Reasonable Doubt (2022) s03e06 Episode Script

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[BILL STERLING] Previously
on Reasonable Doubt
[JAX STEWART] Ozzie,
is Monica your alibi?
Why do you keep asking me this?
[AUTUMN OWENS] It's a defense mechanism.
Who's to say the abuse hasn't restarted?
[JAX] Why are you spilling
all my business to Eddie?
Well, he's not a stranger,
Jacqueline. He's your father.
Don't let my actions
in the past define me.
[DANIEL KIM] I met a
girl, and she's really pretty.
- Aw, damn it. No, that means I like her.
- Who is she?
[KRISTIN EDWARDS] Alex,
why the fuck are you here?
But you and me need to talk.
We don't have anything to talk
About Wendy.
I was hoping to borrow
one of your trackers,
put on Eddie's car, follow him,
figure out what kinda
hustle he's got going on.
- You think I killed her?
- [JAX] Yes, I do.
How fuckin' dare you?
And I can't wait to expose you
for the filthy monster that you are.
[OZZIE EDWARDS] [ON PHONE]
Can you believe how he lied on me?
- What are you doing?
- [FLAME CRACKLING]
[MONICA WILSON] [ON
PHONE] Protecting you.
[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING]
[EERIE BREATH WHOOSHES]
[LABORED BREATHING]
[WENDY COLLINS] [CRYING]
Why are you doing this to me?
[ECHOING] 'Cause you a lyin'-ass bitch.
What are you talking about?
[JARRING STING]
[HEAVY BREATHING]
It's okay.
I'm here.
[OMINOUS MUSIC CONTINUES]
[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 ♪
[LIONEL] Happy fifth
sober birthday, Eddie.
[GRUNTS]
Hey.
Uh, thank you, everyone. Wow.
I still have to take it one
day at a time, but, uh
I'm doing whatever it takes
to be a better man every day.
So, thank you. [CHUCKLES]
[MEMBERS CLAPPING]
- [MEMBER 1] Hey!
- [MEMBER 2] Congrats.
[EDDIE NICHOLAS] Wow,
I wasn't sure you'd make it.
- Me neither. I'm glad I'm
- [EDDIE] Aw.
- I'm glad I did.
- [EDDIE] Yeah.
[JAX] Mm-hmm.
Hi, I'm Jax, Eddie's daughter.
Eddie's been talking about you since
the first day he came to a meeting.
- Oh.
- You're on TV
with that big case with
that actor guy, right?
Yeah. Yep, that's, that's me.
- [LIONEL] You mind if I get a pic?
- Really, Lionel?
It's called Narcotics
Anonymous for a reason, man.
[LIONEL] You're right, you're right.
Look, you know what, how
about we take a non-social media?
Just old school, just-for-us pic,
since it's Eddie's special day, right?
- Aw.
- [JAX] Okay, let's do it.
Okay. Ready?
- [SHUTTER CLICKS]
- Mm. Done.
- Yeah.
- I'll make sure you get it.
Thank you.
Alright, well, I need to get to
work, but congratulations, Dad.
Oh, thank you, baby.
- [GRUNTS, LAUGHS]
- [JAX CHUCKLES]
Alright. Good to meet you.
[DOOR CLOSES]
When you gonna tell her the truth?
Um I don't know.
I'm not ready to break her heart yet.
The longer you wait, the
harder the break, man.
You feel me?
[PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING]
[SIGHS]
I think right now our best
move is to have Monica testify.
Wait. Why?
Because Daniel
found a hole in her alibi.
Are you gonna say that
Monica killed Wendy?
No, I'm going to question Monica
in a way that leads her to imply
that she had the means, motive,
and opportunity to kill Wendy.
Okay, the whole world
already knows about the
you know.
Do we really need to give them
a face to put next to
mine in every headline?
Okay, Ozzie, listen to me.
You are fighting for your life.
- [EXHALES]
- Okay?
If you can't present another
possibility of who did it,
then the jurors are going
to keep coming back
to the idea that you did it.
We don't have the burden of proof.
All we have to do is
put in the jurors' minds
that someone else could have done this.
[SIGHS DEEPLY]
M-my parents are gonna
No, Ozzie, please, I just want you
to consider putting
yourself first for once.
Okay? Sit with that.
In the meantime, I will add
Monica to the witness list.
If you still decide against
it, we can circle back.
Hey, Ozzie, can you give us a minute?
Just a minute.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
I'm sorry, Jax, but I
have to agree with Ozzie.
I don't think putting Monica
on the stand is a good idea.
I mean, she's not exactly
sane. She's his abuser.
Who knows what she's gonna say up there?
I understand that.
But after the jury hears what
Monica has done for Ozzie,
and more importantly, to Ozzie,
all eyes will be on her
as a suspect and not him.
He's a broken child in
a broken man's body.
It's our job to give him his life back.
[STEPHEN BINDER]
Billy boy, you got a minute?
Remember how we told
you there was something
big in the works we
couldn't yet disclose?
- Yeah.
- [VINCE LARSON] Between us, obviously.
Bill, we're going to be
acquired by another firm
in the very near future.
A larger one.
More clients, more
money, but more politics,
and, well, Jax doesn't
play well with others.
[VINCE] We're simply
evaluating whether or not
she's the right fit moving forward.
Well
you're not wrong.
Jax is considering putting Ozzie's
agent, Monica Wilson, on the stand.
When I expressed that it seemed risky
due to Monica and
Ozzie's complicated past
You weren't heard?
Barely, but basically, no.
You think this witness
will taint the case?
I don't know. But it's a risk.
Huh. Noted.
We'll find a way to
bring it up without, uh
well, without making it
sound like you rang the alarm.
Absolutely.
After all, we're all
trying to win here, right?
- Yes.
- [STEPHEN] Alright.
Have a good night, Bill.
- Ooh.
- [LEWIS STEWART] Hey.
I could smell that from the garage.
- So good.
- You already know.
- [CHUCKLES]
- What's up, babe?
- Hey.
- Mm.
Where's Naima?
Uh, she's in her room. How was your day?
Um, good.
I went to Eddie's NA meeting,
and it was his sober birthday.
And to be honest, it was
really I was impressed.
I even got a picture with his sponsor.
Look at this.
- That guy's his sponsor?
- Mm-hmm.
Yeah, this is Lionel.
And he told this really touching story
about how Eddie's been
clean for five years now.
Eddie shared some truths I never knew.
I don't know, I feel like it
almost gave me some insight
into who he really is.
[LEWIS] Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
I mean, who knows,
maybe after all these years,
he's on the right track, finally?
- Yeah. Maybe.
- [CELL PHONE RINGING]
This is Jax.
Chad did what?
[SCOFFS] That's quite the
surprise. When did this happen?
Do they know who's gonna take the case?
- Mm-hmm, that makes sense.
- [SIGHS]
Hey.
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING]
[JAX] Okay, well, I may
wanna ask for a day of recess.
Thank you. I will
speak to my co-counsel.
If MaxTech chooses to move forward,
that'll be great for next quarter.
[VINCE] Mm-hmm.
Thanks for the update, Bob.
Bob.
Jax, spill.
How's the, "Bang, bang,
gotcha" trial coming?
Well, we are almost at
the end of the state's case
and more than prepared
to present our defense.
However, we did find out
last night that Chad Barnes
is stepping away from the
trial for mental health reasons.
[STEPHEN] Oh, wow.
Do they know who's replacing him?
I hear it's Mike Ortiz.
[STEPHEN] Well
Michael will definitely
raise the stakes for you both.
- Yeah, well, we're not worried.
- [JAX CHUCKLES]
[STEPHEN] Good to hear.
- Uh
- Um
I know you have a
strong set of witnesses.
Is there anyone you're concerned about?
Not particularly. I wanna
put his agent on the stand
Uh, really?
Someone who negotiates
for a living could be a liability.
You think people are hard on lawyers?
Try entertainment agents.
Yeah, I I actually
I totally agree.
You sure that's not a
risky move? I mean
Um, well, my client could spend
the majority of his
adult life in prison,
so it's not exactly
the time to play it safe.
The last time you took a risk
and put the client on the stand,
she bombed and almost
jeopardized the entire case.
Well, then it's a good thing
Monica Wilson isn't the client,
and Shanelle Tucker's
voluntary manslaughter conviction
received no prison time.
Well, uh, Jax, I'm sure
you've got this all under control.
Uh, who's next?
Anyone? Anyone? Anyone?
Anyone? Anyone?
Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?
- [LAUGHTER]
- See, Bob gets it.
Bob, he's my guy.
[STEPHEN] Let me
just check my notes here.
What's next on the agenda?
[SIGHS] Come on, pick up.
Pick Hey, Kendra, it's me.
Are we still on for
dinner at 9:00 tomorrow?
Uh, okay.
Yeah, I can change it to an
early dinner at a different place.
I mean, ten months for a reservation
at a Michelin-star restaurant.
But no [CHUCKLES]
an early night it is.
I'll find a nice place.
Great. So, pick you up at
Yep. Okay.
Yeah, I'll see you then.
Yes!
Oh, thank you, Jesus. Hey!
You know, it's real interesting
how Stephen and Vince
were asking me about putting
Monica on the stand today.
That was odd. Maybe
they're genuinely interested
Have you been talking
to them about this case,
about me, behind my back?
No. Of course not.
I'm a loyal man.
You know how they are when it
comes to high-profile cases. Honestly
it's fuckin' appalling how
they constantly question you.
I can see how that
would make you paranoid.
Yeah. Yeah, I guess it does.
Those fuckin' guys.
Hey, Jax, you mind if I get back to it?
It's date night with the
missus this weekend,
and she really hates
when I bring my laptop out.
Yes, I have actually done that.
[CHUCKLES] So have I.
But, yeah, um, sure, and
have a good weekend.
- You too, Jax.
- Hmm.
[SIGHS]
Oh, also, Lewis' parents
are coming into town,
so we've all agreed
to have a late lunch,
early dinner tomorrow.
[DR. VERNON WEBB] Hmm, seems
like a step in the right direction.
Yes.
Are there concerns?
Uh, well, I mean, I'm sure
my mom is gonna overshare
some wild, inappropriate shit, you know?
But I'm not sure how his parents
are gonna feel about Eddie.
What makes you say that?
Lewis's parents are
like, uh, the Huxtables.
Mm-hmm.
I mean, they've been
married for a long time.
They're professional, normal,
and my parents are legit the opposite.
Hmm. Is your fear that
they'll judge your parents?
Um, yeah.
I I mean, they're not like that.
But You know, it-it-it's rare
that my parents make the
trip out to LA from Philly,
and I was hoping to have
just a dinner with the five of us,
you know, with my brother,
but now there's, there's seven of us.
- [JAX] Uh-huh.
- Mm-hmm.
Well, what Lewis is trying to
say is that this was my idea.
You know, I, I thought it would be nice.
You know, my father
wasn't at the wedding,
so I thought this
would be a time for him
to meet Lewis' parents
and we could all get together
for a family dinner. Be able
But-but-but Eddie hasn't
been in the family long enough
to know what's gonna happen,
and with all the shit
going on at work with Sam,
I would just love to have a
relaxing evening, you know?
Sounds like you're just waiting
for the other shoe to drop.
Constantly braced for impact.
Trust in the foundation
you've rebuilt with each other,
and just take the dinner at face value.
If both of you can agree
to be on the same page,
nothing else matters, right?
Stay present. Enjoy the evening
for exactly what it is. That's all.
- [JAX] Hmm.
- [LEWIS] Hmm.
What the f frog?
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING]
- Good to see you.
- [KRISTIN] Hey, good to see you.
Looking amazing.
[KRISTIN] Thank you.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[CLICKING CONTINUES]
[SIGHS]
- [BILL] Mademoiselle.
- [KENDRA STERLING] Peonies.
You got it right this time, I see.
- [BILL] I told you I was paying attention.
- [KENDRA CHUCKLES]
[KENDRA] Mm.
Uh, we will start with a bottle
of champagne and make it Dom.
Oh, you fancy, huh?
Don't get too comfortable.
The next one will be Prosecco.
[LAUGHS]
[KENDRA] And thank
you for the kind note.
So how's work?
Oh, I don't wanna talk about work.
How are things going at your job?
- Wow.
- [BILL] What?
You rarely ask me about my job.
Oh, that's not true.
Okay, maybe it's a little true.
But when I ask, you just
say, "Same shit, different day."
That is not true.
Okay, fine, it's a little
true. [CHUCKLES]
Okay, so what do you wanna talk about?
How about how proud I was
when our four-year-old daughter
clapped back at our
smart-ass son the other day.
Oh, Sloan. Oh, my God.
She sounded just like
you back in law school.
- [LAUGHS]
- "If you're tryin' to say
"I don't know anything
about torts, Mr. Mendoza,
"then I suggest you
[IN UNISON] "be
intentional about it."
[LAUGHTER]
You will never let me
live that down, will you?
[BILL] No, of course not.
Greatest moment of my life.
Well, second best.
After the day we got married.
Ah, here we go.
- Let's get this party started.
- [KENDRA CHUCKLES]
[POUNDING ON DOOR]
What the hell is this? I'm
getting subpoenaed by Jax?
Look, today is my birthday.
You think I wanna hear this shit?
So, alright, I mean, unless
you got some candles
or-or a cake, you can
kiss my ass, Monica.
Look, I didn't forget.
But what does this trial
shit have to do with me?
Why are you getting so defensive?
I mean, do you have
something to hide or
What are you talkin' about?
After my fight with Wendy,
you said not to worry,
that you would take care of things.
So is this you "taking care of things"?
Are you Are you seriously
asking me if I killed Wendy?
Did you?
Because right before the
cops came to search your place,
I found a fuckin' bloody
sweatshirt in your room.
Why the fuck are you in my
bedroom going through my shit?
That's not the point.
The point is I found a bloody
sweatshirt in your room.
And you know what
I did? I took care of it.
Because that's what I do.
Like you took care of Wendy.
[LAUGHS]
You know, the critics
doubted your transition
from child star to adult thespian,
but someone get this man an Oscar
because this is the
performance of a lifetime.
I didn't kill Wendy.
Hmm. I'm not buying it.
Shall we do another take?
[POUNDING ON DOOR]
- [HOPPER] It's the police.
- [FRIENDS LAUGHING]
[INDY] We know you did it, nigga.
[BEAR, HOPPER, AND INDY] Happy birthday!
[LAUGHTER]
Yo, what's going on?
[EXCITED CHATTER]
Thank you, thank you!
[HOPPER] B-day!
[OZZIE] Man, I missed y'all,
but I can't, I can't go anywhere.
I got this shit on, man.
Nigga, we know that.
Why you think we here, bruh? Come on!
Yeah, since you all locked up
like Akon in this bitch, we
brought the party to you.
That's all I'm saying,
but, aye, you think
we get some big booty
bitches, some booze,
and a little bit of that, uh, that bump?
- Look, I got some good weed
- [BEAR] Mm-hmm.
but I'm not doing nothing else.
- No bottles, no bumps, no booze, but
- [ALL JEERING]
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
But extremely down
for some big booty bitches.
[ALL CHEERING]
[INDY] Big booty bitches!
- [LAUGHTER]
- [EXCITED CHATTER]
Hey! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Monica, Monica. Where
you goin'? Where you goin'?
- Where the hell you think I'm
- Wrangle up some bitches.
[LAUGHTER]
'Cause you're so good at
taking care of things, right?
And make sure that they,
they're not recording this shit
and they sign their NDAs, come on.
Alright, in case this gets a
little bit out of hand, right?
- They gonna get out of hand.
- [OZZIE] A little bit out of hand.
It's too late for that.
[LAUGHTER]
- Thank you, Monica!
- Yeah!
- Thank you, Monica!
- These niggas.
[KENDRA] Whoo. [CHUCKLES]
After you.
Okay.
[KENDRA SIGHS]
Thank you again for the meal.
Yeah, of course.
Hey, since it's still early,
maybe I can, you know, come in
and we could keep talking.
I I can't do this anymore, Bill.
What? I thought we had a good time.
We did.
But you and I both know the next time
we do this will be six months from now.
Days like this aren't
worth it if I have to spend
the other 363 nights of the year alone.
It'll be different this time. I
am so close to making partner.
Which means I can spend
less time proving myself at work
and more time proving myself to you.
I've contacted a divorce lawyer.
Kendra.
Kendra, we can figure this out.
We could try.
But I'm sorry, Bill, it's just gonna
be the same shit, a different day.
Goodbye.
[SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING]
- [LEWIS] Good.
- [PATRICIA STEWART] So good to see you.
[LEWIS] It's good to see y'all, too.
Y'all looking happy and
everything. I love to see it.
[LEON STEWART] Well, thank you.
So, Terrence, I hear you're a musician.
Uh, yeah, I play the
piano and I sing as well.
Well, look at that. I'm a bassist.
Hmm.
[EDDIE] We should jam sometime, man.
Yeah, yeah, that would be, um
Yeah.
It seems Spenser gets the music bug
from both sides of the family.
Well, yeah, we vibed
on that when we met.
Oh, so you have met the kids.
Of course. They are my grandkids.
I know. I I I
didn't mean it like that.
Well, we've, we've all been
getting to know each other again.
It's, it's been really nice.
I'm really happy we're finally
getting a chance to meet you.
Likewise.
You Uh, Jax and I gotta figure out
when we can come out to
Philly and visit you guys next year.
Well, actually, we've been
meaning to tell you, son.
I'm, I'm moving down to Florida.
Wait, wait. You're s
You're selling the house?
Our childhood home? Terrence,
did you know about this?
Uh, yeah, but I
It, it wasn't his place to say, son.
I know we raised you boys there,
but the place is too
big for me all by myself.
I'm buying a condo instead.
Wait, what? Why would
you be by yourself?
Are y'all getting a divorce?
[PATRICIA] No, baby.
We're still married.
But we don't live together. I
stay a couple of blocks away.
We actually haven't shared
a bed in years, right, Leon?
So wait, no nobo nobody
thought I might wanna
know any of this? Nobody?
Well, do you tell us all your
business about your marriage?
- [TERRENCE COUGHS]
- [LEON] Exactly.
Listen, we've been grown
since before you were born.
We don't need nobody to give
us permission to live our lives.
[TERRENCE STEWART] Hmm.
Okay, I gotta ask.
No, Dad, please. I don't Don't
Why leave Philly, huh?
I mean, you got cheesesteaks,
the best sports teams,
and, of course, the Delfonics.
- Ooh, Delfonics? Ha!
- Delfonics?
What you know about them Philly legends?
Guess who opened for them at the TLA?
Nah, you lyin'.
Pfft, if I'm lyin', I'm dyin'.
What were they like?
- Cold cats.
- [PATRICIA] Mm.
And Major was my guy.
You know, back then,
we were trippin' hard
off the Orange Sunshine.
LSD with the Delfonics is crazy.
- [PATRICIA] Mm-hmm.
- [LAUGHS]
I don't think he knew
what he was gettin' into.
Next thing I know,
I'm watching him on stage,
standing with his hands
over his head like a
ballerina the entire set,
not hittin' a single note.
You know what? I think
we were at that show.
[MOUTHS] Oh.
Oh, I remember I was so mad.
I actually put on my good
dress for that shit show.
- [LAUGHS]
- [LEON] Aah!
And I'm glad you brought it up,
because now dinner is on you.
What?
- We deserve a refund.
- That's right. That's right.
[EDDIE] Okay, I got ya. Alright.
It's like that, huh? I see. Okay.
- [LAUGHTER]
- [EXCITED CHATTER]
["GAME TIME" BY AZ CHIKE PLAYING]
[EXCITED CHATTER]
You is not a printer ♪
Couped up, I'm too up, make
niggas get they suit touched ♪
Beggin'-ass nigga, I ain't
even got two bucks for you ♪
Roll call when 'em bitches
come and fuck with me ♪
Fuck nah, this ain't jump
ball, you can't jump with me ♪
Ballin' jump man, touch
hands, we 'bout to bump then ♪
Better bang yours, bitch,
nigga, 'cause I bang mines ♪
This ain't happen
overnight, bitch, it take time ♪
You seen the Super Bowl, The
Cheat Code, bitch, it's game time ♪
- Game time ♪
- Game time ♪
- Game time ♪
- Game time ♪
- Game time ♪
- Game time ♪
Bitch, nigga, yeah, it's game time ♪
What I want for Christmas?
Two bitches at the same time ♪
With me, it's game time, but
with you, yeah, it's lame time ♪
Ayy, keep playin', fuck
around, get yo' head blown ♪
Don't wanna live right? ♪
Well, alright, leave you dead wrong ♪
- Ayy ♪
- Ayy, ayy, ayy ♪
Well okay, I catch dawg, he
gettin' the beats like it's Dre ♪
Like the money in the bank,
you better play where it's safe ♪
Told him better fill his
tank, run him to the next state ♪
I get down, I get dirty,
catch him out in public ♪
Thinkin' he gon' get a
pass from the slimy summer ♪
Hungry for it, see a
issue and I rub my stomach ♪
Enough paper to make a
book, I can get it published ♪
- Huh! ♪
- What? ♪
You don't believe me, bitch? ♪
Got a thing for brown
skin, real conceited bitch ♪
Got a bitch to get a
bitch to go retrieve a bitch ♪
The short small thick one ♪
That's from Cali with
the cheetah print, I like her ♪
- Game time ♪
- Game time ♪
- Game time ♪
- Game time ♪
[LEWIS] I don't understand.
Why are you so cool with this?
Look, I don't love it, but
did you see them earlier?
They aren't nipping at each other
like they used to, or barely speaking.
It's kinda like they
like each other again.
So what are you, what
are you crying about?
'Cause you can't sit on
your childhood bed anymore?
Nigga, you slept in my
son's childhood bed last night.
Where he slept since he
came home from the hospital
and that stability came from the example
that Mom and Dad set for us.
[TERRENCE] Alright. Look, I get it.
But then again,
you had a whole other
child outside of your marriage
and was prepared to raise a
bonus-slash-separation baby.
Is that the picture of stability you
imagined when we were growing up?
Look, bro
none of us know what
the fuck we're doing.
So just like you wanted
grace from Spenser and Naima,
do the same for Mom and Dad.
And even Eddie.
Yes, Eddie.
Yeah?
[LEWIS EXHALES]
You are Come on,
man. You are a child!
Kid, kid, come on, bro. Damn.
[MOANING]
I was good on my
own, that's the way it was ♪
[MOANING CONTINUES]
That's the way it was ♪
You was good on
the low for a faded fuck ♪
On some faded love ♪
Shit, what the fuck
you complainin' for? ♪
Feelin' jaded, huh ♪
Used to trip off that
shit I was kickin' to you ♪
Had some fun on the
run, though I'll give it to you ♪
But, baby, don't get it twisted ♪
You was just another
nigga on the hit list ♪
Tryna fix your inner
issues with a bad bitch ♪
Didn't they tell you
that I was a savage? ♪
[MOANING]
Fuck ya white horse and ya carriage ♪
Bet you never could imagine ♪
- [STRIPPER MOANING]
- Never told you you could have it ♪
You needed me ♪
Ooh ♪
[MOANING CONTINUES]
You been rollin'
around, shit, I'm rollin' up ♪
Light and roll it up ♪
Break it down like a
pound, shit was never us ♪
Shit was never us ♪
But, baby, don't get it twisted ♪
You was just another
nigga on the hit list ♪
Tryna fix your inner
issues with a bad bitch ♪
Didn't they tell you
that I was a savage ♪
[GROANS]
What the fuck?
Yeah, I need you to go.
Never told you you could have it ♪
Get the fuck out!
- Weird-ass nigga!
- Go!
[CHAD BARNES] Miss Edwards, how often
would you say you
and the defendant talk?
E-every day.
He's my goofy little brother,
but he's also my best friend.
Wow. Every day.
So did you communicate
with the defendant
the night Miss Collins was murdered?
Um, sort of.
[CHAD] Let's clarify that.
Do you recognize People's Exhibit 21?
Uh Yeah, I It's a
text message record
saying I unsent two
text messages to Ozzie.
Just hours after Miss Collins' death.
And what does the document say you wrote
in those text messages
before you unsent them?
"Are you okay?
I love you no matter what
and I know it's not your fault."
What wasn't the defendant's fault?
That, that he
[SIGHS] Th-that he wanted to
He wanted to fire our mom
and dad as his managers.
He mentioned he wanted to do it
before taking on his next project,
and I wanted to support his decision.
So why unsend your support?
I didn't unsend my support. I ju I
I just I just wanted
to talk to him in person
and make sure that
he didn't feel guilty.
Guilty about what he did?
No Yes.
No, no, no, not, not that.
"That" being killing his girlfriend?
What?
No further questions.
[CRYING]
[PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING]
Miss Edwards, where are
these emotions coming from?
[VOICE BREAKING] I
love my brother so much,
and I'm just nervous,
and I'm I'm sorry.
No, it's okay. It's okay. Take a moment.
[KRISTIN SNIFFLES]
Okay?
Now, Miss Edwards, why
did you unsend the texts?
I, I, I realized that he would know
that our parents called me
and told me what happened,
and I didn't want him to feel
like it was three against one.
But that's the only reason, I swear.
[JAX] Thank you.
Nothing further, Your Honor.
Miss Edwards, were you surprised
by Mr. Edwards' decision
to fire your parents?
[KRISTIN] Yes and no.
Can you clarify your response?
Ozzie wanted to take
his career to the next level,
and I, I, I, I got that.
But I felt like he was being a bit
impulsive.
Impulsive, huh?
Is that typical behavior
for Mr. Edwards?
Objection. Calls for speculation.
Your Honor, I'm only asking
Miss Edwards to elaborate
on a word that she used, not me.
Mr. Ortiz, rephrase your question.
My apologies, Your Honor.
Miss Edwards, you said that
Mr. Edwards can be impulsive at times,
but it doesn't mean what?
It doesn't mean that he killed Wendy.
I know my brother and
that is not who he is.
That's right.
You would know because you
talk to your brother every day.
Except, conveniently,
the day the woman that he's
accused of murdering went missing.
Which also happens to be the
same day you unsent text messages
that would absolve
him of some kind of guilt.
Does that recap sound right?
You're twisting all of
this to make it seem like
Ozzie did something that he didn't do.
[CHAD] So then, do you believe
that your brother Ozzie Edwards
killed Wendy Collins?
No, I don't.
But if you did, would you tell us?
Objection! Argumentative!
Withdrawn. No further questions.
Prosecution rests, Your Honor.
[LABORED BREATHING]
Hey, come with me.
Hey, hey. You're okay.
- No. I fucked up, didn't I?
- [DANIEL] No, you didn't, no.
No, your testimony is just a
small part of the case, alright?
Hey, you're fine.
Don't worry about it.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Ain't that a bitch.
Ooh.
[MOUTHS] Yeah.
Monica.
Thank you for coming.
[MONICA] Well, I'm surprised you called.
Well, you were right.
You said I only cared about
Ozzie when there were stakes.
That's true.
The stakes now, though,
damn near insurmountable.
That is, if you weren't also
right about the other thing.
There is a part of me
that lives for this shit,
but that also means
I'm real good at my job.
[MONICA] Hmm.
I am willing to put
aside our differences
in order to get back to our common goal,
keeping Ozzie Edwards from prison.
And I need the people who
know him best on that stand.
You said it yourself, no
one knows him better.
You on that stand will make
a big difference in this case.
You'll speak to his character
and your relationship
to him as his agent.
That's it. We need you, Monica.
Ozzie needs you.
Always has, and always will.
I'm glad we're finally on the same page.
As am I.
[SALLY BRASWELL] Well,
don't worry about today.
The defense is up
next, and you got this.
[JAX] Mm-hmm.
Oh. Side note, I just have
to say, I love these braids.
Oh, thank you, girl.
Yeah, you know, I think I
wanted to look professional.
The other braids that
were really hair in order to,
I don't know. Just
Not scare the corporate Caucasians.
- Exactly. Exactly.
- [SALLY LAUGHS]
But then after that bitch
Cathy came at me, I was like,
why am I trying to make
them feel comfortable
when they stay making
me feel uncomfortable?
So, long-ass box braids it is.
[BOTH EXCLAIM]
Okay, I know that's right.
[LAUGHTER]
Ohh. But, girl, what's been up?
What?
I finally served that
nigga divorce papers.
And as much as I hate telling
your Virgo ass you was right,
I was giving that man
way too much power.
Mm-hmm. Well, you
know what? Cheers to that.
Hmm. To taking my power
back and feeling good.
Mm-hmm. And to my Virgo
ass being right. Clink, clink.
- Mm-mm.
- Clink, clink.
No, always doing the most.
[LAUGHTER]
Oh, my God.
- [SALLY] Hmm?
- Okay.
- What?
- Shit, here he comes.
- Here who comes?
- Just I'll tell you after.
Do I need to
- Hey, Jax.
- Hi, Bill.
Didn't expect to see
you on this side of the hill.
Well, my girl Sally lives in the valley.
Wow. La-di-da-di.
- We like to party!
- Hey!
[LAUGHTER]
It's nice to meet you, Sally
from the valley. I'm Bill.
Hi, Bill. Yes, I am from the valley.
Eight-one-eight all day,
but don't hold it against me.
Listen, I'm OC 714, bruh,
so I guess we're even.
[LAUGHTER]
You should join us.
- Yeah?
- [SALLY] Yeah.
- Yeah, okay. I'll grab my drink.
- [SALLY] Okay.
[JAX] Mm-hmm.
Wow.
What the hell are you doing?
You just served the papers, girl.
Ink ain't even dry.
- You doing the most, Sally.
- I love it.
I don't like no whips and chains ♪
[SALLY LAUGHING]
I have always had so
much respect for people
in the Coast Guard and their muscles.
[LAUGHTER]
It takes so much bravery.
Ah, well, I knew how to swim,
but the Coast Guard
helped me perfect my stroke.
I bet you're even more
impressive, Dr. Sally,
out here saving lives.
I do what I can.
[SALLY CHUCKLES]
- Oh, no. Looks like we're out.
- Oh.
I will get another one.
Okay. You know what?
It's getting kinda late.
I think we should
probably get the check.
Oh, I got it. I'll be right back.
- Okay.
- Okay.
[CHUCKLES] Oh, my God, he is so sweet.
Yes, you do know he's married, right?
- He is?
- Yes.
- He is not wearing a ring.
- What? He's not?
No. So, no ring, no problem.
No. No.
Jax, hold on now.
Why are you like this?
'Cause I'm back outside. Let me live.
Listen, I'm going to the
bathroom. I will be right back.
Go.
My God.
Uh, Bill, listen, Sally
is going through a lot,
so I think it's a good idea for
you to go home to your wife.
Understood.
Please tell Sally that it
was nice meeting her.
[JAX] Mm-hmm.
See you tomorrow?
See you in the morning.
Bright and early.
Wow.
Where did Bill go?
Home. To his Black wife.
Oh, his wife is Black?
- I knew it.
- Oh, my God.
I can smell the shea butter.
I know he got some edge
control at the house too, girl.
- Stop.
- [GIGGLES]
Okay. Oh, really?
You are messy.
Fine! You're being a buzzkill.
I will call us an Uber.
Do that. I'm gonna go use the bathroom.
I'ma be right back.
Jeez.
["LOVIN ON ME" BY JACK HARLOW PLAYING]
I don't like no whips and
chains and you can't tie me down ♪
But you can whip
your lovin' on me, baby ♪
Whip your lovin' on me, baby ♪
- I'm vanilla, baby ♪
- I don't like no whips and chains ♪
I'll choke you, but I
ain't no killer, baby ♪
She twenty-eight,
tellin' me I'm still a baby ♪
I get love in Detroit
like Skilla Baby ♪
And the thing about your boy is ♪
I don't like no whips and chains ♪
- And you can't tie me down ♪
- [CELL PHONE CHIMES]
Get ready, get ready,
get ready, get ready ♪
- I don't like no whips and chains ♪
- [CHUCKLES]
And you can't tie me down ♪
But you can whip your
lovin' on me, baby ♪
- [BILL] For Bill, right?
- [DRIVER] Right.
Whip your lovin' on me ♪
Defense, you may
call your first witness.
Your Honor, the defense would
like to call Miss Monica Wilson.
[BAILIFF] Please raise your right hand.
Do you solemnly swear or affirm
that the testimony you're
about to give will be the truth,
the whole truth, and nothing
but the truth, so help you God?
I do.
[HEART THUMPING]
[JAX] Miss Wilson, how long
have you known Mr. Edwards?
[MONICA] Since he was 13.
His father brought me on at the
time of My Cousins and Them.
[JAX] Brought you on in what capacity?
[MONICA] As his talent agent.
And would you mind expanding
on exactly what a talent agent does?
Sure. Um, secure work for
clients, negotiate contracts,
but I'd say I have a
more hands-on approach,
especially for everything
I've done for Ozzie
throughout his entire career.
[JAX] Hmm.
Like what?
Whatever he needed from me.
Support. I was that.
He needed someone to
speak up on his behalf.
I was that. A friend.
Unlike the other snakes
in this industry, I was that.
I was and am everything
to Ozzie Edwards.
Miss Wilson, I'm showing
you Defendant's Exhibit 12.
Do you recognize it?
A text I sent Ozzie.
Can you read it for me?
[SIGHS]
"You can date this new
white hoe if you want.
"But please know I will continue
to outlast all these bitches.
I was your first, and
I will be your last."
And who is the white
hoe you were referring to?
Wendy.
And you also mentioned
in that text being his first.
What'd you mean by that?
Please answer, Miss Wilson.
That
I I was his first experience.
Sexual experience?
Miss Wilson, please answer the question.
Yes.
[CROWD MURMURING]
And how old was he at the time?
Look, he pursued me first.
I built him up when this industry
was trying to tear him down.
We were in love.
And you're trying to defile
something that was pure.
Miss Wilson, was Mr. Edwards
a child at the time that you
A child? He wasn't a
child. He was a star.
And a better man than
any man I've ever met.
Your Honor, would you direct the witness
to answer the question using
facts and not her opinion?
Miss Wilson
I'll ask you again.
Please answer the questions
about the defendant's age.
- Thirteen.
- [ALL GASP]
What? Monica!
- [GAVEL POUNDS]
- [JUDGE WILLIAMS] Settle, everyone.
- Settle down, everyone.
- [SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]
[SOFTLY] I need to go.
No. You have to sit there
until you are excused.
It's gonna be okay.
Now
where were you the night
Wendy Collins went missing?
Well Don't do that.
Where's "don't do
that"? Is that a-a bar or
I did not kill Wendy.
Who Who said that? I didn't.
Huh. But good to know.
Nothing further, Your Honor.
Miss Wilson, going to
Defendant's Exhibit 12
- Breathe. Breathe.
- Hey. Hey, Ozzie.
Ozzie, breathe.
- [HEAVY BREATHING]
- [HEART POUNDING]
[MONICA] Ozzie!
- Ozzie! Ozzie, how could you do
- [JAX] Uh-uh.
No, you stay the fuck
away from him, Monica.
I wasn't talking to you!
Can you just give us a minute?
[MONICA] Ozzie
After everything we've been
through, everything we've shared.
Yeah, I didn't I didn't
wanna do it at first.
But then I realized, why
the fuck am I protecting you?
I was the one working 18-hour
days, supporting my family.
I had to grow up in front of America.
What could I have been without
you in my head and on my dick?
What?
I'll never fucking know.
And that is your fault.
Not mine.
And I know that now.
You know what else I know
that I didn't fucking know before?
You're a fucking criminal.
You're a child molester.
No, no.
And I never wanna see you again.
Ozzie, baby, don't say that. Ozzie
- [SECURITY GUARD] Stay back.
- Get the fuck off of me!
- [SECURITY GUARD] Ma'am. Ma'am.
- It's over.
This is all your fault, Jax!
- It's over. Look at me.
- Fuck you!
- Look at me, look at me.
- You're gonna regret this, Ozzie,
as long as you live!
- You did the right thing, okay?
- [SECURITY GUARD] This way.
- [MONICA] Get the fuck off of me! Ozzie!
- You did the right thing.
Ozzie, I love you! Please!
Ozzie, please!
Oh, my God.
- [SECURITY GUARD] Let's go. Let's go.
- [MONICA] Quit touching me!
[SIGHS DEEPLY]
Hey, Daniel. It's me, uh, Lewis.
So, hey, I I realized,
uh, that I can't keep making
Eddie to be the villain.
Jax deserves to form her own thoughts
and feelings about
her father without me.
And, uh, whatever,
she's-she's happy now, so, yeah.
Um, you can forget
about looking into Eddie.
Thanks a lot, man.
["BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY"
PERFORMED BY ALICE SMITH PLAYING]
- [SIGHS DEEPLY]
- 'Cause it's a bittersweet ♪
[DANIEL] Uh, Cliffhanger for me and,
uh, another one for this gentleman.
No, no, you don't have to do that.
No, it seems like we
might be brothers in arms.
Trying to make ends
meet, you're a slave ♪
Lincoln Culpepper.
No way! Wow!
No Wow!
Hey, I am No, I'm a huge fan.
Uh, I I've just read
everything that you've done
and it is hard to commit to
honest research journalism
and sell the numbers
that your outfit sells.
- Thank you.
- [DANIEL] Yeah.
Uh It's hard to see that
today, so it's nice to hear.
[DANIEL] Well, it's the truth. Yeah.
You know, I gotta, I gotta ask.
Um what is the next
subject that you're diving into?
Um, I wish I knew.
See, I just lost a big story
over some bullshit politics.
An inside source got our parent
company to put a bullet in the project.
I had someone close to them,
willing to tell the real story.
And he was as inside as inside gets.
Selling out a friend for a book deal?
- That tale's as old as time.
- [LINCOLN CHUCKLES]
Money motivates the
truth more than an oath.
[DANIEL] Hmm.
And what he was willing to
say isn't nearly as explosive
as what he was willing to show.
[DANIEL] That the truth.
Cheers.
Well, I've never
prayed but tonight ♪
Call Alex Hill.
[LINE RINGING]
Come on, bro, pick up.
I need to hear some sounds ♪
[BUZZING]
That recognize the pain in me, yeah ♪
I let the melody shine ♪
Let it cleanse my
mind, I feel free now ♪
But the airwaves are clean ♪
And there's nobody singing to me now ♪
[BUZZING]
Yo, Todd, can I call you back?
I'm in the middle of something.
You found out what?
Oh, that is, uh
Wow.
Okay, thank you.
Have you ever been down? ♪
Have you ever been down? ♪
It's just sex and violence ♪
- Melody and silence ♪
- [MOANING]
Have you ever been down? ♪
It's just sex and violence ♪
- Melody and silence ♪
- [MOANING CONTINUES]
- Have you been ♪
- Say my name.
[BILL] Sally. Oh! Oh, Sally.
- Oh, Sally.
- Ohh!
- [BILL] Whoa-oa! Fuck!
- Say it.
[BILL] Oh, Sally!
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Been down ♪
- [LEWIS] Eddie.
- Hey.
What was so urgent you
couldn't say it on the phone?
I know the real reason why you're here.
Um
Lewis, listen.
I know we've had our differences
but please don't tell Jax
until Lu has a chance.
Lu?
What are you talkin' about?
Hey, hey.
Okay.
So what is this, you two just
hang out without me now?
[CHUCKLES]
What's wrong?
[SIGHS]
It's your mom.
She has cancer.
[GASPS] What?
[LABORED BREATHING]
I'm sorry, what?