Emily: Hey. Can you handle a visitor?
Jason: Of course I can if it's you. Yeah.
Emily: Don't take this the wrong way, but you look awful.
Jason: It wasn't a -- it wasn't a good day in court.
Emily: Yeah. It's all over the news.
Jason: What -- what are they saying?
Emily: That you and Elizabeth slept together one night last August.
Jason sighs.
Emily: Both the mayor and Ric gave out these press conferences claiming that Elizabeth’s testimony could've been biased.
Jason: What -- what a bastard. That's not even why he did it.
Emily: I know. Ric's twisted, Jason, he's horrible. When I think about the fact that Elizabeth was actually married to him -- I'm just grateful that she's not anymore.
Jason: I know, but he -- he wanted me to lose it in court, and at -- and at one point, I mean, I -- I guess I did. I jumped up, I yelled. He thought he could push me more -- that's why he kept going after Elizabeth.
Emily: And I hope you sat there that way you do -- like you don't feel or care, like nothing can touch you. I'm sure it makes Ric furious, and, hopefully, the jury will realize that he's the one who should be on trial, not you.
Jason: Oh -- Ric offered me a plea bargain, and I'm starting to think that he's going to continue to beat up on the people that I care about until I take it.
Emily: Jason, don't you dare give in to that -- slimy toad!
Jason: "Slimy toad"?
Emily: What? Are you denying that Ric Lansing is both slimy and a toad?
Jason: Whew.
Emily: Unless, of course, you think that he looks and acts more like a rat --
Jason: Hmm.
Emily: In which case, I might have to agree with you.
Jason: Now you sound like my lawyer.
Emily: I definitely admire that woman. I don't think I could sit there and listen to Ric Lansing’s little lies with a straight face.
Jason: When did you get so fierce?
Emily: Right around the time my big brother was arrested for murder. I'm sorry I haven't visited more often.
Jason: No, you know what, you've been busy -- looks like you're still busy. Don't -- don't even worry about it.
Emily: Yeah, it's been a really tough rotation. Sometimes I get so tired, Jason, I wonder, why am I even doing all of this? And then I think about Dad.
Jason: Alan would be really proud of you.
Emily: Yeah. If he were alive, he'd be here, you know? He'd be saying all of the wrong things, probably driving you crazy, but he'd be on your side. He loved you, Jase.
Jason: Yeah, I know.
Emily: And I love you, too. I don't say that enough. Which is probably fine with you, since you're not really into big, public displays of emotion.
Jason: Yeah, you know, you don't need to say it. It's --
Emily: Maybe I want to. You are an amazing, essential person in my life. And you're going to beat this, because I can't lose you.
Jason: It's going to be okay.