Harvey Guillén

Another escape, Harvey, really?

Haven't we done this already?

Yes, yes, we have, three times.

In fact, the pattern is tiring.

Steven escapes, spends a few glorious days with Phillip, gets caught, then goes back to prison, rinse and repeat.

It's exhausting for him and for Phillip, right?

But not for me.

Nope, not for me, because I love a good will they won't they escape from jail story.

So romantic.

But stick with me, okay?

Because this time, the math has changed.

Steven's 43 years old with a 45-year sentence.

If he serves his time, he'll be 88 when he gets out, if he lives that long.

And Philip, the only person who's ever seen all of Stephen's mess and stayed anyway, is out there all alone.

Stephen can't accept that.

Not because he's stubborn, well, okay, partly because he's stubborn, but also because Stephen spent three decades hiding who he was, being the good son, the good husband, the good father.

The straight guy.

And the only times he's ever gotten to breathe have been with Jimmy and Phillip.

So, for Steven, losing Phillip isn't just losing a boyfriend.

It's losing the only version of himself that feels real.