Episode 3

Rusty received an anonymous text message that pointedly stated: “Rusty, I know you were there that night.”Barbara was keenly aware of something unusual about Rusty, and he showed her the disturbing text message.Rusty freely admitted that he had visited Caroline's house on the night of her misfortune.This fact was undoubtedly a huge shock to Barbara, so she chose to leave alone to calm her inner turmoil.

Meanwhile, elsewhere, Raymond wakes up from a nightmare about Rusty's alleged murder of Caroline.His wife Lorraine watched him worriedly, fearing that the case would bring too much mental pressure to him.Early the next morning, Rusty's cell phone rang again, and a new text message came into view: “Damen Silos, three o'clock.”He shows this message to Raymond, who is angry that Rusty hid his whereabouts that night.Raymond firmly advises Rusty not to risk meeting the sender, but Rusty is eager to uncover the truth behind the text.

Barbara works at an art gallery and has been forced to take a break from her job due to continued media attention.She chose a quiet bar as a safe haven and confided her troubles to the understanding bartender.The bartender's handsome appearance also left a certain impression on her, which she mentioned in her conversation with Lorraine, who encouraged her to pursue her own happiness with an open mind.Back at the DA's office, Agent Rigo encounters strong opposition from Tommy and Nick, who insist that she stay out of Rusty's case.

This is because Rigaud has been obsessed with investigating the relationship between Liam Reynolds and Bonnie Davis, and they believe that the focus should be on Rusty.As he left the office, Rigaud placed a call and asked for detailed files on the Bonnie Davis case.In the end, Rusty couldn't resist his inner impulse, and he followed the instructions in the text message and went to Damen Silos's address.Unexpectedly, waiting for him was Caroline's son Michael.

Michael claimed to have photo and video evidence of Rusty at Caroline's home that night and had turned the material over to the district attorney.He admitted that he had called Rusty here just to see his reaction, which confused Rusty.The prosecutor, attorney, Rusty, and the judge came together for an in-depth discussion of the available evidence in the case.Raymond was surprised to find that he was listed as a prosecution witness, a change that caused quite a stir in the court.

Raymond then mentioned the photo evidence Michael had, and the judge immediately ordered Tommy and Nick to hand over relevant materials immediately.As night falls, Jayden asks Rusty about the specific evidence the prosecution has.Rusty explained the current situation in detail, but he emphasized that the evidence is mostly circumstantial.Kyle further asked Rusty if he had considered the possibility of pleading guilty, as he thought it would be much shorter than the jail time he would face if he lost the case.

Upon hearing this, Rusty panics, mistakenly believing that his son also thinks he is the murderer.Barbara stepped in just in time to calm him down, assuring him that Kyle just didn't want to lose him.Kyle later apologized to Rusty, and the misunderstanding between the two was resolved.In a dark bar, Nick and Tommy had a heated discussion about the direction of the case's investigation.They decided to abandon pursuing the obstruction of investigation charge and instead devote all their efforts to the murder charge.

Tommy appears determined to make Rusty pay for his actions, while Nick expresses concern about his enthusiasm.At the same time, in order to strengthen the defense of the case, Raymond hired another experienced defense lawyer, Mia.In the process of reviewing the case materials, Mia keenly asked Rusty whether his feelings for Caroline were out of love or pure lust.Rusty admitted it was both.When Mia presses him about when he first developed deep feelings for Caroline, Rusty recalls a sexual assault case they worked on together.

During that incident, he witnessed Caroline treat the victim, a young girl, with an unprecedented tenderness and kindness.At that moment, his feelings for Caroline changed profoundly.Elsewhere, at Kyle's baseball game, Barbara felt the eyes of those around her focused on her.After the game, Rusty and Raymond went to Caroline's residence to investigate.As Rusty walked through the familiar rooms, he couldn't help but think of the good times he had spent with Caroline.

Raymond reminded Rusty to give up pursuing the Bonnie Davis case and finding other suspects, and focus all his energy on the current case.When Rusty returned home exhausted, he received an email from Michael.Attached to the email were photos and videos, mostly records of the fun times they had spent together.However, in several of the photos, a mysterious figure wearing a hood appeared - it was Rusty's son Kyle, standing outside the house, seemingly monitoring something.This discovery made Rusty's heart suddenly heavy, and he began to wonder whether his son was also involved in this complicated case.