Along Came a Spider

On the weekend, Alex spends time watching movies with his children and monitoring the news for Gary’s trial. Jezzie shows up late at night, and they ride her motorcycle to Lumberton, North Carolina, where she has a cabin she inherited from her grandfather. They go to the lake, and Jezzie talks Alex into skinny-dipping with her. Jezzie tells Alex that life only feels real when she’s with him, and he wonders if they can make their relationship work.

Alex testifies during Gary’s trial, answering questions from defense lawyer Anthony Nathan about his credentials. However, he refuses to diagnose Gary, claiming he needs more time with Gary to do so. Nathan pushes Alex to give an opinion, so he speaks of Gary’s murders. Nathan then surprises everyone by asking Alex to hypnotize Gary in the courtroom.

The next day, Alex hypnotizes Gary, evoking the day of the McDonald’s arrest. Gary remembers being angry, and how crowded the restaurant was. He says Soneji was angry because his plan was ruined by the police’s good luck. Gary talks about finding Michael dead despite Soneji being careful not to kill him with medication. He admits Soneji beat Michael’s body with a shovel upon finding him dead because he was angry.