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00:07Previously on Happy Face
00:12Did you see the protests?
00:14What protests?
00:15I've spent nearly three decades screaming into the wind
00:18I believe Elijah is innocent
00:20And I've been doing this long enough to know that you wouldn't agree
00:25Well at least you're honest
00:26And you're right
00:27I don't
00:30You want to know why I had an abortion dad?
00:33Because I was raped
00:36What you did to those women you killed
00:39That happened to me too
00:40I've never told anyone about that
00:43Dizzy, don't you want the murder weapon?
01:05There is freedom within
01:08There is freedom without
01:12I'll try to catch the deluge in a paper cup
01:20There's a battle ahead
01:23Many battles are lost
01:26But you never see the end of the road
01:29While you're traveling with me
01:33And now, and now
01:36Don't dream it's over
01:40And now, and now
01:43When the world comes in
01:47Elijah
01:48Elijah
01:50Elijah
02:05Oh
02:06No
02:09He did what?
03:26Just this?
03:28Um, and one of those phones, please.
03:44There you go.
03:45Thanks.
03:59Hey.
04:00Mom, what are you doing here?
04:02Oh, I just got home.
04:04Oh, I missed you so much.
04:05I kept texting you.
04:07Yeah, I missed you too.
04:08Hey, are those new sneakers?
04:10Yeah, for me, the late birthday present.
04:13Ooh, really?
04:15I thought you guys weren't as close this year.
04:17Well, we are again.
04:19Oh, that's nice to hear.
04:20Come on, sit.
04:21I want to hear everything I missed,
04:25and I want to see if you want to ask me anything.
04:30What about the article?
04:32You had an abortion in high school.
04:33It's not a huge deal.
04:35Hazel, it is a huge deal.
04:38At the time, I was younger than you are now.
04:42Well, no, I get that.
04:43I can't even imagine.
04:47Which means you're not anywhere close to those.
04:51Mom, no!
04:53When you do.
04:53Oh, my God!
04:55Well, when you do get there many, many years from now.
05:00No.
05:01Many years from now.
05:02Stop.
05:02Hey, look at me.
05:04Look at me.
05:04Look at me.
05:06You can talk to me about it, okay?
05:09Okay?
05:13I will stop torturing you about that.
05:17I just also wanted to talk about Ash.
05:22I'm sorry, but I blamed you.
05:24I was just upset.
05:27I'm sorry, too.
05:29I should have been watching Max.
05:32Okay.
05:33It's make-your-own-pizza night.
05:35Do you want to help?
05:37Oh, I actually do have one question.
05:40Anything.
05:42What happens with the case now that you've found the murder weapon?
05:51Well, it'll take about a week for the lab to get the DNA off the wrench.
05:57And then we have to match those results to a sample of Heather's DNA.
06:03How do you get that since she's...
06:06There's a dress from the night that she was murdered with her blood on it.
06:13And, uh, Elijah's attorney is going to get it from evidence.
06:19If it's a match, will your dad get the death penalty deal?
06:29Uh, I don't know, Hazel.
06:30Possibly that's up to the authorities.
06:32What's he like?
06:35Be glad you never have to know.
06:42I just can't believe it's true.
06:45Well, believe it.
06:46What'd I tell you?
06:47You better start planning on what you want to do your first day free.
06:50All right.
06:51Now, let's not get carried away.
06:52Too late.
06:54I'm carried.
06:55Far away from here.
06:57I had a dream the other night.
06:59I was free.
07:02I was young, though.
07:04Walking all over, playing the piano at this school.
07:07Remember when you broke into that church to play their piano?
07:11Mama nearly killed you.
07:13That church had a baby grin.
07:15Mm-hmm.
07:16Hey.
07:18Time's up.
07:20Yeah.
07:22I'm going to be back in a few days, okay?
07:29Be strong.
07:46Yo, my mom's told me you're getting out.
07:49Your sister's, is that true?
07:52I'm a long ways off from that, Nico.
07:55What's your first meal going to be, man?
07:57Oh, I'll be getting me a damn pile of shrimp.
08:01Oh, a steak, too.
08:02Yeah.
08:04That's what I'm going to get for my last meal in here.
08:07Won't be as tasty, though.
08:09Come on, let's go.
08:09Well, the circuitry sounds good, though.
08:14Let's go.
08:15I want a piece of hers.
08:17I know.
08:17I want a piece of yours, too.
08:18Hey, guys, to mom, welcome home.
08:23Welcome home.
08:25Oh, I forgot the pizza slicer.
08:27Oh, wait, we got a toast to dad for being the regional manager of Sequoia Trust.
08:33Oh.
08:34Less cool than solving a murder.
08:35True, and I don't have the job yet, just an interview with corporate.
08:39Which William said is just a formality.
08:41Yeah, he did.
08:43Now, where the hell is the pizza slicer?
08:46Who cares?
08:47Come on, it's getting cold.
08:48All right, well, no slicer, but this will do the job.
08:51Hazel's on her phone.
08:53When can I go back to karate?
08:55Oh, buddy, we're going to find a new dojo.
08:58Hazel, can you put the phone down, please?
09:00Just set it down at your mom's home.
09:01She wasn't even gone for that long.
09:03I feel like she was gone for a hundred years.
09:05Come here.
09:06Come here, little boy.
09:06I'm taking a slice of that pizza by the way.
09:08It looks really good.
09:09Come here.
09:09Come here.
09:11All right, cut him and pass him.
09:12Let me see that, sweetie.
09:13Okay, thank you.
09:15All right, this is yours.
09:17Hey, who are you talking to?
09:19A boy?
09:22What?
09:22No, it's just Eva.
09:25You know what happened at school today?
09:26What?
09:27We played with a wizard.
09:29His name was Stryker.
09:30And then he, like, escaped.
09:31I just think maybe we should take the high road.
09:34Avoid the drama.
09:36Melissa, we found that dojo.
09:38Why would we go anywhere else?
09:42Wait, why is this in Max's backpack?
09:45What?
09:46Max it?
09:48Yeah.
09:51Hey, Max?
09:54Why is the pizza slicer in your backpack?
09:58It's a weapon.
10:00A weapon?
10:01A weapon for what, Max?
10:02In case Ash finds out where to go to school.
10:07Okay.
10:09Hey.
10:10Hey, buddy.
10:11Come here.
10:19Hey.
10:21Ash is not going to come to your school.
10:24And he's not going to come here either.
10:28You don't have to worry.
10:30Daddy and I are always, always going to protect you.
10:32Okay?
10:33Yeah.
10:35Okay.
10:36Hey.
10:38Okay.
10:40Okay.
10:42All right, go get your PJs on.
10:44Come and talk to you in.
10:50We could protect him if we got a goddamn restraining order.
10:53Oh, my God.
10:55It's a piece of paper, not a moat.
10:57It's something that we can do, Melissa.
10:59Yeah, maybe he's anxious because he saw his father put up a billion security cameras.
11:02Thank God I did.
11:04Otherwise, what, the kid would have been home alone for who knows how long.
11:06Fucking thank God Renee was home.
11:08Okay.
11:08Okay, because I wasn't here.
11:10No, that's not what I'm saying.
11:11That's exactly what you're saying.
11:12Thankfully she was able to watch him.
11:13Why don't you get her a fucking thank you gift, Ben?
11:19I'm sorry.
11:21No, I'm sorry.
11:22No, I'm sorry.
11:23I'm sorry.
11:24I'm sorry.
11:24I'm sorry.
11:25I don't want to fight, okay?
11:27Yeah, neither do I.
11:34Such a nine-year-old's idea of a weapon.
11:40Right?
11:40Who needs karate will just teach you how to slice the bad guys.
11:46Hey.
11:48Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
11:50Hey, what's wrong?
11:52Oh.
11:54Oh.
11:56Nothing.
12:00I just, when I was gone, it felt like I was doing something good, you know?
12:05Like, even though it was hard.
12:08And then, and then I come home, and Hazel's got new sneakers, and she, who is she texting?
12:15And our son is bringing sharp kitchen utensils to school.
12:22Hey, hey, hey, listen, you've been gone.
12:27I know.
12:28But Elijah's gonna get out soon, right?
12:32And Keith will be out of our lives.
12:35All right?
12:35And I, I will get this job, and you can go back to makeup.
12:42All right, and everything will go back to normal, okay?
12:49Yeah.
12:51Okay.
12:52Yeah.
12:57Looking at the vault and base linear fractures found on Heather Richman's skull, it suggests
13:03that she was struck by a heavy object a single time.
13:06A wrench certainly has the weight and force necessary to inflict that type of trauma, but
13:11it will take the DNA results to tell us if it's back.
13:13No, no, let's cut after trauma, Diane.
13:15I don't want to shine light on the DNA until we have it.
13:17You got it?
13:21I'd believe her.
13:24She's convincing, right?
13:25Yeah.
13:26Yeah, I knew it.
13:27Hey, hey, hey, how's it going in here?
13:29Is it coming together?
13:30Almost there.
13:30Where are we on the, uh, results?
13:32Did, uh, Calloway sign off on testing the bloody dress?
13:35No, but we expected that.
13:37Uh, Gabriela is already on plan B.
13:39She got the trial judge to sign a court order, so she's gonna get...
13:45Oh, speak of the devil.
13:46That is her now.
13:47Uh, can you give me a second?
13:50Sure, sure, sure.
13:51Thank you, thank you, thank you.
13:52You know, I still can't believe it.
13:54The actual murder weapon.
13:56What on earth did you say to him to get it?
13:58Good, Dr. Greg.
14:00Um, uh, just the truth.
14:04Speaking of the truth, I heard you still hadn't called Karen about writing a book.
14:07Oh, yeah, you know, there's just a lot going on.
14:10Melissa, Melissa, you gotta strike all the aliens' hearts with these things, you know?
14:13Get in there.
14:13Heather's clothes are gone.
14:15What?
14:16What do you mean they're gone?
14:17Gabriela and Joyce are at the evidence warehouse now, and they can't find Elijah's box.
14:22What?
14:23Without a DNA sample from Heather, the wrench is basically useless.
14:27Well, you know, just find Tyler and get on a plane.
14:45So happy, happy, happy, oh, so happy.
15:00Happy, happy, oh, so happy.
15:09Happy, oh, so happy.
15:19So happy, so happy.
15:37Is that the supervisor?
15:40Are you expecting anyone else at this evidence warehouse in rural Texas with a cracker doll?
15:57Let me guess.
15:59You're the problem Bob was having yesterday?
16:01Here we go.
16:02Are you Bob's supervisor?
16:04Yes, ma'am.
16:05I'm Alice.
16:05Alice, well, Alice, the problem is that I have a court order to retrieve a box of evidence
16:10that pertains to a capital case, and your incompetent employee claimed it wasn't there.
16:16All right, all right.
16:18Give me a second and we'll figure this out.
16:26We're from the Dr. Gregg show, so is it okay if we film?
16:30Do you have permission from the DA's office?
16:33No.
16:33You can film stacks, no employees.
16:38B-roll is my life.
16:42Case file.
16:45Let's see what's in the system.
16:49Hmm.
16:50It should be here.
16:51That's what the guy said yesterday, Bob.
16:55Well, let's check.
16:58Follow me.
17:00Now, I know it looks a mess, but it's way better than it was a year ago when I took
17:03over.
17:04You got your firearms here, miscellaneous weapons here, foam boards, copper piping.
17:08This place is amazing.
17:10Marijuana, heroin, cash.
17:12That freezer in the back is full of rape kits.
17:14Death penalty cases are here.
17:15Here they got the red stickers.
17:28If it isn't here, is there anywhere else it could be?
17:31No.
17:31No.
17:32It's here.
17:33It's got to be here.
17:38Well, two-ton of stick.
17:41Okay.
17:43I need air.
17:45Oh, you're back.
17:47Feelings mutual, Bob.
17:49Huh.
17:49Didn't I tell you to save the Hawaiian shirts for casual Fridays?
17:55Did you check the purge paperwork yesterday, Bob?
17:58No.
17:58It wasn't on the list.
18:00Oh.
18:01Um, excuse me.
18:02What's a purge?
18:03We don't have infinite space.
18:06When things get tight, we let the county know we need some breathing room.
18:09The DEA's office sends over a list of closed cases that get destroyed.
18:15I destroyed how?
18:17Well burned in an incinerator.
18:20But Bob's right.
18:21This case wasn't selected for the last purge.
18:24But sometimes...
18:27Ah, ha, ha.
18:30Here we go.
18:33They call over with last-minute additions.
18:36Bob, is this a one or a seven?
18:38A one, I think.
18:41This case evidence was destroyed.
18:46Okay, uh, what do you mean, destroyed?
18:49It was a closed case.
18:51Who calls in the additions?
18:52The DEA's office.
19:05Calloway.
19:12Well, good afternoon, ladies.
19:14Did you think I wouldn't find out that you had the evidence in Elijah's case destroyed?
19:18Evidence in closed cases gets destroyed.
19:21It's as simple as that.
19:24Isn't it only closed, though, because you refused to reopen it?
19:28Even though we found the murder weapon?
19:29You know, let's agree to disagree on that.
19:31Come on.
19:32You know that wrench makes you nervous.
19:36DNA will make this a whole different ballgame.
19:38Are you finally ready to support Elijah getting a stay and a hearing?
19:43Because once that wrench is on TV, you are going to be wiping Hank off your face, and protesters
19:47will be outside your house with bullhorns.
19:49You know, even if you get your hearing, your stay, what is your best case scenario?
19:53A new trial?
19:54Do you really want to put your client through that?
19:57So what are you offering?
20:04I've spoken to the governor.
20:07We're going to offer Elijah a deal.
20:09Yeah.
20:09He admits to the killing of Heather Richman.
20:12The death penalty disappears.
20:13His sentence is reduced to life with parole.
20:17Well, time served.
20:19Oh, come on.
20:20You know I can't do that.
20:21I can do 39 years.
20:23He'll do another 10, then he'll be free.
20:2510 more years?
20:26So you want him to serve more time for something he didn't do?
20:29But Elijah did do it.
20:31And the deal is contingent upon him saying so in detail in open court.
20:36You're trying to make the wrench go away.
20:38He's trying to make us all go away.
20:41The deal's on the table for 48 hours.
20:43If I were you, I'd get it to my client right away.
20:48It's always nice to see you ladies.
20:55So what do we do now?
20:57I need to see my brother.
20:58We'll tell him together, okay?
21:00If he takes the deal, then it won't matter.
21:02Heather's DNA is missing.
21:03What if he doesn't take the deal, though?
21:06There's one other option.
21:08Familial match.
21:09We get a relative of Heather's to give a DNA sample,
21:12and we use that to get a partial match on the wrench.
21:15As far as I know, the only family left is Denise.
21:17And I'm pretty sure she hates everybody here.
21:24I can try to talk to her.
21:31Do you understand the offer terms?
21:37Yep.
21:39Over here, you got rock.
21:40Over there, you got hard plays.
21:44You're not taking it.
21:47Is that up to you?
21:50What?
21:50You gonna stand up in front of the whole goddamn town?
21:53Lie again about how you raped her?
21:57How you strangled her?
21:59How you hit her?
22:00That's enough.
22:01No, it won't be enough.
22:03It'll never be enough for these people.
22:06We got the wrench.
22:10Right now, we got nothing to prove that it's Heather's DNA.
22:16Maybe what we do have will be enough to move the cords.
22:23That's a lot of maybes.
22:25Yeah.
22:25Yeah, well, Callaway's deal sucks, but at least it's got clarity.
22:34Mm-hmm.
22:36I'll give you two a minute.
22:46I'll give you two a minute.
22:49I'd be 62.
22:52No.
22:53Just no.
22:57You're walking out of here an innocent man.
23:01Time's up.
23:02What if that don't happen?
23:06It will.
23:25So what'd she say, man?
23:27When you getting out?
23:38About 10 years ago, this white power motherfucker ordered all this shit for his last meal.
23:43Chicken fried steak, an omelet, a triple cheeseburger, ice cream, three root beers, and more.
23:49And he didn't eat a damn bite.
23:50It was just a final fuck you to this place.
23:53You know what this place did back?
23:54They ended last meals, so you ain't gonna get no surf and turf, Nico.
24:02They just gonna feed us the same shit they feed us every day, and then they kill us.
24:08So leave me the fuck alone.
24:11Light him up.
24:13Light him up.
24:18Ready to work your Melissa magic on this one?
24:41Calloway told me you two might come sniffing around.
24:45We're just here to talk.
24:49And if Calloway called, then I'm sure he told you about the wrench.
24:55So?
24:57So don't you want to know if your daughter's DNA is on it?
25:00Well, no, it ain't.
25:01Denise, you have every right to be furious with us.
25:05We're showing up on your doorstep and asking you questions.
25:08We're just here to...
25:13To get you answers.
25:15And to get you the truth.
25:18The truth.
25:20The truth.
25:26I have plans for my life.
25:29And nothing makes any difference now if she's not here.
25:36That's the truth.
25:39That's the truth that I've had to live with for the past 30 years.
25:43No one else.
25:45Just me.
25:52You, uh, should get off my property before I call the police.
25:57Denise, I'm sorry.
25:58No.
25:59No, I'm sorry.
26:00No.
26:01I said I...
26:01No.
26:06That went well.
26:11Yeah, it went really well.
26:13Uh...
26:15Yeah, we'll just have to see if there are any other relatives.
26:19I don't...
26:19God.
26:20I hope so.
26:23She should.
26:24Hey.
26:25What?
26:27Want to know how they caught the, uh, Golden State killer?
26:30How?
26:33DNA from a snotty tissue.
26:35Cops got it from his garbage can.
26:38You want to steal her trash?
26:40Is that even legal?
26:42In some states.
26:44Yeah.
26:44Is Texas one of them?
26:46Just start the van.
26:48What?
26:50What?
26:51No.
26:52Go.
26:53Okay.
26:54Okay.
26:55Go, go, go, go.
26:56Okay.
26:56What are you doing?
26:57Go, go, go.
26:57What goes wrong?
27:00Oh, my God.
27:01Just drive the car.
27:03Now?
27:04Oh, my God.
27:05Oh, my God.
27:06But what we're doing is we're going to do now.
27:51They're still eating that one up, huh?
27:59Them beans give you heartburn, too?
28:03Speaking to me again?
28:05Well, it depends.
28:09You done making comments about my daughter?
28:23Hey!
28:25Knock if this group comes back.
28:29Hello?
28:31Hi.
28:32It's Hazel.
28:36Hazel?
28:39How are you?
28:41Are you doing it?
28:43I'm fine.
28:45How are you?
28:46I'm good.
28:47I'm good.
28:52So you got the balloon I sent?
28:54I did, yeah.
28:56Thanks.
28:57Well, that's...
28:58That's good.
29:00So how's high school treating you?
29:02It's fine, I guess.
29:04Yeah.
29:06No, no, mostly stupid.
29:10Well, that's the way I remember it.
29:13Kids used to call me Igor.
29:16Wait.
29:17Igor?
29:18Mm-hmm.
29:20Like the hunchback guy?
29:21Yeah.
29:22Well, you know how people are.
29:24Yeah.
29:24They used to call me Queen.
29:27They used to call me names, too.
29:29Well, you know what?
29:30Fuck them.
29:37Oh, hey, did you get that drawing that I sent?
29:41The mermaid.
29:44Yeah.
29:45I liked it.
29:46Well, you know, you could have gotten a lot more than $200 for it.
29:54Um, are you mad that I sold it?
29:57Hell no.
29:59An entrepreneur in the family.
30:01I mean, I love that.
30:02That's good.
30:05Does your mother know?
30:08Yeah, right.
30:09She'd kill me.
30:10Oh, sorry.
30:12I shouldn't have said that.
30:13Oh, it's all right.
30:16Hey, you know, why don't we just get that all out of the way?
30:22It's true.
30:24Uh, I, I killed all those women.
30:28Um, I'm not proud of it, but it's a fact, and I own it.
30:35But the, uh, things that people say about me and the way that the world thinks it has
30:42me figured out, well, there's not a word of truth about that.
30:45But what, what I'm trying to say is, uh, you're not a kid anymore.
30:52And, um, so you can decide how you feel about me.
30:59Okay.
31:00All right.
31:01Okay.
31:01So, um, tell me, what do you look like?
31:06Are you blonde like your mom?
31:09You don't know what I look like?
31:12Well, your mom does not send me photos and, uh, uh, tell you what, can you send me a photo?
31:21Um, yeah, sure.
31:26Would you send me more drawings?
31:28But not to my house.
31:30I can give you my friend's address.
31:36Is that what this is?
31:38Uh, because, uh, I appreciate your, your moxie and all, but, uh, nobody likes a girl who,
31:45uh, is just in it for the bread.
31:49No.
31:49No, it's, it's not.
31:50I, I, I wanna know who you are, where I come from.
31:59Okay.
32:00Okay.
32:01Well, then, darling, you can ask me anything you want.
32:10Well, has Texas heard of recycling?
32:16I, I would literally lick this chicken carcass if we could find one, just one dirty Kleenex.
32:22Just one.
32:23Seriously, though, are you gonna go back for makeup when this is all done?
32:27Um, I don't know.
32:30I guess.
32:31Is that what you want?
32:34Uh, I don't, I don't really know what I want.
32:38What do you want?
32:39Are you a Dr. Greg lifer?
32:42I mean, I, I could go to another show, but I don't know.
32:55Oh, God, nothing.
32:59And plus, I don't, everything okay?
33:03Oh, yeah.
33:06I mean, I guess my plan was to ask for a new segment.
33:10Something more long form, with true crime stories like this one.
33:16But I'll only have leverage if this story is a success.
33:19And right now, I am standing in a pile of trash, so...
33:25You know what?
33:26Maybe Adele found something.
33:30Oh, good.
33:31Heather Richman has no other living relatives.
33:33Fuck!
33:35What?
33:37What do we do?
33:40We go tell Joyce the bad news.
33:53You sure you don't need any help?
33:55No, girl, I'm fine.
33:56You know, relax.
33:58Take off your shoes.
33:59Be comfortable.
33:59Oh, sorry we couldn't be more help with the individual.
34:03But we'll figure something out.
34:14Oh, my God.
34:16Oh, my God.
34:37Grapefruit.
35:15You and Melissa are in for a treat.
35:17This is the best Tex-Mex in these parts.
35:20I'm so sorry.
35:21I was snooping.
35:22Uh, is this you and Elijah, one who's a baby?
35:26It's so cute!
35:27Oh!
35:28Oh, he's adorable.
35:30Oh, yes.
35:31I remember being so happy to be a big sister.
35:34Oh, my God.
35:34Oh, my God.
35:34But my mama said first couple of weeks Elijah was home.
35:37I kept asking if the hospital had a return policy.
35:40Oh.
35:42Oh.
35:43We lost daddy.
35:45Right after this.
35:47Sorry.
35:48Heart attack.
35:53Sorry we didn't have better luck with Denise.
35:56I didn't exactly have my hopes up.
35:59How did Elijah react to the deal?
36:02Better than I did, if I'm being honest.
36:05I just have been a bit of a mess today.
36:09We were really hoping to get lucky and find some distant relative, but it's not looking so good.
36:17I gave up on luck a long time ago.
36:20But I'll tell you one thing that has never let me down.
36:26Tequila.
36:30I agree, love.
36:34I agree, love.
36:35No, no, no.
36:36Hey, buddy.
36:36I got it.
36:38Max, don't get the door.
36:42Hi.
36:43Hey, Max.
36:43Come in.
36:44Hi.
36:45Hi.
36:45Sorry to show up and announce.
36:46No, that's fine.
36:47Come on in.
36:48I'm glad you're here.
36:50So, um, Melissa and I wanted to get you a thank you gift for the other day.
36:57Oh, you didn't have to do that.
36:59Max, yes we did.
36:59Yes we did.
37:00You were a lifesaver.
37:01Oh, well, that's actually what I was coming over.
37:04I wanted to see how you guys were doing.
37:05And obviously I heard what Max said about the bad blood stuff.
37:09And, you know, I watched Dr. Gregg, so.
37:12So you're curious what it's like to have a serial killer in the family?
37:15No, I...
37:17Well, sure.
37:18But I'm a therapist and sometimes I can't shut it off.
37:21I just wanted to see how you both were doing, honestly.
37:23Yeah, yeah.
37:23Thanks.
37:24That's nice of you.
37:25We're, uh, we're hanging in there.
37:27Good.
37:29Good.
37:30Well, I'm always next door if you guys ever need anything.
37:34Yeah.
37:34And less.
37:36Should we open this?
37:38Could use a glass.
37:40You know what?
37:41Sure.
37:42Why not?
37:52Selena's long division.
37:54I don't know it yet.
37:56What's three times three?
38:02What are you doing?
38:04None of her business.
38:12None of her business.
38:14You know, a lot of my clients talk about issues with their in-laws, but I mean, you win.
38:21Thanks.
38:23Have you ever met him?
38:27Uh...
38:28Yeah.
38:29Just once.
38:31And Melissa never wanted me to, but, um, after we got pregnant with our daughter, Hazel, all of a sudden
38:38that changed.
38:39Yeah.
38:40Yeah.
38:40And that makes sense.
38:41Does it?
38:43A lot of people don't have a desire to understand their own parents until they have kids themselves.
38:47Hmm.
38:47Yeah.
38:49Yeah.
38:49Well, anyway, uh, we went to the jail and we sat across from him.
38:59And honestly, he was nice.
39:04Yeah.
39:05Thanked me for taking care of Melissa.
39:08Made small talk.
39:13But then...
39:21Anyway.
39:22Yeah.
39:23After that, um, Melissa went through a bit of a dark time.
39:26So, we made a pact to never see him, to never tell the kids, or anyone.
39:35Well, that's quite the seismic shift.
39:38Yeah.
39:40How are you feeling about everything?
39:43Oh, I'm fine.
39:44You know, I mean, Melissa's out on a work trip now, but she'll be back soon and the kids are
39:48good.
39:49A few blips with Max, but I'll be okay.
39:54You asked how you were feeling, Ben.
40:02Uh, I'm up for a new job, which is exciting.
40:07Great.
40:08And, um, look, on the whole Keith front, we're almost home free.
40:14Um, it's a bit top secret, but there's been a break in the case.
40:19So, pretty soon everything will go back to normal.
40:24Well, cheers to that.
40:26Cheers to that.
40:30No, let me tell you, like, she was hot, but she was crazy as shit.
40:35We met because I designed her engagement announcements.
40:38But then she called off the wedding with him and ended up asking me out.
40:42No.
40:43Really?
40:44We were together for about a year.
40:45And then five years later, she reached out to me saying she was sober now and wanted to meet and
40:51make amends.
40:52Mm-hmm.
40:52Did you go?
40:53Mm-hmm.
40:54I figured what the hell.
40:57So I met her at a hotel and she starts telling me how sorry she is that her drinking hurt
41:03our relationship.
41:03But the whole time, she's opening this tent and laying out lines of what I'm pretty sure is cocaine.
41:11No.
41:12Yes.
41:12And I'm like, whoa, is that coke?
41:15And she said, yeah.
41:16But I swear I haven't had a drop of alcohol in years.
41:19Oh.
41:22Oh, my God.
41:23Okay.
41:24Okay.
41:25Joyce wins worst ex ever.
41:27Mm-mm.
41:28Mm-mm.
41:28Are you sure about that?
41:30I mean, yours told the media about your abortion, so.
41:33Oh, my God.
41:34I forgot to tell you.
41:36It was my dad.
41:39What?
41:40What?
41:40I know.
41:41Isn't that fucked up?
41:43Ugh.
41:43It's just like, cheers.
41:47Why would he do that to you?
41:52Oh, um, I've given up trying to figure him out, Joyce.
41:58Well, I don't have that luxury.
41:59My brother's life rests with him.
42:01Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
42:02Not entirely.
42:03We have no...
42:03We have jack shit without Keith.
42:07Oh, fuck.
42:09Mm.
42:12You know, I was four months from a degree in architecture when Elijah got arrested.
42:19Always said I'd go back and finish, but you're expected to work 24-7 when you're just starting out with
42:24a firm.
42:25And I needed something flexible so I could put him first, his case.
42:29So I became a graphic designer.
42:33Specializing in wedding invitations, new baby announcements, all the things I'd never do.
42:39Because all my life plans were absolutely meaningless without him here.
42:44Without him free.
42:49I'm sorry, Joyce.
42:53Don't look at me like that.
42:58This is not my soft story.
43:01I made a choice, and I made peace with that.
43:04Everybody left that boy.
43:07One by one by one.
43:12And no disrespect, but you will too.
43:16When this is all over, you move on.
43:21But I won't.
43:23I've been at this for almost 30 years.
43:26And I'll give it 30 more if that's what it takes.
43:34Wait.
43:38There's someone else that needs to hear this from you, Joyce.
43:44Who?
43:59Oh, y'all, I gotta be kidding me.
44:02What are you two, like...
44:05What the hell is she doing here?
44:07She's here to talk to you, Denise.
44:10Well, I got nothing to say to her.
44:11I know how much you hate her.
44:16I know, because I have felt it.
44:21After I went on TV, a man came to my house.
44:26This man's mother was murdered by my father.
44:32And this man was screaming at me and my children
44:37and threatening me.
44:39And his hatred for me was emanating off him.
44:45I could feel it.
44:47And you know what?
44:48I, uh...
44:50I felt like I deserved it.
44:53Because what right do I have to walk around in this world
44:57when his mom is gone?
44:59And my father robbed him of everything.
45:05And that is how you feel about Joyce, right?
45:07Yes, Elijah was punished, but that doesn't take away your pain.
45:10And so you throw it at her, because she...
45:13She is a reminder of everything that went wrong in your life.
45:18So what if I do?
45:20She didn't do anything.
45:24But of course you hate her. How could you not?
45:26Because that's what the justice system taught you to do.
45:29They keep us on opposite sides of the court.
45:31They teach us that we are enemies.
45:33And the families of the victims are good.
45:35And the families of the perpetrators are bad.
45:38But it's so much more complicated than that.
45:41Because you're both victims, of course, never to the same degree.
45:45Never.
45:46Never.
45:48But...
45:4930 years ago, both of your lives changed forever.
45:53And neither of you will ever be the same.
45:56There's one difference, Melissa.
45:59Your father killed that man's mother.
46:01My brother's innocent.
46:03He is not.
46:04He killed my baby, and you need to admit it.
46:06You need to take a look at the facts.
46:09And not just let Calloway lead you like a lamb to slaughter.
46:12I'm supposed to take your word over his.
46:15You love your brother.
46:17Fine.
46:18But you are gonna have to accept the fact that he is gonna die.
46:23No, he isn't.
46:25Calloway took the death penalty off the table.
46:29That's right.
46:31So he offered Elijah a deal.
46:34That is not true.
46:37No, he would never.
46:38He would and he did.
46:41If you want the truth, you can get it.
46:45And if you don't want to do it for Elijah, that's fine.
46:49Do it for your daughter.
47:04I'm surprised she ain't shoot your ass.
47:07Me too.
47:10For real though, I wouldn't have done it if it wasn't for Melissa.
47:15It was her idea.
47:18Well, tell her thank you.
47:19I will.
47:20We should have the results in a few days.
47:24That's good.
47:27But I gotta decide before the end about this deal.
47:30Yeah.
47:37I've been thinking a lot about Mama.
47:41And what she would have to say about all this.
47:44She's not here, Elijah.
47:46I know that.
47:47Just take the deal.
47:52I thought you don't want me to.
47:56Of course I don't want you to.
48:01But I'm terrified.
48:03What if I've done everything I possibly can and it's not enough?
48:08What if they won't stop until you're dead?
48:12Joyce.
48:12Please.
48:14Just take it.
48:27Pastor Hendricks called.
48:31Just because you don't get caught doesn't mean he don't know.
48:35It's you.
48:36What are you talking about?
48:38Three things in this world you can't stop from coming out.
48:43The sun, the moon, and the truth.
48:46Understand?
48:48It's the only church with a baby grand.
48:53He's had to pay to fix that window twice already.
48:57And I hope you know you'll be paying him back.
49:02Yes, ma'am.
49:29I have prisoner number 40538, Elijah Carter calling from New York City.
49:42Mr. Carter, I expected to hear from your attorney.
49:46I figured I'd tell you myself.
49:51Fuck you and your deal.
49:54I didn't kill anyone.
50:05I would say,
50:07I would say too many people would take.
50:09but I'm not with it.
50:09I know that.
50:15But I think it's hard to tell because it's your turn.
50:19You guys are doing great.
50:20I want to tell you all the jokes.
50:21I don't know why I'm doing it.
50:24I appreciate it.
50:25You guys are doing great.
50:26You guys are talking about it.
50:26I'm talking about it.
50:28You guys are talking about it.
50:32I'm talking about it.
50:34Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
50:35It's a match! It's a fucking match!
50:37What? It's a match! Wrench!
50:38Hey, the wrench! It's a match!
50:40Hey, hey, Joyce.
50:43Heather's DNA is on the wrench.
50:45Wait, we did it? Yes!
50:46We did it! Hold on. Hold on.
50:48Gabriella. Yes, yeah, yeah, yeah.
50:50Yeah, we saw it. We're here with Joyce.
50:53Yes! Yeah. Okay.
50:55Callaway's calling a press conference.
50:56We did it!
50:58We did it! We did it!
51:01We did it!
51:03We did it!
51:06You did it!
51:09You did it!
51:25Yeah!
51:27And how was Mom?
51:30Oh, she was about five or six.
51:33How long does she keep them alive without you knowing?
51:36It was at least a couple of weeks.
51:38Your Grandma June and I,
51:39we were wondering what she was doing down in that cellar so much.
51:43And Missy said that she was down there
51:45having tea parties with her dolls.
51:48So...
51:49Finally, I went down there, and I caught her red-handed.
51:52She was feeding four little newborn kittens with a baby bottle.
51:57So she's always been gonna keep in secrets.
52:03I'm afraid that runs in the Jesperson blood.
52:06You included.
52:08I guess I am hiding in a storage room talking to you.
52:12Oh, speaking of which,
52:14should you be getting back?
52:16Because I don't want you getting into trouble.
52:19Yeah, but...
52:20before I go,
52:21Josh gave me your package,
52:23and I wanted to open it with you.
52:27Should I be checking into this Josh guy?
52:30He's just a friend.
52:33I've heard that before.
52:43Wow.
52:45This woman is so good.
52:48Oh? Oh.
52:51What do you like about it?
52:54The way she's looking at me.
52:57You really captured her essence.
53:01Mm.
53:03That's because I knew her.
53:06Her name was Desiree.
53:13Desiree as in number two?
53:15Oh, somebody's been doing their homework, haven't you, darling girl?
53:20Um, I've read some things online.
53:23Well, you know, I had her earrings for quite a while.
53:28I used to keep one thing from every woman.
53:34What, is like a trophy?
53:36Oh, Hazel.
53:38That only happens in the movies.
53:41Um, when I was on the road,
53:44there was this one place that I used to stay on the way home.
53:48It was called Pioneer Fall.
53:50It was on the 84 near Hermitzen.
53:53And the lady who ran it, she was such a gem.
53:56She would keep room 17 just for me.
53:59And it was a place to reset.
54:04And that's where I kept their things.
54:07I tucked them away inside an air vent.
54:11And I always meant to go back and get them.
54:14But I, I, I never did.
54:18Why did you keep their things?
54:22I always knew in the back of my mind
54:24that I was going to turn myself in and confess.
54:30I tried to fight the dark urges.
54:33I swear to God I did.
54:34But they always just overtook me.
54:36And I wasn't proud of it.
54:39I wasn't trying to relive it.
54:43I, uh, wanted something to give to the families.
54:51As an apology.
54:56Something I could offer
54:58when I finally got the courage up enough to tell the truth.
55:07What, what about, uh, the other drawing I sent you?
55:11It's in there.
55:13Did you see it?
55:20Do you like it?
55:23I love it.
55:31Good afternoon.
55:34Nearly 30 years ago,
55:37Elijah Carter was arrested for
55:39and confessed to the murder of Heather Richmond.
55:43Then about a month ago,
55:46Keith Jesperson, a convicted serial killer,
55:49confessed to that same crime.
55:52Now, these dual confessions have compelled our office
55:55to reexamine every single piece of evidence in this case,
56:00past and present.
56:02In recent days, evidence has come to light that led us to conclude that we missed the truth 30 years
56:09ago.
56:11But we're in possession of that truth today.
56:15The state of Texas
56:17now believes that Elijah Carter
56:21and Keith Jesperson
56:23acted together as co-conspirators
56:27in the rape and murder of Heather Richmond.
56:30What?
56:32What?
56:33What?
56:33What is going on?
56:34What is going on?
56:36What is going on?
56:36Yeah!
56:37No!
56:38No!
56:41No!
56:43No!
56:44No!
57:01Also,
57:01Matt égal
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