Jul 21, 2026 · 57 min · 19 segments
Rooms of Experience, Act 2 By Steffany Sommers Starring Patty McCormack as Ada Wells and Dan Lauria as DA Harvey Davis Dana tries to outrun the case. Literally. But Ada Wells keeps following her…
[suspenseful music] After the death of Teddy Wells is initially treated as a possible suicide, police discover clues that suggest something more deliberate.
Ada, his 89-year-old mother, makes a quiet but startling confession.
She took the life of her adult, non-verbal autistic son, not in a moment of panic, but with intention, care, and love.
Detective Curtis brings her in for questioning.
Despite her age and fragile appearance, Ada doesn't waver.
She admits what she did and insists she was fully aware.
Alexis Martinez, a sharp and compassionate attorney and former ADA, is brought in by Ada's friend and neighbor Gina to defend her and quickly moves to suppress the confession.
But Ada, dignified and unwavering, stuns everyone when she calmly insists, "I want to have a trial, not to escape punishment, but to explain why." At the DA's office, Dana Jeffries is handling the case.
She's ambitious, polished, and eager to prove herself.
Harvey, her boss, makes it clear this is a political hot button, and she's been chosen as the public face because she looks good and plays by the rules.
It's not about justice.
It's about optics.
Still, Dana accepts the challenge, supported behind the scenes by her longtime loving boyfriend, Ethan.
As Dana steps into Ada's reality, her black-and-white worldview begins to blur.
The haunting truth of what life was like for Ada, alone for decades with a non-verbal child who was completely dependent on her, throws Dana off balance.
The burden of judgment is now hers to carry, and it's heavier than she imagined.
It's not just about law now.
It's about meaning, legacy, and the right to define your own story.
What looked like a straightforward mercy killing becomes something deeper and messier, a public courtroom battle over the meaning of caregiving, autonomy, and dignity.
Interior Dana's house, foyer, night.
Dana closes the front door behind her, sets down her briefcase.
The sound of laughter floats in from the living room.
[group laughing] Interior Dana's living room, continuous.
Dana enters to find Ethan with two other couples, Izzy and Marshall, and Corey and James, all in their 30s.
They stand and chat, drinks in hand.
[suspenseful music] After the death of Teddy Wells is initially treated as a possible suicide, police discover clues that suggest something more deliberate.
Ada, his 89-year-old mother, makes a quiet but startling confession.
She took the life of her adult, non-verbal autistic son, not in a moment of panic, but with intention, care, and love.
Detective Curtis brings her in for questioning.
Despite her age and fragile appearance, Ada doesn't waver.
She admits what she did and insists she was fully aware.
Alexis Martinez, a sharp and compassionate attorney and former ADA, is brought in by Ada's friend and neighbor Gina to defend her and quickly moves to suppress the confession.
But Ada, dignified and unwavering, stuns everyone when she calmly insists, "I want to have a trial, not to escape punishment, but to explain why." At the DA's office, Dana Jeffries is handling the case.
She's ambitious, polished, and eager to prove herself.
Harvey, her boss, makes it clear this is a political hot button, and she's been chosen as the public face because she looks good and plays by the rules.
It's not about justice.
It's about optics.
Still, Dana accepts the challenge, supported behind the scenes by her longtime loving boyfriend, Ethan.
As Dana steps into Ada's reality, her black-and-white worldview begins to blur.
The haunting truth of what life was like for Ada, alone for decades with a non-verbal child who was completely dependent on her, throws Dana off balance.
The burden of judgment is now hers to carry, and it's heavier than she imagined.
It's not just about law now.
It's about meaning, legacy, and the right to define your own story.
What looked like a straightforward mercy killing becomes something deeper and messier, a public courtroom battle over the meaning of caregiving, autonomy, and dignity.
Interior Dana's house, foyer, night.
Dana closes the front door behind her, sets down her briefcase.
The sound of laughter floats in from the living room.
[group laughing] Interior Dana's living room, continuous.
Dana enters to find Ethan with two other couples, Izzy and Marshall, and Corey and James, all in their 30s.
They stand and chat, drinks in hand.
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