Reckless

Previously on Reckless...

No one would ever know that we were together.

I can't.

Does my husband know you're pregnant?

No.

Whatever this is, it's over.

A damn snitch!

Do it!

Preston has been working for me.

Undercover.

Corruption. Within the department.

It's a spy cam for sure, Vi.

Pretty good one, too.

Oh, my God.

Terry.

The woman in the video has been identified

as former Charleston pd officer, Lee Anne Marcus.

Arliss!

Position the light.

Get ready, camera one.

Prepare for sound check.

Hey, guys, let's move that stand over there.

Lights up.

And we're live in three, two...

I'm here with Jamie Sawyer,

the attorney representing Lee Anne Marcus,

a former Charleston police officer currently suing the city for wrongful termination.

And defamation of character. Yes.

A sex tape featuring your client

and multiple male police officers has been leaked to the media,

and now Ms. Marcus' husband,

Arliss Fulton, has been missing for days.

The police are still searching the area where his truck crashed.

Could it be that Mr. Fulton was despondent after the tape's release?

Even suicidal?

I can't comment on open investigations.

But you mentioned the tape.

Let's talk about that.

By all means.

Most trial lawyers would tell you

that the public release of this sex tape

will negatively affect our jury pool.

They might ask if we can even get a fair trial

or suggest we move to another venue.

But I have no doubt that the citizens of this great city

can and will judge my client fairly.

The truth and the law will win this case for Lee Anne Marcus.

Who do you think leaked the tape, Ms. Sawyer?

Your station aired it, Nancy.

I was hoping you could tell me.

She won't eat a bite.

I know this must be hell for you.

The press is following me everywhere,

and that tape is on television 24-7.

I keep... thinking about Arliss

having to look at that.

You got any news, Jamie?

I called in to the police for a progress report,

but because of the lawsuit,

we're not exactly number one on their call list.

Well, what if, because of the lawsuit,

they're not really looking for him?

I'm sure they are.

If they find something, they might not even tell us.

They have to tell us, Lee Anne.

If they find a body, yes, but if there's no body...

He might be out there, and they're not really looking for him,

they're not even trying...

I'm sure they're doing everything they can.

Roy, I'd like you to meet our clients,

Ibrahim Al Zahrani and his son Tariq.

Roy is the perfect man for this case.

He's a former solicitor,

knows his way around civil and criminal law.

Yes, you come highly recommended by our criminal lawyer.

I followed your case.

Then you know that, late last year,

my son was on trial for murdering his American girlfriend,

but he was acquitted of all charges.

We thought the nightmare was over,

but now her family is suing us for wrongful death.

They just want to try him in a different court.

Father...

I told you not to get entangled with this woman.

Her name was Jenna.

Mr. Al Zahrani, you have all the money in the world.

You can make this go away with a stroke of a pen.

I told him this.

No, I won't settle.

Jenna and I have a daughter, Olivia.

I first met Jenna when I was here on business,

representing my father's shipping company.

I loved her, but she ended it.

Three years later, when I returned to Charleston,

I looked for her.

I not only found her, I discovered that she had a child.

And that she was mine.

She never told me.

Gentlemen, this is a very difficult case.

Civil trials have a lesser burden of proof than criminal ones.

Even if a jury believes it's only a 51% chance that you're liable,

they're obligated to decide against you.

I understand.

But I have to do what is right.

I need to fight this.

For me.

And my daughter.

Ms. Sawyer, Tariq Al Zahrani took my daughter from me.

And if he isn't held liable in this civil case,

he'll take my granddaughter away from me, too.

Mary, you are Olivia's legal guardian.

As long as child services has an open file on Tariq,

he can't get custody.

It'll only close if he can prove he didn't kill Jenna.

Tariq was acquitted of murder

because the police improperly collected a key bit of evidence,

and it was excluded.

But evidence in civil trials can meet different criteria.

If we get that evidence admitted,

it's a whole new ball game.

Your Honor, I request that the blood-stained shirt

Tariq Al Zahrani wore on the night of the murder

be admitted into evidence.

I object, Your Honor.

The police entered my client's hotel room without a warrant

and searched his closet.

The shirt was not in plain sight

and therefore should not be admitted.

The exclusionary rule doesn't apply in civil cases.

Plymouth Sedan v. Pennsylvania...

The supreme court allows the exclusionary rule in quasi-criminal civil cases.

And Ms. Sawyer is seeking

to re-litigate a criminal case in civil court.

A valiant effort, Mr. Rayder,

but I'll be siding with Ms. Sawyer on this one.

The shirt's in.

That was just a skirmish. You haven't won the war yet.

It's not my fault you're on the wrong side of right, Rayder.

Again.

I saw you on the news this morning with Nancy.

Your girlfriend's a very talented interviewer.

She's not my girlfriend,

but she is talented at a lot of things.

I know you don't like her, but you did not hesitate to use her.

Oh, it was mutually beneficial.

You could say that Nancy and I are...

friends with benefits.

It won't work, Jamie,

turning to the press to tilt public opinion on Lee Anne's case.

My hand was forced. It wasn't my fault the sex tape was leaked.

Was it yours?

Ooh, that is a low blow, even for you.

Well, I got the tape kicked,

and maybe you just wanted to be sure that the public

and any possible unbiased jury members would be sure to see it.

There are a lot of people who could've released that tape.

Namely...

You, for one.

Me?

Seeing that footage devastated Lee Anne

and possibly drove her husband to suicide.

You think I'd do all that just to win a case?

No. I don't.

Sorry.

It's hard to step in the ring with you.

I'd rather be in with you than anyone else.

Me, too.

But, Roy, I am going to find out who leaked that tape.

And if it was anyone on your side of the courtroom,

your entire case isn't just sunk.

The entire Charleston police department

is going down with it.

Hello, Grace.

Good morning, sir.

You're home early.

Well, I went for a run,

took an early breakfast meeting.

I don't have anything else on the books till 1:00,

so I thought maybe I'd stop by and see my wife.

Honestly, Decatur.

Your charms work wonders on people.

They're not gonna work on me, not today.

What is it, Barbara?

Isn't Lindsay a little old for childbearing?

Barbara, I intended to tell you...

You should have taken care of it.

- Well, I'm trying. - Oh, please.

Don't play ignorant.

I won't. Not with you.

Lindsay went to Beverly Peterson's son-in-law for an ultrasound.

And as I hear it, you accompanied her to her appointment

like a young man first expecting.

It's my child, Barbara. What would you suggest I do?

Pay her off. Send her away.

Pay her...

With your daddy's money, as you never stop reminding me?

Everything you are,

everything you've become is because of me,

because I allowed you into this family.

But you're not my family any longer.