[s2e3] Is The Total Black, Being Spoken Now

Decourcy (Aldis Hodge) visits the Rohr household, attempting to manipulate Jackie's wife, Jenny, into providing information that could be used against her husband.

Jimmy Ryan finds himself facing problems that are significantly more dangerous than his own guilty conscience. Title Significance: " Coal " by Audre Lorde [S2E3] Is the Total Black, Being Spoken

Just as coal becomes a diamond under extreme pressure, the poem suggests that Black people can transform their suffering and "total blackness" into something valuable and radiant—a "jewel in your open light". Decourcy (Aldis Hodge) visits the Rohr household, attempting

The poem also touches on how words are "coloured by who pays what for speaking," reflecting the social and economic power structures that influence how marginalized voices are heard or silenced. The poem also touches on how words are

The episode title references the core metaphor of Lorde's 1968 poem:

Jackie Rohr (Kevin Bacon) uncovers one of Decourcy Ward’s informants and begins a plan to use him as a pawn to discredit Ward, who is the Assistant District Attorney.