Written By Warren Leight and Peter Blauner
Directed By Peter Werner
A.D.A. Barba's childhood friend, Eddie Garcia, is arrested for attempted rape and his connection to mayoral front-runner Alex Muñoz (another childhood friend of Barba's, who even married the girl Barba had a childhood crush on) puts the campaign in jeopardy. When an undercover investigation uncovers further misconduct by Muñoz himself (albeit under an alias), its up to the team to determine if Barba can put aside his envy and personal connections to the two to fairly prosecute them.
Tropes
- Downer Ending: ADA Barba's childhood best friend is revealed to have been sexting and soliciting a teenage girl, which tanks his campaign for mayor. Barba's friendship with him is ruined because he was the one to press charges, and the mayoral candidate also threatens to end his political future. A reverend heckles Barba about choosing to prosecute him, which suggests that the citizens of NYC are turning against him, and he's made some enemies pretty high up.
- Mutual Envy: Muñoz and Barba have this. Muñoz envies Barba for getting out of their barrio and getting an Ivy League scholarship, while Barba envies him because his mom said Muñoz would be mayor of New York one day, but never said that about him, and because Muñoz ended up married to the girl Barba loved (and possibly still loves).
- Online Alias: Enrique Trouble.
