The Truth about the Devlins

Gabby tells them that she is the one who turned John in to the FBI. Everyone is shocked—not even her husband Martin knew. Paul and Marie start to yell at Gabby, but TJ and Martin stop them, encouraging Gabby to tell her story.

A year earlier, Gabby referred a friend to John. When he got the bills, they seemed off, and he showed them to Gabby. She realized immediately that something was wrong, and confronted John, but he denied doing anything dodgy. She looked into a few other clients whom she’d referred to her brother and discovered the same problem, but John still wouldn’t talk to her. She knew that she had to do something because it was the right thing to do. She also knew that Paul and Marie never would.

When Paul asks why Gabby didn’t come to them, she says she knew they would just cover for John, the way they’ve always done. After they pieced together the Runstan situation yesterday, she called the FBI. Once they all knew, they were liable, and she knew that either John would go down for his crimes, or they all would.

She also looks back to when TJ was charged and pleaded guilty; in her opinion, it was his “best day,” because he was stepping up and taking responsibility. TJ considers his trial in a new light. TJ realizes, and says aloud, that Gabby saved them all. Paul is chastened, and Marie begins to cry. Gabby tells TJ to meet her the next day for the Holmesburg case press conference. She gives him boxes of press packets to collate and leaves. TJ leaves as well, to pick up Mango from the vet.

TJ picks up Mango from the vet and drives home. That night, while he is collating the press packets, he thinks about Gabby’s statement that she was proud of him for pleading guilty. He realizes that the family law firm is probably finished, and feels sympathy for John, knowing exactly what he is going through. He remembers the microphones in his house, and wonders if the FBI installed them.

The next morning, TJ wakes up late. His alarm didn’t go off, and he has overslept.

TJ quickly gives Mango her shot and packs the boxes in his car for the press conference. As he is rushing, he trips and spills the last box. The papers fly across his driveway and on one of them, he sees a photograph of a man surrounded by security men. TJ identifies one of the security men as fake Elliott Thompson and reads that his real name is Mortenson. The photo is part of a news article announcing a new CEO at Fournette Laboratories, one of the Holmesburg case defendants.

TJ realizes that the people following him weren’t connected to Runstan, they were connected to the Holmesburg case. Gabby is in danger at the press conference.

As TJ speeds toward the press conference, he tries to call Gabby, but can’t get through. He calls 911, but the dispatcher thinks it’s a prank. TJ hangs up to drive faster.

TJ arrives at the press conference, which is bigger than he’d imagined, and filled with media and protestors. He runs into the building but can’t find Gabby. He sees Chuck, one of the plaintiffs, who tells him Gabby is outside, preparing to make a statement about the press conference. He tries to get out of the building, but the doors are locked. Out of the corner of his eye, he sees a man aim a gun at him and fire.

TJ runs down the nearest hallway and crashes through a glass door into another room. When the man follows him, TJ attacks with a shard of glass. The man drops the gun and TJ punches him. They struggle for the gun and TJ shoots the man in the leg. He keeps the man’s gun and runs out of the room.

TJ finally gets outside and sees Gabby climbing onto a platform. Across the crowd, Mortenson is moving toward Gabby with a gun. TJ is too far away, and Gabby can’t hear his shouts. He sees that his parents have come to support Gabby and yells to Paul. Paul turns, sees Mortenson with a gun, and tackles the man. Mortenson’s gun goes off, and the crowd erupts into chaos. Paul holds Mortenson down until the police arrive. Gabby, Marie, and TJ all get to Paul in time to see him slump to the ground, shot in the abdomen.

TJ, Marie, and Gabby wait at the hospital while Paul undergoes surgery. TJ sees the police detectives enter the waiting room and knows that they are there to talk to the Devlins. TJ begins to question them about Mortenson and the man he shot, but the police can’t share their investigation. TJ tells them what he put together about Mortenson and Fournette Labs. After the detectives leave, Marie takes Gabby and TJ to the hospital chapel to pray.

While in the chapel, TJ thinks about all the events of the past few days. He hopes that John pleads guilty, remembering what Gabby said about him, and knowing that it would make the prison time, and the guilt, easier to bear. Marie apologizes to Gabby and TJ for the mistakes she and Paul have made. She and Paul both know that Gabby did the right thing, which is why they came to support her that day. She also apologizes to TJ for not supporting him and she reminds him that he saved Gabby’s life. While they are talking, a nurse comes into the chapel and says that Paul’s doctor wants to talk to them.

Paul is alive but weak, and they all sit by his bedside. He wakes up and tells them he loves them. He also commends TJ for his investigation and for saving Gabby, calling him an “MVP.” He reaches out and squeezes TJ’s hand.

TJ, Gabby, Paul, Marie, Martin, and Nancy all sit in the courtroom for John’s case. Things have changed since John was charged: The family law firm is finished. Paul is lauded as a hero in the media for saving Gabby and has paid back the clients that John defrauded. Marie is taking an online course on Dante.

John arrives in court—he is going to plead guilty, and he says goodbye to each family member as he walks toward the defendant’s table. TJ and John are closer than they have ever been. TJ has forgiven John for his betrayal and has also helped him understand his gambling addiction a bit better. John will be going to prison for three years.

TJ is in another courtroom—this time the defendant is Dr. Carl Bostwick, head of Fournette Labs and the man who hired hitmen to kill TJ and Gabby. Instead of taking a plea deal, Dr. Bostwick has decided to go to trial. He can hire an expensive attorney and is betting on the fact that there are no direct links between him and Viktor Solkov, the hitman TJ shot. He testifies that Barry killed Neil simply because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Mortenson told him Bostwick wanted him to kill TJ. Mortenson says Bostwick told him it was because the Holmesburg case would affect Fournette Labs’ stock prices, and he would personally lose millions.

The Holmesburg case has gone viral because of the attempt on Gabby’s life, and Gabby has used the opportunity to create interest and outrage about the case in the media. However, whether Bostwick is convicted depends on whether the jury believes Solkov. Bostwick’s lawyer cross-examines him, pointing out his criminal record and a history of domestic abuse and assault. By the end of his testimony, the jury looks disgusted, and TJ doesn’t know what they are going to do.

TJ, his family, and all the plaintiffs from the Holmesburg case wait in the courtroom for the jury to return. TJ isn’t sure that Bostwick will get justice, but the jury foreperson announces guilty verdicts for the attempted murders of TJ and Gabby. Chuck, the Holmesburg plaintiff, is sitting beside him and says that he should become a lawyer. When TJ replies that he never graduated college, Chuck points out that he could still go.

In front of a massive crowd, Gabby, TJ, and the Holmesburg plaintiffs tell their story. Even the most cynical journalist is moved. When the plaintiffs are done speaking, Gabby talks about Bostwick’s trial and conviction for attempting to murder her and TJ. Then TJ takes the microphone and tells the story of the day of the press conference. When a journalist asks about TJ’s criminal record, he answers honestly, sharing his history. He then connects it to the concept of justice, saying that his sentence was justice, just as the plaintiffs deserve justice.

TJ goes to Petco with Mango and sees Maya there with her dog. She remembers him and doesn’t seem bitter. As they chat, TJ realizes that Maya is flirting. He tells her that he’s going back to college, and she’s impressed. TJ finally gets the courage to ask her out again, and Maya accepts.

TJ and Maya are on the deck of his parents’ new house in Point Pleasant Beach, near Nancy’s parents so that they can see Connor. Maya teases TJ, who is still wearing his graduation cap and gown. TJ tells her he loves her, and Maya says she loves him too. They are living together now, with her dog, S’mores, and his cat, Mango. TJ will start law school in the fall. Gabby is still representing the Holmesburg plaintiffs as the case goes through the courts. TJ can’t wait to graduate law school and join Gabby in seeking justice for his clients.