[soft music]
[dark music]
[foreboding music]
She is dead.
And you are sitting here doing nothing.
Somebody is out there
And someone just killed my best friend.
What is there to stop them
From getting to me now too?
All because of him.
[dr. Stone] the study of the deviant criminal mind
Reveals one startling lesson.
They look just like us,
Normal,
Unremarkable,
Another face in the crowd.
They are us
Until something pushes them over the edge.
As criminal psychologists,
We cannot rely on outward appearances.
We must depend on facts,
Data,
And our unbiased analysis of our subjects.
Speaking of deviant behavior,
Which brings me to the key assignment of this course,
The interviewing and profiling of a convicted criminal.
In pairs, you will interview and research a subject
And present a paper detailing their psychological profile.
What's the one thing
I've been saying since the very beginning?
Never drop your guard.
[dr. Stone] exactly.
I cannot stress this enough.
The subjects that we deal with
Have no intention of telling the truth.
Some of them enjoy deception.
Never give them the upper hand.
The last thing that you want
Is to step into a trap that they've set.
Is that what happened to you?
I mean,
Is that why you stopped working as an expert witness?
If that's your best attempt
At trapping me into a response,
You're going to have to do better than that.
Papers are due in six weeks.
Remember if you're not the one setting the trap,
You're the one stepping in it.
[julia] third time you've been caught up
In something this week. Let me guess.
His sheets?
And.
Not exactly, I had to go back for my bracelet.
You never take that thing off,
Not even to shower.
I know.
I think the clasp is broken.
Let me see.
Oh, you're right. That is weird.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
Ladies.
Can I see you in my office for a moment?
Erin, if you're late again...
[erin] I won't be
Here are the case files you asked for,
Indexed and cross-referenced.
Thank you.
But don't try to change the subject.
I took you on because you campaigned
To be my research assistant harder than anyone I've ever met
But lately you've been dropping more balls
Than the university's basketball team.
I know. I'm sorry.
I've been a little busy lately,
But it won't happen again.
I promise.
See that it doesn't.
And you julia, I was calling on you and you knew it.
I thought it was rude to interrupt him.
And cutting you off wasn't?
You're one of my smartest students,
Probably the smartest,
But all the intelligence in the world
Won't get you anywhere
If you don't have the assertiveness
And the confidence to use it.
I'll try.
Don't make me sound like yoda, julia.
Ugh, my agent.
You know, and they already rejected
The last three book proposals.
Publishers want something flashy
And up to the moment
And a good dose of sex if at all possible.
Ah, I'm afraid I'm going to need you ladies
To work extra this week.
We can do that.
Sure, of course.
Okay.
I am expecting great things from your profile papers.
Don't let me down ladies.
And just, how are we supposed to research
Half of modern criminal history
And find the perfect candidate for a project?
Divide and conquer?
[sighs] I guess.
Okay, I'll start researching candidates.
You head to the library.
Why do I get the library?
Because, the cafe has cute baristas.
Oh my god.
[girls laughing]
[soft music]
Hi.
Are you doing research for the criminal psych paper?
Do I know you?
We're in dr. Stone's criminal psychology class together.
I really did not appreciate the fact
-That you cut me off-- -you're in stone's crim psych?
I haven't seen you there.
I sit behind you.
That's probably why then.
Cool.
Hello?
[slow suspenseful music]
Is someone there?
Hello?
Who's there?
[tense music]
Jeez, girl, chill.
You scared the crap out of me.
What are you doing here?
I found him.
Today, cole james howard
Was found guilty of murdering bruce and robin mccord.
Neighbors say he did yard work
For the local residents
And was there on the night of the murder.
Authorities believe he developed
An unhealthy obsession with mrs. Mccord,
A caring and devoted special-ed teacher.
And when his advances were rejected by mrs. Mccord,
He became enraged and strangled her.
Her husband, bruce, tried to save her,
But was shot with his own gun
All while their young daughter was asleep upstairs.
Despite his conviction,
Howard continues to claim his innocence.
So?
He's perfect, right?
Perfect looking, yeah.
Come on, this case has everything.
Sex, obsession,
A convicted man declaring his innocence.
The problem is it's not even current.
This happened 12 years ago.
Exactly.
This guy will be dying to talk to anybody on the outside.
Is this because he's hot?
What?
No.
Mm-hmm.
I mean it doesn't hurt.
We can't just pick someone cause they look like that.
We can't just not pick someone
Because they look like that.
You know what dr. Stone said,
As criminal psychologists,
We must not be swayed by outward appearances.
I'm just scared that this is going to keep you focusing
On the wrong things.
Which is exactly why this is a great reason
We should pick him.
It'll show dr. Stone
That I cannot be distracted by just a good looking guy.
And you will be acting more assertive
By keeping me in line.
It's a twofer.
That was so weak.
How did you even find this guy in the first place?
I found him in one of dr. Stone's file drawers.
You know how she keeps info
On all sorts of cases in there.
There wasn't really much there initially,
But I dug deeper and here we are.
I don't know.
If you have time to find another subject
And get all dr. Stone's research done,
Be my guest.
Okay.
But you need to help me with all this research.
Done.
[juila] hurry up erin, we gotta go.
Seriously, that's what you're wearing to the interview?
Dr. Stone said to make sure
We are the ones setting the trap.
This guy has been in prison for 12 years.
It'll throw him off his guard.
Nobody this hot is supposed to be smart.
Fine, but it's only because I'm shocked
You actually paid attention in class.
Oh.
What?
I know that look.
I just, I don't know,
The fact that we have to go to him.
He's the one who's setting the terms,
Which is exactly what dr. Stone warned us about.
Come on.
I think we can handle one little interview.
Okay.
[erin] let's do it.
[suspenseful music]
Cole howard,
Thank you for talking with us.
You're younger than I thought you were.
Your message said that you were criminal psychologists.
Students, we are criminal psychology students.
Is that okay?
[erin] we're still very eager to talk to you.
I'm sorry, what were your names again?
I'm julie monroe and this is erin valdez.
All right, before we get started,
Let's make sure we're not wasting each other's time.
I want to make sure you're not one of them.
One of who?
Fan girls.
There's this weird subculture that are into convicted guys.
I've had more marriage proposals since I've been arrested
Than hot meals.
So if you're looking for a boyfriend
To shock your parents...
What you're talking about is called hybris ophelia.
Also referred to as the bonnie and clyde syndrome.
It's a state of arousal to partners
Who have committed a crime.
I wrote my last term paper on it.
Okay.
I'm convinced.
The real deal.
Well, we should get started.
We have copies of your biographical information,
Including your birth date, family history,
Things like that.
Can you please review it for us?
If that's anything like the police investigation,
It's going to be all wrong.
Why don't we skip ahead to real questions?
[julia] all right.
All these questions are going to pertain
To your current situation.
You're still professing your innocence?
I am.
Is that a problem?
No.
We just wanted to offer you our support.
Is that so?
We recognize that the system
Doesn't always get it correct.
That's all I ever really wanted.
Would you describe yourself as impulsive?
Aren't we all?
[julia] is that a yes.
If an opportunity calls for it.
Yes.
Do you have a history of promiscuous sexual behavior?
Not recently.
The women who've contacted you,
Do you keep in touch with them?
Are any of them special to you?
You really want to hear about all that?
We're trying to create a profile.
So no information is bad information.
We'd love to hear anything you are willing to share.
The first one made contact
Just right after I was sentenced.
[dark music]
If it's not in my hands,
It better be in my email within an hour.
Ladies.
So how do you think it went?
-I guess we'll see, it kind of-- -it went great.
You'll love it.
Okay, hope so.
We'll see?
That paper is incredible and we should--
[cole] julia?
Erin.
[foreboding music]
Oh my god, cole.
[erin] I mean mr. Heller.
In the flesh.
You're free?
How?
There was a confession,
Which pointed to new evidence.
The dna matched,
So my lawyer got an emergency hearing.
Really?
Wow.
She means that's great, right?
Yeah, it's amazing.
Remember I told you the cops really botched this one.
What are you doing here on campus?
I wanted to thank you,
Both of you in person.
Oh we really didn't do anything.
No, when you two both told me you believed I was innocent,
It made me feel not so alone.
So I got a new lawyer and all this has happened.
And I feel like you really saw me more
Than just a monster that they claim I am.
Thank you.
That's amazing.
Well, I hope this doesn't screw up things
Too badly for your paper.
I'm sure we'll work it out, it'll be fine.
Yeah.
I'll be in town for the next few days
Until I figure out my next move.
I'll be staying at the towns line inn off 38.
You guys want to come by?
We'll celebrate.
It's my treat.
Sounds good.
Again, thank you
Both so much.
Oh my god.
My heart is pounding out of my chest right now.
We need to look into this.
Now.
[reporter] cole james heller
Was released from prison today,
12 years after his conviction
For the murders of bruce and robin mccord.
I told you 12 years ago he was innocent.
Now it's been proven true in the courts.
Thank you.
There won't be any comments, won't be any questions.
[reporter] a written confession by mick jackson,
A serial rapist was discovered
At the sight of jackson's suicide,
Taking responsibility for the brutal crimes.
Jackson's confessions contained specific details
Including information of a piece of evidence found
At the crime scene that was never released to the public.
The item, held in police storage,
Was retested for dna
And confirmed jackson's involvement.
I guess he was telling the truth.
I guess so.
That is sort of weird though, the timing don't you think?
A new confession, new evidence, now, 12 years later?
Not really.
I mean, these things happen.
I guess.
I mean, I suppose we should be happy
An innocent man's been freed.
Great.
So apparently he wasn't the criminal
That we thought he was.
Or one at all, actually.
Huh.
Well that must've been a surprise.
I've been so swamped with revising book proposals,
I haven't been able to keep up with current events.
Who was your paper on?
Uh, cole heller.
Cole heller?
I profiled a heller 12 years ago,
But the da didn't use it.
[eerie music]
Yeah.
This is him.
They just showed us release on the news,
But we were too busy were finishing our paper, so.
He came to campus to thank us. He was very nice.
I'm sure he was,
But I need you both to listen to me very carefully.
Stay away from cole heller
Why? He's innocent.
Maybe.
But even if he didn't commit the crimes,
He was still in prison for 12 years with men who have.
Prison changes people,
Typically not for the better.
And for sure now he's angry at his wrongful incarceration.
Well if you met him,
You wouldn't say that.
Erin.
You might think that,
But you're still a student
And you're wrong.
I can promise you that.
Especially when it comes to cole heller.
Do you understand?
Now off you go.
I have some calls to make.
[soft music]
Ugh.
Where does she get off
On telling us what we can and cannot do?
We're just as smart as she is.
Forget about it.
She accepted the paper
And we don't have to see cole again.
But, we could.
Didn't you hear what she just said?
Look, I know you think dr. Stone can do no wrong,
But everyone makes mistakes.
I mean she quit working as an expert witness
For a reason, right?
So you're just going to ignore her warning?
I'm just saying
We should consider all possibilities.
Where are you going?
[erin] to go get caught up in something else.
[dark music]
[soft rock music]
I missed that.
I know you have.
Cheers.
Wish I could stay, but
My husband will be wondering where I am.
It's good to have you out.
Yeah.
Thanks.
[reporter] cole james heller
Was released from prison today,
12 years after his conviction
For the murders of bruce and robin mccord.
A written confession by mick jackson, a serial rapist,
Was discovered at the site of jackson's suicide
Taking responsibility for the brutal crimes.
Jackson's confession--
So you started the party without me, huh?
Thought you ladies changed your mind?
Where's your friend?
Uh, it's just me.
Hope that's okay.
Not afraid?
Should I be?
Why don't you ask them?
Yeah, I don't scare easily.
Besides everyone needs a good thrill now and then.
Something to get the heart pounding.
When's the last time your heart pounded?
Besides when they told me I was free to go?
A while I bet.
Then let's have a toast.
To your freedom
And all the very good things that come with it.
I ordered that for here.
Your order changed.
What if I want to order something?
Read the sign.
Okay.
Food sucks here anyway.
Let's go.
Right after I finish my drink.
[soft rock music]
Come on.
We'll get more.
[dog barking]
[slow suspenseful music]
Sorry, didn't mean to scare you.
You sure?
You've been following me since campus.
I'm detective aaron booker.
Booker?
The one who was in charge of the mccord murders.
Someone's done their research.
I wasn't there following you.
I was following him.
You mean cole?
I don't think cole heller's as innocent
As he wants you to believe.
[soft music]
Want to talk about what happened at the bar?
Nope.
Okay.
Want to talk about what happened that night?
Why are you so interested?
Consider it professional curiosity.
Yeah, well I'm not interested
In talking to a professional.
What if I tell you what I know,
And you correct me where I'm wrong?
No thanks.
Guess you scare easier than I do.
Maybe you're the one that's afraid.
Afraid you might say too much.
Afraid you might tell me what really happened.
How you lost control.
Is this what you wanted?
Huh?
This the thrill you needed to make your heart pound?
I'll take any thrill you give me.
[dark music]
Did you know cole heller
Received multiple marriage proposals while in prison?
He mentioned it.
Do you know how many?
17.
[detective booker] 17 women are willing to tie themselves
To a man convicted of brutally killing two people
Who only ever show him kindness.
I agree that's mystifying,
But what does this have to do with us?
Do you find cole heller attractive, ms. Monroe?
What?
No.
Till six weeks ago,
I had no idea who cole was.
Last week, I would have said
I know this case better than anybody.
I even knew bruce mccord personally.
I was the first detective on the scene
And worked it
Day and night,
Put together a great case
And still the jury took three days to deliberate.
So they must have had doubts even then about cole's guilt.
There were nine men on that jury,
But the three women
Were the holdouts,
Even from the witness stand, that
Punk managed to charm them into believing his lies.
But the new dna evidence--
That scarf with jackson's dna,
We tested it at the time,
But I don't recall any other traces.
Maybe we missed it.
Maybe we didn't.
You think cole convinced somebody
To tamper with the evidence?
More than that,
Whoever it was,
They were willing to kill to get cole heller released.
[soft music]
[erin] hey, it's erin.
You know what to do,
Or maybe catch up to this century and text me.
Hey, it's me.
Something's happened
And I need you to call me back asap.
Where are you erin?
The scarf.
What the hell did we get involved in?
Was julia busy tonight?
This is the second time you've asked about her.
Look I just don't want her to feel left out.
The invitation was for both of you.
Was it?
Not this part.
Obviously.
You know, you don't have to leave for food.
There's a thing called delivery service now.
Any invitation I can get it to go outside,
I'm gonna take it.
It's just down the street.
Hurry back.
I will.
[sirens blaring]
[julia] erin, it's me again.
Look, I'll just tell you.
The detective from cole's case came here.
He thinks cole isn't innocent,
That he is someone helping him from the outside,
Someone who's dangerous.
So if you're with him,
God, I hope you're not,
Leave.
Like dr. Stone warned us,
We have to stay away from him.
[slow suspenseful music]
You forget your key?
Cole?
[knocking on door]
[slow suspenseful music]
Hello?
[pounding on door]
Who's there?
I think you have the wrong room.
[cell phone ringing]
Hello?
[cole] hey.
Why'd you leave all of a sudden?
I was surprised that you ran off.
Yeah
I just,
I have stuff to do
For school.
Um, can I call you tomorrow?
[cole] okay.
Sure, no problem.
No, I really mean it.
[cole] look, are you sure you're okay?
I didn't do anything wrong, did I?
No, no, it's not that.
Like I said, I just,
I'm slammed.
Dr. Stone has us working like dogs so...
[cole] okay.
I might be seeing you sooner than you think.
-Bye. -What does that?
Cole?
[soft music]
There you are.
Why didn't you answer my calls or texts?
Calm down, I'm fine.
Where were you?
[erin] out.
With cole?
No, with a friend.
I have ones other than you, you know.
But you did get my messages.
Yes, and they didn't make any sense.
Even if cole had someone working for him on the outside,
How could they get that guy?
Mick jackson.
Yeah, to confess to something that he didn't do.
I don't know.
I'm still trying to figure that out.
Did dr. Stone's file say anything
Different than what the police reports had?
No, it was incomplete.
I had to get most of it from the case files from the police.
Why do you care so much about what that detective says?
He's obviously had it out for cole since day one.
This is exactly what dr. Stone warned us about.
You literally are letting cole manipulate you,
Being swayed by his good looks and charm.
Well, you didn't seem to mind
When he gave you that hug on campus.
He was the one that did that.
Look, if the detective is correct,
You need to be careful because cole is dangerous.
He's not dangerous.
[erin] it's late.
It's been a long day.
I'm going to bed.
Dr. Stone] all right well,
I'll need you to pull the police files
For the wong, gilbert and stark cases.
They'd already been closed,
So it shouldn't be that difficult.
Um, I can do it.
No, let erin do it.
Why me?
Cause I need julia to clean up this mess
And she knows my system a little bit better.
Okay.
Guess I'm out.
Well, I need to meet with a colleague
About an appointment I have later.
Okay.
So do you want me to start straightening this up?
Or?
Yeah, just get it back to a normal level of disarray.
-Okay. -Thank you.
Hello again.
Cole, what are you doing here?
I thought you'd be happier to see me.
I wasn't expecting to see you in my professor's office.
And what are you doing in your professor's office
All alone?
Filing. I'm her research assistant.
[light dramatic music]
Maybe I can help you with that
Till she gets back.
You smell amazing.
It's just my shampoo.
Here, you're doing it wrong.
You know, you never said why you're here.
Oh, dr. Stone didn't tell you?
-We're gonna be-- -[dr. Stone] mr. Heller?
Your appointment's at five.
It's two.
Yeah, I have some free time.
Thought I'd see if you can meet earlier
To talk about our book.
[dr. Stone] that won't be possible.
I have some errands to do.
I just came back for my keys.
All right.
I will see you in a few hours then.
Maybe you can make the meeting too.
I don't think so.
Maybe another time then.
You told erin and I to stay away from him.
Cole heller
Is very charming
And sometimes deceptively so.
You both are young, impressionable students
And I'm a seasoned professional.
It's not the same.
So you're going to write a book with him.
I've considered writing a book about him.
Yes.
Julia, I think you should go.
-But I'm trying-- -goodbye, julia.
[soft music]
You're back?
Of course, somebody has to fetch the doc's files.
Figured after last time,
Dr. Stone would be running her own errands.
Last time?
She never comes in first.
You know what to do.
[glass breaks]
[slow suspenseful music]
-Sorry about that. -No, it's okay.
-I didn't mean to scare you. -You're fine.
I heard glass breaking.
Yes. All the lights are shattered right there.
Damn fusebox keeps failing and the whole system overloads.
We've lost a lot of lights this way.
Fuses.
Right.
[suspenseful music]
[phone rings]
Hey, you back yet?
Julia, somebody's following me.
What, who?
I don't know. I've never seen her before.
But she was at the storage facility.
Okay, you need to call the police right now.
I think I'm just going to head back to campus to be safe.
Okay.
Please call me when you got here and be careful.
I will, okay. Thanks.
[suspenseful music]
Erin?
Where are you?
Are you home?
[phone ringing]
[erin] hey, it's erin.
You know what to do,
Or maybe catch up to the century and text me.
Hey, it's me. I just--
[dramatic music]
Who's there?
Erin, is that you?
This isn't funny.
Whoa.
Sorry.
Were you talking to someone?
What are you doing here?
I knocked,
No one answered so I came around back.
I mean, what are you doing here?
Erin texted me earlier.
I answered, she hasn't responded yet.
Thought I'd check on her.
Check to see what?
About getting together again.
I knew it.
And she lied about that too.
When did she text you?
This afternoon.
Just after two.
She gave me her address.
She tried calling me earlier
And she said that somebody was following her.
Following her?
When?
Just a few hours ago.
She told me to meet her on campus and she wasn't there.
And I haven't been able to reach her since.
We need to find her.
I can do it myself.
No, I'm coming with you.
I don't need your help.
Why do you care anyway?
Why?
She's a nice kid.
A nice kid.
Yeah, and if you're this worried,
There's a good reason.
So let's go.
Cole heller.
Why am I not surprised to see you here?
It's a free country.
Not for you.
Not for much longer.
I'm afraid I'm going to need you to come with me.
Both of you
[dark music]
Oh my god.
I can't, I can't believe...
Where is she?
[detective booker] see that?
That's blood.
And it matches your friend's blood type.
Blood?
There's more.
That's blood too.
We won't be able to get dna from it.
Someone tried to clean it up with bleach.
They couldn't hide that much of it.
We thought something was wrong with her.
We went to go try and find her.
You have to help us find her, please.
She could be hurt badly, we don't know.
Unfortunately, ms. Monroe,
If your friend lost that much blood,
She's not hurt.
She's dead.
I'm sorry to put you through that, ms. Monroe.
But I had to convince you how serious this is.
I have to ask you,
Did erin have anyone violent in her life?
An ex-boyfriend?
A stalker?
No. Nothing like that.
So that just leaves her relationship with cole heller.
If you want to call it that.
I told you, she texted me to meet up tonight.
I never heard back.
Now does that sound like a guy who just killed a girl?
It does,
If he's trying to cover his tracks.
She had called me earlier
And said that somebody was following her.
Somebody that she didn't recognize.
She's never seen before.
What time was this?
[julia] this was around three.
She was trying to get to campus,
But she never showed.
It was cole, wasn't it?
It had to be cole.
Where will you between three and five o'clock today?
I was on campus,
Waiting for my five o'clock appointment.
Appointment with whom?
Dr. Stone.
Right?
She confirmed it.
We're checking the cameras on campus now,
But it seemed legit.
You must've found something though.
The car, just prints and dna, something.
Because of the bleach,
The only liable dna sample is from the blood
On the door handle.
And that came off a glove.
So no prints.
It's gotta be somebody cole knows,
One of his female suitors.
It has to be.
Someone who who's out there jealous,
Wanting him all to herself.
The same person who killed
To have him released.
Names of all the people
You communicated with while in prison.
Well, that's going to be a short list.
I have one of those
And your name's at the top of it.
You know, I figured you'd be tired of all this
After being so wrong last time.
Start writing.
Erin was killed after she was with cole.
-That is not a coincidence. -I agree.
She must've figured out who framed mick jackson
Because maybe she learned how the evidence was altered.
[stammers]
Please, ms. Monroe,
Take a deep breath.
She is dead.
And you are sitting here
-Doing nothing. -We're doing everything we can.
Are you really?
Because someone is out there
And someone just killed my best friend
Because of what we do
And what we saw.
What is it going to stop them from killing me now?
This is all because of him.
Are we done here?
For now.
Don't leave town.
I had no plans to.
Dr. Stone.
Thanks for coming.
Of course.
However I can help.
I'll give you two a moment.
While I see about getting a subpoena
For cole's recent phone records.
You really were with cole when--
He came back for his appointment right on time.
I can't help but to think that this is all my fault.
No.
You could not have known that this would have happened.
But I should have.
There is danger in thinking that you know everything, julia.
Why don't you come stay with me for a few days?
I don't think you should be alone.
For many reasons.
[foreboding music]
Julia.
Go away.
Look, I need to talk to you.
Who's that woman over there?
No one.
No one?
That looks like a pretty upset somebody to me.
It doesn't matter.
Of course it does.
She another one of your prison suitors
Who waited for your release?
Julia, it's not what you think.
Just leave me alone, cole.
Look,
I'm really sorry about erin.
I know I didn't know her very long, but I can--
Stop.
You don't know anything about her.
Stop pretending like you do.
I was gonna say I could already tell
How close the two of you are.
Oh.
It's quite the connection that you two made in two days.
Look, just because I didn't know her long
Doesn't mean I don't care.
Why do you think I showed up to your house
Looking forward that night?
Cause you're,
You're talking about her in present tense.
So?
It's a criminal psych thing.
I'm innocent, and you know it.
I'm also sure that whoever killed erin
Knew about her involvement with me,
Which means they probably know about you too.
All right, and if that's true, you're in danger right now.
Which is why you need to leave.
I can't do that.
Not when I've already failed to protect
The people that I care about.
Not when I'm your best, if not only option
At finding out who did this to erin.
Before they find you.
That is everything from my cell.
Are these all the women you communicated with?
Some by phone, some by email.
Most of them claim to be lawyers,
Reporters, stuff like that.
Psych students.
No one got that creative.
Yeah most of them gave up
When I wouldn't admit to the crime.
I guess being innocent is boring.
Someone didn't give up.
Whoever's behind this didn't just kill erin.
They convinced a man to committed suicide
Or at least made it look that way.
And found a way to alter the evidence
From the police storage locker.
So it wasn't mick jackson.
It seems unlikely.
Whoever's pulling the strings now
Was able to charm, shame, and control.
She's an expert at pushing people's buttons
Without them even knowing it.
A master manipulator.
There's gotta be some sort of clue in here.
Here, take these.
How about I grab us some food?
It's hard to work on an empty stomach.
You're dyslexic, aren't you?
You misfiled your papers
And mixed the five o'clock with the two o'clock,
Cause it was backwards in your head.
That's not in my profile.
That's why you dropped out of school.
Yeah, it's hard to learn when you can't read.
Every time I tried to ask for help,
They would just call me dumb,
Lazy or thought I was faking it.
Mrs. Mccord was the only one
Who really saw what was wrong with me.
She taught me about dyslexia.
Showed me how to unlock my brain.
You know, she was like a mother to me.
Better than my own.
There's not a day that goes by
I don't think about how kind she was to me.
I can't help but wonder if her helping me
Is what got her killed.
That's what you meant when you said that
There was people that you couldn't protect.
You didn't just mean erin.
I'm sorry.
Look, I know you don't trust me.
And I get it.
But if this is because of me,
Because of some loved lorn stalker that's obsessed with me,
I'm not going to let anyone hurt you.
I'm not gonna let that happen.
So
You've never read any of the letters?
My cell mate would help me out them sometimes.
But they made him uncomfortable.
Me too, after a while.
Well, I guess I better start getting on them then.
I can read through my old emails,
If your computer has a text to speech function.
That's what I used in prison.
Okay.
[dark music]
I've been dreaming of you since the first time
I saw your picture, cole.
Of your mouth on my mouth,
Of your hands on my body.
I need you so bad.
I can't wait until you get out of prison
And we can finally be together forever.
So what do you think?
That I'm really glad I didn't have my cellmate
Read that one out loud.
The way it's written.
She certainly seems eager to get you out of prison.
I think I remember her earlier letters.
Where's that postmark from?
Buenos ares.
Seems unlikely.
These are interesting though
Because she signs for name d every time.
Let me see.
Right.
No, I remember her.
She was a lot more persistent than most.
I always thought I'd stop replying to her,
But she always sucked me right back in.
No photos, no phone calls.
She always asks me about the other women
Who were contacting me.
A lot, actually.
And she never gave you her last name?
No, no, no details of her.
She just always kept it about me.
Always just signed it d.
D
For dead end.
[cole] yeah.
It's getting late, I should go.
You don't have to.
I do.
Dr. Stone insisted I stay with her for a couple of days.
So I don't want her to worry.
Okay.
Well you shouldn't go.
I mean, not alone.
I'll be fine.
I'll walk you to your car.
Just in case.
Okay.
[soft music]
Hey julia.
Thank you.
Really, I hope you know how much this means to me.
You know, it's funny, when I met you,
I had a feeling you were gonna change my life.
I just didn't know how much.
Cole, I.
Um, I, I have to go.
Julia.
I'm sorry.
Julia.
You just can't help yourself, can you?
[soft music]
Dr. Stone?
Dr. Stone, are you home?
[slow suspenseful music]
Hello?
Young mr. Heller shows no signs of psychopathy
Or a significant criminal deviance.
His confusion over his arrest
And his grief over the death of robin mccord
Appear genuine.
Further analysis will need to be completed
Prior to his testimony
But in my expert opinion,
Cole heller is not a criminal
And should not be tried as such.
Sincerely, diana paula stone.
Diana paula stone.
D is for diana.
Her first name.
[slow suspenseful music]
Julia?
Found it.
What are you doing?
I just needed to find a passage from one of your books.
Are you okay?
Yes.
It's been a rough couple days.
For you too.
Oh, detective booker came by with these
And compare to see if you recognize anyone.
Who are they?
The police pulled those photos
From cole's prison email account.
That my dear is cole's harem.
We call it pathology.
Label it deviant.
They all look so different.
They all look different,
But deep down they're the same.
They're attracted to murder and murderers.
One of them killed erin.
And perhaps at cole's request.
She's not here.
Who isn't?
The girl cole was talking to the other night
At the police station.
So there was more than just these?
Well, I guess I shouldn't be surprised,
Which means more research for the book.
They approved your proposal?
Finally.
It's been five years since I've last been published
And that dean
Has been threatening to remove me from the tenure track.
But that book will put me back on the map.
Because it's flashy, up to the moment,
With a good dose of sex?
Or is that you finally get to tell the world after 12 years
I told you so
When you were claiming his innocence?
Did cole tell you that?
I guess neither of you headed my warning
To stay away from him.
My work was impeccable,
But my boss and everyone else
Thought that cole had charmed me,
Manipulated me.
They got my testimony thrown out
And my career along with it.
Well now that cole's free,
You're back on top.
Excuse me?
Another deviant profile,
And another case that needs your expert opinion.
I think you should go.
What happened?
Did you fall in love with him?
You don't know what you're talking about.
Maybe you're still in love with him.
You are so out of your league.
Get out.
[soft music]
Detective booker, this is julia monroe.
I think I know who did it.
Mick jackson, erin, everything.
I, I just need you to call me back as soon as you can.
Come to the house actually.
Okay, bye.
[knocking on door]
Thank you for coming so late, detective--
[dramatic music]
Cole?
Sounds like you're expecting someone else.
Detective booker just said that he had news
About erin.
Really?
Did he say why?
He just should be here any moment.
I don't mind waiting.
I'd like to see what he's learned.
Wait.
How did you even know that I was here?
Did you follow me from dr. Stone's?
Look, after we,
After I kissed you,
I was worried.
I wanted to make sure you made it to dr. Stone's okay.
How did you know I was here?
My buddy who traced the ip.
I had him track your cell phone.
You're tracking my phone?
Look, after what happened to erin,
I didn't want to take any chances.
After I saw you'd left, I followed your signal.
Cole, that is illegal.
Not to mention absolutely invasive and inappropriate.
It's like you can convince anyone to do anything for you.
Look, I was worried.
It's not safe for you to be alone.
You told me you were going to stay at dr. Stone's.
I looked it up.
Mick jackson
Did time at the same prison as you.
You know him, or did you have dr. Stone frame him
To make it look like he was the one that murdered them?
Dr. Stone?
What are you even talking about?
Or is she just trying to clear her reputation as well.
Why would she?
That doesn't even make sense.
Of course it does.
She studied the criminal mind for years.
She knows all about manipulation.
She has access to all the police files
And she never thought that you were guilty.
She now gets a book deal out of it.
I hadn't spoken to dr. Stone in 12 years.
You communicated with her.
She's d.
[dramatic music]
What?
And she was your alibi
For when erin was killed.
Julia, don't look at me like that.
You need to leave.
Detective booker's gonna be here any second.
I am not a killer.
You know that.
Right?
Julia.
I never said that.
Erin did, not me.
You let me think you did.
You're the only one that made me feel like a normal person,
Not a murderer.
I trusted you.
Get out!
Now!
Who's the master manipulator now?
[dramatic music]
[door creaking]
[slow suspenseful music]
Julia?
Julia, is that you?
[door creaking]
[slow suspenseful music]
Dammit julia, so careless.
You?
[dramatic music]
[phone ringing]
Detective booker, finally.
Yeah, I got called in for a case.
Julia.
I know who did it.
It was dr. Stone the whole time.
-She-- -julia,
Dr. Stone is dead.
What?
A neighbor noticed her front door open
And she went in and check on her.
That can't be right.
Looks like she was strangled with a scarf.
Similar to the one that was used on robin mccord.
It was cole.
It had to be, right?
Or his accomplice.
Do you have any idea who it could be?
Any idea at all?
The other day when he was at the police station,
There was this woman there,
But he didn't tell me who she was.
She was 30,
Red hair.
She wasn't in the photos that you sent.
Any of them.
I've already spoken to her.
That's jennifer deeds.
She's cole's cousin.
Apparently she's supporting him
While he's getting on his feet.
I gather she's not that happy with him.
So it could still be her.
She has an air tight alibi
For the time erin was killed.
Miss monroe,
You should consider leaving town.
For a little while, at least.
It's not safe here while cole heller walks free.
You're not going to arrest him?
[detective booker] how?
I've got no hard evidence
And nobody in the department
Wants a repeat of the same mistake we made last time.
There's something missing.
It has to be.
There's something we're missing.
[detective booker] I'm sorry.
My hands are tied.
They're not going to let me arrest cole heller
For anything less
Than a full taped confession.
Think about leaving town.
I hope you do.
I'll consider it.
Thanks.
[dark music]
[pensive music]
Oh my god.
For those who don't know,
I lost my best friend the other day
But I will always have her with me,
And she left me something
To always remember her by.
I know how important this was to her,
And now it's that important to me.
No matter where I go,
I will always have it with me.
I love you, erin.
It's me.
I am so sorry for what I said to you the other night.
But went back over the case file,
And I saw something
That everybody missed.
So I need you to meet me at the campus library
And I will leave the side door open,
And I will explain everything.
I can't wait to see you.
[soft music]
Ms. Monroe,
Are you sure about this?
It's the only way you're going to get the confession
That you need, detective.
[soft music]
Ow, what?
Out, library's closed.
Closed?
-What are you talking about? -You heard me.
Now.
[soft music]
[slow suspenseful music]
Am I early?
No.
You're right on time.
-[dramatic music] -[taser ticking]
Did you hear that?
Uh, it's an old building.
Let's set your files up here.
What'd you find?
I have been going
Over and over your files
And it has been staring me in the face the whole time.
Okay.
And?
I know that you are smart
And charming
And you always want to do the right thing,
Even when it's difficult.
I know they always try to protect the people
That you care about.
And
I know
That you would never do a bad thing
Without good reason.
That night that you went to the house to study
With ms. Mccord,
Her husband wasn't home.
No, not yet.
Just ms. Mccord and hannah.
Their daughter.
She used to bring me lemonade
When I was doing yard work.
Sometimes I'd take her to school if I was going.
She loved that.
-She was such a nice kid. -A nice kid.
That's her, right?
Yeah.
But why are you showing me this?
Do you recognize this?
Yeah, that was robins' favorite bracelet.
She wore it all the time.
It was her daughter's favorite too.
And she wants it back.
Erin!
Actually,
Erin's my middle name.
First name is hannah.
Until it became erin valdez
After the closed adoption
So the reporters wouldn't keep following me.
I thought you almost recognized me when we first met.
I'm sorry, what were your names again?
You're alive.
Julia doesn't seem surprised.
I was when I first figured it out.
But I knew you'd come back for your bracelet.
Wow.
You really are the smartest student after all.
If we're going to be honest,
I always found that a little annoying.
But why make everyone think that you're dead?
Because dr. Stone suspected me.
I needed to divert suspicion.
Buy me some time.
I warned you to stay away from him.
Cole?
I did.
Don't lie to me.
I saw you leaving his motel.
I knew you couldn't help yourself.
You don't know him.
But you do?
You're playing with fire,
But maybe that's exactly what you want.
No.
You're right, I don't know him.
I'll stay away, I promise.
I hope so.
I would hate to see something happen to you.
[erin] so I changed my plans.
It's hard to be the suspect when you're the victim, right?
A panicked called to you,
A little bit of blood on my car door to sell it.
A lot of pig's blood and some bleach
To really sell it.
And the scarf that you used on dr. Stone,
Almost identical to the one
That you planted in cole's case file.
Nice touch.
Thanks.
I thought so too,
Which is why I campaigned so hard for the job,
To get access to all the files I needed.
Like mick jackson's.
This might not come as a shock
But registered sex offenders aren't so hard to entice.
A chance meeting at a bar,
An invitation back to his place,
And a few drinks later,
You're mixing a poisoned cocktail
Along with the pre-written suicide note all ready to go.
But why do all this for me?
I was convicted of murdering your parents.
Because I knew you didn't do it.
I wasn't asleep that night.
I saw you leave through my bedroom window.
I tried telling the idiot detective,
But he said that I was
Scared,
And confused and couldn't be sure.
But I was sure.
I was because,
Because I knew you.
I knew every inch of you.
And call it puppy love,
But what I felt was real.
It is real.
I love you cole
And I always have.
You hear that, detective?
That should do it.
Oh, sorry.
He's not here anymore.
I took care of that a long time ago.
I can't believe that you did all this for me.
You're amazing.
You've grown into such a beautiful,
Sexy woman.
You should have told me.
I wanted to.
But I needed to make sure you wanted me,
Really wanted me.
I do.
That night was amazing.
What you did for me, for us,
So that we could be together.
I don't know what to say.
Say you love me.
[dramatic music]
Julia, run!
[taser ticking]
No, cole!
[erin] so ungrateful.
I should've let you rot in prison.
God, cole.
Stop worrying.
He's a player, julia.
After everything I did for him,
The second he gets a chance, he sleeps with you.
What?
My best friend!
[julia] what?
-We never even did anything. -I saw,
Heard you at the motel.
[dramatic music]
I swear to you, we never--
Oh, it's okay.
I get it.
He's not exactly easy to resist, is he?
But once they find your dead body
With this prints all over the murder weapon,
He'll go back to prison,
And I'll get to come out of hiding.
[cole] julia, run!
[grunting]
[taser clicking]
[dramatic music]
Dr. Stone gave you that job on a silver platter
When I had to beg,
But
Who's the smartest student after all, huh?
[suspenseful music]
Julia.
Come on, julia.
I'm getting tired of this.
I was going to go easy on you,
But maybe
They'll have to add sadism
To cole's psych profile.
We both know what a knife can do to a human body.
I told you the clasp was broken.
[suspenseful music]
I remembered.
Little hannah mccord.
I can't believe it.
Then who killed the mccords?
She told me something that night.
I didn't want to believe it.
Hannah, erin,
Thought that her father killed her mom
In a jealous rage
And shot himself out of remorse.
Yeah, he had a temper.
Not the loud kind at the neighbors can notice.
The quiet, evil kind
You'd only know if you had to live with him.
Like hannah and robin did.
He found you alone late at night with his wife
And got the wrong idea.
That's why he beat you up.
There is just enough ambiguity in the shot
That killed bruce
To convince the coroner to rule it a homicide.
Heller,
I thought I knew you.
It's a sad thing to find out just how wrong one can be.
I know this doesn't make up for anything,
Not a bit of what you went through, but
I apologize.
And I hope you could find it in your heart to forgive me.
I,
I should go.
Cole, I...
[julia] and that is going to be the biggest difference
Between freud and jung.
And that's actually all the time that we have today, guys.
Thank you so much.
Not even graduated yet and already teaching.
Have you been there the whole time?
You're good.
Almost like a real teacher.
I think I may have even actually learned something.
Really?
Yeah.
Well, they were having me fill in
For some of dr. Stone's one-on-one classes
Since I was her research assistant.
Some days I feel like an actress up here still.
And not a very good one.
That was some pretty good acting
You did with me a couple weeks ago.
You too.
I almost believed you
Until you grabbed erin's taser.
I guess we're both good at manipulation.
[soft music]
I wasn't lying
About what I said the other day.
I meant everything.
You are smart and protective
And you always end up doing the right thing.
Eventually.
Nobody's perfect.
And how do I know
You're not trying to manipulate me right now?
Because,
Because this.
[soft music]
I think I'm gonna need some more convincing.
Come on.
[soft music]