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

that you told the police that you saw the defendant,

Sergei Ivanov, loading some very suspicious looking

containers into the storage unit that you rented him?

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

But you very clearly told the police that you were

so suspicious that you went there that night

Objection. Asked and answered.

Sustained.

Mr. Halley, you very clearly

have changed your testimony.

Did the defendant threaten you in any way?

Because if he did, we can protect you.

Okay.

Yeah.

What happened was...

I am so sorry, Your Honor.

I apologize to the court, Ms. Sagan.

Mr. Halley, you were saying?

No. No one threatened me.

I didn't see anything.

Am I done here?

I'm done.

Judge: It's getting late.

Let's adjourn for the day.

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

You look horrible, Annie.

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

Go to hell, Larson.

Thank you.

So, I think I should get my

public YouTube channel this week.

I have so much great content.

No, You have a private channel

so your Grandpa can watch and that's that.

Jamie's is public!

That's just not fair, mom!

She's already monetizing!

We could make money!

I'd get a ton of subscribers

and I could get merch and sell it

and even become famous!

Crystal, How many times

do we need to have this conversation?

You do not need to worry about making money.

You should focus on getting good grades

and being a regular kid.

That IS being a regular kid nowadays!

Do you know how many of my friends

have YouTube channels?

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

I still think you're being old-fashioned.

Great. Look, your tennis coach is right there.

Hurry up.

Love you.

Love you, too.

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

That's fine. How's Crystal?

Haven't seen her in a while.

She's great.

Other than the fact she wants to be YouTube star.

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

She'll be on to something else next week.

I sure hope so.

Hey, I'm sure that as the most promising

Assistant DA in the state

there's nothing you can't handle.

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

is definitely more tough than

the criminals I prosecute.

But I'm sure as the most promising DA investigator

you already know that.

Speaking of, how'd the Ivanov case go?

Ugh. Don't get me started.

I had the prime witness on the stand

then of course Larson pulls one of his antics

to disrupt my cross examination

so the judge adjourned for the day

and I have to start all over tomorrow.

He's such a sly bastard.

Yeah.

Listen, Mark...

there's something I want to discuss.

What's up?

Who's the girl you were with last night

at The Grove?

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

anymore just 'cuz I'm dating you?

You kissed her, Mark.

Danielle saw you in the parking lot kissing her.

I don't know what she thinks she saw,

but there was no way-

Mark! Why are you lying to me?

Danielle's my best friend,

she wouldn't just make that up.

A garden salad for the lady...

and the salmon eggs Benedict for you, sir.

What do you want me say, Annie?

The truth. It's not that hard.

Okay.

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

And then I get a lunch or maybe a dinner,

what, once a week?

I miss you. I want to be around you.

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

five-minute phone calls and text messages we have.

You knew the situation, Mark.

Crystal is my first priority.

We have school and tennis on top of trying to

juggle a career at the DA's office.

All of which existed before you were in the picture.

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

You say I am, but I'm not.

So where do we go from here?

I think you know the answer to that.

We still have to work together.

Well, that's what we'll do.

Hello?

Oh, Danielle, thank god you answered.

Do you happen to be free tonight?

Hmm.. let me check my calendar.

No job, divorced, no hot date...

Yeah, I think I'm good.

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

if that's any consolation.

I'm sorry, Annie.

It's for the better though.

I know. Thanks for letting me know

you saw him last night.

I hated having to tell you.

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

with my bestie Crystal tonight?

I totally forgot I have a work function tonight

at some fundraiser at the DA's office.

Hey, no need to explain.

You know I love spending time

with that wise old gal.

Thanks, you're a godsend.

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

Yeah, TTYL.

What?

TTYL... talk to you later.

It's all about the acronyms, Annie.

C'mon, get with the ages.

Okay, okay.

Blue is A favorite color of mine.

AN umbrella is useful when it rains.

He ate A enormous Pop-Tart.

You sure about that one?

Yeah. He ate a enormous Pop-Tart.

'Enormous' starts with a vowel.

It's the grammatical rule that counts;

not how it sounds to the ear.

He ate AN enormous Pop-Tart.

Good job.

- I'm here! - Danielle!

Hi, my BFF!

Where's Hector?

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

on the other hand..

It's motion-activated so I get an alert

any time something happens.

Wait, did you just say that those are

your best pair of shoes?

Hey, I'm not pushing 40.

You know what, I've gotta run.

Okay, so dinner's in the oven,

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

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

And in bed by 8:30 this time.

Love you.

Love you, too.

Hey, Annie.

On the cell phone at the fundraiser.

What is that, the new standard

at the DA's office these days?

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

so I called my ride home.

You're leaving so soon?

Not soon enough, I guess.

Wait a minute, why is it

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

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

Perfect.

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

I'm outta here.

So, how about I give you a ride home

and you join me for one drink.

What d'you say?

I'll pass. The joy of rideshare apps.

C'mon, Annie.

What am I gonna do, bite you?

One drink, c'mon.

Wait a minute.

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

Well, I have a reputation to protect.

Your reputation will not be tarnished.

You're opposing counsel, yes, it will.

It's a little thing called the appearance

of impropriety, or did you just

skip that section in law school?

I have a tidbit of information about the

Ivanov case that will make you very, very happy.

And why would you give me that?

Oh, come on, Annie. Really?

We both know this case is shut

and closed in my favor, right?

So me giving you a tidbit of information,

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

hey, I got nothing to lose.

But you, on the other hand,

you have a lot to gain.. trust me.

Fine. One drink.

So, after your husband passed,

where'd you go from there?

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

did my best to raise Crystal,

and the rest, as they say, is history.

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

Hmm.

So, what about you?

You went to Yale, right?

That's right.

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

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

Why am I a drug lawyer?

Yeah.

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

I've got a pretty bad reputation.

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

Everyone's entitled to a defense, right?

Yeah, but..

In some strange way,

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

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

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

for someone like you to understand.

Seems like you've lived quite a disciplined life.

Why do you think that?

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

You know, you always seem so..

I dunno.. Buttoned up, maybe.

And to be honest with you, Annie,

I didn't even recognize you

when you walked in this evening.

You know, generally, you're always so

I dunno.. Prissy, maybe.

And tonight?

Well, tonight, you look luscious.

I'm gonna go to the ladies' room.

Sure.

So, what about that "tidbit" of information

about the Ivanov case?

Oh, yeah. That's right.

I'm gonna have to show you.

What? No, it's not-

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

Nice try, Larson.

C'mon, I'm not trying anything.

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

If you want a chance of cracking this case,

entirely up to you.

Finish your drink, we'll head right over

and I'll show it to you.

Hey, hey... are you okay?

Uh, yeah.

I feel like I'm drunk.

I only had one drink, though.

Maybe you didn't have enough to eat today.

I dunno.

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

Rex, uh, Annie. Annie, Rex.

"Rex", that's original.

Hey, c'mon, buddy.

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

No, I'm good.

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

Hey.

Wow, read much?

Yeah.

It is one of my vices, actually.

So, uh, the thing about the case?

Yeah. It's upstairs. C'mon.

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

Whoa..

My room...

Do you know I've always thought you were

the most beautiful thing I've ever seen?

Annie... What do you think?

No!

No, that is not the deal.

Okay. Okay. I had to try.

Nice try.

I'm ordering a ride home.

No, no, no. It's okay.

I'll give you a ride home.

Let me grab you the thing I promised you.

Oh, no.

Oh, god..

Have you seen my phone?

Larson? Larson!

Oh, my god! Oh, my god!

911, what's the nature of your emergency?

911...

High-profile defense attorney Doug Larson

was found shot to death in his home

at 3:00 this morning.

Detectives say that the suspect is still at large

but they will work diligently

to bring the person responsible to justice.

Officials are still unsure if this was a

robbery gone wrong or a targeted shooting.

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

Hey, ugh, thank you so much

for dropping her off at school.

Again, I am so sorry about last night.

Hey, you have nothing to be sorry about.

You figured out what you're gonna do yet?

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

last night and go to the cops.

Get fired probably, even disbarred.

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

Well, it is. It's called the appearance

of impropriety, and yeah, it's bad.

I didn't even sleep with the guy

but who's gonna believe that?

I fled the scene, wiped my prints,

which is obstruction.

Wait, so you could go to jail for something?

What would happen to Crystal?

Annie, you did nothing wrong!

Just don't say anything.

I can't do that.

That just makes things worse.

Hi, Annie.

Hi, Sarah. Is George available?

Yeah, he said to just go on in.

Thanks.

George?

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

about the Doug Larson murder.

Yeah, right.

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

Uh, yeah. See, the thing is-

Yeah, I know.

You have a perfect record

and you want to prosecute this case.

But so does everyone else in the office.

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

Damn. Right now? Yeah, yeah, fine.

Press conference. Downstairs. Five minutes.

For what?

For the Larson murder.

I guess it's big news whenever

a client offs his own lawyer.

A client?

Yeah. Jimmy Perriera. Didn't you hear?

Yeah, he murdered Larson

because he didn't get his son off.

Maybe this time we'll get the guy.

And so after fine police work by our detectives,

at 8:00 this morning we arrested James Perriera

a known criminal and former client

of Doug Larson's.

Sir, we heard rumors that someone was spotted

leaving Larson's in the middle of the night.

Was that Perriera?

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

DA investigator on the case: Mark Evans.

Are you prosecuting this one yourself?

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

prosecuting another major case.

This case will be handled by

a very capable young DA who

happens to have a perfect record:

Miss Annie Sagan.

Miss Sagan, is it true that Larson was

laundering money for Perriera?

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

that he was set up?

Um..

How long do you think this trial will last?

Do you anticipate an open and shut case?

No comment.

Miss Sagan...

Hmm. No comment.

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

Thanks for saving me back there.

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

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

George must hope that some of your

old man's talent rubbed off on you.

Mark, I can't prosecute this case.

What? Isn't this what you always wanted?

This is your first homicide case.

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

Look, it's complicated. Okay?

I'll tell you about it later?

Guess who?

Danielle!

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

I need to have a grownup conversation with Danielle.

Mom..

Please?

Thank you.

What's up, Annie?

Look at this.

"I'm going to kill you bitch."

Do you know who it's from?

Yeah. His name is Quentin Cruz.

I put him away two years ago and

he's been harassing me ever since.

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

Because it wasn't really a big deal before and

honestly I thought he would just get over it

but now it's escalated to death threats.

Have you reported this to anyone?

Yeah, I told Judge Miller this morning

and he told me to tell some lady

with Judicial Protection...

Officer Mendez, I think.

Well, did you?

No. Not yet.

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

I just wanted someone outside the courts

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

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

I know.

Mitch Warner, appearing on behalf of the defense.

Annie Sagan, appearing for the people.

Do you have a copy of the police report?

We have yet to receive a full report

from the police, Your Honor,

despite the numerous attempts from my office.

Based on that, and other factors,

we strongly recommend that bail be granted.

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

I said I wanted to hear the People's position

on the matter of bail.

Miss Sagan? Bail!

Right. Um, sorry.

Due to the serious nature of the crime

we request that he be held without bail, sir.

Your Honor, my client has strong ties

to the community.

He's in no way a flight risk.

He has a wife, children, home,

and businesses in this community.

Based on that, I strongly feel that

Mr. Perriera should have bail granted.

Fine. Bail is set at half a million dollars.

Hey, don't feel too bad about it.

Huh?

That he got bail.

Oh, yeah. Right.

So, you heard the latest, right?

Perriera has an alibi for the night of the murder.

It's because it wasn't him.

Yeah. It was him, alright.

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

I already found a witness who'll testify

she wasn't even with Perriera that night,

that she was home alone.

I can't prosecute an innocent man.

Innocent? Are you kidding me?

Perriera's a drug dealing, murdering scum.

Hey. Hold up.

That witness who can break Perriera's alibi,

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

Wanna discuss it over a drink?

Mark, you know it's over.

Okay, how about a coffee shop?

Nothing romantic about that, right?

Yeah. Well, it can be.

Walk me to my car?

So what did they pick this guy up for?

Uh, robbing a liquor store

while high on heroin.

Great. Sounds like a reliable source.

I mean, this guy's obviously a junkie

who's lying.

And it seems to me you're trying to do

the defense's job for them.

You know what? Yeah, I am,

because the defense is gonna

rip this guy apart on the stand.

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

I will look into other suspects.

Great.

I've been meaning to track down that

mystery blonde anyway.

The what?

The blonde woman who was with Larson

the night of the murder..

You read the file, right?

You know they found two long blonde hairs

on the pillow next to Larson's body.

I dunno. Maybe she did it.

Maybe Perriera put her up to it.

No! I mean, no, that's-

that's not Perriera's style.

Larson was a total horndog.

He probably slept with a new woman every night.

Those hairs could've been there for weeks.

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

No. Listen, Larson is no angel.

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

Yeah. You got that right.

Larson was a jerk.

Right. So, why don't you work on

finding out who else wanted him dead.

What is this? Is this some kind of

women's intuition, "feeling" thing?

Does George know about this feeling of yours?

No. And he doesn't need to.

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

Hey. You up for a drink tonight

in a NON-romantic setting?

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

I'll talk to you later.

That was so fun.

I must say, Danielle sure is great with Crystal.

Looked like they had a great day at the lake.

Sorry, what? Who is this?

Crystal didn't even wake up

when I was in her room tonight.

Who is this? Quentin Cruz?

Oh, come on. Go, go, go.

Oh, come on, Danielle, pick up.

Please, answer.

Crystal!

Hello?

Crystal!

Crystal? Oh, thank god.

Baby? Hey, how are you? You okay?

Hi, Mom.

Hi.

Time to go home?

Yeah.

What's going on?

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

I've been worried out of my mind!

Why? You know she's with me.

My phone's probably dead.

You okay?

Mm-hmm.

Okay.

Did you get my package, Annie?

I'm quite a good photographer,

don't you think?

You're out of your mind.

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

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

Not when I have more pictures

I could show them from THAT night.

Cruz, what do you want?

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

the way you ruined mine.

Who was that?

He knows where you live.

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

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

When I said any time, I meant it.

What's wrong?

Everything.

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

Oh, right, congrats on that.

It'll be a real feather in your cap,

putting that guy away.

The thing is, um...

He didn't do it.

Perriera, he didn't do it.

His hands are totally different

than the killer's hands.

How do you know that?

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

Yeah.

Me.

I was there that night.

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

It was the night of the benefit and I just

got drunk and I went over to Larson's house

and then I was there when the killer came in

and I was hiding and-

- And you didn't come forward?

I tried, okay, but now I can't

and.. and now I can't prosecute

an innocent man and the guy that

they'll replace me with is just

gonna be hell-bent on putting him away.

No, stop! STOP.

I don't want to hear any of this.

I'm about to be nominated

to the Federal Court of Appeals.

You're right. I'm sorry.

Actually, I didn't hear any of it.

You have got to figure this out yourself

before they do.

Hey, Danielle. Is everything okay there?

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

Find anything, counselor?

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

I just went out to grab dinner.

It's hard work searching for a clue

to who knows what.

Yeah, well, isn't that your job?

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

If you want to go on some wild goose chase

based on some women's intuition thing,

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

forgive me if I don't share your beliefs.

You know what strikes me is that

this place has been trashed.

But not just randomly trashed.

Like the drawers and the filing cabinet,

which indicates to me that

someone was.. was looking for something.

I mean, if Perriera killed Larson because

he couldn't keep his son out of jail,

revenge pure and simple,

but then.. what was he looking for?

Maybe it was another motive

or maybe it was someone else.

Let's see...

Are you gonna help?

Look, it's Larson's bank statements.

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

Going back for years.

They could be perfectly innocent.

Yeah, but...

Alright, um..

He made the same notations

on every time that he made a deposit.

TOC, SM, SL?

Someone's initials maybe?

Yeah, maybe, but TOC and the others,

what are they paying Larson for?

Blackmail comes to mind.

Yeah. That's what I was thinking too.

But who is Larson blackmailing?

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

Thanks for getting back to me.

Uh-huh... Great.

That's exactly what I wanted to know.

Thanks for your help.

Remember those long blonde hairs

they found on Larson's pillow?

Yeah.

That was Larson's maid on the phone.

Turns out she changed Larson's sheets earlier

on the day of the murder so the

blonde hairs were left on his bed that night.

Larson was with the mystery blonde

the night of the murder.

So maybe Larson left the party

with somebody that night after all.

Ooh, I gotcha...

Wow, that's pretty intense.

Oh. Yeah. It's just a stalker

who's been threatening me.

He got out of jail a couple of weeks ago.

What? Why wouldn't you tell me?

Because it wasn't that serious at first.

Now it's escalated.

He broke into Danielle's house

the other day and left a threatening note

next to Crystal's bed.

Are you kidding me? Get out of your house!

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

We're fine.

Good job today.

Thanks.

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

Not too much longer.

Just until they fix the house.

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

Well, I prefer our house.

I know. I do too

but it's so much fun at the hotel.

Hey, sweetie, gimme a sec.

Mm-hm.

Hey, George.

I got a call from a lawyer today named Simmons

and he said that his client was willing to

testify that Perriera wasn't anywhere near

his girlfriend at the time of the murder

and you wouldn't deal.

Well, George, his client is totally unreliable.

He's a junkie who didn't even-

- Annie, listen to me.. very carefully.

I want Perriera.

But George, I-

Rumor has it that you are not pursuing this

with the vigor that you should,

that you're off on some wild goose chase

of your own. Listen to me, Annie.

If you cannot handle this

I want you to let me know right now

because I do not want you to blow this.

The guy took Simmons' deal,

you got a problem with that?

No. I..

Good.

Are you okay, Mom?

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

Mm-hmm.

Ooh!

Is Danielle here?

Yeah, I think so.

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

How did you know we were here?

It's what I do for a living.

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

Maybe not.

Oh, come on. What is it now?

Here I thought we'd reached an understanding

and now you're being all weird again.

Can you give us a sec, sweetie?

Mm-hmm.

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

I just got chewed out by George because

someone told him I was on a wild goose chase.

Now where would he get that idea, huh?

Beats me.

Okay. So, maybe I complained about you

to someone and it got back to him.

I didn't mean to get you in trouble.

Well?

I really am sorry, okay?

And in fact, I'm thinking you might be

onto something, this whole someone else

being involved in Larson's murder thing.

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

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

Okay.

So what's the big surprise?

You figure out who Larson was blackmailing?

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

No, it isn't.

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

Scratch?

Yeah. It's a jazz club nearby.

I found a drinks receipt on Larson's

credit card bill from the night of the murder.

I'm thinking maybe he met the mystery

blonde woman there that night and

maybe someone got a good look at her.

Anyway, the waiter who was on that night is working

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

Annie? You coming?

Yeah.

Um, I'm gonna go to the restroom.

Are you Tony?

Yeah.

Great.

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

or if he came in with her, okay?

Annie! Over here.

Sorry, you were saying?

Yeah, like I was saying,

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

or if he came in with her, okay?

It was a really busy Friday night.

But you do remember a woman being here

that night with Larson?

Yeah.

Do you think you'd recognize her

if you saw her again?

Maybe. Okay? I don't know.

There were so many people here that night.

What about surveillance cameras?

You guys have any kind of security cameras in here?

Yeah, we do but they erase themselves

and then get re-taped over every couple days.

Okay, if you think of anything else,

give me a call.

Yeah.

Thanks for your help.

Mm-hmm.

It was worth a shot.

Are you okay?

Uh, yeah...

I think I left my phone in the bathroom.

So how long until we can go back home?

Mm. Hopefully not too much longer.

You know, I can't stand it.

I think I'm just gonna call Officer Mendez

with Judicial Protection at this point.

Hopefully they'll find him soon.

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

but you should get a gun for your own safety.

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

I keep it in my nightstand and..

It just.. it makes me feel more comfortable

being in the house all alone.

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

so cheer up.

Think of this as like a fun girls' getaway.

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

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

so it's nothing new.

Well, Crystal told me that she

prefers the hotel life, so...

Get that forehand..

Good job! Good hustle!

Here we go...

Good job! Excellent.

Well done.

So what's going on with the Larson case?

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

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

is that they found my hair on the pillow

and that Mark talks about

"the woman with blonde hair" all the time

and I know fully well it's me.

Bring it in. Awesome job!

Thanks!

Ooh!

You're Crystal, right?

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

Hi!

Well, hi to you too!

Your mom asked me to pick you up

and give you a ride home.

My mom?

Mm-hm

Um, no she's not coming.

My grandpa's coming to pick me up.

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

but since I'm already here,

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

My car's right there...

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

Hey, Crystal. Is this your grandpa?

Oh, no. He's on his way.

Annie's a friend of mine.

She asked me to pick Crystal up.

There's been some kind of mix-up.

I'm gonna head out.

I'll see you next time, Crystal.

Bye!

Bye.

He did find a lead though. Um...

he found Larson's safety deposit box

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

Well, is there any way I can help?

I'll do anything for you,

for Crystal, for that matter.

I know.

You know...

it just scares me...

I mean, you know what's at stake.

I could go to jail, or worse,

I could.. Lose Crystal.

Mark, please tell me you found something

in Larson's safety deposit box

that'll crack this case wide open.

I think I did.

I'm still looking through it all.

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

Please tell me you found something.

Take a look.

These look like docket numbers.

That's what I figured.

Larson had 'em in his safe deposit box

and needless to say his sister couldn't

make heads or tails of 'em so I kindly

volunteered to try and decipher them for her.

And?

And do you want a beer?

Yeah, sure.

So I presume that Larson handled all the cases?

Yeah, some of 'em.

His old partner handled some of 'em too

and in each of the cases the defendant won

due to some evidence that wasn't allowed in.

Wait, so you're saying that the

judge was on the take? Or the prosecutor was?

I don't know. It could be either.

Though, that kind of thing is particularly

hard to prove 'cause judges, or whoever,

can always claim they made a decision

based on the merits of the case.

I'm still looking through the files

but, um, hold on a second,

I gotta grab a bottle opener.

To finding the truth.

Truth.

You're leaving?

Ah, yeah. You know, I..

I forgot to feed my neighbor's dog.

I'll see you later.

Hi. I am here for that video.

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

Right. Um, I work with him

and he wasn't able to make it

so he told me to come grab it.

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

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

he was actually having a party that night.

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

and I think that one of them caught

the woman you guys are looking for.

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

Thanks.

Yeah. You know, it is funny though.

You do look a lot like the woman on the film

with your hair and your eyes.

People say I have a common face. Thanks!

Great.

Whoa, Annie. What happened?

Where's Crystal?

She's fast asleep in my bed.

What happened here?

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

"I'm watching you.

Time for your mentor to die too."

Wow.

"Time for your mentor to die too."

He's talking about Judge Miller.

Oh, my god!

That means that Cruz killed Larson.

I mean, I knew he was following me

but I never thought he would kill somebody

in order to get back at me.

Oh, my god...

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

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

I have to warn the judge.

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

Hey, Judge, It's me, okay,

you need to be careful. Cruz killed Larson

and now I think he's after you.

Can you just please call me back. Please.

Annie, where are you going?

Listen, I have to warn the judge.

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

It is not safe here.

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

Please leave a message after the tone.

Hi, Officer Mendez.

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

Um, Judge Miller referred me to you.

I believe he spoke to you about this and

I apologize for not following up with you.

I just honestly was hoping that this all would pass

but it seems like Quentin Cruz is a bigger danger

than we originally thought.

He broke into my hotel room tonight

and made some pretty serious threats.

He needs to be arrested.

Um, can you please just give me call back

when you have a moment.

Judge? Judge?

Judge!

Judge! Judge! Judge!!

Annie! What the hell?

Oh, my god, you're okay!

What are you doing?

Didn't you get any of my messages?

No. What messages?

Oh god. Uh, Cruz, you know,

the guy who's been stalking me, right?

Yeah. Yes.

Yeah. Well, he trashed my place

and he threatened to kill you

which means that he killed Larson

and now he's coming after you.

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

Oh god.

It was Quentin Cruz the whole time.

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

he went in and shot him.

Hmm.

Probably to put the blame on me.

It's okay.

You'll have him arrested and turn yourself in.

Officer Mendez? Yeah, did you find him?

Are you sure?

Yeah. Okay.

Um... Thank you for letting me know.

What is it? Annie?

It wasn't Quentin Cruz.

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

His body washed up on a beach yesterday

and they just ID'd him.

It doesn't make sense.

I talked to him on the phone

the night he left the photos in the room.

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

Annie, exactly how long has it been

since you've had anything to eat?

I thought so.

I'm gonna go get us something.

Also, we need to call your father.

Hey, Mark.

How about that? I've only been trying to

reach you for the last few hours.

I'm sorry, okay?

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

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

I finally figured out who Larson was blackmailing.

What? You did? Who?

Okay. So, I went through all the

case files and in two-thirds of them

the same judge was on the bench.

My guess is he's the dirty one.

Okay, who?

It's hard to believe but in each case

it was distinguished Judge Ryan Miller.

You still there?

Yeah...

and you think that Miller killed Larson?

Yeah. Well, I guess he got

tired of having Larson dogging him.

Miller wants to go all the way to the top.

I doubt he wanted Larson following him

and asking for more and more money.

But this leaves us with a problem because

no judge is gonna issue a warrant

for Miller's bank accounts,

not without more proof.

What if we can link him to the codes

in the appointment book?

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

been able to figure it out.

I think I'm gonna have to

look for that mystery blonde again.

Maybe she has something to do with it.

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

I.. I may have a way to get into

Judge Miller's bank accounts.

Yeah? What're you going to do,

go over to his house for dinner and

start hunting through his personal papers?

Something like that.

Just work on deciphering those codes

and I'll talk to you soon.

Here we go.

Great. I'm starved.

I thought you said you were hungry.

Yeah, sorry...

I must not be as hungry as I thought.

Actually, can I use your restroom?

If that's okay?

Of course. You know where it is.

Annie? What are you doing?

I know what you did.

Annie, what are you talking about?

The blackmail. The payoffs.

Blackmail? What are you-

Stop lying!

I know that you fixed those cases

and that Larson was blackmailing you

so you killed him.

Killed him? No, Annie.

I would never do anything like that.

Annie, please.

Yes, he was blackmailing me.

It was just a couple of cases that I fixed

for the mayor's son several years ago

but I was paying Larson off.

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

Why would I kill him?

I don't know.

Maybe because you're up for an important new job

and Larson was threatening to expose you.

I don't know and I don't care

But I'm going to the cops.

Annie, you can't.

You can't go without revealing that you were

in Larson's house that night.

If I go down, so do you.

You stay away from me.

What do you have there? My files?

Are you crazy?

You're not getting out of here with those.

I said stay away from me.

Jesus. You are crazy.

I trusted you!

I thought you were my father's friend!

I drove over here to save you

and you trashed my place

to make it look like Quentin Cruz did it.

No. I had nothing to do with that.

Stop lying! I know it was you!

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

and you acted surprised.

I'd like to think it was because you wanted

to protect me, but no, now knowing

that you just wanted something on me.

You know what, it doesn't matter anymore

I'm going to the cops and turning myself in

right after I turn you in!

Annie, I don't have anything

because I wasn't there!

Annie? Geez. Where have you been?

I've been worried about you.

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

Are you okay?

It's Miller. He did everything -

the blackmail, the murder...

Shhh, it's gonna be okay.

It's not.

Look, I've done some pretty messed up things

and things you don't even know anything about.

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

WHAT THE HELL, ANNIE!!!

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

Here's all the evidence.

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

you can check it against the slugs that killed Larson.

And I was about to put Jimmy Perreira

away for this and you said nothing!

Well, this is no laughing matter, Annie.

This goes way beyond impropriety.

I mean, we are talking criminal charges here!

Starting with obstruction of justice.

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

an accessory to murder charge.

You know what I have to do, Annie.

Because of your father I will make the process

as easy as I can make it

but there is only so much I can do.

Now get the hell out of my office.

And don't come back!

I appreciate you calling me over

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

who the mystery blonde is, right?

You'll be fine.

No, I'm not fine.

I lost everything that I ever worked for.

Not only may I get disbarred but

I may also get slapped with criminal charges!

Do you know what that means for Crystal?

We'll get you out of this mess.

Everyone's behind you.

I know George was hard on you today

but you know he's on your side.

And who better to have on your side

than the District Attorney himself?

Is Crystal already in bed?

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

I didn't feel comfortable with her staying here

ever since my place got trashed.

About Judge Miller, I spoke to George today

and it looks like he's getting off

due to lack of evidence.

What? Are kidding me? Lack of evidence?

What about the bank statements?

Or the gun? I mean,

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

The gun didn't match.

It didn't?

Doesn't sound like it.

And those withdrawals he made every few months

he said he was buying a lot of expensive artwork.

There's really no definitive proof

linking him to the blackmail or the murder.

You know, I wish we could've figured out

what those initials meant.

Then we could've linked Judge Miller to Larson

to the blackmail, and he wouldn't have

been able to wiggle his way out of that one.

Yeah. But we couldn't.

You know...

I guarantee that there are answers in that house.

Yeah? Well, they're releasing the house

back to Larson's sister tomorrow and

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

Yeah, I know.

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

taking care of Hector for the night?

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

about staying home alone.

No, of course. Come on, Hector.

Thanks. I really owe you.

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

Uh... MYOB.

MYOB?

Mind Your Own Business?

Remember what I said:

it's all about the acronyms?

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

'cause I might not be home until late.

No, go and have fun.

All right. Bye, Hector.

Say bye.

I love you.

Let's go. Come on.

Oh! Here we go! Oh!

Who was that?

It's Hector...

Hi, buddy.

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

Who's the date?

MYOB. Mind Your Own Business?

What?

TTYL. Talk to you later.

It's all about the acronyms, Annie.

Come on, get with the ages!

You okay?

Annie? Hello?

Oh, my gosh.

I think I figured out what the initials could be.

What?

I have to go to Larson's

Whoa, no. No way.

You can't go back to that house.

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

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

Come on, Hector, let's go.

Seriously? We bring him too?

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

Let's go.

Okay. We're here.

So what exactly are you looking for?

Larson's books.

I thought you already checked those code books.

I did, but I didn't really

pay much attention to the titles.

I have this idea... Ah!

Dang, I could have sworn...

Find something?

Yeah. Here it is.

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

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

I'll reduce it to a misdemeanor.

But this is the last time.

I can't believe we got him.

Yeah. Judge Miller won't be able to

weasel his way out of that one.

How'd you know?

I didn't.. not until Danielle mentioned

the acronyms thing,

the MYOB thing or whatever it is

and then it just all clicked that Larson

had to have hid evidence in the house

in case the authorities came.

What better place to hide things than a book?

It's hidden in plain sight.

You don't know where it is

unless you know where to look.

So the letters "TOC" aren't necessarily

a person's initials.

They could be an acronym for anything

like the book title Tropic of Cancer

by Henry Miller.

Wow. Looks like you just found

the last piece of evidence they need

to put the good judge away.

Good work, Sagan.

Thanks, Mark.

But where are you going?

We still have two more titles.

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

Let's see...

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

Salem's Lot by Stephen King.

Uh-huh.

All right. So that means the King

would be the name of the guy

Larson was blackmailing, right?

Yeah.

You know, there used to be a very

distinguished judge named Trevor King.

You think it could be him?

Maybe...

Wow. Judge King.

Never would have thought.

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

Here it is. Silas Marner by George Eliot.

All right...

There's something wrong with this,

it's not fitting in. Goddamn!

Oh, no. Can your tech guys

find the information or something?

Yeah, sure.

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

Okay. Yeah.

We finally figured it out.

Finally be able to prove it.

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

or woman is.

Well, the last name of the person being blackmailed

would have to be Eliot, right?

Like in George Eliot.

Right.

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

It doesn't need to be a judge necessarily,

just someone who could fix a case...

a judge, cop, DA, anybody.

Yeah, then you're probably right.

Wait, wasn't there a lawyer named Eliot?

Yeah. A guy who wore a bowtie and glasses.

Maybe.

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

Uh, are you sure?

Not really.

Everything okay?

Yeah. I just think I may have

left my cell phone at your place

so can we maybe swing by for it?

Yeah. Of course.

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

You have allergies?

Yeah. Sometimes.

I don't have my pills on me.

Can we just drop him at home?

Come on, Hector. Come on.

Gotta go in here. Okay.

Come here. Come here.

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

Okay, while you're finding your phone

I'm going to check the directory and

try to figure out who George Eliot is.

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

Wait.

You know, maybe we're looking for a woman

since George Eliot was a woman.

And George Eliot was a pen name,

I'm pretty sure. Right?

Yeah. I learned it in school.

What was it? Um...

I hate to ask, but could you please

do something about this dog?

Oh, yeah. Sorry.

Come on Hector. Let's go.

Go back to your room. Let's go.

Go in, go in. Good boy.

Um. Where was I?

Pen name. Pen name. Pen name.

Right, right, right.

Okay, pen name, pen name...

You know what?

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

Let's see.

Oh, yeah, here it is. Okay.

So George Eliot is the nom de plume

for Mary Anne Evans.

Huh. The only Evans I know is...

You...

Mark Evans.

You were the one being blackmailed by Larson

and you killed him?

Guilty.

Oh, come on, Annie. Larson was scum.

I did the world a favor getting rid of him.

Why? Why did you kill him?

It was one case. One.

Early in my career, I really needed the money

and his client was willing to pay my price.

That case got thrown out on a technicality.

Yeah, but after that he thought he owned me.

He had a tape of me accepting the bribe.

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

And him.

That's what you were looking for

the night that you killed him.

You ransacked his house.. the tape.

Yeah. What can I say?

I don't like to be owned by anyone.

And now thanks to you I found the evidence.

No.

No more evidence.

You're psycho.

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

I guess you were too busy

trying to cover your own ass.

Screw you.

Ah, if only there were time.

So you knew I was the mystery blonde

the whole time.

Yeah.

It was really funny how freaked out you got

when I took you back to the jazz club,

how you tried to change your appearance

so the waiter wouldn't recognize you.

You should've seen your face.

Thing was, I had been following Larson

all night after the charity event

and I saw you go into his house..

And I saw you leave.

And then I went in and killed him

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

Did you trash my place to make it look like

Quentin did it? Not Judge Miller?

Yup. Guilty again.

Thing was, we were getting way too close for comfort

with that whole blackmail investigation

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

tracks and just derail that train completely.

The problem was they found Cruz's body

way too soon.

His body? You killed Cruz too?

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

of you and Larson on the night of the murder

I got worried he might have photos of me too.

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

I made sure to search his place really well

before I killed him.

So what are you planning on doing with me?

I think suicide would make more sense.

Would you please stop that dog from howling?

You know what? Maybe I should shoot-

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

can I just take him to Danielle's please.

Are you serious?

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

and if he keeps barking, well,

the neighbors are gonna call the cops.

Please.

Fine. Do not do anything stupid.

I will be right behind you.

Okay. Come on, Hector.

I'm gonna put him in here.

Come on, Hector. Come on.

Good boy. Stay.

All right. Come on.

Let's go over there.

Anti-depressants.

No one's gonna believe I committed suicide.

They'll believe it.

Start swallowing.

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

Please.

Fine...

Go. Go.

Okay. That's enough. Take the pills.

Please. Just...

Enough!!

Faster.

Mark.. please, don't do this.

We still like each other, right?

Are you serious?

You think I'm gonna fall for that?

This dog...

You're hurting me.

Yeah, really?

No, no... don't.

You just need to go, okay?

The cops will be here any minute.

I'm telling the truth.

Danielle has a motion-activated camera

and she probably saw that I was in trouble

and called the cops. Just go.

You are so full of shit, Annie!

You should get a gun for your own safety.

Made a point to get one.

I keep it in my nightstand and...

Open the door, Annie!!

Are you okay?

Yeah...

I guess.

Is he dead?

How are you feeling?

Good, I guess.

'Relieved' is probably the better word.

Any issues with work considering you were

there the night Larson got killed?

Well, the charges got dropped

so that's something.

Mm-hmm. Shouldn't you be happy?

I am. It's just..

I mean, that job was everything

I ever dreamed of, you know?

With everything I witnessed, it's...

it's not what I signed up for.

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

It's definitely not the example

I want to set for my daughter.

Well, I'll tell you something.

There's no better example

you could have set for OUR little girl.

Yes, she's my little girl too.

But you're the greatest mom

she could ever have had.

I know your dad is proud of you.

Thanks.