How do you move forward after being the one to send someone to prison for two years by lying on the witness stand? That’s the question for Emi (Jaina Lee Ortiz) on R.J. Decker, and she’s doing so with the title character (Scott Speedman).
As we’ve seen in the first two episodes, she’s using her resources to help him out with his cases as a private investigator. TV Insider spoke with Jaina Lee Ortiz about just that. Warning: Spoilers for R.J. Decker Season 1 Episode 2 ahead!
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