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I can make the sun rise in the west.

So...

...what do you say?

You know what?

Get to work.

Good choice.

Yes, I told him to use his dead son's song

to promote his career.

- And no, I don't have any guilt about that.

- So you're not stealing?

I am giving Trevor Evans

his wildest dream.

Are you telling me

his son wouldn't want that?

- You're not being honest with me.

- I am the most honest person you know.

I am the only person

who is willing to admit...

...what the rest of the world never will.

I'm in this for me.

But at what cost?

What goes around

does not come around.

Believe me.

If it did...

...my father would not

have made billions.

X:

You just don't know.

If you were anywhere on the planet

six months ago...

...then you heard all about Will Evans'

death on the 10 freeway...

...just after his first big tour date.

Just an amazingly sad story.

Well, tonight, Will's father,

rock legend Trevor Evans, is here...

...to talk about and debut

his brand-new single, "On and On."

He's dedicated it to his son Will.

I've heard it. It's amazing.

So, everybody,

let's bring out Trevor Evans.

MAN:

Yeah!

[CROWD CHEERING]

[PLAYING "ON AND ON"]

[SINGING]

These people try to get inside

My head

Sometimes I think

They'd rather see me dead

Should I get up and walk away

A failure is not what I set out to be

On and on

On and on

On and on

It's the little things

That get me through the day

LANCE:

Selani.

Hey, it's Lancey. He made it.

I thought you got lost in the traffic.

About time.

Come on, baby, move.

I gotta talk business.

Come on, come on.

Come on. Oh, before you go,

come here for a second.

Just bend down for a second.

Okay, go ahead.

- What's up?

- I got your text. Tell me the good news.

- Do you want some sunscreen?

- I'm good.

- Are you sure?

- Selani.

Hold your horses. We got a hearing.

- That's what I wanna hear.

- I know that's what you wanna hear.

[SIGHS]

It's locked down.

- DA's office has to do an investigation, we...

- You couldn't tell me this over the phone?

Over the phone?

WOMAN:
Here you go.

- Thank you, baby.

Appreciate that. Go away, we got

business we're trying to finish up here.

[SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

Right.

Look, these hearings can be touchy.

It's all about controlling the risks.

Now, listen to me a second.

Angelica's oncologist was a guy

by the name of Spenser Hamilton, okay?

His testimony is gonna be critical...

...to your sister's state of mind

at the time of her disappearance.

So if, uh...

If he testifies that she's...

...say, suicidal?

Well, now...

...that would make a difference, yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

This has been very helpful.

I'm glad, Lance.

I'm glad it's been helpful.

Let's get a drink.

Yo, baby.

Hey, we need another drink over here.

She's all upset now. Baby, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. Please come back.

[CAR ALARM CHIRPS]

LANCE:
It's never easy to escape our past,

doctor.

The truth is...

...we are all on the run.

But today is the day

when it has all caught up to you.

Right now.

Right now you're feeling that electric sting

running down your spine.

The shock, the regret.

"How does he know?

What should I do?"

None of that matters now.

All that matters now is whether

you want everyone you've ever met...

...to learn that you fathered a child

with one of your patients...

...only to abandon them.

Or let that secret stay a secret forever.

- What do you want me to do?

LANCE:
Testify.

SPENSER:

What?

LANCE:

My sister wanted to die.

Why do you care?

You've got far bigger problems than that,

don't you, doctor?

See you in court.

JAKE:

It doesn't matter what he said.

It doesn't matter what he offered you.

Perjury is a crime.

And you will be prosecuted.

He got to the doctor.

How do you know?

You should've seen his face.

Whatever they got on him, it's good.

So, what's the doctor's story?

He says that Vita was depressed

from the terminal cancer.

Likely went to an exotic destination

and committed suicide...

...or died of the cancer in private.

- What if he's telling the truth?

- He's not.

Are you willing to bet your career

on that?

She's in Mexico.

You know it and I know it.

And she did it to herself.

And we're never gonna be able

to do anything about that.

You coerced a man

into lying under oath.

I convinced a liar to tell more lies.

Hello, Lance.

The detective is no liar.

Detective Russell lacks...

...perspective.

One million dollars.

It'll attract too much attention

all at once.

But after a couple of years...

...you'll get everything.

I don't want your money.

Come on. That's rash.

Who will get the money

if it doesn't go to me?

No one.

Is that what you want?

Losing a wife,

that changed you, didn't it?

Because something has to make sense,

doesn't it?

It can't be so random

that someone like me has everything...

...while someone like you

has to suffer so much.

Something has to balance it out,

doesn't it?

Justice.

Right, detective?

Feels good to make this about her,

doesn't it?

This is about her.

It's about you.

I'm not the one who's dead.

No.

But if you keep this up...

...you will be.

Do you know my father cut me out

of his will?

He was abusive...

...my father...

...in just about every way possible.

I decided enough was enough.

Angelica didn't.

I'm not a shrink.

Ever remarry?

No.

One million dollars.

I get my money.

And you get a new life.

[BILLIARD BALLS CLATTER]

How'd you know about my wife?

I can't stop thinking about her.

The painting she was working on...

... I never took it down.

Her clothes are still in the closet,

exactly where she left them.

She's still there.

She's still there.

No.

She's gone.

The problem is...

...so are you.

God help me.

TREVOR:
Thanks, pal.

- Have fun.

TREVOR:

To the new tour.

["ON AND ON" PLAYING

OVER SPEAKERS]

Been a long time.

Too long.

Taking these with you?

I'm good.

Is that so?

So tell me...

...late at night when you're all alone...

...in that big hotel suite...

...and the adrenaline of the cheers

from the crowds have long subsided...

...and all you are left with

are the haunting sounds...

...of your son singing...

..."On and On"...

...what then?

X:

Truth is like water.

It washes away the dirt and the filth

of lies and deception.

But we can't live on water alone.

Peace is what sustains us

like a warm meal.

JAKE:

Everett was in on it.

X:

You have been lied to...

... and you have been deceived.

The truth will wash that away.

But, Jake, you must find peace...

... and in that absolution...

... you will be healed.

EVERETT:

You've got 90 seconds.

That's a bit dramatic, don't you think?

You could ask for a transfer.

Why didn't you tell me?

Because you have yet to understand

the difference between what is legal...

...and what is justice.

This is not justice.

Really? For Lance, it was.

He got what he should have been given

a long time ago.

It was a good deal he offered you.

You should have taken it.

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