Psych

And we are live outside of Lompoc State Prison,

where, any moment now, these gates will open,

and out will walk Thane Woodson.

Woodson's conviction for robbing a local Santa Barbara restaurant

was overturned after lawyers from the Innocence Project

were able to get faulty eyewitness testimony thrown out.

We're expecting a statement.

Let's go. He's here right now.

Today is another great day for justice

and a great day for the Innocence Project.

Um, this moment, a moment of joy,

reconciliation, and hope for the future,

reminds us of our common humanity.

I lost everything! I want it back!

Y'all owe me!

Okay, what my client means is that--

And the state penal code 4903

states that I'm owed restitution.

I know my rights.

I have a law degree.

Okay, he doesn't have a law degree.

I'm close.

Okay, he might have taken some classes.

But in the eyes of the state, he's not due restitution

until the real culprit is captured and proven guilty.

That's what I'll do, then.

After I get my law degree,

I'll enroll in the police academy

and become a detective.

Okay, he's not enrolling in the academy.

Then I will find somebody else to help me.

'Scuse me.

So you want us to solve the crime

that you were wrongfully convicted of.

I heard you one hell of a psychic

from the very men that you put in jail.

Well, that's not surprising.

I'm sure my reputation in prison

has reached mythical proportions.

Not really,

but there is a long list of fellas

fixin' to kill you soon as they get out.

Why just me? This is a two-man team.

Stop snitching, Shawn.

Here's my case file.

Yeah, I did some hard time

in violation of California penal codes 459 and 211.

Rubbed up against a woman on a subway.

Oh, no, wait. That's--

That's 458.

How do you know that?

It's burglary and armed robbery.

My client is well versed in legal matters.

Oh, you better recognize.

Oh, that's horrible, man.

You must've lost everything.

How long were you incarcerated?

Two years, eight months.

Wow.

Yeah, that's what I'm talkin' about.

I was getting ready to say--

It's a long-ass time, I know.

Mm--

So even though the convictions were overturned,

we still must prove that Thane didn't commit the crimes

in the first place,

and the best way to do that would be to find

the person that actually did.

That's where you come in.

Hmm.

'Scuse us one second.

- What you think? - I don't know.

This guy could be a handful.

What makes you say that?

- You saw Penitentiary. - Which one?

All three of 'em.

You're right. I got this.

Here's the thing, Thane.

There is not a doubt in our minds

that you're an innocent man.

But this is a lot for a couple dudes like us

to take on, and--

and we're actually pretty busy at the moment.

Um, damn.

I'm afraid we're just--

We're not up for this one.

You know, I understand it's a lot

for me to come in here and ask you

to fight my fight for me.

But I lost everything.

I was once just like you.

I had dreams.

I had a girl.

Gus doesn't have a girl.

Shawn.

I couldn't have my girl wait 10 to 15 years for me.

So I told her, "You go out, and you find somebody

"that'll make you happy.

"Somebody that can make phone calls

for at least more than 15 minutes."

She got married while I was stuck in jail.

I know it's only been two years and eight months, but...

I'm starting from scratch.

So please...

Help me fight the injustice

that was done to me.

Man, I've changed my mind.

He set his girl free.

Like in Hurricane.

- She got married quick. - I know.

You're damn right we're gonna help!

You don't know how happy you make a brother feel, man.

Now come here to me!

Yeah, I gotta tell you, I've never had a cause before.

This is awesome.

We're gonna fight the power!

- Fight the power! - Together!

Together!

Shawn, don't get all Spike Lee

and do the right thing on me.

It's too late for that, brother.

Love is gonna bust him out.

He's already out, Shawn.

Just 'cause you put syrup on something

don't make it pancakes.

What?

Hey, Jules.

You're not gonna believe the case we just landed.

We're basically civic heroes now.

I prefer freedom fighters.

Uh-huh.

What we're doing is much more exciting

than anything you will have going on inside there.

Nothing in there is as cool as what's happening right here.

Oh, I am sure you're right.

We are.

Okay, I'll bite.

What's the case?

Well, in order to really appreciate it,

you have to first hear the backstory.

Yeah.

Once upon a time,

a poor country boy in search of a better life

brushes off his overalls, hops on a freight,

and leaves the dusty roads of Georgia behind.

Shawn, that's Grapes of Wrath, and it wasn't a freight,

and it wasn't Georgia.

Thane wasn't alive then.

He had no formal education,

but he did know 100 uses for the peanut.

That's George Washington carver.

Thane has a master's in culinary arts.

So he moved to Santa Barbara and bought a horse.

That's true.

And in no time at all,

he got a job as a head chef.

Then his life took a tragic turn

when his restaurant was robbed.

He was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Got arrested, spent three long years in the big house.

- Not the clink. - For a crime he didn't commit.

Why?

Faulty eyewitness testimony,

unfair justice system, and--

Me.

- Trying to make this about you. - Oh, boy.

This is our case.

You're talking about Thane Woodson,

and that restaurant robbery was my case.

I spent three weeks on this case.

I found the gun that was used in the robbery

in Thane's car, with his prints on it.

Allegedly.

He's definitely guilty.

I don't know, Jules.

There's a grand jury that disagrees with you on that.

So you two breaking up over this?

- No. - Of course not.

Well, don't forget,

I used to be involved with someone on the force,

and it gets very tricky keeping work issues

from becoming personal.

Now that I'm dating an incarcerated civilian,

things are much simpler.

Minus the 2" glass and the leg shackles.

Well, we appreciate your concern, Carlton.

But I don't take it personally

that Shawn took on Thane's case,

even though I am fairly certain that he is guilty.

And I don't take it personally

that Juliet feels that way,

even though she simply couldn't be wronger.

You two are so breaking up over this.

And Spencer, remember,

all convicts say they're innocent,

or they're framed, or stop choking me.

But at the end of the day,