The Season of the Witch
The Night Of | Season 1 | Episode 5

The Season of the Witch

TV-MA | 1 HR 0 MIN

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Teleplay by Richard Price, Steven Zaillian
Directed by Steven Zaillian

NAZ: Thank you.
FREDDY: You're welcome.

As Naz finds a measure of security in Freddy's sphere, Chandra negotiates with Stone to help with the case now that Alison has withdrawn from it. They agree on the price.

Freddy's offer to Naz of protection comes at a price, too: smuggling heroin into Rikers.

Box finds surveillance camera footage from "the night of" and shares it with prosecutor Weiss. It shows Naz making two men get out of the cab, but not Andrea, suggesting premeditation. Toxicology reports revealing amphetamines in Naz but not Andrea, further implicate him.

Concerned Naz has lied about other things as well, Stone goes over the night's events with him again. Naz corrects a detail: there were two men he and Andrea encountered outside her house when they arrived, not one.

Stone learns this second man - Duane Reade - has priors for Breaking and Entering, Burglary, and Aggravated Assault, always with a knife.


The Beach
1.The Beach

Nasir "Naz" Khan is a Pakistani-American college student living in Queens, NY. Using his father's cab one night, Naz meets a young woman. But what starts out as a fantasy turns into a nightmare, as he's arrested for murder shortly after leaving her home.

Subtle Beast
2.Subtle Beast

Instructed by Stone not to talk to anyone, Naz breaks his promise when he meets his parents. Later, he's transferred to Central Booking and then to Rikers. Box looks into the victim's troubled past. Helen Weiss, a prosecuting attorney, meets with Box.

A Dark Crate
3.A Dark Crate

At Rikers, Naz quickly learns that the key to his survival may rest with a hardened inmate named Freddy. Salim and Safar get a tempting offer for Naz's defense from an A-list attorney. Salim faces a dilemma in his efforts to retrieve his impounded taxi.

The Art of War
4.The Art of War

At Rikers, Freddy continues to make protection overtures. On the outside looking in, Stone plays detective and uncovers some important information about Andrea's troubled past. Alison and Helen discuss a possible plea deal for Naz.

The Season of the Witch
5.The Season of the Witch

Box reconstructs Naz's whereabouts on the night of the murder.

Samson and Delilah
6.Samson and Delilah

Chandra has an unsettling encounter with a person of interest. Naz enjoys the perks of his alliance with Freddy. Stone finds relief from his eczema, and follows an intriguing new lead. Helen and Chandra make their opening statements as Naz's trial begins.

Ordinary Death
7.Ordinary Death

The defense presents its case in the trial of The State v. Nasir Khan.

The Call of the Wild
8.The Call of the Wild

Amidst fresh evidence and a controversy surrounding the defense, Stone finds himself in the spotlight as Naz's trial reaches an unexpected climax.

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