The showrunners did a great job of explicating the moral, legal, and social problems that these characters face every day. Let's review! Morgan is an entertainment mogul who is being investigated for sex trafficking.
Sound familiar? In the end, Lyman Mekhi Phifer , the father of trafficking victim Angela Ross Arica Himmel , killed Morgan because he had targeted his year-old daughter. The district attorney offered Lyman a plea deal, but he chose to go to trial, claiming he shot Morgan in self-defense. All Rights Reserved. Video evidence shows Washburn was one of the last people to see Morgan alive.
However, when Detectives Shaw and Riley interviewed her, she immediately gave them attitude. She lets them know that, despite also being a cop, she felt no obligation to help them investigate the murder of someone she knew was a sexual predator.
The older officer, Det. Shaw, joined the force with the idealistic hope of instituting change from within. His unwavering adherence to the rules and his belief in the system paint him as a figure of integrity and tradition. Washburn, the younger officer, harbors a deep-seated cynicism toward the very systems she has sworn to uphold. For her, becoming a police officer was more about securing a pension than enforcing what she perceived as fundamentally unjust laws that historically have harmed her communityβthe Black community.
What makes this episode particularly compelling is its refusal to simplify these characters into mere archetypes. Instead, the writers intricately weave a narrative where every character is both flawed and sympathetic.
