To Kill a Stepfather (2025) #LMN | BEST Lifetime Movies | Based on a true story (2025)
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00:00:00I will kill you!
00:00:01Calm down!
00:00:02Don't you dare tell me to calm down!
00:00:05How many did you have to drink today?
00:00:06Don't you do that!
00:00:08I told you whatever I want!
00:00:10I'm not having this conversation right now!
00:00:12You stay the fuck away from me, Matthew!
00:00:14I'll do as I damn well please! This is my house!
00:00:17I'll kill you!
00:00:20911, what's your emergency?
00:00:22Matthew?
00:00:25Matthew!
00:00:27Matthew!
00:00:28Okay, we'll send someone over immediately.
00:00:31Oh no!
00:00:33Oh no!
00:00:59Is it Nicole?
00:01:01Jack, how are you?
00:01:04A plea deal?
00:01:05You must be joking.
00:01:07Involuntary. Time served.
00:01:10Right.
00:01:11Send the paperwork over to my office and we'll have it wrapped up by the end of the day.
00:01:16I'm getting another call.
00:01:17I gotta run.
00:01:18Just send them over.
00:01:19Bye.
00:01:20Is it Nicole?
00:01:21Jack, how are you?
00:01:24A plea deal?
00:01:25You must be joking.
00:01:27Is it Nicole?
00:01:28Nikki?
00:01:30Riley?
00:01:34Matthew's dead.
00:01:35Wait, what? When?
00:01:37Last night.
00:01:38Oh my god, Riley!
00:01:42They're saying...
00:01:44They're saying that he was murdered.
00:01:47Matthew? Murdered?
00:01:49The cops have been here all morning.
00:01:51Look, I know how you feel about coming home.
00:01:54If you knew, you wouldn't ask.
00:01:57I need you, Nikki.
00:01:59I feel so alone.
00:02:02Look, even if I wanted to come back, I can't.
00:02:04I just finished up a big case.
00:02:06My desk is covered with five months' backlog.
00:02:09Who else am I supposed to call?
00:02:12What about Mom?
00:02:14How's she doing with all this?
00:02:16She's the one that they arrested.
00:02:19She's the one that they arrested.
00:02:22The Beverly Hills resident was charged with murder
00:02:25after the vehicle she had been driving
00:02:27struck and killed 20-year-old USC student John Clayton last year.
00:02:31Defense attorney Nicole Ray held a press conference
00:02:34following yesterday's verdict of not guilty.
00:02:36What happened to John was an unfortunate and horrible accident.
00:02:40But I stand here today heartened by the fact
00:02:42that the jury decided not to compound that tragedy
00:02:46by depriving the community of both a wife and lover.
00:02:49Not to mention a philanthropist who has done so much
00:02:52for the city of Beverly Hills.
00:02:55Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
00:02:57We'd like to welcome you on board flight number one...
00:02:59Excuse me.
00:03:01Are you that lawyer from TV?
00:03:03Yes, actually I am.
00:03:05I think it's horrible what you did.
00:03:08That woman should have gone to prison for killing that nice young man.
00:03:12Shame.
00:03:13It was lovely to meet you.
00:03:52Nikki.
00:03:53Hi.
00:03:54Oh, God.
00:03:56I know it wasn't easy for you to come here.
00:03:58You have no idea.
00:03:59But thank you.
00:04:01So what are we looking at exactly?
00:04:03Well, it all started when the neighbors called 911
00:04:06because they overheard Mom and Matthew arguing.
00:04:10Please don't tell me she's drinking again.
00:04:13Damn it, Mom.
00:04:15The cops said they found her standing over his body
00:04:18at the bottom of the stairs.
00:04:20Let me guess, she doesn't remember.
00:04:23No.
00:04:24Look, I know she can be a handful,
00:04:28but you don't think that she could have actually killed him, do you?
00:04:34Has she talked to anyone yet?
00:04:36Yeah, she's been in there with Charlene all morning.
00:04:38Charlene McManus?
00:04:41Deputy Charlene McManus.
00:04:44I told you, she really needs your help.
00:04:50And if I asked you for one good reason,
00:04:53I should risk my reputation on that woman.
00:04:56Because you're not doing it for her.
00:04:59You're doing it for me.
00:05:03Please.
00:05:06Shh.
00:05:08Better get in there before she buries herself any deeper.
00:05:13My name is Nicole Ray.
00:05:15I'm here on behalf of Catherine Rafferty.
00:05:17And you are?
00:05:19Her lawyer.
00:05:26Yes?
00:05:28Her lawyer's here to talk to her.
00:05:31Now?
00:05:36Your lawyer's here.
00:05:38I didn't order a lawyer.
00:05:42No.
00:05:43If you don't mind, I need a few moments to confer with my client.
00:05:46That won't be necessary.
00:05:47And if you would, a copy of her file.
00:05:49I'm confused. Are you her attorney or not?
00:05:52She is not.
00:05:56She's all yours.
00:06:06What happened, Mom?
00:06:09I can't help you if you don't tell me what's going on.
00:06:12I didn't ask for your help.
00:06:14They're going to charge you with murder.
00:06:16You could be looking at life.
00:06:18With no parole.
00:06:19And that's assuming the DA doesn't seek the death penalty.
00:06:24Are you even listening to me?
00:06:26Mom?
00:06:29What do you want me to say?
00:06:32That I'm so blessed the famous Nicole Ray took time out of her busy schedule
00:06:37to come down here and help dig one of the little people out of trouble?
00:06:43Why are you here?
00:06:45I promised Riley.
00:06:47Ah, your sister.
00:06:50Silly me.
00:06:52Here, I thought I was the one in trouble.
00:06:54Did you kill him?
00:06:57You did not just ask me that.
00:06:59It's a yes or no question, Mom.
00:07:01Look, I'm aware of how you feel about me.
00:07:03I'll be a first.
00:07:04But to accuse me of something like that?
00:07:06Yes or no!
00:07:07Go to hell.
00:07:09I don't need this.
00:07:11Makes two of us.
00:07:13Nice to see you too.
00:07:24Nikki.
00:07:25No, I can't force someone to hire me.
00:07:27You know she's stubborn.
00:07:28I'm sorry, it was a mistake to get your hopes up.
00:07:30Try again?
00:07:31You do know the definition of insanity, right?
00:07:32Yes.
00:07:34For what it's worth, I'm sorry it didn't work out.
00:07:36Okay, well, do you have to leave right away?
00:07:38Rye.
00:07:40Can you at least wait until after Matthew's wake?
00:07:42It's gonna be small, just a few people at the house.
00:07:45When?
00:07:46Tomorrow?
00:07:48Miss Ray?
00:07:49Yes?
00:07:50The deputy asked me to give you this.
00:07:51The paperwork you requested.
00:07:52Great, thanks.
00:07:56Please?
00:07:58Fine.
00:07:59But just until after the wake, then I'm gone.
00:08:01How about I give you a lift back to Mom's house?
00:08:03I rented a car.
00:08:04Besides, I am not staying at that house.
00:08:06She's not even gonna be home.
00:08:08I'll give you a call as soon as I get settled, okay?
00:08:10Promise.
00:08:15It is good to see you again.
00:08:28I love you.
00:08:30I love you too.
00:08:58I love you too.
00:09:28I love you too.
00:09:58I love you too.
00:10:06Damn it, Mom.
00:10:19You're crying.
00:10:22Hey!
00:10:23Some of us are trying to think in here!
00:10:25I'm gonna go to hell, lady.
00:10:27You too.
00:10:58Hey.
00:10:59Hi, it's Nicole.
00:11:00Yeah.
00:11:01Listen, could you do me a favor?
00:11:04Could you tell me what the temperature was in Eastboro,
00:11:06night before last?
00:11:07About 10-30?
00:11:10Really?
00:11:11No.
00:11:12I don't miss the humidity at all.
00:11:15You too.
00:11:17Bye.
00:11:18Bye.
00:11:19Bye.
00:11:20Bye.
00:11:21Bye.
00:11:22Bye.
00:11:23Bye.
00:11:24Bye.
00:11:25Bye.
00:11:27Bye.
00:11:37Sure.
00:11:39Nikki?
00:11:40What's wrong?
00:11:41I've been going over the police reports.
00:11:43And?
00:11:44I don't think they were alone.
00:11:45What do you mean?
00:11:46The night Matthew died.
00:11:47I think there was someone else in the house.
00:11:49How do you know that?
00:11:51The windows in the photo.
00:11:52Look.
00:11:54They're closed.
00:11:55Exactly.
00:11:56But Mom never closed the windows in the living room,
00:11:58because the house doesn't have...
00:11:59Doesn't have central air, exactly.
00:12:00So why would they close the night Matthew died?
00:12:05Someone else did it.
00:12:06Exactly.
00:12:08And whoever it is,
00:12:10is setting Mom up for murder.
00:12:17This is a little problematic right here.
00:12:21Excuse me.
00:12:22You're fired.
00:12:23Who do you think you are?
00:12:25Her attorney.
00:12:26Just ignore her, Chuck.
00:12:27She's with me.
00:12:28Don't worry.
00:12:29I'm sure there's plenty of ambulances
00:12:30for you to chase down in county.
00:12:32Excuse me?
00:12:33She's already been set up for murder.
00:12:34She doesn't need to be sent up the river too.
00:12:40I've had enough of these dead-end cases anyway.
00:12:44Enjoy the loss.
00:12:50I made the headlines.
00:12:52Congratulations.
00:12:53There goes your impartial germ pool.
00:12:56Why are you still here?
00:12:58Riley said you were leaving.
00:13:00Because as much as it pains me to admit it,
00:13:04you need me.
00:13:05I needed you ten years ago.
00:13:07Funny, I could say the same thing about you.
00:13:10You are just like your father.
00:13:12He never knew when to quit either.
00:13:14But he did know not to close the windows.
00:13:16What?
00:13:17In the summer.
00:13:18We always left the windows open.
00:13:20Of course.
00:13:21The house doesn't have air conditioning.
00:13:23Exactly.
00:13:24So why were they closed the night Matthew died?
00:13:29And since Matthew was lying at the bottom of the stairs at the time,
00:13:32I'm guessing he didn't close them either.
00:13:36Are you saying it wasn't just a fault?
00:13:38I'm saying what if the police are right?
00:13:41What if someone did push him down those stairs?
00:13:43It just wasn't you.
00:13:45Who was it then?
00:13:46The same person who closed those windows.
00:13:48Probably when they used them to leave.
00:13:50Which would explain why the doors had remained locked from the inside.
00:13:53Wait, how did they know who used my door?
00:13:56Fortunately for you, one of the few things Matthew did to update the house was installing smart locks.
00:14:01Which means they know anytime someone came in and if anyone went out.
00:14:04Matthew did that for Riley.
00:14:06She kept forgetting her keys.
00:14:08I thought it was stupid myself.
00:14:10Yeah, well it doesn't help your case until you consider the window.
00:14:14I don't remember there being anyone else in the house.
00:14:17Your blood alcohol content was .23, so I doubt you would have remembered your name.
00:14:21I had one bad night, one.
00:14:23Be honest, you've had a lot of bad nights over the years.
00:14:26Over the years, yes, but I had changed.
00:14:30Maybe if you had stayed in touch, you would have known that.
00:14:37So what am I supposed to do?
00:14:40Hire me.
00:14:41Oh.
00:14:42No, they can file a petition to see what fingerprints they pulled off the windowsill.
00:14:45That'll at least find the last person who touched it.
00:14:48Can't the public defender get that information?
00:14:50Who, Chuck?
00:14:51It's too much work.
00:14:53No.
00:14:54He'll just make a plea deal and move on to the next charity case who needs a lawyer to do the bare minimum.
00:14:59Well, if it's as bad as you say, maybe...
00:15:02Maybe I should make a deal.
00:15:05Sure.
00:15:08Do you feel like you've thrown your life away enough already?
00:15:10Well, what would I be looking at?
00:15:12Life in prison.
00:15:13As opposed to?
00:15:14Death.
00:15:17And as tempting as that sounds...
00:15:21I owe Riley her mother back.
00:15:24Her mother.
00:15:26Admit it.
00:15:28You need me, Mom.
00:15:37I'd ask you where it's going, but I know you two all too well.
00:15:40Look, I don't know how, but I'm gonna scare up another suspect for Matthew's murder.
00:15:45I like your mother, Nikki. I really do.
00:15:47But between the argument, the threat of violence, and her claim not to remember...
00:15:52Lucky for her, unwinnable cases happen to be my specialty.
00:15:57You should know officially the Chief wants to close the case.
00:16:01And unofficially?
00:16:04I'll look into it if you do.
00:16:07I appreciate that.
00:16:10Now if you'll excuse me, I have a week to attend.
00:16:17I have a week to attend.
00:16:56I was starting to worry you weren't gonna make it.
00:17:05That was Mom?
00:17:07As warm and welcoming as ever.
00:17:10I have no idea how you ever lived with her.
00:17:13She changed.
00:17:14Matthew was a good influence.
00:17:15No one's that much of a miracle worker.
00:17:19Maybe if you visited or, I don't know, called every once in a while, you would be able to see that?
00:17:25It's easy for you to say.
00:17:27She didn't stumble and drum to your high school graduation.
00:17:31You didn't almost miss your college interview because she was out busy getting into UI.
00:17:36Okay.
00:17:38Fair enough.
00:17:40Let's just focus on Matthew for the afternoon.
00:17:43Yeah.
00:17:45I'll be honest.
00:17:47I barely knew him.
00:17:49Mom?
00:17:51Let's change that.
00:17:53Yeah.
00:17:55Okay.
00:17:56I'll introduce you.
00:17:57Come on.
00:18:00There will soon be an addition to our family.
00:18:02Welcome home to the twisted mind of V.C. Andrews.
00:18:06You locked us in an attic for three years!
00:18:08Stay for a while.
00:18:10Is this where you keep the misbehaved guests?
00:18:12And binge all the family favorites.
00:18:15Sorry for your loss.
00:18:17He was a very kind man and he always spoke so highly of you.
00:18:23Really?
00:18:24Big time lawyer from the big city.
00:18:28Every time news of one of your cases hit the internet, he must have shared it with the whole town.
00:18:35That's sweet.
00:18:38It's so good to finally meet you. It's nice to have a face with a name.
00:18:46I don't know any of these people.
00:18:50Okay. Um.
00:18:52Pastor Atkins, he preaches at the church that Matthew took Mom to.
00:18:57Mom went to church?
00:18:59Sing in a choir.
00:19:01They both do.
00:19:02Well.
00:19:03Did.
00:19:05Um.
00:19:07You remember the neighbors from up the street?
00:19:10Um.
00:19:11That's Frank.
00:19:12That's Frank?
00:19:14Frank and Matthew used to play pickleball together every Saturday morning.
00:19:17Seriously?
00:19:18Yeah. Matthew's actually really good. He has a trophy upstairs.
00:19:27Wyatt. Matthew's brother.
00:19:30Wyatt.
00:19:32Hi. I'm Nicole.
00:19:36Nicole's stepdaughter.
00:19:39Yet here you are defending his killer.
00:19:42We'll just have to see what the jury says.
00:19:43I don't have to wait. I know she's better off where she is.
00:19:48Excuse me. I'm going to go get a drink.
00:20:01You must be Nicole.
00:20:03I am.
00:20:05Kirk Holloway. I was your dad's. What?
00:20:09Your stepdad's business partner.
00:20:13Hi.
00:20:14Matthew said you're quite the lawyer.
00:20:16Even if your choice of clients is questionable.
00:20:20Frankly, Mr. Holloway, my choice of clients is my business.
00:20:26I respect that.
00:20:29Not a fan of your own whiskey?
00:20:33I never actually had a taste for it myself.
00:20:36I was just looking for an excuse to get a minute to myself.
00:20:41I know the feeling.
00:20:44It's a bit awkward, no?
00:20:46Being here in this house again after, you know, for your mother to do something like that.
00:20:57She hasn't been convicted of anything.
00:21:00Are they looking at other suspects?
00:21:03Why? You got someone else in mind?
00:21:06You know, Matthew used to tell me about the fights that he and Kate were having.
00:21:14They were happening more frequently, getting more volatile.
00:21:18He was becoming concerned.
00:21:20About my mother?
00:21:22About all of it.
00:21:24Her temper, her drinking.
00:21:28I can't stop thinking.
00:21:30I can't stop thinking.
00:21:34Maybe if I had said something sooner.
00:21:42I'm going to say hi to some people.
00:21:44Sorry for your loss.
00:21:54I see you met Kirk.
00:21:56Aunt Duck?
00:21:57Yeah.
00:21:59Seems pretty convinced Mom's guilty.
00:22:01Yeah, well, she wasn't really fond of him either.
00:22:04Oh?
00:22:06Everybody knew that the distillery was Matthew's baby.
00:22:09So what does that make Kirk?
00:22:11An overpaid math nerd.
00:22:15Anyways, anytime the distillery actually showed a profit, the expenses had a convenient way of suddenly growing.
00:22:22And you think the overpaid math nerd is the culprit?
00:22:24I mean, hell.
00:22:26If it was up to him, they would have cashed out years ago.
00:22:31Now, one of us should make a speech before it gets too late.
00:22:36I told you, I barely knew him.
00:22:38Okay, well, only one of us is a professional shyster, so...
00:22:44I'm assuming that's supposed to be a compliment?
00:22:47Always.
00:22:48My sister and I would like to thank you all for being with us here today.
00:22:51When your father dies of cancer, while you're young,
00:22:55it's easy to assume that no one can ever follow in his footsteps.
00:23:00And then Mom met Matthew.
00:23:03Kind, supportive, funny.
00:23:07The kind of positive influence that could make a real difference.
00:23:11Anyways, I'm going to say goodbye now.
00:23:13The kind of positive influence that could make a real difference.
00:23:17And he was more than just Mom's new husband.
00:23:20He was an important part of the community.
00:23:23An entrepreneur.
00:23:26Part of the church choir.
00:23:28And as I hear it, he had quite the backhand at pickleball.
00:23:34More importantly, however, he was a father figure.
00:23:38And I'm sure if he could see us now, he'd be smiling.
00:23:42Feeling all the love and appreciation in the room.
00:23:48And...
00:23:51I know my mother wishes she could be here to thank you all in person, too.
00:23:56Anyone who knows this family knows that my mother and I have had a challenging relationship.
00:24:02So, despite whatever issues the two of us might have,
00:24:05as both her daughter and attorney,
00:24:08I'd like us all to remember that she's still a grieving widow,
00:24:12mourning the loss of her husband.
00:24:15And so, on behalf of the entire family,
00:24:19I'd like us all to raise a glass of Matthew's very own Rafferty Rye
00:24:23to his memory.
00:24:26We love you, and we miss you.
00:24:29May you rest in peace.
00:25:06Seriously? What do they think, I'm going to make a run for it?
00:25:09I wouldn't recommend it.
00:25:11Makes them feel palatial.
00:25:14She's just doing her job.
00:25:17What she should be doing is looking for who really killed my husband.
00:25:20This is just a preliminary hearing. No one's on trial yet.
00:25:23Hopefully, it won't even get that far.
00:25:25Hopefully?
00:25:27Knowing these small towns, my guess is we'll get a prosecutor used to it.
00:25:30Is that...?
00:25:35Bobby, you didn't tell me he still lived here.
00:25:38He never asked.
00:25:40So, District Attorney. Impressive.
00:25:44Yeah, what can I say? Some of us opted for the small pawn,
00:25:47which is why I'm surprised you actually took your mom's case.
00:25:50Everyone's entitled to a decent defense.
00:25:52That they are.
00:25:54I'm not sure I'm going to be able to do that.
00:25:57Everyone's entitled to a decent defense.
00:25:59That they are. And from what I hear, you charge quite a pretty penny for it, too.
00:26:03Well, if you're interested, I could always put in a good word for you at the bar.
00:26:06Well, unfortunately, I like to see criminals pay for their crimes and not their attorneys.
00:26:10And I prefer to see justice reserved for the guilty, not the innocent.
00:26:13Same old Nikki.
00:26:15Guess some things never change.
00:26:24All rise.
00:26:27Good morning.
00:26:29Good morning, Your Honor.
00:26:31Good morning, Your Honor.
00:26:36No, stand up.
00:26:38We have gathered here for the arraignment of Catherine Rafferty.
00:26:43Ms. Rafferty, in pursuit of Penal Code 19.01, you've been charged with a Class A felony.
00:26:50Murder in the first degree and the death of Matthew Rafferty.
00:26:53Counselor, has your client read the criminal complaint?
00:26:56They have, Your Honor.
00:26:58And are they aware of the mandatory sentencing requirements should they be found guilty?
00:27:01Which is no less than life in prison without the possibility of parole.
00:27:05They are.
00:27:07Very well.
00:27:09Ms. Rafferty, in the charge of first degree murder, how do you plead?
00:27:13Not guilty.
00:27:15What? Really?
00:27:18Order.
00:27:23A little louder if you please.
00:27:25Not guilty.
00:27:27Very well.
00:27:30The trial is set for 9 a.m. Monday the 25th.
00:27:37Three weeks from today.
00:27:39Your Honor, the defense moves to request bail for the defendant until the trial.
00:27:42The people object, Your Honor.
00:27:44Your motion is denied, Ms. Ray.
00:27:46Then the defense moves to request that the defendant be placed under house arrest until the trial.
00:27:51Also denied, Ms. Ray.
00:27:54Now, if there are no further matters to be discussed, this hearing is hereby adjourned.
00:28:04All rise.
00:28:11It's good to see you again, Nikki.
00:28:13Looks like you'll be seeing even more of me now.
00:28:20So now what happens?
00:28:21Now, we get started on your defense.
00:28:24It will soon be an addition to our family.
00:28:30So, let's see if your taste in fun doesn't change.
00:28:33When in Rome.
00:28:35So what are we drinking?
00:28:37Club soda.
00:28:39Okay.
00:28:41I'll take a beer.
00:28:43You got it, Dennis.
00:28:45As much as I love to sit and reminisce, I have a trial to prepare for.
00:28:50What are you really doing here, Nick?
00:28:52She's my mother.
00:28:54So, in other words, you think this little altruistic exercise in futility will somehow make up for years of hatred and resentment?
00:29:00And she's innocent.
00:29:02Okay. We both know that's not true.
00:29:04You know what your problem is?
00:29:06I only have one?
00:29:08Self-confidence.
00:29:10Funny. I was going to say the same thing about you.
00:29:12Marital spat.
00:29:14And if the moment, I could see involuntary manslaughter.
00:29:16Maybe even second degree.
00:29:17You mean the first?
00:29:19She threatened to kill him.
00:29:21She was drunk.
00:29:23Doesn't mean she didn't mean it.
00:29:25I think I know my own mother.
00:29:27Did she tell you anything useful about that night?
00:29:29You know me better than to ask something like that.
00:29:31I just wondered if she happened to mention the distillery.
00:29:33Natti's distillery.
00:29:35Her distillery.
00:29:37Oh, you haven't reached that part of your discovery yet.
00:29:39Well, thank you.
00:29:41Lucky for you, I'm in a sharing room.
00:29:45I'm all ears.
00:29:48Six weeks ago, Matthew Rafferty amended his will.
00:29:51Letting his partner out completely.
00:29:53Kirk.
00:29:55That leaves everything to your mother.
00:29:57Including the distillery.
00:29:59So, she gets a new business and he files for unemployment.
00:30:01It's a small town craft distillery.
00:30:03By the time you deduct expenses,
00:30:05Kirk's unemployment check is probably worth more.
00:30:07You're right. The distillery was losing money.
00:30:09But the land that the distillery was sitting on?
00:30:11That's a different story.
00:30:12The rumor is,
00:30:14Matthew was in the process of selling it to a developer
00:30:16when he passed.
00:30:18And how much would a property like that go for?
00:30:21Ballpark?
00:30:231.5?
00:30:25That's a hell of a ballpark.
00:30:27That's a hell of a motive.
00:30:29Your turn to share.
00:30:32Shoot.
00:30:35Do you ever regret what happened between us?
00:30:39Well,
00:30:41the relationship?
00:30:44Leaving.
00:30:46He occupied two different worlds.
00:30:49He always did.
00:30:52I just took my leaving to realize it.
00:30:58Well, like you said, you have a child to prepare for.
00:31:01So, we'll get to it.
00:31:04It's nice seeing you.
00:31:07Tell your mom I said hi.
00:31:08Uh-huh.
00:31:17It's Nicole.
00:31:19I was just wondering, have you got any results back
00:31:21on the fingerprints on the window?
00:31:25Anyone other than my mother?
00:31:28Not in the system.
00:31:30Hmm.
00:31:32And what about the autopsy?
00:31:35Is it possible that those injuries
00:31:36could have been caused by a...
00:31:39I don't know, maybe he fell?
00:31:43Damn it.
00:31:45No, this is absolutely not good news for my case.
00:31:49Thanks anyway.
00:32:07When were you gonna tell me about the distillery?
00:32:11The distillery?
00:32:12What?
00:32:13My husband had just died.
00:32:14I didn't think that was important.
00:32:16Do you expect a jury to believe that?
00:32:18It's the truth.
00:32:19It's a motive!
00:32:21You honestly think I would kill my husband
00:32:23for a tiny craft distillery?
00:32:25No, but you mined for 1.5 million dollars.
00:32:30Matthew handles all of that stuff.
00:32:33Besides, it was Riley's idea to change the will.
00:32:36She never trusted Kirk.
00:32:38Okay.
00:32:40Look, if this is gonna work,
00:32:42you and me,
00:32:44we're gonna have to do a better job communicating.
00:32:46Well, I was all set to go with the public defender.
00:32:49Are you really so proud that you can't even recognize
00:32:51when you need help?
00:32:53Or is it you're so proud you think everyone needs you?
00:32:56Well, I guess the apple didn't fall too far
00:32:58from the tree then, did it?
00:33:02Yeah, you're right.
00:33:03But seriously, Mom,
00:33:05you can't hold anything back.
00:33:07No matter how insignificant,
00:33:09how inconsequential you think it is,
00:33:11I need it all.
00:33:14Promise.
00:33:16Promise.
00:33:18Good.
00:33:20Because this will pours gasoline
00:33:22all over our dumpster fire of a case.
00:33:24What about those fingerprints?
00:33:26They weren't a match for anyone in the system.
00:33:28And...
00:33:30the autopsy showed that the fall
00:33:31was not accidental.
00:33:33Great.
00:33:35Mom, I have to ask.
00:33:38Did you push Matthew down those stairs?
00:33:40Of course not.
00:33:42Did you do anything that might have
00:33:44inadvertently caused him to fall downstairs?
00:33:46No.
00:33:48Would you even remember it if you had?
00:33:52You think I've forgotten what it was like?
00:33:56When you start drinking at lunch
00:33:58and forget to pick me up from school?
00:33:59When you'd be out all night long
00:34:01and then you'd come home
00:34:03and forget how you even got there?
00:34:05Because I sure as hell have not.
00:34:07Do you actually think I'm capable
00:34:09of something like that? You're my daughter.
00:34:11No, I am your lawyer.
00:34:21Fine.
00:34:23If you don't believe me,
00:34:25maybe the court will.
00:34:27What are you talking about?
00:34:29When I take the stand,
00:34:31I will just tell them I passed out on the couch.
00:34:33I don't know what happened to your stepfather.
00:34:35You don't seriously think
00:34:37I'm gonna let you testify?
00:34:39I have every right to clear my name.
00:34:41You get up on that stand,
00:34:43it's like handing Bobby O'Donnell a loaded gun.
00:34:45I'm gonna lie.
00:34:47They will find something.
00:34:49And when they do,
00:34:51they will crucify you.
00:34:53How do you know?
00:34:55Because that's what I would do.
00:35:00If it was up to him,
00:35:02they would have cashed out years ago.
00:35:04No, but you mined for 1.5 million dollars.
00:35:07What about those fingerprints?
00:35:09They weren't a match for anyone in the system.
00:35:11Could you push Matthew down those stairs?
00:35:13Of course not.
00:35:15Did you do anything that might have
00:35:17inadvertently caused him to fall downstairs?
00:35:19No.
00:35:30Did you tell Bobby Nicole Ray
00:35:32I was here to see him?
00:35:34Sure. Have a seat.
00:35:42You just couldn't stay awake, could you?
00:35:44Maybe I was just curious
00:35:46to see what Eastboro's
00:35:48District Attorney's Office actually looked like.
00:35:50Hmm. Cushy.
00:35:52Although the view is probably not as nice
00:35:54as the one from your high-rise.
00:35:56Who said my office was in a high-rise?
00:35:57It's not?
00:35:59No, it is. I was just curious.
00:36:01Well, you really want to be impressed?
00:36:03Come on back. I'll give you the tour.
00:36:10This is where the magic happens.
00:36:16Wow.
00:36:20So why are you really here?
00:36:22You're not even going to offer me
00:36:24a cup of Sanka first?
00:36:25Let me guess.
00:36:27You asked her about the inheritance.
00:36:29And now you realize you took on a losing case.
00:36:31I asked about the inheritance.
00:36:33And now I'm about to poke some
00:36:35serious holes in your case.
00:36:38Good luck with that.
00:36:40I need the witness statements.
00:36:42The reports were in the discovery.
00:36:44I want the actual transcripts.
00:36:46Why? You already know
00:36:48they're harmful to your case.
00:36:50That's not up to you to decide, is it?
00:36:52Didn't your mother ever tell you
00:36:54not to ask questions
00:36:56you don't want to hear the answers to?
00:36:58Must have slipped her mind.
00:37:03Helen and Harold Mullins.
00:37:06There.
00:37:08That wasn't so hard, was it?
00:37:10You should know that I've secured convictions
00:37:12on less than the piece of paper in your hand.
00:37:14Then I'm sure you won't mind
00:37:16if I reach out and verify
00:37:18the information in here.
00:37:19Wait.
00:37:21Did you just accuse me of doctoring their testimony?
00:37:23Please.
00:37:25Don't be so sanctimonious.
00:37:27You wouldn't be the first district attorney
00:37:29to bend the rules to win a case.
00:37:31And you wouldn't be the first defense attorney
00:37:33to shield their client with a smokescreen of red tape.
00:37:35I guess I'll just have to find out.
00:37:37Won't I?
00:37:39Fine. You want to talk to them? Be my guest.
00:37:41Although, I should warn you.
00:37:43Helen wasn't necessarily
00:37:45the biggest fan of your mother.
00:37:47Sounds an awful lot like bias to me.
00:37:49Did I remind you how difficult
00:37:51your mother was to love?
00:37:53No.
00:37:55That's right. I don't.
00:37:57Did I strike a nerve?
00:37:59Thanks for the file.
00:38:01Anytime.
00:38:03Did you forget something?
00:38:05Isn't this the moment
00:38:07when you wish me luck
00:38:09and tell me how much I'm going to need it?
00:38:11Would it change your mind?
00:38:13Not an inch.
00:38:15Then I won't waste my breath.
00:38:20Welcome home
00:38:22to the twisted mind of V.C. Andrew.
00:38:24Who is it?
00:38:26Helen Mullins?
00:38:28My name is Nicole Ray.
00:38:30Hi. I know who you are.
00:38:32Who is it?
00:38:34Kate's daughter.
00:38:36You can call me Nicole.
00:38:38Want to come in? I just made some coffee.
00:38:40I only need a moment of your time.
00:38:42We've already told everything we know to the police.
00:38:44Yes. I've read the transcripts of your conversation.
00:38:46Then why are you here?
00:38:47Have you...
00:38:49seen this man?
00:38:55You two happen to be the only witnesses we have.
00:38:58Unfortunately, we're not too keen on sticking our noses where they don't belong.
00:39:01Is that why you called the police the other night?
00:39:03Because you didn't want to stick your nose where it doesn't belong?
00:39:05I called the police because I was concerned for Matthew.
00:39:08Not that it did much good.
00:39:10They were fighting.
00:39:12They were always fighting.
00:39:14Can you just take another look?
00:39:15Please.
00:39:17Have you seen him around the house?
00:39:19Kirk? Sure.
00:39:21He and Matthew worked together.
00:39:23What about the night he died?
00:39:25No. It was just Matthew and your mother.
00:39:28You mean it was just the two of them that you could hear?
00:39:36Thank you for your time.
00:39:39You know, now that you mention it,
00:39:41there is one thing I do remember hearing her shout that night.
00:39:45And what was that?
00:39:47She said, I'm going to kill you.
00:40:03Miss Ray?
00:40:05Harold.
00:40:07Please forgive my wife.
00:40:09She means well.
00:40:11Sometimes she can be stubborn as an ox.
00:40:13I know the type.
00:40:15Now, you didn't hear this from me.
00:40:18A couple months back, I was more on the line.
00:40:22Your mother was at work.
00:40:24Let's just say that Matthew wasn't alone.
00:40:28Another woman.
00:40:30Was Matthew having an affair?
00:40:33I didn't ask.
00:40:35You're the first and only person that I mention this to.
00:40:38I don't suppose you have a name?
00:40:44Could you at least tell me what she looked like?
00:40:47A little younger than your mom.
00:40:49Blonde hair.
00:40:52If my mother had found out,
00:40:54that certainly would have given them something to fight about.
00:40:56Yes, it would.
00:40:58Yes, it would.
00:41:00Good luck.
00:41:04Are you crazy?
00:41:06You threatened to kill him?
00:41:08I was angry.
00:41:10I didn't mean it.
00:41:12You didn't mean it when you said it,
00:41:14or when you actually did it?
00:41:16I don't even remember saying it.
00:41:18Unfortunately for you, your neighbor does.
00:41:20And I'm sure she'll be more than happy
00:41:22to share it with the jury.
00:41:24Yeah, that sounds like Helen.
00:41:26Along with Matthew's affair.
00:41:28They know about that?
00:41:30So you don't know?
00:41:31They know about that?
00:41:33So you did know?
00:41:35Yeah.
00:41:37You seriously didn't think I would find out?
00:41:39I'm sorry.
00:41:41I just didn't see the point in ruining his reputation.
00:41:43The prosecution will.
00:41:45Okay, fine, fine.
00:41:47Matthew's been cheating on me for months, okay?
00:41:49Are you happy?
00:41:53A while back I happened to find some emails on his computer.
00:41:58What happened?
00:42:00He'd been spending a lot of late nights at work
00:42:03and texting on his phone all the time.
00:42:05I was suspicious.
00:42:07Go on.
00:42:09The letters were romantic.
00:42:12I confronted him about it,
00:42:14and he swore he'd stop.
00:42:16But he didn't, did he?
00:42:18The night Matthew...
00:42:20I had found more letters on the computer.
00:42:24That's when you two were fighting?
00:42:25But that time, he did end it.
00:42:28I watched him.
00:42:30He sent the texts right in front of me.
00:42:32And?
00:42:34He said she didn't take it well.
00:42:36Do you know who it was?
00:42:38No.
00:42:40Frankly, I didn't want to know.
00:42:42I just wanted it to be over, end of story.
00:42:44Why is it that every time I pursue a lead to clear your name,
00:42:48all I do is uncover another motive?
00:42:51And when did you start drinking again?
00:42:53My husband of 15 years was having an affair on me.
00:42:57Excuse me if I wanted a drink.
00:42:59A drink?
00:43:03A few.
00:43:07I lost count.
00:43:10Okay.
00:43:15All right.
00:43:18Let's just go back to that night.
00:43:20You confronted him about the ECR.
00:43:21Yeah.
00:43:23We were arguing.
00:43:25That would seem like hours.
00:43:28And then I sat on the couch.
00:43:30No, I laid on the couch.
00:43:34I don't remember what happened after that.
00:43:37Please, try.
00:43:39My head was spinning.
00:43:41I think he said he was going upstairs to go to bed.
00:43:44And this whole time, you two were alone?
00:43:46I think so.
00:43:48Think.
00:43:49Think.
00:43:51At any point, was there anyone else in the house?
00:44:01Maybe.
00:44:03Maybe?
00:44:05I don't know, like who?
00:44:07Kirk, maybe?
00:44:09Kirk?
00:44:11Losing half the profits from that real estate sale would be enough to make anyone jealous, don't you think?
00:44:13Yeah.
00:44:16Tell you what.
00:44:17You think about it.
00:44:19Where are you going?
00:44:21I'm going back to the house to see if the police missed anything.
00:44:27Nicole?
00:44:29On a scale from one to ten, how screwed do you think I am?
00:44:32Twelve.
00:44:48Brian?
00:44:51You here?
00:45:17I'm here.
00:45:48Shh.
00:45:51I'd be glad just to be sad thinking of you.
00:45:56How much have you had to drink?
00:45:58Oh, here we go again.
00:46:00The same failure.
00:46:02I don't want to do this right now.
00:46:04I never want to do this.
00:46:17That's how you got in.
00:46:47Hmm.
00:47:18Brian?
00:47:28Brian, is that you?
00:47:47No.
00:48:17Who is this?
00:48:45Hello?
00:48:46Hey, Nikki, it's me
00:48:50Riley yeah, I'm over at the house. Where are you? I'm getting ready to head to work. What time are you leaving?
00:48:56Shouldn't be too much longer
00:49:05Can I call you back later sure, okay. Bye
00:49:16In addition to our family welcome home to the
00:49:26Cut shoot you gotta say
00:49:28Is it about mom's case did you know Matthew was having an affair?
00:49:34We what apparently it had been happening for a while you really didn't know no
00:49:42Absolutely not
00:49:44Did mom know yeah
00:49:48Another motive apparently they grow on trees around here
00:49:56What happened did did he did he tell her she found some emails on his computer I was just over at her house
00:50:01I found one of them myself. Do I even want to know what it said the usual thinking of you stuff like that
00:50:07I
00:50:09Think she did it. I was thinking Kirk, but now who knows look. I know she's not the best person, but I
00:50:17Truly don't think that she's capable of doing such a thing you mean you don't think she'd be capable of doing such a thing when
00:50:23She's sober in either state Nikki 12 hours ago. I would have agreed with you now who knows I
00:50:31Guess I was just hoping that maybe you had heard something or maybe you knew who the woman was
00:50:36You know
00:50:38I'm sorry
00:50:43Like my shift is about to start can you talk about this more tomorrow morning burning the midnight oil, huh?
00:50:49Welcome to the glamorous world of medicine. I'll be at the motel if you think of anything
00:50:56Sounds good
00:51:01Right
00:51:05I
00:51:35I
00:52:06Oh
00:52:10We spoke to the manager said the housekeeper reported her key stolen a couple days ago
00:52:15This just proves that someone is trying to stop my investigation
00:52:20Anyone giving you any trouble lately Matthews brother isn't exactly a fan
00:52:24Wyatt
00:52:26I'll tell you what I'll give him a call and find out where he was tonight, and maybe Kirk Holloway
00:52:31For your mother's sake I hope you're as good at being a lawyer as you are making enemies
00:52:35I don't suppose this place has a security camera
00:52:38Sorry
00:52:40You know, I'd feel better if you weren't alone. Is there anyone you can call maybe Riley? No, she's still at work
00:52:44But I'll be fine billing
00:52:48In the meantime, I'm gonna run prints on this. Maybe we'll get lucky. Can you compare them this?
00:52:54Do I even want to know where you got this from you said you'd take a look if I do
00:53:01Do you have a rest I will when my mother gets out of jail
00:53:06If I ever get in trouble, I know who I'm gonna call
00:53:09Thank You Charlene
00:53:12Oh
00:53:32This is Nicole, it's Charlene
00:53:35Got some news. Actually I do we looked into Wyatt
00:53:38and
00:53:40Thought it might interest you to hear that. Mr. Rafferty was a no-show for work last night
00:53:44What about the prints from the bottle no match not the photo or the window at your mother's house?
00:53:51Damn it
00:53:57Hey
00:53:58You want some unsolicited advice? This is my favorite kind in my experience
00:54:03I've learned that these things usually come down to one of two things
00:54:07Passion or money
00:54:10I
00:54:41Oh
00:54:44John hurting you don't know me, but my name is Nicole Nicole ray. Oh
00:54:51I'm sorry. Sorry about your stepfather
00:54:54If you have a moment, I would just love to ask you a few questions about as well
00:54:57Actually, I'm running late for a client meeting
00:55:00Besides it's a little soon to probate. Don't you think? Oh, no. No, I'm not interested in contesting it
00:55:06Representing my mother in the murder trial. Oh, that's out of my area of expertise
00:55:10Well, I was just wondering if something were to happen to my mother what happens to the will
00:55:14Let me guess
00:55:16You went to one of those big fancy law schools. Hmm you think and did they teach you about attorney-client privilege there?
00:55:25They did as a legal matter. Yes, but as a family member inquiring about family business
00:55:31I believe it falls under the category of nosy stepdaughter
00:55:36I
00:55:40Suppose it wouldn't hurt if I'm a few minutes late
00:55:44Nosy stepdaughter
00:55:48I'm a very particular filing system. So you're a pussy
00:55:56Matthew Rafferty
00:55:58Hmm
00:55:59Six weeks ago Matthew redrafted his will Amy your mother was his primary beneficiary because he didn't trust his partner, correct
00:56:07Now, let's say my mother gets convicted for Matthew's murder
00:56:10It's the Slayer statute that would prevent her from inheriting one penny of Matthew's estate in which case
00:56:16Goes to the ex-beneficiary. So theoretically someone could have killed Matthew and framed my mother so that they could collect the inheritance instead
00:56:24No
00:56:25That's some four-dimensional chess right there. I guess I'm looking for Eastborough's very own Bobby Fisher
00:56:31I don't suppose this next beneficiary would happen to be Matthew's brother Wyatt. What it
00:56:37Let me see
00:56:43Actually, no
00:56:46It's your sister
00:56:55I
00:56:56Soon be an addition to our family. Welcome home to the twisted mind of VC Andrews
00:57:04Stay for a while
00:57:06Is this where you keep the misbehaved guests and binge all the family favorites?
00:57:10I think I'm pretty we are brother and sister commercial-free. You think I don't know
00:57:18Finally
00:57:21I'll catch up with you
00:57:23Sorry, I haven't called you back. I've just been slammed with patients all day. But is something wrong?
00:57:29I'm gonna ask you a question and I need the truth. Okay. Well now you're scaring me
00:57:35Where were you the night Matthew died? Excuse me. I think you heard me. I don't understand though. Please just answer the question. I
00:57:43Was home can anyone verify that I mean not unless you want to subpoena my smart TVs browsing history
00:57:49Did you go over to mom's house that night
00:57:52Hold on. You think I have something to do with what happened? You're the one who insisted Matthew changed the will
00:57:57Well, yes, but to benefit our mother unless she gets convicted of Matthew's murder in that case. What do you know?
00:58:04It all goes to you 1.5 million dollars
00:58:07You're serious money like that would go a long way in clearing up those debts. Don't you think?
00:58:13Okay, first of all, that's insane
00:58:16Secondly why on earth would I insist that you who works at one of the most well-known firms in the country?
00:58:22Come out here and represent mom if I really wanted her to lose because you didn't think I'd actually come
00:58:28And you have to admit as far as alibis go it isn't a bad one
00:58:32After all calling a lawyer from quote one of the most well-known firms in the country would go a long way in making it
00:58:37Appear you weren't secretly trying to throw the case
00:58:40I
00:58:42Screw you. Is that a denial? That's it. Get the hell out of my face Riley Riley
00:58:55It's Riley leave a message. Hey, it's me. Look. I'm so sorry. I accused you like that. It's just
00:59:03It's my job to ask the hard questions, you know
00:59:06that I
00:59:09Guess I'm just exhausted
00:59:11Please call me
00:59:38I
01:00:08I
01:00:18First the hotel room now this it can't be random. Did you get a look at the driver?
01:00:23It happened too fast
01:00:25license plate
01:00:26No, I don't know what you want me to do put out an APB on a black SUV
01:00:31Nick
01:00:33We've known each other for a long time and believe me when I tell you that
01:00:37Matthew Rafferty was loved by a lot of people in this town any of whom would love to see your mother punished
01:00:45Look just hang in there. Okay, the sooner the trials over the sooner things will calm down
01:00:51Once she gets convicted you mean you said it not me
01:01:04Fish and chips
01:01:07Long day long week
01:01:11Anything new with the case
01:01:14Unfortunately, no. Well what it's worth. I miss both your mom and Matthew
01:01:19And if you ever want a friendly face to talk to you, I
01:01:23appreciate that
01:01:26Usual fix
01:01:29Usual thanks. Oh
01:01:33Well, Charlene told me what happened
01:01:36She's not a worried about you. She's just eager to get the case wrapped up. We all are
01:01:41You're not the one with a mother sitting in jail
01:01:44Boom until a few days ago. You hadn't spoken to in years. She's still entitled to a defense
01:01:48Look, I just don't want to see anything happen to you
01:01:52It's gonna take a lot more than some amateur intimidation to stop me from digging. Well, just be careful where you date
01:01:59Sounds like this have a lot of landmines
01:02:02Do you always look out for your opposing counsel like this
01:02:07What can I say? I must be getting sentimentally my old age
01:02:13But if you do plan on presenting another theory for Matthew's murder, I'll do it soon because if this does go to trial
01:02:21When I both know this does not end well for your mother now, you want to save my mother?
01:02:26Well, truthfully, I'm more interested in saving your reputation. Aren't you the hero?
01:02:41Voluntary manslaughter 15 years
01:02:44a
01:02:49Plea deal all drawn up and ready to go. All you have to do is get your mother to sign it
01:02:5515 years that'll make her what 75. Well, at least you'll have a few years to spend with their future grandkids instead of sitting behind bars
01:03:04Involuntary manslaughter five years Nick. This is a textbook case of compassion and you're assuming that the killer isn't still out there
01:03:11I can't serve justice on a hunch but what they did to my hotel room
01:03:16The hotel the cops could call to at least two to three times a week
01:03:19This town is full of people who just want to see your old woman pay
01:03:23You mean they want to see my old woman hung?
01:03:25Yeah, I mean, I don't want to see my old woman hang. I don't want to see my old woman hang
01:03:30You mean they want to see my old woman hung and that's your jury pool
01:03:3715 years
01:03:40Seriously consider it if I were you
01:03:43Well, well, well
01:03:46Coleray
01:03:49I'm not a whiskey, sweetheart. I think you've had enough
01:03:52I
01:03:54Hope you just back up buddy. No one here wants any trouble. No trouble
01:03:59It's one a few words with our lawyer friend here. Okay?
01:04:03Well, I said back up
01:04:07Whatever you say
01:04:10Counselor
01:04:23The mother deserves a chair for what she did to my brother I'm thinking
01:04:28Maybe I'll just hurt someone
01:04:30important her instead
01:04:38How about a ride down to the station to cool off
01:04:45Everybody okay fine Bobby never better good
01:04:52There will soon be an addition to our family welcome home to the twisted mind of VZ Andrews
01:05:01Stay for a while
01:05:02Is this where you keep the misbehaved guests and binge all the so he's the one who's been trying to intimidate me
01:05:09I guess he took his grief too far, but don't worry. He's not gonna be bothering you again
01:05:13We've got plenty of charges to keep him busy here for a while
01:05:16What about the fingerprints from the house? None of the prints that we collected the night of Matthews murdered matches
01:05:22So it wasn't Kirk or Wyatt
01:05:24I'm just glad no one got seriously hurt
01:05:27Me too
01:05:3015 years
01:05:33Voluntary manslaughter
01:05:35If I plead guilty
01:05:37That's usually how plea deals work
01:05:40But I could go to trial and get nothing
01:05:43Or you could get 30, but you're a good lawyer
01:05:46That doesn't matter if I can't fight the facts right in front of us you want facts
01:05:50How about the fact that my husband's killer is still out there?
01:05:53You mean the killer we're not getting any closer to finding
01:05:57At least with this deal. You'll get a few decent years a
01:06:02Few decent years
01:06:05Is that the best Nicole Ray can do I didn't get liquored up and fight with my husband I
01:06:12Didn't tell the cops. I can't remember what happened. I'm not the beneficiary of a million-dollar will and
01:06:18I sure as hell didn't come back here to this crappy small town after all these years just to lose
01:06:29And do you have any idea what's been happening to me out there
01:06:32ever since I got here I
01:06:35Have been harassed my motel room has been broken into
01:06:38Matthews brother tried to run me off the road and now my own sister is mad at me
01:06:44Well if it's
01:06:46So bad. Why are you doing this?
01:06:53Or something you could do so you feel better about yourself you needed me no you want me to need you there's a difference
01:07:03As I recall I was all set to go with Chuck
01:07:06Was your idea to take this case over and now that it's not going the way you want
01:07:11You're just ready to cash in your chips and go home. Well. No
01:07:14I'm gonna fight
01:07:16And if you are not gonna fight with me if you are not going to be in my corner
01:07:20Then I'm gonna find someone who will you're saying I should just quit no I'm saying you're fired
01:07:27You're serious officer
01:07:31We're through here all right, then let's go
01:07:41Oh
01:07:44Oh
01:08:04Go on I'll catch up
01:08:06Nicole what a surprise that a sec of course when it no. I'm not staying
01:08:11I just I just wanted to come by
01:08:13Say goodbye
01:08:15Goodbye, I presented the deal to my client advised her to take it and she fired me
01:08:23Wait
01:08:25Your mother fired you she'd rather take her chance in court without you
01:08:30She doesn't feel I'm quote in her corner
01:08:35So she's gonna go with a public defender
01:08:37Maybe Chuck can do a better job Chuck hasn't seen the inside of a courtroom went over a year
01:08:40It's just like riding a bicycle. There's nothing like riding a bicycle. What do you want me to say?
01:08:45Yes, she's being stubborn
01:08:47But I can't just wave a magic lawyer wand and change the woman's mind you have to you can't just give up give up
01:08:54You act like you're the only lawyer. That's how to stubborn client
01:08:58You don't know my mother like I do, but I do know this case Nikki. You've seen the evidence
01:09:04You've read the witness statements
01:09:07She doesn't need Chuck. She needs a miracle
01:09:10She needs you
01:09:11So now you care about my mother. Actually, I don't I think she's a murderer and frankly deserves to rot in prison for what she
01:09:18did
01:09:21Then why are you celebrating
01:09:25Because I care about you Nikki
01:09:28And the old Nikki the Nikki that I went to school with would have never walked away from a challenge ever
01:09:34Well, the old Nikki didn't have a murderer for a mother allegedly
01:09:43Well, there is one thing I'm disappointed about you were disappointed I
01:09:49Won't be able to go up against you in court all that we both know I would have won
01:09:56Possibly probably
01:09:58You always did enjoy a good fight. Oh, hey if you ever
01:10:03Feel like relocating out west my offer still stands seriously
01:10:10Appreciate that
01:10:12Of course, that's assuming that your legal skills are better than your bar fighting skills. Hey, if Charlene hadn't interrupted us, I would have had him
01:10:23Well, my
01:10:27I better get back to the hotel. I need to pack
01:10:30Before they charge me another day
01:10:38See you around counselor
01:10:41See you around
01:10:45Nikki
01:10:48Do you ever think about why things never worked out between us
01:10:53Probably because I always enjoyed a good fight
01:10:59Good luck
01:11:07There will soon be an addition to our family welcome home to the twisted mind of VZ Andrews
01:11:17Is this where you keep the misbehave
01:11:19So
01:11:27It's true you're leaving she fired
01:11:33Look right about yesterday. I
01:11:36What's this the footage from my doorbell camera so that you can see that my car was parked in front of my house all night
01:11:42long and that I
01:11:44Never left look, I'm sorry. Okay. I just I ran out of places to look and I got desperate
01:11:54Actually, I think it was a pretty smart theory so I mean too bad I didn't think of it sooner so too bad
01:12:04It's what happens now
01:12:06She's someone else's problem
01:12:09You mean the public defender? Maybe he'll be able to convince her to sign the deal
01:12:13Do you think she did it I
01:12:16Don't know
01:12:17Maybe no one did it. Maybe there never was another person in the first place. Maybe the autopsy was wrong and Matthew just fell
01:12:27I wish I could change your mind about leaving you could always come to California for your end
01:12:34And
01:12:36What and give up my cushy position sponge bathing patients at Eastboro general, I'm sure there are plenty of patients to sponge bathe in LA
01:12:50If things go the way that I think that they will mom's gonna need all the support she can get so
01:12:57Yeah
01:13:02Don't be a stranger
01:13:11I've got a six o'clock out. So tell Jerry I'll be back at the firm in the morning. Yeah, I'm headed to the airport now
01:13:18You really want to know
01:13:20Put it this way. I've got enough material to keep my therapist busy for the next year and a half
01:13:27Okay, talk to you tomorrow, bye
01:13:38Video doorbell
01:13:48The missus wouldn't be happy about me talking to you again lucky for you. She's at bingo good
01:13:56Because I need a favor
01:14:02Well, what do you know Harold you're a lifesaver why I cracked this case
01:14:13It had to be
01:14:18Just really sad
01:14:21Thinking
01:14:23Yeah, you know what Harold
01:14:27Thank you actually did
01:14:38Hey, I'm at my mother's house, would you mind stopping by?
01:14:56I
01:15:26I
01:15:56I
01:16:14Was surprised to hear from you. Well, you were friends with my mom and Matthew and I
01:16:20Needed that friendly face. I
01:16:23Have just the thing
01:16:25Took it from work. Mm-hmm
01:16:28Don't tell anyone
01:16:29My lips are sealed. I'll get some glasses
01:16:40I can't find my mom's bottle opener. Oh, don't worry. I brought one
01:16:55What happened with you and your mom anyway, I thought things were better between you two tried to get her to take a deal
01:17:03Guess that means she didn't want it
01:17:06well
01:17:08It's complicated
01:17:10So still don't have any other suspects
01:17:17Like I said, it's complicated right
01:17:25Can I do the honors it's your house. Well, technically it's my mother's house
01:17:39What should we drink to something uplifting for once
01:17:46Anyone special in your life actually, I just went through a breakup
01:17:55Was it bad, well, let's just say it was
01:18:00Complicated. Mm-hmm
01:18:02It's a complicated relationships
01:18:05Cheers
01:18:11You're looking for this
01:18:15There will soon be an addition to our family welcome home to the twisted mind your special song or something bad I
01:18:24Don't know what you're talking about the locket
01:18:27the messages he wrote you quoting the lyrics from the song and
01:18:31Then the neighbor's description a little younger than your mom
01:18:35blonde hair
01:18:37He saw us just took me a while to connect the dots
01:18:43How long were you two sleeping together a
01:18:47Couple of months give or take
01:18:50Matthew had been coming in and out of a tavern a lot
01:18:55Started innocent
01:18:57He'd flirt a little
01:18:59I'd flirt a little back
01:19:01Smile led to it touch on the shoulder led to an invitation
01:19:08You get the idea
01:19:11Congratulations, you wanted to find the killer and you did
01:19:19I
01:19:50I
01:19:57Don't want to hurt you I swear
01:20:03Of course I
01:20:06Didn't want to hurt Matthew either
01:20:11But he left me no choice
01:20:19I
01:20:21I
01:20:48Said drop the weapon
01:20:51I
01:20:54Got your text
01:21:07Mickey are you okay? Yes. Where is she with Charlene?
01:21:13We've got your phone Sadie
01:21:16We know all about your relationship with Matthew Rafferty how he finally ended things after his wife found the latest messages
01:21:23And judging from your text that you said, I'm guessing that didn't make you too. Pleased with either one of them
01:21:29You already confessed to Nicole Ray an hour ago
01:21:32Might as well come clean for the record now
01:21:35But first I was just going to talk
01:21:38smooth things over
01:21:42None after seeing them together
01:21:46I've seen the way she treated him
01:21:50And that he chooses her over me
01:21:54Yes, I was angry
01:21:58And yes, I killed him
01:22:03He deserved it
01:22:11Mom
01:22:16Thank you
01:22:18For never doubting me
01:22:21Even when I was doubting you
01:22:23Let's just do my job. No
01:22:26You were being my daughter
01:22:33Now
01:22:34There are going to be some changes around here
01:22:37Charlene is getting me into a treatment program and I'm even gonna pick up some shifts at the old diner
01:22:45Now I am fully aware that this is going to be a journey
01:22:49But I will get there. I promise
01:22:52one step at a time
01:22:54I owe it to the both of you
01:22:58And to Matthew
01:23:00You don't have to do it alone mom you'll always have us
01:23:05Does that mean that you're gonna be sticking around for a little more
01:23:08Well, the firm's waited this long. I don't see why they can't wait a few more days
01:23:13In the meantime, I was hoping that I could stay at the house
01:23:17Yes
01:23:18Yes, of course
01:23:20You are always welcome
01:23:23Okay, because I plan on stopping by a lot more often
01:23:28Or you could move back permanently open up a little firm in town
01:23:35Like mom says one step at a time, okay interesting
01:23:39Now I'm gonna lift home home