Happy Face (2025) s01e05 Episode Script

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Previously on Happy Face
- Did you see the protests?
- What protests?
I've spent nearly three decades
screaming into the wind.
I believe Elijah's innocent.
And I've been doing this
long enough to know that
- you wouldn't agree.
- Well, at least you're honest.
And you're right. I don't.
You want to know why I
had an abortion, Dad?
Because I was raped.
What you did to those
women you killed,
that happened to me, too.
I-I have never told
anyone about that.
Missy, don't you want
the murder weapon?
There is freedom within ♪
There is freedom without ♪
Try to catch the
deluge in a paper cup ♪
There's a battle ahead ♪
Many battles are lost ♪
But you'll never see
the end of the road ♪
While you're
travelling with me ♪
Hey now, hey now ♪
Don't dream it's over ♪
Hey now, hey now ♪
When the world comes in ♪
Elijah. Elijah.
Hello?
He did what?
I've been through
this myself ♪
For so long ♪
Just this?
Um, and one of those
phones, please?
And my heart
will not know ♪
- There you go.
- Thanks.
Over my shoulder. ♪
Hey!
Mom! What are you doing here?
Aw, I just got home. Oh,
I missed you so much.
- I kept texting you.
- Yeah, I missed you, too.
Hey, are those new sneakers?
Yeah, from Eva.
Late birthday present.
Ooh. Really?
I thought you guys weren't
as close this year.
Well, we are again.
Oh, that's nice to
hear. Come on, sit.
I want to hear
I want to hear
everything I've missed
and I want to see if you
want to ask me anything.
What, about the article?
You had an abortion
in high school.
It's not a huge deal.
Hazel, it is a huge deal.
At the time, I was
younger than you are now.
Wow. No, I get that.
I can't even imagine.
Which means you're
not anywhere close
to those things
- Mom! No!
- When you do
Oh, my God.
- Well, when you do
- Stop!
- Oh, my God. No.
- When you do, when you do get there,
- many, many years from now
- Stop. No.
- Many years from now
- Stop.
Hey, look at me.
Look at me. Look at me.
You can talk to
me about it, okay?
Okay?
I will stop torturing
you about that.
I just also wanted
to talk about Ash.
I'm sorry that I
blamed you, I
was just upset.
I'm sorry, too.
I should've been watching Max.
Okay.
It's "make your
own pizza" night.
Do you want to help?
Oh, I actually do
have one question.
Anything.
What happens with the case
now that you found
the murder weapon?
Well
it'll take about a week
for the lab to get the
DNA off the wrench,
and then, we have to
match those results
to a sample of Heather's DNA.
How do you get
that? Since she's
There's a dress from the
night that she was murdered,
with her blood on it, and, uh
Elijah's attorney is gonna
get it from evidence.
If it's a match,
will your dad
get the death penalty, too?
Uh
I don't know, Hazel. Possibly.
That's up to the authorities.
What's he like?
Be glad you never have to know.
I just can't believe
it's true.
Well, believe it,
What did I tell you?
You better start planning
on what you want to do
your first day free.
All right, now, let's
not get carried away.
Too late. I'm carried.
Far away from here.
Mm. Mm.
I had a dream the other night
- I was free.
- Mm.
I was young, though.
Walking all over, playing
the piano at this school.
Remember when you broke into
that church to play their piano?
Mama nearly killed you.
- That-that church had a baby grand.
- Mm-hmm.
Hey.
Time's up.
I'm gonna be back
in a few days, okay?
Be strong.
Yo, my moms told me
you're getting out.
Your sister said. That true?
I'm a long ways off
from that, Nico.
What's your first
meal gonna be, man?
Oh, I'd be getting me
a damn pile of shrimp.
Oh, steak, too.
Yeah. That's what I'm gonna get
for my last meal in here.
Won't be as tasty though.
- Come on, let's go.
- I know.
Surf and turf
sounds good, though.
Let's go.
I want a piece of hers.
I know. I want
a piece of yours, too.
Hey, guys.
- To Mom.
- Oh.
- Welcome home.
- Welcome home.
Thank you.
Oh, forgot the pizza slicer.
Oh, wait, we
got to toast to Dad.
Uh, for being the regional
manager of Sequoia Trust.
Less cool than solving a murder.
True. And I don't
have the job yet.
Just an interview
with corporate.
Which William said
is just a formality.
Yeah, he did.
Now, where the hell is the, uh,
- the pizza slicer?
- Who cares?
Come on. It's getting cold.
All right, well
No slicer, but this
will do the job.
Hazel's on her phone.
When can I go back to karate?
Oh, buddy, we're
gonna find a new dojo.
Hazel, can you put the
phone down, please?
Just set it down.
Your mom's home.
She wasn't gone for that long.
I feel like she was gone
for a hundred years.
Come here,
come here, little boy.
I'm taking a slice of
that pizza, by the way.
- It looks really good.
- Come here, come here.
All right, cut
'em and pass 'em.
Let me see that, sweetie.
- Okay, thank you.
- You're welcome.
All right, this is yours.
Hey, who you talking to?
A boy?
What? No. It's just Eva.
- You know what happened at school today?
- What?
We played with a
lizard. His name was Striker.
- And then he, like, escaped
- I just think,
maybe we should
take the high road,
avoid the drama.
Melissa, we found that dojo.
Why would we go anywhere else?
Wait, why is this
in Max's backpack?
What?
- Max's?
- Yeah.
Hey, Max?
Why is the pizza slicer
in your backpack?
It's a weapon.
A weapon? A weapon
for what, Max?
In case Ash finds out
where I go to school.
Okay.
Hey.
Hey, buddy.
Come here.
Hey.
Ash is not gonna
come to your school,
and he's not gonna
come here, either.
You don't have to worry.
Daddy and I are always, always
gonna protect you, okay?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
Hey.
Okay?
Okay.
All right, go get your pj's
on. I'll come tuck you in.
Oh, man.
We could protect him
if we got a goddamn
restraining order.
Oh, my God.
It's a piece of
paper, not a moat.
It's something that
we can do, Melissa.
Yeah, maybe he's anxious
because he saw his father
put up a billion
security cameras.
Thank God I did.
Otherwise, what?
The kid would have been home
alone for who knows how long.
Fucking thank God
Renee was home.
Okay, okay, because
I wasn't here.
- No, that's not what I'm saying.
- That's exactly
- what you're saying.
- No, I'm saying, thankfully,
she was able to watch
him while I was still
Then why don't you give her a
fucking thank you gift, Ben?
I'm sorry.
- No, I'm sorry.
- No, I'm sorry.
Sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
- I don't want to fight, okay?
- Yeah, neither do I.
It's such a nine-year-old's
idea of a weapon.
Right? Who needs karate?
We'll just teach him
how to slice bad guys.
Hey.
Hey. Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Hey, what's wrong?
Nothing.
I just
when I was gone, I felt like
I was doing something good,
you know? Like
even though it was
hard, and then,
and then I come home, and
Hazel's got new
sneakers, and she
Who is she texting?
And our son is bringing sharp
kitchen utensils to school?
Hey, hey.
Listen.
- You've been gone.
- I know.
But Elijah's gonna
get out soon, right?
And Keith will be
out of our lives.
All right? And I
I will get this job.
And you
can go back to makeup.
All right? And
everything will
go back to normal.
- Okay?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
Okay.
Looking at the vault
and base linear fractures found
on Heather Richmond's skull,
it suggest that she was struck
by a heavy object a single time.
A wrench certainly
has the weight
and force necessary to
inflict that type of trauma,
but it will take the DNA
results to tell us
No, no. No, let's cut
after "trauma," Diane.
I don't want to shine light
on the DNA until we have it.
- You got it.
- Thank you.
I'd believe her.
She's convincing, right?
- Yeah.
- Yeah, I knew it.
- Hey, hey, hey, how is it going in here?
- Hey.
- Is it coming together?
- Almost there.
Where are we on
the, uh, results?
Did Callaway sign off on
testing the bloody dress?
No. But we expected that.
Uh, Gabriela is
already on plan B.
- Mm-hmm.
- She got the trial judge
to sign a court order,
so she's gonna get
Oh, speak of the
devil, that is her now.
Uh
Can you w give me a second?
- Sure, sure, sure.
- I'll be right back.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
You know, I still
can't believe it.
The actual murder weapon.
What on earth did you
say to him to get it?
- Here, Dr. Greg.
- Thank you.
Um
Uh
- Just the truth.
- Speaking of the truth,
I heard you still haven't called
Caryn about writing a book.
Oh, yeah. You know, there's
just a lot going on
Melissa, Melissa,
you got to strike
while the iron's hot
with these things.
You know? Get in there.
Heather's clothes are gone.
What? What do you
mean, they're gone?
Gabriela and Joyce are at
the evidence warehouse now,
and they can't
find Elijah's box.
What?
Without a DNA
sample from Heather,
the wrench is basically useless.
Well, you know,
just find Tyler
and get on a plane.
So happy ♪
Happy ♪
Oh, so happy ♪
Happy ♪
Oh, oh-oh, oh ♪
So happy ♪
Happy ♪
Oh, oh-oh, oh ♪
So happy ♪
So happy. ♪
Is that the supervisor?
You expecting anyone
else at this evidence warehouse
in rural Texas at
the crack of dawn?
Let me guess.
You're the problem Bob
was having yesterday?
- Here we go.
- Are you Bob's supervisor?
Yes, ma'am. I'm Alice.
Well, Alice, the problem is
that I have a court order to
retrieve a box of evidence
that pertains to a capital case,
and your incompetent employee
claimed it wasn't there.
All right, all right.
Give me a second and
we'll figure this out.
We're from The Dr. Greg Show,
so is it okay if we film?
Do you have permission
from the D.A.'s office?
No.
You can film stacks.
No employees.
B-roll is my life.
Case file?
Let's see what's in the system.
Hmm.
It should be here.
That's what the
guy said yesterday.
- Bob.
- Well,
let's check.
Follow me.
Now, I know it looks a mess,
but it's way better than it was
a year ago when I took over.
You got your firearms here.
Miscellaneous weapons here.
Foam boards, copper piping
- This place is amazing.
- marijuana,
heroin, cash.
That freezer in the back
is full of rape kits.
Death penalty cases are here.
They got the red stickers.
Hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm.
If isn't here,
is there anywhere
else it could be?
No, no. It's here.
It's got to be here.
Well, toot on a stick.
Okay, I need air.
Oh, you're back.
Feeling's mutual, Bob.
Didn't I tell you
to save the Hawaiian
shirts for casual Fridays?
Did you check the purge
paperwork yesterday, Bob?
No, it wasn't
on the list.
Um, excuse me,
what's a purge?
We don't have infinite space.
When things get tight,
we let the county know we
need some breathing room.
The D.A.'s office
sends over a list
of closed cases
that get destroyed.
Uh, destroyed how?
Burned in an incinerator.
But Bob's right.
This case wasn't selected
for the last purge.
But sometimes
Uh, huh-huh-huh.
Here we go.
they call over with
last-minute additions.
Bob, is this a one or a seven?
It's a one, I think.
This case evidence
was destroyed.
Okay.
Uh, what do you mean, destroyed?
It was a closed case.
Who calls in the additions?
The D.A.'s office.
Callaway.
- Meet you in the conference room.
- All right.
Well, good afternoon, ladies.
Did you think
I wouldn't find out that you
had the evidence in
Elijah's case destroyed?
Evidence
in closed cases
gets destroyed. It's
as simple as that.
Isn't it only closed, though,
because you refuse to reopen it?
Even though we found
the murder weapon?
You know, let's agree
to disagree on that.
Come on.
You know that wrench
makes you nervous.
DNA will make this a
whole different ballgame.
You finally ready
to support Elijah
getting a stay and a hearing?
Because once that
wrench is on TV,
you are gonna be wiping
egg off your face,
and protesters'll be outside
your house with bullhorns.
You know, even if you get
your hearing, your stay,
what is your best-case scenario?
A new trial?
You really want to put
your client through that?
So what are you offering?
I've spoken to the governor.
We're going to
offer Elijah a deal.
If he admits to the killing
of Heather Richmond,
the death penalty
disappears, his sentence
is reduced to life with parole.
Wha
Time served.
Oh, come on, you
know I can't do that.
I can do 39 years.
He'll do another ten,
then he'll be free.
Ten more years?
So you want him
to serve more time
for something he didn't do?
But Elijah did do it.
And the deal
is contingent upon him saying so
in detail, in open court.
You're trying to make
the wrench go away.
He's trying to make
us all go away.
The deal's on the table
for 48 hours. If I were you,
I'd get it to my
client right away.
It's always nice
to see you ladies.
So, what
do we do now?
I need to see my brother.
We'll tell him together, okay?
If he takes the deal,
then it won't matter
Heather's DNA is missing.
What if he doesn't
take the deal, though?
There's
one other option.
Familial match.
We get a relative of Heather's
to give a DNA sample,
and we use that
to get a partial
match on the wrench.
Far as I know,
the only family left
is Denise, and I'm pretty sure
she hates everybody here.
Okay.
I can try to talk to her.
Do you
understand the offer terms?
Yeah.
Over here, you got rock.
Over there, you got hard place.
You're not taking it.
Is that up to you?
What, you
gonna stand up
in front of the
whole goddamn town?
Lie again about
how you raped her?
How you strangled
her? How you hit her?
That's enough.
No, it won't be enough.
It'll never be enough
for these people.
We got the wrench.
But right now, we got nothing
to prove that it's
Heather's DNA.
Maybe what we do have
will be enough to
move the courts.
That's a lot of "maybes."
Yeah, well
Callaway's deal sucks. But
But at least it's got clarity.
Mm.
I'll give you two a minute.
I'd be 62.
No.
Just no.
You're walking out of
here an innocent man.
Time's up.
What if that don't happen?
It will.
So-so what'd she say, man?
When you getting out?
About ten years ago,
this white power motherfucker
ordered all this shit
for his last meal.
Chicken-fried steak,
an omelet, triple
cheeseburger, ice cream,
three root beers, and more.
And he didn't eat a damn bite.
It was just a final
"fuck you" to this place.
You know what this
place did back?
They ended last meals.
So, you ain't gonna get
no surf and turf, Nico.
They just gonna feed
us the same shit
they feed us every day,
then they kill us.
So leave me the fuck alone.
Line 'em up.
Line 'em up.
Ready to work your
Melissa magic on this one?
Okay. Here we go.
Callaway told me you two
might come sniffing around.
Hi, Denise.
We're not sniffing around.
We're just here to talk.
And if Callaway
called, then I'm
I'm sure he told you
about the wrench.
So?
So don't you want to know
if your daughter's DNA is on it?
I know it ain't.
Denise, you have every right
to be furious with us
for showing up on your doorstep
and asking you questions.
We're just here to
to get you answers
and to get you the truth.
The truth?
The truth.
This is my child.
I had plans for my
life, and nothing
makes any difference
now if she's not
here.
That's the truth.
That's the truth that
I've had to live with
for the past 30
years. No one else.
Just me.
You, uh,
should get off my property
before I call the police.
Denise, I'm sorry
- No. No.
- No, I'm-I'm sorry
- if I said I
- No. No.
That went well.
Yeah, it went really well.
Yeah, we'll just have to see
if there are any
other relatives.
- I don't Uh
- God. I hope so.
She should.
Hey.
What?
Want to know how
they caught the, uh,
- Golden State Killer?
- How?
DNA from a snotty tissue.
Cops got it from
his garbage can.
You want to steal her trash?
Is that even legal?
In some states, yeah.
Is Texas one of them?
Just start the van.
What?
What? No.
Just go.
Okay. Okay.
- Go, go, go, go.
- Okay.
- Are we doing this?
- Go, go, go!
This feels wrong.
- My God.
- Just drive the car.
- Now? Really?
- Yeah.
- Go, go.
- Oh, my God. Oh, my God!
Them beans give
you heartburn, too?
Speaking to me again?
Well, that depends.
You done making comments
about my daughter?
Hey.
Knock if the screw comes back.
Hello?
Hi. It's Hazel.
Hazel.
Well, how are you, darling?
I'm fine.
- How are you?
- I-I-I'm good.
I'm good. Uh
So you got the balloon I sent.
I did, yeah. Thanks.
Well, that's that's good.
So how's high
school treating you?
- It's fine, I guess.
- Yeah?
No. No, mostly it's stupid.
Well, that's the
way I remember it.
Uh, kids used to call me Igor.
Wait. Igor?
Mm-hmm.
Like the hunchback guy?
Yeah. Yeah, well, you
know how people are.
Yeah.
They used to call me Queen
They used to call me names, too.
Well, you know what?
Fuck 'em.
Oh.
Oh, hey, did you, did you
get that drawing that I sent?
The mermaid.
- Yeah.
- Oh.
- I liked it.
- Well, you know,
you could've gotten a lot more
than $200 for it.
Um, are you mad that I sold it?
Hell no.
An entrepreneur
in the family. I mean,
I love that. That-That's good.
Does your, uh, does
your mother know?
Yeah,
right. She'd kill me.
Oh. Sorry. I
shouldn't have said that.
Oh, that's all right. Um
Hey, you know, why don't we just
get that all out of the way?
It's true.
I I killed all those women.
Um
I'm not proud of it, but
it's a fact, and I own it.
But the, uh, things that
people say about me,
and the way that the world
thinks it has me figured
out, well, there's
not a word of truth about that.
What-what I'm trying
to say is, uh
you're not a kid anymore.
And, uh,
so you can decide how you feel
about me.
- Okay.
- Uh, okay. So, um
Tell me,
what do you look like? Uh
Are you blonde, like your mom?
You don't know what I look like?
Well, your mom does not
send me photos, and, uh
Uh, tell you what, can
you send me a photo?
Um Yeah, sure.
Would you send me more drawings?
But not to my house.
I can give you my
friend's address.
Is that what this is?
Uh, because I-I
appreciate your-your moxie
and all, but, uh,
nobody likes a girl
who, uh, is just in
it for the bread.
N-No, no, it's-it's not. I
I-I want to know who you are.
Where I come from.
Okay.
Okay. Well, then, darling,
you can ask me
anything you want.
Has Texas heard of recycling?
I
I would literally lick
this chicken carcass
if we could find one,
just one dirty Kleenex.
Just one.
Seriously, though,
are you gonna go back to
makeup when this is all done?
Mm I don't know.
I guess.
Is that what you want?
Uh I don't, I don't
really know what I want.
What do you want?
Are you a Dr. Greg lifer?
I mean, I-I could
go to another show,
but I don't know.
Ugh, God, nothing.
And, plus, I don't
Everything okay?
Oh, yeah.
I mean
I guess my plan was to
ask for a new segment,
something more long-form,
true crime stories
like this one,
but I'll only have leverage
if this story is a success,
and right now, I am standing
in a pile of trash, so
You know what? Maybe
Adele found something.
Oh, good. Heather Richmond
- has no other living relatives.
- Fuck.
- What?
- God
What do we do?
We go tell Joyce the bad news.
You sure you
don't need any help?
No, girl, I'm fine.
You know, relax,
take off your shoes.
Get comfortable.
Sorry we couldn't
be of more help
with Denise, Joyce, but
we'll figure something out.
Oh, my God.
Grapefruit.
You and Melissa
are in for a treat.
This is the best
Tex-Mex in these parts.
I'm so sorry, I was snooping.
Uh, is this you and Elijah
when he was a
baby? It's so cute.
Ooh.
Aw, he's adorable.
Oh, yes.
I remember being so
happy to be a big sister,
but my mama said, first couple
of weeks Elijah was home,
I kept asking if the
hospital had a return policy.
Aw.
Oh
We lost Daddy
- right after this.
- Sorry.
Heart attack.
Sorry we didn't have
better luck with Denise.
I didn't exactly
have my hopes up.
How did Elijah
react to the deal?
Better than I did,
if I'm being honest.
I just I've been a
bit of a mess today.
We were really
hoping to get lucky,
even find some distant
relative, but
- it's not looking so good.
- Well
I gave up on luck
a long time ago.
But I'll tell you one thing
that has never let me down
tequila.
I agree-la.
I'll get it.
No, no, no. Hey,
buddy, I got it.
Max?
Don't get the door.
- Hi.
- Hi, Max.
Come in.
Uh, hi. Sorry to show
up unannounced, I
No, that's fine. C-Come on
in. I'm glad you're here.
So, um, Melissa and I
wanted to get you a
thank-you gift for
the other day
- Oh, you didn't have to do that.
- with Max. Yes, we did.
Yes, we did. You
were a lifesaver.
Oh, well, that's actually
why I was coming over.
I wanted to see how
you guys were doing.
Um, obviously, I
heard what Max said
about the bad blood stuff, and,
you know, I watched
Dr. Greg, so
So you're curious what it's like
to have a serial
killer in the family?
No, I
Well, sure, but I'm
a therapist, and
sometimes I can't shut it off.
I just wanted to see how you
both were doing, honestly.
Yeah, yeah, thanks.
That's nice of you.
We're, uh, we're
hanging in there.
Good. Good.
Well, I'm-I'm always next door
- if you guys ever need anything. Um
- Yeah.
Unless
Should we open this?
- Could use a glass.
- You know what?
Sure. Why not?
Sully knows
long division.
I don't know it yet.
What's three times three?
What are you doing?
None of your business.
You know, a
lot of my clients
talk about issues with their
in-laws, but, I mean
you win.
Thanks.
Have you ever met him?
Uh
Yeah. Just once.
Melissa never wanted me to,
but, um, after we got
pregnant with our
daughter Hazel,
- all of a sudden, that changed.
- Yeah.
- That makes sense.
- Does it?
A lot of people
don't have a desire
to understand their own parents
until they have kids themselves.
Hmm. Yeah.
Well
Anyway Uh
We went to the jail,
and we sat across from him.
And, honestly, he was
nice.
You know, thanked me for
taking care of Melissa,
made small talk.
But then
Anyway
Yeah, after that, um,
Melissa went through a
bit of a dark time, so
we made a pact to never see him,
to never tell the kids.
Or anyone.
Well, that's quite the
- seismic shift.
- Mm.
How are you feeling
about everything?
Oh, I'm fine.
You know, I mean, Melissa's out
on a work trip now, but
she'll be back soon,
and the kids are good.
A few blips with Max,
but he'll be okay.
I asked how you're feeling, Ben.
Uh
I'm up for a new job,
- which is exciting.
- Great.
And, um
Look, on the whole Keith front,
we're almost home free.
Um
It's a bit top-secret,
but there's been a break
in the case, so
pretty soon everything
will go back to normal.
Well,
cheers to that.
Cheers to that.
No, let me tell you, like,
she was hot, but she
was crazy as shit.
We'd
met because I designed
her engagement announcement,
but then she called off
the wedding with him
and ended up asking me out.
- No!
- Really?
We were together
for about a year,
and then five years later,
she reached out to me
saying she was sober now
- and wanted to meet up and make amends.
- Mm.
- Did you go?
- Mm.
I figured,
what the hell?
So I met her at a hotel,
and she starts telling
me how sorry she is
that her drinking
hurt our relationship,
but the whole time,
she's opening this tin
and laying out lines
of what I'm pretty sure
- is cocaine.
- No!
Yes.
And I'm like, "Whoa.
Is that coke?"
And she said, "Yeah, but I swear
"I haven't had a drop of alcohol
- in years."
- - No!
Oh, my God.
Okay. Okay, Joyce
wins worst ex ever.
Mm-mm. Uh, I Are
you sure about that?
I mean, yours told the media
about your abortion, so
Oh, my God, I
forgot to tell you.
It was my dad.
- What?
- What?
I know. Isn't that
fucked up? Ugh.
It's just, like
Cheers!
Why would he do that to you?
Oh, um
I've given up trying to
figure him out, Joyce.
Well, I don't have that luxury.
My brother's life
rests with him.
Whoa Whoa, whoa,
whoa, not entirely.
- We have
- We have jack shit without Keith.
Oh, fuck. Mm.
You know, I was four months
from a degree in architecture
when Elijah got arrested.
Always said I'd go
back and finish, but
you're expected to
work 24/7 when you're
just starting out with a firm.
And I needed something flexible
so I could put him
first, his case.
So I became a graphic designer,
specializing in
wedding invitations,
new baby announcements.
All the things I'd never do,
because all my life plans
were absolutely meaningless
without him here.
Without him free.
I'm sorry, Joyce.
Don't look at me like that.
This is not my sob story.
I made a choice, and I
made peace with that.
Everybody left that boy.
One by one by one.
And, no disrespect,
but you will, too.
When this is all
over, you'll move on.
But I won't.
I've been at this
for almost 30 years,
and I'll give it 30 more,
if that's what it takes.
Wait.
There's someone else that needs
to hear this from you, Joyce.
Who?
Oh, y'all have
gotta be kidding me.
What, are you two, like
What the hell is she doing here?
She's here to talk
to you, Denise.
Well, I got nothing
to say to her.
I know how much you hate her.
I know because
I have felt it.
After I went on TV,
a man came to my house.
This man's mother was murdered
by my father.
And this man was
screaming at me,
at my children,
and threatening me.
And his hatred for me
was emanating off
him. I could feel it.
And you know what? I, uh
I felt like I deserved it.
Because what right do I have
to walk around in this world
when his mom is gone,
and my father robbed
him of everything?
And that is how you
feel about Joyce, right?
Yes, Elijah was punished,
but that doesn't
take away your pain.
And so you throw it
at her, because she,
she is a reminder
of everything that went
wrong in your life.
So what if I do?
She didn't do anything.
But of course you hate her.
How could you not?
Because that's what
the justice system
taught you to do.
They keep us on opposite
sides of the court.
They teach us that
we are enemies,
and the families of
the victims are good,
and the families of the
perpetrators are bad.
But it's so much more
complicated than that,
because you're both victims.
Of course, never to
the same degree, never.
Never, but
30 years ago, both of your
lives changed forever.
And neither of you
will ever be the same.
There's one difference, Melissa.
Your father killed
that man's mother.
My brother's innocent.
- He is not!
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
He killed my baby, and
you need to admit it!
You need to take a
look at the facts
and not just let Callaway lead
you like a lamb to slaughter.
I'm supposed to take
your word over his?
You love your brother, fine,
but you are gonna have to accept
the fact that he is gonna die.
No, he isn't.
Callaway took the death
penalty off the table.
That's right.
He offered Elijah a deal.
That is not true.
No, he would never.
He would, and he did.
If you want the
truth, you can get it.
And if you don't want to do
it for Elijah, that's fine.
Do it for your daughter.
I'm surprised
she ain't shoot your ass.
Me, too!
For real, though, I
wouldn't have done it
if it wasn't for Melissa.
It was her idea.
- Well, tell her, "Thank you."
- I will.
We should have
the results in a few days.
That's good.
But I got to decide before
then about this deal.
I've been thinking
a lot about Mama
and what she would have
to say about all this.
She's not here, Elijah.
- I know that.
- Just take the deal.
I thought you don't want me to.
Of course I don't want you to.
But I'm terrified.
What if I've done
everything I possibly can,
and it's not enough?
What if they won't
stop until you're dead?
- Joyce.
- Please!
Just take it.
Pastor Hendricks called.
Just because you don't
get caught doesn't mean
he don't know it's you.
What are you talking about?
Three things in this world
you can't stop
from coming out
the Sun, the
Moon and the truth.
Understand?
It's the only church
with a baby grand.
He's had to pay to fix
that window twice already.
And I hope you know
you'll be paying him back.
Yes, ma'am.
I have Prisoner
Number 40538, Elijah Carter,
calling from Faust Unit.
Mr. Carter.
I expected to hear
from your attorney.
I figured I'd tell you myself.
Fuck you and your deal.
I didn't kill anyone.
Free
Elijah! Free Elijah!
Free Elijah! Free Elijah!
Free Elijah!
- Free Elijah!
- Execution is not a solution!
Free Elijah!
- Free Elijah!
- We are reporting today
- from the Jefferson courthouse, as protesters
- Free Elijah!
Save Elijah! Save Elijah!
Save Elijah!
Save Elijah! Save Elijah!
Save Elijah!
- Oh, my God! Oh, my God.
- What?
It's a match! It's
a fucking match!
- What?
- It's a match!
- The wrench?
- Yes.
Hey, the wrench. It's a match.
- Hey. Hey, Joyce?
- What?
Heather's DNA is on the wrench.
- We-we did it?
- Yes. We did it!
Hold on. Hold on. Gabriela?
Yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah. Yeah, we saw it!
We're here with Joyce.
- Yes.
- Yeah. Okay.
Callaway's calling
a press conference.
Oh, we did it!
Yeah!
- What? Oh! - Oh. Congratulations!
- White fucking flag.
White fucking flag. Yes!
- - We did it.
- You did it!
Oh, yeah!
And-and
how old was Mom?
Oh, she was
about five or six.
How long did she keep them
alive without you knowing?
It was at
least a couple of weeks.
Your Grandma June and
I we were wondering
what she was doing down
in that cellar so much.
And Missy said that
she was down there
having tea parties
with her dolls.
So,
finally, I went down there,
and I caught her red-handed.
She was feeding four
little newborn kittens
with a baby bottle.
So she's always been
good at keeping secrets.
I'm afraid that runs
in the Jesperson blood,
you included.
I guess I am hiding in a
storage room talking to you.
Oh, speaking of which,
uh, should you be getting back?
Because I don't want you
getting into trouble.
Yeah, but, before I go,
Josh gave me your package, and
I-I wanted to open it with you.
Look, should I be checking
into this Josh guy?
He's just a friend.
Uh-huh.
I've heard that before.
Wow.
This woman. It's so good.
Huh? Oh.
Well, well, what do
you like about it?
The way she's looking at me.
You really captured
her essence.
Mm.
That's because I knew her.
Her name was Desiree.
Desiree as in number two?
Oh, somebody's
been doing their homework,
haven't you,
darling girl?
Um, I've read some
things online.
Well, you know, I I had her
earrings for quite a while.
I used to keep one thing
from every woman.
What, as, like, a trophy?
Oh, Hazel.
Uh, that only happens
in the movies.
Um, when I was on the road,
there was this one place that
I used to stay on the way home.
It was called "Pioneer Falls."
It was on the 84,
near Hermiston.
And the lady who ran
it she was such a gem.
She would keep Room
17 just for me.
And it was
a place to reset.
And that's where I
kept their things.
I tucked 'em away
inside an air vent.
And I-I always meant
to go back and get 'em,
but I I I never did.
Why did you keep their things?
I always knew in
the back of my mind
that I was gonna turn
myself in, then confess.
I tried to fight the dark
urges, I swear to God I did,
but they always
just overtook me.
And I wasn't proud of it,
I wasn't trying to relive it.
I uh, wanted something
to give to the families
as an apology.
Something I could offer
when I finally got
the courage up enough
to tell the truth.
But what about, uh, the
other drawing I sent you?
Uh, uh it's in there.
Did you see it?
Do you like it?
I love it.
Hmm.
Good afternoon.
Nearly 30 years ago
Elijah Carter was arrested
for, and confessed to,
the murder of Heather Richmond.
Then, about a month ago,
Keith Jesperson, a
convicted serial killer,
confessed to that same crime.
Now, these dual confessions
have compelled our office
to reexamine every single
piece of evidence in this case,
past and present.
In recent days, evidence
has come to light that
led us to conclude
that we missed the
truth 30 years ago.
But we are in possession
of that truth today.
The State of Texas
now believes that Elijah Carter
and Keith Jesperson
acted together
as coconspirators in
the rape and murder
of Heather Richmond.
- What?
- What?
- No.
- What? What is going on?
What What's going on?
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