like one of those people

who, who doesn't really watch TV?

Oh, no, I watch TV, just not your show.

It's not personal, it's just not my taste.

Oh, okay.

So, what is your taste?

Does that usually work for you?

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

[Autumn] Yes, you do.

You were using charm to deflect my questions.

Is it working?

No.

Tell me about the first time you did drugs.

[Ozzie scoffs]

Um, well... it was gradual.

Not all at once.

Like, uh...

Like caffeine at eight years old to stay awake to work.

Later that turned into uppers, then the opposite.

You know, pills for me to get to sleep.

There was always a pill for something.

To be fun at parties or whatever.

I was constantly handed pills.

Next thing I know, I'm shooting myself with heroin.

And so began the cycle of rehab.

But you had been clean for some time up until recently, right?

Yeah.

A little over two years.

[exhales] When I met Wendy, she...

she pushed me to...

clean myself up.

And when we started dating, she...

helped me stay clean.

God, I miss her.

So, I'm assuming that Wendy's death made you start again.

[Ozzie] Amongst other things.

When you're sitting in the back of a police car,

charged with murder, you start to...

you start to think about the future... past.

Well, some things came up for me that, uh, honestly,

I haven't thought about in a long time.

Like what?

I spent a lot of time in places

and... situations that...

you know, a kid shouldn't be in.

Well, you start to wonder if...

some of the things that happened should've happened.

I don't know.

And the drugs helped you not dwell on those thoughts before?

[Ozzie] Yeah.

Guess I blocked out some of the wild things

that happened around adults while I was on pills as a kid.

Are you saying that you were abused?

[Ozzie] See, abuse is, um...

It makes it sound like it was all bad.

It was consensual.

And if I'm keeping it a hundred...

I enjoyed it.

If the events that occurred

between an adult and child were sexual...

then the imbalance of power and your inability to consent

makes it sexual abuse,

and keeping it a hundred, that is a crime.

♪♪

Oh, good talking to you, Ozzie.

Hope to see you again.

[Ozzie] Yeah, me too.

Ozzie, would you mind giving me and Autumn a minute?

[Ozzie] Yeah, sure.

Um...

Thank you... both.

So?

Girl, you were right.

He has some arrested development,

but also, since he did give his consent

-to share our session with you... -[Jax] Mm-hmm.

...he disclosed that he was sexually abused as a child.

What?

-When? -At 13.

By a woman over 30.

Oh, Jesus.

Did, did he say who?

No, but... [sighs]

Jax, this young man is more complicated than you can imagine.

He has the abuse but also the drug addiction.

[Jax] Hmm.

He's accused of murdering his girlfriend,

and is about to start a very public and arduous trial...

And, yet, he was still in there trying to charm me.

Wow.

Well, do you think he has a, a, a personality disorder, or--

I don't think so.

But he's very troubled, and he has no one around him he trusts.

Except you.

-Well, that's good. -Yeah.

Until he no longer trusts you, and then...

There's no telling what he does after that.

[♪ pensive music playing]

Hey! Let's go, let's go, let's go!

Dad, stop.

What? You thought you were gonna lay in bed for three days

just 'cause you got suspended?

I did homework for, like, the past two days.

Why can't I just chill today?

Responsible girls can chill,

but jailbirds who are arrested when they're supposed to be at school

get to do work detail at my office.

Let's go.

♪ Rise, shine ♪

♪ Give God the glory, glory ♪

♪ Rise, shine ♪

That's right.

-♪ Give God the glory, glory ♪ -[Naima Stewart] I'm up. Okay.

♪ Rise, shine, give God the glory, glory ♪

Where's my fan? Here we go. Hey!

-♪ Rise... ♪ -[Naima groans]

♪ Shine, hey ♪

♪ Give God the glory, glory, glory ♪

Let's go.

♪♪

[Vince laughs quietly]

Bill.

Stephen, Vince.

I didn't realize you were coming here for lunch.

Oh, we're not. We're here to see you.

Got a minute?

[Stephen] You are clearly making productive strides with Jax.

The other day at our partners' meeting, she mentioned how helpful you were

with arranging Ozzie's arrest.

That's great, and surprising.

Oh, why do you say that?

Well, she keeps her cards close.

I still feel like I'm on a need-to-know basis with her.

[Stephen] And that's what we wanted to discuss with you.

You see, Jax's cards are getting too close.

We need to see her hand before she plays them.

Hmm. In poker, we'd call that cheating.

-[both laugh] -Here's the thing.

There's, uh, there's something big in the works.

Now, we can't divulge any details at this time...

but it would be prudent of us

to have keen insight on all of the equity partners,

'cause despite her being worth the headache,

uh, and the money...

She can be a pain in the ass.

Precisely. Precisely, precisely.

So, it's-it's important that she's not,

how should I say, unnecessarily messy.

She has a history.

And it's not just Vince and me that feel this way.

I mean, why do you think Corey Cash left?

Okay.

How do I play into this?

Usually, Jax works with someone on these big cases

that we've been able to talk to.

Tell us a little bit more about how she thinks

and, uh, well, quite frankly, how she wins,

'cause she's not exactly one to share insights over drinks.

And with Corey and Rich gone,

this time around, that person could be you.

I thought you said as long as I buttered up to Jax

and got on her next case, that would give me the experience

that I needed to make partner.

But this seems like you want me to be a snitch.

Mm-mm-mm. No.

We want you to be partner.

The question you have to ask yourself is...

what do you want?

Be a shame to have all those Billable Bill hours

be for nothing.

I agree.

And I won't let you down.

Very good.

See you at the office, buddy.

Mm.

Mm, mm, mm.

♪♪

[Lewis] So, what, what's up with you

and these new girls you've been hanging out with?

I mean, they're cool. They really like me.

It's just that it all happened so fast, and I know it was dumb.

Listen, you don't need anyone else's approval.

Just because they like to--

I know. I know. I-I get it,

but the only reason I even started becoming friends with them

is because I cannot stand Hattie anymore.

-Oh, yeah? -Yeah.

Ever since she joined that new dance team,

she thinks she's all that, but she's really not.

She just got her braces off, and she's been doing

all these really weird TikTok dances or whatever.

And she swears that she had this huge glow-up.

And it's like, girly pop, calm down.

And the tea is she makes up all this stuff

to keep up with her new friends.

Like, she's such a liar.

And she had the nerve to tell me this one lie,

which was, like, seriously crazy work.

She said that when you and Mom were separated.

that you got her mom pregnant,

and then that the baby that died is actually your baby.

And she was like, "We're like sisters, and that was your little brother."

Like, girl... Isn't that crazy?

[Lewis] Hmm.

Yeah.

-Why would she say that? -[Naima] I don't know.

I don't like when people lie to me.

Especially when it's about my family.

You know what? Can I get some of that kombucha though?

Uh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[♪ pensive music playing]

[sighs]

[knock on door]

-Hey, Jax. -[Jax] Hey.

You good? -[Jax chuckles]

That's funny.

I was just sitting here asking myself that very question.

What's up?

[Jax] I've spent the last few days

trying to figure out why someone below me would think it's okay to disrespect me

in front of my colleagues.

I mean, soft girl era is one thing, but soft-ass bitch is another.

You're not giving off soft-ass bitch.

Quite the opposite.

Uh, Kathy's just a... bitch.

Sorry. Now she's an unemployed bitch.

[Jax] As she deserves to be.

But I don't know, maybe it's all this therapy,

but I'm wondering if it's me.

Or how I can blame it on someone else.

Like my selfish mother or my estranged father.

Always go with the daddy issues.

[Jax scoffs]

You know, Ozzie OD'd the other day.

Fuck!

-Is he-- -[Jax] He's okay.

-I mean, he's not okay, but he's alive. -[sighs deeply]

Partners wanted an update, but it's none of their fuckin' business.

It's important that our clients know that they can trust us.

Uh...

-Our clients? -[Jax] Yes.

You're on my team, so it's our clients, not theirs.

In other news, I had Ozzie evaluated by a therapist.

Not just because of the overdose,

but also, I like to know who I'm dealing with,

so I know how to move.

I don't need to know if he's innocent,

but what I do need to know is that he could be.

[Bill Sterling] Yeah, makes sense.

However, the one thing I haven't figured out yet

is what to do about his addiction.

My Spidey senses are telling me

he's not gonna make it through this trial if he's sober.

And if he is not...

Maybe we should get him drug tested regularly, too.

That'll stop these surprises.

I'm not mad at that.

Then at least we can monitor that he's okay.

Do you know why I wanted to work with you, Jax?

Because I'm the best.

-Well, to answer your question, yes-- -That wasn't a question.

Touché.

But, no, that's not why.

I was the old guy in law school.

Mid-30s, too old to be invited to the cool parties,

too tired to even wanna go.

I didn't get the cultural references

from these kids that were, like, 10 years younger than me.

Everyone expected me to either drop out or fail out.

But I did neither.

And I can tell you got people thinking the same thing about you.

And yet, you're still here.

I mean, it's admirable.

Don't you think?

Or ridiculous.

But either way, I appreciate your saying that.

Yeah. Good night, Jax.

[Jax] You know, keep up the good work, Bill.

You might make partner after all.

♪♪

[Eddie] Thank you for returning my call.

So... [clears throat]

You wanted me to hear you out.

I'm here.

I thought about this and, and even practiced,

and now I'm... speechless.

I, uh...

Fine, I'll go.

Your disease is not your fault.

I get that.

And maybe one day, I can forgive you

for not protecting me when I needed to be protected the most.

But right now, I need you to know that if you fuck this up,

I'm not the one that's gonna be hurt by it, you are.

So, if you are deciding to know me,

then you have to commit to that decision.

If you can't do that...

then you might as well just say a few kind words,

put down that menu, and keep it pushing.

For good.

Are we clear?

Yes, we are.

-[crickets chirping] -[dog barking in distance]

[Jax sighs]

-[Jax] Looks like we both had a day, huh? -[Lewis] Hmm.

[Jax sighs deeply]

More than you know.

[Jax] Hmm.

Hattie told Naima about Jaden.

What? How?

Hattie overheard her mom talking on the phone about it,

and Hattie told Naima, who, of course, didn't believe her,

because the news, to quote her, was, "Seriously crazy work."

That's why Naima started hanging out with her new shoplifting friends.

What did you say after she told you?

Nothing. I mean, she seemed to accept it as crazy, so I...

[sighs] I just went with it.

I-I-I didn't know what to say.

I saw my dad today.

I think he's hiding something from me.

I don't like it.

Which is why I think that we have to tell the kids about Jaden.

I was afraid you were gonna say that.

You know, it has to be different with our kids, Lewis.

You know, between my dad and seeing Ozzie and his shit,

I mean, these secrets, whether they're big or small,

they only cause harm in the end.

Yeah.

Yeah, maybe it was wishful thinking that they wouldn't find out.

Spense comes home in two weeks.

Seems like the best time to do it.

So, how you gon' tell 'em?

Nigga, stay unserious.

[both chuckle]

[Jax] Mm... No, but for real,

it's gonna be okay.

And if it's not, we'll figure that out, too.

Together.

[♪ "Please Don’t Play This Song" by Kid Cudi feat. Mary J. Blige playing]

Bill, what the fuck?

Oh, I'm sorry. I, I just wanna talk.

[sighs] No, I need you to leave.

Kendra. Well, at least let me see the kids.

[scoffs]

This is ridiculous.

Only to you, Bill.

Good night.

♪ Pain, hurt, sadness and loneliness ♪

♪ Balled all that shit right up ♪

♪ Tossed it away to the bottomless pit ♪

♪ And the part of my mind that slips ♪

♪ And the part of my mind so sick ♪

♪ I don't even like to take that trip ♪

♪ Unless I'm sloppy drunk ♪

♪ I pray for my mom ♪

♪ How a teach' had a son that never gave a fuck about a scantron ♪

♪ All I wanted was to be a human being... ♪

[cell phone ringing]

-Hey Jax, what's up? -[Jax] [on phone] Hey.

I have a theory about Ozzie.

I think he was home the night Wendy went missing,

but I don't think he was alone.

Ozzie was clean for over two years.

If the first time he did drugs was that night, then...

Someone brought him the drugs.

Someone that had something to lose if connected to the case.

Mm-hmm.

Could be the sister, but I have to do some more digging.

No, I feel like she would've come forward.

She loves her brother too much to let him drown in all this

without a viable alibi.

I think it has to be someone who doesn't wanna be known.

Someone who cares more about their own secret

than protecting Ozzie's future.

[Daniel] Okay, but who do you think they could be?

[ringing]

Where the fuck have you been?

[Alex Hill] [on phone] Busy. What, you run out of your stash?

Look, I'm, I'm done with all that now.

[Alex] Yeah, you mean till next time.

Okay, listen, I need you to come forward

and tell everyone that you were with me.

Well, that means I have to tell the truth.

And I'm not doing that, my guy.

So, after everything that I've done for you,

this is how you act?

This ain't My Cousins and Them...

and you ain't number one on the call sheet, my nigga.

So, fuck your alibi.

♪♪

Pow, pow.

Gotcha.

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