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NARRATOR: Previously on Reasonable Doubt...

- She's claiming I sexually assaulted her.

- First, she accused him of sexual assault,

now the woman is dead.

- Do you know if he raped her? - I don't know.

- Well, maybe that's why you don't wanna take the case.

RICH: You're the best person for the job.

BRAYDEN: What the fuck are you up to?

SARAH: I did what I've always done...

- Uh--

- ...protect this family.

THEO: We have an interested buyer.

With this trial, if we wait, we could lose this offer.

RICH: I'll do it. Let's keep this between us?

- Are you trying to take my company from me?

- No, I--

- I really wish you would have forgiven Daddy

the same way you forgave Paul.

- I've done some things when I was drinking

that I'm not proud of.

JAX: If this is what love looks like,

then I feel sorry for both of us.

You don't know half the shit I do for this family.

- How's it going with vacay bae?

JAX: Well...

[both moaning]

...he wants more than I can give him right now.

WILL: I'm Will, your nightly patrol.

I was hired by your husband.

AUTUMN: Playing with people's emotions

has consequences.

So if this guy is telling you what he wants

and you don't want the same,

then let him know sooner than later.

There's no such thing as a free vacation.

[Jax groans]

JAX: No.

[gunshot]

[tape whirring]

♪ Runnin' by The Pharcyde playing ♪

♪ Come on, come on, come on, come on ♪

♪ Yeah, check it out, check it out ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ One-two, one-two, one-two, one-two, one-two ♪

♪ Check the sound, check the sound, check the sound, yeah ♪

♪ Run, run ♪

♪ Run, run ♪

♪ Can't keep running away ♪

♪ Can't keep running away ♪

♪ I must admit on some occasions ♪

♪ I went out like a punk and a chump ♪

♪ Or a sucka or something to that effect ♪

♪ Respect I used to never get ♪

♪ 'Cause all I got was upset ♪

♪ When niggas used to be like ♪

♪ What's, up fool? ♪

♪ And tried to sweat a nigga ♪

♪ I'm not tryin' to show, no macho is shown ♪

♪ But when it's on, when it's on, then it's on ♪

♪ Can't keep running away ♪

♪ Can't keep running away ♪

♪ Who's on the brink of insanity? ♪

♪ Now don't be wishin' of switchin' any positions with me ♪

♪ 'Cause when you in my position, it ain't never easy ♪

♪ To do any type of maintainin' ♪

♪ 'Cause all the gamin' and famin' from entertainin' ♪

♪ Is hella strainin' to the brain and ♪

♪ But I can't keep runnin', I just gotta keep keen and cunnin' ♪

♪ Can't keep running away ♪

♪ Can't keep running away ♪

♪ Can't keep running away ♪

♪ Run, run ♪

♪ Run, run ♪

♪

♪ Run, run ♪

♪ Run, run ♪

- Hello, family.

- Hey! - How was work, Jackie?

- Britt jacked another sale from me.

She doesn't even need the money.

Her family owns half of Brentwood.

- I'm sorry, but you know how it is.

We have to work twice as hard.

- Ooh, maybe if you bought me a car, I could work half as hard.

[laughter]

- You know, I don't know why you wanna be a nurse.

You were clearly meant to argue for a living.

- I don't wanna be a lawyer, Mom.

I like helping people, not criminals.

- Well, criminals need help sometime, right?

Uh, you wash up for dinner?

- Actually I'm eating at Sally's. Headed there now.

- Uh, not on the bus, you're not.

You better tell that rich girl to come pick you up.

- Jackie, I'll give you a ride, okay?

- Thank you, Paul.

I'm gonna grab my stuff.

[Paul sighs]

- Are you okay to drive?

♪

♪

- Thanks, Paul.

I'll ask Autumn's mom if she can drop me off tomorrow.

- I have a plan to get you a car.

- For real?

- I've been putting aside some money for you.

It's not much, alright?

But at least you wouldn't have to deal with Britt

and her Brentwood BS much longer.

♪

♪

JAX: Um, I have to head out now.

- Leaving already? You've been on the phone since you got here.

- I'm in the middle of a trial, Lewis,

and I already asked for a later start for a family emergency.

- And I'm sure you're able to make time for things that are important to you.

- I understand, Jacqueline. It's okay.

- I can stay.

- Thank you, Lewis.

♪

♪

[indistinct chatter]

BRAYDEN: Wendy. Theo.

I don't remember seeing a board meeting on my calendar.

- Brayden. We thought you'd be in court now.

BRAYDEN: We're resuming after lunch.

My attorney has a family emergency.

What's up? - It's come to our attention

that some of Clout's potential buyers are getting cold feet.

- Well, fuck 'em.

I'm not even sure that I want to sell anyway.

- You may be ambivalent about selling at this moment,

but it's important to keep our options open.

- Right.

There can be a bit of a herd mentality in the marketplace.

When one runs, they all do.

- Well, so what?

The fundamentals of the business are rock solid.

What else do they want? - What any suitor wants.

Reassurance.

- Which they will have once the trial is over.

- Yeah, I'm not sure we can wait until then.

Especially not knowing what the outcome will be.

WENDY: Since you're not able to speak for yourself,

we figured we'd send Theo out to speak for the company.

- I contacted a producer friend at WTNN

to set up an interview about Clout and its importance in the business world.

It'll air tonight.

- I see.

- Brayden, you've put in a very strong executive team.

Let them take some of this weight off of you,

at least for now.

- Yeah. No, no, no, no.

I look forward to watching.

- Yeah, look, I'm-I'm sorry to hear about your stepfather.

Are you guys close?

JAX: [over phone] Um, not really.

- Yo, you fuckin' flaked on me?

- Yo, let me call you back. JAX: Okay.

- I thought I made it clear what the assignment was.

Don't tell me you missed work for this bitch.

- Hey, no need to call her a bitch, alright?

Be easy. It was a one-time thing.

Look, it ain't gonna happen again.

We good?

- Yeah. We good.

Ralo got you this time.

But next time, there ain't gonna be no cover.

I'll see you tomorrow night.

♪

- Since we finished our expert witness testimony,

we need to focus on our character witnesses

since Brayden's not taking the stand.

- So that's Theo, Sarah, and Wendy Grain,

one of Brayden's board members at Clout.

- Oh.

KRYSTAL: Uh-- JAX: Okay.

Krystal, are you alright?

- Are you? I'm so sorry about Paul.

- [gasps] Oh, girl, I'm fine. He's not dead.

- I know, but I talked to your mom, and she said he's in bad shape.

- She's just being dramatic. He'll be fine. He always is.

Anyway, speaking of moms,

were you able to get in touch with Brayden's mother?

I really think that she'll be a powerful character witness.

- No, not yet.

- Well, keep trying.

In the meantime, I want to talk about this fingerprint.

I want to a see if Fallon Stephens, her daughter Morgan,

or even that shady boyfriend is a match.

- You think one of them did it?

- I don't know.

I'm not ruling out anyone at this point.

Everyone is on the table.

Even her disgruntled ex-assistant.

- Well, how do you expect to get them?

[evil laughter]

- Translation, I'm on it.

KRYSTAL: [sighs] seriously?

[Jax chuckles]

- Okay, back to the character witnesses.

If we put Sarah on the stand,

Mike is going to bring up those emails to Kaleesha,

and that doesn't help us.

- I'm not worried about Sarah. I'm more worried about Theo.

Brayden doesn't trust him, which means I don't trust him.

- I never trusted him.

- Ooh. [laughs]

- Hmm.

JAX: Well, what do you think, Rich?

I know that's your boy.

- Hardly.

- Oh, I thought y'all were tight.

- Okay, if he couldn't be loyal to Brayden,

his friend for over 20 years,

why should I expect he'd be loyal to me?

- Hmm. All skinfolk ain't kinfolk.

- Okay. - You heard me. Girl.

Come on. They really don't-don't--

- Uh, okay. KRYSTAL: Okay.

- Well, anyway, Brayden says Theo's going on TV

to say good things about the company,

so, I guess we'll see what he says.

♪

♪

- [sighs] It's about to start.

♪ news theme playing on TV ♪ - Great.

NEWSCASTER: [on TV] Joining us tonight is Theo James.

He is the COO of Clout Liquor.

Mr. James, thank you for being with us.

- Thank you for having me.

- How did your company start?

- Our CEO Brayden Miller and myself attended Columbia University together.

After burning ourselves out on Wall Street,

we decided to start our own consulting company.

And from there, we garnered some relationships

and found ourselves making liquor.

- Speaking of Brayden Miller, your CEO,

he is currently on trial

for the second-degree murder of former EVP Kaleesha Moore.

How has that affected the company?

- It's a very unfortunate thing for everyone.

Kaleesha was a valued member of our executive team

and of course what is happening with Brayden is simply tragic,

which is why the board has decided to name me interim CEO.

NEWSCASTER: Do you believe that he killed Kaleesha?

THEO: At the end of the day,

no one knows what anyone is capable of.

- Well, true indeed.

- What the fuck was that?

- That was him stealing the company from you on national TV.

- My pleasure. Thank you for having me.

NEWSCASTER: Alright, we're gonna take a quick commercial break here...

♪

MAMA LU: Ooh, look who's here, Paul.

I'm so glad that you could make it.

Hi, baby.

I'm so relieved that he's awake.

- I brought you Mr. Frosty to keep you company

'cause I know you can't sleep at home.

- Oh, thanks, Naima.

- Are you feeling any better?

- A little bit.

What really makes me feel better

is seeing you all.

How's school going?

SPENSER: It's going pretty good.

PAUL: Yeah?

♪ pop music playing ♪

♪

[door opens] - What are you doing in here?

- I need Q-tips.

And you've been in here forever.

- You couldn't wait ten more minutes?

- Ain't nobody trying to see you, little girl.

- What is with all the yelling?

PAUL: Just grabbing a Q-tip.

You know how Jackie is, dramatic for no reason.

- Yeah, I know.

Next time, lock the door if you want people to know you're in here.

Okay?

♪

JAX: Uh-- [sighs]

Okay, guys, I really think we should get going.

The kids have to get to school.

- We just got here.

- Hey, sorry, guys, we can't stay any longer.

I gotta get to work. - When are you coming back?

- Um, I don't know.

I don't know if we'll have the time but...

we'll be praying for you, okay?

Come on, let's go.

PAUL: Bye. - Bye.

♪

BRAYDEN: He basically accused me of murder

on national TV.

He announced that he was taking over as interim CEO

and you expect me to stay silent?

- Brayden, I understand you're frustrated,

but taking the stand is a nonstarter.

It's too risky.

- My instincts are telling me to do this.

- Fine. Let's try some questions.

Hmm?

- Okay, then.

- Brayden, why were you at Kaleesha's that night?

- It occurred to me that the only way to get Kaleesha to hear my side

was to talk to her myself.

- So you intimidated her.

- I went over there to persuade her to sign the NDA,

which she did.

That was the goal and I accomplished it.

- You found it appropriate to go to your mistress' house

on your anniversary?

- I realize that I was wrong the way that I handled things.

So I apologized.

Gratefully, she accepted my apology.

I left with no regrets.

I just--

I didn't know that was gonna be the last time

I was gonna see her.

That's the part I, I still can't believe.

- Mr. Miller, in the midst of your affair with Kaleesha,

you made a pact that you would both leave your spouses, correct?

- Yes.

JAX: She left her husband but you didn't leave your wife.

Which means you're a person who says one thing

and does something else.

Sounds like someone who can't be trusted.

- Kaleesha knew the situation.

Did I expect her to understand?

No, but I certainly didn't expect her to come after me the way that she did.

- So to recap, you lied to her, broke her heart,

then accused her of being irrational.

Sounds like gaslighting to me.

- Gaslighting? No, no, no, no, no, no.

- Did you know that gaslighting is a tactic commonly used by abusers?

Tell me something.

Did you ever sexually assault Kaleesha?

- Now hold on here, Jax.

How would Mike know about that?

- He has Kaleesha's personal laptop.

I'll ask you again, Mr. Miller.

Did you ever sexually assault Kaleesha?

- It was a misunderstanding.

We talked about it. I--

I wasn't aware that she took it as an assault.

[Jax scoffs]

She understood and...

we moved past it.

- "We"?

[scoffs]

Well, I'm glad you moved past raping her.

- That's not what I said.

- What you're saying is that after gaslighting the woman you raped,

you needed to make it all okay.

Not for her. For you. This was all about you.

Is everything about you, Mr. Miller?

- I did not say that. That is not--

- Do you know one thing most murderers have in common, Mr. Miller?

They're narcissists.

No further questions.

♪

What are your instincts telling you now, Brayden?

♪

Brayden is so stubborn.

I know that he believes that taking the stand was a good idea,

but I'm hoping that Sarah's testimony will leave an impact.

'Cause you know them jurors, they love them some white woman tears.

- Man, that they do. - Mm-hmm.

[cell phone buzzing]

- [sighs] Sorry. Give me one sec.

[buzzing continues]

[muted] Now's not a great time, Lewis.

I asked you to do it, remember?

Well, I'm-I'm on my way.

Um, yeah, I got to go, that was Lewis.

It's about my kids.

- I'm just getting a little tired of all these niggas popping up everywhere.

- Niggas?

What the hell are you talking about?

Lewis is the father of my children.

- That's fine, just let me come with you then.

- No, Damon, I will call you later.

- I see. I see.

I ain't good enough to be a part of your regular life, right?

- Damon-- DAMON: So just let me know.

You know what?

We can fuckin' end this shit right now.

- The last man who gave me an ultimatum doesn't live with me anymore.

Don't play with me, Damon.

- Fuck outta here.

♪

- Oh! Hey, babies.

Hi, guys. Hi.

We are so sorry.

- Yeah, me and Mom's wires got crossed.

- Hey, Nai.

Can you go wait in Dad's car?

- Come here, sweetie. Wait.

- So what's y'all's punishment for leaving your kids stranded?

- Excuse me?

- Watch your mouth, young man.

- Look, ever since Dad moved out, everything has been worse.

And you all ain't the ones who's feeling it the most.

We are.

- Uh--

[car door closes]

JAX: Lewis, this is bad.

I think it's time we figure out this separation.

- I met with a divorce attorney.

- You did what?

When did you decide that you--

- When I saw you with another man.

- Okay. Okay.

Lewis, no, it's not like that.

- Oh-oh, really?

'Cause it seemed like a whole lot of something

when I saw you two playing footsies over espresso

or whatever the hell that was.

- Were you following me? - Don't worry about how I found out.

Just know I'm done.

And clearly so are you.

- No. No, Lewis, I'm-I'm not done.

I-I just, um-- I--

I have no idea what I'm doing right now, Lewis. I'm--

- Jax, I'm gonna take the kids to go spend time with Paul

and your mom at the hospital.

But I'll be damned if I'm gonna be your babysitter

while you're out spending time with your boyfriend.

- O-okay. He's not my--

- Whatever, Jax.

Shit or get off the pot.

'Cause this, this is all too messy,

and it's affecting our fucking kids.

- I know. You're right.

I'm-I'm sorry.

I'm gonna figure it out. - Yeah, figure it out soon, Jax.

Real soon.

♪

[car door opens, closes]

[car engine starts]

PAUL: Jackie. That was fast.

Oh, wait, Jackie. You got something on you.

Why are you being so weird, Jackie?

- I'm not.

SHANELLE: Jax, are you okay?

I came over as soon as I got your text.

Paul is in the hospital?

What happened?

Hey, come here, girl. [Jax crying]

Hey, it's okay.

I'm so sorry.

So, no one else knows about what happened with Paul?

- No.

Not the other girls.

Not even Lewis.

I haven't talked about it with anyone since I--

since I told you when we were kids.

- Wow.

I'm surprised.

But I'm sure he'd be supportive.

JAX: Lewis would be supportive of me

but there's no way in hell I'd be able to see my mom again.

Or Paul.

He-he wouldn't allow it.

And he damn sure ain't gonna let the kids go over there.

Despite everything that is still my family.

You know, it is my only family.

So I made a decision.

I felt like the kids deserve to know their grandparents.

Did what I had to do to keep us all together.

And it's fucked up

because Lewis accuses me of not putting family first.

Of not choosing him,

when everything I've done has been for him.

Well, I can't, I can't tell him. I just I-I--

I can't. I can't do it.

SHANELLE: Oh, Jax.

That's a lot.

- Oh, God.

- Well, you should know I have never told anyone.

Not even Jamarion.

JAX: I appreciate that.

Now, Shanelle, I know we have our moments,

but I really love you.

- I know, girl.

I love you too.

- Thank you for coming over so fast.

- I got you.

- Just been having a really hard time,

you know, with the case and Lewis

and the kids and now Paul and D--

Um--

I've been seeing somebody else.

- Wait, what?

- You know the client that I connected with back in the day?

When I was a public defender.

- When Sally was getting married?

The one with the auto shop? - Yeah.

He got out,

and we've been, sounds so crazy to say,

I don't know, we've been seeing each other.

But, girl, I think it's been a mistake.

I mean, it was fun, you know, things were going good.

But I told him that I just wanted to keep it light.

SHANELLE: Mm-hmm. - You know.

I don't think he heard me.

And now Lewis is talking about... divorce.

- What?

No! JAX: Girl.

- Girl, I just saw Lewis at Jordan's birthday party,

and I told him that you seemed happy

and that you... clearly still loved him.

- Wait, what?

Wait, why are you talking to my husband about my marriage?

Do I talk to your husband about your marriage?

- Jax. I'm sorry. I didn't know.

I just assumed that it was Lewis that was making you happy,

not someone else.

Maybe if you told me more things--

- This is why I don't.

- I just said that I have never told anyone

your biggest secret that no one else knows.

And now you're saying you can't trust me?

- Okay, no, I'm just saying--

- No, you don't know what you're saying.

But it's okay.

Because this is what you do, Jax.

You push away the people that know you best

because you don't like to be seen.

But it's all good.

I mean, you can sit here and try to blame me

for what's going on in your life,

but I'm not gonna sit here and take it.

If I wanted to be treated badly, I'd have stayed my ass home.

- Shanelle, wh-what does that mean?

- Well, since you don't want me all up in your marriage,

please don't worry about mine.

♪

- Shanelle, look, I'm sorry. - I'm sorry too.

I'm sorry that you've had so much trauma in your life

that you have to create it even when it's not there.

But I suggest you deal with it

before you lose everything and everyone you love.

♪

- I still can't believe Theo is the CEO of Clout now.

- Are we still going to put him on the stand?

I can't imagine Brayden would want that now.

- Probably not, but we need him.

- I ran all the fingerprints you asked for.

So far, no match.

- Really?

Wow.

Okay, well, in the meantime,

we need to use Sarah to shore up Brayden's alibi.

Emphasize how tight that time line would have been

for him to commit the murder.

- Are you worried about what she might say on the stand?

JAX: We prepped her,

and she seems to not want

the father of her children to go to prison.

But if we need to, we will go after her.

She's not our client. He is.

- Damn, Jax, cold world.

- Real world, Daniel.

I don't make the rules.

- Y'all think she murdered Kaleesha?

I mean, it's one of the white people.

Either her or Theo.

No offense, Rich.

- Thanks, Krystal.

- You know, I think I have a plan for Sarah.

But, Rich, I'll need your help with Theo.

- Thanks for agreeing to meet with me.

- Yeah, it's been a long time.

I've been busy with the case. - Right.

- Speaking of, I want to make sure

that you're still up for serving as a character witness.

After all, no one knows Brayden better than you.

- I'm sure Kaleesha felt differently.

But as always, I'm happy to do whatever Brayden needs.

RICH: Great.

How about another round, huh?

Why not? - One question first.

How did Brayden find out about the company's sale?

- I told Jax.

- When you specifically said you were gonna keep that between us?

- Yeah, I changed my mind.

THEO: [scoffs] What happened?

Scared about going against the boss?

- Jax is not my boss... - Mm.

...but she is my partner on this case, and a friend.

So my loyalty is with her.

Just as your loyalty is with Brayden.

Unless things have changed.

- If you're trying to get me drunk so that I'll talk, it won't work.

I'm British and my mother was Irish.

You'd be on your back way before I'd be on mine.

Nice try, my friend.

Was there anything else? RICH: No.

I think we're good. THEO: Great.

- Oh, and tell Jax I don't need to prep for her little trial.

Tell her I'll email her the answers to the questions.

Turns out, I have a company to run.

Good to see you, mate.

- [British accent] Good to see you too... mate.

♪

JAX: So Brayden stepped out to get you dessert.

When he came back, did you notice anything suspicious?

Anything suggesting a struggle when he walked in the door?

Anything out of place?

- Nothing. He just had my ice cream.

- And from what you know about your husband,

after 15 years of marriage,

do you have any reason to believe Brayden murdered the victim?

- My husband is a cheater, not a murderer.

JAX: Thank you.

No further questions.

- Mrs. Miller, your husband admitted to having an affair with the victim.

Is this something that you were aware of while it was going on?

- I found out at some point, yes.

- Mrs. Miller, perhaps you recall

that we were able to recover Kaleesha's personal laptop?

- Yes.

- Do you also recall sending several emails to Kaleesha

prior to her tragic death?

- I wasn't happy about the affair, naturally.

- Because these emails consist of you

quite literally threatening to harm Kaleesha

if she didn't leave your husband alone.

- I can't recall exactly what I said.

- But you lied to your friends and family and maybe even your husband

saying that you did not have knowledge about the affair

prior to Kaleesha's death.

Is that correct?

- Yes.

- What else are you then willing to lie about?

Maybe your husband murdering his mistress?

- Objection. Argumentative.

- Sustained.

- No further questions.

- Thank you.

- It's okay, Sarah.

You let me know when you're ready, okay?

- [exhales] I'm ready.

- Good.

Now, why did you lie about knowing about the affair?

- I was just so embarrassed.

I felt defeated

and sad and angry.

I couldn't even admit what I knew to myself for a little while,

let alone anybody else.

- Tell me about the rest of your evening.

- I... I waited for Brayden to get home.

JAX: Did you leave again? - No.

- Is there anyone else who can corroborate that you were home?

- Everyone was off, the kids were with family. I--

We had planned for it to be our night.

- So you were home alone by yourself

doing nothing, waiting for your husband?

An alibi that no one else can corroborate.

♪

No further questions.

♪

- You set me up. I thought you were gonna protect me.

- Look, I told you I needed to do whatever helps Brayden stay out of prison.

- [scoffs] And that means throwing me under the bus like it's nothing.

- Don't blame her, Sarah, you asked for this yourself.

- I "asked for this"?

Jesus. After everything you have done.

I have stuck by your side and now this is my fault?

[chuckles] You're unbelievable.

You made her sign that NDA

because you probably fuckin' raped her.

Now I'm starting to think maybe you killed her too.

- Say that shit to me again.

- Okay, okay, okay. Alright, listen.

Hey, hey. Let's take a beat, alright?

Look, we all want the same thing, okay?

For Brayden to leave this trial a free man.

Falling apart is not an option.

Sarah, why don't you take the car home?

I'll call a separate car for Brayden.

♪

- Oh, confirmed? - Confirmed.

- Finally, some good news.

- So I'm your favorite now, right?

Over Krystal.

- Yes, Daniel. You're my favorite today.

Right now.

- Okay, I'll take it.

- Mr. James, you've known Mr. Miller for almost three decades.

Would you characterize him as being impulsive?

- I would not.

- Do you think he could have killed the victim?

- No, I don't.

- And were you aware that Miss Moore

was planning to whistleblow company secrets?

- I was. - Were you privy to these secrets?

- No.

I had no idea what Kaleesha was planning on saying.

- Hmm.

Because according to documents obtained from her personal laptop,

it was made clear that she was planning to reveal

that you overvalued Clout in preparation for the sale.

- What?

No, that's preposterous.

She would have had no proof of that.

- Were you aware that the victim was planning to come forward with proof

demonstrating that you embezzled funds from the company?

THEO: What?

No. No, I was not.

- When was the last time you saw Kaleesha Moore?

- I, uh, I-I can't recall.

- Mr. James, let's not forget that you are under oath.

- The night before she was found dead.

♪

- You mean the night of her murder?

- Yes.

- Did the police question your whereabouts that evening?

- No, because I didn't kill her.

- So you say.

- Objection, Your Honor. Badgering the witness.

- Sustained. Mrs. Stewart--

- That's okay, Your Honor, I'm almost done here.

Lastly, Mr. James,

you were just promoted at Clout to CEO?

- Interim.

- So, in summary, Mr. James, your whistleblower is dead,

the founder of your company is up for murder,

and you're promoted to CEO, correct?

- I guess you could say, yes.

- I guess you could say yes.

No further questions, Your Honor.

♪

[cell phone buzzing]

♪

- Brayden. Jax is here.

BRAYDEN: Not a good time.

Well, if you're staying, you may as well have a drink.

It's rude to watch.

- I came to check on you.

Make sure you weren't doing...

well, this.

BRAYDEN: What else is there to do?

I can't run my company, I can't defend myself to the world,

but I can always drink.

- Brayden, I know you wanted to take the stand, okay?

But I promise you, it wasn't a good idea.

You see what they did to Sarah.

Imagine what Mike would have done to you.

- You mean what you did to Sarah?

[Brayden laughs]

It's fine. I mean, she already hates me.

My wife hates me, Kaleesha hated me,

and my best friend of 20 years

is trying to steal my company out from underneath me.

I got no one.

- That's not true.

You have two kids who adore you.

And you got me.

- You know why I didn't want you at first? Why I chose Rich?

- 'Cause you're an asshole.

- Probably. But also,

because I don't like being seen.

And you saw me. All the parts.

I got enough mirrors in my house.

I didn't need another one staring back at me.

- I get that. Trust me.

- It was shitty.

And I'm glad you're the bigger person.

- No, I'm not always.

But this time I am too.

- Come on.

- Oh. Brayden.

- Come on, bring it in. Bring it in.

Hey, Jax, give me some love.

- Oh, God, Brayden.

[Brayden sighs deeply]

- You smell like her.

- Smell like who?

Hey. No. Stop it! What are you doing?

♪

- I'm sorry.

♪

♪

PAUL: Ah, you feel so good. - Paul?

What are you doing?

♪

[door closes]

[heavy breathing]

♪

[gasps]

[cell phone chimes]

[pounding on door]

[sighs]

- Will, what are you doing here?

WILL: [over phone] Trying to reach you.

- It's not really a good time.

WILL: I've been texting and calling.

None of it has gone through.

[door opens]

- Hey.

I've got 9-1-1 on speed dial.

- Wow.

Really? - Yes, really.

And let me remind you that there are cameras in here

in case you wanna act brand new.

- [sighs] Now that makes sense.

Since being let go from your detail,

I got fired from the security company

and haven't been able to find another job.

I'm guessing your husband watched your little show

and got me fired.

- Fuck.

I'm sorry. I had no idea.

- I don't give a fuck now.

All I need is a reference and a job.

It's the least you could do.

Considering. - Of course.

I'll have my assistant type up something.

I'll send it over to you in the morning.

Okay? - Okay.

Thanks.

- Damon, what are you doing here?

- Who the fuck is this?

[screaming]

JAX: No! No! Damon! Damon!

- Stop it! What are you doing?

Damon! - Who the fuck is this?

JAX: Stop it! You're gonna choke him! [Damon grunts]

Damon, stop.

What are you doing?

You need to leave. Now!

- I'm your man.

And you keep putting me in these fuckin' situations

with all these fuckin' niggas around!

I'm the one who needs to leave?

- You're not my man.

Get out! [Jax screams] - Fuck!

[groans] [door slams]

- Oh, my God.

Will, I'm so sorry.

[Will groans] I've no idea what got into him. I'm--

- Trust me... you'll never hear from me again.

- I'm so sorry.

- Meeting you was the worst fucking thing that's ever happened to me.

[Will coughing]

[door slams] - Oh, shit.

Oh!

[gasping]

♪

[sighs deeply]

- Hey, Jax. - Brayden. How are you feeling today?

- Um, better. I-I just wanna apologize for my actions.

It was misdirected, out of place, totally inappropriate.

That is not who I am. - Okay.

- Really?

- We have a case to win, so let's just do that.

Thank you for being here, Mrs. Miller.

Can you tell me a little bit about your son Ronnie?

- Um, Ronnie was Brayden's little brother.

He died while Brayden was still in high school.

He was very young. Too young.

JAX: I'm so sorry, Mrs. Miller.

How did Ronnie die?

- A drive-by shooting.

They were playing out by the basketball courts

when a stray bullet caught Ronnie in the neck.

- Did you know the person responsible for his death?

DOROTHY: I did.

But justice doesn't often get served in our neighborhood,

so we take care of things ourselves.

- How did you intend to take care of it?

- I bought a gun.

I was so blinded by anger and pain

that I was ready to kill for my son.

- And what stopped you? - Brayden.

Brayden destroyed the gun.

He didn't want to fight violence with violence.

He wanted to break that cycle of pain.

I kept this piece of the gun

as a reminder of the healing we experienced as a family.

JAX: So would it be safe to say

that you would characterize Brayden

as someone who fiercely believes in anti-violence?

- Absolutely.

Brayden has always done what's right.

- No further questions.

♪

- Mr. Ortiz, any questions?

- No, Your Honor.

- Mrs. Stewart, any more witnesses?

- No, Your Honor. The defense rests.

[line ringing]

Hey. LEWIS: [over phone] Hi.

- How are the kids?

- Good.

JAX: [over phone] How are you?

- What's up, Jax?

- I was wondering if when you bring the kids by,

we can, we can talk.

- About what?

- Wow.

You really are not gonna make this easy for me.

- No. No, I'm not.

And I've already said what I need to say.

I don't feel like talking.

- I don't want to get a divorce.

Even when you said the words,

I thought I was gonna throw up.

Yes, I was seeing someone.

That was a mistake. It's over.

I just needed something easy, Lewis.

But what I want is something real.

I want you.

I want us to figure out how to be together.

- I need time, Jax.

JAX: Okay. I understand.

I understand. That's-that's fair.

LEWIS: Okay, I'll, uh, I'll see you tomorrow, okay?

- Okay.

♪ Know These Things: Shouldn't You by Maxwell playing ♪

♪

[sighs]

♪

♪ You stung ♪

♪

♪ As if you knew I'd sting right there ♪

♪

- Hey, Jackie.

♪ And you shouldn't know these things ♪

- Hey.

♪ About me ♪

♪

♪ Abused ♪

[sighs]

♪ As if your pain would quench my fear ♪

- Jackie, I'm really sorry about last night.

♪ How could you know ♪

God, I just, um,

had a little too much to drink.

♪ About me ♪

And I thought it was your mom's room.

I blacked out.

I don't know how I got there.

[voice fading] I'm so, so sorry.

♪ Know these things ♪

♪ And be this awfully well in tune ♪

♪ Go as if ♪

- I lost my shit. I did.

I just need you to know that I was,

I was trying to... protect you.

- Is that what you call that?

Protection?

I call it crazy.

- Jax.

MAMA LU: Jacqueline?

Baby. What's wrong?

What's wrong?

[crying]

Hey.

- What's fuckin' crazy is you're not calling me back,

what is fucking crazy is you treat me like I ain't shit.

- Oh.

- Do you ever stop and think about my feelings?

Or do you just think about yourself?

- Wait, so you show up at my house and attack an innocent man

and you want me to think about your feelings?

MAMA LU: Paul, I told you about your drinking

and now this?

PAUL: I told you, it was an accident!

MAMA LU: What am I supposed to do?

PAUL: What, you think I did it on purpose?

MAMA LU: I don't know. Did you?

[indistinct arguing]

♪ Well in tune ♪

♪ Go on as if not ♪

♪ Aware ♪

♪ Go on and be those ♪

- Don't look at me like I'm crazy because I'm not.

I'm not fuckin' crazy, Jax. I'm in love with you.

♪ Know these things ♪

♪ About me ♪

[sniffles]

♪

♪

Sixteen years.

I held on to everything.

Everything!

- You don't deserve me.

- I'm not ready to let you go.

- Paul is gone.

♪

♪ Be as if not ♪

I asked him to stop drinking.

And he won't.

He can't.

♪ As this appears ♪

He made a mistake getting in the bed with you.

But he's a good man.

- I fucked up. I fucked up. I'm sorry.

Give me another chance.

MAMA LU: [crying] I just wish he could have been better

for me, you know.

Now what am I supposed to do?

[Mama Lu crying]

♪ Tell me you know ♪

- I don't, I don't wanna live without you.

♪

♪ Show me you know ♪

I can't.

- It's okay, Mama.

I'm here.

I'm not going anywhere, okay?

- I'm here for you, Damon.

♪

I'm here for you.

♪

KRYSTAL: You finish with your closing statement?

JAX: Uh-- - So, I can proof it?

- I have a draft, but I'm-I'm still working through it.

KRYSTAL: Yeah, um, I understand.

This isn't your first big case.

But I haven't seen you this distracted before.

I mean, this Paul thing seems to really be affecting you, Jax.

- Yeah.

Yeah, I guess so.

Clear my schedule for the rest of the day.

PAUL: Hey, Jackie.

You came back.

- Where's Mom?

- She went down to the commissary to get a snack.

She'll be back shortly.

How was the trial?

- Fine.

PAUL: That's good.

- You ever think about what happened

when I was 16?

- Uh, I-- I haven't--

I haven't thought about that in some time.

I learned a long time ago it's best to leave the past in the past.

- How lucky for you.

- Uh, it's a mistake I regret.

It's-it's the biggest mistake of my life.

- But was it a mistake?

- Of course.

I was blackout drunk that night.

- But what about all the other times?

Hmm?

Like the first time it happened.

You grazed my breast outside of Sally's house?

That time on Crenshaw?

The shower?

And I'm sure there's many more times

that I-I've blocked out of my mind.

Were all those a mistake,

or was the mistake you getting caught?

- Can you get me some water? - No.

- If that's your truth, Jackie,

then that's your truth.

I can respect that.

But

it's not mine.

I'm sorry.

- That's a great speech to tell yourself, Paul.

But I don't believe you.

I think you were grooming me the entire fucking time.

[groans]

♪

[gasping]

PAUL: Jackie, please.

- I see who you are.

And I swear to God, if you come anywhere near Naima,

I will kill you with my bare hands.

♪

[gasping]

That's right, Paul. You get some fucking help!

[gasping] [monitor beeping rapidly]

- Oh. Oh.

What happened?

♪

♪

[Mama Lu crying]

[flatline] Paul!

Paul!

[flatline]

♪

- Rich.

I know who killed Kaleesha.

♪

♪ theme music playing ♪

♪