Plot summary
Annalise's mother Ophelia is in town and questions Annalise about her involvement in Sam's death, her lifestyle, and her childhood. It's revealed that as a child Annalise's uncle raped her, and although initially unknown to Annalise, her mother reveals that she murdered her brother by setting their house on fire with him in it. Meanwhile, the Keating Four and Bonnie take on a case of a female nurse who is being accused of raping her male patient while he was sedated. Bonnie wins the case, as it turns out the defendant did not rape her patient, who was gay and in a relationship with the facility's lawyer.
Meanwhile, the Keating Four are curious about Nate's upcoming trial for Sam's murder. Michaela warns Annalise, "You know he's innocent and black," referring to the likelihood of the court making the case a matter of race (with Sam being white). Connor and Oliver enter a relationship again. Bonnie is angry with Frank for lying about knowing what happened to Sam. Annalise passes a note to Nate with a phone number. Wes learns about a witness named Rudy and finds out that Rebecca had him arrested, which leads him to question everything he thought he knew about Rebecca.
Wes and Laurel visit Rudy in a psychiatric hospital. He is shown Rebecca's picture and replies, "wet." They realize he's referring to Lila's murder, her body having been dumped in a water tank. The episode ends with Rebecca tracking Wes' location via his phone.
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