Everyone stayed quiet for a moment when Laura's phone rang. Answering her phone she slowly raised it to her ear, never breaking her gaze from Olivia. "Hey Ally I'll have to call you back in a few," Laura said quietly. Hanging up the phone Mrs. Hicks cleared her throat. "Well I think we should go. It seems like you have more important things to attend to. We could reschedule in a few days,".

Laura turned back to her forcing a smile. "That may be best. I will give you a call, then,". Closing the door behind her, she slowly turned back to Olivia. The house had now been empty as Jordan left to meet Asher and JJ at the park. Leaving Laura and Olivia alone. Laura pinched the bridge of her nose, as her daughter's words kept replaying in her head. "Olivia...I don't know whether to be angry and ground you or yell at you," Laura gritted her teeth taking slow deep breaths. "Please tell me you didn't give them your information when you sent them the video,".

Olivia kept her arms crossed. Her gaze softened falling to the floor. "I recorded a podcast. This podcast was all about labels. At first, I was the twin, then the addict, and now my newest label, the D.A's daughter. I ended the podcast by talking about Tamika's story and how our justice system is broken. I'm sure you haven't had a chance to listen to it," Olivia said. Laura shook her head. "I...I have not. I've been busy,". Olivia gently nodded. "Right...well if you would've listened to my podcast you would know that I spoke about Tamika. I was going to release it to the public from my podcast, but then I thought that Tamika deserved better than that. Tamika deserves Justice, and if my own mother wouldn't release the footage, then I would, so I did. I sent the footage to the news. I knew the consequences of releasing the footage, and to not affect the case I thought it would be best to keep it anonymous," Olivia said.

Laura massaged her temples when she let out a controlled breath. "Where did you even get the footage?" Laura asked. "From your computer. You know next time you should put a stronger password that doesn't involve our birthdays," Olivia said. Laura turned back to her computer before looking back at Olivia. "You stole the footage from my work computer? Olivia, do you know how incredibly stupid that was? That's a federal crime. You can go to prison. Do you understand that?" Laura asked. Olivia shrugged. "You said it yourself Tamika and I have different stories. I now know what you meant. I have the privilege that my mother is a white D.A. I know at the end of the day I will be fine, you'll somehow work your magic to save me again". "Olivia, this does not only affect you, but it also affects me, my career, our family. What you did was wrong," Laura raised her voice.

Olivia shook her head. "What I did was something you were supposed to do. I gave you plenty of time to release the footage. To step up and do your part. But you didn't, mom. You stayed silent and became the problem. You didn't release it. Tamika's family deserved to see the footage. The community deserved to see that the officers who are supposed to protect us treat us like less than. Just because of the color of our skin, we are treated as a threat," Olivia said. Laura shook her head. "It wasn't your decision to make. I'm the D.A Olivia. You do know how much this can affect the case right? You know nothing about what you did and how negative this can impact Tamika and her family. I was trying to protect them," Laura said.

"Protect who? Because what I see is that you're protecting the officers at fault. I know mom. I do know how much this can affect the case. But being silent only makes us a part of the problem. What I did was not right by any means in your book, but in mine, and for everyone else I did what I thought was right. Releasing the footage was the right thing to do," Olivia said. "No, it wasn't you know how much chaos you can create by releasing the footage?" Laura asked.

Olivia shrugged. "Maybe it's for the best. Sometimes we have to burn down the system to rebuild it. Chaos creates change. Tamika's family asked for the footage, we politely protested, I even asked you why didn't you release it? And guess what? Nothing happened. We were nice. But we are tired of being nice and there being no changes made. We are just walked over and looked down upon. Being nice won't get us anywhere. Mom the system is broken, and if releasing the footage will get the officers in prison, and accounted for their actions, then at the end of the day, I did the right thing. To stand up, for those that are silenced by the officers that are supposed to be protecting us," Olivia said.

"That's not how this works Olivia, you can't expect change to happen, by releasing footage that was not in your possession. That's a federal crime, Olivia. What has gotten into you?" Laura asked. "I've just now come to terms with my privilege and decided to use it for good. To help Tamika get the justice she deserves. If you weren't going to help and stand up for Tamika, and the many others that have been killed by police brutality then I will. I'm not sorry mom. I'm not sorry for what I did. The only way to get justice is to see the whole picture. How could we know the truth if you weren't going to release the footage?" Olivia asked. "This is not something that can't be fixed overnight. It takes time," Laura said.

"We don't have time, mom. Every day you wait, is a day another cop gets away with murder. There is never going to be a right time. You taught me to stand up for what I believe in, to never stay silent when something was on my mind. To speak up and be the change we wish to see in this world. To be an example, not the example. I'm doing just that. I'm being an example that will hopefully change this messed up, dirty system we call when we need help. Because what I never understood is that we breathe the same, we bleed the same, but they don't see us the same, mom at the end of the day. We are past angry, we are tired. They see us, but they don't really see us. They see us for the color of our skin, and for the music, we listen to, but not for the people we are. To them, we'd never be just like them. And that is what has to change, but how do you change a system that's been broken since the start? I see the only solution is burning it down and rebuilding it with a brand new foundation that is equal for all of us. We can't see the change if we don't speak up," Olivia said.

The both of them stayed silent for a brief moment before Laura's phone rang. Looking at the caller ID it had been the police chief. Her heart raced to know the reason for his call. "It's the police chief. Probably calling about the footage, and how it had been released to the public. I may not have a job after today, Olivia. And I don't blame it all on you. I blame myself too for thinking my daughter had trust in me that what I was doing had been right. But now we may never know since it may be too late," Laura softly spoke. Her heart ached to feel the betrayal she'd felt from her daughter. "You know after all we've been through I can't believe you still managed to go behind my back and betray me,".

Olivia's gaze fell to the floor before meeting her mother's eyes. "You know I thought the same thing the moment, I walked out of your office a few nights ago. I gave you a chance and you couldn't look me in the eye and tell me the truth. Tell me one thing, mom. Were you ever going to release the footage?". Her mother stayed silent while her mouth slightly parted searching her daughter's eyes. Olivia gently nodded as she scoffed. "And that is the reason why I did what I did. By the way, you should get that. Seems important," Olivia said turning around and walking back up the stairs. "Olivia you're..." Laura trailed off when Olivia turned around. "I know, grounded. You don't have to tell me twice,".