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Previously on Emperor
of Ocean Park...

Oliver Garland will be the
next Supreme Court Justice

of the United States of America.

Welcome back to the
hearing, Senator.

When's the last time

you had in-person contact
with Jack Ziegler?

Dad didn't die of
natural causes.

He was murdered, Tal.

And Uncle Jack did it.

Money laundering,
contracted killings.

The dude is a
real-life Bond villain.

It's our duty to honor
the judge's wishes.

I just need to figure out
what those wishes were.

Who's sending you
flowers at work?

It doesn't mean anything, Tal.

You don't have anything
to worry about.

Uncle Jack?

I must know about
the arrangements.

But I don't know about
any arrangements.

Tell me about the goddamned
arrangements right now.

It's a witch hunt.

They're just trying
to crucify the judge.

You realize you compared
him to a witch and Jesus

in the same breath.

I'm serious.

Calling his clerk in to testify?

Who's next, the cleaning lady?

It's a sham.

It's gonna be OK.

- Hey, y'all, it's starting.
- Thank you

for joining us
today, Mr. Haramoto.

Now, it is our understanding
that you may have information

to share about Judge
Garland's associates.

Can you please tell us
about any of the judge's

relationships the public
may find concerning?

I'd like to start by saying
I have the utmost respect

for Judge Garland.

Yes, Mr. Haramoto,
I'm sure you hold him

in the highest esteem, but
that wasn't my question.

What can you tell me
about the current state

of Judge Garland's friendships,
acquaintances, et cetera?

I know he is widely
admired and loved

by family and friends

and professional
colleagues alike.

Due to the restrictive rules

adopted by this committee,

we don't have time
for you to play coy.

Mr. Haramoto, let
me ask plainly.

To your knowledge,
has Judge Garland had

any recent contact
with Jack Ziegler?

Yes, they've been in contact.

And how do you know that?

Shall I repeat the question?

No, Senator, I heard you.

I saw Judge Garland
and Jack Ziegler

together at the courthouse.

You're telling me that
suspected war criminal

Jack Ziegler

visited a federal judge
at his courthouse?

I'm going to need
a verbal response.

Yes.

- Hey.
- Hey, you look nice.

I got that panel at the
Black Lawyers of Chicago

conference thing.

Yeah, right, I
remember. Big day.

One of the speakers is
District Judge Kyle Tillman,

and he's got a lot
of pull in D.C.

You don't get a federal
judicial nomination.

You take it.

- Who said that?
- I did.

Did you want me to cancel?

No, it's OK.

This place is starting
to feel like a mausoleum.

I don't blame you
for getting out.

You know, we don't have to
stay here in this house.

I know, but we should be
here for family, for Mariah.

I think having us
around is the only thing

that's stopping her from
totally spinning out.

She...

we're gonna get the kids
out of the house later,

have some fun.

Make things feel as
normal as possible.

Well, don't forget we have
Mal's tonight for dinner.

What are you doing
here so early?

I slept here.

You said we was going
roller-skating first thing.

Didn't want to miss it.

Is Addy coming? Where's Addy?

I just woke up.
I have no idea.

- Sally.
- Hmm?

Any chance you've been
in the judge's study?

No, why?

There's some stuff missing.

What stuff?

A scrapbook, a couple of
pawns from his chess set.

The black one's
pretty distinctive.

It's got these white
marble streaks in it.

What?

It's a mimosa, OK?

It's a breakfast drink.

That's why it's got
orange juice in it.

I didn't say anything.

Besides, wouldn't the
judge want us to turn up

and celebrate his life?

No, he wouldn't.

Nice try, though.

Well, I'ma do me regardless.

Pfft!

Hey, buddy. I didn't know

you were in here
with your auntie.

Someone had to take care of him

while you and your
wife neglected him.

You could have just
come and got me, Mariah.

Relax, I'm joking.

I think I can manage to make
my nephew some breakfast.

Kids, any of you been
playing in Grandpa's office?

- Mm-mm.
- It's OK if you were.

You're not in trouble.

I just want to know
if you moved anything.

Excuse me, why are you
interrogating my children?

Some stuff went missing
from the judge's study.

Just trying to figure
out where it went.

Maybe Addison took them
with him as a keepsake.

Our brother Addison?

Does he really strike
you as the keepsake type?

Mm. Where is he, anyway?

He caught a flight
back to LaGuardia,

said he had work to do.

Howard left, too, in case
he's your next suspect.

Why are you so fixated on this?

I mean, who cares? The judge
left behind a ton of shit.

Whoa, can you watch your
language in front of my son?

A ton of stuff.

I've been sifting
through his junk mail.

I mean, what does it matter
if somebody took some of it?

You and Addison might
not be sentimental,

but I'd like to have something
to remember the judge by.

Aw, Talcott, that's so sweet.

But no, you cannot have it.

I inherited this
property and all therein,

including that very valuable

partially complete
custom chess set.

Sorry.

No, you are such an asshole.

Language.

I'm Agent McDermott.

This is Agent Foreman.

We're from the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.

I'd like to ask
Mr. Talcott Garland

a few questions.

I don't give a hoot who
you associated with.

Meeting and talking with
folks isn't a crime,

nor is it evidence of
anything unethical.

You know who Jesus
hung around with?

Prostitutes, beggars,
street people.

And he was pretty darn ethical.

I think that you will
make an excellent

Supreme Court justice,
Judge Garland.

And you still have my vote.

- I yield.
- Thank you.

The chair now recognizes
Senator Edelman

of New Jersey for five minutes.

Thank you, Chairman Haspel.

Judge Garland, I didn't
expect to see you

before this committee again.

As I understand it, your
counsel initiated the idea

of your testifying again... why?

I thought that I might be
able to clarify some aspects

of Mr. Haramoto's testimony.

Go ahead.

Is that a question, Senator?

Simply providing you
the time to clarify,

as you've requested.

- Well...
- OK, a question, then.

No one's asked you this
one today, surprisingly.

Have you had contact
with Jack Ziegler

at the federal courthouse where
you are currently appointed?

What I would like this
committee to know,

first of all, is,
I value friendship.

Friendship?

It's one of the
essential adhesives

that holds society together.

And I'm guessing most
Americans watching

know what it's like to have
a long-standing friendship.

We met as college freshmen,
long before either of us

had anything to do
with the government.

He was a friend first.

Not really an answer,
so I'll ask again.

Has your friend Jack
Ziegler visited you

at the courthouse
where you work?

Are the visitor logs provided
to this committee correct?

Yes...

I've seen Jack Ziegler
at the courthouse.

We've obtained two years'
worth of visitor logs.

Do you know how often your
wife came to see you? Twice.

Your adult children? None.

Your friend and longtime
counsel Mallory Corcoran? Once.

Judge, do you know how
many times Jack Ziegler

darkened your doorstep?

No, I do not.

Thirteen times.

All long after regular
business hours,

sometimes as late as 10:00 p.m.

That doesn't sound
like friendship to me.

That sounds like business.

And perhaps you
and Mr. Ziegler

are conducting the
type of business

that can only be
done late at night,

outside of public view.

I have no business with...

Senator, I'd like to
go on record in saying

that I resent the implications.

You ever ask your
friend Jack Ziegler

about documented ties
to criminal syndicates

in Bosnia, Montenegro,
and Albania?

No, I don't make it a habit
to interrogate my friends.

You ever ask your
friend Jack Ziegler

why he pled the Fifth 43 times

when he testified in front
of this body three years ago?

It's within his rights to.

If we could just go back
to the previous question...

You ever ask your
friend Jack Ziegler

why one of his partners
wound up in federal prison

and the other two died
in a helicopter crash

due to what "The New
York Times" called

a highly improbable series
of mechanical malfunctions?

Wait, are you trying
to accuse Jack...

It seems anywhere
Jack Ziegler goes,

corruption, crime, and
unexplained deaths follow,

except, apparently,

when he visits his good
friend Judge Oliver Garland

at the federal courthouse 13
times in the dead of night.

Then and only then,
he's a Boy Scout.

Or so says you.

I yield my time.

I'm glad to answer
your questions,

but I can't say I find the
timing totally appropriate.

I'm sorry, what do you
think this is, Mr. Garland?

You're here to vet my wife
for a judicial nomination.

We're here to ask
about Jack Ziegler

and an associate
of his named Lisa.

I can't think of any Lisa

who's associated
with Jack Ziegler.

We know that Ziegler showed up

to your dad's funeral yesterday.

Yes, that's true.

We know you spoke to him.

Also true.

So you two must
have discussed Lisa.

That's where you lose me.

We didn't talk about that.

Is the FBI investigating
Jack Ziegler again?

We never stopped investigating
Jack Ziegler, sir.

Mr. Garland, you're
not under oath,

but I should remind
you that it's a crime

to interfere with a federal
investigation by lying.

Title 18, Section 1510 of
the U.S. Code... obstruction.

I'm aware of the statute, Agent.

So then tell us about Lisa.

Again, I don't know
anyone named Lisa.

But it's a very common name,

so maybe you can
add some context?

Cut the bullshit!

You're lying.

How about we start from
the beginning, Mr. Garland?

Can you calmly recount
exactly what you and Ziegler

spoke about yesterday?

Sure.

He never mentioned
anyone named Lisa,

but he did repeatedly ask me
about something he referred to

as "the arrangements."

Thank you all for coming.

As you've all heard by now,
I've withdrawn as a nominee

to serve as an associate justice

on the Supreme Court
of the United States.

I spoke to the president
and expressed my concern

that the confirmation
process has become a burden

that is no longer in the best
interest of this country.

It was the great honor of
my life to be considered.

Also, effective immediately,
I am resigning as a judge

of the United States Court
of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

I'll take your
questions one at a time.

One at a time.

♪ Rap Hasn't been
the same since ♪

♪ So irregular How
it messed you up ♪

♪ When Mr. T
Became a wrestler ♪

Where is everyone?

Addison drove Mom
and Mariah home.

Thought I'd wait for you.

You didn't have to do that.

Figured you wouldn't
want to be alone.

Why?

'Cause maybe you'd be upset?

Aren't you upset?

Are you upset sacrificing a pawn

when you have mate
coming in four?

OK, a chess problem.

What does that have to
do with you resigning?

I've done my duty as
a judge, as a father,

most importantly, as a man.

Now that this is all settled,

I hope next time that
we have a family dinner,

you'll bring Tonya along.

I'd like to see her again.

I don't think you'll
see her anytime soon.

I was pretty naive to
think it would work out.

You're not naive, Talcott.

You're just not cynical.

You think it makes you see less,

but it makes you see
much, much, much more.

Another riddle?

You're young yet.

You'll know.

You'll know exactly
what I'm talking about.

Trust me.

Let me hear.

Probably not your cup of tea.

Try me.

♪ I go by N now ♪

♪ Just one syllable ♪

♪ It's the end 'Cause
the game's tired ♪

♪ It's the same vibe ♪

Ooh!

♪ That's Why the
gangster rhymers ♪

Can you make me a tape of that?

I can burn you a CD.

Oh, that's what we do now?

Yeah, that's what we do now.

♪ The past the past ♪

♪ Enough of it A'ight, then ♪

♪ Hey, Mr. DJ ♪

♪ Play me a song, oh ♪

♪ Something that I like ♪

♪ So I can get my groove on ♪

- So?
- So?

So we're finally alone.

Let's have it. What did
the FBI want with you?

Shit, sorry.

Swore me to secrecy.

Tal, stop fucking
with me, please.

They wanted to know
about Jack Ziegler

and some woman named Lisa.

Lisa? Lisa who?

What did they want to
know about Uncle Jack?

You think they like
him for Dad's murder?

Like him for Dad's murder?

The FBI typically doesn't
investigate murders, Mariah.

Local police do.

And Dad wasn't murdered, so no,

I don't think they'd
like him for this.

OK, but you're gonna see
Uncle Mal tonight, right?

So can you ask him
what he thinks?

He knows a ton of
people in the FBI.

He probably can tell you what
they were really looking for.

Mariah, why don't you use this
time to deal with the fact

that our father died
instead of dragging everyone

into your morbid fantasies?

Get your head out of the sand.

You're in denial.

Denial?

I am the only one who's
seeing things clearly, Tal.

I hate this place.

I don't know why I
suggested coming here.

Because we have so many
great memories here.

We do?

Yeah, don't you remember
how excited we were

when the judge would emerge
from his study and say

that he was coming here with us?

No, you got excited.

And I don't know why.

He could never just let
us be goofy and silly

like the other kids.

"You don't have
proper form, son.

"Anything worth doing
is worth doing right.

You skate that way,
you'll twist your ankle."

If I recall, you did
twist your ankle.

Besides, it's not Dad's fault
you can't skate for shit.

- Ow! Malcolm!
- Ow.

Malcolm, let go of
your brother now.

Daddy, look!

♪ Hey, Mr. DJ ♪

♪ Play me a song, oh ♪

Dad!

How's that feel?

You ready to get back out there,

or you need a few more minutes?

OK.

Go play with your cousins.

♪ All right Don't
you feel it ♪

♪ Creep off your bones Make
you touch the ceiling ♪

You're a good dad.

I can't...

♪ You can heal me Baby,
with your energy ♪

♪ All right Don't
you feel it ♪

♪ Creep off your bones Make
you touch the ceiling ♪

♪ All right So good to me ♪

I said... you're a good dad.

Well, thank you.

Why aren't you skating?

Childhood trauma.
Two left feet.

Combination of both.

Two left feet. I
don't believe that.

A handsome guy like you,
I bet you got some rhythm

to go with all those good looks.

You from around here?

Not really.

I moved around a lot growing up,

and now I travel for work.

Guess I'm destined
to be a nomad.

You?

Yeah, I grew up a few
minutes down the road.

Really?

I'm Maxine, by the way.

Talcott.

Oops, I...

didn't catch that before.

I don't play in
another woman's yard.

And I was just about
to take you out there

and show you a few things.

Maybe in another life.

See you, Talcott.

Talcott, my boy. So
glad you made it.

Wouldn't miss it.

Come.

Got to get you some face
time with the other faculty

before they all get hammered.

Theo Mountain and Dana Wirth.

Does everyone remember
Talcott Garland?

Former student, newest
adjunct on faculty.

Of course. How
are you, Talcott?

You know Marc?

Heard a rumor you're eyeing
the tenure track position.

I like teaching.

I figure why not throw
my hat in the ring?

Oh, and this is... forgive me.
Remind me of your name again.

- Kimberly Madison.
- Right, Kimberly.

Tal is one of our most
accomplished graduates.

He clerked for Judge Yang.

But you wouldn't
know if you only read

the alumni newsletter.

All the stories
in the newsletter

are reported by the
alumni themselves.

Sounds like someone
needs to work

on their self-promotion skills.

Well, you know what
they say, Professor.

Real Gs move in
silence like lasagne.

I'm sorry, lasagne?

Yeah, we were just discussing

the recent student protests

and how the university
really must take care of it.

It's on the student
groups, isn't it?

I mean, they're
the ones inviting

these controversial speakers,
and they're only doing it

to incite the other students.

Classic trolling.

Trolling? What's...
what's trolling?

What do you think, Talcott?

You seem to be connected
with the student body.

Sure, yeah.

You know, it's obviously
a controversial topic

and a very current one.

Ultimately, it's incumbent
on us to find consensus.

Consensus?

Deferring, of course, to
you, the senior faculty.

I'd want to weigh your opinions.

I see.

Well, I can tell you all my
very own opinion right now.

No consensus needed.

Any speaker should be
allowed to visit campus

and express themselves fully.

Hear, hear.

Easy for you to say, Marc.

Is it?

A Nazi gives a speech on campus,

what do you care?
Their ideology doesn't

threaten you or your safety.

Ah, I see. My
privilege is talking.

Yes. I think, in
this case, it is.

And personally, I applaud
this new generation

of students demanding
that the institutions...

You're kidding me.

Oliver Garland is your dad?

You have to be kidding.
Tell me that's not for real.

It's for real.

You don't share
his views, do you?

Politically?

Like, that Republican,
conservative shit?

Nah. Hell no.

I voted for Obama.

OK, 'cause I was
this close to asking

the bartender for the check.

That means you're
down for another?

Got you, boss.

I liked your Lil Wayne
reference earlier.

You caught that.

Oh, yeah. Huge Weezy fan.

And you still left me hanging.

More fun to watch you squirm.

Enjoy.

Now that we're friends...

Oh, friends now?

Best friends, actually.

Sorry, but now you're
stuck with me forever.

- Mm-hmm.
- So as your BFF

and fellow Cash
Money Records Stan,

I should tell you,
you got to man up.

Man up?

Or whatever non-gender-specific
term you use

to put some bass
up in that voice.

Those faculty tonight, they
don't see you as a peer.

That bad?

You're still acting
like a student,

like you still want their
approval, their respect.

They're not just
gonna give it to you.

Be assertive.

Think about what you want.

Behave like you already have it.

♪ Soon as you come through ♪

♪ I'll change the
way That you feel ♪

♪ Make it sweet,
sweet Sweet, ay ♪

You thinking about
what you want?

Sorry, that was...

I think I had one too many.

I don't know why I did that.

Sorry.

I'm gonna go to the bathroom.

♪ Whenever you need it ♪

♪ You know I'm on call ♪

♪ You better believe it ♪

♪ Put the dash on coast ♪

♪ You know anything goes ♪

♪ Stress won't hold, no ♪

♪ Once we hit the road ♪

♪ Don't you worry
About a hair ♪

♪ On your pretty little head ♪

♪ Let it go, go ♪

♪ Come get you A
little sweet release ♪

♪ Give me a shot ♪

♪ Whipping the
pot Never miss ♪

♪ Girl, I got
Girl, I got you ♪

♪ Give me the
time Put you in ♪

♪ For a sweet release ♪

♪ Soon as you come through ♪

♪ I'll change the
way That you feel ♪

♪ Make it sweet,
sweet Sweet, ay ♪

So, wait, I'm confused.

If they didn't come to vet me,

why did the FBI
want to talk to you?

They came to ask
me about Uncle Jack

and some woman named Lisa.

What?

Yeah, I didn't get it either.

Mariah said I should
ask Uncle Mal about it,

you know, with all his Justice
Department connections.

Absolutely not.

My appointment to
the federal judiciary

has to be made by the president.

It's one thing that my
in-laws have this history

with Jack Ziegler, and
it's a whole other thing

to let you shine
a spotlight on it.

Seriously, Tal,
don't mention it.

Yeah.

OK, fine.

How's everybody holding
up after the funeral?

I'm fine.

I think Mariah's totally
lost her mind, though.

How so?

She can't accept that the
judge got old and died.

She's in complete denial.

And I'm swimming
against the tide,

trying to get everything
back to normal

as quickly as possible.

Oh, so you're in denial too.

Hmm?

Trying to get back to normal?

That's just another
form of denial.

Not supposed to be normal

the day after you
bury a parent, Tal.

I've seen a lot of coffins
dropped into holes,

and let me tell you something.

There ain't no way around grief.

You got to buckle up and
drive right through it.

I guess with all the
other stuff been going on,

we're all a little off.

It's been weird.

What other stuff?

Son, what other weird stuff?

FBI came by the house
asking about Jack Ziegler,

pretty aggressively
asking about Jack Ziegler.

Mariah was actually wondering
if maybe you could reach out

to some of your
contacts at the bureau,

find out what that was about.

Yeah, sure.

I got some people I can text.

Mrs. Corcoran
says, and I quote,

"You gonna keep fussing
over that meat all day,

or we gonna eat
sometime this century?"

What are you two
up to over here?

Tal was just telling me
about that strange FBI visit

y'all had earlier today.

I specifically asked you
not to mention anything.

Sorry, it just came up.

Oh, just came up?

Tal, you brought it up.

Only way he could have known.

You know, optics matter now...

not just for me, for you too.

You can't be seen as
someone who's involved

with Jack Ziegler or the FBI.

And you can't be seen as
someone who believes his wife

is committing adultery.

When I saw the flowers,
I jumped to conclusions.

That's my bad.

You did.

And I'm sorry I told
Mal about the FBI.

That's also my bad.

Thank you for saying that.

Look, I don't want to screw
up this nomination for you.

And I promise I won't
rock the boat anymore, OK?

Can we start fresh
in the morning?

Bentley and I leave
in the morning...

first thing.

I meant metaphorically.

You should come home with us.

Nah, I should stay.

Mariah wants us all going
to church in the morning,

and I can't have two angry
Black women in my life.

Only so much one
man can take, shit.

Oliver.

Hey there, Your Honor.

Father Brown. Hmm.

You should talk to Father Brown

about the offers
you've been getting.

Some spiritual guidance might
help you come to a decision.

What offers?

Cable news shows, Glenn
Beck, Hannity, O'Reilly.

They want me to come
on their programs

and tell my side of
the nomination debacle.

OK.

That could be fun.

Get your version out there.

Why not?

Because what they
really want me to do

is promote the theory
that Democrats are evil,

deep state globalists

conspiring to silence

hardworking Christian family men

like myself.

But I have no interest in
petty partisan propaganda.

Oliver, I'm worried about you.

Claire's worried about you.

- I'm fine.
- Are you?

It's been 2 1/2 years since
you lost the nomination.

You haven't been to church once.

That's a lie.

Two years ago,

Feast of Saint
Francis of Assisi,

I came for the blessing
of the animals.

I threw a ball to the
Dungys' retriever.

- I like dogs.
- OK.

You've barely been to church.

And Claire says you
haven't been leaving

the house at all for months.

How long have I known you?

How long have I
been your friend?

Long enough to
know that I'm a man

that makes his own choices,
for better or for worse.

Can I at least give you
communion before I go?

How about we just pray?

Heavenly Father,
we thank you for...

No, no, no, no,
confession of sins.

Is there something
on your conscience

you want to talk about?

Do the prayer.

Most merciful God,

we confess that we have
sinned against you...

...in thought, word, and deed

by what we have done

and by what we have left undone.

Why is this place so dead?

Because Americans
have turned their back

on God at an alarming rate.

See, weird.

Ms. Reid, what's going on?

Mariah Garland.

It's Denton now.

Mariah Denton.

I'm sorry to hear
about your dad.

How y'all doing?

We're fine, but it seems like
you're closed for business.

I guess y'all haven't heard.

Father Brown was
murdered last night.

- What?
- Murdered?

Szuza, can you take the
kids back to the car?

Yeah. Let's go.

- What happened?
- Cops haven't

really given us any details yet.

The only thing we
know is, he's dead.

Foul play.

We might have some
relevant information.

Who should we talk to?

What?

You didn't even
know he was dead.

Ms. Reid, can you
put me in touch

with the homicide
detective or not?

They're supposed
to send someone out

to talk to the church staff.

OK, thank you. I'll wait.

We have relevant information?

Keep up, Tal. This
is how we find out

- what the police know.
- Why would we want

to find out what
the police know?

'Cause this murder must be

related to Dad's.
What are the odds?

Dad wasn't murdered, though.

Whatever. It is related.

Will you talk to the
detective with me?

No.

OK, well, then can you
take the kids home?

Look, I'm talking to the
cops with or without you,

so you might as well make
yourself somewhat useful.

What are you doing?

Looking for some of Grandpa's
stuff that went missing.

Got any relevant
information, sir?

What's "revelant" mean?

Never mind. You
need something?

Martina put her toys
in the microwave,

and they caught on fire.

Are they still on fire?

Is anyone dead?

Go play.

I'll be there in a minute.

Uncle Tal says it's fine!

You've reached Addison Garland.

You can leave a message, but
I prefer an email or text.

Yo, Addy, it's your
favorite little brother.

Some of the judge's
stuff went missing,

and I was wondering if
maybe you snagged some of it

to remember him by or whatever.

It's a scrapbook and a
couple of chess pawns.

The black one's
pretty distinctive.

It's got white marble streaks.

Anyway, let me know if you
did so I can stop looking.

All right.

Oh, and Father
Brown got murdered.

OK, hit me up.

Peace.

Detective Portillo,
this is the young lady

I was telling you
about, Mariah Gar...

Mariah Denton.

I understand you've
got some information

for me, Mrs. Denton?

Yes, that's right.

I'd feel more comfortable
if we could talk in private.

Of course.

I'll be in the office
if y'all need my help.

Thank you.

You wanted to discuss

the Freeman Brown
homicide, correct?

Yes, that's right.

Could you tell me more
about what happened?

That's not how this
works, Mrs. Denton.

If you've got
pertinent information,

as you said you do,
I hear that now,

and then I use it to
move the case forward.

It's a one-way street.

So what you got for me?

A suspect.

Name's Jack Ziegler.

And what was his
relationship to the deceased?

I'm not sure they
had a relationship,

but Jack Ziegler is
a very dangerous man.

And he showed up at a funeral

that Freeman Brown presided
over just two days ago.

They fight? Was
there an argument?

I didn't see them
interact at all.

Physical description
for Ziegler?

Old. 70s.

He's white, very ill, frail.

And evil eyes.

Like, just pure fucking
evil in his eyes.

And you can tell
when you see them

- that there's darkness there.
- Thanks for this.

I'll look into it.

I apologize for my language.

I would normally never curse
in the house of the Lord.

It's just...

He was my pastor,
my... my shepherd

guiding me through the
dark and dangerous world

beset with evil and
temptation at all sides.

And he baptized me when
I was just a little baby,

just right up there.

God put him in my life
from the very beginning,

and now he's... he's gone.

I get it.

I love my priest too.
He's like family.

This might be hard to hear.

We have information
that Freeman Brown

was a heavy drug user.

Drugs?

Oh.

I don't think...

old man Jack Ziegler

could have done this
murder, at least not alone.

Why not? What do you mean?

Freeman Brown was tortured.

And let's just say, it
takes a lot of strength

to pull out a man's
fingernails one by one.

God.

Hey, Mom.

I'm putting your
father on the phone.

OK, why?

Because he refuses
to leave the house.

Maybe you can talk
some sense into him.

I can't right now, Mom.

- I have company.
- You'll manage.

Talcott.

Talcott, how are you?

Doing all right, you?

Reading up on this
John Edwards debacle.

If a love child with Rielle
Hunter wasn't enough,

he allegedly used campaign
finances to cover his tracks.

Who's Rielle Hunter?

Not his wife.

Abby would be so disappointed.

Did I tell you I've been
publishing some chess problems

under a pseudonym?

Yeah, you mentioned that a lot.

Maybe you could get
out of the house,

play a game or two with another
actual, real live person.

Et tu, Talcott?

What?

Your mother got to you?

She just wants what's best.

She's...

Worried about me. I'm aware.

You're not the first
emissary that she's sent.

How are you?

What's new?

Not much.

Looking to switch to a
tenure track position.

Been dealing with that
application process.

That's fantastic news.

Congratulations.

I still have a lot of work to do

to impress the other faculty.

Well, the world
of elite academia

is highly political.

And you've never been
that politically astute.

Wow, thanks.

Oh, no, Talcott, you know
I didn't mean it like that.

It actually is a compliment.

Politics, they're dirty.

I could come up there and
put a word in for you.

The makeup of the faculty

leans a lot more
liberal these days.

And?

And the voice

of a conservative judge

who resigned under
the circumstances

that you did...

I'm just... there's
a certain narrative

I'm trying to steer clear of.

Steer clear of your father.

Wh... no, no, the
narrative, Dad.

You know, the whole
disgraced public figure

who disappeared thing.

People talk, including
the faculty here.

And if you're gonna
be in the house,

they're gonna say
what they want to say.

I see.

We can't have it both ways.

And, you know, I'm grown now.

I can't have my dad
swoop in to save me

every time things
get challenging.

This is on me.

Dad, I got to run. Bye.

See you.

See you tomorrow night?

Count on it.

Kill the monster!
Kill the monster!

All right, guys, that's enough.

Kill the monster!
Kill the monster!

Mm-hmm. Kill the monster.

Oh, my God, get out of here.
Leave your uncle alone.

Come on.

Where is Szuza?

Watching one of your
other dozen children.

Did you solve the murder yet?

Are you sitting down?

Just shut up and listen.

I didn't say anything.

Freeman Brown was a drug addict,

a pill popper.

OK. Hard to believe,
but what does that...

And he was tortured
before he died.

I saw the pictures.

It was fucking brutal, Tal.

You probably would have fainted.

Why do you seem, like, happy?

We've known Father
Brown our whole lives.

Shut up. I'm not
happy that he's dead.

I'm happy that it's
all coming together.

I feel like I'm gonna
regret asking this,

but how exactly is it
all coming together?

Torture is a tool used
to get information

out of somebody, right?

So this wasn't an
ordinary murder.

This was something
out of a spy movie.

Doesn't this sound like
something ex-spy, ex-CIA agent

Jack Ziegler would do?

I'm going home.

Why?

'Cause I have a wife and a kid

and a job to focus on.

And it would be wise for you

to spend some time at home, too,

maybe clear your head a bit?

Dad's death got you spiraling.

Did you forget I
was a journalist?

I literally used to do
this shit for a living.

That was a very, very,
very, very long time ago.

And this isn't a
financial crime.

Embezzlement or murder, you
get to the truth the same way.

You find a thread and pull.

Sometimes it's
attached to nothing.

Sometimes it unravels
the whole damn sweater.

Sure, Columbo.

Can I finish packing
in peace, or...

It's the producers
from Fox News.

I'll let them know you're
not interested... again.

No.

I'd like to speak with them.

If you do blue,
yellow, and white,

it makes a lighter
shade of green.

Blue, yellow, and white.

Maybe I'll try that.

A little bit of blue,
a little bit of yellow,

a little bit of white.

What? How is that looking?

I like this color.

It's like a little bit of teal.

Daddy!

Welcome home, honey.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah.

Mm, I know.

All right, Mr. Garland,
how's that mic?

Judge Garland.

Just wanted to thank
you for agreeing

to be on our humble
little program today.

Good to be here.

Any questions before
we get started?

You're all set.

No, ready to go.

Usually I go over run
of show with guests

before we put them on air.

Unnecessary.

Just tell me when we're
on and where to look.

Damn right, I'm angry.

I spent the last
two years angry.

Sonia Sotomayor is a
socialist ideologue

who shouldn't be let anywhere
near our highest court.

I was the victim of a radical
liberal deep state witch hunt,

and I'm not gonna be
quiet about it anymore.

What's their ideology,

using campaign finances
to pay off mistresses?

Freedom and safety and
personal accountability

and the American dream.

I never had my
upturned open palm out.

I hope they vote
her down 100 to 0

and we can finally restore
some faith in our Senate.

I clawed, and I scraped,
and I climbed that ladder

rung by slippery rung.

Chairman Obama and
Comrade Harry Reid

won't stop until
our flag is replaced

with a hammer and a sickle

and patriotic Americans
are forced into gulags.

The muscular hand of
the U.S. government

is not there to lift us up.

It's there to hold us down.

Wow, that was phenomenal.

It was electric.

Thank you.

I have a bunch of open segments

over the next few months.

- Are you interested?
- Absolutely.

I haven't even got to
talk about Pelosi yet.

Oh, hey.

Hi.

What are you doing here?

Drinking coffee.

It's a coffee shop.

Yeah.

Of course. That tracks.

I took all of your advice
for that tenure track job,

put some bass in my voice.

And?

Word is, it's mine.
Offer forthcoming.

That's really great, Tal.

I'm proud of you.

For real.

You OK?

Yeah, why?

Nah, it's just, you
seem distracted.

No.

Parking was crazy out there.

Hey, I'm Andre.

Talcott.

I met Talcott at
that dinner party

I went to a few weeks ago.

You know, he's that lawyer
I was telling you about.

Oh, OK. Right on.

Talcott, this is
Andre, my husband.

Nice meeting you, Andre.

Yeah, for sure. Be easy, man.

OK, hot chocolate.

Got to have marshmallows,
'cause you know me.

Whipped cream.

Mm, whipped cream?

That's a little much,
don't you think?

You got to live it up.

Uncle Mal, hey.

Tal, what were the
names of those agents

that came questioning you?

McDermott and Foreman.

Oh.

What's that mean?

Well, it's the damnedest thing.

Those are the exact
names I gave the FBI.

And?

They've got no
record of any agents

with those names.

In fact, they got no record

of any agents bureau-wide
questioning you at all.

Whoever you talked to, Tal,
they're not from the FBI.

I'll keep digging,

let you know if I
find anything else.

Hey, Prof.

Lionel, how are you?

I should be asking you that.

I just heard about
your pops passing,

literally just,
like, an hour ago.

I ain't had time to
stop by the florist,

but I had these in the trunk.

Thought you might like
them better anyway.

Player exclusives right there.

Yeah, I wore some similar
in the 2018 All-Star Game.

Brought me luck.

Thank you, Lionel.

I appreciate it.

How's the fam?

Mrs. Madison-Garland
holding up OK?

- Kimmer?
- Yeah.

She's fine, I think.

I'll let her know
you asked about her.

Yeah, yeah. Tell her
I said, what's up?

I'm hoping to intern
at Newhall and Vann

again this summer.

I'm sure they'd be
happy to have you back.

I'll let her know.

That'd be dope.

Go ahead. Find your seat.

I need to look over those notes
before the lecture begins.

Keep your head up, Prof.