A Time For Mercy

Jake’s doctor approves his release from the hospital and tells Jake to take it easy, as he still has a long recovery. An orderly pushes Jake out of the hospital in a wheelchair, and a reporter asks him for information about the attack. Jake does not comment and flips off the reporter as Carla drives away. Hanna greets them when they arrive home and leads her father into the kitchen, where she sits with him and holds his hand.

Judge Noose goes to his chambers in the Tyler County Courthouse, where Lowell Dyer is waiting. They discuss Jake’s attack and if they should move the trial to another county.

Tatum and Plather go to Earl Kofer’s home and tell him Jake identified Cecil as one of his attackers, but Earl denies it. Tatum says Jake isn’t pressing charges but can do so within five years. He asks Earl to pass this along to his entire family, and the deputies leave.

On Friday, Jake calls Portia and tells her to come to his house while Carla and Hanna are out shopping. When Portia arrives, Jake asks her to visit Drew in jail every other day. He also says Noose is pressuring him to decide if he will make an insanity plea.