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Previously on Alaska Daily...

STEVE: This is gonna derail the General's confirmation, isn't it?

Considering he's the President's choice for Defense Secretary,

I think the American people have a right to know.

Look, the General's a bad guy. We know it.

RUSHMI: But if the documents are fake--

It's on them to prove they are.

The General uses power and connections

to sell arms to bad people.

Innocent people died as a result.

[elevator bell dings]

Hey.

EILEEN: What happened?

You passed out and hit your head.

I had a panic attack. I'm fine, Stanley.

It doesn't sound to me like you're fine.

Eileen Fitzgerald.

CONNERS: I think I have something for you.

ROZ: Is this what I think it is?

The un-redacted police report.

There's two names-- Ezra Fisher and Rega Horne.

♪

BOB: See where they're out of.

What is that?

A ferret.

A ferret?

My son has show-and-tell after lunch.

I'm on ferret carpool duty.

Is it safe?

It's a "he," and he's fine.

His name is Hairy Potter.

I've never seen a ferret up close.

Hey, Hairy.

YUNA: [gasps] There's a ferret in there?

- Mm-hmm. - Aren't ferrets dangerous?

Apparently not.

Definitely not. Just a little stinky.

I have some rose water spray.

Worth a shot.

Bob, I need to talk to you about the Parks piece.

Okay. I got a quick call. Pop by my office in 10.

- Sans ferret. - CLAIRE: Mm-hmm.

There you go, Hairy.

EILEEN: Anything on Ezra Fisher?

ROZ: Nothing yet.

Did a quick search on socials.

Moving on to addresses and phone numbers.

[cellphone buzzes]

- You gotta be kidding me. - What?

The Secretary of Defense is giving a speech

at JBEM tomorrow.

Green? Have you had any contact since the Vanguard piece?

- No. But something's going on. - Why?

Well, these rah-rah trips are never announced last minute.

Knowing him, I guarantee the speech is a cover for something.

Hey.

Eileen.

We're still on Rega and Ezra, right?

Gimme a minute. I need to talk to Stanley.

[theme music plays]

- You hear from your sources? - Nothing.

I called and texted my guy in the press shop.

- He's dodging. - Hm.

I'll get him. Hey, do you mind if I bring Yuna?

She still struggling with the fallout from Teller?

I mean, she's better, but she hasn't pitched any stories.

Thought maybe she could draft off me for a bit?

Green is gonna be at the Air Force base tomorrow.

I'm aware. Can you please knock when my door is shut?

Uh, I need to be there. Are you good with me going?

I gave the story to Austin.

What? Why?

He covers the base. That's why.

Come on, Stanley. This is my guy.

I know him better than anyone. It'll make a better article.

No offense.

I've covered JBEM for three years.

I have relationships, sources.

And I'm wired into Green.

So download me.

You're not gonna big-foot me here.

It's Austin's story.

So send me with him.

- I'm sending Yuna with him. - Oh, come on, Austin.

Why don't you just take her to the movies

- if you want to get laid? - Are you serious?!

Austin, can we have the room?

Have the room, but keep her away from my story.

Why are you doing this?

You know this is important to me, my book.

This isn't about your book.

Eileen, you have unfinished business with Green.

Exactly. My past with him makes this a better story

and gets more eyeballs on the paper.

Isn't that the point?

Not if it threatens the integrity of the paper.

It's just too risky for us to have you in front of Green.

Having Austin on it is what's best.

This is about my panic attacks, isn't it?

That is certainly part of it.

That, and I don't want you to become the story.

This is not the time.

As your editor and your friend,

I'm telling you, stay away from Green.

[ferret squeaking]

What smells bad?

My son's ferret.

Of course.

[keyboard clacking]

♪

ROZ: Where'd you go?

What? Oh.

Sorry. I lost track of time.

Time? Or the story?

- Stanley bench you? - He did.

- Now you're pissed. - I am.

Why? I don't know.

Maybe because the guy I tripped over on the way to cancel town

is here under curious circumstances,

and he's sending the love birds.

Yeah, sucks when someone else gets assigned to a story

you're deeply invested in

and feel like you could cover all by yourself, doesn't it?

[mouse clicks]

Come on. We're going to the courthouse.

- Why? - I did your work on Ezra Fisher.

He's in Anchorage,

and he's got an open domestic-violence charge.

Prosecutor on the case is in court today.

Then so are we.

♪

Rega Horne might as well not exist.

Search engines, socials-- they turn up nothing.

Most people leave some kind of footprint.

This guy? Total ghost.

But this Ezra Fisher-- he has a healthy rap sheet?

Two accounts of assault and battery of a girlfriend,

including the open domestic-violence charge.

Uh, who's the prosecutor?

- Adam Barnett. - Anything on him?

I like what I've read online, but I wouldn't get our hopes up.

AUSTIN: Any idea why Green would be trekking here from DC?

COREY: No. Normally when the Secretary of Defense comes,

we get a heads-up.

How much?

A week, maybe two.

Okay, off the record, you must be hearing something.

Radio silence.

But completely off the record?

The vibe's been weird on base all week.

What do you mean?

It's like... everyone's tense, man.

I don't know what it is, but you can feel it.

Because Green's coming?

Even before the news broke.

Has it been like this before?

Last time it was like this was two years ago.

Two Su-57s and a Blackjack bomber

penetrated our Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone.

We had to scramble our F-22s.

- Jesus. - We're on the front lines.

With climate change melting the ice caps,

the Arctic's up for grabs.

The Russians are testing us.

I gotta go prepare for this briefing.

Speaking of which... [clears throat]

Green's comms director wants to make sure that

Eileen Fitzgerald's not in attendance.

She assigned to cover?

No, she won't be there.

Just me and another reporter, Yuna Park.

- Good. Thanks. - Yeah.

If I hear anything unofficial, I'll let you know.

Oh, no. Hairy?

Um... guys,

did anyone let the ferret out of the bag?

- Not me. - No.

Is it missing?

Okay.

Hairy Potter escaped.

Everybody look around. Under desks.

In desks. Bags. He's a sneaky little sh--

Are you sure it's not dangerous?

I'm sure, okay?

Okay, I'm not totally sure, but...

BOB: What's going on?

The ferret got out, Bob.

How?

Apparently he knows how to use a zipper.

Well, that's a little frightening. [clears throat]

I have to call Pete's teacher and postpone the show-and-tell.

She already thinks I'm a terrible mother.

- [keypad dialing] - Hold.

Let's first see if we, as a newsroom,

can't rectify the situation, shall we?

Uh, okay, everyone,

let's divide the office into quadrants

and do outward sweeps using this as a center point.

Operation Find Hairy Potter is in effect.

- Did you check over there? - [indistinct conversations]

Come back to your bag!

- Hairy. Hairy? - Come here!

STICKLEN: Your Honor, the State feels

it can no longer pursue this case.

We're moving to dismiss all charges.

On what basis does the State make that recommendation?

The victim has been very difficult to contact.

Does defense counsel object?

No objection. Thank you, Your Honor.

Okay. 4589 is dismissed.

[gavel bangs]

What's your count?

That makes eight dismissals, three going to trial.

Case 5321.

Assault in the first degree.

EILEEN: It's our guy.

ADA Barnett, why is this in front of me again?

Your Honor, I am asking the court to reconsider this case.

The victim suffered horribly.

My ruling to dismiss was clear.

What are we doing here today?

Are we checking items off a to-do list

or are we defending the human rights of Alaskans?

We have some new evidence for the court to consider.

The state requests a trial by jury.

Okay.

5321 ordered to trial.

Check with the clerk for trial dates.

Thank you, Your Honor.

ADA Barnett. Eileen Fitzgerald, The Daily Alaskan.

And this is my colleague Roz Friendly.

Hi. How can I help you?

We'd like to talk to you about Ezra Fisher.

What about him?

We're investigating the death of Gloria Nanmac,

an Iñupiaq woman from Meade.

Ezra was a person of interest in the police report.

Happy to help. You wanna come to my office?

Yeah.

Unfortunately, what you describe in Gloria's case isn't unusual,

and as you saw today, even when police catch the bad guys,

prosecutors drop the ball.

The system grinds down even idealistic prosecutors.

There's just too many cases. Thousands.

The system fails women, especially Native women.

Can you tell us about Ezra?

ADAM: Off the record?

I want to help you get justice for this Gloria,

but I'd be fired if the attorney general

knew I was talking to you.

Off the record.

Ezra Fisher is a nasty guy.

I'll set you up to talk to my DV victim--

his ex, name is Taylor-- so you can hear firsthand.

He's violent, unpredictable, a charmer.

That's a bad combination.

Do you think he could have killed Gloria?

I don't know the case,

but I'm not surprised he's a suspect.

You know where we could find him?

He works for Denali Broadband.

Puts up cell towers all over the state.

Uh, Taylor said he's working in Anchorage now.

Here is her contact.

And hey...

be careful around Ezra.

BOB: I've unscrewed all the vent covers,

checked inside with a flashlight.

I think he's gone.

I'm sorry.

I can't believe this happened on my watch.

This is not your fault.

The number-one goal of anything in a cage is to escape.

It's a natural law.

Is it?

As far as I'm concerned, it is.

I just feel like some days, I can't get anything right.

You're an amazing reporter.

Thanks, Bob. That's nice.

But, boy, does life get messy.

I do not do well with messy.

Messy makes me very anxious.

I can see why Eileen freaks you out.

She's like having an 800-pound ferret in the office.

Talk about slippery and shifty and unpredictable.

But not without her merits.

True.

Not without her merits.

Oh, Bob. Don't let her get to you.

She's just... Eileen.

I know. I know. It's not just that.

[inhales deeply]

Colleen is sick.

Oh, no. Bob.

What's happening?

I'd rather not talk about it

because it's new and...

I very well may cry.

But we're going... one day at a time.

She has an amazing attitude about it all.

And you?

Me? [scoffs]

I feel...

...lost.

[rock music playing]

EILEEN: We're looking at Ezra Fisher

in connection with a murder. We understand you have

a domestic-violence case against him?

Yeah, he beat me up when we were together.

He's a violent jerk.

How violent?

He gave me a black eye,

stitches in my head, bruised rib.

That's awful. I'm sorry.

I just want Ezra locked up so that he can't hurt me or my son.

Is Ezra the father?

Do you think he's capable of murder?

All I know is that he's a bad guy.

Especially when he's drunk. He gets real mean.

I really gotta go.

- EILEEN: Thank you. - We'll be in touch.

♪

What do you think?

Barnett was right. Ezra is nasty.

I'll find out where he's working tomorrow.

We can pay him a visit.

♪

Ezra's on a project downtown.

Excellent.

Is this for me?

Yeah.

Thanks? Why?

'Cause it's morning and I bought two.

You mind speaking to Ezra by yourself?

I thought Stanley told you to stay away from Green.

He did. Now can you drop me at the base?

That would make me a co-conspirator.

Which is exciting.

Not.

Maybe a little bit?

[The Cave Singers' "Black Leaf" playing]

♪ No excuses♪

♪ Round and round and round and here we go♪

[jet engine roars]

IDs, please. Thank you.

- Oh, my God. I know them. - Who?

The Chois. My mother worked with her. Hold on.

Mr. and Mrs. Choi, will you come right this way?

[machine beeping]

- All good? - That was weird.

Yeah? What'd they say?

Park, Teague, you can go in now.

Oh. Thank you.

I'll tell you when we're inside.

Yeah.

- Coffee? - With milk. Thank you.

[exhales deeply] How's Pete?

Went to bed sobbing, woke up sobbing.

Ugh. That sounds rough.

It was.

How are you today?

I'm happy to be at work.

I know that feeling.

Maybe Hairy will show up today.

Let's not give up on hope.

Oh. Hope in the newsroom.

That feels very... retro, doesn't it?

Hope in general feels retro.

Ezra Fisher?

Yeah.

Roz Friendly of The Daily Alaskan.

Can I speak with you?

What's this about?

Gloria Nanmac, an Iñupiaq woman

who went missing two years ago up in Meade, ended up dead.

Yeah? I remember Gloria.

You knew her?

I knew her a bit.

You were friends?

I mean, I'd seen her around.

Did you happen to see her the night she went missing?

Last place she was known to be alive

was at a house belonging to Clarence Redding.

Skeeter. Yeah. I know him.

Was he a friend of yours?

Not really.

I mean, if you were looking for drugs

or just about anything else, you'd go to Skeeter's.

And were you there the night Gloria went missing?

- Yeah, I was there. - Is that why you're listed

as a person of interest on the Meade police report?

How do you know that?

We're working with the cops.

Look, I remember she came to Skeeter's looking for Oxy.

Why was she looking for Oxy?

She had pain from frostbite.

Couldn't get what she needed from the doctor, I guess.

No one at Skeeter's had any, so she left.

Did you see her leave Skeeter's?

I'm pretty sure she was still there when I left.

I had to get my kid.

Did you kill Gloria?

What?

No. Why would I do that?

Wait. W-Who's saying I killed her? The cops?

There's an open domestic violence case against you.

Hold it, hold it, hold it.

Are you talking to Adam Barnett?

Look.

Hitting Taylor was the biggest mistake of my life.

I mean, she's the mother of my kid, for Christ's sake.

And even if the court lets me off,

I'm gonna have to live with that forever.

But this guy, Barnett?

He's-- He's twisting everything.

When he was throwing shade on me,

did he happen to mention that he's sleeping with Taylor?

Yeah. Didn't think so.

So of course he's trying to trash me.

But he's the ADA. What am I gonna do?

[cellphone buzzes]

EILEEN: Hey.

ROZ: I spoke with Ezra.

And?

He claims that Adam Barnett is sleeping with Taylor.

The ADA? He's sleeping with Ezra's ex?

That's what he said.

Well, you believe him?

I don't know, but if it is true,

that's gonna be a major conflict of interest.

Well, we got to look into all his other cases.

This might not be the first time Barnett did this.

I was thinking the same thing.

All right. Well, good work.

I'll jump right back in with you as soon as I can.

You gotta be kidding me.

Stay calm. I come in peace.

- You're really doing this? - I am.

But I'm not here to big-foot you. Promise.

But you do what you do. I won't interfere.

This is just too important. Where's the Secretary?

YUNA: He's running behind.

Uh, what are you hearing?

I'm hearing that the base is tense

and it may or may not be related to the Secretary being here.

Anything else?

This might not be related, but I just ran into

some friends of my parents.

Their son, Greg Choi, is a fighter pilot,

and no one's heard from him in a week.

What's the Air Force telling them?

Not much, from what I can tell.

And the pilot-- what's he fly?

He's in the 486th Fighter Wing.

They've got the new F41s.

I did a story last year

on delays getting the F41 into service.

The F41s are built by Armeon.

Yeah.

And neither Armeon nor the Air Force

would comment on the story.

They said it was classified.

And guess who was on the board of Armeon then.

My little buddy.

[shouts] Company, ten-hut!

No disrespect, but do you want to create some space

so that we don't get lumped in with you?

- Fair point. - Okay.

SECRETARY GREEN: Be seated.

At ease.

Ladies and gentlemen, I'll be brief.

Approximately 155 years ago,

Secretary of State William Seward

purchased Alaska from Russia.

This deal was anything but folly.

From Alaska, we can get our forces

anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere

in 10 hours.

That means that every soldier and airman here

is a guardian of and a first responder to

the entire free world.

As our enemies encroach and the Arctic melts,

Alaska Command has never been more important or more vital

to our homeland defense.

The words spoken by General Billy Mitchell in 1935

have never been truer than they are today--

"Whoever holds Alaska will hold the world."

And we intend to hold Alaska for another 155 years...

[cheers and applause]

...and beyond!

Thank you.

Our first question goes to Austin Teague

of The Daily Alaskan.

Thank you. Mr. Secretary,

this visit was arranged with a great deal of spontaneity.

Uh, is there another item on your agenda here

that the American people should know about?

Well, I-- I know how important it is

to make contact with our troops when I can.

I had the opportunity to remind the fine service men and women

of their great value to this country.

So I took it.

Next question from Amelia Glenway, The Seattle Times.

Mr. Secretary, Eileen Fitzgerald, The Daily Alaskan.

Ma'am, I would ask that you refrain from asking questions

if you're not on the scheduled list.

Mr. Secretary, are you aware that a pilot, Greg Choi,

from the 486th, has been missing for five days?

Hello, Eileen.

As usual, I have no idea what you're talking about.

[laughter]

Let me fill you in.

Sources on base say that he went missing

in one of the new F41 fighter jets

that you helped develop and sell to the Air Force

when you were an executive at Armeon Corp.

[camera shutters clicking]

[indistinct murmuring]

Do you care to comment on the F41

or the whereabouts of Airman Choi?

I have nothing further to say.

Thank you.

MAN: Company, ten-hut!

Well, you blew that party up.

He blinked. You saw it.

Yeah, because you were making crap up at the speed of light.

Eileen, none of that was verified.

But it struck a nerve, which means there's a connection.

What if there's not?

Ma'am, the Secretary would like a word.

♪

Mr. Secretary.

How's Alaska treating you, Eileen?

It's a great state.

Why are you here?

Eh. Routine visit.

I don't believe you.

[laughs]

Well, you made that abundantly clear.

Are you denying that your visit here

has anything to do with Greg Choi?

Well, I didn't ask to see you to discuss Officer Choi.

I-I actually wanted to thank you, personally.

Thank me?

You have no idea how many times your name came up

behind closed doors at my confirmation hearing.

How disdain for you became respect for me.

[chuckles lightly]

Have you ever tried to calculate the number of innocent civilians

murdered by the dictators you armed?

I have. It's a big number.

And it'll all be in my book.

Yeah, you go ahead and you write your book, Eileen.

It'll probably put me in the White House.

Why are you here?

'Cause it sure as hell didn't have anything to do

with that tired General Billy Mitchell quote.

It's all very embarrassing what's happened to you.

The big stories are out of your reach now.

You're spinning out in the boonies.

Are you making fun of my current employer?

The Daily Alaskan is a step above a high-school yearbook.

Mr. Secretary, few things could make me happier

than watching you underestimate the power of a local newspaper.

It may not be fancy

and it may be far from the halls of power in DC,

but it's sure a hell of a lot closer to the truth.

I'll buy you a subscription when I write my story.

[door closes]

AUSTIN: Corey, listen, man--

You said Fitzgerald wasn't assigned.

She wasn't supposed to be. She crashed the presser.

The Secretary's comms director just ripped me a new one.

Yeah, well, throw her in the brig.

You'll be doing both of us a favor.

Trust me, Corey. I wouldn't burn you.

I gotta go clean this mess up.

♪

Hi, Cindy. This is Roz Friendly of The Daily Alaskan.

I understand that Adam Barnett was in charge of your case.

Hi. I'm trying to reach a Liza Peters.

Okay. And do you know when she'll be home?

Why did Adam Barnett take you to the Lantern Inn

for your meeting?

Do you mind if I ask you about your case?

Did Adam Barnett ever make an advance on you?

No, I mean, ask you out.

Okay.

Thank you for your time.

[cellphone buzzes]

Ugh.

As usual, I have no idea what you're talking about.

[laughter]

Hello, Eileen.

As usual, I have...

Yeah, well, I told my guy you wouldn't be there. He's a good source.

He'll get over it. They always do.

Yeah, so says you.

I'm telling you, I hit a nerve.

So what'd he say?

That I work for a crappy paper.

He did?

AUSTIN: That's it? He just insulted us?

- That's it. - We're low-hanging fruit.

Hold on a second. He didn't deny your allegation?

No, Austin. He did not.

- So we did hit a nerve. - We most definitely did.

All right, you gotta reach out to Choi's parents.

- We need to talk to them. - On it.

You're national news again, Eileen.

Exactly what I wanted to avoid.

Green is rotten. He's covering.

Covering what?

- The missing airman? - Yeah. Choi.

How did you find out about him?

Yuna. She knows his parents. They were at the base.

Look, we know this has to do with the F41.

Choi was flying it. Armeon developed it.

Look at the tape, Stanley. Green flinched.

- I don't disagree. - All due respect, Aaron,

I don't care whether you agree or not.

You went fishing without facts.

That threatens the reputation of this paper.

Well, I didn't know we had one.

Do not make light of this.

You wanna go rogue, you check with me first

or I will not support you in the future. Is that clear?

Crystal.

You good?

A little sore.

- Mr. Pritchard. - Hey.

Did I interrupt something?

Just a pity party after getting spanked.

Any luck with the women you reached out to about Barnett?

They all deny a sexual relationship with him.

You think Ezra Fisher's lying?

Maybe. I'll keep pushing.

NEWS ANCHOR: We interrupt this broadcast

for some breaking news.

FEMALE REPORTER: The Russian embassy has just announced

that its navy seized a downed American aircraft

in Russian territorial waters five days ago.

It also says Russian sailors

recovered the body of an American pilot.

What's the working theory?

Well, while the State Department quietly negotiated

the return of the plane and Choi's body,

Green makes his appearance at JBEM with a dubious explanation.

And you think it has something to do with the F41 fighter jet?

I do.

And the Russians' press release?

Well, when Eileen forced Green to publicly deny knowledge

of Choi's whereabouts, the Kremlin dropped

the press release to embarrass him.

Presumably a negotiating tactic.

EILEEN: Yeah.

And now the Pentagon is blaming the crash on pilot error.

When in doubt, blame the dead man.

Yuna's reaching out to the Chois to see how they feel

about the Pentagon scapegoating their son.

Have you connected?

Not yet. I will.

All right. Let's get to it.

Anything you want to say to me?

Not now. No.

Break big stories. Make the paper relevant.

Remember that speech?

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

What you did was reckless.

I got it, didn't I?

♪

[gasps] Oh, geez. Oh.

I found Hairy Potter. Get in here.

Oh, come here, you stinky little wizard!

[gasps softly] I can't believe you found him.

I'm redeemed! Thank you.

Look at that.

We had hope, and hope prevailed.

Maybe it's not so retro after all.

Look at you.

[laughing] Okay.

I better take him right home and come right back.

- Yeah. - Okay.

Ohh.

Maybe something for the--

CLAIRE: The smell. I know.

Oh, I kinda like your smell now.

[cellphone buzzes]

Roz Friendly.

WOMAN: Hi.

You left a message for me?

About Adam Barnett?

Who am I talking to?

Liza Peters.

I looked you up.

You wrote about my friend who went missing last year.

Paulina. Only reason I called.

I thought maybe I could trust you.

You can.

What do you wanna know?

Have you had a sexual relationship with Adam Barnett?

Liza?

Yeah. I did.

He promised me he'd hold my neighbor accountable

for what he did to me.

When we met, I thought someone was finally gonna help.

How did you end up dating him?

I slept with him that night.

At the Lantern Inn.

I wanted to then. I think.

Then I realized it wasn't right, but...

But what?

I was worried that if I stopped sleeping with him,

he would drop the case against my neighbor.

Do you know if Adam has had any other relationships

with the victims of the abusers he prosecutes?

I'm not the only one.

[doorbell chimes]

Please. He can't defend himself.

If you know anything, something...

Hey, Corey, uh, any fallout from the Russian announcement?

Okay, yeah, I get it. Yep, yep. Bye.

It's locked down over there. Brass is behind closed doors.

I know what they're covering up.

Two weeks ago, Greg told his parents

he sent an e-mail to commanding officer Colonel Norton

about problems with the F41.

What kind of problems?

The oxygen system.

He said that he had trouble breathing.

And he told them the "O2 concentrators seem

to malfunction when bumping heads."

Bumping heads?

Air combat maneuvers.

Oh, they're trying to bury this.

Yuna, reach out to Colonel Norton for comment.

Austin, call your PIO back.

Try to get a comment.

Are the parents on record?

Yes. They are.

- Taylor. - What are you doing here?

I have to fact-check a couple things,

and I thought that this would be faster.

I told you everything I know.

Did Adam Barnett pressure you to have sex with him?

Promise he could put Ezra in jail?

Get you full custody of your son if you slept together?

What? No. Did Ezra tell you that?

How often did you go to Adam's hotel room?

None of your business. I need to pick up my kid.

You're not the only abuse victim

he manipulated into sleeping with him.

So far, I know of seven.

Why are you making this about Adam?

Ezra should be in jail.

Okay, so, then, tell me--

did Ezra ever mention a Gloria Nanmac?

Yeah, I heard about her.

I know Ezra saw Gloria at a friend's house

the night she went missing.

He told me Gloria was still there

when he went to get Jackson.

My son said that they were together the rest of the night.

Do you think that Ezra could have killed Gloria?

He's not a good guy...

but he didn't kill Gloria.

[vehicle door closes]

[Roz clears throat]

Hey, Roz.

Hey.

I talked to Taylor. I know why you're here.

It's kind of disappointing, to be honest.

As disappointing as you dating the victims

of the abusers you prosecute?

Look, I don't date victims. I date women.

Strong, complex, wonderful women

who I have devoted my life to protecting.

Sometimes that leads to feelings for each other,

and they deserve more, after the guys they've been with.

"More." That's you?

Yeah. That's me.

And anyway, I-I report every relationship to my superiors.

I'll be sure to ask them.

Look, we have got thousands of cases.

I'm very good at what I do because I care.

Who's gonna care more than me?

I'm going to be writing a story that says

you prey on the victims in your cases,

re-victimizing them

by trapping them in a relationship with you.

You're totally wrong about me. That's not true.

ROZ: Mm.

You care to comment on my story?

I just did.

CLAIRE: Another day.

Safe to say finding Hairy was the high point.

Agreed.

And just to say it, Bob,

whatever's going on with Colleen,

you know we're all here for you.

I appreciate that.

Deeply.

You know, I was thinking,

this may be a good time for us to get a dog.

Dogs are great.

Messy.

But great.

- Night, Claire. - Night, Bob.

Nine women now say they had a sexual relationship

with ADA Barnett while he was prosecuting their abusers.

He told me that he informed the DA's office

about the relationships.

He was lying.

What a scumbag.

- Did you write it up? - I did.

And where does that leave us with Ezra?

His ex vouched for him. Their son alibied him.

Taylor believes the kid.

Once you publish and Barnett's behavior is out there,

it's gonna taint a lot of his cases.

Yeah, and the current charges against Ezra

are probably gonna get dropped.

I'll follow up on Ezra's claim that Gloria was looking for Oxy

the night she went missing, see if anyone got busted

for selling prescription meds after she disappeared.

Yeah. Good work.

[footsteps depart]

How's it feel?

What?

Facing up to your boogeyman?

It felt good.

It'll feel even better when I take him down.

Night.

[breathes deeply]

[news music playing]

NEWS ANCHOR: Tonight, the Pentagon is refuting claims

made in a recent story by "The Daily Alaskan"

challenging the Defense Department's allegations

that the crash by Airman Greg Choi's F41

was caused by pilot error.

The "Alaskan" article speaks to the existence of an e-mail

detailing Airman Choi's fears

that the plane's oxygen system was compromised.

[knock on door]

Defense Secretary Green...

What are you doing?

I texted a few times, and you didn't answer, so...

I just came down.

Do you usually show up at people's doors

who don't return your texts?

Just people I want to see.

Or who have a habit of passing out.

- Okay, well, you saw me. - Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

I didn't get to say what I came here to say.

Okay.

[exhales sharply]

What you did today was...

...impressive.

Well, if you promise not to tell Bob, it was also reckless.

I didn't know if I was right.

Yeah, no, that was pretty clear.

But I guess that is what makes you different.

All right, well, since you're clogging up my door, tell me.

What makes you different?

That answer may-- may require a drink.

You have to work up the courage?

Maybe.

Courage first. Drink later.

Now's your chance. Don't blow it.

What makes you different?

That's a good kiss.

But it can't happen again.

Now or ever.

Yeah.

Understood.

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