Never Flinch

Barbara tells Holly about meeting Betty, adding that she is giving her tickets to Jerome and his girlfriend, Georgia. Barbara and Holly will attend Sista Bessie’s show as Betty’s personal guests. Holly agrees, not knowing that she is about to leave the state.

Izzy surprises Roxanne Mason, the assistant to the six ADAs in Buckeye County. Izzy tells Roxanne how Claire Rademacher, one of Duffrey and Tolliver’s coworkers, reported that Tolliver gave Duffrey six comics in Mylar bags. Roxanne admits that Duffrey’s fingerprints were found on Mylar bags, rather than on the child pornography they found. Izzy concludes that ADA Allen buried the evidence and suspects Roxanne helped him. She cannot prove that Tolliver confessed before Duffrey’s death. “Bill Wilson” likely sees Allen as the guiltiest party in Duffrey’s conviction.

Kate lectures in Omaha, opening with a statement in favor of reproductive rights, but she has not replaced her Borsalino. Corrie finds a letter in the greenroom and asks their police escort to open it. Wearing a mask to investigate the letter, the officer finds a powder in the envelope and sends Corrie away. Corrie tells Kate there is a problem.

The powder is anthrax, and the card in the envelope contains a religious threat to Kate.