DOMINIC: You're lying again. Just admit it.
You're paranoid. And crazy. I've done nothing wrong.
It was Josh from Accounting this time, right?
My God, I made one mistake in college,
and you still think the worst of me.
Because you keep proving me right.
If we can just focus on the terms of the divorce.
I want half of Dixie's company.
As payback.
Wha... Half?
At least half.
Dominic was there from the beginning.
You have got to be kidding me.
DOMINIC: That is what you get for lying...
Are you... This is my company!
[overlapping shouting]
MARAGARET: Please, let's just calm down.
Now if we could all just agree on a settlement,
we can move on with our lives, okay?
You said you could secure something fair.
Half is not fair.
I built Solafide from the ground up.
Me. And I sure as hell am not
gonna give him half of everything I built.
WOMAN: Margaret.
Do you have a moment?
Beverly.
Yes. Uh, everyone, this is Beverly Crest
of Crest, Folding & Song.
Um, we'll just take ten,
and I'll be... right back.
Uh, Beverly,
I didn't realize that you were back from Carnevale.
Dixie Kimble brought us her divorce.
And I have it under control.
With the expectation
that if we satisfied her,
we could expect Solafide's business,
her $70 million sporting goods corporation.
Beverly, you yourself told me
that every acrimonious divorce
has a day in the middle of negotiations
when things fall apart. [chuckles]
Today is that day.Then you need to
move through it quicker, before she gets fed up
and walks her high-maintenance butt out that door.
A named partner wouldn't let this feather
slip from her cap.
That's what you want, isn't it?
To be a named partner here?
Crest, Folding, Song & Wright?
I do want that, yes.
You know I do.
And while you were abroad,
I added the mayor and the governor to my client list.
This hiccup today...
This hiccup tells me that you are not a killer.
You're good,
but that client needs you to go for the jugular.
That's what
puts your name on the letterhead,
not holding people's hands
and letting them cry on your shoulder.
That puts you out in Siberia.
Are we clear?
Yes.
[watch beeps]Okay, there are 16, 17,
18 cupcakes here in--
and I want to be very clear about this--
an unmarked box with no name, no date,
so this recording will serve as testimony
to the fact that I, in fact,
did consider the moral consequences
of me liberating one of these delicious-looking cupcakes
from this box with my mouth.
MARGARET: Todd.
I need your help.
Uh, what? Help with what?
What is going on? You look... Are you okay?
I need to know that someone isn't cheating.
Isn't cheating? You know, typically,
investigators are asked to find out if someone is...
Todd. Okay, you want me
to prove a negative.
I want you to do what I ask.
Get proof that a woman
is not sleeping with her employees.
And...
and look into her husband. Mm-hmm.
And go for the jugular.
I want dirt.
I want all the dirt. I want lots of dirt.
Okay, so you want me to kill him.
Yes. No! I want dirt, not death.
Well, typically, the dead are buried in dirt.
Oh, Todd, stop fooling around.
Just go get the information
on Dominic and Dixie Kimble
from Francey, and get to work.
Todd,
you did not
eat one of those cupcakes, did you?
It's Bob's birthday.
No, I did not eat one.
I could have, but I did not,
and I have recorded testimony
supporting that fact.
Just go.
Work. Sleuth. Now.
Okay.
Todd.
Veronica?
What are you... You're in jail.
No, not anymore.
You have eight more years...
They let me out.
You have eight more years left in jail.
Todd, I need your help.
Uh, yeah, okay, no.
How did you even get out?
[sighs] Do you remember Luke Anten?
The corrupt cop? The case that...
That I helped you solve.
Yeah.Right, the D.A.
came to me, asking for information.
I was able to trade for time served.
I helped put him away.
You have got to be kidding me.
Todd...No, don't-don't you touch me.
Please.
You can't be seen here,
and I can't be seen with you.
This... Okay, you know what?
We got to get you out of here.
Don't.
Todd, this is serious.
No, this is serious.
If my mother sees you, she would kill me.
Get down. Okay.
Why do you have to be wearing zebra print?
Uh, not there. Come on.
Todd...No, not in the conference room.
God, why does this entire place have to be made of glass?
Oh, here...
Todd... [exhales]
someone is trying to kill me.
Good. I mean, no, that's-that's awful.
I'm-I'm sorry, but that's not my problem.
Hey...
when did you get all these tattoos?
You don't care if I die?
Look, you tried to put me in jail,
and then you went instead,
and now, somehow, you lied your way out, and...
And now the Miller Brothers are trying to kill me.
Well...[footsteps approaching]
[shushing]
Wait,
who did this to you?
The Millers?
It doesn't-- It doesn't matter...No, no, no.
Why did you come here?
What do you want from me?
Hmm.
Life on the outside
is a lot harder than I imagined.
Old enemies, old problems.
So I am...
going away.
This is my boarding pass
for a one-way ticket to Rio tonight.
8:00 p.m. You'll never have to see me again.
Okay. But...
I need money.
What?
I don't have any money because of you.
I'm not just gonna give you m...
I hid a box of cash.
Large bills, enough to live on for years.
The Millers think I stole it from them,
that's why they're trying to kill me,
but I didn't. It is mine.
But I can't go to the location
'cause they're watching it.
The Millers are the most dangerous criminals
in the entire Pacific Northwest.Mm-hmm.
Yes, and they have no idea what you look like.
I mean, you never actually met them, right?
So, you could go, get my money,
and then I'm gone.
Todd,
Flight 277 to Rio. Tonight.
This is my life we're talking about.
Why do I have to get it?
Why can't you just use someone else?
I mean, why me?Because...
the money is hidden
in the heating duct of our old office.
On Klickitat Street.
Todd...
they will kill me.
[sighs]
[vent clatters]
Hey, what are you...
Hey!
[door closes]
[watch beeps]On the case,
or on a case.
Money was gone, but I don't think she took it.
"She" being the woman in our old office.
Does she work for the Millers?
Is she a Miller?
Maybe she's just a random
clever thief.
Either way, she's very elusive.
[phone ringing][hisses, sighs]
Mom, I can't talk right now.
MARGARET: Just tell me what you've found.
She's not cheating? He's a monster?
Uh, wait a minute. Who are "she" and "he?"
Todd, I asked you...
Right, right, right. Mom, it's barely been an hour, okay?
Gimme a sec. Geez.
I don't have a "sec," Todd.
Did you not understand how important this is?
I need dirt and info now.
Password?
No starch.
Todd?
Hey.
No starch.
[racing announcer chatters indistinctly]
MAN: Hey, put 20on Dixon
in the next race for me.
What the hell?
Hey!
Police! Don't move, don't move!
Everybody, hands up.
You're all under arrest for illegal gambling.
MARGARET: Todd? What is happening?
Todd, this is your mother.
I demand you tell me what is...
Hi, Todd's Mom.
He's gonna need this phone to call his lawyer.
That was my lawyer.
♪
Arrested. For illegal gambling?
I wasn't, I...
Mom. I was just following this woman...
What woman?
I don't know.
I don't know who she is, but I was looking for something...
Looking for what? Where?
In an office. On...
On Klickitat Street.
Tell me this is not about Veronica.
No, no, no, it's not. It is not about her.
It's about her money. But she's not...[groans] Good Lord, Todd.
No, she's going away.
Mom, she's moving to Brazil.
She-she-she got out of jail...
What? [laughs] Wonderful.
And she came straight after you.
No, she just asked me to pick up... Okay.
I don't want to hear it. Are you listening to yourself?
You are falling again for some stupid ploy
from some hideous snake woman...
Thank you so much, Jill.
...whose primary goal in life
is to destroy you.
Someone is trying to kill her,
and I only agreed...
To be an idiot and a fool.
That is unkind.
But "snake woman" is probably fair.
You are aware of the conditions
of the deal I made two years ago?
Yes.
To keep you out of jail?
That you not get into trouble again.
And if you are convicted of a felony,
all charges are right back on the table.
Look, I will fix this.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
I'll handle it now.
You have dumped the mess of your life
right back into my hands.
Because no matter
how much progress you've made,
you short-circuit every time Veronica appears.
And for crying in the night,
I have to go back in there and beg the D.A.
to drop your new misdemeanor charge.
Thank God it's not a felony.
Uh, no, no, no. No, no. You sit here
and don't go anywhere.
Sit. And stay.
Todd... [chuckles]
...did you even do a shred of investigating
on Dominic and Dixie like I asked you to?
I was about to...
Thank you. I can't keep the D.A. waiting any longer.
He was tailing a criminal,
and he simply walked into...
An illegal gambling operation.
After an assailant.
So, I'm gonna need the name of that person.
I don't have it.
The name of the case you're working on.
Well, i-it's not a case
yet. Um...
He was led astray by a convicted felon.
He got involved with Veronica Caron again?
Five minutes after she was released?
It is not what it sounds like.
Ah, it sounds like two years ago.
People make mistakes.
Listen, we've known each other for a long time, Deanna.
Yeah, and you traded on that
back when I was happy to help, Mags,
but this is what we call a pattern of behavior,
and I-I... I thought he wanted his PI license restored.
He does.
Please, can you just...
No.
I'm sorry.
Get your kid in order.
I thought I had.
All right, Todd.
SUSAN: Margaret. Hey.
Hi. I just ran into Todd.
He gave me your bags, your coat and this note.
Everything all right?
It's a good thing you dumped him when you did.
He's a child,
a mess, and he always will be.
Peter is much better for you.
He's a man who will never misbehave,
never turn your life upside down,
and never surprise you.
Surprise.
This is so nice of Margaret.
Dixie will really appreciate it.
She's counting on your mom to save her butt.
Ah, that's my mom. Big butt-saver.
That's a lot caffeine, huh?
You must work a lot of late nights.
Oh, and we get up early. Vendors in Tokyo,
manufacturing in Beijing.
It's non-stop around the clock.
Gosh, how do you keep track of it all?
I can barely keep my mom's schedule straight
in one time zone.
Oh, yeah. We have a good, uh, tracking software thing.
You know, with call log apps on Dixie's phones.
Phones? Like phones, plural?
Uh-huh.
One, uh, business, one "personal."
Anyway, it's not so bad.
It's all synchronized. You get used to it.
Hmm. I bet you do.
Mom, got some dirt. Maybe not what you wanted,
but your client, Dixie, has two phones,
so I highly suggest you get records for both of them.
[watch beeps]
Hello?
How are you? Uh, no starch.
No?
Oh, uh, all right. Uh...
Maple bacon. Chocolate frosted.
Old fashioned. Pink with sprinkles.
Do I look like I serve doughnuts?
Uh, cruller. Jelly filled. Bear claw.
Can I help you, sir?
Yeah, I'm just trying to guess the password.
To the bathrooms?
Do bathrooms need a bouncer?
Do I look like a bouncer?
Do I look like an idiot?
Do you want me to answer that?
Uh, no. Look...
That's not a bathroom back there.
Okay.
I just... There's gambling back there,
and I need to speak to the woman
who I suspect just went inside.
Then I guess you need a password.
But you just...
Okay, uh, glazed.
Uh, unglazed. Strawberry... surprise?
Banana cream. Banana non-cream.
Maple twist.
Is it doughnut-related?
Order for Veronica.
Hey, hey, hey, hey!
Hey!
TODD: Mom, it's a setup.
The whole thing.
The-the doughnuts, the black eye,
the dry-cleaning. She-she-she wants revenge.
I mean, she got me arrested for illegal gambling,
and now she's got me on camera
with a big box of cash
like I'm laundering money
for the illegal gambling,
which bumps me up to a felony,
and then all my charges
are back on the table and I'm off to the slammer.
Mom?
Mom, what's going on?
Beverly Crest took me off the Dixie Kimble divorce.
I am in Siberia now,
and it's all your fault.
Mom, got some dirt. Maybe not what you wanted,
but your client, Dixie, has two phones,
and I highly suggest you get the records
for both of them.
You played that aloud in the room?
How was I supposed to know what you were going to say?
How was I supposed to know you were with your client?
Todd, Dixie Kimble tried to fire me on the spot.
It looked like we were investigating her.
I was try...Huh? No.
She would have walked out
with her $70 million worth of business
if-if Beverly hadn't taken the case away from me.
Did you miss the part where I just said
that Veronica is setting me up to go to jail?
That is where you deserve to go
if you continue to get involved
with this monster woman.
Which is it, monster woman or snake lady?
Pick one, Mom.Todd,
I have been trying
to make named partner for years.I...
This is a very important client to me,
and now I am ruined.
You're not ruined.Yes, I am.
Ruined? Really?Yes. Yes, I am.
You're wearing an $800 belt
and green shoes. Oh.
How do you know how much my belt cost?
And these shoes are pistachio.
You know, you're gonna have plenty of other clients, Mom.
Meanwhile, I am being framed and sent up the river.
I will have you know
that the prison that you would be sent to
is downriver...
Oh, it's a figure of speech, Mom.
...and I am not going to let that happen.
Wait, you're not going to let that happen?
No, of course not.
You're my son.
Why does Veronica have such a hold on you?
I don't know.
She was exciting.
I mean, we did all of these
risky and dangerous things together,
and it was like... this big adventure.
And even if it did end badly, it's...
...it was really good.
Most of the time.
It was. It was really good.
You know, that's how I feel about Harry.
The bad ending
doesn't negate the good times.
I did love him.
Once.
I'm going to jail, aren't I?
No.
She could have had you arrested at that doughnut shop
and you'd be up on felony charges already
and gone tomorrow, which makes me think...
There's a bigger plan.
Yes, but what is it?
You know, if only I could find that woman
and get her to talk...
Todd, do you hear yourself?
No, I'm just...No, no.
Right back into the jaws of danger.
No. Oh.
You couldn't make that woman blink, Todd.
She works for Veronica!
Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
The D.A. was right, this is a pattern of behavior.
You...What?
I-I am still pleading on your behalf,
you are still in trouble,
you still owe me $6,400 dollars.
Okay, you know what?
I'm never gonna get anywhere in life
if I have to pay my own mother this stupid debt.
You know what? I'm going to find this woman.
You do owe me that debt, and you're never gonna
get ahead in life if you keep
playing around with Veronica!
Slithering snake woman.
♪
Gotcha. And there's no other way out of here.
I checked. Twice.
Look, I-I cannot help you. I do not know anything.
Well, you clearly know how to lead me into trouble.
Where's Veronica?
I don't know any Veronica.
[laughs] Sure. Sure, I believe that.
What's your name, then?
It's Lindy.
Lindy.
Lindy, who is in league with Veronica.
Who is or isn't running from the Millers?
What?
She isn't running from the Millers.
She's working with them.
And so are you.
What are you talking about?
I'm not working with the Millers.
I've never even met them.
You signed an agreement with them.
Wait, wait, what? No, I didn't.
Yes, you did. When you first started working with Veronica,
you signed an NDA with the Millers' name on it.
This was a trap.
It was insurance in case you ever crossed her.
What? That's crazy. I-I-I didn't sign any agreement.
I mean, I-I may have signed some
generic forms...
Did you have your lawyer read those forms
very carefully before you signed?
Because Veronica still has that agreement,
which connects you to the Millers.
No, no.Okay, no, but if they get caught,
they won't go down.
I will.
Illegal gambling, money laundering...
it's all on me now.
I mean, she doesn't just want me
in jail for my old charges,
she wants those plus 10 to 15 years. She wants...
She wants revenge.
True revenge.
She is... She's evil.
And she doesn't like when people cross her.
Sounds like you found that out the hard way.
Tell me where she is.
No, I-I can't. She will destroy me.
More than she already has?
Look, I have a lawyer.
A really good, powerful lawyer.
She'll protect me, and you, if you'll let her.
This might be it for both of us.
Where is she?
All I know is
she's playing some high-stakes poker game tonight.
Where? Where is it? I'll go. I'll...
You can't. You can't.I'll play. I'll...
It's Ladies' Night.
[door closes]
Okay, don't tell Beverly I'm showing you this,
but Dixie's phone records
do prove that she was cheating.
Oh, if only Todd hadn't sent that voice message,
I would still be on this case.
Yeah.
Um, Margaret?Hmm?
Speaking of Todd,
uh...
can I ask?
Yesterday when you said that
Peter would never surprise me...
Mom, I found that woman,
and I know exactly where Veronica's going to be tonight.
And? And, uh,
how's your poker game?
[classical music plays quietly]
[quiet chatter]
Hi. Hi.
All right.Thank you so much.
Enjoy your supper.
These earrings have cameras in them.
We'll see everything on the table.
TODD: What? I didn't know
we had earring cameras.
I have earring cameras.
All this tech is mine.
It's the law firm's,
and I'm the son of a partner.
Well, not a named partner.
Whatever.Uh,
we'd agreed I'd be the coat taker
and you're the coat hanger.
Okay, can we please just focus on the task at hand?
Yes, yes.
We'll be in your ear the whole time.
Right, and I will explain to you
what the cards mean. There's red, there's black,
there's different shapes, there's...
Oh, for God's sake, Todd,
I host the opera's annual casino night.
Okay. Well, then, all you got to do
is get to her table and get her talking, okay?
We are recording everything.
Which is highly illegal.
Just like gambling.
Well, do you want to argue details
or do you want to save my life?
Okay, get her talking about you,
about how you stupidly signed
an agreement without having me
properly review it. About how you were framed
by doughnuts and dry-cleaning. Mm-hmm.
I was a professional investigator once.
And once we get the recording,
then, hopefully,
we could clear my name, which is a long shot, but...
What else have we got?
Okay. Okay.
[exhales]
Todd, I don't feel good about this.
Look, look, don't be nervous.
You sit opposite scary opponents every day. And win.
You read people. You are good at this. Yes.
She may be the devil, but you can beat her.
Do you want to know why?
'Cause you're a killer.
[Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" plays]
Okay.
Let's do this.
♪ You keep saying you got something for me ♪
♪ Something you call love but confess ♪
Ms. Wright. Your buy-in?
♪ You've been messin' where you shouldn't have been messin' ♪
Good luck.
LYLE: Visual's established. Now scan the room.
Back corner.Three o'clock.
Mom, just look right. That's her.
♪ These boots are made for walkin' ♪
Snake monster.
♪ And that's just what they'll do ♪
♪ One of these days...
Is this seat taken?
♪ Are gonna walk all over you... ♪
Margaret. How did you get in here?
I know people. May I?
Yeah.
The game
is Texas Hold'em.
Well, this'll be fun.
Very fun... indeed.
Okay, uh, I think we're ready
to ease into a conversation.
Just easy ease into it.
We got to get her talking.
LYLE: But if I were you, I'd raise.
Now.
And I raise you 500.
Fold.
Call.
Up and over.
Three aces takes it.
Okay, maybe Lyle was right this once,
but I thought we agreed
I was gonna be the one talking.
You got to be careful, Mom.
She could be playing you.
I didn't know you played.
You hardly know me at all, Veronica.
Mmm, but I know your son.
Regrettably, yes.
Okay, next hand.
Ooh, pocket nines. Nice.
Three of a kind. Good flop, Mom.
Okay.
2,000.
All right, hold up. She may have a flush,
and if it's a straight flush, then that means...
I see your 2,000,
and raise you four.
I will never understand what Todd saw in you.
You're manipulative and controlling.
Hmm. Are you kidding?
That's exactly what he saw in me.
He saw you.
Manipulative, controlling.
No one is easier to fool than a mama's boy.
This is unexpected.
Are you in or not?
Yeah, she could have a flush with just one spade in her hand.
800.
All in.
I'll see your 800...
and...
raise you 5,000.
Uh, Mom, you can't do that.
You know I don't have that.
If the opponent has nothing more to offer...
Oh, but she does have something more to offer.
Mom, what are you doing?
A document with my son's signature on it
linking him to the Millers.
That's worth $5,000 to me.
Call.
Oh snap, your mom is a killer.
Wait, wait.
Did she just happen to have that agreement on her?
Did she...
Did she know that we were coming here?
Up and over.
Seven.What?
She doesn't have a straight,
she doesn't have anything.
I guess you win, Margaret.
Oh, no.
MAN: Police. Don't move.
TODD: Oh, no, no, no, no.
Hands where we can see them.
LYLE: Where'd she go? Where's Veronica?
Wait, wait. My mom was the target all along.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
TODD: Mom. Mom.No. No. No.
I won. I-I won, I won.
TODD: Mom!Mayday, mayday, mayday.
I'm so sorry about this, Margaret.
Oh, no, no, no. You're just doing your job.
I still can't believe you got arrested.
You and me both.
Oh, it's the craziest story.
The next time I see you, I'll...
[gasps] Dolly.
Is that a ring? Did he finally propose?
[giggles] We're planning a June wedding.
[laughs]: Oh, wonderful.
I'm actually gonna need to take your jewelry, too.
Oh, yes, of course. Of course.
Earrings, too?
Uh, yes, ma'am. Okay.
Oh, a June bride.
Oh, they're my favorite. [laughs]
Good?
PHOTOGRAPHER: Um...
just pat the top down.
Okay. There.
Beautiful as ever.Okay.
What happened again?
Oh, you'll never believe it.
It is the craziest story.
[Margaret chuckles]
It was a total case of mistaken identity.
Oh. How many more weeks do you have?
Four.
Four? Oh, my God.
That last month is the worst.
I mean, the ankles.
Uh, non-aerosol hairspray takes the ink off fastest.
Or lemon juice.
Thank you. You are the best.
I'm off to the arraignment.
Let's just hope I don't get a hanging judge.
[laughs] And good luck.
I'm so sorry, Mom.
Just get me out of here.
It's late, Susan.Go home.
[soft chuckle]
Margaret?
Hey. Hi.
I came back to get the Koenig motion.
What are you doing?
[sighs] Isn't that the question?
What am I doing?
I mean, I couldn't eat, I couldn't sleep,
and it felt better just to be working.
Am I a terrible mother?
What?
[sighs] No.
No, you're not.
When your child
makes a mistake, they're supposed to
learn a lesson. Right?
When Todd got in trouble two years ago,
I... I rescued him,
but I asked him to pay me back.
A-And shouldn't I have?
Otherwise, how will he learn?
How much money does he still owe you?
Oh, around $6,000.
No, I don't really care about that,
but I want him to understand
that there are consequences to our actions.
That we have to be accountable.
Uh-huh.
Or maybe you're just worried that once he's paid you back,
once he's free and clear,
you'll lose your hold on him
and he'll leave.
Well, I mean...
maybe that's part of it.
But not all of it.
I will get the rubbing alcohol from the break room.
No, no, no. I-I'll get it.
It'll get the ink off.
No, no, it's late.
[sighs]
Oh.Dixie.
Margaret. Hello.
I, uh...
Beverly and I are working late.
As am I. [chuckles]
Um...
Dixie, I owe you an apology.
For inadvertently revealing your indiscretion.
No, it's my fault.
I'm the one who lied,
and actually did the indiscretion.
I screwed everything up.
Well, you're human.
You made a mistake. A big one.
But you'll be okay.
Beverly will work everything out.
You're a lot different from her.
Softer.
More human.
I'm just sick
that I'm about to lose
half of everything I've built
because I was an idiot.
I know you're not my attorney anymore, but...
Oh, no, no, no, I-I cannot advise you.
Just woman to woman, then.
What do you think I should do?
Well, I think
that you and Dominic probably loved each other
very much at one time,
and that even though mistakes were made,
you can still go to him and tell him the truth.
About what happened,
and why it happened.
It won't fix everything,
but coming clean will go a long way
toward you feeling better about yourself.
A full confession is truly the only way
to release the power anyone has over you.
Why are your fingertips black?
Oh, uh, I'm an ex-con. Ha!
[chuckling]: Oh, no.
Excuse me, I really do have to go. Uh...
Good luck.
Um, it was a pleasure representing you,
however briefly.
[phone chimes]Text Todd.
Todd, period.
I know how we're going to get you out
from under Veronica, period. Call me, period.
Immediately, exclamation point.
Your Honor, my client Todd Wright
is here today to confess his criminal behavior.
In 2018, I signed an agreement without reading it.
That document, along with my personal information
that I willingly gave,
was used in setting up an illegal gambling organization.
I visited one of their locations,
and I had my hands on some of their money.
Uh, I did all of this of my own volition.
Mr. Wright's actions have brought about
a misdemeanor charge, and we are here today
to get ahead of the felony charge
which will likely follow.
TODD: And I am deeply
ashamed and embarrassed
at getting caught up in this criminal enterprise.
And we hope that you may show some mercy in his sentencing.
JUDGE: Thank you, Mr. Wright.
I'll review the file
and hold the sentencing hearing after lunch.
At that time, the prosecution
can put forward any witnesses,
and Mr. Wright can offer mitigation.
Recess.
Thank you, Your Honor.
Of course you're here.
Oh, D.A. Corrigan called me personally.
I'm testifying against you.
And I promised to do the same for Mommy Dearest.
Well, it doesn't matter.
I've made peace with everything that's happened.
And I'm done with you.
Come on, sweetheart, let's not talk to her.
Won't be so easy this time, huh?
Protecting your son, once you've been disbarred?
Oh, yes, that was your endgame all along, wasn't it?
Mmm. You're the reason I was in jail.
You defended him and gave the D.A. every scrap of evidence
to put me away in the first place.
I spent two
long years in that hellhole
dreaming of this moment. [laughs]
Well, I have to hand it to you.
Luring Todd into that illegal gambling site,
knowing that I would come to his rescue
as soon as he was in jeopardy.
You're good.
Smart.
Tell me, how did you do it?
Mmm, thank you.
I'm smart enough to know that you're wearing
the earrings from poker night
which have cameras in them,
and a mic.
Who do you think trained your little boy
to get a solid confession?
Come out, come out, wherever you are.
Ah, there we go.[groans]
I'm not saying another word
until you hand over the earrings,
the mic, and your phones.
Okay?
Thank you. Todd? What?
The burner phone recording in your back pocket. Come on.
Thank you.
[sighs]
Mm, let's see.
I will always
be one step ahead of you.
Always.
So, that agreement that you had him sign?
Oh, yeah, standard boilerplate for suckers.
I just got his okay to ensnare him
in any criminal enterprise I chose.
Gambling just felt the most poetic.
And what about Lindy?
Oh, my God, you do love a helpless woman.
She was paying off a favor to me,
luring you into trouble,
knowing full well this one
would comerunning.
You are both just so easy.
[laughs] I orchestrated
every part of this,
every step of the way.
Speaking of orchestrating every step of the way...
You missed a few recording devices.
Thanks, Lyle. These earrings are cool.
I think I got every word.
I haven't been on the bench in eight years,
and that was fun.
[chuckles]
Veronica, meet my friend, retired Judge Myles Friedman.
And that entire
confession in there? Fake.
Sorry, but smile, you're on camera.
Mm, okay.
Now that we have your confession
on audio and video...
We're taking the appropriate steps
to put you back behind bars again.
When we make deals with felons,
one of the conditions is
not to break the law again.
And especially not within weeks of your release.
Okay, this is... This is ridiculous.
You can't do this. You set me up.
And quite well, I might add.
[laughs]
We did it![laughter]
Thank you, everyone, for all...
Whoa! Okay.
Oh-ho-ho, that was fun.
Yeah, Veronica's not the only one
who knows how to set up an elaborate sting.
Yes, I think we pulled that off.
Mm-hmm. Now, Todd,
I'd like to talk to you about something.
Okay.
This debt, the money you owe me...
I know, I know. I'm gonna repay it.
We could just take a larger chunk
out of my paycheck every week.
No. I'd like to take no chunks
out of your paycheck from now on.
You are right.
You are never going to get ahead
or get out of your sister's garage
if you have to keep tithing to me.
Wait, really? Are you serious?
Debt cleared? Wiped away?
Wiped clean.
Starting now.
But I am no longer paying for lunches.
Not any lunch, anymore, forever.
What? Not even your favorite,
the shrimp salad in the downstairs cafeteria?
Nope, not even that.
In fact...
you are treating me.
Let's go.
Uh, this feels like another trap.
Oh, it is, it is.
Trapped into a lifetime of lunches with your mother.
A fate worse than death.
Mmm.
BEVERLY: Celebrating today's triumph?
Mmm.
Yes. [clears throat] Yes.
[chuckles] Good news travels fast.
I also heard
you spoke to Dixie Kimble last night.
[coughs] Yes...
[coughs] Yes, I'm sorry.
I ran into her in the break room,
but I didn't say anything that would, in any way...
She spoke to Dominic.
Confessed her sins.
And it worked.
The marriage is over, but he's backed down
and agreed to a healthy settlement.
And Dixie is interested
in our firm continuing to represent her.
Oh. Well, that's wonderful news.
With you as lead counsel.
Maybe I was wrong about you.
Maybe I'm just a different kind of killer.
Hmm.
[whispering]: Yes, yes, yes, yes.
[exhales sharply]
Indeed.
Mmm.
LYLE:Stealing more cupcakes?
What? I did not.
Birthday cupcakes for Bob's birthday
were missing from this refrigerator.
I know nothing about that. And we all know
you have a sweet tooth.And I have audio proof that I resisted.
You won't get away with your criminal behavior for long.
What?
Oh, no.
Not... for... long.
Okay, that is spying. Plus, it's illegal.
And I'm innocent.
I'm innocent.
Huh.
Veronica Caron.
Following your confession to charges
of illegal gambling, coercion, extortion and forgery,
your deal with the district attorney
has been revoked, and you will return
to the state correctional facility
to serve out the remainder of your sentence.
[gavel bangs]
[Adam Lambert's "Ring of Fire" plays]
♪ Love is a burning thing
GUARD: This way, Ms. Caron.
♪ And it makes a fiery ring
♪ Bound by...
Hey.
What's going on?
♪ A ring of fire
♪ I fell into a burning ring of fire ♪
♪ I went down, down, down
♪ And the flames got higher
♪ And it burns, burns, burns
♪ The ring of fire, the ring of fire ♪
♪ I fell into a burning ring of fire ♪
♪ I went down, down, down
♪ And the flames got higher
♪ And it burns, ooh...
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