I thought it was implying that he is dead inside. It does appear that his time on the stand wore on his conscience. I truly hope they don't blow it on the final episode.

I loved the series of cat related scenes in the episode tonight:
-Stone feeds cat and shuts door.
-Cat opens door.
-Cat gets in bed.
-Stone wakes with cat.
-Stone visits doctor regarding cat.
-Stone leaves doctor and sees a Chinese beckoning "lucky cat" in a window waving to him.

Episode 8 here we come!

I don't give two hoots regarding criticism of the unreal time line or other "unrealistic" details. This is a TV drama not reality, so those points are moot.
This episode reinforces my queasy feeling that Nas will eventually be physically set free, but that his time at Rikers will have "tattooed" his psyche so much…

If anyone is questioning Stone's feelings for the cat, the background music during that scene was from the beautiful song by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, "(They Long to Be) Close to You." Since I'm a cat lover who would be horrified to have cat allergies, that made me laugh.

Complain all you want about things not being "realistic" but good luck convincing me that you can call the NY animal shelter (or essentially any business in NY) and get an answer on the phone, much less one about a specific cat! In spite of my snarky comment, I love this show and honestly don't give a damn about…

I think it is important to notice Stone's ease of navigating the system, which gives him a huge advantage in certain aspects. One example is that when he arrived at the crime scene he simply gave the cops coffee rather than providing any paperwork. Although everyone in the police dept and D.A's office appear to be…