1 00:00:09,718 --> 00:00:10,093 . 2 00:00:10,135 --> 00:00:11,302 - People are irrational but predictably so. 3 00:00:13,179 --> 00:00:16,349 I'm Alec Mercer. Welcome to Applied Psychology. 4 00:00:16,391 --> 00:00:17,809 - You're the science guy. - That's Bill Nye. 5 00:00:17,851 --> 00:00:19,602 I'm actually the behavioral science guy. 6 00:00:19,644 --> 00:00:23,356 - After 19 years, the FBI is officially reopening the case. 7 00:00:23,398 --> 00:00:25,859 Wes made the bomb. Peter planted the bomb. 8 00:00:25,900 --> 00:00:29,279 But this third guy, Matthias, was behind it all. 9 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:31,865 The bomber met Matthias in an online chat room. 10 00:00:31,906 --> 00:00:33,324 - Who is Rose? 11 00:00:33,366 --> 00:00:35,118 - Another client emergency. 12 00:00:35,160 --> 00:00:36,661 - Mm. 13 00:00:36,703 --> 00:00:38,747 - I'm off to Paris. 14 00:00:39,497 --> 00:00:43,710 - I am a yes to the dean's brunch, 15 00:00:43,752 --> 00:00:46,212 a no to TED Talks. 16 00:00:46,254 --> 00:00:50,300 And, oh, call Cuban's people back 17 00:00:50,342 --> 00:00:53,553 and just tell them...[sighs] I'm too slammed. 18 00:00:53,595 --> 00:00:56,181 Oh, finally, if you want feedback 19 00:00:56,222 --> 00:00:58,808 on your Fesmekker Grant proposals, 20 00:00:58,850 --> 00:01:01,394 in hopes that one of you will be the pride of Wylton, 21 00:01:01,436 --> 00:01:03,229 I need them by lunch tomorrow. 22 00:01:03,271 --> 00:01:05,398 - Check your desk. - Teacher's pet. 23 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:07,400 Rizwan, how's yours? 24 00:01:07,442 --> 00:01:11,112 - It's great, only, point of order, 25 00:01:11,154 --> 00:01:13,865 given I'm still newish. 26 00:01:13,907 --> 00:01:16,242 Since the Fesmekker Endowment doesn't need our proposals 27 00:01:16,284 --> 00:01:18,745 for over a month, wouldn't it be a bit early 28 00:01:18,787 --> 00:01:19,954 to show them to you? 29 00:01:19,996 --> 00:01:22,165 - If they were due in a month, it would be. 30 00:01:22,207 --> 00:01:24,376 - But they're due in 48 hours. 31 00:01:24,417 --> 00:01:26,920 - 48 hours? No. 32 00:01:26,961 --> 00:01:28,588 Yes? 33 00:01:28,630 --> 00:01:31,257 No. How did I mess that up? 34 00:01:31,299 --> 00:01:32,801 I really wanted to win. 35 00:01:32,842 --> 00:01:34,969 Last night, I even landed on the experiment I'm gonna run. 36 00:01:35,011 --> 00:01:36,930 - Yeah, it's OK. Mistakes happen. 37 00:01:36,971 --> 00:01:38,682 Maybe you'll learn something from this negative feeling. 38 00:01:38,723 --> 00:01:41,184 - There it is, Fesmekker Proposal due. 39 00:01:41,226 --> 00:01:42,602 One month, 48 hours from now. 40 00:01:42,644 --> 00:01:45,146 I am so paying to upgrade my calendar app. 41 00:01:45,188 --> 00:01:46,773 I'll never get this done in time. 42 00:01:46,815 --> 00:01:48,817 [phone rings and buzzes] 43 00:01:48,858 --> 00:01:51,945 [sighs] Professor Mercer's office. 44 00:01:51,986 --> 00:01:53,113 Dr. Choi. 45 00:01:53,154 --> 00:01:54,322 - Oh. 46 00:01:54,364 --> 00:01:56,032 [dramatic music] 47 00:01:56,074 --> 00:01:57,283 Dr. Choi. 48 00:01:57,325 --> 00:01:59,077 - Who's Dr. Choi? 49 00:01:59,119 --> 00:02:00,370 - His burn specialist. 50 00:02:00,412 --> 00:02:01,746 - It's about his burns? 51 00:02:01,788 --> 00:02:04,666 - No, most likely, it's about someone else's. 52 00:02:04,708 --> 00:02:07,669 [siren wailing] 53 00:02:07,711 --> 00:02:10,171 * * 54 00:02:10,213 --> 00:02:11,631 - Thanks for coming all the way here. 55 00:02:11,673 --> 00:02:13,508 I know it's a long drive out to the boonies. 56 00:02:13,550 --> 00:02:15,218 - How severe are her burns? 57 00:02:15,260 --> 00:02:19,139 - I'd say "you" severe, give or take. 58 00:02:19,180 --> 00:02:20,640 Plus, she lost someone. 59 00:02:20,682 --> 00:02:22,392 Thought you might be able to do your thing. 60 00:02:22,434 --> 00:02:23,643 - You want me to give her 61 00:02:23,685 --> 00:02:25,020 the "it's gonna be all right" speech. 62 00:02:25,061 --> 00:02:28,690 - She's gonna need any piece of hope we can give her. 63 00:02:28,732 --> 00:02:32,986 * * 64 00:02:33,028 --> 00:02:38,324 Izzy, this is my old friend and patient Dr. Alec Mercer. 65 00:02:38,366 --> 00:02:41,077 - Doctor as in minds, not bodies. 66 00:02:41,119 --> 00:02:43,371 It's nice to meet you, Izzy. 67 00:02:51,171 --> 00:02:54,007 - So you're the one who's gonna make everything OK, huh? 68 00:02:54,049 --> 00:02:55,342 - That's the plan. 69 00:02:55,383 --> 00:02:56,634 By the time I leave here, 70 00:02:56,676 --> 00:02:58,803 it'll be like I waved a magic wand. 71 00:02:58,845 --> 00:03:02,057 [chair clattering] 72 00:03:02,098 --> 00:03:03,683 * * 73 00:03:03,725 --> 00:03:06,227 You mind if we get real for a minute? 74 00:03:06,269 --> 00:03:10,815 First, I'm sorry for what happened to you, 75 00:03:10,857 --> 00:03:13,526 your boyfriend. 76 00:03:13,568 --> 00:03:15,945 I understand he didn't make it. 77 00:03:15,987 --> 00:03:19,032 I had a similar thing happen to me a long time ago. 78 00:03:19,074 --> 00:03:24,537 I had up to fifth-degree burns on 60% of me. 79 00:03:24,579 --> 00:03:26,373 - Got a couple sixes. 80 00:03:26,414 --> 00:03:29,334 It's, like, to the bone. 81 00:03:29,376 --> 00:03:32,212 - Ouch. 82 00:03:32,253 --> 00:03:35,173 The point is, I survived. 83 00:03:35,215 --> 00:03:37,384 You will too. 84 00:03:37,425 --> 00:03:42,097 Plus, since that bomb got me, 85 00:03:42,138 --> 00:03:46,935 the care's gotten 20 years better. 86 00:03:46,976 --> 00:03:49,229 If you can, feel. 87 00:03:49,270 --> 00:03:55,443 * * 88 00:03:55,485 --> 00:03:58,113 Your scars won't have to feel like this, 89 00:03:58,154 --> 00:04:01,408 and that's just one example. 90 00:04:01,449 --> 00:04:04,244 You can come through this with a good life. 91 00:04:04,285 --> 00:04:06,413 - I don't deserve to. 92 00:04:06,454 --> 00:04:08,415 I did this. 93 00:04:08,456 --> 00:04:10,792 It's my fault Chris is dead. 94 00:04:10,834 --> 00:04:12,919 - [sighs] 95 00:04:12,961 --> 00:04:16,423 * * 96 00:04:16,464 --> 00:04:18,341 You want to tell me what happened? 97 00:04:18,383 --> 00:04:20,802 [ominous music] 98 00:04:20,844 --> 00:04:23,763 - Me and Chris, we were supposed to go 99 00:04:23,805 --> 00:04:26,516 to some dumb house party. 100 00:04:26,558 --> 00:04:30,895 But I was all, let's go be alone somewhere, 101 00:04:30,937 --> 00:04:33,690 which is pretty much impossible in this town, 102 00:04:33,732 --> 00:04:35,525 where everyone knows everyone. 103 00:04:35,567 --> 00:04:39,696 But Mr. Rixton died, and that house was sitting there empty 104 00:04:39,738 --> 00:04:42,240 while they were fixing it up. 105 00:04:42,282 --> 00:04:44,659 We got in. 106 00:04:44,701 --> 00:04:49,080 I lit some candles. 107 00:04:49,122 --> 00:04:51,207 I don't know, we must have-- must have 108 00:04:51,249 --> 00:04:53,793 knocked one over, 'cause next I knew... 109 00:04:53,835 --> 00:04:56,421 [fire whooshing] 110 00:04:56,463 --> 00:04:58,048 * * 111 00:04:58,089 --> 00:05:00,133 I killed Chris. 112 00:05:00,175 --> 00:05:01,634 It was that drink I spilled. 113 00:05:01,676 --> 00:05:03,094 It must have hit one of the candles, 114 00:05:03,136 --> 00:05:05,013 and that's how the room went up so fast. 115 00:05:05,055 --> 00:05:06,848 [dramatic music] 116 00:05:06,890 --> 00:05:09,726 - [sighs] Except there wasn't nearly enough alcohol 117 00:05:09,768 --> 00:05:12,854 in your vodka soda to catch flame. 118 00:05:12,896 --> 00:05:15,106 - I don't-- I don't understand. 119 00:05:15,148 --> 00:05:17,484 - You said the fire blasted up from the floor. 120 00:05:17,525 --> 00:05:18,943 Did you tell the authorities that? 121 00:05:18,985 --> 00:05:20,695 - No, I said it was the candles, 122 00:05:20,737 --> 00:05:22,322 that it was my fault. 123 00:05:22,364 --> 00:05:23,656 - Of course you did. 124 00:05:23,698 --> 00:05:25,492 With a trauma like yours, 125 00:05:25,533 --> 00:05:30,538 the mind wants to regain some sense of control, 126 00:05:30,580 --> 00:05:33,667 power over an uncontrollable world. 127 00:05:33,708 --> 00:05:37,128 I think that's why you're feeling so guilty. 128 00:05:37,170 --> 00:05:42,425 Your mind wants to tell a story that at least makes sense, 129 00:05:42,467 --> 00:05:44,719 so it's blaming you for the fire. 130 00:05:44,761 --> 00:05:46,846 - So are you saying I didn't do this? 131 00:05:46,888 --> 00:05:49,015 - I'm not sure what happened here, 132 00:05:49,057 --> 00:05:52,143 but I do know a little bit more than I'd like to 133 00:05:52,185 --> 00:05:54,187 about how fire behaves. 134 00:05:54,229 --> 00:05:56,856 * * 135 00:05:56,898 --> 00:06:00,026 And this-- 136 00:06:00,068 --> 00:06:02,237 this doesn't add up. 137 00:06:02,278 --> 00:06:08,451 * * 138 00:06:08,493 --> 00:06:09,994 - You're worried there's a crime here? 139 00:06:10,036 --> 00:06:12,372 - That's what you can help me figure out. 140 00:06:12,414 --> 00:06:16,084 There is a chance that my empathy for Izzy 141 00:06:16,126 --> 00:06:17,544 is skewing my point of view. 142 00:06:17,585 --> 00:06:20,839 Plus, since I never got closure in my bombing, 143 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:24,676 it's possible I've got a touch of patternicity. 144 00:06:24,718 --> 00:06:26,553 - Patternicity, that's minds making connections 145 00:06:26,594 --> 00:06:27,721 that aren't really there. 146 00:06:27,762 --> 00:06:28,972 - Conspiracy theories 147 00:06:29,014 --> 00:06:30,974 are partly built on the phenomenon. 148 00:06:31,016 --> 00:06:32,392 - Maybe we should look at the physical evidence 149 00:06:32,434 --> 00:06:33,893 they sent over. 150 00:06:33,935 --> 00:06:36,896 - Says here the gas and power were off. 151 00:06:36,938 --> 00:06:38,565 And the accelerant was paraffin. 152 00:06:38,606 --> 00:06:41,234 - Could point to Izzy's candles, but... 153 00:06:41,276 --> 00:06:44,279 if it started on the main floor, like she said-- 154 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:47,240 - Fire spreads out and up. 155 00:06:47,282 --> 00:06:49,242 But look at the upper story. 156 00:06:49,284 --> 00:06:52,370 It's nearly untouched versus the basement, 157 00:06:52,412 --> 00:06:54,080 which looks like-- 158 00:06:54,122 --> 00:06:55,749 - My old charcoal grill. 159 00:06:55,790 --> 00:06:57,083 That's why the fire shot up through the floor at them. 160 00:06:57,125 --> 00:06:58,501 It must have started down below. 161 00:06:58,543 --> 00:06:59,753 - Poor Izzy. 162 00:06:59,794 --> 00:07:02,964 - Paraffin could also be camp fuel. 163 00:07:03,006 --> 00:07:06,051 I think it was poured out and lit in the basement. 164 00:07:06,092 --> 00:07:07,677 - That'd be arson, then. 165 00:07:07,719 --> 00:07:09,471 - And since Chris died, 166 00:07:09,512 --> 00:07:11,056 that would also make it a homicide. 167 00:07:16,102 --> 00:07:16,311 . 168 00:07:16,353 --> 00:07:16,811 [dramatic music] 169 00:07:19,397 --> 00:07:21,316 - Sorry about the-- 170 00:07:21,358 --> 00:07:22,984 everything. 171 00:07:23,026 --> 00:07:25,278 Puck County'S been renovating the old municipal building 172 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:29,157 for two years, so we've learned to walk sideways. 173 00:07:29,199 --> 00:07:31,659 That is, when my... boss is here. 174 00:07:31,701 --> 00:07:33,328 - Who's also your dad, right? 175 00:07:33,370 --> 00:07:34,662 You hesitated on "boss," 176 00:07:34,704 --> 00:07:37,540 and this guy here at the Nirvana concert 177 00:07:37,582 --> 00:07:40,293 looks like you but with different hair. 178 00:07:40,335 --> 00:07:41,878 - Yeah, that's Dad. 179 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:43,380 Fires are the family biz. 180 00:07:43,421 --> 00:07:46,216 I only moved from fighting to investigating them 181 00:07:46,257 --> 00:07:49,135 six months ago, which is no excuse. 182 00:07:49,177 --> 00:07:51,304 My dad was unreachable on a scuba trip, 183 00:07:51,346 --> 00:07:53,139 so I handled Izzy's fire. 184 00:07:53,181 --> 00:07:55,642 Her candle story seemed straightforward. 185 00:07:55,684 --> 00:07:56,893 - Room for one more? 186 00:07:56,935 --> 00:07:59,437 - Marisa, thanks for coming. 187 00:07:59,479 --> 00:08:01,898 Deputy Fire Marshal Ford, this is-- 188 00:08:01,940 --> 00:08:03,566 - Special Agent Marisa Clark. 189 00:08:03,608 --> 00:08:04,609 - Please call me Tyler. 190 00:08:04,651 --> 00:08:06,528 - I'm with the FBI. - FBI? 191 00:08:06,569 --> 00:08:07,862 How much trouble am I in? 192 00:08:07,904 --> 00:08:09,698 - You're not in any trouble, Tyler. 193 00:08:09,739 --> 00:08:11,825 The bureau consults on arsons all the time, 194 00:08:11,866 --> 00:08:14,786 and I've opened this case as an official arson homicide. 195 00:08:14,828 --> 00:08:16,496 - So you did agree with my take. 196 00:08:16,538 --> 00:08:17,872 - Mm-hmm. 197 00:08:17,914 --> 00:08:21,167 That said, it does help when local authorities 198 00:08:21,209 --> 00:08:24,087 ask for the bureau's support, kind of how you 199 00:08:24,129 --> 00:08:26,214 have to invite a vampire into your house. 200 00:08:26,256 --> 00:08:29,384 - I clearly need all the help I can get. 201 00:08:29,426 --> 00:08:31,052 I still want to fix it. 202 00:08:31,094 --> 00:08:34,055 So before you guys got here, I reexamined the scene. 203 00:08:34,097 --> 00:08:35,598 Izzy's candles didn't start the fire. 204 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:37,183 They were soy-based. 205 00:08:37,225 --> 00:08:39,561 I made a bad assumption, given the paraffin residue 206 00:08:39,602 --> 00:08:41,604 that I found around the house. 207 00:08:41,646 --> 00:08:43,356 - So we were right about the accelerant? 208 00:08:43,398 --> 00:08:45,859 - Yeah, there was a heavy debris pile in the basement. 209 00:08:45,900 --> 00:08:48,737 The floor underneath was soaked with liquid paraffin. 210 00:08:48,778 --> 00:08:50,905 I'm sure you guys are five steps ahead of me. 211 00:08:50,947 --> 00:08:53,742 But anytime I've seen arson, it's been 212 00:08:53,783 --> 00:08:55,577 the owner chasing insurance money. 213 00:08:55,618 --> 00:08:56,995 - No, it's a good point. 214 00:08:57,037 --> 00:08:59,039 Izzy said the house's owner died. 215 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:00,999 Any idea who inherited it? 216 00:09:01,041 --> 00:09:03,293 - That'd be the Rixton sisters. 217 00:09:03,335 --> 00:09:07,797 - I admit I felt real anger towards Izzy and Chris, 218 00:09:07,839 --> 00:09:10,091 and I know they paid a horrible price. 219 00:09:10,133 --> 00:09:12,677 I rounded in the burn unit on my surgical residency. 220 00:09:12,719 --> 00:09:13,970 But I had thought that this was on them 221 00:09:14,012 --> 00:09:17,140 for busting into our dead father's-- 222 00:09:17,182 --> 00:09:18,767 our house. 223 00:09:18,808 --> 00:09:20,643 But if it's arson-- - They weren't at fault. 224 00:09:20,685 --> 00:09:23,730 I'm sure this is an emotionally confusing time for you. 225 00:09:23,772 --> 00:09:26,858 - If it wasn't their fault, then-- 226 00:09:26,900 --> 00:09:28,902 I told you this was on me. 227 00:09:28,943 --> 00:09:30,612 - Molly, you have to let that go. 228 00:09:30,653 --> 00:09:31,946 - Why would you blame yourself? 229 00:09:31,988 --> 00:09:33,406 - Because it was me 230 00:09:33,448 --> 00:09:36,785 living in that house for the last five years. 231 00:09:36,826 --> 00:09:39,871 Dad had late-stage Parkinson's. 232 00:09:39,913 --> 00:09:42,791 Caring for him was an all-hours job. 233 00:09:42,832 --> 00:09:44,751 So when the fire code got updated, 234 00:09:44,793 --> 00:09:47,629 I punted on making the required upgrades, 235 00:09:47,671 --> 00:09:49,297 like sprinklers. 236 00:09:49,339 --> 00:09:51,675 And--and maybe if they had been in there, then-- 237 00:09:52,842 --> 00:09:54,803 - Caroline, what the hell? 238 00:09:54,844 --> 00:09:56,930 You said someone else wanted to talk to us, 239 00:09:56,971 --> 00:09:59,265 not the flipping' Men in Black. 240 00:09:59,307 --> 00:10:00,809 - You must be Anna. 241 00:10:00,850 --> 00:10:03,353 Special Agent Clark, FBI. 242 00:10:03,395 --> 00:10:04,771 Dr. Mercer consulting. 243 00:10:04,813 --> 00:10:05,980 - I'm confused. 244 00:10:06,022 --> 00:10:08,233 Izzy and Chris burned down the house. 245 00:10:08,274 --> 00:10:09,776 - Actually, we believe it was arson. 246 00:10:09,818 --> 00:10:12,070 And as a matter of course, we have to ask 247 00:10:12,112 --> 00:10:13,655 about the insurance money. 248 00:10:13,697 --> 00:10:15,156 - Well, that's easy. 249 00:10:15,198 --> 00:10:16,616 There is none. 250 00:10:16,658 --> 00:10:19,536 - Assessor had the value of the home pegged at $600,000? 251 00:10:19,577 --> 00:10:21,454 - True. But it wasn't insurable. 252 00:10:21,496 --> 00:10:23,331 - We get a lot of wildfires. 253 00:10:23,373 --> 00:10:25,750 Insurance wouldn't cover us until we got the upgrades, 254 00:10:25,792 --> 00:10:27,877 which is never gonna happen now. 255 00:10:27,919 --> 00:10:29,671 - Dad wanted it split evenly. 256 00:10:29,713 --> 00:10:31,423 We couldn't all live there. 257 00:10:31,464 --> 00:10:32,799 So it made sense to sell. 258 00:10:32,841 --> 00:10:35,510 - Of course, we'll only get land value now. 259 00:10:35,552 --> 00:10:39,180 With a three-way split, we each lost a big chunk of change. 260 00:10:39,222 --> 00:10:41,266 Awesome. - Then I'll throw it to you. 261 00:10:41,307 --> 00:10:43,852 Any idea who might have burned your house? 262 00:10:43,893 --> 00:10:46,146 - A couple weeks ago, I found a spent campfire 263 00:10:46,187 --> 00:10:48,314 in the basement, a squatter. 264 00:10:48,356 --> 00:10:50,442 Then some local teens got in one night. 265 00:10:50,483 --> 00:10:51,818 They threw a party. 266 00:10:51,860 --> 00:10:54,237 It could be someone came back, 267 00:10:54,279 --> 00:10:56,197 set the fire by accident or maybe-- 268 00:10:56,239 --> 00:10:58,908 - Anna, I'm pretty good at reading micro-expressions. 269 00:10:58,950 --> 00:11:01,536 When she said "teens," your lower lip tensed. 270 00:11:01,578 --> 00:11:02,704 That's anger. 271 00:11:02,746 --> 00:11:04,372 Do you suspect someone? 272 00:11:04,414 --> 00:11:05,832 - No, I'm good. 273 00:11:07,751 --> 00:11:09,794 Fine. [sighs] 274 00:11:09,836 --> 00:11:12,505 Have you looked into Kat Schmitt? 275 00:11:12,547 --> 00:11:14,215 She's Chris' ex. 276 00:11:14,257 --> 00:11:16,134 I was working a couple weeks back at my diner 277 00:11:16,176 --> 00:11:18,386 when she and him got into it. 278 00:11:18,428 --> 00:11:19,471 - What about? 279 00:11:19,512 --> 00:11:21,181 - Chris dumping her for Izzy. 280 00:11:21,222 --> 00:11:23,308 Clearly, she's not over it, 281 00:11:23,350 --> 00:11:25,226 since she kind of threatened to kill him. 282 00:11:25,268 --> 00:11:28,188 * * 283 00:11:28,229 --> 00:11:31,441 - I bring sustenance... and orders. 284 00:11:31,483 --> 00:11:34,903 The professor needs us to check Kat Schmitt's socials. 285 00:11:34,944 --> 00:11:36,446 He called them "the Insta." 286 00:11:36,488 --> 00:11:38,114 - Yeah, looking for threats, boasts, 287 00:11:38,156 --> 00:11:39,741 anything that links to the fire. 288 00:11:39,783 --> 00:11:41,701 He called me too. 289 00:11:41,743 --> 00:11:44,162 [sniffs] 290 00:11:44,204 --> 00:11:45,955 Did you let mayo touch this bread? 291 00:11:45,997 --> 00:11:47,999 - You know, some theorize food aversions, 292 00:11:48,041 --> 00:11:50,543 like your little mayo thing, can be overcome 293 00:11:50,585 --> 00:11:53,338 by slowly adding those foods into your diet. 294 00:11:53,380 --> 00:11:56,299 - So interesting. 295 00:11:56,341 --> 00:11:58,510 Maybe you should write your grant proposal on that. 296 00:11:58,551 --> 00:12:01,096 Oh, wait, you already did. 297 00:12:01,137 --> 00:12:02,764 - You read my grant proposal? - Oh, come on. 298 00:12:02,806 --> 00:12:04,140 You tried to use me as a guinea pig. 299 00:12:04,182 --> 00:12:05,517 - No I didn't. I mean, I guess I did. 300 00:12:05,558 --> 00:12:07,477 But I wasn't thinking of it that way. 301 00:12:07,519 --> 00:12:12,982 So dare I ask, how was it? 302 00:12:13,024 --> 00:12:15,568 - I'd say, given the rush, it was solid. 303 00:12:15,610 --> 00:12:16,945 - Solid? 304 00:12:16,986 --> 00:12:18,488 Oh, no. - What? 305 00:12:18,530 --> 00:12:20,573 Solid is solid. 306 00:12:20,615 --> 00:12:23,743 Seriously, come on. Let's check out that Insta. 307 00:12:23,785 --> 00:12:28,957 * * 308 00:12:28,998 --> 00:12:30,375 [knocking] 309 00:12:33,628 --> 00:12:36,006 - Hey, stop! 310 00:12:36,047 --> 00:12:39,259 * * 311 00:12:39,300 --> 00:12:41,094 - There's another one? What the hell? 312 00:12:41,136 --> 00:12:43,763 FBI! Stop! - Come on. 313 00:12:43,805 --> 00:12:45,682 - Don't move. - [grunting] 314 00:12:45,724 --> 00:12:48,018 I said don't move. 315 00:12:48,059 --> 00:12:49,519 - Wait a sec. Kat? 316 00:12:49,561 --> 00:12:50,687 - Who's your blonde friend? 317 00:12:50,729 --> 00:12:52,439 - [spits] Eat it, pig! 318 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:54,607 All cops are bastards! 319 00:13:01,197 --> 00:13:01,364 . 320 00:13:01,406 --> 00:13:02,240 - So am I going to jail or what? 321 00:13:03,408 --> 00:13:04,993 - Well, yeah, Kat. You just assaulted a fed. 322 00:13:05,035 --> 00:13:06,286 - Maybe worse. 323 00:13:06,327 --> 00:13:07,996 We're still trying to decide where to book you, 324 00:13:08,038 --> 00:13:10,123 here with the cops or in D.C. with the FBI. 325 00:13:10,165 --> 00:13:11,624 - My vote's FBI all day. 326 00:13:11,666 --> 00:13:13,293 - D.C.'s a long drive. 327 00:13:13,335 --> 00:13:15,462 You'd prefer two hours in those zip ties 328 00:13:15,503 --> 00:13:17,464 over a five-minute trip to the cops? 329 00:13:17,505 --> 00:13:19,799 You don't want the local authorities involved, 330 00:13:19,841 --> 00:13:21,176 and I think I know why. 331 00:13:21,217 --> 00:13:23,011 You created a distraction 332 00:13:23,053 --> 00:13:25,055 so that that other young woman could get away. 333 00:13:25,096 --> 00:13:26,973 You were protecting someone you cared about. 334 00:13:27,015 --> 00:13:28,475 The other girl, the blonde-- 335 00:13:28,516 --> 00:13:30,101 she's your girlfriend, isn't she? 336 00:13:30,143 --> 00:13:32,103 - Wait, is that why you've been showing up in the stands 337 00:13:32,145 --> 00:13:33,521 at lacrosse games? 338 00:13:33,563 --> 00:13:34,814 You're dating Dara Deacons? 339 00:13:34,856 --> 00:13:37,317 - Tyler, shut up. 340 00:13:37,359 --> 00:13:40,653 Please, you cannot tell anybody that Dara's gay. 341 00:13:40,695 --> 00:13:42,322 OK, if her parents find out, 342 00:13:42,364 --> 00:13:43,406 she's gonna get kicked out of the house. 343 00:13:43,448 --> 00:13:45,825 - Dara's secret is safe with us, 344 00:13:45,867 --> 00:13:47,035 but you've been ranting 345 00:13:47,077 --> 00:13:48,620 about how you want Chris and Izzy dead. 346 00:13:48,661 --> 00:13:50,830 That fire has made half your wish come true. 347 00:13:50,872 --> 00:13:53,833 - What? Chris and Izzy are my-- 348 00:13:53,875 --> 00:13:56,503 were my friends. 349 00:13:56,544 --> 00:13:58,338 [dramatic music] 350 00:13:58,380 --> 00:14:00,548 OK, truth-- 351 00:14:00,590 --> 00:14:02,342 Chris didn't dump me. 352 00:14:02,384 --> 00:14:04,636 I broke up with him when Dara happened, 353 00:14:04,678 --> 00:14:05,804 but we stayed friends. 354 00:14:05,845 --> 00:14:07,472 And it was, like, totally his idea 355 00:14:07,514 --> 00:14:10,100 that I troll him online like some crazy ex-girlfriend, 356 00:14:10,141 --> 00:14:11,351 you know, so that no one would suspect 357 00:14:11,393 --> 00:14:13,186 that Dara and I were a thing. 358 00:14:13,228 --> 00:14:15,480 - Dara's family is super traditional. 359 00:14:15,522 --> 00:14:16,731 Makes sense. 360 00:14:16,773 --> 00:14:18,024 - You ask me, I think some pyro 361 00:14:18,066 --> 00:14:19,651 just wanted to torch the place. 362 00:14:19,693 --> 00:14:21,069 - [sighs] 363 00:14:21,111 --> 00:14:27,534 * * 364 00:14:27,575 --> 00:14:30,245 [mellow music playing over stereo] 365 00:14:30,286 --> 00:14:32,330 - [chuckles] This mess is not gonna help 366 00:14:32,372 --> 00:14:33,915 your houseguest user rating. 367 00:14:33,957 --> 00:14:36,126 - Sorry. Izzy hit a big low. 368 00:14:36,167 --> 00:14:37,669 She got her first look in a mirror. 369 00:14:37,711 --> 00:14:40,380 So I pulled some newer burn and stem cell studies 370 00:14:40,422 --> 00:14:42,882 from our med library to share with her. 371 00:14:42,924 --> 00:14:45,176 - Is this good for you, 372 00:14:45,218 --> 00:14:46,761 seeing how much better they can do for Izzy 373 00:14:46,803 --> 00:14:48,096 than they did for you? 374 00:14:48,138 --> 00:14:50,640 - Maybe not, but it's not about me. 375 00:14:50,682 --> 00:14:52,976 - You look stressed, 376 00:14:53,018 --> 00:14:55,979 and we don't want you falling prey to compassion fatigue. 377 00:14:56,021 --> 00:14:58,857 - Nice use of "compassion fatigue." 378 00:14:58,898 --> 00:15:03,445 * * 379 00:15:03,486 --> 00:15:07,032 - You know, those first weeks after the bomb, 380 00:15:07,073 --> 00:15:11,161 we practically lived in the burn unit. 381 00:15:11,202 --> 00:15:14,039 But you were so-- 382 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:18,626 I'm not sure anything I did or said helped. 383 00:15:18,668 --> 00:15:22,297 I feel like I let you down, failed. 384 00:15:22,339 --> 00:15:27,177 - Sis, you in no way failed me. 385 00:15:27,218 --> 00:15:28,386 If I had to face that alone, 386 00:15:28,428 --> 00:15:31,473 I don't know if I'd be here at all. 387 00:15:31,514 --> 00:15:33,475 * * 388 00:15:33,516 --> 00:15:34,976 So proof. 389 00:15:35,018 --> 00:15:37,270 But with Izzy, what's the point of going through all that 390 00:15:37,312 --> 00:15:38,605 if I can't do more? 391 00:15:38,646 --> 00:15:42,776 I need to find a way to give her hope. 392 00:15:42,817 --> 00:15:44,027 I just don't know how. 393 00:15:44,069 --> 00:15:48,406 * * 394 00:15:48,448 --> 00:15:50,992 - No, Chris and I didn't tell anyone 395 00:15:51,034 --> 00:15:52,911 where we were going that night. 396 00:15:52,952 --> 00:15:55,538 - Because you wanted some alone time? 397 00:15:55,580 --> 00:16:00,543 - To make things dumber, we parked up a side road 398 00:16:00,585 --> 00:16:03,880 and walked into the house to guarantee 399 00:16:03,922 --> 00:16:05,965 the horror movie ending. - [laughs] 400 00:16:06,007 --> 00:16:10,595 So there's no way you could imagine someone followed you? 401 00:16:10,637 --> 00:16:12,972 - Far as I know, our only stalker was Kat. 402 00:16:13,014 --> 00:16:15,266 And that was fake, like she said. 403 00:16:15,308 --> 00:16:17,977 - That was admirable, by the way. 404 00:16:18,019 --> 00:16:19,270 You're a good friend. 405 00:16:19,312 --> 00:16:22,107 - Did you tell her that? 406 00:16:22,148 --> 00:16:24,901 Did she tell you why she hasn't come to see me? 407 00:16:24,943 --> 00:16:26,861 - Well, we had her preoccupied. 408 00:16:26,903 --> 00:16:30,365 But now that her story's clear, I'm happy to. 409 00:16:30,407 --> 00:16:33,368 - It's just, I don't get it. 410 00:16:33,410 --> 00:16:35,495 Like, where is everybody? 411 00:16:35,537 --> 00:16:38,164 A handful of my friends came right away for, like, 412 00:16:38,206 --> 00:16:40,667 ten minutes, and that was it. 413 00:16:40,709 --> 00:16:43,628 - People have a natural tendency 414 00:16:43,670 --> 00:16:46,548 to exhibit disease-avoidant behavior, 415 00:16:46,589 --> 00:16:49,134 even with something like burns. 416 00:16:49,175 --> 00:16:51,094 But give it time. 417 00:16:51,136 --> 00:16:52,846 Listen, when I was in a world of hurt, 418 00:16:52,887 --> 00:16:55,223 one thing that helped was 419 00:16:55,265 --> 00:16:59,352 working to catch whoever did that to me. 420 00:16:59,394 --> 00:17:02,772 So you maybe want to keep going over this stuff? 421 00:17:02,814 --> 00:17:03,857 [door clicks open] 422 00:17:03,898 --> 00:17:05,525 - Excuse us. 423 00:17:05,567 --> 00:17:06,943 We're gonna need to borrow the amazing Ms. Coldby. 424 00:17:06,985 --> 00:17:09,320 - Oh, bandage change, right? 425 00:17:09,362 --> 00:17:10,864 I'll come back afterwards. 426 00:17:10,905 --> 00:17:14,242 [dramatic music] 427 00:17:14,284 --> 00:17:18,913 - Hey, you see Kat, tell her don't come. 428 00:17:18,955 --> 00:17:21,166 I don't want to see her. 429 00:17:21,207 --> 00:17:22,917 - OK. 430 00:17:22,959 --> 00:17:24,961 [elevator bell dings] 431 00:17:25,003 --> 00:17:28,173 [sighs] 432 00:17:28,214 --> 00:17:30,383 - Hey. - Caroline, hey. 433 00:17:30,425 --> 00:17:31,926 - Is it true? You arrested Kat? 434 00:17:31,968 --> 00:17:33,803 - [sighs] She was released. 435 00:17:33,845 --> 00:17:35,013 We don't think she did it. 436 00:17:35,055 --> 00:17:37,432 - Released--fantastic. 437 00:17:37,474 --> 00:17:39,142 Oh, don't get me wrong. 438 00:17:39,184 --> 00:17:40,352 I can sleep just fine with or without 439 00:17:40,393 --> 00:17:41,895 someone's head on a spike. 440 00:17:41,936 --> 00:17:43,188 - I get the sense that something's 441 00:17:43,229 --> 00:17:44,564 been keeping you up. - The estate. 442 00:17:44,606 --> 00:17:46,232 The sooner we're allowed to clear the rubble, 443 00:17:46,274 --> 00:17:47,609 the sooner we can sell. 444 00:17:47,650 --> 00:17:49,235 We're not gonna get much, but it'll be worth it 445 00:17:49,277 --> 00:17:50,779 to finally move on from all this. 446 00:17:50,820 --> 00:17:52,906 - In other words, someone could get this land 447 00:17:52,947 --> 00:17:54,491 for less than it's worth. 448 00:17:54,532 --> 00:17:56,326 - You think that could be the motive? 449 00:17:56,368 --> 00:17:58,745 - They'd need to know about the insurance lapse. 450 00:17:58,787 --> 00:18:00,705 - Well, you met Anna-- no filter. 451 00:18:00,747 --> 00:18:02,749 She probably told everyone in the county. 452 00:18:02,791 --> 00:18:06,419 You know, there was this one thing my dad told me. 453 00:18:06,461 --> 00:18:08,713 A local church dogged him a while back 454 00:18:08,755 --> 00:18:10,173 about selling to them. 455 00:18:10,215 --> 00:18:12,175 They wanted to build a big retreat center on the land. 456 00:18:12,217 --> 00:18:13,802 - Do you know which one? 457 00:18:13,843 --> 00:18:15,428 - The Presbyterian on 2nd. 458 00:18:15,470 --> 00:18:18,139 They were super aggressive. 459 00:18:19,974 --> 00:18:23,186 - I told Reverend Snyder, leave the man alone. 460 00:18:23,228 --> 00:18:24,938 He's sick. 461 00:18:24,979 --> 00:18:28,650 - So it was Reverend Snyder who was pushing to buy the land? 462 00:18:28,692 --> 00:18:29,693 - Mm-hmm. 463 00:18:29,734 --> 00:18:30,694 - And how'd he take the rejection? 464 00:18:30,735 --> 00:18:33,697 - He was sore until I found him 465 00:18:33,738 --> 00:18:36,825 this parcel of land a few towns over. 466 00:18:36,866 --> 00:18:40,620 Just put the foundation in for the retreat center last week. 467 00:18:40,662 --> 00:18:42,914 - So no need to resort to arson. 468 00:18:42,956 --> 00:18:46,126 - [laughing] Heavens, no. 469 00:18:46,167 --> 00:18:47,711 Not that he ever would. 470 00:18:47,752 --> 00:18:50,463 By any chance, are you aware of the situation 471 00:18:50,505 --> 00:18:52,465 with the unhoused? - No, why? 472 00:18:52,507 --> 00:18:55,635 - We've had some issues, fires getting out of hand. 473 00:18:55,677 --> 00:18:57,554 Last one was a few months ago. 474 00:18:57,595 --> 00:18:59,222 Burned the Riveras' stable. 475 00:18:59,264 --> 00:19:01,808 It's right by the local unhoused camp. 476 00:19:01,850 --> 00:19:03,727 Six horses died. 477 00:19:03,768 --> 00:19:05,186 - Do you know if anyone specific 478 00:19:05,228 --> 00:19:06,479 was seen setting fires? 479 00:19:06,521 --> 00:19:09,190 - Sorry, wish I could help more. 480 00:19:09,232 --> 00:19:10,567 All I know is what I've heard 481 00:19:10,608 --> 00:19:12,694 from our Mercy Meadow volunteers. 482 00:19:12,736 --> 00:19:13,987 - Mercy Meadow? 483 00:19:14,029 --> 00:19:16,239 - They're a multi-church community outreach group, 484 00:19:16,281 --> 00:19:18,450 do a lot of work with the unhoused. 485 00:19:18,491 --> 00:19:20,118 I can get you their card. 486 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:21,703 - That would be helpful. 487 00:19:21,745 --> 00:19:22,954 Thank you. 488 00:19:22,996 --> 00:19:25,749 [phone ringing and buzzing] 489 00:19:25,790 --> 00:19:27,876 This is Jace. I should take it. 490 00:19:30,420 --> 00:19:32,422 What's the latest on the Wes Banning case? 491 00:19:32,464 --> 00:19:34,674 Did Cyber finally deliver? - Oh, yeah. 492 00:19:34,716 --> 00:19:36,634 Headline is, over a few short days, 493 00:19:36,676 --> 00:19:38,219 Matthias systematically chipped away 494 00:19:38,261 --> 00:19:39,804 Peter Shelby's reservations 495 00:19:39,846 --> 00:19:41,848 and convinced him to set that bomb. 496 00:19:41,890 --> 00:19:44,934 - So Matthias was driving the train on the whole damn plot. 497 00:19:44,976 --> 00:19:46,144 - The guy was careful, too, 498 00:19:46,186 --> 00:19:48,355 broke the talks up over multiple chat rooms. 499 00:19:48,396 --> 00:19:50,482 - If we're right and Matthias was the one 500 00:19:50,523 --> 00:19:52,692 who scared Wes Banning at his parole hearing-- 501 00:19:52,734 --> 00:19:54,778 - At the least, Wes can describe the guy. 502 00:19:54,819 --> 00:19:56,071 - Thanks, Jace. 503 00:19:56,112 --> 00:19:57,530 Got to go. 504 00:19:57,572 --> 00:19:59,949 - Did I hear "Wes Banning"? - It's been confirmed. 505 00:19:59,991 --> 00:20:01,701 Matthias is our mastermind. 506 00:20:01,743 --> 00:20:03,787 I'm hoping, now that I have more ammo, 507 00:20:03,828 --> 00:20:08,291 Wes will see his only... play is-- 508 00:20:08,333 --> 00:20:09,876 Another fire? 509 00:20:09,918 --> 00:20:11,586 [sirens wailing] 510 00:20:11,628 --> 00:20:13,880 - Make that two fires. 511 00:20:13,922 --> 00:20:16,883 [horn blaring] 512 00:20:16,925 --> 00:20:19,344 * * 513 00:20:19,386 --> 00:20:21,304 - And a third. 514 00:20:27,435 --> 00:20:27,644 . 515 00:20:27,686 --> 00:20:28,144 [dramatic music] 516 00:20:30,438 --> 00:20:31,398 * * 517 00:20:31,439 --> 00:20:34,317 - [sniffs] 518 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:35,902 Liquid paraffin. 519 00:20:35,944 --> 00:20:39,197 Makes three for three. 520 00:20:39,239 --> 00:20:40,699 Thankfully, no casualties. 521 00:20:40,740 --> 00:20:43,868 - Same as the scrapyard and that railroad outbuilding. 522 00:20:43,910 --> 00:20:46,496 If we're dealing with a serial arsonist, 523 00:20:46,538 --> 00:20:47,789 they've gone hot. 524 00:20:47,831 --> 00:20:49,624 - That church secretary sent a location 525 00:20:49,666 --> 00:20:52,252 on the local unhoused encampment. 526 00:20:52,293 --> 00:20:53,461 - Center of the fire triangle. 527 00:20:53,503 --> 00:20:55,505 - Guess we go check out that camp? 528 00:20:55,547 --> 00:20:58,842 - I might have a better idea. 529 00:20:58,883 --> 00:21:01,886 [birds chirping] 530 00:21:01,928 --> 00:21:03,972 [indistinct chatter] 531 00:21:04,014 --> 00:21:05,306 - You're welcome. 532 00:21:05,348 --> 00:21:07,058 - Thank you. - Thanks. 533 00:21:07,100 --> 00:21:10,020 [indistinct chatter] 534 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:20,280 - Well, I appreciate it. 535 00:21:20,321 --> 00:21:22,073 - What are you up to? 536 00:21:22,115 --> 00:21:24,159 You think I can't see you with your case face on, 537 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:27,662 floating questions with that soothing voice of yours? 538 00:21:27,704 --> 00:21:29,414 - Soothing? I'm touched. 539 00:21:29,456 --> 00:21:30,540 - I'm serious. 540 00:21:30,582 --> 00:21:32,375 You said this was a day of outreach. 541 00:21:32,417 --> 00:21:33,585 I even got my boy Spiro 542 00:21:33,626 --> 00:21:37,005 to discount the food for Mercy Meadow. 543 00:21:37,047 --> 00:21:38,381 Fess up. 544 00:21:38,423 --> 00:21:39,674 Are you manipulating these folks? 545 00:21:39,716 --> 00:21:41,968 - Is that what it looks like? - Yes. 546 00:21:42,010 --> 00:21:44,095 - I can see how it might be mistaken 547 00:21:44,137 --> 00:21:45,347 for a reciprocity play, 548 00:21:45,388 --> 00:21:47,015 giving in hopes of getting back. 549 00:21:47,057 --> 00:21:49,100 You're right. 550 00:21:49,142 --> 00:21:51,478 Thank you. 551 00:21:51,519 --> 00:21:53,021 Excuse me, folks. 552 00:21:53,063 --> 00:21:56,858 I've been made aware that it might look like 553 00:21:56,900 --> 00:21:59,527 there's a catch here, that we're only here 554 00:21:59,569 --> 00:22:01,863 to get you to answer questions. 555 00:22:01,905 --> 00:22:05,533 The truth is, we are looking for an arsonist. 556 00:22:05,575 --> 00:22:07,410 And we would like you to share. 557 00:22:07,452 --> 00:22:09,120 I just thought we should earn the right 558 00:22:09,162 --> 00:22:10,413 to take up your time. 559 00:22:10,455 --> 00:22:13,166 Either way, thank you. 560 00:22:13,208 --> 00:22:15,710 And dinner is on us. 561 00:22:15,752 --> 00:22:18,171 [indistinct chatter] 562 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:37,565 Hey. 563 00:22:37,607 --> 00:22:39,734 - Look at you, feeding people and pets. 564 00:22:39,776 --> 00:22:41,903 - I get you have no reason to trust me, 565 00:22:41,945 --> 00:22:44,447 but there's a girl that's going through hell 566 00:22:44,489 --> 00:22:46,574 with burns like mine. 567 00:22:46,616 --> 00:22:48,618 And word is, your community 568 00:22:48,660 --> 00:22:50,412 might have a problem with fire. 569 00:22:50,453 --> 00:22:52,122 - What's that got to do with me? 570 00:22:52,163 --> 00:22:54,457 - The church told every other person with an animal 571 00:22:54,499 --> 00:22:58,086 to eat outside, but they let you and your friend right in. 572 00:22:58,128 --> 00:22:59,796 Clearly, you have sway with this group. 573 00:22:59,838 --> 00:23:01,006 - So you want me to tell you 574 00:23:01,047 --> 00:23:02,674 which one of us crazies is your firebug? 575 00:23:02,716 --> 00:23:04,426 - I bring no judgments. 576 00:23:04,467 --> 00:23:05,885 After I was burned, I volunteered 577 00:23:05,927 --> 00:23:07,929 with a lot of people in hard circumstances, 578 00:23:07,971 --> 00:23:09,431 and they never made me feel judged. 579 00:23:09,472 --> 00:23:11,891 I'm Alec, by the way. 580 00:23:13,518 --> 00:23:14,602 - They call me King. 581 00:23:14,644 --> 00:23:16,438 Look, you're wrong about one thing. 582 00:23:16,479 --> 00:23:19,441 Folks around here, they don't have a problem with fires. 583 00:23:19,482 --> 00:23:21,026 We had a problem with Pinter. 584 00:23:21,067 --> 00:23:22,152 - Who's Pinter? 585 00:23:22,193 --> 00:23:24,320 - He's a dark seed, hates everyone, 586 00:23:24,362 --> 00:23:26,197 beats on animals. 587 00:23:26,239 --> 00:23:28,700 Only people he'd talk to were them church ladies. 588 00:23:28,742 --> 00:23:30,201 Guess what he likes. 589 00:23:30,243 --> 00:23:33,288 Fires and matches. 590 00:23:33,329 --> 00:23:35,248 Guy was obsessed with matches. 591 00:23:35,290 --> 00:23:38,001 That's why this camp, we booted his scrawny ass. 592 00:23:38,043 --> 00:23:40,128 - Any idea where he went since? 593 00:23:40,170 --> 00:23:42,630 - He lives in a leaky old RV, parks on the back roads. 594 00:23:42,672 --> 00:23:44,758 Can't miss it. 595 00:23:44,799 --> 00:23:47,010 - Whatever Pinter might have done in life, 596 00:23:47,052 --> 00:23:50,263 no one deserves to go like this. 597 00:23:50,305 --> 00:23:52,974 - Fire started here. 598 00:23:53,016 --> 00:23:55,643 Looks like Pinter was burning some rags 599 00:23:55,685 --> 00:23:57,645 when he knocked over a jug of liquid paraffin. 600 00:23:57,687 --> 00:23:59,564 - And ignited a few other jugs. 601 00:23:59,606 --> 00:24:01,649 - It all points to him as our fire starter, 602 00:24:01,691 --> 00:24:03,568 but it's too neat. 603 00:24:03,610 --> 00:24:04,736 Even if he couldn't get to the door, 604 00:24:04,778 --> 00:24:05,862 there would have been a window here 605 00:24:05,904 --> 00:24:07,197 big enough to squeeze through. 606 00:24:07,238 --> 00:24:08,448 Then there's this. 607 00:24:08,490 --> 00:24:10,116 - His burn pit. 608 00:24:10,158 --> 00:24:11,659 - Guy's careful enough to set up a fire break 609 00:24:11,701 --> 00:24:13,411 but accidentally lights up his own van? 610 00:24:13,453 --> 00:24:16,039 - Alec, did King say that Pinter 611 00:24:16,081 --> 00:24:17,832 starts his fires with a lighter? 612 00:24:17,874 --> 00:24:21,836 - No, matches, specifically matches, 613 00:24:21,878 --> 00:24:24,339 which is no small thing. 614 00:24:24,381 --> 00:24:25,924 With pyromaniacs like Pinter, 615 00:24:25,965 --> 00:24:28,176 the specific tools they use to start the fires 616 00:24:28,218 --> 00:24:31,012 can become an inseparable part of the compulsion. 617 00:24:31,054 --> 00:24:32,847 - I think this lighter was planted, 618 00:24:32,889 --> 00:24:35,975 and there's empty liquor bottles next to the body. 619 00:24:36,017 --> 00:24:38,019 - Could be he's passed out drunk 620 00:24:38,061 --> 00:24:39,729 when the real arsonist showed up, 621 00:24:39,771 --> 00:24:42,065 lit some rags, dumped the jug. 622 00:24:42,107 --> 00:24:45,110 - And staged his death, which means that Pinter was framed. 623 00:24:45,151 --> 00:24:47,195 - Chris' death might have been an accident. 624 00:24:47,237 --> 00:24:48,863 The arsonist might not have known 625 00:24:48,905 --> 00:24:50,949 that Chris and Izzy were there, but this-- 626 00:24:50,990 --> 00:24:53,159 this was straight-up murder. 627 00:24:58,957 --> 00:24:59,124 . 628 00:24:59,165 --> 00:24:59,708 [indistinct chatter] 629 00:25:01,459 --> 00:25:02,711 - Who benefits? 630 00:25:02,752 --> 00:25:03,920 - That is the question. 631 00:25:03,962 --> 00:25:06,881 The FBI techs combed Pinter's van. 632 00:25:06,923 --> 00:25:08,341 There were no prints. 633 00:25:08,383 --> 00:25:10,385 There were no tire tracks. 634 00:25:10,427 --> 00:25:11,845 Place was wiped clean. 635 00:25:11,886 --> 00:25:13,930 - FBI's still looking into liquid paraffin purchases. 636 00:25:13,972 --> 00:25:15,932 But in camp areas like Puck County, 637 00:25:15,974 --> 00:25:17,559 lots of folks stock up on it. 638 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:19,936 - We ask again, who benefits? [computer chimes] 639 00:25:19,978 --> 00:25:21,938 - I can tell you one person who benefits-- 640 00:25:21,980 --> 00:25:24,107 because she won the Fesmekker Grant, that is. 641 00:25:24,149 --> 00:25:25,150 Phoebe. - Oh, my God. 642 00:25:25,191 --> 00:25:27,110 They just announced? - Yeah. 643 00:25:27,152 --> 00:25:28,862 - Amazing. 644 00:25:28,903 --> 00:25:31,114 I had every confidence. - Thank you. 645 00:25:31,156 --> 00:25:33,783 - And happily, Phoebe's not the only person 646 00:25:33,825 --> 00:25:35,285 who benefits today. 647 00:25:35,326 --> 00:25:38,705 I had a chance to look through Mr. Asadi's proposal. 648 00:25:38,747 --> 00:25:40,165 - Wait, I mean, you did? 649 00:25:40,206 --> 00:25:41,958 - Your central premise is great. 650 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:43,460 Rookie mistakes in structure. 651 00:25:43,501 --> 00:25:44,627 Tell you what. 652 00:25:44,669 --> 00:25:47,047 If you're up for some revisions, 653 00:25:47,088 --> 00:25:51,760 I will fund your work through the "Alec Mercer Endowment." 654 00:25:51,801 --> 00:25:53,386 - Is this serious? 655 00:25:53,428 --> 00:25:55,096 - Do you want me to be joking? 656 00:25:55,138 --> 00:25:56,806 - No, no, just, I can't believe it. 657 00:25:56,848 --> 00:25:58,475 Thank you. 658 00:25:58,516 --> 00:26:01,728 [quirky music] 659 00:26:01,770 --> 00:26:08,693 * * 660 00:26:08,735 --> 00:26:10,862 [knocking] 661 00:26:10,904 --> 00:26:13,114 - You got a minute? 662 00:26:13,156 --> 00:26:15,450 [sighs] 663 00:26:15,492 --> 00:26:20,121 I couldn't help but sense that my offer to Rizwan 664 00:26:20,163 --> 00:26:22,665 didn't land well with you. 665 00:26:22,707 --> 00:26:25,043 - What? No, it's great. [chuckles] 666 00:26:31,091 --> 00:26:33,677 - I didn't mean to steal your thunder. 667 00:26:33,718 --> 00:26:37,555 Winning Fesmekker is big. 668 00:26:37,597 --> 00:26:39,349 I'm so very proud of you. 669 00:26:39,391 --> 00:26:41,309 - Thanks. 670 00:26:41,351 --> 00:26:43,019 I appreciate that. 671 00:26:47,649 --> 00:26:50,443 It's just... 672 00:26:50,485 --> 00:26:53,655 [sighs] I worked so hard for that prize. 673 00:26:53,697 --> 00:26:54,781 Makes me feel like-- 674 00:26:54,823 --> 00:26:56,199 - You didn't need to do any of that? 675 00:26:56,241 --> 00:26:58,576 - I know it's petty and irrational. 676 00:26:58,618 --> 00:27:00,036 And I really like Rizwan 677 00:27:00,078 --> 00:27:02,205 and want to be happy for him, but... 678 00:27:04,791 --> 00:27:09,546 Not everybody who plays should get a trophy, you know? 679 00:27:09,587 --> 00:27:13,425 - Doesn't feel fair. 680 00:27:13,466 --> 00:27:15,218 [sighs] - What? 681 00:27:15,260 --> 00:27:16,803 - Phoebe, I'm sorry. I hate to do this to you. 682 00:27:16,845 --> 00:27:18,054 But can we pause for a second? 683 00:27:18,096 --> 00:27:21,141 Because your very valid feelings 684 00:27:21,182 --> 00:27:24,561 may be the key to us finding this arsonist 685 00:27:24,602 --> 00:27:27,147 before they strike again. 686 00:27:27,188 --> 00:27:29,065 Cui bono-- who benefits-- 687 00:27:29,107 --> 00:27:30,734 that's the wrong question for this case 688 00:27:30,775 --> 00:27:32,444 because no one benefits. 689 00:27:32,485 --> 00:27:35,113 [dramatic music] 690 00:27:35,155 --> 00:27:39,576 The right question to ask is, cui malo? 691 00:27:39,617 --> 00:27:42,245 - Who was harmed? 692 00:27:42,287 --> 00:27:45,248 - We've been looking at the house itself as the target. 693 00:27:45,290 --> 00:27:47,584 Since no one benefited from its burning, 694 00:27:47,625 --> 00:27:50,628 we've turned to asking who that would have hurt most. 695 00:27:50,670 --> 00:27:51,838 - That would be you three. 696 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:54,215 Is there anyone that you can think of 697 00:27:54,257 --> 00:27:56,801 that would want to make you suffer? 698 00:27:56,843 --> 00:27:59,012 - Maybe my ex. He's not a good guy. 699 00:27:59,054 --> 00:28:01,139 - Lord, it's not Aaron. 700 00:28:01,181 --> 00:28:04,434 He's in Maui on some bro trip, posting nonstop. 701 00:28:04,476 --> 00:28:06,144 - Wait, you didn't unfriend him? 702 00:28:06,186 --> 00:28:09,230 - Caroline, you said you agreed to sell after the fire, 703 00:28:09,272 --> 00:28:10,940 implying you disagreed before. 704 00:28:10,982 --> 00:28:12,400 What did you disagree over? 705 00:28:12,442 --> 00:28:13,693 - What to do with it. 706 00:28:13,735 --> 00:28:16,154 Anna had the wild idea to convert it into a B&B, 707 00:28:16,196 --> 00:28:20,241 and Molly wanted to live there and open an animal refuge. 708 00:28:20,283 --> 00:28:21,785 - Rescue. 709 00:28:21,826 --> 00:28:23,161 It's been a dream for years, 710 00:28:23,203 --> 00:28:25,246 but I had to put it on hold for Dad. 711 00:28:25,288 --> 00:28:27,290 - Course, neither my pick or Molly's 712 00:28:27,332 --> 00:28:28,875 could happen without those upgrades. 713 00:28:28,917 --> 00:28:30,794 But sawbones here wouldn't pony up for those 714 00:28:30,835 --> 00:28:32,379 until we called a realtor. 715 00:28:32,420 --> 00:28:33,963 - Because selling and splitting the money 716 00:28:34,005 --> 00:28:35,215 was the only fair move. 717 00:28:35,256 --> 00:28:38,009 - And how did that make you feel? 718 00:28:40,470 --> 00:28:41,971 - Pissed, obviously. 719 00:28:42,013 --> 00:28:43,890 I mean, she doesn't-- - Anna. 720 00:28:45,016 --> 00:28:46,518 I don't know what this is, 721 00:28:46,559 --> 00:28:48,645 but we're not continuing without a lawyer. 722 00:28:48,687 --> 00:28:49,938 - Mm-hmm. 723 00:28:49,979 --> 00:28:51,815 - You clearly think one of them did it. 724 00:28:51,856 --> 00:28:54,818 Which one? 725 00:28:54,859 --> 00:28:56,820 - It depends. 726 00:28:56,861 --> 00:28:58,571 - That's a Mercy Meadows sticker. 727 00:29:00,573 --> 00:29:02,283 - Whose car is this? 728 00:29:04,285 --> 00:29:05,662 - That car is Molly's. 729 00:29:05,704 --> 00:29:07,080 It's her. 730 00:29:07,122 --> 00:29:08,540 - Just got off with Mercy Meadow. 731 00:29:08,581 --> 00:29:10,166 Molly knew Pinter. 732 00:29:10,208 --> 00:29:12,460 She volunteered with him, teamed up with a social worker 733 00:29:12,502 --> 00:29:14,462 to help Pinter stop setting fires. 734 00:29:14,504 --> 00:29:16,464 But when that horse stable burned down, 735 00:29:16,506 --> 00:29:18,299 she physically attacked the guy 736 00:29:18,341 --> 00:29:20,343 for murdering innocent animals. 737 00:29:20,385 --> 00:29:22,053 She always seemed so even-keeled. 738 00:29:22,095 --> 00:29:23,555 - Everybody's got a breaking point. 739 00:29:23,596 --> 00:29:25,640 Pinter with his cruelty to animals-- 740 00:29:25,682 --> 00:29:29,185 he must have felt like the morally tolerable option 741 00:29:29,227 --> 00:29:31,688 to scapegoat and kill. 742 00:29:31,730 --> 00:29:32,939 - And a convenient one. 743 00:29:32,981 --> 00:29:34,357 After spending all that time with him, 744 00:29:34,399 --> 00:29:36,067 Molly must have thought that she saw 745 00:29:36,109 --> 00:29:38,028 enough details of his fire setting to frame him. 746 00:29:38,069 --> 00:29:39,362 - That tracks. 747 00:29:39,404 --> 00:29:40,780 But the first fire-- I don't understand 748 00:29:40,822 --> 00:29:43,825 why she would do that to her sisters or herself. 749 00:29:43,867 --> 00:29:45,618 - Mm. 750 00:29:45,660 --> 00:29:47,537 [quirky music] 751 00:29:47,579 --> 00:29:48,913 Marisa? - Hmm. 752 00:29:48,955 --> 00:29:55,211 - I want you to divide this... 753 00:29:55,253 --> 00:29:59,549 $500 between you and Tyler, any way you like. 754 00:29:59,591 --> 00:30:02,802 If he accepts your proposal, you each keep your share. 755 00:30:02,844 --> 00:30:05,930 If he rejects it, I keep it. 756 00:30:05,972 --> 00:30:07,182 - Seriously? - Mm. 757 00:30:07,223 --> 00:30:08,767 - 500 bucks? - Yes. 758 00:30:08,808 --> 00:30:11,644 - All right, I'm game. 759 00:30:11,686 --> 00:30:13,063 - 20 bucks sound good to you? 760 00:30:13,104 --> 00:30:14,647 - 20 bucks? - Mm. 761 00:30:14,689 --> 00:30:17,275 - 2-0 and you get 480? 762 00:30:17,317 --> 00:30:18,693 - Mm. 763 00:30:18,735 --> 00:30:20,028 - Is that your final answer? 764 00:30:20,070 --> 00:30:21,446 - Mm-hmm. 765 00:30:21,488 --> 00:30:23,907 * * 766 00:30:23,948 --> 00:30:25,158 - Then you keep it. 767 00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:26,785 Burn it, for all I care. 768 00:30:26,826 --> 00:30:28,703 - [chuckles] Exactly. 769 00:30:28,745 --> 00:30:32,165 Humans have an innate fairness instinct. 770 00:30:32,207 --> 00:30:33,750 If you treat someone unfairly, 771 00:30:33,792 --> 00:30:35,627 they'll feel the need to balance the scales, 772 00:30:35,669 --> 00:30:38,755 even if it means they suffer a loss themselves 773 00:30:38,797 --> 00:30:40,090 in the process. 774 00:30:40,131 --> 00:30:42,759 It's irrational, but it's what makes us human. 775 00:30:42,801 --> 00:30:45,303 - Then I guess Molly felt like her sisters 776 00:30:45,345 --> 00:30:47,305 treated her super unfairly. 777 00:30:47,347 --> 00:30:48,723 - She torched the house to punish them. 778 00:30:48,765 --> 00:30:50,392 - Now we just need the evidence to prove it. 779 00:30:50,433 --> 00:30:51,768 - You think another visit to Molly? 780 00:30:51,810 --> 00:30:53,019 [phone dings] 781 00:30:53,061 --> 00:30:54,646 - You're getting good at this. 782 00:30:56,648 --> 00:30:58,900 - Uh-uh. It's Izzy. 783 00:30:58,942 --> 00:31:01,111 She's not doing well. 784 00:31:01,152 --> 00:31:02,987 You guys go ahead. 785 00:31:03,029 --> 00:31:06,116 This is gonna take time. 786 00:31:06,157 --> 00:31:08,952 No, no, no, no, I hear you. 787 00:31:08,993 --> 00:31:11,621 Why don't we try-- 788 00:31:11,663 --> 00:31:13,373 how about distraction? 789 00:31:13,415 --> 00:31:15,208 I can update you on the case. 790 00:31:15,250 --> 00:31:18,628 - I can't take it. The pain is so bad. 791 00:31:18,670 --> 00:31:20,213 [sighs] 792 00:31:20,255 --> 00:31:21,756 [dramatic music] 793 00:31:21,798 --> 00:31:23,466 I don't think I can do this. 794 00:31:23,508 --> 00:31:26,928 - I'll come back as soon as possible. 795 00:31:26,970 --> 00:31:30,306 [ominous music] 796 00:31:30,348 --> 00:31:33,059 We'll figure it out together. 797 00:31:33,101 --> 00:31:38,606 * * 798 00:31:38,648 --> 00:31:42,610 [fire whooshing] 799 00:31:42,652 --> 00:31:43,778 - Are you OK? 800 00:31:43,820 --> 00:31:44,821 - I'm fine. 801 00:31:44,863 --> 00:31:46,531 I'll call you back soon. 802 00:31:46,573 --> 00:31:49,034 * * 803 00:31:49,075 --> 00:31:51,036 Molly! Is that you out there? 804 00:31:51,077 --> 00:31:52,537 Don't do this! Let me out! 805 00:31:52,579 --> 00:31:54,831 [tires squealing] 806 00:31:54,873 --> 00:31:56,291 Molly! 807 00:31:57,542 --> 00:31:59,169 Damn it! 808 00:32:04,591 --> 00:32:04,799 . 809 00:32:04,841 --> 00:32:05,258 [fire crackling] 810 00:32:06,926 --> 00:32:11,139 - [coughing] 811 00:32:11,181 --> 00:32:13,933 [breathing heavily] 812 00:32:13,975 --> 00:32:16,936 [tense music] 813 00:32:16,978 --> 00:32:18,313 * * 814 00:32:18,355 --> 00:32:21,816 [alarm ringing] 815 00:32:21,858 --> 00:32:24,736 [gasps, coughs] 816 00:32:24,778 --> 00:32:31,701 * * 817 00:32:42,003 --> 00:32:43,129 Damn it. 818 00:32:43,171 --> 00:32:49,386 * * 819 00:32:50,887 --> 00:32:53,848 [coughing] 820 00:32:53,890 --> 00:33:00,855 * * 821 00:33:06,361 --> 00:33:10,156 [metal groaning] 822 00:33:10,198 --> 00:33:15,995 * * 823 00:33:16,037 --> 00:33:18,998 [dramatic music] 824 00:33:19,040 --> 00:33:23,169 * * 825 00:33:23,211 --> 00:33:26,381 [breathing deeply] 826 00:33:33,221 --> 00:33:35,390 [coughing] - Dr. Mercer. 827 00:33:35,432 --> 00:33:38,059 Dr. Mercer. Cops got Molly. 828 00:33:38,101 --> 00:33:40,478 I figured you'd want her transferred into FBI custody. 829 00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:42,355 Is Agent Clark here yet? 830 00:33:42,397 --> 00:33:43,773 More importantly, are you OK? 831 00:33:43,815 --> 00:33:45,191 - Am I? 832 00:33:45,233 --> 00:33:46,359 - Your vitals look good. 833 00:33:46,401 --> 00:33:49,029 Just take it easy the next day or two. 834 00:33:49,070 --> 00:33:50,280 - Don't you worry about me. 835 00:33:50,321 --> 00:33:52,032 Did you get that hard evidence on Molly? 836 00:33:52,073 --> 00:33:54,242 - Paraffin residue in her car. 837 00:33:54,284 --> 00:33:56,202 We got her. - Good work, Tyler. 838 00:33:56,244 --> 00:33:58,246 I'm sure your boss will be proud. 839 00:33:58,288 --> 00:33:59,956 - Thank you. 840 00:34:03,168 --> 00:34:04,586 - Molly! 841 00:34:07,380 --> 00:34:09,591 Lack of eye contact is an indication 842 00:34:09,632 --> 00:34:11,843 that you feel guilty, and that's a good thing. 843 00:34:11,885 --> 00:34:13,470 It means you're not a psychopath. 844 00:34:13,511 --> 00:34:15,013 - My sister's getting me a lawyer. 845 00:34:15,055 --> 00:34:16,264 - Better be sure it's a good one, 846 00:34:16,306 --> 00:34:18,224 because I think you're going to go to prison 847 00:34:18,266 --> 00:34:19,976 for a very long time. 848 00:34:20,018 --> 00:34:21,978 I know the deck was stacked against you, 849 00:34:22,020 --> 00:34:24,731 but you could have made better decisions. 850 00:34:30,612 --> 00:34:31,821 - I just heard there was a fire. 851 00:34:31,863 --> 00:34:33,198 I didn't know if you were alive or dead. 852 00:34:33,239 --> 00:34:34,407 - [laughs] 853 00:34:34,449 --> 00:34:35,533 For a minute there, neither did I. 854 00:34:35,575 --> 00:34:37,369 - Are you-- - I'm OK, Marisa. 855 00:34:37,410 --> 00:34:39,287 - What about the sensitive area? 856 00:34:39,329 --> 00:34:40,580 - Mm. 857 00:34:40,622 --> 00:34:42,540 - I mean, with all that heat, 858 00:34:42,582 --> 00:34:44,793 maybe the paramedics need to take a second look. 859 00:34:44,834 --> 00:34:46,086 - You know it's not your job anymore. 860 00:34:46,127 --> 00:34:48,088 - [scoffs] 861 00:34:48,129 --> 00:34:49,547 You want me to call Rose? 862 00:34:49,589 --> 00:34:52,425 - Rose is in Paris on a case. 863 00:34:52,467 --> 00:34:54,386 Anyways, it doesn't matter. 864 00:34:54,427 --> 00:34:57,180 Paramedic says I'm fine, couple scrapes, 865 00:34:57,222 --> 00:34:58,598 little smoke inhalation. 866 00:34:58,640 --> 00:34:59,891 It's nothing, right? 867 00:34:59,933 --> 00:35:01,893 - Hey, you fool, it's me. 868 00:35:01,935 --> 00:35:04,437 - I promise, when I have something 869 00:35:04,479 --> 00:35:06,147 to say about all this, I will. 870 00:35:06,189 --> 00:35:10,610 * * 871 00:35:10,652 --> 00:35:12,946 - I better go deal with her. 872 00:35:12,987 --> 00:35:14,989 * * 873 00:35:15,031 --> 00:35:16,157 [sighs] 874 00:35:16,199 --> 00:35:23,331 * * 875 00:35:28,169 --> 00:35:32,340 - I wanted you to know I'm turning down the money. 876 00:35:32,382 --> 00:35:34,092 - You're what? Why? 877 00:35:34,134 --> 00:35:35,343 - 'Cause I didn't earn it. 878 00:35:35,385 --> 00:35:37,721 That's why. [chuckles] 879 00:35:37,762 --> 00:35:39,055 You won the Fesmekker Grant 880 00:35:39,097 --> 00:35:42,267 because you were organized and prepared 881 00:35:42,308 --> 00:35:43,393 and delivered great work. 882 00:35:43,435 --> 00:35:44,978 I didn't live up to that. 883 00:35:45,020 --> 00:35:46,855 - It's still a really good opportunity, Rizwan. 884 00:35:46,896 --> 00:35:51,860 - I'm gonna take his notes so I can keep learning. 885 00:35:51,901 --> 00:35:54,904 Maybe next time, I'll make sure to plan better, like you did. 886 00:35:54,946 --> 00:35:57,115 So you don't have to be mad at me. 887 00:35:57,157 --> 00:35:59,075 - I'm not mad at you. 888 00:35:59,117 --> 00:36:03,580 I'll admit, I was a little upset for a minute. 889 00:36:03,621 --> 00:36:07,000 But that was about me needing to be... 890 00:36:07,042 --> 00:36:10,378 seen and recognized. 891 00:36:10,420 --> 00:36:12,005 - Trust me, everyone sees you. 892 00:36:12,047 --> 00:36:14,174 It's probably why I've felt even more imposter syndrome 893 00:36:14,215 --> 00:36:15,884 than usual lately. 894 00:36:15,925 --> 00:36:17,677 [upbeat music playing over speakers] 895 00:36:17,719 --> 00:36:19,179 Are we overanalyzing our behavior? 896 00:36:19,220 --> 00:36:22,015 * * 897 00:36:22,057 --> 00:36:23,391 both: Nah. 898 00:36:23,433 --> 00:36:24,559 [laughter] 899 00:36:24,601 --> 00:36:27,062 [knock at door] 900 00:36:27,103 --> 00:36:28,104 - Heard about the fire. 901 00:36:28,146 --> 00:36:29,439 Is Alec OK? 902 00:36:29,481 --> 00:36:30,857 - Yeah, he will be. - I'm glad. 903 00:36:30,899 --> 00:36:33,860 Speaking of, Wes Banning is too scared to make a peep. 904 00:36:33,902 --> 00:36:38,114 So could another run at motive be the path to Matthias? 905 00:36:38,156 --> 00:36:39,324 - OK, what's your angle? 906 00:36:39,366 --> 00:36:41,242 - Well, there's one exchange in the chats 907 00:36:41,284 --> 00:36:43,745 from Matthias to Peter that just won't leave me alone. 908 00:36:43,787 --> 00:36:46,206 - "It has to be in three days, an hour after Sanford speaks." 909 00:36:46,247 --> 00:36:47,540 I saw that too. 910 00:36:47,582 --> 00:36:49,501 It verifies what Peter Shelby's mom told us, 911 00:36:49,542 --> 00:36:51,336 that Peter set the bomb off early by mistake. 912 00:36:51,378 --> 00:36:53,630 - And it was never their plan to hurt anybody at the event. 913 00:36:53,672 --> 00:36:56,841 - But that just makes the motive less clear to me 914 00:36:56,883 --> 00:36:58,927 because it obviously rules out assassination. 915 00:36:58,968 --> 00:37:00,553 - Along with hate crime, I'd say. 916 00:37:00,595 --> 00:37:02,263 Matthias is way too insistent on the when. 917 00:37:02,305 --> 00:37:04,766 - Right, if you want to send a political message 918 00:37:04,808 --> 00:37:06,351 without the bloodshed, 919 00:37:06,393 --> 00:37:09,562 why risk the body count of doing it that night? 920 00:37:09,604 --> 00:37:12,232 - Oh, I see I have you hooked. 921 00:37:12,273 --> 00:37:13,775 Go with me. 922 00:37:15,652 --> 00:37:18,613 With our best rational theories of the crime out, 923 00:37:18,655 --> 00:37:21,950 what if I pull an Alec 924 00:37:21,991 --> 00:37:24,327 and pitch something irrational? 925 00:37:24,369 --> 00:37:25,704 Before the bomb, the best polls 926 00:37:25,745 --> 00:37:27,664 had Sanford at a dead heat with his opponent, 927 00:37:27,706 --> 00:37:29,624 and the worst, three points down. 928 00:37:29,666 --> 00:37:32,669 - Jace, no. 929 00:37:32,711 --> 00:37:34,587 - But after the bomb, 930 00:37:34,629 --> 00:37:36,506 the Black community turns out huge, 931 00:37:36,548 --> 00:37:38,633 and the man wins by five points. 932 00:37:38,675 --> 00:37:42,595 - You honestly think that Sanford would set off a bomb 933 00:37:42,637 --> 00:37:44,305 at his own campaign event? 934 00:37:44,347 --> 00:37:46,766 I mean, I know politicians will do anything to win, 935 00:37:46,808 --> 00:37:48,893 but that's a little-- - Far-fetched? 936 00:37:48,935 --> 00:37:50,061 - Yeah. - Of course. 937 00:37:50,103 --> 00:37:51,771 But 20 years on, 938 00:37:51,813 --> 00:37:54,607 with all of our other theories in the trash, 939 00:37:54,649 --> 00:37:56,985 how do we not pursue? 940 00:37:57,027 --> 00:37:59,988 [dramatic music] 941 00:38:00,030 --> 00:38:01,281 - All right. 942 00:38:01,322 --> 00:38:03,450 You're right. I'm in. 943 00:38:03,491 --> 00:38:05,660 But if we're gonna go down this road 944 00:38:05,702 --> 00:38:10,290 with a four-term sitting Senator, 945 00:38:10,331 --> 00:38:14,294 best buy some tap shoes. 946 00:38:14,336 --> 00:38:16,379 - So it really wasn't my fault. 947 00:38:16,421 --> 00:38:17,672 - No. 948 00:38:17,714 --> 00:38:20,633 You and Chris were simply in the wrong place 949 00:38:20,675 --> 00:38:23,053 at the wrong time, just like I was. 950 00:38:23,094 --> 00:38:25,180 - Then why do I still feel guilty? 951 00:38:25,221 --> 00:38:26,681 - [sighs] 952 00:38:26,723 --> 00:38:28,725 Survivor's guilt. 953 00:38:28,767 --> 00:38:30,769 You survived when someone else didn't 954 00:38:30,810 --> 00:38:33,813 and for no good reason. 955 00:38:33,855 --> 00:38:35,982 But that's not what I came here to say. 956 00:38:36,024 --> 00:38:39,861 I came here to say I'm sorry. 957 00:38:39,903 --> 00:38:42,155 - Why? 958 00:38:42,197 --> 00:38:44,699 You are the only person besides my parents 959 00:38:44,741 --> 00:38:46,451 who actually comes by. 960 00:38:46,493 --> 00:38:48,828 - I have been trying to give you hope. 961 00:38:48,870 --> 00:38:52,165 In doing that, I haven't been honest with you, 962 00:38:52,207 --> 00:38:56,378 not because I wanted to spare your feelings but... 963 00:38:56,419 --> 00:38:59,339 because I wanted to spare mine. 964 00:38:59,381 --> 00:39:01,299 I guess I didn't... 965 00:39:01,341 --> 00:39:06,179 think that I could go through this again, 966 00:39:06,221 --> 00:39:09,349 reliving the-- 967 00:39:09,391 --> 00:39:12,102 the pain 968 00:39:12,143 --> 00:39:15,397 and the fear and... 969 00:39:15,438 --> 00:39:18,608 this helplessness. 970 00:39:18,650 --> 00:39:21,695 It was easier to... 971 00:39:21,736 --> 00:39:25,490 placate you with promises that it gets better. 972 00:39:25,532 --> 00:39:28,493 * * 973 00:39:28,535 --> 00:39:30,328 - So what does that mean? 974 00:39:30,370 --> 00:39:35,417 - It means that 20 years on, 975 00:39:35,458 --> 00:39:39,379 I still have a lot of emotional ground to cover. 976 00:39:39,421 --> 00:39:41,673 * * 977 00:39:41,715 --> 00:39:43,425 That's how hard it is, 978 00:39:43,466 --> 00:39:46,761 and I know that's not what you want to hear. 979 00:39:46,803 --> 00:39:50,890 But the truth is, 980 00:39:50,932 --> 00:39:53,309 what you're going through right now... 981 00:39:53,351 --> 00:39:56,229 * * 982 00:39:56,271 --> 00:40:00,191 it was-- 983 00:40:00,233 --> 00:40:03,695 it's the worst I've ever felt. 984 00:40:03,737 --> 00:40:05,321 - * Ooh, child * 985 00:40:05,363 --> 00:40:06,948 - And on top of that... 986 00:40:06,990 --> 00:40:09,242 - * Things are gonna get easier * 987 00:40:09,284 --> 00:40:14,080 - The person that you were, the old Izzy-- 988 00:40:14,122 --> 00:40:19,586 she's gone, and you have to grieve her. 989 00:40:19,627 --> 00:40:21,254 - But what if I don't want to? 990 00:40:21,296 --> 00:40:23,256 - Doesn't matter. 991 00:40:23,298 --> 00:40:25,342 You don't have a choice. 992 00:40:25,383 --> 00:40:29,929 The thing is, once I accepted that, 993 00:40:29,971 --> 00:40:32,223 I realized something. 994 00:40:32,265 --> 00:40:34,726 The worst thing that could happen to me 995 00:40:34,768 --> 00:40:37,729 already happened. 996 00:40:37,771 --> 00:40:41,232 And in a way, 997 00:40:41,274 --> 00:40:43,401 that's a superpower. 998 00:40:43,443 --> 00:40:45,987 [chuckles] It's true. 999 00:40:46,029 --> 00:40:47,489 I had nothing to lose. 1000 00:40:47,530 --> 00:40:48,740 The old Alec was gone. 1001 00:40:48,782 --> 00:40:50,825 And the new Alec... 1002 00:40:50,867 --> 00:40:53,286 * * 1003 00:40:53,328 --> 00:40:55,663 Tried things the old Alec 1004 00:40:55,705 --> 00:40:57,957 would never have tried, 1005 00:40:57,999 --> 00:41:02,587 took risks the old Alec never would have. 1006 00:41:02,629 --> 00:41:05,340 It made me love my life again, 1007 00:41:05,382 --> 00:41:07,717 the wonder of it all. 1008 00:41:07,759 --> 00:41:10,595 * * 1009 00:41:10,637 --> 00:41:15,350 So...if I can get through the hard part... 1010 00:41:15,392 --> 00:41:19,270 - * Ooh, child * 1011 00:41:19,312 --> 00:41:20,647 - You can too. 1012 00:41:20,689 --> 00:41:21,981 - * Get easier * 1013 00:41:22,023 --> 00:41:23,650 - But what if I can't? 1014 00:41:23,692 --> 00:41:24,901 - You can. 1015 00:41:24,943 --> 00:41:26,695 - * Ooh, child * 1016 00:41:26,736 --> 00:41:30,782 - If you can get to the other side of this, 1017 00:41:30,824 --> 00:41:33,868 you can do anything you want. 1018 00:41:33,910 --> 00:41:35,161 - * Ooh, child * 1019 00:41:35,203 --> 00:41:37,497 - I want to get out of this bed. 1020 00:41:37,539 --> 00:41:43,670 * Things are gonna get easier * 1021 00:41:43,712 --> 00:41:48,466 * Ooh, child * 1022 00:41:48,508 --> 00:41:54,848 * Get brighter *