I Will Find You

David finds himself being taken to Nicky Fisher in Florida. Believing the Fishers set him up, he asks Nicky what he did to Matthew. Nicky says he never hurts children, and blames David’s father Lenny for putting his son Mikey in prison. When Mikey was arrested for murder, Nicky stole evidence and intimidated witnesses. However, Lenny and his partner planted false evidence, and Mikey was convicted. Nicky arranged for a judge to overturn the conviction, but Mikey started a fight in prison and was killed.

Later, Nicky learned David killed his own son and that Lenny hid the murder weapon originally found in David’s basement. Enraged, he forced Hilde to give a false testimony to convict David. He didn’t do so out of revenge for Mikey, but because child murder violates his principles and demands justice. Nicky debates whether to kill David or send him back to prison. David reveals Matthew is alive and shows evidence. Nicky realizes his mistake and lets David go, as he considers the loss of a son punishment enough. He says he would have liked to have a friendly visit with Lenny before he died.

Rachel meets Hayden at a restaurant. They talk about the investigation that ended her career and the incident that triggered her obsession with it: The friends met at a party in their freshman year at Lemhall University, where a professor, Evan Tyler, drugged and tried to sexually assault Rachel. Hayden intervened and nearly killed Tyler in a rage. This wasn’t Tyler’s first offense, but the college swept it under the rug; the Paynes agreed to the cover-up to hide Hayden’s attack. Hayden became infatuated with Rachel, but she didn’t return the feeling. Later, Tyler became president of the college. Rachel wanted to expose him, but her story was killed. She pressured Catharine, one of Tyler’s victims, to testify, and she died by suicide instead.

Rachel shows Hayden the photograph of Matthew and asks if there was a Payne Industries event at Six Flags at the time. He frowns at his Lemhall University class ring and admits there was. Rachel asks for photographs of the event and admits what she withheld from David: She was the one who made the appointment at Berg Reproductive for Cheryl in her own name, so Cheryl could go without David finding out. She begs Hayden to help her find Matthew.

Max meets with Philip, whom he still believes helped David escape. He confirmed Curly had been taking bribes and believes he attacked David, not the other way around. He also believes Rachel found evidence to exonerate David, and that Curly’s murder attempt pushed Philip to arrange escape. Max claims if David is innocent, he wants to help. Cautious, Philip suggests David escaped because a child is in danger. He promises to tell Max everything if he grants his son Adam immunity. Max asks why he does not want immunity for himself, but Philip says he doesn’t deserve it yet.

Max requests another DNA test for “Matthew’s” body. Lauren, head of the Boston Criminal Investigations Unit, insists the original test was done by the book. Privately, she admits the lab made serious mistakes. Max tells her to reexamine the DNA and run the result through missing child databases.

Meanwhile, Rachel meets David at the airport. She finally confesses that Cheryl went to Berg Reproductive under her name to hide the visit from him. He feels betrayed, but since Cheryl didn’t go through with a sperm donor, he decides to move on.

David goes to the hospital where Cheryl works as a transplant surgeon. He tells her that Matthew may be alive, but she refuses to believe it. He asks about her trip to Berg Reproductive because it might have something to do with Matthew. Cheryl sobs, admitting her visit had been a betrayal. She assumes David knew she sought a sperm donor and killed Matthew in retaliation. Regardless of Matthew’s paternity, David considers him his son.