Ana de la Reguera | Goliath | Season 2

"La Mano"

Mayoral candidate Marisol Silva is pressing the LAPD and the DEA to be tough on gangs and cartels. Oscar, who works at Billy's regular bar Chez Jay, comes to Billy because his son Julio has been arrested for a gangland killing he did not commit. Brittany visits Billy to apologize to him. Billy visits Julio to make sure he is adequately represented. Denise returns from visiting her mother, who now lives in London. Marisol visits Billy and reveals that she is a friend of Oscar and Julio, and asks him to continue checking up on Julio. Billy asks Detective Roman, a friend of his at the LAPD, to walk him through the crime scene of the double homicide, but immediately starts noticing holes in the official story. Roman is later seen discussing the case with Danny Loomis, and it is clear there is something shady afoot. Danny recognizes Julio on one of Marisol's campaign billboards, and asks Tom Wyatt to tell her to distance herself from the kid. On the way to court to testify to Julio's alibi, Oscar is shot down in broad daylight by unknown assailants.

"Politics"

In a flashback, Tom is revealed to have met Hunter Friedman, one of the murder victims along with Marcos Pena, while visiting a real estate broker. Tom, Danny, and the broker discuss killing some of the members of their operation, including Hunter, leading to the murders that Julio is arrested for. Billy breaks the news to Julio and agrees to take his case. Brittany returns to work for Billy. He visits Patty to recruit her for the case, and she reluctantly agrees. At the preliminary hearing, the prosecution is able to present CCTV footage of a gun-toting Julio at the crime scene. Billy is angry at Julio for lying about his alibi, but Julio admits that he had gone to Marcos's home to kill him, but ran away when he heard gunshots. He claims that the murderer was a short Hispanic guy, who is later seen being paid for the hit by Roman. Billy visits JT, an old friend of his, and gets his help in looking for the real murderer. After telling the media that she believes in Julio's innocence, Marisol visits Billy. Gabriel Ortega, head of the La Mano cartel, threatens Tom and demands that he make sure that Julio is convicted without attracting any more attention. Hakeem Rashad, the prosecutor on the case, offers Billy a plea of voluntary manslaughter, but Billy is adamant that Julio is innocent. Marisol has a cello delivered to Julio in jail. Tom and Danny tell Marisol that they had Hunter killed, and that she is involved in this because of some information she had passed them about the DEA raids. Marisol seeks out Billy in her distress, but does not tell him what is bothering her.

"Fresh Flowers"

Julio's brothers are murdered in a flashback; he finds a gun on one of them and keeps it. JT identifies the murderer of Marcos and Hunter as Tito Garcia, and tells Billy how to find him. Billy uses JT and judge Martha Wallace's past history to get the judge to allow him to depose Tito at the preliminary hearing. When Billy and Patty ask Roman to help them find Tito, he refuses, and threatens Patty. Billy finds Tito, but Roman has Tito arrested and deported by ICE before they can talk. Billy asks Agent Clayton at the FBI for help finding Tito. Marisol keeps avoiding Tom and refuses to back down from supporting Julio. Clayton tells Billy that they have Tito; Billy lets Marisol know, and she tells Tom and Danny. Danny has Gabriel assassinate Tito. The cops find the murder weapon near Julio's house. Patty tells Julio about the plea deal; he tells her that the gun from the video was his brother's, and that it is currently with his girlfriend. Tom stalks Brittany.

"Alo"

Gabriel demonstrates his punishment technique of forced amputation. Using the gun from Julio's girlfriend, Billy manages to get the judge to have a hearing to discuss the suppression of the second gun and the video as evidence. Tom starts getting closer to Brittany. A box containing Tito's head is delivered to Billy; Billy takes it to Roman and threatens him, and gets locked up. Roman's odd behavior starts worrying his wife Mary, as well as Danny. Billy rattles Roman at the suppression hearing. Gabriel tells Tom to have Julio commit suicide and leave a note, and to keep Marisol happy despite this, because Gabriel needs her to keep his access to the ports (for his drug trade) and Tom needs her for his dream of changing the LA skyline. Judge Wallace rules against Billy on the matter of suppression. Billy visits JT, and realizes that his true enemy is the La Mano cartel. He asks Marisol about the cartel, and when she evades the question, they get into a fight. She later visits Denise and gets her to ask Billy about the case, making him suspicious. JT tells Billy that Tito was Roman's CI. Billy confronts Roman and tries to turn him.

"Who's Gabriel"

Marisol's backstory is revealed. When Roman does not show up to a meeting where he was supposed to snitch on the cartel to Rashad, Billy visits him at home. Billy manages to convince him to go meet with Rashad, but Danny sees them leave together. Tom and Brittany spend more time together. Roman meets with Rashad and tells him that he is willing to talk in return for immunity and witness protection for his family, much to a watching Danny's horror. Denise starts working for Marisol, who fires her campaign manager Elena for asking too many questions. Brittany tells Tom that Billy has a witness that he has managed to flip. Clayton tries to woo Patty. Tom visits Marisol and tells her that they are out of time and options. She goes to visit Julio at the prison. Danny tells Tom that Roman is the snitch. Marisol later takes Billy to meet her brother Gabriel.

"Two Cinderellas"

JT is shown to have given up his legal practice and become a recluse after an execution that resulted from his losing a case to then prosecutor Martha Wallace. Billy attends a party at Gabriel's house in Mexico. Danny tries to lure Roman out, but he gets suspicious. Tensions rise between Marisol and Gabriel. Roman meets with Danny and tells him to kill him, so that his family never has to find out what they have done. Danny is unable to pull the trigger, and Roman leaves. Gabriel's henchman kills Roman and his family. A convict tells JT about a threat to Julio's life, in hopes of making a deal. Gabriel shows Billy around the estate, and he sees guns and people with amputated limbs. Patty calls Billy about the Roman murders and Julio, but Gabriel makes sure he does not get the message. As Patty rushes to try and save Julio, a prison guard forces him to leave a suicide note confessing to the murder, and kills him. Gabriel tells Marisol that the only way to stop Billy from digging further is to kill him. Patty finally gets through to Billy, and he walks out of the estate with a bottle in his hand.

"Diablo Verde"

Billy comes to in bed next to a woman of Chinese descent. He finds out that he is being held captive by a group of unknown people. The woman, who calls herself Janet, tells Billy that they had met in a bar when Billy was asking for a ride to the border. Janet claims not to know where they are or why, either. Billy tries to get the people in the house to talk, but has little luck except a few cryptic phrases. He throws Gabriel's name out in conversation, which seems to make some of the people nervous. Billy and Janet attack their captors and make a run for it. While being tracked by a drone, their captors, and men with automatic weapons, they manage to make it to the town. Billy tasks some townspeople to protect Janet and tries to find a way to the border. 24 hours earlier, Patty spends the night with Clayton, and steals Roman's phone from a box of evidence in his apartment. Marisol tells Denise that Billy walked out of the estate and went missing. She is then confronted by Elena, who knows about her past as Gabriel's sister Claudia. Elena is later attacked by Gabriel's henchman who tells her to leave town. Tom's dependence on Brittany increases. Worried about Billy, Denise starts drinking heavily. Danny is confronted by the broker and the henchman, and commits suicide after realizing he cannot get away. Marva, who is calling numbers from Roman's phone on Patty's behest, gets through to Danny's phone as it is being bagged into evidence. Visiting the club, Patty links Roman and Danny to the broker. JT manages to find Billy, who reunites with Patty and Denise.

"Tongue Tied"

Billy sees one of his captors at Marisol's victory celebration. Billy and Patty confront the broker, and get him to flip. He tells Rashad enough to implicate Tom and Gabriel, as well as to throw suspicion on Claudia Quintero, whose name they do not recognize. Patty calls Brittany to tell her that Tom is dangerous; Tom lets her go despite catching her in a lie, because he realizes that they do not have a future together. Denise continues to drink heavily, despondent at having lost her role model, now that she realizes what Marisol has done. Clayton breaks up with Patty because she endangered him by stealing Roman's phone. Billy confronts Tom, who ridicules him for not realizing that Marisol was the one who had Julio killed, not him; in response, Billy ridicules Tom for not knowing that Gabriel is Marisol's brother. Billy and Patty approach Elena for information; she tells them about Marisol's real name and refers them to a church in her hometown. Billy and Patty go back to Mexico to find information on Gabriel and Claudia, but fail to do so. The FBI arrest Tom, but when Rashad shows up shortly thereafter, it is revealed to have been a kidnapping ploy by Gabriel's men. Gabriel is later shown to have amputated both of Tom's arms and legs and finally cuts out his tongue. Billy visits Marisol, now the mayor of LA, and she says she never loved him. Billy's last words to Marisol are to remind her of the blood on her hands.