Reasonable Doubt (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - 99 Problems - full transcript
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Reasonable Doubt...
- How are you and Jacqueline?
You know,
working it out.
- Fix your marriage
before it's unfixable.
- Will.
Take care.
Alright. Buh-bye.
- Can we just start over?
- You're the one who left.
There's an issue
with a former employee
of mine, Kaleesha Moore.
She's claiming I
sexually assaulted her.
Can you look into a woman
named Kaleesha Moore?
She works at Brayden
Miller's company.
- Kaleesha's dead.
- What?
- Do you have any idea who
would wanna harm Kaleesha?
- Did you know he was there
the night of the murder?
- He said he could get
her to sign the NDA.
- What the fuck do you want?
- I miss you, babe.
- Mr. Miller came here
to assist the police,
but it's clear the police
have their own agenda.
Because at the end of the day,
our legal system is based on the
presumption of innocence, not guilt.
No.
I have updates on the homicide
investigation of Kaleesha Moore.
Given the evidence, we
have landed on a suspect,
Brayden James Miller.
He's presently being
taken into custody.
Today is a step toward justice,
but it is not the end of
our investigative journey.
Mrs. Moore was a successful
business executive
who was committed to her
family and her community.
And her murder marks a great loss
for the citizens of this county.
Our department is
dedicated to ensuring
that Mrs. Moore's untimely
death will not be forgotten.
No matter who you are or
how much money you make,
no one is above the law.
And I can personally assure you
that justice for Kaleesha Moore
will be served.
Wow, Lewis,
really? You're late.
- Good morning to you too, Jax.
- Sorry. Good morning.
- We're gonna talk
about what happened?
It's been a few weeks now.
- Look, I know, Lewis,
but work has been insane.
And with this new case,
I just haven't had time.
- Alright. Well, when's a good time
for a husband to talk to his wife?
- Kids, come on, we gotta get
going. We're gonna be late.
- 'Sup, Dad?
Okay, sweetheart,
here's your lunch, okay?
Hey, and, you know, Spenser has
basketball practice after school.
- Thank you.
- Yeah, I know, Jax.
- Mom, my stomach's
hurting really bad.
- Oh, baby, it is probably
just gas. Let me see. Uh...
- You know, I can keep the kids
tomorrow if you're overwhelmed.
- Hell, yeah, we staying
at Dad's tonight.
- Hey! Uh-uh. Language. No.
And, no, I just need you
to take them to school.
Thank you.
- And pick them up.
- Yes, right, and pick them up.
And then we can talk after.
Okay?
I love you, baby.
Have a good day.
Have a good day!
- Alright, y'all
know what time it is.
Let's go, let's go, let's go.
Get your things
and let's get it.
Damn! Brayden Miller
be making that money.
- Hi. Sarah?
- Uh-huh.
- I'm Jax Stewart,
your husband's lawyer.
This is my co-counsel Rich Reed
and my investigator Daniel Kim.
- Great to finally meet you.
Please come in.
Mm-hmm.
Nice. Thank you.
- I apologize for being late.
I had to rinse the smell of
wrongful incarceration off me.
Hey.
- Uh, don't you have that
charity thing you had to go to?
- Oh, um, please let me know
if you all need anything.
- So, let me guess.
Sarah does not know
about your affair.
- I told her whatever's
out there is just rumors.
- So you do realize
that every single thing
is going to come out in court?
It's better she hear from you
than have it come out at trial.
Are we clear? BRAYDEN: Yeah.
- We need to
establish your alibi.
- Do you have anything with
timestamps from that night?
- Sarah and I celebrated
our anniversary with dinner
at Alla Famiglia in
Santa Monica that night.
I have the receipt for that.
Then I told her I was gonna go
get some ice cream, but, uh...
- You went over to Kaleesha's?
Oh, no-no judgments.
Just need the facts.
- I did get the
ice cream, though.
This is good.
So then the next step is
the preliminary hearing.
And what
happens at that?
- It's just like a mini trial,
but your guilt or
innocence is not at play.
It's simply a procedure to
determine whether or not
the prosecution has enough
to move the case forward.
If they do, then that's when
we go to the official trial.
- If they don't, then
it's all over, right?
- I mean, it would be nice if
they'd drop the charges altogether,
but that's highly
unlikely at this point.
- Damn. Spoiler alert.
I'm sorry.
- Anyway, um, of course,
we are going to try to show
that they do not have enough
evidence to go to trial,
but that's not really the point.
The preliminary hearing is
our opportunity to discover
how strong or weak the
prosecution's case is.
The more they reveal,
the more we can make our case
airtight once we're in trial.
So don't be alarmed if you hear
things they might have on you.
- Hey.
- Hey. What you doing?
Just got done
watching the Sixers lose.
- You mean the Lakers win?
You know you should have
made that switch, Philly boy.
- Never.
- So I know you wanted to
talk about the other day,
but can we just do a
rain check on that?
- So you, uh, you-you called to
say that you don't wanna talk?
Ha, ha.
I actually...
I wanted to know if you wanted to
keep the kids for a few days for me.
- Yeah. Is-is everything good?
Yeah. Yeah, I just, I...
You were right.
I am a bit overwhelmed right now
with this Brayden Miller
preliminary hearing and...
- Yeah, yeah, I saw
that on the news. Um...
Do I need to call the security company
and have them put someone on the...
- No, no. Lewis, please.
I have ADT patrol on
speed dial.
And plus, Kanika's
grandfather is nosy as hell.
He called me when Will
was outside talking about,
"Who that nigga in the beard
standing outside your house?"
- Yeah, yeah. Niggas
at the Dons stay nosy.
Ain't that the truth.
But, you know, at least they're
looking out, so it's a blessing.
Look at God.
Well, you know, I
guess I should get going.
Even with this
Brayden Miller mess,
I still have to get
together with the girls
because Shanelle's going
through it with JT.
And I'm trying to
be a good friend
in addition to being a good
mother and a good lawyer.
Clearly I'm not being
a good wife, so...
- Hey, just-just stop.
You can't be all the
things all the time.
- Says the one with the penis.
Yeah, I'm serious.
And I'm-I'm happy to keep
the kids for a few days.
You'll just owe me next month
when my new game launches.
- I got you.
Yeah, I appreciate this.
Let me say good
night to the kids.
You know, Naima's
in her bedroom, but, uh...
Hey, Spense, it's Mom,
she wants to say hi.
- 'Sup?
Spense?
- You know what?
- It's-it's, it's fine, really.
Just kiss Naima
good night from me.
Almost like bam,
bam, hit me in the head,
and I was like, "Uh-uh, this is why
I don't go to strip clubs anymore."
- We went from the safari
to the dog house...
- What?
- Yes!
- That's wild, yo.
- Jax, you babysitting that drink, girl.
Girl,
I'm sorry. I just...
My mind is wrapped around
this Brayden Miller case.
- Look, they're always trying
to tear a Black man down.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
He is skinfolk, not kinfolk.
That girl was his only
Black department head,
and now she's dead?
Uh-uh. I do not believe
you, you need more people.
- Well, that don't
mean he killed her.
Lowkey, I think she
could've taken his ass.
Oh, 'cause if a nigga come for
me, he definitely getting shanked.
- The crime is murder,
not infidelity, okay?
And it's a court of
law, not of morality.
- Well said, counselor.
- Excuse me.
- And the truth of the matter is,
I don't believe there's
enough evidence to convict.
- High-profile men like
Brayden are rare commodities.
I mean, Jamarion is always telling me
how women just throw themselves at him.
Well, they don't get a
trophy for all the no's,
but the one time they're weak...
- This nigga write
that speech for you?
I mean, damn, I didn't know
the dick was that good.
That shit must be fire!
What?
Okay, Shanelle, you know
I'm just messing with you.
- Nah, it's cool.
- Okay.
Okay. Who's getting
the next round?
I mean...
What we should do is
talk to Brayden's staff.
So much for
protecting Black women.
Oh, shit.
Fallon, what
are you doing here?
- Fallon, can I help you?
- Hey, it's-it's okay. It's okay,
Rich. You guys can go ahead.
- You lied to me.
You explicitly said that
you were not his lawyer.
- I wasn't.
- But now you are.
- I don't believe Brayden should
be convicted of this crime.
- He cheated on
his wife with her.
That's why he wanted her to sign
some shit to keep her silent.
But when she didn't...
- Oh, but she did.
Are you free tonight?
We can meet at 7:30
at Sandbar and talk.
It's in Beverly Hills.
- I know where that shit is.
And you better be paying.
- Fuck.
- What the hell is going on?
They want
everybody outside.
They have a search warrant.
Mr. Miller.
Long time no see.
- Showed you proof of
employment, checked in on time,
did all the drug testing.
You good? Is there
anything else?
- Your last drug test
came back inconclusive.
- Yo, I never did
drugs in my life, man.
- Oh, sure.
Thought you could drink some drink
and clear your piss out, huh?
Come on. Where are the drugs?
That is an antique!
Instruct them not
to break my things.
- Ugh.
- What the fuck? Come
on, where is this shit?
- No matter how much you hide
behind your fancy lawyers,
I know you did this.
And I cannot wait to
see you rot behind bars.
- You're gonna be
waiting a long time then.
I know
it's here somewhere.
- Yo, you can't just do
that with my shit, man.
- Charles, Martin
has a question.
- Look, he just needs
a reason, alright?
Don't give him one.
Yeah.
- I need a reservation
tonight for Fallon and myself.
That girl is an emotional
ticking time bomb.
I gotta figure out
if I need to diffuse
her or ignite her.
- Okay. Got it.
- Brayden, hi.
What? Today?
Ugh.
Oh, fucking Miguel. I told him
to give me an hour's notice.
I'm on my way.
Hey, why did you take
Naima out of school?
- Uh, how'd you know...
She texted me.
- Her stomach was still hurting,
so I gave her some Pepto and...
- Hold on one second.
Rich, I'm on my
way to Brayden's.
- Great. Theo called me.
The police are at the office.
I'm almost there,
and I'll update you.
- Okay.
- Hi.
- Hey, girl.
- Wh... What?
Sorry, it's a lot
going on. - Clearly.
- Um, is Naima okay?
Does she have a fever?
- No, she doesn't have a fever,
it's just a stomach ache.
- When's the last time
she had a bowel movement?
I don't...
I don't know.
- Well, Lewis, you should know.
If she has too much dairy,
then I usually have to
give her a fiber gummy.
Hold... Hold on.
Damn it.
- Jax, it's Damon.
Um, look, um...
My PO's talking about an
inconclusive drug test.
He fucked up all my shit.
I need help.
- Okay. It's okay. Um...
I'm in the middle of
a huge case right now,
but I can meet tomorrow.
- Okay. I'll be
at the auto shop,
and, uh, I appreciate you.
- It's gonna be okay. I got you.
Lewis, listen, first ask
if she's constipated.
If so, give her the fiber gummy.
I keep them in her backpack.
Alright? I gotta go.
- But you called me!
- Fallon. It's good to see you.
- I'm not staying
long, so speak.
- How's Emily, by the way?
- I fired her.
I don't trust you
or your people.
- You know, it's innocent
until proven guilty.
- Whatever you coons
need to sleep at night.
- Oh, I'm a coon now?
- Money might have your
nose so far up Brayden's ass
that you could smell
his shit, but not me.
I know who he is.
- You know, Kaleesha
signed that NDA.
Does that make her a coon too?
Or just your typical
run-of-the-mill gold digger?
Or maybe both.
- How dare you?
- When she signed that NDA,
Brayden had no
motive to kill her.
So, like I said, he's innocent.
You'll see.
But, you know, in the meantime,
I wish you healing, sis.
And as a matter of fact,
why don't you do me a favor?
Have a drink on me.
Police Department is taking
this case very seriously, and
we will leave no stone unturned.
- They keep playing the same
shit over and over again.
- Yep.
- I got the police report.
Ugh.
- but I cannot
comment further...
Hmm. Here,
let me see 'em.
Alright.
Don't touch it.
No!
I told you, don't touch it.
- Hey, wait, it's a nice...
You know what,
Daniel, you got it.
Okay. There it is.
Okay, now, look,
this timeline is off.
So they're saying the murder
happened around 11:30 p.m., right?
- The receipt that Brayden gave us
from Alla Famiglia is marked 9:00 p.m.
The other 12:03 a.m. from Romans
Organic Market by his house.
- So leaving the Italian restaurant
in Santa Monica around 9:00 p.m.,
committing the crime in
Studio City at 11:30,
and then making a pit stop
at Romans close to his house
in the Palisades by midnight?
Could Brayden have done
all that in one night?
- Possible. It's
highly improbable.
- The timeline would be tight,
like an IG model's
cinched waist.
You guys don't use Instagram?
- Alright, we
gotta keep digging.
Rich, we'll talk to Theo.
Find out anything you can
about what Kaleesha
was gonna whistleblow.
- On it.
- Yeah, I already know.
Do my own investigation and see if
anyone had a motive to kill her.
Now, how confident do you think
the prosecution is about this case?
- We're gonna find
out at this prelim.
Bring me anything they
might have missed.
- I got your back.
Like a chiropractor.
Yeah, I'm gonna go.
- Miss Stephens, you
wanted to talk to me?
Please take a seat.
Okay.
How can I help you?
- Y'all need to do more to get
Kaleesha's story out there.
The attention for this
case is all on Brayden.
- All attention focused
on Brayden or not
is actually good attention.
- When the focus is more on
the murderer than the murdered,
we have a problem.
- Miss Stephens, the DA's office
is very much invested in this case.
- Like you were
invested with Ebony Hill
or Rachel Caldwell
or Tanya Morris.
- Those cases are still open because
we were unable to find a suspect.
That is not the case here.
You have to trust me.
- I've been Black long enough to know
you can't trust an unjust system.
But you do you, Imma do me.
- Uh, I don't know what that
means, but we have to be strategic.
Let our media relations
office do their job.
Kaleesha's story
will be out there.
Okay?
Alright, here.
Here's their number
in case you need them.
- Kaleesha always wore
these red glasses.
They represented
everything about her.
Her boldness, her
intelligence, her heart.
And they remind me to always
do what's right for Kaleesha.
You have a good day, Mr. Ortiz.
Hi.
Um, well, I do
professional cleaning.
Do you need anything cleaned?
- The, uh... the Blacks?
Boom.
- Oh.
Break-in?
- Yep. Uh, happened
about a month ago.
Kaleesha claimed an ex-assistant
who used to work for her
broke into her car.
Just so you know, I had to be very
racist to get this information.
The things I do for you.
Anyways, it's, uh, Kaleesha's
shady cousin Morgan Stephens.
Apparently, she was causing
problems with her HOA.
- How shady?
- Well, shady enough
to get kicked out.
So I pulled her rap
sheet and it is long AF.
- Anything violent?
- No, just a series of petty thefts, but
it doesn't rule her out as a suspect.
Hmm.
This evidence list says the
police took a company laptop.
But I don't see any personal
electronics for Kaleesha here
besides a phone.
That's weird.
You wouldn't keep damaging
secrets on a work computer, right?
- No, no, everything
is traceable.
Im mean, no one needs to
know about my love for BBWs.
- And neither did I.
- Blink twice if
you need me to stay.
You know what?
Daniel, look into this cousin.
- You think the
cousin might help us?
- Well, either the police didn't
log any personal electronics,
which is highly unlikely,
or Kaleesha's shady cousin took
something she wasn't supposed to.
Hard drive, iPad, laptops.
You know, if she was causing
problems for Kaleesha,
her theft might have
been part of it.
- You know what, I'm gonna
hit up some local pawnshops.
You know, pawnshops are like
a petty thief's Kryptonite?
I said that to Cynthia
and she laughed.
- Oh.
Well, did you finally ask her out
so I can stop hearing about this?
- You know, she was
very busy, so...
- So, no?
- Yeah, no.
- Maybe find the courage
to ask the woman out
while you're at it, huh?
- It's not that. I keep
getting lost in her eyes.
Do it, Daniel.
- Hello, hello. How
can I service you?
- Uh... Well, I'm looking for...
- CJ, you remember Jax, right?
She was my lawyer from way back.
- Oh, yeah, yeah,
yeah. You were his PD.
- Yes, I was. Good
to see you, CJ.
- Yeah, you too.
You like fufu?
Ethiopian?
Alright, nigga, go do something.
- What?
Alright.
I get off at 8:00.
- Sorry. Um... So, uh...
So my PO lied.
He said I failed my drug test
and that I must be
hiding the drugs,
then he fucked up my room.
When he ain't find
nothing, he gonna say,
"Oh, yeah, you know, must
have been a mistake."
This shit can't be legal, right?
- Well, it definitely sounds like
your PO was abusing his authority.
I'll make a few calls, see
if I can get you a new PO.
You got his info?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
And thanks, for real.
- Of course. I'll
take care of this.
Call you later.
- Okay.
- Jacqueline, what are you doing?
You almost scared me half to death.
Well, Ma, I thought
you went to bridge.
And since you said Paul
was up north, I just...
I know.
I changed my mind.
My allergies are acting up.
Well, why are you looking
through your old stuff?
- Well, I needed some notes from a
case back in my public defender days.
- For the billionaire case?
Because I got a theory.
Oh.
- They always go for
the love interest,
but I don't think
Mr. Big Shot did it.
There's no reason to,
what, for bad press?
If he was that rich, he'd
have paid that girl off.
- So who did it then?
- Well, she was high up
in the liquor company,
and you gotta step on some
toes to get to that level.
Now, I can't see her being a
stranger to pissing people off.
She had enemies out there.
And believe me, haters gonna
hate and sometimes kill.
- That is a very
interesting theory, Ma.
- Well, you know, I was
a legal secretary...
For 23 years.
- Yes. Hmm. You know?
- I know, I know it.
Carson, what do you
got for me today?
- Heads up.
A video of Brayden and
Kaleesha kissing in an elevator
is dropping in ten minutes.
- Wait. What?
- Yeah, I just found out. I
would have told you earlier.
I gotta go, Ma.
- Okay, well, now, you know,
if you need me to read anything
or look at anything, I'm here.
- I appreciate it, Mom, I know.
I love you.
- I love you too.
- Oh, there's already enough
press outside his gate.
I'm not sure if they're
aware of the video yet.
Look, I'm here now, Rich,
I'll call you after.
You humiliated me
in front of everybody.
My friends keep
sending me this shit!
I'm so fucking done!
- Where are you going?
- I don't know,
but I can't even look
at you right now.
- Sarah, wait!
- Just need a minute.
I'm fine.
Fine.
- Listen, Sarah, this is a lot.
It's-it's okay to not be okay.
- Honestly...
I-I don't know what I feel.
- I think you should feel like
he's an asshole... because he is.
- Do you know I had a
career before Brayden?
I had a life.
Friends, money.
Yeah, I've always had money.
It's never about that for me.
Do you know I was downstairs
the night of the video?
Schmoozing his coworkers,
playing the good wife
while he was upstairs
with her. I...
How-how-how do you
expect me to stand by him
after all of the lies? I...
- You have every
right to be angry.
But if you walk out that door,
you are telling the
entire world and the court
that you agree he's a murderer.
You know him better than anyone.
Do you think that
he killed Kaleesha?
- No.
- Then standing beside him during
this trial wouldn't be a lie.
What you do with your marriage
after this is your business.
But right now, I beg of
you to grin and bear it.
If you can't do it for Brayden,
do it for your children
who do not want their father to
spend the rest of his life in prison.
Hmm.
Fine.
Yeah, fine. I'll stay.
But he can stay in the
fucking guest house.
- What are you drinking?
Too early?
- Just on the job.
So, did you know
about the affair?
- Not until recently.
Seriously, they hid it well.
It wasn't until Kaleesha was no
longer happy in their arrangement
that she made it clear that
they had been involved.
And the NDA? THEO: Same.
When Brayden began playing
defense is when I was informed.
- I thought you two were close.
- Very.
But I think he had a
reason not to tell me.
- And what was that?
- Well, he knew I
would've told him to stop,
and I guess he
didn't wanna hear it.
I get that.
Look.
She could have fucked the
entire office for all I cared.
It wasn't until the
mismanaging of funds.
- Mismanaging the funds?
On top of the possible
whistleblowing and affair?
Damn. You all had a lot
going on in that company.
- Tell me about it.
- So what happened with
the mismanaging of funds?
- Well, Kaleesha began to overdo
it cutting herself into deals.
There was only but so
much I could overlook.
And on top of that, the brand
was beginning to change.
Brayden seemed completely
behind it. Obsessed, almost.
- And that was a bad thing?
- Look, Brayden is a good
guy. Smart and aggressive.
But Kaleesha presented a world he
wanted access to and didn't have.
Oh, come on.
- Owning a vodka seems like
having pretty big balls to me.
- No amount of money can
erase your upbringing,
your history.
He never felt
accepted by his own.
- What do you mean?
- Well, it was Kaleesha who
introduced us to the urban market.
Increased visibility,
sales, status.
Look, I want to be profitable,
but not on the whim
of Black trends.
What do they call
it, Black girl magic?
And I've seen how Jax operates.
Everyone wrapped
around her finger.
- Brayden retained us
when he wanted to address
contractual matters with Kaleesha.
Jax is only lead because
she handles criminal cases,
which this is.
Had the situation not changed,
I'd be lead.
- Right. Right. Of course.
Look for what it's worth,
I don't think Brayden
killed Kaleesha,
so he shouldn't go to prison.
I'm just glad you're on this.
- You know what? Maybe
it's not too early.
I'll have that scotch.
- Ooh-hoo-hoo-ooh.
Hey,
girl, your joke at the bar
the other night about Jamarion
didn't sit well with me.
Can we talk?
- Ugh.
Siri, reply, "Okay.
Call you tonight."
Hey!
Daddy, I need help.
Okay, I'm
coming, honey.
Hey, did you run
out of toilet paper?
Oh, Daddy,
I'm bleeding.
- Oh, no. Sweetie, do
you need a Band-Aid?
- It's down there.
- Oh.
Oh, oh.
Are... Are... Are you in pain?
Uh, do... Do you have chills?
You're sweaty, nauseous,
anything like that?
I don't feel
good. My stomach.
- Okay. Okay.
- I'm-I'm... I'm gonna...
Okay, so-so put this, put this
in the area
and everything is
gonna be... Stay calm.
Everything's gonna be great.
I'm gonna call your mommy, okay?
- Okay.
- Okay.
Got a bad
feeling about this.
- I baited Fallon
to act emotionally,
and she did, telling
the press about the NDA,
which only helps sell
Brayden's innocence.
- Why not just bring
it up in court?
- Well, in criminal law, you
gotta play in court and out of it.
Until this trial starts,
everyone is a potential juror.
So the more doubt, the better.
Corporate litigation is
your thing, this is mine.
Follow the leader. Okay?
Yeah. Yeah.
Um, we'll be there shortly.
Okay, sweetie, we're
gonna go see the doctor.
- I don't want to. I want Mommy.
- We-we're just gonna
get you checked out.
We're gonna have Mommy
meet us there, okay?
Okay?
- Okay.
- Come on.
Alright.
Detective Charles,
could you tell us
what you found at the scene?
- We found a cell phone, a
used condom from the bathroom
that was sent to
the lab for testing.
Now, it takes a little bit of time
for a DNA report to come back,
so those results
are still pending.
- What else did you find?
A broken wine glass,
the stem of which is the
suspected murder weapon.
It was laying next to the
body and covered in blood.
- Did you speak with LAPD
criminalist Leanard Bates?
- Yes.
- Did he indicate that he
conducted a fingerprint analysis
of the wine glass and its stem?
Yes.
Was he able to determine
who the fingerprints
belonged to?
- Yes.
- And who did they belong to?
- Brayden Miller.
No further
questions, Your Honor.
- Detective Charles,
you consider yourself a
professional, correct?
- Been on this
force for 12 years.
- Wow, 12 years.
So you know if you make
mistakes in your line of work,
the consequences can be
quite grave, correct?
So we can agree
that as a professional
on the job for 12 years,
you know that you have a duty
to leave no stone unturned
to avoid a miscarriage
of justice, correct?
- That is correct.
- So were you aware
that a month ago,
Kaleesha Moore filed
a police report
about a disgruntled ex-assistant
breaking into her car?
Did you question
this disgruntled
ex-assistant in this case?
- No.
Mrs. Moore was no longer
desirous of prosecution.
- Well, I mean, I
understand that,
but your role as a
homicide detective
is to investigate criminal cases
and leave no stone
unturned, correct?
- Yes, but that was damage to
personal property, not homicide.
- Motivation could have
been the same, correct?
- Objection. Speculation.
- Your Honor, asking whether
someone was questioned
who had a contentious
relationship with the deceased
is not speculation.
- Objection overruled.
- Yes.
- No further questions.
- It's gonna be okay.
Okay?
- Okay.
- Hi, Naima. Not
feeling too well?
It's okay. We're just gonna check
you out to make sure, alright?
Would you mind putting
this robe on for me?
Would you prefer if I had
your dad step outside?
- Sorry, Daddy.
- No, hey, it's okay,
it's okay. It's alright.
I'll be outside, okay?
- The people have
established probable cause
that there was a crime committed
and that the defendant
committed that crime.
Mr. Miller, I am holding
you to answer to the charge
of Penal Code Section 187,
Murder in the Second Degree.
This matter is now transferred
to Department 114 for trial.
Court's adjourned.
- Now what happens?
Jax?
What kinda time am I looking at?
- Anything from
15 years to life,
but do not get worked up, okay?
I promise to do
everything I can for you.
I got you. Alright?
Trust me.
- Ugh.
We are all Kaleesha!
We are all Kaleesha!
We are all Kaleesha!
We are all Kaleesha!
We are all Kaleesha!
We are all Kaleesha!
We are all Kaleesha!
We are all Kaleesha!
- What is this?
- I told you, Imma do me.
We are all Kaleesha!
We are all Kaleesha!
We are all Kaleesha!
We are all Kaleesha!
- Kaleesha!
- Hey. What happened?
I don't know. Where were you?
I was calling you nonstop.
- I was in court, Lewis.
I came as soon as I could.
- I'm sorry.
You did say that.
Look, Jax, I panicked.
Naima said she was
bleeding down there.
- Like her period?
- Maybe, but it can't be,
right? I mean, she's just a kid.
- Mr. and Mrs. Stewart?
- Yes. Is Naima okay?
- Yes. She's with the nurse getting
feminine products to take home.
- So it was her period.
I mean, isn't she
too young for that?
- It's becoming more
and more common.
The hormones in our food,
kids being overstimulated.
It's a variety of reasons,
but still within normal range.
- Ten though? And a young
ten at that. I mean...
I don't know.
- If you don't think she's
ready, there are options.
Oh.
You alright, baby?
- No.
- That's okay.
That's okay.
Come on.
- Let's go, baby girl.
- Do you know what's going
on with your body, baby?
Yeah.
Well, you know, every month,
a woman's body
prepares for a baby.
And if there is no baby,
then our bodies have to,
they have to get rid of
what a baby might need.
And that's essentially why we
have our period every month.
And, you know, sometimes
it's uncomfortable,
sometimes it's painful,
but it's all normal, okay?
And I know it may
not sound like it,
but it's also exciting
because it means you're
becoming a young woman
just like Mommy and Mama Lu
and every other
woman in our family.
- So... Spenser
won't get a period?
No, he won't.
- That's not fair.
- Girl, I know. Trust me.
- And, baby, if this is
something you're not ready for,
it can wait.
The doctor can give you
things so it happens later.
- Can I think about it?
- Absolutely, baby.
- Of course.
- Does this mean I
can get pregnant?
If so, how?
Yeah. Yeah.
I, uh, I had no idea
I was gonna have to explain
sex to a 10-year-old.
- Oh, God.
I swear when you, when you started talking
about the penis going into the vagina,
I-I couldn't even look at you.
I swear I thought you
were gonna throw up.
- Oh, I did, definitely.
Definitely a little.
Our little
baby is growing up.
- Oh, God.
I don't like it, not
one bit. Make it stop.
- Yeah. I so wish I could.
- You wanna stay and
watch the Clippers game?
I mean, that's a team we
can both root against.
- Uh, I, you know, I think I
need to be alone and just...
It has been a long day.
But it's good to see you.
Despite, you know,
everything with Naima.
- Yeah.
You too.
You're a good dad.
- And you are a great mom.
They're gonna lose,
you know this.
Alright, you have a good night.
- You too.
October 15th, 2007.
The jury is out on Damon's case.
And I keep thinking about
this quote by Nelson Mandela.
"I don't lose, I
either win or I learn."
But what if your learning
comes at the expense of someone
having to spend the rest
of their life behind bars?
If they lose, did
you really win?
- Hello.
- I found you a new PO.
You should be hearing
from her soon.
- See? That's why you the GOAT.
That's why you the GOAT.
Oh, no, seriously, thank you.
Thank you. I mean, I-I...
I appreciate you.
More than you know.
- Of course.
You know, it's
so hard out here, Jax.
You're out here trying to do right
then having motherfuckers like that.
I just got me asking, you know,
what the fuck should
I be doing right for?
- You know, I went to
my mom's this weekend
to find the journal I kept when
I was back at the PD's office.
I don't know. I wanted to remember
who I was back then, you know.
Why I became a lawyer
in the first place.
Why I failed you.
- No, no. No. Jax,
you didn't fail me.
But I did.
I mean, you lost 16 years of your
life because my fight wasn't enough.
And for that, I'm sorry.
I was young, you know, I...
I didn't have the
experience that I have now.
- No. No, stop.
Stop. You did the best you
could with what you had.
That's all that matters to me.
- Thank you for being kind
despite everything
that's happened.
Yeah.
Look, I'm out now.
I got hella years ahead of me.
You know what would
be dope, right?
If we could be friends.
I ain't talking about, like,
them fake friends either.
I'm talking about, like, I'm
talking about being real ones.
- I'd like that.
Cool. I'll
talk to you later.
- Baby, how is all of this
ending up on the floor?
Uh...
Sweetie?
Hey, I just saw your panties.
How long has this been going on?
Hey, why didn't you tell me,
especially if you
weren't feeling good?
- You've been
really busy, Mommy.
And I know this case
is important to you.
I just didn't wanna bother you.
- Listen to me. I am
never too busy for you.
Never, okay?
Oh.
Oh!
What the hell was that?
- I thought you didn't
want me in your business,
but now you're all up
in mine? Come on, man.
- Nigga, do that
shit somewhere else.
I just went through some
shit with my old PO.
I can't have nothing to
happen with this new one.
I ain't going back to fucking
prison over some bullshit
that ain't even mine.
- Some bullshit?
My bullshit is what kept the
lights on this motherfucker
when your ass was locked up.
Man, we eating.
So, nigga, why the
fuck is you tripping?
I'm taking these chances.
You know what, nigga?
Don't forget to lock up when you
head back to the halfway house.
Hey,
I found shady Cousin Morgan
and possibly her boyfriend
at the pawn shop.
Told you, Kryptonite.
- Well, does she have anything?
- Uh, yeah, a laptop maybe.
I'm tailing them now.
- Just make sure that you wait
until they actually sell
it so you can buy it back.
Copy.
They're coming out now.
Alright, I'm
heading in. Hold on.
Yo, why you following me,
huh? - Whoa, whoa.
I'm... I'm not following you.
Nah, you heard me.
Tell me or we gonna beat
your fucking face in.
Hey, chill, calm down.
- I'm not following you.
- Is that Morgan?
Daniel! Daniel!
Just hold up.
- Stay the fuck away from me.
- Daniel, can you hear me?
- Daniel, say some...
Daniel! Daniel!
Oh, my God.
Reasonable Doubt...
- How are you and Jacqueline?
You know,
working it out.
- Fix your marriage
before it's unfixable.
- Will.
Take care.
Alright. Buh-bye.
- Can we just start over?
- You're the one who left.
There's an issue
with a former employee
of mine, Kaleesha Moore.
She's claiming I
sexually assaulted her.
Can you look into a woman
named Kaleesha Moore?
She works at Brayden
Miller's company.
- Kaleesha's dead.
- What?
- Do you have any idea who
would wanna harm Kaleesha?
- Did you know he was there
the night of the murder?
- He said he could get
her to sign the NDA.
- What the fuck do you want?
- I miss you, babe.
- Mr. Miller came here
to assist the police,
but it's clear the police
have their own agenda.
Because at the end of the day,
our legal system is based on the
presumption of innocence, not guilt.
No.
I have updates on the homicide
investigation of Kaleesha Moore.
Given the evidence, we
have landed on a suspect,
Brayden James Miller.
He's presently being
taken into custody.
Today is a step toward justice,
but it is not the end of
our investigative journey.
Mrs. Moore was a successful
business executive
who was committed to her
family and her community.
And her murder marks a great loss
for the citizens of this county.
Our department is
dedicated to ensuring
that Mrs. Moore's untimely
death will not be forgotten.
No matter who you are or
how much money you make,
no one is above the law.
And I can personally assure you
that justice for Kaleesha Moore
will be served.
Wow, Lewis,
really? You're late.
- Good morning to you too, Jax.
- Sorry. Good morning.
- We're gonna talk
about what happened?
It's been a few weeks now.
- Look, I know, Lewis,
but work has been insane.
And with this new case,
I just haven't had time.
- Alright. Well, when's a good time
for a husband to talk to his wife?
- Kids, come on, we gotta get
going. We're gonna be late.
- 'Sup, Dad?
Okay, sweetheart,
here's your lunch, okay?
Hey, and, you know, Spenser has
basketball practice after school.
- Thank you.
- Yeah, I know, Jax.
- Mom, my stomach's
hurting really bad.
- Oh, baby, it is probably
just gas. Let me see. Uh...
- You know, I can keep the kids
tomorrow if you're overwhelmed.
- Hell, yeah, we staying
at Dad's tonight.
- Hey! Uh-uh. Language. No.
And, no, I just need you
to take them to school.
Thank you.
- And pick them up.
- Yes, right, and pick them up.
And then we can talk after.
Okay?
I love you, baby.
Have a good day.
Have a good day!
- Alright, y'all
know what time it is.
Let's go, let's go, let's go.
Get your things
and let's get it.
Damn! Brayden Miller
be making that money.
- Hi. Sarah?
- Uh-huh.
- I'm Jax Stewart,
your husband's lawyer.
This is my co-counsel Rich Reed
and my investigator Daniel Kim.
- Great to finally meet you.
Please come in.
Mm-hmm.
Nice. Thank you.
- I apologize for being late.
I had to rinse the smell of
wrongful incarceration off me.
Hey.
- Uh, don't you have that
charity thing you had to go to?
- Oh, um, please let me know
if you all need anything.
- So, let me guess.
Sarah does not know
about your affair.
- I told her whatever's
out there is just rumors.
- So you do realize
that every single thing
is going to come out in court?
It's better she hear from you
than have it come out at trial.
Are we clear? BRAYDEN: Yeah.
- We need to
establish your alibi.
- Do you have anything with
timestamps from that night?
- Sarah and I celebrated
our anniversary with dinner
at Alla Famiglia in
Santa Monica that night.
I have the receipt for that.
Then I told her I was gonna go
get some ice cream, but, uh...
- You went over to Kaleesha's?
Oh, no-no judgments.
Just need the facts.
- I did get the
ice cream, though.
This is good.
So then the next step is
the preliminary hearing.
And what
happens at that?
- It's just like a mini trial,
but your guilt or
innocence is not at play.
It's simply a procedure to
determine whether or not
the prosecution has enough
to move the case forward.
If they do, then that's when
we go to the official trial.
- If they don't, then
it's all over, right?
- I mean, it would be nice if
they'd drop the charges altogether,
but that's highly
unlikely at this point.
- Damn. Spoiler alert.
I'm sorry.
- Anyway, um, of course,
we are going to try to show
that they do not have enough
evidence to go to trial,
but that's not really the point.
The preliminary hearing is
our opportunity to discover
how strong or weak the
prosecution's case is.
The more they reveal,
the more we can make our case
airtight once we're in trial.
So don't be alarmed if you hear
things they might have on you.
- Hey.
- Hey. What you doing?
Just got done
watching the Sixers lose.
- You mean the Lakers win?
You know you should have
made that switch, Philly boy.
- Never.
- So I know you wanted to
talk about the other day,
but can we just do a
rain check on that?
- So you, uh, you-you called to
say that you don't wanna talk?
Ha, ha.
I actually...
I wanted to know if you wanted to
keep the kids for a few days for me.
- Yeah. Is-is everything good?
Yeah. Yeah, I just, I...
You were right.
I am a bit overwhelmed right now
with this Brayden Miller
preliminary hearing and...
- Yeah, yeah, I saw
that on the news. Um...
Do I need to call the security company
and have them put someone on the...
- No, no. Lewis, please.
I have ADT patrol on
speed dial.
And plus, Kanika's
grandfather is nosy as hell.
He called me when Will
was outside talking about,
"Who that nigga in the beard
standing outside your house?"
- Yeah, yeah. Niggas
at the Dons stay nosy.
Ain't that the truth.
But, you know, at least they're
looking out, so it's a blessing.
Look at God.
Well, you know, I
guess I should get going.
Even with this
Brayden Miller mess,
I still have to get
together with the girls
because Shanelle's going
through it with JT.
And I'm trying to
be a good friend
in addition to being a good
mother and a good lawyer.
Clearly I'm not being
a good wife, so...
- Hey, just-just stop.
You can't be all the
things all the time.
- Says the one with the penis.
Yeah, I'm serious.
And I'm-I'm happy to keep
the kids for a few days.
You'll just owe me next month
when my new game launches.
- I got you.
Yeah, I appreciate this.
Let me say good
night to the kids.
You know, Naima's
in her bedroom, but, uh...
Hey, Spense, it's Mom,
she wants to say hi.
- 'Sup?
Spense?
- You know what?
- It's-it's, it's fine, really.
Just kiss Naima
good night from me.
Almost like bam,
bam, hit me in the head,
and I was like, "Uh-uh, this is why
I don't go to strip clubs anymore."
- We went from the safari
to the dog house...
- What?
- Yes!
- That's wild, yo.
- Jax, you babysitting that drink, girl.
Girl,
I'm sorry. I just...
My mind is wrapped around
this Brayden Miller case.
- Look, they're always trying
to tear a Black man down.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
He is skinfolk, not kinfolk.
That girl was his only
Black department head,
and now she's dead?
Uh-uh. I do not believe
you, you need more people.
- Well, that don't
mean he killed her.
Lowkey, I think she
could've taken his ass.
Oh, 'cause if a nigga come for
me, he definitely getting shanked.
- The crime is murder,
not infidelity, okay?
And it's a court of
law, not of morality.
- Well said, counselor.
- Excuse me.
- And the truth of the matter is,
I don't believe there's
enough evidence to convict.
- High-profile men like
Brayden are rare commodities.
I mean, Jamarion is always telling me
how women just throw themselves at him.
Well, they don't get a
trophy for all the no's,
but the one time they're weak...
- This nigga write
that speech for you?
I mean, damn, I didn't know
the dick was that good.
That shit must be fire!
What?
Okay, Shanelle, you know
I'm just messing with you.
- Nah, it's cool.
- Okay.
Okay. Who's getting
the next round?
I mean...
What we should do is
talk to Brayden's staff.
So much for
protecting Black women.
Oh, shit.
Fallon, what
are you doing here?
- Fallon, can I help you?
- Hey, it's-it's okay. It's okay,
Rich. You guys can go ahead.
- You lied to me.
You explicitly said that
you were not his lawyer.
- I wasn't.
- But now you are.
- I don't believe Brayden should
be convicted of this crime.
- He cheated on
his wife with her.
That's why he wanted her to sign
some shit to keep her silent.
But when she didn't...
- Oh, but she did.
Are you free tonight?
We can meet at 7:30
at Sandbar and talk.
It's in Beverly Hills.
- I know where that shit is.
And you better be paying.
- Fuck.
- What the hell is going on?
They want
everybody outside.
They have a search warrant.
Mr. Miller.
Long time no see.
- Showed you proof of
employment, checked in on time,
did all the drug testing.
You good? Is there
anything else?
- Your last drug test
came back inconclusive.
- Yo, I never did
drugs in my life, man.
- Oh, sure.
Thought you could drink some drink
and clear your piss out, huh?
Come on. Where are the drugs?
That is an antique!
Instruct them not
to break my things.
- Ugh.
- What the fuck? Come
on, where is this shit?
- No matter how much you hide
behind your fancy lawyers,
I know you did this.
And I cannot wait to
see you rot behind bars.
- You're gonna be
waiting a long time then.
I know
it's here somewhere.
- Yo, you can't just do
that with my shit, man.
- Charles, Martin
has a question.
- Look, he just needs
a reason, alright?
Don't give him one.
Yeah.
- I need a reservation
tonight for Fallon and myself.
That girl is an emotional
ticking time bomb.
I gotta figure out
if I need to diffuse
her or ignite her.
- Okay. Got it.
- Brayden, hi.
What? Today?
Ugh.
Oh, fucking Miguel. I told him
to give me an hour's notice.
I'm on my way.
Hey, why did you take
Naima out of school?
- Uh, how'd you know...
She texted me.
- Her stomach was still hurting,
so I gave her some Pepto and...
- Hold on one second.
Rich, I'm on my
way to Brayden's.
- Great. Theo called me.
The police are at the office.
I'm almost there,
and I'll update you.
- Okay.
- Hi.
- Hey, girl.
- Wh... What?
Sorry, it's a lot
going on. - Clearly.
- Um, is Naima okay?
Does she have a fever?
- No, she doesn't have a fever,
it's just a stomach ache.
- When's the last time
she had a bowel movement?
I don't...
I don't know.
- Well, Lewis, you should know.
If she has too much dairy,
then I usually have to
give her a fiber gummy.
Hold... Hold on.
Damn it.
- Jax, it's Damon.
Um, look, um...
My PO's talking about an
inconclusive drug test.
He fucked up all my shit.
I need help.
- Okay. It's okay. Um...
I'm in the middle of
a huge case right now,
but I can meet tomorrow.
- Okay. I'll be
at the auto shop,
and, uh, I appreciate you.
- It's gonna be okay. I got you.
Lewis, listen, first ask
if she's constipated.
If so, give her the fiber gummy.
I keep them in her backpack.
Alright? I gotta go.
- But you called me!
- Fallon. It's good to see you.
- I'm not staying
long, so speak.
- How's Emily, by the way?
- I fired her.
I don't trust you
or your people.
- You know, it's innocent
until proven guilty.
- Whatever you coons
need to sleep at night.
- Oh, I'm a coon now?
- Money might have your
nose so far up Brayden's ass
that you could smell
his shit, but not me.
I know who he is.
- You know, Kaleesha
signed that NDA.
Does that make her a coon too?
Or just your typical
run-of-the-mill gold digger?
Or maybe both.
- How dare you?
- When she signed that NDA,
Brayden had no
motive to kill her.
So, like I said, he's innocent.
You'll see.
But, you know, in the meantime,
I wish you healing, sis.
And as a matter of fact,
why don't you do me a favor?
Have a drink on me.
Police Department is taking
this case very seriously, and
we will leave no stone unturned.
- They keep playing the same
shit over and over again.
- Yep.
- I got the police report.
Ugh.
- but I cannot
comment further...
Hmm. Here,
let me see 'em.
Alright.
Don't touch it.
No!
I told you, don't touch it.
- Hey, wait, it's a nice...
You know what,
Daniel, you got it.
Okay. There it is.
Okay, now, look,
this timeline is off.
So they're saying the murder
happened around 11:30 p.m., right?
- The receipt that Brayden gave us
from Alla Famiglia is marked 9:00 p.m.
The other 12:03 a.m. from Romans
Organic Market by his house.
- So leaving the Italian restaurant
in Santa Monica around 9:00 p.m.,
committing the crime in
Studio City at 11:30,
and then making a pit stop
at Romans close to his house
in the Palisades by midnight?
Could Brayden have done
all that in one night?
- Possible. It's
highly improbable.
- The timeline would be tight,
like an IG model's
cinched waist.
You guys don't use Instagram?
- Alright, we
gotta keep digging.
Rich, we'll talk to Theo.
Find out anything you can
about what Kaleesha
was gonna whistleblow.
- On it.
- Yeah, I already know.
Do my own investigation and see if
anyone had a motive to kill her.
Now, how confident do you think
the prosecution is about this case?
- We're gonna find
out at this prelim.
Bring me anything they
might have missed.
- I got your back.
Like a chiropractor.
Yeah, I'm gonna go.
- Miss Stephens, you
wanted to talk to me?
Please take a seat.
Okay.
How can I help you?
- Y'all need to do more to get
Kaleesha's story out there.
The attention for this
case is all on Brayden.
- All attention focused
on Brayden or not
is actually good attention.
- When the focus is more on
the murderer than the murdered,
we have a problem.
- Miss Stephens, the DA's office
is very much invested in this case.
- Like you were
invested with Ebony Hill
or Rachel Caldwell
or Tanya Morris.
- Those cases are still open because
we were unable to find a suspect.
That is not the case here.
You have to trust me.
- I've been Black long enough to know
you can't trust an unjust system.
But you do you, Imma do me.
- Uh, I don't know what that
means, but we have to be strategic.
Let our media relations
office do their job.
Kaleesha's story
will be out there.
Okay?
Alright, here.
Here's their number
in case you need them.
- Kaleesha always wore
these red glasses.
They represented
everything about her.
Her boldness, her
intelligence, her heart.
And they remind me to always
do what's right for Kaleesha.
You have a good day, Mr. Ortiz.
Hi.
Um, well, I do
professional cleaning.
Do you need anything cleaned?
- The, uh... the Blacks?
Boom.
- Oh.
Break-in?
- Yep. Uh, happened
about a month ago.
Kaleesha claimed an ex-assistant
who used to work for her
broke into her car.
Just so you know, I had to be very
racist to get this information.
The things I do for you.
Anyways, it's, uh, Kaleesha's
shady cousin Morgan Stephens.
Apparently, she was causing
problems with her HOA.
- How shady?
- Well, shady enough
to get kicked out.
So I pulled her rap
sheet and it is long AF.
- Anything violent?
- No, just a series of petty thefts, but
it doesn't rule her out as a suspect.
Hmm.
This evidence list says the
police took a company laptop.
But I don't see any personal
electronics for Kaleesha here
besides a phone.
That's weird.
You wouldn't keep damaging
secrets on a work computer, right?
- No, no, everything
is traceable.
Im mean, no one needs to
know about my love for BBWs.
- And neither did I.
- Blink twice if
you need me to stay.
You know what?
Daniel, look into this cousin.
- You think the
cousin might help us?
- Well, either the police didn't
log any personal electronics,
which is highly unlikely,
or Kaleesha's shady cousin took
something she wasn't supposed to.
Hard drive, iPad, laptops.
You know, if she was causing
problems for Kaleesha,
her theft might have
been part of it.
- You know what, I'm gonna
hit up some local pawnshops.
You know, pawnshops are like
a petty thief's Kryptonite?
I said that to Cynthia
and she laughed.
- Oh.
Well, did you finally ask her out
so I can stop hearing about this?
- You know, she was
very busy, so...
- So, no?
- Yeah, no.
- Maybe find the courage
to ask the woman out
while you're at it, huh?
- It's not that. I keep
getting lost in her eyes.
Do it, Daniel.
- Hello, hello. How
can I service you?
- Uh... Well, I'm looking for...
- CJ, you remember Jax, right?
She was my lawyer from way back.
- Oh, yeah, yeah,
yeah. You were his PD.
- Yes, I was. Good
to see you, CJ.
- Yeah, you too.
You like fufu?
Ethiopian?
Alright, nigga, go do something.
- What?
Alright.
I get off at 8:00.
- Sorry. Um... So, uh...
So my PO lied.
He said I failed my drug test
and that I must be
hiding the drugs,
then he fucked up my room.
When he ain't find
nothing, he gonna say,
"Oh, yeah, you know, must
have been a mistake."
This shit can't be legal, right?
- Well, it definitely sounds like
your PO was abusing his authority.
I'll make a few calls, see
if I can get you a new PO.
You got his info?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
And thanks, for real.
- Of course. I'll
take care of this.
Call you later.
- Okay.
- Jacqueline, what are you doing?
You almost scared me half to death.
Well, Ma, I thought
you went to bridge.
And since you said Paul
was up north, I just...
I know.
I changed my mind.
My allergies are acting up.
Well, why are you looking
through your old stuff?
- Well, I needed some notes from a
case back in my public defender days.
- For the billionaire case?
Because I got a theory.
Oh.
- They always go for
the love interest,
but I don't think
Mr. Big Shot did it.
There's no reason to,
what, for bad press?
If he was that rich, he'd
have paid that girl off.
- So who did it then?
- Well, she was high up
in the liquor company,
and you gotta step on some
toes to get to that level.
Now, I can't see her being a
stranger to pissing people off.
She had enemies out there.
And believe me, haters gonna
hate and sometimes kill.
- That is a very
interesting theory, Ma.
- Well, you know, I was
a legal secretary...
For 23 years.
- Yes. Hmm. You know?
- I know, I know it.
Carson, what do you
got for me today?
- Heads up.
A video of Brayden and
Kaleesha kissing in an elevator
is dropping in ten minutes.
- Wait. What?
- Yeah, I just found out. I
would have told you earlier.
I gotta go, Ma.
- Okay, well, now, you know,
if you need me to read anything
or look at anything, I'm here.
- I appreciate it, Mom, I know.
I love you.
- I love you too.
- Oh, there's already enough
press outside his gate.
I'm not sure if they're
aware of the video yet.
Look, I'm here now, Rich,
I'll call you after.
You humiliated me
in front of everybody.
My friends keep
sending me this shit!
I'm so fucking done!
- Where are you going?
- I don't know,
but I can't even look
at you right now.
- Sarah, wait!
- Just need a minute.
I'm fine.
Fine.
- Listen, Sarah, this is a lot.
It's-it's okay to not be okay.
- Honestly...
I-I don't know what I feel.
- I think you should feel like
he's an asshole... because he is.
- Do you know I had a
career before Brayden?
I had a life.
Friends, money.
Yeah, I've always had money.
It's never about that for me.
Do you know I was downstairs
the night of the video?
Schmoozing his coworkers,
playing the good wife
while he was upstairs
with her. I...
How-how-how do you
expect me to stand by him
after all of the lies? I...
- You have every
right to be angry.
But if you walk out that door,
you are telling the
entire world and the court
that you agree he's a murderer.
You know him better than anyone.
Do you think that
he killed Kaleesha?
- No.
- Then standing beside him during
this trial wouldn't be a lie.
What you do with your marriage
after this is your business.
But right now, I beg of
you to grin and bear it.
If you can't do it for Brayden,
do it for your children
who do not want their father to
spend the rest of his life in prison.
Hmm.
Fine.
Yeah, fine. I'll stay.
But he can stay in the
fucking guest house.
- What are you drinking?
Too early?
- Just on the job.
So, did you know
about the affair?
- Not until recently.
Seriously, they hid it well.
It wasn't until Kaleesha was no
longer happy in their arrangement
that she made it clear that
they had been involved.
And the NDA? THEO: Same.
When Brayden began playing
defense is when I was informed.
- I thought you two were close.
- Very.
But I think he had a
reason not to tell me.
- And what was that?
- Well, he knew I
would've told him to stop,
and I guess he
didn't wanna hear it.
I get that.
Look.
She could have fucked the
entire office for all I cared.
It wasn't until the
mismanaging of funds.
- Mismanaging the funds?
On top of the possible
whistleblowing and affair?
Damn. You all had a lot
going on in that company.
- Tell me about it.
- So what happened with
the mismanaging of funds?
- Well, Kaleesha began to overdo
it cutting herself into deals.
There was only but so
much I could overlook.
And on top of that, the brand
was beginning to change.
Brayden seemed completely
behind it. Obsessed, almost.
- And that was a bad thing?
- Look, Brayden is a good
guy. Smart and aggressive.
But Kaleesha presented a world he
wanted access to and didn't have.
Oh, come on.
- Owning a vodka seems like
having pretty big balls to me.
- No amount of money can
erase your upbringing,
your history.
He never felt
accepted by his own.
- What do you mean?
- Well, it was Kaleesha who
introduced us to the urban market.
Increased visibility,
sales, status.
Look, I want to be profitable,
but not on the whim
of Black trends.
What do they call
it, Black girl magic?
And I've seen how Jax operates.
Everyone wrapped
around her finger.
- Brayden retained us
when he wanted to address
contractual matters with Kaleesha.
Jax is only lead because
she handles criminal cases,
which this is.
Had the situation not changed,
I'd be lead.
- Right. Right. Of course.
Look for what it's worth,
I don't think Brayden
killed Kaleesha,
so he shouldn't go to prison.
I'm just glad you're on this.
- You know what? Maybe
it's not too early.
I'll have that scotch.
- Ooh-hoo-hoo-ooh.
Hey,
girl, your joke at the bar
the other night about Jamarion
didn't sit well with me.
Can we talk?
- Ugh.
Siri, reply, "Okay.
Call you tonight."
Hey!
Daddy, I need help.
Okay, I'm
coming, honey.
Hey, did you run
out of toilet paper?
Oh, Daddy,
I'm bleeding.
- Oh, no. Sweetie, do
you need a Band-Aid?
- It's down there.
- Oh.
Oh, oh.
Are... Are... Are you in pain?
Uh, do... Do you have chills?
You're sweaty, nauseous,
anything like that?
I don't feel
good. My stomach.
- Okay. Okay.
- I'm-I'm... I'm gonna...
Okay, so-so put this, put this
in the area
and everything is
gonna be... Stay calm.
Everything's gonna be great.
I'm gonna call your mommy, okay?
- Okay.
- Okay.
Got a bad
feeling about this.
- I baited Fallon
to act emotionally,
and she did, telling
the press about the NDA,
which only helps sell
Brayden's innocence.
- Why not just bring
it up in court?
- Well, in criminal law, you
gotta play in court and out of it.
Until this trial starts,
everyone is a potential juror.
So the more doubt, the better.
Corporate litigation is
your thing, this is mine.
Follow the leader. Okay?
Yeah. Yeah.
Um, we'll be there shortly.
Okay, sweetie, we're
gonna go see the doctor.
- I don't want to. I want Mommy.
- We-we're just gonna
get you checked out.
We're gonna have Mommy
meet us there, okay?
Okay?
- Okay.
- Come on.
Alright.
Detective Charles,
could you tell us
what you found at the scene?
- We found a cell phone, a
used condom from the bathroom
that was sent to
the lab for testing.
Now, it takes a little bit of time
for a DNA report to come back,
so those results
are still pending.
- What else did you find?
A broken wine glass,
the stem of which is the
suspected murder weapon.
It was laying next to the
body and covered in blood.
- Did you speak with LAPD
criminalist Leanard Bates?
- Yes.
- Did he indicate that he
conducted a fingerprint analysis
of the wine glass and its stem?
Yes.
Was he able to determine
who the fingerprints
belonged to?
- Yes.
- And who did they belong to?
- Brayden Miller.
No further
questions, Your Honor.
- Detective Charles,
you consider yourself a
professional, correct?
- Been on this
force for 12 years.
- Wow, 12 years.
So you know if you make
mistakes in your line of work,
the consequences can be
quite grave, correct?
So we can agree
that as a professional
on the job for 12 years,
you know that you have a duty
to leave no stone unturned
to avoid a miscarriage
of justice, correct?
- That is correct.
- So were you aware
that a month ago,
Kaleesha Moore filed
a police report
about a disgruntled ex-assistant
breaking into her car?
Did you question
this disgruntled
ex-assistant in this case?
- No.
Mrs. Moore was no longer
desirous of prosecution.
- Well, I mean, I
understand that,
but your role as a
homicide detective
is to investigate criminal cases
and leave no stone
unturned, correct?
- Yes, but that was damage to
personal property, not homicide.
- Motivation could have
been the same, correct?
- Objection. Speculation.
- Your Honor, asking whether
someone was questioned
who had a contentious
relationship with the deceased
is not speculation.
- Objection overruled.
- Yes.
- No further questions.
- It's gonna be okay.
Okay?
- Okay.
- Hi, Naima. Not
feeling too well?
It's okay. We're just gonna check
you out to make sure, alright?
Would you mind putting
this robe on for me?
Would you prefer if I had
your dad step outside?
- Sorry, Daddy.
- No, hey, it's okay,
it's okay. It's alright.
I'll be outside, okay?
- The people have
established probable cause
that there was a crime committed
and that the defendant
committed that crime.
Mr. Miller, I am holding
you to answer to the charge
of Penal Code Section 187,
Murder in the Second Degree.
This matter is now transferred
to Department 114 for trial.
Court's adjourned.
- Now what happens?
Jax?
What kinda time am I looking at?
- Anything from
15 years to life,
but do not get worked up, okay?
I promise to do
everything I can for you.
I got you. Alright?
Trust me.
- Ugh.
We are all Kaleesha!
We are all Kaleesha!
We are all Kaleesha!
We are all Kaleesha!
We are all Kaleesha!
We are all Kaleesha!
We are all Kaleesha!
We are all Kaleesha!
- What is this?
- I told you, Imma do me.
We are all Kaleesha!
We are all Kaleesha!
We are all Kaleesha!
We are all Kaleesha!
- Kaleesha!
- Hey. What happened?
I don't know. Where were you?
I was calling you nonstop.
- I was in court, Lewis.
I came as soon as I could.
- I'm sorry.
You did say that.
Look, Jax, I panicked.
Naima said she was
bleeding down there.
- Like her period?
- Maybe, but it can't be,
right? I mean, she's just a kid.
- Mr. and Mrs. Stewart?
- Yes. Is Naima okay?
- Yes. She's with the nurse getting
feminine products to take home.
- So it was her period.
I mean, isn't she
too young for that?
- It's becoming more
and more common.
The hormones in our food,
kids being overstimulated.
It's a variety of reasons,
but still within normal range.
- Ten though? And a young
ten at that. I mean...
I don't know.
- If you don't think she's
ready, there are options.
Oh.
You alright, baby?
- No.
- That's okay.
That's okay.
Come on.
- Let's go, baby girl.
- Do you know what's going
on with your body, baby?
Yeah.
Well, you know, every month,
a woman's body
prepares for a baby.
And if there is no baby,
then our bodies have to,
they have to get rid of
what a baby might need.
And that's essentially why we
have our period every month.
And, you know, sometimes
it's uncomfortable,
sometimes it's painful,
but it's all normal, okay?
And I know it may
not sound like it,
but it's also exciting
because it means you're
becoming a young woman
just like Mommy and Mama Lu
and every other
woman in our family.
- So... Spenser
won't get a period?
No, he won't.
- That's not fair.
- Girl, I know. Trust me.
- And, baby, if this is
something you're not ready for,
it can wait.
The doctor can give you
things so it happens later.
- Can I think about it?
- Absolutely, baby.
- Of course.
- Does this mean I
can get pregnant?
If so, how?
Yeah. Yeah.
I, uh, I had no idea
I was gonna have to explain
sex to a 10-year-old.
- Oh, God.
I swear when you, when you started talking
about the penis going into the vagina,
I-I couldn't even look at you.
I swear I thought you
were gonna throw up.
- Oh, I did, definitely.
Definitely a little.
Our little
baby is growing up.
- Oh, God.
I don't like it, not
one bit. Make it stop.
- Yeah. I so wish I could.
- You wanna stay and
watch the Clippers game?
I mean, that's a team we
can both root against.
- Uh, I, you know, I think I
need to be alone and just...
It has been a long day.
But it's good to see you.
Despite, you know,
everything with Naima.
- Yeah.
You too.
You're a good dad.
- And you are a great mom.
They're gonna lose,
you know this.
Alright, you have a good night.
- You too.
October 15th, 2007.
The jury is out on Damon's case.
And I keep thinking about
this quote by Nelson Mandela.
"I don't lose, I
either win or I learn."
But what if your learning
comes at the expense of someone
having to spend the rest
of their life behind bars?
If they lose, did
you really win?
- Hello.
- I found you a new PO.
You should be hearing
from her soon.
- See? That's why you the GOAT.
That's why you the GOAT.
Oh, no, seriously, thank you.
Thank you. I mean, I-I...
I appreciate you.
More than you know.
- Of course.
You know, it's
so hard out here, Jax.
You're out here trying to do right
then having motherfuckers like that.
I just got me asking, you know,
what the fuck should
I be doing right for?
- You know, I went to
my mom's this weekend
to find the journal I kept when
I was back at the PD's office.
I don't know. I wanted to remember
who I was back then, you know.
Why I became a lawyer
in the first place.
Why I failed you.
- No, no. No. Jax,
you didn't fail me.
But I did.
I mean, you lost 16 years of your
life because my fight wasn't enough.
And for that, I'm sorry.
I was young, you know, I...
I didn't have the
experience that I have now.
- No. No, stop.
Stop. You did the best you
could with what you had.
That's all that matters to me.
- Thank you for being kind
despite everything
that's happened.
Yeah.
Look, I'm out now.
I got hella years ahead of me.
You know what would
be dope, right?
If we could be friends.
I ain't talking about, like,
them fake friends either.
I'm talking about, like, I'm
talking about being real ones.
- I'd like that.
Cool. I'll
talk to you later.
- Baby, how is all of this
ending up on the floor?
Uh...
Sweetie?
Hey, I just saw your panties.
How long has this been going on?
Hey, why didn't you tell me,
especially if you
weren't feeling good?
- You've been
really busy, Mommy.
And I know this case
is important to you.
I just didn't wanna bother you.
- Listen to me. I am
never too busy for you.
Never, okay?
Oh.
Oh!
What the hell was that?
- I thought you didn't
want me in your business,
but now you're all up
in mine? Come on, man.
- Nigga, do that
shit somewhere else.
I just went through some
shit with my old PO.
I can't have nothing to
happen with this new one.
I ain't going back to fucking
prison over some bullshit
that ain't even mine.
- Some bullshit?
My bullshit is what kept the
lights on this motherfucker
when your ass was locked up.
Man, we eating.
So, nigga, why the
fuck is you tripping?
I'm taking these chances.
You know what, nigga?
Don't forget to lock up when you
head back to the halfway house.
Hey,
I found shady Cousin Morgan
and possibly her boyfriend
at the pawn shop.
Told you, Kryptonite.
- Well, does she have anything?
- Uh, yeah, a laptop maybe.
I'm tailing them now.
- Just make sure that you wait
until they actually sell
it so you can buy it back.
Copy.
They're coming out now.
Alright, I'm
heading in. Hold on.
Yo, why you following me,
huh? - Whoa, whoa.
I'm... I'm not following you.
Nah, you heard me.
Tell me or we gonna beat
your fucking face in.
Hey, chill, calm down.
- I'm not following you.
- Is that Morgan?
Daniel! Daniel!
Just hold up.
- Stay the fuck away from me.
- Daniel, can you hear me?
- Daniel, say some...
Daniel! Daniel!
Oh, my God.