In a quiet bar frequented by officers, Sheriff Marcus Hudson and Chief Deputy Pam Olson discuss the fallout from former sheriff Ryan Stevens’s suicide attempt in jail. Marcus admits he is relieved Ryan will survive but struggles to articulate his feelings, with Pam urging candor.

They pivot to their interview with Bob Miller, agreeing he seemed to hide something beyond Stacy Howard’s disappearance. Pam questions why Bob assumed the interview concerned the Summers case, and Marcus concedes Bob’s explanation was plausible but that he conspicuously minimized his prior suspect status.

To orient Pam, Marcus outlines key Summers-case history: Kelly Summers was formerly Jenna Way, married to Bob’s brother Greg in Wisconsin; Greg was murdered, Jenna was charged, evidence vanished during trial, and she later changed her name to Kelly and moved to Virginia. Marcus confirms Bob had a solid alibi for Kelly’s murder but notes the department never scrutinized Bob’s finances for a potential hired killing due to Ryan’s tunnel vision on Adam Morgan.

Marcus admits he once suspected Sarah Morgan because of motive (Kelly’s affair with Adam), but Ryan ruled out opportunity, citing Sarah’s reported night out in DC with her assistant Anne. Pam probes whether this alibi was corroborated; Marcus acknowledges it was not, highlighting sloppy procedures under Ryan.

They enumerate investigative gaps: Adam’s suspicious jail escape that may have been facilitated by Ryan, the missing murder weapon, and Ryan’s deliberate misconduct—evidence tampering, failure to recuse, and nondisclosure of his affair with Kelly. Pam stresses that people justify wrongdoing as “right reasons,” contrasting Ryan’s self-protection with Marcus’s moral compass.

The conversation ends with Pam reassuring Marcus of his integrity. Marcus resolves that he and Pam will rework the investigations correctly and uncover the truth.