ANNOUNCER ANTONIO ARLEN_COX ASHE ASSASSIN BECK BOTH BRADY BREELAND CALEB CARROLL CORY CRAIG CROWD DALE DETECTIVE DRIVER EDDIE_BECK GOVERNOR_EAMONS GPS_VOICE JAKE KATIE KERRY MABEL MAN MERCER MODER NARRATIVE_TITLE PARENT PARENT_2 PARENT_3 PASTOR_JANAE PRESTON PROTESTOR PROTESTORS SARAH SHAMEEKA SHAWN SHERRIF_PLATT SHIRLANE SHOTS_FIRED SINGER_CHANSON SONG YOUNG_MAN ASHE Previously on Shots Fired... BECK Lieutenant Breeland found marijuana in his search of the vehicle. PRESTON And you sent him to get the weed. MAN No. The house voted for barbecue, and Jesse, he volunteered to go get it. DETECTIVE Toxicology report for Jesse Carr. No traces of marijuana in his system. ASHE Lieutenant Breeland threatened Shameeka to keep quiet about her son's murder-- why? BREELAND I'm just trying to get my head around why a former cop who killed an unarmed teenager and didn't get prosecuted is now a working cop. ASHE I just go after bad guys. ASHE I think Beck's a good cop in a bad department. We need to work both cases. PRESTON Jesse's case and Joey's. SHERRIF PLATT The police union is dropping you. They don't want to look like they condone what you said. ARLEN COX This correctional facility will bring thousands of jobs to this state. PASTOR JANAE This is Shawn, my youngest. SHAWN Thank you for coming to visit us, Governor. GOVERNOR EAMONS What do you really want? PASTOR JANAE I want you, Governor Eamons, to serve as well. EDDIE BECK Cory-- no one's seen him. PRESTON How long's he been gone? EDDIE BECK Ever since he talked to you. SHERRIF PLATT I thought you were here for Jesse Carr. Why are you looking at Joey Campbell? ASHE Cory? PRESTON Hey. GPS VOICE Proceed about three-tenths of a mile to U.S. Route 74 East. In a quarter mile, turn left. ASHE Tell him what you told me. CORY I was riding home on my bike after playing video games at my boy's house. I was going fast 'cause it was 10 00 and I told my parents I'd be home by 9 00. Then, out of nowhere, this car rolled up across the street, chasing down Joey. It was one of them police sedans, I think. They had him trapped against a wall and then two cops hopped out and threw him to the ground. He was laying there screaming, "Someone call my moms! Someone call my moms!" Over and over. I mean, at first, he sounded angry, but by the end he sounded like he was crying. PRESTON Then what happened? CORY An older white man in, like, black military gear got out of the car with the handcuffs. Joey was still screaming out for his moms and wouldn't let them cuff him. Then the old man shot him. Everything went quiet. PRESTON What happened after that? CORY I don't know. I got out of there as fast as I could. PRESTON Did they see you? CORY I didn't think so. But they tried to run me over a couple weeks after that, either 'cause they knew what I seen or either 'cause they seen me talking to you. MERCER We've been hiding him out because we didn't know what else to do. In Gate Station, you don't go to the cops to snitch on the cops. PRESTON Did you at least get a good look at them? CORY Not the cops. Just the old man. ASHE If you saw this man again, would you recognize him? CORY Yeah. SONG ? If our stars don't shine in the darkness ? ? Where do we go from here? ? ? Where do we go? ? ? Do we hold onto the dream regardless? ? ? Where do we go from here? ? NARRATIVE TITLE SHOTS FIRED PRESTON This is no longer speculation. The Sheriff's Department murdered Joey Campbell and they're trying to cover it up. We need to call the bosses and open up the case. ASHE Not yet. PRESTON What the hell are you talking about? ASHE If we go after this, we're not targeting a lone deputy who killed a white kid. We're taking on an entire sheriff's department. In this town, that's like trying to topple a small government. We have to check the credibility of our witness. We need to be patient and keep digging. PRESTON I'm done being patient. PRESTON We apologize for contacting you so late, sir. CARROLL I'm sure it's urgent, so let's hear it. PRESTON We have a 17-year-old boy who's come forward to say he's witnessed the murder of Joey Campbell. CARROLL I'm aware of the case. How long ago was the young man killed? ASHE Six weeks ago. CARROLL And your witness suddenly found a conscience? PRESTON He felt his life was in danger. CARROLL So why come forward now? ASHE His uncle brought me to him to talk. They decided it was the right time. CARROLL What did he say? PRESTON Two officers from the sheriff's department held down Joey Campbell while an older man, possibly a commander of some sort, walks over and shoots him. Now, the witness didn't see the two officers' faces, but he's confident he'd recognize the older man. CARROLL What can you tell me about your witness? PRESTON He's never been in any trouble with the law. CARROLL Is he in school? PRESTON He dropped out, but he plans on returning. CARROLL African-American? PRESTON Yes, sir. CARROLL In a racially divided town, an African-American dropout claims cops who he can't even identify killed a kid? Found anyone to corroborate his story? PRESTON No, sir, but we find our witness highly credible. CARROLL I'll keep it on my radar. PRESTON On your radar, sir? That's it? CARROLL Yes, Mr. Terry, that's it. And I'm beginning to wonder if you're having difficulties staying focused on the case you've been assigned to. ASHE We are making progress on the Jesse Carr case, sir. We've been working without the benefit of video or witnesses, so we've been investigating a number of possible scenarios. CARROLL Update me by week's end. ASHE Yes, sir. Um, in the meantime, we'd like to get this potential witness into protective custody. His concern for his safety seems genuine. CARROLL I'll take that under advisement. KERRY What the hell? BECK Shh! Shh! Stay there. KERRY Boys? Jay! BECK Kerry, stay right there! Stay here. SHERRIF PLATT We're going to have a squad car parked outside till this calms the hell down. BECK Thank you, sir, but I don't need all that. SHERRIF PLATT I'm not asking. We take care of our own. BECK Sure doesn't feel like that, sir. SHERRIF PLATT Excuse me? BECK I'm on desk duty. The union dropped me. And if the person who did this was outside when I came out with my gun, I would have fired, just like anyone else on the force. But what would have happened to me then, huh? SHERRIF PLATT Did the neighbors see anything? BECK No, sir. Not a thing. PRESTON Why don't we just get it out of the way? ASHE What? PRESTON The "I told you so." ASHE I told you he wouldn't open an investigation based on a kid's word against an entire department. We should have built a stronger case before going to the boss. PRESTON I led with my heart-- my bad. ASHE You led with your ego. PRESTON You finished? ASHE If you can't listen to the one person who has your back in all this... PRESTON I got it. ASHE Do you? Because I need you to have my back, too. PRESTON So what now? ASHE The frat kids told you Jesse was going to the hood to buy barbecue. But he still had marijuana in his glove compartment. I'm gonna track down the school's weed connection. You need to request the department's arrest records for the last three months. PRESTON What exactly are we looking for? ASHE I don't know. But we'll know when we see it. This isn't about Jesse and Joey anymore. This is about the entire sheriff's department. ASHE That was smooth. You must be Brady. BRADY Who wants to know? ASHE Get up. Word is if you want weed on campus, you're the man to see. But I'm not interested in busting you. Ask me why not. BRADY Why not? ASHE Because I want to know about Jesse Carr. BRADY What about him? ASHE The weed that was on him the day he was killed-- did it come from you? BRADY Jesse wasn't into getting high. ASHE How do you know? BRADY I kind of make it my business to know these things. ASHE Is there someone in the hood who might be a connect for Jesse or his frat brothers? BRADY If they wanted weed, why would they go all the way to the hood for it? My stuff's as good as anyone's. ASHE Give me a twenty. BRADY SHERRIF PLATT Mr. Terry. PRESTON I need records for all the arrests made in this department in the last 90 days. I don't want digitized copies; I want the original hard copies. SHERRIF PLATT What is this, a fishing expedition? PRESTON It's a government investigation. I'm encouraging you to cooperate. SHERRIF PLATT It'll take a few days to assemble. PRESTON I'll give you an hour. SHERRIF PLATT Young man, you need to learn how to talk to people. SHERRIF PLATT Sounds like you're saying I need to know my place. You may not have respect for the citizens of this community. Like it or not, you will respect me. EDDIE BECK Your mother and I, we're taking a loan against the house. We'll have enough to cover your legal fees. BECK Dad, no, no. You paid off your house years ago. I'd rather take my chances with a public defender. EDDIE BECK You're not going down for that white boy, just like those good ol' boys don't go down when they killed one of ours. BECK You say that like you think I murdered him, Pop. EDDIE BECK I didn't mean it like that. You know better. BECK I gotta go back inside. Love you. EDDIE BECK Love you, boy. SHERRIF PLATT Mr. Terry. If you have a few minutes, I'd like to show you something. PROTESTOR Where are you going? PROTESTORS PROTESTOR This is about Joey! SHERRIF PLATT Come take a look. SHERRIF PLATT License and registration. DRIVER Yeah, I got it. What'd I do? SHERRIF PLATT You weren't wearing your seat belt. DRIVER And you can see that from all the way back there? SHERRIF PLATT You need to step out of the vehicle. All of you. The three of you need to turn around and put your hands behind your head. Do it now. Pat them down. PRESTON What? SHERRIF PLATT I don't have time to call for backup. SHERRIF PLATT Easy. YOUNG MAN Get your hands off me. I said don't touch me, all right? DRIVER Hey, that's my kid! SHERRIF PLATT Well, your dumbass kid should get some common sense. Get up. Finish. Turn around. Watch them for me. You have a permit for this firearm? DRIVER Envelope in the glove box. SHERRIF PLATT Look all right to you? PRESTON Yeah. SHERRIF PLATT Keep that seatbelt on. Have a good day. DRIVER Complete waste of time. PRESTON What the hell is your problem? This some sort of game to you? SHERRIF PLATT You're the ones with the games, aren't you? You come here acting like you know everything about this town, about us? PRESTON Well, maybe I know more than you think. SHERRIF PLATT That feeling you just felt-- that scared, angry tightness in the chest-- that's what my deputies feel every day in the Houses. They're policing people who hate them. Given the chance, some of those people might hurt them. Add that to the list of things you know. PRESTON Maybe people in the Houses wouldn't hate your deputies so much. if they weren't known for killing innocent people. SHERRIF PLATT Is that your personal or professional opinion? Be careful before making accusations you can't back up. PRESTON That your personal or professional advice? SHIRLANE Welcome to Lorton Middle School, located in the plush suburbs of Gate Station, North Carolina. I'm Shirlane Woods, and I am honored to moderate this town hall meeting where we will discuss the new Eamons Education Initiative. Please join me in welcoming Governor Patricia Eamons. GOVERNOR EAMONS Thank you! Good evening. Thank you very much. SHAMEEKA You all right? SHAWN Kind of nervous. SHAMEEKA You'll be fine. Just speak your truth, okay? SHIRLANE Governor, we'd love for you to tell us more about your initiative. GOVERNOR EAMONS Schools like West Gate Middle School are closing down because they've lost their accreditation. And the people who are left to suffer are the children of that community. Therefore, under my initiative, we will spend $3 million not only to renovate and train qualified educators at West Gate, but at four other schools in the state as well. I want to thank Pastor Janae Jones for helping bring this crisis to my attention, along with the young man you'll be hearing from a little later. SHIRLANE So while we're creating a new and improved West Gate Middle School, students who attended that school will be given a choice. Currently, they've been told to go to Jackson Junior High, 15 miles away. This will remain an option. However, former West Gate students will also be given the choice to attend Lorton. CROWD SHIRLANE So you're talking about bussing kids from the Houses to this school? GOVERNOR EAMONS I'm talking about giving children an opportunity to learn in an environment without overcrowded classrooms. This is an opportunity to bring divided communities together. West Gate students and Lorton students will benefit from this beyond what we can measure. SHIRLANE Certainly the taxpayers will be able to measure the costs. GOVERNOR EAMONS Taxpayers won't pay a cent. My initiative is privately funded. SHIRLANE From whom? GOVERNOR EAMONS Arlen Cox and The Cox Group Financial. ANNOUNCER Paid for by Penn Moder, running for governor of North Carolina. MODER The safety of our children is of the utmost importance. Once elected governor, I'll continue to work tirelessly to develop legislation like the Jess Carr "Call First" bill. PRESTON I just got back from Cory's motel. His uncle's restless. Cory's still scared. ASHE I sent in another request for protective custody. I'll let you know. PRESTON How'd it go with the college kingpin? ASHE He swears Jesse's weed wasn't from him. I put his stash in the lab to get checked out. PRESTON So what are we doing here? ASHE I want to break down what happened the day Jesse was killed. Get inside their heads. You're Jesse. PRESTON All right. ASHE Where's your head at? PRESTON Well, a black RA beats me up. My frat gives me hell and they send me to the hood for barbecue or weed or whatever, and I'm pissed. ASHE And you had a drink or two. PRESTON Right, so the last thing I need is for some black cop to pull me over. ASHE I'm the only brother in the department. I see a white kid in the neighborhood. Doesn't seem right. I pull you over, ask for your license. PRESTON According to Beck, I don't comply. ASHE Why not? Why wouldn't you comply? PRESTON Because I'm too drunk. ASHE No, if you were that drunk I would have known it. It would have been on my report. PRESTON Okay, because I know it's a bogus stop. Racial profiling. So I call you out on it, refuse to give you my license. ASHE I tell you to get out of the car. PRESTON Then something happens and you shoot me. Question is, do you believe you did the right thing, or are you thinking of some sort of cover-up? Where's your head? ASHE I'm hoping that the life I took isn't the life of somebody good, with a future or family or friends. I'm asking myself what the hell I could have done differently. PRESTON Then Breeland shows up, right? Finds weed in the glove compartment. ASHE Right, um, Breeland was the first on the scene when Jesse was killed. PRESTON I found this in the police report. ASHE "Calvert Breeland, the first on the scene to report the murder of Joey Campbell." PRESTON Coincidence? ASHE Maybe not. Maybe he's the key to us getting Joey's case opened. PRESTON That guy has a wall up. He won't tell us anything. ASHE His wall will come down. We just have to get him to want to talk. PARENT No offense to those kids who had their school shut down. As I heard it, one of the reasons it lost its accreditation was because of rampant violence. This is the neighborhood where that drug dealer everyone is protesting about was killed. GOVERNOR EAMONS West Gate is being shut down because the building did not adhere to safety codes and students received low test scores. PARENT 2 A school with 35 to 40 students in a classroom with one teacher will always underperform. And you can't generalize African-American students as a bunch of gangsters coming to our town. That's ignorant and racist. PARENT 3 The fact that someone would demonize us for telling the truth is racist. We don't care what color they are. If those kids come to our community, we're gonna have to install metal detectors in our school. Is that the environment we want our kids to learn in? GOVERNOR EAMONS Ma'am, you won't need a metal detector; you'll need an open mind. PARENT 3 With all due respect... GOVERNOR EAMONS Hold on a second. I'm a parent too. I want what's best for my daughter, same as you want what's best for your child. That's the same thing the West Gate parents want. PARENT 3 Governor, I will gladly go along with your plan to bring kids in from the Houses if you're willing to send your own teenage daughter to a school near the Houses. Show us how open-minded you are. SHIRLANE Okay, all right. Okay, all right, please quiet down. Quiet down, okay. PRESTON Right over here, ma'am. Can I get you anything? MABEL No, I'm fine, thank you. PRESTON Three months ago, you filed a complaint against Lieutenant Breeland. MABEL I'm one of the few people in the neighborhood not scared of that man. ASHE Your complaint said he killed your husband. MABEL Every Sunday when me and my husband were driving to church, Breeland would pull us over for no reason, always looking for something. This went on for about two months. Then my husband told him enough was enough. Breeland arrested him and threw him in jail for being non-compliant and threatening an officer. He got out a few hours later, but a month after that, my husband died. You know how stressful that is, being harassed all your life? A 72-year-old black man still dealing with that crap? PRESTON Whatever happened with the complaint? MABEL Not a damn thing. ASSASSIN I'm at the kid's motel. ASHE They're safe. PRESTON You know, there's a pretty cool invention you might have heard about. It's called email. You should check it out sometime. ASHE There's another invention called "kiss my ass." PRESTON Yeah, I think I heard of that one. PRESTON I was sending a letter to my daughter. Handwritten notes are more personal. PRESTON I'll give you that. PROTESTORS ASHE We need a few minutes of your time. CALEB I'm about to go on patrol. PRESTON That'll have to wait. ASHE How would you describe your relationship with Breeland? CALEB He's my commanding officer. PRESTON He's had three complaints filed over the last year. CALEB What exactly do you want to know? ASHE We want to know if you think he's dirty. CALEB No. I don't. But next time you want to talk, then you call my union rep. ARLEN COX I see your poll numbers are up among African-Americans and college-educated whites. But your white blue-collar base seems to be favoring Penn Moder, your opponent. GOVERNOR EAMONS I like to approach the polls with a healthy dose of cynicism. ARLEN COX You didn't do yourself any favors with that town hall debacle, but the boost we're gonna give this economy is gonna silence all of your critics. Craig? CRAIG As agreed to, regarding the Cox Correctional Institution, the Cox Group Financial will employ contractors, timber workers, and paper suppliers from the state of North Carolina only. The state will also get 50% of revenues from prisoner phone cards. In addition, the Cox Group Financial will hire 400 full-time employees. GOVERNOR EAMONS Sounds good. ARLEN COX I would like to make one adjustment. Instead of the 85% prisoner occupancy number that we have been discussing previously, I'd like the state to entertain the notion of an 88% figure. GOVERNOR EAMONS Now, I would be agreeing to increased arrests, longer sentences, $30,000 per inmate? ARLEN COX But you would be able to comfortably support the entire Eamons Education... GOVERNOR EAMONS Wait, wait, wait, your attorney said we had a deal. You said we had a deal. CRAIG We almost have a deal, Governor. GOVERNOR EAMONS We're at an impasse here. I remember when your word meant something, Arlen. ARLEN COX I am a man of my word, and I gave you my word that I would help you to the utmost in your re-election bid. BREELAND So who is it this time? Some little old lady say I didn't get her cat out of a tree? ASHE Let's just cut to the chase, Lieutenant. Let's go to the interview room. BREELAND I told you already, I ain't sitting in the box like a criminal for no one. ASHE Here, then. BREELAND You're trying to build a case around me. Why? PRESTON We're just looking into some things. Got some questions to ask. BREELAND Fire away. ASHE You were first on the scene when Jesse was killed. BREELAND Well, technically, Beck was first on the scene. PRESTON You were also first on the scene when Joey Campbell was killed. How do you always find yourself at the right place at the right time? BREELAND It's called competent law enforcement. ASHE Read some complaints on you. Some would call what you do harassment and abuse of power. BREELAND Take the good with the bad. ASHE Is that what you teach your deputies, Coach? Beck learned racial profiling from you. BREELAND News flash profiling works on white people and on black people. You heard some complaints against me and you want to believe that you have me all figured out. You have no idea how many mothers and fathers come to me to thank me for keeping their kids in line. ASHE You're actually looking at me with a straight face saying you're one of the good guys? BREELAND I had a screwed up relationship with my daddy. Hated him when I was a kid. Calls me a few years ago, tells me he's got the cancer and he's scared to go through it all alone. My wife begs me to be nice, so I figured, "What the hell?" So I go through it all with him, the chemo and the radiation bull. A few months later, he dies. For the way he treated my mother, the way he left her to raise us, I'd always thought of him as a bad guy. Then I get to the funeral and all these people come up to me and they tell me he's the greatest guy in the world. Tell me stories about how he's helped them, that he was the only one that was there when no one else was. So, you see, this notion of good guys and bad guys doesn't exist for me anymore. Perfect cop, perfect citizens to police-- they don't exist either. PRESTON We don't want perfect; we want officers to uphold the law. BREELAND You see, it don't look that way to me. One of you looks like you're trying to make a name for yourself and the other one looks like you're trying to rid yourself of your demons. You two wanna be good guys? You should go back to D.C., chase down some crooked politicians, and let us go about the business of policing the people of Gate Station. You don't belong here, and you never will. Hey, guys! SARAH Pastor Janae is calling again. GOVERNOR EAMONS Is it about Arlen? SARAH She's upset about his name being involved with the Education Initiative. She feels it's a conflict of interest. GOVERNOR EAMONS Without his money, it doesn't happen. SARAH Is there any other way to make the guarantee? GOVERNOR EAMONS Pull from our overcrowded state jails instead of granting early releases. What's your opinion? SARAH I think you believe that better schools will reduce the need for more prisons. And I think you're right. GOVERNOR EAMONS Get Arlen Cox on the phone for me. SHAMEEKA Lorton's got all your school records. When you get there tomorrow, your guidance counselor will give you your class schedule. SHAWN You're not hearing me, Mom I don't want to go to that school! SHAMEEKA It ain't open for discussion. SHAWN How's it not open for discussion? You want me to speak my truth, right? Well, I'm speaking it. I'm not going to that white school. Even if you put me on that bus, I'm not going to that school where everybody hates us. SHAMEEKA You ain't got to worry about them people. SHAWN Maybe you don't, but I do! SHAMEEKA There won't be 35 kids to a classroom, everybody gonna get their own computers... SHAWN I don't care about all that! SHAMEEKA Start caring! This school gonna give you a chance. SHAWN A chance at what? Not making any friends? SHAMEEKA A chance at not ending up like your brother! I lost Joey. I can't lose you too. I can't. I can't, Shawn, please. Please, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Please... SHAWN I got you. I got you. KATIE I saw the town hall meeting online. GOVERNOR EAMONS Yeah? What'd you think? KATIE Bad move politically, Mom, but that's what made it so cool. GOVERNOR EAMONS Thank you, I think. KATIE But I do think someone had a point. GOVERNOR EAMONS Who? KATIE The lady that said you should be open-minded enough to let me go to a school by the Houses. JAKE Yeah, that's not gonna happen. KATIE Why not? GOVERNOR EAMONS For one, it's not safe. KATIE You're such a hypocrite. GOVERNOR EAMONS I'm not saying the people are dangerous; I'm saying the neighborhood... KATIE That neighborhood is made up of people-- a certain kind of people. GOVERNOR EAMONS What are you implying now, that I'm racist? KATIE Liberals can be racist too, Mom. GOVERNOR EAMONS This is not about color, Katie. Your dad and I want to give you the best education that we can provide. If I think kids like Shawn should have better schooling, why would I send my own daughter there? KATIE Because you can't keep asking people to be impatient for change while your own daughter conveniently goes to a $30,000 a year prep school. JAKE How about we conveniently change the subject? SONG ? We grow up believing ? ? In a better world ? ? Where we're free to be ourselves ? ? Like nobody else ? ? Oh, the innocence of a child ? ? The beauty of human life ? ? But this dream we once hold dear ? ? Is now controlled by fear ? ? Rosy colored glasses ? ? I see the world in all its glory today ? ? No more misery or pains ? ? Through rosy colored glasses ? ? Where all the hurt just fades away ? ? And I see a beautiful picture ? DALE Yo. SONG ? That will brighten up my day ? SHAWN Thanks. DALE Dale Johnson. SHAWN Shawn Campbell. DALE Will you help me pass some of these out? SHAWN All right. DALE Who wants some Bulldog shirts? Got more Bulldog shirts if anyone wants one. SONG ? That will brighten up my day ? ASHE Whatever the hell is going on, Breeland is in the middle of it, or he knows who is. PRESTON Well, he hasn't given us much to go on. We're no closer to getting a case open on Joey. ASHE Come on. PRESTON Where are we going? To follow the weed. ASHE There are over 600 strains of marijuana in the state. The weed that was found in Jesse's glove compartment does not match the stash from the college dealer. PRESTON But it's the same strain of marijuana found on Joey Campbell. ASHE Even though Jesse was killed four miles away from Joey's neighborhood. Even though they sell a totally different strain of weed over there. PRESTON What are you saying? ASHE I don't know. Jesse and Joey knew each other, or they bought weed from the same dealer, or somebody planted Joey's weed in Jesse's car. Either way, these two cases are connected. CARROLL Are you thinking Joey Campbell and Jesse Carr were working together, selling marijuana? PRESTON If they had a business like that in play, we think the sheriff's office would have discovered that by now. ASHE What we do know is both of these cases are connected, both these boys are dead, and it feels like a police cover-up. CARROLL Open up a case on Joey Campbell. I want to know who murdered him. And I want to know how he and Jesse were linked. PRESTON Yes, sir. Will you need extra support on this? ASHE It's a delicate situation. We think it's in the best interest of the case if just the two of us handle it. CARROLL As you wish. Keep me posted. And good work. ASHE Thank you, sir. PRESTON Thank you. ASHE Yes! PRESTON Finally! This is pretty damn huge, right? We gotta celebrate. ASHE You even know how? SONG ? Just call me, baby ? ? Love me right ? ? Baby ? ? Ooh, I love you, girl ? PRESTON Yeah. ASHE I see you. BOTH PRESTON You mind if I ask you something personal? ASHE Careful, you might not like the answer you get. Thank you. PRESTON You've been working at DOJ long enough to work any case you want. Why this one? ASHE Justice calls, I answer. PRESTON I thought maybe it was because you wanted to make things right. ASHE Make what right? PRESTON You know, the night you shot that kid. If your T.O. yells "gun" and he's wrong, that's on him, not you. Not your fault. ASHE I don't know if I'm trying to make it right or not. I don't know. But I think about that kid every day. Mm. Come on, boss. Let me see what you got. PRESTON I don't know if I can dance to the blues. ASHE Come on. Get your butt out here. SINGER CHANSON ? My mind goes crazy ? ? When my little woman you're all looking here at ? ? Packs up and goes ? ? You know, my mind goes crazy ? ? When my little woman packs up and goes ? ASHE I'm worn out, brother. ANTONIO Oh, come on, beautiful. ASHE Thank you. ANTONIO I'm sure you ain't been worn out in a real long time. ASHE I said thank you. PRESTON Hey, the lady said "No thank you." ANTONIO The lady? Or your lady? PRESTON All you need to know is that she ain't your lady, so step. ANTONIO Step? See, that's how little boys get in trouble, sticking their nose in grown man business, boy. ASHE You about to find out how much of a man he is and how much of a bitch you are. ANTONIO Yo, I ain't realize your chick was that damn crazy, man. Come on, bro. BOTH PRESTON You're crazy. SINGER CHANSON ? Baby, you know I love to... ? ASHE You know, that was a yoked-ass dude you were about to fight. PRESTON What, you don't think I can handle myself? ASHE I wouldn't want you to mess up that baby face of yours. PRESTON Like you said, you need to know I have your back. ASHE And now I do. We done good today. PRESTON We did. So, I'll see you in the morning? ASHE Yeah. First thing. PRESTON PASTOR JANAE Even in the darkest night, there is a truth. CROWD Yes! PASTOR JANAE When your friends, your allies, they forsake you... When your friends and allies forsake you, there is a truth. If you don't say it, it may not be said. But as long as you have the courage to face it, as long as you have the courage to tell it, as long as you have the courage to live it, the truth will prevail.