Starting things off, Stone is at his son's school for what I'm assuming is career day, in which parents come in and describe their occupation, while kids ask looming questions to gain insight on what their future occupation could be. Now, Stone is NOT a prominent lawyer and deals with only low class, precinct scum. A child questions his jobs morals and Stone says, "You can imagine how disappointed my father would be." He is then hit with the ever lasting defense attorney question, "Would you defend Hitler?" I know it is a child and they don't quite understand the concept of criminal law and how everyone has the right to a lawyer, but this question is so malignant. It is evident that it even cripples Mr. Stone, while he asks for backup from the teacher. I find this scene powerful and a perfect way to start the episode because Stone knows in his heart that he doesn't enjoy his job, but seeing Naz in the precinct that night ignited passion for his job once more because he immediately felt Naz was innocent.
Switching to life on the INSIDE for Naz, his innocent odor starts to wear off a bit as we see him go super saiyen and almost kill the man who burned him with hot water and hand sanitizer. Freddy then takes a page out of Monsters Inc. and leans over Naz while he sleeps in his cell, then addresses his hidden rage and "secrets". I like how Naz is sticking up for himself and is also using Freddy like a guardian angel, but I don't see this alliance boding well for young Naz. He is up to his eyes now for smuggling a few 8 balls in for Freddy and I can't see these favors going away either. I appreciate charisma and confidence, but if Naz fill his boat with too much, he will end up sinking (getting his ass beat). Also, love the bald head approach Naz. You will fit in nicely.
On to the crime scene details we have been waiting for. After episode one, the series became more of a character build and deterred from what actually happened the night Andrea died. Now that we know most of what we need to know, and way to much about how nasty Stone's feet are and his boner-less life, the show is now allowing the audience to view the crime scene from an investigator's standpoint. Box follows Naz's crumbs and maps out exactly what happened that night. From call history to camera footage, Box knows that Naz was telling the truth about what he did that night. When he presents the footage of two men being kicked out of the car and Andrea stepping into the car, the DA milks a simple coincidence to a premeditation murder assumption. This point of the show ticked me off because it is so easy to woo a jury and exaggerate evidence from absolutely nothing, and I think that is what this series is doing. The are exploiting a young Pakistani male and pounding the smallest of bread crumbs of evidence down our throats, showing how manipulative a murder case can be. From what I saw after the DA mentioned premeditation, Box seemed confused and almost unconvinced. I assume as the show continues, Box become less confident that Naz is really the suspect, given that he is retiring and all, he has nothing to work for after this case.
Stone and Chandra head back to the crime scene and once again, Bambi is the first thing that is shown when entering the apartment. It's obvious that the blood smear under the right eye of the deer is important but no one has found it yet, so look for that coming soon. Also, this camera man/ PI guy is the modern day Monk, the legend of criminal investigation. I found two things that were intriguing. First, was that the back door to the apartment couldn't close, meaning it was broken into. Two, the photo that the PI took while walking up the stairs, when he hesitated was giving the view point of the actual murderer. If you want to go back and look it was around the 31 minute mark, but this picture shows that the murderer couldn't see Naz passed out at the table in the kitchen. This is important because that means the murderer didn't actually know Naz was there.
Converging the two sides of investigation leaves us at the tox screen, where we find that Naz had amphetamines in him and Andrea had none in her. This is where is case has some fuel, throwing out the "good boy" card leaves Naz open for a faulty image, which is not attractive to the jury. Stone is pissed and goes to Naz for info, in which he finds out the he takes adderall, which is a amphetamine. Side note, I don't actually think Naz is on adderall and is a little darker than we think. During this session, Stone also finds out that Trevor, the man who keeps blowing off interrogations and walked passed Naz before he went into Andrea's house, was lying about being alone. This leads us to Stone being the saran wrap hero and tracking down Duane Reade, the mystery man from the first episode who was with Trevor. Lastly, we are left with Stone tracking down an murder suspect with a lead pipe inside an eerily lit warehouse. Badass move there and I actually think Stone will catch him by threatening him with his eczema feet.
Winners of the Episode: John Stone, Andrea's cat who dodged death, Trevor
Losers of the Episode: Erectile Dysfunction, Naz's good boy aura
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