Judge Me Not (2023–…): Season 1, Episode 6 - Vodka and a Reason - full transcript
♪ I can't take no loss
♪ I don't even
know what it cost ♪
♪ I hit the ground,
then it go off ♪
♪ Hit the ground,
then it go off ♪
♪ I can't take no loss
♪ I don't even
know what it cost ♪
- If his hands are small,
his dick ain't no bigger.
- Who he be?
- Just another nigga.
- Come on.
- Where the hell
are we? Where the f-
Shut the fuck up.
Where the fuck is Earl, man?
- Wait- are we- where are we?
Can we still get out this way?
- What did you just say?
- Hey.
- We said "his hands are small,
his dick ain't-"
- Hey, hey, hey.
What are y'all doing?
- You better listen to
your fuckin' mans aight?
If you wanna make
it home tonight,
I suggest you stop
fuckin' talking,
and start walkin'.
- Who the fuck do you
think you talkin' to?
- I'm talkin' to
you motherfucker,
who the fuck else?
- Ain't nobody
scared of you boy.
- Hey, hey.
White boy.
- Yeah?
- I don't know about you,
but I ain't trying to
go to jail tonight.
So how about we get ours
and walk off?
- Ah, yeah,
I heard that. Come on.
Ain't worth it. Let's go.
- We can take him.
We can take him.
- What-
- Aye you heard him, man.
It was a threat.
I'ma fuck him up.
- They're drunk and stupid,
which both of you are both
those things. Let's go.
- Whose side are you on anyway?
- Mine.
- And I am all mine.
- See the shit they
just flung at us, man?
Trump done wrote these
white boys a fuckin' check
they can't even fuckin' cash.
- Well, look.
You ain't got time to hold class
tonight. Let's let it ride.
- You really gonna let these
niggas come up in here
and try and tell us
what the fuck to do?
Yeah, you better smile, bitch.
- Fuck that shit.
- Hey, hey, hey.
- Hey. We ain't gonna
let a couple syllables
throw us in jail tonight.
- Now these motherfuckers-
- Are not our problem.
- Hey, we'll remember you.
We'll remember your ass.
- Hey! I just called the police.
Get your ass out
my fuckin' bar now.
- You're welcome.
- Come on, man.
- And why don't y'all go too?
Always startin' shit.
- Goin' home.
- Let's go. Bye. Gone.
- What the fuck, man?
- Pow!
When are you gonna get your
quarterback out the pocket, boy?
- nigga? When you gonna get
your balls out of Jay's purse?
- First off, pause.
Get my balls off your mind.
- Facts.
- And second, at
least I got a house
to get kicked out of
and a woman to do it to.
Why are you in your
mama's basement?
- Yeah. And quietest kept,
she wants your ass out.
- Yeah. Just like I
want this nigga out,
about to call his
peoples on him.
- Man, you know I don't fuck
with 'em like that right now.
- Who, your moms?
- She's been in the streets
with that rock forever, man.
Ain't so much I
could do about that.
Besides, them dudes
she been runnin' with?
I couldn't take it.
If she wanna put up with
that shit, that's her.
But I can't watch.
- Yeah, you was fighting with
that for a little minute.
- And afterwards she mad at me.
- That's mom Dukes man. You
know she love them thugs.
- And to think, one of
them thugs is your daddy.
Don't even know which one.
- Yeah, but I'm your
daddy on this game.
nigga, touchdown.
- Yeah. Whatever.
Hey, run it back.
- Hell nah, man.
Gimme the sticks, dawg.
That's game.
- Aye, yo.
- Yo. Come on man.
Y'all know what it is.
- What you talkin' about,
get on the sticks.
- Yo, chill.
Let's do it.
- Get your boy.
- Pick your team, man.
- Martin.
- Jay.
- What's wrong?
Somebody else die? Hm?
- I can see you're preoccupied.
I can call you back.
- Can you just,
tell me what's wrong?
- Is that a crowbar?
- Yes.
Hm,
that won't work.
- What are you doing?
- Geez, Martin.
What's wrong? Hmm?
- Nothing is wrong.
I called because I'm
worried about you.
We all are.
Ever since Daryl left,
you've been, well-
- Not sleeping well.
- Well, he shouldn't have
left you there like that.
- Well, I didn't give
him a choice, so.
- Oh, any guy
looking out for you
would've found a way to stay.
- Hmm. No matter what the
woman he's with wants, yeah?
Hmm.
There's a knife behind my eye.
- Jay.
Jay, is there
something I can do?
- For me?
- Yeah. It's the
whole reason I called.
We need to have a conversation
with no real distractions.
- Martin.
- Jay,
we're worried,
that you've been unraveling.
Maybe you should- I don't know.
Maybe you could see someone.
- I got everything that I need.
I just need to find
a way to get some.
- Whatever it is, it
doesn't seem to be working.
I don't know, if
you saw someone?
I mean-
- Yeah, everybody's got Google.
Everybody's an expert, hm?
- But people are talking.
- People are always talking.
- You're an elected official.
Do not let this thing
get ahead of you.
- Have you gotten complaints
about my work? Huh?
Is there a problem with my work?
- No. No. I can't
say that there are.
It's just that, you know-
between the talking to
yourself and the dancing,
and you've been testy and
short with people recently,
which normally I'd let
lie because it's just us.
It's behind the scenes.
But this new thing
with the police,
you're taking it
outta the house.
- I know what I know.
I can't sit on it.
- You're all wrong
about this, alright?
This guy has been coming
to court for years.
He's just,
a sad guy
with a crazy sister.
You know? He's harmless.
- Ruth thinks that he's a creep.
Always has.
- Oh, he just got under
her skin early on.
That's all that is.
- God, this is a
waste of my time.
Is, is there anything else
that you need, Martin?
Because I have really gotta
find a way to get some sleep.
- I need to know
that you heard me.
You don't wanna rev up a
rumor mill you can't stop.
- Are you really
talking to me here about rumors?
You're a walking rumor, Martin.
Your woman burned
down your house
and you're still with her.
Everybody's talking about that.
Speaking of which,
I like your new digs.
- Yeah. I got a house
around the corner.
They say it's gonna
be another six months
for the renovations.
It's not my style.
So, who knows?
- God.
And they say that women
don't know when to go.
You must have some
deep freaking need
or something that
only she can cure.
- You'd be surprised what
I can get a woman to do.
- Goodbye, Martin.
- I feel like I'm
backstroking through butter.
- Can't believe he's gone.
- You know it used to drive
me absolutely nuts, but
I would do anything
to hear Graves and
Spangler bicker again.
- At least she's got
her parking space now.
Too soon?
- Grief's a messy emotion.
- How's Judge
Johnson doing with all this?
I mean, between Howard and
you know the rumor with Daryl,
she's been-
- Abrupt.
- That's a kind
characterization.
- Yeah,
but you gotta admit,
no matter what she's
like back here,
she brings her best
game on the bench.
You know what she
did this morning?
She got Alan to swap dockets
so she could get the
Steele small claims case.
- They're here again?
- Yeah. Something about
her car being damaged.
You know why Judge
Johnson wants that, right?
- Because she thinks
Larry's killing people.
- Isn't that nuts? That's crazy.
- Oop. Do not let her
hear you use that word.
So how are we
working things today?
- I didn't schedule any
dockets this afternoon,
so we should be done by two.
And Graves' service
is at four, so.
- Burying Graves.
Damn.
Oh, Mel and Wanda are here.
You ready?
- Ah. I'll meet your
downstairs in a minute.
- I know, but you won't
answer your cell phone,
so I have to call
your work number.
Can we just talk?
Calm- calm down.
Look, I'm, I'm just saying.
Okay.
Okay.
Just know that I'm
here and I have you.
Hello?
Fuck!
- What was that about, bro?
- She over there rolling
off a ledge, man.
- What's she
bitchin' at you for?
- Whatchu' think?
- Got you out here cryin'
in the rain and shit.
nigga looking like genuine
out this motherfucker,
man, get your ass in here, man.
- Fuck, man.
- And what's the problem, dog?
You ain't even hit Jennifer.
- Well, Jay thinks I did
and now she worked it into
the affair of century.
- I hate to hear that.
Shit, you takin' all this grief,
shit, you might as
well go and tap it now.
- Yeah, it's not
her fault though.
I shouldn't have pulled that
bullshit with the lights, bro.
- That's Daryl on
the liquor, bro.
Classic.
- It's not for me.
- Hey man, it is
what it is, bro.
But my thing is this like, bro,
what that gotta do with her
kickin' you out for some shit
you ain't even do, though?
- I just don't want
her fallin' apart.
You get it?
- I hear you.
- Man, like I said
doesn't matter
if I can't get us back
to where we need to be.
- Bro. All I'm saying is
you looking bad right now.
All right. Look,
your woman left you
and you got this
other chick that's
dying to get it, man.
And you just-
- Talking to the woman
I'm in love with.
- Bro. And I feel that.
But, since you doing
the time right now,
you might as well do the crime.
Shit, at least to get you off
of T's couch for the night.
- Yeah, I hear you.
- But do you hear me?
Bro, you talkin' to
me, man. Not T, dog.
- I don't know, bro.
- Come on, man.
Look, you get a couple
of beers in your system,
that little flat ass ain't
gonna matter no more.
I'm serious bro.
But look man, you gotta
get back out there, man.
Or more accurately, you
gotta get back in there.
Ah, you know how it
is with these women.
Once you hear one.
- The rest will come.
- That's a fact, bro.
- Appreciate you, man.
- You already know it.
- My man.
- Hey, Ruth, can I speak
to you for a moment?
- Sure.
How are you holding up?
- Still can't believe
that he's gone.
- Me either.
This is about Larry, isn't it?
- How'd you know?
- The chief of police thinks
you're out of your mind.
- Everybody thinks that.
- At least he's
discreet about it.
- Couldn't be too
discreet, you know?
- Martin told me, he also
told me to expect this visit.
I gotta tell you, Jay, I
think you've got it all wrong.
- But you know
that he's a creep.
You've been saying
that all along.
- He is a creep.
But there's creep
and there's killer.
Two very different things.
- At least. Tell me, what did
he do to make you think that?
What did he say?
What did you see?
Maybe if you tell me, then
I can remember what I saw.
- I don't know, Jay.
I mean, he squawked and moaned
when he had a case before me,
citing Bible verses, and,
oh, "no woman can exercise
authority over a man".
- See? He hates women.
- That doesn't mean
he's killing them.
- What if I told you that I
saw incontrovertible proof?
- I'd be shocked,
and I'd ask what it is.
- I don't remember.
- How can you have
incontrovertible proof
and not remember?
- I was drinking
and then the lights went out
and then my mind went boom,
when I was watching
that blogger.
- The one that racked
you over the coals.
- That very one.
Larry went to the same church
as the first victim, Gina.
- They haven't even decided
that those cases are related.
I mean, didn't they arrest
the Palmer woman's husband?
- Yes, but he didn't do it.
- How do you know?
- Do you not hear what I said?
Larry belonged to the
same church as Gina.
- Along with how many
other hundreds of people?
- Yes, but each one of
those women were found
within a three mile
radius of Larry's house.
- You have got to be kidding me.
- Really?
- Would you care
to rephrase that?
- No, I would not.
What are you two doing? We
have an abbreviated schedule,
a full house.
We're down a judge,
and the two of you are out
here shooting the shit?
And you. You come
in this morning
and cook up some
docket swap with Alan.
And for the life of me,
I don't know why he
agreed to it, but he did.
And everyone is waiting
for you in your courtroom
and Jean's ready
to go. By the way,
Wheeler's ready for you too,
so you might wanna
get down there.
- You know, I'm gonna
let you have this one
because we're all upset.
But don't you ever-
- You run your courtrooms.
I run the show.
- Ooh,
okay.
I can't believe you
didn't change that.
Okay. Let's see what
you've been up to.
Undeclared?
Oh, I see you, messy boy.
Messy, messy boy.
And this bitch.
I see you too.
I most certainly do.
- Okay,
so
let me see if I've
got this right.
Ms. Steele, you're
accusing your brother here,
Mr. Steele, of
vandalizing your car.
- Not vandalized,
so much as he damaged.
- In what way?
- I can't really describe it.
- Can you give me an example...?
- The trunk.
- What's wrong with the trunk?
- It doesn't smell right.
- All right.
- Wait. Wait, wait, wait.
And they're dense.
I have pictures.
- All right, well
then that's something
that I can work with.
Jean.
Let's see what we have here.
Thank you, Jean.
Mr. Steele, I would
ask you to respond,
but I don't think that there's
anything to respond to.
- That's quite all
right. I don't mind.
- You're just like
the rest of them.
- Pardon?
- Well, they, they
all take his side.
Except for Judge Spangler.
How come I don't
get her anymore?
- Luck of the draw.
- Just because it doesn't
make sense to you,
doesn't mean it's not true.
- Let's do this.
In honor of Judge Graves,
shall we take it to the source?
- Judge?
- Is the car here?
- In the parking lot.
- Okay. Best evidence
is direct evidence.
- Judge, you can't be serious.
- Oh, but I am.
- Judge. Judge.
What are you doing?
So, Judge.
- What's going on here?
What are you women doing?
- Resolving this matter.
- There's nothing to
resolve. She's just crazy.
- Jean.
Court will adjourn for now,
but we'll reconvene in the
parking lot in eight minutes.
It'll be like a field trip.
- Court is adjourned,
to be reconvened
in the parking lot at 10:17.
All rise.
- Round two?
- Oh yeah.
Got all the litigants
with lawyers down,
prosecution unrepresented
with their first
round of pleas set up.
How'd you get rid of
Larry and Lily so fast?
- I didn't. We're reconvening
in the parking lot.
- The parking lot?
- Yep. Owe it to Graves.
"If they can't bring it to
you, then you take it to them."
- Damn.
I miss him.
- Me too.
- Morning, beautiful.
- "Morning, beautiful"? Really?
After what you did?
- I told you that wasn't me.
Why would I call you
from some unknown number
and tell you "you should
be ashamed of yourself"?
- I'm not talking about that.
I'm talking about the flowers.
And that note.
Jeez.
- All right, let's just move
it right over to the side here.
We should be on the
other side of the car.
This is good.
- I can't believe you got me
out here in the parking lot.
- I can't tell her how
to run her courtroom.
- This is supposed
to be an indoor job.
- You know what? Pretend you're
watching a YouTube video.
Comment section is off.
You feel like sharing,
but you just can't.
- Your ass doesn't wanna be
out here any more than mine.
- Again, comment section is off.
- We're all set over there?
- Yes, we are.
- You good, Paula?
- I'm outside, Judge.
- Fresh air is good for you.
- Yeah. Let's see- see
how you get out of this.
- I don't know what
you think you're
gonna accomplish
with this sideshow.
- Court is now reconvened.
For the record,
we are in the parking lot
outside the courthouse,
in front of a 2012 Acura,
where both parties stipulate
that the car is owned
by Ms. Steele. Is that
right? You both so stipulate.
- Yes. This is my car.
- And what happens if
I refuse to stipulate?
- Lily will have to
prove she owns the car.
- Put the registration with
my name. It's right inside.
- Okay. Okay, I stipulate.
- Lily, show me what it is
that you want to show me.
- Well, it's the trunk mostly.
Give me the keys.
- Must I?
- You just stipulated
that it's her car.
Failure to give her her keys
constitutes a criminal taking.
Do you wanna go down that road?
- You set me up.
- I know what you're thinking.
That if you hadn't stipulated
that you would've won
because she can't
pop open the trunk.
But here's the thing about that.
There are a lot of ways
to prove one owns a car.
Getting the registration
is just the easiest.
- Should I or do you...?
- There's no real
protocol for this.
Go ahead, Jean.
- Yeah, I can open my own car.
- But that's the thing.
It's not his car.
- It's okay. He
can open the trunk.
That's all that
needs to happen here.
So what is it that you
want to show me, Lily?
- Well, first, do
you smell that?
- I'm sorry. I- it
doesn't smell bad to me.
- But, but that's the thing.
That's the point.
- I'm sorry. You have to
help me out here, Lily.
- Sometimes it smells like lilac
and other days more rosy.
- I buy flowers.
For you.
You have a full garden, Lily.
- No, you don't.
I buy the seeds then
I do it for myself.
You see that?
He makes things up.
Little things.
But they're just not true.
- Lily, is there anything else?
- Do you see these dents?
- What dents?
- These.
- Lily, I, I'm sorry.
I mean this car,
it's a decade old.
I, I just don't see anything.
- You've wasted all of our time.
- He's got that right?
- Stop it, now.
- Lily. Lily. I am sorry.
There's just, there's
nothing here, Lily.
- I need to get her home.
- No, no.
- She's starting to
completely blow apart on this.
- Lily, should I look again?
- Please?
See here.
Just look. And then I'll
never bother you again.
- Okay.
So what exactly am I looking at?
I'm sorry, Lily. I
don't see anything.
Judgment is in favor
of Mr. Larry Steele.
This case is dismissed.
- What? What do you mean?
You, you saw it. I know you did.
- Ms. Steele. I did
not see a thing.
Jean, please close this.
♪ Amazing grace,
♪ How sweet
♪ the sound
♪ That saved
♪ a wretch
♪ Like me
♪ I once was lost,
♪ But now, I'm found
♪ Was blind,
♪ but now I see
♪ Praise God, praise God
♪ Praise God,
♪ praise God
♪ Praise God,
♪ praise God
♪ Praise God,
♪ whoa
♪ Praise God,
♪ praise God
♪ Praise God,
♪ praise God
♪ Praise God,
♪ praise God
♪ Praise God
- Here you go.
You know what I
don't understand?
Why do you prefer to be out here
on this cold, damp porch
than inside of your
warm, dry house?
- I feel trapped in there.
- That's because it's filthy.
You know, if you took
the time to clean it,
you'd enjoy sitting in it.
- What do you think about Larry?
You think I'm wrong
about that too?
- Mhm.
I do.
I mean, what do you really know?
- That's the problem.
At one point I knew,
and I knew that I knew,
but now I can't
remember why I knew.
But I just can't shake this
feeling that I know. You know?
And in that trunk,
I saw that long hair
and I saw how a body could
match the issues that Lily had.
Then there's the way
that he looked at me.
- Okay, do you know how
absolutely crazy that sounds?
But what makes it
even scarier is that
I was able to
follow some of that.
- It's right there,
I know it's all right
in there. I saw it.
I just,
I don't know what it is.
- It's because you were drunk.
- Ma, I have considered
that point repeatedly.
- I'm just saying, you've
been doing that a lot lately.
- You brought the wine.
- Mhm, yeah, I brought
it because I know you,
every time I call you
after nine o'clock,
you are swimming
in Johnny Walker.
Now this is better than that.
- It was so clear to me.
- You remember that time,
you thought Daryl was
trying to kill you?
Woo.
- That's funny.
I mean, it's not
funny, but it's funny.
But-
I mean, I was under
a lot of pressure
and he was often strangely, no?
Statistically, ma.
You know.
- I know, I know.
The most dangerous man
in a woman's life is
one she's in love with.
Yeah.
I was just thinking about
Uncle Frank's funeral.
You remember that time that,
for a whole month you
couldn't sleep for 30 minutes.
You kept saying
you saw his body,
his dead body walking from
his house to our house.
- Oh, if he would've made
it to the front door,
I'd been right in
that casket with him.
- You know, that's crazy.
Even for a 14 year old.
- No kidding.
But you know, for every one
of those, there's a max angle.
Nobody see that
imposter coming but me.
- You got that right baby.
You know you saw that. Mm.
I'm proud of you.
- Thank you. Thank you, ma.
- Yes.
- Hey Daddy.
- Hey poo-bear. What's going on?
- I wanna talk about
Larry Steele. Again.
- Well, look. Did
you ever figure out
what you forgot you saw?
- No. Not yet.
- Baby girl.
I told you.
Stop looking for it and just
reconstruct what you did.
See, if you reconnect all of
the wires in the right place,
in the right order, the
same light will come on.
- I mean, I'm, I'm trying
that, but still nothing.
Well, lemme tell you
what happened today.
You see, I-
you believe me,
don't you, Daddy?
I mean, you don't think that
I'm all off on this, right?
- Of course, I believe you.
I'm your father.
- Good.
'Cause you're the
only one who does.
- Well, regular people
don't know anything
and I'm not regular people
and neither are you.
All right?
So, brief me on what
really happened today.
- First, I love you, and- okay.
- Shit.
Oh fuck.
♪ I heard him say
chivalry is dead ♪
♪ I can see it in your
eyes, you scared ♪
♪ 'Cause there ain't
nothin' for you here ♪
♪ Lotta skeletons
in my closet, dear ♪
♪ Baby, destruction
is part of the play ♪
♪ I'm your leader, the
emperor, the main ♪
♪ I'ma need my
respect in advance ♪
♪ And if you get
offended, too bad ♪
♪ Too bad, so sad
♪ You ain't learn your lesson
♪ I been through the fires
♪ Supplying my aggression
♪ Don't you see I'm the queen
♪ So follow my direction
♪ I ate his heart
out his chest ♪
♪ Honestly, you're
mine to keep ♪
♪ Don't lie to me, you'll
end up losing your life ♪
♪ You belong-
♪ I don't even
know what it cost ♪
♪ I hit the ground,
then it go off ♪
♪ Hit the ground,
then it go off ♪
♪ I can't take no loss
♪ I don't even
know what it cost ♪
- If his hands are small,
his dick ain't no bigger.
- Who he be?
- Just another nigga.
- Come on.
- Where the hell
are we? Where the f-
Shut the fuck up.
Where the fuck is Earl, man?
- Wait- are we- where are we?
Can we still get out this way?
- What did you just say?
- Hey.
- We said "his hands are small,
his dick ain't-"
- Hey, hey, hey.
What are y'all doing?
- You better listen to
your fuckin' mans aight?
If you wanna make
it home tonight,
I suggest you stop
fuckin' talking,
and start walkin'.
- Who the fuck do you
think you talkin' to?
- I'm talkin' to
you motherfucker,
who the fuck else?
- Ain't nobody
scared of you boy.
- Hey, hey.
White boy.
- Yeah?
- I don't know about you,
but I ain't trying to
go to jail tonight.
So how about we get ours
and walk off?
- Ah, yeah,
I heard that. Come on.
Ain't worth it. Let's go.
- We can take him.
We can take him.
- What-
- Aye you heard him, man.
It was a threat.
I'ma fuck him up.
- They're drunk and stupid,
which both of you are both
those things. Let's go.
- Whose side are you on anyway?
- Mine.
- And I am all mine.
- See the shit they
just flung at us, man?
Trump done wrote these
white boys a fuckin' check
they can't even fuckin' cash.
- Well, look.
You ain't got time to hold class
tonight. Let's let it ride.
- You really gonna let these
niggas come up in here
and try and tell us
what the fuck to do?
Yeah, you better smile, bitch.
- Fuck that shit.
- Hey, hey, hey.
- Hey. We ain't gonna
let a couple syllables
throw us in jail tonight.
- Now these motherfuckers-
- Are not our problem.
- Hey, we'll remember you.
We'll remember your ass.
- Hey! I just called the police.
Get your ass out
my fuckin' bar now.
- You're welcome.
- Come on, man.
- And why don't y'all go too?
Always startin' shit.
- Goin' home.
- Let's go. Bye. Gone.
- What the fuck, man?
- Pow!
When are you gonna get your
quarterback out the pocket, boy?
- nigga? When you gonna get
your balls out of Jay's purse?
- First off, pause.
Get my balls off your mind.
- Facts.
- And second, at
least I got a house
to get kicked out of
and a woman to do it to.
Why are you in your
mama's basement?
- Yeah. And quietest kept,
she wants your ass out.
- Yeah. Just like I
want this nigga out,
about to call his
peoples on him.
- Man, you know I don't fuck
with 'em like that right now.
- Who, your moms?
- She's been in the streets
with that rock forever, man.
Ain't so much I
could do about that.
Besides, them dudes
she been runnin' with?
I couldn't take it.
If she wanna put up with
that shit, that's her.
But I can't watch.
- Yeah, you was fighting with
that for a little minute.
- And afterwards she mad at me.
- That's mom Dukes man. You
know she love them thugs.
- And to think, one of
them thugs is your daddy.
Don't even know which one.
- Yeah, but I'm your
daddy on this game.
nigga, touchdown.
- Yeah. Whatever.
Hey, run it back.
- Hell nah, man.
Gimme the sticks, dawg.
That's game.
- Aye, yo.
- Yo. Come on man.
Y'all know what it is.
- What you talkin' about,
get on the sticks.
- Yo, chill.
Let's do it.
- Get your boy.
- Pick your team, man.
- Martin.
- Jay.
- What's wrong?
Somebody else die? Hm?
- I can see you're preoccupied.
I can call you back.
- Can you just,
tell me what's wrong?
- Is that a crowbar?
- Yes.
Hm,
that won't work.
- What are you doing?
- Geez, Martin.
What's wrong? Hmm?
- Nothing is wrong.
I called because I'm
worried about you.
We all are.
Ever since Daryl left,
you've been, well-
- Not sleeping well.
- Well, he shouldn't have
left you there like that.
- Well, I didn't give
him a choice, so.
- Oh, any guy
looking out for you
would've found a way to stay.
- Hmm. No matter what the
woman he's with wants, yeah?
Hmm.
There's a knife behind my eye.
- Jay.
Jay, is there
something I can do?
- For me?
- Yeah. It's the
whole reason I called.
We need to have a conversation
with no real distractions.
- Martin.
- Jay,
we're worried,
that you've been unraveling.
Maybe you should- I don't know.
Maybe you could see someone.
- I got everything that I need.
I just need to find
a way to get some.
- Whatever it is, it
doesn't seem to be working.
I don't know, if
you saw someone?
I mean-
- Yeah, everybody's got Google.
Everybody's an expert, hm?
- But people are talking.
- People are always talking.
- You're an elected official.
Do not let this thing
get ahead of you.
- Have you gotten complaints
about my work? Huh?
Is there a problem with my work?
- No. No. I can't
say that there are.
It's just that, you know-
between the talking to
yourself and the dancing,
and you've been testy and
short with people recently,
which normally I'd let
lie because it's just us.
It's behind the scenes.
But this new thing
with the police,
you're taking it
outta the house.
- I know what I know.
I can't sit on it.
- You're all wrong
about this, alright?
This guy has been coming
to court for years.
He's just,
a sad guy
with a crazy sister.
You know? He's harmless.
- Ruth thinks that he's a creep.
Always has.
- Oh, he just got under
her skin early on.
That's all that is.
- God, this is a
waste of my time.
Is, is there anything else
that you need, Martin?
Because I have really gotta
find a way to get some sleep.
- I need to know
that you heard me.
You don't wanna rev up a
rumor mill you can't stop.
- Are you really
talking to me here about rumors?
You're a walking rumor, Martin.
Your woman burned
down your house
and you're still with her.
Everybody's talking about that.
Speaking of which,
I like your new digs.
- Yeah. I got a house
around the corner.
They say it's gonna
be another six months
for the renovations.
It's not my style.
So, who knows?
- God.
And they say that women
don't know when to go.
You must have some
deep freaking need
or something that
only she can cure.
- You'd be surprised what
I can get a woman to do.
- Goodbye, Martin.
- I feel like I'm
backstroking through butter.
- Can't believe he's gone.
- You know it used to drive
me absolutely nuts, but
I would do anything
to hear Graves and
Spangler bicker again.
- At least she's got
her parking space now.
Too soon?
- Grief's a messy emotion.
- How's Judge
Johnson doing with all this?
I mean, between Howard and
you know the rumor with Daryl,
she's been-
- Abrupt.
- That's a kind
characterization.
- Yeah,
but you gotta admit,
no matter what she's
like back here,
she brings her best
game on the bench.
You know what she
did this morning?
She got Alan to swap dockets
so she could get the
Steele small claims case.
- They're here again?
- Yeah. Something about
her car being damaged.
You know why Judge
Johnson wants that, right?
- Because she thinks
Larry's killing people.
- Isn't that nuts? That's crazy.
- Oop. Do not let her
hear you use that word.
So how are we
working things today?
- I didn't schedule any
dockets this afternoon,
so we should be done by two.
And Graves' service
is at four, so.
- Burying Graves.
Damn.
Oh, Mel and Wanda are here.
You ready?
- Ah. I'll meet your
downstairs in a minute.
- I know, but you won't
answer your cell phone,
so I have to call
your work number.
Can we just talk?
Calm- calm down.
Look, I'm, I'm just saying.
Okay.
Okay.
Just know that I'm
here and I have you.
Hello?
Fuck!
- What was that about, bro?
- She over there rolling
off a ledge, man.
- What's she
bitchin' at you for?
- Whatchu' think?
- Got you out here cryin'
in the rain and shit.
nigga looking like genuine
out this motherfucker,
man, get your ass in here, man.
- Fuck, man.
- And what's the problem, dog?
You ain't even hit Jennifer.
- Well, Jay thinks I did
and now she worked it into
the affair of century.
- I hate to hear that.
Shit, you takin' all this grief,
shit, you might as
well go and tap it now.
- Yeah, it's not
her fault though.
I shouldn't have pulled that
bullshit with the lights, bro.
- That's Daryl on
the liquor, bro.
Classic.
- It's not for me.
- Hey man, it is
what it is, bro.
But my thing is this like, bro,
what that gotta do with her
kickin' you out for some shit
you ain't even do, though?
- I just don't want
her fallin' apart.
You get it?
- I hear you.
- Man, like I said
doesn't matter
if I can't get us back
to where we need to be.
- Bro. All I'm saying is
you looking bad right now.
All right. Look,
your woman left you
and you got this
other chick that's
dying to get it, man.
And you just-
- Talking to the woman
I'm in love with.
- Bro. And I feel that.
But, since you doing
the time right now,
you might as well do the crime.
Shit, at least to get you off
of T's couch for the night.
- Yeah, I hear you.
- But do you hear me?
Bro, you talkin' to
me, man. Not T, dog.
- I don't know, bro.
- Come on, man.
Look, you get a couple
of beers in your system,
that little flat ass ain't
gonna matter no more.
I'm serious bro.
But look man, you gotta
get back out there, man.
Or more accurately, you
gotta get back in there.
Ah, you know how it
is with these women.
Once you hear one.
- The rest will come.
- That's a fact, bro.
- Appreciate you, man.
- You already know it.
- My man.
- Hey, Ruth, can I speak
to you for a moment?
- Sure.
How are you holding up?
- Still can't believe
that he's gone.
- Me either.
This is about Larry, isn't it?
- How'd you know?
- The chief of police thinks
you're out of your mind.
- Everybody thinks that.
- At least he's
discreet about it.
- Couldn't be too
discreet, you know?
- Martin told me, he also
told me to expect this visit.
I gotta tell you, Jay, I
think you've got it all wrong.
- But you know
that he's a creep.
You've been saying
that all along.
- He is a creep.
But there's creep
and there's killer.
Two very different things.
- At least. Tell me, what did
he do to make you think that?
What did he say?
What did you see?
Maybe if you tell me, then
I can remember what I saw.
- I don't know, Jay.
I mean, he squawked and moaned
when he had a case before me,
citing Bible verses, and,
oh, "no woman can exercise
authority over a man".
- See? He hates women.
- That doesn't mean
he's killing them.
- What if I told you that I
saw incontrovertible proof?
- I'd be shocked,
and I'd ask what it is.
- I don't remember.
- How can you have
incontrovertible proof
and not remember?
- I was drinking
and then the lights went out
and then my mind went boom,
when I was watching
that blogger.
- The one that racked
you over the coals.
- That very one.
Larry went to the same church
as the first victim, Gina.
- They haven't even decided
that those cases are related.
I mean, didn't they arrest
the Palmer woman's husband?
- Yes, but he didn't do it.
- How do you know?
- Do you not hear what I said?
Larry belonged to the
same church as Gina.
- Along with how many
other hundreds of people?
- Yes, but each one of
those women were found
within a three mile
radius of Larry's house.
- You have got to be kidding me.
- Really?
- Would you care
to rephrase that?
- No, I would not.
What are you two doing? We
have an abbreviated schedule,
a full house.
We're down a judge,
and the two of you are out
here shooting the shit?
And you. You come
in this morning
and cook up some
docket swap with Alan.
And for the life of me,
I don't know why he
agreed to it, but he did.
And everyone is waiting
for you in your courtroom
and Jean's ready
to go. By the way,
Wheeler's ready for you too,
so you might wanna
get down there.
- You know, I'm gonna
let you have this one
because we're all upset.
But don't you ever-
- You run your courtrooms.
I run the show.
- Ooh,
okay.
I can't believe you
didn't change that.
Okay. Let's see what
you've been up to.
Undeclared?
Oh, I see you, messy boy.
Messy, messy boy.
And this bitch.
I see you too.
I most certainly do.
- Okay,
so
let me see if I've
got this right.
Ms. Steele, you're
accusing your brother here,
Mr. Steele, of
vandalizing your car.
- Not vandalized,
so much as he damaged.
- In what way?
- I can't really describe it.
- Can you give me an example...?
- The trunk.
- What's wrong with the trunk?
- It doesn't smell right.
- All right.
- Wait. Wait, wait, wait.
And they're dense.
I have pictures.
- All right, well
then that's something
that I can work with.
Jean.
Let's see what we have here.
Thank you, Jean.
Mr. Steele, I would
ask you to respond,
but I don't think that there's
anything to respond to.
- That's quite all
right. I don't mind.
- You're just like
the rest of them.
- Pardon?
- Well, they, they
all take his side.
Except for Judge Spangler.
How come I don't
get her anymore?
- Luck of the draw.
- Just because it doesn't
make sense to you,
doesn't mean it's not true.
- Let's do this.
In honor of Judge Graves,
shall we take it to the source?
- Judge?
- Is the car here?
- In the parking lot.
- Okay. Best evidence
is direct evidence.
- Judge, you can't be serious.
- Oh, but I am.
- Judge. Judge.
What are you doing?
So, Judge.
- What's going on here?
What are you women doing?
- Resolving this matter.
- There's nothing to
resolve. She's just crazy.
- Jean.
Court will adjourn for now,
but we'll reconvene in the
parking lot in eight minutes.
It'll be like a field trip.
- Court is adjourned,
to be reconvened
in the parking lot at 10:17.
All rise.
- Round two?
- Oh yeah.
Got all the litigants
with lawyers down,
prosecution unrepresented
with their first
round of pleas set up.
How'd you get rid of
Larry and Lily so fast?
- I didn't. We're reconvening
in the parking lot.
- The parking lot?
- Yep. Owe it to Graves.
"If they can't bring it to
you, then you take it to them."
- Damn.
I miss him.
- Me too.
- Morning, beautiful.
- "Morning, beautiful"? Really?
After what you did?
- I told you that wasn't me.
Why would I call you
from some unknown number
and tell you "you should
be ashamed of yourself"?
- I'm not talking about that.
I'm talking about the flowers.
And that note.
Jeez.
- All right, let's just move
it right over to the side here.
We should be on the
other side of the car.
This is good.
- I can't believe you got me
out here in the parking lot.
- I can't tell her how
to run her courtroom.
- This is supposed
to be an indoor job.
- You know what? Pretend you're
watching a YouTube video.
Comment section is off.
You feel like sharing,
but you just can't.
- Your ass doesn't wanna be
out here any more than mine.
- Again, comment section is off.
- We're all set over there?
- Yes, we are.
- You good, Paula?
- I'm outside, Judge.
- Fresh air is good for you.
- Yeah. Let's see- see
how you get out of this.
- I don't know what
you think you're
gonna accomplish
with this sideshow.
- Court is now reconvened.
For the record,
we are in the parking lot
outside the courthouse,
in front of a 2012 Acura,
where both parties stipulate
that the car is owned
by Ms. Steele. Is that
right? You both so stipulate.
- Yes. This is my car.
- And what happens if
I refuse to stipulate?
- Lily will have to
prove she owns the car.
- Put the registration with
my name. It's right inside.
- Okay. Okay, I stipulate.
- Lily, show me what it is
that you want to show me.
- Well, it's the trunk mostly.
Give me the keys.
- Must I?
- You just stipulated
that it's her car.
Failure to give her her keys
constitutes a criminal taking.
Do you wanna go down that road?
- You set me up.
- I know what you're thinking.
That if you hadn't stipulated
that you would've won
because she can't
pop open the trunk.
But here's the thing about that.
There are a lot of ways
to prove one owns a car.
Getting the registration
is just the easiest.
- Should I or do you...?
- There's no real
protocol for this.
Go ahead, Jean.
- Yeah, I can open my own car.
- But that's the thing.
It's not his car.
- It's okay. He
can open the trunk.
That's all that
needs to happen here.
So what is it that you
want to show me, Lily?
- Well, first, do
you smell that?
- I'm sorry. I- it
doesn't smell bad to me.
- But, but that's the thing.
That's the point.
- I'm sorry. You have to
help me out here, Lily.
- Sometimes it smells like lilac
and other days more rosy.
- I buy flowers.
For you.
You have a full garden, Lily.
- No, you don't.
I buy the seeds then
I do it for myself.
You see that?
He makes things up.
Little things.
But they're just not true.
- Lily, is there anything else?
- Do you see these dents?
- What dents?
- These.
- Lily, I, I'm sorry.
I mean this car,
it's a decade old.
I, I just don't see anything.
- You've wasted all of our time.
- He's got that right?
- Stop it, now.
- Lily. Lily. I am sorry.
There's just, there's
nothing here, Lily.
- I need to get her home.
- No, no.
- She's starting to
completely blow apart on this.
- Lily, should I look again?
- Please?
See here.
Just look. And then I'll
never bother you again.
- Okay.
So what exactly am I looking at?
I'm sorry, Lily. I
don't see anything.
Judgment is in favor
of Mr. Larry Steele.
This case is dismissed.
- What? What do you mean?
You, you saw it. I know you did.
- Ms. Steele. I did
not see a thing.
Jean, please close this.
♪ Amazing grace,
♪ How sweet
♪ the sound
♪ That saved
♪ a wretch
♪ Like me
♪ I once was lost,
♪ But now, I'm found
♪ Was blind,
♪ but now I see
♪ Praise God, praise God
♪ Praise God,
♪ praise God
♪ Praise God,
♪ praise God
♪ Praise God,
♪ whoa
♪ Praise God,
♪ praise God
♪ Praise God,
♪ praise God
♪ Praise God,
♪ praise God
♪ Praise God
- Here you go.
You know what I
don't understand?
Why do you prefer to be out here
on this cold, damp porch
than inside of your
warm, dry house?
- I feel trapped in there.
- That's because it's filthy.
You know, if you took
the time to clean it,
you'd enjoy sitting in it.
- What do you think about Larry?
You think I'm wrong
about that too?
- Mhm.
I do.
I mean, what do you really know?
- That's the problem.
At one point I knew,
and I knew that I knew,
but now I can't
remember why I knew.
But I just can't shake this
feeling that I know. You know?
And in that trunk,
I saw that long hair
and I saw how a body could
match the issues that Lily had.
Then there's the way
that he looked at me.
- Okay, do you know how
absolutely crazy that sounds?
But what makes it
even scarier is that
I was able to
follow some of that.
- It's right there,
I know it's all right
in there. I saw it.
I just,
I don't know what it is.
- It's because you were drunk.
- Ma, I have considered
that point repeatedly.
- I'm just saying, you've
been doing that a lot lately.
- You brought the wine.
- Mhm, yeah, I brought
it because I know you,
every time I call you
after nine o'clock,
you are swimming
in Johnny Walker.
Now this is better than that.
- It was so clear to me.
- You remember that time,
you thought Daryl was
trying to kill you?
Woo.
- That's funny.
I mean, it's not
funny, but it's funny.
But-
I mean, I was under
a lot of pressure
and he was often strangely, no?
Statistically, ma.
You know.
- I know, I know.
The most dangerous man
in a woman's life is
one she's in love with.
Yeah.
I was just thinking about
Uncle Frank's funeral.
You remember that time that,
for a whole month you
couldn't sleep for 30 minutes.
You kept saying
you saw his body,
his dead body walking from
his house to our house.
- Oh, if he would've made
it to the front door,
I'd been right in
that casket with him.
- You know, that's crazy.
Even for a 14 year old.
- No kidding.
But you know, for every one
of those, there's a max angle.
Nobody see that
imposter coming but me.
- You got that right baby.
You know you saw that. Mm.
I'm proud of you.
- Thank you. Thank you, ma.
- Yes.
- Hey Daddy.
- Hey poo-bear. What's going on?
- I wanna talk about
Larry Steele. Again.
- Well, look. Did
you ever figure out
what you forgot you saw?
- No. Not yet.
- Baby girl.
I told you.
Stop looking for it and just
reconstruct what you did.
See, if you reconnect all of
the wires in the right place,
in the right order, the
same light will come on.
- I mean, I'm, I'm trying
that, but still nothing.
Well, lemme tell you
what happened today.
You see, I-
you believe me,
don't you, Daddy?
I mean, you don't think that
I'm all off on this, right?
- Of course, I believe you.
I'm your father.
- Good.
'Cause you're the
only one who does.
- Well, regular people
don't know anything
and I'm not regular people
and neither are you.
All right?
So, brief me on what
really happened today.
- First, I love you, and- okay.
- Shit.
Oh fuck.
♪ I heard him say
chivalry is dead ♪
♪ I can see it in your
eyes, you scared ♪
♪ 'Cause there ain't
nothin' for you here ♪
♪ Lotta skeletons
in my closet, dear ♪
♪ Baby, destruction
is part of the play ♪
♪ I'm your leader, the
emperor, the main ♪
♪ I'ma need my
respect in advance ♪
♪ And if you get
offended, too bad ♪
♪ Too bad, so sad
♪ You ain't learn your lesson
♪ I been through the fires
♪ Supplying my aggression
♪ Don't you see I'm the queen
♪ So follow my direction
♪ I ate his heart
out his chest ♪
♪ Honestly, you're
mine to keep ♪
♪ Don't lie to me, you'll
end up losing your life ♪
♪ You belong-