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These are her most recent photos.

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The last month of e-mails
off her computer.

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Her acceptance letter from Dartmouth.

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Elena was always so smart.
So motivated.

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Ever since she was a kid
she wanted to be a doctor.

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So I pushed her to apply for
that scholarship at Clayton.

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It's not your fault, Mr. Hernandez.

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We need to establish
Colin Brody pursued her.

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Well, there's not really much to say.

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He was in love with her, and...

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she thought he was
a scary stalker dork.

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Why do you think he killed her?

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Because she wouldn't go to prom with him.

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That's it?

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He couldn't handle being dissed.

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Rich kid like that.

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It drove him crazy that some Latino girl

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from the Bronx just wasn't interested.

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Colin Brody?
He was interested in a lot of girls.

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Fine. Let's review your
police statement,okay?

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Sure.

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"I was hanging in the den
with a few friends

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"when Colin came in
and said Elena passed out.

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"I ran into the maid's room.
Started shaking her.

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But she was already out of it."

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That sound right, Zach?

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At first I thought
she was goofing around, you know.

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Her eyes were still open.

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But... But she was dead.

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Right.

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- I told everyone that
choking game was stupid.
- I told her that it would be a rush.

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That it was a way
to get high without doing drugs.

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So you taught her how to play.

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He won't press too hard.

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Just enough to stop
the oxygen from going to the brain.

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This was an accidental death resulting
from a senseless game. Not murder.

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We disagree.

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The victim was a willing participant.

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My client intended her no harm.

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There's no depraved indifference here.

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I'm inclined to dismiss
the Murder Two charge

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unless you can tell me why this isn't
just another tragic accident, Mr. Steele.

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Because Colin Brody wanted
Elena Hernandez dead.

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I assume you have a motive.

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The victim rejected
the defendant's invitation to the prom.

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That's your motive?

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It wouldn't be the first time
someone killed over unrequited love.

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I don't really see Murder Two here,
Mr. Steele.

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Have you thought of a lesser charge?

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Involuntary manslaughter?
Negligent homicide?

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The facts support Murder Two.

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I just said I don't see that.

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Well, in my experience,
it's the DA's office

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that decides what a defendant
is charged with,not the judge.

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Watch it.

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Because the kid is privileged,
you deem him too good for the system?

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Unless you want to walk
out of here in handcuffs,

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I'd advise you to shut your mouth--

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Judge, the people have a strong case--

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That's it.
I warned you. Charley.

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- Would you please take
Mr. Steele into custody.
- You're kidding, right?

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Not in the least.

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Nice job, Jim.
You're off to a smashing start.

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Guy tried to muscle me into a plea.

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You know what Hanford's like.

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- Yeah, he's a thug.
- Come on, Jim. If you piss of a judge...

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What do you want me to do?
Buy him a bottle of scotch?

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I know we agreed on Murder Two,

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but given the circumstances,
we might want to reconsider.

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The facts support the charge.

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It doesn't matter if a judge
has it in for you.

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What kind of example does it set
if the Deputy Bureau Chief

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caves the minute a bully judge
comes down on him?

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What kind of example were you setting
when you got locked up?

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I can win this case, Alex.

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When the thumbs compress
the carotid arteries in the neck,

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it induces a state of hypoxia.

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A lack of oxygen to the brain.

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For about 8 to 12 seconds.

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Upon release of the restriction,

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blood rushes back up into the brain,

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which can result in a brief
sense of euphoria.

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That's the so-called high.

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Doctor, in your opinion, was it
compression of the arteries
that killed Elena Hernandez?

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No. There was severe
hemorrhaging around the trachea.

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And the hyoid bone was broken.

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That must've taken a
considerable amount of pressure.

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To break the hyoid bone
requires some force.

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He would've felt it collapse, like...

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crushing a ping pong ball.

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Have you examined other teenagers

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killed during the so-called
chocking game?

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Yes. Five.

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But I've studied the autopsy reports
of a dozen other deaths.

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And did any of them
have broken hyoid bones?

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- Objection.
- Sustained.

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- On what ground?
- Next question, Mr. Steele.

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I would like to submit into evidence
a photograph of the victim

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- showing severe bruising around the neck.
- Hold it, Mr. Steele.

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Will counsel approach?

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Let me see that photo.

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- This photo clearly shows--
- I know what it shows, Mr. Steele.

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But where's your motion in limine?

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My motion in limine?
It's an autopsy photograph.

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- Since when does --
- No motion, no exhibit. It's not coming in.

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Your Honor, this photograph is
tantamount--

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I'm not having this conversation.
Now, if there's nothing new
to add with this witness--

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I have more questions for Dr. Selinksy.

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Oh, fine. You can ask them after lunch.

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- I'd prefer to--
- After lunch. I'm starving.

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What's the deal with you and the judge?

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- Meaning?
- He's dumping all over us.

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Breaking for lunch in the
middle of a key witness.

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Kicking an autopsy photo on a technicality.

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- He's hardcore.
- He's more than that.

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We have the facts to support a conviction,
Billy. That's all that matters.

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Not if the guy in the black robe
wants to stick it up your ass.

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- I'm not in there to make friends.
- I'm just saying

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We should find a way to smooth it over
with Judge Hanford

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before this gets out of control.

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You win a murder trial by focusing
on the evidence.

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Not the judge.

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You understand?

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Hey, what's going on?

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What do you mean?

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Cabot just called. Told me to pick up
a couple of your cases.

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Why?

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Don't know.
She wants to see you in her office.

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Did I do something wrong?

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Hopefully, you're not gonna get fired.

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I feel like we've been summoned
to the principal's office.

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We pretty much have.

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What do you think it's about?

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No clue.

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Why do I always feel guilty
when this happens?

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- How's my tie?
- It's good.

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I am convinced acting classes are
effective at raising conviction rates.

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Plus you get your CLE credits.

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What's not to like?

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But I have a sentencing hearing--

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Oh, Rossi will handle that.

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I've cleared both your schedules.

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This takes precedence.

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But already I took drama courses in--

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Look, I've been watching you both.

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Christina, you could use some work
on your courtroom presence.

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- My presence?
- Nick, you tend to be a little robotic.

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- Really.
- Classes start tomorrow morning.

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Break a leg.

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You're sure we're okay
with our witness today?

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He'll be there.
We got a lot of cops seeing to that.

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Well, if he's solid in court--

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Don't worry about that.
Like he told you. He saw everything.

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What we need you to do is bury
that dirtbag that shot our guy.

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By the way, how's Ernie doing?

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Better.

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Still some nerve damage and a long road
of rehab before he's back on the force.

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Well, if he can,tell him to get
his dress blues pressed.

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I want him in court,
looking like a hero.

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That a promise I can take back
to the precinct?

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This scumbag's parole officer
hasn't even been born yet.

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You're gonna be a hero.

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Fat lady sings today on your cop shooter, huh?

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Oh, she's warming up
her vocal chords anyways.

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How's it going with you and Steele
on that choking case?

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Rockin' the second chair, baby.
What's not to like?

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So I rolled down to the corner
to buy myself a pack of menthols.

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I turn, I see the dude
standing right outside the bodega.

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Meaning the defendant?
Curtis Jakes?

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Yeah, the dude right over there.
That's him.

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What was he doing?

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Just standing out by the door.

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Like he was waiting
on somebody to come out.

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He had on, like, a black puffy
with a hood.

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A pair of Dickies
and a sweet pair of yellow Puma Clydes.

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Could you see the defendant's face?

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No, not at first.

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You know, he had his back to me.

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But then the cop come out
with a coffee in his hand.

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You mean Officer Ernie Marks?

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Yeah, that's him.Right.

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He come out,

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I see homeboy's hand come up
inside a paper bag.

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Shot three times.

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He put two in the cop's back,
one through the window.

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Cat turned. He ran right past me.
That's when I saw his face.

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No further questions.

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You just said you saw my client
shoot the officer with a gun concealed
inside a paper bag.

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That's right.

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And yet...

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in your written statement, you describe
the gun as a nine millimeter.

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- True that.
- But the gun was never recovered.

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So how is it that you were able
to identify the model of the gun
when you never even saw it?

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I don't know where you're from, man,

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but I grew up in the Heights.

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Where any fool, even a six-year-old,

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could tell the difference
between the sound of a nine,

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a deuce-deuce and a .357.

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Now that man shot that cop with a nine.

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Twice.In the back.
Him right there.

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What's up, counselor? I though you'd be
sipping on some Cristal or something

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after my testimony today.

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Hey, it ain't over till it's over, Sonny.
So what's up? Why am I here?

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You play?

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I'm deadly on the board.

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Grand Master Flash.

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Pow!

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See that dude?

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- In six moves, it'd be over--
- Sonny.

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Sonny, now.

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Fine.

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"Now" it is.

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I want a little love
for hooking you up.

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What the hell are you
talking about, "love"?

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Oh, man, you owe me, Ace.

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I hooked you up big time.

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Sonny,

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I got your ass a "get out of jail free"
card in exchange for your testimony.

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- Now, if you're not happy, hey,
I can turn it around.
- That ain't nothing but a given, bro.

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I just made your whole damn case. And I
still ain't heard nothing about a reward, man.

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What, you expect me to pay you
for your testimony?

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Well, that's how it works
where I come from.

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No, not in court, Sonny.

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Okay?

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- Okay.
- What?

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You had nothing on that cop shooting
till I stepped up.

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And I gift-wrapped that baby.
I sold it.

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Sold it?

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Come on, man.

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Come here.

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- You saying you lied?
- No, man, I saw the guy shoot that cop.

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Maybe I just didn't
see his face.

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I don't believe this.

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Look, I told everyone what
they wanted to hear

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man ain't no problem, bro.

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Just take care of me
is all I'm saying.

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Son of a bitch.

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- Hey, can I talk to you?
- Sure.

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Uh, in private.

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Give me a couple of minutes

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Thanks.

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- What's up?
- I had, uh,

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a chat after trial with our star
witness, Sonny Villanueva.

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Seems his take on the shooting
wasn't exactly ironclad.

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Sonny's just playing you.

246
00:11:49,116 --> 00:11:52,082
I mean, he's a grade-A hustler
looking to score some back-end points.

247
00:11:52,126 --> 00:11:53,381
Oh, well...

248
00:11:54,027 --> 00:11:55,633
makes you wonder how he got that idea.

249
00:11:57,157 --> 00:11:58,121
What's that?

250
00:11:59,118 --> 00:12:00,942
Maybe somebody already
gave him the front end.

251
00:12:01,187 --> 00:12:02,753
You accusing me of something, counselor?

252
00:12:02,808 --> 00:12:04,502
'Cause then we've got big problems.

253
00:12:04,807 --> 00:12:07,140
I'm just saying I don't like
guys lying on the stand.

254
00:12:08,006 --> 00:12:09,250
Don't over-think it.

255
00:12:09,485 --> 00:12:11,603
- Conviction's in the bag.
Leave well enough alone.

256
00:12:11,708 --> 00:12:12,852
No.

257
00:12:13,356 --> 00:12:14,160
Thing is...

258
00:12:14,267 --> 00:12:16,662
Perjured testimony is not
"well enough" in my book.

259
00:12:16,728 --> 00:12:17,922
What are you, a Boy Scout, Peluso?

260
00:12:17,936 --> 00:12:18,683
No, I'm doing my job.

261
00:12:18,708 --> 00:12:19,842
So was Ernie Marks.

262
00:12:19,867 --> 00:12:23,351
Okay, if Sonny's lying,
I am obligated to tell the judge.

263
00:12:24,685 --> 00:12:25,671
Are you kidding?

264
00:12:26,016 --> 00:12:29,551
He said
he didn't make the defendant's face.

265
00:12:32,396 --> 00:12:33,742
You don't get it, do you?

266
00:12:34,337 --> 00:12:38,781
That son of a bitch shot one of us
in the back. And you're gonna let him
walk on a friggin' technicality?

267
00:12:39,767 --> 00:12:46,862
Whose side are you on, kid?

268
00:12:53,245 --> 00:12:54,183
Hey.

269
00:12:56,806 --> 00:12:59,693
- How you doing, Ernie?
- Not too good.

270
00:13:00,216 --> 00:13:02,742
- What's the matter?
- I'm hearing things.

271
00:13:02,957 --> 00:13:04,412
Things I hope aren't true.

272
00:13:05,305 --> 00:13:07,230
About Sonny Villanueva's testimony?

273
00:13:07,348 --> 00:13:09,900
Listen, that punk Jake
shot me in the back, right?

274
00:13:10,965 --> 00:13:13,820
I'm pissing in a bag
and I can't feel my feet.

275
00:13:14,626 --> 00:13:17,091
If it was you sitting
in this chair instead of me...

276
00:13:17,716 --> 00:13:19,543
You gonna let him
get away with this?

277
00:13:20,128 --> 00:13:22,482
- No.
- Then do what's right.

278
00:13:30,958 --> 00:13:32,753
What was that about?

279
00:13:33,937 --> 00:13:38,942
I think my key witness
in Ernie's trial lied on the stand.

280
00:13:39,176 --> 00:13:42,800
- Witness admit that?
- Pretty much.

281
00:13:43,245 --> 00:13:45,243
Cops push him into it?

282
00:13:45,478 --> 00:13:46,811
What do you think?

283
00:13:47,187 --> 00:13:50,953
So what are you gonna do?
Is a lie worth letting a cop shooter walk?

284
00:13:51,867 --> 00:13:55,423
- You know the answer to that?
- Unfortunately.

285
00:14:00,435 --> 00:14:01,930
This is it.

286
00:14:02,035 --> 00:14:05,192
You think Cabot will
find out if we ditch?

287
00:14:06,057 --> 00:14:07,092
We could just

288
00:14:07,585 --> 00:14:11,101
- go catch a matinee.
- We have to get our CLE forms signed.

289
00:14:11,137 --> 00:14:13,143
Besides,
how bad could it be?

290
00:14:14,546 --> 00:14:17,161
I'm a mother pheasant plucker.

291
00:14:17,277 --> 00:14:19,461
I pluck mother pheasants.

292
00:14:19,598 --> 00:14:25,243
I'm the most pleasant mother pheasant plucker
to ever pluck  a mother pheasant.

293
00:14:25,268 --> 00:14:27,011
Articulation, please.

294
00:14:27,538 --> 00:14:28,153
Again.

295
00:14:28,997 --> 00:14:31,513
I'm a mother pheasant plucker.

296
00:14:31,595 --> 00:14:33,903
I pluck mother pheasants.

297
00:14:33,975 --> 00:14:37,593
I'm the most pleasant mother
pheasant plucker.

298
00:14:37,785 --> 00:14:41,773
Mr. Peluso, are you asking
the court to disregard the witness'
testimony in its entirety?

299
00:14:42,027 --> 00:14:44,022
No, Your Honor.
I don't think that's necessary.

300
00:14:44,057 --> 00:14:45,813
Necessary? His eyewitness lied.

301
00:14:45,907 --> 00:14:46,933
About one thing.

302
00:14:47,195 --> 00:14:47,650
That's it.

303
00:14:48,195 --> 00:14:49,810
He claims everything else
he said was true.

304
00:14:49,966 --> 00:14:52,580
You have no choice
but to dismiss the case.

305
00:14:53,085 --> 00:14:54,460
I'm not dismissing anything.

306
00:14:54,707 --> 00:15:00,232
Mr. Peluso will recall the witness.
And you can cross-examine him
to your little heart's content.

307
00:15:00,618 --> 00:15:01,953
Thank you.

308
00:15:02,805 --> 00:15:04,712
Judge Hanford's tough,
but fair.

309
00:15:04,778 --> 00:15:07,292
A letter of the law kind of guy.
What can I say?

310
00:15:07,538 --> 00:15:09,953
Seems to me there's something
personal going on here, Mavis.

311
00:15:10,147 --> 00:15:10,831
Personal?

312
00:15:10,908 --> 00:15:12,542
- Mm-hmm.
- That would be inappropriate.

313
00:15:12,677 --> 00:15:15,471
- Come on, don't give me that.
- Billy, don't play me.

314
00:15:15,606 --> 00:15:16,223
Play you?

315
00:15:16,417 --> 00:15:19,581
I'm just trying to figure out
what the hell's going on with your boss.

316
00:15:19,737 --> 00:15:20,723
We're getting killed.

317
00:15:20,935 --> 00:15:23,781
Maybe your boss should've thought twice
before mouthing off to the judge.

318
00:15:24,237 --> 00:15:24,971
Mouthing off?

319
00:15:25,125 --> 00:15:27,251
What, you didn't know Hanford
held Steele in contempt?

320
00:15:27,568 --> 00:15:29,231
Had him thrown in the clink.

321
00:15:29,877 --> 00:15:32,600
- Guess Steele's not the sharing type.
- Guess not.

322
00:15:32,848 --> 00:15:35,523
Hanford thought the evidence
didn't support murder.

323
00:15:35,666 --> 00:15:38,190
Steele challenged him.
And here we are.

324
00:15:38,287 --> 00:15:39,803
Okay, so what can
we do to fix this?

325
00:15:39,866 --> 00:15:41,581
- That ship's sailed.
- Sailed?

326
00:15:41,646 --> 00:15:45,303
That's ridiculous. Come on,
a young girl is dead.

327
00:15:45,377 --> 00:15:47,941
That's gotta be more important
than your boss' fragile ego.

328
00:15:47,986 --> 00:15:49,380
You know how judges can get.

329
00:15:49,925 --> 00:15:51,663
Well, would a call
from Judge Fuller help?

330
00:15:51,906 --> 00:15:53,530
He can vouch for Steele's reputation.

331
00:15:54,508 --> 00:16:00,923
Billy, you want to throw names around
like that, you better perfect your whisper.

332
00:16:01,608 --> 00:16:05,161
We were playing a game. I don't know!
And she just passed out.

333
00:16:05,285 --> 00:16:07,970
Please, just hurry!
Please!

334
00:16:08,666 --> 00:16:10,370
When did you decide to call for help?

335
00:16:10,488 --> 00:16:12,281
When I came back into the room.

336
00:16:12,696 --> 00:16:15,523
Elena was lying there
flat out on the floor.

337
00:16:16,086 --> 00:16:16,903
Where was Colin?

338
00:16:17,235 --> 00:16:19,190
He was just standing over her.

339
00:16:19,528 --> 00:16:20,830
Kind of spaced out.

340
00:16:21,008 --> 00:16:23,210
- He wasn't trying to revive her?
- No.

341
00:16:23,576 --> 00:16:26,250
It was like he wasn't sure what to do.

342
00:16:26,667 --> 00:16:30,822
- Are you aware that Colin had asked
Elena to the prom?
- Yeah.

343
00:16:31,075 --> 00:16:34,520
He had this outrageous flower
arrangement delivered to AP History.

344
00:16:34,555 --> 00:16:35,831
Objection. Hearsay.

345
00:16:36,067 --> 00:16:36,721
Sustained.

346
00:16:36,775 --> 00:16:39,541
Did Elena say that Colin was mad
when she turned him down?

347
00:16:39,647 --> 00:16:40,393
Don't answer that.

348
00:16:42,035 --> 00:16:43,433
Move on, Mr. Steele.

349
00:16:44,278 --> 00:16:46,832
I'm trying to establish
that the defendant had motive.

350
00:16:46,936 --> 00:16:49,400
I know what you're trying to do,
but this isn't the way to do it.

351
00:16:52,456 --> 00:16:57,703
Alyssa, on the night in question,
how would you characterize Colin's mood?

352
00:16:58,216 --> 00:17:00,513
He was kind of edgy.

353
00:17:00,875 --> 00:17:03,533
- But that could've been the weed.
-Excuse me,

354
00:17:03,856 --> 00:17:06,692
young lady?
There were drugs  at this party?

355
00:17:07,175 --> 00:17:09,053
I told Mr. Steele
we were smoking.

356
00:17:09,087 --> 00:17:11,370
At this point in time,
I'm advising the witness

357
00:17:11,386 --> 00:17:13,630
of her Fifth Amendment right
not to incriminate herself.

358
00:17:13,658 --> 00:17:17,871
I've already discussed the drug
consumption with Ms. Burnside
and do not intend to prosecute her for it.

359
00:17:17,977 --> 00:17:21,651
Well, thank you, counselor,
but I'm going to insist that
the witness consult  with a lawyer.

360
00:17:24,835 --> 00:17:27,781
But, Your Honor,
she hasn't even requested a lawyer.

361
00:17:27,915 --> 00:17:29,203
I'm appointing one.

362
00:17:30,355 --> 00:17:32,271
- I don't believe this.
- Believe it, counselor.

363
00:17:32,976 --> 00:17:37,010
And next time, don't send your second chair
to do your dirty work with my clerk.

364
00:17:37,047 --> 00:17:38,392
Understand me?

365
00:17:39,496 --> 00:17:42,222
- You Honor, I was simply--
- Keep your mouth shut, son.

366
00:17:42,375 --> 00:17:44,322
Your Honor, I have no knowledge
of the conversation

367
00:17:44,397 --> 00:17:45,830
between Mr. Desmond
and your clerk.

368
00:17:45,865 --> 00:17:48,431
Your witness is gone. She's taking the Fifth.
Now step back.

369
00:17:48,536 --> 00:17:49,280
Your Honor, please you can--

370
00:17:49,316 --> 00:17:51,620
Mr. Steele, this is my courtroom.

371
00:17:52,056 --> 00:17:54,432
I can do what I want.

372
00:17:54,935 --> 00:17:57,591
Now, go back to your table
and proceed.

373
00:18:03,708 --> 00:18:05,600
Leave the files at my office.
You're off this case.

374
00:18:05,615 --> 00:18:07,192
- Off the case?
- You went around my back.

375
00:18:07,225 --> 00:18:07,933
Can I say something?

376
00:18:07,967 --> 00:18:10,091
- There's nothing you could say
I'd be interested in hearing.
- I was just trying to help.

377
00:18:10,167 --> 00:18:13,971
- The judge is pissed.
- Just leave the files in my office.

378
00:18:15,988 --> 00:18:18,092
I'm sorry I stepped out of line. I am.

379
00:18:18,188 --> 00:18:19,972
But you could've told me
the judge sent you to jail.

380
00:18:20,037 --> 00:18:22,091
You're second chair.
You're on a need-to-know basis.

381
00:18:22,115 --> 00:18:24,610
Fine. It's your case. I get it.
But if I were you, I would make the deal.

382
00:18:24,647 --> 00:18:27,312
- This guy Hanford means business.
- What do you want me to do?

383
00:18:27,747 --> 00:18:29,943
Roll over because the judge is a bully?

384
00:18:30,427 --> 00:18:31,851
Screw that. I can win this case.

385
00:18:31,877 --> 00:18:34,063
It's tough to throw a strike
when the umpire wants
to kick your ass.

386
00:18:34,097 --> 00:18:38,023
We're not talking about a baseball game, Billy.
We're talking about a murder trial.

387
00:18:38,446 --> 00:18:40,570
It's still a game.

388
00:18:41,735 --> 00:18:44,611
I want you to imagine
that you've just walked in on your mom

389
00:18:44,758 --> 00:18:49,083
having mind-blowing sex on the
kitchen floor with the Roto-Rooter guy.

390
00:18:49,428 --> 00:18:51,692
- Oh, my God.
- Exactly. Go with it.

391
00:18:56,456 --> 00:18:58,370
Mom...

392
00:18:59,217 --> 00:19:03,932
- What about your herniated disc?
- Un-uh! Stay in the moment.

393
00:19:07,067 --> 00:19:08,521
How could you do this?

394
00:19:08,897 --> 00:19:10,643
- Dad worships you.
- Get in there.

395
00:19:11,117 --> 00:19:12,670
Reach, reach deeper.

396
00:19:14,268 --> 00:19:15,441
Deeper.

397
00:19:16,097 --> 00:19:18,101
Unlock the safe.

398
00:19:27,875 --> 00:19:30,393
And what about all those
lectures on respect?

399
00:19:31,715 --> 00:19:33,861
"Respect yourself, Christina.

400
00:19:34,458 --> 00:19:38,951
"Don't let some drunk frat boy
take your respect from you.
You're too good for that."

401
00:19:39,548 --> 00:19:40,881
My God.

402
00:19:41,378 --> 00:19:42,532
Do you realize

403
00:19:42,868 --> 00:19:48,242
how many opportunities I missed out on
because I had your voice
in the back of my head?

404
00:19:49,105 --> 00:19:51,260
Where's the respect now, Mom?

405
00:19:58,088 --> 00:19:59,051
Bravo.

406
00:19:59,366 --> 00:20:01,811
- Whew!
- Um,

407
00:20:02,308 --> 00:20:05,462
- sorry. I guess I just lost it for a second.
- That's exactly the point.

408
00:20:06,227 --> 00:20:08,621
You've got some real
raw talent, my dear.

409
00:20:08,978 --> 00:20:09,700
I do?

410
00:20:09,848 --> 00:20:11,551
Not to mention a fantastic look.

411
00:20:12,546 --> 00:20:13,143
Really?

412
00:20:13,198 --> 00:20:15,261
All that repressed sexuality
bubbling beneath that...

413
00:20:16,206 --> 00:20:19,012
Nervous Nelly exterior.

414
00:20:19,875 --> 00:20:21,520
Thank you.

415
00:20:24,508 --> 00:20:26,430
Okay. Um...

416
00:20:26,576 --> 00:20:28,151
Mr. Potter,

417
00:20:28,346 --> 00:20:29,853
care to give it a stab?

418
00:20:30,776 --> 00:20:32,140
No, thanks.

419
00:20:32,715 --> 00:20:34,060
Hmm. Not quite there yet.

420
00:20:38,936 --> 00:20:39,652
Wow.

421
00:20:39,916 --> 00:20:41,452
So Steele...

422
00:20:41,546 --> 00:20:43,282
cut you loose from the case.

423
00:20:43,318 --> 00:20:45,581
I was just trying to run
some interference, man.

424
00:20:45,638 --> 00:20:46,331
I know, but...

425
00:20:46,365 --> 00:20:50,713
you know, but...
Steele is a tricky cat as it is,
and he doesn't like a lot of help.

426
00:20:51,095 --> 00:20:52,980
Are you burning the midnight oil
there, Peluso?

427
00:20:54,668 --> 00:20:55,561
Real comforting.

428
00:20:55,648 --> 00:20:57,182
Ernie Marks is at home in a wheelchair,

429
00:20:57,217 --> 00:20:58,671
you're out boozing
in the middle of his case?

430
00:20:58,706 --> 00:20:59,873
- Easy, fellas.
- Easy?

431
00:21:00,065 --> 00:21:03,803
Your man here is about to let the punk
who shot a cop walk.
You're telling me to take it easy?

432
00:21:06,037 --> 00:21:07,423
I'm out of here.

433
00:21:11,825 --> 00:21:15,781
Yeah, go home, jackass.
You screwed up enough for one day.

434
00:21:16,137 --> 00:21:17,481
- What did you say?
- Let it go.

435
00:21:17,597 --> 00:21:20,393
No, I'm fine. What?
You heard him, tough guy.

436
00:21:20,476 --> 00:21:22,530
Any time, you punk son of a bitch.

437
00:21:22,646 --> 00:21:26,213
Hey, hey! Come on, man!
Come on, man! What do you got?

438
00:21:33,567 --> 00:21:34,860
Hey Tom

439
00:21:35,157 --> 00:21:38,460
Hey Listen I need you to bring in an
informant. Sonny Villanueva.

440
00:21:38,508 --> 00:21:40,810
He hangs out at Columbus Park
with the chess hustlers.

441
00:21:41,057 --> 00:21:42,161
Yeah, I'll try and get to it.

442
00:21:42,605 --> 00:21:44,803
Actually, it's a priority.
I need him in court this afternoon.

443
00:21:44,858 --> 00:21:45,220
Why?

444
00:21:45,755 --> 00:21:47,052
So you can tell the jury that he lied?

445
00:21:47,226 --> 00:21:49,380
And then this lowlife thug
that shot Ernie, he gets a walk?

446
00:21:52,365 --> 00:21:54,791
Are you telling me
you're not gonna pick this guy up?

447
00:21:54,998 --> 00:21:57,950
I'm just telling you I got more
pressing business. That's all.

448
00:22:03,586 --> 00:22:05,351
- You got a minute?
- What?

449
00:22:05,578 --> 00:22:07,193
Maybe this'll help.

450
00:22:07,638 --> 00:22:10,391
I've been going through the e-mails
Mr. Hernandez gave us.

451
00:22:10,696 --> 00:22:14,800
Appreciate it, Billy, but I'm flying solo.
Elena was in love with Colin's best friend Zach.

452
00:22:18,026 --> 00:22:20,053
Zach never mentioned
this in his interviews?

453
00:22:20,085 --> 00:22:20,641
No

454
00:22:20,895 --> 00:22:23,371
but I have Detective Barry
dragging his ass in here as we speak.

455
00:22:25,518 --> 00:22:28,591
- Good.
- Sure.

456
00:22:29,938 --> 00:22:31,760
Good luck with the case.

457
00:22:32,326 --> 00:22:33,961
Desmond.

458
00:22:35,778 --> 00:22:36,983
Thanks.

459
00:22:37,318 --> 00:22:38,752
So you and me, we're okay?

460
00:22:40,548 --> 00:22:42,012
Yeah.

461
00:22:42,327 --> 00:22:43,112
Hug it out?

462
00:22:43,245 --> 00:22:43,820
Whoa.

463
00:22:43,856 --> 00:22:46,513
I'd rather focus on
Zach Rothman's testimony.

464
00:22:47,028 --> 00:22:48,580
That mean I'm back on the case?

465
00:22:48,845 --> 00:22:49,460
Yeah.

466
00:22:50,998 --> 00:22:54,822
- Jess, hey.
- Hey, get to it. I'm running late.

467
00:22:55,675 --> 00:22:58,061
35th is coming up.
You can't take a little time for that?

468
00:22:58,127 --> 00:22:59,553
Like that's cause for celebration?

469
00:22:59,677 --> 00:23:00,890
Aw, give it a rest.

470
00:23:01,087 --> 00:23:03,091
Dad hasn't had a drink in over a month.

471
00:23:03,638 --> 00:23:05,231
He's really trying, Jess.

472
00:23:05,457 --> 00:23:08,082
And Mom's been happy.
She's singing those show tunes.

473
00:23:08,356 --> 00:23:10,290
It's kind of annoying, actually.

474
00:23:10,635 --> 00:23:13,480
Come on, hardass. Say yes.

475
00:23:13,587 --> 00:23:15,180
Uh, where is this happy event?

476
00:23:15,225 --> 00:23:17,420
I'm gonna set it up at some
really nice restaurant.

477
00:23:18,108 --> 00:23:19,412
I'll let you know.

478
00:23:19,955 --> 00:23:21,573
Okay.

479
00:23:22,325 --> 00:23:24,821
You never told me
you and Elena had a thing.

480
00:23:27,067 --> 00:23:30,502
- Colin's my best friend.
- Perjury's a felony, Zach.

481
00:23:31,126 --> 00:23:32,080
What's that mean?

482
00:23:32,356 --> 00:23:35,071
I means you better tell the truth,
or we're gonna throw your ass in jail.

483
00:23:38,887 --> 00:23:41,641
Me and Elena had been
hanging out for, like, a week.

484
00:23:42,425 --> 00:23:45,221
But I didn't know Colin was so into her.
I swear to God.

485
00:23:45,467 --> 00:23:47,432
If I knew, I would've stayed away.

486
00:23:47,757 --> 00:23:50,790
Did Colin see you and Elena
together that night?

487
00:23:51,057 --> 00:23:52,301
Yeah.

488
00:23:52,547 --> 00:23:54,051
He walked in on us.

489
00:23:54,516 --> 00:23:57,071
You know, fooling around.

490
00:23:57,597 --> 00:23:59,781
What did he do?

491
00:24:00,425 --> 00:24:05,082
He went into the other room.
Started drinking.

492
00:24:05,505 --> 00:24:08,941
I tried to talk to him,
but he freaked.

493
00:24:09,155 --> 00:24:12,493
- Freaked?
- He went nuts. He wanted to fight me.

494
00:24:13,186 --> 00:24:14,890
I'd never seen him like that.

495
00:24:14,947 --> 00:24:16,403
When did he and Elena pair off?

496
00:24:16,867 --> 00:24:20,963
About ten minutes later, everybody
started playing that stupid choking game.

497
00:24:21,567 --> 00:24:24,292
Elena seemed kind of scared.
But

498
00:24:24,648 --> 00:24:26,962
Alyssa talked her into it.

499
00:24:27,298 --> 00:24:29,411
We're gonna need you to testify
to all this.

500
00:24:29,946 --> 00:24:31,933
You understand?

501
00:24:34,755 --> 00:24:36,801
It was a rhetorical question, Zach.

502
00:24:37,547 --> 00:24:38,742
Oh,

503
00:24:39,306 --> 00:24:40,812
- right.
- We'll give you a call.

504
00:24:41,147 --> 00:24:46,351
- Let you know when to show up.
- Right

505
00:24:48,247 --> 00:24:50,842
I'll set up a Sandoval hearing
to admit Zach's testimony.

506
00:24:50,878 --> 00:24:54,160
No, don't. This judge'll never let him
testify if we ask outright for it.

507
00:24:54,495 --> 00:24:54,983
Right.

508
00:24:55,146 --> 00:24:57,730
Fastball on the outside corner.
The ump doesn't like you. It's a ball.

509
00:24:58,878 --> 00:25:02,071
- So you do listen to what I say, huh?
- Sometimes.

510
00:25:03,286 --> 00:25:04,450
So what do we do?

511
00:25:04,607 --> 00:25:07,201
Colin's always been
an exceptionally bright boy.

512
00:25:07,305 --> 00:25:08,832
Excelled in everything he did.

513
00:25:08,986 --> 00:25:10,563
Academics.
Sports.

514
00:25:10,596 --> 00:25:12,790
Would you consider him
disruptive or angry?

515
00:25:12,837 --> 00:25:13,972
Objection. Leading.

516
00:25:14,076 --> 00:25:14,931
Overruled.

517
00:25:15,125 --> 00:25:16,932
No, quite the opposite.

518
00:25:17,107 --> 00:25:20,680
Colin approached everything in his life
with a positive,  upbeat attitude.

519
00:25:20,966 --> 00:25:22,850
- He was very peaceful.
- Thank you.

520
00:25:23,346 --> 00:25:24,782
Nothing further.

521
00:25:25,995 --> 00:25:28,403
Prosecution.

522
00:25:28,637 --> 00:25:30,931
The People have nothing
for the witness at this time.

523
00:25:31,107 --> 00:25:33,202
Any further witnesses, Mr. Lohman?

524
00:25:33,626 --> 00:25:35,022
Defense rests, Your Honor.

525
00:25:35,618 --> 00:25:40,151
At this time the People would like to
call a rebuttal witness to refute the
testimony of Headmaster Reynolds.

526
00:25:40,646 --> 00:25:41,730
Approach.

527
00:25:45,858 --> 00:25:48,402
- Who's this witness, Mr. Steele?
- Your Honor,

528
00:25:48,558 --> 00:25:50,740
Zach Rothman was present the night of the murder

529
00:25:50,767 --> 00:25:53,643
and will testify to the defendant's
hostile feelings toward the victim.

530
00:25:53,786 --> 00:25:55,971
This is a last ditch attempt
to circumvent

531
00:25:56,046 --> 00:25:57,920
the prior ruling pertaining to motive.

532
00:25:58,045 --> 00:25:58,960
I agree.

533
00:25:59,418 --> 00:26:03,480
Headmaster Reynolds put the defendant's
character at question by characterizing
him as "peaceful."

534
00:26:03,647 --> 00:26:06,091
I have information that
refutes the witness' testimony.

535
00:26:06,177 --> 00:26:08,020
Here are five cases directly on point.

536
00:26:15,165 --> 00:26:19,591
I'll allow the witness. But you better
stay on course, or I'm throwing him out.

537
00:26:20,135 --> 00:26:21,602
The People call Zach Rothman.

538
00:26:33,315 --> 00:26:36,413
I love him. I love him.

539
00:26:36,728 --> 00:26:38,440
I love that man.

540
00:26:38,766 --> 00:26:43,752
I fell in love with his voice
and what he said.

541
00:26:43,825 --> 00:26:45,183
It's my fate.

542
00:26:45,495 --> 00:26:47,782
It's my destiny to love him.

543
00:26:48,036 --> 00:26:49,470
And he loves me.

544
00:26:50,516 --> 00:26:52,412
Isn't it all terrible?

545
00:26:53,435 --> 00:26:56,490
Or is it wonderful?

546
00:26:58,675 --> 00:27:00,001
Scene.

547
00:27:02,297 --> 00:27:04,431
A commendable effort, Ms. Fin.

548
00:27:04,716 --> 00:27:06,071
A commendable effort.

549
00:27:10,185 --> 00:27:12,371
Mr. Potter, you're up.

550
00:27:12,546 --> 00:27:15,980
Um,
I don't feel so hot today.

551
00:27:16,027 --> 00:27:18,021
Well, then I guess you'll be
joining us next week,

552
00:27:18,358 --> 00:27:20,870
because I won't be signing
your CLE form today.

553
00:27:33,835 --> 00:27:39,463
Uh, this is Hamlet
by William Shakespeare.

554
00:27:40,206 --> 00:27:44,131
Oh, what a rogue
and peasant slave am I.

555
00:27:44,545 --> 00:27:48,502
Is it not monstrous that this player here,
but in a fiction, in a dream of passion--

556
00:27:48,627 --> 00:27:50,121
Oh, come on, Mr. Potter.

557
00:27:50,977 --> 00:27:54,983
Hamlet is trying to muster up the courage
to avenge his father's murder.

558
00:27:55,426 --> 00:27:58,973
Give us some trepidation.
A little fear, perhaps.

559
00:28:03,868 --> 00:28:06,211
Am I a coward?

560
00:28:06,795 --> 00:28:08,973
Who calls me villain?
Breaks my pate across?

561
00:28:09,047 --> 00:28:10,981
Plucks off my beard
and blows it in my face?

562
00:28:11,026 --> 00:28:12,680
What are you protecting in there?

563
00:28:12,916 --> 00:28:14,820
Break down those walls.

564
00:28:17,738 --> 00:28:20,111
Bloody, bawdy villain.

565
00:28:20,316 --> 00:28:23,660
Remorseless, treacherous,
lecherous, kindless villain.

566
00:28:24,317 --> 00:28:25,811
Oh, vengeance.

567
00:28:26,328 --> 00:28:29,230
Why, what an ass am I?
Mr. Potter, show us your fears.

568
00:28:29,507 --> 00:28:33,950
Gut-wrenching, heart-palpitating fears.
Do you have any idea what that's like?

569
00:28:34,358 --> 00:28:38,442
Hamlet knew fear.
Make me know fear.

570
00:28:40,816 --> 00:28:44,680
You want to know fear?
Real fear?

571
00:28:45,478 --> 00:28:48,732
Like staring down the barrel of a nine
millimeter wondering if the son of a bitch

572
00:28:48,786 --> 00:28:52,722
is gonna pull the trigger and blow
your brains all over your new suit.

573
00:28:53,417 --> 00:28:55,792
Picturing the bullet
piercing your skull.

574
00:28:55,906 --> 00:28:58,832
Your own funeral.
Your mother wailing.

575
00:28:59,218 --> 00:29:01,871
Is that the kind of fear
you're looking for?

576
00:29:09,908 --> 00:29:12,261
So you never really saw my
client shoot anybody, did you?

577
00:29:12,336 --> 00:29:13,201
No, no, no.

578
00:29:13,336 --> 00:29:14,873
I saw him shoot that cop.

579
00:29:15,116 --> 00:29:16,483
I saw the whole thing

580
00:29:16,557 --> 00:29:19,181
- from across the street.
- Now you say you were across the street.

581
00:29:19,607 --> 00:29:21,732
Before, you said
he ran right past you.

582
00:29:22,126 --> 00:29:23,700
Which is it?

583
00:29:23,887 --> 00:29:26,482
I was across the street.
I just came out of the OTB.

584
00:29:26,567 --> 00:29:28,831
I saw him looking through
the window of the bodega.

585
00:29:28,937 --> 00:29:31,422
But if you were across the street,
how could you have identified his face?

586
00:29:31,957 --> 00:29:33,621
I didn't see his face.

587
00:29:34,137 --> 00:29:36,951
But I would recognize those yellow
Puma Clydes anywhere.

588
00:29:37,006 --> 00:29:38,260
So you have no idea

589
00:29:38,517 --> 00:29:39,702
who shot Officer Marks.

590
00:29:40,018 --> 00:29:40,752
Is that what you're saying?

591
00:29:40,776 --> 00:29:41,533
What I'm saying

592
00:29:41,618 --> 00:29:43,520
is I saw Jakes in his Clydes

593
00:29:43,688 --> 00:29:45,242
lean up against the glass

594
00:29:45,398 --> 00:29:46,962
and look through the window.

595
00:29:47,167 --> 00:29:50,130
Now he waited for that cop to come out,
and then he shot him.

596
00:29:50,187 --> 00:29:50,610
Thank you.

597
00:29:51,407 --> 00:29:53,553
I think we've all heard enough
stories from you, Mr. Villanueva .

598
00:29:53,696 --> 00:29:54,792
uh Your Honor,

599
00:29:55,495 --> 00:29:59,491
based on new information that has surfaced,
I'd like to ask for adjournment
to consult with an expert witness.

600
00:29:59,725 --> 00:30:01,272
Court will adjourn
until 3:00.

601
00:30:01,287 --> 00:30:04,131
We'll hear from any final
witnesses then.

602
00:30:07,347 --> 00:30:10,113
Cowher.
Detective!

603
00:30:10,356 --> 00:30:12,561
- What the hell do you want?
- Your help.

604
00:30:12,786 --> 00:30:15,331
The window from the shooting's
still in evidence, right?

605
00:30:15,386 --> 00:30:16,253
Forget it.

606
00:30:16,287 --> 00:30:18,970
You heard Sonny. The defendant
put his hand up to the glass.

607
00:30:19,078 --> 00:30:19,623
If we dust it--

608
00:30:19,676 --> 00:30:23,123
I heard what Sonny said the first time.
But you decided he was lying, remember?

609
00:30:23,175 --> 00:30:25,632
Sonny's new testimony
is better than the lie.

610
00:30:25,698 --> 00:30:26,411
Help me.

611
00:30:28,368 --> 00:30:30,363
So that was all just talk, right?

612
00:30:30,605 --> 00:30:32,582
About stepping up when
one of yours gets shot?

613
00:30:32,865 --> 00:30:34,612
'Cause it seems to me you're more
interested in playing tough guy

614
00:30:34,626 --> 00:30:35,711
than getting a guilty verdict.

615
00:30:36,426 --> 00:30:38,080
You watch your mouth, you little prick.

616
00:30:38,148 --> 00:30:39,780
Are you gonna play badass?

617
00:30:40,276 --> 00:30:45,412
Or are you gonna help me
bury the guy who shot Ernie Marks?

618
00:30:49,498 --> 00:30:52,652
Yeah, Colin was pissed off.

619
00:30:52,988 --> 00:30:56,142
Thought I'd broken some guy code or something,
'cause I was fooling around with Elena.

620
00:30:56,416 --> 00:30:57,762
Did he get physical with you?

621
00:30:58,605 --> 00:30:59,441
He pushed me.

622
00:31:00,045 --> 00:31:00,880
Took a swing.

623
00:31:01,325 --> 00:31:03,972
Approximately what time did
you and Colin have this altercation?

624
00:31:05,067 --> 00:31:06,441
I don't know.
Maybe 11:30.

625
00:31:06,488 --> 00:31:07,370
Roughly 40 minutes

626
00:31:07,385 --> 00:31:10,263
before the 911 call came in that
Elena Hernandez had stopped breathing.

627
00:31:10,416 --> 00:31:13,280
- Objection. Is there a question?
- Sustained.

628
00:31:13,476 --> 00:31:17,120
Zach, what did you say to the defendant
when he accused you of hitting on
Elena Hernandez?

629
00:31:17,258 --> 00:31:18,761
I told him I didn't
know he liked her.

630
00:31:18,916 --> 00:31:20,831
Did he say anything else?

631
00:31:21,457 --> 00:31:23,523
- He called her a whore.
- Objection.

632
00:31:23,695 --> 00:31:26,230
- Sustained.
- After you and Colin argued,
where did he go?

633
00:31:28,046 --> 00:31:30,063
- Into the maid's room.
- The maid's room.

634
00:31:30,206 --> 00:31:33,322
Where Elena Hernandez would be strangled
to death less than an hour later.

635
00:31:34,528 --> 00:31:37,251
That's it, Mr. Steele.
You're done with this witness.

636
00:31:39,566 --> 00:31:41,770
What the hell do you think
you're doing, Steele?

637
00:31:42,025 --> 00:31:42,593
Excuse me?

638
00:31:42,625 --> 00:31:46,231
I've been a judge for 20 years,
and you got the balls to talk over me?

639
00:31:46,298 --> 00:31:48,153
Ignore my rulings
in front of the jury?

640
00:31:48,187 --> 00:31:48,861
I'm not ignoring--

641
00:31:48,896 --> 00:31:51,182
I told you this is not
a murder case, but you--

642
00:31:51,216 --> 00:31:52,581
Because that's what I believe.

643
00:31:52,627 --> 00:31:55,190
You really want to send
a decent kid to prison for life,

644
00:31:55,317 --> 00:31:57,581
because he asked a girl
to the prom and she said no?

645
00:31:57,608 --> 00:32:00,640
- There is more to this case--
- It's a tragic, horrible

646
00:32:00,958 --> 00:32:02,043
accident.

647
00:32:02,727 --> 00:32:06,723
Maybe he pressed too hard. Maybe he was
jealous. But for God's sake, Steele

648
00:32:06,915 --> 00:32:09,530
Where's the depraved
indifference, the intent?

649
00:32:10,395 --> 00:32:13,733
Let's resolve this case and let
Colin Brody get on with his life.

650
00:32:13,747 --> 00:32:16,110
Unfortunately, Elena Hernandez
can't get on with hers.

651
00:32:16,125 --> 00:32:18,991
Tell me how ruining
Brody's life changes that.

652
00:32:19,558 --> 00:32:21,283
It's called punishment.

653
00:32:22,706 --> 00:32:25,792
This kid's nightmares
will be punishment enough.

654
00:32:26,337 --> 00:32:28,023
I want you to plead this out

655
00:32:28,467 --> 00:32:30,942
to Negligent Homicide today.

656
00:32:31,076 --> 00:32:35,081
- I'll give him one to three.
- We've already been over this.

657
00:32:35,796 --> 00:32:37,192
I can't do that.

658
00:32:38,167 --> 00:32:39,743
Where the hell are you going?

659
00:32:39,836 --> 00:32:43,503
To my office. I want to prepare
my closing argument.

660
00:32:52,435 --> 00:32:54,120
What?

661
00:32:54,325 --> 00:32:58,651
Nothing. You just really tapped
into something raw there.

662
00:32:59,345 --> 00:33:01,672
What are you,
Master Thespian now?

663
00:33:01,986 --> 00:33:05,833
Hey, Winston told me
I had real potential.

664
00:33:06,256 --> 00:33:09,883
- I wouldn't quit your day job.
- Very funny.

665
00:33:10,118 --> 00:33:14,080
Look, the thing is when I got mugged,

666
00:33:14,947 --> 00:33:17,192
I just tried to keep it
all inside, you know?

667
00:33:17,737 --> 00:33:19,493
Act like it was no big deal.

668
00:33:19,858 --> 00:33:21,330
Smile and move on.

669
00:33:21,895 --> 00:33:24,593
- Did they ever catch the guy?
- Yeah.

670
00:33:24,738 --> 00:33:26,391
Yeah, a few days after it happened.

671
00:33:26,707 --> 00:33:29,261
They did? I had no idea.
That's great.

672
00:33:30,207 --> 00:33:33,001
- Not exactly.
- What do you mean?

673
00:33:34,668 --> 00:33:36,853
I...

674
00:33:38,805 --> 00:33:42,263
I let the guy walk from a lineup.

675
00:33:43,486 --> 00:33:45,860
Were you sure it was him?

676
00:33:46,096 --> 00:33:47,601
Yeah, yeah, it's--

677
00:33:47,926 --> 00:33:49,483
I don't know.

678
00:33:50,295 --> 00:33:52,392
I wanted to point him out, but--

679
00:33:56,337 --> 00:33:57,702
I guess I was afraid.

680
00:33:59,807 --> 00:34:01,430
Well, it's not easy, Nick,

681
00:34:01,557 --> 00:34:03,001
to put yourself out there like that.

682
00:34:03,027 --> 00:34:04,921
But I'm ready now to ID him.

683
00:34:05,016 --> 00:34:06,660
I just needed some time.

684
00:34:06,748 --> 00:34:09,002
I'd just leave it alone.
No need to go down that road again.

685
00:34:09,085 --> 00:34:12,113
I can't let this guy get away
with what he did to me.

686
00:34:14,517 --> 00:34:23,861
- But I already did, huh?
- Yeah, unfortunately.

687
00:34:24,707 --> 00:34:27,950
Can you tell us
what caused this hole in the window?

688
00:34:28,437 --> 00:34:29,243
It was a bullet.

689
00:34:29,365 --> 00:34:31,793
And was the spent round
recovered from inside the bodega?

690
00:34:32,015 --> 00:34:32,963
Yes.

691
00:34:33,156 --> 00:34:37,640
And that bullet matched the striations
on the other two bullets recovered from
Officer Marks during surgery.

692
00:34:37,948 --> 00:34:40,852
So all three bullets were fired
from the same nine millimeter weapon.

693
00:34:41,208 --> 00:34:41,791
Correct.

694
00:34:41,977 --> 00:34:44,021
Did you find anything else
when you dusted the window?

695
00:34:44,127 --> 00:34:45,740
We found
a right palm print.

696
00:34:45,868 --> 00:34:47,383
- From this part of the hand?
- Correct.

697
00:34:47,525 --> 00:34:49,710
The same part that would be
used to peer through a window?

698
00:34:49,736 --> 00:34:51,000
Objection. Foundation.

699
00:34:51,037 --> 00:34:51,732
Withdrawn.

700
00:34:52,377 --> 00:34:55,361
What did you find when you compared the
palm print with that of the defendant's?

701
00:34:55,448 --> 00:34:57,241
It was a perfect match.

702
00:34:58,107 --> 00:34:59,180
Thank you.

703
00:34:59,788 --> 00:35:01,433
No further questions, Your Honor.

704
00:35:15,007 --> 00:35:17,163
It may sound trivial to you and me,

705
00:35:17,447 --> 00:35:19,141
but to a high school student,

706
00:35:19,845 --> 00:35:22,352
there is nothing more painful
than being rejected.

707
00:35:23,275 --> 00:35:25,762
Now, most kids get over it.

708
00:35:26,208 --> 00:35:29,730
They move on.
They find other crushes.

709
00:35:30,045 --> 00:35:32,451
But not Colin Brody.

710
00:35:33,087 --> 00:35:37,683
Colin Brody was different.

711
00:35:38,695 --> 00:35:40,730
He waited for just the right moment.

712
00:35:41,765 --> 00:35:45,481
And when he had his chance, he put
his hands on Elena Hernandez's neck.

713
00:35:46,697 --> 00:35:48,753
And he squeezed.

714
00:35:49,178 --> 00:35:51,801
And he kept squeezing.

715
00:35:52,025 --> 00:35:57,253
He squeezed so hard that he crushed...
the hyoid bone in her neck.

716
00:36:01,158 --> 00:36:04,850
And that's when the game
stopped being fun.

717
00:36:05,665 --> 00:36:09,641
That's when
it became murder.

718
00:36:22,818 --> 00:36:26,260
- Thanks.
- Hey. Dinner tonight?

719
00:36:26,496 --> 00:36:29,611
You can either help me celebrate
or help me drown my sorrows.

720
00:36:29,705 --> 00:36:31,391
I got a thing.

721
00:36:31,747 --> 00:36:33,501
- Family obligation.
- Ahh.

722
00:36:33,806 --> 00:36:37,022
That's right behind,
"My friend from college is in town."

723
00:36:37,258 --> 00:36:40,943
If I was blowing you off,
I'd just say, "I'm blowing you off."

724
00:36:41,955 --> 00:36:45,633
Good point.
Maybe we can hook up after?

725
00:36:45,755 --> 00:36:49,220
Family functions don't usually leave me
in a very good mood.

726
00:36:49,935 --> 00:36:51,572
Aye.

727
00:36:53,318 --> 00:36:55,342
Good luck on your verdict.

728
00:37:10,397 --> 00:37:15,431
- Ladies and gentlemen,
have you reached a verdict?
- We have.

729
00:37:15,758 --> 00:37:16,950
What say you?

730
00:37:17,276 --> 00:37:22,840
To the charge of murder in the second
degree, we find the defendant, Colin Brody,

731
00:37:23,228 --> 00:37:24,110
guilty.

732
00:37:34,735 --> 00:37:38,323
Thank you, ladies and
gentlemen of the jury.  You're excused.

733
00:37:44,665 --> 00:37:47,552
Thank you for everything.

734
00:37:56,058 --> 00:38:02,700
What's going on? I thought we--
Congratulations,  Mr. Steele.
Your tenacity was inspiring.

735
00:38:03,727 --> 00:38:04,671
Thank you.

736
00:38:05,137 --> 00:38:06,963
I'm reducing the charge.

737
00:38:07,645 --> 00:38:08,442
- Come again?

738
00:38:08,637 --> 00:38:12,362
I'm allowing the defendant's 3-30-30
motion and setting aside the verdict.

739
00:38:14,248 --> 00:38:15,291
What?

740
00:38:15,438 --> 00:38:19,283
The conviction will stand on the lesser
charge of Negligent Homicide.

741
00:38:19,297 --> 00:38:22,473
I'm sentencing Colin Brody
to two years probation.

742
00:38:22,575 --> 00:38:23,340
Probation.

743
00:38:23,925 --> 00:38:26,570
Thank you, Your Honor.
It's a fair result.

744
00:38:34,476 --> 00:38:39,681
Colin Brody murdered that girl.
The jury just voted to convict.

745
00:38:39,967 --> 00:38:42,171
Who are you to tell them
that they're wrong?

746
00:38:42,686 --> 00:38:47,393
With all due respect, Mr. Steele,
you won on your argument.

747
00:38:48,086 --> 00:38:50,340
Now I win on my opinion.

748
00:38:57,386 --> 00:39:01,422
You pulled that one
out of your ass, huh, kid?

749
00:39:01,958 --> 00:39:07,221
A guilty verdict's a guilty verdict.
Doesn't matter where it comes from.

750
00:39:08,615 --> 00:39:12,721
I'm sorry about all the drama here, Ernie.
Couldn't help it.

751
00:39:13,175 --> 00:39:15,670
I was never gonna let that lowlife
get away with shooting you.

752
00:39:15,866 --> 00:39:17,912
Never. You gotta know that.

753
00:39:19,797 --> 00:39:21,622
Come on.

754
00:39:24,025 --> 00:39:27,602
What can I say?
Guess you got lucky.

755
00:39:28,175 --> 00:39:32,261
It's not about me.
It's about that punk doing time.

756
00:39:33,157 --> 00:39:36,943
But I guess you guys forgot about that.

757
00:39:40,288 --> 00:39:43,470
Checked over at Uncle Jeff's.
He said the game ended an hour ago.

758
00:39:43,818 --> 00:39:46,962
I'm sure he just got caught in traffic.

759
00:39:50,186 --> 00:39:52,590
You know what, Mom? Why
don't you go ahead and open your gift?

760
00:39:52,818 --> 00:39:55,412
- Oh, I should wait for your father.
- No, he'd want you to.

761
00:40:01,307 --> 00:40:05,051
Oh, it's such a pretty shade, isn't it?

762
00:40:10,528 --> 00:40:14,933
Oh, it's--it's-- it's too much.
It's beautiful.

763
00:40:15,248 --> 00:40:16,850
Try it on.

764
00:40:20,256 --> 00:40:25,392
- Your father really bought this?
- Absolutely.

765
00:40:26,685 --> 00:40:29,593
You kids have places to go tonight.
Let's go ahead and order.

766
00:40:29,817 --> 00:40:33,051
Your dad will show up soon.

767
00:40:59,015 --> 00:41:03,223
- Jim, what are you--
- The judge reduced the charge, George.

768
00:41:03,736 --> 00:41:04,992
The kid's walking.

769
00:41:05,538 --> 00:41:09,340
I didn't want you to read
about it in the paper.

770
00:41:09,556 --> 00:41:13,370
A judge can do that?
After you won the case fair and square?

771
00:41:13,408 --> 00:41:15,350
Unfortunately, he can.

772
00:41:18,515 --> 00:41:23,360
- Why on earth would the bastard do
something like this?
- Because he's a bastard.

773
00:41:25,718 --> 00:41:29,880
Captured by RaceMan

774
00:41:32,465 --> 00:41:36,220
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775
00:41:39,305 --> 00:41:43,902
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