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Smoke Screen (2010)
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Jay? 2 00:02:28,815 -- 00:02:30,407 This is gonna sound strange... 3 00:02:30,583 -- 00:02:34,349 ...but I don't remember anything from last night. 4 00:02:37,257 -- 00:02:38,884 Jay? 5 00:02:40,693 -- 00:02:42,354 Jay? 6 00:02:46,900 -- 00:02:48,026 Oh, my God. 7 00:02:49,369 -- 00:02:51,098 Oh, my God. 8 00:03:03,950 -- 00:03:06,180 Detective Jay Burgess, one of the heroes... 9 00:03:06,352 -- 00:03:09,048 ...from the Charleston Police Station fire, is dead. 10 00:03:09,222 -- 00:03:12,817 Police apparently received a 91 1 call from an unidentified woman... 11 00:03:12,992 -- 00:03:15,222 i...who spent the night/i iat Burgess' house./i 12 00:03:15,395 -- 00:03:18,853 iPolice aren't yet saying/i iif foul play was involved./i 13 00:03:19,032 -- 00:03:22,058 iWe will continue to bring you/i imore as this story unfolds./i 14 00:03:22,235 -- 00:03:24,499 iSue Share for/i Channel 8 News. 15 00:03:46,659 -- 00:03:48,786 Detective, can you tell me what happened? 16 00:03:48,962 -- 00:03:50,896 Do you have any idea how Jay died? 17 00:03:51,064 -- 00:03:54,227 My wife and I watch you almost every night, Ms. Shelley. 18 00:03:56,035 -- 00:03:57,093 Thank you. 19 00:03:58,972 -- 00:04:04,774 TVN says you're the number one news reporter in Charleston. 20 00:04:04,944 -- 00:04:09,779 -My, my. -Yes, I've been very fortunate. 21 00:04:09,949 -- 00:04:10,973 I was asking you-- 22 00:04:11,150 -- 00:04:17,487 Truth be told, I'm surprised CNN or Fox hasn't scooped you up yet. 23 00:04:17,657 -- 00:04:21,093 I bet you end up on one of those national broadcasts. 24 00:04:21,261 -- 00:04:24,059 Because it's the same everywhere, isn't it? 25 00:04:24,230 -- 00:04:27,529 It's just easier for people to hear bad news... 26 00:04:27,700 -- 00:04:30,396 ...when they're looking at a pretty face. 27 00:04:31,938 -- 00:04:35,066 Look, I'm just trying to understand here. 28 00:04:35,241 -- 00:04:37,835 Do you think Jay died from respiratory failure... 29 00:04:38,011 -- 00:04:40,002 ...or heart attack? 30 00:04:40,179 -- 00:04:43,546 Actually, Ms. Shelley, we were hoping you could tell us. 31 00:04:43,716 -- 00:04:47,880 This isn't exactly your first brush with this type of incident, is it? 32 00:04:48,054 -- 00:04:50,989 Sorry, I'm Bill Alexander, Ms. Shelley's attorney. 33 00:04:51,157 -- 00:04:52,624 Your station manager said... 34 00:04:52,792 -- 00:04:55,317 ...that I'm at your disposal as long as you need. 35 00:04:55,495 -- 00:04:56,519 Thank you. 36 00:04:56,696 -- 00:05:00,427 Quite frankly, I was surprised that Sam thought I needed an attorney... 37 00:05:00,600 -- 00:05:04,536 ...but now I'm actually glad that he suggested it. 38 00:05:05,872 -- 00:05:09,000 Well, since we're all here... 39 00:05:09,175 -- 00:05:12,338 ...why don't we go into the interrogation room. 40 00:05:13,112 -- 00:05:18,482 Just to be clear, I'm not just giving a statement. 41 00:05:18,651 -- 00:05:21,848 I mean, this is an interrogation... 42 00:05:22,021 -- 00:05:24,546 ...so you see me as some sort of suspect. 43 00:05:26,793 -- 00:05:29,318 Well, shall we? 44 00:05:39,672 -- 00:05:41,697 How well did you know Jay Burgess? 45 00:05:41,874 -- 00:05:44,365 He had given me a lead on a story, that was it. 46 00:05:44,544 -- 00:05:45,670 When? 47 00:05:45,845 -- 00:05:48,143 Five years ago right after the fire. 48 00:05:48,314 -- 00:05:51,078 -Were you intimate? -You don't have to answer that. 49 00:05:51,250 -- 00:05:52,547 No, I wasn't. 50 00:05:52,719 -- 00:05:56,086 -Not until you got the story. -Again. 51 00:05:56,255 -- 00:05:57,882 No. Not at all. 52 00:05:58,057 -- 00:05:59,183 He did hit on me... 53 00:05:59,359 -- 00:06:02,487 ...but I heard he was a player and I just wasn't interested. 54 00:06:02,662 -- 00:06:05,654 -Not that kind of girl? -That's completely unnecessary. 55 00:06:06,999 -- 00:06:10,298 And then yesterday out of the blue, he called. 56 00:06:17,443 -- 00:06:20,003 -Britt Shelley. -Britt, it's Jay Burgess. 57 00:06:20,179 -- 00:06:25,446 Oh, Detective Burgess, it's been way too long. 58 00:06:25,618 -- 00:06:27,176 Yeah, it has. 59 00:06:27,353 -- 00:06:30,186 iSaid he had another story for me./i iA big one./i 60 00:06:30,356 -- 00:06:32,688 iBut he needed to tell me/i iabout it in person./i 61 00:06:32,859 -- 00:06:37,523 My partner on the force, Patty, passed a few weeks back. 62 00:06:38,698 -- 00:06:41,462 It's hit me hard, harder than I expected. 63 00:06:41,634 -- 00:06:44,398 I'm sorry to hear that. 64 00:06:44,570 -- 00:06:47,539 It just got me thinking about life and how short it is... 65 00:06:47,707 -- 00:06:51,370 ...and, you know, if a man can right the wrongs that he's done... 66 00:06:51,544 -- 00:06:55,537 ...well, he should try, you know, before it's too late. 67 00:07:02,221 -- 00:07:04,553 iI don't know/i iif this means anything or not.../i 68 00:07:04,724 -- 00:07:07,659 i...but I remember a man watching us/i iwhile we were there./i 69 00:07:07,827 -- 00:07:10,796 -Had you ever seen this man before? -No. 70 00:07:11,564 -- 00:07:14,965 No, I thought maybe he was a fan. 71 00:07:15,134 -- 00:07:16,931 A fan. 72 00:07:17,103 -- 00:07:20,800 Or maybe he recognized Jay from the police station fire. 73 00:07:20,973 -- 00:07:26,912 Just the way he was looking at us was so careful not to look at us. 74 00:07:27,079 -- 00:07:28,341 It was strange. 75 00:07:28,781 -- 00:07:32,342 I'm guessing you'll help our sketch artist come up with a rendering? 76 00:07:32,518 -- 00:07:35,009 -Probably. -Great. 77 00:07:36,088 -- 00:07:39,353 Mighty convenient, though, a guy watching you at a bar... 78 00:07:39,525 -- 00:07:42,653 ...and you happen to notice and then Burgess happens to die. 79 00:07:42,829 -- 00:07:44,592 You know, I'm a reporter. 80 00:07:44,764 -- 00:07:47,665 That's what I do. I'm trained to focus on details. 81 00:07:49,035 -- 00:07:52,027 Is that why you left the bar? Because of this man? 82 00:07:52,205 -- 00:07:53,672 No. 83 00:07:54,607 -- 00:07:56,939 You know what, straight up, Britt, if-- 84 00:07:57,109 -- 00:07:59,168 I prefer to talk about this in private. 85 00:07:59,345 -- 00:08:02,576 Is it all right if we go to my apartment? It's up the road. 86 00:08:02,748 -- 00:08:05,182 You know what, all I wanna do is talk. 87 00:08:06,085 -- 00:08:08,053 Scout's honor. 88 00:08:11,491 -- 00:08:14,426 iSo, what was this big secret?/i 89 00:08:14,594 -- 00:08:15,618 Okay. 90 00:08:15,795 -- 00:08:19,993 Actually, I never found out. Everything after that is cloudy. 91 00:08:20,166 -- 00:08:23,795 -What do you mean, cloudy? -I mean, I don't remember anything. 92 00:08:24,570 -- 00:08:26,128 I can't remember a thing. 93 00:08:26,305 -- 00:08:27,567 You can't remember what? 94 00:08:27,740 -- 00:08:30,004 -Remember taking your clothes off? -No. 95 00:08:30,176 -- 00:08:32,041 -Getting into his bed? -No. 96 00:08:32,211 -- 00:08:34,179 So you can't remember having sex? 97 00:08:34,347 -- 00:08:37,339 That's the thing. I don't know that we did. 98 00:08:37,850 -- 00:08:40,182 I know what it looks like but I don't think-- 99 00:08:40,353 -- 00:08:43,811 Yeah, you weren't interested because you're not that kind of girl. 100 00:08:43,990 -- 00:08:47,255 All right, I don't think I should allow my client to continue. 101 00:08:47,426 -- 00:08:50,259 I don't understand how one glass of wine... 102 00:08:50,429 -- 00:08:52,522 ...could knock me out like that. 103 00:08:52,698 -- 00:08:55,394 One glass. It doesn't make any sense. 104 00:09:02,542 -- 00:09:04,237 Wait a minute. 105 00:09:05,912 -- 00:09:07,675 Oh, my God. 106 00:09:08,347 -- 00:09:09,905 The date-rape drug. 107 00:09:10,483 -- 00:09:14,112 The date-rape drug. That's the only possible explanation. 108 00:09:17,189 -- 00:09:20,590 Okay, I get it that you're playing the good cop, bad cop thing... 109 00:09:20,760 -- 00:09:23,092 ...but blink if you hear me. 110 00:09:23,262 -- 00:09:26,925 Oh, we hear you, Ms. Shelley. We hear you fine. 111 00:09:29,502 -- 00:09:32,437 You just don't believe me. 112 00:09:33,839 -- 00:09:35,932 You don't believe me at all. 113 00:09:50,923 -- 00:09:51,947 Look at this. 114 00:09:52,124 -- 00:09:55,958 iAs the investigation into the death/i iof Jay Burgess continues..../i 115 00:09:56,128 -- 00:09:58,289 Not another story about Jay's death. 116 00:09:58,464 -- 00:10:01,695 I know you were big heroes, but how much more is there to say? 117 00:10:01,867 -- 00:10:02,856 A lot. 118 00:10:03,035 -- 00:10:06,801 The woman he was with was none other than Britt Shelley. 119 00:10:06,973 -- 00:10:09,100 -From the news? -Yeah. 120 00:10:09,275 -- 00:10:11,607 iUnfortunately/i iI took a shower this morning.../i 121 00:10:11,777 -- 00:10:14,177 i...so we felt it unnecessary/i ito test for rape./i 122 00:10:14,347 -- 00:10:16,645 iI have no recollection/i iof being violated./i 123 00:10:17,016 -- 00:10:20,213 -iWere you intoxicated, Ms. Shelley?/i -iNo./i 124 00:10:20,386 -- 00:10:22,684 iI did submit a urine sample/i ithis morning.../i 125 00:10:22,855 -- 00:10:25,119 i...to test for so-called/i idate-rape drugs./i 126 00:10:25,291 -- 00:10:28,692 iThese substances tend to disappear/i iquickly from the body.../i 127 00:10:28,861 -- 00:10:32,388 i...so it's unlikely, at this point,/i ithat anything will be detected./i 128 00:10:32,565 -- 00:10:35,090 -She thinks she was drugged? -I guess so. 129 00:10:35,267 -- 00:10:38,065 You're interested in this because Jay was your friend? 130 00:10:38,237 -- 00:10:40,865 Or you wish you could unretire from the force... 131 00:10:41,040 -- 00:10:43,304 ...and solve this juicy little mystery? 132 00:10:43,476 -- 00:10:45,637 Doing that would require you to be sober. 133 00:10:45,811 -- 00:10:48,041 Don't start, Miranda. 134 00:10:50,116 -- 00:10:52,983 I can see why you're so fascinated in all of this. 135 00:10:53,152 -- 00:10:55,143 I mean, the idea of Britt Shelley... 136 00:10:55,321 -- 00:10:57,755 ...waking up next to Jay's cold, dead body. 137 00:10:57,923 -- 00:11:00,084 It's not like I care one way or another... 138 00:11:00,259 -- 00:11:02,853 ...but you really can't escape the irony, can you? 139 00:11:03,029 -- 00:11:04,656 No, you can't. 140 00:11:06,065 -- 00:11:08,363 I wonder if Candy's watching. 141 00:11:09,702 -- 00:11:10,726 iAs Channel 8..../i 142 00:11:10,903 -- 00:11:11,927 Poor Jay. 143 00:11:12,104 -- 00:11:15,972 iPolice have not indicated whether/i ifoul play was involved..../i 144 00:11:16,142 -- 00:11:18,007 Did you know him when you were a DA? 145 00:11:18,177 -- 00:11:21,146 I knew everyone personally when I was a DA. 146 00:11:21,313 -- 00:11:25,579 -But Jay and I were friends. -You're not going to the funeral. 147 00:11:26,318 -- 00:11:29,719 The story is a little sordid. You don't know where it might lead. 148 00:11:29,889 -- 00:11:33,848 -And with your nomination pending-- -No, no, I won't go to the funeral. 149 00:11:34,026 -- 00:11:36,290 I can't have my name linked to it right now. 150 00:11:36,462 -- 00:11:38,589 iWhen the coroner/i ireleases his report.../i 151 00:11:38,764 -- 00:11:41,927 i...it will help shed some light/i ion what actually happened./i 152 00:11:42,101 -- 00:11:45,366 I wonder if this has to do with that story she covered... 153 00:11:45,538 -- 00:11:48,200 ...about the police station fire five years ago. 154 00:11:48,374 -- 00:11:50,365 Ms. Shelley, doesn't this remind you... 155 00:11:50,543 -- 00:11:52,602 ...of the story that made your career... 156 00:11:52,778 -- 00:11:55,474 ...about a certain arson investigator, Raley Gannon? 157 00:11:55,648 -- 00:11:58,776 -iThere were no drugs in that case./i -iThere were similarities./i 158 00:11:58,951 -- 00:12:02,682 iI don't think it's a stretch to say/i iyou buried Mr. Gannon in the media./i 159 00:12:02,855 -- 00:12:05,255 If he happens to be watching this right now... 160 00:12:05,424 -- 00:12:08,188 ...what do you think might be going through his head? 161 00:12:10,730 -- 00:12:12,061 iThere you have it, folks./i 162 00:12:12,231 -- 00:12:13,721 iThe mystery continues.../i 163 00:12:13,899 -- 00:12:17,266 i...and we will bring you more/i ias this story unfolds./i 164 00:12:36,622 -- 00:12:39,056 Thank you for sending that attorney over, Sam. 165 00:12:39,225 -- 00:12:40,487 No problem. Did he help? 166 00:12:40,659 -- 00:12:42,684 iHe was fine./i 167 00:12:43,129 -- 00:12:46,326 I wanted to let you know, I'm gonna come in to work tomorrow. 168 00:12:46,499 -- 00:12:48,626 Shouldn't you wait until you feel better? 169 00:12:48,801 -- 00:12:50,325 iCome on, you know me./i 170 00:12:50,503 -- 00:12:53,097 Work's the only thing that's gonna make me better. 171 00:12:53,272 -- 00:12:55,706 I would love to have you back at work tomorrow. 172 00:12:55,875 -- 00:12:57,775 Trust me, we're dying without you. 173 00:12:57,943 -- 00:13:03,404 Hey, you need me and I need to work so it's a win-win, right? 174 00:13:04,016 -- 00:13:06,849 Yeah, it would be. 175 00:13:07,019 -- 00:13:10,216 Problem is the suits upstairs have a different take on this. 176 00:13:10,389 -- 00:13:14,120 iThe public's had their fill of scandal/i iand the people of Charleston.../i 177 00:13:14,293 -- 00:13:18,229 i...might not appreciate/i iseeing you on TV again so soon./i 178 00:13:18,397 -- 00:13:19,421 So, what? 179 00:13:19,598 -- 00:13:23,329 I'm just supposed to sit on my couch and watch someone else do my job? 180 00:13:23,803 -- 00:13:27,204 Give it a couple of days, let it shake out. See what's what. 181 00:13:27,373 -- 00:13:28,897 iAre you home alone tonight?/i 182 00:13:29,074 -- 00:13:31,508 You don't have much in the family department. 183 00:13:31,677 -- 00:13:33,167 But you shouldn't be alone. 184 00:13:33,345 -- 00:13:36,781 Yeah, no, I have a friend over here taking care of me. 185 00:13:36,949 -- 00:13:39,383 I'm fine, don't worry. 186 00:13:40,219 -- 00:13:41,618 Good night. 187 00:14:33,072 -- 00:14:35,563 -Yeah. Oh, thanks. -Here you go. 188 00:14:35,741 -- 00:14:39,177 This is the sketch of the guy she said she saw at the bar. 189 00:14:39,345 -- 00:14:40,903 The phantom stalker. 190 00:14:41,480 -- 00:14:42,970 Right. 191 00:14:46,285 -- 00:14:48,412 Come on, this guy is totally nondescript. 192 00:14:48,587 -- 00:14:50,612 This could be a picture of my landlord. 193 00:14:50,789 -- 00:14:53,883 Does she seriously expect us to believe that's a real guy? 194 00:14:54,059 -- 00:14:55,321 Come on. 195 00:15:03,836 -- 00:15:06,327 Reporter is turning out to be a pain in the ass. 196 00:15:06,505 -- 00:15:08,939 Thought she'd be too upset to take a drug test. 197 00:15:09,108 -- 00:15:10,473 Much less go public. 198 00:15:10,643 -- 00:15:14,272 Well, if she's planning any more surprises... 199 00:15:14,446 -- 00:15:16,846 ...we'll be the first to know. 200 00:15:29,995 -- 00:15:32,589 Shut up. Get up, get up. 201 00:15:32,765 -- 00:15:34,096 Turn it off! 202 00:15:34,266 -- 00:15:36,530 -I don't know who you are. -Shut up. 203 00:15:36,702 -- 00:15:39,637 -Shut up and turn it off. -I don't remember anything. 204 00:15:39,805 -- 00:15:40,931 What are you doing? 205 00:16:13,539 -- 00:16:16,007 Get up. Get up. 206 00:16:22,548 -- 00:16:25,517 -Help! -Shut up. Shut up. 207 00:16:39,465 -- 00:16:40,830 Raley Gannon? 208 00:16:41,000 -- 00:16:43,798 -What are you doing? -Tell me about Jay Burgess. 209 00:16:43,969 -- 00:16:46,403 -Tell you what? -What happened last night? 210 00:16:46,572 -- 00:16:48,904 -I have no idea. -Did you kill him? 211 00:16:49,074 -- 00:16:50,371 -Did I --? -Did you? 212 00:16:50,542 -- 00:16:52,305 -Are you--? -Did you kill him? 213 00:16:53,078 -- 00:16:56,775 Did you kill him? 214 00:16:57,449 -- 00:16:59,883 Are you out of your mind? 215 00:17:03,589 -- 00:17:06,080 Look, if you could just loosen up these ropes... 216 00:17:06,258 -- 00:17:09,193 ...I will tell you whatever you want to know. 217 00:17:09,828 -- 00:17:12,729 You think you can bargain with me? Interesting choice. 218 00:17:12,898 -- 00:17:15,025 Oh, come on, it's really uncomfortable. 219 00:17:15,200 -- 00:17:17,361 Switching tactics. Expressing frustration. 220 00:17:17,536 -- 00:17:20,027 Do you have any idea what I have been through? 221 00:17:20,205 -- 00:17:23,003 Attempting to elicit sympathy. Strategy number three. 222 00:17:23,475 -- 00:17:26,171 Rounding out the performance with acting defiant. 223 00:17:26,345 -- 00:17:28,836 You ran the victim playbook in under 60 seconds. 224 00:17:29,014 -- 00:17:30,709 Congratulations. 225 00:17:30,883 -- 00:17:33,750 You get a big A for actress. 226 00:17:33,919 -- 00:17:37,548 Cut the crap and answer me. 227 00:17:41,860 -- 00:17:43,885 What do you wanna know? 228 00:17:44,263 -- 00:17:48,165 So, Jave, let's talk motive. 229 00:17:48,867 -- 00:17:53,861 Why does a beautiful, successful reporter... 230 00:17:54,039 -- 00:17:55,597 ...kill a playboy cop? 231 00:17:55,774 -- 00:17:58,641 I don't really think it's all that complicated. 232 00:17:58,811 -- 00:18:02,406 Burgess has a thing for her, calls her up, asks her out. 233 00:18:02,815 -- 00:18:06,182 Maybe she knows he's a "love them and leave them" type of guy. 234 00:18:06,351 -- 00:18:07,818 Maybe she doesn't. 235 00:18:07,986 -- 00:18:09,613 Either way, they meet... 236 00:18:09,788 -- 00:18:13,383 ...he whispers all the right things in her ear and she falls for it. 237 00:18:14,093 -- 00:18:17,688 Thinks they got some kind of real connection. 238 00:18:18,931 -- 00:18:23,493 She's a loner so letting him in emotionally, that's a big freaking deal. 239 00:18:24,036 -- 00:18:26,766 They do the deed and he goes back to his old self. 240 00:18:26,939 -- 00:18:29,635 Maybe even laughs at her gullibility. 241 00:18:30,109 -- 00:18:32,634 She's pissed. She feels totally betrayed. 242 00:18:32,811 -- 00:18:36,747 She snaps. Waits for him to fall asleep, she kills him. 243 00:18:36,915 -- 00:18:38,280 And she sets it up... 244 00:18:38,450 -- 00:18:40,941 ...to look like a crime she once reported on-- 245 00:18:41,120 -- 00:18:43,020 No, she did that after the fact... 246 00:18:43,188 -- 00:18:46,487 ...because she figured it would probably throw us off. 247 00:18:47,559 -- 00:18:50,494 I should've known when I saw the empty bottle of Scotch. 248 00:18:50,662 -- 00:18:53,460 -It didn't make any sense. -What didn't make sense? 249 00:18:53,632 -- 00:18:54,690 I hate Scotch... 250 00:18:54,867 -- 00:18:58,826 ...and I'm not exactly in the habit of drinking myself into oblivion. 251 00:18:59,004 -- 00:19:00,335 I like to be in control. 252 00:19:00,739 -- 00:19:02,001 I believe that. 253 00:19:02,174 -- 00:19:04,836 Why would Jay slip me the drug at the Wheelhouse... 254 00:19:05,010 -- 00:19:08,377 ...then make it look like we drank at the apartment? 255 00:19:08,547 -- 00:19:10,947 Someone else had to have done it. 256 00:19:12,851 -- 00:19:14,443 All right. 257 00:19:15,220 -- 00:19:17,051 That's enough for now. 258 00:19:17,689 -- 00:19:19,520 I'll sleep on the bed. 259 00:19:19,691 -- 00:19:21,488 You get the floor. 260 00:19:24,263 -- 00:19:26,663 Word of advice, never look in the direction... 261 00:19:26,832 -- 00:19:29,596 ...you're gonna strike before you strike it. 262 00:19:30,335 -- 00:19:33,896 Always follow a kick in the groin with a shot to the chin. 263 00:19:35,007 -- 00:19:39,171 Not surprising that you know so much about hand-to-hand combat. 264 00:19:39,611 -- 00:19:41,511 Don't you get why I brought you here? 265 00:19:41,680 -- 00:19:44,410 Because you killed Jay Burgess... 266 00:19:45,050 -- 00:19:48,952 ...and you wanna know how close the cops are to figuring that out. 267 00:19:51,356 -- 00:19:54,519 I just needed to make sure that you were telling the truth. 268 00:19:55,894 -- 00:19:58,692 Now I know what happened to you... 269 00:19:58,864 -- 00:20:01,662 ...and what happened to me aren't isolated incidents. 270 00:20:02,834 -- 00:20:05,268 -What are you talking about? -Think it through. 271 00:20:05,437 -- 00:20:09,168 Five years ago, someone arranged for me to wake up next to a dead body. 272 00:20:09,341 -- 00:20:12,674 Two nights ago, someone did the exact same thing to you. 273 00:20:13,345 -- 00:20:15,779 I think we were set up by the same person. 274 00:20:15,948 -- 00:20:20,885 The question is, who and why? 275 00:20:33,732 -- 00:20:35,723 You need some help? 276 00:20:35,901 -- 00:20:37,835 You got it. 277 00:20:39,538 -- 00:20:40,630 I forgot to tell you. 278 00:20:40,806 -- 00:20:45,243 I saw on the news that cop who died, he was your dad's partner, right? 279 00:20:45,877 -- 00:20:48,175 Yeah, for almost 1 0 years. 280 00:20:48,347 -- 00:20:51,839 -When was the last time you saw him? -Jay? 281 00:20:52,017 -- 00:20:53,382 A month ago. 282 00:20:54,620 -- 00:20:56,383 Dad's funeral. 283 00:20:58,590 -- 00:21:02,492 He was actually really upset. 284 00:21:02,661 -- 00:21:06,119 You know, it was actually kind of weird to see him like that. 285 00:21:08,433 -- 00:21:11,368 Listen, honey, I'm not gonna be home for lunch today. 286 00:21:11,536 -- 00:21:15,199 -You're not working through again? -I'm afraid so. I'm sorry. 287 00:21:16,141 -- 00:21:17,802 Okay, we're done. All done. 288 00:21:18,844 -- 00:21:20,641 Good job, buddy. 289 00:22:18,904 -- 00:22:20,269 Eggs? 290 00:22:20,439 -- 00:22:25,035 You-- You kidnap me, you interrogate me, and now eggs? 291 00:22:26,912 -- 00:22:28,140 I told you. 292 00:22:28,313 -- 00:22:30,281 I needed to know what really happened. 293 00:22:30,449 -- 00:22:33,418 -I want to make sure that-- -I was telling the truth. 294 00:22:33,585 -- 00:22:35,246 And now you are. 295 00:22:39,691 -- 00:22:42,489 Fine, don't eat. I don't care. 296 00:22:54,206 -- 00:22:57,369 -The beard's new. -So? 297 00:22:57,909 -- 00:23:00,673 It suits you. It's very menacing. 298 00:23:04,349 -- 00:23:06,180 I got you some clothes. 299 00:23:06,351 -- 00:23:08,785 Can't have you going to town dressed like that. 300 00:23:08,954 -- 00:23:11,184 People will get suspicious. 301 00:23:17,996 -- 00:23:20,692 If this kidnapping thing doesn't work out for you... 302 00:23:20,866 -- 00:23:23,426 ...you could always become a personal shopper. 303 00:23:27,105 -- 00:23:29,869 You thought what happened to you five years ago... 304 00:23:30,041 -- 00:23:33,374 ...and what happened to me the other night were somehow related. 305 00:23:33,945 -- 00:23:35,344 Our stories are similar. 306 00:23:35,514 -- 00:23:37,948 Especially considering they both involve Jay. 307 00:23:38,250 -- 00:23:40,047 Charleston's a very small town. 308 00:23:40,218 -- 00:23:42,209 Jay knew everybody, everybody knew Jay. 309 00:23:42,387 -- 00:23:45,948 So it's not surprising he could've been involved in both situations. 310 00:23:46,124 -- 00:23:49,685 Second of all, only one element is really the same. 311 00:23:49,861 -- 00:23:52,022 We both woke up next to a dead body. 312 00:23:54,199 -- 00:23:57,134 That's a pretty big one element, don't you think? 313 00:23:58,069 -- 00:24:01,937 I will admit there is that one glaring similarity... 314 00:24:02,107 -- 00:24:04,632 ...but all the other circumstances are different. 315 00:24:04,810 -- 00:24:07,142 You got drunk and had sex with a drug addict. 316 00:24:07,312 -- 00:24:09,473 Nobody slipped you anything in your drink. 317 00:24:09,648 -- 00:24:12,742 Actually, I always suspected that somebody did. 318 00:24:12,918 -- 00:24:15,785 -Don't look at me like that. -This is the way I look... 319 00:24:15,954 -- 00:24:18,821 ...when someone tells a story that strains credibility. 320 00:24:18,990 -- 00:24:21,390 I don't care. That's what happened. 321 00:24:21,560 -- 00:24:23,585 Someone slipped you the date-rape drug? 322 00:24:23,762 -- 00:24:26,788 Apparently, it's not just for women anymore. 323 00:24:29,067 -- 00:24:30,898 Okay. Who? 324 00:24:32,070 -- 00:24:34,595 Yeah, well, that's where it gets complicated. 325 00:24:36,675 -- 00:24:38,438 I'm listening. 326 00:24:40,345 -- 00:24:41,903 Okay. 327 00:24:42,280 -- 00:24:43,715 The police station fire. 328 00:24:52,524 -- 00:24:55,220 -Candy, are you all right? -I'm fine, Jay, I'm okay. 329 00:25:01,366 -- 00:25:02,628 Help her. 330 00:25:03,468 -- 00:25:05,629 -Ground floor's clear. -The basement? 331 00:25:05,804 -- 00:25:07,101 I don't know. 332 00:25:07,272 -- 00:25:09,968 -George? -All right, we better check. 333 00:25:10,141 -- 00:25:12,473 -You can't go back there. -Candy, stay here. 334 00:25:12,644 -- 00:25:14,043 Pat, let's go. 335 00:25:25,790 -- 00:25:28,281 -Raley. -Get out of here. Get back, okay? 336 00:25:28,460 -- 00:25:30,519 Jay, George and Pat went back in there. 337 00:25:30,695 -- 00:25:32,925 We got three cops inside. 338 00:25:33,532 -- 00:25:34,999 Bring him out. Let's go. 339 00:25:35,166 -- 00:25:37,634 Bring him out. Put him on the ground. 340 00:25:37,802 -- 00:25:40,327 Easy, easy. Is he breathing, Jay? 341 00:25:40,505 -- 00:25:42,996 -I don't think he's breathing. -Get out of here. 342 00:25:43,174 -- 00:25:45,165 Pat, Jay, get out of here. 343 00:25:59,190 -- 00:26:01,351 iI was the investigator in charge./i 344 00:26:01,526 -- 00:26:04,120 iAll the evidence suggested/i ithat Cleveland Jones.../i 345 00:26:04,296 -- 00:26:07,629 i...the one fatality,/i ihad actually set the fire./i 346 00:26:07,799 -- 00:26:09,733 Seemed like just desserts. 347 00:26:09,901 -- 00:26:12,096 I just had a few loose ends to wrap up. 348 00:26:12,270 -- 00:26:13,362 It wasn't my story... 349 00:26:13,538 -- 00:26:17,304 ...but I do remember my boss waited a while for that arson report. 350 00:26:17,475 -- 00:26:20,376 Yeah, because I was waiting on Jay. 351 00:26:20,545 -- 00:26:23,343 Come on, Jay, I came all the way down here to get it. 352 00:26:23,515 -- 00:26:25,881 -Yeah, I know, man. -I can't do the report... 353 00:26:26,051 -- 00:26:30,283 ...until I finish the investigation. I can't finish until I get the Jones file. 354 00:26:30,455 -- 00:26:33,652 Look at this place. I can't even find a frigging pen. 355 00:26:33,825 -- 00:26:37,056 His autopsy said cause of death was actually a skull fracture. 356 00:26:37,228 -- 00:26:40,527 I'm not clear whether he got that before or after the fire. 357 00:26:40,699 -- 00:26:42,564 -Any idea? -He didn't get it before. 358 00:26:42,734 -- 00:26:45,430 Maybe he hit his head when he was trying to get out. 359 00:26:45,604 -- 00:26:47,765 Really, man, who cares, you know? 360 00:26:47,939 -- 00:26:50,464 I mean, the guy was in a revolving door to juvie. 361 00:26:50,642 -- 00:26:54,043 -I mean, armed robbery, assault. -But not arson. 362 00:26:54,212 -- 00:26:56,271 He learned a new trick at juvenile hall. 363 00:26:56,448 -- 00:26:59,144 I just need this file and then I can close the case. 364 00:26:59,317 -- 00:27:01,649 Raley, I know you're trying to do your job. 365 00:27:01,820 -- 00:27:03,913 I'm trying to get out of here early. 366 00:27:04,089 -- 00:27:05,784 -Yeah, I know. Your party. -Yeah. 367 00:27:05,957 -- 00:27:08,323 This place that I'm house-sitting, it's huge. 368 00:27:08,493 -- 00:27:11,053 It's worth it to come by to see this monstrosity. 369 00:27:11,229 -- 00:27:13,754 -Jay, I can't. -Everybody's gonna be there. 370 00:27:13,932 -- 00:27:15,058 George, Pat, Candy. 371 00:27:15,233 -- 00:27:17,667 -It's that Haley's got this thing-- -Bring her. 372 00:27:17,836 -- 00:27:19,201 I can't. She's going away. 373 00:27:19,371 -- 00:27:21,896 She's going to visit her sister. I told you that. 374 00:27:22,073 -- 00:27:23,335 Yeah, I just forgot. 375 00:27:23,508 -- 00:27:26,705 It's perfect, though. Why don't you just come by for a drink? 376 00:27:26,878 -- 00:27:29,108 I tell you what, you come by for a drink... 377 00:27:29,280 -- 00:27:32,477 ...I will find the file, I will bring it to the fire house... 378 00:27:32,651 -- 00:27:35,085 ...first thing in the morning. What do you say? 379 00:27:35,253 -- 00:27:37,244 -You're gonna bring it to me? -Yeah. 380 00:27:38,289 -- 00:27:40,553 Why do you care so much if I come? 381 00:27:40,725 -- 00:27:46,186 It's just, you know, since the fire, I'm feeling a little sentimental. 382 00:27:46,364 -- 00:27:49,333 Might be kind of nice to have the whole gang together. 383 00:27:52,337 -- 00:27:54,567 -Okay. -All right. 384 00:27:56,374 -- 00:27:58,899 -I'll see you later. -Hey, can you pick up Candy? 385 00:27:59,077 -- 00:28:00,101 She needs a lift. 386 00:28:00,278 -- 00:28:02,405 Always something with you, isn't it? 387 00:28:02,580 -- 00:28:03,945 -See you. -Yeah. 388 00:28:04,949 -- 00:28:06,678 You look good, Raley. Happy. 389 00:28:06,851 -- 00:28:09,752 Do I? I guess I am. 390 00:28:09,921 -- 00:28:11,855 You look good too. New dress? 391 00:28:12,023 -- 00:28:14,218 Not any newer than last time you saw it. 392 00:28:14,793 -- 00:28:18,593 -You lost weight? -Ten pounds, actually. 393 00:28:19,197 -- 00:28:23,327 Yep, another one of Jay's free-for-alls. 394 00:28:33,778 -- 00:28:36,747 Don't play with your food, just drink it. 395 00:28:36,915 -- 00:28:38,439 They'll let anybody in there. 396 00:28:38,616 -- 00:28:40,243 -George. -Hey, glad you made it. 397 00:28:40,418 -- 00:28:43,546 Hey, Pat. Hey, where's our gracious host? 398 00:28:43,722 -- 00:28:46,520 Jay's right over there. Where do you think? 399 00:28:49,394 -- 00:28:51,294 -Well, I'm empty. Raley? -No, thanks. 400 00:28:51,463 -- 00:28:54,364 -Suit yourself. -I'll take one. 401 00:28:54,532 -- 00:28:56,466 I'm down with that. 402 00:29:15,286 -- 00:29:17,948 Your friend thought you might like this. 403 00:29:19,290 -- 00:29:23,124 I hear you're a fireman. I like firemen. 404 00:29:23,628 -- 00:29:28,998 Look, thanks for the drink, but I'm engaged. 405 00:29:29,167 -- 00:29:30,759 Oh, yeah? 406 00:29:31,236 -- 00:29:32,567 Are you sure? 407 00:29:34,606 -- 00:29:39,043 That's not usually the response I get, but yeah, I'm sure. 408 00:29:39,210 -- 00:29:41,576 Last week I priced out minivans. 409 00:29:42,514 -- 00:29:43,879 I got it. 410 00:29:44,048 -- 00:29:46,676 But there's no reason why we can't talk, is there? 411 00:29:46,851 -- 00:29:50,082 I mean, at least take the drink. 412 00:29:57,729 -- 00:29:59,390 Cheers. 413 00:30:11,109 -- 00:30:16,046 So the girl who walked out on the terrace, you didn't know her? 414 00:30:16,648 -- 00:30:19,014 Never seen her before in my life. 415 00:30:20,185 -- 00:30:22,710 -And she turned out to be a-- -Yeah. 416 00:30:24,255 -- 00:30:25,483 Yeah. 417 00:30:29,260 -- 00:30:31,251 I never knew that she pursued you. 418 00:30:32,330 -- 00:30:34,491 You never knew a lot of things. 419 00:30:40,338 -- 00:30:42,033 Okay, so she gave you a drink... 420 00:30:42,207 -- 00:30:45,040 ...you took a couple of sips, and then what? 421 00:30:45,210 -- 00:30:48,145 And then I have no idea. 422 00:30:49,714 -- 00:30:51,978 iThe next morning I woke up.../i 423 00:30:53,017 -- 00:30:54,644 i...we were naked.../i 424 00:30:56,187 -- 00:30:58,178 i...and she was dead./i 425 00:30:59,023 -- 00:31:01,082 I found Jay. 426 00:31:05,563 -- 00:31:07,997 iSince we were kids,/i iJay was able to think fast./i 427 00:31:08,166 -- 00:31:10,396 She's a junkie, nobody's gonna miss her. 428 00:31:10,568 -- 00:31:13,537 -You know this girl? -Yeah, I've seen her around. 429 00:31:14,739 -- 00:31:18,573 Hey, be cool, don't worry about it. We're gonna take care of it. 430 00:31:18,743 -- 00:31:22,270 iAnd he promised me that everything/i iwas gonna be just fine./i 431 00:31:23,481 -- 00:31:26,882 I just woke up next to a dead body and Jay Burgess promised me... 432 00:31:27,051 -- 00:31:30,282 ...that everything was gonna be just fine. 433 00:31:31,256 -- 00:31:32,689 Yeah, but I don't get it. 434 00:31:32,857 -- 00:31:35,348 Why didn't you include this in your statement... 435 00:31:35,526 -- 00:31:37,858 ...that you thought somebody had drugged you? 436 00:31:38,029 -- 00:31:40,088 I wanted to. Candy convinced me not to. 437 00:31:40,265 -- 00:31:41,289 Candy? 438 00:31:41,466 -- 00:31:45,926 Okay, just to be clear, we're talking about Cassandra Mellers... 439 00:31:46,104 -- 00:31:47,867 ...who's about to be confirmed... 440 00:31:48,039 -- 00:31:50,906 ...as the youngest female federal judge in the country? 441 00:31:51,075 -- 00:31:54,135 Yeah, we called her Candy. She's an old friend. 442 00:31:54,312 -- 00:31:57,645 Yeah, at the time she was the Charleston DA. Talking to you-- 443 00:31:57,815 -- 00:32:00,409 Would've seriously jeopardized her career. I know. 444 00:32:00,585 -- 00:32:02,382 We'd always relied on each other. 445 00:32:02,553 -- 00:32:04,987 I'm telling you, I don't remember. 446 00:32:05,156 -- 00:32:07,124 She must've put something in my drink. 447 00:32:07,292 -- 00:32:10,853 That may be true but the problem is it will be hard to verify. 448 00:32:11,029 -- 00:32:13,122 Then I'll take a drug test. 449 00:32:13,765 -- 00:32:17,030 Look, Raley, say you were drugged. 450 00:32:17,201 -- 00:32:19,101 Chances of the date-rape substance... 451 00:32:19,270 -- 00:32:21,704 ...remaining in your system this long are slim. 452 00:32:21,873 -- 00:32:24,364 By asking, you're casting suspicion on yourself. 453 00:32:24,542 -- 00:32:26,567 You're admitting you don't remember... 454 00:32:26,744 -- 00:32:28,336 -...what happened. -I don't. 455 00:32:28,513 -- 00:32:32,381 Which will make people wonder if you have something to hide. 456 00:32:33,051 -- 00:32:36,020 Now, look at it the other way. 457 00:32:36,187 -- 00:32:38,553 Say you don't ask for the test. 458 00:32:39,023 -- 00:32:42,891 In the meantime, the girl s death is ruled an accidental overdose. 459 00:32:43,061 -- 00:32:46,258 That's it. It's over. 460 00:32:46,431 -- 00:32:48,092 You'll be in the clear. 461 00:32:49,701 -- 00:32:51,726 I know, I know. 462 00:32:55,773 -- 00:32:57,900 I wish it were different. 463 00:32:58,543 -- 00:33:01,307 You know, this story, it wasn't originally my beat. 464 00:33:01,479 -- 00:33:05,142 But then I started investigating and Pat Wickham, George McGowan... 465 00:33:05,316 -- 00:33:06,578 ...no one told me this. 466 00:33:06,751 -- 00:33:08,082 You don't believe me? 467 00:33:08,953 -- 00:33:12,787 Not like I give a damn what you think. Because you have moral standards. 468 00:33:12,957 -- 00:33:15,653 -What is that supposed to mean? -I came clean fast. 469 00:33:15,827 -- 00:33:19,285 Pat and George made sure the investigation stayed under the radar. 470 00:33:19,464 -- 00:33:22,126 My life might've actually gotten back on track. 471 00:33:22,300 -- 00:33:24,200 Until ace reporter Britt Shelley... 472 00:33:24,369 -- 00:33:28,203 ...decided to build a career on my story. 473 00:33:28,373 -- 00:33:31,035 iThings get worse for/i ifire inspector Raley Gannon.../i 474 00:33:31,209 -- 00:33:34,076 i...as pressure mounts/i ifor his resignation./i 475 00:33:34,245 -- 00:33:36,509 iPolice are questioning/i iGannon's coworkers.../i 476 00:33:36,681 -- 00:33:39,172 i...in connection with the death/i iof Suzi Monroe./i 477 00:33:39,350 -- 00:33:41,580 iThe coroner has not/i ireleased his report./i 478 00:33:41,753 -- 00:33:45,280 iMr. Gannon remains the only person/i iof interest in this case./i 479 00:33:51,029 -- 00:33:52,587 Get dressed. 480 00:33:55,967 -- 00:33:58,629 Ms. Shelley, this is Bill Alexander, your attorney. 481 00:33:58,803 -- 00:34:02,330 This is the third time I've tried to reach you this morning. 482 00:34:02,507 -- 00:34:03,633 The police called. 483 00:34:03,808 -- 00:34:06,333 The coroner's office is going to announce... 484 00:34:06,511 -- 00:34:09,446 ...Jay Burgess' cause of death, and when that happens... 485 00:34:09,614 -- 00:34:11,343 ...they may want to speak to you. 486 00:34:11,516 -- 00:34:14,178 Would you please call me and tell me where you are? 487 00:34:14,352 -- 00:34:15,376 Thanks. 488 00:34:23,327 -- 00:34:24,954 -George. -What? 489 00:34:25,129 -- 00:34:27,120 -You have company. -Hi, Miranda. 490 00:34:27,298 -- 00:34:29,289 What are you doing here, Pat? 491 00:34:29,467 -- 00:34:32,766 Can we make this quick, please? We have to be at the club. 492 00:34:33,371 -- 00:34:34,668 I'll meet you there. 493 00:34:37,341 -- 00:34:39,366 George, we need to talk. 494 00:34:39,977 -- 00:34:41,740 What are you so jumpy about, Pat? 495 00:34:41,913 -- 00:34:45,906 Jay's gone and nobody gives a damn about your little secret. 496 00:34:46,084 -- 00:34:48,712 You do, George. If you don't, you really should. 497 00:34:48,886 -- 00:34:50,046 Get a grip. 498 00:34:50,221 -- 00:34:52,280 Britt Shelley's attorney can't find her. 499 00:34:52,457 -- 00:34:53,856 I bet she skipped town. 500 00:34:54,358 -- 00:34:57,759 Think about it. She's a reporter, she thinks someone drugged her. 501 00:34:57,929 -- 00:34:59,794 She'll start to put things together. 502 00:34:59,964 -- 00:35:02,933 Things about me, things about you. 503 00:35:05,169 -- 00:35:06,830 George? 504 00:35:13,845 -- 00:35:15,312 Yeah. 505 00:35:15,746 -- 00:35:18,510 Okay, thank you. 506 00:35:19,617 -- 00:35:21,551 Britt Shelley's tox report. 507 00:35:21,719 -- 00:35:24,449 No date-rape drug. Surprise, surprise. 508 00:35:24,622 -- 00:35:26,556 We gotta find this woman, man. 509 00:35:26,724 -- 00:35:29,887 -She lies, she bails. -She kills. 510 00:35:30,061 -- 00:35:33,030 I just heard from the coroner. 511 00:35:33,197 -- 00:35:34,687 You called it. 512 00:35:34,866 -- 00:35:39,132 Jay Burgess got drunk and someone smothered him in his sleep. 513 00:35:39,303 -- 00:35:43,103 This case is now officially a homicide. 514 00:35:46,477 -- 00:35:49,105 -Take my car back to Charleston. -What? 515 00:35:50,448 -- 00:35:52,439 I'll figure out how to pick it up. 516 00:35:52,617 -- 00:35:54,949 Come on, let's go. You gotta get out of here. 517 00:35:56,888 -- 00:36:00,619 Fine. But for the record, you have no right to blame me. 518 00:36:00,791 -- 00:36:02,486 For following the wrong story... 519 00:36:02,660 -- 00:36:05,959 -...or screwing up my life? -What do you mean, the wrong story? 520 00:36:06,731 -- 00:36:09,291 You know what, all the evidence pointed to you. 521 00:36:09,467 -- 00:36:11,594 I will not apologize for doing my job. 522 00:36:11,769 -- 00:36:13,498 You accused me of murder. 523 00:36:13,671 -- 00:36:16,731 When the autopsy came back, I reported it was an overdose. 524 00:36:16,908 -- 00:36:20,173 It didn't matter. By then nobody trusted me anymore. 525 00:36:20,978 -- 00:36:23,811 You're not just talking about your coworkers, are you? 526 00:36:24,849 -- 00:36:27,443 -You're talking about that girl. -Haley. 527 00:36:27,618 -- 00:36:29,609 I tried to get an interview with her-- 528 00:36:29,787 -- 00:36:33,018 We weren't just dating. We were engaged. 529 00:36:34,625 -- 00:36:36,820 Raley, I got a lead and I followed it. 530 00:36:36,994 -- 00:36:38,791 Exactly. 531 00:36:38,963 -- 00:36:41,158 And who gave you that lead? 532 00:36:42,333 -- 00:36:46,099 Five years ago, Jay did, right? Mr. Everything's Gonna Be Fine. 533 00:36:46,270 -- 00:36:47,862 That is how I first met him. 534 00:36:48,039 -- 00:36:50,974 He came to me with your story and told me he was sure... 535 00:36:51,142 -- 00:36:53,007 ...you killed that girl. 536 00:36:53,177 -- 00:36:56,578 -How did you know that I met him? -Don't you get it? 537 00:36:56,747 -- 00:36:58,942 Don't you see the big picture here? 538 00:36:59,784 -- 00:37:02,082 I've had five years to put this together. 539 00:37:02,253 -- 00:37:04,221 I've looked at it from every angle... 540 00:37:04,388 -- 00:37:06,913 ...and along the way, I found out a few things. 541 00:37:07,091 -- 00:37:10,185 One, the party house, it didn't belong to any friend. 542 00:37:10,361 -- 00:37:13,694 iJay rented it under a fake name/i iso it couldn't be traced to him./i 543 00:37:13,864 -- 00:37:18,858 iTwo, the girl, Jay had known/i ishe was a drug addict for years./i 544 00:37:19,370 -- 00:37:21,668 And three, after realizing one and two... 545 00:37:21,839 -- 00:37:24,865 ...it seemed obvious that Jay must have contacted you. 546 00:37:25,042 -- 00:37:28,011 My point being that you missed the real story. 547 00:37:28,179 -- 00:37:32,707 That Jay Burgess carefully orchestrated all of it. 548 00:37:33,084 -- 00:37:35,314 Getting you to blast my face on the news... 549 00:37:35,486 -- 00:37:37,613 ...was just the final nail in the coffin. 550 00:37:37,788 -- 00:37:40,313 It just-- It doesn't make sense. 551 00:37:40,491 -- 00:37:43,585 I mean, why would he try to screw up your career... 552 00:37:43,761 -- 00:37:46,252 ...and risk ruining his own? 553 00:37:48,733 -- 00:37:51,293 That's exactly what I wanted to know. 554 00:37:51,469 -- 00:37:53,403 And I could only think of one thing. 555 00:37:54,572 -- 00:37:56,199 The Cleveland Jones file. 556 00:38:11,289 -- 00:38:13,450 What do you think would be in that file... 557 00:38:13,624 -- 00:38:15,592 ...that could possibly be so terrible? 558 00:38:15,760 -- 00:38:17,387 I wish I could tell you. 559 00:38:17,895 -- 00:38:20,295 After I lost my job, the arson investigator... 560 00:38:20,464 -- 00:38:23,024 ...that took over the case closed it. 561 00:38:23,534 -- 00:38:25,661 If he did get the Cleveland Jones file... 562 00:38:25,836 -- 00:38:28,100 ...he didn't include it in the final report. 563 00:38:29,407 -- 00:38:35,141 And then he bought a car and a new house... 564 00:38:35,313 -- 00:38:37,679 ...and took his wife on a cruise to Mexico. 565 00:38:37,848 -- 00:38:40,646 -So you think Jay paid him off? -Someone did. 566 00:38:40,818 -- 00:38:43,412 Until yesterday, I always thought Jay acted alone. 567 00:38:43,587 -- 00:38:46,556 Then it hit me that Jay must have had an accomplice. 568 00:38:46,724 -- 00:38:48,419 And that accomplice killed him-- 569 00:38:48,592 -- 00:38:51,652 Because he was gonna finally tell me the truth. 570 00:38:52,863 -- 00:38:55,388 -Do you have a phone? -No. 571 00:38:55,566 -- 00:38:57,500 Of course not. 572 00:38:57,902 -- 00:38:59,369 You do. 573 00:39:02,340 -- 00:39:03,773 You took my purse? 574 00:39:03,941 -- 00:39:06,466 Needed to make it look like you left on your own. 575 00:39:06,644 -- 00:39:10,136 Good. That will go over well with the cops since they love me. 576 00:39:10,314 -- 00:39:11,872 Who are you calling? 577 00:39:12,049 -- 00:39:15,450 Well, if I was following the wrong story... 578 00:39:15,619 -- 00:39:18,747 ...maybe it's not too late for me to get the right one. 579 00:39:20,558 -- 00:39:21,752 iHi, Sam, it's me./i 580 00:39:21,926 -- 00:39:25,123 -Britt, where are you? -I didn't skip town. 581 00:39:25,296 -- 00:39:27,821 iI don't think you understand/i ihow serious this is./i 582 00:39:27,998 -- 00:39:32,230 Oh, yeah, no, I do, I do. I'm trying to get to the bottom of it. 583 00:39:32,403 -- 00:39:35,099 -iIt's about the police station fire./i -What about it? 584 00:39:35,272 -- 00:39:36,899 iI don't have the details yet.../i 585 00:39:37,074 -- 00:39:39,542 i...but Jay Burgess' death/i irelates back to it./i 586 00:39:40,144 -- 00:39:42,840 -iAnd you know this how?/i -iI'm gonna need your help./i 587 00:39:43,013 -- 00:39:46,779 iTrack down the paperwork on Jones,/i ithe guy that started the fire./i 588 00:39:48,185 -- 00:39:52,212 iDon't bother looking at the fire/i iinvestigation report. It's not there./i 589 00:39:52,990 -- 00:39:54,821 iOkay, listen to me, Britt./i 590 00:39:54,992 -- 00:39:57,756 Sam, you gotta trust me on this. This is really good. 591 00:39:57,928 -- 00:40:00,761 I'm gonna save my ass. I'm gonna break open a story. 592 00:40:00,931 -- 00:40:02,899 Yeah, from where? Jail? 593 00:40:03,067 -- 00:40:05,558 Coroner's report came. Jay Burgess was murdered. 594 00:40:05,736 -- 00:40:06,998 It's official. 595 00:40:07,171 -- 00:40:10,436 iThey've actually issued/i ia warrant for your arrest./i 596 00:40:10,608 -- 00:40:13,042 iYou gotta turn yourself in./i 597 00:40:14,245 -- 00:40:16,645 iBritt, are you listening to me?/i 598 00:40:17,815 -- 00:40:20,409 iYeah. Yeah, I heard you./i 599 00:40:20,584 -- 00:40:23,610 -You got her? -Got her. 600 00:40:24,789 -- 00:40:27,986 You'll want these. Directions. 601 00:40:28,159 -- 00:40:30,127 I don't understand why you won't come. 602 00:40:30,294 -- 00:40:33,422 What happened to me is confirmation of what happened to you. 603 00:40:33,597 -- 00:40:35,827 -If we go to the police-- -You kidding? 604 00:40:36,000 -- 00:40:39,333 I don't trust the cops anymore. I sure as hell don't trust you. 605 00:40:39,503 -- 00:40:43,337 You destroyed my life. You think I'd give you the chance to do it again? 606 00:40:43,507 -- 00:40:45,202 I listened to your story. 607 00:40:45,376 -- 00:40:47,139 You have selective memory. 608 00:40:47,311 -- 00:40:50,610 Back when I was reporting on you I begged you for an interview. 609 00:40:50,781 -- 00:40:54,012 I gave you the opportunity to tell your side but you wouldn't. 610 00:40:54,185 -- 00:40:55,413 -Shut up. -No. 611 00:40:55,586 -- 00:40:57,554 You lay low and let things pass by. 612 00:40:57,721 -- 00:41:00,622 -Just shut up. -No, you should've fought back. 613 00:41:01,492 -- 00:41:04,689 You should've fought. If not for yourself, for your fiance. 614 00:41:04,862 -- 00:41:07,729 You have no idea how much I wanted to fight for her. 615 00:41:07,898 -- 00:41:09,126 No idea. 616 00:41:15,105 -- 00:41:17,437 Raley, I'm sorry. 617 00:41:17,975 -- 00:41:19,465 I'm sorry. 618 00:41:24,882 -- 00:41:27,646 I know exactly why I'm alone. 619 00:41:29,286 -- 00:41:30,753 What's your excuse? 620 00:44:39,643 -- 00:44:41,076 Damn it! 621 00:45:01,031 -- 00:45:02,430 It's okay. 622 00:45:11,241 -- 00:45:14,176 So are you guys close to catching her? 623 00:45:17,381 -- 00:45:19,246 I mean, Jay was my dad's partner... 624 00:45:19,416 -- 00:45:22,647 ...so he was kind of like a father to me himself. 625 00:45:26,490 -- 00:45:30,256 Yeah, we understand. Really. 626 00:45:30,427 -- 00:45:32,054 We got an APB out on her. 627 00:45:32,229 -- 00:45:35,460 -Every cop in the state is on high alert. -Great. 628 00:45:36,633 -- 00:45:37,657 Good. 629 00:45:41,672 -- 00:45:45,164 You know, she comes across as very earnest and innocent... 630 00:45:45,342 -- 00:45:51,076 ...but my father always told me that those were the most dangerous type. 631 00:45:56,153 -- 00:45:57,313 Just that.... 632 00:46:00,657 -- 00:46:02,147 Okay. 633 00:46:27,718 -- 00:46:29,447 Are you okay? 634 00:46:31,688 -- 00:46:35,089 I should take you to the hospital, I think you're still in shock. 635 00:46:35,526 -- 00:46:36,857 No. 636 00:46:37,027 -- 00:46:40,019 I'm fine, it's just a little cut. 637 00:46:55,245 -- 00:46:56,974 Guessing you couldn't see who-- 638 00:46:57,147 -- 00:47:00,241 Two men, black Mercedes, that's all I could tell. 639 00:47:00,417 -- 00:47:03,944 Your station manager, you think maybe his phone was bugged? 640 00:47:04,121 -- 00:47:05,884 Not his, probably mine. 641 00:47:07,691 -- 00:47:11,718 The fact someone knows I'm looking for the Jones file and tried to kill me... 642 00:47:11,895 -- 00:47:13,419 ...means we're getting close. 643 00:47:13,597 -- 00:47:16,862 Those guys after you think you're dead. Works in our favor. 644 00:47:17,034 -- 00:47:19,901 Gotta be another way to figure out what's in that file. 645 00:47:21,672 -- 00:47:23,572 It's okay. 646 00:47:25,509 -- 00:47:27,500 I'm sorry. I'm-- 647 00:47:30,247 -- 00:47:31,874 I.... 648 00:47:32,216 -- 00:47:34,844 I just need a minute. 649 00:48:39,249 -- 00:48:40,739 Britt? 650 00:48:44,554 -- 00:48:45,987 Britt? 651 00:49:43,680 -- 00:49:45,648 -Hey, Raley? -Yeah? 652 00:49:50,253 -- 00:49:52,084 Less menacing? 653 00:49:53,590 -- 00:49:55,023 What? 654 00:49:55,192 -- 00:49:56,819 You going somewhere? 655 00:49:56,994 -- 00:49:59,053 Yeah, Jay's funeral. 656 00:50:01,331 -- 00:50:04,664 Well, I was thinking we've been going about this the wrong way. 657 00:50:05,135 -- 00:50:06,159 What do you mean? 658 00:50:06,336 -- 00:50:09,737 There must be someone who knows what was going on with Cleveland. 659 00:50:09,906 -- 00:50:12,238 He must have been close to somebody. 660 00:50:37,401 -- 00:50:39,596 So why don't you let me ask the questions? 661 00:50:39,770 -- 00:50:40,794 Why? 662 00:50:40,971 -- 00:50:44,805 You're sure he'll open up if you woo him with your wily feminine ways? 663 00:50:44,975 -- 00:50:49,537 No, I'm a good reporter and collecting information is what I do for a living. 664 00:50:49,713 -- 00:50:52,944 Thank you so much for that backhanded, sexist non-compliment. 665 00:50:58,088 -- 00:50:59,146 Can't you read? 666 00:50:59,322 -- 00:51:01,483 Mr. Jones, you probably don't remember me. 667 00:51:01,658 -- 00:51:05,185 Met years ago. I was investigating the fire that killed your son. 668 00:51:05,362 -- 00:51:06,795 I remember you. 669 00:51:07,364 -- 00:51:10,356 Like I said then, he set it, he died... 670 00:51:10,534 -- 00:51:14,561 ...and sometimes justice has a way of taking care of itself. 671 00:51:14,971 -- 00:51:18,964 -We're not sure that's what happened. -Either way, the boy died. 672 00:51:19,376 -- 00:51:21,071 We're not sure that he had to. 673 00:51:25,415 -- 00:51:27,906 I'm Britt Shelley, news reporter. 674 00:51:28,085 -- 00:51:29,814 I know who you are. 675 00:51:29,986 -- 00:51:31,977 I got a TV. 676 00:51:32,155 -- 00:51:36,615 Right now it's telling me you're the one that killed that hero policeman. 677 00:51:36,793 -- 00:51:38,886 All the more reason I need your help. 678 00:51:39,229 -- 00:51:41,857 I believe someone's trying to frame me for murder. 679 00:51:42,032 -- 00:51:45,058 They think I know a secret about your son's death. 680 00:51:45,235 -- 00:51:48,227 Send me away and neither of us will find out what it is. 681 00:51:52,943 -- 00:51:56,037 It can't be easy. Losing a child. 682 00:51:56,213 -- 00:51:58,841 Cleveland was no child. 683 00:51:59,249 -- 00:52:03,345 I couldn't keep up with all the times that boy was in and out of jail. 684 00:52:03,520 -- 00:52:05,385 Rape, robbery. 685 00:52:05,555 -- 00:52:08,752 Pretty sure he had his very own personal cell. 686 00:52:09,659 -- 00:52:14,119 Last time I saw him I told him I wasn't gonna bail him out no more. 687 00:52:14,297 -- 00:52:18,495 Next thing I get a call from the police telling me he was dead. 688 00:52:20,437 -- 00:52:22,701 What was the name of the officer who called? 689 00:52:22,873 -- 00:52:24,568 I don't remember. 690 00:52:24,741 -- 00:52:27,175 You must have been in shock. 691 00:52:27,577 -- 00:52:29,238 Not really. 692 00:52:30,046 -- 00:52:32,173 Sure wish I got back the lighter, though. 693 00:52:32,349 -- 00:52:35,614 Cleveland really loved that thing. 694 00:52:36,052 -- 00:52:38,111 -The lighter? -Yeah. 695 00:52:38,288 -- 00:52:40,256 My daddy bought it for him. 696 00:52:40,423 -- 00:52:42,391 It had this.... 697 00:52:42,559 -- 00:52:48,156 This picture on it of a half-naked girl, she was, like, wearing a.... 698 00:52:48,331 -- 00:52:50,799 What was it? A red bikini. 699 00:52:52,602 -- 00:52:57,369 Every time Cleveland saw that thing he would-- He would laugh. 700 00:52:57,541 -- 00:53:00,101 Didn't come back with his stuff, though. 701 00:53:01,378 -- 00:53:05,781 I asked the cops about it and they said they never saw it. 702 00:53:07,984 -- 00:53:11,647 The day that your son died, he was arrested. 703 00:53:11,821 -- 00:53:12,947 Do you know what for? 704 00:53:14,291 -- 00:53:16,122 I don't know. 705 00:53:16,459 -- 00:53:19,690 He used to like to hang out with his loser friends... 706 00:53:19,863 -- 00:53:22,696 ...down in Hampton Parkway. 707 00:53:23,133 -- 00:53:27,263 I wouldn't be surprised if they got him defacing property. 708 00:53:27,771 -- 00:53:31,764 -What about the skull fracture? -What? 709 00:53:33,677 -- 00:53:36,202 Skull fracture. Didn't they tell you? 710 00:53:46,122 -- 00:53:50,149 So the question is, how did Cleveland get the skull fracture? 711 00:53:50,327 -- 00:53:52,921 Why didn't the cops tell his father? 712 00:53:53,430 -- 00:53:54,624 Who interrogated him? 713 00:53:55,232 -- 00:53:56,426 Jay, George and Pat. 714 00:53:56,600 -- 00:53:59,262 They claimed he was fine when he left the room. 715 00:53:59,436 -- 00:54:02,166 The next thing they know the station was on fire. 716 00:54:02,839 -- 00:54:04,067 Well, Jay's dead. 717 00:54:04,241 -- 00:54:07,472 Pat Wickham died a couple months ago, that leaves George. 718 00:54:07,644 -- 00:54:09,339 Most likely suspect. 719 00:54:09,512 -- 00:54:11,446 How'd he know Jay was gonna come clean? 720 00:54:11,615 -- 00:54:14,516 Well, I'll be sure to ask him. I gotta get going. 721 00:54:16,419 -- 00:54:18,683 Hey, I'm gonna do a little research. 722 00:54:18,855 -- 00:54:21,153 I saw a computer in the motel office. 723 00:54:21,858 -- 00:54:23,655 Are you kidding? 724 00:54:24,427 -- 00:54:26,691 You're not going. There's a warrant out. 725 00:54:26,863 -- 00:54:29,627 The last thing you need to be doing is hanging out. 726 00:54:29,799 -- 00:54:32,859 So? You want me to sit here and watch television all day? 727 00:54:33,036 -- 00:54:35,334 That's why we got a room with cable. 728 00:54:52,922 -- 00:54:56,526 Can you clear my schedule? I've decided to go to Jay's funeral. 729 00:55:13,476 -- 00:55:17,037 Left, left, left. 730 00:55:17,213 -- 00:55:20,376 God bless and peace be with all of you. 731 00:55:25,255 -- 00:55:27,689 Thank you. It was a beautiful service. 732 00:55:28,725 -- 00:55:31,319 -Miss you around the station. -Thanks for coming. 733 00:55:31,494 -- 00:55:33,894 -Coming from Atlanta, I hear. -Yeah. 734 00:55:35,565 -- 00:55:36,589 George. 735 00:55:38,201 -- 00:55:40,135 Raley. 736 00:55:48,978 -- 00:55:50,673 It's good to see you. 737 00:55:50,847 -- 00:55:52,906 I was so hoping you'd be here. 738 00:55:53,350 -- 00:55:57,514 -Candy, I'm so sorry about Jay. -Me too. 739 00:55:58,521 -- 00:56:02,423 I missed you. I tried to find you, but you didn't leave much of a trail. 740 00:56:02,592 -- 00:56:05,618 I just needed not to be found for a while. 741 00:56:05,795 -- 00:56:08,229 -Congratulations on the nomination. -Thank you. 742 00:56:08,398 -- 00:56:09,763 I can't say I'm surprised. 743 00:56:10,533 -- 00:56:11,966 It means a lot to me. 744 00:56:12,135 -- 00:56:13,602 Judge Mellers. 745 00:56:13,770 -- 00:56:16,261 Forgive me, but you do have another appointment. 746 00:56:16,673 -- 00:56:19,836 -I'm sorry, Raley, I have to-- -It's okay. 747 00:56:21,845 -- 00:56:24,507 I know this may not be the time or the place... 748 00:56:24,681 -- 00:56:28,777 ...but I'm not gonna get another chance and it's always bothered me. 749 00:56:28,952 -- 00:56:30,476 After Suzi Monroe died... 750 00:56:30,954 -- 00:56:36,119 ...maybe I didn't advise you well about the drug test. 751 00:56:36,893 -- 00:56:38,326 Maybe.... 752 00:56:40,230 -- 00:56:41,424 Maybe I made a mistake. 753 00:56:43,800 -- 00:56:49,636 If you need anything.... I mean it, anything. 754 00:56:49,806 -- 00:56:51,467 Thank you. 755 00:56:52,008 -- 00:56:53,475 Take care. 756 00:56:55,979 -- 00:56:57,469 Raley. 757 00:56:57,981 -- 00:57:00,279 -George McGowan. -It's been a while. 758 00:57:00,450 -- 00:57:04,546 Jay would've appreciated that you came out of hiding for this. 759 00:57:04,988 -- 00:57:06,580 No doubt. 760 00:57:07,690 -- 00:57:11,524 -I heard you've been doing well lately. -I fell in love. 761 00:57:11,694 -- 00:57:14,288 With a woman? Or money? 762 00:57:18,535 -- 00:57:23,563 Well, I guess that the marriage didn't exactly work out as I planned. 763 00:57:23,740 -- 00:57:25,469 Too bad. 764 00:57:25,642 -- 00:57:28,338 Add one more thing to your list of regrets, huh? 765 00:57:28,511 -- 00:57:30,206 Something on your mind, Raley? 766 00:57:30,847 -- 00:57:34,214 Yeah, there is. Jay's murder. 767 00:58:07,250 -- 00:58:08,615 May I help you, ma'am? 768 00:58:08,785 -- 00:58:11,447 Yeah, I was wondering if I could use your computer. 769 00:58:11,621 -- 00:58:14,988 Actually we have an entire business center set up right there. 770 00:58:15,158 -- 00:58:16,648 Thanks. 771 00:58:16,826 -- 00:58:19,556 You might need to plug it in first. 772 00:58:23,199 -- 00:58:25,190 I don't know any more than you do. 773 00:58:25,368 -- 00:58:29,361 Apparently, that newswoman killed him after they got back from the bar. 774 00:58:29,539 -- 00:58:32,531 He met her at a bar? I don't remember that in the news. 775 00:58:32,709 -- 00:58:35,143 He told me he was going to do it. 776 00:58:35,311 -- 00:58:38,906 He was thinking of retiring, gonna convince her to do a story on him. 777 00:58:39,082 -- 00:58:40,674 -That really why? -Yeah. 778 00:58:40,850 -- 00:58:43,250 Or did he want to get something off his chest? 779 00:58:43,419 -- 00:58:44,750 Like what? 780 00:59:49,419 -- 00:59:51,011 Hey, Pat. 781 00:59:51,788 -- 00:59:53,312 Come here. 782 01:00:01,197 -- 01:00:05,759 Do you have any idea what Jay might've wanted to tell a reporter? 783 01:00:06,669 -- 01:00:09,900 No, no. I have no clue. 784 01:00:16,613 -- 01:00:18,046 Hey. 785 01:00:20,116 -- 01:00:22,050 Let's see. 786 01:00:23,052 -- 01:00:25,350 Fried shrimp. 787 01:00:26,389 -- 01:00:28,789 And-- And salad? 788 01:00:28,958 -- 01:00:30,016 That's what you got? 789 01:00:30,193 -- 01:00:33,253 -I thought you'd want-- -Fried shrimp, good call. 790 01:00:33,930 -- 01:00:36,194 -So did you talk to George? -Yeah. 791 01:00:36,366 -- 01:00:39,392 George and Pat Jr. looked like they had something to hide. 792 01:00:39,569 -- 01:00:43,733 Well, you may not be wrong. Read that. 793 01:00:43,906 -- 01:00:46,932 -What, you went out? -Oh, come on, just read it. 794 01:00:47,744 -- 01:00:51,874 It says here that five years ago in Hampton Park... 795 01:00:52,048 -- 01:00:54,278 ...Pat Wickham Jr. was attacked. 796 01:00:54,450 -- 01:00:58,784 Must've been how he got the scar. His dad said he got it in some bar brawl. 797 01:00:59,355 -- 01:01:01,653 The kid never seemed like the type. 798 01:01:02,091 -- 01:01:06,289 And Hampton Park, that's where Cleveland Jones used to hang out. 799 01:01:06,462 -- 01:01:07,656 Some coincidence. 800 01:01:07,830 -- 01:01:10,230 So you think we should go talk to Pat Jr.? 801 01:01:10,400 -- 01:01:11,492 Absolutely. 802 01:01:11,668 -- 01:01:13,966 God, I always hated that park. 803 01:01:14,137 -- 01:01:16,571 Full of dealers and junkies. 804 01:01:16,739 -- 01:01:18,969 Haley cut through there on her morning run. 805 01:01:19,409 -- 01:01:21,969 I begged her to find another route. 806 01:01:24,414 -- 01:01:30,580 You know, I've actually been meaning to say something to you about that. I.... 807 01:01:31,254 -- 01:01:35,384 I realized that my story is what caused you to lose that relationship with her. 808 01:01:35,558 -- 01:01:37,150 And I just-- 809 01:01:37,326 -- 01:01:40,557 I just want you to know that I am truly, truly sorry. 810 01:01:42,031 -- 01:01:47,162 Yeah, well, I guess I've been telling myself that for the past five years. 811 01:01:47,336 -- 01:01:48,997 That it was all your fault. 812 01:01:49,172 -- 01:01:51,299 If you hadn't kept my face in the news... 813 01:01:51,474 -- 01:01:53,840 ...there wouldn't have been so much pressure. 814 01:01:54,010 -- 01:01:57,537 And she and I, we would've been okay. 815 01:01:58,381 -- 01:02:02,943 Truth is, I know it's not that simple. 816 01:02:03,119 -- 01:02:06,520 You know, you said that I should've fought. 817 01:02:06,689 -- 01:02:11,183 -If not for myself then for my fiance. -Raley, I should-- 818 01:02:11,360 -- 01:02:15,922 The thing is, it was Haley who begged me not to fight. 819 01:02:16,299 -- 01:02:19,826 She wanted it to just all go away on its own. 820 01:02:21,471 -- 01:02:23,166 What did you want? 821 01:02:23,606 -- 01:02:25,801 I wanted her to stay. 822 01:02:26,943 -- 01:02:29,002 I wanted to make her happy. 823 01:02:31,047 -- 01:02:32,912 And she left anyway. 824 01:02:33,082 -- 01:02:35,016 She couldn't stick it out. 825 01:02:35,918 -- 01:02:37,943 She wasn't like you. 826 01:02:38,588 -- 01:02:40,613 She wasn't a fighter. 827 01:03:33,342 -- 01:03:35,435 Yeah, got it. 828 01:03:37,113 -- 01:03:41,482 All right, Raley Gannon just surfaced at Jay Burgess' funeral. 829 01:03:47,723 -- 01:03:51,523 -Any idea where he'll turn up next? -Yeah, boss gave me an address. 830 01:03:53,563 -- 01:03:56,794 Well, judge, I have to say it's an honor to meet you. 831 01:03:56,966 -- 01:04:00,595 I think the whole city is excited about your pending nomination. 832 01:04:00,770 -- 01:04:05,571 My wife keeps telling me it's a great leap for Southern women. 833 01:04:05,741 -- 01:04:06,969 Thank you. 834 01:04:07,910 -- 01:04:09,878 You're wondering why I asked you here. 835 01:04:10,046 -- 01:04:13,106 Well, yeah. 836 01:04:13,282 -- 01:04:15,147 I hear you have family in Columbia. 837 01:04:15,318 -- 01:04:18,344 Yeah, my wife's sister and some cousins. 838 01:04:18,521 -- 01:04:21,752 You've been inquiring about transferring to the Columbia P.D. 839 01:04:21,924 -- 01:04:23,391 I know a lot of people. 840 01:04:23,559 -- 01:04:25,891 Some of whom may be able to make that happen. 841 01:04:26,062 -- 01:04:29,156 Bypassing the usual bureaucratic channels and such. 842 01:04:29,699 -- 01:04:31,496 Well, that would be-- 843 01:04:33,903 -- 01:04:35,632 I would be much obliged. 844 01:04:36,472 -- 01:04:39,032 But in return I need to ask something of you. 845 01:04:39,208 -- 01:04:43,406 -Off the record, do you understand? -Yeah. 846 01:04:43,579 -- 01:04:47,913 I was hoping not to get involved in this, but circumstances are such that... 847 01:04:49,318 -- 01:04:51,548 ...it seems unavoidable. 848 01:04:52,555 -- 01:04:56,150 I need you to tell me everything about the Jay Burgess investigation. 849 01:04:56,993 -- 01:04:59,860 I know this is highly irregular... 850 01:05:00,029 -- 01:05:03,487 ...but I'm worried that someone may be wrongfully blamed for this. 851 01:05:03,666 -- 01:05:06,134 And I can't let that happen again. 852 01:05:15,878 -- 01:05:17,470 He's home. 853 01:05:19,749 -- 01:05:22,115 Let's wait a minute, see if a light comes on. 854 01:05:22,285 -- 01:05:24,981 I think I should be the one to go talk to him. 855 01:05:27,823 -- 01:05:29,518 I've been thinking. 856 01:05:30,426 -- 01:05:33,725 You should really try and make a transition to a bigger market. 857 01:05:33,896 -- 01:05:36,524 You're beautiful, you're smart. 858 01:05:36,699 -- 01:05:40,100 You're number one in Charleston, but that's what? A few thousand? 859 01:05:40,269 -- 01:05:41,930 It's nothing. 860 01:05:42,104 -- 01:05:44,595 If you went national, you'd be seen by millions. 861 01:05:45,408 -- 01:05:49,469 -I have had a couple of big offers. -Really? 862 01:05:49,645 -- 01:05:51,408 -Yeah. -So, what's the problem? 863 01:05:51,948 -- 01:05:55,111 Well, for one, in a big market the competition's tougher... 864 01:05:55,284 -- 01:05:57,377 ...and the expectations are higher. 865 01:05:57,920 -- 01:06:01,447 -So what? -So, what if I can't hack it? 866 01:06:02,758 -- 01:06:08,128 I mean, I don't have some big, happy family to fall back on. 867 01:06:08,297 -- 01:06:12,393 My parents are dead and there's nobody else. 868 01:06:12,568 -- 01:06:18,336 So if I take a big job and fail at it, then how would I support myself? 869 01:06:18,908 -- 01:06:22,139 So your concern is financial security? 870 01:06:22,878 -- 01:06:23,970 Well, yeah. 871 01:06:24,146 -- 01:06:26,478 -You'll have to be smart. -Yeah. 872 01:06:26,649 -- 01:06:28,514 -And cautious. -Exactly. 873 01:06:28,684 -- 01:06:30,413 -And gutless. -What? 874 01:06:30,586 -- 01:06:32,486 I'm serious. No guts, no glory. 875 01:06:32,655 -- 01:06:36,147 You're not going for the glory, so really, who needs the guts? 876 01:06:36,892 -- 01:06:38,484 Did you just insult me? 877 01:06:50,940 -- 01:06:54,034 It's almost 11:00 at night. Where's he going? 878 01:06:54,210 -- 01:06:57,111 I don't know. Let's find out. 879 01:07:31,914 -- 01:07:34,382 -What is this? -It's a gay club. 880 01:07:34,550 -- 01:07:35,744 Out here? 881 01:07:35,918 -- 01:07:38,409 You think it's easy being gay in the South? 882 01:07:38,587 -- 01:07:40,919 Especially if you're a cop. 883 01:07:44,860 -- 01:07:45,918 -Hey. -Hey. 884 01:07:46,095 -- 01:07:48,791 -Hey there. -Hey, how's it going? 885 01:07:49,765 -- 01:07:51,756 Haven't seen you in a while. 886 01:07:51,934 -- 01:07:55,097 Hey, fellas. You don't mind if I talk to my friend, do you? 887 01:07:55,271 -- 01:07:57,239 What are you doing here? Following me? 888 01:07:57,406 -- 01:07:59,636 No, I'm not, but we need to talk to you. 889 01:07:59,809 -- 01:08:01,436 Who's we? 890 01:08:01,911 -- 01:08:03,310 -Are you with her? -Hi. 891 01:08:03,479 -- 01:08:06,243 Mr. Wickham, we were wondering if you could help us. 892 01:08:06,415 -- 01:08:09,077 What exactly really happened to your face? 893 01:08:09,251 -- 01:08:10,650 My face? 894 01:08:10,820 -- 01:08:13,084 Why? Raley knows I got into a fight. 895 01:08:13,255 -- 01:08:14,984 Nice story. Try again, Pat. 896 01:08:15,157 -- 01:08:19,184 Look, the truth always comes out. Better if you just tell us now, talk to us. 897 01:08:20,863 -- 01:08:23,525 -Tell us about the police station fire. -Screw off. 898 01:08:23,699 -- 01:08:27,294 -What about Hampton Park? -Nobody knows about any of that. 899 01:08:27,470 -- 01:08:29,870 Just don't go there, please. 900 01:08:33,709 -- 01:08:35,074 Get down! 901 01:08:44,520 -- 01:08:46,647 Get in the car, get in the car. 902 01:09:03,005 -- 01:09:04,666 Go, go! 903 01:09:18,954 -- 01:09:20,444 Well, you're lucky. 904 01:09:20,623 -- 01:09:23,217 That bullet barely nicked you. 905 01:09:23,392 -- 01:09:26,725 -Yeah, well, it still hurts. -I know. 906 01:09:30,132 -- 01:09:32,464 -Nice necklace. -Thank you. 907 01:09:32,635 -- 01:09:36,594 -It doesn't exactly seem like your style. -It's not. 908 01:09:36,772 -- 01:09:39,570 -Then why do you wear it? -Sentimental. 909 01:09:39,742 -- 01:09:41,710 From your parents? 910 01:09:41,877 -- 01:09:44,573 -Old boyfriend? -No. 911 01:09:44,747 -- 01:09:49,047 My bosses gave it to me after I won number one three years in a row. 912 01:09:52,721 -- 01:09:54,848 -There you go. -Thank you. 913 01:09:55,024 -- 01:09:56,616 You're welcome. 914 01:10:02,364 -- 01:10:05,959 -So I get it now. -Get what? 915 01:10:06,135 -- 01:10:09,195 Why you'll never leave your job at the station. 916 01:10:09,371 -- 01:10:11,839 Financial security my ass. 917 01:10:12,007 -- 01:10:15,170 You, my friend, are seriously full of crap. 918 01:10:17,646 -- 01:10:22,845 So is that your version of small talk or foreplay? 919 01:10:23,018 -- 01:10:24,645 I've seen you in action. 920 01:10:24,820 -- 01:10:28,187 With Louis Jones, Pat Jr. You're a great interviewer. 921 01:10:28,724 -- 01:10:30,954 You could go anywhere and be a star. 922 01:10:31,126 -- 01:10:34,027 Says the man whose TV only gets three channels. 923 01:10:34,196 -- 01:10:35,527 But you won't. 924 01:10:35,698 -- 01:10:37,427 Because you need to stay. 925 01:10:37,600 -- 01:10:41,502 Your parents are all gone. You avoid getting close to people. 926 01:10:41,670 -- 01:10:44,696 You'll never quit, you'll never try something else... 927 01:10:44,873 -- 01:10:50,106 ...because your job is the one true long-term relationship you've got. 928 01:11:17,706 -- 01:11:19,901 You look deep in thought. 929 01:11:21,744 -- 01:11:24,304 I was remembering when we met. 930 01:11:27,516 -- 01:11:31,145 God, you were so unattainable. 931 01:11:31,520 -- 01:11:33,920 Sailing high above with the socialite crowd... 932 01:11:34,089 -- 01:11:36,887 ...barely knowing peons like me even existed. 933 01:11:37,059 -- 01:11:40,620 When you agreed to marry me, I couldn't believe it. 934 01:11:41,430 -- 01:11:43,455 And I couldn't figure out why. 935 01:11:44,466 -- 01:11:47,799 You were a hero, George. Every girl wants a hero. 936 01:11:48,570 -- 01:11:50,834 And I fell in love with you. 937 01:11:56,245 -- 01:11:57,303 Are you still? 938 01:12:06,722 -- 01:12:11,216 The night you told me the truth about the fire... 939 01:12:14,263 -- 01:12:15,992 ...something just changed. 940 01:12:16,165 -- 01:12:20,568 Everything that I thought you were and everything I thought you could be... 941 01:12:20,736 -- 01:12:23,398 ...was based on a lie. 942 01:12:26,909 -- 01:12:29,343 And I felt betrayed. 943 01:12:36,051 -- 01:12:39,214 And I knew I'd never let you betray me again. 944 01:12:44,126 -- 01:12:46,253 I'm sorry, George. 945 01:13:09,251 -- 01:13:12,049 -Hey, did you see this? -What? 946 01:13:12,221 -- 01:13:14,917 Pat Jr.'s attack happened five years ago. 947 01:13:15,090 -- 01:13:16,990 -September 1 4th. -So? 948 01:13:17,159 -- 01:13:20,754 So the police station fire happened five years ago, September 1 5th. 949 01:13:24,032 -- 01:13:25,659 Cleveland Jones was at both. 950 01:13:26,702 -- 01:13:28,329 Cleveland was a redneck. 951 01:13:28,504 -- 01:13:30,972 And rednecks aren't fond of the gay population. 952 01:13:31,140 -- 01:13:34,576 And cops aren't too fond of rednecks who beat up cops' kids. 953 01:13:35,377 -- 01:13:37,504 Do you think Pat Sr. beat up Cleveland? 954 01:13:39,181 -- 01:13:42,947 Or George, or Jay, or all of them. 955 01:13:49,591 -- 01:13:52,958 Pat, please don't forget to fix the stroller today. 956 01:13:54,096 -- 01:13:56,394 Oh, my God. Pat? 957 01:13:58,634 -- 01:14:01,102 They're here for me. It's all right. 958 01:14:06,942 -- 01:14:10,070 -Should I stay? -I'm fine, honey. 959 01:14:10,913 -- 01:14:14,212 -Are you sure? -Yeah, go ahead, it's okay. 960 01:14:19,021 -- 01:14:20,852 Are you gonna leave too? 961 01:14:22,458 -- 01:14:24,289 You guys wanna come in? 962 01:14:28,197 -- 01:14:30,256 I know why you ran. 963 01:14:32,568 -- 01:14:35,628 It must have been hard living a lie all these years. 964 01:14:37,406 -- 01:14:39,840 It's not like I had a choice. 965 01:14:42,945 -- 01:14:47,211 My father and George used to tell homo jokes around the dinner table. 966 01:14:47,382 -- 01:14:49,816 And I used to laugh along. 967 01:14:49,985 -- 01:14:55,048 And one day my dad caught me in my bedroom with a friend. 968 01:14:55,224 -- 01:15:00,924 And if my mom hadn't stopped him, I swear to God, he would've killed me. 969 01:15:01,396 -- 01:15:04,024 Secrets cost you a lot, huh? 970 01:15:04,666 -- 01:15:08,830 Your freedom, integrity, even your face. 971 01:15:10,772 -- 01:15:14,640 Cleveland Jones did that, didn't he? In the park. 972 01:15:15,110 -- 01:15:18,409 Him and two of his friends. 973 01:15:18,714 -- 01:15:22,115 They used the end of a bat like a pile driver in my mouth. 974 01:15:23,685 -- 01:15:27,177 The surgeons did the best they could but.... 975 01:15:28,357 -- 01:15:30,484 Wasn't good enough for your dad, was it? 976 01:15:32,327 -- 01:15:35,353 Yeah, maybe he still loved me. 977 01:15:37,332 -- 01:15:38,526 Maybe. 978 01:15:39,701 -- 01:15:41,362 He showed you some mug shots? 979 01:15:43,005 -- 01:15:45,405 Yeah, Cleveland was the only one I recognized. 980 01:15:45,574 -- 01:15:47,906 What did he tell you he was gonna do? 981 01:15:49,144 -- 01:15:54,104 He just said that he and his friends were gonna take care of it. 982 01:15:55,584 -- 01:15:58,883 His friends? You mean George and Jay. 983 01:15:59,054 -- 01:16:01,249 They didn't want me testifying in a trial. 984 01:16:01,423 -- 01:16:05,484 So they just wanted to make sure that Jones confessed. 985 01:16:05,661 -- 01:16:07,652 How did the police station fire happen? 986 01:16:08,897 -- 01:16:10,762 I really don't know. 987 01:16:10,933 -- 01:16:16,064 I was in the hospital for weeks, I was in pain, I was on meds. 988 01:16:17,205 -- 01:16:21,699 Anything that happened that night no one ever talked to me about it. 989 01:16:22,344 -- 01:16:25,677 You never bothered to tell anybody else about what you knew? 990 01:16:26,014 -- 01:16:29,745 They had gotten revenge for me one way or another. 991 01:16:30,419 -- 01:16:34,287 I owed them something. I owed them. 992 01:16:35,157 -- 01:16:37,717 And you just filled in one lie for another, huh? 993 01:16:39,661 -- 01:16:40,685 Well... 994 01:16:42,531 -- 01:16:43,555 ...it's over now. 995 01:16:47,736 -- 01:16:51,194 What are you gonna do? You can't-- 996 01:16:52,007 -- 01:16:55,534 Well, it's like she told you before. The truth always comes out. 997 01:16:55,711 -- 01:16:57,702 All you have control over is how. 998 01:16:59,514 -- 01:17:00,708 Don't. 999 01:17:19,534 -- 01:17:23,231 -Thirty-eight years. -Ma'am? 1000 01:17:23,605 -- 01:17:27,268 Thirty-eight years I've been dreaming about making my name in the law. 1001 01:17:27,442 -- 01:17:29,774 Other girls were playing Barbie and dress up. 1002 01:17:29,945 -- 01:17:32,607 I was pretending to be Clarence Darrow or John Jay. 1003 01:17:33,015 -- 01:17:36,746 After tomorrow, I bet some little girl will be pretending to be you. 1004 01:17:37,452 -- 01:17:38,817 Maybe. 1005 01:18:04,279 -- 01:18:08,306 iPat Wickham Jr. shot twice/i iat close range late this afternoon./i 1006 01:18:08,483 -- 01:18:11,418 iPolice are calling Britt Shelley/i ia person of interest./i 1007 01:18:11,586 -- 01:18:12,610 What? 1008 01:18:12,788 -- 01:18:17,782 iAccording to Wickham's wife, Shelley/i iwas last seen with her husband./i 1009 01:18:17,959 -- 01:18:19,256 We gotta do something. 1010 01:18:20,562 -- 01:18:23,030 I've got an idea, but we have to split up. 1011 01:18:24,166 -- 01:18:25,467 Okay. 1012 01:18:30,939 -- 01:18:34,272 -Press conference in 30 minutes. -I'll be ready. 1013 01:18:35,110 -- 01:18:36,634 -Good luck, judge. -Thank you. 1014 01:18:36,812 -- 01:18:37,870 This is it. 1015 01:18:43,118 -- 01:18:44,710 Miranda? 1016 01:18:54,429 -- 01:18:56,226 I knew you'd show up. 1017 01:19:00,302 -- 01:19:01,735 I'd go with the long ones. 1018 01:19:05,207 -- 01:19:06,834 My clerk let you in. 1019 01:19:07,008 -- 01:19:10,136 -Thank you for trusting me. -I don't trust you. 1020 01:19:10,312 -- 01:19:14,043 I trust Raley, and he told me you have a story to tell me. 1021 01:19:14,449 -- 01:19:16,440 I know who killed Jay Burgess... 1022 01:19:16,618 -- 01:19:19,178 ...Pat Wickham Jr. and Cleveland Jones. 1023 01:19:20,822 -- 01:19:22,312 Please. 1024 01:19:24,493 -- 01:19:27,656 Believe it or not I'm actually kind of relieved. 1025 01:19:27,829 -- 01:19:30,389 You need to come clean, George. 1026 01:19:30,966 -- 01:19:32,763 Yeah, I guess so. 1027 01:19:33,268 -- 01:19:37,671 Five years ago Cleveland Jones attacked Pat Jr. in Hampton Park. 1028 01:19:37,839 -- 01:19:42,435 Pat Sr. wanted justice but he didn't want his son's sexual orientation out. 1029 01:19:42,611 -- 01:19:45,171 So he and Jay pick Cleveland up. 1030 01:19:45,347 -- 01:19:48,407 The three of you were gonna beat him until he confessed. 1031 01:19:49,384 -- 01:19:52,478 But things didn't go according to plan, did they, George? 1032 01:19:52,654 -- 01:19:56,021 One of you, doesn't really matter which... 1033 01:19:56,525 -- 01:19:59,358 ...bashed the kid's skull until he was dead. 1034 01:19:59,761 -- 01:20:02,195 To cover their tracks, the cops started a fire. 1035 01:20:02,597 -- 01:20:04,224 iBlaming Cleveland for it./i 1036 01:20:04,399 -- 01:20:08,062 Pretended to be victims themselves and helped everyone get out. 1037 01:20:08,737 -- 01:20:11,729 -Became heroes. -Yeah. 1038 01:20:12,407 -- 01:20:16,434 I guess everything would've been fine if I just let it rest. 1039 01:20:16,611 -- 01:20:20,240 -But you couldn't, could you? -No, I couldn't. 1040 01:20:20,415 -- 01:20:24,943 The cops knew the only way to avoid being exposed was to shut Raley up. 1041 01:20:25,120 -- 01:20:26,212 One way or another. 1042 01:20:26,822 -- 01:20:28,221 The girl at the party. 1043 01:20:28,390 -- 01:20:32,554 And then you found Suzi Monroe and you sent her to hit on me and drug me. 1044 01:20:32,994 -- 01:20:35,428 Done anything for a fix. She'd hump the couch. 1045 01:20:35,597 -- 01:20:38,031 iAnd you made sure she OD'd./i 1046 01:20:39,668 -- 01:20:43,502 Yeah. We'd been around long enough. We knew how it was done. 1047 01:20:43,905 -- 01:20:46,396 When Raley woke up, they told him to keep quiet. 1048 01:20:46,575 -- 01:20:48,873 But Jay made sure it became big news. 1049 01:20:49,044 -- 01:20:50,739 Jay and me. 1050 01:20:51,546 -- 01:20:56,279 My newscast distracted the public and assured that Raley would lose his job. 1051 01:20:56,451 -- 01:21:00,581 Then Jay bribed the new arson investigator to close the case. 1052 01:21:01,556 -- 01:21:07,620 -So if all this is true, who killed Jay? -George did. 1053 01:21:08,897 -- 01:21:11,229 Pat Sr.'s death really shook Jay up... 1054 01:21:11,399 -- 01:21:14,368 ...so Jay called George and said he wanted to come clean. 1055 01:21:15,036 -- 01:21:17,163 But George couldn't let that happen. 1056 01:21:17,572 -- 01:21:22,339 iSo he had Jay killed/i iand framed me for the murder./i 1057 01:21:26,548 -- 01:21:30,006 You're right about everything, except the last part. 1058 01:21:30,318 -- 01:21:31,649 I didn't kill Jay. 1059 01:21:33,221 -- 01:21:37,317 Actually, I thought that you had murdered him and Pat Jr. for revenge. 1060 01:21:37,926 -- 01:21:41,259 And that you came here today to kill me. 1061 01:21:55,243 -- 01:21:59,077 I'm a good judge, Britt. Maybe even a great judge. 1062 01:21:59,247 -- 01:22:01,010 So believe me when I tell you... 1063 01:22:01,182 -- 01:22:05,175 ...sometimes the end really does justify the means. 1064 01:22:13,328 -- 01:22:14,795 No. 1065 01:22:22,771 -- 01:22:24,568 Oh, my God. 1066 01:22:25,874 -- 01:22:27,899 You were there, weren't you? 1067 01:22:31,680 -- 01:22:32,704 What's going on? 1068 01:22:33,148 -- 01:22:36,447 You hadn't just gotten to the station when the fire happened. 1069 01:22:36,618 -- 01:22:39,849 You had been there for a while. Watching the interrogation. 1070 01:22:42,090 -- 01:22:45,685 You were in the room when they killed Cleveland Jones, weren't you? 1071 01:22:46,061 -- 01:22:49,394 Put the gun on the desk, face down on the floor, now. Do it now! 1072 01:22:54,069 -- 01:22:56,731 -On the floor. -You know every cop in the city. 1073 01:22:57,138 -- 01:22:58,264 Wait a minute. 1074 01:22:58,440 -- 01:23:01,807 But these guys, they're different. 1075 01:23:02,310 -- 01:23:04,437 iYou and these guys go way back./i 1076 01:23:04,612 -- 01:23:07,877 You grew up together. Right? 1077 01:23:08,083 -- 01:23:09,983 That's why you wanted to be there... 1078 01:23:10,151 -- 01:23:13,177 ...when they interrogated the bastard that hurt Pat's son. 1079 01:23:13,355 -- 01:23:15,414 Maybe you started with good intentions. 1080 01:23:15,590 -- 01:23:18,957 Maybe you thought you'd just come and prosecute him yourself. 1081 01:23:19,561 -- 01:23:22,997 But instead you stayed... 1082 01:23:23,164 -- 01:23:27,328 ...and watched Jay, George and Pat pummel him to death. 1083 01:23:28,570 -- 01:23:33,837 iYou knew that if Raley found out,/i iyour career would be over./i 1084 01:23:34,009 -- 01:23:36,273 You couldn't let that happen. 1085 01:23:36,678 -- 01:23:39,112 So that's where the cover-up began. 1086 01:23:39,280 -- 01:23:40,645 iFirst it was Cleveland./i 1087 01:23:40,815 -- 01:23:43,682 iAnd then it was Suzi Monroe./i 1088 01:23:43,852 -- 01:23:45,911 iAnd then Jay./i 1089 01:23:47,455 -- 01:23:49,821 And now it's my turn, right? 1090 01:23:51,259 -- 01:23:54,660 Well, I'm impressed. 1091 01:23:54,829 -- 01:23:56,956 They say many highly successful people... 1092 01:23:57,132 -- 01:24:00,795 ...are actually functioning lying psychopaths. 1093 01:24:01,102 -- 01:24:04,003 You are so very convincing. 1094 01:24:04,172 -- 01:24:05,935 She sold me, that's for sure. 1095 01:24:07,976 -- 01:24:10,035 -Britt, you okay? -Yeah. 1096 01:24:12,414 -- 01:24:15,474 You have been looking out for someone all these years. 1097 01:24:15,650 -- 01:24:17,208 But it wasn't me, was it? 1098 01:24:25,126 -- 01:24:26,991 Let's go, judge. 1099 01:24:29,564 -- 01:24:31,657 -This all your handiwork? -Get moving. 1100 01:24:31,833 -- 01:24:35,530 Yeah, I learned a few things about hand-to-hand combat. 1101 01:24:36,905 -- 01:24:38,566 Thank God you're okay. 1102 01:24:39,107 -- 01:24:41,735 -Hey, come on. -Just a second. 1103 01:24:45,680 -- 01:24:47,580 Okay, I'll let you know. 1104 01:24:48,616 -- 01:24:50,106 -Hi. -Hi. 1105 01:24:50,285 -- 01:24:52,048 God, I'm starving. Who was that? 1106 01:24:52,220 -- 01:24:54,381 Fire chief. Offered to give my job back. 1107 01:24:54,823 -- 01:24:58,486 -That's great. -Yeah, well, let him stew for a while. 1108 01:24:59,994 -- 01:25:02,053 Crab sandwich. 1109 01:25:02,831 -- 01:25:06,392 -Meatball hero. -Nice work. 1110 01:25:06,568 -- 01:25:08,729 So how did it go at the station? 1111 01:25:08,903 -- 01:25:11,201 Great. They want me back at work too. 1112 01:25:11,973 -- 01:25:14,441 With a hefty raise and hour-long specials... 1113 01:25:14,609 -- 01:25:16,941 ...new big office, my own assistant. 1114 01:25:17,712 -- 01:25:20,078 -That sounds like a good offer. -Yeah, it is. 1115 01:25:20,248 -- 01:25:22,239 I told them I wanted to think about it. 1116 01:25:22,417 -- 01:25:25,409 I wanna check out some of the national networks first. 1117 01:25:25,587 -- 01:25:26,952 That's a great idea. 1118 01:25:27,122 -- 01:25:30,091 Yeah, well, don't get too excited. 1119 01:25:30,258 -- 01:25:34,126 I kind of just wanna explore my possibilities, you know. 1120 01:25:34,295 -- 01:25:37,753 Maybe I don't need the Charleston station so much anymore. 1121 01:25:37,932 -- 01:25:41,663 -At least as a long-term relationship. -No? 1122 01:25:42,036 -- 01:25:43,970 So, what do you need? 1123 01:25:44,139 -- 01:25:49,304 Don't tell anybody, but I kind of have a thing for clean-shaven firemen. |
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