Reasonable Doubt (2022) s03e02 Episode Script
A Million and One Questions
1
[COREY CASH] Previously
on Reasonable Doubt
- How's everything at the firm?
- Great.
Maybe we should trust Bill
to continue to prove himself.
Okay, it's wack.
I'ma need someone rich and/or famous
to pierce some flesh
before the end of Q4.
[COREY] Ozzie Edwards.
Man, I am familiar.
[JAX STEWART] Sure would
be awkward if your girlfriend knew
that you were trying to pay her off.
It's complicated.
I'm destroying my entire life,
blowing up my whole family, all for you!
My girl is missing.
Were you the last person to see her?
[NISHA MCCALL] No, her boyfriend was.
Hollywood stylist Wendy
Collins has been reported missing.
Is there someone who can
corroborate your whereabouts?
I haven't tried to find her.
[LEWIS STEWART]
We gotta fix this Toni shit.
Well, she said she'd drop the
lawsuit but under one condition.
She wants me to
spend one night with her.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
Spend the night?
And the lawsuit goes away.
We agreed nothing
she's doing is logical,
but we also agreed to do
what it takes to end this.
Yes, but bending her over one last time
wasn't on my list of negotiating points.
Unless it's what you want.
It's not what she wants, and
it's certainly not what I want.
She wants to talk about Jaden
and-and show me pictures and shit
and probably for sure yell
at me for a couple hours.
Like, what she wants is closure.
[SCOFFS] Yeah, okay.
I bet. Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
After, after everything,
after the, the growth
and the therapy, you
still don't trust me?
So, you actually think
this is about trust?
Jax, why else would
you be worried about me
spending one night with her?
I want you to walk out that door
and ask the first person you see
if what you're talking about sounds
even remotely reasonable, Lewis.
There are many things that
have happened between us
that most people
would find unreasonable.
Maybe even outrageous.
But so what?
So what?
- We are still here.
- [SIGHS DEEPLY]
We are still in this together.
And I don't, I don't
need anyone to cosign
what happens in our
house or our marriage.
I don't give a fuck about anyone.
I give a fuck about you.
And the longer this lawsuit
and this bullshit goes on,
the more conversations
like these we have to have.
Look, Jax, I
I can't do it anymore.
Can you?
- But
- [CELL PHONE BUZZING]
Daniel, what's up?
[DANIEL KIM] Word on the PI streets
is that there's a video coming out
about a certain client fighting
with his missing girlfriend
on a doorbell camera. [SCOFFS]
And I will give you
three hints. Pow, pow
Shit. When did the fight happen?
The night she went missing. Gotcha!
Okay, I'll look into it.
And let's set up a meeting with Ozzie.
Alright.
I have to go.
But I just need some
time to think about this.
Just
give me a day.
Okay.
That's fair.
But you know nothing's gonna
happen between me and Toni, right?
Yes, but does she?
[SIGHS]
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
From La Brea to Slauson ♪
It's all us ♪
The Sun, Central
Ave Jazz, it's all us ♪
Where we at? Hit the Maverick Flats ♪
Leimert and right back to the ark ♪
It's all us ♪
We coastin' on the west
between sets and wealth ♪
We toast the sunset in the Dons ♪
Take flight into the
night under Cali stars ♪
In a world on wheels ♪
It's all us ♪
It's the world we feel ♪
It's all us ♪
From the Hills to Hollywood ♪
It's all us ♪
No doubt we all we got ♪
Hold it down black and brown ♪
In a city of dreams ♪
It's all us ♪
[OZZIE EDWARDS]
Ozzie fucking Edwards!
[WENDY COLLINS] You
think I give a fuck who you are?
I'm not one of those Instagram bitches
trying to slide into your DMs!
I know you.
[OZZIE] Where did you get this?
TZT obtained the footage from
your neighbor's doorbell camera.
But the better question is, when
were you gonna tell me about it?
I barely had a second
to process anything.
- [JAX] Hmm.
- Yes, we fought. So what?
But she's just pissed because
Because what?
Because I was gonna
make her sign the NDA.
Ah. So, she got mad, right?
What happened after
that recording cut off?
Nothing. I came inside and fell asleep.
[JAX] Hmm.
Personally, it would
be hard for me to sleep
if I were as angry as
you look in that video.
Are you saying you don't believe me?
I'm saying they're already
building a case against you,
so once this drops,
we can pretty much go straight
to negotiating your arrest.
So, I need to know the truth.
That is the truth!
Listen to me very carefully,
because every move you
make from here on out matters.
You are a person of interest
in a missing person's case
that is getting bigger by the hour.
Every reporter, future
juror, social media junkie
has been analyzing how you behave
from the moment this news dropped.
Think Menendez brothers
at a basketball game,
O.J. in his white Bronco
with a gun to his head.
It's all on the canvas
they're using to paint a picture
of who you are and what
you possibly could have done.
And guess what?
They don't have to wait to find Wendy
to arrest you and put you on trial.
Are you serious?
- I can go on and on.
- What am I supposed to do?
You are going to put up your
own money as a reward to find her.
In addition, you're
going to keep calling her,
reach out to her friends,
look like a person who
wants to find his girlfriend.
I do want to find her.
Then start acting like it.
♪
[VINCE LARSON] The
video, I assume, is damaging?
It could be the nail in the coffin
for him before he's even buried.
The video shows Ozzie and his girlfriend
fighting the day she went missing.
I've also elected to
bring Bill onto the case.
Great news.
[JAX] The problem, Ozzie has already
given a statement to
police without counsel,
which was initiated
by the victim's assistant
who has an airtight alibi
and was the first to
report the victim missing.
[STEPHEN BINDER] Nice.
A high-profile, wealthy client
who is absolutely lost
without representation.
[LAUGHS]
With any luck, the victim's
body will never be found
and Ozzie just keeps
us on retainer indefinitely.
Well, frankly, I hope it is found.
I can refute evidence in court easy,
but battling speculation and assumptions
in the court of public
opinion, far more challenging.
I have a question about Wendy Collins.
Are you looking for
Wendy or Wendy's body?
Why are you coming to me
and not the chief of police?
This isn't a case. It's
just an investigation.
Nice try, but I know you've
already spoken to the chief
because Ozzie Edwards is involved.
So, I'm just cuttin' to the chase.
Like I said, it's still a
missing person's investigation.
[JAX] Uh-huh.
But?
But
given that Miss Collins has
been missing for three days,
anyone would have reason to believe
that it could turn into a
homicide investigation.
Hmm.
So, the answer to my
earlier question is both.
Thank you.
[DANIEL] Hi. Are you, um
Um, I'm looking for Nisha
McCall about Wendy Collins.
Who are you?
Kim, Daniel Kim.
Uh, I am a private investigator
and part of Ozzie's legal team.
Are you Nisha, Wendy's assistant?
I am.
So, I see that motherfucker
has lawyered up.
No wonder why he ain't
been answering my calls.
Is there, um What, if anything,
can you tell me about
Wendy's alleged disappearance?
I can tell you there is
nothing alleged about it.
Hungover, tired, sick, Wendy
not missing a photo shoot.
And you've already filed
a police report, correct?
I wasn't able to track the AirTags
that we normally sew
into our designer bags,
so I went to the police, and
they were able to track it,
which was found on the 91 Freeway.
Yeah, they told me about the purse.
What?
Why didn't you tell me?
I don't know. I forgot.
So, yet another thing
you conveniently forgot?
Ozzie.
I am sorry, but there was
so much going on that night.
Okay, Ozzie, here's the thing.
Seventy-five percent of these cases
are due to intimate partner violence.
If there's evidence that you so
much as grabbed Wendy too firmly,
they will assume that
not only are you violent,
but you're also a liar,
which is why you hid your
white girlfriend from the world.
But when she threatened to go public,
the relationship reached its
inevitable conclusion, murder.
No, no, no, no, this is some
Gone Girl shit. She's fine.
I agree. She's just punishing
me because I yelled at her.
She's not fucking missing.
And why the fuck is
everyone looking at me
like it's my fault or
like I did something?
You don't have a real alibi,
considering you were
home alone all night
and have nothing and
no one to confirm that fact.
You were the last person
to see Wendy alive,
and since you've already
spoken to the police,
you've placed yourself
at a disadvantage.
That is why our counsel is so crucial.
We know what steps to take,
and we're going to be right
there with you, guiding you.
Did you take any of the steps
I laid out for you yesterday?
Uh-huh.
You see, I know that everyone
else does what's best for your career,
but it is my job to treat you like
someone who might
be on trial for murder.
Stop saying "murder."
She could still be alive.
[KRISTIN SIGHS]
Sorry, this is my sister, Kristin.
Okay, well, Kristin, you
better hope they find Wendy,
whether she's alive or not.
[OZZIE] Okay, enough.
If anything is making me look guilty,
it's hiring big-time
lawyers like you all.
So
- I think we call it here.
- Call
What
- Are you firing us?
- [KRISTIN] What [SIGHS]
Okay, let's just all take a beat.
No. No need, because I quit.
If he's gonna dig his own grave,
he doesn't need two shovels.
- [SCOFFS]
- Jax
[JAX] Please.
[BILL SIGHS]
- [JAX SIGHS]
- Well, that was a pretty rash decision.
Actors tend to be a bit dramatic.
Yeah, but no offense
you seemed a bit impulsive and reckless.
How do we break this
to the other partners?
We don't.
Once this video drops,
he won't be little Ozzie,
but Orsel Edwards, murderer.
Then we'll see who's calling who.
[SIGHS]
[KEYS CLACKING]
Hey.
So, I thought about it.
I drew up a settlement and
release that lays out the terms.
If Toni doesn't sign within the
first five minutes, you will walk.
And after you spend 12 hours together,
we're released from liability.
Also, if you do this, I need
you to text me every hour
and sprinkle in a phone call.
Of course.
I love you, Lewis and I trust you.
But I'm not the one who has
to stay there with her, you are.
So, it's up to you if you go.
But if she tries to fuck
you, I will kill you both.
Okay.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Hey, Lewis.
Hey, Toni.
I'm sorry, I don't have much to drink.
I'm, I'm good with water.
I wasn't sure you'd come.
But I reminded myself
that you always manage to show up.
[CHUCKLES]
What's that?
A document that ensures
that this ends tonight.
[SCOFFS]
Wow.
Feels like Jax scrambling
for an ounce of control.
I can't stay if you don't sign it,
and if you don't sign it,
you don't get what you want.
If I don't sign and you leave,
Jax doesn't get what she wants.
[SCOFFS]
I'll sign it.
After we finish the nursery.
Figured I'd decorate it
in case he became a
gamer nerd like his dad.
But I couldn't take this down alone.
At least you had Jax to help
you with your bedroom for Jaden.
[MOBILE CHIMING]
I
I didn't get a chance to
put a nursery together.
[SCOFFS]
Lucky you.
I know how much you love
the Eagles, so when I saw that,
I knew you would love seeing him in it.
But I get that it's hard.
Yeah.
I do.
[SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING]
What are those?
My family threw a shower.
I keep thinking I
wanna donate it, but
Let's sort through it together
and find a home for it.
[NAIMA STEWART] Wait, where's Dad?
Oh, he had to work late tonight.
Wow. Tables really have turned.
What's that supposed to mean?
Nothing, it's just that
he's usually the one
waiting up for you. I mean
I'm not waiting up for him. I'm working.
See? And why don't
you mind your business?
- Go to bed, girl.
- Jeez, I was just saying good night.
Someone's in a mood.
- Girl, you
- [CELL PHONE CHIMES]
[TUTS]
[SIGHS]
[SIGHS]
Okay, this is sad.
Mm-hmm.
[SIGHS DEEPLY]
- [KEYPAD BEEPS]
- [LINE RINGS]
Hey. You up?
[SIGHS] Well, I am now.
You okay?
Yeah.
Just waiting on Lewis to
come back from Toni's house.
Hold on.
Did you say Toni as in
Ho-ni? Yeah.
She agreed to drop the lawsuit
if Lewis stayed with her for one night.
And you said yes?
Ooh, girl, you better than me.
I mean, I wasn't thrilled
at the idea, you know?
But I'm tired of all the back and forth.
So, if it ends with
just one night, then
at least it's done.
- So, they fuckin' or no?
- [JAX] No.
No. He said they're
taking down the nursery.
You know? It's-it's fine. I'm fine.
Mm-hmm. And that's why you called me?
Okay, listen. [SIGHS]
I'm trying to be rational, you know?
I mean, we've been through a lot
these last couple years, you know.
And I just don't think that
it makes sense to think
that one night is gonna break us, right?
Sure.
But I It's okay to make a
decision and then question it.
I mean, sometimes the heart and the mind
aren't always on the same team.
Ugh. God, you know,
this was so much easier
when I would just be like,
"Fuck you. I don't
need you, nigga. Bye."
[TUTS] Girl, you love
him. And it's healthy.
[WHIMPERS]
[SHANELLE TUCKER]
Look, for what it's worth,
I don't think Lewis would do
anything to jeopardize what y'all have.
Especially with Ho-ni.
[SNICKERS]
Girl, that never gets old.
[BOTH LAUGH]
It really doesn't.
Thank you.
Hey, I love you, Shay-Shay.
Night, Cracka Jax. I love you too.
Bye.
[CELL PHONE CHIMES]
[GROANS SOFTLY]
Fuck!
The past week has been
excruciating for all of us
who loved my beautiful sister, Wendy
[VOICE BREAKING]
especially for her family.
If anyone has any information
of where she could be
or if you've seen her,
please call the police.
Video has surfaced of Ozzie
and Wendy in a domestic dispute.
Is that the reason he
isn't here with you tonight?
You tell me. Y'all saw the footage.
Have either one of you spoken to
him? Do you even know where he is?
No, we haven't, but we want answers.
He is the last person that
we know of to have seen her.
And it's mighty funny that
now he won't return our calls.
I mean, we would love
to know where he's at
and what he has to say for himself.
Where are you, Ozzie?
[REPORTERS CLAMORING]
[REPORTER] [ON SCREEN] What do
you want the public to know about Wendy?
That she's brilliant and talented.
Oh, look at our guy.
You know, those late nights get way
worse before they get better. Trust me.
Looking forward to that.
Anyway, I hope this all
means the case is going well.
Night.
We lost the case.
[NISHA] [ON SCREEN] And if you see him,
tell him to tell the
police what he knows
Ozzie fired us.
Jax didn't say anything because
she's confident he'll change his mind.
I wasn't gonna say anything,
but I felt like I needed to tell you
because, well,
honestly, I'm not so sure.
And why is that?
Well, no disrespect to her,
but Jax's confidence is
potentially overconfidence.
Personally, my instinct is to
not give up and to force Ozzie
to realize that he is making
a huge fucking mistake.
[CHUCKLES] Thanks for
keeping us in the loop, Bill.
Appreciate it.
Let's just sit back and
see where this lands.
- Oh. Mm-hmm.
- [VINCE] Alright?
[MONICA WILSON] I got
calls out to a few lawyers,
so we can replace Jax ASAP.
- Excellent.
- [INDISTINCT CHATTER ON TABLET]
Can you believe this bullshit?
Trash. Next to recycling.
bum-ass boyfriend.
bum-ass boyfriend.
Where are you, Ozzie?
- bum-ass boyfriend.
- Shit, how'd they do that so fast?
[NISHA] we can bring her back.
Uh-uh, honey, listen, don't
Don't read that stuff.
It's all fake.
All those comments are bots.
Well, why don't we
have some fucking bots?
- [SAL EDWARDS] Hey.
- It's okay. Listen to me, honey.
I know a lot was said
before, okay? But w
- We love you.
- We
[SAL] Hmm.
You are Ozzie motherfuckin' Edwards,
practically America's
favorite sitcom star.
You're about to land the biggest
franchise that exists
outside of the MCU.
You're a legend.
They couldn't take you
down if they tried. Am I right?
- Mm.
- [POUNDING ON DOOR]
[OFFICER] LAPD! Orsel
Edwards, open up and step out.
What is going on?
- Sh
- [ROSIE] Oh, my God!
- [OFFICER 2] Hands where we can see 'em!
- [GASPS]
- Don't move.
- [ROSIE] No, no, no.
He's unarmed! Don't
sh Please don't shoot.
- [OFFICER 3] Clear!
- It's clear.
[VIC MORENO] This the
residence of Orsel Edwards?
Mrs. Collins's phone has
been tracked to this address.
We have a warrant to
search this residence
for that phone and all
other electronic media.
- Hey, you can't just come in here.
- [VIC] Yes, we can.
Stay out of the way or
go outside, it's up to you.
- [MONICA] Shit.
- [VIC] Search every room.
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
[TENSE MUSIC BUILDS]
bum-ass boyfriend.
Where are you, Ozzie?
She has friends and family
who all love her, miss her,
except her bum-ass boyfriend.
bum-ass boyfriend.
- [CELL PHONE CHIMES]
- Where are you, Ozzie?
Making good progress? What the f
[SIGHS DEEPLY]
Hmm.
[EXHALES]
[GROANS]
[BUZZING]
Let me guess. Ozzie called you.
[COREY] [ON PHONE] Yeah,
yeah, but can we talk in person?
- I'm right outside.
- You
You know, I figured it was safer to
wait outside, you know, after last time.
Huh. Fair.
Ozzie wants you back.
I'm sure.
Between the police interview
and now with the
footage out of their fight
the night she went missing,
I'd say he's in some deep shit.
But Ozzie would have to play by
my rules, which I doubt he can, so
[CAR WINDOW WHIRRING]
Wouldn't be the first time
someone underestimated me.
Te-ten minutes, that's all I need.
Oh, wow. You have a beautiful home.
Thank you, but keep your voice
down. My daughter's sleeping.
[OZZIE] Aw, how old is she?
[JAX] It's late, Ozzie,
so what do you want?
Uh
I f messed up.
I know that now.
Yeah, more than once.
[SIGHS]
So, I was, uh
I was on Instagram,
and this woman
commented that she met me,
uh, at the Atlanta Airport back in 2017.
She wrote, "He was
an entitled piece of shit
"who couldn't take
30 seconds for a selfie.
I believe he killed that girl."
First of all, how do we
get from selfie to murder?
But, okay. Second of all
I remember that trip and that moment.
Why? Because I was rushing
back to see my sick grandmother.
And when I get off the plane,
my mom texts me that she had died.
Like, that's it, gone.
"Might as well come back to LA
so you don't miss the
Kids' Choice Awards."
Thanks, Mom.
And then
here comes this lady
saying, "Pow, pow! Gotcha!"
Couldn't do it.
This woman caught me on
one of the worst days of my life
and decided everything about
me in less than 30 seconds.
They are crucifying me online.
And today, I was in
a room full of people
just coddling me.
But not you.
You told me the truth,
even when I didn't wanna hear it.
Like Wendy.
Do you really believe she's alive?
I pray to God that she is.
But if she isn't, it wasn't me.
I'm not saying it was, but clearly,
there are a lot of people who are.
Like Wendy's sister and her assistant?
They just held a press conference.
Yeah, I saw.
So, I declined a few of Nisha's calls.
But she could've gotten a hold
of me if she really wanted to.
A text, a-a voicemail,
a voice note. It's
It's not like I could go meet
her somewhere or something.
You know, what you
need is a good night's rest.
Yeah, so you can crash
here for a few hours.
And then tomorrow, me and my
team will come up with a plan
as your lawyers.
Thank you.
I'll get you some
blankets for the couch.
If you need to use the
bathroom, it's back and to the left.
Are you sure you want him to stay here?
What's Lewis gonna say?
Well, Lewis isn't here, so yeah.
But Ozzie can't go home.
And since I'm not
stupid, neither can you.
So, I'll make sure he's
settled, but in the meantime,
you're gonna post up in
that hallway and keep watch.
Sounds like a plan.
[EXHALES]
Hmm.
[LINE RINGING]
[INHALES AND EXHALES DEEPLY]
[RINGING CONTINUES]
[TONI] If she's gonna keep
calling, then you should just go.
[EXHALES]
[LINE BEEPING]
Oh. [SCOFFS]
This nigga. Oh-ho.
How many times you fuck her?
Four times.
When was the first time?
When I saw you with Damon.
Okay, so then what
happened after that, huh?
We got high and drunk one night
I didn't wear a condom.
I think I'm gonna be sick.
- [LEWIS] Jax.
- I think I'm gonna be sick.
Just get out of my face, Lewis.
Get out of my fucking face.
Just leave. Leave.
You okay?
I'm not sure yet.
I really appreciate this, Lewis.
Yeah, me too.
[TONI] I wanna feel you.
All of you.
[HEAVY BREATHING]
Speedin' to your
crib to get me writhin' ♪
Know who you been
fuckin' ain't exciting, oh ♪
[TONI MOANS SHARPLY]
'Cause you do me so
good thinking of keeping it ♪
Say my shit taste so good ♪
[TONI MOANING]
[BOTH MOANING]
[LEWIS] I'm glad we did this.
Oh, Toni, what the fuck?
Don't say this isn't what you want.
Look, Toni, this is not why I came here.
Right.
You came here to get me to
sign those goddamn papers.
Because you clearly don't
give a fuck about me or our child.
Toni, that
[TONI SCOFFS]
There.
Got what you wanted.
What I want is to help you.
But you don't.
You don't. You never did.
You know what?
I bet you're happy that he's gone
because you get
everything you ever wanted.
You get Jax.
You get your promotion.
You get all of it. I'm
stuck here with nothing.
Nothing but this room
full of fucking heartbreak
and-and-and memories
and-and-and potential and my baby.
My little baby, Jaden.
My baby is gone!
My baby! [SCREAMS]
[CRYING HYSTERICALLY]
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
Get the fuck out of my house.
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
[RINGING CONTINUES]
[SIGHS] Good news or bad news?
Depends on whose side you're on.
[FAINT CHATTER]
Everything okay?
No, it's not.
[JAX] They, um
they found Wendy's body
near your cabin in Wrightwood.
They also found the
bullet that killed Wendy.
It's a match to a gun
that's registered to you.
No.
No. No! No!
Mom, what's going on?
- [OZZIE] No.
- Nothing. Nothing.
- Go back to bed, baby.
- [OZZIE] No.
- [OZZIE PANTING]
- [JAX] Shh.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
I've I have to sit.
I can't
How How am I supposed
[JAX] Ozzie.
- Ozzie, listen to me.
- [OZZIE CRYING]
Look, I know this is a lot, okay?
And I'm so sorry about Wendy.
But with your police interview
and the location of Wendy's body,
and your connection to the gun,
you will be arrested for Wendy's murder.
I can't go I can't go to jail, Jax.
Take a breath. Take a breath.
I am heading to the DA's office now
to negotiate your arrest, okay?
- Corey will stay
- Please don't go.
Please don't go.
Okay. Okay.
I, um
I just need to make a call to Bill first
and have him negotiate
your arrest with Chad
at the DA's office, okay?
Just give me a second. Shit.
[JAX SIGHS]
So, without acknowledging
any guilt on the part of my client,
we both know
manslaughter's off the table.
But you're gonna have a tough time
proving Mr. Edwards intended
to kill beyond a reasonable doubt.
He and the victim have
been dating for over two years.
He has no record, no history
of criminal activity or violence.
Worst case, this is a
domestic violence incident,
a crime of passion
with no premeditation.
It's second-degree murder, not first.
Fine. I like my wins fair and easy.
We won't make it easy.
[BILL CHUCKLES]
Uh, now, great, about the arrest.
He's at my co-counsel
Jax Stewart's house.
How about you guys bring
an unmarked car to her garage
where we'll lead him through.
And no handcuffs.
[CHAD BARNES] Absolutely not.
Your client may think he's special,
but you don't get special treatment
when you're being arrested for murder.
I don't care who you are.
So, we done here?
Semper Fi.
You're a Devil Dog.
Yeah.
Did you serve?
I was DSF in the Coast Guard.
And if there's one thing
someone who has
taken orders understands,
it's power.
- Right?
- Yeah.
And you're gonna have to know it
real well if you wanna run for DA.
How did you know I want to run for
[BILL STERLING] But
in order to get elected
to a higher office,
you're gonna need money
from rich and powerful donors,
the kinda donors who don't
wanna see people like them
treated as anything
less than first class.
See, the average person's not gonna care
if Ozzie's led through the
back, as long as he's arrested.
But if you drag him through
the front door for TZ
and the Internet mob to see,
then potential donor Michael Moneybags
is gonna think about the
next time Junior gets a DUI.
And how embarrassing
that would be to his family
if the new DA treated his beloved
child like any criminal on the street.
So, he'll donate to a
friendlier DA candidate.
Not you.
So, Chad, let me ask you again.
How do you think Ozzie
Edwards should be arrested?
- [SIGHS]
- I'm all ears.
[SIGHS] Thanks, Bill.
We have 30 minutes.
What is happening?
Well, first, breathe. That's important.
[INHALES AND EXHALES]
Good.
Now, we've negotiated your arrest.
LAPD has agreed to do it here.
You are going to be charged
with second-degree murder,
the unlawful killing of another
person done with malice
or forethought but
without premeditation.
Is that clear?
Um What the fuck?
[JAX] Ozzie
Sorry. Yes.
[JAX] LAPD will let me know
when they're two minutes out.
I will open the garage.
They will pull inside discreetly.
Once inside, officers
will confirm your identity,
handcuff you, define the charges,
and inform you of your rights.
You will nod or say yes, that is it.
Once at the station, your
belongings will be logged,
you will be fingerprinted,
and every inch of your
body will be searched
and photographed prior to your mugshot.
It is embarrassing, it is humiliating,
but it is also temporary.
What will you do
while this is happening?
Breathe.
- Breathe.
- [JAX] Good.
Now, I already have a
bondsman who's posting bail now.
He'll escort you out
once you're released.
You have 27 minutes until the
world you know changes forever.
So, go to the bathroom,
take a shower if you want,
and I'll make you something to eat.
I didn't kill Wendy.
I believe you.
[OZZIE INHALES AND EXHALES]
["ONLY YOU" BY PORTISHEAD PLAYING]
Alex, bro, how the fuck are
you not answering your phone?
Where are you?
They found Wendy's body.
We gotta talk.
[EXHALES]
We suffer every day ♪
Yes, I am O I'm Ozzie Edwards.
These crimes of illusion ♪
Ozzie Edwards.
And now I am weary ♪
And I feel like I do ♪
Yes, I am Ozzie Edwards.
Yes, I do understand.
I do understand.
Understood, officer.
[EXHALES]
[MOUTHS] Breathe.
Hey, so you surrendered a
celebrity murder suspect in LA
without the press getting wind of it.
I would say that's a win.
[JAX] For today.
You know, that press conference
with the sister and the
assistant is just the beginning.
This is gonna be a big case.
Oh, so, if you're asking for my help
[SCOFFS] Oh, wow.
No, I am not asking for your help.
I mean, unless you
wanna be second chair.
Oh, I'll be second chair.
Yeah, I'll highlight your
transcripts, get your coffee.
[JAX LAUGHS]
I can't with you.
Ah, I'm just messing with
you. My heart is in Chicago.
- Legally and romantically.
- [JAX] Hmm.
I get it.
I get it, and I respect it.
Mm-hmm.
Well, plus, I wouldn't want your
husband to beat me up, you know.
You know, speaking of
Where is he?
I mean, last time you
mentioned him, there was a
there was a baby, but
you weren't pregnant, so
Y'all good?
Yeah. We're good.
Good. Keep me posted.
On the case.
[CAR DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
[CAR ENGINE STARTS]
[EXHALES DEEPLY] Breathe. Breathe, Jax.
- [MOBILE CHIMING]
- [EXHALES]
Hey, Jaden, I'm your father, Lewis.
We're gonna, we're gonna play video
games, and it's gonna be amazing.
[SNIFFLES]
[SIGHS]
[SOBBING]
Lewis, I'm
I'm so
Uh, it's
[SIGHS]
It's okay, Toni.
Grief does strange things to people.
[LEWIS SIGHS]
And, um, I'm sorry
that you had to live with
this in your house all this time.
I'm sorry about just
- everything.
- [TONI] Yeah.
Me too.
[EXHALES]
Would it be okay if I keep this?
Whoa-oh ♪
["VICTORY LAP" BY NIPSEY
HUSSLE FT. STACY BARTHE PLAYING]
Whoa ♪
Yeah.
Whoa-oh ♪
Like the beginning of
Mean Streets, you could ♪
Like the beginning of
Mean Streets, you could ♪
I'm prolific, so gifted ♪
I'm the type that's
gon' go get it, no kiddin' ♪
Breaking down a Swisher
front of your buildin' ♪
Sitting on the steps,
feeling no feelings ♪
Last night, it was a cold killin' ♪
You gotta keep the
devil in his hole, nigga ♪
But you know how it go, nigga ♪
I'm front line every
time it's on, nigga ♪
Hunnid proof flow, run and shoot pro ♪
458 drop, playin'
"Bullet Proof Soul" ♪
Every few shows, I
just buy some new gold ♪
Circle got smaller,
everybody can't go ♪
Downtown, Diamond
District, jewelers like ♪
"Yo, Hussle, holla at me,
I got Cubans on the low" ♪
Flew to Cancun, smokin'
Cubans on the boat ♪
Then docked at Tulum just to smoke ♪
Like the beginning of Mean Streets ♪
I'm an urban legend, South
Central in a certain section ♪
Can't express how
I curved detectives ♪
Guess it's evidence of a
divine presence, blessings ♪
Held me down, at
times, I seem reckless, F it ♪
You got an L, but got an
E for effort, stretched him ♪
Dropped him off in the
Mojave Desert, then left him ♪
Ain't no answer to
these trick questions ♪
Money Makin' Nip ♪
Straighten out my
jewelry on my bitch dresser ♪
Well known, flick up and jail pose ♪
Snatch a champagne
bottle from Rico's till T show ♪
Whatever, nigga, playin'
chess, not checkers, nigga ♪
Thirty-eight special
for you clever niggas ♪
[VOCALIZING]
Whoa-oh ♪
Whoa-oh ♪
We gotta ♪
We gotta ♪
[DOOR OPENS]
Hey.
[LEWIS] Hey.
How was your night?
Surprising.
I only slept for a few hours.
They found Wendy.
What? Where?
Up in Angeles Forest near
where Ozzie has a cabin.
They arrested him here this morning.
Here as in our house?
Yes.
But it was peaceful.
Bill negotiated the arrest
and I wasn't here alone with him.
Corey was here.
All night?
Most of the night. But
he stayed in the hallway.
Ozzie was on the couch.
Naima was in her room,
and I made sure her door was locked
and I kept ours locked as well.
Damn.
[EXHALES]
A lot did happen.
Honestly, I didn't
realize I needed last night
as much as Toni did.
It was, it was good to talk
about him, to say Jaden's name
and to see the nursery and to wonder
how ours would look if I
Anyway, um, later I'm gonna
take his toys and clothes
down to that children's donation
place at the Ladera Center.
Uh, and, yes, she signed the document,
and, no, I didn't sleep with her.
[SIGHS DEEPLY]
Damn. Nigga, I was wondering when
you were gonna get to the punch line.
Yeah, I know. I I
I got there eventually.
[JAX] Hmm.
You always do. [CHUCKLES]
♪
You were right.
She was still carrying feelings for me.
See? I told you.
A woman always knows when
another woman wants her man.
That doesn't matter now.
I'm your husband.
And you are my wife.
And every day, I am
more and more grateful
that those two
statements are real as fuck.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
[LEWIS SIGHS]
I am starving.
Want Coffee and Company?
[BOTH] Ooh.
- French toast?
- Yes, please.
And we need to hurry up
because you know they get packed.
Facts.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
Um
Alright. [SIGHS]
[DOOR OPENS]
What are you doing here?
Baby, who is it?
Hi, baby.
Hey, Daddy.
Long time no see.
[COREY CASH] Previously
on Reasonable Doubt
- How's everything at the firm?
- Great.
Maybe we should trust Bill
to continue to prove himself.
Okay, it's wack.
I'ma need someone rich and/or famous
to pierce some flesh
before the end of Q4.
[COREY] Ozzie Edwards.
Man, I am familiar.
[JAX STEWART] Sure would
be awkward if your girlfriend knew
that you were trying to pay her off.
It's complicated.
I'm destroying my entire life,
blowing up my whole family, all for you!
My girl is missing.
Were you the last person to see her?
[NISHA MCCALL] No, her boyfriend was.
Hollywood stylist Wendy
Collins has been reported missing.
Is there someone who can
corroborate your whereabouts?
I haven't tried to find her.
[LEWIS STEWART]
We gotta fix this Toni shit.
Well, she said she'd drop the
lawsuit but under one condition.
She wants me to
spend one night with her.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
Spend the night?
And the lawsuit goes away.
We agreed nothing
she's doing is logical,
but we also agreed to do
what it takes to end this.
Yes, but bending her over one last time
wasn't on my list of negotiating points.
Unless it's what you want.
It's not what she wants, and
it's certainly not what I want.
She wants to talk about Jaden
and-and show me pictures and shit
and probably for sure yell
at me for a couple hours.
Like, what she wants is closure.
[SCOFFS] Yeah, okay.
I bet. Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
After, after everything,
after the, the growth
and the therapy, you
still don't trust me?
So, you actually think
this is about trust?
Jax, why else would
you be worried about me
spending one night with her?
I want you to walk out that door
and ask the first person you see
if what you're talking about sounds
even remotely reasonable, Lewis.
There are many things that
have happened between us
that most people
would find unreasonable.
Maybe even outrageous.
But so what?
So what?
- We are still here.
- [SIGHS DEEPLY]
We are still in this together.
And I don't, I don't
need anyone to cosign
what happens in our
house or our marriage.
I don't give a fuck about anyone.
I give a fuck about you.
And the longer this lawsuit
and this bullshit goes on,
the more conversations
like these we have to have.
Look, Jax, I
I can't do it anymore.
Can you?
- But
- [CELL PHONE BUZZING]
Daniel, what's up?
[DANIEL KIM] Word on the PI streets
is that there's a video coming out
about a certain client fighting
with his missing girlfriend
on a doorbell camera. [SCOFFS]
And I will give you
three hints. Pow, pow
Shit. When did the fight happen?
The night she went missing. Gotcha!
Okay, I'll look into it.
And let's set up a meeting with Ozzie.
Alright.
I have to go.
But I just need some
time to think about this.
Just
give me a day.
Okay.
That's fair.
But you know nothing's gonna
happen between me and Toni, right?
Yes, but does she?
[SIGHS]
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
From La Brea to Slauson ♪
It's all us ♪
The Sun, Central
Ave Jazz, it's all us ♪
Where we at? Hit the Maverick Flats ♪
Leimert and right back to the ark ♪
It's all us ♪
We coastin' on the west
between sets and wealth ♪
We toast the sunset in the Dons ♪
Take flight into the
night under Cali stars ♪
In a world on wheels ♪
It's all us ♪
It's the world we feel ♪
It's all us ♪
From the Hills to Hollywood ♪
It's all us ♪
No doubt we all we got ♪
Hold it down black and brown ♪
In a city of dreams ♪
It's all us ♪
[OZZIE EDWARDS]
Ozzie fucking Edwards!
[WENDY COLLINS] You
think I give a fuck who you are?
I'm not one of those Instagram bitches
trying to slide into your DMs!
I know you.
[OZZIE] Where did you get this?
TZT obtained the footage from
your neighbor's doorbell camera.
But the better question is, when
were you gonna tell me about it?
I barely had a second
to process anything.
- [JAX] Hmm.
- Yes, we fought. So what?
But she's just pissed because
Because what?
Because I was gonna
make her sign the NDA.
Ah. So, she got mad, right?
What happened after
that recording cut off?
Nothing. I came inside and fell asleep.
[JAX] Hmm.
Personally, it would
be hard for me to sleep
if I were as angry as
you look in that video.
Are you saying you don't believe me?
I'm saying they're already
building a case against you,
so once this drops,
we can pretty much go straight
to negotiating your arrest.
So, I need to know the truth.
That is the truth!
Listen to me very carefully,
because every move you
make from here on out matters.
You are a person of interest
in a missing person's case
that is getting bigger by the hour.
Every reporter, future
juror, social media junkie
has been analyzing how you behave
from the moment this news dropped.
Think Menendez brothers
at a basketball game,
O.J. in his white Bronco
with a gun to his head.
It's all on the canvas
they're using to paint a picture
of who you are and what
you possibly could have done.
And guess what?
They don't have to wait to find Wendy
to arrest you and put you on trial.
Are you serious?
- I can go on and on.
- What am I supposed to do?
You are going to put up your
own money as a reward to find her.
In addition, you're
going to keep calling her,
reach out to her friends,
look like a person who
wants to find his girlfriend.
I do want to find her.
Then start acting like it.
♪
[VINCE LARSON] The
video, I assume, is damaging?
It could be the nail in the coffin
for him before he's even buried.
The video shows Ozzie and his girlfriend
fighting the day she went missing.
I've also elected to
bring Bill onto the case.
Great news.
[JAX] The problem, Ozzie has already
given a statement to
police without counsel,
which was initiated
by the victim's assistant
who has an airtight alibi
and was the first to
report the victim missing.
[STEPHEN BINDER] Nice.
A high-profile, wealthy client
who is absolutely lost
without representation.
[LAUGHS]
With any luck, the victim's
body will never be found
and Ozzie just keeps
us on retainer indefinitely.
Well, frankly, I hope it is found.
I can refute evidence in court easy,
but battling speculation and assumptions
in the court of public
opinion, far more challenging.
I have a question about Wendy Collins.
Are you looking for
Wendy or Wendy's body?
Why are you coming to me
and not the chief of police?
This isn't a case. It's
just an investigation.
Nice try, but I know you've
already spoken to the chief
because Ozzie Edwards is involved.
So, I'm just cuttin' to the chase.
Like I said, it's still a
missing person's investigation.
[JAX] Uh-huh.
But?
But
given that Miss Collins has
been missing for three days,
anyone would have reason to believe
that it could turn into a
homicide investigation.
Hmm.
So, the answer to my
earlier question is both.
Thank you.
[DANIEL] Hi. Are you, um
Um, I'm looking for Nisha
McCall about Wendy Collins.
Who are you?
Kim, Daniel Kim.
Uh, I am a private investigator
and part of Ozzie's legal team.
Are you Nisha, Wendy's assistant?
I am.
So, I see that motherfucker
has lawyered up.
No wonder why he ain't
been answering my calls.
Is there, um What, if anything,
can you tell me about
Wendy's alleged disappearance?
I can tell you there is
nothing alleged about it.
Hungover, tired, sick, Wendy
not missing a photo shoot.
And you've already filed
a police report, correct?
I wasn't able to track the AirTags
that we normally sew
into our designer bags,
so I went to the police, and
they were able to track it,
which was found on the 91 Freeway.
Yeah, they told me about the purse.
What?
Why didn't you tell me?
I don't know. I forgot.
So, yet another thing
you conveniently forgot?
Ozzie.
I am sorry, but there was
so much going on that night.
Okay, Ozzie, here's the thing.
Seventy-five percent of these cases
are due to intimate partner violence.
If there's evidence that you so
much as grabbed Wendy too firmly,
they will assume that
not only are you violent,
but you're also a liar,
which is why you hid your
white girlfriend from the world.
But when she threatened to go public,
the relationship reached its
inevitable conclusion, murder.
No, no, no, no, this is some
Gone Girl shit. She's fine.
I agree. She's just punishing
me because I yelled at her.
She's not fucking missing.
And why the fuck is
everyone looking at me
like it's my fault or
like I did something?
You don't have a real alibi,
considering you were
home alone all night
and have nothing and
no one to confirm that fact.
You were the last person
to see Wendy alive,
and since you've already
spoken to the police,
you've placed yourself
at a disadvantage.
That is why our counsel is so crucial.
We know what steps to take,
and we're going to be right
there with you, guiding you.
Did you take any of the steps
I laid out for you yesterday?
Uh-huh.
You see, I know that everyone
else does what's best for your career,
but it is my job to treat you like
someone who might
be on trial for murder.
Stop saying "murder."
She could still be alive.
[KRISTIN SIGHS]
Sorry, this is my sister, Kristin.
Okay, well, Kristin, you
better hope they find Wendy,
whether she's alive or not.
[OZZIE] Okay, enough.
If anything is making me look guilty,
it's hiring big-time
lawyers like you all.
So
- I think we call it here.
- Call
What
- Are you firing us?
- [KRISTIN] What [SIGHS]
Okay, let's just all take a beat.
No. No need, because I quit.
If he's gonna dig his own grave,
he doesn't need two shovels.
- [SCOFFS]
- Jax
[JAX] Please.
[BILL SIGHS]
- [JAX SIGHS]
- Well, that was a pretty rash decision.
Actors tend to be a bit dramatic.
Yeah, but no offense
you seemed a bit impulsive and reckless.
How do we break this
to the other partners?
We don't.
Once this video drops,
he won't be little Ozzie,
but Orsel Edwards, murderer.
Then we'll see who's calling who.
[SIGHS]
[KEYS CLACKING]
Hey.
So, I thought about it.
I drew up a settlement and
release that lays out the terms.
If Toni doesn't sign within the
first five minutes, you will walk.
And after you spend 12 hours together,
we're released from liability.
Also, if you do this, I need
you to text me every hour
and sprinkle in a phone call.
Of course.
I love you, Lewis and I trust you.
But I'm not the one who has
to stay there with her, you are.
So, it's up to you if you go.
But if she tries to fuck
you, I will kill you both.
Okay.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Hey, Lewis.
Hey, Toni.
I'm sorry, I don't have much to drink.
I'm, I'm good with water.
I wasn't sure you'd come.
But I reminded myself
that you always manage to show up.
[CHUCKLES]
What's that?
A document that ensures
that this ends tonight.
[SCOFFS]
Wow.
Feels like Jax scrambling
for an ounce of control.
I can't stay if you don't sign it,
and if you don't sign it,
you don't get what you want.
If I don't sign and you leave,
Jax doesn't get what she wants.
[SCOFFS]
I'll sign it.
After we finish the nursery.
Figured I'd decorate it
in case he became a
gamer nerd like his dad.
But I couldn't take this down alone.
At least you had Jax to help
you with your bedroom for Jaden.
[MOBILE CHIMING]
I
I didn't get a chance to
put a nursery together.
[SCOFFS]
Lucky you.
I know how much you love
the Eagles, so when I saw that,
I knew you would love seeing him in it.
But I get that it's hard.
Yeah.
I do.
[SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING]
What are those?
My family threw a shower.
I keep thinking I
wanna donate it, but
Let's sort through it together
and find a home for it.
[NAIMA STEWART] Wait, where's Dad?
Oh, he had to work late tonight.
Wow. Tables really have turned.
What's that supposed to mean?
Nothing, it's just that
he's usually the one
waiting up for you. I mean
I'm not waiting up for him. I'm working.
See? And why don't
you mind your business?
- Go to bed, girl.
- Jeez, I was just saying good night.
Someone's in a mood.
- Girl, you
- [CELL PHONE CHIMES]
[TUTS]
[SIGHS]
[SIGHS]
Okay, this is sad.
Mm-hmm.
[SIGHS DEEPLY]
- [KEYPAD BEEPS]
- [LINE RINGS]
Hey. You up?
[SIGHS] Well, I am now.
You okay?
Yeah.
Just waiting on Lewis to
come back from Toni's house.
Hold on.
Did you say Toni as in
Ho-ni? Yeah.
She agreed to drop the lawsuit
if Lewis stayed with her for one night.
And you said yes?
Ooh, girl, you better than me.
I mean, I wasn't thrilled
at the idea, you know?
But I'm tired of all the back and forth.
So, if it ends with
just one night, then
at least it's done.
- So, they fuckin' or no?
- [JAX] No.
No. He said they're
taking down the nursery.
You know? It's-it's fine. I'm fine.
Mm-hmm. And that's why you called me?
Okay, listen. [SIGHS]
I'm trying to be rational, you know?
I mean, we've been through a lot
these last couple years, you know.
And I just don't think that
it makes sense to think
that one night is gonna break us, right?
Sure.
But I It's okay to make a
decision and then question it.
I mean, sometimes the heart and the mind
aren't always on the same team.
Ugh. God, you know,
this was so much easier
when I would just be like,
"Fuck you. I don't
need you, nigga. Bye."
[TUTS] Girl, you love
him. And it's healthy.
[WHIMPERS]
[SHANELLE TUCKER]
Look, for what it's worth,
I don't think Lewis would do
anything to jeopardize what y'all have.
Especially with Ho-ni.
[SNICKERS]
Girl, that never gets old.
[BOTH LAUGH]
It really doesn't.
Thank you.
Hey, I love you, Shay-Shay.
Night, Cracka Jax. I love you too.
Bye.
[CELL PHONE CHIMES]
[GROANS SOFTLY]
Fuck!
The past week has been
excruciating for all of us
who loved my beautiful sister, Wendy
[VOICE BREAKING]
especially for her family.
If anyone has any information
of where she could be
or if you've seen her,
please call the police.
Video has surfaced of Ozzie
and Wendy in a domestic dispute.
Is that the reason he
isn't here with you tonight?
You tell me. Y'all saw the footage.
Have either one of you spoken to
him? Do you even know where he is?
No, we haven't, but we want answers.
He is the last person that
we know of to have seen her.
And it's mighty funny that
now he won't return our calls.
I mean, we would love
to know where he's at
and what he has to say for himself.
Where are you, Ozzie?
[REPORTERS CLAMORING]
[REPORTER] [ON SCREEN] What do
you want the public to know about Wendy?
That she's brilliant and talented.
Oh, look at our guy.
You know, those late nights get way
worse before they get better. Trust me.
Looking forward to that.
Anyway, I hope this all
means the case is going well.
Night.
We lost the case.
[NISHA] [ON SCREEN] And if you see him,
tell him to tell the
police what he knows
Ozzie fired us.
Jax didn't say anything because
she's confident he'll change his mind.
I wasn't gonna say anything,
but I felt like I needed to tell you
because, well,
honestly, I'm not so sure.
And why is that?
Well, no disrespect to her,
but Jax's confidence is
potentially overconfidence.
Personally, my instinct is to
not give up and to force Ozzie
to realize that he is making
a huge fucking mistake.
[CHUCKLES] Thanks for
keeping us in the loop, Bill.
Appreciate it.
Let's just sit back and
see where this lands.
- Oh. Mm-hmm.
- [VINCE] Alright?
[MONICA WILSON] I got
calls out to a few lawyers,
so we can replace Jax ASAP.
- Excellent.
- [INDISTINCT CHATTER ON TABLET]
Can you believe this bullshit?
Trash. Next to recycling.
bum-ass boyfriend.
bum-ass boyfriend.
Where are you, Ozzie?
- bum-ass boyfriend.
- Shit, how'd they do that so fast?
[NISHA] we can bring her back.
Uh-uh, honey, listen, don't
Don't read that stuff.
It's all fake.
All those comments are bots.
Well, why don't we
have some fucking bots?
- [SAL EDWARDS] Hey.
- It's okay. Listen to me, honey.
I know a lot was said
before, okay? But w
- We love you.
- We
[SAL] Hmm.
You are Ozzie motherfuckin' Edwards,
practically America's
favorite sitcom star.
You're about to land the biggest
franchise that exists
outside of the MCU.
You're a legend.
They couldn't take you
down if they tried. Am I right?
- Mm.
- [POUNDING ON DOOR]
[OFFICER] LAPD! Orsel
Edwards, open up and step out.
What is going on?
- Sh
- [ROSIE] Oh, my God!
- [OFFICER 2] Hands where we can see 'em!
- [GASPS]
- Don't move.
- [ROSIE] No, no, no.
He's unarmed! Don't
sh Please don't shoot.
- [OFFICER 3] Clear!
- It's clear.
[VIC MORENO] This the
residence of Orsel Edwards?
Mrs. Collins's phone has
been tracked to this address.
We have a warrant to
search this residence
for that phone and all
other electronic media.
- Hey, you can't just come in here.
- [VIC] Yes, we can.
Stay out of the way or
go outside, it's up to you.
- [MONICA] Shit.
- [VIC] Search every room.
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
[TENSE MUSIC BUILDS]
bum-ass boyfriend.
Where are you, Ozzie?
She has friends and family
who all love her, miss her,
except her bum-ass boyfriend.
bum-ass boyfriend.
- [CELL PHONE CHIMES]
- Where are you, Ozzie?
Making good progress? What the f
[SIGHS DEEPLY]
Hmm.
[EXHALES]
[GROANS]
[BUZZING]
Let me guess. Ozzie called you.
[COREY] [ON PHONE] Yeah,
yeah, but can we talk in person?
- I'm right outside.
- You
You know, I figured it was safer to
wait outside, you know, after last time.
Huh. Fair.
Ozzie wants you back.
I'm sure.
Between the police interview
and now with the
footage out of their fight
the night she went missing,
I'd say he's in some deep shit.
But Ozzie would have to play by
my rules, which I doubt he can, so
[CAR WINDOW WHIRRING]
Wouldn't be the first time
someone underestimated me.
Te-ten minutes, that's all I need.
Oh, wow. You have a beautiful home.
Thank you, but keep your voice
down. My daughter's sleeping.
[OZZIE] Aw, how old is she?
[JAX] It's late, Ozzie,
so what do you want?
Uh
I f messed up.
I know that now.
Yeah, more than once.
[SIGHS]
So, I was, uh
I was on Instagram,
and this woman
commented that she met me,
uh, at the Atlanta Airport back in 2017.
She wrote, "He was
an entitled piece of shit
"who couldn't take
30 seconds for a selfie.
I believe he killed that girl."
First of all, how do we
get from selfie to murder?
But, okay. Second of all
I remember that trip and that moment.
Why? Because I was rushing
back to see my sick grandmother.
And when I get off the plane,
my mom texts me that she had died.
Like, that's it, gone.
"Might as well come back to LA
so you don't miss the
Kids' Choice Awards."
Thanks, Mom.
And then
here comes this lady
saying, "Pow, pow! Gotcha!"
Couldn't do it.
This woman caught me on
one of the worst days of my life
and decided everything about
me in less than 30 seconds.
They are crucifying me online.
And today, I was in
a room full of people
just coddling me.
But not you.
You told me the truth,
even when I didn't wanna hear it.
Like Wendy.
Do you really believe she's alive?
I pray to God that she is.
But if she isn't, it wasn't me.
I'm not saying it was, but clearly,
there are a lot of people who are.
Like Wendy's sister and her assistant?
They just held a press conference.
Yeah, I saw.
So, I declined a few of Nisha's calls.
But she could've gotten a hold
of me if she really wanted to.
A text, a-a voicemail,
a voice note. It's
It's not like I could go meet
her somewhere or something.
You know, what you
need is a good night's rest.
Yeah, so you can crash
here for a few hours.
And then tomorrow, me and my
team will come up with a plan
as your lawyers.
Thank you.
I'll get you some
blankets for the couch.
If you need to use the
bathroom, it's back and to the left.
Are you sure you want him to stay here?
What's Lewis gonna say?
Well, Lewis isn't here, so yeah.
But Ozzie can't go home.
And since I'm not
stupid, neither can you.
So, I'll make sure he's
settled, but in the meantime,
you're gonna post up in
that hallway and keep watch.
Sounds like a plan.
[EXHALES]
Hmm.
[LINE RINGING]
[INHALES AND EXHALES DEEPLY]
[RINGING CONTINUES]
[TONI] If she's gonna keep
calling, then you should just go.
[EXHALES]
[LINE BEEPING]
Oh. [SCOFFS]
This nigga. Oh-ho.
How many times you fuck her?
Four times.
When was the first time?
When I saw you with Damon.
Okay, so then what
happened after that, huh?
We got high and drunk one night
I didn't wear a condom.
I think I'm gonna be sick.
- [LEWIS] Jax.
- I think I'm gonna be sick.
Just get out of my face, Lewis.
Get out of my fucking face.
Just leave. Leave.
You okay?
I'm not sure yet.
I really appreciate this, Lewis.
Yeah, me too.
[TONI] I wanna feel you.
All of you.
[HEAVY BREATHING]
Speedin' to your
crib to get me writhin' ♪
Know who you been
fuckin' ain't exciting, oh ♪
[TONI MOANS SHARPLY]
'Cause you do me so
good thinking of keeping it ♪
Say my shit taste so good ♪
[TONI MOANING]
[BOTH MOANING]
[LEWIS] I'm glad we did this.
Oh, Toni, what the fuck?
Don't say this isn't what you want.
Look, Toni, this is not why I came here.
Right.
You came here to get me to
sign those goddamn papers.
Because you clearly don't
give a fuck about me or our child.
Toni, that
[TONI SCOFFS]
There.
Got what you wanted.
What I want is to help you.
But you don't.
You don't. You never did.
You know what?
I bet you're happy that he's gone
because you get
everything you ever wanted.
You get Jax.
You get your promotion.
You get all of it. I'm
stuck here with nothing.
Nothing but this room
full of fucking heartbreak
and-and-and memories
and-and-and potential and my baby.
My little baby, Jaden.
My baby is gone!
My baby! [SCREAMS]
[CRYING HYSTERICALLY]
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
Get the fuck out of my house.
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
[RINGING CONTINUES]
[SIGHS] Good news or bad news?
Depends on whose side you're on.
[FAINT CHATTER]
Everything okay?
No, it's not.
[JAX] They, um
they found Wendy's body
near your cabin in Wrightwood.
They also found the
bullet that killed Wendy.
It's a match to a gun
that's registered to you.
No.
No. No! No!
Mom, what's going on?
- [OZZIE] No.
- Nothing. Nothing.
- Go back to bed, baby.
- [OZZIE] No.
- [OZZIE PANTING]
- [JAX] Shh.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
I've I have to sit.
I can't
How How am I supposed
[JAX] Ozzie.
- Ozzie, listen to me.
- [OZZIE CRYING]
Look, I know this is a lot, okay?
And I'm so sorry about Wendy.
But with your police interview
and the location of Wendy's body,
and your connection to the gun,
you will be arrested for Wendy's murder.
I can't go I can't go to jail, Jax.
Take a breath. Take a breath.
I am heading to the DA's office now
to negotiate your arrest, okay?
- Corey will stay
- Please don't go.
Please don't go.
Okay. Okay.
I, um
I just need to make a call to Bill first
and have him negotiate
your arrest with Chad
at the DA's office, okay?
Just give me a second. Shit.
[JAX SIGHS]
So, without acknowledging
any guilt on the part of my client,
we both know
manslaughter's off the table.
But you're gonna have a tough time
proving Mr. Edwards intended
to kill beyond a reasonable doubt.
He and the victim have
been dating for over two years.
He has no record, no history
of criminal activity or violence.
Worst case, this is a
domestic violence incident,
a crime of passion
with no premeditation.
It's second-degree murder, not first.
Fine. I like my wins fair and easy.
We won't make it easy.
[BILL CHUCKLES]
Uh, now, great, about the arrest.
He's at my co-counsel
Jax Stewart's house.
How about you guys bring
an unmarked car to her garage
where we'll lead him through.
And no handcuffs.
[CHAD BARNES] Absolutely not.
Your client may think he's special,
but you don't get special treatment
when you're being arrested for murder.
I don't care who you are.
So, we done here?
Semper Fi.
You're a Devil Dog.
Yeah.
Did you serve?
I was DSF in the Coast Guard.
And if there's one thing
someone who has
taken orders understands,
it's power.
- Right?
- Yeah.
And you're gonna have to know it
real well if you wanna run for DA.
How did you know I want to run for
[BILL STERLING] But
in order to get elected
to a higher office,
you're gonna need money
from rich and powerful donors,
the kinda donors who don't
wanna see people like them
treated as anything
less than first class.
See, the average person's not gonna care
if Ozzie's led through the
back, as long as he's arrested.
But if you drag him through
the front door for TZ
and the Internet mob to see,
then potential donor Michael Moneybags
is gonna think about the
next time Junior gets a DUI.
And how embarrassing
that would be to his family
if the new DA treated his beloved
child like any criminal on the street.
So, he'll donate to a
friendlier DA candidate.
Not you.
So, Chad, let me ask you again.
How do you think Ozzie
Edwards should be arrested?
- [SIGHS]
- I'm all ears.
[SIGHS] Thanks, Bill.
We have 30 minutes.
What is happening?
Well, first, breathe. That's important.
[INHALES AND EXHALES]
Good.
Now, we've negotiated your arrest.
LAPD has agreed to do it here.
You are going to be charged
with second-degree murder,
the unlawful killing of another
person done with malice
or forethought but
without premeditation.
Is that clear?
Um What the fuck?
[JAX] Ozzie
Sorry. Yes.
[JAX] LAPD will let me know
when they're two minutes out.
I will open the garage.
They will pull inside discreetly.
Once inside, officers
will confirm your identity,
handcuff you, define the charges,
and inform you of your rights.
You will nod or say yes, that is it.
Once at the station, your
belongings will be logged,
you will be fingerprinted,
and every inch of your
body will be searched
and photographed prior to your mugshot.
It is embarrassing, it is humiliating,
but it is also temporary.
What will you do
while this is happening?
Breathe.
- Breathe.
- [JAX] Good.
Now, I already have a
bondsman who's posting bail now.
He'll escort you out
once you're released.
You have 27 minutes until the
world you know changes forever.
So, go to the bathroom,
take a shower if you want,
and I'll make you something to eat.
I didn't kill Wendy.
I believe you.
[OZZIE INHALES AND EXHALES]
["ONLY YOU" BY PORTISHEAD PLAYING]
Alex, bro, how the fuck are
you not answering your phone?
Where are you?
They found Wendy's body.
We gotta talk.
[EXHALES]
We suffer every day ♪
Yes, I am O I'm Ozzie Edwards.
These crimes of illusion ♪
Ozzie Edwards.
And now I am weary ♪
And I feel like I do ♪
Yes, I am Ozzie Edwards.
Yes, I do understand.
I do understand.
Understood, officer.
[EXHALES]
[MOUTHS] Breathe.
Hey, so you surrendered a
celebrity murder suspect in LA
without the press getting wind of it.
I would say that's a win.
[JAX] For today.
You know, that press conference
with the sister and the
assistant is just the beginning.
This is gonna be a big case.
Oh, so, if you're asking for my help
[SCOFFS] Oh, wow.
No, I am not asking for your help.
I mean, unless you
wanna be second chair.
Oh, I'll be second chair.
Yeah, I'll highlight your
transcripts, get your coffee.
[JAX LAUGHS]
I can't with you.
Ah, I'm just messing with
you. My heart is in Chicago.
- Legally and romantically.
- [JAX] Hmm.
I get it.
I get it, and I respect it.
Mm-hmm.
Well, plus, I wouldn't want your
husband to beat me up, you know.
You know, speaking of
Where is he?
I mean, last time you
mentioned him, there was a
there was a baby, but
you weren't pregnant, so
Y'all good?
Yeah. We're good.
Good. Keep me posted.
On the case.
[CAR DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
[CAR ENGINE STARTS]
[EXHALES DEEPLY] Breathe. Breathe, Jax.
- [MOBILE CHIMING]
- [EXHALES]
Hey, Jaden, I'm your father, Lewis.
We're gonna, we're gonna play video
games, and it's gonna be amazing.
[SNIFFLES]
[SIGHS]
[SOBBING]
Lewis, I'm
I'm so
Uh, it's
[SIGHS]
It's okay, Toni.
Grief does strange things to people.
[LEWIS SIGHS]
And, um, I'm sorry
that you had to live with
this in your house all this time.
I'm sorry about just
- everything.
- [TONI] Yeah.
Me too.
[EXHALES]
Would it be okay if I keep this?
Whoa-oh ♪
["VICTORY LAP" BY NIPSEY
HUSSLE FT. STACY BARTHE PLAYING]
Whoa ♪
Yeah.
Whoa-oh ♪
Like the beginning of
Mean Streets, you could ♪
Like the beginning of
Mean Streets, you could ♪
I'm prolific, so gifted ♪
I'm the type that's
gon' go get it, no kiddin' ♪
Breaking down a Swisher
front of your buildin' ♪
Sitting on the steps,
feeling no feelings ♪
Last night, it was a cold killin' ♪
You gotta keep the
devil in his hole, nigga ♪
But you know how it go, nigga ♪
I'm front line every
time it's on, nigga ♪
Hunnid proof flow, run and shoot pro ♪
458 drop, playin'
"Bullet Proof Soul" ♪
Every few shows, I
just buy some new gold ♪
Circle got smaller,
everybody can't go ♪
Downtown, Diamond
District, jewelers like ♪
"Yo, Hussle, holla at me,
I got Cubans on the low" ♪
Flew to Cancun, smokin'
Cubans on the boat ♪
Then docked at Tulum just to smoke ♪
Like the beginning of Mean Streets ♪
I'm an urban legend, South
Central in a certain section ♪
Can't express how
I curved detectives ♪
Guess it's evidence of a
divine presence, blessings ♪
Held me down, at
times, I seem reckless, F it ♪
You got an L, but got an
E for effort, stretched him ♪
Dropped him off in the
Mojave Desert, then left him ♪
Ain't no answer to
these trick questions ♪
Money Makin' Nip ♪
Straighten out my
jewelry on my bitch dresser ♪
Well known, flick up and jail pose ♪
Snatch a champagne
bottle from Rico's till T show ♪
Whatever, nigga, playin'
chess, not checkers, nigga ♪
Thirty-eight special
for you clever niggas ♪
[VOCALIZING]
Whoa-oh ♪
Whoa-oh ♪
We gotta ♪
We gotta ♪
[DOOR OPENS]
Hey.
[LEWIS] Hey.
How was your night?
Surprising.
I only slept for a few hours.
They found Wendy.
What? Where?
Up in Angeles Forest near
where Ozzie has a cabin.
They arrested him here this morning.
Here as in our house?
Yes.
But it was peaceful.
Bill negotiated the arrest
and I wasn't here alone with him.
Corey was here.
All night?
Most of the night. But
he stayed in the hallway.
Ozzie was on the couch.
Naima was in her room,
and I made sure her door was locked
and I kept ours locked as well.
Damn.
[EXHALES]
A lot did happen.
Honestly, I didn't
realize I needed last night
as much as Toni did.
It was, it was good to talk
about him, to say Jaden's name
and to see the nursery and to wonder
how ours would look if I
Anyway, um, later I'm gonna
take his toys and clothes
down to that children's donation
place at the Ladera Center.
Uh, and, yes, she signed the document,
and, no, I didn't sleep with her.
[SIGHS DEEPLY]
Damn. Nigga, I was wondering when
you were gonna get to the punch line.
Yeah, I know. I I
I got there eventually.
[JAX] Hmm.
You always do. [CHUCKLES]
♪
You were right.
She was still carrying feelings for me.
See? I told you.
A woman always knows when
another woman wants her man.
That doesn't matter now.
I'm your husband.
And you are my wife.
And every day, I am
more and more grateful
that those two
statements are real as fuck.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
[LEWIS SIGHS]
I am starving.
Want Coffee and Company?
[BOTH] Ooh.
- French toast?
- Yes, please.
And we need to hurry up
because you know they get packed.
Facts.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
Um
Alright. [SIGHS]
[DOOR OPENS]
What are you doing here?
Baby, who is it?
Hi, baby.
Hey, Daddy.
Long time no see.