In 2014, while Danner was still a beat cop, she investigated a homicide involving Uma, the wife of a famous TV writer named Vaughn.
Returning to the present day, Danner explains this story to Detective Culp to justify why she is "breaking the rules" to protect Aniq, whom she views as another innocent person being railroaded by a lazy system. Watch The Afterparty S01E07 WEBRip x264-ION10 1
: At the end of the episode, Danner notices an open door to the recording booth. This "light bulb moment" leads her to declare that she finally knows who killed Xavier and how they did it . In 2014, while Danner was still a beat