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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:52,285 --> 00:00:57,285 Subtitles by explosiveskull www.OpenSubtitles.org 2 00:01:06,705 --> 00:01:08,671 - [boy 1] Down! - [boy 2] Hut! Hut! 3 00:01:08,673 --> 00:01:11,209 [boy 1] Down! Hut! 4 00:01:13,244 --> 00:01:16,115 [man narrating] I remember my first game of football. 5 00:01:17,616 --> 00:01:21,154 Something happened that afternoon that's hard to explain. 6 00:01:21,887 --> 00:01:24,157 I felt like I could do anything. 7 00:01:25,491 --> 00:01:27,060 I felt... 8 00:01:29,294 --> 00:01:30,530 free. 9 00:01:31,896 --> 00:01:34,767 I didn't know much about what that word meant then. 10 00:01:36,134 --> 00:01:37,235 "Free." 11 00:01:38,369 --> 00:01:39,738 Not like I do now. 12 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:44,243 Freedom doesn't just start on the football field. 13 00:01:45,843 --> 00:01:48,580 It starts in the mind. 14 00:01:59,925 --> 00:02:00,891 [whistle blows] 15 00:02:00,893 --> 00:02:02,659 Banks, Brandon, cover two. Ready? 16 00:02:02,661 --> 00:02:03,727 [all grunt] 17 00:02:03,729 --> 00:02:05,528 [whistle blows] 18 00:02:05,530 --> 00:02:07,666 Go right. Go right. Come on, bruh! 19 00:02:08,232 --> 00:02:09,634 Wingback. Wing. 20 00:02:10,536 --> 00:02:12,104 [indistinct shouting] 21 00:02:12,370 --> 00:02:13,638 Come on! 22 00:02:14,739 --> 00:02:17,142 - [grunting] - [crowd cheering] 23 00:02:23,614 --> 00:02:24,850 [laughing] 24 00:02:25,517 --> 00:02:26,752 Good job. 25 00:02:27,686 --> 00:02:28,918 Good hustle today, Banks. 26 00:02:28,920 --> 00:02:30,553 [chuckles] Thanks, Coach. 27 00:02:30,555 --> 00:02:32,821 Though it took a minute for that muscle memory to kick in. 28 00:02:32,823 --> 00:02:35,894 I know we're not SC, but we are glad to have you here. 29 00:02:37,429 --> 00:02:38,731 [phone ringing] 30 00:02:40,465 --> 00:02:42,268 [indistinct chatter] 31 00:02:49,574 --> 00:02:52,309 - This is Brian. - [Randolph] Need you in my office 32 00:02:52,311 --> 00:02:54,376 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, Banks. 33 00:02:54,378 --> 00:02:57,581 [stammers] Well, I thought our next meeting wasn't until next month. 34 00:02:57,583 --> 00:02:59,281 Special meeting. Be there. 35 00:02:59,283 --> 00:03:00,318 [line clicks] 36 00:03:16,734 --> 00:03:18,270 All right, listen up, children. 37 00:03:18,870 --> 00:03:20,436 Those of you who have seen the news, 38 00:03:20,438 --> 00:03:21,737 I'm sure you know, 39 00:03:21,739 --> 00:03:24,006 Sacramento has implemented a new law last week, 40 00:03:24,008 --> 00:03:27,876 that all 290 registrants who are currently on parole 41 00:03:27,878 --> 00:03:29,879 - must wear one of these. - [all murmuring] 42 00:03:29,881 --> 00:03:32,781 It's a GPS tracking monitor that you wear on your ankle. 43 00:03:32,783 --> 00:03:35,485 Put your hand down, son. I already know your question. 44 00:03:35,487 --> 00:03:36,822 Can you take it off? 45 00:03:37,589 --> 00:03:39,755 The answer is never, ever. 46 00:03:39,757 --> 00:03:42,458 You must wear this thing 24/7. 47 00:03:42,460 --> 00:03:45,695 You charge it in the morning. You charge it in the evening. 48 00:03:45,697 --> 00:03:48,832 Now, remember, you must be within LA County, 49 00:03:48,834 --> 00:03:53,372 but cannot be within 2,000 feet of a school or a park. 50 00:03:54,305 --> 00:03:55,340 Are we clear? 51 00:03:56,608 --> 00:03:59,409 You know I've been playing football at Long Beach City College. 52 00:03:59,411 --> 00:04:02,646 Not anymore you're not. You can't bust this thing up. 53 00:04:02,648 --> 00:04:04,380 Can I just remove it while I play? 54 00:04:04,382 --> 00:04:07,450 - [chuckles] No. No. No way. - But I gotta play, sir. 55 00:04:07,452 --> 00:04:09,785 You see, I'm trying to work my way back to a shot at the NFL. 56 00:04:09,787 --> 00:04:11,521 You know how many kids tell me that every day? 57 00:04:11,523 --> 00:04:15,661 They want to be in the NFL, NBA, rap stars. 58 00:04:16,894 --> 00:04:18,830 Forget about football. 59 00:04:19,765 --> 00:04:22,064 Boyhood dreams got no place in a man's life. 60 00:04:22,066 --> 00:04:24,300 You need to concentrate on getting employed. 61 00:04:24,302 --> 00:04:27,339 Or you can dick around, end up right back in the system. 62 00:04:27,873 --> 00:04:29,809 It's on you. Next. 63 00:04:33,345 --> 00:04:34,380 [sighs] 64 00:04:38,784 --> 00:04:40,516 [groans] 65 00:04:40,518 --> 00:04:43,321 No, no, no, no, no, no! 66 00:04:43,754 --> 00:04:45,290 No! No! 67 00:04:54,866 --> 00:04:56,801 Maybe they'll cut your time short. 68 00:04:57,703 --> 00:04:58,970 They ain't gonna cut it short. 69 00:05:02,374 --> 00:05:04,773 Well, maybe you can play football when it's up. 70 00:05:04,775 --> 00:05:08,313 Mom, nobody starts playing football at 27. 71 00:05:13,919 --> 00:05:15,721 [keyboard clacking] 72 00:05:29,434 --> 00:05:30,736 [sighs] 73 00:05:50,455 --> 00:05:51,890 [hip-hop song playing] 74 00:06:13,511 --> 00:06:14,576 [chuckles] 75 00:06:14,578 --> 00:06:15,845 [indistinct] 76 00:06:15,847 --> 00:06:17,782 I think we'll get along well. 77 00:06:29,460 --> 00:06:31,828 - [groans] - [Justin on TV] Today marks the culmination 78 00:06:31,830 --> 00:06:35,532 of a five-year battle by the California Innocence Project 79 00:06:35,534 --> 00:06:36,999 to right a terrible wrong. 80 00:06:37,001 --> 00:06:40,903 Twenty-one years ago, this man was convicted 81 00:06:40,905 --> 00:06:43,809 and locked away for a crime he didn't commit. 82 00:06:44,475 --> 00:06:45,511 Write them again. 83 00:06:47,511 --> 00:06:49,148 They already turned me down, Mom. 84 00:06:50,982 --> 00:06:53,419 This time don't tell them about your case. 85 00:06:54,585 --> 00:06:55,821 Tell them about you. 86 00:06:57,588 --> 00:06:58,890 Tell them who you are. 87 00:07:12,837 --> 00:07:14,439 [Brian] Dear Mr. Brooks, 88 00:07:15,105 --> 00:07:17,139 I am writing you again in the hope 89 00:07:17,141 --> 00:07:21,112 that the California Innocence Project will reconsider my case. 90 00:07:22,112 --> 00:07:24,713 I know you hear from a lot of people, 91 00:07:24,715 --> 00:07:29,117 but maybe if you got to know me, you might reconsider. 92 00:07:29,119 --> 00:07:33,525 Let me state, clearly and unequivocally, I am innocent. 93 00:07:34,525 --> 00:07:38,727 I spent six years in prison and the past three on parole 94 00:07:38,729 --> 00:07:41,797 for a sex offense that I did not commit. 95 00:07:41,799 --> 00:07:46,472 I wrote you two years ago from CMC and you turned me down. 96 00:07:47,138 --> 00:07:50,075 But I don't stay down. Not for long. 97 00:07:50,741 --> 00:07:52,275 I learned that in prison 98 00:07:52,277 --> 00:07:54,479 and I learned it growing up, too. 99 00:07:55,746 --> 00:07:58,715 You see, I played a lot of football when I was young. 100 00:07:58,717 --> 00:08:01,654 And it wasn't all ice cream and pizza parties. 101 00:08:02,253 --> 00:08:03,489 No, sir. 102 00:08:04,022 --> 00:08:06,091 I had a different walk home. 103 00:08:07,258 --> 00:08:10,225 Life in Long Beach was for real 104 00:08:10,227 --> 00:08:12,160 and it was hard to see a way out. 105 00:08:12,162 --> 00:08:13,898 [indistinct shouting] 106 00:08:15,299 --> 00:08:17,634 But football gave me an option. 107 00:08:17,636 --> 00:08:20,903 It taught me discipline and dedication, 108 00:08:20,905 --> 00:08:23,908 and strangely, it gave me faith. 109 00:08:25,010 --> 00:08:28,047 Because Mom said my talent was God-given. 110 00:08:28,914 --> 00:08:30,146 So, each night, 111 00:08:30,148 --> 00:08:32,650 I promised to give something back in return. 112 00:08:34,085 --> 00:08:36,285 By the time I was 16, 113 00:08:36,287 --> 00:08:39,856 I wasn't just your average high school football player. 114 00:08:39,858 --> 00:08:42,925 - I was what they called a sure thing. - [crowd cheering] 115 00:08:42,927 --> 00:08:45,160 [announcer] All-American Brian Banks with the tackle! 116 00:08:45,162 --> 00:08:47,329 Brutal hit by Brian Banks, 117 00:08:47,331 --> 00:08:49,064 all the way up here in the press box. 118 00:08:49,066 --> 00:08:50,632 [Brian] I played middle linebacker 119 00:08:50,634 --> 00:08:53,069 on one of the best teams in the country. 120 00:08:53,071 --> 00:08:55,804 We had 2,000 fans at every game. 121 00:08:55,806 --> 00:08:58,808 But to be honest, I only heard one. 122 00:08:58,810 --> 00:09:00,809 Yay! That's my baby! 123 00:09:00,811 --> 00:09:03,246 - [laughing] - [announcer] The sky's the limit for this kid. 124 00:09:03,248 --> 00:09:05,048 [Brian] Even though I was just a sophomore, 125 00:09:05,050 --> 00:09:07,083 I had the attention of the media... 126 00:09:07,085 --> 00:09:10,118 Big game coming up, Brian. Remember, we're doing that feature on you. 127 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:11,788 You'll call me, right? 128 00:09:11,790 --> 00:09:13,289 - Oh, yes, sir. - Great game. 129 00:09:13,291 --> 00:09:15,223 [Brian] ...and the best coach in college football... 130 00:09:15,225 --> 00:09:17,327 - Who's up? - Hey, Coach Carroll. 131 00:09:17,329 --> 00:09:19,194 - Brian! - ...Coach Pete Carroll of USC. 132 00:09:19,196 --> 00:09:20,762 Good to see you, man. 133 00:09:20,764 --> 00:09:22,966 Just reviewed the tape on you from last season. 134 00:09:22,968 --> 00:09:24,700 - Amazing! - Aw, thanks, Coach. 135 00:09:24,702 --> 00:09:26,368 Can't wait to see what you bring today. 136 00:09:26,370 --> 00:09:28,771 We do this right, we're not just talking about the Rose Bowl. 137 00:09:28,773 --> 00:09:30,939 We're talking NFL and a lifetime of opportunities. 138 00:09:30,941 --> 00:09:33,175 [Brian] Coach Carroll was someone I looked up to, 139 00:09:33,177 --> 00:09:35,980 and his belief in me made a world of difference. 140 00:09:37,215 --> 00:09:38,651 What does it say? 141 00:09:39,149 --> 00:09:41,150 - USC. - Huh? 142 00:09:41,152 --> 00:09:42,919 - It says USC. - Yeah! 143 00:09:42,921 --> 00:09:44,189 [both laughing] 144 00:09:45,123 --> 00:09:48,127 [Brian] But all that changed on July 8, 2002. 145 00:09:49,694 --> 00:09:52,731 You know that feeling you get that tells you something is off? 146 00:09:53,864 --> 00:09:55,633 Some say it's the voice of God. 147 00:09:57,268 --> 00:10:00,138 Had I listened to that voice, we might not be here today. 148 00:10:02,139 --> 00:10:03,575 But I didn't. 149 00:10:04,142 --> 00:10:05,643 And here we are. 150 00:10:12,750 --> 00:10:14,352 [crowd chattering] 151 00:10:14,918 --> 00:10:16,287 [phone ringing] 152 00:10:17,422 --> 00:10:19,057 Wait, wait, hold up, hold up. 153 00:10:19,758 --> 00:10:20,792 [sighs] 154 00:10:22,226 --> 00:10:24,426 - Yeah? - Pack it up. Get out of there. 155 00:10:24,428 --> 00:10:26,429 - I'm not done with the job yet. - No, you are done. 156 00:10:26,431 --> 00:10:29,165 The monitor says that you're at Pomona fairgrounds. 157 00:10:29,167 --> 00:10:31,767 "Fair" and "sex offender" do not go together, Banks. 158 00:10:31,769 --> 00:10:34,270 Sir, we're only here for a couple more hours. 159 00:10:34,272 --> 00:10:36,104 You know how long it took me to get this job? 160 00:10:36,106 --> 00:10:38,440 - If I leave now, I'll get fired. - Yeah, if you don't leave now, 161 00:10:38,442 --> 00:10:40,776 might as well drive yourself straight to County. 162 00:10:40,778 --> 00:10:43,445 Pack it up. Get your ass out of there. 163 00:10:43,447 --> 00:10:44,716 [phone beeps] 164 00:10:50,088 --> 00:10:53,192 [Justin] All right, so I'm innocent. What are my options? 165 00:10:53,758 --> 00:10:55,091 Anybody? 166 00:10:55,093 --> 00:10:56,395 Come on, what are my options? 167 00:10:57,228 --> 00:10:59,328 - Yes. - Take it to the Supreme Court? 168 00:10:59,330 --> 00:11:01,296 No. You have no Constitutional right 169 00:11:01,298 --> 00:11:03,198 to take it to the Supreme Court, even if you're innocent. 170 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:05,801 The best you can do is take it to the state level. 171 00:11:05,803 --> 00:11:07,804 And good luck with that in California. 172 00:11:07,806 --> 00:11:10,806 Because? I'm gonna keep telling you guys this. 173 00:11:10,808 --> 00:11:14,477 It is almost impossible to overturn a conviction here in California. 174 00:11:14,479 --> 00:11:17,413 We make those people out in Alabama look like a bunch of liberals. 175 00:11:17,415 --> 00:11:19,181 - [laughter] - I quote: 176 00:11:19,183 --> 00:11:22,751 "New evidence must completely undermine the prosecution's case 177 00:11:22,753 --> 00:11:25,758 and point unerringly to innocence." 178 00:11:26,090 --> 00:11:27,155 All right? 179 00:11:27,157 --> 00:11:28,891 That's it for today. Thanks. 180 00:11:28,893 --> 00:11:30,095 [murmuring] 181 00:11:32,931 --> 00:11:35,931 - Mr. Brooks, I'm Brian Banks. - Oh, hey, Brian. 182 00:11:35,933 --> 00:11:38,300 Yeah, you're the football player, right? 183 00:11:38,302 --> 00:11:40,001 [chuckles] You got my letter. 184 00:11:40,003 --> 00:11:42,338 I got your letters. Plural, right? 185 00:11:42,340 --> 00:11:45,440 Look, Brian, I know Alissa explained to you, 186 00:11:45,442 --> 00:11:47,876 we only work with wrongly imprisoned people. 187 00:11:47,878 --> 00:11:49,878 - I was wrongly imprisoned. - I know. I know. 188 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:52,115 But you're out now. Okay? 189 00:11:52,117 --> 00:11:54,117 It's a good thing. And you took a plea. 190 00:11:54,119 --> 00:11:56,251 - I only took a plea because I was... - You don't have to explain. 191 00:11:56,253 --> 00:11:59,387 It's okay. It's okay. 97% of all cases plead out. 192 00:11:59,389 --> 00:12:04,459 But you didn't go to trial, so you can't appeal. There's nothing you can do. 193 00:12:04,461 --> 00:12:06,395 There's always something you can do. 194 00:12:06,397 --> 00:12:09,198 - You can file a habeas petition. - A what? 195 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:11,000 It's a writ of habeas corpus. 196 00:12:11,002 --> 00:12:13,169 You challenge the conviction based on new evidence. 197 00:12:13,171 --> 00:12:15,438 But if you were paying attention in there, you heard me. 198 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:17,272 It's gotta be damn good evidence. 199 00:12:17,274 --> 00:12:18,808 All right? I gotta go. 200 00:12:18,810 --> 00:12:20,843 Let me tell you about my DNA evidence. 201 00:12:20,845 --> 00:12:23,545 Which you had at the time, right? You didn't use it. 202 00:12:23,547 --> 00:12:26,314 That's what I'm trying to tell you, Brian. You need something new. 203 00:12:26,316 --> 00:12:28,517 New piece of evidence. A new witness 204 00:12:28,519 --> 00:12:30,886 who can place you somewhere else at the time of the incident, 205 00:12:30,888 --> 00:12:33,021 or a recantation by the complainant. 206 00:12:33,023 --> 00:12:36,858 - What's that? - Well, basically, the girl would have to say you didn't do it. 207 00:12:36,860 --> 00:12:38,961 Come on, man. I go anywhere near that girl, 208 00:12:38,963 --> 00:12:40,896 they're gonna put me right back in prison. 209 00:12:40,898 --> 00:12:42,330 There ain't no way that girl gonna flip. 210 00:12:42,332 --> 00:12:43,901 She got paid a million and a half bucks. 211 00:12:45,036 --> 00:12:46,569 She what? 212 00:12:46,571 --> 00:12:49,805 Her and her mom sued the school district for lack of security. 213 00:12:49,807 --> 00:12:51,176 They got 1.5. 214 00:12:54,111 --> 00:12:55,410 All right. Well, look, Brian, 215 00:12:55,412 --> 00:12:57,579 I've got clients, innocent people. 216 00:12:57,581 --> 00:13:00,916 They've been locked up 20, 30 years. 217 00:13:00,918 --> 00:13:03,586 They'd love to be able to take a nice drive to San Diego. 218 00:13:03,588 --> 00:13:06,421 The criminal justice system is messed up. 219 00:13:06,423 --> 00:13:08,958 It's supposed to be innocent until proven guilty. 220 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:11,430 A lot of cases, it's the exact opposite. 221 00:13:12,196 --> 00:13:13,931 It sounds like yours included. 222 00:13:14,932 --> 00:13:15,967 I'm sorry. 223 00:13:18,369 --> 00:13:20,004 What's that thing called again? 224 00:13:20,939 --> 00:13:21,974 A writ of what? 225 00:13:23,173 --> 00:13:24,542 Habeas corpus. 226 00:13:28,446 --> 00:13:31,850 [hip-hop song playing] 227 00:14:02,113 --> 00:14:03,979 [weights clanking] 228 00:14:03,981 --> 00:14:05,381 Hey, Corey, look, man, 229 00:14:05,383 --> 00:14:07,250 I really appreciate what you're trying to do, 230 00:14:07,252 --> 00:14:10,386 but I ain't gonna be surprised if the owner's got a problem with this. 231 00:14:10,388 --> 00:14:13,122 Brian, I've known you since we were kids. 232 00:14:13,124 --> 00:14:16,025 I'm gonna talk to the owner, let him know you're a straight-up dude, 233 00:14:16,027 --> 00:14:18,327 and that he has nothing to worry about. Because he doesn't. 234 00:14:18,329 --> 00:14:20,228 - All right. Thanks, man. - I got you. 235 00:14:20,230 --> 00:14:21,329 It means the world, all right? 236 00:14:21,331 --> 00:14:23,431 Hey, Karina, come here for a sec. 237 00:14:23,433 --> 00:14:25,534 I want to introduce you to my man Brian. 238 00:14:25,536 --> 00:14:27,270 He's gonna be working here soon. 239 00:14:27,272 --> 00:14:28,670 Great. Nice to meet you. 240 00:14:28,672 --> 00:14:30,506 Let me tell you something about this dude. 241 00:14:30,508 --> 00:14:34,010 Back in the day, baddest football player ever. 242 00:14:34,012 --> 00:14:35,414 Yeah. I'm telling you. 243 00:14:36,013 --> 00:14:37,148 You don't play anymore? 244 00:14:37,949 --> 00:14:39,649 Uh, I'm not in playing shape right now. 245 00:14:39,651 --> 00:14:41,250 Karina could help you with that. 246 00:14:41,252 --> 00:14:43,519 This girl right here is fierce. 247 00:14:43,521 --> 00:14:45,521 Get you back in tip-top shape in no time. 248 00:14:45,523 --> 00:14:47,622 So, listen, I'm gonna call you in a few days. 249 00:14:47,624 --> 00:14:50,025 All right. Thanks again. 250 00:14:50,027 --> 00:14:51,864 - Really. - No problem, man. I got you. 251 00:14:53,364 --> 00:14:56,165 Corey's great. Treats people really well. 252 00:14:56,167 --> 00:14:58,700 Oh, he's stepping out for me, that's for sure. 253 00:14:58,702 --> 00:15:01,270 [chuckles] So, are you gonna work out? 254 00:15:01,272 --> 00:15:02,538 Uh, I'm thinking about it. 255 00:15:02,540 --> 00:15:04,306 Corey said it was cool, so, you know. 256 00:15:04,308 --> 00:15:06,242 Well, I can train you if you want. 257 00:15:06,244 --> 00:15:09,712 Oh, wow, look, uh, that's really generous. Thank you. 258 00:15:09,714 --> 00:15:11,948 But things have been kind of tight for me lately, so... 259 00:15:11,950 --> 00:15:13,315 No problem. 260 00:15:13,317 --> 00:15:16,153 First session is complimentary. Really. 261 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:18,890 Come on. Let's see what you got. 262 00:15:21,124 --> 00:15:23,595 Push it. Nice. Arch the back. 263 00:15:24,494 --> 00:15:27,295 Four, three, five... six. 264 00:15:27,297 --> 00:15:28,600 Both arms. 265 00:15:29,433 --> 00:15:30,935 Both arms. 266 00:15:32,637 --> 00:15:35,474 - [exhales] - And rest. Nice. 267 00:15:35,739 --> 00:15:36,975 Yeah. 268 00:15:39,543 --> 00:15:41,479 - Hey, let's go. - Yeah, in a minute. 269 00:15:44,382 --> 00:15:48,049 Nice. Nice. Nice. Okay. 270 00:15:48,051 --> 00:15:50,489 Pump those knees. Stick the landing. 271 00:15:51,723 --> 00:15:52,991 Give me ten. 272 00:15:54,191 --> 00:15:55,927 - Okay. - [grunts] 273 00:16:01,766 --> 00:16:05,133 So, I... I wanted to get my masters, but, uh... 274 00:16:05,135 --> 00:16:08,673 I have so many student loans that I just thought, 275 00:16:09,507 --> 00:16:12,341 you know, why not take a break, work, 276 00:16:12,343 --> 00:16:14,543 chip away at some of that debt. 277 00:16:14,545 --> 00:16:17,413 And before I knew it, two years turned into five 278 00:16:17,415 --> 00:16:20,051 and still not in grad school, but... 279 00:16:20,518 --> 00:16:22,019 So, what you studying? 280 00:16:22,652 --> 00:16:24,252 I majored in art. 281 00:16:24,254 --> 00:16:27,122 - What? That's cool. - [laughs] 282 00:16:27,124 --> 00:16:30,492 Anyway, Columbia is the dream for grad school. 283 00:16:30,494 --> 00:16:32,060 So, fingers crossed. 284 00:16:32,062 --> 00:16:34,398 - Hey. Got them crossed. - [laughs] 285 00:16:36,133 --> 00:16:37,532 Anyway, what about you? 286 00:16:37,534 --> 00:16:40,102 You used to be a football player. 287 00:16:40,104 --> 00:16:41,237 Yeah. 288 00:16:41,239 --> 00:16:42,975 But you don't play anymore? 289 00:16:43,374 --> 00:16:44,542 I'm hoping to. 290 00:16:45,343 --> 00:16:47,112 What happened? Why don't you play? 291 00:16:48,812 --> 00:16:53,718 Okay, Karina, look, if we're gonna hang out, be friends, 292 00:16:55,152 --> 00:16:57,422 there's something I gotta tell you. 293 00:16:58,422 --> 00:16:59,657 Okay. 294 00:17:04,295 --> 00:17:06,127 When I was 16, 295 00:17:06,129 --> 00:17:08,466 I was accused of something I didn't do. 296 00:17:09,634 --> 00:17:11,634 Now, this is back in high school. 297 00:17:11,636 --> 00:17:14,169 You know, I was on my way to USC, 298 00:17:14,171 --> 00:17:17,173 full ride, football, everything, right? 299 00:17:17,175 --> 00:17:21,476 This young lady falsely accused me... 300 00:17:21,478 --> 00:17:24,215 [audio fades] 301 00:17:32,456 --> 00:17:36,194 I've just been working to get my life back. Clear my name. 302 00:17:39,296 --> 00:17:40,598 - Uh... - Yeah. 303 00:17:41,264 --> 00:17:42,566 I, uh... 304 00:17:44,734 --> 00:17:46,734 I have to go back to work. 305 00:17:46,736 --> 00:17:49,538 - I'm sorry. Let me... - Yeah. No, I mean, it's your job. 306 00:17:49,540 --> 00:17:51,706 I'll give... I'll give you something. 307 00:17:51,708 --> 00:17:54,676 No, don't worry about it. I got it. 308 00:17:54,678 --> 00:17:56,712 - I got... Yeah. - I'll see you at the gym. Okay? 309 00:17:56,714 --> 00:17:59,216 It's okay. It's okay. Yeah. 310 00:18:08,493 --> 00:18:09,625 [door opens] 311 00:18:09,627 --> 00:18:11,062 - Mom. - [door shuts] 312 00:18:12,496 --> 00:18:13,664 Mom! 313 00:18:14,599 --> 00:18:15,766 [keys clatter] 314 00:18:31,849 --> 00:18:33,085 [sighs] 315 00:18:45,795 --> 00:18:47,665 [reading aloud in a whisper] 316 00:18:56,907 --> 00:19:00,212 [man] Your assignment this week is to copy this, 317 00:19:01,478 --> 00:19:02,845 and tape it to your cell wall 318 00:19:02,847 --> 00:19:05,783 where you can see it morning, noon and night. 319 00:19:06,850 --> 00:19:09,753 This circle is your life. 320 00:19:10,588 --> 00:19:13,692 And the goal is to travel this circle 321 00:19:14,559 --> 00:19:17,696 until you get back to who you are. 322 00:19:18,628 --> 00:19:22,300 Now, most people never make it because of this. 323 00:19:25,336 --> 00:19:28,236 In here are distractions. 324 00:19:28,238 --> 00:19:31,706 You gotta have more. You gotta make more. 325 00:19:31,708 --> 00:19:34,409 You gotta keep up with the Joneses. 326 00:19:34,411 --> 00:19:36,678 But you gentlemen have been given a gift. 327 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:40,619 You've been removed from these distractions. 328 00:19:41,351 --> 00:19:42,353 You can't get more. 329 00:19:42,852 --> 00:19:44,188 You can't make more. 330 00:19:44,789 --> 00:19:46,358 Given the right perspective, 331 00:19:46,890 --> 00:19:48,726 prison can set you free, 332 00:19:49,593 --> 00:19:53,931 and your despair can become a doorway. 333 00:19:55,565 --> 00:19:57,700 Use that despair 334 00:19:57,702 --> 00:20:02,607 and never give up on what lives within you. 335 00:20:08,612 --> 00:20:10,713 - [line ringing] - [operator] California Innocence Project. 336 00:20:10,715 --> 00:20:14,753 Hi. This is Brian Banks. May I please speak to Alissa Bjerkhoel? 337 00:20:15,753 --> 00:20:17,720 - [knocking] - It's Brian Banks again. 338 00:20:17,722 --> 00:20:18,988 You want to take it or you want me to? 339 00:20:18,990 --> 00:20:20,588 No, no, no. I got it. I got it. 340 00:20:20,590 --> 00:20:21,859 Okay. 341 00:20:25,629 --> 00:20:27,299 - [beeps] - Brian. 342 00:20:27,831 --> 00:20:30,031 Hey, I saw your habeas petition. 343 00:20:30,033 --> 00:20:32,501 You can't just put us down as your attorneys, Brian. 344 00:20:32,503 --> 00:20:35,303 I had to put somebody down just in case they gave me a hearing. 345 00:20:35,305 --> 00:20:37,306 - Which they're not gonna do because... - Yeah, I know. 346 00:20:37,308 --> 00:20:39,407 They sent me a copy of this. I tried to tell you. 347 00:20:39,409 --> 00:20:41,909 - You need some new evidence. - So help me find some. 348 00:20:41,911 --> 00:20:44,346 It's out there. It's gotta be, 'cause I'm innocent. 349 00:20:44,348 --> 00:20:47,683 I've had prisoners put together their own habeas petitions before. 350 00:20:47,685 --> 00:20:49,354 Never very good. 351 00:20:49,686 --> 00:20:51,686 But this is... 352 00:20:51,688 --> 00:20:54,658 Guys, I see you hiding out there. Why don't you just come on in? 353 00:20:55,926 --> 00:20:57,592 You sure you didn't have any help with this? 354 00:20:57,594 --> 00:20:58,862 You didn't get me any, remember? 355 00:21:00,063 --> 00:21:03,531 Right. Well, you got a real fan club up here, Brian. 356 00:21:03,533 --> 00:21:07,403 I'm gonna have a mutiny on my hands unless we do something. 357 00:21:07,405 --> 00:21:10,938 So, Marilyn and Alissa are gonna head up to Los Angeles, 358 00:21:10,940 --> 00:21:12,907 ask you a few questions, all right? 359 00:21:12,909 --> 00:21:15,647 Meanwhile, I don't want you to go outside county lines. 360 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:18,414 Does that mean you're taking on my case? 361 00:21:18,416 --> 00:21:20,482 No. It doesn't mean that. 362 00:21:20,484 --> 00:21:22,951 In fact, I'm hesitant to even have this conversation with you 363 00:21:22,953 --> 00:21:25,553 for fear that I'm gonna get your hopes up. 364 00:21:25,555 --> 00:21:29,090 But if we have an inkling that we can help somebody out, 365 00:21:29,092 --> 00:21:31,428 we try and at least grant them an interview. 366 00:21:32,629 --> 00:21:33,729 So you have an inkling. 367 00:21:33,731 --> 00:21:35,597 No, I didn't say that. 368 00:21:35,599 --> 00:21:37,366 - You just did. - You definitely did. 369 00:21:37,368 --> 00:21:39,635 - No, I said "if" I have an inkling. - Inkling. 370 00:21:39,637 --> 00:21:42,538 A slight knowledge, hint or suspicion. Middle English origin. 371 00:21:42,540 --> 00:21:44,973 I read the dictionary twice when I was in prison, Mr. Brooks. 372 00:21:44,975 --> 00:21:46,607 We gotta go, Brian. 373 00:21:46,609 --> 00:21:48,077 [receiver clatters] 374 00:21:48,079 --> 00:21:50,948 - Happy? - [chuckles] Come on. Let's go. 375 00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:58,455 So, is it okay if we record you? 376 00:21:59,557 --> 00:22:01,459 - Absolutely. - Okay. 377 00:22:02,959 --> 00:22:05,462 Now we need you to walk us through the incident. 378 00:22:06,129 --> 00:22:07,998 Can you tell us what happened that day? 379 00:22:09,867 --> 00:22:12,470 I just left history class. 380 00:22:13,137 --> 00:22:15,503 I was gonna call this reporter. 381 00:22:15,505 --> 00:22:17,004 [line ringing] 382 00:22:17,006 --> 00:22:19,808 - This is Mike. Leave a message. - [beep] 383 00:22:19,810 --> 00:22:21,876 Hey, Mr. Paley, it's Brian Banks. 384 00:22:21,878 --> 00:22:25,015 Um... Guess I'll just try you after school. 385 00:22:26,783 --> 00:22:28,485 [Brian] Her name was Kennisha Rice. 386 00:22:30,620 --> 00:22:34,492 I knew her from middle school. Her and her sister Ava. 387 00:22:35,559 --> 00:22:38,029 Hey, Kennisha, what up? What you doing? 388 00:22:38,763 --> 00:22:40,098 Bathroom. [chuckles] 389 00:22:40,764 --> 00:22:41,932 Bathroom that way. 390 00:22:42,733 --> 00:22:44,569 I was gonna go to the 700 building. 391 00:22:45,503 --> 00:22:47,539 I mean, you want me to walk with you? 392 00:22:48,406 --> 00:22:49,704 Okay. 393 00:22:49,706 --> 00:22:51,106 - Okay. - [chuckles] 394 00:22:51,108 --> 00:22:53,841 The 700 building was across campus. 395 00:22:53,843 --> 00:22:55,978 [chattering] 396 00:22:55,980 --> 00:22:58,983 It had this place where everybody went to make out. 397 00:23:01,051 --> 00:23:02,821 The whole school knew about it. 398 00:23:03,553 --> 00:23:05,087 That if you liked a girl 399 00:23:05,089 --> 00:23:06,558 and a girl liked you, 400 00:23:07,957 --> 00:23:09,793 you always ended up there. 401 00:23:12,862 --> 00:23:14,532 But it was tricky to get to. 402 00:23:15,565 --> 00:23:17,665 There was this long hallway, 403 00:23:17,667 --> 00:23:20,104 and you had to be really quiet. 404 00:23:21,738 --> 00:23:23,137 But if you made it through... 405 00:23:23,139 --> 00:23:24,039 [giggling] 406 00:23:24,041 --> 00:23:25,609 ...you were on your own. 407 00:23:26,910 --> 00:23:28,078 Usually. 408 00:23:29,713 --> 00:23:31,416 - What you trying to do? - [giggles] 409 00:23:31,849 --> 00:23:33,051 What's up? 410 00:23:37,754 --> 00:23:38,956 Mmm. 411 00:23:40,090 --> 00:23:41,959 [breathing heavily] 412 00:23:42,459 --> 00:23:43,658 [door opens] 413 00:23:43,660 --> 00:23:45,028 [woman speaking Spanish] 414 00:23:47,965 --> 00:23:51,136 And then I was thinking, "What are you doing? 415 00:23:51,836 --> 00:23:53,501 If we get caught, 416 00:23:53,503 --> 00:23:55,703 then I get kicked out of summer school, 417 00:23:55,705 --> 00:23:58,075 and that could mess up the whole football season." 418 00:23:58,742 --> 00:24:00,478 So when I heard the teacher, 419 00:24:01,579 --> 00:24:02,946 I stopped. 420 00:24:04,615 --> 00:24:06,013 I stopped. 421 00:24:06,015 --> 00:24:08,852 Hey, look, I ain't really feeling this no more, so... 422 00:24:09,719 --> 00:24:10,988 Um... 423 00:24:11,722 --> 00:24:13,021 You go out that way. 424 00:24:13,023 --> 00:24:15,459 I'm gonna go out that door. All right? 425 00:24:16,961 --> 00:24:20,031 There's just so many things I could have said. 426 00:24:21,264 --> 00:24:24,068 "I don't want you to get in trouble," or... 427 00:24:25,101 --> 00:24:27,903 "I just don't think this is special enough of a place." 428 00:24:27,905 --> 00:24:29,441 [door closes] 429 00:24:32,076 --> 00:24:34,112 But I was 16. 430 00:24:36,146 --> 00:24:38,148 I wasn't grown-up enough. 431 00:24:41,784 --> 00:24:43,151 And to be honest, 432 00:24:43,153 --> 00:24:46,491 I just went back to class and I forgot about it. 433 00:24:48,024 --> 00:24:49,325 But she didn't forget. 434 00:24:53,196 --> 00:24:55,099 [Brian] She went back to math class. 435 00:24:55,933 --> 00:24:57,732 Was with her friend Shayla. 436 00:24:57,734 --> 00:24:59,971 [teacher speaking indistinctly] 437 00:25:02,171 --> 00:25:04,141 And that's where it all went wrong. 438 00:25:07,311 --> 00:25:10,114 While she and her mom were with the police, 439 00:25:12,616 --> 00:25:13,685 I was at home. 440 00:25:16,020 --> 00:25:17,989 I still remember my dream. 441 00:25:19,790 --> 00:25:21,656 [crowd cheering] 442 00:25:21,658 --> 00:25:24,995 It was that same feeling I had when I was a kid. 443 00:25:28,866 --> 00:25:30,734 The feeling of being free. 444 00:25:32,636 --> 00:25:34,336 Don't move! Let's go. 445 00:25:34,338 --> 00:25:36,104 - Put your hands behind your back. - Wait, wait, wait. 446 00:25:36,106 --> 00:25:37,306 Wait a minute. Wait a minute. 447 00:25:37,308 --> 00:25:39,107 - Shut up! - But I ain't do nothing! 448 00:25:39,109 --> 00:25:41,609 - I didn't do nothing! - Shut up! 449 00:25:41,611 --> 00:25:44,312 - Mom! Mom! Mom! - Get him up! Get him up! 450 00:25:44,314 --> 00:25:47,348 - Get him out of here! - Mom, I didn't do nothing! 451 00:25:47,350 --> 00:25:51,555 Where are you taking my son? Brian! Brian! 452 00:25:53,823 --> 00:25:55,225 [crying] Brian! 453 00:25:56,694 --> 00:25:58,229 Brian! 454 00:25:59,830 --> 00:26:02,330 [Alissa] Brian's problem is that he told the truth. 455 00:26:02,332 --> 00:26:04,098 Without legal counsel present, 456 00:26:04,100 --> 00:26:07,168 he admitted to being in the stairwell with Kennisha, 457 00:26:07,170 --> 00:26:09,771 and the DA determined there was probable cause. 458 00:26:09,773 --> 00:26:14,108 Two months later, Brian was removed from juvenile court and tried as an adult. 459 00:26:14,110 --> 00:26:17,111 Two counts of felony rape and one count of sodomy 460 00:26:17,113 --> 00:26:19,114 with an enhanced circumstance of kidnapping. 461 00:26:19,116 --> 00:26:22,250 His mother had to sell their house and their car to afford a new attorney. 462 00:26:22,252 --> 00:26:25,686 According to the record, every time Kennisha told her story, it changed. 463 00:26:25,688 --> 00:26:29,090 And how did he drag her down a hallway by a bunch of open classrooms 464 00:26:29,092 --> 00:26:30,892 - without being noticed? - [Alissa] Exactly. 465 00:26:30,894 --> 00:26:33,261 Unfortunately, no one ever visited the hallway. 466 00:26:33,263 --> 00:26:35,297 Not the attorneys, not the investigators. 467 00:26:35,299 --> 00:26:37,633 - And the DNA evidence? - [Marilyn] It came back negative. 468 00:26:37,635 --> 00:26:40,702 Which supports Brian's assertion they never had sex. 469 00:26:40,704 --> 00:26:43,741 So, why did he plea? Did you ask him? 470 00:26:45,943 --> 00:26:47,579 [crowd murmuring] 471 00:26:56,387 --> 00:26:58,419 I'm sorry, folks. We need a 30-minute recess 472 00:26:58,421 --> 00:27:00,290 while I meet with counsel in chambers. 473 00:27:01,157 --> 00:27:02,359 [gavel bangs] 474 00:27:02,926 --> 00:27:04,329 [crowd murmurs] 475 00:27:10,967 --> 00:27:14,037 I got some good news. I worked out a deal with the DA. 476 00:27:14,804 --> 00:27:16,370 They gonna drop the charges? 477 00:27:16,372 --> 00:27:18,406 Kidnapping and sodomy charges 478 00:27:18,408 --> 00:27:21,443 if you agree to plead no contest to one count of rape. 479 00:27:21,445 --> 00:27:24,680 - What's no contest? - It means you don't contest the charges. 480 00:27:24,682 --> 00:27:26,982 You don't plead guilty, you don't plead not guilty. 481 00:27:26,984 --> 00:27:28,450 But I am not guilty. 482 00:27:28,452 --> 00:27:30,851 Brian, I have seen this too many times. 483 00:27:30,853 --> 00:27:34,723 You admitted to some intimate contact, so it comes down to consent. 484 00:27:34,725 --> 00:27:37,826 - [sighs] - Who's the jury gonna believe? 485 00:27:37,828 --> 00:27:40,462 And did you see all those white folks out there? 486 00:27:40,464 --> 00:27:43,898 All they see is a big black teenager accused of rape. 487 00:27:43,900 --> 00:27:46,934 And if any of them end up on the jury, they're gonna find you guilty. 488 00:27:46,936 --> 00:27:50,905 But if you take this deal, you are almost guaranteed probation, 489 00:27:50,907 --> 00:27:52,943 and in three months' time, you can be back to your family. 490 00:27:53,974 --> 00:27:56,280 Back to your life. Back to playing football. You'd be free. 491 00:27:57,947 --> 00:28:01,185 [exhales] Okay. Can I talk to my mom about this? 492 00:28:01,851 --> 00:28:02,986 No, Brian. 493 00:28:03,753 --> 00:28:05,353 You've been charged as an adult 494 00:28:05,355 --> 00:28:07,792 and you need to make this decision yourself. 495 00:28:08,492 --> 00:28:10,492 And they've only given us ten minutes to decide. 496 00:28:10,494 --> 00:28:13,095 - Ten minutes? - Then the deal is off the table. 497 00:28:13,097 --> 00:28:15,230 - You need to decide now. - [exhales] 498 00:28:15,232 --> 00:28:17,132 You wanna go home, put this behind you, 499 00:28:17,134 --> 00:28:20,271 or do you want to risk your whole life for something you didn't do? 500 00:28:22,071 --> 00:28:23,306 Ten minutes, Brian. 501 00:28:27,110 --> 00:28:28,745 [door opens] 502 00:28:30,513 --> 00:28:31,849 [door closes] 503 00:28:33,817 --> 00:28:35,186 [breathes deeply] 504 00:28:37,321 --> 00:28:41,790 So, Mr. Banks, it's my understanding that you wish to enter a plea. 505 00:28:41,792 --> 00:28:43,261 Is that correct? 506 00:28:52,936 --> 00:28:55,103 Uh... Yes. Yes, sir. 507 00:28:55,105 --> 00:28:58,005 [judge] Now, you understand that a plea of no contest 508 00:28:58,007 --> 00:29:00,744 has the same legal effect as a plea of guilty. 509 00:29:01,544 --> 00:29:04,011 That you will be required to register as a sex offender 510 00:29:04,013 --> 00:29:05,914 for the rest of your life. 511 00:29:05,916 --> 00:29:07,284 Do you understand that? 512 00:29:09,153 --> 00:29:10,888 - [gasps] - Mr. Banks? 513 00:29:12,222 --> 00:29:13,925 Do you understand? 514 00:29:20,129 --> 00:29:21,933 Yes, sir. [breathes heavily] 515 00:29:22,331 --> 00:29:24,366 Brian Keith Banks, 516 00:29:24,368 --> 00:29:26,568 on count one, 517 00:29:26,570 --> 00:29:29,271 that you committed the crime of forcible rape, a felony, 518 00:29:29,273 --> 00:29:30,472 how do you plead? 519 00:29:30,474 --> 00:29:31,509 [gasps] 520 00:29:32,943 --> 00:29:35,042 No... No contest. 521 00:29:35,044 --> 00:29:36,446 [engine starts] 522 00:29:38,115 --> 00:29:39,183 Probation is denied. 523 00:29:42,051 --> 00:29:45,453 Defendant is to be imprisoned for a total of six years, 524 00:29:45,455 --> 00:29:48,290 followed by five years of supervised parole. 525 00:29:48,292 --> 00:29:49,991 [crowd exclaims] 526 00:29:49,993 --> 00:29:52,260 - [gavel bangs] - No! No! 527 00:29:52,262 --> 00:29:53,895 - No, no, wait, wait. - It's not right! 528 00:29:53,897 --> 00:29:55,329 - That's what you get. - This isn't right! 529 00:29:55,331 --> 00:29:57,299 - Six years? - My son is innocent... 530 00:29:57,301 --> 00:29:59,000 - No, hold... Wait. Mom! - Brian! 531 00:29:59,002 --> 00:30:01,837 Mrs. Ford, you were supposed to keep my son out of prison. 532 00:30:01,839 --> 00:30:05,072 You didn't say six... You ain't say nothing about six years! 533 00:30:05,074 --> 00:30:06,407 - Mom! Mom! - Brian! 534 00:30:06,409 --> 00:30:08,210 Now you about to pay for raping my daughter. 535 00:30:08,212 --> 00:30:09,845 Hold on, wait a minute! Wait a minute! 536 00:30:09,847 --> 00:30:13,280 My son is innocent! My son is innocent! 537 00:30:13,282 --> 00:30:14,449 [door closes] 538 00:30:14,451 --> 00:30:16,821 My son is innocent! 539 00:30:23,226 --> 00:30:27,261 Really good job, you guys. You laid out the facts of the case really clearly. 540 00:30:27,263 --> 00:30:29,496 How does any of this help Brian? 541 00:30:29,498 --> 00:30:31,098 What about the DNA? 542 00:30:31,100 --> 00:30:33,201 [overlapping chatter] 543 00:30:33,203 --> 00:30:36,637 I know. I know. A lot of really bad stuff happened. 544 00:30:36,639 --> 00:30:39,307 Not to mention he got questionable advice from his attorney. 545 00:30:39,309 --> 00:30:41,909 But they had the DNA evidence, all right? 546 00:30:41,911 --> 00:30:44,212 And they didn't use it. We can't either. 547 00:30:44,214 --> 00:30:46,248 Right? There's nothing new here, guys. 548 00:30:46,250 --> 00:30:50,518 Alissa, Marilyn, I sent you guys up to LA to dig around. 549 00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:54,623 - Did you find any new evidence that hasn't been submitted? - There was never a trial. 550 00:30:54,625 --> 00:30:57,024 So there have to be witnesses that weren't questioned. 551 00:30:57,026 --> 00:30:59,394 - We can find them and talk to them. - And when are we gonna do that? 552 00:30:59,396 --> 00:31:02,664 Are we gonna take away time from cases we have a legitimate chance of winning? 553 00:31:02,666 --> 00:31:05,232 The Johnson case is definitely gonna push. I'll find the time. 554 00:31:05,234 --> 00:31:08,636 I got spring break coming up. I can use my time to question a few people. 555 00:31:08,638 --> 00:31:11,005 - I've got time. I'm happy to help. - Me too. 556 00:31:11,007 --> 00:31:12,674 - I'll help. - I can. I definitely can help. 557 00:31:12,676 --> 00:31:16,347 - [chattering] - He's innocent. We got this. 558 00:31:18,314 --> 00:31:19,883 [whispers] This is your fault. 559 00:31:21,318 --> 00:31:22,951 [breathing heavily] 560 00:31:22,953 --> 00:31:24,288 [phone ringing] 561 00:31:28,225 --> 00:31:29,426 This is Brian. 562 00:31:30,327 --> 00:31:32,027 Hey, Brian, it's Alissa. 563 00:31:32,029 --> 00:31:35,696 - Do you have your 2002 yearbook, by chance? - Yeah. 564 00:31:35,698 --> 00:31:38,199 Okay, great. Do you think you can identify some of the students 565 00:31:38,201 --> 00:31:40,135 you went to summer school with? 566 00:31:40,137 --> 00:31:41,304 Oh, yes, ma'am. Right away. 567 00:31:49,612 --> 00:31:51,512 - [line ringing] - [man] What's up? 568 00:31:51,514 --> 00:31:53,650 Hey, yo, Eli, what's up, man? It's B. 569 00:31:54,417 --> 00:31:56,020 Yeah, it's been a while, man. 570 00:32:03,459 --> 00:32:05,260 And then out of the blue, Kennisha says, 571 00:32:05,262 --> 00:32:08,195 "Well, just so you know, I wasn't even really raped. 572 00:32:08,197 --> 00:32:11,534 I only said that so my mom wouldn't find out I was getting with boys." 573 00:32:12,668 --> 00:32:15,538 Shayla, would you be willing to put all of this in writing? 574 00:32:16,173 --> 00:32:18,442 - Yeah. - That's great. 575 00:32:25,482 --> 00:32:27,014 I'm sorry, man. 576 00:32:27,016 --> 00:32:28,619 Hey. You tried, man. 577 00:32:29,319 --> 00:32:30,521 You tried. 578 00:32:35,759 --> 00:32:36,994 Brian? 579 00:32:39,628 --> 00:32:42,465 How'd it go with Corey? Did you get the job? 580 00:32:43,500 --> 00:32:45,500 Actually, the owner said no. 581 00:32:45,502 --> 00:32:47,234 But, uh... 582 00:32:47,236 --> 00:32:50,440 Corey, nah, he was great. Really went to bat for me. 583 00:32:51,774 --> 00:32:56,243 - Listen, I'm... sorry about the other day. I... - It's fine. 584 00:32:56,245 --> 00:32:58,713 Look, there's no good way to tell a bad story. All right? 585 00:32:58,715 --> 00:33:01,715 And no matter how I tell it, 586 00:33:01,717 --> 00:33:04,519 people always gonna wonder if I'm telling the truth, so... 587 00:33:04,521 --> 00:33:06,588 I'm not wondering anymore. 588 00:33:06,590 --> 00:33:08,155 Corey and I spoke, and I know now 589 00:33:08,157 --> 00:33:10,461 that you didn't deserve what happened to you. 590 00:33:13,463 --> 00:33:17,799 The other day, I hesitated when I told you I was an art major. 591 00:33:17,801 --> 00:33:20,670 It's because whenever I say it, people judge me. 592 00:33:22,138 --> 00:33:24,041 Brian, I judged you. 593 00:33:26,376 --> 00:33:27,677 And I am so sorry. 594 00:33:29,713 --> 00:33:31,682 In football, we used to say, 595 00:33:32,815 --> 00:33:35,685 "Spend too much time thinking about the last play, 596 00:33:37,087 --> 00:33:38,656 you won't be ready for the next one." 597 00:33:41,590 --> 00:33:43,426 So, you want to work out with me? 598 00:33:44,427 --> 00:33:46,196 First session's complimentary. 599 00:33:47,164 --> 00:33:48,165 [chuckles] 600 00:33:52,168 --> 00:33:53,204 Brian? 601 00:33:55,539 --> 00:33:57,241 Well, I'm not gonna work out in this. 602 00:33:57,506 --> 00:33:58,839 [laughs] 603 00:33:58,841 --> 00:34:00,578 I'll be back in five minutes. 604 00:34:01,578 --> 00:34:03,144 Five minutes. 605 00:34:03,146 --> 00:34:04,181 Don't lock me out. 606 00:34:10,853 --> 00:34:13,087 [men singing] ♪ Yo, oh, whoa ♪ 607 00:34:13,089 --> 00:34:14,855 - [clapping] - [guitar playing] 608 00:34:14,857 --> 00:34:17,858 ♪ While my heart's Still beating ♪ 609 00:34:17,860 --> 00:34:19,594 ♪ Take me alive ♪ 610 00:34:19,596 --> 00:34:21,232 [man] One more time, everybody now! 611 00:34:21,730 --> 00:34:24,801 ♪ Yo, oh, whoa ♪ 612 00:34:25,469 --> 00:34:28,339 ♪ Yo, oh, whoa ♪ 613 00:34:29,272 --> 00:34:32,340 ♪ While my heart's Still beating ♪ 614 00:34:32,342 --> 00:34:33,811 ♪ Take me alive ♪ 615 00:34:36,313 --> 00:34:40,681 ♪ And while my heart's Still beating ♪ 616 00:34:40,683 --> 00:34:43,219 ♪ Take me alive ♪ 617 00:34:45,822 --> 00:34:47,525 [cheering] 618 00:34:48,792 --> 00:34:50,761 Give it up for Justin! 619 00:34:52,596 --> 00:34:57,498 Thank you all, and don't let my playing affect your donations. 620 00:34:57,500 --> 00:34:58,768 [laughter] 621 00:34:59,469 --> 00:35:00,838 You're a man of many talents. 622 00:35:01,304 --> 00:35:02,871 Hey. 623 00:35:02,873 --> 00:35:05,206 Well, when I was younger, I wanted to be a rock star. 624 00:35:05,208 --> 00:35:06,773 If I could have sung worth a lick, 625 00:35:06,775 --> 00:35:08,442 never would have gone to law school. 626 00:35:08,444 --> 00:35:10,478 Lucky for me, you can't sing. 627 00:35:10,480 --> 00:35:11,815 Was it that bad? 628 00:35:12,415 --> 00:35:13,817 It was pretty bad. 629 00:35:15,585 --> 00:35:18,820 So, I'm guessing Alissa told you how to find me tonight? 630 00:35:18,822 --> 00:35:20,855 [chuckles] If I say yes, is she in trouble? 631 00:35:20,857 --> 00:35:23,657 Well, Alissa's always in trouble. 632 00:35:23,659 --> 00:35:25,830 I happen to like that about her. [chuckles] 633 00:35:29,866 --> 00:35:31,735 You got a little time before your curfew? 634 00:35:32,435 --> 00:35:33,637 Yeah. 635 00:35:35,572 --> 00:35:36,637 Okay. 636 00:35:36,639 --> 00:35:38,275 [music playing] 637 00:35:41,777 --> 00:35:43,545 Come on. Show me. 638 00:35:43,547 --> 00:35:45,346 I'm sorry, what happened? 639 00:35:45,348 --> 00:35:46,547 I think the table's slanted. 640 00:35:46,549 --> 00:35:48,315 Come ready! 641 00:35:48,317 --> 00:35:50,821 - I respect it. I respect it. - Whoo! 642 00:35:54,324 --> 00:35:55,559 Pow. 643 00:35:56,592 --> 00:35:58,659 That's it? You giving up? 644 00:35:58,661 --> 00:35:59,897 I'm out of money. 645 00:36:00,630 --> 00:36:02,297 Hope you're happy. 646 00:36:02,299 --> 00:36:03,965 I'll be happy when you represent me. 647 00:36:03,967 --> 00:36:05,632 Mmm. 648 00:36:05,634 --> 00:36:09,404 Brian, I want to help you. I do. 649 00:36:09,406 --> 00:36:14,208 And in a perfect world, you and I would just waltz into the court, 650 00:36:14,210 --> 00:36:17,844 you tell them what Shayla said and they'd reopen your case. 651 00:36:17,846 --> 00:36:20,216 But that is not the world we live in. 652 00:36:21,250 --> 00:36:23,817 The system is broken. It's what I'm trying to tell you. 653 00:36:23,819 --> 00:36:25,221 It just doesn't care. 654 00:36:25,788 --> 00:36:27,554 I'm just supposed to accept that, 655 00:36:27,556 --> 00:36:29,590 that the system is broken? 656 00:36:29,592 --> 00:36:30,860 Well, you know what I say to that? 657 00:36:32,228 --> 00:36:33,230 Fuck the system. 658 00:36:34,331 --> 00:36:37,334 No, for real, man. I mean, why can't we at least try? 659 00:36:37,967 --> 00:36:40,300 What is the system? It's people. 660 00:36:40,302 --> 00:36:43,871 Yeah? It's cops, lawyers, judges. 661 00:36:43,873 --> 00:36:46,241 If one of them had just cared enough 662 00:36:46,243 --> 00:36:49,476 to even go down to that hallway Kennisha said I dragged her, 663 00:36:49,478 --> 00:36:52,646 listened to how the tiniest little noise echoes, 664 00:36:52,648 --> 00:36:55,219 I wouldn't have this damn thing on my leg. 665 00:36:56,453 --> 00:36:57,755 - Mr. Brooks... - Justin. 666 00:36:58,520 --> 00:36:59,723 Justin. 667 00:37:01,757 --> 00:37:04,525 I know the system doesn't care about me. 668 00:37:04,527 --> 00:37:06,330 I've known that my whole life. 669 00:37:07,630 --> 00:37:09,333 The question is, do you? 670 00:37:16,038 --> 00:37:18,775 I carry three pictures in my wallet. 671 00:37:19,375 --> 00:37:21,811 My, uh... My wife, 672 00:37:22,846 --> 00:37:26,447 my kids and, uh, that one right there. 673 00:37:26,449 --> 00:37:27,882 That's her on the left. 674 00:37:27,884 --> 00:37:30,918 My longest-standing client, Marilyn Mulero. 675 00:37:30,920 --> 00:37:33,987 One day I'm looking through the newspaper and I see that 676 00:37:33,989 --> 00:37:37,794 Marilyn gets the death penalty on a plea bargain. 677 00:37:38,795 --> 00:37:40,998 I'm wondering, how's that even possible, 678 00:37:41,730 --> 00:37:43,399 to get death on a plea? 679 00:37:43,933 --> 00:37:45,335 Where's the bargain? 680 00:37:45,969 --> 00:37:47,934 So, I look into it. Sure enough, 681 00:37:47,936 --> 00:37:50,741 this woman here, she's the one that pulled the trigger. 682 00:37:51,907 --> 00:37:53,840 I find a couple of witnesses, 683 00:37:53,842 --> 00:37:56,246 I find a mountain of evidence, 684 00:37:57,080 --> 00:37:58,415 and I lose. 685 00:37:59,683 --> 00:38:00,951 Eighteen years. 686 00:38:01,817 --> 00:38:03,686 With new evidence. 687 00:38:04,888 --> 00:38:06,824 Marilyn's still behind bars. 688 00:38:07,956 --> 00:38:09,690 She's the reason I started the CIP 689 00:38:09,692 --> 00:38:11,828 and I'm not giving up until she's free. 690 00:38:14,797 --> 00:38:17,065 So, yeah, I can be a little jaded. 691 00:38:17,067 --> 00:38:20,436 But every once in a while, we win. 692 00:38:21,904 --> 00:38:23,339 And it's amazing... 693 00:38:24,373 --> 00:38:25,973 seeing an innocent person go free. 694 00:38:25,975 --> 00:38:28,608 And we do it because we bust our asses 695 00:38:28,610 --> 00:38:29,980 and we know what the system wants. 696 00:38:31,581 --> 00:38:33,350 Something extraordinary. 697 00:38:34,750 --> 00:38:37,351 You want me to be your lawyer, Brian? 698 00:38:37,353 --> 00:38:39,753 We've already looked at your case, talked to potential witnesses. 699 00:38:39,755 --> 00:38:44,027 I even called the parole board about shortening your time. The well is dry. 700 00:38:45,362 --> 00:38:48,128 So let me tell you what I need to argue your case. 701 00:38:48,130 --> 00:38:51,402 Not some piece of hearsay evidence from ten years ago. 702 00:38:51,801 --> 00:38:53,469 I need something big. 703 00:38:55,371 --> 00:38:56,507 Earth-shattering. 704 00:38:58,375 --> 00:38:59,510 Extraordinary. 705 00:39:05,714 --> 00:39:06,883 Sorry. 706 00:39:12,489 --> 00:39:13,757 [door opens] 707 00:39:18,761 --> 00:39:19,962 [door closes] 708 00:39:52,862 --> 00:39:54,465 Just a reminder. 709 00:39:54,864 --> 00:39:56,100 You do have a family. 710 00:39:56,799 --> 00:39:58,000 Going soon. 711 00:39:58,735 --> 00:39:59,937 What is that? 712 00:40:01,170 --> 00:40:06,042 This is the hallway Brian supposedly dragged that girl down. 713 00:40:06,676 --> 00:40:07,875 All the doors were open. 714 00:40:07,877 --> 00:40:09,643 I checked the school records. 715 00:40:09,645 --> 00:40:13,047 Classrooms were full of kids. Ten separate classrooms. 716 00:40:13,049 --> 00:40:15,215 No way nobody didn't hear something. 717 00:40:15,217 --> 00:40:18,186 Which gets rid of the kidnapping charge right there. 718 00:40:18,188 --> 00:40:22,126 But that's still not enough to reopen the case, is it? 719 00:40:23,125 --> 00:40:25,395 [sighs] No, it's not. 720 00:40:27,831 --> 00:40:30,565 I don't understand, Justin. 721 00:40:30,567 --> 00:40:34,101 No, it's just... It's something Brian said. It was, uh... 722 00:40:34,103 --> 00:40:36,003 I mean, we all know the system's broken. 723 00:40:36,005 --> 00:40:38,105 Which is why you started this place. 724 00:40:38,107 --> 00:40:41,541 I know, but I just don't wanna ever stop trying 725 00:40:41,543 --> 00:40:44,547 because the system has conditioned us to stop trying. 726 00:40:47,884 --> 00:40:49,086 Go home. 727 00:40:49,985 --> 00:40:51,552 [chuckles] 728 00:40:51,554 --> 00:40:53,891 Come on. You visited this hallway. 729 00:40:54,723 --> 00:40:56,092 Go visit your family. 730 00:40:57,159 --> 00:40:58,494 Yeah. 731 00:40:59,696 --> 00:41:01,061 [newscaster speaking on TV] 732 00:41:01,063 --> 00:41:02,665 [keyboard clacking] 733 00:41:03,632 --> 00:41:07,000 Since when did you become interested in art museums? 734 00:41:07,002 --> 00:41:09,939 You remember that trainer I told you about, Karina. 735 00:41:10,607 --> 00:41:11,708 So, she's an artist? 736 00:41:12,741 --> 00:41:16,580 Yeah. Yeah, she just sent me this. Check it out. 737 00:41:19,781 --> 00:41:21,581 Baby, she painted this? 738 00:41:21,583 --> 00:41:22,919 Yup. 739 00:41:24,087 --> 00:41:25,820 So, you want to take her to the museum? 740 00:41:25,822 --> 00:41:29,790 Just to thank her for all the free training sessions. 741 00:41:29,792 --> 00:41:33,159 But there's some special exhibit going on right now 742 00:41:33,161 --> 00:41:36,197 and the ticket prices are crazy. I don't... 743 00:41:36,199 --> 00:41:37,935 Get the tickets, baby. 744 00:41:38,735 --> 00:41:40,034 Oh, Ma, come on. 745 00:41:40,036 --> 00:41:41,569 Look, I know things are tight right now. 746 00:41:41,571 --> 00:41:43,938 I mean, barely made the car payment last month. 747 00:41:43,940 --> 00:41:45,676 The car payment can wait. 748 00:41:46,643 --> 00:41:47,945 Your happiness can't. 749 00:41:54,918 --> 00:41:56,987 Brian, you deserve happiness. 750 00:41:57,853 --> 00:42:00,523 Not shame, not guilt. 751 00:42:01,290 --> 00:42:02,525 Happiness. 752 00:42:04,761 --> 00:42:05,963 Thanks, Mom. 753 00:42:06,328 --> 00:42:07,597 Oh... 754 00:42:08,665 --> 00:42:09,931 Thanks. 755 00:42:09,933 --> 00:42:12,636 [pop song playing] 756 00:42:13,770 --> 00:42:15,205 [indistinct] 757 00:42:46,935 --> 00:42:48,636 What is it? 758 00:42:48,638 --> 00:42:51,708 Reminds me of something someone taught me once. 759 00:42:53,976 --> 00:42:55,679 [phone ringing] 760 00:43:00,917 --> 00:43:02,916 - Um, I gotta take this. - Yeah. 761 00:43:02,918 --> 00:43:04,621 - I'll be right back. - Okay. 762 00:43:06,089 --> 00:43:08,822 - This is Brian. - [Randolph] What the hell are you doing, Banks? 763 00:43:08,824 --> 00:43:10,391 2,000 feet, remember? 764 00:43:10,393 --> 00:43:12,596 - What? - Look out the window. 765 00:43:13,096 --> 00:43:15,197 Look out the goddamn window. 766 00:43:17,634 --> 00:43:19,199 Does that look like 2,000 feet? 767 00:43:19,201 --> 00:43:20,967 Get out of there now! 768 00:43:20,969 --> 00:43:22,138 [beep] 769 00:43:24,741 --> 00:43:25,775 [mutters] What the... 770 00:43:27,377 --> 00:43:28,612 [sighs] 771 00:43:34,984 --> 00:43:36,252 Is everything okay? 772 00:43:38,654 --> 00:43:40,022 I can't be here. 773 00:43:41,690 --> 00:43:44,291 - Okay. - I'm sorry, I should have checked. 774 00:43:44,293 --> 00:43:47,297 I just got so excited with the art and, you know... 775 00:43:48,831 --> 00:43:53,804 But hey, I got a chance to see your kind of art. Right? 776 00:43:55,038 --> 00:43:57,040 Would you mind if I showed you mine? 777 00:43:59,074 --> 00:44:00,643 Okay. [chuckles] 778 00:44:02,078 --> 00:44:04,244 Yeah, okay. Yeah, let's go. 779 00:44:04,246 --> 00:44:05,913 - [chuckles] Okay. - Yeah. 780 00:44:05,915 --> 00:44:08,752 [hip-hop song playing] 781 00:44:11,353 --> 00:44:15,922 Wow! Brian, this is some canvas. 782 00:44:15,924 --> 00:44:20,126 - [giggles] - I remember going to my first USC game when I was 15. 783 00:44:20,128 --> 00:44:22,029 I went with my mom and my brother Brandon. 784 00:44:22,031 --> 00:44:23,898 I was sitting right up there. 785 00:44:23,900 --> 00:44:26,199 Section 6, seat 14. 786 00:44:26,201 --> 00:44:27,934 The best part wasn't even the game. 787 00:44:27,936 --> 00:44:31,237 The best part was just watching my mom be so happy 788 00:44:31,239 --> 00:44:32,808 because I was so happy. 789 00:44:35,210 --> 00:44:36,379 Hey, uh... 790 00:44:37,313 --> 00:44:39,750 I'm... I'm sorry about today, Karina. 791 00:44:40,782 --> 00:44:43,884 I didn't even know what it meant when I took that plea. 792 00:44:43,886 --> 00:44:47,690 All I knew was that I just didn't want to spend the rest of my life in jail. 793 00:44:49,292 --> 00:44:51,828 My cousin went to prison. 794 00:44:53,763 --> 00:44:56,299 And when he came out, he just wasn't the same. 795 00:44:58,034 --> 00:44:59,836 And you were what, 16? 796 00:45:01,136 --> 00:45:02,438 How did you survive it? 797 00:45:03,272 --> 00:45:04,674 Almost didn't. 798 00:45:05,373 --> 00:45:07,176 Especially in the beginning. 799 00:45:09,244 --> 00:45:12,715 Then I met a man who showed me a different way, 800 00:45:14,116 --> 00:45:15,885 and everything changed. 801 00:45:17,286 --> 00:45:19,853 Two men look out from prison bars. 802 00:45:19,855 --> 00:45:21,424 One saw mud, 803 00:45:22,424 --> 00:45:24,894 the other, the stars. 804 00:45:26,161 --> 00:45:27,763 Perspective, gentlemen. 805 00:45:28,498 --> 00:45:32,735 Perspective is the key to how one fares in life. 806 00:45:35,138 --> 00:45:36,739 Mr. Banks, what do you think? 807 00:45:38,540 --> 00:45:40,876 I don't think none of this shit apply to me. 808 00:45:42,145 --> 00:45:44,447 Then you need this class more than most. 809 00:45:44,980 --> 00:45:46,279 [buzzer] 810 00:45:46,281 --> 00:45:47,484 Thank you, gentlemen. 811 00:45:54,956 --> 00:45:56,159 Mr. Banks. 812 00:45:57,159 --> 00:45:58,360 Brian. 813 00:46:01,130 --> 00:46:05,833 I know you think football is the pathway to happiness. 814 00:46:05,835 --> 00:46:07,503 But on my life, son, 815 00:46:08,170 --> 00:46:10,239 I promise you that it is not. 816 00:46:11,206 --> 00:46:14,411 The path to happiness begins and ends 817 00:46:15,177 --> 00:46:16,480 in the mind. 818 00:46:17,346 --> 00:46:18,982 Free your mind, Brian, 819 00:46:20,081 --> 00:46:21,884 and your ass will follow. 820 00:46:25,188 --> 00:46:26,490 [Brian] Before him, 821 00:46:27,456 --> 00:46:29,793 all I could think was, "Why me?" 822 00:46:33,862 --> 00:46:35,197 [door opens] 823 00:46:47,076 --> 00:46:48,344 All right, look. 824 00:46:49,946 --> 00:46:53,949 I don't know exactly what it is you're going through, 825 00:46:55,418 --> 00:46:57,354 but you've got to let it go 826 00:46:58,221 --> 00:46:59,889 or it's gonna pull you down. 827 00:47:01,857 --> 00:47:06,159 How you got here may be wrong, but the fact is, you are here. 828 00:47:06,161 --> 00:47:10,866 And before you leave this place physically, you must leave it mentally, 829 00:47:12,400 --> 00:47:13,869 or you'll be back. 830 00:47:28,016 --> 00:47:29,252 This is for you. 831 00:47:32,087 --> 00:47:34,523 I might give you more books from time to time. 832 00:47:35,391 --> 00:47:36,960 Books I hope you'll read. 833 00:47:45,101 --> 00:47:46,403 [door closes] 834 00:47:58,281 --> 00:48:01,415 [Brian] I wish I could say I got it from the start, but... 835 00:48:01,417 --> 00:48:02,918 I was scared. 836 00:48:03,585 --> 00:48:05,552 Scared my life was over. 837 00:48:05,554 --> 00:48:10,556 Then this dude, doesn't know nothing about me, he's talking about helping me? 838 00:48:10,558 --> 00:48:12,895 Was this the kind of help that my lawyer gave me? 839 00:48:13,561 --> 00:48:15,364 So, yeah, I was skeptical. 840 00:48:17,299 --> 00:48:20,067 And right when I'm trying to understand everything he's teaching me, 841 00:48:20,069 --> 00:48:21,371 I get transferred. 842 00:48:22,304 --> 00:48:23,572 Didn't see him again. 843 00:48:25,574 --> 00:48:28,345 That's when prison had its own ideas. 844 00:48:29,578 --> 00:48:31,947 - [indistinct chatter] - [laughter] 845 00:48:47,063 --> 00:48:48,431 [toilet flushes] 846 00:49:02,444 --> 00:49:03,612 What's up, homie? 847 00:49:04,612 --> 00:49:06,049 You got a problem, bitch? 848 00:49:06,514 --> 00:49:08,551 No, I ain't got no problem. 849 00:49:10,185 --> 00:49:11,353 B87. 850 00:49:12,321 --> 00:49:13,523 Gate's open. 851 00:49:18,761 --> 00:49:23,400 [Brian] In prison, it's the not knowing that gets to you. 852 00:49:24,632 --> 00:49:27,303 Not knowing what's on the other side of a door. 853 00:49:28,136 --> 00:49:31,170 Not knowing if you'll make it out alive. 854 00:49:31,172 --> 00:49:33,974 [indistinct chatter] 855 00:49:38,681 --> 00:49:41,248 What's up, homie? [grunts] 856 00:49:41,250 --> 00:49:46,520 Sometimes you gotta walk deeper into the darkness to find the light. 857 00:49:46,522 --> 00:49:50,157 Hey, Banks, get up! Let's go! Up! Now! 858 00:49:50,159 --> 00:49:51,425 You broke his jaw, Banks. 859 00:49:51,427 --> 00:49:53,626 Don't you ever want to get out of here? 860 00:49:53,628 --> 00:49:56,532 Sixty days. Think about it. 861 00:49:57,433 --> 00:49:59,266 [Brian] That was solitary for me. 862 00:49:59,268 --> 00:50:00,570 [door slams] 863 00:50:27,529 --> 00:50:29,165 [breathing heavily] 864 00:50:32,067 --> 00:50:33,602 [grunting] 865 00:50:38,440 --> 00:50:40,176 I don't even feel you no more, God. 866 00:50:41,576 --> 00:50:43,045 I can't feel you. 867 00:50:55,757 --> 00:50:57,159 [laughs] 868 00:51:02,598 --> 00:51:05,168 Brian, we need you back in the game. 869 00:51:14,743 --> 00:51:18,779 Hey, you think they give a shit about you? 870 00:51:18,781 --> 00:51:21,815 About how twisted up and pissed off you are? 871 00:51:21,817 --> 00:51:25,088 They don't even remember your name. Shit. 872 00:51:32,127 --> 00:51:33,196 [exhales] 873 00:51:34,196 --> 00:51:35,632 [groans] 874 00:51:39,368 --> 00:51:40,636 Brian. 875 00:51:44,406 --> 00:51:46,109 You've got to let it go. 876 00:51:47,375 --> 00:51:49,711 You've got to let it all go, 877 00:51:50,545 --> 00:51:52,549 or it's going to pull you down. 878 00:51:53,882 --> 00:51:56,518 All you can control in life... 879 00:51:57,152 --> 00:51:58,253 This is for you. 880 00:52:04,560 --> 00:52:06,663 Is how you respond to life. 881 00:52:46,268 --> 00:52:47,400 It's strange. 882 00:52:47,402 --> 00:52:51,373 I didn't see Mr. Johnson after that first year in juvie. 883 00:52:52,907 --> 00:52:54,911 But he's been with me every day since. 884 00:53:02,351 --> 00:53:03,586 Listen, I... 885 00:53:04,786 --> 00:53:06,321 I want to be honest with you. 886 00:53:07,456 --> 00:53:08,591 I, um... 887 00:53:09,491 --> 00:53:11,594 I told you I put off grad school, 888 00:53:13,395 --> 00:53:14,663 but I didn't say why. 889 00:53:16,864 --> 00:53:19,368 Why I reacted when I heard your story. 890 00:53:23,871 --> 00:53:28,411 I... I didn't have the best experience in college and... 891 00:53:29,344 --> 00:53:30,679 Um... 892 00:53:38,520 --> 00:53:39,722 Who was he? 893 00:53:42,690 --> 00:53:44,293 A friend... [sniffles] 894 00:53:45,460 --> 00:53:46,628 I thought. 895 00:53:48,397 --> 00:53:49,230 Uh... 896 00:53:50,699 --> 00:53:53,235 He said he couldn't remember me saying no. 897 00:53:54,502 --> 00:53:56,939 Said I could have gotten those bruises from anywhere. 898 00:53:59,407 --> 00:54:02,909 The cops were like, "Sure you're not overreacting?" 899 00:54:02,911 --> 00:54:05,447 And when the school... 900 00:54:06,815 --> 00:54:08,217 did nothing... 901 00:54:09,351 --> 00:54:10,386 I left. 902 00:54:12,587 --> 00:54:13,790 I'm sorry. 903 00:54:16,525 --> 00:54:20,697 I... I don't even know how you can hang with me after hearing my story. 904 00:54:21,996 --> 00:54:23,265 [chuckles] 905 00:54:25,734 --> 00:54:27,436 Well, I couldn't at first. 906 00:54:30,505 --> 00:54:32,274 But then I got to know you. 907 00:55:04,440 --> 00:55:06,342 [TV: football game] 908 00:55:14,350 --> 00:55:16,418 No. Can't do that. 909 00:55:17,118 --> 00:55:18,387 Can't do that. 910 00:55:18,853 --> 00:55:20,389 [sighs] 911 00:55:22,857 --> 00:55:24,326 [electronic chirp] 912 00:55:25,860 --> 00:55:27,330 [chuckles] 913 00:55:28,831 --> 00:55:30,533 [humming] 914 00:55:36,471 --> 00:55:37,873 [electronic chirp] 915 00:55:39,775 --> 00:55:41,375 [chuckles] 916 00:55:41,377 --> 00:55:43,110 [crowd cheering] 917 00:55:43,112 --> 00:55:45,811 [announcer] Here he comes, and that'll be a first down. 918 00:55:45,813 --> 00:55:50,483 Whoo! That's the way to freaking pass, baby! Yeah, baby! 919 00:55:50,485 --> 00:55:52,886 [announcer] And Coach Pete Carroll calls another time-out. 920 00:55:52,888 --> 00:55:54,554 [announcer 2] I gotta tell you, 921 00:55:54,556 --> 00:55:56,690 when it comes to Coach Carroll, there's no quit in him. 922 00:55:56,692 --> 00:55:59,125 The players believe in him, they believe in the system. 923 00:55:59,127 --> 00:56:01,027 He brings a lot of energy to the team. 924 00:56:01,029 --> 00:56:03,896 And I think Carroll coming on to the Seahawks 925 00:56:03,898 --> 00:56:05,835 is the best decision they could have made. 926 00:56:06,534 --> 00:56:07,904 [electronic chirp] 927 00:56:16,911 --> 00:56:18,814 [breathing heavily] 928 00:56:27,822 --> 00:56:30,926 Oh, shit. Oh, shit. 929 00:56:31,560 --> 00:56:32,862 Oh, shit. 930 00:56:40,502 --> 00:56:41,971 [breathing heavily] 931 00:56:59,955 --> 00:57:01,623 [muttering] "Bygones be..." 932 00:57:37,259 --> 00:57:38,961 [buzzing] 933 00:57:43,130 --> 00:57:44,900 [breathing heavily] 934 00:57:57,545 --> 00:57:58,614 Hello? 935 00:58:00,014 --> 00:58:01,183 [Kennisha] Hello? 936 00:58:02,583 --> 00:58:03,618 Kennisha? 937 00:58:04,652 --> 00:58:05,687 Hey. 938 00:58:08,924 --> 00:58:10,126 Hey. 939 00:58:12,261 --> 00:58:13,496 So, um... 940 00:58:15,297 --> 00:58:17,764 I... I guess I'm still wondering 941 00:58:17,766 --> 00:58:20,833 why you'd send me a friend request like that. 942 00:58:20,835 --> 00:58:24,172 Yeah. I wasn't even sure you would answer. 943 00:58:25,206 --> 00:58:28,978 So, I was just looking through people I know from high school. 944 00:58:29,777 --> 00:58:31,647 I saw your page. 945 00:58:32,581 --> 00:58:33,649 And I was like, 946 00:58:34,750 --> 00:58:36,585 you look good. [chuckles] 947 00:58:37,953 --> 00:58:40,089 But I was thinking maybe we could, 948 00:58:41,156 --> 00:58:44,927 I don't know, hang out or something? 949 00:58:45,860 --> 00:58:47,529 Hang... Hang out? 950 00:58:48,697 --> 00:58:51,831 Can you understand why that might seem a little weird to me 951 00:58:51,833 --> 00:58:53,101 that you'd want to do that? 952 00:58:54,136 --> 00:58:57,206 I was in prison. I can't work. 953 00:58:57,940 --> 00:58:59,672 I can't play football. 954 00:58:59,674 --> 00:59:02,275 Things have been pretty tough for me, Kennisha. 955 00:59:02,277 --> 00:59:07,116 So, I guess that mean you ain't trying to hang out, then? 956 00:59:10,819 --> 00:59:12,688 Uh, well... 957 00:59:16,023 --> 00:59:17,627 Well, maybe we could. 958 00:59:18,793 --> 00:59:19,960 Yeah, maybe we could. 959 00:59:19,962 --> 00:59:21,998 Truth is, I'm just stuck. 960 00:59:23,598 --> 00:59:26,101 And you're the only one who can help me get unstuck. 961 00:59:27,168 --> 00:59:28,601 I mean, you're the only other one 962 00:59:28,603 --> 00:59:30,603 who knows what really happened. 963 00:59:30,605 --> 00:59:32,308 And if you did help me, then... 964 00:59:33,241 --> 00:59:36,112 we would never have to talk about this stuff again. 965 00:59:37,112 --> 00:59:38,548 All right, well... 966 00:59:39,313 --> 00:59:41,250 what is it you need me to do? 967 00:59:46,253 --> 00:59:49,688 Brian, if they find out you went anywhere near that girl, 968 00:59:49,690 --> 00:59:51,593 they'll send you right back to prison. 969 00:59:52,159 --> 00:59:53,826 That's why nobody's gonna find out. 970 00:59:53,828 --> 00:59:56,329 Please, let's think about this some more. 971 00:59:56,331 --> 00:59:58,632 You only have ten months left on your parole. 972 00:59:58,634 --> 01:00:00,400 But I'm still gonna be on that damn list. 973 01:00:00,402 --> 01:00:02,835 Nobody's gonna ever hire me if I don't clear my name. 974 01:00:02,837 --> 01:00:05,070 - Well, then let the attorneys handle this. - My attorneys... What... 975 01:00:05,072 --> 01:00:09,742 What attorneys, Ma? Who? The CIP? I ain't heard from them in weeks. 976 01:00:09,744 --> 01:00:12,911 Besides, Kennisha already said she ain't going nowhere near a lawyer. 977 01:00:12,913 --> 01:00:16,049 The only person she agreed to talk to is Corey's friend. 978 01:00:16,051 --> 01:00:18,018 You remember Corey from the gym. 979 01:00:18,020 --> 01:00:20,020 So, look, he's got a friend. 980 01:00:20,022 --> 01:00:21,221 Been selling insurance for a little bit, 981 01:00:21,223 --> 01:00:22,755 but he's starting up his own PI firm. 982 01:00:22,757 --> 01:00:24,924 So we all got together, we got a plan. 983 01:00:24,926 --> 01:00:26,226 Trust me. We got a plan. 984 01:00:26,228 --> 01:00:28,027 An insurance agent, Brian? 985 01:00:28,029 --> 01:00:29,195 Mom, Mom. 986 01:00:29,197 --> 01:00:31,264 Sometimes things come your way 987 01:00:31,266 --> 01:00:32,998 and you have to act on them right then and there 988 01:00:33,000 --> 01:00:34,336 or else you won't have another chance. 989 01:00:37,038 --> 01:00:38,340 This is my chance. 990 01:00:39,775 --> 01:00:40,843 Okay? 991 01:00:45,781 --> 01:00:46,782 [sighs] 992 01:00:57,759 --> 01:00:58,828 [Arthur] Brian. 993 01:01:04,833 --> 01:01:06,068 [elevator dings] 994 01:01:09,705 --> 01:01:10,538 [Kennisha] Hey. 995 01:01:12,107 --> 01:01:14,840 I wasn't sure if this was the right place. 996 01:01:14,842 --> 01:01:15,978 You found it. [chuckles] 997 01:01:16,478 --> 01:01:18,311 I was nervous about coming. 998 01:01:18,313 --> 01:01:20,416 Yeah, shit, I've been kind of nervous myself. 999 01:01:21,382 --> 01:01:23,315 Did I tell you I got three little ones now? 1000 01:01:23,317 --> 01:01:24,918 Oh, you got three kids? 1001 01:01:24,920 --> 01:01:27,487 Yeah. But it's some drama going on with all that. 1002 01:01:27,489 --> 01:01:29,956 So that's why I told you I don't want to talk to no lawyers. 1003 01:01:29,958 --> 01:01:33,293 Oh, no, this guy's not... He's not a lawyer. 1004 01:01:33,295 --> 01:01:35,697 He's more like an adviser. So... 1005 01:01:39,067 --> 01:01:40,835 - So, Ms. Reed... - Rice. 1006 01:01:41,969 --> 01:01:44,170 Oh, I'm sorry. Ms. Rice, 1007 01:01:44,172 --> 01:01:48,241 I understand from Brian there are some things that you guys wanted to discuss? 1008 01:01:48,243 --> 01:01:50,110 Yeah. Uh... 1009 01:01:50,112 --> 01:01:53,849 Well, we wanted to talk to you about what happened in 2002. 1010 01:01:54,782 --> 01:01:59,119 Okay. Uh, Ms. Rice, is that what you want to do? 1011 01:01:59,121 --> 01:02:03,389 I guess so. I mean, Brian ain't playing in the NFL right now, 1012 01:02:03,391 --> 01:02:04,860 I guess that's 'cause of me. 1013 01:02:05,360 --> 01:02:06,992 So, you want to help him. 1014 01:02:06,994 --> 01:02:10,829 Well, I can't do nothing where I gotta, like, pay back none of the money or anything. 1015 01:02:10,831 --> 01:02:13,132 I mean, that would take a long time. 1016 01:02:13,134 --> 01:02:14,867 [Arthur] Okay, and I understand. 1017 01:02:14,869 --> 01:02:17,137 Look, this is just for my own education 1018 01:02:17,139 --> 01:02:19,773 so that I can... offer advice. 1019 01:02:19,775 --> 01:02:21,141 Now, 1020 01:02:21,143 --> 01:02:24,511 take me back to the incident in 2002 1021 01:02:24,513 --> 01:02:26,482 and just tell me how you see it. 1022 01:02:27,382 --> 01:02:29,215 [Kennisha] Um... 1023 01:02:29,217 --> 01:02:31,851 Well, I guess the way I look at it is, 1024 01:02:31,853 --> 01:02:34,154 we was just being young. [chuckles] 1025 01:02:34,156 --> 01:02:35,855 Curious about things. 1026 01:02:35,857 --> 01:02:41,027 Okay, so you're saying that he never raped you? 1027 01:02:41,029 --> 01:02:42,494 I don't like using that word. 1028 01:02:42,496 --> 01:02:44,931 Well, then tell me what happened. 1029 01:02:44,933 --> 01:02:49,034 Well, after we was down there and he went out the door and I went my way, 1030 01:02:49,036 --> 01:02:50,969 there was this security guard. 1031 01:02:50,971 --> 01:02:52,040 Hey! 1032 01:02:52,574 --> 01:02:55,541 You know I saw you with that boy. 1033 01:02:55,543 --> 01:02:57,811 Y'all went in the 700 building, didn't you? 1034 01:02:57,813 --> 01:03:00,079 I know what you kids do in there. 1035 01:03:00,081 --> 01:03:01,447 Yeah, well, it wasn't my idea. 1036 01:03:01,449 --> 01:03:02,982 - Whose was it? - His. 1037 01:03:02,984 --> 01:03:06,152 Oh! So, you're saying he made you go in there? 1038 01:03:06,154 --> 01:03:07,389 Made you do stuff? 1039 01:03:08,956 --> 01:03:11,391 So, if that's true, you're saying he raped you. 1040 01:03:11,393 --> 01:03:12,862 Is that what you're saying? 1041 01:03:14,029 --> 01:03:16,295 So, I wasn't the first person to use that word. 1042 01:03:16,297 --> 01:03:18,197 Uh, so the security guard said it first? 1043 01:03:18,199 --> 01:03:21,067 And then you wrote it down on a piece of paper and gave it to your friend? 1044 01:03:21,069 --> 01:03:22,235 Mm-hmm. 1045 01:03:22,237 --> 01:03:25,471 Okay. Did you tell any of these people 1046 01:03:25,473 --> 01:03:27,873 that you and Brian were just kissing and heavy petting 1047 01:03:27,875 --> 01:03:29,976 and that you didn't actually have sex? 1048 01:03:29,978 --> 01:03:32,545 [scoffs] Nobody was listening to anything I had to say. 1049 01:03:32,547 --> 01:03:36,949 I mean, my attorney was like, "Just don't say nothing. Like, don't talk at all. 1050 01:03:36,951 --> 01:03:38,486 Just let them do what they're gonna do." 1051 01:03:39,087 --> 01:03:40,956 Okay, so, to be clear... 1052 01:03:42,056 --> 01:03:43,993 Brian never raped you? 1053 01:03:48,330 --> 01:03:49,965 No, he did not rape me. 1054 01:03:54,902 --> 01:03:56,237 Did he kidnap you? 1055 01:03:57,239 --> 01:03:58,507 Never. 1056 01:04:03,978 --> 01:04:04,980 Alissa. 1057 01:04:08,650 --> 01:04:12,317 [Arthur] To be clear, Brian never raped you? 1058 01:04:12,319 --> 01:04:13,988 No, he did not rape me. 1059 01:04:15,489 --> 01:04:16,926 [Arthur] Did he kidnap you? 1060 01:04:17,292 --> 01:04:18,560 [Kennisha] Never. 1061 01:04:25,366 --> 01:04:26,532 Amazing. 1062 01:04:26,534 --> 01:04:29,003 A full recantation on tape. 1063 01:04:29,404 --> 01:04:30,873 [gasps] 1064 01:04:32,139 --> 01:04:35,944 So, and she knew, right? This guy told her she was being taped? 1065 01:04:36,677 --> 01:04:38,311 Uh, no. 1066 01:04:38,313 --> 01:04:41,346 No. No, but... he did have a sign on the wall 1067 01:04:41,348 --> 01:04:43,017 that said the room was being monitored. 1068 01:04:47,087 --> 01:04:48,389 A sign on the wall, 1069 01:04:49,223 --> 01:04:50,426 that's it? 1070 01:04:51,927 --> 01:04:53,162 [stammers] Justin. 1071 01:04:54,328 --> 01:04:56,529 This is what you said I needed. Something extraordinary. 1072 01:04:56,531 --> 01:05:00,699 This is what I brought you. Kennisha telling the truth. She's telling the truth. 1073 01:05:00,701 --> 01:05:03,001 [Alissa] It's amazing, Brian. 1074 01:05:03,003 --> 01:05:04,406 It really is. I've... 1075 01:05:05,306 --> 01:05:07,042 I've never seen anything like it. 1076 01:05:08,009 --> 01:05:09,043 But it's also... 1077 01:05:09,444 --> 01:05:10,646 It's inadmissible. 1078 01:05:13,214 --> 01:05:14,583 - You can't use it. - [sighs] 1079 01:05:15,583 --> 01:05:18,150 You can't record somebody in the State of California 1080 01:05:18,152 --> 01:05:19,621 without their explicit consent. 1081 01:05:20,455 --> 01:05:22,587 Come on. We got her sitting there 1082 01:05:22,589 --> 01:05:24,389 right on tape, telling the truth. 1083 01:05:24,391 --> 01:05:26,224 You're telling me I can't show anybody? 1084 01:05:26,226 --> 01:05:27,492 What do you think the chances are 1085 01:05:27,494 --> 01:05:29,661 of getting her to say it again on the record? 1086 01:05:29,663 --> 01:05:32,065 No chance! PI already scared her off 1087 01:05:32,067 --> 01:05:34,166 by trying to get her to sign something at the end. 1088 01:05:34,168 --> 01:05:36,536 Once she knows she perjured herself and could lose the money, 1089 01:05:36,538 --> 01:05:38,670 she's gonna recant her recantation. 1090 01:05:38,672 --> 01:05:39,438 Yeah. 1091 01:05:39,440 --> 01:05:42,608 Brian, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I... 1092 01:05:42,610 --> 01:05:45,478 I wish you'd have called us before you reached out. 1093 01:05:45,480 --> 01:05:47,045 You wish I would have called you? 1094 01:05:47,047 --> 01:05:49,114 You wish I would have called you? 1095 01:05:49,116 --> 01:05:51,116 You know why I didn't call you, Justin? 1096 01:05:51,118 --> 01:05:53,386 Because every time I throw you a pass, you bat it down, 1097 01:05:53,388 --> 01:05:55,387 - just like you're doing now. - That's not what we're doing. 1098 01:05:55,389 --> 01:05:58,623 Coming at me with all these... these legal excuses about the system. 1099 01:05:58,625 --> 01:06:01,494 About how the truth doesn't matter. The truth matters! 1100 01:06:01,496 --> 01:06:03,132 I know it matters. 1101 01:06:03,998 --> 01:06:05,098 I know that. 1102 01:06:05,100 --> 01:06:07,036 Okay? And that tape is... 1103 01:06:07,368 --> 01:06:08,601 extraordinary. 1104 01:06:08,603 --> 01:06:10,168 I agree. But... 1105 01:06:10,170 --> 01:06:13,007 - I can't do anything legally... - Okay, okay. Stop. 1106 01:06:13,641 --> 01:06:15,241 Okay? You know what, man? 1107 01:06:15,243 --> 01:06:17,478 - You know, forget the tape. Okay? - [remote clatters] 1108 01:06:18,413 --> 01:06:19,615 [exhales] 1109 01:06:20,681 --> 01:06:22,517 You want extraordinary? 1110 01:06:23,784 --> 01:06:27,489 I'll tell you what's extraordinary about this case. 1111 01:06:28,389 --> 01:06:29,625 I am. 1112 01:06:31,525 --> 01:06:34,529 It's extraordinary that I'm still here. 1113 01:06:36,230 --> 01:06:37,732 That I'm still standing. 1114 01:06:39,400 --> 01:06:40,703 You ever been in prison? 1115 01:06:41,668 --> 01:06:43,636 I'm not talking about to visit one of your clients. 1116 01:06:43,638 --> 01:06:45,007 You ever been locked up? 1117 01:06:46,475 --> 01:06:51,411 I spent my 17th birthday and the 60 days after that in solitary confinement. 1118 01:06:51,413 --> 01:06:53,148 It nearly killed me. 1119 01:06:55,150 --> 01:06:58,683 And the only reason it didn't is because something happened to me. 1120 01:06:58,685 --> 01:07:03,524 Something extraordinary. Someone extraordinary. 1121 01:07:09,264 --> 01:07:10,432 [sighs] 1122 01:07:12,500 --> 01:07:13,702 I've done... 1123 01:07:14,402 --> 01:07:17,139 everything I can on my own... 1124 01:07:18,272 --> 01:07:19,838 to get myself free. 1125 01:07:19,840 --> 01:07:22,608 There's only one other person who can get me the rest of the way, 1126 01:07:22,610 --> 01:07:24,210 and that's you. 1127 01:07:24,212 --> 01:07:25,714 So, I'm begging you. 1128 01:07:27,248 --> 01:07:29,248 Forget all the rules. 1129 01:07:29,250 --> 01:07:34,087 Forget all the reasons. Forget all the roadblocks they put in our way. 1130 01:07:34,089 --> 01:07:37,259 I know the system doesn't care about me, Justin. I know. 1131 01:07:38,460 --> 01:07:40,128 But I know you do. 1132 01:07:44,299 --> 01:07:45,667 Help set me free. 1133 01:07:50,404 --> 01:07:51,607 [exhales] 1134 01:07:55,210 --> 01:07:56,244 Okay. 1135 01:08:01,215 --> 01:08:02,217 Okay. 1136 01:08:06,788 --> 01:08:08,090 Right. 1137 01:08:11,525 --> 01:08:12,728 [exhales] 1138 01:08:13,895 --> 01:08:14,726 Okay. 1139 01:08:14,728 --> 01:08:17,195 Brian Banks lost ten years of his life. 1140 01:08:17,197 --> 01:08:19,232 We have ten months to clear his name. Why? 1141 01:08:19,234 --> 01:08:21,634 Because the habeas petition will only be considered 1142 01:08:21,636 --> 01:08:23,502 while you're still under state supervision. 1143 01:08:23,504 --> 01:08:26,506 That's right. If we can't get this thing overturned within ten months 1144 01:08:26,508 --> 01:08:28,407 before his parole runs out, 1145 01:08:28,409 --> 01:08:29,908 he's guilty the rest of his life. 1146 01:08:29,910 --> 01:08:32,811 99% of all habeas petitions get rejected, 1147 01:08:32,813 --> 01:08:35,614 so just getting the DA to pay attention to this is gonna be tough. 1148 01:08:35,616 --> 01:08:36,716 Hey, Barbara. 1149 01:08:36,718 --> 01:08:38,583 Justin Brooks again. 1150 01:08:38,585 --> 01:08:40,286 Hey, is Rafael in? 1151 01:08:40,288 --> 01:08:42,154 He'll have to get back to you, Mr. Brooks. 1152 01:08:42,156 --> 01:08:44,390 All right. As soon as he can, please. 1153 01:08:44,392 --> 01:08:46,225 Thank you. 1154 01:08:46,227 --> 01:08:48,226 So while I'm trying to force him to pay attention, 1155 01:08:48,228 --> 01:08:50,729 Alissa will put together a new petition, 1156 01:08:50,731 --> 01:08:53,533 while, Marilyn, you try to track down Kennisha Rice 1157 01:08:53,535 --> 01:08:55,268 and get her on the record this time. 1158 01:08:55,270 --> 01:08:57,269 Now, just remember, and this is critical, 1159 01:08:57,271 --> 01:09:00,405 if the court doesn't schedule us ASAP, Brian's gonna run out of time. 1160 01:09:00,407 --> 01:09:02,274 Brian's the same age as some of you. 1161 01:09:02,276 --> 01:09:04,577 He should have gone to college by now. 1162 01:09:04,579 --> 01:09:05,877 He should be playing in the NFL. 1163 01:09:05,879 --> 01:09:07,579 - [knocking] - Hey, we found Mateo. 1164 01:09:07,581 --> 01:09:09,649 He's on the Loller case, LA Superior. 1165 01:09:09,651 --> 01:09:13,222 [Justin] And the reason he isn't is not just because a girl lied, 1166 01:09:14,521 --> 01:09:18,226 it's because the system didn't care about the truth in the first place. 1167 01:09:19,826 --> 01:09:22,364 Well, in the words of somebody I greatly admire, 1168 01:09:22,931 --> 01:09:25,167 - "Fuck the system." - [cheering] 1169 01:09:27,936 --> 01:09:30,304 - It was a good day. - [sighs] Yeah. 1170 01:09:32,440 --> 01:09:36,442 Well, if it isn't our elusive district attorney. 1171 01:09:36,444 --> 01:09:38,911 - Mr. Brooks. - How you doing, Rafael? I've been looking for you. 1172 01:09:38,913 --> 01:09:40,845 Aren't we seeing each other for Leftowich in three weeks? 1173 01:09:40,847 --> 01:09:43,882 This can't wait three weeks. I'm representing Brian Banks. 1174 01:09:43,884 --> 01:09:45,518 Falsely accused of rape. 1175 01:09:45,520 --> 01:09:47,953 The girl's recanted her story. We got it all on tape. 1176 01:09:47,955 --> 01:09:49,721 Let me guess. You want me to take a look at it. 1177 01:09:49,723 --> 01:09:53,326 I want you to meet Brian Banks. He's an amazing kid. 1178 01:09:53,328 --> 01:09:56,729 Could have played pro ball. I'm telling you, Rafael, this is gonna blow up. 1179 01:09:56,731 --> 01:09:58,296 Media's gonna be all over it. 1180 01:09:58,298 --> 01:10:00,399 Chance for you to jump in and control the spin. 1181 01:10:00,401 --> 01:10:03,205 You are the master spinner, aren't you, Mr. Brooks? 1182 01:10:03,670 --> 01:10:05,240 Well, I'm a lawyer, so... 1183 01:10:05,740 --> 01:10:07,776 it's redundant. [chuckles] 1184 01:10:09,310 --> 01:10:10,344 Come on, Rafael. 1185 01:10:10,712 --> 01:10:11,946 Kid's different. 1186 01:10:14,615 --> 01:10:16,015 Have your client here in 90 minutes. 1187 01:10:16,017 --> 01:10:18,620 Otherwise, he waits in line like everyone else. 1188 01:10:21,289 --> 01:10:22,758 [ringing] 1189 01:10:24,424 --> 01:10:25,491 Hey, Justin. 1190 01:10:25,493 --> 01:10:27,228 You got a jacket and a tie? 1191 01:10:28,730 --> 01:10:30,363 I look okay? 1192 01:10:30,365 --> 01:10:32,765 Ain't nothing okay about the way you look. 1193 01:10:32,767 --> 01:10:34,636 - [keys jingle] - Now, go. 1194 01:10:37,771 --> 01:10:40,942 Please do not tell me this is another bad decision. 1195 01:10:41,875 --> 01:10:43,876 I'm gonna start calling you Bad Decision Banks. 1196 01:10:43,878 --> 01:10:46,645 - But... I-I have a job interview, sir. - Oh, yeah? 1197 01:10:46,647 --> 01:10:49,584 Like the one in San Diego when you were meeting with that lawyer? 1198 01:10:50,485 --> 01:10:53,519 I got my sources. Give me the keys, Banks. 1199 01:10:53,521 --> 01:10:57,259 - Sir, I-I really have... - Give me the goddamn keys, Banks. 1200 01:10:58,392 --> 01:10:59,694 [sighs] 1201 01:11:02,062 --> 01:11:03,828 - [phone beeps] - [line rings] 1202 01:11:03,830 --> 01:11:05,366 Yeah, I got him. 1203 01:11:06,500 --> 01:11:07,766 Where's your guy? 1204 01:11:07,768 --> 01:11:10,271 Hey! Hey, he's coming. He's just... 1205 01:11:11,306 --> 01:11:12,907 Let me get you a cup of coffee. 1206 01:11:13,941 --> 01:11:15,944 Nice try, Mr. Brooks. Time's up. 1207 01:11:16,944 --> 01:11:19,914 Nobody from the DA's office ever visited the crime scene. 1208 01:11:21,081 --> 01:11:25,751 I did. I saw where this girl claimed she was dragged down a hallway 1209 01:11:25,753 --> 01:11:28,586 lined with open classrooms full of students, 1210 01:11:28,588 --> 01:11:29,755 and forcibly raped. 1211 01:11:29,757 --> 01:11:31,927 Nobody saw it. Nobody heard it. 1212 01:11:33,428 --> 01:11:34,463 Hey, 1213 01:11:35,096 --> 01:11:36,761 you think the brass is gonna wonder 1214 01:11:36,763 --> 01:11:39,400 why you and your investigators never checked this place out? 1215 01:11:41,768 --> 01:11:44,436 [Brian] Sir, this is my mom's car. My mom. 1216 01:11:44,438 --> 01:11:46,471 There aren't any drugs in there, I swear. 1217 01:11:46,473 --> 01:11:48,707 Good. So, you have nothing to worry about. 1218 01:11:48,709 --> 01:11:50,576 Now, why you going to LA? 1219 01:11:50,578 --> 01:11:52,580 You know you can't take a job outside the district. 1220 01:11:53,681 --> 01:11:56,384 The job's local. Corporate headquarters are in LA. 1221 01:11:58,419 --> 01:11:59,521 Car's clean. 1222 01:12:00,420 --> 01:12:01,787 [trunk shuts] 1223 01:12:01,789 --> 01:12:03,492 You better not be lying to me, Banks. 1224 01:12:04,792 --> 01:12:07,025 Straight there, straight back. 1225 01:12:07,027 --> 01:12:09,729 'Cause if you so much as pull over to piss, 1226 01:12:09,731 --> 01:12:11,532 you'll be back behind bars. 1227 01:12:12,866 --> 01:12:14,802 [phone rings] 1228 01:12:16,603 --> 01:12:18,002 [Justin] Where are you? 1229 01:12:18,004 --> 01:12:20,605 Yeah, no... I'm on my way. My PO was busting my ass. 1230 01:12:20,607 --> 01:12:22,410 I'm... I'll be there. 1231 01:12:32,620 --> 01:12:33,889 [door opens] 1232 01:12:34,554 --> 01:12:35,624 Hey! 1233 01:12:35,923 --> 01:12:37,422 Sorry, man. 1234 01:12:37,424 --> 01:12:40,458 Save it for the DA. Mateo's in a mood. 1235 01:12:40,460 --> 01:12:41,562 All right. 1236 01:12:47,502 --> 01:12:50,038 Mr. Brooks says you filed the habeas petition yourself. 1237 01:12:50,538 --> 01:12:51,936 Yes, sir. 1238 01:12:51,938 --> 01:12:54,476 Read the California Appeals Code while I was in prison. 1239 01:12:56,511 --> 01:12:59,010 Why do you think she lied, Mr. Banks? 1240 01:12:59,012 --> 01:13:03,117 She was a 15-year-old girl with her whole life ahead of her. Why would she lie? 1241 01:13:03,950 --> 01:13:06,053 I've asked myself that a thousand times. 1242 01:13:06,920 --> 01:13:08,824 Maybe it was the money. 1243 01:13:09,656 --> 01:13:11,360 Maybe I hurt her feelings. 1244 01:13:11,859 --> 01:13:13,626 But with all due respect, sir, 1245 01:13:13,628 --> 01:13:17,598 I don't know why it's my responsibility to explain why she lied. 1246 01:13:17,999 --> 01:13:20,099 The fact is, she did. 1247 01:13:20,101 --> 01:13:23,571 Her testimony changed every time. Mine never did. 1248 01:13:24,571 --> 01:13:28,476 Mr. Mateo, I don't wish any ill will towards Kennisha. 1249 01:13:29,209 --> 01:13:31,609 I just want a chance to turn all this negativity 1250 01:13:31,611 --> 01:13:33,547 into something positive. 1251 01:13:37,651 --> 01:13:39,585 - Has she gone on the record? - [Justin] No. 1252 01:13:39,587 --> 01:13:41,953 We're kind of having a hard time tracking her down. 1253 01:13:41,955 --> 01:13:43,424 I need to speak with her. 1254 01:13:44,558 --> 01:13:46,458 I won't recommend reversing any conviction 1255 01:13:46,460 --> 01:13:48,496 until I interview the victim myself. 1256 01:13:52,098 --> 01:13:53,466 Tell me we're getting close. 1257 01:13:53,468 --> 01:13:55,234 Absolutely. You did great in there. 1258 01:13:55,236 --> 01:13:57,202 You just got to get her to show up. 1259 01:13:57,204 --> 01:13:59,704 - What does that mean? - It's not gonna be easy. 1260 01:13:59,706 --> 01:14:01,040 If the state finds out she lied, 1261 01:14:01,042 --> 01:14:02,475 she could lose the whole settlement. 1262 01:14:02,477 --> 01:14:04,577 - The 1.5. - But Kennisha doesn't know that. 1263 01:14:04,579 --> 01:14:06,545 There ain't no way she told her mom she flipped. 1264 01:14:06,547 --> 01:14:09,814 I know, but I've seen this sort of thing before. 1265 01:14:09,816 --> 01:14:11,116 Witnesses, 1266 01:14:11,118 --> 01:14:13,187 - they stay hidden unless... - Unless? 1267 01:14:13,954 --> 01:14:16,721 No. No, no, no, Brian, you can't. 1268 01:14:16,723 --> 01:14:18,025 I can't... I can't what? 1269 01:14:19,526 --> 01:14:23,464 I've gone to reporters before to help me find a witness or get them to talk. 1270 01:14:23,964 --> 01:14:25,534 Sometimes, when you go public, 1271 01:14:26,167 --> 01:14:27,666 people want to defend themselves. 1272 01:14:27,668 --> 01:14:30,135 - Then that's what we do. - Listen to me, Brian. 1273 01:14:30,137 --> 01:14:34,676 Your PO finds out that you contacted Kennisha, you could go right back to jail. 1274 01:14:36,677 --> 01:14:37,746 I told you. 1275 01:14:38,145 --> 01:14:39,681 I'm already in jail. 1276 01:14:41,648 --> 01:14:43,884 [line ringing] 1277 01:14:47,888 --> 01:14:49,087 This is Mike. 1278 01:14:49,089 --> 01:14:51,924 Hey, Mr. Paley, uh, this is Brian Banks. 1279 01:14:51,926 --> 01:14:53,826 26-year-old Brian Banks, 1280 01:14:53,828 --> 01:14:56,028 who once had dreams of the NFL, 1281 01:14:56,030 --> 01:14:58,264 is now fighting to clear his name. 1282 01:14:58,266 --> 01:15:01,199 His football dreams ended at the age of 16 1283 01:15:01,201 --> 01:15:05,139 when he was accused of a crime he claims he didn't commit. 1284 01:15:05,772 --> 01:15:06,872 [Arthur] To be clear, 1285 01:15:06,874 --> 01:15:08,640 Brian never raped you? 1286 01:15:08,642 --> 01:15:10,576 [Kennisha] No, he did not rape me. 1287 01:15:10,578 --> 01:15:12,179 [indistinct chatter] 1288 01:15:13,013 --> 01:15:14,779 - Brian! Brian! - [indistinct shouting] 1289 01:15:14,781 --> 01:15:18,082 Brian! Brian! Is the district attorney reopening the case? 1290 01:15:18,084 --> 01:15:19,618 Brian, any more word from Kennisha? 1291 01:15:19,620 --> 01:15:21,153 Do you think you'll get another shot at the NFL? 1292 01:15:21,155 --> 01:15:23,788 Hey, first I gotta get my day in court. 1293 01:15:23,790 --> 01:15:24,924 - [phone rings] - All right? 1294 01:15:24,926 --> 01:15:26,794 [indistinct shouting] 1295 01:15:27,628 --> 01:15:29,193 - Yeah. - [Justin] It worked, Brian. 1296 01:15:29,195 --> 01:15:30,628 The mother surfaced. 1297 01:15:30,630 --> 01:15:31,963 She called the district attorney's office. 1298 01:15:31,965 --> 01:15:33,832 - Had a whole shit-fit. - Okay. 1299 01:15:33,834 --> 01:15:37,670 So, Mateo issued a subpoena. He threatened to call the school district, 1300 01:15:37,672 --> 01:15:40,706 turn over all the evidence unless they show. 1301 01:15:40,708 --> 01:15:42,675 So, now we're close, Brian. 1302 01:15:42,677 --> 01:15:43,809 We're really close. 1303 01:15:43,811 --> 01:15:46,181 Okay, thanks, Justin. Yeah. 1304 01:15:48,214 --> 01:15:50,149 - [keys jingle] - [chuckles] 1305 01:15:50,151 --> 01:15:52,087 [phone rings] 1306 01:15:54,922 --> 01:15:56,090 [exhales] 1307 01:15:57,991 --> 01:15:59,358 Contacting the victim. 1308 01:15:59,360 --> 01:16:01,693 Recording her without her consent. 1309 01:16:01,695 --> 01:16:03,628 Lying to your PO about job interviews. 1310 01:16:03,630 --> 01:16:05,096 That's three strikes, right there. 1311 01:16:05,098 --> 01:16:07,232 Now, look, I know you saw it. 1312 01:16:07,234 --> 01:16:09,234 And you heard her say I didn't do it 1313 01:16:09,236 --> 01:16:11,069 because I didn't do it. 1314 01:16:11,071 --> 01:16:13,706 Now, if someone put that on you, you would have done the same thing. 1315 01:16:13,708 --> 01:16:16,140 No, wrong. Don't tell me what I'd do, Banks. 1316 01:16:16,142 --> 01:16:17,909 You and I ain't the same. 1317 01:16:17,911 --> 01:16:20,211 Do you even know what the word "credibility" means? 1318 01:16:20,213 --> 01:16:22,747 You have no credibility when you lie to me 1319 01:16:22,749 --> 01:16:24,685 to prove that someone lied about you. 1320 01:16:25,218 --> 01:16:26,851 That is in direct violation 1321 01:16:26,853 --> 01:16:28,720 of your parole under the law. 1322 01:16:28,722 --> 01:16:29,990 Do you hear me? 1323 01:16:31,225 --> 01:16:32,593 Do you hear me? 1324 01:16:34,728 --> 01:16:36,063 Yes, sir, I hear you. 1325 01:16:39,032 --> 01:16:42,603 It is my duty to report your violations. 1326 01:16:43,236 --> 01:16:45,072 And I plan to obey that duty. 1327 01:16:46,874 --> 01:16:48,043 In time. 1328 01:16:50,811 --> 01:16:53,615 Law says I have to report it. It just doesn't say when. 1329 01:16:54,981 --> 01:16:57,985 I'm gonna give you eight weeks, till your parole is up. 1330 01:16:59,020 --> 01:17:01,822 If, in that time, they do not overturn your conviction, 1331 01:17:02,757 --> 01:17:05,226 you won't just be a registered sex offender. 1332 01:17:06,293 --> 01:17:08,029 You'll be a prisoner again. 1333 01:17:30,250 --> 01:17:32,887 Mr. Brooks, where is this witness? 1334 01:17:33,920 --> 01:17:36,421 Your Honor, uh, we respectfully ask the court 1335 01:17:36,423 --> 01:17:38,724 to just indulge us with a little more time. 1336 01:17:38,726 --> 01:17:40,225 [Judge Monk] She's half an hour late. 1337 01:17:40,227 --> 01:17:41,859 You think this is the only hearing on the docket? 1338 01:17:41,861 --> 01:17:44,395 Issue another subpoena and reschedule the hearing. 1339 01:17:44,397 --> 01:17:46,200 - Adjourned. - [gavel pounds] 1340 01:17:47,468 --> 01:17:48,803 [sighs] 1341 01:17:50,804 --> 01:17:53,305 Come on, Rafael. Can't you work with me a little bit? 1342 01:17:53,307 --> 01:17:55,340 I mean, there's no time for another hearing. 1343 01:17:55,342 --> 01:17:57,710 Brian's parole is gonna run out. 1344 01:17:57,712 --> 01:18:00,011 Then it's over. He's done. You know that. 1345 01:18:00,013 --> 01:18:02,881 I need a statement from the complainant on the record. 1346 01:18:02,883 --> 01:18:06,254 A statement that casts doubt on her original testimony. Now, you know that. 1347 01:18:09,956 --> 01:18:11,457 Justin, that's her mom. 1348 01:18:11,459 --> 01:18:13,094 That's her. 1349 01:18:15,762 --> 01:18:16,828 Ms. Rice. 1350 01:18:16,830 --> 01:18:18,199 Ms. Rice. 1351 01:18:20,133 --> 01:18:21,966 Now, who the hell are y'all? 1352 01:18:21,968 --> 01:18:25,037 I'm District Attorney Rafael Mateo, ma'am. You're in the right place. 1353 01:18:25,039 --> 01:18:27,005 - Are you Kennisha? - Yeah, that's her. 1354 01:18:27,007 --> 01:18:30,408 Look, the only reason why we came down here is to clear up all this bullshit. 1355 01:18:30,410 --> 01:18:32,510 We want to clear this up too, ma'am. 1356 01:18:32,512 --> 01:18:35,180 So, maybe we can all sit down and have a talk. 1357 01:18:35,182 --> 01:18:36,818 [baby fussing] 1358 01:18:39,386 --> 01:18:41,052 [Mateo] So, Kennisha, this won't take long. 1359 01:18:41,054 --> 01:18:42,954 - We have some questions. - [mom] This all you need to know. 1360 01:18:42,956 --> 01:18:46,125 That boy out there, he raped my daughter. 1361 01:18:46,127 --> 01:18:47,458 End of story. 1362 01:18:47,460 --> 01:18:49,528 All that other shit on TV he forced her to say. 1363 01:18:49,530 --> 01:18:52,264 - He offered her $10,000. - [baby fussing] 1364 01:18:52,266 --> 01:18:55,434 Kennisha, you told our investigator that Brian offered you $20,000. 1365 01:18:55,436 --> 01:18:57,368 Mama, can you take him out of here, please? 1366 01:18:57,370 --> 01:18:59,773 Just say what you said the first time in court. 1367 01:19:00,039 --> 01:19:01,105 Come on. 1368 01:19:01,107 --> 01:19:02,744 [baby babbles] 1369 01:19:04,879 --> 01:19:06,247 [door opens] 1370 01:19:19,893 --> 01:19:22,027 I'm not gonna answer none of y'all's stupid questions. 1371 01:19:22,029 --> 01:19:25,165 - Ms. Rice, I just need... - I said I'm not answering them! 1372 01:19:27,267 --> 01:19:30,502 What if I make my best effort to not ask any stupid questions? 1373 01:19:30,504 --> 01:19:33,005 They're all stupid, if you ask me. 1374 01:19:33,007 --> 01:19:36,475 Well, my name is Justin Brooks and I run the California Innocence Project. 1375 01:19:36,477 --> 01:19:39,577 We get thousands of requests every year 1376 01:19:39,579 --> 01:19:41,246 for people to represent them. 1377 01:19:41,248 --> 01:19:43,817 And Kennisha, if Brian Banks raped you, 1378 01:19:44,384 --> 01:19:46,051 I don't want to represent him. 1379 01:19:46,053 --> 01:19:47,952 - He did rape me. - Okay. Okay. 1380 01:19:47,954 --> 01:19:50,021 Well, if you can just get me to accept that 1381 01:19:50,023 --> 01:19:53,926 and clear up a few of these inconsistencies, we can all move on here. 1382 01:19:53,928 --> 01:19:54,693 Okay? 1383 01:19:54,695 --> 01:19:56,327 I just want to talk to you briefly 1384 01:19:56,329 --> 01:19:59,832 about the incident in July of 2002. 1385 01:19:59,834 --> 01:20:00,766 [sighs] 1386 01:20:00,768 --> 01:20:02,935 When you went into that stairwell with Brian, 1387 01:20:02,937 --> 01:20:04,939 what did you think was gonna happen? 1388 01:20:05,873 --> 01:20:08,873 I don't know. I was young at the time. 1389 01:20:08,875 --> 01:20:09,944 Right. 1390 01:20:10,410 --> 01:20:12,077 At the top of the stairwell, 1391 01:20:12,079 --> 01:20:13,412 there are classrooms. 1392 01:20:13,414 --> 01:20:15,546 - School was in session. - Mm-hmm. 1393 01:20:15,548 --> 01:20:19,217 So, why didn't you just shout out to anybody? 1394 01:20:19,219 --> 01:20:21,356 'Cause I didn't know he was gonna do it. 1395 01:20:22,088 --> 01:20:23,588 When we first went down there, 1396 01:20:23,590 --> 01:20:26,995 I thought he was just gonna touch. You know, touchy-feely. 1397 01:20:30,030 --> 01:20:31,529 So, Ms. Rice, 1398 01:20:31,531 --> 01:20:33,967 are you saying that you initially went down there willingly? 1399 01:20:35,236 --> 01:20:36,404 No. [sighs] 1400 01:20:37,103 --> 01:20:38,403 You putting words in my mouth. 1401 01:20:38,405 --> 01:20:39,938 You just said, "When we first went down there, 1402 01:20:39,940 --> 01:20:41,372 I thought it was gonna be touchy-feely." 1403 01:20:41,374 --> 01:20:42,975 You didn't say that he forced or dragged you. 1404 01:20:42,977 --> 01:20:45,547 There you go again with them stupid questions. 1405 01:20:46,146 --> 01:20:47,912 Brian know he did it. 1406 01:20:47,914 --> 01:20:50,482 If he was so innocent, he would have took it to trial and won. 1407 01:20:50,484 --> 01:20:55,119 Kennisha, don't you think anybody's ever been coerced 1408 01:20:55,121 --> 01:20:56,990 into taking a plea before? 1409 01:20:57,624 --> 01:21:00,127 I mean, maybe Brian just felt trapped. 1410 01:21:00,895 --> 01:21:03,327 But listen, we all make mistakes, 1411 01:21:03,329 --> 01:21:05,132 especially when we're young. We... 1412 01:21:05,566 --> 01:21:07,836 We say things we regret. 1413 01:21:09,904 --> 01:21:11,203 Isn't it possible 1414 01:21:11,205 --> 01:21:14,508 that maybe you said some things back then that you didn't mean? 1415 01:21:16,310 --> 01:21:19,580 Kennisha, did Brian ever coerce you or pay you to talk to him? 1416 01:21:21,315 --> 01:21:22,984 He ain't got no money. 1417 01:21:24,084 --> 01:21:25,516 Right. 1418 01:21:25,518 --> 01:21:28,420 So you reached out to him on your Facebook page yourself 1419 01:21:28,422 --> 01:21:29,857 to help him, right? 1420 01:21:31,057 --> 01:21:32,491 That was nice. 1421 01:21:32,493 --> 01:21:34,359 Because you know you didn't 1422 01:21:34,361 --> 01:21:36,331 have sex with him in that stairwell. 1423 01:21:38,699 --> 01:21:39,797 You know that. 1424 01:21:39,799 --> 01:21:42,337 You guys went down there to make out. And then Brian... 1425 01:21:43,536 --> 01:21:46,540 you know, he may have embarrassed you a little bit that day, right? 1426 01:21:47,708 --> 01:21:50,044 Maybe because he didn't want to go through with it. 1427 01:21:52,445 --> 01:21:54,448 I understand, and you liked him. 1428 01:21:57,051 --> 01:21:58,319 You liked him a lot. 1429 01:22:00,154 --> 01:22:01,188 It's okay. 1430 01:22:02,522 --> 01:22:04,622 [mom] Yeah, y'all started it, but we gonna finish it. 1431 01:22:04,624 --> 01:22:06,425 - You... - [creaking] 1432 01:22:06,427 --> 01:22:09,293 Kennisha, what you said on the tape the other day, if it's true, 1433 01:22:09,295 --> 01:22:10,729 Brian can get his life back. 1434 01:22:10,731 --> 01:22:13,332 - You can help him get a job. - [door rattles] 1435 01:22:13,334 --> 01:22:15,734 - He can move on with his life. - What the hell is taking so long in here? 1436 01:22:15,736 --> 01:22:18,537 - [door shuts] - Oh, did you tell them the truth this time? 1437 01:22:18,539 --> 01:22:21,075 Or they got you in here making up some other story? 1438 01:22:22,609 --> 01:22:24,542 What about my life? 1439 01:22:24,544 --> 01:22:27,144 I go on with my life? Can I get my virginity back? 1440 01:22:27,146 --> 01:22:28,512 Ms. Rice, I just need... 1441 01:22:28,514 --> 01:22:31,082 I ain't talking to you no more. You a smartass. 1442 01:22:31,084 --> 01:22:32,751 Just... Let's take a break, and we'll just 1443 01:22:32,753 --> 01:22:35,052 - come back here in a moment. - I'm not coming back! 1444 01:22:35,054 --> 01:22:36,287 I'm never coming back. 1445 01:22:36,289 --> 01:22:38,724 I'm done talking to y'all. I'm done. I'm not talking no more! 1446 01:22:38,726 --> 01:22:41,092 - Ms. Rice, we have to... - No. You heard her. 1447 01:22:41,094 --> 01:22:43,030 Talking's over. Let's go. 1448 01:22:45,031 --> 01:22:46,364 [door opens] 1449 01:22:46,366 --> 01:22:47,765 She admitted it was consensual. 1450 01:22:47,767 --> 01:22:49,333 She said it started consensually... 1451 01:22:49,335 --> 01:22:51,435 Which eliminates the kidnapping charge. 1452 01:22:51,437 --> 01:22:53,372 You said you needed something on the record 1453 01:22:53,374 --> 01:22:56,475 that would cast doubt on her original testimony. Didn't you just get that? 1454 01:22:56,477 --> 01:22:58,109 All I can do is recommend 1455 01:22:58,111 --> 01:22:59,711 that the same judge who put Brian away overturn this. 1456 01:22:59,713 --> 01:23:01,278 And you know the chances of that. 1457 01:23:01,280 --> 01:23:03,517 Don't let that stop you. 1458 01:23:06,053 --> 01:23:08,456 Do you have a child, Mr. Mateo? 1459 01:23:10,790 --> 01:23:12,556 Can you imagine 1460 01:23:12,558 --> 01:23:14,529 what it's like seeing that child, 1461 01:23:15,228 --> 01:23:17,030 that innocent child, 1462 01:23:17,530 --> 01:23:19,032 taken from you 1463 01:23:19,465 --> 01:23:21,002 and locked away with 1464 01:23:21,668 --> 01:23:24,005 men who have done real crimes 1465 01:23:24,605 --> 01:23:26,607 and can do real harm to him? 1466 01:23:28,542 --> 01:23:31,810 All a mother ever wants 1467 01:23:31,812 --> 01:23:34,148 is to protect her children. 1468 01:23:35,615 --> 01:23:38,585 And I was never ever able to do that for my boy. 1469 01:23:40,687 --> 01:23:42,190 I'll go to my grave 1470 01:23:42,688 --> 01:23:45,159 feeling the pain of that past. 1471 01:23:46,727 --> 01:23:49,630 But you can do something today, Mr. Mateo, 1472 01:23:50,463 --> 01:23:52,766 to stop the pain of his future. 1473 01:23:54,067 --> 01:23:55,168 Now, that judge, 1474 01:23:56,536 --> 01:23:58,172 he will listen to you. 1475 01:23:59,306 --> 01:24:00,674 You know he will, 1476 01:24:01,508 --> 01:24:03,211 if you believe in your heart 1477 01:24:04,178 --> 01:24:07,682 that what was done to my son was wrong. 1478 01:24:15,222 --> 01:24:17,090 [crowd clamoring] 1479 01:24:26,232 --> 01:24:27,467 [bailiff] All rise. 1480 01:24:32,205 --> 01:24:33,206 Be seated. 1481 01:24:34,607 --> 01:24:36,741 Okay, People vs. Banks. 1482 01:24:36,743 --> 01:24:39,877 I have before me a petition for writ of habeas corpus, 1483 01:24:39,879 --> 01:24:44,518 petition of error coram nobis to overturn the original judgment. 1484 01:24:44,750 --> 01:24:45,850 So... 1485 01:24:45,852 --> 01:24:48,155 do the petitioners wish to say anything? 1486 01:24:48,621 --> 01:24:50,223 Yes, thank you, Your Honor. 1487 01:24:54,895 --> 01:24:56,097 Brian Banks 1488 01:24:56,496 --> 01:24:58,630 was 16 years old 1489 01:24:58,632 --> 01:25:01,201 when he was accused of a crime he did not commit. 1490 01:25:02,503 --> 01:25:05,336 He lost 11 years of his young life. 1491 01:25:05,338 --> 01:25:06,872 A scholarship. 1492 01:25:06,874 --> 01:25:09,674 He was prevented from playing football, a game that he loves. 1493 01:25:09,676 --> 01:25:11,312 And I think we have to ask why. 1494 01:25:12,646 --> 01:25:14,378 Was it the system that failed him? 1495 01:25:14,380 --> 01:25:18,285 Nobody has been more critical of this system than I have. 1496 01:25:19,620 --> 01:25:21,252 But I've come to realize, 1497 01:25:21,254 --> 01:25:25,125 maybe it's not the system. Maybe it's us. 1498 01:25:26,493 --> 01:25:27,661 All of us. 1499 01:25:29,295 --> 01:25:30,330 Maybe it's me. 1500 01:25:31,231 --> 01:25:33,198 Yes, we have laws. 1501 01:25:33,200 --> 01:25:35,670 But those laws can be interpreted. 1502 01:25:36,469 --> 01:25:38,502 There is just enough flexibility 1503 01:25:38,504 --> 01:25:40,905 to allow for some amount of choice. 1504 01:25:40,907 --> 01:25:43,675 And with that choice comes the power to do right. 1505 01:25:43,677 --> 01:25:46,545 To choose justice over expediency, 1506 01:25:46,547 --> 01:25:49,280 and the truth over a technicality. 1507 01:25:49,282 --> 01:25:51,352 And the truth is, Brian Banks is innocent. 1508 01:25:53,486 --> 01:25:54,952 Eleven years, Your Honor. 1509 01:25:54,954 --> 01:25:58,355 Eleven years my client will never get back. 1510 01:25:58,357 --> 01:26:01,128 Eleven years his family 1511 01:26:02,195 --> 01:26:03,296 has had to suffer. 1512 01:26:04,397 --> 01:26:06,234 Eleven years of dreams deferred. 1513 01:26:09,268 --> 01:26:10,268 And we can fix it. 1514 01:26:10,270 --> 01:26:12,240 We can rectify it all here today. 1515 01:26:13,574 --> 01:26:14,905 You know, most of the time, 1516 01:26:14,907 --> 01:26:16,774 I'm just trying to get my client their lives back. 1517 01:26:16,776 --> 01:26:18,842 In Brian Banks' case, 1518 01:26:18,844 --> 01:26:21,249 we have a chance to give him his dreams back. 1519 01:26:24,651 --> 01:26:26,687 Please don't deny him that chance. 1520 01:26:28,222 --> 01:26:29,257 Thank you. 1521 01:26:33,727 --> 01:26:34,929 And the People? 1522 01:26:48,407 --> 01:26:50,408 The People will concede the matter, Your Honor, 1523 01:26:50,410 --> 01:26:54,215 and ask the court to grant the petition for exoneration. 1524 01:27:40,459 --> 01:27:41,661 All right, then. 1525 01:27:42,795 --> 01:27:44,796 - The petition is granted. - [gavel pounds] 1526 01:27:44,798 --> 01:27:46,701 [crowd exclaims] 1527 01:27:53,572 --> 01:27:54,808 [sobbing] 1528 01:27:59,379 --> 01:28:00,414 [Justin] Brian. 1529 01:28:09,455 --> 01:28:10,690 [sniffles] 1530 01:28:11,023 --> 01:28:12,259 Thank you. 1531 01:28:12,793 --> 01:28:13,960 Thank you. 1532 01:28:15,094 --> 01:28:16,429 Thank you 1533 01:28:16,862 --> 01:28:18,298 for not giving up, 1534 01:28:19,066 --> 01:28:20,968 for making sure I didn't either. 1535 01:28:25,705 --> 01:28:27,507 - Well done, Brooks. - Thank you. 1536 01:28:28,107 --> 01:28:29,976 [crying] 1537 01:28:30,811 --> 01:28:32,077 [laughs] 1538 01:28:32,079 --> 01:28:34,345 - [cheering, applause] - Brian! 1539 01:28:34,347 --> 01:28:35,850 [crowd exclaiming] 1540 01:28:37,984 --> 01:28:40,021 [cheering, applause] 1541 01:28:41,887 --> 01:28:43,854 - Brian! - Brian! 1542 01:28:43,856 --> 01:28:45,457 Brian, tell us how you're feeling. 1543 01:28:45,459 --> 01:28:48,329 - Do you plan to sue? - Are you angry at the situation? 1544 01:28:48,728 --> 01:28:49,728 No. At some point, 1545 01:28:49,730 --> 01:28:51,464 you gotta let all that go. 1546 01:28:52,031 --> 01:28:53,900 All I ever wanted was my freedom, 1547 01:28:54,601 --> 01:28:55,833 and we got that here today. 1548 01:28:55,835 --> 01:28:57,370 [cheering] 1549 01:29:04,878 --> 01:29:06,514 [cheering] 1550 01:29:32,705 --> 01:29:34,441 [kids shouting] 1551 01:29:42,648 --> 01:29:43,883 [boy] Two! 1552 01:29:44,517 --> 01:29:46,553 Hut! Hut! 1553 01:29:47,587 --> 01:29:48,789 Hut! 1554 01:29:49,088 --> 01:29:50,390 Hut! 1555 01:29:51,525 --> 01:29:52,927 [indistinct shouting] 1556 01:29:55,462 --> 01:29:56,496 [exhales] 1557 01:29:57,664 --> 01:29:59,934 [phone ringing] 1558 01:30:03,069 --> 01:30:04,068 Hello? 1559 01:30:04,070 --> 01:30:05,869 Hey, I'm looking for a linebacker. 1560 01:30:05,871 --> 01:30:07,407 Know where I might find any? 1561 01:30:07,840 --> 01:30:09,377 [chuckles] 1562 01:30:09,709 --> 01:30:11,045 Coach Carroll. 1563 01:30:11,544 --> 01:30:13,077 [laughs] 1564 01:30:13,079 --> 01:30:15,046 It was good to see you on TV the other day. 1565 01:30:15,048 --> 01:30:16,648 How are you, old friend? 1566 01:30:16,650 --> 01:30:19,082 Oh, I'm on top of the world, Coach. How you doing? 1567 01:30:19,084 --> 01:30:21,085 I'm doing pretty well up here in Seattle. 1568 01:30:21,087 --> 01:30:25,223 I'm so sorry you had to go to hell and back, Brian, but wanted to ask you. 1569 01:30:25,225 --> 01:30:28,495 Think you may want to come up here and try out for the Seahawks? 1570 01:30:31,565 --> 01:30:33,898 Oh, most definitely, Coach. Most definitely. 1571 01:30:33,900 --> 01:30:36,701 All right. I need you on the plane first thing Monday morning. 1572 01:30:36,703 --> 01:30:38,839 Yeah. [chuckles] Thanks. 1573 01:30:40,840 --> 01:30:42,109 [thud] 1574 01:30:54,855 --> 01:30:55,953 Y'all trying to play? 1575 01:30:55,955 --> 01:30:57,154 [all] Yeah. 1576 01:30:57,156 --> 01:30:59,122 All right. Line up. Let's see something. 1577 01:30:59,124 --> 01:31:02,060 - [chorus vocalizing] - ♪ They tried To bring me down ♪ 1578 01:31:02,062 --> 01:31:06,029 - [boy shouting] - ♪ They tried To count me out ♪ 1579 01:31:06,031 --> 01:31:07,765 ♪ They filled my head With doubt ♪ 1580 01:31:07,767 --> 01:31:10,534 ♪ But it's not It's not over ♪ 1581 01:31:10,536 --> 01:31:12,703 [man rapping] ♪ I cry freedom Every time I speak ♪ 1582 01:31:12,705 --> 01:31:15,739 ♪ Move through the dark clouds To the light I seek ♪ 1583 01:31:15,741 --> 01:31:18,243 ♪ Straight from the fire Right into the heat ♪ 1584 01:31:18,245 --> 01:31:21,712 ♪ I shout so loud That they yellin' "Preach!" ♪ 1585 01:31:21,714 --> 01:31:23,982 ♪ So throw everything You want at me ♪ 1586 01:31:23,984 --> 01:31:26,486 ♪ Now you think you got me Where you wanted me ♪ 1587 01:31:27,687 --> 01:31:29,252 ♪ Yeah ♪ 1588 01:31:29,254 --> 01:31:31,689 ♪ Through the mud Through the pain Through the fire ♪ 1589 01:31:31,691 --> 01:31:33,891 ♪ Lord knows That I'm impatient But still I pray ♪ 1590 01:31:33,893 --> 01:31:38,630 [man] Go! Come on, come on! Let's go! Come on, Banks! That's it! 1591 01:31:38,632 --> 01:31:39,667 Go, Brian! 1592 01:31:40,799 --> 01:31:42,567 ♪ They filled my head With doubt ♪ 1593 01:31:42,569 --> 01:31:45,702 ♪ But it's not It's not over ♪ 1594 01:31:45,704 --> 01:31:47,639 [chattering] 1595 01:31:47,641 --> 01:31:49,143 ♪ Preach ♪ 1596 01:31:49,910 --> 01:31:51,645 ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ 1597 01:31:52,044 --> 01:31:53,580 ♪ Yeah ♪ 1598 01:32:03,188 --> 01:32:04,525 Banks. 1599 01:32:05,325 --> 01:32:07,257 Why don't you lead us out of here? 1600 01:32:07,259 --> 01:32:09,661 Come on, guys! Let's gather round! 1601 01:32:09,663 --> 01:32:11,699 [players shouting] 1602 01:32:13,933 --> 01:32:15,567 [song continues playing] 1603 01:32:15,569 --> 01:32:18,002 [players chanting] Banks! Banks! Banks! Banks! 1604 01:32:18,004 --> 01:32:20,337 [crowd cheering, shouting] 1605 01:32:20,339 --> 01:32:22,206 ♪ They filled my head With doubt ♪ 1606 01:32:22,208 --> 01:32:25,042 ♪ But it's not, it's not ♪ 1607 01:32:25,044 --> 01:32:27,681 ♪ It's not over ♪ 1608 01:32:29,348 --> 01:32:31,150 Brian! 1609 01:32:33,352 --> 01:32:34,954 Brian! 1610 01:32:35,888 --> 01:32:39,092 ♪ They tried To bring me down ♪ 1611 01:32:41,160 --> 01:32:42,926 ♪ But it's not over ♪ 1612 01:32:42,928 --> 01:32:45,965 ♪ It's not over ♪ 1613 01:32:46,900 --> 01:32:49,770 [singer vocalizing] 1614 01:32:52,371 --> 01:32:55,238 [man rapping] ♪ Come hell Or high water I just fightin' Like I oughta ♪ 1615 01:32:55,240 --> 01:32:57,675 ♪ Put my heart In these recordings Never fallin' ♪ 1616 01:32:57,677 --> 01:32:59,676 ♪ 'Cause ain't no autumn In California ♪ 1617 01:32:59,678 --> 01:33:01,945 ♪ The paranoia that comes With tryin' to be great ♪ 1618 01:33:01,947 --> 01:33:03,982 ♪ Sometimes It's too much to take ♪ 1619 01:33:03,984 --> 01:33:06,117 ♪ So I reinin' in every snake That try to change my fate ♪ 1620 01:33:06,119 --> 01:33:09,086 ♪ They thought They had my name But I just changed the date ♪ 1621 01:33:09,088 --> 01:33:12,256 ♪ Funny how they love To build you up Just to tear you down ♪ 1622 01:33:12,258 --> 01:33:15,563 ♪ Put you on the ground While your head In the world round ♪ 1623 01:33:16,295 --> 01:33:19,096 ♪ They tried To bring me down ♪ 1624 01:33:19,098 --> 01:33:21,933 ♪ They tried to count me out ♪ 1625 01:33:21,935 --> 01:33:23,935 ♪ They filled my head With doubt ♪ 1626 01:33:23,937 --> 01:33:27,738 ♪ But it's not It's not over ♪ 1627 01:33:27,740 --> 01:33:30,408 ♪ And yes I been through hell ♪ 1628 01:33:30,410 --> 01:33:33,344 ♪ But on the other side ♪ 1629 01:33:33,346 --> 01:33:35,179 ♪ Is where I found myself ♪ 1630 01:33:35,181 --> 01:33:38,949 ♪ And it's not It's not over ♪ 1631 01:33:38,951 --> 01:33:41,185 [man rapping] ♪ I cry freedom Every time I speak ♪ 1632 01:33:41,187 --> 01:33:44,788 ♪ Move through the dark clouds To the light I seek ♪ 1633 01:33:44,790 --> 01:33:47,391 ♪ Straight from the fire Right into the heat ♪ 1634 01:33:47,393 --> 01:33:50,694 ♪ I shout so loud That they yellin' "Preach!" ♪ 1635 01:33:50,696 --> 01:33:53,131 ♪ So throw everything You want at me ♪ 1636 01:33:53,133 --> 01:33:56,033 ♪ Now you think you got me Where you wanted me ♪ 1637 01:33:56,035 --> 01:33:58,935 ♪ But ain't no stoppin' What I'm gonna be ♪ 1638 01:33:58,937 --> 01:34:01,905 ♪ You see, the struggle Is a part of me ♪ 1639 01:34:01,907 --> 01:34:04,311 ♪ They tried To bring me down ♪ 1640 01:34:05,145 --> 01:34:07,778 ♪ They tried to count me out ♪ 1641 01:34:07,780 --> 01:34:09,346 ♪ They filled my head With doubt ♪ 1642 01:34:09,348 --> 01:34:13,751 ♪ But it's not It's not over ♪ 1643 01:34:13,753 --> 01:34:16,220 ♪ And yes I been through hell ♪ 1644 01:34:16,222 --> 01:34:19,122 ♪ But on the other side ♪ 1645 01:34:19,124 --> 01:34:20,824 ♪ Is where I found myself ♪ 1646 01:34:20,826 --> 01:34:24,828 ♪ And it's not It's not over ♪ 1647 01:34:24,830 --> 01:34:27,431 ♪ They tried To bring me down ♪ 1648 01:34:27,433 --> 01:34:30,400 ♪ They tried to count me out ♪ 1649 01:34:30,402 --> 01:34:32,470 ♪ They filled my head With doubt ♪ 1650 01:34:32,472 --> 01:34:35,876 ♪ But it's not It's not over ♪ 1651 01:34:36,942 --> 01:34:39,279 [man rapping] ♪ You know I prayed for it ♪ 1652 01:34:40,245 --> 01:34:42,915 ♪ I prayed for a miracle ♪ 1653 01:34:43,816 --> 01:34:46,484 ♪ And it's not It's not over ♪ 1654 01:34:46,486 --> 01:34:49,886 ♪ They try to tell you That you wrong When you know you right ♪ 1655 01:34:49,888 --> 01:34:52,790 ♪ I ain't gonna fall I'mma stand and fight ♪ 1656 01:34:52,792 --> 01:34:55,259 ♪ I already made it through A million nights ♪ 1657 01:34:55,261 --> 01:35:00,200 ♪ And it's not It's not over ♪ 1658 01:35:01,301 --> 01:35:03,837 ["Set Me Free" playing] 1659 01:35:03,839 --> 01:35:08,839 Subtitles by explosiveskull www.OpenSubtitles.org 125635

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