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partner.

You think Levon found

out about the money?

And maybe Levon decided

to find himself another

rich boyfriend--

like Paul Hale?

And then Walter found

out about Paul and--

Levon.

Levon, and put the

pills in Paul's drink?

That's it!

We solved it!

Good job, boys.

Just a couple problems

with your theory.

One, Levon and Walter

were in group therapy

at the exact time

of Paul's death.

And number two,

Paul wasn't just planning

to leave the group.

He was planning to take

down the entire

Phoenix Foundation with him.

...but the truth

turned out to be

something totally different.

I wanted to believe

I wanted to change.

And I did change, finally.

Just not in the way

I was expecting.

What is that?

The reason Paul

Hale was murdered.

Have you called

Larry Phelps?

Yeah, and I've left like

six messages but nothing.

I even contacted

his landlady

but she hasn't

seen him all week.

It's like

he's vanished.

He hasn't vanished.

He's hiding.

Is that him?

Yeah.

This is why he

was so scared.

He knows whatever

Paul knew.

And whoever killed

Paul is after him now.

Rain check?

Rain check.

I'm looking for a buddy

of mine, Larry Phelps,

you know him?

Yeah... but

he's not here.

Nobody's seen

him all week.

Of course.

Well, he's got some

footage I need,

any chance you

can show me where

he's been working?

Yeah, he was in here,

ten, twelve hours a day,

and he wouldn't let

anybody see what he

was doing either

that's strange.

What?

The hard drives

are gone.

Maybe he was finished?

Yeah, but he wouldn't

take the hard drives

with him.

Okay, if you see

him, have him give

me a call, okay?

Donald Strachey.

Private investigator.

Hey... you're that

gay detective, right?

The one from

that magazine?

Does everybody

read that thing?

Listen to me,

find him, okay, tell him

I'm a friend of Paul's.

That's important,

you got it?

I'm a friend.

Yeah.

Alright, I'll sign

your magazine.

How many is that?

One.

You haven't even

touched it yet?

I'm not in the mood.

Uh-oh.

Wanna talk about it?

Just thinking.

With you, that's usually

not a good thing.

Do you ever wonder what

your life would be like

if you weren't gay?

I hate it when you

do undercover work.

You're not actually

listening to this quack,

are you?

No, it's not

even about gay.

Don't you ever think how

things would be different?

Not really.

Come on,

what if you never been

kicked out of the seminary?

You loved it there.

I did.

It felt like my calling.

Alright then, you could be

in Africa or who knows where,

helping sick people.

A lot of things would

be different.

But just "different"

not necessarily better.

Maybe they would be.

I wouldn't have you,

so it could not

have been better.

The gay detective.

Private investigator.

That's me.

That's what I've become.

Only if that's how

you see yourself.

I'm cool with being

gay, you know that.

But it's

ridiculous to say

that it doesn't

change things,

doesn't affect

your options.

Problem is not

being gay

it's other people,

ignorant people,

telling you who you

can or can't be

because you're gay.

You never feel a little

bit trapped... a little?

I wouldn't trade

my life with anyone.

I like my life.

I thought you did, too.

Timothy...

I'm sorry if you

feel trapped.

Tim...

Strachey.

What?

Yeah, look, I'm busy

right now, can it wait?

Where are you?

It's you.

I'd hate to be whoever

you thought I was...

sorry, it's just that...

things have been weird

since Paul died.

You don't believe he

killed himself either.

No.

Those f***ers killed him.

Which f***ers exactly

are we talking about?

The Phoenix Foundation,

who else?

That's the film you

and Paul were working on?

An expose of

the Phoenix Foundation.

It was Paul's movie.

He was gonna let the truth

about those a**holes...

that's why they wiped

out his hard drive.

He was storing

the film on his computer.

Yeah, but he gave

me a backup copy.

I've been coming in here

working on it every night

after they close up.

But I don't care

how long it takes,

I'm gonna finish

it for him

and I don't care

how many threatening

messages they leave.

Who's threatening you?

I thought it was you.

That's why I ran,

I thought you were

gonna beat me up.

I only beat up

people who need it.

Who did they say they

are when they call you?

Lawyers, mostly, saying

they're gonna sue my ass

if there's anything

slanderous in the movie.

How do they know

about the movie?

I don't know,

they might have found

the camera Paul hid-

there's a hidden camera?

Yeah, in Cornell's office.

Paul was filming

Dr. Cornell's

private sessions?

For the last

three weeks, yeah.

You're asking

me to do something

I'm not comfortable with.

Listen, Dr. Cornell,

all I need

you to do is tell him

tell him I'm straight

but you're not, are you?

Are you?

That's Walter Tidlow.

We're altering all

the voices,

so the clients

stay anonymous.

I can make this

worth your while

I'll inherit a lot.

I can make a donation

to Phoenix.

Walter...

a big donation.

So anyone who knew Paul

was making this film

might've had

reason to kill him.

What the hell?

Stay here.

F***.

Who's there?!

Identify yourself!

Larry?

Larry?

Oh!

Larry?

Just keep

these guys back.

I'm gonna

need your gun.

You didn't get a good

look at the shooter?

I know who did it.

This is a police

matter now.

It should've been

a long time ago.

You think this guy is

Trevor Cornell.

Come on, Bailey,

he tells me to my face

he was in love with Paul.

The kid was making movies

can destroy everything

he's working for,

what do you think?

We'll check him out,

see if he's got an alibi.

He's got a lot of people

that will lie for him.

If this guy's involved

in the murders of Paul

Hale and Larry Phelps,

I promise you

I will put

him behind bars.

I want you out of this,

do I make myself clear.

Perfectly clear.

Yeah, wake up

Judge Frears

I need a warrant.

Hi.

Hey.

I'm sorry.

Ahhh!

What...?

Oh my god...

it's nothing,

don't worry.

Donald...

it barely hit me.

Nothing that

a couple of drinks

isn't going to fix.

Should I ask

you about it?

No.

Because then I'd have

to tell you about it

and I just don't want to

talk about it right now...

well, then...

we won't

talk about it.

Who's that?

That's Kyle griffin.

My lieutenant.

The first man

I ever loved.

You've never

mentioned him before.

He saved my life.

We were caught

in a ambush, snipers,

and I got hit.

Right, the scar

on your back.

Yeah.

Kyle came running

back for me,

he won the medal

of honor for that.

He was a hero.

You two were a couple?

It was crazy,

trying to have

a relationship in the army

all the secret

hiding places,

the long

meaningful glances.

Always afraid somebody was

gonna find out about us.

Sounds horrible.

Yeah.

I don't know.

I tried to run

so long for being gay

and there I was,

a soldier,

in love with a man,

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