Doubt

Good morning, Wayne. I'm picking up.

Sign in.

- Date and time. - I called ahead

requesting a copy of a police file.

Otisville prisoner who died, Johnny Lozito.

- Yeah, it's ready. - It's a cold case, right?

Yeah.

Here we go.

Something wrong?

I think I might have hurt someone.

Don't say another word.

Did you get any sleep?

I can sleep when the trial's over.

Good thing today's the last day.

God, I just had a nightmare that I took the stand

against the advice of counsel

and I completely torpedoed my entire case.

You didn't torpedo the case; It was a setback.

A setback I can fix in closing.

Is that what you've been doing all night?

I always revise my summation.

- Well, come here. - No, no.

- I have to finish this. - No, you need a break.

No, no. What are you doing? Hit save.

Okay.

Look.

In a few hours the fate of my life will be in the hands

of 12 strangers, so on the off chance

that you can't reverse this setback,

I want to enjoy what little time we have left together.

Yeah.

Mmm.

Ugh. Why is the sun so bright?

That's the thermonuclear fusion

from hydrogen into helium.

Same as the atomic bomb, actually.

Is my hangover funny to you?

I'm not gonna lie, it's had its moments.

I also enjoyed last night

when you insisted our Uber driver

was Jimmy Fallon doing a skit.

It's your fault for bringing me to an open bar party.

I didn't ask you to go shot for shot with Krista Reed.

She's the champ.

I only accepted her tequila shot challenge

because you declined.

Well, I'm about to be named acting D.A.

I have a certain level of decorum to maintain.

I did like how you had my back, though.

It was kinda hot.

I didn't realize you had so many good friends there.

Hope it doesn't change after you're named acting D.A.

Why would it change?

You'll be the boss.

No one likes hanging out with the boss.

You revised the closing?

- I made some adjustments. - That's good.

How much did you adjust?

- Only, um, all of it. - Sadie.

I had no choice after Billy's testimony torpedoed our case.

This is our last chance to rebuild the jury's trust in him.

Morning, everyone.

You're looking very incognito.

Late night?

She was cheating on us with a bunch of prosecutors.

What did I miss?

A woman walked into the police station covered in blood,

confessed, and Tiffany decided to represent her.

She had very kind eyes.

Cameron, you're first chair.

I do love an unwinnable case.

What were you doing at the precinct this morning?

Just following up on some stuff.

Okay. We have a big day ahead of us.

Any other business to discuss?

I'm hearing whispers that Grace Russo

is stepping down and a certain A.D.A.

has been tapped to replace her.

Does anyone here have any reliable

inside information on that?

I know nothing.

- Hey. - Here she is, the reigning champ.

- Mmm, what'd I win? - Uh, bragging rights?

I'll trade 'em in for a hangover cure.

You should've seen Cam this morning... Oof.

- So it's serious. - Well,

we had to get past the one obvious obstacle.

- That she's a defense attorney? - Yeah. We're making it work.

You know you're in the running for acting D.A., right?

I was told it was mine to lose.

I hate this.

I heard people talking,

and apparently they really want

the interim D.A. to be electable moving forward,

and there's some concern that Cam might make you...

the opposite of electable.

I'm not gonna stop seeing Cam, if that's what you're suggesting.

I like Cam, but I also like

the idea of you being D.A.

So let's get you elected.

Maybe be a little more discreet.

All anybody knows right now

is that you and Cam are friends.

I could spread the word that that's all it is.

If anybody's looking for me,

uh... I'll be at a deposition.

I can't believe she's dead.

- Brenda was your friend? - She was my best friend.

Since fifth grade.

Did I really do it?

So you have no idea what happened?

I was hoping maybe you guys could tell me.

What the police have been able

to gather so far is that in the middle of the night,

you drove to Brenda's house,

and let yourself in.

You have a key, right?

Your key was still in the lock.

And you went upstairs to Brenda's bedroom

and using a hammer...

No. Oh, God, no.

They found the hammer beside the bed.

Your prints were all over it.

Please, just tell me I'm sleeping right now.

Please.

Alison, this isn't a dream.

You've been charged with capital murder,

and they have all the evidence they need to convict you.

The police said there was no alcohol in your system.

Are you on any type of prescription drugs?

No. I suffer from parasomnia, a really rare kind,

that makes me act out vivid dreams in my sleep.

So when you drove to Brenda's home,

let yourself in, and attacked her with a hammer...

I was asleep the entire time.

So this is it.

- Almost. - You feel good?

- She got this. - Don't jinx me.

Sorry.

So we agree that it's

all or nothing on the murder one, no lessers included?

- We're good with that. - Okay. I just...

In case I don't get a chance after closing,

I wanted to say that I'm really sorry about your mom.

Thank you... but, uh,

it's not the first time her parole's been denied,

I'm sure it won't be the last.

No. I was talking about the clemency request.

We didn't file a clemency request.

Oh. My mistake.

Is there something I should know?

It's really not an appropriate time.

Abby, please tell me.

There was a clemency request filed.

Because of your mom's cancer.

Amy Meyers was young and full of life

when she decided to break up with Billy Brennan that night.

And after she broke it off, she was dead.

He did it. We know that

because he is the only person with motive and opportunity.

We know it because his sister

saw him standing over Amy's dead body.

We know it because his boarding school roommate said

that Billy confessed to the crime.

And finally, we know it

because Mr. Brennan told us,

on the stand, that he did it.

He said he remembered seeing.

Amy's face after she died.

I ask that you find Billy Brennan

guilty.

Sadie...

Sadie.

You're up, she's finished.

Is the defense prepared

to give their summation?

We are, Your Honor.

Blood is powerful.

The love we feel for a family member

will make us do almost anything.

I think we can all understand

Gail Meyers' grief, and her desire for justice.

She lost her daughter.

And the bond between a mother and a daughter is...

It's primal.

The night her daughter was taken from her,

Gail Meyers lost a piece of herself,

because blood is powerful.

But her desire for justice cannot come

at the expense of an innocent man.

They want it to be Billy Brennan

because that would give them answers and closure

and someone to blame.

There's only one problem with that.

Billy Brennan didn't kill Amy Meyers.

How do we know?

Because blood is powerful.

There was only one piece of physical evidence

in this entire trial, one piece.

Blood found on the murder weapon.