Yeah. Hey, Joanna.
No, it's okay.
What's going on?
What?
When?
Laurie.
Honey.
What?
It's over.
- What? - He confessed.
Patz.
- I don't... - Joanna just called.
Leonard Patz hung himself last night.
He left a note for the Rifkins. It's a full confession.
The cops just confirmed his handwriting.
Are you sure?
Yeah.
I know it doesn't feel real, but it is.
Joanna's moving for a dismissal first thing this morning.
Oh, my God.
I was so... I thought...
Don't.
Doesn't matter now.
It's over.
Jacob.
Wake up, buddy.
We got something to tell you.
Court, all rise.
Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye.
The Honorable Judge French presiding.
This court's now open. Please be seated.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, at 8:00 a.m. this morning,
the Commonwealth filed a nolle prosequi announcing its decision
to drop the charges against the defendant, Jacob Barber.
This is a response to recent developments in the case
you, no doubt, will be learning of shortly.
The defendant will please rise.
Young man, I'm sure you're anxious to get out of here.
So let me be the first to say to you
the words you and your family are, no doubt, longing to hear.
Jacob Barber, you are now a free man.
Jacob Owen Barber, in the matter of indictment 08-44-07,
it is ordered by the court that you be discharged of this indictment
and go without day.
Bail posted shall be returned to the surety. Case dismissed.
We're gonna conduct an internal review
and issue a more detailed statement at that time.
Right now, I only want to express my heartfelt regret
at what both the Rifkin family and the Barber family have had to endure
and my hope that they both find some solace in a just outcome.
Thank you. No questions.
Obviously, we are thrilled with this outcome.
But as you can imagine, this family has been through a lot.
So we're gonna ask that you respect their privacy
and allow them to process this ordeal. Thank you very much.
Jacob, how do you feel?
Great.
Mr. Barber, will you be taking civil action against the department?
Mrs. Barber, Mrs. Barber, this way!
- Joanna, I don't even have the words. - Oh, please.
Andy's right. We couldn't have gotten through any of this without you.
The best I could've done was a verdict of not guilty.
This is a thousand times better.
This is proof of innocence.
- Congratulations, young man. - Thank you, Joanna.
I know that this has been rough for you.
But I think that someday you're gonna realize
that you have experienced something that very few people ever have.
Dad?
- I know it was you. - Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
I know it was you! I know it! I know it!
- Let me go! - Are you okay?
What do you want me to do with this guy? Want me to hold him for the cops or what?
No!
No.
Let him go.
Please.
Come on. Get outta here.
He didn't do it, Dan.
You okay, kid?
Who the hell are you?
I'm an old friend of your pop's. He asked me to look out for you.
Congratulations, by the way.
I guess it was your lucky day, huh, kid?
Get in the car.
I'll call you later.
Thank you.
Anything for old Billy.
Make sure you give your old man my best, okay?
You're a free man. Attaboy!
Give us a smile, Jacob. A smile.
We're seeing our first images of the Barber family
as they return to their home in Newton, Massachusetts
after a remarkable turn of events in the courtroom.
A trial that has captivated so many people.
As you can see, there are smiles on their faces, and who could blame them?
The Barber family can finally spend some time together
as they celebrate today's courtroom decision.
I remember that day so clearly.
It all felt so unreal.
It was real.
Of course.
So then? What?
Life just went back to normal?
No.
There was no normal to go back to.
It was just before...
and after.
Hey, honey. I'm gonna make some coffee. You want some?
Hey.
What's going on?
That day in court,
when Derek read the story, I was so sure.
In some crazy way, I was almost relieved.
I thought, "At least now I know."
What kind of mother would think that about her child?
You were under a ton of stress. We both were.
That story shook me up too. More than I let on.
You just gotta let it go.
I'm trying.
One thing we knew for sure was that there was nothing left for us here.
We knew we wanted to start over. We just had to figure out where.
Laurie got a job offer in Colorado.
She was intrigued. She just wanted to take it slow.
We figured this story would follow us everywhere so...
why not get our feet wet here...
where we were wanted least of all.
- Thank you. - Okay, be right there.
So I got a call from Claudia Hoffman today confirming our reservation.
For what?
Oh. God, I completely forgot.
- What? - Mexico.
Wow. Felt like forever ago.
Should've heard how nervous she sounded on the phone.
Yeah, I bet.
Well, it's Christmas week, so if we wanna cancel, we need to do it now.
I say we go.
Please do not.
Don't do that.
Hey. Finish your dinner.
So, how are you?
Curious.
You knew we had to have this conversation sooner or later.
I mean, I suppose we could've done it on the phone, but...
No, no, it's...
I don't mind.
It's good to see you.
You too, Andy.
Look, I know we can't undo what we put you through.
I just hope you understand the position I was in.
You were doing your job.
Anyway, I just want you to know
how much I appreciate the way you've handled yourself through all of this.
- I didn't do anything. - Exactly.
But you could've made life very hard for me and you didn't.
So, thank you.
The last of your stuff.
I kept meaning to send it to you,
but I guess I was just trying to postpone the inevitable.
You know, you could just stay.
Is that something you would ever consider? Coming back?
No. Not really.
If I said Neal Logiudice is thinking about transitioning to the private sector.
It's not about that.
I just can't do it anymore.
Not after being on the other side.
You sure?
Yeah. Very.
All right. Fair enough.
I had to ask.
For what it's worth, I think you should try and hang on to Neal.
Good lawyer.
Picked up a few bad habits, but maybe this was a wake-up call for him.
Right. Well, either way, I'm gonna keep you on the payroll
until you figure out your next move,
so you should take however long you need.
I intend to.
All right.
- Well, you'll give Laurie my best? - Of course.
Oh, I almost forgot. The cops finally wrapped up the Patz investigation.
I thought they already had.
I don't know. I guess there were a few things that didn't totally add up.
Some minor details. You know how these things are.
But it's closed now. I thought you'd wanna know.
Yeah. Thank you.
You don't wanna be a tough guy tonight, believe me.
- Hey. - Hey.
How'd it go with Lynn?
It's fine. She sends her best.
Yeah, right.