It's my son, Billy. You might remember him because you sent him to prison
on no good evidence, where he was beaten so viciously,
he ended up in a coma.
Billy, I left you in that prison knowing you were innocent.
Billy, wake up!
[Billy] Aaron, my, uh, old cell mate.
Is he still...
Heard he just got released.
It's okay, kid, I'm right here.
[rapid breathing]
[Lee] What are we doing here?
I'm gonna enlist.
In the Army.
What?
I think we're both at a place in our lives that...
[Lee] There's this case at work
and I feel like my firm is on the wrong side of it.
What if I spoke up?
If you're gonna do that, you gotta think long and hard about the repercussions.
You worked with Herlitz, huh?
You're fired.
Fucking grief, right?
If follows you around like some half-starved dog.
Turn around and it's always there.
Nate!
Hey, this is for you.
[Isaac] He's gone.
The married guy leaves me and the nice guy does too.
Run! [gasping]
[gunshot]
- [gunshot] - [yelp]
Cyn?
- [gunshot] - Cyn?!
[police siren]
They made nine arrests. Everyone, except Fisher.
We'll find him.
[Steve] The contents of this might interest you.
Del Harris is a murderer, three times over.
[Del] Sue Herlitz. What the hell are you doing there?
- [grunts] - [machine beeping]
I passed my physical. I'm going to basic training.
Be all you can be.
Hooah!
[Virgil] That man, right there, does not deserve your pity.
He deserves action.
[muffled screams]
I want to propose to Lee before I get on the bus.
She said she'll be here.
Just give her a moment, buddy. It's all right, don't panic.
Whoa.
A little gift from the universe.
Wow.
Dry cleaned and everything.
I need to give some of my laundry to the universe.
I think you're way beyond qualifying for any assistance from the universe.
- [Virgil] Look at that! Yo. - Hey. [chuckles]
Still fits.
They're gonna make you shave that off.
They're gonna shave your head, shave your face.
Do not let them touch your nether regions.
Uncle Sam has no jurisdiction there, buddy. All right?
Hey, it's me. Where are you? I thought you'd be here.
Last call! Bus to Atlanta! Last call, Atlanta, Georgia.
Okay.
I love you.
So proud of you, buddy.
You're gonna do great, okay. You're gonna do great.
Hey, Dad, is everything gonna be okay?
You got this. Okay? You got this.
And don't worry about her, she probably just got stuck somewhere. Okay?
You got it.
- Bye. - [Grace] Bye.
Bye!
[indistinct chatter]
Hm.
Jesus.
What the hell?
Thank you.
Jesus.
[waitress] All right. Two waters, you got it.
Whoa.
[tense music]
[Del] Did anyone know what she was up to?
What was she up to?
Come on, don't fuck with me, Mr. Gossage.
Surveillance footage has your predecessor, Sue Herlitz,
approaching Nell McKenna's home around three weeks ago.
And a few days ago, Nell McKenna hanged herself in her prison cell.
In case you haven't heard. Something's clearly a little off here.
Look, I'm just as confused about this as everyone else.
Does anyone from her staff still work here?
No.
The last one standing was her former assistant but I let her go weeks ago.
I believe Ramona was her name.
Does Ramona have a last name?
Putz... or Paul... maybe Potts.
I'm sure you can understand I wasn't too keen on having anyone
from the past regime on my watch.
Do you have any idea where this Ramona went?
What her plans might've been?
I'm afraid I don't.
Not too keen on the concept of the exit interview?
I'm told you weren't too keen on that either.
I understand when you skipped town it was practically on horseback.
Thanks for your time.
[grunts]
Hey, it's me. I'm on the bus.
I hope you're okay. Um...
Just, uh, just call me.
[Father Paul] Everything okay?
Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine.
Sorry, I don't mean to be nosy.
No, not at all.
My girlfriend was supposed to meet me at the bus this morning
and she didn't show up.
Oh, sorry to hear that.
Where are you heading?
First Atlanta, and then another bus to Fort Benning.
Mm, famous military base. You visiting someone?
I'm joining the Army. I'm about to start boot camp.
Congratulations.
Thanks.
What about you? Where are you heading?
I'm actually on my way to Jarratt, Virginia. I get off the bus in Roanoke.
My name's Paul, by the way.
Billy.
Nice to meet you, Billy.
Nice to meet you.
What's in Virginia?
A friend of mine has been incarcerated for a number of years and in a few days
he's scheduled to be executed at Greensville Correctional Center.
Holy shit!
I'm sorry, I meant to say...
Man, that's, uh, intense.
He reached out to me a few months ago after his final appeal was rejected.
So, this feels like a pretty important trip.
What'd he do?
In 1998, he murdered a young couple and their three kids while they were camping.
His name is Angus Braden Moon.
Angus was one of my closest friends growing up.
So, you're going there to, to what, just to hang out with him?
Well, that's certainly one of the reasons.
I don't think many people will be there on his behalf.
His parents have written him off. He never married,
has no real family to speak of, so...
he asked me if I would read him his last rites and I said I would.
That's pretty cool of you.
During our correspondence,
he became more and more interested in the idea of forgiveness.
How old were those kids that he killed?
Uh, they were seven, nine and eleven. Two boys and a girl.
Are you okay with what he did?
Not at all, no.
But I think everyone is deserving of God's mercy.
Especially those who are genuinely seeking it.
Even a murderer?
Yes, even a murderer.
[indistinct chatter]
[panting] Payroll?
[grunts]
Del Harris, Pittsburgh PD. I'm trying to track down a former employee.
A Ramona Paul or Potts.
- Paltz? - Yeah, that's it.
[secretary] Can I ask what this is regarding?
I've been brought in to investigate the Sue Herlitz murder.
I just came from Ron Gossage's office.
Feel free to give him a call.
All I need is an address.
- [secretary sighs] - [keyboard clacking]
I have a home address but her checks were mailed to a separate residence.
Give me both.
So, you're a Catholic priest?
The collar always gives us away.
The collar, yeah.
Although, clerics of many other Christian faiths wear the collar.
Are you religious?
No.
My mom's side of the family's technically Catholic but we never go to church.
What about your dad?
[scoffs] The only thing my dad believes in is money and cigarettes.
And the feeling he gets from having whatever young girl he's got on his arm.
And revenge, too. Yeah, he's pretty big on revenge.
I didn't realize revenge was a spiritual belief.
Yeah, I guess revenge is just revenge. An eye for an eye.
What comes around goes around.
Isn't that in the Bible?
It's actually a commandment in the Book of Exodus.
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Yeah, revenge definitely has its purpose.
Can you say more about that?
It balances things out. It can be a release, too.
That's for sure.
[panting, grunting]
[knocks on door]
[dog barks]
Yes?
Sorry to bother you, ma'am.
I'm not bothered.
Del Harris, Pittsburgh PD. Do you happen to know a Ramona Paltz?
I know a couple people named Ramona.
[panting] Ma'am, I don't mean to alarm you, but people are winding up dead.
And Ramona... is she your daughter?
Look, I know your last name even though somebody changed it
on the mailbox downstairs. This is a very serious situation
and lives may be in danger. Your daughter might be able to help.
Mom, it's okay. I know who he is.
Sue Herlitz was involved with something pretty important.
And I have a hunch you know about it.
Follow me.
That's a lot of boxes.
Sue was about to take down Landwill Energy.
We'd been quietly mounting our case for months.
They were making water tests disappear and fudging test results
so they could have an easier time getting people to lease their land.
We were planning on taking our case to the state Attorney General's office.
Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Why was Sue going to Nell McKenna's house?
Mrs. McKenna's dead now, in case you hadn't heard.
I know. I heard it on the news.
Yeah, she was so scared of something or someone that she confessed
to murdering her own husband 'cause she felt safer in prison.
What else can you tell me?
We had five witnesses who were willing to testify against Landwill.
Nell McKenna was the person who was manipulating the test results for them.
She used to have a water testing company, Allegheny Water Testing,
and Landwill had hired her. Her company did the tests
and she agreed to fudge the results, but when she realized that Landwill
was settling cases for millions of dollars,
she wanted a cut of the action.
She tried to extort them.
And they started paying her off but then, she wanted more.
She got greedy. So then what?
So then, after I realized how Nell McKenna played into all this, Sue approached her.
Then it seemed like she was gonna come on board.
She was gonna be our star witness, in fact.
But then they killed her husband and she got scared.
[sniffs] Was anyone else helping you and Sue with this investigation?
No, it was just us.
We had all the pieces, we just needed Nell McKenna to agree to testify.
You know you're sitting on a powder keg here.
Landwill's a powerful company.
Ever since Sue was killed, I haven't been back to my place.
I hardly ever leave this apartment.
Nell McKenna was being threatened by someone.
Do you know who was threatening her?
No. I'm almost positive whoever it was killed Sue.
You know they'll eventually find you. They won't stop looking.
You'd be wise to continue keeping a low profile.
You were smart to disappear.
You call me immediately if this person gets in contact with you.
[taxi driver] Your receipt.
[sighs]
Warden's office, please.
Yes, Detective Del Harris, Pittsburgh PD.
I wanted to follow up on one of your recent inmates, Nell McKenna.
Yeah, I know. I was really sorry to hear that.
I was wondering if you could tell me who was on her visitor's log
the day before she...
Yeah, I'll hold. [sniffs]
[breathing heavily]
[officer] Hello, Detective?
Yeah, still here.
[officer] Okay. Bruce McKenna...
Uh-huh.
[officer] Claudia Aranda...
Uh-huh.
[officer] LeeAnn English...
LeeAnn English? Ca-- Can you repeat that?
[officer] LeeAnn English.
Are you sure?
[officer] Yes.
Okay, thank you very much.
[officer] Uh-huh.
[phone rings]
Hey.
Where are you?
I needed some fresh air. Have you seen Lee?
No. She was supposed to show up at the bus depot
to say goodbye to Billy this morning, but she stood him up.
What happened?
[Grace] I don't know. She was in New York finalizing her divorce.
Maybe she changed her mind and decided to call it off. Good riddance.
Why aren't you in your room?
What is going on, Del? You don't sound right.
I'll call you back in a bit. [panting]
Shit! My fucking phone!
Fuck. Fuck.
["Date Kate Jones" by Gymshorts playing]
♪ I know a girl Who's on top of the world ♪
♪ And I know some guys Who are trying to take her ♪
♪ And I'd kill a guy If I knew he was trying ♪
♪ To weasel in and meaning to take her ♪
[cows mooing]
[bus driver] Approximately 30 minutes to Spartanburg, 30 minutes.
What's your friend's name again?
Angus Braden Moon.
Do you think he feels bad about killing that family?
Yeah, I know he does. In fact, he wrote to me several times about it.
I think if he had another chance to relive those events,
he would make a very different choice.
How'd he kill 'em?
He shot them all while they were sleeping. At point blank range.
Do you think he even wants to be forgiven?
In our letters we've discussed the nature of mercy.
I've been trying to impress upon him that God is capable of forgiveness,
but how one has to forgive oneself, too.
The fact that he started to contend with his conscience
that he's been harboring regret for what he did seventeen years ago.
In many ways, admitting this to himself has been a huge relief for him.
Do you think he's afraid to die?
I think we're all a little afraid of death.
I'd be lying if I told you I wasn't.
What do you think happens when we die?
Well, the Catholic church holds that...
I don't really care about the church thinks.
What do you believe?
Physics-wise, I'm not sure what happens to our souls, but...
I do believe that each of us possesses one.
Even Angus Braden Moon?
Even Angus Braden Moon, yes.
Are people basically good?
Like how we are when we're kids?
I think we start out that way.
And then, depending on the circumstances, some of us stray from virtue.
But if we do stray, there's always a way to get back on the right path.
God is there for us.
You really believe that?
Yes, it's right there in Daniel 9:9. "The Lord, our God,
is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him."
Look, Billy, if you need to unburden yourself, I'm right here.
[phone buzzes]
[traffic sounds]
Detective Del Harris, Pittsburgh PD. Can I have a minute of your time?
[Rinna] Sure.
I understand you're the lawyer for Landwill Energy, is that correct?
I'm chief counsel, yes. Why?
I got a hunch someone's been doing some dirty work for them,
as in, people seem to be conveniently winding up dead.
Are you aware of any of this?
I have no idea what you're talking about.
Well, if you know this person, you need to tell me.
We're an upstanding law firm, Detective Harris,
we don't do business with thugs.
Lee English works for you, doesn't she?
She said she works closely with you.
She's one of our paralegals. When were you talking with Lee?
Her life could very likely be in danger, so if you did have any intel,
you need to say something.
Does that not even bother you that her life is in danger?
Of course it bothers me, but this honestly sounds completely ridiculous.
Oh, so you've got nothing for me.
I'm afraid I don't.
Well, if something's about to happen to Lee English,
you're the first fucking person I'm coming to.
You are out of line, Detective Harris, and you know you are.
Come on, Lee. Come on, pick up.
Billy, hey. I missed the bus, I'm so sorry.
I got a late start this morning and traffic...
traffic out of New York was really bad.
Listen, I've been thinking about what we talked about at dinner the other night,
and, well, what I wanted to say is that, I think I'm ready.
Billy, I know it's been difficult lately, but I want to make a life with you.
I hope you're having a good trip down to Fort Benning.
I'll see you soon. Okay?
I love you.
[hangs up phone]
Billy, this is Del Harris again. Have you been in contact with Lee?
If you get this, give me a call. [panting]
[door closes]
Hey. They know there's a fixer. Proceed with extreme prejudice.
[Russell and Isaac moaning]
[Russell] Do you love me?
[Isaac panting] Yes.
[Russell] Say it.
[Isaac] I love you.
[crying]
[Cynthia on recording] Ange, hey.
I know that we're supposed to be mad at each other right now,
but I just have to say, I think you were right, something's going on.
Chief Bolt is lying. Yeah, he definitely just lied to me.
And I know that this sounds crazy, but I think that he knows something about Vic.
I'm gonna do what I think you would do and I'm gonna figure it out on my own.
[sobbing]
[phone ringing]
[phone continues ringing]
Hello?
Is Lee there?
[Alejandro] Who is this?
Detective Del Harris, Pittsburgh PD. Who's this?
This is Alejandro Ferreiras, I'm her husband.
Well, former husband. Is something wrong?
No, nothing's wrong, everything's fine. I'm a friend of the family.
I was close with her father.
Henry.
Yeah, Henry and I were old friends.
I've sort of been looking after Lee and her brother since he passed away.
Lee and I had planned to get a coffee and she never showed up.
Do you know where she is?
[Alejandro] She came to New York to see me.
And she left her phone.
She flew?
[Alejandro] She drove. Are you sure everything's okay?
How long ago did she leave?
Hang on... over five hours ago.
Fuck! Listen, if she calls looking for her phone,
can you tell her not to go home?
[Alejandro] Okay. But why?
I'm-- I'm... trying to surprise her. Just tell her to meet me at our lunch spot.
Promise me, Alejandro, this is very important.
Okay, I promise.
Thank you.
[phone ringing]
[Harris panting through phone]
What?
I need you to do me a favor. It's urgent.
Head over to the English house. Don't go alone.
[Steve] Why would I do that?
Because Lee English's life is in danger.
[panting] You there, Steve? Did you hear me?
Aren't you in the hospital?
Oh, God...
Please do this, please. Seriously.
I'm liking all this pleading. It's refreshing coming from you.
[Del, panting] You're the Chief of Police.
You swore an oath to protect the citizens of Buell.
Who the fuck are you to talk about oaths.
Steve, listen to me. I'm literally, I'm begging you.
Why would I even begin trusting you?
Look, if you do this... I'll give you what you want.
Meaning?
Meaning, I'll tell you what happened in West Virginia.
You'll confess?
[Del] Yes.
Say it.
I'll confess to everything that happened in West Virginia.
You'll get the whole story.
So, I was right.
[Del] You were right.
You still there, Steve?
Do we have a deal or not?
We have a deal.
Please get there fast.
You got him.
Hannah, I need you to meet me at the English home. Possible 417.
Copy that. See you there.
[keys jingle]
Fucking God...
[phone rings]
Hey.
[Grace] Hey, what's going on? Where are you?
I have to head over to the English home.
[Grace] Why?
I just need to check on something.
[Grace] Check on what? Something's wrong
and you're not telling me. You sound panicked.
I have to go.
[starts engine]
[unlocks door]
Isaac?
[sighs]
Fuck.
Isaac, you home?
Russell?
What are you doing in my room?
Where's Isaac?
[truck bangs distantly]
Russell?
- [Steve] Go through the back. - Got it.
- [Steve] And stay off the radio. - [Hanna] Yep.
- Cover me. - Okay.
Chief!
[gasping]
49 alpha one county, be advised English home, 942 Midlothian
Multiple shots fired, my partner's down. Officer down, 0807 is down.
I need back-up now!
Hang in there, Hannah.
Okay? Hang in there.
[gasping]
[kills engine]
[Del] Lee!
What the fuck did you do?!
Don't take another fucking step!
What the hell happened here?
You just killed the person responsible for Sue Herlitz's murder.
Landwill Energy's fixer. Well done, Chief. Where's Lee?
[Hannah gasping]
Put your hands over your head.
What? Why?
Because if you don't, I'll shoot you. And don't ever fucking "chief" me again.
Okay, okay, Steve. Take it easy. Just... You did... You did a good thing here.
Don't patronize me. Do we still have a deal?
Our deal was that you get here to protect Lee. Where is she?
Do we have a deal or not?!
All right. Yeah, we have a deal, Steve, we still have a deal.
You mind if I lower my arms a bit?
I'm dealing with three fractured ribs and a punctured lung.
Your weapon.
[gun clatters on floor]
[Hannah gasping]
[recorder beeps]
[Steve] What happened in West Virginia?
Talk.
[panting] West Virginia was a complicated situation.
You killed Bobby Jesus and then Jackson
and switched the guns to make it look like they shot each other.
[Del] Am I the one confessing here?
At the Main Street bar, I baited Jackson
to follow me out to the cabin in West Virginia.
I staged a phone call to you while he was within earshot.
I made sure that he could hear that we were closing in
on Bobby Jesus out at the cabin. "We" meaning you and me.
In truth, I was actually speaking to Grace, which you've obviously gathered
if you subpoenaed the phone records.
I let Jackson get a head start.
Outside the bar, I stashed my phone in the sand of a standing ashtray
so the signal would place me in Buell.
And I followed Jackson out to the cabin.
And I killed him and Bobby Jesus.
And how did you manipulate the crime scene?
I made it look like they shot each other.
You shot Bobby Jesus through the neck
and then took Jackson's gun and shot it through the same wound.
[Del] Correct.
And you shot the old lady.
Well, yeah, but she shot me first.
And then, you pried the slug from your gun out of the wall.
Correct.
[Steve] And why did you do all this?
Because Bobby Jesus was the only witness to the homicide in the old steel mill.
So, you did all this to protect Billy Poe and Grace Poe was in on it the whole time.
You two were conspiring.
Say it.
Grace Poe and I conspired to kill Bobby Jesus because
he was the only witness at the steel mill where Pete Novak was murdered.
You feel better?
Finally getting all that off your chest. Can't be easy
carrying that around for as long as you have.
Let's just get this over with, Steve. You gonna cuff me or what?
[gunshot]
[body thuds]
[Hannah gasping]
Give it to me.
["Waiting for You" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds playing]
- ♪ All through the night we drove ♪ - [sirens approaching]
♪ And the wind caught her hair ♪
♪ And we parked on the beach ♪
♪ In the cool evening air ♪
You gotta get outta here.
Hey.
Thank you.
Lee!
♪ Your body is an anchor ♪
Lee!
♪ Never asked to be free Just want to stay in the business ♪
♪ Of making you happy ♪
♪ I'm just waiting for you ♪
♪ Waiting for you Waiting for you ♪
- [crying] - ♪ Waiting for you, waiting for you ♪
♪ Waiting for you... ♪
♪ A priest runs through the chapel... ♪
[Drill Sergeant] Let's go, guys! Grab your bags and head to intake.
On the double! We don't got all day.
If you have a cell phone or an iPad, put it away now!
You are to approach me as Drill Sergeant! Not Drill Sergeant, sir,
not sir, Drill Sergeant, not even sir.
Before you reach the intake building
you're gonna throw all your food and drink away.
And tuck your damn shirts in!
Let's go! Let's go! Get a move on!
♪ I never asked to be freed ♪
♪ Well, sleep now, sleep now ♪
♪ Take as long as you need ♪
♪ Cause I’m just waiting for you ♪
♪ Waiting for you Waiting for you ♪
♪ Waiting for you ♪
♪ To return ♪
[Judge] Do you solemnly swear to bear true faith and allegiance
to the Constitution of the United States and to the Constitution
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and to take this obligation freely
without any mental reservations or purpose of evasion
and that you will faithfully discharge the duties upon which you are about to enter.
I do.
Del Harris, you're now a Sheriff of Fayette County.
Congratulations.
[applause]
[woman speaks over PA]
[Del playing guitar]
Sheriff, your presence is requested at the table
for your special night.
Can I help with anything?
No. It's your special night too. Sit down.
Be seated, Private Poe.
Mom, is there a corkscrew?
There's not one on the table?
No.
- Thanks. - Yep.
So, where they sending you tomorrow?
Kandahar. As part of the Resolute Support Mission.
The night before my deployment, I couldn't sleep.
I kept checking my pack, my passport.
Your mom tells me that you did a bang up job down at Fort Benning.
Yeah. The first week was pretty rough but I gutted it out.
Scored 300 on his PT test. Made top five as marksman.
My boy made Honor Grad.
I'm not at all surprised. Army's lucky to have you.
Billy?
- [crying] - [Grace] Sweetheart?
Sorry.
We all miss Lee a lot.
I just want us all to be okay again.
Me too, Billy.
Me too.
[Grace] Well, we will be.
You'll see. We will be.
[clears throat]
I have a, an update. I'm selling the house.
Oh, yeah, Bethany mentioned something to me about that.
I'm in the process of staging it. New curtains, new rug in the living room.
The realtor I'm working with thinks I can get something pretty decent for it.
[Del] It's a great old house.
Also, I'm... dating again.
Oh, good for you.
[Isaac] Yeah. Just dipping my toe in the water.
I had to write a big note to self.
"Dear Isaac, maybe stop being attracted to closeted sociopaths."
Yeah, maybe steer clear of former Green Beret black ops guys
who specialize in personal mail bombs.
Yeah, yeah.
Fuck you, Russell Wolff.
Yeah.
Well, I'm confident that there's somebody out there for you.
I guess we'll see.
[clears throat] Everybody, raise your glass. Come on.
To new beginnings.
Grace, these potatoes au gratin are really something.
Well, Isaac was an excellent sous chef.
And these beans... Jesus on a jet ski.
[laughs] Could you imagine Jesus on an actual jet ski?
The legs, the crown of thorns.
[Del] The Wella Balsam hair.
Very well-conditioned hair.
[Isaac] Bible hair.
[sniffs]
- You okay? - [Billy] Yeah, I'm fine.
I just need some fresh air.
He'll be okay.
[tense music]
[gunshot]
[closing music playing]