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Eight years ago, I was lead prosecutor

on a murder trial that divided the country.

When the jury found movie star Sevvy Johnson

not guilty of double homicide,

I was devastated.

You did everything you could, Maya.

I walked out of the courtroom

and left that life and everyone in it behind.

But then the unthinkable happened.

He killed again.

You have to come back, Maya.

This time, we're gonna get him.

I can't go back to jail. You won't.

The police know who the killer is...

Ben Mitchell. Being back is complicated.

You're supposed to be ride or die.

I didn't even know where you'd gone.

Nothing and no one is the same...

You got married. Yeah.

Including me.

She's been through a lot. So have you,

but you stayed when she ran.

The evidence is there.

We just need to find it.

He did it again. He gave me this.

I am lead on this case. Maya's staying.

I'm making her the lead prosecutor.

I just heard from my guy on the inside.

They got a search warrant.

I owe you one.

But I need you to get rid of this now.

This time, he's not gonna get away with it.

I'm gonna get justice.

Yes, sir.

Anything in the pool house?

Possible traces of blood, but not a lot.

I told forensics to put a rush on it.

He looks older.

He'd probably tell you

the last eight years have been tough on him.

No more starring roles, living off foreign endorsements.

He killed two women and got away with it...

And he still gets to live in this place.

I need to make it right.

If he killed Jessica,

we're gonna put him away this time... for good.

You're damn right we are.

Your retainer just cleared.

$1.5 million's a hell of a lot more than a retainer.

The heads-up about the search... that was for free.

I didn't need a heads-up... Mmhmm.

And I have nothing to hide.

So, uh... we're good?

Yeah, we're good.

Cops ain't gonna find anything.

Fantastic.

Stay put.

I'm gonna go earn the big bucks.

Hey, hey, hey!

I want to see everything that leaves this house.

Hey.

I can't talk to you without your attorney present.

Hey. Why you doing this, huh?

You lost, so what now? You want revenge?

You hate me for not suffering enough?

Is that it? 'Cause, believe me, I have.

This isn't personal, Mr. Johnson.

It never has been.

Right now the only thing I care about is,

did you kill Jessica Meyer?

I... did... not.

Then the evidence will bear you out.

Evidence doesn't lie. People do.

Hey!

Hey, your investigator found something in the little girl's room.

What the hell you doing in Sunny's room? Hey, relax, buddy.

- Get your hands... She's a kid! - Hey! Relax!

Can you explain to your client how a search warrant works?

Keep her out of my daughter's room, man! He's okay. He's okay. It's okay.

I heard you found something in the dollhouse attic.

You need a light?

I got one.

Nice work, CJ.

Cash, key, burner phone.

Go Bag.

Sevvy's ready to run.

Okay.

If he put the Go Bag together before the murder,

that would show premeditation.

Well, my team is tracking the cash and the car key,

and LAPD's working on the burner phone.

You're back!

We've been waiting with bated breath.

We have enough to make an arrest?

No one benefits from dragging this out.

But you benefit from getting it over with quickly, right?

You know what? As the D.A., I have to think about voters.

That's a reality.

I think we learned eight years ago

that a three-ring circus isn't great for anyone.

It'll take weeks to examine what we found at the house.

The Go Bag is incriminating, but we're under a microscope.

Even with the Jessica tapes,

it's not enough to make an arrest.

Meanwhile, Ezra Wolf is selling the public a B.S. story

about Ben Mitchell,

Jessica's personal-training client, being the murderer.

Bad luck for him that he found her body.

We need to counterattack.

I'm gonna hold a press conference,

get it out there that Sevvy was planning to flee.

And then Wolf will twist that into more B.S.

about how the D.A.'s office has a vendetta against Johnson.

I'm not gonna sink to Wolf's level.

I try my case in court, not the press.

Our job is to follow the evidence.

So, you think we should just sit back

and let the public believe Wolf's made-up story?

The only story that matters to us is Jessica's...

What happened and why and the proof of who did it.

We only get one chance to tell this story.

We have to get it right.

I understand all of that, but... Maya's the lead on this.

Isn't that what you decided, Collier?

- Right. - Great.

Then let her lead.

I heard your car pull in.

I was worried.

- You okay? - Yeah.

I just wish all this wasn't happening.

Me, too.

And the bag?

I took care of it.

Good boy.

Did you look inside?

I didn't... didn't think that I should.

Listen, Wolf wants to plan something for tomorrow,

wants me to take you guys out for brunch,

show the public that we're a happy family,

that my children believe in me.

Whatever you need, I'll be there.

Hey, Dad.

It's gonna be okay.

I should be the one telling you that.

- You asked for me? - Yeah.

I'm gonna need you to be the liaison with forensics.

We can't wait six weeks to get the DNA from the Johnson house.

I hope you don't mind that I disagreed with you earlier.

Not at all. We're a team.

You should speak your mind.

You mean that? Yeah.

Okay.

I should be lead on this case.

The only thing you bring that I don't is baggage.

Anything else? Yes.

Since you like stories, here's the one Wolf is going to tell...

Vengeful white lady comes back to town

to persecute innocent black man.

If Matthew didn't have a crush on you, he'd see that.

This should be my case,

not just because I'm a person of color

and it's 2019 and optics matter

but because I'm a better lawyer than you

and I know we can't beat Ezra Wolf from the high road.

Thanks for sharing.

Is she right?

She's not a better lawyer than you.

What you got for me?

Reuben.

Double sauce.

My man.

I got your back, my friend.

You got time to chitchat,

or are you cutting straight to the chase? Straight to the chase.

I know you didn't call me here for a picnic.

Spent the day tailing Ben Mitchell, like you asked me.

And this is where he landed? Not quite.

Edify me.

Well, why tell when I can show?

The car key from the Go Bag

is a 2013 Lexus IS.

Can you tie it to Johnson?

That's what I'm working on.

You need to see this.

Thank you all for coming out. This will be fast.

While the D.A.'s office was on a search-and-destroy mission

at the house of an innocent man,

they let the real killer,

Ben Mitchell, dispose of evidence.

But my investigator was here to see it.

This is what Ben Mitchell wanted to hide...

A necklace belonging to his victim,

Jessica Meyer.

It's in that Dumpster right now.