O'Reilly: You got everything you wanted.
You're exonerated,
gonna get to practice law,
and you're going home.
Are you worried about me and your mother?
It's got to be hard ‐‐ being in that house.
I, uh, found Darius' shoes in the garbage can.
Well, he doesn't live here anymore, so I threw 'em out.
I think we should talk about it.
Nothing to talk about.
Aaron: It was hard, Marie.
Seeing all those boxes.
Well, when exactly did you pack up all my stuff
and put it in that warehouse?
Around when...
I moved in here.
I guess like seven years ago?
♪♪
[ Breathing heavily ]
Darius: We talked to that appeals lawyer.
I'm gonna cover it.
Aaron: Nah, man. I can't ask you to do that.
Would you do it for me?
You know, the one thing about being in here is
you know who your real friends are.
Marie: I can't do this anymore.
You giving up on me?
Aaron: How long has this been going on?
Darius: It wasn't till she was already leaving you.
You're my brother, and I love you.
But it's time for everyone to move forward.
♪♪
Marie! Marie!
[ Breathing heavily ]
[ Dog barking, birds chirping ]
[ Car alarm chirps in distance ]
[ Cooing ]
Marie: Alright, I think we have everything
but the fresh orange peel and nutmeg.
Can you check for flour, please?
Mm‐hmm.
It's here.
Can I go to Ronnie's a little later?
No, you can't go to Ronnie's. Your grandparents are coming in.
I know.
I'm gonna have to make this pie crust from scratch
because Barbara hates store‐bought.
Why are you doing all of this for her?
After she didn't visit Dad once for nine years.
[ Telephone rings ]
Maybe it's the hospital.
[ Telephone beeps ] Hello?
Hey. M‐Marie?
Yeah? Who's this?
Oh. Listen, you know, that's ‐‐ that's my bad.
This is, uh, Jamal.
Aaron's friend from Bellmore.
Yeah. I'm sorry for calling so early.
Oh, that's alright. [ Chuckles ]
It's nice to put a voice to the name.
Aaron's told me so much about you.
Hey, listen, you know, I just wanted to tell you,
you know, um, really appreciate you lookin' out
for Georgia like that.
You know, getting her into the programs and all that.
Means a lot.
I know how much you mean to him.
Yeah.
Anyway, uh, you know,
he wasn't picking up his cellphone,
and it's ‐‐ you know, it's kind of time‐sensitive,
[ Door opens ] so...
Marie: Well...here he is.
It was nice talking to you.
Jamal.
[ Breathing heavily ]
Hey, man, I was just thinking about you.
Got some old witnesses coming into the office.
Make some progress on your case.
Okay. That's good. That's what's up.
But listen, that's not what I was calling about, man.
I got a, um...
I got an ask in here coming from Davit.
An ask for me?
Apparently, his, uh ‐‐ his cousin got rolled up,
needs a lawyer.
Davit wanted you
instead of the hack that they use for business.
Rolled up for what?
Nah, look, it ain't what you think, man.
Listen, Davit swears dude is cleaner than Clorox.
I mean, he moved to Hartford to get away from the crew,
the whole nine yards.
What's this cousin in for?
Uh... I don't know, man.
I think he ‐‐ he tried to talk to a neighbor,
get him not to testify against a friend
or something like that.
Witness tampering.
Davit swears he's a good dude.
Single dad, two kids, working man ‐‐
that kind of cat.
I'm feeling you need this more than you're saying.
[ Softly ] Turns out I ain't really got the juice in here
that I thought I had.
I made a big play.
I could use some allies.
Davit would be a good look for me.
What's his name?
It's Benjamin, right?
Benjamin Terzian.
It's, uh, Benjamin Ter‐‐ Terzian.
Alright, man, I got you.
My man.
All good.
What was that about?
[ Sighs ]
New case. Friend of Jamal's.
Where?
Hartford.
That's out of state.
Yeah. Don't worry. I'll text Scotty.
I'll get permission.
And it's...two hours away.
Your parents are getting in this afternoon.
Do you really want to risk being late?
You haven't seen your mother in almost 10 years.
That was her choice.
If she got to wait another couple hours to see me,
then that'll be alright.
[ Sighs ] Can I borrow your car, please?
Hey. Did you get my messages?
I got a client in Hartford.
He's up for an arraignment this morning.
And who is this client?
What does it matter? I gotta do my job.
You not wanting to tell me raises some eyebrows.
[ Sighs ] A friend of a friend in Bellmore.
Single dad, two kids.
No record.
Come on.
I'm gonna need to see something official from the court
that proves you were really there.
[ Sighs ] Alright. Thanks.
Excuse me. I'm looking for my client.
He's up for an arraignment.
If he's here, he's in the bullpen.
Oh. Thanks.
You're, uh ‐‐ You're representing Terzian, right?
Yeah. How do you know?
Your name was on the docket. And, uh, I recognize your face.
And you are?
Rose Davila. For the People.
Your client takes a plea, I can get him off on probation.
I haven't even talked to him yet.
This is as good as it's gonna get.
If I were you, I'd, uh ‐‐ I'd sell this,
buy yourself a long Thanksgiving weekend.
Tick tock.
[ Sighs ]
[ Door opens ]
[ Door closes ]
Are you Ben?
You my Public Defender?
No. I'm your lawyer.
Aaron Wallace.
The prison lawyer?
How'd you know I was here?
Your cousin Davit.
He reached out to me, said you may need some help.
Well, I don't want Davit's help.
Or yours if you're coming from him.
I get it.
You don't want anything to do with that side of your family.
But your arraignment's in maybe five minutes,
and your Public Defender ain't even here.
So, want to talk to me about what happened or not?
♪♪
[ Sighs ]
There was this fight between a friend of mine, Giovanni,
and this other guy.
They were brawling over a parking spot.
Our neighbor... her name's Monica,
she was gonna testify against him.
And you tried to convince her not to?
Gio's a good guy.
He knows a lot of people in the neighborhood,
and he's helped me get a lot of work.
So I went to talk to her.
Next day, cops are at my place
and they're taking my kids to social services.
I didn't know I was doing anything illegal.
I just wanted to keep Gio out of trouble.
Okay, there's an offer on the table.
Take the plea and they'll release you on probation.
But then I'd have a criminal record.
It's an A misdemeanor, so yeah.
I've been working three years to get my electrician's license.
A criminal record will knock me out of that.
And I got kids to take care of.
[ Sighs ]
Alright, I'm with you, man.
Let's see what we can do.
Docket 2019H77445... [ Gavel bangs ]
...People vs. Benjamin Terzian.
Mr. Wallace. Welcome to Hartford.
Ms. Davila, I'm assuming you have a plea offer?
Davila: A misdemeanor and probation, Your Honor.
Sounds more than fair. Mr. Wallace?
My client has no criminal record, Your Honor.
And he doesn't want to change that today,
because the District Attorney's office is taking
an extremely punitive position in even bringing these charges.
A trial on a felony charge won't get you
to a less punitive place, Mr. Wallace.
But we're happy to pursue it if you'd like.
Fine. I'll hear you on the question of bail.
The People ask bail be set at $10,000.
This is a non‐violent offense.
Mr. Terzian attempted to disrupt
an ongoing felony investigation.
Mr. Wallace should be grateful we're not asking for more.
He's a single father with two children and no prior.
He's gainfully employed and in school
and in no way a flight risk.
If he can't make this bail, he'd be separated from his children,
who are right now sitting in
a social services facility somewhere.
Then I suggest you consult with your client again
and see if he's amendable to the deal.
Can you make that kind of bail?
No way. No. I...
Alright, you gotta put down 10% to a bondsman.
Can you scrape up a grand?
My mother should be able to.
And she can take the kids.
That's still something I have to deal with in family court.
Mr. Wallace?
Your Honor, I'm gonna ask you one last time ‐‐
I understand you've gotten used to gaming the system, Mr. Wallace.
I'm not impressed.
But I'll cut your client a break here.
$2,500 bail.
[ Gavel bangs ] Next case, please.
Docket 2019H77...
My mother's name is Miriam. We live on the same street.
...People vs. Harry Poe.
Just don't let her ask Davit or his mother
or anyone else in the family to pay for anything.
Do you hear me? I don't want to owe them.
♪♪
So, you got any big plans for Thanksgiving?
Oh, yeah!
Potluck with a dozen guys
from my Tuesday night men's meeting.
[ Chuckles ]
I've been assigned whipped sweet potatoes.
[ Chuckles ]
Not confident about those at all.
[ Laughs ]
What about you? You gonna be with Mom or Dad?
2:00 to 5:00 with Mom, 5:30 to 8:00 with Dad.
Big negotiation there.
Double header.
That's a lot of stuffing and mashed.
Mom's gone vegan, so that part is okay.
It's the sniping about each other that I could do without.
Eh. At least nobody's asking you to stay away.
My daughter‐in‐law's not a fan.
I got to say I kind of have it coming.
Haven't you made your amends?
Oh, I've made 'em.
They just haven't quite been accepted yet.
So, ready to get to work or ‐‐
Yes.
So, you know Aaron's trying to build a self‐defense argument
for Jamal Bishop's old case, right?
Now, we got two possible eyewitnesses
who were there the day of the confrontation
and we got a couple people who lived with Georgia,
hopefully can talk to the idea
that Georgia's boyfriend was abusive.
Yeah.
I don't want to sound like I am complaining,
but I ‐‐ I just ‐‐ I kind of thought
we were gonna be doing big social justice cases.
We will ‐‐ eventually.
Okay.
Because there's this amazing case
about mental health and the death penalty
which I just think our team here
could really make a huge impact by ‐‐
Charlotte.
I know.
Jamal was his best friend in prison,
and he feels like he owes him.
Yes.
But what I was gonna say is
that Aaron's only been out a couple weeks.
We need to give him time.
I just don't know what's going on in his head.
I‐I really don't.
Well, I thought you were gonna try and confront stuff.
I did.
I mean, I tried, but he just shuts down.
Even the stuff with his mom, he won't talk about.
Well, I mean, it hasn't been that long.
Maybe you just gotta give it room to breathe.
I know. But things keep coming up.
[ Chuckles ]
Darius?
No, no, not that.
He doesn't want to go anywhere near that.
It's...
He went to his storage area, saw the boxes,
started asking when I packed everything.
I could ‐‐ I could tell how hurt he was.
But then two minutes later,
a wall goes up and it's like it never happened.
Just give it time, Marie.
It'll come together.
It has to, right?
No question.
Right now, Ben's kids are being processed into the system ‐‐
I don't want them in foster care.
They're not, Mrs. Terzian.
And we're gonna prevent that from happening.
Now, I gotta go to family court tomorrow and argue for custody.
But if you can find the money to get him out,
it shouldn't come to that.
You know, Ben's never been in trouble a day in his life.
That's why we got out of New York and moved here.
He's good.
Different from his brother and sister...
from the whole family.
He's getting his electrician's license.
I understand.
And I'm gonna do what I can for him.
[ Knock on door, door opens ]
Hey there, Ms. Terzian.
Just stopped by to check in on Ben,
see how he's doin'.
He's in jail because of you. That's how he's doing.
Oh, man, you know ‐‐ [ Scoffs ] Sorry about that.
Is there anything I could do, though?
You can pay his bail. He needs $2,500.
Eee.
Y‐You know I would if I could.
I just don't have anywhere near that.
Mm‐hmm.
$250 would cover the down payment for the bail bondsman.
Yeah. Right.
You the lawyer?
Aaron Wallace.
Nice to meet you.
So, I guess you're out on bail yourself, then.
Yeah, no, I'm pretty strapped.
I'll see if I can scrounge up the $250 and hook you up.
But just tell Ben that I'm sorry, you know,
and that I wish he was never involved in any of that.
You know what I mean?
He's a good dude.
Make sure you take care of him.
Yeah.
So, yeah, I‐I'mma head out.
But I'mma check you later, alright?
Yeah. Bye‐bye.
[ Door closes ]
I told Ben he was trouble.
But Ben always gives everyone the benefit of the doubt.
I guess you're not confident
he's gonna come up with the money.
[ Scoffs ]
It's up to you, then.
You have $250?
I have maybe $400, I think.
Let me look in my checkbook.
So, you can testify to the fact
that Tony used to knock Georgia around?
Absolutely.
Were you familiar with Georgia's brother?
Jamal? Mm‐hmm.
Yeah.
He'd meet us out at the bars sometimes.
Tall, real cute.
You ever see him get violent?
Usually, a couple of shots of tequila
will tell you everything you need to know about a person ‐‐
good or bad.
Jamal was...
fun.
And he loved Georgia. Like no brother I'd ever seen.
[ Cellphone vibrating ]
Ah. It's Aaron.
Y'allo. Is there a thing
where bondsmen won't take the bail if it's too low?
'Cause we've been in four places now,
and they keep giving us the run‐around.
Well, yeah, of course.
All the paperwork and the hassle ‐‐
nobody's gonna get out of bed for anything less than $500.
So we'd have been better off if the bail had been 10 grand.
Judge have it in for you?
Son of a bitch low‐balled us to make it harder.
One of the many reasons
I hate everything about the bail system.
Can we post bail? Out of our escrow?
Well, you can't be on the hook for the money and rep the client.
It's a conflict of interest.
Alright, what if we ask Richardson?
He can pay it from a separate account
and subtract it from our next payment.
Soon as he hears your guy's tied to an Albanian crime family?
You can't hide that from him.
Yeah, right.
Good news is we're making progress on Jamal's case.
First couple of witnesses are gonna help you out big time.
Thanks for covering me on that, man.
Really appreciate it.
Nah. Feels good to be back in the game.
Isn't your mom coming in today?
Both my parents are ‐‐ yeah.
Well, if you want to talk about it,
you know where to find me.
Thanks.
Listen, I gotta go figure this out. I'll call you later.
[ Horn honking ]
How was the hotel? Was it okay?
[ Chuckles ]
I don't care much where I sleep this trip.
Just want to see my boy.
Yeah, I'm sure.
So, how's... Darius doing?
I don't know.
I haven't talked to him for a while.
Must be strange,
him having lived here for...
what was it, over a year...
now Aaron has to come to this place ‐‐
never seen it before,
knowing his best friend was shacking up.
No stranger than seeing his mother
for the first time in almost 10 years.
When his father was getting on a plane
and making that trip every couple months.
I had my reasons.
I had mine.
But for Aaron's sake,
maybe we put it in a box somewhere.
Deal with it another time.
[ Dog barking, indistinct conversations ]
[ Sighs ]
I need to see the paperwork
before I shut down for the night.
Believe it or not, I put myself out there for you.
[ Sighs ]
Look. My parents are inside.
I haven't seen my mother in nine years,
so can we do this quickly?
This docket says that you were scheduled to appear,
not that you went.
Seriously?
Yeah, seriously.
I'll have something more official for you next time.
Hey, son.
Is, uh, everything okay?
Yeah. Everything's good. Yeah.
Good to see you, Dad. I'll ‐‐ I'll be there in a second.
Get me more detail next time.
What you want me to do? Take a selfie in the courtroom?
Come on.
Hello, sir.
Sorry to be bothering your family right now.
♪♪
Your mother's inside.
Hey. Yeah.
Barbara.
[ Door closes ]
♪♪
[ Breathes deeply ]
You look good.
Thin.
Ohh.
[ Sobbing ]
My baby.
My boy.
♪♪
So, are these kids in foster care?
Social services.
Until I can release them to the grandmother.
That's tomorrow in family court.
My goodness.
My son is a lawyer.
It is just remarkable.
What you've done.
What you did.
Yeah.
Lot of long days.
♪♪
But look at where you are now.
You're on the other side of it.
Stronger than ever.
[ Breathes deeply ]
[ Chuckles ]
♪♪
Marie: What are you doing?
[ Sighs ]
Old prison habits.
How was it seeing your mom?
It was good.
Yeah.
Sorta surreal.
Mm.
She smelled the same. [ Chuckles ]
It was nice to see everybody together.
Except Jazz taking shots?
I think she's wondering
when your mother's going to apologize.
Nothing to apologize for.
No?
No.
Time to move forward.
Jasmine: They all hurt him so bad.
Michael...
Darius...
...my mother.
They're back together, right?
Seems like they're doing okay.
They're together, but I still don't think
that they worked anything out.
[ Shower water running ] Marie: ♪ Oh, I wanna dance with somebody ♪
♪ I wanna feel the heat with somebody ♪
♪ Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody ♪ [ Groans ]
[ Telephone ringing ]
♪ With somebody who loves me ♪
♪ Oh, I wanna dance with somebody ♪
Hello?
Uh, Aaron. Hey. It's Darius.
I was calling to wish you guys a happy Thanksgiving, man.
Welcome back.
Has to feel good.
Yeah. It does...feel good.
But that's not why you called, right?
Nah, I texted Marie a couple days ago 'cause I wanted your number.
She said she was gonna ask you, but, uh, I never heard back, so...
Well, you're talking to me now.
Yeah, man. I was hoping, um ‐‐
I mean, maybe I'm misreading this,
but I wanted to see if we can put this stuff behind us, man.
Aaron?
Can you bring me a towel, please?
I appreciate you reaching out, man.
Um, I'll hit you up sometime.
Yeah, yeah, sure.
[ Telephone beeps ]
Never mind. I got one.
Yeah? Good.
I heard you on the phone.
Was that Jamal calling again?
No, um...
it was Charlotte from the office.
Nothing important.
[ Cellphone vibrates ]
Hey. I'm walking into court right now. What's going on?
Just looking for an update, man. What's going on?
He couldn't make bail,
so I'm getting his kids settled first.
Listen, man, I know I said I need this, but...
if he ain't clean ‐‐
No. No, no. He's a good guy. I'm gonna do what I can.
I'm just sayin', I feel like I put you in a bad position.
If anything smells bad ‐‐
you got a family, you got a career now.
I can figure this thing out in here if I got to.
I'm gonna do this for you, alright?
I'll text you later with what happens.
Alright, man.
Alright.
So, the kids are with my mother?
That's all taken care of.
Did she get Angela's inhaler? She has asthma.
And Garin can't sleep without his bear ‐‐ his stuffed animal.
He's gotta have that.
I think she knows all that.
But I'll be sure to tell her.
Okay, thank you.
Now, what happened with the bail?
Your mother couldn't come up with the money, Ben.
She wants to ask her sister.
No. I already told you ‐‐
money from my aunt is money from Davit.
Well, I spent a lot of years with him in Bellmore.
And he's a better guy than maybe you think.
[ Scoffs ]
No way.
Once they get their paws into you ‐‐
me and my kids would owe him.
And he won't let me forget it.
I mean, even him sending you, what's that gonna cost me?
Nothing, Ben.
It's on the house.
♪♪
Well, you got any ideas?
About how to fight this?
How about you tell me
why you went to your neighbor in the first place?
Exactly what you said,
what you were trying to accomplish.
♪♪
Ben told the woman not to testify. Straight up.
Mm‐hmm. They got her affidavit saying it.
And he doesn't deny it.
There's nowhere for me to go.
So make a deal.
He doesn't want a record
when all he was trying to do was help out a friend.
Remember all that time at Bellmore,
you've been picking cases
where you already knew you had an angle.
This was an incoming call,
and sometimes it's just a ball of crap
and there's nothing you can do about it.
I'm doing this for Jamal.
This is something he needs.
I gotta find a way to come through for him.
You know, it's gonna make things a lot harder for you
if you stay tethered to that place.
♪♪
I saw my mother for the first time in nine years.
Mm.
She hugged me, and I didn't feel anything.
And now I'm living in that house
with the ghost of my best friend.
I thought I could get over it, but...
I'm gonna say something to you, my friend.
Even the great Aaron Wallace,
the man who never stops fighting...
you're taking on a lot.
All at once. And real fast.
Have you even taken a breath?
I should be talking to my wife about all this stuff.
But how can I do that, Henry, when I don't trust her?
[ Sighs ]
I'm not exactly the man to be talking to
about family relationships.
Hell, I'm having Thanksgiving dinner with 14 guys from A. A.
'cause I'm too much of a trigger for my own kids.
But one of the things I'm learning in that program
is that trust can be lost.
But it can also be earned back.
If there's love.
[ Crickets chirping ]
Marie: I'm going downstairs to make some tea.
Do you want anything?
Jasmine: No, thanks.
[ Receding footsteps ]
♪♪
Marie: "Don't forget we have
Jazz's parent/teachers conference tomorrow."
Darius: "Ugh! Don't remind me.
Think they'll have those same stale donut minis?"
"Have you thought about dinner for tonight?"
"You cooked last time. How about take‐out?"
"Chinese? Yum!"
"LOL. Ur usual?" "Surprise me."
"I love you! You are an amazing woman.
"I'm lucky to have you and Jazz in my life."
"I love you more, Darius."
♪♪
[ Chuckling ] Okay, everybody, here is the turkey.
‐Ooh, wow. ‐Mm‐hmm. She pretty, ain't she?
‐Mmm. ‐Yes, she is. Yes, she is.
Now, who shall I serve first?
Barbara: Unh‐unh‐unh‐unh‐unh.
Clay, now, you know we got to give thanks
before we start anything.
We can give thanks after there's a full plate of food.
[ Laughter ]
Come on. Barbara's right.
It's too tempting when you're staring at all this goodness.
Mm.
Well, you're staring at it now.
Come on, Dad. You can't win. Just ‐‐ Just let it go.
[ Sighs ] Somebody say ‐‐
say their thanks and be done with it.
Hey, I'll go first.
[ Inhales deeply ]
I am just so grateful to have my husband home.
And baby AJ and all of us together...
I never thought this day would come.
Barbara: I guess I better go next.
For so long, I prayed for the day
that my baby would be home again,
where he belongs...
with his family.
Mm‐hmm.
So thank you, Lord, for your blessings.
And now, I ask for your healing.
♪♪
It's been a long road for all of us.
Aaron...
I need to apologize to you.
Can you forgive me?
Of course. Of course. I understand.
No, baby.
No.
You listen to me.
Come o‐‐ No. You listen to me.
Baby, he said it's alright.
You don't have to do this, Mama.
[ Sighs ] I'm your mother.
I can take your anger.
You have nothing to be sorry for.
But I do. I wasn't there.
For you.
I can take it, Aaron.
You can say it, and I can take it.
I can hold all your anger
[ Voice breaking ] and your grief and your pain.
Do you understand me?
I don't ‐‐ I didn't understand.
Baby.
I didn't understand.
I just...
Oh, I couldn't see my baby in shackles.
But I know how much that hurt you.
I just hope you can forgive me.
[ Gasps ]
[ Sniffling ]
[ Breathes deeply ]
'Cause we got a new start now, don't we?
We all...
got a brand‐new start.
♪♪
[ Line ringing ]
[ Softly ] Have you noticed when he paces, he sort of...
stays within a certain space?
[ Softly ] It's the size of his cell.
[ Ringing continues ]
Like I said, certain things are gonna take time.
[ Ringing stops ] Hey. it's Aaron Wallace.
Davila: The deal is off the table, if that's why you're calling.
You snooze, you lose.
Or some other cute metaphor like that.
Hold on a second.
What ‐‐ Nothing's changed on your end.
Oh, see, but it has.
'Cause when my boss found out
about your client's family history ‐‐
boy, did that not help at all.
Listen, can we, um ‐‐ can we talk this through?
My client ‐‐
Is a fool who had a chance.
But he's not a criminal.
He didn't even know he was breaking the ‐‐
Ignorance of the law...
Is no excuse. Yeah, I know.
But listen. What's really at stake here?
You're trying to put away Giovanni.
I don't want to hear any sob stories about Giovanni.
The guy was out on parole less than three months
before he's brawling a guy over a parking spot?
So your client is trying to save a guy
who's not trying to save himself.
I hear you. Believe me.
Look, I'm gonna cut to it, okay?
We're going to nail Giovanni regardless.
But the D. A.'s not gonna let Ben go
unless the neighbor testifies.
And right now, she's not testifying
because he made her feel too guilty about it.
Hey, what if I can undo that?
What are you talking about?
What if I could get the neighbor to testify?
Prove to your boss that Ben's a good citizen
that knows he made a mistake.
I think I could sell that.
He's been in and out since he was 19.
Seems like it was only a matter of time one way or another.
Still. No fun having to play God.
You understand Ben's in jail,
and his kids may not see him for months.
I know.
I feel terrible about that.
I had no idea that what I was telling the District Attorney
would get him into trouble.
I read your affidavit.
You made it sound like he really pressured you.
He did.
I mean, not with violence,
but he kept saying how Giovanni was a good guy
and trying to get back on his feet...
and I realized he was right.
Why should I tell the police anything?
It was only a coincidence that I was out here that night.
And is he a good guy?
Giovanni?
♪♪
You know, I am sorry, but I need to get upstairs.
Miss Peters, I ‐‐ I feel like
there's something you're not telling me about Giovanni.
Was he the one that threatened you?
Please.
Whatever it is, you ‐‐ you gotta tell me.
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[ Indistinct conversations ]
Just tell me you didn't take bail money from Davit.
You're not out on bail.
The charges have been dropped.
What?
I went to see Monica.
I didn't want you to do that.
After you talked to her, told her not to testify,
Giovanni got to her, too.
He paid her to keep quiet.
Then why'd she tell the D. A. it was me that convinced her?
I think maybe she panicked.
Point is, Giovanni ain't your friend.
Not by a long shot.
He was gonna let me do time.
I know that feeling, man.
Believe me.
So, now Monica's testifying?
She came clean about the whole thing.
They gave her immunity.
You're a free man.
No record.
[ Sighing ]
I'm sorry I didn't trust you, man. I ‐‐
You did right by me.
Go get your kids, man.
Have some leftovers.
Your mother's been cooking for two days straight.
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[ Buzzer ]
[ Cellphone vibrates ]
[ Footsteps approaching ]
I'm glad you called.
What is this?
I'm paying you back.
Bit by bit.
For all the lawyer bills
you fronted me for me in the beginning.
I'm not taking money from you.
No.
I want it all clean.
I'm not taking this.
Ever.
I got a friend inside ‐‐
known him nine years.
He'd kill for me.
He'd die for me.
I thought that's what we had.
Since we were 5 years old.
We always said we'd have each other's backs.
Remember what you said to me
when you came to prison?
You looked me in the eye...
and you said, "I think it's time everybody move forward."
Aaron, I'm sorry ‐‐
I'm stuck in there,
and you want to move forward?
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I never stopped caring about you. You gotta know that.
You thought I was guilty.
Even though I looked you in the eye a hundred times
and told you I was innocent.
You wrote me off.
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Or was that how you let yourself off the hook
for getting with her?
By telling yourself I deserved to be inside.
No.
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Not once did I ever stop wishing you were out.
Not even when ‐‐
When what?
When you were in that house with my child?
When you were in that bed with my wife?
You know what I would have done?
If the roles had been reversed?
If you were going to jail for 9 years
or if you were in jail for 19 years
or 29 years...
...I would have been there for your family.
And never, ever would I have looked twice at your woman.
[ Voice breaking ] You're right.
I didn't think you were getting out.
And we were all in so much pain. That's how it happened.
[ Voice breaking ] How am I supposed to move forward?
Tell me that.
How am I supposed to move forward
when I got your stench in my bed?!
I don't know, man. I‐I wish I did.
♪♪
W‐Who started it?
What?
Between you and Marie, Darius.
Come on. Who made the first move?
Oh, come on, man. Just...
Who?
I did.
It was all me.
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I know you 40 years.
And you still can't lie.
[ Exhales heavily ]
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You'll never be able to get past this with me.
I understand that.
But I hope you can forgive Marie.
Can you get out of the car, please?
Aaron ‐‐ Come on. Get out of the car.
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[ Birds chirping ]
[ Dog barking ]
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Yeah, I'd be available to pick up a shift Tuesday or Thursday.
[ Door closes ]
Okay. Sounds good.
I'll see you later. Bye.
Hey. How'd it go with your client?
You get him out?
I saw Darius.
Oh. I‐I didn't think you wanted to talk to him.
Well, I had some things I needed to straighten out.
And did you?
I went through your texts, Marie.
Kind of surprised you didn't delete them.
There's no secrets in there, Aaron.
You had a whole life together.
For over a year.
Chinese take‐out, parent/teacher conferences ‐‐
I'm not gonna pretend I didn't love Darius.
He was there for me when I needed somebody.
But...
you were always there, always in the room with us.
It's how we started, and we were never gonna get past that.
Well, you should've known that.
Yeah. I guess I should have.
You packed up all my things.
Even before my appeal.
'Cause you knew you were gonna move on.
That's not true. You wrote me off, Marie.
And when you finally decided to get with someone...
it had to be with him.
You could have had any man you wanted,
but you had to go with him.
My best friend.
You took him from me.
And even when you knew
Michael had already stabbed me in the back,
you had to go with Darius?
[ Breathes shakily ]
You left me with almost nothing in there.
And what do you think you left me with out here?
You really want to talk about Michael? And loyalty?
You were more loyal to him than your own family.
You risked everything we built for him!
This is what you wanted to talk about?
I don't know what I want to talk about
from one minute to the next.
I don't know how I'm gonna feel.
But I am here, and I am trying. I'm trying to rebuild.
I thought that was all you cared about after all this.
And I thought so, too!
[ Voice breaking ] But I can't, Marie.
Not here.
And not yet.
[ Breathing heavily ]
So, what?
You're moving out?
I love you, Marie.
Always have, and I always will.
But if I stay now, this will finish us.
So, are you gonna explain this to Jazz,
or are you leaving that to me?
You don't think this is killing me?
That she's gonna get caught in the middle of all this?
That I gotta be away from her?
And AJ?
Because of this?
[ Scoffs ]
You don't "gotta" do anything.
You're making a choice.
♪♪
[ Sighs ]
♪♪
♪ We remain golden ♪
♪ Our legacies in stone, we're heavyweights ♪
♪ Eternity has spoken ♪
♪ Forever soothes our throats, like lemonade ♪
♪ We wrote a new page ♪
♪ Reads just like yesterday's ♪
♪ And every morning, we start again ♪
♪ We write on, write on ♪
♪ We have been through war ♪
♪ We have grazed our knees ♪
♪ We have kissed the floor ♪
♪ We have been deceived ♪
♪ We have walked alone ♪
♪ We remain the same ♪
♪ We have earned our names ♪
♪ They are ours to keep ♪
♪ We have waited on ♪
♪ Let 'em break us down ♪
♪ Loved our enemies ♪
♪ And we are home now ♪
♪ We alone believed ♪
♪ We have grazed our knees ♪
♪ We have kissed the floor ♪
♪ We have been deceived ♪
♪ We have walked alone ♪
♪ We remain the same ♪
♪ We have earned our names ♪
♪ They are ours to keep ♪
♪ We have waited on ♪
♪ Let 'em break us down ♪
♪ Loved our enemies ♪
♪ And we are home now ♪
♪ We alone believed ♪
♪ We deserve our claim ♪
♪ We have earned our names ♪
♪ They belong to ♪
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