12. She's a Murderer

When Sam's remains are discovered, the police suspect that Annalise is somehow involved in his death, with Hannah immediately accusing her. Frank warns Laurel that she, Wes, Connor and Michaela can no longer contact Annalise, since her phone is being tapped by the police. Hannah tells the judge that Annalise having once threatened to kill Sam is enough for a warrant to be issued to search her home, but no evidence is found. Bonnie confronts Annalise, saying that she knows the Keating Four were the ones who killed Sam and warns Annalise that protecting them could ruin her career.

At the end of the episode, the cops interrogate Annalise after finding Sam's ring, which Wes removed from the dead man's finger before burning his body, in the woods. It is revealed that Annalise had Frank break into Nate's house and frame him for the murder by removing his fingerprint from a glass and planting it on the ring, leading to Nate's arrest. The Keating Four are shocked when Nate is charged, but Michaela points out, "She's doing what she said she would do. She's taking care of us." Annalise, lying in her bed and riddled with guilt, calls her mother for help.