Truth Be Told (2019) s03e10 Episode Script

[SIRENS WAILING]
["IN LOVING MEMORY" PLAYING]
[SPEAKER ON INTERCOM, INDISTINCT]
[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
Sorry.
[GASPS]
[SOBS]
How did it happen?
I got [SIGHS] OPD
reviewing CCTV footage of the area.
Y you have to find
who did this. Please.
Think Rochelle might be the shooter?
I'm not ruling anything out.
I got unis planted
outside of Trey's old house
and the recording studio.
Both places are dark.
We also got eyes on the
blade, but, uh, nothing so far.
If we can get Rochelle to
confess to murdering Finney,
then she can flip on
whoever ordered her to do it.
It's possible that
person is behind this too.
- [MARKUS SIGHS]
- But what if Eva wasn't the target?
Trini.
She was about to testify against Ochoa.
Maybe the shooter missed.
Or Eva was protecting Trini.
- So this was because of me?
- No. Sweetheart, it's not your fault.
- [TRINI BREATHES HEAVILY]
- [MARKUS SIGHS]
["RUNNING" PLAYING]
- You seen Rochelle?
- She ain't been around here in a minute.
- Hey.
- [SIGHS] Hey.
Any word?
Nah, Rochelle's not around.
It's just weird 'cause she
never misses a cash drop.
That's a big deal.
Something's up. She must be laying low.
Trey always did the same when
shit was going down with the cops.
- Has Rochelle been acting strange lately?
- Not really.
Just extra talk about how
we're gonna have to step up.
- Step up how?
- Like go recruit.
I didn't wanna do it.
Thanks, Devon.
I'll be in touch.
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
How're you holding up?
- Well [SIGHS] I haven't had a drink.
- Good.
But I am gonna to tell
Zarina what happened.
That's a bad idea.
- No, listen.
- She's pregnant.
- It's gonna confuse the situation
- I know you disagree.
- and gonna make her insecure.
- But I need to be honest when
Did I, uh, step in something?
- No. No.
- Not at all. No.
Uh, any updates?
Well, ballistics says a Five-Seven
is the likely murder weapon.
Can't know for sure until we find it.
It is still possible that
Rochelle was the shooter.
[MARKUS] What about Ochoa?
I know for a fact he has a
hunting license, all right.
And he has a membership
to a shooting club.
And the lieutenant's gonna
bring him in and question him.
Okay. Until we find Rochelle, we
should start focusing on Hackman.
[MARKUS] We know about the
one-way messaging, so
Yep.
And we know Ochoa's surveillance company
supplied the feed for blackmail.
What would be Hackman's motivation
for blackmailing these men?
Look at 'em. They're
successful developers.
Bay Area power players.
Maybe Hackman wanted to ensure
favors from them for Questeur.
So Hackman gets favors
and the johns get to live
out their illicit fantasies
in a protected environment.
Right.
But Hackman and Finney go way
back to their college days.
They were friends.
So if Hackman's the guy, what
would make him blackmail Finney now?
Lee thought of Andrew as a
frat boy with a big future.
Of course that was before we
learned about his criminal dealings.
Are you aware that Finney
threw parties at Stanford
with underage girls?
I heard rumors. But
I never believed them.
Finney was top of his class,
and he was always the most
charismatic man in the room.
Well, did your husband go
to any of Finney's parties?
Sometimes.
See. I think Lee was
blackmailing Finney.
Blackmailing? They were friends.
Maybe Lee needed a way
to strong-arm Finney
into using his influence on the
city council to help Questeur.
Finney changed his vote on
the zoning for the campus,
but that doesn't mean that Lee
blackmailed him into doing it.
My theory is he's heading
up the sex trafficking ring.
This company is his life's work.
Why would he jeopardize that?
I've come to understand
that sometimes people you love
do things you don't expect.
Whose idea was it to
have you deal mostly
with the philanthropy side of things?
His.
Leaving him to run the corporation?
I know what you're getting
at, and you're wrong.
Just because Lee runs the business
doesn't mean that I'm
oblivious to its operations.
Then help me.
Give me access to
Questeur's accounting files,
tax documents, employee files
You're asking me to hand over records
so that you can use
them against my husband.
My husband of 30 years.
If there's nothing to hide,
then there should be
no problem helping us.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[KNOCKING]
[ZARINA] Hey. Got your favorite.
Strawberry ice cream and half-and-half.
[BREATHES HEAVILY] Mom, I've
I've been seeing the
news. [BREATHES HEAVILY]
And there was [BREATHES SHAKILY]
even a cop who was part of the ring.
And he refused to testify against them.
That's true.
[BREATHES HEAVILY] That
means that he's scared.
How do you feel?
[BREATHES SHAKILY] I
[SOBS] I don't wanna do
it. I don't wanna testify.
Okay. O Okay.
If you don't testify, that
means Ochoa could walk.
I know, but I [GASPS, SNIFFS]
I've been thinking about it a lot and
And I I ID'd him to the police
after the mixer and everything.
He got arrested, but
then he got out on bail.
They all did. [BREATHES HEAVILY] And
And then they found I
had drugs in my system.
His His lawyers said that
[STAMMERS] that my ID shouldn't count.
The judge will still take your ID
into consideration at the trial.
But Melanie told me that [STUTTERS]
the police found a
video of her with her john.
And that means that
that he will be found
guilty at his trial. Right?
- [ZARINA] Mmm.
- That's right.
But we haven't gotten a call
about a video of me with
- [SIGHS]
- [TRINI] That means that there isn't one.
I don't know. I just feel like
I feel like I'm-I'm
terrified of doing this thing
that might not put him in jail.
She's not doing another
preliminary hearing.
- This is dangerous.
- Zarina.
There has gotta be another way.
There has to be.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
All right.
- I wanna do right by Ms. Pierre. I do.
- [ZARINA] Oh.
But, Daddy, they tried to kill me.
- Okay. All right. All right. Okay.
- [SOBS] I can't.
[INHALES SHARPLY] It's all right.
[WHISTLING]
[PHONE RINGS]
[SIGHS]
Ezra.
[EZRA] I know it's late.
I just heard just about Eva Pierre.
- So tragic.
- It is.
Sh She reached out
to me a few days ago.
Begged me not to take
legal action against you.
She did?
She said, by not airing her interview,
you were trying to protect her
from being judged in the
court of public opinion.
- I thought I was doing the right thing.
- Listen.
Boisterous is still your partner.
I shouldn't have rushed to conclusions.
Well, thank you.
She really believed in the mission.
[SIGHS] Good night.
[SIREN WAILING]
This is Detective Billy Aames.
I'm en route with a gunshot victim,
arriving in approximately four minutes.
- Do you remember when we first met?
- Shh. You shouldn't talk.
I thought,
- "This bitch is louder than me."
- [CHUCKLES]
"How's this going to work?"
Well, we found a way, though.
Nobody was talking about
these girls before you.
Oh, we did that together.
[BREATHES SHAKILY]
Can I tell you something?
[POPPY SIGHS, SHUSHES] Don't.
As friends?
I went to Finney's funeral.
[POPPY] Oh.
Not out of respect or anything.
- To close the book. I get it.
- I knew you would.
[EVA] I knew you would.
[AAMES] At least this time I'm looking
for evidence linked to an actual crime.
[SCOFFS] You know, even
though she wasn't kidnapped,
what Emily Mills did was criminal.
What was her punishment?
Community service.
That's the system for ya.
Well, I got more good news.
We brought Ochoa in,
and he swears he was
at home with his wife.
- Their stories line up with each other.
- Of course they do.
A call from his cell phone,
ordered Chinese food to the house.
And we don't have a murder weapon.
The gun he takes to the
shooting club isn't it.
Hey, I have I have
checked AFIS. There's nothing.
You and I both know anybody
can get a gun illegally.
It wouldn't show up on any database.
Well, there's nothing usable on
the courthouse cameras either.
- [SIGHS] Goddamn it.
- I'm sorry.
- Hey. [SIGHS]
- Thank you.
Well, we got two killers to find
and a trafficking ring to nail.
Herbie, start us another pot.
- You got it.
- Thanks.
This is, uh
This is Questeur's early
profit margin. It's in the red.
It looks like the company was
drowning when they first started it.
- Oh. That's common for most start-ups.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Hold on. Check this out.
See here? Zero investors.
Then, six months later,
there's a great, big turnaround.
- Look at all this.
- [POPPY] Hmm.
Maybe Hackman started trafficking girls
to bring in wealthy
investors to Questeur.
Maybe. [SIGHS]
The blackmail videos
date back to that year.
[PHONE RINGS]
It's Devon.
- Hey.
- [DEVON] Hey, Poppy. Rochelle's here.
Okay, gotcha.
Rochelle's down at the blade.
- You guys go. I got it. Okay.
- We'll call you.
[DEVON] Wait a minute.
You not listening. I'm
trying to tell you something.
- What you talking about?
- I'm trying to tell you about these girls.
- [TIRES SCREECHING]
- Oh, sh
[POLICE SIREN BLARES]
- [AAMES] Hey!
- [MARKUS] Freeze! Freeze!
- Freeze! OPD!
- Rochelle!
- [AAMES] Stop! OPD!
- [MARKUS] Rochelle, stop!
- [ROCHELLE PANTS]
- Hey!
- Stop running!
- [ROCHELLE PANTS]
- [MARKUS] Stop, goddamn it!
- [GRUNTS]
Stop!
[PANTING]
- I'll go this way.
- [MARKUS] All right.
[PANTING]
[MARKUS] Hey! Rochelle!
- [PANTING, GRUNTS]
- Hey! Hey! Stop! Goddamn it!
[SIREN WAILING]
- Stop running!
- [PANTING]
- Whoa, whoa!
- Easy.
- Whoa!
- Rochelle. Stop.
- [OFFICER] Freeze! OPD!
- It's over.
- [MARKUS] Stop!
- [AAMES GRUNTS]
- [ROCHELLE STRUGGLING]
- Relax!
- It's over.
- [MARKUS] Relax!
[AAMES] Give me your hands.
So I hear you're running shit
now. You trying to be like Trey?
[CHUCKLES] I loved Trey,
but he was small-time.
- I'ma be way bigger than him.
- Oh, yeah? Then what's your end game?
I was promised things.
Well, whoever is promising
things is going down.
And where's that gonna
leave you? Let's go.
Rochelle Johnson, you're under arrest
for the murder of Andrew Finney.
You have the right to remain silent.
[LINE RINGS]
- [POPPY] Hey.
- Poppy.
- Yes?
- It's Sybil.
W What's going on?
Lee's talking the board
into shutting down the app,
so he can get rid of the
one-way messaging function.
[SIGHS] Okay. Okay. Thank you.
[SIGHS]
Now this becoming a routine
for you, Miss Johnson.
Security cams show her in the elevator
going back-and-forth to the laundry room
at the time of Eva Pierre's murder.
Told you.
Well, so you're alibied
for Eva. Not Finney.
Just 'cause I picked up a car
don't mean I killed somebody.
True. But Finney made
a dying declaration.
Do you know what that is?
After your hit-and-run,
he was still alive.
He told officers he saw the driver.
He named you.
Rochelle, if you cooperate,
the DA will go easier on you.
Fuck. [SIGHS]
It was payback.
When I got outta jail,
I went to the studio.
I saw Sun shoot Trey and
then plant a piece on him.
Later, I heard him on the phone
talking 'bout he took care of it.
[AAMES] Did you hear
who he was talking to?
No. But he said, "I heard
you're planting a fucking tree."
Finney.
Later, I saw on the
news some campaign event
with Finney planting a tree.
So I tracked him down.
For revenge?
At that point? No.
There was a job opening.
Told him I was Trey's girl,
and I knew what he did.
Told him I wanted a promotion
in exchange for my silence.
I gave him my number.
Did he contact you?
I got a text from the
Q-app. Unknown number.
Said to stand by for
further instructions.
What's your passcode?
But the shit disappears.
All right. Then talk to us.
When did you hear from him again?
Took a few weeks to get a text message.
"Pick up the car and take out Finney."
And that's when I understood he
wasn't the one calling the shots.
Who was?
Never met the boss.
But I was promised a
new life to do the hit.
So you ran him over three times?
I don't play.
She gave it all up.
[SIGHS]
That's one down.
You know, Devon told me that Rochelle
had been hiding out in a condo downtown.
It must've been payment
for taking out Finney.
[PHONE CHIMES]
[POPPY] You can't reply, can you?
- No.
- [BEEPING]
[SHUTTER CLICKING]
We're keeping Rochelle's appointment.
We got a view of the roof.
[MARKUS] Copy that.
A black SUV is pulling in down here.
[POPPY] Got it.
It's not Hackman.
It's his driver, maybe?
[AAMES] He's on his phone.
- [PHONE CHIMES]
- I'm here. I'm in the parking lot.
No sign of anyone.
All right. All right. I'll be there.
[POPPY] We have to find
out who he reports back to.
Okay, he's on his way
back down. Follow him.
He's going north on Telegraph.
I think I know where he's
going. We're on our way.
[MARKUS] All right.
[POP MUSIC PLAYING IN DISTANCE]
[SHUTTER CLICKS]
I lost him in the crowd. But
the envelope is in the car.
Okay, but we have to find
him reporting back to Hackman.
- Let's do it.
- Okay. I got the middle.
I got the far right. [SIGHS]
[ATTENDEES CHATTERING]
[CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING]
[ATTENDEE 1] Mr. Hackman, right here.
[CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING]
[CROWD CHEERING]
Good day, Oakland!
- [PHONE CHIMES]
- [LEE] This is a new day for Questeur.
We are officially joining
the community here in Oakland,
- bringing jobs, and industry
- Anything?
and opportunity to the East Bay!
[CHEERING]
- We can and will do this together.
- [PHONE CHIMES]
The people of Oakland, its leaders
and those of us here at
Questeur envision a better world.
He couldn't have sent it. It's not him.
And who doesn't want a
better world? Am I right?
[LEE] We could use it. [CHUCKLES]
Let's give San Francisco and
Silicon Valley a run for their money.
What do you say?
- [ATTENDEE 2] Absolutely!
- [ATTENDEE 3] Yeah!
[LEE] And so now, without further ado,
I would like to introduce to you
your mayor-elect, Everett Hoagland.
[CHEERING]
Thank you, Lee.
- To all of you turning out at the polls
- I'll stay with Hackman.
Good.
and using your power as citizens
to vote for what you believe in.
We are a city that is bleeding.
Two days ago
- Sybil.
- Oh. Poppy.
- I don't know how I missed it.
- I'm sorry?
You contacted Nadia
Jimenez all those years ago.
You held on to that video.
And then, when Questeur was having
trouble getting off the ground,
you blackmailed Finney with it.
He changed his vote to
move Questeur to Oakland.
Wow. You will go to amazing lengths
for a story. It's impressive.
Finney told you about
Rochelle's desire to step up.
So when he became a liability,
you dispatched her to take him out.
Why would I traffic women?
My guess is, in some twisted
way, you did it out of love.
Lee was trying to save Questeur.
You wanted to help but were shut out.
Then you remembered
Finney's successful parties.
So you already knew how some
men would dole out huge favors
in exchange for sex with underage girls.
Oh, they gave you
funding, zoning, access.
You were making it happen for Questeur.
You created the one-way
messaging. You ran the ring.
Hold on. You have a
podcast, not a badge.
- You've got the wrong person.
- Exactly.
There's no way that Sybil
could create that function.
Really? I mean, wasn't she a
prolific coder once upon a time?
Yes, well, that was
a very long time ago.
But for years, she's been
running a charitable foundation.
I do more than that.
With you, she was forced
into a supporting role.
Running the trafficking ring
is all under her control.
Absurd. It would jeopardize
everything I've been building.
Everything you've been building?
[SCOFFS] When we needed investors,
you sat around and sent emails to VCs.
And then you moped.
I wasn't about to lose a
company that I helped create,
so I found a way to fund it,
to expand it,
to control it.
By doing this? By breaking the law?
Where was this pious outrage
when Finney was doing it?
I made you rich. One of the
most respected men in tech.
What about the girls?
What about them?
The pawns in your game
weren't just the men.
There were children too.
And until you, no one
was even looking for them.
Who's gonna believe that a woman
controlled a trafficking ring?
You have nothing.
Oh.
I made you rich. One of the
most respected men in tech.
What about the girls?
- What is this?
- What about them?
Sybil Hackman, you're being arrested
for violation of the RICO Act
- [STAMMERS]
- conspiracy to commit murder.
I'll take the phone. Put
your hands behind your back.
Let's go.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[SCREAMING]
[GUNSHOTS]
[SCREAMING CONTINUES]
[GASPS, BREATHING HEAVILY]
Yeah. All right. Thank you, sir.
That was the DA. [SIGHS]
We were able to confirm
that Sybil sent the
hidden Questeur messages.
She's looking at 20-plus years for
trafficking and murder for hire.
Were you able to link Ochoa
to Sybil through the messaging?
No.
No, Ochoa will likely
get a year in county jail
for storing the blackmail videos,
which he'll probably
do on a work release.
- But
- Hey. [PANTING]
Trini remembers seeing Bill
Ochoa at the courthouse.
- She saw him?
- So, we have a witness?
Hold on. Not his face exactly.
She says he does this
thing with his neck.
She saw it at the, uh, mixer house.
She knows Ochoa was the shooter!
Markus, you know that's not enough.
I still need justice for my daughter.
Can't Sybil confirm
that Ochoa raped her?
Look, we tried, and she's not talking.
- Trini deserves better. So does Eva.
- [MARKUS SIGHING]
So, if you're solving
for Y, then you need to
Add negative eight to both sides.
That's what's up.
- You got this.
- [POPPY] Hey, you two.
- Cydie here yet?
- No. No, she has no idea.
Uh So, uh, how are you doing
with the Alexander of it all?
[GROANS] Part of me hopes Markus
is not able to find the address.
And the other part
- [SHREVE] Here she is.
- [DESIREE] Mrs. Cydie.
[LAUGHING]
Ooh. Ooh. What's going on?
- [CYDIE] No way! Daddy!
- [SHREVE] I got you a new bike.
- The Capstones blessed it.
- [GASPS]
And I want you to patrol with me.
I love it, Daddy.
Jesus.
- Go on. Hop on.
- Yes!
[CHUCKLES] Shit.
Oh, my God. I feel like
me for the first time!
- [LAUGHING]
- Sh
Oh, yeah. Crank that shit! [CHUCKLES]
- All day, every day, bitches!
- [CAPSTONE CHUCKLES]
[BLUES PLAYING ON SPEAKERS]
Can't win 'em all, Pop.
I know.
I just feel for Markus and his family.
They could run into Ochoa anytime.
You think Ochoa and his wife
were lying about him being home
and that he really was the shooter?
Especially with what Trini saw.
Markus must feel so helpless.
[SIGHS]
I know what that's like as a man.
Devastating things happen when
you can't protect your loved ones.
I don't blame you for any of it.
It's when you put the blame on
yourself that wears at your soul.
That's what Markus has to deal with.
He'll never get a good
night's sleep again.
You think he'll start drinking?
Well, I just worry about
him. He's like a son to me.
You should try to enjoy the party.
[POPPY] Lil?
Keep an eye on Daddy.
Yeah, I always do.
[SIGHS]
I gotta be honest, you know. I'm,
uh I'm struggling right now.
I know, babe. Me too.
No.
I mean, I'm really
I'm really not handling shit well.
You know, it's why I
started drinking. It's
It's why I damn near became a stalker.
That's why I wasn't
connecting with Trini.
It's gonna be okay.
[SIGHS]
I'm not so sure about that.
Look, a couple of weeks ago,
I was with Poppy and, uh
- Ooh. [SIGHS] Oh, my God.
- What's wrong?
- [GROANS, GASPS]
- What's the matter?
- Huh?
- My water broke.
- My wa Yeah. [GROANS]
- What? Okay, okay.
Come on.
- It's go time.
- [GROANS]
- [ZARINA HUMMING]
- [MARKUS CHUCKLES]
Goodness.
[INHALES, EXHALES SHARPLY]
- Can I hold this sweet baby?
- [CHUCKLES]
- I'm taking her right now.
- Here you go.
[INHALES DEEPLY] Here you go.
Look at her. [SUCKS TEETH]
- Oh.
- Oh, look at this baby.
Mmm, yeah.
- [GASPS] She's so little.
- She's so beautiful.
Mmm. Mmm.
- Hey. Hey, Skye.
- [CHUCKLES]
I want you to know that I'm
going to be the best big sister.
- [ZARINA CHUCKLES]
- Um
What's the matter, baby?
I think I wanna do the recovery program.
The one in Wyoming? You're sure?
I have to work on myself
if I wanna be a good sister.
[CHUCKLES]
- But you guys aren't disappointed in me?
- No.
For not testifying. You
don't think I'm weak?
Your survival is your strength,
not whether or not you testify.
- [ZARINA] Okay?
- That's right.
If anything, I'm disappointed in myself
for letting you and your mother down.
Perfection isn't the
goal, hon. Never was.
You be the best you you
can be, whatever that means.
Let me tell you something.
- This little girl right here
- Yeah.
- is very lucky to have you as a sister.
- [ZARINA] These toes!
- Oh. [SHUSHES]
- She looks just like you.
- She's so little.
- That little nose.
[ZARINA HUMMING]
- I love you guys.
- [ZARINA] Love you.
- [MARKUS] Absolutely.
- Yeah.
We love you too.
[VINCE] If Ms. Pierre were here,
her hope for each of you students
would be to nurture this garden.
In doing so,
you would acknowledge your
own growth and blossom.
So today, I am honored to
usher in this beautiful garden,
sponsored by Boisterous Media,
to help us commemorate
the lives that we've lost.
Drea would have loved it here.
[SIGHS] We're planting these all over,
Rosa Andrea. [CHUCKLES]
That's beautiful.
Thank you, Poppy. For everything.
- [POPPY] Hey.
- Hey.
[CLEARS THROAT]
When I was a younger man,
I, uh, never thought I'd be
working with kids. [CHUCKLES]
Oh, they really seem to respond to you.
Well, I am pretty cool.
- Oh, you don't say.
- I do say.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
How's Trini?
I think she's, uh, still a
little bit nervous around crowds.
I don't blame her.
That asshole, Ochoa, gets to
walk around like nothing happened.
He killed Eva, didn't he?
Yeah. But we can't prove it.
- [GROANS] Hmm.
- It's so frustrating.
I won't stop trying
to get justice for her.
I promise.
I'm gonna hold you to that.
- You do that.
- I will.
[CHUCKLES]
This is so beautiful.
Yeah, it is.
[POPPY] The process of recovery
is a great undertaking.
For those who have been wounded,
time is required to heal.
For those who have lost,
a journey through grief must be taken.
Oakland lost a beloved daughter
during this investigation,
the principal of Oak Creek High School,
a dynamic woman named Eva Pierre.
Recently, I interviewed her,
and she shared with me
her own experience being trafficked.
In the coming days,
you'll hear Eva's story.
By telling it, she sheds light on
the darkest corners of our community.
- [POPPY] But
- Eleven.
Eva's story is not one of trauma.
It's of recovery.
Sometimes, facing the
truth is what we need
to see who we are and who we can be.
For some, facing the
truth about themselves
results in justice
being served for others.
Sybil Hackman, cofounder of Questeur,
built an empire buttressed by blackmail,
coercion and exploitation.
She faces the rest of
her life in prison,
because no one should benefit
when children are exploited.
[POPPY] By trafficking young
girls, Sybil lost sight,
not only of justice,
but of her own humanity.
But the reality is,
justice for some does
not mean justice for all.
You think you just go
back, live life like normal?
- Who are you?
- I should blow your fucking head off.
You leave this city for good.
- Whoa. I I don't know what you think
- You know what you did!
Shit.
[BOTH GRUNTING]
[SHREVE STRAINING]
[STRAINING CONTINUES]
- [GUNSHOT]
- [GRUNTS]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
You shouldn't have followed me.
But I did.
[POPPY] I will continue to fight to
eradicate trafficking in Oakland.
Let's go.
[POPPY] For Oakland's
children and for myself.
["DEMONS" PLAYING]
Will you join me?
My name is Poppy Scoville,
and I'd like you to reconsider.
[PHONE CHIMES]
[SONG CONTINUES]