Reasonable Doubt (2022) s03e03 Episode Script

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[LEWIS STEWART] Previously
on Reasonable Doubt
Hollywood stylist Wendy
Collins has been reported missing.
Why the fuck is everyone
looking at me like it's my fault,
or like I did something?
Is there someone who can
corroborate your whereabouts?
You are a person of interest
in a missing person's case
that is getting bigger by the hour.
[MIKE ORTIZ] Anyone would
have reason to believe
that it could turn into a
homicide investigation.
[JAX STEWART] Adorable.
I did not know that your wife was Black.
Video has surfaced of Ozzie
and Wendy in a domestic dispute.
Is that the reason he
isn't here with you tonight?
[JAX] So, I have this new client.
Maybe you'd like to help out?
Hell, yeah.
[JAX] They found Wendy's body.
They also found the
bullet that killed Wendy.
It's a match to a gun
that's registered to you.
We gotta talk.
I am heading to the DA's office
now to negotiate your arrest.
Hi, baby.
Hey, Daddy.
May I come in?
Um Sure. Okay, I guess.
- Hey.
- [JAX] Oh.
- [MOUTHS] What the fuck?
- [EDDIE SIGHS]
- [EDDIE] Mm.
- [JAX GROANS]
[SIGHS] Lewis.
It's been a long time.
[JAX] Um
Dad, why are you here?
[EDDIE] I got a steady
gig with the live band
over at the GS Lounge
for the next few months,
so I was thinking, you know,
maybe you and Lewis
could come to the show.
You know, we could grab a bite before.
They got some nice restaurants
down on Market Street.
Okay, stop.
I haven't seen you in over eight years.
And the last few times you
were in town, you ghosted me.
But now you show up at my door,
and you expect me to just kiki with you
and shake my head at your little gig
like you Jimi Hendrix and not my
drug-addicted, deadbeat father?
Well, first of all, I've been
clean for about five years now.
And secondly, I play bass guitar,
so it'll be more Ron
Carter than Jimi Hendrix.
[JAX] Okay.
Does Mom know you're here?
[EDDIE] Yeah, she
knows. We've been talking.
[JAX] About what?
[EDDIE] [SIGHS] Listen.
I'm staying down at the Coral Hotel.
I'd really love to explain things and,
and make up for well, everything.
Just one meal.
Or-or even coffee.
That's all I'm asking.
[LEWIS STEWART] Eddie,
you said your piece.
Now it's time for you to leave.
[JAX] Dad, wait.
Okay, so I, too, then, have a request.
Next time you thinkin'
about stopping by don’t.
[LEWIS] Are Are you okay?
Yeah. Yeah, why wouldn't I be?
I'm not gonna let him ruin our day.
I'm gonna go get my purse,
and we're gonna go have
breakfast, just like we planned.
[SIGHS]
Oh
[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 ♪
Jax, where are we with
the Ozzie Edwards case?
Well, as you all know, Ozzie
turned himself in a few weeks ago,
which, despite the State's
insistence that he remain in jail,
was a huge factor in
Judge Williams' decision
to grant Ozzie bail.
What was the bail amount?
No bail?
Your Honor,
Mr. Edwards poses no risk
of harm to the community.
He is not a flight risk,
and he has no criminal record
or law enforcement contacts.
The court agrees that
Mr. Edwards is not a flight risk
or a threat to society,
but the standard $2 million for bail
is not enough to reflect the
seriousness of this crime.
Bail is at five million.
That's not exactly a win.
Well, given he's at home, I'd say it is.
Five mil is chump
change for Mr. Pow-Pow!
He must be relieved to have his freedom.
You would think, but
- [REPORTER 1] Yo, Ozzie.
- [REPORTER 2] Hey, Ozzie. Over here.
What's going on with the film Toro?
Heard you were up for it, but
word is they cast Caleb McLaughlin.
Eh, that's good for him, but, um,
I'm focused on proving my innocence.
[REPORTERS CLAMORING]
Hey, what was the last
thing you said to Wendy?
Was it, "Pow, pow, gotcha?"
[CLAMORING CONTINUES ON PHONE]
Mr. Edwards was simply
grabbing a bite to eat
while trying to avoid the paparazzi.
Instead, he assaulted them.
They were taunting him,
as they do every time
he leaves the house.
Well, then maybe Mr. Edwards
shouldn't leave the house.
[STEPHEN BINDER] House arrest?
- Yes. Not Bill's best moment.
- [VINCE LARSON] Yikes.
Well, at least now you can
control Ozzie's whereabouts, right?
That's what we thought.
You went to the community center.
I went to the community center,
which is inside my gated community.
How is that leaving?
Okay, if you walk out of that front door
and into the streets without
the judge's permission,
then you are violating
your house arrest.
[SCOFFS] Okay, well, that,
that doesn't sound fair.
Oh. Oh.
Your Honor, my client
did not fully comprehend
the scope and restrictions of
his house arrest at the outset,
but I can assure you, he does now.
Good. Hate to see his bail revoked.
You think you slick by not
pushing to get Ozzie's bail revoked?
That's up to Judge
Williams, not the state.
Please. I think you want
him to stay out of jail.
More ways for him to fuck up,
publicly, in front of potential jurors.
Why win the battle when
you can win the war?
So, if Lucy was playing checkers
Chad is playing chess, yes.
But at the end of the day,
their evidence is weak.
And our strategy is simple.
Proximity does not equal guilt.
Finding Wendy's body near
Ozzie's cabin means nothing.
We'll establish that
others had access to it
and his gun and introduce
them as alternative suspects
to confirm that he wasn't
even there that night.
As for the DNA and scratches?
Easily explained by a
prior consensual encounter.
Being a freak ain't against the law.
The case amounts to perception control.
My goal before the trial starts is
to plant seeds of doubt in the press
to ensure that Ozzie is seen as a
victim of circumstantial evidence,
not a killer.
Checkmate.
Very nice.
Well, keep us posted on Bill's
performance, and the case.
Um, I don't usually check in
once a trial of this caliber starts.
We just wanna be more looped in.
I mean, after all, this is a big
case, and all eyes are on us.
Us being
The firm.
Right. Sure.
[CHUCKLES] I'll do my best.
[INAUDIBLE]
[CELL PHONE CHIMES]
[SIGHS]
What are you two looking at?
Ozzie. Your boy can't help himself.
[JAX] What now?
Ugh. [SIGHS]
Oh, come
[SCOFFS]
Is he posting these?
Yeah. Yeah.
And the comments are already going in.
One said, "What in the child star?
Oh, he need to pow-pow on dat ass."
- [DANIEL KIM] Hmm.
- Oh, hashtag, six-pack killer.
Yeah, the Internet remains undefeated.
Yeah, well, Ozzie's gonna
find himself defeated in court
if he doesn't stop
poisoning the jury pool.
Isn't his sister Kristin
supposed to be with him?
I mean, clearly, she can't control him.
Clearly.
Besides his house arrest thirst traps,
Ozzie's elusiveness and shaky-ass alibi
are not helping us help him.
You know, I need
someone who can watch him
while also getting
information about him.
Hmm.
N No, no, no.
I am a highly respected investigator.
I am not a babysitter.
I'm not asking you to babysit,
but to observe, discipline, entertain.
- [KRYSTAL WALTERS] Oh.
- I'm good at
No, you just defined "babysitter."
[JAX] Okay, call it what you want,
but I need someone to make sure
that, one, he doesn't keep
posting things like that,
and, two, find out what's up
with him, his family, all of it.
Look, I cannot control
things I do not understand.
Thanks, Daniel. Love
you. You're the best.
Oh. L Love you?
You need to stop, and you
just keep calling me the best,
and I will be your best.
Ew. I never wanna hear
you say that ever again.
Oh, okay.
Yes, definitely.
Naima, what are you doing?
What, I can't window shop?
Yeah, you can, but, like, girly
pop, you've gotta dream bigger.
OMG, look at that purse.
- Yes!
- Yes, that is fire.
I mean, yeah, but it costs,
like, a gajillion dollars.
Don't be so dramatic.
Oh, we're just kidding.
None of us could afford it anyway.
Oh. But you know what would be fun?
Oh, my God. Yes.
Naima, truth or dare?
But pick dare. Just trust.
Oh. Okay.
[LEWIS] One of them days, huh?
Client, colleague, or partner?
[SIGHS] Partners.
Stephen, Vince.
- Even Kathy gave me a side-eye.
- Damn.
I mean, clearly, this
isn't my first rodeo,
but this just feels different.
Like I'm being watched in a
way like they don't trust me.
Like, "don't slip up or else."
I mean, you would think that I've
built up enough trust by now, you know?
I mean, hell, my
name is on the building.
[LEWIS] Hmm.
I I am sure you are right
about being scrutinized.
[JAX SCOFFS]
But do you think it's
possible you may be,
you know, a little more sensitive
because of your dad's
out-of-the-blue pop-up?
Like, it's affecting you
more than you realize?
Have you talked to him at all?
What? No.
And this isn't about
him. This is about work.
It just feels like the partners
are having doubts about me.
And I don't like that.
Well [TUTS]
I think they're being ridiculous,
and they don't know what they got.
But you know who does? Mm-hmm.
- [CHUCKLES]
- This nigga right here.
Come here. You better come here.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
Thank you.
[SIGHS]
[CELL PHONE BUZZING]
This is Jax Stewart.
[OFFICER DOUGLAS] [ON
PHONE] Mrs. Stewart,
this is Officer Douglas with the LAPD.
Which client is this regarding?
[DOUGLAS] Naima Stewart, your daughter.
She's been arrested and is in
custody down here at the station.
[FAINT CHATTER]
[JAX EXHALES]
Naima!
I mean, stealing? Skipping school?
[DOUGLAS] I'll gather her belongings
and a few documents for you to sign,
then she'll be free to go.
It was a stupid dare.
[JAX] Do you understand
the severity of this?
Do you?
You're only sitting
here and not behind bars
because you're my
daughter and I know people.
[LEWIS] Naima, you are
Black and committed a crime.
This is not a game.
You need to start
talking. What happened?
Well, Simone, Brenda, and I wanted
In-N-Out, so we left during free period.
And on our way back to
campus, we stopped at the store,
and they dared me to take a purse. I
A-a-and where-where-where are
your friends Brenda and Simone?
I mean, they left when
the store clerk stopped me.
- I just
- [LEWIS] Yeah, right. Right.
Exactly. Some friends.
[JAX] Okay. Okay.
Hmm. Listen to me, baby, okay?
This can go one of two ways.
Either this is a silly mistake
that we never have to deal with again.
Or this is the beginning of your movie,
where you go down a path
of allowing other people
to dictate your future,
and you end up right back here.
Either way, you're on punishment.
- I'm sorry. I
- Yeah, I bet.
Let's go.
"I'm sorry."
You think she would be sorry now.
["THONG SONG" BY SISQÓ PLAYING]
Ah! Okay, do you Do
you hear the strings, though?
[DANIEL] Yes, I do hear the strings.
- Check it out ♪
- Oh, no, I'm okay. Thank you.
Is this, uh Is this
normal for your brother?
Weed plus early 2000 hits
makes him dance sometimes.
[DANIEL] Hmm.
- But, you know, actors can be eclectic.
- [OZZIE] Whoo!
Yeah! ♪
["THONG SONG" CONTINUES]
Baby, that thong ♪
He's a lot sometimes.
And, look, I know his lawyer
wanted somebody here to watch him,
but I promise you, you
don't have to be here.
I'll make sure he doesn't
get into any more trouble.
What, you think I wanna be here?
I am a man of adventure.
I belong on the streets.
Fine, but I don't want someone here
who's going to judge my brother, or me.
My job is babysitting a
grown man doing that to Sisqó,
so, no, I won't be judging you.
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
One second.
Daniel Kim, babysitter.
Hey, Daniel, what's up with Ozzie?
He is currently having a
dance party of one in his room.
Looks crazy, but nothing dangerous.
Okay, and how's his sister?
Protective and present.
As long as he's not posting
his dance party, we're good.
Let me know if anything changes.
Okay. Who's the best?
[LINE BEEPING]
Hello?
- You're welcome.
- [MAMA LU] Shoplifting?
Oh, that sounds more
like Spenser than Naima.
- Mm.
- [MAMA LU] No offense.
Nah, hey, sadly, you are not wrong.
[MAMA LU] And you still
haven't talked to your father?
Mom.
[WAITER] Should I take this?
You can leave it.
- Hi, Jax.
- [JAX] Hmm?
Lu. Lewis.
Dad, what are you doing here?
I invited him.
I think it's a good idea
for us to break bread
while I explain a few things.
So, please, can we?
[WAITER] Thank you.
[EXHALES]
When Kevin moved to
Colorado a few months ago,
it made me think about my life,
probably because I was alone again.
And I thought about everything
that happened with your father.
How much fun we had together
as friends during our marriage.
The only thing that got in the way
of our happily-ever-after
was his addiction,
which is why Eddie is here.
Hold on. S-stop. Stop.
The last time Dad reached
out to me, you interfered,
saying that he was not to be trusted.
But now that your boyfriend moved away,
you want me to just let
him back into my life?
He deserves a chance to
have a relationship with you
and with, with his grandchildren.
I didn't have the ability to
empathize with his situation then
because
Well, you'll see when you get
older, your perspective changes.
So, now, I wanna give
him a chance for redemption
and to see what happens
when I'm not trying
to keep him from his family.
Wow.
Well, you weren't the only
one who kept Dad away.
Dad kept himself away.
[EDDIE] You're right.
I don't wanna make any excuses.
[JAX] Nor do I need to hear them.
I'm numb to your excuses at this point.
My need for a father has faded.
[EDDIE] I know you don't need me.
And, honestly, that makes me happy.
I'm so proud of the woman you've become.
The guilt I've felt for not
being in your life all these years,
I can't explain it, or
apologize enough for it.
But as much as I appreciate
your mother's empathy for me,
I'm not expecting any from you.
Kicking addiction is-is a, is
a journey, not a destination.
I'm just asking for you
not to give up on me
before I get to the end of the road.
["CHARGE IT" BY ENNY PLAYING]
[LINE RINGING]
[RINGING STOPS]
[AUTOMATED RESPONSE]
Your call has been forwarded
to an automatic voice message system.
- At the tone, please
- [LINE BEEPS]
Tryin' to get all of
my shit up in check ♪
I could never be a friend of a foe ♪
But I fold at the sight
of an, "Are you up?" text ♪
Now I know what I gotta do next ♪
'Cause a nigga had
me moving obsessed ♪
- True, yeah, and still I let it slide ♪
- Slide, slide ♪
- [LINE RINGING]
- Electric ♪
Now I've got you
blocked like it's Tetris ♪
And now I only get
it where the check is ♪
Like look at all the
baggage I just dead lift ♪
[LINE BEEPS]
tell me what attached is ♪
I guess I really went
and found my match, yeah ♪
I ain't never gonna
let you bring me down ♪
Down, down ♪
'Cause even when
you let me down, I'll ♪
So, when you aren't camped
out in condos playing watchdog,
what lights your fire?
You look like someone who has hobbies.
Plural.
Oh. Well, actually just one.
Um horology.
Okay, that's either something
really nerdy or really creepy.
Okay, definitely the former.
It's the art of making, fixing,
collecting clocks and watches.
Oh, wow. Yeah.
Uh, how did you get into that?
Um, well, my, my grandfather.
He was actually a brilliant watchmaker.
And when we'd go visit him in Korea,
he would actually take me to his shop,
uh, sit me down next to
him, take apart the watch,
and he'd just challenge
me to reassemble it.
Of, of course, I was, I
was horrible at it at first.
But he taught me, and
eventually, I got
pretty damn good at it.
Wow.
Yeah.
Oh, wait, did you think it was
gonna be something creepy?
Uh, am I giving off creepy vibes?
I was hoping it wasn't,
but there's a fine line
between downtown grifter in a white van
and cute Silver Lake
nerd in a white Prius.
[DANIEL CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
[LAUGHS]
[OBJECT CRASHES, SHATTERS]
Oh, shit!
Uh, wait What, what happened?
[KRISTIN EDWARDS] He overdosed.
- Should we call 911?
- I got it.
- Oh, shit.
- [GASPS DEEPLY]
[GASPING]
[LINE RINGING]
Hey, Jax, we've got a problem.
Wait I think I'm in too deep, yeah ♪
Fuck it, fuck it, I'll charge it ♪
Can somebody tell me
how the fuck this happened?
I thought he'd been clean since rehab.
How the hell did he get pills?
Wait, rehab?
[ROSIE EDWARDS] I wish I
could just make him stop.
He'll stop when he's dead.
Wow. Why would you say that?
Okay, stop for a second.
How long has Ozzie been an addict?
[ROSIE] Dr. Gardner, thank you.
Thank you again for
coming out so quickly.
It's been a long road for Ozzie.
- I'm always happy to help.
- [ROSIE] Thank you.
With some rest, Ozzie
should recover soon,
uh, thanks to Kristin's actions.
Can I see him?
Yes, but only for a little bit.
Then try to let him sleep.
Doctor, I'm glad to know
that Ozzie is doing better,
but wouldn't you recommend
that he stay overnight
in a hospital to monitor his recovery?
All that'll do is bring bad press.
- None of which we need right now.
- Right.
What about what Ozzie needs?
Look, I'm not dismissing your concerns
about how imperative it
is to protect Ozzie's image,
especially at this time,
but he almost died tonight.
So, I can get Ozzie help
without any media attention.
I've been doing this for a long time.
Yeah, and so have we.
Isn't that right, Dr. Gardner?
[JAX] Hmm.
[SCOFFING] Oh
Uh, hey Jax. Hey, Jax, I'm sorry.
Uh, I've gotta go to the
bathroom before you leave,
but I will download you on
everything, uh, later tonight.
Yeah.
[TOILET FLUSHING]
Any chance those were
the rest of Ozzie's pills
you just flushed down the toilet?
Thought I told you not to judge.
No, no, no, it's not a
judgment, it's a question.
Kind of a legal one, at that.
When Ozzie wants something,
he finds a way to get it.
He doesn't give a shit
about the who or the where.
Ozzie hadn't touched a drug in years.
With all the shit that's
happening to him now,
it-it's too much.
He succumbed.
And now they're, they're cutting
fentanyl in everything these days, so
if I could at least get him the drugs
from a source that I know is legit,
then there's a much better
chance that he won't die.
Why do you have to do that?
Why don't you and your family
just get him the help he needs?
Hey, I've been in the
Ozzie Edwards business
a lot longer than you have.
Yes, I got him the pills.
But I was also the one
who then afterwards
went to the library and
got him the NARCAN,
so you can judge me all you want
but I kept him alive.
I'm doing my job.
Now you do yours.
Yo, Krystal, is, uh, Jax in?
[KRYSTAL] Uh, she's in
the partners' meeting.
[DANIEL] Uh, okay. I'll wait.
You're oddly quiet.
I am?
Yeah. And, low-key, I'm uncomfortable.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
[KRYSTAL] You sure?
Okay, I met a girl,
and she's kinda cool,
but she's kinda nerdy,
and she's really pretty,
but she's also kinda mean, which
I know is a turn-on for most men
but not for me, nuh-uh.
I like a girl who says "thank
you" when I open the door
and "bless you" when I sneeze, so, no.
But I don't know why I
can't stop thinking about her.
Oh, wow. This is fascinating.
Wait, why?
[KRYSTAL] Well, because
usually you're all,
"Yeah, my girlfriend who I went
out with two times just ghosted me,"
but this time you actually
sound like a real human,
which means
Oh, damn it. No, that means I like her.
- Why are you so mad? Who is she?
- [DANIEL GROANS, SIGHS]
She's somebody that I
see a lot in my building.
I If I make it weird or awkward,
then I'm gonna have to
see her all the time, so
- Hmm. Well, that makes sense.
- Yeah.
But love is a risk. I say go for it.
It is not love,
and-and-and I'm not in love.
[KRYSTAL] Okay, yeah, you're not.
- [DANIEL] No, Krystal, I'm not in love.
- Okay.
- Okay, you know what? I
- [KRYSTAL LAUGHING]
No, no. I'm Just tell
Jax to call me, okay?
[KRYSTAL CONTINUES LAUGHING]
Alright.
- Do not sing.
- [CONTINUES LAUGHING]
So, prosecution's only eyewitness
completely shit the bag
in court the other day.
Either way, I'm feeling pretty good
that Mr. Fish will go home a free man.
Another win for BHS!
Great work, Kathy. Great work.
Jax, how's the Edwards case going?
Um since Friday?
Yeah. Any updates?
[JAX] Well, there,
there is one, actually,
but it's a bit of a private matter.
I didn't wanna bring it
up during the meeting.
But we can discuss it later.
Well, technically,
everything we discuss
in here is private, so
Well, shit, now I gotta know.
I mean, sharing is caring, am I right?
[LAUGHTER]
This isn't some gossip
for you to laugh about later
with your frat boys.
This is someone's life.
A life they've decided to
trust me with, in confidence.
So, no, Vince, when it
comes to me and my clients,
emphasis on the "my,"
sharing is, in fact,
the opposite of caring.
What makes you think you can
do whatever the fuck you want?
- I'm sorry, what?
- I said
No, I, I heard you, Kathy, loudly.
I'm just trying to figure
out what makes you think
you can talk to me like
that when I'm your superior.
- I can very easily have
- [STEPHEN] Wait, let's just take
the temperature
down a little bit, ladies.
Kathy, apologize for what you said.
Then, I'm sorry, but you're
gonna have to report to HR.
Yes, immediately.
Fine. I'm sorry, but I was just
saying what we all are thinking.
[JAX] Wow. Is this true?
[SCOFFS]
The fact that you think that
being the only Black woman
actually, Black person, in this room
allows me to do whatever the
hell I want is truly delusional.
And to say it out loud is diabolical.
You know, I continue to be
questioned about this case
despite the fact that I bill more hours
than anyone in this room
at a higher hourly rate.
You know what?
I'm not gonna sit here and
tap dance in front of y'all.
If you have any questions,
check the firm's letterhead.
That should answer all
the questions you have.
["MY WAY" BY JACK
DINE FT. WILL FRAKER PLAYING]
It's never what you say ♪
Always what you see ♪
It's never what you want ♪
But always what you need ♪
Won't you just walk my ♪
Won't you just walk my ♪
Won't you just walk my ♪
Won't you just walk my way? ♪
[DOORBELL DINGS]
[DOOR OPENS]
[JAX] Thank you for coming.
- [DOOR CLOSES]
- Ozzie.
Hi, I'm Dr. Owens.
Can we talk?
Sure.
[AUTUMN OWENS] Have
you ever been to therapy?
Yeah.
Was there a specific reason?
Studio-mandated,
after an incident on set.
Oh, what kind of incident?
How long have you been a therapist?
[AUTUMN] Almost 15 years.
Is that important to you?
It's just a question.
[AUTUMN] Okay, I see.
Ozzie, I know this wasn't your idea,
but I'd like for you to look
at this as an opportunity.
An opportunity to do what?
To express how you're feeling.
Without judgment or
ridicule or fear of retribution.
This is a safe space.
Safe space.
Why do you find that funny?
- Well, because I don't believe you.
- [AUTUMN] Why is that?
Because there's no such
thing as a safe space.
I haven't been in a safe
space since I slept in a crib.
Is that because you became
famous at a young age
or because things happened on set?
Uh, Dr. Owens, have
you ever seen my show,
My Cousins and Them?
A few episodes here and there.
Oh. So, what, are you
like one of those people
who, who doesn't really watch TV?
Oh, no, I watch TV, just not your show.
It's not personal,
it's just not my taste.
Oh, okay.
So, what is your taste?
Does that usually work for you?
I don't know what you're talking about.
[AUTUMN] Yes, you do.
You were using charm
to deflect my questions.
Is it working?
No.
Tell me about the
first time you did drugs.
[OZZIE SCOFFS]
Um, well it was gradual.
Not all at once.
Like, uh
Like caffeine at eight years
old to stay awake to work.
Later that turned into
uppers, then the opposite.
You know, pills for me to get to sleep.
There was always a pill for something.
To be fun at parties or whatever.
I was constantly handed pills.
Next thing I know, I'm
shooting myself with heroin.
And so began the cycle of rehab.
But you had been clean for
some time up until recently, right?
Yeah.
A little over two years.
[EXHALES] When I met Wendy, she
she pushed me to
clean myself up.
And when we started dating, she
helped me stay clean.
God, I miss her.
So, I'm assuming that Wendy's
death made you start again.
[OZZIE] Amongst other things.
When you're sitting in
the back of a police car,
charged with murder, you start to
you start to think
about the future past.
Well, some things came
up for me that, uh, honestly,
I haven't thought about in a long time.
Like what?
I spent a lot of time in places
and situations that
you know, a kid shouldn't be in.
Well, you start to wonder if
some of the things that
happened should've happened.
I don't know.
And the drugs helped you not
dwell on those thoughts before?
[OZZIE] Yeah.
Guess I blocked out
some of the wild things
that happened around adults
while I was on pills as a kid.
Are you saying that you were abused?
[OZZIE] See, abuse is, um
It makes it sound like it was all bad.
It was consensual.
And if I'm keeping it a hundred
I enjoyed it.
If the events that occurred
between an adult
and child were sexual
then the imbalance of power
and your inability to consent
makes it sexual abuse,
and keeping it a
hundred, that is a crime.
Oh, good talking to you, Ozzie.
Hope to see you again.
[OZZIE] Yeah, me too.
Ozzie, would you mind giving
me and Autumn a minute?
[OZZIE] Yeah, sure.
Um
Thank you both.
So?
Girl, you were right.
He has some arrested development,
but also, since he did give his consent
- to share our session with you
- [JAX] Mm-hmm.
he disclosed that he was
sexually abused as a child.
What?
- When?
- At 13.
By a woman over 30.
Oh, Jesus.
Did, did he say who?
No, but [SIGHS]
Jax, this young man is more
complicated than you can imagine.
He has the abuse but
also the drug addiction.
[JAX] Hmm.
He's accused of
murdering his girlfriend,
and is about to start a very
public and arduous trial
And, yet, he was still in
there trying to charm me.
Wow.
Well, do you think he has a,
a, a personality disorder, or
I don't think so.
But he's very troubled, and he
has no one around him he trusts.
Except you.
- Well, that's good.
- Yeah.
Until he no longer
trusts you, and then
There's no telling
what he does after that.
[PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING]
Hey! Let's go, let's go, let's go!
Dad, stop.
What? You thought you were
gonna lay in bed for three days
just 'cause you got suspended?
I did homework for,
like, the past two days.
Why can't I just chill today?
Responsible girls can chill,
but jailbirds who are arrested
when they're supposed to be at school
get to do work detail at my office.
Let's go.
Rise, shine ♪
Give God the glory, glory ♪
Rise, shine ♪
That's right.
- Give God the glory, glory ♪
- [NAIMA STEWART] I'm up. Okay.
Rise, shine, give
God the glory, glory ♪
Where's my fan? Here we go. Hey!
- Rise ♪
- [NAIMA GROANS]
Shine, hey ♪
Give God the glory, glory, glory ♪
Let's go.
[VINCE LAUGHS QUIETLY]
Bill.
Stephen, Vince.
I didn't realize you were
coming here for lunch.
Oh, we're not. We're here to see you.
Got a minute?
[STEPHEN] You are clearly
making productive strides with Jax.
The other day at our partners' meeting,
she mentioned how helpful you were
with arranging Ozzie's arrest.
That's great, and surprising.
Oh, why do you say that?
Well, she keeps her cards close.
I still feel like I'm on a
need-to-know basis with her.
[STEPHEN] And that's what
we wanted to discuss with you.
You see, Jax's cards
are getting too close.
We need to see her hand
before she plays them.
Hmm. In poker, we'd call that cheating.
- [BOTH LAUGH]
- Here's the thing.
There's, uh, there's
something big in the works.
Now, we can't divulge
any details at this time
but it would be prudent of us
to have keen insight on
all of the equity partners,
'cause despite her
being worth the headache,
uh, and the money
She can be a pain in the ass.
Precisely. Precisely, precisely.
So, it's-it's important that she's not,
how should I say, unnecessarily messy.
She has a history.
And it's not just Vince
and me that feel this way.
I mean, why do you
think Corey Cash left?
Okay.
How do I play into this?
Usually, Jax works with
someone on these big cases
that we've been able to talk to.
Tell us a little bit more
about how she thinks
and, uh, well, quite
frankly, how she wins,
'cause she's not exactly one
to share insights over drinks.
And with Corey and Rich gone,
this time around, that
person could be you.
I thought you said as
long as I buttered up to Jax
and got on her next case, that
would give me the experience
that I needed to make partner.
But this seems like you
want me to be a snitch.
Mm-mm-mm. No.
We want you to be partner.
The question you
have to ask yourself is
what do you want?
Be a shame to have all
those Billable Bill hours
be for nothing.
I agree.
And I won't let you down.
Very good.
See you at the office, buddy.
Mm.
Mm, mm, mm.
[LEWIS] So, what, what's up with you
and these new girls you've
been hanging out with?
I mean, they're cool.
They really like me.
It's just that it all happened
so fast, and I know it was dumb.
Listen, you don't need
anyone else's approval.
Just because they like to
I know. I know. I I get it,
but the only reason I even
started becoming friends with them
is because I cannot
stand Hattie anymore.
- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah.
Ever since she joined
that new dance team,
she thinks she's all
that, but she's really not.
She just got her braces
off, and she's been doing
all these really weird
TikTok dances or whatever.
And she swears that
she had this huge glow-up.
And it's like, girly pop, calm down.
And the tea is she
makes up all this stuff
to keep up with her new friends.
Like, she's such a liar.
And she had the nerve
to tell me this one lie,
which was, like, seriously crazy work.
She said that when you
and Mom were separated.
That you got her mom pregnant,
and then that the baby that
died is actually your baby.
And she was like, "We're like sisters,
and that was your little brother."
Like, girl Isn't that crazy?
[LEWIS] Hmm.
Yeah.
- Why would she say that?
- [NAIMA] I don't know.
I don't like when people lie to me.
Especially when it's about my family.
You know what? Can I get
some of that kombucha though?
Uh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING]
[SIGHS]
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
- Hey, Jax.
- [JAX] Hey.
- You good?
- [JAX CHUCKLES]
That's funny.
I was just sitting here asking
myself that very question.
What's up?
[JAX] I've spent the last few days
trying to figure out why someone below
me would think it's
okay to disrespect me
in front of my colleagues.
I mean, soft girl era is one
thing, but soft-ass bitch is another.
You're not giving off soft-ass bitch.
Quite the opposite.
Uh, Kathy's just a bitch.
Sorry. Now she's an unemployed bitch.
[JAX] As she deserves to be.
But I don't know,
maybe it's all this therapy,
but I'm wondering if it's me.
Or how I can blame it on someone else.
Like my selfish mother
or my estranged father.
Always go with the daddy issues.
[JAX SCOFFS]
You know, Ozzie OD'd the other day.
Fuck!
- Is he
- [JAX] He's okay.
- I mean, he's not okay, but he's alive.
- [SIGHS DEEPLY]
Partners wanted an update, but
it's none of their fuckin' business.
It's important that our clients
know that they can trust us.
Uh
- Our clients?
- [JAX] Yes.
You're on my team, so
it's our clients, not theirs.
In other news, I had Ozzie
evaluated by a therapist.
Not just because of the overdose,
but also, I like to know
who I'm dealing with,
so I know how to move.
I don't need to know if he's innocent,
but what I do need to
know is that he could be.
[BILL STERLING] Yeah, makes sense.
However, the one thing
I haven't figured out yet
is what to do about his addiction.
My Spidey senses are telling me
he's not gonna make it
through this trial if he's sober.
And if he is not
Maybe we should get him
drug tested regularly, too.
That'll stop these surprises.
I'm not mad at that.
Then at least we can
monitor that he's okay.
Do you know why I wanted
to work with you, Jax?
Because I'm the best.
- Well, to answer your question, yes
- That wasn't a question.
Touché.
But, no, that's not why.
I was the old guy in law school.
Mid-30s, too old to be
invited to the cool parties,
too tired to even wanna go.
I didn't get the cultural references
from these kids that were,
like, 10 years younger than me.
Everyone expected me
to either drop out or fail out.
But I did neither.
And I can tell you got people
thinking the same thing about you.
And yet, you're still here.
I mean, it's admirable.
Don't you think?
Or ridiculous.
But either way, I
appreciate your saying that.
Yeah. Good night, Jax.
[JAX] You know, keep
up the good work, Bill.
You might make partner after all.
[EDDIE] Thank you for returning my call.
So [CLEARS THROAT]
You wanted me to hear you out.
I'm here.
I thought about this
and, and even practiced,
and now I'm speechless.
I, uh
Fine, I'll go.
Your disease is not your fault.
I get that.
And maybe one day, I can forgive you
for not protecting me when I
needed to be protected the most.
But right now, I need you to
know that if you fuck this up,
I'm not the one that's
gonna be hurt by it, you are.
So, if you are deciding to know me,
then you have to
commit to that decision.
If you can't do that
then you might as well
just say a few kind words,
put down that menu, and keep it pushing.
For good.
Are we clear?
Yes, we are.
- [CRICKETS CHIRPING]
- [DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE]
[JAX SIGHS]
- [JAX] Looks like we both had a day, huh?
- [LEWIS] Hmm.
[JAX SIGHS DEEPLY]
More than you know.
[JAX] Hmm.
Hattie told Naima about Jaden.
What? How?
Hattie overheard her mom
talking on the phone about it,
and Hattie told Naima, who,
of course, didn't believe her,
because the news, to quote
her, was, "Seriously crazy work."
That's why Naima started hanging
out with her new shoplifting friends.
What did you say after she told you?
Nothing. I mean, she seemed
to accept it as crazy, so I
[SIGHS] I just went with it.
I I I didn't know what to say.
I saw my dad today.
I think he's hiding something from me.
I don't like it.
Which is why I think that we
have to tell the kids about Jaden.
I was afraid you were gonna say that.
You know, it has to be
different with our kids, Lewis.
You know, between my dad
and seeing Ozzie and his shit,
I mean, these secrets,
whether they're big or small,
they only cause harm in the end.
Yeah.
Yeah, maybe it was wishful
thinking that they wouldn't find out.
Spense comes home in two weeks.
Seems like the best time to do it.
So, how you gon' tell 'em?
Nigga, stay unserious.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
[JAX] Mm No, but for real,
it's gonna be okay.
And if it's not, we'll
figure that out, too.
Together.
["PLEASE DON’T PLAY THIS SONG"
BY KID CUDI FEAT. MARY J. BLIGE PLAYING]
Bill, what the fuck?
Oh, I'm sorry. I, I just wanna talk.
[SIGHS] No, I need you to leave.
Kendra. Well, at least
let me see the kids.
[SCOFFS]
This is ridiculous.
Only to you, Bill.
Good night.
Pain, hurt, sadness and loneliness ♪
Balled all that shit right up ♪
Tossed it away to the bottomless pit ♪
And the part of my mind that slips ♪
And the part of my mind so sick ♪
I don't even like to take that trip ♪
Unless I'm sloppy drunk ♪
I pray for my mom ♪
How a teach' had a son that
never gave a fuck about a scantron ♪
All I wanted was to
be a human being ♪
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
- Hey Jax, what's up?
- [JAX] [ON PHONE] Hey.
I have a theory about Ozzie.
I think he was home the
night Wendy went missing,
but I don't think he was alone.
Ozzie was clean for over two years.
If the first time he did
drugs was that night, then
Someone brought him the drugs.
Someone that had something
to lose if connected to the case.
Mm-hmm.
Could be the sister, but I
have to do some more digging.
No, I feel like she
would've come forward.
She loves her brother too
much to let him drown in all this
without a viable alibi.
I think it has to be someone
who doesn't wanna be known.
Someone who cares
more about their own secret
than protecting Ozzie's future.
[DANIEL] Okay, but who
do you think they could be?
[RINGING]
Where the fuck have you been?
[ALEX HILL] [ON PHONE] Busy.
What, you run out of your stash?
Look, I'm, I'm done with all that now.
[ALEX] Yeah, you mean till next time.
Okay, listen, I need you to come forward
and tell everyone that you were with me.
Well, that means I
have to tell the truth.
And I'm not doing that, my guy.
So, after everything
that I've done for you,
this is how you act?
This ain't My Cousins and Them
and you ain't number one
on the call sheet, my nigga.
So, fuck your alibi.
Pow, pow.
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