But mostly freshman heads, so it's not too grizzly!

The network pulled the plug on dramas Heartbeat and Game of Silence today, as well as comedies Crowded, Telenova and Undateable.

Game of Silence started out strong with a compelling, dark story about childhood friends who wanted to exact revenge upon their tormenters at a juvenile detention center.

But, geez, I even had to stop reviewing it. The story got downright ludicrous. That's not dark and compelling, that's crazy. Better luck next time.

Heartbeat, from what I heard (I only saw the premiere), was sweet and pleasant.

That may have been the death knell on that one. It was a little too soap opera and nothing set it apart from an already crowded slate of medical dramas on the air.

Telenova was a straight-to-series addition with star power from Eva Longoria.

It was part of the network's diversity push, but didn't suit as well as Jennifer Lopez's Shades of Blue and America Ferrara's Superstore, both of which have been renewed.

Crowded had a really great case, including Patrick Warburton and Carrie Preston (I did not know she was in it…poor marketing?) and Miranda Cosgrove.

The story was maybe a bit overdone. How many comedies to do we have to see with extended families living together in tiny houses before we've seen enough? 

Undateable was actually a very funny show, made funnier when it went live, which it did this season. 

If you happened to have two cable providers in the house and could watch the East Coast and the West Coast feed, it was even more of a treat (not many people have that).

Seeing a live production done twice with the idiosyncrasies and comedic moments well pronounced worked.

But, comedy is hard and people weren't tuning in on a Friday night. What's the point of broadcasting live if nobody watched?

NBC Did order up some new series today, starting with Midnight, Texas. 

Welcome to a place where being normal is really quite strange.

From Niels Arden Oplev, the visionary director of Mr. Robot, and based on the hit book series from author Charlaine Harris (True Blood), comes a journey into a remote Texas town where no one is who they seem.

From vampires and witches to psychics and hit men, Midnight is a mysterious safe haven for those who are different.

As the town members fight off outside pressures from rowdy biker gangs, ever-suspicious cops and their own dangerous pasts, they band together and form a strong and unlikely family.

The cast includes François Arnaud, Dylan Bruce, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Arielle Kebbel, Sarah Ramos, Peter Mensah, Yul Vazquez and Sean Bridgers.

Time travel drama Timeless was also ordered.

From Eric Kripke, Shawn Ryan and the producers of The Blacklist comes this thrilling action-adventure series in which a mysterious criminal steals a secret state-of-the-art time machine, intent on destroying America as we know it by changing the past.

Our only hope is an unexpected team: a scientist, soldier and history professor who must use the machine’s prototype to travel back in time to critical events.

While they must make every effort not to affect the past themselves, they must also stay one step ahead of this dangerous fugitive.

Can this handpicked team uncover the mystery behind it all and end his destruction before it’s too late?

The cast includes Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Malcolm Barrett, Goran Visnjic, Paterson Joseph, Sakina Jaffrey and Claudia Doumit.

So what do you think of the NBC news of the day? I'm ready for more Dylan Bruce and Arielle Kebbel in my schedule, so I'm diggin' on Midnight, Texas! And, the more time travel, the better. Way to go, NBC!

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The corruption that started at Quitman has permeated so far outside the gates of that little facility that it's a bit unbelievable. 

By the end of Game of Silence Season 1 Episode 3, my hatred for the bad guys became over the top, and when you can't find any empathy for the other side, the drama begins bordering on cartoonish.

The story itself is still compelling.

I'm still watching to find out exactly what happened to the boys at Quitman. It must have been atrocious. Gil is worried to death about photos out there of him as a kid, for goodness sakes. Nobody will interested in those unless what was in them stands the test of time. And we can guess what those might entail.

Maybe I don't want to know what went on at the parties, now that I think about it.

It's impossible not to want the lot of them to get revenge on Carroll. Why should he be floating through life after what he's done? 

More importantly, why should he be continuing to get away with the same garbage he did on a smaller scale at Quitman on a larger, state-wide scale? Because if he does it on a state-wide scale, we can assume it will only propel him even further.

Just no.

What is not pleasant to watch, and what I have never personally enjoyed, are the detailed journeys we are forced to take into the lives of psychotic thugs. 

After four episodes, it's clear now that there is nothing about Carroll, Terry or any of his minions that can redeem any of them. They're all garbage. I mean, Terry had his minions set out their own kill cloths. WTF is that about? 

Now we had to discover Det. Liz is in their pockets, as well. Is there anybody working for the town who won't be shown to be working for Carroll in some capacity? 

It's great that the old friends can pretty much kill anyone and not feel a tiny bit of remorse. As an audience, we can give them a free pass to do their worst. 

Get out the chainsaws, for crap's sake. Go for it. Would it be any more ludicrous than thinking any one man could have that much sway over a community? 

But that's not what I was hoping to watch when I first turned on Game of Silence. Maybe the tell was in the title. It really is just a game. There is not much reality to this story. It is what it is.

And what it is is a story about kids who got the shoddiest end of the stick after making a mistake when they were kids. They were subjected to the worst of humanity, and the lesson they learned was if you remain absolute garbage, you'll have a great life and go places.

Nice lesson. 

I suppose I should be relieved I find Jackson, Shawn and Gil so compelling considering they really should have ended up like Terry. He's the only one who took the actual experience of Quitman and put it to good use. 

At least Marina is aware of Jackson's old friends now. But Jackson didn't share just how close they were, and when Marina asked him if he told her everything, I got the impression from the look on her face, she's not sticking around if she discovers he's kept anything from her.

And whoa boy, is Jackson keeping a heap load from his future wife.

At this point, I'm ready for the foursome to put on armor and pick up the wildest weapons to go crazy on the thugs asses (including Carroll). I would love that. It's not going to happen, but it would have me cheering from home.

How about you? Are the bad guys too bad? Do you like your vicious villains with a little more subtlety? Drop me a line.

Remember, you can watch Game of Silence online if you are wondering what in the heck I'm talking about! Catch up now!

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She wonders if he's OK. Yes, he's good. He's never talked as much as he has to her over the last few days. She wonders if maybe he should go to a therapist. There's no job today, Gil and Shawn are still moving forward with the plan without Jackson.

Jackson, who is installing an upgraded security system. Marina wonders why. He comes up with a recently released convict and mentions the landscaping dude. That HE invited over, she reminds him. He shakes it off.

Terry is being interrogated.

Warden Carroll is recording a commercial.

Gil is really worried because of what he found out from Bobby about the Warden having photos of him. Jessie will be involved whether Gil and Shawn like it or not. The only reason they got sent away was because of her. 

Shawn finds a photo of the mustached guard from Quitman Jessie and Jackson buried in the woods. That's who Shawn and Gil are looking for today. Jessie just puts her head down.

Then she goes to see Jackson. He tells her to tell the others to drop it all.

Jessie remembers when she rode her bike to Quitman to see the boys. A man told her seeing her would only disappoint the boys and embarrass them. She changed her mind and never went in.

Terry gives a dude named Marco (the laughing man) a backpack full of money to go off and make a deal. The dude sitting next to him thought he was nest. He's not pleased.

Red Tyson has gone black for 18 years. The skip tracer cannot find anything on the guy. 

At work, Warden Carroll is brought into Jackson's office. Carroll is there to ask about Bobby. The two go head to head in a verbal battle. What Carroll has is words about Jackson, and Carroll's hard evidence. Video of Jackson killing Red Tyson in cold blood 18 years ago. That stops Jackson in his tracks.

Gil shows up drunk at Jackson and Marina's engagement party. He's such a mess. He makes a spectacle of himself, and Jackson has to punch him in the face to get him to shut up.

Marina wants to know what's going on. She sees Jessie in too many places. Jackson finally tells her they were all his friends down in Brennan. That Boots was killed in jail. That Boot's death shook everyone up. They were all best friends years ago. She wonders why he wouldn't tell her.

He didn't know if they were going to be in their lives or if he was helping them out through a tough time. He says he tried to be their friends again, but it didn't work. He says that's everything. You can tell by the look on her face if she ever finds our he's lying, there will not be another chance to make it right.

But when he says they were his best friends, she walks to his side and hugs it out.

Shawn is helping Annie and little Boots. He laughs with Annie when he tells her the neighbor will be there tonight. She's old as hell, but she'll have diapers and so will little Boots.

Jackson and Marina show up at the same time the gang is visiting Annie and Little Boots.

Terry actually had his dude who didn't get the backpack job (Eddie) set up his own death stage. WTF? Unfortunately, I do not now nor will I ever care about thugs. 

Jackson finally tells Shawn and Gil they need to give up their search for Red Tyson. He killed him 18 years ago and Warden Tyson knows what he did. If they wake any more ghosts from Quitman, he'll go down for murder. Gil doesn't believe him. 

Jessie wonders why Jackson lied about what really happened to Red. To protect her.

Apparently, Jackson started the kill, but Jessie finished it. They both had a part in Red's murder.

The gang is watching old movies of them bowling. Annie gets a phone call. A man in jail confessed to stabbing Boots. She cries, Shawn is angry Boots was locked in a cell with a lifer. Gil says it was someone taking the rap for the real killer. 

Watching some videos of how they were? That's enough to get Jackson back on board with the plan. He tells Shawn and Gil about Terry delivering a message to his house.

The detective lady goes to Marco's house. Marco is outside on top of plastic, tied to a chair. Terry has a gun pointed at his head. Her appearance means nothing to him. Covered in brain, she asks Terry why. He starts explaining. She says this isn't part of their deal. She can give him intel, but she can't watch him kill.

Oh god. 

Now I'm officially hate watching the show.

Jessie goes to volunteer for Carroll's campaign.

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A train wreck where we get to meet all the passengers before they board and then watch it fly off the rails.

At least that's how it feels after watching the events of Game of Silence Season 1 Episode 2, because another wrong move and there's really no getting out of this mess for anyone.

After watching Gil fall apart at the seams when he went to talk to Bobby, I'm not so sure he didn't do the same after a few drinks when he dropped Shawn off after sitting in front of Darryl's place the night he was killed.

Granted, the memories Bobby recovered for Gil were tragic, but whose to say whatever Gil was recalling the day Darryl was thrust back into their lives didn't have the same effect and Gil just wasn't ready to trust in his friends yet how easy it was for him to pull the trigger?

Shawn's caring nature was revealed when he chose to call Annie instead of finding relief of his own with some of the women he dated. 

His childhood was bolstered by his friendships with the others in a really unique way, because he was accepted when even his own parents never thought he would be. I loved the scene showing him knocking on doors in the neighborhood trying to find friends to play with when he moved. I did that!

Shawn's so certain that he knows Gil well enough to vouch for him because of that tight bond that grew as a result. He even covered up Bobby's murder. But does he really know his friend as well as he says he does?

It wasn't all that hard for Jessie to support Gil, either, because she's already supported one man through similar trauma. Even though she apparently didn't know the full story behind Quitman, she covered up whatever happened to that Quitman guard and her part in it for Jackson.

Honestly, these four people should be going down for murder, despite them being generally good people.

Dennis was right. Good people do terrible things. That doesn't mean they shouldn't pay for their mistakes. If it did, we might all feel that urge for vengeance. 

Dennis turned to God, even when his best friend stayed with a life of crime. It's surprising he still stands by Terry. Terry never left the life Dennis got out of, and was indirectly responsible for his own father's death. That would be hard to reconcile.

But the cash Terry delivers from his less-than-savory deals is like a salve on the wounds he continues to deliver. Is that justification enough for the fact Dennis knows he's doing wrong everyday, concurrently with his wishes to do well for the community he's trying to save? 

Similarly, Jackson is in the same boat. We can only assume (until told otherwise) Jackson has been on the straight and narrow since he's been an attorney. That he has counterbalanced the driving incident, whatever he did in Quitman and the deed with the guard with all good ever since.

He's damn good in the courtroom, and is the perfect person to represent juveniles, especially those who are at the end of their sentence like Troy, straddling a world where they may be forced to pay twice for the sins they committed merely because the system has no other place for them to go.

That boy is most likely indicative of what happens to all boys (and girls) in juvie. They have to make a choice to blend in and survive or suffer. I'm sure some manage to fly under the radar, but it can't be easy. 

Incorporating that story is really helpful to the story of the main characters, and I hope that despite the trouble Jackson finds himself in now they will continue as the series continues.

There's little doubt Jackson will feel defenseless now, as just moments after he called "out" again, he was sucked back in thanks to photos from Terry left with Marina showing not only was he under surveillance, but his very home had been infiltrated. 

They're all in trouble, now, and have to look out for each other. Gil knows the parties he used to go to were littered with government officials. Will they all know to keep their heads down, or will they continue to brew up trouble? Or will they even have a choice in the matter?

If nothing else, they could have used that taped confession and whatever they ultimately learn about Petey's disappearance in their defense trial. It's stacking up like they're going to need a lot of good evidence on their side!

Keep watching, keep reading, and let me know what you think of Game of Silence so far.

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Jackson calls Shawn. Today he's going to look into Petey's disappearance to try to tie it to Carroll.

Terry's brother (?), Dennis, is worried about those Quitman boys stirring up trouble. They had done a robbery together in the past and that's how they wound up in Quitman in the first place, because he trusted Terry, so he doesn't much now.

Jackson has a case from Marina. They have to try to keep a teenager out of Huntsville.

Gil is on Bobby's boat, holding a gun to his head.

Jackson says the kid they're looking at is still a scared little kid, even though he looks like a man. Involuntary manslaughter for throwing bricks off of an overpass, killing a driver. His friend threw the fatal brick, but he got eight years anyway. It's time to send him to adult prison, but not under Jackson's watch.

Dennis cannot stop thinking about the Quitman kids.

Shawn wonders where the hell Gil is because it's a big day at work. Gil is pistol whipping Bobby and trying to get him to cop to the parties.

Jackson finds no foster transfer and no death certificate in Pete Curtis' records.

Terry is sniffing around Jackson's house.

Jessie goes to see Jackson. Why are the police sniffing around Gil for Darryl's murder?

When Jackson introduces Marina to Jessie, it's beyond awkward.

Jackson acts as though he's searching for Pete to reunite him with his biological mother. His foster mother never saw him again, but was given a final payment from the Warden with the news that he was sent to a specialized group home.

Dennis is acting as a grief counselor to Annie, gathering information. That's when he finds out Boots wasn't even supposed to be in Houston, so nothing was planned.

When the police come to question Shawn and Gil, Shawn explains why he knows Gil so well. He went door to door when his family first moved and Gil was the first kid to accept him and they've been friends forever.

Bobby is telling Gil what he wants to hear, but Bobby really doesn't want to hear this. While Gil was looking down in horror at what he was remembering, Bobby gets the jump on him.

Jackson makes his closing statement. Don't take his future.

Shawn finds Gil just as Bobby is about to shoot him through a pillow. Gil takes control, killing Bobby and unloading the entire cartridge in him.

Dennis and Terry were in a gang back in the day, and Dennis got out. Terry, though, stayed in and as a result Dennis' father was killed at the dinner table. So Dennis DID find God and turn around. But he kept Terry in his life.

Carroll is at Bobby's boat. It's clean.

Terry is at Jackson's place, "fixing the broken sprinkler" he kicked over earlier. Marina is taking him into the basement.

Gil plops down a dollar bill to retain Jackson.

Jackson wants the camera with the confession. Now. But it's too late. Jessie has it. Now she's an accomplice after the fact. Great!

Gil tells Jessie about the parties.

Shawn calls Annie to check in.

Jackson goes home and Marina tells him about "the nursery guy" who left him a package. It's filled with photos of Marina.

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While it's almost silly just how crooked and evil the warden really is, the events revealed on Game of Silence Season 1 Episode 1 definitely make it clear just how badly the "Blood Brothers" need to take him down.

Even if they never stepped foot in Quitman themselves, I'd be hard pressed to find a reason not to want to hang the warden myself if I started hearing about the things he condones.

Keeping up with Game of Silence Season 1 Episode 0, there was a ton of information doled out during this hour. 

While the pilot focused mainly on the four original men who went to Quiman as boys, here we learned more about Jessie and got to know Annie, which is important since Boots is dead and the only way we'll get to know him as an adult is through her.

The most significant development, though, came by way of the bad guys. 

We were given a much clearer picture of the warden, as well as Terry and his thugs, one of whom is named Eddie and the other who I'll just have to call long-hair, because if they called him by name, I sure didn't catch it. And that dude was sick (and not in a cool way).

So Warden Carroll has been on an upward climb since his days at Quitman. It's hard to understand how he has done this. It's easy to see how he progressed up the lesser rungs of the ladder; over the backs of those who were and still are scared to death of him.

But as he has become more of a "regular" citizen and removed himself from the encapsulated world of Quitman, a place where he could pretty much do what he wanted, how has he been able to, essentially, do what he wants? I assume we'll discover exactly what he holds over the heads of everyone in the state as the series progresses.

Because if there was any doubt of Warden Carroll being flat out evil, we got (somewhat unreliable) proof from a former security guard at Quitman. 

I say somewhat unreliable because of how quickly Robert Allen Marks called Carroll to confess the trio had paid him a visit. Gil knew straight away Marks' story was bullshit because he said he hadn't attended Warden's parties. Gil was there. He saw Marks. Whoops.

But Marks also knows the trio filmed him and his "confession" of sorts, which directly defies what he told Warden went down during the visit. Marks has to know he's a dead man if that tape sees the light of day. Then again, he may know he's a dead man either way.

The story of Petey and the stump killer poison was horrific. If it went down as everyone says, and why wouldn't it have if Petey has been missing since that day, then they have a murder they can pin onto Carroll. 

Will a video taped confession from Marks be enough to hold up in court? Especially if two of those witnessing it are being charged with murder themselves? You know Gil and Shawn are going to be fingered for Daryl's death.

A black guy and a white guy in a grey Dodge pickup isn't enough to charge them yet, though, and I really don't think Shawn was there if Gil was. He's far too into the whole thing and seems very innocent, even if he is besties with Gil. Gil is a ticking time bomb, though.

Gil went through a lot more than the others at Quitman because he was favored by Warden Carroll. Those parties must have make hell on earth seem like a cake walk, and now that the past has resurfaced, it doesn't seem like he can put a lid on it again.

I'm also wondering about Terry, who is in charge of the whole Carroll thugery operation. When Carroll mentioned Boots and Jackson to Terry, Terry has a wistful look on his face, almost as if he remembered them fondly. 

It wasn't a look I would have expected from someone who hated the boys, but someone who respected what they offered to their little clan. Boots, the "little white kid" and Jackson may have meant more to Terry than we know at this point, and that could be an ace up the sleeves of our trio.

If Terry remains as evil as he appears right now, they're in trouble. That scene with the air martial was scary as hell. I've often imagined myself being murdered (shut up), and the fear the actor captured as he tried to catch his breath in that giant bag felt so real. 

Terry at least killed him before he fully suffocated to death, but he did it with a smart ass remark, which sent long-hair into a fit of giggles. Was Terry kind of annoyed with long-hair? I couldn't tell, but for some reason, I want Terry to not be the evil jackass he seems like right now. I want him to turn on Warden Carroll.

We'll find out a little more of what Terry's up to soon, because he's sitting outside Jackson's house. Was he sent by Carroll or is he there of his own accord? 

Jackson found out about Gil and Jessie, but he's engaged, so it was cool. As cool as it can be when the two of them are still in love but staying apart because they buried a body in a rainy forest and nobody but them even knows they ever saw each other as adults.

That's a huge weight to carry around. I cannot wait to find out what all of this means. I love these characters, and even the evil ones have layers.

I know some of you watched on Tuesday and even rated it highly. Tell me what you're thinking. Where do you think this is going? Where have these guys been? What's likely to unfold? Did "Blood Brothers" hold up?

If you missed the excellent premiere, you can watch Game of Silence online to catch up. It's worth it!

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It's a story you may have thought about passing up due to the nature of the tale. It's one we've heard before. It sounds a lot like the successful 1996 movie Sleepers starring Kevin Bacon and Robert DeNiro. 

But what Game of Silence did in 45 minutes was get the audience invested in five characters enough to care about what happened to them 25 years ago and what will happen to them over the course of the coming nine episodes.

With a strong cast and moving characters, even a well-known story can still be compelling. It already feels like we're standing beside friends, not watching strangers, and that's more than many series eventually deliver, let alone pilot episodes. 

Twenty-five years ago, Jackson, Gil, Boots and Shawn were four teenage boys who considered themselves brothers. Their girl was Jessie. The five of them did pretty much everything together and with very few flashbacks, it was obvious how much they meant to one another. Everything.

Jessie's mother didn't care much for the boys, especially Jackson, and it was from him she was attempting to tear away Jessie on the fateful day that changed all of their lives.

The boys arrived just in time to nick the car from Jessie's mom and save Jessie from a baptism. By fire, it seemed, as Jessie's mom was drunk and surely shouldn't have been driving anyway. That good deed lasted all of a few blocks before Jackson swerved to avoid hitting a dog and plowed head first into an oncoming car.

Although the woman in the car wasn't killed, the four boys got nine months in Quitman, a nightmare of a juvenile detention center run by Warden Carroll. He let the best little thugs do things on his behalf, and the fighters were his favorites. Gil could fight well, but it didn't seem like that won him any favors from the warden.

We've only just begun to learn what happened inside to the boys, but it was hell. That much is clear. 

It was Boots seeing their biggest fellow juvie bully that brought them all together again. The mere sight of him and Boots snapped, beating Daryl senseless with a golf club.

Every bit of information we were given during the premiere was delivered with the right emotional impact and with an element of surprise. While on some level it could be seen coming, it was the way it the characters processed each memory and the present day impact on them that hit the right notes.

Each blow, both present and past, brought us closer to the characters in both timelines. Although the point of view comes from Jackson – a successful attorney carrying his own secrets from his friends and his fiancee – Gil, Shawn and Jessie all feel as important to the story and as well drawn as Jackson.

They all started in the same place in life, quite literally, but what happened to them in Quitman and how they dealt with the consequences of that experience shaped them as adult men.

Jackson ran away from his friends. We learned at the very end he had some sort of relationship with Jessie. He didn't forget the pain or get over it as his friends thought, however. He may have killed one of the guards, and Jessie was there to witness it.

Whether the guard died may be tied to the phone call Jackson received. If neither of them ever spoke of the incident in the rain, then there's only one other person who should be aware of it, and they thought he was dead. That's my initial guess.

Boots never left their hometown. He seemed sweet and kind, most unlikely to snap as he did. Did he have it the worst in Quitman? 

Jackson was just made partner and is engaged. What are the odds Marina has any idea what he suffered in the name of justice as a boy? What are the odds any of the firm knows about his past? Yet it's very likely that experience is why he's the amazing lawyer he is today.

Gil and Jessie are together, Jessie quite worried what Jackson will think when he discovers she's with Gil. Did she choose Gil when things went wrong with Jackson? We didn't need to see too much to know that Jackson and Jessie were destined to be a couple, and it was only circumstances beyond their control that kept them apart.

So what now? Where does Shawn fit into all of this? Who killed Daryl after he got out of the hospital? It seems too easy to pin it on Gil since he had the gun, and I'm calling it early that it was one of Daryl's own men attempting to get rid of him or plant the deed on Jackson in an attempt to take him down or scare him off.

The warden never stopped being THE GUY. He was rewarded by the establishment for being a thug and treating kids like dirt. He's been in politics and runs a crime syndicate, as well. Jackson wants to get him the legal way.

Gil and Shawn want to get revenge, sure, but they want the kind that feels good in the moment. Fast and furious. Even if he pretends he doesn't for now, we know Jackson has had that feeling and carried it out.

Boots can't do it for himself, and he was their brother. He has a baby on the way. It's intricate and emotionally charged. There's not an easy solution. 

Be sure to tune in on Thursday for Game of Silence Season 1 Episode 1, to find out what happens when Jackson agrees to go along with the plan for revenge, even if Shawn and Gil have no idea they're the subject of a murder investigation.

Thursdays are the normal time slot for Game of Silence, so don't miss it. What did you think? Did they hook you even if it's a story you might have thought was familiar? Do you care what happens next?

If you liked it and want you friends to catch up, tell them they can watch Game of Silence online right here. Ten episodes of mystery, intrigue, friendship and vengeance. 

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The cops found about 100K outside the apartment, though. That payment is why Daryl checked himself out of the hospital, according to thug Terry. Eddie thought killing Boots was the end of it.

Jessie wonders if Jackson is just going to leave again. He says no. She stays the night with Annie and Gil tells Jackson he's with Jessie on their way home. Jackson says there's no reason to be worried about seeing Jessie. Shawn thinks getting married is just nuts.

Jessie has been divorced twice, so Gil and Jessie won't be getting married any time soon.

On the other hand, Jackson can't wait to marry Marina, even wondering if he can take her last name. Joking, of course.

The detective, Liz, shows up at his home, asking about Quitman. Not cool. And he's not cool with it.

Annie wonders about Jackson. Jessie says they really don't know him that well, because they haven't seen him that summer.

Jackson, Gil and Shawn try to figure out how to take down Quitman. Jackson wants to do it legally, but they need murder, because it's the only thing with no statute of limitations. What about Petey, Shawn asks? He was apparently covered in acid or something. Lost after Quitman. He and Gil tried to find him, but he just disappeared.

When Warden Carroll talks to Terry about Jackson and Boots from Quitman, Terry seems to have almost good memories of them both. "Little white kid" is what he calls Boots and he smiles when he says Jackson.

The trio find the nurse who helped Peter Curtis. She cried for an ambulance, but they took him off in a corrections van instead. She never saw him again. She eventually won't talk further because another guy disappeared in 1998. Amy doesn't want to be next.

Marina calls Jackson. She's been waiting for him. She asks that a bottle of champagne be sent to the table from Jackson as her parents are saying how much they like his teeth. So straight and white. Maybe their kids won't need braces.

Eddie and the long hair are the meeting with someone expecting Daryl.

Liz is having Annie look through a book of mug shots.

The trio finds a houseboat with the guard in question. He's gutting fish and licking his fingers. Gil immediately attacks. His name is Bobby. He won't talk about it. The Warden couldn't find out anyone was having kids use that stump killer because it was illegal. the Warden pushed Bobby out of the van and drove away. The Warden said he "took care of it" and to stop asking questions.

They get him to talk to the camera. Robert Allen Marks, worked for Quitman before it was privatized, and on.

Annie is crying because she doesn't understand why Boots had a gun. She didn't know her husband.

Jessie tells Annie how Jackson left after Quitman without even saying a word.

The trio leaves the houseboat, but not until Gil tells Bobby what he thinks.

Annie tells Jessie to talk to Jackson. After all, they haven't seen each other since he left Brennan, right? Jessie flashes back to dumping the body into a deep grave in the rainy woods. Yep.

Terry and his two thugs have an air martial in a giant plastic bag. He's screaming. He can't breathe. It's horrid. Terry shoots him in the head. Now he can't breathe.

Oscar calls Liz at home. Gil Harris owns a grey Dodge truck that matches the description of the one that was outside Daryl's apartment.

Gil says Bobby was lying, because Bobby said he wasn't at the Warden's parties.

Bobby is drinking Jim Beam by the bottle. He calls Warden Carroll and gives him the rundown. What an idiot.

Jackson gets home and Marina doesn't even look up from her work.

He lies to her about golfing and riding a boat on the water.

Terry is sitting outside his house, casing the joint.

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Now Jackson is an attorney, marring his boss, living in Houston. Shawn and Gill are still sort of thugs. Boots lives in Brennan and works for a moving company. He has a baby on the way.

One day, Boots sees a thug from his past walk out of an apartment and beats him to death with a golf club.

Just after doing particularly well in court, Gil and Shawn appear in Jackson's office. They need his help. Boots was arrested.

Boots tells Jackson this murder wasn't a mistake. He snapped, and he's not sorry. Daryl had it coming. They all do..

The woman they hit didn't die, but there was hell to pay. They each got nine months in one of the worst places on earth, Quitman. They were like lambs to the slaughter.

While they're having drinks later, Jessie shows up. Gil invited her. Jackson is totally surprised. She's beautiful. The whole gang is back together.

Gil is just aching for a fight. Any fight. When Jackson leaves, he pounds the first guy who looks at him wrong.

Gil and Jessie are living together. She's upset because Gil obviously didn't tell Jackson they're together. It bothered her that it's been 25 years since she saw Jackson and they saw each other on a lie.

Back at Quitman, Boots had to go to the bathroom, but the kids wouldn't let him. Jackson tried to stand up for him and got beaten by the guards for his reward.

The warden is still in the thick of it, and Daryl still works for him. A fellow named Terry is telling the Warden he needs to be aware. Warden is ready to run for congress because being Lt. Governor isn't enough for him.

Jackson wants to take a pass on a dinner with Marina. He needs to look at Boots' case. While doing it, he remembers how the warden used to make them fight at Quitman. Gil fights well. The guards didn't like that, so they took him outside to teach him a lesson. Or something. The warden liked him and if he played his cards right, he'd get anything he wanted around there so said Daryl.

Terry wants to know who Boots is working for. They cannot find a connection. Terry says to have someone take care of him.

Boots is eating shank for breakfast.

Jackson gets to the hospital. Boots is in surgery. Gang squad is there. Jackson has no idea why.

Boots' wife, pregnant Annie, is there waiting for news. Jackson can't believe it.

Gil walks down the hall and sees Daryl. He's overcome with memories.

Jackson looks up news on Ray Carroll. He calls Det. Winters. He's ready to talk.

Jessie wants to know why Boots is arrested for attempted murder and lays into him for lying to her. He says it has nothing to do with him and her. She still says noting about her and Gil.

Everyone is saying goodbye to Boots. Things don't look good for their old friend. Jackson tells him he didn't forget what they did to him, them or anyone. He will never forget.

Back at the school, as Boots is being dragged away after a Quitman issue, Gil screams at the warden that he owes him. Meanwhile, in the present, Boots dies.

Gil goes to get his gun. He wants to kill Daryl. Now.

Jackson wants to get the whole group by way of the law. Make them spend their lives in prison. Gil doesn't want anyone to know what happened to them.

While celebrating his court victory and promotion to partner, Jackson gets a call. A male says not to kick the rock. They know what he did.

He goes to see Jessie. She swears she didn't tell Gil about it. Nobody knows. Jackson flashes back to a night he pistol whipped one of the guards and left him for dead in a rainy forest.

After Boots' funeral, the detective tells the remaining three friends Daryl was found dead this morning. In his own kitchen, three bullet holes in his chest.

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