15 best Billy Bob Thornton moments from Amazon’s Goliath
By Matt Lozano
4. Billy collapses
Episode 7, “Beauty and the Beast”
After the traumatic incident at the conclusion of the previous episode, two detectives held Billy for interrogation to learn more about the dead body in his trunk. The detectives attempted to obtain a confession from Billy, but he obviously did not fall for their tactics. Billy thoroughly explained the circumstances of that night to the men while Patty also added a few notes to solidify Billy’s innocence even further. Eventually, the detectives let Billy walk away.
Unfortunately, as Patty explained how she cut her hand with a knife, Billy started to act irregularly. Soon, Billy rested on the floor while Patty questioned why he was behaving this way. Turns out, Billy suffered a panic attack. Billy pleaded for Patty just to speak to him while he struggled to breathe. Nevertheless, Billy turned out to be completely fine and back to his stubborn self since he refused to see a doctor.
Throughout the duration of the series, Thornton has not really shown Billy in such a vulnerable position. Here, Thornton accurately depicted how the stress of the trial finally caught up to McBride. He simply was scared of the circumstances that occurred over the past twelve hours.