‘Presumed Innocent’ Finale Shocker
The #PresumedInnocent killer is... https://t.co/b1SaebEdHq
- Variety (@Variety) July 24, 2024
Over eight episodes, “Presumed Innocent” followed former chief deputy prosecutor Rusty Sabich, who was on trial for the murder of his lover and colleague Carolyn Polhemus.
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In the finale, viewers learned that Carolyn’s killer is Rusty’s teenage daughter, Jaden. After Rusty was found not guilty.
At first viewers are led to believe, in a clever fake-out, that the show is, in fact, have the same ending as the book and the movie. Until the Jaden twist.
With Barbara too stunned to speak following her daughter’s revelation, Rusty takes charge. He declares that the three of them will never speak of the incident again, and that Jaden acted to defend their family. In the end, he says that this entire ordeal has been all his fault.
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