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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:00:58,683 --> 00:01:00,601 - Come on, sleepy head. 4 00:01:00,727 --> 00:01:01,769 You've got 15 minutes. 5 00:01:01,895 --> 00:01:03,979 Wake up, wake up, wake up. 6 00:01:10,195 --> 00:01:11,445 l'm not hearing you. 7 00:01:12,405 --> 00:01:15,407 [children speaking indistinctly] 8 00:01:32,383 --> 00:01:34,468 [gun cocks] 9 00:01:50,193 --> 00:01:51,235 - Good morning, gentlemen. 10 00:01:51,361 --> 00:01:52,778 - Morning. 11 00:01:55,865 --> 00:01:57,324 - There you go. 12 00:02:00,495 --> 00:02:02,746 Eat it all up. 13 00:02:08,962 --> 00:02:10,504 - Mama, Sharonda wants peanut butter. 14 00:02:11,756 --> 00:02:14,466 - You finish your cereal? 15 00:02:14,592 --> 00:02:17,719 Okay, go ahead. 16 00:02:22,267 --> 00:02:23,433 You talkin' foryour sister. 17 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:26,603 Sharonda got a mouth. 18 00:02:26,729 --> 00:02:28,021 All right. 19 00:02:28,148 --> 00:02:30,149 [glass shatters] 20 00:02:31,860 --> 00:02:35,571 - Ooh. 21 00:02:35,697 --> 00:02:37,823 - Oh, come on, baby. 22 00:02:37,949 --> 00:02:40,617 lt's all right. 23 00:02:40,743 --> 00:02:44,705 Oh, calm your nerves, baby. 24 00:02:44,831 --> 00:02:49,001 lt ain't nothing but an oldjar. 25 00:02:54,132 --> 00:02:56,466 - All right, guys, let's mount up. 26 00:02:56,593 --> 00:02:58,760 Let's look sharp and be safe, okay? 27 00:03:03,016 --> 00:03:04,183 - Good morning, Sheriff. 28 00:03:04,309 --> 00:03:05,893 How are you? 29 00:03:08,980 --> 00:03:09,980 - Morning, Commander. 30 00:03:10,106 --> 00:03:11,231 - Morning, boss. - Howyou doing? 31 00:03:11,357 --> 00:03:12,357 - Ready to rock. 32 00:03:12,483 --> 00:03:13,483 - Yeah. Your men here? 33 00:03:13,610 --> 00:03:14,860 - They're right here, ready to go. 34 00:03:14,986 --> 00:03:16,445 - Good, l got 28 names on this list. 35 00:03:16,571 --> 00:03:17,571 - Pick it up, pick it up. 36 00:03:17,697 --> 00:03:18,864 We got to get to Grandma's house. 37 00:03:18,990 --> 00:03:20,240 Running late. Come on. 38 00:03:23,661 --> 00:03:25,078 Come on, now. 39 00:03:25,205 --> 00:03:26,663 Fixyour sister's shirt. 40 00:03:31,336 --> 00:03:33,086 Now, watch yourself. 41 00:03:33,213 --> 00:03:35,881 Where you at, Sherice? 42 00:03:36,007 --> 00:03:37,424 - Hey, Dee. 43 00:03:37,550 --> 00:03:39,509 - Hey, Gladys. 44 00:03:39,636 --> 00:03:42,221 Come on. Come on. 45 00:03:42,347 --> 00:03:43,847 Go to Grandma. 46 00:03:43,973 --> 00:03:45,307 Bye, y'all. - Bye. 47 00:03:45,433 --> 00:03:47,309 l love you, Mommy. - Bye, baby. 48 00:03:47,435 --> 00:03:49,228 - Good morning, glories. Come on. 49 00:03:49,354 --> 00:03:52,231 - Hey, Mama. - Hey, girl. 50 00:03:52,357 --> 00:03:53,649 Come on up here. 51 00:03:53,775 --> 00:03:56,526 Grandma goty'all some grits. 52 00:03:56,653 --> 00:03:59,363 - All right, you guys behave in there. 53 00:04:16,047 --> 00:04:19,132 - The Gore campaign is counting on liberal interest groups, 54 00:04:19,259 --> 00:04:21,718 especially those on environmental fronts, 55 00:04:21,844 --> 00:04:25,180 to warn their constituencies Bush could win. 56 00:04:25,306 --> 00:04:26,974 - Another apparentlywarm day for November, 57 00:04:27,100 --> 00:04:29,393 with temperatures topping out in the mid 60s. 58 00:04:29,519 --> 00:04:31,770 Traffic on the southbound 84 continues to be slow 59 00:04:31,896 --> 00:04:33,188 due to roadwork near exits. 60 00:04:36,651 --> 00:04:39,236 [horn blares] 61 00:04:43,616 --> 00:04:46,451 - George W. Bush hammers on his charge thatAl Gore-- 62 00:04:46,577 --> 00:04:47,577 - Morning, Ben. 63 00:04:47,704 --> 00:04:48,996 Some coffee? 64 00:04:49,122 --> 00:04:50,122 - Please. Thanks, Dee. 65 00:04:50,248 --> 00:04:52,958 - As a uniter in chief. 66 00:04:53,084 --> 00:04:56,336 - He scares the elderly for political gain. 67 00:04:56,462 --> 00:04:57,629 - Good morning. 68 00:04:57,755 --> 00:04:59,423 Howyou doing now? Want some coffee? 69 00:04:59,549 --> 00:05:01,842 - Yes, please. 70 00:05:01,968 --> 00:05:03,302 - Did you getyour hair done? 71 00:05:03,428 --> 00:05:04,594 - Sure did. 72 00:05:04,721 --> 00:05:06,972 - lt looks good. 73 00:05:07,098 --> 00:05:08,598 We get a hair show this weekend. 74 00:05:08,725 --> 00:05:12,269 Texas championship, grand prize: $5,000. 75 00:05:12,395 --> 00:05:14,104 - You going with Lavosha again? 76 00:05:14,230 --> 00:05:15,272 - Mm-hmm. 77 00:05:15,398 --> 00:05:16,815 We've been practicing for months. 78 00:05:16,941 --> 00:05:19,151 l'm hoping to win enough to start up atjunior college. 79 00:05:19,277 --> 00:05:21,695 - Oh, good luck to you, honey. 80 00:05:21,821 --> 00:05:22,863 - Thankyou. 81 00:05:22,989 --> 00:05:24,197 Thankyou. l'll be right back. 82 00:05:26,284 --> 00:05:29,703 [helicopter blades whirring] 83 00:05:31,039 --> 00:05:32,414 - Mobile units on the way. 84 00:05:32,540 --> 00:05:33,540 - Rogerthat. 85 00:05:40,965 --> 00:05:43,467 - Grandma, can l go see Andres? 86 00:05:43,593 --> 00:05:45,719 - Mm-hmm. 87 00:05:45,845 --> 00:05:48,680 Sherice, take him my good bowl there. 88 00:05:48,806 --> 00:05:50,682 Hold itwith both hands. 89 00:05:50,808 --> 00:05:54,186 My grandma gave me that from Alabama. 90 00:05:54,312 --> 00:05:55,354 - Bye-bye, Grandma. 91 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:56,480 - Bye-bye. 92 00:06:09,911 --> 00:06:12,162 - All units in position. 93 00:06:12,288 --> 00:06:13,872 - Go on your command. 94 00:06:13,998 --> 00:06:15,332 - Go, go, go. 95 00:06:15,458 --> 00:06:16,625 - Go, come on, everyone! 96 00:06:16,751 --> 00:06:18,585 Go! 97 00:06:19,670 --> 00:06:27,719 - On your knees! 98 00:06:27,845 --> 00:06:31,932 [people yelling] 99 00:06:32,058 --> 00:06:33,058 - Police! Warrant! 100 00:06:33,184 --> 00:06:35,018 On the ground! 101 00:06:39,065 --> 00:06:40,065 - Stay here. 102 00:06:40,191 --> 00:06:42,067 No, stay here. 103 00:06:48,658 --> 00:06:51,243 Sherice! 104 00:06:51,369 --> 00:06:52,828 Come here, girl! 105 00:06:54,330 --> 00:06:56,081 [bowl shatters] 106 00:06:56,207 --> 00:06:59,167 [screaming] 107 00:07:01,629 --> 00:07:03,296 Sherice, baby, it's okay. 108 00:07:03,423 --> 00:07:04,714 Come here. 109 00:07:07,552 --> 00:07:08,969 - We got one jumping the east fence. 110 00:07:09,095 --> 00:07:10,220 - Rogerthat. 111 00:07:18,729 --> 00:07:19,980 - Huh! 112 00:07:20,106 --> 00:07:21,106 [people struggling] 113 00:07:21,232 --> 00:07:22,274 - Hold up! 114 00:07:36,205 --> 00:07:37,205 - Stay right here. 115 00:07:37,331 --> 00:07:39,458 [helicopter blades whirring] 116 00:07:39,584 --> 00:07:42,377 Ah! 117 00:07:42,503 --> 00:07:45,297 - The Gore campaign calls it the closing argument. 118 00:07:45,423 --> 00:07:47,507 The vice president laid out what he believes 119 00:07:47,633 --> 00:07:49,718 is the best case for a Gore presidency. 120 00:07:49,844 --> 00:07:52,554 - Yo, Dee, can l get a refill? 121 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:53,972 - Sure thing, Julie. 122 00:07:57,018 --> 00:07:58,393 Don't need anything else? 123 00:07:58,519 --> 00:07:59,644 - No. 124 00:08:07,278 --> 00:08:09,154 - Are you Dee Roberts? 125 00:08:10,448 --> 00:08:13,033 Dee Roberts? 126 00:08:13,159 --> 00:08:15,243 - Excuse me. What did l do? 127 00:08:15,369 --> 00:08:16,411 Will you tell me what l did? 128 00:08:16,537 --> 00:08:17,537 - What's going on? 129 00:08:17,663 --> 00:08:19,206 - What did l do? You got to tell me. 130 00:08:19,332 --> 00:08:20,457 - Dee? 131 00:08:20,583 --> 00:08:22,250 - l think--l think it's my parking tickets. 132 00:08:22,376 --> 00:08:23,376 l'm sorry, Doreen. 133 00:08:23,503 --> 00:08:24,961 - Parking tickets? This is ridiculous. 134 00:08:25,087 --> 00:08:26,379 l'll pay the parking tickets. 135 00:08:26,506 --> 00:08:27,797 - Just back away, ma'am. 136 00:08:27,924 --> 00:08:29,466 - l said, "l'll pay the parking tickets." 137 00:08:29,592 --> 00:08:31,468 - l said, "Step away, ma'am." 138 00:08:39,852 --> 00:08:41,937 [siren wails] 139 00:08:47,235 --> 00:08:51,446 [radio chatter] 140 00:08:51,572 --> 00:08:53,615 - We got Roberts, and we're inbound. 141 00:08:53,741 --> 00:08:56,576 - Rogerthat. 142 00:09:07,922 --> 00:09:13,218 [metal door clanging] 143 00:09:13,344 --> 00:09:14,386 - Dee? 144 00:09:14,512 --> 00:09:16,388 - Gladys? - You kidding me. 145 00:09:16,514 --> 00:09:19,057 All of us in this tiny shit hole? 146 00:09:19,183 --> 00:09:20,225 [door slams] 147 00:09:20,351 --> 00:09:23,478 - Uh, when do l get my phone call? 148 00:09:23,604 --> 00:09:24,688 l got to call my kids. 149 00:09:24,814 --> 00:09:26,106 [buzzer sounds] 150 00:09:30,611 --> 00:09:33,613 [gunshots] 151 00:09:47,795 --> 00:09:49,254 - Theywas running like cockroaches 152 00:09:49,380 --> 00:09:50,839 from a burning torch. 153 00:09:50,965 --> 00:09:52,090 - No one figured on the U-Hauls. 154 00:09:52,216 --> 00:09:53,258 You would've loved it. 155 00:09:53,384 --> 00:09:55,802 Surprised 'em all. 156 00:09:55,928 --> 00:09:57,345 - Beckett still using the helicopter? 157 00:09:57,471 --> 00:09:59,472 - Of course. He loves that thing, man. 158 00:09:59,599 --> 00:10:00,640 Scares the shit out of 'em. 159 00:10:00,766 --> 00:10:01,933 - Mm. 160 00:10:02,059 --> 00:10:04,185 You know, you been watching too many cop shows. 161 00:10:04,312 --> 00:10:05,312 You knowthat? 162 00:10:07,857 --> 00:10:10,108 Anybody get hurt? 163 00:10:10,234 --> 00:10:11,276 - No. 164 00:10:11,402 --> 00:10:12,777 Cuts and bruises. That's about it. 165 00:10:12,903 --> 00:10:14,779 Nothing serious. 166 00:10:18,826 --> 00:10:19,909 - Hey, Mama. - Hey. 167 00:10:20,036 --> 00:10:21,036 - Howyou doing? 168 00:10:21,162 --> 00:10:22,579 - l'm fine. 169 00:10:22,705 --> 00:10:24,164 - How are the girls? 170 00:10:24,290 --> 00:10:29,044 - You know, the raid scared 'em, but they all right. 171 00:10:29,170 --> 00:10:31,296 Dee, you ain't done nothing 172 00:10:31,422 --> 00:10:33,840 to get all caught up in this mess, have you? 173 00:10:33,966 --> 00:10:36,051 l mean, somebody said that theywas looking foryou. 174 00:10:36,177 --> 00:10:38,511 - Mama, you know l don't have nothing to do with that. 175 00:10:40,723 --> 00:10:42,974 - l knowthat. l know. 176 00:10:43,100 --> 00:10:44,142 - lt's my parking tickets. 177 00:10:44,268 --> 00:10:47,729 l got $782. 178 00:10:47,855 --> 00:10:49,814 - $782? 179 00:10:49,940 --> 00:10:51,399 Good Lord. 180 00:10:51,525 --> 00:10:53,234 Girl! 181 00:10:53,361 --> 00:10:55,111 Hell, you can buy a car forthat much money. 182 00:10:55,237 --> 00:10:56,237 - l know, Mama. 183 00:10:56,364 --> 00:10:58,657 l'm sorry. 184 00:10:58,783 --> 00:11:00,325 Mama, l'm scared in here. 185 00:11:00,451 --> 00:11:01,576 Can you help me out of here? 186 00:11:01,702 --> 00:11:03,995 l'll payyou back. l promise. 187 00:11:04,121 --> 00:11:05,163 - When you seeing thejudge? 188 00:11:05,289 --> 00:11:06,706 - Tomorrow morning. 189 00:11:06,832 --> 00:11:08,792 - Tomorrow. 190 00:11:10,336 --> 00:11:11,419 l'll find it, 191 00:11:11,545 --> 00:11:13,755 l guess, you know... 192 00:11:13,881 --> 00:11:16,716 - Thankyou, Mama. 193 00:11:16,842 --> 00:11:18,593 Oh... 194 00:11:18,719 --> 00:11:22,013 Um, tell the girls that l will be there tomorrow. 195 00:11:22,139 --> 00:11:23,598 l love you. 196 00:11:23,724 --> 00:11:24,724 - l love you. 197 00:11:26,018 --> 00:11:28,228 Don'tworry, girl. 198 00:11:28,354 --> 00:11:30,647 - Bye. 199 00:11:32,274 --> 00:11:34,609 [dial tone] 200 00:11:36,070 --> 00:11:37,445 [train bell dinging] 201 00:11:37,571 --> 00:11:40,073 [train horn blares] 202 00:11:41,325 --> 00:11:43,243 - Does the county have a recommendation on bail, 203 00:11:43,369 --> 00:11:44,703 Mr. Beckett? 204 00:11:44,829 --> 00:11:47,122 - The county sees Mr. LeRay as a flight risk, Your Honor. 205 00:11:47,248 --> 00:11:50,208 We'd like bail to be set at $50,000. 206 00:11:50,334 --> 00:11:51,459 - So ordered. 207 00:11:51,585 --> 00:11:54,796 - Mr. LeRay, the court appoints Mr. David Higgins 208 00:11:54,922 --> 00:11:55,922 as your lawyer, 209 00:11:56,048 --> 00:11:58,967 sets bail at $50,000, 210 00:11:59,093 --> 00:12:02,429 schedules a preliminary hearing on your case for March 23rd. 211 00:12:02,555 --> 00:12:03,555 [gavel pounds] 212 00:12:10,938 --> 00:12:12,188 - There's your mother. 213 00:12:17,111 --> 00:12:18,111 - Are you Ms. Dee Roberts? 214 00:12:18,237 --> 00:12:19,487 - Yes, sir. 215 00:12:19,613 --> 00:12:20,697 - Are you aware ofthe charges 216 00:12:20,823 --> 00:12:22,115 that are being brought againstyou 217 00:12:22,241 --> 00:12:23,408 by Harmon County, Miss Roberts? 218 00:12:23,534 --> 00:12:25,201 - l think l'm here for my parking tickets. 219 00:12:30,958 --> 00:12:33,752 - Miss Roberts, you're charged with distributing narcotics 220 00:12:33,878 --> 00:12:35,462 in a school zone. 221 00:12:35,588 --> 00:12:37,464 - ls that correct, Mr. Beckett? 222 00:12:37,590 --> 00:12:39,090 - lt is, Your Honor. 223 00:12:40,801 --> 00:12:42,343 - That can't be right. 224 00:12:42,470 --> 00:12:44,179 l never had anything to do with drugs. 225 00:12:44,305 --> 00:12:46,681 - l take that as a not guilty plea. 226 00:12:46,807 --> 00:12:50,518 Can you afford an attorney, Miss Roberts? 227 00:12:50,644 --> 00:12:51,811 - No, sir. 228 00:12:51,937 --> 00:12:54,314 - Does the county have a recommendation on bail, 229 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:55,648 Mr. Beckett? 230 00:12:55,775 --> 00:12:57,192 - Well, selling drugs in a school zone 231 00:12:57,318 --> 00:12:59,068 is a very serious charge, Your Honor. 232 00:12:59,195 --> 00:13:00,361 County recommends bail 233 00:13:00,488 --> 00:13:02,447 at $70,000. 234 00:13:03,783 --> 00:13:05,074 - Miss Roberts, the court appoints 235 00:13:05,201 --> 00:13:06,743 Mr. David Higgins as your lawyer, 236 00:13:06,869 --> 00:13:08,870 sets bail at $70,000, 237 00:13:08,996 --> 00:13:11,956 schedules a preliminary hearing on your case for March 23rd. 238 00:13:12,082 --> 00:13:13,082 [gavel pounds] 239 00:13:19,507 --> 00:13:23,384 - Diane, get down from there. 240 00:13:27,765 --> 00:13:29,974 - And hurry up. 241 00:13:33,187 --> 00:13:35,063 - Alma. - Hey, Darrell. 242 00:13:35,189 --> 00:13:36,397 - Heard about Dee. 243 00:13:36,524 --> 00:13:38,316 Figured l'd better come get the girls. 244 00:13:38,442 --> 00:13:40,401 Hey. - Hi, Daddy. 245 00:13:40,528 --> 00:13:41,611 - Guess what l got. Look. 246 00:13:41,737 --> 00:13:42,904 - He's got candy. 247 00:13:43,030 --> 00:13:44,405 [horn honks] - Hey! 248 00:13:44,532 --> 00:13:45,532 - Yeah. Come on. 249 00:13:45,658 --> 00:13:46,991 Let's get out of here. 250 00:13:47,117 --> 00:13:48,409 Come on. We go bye-bye. 251 00:13:48,536 --> 00:13:49,536 We going bye-bye. 252 00:13:49,662 --> 00:13:50,912 - You know Dee got custody. 253 00:13:51,038 --> 00:13:52,163 - Dee's injail. 254 00:13:52,289 --> 00:13:54,082 - She ain't staying. 255 00:13:54,208 --> 00:13:55,750 - That's notwhat l hear. 256 00:14:03,425 --> 00:14:04,425 - Hello, Miss Roberts. 257 00:14:04,552 --> 00:14:05,552 l'm David Higgins, 258 00:14:05,678 --> 00:14:06,970 the lawyer appointed by Judge Pryor 259 00:14:07,096 --> 00:14:08,388 to representyou. 260 00:14:08,514 --> 00:14:11,432 And this is Robert Foster, assistant district attorney. 261 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:13,601 - Miss Roberts, you've been indicted by a grand jury 262 00:14:13,727 --> 00:14:14,769 as a drug dealer. 263 00:14:14,895 --> 00:14:15,937 And the district attorney's 264 00:14:16,063 --> 00:14:17,438 been gathering information for months. 265 00:14:17,565 --> 00:14:19,190 He has a very strong case. 266 00:14:19,316 --> 00:14:20,650 - There must be some kind of mistake. 267 00:14:20,776 --> 00:14:24,112 - Miss Roberts, l would advise you to be silent. 268 00:14:24,238 --> 00:14:25,947 Mr. Foster'sjob is to build a case againstyou. 269 00:14:26,073 --> 00:14:28,074 - You can ask anyone. 270 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:29,617 l don't have anything to do with drugs. 271 00:14:29,743 --> 00:14:32,203 - Miss Roberts, you're only hurting yourself. 272 00:14:32,329 --> 00:14:34,789 Mr. Foster, were drugs found on Miss Robert's person 273 00:14:34,915 --> 00:14:37,083 when she was arrested? 274 00:14:37,209 --> 00:14:38,209 - Apparently not. 275 00:14:39,378 --> 00:14:41,546 - At her place ofwork? 276 00:14:41,672 --> 00:14:42,881 ln her home? 277 00:14:43,007 --> 00:14:44,799 Does she have any record as a drug dealer? 278 00:14:44,925 --> 00:14:46,342 - The Harmon County Drug Task Force 279 00:14:46,468 --> 00:14:49,178 has conducted an extremely impressive operation. 280 00:14:49,305 --> 00:14:50,346 lt convinced the DA. 281 00:14:50,472 --> 00:14:51,681 lt convinced the grandjury. 282 00:14:51,807 --> 00:14:53,224 And frankly, David, ifyou saw it, 283 00:14:53,350 --> 00:14:55,018 it'd convince you. 284 00:14:58,814 --> 00:15:00,523 - Miss Roberts, how many children do you have? 285 00:15:00,649 --> 00:15:01,816 - Four. 286 00:15:01,942 --> 00:15:04,027 Sherice is eight, Sharonda's five, 287 00:15:04,153 --> 00:15:06,321 Laquisha's four, Tanya's two. 288 00:15:06,447 --> 00:15:07,488 But l never done any drugs, 289 00:15:07,615 --> 00:15:08,907 and l wouldn't-- 290 00:15:09,033 --> 00:15:10,199 - Mr. Foster, 291 00:15:10,326 --> 00:15:12,160 could l speakwith you alone for a minute, please? 292 00:15:12,286 --> 00:15:13,661 - Certainly. 293 00:15:22,463 --> 00:15:27,091 [indecipherable speech] 294 00:15:29,261 --> 00:15:32,889 - Miss Roberts, you have a verytalented lawyer. 295 00:15:34,308 --> 00:15:35,558 And against my betterjudgment, 296 00:15:35,684 --> 00:15:37,852 he has convinced me to offeryou a plea bargain. 297 00:15:39,146 --> 00:15:41,022 - Miss Roberts, despite what Mr. Foster 298 00:15:41,148 --> 00:15:43,191 believes to be the strength of his case, 299 00:15:43,317 --> 00:15:45,693 because your record is relatively clean 300 00:15:45,819 --> 00:15:47,070 and due to the nature-- 301 00:15:47,196 --> 00:15:49,280 - And because ofthe age and the needs ofyour children. 302 00:15:49,406 --> 00:15:51,574 - He's prepared to offeryou a plea. 303 00:15:51,700 --> 00:15:53,284 - lfyou plead guilty 304 00:15:53,410 --> 00:15:55,203 to felony possession with intent to distribute, 305 00:15:55,329 --> 00:15:56,371 you can go home today 306 00:15:56,497 --> 00:15:57,789 with a ten-year suspended sentence 307 00:15:57,915 --> 00:15:59,332 and a small fine. 308 00:15:59,458 --> 00:16:00,875 - But l never sold any drugs. 309 00:16:02,544 --> 00:16:04,045 - Then post bail. We'll set a court date. 310 00:16:04,171 --> 00:16:05,296 - $70,000? 311 00:16:05,422 --> 00:16:07,966 Oryou can stay injail and awaityour pretrial hearing 312 00:16:08,092 --> 00:16:10,843 in... end of March. 313 00:16:10,970 --> 00:16:11,970 - That's almost six months. 314 00:16:12,096 --> 00:16:13,096 l can't do that. 315 00:16:13,222 --> 00:16:15,390 What am l gonna do about my kids? 316 00:16:15,516 --> 00:16:17,809 - l'm sorry the burden your behavior has imposed 317 00:16:17,935 --> 00:16:19,352 on your children, Miss Roberts. 318 00:16:19,478 --> 00:16:21,562 That is why l'm prepared to offeryou a plea. 319 00:16:21,689 --> 00:16:22,981 But be under no doubt, 320 00:16:23,107 --> 00:16:24,315 ifyou don't take the plea, 321 00:16:24,441 --> 00:16:26,943 we will prosecute you to the fullest extent ofthe law. 322 00:16:28,404 --> 00:16:29,654 Good-bye, David. 323 00:16:33,909 --> 00:16:36,369 - What's he mean by "the fullest extent ofthe law"? 324 00:16:36,495 --> 00:16:38,871 - 16 to 25 years. 325 00:16:41,959 --> 00:16:44,252 [toiletflushing] 326 00:16:44,378 --> 00:16:47,296 - Be careful the shityou hear from the public defender. 327 00:16:47,423 --> 00:16:48,589 - Mm-hmm. 328 00:16:48,716 --> 00:16:51,634 - Did he tell you, ifyou plead, you a felon? 329 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:53,261 No more food stamps, 330 00:16:53,387 --> 00:16:55,596 no AFDC, no welfare, 331 00:16:55,723 --> 00:16:58,099 no Medicare foryou oryour kids, 332 00:16:58,225 --> 00:16:59,642 never again. 333 00:16:59,768 --> 00:17:00,768 - Can't get ajob. 334 00:17:00,894 --> 00:17:01,936 Can'tvote. 335 00:17:02,062 --> 00:17:03,771 You girls in the project? 336 00:17:03,897 --> 00:17:04,897 Then they throwyou out. 337 00:17:05,024 --> 00:17:06,566 That's government housing. 338 00:17:11,697 --> 00:17:16,909 - ♪ Mm, mm, mm, mm ♪ 339 00:17:17,036 --> 00:17:20,705 ♪ Mm, mm, mm ♪ 340 00:17:20,831 --> 00:17:23,708 [somber piano music] 341 00:17:23,834 --> 00:17:28,504 ♪ ♪ 342 00:17:28,630 --> 00:17:41,934 ♪ Mm, hm, mm ♪ 343 00:17:42,061 --> 00:17:44,520 ♪ Mm, mm-mm ♪ 344 00:17:44,646 --> 00:17:45,855 ♪ Mm ♪ 345 00:17:45,981 --> 00:17:48,858 ♪ Mm, mm ♪ 346 00:17:48,984 --> 00:17:50,902 - l don'twant to be late. 347 00:17:51,028 --> 00:17:52,820 [knocking on door] 348 00:17:52,946 --> 00:17:56,741 [loud hip-hop music playing] 349 00:17:56,867 --> 00:17:59,410 [knocking on door] 350 00:17:59,536 --> 00:18:01,871 - Who's out there? 351 00:18:01,997 --> 00:18:03,664 - Miss Alma Roberts. 352 00:18:03,791 --> 00:18:05,792 l came to get my granddaughters for church. 353 00:18:05,918 --> 00:18:07,919 - Yay. 354 00:18:08,045 --> 00:18:12,548 [child crying] 355 00:18:12,674 --> 00:18:14,342 - Are they ready? 356 00:18:14,468 --> 00:18:15,468 Oh, come on, baby. 357 00:18:15,594 --> 00:18:17,261 Don't push her. 358 00:18:17,387 --> 00:18:19,138 Come on, sweetie. 359 00:18:19,264 --> 00:18:20,348 Come here, pumpkin. 360 00:18:20,474 --> 00:18:22,058 [child crying] 361 00:18:22,184 --> 00:18:24,644 - Her diaper is full. 362 00:18:24,770 --> 00:18:26,062 - She ain't bothered by it. 363 00:18:26,188 --> 00:18:27,772 - l'm bothered by it. 364 00:18:27,898 --> 00:18:30,149 - lt bothers you, you change it. 365 00:18:33,904 --> 00:18:35,780 - l'll come by when l want them back. 366 00:18:35,906 --> 00:18:38,032 - That's great. 367 00:18:38,158 --> 00:18:39,200 Darrell, that'sjust great. 368 00:18:39,326 --> 00:18:40,326 Come on, y'all. 369 00:18:43,539 --> 00:18:48,751 - ♪ Glory ♪ 370 00:18:48,877 --> 00:18:53,589 ♪ Our Lord ♪ 371 00:18:53,715 --> 00:18:55,341 - You don't think she might've been 372 00:18:55,467 --> 00:18:56,467 mixed up with drugs, do you? 373 00:18:56,593 --> 00:18:57,927 - Heck no. 374 00:18:58,053 --> 00:19:00,012 Dee ain't no angel, but she sure ain't no drug dealer. 375 00:19:00,139 --> 00:19:01,305 - Sherice is fighting. - What? 376 00:19:01,431 --> 00:19:02,640 - Grandma, Sherice is fighting. 377 00:19:02,766 --> 00:19:03,850 - What's going on? Come here. 378 00:19:03,976 --> 00:19:05,476 - Let go! Ow! 379 00:19:05,602 --> 00:19:06,602 - Cut that out! 380 00:19:06,728 --> 00:19:07,854 Don'tyou push her! 381 00:19:07,980 --> 00:19:08,980 Sherice! 382 00:19:09,106 --> 00:19:10,606 Acting like that in your Sunday clothes. 383 00:19:10,732 --> 00:19:11,774 Quit it! Stop it! 384 00:19:11,900 --> 00:19:13,192 - Come on. Stop that this instant. 385 00:19:13,318 --> 00:19:14,443 - Hey, hey. 386 00:19:14,570 --> 00:19:18,614 - This is what the Lord expects from you on the Sabbath? 387 00:19:18,740 --> 00:19:20,491 Sherice, Chantrelle, what's wrong? 388 00:19:20,617 --> 00:19:21,784 - She grabbed me. 389 00:19:21,910 --> 00:19:23,452 - 'Cause you called my mama a drug dealer. 390 00:19:23,579 --> 00:19:25,329 - Your mama is a drug dealer. 391 00:19:25,455 --> 00:19:26,455 - Oh, oh, wait a minute! 392 00:19:26,582 --> 00:19:27,582 - Stop that now. 393 00:19:27,708 --> 00:19:28,958 - Come on, not anotherword 394 00:19:29,084 --> 00:19:30,459 from either one ofyou, not anotherword. 395 00:19:30,586 --> 00:19:31,586 Did y'all see this here? 396 00:19:31,712 --> 00:19:32,753 Y'all see this here? 397 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:35,339 This thing done tricked down to the children. 398 00:19:35,465 --> 00:19:38,217 Now, l wonderwhere they got thatfrom. 399 00:19:38,343 --> 00:19:40,970 Half of our congregation 400 00:19:41,096 --> 00:19:42,972 is in trouble with the law, 401 00:19:43,098 --> 00:19:46,475 some that did wrong and some that didn't. 402 00:19:46,602 --> 00:19:48,644 Sherice... 403 00:19:48,770 --> 00:19:50,813 Chantrelle... 404 00:19:50,939 --> 00:19:52,773 l wantyou... 405 00:19:58,155 --> 00:20:00,281 - Lord, have mercy. 406 00:20:01,783 --> 00:20:03,492 - Thanks, Gladys. 407 00:20:08,457 --> 00:20:10,708 - Dee Roberts. 408 00:20:10,834 --> 00:20:11,834 - How l look? 409 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:14,670 - You look great. 410 00:20:14,796 --> 00:20:15,796 - Thanks. 411 00:20:21,470 --> 00:20:22,511 - Dee? 412 00:20:22,638 --> 00:20:23,638 Dee! - Ten minutes. 413 00:20:23,764 --> 00:20:25,431 - There she is. l see her. 414 00:20:25,557 --> 00:20:26,557 - Hey, Mama. 415 00:20:26,683 --> 00:20:29,018 - Hey, say hi to your mama. 416 00:20:29,144 --> 00:20:30,853 - Hey, babies. 417 00:20:30,979 --> 00:20:31,979 - Hey, Mama. 418 00:20:32,105 --> 00:20:33,606 - Do you see her? Come here, sweetie pie. 419 00:20:33,732 --> 00:20:35,191 - Ah. 420 00:20:35,317 --> 00:20:36,442 - You look good, Dee. 421 00:20:36,568 --> 00:20:37,985 - Look at my hair, Mama. 422 00:20:38,111 --> 00:20:39,654 l am not looking good. 423 00:20:39,780 --> 00:20:40,780 But look aty'all, 424 00:20:40,906 --> 00:20:43,282 how prettyyou are in your Sunday dresses. 425 00:20:43,408 --> 00:20:45,743 - Yeah, we been to church. 426 00:20:45,869 --> 00:20:46,869 - What happened to Sherice? 427 00:20:46,995 --> 00:20:47,995 - Oh, she okay. 428 00:20:48,121 --> 00:20:49,497 Shejust got into a little scuffle. 429 00:20:49,623 --> 00:20:51,540 - Here, let me talk to her. 430 00:20:51,667 --> 00:20:52,667 - Come on, Sherice. 431 00:20:52,793 --> 00:20:53,960 Come on up so your mom can see you. 432 00:20:54,086 --> 00:20:56,128 Come here. Can you see her? 433 00:20:56,255 --> 00:20:57,421 Come on up here so you can see her. 434 00:20:57,547 --> 00:20:58,798 - Hey, baby. 435 00:20:58,924 --> 00:20:59,924 - Hey, Mama. 436 00:21:00,050 --> 00:21:01,050 - What happened to you? 437 00:21:01,176 --> 00:21:02,677 - Nothing. 438 00:21:02,803 --> 00:21:03,803 - Mm-mm. 439 00:21:03,929 --> 00:21:05,137 l can see something happened. 440 00:21:05,264 --> 00:21:07,848 Come on. 441 00:21:07,975 --> 00:21:10,309 - They said you were staying in here for life. 442 00:21:10,435 --> 00:21:12,728 They say we're gonna be homeless. 443 00:21:12,854 --> 00:21:13,854 [children crying] 444 00:21:13,981 --> 00:21:15,314 - Everybody, calm down, calm down. 445 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:16,899 This is all right. lt's all right. 446 00:21:17,025 --> 00:21:18,859 You are not gonna be homeless. 447 00:21:18,986 --> 00:21:21,070 They crazy, 'cause your mama, 448 00:21:21,196 --> 00:21:22,238 your mama's coming home. 449 00:21:22,364 --> 00:21:23,406 She's coming home real soon, 450 00:21:23,532 --> 00:21:25,032 ain'tyou? 451 00:21:25,158 --> 00:21:26,158 - Mm-hmm. 452 00:21:26,285 --> 00:21:27,827 - They offeryou a plea? 453 00:21:27,953 --> 00:21:29,453 - l didn't do anything, Mama. 454 00:21:29,579 --> 00:21:30,913 - Dee, everybody pleas, 455 00:21:31,039 --> 00:21:33,040 and nobody ever's guilty. 456 00:21:33,166 --> 00:21:34,375 - l'd be a convicted felon, Mama. 457 00:21:34,501 --> 00:21:35,960 - You'd be home with yourgirls. 458 00:21:36,086 --> 00:21:37,378 - They'd throw me out the apartment. 459 00:21:37,504 --> 00:21:38,754 l'd lose myfood stamps, 460 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:40,214 the money for Sharonda's medicine. 461 00:21:40,340 --> 00:21:42,258 - You gonna lose all that anyway ifyou go to prison. 462 00:21:42,384 --> 00:21:45,720 - Didn't you always say, "The truth will setyou free"? 463 00:21:45,846 --> 00:21:46,929 - [scoffs] 464 00:21:47,055 --> 00:21:48,723 Girl, that's in the afterlife. 465 00:21:48,849 --> 00:21:49,974 God care about the truth. 466 00:21:50,100 --> 00:21:51,142 The DA don't give a... [whispers] shit... 467 00:21:51,268 --> 00:21:53,060 about the truth. 468 00:21:53,186 --> 00:21:56,022 He'd lock niggers up tilljudgment day. 469 00:21:56,148 --> 00:21:57,148 - Time's up. 470 00:21:57,274 --> 00:21:58,691 - Dee? 471 00:21:58,817 --> 00:22:01,277 Darrell has been coming by to get the girls. 472 00:22:01,403 --> 00:22:03,821 So you think about that when you thinking on what to do. 473 00:22:03,947 --> 00:22:04,947 - He still with Claudia? 474 00:22:05,073 --> 00:22:06,532 - Mm-hmm. 475 00:22:06,658 --> 00:22:08,743 - Mama, don't leave the girls alone with her. 476 00:22:08,869 --> 00:22:11,120 - Dee, l am doing the best l can. 477 00:22:11,246 --> 00:22:12,955 - Mama-- - He is their daddy. 478 00:22:13,081 --> 00:22:15,333 - Mama, do not leave them alone with her. 479 00:22:15,459 --> 00:22:17,335 Promise me, Mama. - Think about that plea. 480 00:22:17,461 --> 00:22:18,586 - Mama? Mama? 481 00:22:18,712 --> 00:22:19,712 Mama, you knowwhat she's done-- 482 00:22:19,838 --> 00:22:20,838 - Say bye to your mama. 483 00:22:20,964 --> 00:22:22,465 - Bye, Mama. 484 00:22:22,591 --> 00:22:23,591 - Bye. 485 00:22:23,717 --> 00:22:25,384 - Oh, babies, bye. 486 00:22:25,510 --> 00:22:26,719 - Love you. 487 00:22:26,845 --> 00:22:27,845 - Bye, babies. 488 00:22:27,971 --> 00:22:29,263 Bye, babies. l love you, Mama. 489 00:22:29,389 --> 00:22:30,389 - Dee! - Bye! 490 00:22:30,515 --> 00:22:31,515 - Bye, Dee. We love you. 491 00:22:31,641 --> 00:22:32,683 Come on, baby. 492 00:22:32,809 --> 00:22:35,311 Let's get out ofthisjail. 493 00:22:35,437 --> 00:22:39,440 They love to see blackfolks up in this place. 494 00:22:39,566 --> 00:22:40,941 - To the desk and he said, 495 00:22:41,068 --> 00:22:43,110 "You know how many times l've been through this with you? 496 00:22:43,236 --> 00:22:44,695 "l'm gonna tell you right now, you gonna have to arrest me, 497 00:22:44,821 --> 00:22:45,821 'cause l don't give a shit"-- 498 00:22:45,947 --> 00:22:47,531 - Excuse me. 499 00:22:47,657 --> 00:22:50,242 Do y'all know where l mightfind Judge Pryor? 500 00:22:50,369 --> 00:22:53,037 [knocking on door] 501 00:22:53,163 --> 00:22:54,163 - Judge Pryor? 502 00:22:54,289 --> 00:22:55,623 - Yes, Sam? 503 00:22:55,749 --> 00:22:57,625 - l have someone here who'd like to speakwith you. 504 00:22:57,751 --> 00:22:59,168 - Yeah, come on in. 505 00:22:59,294 --> 00:23:01,087 - Appreciate it. 506 00:23:01,213 --> 00:23:03,089 - And l think the U.S. Supreme Court-- 507 00:23:03,215 --> 00:23:05,674 - We-- we've counted all the votes. 508 00:23:05,801 --> 00:23:07,426 We counted them on election day. 509 00:23:07,552 --> 00:23:09,261 - We haven't counted them. - The machine... 510 00:23:09,388 --> 00:23:11,138 - Hey, y'all. 511 00:23:11,264 --> 00:23:12,640 - Hi, Alma. 512 00:23:12,766 --> 00:23:14,058 - Girl, howyou doing? 513 00:23:14,184 --> 00:23:16,602 - This is what l called y'all about. 514 00:23:16,728 --> 00:23:19,480 - Girl, how Dee doing? We sure miss her. 515 00:23:19,606 --> 00:23:21,315 - She-- she all right. 516 00:23:21,441 --> 00:23:23,734 Thejudge say he'll lower Dee's bail 517 00:23:23,860 --> 00:23:25,361 if enough folks sign this here. 518 00:23:25,487 --> 00:23:29,615 lt sayyou have never seened her doing or selling drugs. 519 00:23:29,741 --> 00:23:31,700 That color's sure looking good on you, girl. 520 00:23:31,827 --> 00:23:33,369 - l love it. l love it. 521 00:23:33,495 --> 00:23:34,829 - l think l want to bump it up, though. 522 00:23:34,955 --> 00:23:36,122 - Give Dee our love. 523 00:23:36,248 --> 00:23:38,707 - And tell herwe sure miss her around here, okay? 524 00:23:38,834 --> 00:23:40,000 - Y'all know l will. 525 00:23:41,044 --> 00:23:44,171 Tamika, l need you to sign. 526 00:23:44,297 --> 00:23:45,756 [chatter] 527 00:23:45,882 --> 00:23:47,133 - Listen up. Listen to me now. 528 00:23:47,259 --> 00:23:48,259 Listen to me. 529 00:23:48,385 --> 00:23:49,635 Year afteryear, 530 00:23:49,761 --> 00:23:53,848 we have endured these raids on our community. 531 00:23:53,974 --> 00:23:57,810 And l, for one, have had enough. 532 00:23:57,936 --> 00:24:01,105 So l put in a call to my old friend 533 00:24:01,231 --> 00:24:04,483 Joe Fischer up at Baylor Law School. 534 00:24:04,609 --> 00:24:07,153 Professor Fischer has a long history 535 00:24:07,279 --> 00:24:10,072 offighting forwhat's right here in Texas. 536 00:24:10,198 --> 00:24:11,365 And we thank him forthat. 537 00:24:11,491 --> 00:24:15,619 [applause] 538 00:24:15,745 --> 00:24:18,706 Well, Joe didn't let us down, 539 00:24:18,832 --> 00:24:20,166 'cause next thing l know, 540 00:24:20,292 --> 00:24:24,503 l'm talking to a Mr. David Cohen at the ACLU. 541 00:24:24,629 --> 00:24:26,172 Mr. Cohen, thankyou. 542 00:24:26,298 --> 00:24:27,798 Thankyou for coming. 543 00:24:27,924 --> 00:24:29,675 - Thankyou, Reverend. 544 00:24:29,801 --> 00:24:32,011 My associate Byron Hill and l 545 00:24:32,137 --> 00:24:35,347 appreciate your inviting us here tonight. 546 00:24:35,474 --> 00:24:39,602 What's happening in Melody is happening all over our country. 547 00:24:39,728 --> 00:24:42,521 Drug taskforces use military tactics 548 00:24:42,647 --> 00:24:44,523 to terrorize poor people. 549 00:24:44,649 --> 00:24:48,777 And drug laws selectively target people of color. 550 00:24:48,904 --> 00:24:52,531 Meanwhile, federal money goes to the counties 551 00:24:52,657 --> 00:24:54,366 that convict the most people. 552 00:24:54,493 --> 00:24:57,995 And plea bargains are aggressively pushed 553 00:24:58,121 --> 00:25:00,873 to hasten those convictions. 554 00:25:00,999 --> 00:25:03,918 Now, can anyone guess what percentage 555 00:25:04,044 --> 00:25:06,295 ofthe criminal cases in our country 556 00:25:06,421 --> 00:25:08,172 are settled by plea bargains? 557 00:25:11,593 --> 00:25:13,219 Just guess. 558 00:25:13,345 --> 00:25:16,805 How manyfolks never see ajury oftheir peers? 559 00:25:16,932 --> 00:25:18,015 - Half. 560 00:25:18,141 --> 00:25:20,226 - 95%. 561 00:25:20,352 --> 00:25:24,355 For most people, the penalties of not taking the plea 562 00:25:24,481 --> 00:25:26,357 are so frightening that even ifthey're innocent, 563 00:25:26,483 --> 00:25:27,650 they plead guilty. 564 00:25:27,776 --> 00:25:29,485 - My son James got arrested up in the projects. 565 00:25:29,611 --> 00:25:30,611 - Uh-huh. 566 00:25:30,737 --> 00:25:31,862 - Can you help him post bail? 567 00:25:31,988 --> 00:25:36,575 - The ACLU does not post bail money. 568 00:25:36,701 --> 00:25:38,953 Butwe do offer legal advice 569 00:25:39,079 --> 00:25:40,246 and expert testimony. 570 00:25:40,372 --> 00:25:42,998 - Young man, l'm grateful foryour offer, 571 00:25:43,124 --> 00:25:46,001 but l don't know that an ACLU Yankee lawyer 572 00:25:46,127 --> 00:25:48,087 can help my child with no Texasjury. 573 00:25:48,213 --> 00:25:52,341 - Look, he's here, and he wants to help. 574 00:25:52,467 --> 00:25:55,219 'Cause there ain't no way my son gonna get a fairtrial 575 00:25:55,345 --> 00:25:57,763 as long as Beckett cuts the calls. 576 00:25:57,889 --> 00:26:01,767 Now, the DAwants Brian to take an eight-year plea. 577 00:26:01,893 --> 00:26:05,938 lf he doesn't, they're pushing for25 years. 578 00:26:06,064 --> 00:26:11,277 - The storyyou're telling is exactlywhywe're here. 579 00:26:11,403 --> 00:26:16,282 - Our oldest boy fought charges three years ago. 580 00:26:16,408 --> 00:26:19,034 He didn't stand a chance. 581 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:22,037 He's in for 15 years. 582 00:26:24,916 --> 00:26:29,503 - Yeah, yeah, something really exciting and fun. 583 00:26:29,629 --> 00:26:31,922 - [baby talk] 584 00:26:32,048 --> 00:26:34,383 - Count to 17. 585 00:26:34,509 --> 00:26:36,135 - That could be fun. 586 00:26:36,261 --> 00:26:38,596 Well, do you want to start it, or shall l? 587 00:26:38,722 --> 00:26:40,097 - l'll start it, Big Bird. 588 00:26:40,223 --> 00:26:42,725 - Okay, you start. 589 00:26:42,851 --> 00:26:45,185 - One... - Two... 590 00:26:45,312 --> 00:26:47,271 - Tanya, come on, so l can change your diaper, girl. 591 00:26:47,397 --> 00:26:48,439 Come on. 592 00:26:48,565 --> 00:26:50,399 - Three? - Three! 593 00:26:50,525 --> 00:26:51,984 Yeah, three! 594 00:26:52,110 --> 00:26:54,528 Then we have, um... 595 00:26:54,654 --> 00:26:55,654 four! 596 00:26:55,780 --> 00:26:57,781 - Come on, Tanya. Your diapergot to be full. 597 00:26:57,907 --> 00:27:01,577 - [laughing] 598 00:27:01,703 --> 00:27:03,954 - Five! 599 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:08,792 - Texas law says a grandjury 600 00:27:08,918 --> 00:27:11,754 can indict them on the word of a single informant. 601 00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:14,381 - So all l have to do is accuse you... 602 00:27:14,507 --> 00:27:17,217 - And then l can be indicted and arrested, 603 00:27:17,344 --> 00:27:19,720 and l'm told to take the plea, or else. 604 00:27:19,846 --> 00:27:22,014 - And this system is an abomination. 605 00:27:22,140 --> 00:27:24,850 Poor blackfolks are easy pickins. 606 00:27:24,976 --> 00:27:26,518 - Butwe can change the system. 607 00:27:26,645 --> 00:27:29,813 We're gonna hit this DA really hard. 608 00:27:32,609 --> 00:27:34,360 - Up in the city, 609 00:27:34,486 --> 00:27:36,278 a DA may not be a big deal, 610 00:27:36,404 --> 00:27:38,822 but down here, 611 00:27:38,948 --> 00:27:41,992 he rules like a king. 612 00:27:42,118 --> 00:27:45,204 Beckett's been the DA for nine years. 613 00:27:45,330 --> 00:27:52,753 White folks vote for him 'cause he keeps the town quiet. 614 00:27:52,879 --> 00:27:56,215 Blackfolks... 615 00:27:56,341 --> 00:27:58,258 half of 'em are too lazy to vote, 616 00:27:58,385 --> 00:28:02,638 and the other half can'tvote 'cause they're felons. 617 00:28:02,764 --> 00:28:08,894 l'll find you your lead plaintiff, 618 00:28:09,020 --> 00:28:12,773 but they gonna be in for a hell of a ride. 619 00:28:21,825 --> 00:28:24,660 - Roberts. 620 00:28:24,786 --> 00:28:26,120 Your lawyer's here. 621 00:28:26,246 --> 00:28:27,413 - You got what l been asking for? 622 00:28:27,539 --> 00:28:28,831 l really need 'em. 623 00:28:28,957 --> 00:28:31,875 - You too good to wad up toilet paper like everybody else? 624 00:28:32,001 --> 00:28:33,961 Let's go. 625 00:28:34,087 --> 00:28:37,589 - DA's playing hardball with us. 626 00:28:37,716 --> 00:28:39,258 He says he might withdraw his plea offer 627 00:28:39,384 --> 00:28:41,051 ifyou don't take it soon. 628 00:28:47,517 --> 00:28:51,145 Look, l've learned a little bit about their case. 629 00:28:51,271 --> 00:28:53,480 All right, the DA has an informant 630 00:28:53,606 --> 00:28:56,150 and audio tapes of people selling him drugs. 631 00:28:56,276 --> 00:28:58,277 The informant claims he bought crackfrom you. 632 00:28:58,403 --> 00:29:00,112 The tapes confirm it. 633 00:29:00,238 --> 00:29:04,158 And two police offers say theywitnessed the whole thing. 634 00:29:07,245 --> 00:29:09,246 lt's pretty strong stuff, Miss Roberts. 635 00:29:12,751 --> 00:29:14,251 - lt's bullshit. 636 00:29:14,377 --> 00:29:17,337 [gunshots] 637 00:29:22,051 --> 00:29:25,304 - Sam Conroy? 638 00:29:25,430 --> 00:29:26,472 - Yeah. 639 00:29:26,598 --> 00:29:29,099 - Hi, l'm David Cohen with the ACLU. 640 00:29:29,225 --> 00:29:31,560 Joe Fischer up at Baylor told me l mightfind you here. 641 00:29:31,686 --> 00:29:33,812 Do you have a second? 642 00:29:33,938 --> 00:29:36,774 There's a case l'd like to discuss with you. 643 00:29:40,945 --> 00:29:44,615 - Girl, anyone that can make Laquathia lookthat good 644 00:29:44,741 --> 00:29:46,158 is a damn genius. 645 00:29:46,284 --> 00:29:47,534 - Youjustjealous. 646 00:29:47,660 --> 00:29:49,119 - [chuckles] 647 00:29:50,330 --> 00:29:52,206 - Gladys Williams? 648 00:29:52,332 --> 00:29:54,666 Come on, you're going home. 649 00:29:54,793 --> 00:29:56,376 - Going home? Gladys? 650 00:29:56,503 --> 00:29:57,503 - l took the plea. 651 00:29:57,629 --> 00:29:59,922 l'm sorry. 652 00:30:00,048 --> 00:30:01,465 l'mjust not as strong as you are. 653 00:30:04,636 --> 00:30:05,844 - Don't-- don'tworry about it. 654 00:30:05,970 --> 00:30:09,932 Gladys, you got to do whatyou think is right. 655 00:30:10,058 --> 00:30:14,478 So you know... 656 00:30:14,604 --> 00:30:15,604 All right. 657 00:30:15,730 --> 00:30:17,105 - Bye, girl. 658 00:30:20,151 --> 00:30:21,985 - Say hi to my babies. 659 00:31:02,735 --> 00:31:04,069 - Leona? 660 00:31:04,195 --> 00:31:07,489 - Hey. 661 00:31:10,159 --> 00:31:12,452 l gotyour medication. 662 00:31:14,330 --> 00:31:15,539 How are you feeling? 663 00:31:15,665 --> 00:31:18,250 - l'm good. 664 00:31:18,376 --> 00:31:19,376 Thankyou. 665 00:31:22,547 --> 00:31:25,048 - [mumbling] 666 00:31:25,174 --> 00:31:26,675 - What are you reading? 667 00:31:26,801 --> 00:31:28,802 You've been snortin' and sputterin' overthere 668 00:31:28,928 --> 00:31:29,970 for an hour. 669 00:31:30,096 --> 00:31:31,430 - Well, this background on a case 670 00:31:31,556 --> 00:31:33,599 Joe Fischer recommended me for. 671 00:31:33,725 --> 00:31:35,309 - Joe Fischer? - Yeah. 672 00:31:35,435 --> 00:31:37,436 - Well, that's flattering. 673 00:31:37,562 --> 00:31:38,687 - Well, l suppose. 674 00:31:38,813 --> 00:31:43,734 Butwhat it is is that the ACLU 675 00:31:43,860 --> 00:31:46,445 is trying to sue Calvin Beckett 676 00:31:46,571 --> 00:31:47,821 and a whole lot of other people, 677 00:31:47,947 --> 00:31:51,241 including your employer, the sheriff, 678 00:31:51,367 --> 00:31:53,619 'cause ofthe raids down in Melody. 679 00:31:53,745 --> 00:31:57,039 They're claiming it's a racial thing, 680 00:31:57,165 --> 00:31:58,415 racial bias. 681 00:32:02,629 --> 00:32:03,629 - You think it's true? 682 00:32:03,755 --> 00:32:06,798 - Maybe. 683 00:32:06,925 --> 00:32:09,718 Probably. 684 00:32:09,844 --> 00:32:11,720 Maybe. 685 00:32:11,846 --> 00:32:15,641 Butyou know, racist intent is very hard to prove. 686 00:32:15,767 --> 00:32:20,354 And l mean, l got to work down here. 687 00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:23,273 l don'twant to get tagged with the ACLU people. 688 00:32:23,399 --> 00:32:24,775 That's... 689 00:32:24,901 --> 00:32:26,318 - So you're not gonna do it? 690 00:32:26,444 --> 00:32:27,778 - l don't know. 691 00:32:31,199 --> 00:32:32,449 l don't know. 692 00:32:47,215 --> 00:32:49,549 [buzzer sounds] 693 00:33:21,582 --> 00:33:26,378 [indecipherable speech] 694 00:33:34,804 --> 00:33:37,305 - l didn't order apple pie. 695 00:33:37,432 --> 00:33:40,559 l ordered tuna on rye. 696 00:33:40,685 --> 00:33:43,311 The pie rhymes with the rye. 697 00:33:43,438 --> 00:33:44,688 - Oh. 698 00:33:44,814 --> 00:33:46,815 [door opens] 699 00:33:46,941 --> 00:33:48,150 - Mama! 700 00:33:48,276 --> 00:33:50,569 - Oh. 701 00:33:50,695 --> 00:33:52,320 [laughing] 702 00:33:52,447 --> 00:33:53,697 Come here. Come to your mommy. 703 00:33:53,823 --> 00:33:55,574 - They got me watching Sesame Street, 704 00:33:55,700 --> 00:33:57,034 and l don't like that show. 705 00:33:57,160 --> 00:33:58,160 - [laughs] 706 00:33:58,286 --> 00:33:59,953 - Here's the sweetie one. 707 00:34:00,079 --> 00:34:01,913 Oh, Tanya. 708 00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:03,206 - Oh. 709 00:34:03,332 --> 00:34:05,792 - Thatyour mama? 710 00:34:05,918 --> 00:34:07,419 - [laughing] 711 00:34:07,545 --> 00:34:09,504 - l told you she was coming back. 712 00:34:09,630 --> 00:34:11,548 Yeah. 713 00:34:11,674 --> 00:34:13,467 - Where Sherice at? 714 00:34:35,073 --> 00:34:37,991 Mm. 715 00:34:38,117 --> 00:34:40,077 You been brushing this? 716 00:34:40,203 --> 00:34:42,162 [chuckles] 717 00:34:44,082 --> 00:34:46,458 Looks like it need a little bit of a treatment. 718 00:34:48,961 --> 00:34:50,921 Mind ifwe work on it tonight? 719 00:34:58,930 --> 00:35:01,098 You been scared l wasn't coming home? 720 00:35:07,814 --> 00:35:08,814 lt's okay, baby. 721 00:35:08,940 --> 00:35:10,982 l'm here now, okay? 722 00:35:14,445 --> 00:35:16,488 l'll never... 723 00:35:16,614 --> 00:35:19,616 ever leave you again. 724 00:35:19,742 --> 00:35:21,409 l won't let anything happen to you. 725 00:35:23,913 --> 00:35:25,205 All right, baby? 726 00:36:20,052 --> 00:36:21,970 - Let there be no doubt, 727 00:36:22,096 --> 00:36:25,724 while l strongly disagree with the court's decision, 728 00:36:25,850 --> 00:36:26,850 l accept it. 729 00:36:26,976 --> 00:36:29,352 - [clears throat] 730 00:36:29,478 --> 00:36:30,812 There she is. 731 00:36:34,066 --> 00:36:36,443 - Whole system's crazy, Dee. 732 00:36:36,569 --> 00:36:38,028 Take the Mexicans. 733 00:36:38,154 --> 00:36:39,863 No one else will work in the kitchen. 734 00:36:39,989 --> 00:36:41,281 But ifyou hire them, 735 00:36:41,407 --> 00:36:44,201 government comes and busts for hiring illegals. 736 00:36:44,327 --> 00:36:45,994 - Doreen, l need myjob back. 737 00:36:49,165 --> 00:36:51,499 - Dee, how manyyears you been working here? 738 00:36:51,626 --> 00:36:54,544 Six? - Seven. 739 00:36:54,670 --> 00:36:58,798 - Dee, afterthe police came and gotyou, 740 00:36:58,925 --> 00:37:00,425 they came back... 741 00:37:00,551 --> 00:37:02,052 twice. 742 00:37:02,178 --> 00:37:04,387 First time, looking for drugs in your stuff. 743 00:37:04,513 --> 00:37:05,805 And then a week later, 744 00:37:05,932 --> 00:37:08,808 to talk to me about the papers on my guys in the kitchen. 745 00:37:12,438 --> 00:37:14,689 l can't be fighting with the DA. 746 00:37:18,027 --> 00:37:19,236 - Don'tworry about it. 747 00:37:19,362 --> 00:37:20,487 - Please, take it. 748 00:37:20,613 --> 00:37:22,989 - Don'tworry about it. - Take it. 749 00:37:23,115 --> 00:37:25,033 Please. 750 00:37:30,831 --> 00:37:32,457 - Thankyou. 751 00:37:32,583 --> 00:37:35,335 - You're welcome. 752 00:37:35,461 --> 00:37:38,046 - Um... 753 00:37:38,172 --> 00:37:40,048 l'm sorry. 754 00:37:40,174 --> 00:37:41,174 - Me too. 755 00:38:12,081 --> 00:38:13,790 - So did you get a chance to read the material 756 00:38:13,916 --> 00:38:14,958 that l gave you? 757 00:38:15,084 --> 00:38:17,961 - What do you need local counsel for? 758 00:38:18,087 --> 00:38:20,046 Doesn't the ACLU have enough lawyers? 759 00:38:20,172 --> 00:38:22,674 - We need insight into the localjustice system. 760 00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:23,800 - lt's simple. 761 00:38:23,926 --> 00:38:25,802 The DA decides what he wants, 762 00:38:25,928 --> 00:38:27,012 the cops go and get itfor him, 763 00:38:27,138 --> 00:38:29,431 and thejudges bless what they have done. 764 00:38:31,475 --> 00:38:34,144 - Are you hostile toward this case for some reason, 765 00:38:34,270 --> 00:38:35,437 Mr. Conroy? 766 00:38:37,315 --> 00:38:39,316 - Mr. Cohen, when Joe Fischer recommended me to you, 767 00:38:39,442 --> 00:38:41,067 did he tell you, before l became a lawyer, 768 00:38:41,193 --> 00:38:42,485 l'd been a drug cop forten years 769 00:38:42,611 --> 00:38:44,279 and that l trained the taskforce officers 770 00:38:44,405 --> 00:38:45,697 you're planning on suing? 771 00:38:47,616 --> 00:38:50,660 - Mr. Fischertold me you were a man of principle, 772 00:38:50,786 --> 00:38:52,162 a fair man. 773 00:38:52,288 --> 00:38:53,788 Does what happened atArlington Springs 774 00:38:53,914 --> 00:38:54,956 seem fairto you? 775 00:38:55,082 --> 00:38:57,667 - Not much seems fairto me these days, 776 00:38:57,793 --> 00:38:59,711 Mr. Cohen, so l deal in practicalities. 777 00:38:59,837 --> 00:39:02,589 You're asking me to sue everybody l ever met 778 00:39:02,715 --> 00:39:03,965 for racial discrimination. 779 00:39:04,091 --> 00:39:05,675 Now, you know where we are down here? 780 00:39:05,801 --> 00:39:08,136 You might as well ask me to stick a shotgun up my ass 781 00:39:08,262 --> 00:39:10,472 and blow my head off. 782 00:39:12,808 --> 00:39:15,852 - Well, that's very colorful. 783 00:39:15,978 --> 00:39:18,313 l apologize forwasting yourtime. 784 00:39:24,236 --> 00:39:25,445 - You don't have to be sorry. 785 00:39:25,571 --> 00:39:27,113 You'rejust doing whatyou think is right, 786 00:39:27,239 --> 00:39:29,949 and despite how it may look, so am l. 787 00:39:32,328 --> 00:39:34,662 But l got to live down here. 788 00:39:34,789 --> 00:39:37,707 You're gonna be able to go back where you come from. 789 00:39:37,833 --> 00:39:39,209 l'm gonna askyou again. 790 00:39:39,335 --> 00:39:41,169 Why do you want local counsel? 791 00:39:44,090 --> 00:39:47,008 - We intend to file very quickly. 792 00:39:47,134 --> 00:39:50,553 To handle discovery, depositions, 793 00:39:50,679 --> 00:39:52,555 and a trial, 794 00:39:52,681 --> 00:39:56,643 l need somebodywho knows howto navigate shit down here, 795 00:39:56,769 --> 00:40:01,439 somebody to whom witnesses and a localjury can relate. 796 00:40:01,565 --> 00:40:04,484 l thinkwe both know that isn't me. 797 00:40:04,610 --> 00:40:06,027 - [chuckles] 798 00:40:08,697 --> 00:40:10,698 Well, that's a sensible answer there, Mr. Cohen. 799 00:40:13,994 --> 00:40:15,745 [sighs] 800 00:40:15,871 --> 00:40:17,205 Who is your plaintiff? 801 00:40:18,791 --> 00:40:21,167 - Hello. ls your mom home? 802 00:40:21,293 --> 00:40:23,044 - Who's that, Sherice? 803 00:40:25,089 --> 00:40:26,923 - Hi, are you Dee Roberts? 804 00:40:27,049 --> 00:40:28,133 - Mm-hmm. 805 00:40:28,259 --> 00:40:31,469 - Hi, l'm David Cohen with the ACLU, 806 00:40:31,595 --> 00:40:34,347 and this is Sam Conroy. 807 00:40:34,473 --> 00:40:38,685 Reverend Sanders suggested thatwe come talk to you. 808 00:40:38,811 --> 00:40:41,438 - Reverend Sanders? 809 00:40:41,564 --> 00:40:42,605 Mm-hmm. 810 00:40:42,731 --> 00:40:43,731 Okay. 811 00:40:43,858 --> 00:40:45,984 Bye, babies. 812 00:40:46,110 --> 00:40:47,235 Get into Mommy's room. 813 00:40:47,361 --> 00:40:48,570 Got a visitor. 814 00:40:48,696 --> 00:40:51,239 Sharonda, make sure your sisters keep quiet, all right? 815 00:40:53,492 --> 00:40:55,160 All right. 816 00:40:55,286 --> 00:40:57,370 - So, Miss Roberts, 817 00:40:57,496 --> 00:40:59,956 what has happened to you and others here in Melody 818 00:41:00,082 --> 00:41:01,791 is simplywrong. 819 00:41:01,917 --> 00:41:05,128 The ACLU wants to make sure that it doesn't happen again. 820 00:41:05,254 --> 00:41:08,339 And we plan to sue the district attorney, 821 00:41:08,466 --> 00:41:09,799 the county, 822 00:41:09,925 --> 00:41:11,217 the drug taskforce, 823 00:41:11,343 --> 00:41:15,096 and the policemen involved in the raids. 824 00:41:15,222 --> 00:41:18,975 We'd like to do it in your name. 825 00:41:19,101 --> 00:41:21,060 - Are you kidding me? 826 00:41:21,187 --> 00:41:23,480 You want herto sue Calvin Beckett? 827 00:41:23,606 --> 00:41:24,898 - Yes, ma'am. 828 00:41:25,024 --> 00:41:26,399 - Y'all must be the ones doing drugs 829 00:41:26,525 --> 00:41:29,110 ifyou think my daughter's gonna sue the DA 830 00:41:29,236 --> 00:41:31,905 and Harmon County, Texas. 831 00:41:32,031 --> 00:41:34,782 - Would y'all excuse me for a second, please? 832 00:41:38,954 --> 00:41:40,246 - Huh. 833 00:41:46,795 --> 00:41:47,795 Hey. 834 00:41:47,922 --> 00:41:49,589 Mm-mm. Mm-mm. 835 00:41:51,926 --> 00:41:55,678 Since when did you start smoking? 836 00:41:55,804 --> 00:41:57,805 - Since l spent 21 days injail. 837 00:41:57,932 --> 00:42:00,391 - l can't believe Reverend Sanders sent them round here, 838 00:42:00,518 --> 00:42:02,519 talking about sue Beckett. 839 00:42:02,645 --> 00:42:04,187 You can't beat Beckett. 840 00:42:04,313 --> 00:42:05,688 - l would need to. 841 00:42:05,814 --> 00:42:07,440 He wants to put me in prison for 16 years. 842 00:42:07,566 --> 00:42:09,859 - Beckett don't care nothing aboutyou. 843 00:42:09,985 --> 00:42:11,569 You take the plea, he will leave you alone. 844 00:42:11,695 --> 00:42:12,779 You stay to yourself, 845 00:42:12,905 --> 00:42:14,322 he ain't gonna botheryou never again. 846 00:42:14,448 --> 00:42:16,074 - Why should l have to keep to myself? 847 00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:18,076 l did not do anything. 848 00:42:18,202 --> 00:42:19,786 - Dee, it ain't always aboutyou. 849 00:42:19,912 --> 00:42:21,204 You got kids to take care of. 850 00:42:21,330 --> 00:42:23,581 - Mama, these police been raiding these projects 851 00:42:23,707 --> 00:42:24,749 since l was a kid. 852 00:42:24,875 --> 00:42:28,920 Nowthey done started on my kids. 853 00:42:29,046 --> 00:42:32,048 Look at Sherice in there. 854 00:42:32,174 --> 00:42:34,133 lt scared her halfto death. 855 00:42:34,260 --> 00:42:35,969 You think it's gonna stop 'cause l plead guilty? 856 00:42:36,095 --> 00:42:37,136 - Excuse me. 857 00:42:37,263 --> 00:42:38,888 Why is that any ofyour business? 858 00:42:42,434 --> 00:42:44,269 - Afterwhat they done to me, Mama, 859 00:42:44,395 --> 00:42:46,729 they made it my business. 860 00:42:46,855 --> 00:42:48,022 - Dee! 861 00:42:48,148 --> 00:42:49,440 Dee, wait a minute! - No, Mama. 862 00:42:58,117 --> 00:43:00,076 l want to help. - Great. 863 00:43:00,202 --> 00:43:02,787 - May l? 864 00:43:02,913 --> 00:43:04,372 - Please. 865 00:43:07,209 --> 00:43:09,252 - Miss Roberts, l know Calvin Beckett. 866 00:43:09,378 --> 00:43:11,421 l know him personally. 867 00:43:11,547 --> 00:43:16,217 And filing this suit against him, 868 00:43:16,343 --> 00:43:19,762 it may make him change his plans. 869 00:43:19,888 --> 00:43:22,181 But more than likely, 870 00:43:22,308 --> 00:43:25,602 he's gonna come afteryou even harder. 871 00:43:25,728 --> 00:43:27,437 He may come afteryou very hard. 872 00:43:27,563 --> 00:43:29,856 You need to rememberthatyou still have criminal charges 873 00:43:29,982 --> 00:43:32,942 pending againstyou. 874 00:43:33,068 --> 00:43:34,068 - He's right. 875 00:43:36,780 --> 00:43:41,743 - [mumbling] 876 00:43:41,869 --> 00:43:45,955 He ain't gonna leave me alone unless l plead guilty. 877 00:43:46,081 --> 00:43:48,249 And l ain't doing that. 878 00:43:48,375 --> 00:43:51,794 So... 879 00:43:51,920 --> 00:43:53,546 what exactly do you need me to do? 880 00:44:03,057 --> 00:44:06,392 - So why does it seem such a hard choice, Sam? 881 00:44:06,518 --> 00:44:08,645 - Well, it makes me take sides. 882 00:44:08,771 --> 00:44:11,648 lt'll seem kind of like a political thing, doesn't it? 883 00:44:11,774 --> 00:44:13,149 And l'm not a political person. 884 00:44:13,275 --> 00:44:14,484 You knowthat. 885 00:44:14,610 --> 00:44:15,985 And l mean, 886 00:44:16,111 --> 00:44:19,238 well, okay, l'm gonna sue the district attorney down here. 887 00:44:19,365 --> 00:44:23,201 l mean, the establishmentwould be done with me, wouldn't it? 888 00:44:23,327 --> 00:44:26,204 And Leona has been sick. 889 00:44:26,330 --> 00:44:27,538 And we can't afford-- 890 00:44:27,665 --> 00:44:31,793 - Then why are you thinking about doing it at all? 891 00:44:34,713 --> 00:44:37,090 - Hey, did you knowthat when l was in high school, 892 00:44:37,216 --> 00:44:38,758 l was in West Louisiana, 893 00:44:38,884 --> 00:44:42,637 and used to work at a town pool out there? 894 00:44:42,763 --> 00:44:46,391 And blacks and whites werejust beginning to swim together. 895 00:44:46,517 --> 00:44:50,228 The idea wasn'tvery popular with anybody at that time. 896 00:44:50,354 --> 00:44:53,690 And one afternoon, 897 00:44:53,816 --> 00:44:56,401 l was out there, 898 00:44:56,527 --> 00:44:59,195 and there were two blacks in the pool, 899 00:44:59,321 --> 00:45:01,989 and there was one black man in the shower room. 900 00:45:02,116 --> 00:45:04,117 ltwas in the pool house 901 00:45:04,243 --> 00:45:06,119 where l was mopping down the floor in there. 902 00:45:06,245 --> 00:45:09,580 And this white man comes in and he says, 903 00:45:09,707 --> 00:45:12,458 "Sam, get out of here." 904 00:45:12,584 --> 00:45:14,127 And l said, "Well, l work here. 905 00:45:14,253 --> 00:45:15,753 l'm mopping up the floor. What do you"-- 906 00:45:15,879 --> 00:45:17,255 And he said, "Get the hell out of here." 907 00:45:17,381 --> 00:45:18,381 And l said, "l can't do that. 908 00:45:18,507 --> 00:45:19,590 l'm notfinished mopping up." 909 00:45:19,717 --> 00:45:21,050 And he pulled out a tire iron and said, 910 00:45:21,176 --> 00:45:23,678 "Boy, you getyour ass out of here right now." 911 00:45:26,432 --> 00:45:28,641 And l did. 912 00:45:28,767 --> 00:45:30,101 And as l'm running out, 913 00:45:30,227 --> 00:45:32,270 all these men come running in. 914 00:45:32,396 --> 00:45:36,232 They're carrying metal rods, sticks, pipes. 915 00:45:36,358 --> 00:45:40,987 And as l'm running out, l heard, you know, 916 00:45:41,113 --> 00:45:43,614 the sound... 917 00:45:47,870 --> 00:45:51,664 And, um... 918 00:45:51,790 --> 00:45:53,791 man died that night. 919 00:45:59,548 --> 00:46:02,049 Couple weeks later, 920 00:46:02,176 --> 00:46:04,343 the FBl came to my house. 921 00:46:04,470 --> 00:46:06,471 And theywanted to know what l'd seen. 922 00:46:13,687 --> 00:46:15,563 - What did you tell them? 923 00:46:15,689 --> 00:46:18,232 - l didn't say anything. 924 00:46:22,613 --> 00:46:27,366 l knew who those men were, 925 00:46:27,493 --> 00:46:30,077 and l didn't say anything. 926 00:46:40,589 --> 00:46:42,757 - Lavosha. 927 00:46:42,883 --> 00:46:45,051 - Hey, Dee, girl. 928 00:46:45,177 --> 00:46:47,136 Baby, howyou doing? 929 00:46:47,262 --> 00:46:49,555 lt's so good to see you. 930 00:46:49,681 --> 00:46:50,681 - Mm, l'm... 931 00:46:50,808 --> 00:46:53,100 [chuckles] 932 00:46:55,354 --> 00:46:56,604 - There. 933 00:46:56,730 --> 00:46:58,564 Awhole newyou. 934 00:46:58,690 --> 00:47:00,441 - Wow, thankyou, Vosha. 935 00:47:00,567 --> 00:47:02,985 l promise, when l get a newjob... 936 00:47:03,111 --> 00:47:04,278 - Mm-mm. 937 00:47:04,404 --> 00:47:06,280 Don'tworry about it. lt's on me, honey. 938 00:47:06,406 --> 00:47:08,074 Anytime. 939 00:47:09,827 --> 00:47:11,077 - Thankyou so much. 940 00:47:11,203 --> 00:47:14,080 - Aw, sweetie. 941 00:47:14,206 --> 00:47:15,540 - This is good. 942 00:47:15,666 --> 00:47:17,166 - Yeah. 943 00:47:28,345 --> 00:47:30,346 - Okay. 944 00:47:32,391 --> 00:47:33,891 Well, okay. 945 00:47:34,017 --> 00:47:35,893 Well, it's nice to meetyou, Miss Roberts. 946 00:47:36,019 --> 00:47:38,062 Do you thinkyou could start next Monday? 947 00:47:38,188 --> 00:47:39,438 - Can l start sooner? 948 00:47:39,565 --> 00:47:41,858 - We'rejust gonna do a background checkfirst. 949 00:47:41,984 --> 00:47:44,652 You know, arrest record and all that stuff. 950 00:47:44,778 --> 00:47:48,322 But it shouldn't take long. 951 00:47:48,448 --> 00:47:49,907 - ltwas nice to meetyou. 952 00:47:50,033 --> 00:47:51,367 - Nice to meetyou. 953 00:48:03,839 --> 00:48:04,839 - No. 954 00:48:04,965 --> 00:48:06,048 - Look... 955 00:48:06,174 --> 00:48:07,592 - No, we're not hiring at the moment. 956 00:48:07,718 --> 00:48:09,385 No. 957 00:48:09,511 --> 00:48:10,595 - l'm a hard worker. 958 00:48:10,721 --> 00:48:12,513 You won't have to pay me much. 959 00:48:12,639 --> 00:48:14,348 - l'm sorry. 960 00:48:14,474 --> 00:48:17,768 - l'll do dishes, bus tables, anything. 961 00:48:17,895 --> 00:48:19,103 - No. - Come on. 962 00:48:19,229 --> 00:48:20,897 - l said no. 963 00:48:28,989 --> 00:48:30,865 - [speaking over intercom] 964 00:48:30,991 --> 00:48:33,826 Combo special, number23. 965 00:48:33,952 --> 00:48:36,579 - [speaking Spanish] 966 00:48:36,705 --> 00:48:40,458 Here, everybody has to do everything: 967 00:48:40,584 --> 00:48:42,793 clean the bathrooms, 968 00:48:42,920 --> 00:48:43,961 scrub the dishes, 969 00:48:44,087 --> 00:48:45,421 and go to the warehouse to get supplies. 970 00:48:45,547 --> 00:48:46,547 Thanks. 971 00:48:46,673 --> 00:48:50,134 - That's all rightfor me. 972 00:48:50,260 --> 00:48:51,928 - lt's minimum wage, no benefits. 973 00:48:52,054 --> 00:48:54,972 - That's okay. 974 00:48:55,098 --> 00:48:57,183 - [speaking Spanish] 975 00:49:03,023 --> 00:49:05,733 All right, we'll try itfor a month. 976 00:49:05,859 --> 00:49:08,152 - Thankyou. 977 00:49:08,278 --> 00:49:09,570 l'll do a goodjob. 978 00:49:09,696 --> 00:49:11,364 You'll see. 979 00:49:14,159 --> 00:49:15,910 Lookwhat l got. - Mama! 980 00:49:16,036 --> 00:49:17,286 - [laughing] 981 00:49:17,412 --> 00:49:18,621 Lookwhat l got. 982 00:49:18,747 --> 00:49:20,081 - Christmas tree! 983 00:49:20,207 --> 00:49:21,707 We got a Christmas tree! 984 00:49:21,833 --> 00:49:23,501 - We got a Christmas tree! 985 00:49:23,627 --> 00:49:25,836 Who's gonna help me decorate? 986 00:49:25,963 --> 00:49:27,088 - Me! 987 00:49:27,214 --> 00:49:28,965 - The whole truth and nothing but the truth, 988 00:49:29,091 --> 00:49:30,508 so help you God? 989 00:49:30,634 --> 00:49:32,426 - l do. 990 00:49:32,552 --> 00:49:34,095 - Mr. Porter, 991 00:49:34,221 --> 00:49:38,349 on August the 14th, did you buy drugs from the defendant? 992 00:49:38,475 --> 00:49:39,600 - Yes. 993 00:49:39,726 --> 00:49:41,227 - And did anyone witness this? 994 00:49:41,353 --> 00:49:42,353 - Yes. 995 00:49:42,479 --> 00:49:44,939 Well, no-- not exactly. 996 00:49:45,065 --> 00:49:46,774 l recorded it on a tape recorder 997 00:49:46,900 --> 00:49:48,526 that the police had gave me. 998 00:49:48,652 --> 00:49:49,735 Are you sure there were drugs? 999 00:49:49,861 --> 00:49:50,903 - Yes. 1000 00:49:51,029 --> 00:49:52,446 - How are you sure? 1001 00:49:52,572 --> 00:49:55,157 - Well, l tasted them. 1002 00:49:55,283 --> 00:49:58,160 And when l brought them to the police, 1003 00:49:58,286 --> 00:49:59,996 they put them on a little piece ofglass 1004 00:50:00,122 --> 00:50:01,455 and put the stuff on it and it turned-- 1005 00:50:01,581 --> 00:50:03,416 - Mr. Porter, thankyou. 1006 00:50:03,542 --> 00:50:04,917 That'll be all for now. 1007 00:50:06,962 --> 00:50:10,631 - Mr. Porter, have you ever been in a mental institution? 1008 00:50:10,757 --> 00:50:12,091 - Objection, Your Honor, this is-- 1009 00:50:12,217 --> 00:50:13,259 - Overruled. 1010 00:50:13,385 --> 00:50:17,013 - Mr. Porter, l repeat, 1011 00:50:17,139 --> 00:50:22,059 have you ever been in a mental institution? 1012 00:50:22,185 --> 00:50:23,310 - Yes. 1013 00:50:23,437 --> 00:50:25,271 - And who sentyou there? 1014 00:50:25,397 --> 00:50:26,731 - He did. 1015 00:50:26,857 --> 00:50:28,190 - Mr. Beckett? 1016 00:50:30,986 --> 00:50:32,278 - Yes. 1017 00:50:32,404 --> 00:50:33,779 - And were you afraid-- 1018 00:50:33,905 --> 00:50:36,615 - l guess wejustfound ourfirst deposition. 1019 00:50:36,742 --> 00:50:40,870 - Your Honor, l move we recess for lunch. 1020 00:50:40,996 --> 00:50:43,914 - Court is adjourned until 1:00 p.m. 1021 00:50:54,051 --> 00:50:56,469 - Well, hey, Sam. 1022 00:50:56,595 --> 00:50:58,971 - Hello, Calvin. 1023 00:50:59,097 --> 00:51:00,389 How are you? 1024 00:51:00,515 --> 00:51:02,224 - Calvin Beckett. l don't believe l knowyou. 1025 00:51:02,350 --> 00:51:03,476 You visiting? 1026 00:51:03,602 --> 00:51:05,561 - David Cohen. l'm gonna be here for a while. 1027 00:51:05,687 --> 00:51:08,064 - Well, l'll be seeing you around. 1028 00:51:08,190 --> 00:51:10,357 - l lookforward to that. 1029 00:51:18,700 --> 00:51:21,869 [train horn blares] 1030 00:51:24,289 --> 00:51:26,582 - Hey, Mama. 1031 00:51:26,708 --> 00:51:28,042 Hey, Grace. 1032 00:51:28,168 --> 00:51:29,752 - Hello, sweetie. 1033 00:51:30,045 --> 00:51:32,254 - Whatyou doing here so soon? 1034 00:51:32,380 --> 00:51:34,048 l wasn't expecting you. Everything all right? 1035 00:51:34,174 --> 00:51:35,925 - Yeah, everything's okay. Where's Sherice at? 1036 00:51:36,051 --> 00:51:37,051 - She at basketball. 1037 00:51:37,177 --> 00:51:39,804 - Where the girls at? 1038 00:51:44,935 --> 00:51:47,144 Mama? 1039 00:51:47,270 --> 00:51:50,022 - That's their daddy, Dee. 1040 00:51:50,148 --> 00:51:51,357 Here, watch her for a minute. 1041 00:51:51,483 --> 00:51:52,483 Dee! 1042 00:51:52,609 --> 00:51:54,443 That's their daddy! 1043 00:51:54,569 --> 00:51:55,611 Dee! 1044 00:51:55,737 --> 00:51:57,029 Grace, get the girls' bag. 1045 00:51:57,155 --> 00:51:59,281 Dee! 1046 00:51:59,407 --> 00:52:00,616 Wait a minute! 1047 00:52:00,742 --> 00:52:03,619 - Darrell, bring my girls out here right now! 1048 00:52:03,745 --> 00:52:04,954 - Dee! 1049 00:52:05,080 --> 00:52:07,248 [pounding on door] 1050 00:52:07,374 --> 00:52:09,959 - Darrell, l knowyou hear me! 1051 00:52:10,085 --> 00:52:11,085 Darrell! 1052 00:52:11,211 --> 00:52:12,795 - Betterforyou to staywith your daddy. 1053 00:52:12,921 --> 00:52:14,255 Your mama going back tojail soon. 1054 00:52:14,381 --> 00:52:15,422 - Claudia. 1055 00:52:15,549 --> 00:52:17,258 - She gonna be gone for a real long time. 1056 00:52:17,384 --> 00:52:20,970 - Claudia, you so much as lay a hand on my girl-- 1057 00:52:21,096 --> 00:52:23,180 - Yeah, whatyou gonna do, huh? 1058 00:52:23,306 --> 00:52:25,641 l got Laquisha in my arms right now, Dee! 1059 00:52:25,767 --> 00:52:28,686 Holding hertight. Ooh-hooh-hoo. 1060 00:52:28,812 --> 00:52:30,813 - l'm gonna kill you! Open this damn door! 1061 00:52:30,939 --> 00:52:32,690 - Holding hertight. 1062 00:52:32,816 --> 00:52:33,941 - Yeah, she's out of control. 1063 00:52:34,067 --> 00:52:35,818 Apartment 213. She's here right now. 1064 00:52:35,944 --> 00:52:38,988 Hey, hey, hey, hey! 1065 00:52:39,114 --> 00:52:41,907 - Darrell, ifyou do not bring my children out here right now-- 1066 00:52:42,033 --> 00:52:43,033 - Hold it now! 1067 00:52:43,160 --> 00:52:44,493 - Oh. 1068 00:52:44,619 --> 00:52:47,663 - Dee, wait! 1069 00:52:47,789 --> 00:52:49,165 Dee! 1070 00:52:49,291 --> 00:52:50,624 Dee Roberts, theywill throwyour butt 1071 00:52:50,750 --> 00:52:51,750 back injail in a heartbeat. 1072 00:52:51,877 --> 00:52:52,918 - You let him take them! 1073 00:52:53,044 --> 00:52:54,336 You let me get them back! 1074 00:52:54,462 --> 00:52:55,713 - You best listen to your mama, Dee. 1075 00:52:55,839 --> 00:52:56,839 - Uh-huh. 1076 00:52:56,965 --> 00:52:58,007 - You know whatfriends l got. 1077 00:52:58,133 --> 00:52:59,425 Police gonna be here in a minute. 1078 00:52:59,551 --> 00:53:01,177 You better stay away from my truck, though. 1079 00:53:01,303 --> 00:53:02,928 Hey! - l want my girls! 1080 00:53:03,054 --> 00:53:04,346 - All right, nowget offthat truck. 1081 00:53:04,472 --> 00:53:06,098 You know l need thatforwork. 1082 00:53:06,224 --> 00:53:07,892 Damn it! Are you outyour God damn mind? 1083 00:53:08,018 --> 00:53:09,518 - l said l want my girls, Darrell! 1084 00:53:09,644 --> 00:53:11,312 - Get off my truck! 1085 00:53:11,438 --> 00:53:12,813 - Dee! 1086 00:53:12,939 --> 00:53:14,481 - Come on now, Dee. You knowyou can't do-- 1087 00:53:14,608 --> 00:53:15,858 Hey! - l'm counting to three! 1088 00:53:15,984 --> 00:53:17,193 l want my damn kids back! 1089 00:53:17,319 --> 00:53:18,319 - Knock that shit off! 1090 00:53:18,445 --> 00:53:19,653 You better not. 1091 00:53:19,779 --> 00:53:21,280 - Two! - Dee, cool yourself down. 1092 00:53:21,406 --> 00:53:23,199 - Three! 1093 00:53:23,325 --> 00:53:25,117 Come on, Darrell! Come on! 1094 00:53:25,243 --> 00:53:26,535 l want my damn kids! 1095 00:53:26,661 --> 00:53:27,703 - Dee! 1096 00:53:27,829 --> 00:53:29,955 - Stop! 1097 00:53:30,081 --> 00:53:31,457 - Goddamn it! 1098 00:53:31,583 --> 00:53:33,334 [siren whoops] 1099 00:53:34,669 --> 00:53:38,088 - l want my damn kids. 1100 00:53:38,215 --> 00:53:39,215 Come on! 1101 00:53:39,341 --> 00:53:41,759 - Dee, get offthat truck! 1102 00:53:41,885 --> 00:53:42,885 - l want my girls. 1103 00:53:43,011 --> 00:53:44,762 - You scaring them kids. Come here. 1104 00:53:44,888 --> 00:53:46,639 - Go on and take 'em. 1105 00:53:46,765 --> 00:53:47,806 Take 'em! 1106 00:53:47,933 --> 00:53:49,433 - Don't cry, baby. Baby, l'm sorry. 1107 00:53:49,559 --> 00:53:51,518 Come here, baby. 1108 00:53:52,729 --> 00:53:53,938 - l'mjust trying to protect them 1109 00:53:54,064 --> 00:53:57,316 from your insane bullshit anyway. 1110 00:53:57,442 --> 00:53:59,276 - What? 1111 00:53:59,402 --> 00:54:00,861 Look at my Goddamn truck. 1112 00:54:00,987 --> 00:54:02,154 - You knowthe drill, Miss Alma. 1113 00:54:02,280 --> 00:54:03,405 - Look at this shit. - Come on. 1114 00:54:03,531 --> 00:54:04,531 - You don't have to cuff her. 1115 00:54:04,658 --> 00:54:05,658 - Get my girls out of here. 1116 00:54:05,784 --> 00:54:06,784 - l got 'em. 1117 00:54:06,910 --> 00:54:10,537 Dee, l'm gonna come and getyou. 1118 00:54:10,664 --> 00:54:14,541 - lt's not like l won't have 'em back soon anyway. 1119 00:54:24,386 --> 00:54:25,386 Bitch. 1120 00:54:27,222 --> 00:54:29,515 - Your mothertold Darrell she'd fix his car 1121 00:54:29,641 --> 00:54:31,141 if he dropped the charges. 1122 00:54:31,268 --> 00:54:32,393 - Did she tell you that Claudia's 1123 00:54:32,519 --> 00:54:34,603 an accused child molester? 1124 00:54:34,729 --> 00:54:37,273 - No one can blame you for protecting yourgirls. 1125 00:54:37,399 --> 00:54:40,609 But destroying Darrell's car justwasn't smart. 1126 00:54:40,735 --> 00:54:42,278 - Worked, didn't it? 1127 00:54:42,404 --> 00:54:45,531 - Dee, we get hundreds of letters everyweek 1128 00:54:45,657 --> 00:54:46,949 from people who need help, 1129 00:54:47,075 --> 00:54:50,077 people, frankly, just as deserving as you. 1130 00:54:50,203 --> 00:54:53,414 We have the resources for one major case on this issue, 1131 00:54:53,540 --> 00:54:55,791 and l chose you. 1132 00:54:55,917 --> 00:54:57,960 l need you to stay out oftrouble. 1133 00:54:58,086 --> 00:55:00,045 Can you do that? 1134 00:55:05,051 --> 00:55:06,552 Thankyou. 1135 00:55:09,222 --> 00:55:11,724 - 35,000 people at eight official balls 1136 00:55:11,850 --> 00:55:15,644 paying between $100 and $200 a pop. 1137 00:55:15,770 --> 00:55:16,854 - l don't know him thatwell, 1138 00:55:16,980 --> 00:55:20,149 but l know him well enough to say l know him... 1139 00:55:20,275 --> 00:55:22,151 - Hello, Dee. - Hello. 1140 00:55:22,277 --> 00:55:25,487 - Have a seat. 1141 00:55:25,613 --> 00:55:27,573 - Congratulations. 1142 00:55:27,699 --> 00:55:29,825 You made the paper. 1143 00:55:29,951 --> 00:55:32,328 - Yeah, lucky me. 1144 00:55:32,454 --> 00:55:33,912 - l just spoke to David Higgins. 1145 00:55:34,039 --> 00:55:35,080 He should be here any minute. 1146 00:55:35,206 --> 00:55:39,585 Did he listen to that tape with you? 1147 00:55:39,711 --> 00:55:40,919 - Right there injail. 1148 00:55:41,046 --> 00:55:42,504 Wasn't nothing but a lot of crackling 1149 00:55:42,630 --> 00:55:44,715 and some men arguing. 1150 00:55:44,841 --> 00:55:47,801 Not a woman's voice on the tape. 1151 00:55:47,927 --> 00:55:50,179 - Oh, speak ofthe devil. 1152 00:55:50,305 --> 00:55:52,181 Hello, David. 1153 00:55:52,307 --> 00:55:54,183 Have a seat. 1154 00:55:54,309 --> 00:55:55,351 l thinkyou know Dee. 1155 00:55:55,477 --> 00:55:58,145 David Cohen, David Higgins. 1156 00:55:58,271 --> 00:56:01,231 - l'm here because of George Bush... 1157 00:56:01,358 --> 00:56:03,859 - ljust can'tfind it. 1158 00:56:03,985 --> 00:56:07,363 - Are you telling me you lost the tape? 1159 00:56:07,489 --> 00:56:10,199 - Well, did you call the DA about a copy? 1160 00:56:10,325 --> 00:56:12,618 - lt seems theirs is missing too. 1161 00:56:15,622 --> 00:56:17,539 - Okay, what about the arrestwarrant 1162 00:56:17,665 --> 00:56:20,209 that Dee gave you? 1163 00:56:20,335 --> 00:56:22,628 - Well, l'm sure we'll find it sooner or later. 1164 00:56:22,754 --> 00:56:24,838 - Oh, come on, David. 1165 00:56:24,964 --> 00:56:27,299 You can't really expect us to believe this bullshit. 1166 00:56:27,425 --> 00:56:29,051 - Well, l don't really care what you believe. 1167 00:56:29,177 --> 00:56:31,136 - Mr. Higgins, at the very least, 1168 00:56:31,262 --> 00:56:32,679 you're guilty ofgross dereliction 1169 00:56:32,806 --> 00:56:34,181 ofyour responsibilities. 1170 00:56:34,307 --> 00:56:35,557 And you may verywell be guilty 1171 00:56:35,683 --> 00:56:37,059 of criminal obstruction ofjustice. 1172 00:56:37,185 --> 00:56:40,187 - You be very careful whatyou say, Mr. Cohen. 1173 00:56:40,313 --> 00:56:41,855 As Sam can tell you, down here, 1174 00:56:41,981 --> 00:56:43,273 you make enemies for life. 1175 00:56:43,400 --> 00:56:46,026 Miss Roberts, let me give you some free advice. 1176 00:56:46,152 --> 00:56:47,611 You take the plea. 1177 00:56:47,737 --> 00:56:48,946 You do a little time on probation, 1178 00:56:49,072 --> 00:56:50,739 and you go back to yourfamily in peace. 1179 00:56:50,865 --> 00:56:52,574 Be careful you don't get sent away 1180 00:56:52,700 --> 00:56:54,201 just so some self-important asshole 1181 00:56:54,327 --> 00:56:56,370 can play civil rights lawyer. 1182 00:57:05,839 --> 00:57:07,339 - Well, thatwentwell. 1183 00:57:12,095 --> 00:57:13,095 [knocking on door] 1184 00:57:13,221 --> 00:57:15,431 - l'll get it. 1185 00:57:22,897 --> 00:57:25,357 - Hi. 1186 00:57:25,483 --> 00:57:27,317 ls your mommy here? 1187 00:57:27,444 --> 00:57:28,861 Would you tell herthat Mr. Moss 1188 00:57:28,987 --> 00:57:31,697 from Child Protective Services is here. 1189 00:57:31,823 --> 00:57:35,159 [camera clicks] 1190 00:57:35,285 --> 00:57:38,871 Miss Roberts, our office has received a number of complaints 1191 00:57:38,997 --> 00:57:44,251 from the girls' father, a Mr. Darrell Hughes. 1192 00:57:44,377 --> 00:57:47,212 He claims you're negligent and abusive. 1193 00:57:47,338 --> 00:57:49,756 - Do you see them, Mr. Moss? 1194 00:57:49,883 --> 00:57:52,468 Do they look abused? 1195 00:57:52,594 --> 00:57:55,429 - Well, that's what we're here to evaluate. 1196 00:57:55,555 --> 00:57:57,890 Here is your notice for a custody hearing 1197 00:57:58,016 --> 00:57:59,725 before the district attorney. 1198 00:58:04,314 --> 00:58:05,522 - Calvin! 1199 00:58:05,648 --> 00:58:07,649 - Calvin, care to comment on thejury's decision? 1200 00:58:07,775 --> 00:58:09,151 - Thejury made a mistake. 1201 00:58:09,277 --> 00:58:10,903 Mr. Green should never have been acquitted. 1202 00:58:11,029 --> 00:58:12,946 l'm convinced he's guilty, and he should be injail. 1203 00:58:13,072 --> 00:58:14,615 - Did the ACLU lawsuit have anything to do 1204 00:58:14,741 --> 00:58:16,158 with your decision to drop the charges 1205 00:58:16,284 --> 00:58:17,743 against the other defendants? 1206 00:58:17,869 --> 00:58:20,037 - Look, since thejury made cleartoday 1207 00:58:20,163 --> 00:58:22,748 that they do not consider Mr. Porter a credible witness, 1208 00:58:22,874 --> 00:58:25,542 l'm forced to drop the charges against everyone we arrested 1209 00:58:25,668 --> 00:58:27,169 in the sweep in Melody. 1210 00:58:27,295 --> 00:58:29,046 Make no mistake, 1211 00:58:29,172 --> 00:58:31,340 l'm certain everyone was guilty as sin. 1212 00:58:31,466 --> 00:58:32,508 Just can't prove it... 1213 00:58:32,634 --> 00:58:33,675 this time. 1214 00:58:33,801 --> 00:58:37,137 - What about the people who already pled guilty? 1215 00:58:37,263 --> 00:58:38,430 - What about them? 1216 00:58:38,556 --> 00:58:40,057 They pled guilty. 1217 00:58:40,183 --> 00:58:41,350 They're guilty. 1218 00:58:41,476 --> 00:58:43,101 - ls there gonna be... - Calvin! 1219 00:58:47,023 --> 00:58:48,732 - Dee, that's great news. 1220 00:58:48,858 --> 00:58:49,900 - Mm. 1221 00:58:50,026 --> 00:58:51,944 But he said l'm guilty. 1222 00:58:52,070 --> 00:58:53,529 - Doesn't matter what he said. 1223 00:58:53,655 --> 00:58:54,905 The charges are dropped. 1224 00:59:02,539 --> 00:59:03,872 - Whatyou think, David? 1225 00:59:03,998 --> 00:59:07,125 - Well, it's good news foryou. 1226 00:59:07,252 --> 00:59:09,670 And your suit and thejury's verdict 1227 00:59:09,796 --> 00:59:11,588 have forced Beckett to change his plans. 1228 00:59:11,714 --> 00:59:14,883 But the system isn't changing. 1229 00:59:15,009 --> 00:59:17,177 He could raid Arlington Springs tomorrow 1230 00:59:17,303 --> 00:59:19,221 and start all over again. 1231 00:59:19,347 --> 00:59:20,931 He's not even throwing out the convictions 1232 00:59:21,057 --> 00:59:22,349 of people like Gladys, 1233 00:59:22,475 --> 00:59:23,934 who pled guilty under duress. 1234 00:59:24,060 --> 00:59:25,060 - Excuse me. 1235 00:59:25,186 --> 00:59:28,105 What does this have to do with Dee? 1236 00:59:28,231 --> 00:59:30,566 - She filed the case against Beckett. 1237 00:59:30,692 --> 00:59:33,443 lf she quits, the case is over. 1238 00:59:33,570 --> 00:59:36,321 - So you expect her to keep going? 1239 00:59:37,699 --> 00:59:40,075 Whatyou think? 1240 00:59:42,912 --> 00:59:45,956 - lf Dee wants to drop the case, now's the time to do it. 1241 00:59:50,795 --> 00:59:53,505 Butwhat David's saying is true. 1242 00:59:53,631 --> 00:59:55,924 Beckett's not gonna change. 1243 00:59:56,050 --> 00:59:57,467 The system's not gonna change. 1244 00:59:57,594 --> 00:59:59,136 - Y'all crazy. 1245 00:59:59,262 --> 01:00:01,096 Dee got a custody hearing in front ofthis man. 1246 01:00:01,222 --> 01:00:04,349 - Would y'all please stop talking about "Dee" 1247 01:00:04,475 --> 01:00:07,561 like l'm not here? 1248 01:00:07,687 --> 01:00:09,271 Just... l don't know. 1249 01:00:20,867 --> 01:00:22,034 - Dee? 1250 01:00:23,953 --> 01:00:25,495 There's a lot riding on this, 1251 01:00:25,622 --> 01:00:28,165 but it's yourfamily, 1252 01:00:28,291 --> 01:00:30,167 your life. 1253 01:00:30,293 --> 01:00:33,003 This has got to be your decision. 1254 01:00:33,129 --> 01:00:34,463 l'm your lawyer. 1255 01:00:34,589 --> 01:00:35,881 l'll do whatyou want. 1256 01:00:59,447 --> 01:01:00,781 - Hello, Miss Roberts. 1257 01:01:04,035 --> 01:01:05,285 - Hello, sir. 1258 01:01:06,496 --> 01:01:08,914 - Cisco around? 1259 01:01:09,040 --> 01:01:11,541 - He's in the kitchen. 1260 01:01:16,714 --> 01:01:18,924 - Hey, Cisco, how are you? 1261 01:01:41,823 --> 01:01:43,907 - Hey, Dee. 1262 01:01:56,212 --> 01:01:58,630 [door opens] 1263 01:02:22,447 --> 01:02:25,490 - [stammers] 1264 01:02:28,327 --> 01:02:34,082 [crying] 1265 01:02:59,817 --> 01:03:02,652 [knocking on window] 1266 01:03:09,911 --> 01:03:11,161 So theyjust up and threwyou out? 1267 01:03:11,287 --> 01:03:14,790 - [coughs] 1268 01:03:14,916 --> 01:03:17,793 That's the law. 1269 01:03:17,919 --> 01:03:20,504 Didn't think itwould happen, 1270 01:03:20,630 --> 01:03:22,798 but it did. 1271 01:03:22,924 --> 01:03:24,841 - Gladys, you can staywith me. 1272 01:03:24,967 --> 01:03:27,552 l got a little bit of room. 1273 01:03:27,678 --> 01:03:29,513 - Thankyou. 1274 01:03:29,639 --> 01:03:32,182 ltwouldn'twork anyhow. 1275 01:03:32,308 --> 01:03:34,976 They'djust throwyou out too ifthey catch you. 1276 01:03:41,317 --> 01:03:45,237 [crying] 1277 01:03:45,363 --> 01:03:47,531 - Gladys. 1278 01:03:47,657 --> 01:03:52,536 - [crying] 1279 01:03:52,662 --> 01:03:56,456 - Our case has been assigned to Judge C.W. Belmont. 1280 01:03:56,582 --> 01:03:59,251 He's as strict law and order as they come. 1281 01:03:59,377 --> 01:04:01,378 Hasn't ruled against the police in over 15 years. 1282 01:04:01,504 --> 01:04:03,380 - How many times has Beckett appeared before him? 1283 01:04:03,506 --> 01:04:05,966 - At least a dozen times in the lastfive years alone. 1284 01:04:06,092 --> 01:04:07,384 - Then he's conflicted. 1285 01:04:07,510 --> 01:04:08,885 We move for a change ofvenue. 1286 01:04:09,011 --> 01:04:10,804 - That's nevergonna happen. 1287 01:04:10,930 --> 01:04:12,222 No. 1288 01:04:12,348 --> 01:04:13,682 Beckett knows the system. 1289 01:04:13,808 --> 01:04:16,518 Belmont getting this case is no accident. 1290 01:04:20,565 --> 01:04:23,859 We gonna have to win this thing before it evergoes to trial. 1291 01:04:30,241 --> 01:04:31,366 - Uh. 1292 01:04:31,492 --> 01:04:35,745 They came in the middle ofthe night, 1293 01:04:35,872 --> 01:04:37,247 two ofthem. 1294 01:04:37,373 --> 01:04:41,084 crack! 1295 01:04:41,210 --> 01:04:44,254 One ofthem put a gun to my head, 1296 01:04:44,380 --> 01:04:46,047 told me l was a worthless piece of shit 1297 01:04:46,173 --> 01:04:49,259 and scum like me deserved to die. 1298 01:04:49,385 --> 01:04:54,389 ljust laid there and took it. 1299 01:04:54,515 --> 01:04:56,933 The next day, they took me over to Mr. Beckett's office, 1300 01:04:57,059 --> 01:05:00,228 and l was real ready to cooperate. 1301 01:05:01,480 --> 01:05:03,440 - Mr. Porter, what happened 1302 01:05:03,566 --> 01:05:06,401 afteryou were taken to Mr. Beckett's office? 1303 01:05:06,527 --> 01:05:07,736 - He told me about, 1304 01:05:07,862 --> 01:05:13,742 that l know l could get 60 years and... 1305 01:05:13,868 --> 01:05:18,288 he was real tired of seeing me. 1306 01:05:18,414 --> 01:05:22,083 So he was gonna watch for my no-good drug-head ass family. 1307 01:05:22,209 --> 01:05:26,838 - So he threatened you and yourfamilywithjail terms? 1308 01:05:26,964 --> 01:05:28,465 - Yes. 1309 01:05:28,591 --> 01:05:30,800 - Did he threaten you with bodily harm? 1310 01:05:30,927 --> 01:05:35,305 - He told me he'd make a phone call 1311 01:05:35,431 --> 01:05:39,601 and get the biggest-dicked son of a bitch he could find-- 1312 01:05:39,727 --> 01:05:42,479 excuse my language, y'all, but these his exactwords: 1313 01:05:42,605 --> 01:05:45,732 "l'm gonna getyou locked up, 1314 01:05:45,858 --> 01:05:47,150 "and l'm gonna make a phone call 1315 01:05:47,276 --> 01:05:49,152 "and get the biggest-dicked son of a bitch l can find 1316 01:05:49,278 --> 01:05:52,072 to screwyou every dayforthe rest ofyour natural born life." 1317 01:05:52,198 --> 01:05:53,490 - Those were his exactwords? 1318 01:05:53,616 --> 01:05:55,283 - Thatwas his words to me, yes. 1319 01:05:55,409 --> 01:05:58,453 - Are you uncomfortable, Mr. Porter? 1320 01:06:00,456 --> 01:06:02,207 - Well, l said l didn'twant him here. 1321 01:06:02,333 --> 01:06:03,333 - Who are you referring to? 1322 01:06:03,459 --> 01:06:06,628 - Him. 1323 01:06:06,754 --> 01:06:07,837 - Let the record show 1324 01:06:07,964 --> 01:06:11,174 that Mr. Porter has pointed at Calvin Beckett. 1325 01:06:11,300 --> 01:06:12,926 - l'm always gonna be here, Eddie. 1326 01:06:13,052 --> 01:06:14,636 That's my right. 1327 01:06:14,762 --> 01:06:16,304 l ain't going anywhere. 1328 01:06:21,560 --> 01:06:24,187 - l was given a list of names. 1329 01:06:24,313 --> 01:06:25,313 - By Beckett? 1330 01:06:25,439 --> 01:06:26,731 - Yeah. 1331 01:06:26,857 --> 01:06:27,983 He had them right there. 1332 01:06:28,109 --> 01:06:30,485 - Mr. Porter, was Dee Roberts' name on the list 1333 01:06:30,611 --> 01:06:33,029 the DA gave you? 1334 01:06:33,155 --> 01:06:35,365 - Uh, l don't remember. 1335 01:06:35,491 --> 01:06:36,700 - Oh, come on, Mr. Porter. 1336 01:06:36,826 --> 01:06:40,453 Did you put Dee Roberts' name down as a drug dealer 1337 01:06:40,579 --> 01:06:44,207 because your cousin Claudia asked you to? 1338 01:06:44,333 --> 01:06:45,542 - l-l-l can't remember. 1339 01:06:45,668 --> 01:06:47,377 - Butyou do know who Claudia is, right? 1340 01:06:47,503 --> 01:06:48,545 You... 1341 01:06:48,671 --> 01:06:50,630 She's-- she lives with Darrell Hughes. 1342 01:06:50,756 --> 01:06:52,215 - l know her. She my cousin, yeah. 1343 01:06:52,341 --> 01:06:53,800 - Boy, did you put Dee Roberts' name down 1344 01:06:53,926 --> 01:06:55,677 because your cousin Claudia asked you to or not? 1345 01:06:55,803 --> 01:06:56,886 - l don't know. 1346 01:06:57,013 --> 01:06:58,555 Look, all they needed was five more names, 1347 01:06:58,681 --> 01:07:00,515 and they didn't care who theywas. 1348 01:07:03,310 --> 01:07:06,563 - Mr. Porter, my name is Mark Shelby. 1349 01:07:06,689 --> 01:07:11,401 Mr. Porter, generally, would you saythat you tell the truth? 1350 01:07:11,527 --> 01:07:13,611 - l try to, 1351 01:07:13,738 --> 01:07:15,905 unless l feel like l'm in danger 1352 01:07:16,032 --> 01:07:18,324 or l got to protect myself. 1353 01:07:18,451 --> 01:07:19,951 - Mm-hmm. 1354 01:07:20,077 --> 01:07:21,286 And were you telling the truth 1355 01:07:21,412 --> 01:07:23,997 when you testified under oath at the Green trial? 1356 01:07:24,123 --> 01:07:26,124 'Cause the truth you're telling today 1357 01:07:26,250 --> 01:07:29,252 is not exactly the same truth you were telling back then. 1358 01:07:29,378 --> 01:07:31,963 So l'mjust trying to figure out what about today's truth 1359 01:07:32,089 --> 01:07:34,007 is true. 1360 01:07:34,133 --> 01:07:36,926 - Well, he had me locked up then. 1361 01:07:37,053 --> 01:07:40,096 He could've did anything he wanted to do to me. 1362 01:07:40,222 --> 01:07:42,432 But now l got to do what's right, 1363 01:07:42,558 --> 01:07:43,933 'cause the truth will setyou free. 1364 01:07:44,060 --> 01:07:45,393 - Which truth we talking about, 1365 01:07:45,519 --> 01:07:47,687 the truth you told before orthe truth you're telling now? 1366 01:07:47,813 --> 01:07:50,523 'Cause l'm a little confused by all that. 1367 01:07:50,649 --> 01:07:51,858 Mr. Porter, 1368 01:07:51,984 --> 01:07:53,651 you ever had any mental problems? 1369 01:07:55,905 --> 01:07:57,572 - Yeah. 1370 01:07:57,698 --> 01:08:00,575 - Could you tell me what type? 1371 01:08:00,701 --> 01:08:04,537 - l was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, 1372 01:08:04,663 --> 01:08:06,873 and l can't remember the other one. 1373 01:08:06,999 --> 01:08:08,875 - That's all right, Mr. Porter. 1374 01:08:09,001 --> 01:08:11,544 That's probably enough. 1375 01:08:11,670 --> 01:08:14,380 Now, you understand thatwe're embroiled in a lawsuit here. 1376 01:08:14,507 --> 01:08:18,885 And these plaintiffs are seeking damages. 1377 01:08:19,011 --> 01:08:20,720 And ifthese allegations are proven, 1378 01:08:20,846 --> 01:08:23,890 a lot of police officers, some good men, 1379 01:08:24,016 --> 01:08:25,725 not being police officers anymore. 1380 01:08:25,851 --> 01:08:29,854 - ls there going to be an end to this cascade of rhetoric? 1381 01:08:29,980 --> 01:08:34,567 - l'mjust trying to determine if Mr. Porter here 1382 01:08:34,693 --> 01:08:36,528 truly comprehends the seriousness 1383 01:08:36,654 --> 01:08:37,737 ofthese allegations, 1384 01:08:37,863 --> 01:08:39,531 allegations thatwere broughtforth 1385 01:08:39,657 --> 01:08:42,408 by a paranoid schizophrenic 1386 01:08:42,535 --> 01:08:44,369 that can't remember what else he is. 1387 01:08:44,495 --> 01:08:49,165 - l understand the seriousness ofthis whole situation. 1388 01:08:49,291 --> 01:08:53,586 l understand the seriousness of people being incarcerated. 1389 01:08:53,712 --> 01:08:55,755 l understand the seriousness of people's lives 1390 01:08:55,881 --> 01:09:00,260 being changed forever and affected. 1391 01:09:00,386 --> 01:09:01,427 l understand the seriousness 1392 01:09:01,554 --> 01:09:05,348 of not being able to sleep good at night 1393 01:09:05,474 --> 01:09:09,018 'cause you worried about somebody coming to your house 1394 01:09:09,145 --> 01:09:14,649 and harming you oryourfamily members. 1395 01:09:14,775 --> 01:09:16,693 l understand a lot. 1396 01:09:19,530 --> 01:09:21,573 And l know my life will never be the same. 1397 01:09:40,092 --> 01:09:42,260 - They'll destroy Porter on the stand. 1398 01:09:42,386 --> 01:09:45,180 - Well, we need to turn his unreliability back against them. 1399 01:09:45,306 --> 01:09:49,434 - We need a change in venue. 1400 01:09:49,560 --> 01:09:51,978 - The motion is denied. 1401 01:09:52,104 --> 01:09:53,313 - But the district attorney 1402 01:09:53,439 --> 01:09:55,565 has appeared before you 16 times. 1403 01:09:55,691 --> 01:09:58,985 Surely, a change in venue would result in a fairertrial. 1404 01:09:59,111 --> 01:10:02,822 - The motion has been denied. 1405 01:10:02,948 --> 01:10:04,490 ls there something about the word "denied" 1406 01:10:04,617 --> 01:10:07,035 thatyou don't understand, Counselor? 1407 01:10:07,161 --> 01:10:08,494 - No, Your Honor. 1408 01:10:08,621 --> 01:10:09,787 - Good. 1409 01:10:15,461 --> 01:10:18,087 - Did you hold a gun to Eddie Porter's head 1410 01:10:18,214 --> 01:10:19,797 and threaten to kill him 1411 01:10:19,924 --> 01:10:21,466 if he didn't help you with your drug cases? 1412 01:10:21,592 --> 01:10:24,844 - No. 1413 01:10:24,970 --> 01:10:27,305 - Did you give him crack cocaine... 1414 01:10:27,431 --> 01:10:28,431 - No. 1415 01:10:28,557 --> 01:10:29,849 - So he could make drug buys foryou? 1416 01:10:29,975 --> 01:10:31,017 - Absolutely not. 1417 01:10:31,143 --> 01:10:32,518 - Did you suspect he was using drugs? 1418 01:10:32,645 --> 01:10:34,020 - No. 1419 01:10:34,146 --> 01:10:35,855 - Did you test him? 1420 01:10:35,981 --> 01:10:39,192 - No. 1421 01:10:39,318 --> 01:10:40,944 - You think Eddie Porter is mentally stable? 1422 01:10:41,070 --> 01:10:42,070 - Objection. 1423 01:10:42,196 --> 01:10:45,657 My client's not a psychiatrist. 1424 01:10:45,783 --> 01:10:47,742 - You go ahead and answerthe question. 1425 01:10:50,663 --> 01:10:52,956 - l still can't believe you're doing this. 1426 01:10:53,082 --> 01:10:55,208 - Well, here l am. 1427 01:10:55,334 --> 01:10:57,669 Now please answerthe question. 1428 01:11:01,924 --> 01:11:03,383 - Look, l can answer any question 1429 01:11:03,509 --> 01:11:05,218 y'all want to throw at me, okay? 1430 01:11:05,344 --> 01:11:06,803 Just 'cause l didn't go to law school 1431 01:11:06,929 --> 01:11:08,012 doesn't mean shit. 1432 01:11:08,138 --> 01:11:12,308 Eddie Porter is crazier than a $3 bill, okay? 1433 01:11:12,434 --> 01:11:14,185 He wouldn't know which way the skywas 1434 01:11:14,311 --> 01:11:16,187 unless l pointed him up to it. 1435 01:11:16,313 --> 01:11:17,563 The shit that boy did-- 1436 01:11:17,690 --> 01:11:19,816 l mean, l had to walk him through every single step 1437 01:11:19,942 --> 01:11:21,567 every time. 1438 01:11:23,946 --> 01:11:27,740 - Then why'd you trust him as a confidential informant? 1439 01:11:27,866 --> 01:11:30,285 - Mr. Arnold, you were a combined 1440 01:11:30,411 --> 01:11:33,746 county drug taskforce commander in November of2000, 1441 01:11:33,872 --> 01:11:35,164 were you not? 1442 01:11:35,291 --> 01:11:36,749 - Yes. 1443 01:11:36,875 --> 01:11:39,419 - Was the drug taskforce racist in its design? 1444 01:11:39,545 --> 01:11:41,379 - Absolutely not. 1445 01:11:45,342 --> 01:11:47,719 - l'd like to enterthis as exhibit 5. 1446 01:11:47,845 --> 01:11:49,345 lt comes from yourfiles. 1447 01:11:49,471 --> 01:11:54,100 And it's dated a month before the raid atArlington Springs. 1448 01:11:54,226 --> 01:11:58,271 Are those the folks whom you arrested that day? 1449 01:11:58,397 --> 01:11:59,439 - Most ofthem. 1450 01:11:59,565 --> 01:12:01,232 - Do you knowthem? 1451 01:12:02,776 --> 01:12:04,235 - Most ofthem. 1452 01:12:07,906 --> 01:12:09,866 - Could you tell us each person's race? 1453 01:12:17,249 --> 01:12:18,750 - Black-- 1454 01:12:18,876 --> 01:12:21,794 African-American. 1455 01:12:21,920 --> 01:12:24,297 Black, don't know, 1456 01:12:24,423 --> 01:12:26,966 black, black, black, black. 1457 01:12:27,092 --> 01:12:29,135 l believe black. 1458 01:12:29,261 --> 01:12:31,721 Black, don't know, 1459 01:12:31,847 --> 01:12:33,514 gonna assume black, 1460 01:12:33,640 --> 01:12:34,640 black, black, 1461 01:12:34,767 --> 01:12:36,267 assume black again, 1462 01:12:36,393 --> 01:12:39,604 black, black, black, black, 1463 01:12:39,730 --> 01:12:42,815 black, black, black, don't know, 1464 01:12:42,941 --> 01:12:44,484 black. 1465 01:12:55,120 --> 01:12:56,829 - Ms. Lloyd, l warned you last time. 1466 01:12:56,955 --> 01:12:58,122 - What? 1467 01:12:58,248 --> 01:13:00,750 He ain't fit to take the kids. 1468 01:13:00,876 --> 01:13:02,585 All right, the first chance he has to go to a bar, 1469 01:13:02,711 --> 01:13:04,170 he'll leave their ass hungry. 1470 01:13:04,296 --> 01:13:06,464 - True, but l'm not gonna leave the children with you either. 1471 01:13:06,590 --> 01:13:07,924 They're gonna have to go to a group home. 1472 01:13:08,050 --> 01:13:09,050 - Look, l got a house. 1473 01:13:09,176 --> 01:13:10,176 They belong with their mama. 1474 01:13:10,302 --> 01:13:11,302 - Miss Lloyd? - What? 1475 01:13:11,428 --> 01:13:12,428 - This is not a debate society. 1476 01:13:12,554 --> 01:13:13,554 You're done here. 1477 01:13:13,680 --> 01:13:15,014 - Those are my kids. 1478 01:13:15,140 --> 01:13:16,391 They belong with their mama. 1479 01:13:16,517 --> 01:13:18,309 - Thankyou very much. 1480 01:13:19,603 --> 01:13:21,646 - Next case. - Here you are, sir. 1481 01:13:23,690 --> 01:13:25,817 - Hughes versus Roberts. 1482 01:13:27,778 --> 01:13:29,070 - Dee. 1483 01:13:34,159 --> 01:13:35,576 - She's violent. 1484 01:13:35,702 --> 01:13:36,702 She's abusive. 1485 01:13:36,829 --> 01:13:38,704 Just last month, 1486 01:13:38,831 --> 01:13:40,998 she was arrested for a criminal attack. 1487 01:13:41,125 --> 01:13:42,792 - The attack was on his truck 1488 01:13:42,918 --> 01:13:44,502 because he kidnapped my girls. 1489 01:13:44,628 --> 01:13:47,130 - Well, they my children too. 1490 01:13:47,256 --> 01:13:49,215 - l've never abandoned my daughters. 1491 01:13:49,341 --> 01:13:51,717 l was injail, and l left them with theirgrandmother, 1492 01:13:51,844 --> 01:13:53,803 my mother, who's an excellent caregiver. 1493 01:13:53,929 --> 01:13:56,305 - Well, Miss Roberts, you do seem to have 1494 01:13:56,432 --> 01:13:59,809 a rich and varied relationship with the law. 1495 01:13:59,935 --> 01:14:01,936 Larceny, criminal attack, 1496 01:14:02,062 --> 01:14:03,563 repeated disturbances ofthe peace. 1497 01:14:03,689 --> 01:14:05,731 - You mean where l'm screaming 'cause he's beating me? 1498 01:14:05,858 --> 01:14:08,526 - An arrestfor selling drugs in a school zone. 1499 01:14:10,737 --> 01:14:12,280 - Those charges have been dropped. 1500 01:14:12,406 --> 01:14:14,031 - Mm. 1501 01:14:14,158 --> 01:14:16,659 One can see why Mr. Hughes is concerned. 1502 01:14:16,785 --> 01:14:18,077 - lf he is so concerned, 1503 01:14:18,203 --> 01:14:20,288 maybe he should make some of his child support payments. 1504 01:14:20,414 --> 01:14:21,622 - l do pay child-- 1505 01:14:21,748 --> 01:14:23,458 it's called "child support" not "Dee support." 1506 01:14:23,584 --> 01:14:24,584 l payfor my children. 1507 01:14:24,710 --> 01:14:26,252 - Or stop seeing a woman 1508 01:14:26,378 --> 01:14:28,045 who's been convicted for child molesting. 1509 01:14:28,172 --> 01:14:30,339 - All right, now, you knowthat's not true. 1510 01:14:30,466 --> 01:14:33,176 Mr. Hughes, if l want any more inputfrom you, 1511 01:14:33,302 --> 01:14:34,635 l will askfor it. 1512 01:14:39,016 --> 01:14:40,683 You seem to have a point, Miss Roberts. 1513 01:14:40,809 --> 01:14:44,145 Perhaps these girls shouldn't be with Mr. Hughes either. 1514 01:14:46,315 --> 01:14:48,816 Unfit parents are why the state has homes for children, 1515 01:14:48,942 --> 01:14:51,486 after all. 1516 01:14:51,612 --> 01:14:55,114 - l am not an unfit mother. 1517 01:14:55,240 --> 01:14:58,951 Now, ifyou want to hurt me because l'm suing you, 1518 01:14:59,077 --> 01:15:02,205 go ahead and do it. 1519 01:15:02,331 --> 01:15:05,708 But so help me God, ifyou hurt my children... 1520 01:15:14,760 --> 01:15:17,345 l'm not an unfit mother. 1521 01:15:21,308 --> 01:15:23,434 - [sighs] 1522 01:15:26,396 --> 01:15:30,525 - l have a report here from CPS lnspector Moss. 1523 01:15:30,651 --> 01:15:33,236 Hm. 1524 01:15:33,362 --> 01:15:37,073 Based on that, l am leaving the children with you for now. 1525 01:15:37,199 --> 01:15:38,866 But, Miss Roberts, 1526 01:15:38,992 --> 01:15:44,622 do not assume that l will be so lenient next time. 1527 01:15:44,748 --> 01:15:46,457 Next case. 1528 01:16:05,644 --> 01:16:07,853 - Do you think itwill help? 1529 01:16:07,980 --> 01:16:08,980 - Help? 1530 01:16:09,106 --> 01:16:10,648 - The lawsuit. 1531 01:16:10,774 --> 01:16:12,525 Will it really help? 1532 01:16:12,651 --> 01:16:14,443 - Will it-- Dee? 1533 01:16:14,570 --> 01:16:16,737 An African-American man has a better chance 1534 01:16:16,863 --> 01:16:20,324 of being charged for a crime than graduating college. 1535 01:16:20,450 --> 01:16:23,786 The system is so fundamentally broken... 1536 01:16:28,125 --> 01:16:31,544 Oh, God, l don't know. 1537 01:16:31,670 --> 01:16:33,254 Yes. 1538 01:16:33,380 --> 01:16:36,215 l think it'll help. 1539 01:16:36,341 --> 01:16:37,675 l hope it'll help. 1540 01:16:40,637 --> 01:16:42,763 Are you readyfortomorrow? 1541 01:16:42,889 --> 01:16:46,517 - l'll be fine. 1542 01:16:46,643 --> 01:16:48,436 Thankyou. 1543 01:16:48,562 --> 01:16:51,188 - l should be thanking you. l don't... 1544 01:16:51,315 --> 01:16:55,401 l don't know howyou have the strength to keep going. 1545 01:16:55,527 --> 01:16:56,777 - l have help. 1546 01:17:02,284 --> 01:17:03,909 - All right. 1547 01:17:04,036 --> 01:17:05,369 Shall we? 1548 01:17:09,333 --> 01:17:11,292 - Miss Roberts, do you have ajob? 1549 01:17:11,418 --> 01:17:12,460 - No. 1550 01:17:12,586 --> 01:17:15,296 - Are you currently seeking employment? 1551 01:17:15,422 --> 01:17:16,547 - Yes. 1552 01:17:16,673 --> 01:17:19,634 But it's hard because ofthe drug thing. 1553 01:17:19,760 --> 01:17:22,637 - So you have no source of income? 1554 01:17:24,097 --> 01:17:25,556 - But my mama's helping me out. 1555 01:17:25,682 --> 01:17:29,101 - Sounds to me like you could use some money. 1556 01:17:29,227 --> 01:17:31,228 l bet a big old fat settlement checkfrom my clients 1557 01:17:31,355 --> 01:17:32,396 would come in handy, wouldn't it? 1558 01:17:32,522 --> 01:17:33,522 What do you think, guys? 1559 01:17:33,649 --> 01:17:35,733 - Objection. ls that a question? 1560 01:17:35,859 --> 01:17:36,942 - [chuckles] 1561 01:17:37,069 --> 01:17:38,986 l knewthatwas coming. 1562 01:17:39,112 --> 01:17:41,822 Speaking ofthat drug thing, 1563 01:17:41,948 --> 01:17:44,325 you'd been arrested before, hadn'tyou, 1564 01:17:44,451 --> 01:17:46,577 and since. 1565 01:17:46,703 --> 01:17:47,870 - Yes. 1566 01:17:47,996 --> 01:17:51,248 - Now, it seems to me that the more you do something, 1567 01:17:51,375 --> 01:17:54,251 the more used to it you get, 1568 01:17:54,378 --> 01:17:56,128 the less stressful it should become. 1569 01:17:56,254 --> 01:17:58,089 - Oh, come on, Mark. What are you do-- 1570 01:17:58,215 --> 01:17:59,632 are you asking a question, 1571 01:17:59,758 --> 01:18:01,842 or is this a monologue? 1572 01:18:01,968 --> 01:18:03,761 - Just an observation, Sam. 1573 01:18:03,887 --> 01:18:06,055 Tell me about yourfirst arrest. 1574 01:18:06,181 --> 01:18:07,848 - ltwas fortheft. 1575 01:18:07,974 --> 01:18:09,016 ltwas a very long time ago. 1576 01:18:09,142 --> 01:18:11,102 - You were guilty? 1577 01:18:11,228 --> 01:18:13,938 - Well, yes, but-- - You were guilty. 1578 01:18:14,064 --> 01:18:15,272 So your second arrest, 1579 01:18:15,399 --> 01:18:18,109 thatwas for selling drugs in a school zone. 1580 01:18:18,235 --> 01:18:19,443 We know all about that, don'twe? 1581 01:18:19,569 --> 01:18:20,736 - Those charges were dropped. 1582 01:18:20,862 --> 01:18:23,280 - What about this most recent arrest? 1583 01:18:23,407 --> 01:18:26,075 Tell me about that. 1584 01:18:26,201 --> 01:18:28,661 - ltwas for criminal mischief. 1585 01:18:28,787 --> 01:18:31,205 l busted up Darrell's truck 1586 01:18:31,331 --> 01:18:33,290 so he would give me my girls back. 1587 01:18:33,417 --> 01:18:35,126 - You were guilty ofthat one too? 1588 01:18:35,252 --> 01:18:36,335 - Those charges were dropped. 1589 01:18:36,461 --> 01:18:38,254 - Butyou were guilty. - Objection. 1590 01:18:38,380 --> 01:18:40,631 Mr. Shelby, this is not a court of law, 1591 01:18:40,757 --> 01:18:42,383 and you're not ajudge. 1592 01:18:42,509 --> 01:18:44,343 - Uh, who's this guy Darrell? 1593 01:18:44,469 --> 01:18:45,761 - Darrell Hughes, he's the father 1594 01:18:45,887 --> 01:18:47,221 of my two youngest kids. 1595 01:18:47,347 --> 01:18:48,931 - But l thought you had four children. 1596 01:18:49,057 --> 01:18:51,767 - l do have four children. 1597 01:18:51,893 --> 01:18:53,561 - The oldest two have differentfathers. 1598 01:18:53,687 --> 01:18:55,271 - Fathers, like plural? 1599 01:18:56,690 --> 01:18:58,733 - [laughs] Damn, woman. 1600 01:18:58,859 --> 01:19:00,443 How many different men have you had sexwith 1601 01:19:00,569 --> 01:19:01,610 in the past eightyears, huh? 1602 01:19:01,737 --> 01:19:02,737 - Objection! 1603 01:19:08,618 --> 01:19:10,286 - You okay? 1604 01:19:10,412 --> 01:19:12,288 - Uh-huh. 1605 01:19:12,414 --> 01:19:14,165 Seen better days. 1606 01:19:14,291 --> 01:19:17,168 - Well, you're doing good. 1607 01:19:17,294 --> 01:19:20,880 Remember, they'rejust as afraid ofyou as you are ofthem. 1608 01:19:21,006 --> 01:19:23,215 - [sighs] 1609 01:19:29,639 --> 01:19:33,017 - All right, let's get back to these multiple fathers 1610 01:19:33,143 --> 01:19:34,560 we were talking about before the break. 1611 01:19:34,686 --> 01:19:36,270 Now, we know about Darrell Hughes, 1612 01:19:36,396 --> 01:19:39,565 butwhat can you tell me about the othertwo? 1613 01:19:39,691 --> 01:19:41,942 Where do they currently reside? 1614 01:19:42,068 --> 01:19:43,068 - They're in prison. 1615 01:19:43,195 --> 01:19:44,528 - Both ofthem? 1616 01:19:46,573 --> 01:19:47,990 - Mm-hmm. 1617 01:19:48,116 --> 01:19:50,868 - Why? Whatwere they convicted of? 1618 01:19:50,994 --> 01:19:53,913 - Oh, l don't know; l believe drugs. 1619 01:19:54,039 --> 01:19:55,247 - Drugs. 1620 01:19:55,373 --> 01:19:56,499 What kind of drugs? 1621 01:19:57,626 --> 01:19:58,626 - Cocaine. 1622 01:19:58,752 --> 01:20:00,252 - Cocaine. Crack cocaine? 1623 01:20:01,463 --> 01:20:04,215 Would you mind repeating thatforthe record? 1624 01:20:06,343 --> 01:20:07,718 - Crack cocaine. 1625 01:20:07,844 --> 01:20:10,346 - That's the same drug thatyou were arrested for dealing, 1626 01:20:10,472 --> 01:20:12,223 was it not? 1627 01:20:12,349 --> 01:20:13,349 - Well, l didn't do that. 1628 01:20:13,475 --> 01:20:15,476 - Yeah, so you say. - Objection! 1629 01:20:15,602 --> 01:20:19,230 Miss Roberts is not on trial here. 1630 01:20:19,356 --> 01:20:20,564 - Well, Counselor, forgive me, 1631 01:20:20,690 --> 01:20:22,900 but l'mjust having a tough time trying to understand 1632 01:20:23,026 --> 01:20:26,153 why it is that this arrest has caused Miss Roberts 1633 01:20:26,279 --> 01:20:28,864 so much mental duress. 1634 01:20:28,990 --> 01:20:31,408 l mean, it seems to me like she and herwhole family 1635 01:20:31,535 --> 01:20:34,453 have been in and out ofjails and prisons 1636 01:20:34,579 --> 01:20:38,707 and police stations herwhole life long. 1637 01:20:38,834 --> 01:20:40,751 So what is it about this particular arrest 1638 01:20:40,877 --> 01:20:42,419 that is so different? 1639 01:20:42,546 --> 01:20:43,838 - Mr. Shelby-- 1640 01:20:43,964 --> 01:20:45,881 - l'll tell you what made this arrest so different. 1641 01:20:46,007 --> 01:20:47,675 l've only spent one night injail before this. 1642 01:20:47,801 --> 01:20:49,051 l was 16 years old, 1643 01:20:49,177 --> 01:20:52,137 was arrested for stealing diapers and milkfor my babies. 1644 01:20:52,264 --> 01:20:54,515 l did it. They kept me for one night. 1645 01:20:54,641 --> 01:20:56,100 l knew l was getting right out. 1646 01:20:56,226 --> 01:21:00,062 To be locked up for21 days 1647 01:21:00,188 --> 01:21:01,689 awayfrom my girls, 1648 01:21:01,815 --> 01:21:05,067 not knowing if l was gonna get out to see them again, 1649 01:21:05,193 --> 01:21:08,654 21 days in a cage... 1650 01:21:08,780 --> 01:21:10,489 l may not have all your schooling, 1651 01:21:10,615 --> 01:21:12,783 but it seems pretty different to me. 1652 01:21:19,499 --> 01:21:21,292 - Judge Belmont has decided 1653 01:21:21,418 --> 01:21:25,129 that Beckett only has to answer our questions forthree hours. 1654 01:21:25,255 --> 01:21:29,133 Any more time would be wasting the DA's time. 1655 01:21:29,259 --> 01:21:32,303 - We knew he was gonna give him a lot of room. 1656 01:21:32,429 --> 01:21:35,639 - Dee, it is atrocious after what they've putyou through. 1657 01:21:41,271 --> 01:21:42,771 - Mr. Hill, 1658 01:21:42,898 --> 01:21:47,109 ifyou were Beckett's lawyer, whatwould you do? 1659 01:21:47,235 --> 01:21:49,570 - Uh... 1660 01:21:49,696 --> 01:21:53,657 l'd destroy Porter's credibility right from the start. 1661 01:21:53,783 --> 01:21:54,783 l mean, he's nuts. 1662 01:21:54,910 --> 01:21:56,619 Nothing he says can be believed, 1663 01:21:56,745 --> 01:21:58,537 and he's our only source of information 1664 01:21:58,663 --> 01:22:01,332 as to what reallywent on. 1665 01:22:01,458 --> 01:22:03,751 l'd argue that having the police rely on him as an informant 1666 01:22:03,877 --> 01:22:06,378 was a mistake but an honest one. 1667 01:22:06,504 --> 01:22:08,505 - All right, what about the numbers? 1668 01:22:08,632 --> 01:22:10,341 All white cops, all black targets. 1669 01:22:10,467 --> 01:22:11,800 - Coincidence. 1670 01:22:11,927 --> 01:22:14,803 lt's a result ofthe drug they chose to go after, 1671 01:22:14,930 --> 01:22:16,597 crack cocaine. 1672 01:22:16,723 --> 01:22:19,600 Feds target it. Why can't the taskforce? 1673 01:22:20,644 --> 01:22:24,396 And, Dee, l'd go afteryou. 1674 01:22:24,522 --> 01:22:27,816 l mean, reallywork on you, 1675 01:22:27,943 --> 01:22:30,486 suggest thatyou're just a desperate crack mother 1676 01:22:30,612 --> 01:22:33,822 trying to score a monetaryjudgment 1677 01:22:33,949 --> 01:22:35,115 by playing the race card 1678 01:22:35,241 --> 01:22:38,744 against a hardworking group of public servants. 1679 01:22:38,870 --> 01:22:40,579 The police made some mistakes. 1680 01:22:40,705 --> 01:22:41,956 They have a toughjob. 1681 01:22:42,082 --> 01:22:43,540 Occasionally, they'll make mistakes. 1682 01:22:43,667 --> 01:22:45,376 They're only human. 1683 01:22:45,502 --> 01:22:48,921 Should we really punish them fortrying to protect us? 1684 01:22:50,256 --> 01:22:53,050 - Well, there you have it. 1685 01:22:53,176 --> 01:22:55,344 lt'll work too. 1686 01:22:55,470 --> 01:22:57,262 We'll never get anywhere with Belmont 1687 01:22:57,389 --> 01:22:59,807 by criticizing the cops. 1688 01:22:59,933 --> 01:23:03,769 We have to prove that Beckett was motivated by racist intent. 1689 01:23:10,527 --> 01:23:14,279 - How can you prove racist intent? 1690 01:23:17,867 --> 01:23:20,452 - You look at a person's history. 1691 01:23:20,578 --> 01:23:22,538 You interview his coworkers, his family, 1692 01:23:22,664 --> 01:23:24,248 people who know him well. 1693 01:23:24,374 --> 01:23:26,458 Butwe've tried everyone. 1694 01:23:26,584 --> 01:23:29,211 No one is gonna say anything about Beckett. 1695 01:23:32,799 --> 01:23:35,009 - There's Julie's car. 1696 01:23:37,929 --> 01:23:40,514 She's a regular at the coffee shop. 1697 01:23:56,156 --> 01:23:57,573 Thankyou, Julie. 1698 01:23:57,699 --> 01:24:00,200 - lt's about time somebody said something. 1699 01:24:03,705 --> 01:24:06,373 - Just a second now. 1700 01:24:09,627 --> 01:24:10,627 - Okay? 1701 01:24:10,754 --> 01:24:12,296 - We're good. 1702 01:24:12,422 --> 01:24:17,259 - Are you ready, Mrs. Beckett? 1703 01:24:17,385 --> 01:24:19,344 - Yes. 1704 01:24:19,471 --> 01:24:20,554 - All right, 1705 01:24:20,680 --> 01:24:22,306 now, this one's gonna be a little bit harder. 1706 01:24:22,432 --> 01:24:24,516 - Used fractions... 1707 01:24:24,642 --> 01:24:27,478 [pounding on door] 1708 01:24:27,604 --> 01:24:29,688 - Come on, it's me! 1709 01:24:29,814 --> 01:24:30,814 Open up the door, Dee. 1710 01:24:30,940 --> 01:24:31,940 l knowyou in there. Come on. 1711 01:24:32,067 --> 01:24:33,192 [pounding on door] 1712 01:24:33,318 --> 01:24:34,777 - Darrell, go home. 1713 01:24:34,903 --> 01:24:35,903 - Dee, open the door. 1714 01:24:36,029 --> 01:24:37,112 Come on. 1715 01:24:37,238 --> 01:24:39,239 [pounding on door] 1716 01:24:39,365 --> 01:24:41,241 - Stop knocking on my door, come on. 1717 01:24:41,367 --> 01:24:43,494 Stay there, Sherice. 1718 01:24:43,620 --> 01:24:44,620 - Hey. 1719 01:24:44,746 --> 01:24:47,206 - You drunk. 1720 01:24:47,332 --> 01:24:49,291 - l came to get the girls. 1721 01:24:49,417 --> 01:24:50,417 They need theirfathertoo. 1722 01:24:50,543 --> 01:24:51,835 - Look, you heard what the man said. 1723 01:24:51,961 --> 01:24:53,170 They need to be with their mother. 1724 01:24:53,296 --> 01:24:55,255 Mm-mm. Go home. Good night. 1725 01:24:55,381 --> 01:24:57,466 - Come on, now, listen to me. 1726 01:24:57,592 --> 01:24:59,760 Look, think about it. Hear me out. 1727 01:24:59,886 --> 01:25:01,220 lfwe got back together, 1728 01:25:01,346 --> 01:25:04,681 then they could have us both. 1729 01:25:04,808 --> 01:25:06,517 - Mm-mm. 1730 01:25:06,643 --> 01:25:08,685 No, we been through this already, Darrell. 1731 01:25:08,812 --> 01:25:09,812 No. - Dee, don't be like that. 1732 01:25:09,938 --> 01:25:11,188 - Darrell, go home. 1733 01:25:11,314 --> 01:25:13,357 Darrell! - Come on! 1734 01:25:13,483 --> 01:25:14,691 Don't come into my-- 1735 01:25:14,818 --> 01:25:16,276 Go to your room, Sherice! 1736 01:25:16,402 --> 01:25:18,195 Get to your room right now. 1737 01:25:18,321 --> 01:25:20,447 - Give me two seconds to talk! 1738 01:25:22,992 --> 01:25:24,910 Give me my girls! 1739 01:25:25,036 --> 01:25:26,161 - 2-4-- - Go ahead, call 'em. 1740 01:25:26,287 --> 01:25:28,705 l don't care. 1741 01:25:28,832 --> 01:25:30,290 Come on, man, we're getting out of here. 1742 01:25:30,416 --> 01:25:31,917 - Please come as soon as you can. 1743 01:25:32,043 --> 01:25:33,127 lt's an emergency. 1744 01:25:33,253 --> 01:25:34,461 Darrell, please! 1745 01:25:34,587 --> 01:25:35,879 - Let's go. - Don't do this, Darrell. 1746 01:25:36,005 --> 01:25:37,005 - Come on, get out myway! 1747 01:25:37,132 --> 01:25:38,882 - l'm not-- - Get off me! 1748 01:25:39,008 --> 01:25:40,717 - Stop it! Get out my house! 1749 01:25:40,844 --> 01:25:42,594 - Hey, have you lost your Goddamned mind? 1750 01:25:42,720 --> 01:25:44,054 - Mama! - Put that baby down! 1751 01:25:44,180 --> 01:25:45,222 - Whatyou gonna do with that? 1752 01:25:45,348 --> 01:25:46,348 - l will knockyou out. 1753 01:25:46,474 --> 01:25:47,724 - Well, hell, old lady, swing! 1754 01:25:47,851 --> 01:25:48,851 - Come on, step into it. 1755 01:25:48,977 --> 01:25:49,977 - Whatyou gonna do with that, huh? 1756 01:25:50,103 --> 01:25:51,103 - l'm gonna knockyour head off! 1757 01:25:51,229 --> 01:25:52,271 - Go ahead, go ahead! 1758 01:25:52,397 --> 01:25:53,730 - Yourgirls are looking atyou, Darrell. 1759 01:25:53,857 --> 01:25:55,732 - l wish you would. - Go ahead, swing! 1760 01:25:55,859 --> 01:25:57,151 - l'll knockyou out, Darrell! 1761 01:25:57,277 --> 01:25:58,402 - Get off me! 1762 01:25:58,528 --> 01:26:00,571 - You know Beckett ain't gonna charge me! 1763 01:26:00,697 --> 01:26:03,157 You know Beckett ain't gonna charge me! 1764 01:26:03,283 --> 01:26:06,285 You know Beckett ain't gonna charge me, Dee. 1765 01:26:06,411 --> 01:26:07,411 l'll be back! 1766 01:26:07,537 --> 01:26:08,537 - Come on. 1767 01:26:23,219 --> 01:26:24,887 - l know. 1768 01:26:25,013 --> 01:26:27,264 l know, sweetie. 1769 01:26:27,390 --> 01:26:32,895 l'm here with you. 1770 01:26:41,154 --> 01:26:42,654 - Hey. 1771 01:26:47,493 --> 01:26:49,203 - l'm here with you. 1772 01:26:54,417 --> 01:26:56,168 - Come on, Dee. 1773 01:27:00,173 --> 01:27:03,675 All right, here we go. 1774 01:27:03,801 --> 01:27:06,428 - So sorry l'm late. 1775 01:27:06,554 --> 01:27:07,638 Had a rough night. 1776 01:27:07,764 --> 01:27:09,890 - lt's all right. Sam's already there. 1777 01:27:10,016 --> 01:27:11,642 - You okay, Dee? 1778 01:27:11,768 --> 01:27:14,102 - l'm fine. 1779 01:27:14,229 --> 01:27:16,230 David, 1780 01:27:16,356 --> 01:27:18,148 l have an idea. 1781 01:27:18,274 --> 01:27:20,067 [engine turns] 1782 01:27:24,113 --> 01:27:26,281 - Three hours, Sam. 1783 01:27:26,407 --> 01:27:28,408 Thejudge said you get three hours with me. 1784 01:27:28,534 --> 01:27:29,952 Nine minutes is over. 1785 01:27:30,078 --> 01:27:31,536 - [mumbles] 1786 01:27:33,539 --> 01:27:36,625 - Sam, there's no need to be uncivil, is there? 1787 01:27:36,751 --> 01:27:38,835 After all, we used to be friends. 1788 01:27:38,962 --> 01:27:43,382 We still have to be together for2 hours and 50 minutes. 1789 01:27:46,928 --> 01:27:47,928 - Sorrywe're late. 1790 01:27:54,560 --> 01:27:58,647 Mr. Beckett, you're aware that the videotape we're taping 1791 01:27:58,773 --> 01:28:00,315 will become part ofthe public record? 1792 01:28:05,613 --> 01:28:07,531 l'm gonna take your silence as assent. 1793 01:28:07,657 --> 01:28:10,575 Before we begin, Mr. Beckett, 1794 01:28:10,702 --> 01:28:12,744 l'd like to introduce my associate, 1795 01:28:12,870 --> 01:28:15,622 Mr. Byron Hill. 1796 01:28:15,748 --> 01:28:21,336 Mr. Hill will be conducting your deposition. 1797 01:28:30,221 --> 01:28:31,847 - Good morning. 1798 01:28:31,973 --> 01:28:35,642 Mr. Beckett, is ityour regular practice 1799 01:28:35,768 --> 01:28:38,478 to indict someone based on the word of a single informant? 1800 01:28:38,604 --> 01:28:40,981 - Regular practice all across Texas. 1801 01:28:41,107 --> 01:28:43,317 - And is it also your practice to give the informant 1802 01:28:43,443 --> 01:28:45,569 a list of people you want to find guilty? 1803 01:28:45,695 --> 01:28:46,987 - Objection. 1804 01:28:47,113 --> 01:28:49,031 Question assumes my client gave such a list. 1805 01:28:49,157 --> 01:28:51,408 - Mr. Beckett, do you frequently use informants 1806 01:28:51,534 --> 01:28:54,870 with a history of... 1807 01:28:54,996 --> 01:28:56,121 mental instability? 1808 01:28:56,247 --> 01:29:00,042 - We use informants that knowthe drug dealers. 1809 01:29:00,168 --> 01:29:02,461 This list rarely includes Baptist preachers, 1810 01:29:02,587 --> 01:29:03,837 Jewish rabbis, 1811 01:29:03,963 --> 01:29:06,590 orwise-ass lawyers. 1812 01:29:13,389 --> 01:29:15,724 - Please mark this as exhibit 5. 1813 01:29:21,898 --> 01:29:23,982 - Mr. Beckett, these are your drug arrest records 1814 01:29:24,108 --> 01:29:25,734 forthe pastfive years. 1815 01:29:25,860 --> 01:29:29,279 Now, Harmony County is less than half black. 1816 01:29:29,405 --> 01:29:32,824 Why do you think over 85% ofthe taskforce arrests 1817 01:29:32,950 --> 01:29:34,493 are of black people? 1818 01:29:34,619 --> 01:29:36,620 - Must be that it's them doing all the drugs. 1819 01:29:39,582 --> 01:29:42,334 40 minutes left, boy. 1820 01:29:48,633 --> 01:29:50,967 - Mr. Beckett, 1821 01:29:51,094 --> 01:29:55,263 even black people can tell time. 1822 01:29:55,390 --> 01:29:57,724 Calvin... 1823 01:29:57,850 --> 01:30:01,478 You don't mind if l call you that, do you? 1824 01:30:01,604 --> 01:30:03,605 You seem to have a problem with us black people. 1825 01:30:03,731 --> 01:30:04,815 - Objection. 1826 01:30:04,941 --> 01:30:06,358 - To what? Thatwasn't even a question. 1827 01:30:06,484 --> 01:30:08,402 - You ever call blacks "niggers"? 1828 01:30:12,532 --> 01:30:17,661 Answerthe question. 1829 01:30:19,872 --> 01:30:22,082 Mr. Beckett, you are under oath, 1830 01:30:22,208 --> 01:30:24,376 and you have an obligation to respond. 1831 01:30:24,502 --> 01:30:25,627 - l don't remember. 1832 01:30:26,796 --> 01:30:29,089 - You never said it? 1833 01:30:29,215 --> 01:30:31,174 - l don't remember ever saying it. 1834 01:30:34,804 --> 01:30:37,472 - What's your relationship like with your ex-wife? 1835 01:30:37,598 --> 01:30:39,266 - Don't have any kind of relationship. 1836 01:30:39,392 --> 01:30:41,685 What the hell kind of a question is that? 1837 01:30:41,811 --> 01:30:43,937 - She seems to have a better memorythan you do, Calvin. 1838 01:30:47,442 --> 01:30:50,569 - My name is Elizabeth Beckett. 1839 01:30:50,695 --> 01:30:54,322 And l'm competent to testifytherein. 1840 01:30:54,449 --> 01:31:00,287 - How'd your ex-husband feel about black people? 1841 01:31:00,413 --> 01:31:01,705 - Oh, he hated them. 1842 01:31:01,831 --> 01:31:04,207 Calvin hated them. 1843 01:31:04,333 --> 01:31:05,375 He even hated the children. 1844 01:31:05,501 --> 01:31:06,877 lfthey came in ouryard, 1845 01:31:07,003 --> 01:31:09,337 he'd go out there and scream at them. 1846 01:31:09,464 --> 01:31:13,884 - You think his views affect his behavior as a DA? 1847 01:31:14,010 --> 01:31:16,845 - He thought that people wanted convictions. 1848 01:31:16,971 --> 01:31:21,349 He thought that the feds wanted convictions. 1849 01:31:21,476 --> 01:31:24,895 Calvin would say that, 1850 01:31:25,021 --> 01:31:30,859 "Who betterto convict than the lazy-ass niggers?" 1851 01:31:34,489 --> 01:31:38,283 - He referred to black people as "niggers"? 1852 01:31:38,409 --> 01:31:41,620 - Yes. 1853 01:31:41,746 --> 01:31:43,497 Yes, he did. 1854 01:31:43,623 --> 01:31:44,789 Yes. 1855 01:31:44,916 --> 01:31:49,628 - Now, uh, you remember her, right? 1856 01:31:49,754 --> 01:31:50,795 Ex-wife? 1857 01:31:50,922 --> 01:31:53,632 That's your ex-wife. 1858 01:31:53,758 --> 01:31:55,425 You want to see whatyour daughter has to say, 1859 01:31:55,551 --> 01:31:58,261 or has your memory returned? 1860 01:31:58,387 --> 01:32:00,680 Let's see what your daughter has to say. 1861 01:32:00,806 --> 01:32:02,015 - My name is Julie Beckett. 1862 01:32:02,141 --> 01:32:06,144 l'm 22, and l'm competent to testify herein. 1863 01:32:06,270 --> 01:32:08,647 - Right, okay, Julie, 1864 01:32:08,773 --> 01:32:13,026 did yourfather ever express any hostilitytoward black people? 1865 01:32:13,152 --> 01:32:15,779 - Oh, yeah, never even tried to hide it, you know? 1866 01:32:15,905 --> 01:32:17,155 Him and JerryArnold, 1867 01:32:17,281 --> 01:32:19,950 theywould, like, sit around and drink beers and shit. 1868 01:32:20,076 --> 01:32:21,952 And theywould always say, 1869 01:32:22,078 --> 01:32:23,495 "The onlyway to save ourtown 1870 01:32:23,621 --> 01:32:26,248 is to blow Arlington Springs up." 1871 01:32:26,374 --> 01:32:27,791 Theywould say shit like, 1872 01:32:27,917 --> 01:32:31,795 "Make the nigger cockroaches burn," 1873 01:32:31,921 --> 01:32:33,255 shit like that, you know? 1874 01:32:33,381 --> 01:32:35,882 - So how'd he feel when he found out 1875 01:32:36,008 --> 01:32:38,051 that you were dating a black man? 1876 01:32:38,177 --> 01:32:41,471 - Oh, he was-- he was so angry, 1877 01:32:41,597 --> 01:32:43,557 like, crazy angry. 1878 01:32:43,683 --> 01:32:46,017 He started chasing me down, okay? 1879 01:32:46,143 --> 01:32:47,143 He chased me down, 1880 01:32:47,270 --> 01:32:50,105 and he started whipping me with his belt. 1881 01:32:50,231 --> 01:32:51,940 l mean, he was just going crazy, you know, 1882 01:32:52,066 --> 01:32:53,316 like, saying shit to me like, 1883 01:32:53,442 --> 01:32:56,611 "You're nothing but a dirty nigger-loving whore, 1884 01:32:56,737 --> 01:32:59,239 dirty nigger-loving whore, dirty nigger-loving whore." 1885 01:33:03,160 --> 01:33:04,160 - What the fuck are you doing 1886 01:33:04,287 --> 01:33:05,579 when they're over here whipping me? 1887 01:33:05,705 --> 01:33:08,707 - Mr. Beckett, do you ever call blacks "niggers"? 1888 01:33:08,833 --> 01:33:10,166 - Oh, ofcourse l call them niggers, 1889 01:33:10,293 --> 01:33:11,960 you uppity piece of shit. 1890 01:33:12,086 --> 01:33:14,170 Can't think of anyfolks down here 1891 01:33:14,297 --> 01:33:15,880 that don't call you people niggers. 1892 01:33:17,383 --> 01:33:20,552 Yet race has nothing to do with whom you prosecute as DA? 1893 01:33:50,416 --> 01:33:53,293 - Sam, Byron. 1894 01:33:53,419 --> 01:33:57,130 He practically ordered them to settle. 1895 01:33:57,256 --> 01:33:58,882 There's no way he wanted that tape 1896 01:33:59,008 --> 01:34:01,092 played in a Texas courtroom. 1897 01:34:01,218 --> 01:34:02,886 lt's over. 1898 01:34:03,012 --> 01:34:04,512 - [laughing] 1899 01:34:04,639 --> 01:34:05,889 Hey! 1900 01:34:06,015 --> 01:34:08,850 [laughing] 1901 01:34:08,976 --> 01:34:10,226 - Oh, my goodness. 1902 01:34:10,353 --> 01:34:11,770 - Oh, my gosh, we did it. 1903 01:34:11,896 --> 01:34:13,563 [laughing] 1904 01:34:15,900 --> 01:34:16,900 - Well? 1905 01:34:17,026 --> 01:34:18,610 - Let's get out of here. 1906 01:34:19,695 --> 01:34:21,529 - l want to go... 1907 01:34:24,659 --> 01:34:25,659 - Hm. 1908 01:34:25,785 --> 01:34:28,078 - Can you believe that? 1909 01:34:28,204 --> 01:34:29,913 lsn't he yours, Dee? 1910 01:34:33,626 --> 01:34:37,253 - They've offered to disband the drug taskforce 1911 01:34:37,380 --> 01:34:40,882 and to give each ofthe accused a small settlement. 1912 01:34:41,008 --> 01:34:43,343 - What about Gladys? 1913 01:34:43,469 --> 01:34:44,469 - She's no longer a felon, 1914 01:34:44,595 --> 01:34:48,181 so she can move back into Arlington Springs. 1915 01:34:48,307 --> 01:34:49,307 - And our arrest records? 1916 01:34:49,433 --> 01:34:50,433 - Expunged. 1917 01:34:52,853 --> 01:34:54,521 - And Beckett? 1918 01:34:54,647 --> 01:34:57,524 - Dee, we did everything we could. 1919 01:34:57,650 --> 01:34:59,275 Beckett will have to face the voters. 1920 01:34:59,402 --> 01:35:01,486 But that's the best we could do. 1921 01:35:01,612 --> 01:35:02,821 Thejudge was firm on that, 1922 01:35:02,947 --> 01:35:05,657 that Beckett's future be decided by the voters. 1923 01:35:09,704 --> 01:35:10,954 - Will this stop the raids? 1924 01:35:11,080 --> 01:35:13,498 - l think so. 1925 01:35:13,624 --> 01:35:14,666 l really think so. 1926 01:35:42,403 --> 01:35:46,865 [radio chatter] 1927 01:35:48,659 --> 01:35:52,120 - Sam? 1928 01:35:52,246 --> 01:35:53,621 - Yeah. 1929 01:35:53,748 --> 01:35:54,831 - ls everything all right? 1930 01:35:56,500 --> 01:35:57,959 - Yeah, yeah. 1931 01:35:58,085 --> 01:36:00,587 Everything's all right. 1932 01:36:14,226 --> 01:36:15,727 - Now, in our congregation, 1933 01:36:15,853 --> 01:36:21,191 there is a woman that has struggled 1934 01:36:21,317 --> 01:36:23,568 and suffered 1935 01:36:23,694 --> 01:36:25,695 and prevailed, 1936 01:36:25,821 --> 01:36:28,364 notjustfor herself 1937 01:36:28,491 --> 01:36:32,869 butfor us all. 1938 01:36:32,995 --> 01:36:35,580 Now, l'm gonna have to call out Dee Roberts. 1939 01:36:35,706 --> 01:36:37,874 Dee Roberts, 1940 01:36:38,000 --> 01:36:40,585 l'm asking you to stand up 1941 01:36:40,711 --> 01:36:44,380 and accept ourwarmest thanks. 1942 01:36:44,507 --> 01:36:45,882 Come on, y'all. 1943 01:36:46,008 --> 01:36:53,056 [cheers and applause] 1944 01:36:53,182 --> 01:36:54,307 Yeah. 1945 01:37:00,523 --> 01:37:05,693 - ♪ l wish l knew how itwould feel ♪ 1946 01:37:05,820 --> 01:37:08,822 ♪ to be free ♪ 1947 01:37:08,948 --> 01:37:11,908 ♪ l wish l could break ♪ 1948 01:37:12,034 --> 01:37:15,620 ♪ all the chains holding me ♪ 1949 01:37:16,705 --> 01:37:19,916 ♪ l wish l could say ♪ 1950 01:37:20,042 --> 01:37:23,711 ♪ all the things that l should say ♪ 1951 01:37:23,838 --> 01:37:25,755 ♪ Say 'em loud ♪ 1952 01:37:25,881 --> 01:37:27,674 ♪ Say 'em clear♪ 1953 01:37:27,800 --> 01:37:32,345 ♪ forthe whole round world to hear♪ 1954 01:37:32,471 --> 01:37:35,598 ♪ l wish l could share ♪ 1955 01:37:35,724 --> 01:37:40,186 ♪All the love that's in my heart ♪ 1956 01:37:40,312 --> 01:37:43,273 ♪ Remove all the bars ♪ 1957 01:37:43,399 --> 01:37:48,027 ♪ that keep us apart ♪ 1958 01:37:48,153 --> 01:37:51,197 ♪ l wish you could know♪ 1959 01:37:51,323 --> 01:37:55,076 ♪ what it means to be me ♪ 1960 01:37:55,202 --> 01:37:58,788 ♪ Then you'd see and agree ♪ 1961 01:37:58,914 --> 01:38:03,710 ♪ that it ever man should be free ♪ 1962 01:38:03,836 --> 01:38:07,213 ♪ l wish l could give ♪ 1963 01:38:07,339 --> 01:38:11,175 ♪ all l'm longing to give ♪ 1964 01:38:11,302 --> 01:38:14,929 ♪ l wish l could relive ♪ 1965 01:38:15,055 --> 01:38:19,267 ♪ like l'm longing to live ♪ 1966 01:38:19,393 --> 01:38:22,478 ♪ l wish l could do ♪ 1967 01:38:22,605 --> 01:38:26,482 ♪ all the things that l can do ♪ 1968 01:38:26,609 --> 01:38:30,695 ♪ Though l'm way overdue ♪ 1969 01:38:30,821 --> 01:38:34,657 ♪ l'd be starting anew♪ 1970 01:38:34,783 --> 01:38:38,077 ♪ Well, l wish l could be ♪ 1971 01:38:38,203 --> 01:38:42,749 ♪ like a bird in the sky ♪ 1972 01:38:42,875 --> 01:38:46,252 ♪ How sweet itwould be ♪ 1973 01:38:46,378 --> 01:38:50,423 ♪ if l found l could fly ♪ 1974 01:38:50,549 --> 01:38:53,801 ♪ Oh, l'd soar to the sun ♪ 1975 01:38:53,928 --> 01:38:57,889 ♪ and look down at the sea ♪ 1976 01:38:58,015 --> 01:39:02,060 ♪ Then l'd sing 'cause l know, yeah ♪ 1977 01:39:02,186 --> 01:39:05,688 ♪ not sing 'cause l'm known, yeah ♪ 1978 01:39:05,814 --> 01:39:08,858 ♪ Then l'd sing 'cause l know♪ 1979 01:39:08,984 --> 01:39:12,028 ♪ l know how itfeels ♪ 1980 01:39:12,154 --> 01:39:15,198 ♪ Oh, l know how itfeels ♪ 1981 01:39:15,324 --> 01:39:16,407 ♪ to be free ♪ 1982 01:39:16,533 --> 01:39:17,867 ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ 1983 01:39:17,993 --> 01:39:20,912 ♪ l know how itfeels ♪ 1984 01:39:21,038 --> 01:39:24,499 ♪ Yes, l know, oh, l know♪ 1985 01:39:24,625 --> 01:39:28,962 ♪ how itfeels ♪ 1986 01:39:29,088 --> 01:39:30,380 ♪ to be free ♪ 1987 01:39:30,506 --> 01:39:32,507 ♪ Lord, Lord, Lord ♪ 1988 01:39:33,425 --> 01:39:36,386 [foreboding instrumental music] 1989 01:39:36,512 --> 01:39:44,519 ♪ ♪ 1990 01:39:50,275 --> 01:39:53,236 [woman vocalizing] 127209

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