- With the video from Rosie's phone, Linden and Holder think they have the killers. It's not that simple however and they soon find themselves back to square one. Linden re-interviews Rosie's BFF, Sterling, and learn that Rosie used to regularly take a bus to a distant part of town. Mayoralty candidate Darren Richmond's campaign is rapidly going downhill and his staff propose a major ad campaign. The only problem is that the campaign needs a infusion of cash. Rosie's parents prepare for her funeral and visit a funeral home to select a casket and go to the church to arrange for the service. Linden decides to again search Rosie's bedroom and finds handwritten notes notes from an interesting source.—garykmcd
- Sarah and Holder pressure Rosie's former boyfriend, Jasper, for answers and interview a new suspect. An emotionally vulnerable Stan and Mitch plan their daughter's funeral. Rosie's best friend, Sterling, reveals some surprising truths about Rosie's life. With a campaign that is struggling financially, Richmond attends a posh party in the hopes of raising funds.—AMC Publicity
- Open with Echols stuck in a holding cell. He appears to be going through withdrawal symptoms. Echols tells Linden he did nothing wrong as Holder brings in a TV. He says he had nothing to do with Rosie's death and Linden puts on a video of Rosie talking about the future. "Tell her you didn't kill her," Linden says.
Jasper is brought in with his attorney. The plan is for Linden to question Jasper and Holder to stick with Echols.
Jasper's lawyer tells Linden to direct questions to him. Jasper responds "What video?" when Linden says they have a video with him and Rose taken the night of her murder.
We see Stan and Mitch shopping for Rosie's coffin. Mitch takes a liking to one of the more expensive ones.
Richmond and Gwen meet with a pollster who tells them he's getting killed by Mayor Adams in the latest polls despite getting the Yitanes endorsement. He suggests a large ad buy. After he leaves Gwen thinks they should help their financially struggling campaign by visiting Tom Drexler, a man Richmond calls a "rich lunatic." Richmond doesn't want to go to him but Gwen reminds him how much Drexler hates Adams. Richmond asks only for her to get his donors list.
After the video plays Jasper says "It's not what you think."
Holder works on "breaking" Echols, who has good things to say about Rosie. Linden pops in to tell him something but Holder sends her away before putting on the video. Echols says "That's what you got?"
We see Adams meet with Jamie in a bar. He asks Jamie to join his campaign and get with "a winning team for once."
Richmond is having no luck with donors. We see in another Gwen make a call to a "Senator Eaton."
Linden sits down with Sterling and asks why she didn't tell them it was her on the video in the cage with Jasper and Echols. The blood was from one of her nose bleeds and she put on Rosie's costume from that night because Jasper "thought it would be funny." Rosie had already left the dance when they went downstairs. Sterling didn't know where she went and says Rosie changed dramatically after breaking up with Jasper. She saw her get on the 108 bus a number of times and thinks Rosie met someone "she couldn't tell anyone about."
As Linden and Holder leave the school they wonder about places Rosie might have hid love letters. Linden is supposed to meet the Larsens later and Holder will check the bus route -- which doesn't go near the Larsens' home.
Gwen meets with Senator Eaton, her father. She has him work on a meeting with Drexler.
The Larsens tell Linden they don't recognize the key or expensive shoes Rose had with her and they don't think she would date an adult -- "she's not like that." When Linden leaves to take a call the Larsens accidentally see some of Rosie's crime scene photos.
Richmond brings Gwen to a function attended by both Drexler (who appears to own the city's basketball team) and Adams. The obnoxious Drexler throws a basketball to Richmond and suggests he play the mayor for the office. Richmond isn't happy.
The bus driver doesn't recognize the picture of Rosie but Linden convinces him to keep looking.
Linden goes to Regi's boat looking for Jack and is surprised by Rick. He apologizes for how he acted on the phone and they fool around.
Stan and Mitch meet with the priest who will be conducting Rosie's funeral service. After the priest assures Mitch that Rosie is with God, Mitch responds "My daughter, she was out there alone. She was hurt and she was alone. Tell me: Where was God then?"
Out on the patio Drexler tells Richmond he likes him. He hands him a check for $50,000 despite the fact Richmond says he can't offer him anything. Drexler doesn't seem to mind as long as he can play a part in the defeat of Adams.
Stan takes his employee Belko to a home. Stan says he recently bought the house as a surprise for the family but realizes now he must sell it. Belko offers to help him "take care of" Richmond like they did back in the old days. Stan curtly says "I don't do that anymore."
In school we see that Sterling is having a rough time of it. She runs into Mitch in the hallway and the two embrace. Sterling says Rosie looked happy the night of the dance and thinks "maybe" Rosie could have been seeing someone secretly. Stan goes to see a man who appears to be a higher-up in some type of organized crime. Stan mentions his debts and asks for help. Despite reminding him that for 17 years Stan ignored him on the street, he peels off a bunch of cash. The man tells Stan "family comes first," but Stan tells him they were never family before taking the money.
The bus changes drivers and the new guy tells Holder he does recognize Rosie, as few white people ever traveled to the end of his route, where she would get off.
Linden notices a pack of cigarettes Jack hid in his pillow case.
As Mitch sits across from Rosie's locker she is approached by her teacher Ahmed. He has overwhelmingly positive things to say about Rosie. Kids like her were "why I got into teaching in the first place."
Stan goes into Rosie's room and looks around. He smells some of Rosie's clothes but is disturbed by Linden who let herself in the home when she found the front door open. She needs to search Rosie's room. On his way out Stan tells Linden she never should have lied to them about Rosie not suffering. Linden goes right for Rosie's pillow but finds nothing.
In Ahmed's classroom he tells Mitch about a favorite author of Rosie's and gives her Rosie's favorite book.
Rick comes home to find Jack alone on the boat. The two appear to be bonding.
At the end of the line Holder follows a kid in a letterman's jacket down a flight of stairs.
In a remote parking lot Richmond meets with Jamie. Jamie is "in" with the Adams but we see he's clearly still with Richmond. Richmond is sure Adams planted the leak within his campaign, but the mayor hasn't admitted it to Jamie yet.
Holder walks into an after school program covered with signs for the Richmond campaign. A man recognizes Rosie's picture and says she would come in with a certain guy. He points Holder to a picture in a trophy case.
A dejected Linden absent-mindedly turns on a globe and sees that it is filled with letters. She starts reading what seem to be love letters.
Richmond is using Drexler's money for advertising.
We see Stan stash the new cash in a drawer at his office.
Holder looks at the picture of a youth basketball team. The coach has hair just like Rosie's teacher Ahmed.
Cut to Linden getting to the end of one of Rosie's love letters and coming to Ahmed's first name: Bennet.
The episode ends with Ahmed indicating to Mitch that she can keep Rosie's favorite book.
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