1 00:00:10,575 --> 00:00:13,100 [car horns honking in distance] 2 00:00:13,143 --> 00:00:15,189 [bell jingles] 3 00:00:15,232 --> 00:00:18,409 Richard. Richard Briggs. 4 00:00:20,585 --> 00:00:22,370 This is for Ella. 5 00:00:23,240 --> 00:00:24,894 [people screaming, dog barking] 6 00:00:27,679 --> 00:00:29,464 [panting] 7 00:00:30,247 --> 00:00:32,249 [sirens wailing] 8 00:00:34,904 --> 00:00:36,384 CHUNK: Fruit again? 9 00:00:36,427 --> 00:00:37,602 You know, 10 00:00:37,646 --> 00:00:39,430 those come from trees. 11 00:00:39,474 --> 00:00:41,258 Trees live in dirt. 12 00:00:41,302 --> 00:00:44,131 You want to give the boss food that comes from dirt, go ahead. 13 00:00:44,174 --> 00:00:46,574 But honestly, I think at this point, the man would appreciate 14 00:00:46,598 --> 00:00:47,569 coffee and a doughnut. 15 00:00:47,612 --> 00:00:49,005 Not funny. 16 00:00:49,049 --> 00:00:50,963 I know I would appreciate coffee and a doughnut. 17 00:00:51,007 --> 00:00:53,096 I mean, look at this stuff. 18 00:00:53,140 --> 00:00:54,706 Quinoa porridge? 19 00:00:54,750 --> 00:00:57,361 Look, I'm all for healthy, but this stuff will kill you. 20 00:00:57,405 --> 00:00:59,668 You got any food around here for real people? 21 00:00:59,711 --> 00:01:02,671 Top drawer on your left, behind the paper towels. 22 00:01:02,714 --> 00:01:04,325 Don't tell anyone. 23 00:01:04,368 --> 00:01:05,674 Don't tell anyone what? 24 00:01:05,717 --> 00:01:09,112 Hallelujah. Mmm. 25 00:01:15,292 --> 00:01:17,468 [sighs] 26 00:01:20,384 --> 00:01:22,778 Damn, I miss her. 27 00:01:22,821 --> 00:01:28,044 Her mom keeps promising to come by and pick up her things. 28 00:01:28,088 --> 00:01:30,307 I'll make sure and add that to the box. 29 00:01:32,527 --> 00:01:35,007 Anybody hear about that guy who was gunned down on the sidewalk 30 00:01:35,031 --> 00:01:37,140 in the middle of the day during a beer run yesterday? 31 00:01:37,184 --> 00:01:38,141 That poor woman. 32 00:01:38,185 --> 00:01:39,708 That poor man. 33 00:01:39,751 --> 00:01:41,971 It happened right around the corner from where I live. 34 00:01:42,014 --> 00:01:44,582 She just walked up to him, shot him, point blank range. 35 00:01:44,626 --> 00:01:46,758 Well, no. She didn't just. 36 00:01:46,802 --> 00:01:48,586 The guy raped and killed her daughter. 37 00:01:48,630 --> 00:01:50,630 And believe me, if something like that ever happens 38 00:01:50,654 --> 00:01:53,548 to my child, I'm gonna want to do the exact same thing. 39 00:01:53,591 --> 00:01:56,507 Well, wanting is fine. Doing is a whole other thing. 40 00:01:56,551 --> 00:01:58,509 There are laws in this country. 41 00:01:58,553 --> 00:02:00,381 Yeah, well, obviously the law didn't work 42 00:02:00,424 --> 00:02:02,513 for the woman who lost her daughter. 43 00:02:02,557 --> 00:02:04,717 I mean, she was just doing what the jury refused to do. 44 00:02:04,741 --> 00:02:06,996 Oh, you can't blame the jury. 45 00:02:07,039 --> 00:02:09,346 They were never given the evidence they needed to convict. 46 00:02:09,390 --> 00:02:11,218 How is that even possible? 47 00:02:11,261 --> 00:02:12,958 I mean, they found the girl's body 48 00:02:13,002 --> 00:02:14,308 in the trunk of this guy's car. 49 00:02:14,351 --> 00:02:15,613 What more do you need? 50 00:02:15,657 --> 00:02:17,615 Problem is, the jury never heard any of that. 51 00:02:17,659 --> 00:02:20,444 Turns out, the police had 52 00:02:20,488 --> 00:02:23,099 a description of the kidnapper's car. 53 00:02:23,143 --> 00:02:26,276 Now, this Richard Briggs was driving a car that matched, 54 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:28,626 so the police pulled him over and they searched it. 55 00:02:28,670 --> 00:02:32,152 Now, if there were a body laying in the back seat, 56 00:02:32,195 --> 00:02:33,544 wouldn't have been a problem. 57 00:02:33,588 --> 00:02:34,719 But it was in the trunk. 58 00:02:34,763 --> 00:02:37,505 And you're not allowed to open the trunk 59 00:02:37,548 --> 00:02:39,376 without probable cause. 60 00:02:39,420 --> 00:02:42,292 At that point the police didn't have it. 61 00:02:42,336 --> 00:02:43,554 BULL: Marissa! 62 00:02:45,034 --> 00:02:47,384 You barked, sir? 63 00:02:47,428 --> 00:02:49,647 How long has this piece of mail been sitting on my desk? 64 00:02:49,691 --> 00:02:52,172 Your jury summons? Since April. 65 00:02:52,215 --> 00:02:54,522 Oh. Really? Six months. 66 00:02:54,565 --> 00:02:56,480 That postmark in the upper right-hand corner? 67 00:02:56,524 --> 00:02:57,699 That is a dead giveaway. 68 00:02:57,742 --> 00:02:59,570 Well, make a call and get me out of it. 69 00:02:59,614 --> 00:03:01,895 You know I can't do that. We've already postponed it once, 70 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:03,313 and that's all you're allowed. 71 00:03:03,357 --> 00:03:05,228 When are you due to report? 72 00:03:05,272 --> 00:03:06,795 Day after tomorrow. 73 00:03:06,838 --> 00:03:08,231 Damn it, what a waste of time. 74 00:03:08,275 --> 00:03:09,904 I spend half a day waiting to be interviewed, 75 00:03:09,928 --> 00:03:11,626 and then the attorneys figure out who I am, 76 00:03:11,669 --> 00:03:13,541 and they can't get rid of me fast enough. 77 00:03:13,584 --> 00:03:14,846 It's not easy being you. 78 00:03:14,890 --> 00:03:16,631 And another thing: My phone is not working. 79 00:03:16,674 --> 00:03:18,067 It hasn't rung in days. 80 00:03:18,110 --> 00:03:19,218 The phones are fine. They're not ringing 81 00:03:19,242 --> 00:03:20,243 because no one's calling. 82 00:03:20,287 --> 00:03:21,462 What do you mean? 83 00:03:21,505 --> 00:03:24,291 You haven't been here for three months. 84 00:03:24,334 --> 00:03:26,249 I mean, let's be honest. 85 00:03:26,293 --> 00:03:27,946 You're the reason people call. 86 00:03:27,990 --> 00:03:29,402 And they called plenty while you were away, 87 00:03:29,426 --> 00:03:31,266 but after a while, people get tired of hearing, 88 00:03:31,310 --> 00:03:33,550 "He's not here and we're not certain when he'll be back." 89 00:03:33,574 --> 00:03:34,301 Hmm. 90 00:03:34,344 --> 00:03:36,259 Well, I guess we need to make some noise. 91 00:03:36,303 --> 00:03:37,823 Let people know we're back up to speed. 92 00:03:37,847 --> 00:03:39,088 Call over to the D.A.'s office. 93 00:03:39,131 --> 00:03:41,438 See if there's any juicy pro bono opportunities 94 00:03:41,482 --> 00:03:42,874 we can avail ourselves of. 95 00:03:42,918 --> 00:03:45,094 Something that will get us some clicks, 96 00:03:45,137 --> 00:03:46,835 some ink, some TV time. 97 00:03:46,878 --> 00:03:49,011 Clicks, ink, and TV time. 98 00:03:49,054 --> 00:03:50,534 I love it when your better angels make 99 00:03:50,558 --> 00:03:52,385 an unscheduled cameo appearance. 100 00:03:53,885 --> 00:03:55,887 You know what? 101 00:03:57,062 --> 00:04:00,283 I think I might actually have something for you. 102 00:04:00,327 --> 00:04:04,374 He'd come over every Wednesday. 103 00:04:04,418 --> 00:04:07,508 Always commenting on how they looked. 104 00:04:07,551 --> 00:04:10,946 Their clothes, their hair, how... 105 00:04:10,989 --> 00:04:14,950 how beautiful they were. 106 00:04:14,993 --> 00:04:17,866 He was your daughter's piano teacher. 107 00:04:17,909 --> 00:04:21,522 I always thought it was about the 15-year-old. 108 00:04:23,350 --> 00:04:28,746 When I... think about the things he did 109 00:04:28,790 --> 00:04:31,662 to my little one. 110 00:04:31,706 --> 00:04:33,664 To Ella. 111 00:04:33,708 --> 00:04:37,451 And then, suddenly he was free. 112 00:04:37,494 --> 00:04:39,540 It was like it never happened. 113 00:04:39,583 --> 00:04:41,019 I'd lost my 11-year-old, 114 00:04:41,063 --> 00:04:44,240 and he was driving around town like it was a holiday. 115 00:04:44,284 --> 00:04:47,243 Like he'd gotten away with murder. 116 00:04:47,287 --> 00:04:49,811 Which he had. 117 00:04:49,854 --> 00:04:52,640 So I went and bought a gun. 118 00:04:52,683 --> 00:04:55,251 Something I thought I'd never do. 119 00:04:55,295 --> 00:04:58,036 Easiest thing in the world. 120 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:01,431 And then I just waited for him. 121 00:05:01,475 --> 00:05:04,652 So you shot him three times in the chest in broad daylight 122 00:05:04,695 --> 00:05:07,045 in front of a dozen witnesses. 123 00:05:07,089 --> 00:05:09,439 And didn't even try to flee. 124 00:05:09,483 --> 00:05:11,702 You must have known you weren't gonna get away with it. 125 00:05:11,746 --> 00:05:13,661 I didn't care. 126 00:05:13,704 --> 00:05:17,317 I wasn't thinking about any of that. 127 00:05:19,493 --> 00:05:24,149 I just needed to know he was no longer among us. 128 00:05:26,717 --> 00:05:28,719 ♪ 129 00:05:39,469 --> 00:05:40,557 [excited chatter] 130 00:05:40,601 --> 00:05:42,559 Just keep your head down and ignore them. 131 00:05:42,603 --> 00:05:44,474 So what happens today? 132 00:05:44,518 --> 00:05:47,042 A number of things, but first off, there's a question of bail. 133 00:05:47,085 --> 00:05:49,305 Oh, my gosh, you think they'll actually offer me bail? 134 00:05:49,349 --> 00:05:52,134 No, but we have to go through the formality of asking. 135 00:05:52,177 --> 00:05:54,112 And then the other side gets to indulge in the sadistic pleasure 136 00:05:54,136 --> 00:05:56,216 of telling the court what a dangerous person you are. 137 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:57,792 It's just part of the fun. 138 00:05:57,835 --> 00:05:59,228 [quietly]: Look at me, Mrs. Spiro. 139 00:05:59,271 --> 00:06:02,231 We're gonna get you through this, 140 00:06:02,274 --> 00:06:04,059 and then we're gonna get you out of here. 141 00:06:04,102 --> 00:06:06,453 You just have to trust me. 142 00:06:06,496 --> 00:06:08,280 Earth to Marissa. 143 00:06:08,324 --> 00:06:10,108 Benny and I and our client are making our way 144 00:06:10,152 --> 00:06:11,153 into the courtroom. 145 00:06:11,196 --> 00:06:13,068 Bull, what are you talking about? 146 00:06:13,111 --> 00:06:15,070 You have jury duty this morning. 147 00:06:15,113 --> 00:06:17,072 [sighs] 148 00:06:17,115 --> 00:06:18,639 You're gonna need this. 149 00:06:18,682 --> 00:06:19,857 You all right? 150 00:06:19,901 --> 00:06:21,221 No, I think I may have screwed up. 151 00:06:21,250 --> 00:06:23,130 I have a bit of business I need to take care of. 152 00:06:23,154 --> 00:06:24,471 Mrs. Spiro, 153 00:06:24,514 --> 00:06:26,194 I have to run upstairs to another courtroom 154 00:06:26,218 --> 00:06:27,169 for a couple of hours. 155 00:06:27,212 --> 00:06:28,736 A couple of hours? It's not a problem. 156 00:06:28,779 --> 00:06:30,583 Nothing of any consequence ever happens here before lunch, 157 00:06:30,607 --> 00:06:31,739 and even if it did, 158 00:06:31,782 --> 00:06:33,175 you couldn't be in better hands. 159 00:06:33,218 --> 00:06:34,655 You got it. 160 00:06:34,698 --> 00:06:36,178 Mrs. Spiro? 161 00:06:36,221 --> 00:06:37,179 Bull? 162 00:06:37,222 --> 00:06:38,310 How late am I? 163 00:06:38,354 --> 00:06:39,964 20 minutes. 164 00:06:40,008 --> 00:06:42,184 How long do you think it'll take me to get excused? 165 00:06:42,227 --> 00:06:44,404 I have no idea what you're talking about. 166 00:06:44,447 --> 00:06:47,407 I'm betting 45 minutes. 167 00:06:50,235 --> 00:06:52,977 A.A.G. LANFORD: The defendant, 168 00:06:53,021 --> 00:06:58,418 one Kendrick Gorman, who is accused 169 00:06:58,461 --> 00:07:00,724 of practicing law 170 00:07:00,768 --> 00:07:04,467 without a license. 171 00:07:04,511 --> 00:07:06,551 BULL: My God, he's actually pronouncing every comma. 172 00:07:06,575 --> 00:07:08,297 That's right. 173 00:07:08,340 --> 00:07:12,214 Could there possibly be a bigger abuse of trust? 174 00:07:13,476 --> 00:07:17,045 You find yourself on the wrong side of the law. 175 00:07:17,088 --> 00:07:18,699 Desperate for help. 176 00:07:18,742 --> 00:07:20,570 You hire an attorney. 177 00:07:20,614 --> 00:07:24,356 Only to find that he's not really an attorney. 178 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:29,536 But an impostor. 179 00:07:29,579 --> 00:07:32,060 BULL: As opposed to an authentic idiot like you. 180 00:07:32,103 --> 00:07:35,237 Dr. Jason Bull. 181 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:38,196 TheDr. Jason Bull? 182 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:39,981 Hmm. I'm afraid so. 183 00:07:40,024 --> 00:07:42,113 What a pleasure to finally meet you. 184 00:07:42,157 --> 00:07:44,028 And you, as well. 185 00:07:44,072 --> 00:07:46,770 And now, I know you've done work with my office, 186 00:07:46,814 --> 00:07:50,165 the state attorney general's office, and I know 187 00:07:50,208 --> 00:07:53,037 you're also thought to be one of the best in your field. 188 00:07:53,081 --> 00:07:55,475 So, just to be clear, you advise 189 00:07:55,518 --> 00:07:59,000 people like me how to pick juries. 190 00:07:59,043 --> 00:08:03,004 What to say to juries, how to get the juries to come 191 00:08:03,047 --> 00:08:06,703 to conclusions whoever hires you needs them to come to. 192 00:08:06,747 --> 00:08:07,965 Is that correct? 193 00:08:08,009 --> 00:08:10,490 Well, that's not how I'd put it, but... 194 00:08:10,533 --> 00:08:13,188 Your Honor, we'd like to strike this juror for cause. 195 00:08:13,231 --> 00:08:14,624 What cause? 196 00:08:14,668 --> 00:08:16,365 Well, you just heard him. 197 00:08:16,408 --> 00:08:18,367 He is an expert 198 00:08:18,410 --> 00:08:20,543 in all matters pertaining to juries. 199 00:08:20,587 --> 00:08:22,153 HUDSON: And that's all well and good. 200 00:08:22,197 --> 00:08:25,548 But as far as I can tell, in this particular case, 201 00:08:25,592 --> 00:08:28,682 Dr. Bull will not be picking jurors. 202 00:08:28,725 --> 00:08:31,336 Nor will he be advising either side on what to say to them. 203 00:08:31,380 --> 00:08:34,209 And as far as helping them come to conclusions, 204 00:08:34,252 --> 00:08:35,558 well, hopefully that's the job 205 00:08:35,602 --> 00:08:39,344 of every juror during the period of deliberations. 206 00:08:39,388 --> 00:08:42,130 Ms. Dunn, would you care to question the juror? 207 00:08:44,567 --> 00:08:47,178 So you're a jury consultant? 208 00:08:47,222 --> 00:08:49,180 A trial scientist, yes. 209 00:08:49,224 --> 00:08:52,270 You advise lawyers on how to try their cases. 210 00:08:52,314 --> 00:08:54,708 Sometimes, yes. 211 00:08:54,751 --> 00:08:58,712 So, in a sense, you practice law without a license. 212 00:08:58,755 --> 00:09:00,235 Just like my client. 213 00:09:00,278 --> 00:09:02,411 No, I wouldn't exactly say that. 214 00:09:02,454 --> 00:09:04,892 This juror is acceptable to the defense. 215 00:09:04,935 --> 00:09:07,808 Your Honor, uh, if I may, 216 00:09:07,851 --> 00:09:10,332 I would love to be seated on this jury. 217 00:09:10,375 --> 00:09:12,769 Well, then, today's your lucky day. 218 00:09:12,813 --> 00:09:14,423 But unfortunately, um, 219 00:09:14,466 --> 00:09:17,948 I have a-a previous commitment, a legal commitment. 220 00:09:17,992 --> 00:09:19,471 A legal commitment? 221 00:09:19,515 --> 00:09:22,387 Yes, indeed. Uh, I am in the midst of starting 222 00:09:22,431 --> 00:09:25,869 a murder trial downstairs, right in this very courthouse. 223 00:09:25,913 --> 00:09:29,264 And, um... uh, you may have heard of it. 224 00:09:29,307 --> 00:09:31,658 The State v. Heather Spiro? 225 00:09:31,701 --> 00:09:34,138 It's a very big, important case. 226 00:09:34,182 --> 00:09:36,097 Yes, I have heard of it. 227 00:09:36,140 --> 00:09:37,925 Well, aren't you the VIP? 228 00:09:37,968 --> 00:09:39,013 [chuckles] 229 00:09:39,056 --> 00:09:40,841 However, trial scientists are not now, 230 00:09:40,884 --> 00:09:42,930 nor have they ever been, essential 231 00:09:42,973 --> 00:09:45,454 to the American criminal justice system. 232 00:09:45,497 --> 00:09:47,630 But jurors are. 233 00:09:47,674 --> 00:09:50,198 Your Honor, my client is facing a life sentence. 234 00:09:50,241 --> 00:09:51,373 She has a lawyer? 235 00:09:51,416 --> 00:09:53,636 She does. 236 00:09:53,680 --> 00:09:56,770 Good. Then everybody has what they need. 237 00:09:56,813 --> 00:09:59,337 She has a lawyer, we have 12 jurors. 238 00:09:59,381 --> 00:10:02,123 Welcome to my court, Dr. Bull. 239 00:10:02,166 --> 00:10:04,952 And welcome to jury duty. 240 00:10:11,523 --> 00:10:14,701 Ah. You can win $100 million verdicts 241 00:10:14,744 --> 00:10:16,528 against multinational corporations, 242 00:10:16,572 --> 00:10:18,792 but you can't argue your way out of jury duty? 243 00:10:18,835 --> 00:10:20,402 Trust me, I tried. 244 00:10:20,445 --> 00:10:22,056 I think the judge has a crush on me. 245 00:10:22,099 --> 00:10:23,013 Needless to say, 246 00:10:23,057 --> 00:10:24,972 our client is not pleased. 247 00:10:25,015 --> 00:10:26,016 Oh, I don't blame her. 248 00:10:26,060 --> 00:10:27,801 You just missed her. 249 00:10:27,844 --> 00:10:30,020 They just put her in the prison van ten minutes ago. 250 00:10:30,064 --> 00:10:33,763 Well, the good news is, I won't be on this jury for long. 251 00:10:33,807 --> 00:10:35,809 There are only three people on the witness list. 252 00:10:35,852 --> 00:10:37,811 Whole thing should be over in a day. 253 00:10:37,854 --> 00:10:39,900 Now, I was thinking for tomorrow, 254 00:10:39,943 --> 00:10:42,076 it makes sense to promote Chunk to the second chair. 255 00:10:42,119 --> 00:10:44,159 Someone sitting next to you with Marissa in his ear. 256 00:10:44,183 --> 00:10:46,907 I get that. So what's the strategy? 257 00:10:46,950 --> 00:10:48,909 Well, I'm thinking EED defense. 258 00:10:48,952 --> 00:10:50,127 EED? 259 00:10:51,868 --> 00:10:53,783 Extreme emotional disturbance? 260 00:10:53,827 --> 00:10:56,177 No, that's not going to work. 261 00:10:56,220 --> 00:10:58,048 EED happens in the moment. 262 00:10:58,092 --> 00:10:59,746 And the evidence clearly proves 263 00:10:59,789 --> 00:11:01,617 that this was not a spontaneous act. 264 00:11:01,661 --> 00:11:02,923 By her own admission, 265 00:11:02,966 --> 00:11:05,882 she was lying in wait for this guy for days. 266 00:11:05,926 --> 00:11:08,624 I know. I just want to use it to get our foot in the door. 267 00:11:08,668 --> 00:11:10,800 Gives us an excuse in your opening statement 268 00:11:10,844 --> 00:11:12,410 to talk about the horrific details 269 00:11:12,454 --> 00:11:13,974 of what happened to this woman's child, 270 00:11:13,998 --> 00:11:14,978 which otherwise... 271 00:11:15,022 --> 00:11:16,197 We're going to get caught. 272 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:19,374 And when that happens, we will apologize 273 00:11:19,417 --> 00:11:21,724 and come up with a different attack. 274 00:11:21,768 --> 00:11:23,168 But I'll be in the courtroom by then 275 00:11:23,192 --> 00:11:24,945 and we'll figure something out. 276 00:11:24,988 --> 00:11:28,775 Also, have Danny get a line on the surviving daughter. 277 00:11:28,818 --> 00:11:31,342 We need to give the jury as many reasons as possible 278 00:11:31,386 --> 00:11:34,215 to not send Heather to prison, and what better reason 279 00:11:34,258 --> 00:11:37,479 than she has a teenage daughter who needs her 280 00:11:37,522 --> 00:11:39,524 and is waiting for her to come home? 281 00:11:46,662 --> 00:11:49,186 DANNY: The tattoo new? 282 00:11:50,187 --> 00:11:52,189 Looks new. 283 00:11:52,233 --> 00:11:53,887 I did it myself. 284 00:11:53,930 --> 00:11:57,151 What about the piercings? 285 00:11:57,194 --> 00:11:59,501 Last weekend. 286 00:11:59,544 --> 00:12:02,156 There's not a lot to do around here, 287 00:12:02,199 --> 00:12:04,636 and I don't really know anybody. 288 00:12:04,680 --> 00:12:06,682 I mean, I know my aunt, but... 289 00:12:06,726 --> 00:12:08,126 Would you like your mom to see them? 290 00:12:08,169 --> 00:12:09,127 I can take a picture for you. 291 00:12:09,170 --> 00:12:10,817 No. 292 00:12:10,860 --> 00:12:12,819 She's got enough going on right now. 293 00:12:12,862 --> 00:12:14,821 She doesn't need to worry about me. 294 00:12:14,864 --> 00:12:19,042 Well, she is... worried about you. 295 00:12:19,086 --> 00:12:20,783 She wants to come home to you, 296 00:12:20,827 --> 00:12:21,958 take care of you. 297 00:12:22,002 --> 00:12:23,612 Mm-hmm. 298 00:12:24,656 --> 00:12:26,746 Well, the reason I'm here, uh, 299 00:12:26,789 --> 00:12:28,965 we'd like for you to come to the city, 300 00:12:29,009 --> 00:12:30,706 be a part of the trial. 301 00:12:30,750 --> 00:12:33,491 I don't think that's a very good idea. 302 00:12:33,535 --> 00:12:37,060 Well, I can come here. I can, I can pick you up. 303 00:12:37,104 --> 00:12:38,758 Can sit with you in court. 304 00:12:41,804 --> 00:12:45,242 The jury needs to see that your mom still has a child, 305 00:12:45,286 --> 00:12:49,203 a child who loves her, misses her, 306 00:12:49,246 --> 00:12:50,857 needs her at home. 307 00:12:50,900 --> 00:12:54,208 I've been to court before. 308 00:12:54,251 --> 00:12:56,863 My sister's trial. 309 00:12:56,906 --> 00:12:59,213 I sat there the whole time, waiting for a chance 310 00:12:59,256 --> 00:13:01,416 to tell them what I knew, and then, when the time came, 311 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:02,956 they wouldn't let me say it. 312 00:13:02,999 --> 00:13:05,132 What wouldn't they let you say? 313 00:13:05,175 --> 00:13:08,918 I... heard his voice. 314 00:13:08,962 --> 00:13:11,181 I knew him. 315 00:13:11,225 --> 00:13:16,230 [laughs] He was my piano teacher. 316 00:13:16,273 --> 00:13:21,061 I spent every Wednesday with him for three years. 317 00:13:21,104 --> 00:13:25,369 But, uh, they said hearing someone's voice 318 00:13:25,413 --> 00:13:30,070 and thinking you know who they are isn't enough proof, 319 00:13:30,113 --> 00:13:34,074 so I couldn't say it on the stand. 320 00:13:34,117 --> 00:13:35,858 You didn't see him? 321 00:13:35,902 --> 00:13:39,079 I was sleeping. 322 00:13:39,122 --> 00:13:44,127 He must've come in through the window, but... 323 00:13:44,171 --> 00:13:47,914 all I know is, he put a bag over my head 324 00:13:47,957 --> 00:13:50,568 and when I woke up, 325 00:13:50,612 --> 00:13:55,747 he was wrapping tape around the bag... 326 00:13:55,791 --> 00:13:58,794 and over my mouth. 327 00:13:58,838 --> 00:14:03,016 And he carried me to the closet and locked me in. 328 00:14:03,059 --> 00:14:05,714 And he said 329 00:14:05,757 --> 00:14:11,024 if I made a sound, he would kill my mother. 330 00:14:13,026 --> 00:14:17,639 I thought he was there for her. 331 00:14:21,861 --> 00:14:27,301 Maybe if I'd been awake, none of this would have happened. 332 00:14:27,344 --> 00:14:30,043 Maybe he wouldn't have gotten Ella 333 00:14:30,086 --> 00:14:33,133 or my mom wouldn't have shot him. 334 00:14:41,358 --> 00:14:43,491 They're new, too. 335 00:14:44,796 --> 00:14:48,061 So, today is all about something called voir dire. 336 00:14:48,104 --> 00:14:49,323 It's kind of our specialty. 337 00:14:49,366 --> 00:14:51,542 It's about interviewing prospective jurors 338 00:14:51,586 --> 00:14:53,283 and doing everything we can to make sure 339 00:14:53,327 --> 00:14:55,677 that we pick the right ones, the ones who are best able 340 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:58,723 to hear our argument, sympathize with it, yeah.Okay. 341 00:14:58,767 --> 00:15:01,204 Even though you won't be testifying today... no one will... 342 00:15:01,248 --> 00:15:03,990 You have a very important job. 343 00:15:04,033 --> 00:15:07,123 This is when the jurors get their first look at you. 344 00:15:07,167 --> 00:15:09,386 Prosecutor's gonna want them to see a murderer, 345 00:15:09,430 --> 00:15:10,866 a public menace. 346 00:15:10,910 --> 00:15:13,434 I want them to see the schoolteacher, 347 00:15:13,477 --> 00:15:16,219 the grieving mother, 348 00:15:16,263 --> 00:15:17,543 the victim of a murderous deviant 349 00:15:17,567 --> 00:15:20,441 who took advantage of a family's trust. 350 00:15:20,484 --> 00:15:22,225 But there's no sign you can hold up 351 00:15:22,269 --> 00:15:24,575 to show 'em all those things. 352 00:15:24,619 --> 00:15:26,186 You have to do it in here. 353 00:15:26,229 --> 00:15:30,451 You have to be it in here and not just in the courtroom... 354 00:15:30,494 --> 00:15:32,454 From the moment you leave that cell in the morning 355 00:15:32,497 --> 00:15:34,778 until your head hits the pillow at night. Can you do that? 356 00:15:34,802 --> 00:15:36,587 Yeah. I can do that.Great. 357 00:15:36,631 --> 00:15:39,416 Now, Benny and Chunk know exactly 358 00:15:39,460 --> 00:15:41,244 what we're looking for juror-wise. 359 00:15:41,288 --> 00:15:43,507 Marissa back at my office... Wait a second. 360 00:15:43,551 --> 00:15:45,770 You're not coming to court with us today? 361 00:15:45,814 --> 00:15:47,207 Well, I can't. I have a... 362 00:15:47,250 --> 00:15:50,253 What did I do? What did I fall for? 363 00:15:50,297 --> 00:15:52,057 I need a new lawyer. I need... No, you don't. 364 00:15:52,081 --> 00:15:54,866 You need to lower your voice and stop acting out in public. 365 00:15:54,910 --> 00:15:56,825 Look around. There are people walking by. 366 00:15:56,868 --> 00:15:59,001 You have no idea who they are. 367 00:15:59,045 --> 00:16:02,004 Like I told you, your job starts 368 00:16:02,048 --> 00:16:04,180 the moment you leave prison in the morning 369 00:16:04,224 --> 00:16:07,836 until you get back to your cell at night. 370 00:16:07,879 --> 00:16:09,799 Now, I will do everything in my power to get back 371 00:16:09,823 --> 00:16:12,101 and be by your side as soon as I can. 372 00:16:12,145 --> 00:16:14,451 But let's not blow this thing on deportment. 373 00:16:14,495 --> 00:16:16,932 Shall we? 374 00:16:16,976 --> 00:16:18,760 LANFORD: And how many times did the defendant 375 00:16:18,803 --> 00:16:20,892 hold himself out to be an attorney? 376 00:16:20,936 --> 00:16:22,677 At least 16. 377 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:24,853 And what kinds of cases did he try? 378 00:16:24,896 --> 00:16:26,159 BOONE: All kinds. 379 00:16:26,202 --> 00:16:29,249 Everything from traffic violations to murder. 380 00:16:29,292 --> 00:16:31,860 LANFORD: And while we already know that he didn't have 381 00:16:31,903 --> 00:16:35,603 a law degree, what kind of education did he have? 382 00:16:35,646 --> 00:16:38,606 High school. A year of community college. 383 00:16:38,649 --> 00:16:40,912 LANFORD: High school? 384 00:16:40,956 --> 00:16:42,740 A year of community college. 385 00:16:42,784 --> 00:16:44,960 No further questions, Your Honor. 386 00:16:45,004 --> 00:16:47,180 Good afternoon. 387 00:16:47,223 --> 00:16:49,095 Good afternoon. 388 00:16:49,138 --> 00:16:52,924 You obtained a subpoena, went into my client's office, 389 00:16:52,968 --> 00:16:55,144 seized my client's records. 390 00:16:55,188 --> 00:16:57,886 Did you happen to notice what he charged for his legal services? 391 00:16:57,929 --> 00:16:59,192 Objection. Relevance. 392 00:16:59,235 --> 00:17:02,325 Simply because he didn't charge a lot of money 393 00:17:02,369 --> 00:17:05,154 doesn't change the fact that he was breaking the law. 394 00:17:05,198 --> 00:17:06,851 Objection sustained. 395 00:17:06,895 --> 00:17:09,332 The jury will ignore the question. 396 00:17:09,376 --> 00:17:13,858 When you examined my client's records, 397 00:17:13,902 --> 00:17:18,950 were you able to ascertain the sort of clients he represented? 398 00:17:18,994 --> 00:17:20,300 What do you mean? 399 00:17:20,343 --> 00:17:23,346 He didn't represent rich people, did he? 400 00:17:23,390 --> 00:17:25,131 Objection. Relevance again. 401 00:17:25,174 --> 00:17:26,654 [sighs] 402 00:17:26,697 --> 00:17:28,525 Objection sustained. Again. 403 00:17:28,569 --> 00:17:31,528 Ms. Dunn, please don't test me. 404 00:17:31,572 --> 00:17:34,401 None of this is relevant to the charges. 405 00:17:34,444 --> 00:17:37,056 Do you have another question? 406 00:17:37,099 --> 00:17:42,017 Yes, juror number four. What can I do for you? 407 00:17:42,061 --> 00:17:43,801 Well, I just, uh... 408 00:17:45,412 --> 00:17:47,283 Well, Your Honor, I've been in some courtrooms 409 00:17:47,327 --> 00:17:49,894 where the judge allows jurors to ask questions. 410 00:17:49,938 --> 00:17:52,810 Do you have a question, number four? 411 00:17:55,335 --> 00:17:58,077 Thank you. 412 00:18:00,862 --> 00:18:04,953 "Did the defendant ever lose any of his cases?" 413 00:18:11,351 --> 00:18:14,180 No. He didn't. 414 00:18:14,223 --> 00:18:15,529 He never lost a case. 415 00:18:17,705 --> 00:18:20,447 Thanks. 416 00:18:22,449 --> 00:18:26,453 Our juror wants to know if any of the defendant's clients 417 00:18:26,496 --> 00:18:29,151 ever complained about his work. 418 00:18:29,195 --> 00:18:30,674 Not that I know of. 419 00:18:32,502 --> 00:18:35,766 Um, juror four, why don't you just go ahead 420 00:18:35,810 --> 00:18:37,203 and ask your questions out loud? 421 00:18:37,246 --> 00:18:38,204 Your Honor. 422 00:18:38,247 --> 00:18:40,902 Overruled. 423 00:18:40,945 --> 00:18:43,296 Sit. BULL: Okay. 424 00:18:43,339 --> 00:18:46,168 Well, hasn't the defendant already stipulated 425 00:18:46,212 --> 00:18:48,214 that going forward, he will no longer offer 426 00:18:48,257 --> 00:18:50,825 his services as an attorney until such time 427 00:18:50,868 --> 00:18:52,788 as he completes his education and passes the bar? 428 00:18:52,812 --> 00:18:55,003 That's my understanding. 429 00:18:55,046 --> 00:18:57,397 And one last question: How did Mr. Gorman, 430 00:18:57,440 --> 00:18:58,615 the defendant, get caught? 431 00:18:58,659 --> 00:19:01,662 He defended a man falsely accused 432 00:19:01,705 --> 00:19:04,360 of being involved in a drug-trafficking ring. 433 00:19:04,404 --> 00:19:06,623 Which I'm assuming he won. 434 00:19:06,667 --> 00:19:07,668 He did. 435 00:19:07,711 --> 00:19:09,844 So... [chuckles] 436 00:19:09,887 --> 00:19:11,327 A guy with a high school education... 437 00:19:11,351 --> 00:19:12,977 Sorry, one year of community college... 438 00:19:13,021 --> 00:19:15,632 Beats a City of New York prosecutor. 439 00:19:15,676 --> 00:19:17,808 You think maybe that's why we're all sitting here? 440 00:19:17,852 --> 00:19:20,376 Isn't it reasonable to assume 441 00:19:20,420 --> 00:19:22,770 that if Mr. Gorman had lost that particular case, 442 00:19:22,813 --> 00:19:24,573 the prosecutor wouldn't have investigated him 443 00:19:24,598 --> 00:19:26,295 and we wouldn't be sitting here today? 444 00:19:26,339 --> 00:19:27,979 Doesn't that sound like an abuse of power? 445 00:19:28,863 --> 00:19:30,952 I suppose. 446 00:19:30,995 --> 00:19:33,824 Ah. I have no further questions. 447 00:19:33,868 --> 00:19:36,087 And I have no further questions. 448 00:19:36,131 --> 00:19:37,828 The defense rests. 449 00:19:37,872 --> 00:19:39,352 HUDSON: Then, tomorrow morning 450 00:19:39,395 --> 00:19:40,962 the jury will hear closing arguments 451 00:19:41,005 --> 00:19:43,660 and commence deliberations. 452 00:19:43,704 --> 00:19:46,185 Court is adjourned. 453 00:19:46,228 --> 00:19:48,548 The good news is there's nothing left but closing arguments 454 00:19:48,591 --> 00:19:49,462 and deliberations. 455 00:19:49,505 --> 00:19:51,102 The bad news is, at this point, 456 00:19:51,146 --> 00:19:53,975 I don't think either side is carrying the day 457 00:19:54,018 --> 00:19:56,934 and I'm worried that unless something miraculous happens, 458 00:19:56,978 --> 00:19:59,763 I could be locked up in that jury room 459 00:19:59,807 --> 00:20:01,548 for a couple more days deliberating. 460 00:20:01,591 --> 00:20:04,333 Can we just take a moment and talk about Heather Spiro? 461 00:20:04,377 --> 00:20:06,509 I think if she doesn't 462 00:20:06,553 --> 00:20:09,773 see Jason Bull sitting by her side in court pretty soon, 463 00:20:09,817 --> 00:20:11,384 she's likely to fire us. 464 00:20:11,427 --> 00:20:12,747 Which would defeat the whole point 465 00:20:12,771 --> 00:20:14,343 of our having gotten involved, 466 00:20:14,387 --> 00:20:15,953 which was to generate some good press. 467 00:20:15,997 --> 00:20:17,955 Well, I think you're both overreacting. 468 00:20:17,999 --> 00:20:19,479 I disagree. 469 00:20:19,522 --> 00:20:21,437 I think they're telling it to you straight. 470 00:20:21,481 --> 00:20:23,918 We actually had a really good day at court. 471 00:20:23,961 --> 00:20:26,312 I think we got a jury that you'll be really pleased with. 472 00:20:26,355 --> 00:20:28,488 The one problem is, when they glance at the defendant, 473 00:20:28,531 --> 00:20:31,447 all they see is an incredibly angry lady. 474 00:20:33,362 --> 00:20:36,365 Okay. I'll walk her into the courtroom again 475 00:20:36,409 --> 00:20:37,497 tomorrow morning. 476 00:20:37,540 --> 00:20:39,107 And then you'll turn around, 477 00:20:39,150 --> 00:20:41,390 and Chunk and I will be stuck with trying to convince her 478 00:20:41,434 --> 00:20:42,994 that everything's going to be all right. 479 00:20:43,018 --> 00:20:44,373 And it will be. 480 00:20:44,417 --> 00:20:45,896 It's the best I can do. 481 00:20:45,940 --> 00:20:47,507 Everyone understands. 482 00:20:47,550 --> 00:20:50,292 And you still want me to go with EED in my opening statement? 483 00:20:51,554 --> 00:20:54,383 EED it is. 484 00:20:54,427 --> 00:20:56,227 BULL: Danny, we have the daughter all teed up? 485 00:20:56,255 --> 00:20:57,691 We need her testimony. 486 00:20:57,734 --> 00:20:59,345 I don't think you want to do that. 487 00:20:59,388 --> 00:21:00,607 Well, then you'd be wrong 488 00:21:00,650 --> 00:21:02,348 'cause that's exactly what we need to do. 489 00:21:02,391 --> 00:21:04,132 She's the only witness we have, 490 00:21:04,175 --> 00:21:07,875 at least the only one who can provide the jury with something 491 00:21:07,918 --> 00:21:10,181 even close to a first-person account of what happened 492 00:21:10,225 --> 00:21:13,359 the night the victim was snatched from her home. 493 00:21:13,402 --> 00:21:17,014 Bull, she's 15 and she's cutting herself. 494 00:21:17,058 --> 00:21:18,494 She's got a tattoo on her neck 495 00:21:18,538 --> 00:21:20,235 and piercings in her face. 496 00:21:20,279 --> 00:21:21,628 And who knows what she's doing 497 00:21:21,671 --> 00:21:23,551 to the other parts of her body that I can't see. 498 00:21:23,575 --> 00:21:25,196 Clearly she's really fragile, 499 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:27,760 and I'm afraid if you put her on the... Well, stop being afraid. 500 00:21:27,784 --> 00:21:29,331 We need her testimony. 501 00:21:29,375 --> 00:21:31,464 Well, there is another problem with that. 502 00:21:31,507 --> 00:21:33,335 Heather Spiro won't have it. 503 00:21:33,379 --> 00:21:35,511 She knows her daughter is falling apart, 504 00:21:35,555 --> 00:21:38,035 and she's refusing to let her testify. 505 00:21:38,079 --> 00:21:40,386 So she wants to go to prison for the rest of her life? 506 00:21:40,429 --> 00:21:41,865 She feels there's got 507 00:21:41,909 --> 00:21:43,824 to be a way to present her case without... 508 00:21:43,867 --> 00:21:46,479 And neither of you could disabuse her of that? 509 00:21:46,522 --> 00:21:48,742 Nope. But I'm sure you can do it 510 00:21:48,785 --> 00:21:52,136 during your 90-second walk with her into court tomorrow. 511 00:21:52,180 --> 00:21:53,573 Night, all. 512 00:21:53,616 --> 00:21:54,936 I have got a trial to prepare for. 513 00:21:59,535 --> 00:22:01,494 Well, I guess we're done here. 514 00:22:07,282 --> 00:22:08,718 BULL: Don't speak. 515 00:22:08,762 --> 00:22:10,764 Three things. 516 00:22:10,807 --> 00:22:13,854 First thing, I don't give a damn who you're pissed off at or why. 517 00:22:13,897 --> 00:22:15,266 When you're sitting in that courtroom, 518 00:22:15,290 --> 00:22:16,650 you better be looking like a victim 519 00:22:16,693 --> 00:22:18,333 and not like the Wicked Witch of the West, 520 00:22:18,357 --> 00:22:20,208 or you're not gonna fire me, I will quit. 521 00:22:20,251 --> 00:22:22,732 And if I do that, there's not a law firm in this town 522 00:22:22,776 --> 00:22:25,518 worth a damn that will touch you with a ten-foot pole. 523 00:22:25,561 --> 00:22:28,259 Second thing. I am moving heaven and earth 524 00:22:28,303 --> 00:22:30,523 to get down here and be by your side. 525 00:22:30,566 --> 00:22:33,352 I have every hope that tomorrow morning 526 00:22:33,395 --> 00:22:35,789 I will be there, but I can't promise. 527 00:22:35,832 --> 00:22:37,791 What I can promise is that I am totally involved 528 00:22:37,834 --> 00:22:40,620 in your defense, and those two men standing behind me 529 00:22:40,663 --> 00:22:42,663 are doing everything they are supposed to be doing. 530 00:22:42,706 --> 00:22:44,839 But if you're unhappy, or you have a better idea, 531 00:22:44,882 --> 00:22:47,627 or you have some secret plan for getting away with murder 532 00:22:47,670 --> 00:22:49,498 on a New York City sidewalk in broad daylight, 533 00:22:49,542 --> 00:22:50,847 I'd love to hear it. 534 00:22:52,196 --> 00:22:54,373 I didn't think so. 535 00:22:54,416 --> 00:22:57,680 And third, there is one thing I am certain of. 536 00:22:57,724 --> 00:22:59,444 If we don't put your daughter on that stand, 537 00:22:59,468 --> 00:23:00,901 you are going to prison. 538 00:23:00,944 --> 00:23:03,947 And the only question will be for a quarter of a century 539 00:23:03,991 --> 00:23:05,427 or the rest of your life? 540 00:23:05,471 --> 00:23:07,429 She'll never do it. 541 00:23:07,473 --> 00:23:08,952 And I'll never let her. 542 00:23:08,996 --> 00:23:10,824 Then we are all wasting our time. 543 00:23:10,867 --> 00:23:13,217 No. Not you. 544 00:23:13,261 --> 00:23:14,828 Not yet. 545 00:23:14,871 --> 00:23:18,440 You actually haven't given me any of your time to waste. 546 00:23:18,484 --> 00:23:20,442 [chuckles] You guys are right. 547 00:23:20,486 --> 00:23:22,246 She's a peach. Well, maybe you haven't heard. 548 00:23:22,270 --> 00:23:23,445 I like to win. 549 00:23:23,489 --> 00:23:27,101 So buckle up, put on a happy face, 550 00:23:27,144 --> 00:23:29,233 and get ready to have your mind changed. 551 00:23:35,022 --> 00:23:37,416 [indistinct chatter] 552 00:23:47,513 --> 00:23:49,906 You know, if I were advising that Gorman fella, 553 00:23:49,950 --> 00:23:52,735 I'd tell him to do the, uh, closing argument himself. 554 00:23:52,779 --> 00:23:55,346 He needs to show that jury that, even though he doesn't have 555 00:23:55,390 --> 00:23:57,261 a law license, he's a great litigator. 556 00:23:57,305 --> 00:23:59,481 Would you stop that, please? 557 00:23:59,525 --> 00:24:01,309 We're not supposed to be doing this. 558 00:24:01,352 --> 00:24:03,112 Jurors are not supposed to talk to defendants 559 00:24:03,136 --> 00:24:04,312 outside the courtroom. 560 00:24:04,355 --> 00:24:06,401 [elevator bell chimes] 561 00:24:06,445 --> 00:24:08,229 I don't know what you're talking about. 562 00:24:08,272 --> 00:24:10,492 I didn't say a word. 563 00:24:10,536 --> 00:24:12,407 BENNY: Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, 564 00:24:12,451 --> 00:24:15,410 I intend to prove to you that this, 565 00:24:15,454 --> 00:24:17,412 this was no vigilante killing. 566 00:24:17,456 --> 00:24:21,111 That this was an act of desperation committed by a woman 567 00:24:21,155 --> 00:24:25,594 who fell victim to a mental condition called EED. 568 00:24:25,638 --> 00:24:27,944 Extreme emotional disturbance. 569 00:24:27,988 --> 00:24:29,424 Objection. 570 00:24:29,468 --> 00:24:31,034 Objection? 571 00:24:32,775 --> 00:24:36,562 Y... Your Honor, I'm still giving my opening statement. 572 00:24:36,605 --> 00:24:38,302 EED, really, Your Honor? 573 00:24:38,346 --> 00:24:39,739 The State would like to be heard. 574 00:24:39,782 --> 00:24:42,176 Oh, well, the defense would like to be heard, too. 575 00:24:42,219 --> 00:24:44,265 As a matter of fact, the defense would like 576 00:24:44,308 --> 00:24:45,628 to finish their opening statement. 577 00:24:45,652 --> 00:24:48,225 Wow. We've barely started. Okay. 578 00:24:48,269 --> 00:24:50,750 Want to see you both in my chambers. 579 00:24:50,793 --> 00:24:53,187 [gallery murmuring] 580 00:24:53,230 --> 00:24:56,756 I love the law. 581 00:24:56,799 --> 00:24:59,846 I know that must sound ridiculous coming from someone 582 00:24:59,889 --> 00:25:05,329 who's on trial for breaking it, but it is the truth. 583 00:25:05,373 --> 00:25:08,507 I never planned on impersonating a-an attorney. 584 00:25:08,550 --> 00:25:12,380 Five years ago, a woman friend asked me 585 00:25:12,423 --> 00:25:15,818 to go with her to, um, small claims court, 586 00:25:15,862 --> 00:25:17,428 offer moral support. 587 00:25:17,472 --> 00:25:22,477 Um, I was wearing a suit 'cause, um... [chuckles] 588 00:25:22,521 --> 00:25:25,698 I was a-a mortician and I had a funeral that day. 589 00:25:25,741 --> 00:25:27,917 And anyway, uh, the judge started asking 590 00:25:27,961 --> 00:25:29,136 a bunch of questions. 591 00:25:29,179 --> 00:25:30,964 And my friend kind of froze. 592 00:25:31,007 --> 00:25:36,404 So I started answering for her. 593 00:25:36,447 --> 00:25:38,362 [laughs softly] 594 00:25:38,406 --> 00:25:42,105 Next thing I know, my friend won her case. 595 00:25:42,149 --> 00:25:46,153 And as we, uh, left the courtroom, this guy 596 00:25:46,196 --> 00:25:49,373 came running up to me to tell me how impressed he was, 597 00:25:49,417 --> 00:25:50,723 and would I represent him 598 00:25:50,766 --> 00:25:53,726 the following week I-in traffic court? 599 00:25:53,769 --> 00:25:56,511 One case led to another. 600 00:25:56,555 --> 00:26:01,429 A-And, and the amazing thing was, I, I never lost. 601 00:26:03,170 --> 00:26:07,217 I also, uh, never charged more than $35 an hour. 602 00:26:07,261 --> 00:26:09,263 I know that sounds crazy, but like I said, 603 00:26:09,306 --> 00:26:12,005 I, I love the law. 604 00:26:12,048 --> 00:26:14,094 And thank God for the Internet, 605 00:26:14,137 --> 00:26:17,837 'cause anything I didn't know, I, I cou... I could look up. 606 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:21,057 But of course, I-I knew it was wrong. 607 00:26:21,101 --> 00:26:24,974 Although I'm not sure it should be. 608 00:26:25,018 --> 00:26:27,411 I mean, doesn't the law belong to everyone? 609 00:26:27,455 --> 00:26:31,024 Not just people with money who can take seven years 610 00:26:31,067 --> 00:26:32,852 off of their lives and go to school? 611 00:26:32,895 --> 00:26:36,638 Or-or clients who, who can bankroll a defense? 612 00:26:37,683 --> 00:26:39,293 [clears throat] 613 00:26:39,336 --> 00:26:43,602 But, um, that's a conversation for another day. 614 00:26:43,645 --> 00:26:44,645 [clears throat] 615 00:26:48,389 --> 00:26:50,391 I'm sorry. 616 00:26:51,697 --> 00:26:53,307 Sorry for what I did, 617 00:26:53,350 --> 00:26:55,526 but I-I would beg you not to find me guilty. 618 00:26:55,570 --> 00:26:59,487 Because if I'm convicted, even when I pass the bar, 619 00:26:59,530 --> 00:27:04,927 I will not ever be allowed to practice my beloved law again. 620 00:27:09,105 --> 00:27:12,892 Also, this will be the first case I ever lose. 621 00:27:17,723 --> 00:27:19,725 BULL: Benny! 622 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:27,558 Terrific. 623 00:27:27,602 --> 00:27:29,430 I'm here. 624 00:27:29,473 --> 00:27:32,955 Oh, it's Benny of Arc. 625 00:27:32,999 --> 00:27:34,174 [groans] 626 00:27:34,217 --> 00:27:35,479 Don't make fun. 627 00:27:35,523 --> 00:27:39,570 My back has declared war on the rest of my body. 628 00:27:39,614 --> 00:27:41,355 It's all in your head. 629 00:27:41,398 --> 00:27:42,530 Nope. It's all in my back. 630 00:27:42,573 --> 00:27:44,532 [grunts] 631 00:27:44,575 --> 00:27:46,360 Why are you in such a good mood? 632 00:27:46,403 --> 00:27:49,668 I have completed my service as juror. 633 00:27:49,711 --> 00:27:52,192 The accused was found not guilty. 634 00:27:52,235 --> 00:27:53,584 Unanimously. 635 00:27:53,628 --> 00:27:55,456 Wow. But the big news is, 636 00:27:55,499 --> 00:27:56,849 I am back on the team. 637 00:27:56,892 --> 00:27:58,502 Ready to head into court 638 00:27:58,546 --> 00:28:00,591 and fight for the freedom of our delightful client. 639 00:28:00,635 --> 00:28:02,637 Now, 640 00:28:02,681 --> 00:28:05,074 what's making you so anxious that your back's gone out? 641 00:28:05,118 --> 00:28:07,686 The judge threw out our EED defense. 642 00:28:07,729 --> 00:28:11,037 Didn't even let me get through my opening statement. 643 00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:15,302 [sighing]: Now my back's starting to hurt. 644 00:28:18,392 --> 00:28:21,090 What if we lose? 645 00:28:21,134 --> 00:28:24,790 Remember, we don't have to change every juror's mind. 646 00:28:24,833 --> 00:28:27,009 Just one will get us a mistrial. 647 00:28:27,053 --> 00:28:29,403 Three or four, and the D.A. might even dismiss the charges. 648 00:28:29,446 --> 00:28:32,754 When you were a kid, you believed in Santa, didn't you? 649 00:28:32,798 --> 00:28:34,582 Till I was about 35. 650 00:28:34,625 --> 00:28:36,062 Ah. 651 00:28:37,106 --> 00:28:39,369 You think what she did was wrong? 652 00:28:39,413 --> 00:28:42,155 Yes. 653 00:28:42,198 --> 00:28:44,418 You think punishing her for it is right? 654 00:28:44,461 --> 00:28:46,376 No. 655 00:28:46,420 --> 00:28:49,771 Me either. 656 00:28:49,815 --> 00:28:51,773 Benny, we can win this thing. 657 00:28:51,817 --> 00:28:55,168 You have a plan B? 658 00:28:55,211 --> 00:28:58,911 I have a plan B-minus. 659 00:28:58,954 --> 00:29:04,220 It's not great, and it still presents the same big problem. 660 00:29:04,264 --> 00:29:06,092 Okay. Lay it on me. 661 00:29:06,135 --> 00:29:09,443 We go in there tomorrow and announce a new defense theory. 662 00:29:09,486 --> 00:29:11,662 It's called defense of others. 663 00:29:11,706 --> 00:29:12,794 Ah. 664 00:29:12,838 --> 00:29:15,101 Defense of others. I know it well. 665 00:29:15,144 --> 00:29:18,408 It's kind of like self-defense, only we argue that 666 00:29:18,452 --> 00:29:21,629 Heather shot that man in order to protect her daughter. 667 00:29:21,672 --> 00:29:25,546 Which I believe with all my heart is the truth. 668 00:29:25,589 --> 00:29:27,766 Just can't figure out how to prove it. 669 00:29:27,809 --> 00:29:31,465 [grunting]: Great. The pain is back. 670 00:29:31,508 --> 00:29:33,510 [exhales] 671 00:29:39,516 --> 00:29:41,431 Who did you say it was? 672 00:29:41,475 --> 00:29:42,955 AUNT: A friend of your mom's. 673 00:29:44,565 --> 00:29:46,523 Hello? 674 00:29:46,567 --> 00:29:48,525 Penny Spiro. 675 00:29:48,569 --> 00:29:51,267 I'm Dr. Jason Bull. 676 00:29:51,311 --> 00:29:52,703 Sorry to show up on your doorstep 677 00:29:52,747 --> 00:29:54,488 so early in the morning, but I'm part 678 00:29:54,531 --> 00:29:56,403 of your mom's legal team, 679 00:29:56,446 --> 00:29:58,727 and I desperately need you to do two things I've been told 680 00:29:58,770 --> 00:30:00,163 you're not gonna want to do. 681 00:30:00,207 --> 00:30:01,843 I won't testify. 682 00:30:01,887 --> 00:30:04,498 That's only the first one. 683 00:30:04,541 --> 00:30:08,981 I also need you to convince your mom to let you do it. 684 00:30:09,024 --> 00:30:11,244 It's a pretty simple system. Uh, four cameras. 685 00:30:11,287 --> 00:30:12,636 Three inside the store. 686 00:30:12,680 --> 00:30:14,203 One that focuses on the cash register 687 00:30:14,247 --> 00:30:15,857 and the customers as they pay. 688 00:30:15,901 --> 00:30:18,425 Two that show customers walking through the aisles of the store 689 00:30:18,468 --> 00:30:20,296 from opposite sides of the store. 690 00:30:20,340 --> 00:30:22,864 And a wireless camera, mounted without permission 691 00:30:22,908 --> 00:30:25,345 on the lamp post outside the store, presumably, 692 00:30:25,388 --> 00:30:27,956 to capture people coming into and out of the store, 693 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:29,871 specifically those who haven't paid. 694 00:30:29,915 --> 00:30:31,699 Shoplifters, that kind of thing. 695 00:30:31,742 --> 00:30:35,877 And when you examined the DVR, what did you discover? 696 00:30:35,921 --> 00:30:38,532 I discovered that on four consecutive days, 697 00:30:38,575 --> 00:30:40,403 beginning with June 11, 698 00:30:40,447 --> 00:30:43,667 the defendant planted herself outside the store. 699 00:30:43,711 --> 00:30:45,974 Twice in her car, twice on foot. 700 00:30:46,018 --> 00:30:48,237 And in your professional opinion, 701 00:30:48,281 --> 00:30:50,201 what was she doing? BENNY: Objection, Your Honor. 702 00:30:50,225 --> 00:30:52,546 The assistant district attorney is asking 703 00:30:52,589 --> 00:30:53,764 the witness to speculate. 704 00:30:53,808 --> 00:30:55,723 She's asking a professional investigator 705 00:30:55,766 --> 00:30:57,377 to give her expert opinion 706 00:30:57,420 --> 00:30:59,379 based on the evidence in front of her. 707 00:30:59,422 --> 00:31:00,859 Overruled. 708 00:31:00,902 --> 00:31:02,991 You may answer the question. 709 00:31:03,035 --> 00:31:05,472 Waiting. She's waiting. 710 00:31:05,515 --> 00:31:06,516 Waiting. 711 00:31:06,560 --> 00:31:08,562 Any idea for what? 712 00:31:08,605 --> 00:31:10,520 Well, I think that became apparent 713 00:31:10,564 --> 00:31:14,002 on the fifth day, when she executed Mr. Briggs. 714 00:31:14,046 --> 00:31:15,501 WAKEFIELD: The prosecution has no further questions for this witness. 715 00:31:15,525 --> 00:31:18,093 I need to hear something positive. 716 00:31:18,137 --> 00:31:21,575 Well, this jury is positively unanimous. 717 00:31:21,618 --> 00:31:23,248 Defense will cross-examine this witness after the lunch break. 718 00:31:23,272 --> 00:31:25,318 Court is in recess.[gavel bangs] 719 00:31:25,361 --> 00:31:27,363 Thank God. 720 00:31:28,451 --> 00:31:30,540 Nice of you to join us. 721 00:31:30,584 --> 00:31:32,586 Ah. I thought so, too. 722 00:31:37,896 --> 00:31:40,550 Oh, my God. Penny. 723 00:31:43,989 --> 00:31:46,252 Oh... 724 00:31:46,295 --> 00:31:50,386 I told Dr. Bull everything. 725 00:31:53,259 --> 00:31:56,479 That I'm the reason all this happened. 726 00:31:57,437 --> 00:32:01,441 And I want to take the stand. 727 00:32:01,484 --> 00:32:02,746 BENNY: Penny... 728 00:32:02,790 --> 00:32:07,099 could you please tell the jury about the day 729 00:32:07,142 --> 00:32:10,015 they found Ella and caught the man who killed her? 730 00:32:11,538 --> 00:32:16,978 Well... it was the worst day of my life. 731 00:32:17,022 --> 00:32:19,763 [laughing nervously]: And also, 732 00:32:19,807 --> 00:32:22,984 weirdly, kind of the best. 733 00:32:23,028 --> 00:32:24,855 How do you mean? 734 00:32:24,899 --> 00:32:27,075 PENNY: Well, uh, 735 00:32:27,119 --> 00:32:31,514 it was horrible because it... 736 00:32:31,558 --> 00:32:35,605 it was the moment I absolutely knew my sister was gone. 737 00:32:35,649 --> 00:32:38,608 Uh... 738 00:32:38,652 --> 00:32:40,654 There was no denying it. 739 00:32:40,697 --> 00:32:44,310 She was never coming back. 740 00:32:47,052 --> 00:32:50,011 But later that night, um, 741 00:32:50,055 --> 00:32:54,363 it finally started to sink in that they caught him, 742 00:32:54,407 --> 00:32:55,930 the guy who did it. 743 00:32:55,974 --> 00:32:58,889 They had him, and he was going 744 00:32:58,933 --> 00:33:01,936 to prison forever. 745 00:33:04,547 --> 00:33:10,031 I remember my mother holding me 746 00:33:10,075 --> 00:33:15,036 and telling me... it was going to be okay. 747 00:33:17,082 --> 00:33:20,346 That it-it may never go back to the way it was. 748 00:33:22,391 --> 00:33:27,092 But it would go back to a new normal. 749 00:33:27,135 --> 00:33:29,485 I could live my life again. 750 00:33:29,529 --> 00:33:33,054 I could leave my house. 751 00:33:33,098 --> 00:33:36,362 I-I could go to school, see my, see my friends. 752 00:33:36,405 --> 00:33:39,669 In a couple of years, go to college. 753 00:33:39,713 --> 00:33:41,889 Have a future. 754 00:33:42,933 --> 00:33:45,849 We were safe. 755 00:33:45,893 --> 00:33:48,504 BENNY: And then? 756 00:33:50,115 --> 00:33:54,554 And then they let him out of jail. 757 00:33:54,597 --> 00:33:56,860 And I realized 758 00:33:56,904 --> 00:33:59,863 there was never gonna be a normal. 759 00:33:59,907 --> 00:34:02,953 And what did that feel like? 760 00:34:03,998 --> 00:34:06,044 We were terrified. 761 00:34:06,087 --> 00:34:08,307 I was terrified. 762 00:34:08,350 --> 00:34:12,398 My mom had to drive me to and from school again. 763 00:34:12,441 --> 00:34:15,966 And, uh, when we got home, 764 00:34:16,010 --> 00:34:18,534 we'd lock the doors and check the windows. 765 00:34:18,578 --> 00:34:23,539 And... I didn't see my friends. 766 00:34:23,583 --> 00:34:25,976 I didn't play soccer. 767 00:34:26,020 --> 00:34:27,935 I dropped out of chorus. 768 00:34:27,978 --> 00:34:29,110 And it just 769 00:34:29,154 --> 00:34:31,460 went on like this? 770 00:34:31,504 --> 00:34:34,072 F-For a few months. 771 00:34:34,115 --> 00:34:38,424 So I went to my mom and I told her that if I couldn't 772 00:34:38,467 --> 00:34:44,038 live a normal life, that I was going to kill myself. 773 00:34:46,301 --> 00:34:49,609 BENNY: And what was her reaction to that? 774 00:34:49,652 --> 00:34:50,892 PENNY: We started experimenting. 775 00:34:50,916 --> 00:34:56,181 I-I'd go out for, like, an hour. 776 00:34:56,224 --> 00:35:00,446 Or I'd walk home from school with a friend. 777 00:35:00,489 --> 00:35:04,667 I knew those must have been the longest hours for my mother, 778 00:35:04,711 --> 00:35:07,975 but I started to feel alive again. 779 00:35:08,018 --> 00:35:10,717 BENNY: And... 780 00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:13,328 what happened on June 10? 781 00:35:13,372 --> 00:35:16,723 I was walking home from school and I felt like a soda, 782 00:35:16,766 --> 00:35:18,725 so I stopped at the bodega. 783 00:35:18,768 --> 00:35:20,161 By yourself? 784 00:35:20,205 --> 00:35:21,858 Uh, by myself. 785 00:35:21,902 --> 00:35:25,123 And, um, I went to the refrigerator case 786 00:35:25,166 --> 00:35:29,344 and I grabbed a can 787 00:35:29,388 --> 00:35:33,696 and I turned around and he was standing there. 788 00:35:33,740 --> 00:35:34,871 Mr. Briggs? 789 00:35:34,915 --> 00:35:36,090 Mm-hmm. 790 00:35:36,134 --> 00:35:38,397 And did he say anything to you? 791 00:35:38,440 --> 00:35:41,748 No. He was just staring at me. 792 00:35:41,791 --> 00:35:44,142 Did he touch you? 793 00:35:44,185 --> 00:35:45,752 Try to reach out to you? 794 00:35:45,795 --> 00:35:46,709 No. 795 00:35:46,753 --> 00:35:49,408 And what did you do? 796 00:35:49,451 --> 00:35:52,193 I put the can down and I ran out of there. 797 00:35:52,237 --> 00:35:53,847 Did you go home? 798 00:35:53,890 --> 00:35:57,894 No. I-I went to the coffee shop next door and I called my mom. 799 00:35:57,938 --> 00:36:00,854 And she came and picked me up. 800 00:36:00,897 --> 00:36:02,029 BENNY: That was on June 10, 801 00:36:02,072 --> 00:36:03,813 and on June 11 your mom began 802 00:36:03,857 --> 00:36:05,554 looking for Mr. Briggs at the bodega. 803 00:36:05,598 --> 00:36:06,860 WAKEFIELD: Objection. 804 00:36:06,903 --> 00:36:09,036 That's not a question. Counsel is testifying. 805 00:36:09,079 --> 00:36:10,690 I apologize, Your Honor. 806 00:36:10,733 --> 00:36:13,214 I just have one more question. 807 00:36:13,258 --> 00:36:15,260 The last time 808 00:36:15,303 --> 00:36:20,221 you were in court, during your little sister's murder trial, 809 00:36:20,265 --> 00:36:21,657 you were on the stand, 810 00:36:21,701 --> 00:36:24,660 and there was something that A.D.A. Wakefield 811 00:36:24,704 --> 00:36:30,318 wouldn't allow you to say that was important to you. 812 00:36:30,362 --> 00:36:32,015 You want to say it now? 813 00:36:32,059 --> 00:36:33,234 Your Honor. 814 00:36:33,278 --> 00:36:35,410 Sit down, Ms. Wakefield. 815 00:36:36,846 --> 00:36:40,894 I just wanted to tell the court 816 00:36:40,937 --> 00:36:44,245 that I heard his voice. 817 00:36:44,289 --> 00:36:47,248 When he broke in that night 818 00:36:47,292 --> 00:36:51,731 and covered my head and put me in the closet, he spoke to me, 819 00:36:51,774 --> 00:36:55,735 and I knew instantly 820 00:36:55,778 --> 00:36:57,780 who it was. 821 00:36:59,826 --> 00:37:01,828 We all knew who it was. 822 00:37:04,657 --> 00:37:06,746 Why did you let him out? 823 00:37:09,052 --> 00:37:13,753 The defense rests, Your Honor. 824 00:37:13,796 --> 00:37:18,410 I can't explain it, but nothing is moving here. 825 00:37:22,849 --> 00:37:24,807 [elevator bell chimes] 826 00:37:30,770 --> 00:37:31,890 CABLE'S VOICE: Hey, Dr. Bull. 827 00:37:31,914 --> 00:37:33,916 Hey, Cable. 828 00:37:44,523 --> 00:37:46,264 Uh... 829 00:37:46,307 --> 00:37:49,441 Uh, yeah, I just put everything right over there. 830 00:37:49,484 --> 00:37:51,486 [sighs] Thank you. 831 00:37:55,316 --> 00:37:57,536 Gabriel. 832 00:37:57,579 --> 00:37:59,102 Excuse me? 833 00:37:59,146 --> 00:38:01,888 My name. My name is Gabriel. 834 00:38:01,931 --> 00:38:04,717 Okay. 835 00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:08,155 But yours can't seriously be Danny, right? 836 00:38:08,198 --> 00:38:10,331 Danielle. 837 00:38:10,375 --> 00:38:12,986 Ah, you see, well, that makes more sense. 838 00:38:13,029 --> 00:38:14,944 Listen, can you tell 839 00:38:14,988 --> 00:38:18,644 your-your friend's family that I-I need to clean the place out? 840 00:38:18,687 --> 00:38:20,646 It's just, the landlord wants 841 00:38:20,689 --> 00:38:23,866 to put the apartment back on the market. 842 00:38:23,910 --> 00:38:26,739 Yeah, I'll-I'll let 'em know. 843 00:38:29,829 --> 00:38:33,615 I would like to go to the funeral. 844 00:38:33,659 --> 00:38:36,923 Or the memorial, whatever it is that they're having. 845 00:38:36,966 --> 00:38:38,533 You know. 846 00:38:38,577 --> 00:38:41,144 Okay. 847 00:38:41,188 --> 00:38:42,624 [clears throat] 848 00:38:42,668 --> 00:38:43,843 I'll-I'll find you, I'll, um, 849 00:38:43,886 --> 00:38:47,194 I'll let you know when I-I hear something. 850 00:38:47,237 --> 00:38:48,717 [phone ringing]Thank you. 851 00:38:48,761 --> 00:38:50,589 No, please. 852 00:38:50,632 --> 00:38:51,894 Excuse me. 853 00:38:51,938 --> 00:38:53,592 Hello. 854 00:38:53,635 --> 00:38:57,378 Oh, my God. Uh, yeah. 855 00:38:57,422 --> 00:38:59,162 Work, um... 856 00:38:59,206 --> 00:39:01,339 A jury we've been waiting for just came in. 857 00:39:01,382 --> 00:39:02,731 Thanks again for your help. 858 00:39:02,775 --> 00:39:03,906 Ah. 859 00:39:03,950 --> 00:39:06,082 [chuckles] Sorry. 860 00:39:08,084 --> 00:39:11,000 Thank you. 861 00:39:11,044 --> 00:39:15,483 It seems in the matter of The State v. Heather Spiro, 862 00:39:15,527 --> 00:39:18,704 our jury is hopelessly deadlocked. 863 00:39:18,747 --> 00:39:20,836 I say "hopelessly" because, according to this note, 864 00:39:20,880 --> 00:39:24,623 while six of our jurors find the defendant guilty, 865 00:39:24,666 --> 00:39:27,582 six believe her to be innocent. 866 00:39:27,626 --> 00:39:31,673 I see no other choice but to declare a mistrial. 867 00:39:31,717 --> 00:39:35,068 Would the prosecutor like to schedule a date for a retrial? 868 00:39:45,470 --> 00:39:48,168 I believe, in their inability to send a unified verdict, 869 00:39:48,211 --> 00:39:51,476 our jurors are sending an important message. 870 00:39:51,519 --> 00:39:54,653 Perhaps because of all these months served behind bars, 871 00:39:54,696 --> 00:39:57,525 perhaps in the loss of a child, 872 00:39:57,569 --> 00:39:59,484 justice has already been served. 873 00:39:59,527 --> 00:40:01,094 The State no longer believes 874 00:40:01,137 --> 00:40:03,575 this woman is a threat to society, and with that in mind, 875 00:40:03,618 --> 00:40:06,795 in the interest of justice, we move to dismiss all charges. 876 00:40:06,839 --> 00:40:08,797 ♪ 877 00:40:37,391 --> 00:40:39,393 [elevator bell chimes] 878 00:40:47,619 --> 00:40:49,621 [indistinct chatter] 879 00:41:05,201 --> 00:41:07,726 Can I help you? You look a little lost. 880 00:41:07,769 --> 00:41:09,075 I'm sorry, uh, 881 00:41:09,118 --> 00:41:11,686 my name is Ellen McCrory. 882 00:41:11,730 --> 00:41:13,253 My daughter used to work here. 883 00:41:13,296 --> 00:41:15,734 I'm just here to pick up some of her things. 884 00:41:15,777 --> 00:41:19,520 Boy, this is so not what I pictured. 885 00:41:19,564 --> 00:41:22,131 Mrs. McCrory. 886 00:41:22,175 --> 00:41:23,829 Cable's mother. 887 00:41:25,483 --> 00:41:27,136 I'm so sorry. 888 00:41:28,486 --> 00:41:31,445 I'm Jason Bull. Your daughter worked for me. 889 00:41:31,489 --> 00:41:33,969 Oh, my. You... 890 00:41:34,013 --> 00:41:35,144 You're him. 891 00:41:35,188 --> 00:41:36,929 Hmm. 892 00:41:36,972 --> 00:41:39,105 Well, she, uh, she talked about you a lot. 893 00:41:39,148 --> 00:41:41,977 Ah. Lies. Nothing but lies. 894 00:41:45,067 --> 00:41:46,504 I miss her... 895 00:41:50,116 --> 00:41:51,987 Stay right here. I'll get somebody to help you. 896 00:41:52,031 --> 00:41:54,033 Okay, thank you. 897 00:42:08,177 --> 00:42:10,179 [exhales] 898 00:42:13,879 --> 00:42:16,446 Marissa, do me a favor. 899 00:42:16,490 --> 00:42:20,059 Cable's mom is in the War Room, 900 00:42:20,102 --> 00:42:24,367 and she's looking a little lost, so... 901 00:42:24,411 --> 00:42:26,369 Exactly. 902 00:42:26,413 --> 00:42:28,241 Appreciate it. 903 00:42:28,284 --> 00:42:30,025 Thanks. 904 00:42:30,069 --> 00:42:32,071 Captioning sponsored by CBS. 905 00:42:32,201 --> 00:42:34,321 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org