the showrunners) as a means of injecting extra drama into each hour.
Until now, that is.
And coincidentally, his execution is exactly you guessed it five days away.
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taking over whats supposed to be her job.
Earl just lost his last appeal and his execution for Toms murder is in five days.
Tom survived the original shooting but died two years later when some remaining bullet fragments shifted in his brain.
The team gets to work investigating other cases Tom was assigned and leafing through some files Susan brought in.
Conner and Hayes then head to Indiana to interview Earl in prison.
I knew if I held on long enough, someone would help me.
Score one for the good guys…
… For about five minutes or so.
Bill, determined to keep his winning record intact, appeals the stay and succeeds in getting it lifted.
Earls execution will proceed as scheduled that very same day.
Seemingly resigned to his fate, Earl tells Hayes not to attend his execution.
She takes it as added motivation to track down the truth in the less than two hours that remain.
(Admittedly, I was a little slow on the uptake this episode.)
Theyre too late… Earl is innocent, but hes already dead.
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