Sarah Morgan meets Ryan Stevens in a private jail visitation room and asks him to recount the incident. Ryan claims he remembers nothing. Sarah cites his extremely high blood alcohol level of 0.28 percent and warns him against expressing suicidal thoughts, noting such statements could land him on suicide watch and harm his bail prospects.

Ryan asks if bail is possible, and Sarah says it is but will be difficult. She acknowledges that representing him is risky for her foundation and predicts he will likely face aggravated involuntary manslaughter charges, yet she is compelled to help due to a private history connecting them.

Sarah describes the prosecution’s likely narrative: Ryan as a reckless drunk and a danger to society. She outlines her counter: casting Ryan as a once-decorated sheriff who lost his way and deserves a second chance. She says her team will scrutinize the autopsy for any impairment by the victim, consider witnesses, review surveillance, assess road conditions, and examine the police report for procedural errors that could suppress evidence or weaken the case, while acknowledging that blaming the deceased will alienate a jury.

Ryan concludes that only a lucky break could help him, and Sarah agrees that is a fair assessment. She advises him to sit tight while she works and notes his background and lack of prior serious offenses could help with bail.

Sarah’s phone vibrates; she answers a call from her lawyer, Jess. When Ryan asks why she has a lawyer, she replies that it is for divorce proceedings. Before she leaves, he presses her for his chances of walking away from the case. Sarah compares his odds unfavorably to those of her former husband Adam Morgan’s notorious murder case, telling Ryan his odds are worse.