Overnight, Andy transitions from prosecutor to defender, forced to use his legal acumen to save his son while watching his personal reputation and family safety dissolve in the court of public opinion.

This subplot serves to destabilize Andy’s authority. He has spent his life running from his father’s shadow, believing that he "chose" to be good. But if Jacob is capable of murder, perhaps Andy’s "goodness" is just a lack of opportunity or temptation. J.K. Simmons is terrifyingly effective in a limited role, embodying the genetic "boogeyman" that haunts Andy’s psyche.