Reckless

Previously on Reckless...

Well, if you think the circumstances are right,

we can take down McCandless clean.

this is the biggest bust in Charleston history.

Some things are going down tomorrow night.

When the smoke clears,

I'll finally be able to tell you the whole story.

I want you to know I love you.

Rape shield laws are made to prevent sleazy defense attorneys

from using a woman's prior sexual history

against her. That tape

has no probative value.

Barbara: We have rules. One of them

is to keep our mutual indiscretions

out of the public eye.

We're having a baby.

Oh, my God.

Terry.

Kill the cops first.

It was you, Preston. I got

two bullets left, and I'm gonna use 'em both on you.

I'm not gonna beg... for my life, Terry.

Go ahead.

Do it!

A damn snitch!

How much does Knox know?

Answer me!

You answer me!

You had sex with Terry McCandless

the night of the mayor's ball.

Wait. How do you...?

Terry planted a surveillance camera in my office,

and I got hold of the footage.

You saw us?

But how could he...?

How could he?

Are you seriously asking that question,

after everything he's done to you?

That night of the ball was so rough.

I came back here.

He was waiting for me.

It was a moment of weakness.

Well, that moment might have just cost us the entire case.

I'm sorry.

Jamie?

Roy.

- What is it? - I've been trying to call you.

It-it...

Preston's been shot.

Woman: Deputy Chief Knox?

Detective Cruz is in surgery now.

We've initiated a protocol called damage control.

What are his chances?

He underwent significant trauma.

We've stabilized him,

but he remains in critical condition.

Knox: Thank you, doctor. A word?

What's the latest on Terry McCandless?

It's very important that I speak with him.

He sustained a through-and-through

to the upper left arm.

He's been heavily sedated.

I'm afraid he'll be asleep until morning.

Thank you.

Thanks again, Roy... for telling me.

For staying with me.

Hey, when I heard what happened, I knew I had to come.

I know that you two were, uh...

You know,

it will be all right.

All right?

Preston came to me the other night.

He said things, like

he knew something terrible was going to happen.

What did he say?

Just that...

He...

still cares about me.

And what did you say?

Not much.

I was...

thinking...

about other things.

Mm. (Sniffles)

I have to be in court in two hours.

My brain is mush.

Which is really bad, considering I'm going up against your boss.

Oh, right.

Ms. Sawyer.

I haven't had the chance to tell you

what a pleasure it is to finally face you in court.

Oh, the pleasure's mine, believe me.

It's been a while since I've argued against someone so...

fresh out of law school.

And I haven't cited precedent in front of someone

who's been around long enough

to actually set some of them.

Trading barbs already, and trial's barely begun.

That's the spirit.

No, please.

Allow me.

I'm Bentley Grieve, and you're listening

to The Morning Gauntlet.

We're about to do a segment called Bentley's bluff.

We've got Amber on the line. She suspects

her husband Mason has been cheating on her.

Amber: Yes, and he's been acting strange.

Bentley: Yeah, well, we're gonna get to the bottom of that

right here right now.

Amber: I'm not s... I'm not sure.

I just don't think I can do this.

Bentley: Yes, you can.

Trust me. Here we go.

Mason: Hello?

Bentley: Mason, this is Ben from Regalwood Hotels.

Your recent stay with us automatically enrolled you

in a travel give-away. Congratulations. You've won a free trip for two to Miami!

Really?

All we need to know is your travel companion,

and you're off to paradise.

Mason: The name of my companion is... Darcy Cole.

Bentley: Darcy Cole. She sounds special.

I have one more question for you.

Who the hell is Darcy Cole?

Amber: Mason, how could you?

Mason: What? What's happening right now?

That's your wife, you jackass. You're on the radio.

Hey, are you cheating on your wife with this Darcy woman?

Mason: I-I'm sorry. What? Amber?

Amber: How could you do this, Mason? We have a son.

Who the hell is Darcy, and how long have you been banging her?

Bentley: You know, guys like you disgust me.

You always think that you can get away with it.

You're just a lying, cheating scumbag,

and you deserve to go down for what you've done. Your...

What was Mason's response, Amber?

Mason came home.

He left his, um,

wallet and wedding ring on the kitchen table.

Then drove to Torrance Lake...

And killed himself.

How did you first get involved

with the Bentley's bluff segment?

I was at a coffee shop with a friend, talking about Mason.

A woman overheard me.

Jamie: This was Naomi Hobbs,

Bentley Grieve's show producer?

Yeah.

She told me about her job at the radio station

and pitched me the idea.

I said no at first, but, eventually, she convinced me.

Amber, do you believe that Bentley Grieve

and his station's parent company, Hydrus Communications,

are to blame for Mason's suicide?

Yes. Yes.

Mrs. Wheelan, is this the liability waiver

you signed with Hydrus Communications?

Yes.

And in it, did you assume the risk of all

unforeseeable hazards associated with the prank call?

I didn't want to go through with it.

I tried to back out. You heard the call.

How exactly could the radio station

have foreseen Mason's suicide?

I don't know. They just...

I tried. They... they pushed me.

I understand you want to point the finger at someone,

Mrs. Wheelan, but isn't the real person to blame your husband,

for cheating on you in the first place?

The hell is this?

Didn't want you to disappear in the middle of the night.

Why would I disappear?

I just brought down the biggest gunrunner

on the eastern seaboard.

Yeah, you brought him down, huh?

Yeah, I got a tip from one of my CIs.

Gun deal going down on James Island. Well...

We walked right into a damn firefight.

Two guys from my academy class

went down right in front of me.

Preston would've, too, but I saved his life.

Your PSO debriefing is tomorrow.

When Preston wakes up, he'll be debriefed, too.

He'll tell his side of the story.

The truth will come out.

Looking forward to it.

You hear about what went down on James Island?

Terry McCandless got shot.

Yeah, I heard.

Well, I guess he's not so bulletproof after all.

You around for dinner tonight?

No, I, uh...