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[Instrumental music]

♪ Life was never easy ♪

♪ as you always
said it would be ♪

♪ they took him aside ♪

♪ and tore strips off his back ♪

♪ and now we survived somehow ♪

♪ you and me survived ♪

♪ but when they
ask me I cover you ♪

♪ I tell them nothing
really happened here.. ♪

(Will) 'Beyond our
fluency in the language'

and an immersion
in the culture..

[Indistinct]

[Siren blaring]

♪ Wind down the window.. ♪♪

Cops arrested Sonia Rooney's
husband will for her murder.

Dragged him outta
class yesterday.

So what's his story?

Says he went to
Chicago to give a seminar

on the foreign exchange program.

Some kind of
Russian studies expert.

- Wife's a Russian immigrant.
- Married her three years ago.

She was supposed to go
with him but he showed up solo.

8:30 P.M. Rooney gets back
from Chicago discovers the body

in the garage with the
motor still running, calls 911.

The next day, searching for
clues, he finds a suicide e-mail

on her computer to
her brother in Russia.

Homicide puts the suicide story

on layaway until the
autopsy results come in.

Immediate cause of death:
Carbon monoxide poisoning

but the victim also
had a skull fracture.

Nothing in the
victim's handwriting?

No. Nice you could join us.

Is that the timeline?

2:10, Rooney gets
a speeding ticket

doing 96 on the
interstate going to Chicago.

Now, even making like
Dale earnhardt junior

shows up at the seminar
at 3:45, 45 minutes late.

Physical evidence in the home?

Luminol turned up
traces of the victim's blood

and drag marks
on the kitchen floor

which had been recently cleaned.

Assaulted her inside and
dragged her into the garage.

Defense will claim
she fell, hit her head

and crawled into the garage.

And then killed herself?

We have tissue
under the victim's nails

that matches the husband's DNA.

His face was scratched.
Claimed it was from a tree branch.

Forensics can cut both ways.

But absent a motive and weapon

we don't have a
story to tell the jury.

Rooney's fluent in Russian.
He could've faked the e-mail.

We should compare it with
his own correspondence.

I'll get a search warrant
for Rooney's computer.

Talk to the co-workers too.
What was Sonia's state of mind?

And, moe, have the coroner

give you chapter and
verse of the actual assault.

I see signs for Rooney's
construction all over town.

Granddad built half of downtown.

He'll have the media camped

outside the courthouse
for the duration.

And Rooney will have the best
counsel grandpa's money can buy.

- Do we know who yet?
- Paul ramont.

- Ugh.
- What, you know him?

- We've tangled in the past.
- Good?

Not as good as he thinks he is.

[Instrumental music]

(Female #1) 'Sonia had a
tendency to brood about things.'

I told her that when you're
married, you gotta let go

of some of your
fantasies, expectations.

It's not all honeymoon.
It's hard work.

So what was troublin' her?

Well, they've had this..

Wonderful love at first
sight kind of romance.

Will flew her to St.
tropez to propose.

Must be nice to have that kind
of dough to spend on a date.

So they've been
married for three years

and already the bloom
was off the Rose?

She thought he wasn't
paying enough attention to her.

The Dean's my boss.

I didn't even wanna know
about their personal lives.

I just told her maybe she..

That they should see
a marriage counselor.

Why'd she confide in
you? Were you close?

Uh, no. I wouldn't call
her a friend exactly.

We were work buddies.

You know, we took a yoga
class together at lunchtime.

I guess she didn't have
anyone else to talk to.

- No friends?
- Mm-hmm, not that I know of.

Sounds lonely. You think she
was capable of takin' her own life?

When Sonia got blue,
she got midnight blue.

You know what I mean?

I should really get going.

Sonia Rooney did
have a prescription

for antidepressants,
which increased the risk

for suicidal ideation.

On the other hand..

Her skull was fractured.

Most likely by a blow
from a blunt object.

- Caused a subdural hematoma.
- Fatal?

Within 24 hours, absent
emergency medical attention.

What kinda object
are we talkin' about?

Well, based on the
subgaleal bruise..

Something heavy with a
flat surface and a sharp edge.

You don't commit suicide
by hitting yourself on the head

with a heavy, blunt object.

And she had bruises
on both knees.

She was hit from
behind and fell forward.

That would be my guess.

Any way she could've sustained
these injuries from an accident?

In my 14 years on the
job, I've never seen it.

The police found her
contact lenses at the scene.

On the kitchen floor.

He hit her so hard he
knocked her contacts out?

[Intense music]

(Annabeth) Victim wasn't wearing
glasses and she was practically blind.

Would've struggled to
find her way to the garage.

Something else that's hinky.

We got the translations of the
e-mails from Rooney's laptop.

Turns out he wasn't honest
about how he met the missus.

Welcome back to
Indianapolis, Mr. Ramont.

I hope to make this visit as
short and painless as possible.

You agree to drop the
charges against my client.

My office doesn't
believe Sonia Rooney

took her own life, and
neither does the coroner.

Well, before you go into
full-blown avenging angel mode.

Why don't we let
Mr. Rooney tell us in his words

about his wife's
emotional problems?

Sonia was taking antidepressants
for her mood swings.

'I tried everything I
could think of to help her.'

nothing worked, and I
feel terrible about that.

She was the love of my life.

Sonia was an
Internet bride, right?

You paid an international
marriage broker

3,700 bucks to find your wife

and lied about it to
everyone you knew.

And-and what difference does it
make on how we found each other?

(Paul) 'Wh-what's
my client guilty of?'

embellishing the
details of their romance?

He'll plead to that, but
he's not guilty of murder.

- His wife killed herself.
- Why would she do that?

- This is hard for me to admit.
- Try.

Um..

Sonia was having an affair
with one of her students.

- Which student?
- His name was Spencer Gordon.

She denied it,
of-of course, but..

She knew we were through.

So Sonia killed herself
because your marriage was over?

Extrapolate, Ms.
Chase. Connect the dots.

Her little green
card scam was over.

Mr. Rooney told Sonia
that he'd divorce her

and she would've been sent
back to the wintry steppes of Russia

and a life of poverty and cheap
vodka. She couldn't face that.

Is that why she married
you, for her green card?

She never loved me.

'Obviously, when
Mrs. Rooney realized'

she'd blown her chance to
attain the American dream

she became despondent
and took her own life.

Tragically.

And I expect your office to drop
the charges against my client.

If Mr. Rooney says his
wife was having an affair..

He just provided us with
something we didn't have before.

His motive for murder.

[Intense music]

I don't get it.

Rooney's a good-looking
guy, swanky job..

Why would he be trolling
on the Internet for a woman?

Yeah, ed wouldn't drive to
bloomington to meet Tyra banks.

Well, Alicia keys, maybe.

I will drive out to Greenville
and talk to Spencer Gordon.

He's a freshman
at central state.

Annabeth's going through his
erotic e-mails to Mrs. Rooney.

Maybe Rooney was
looking for an old-world wife.

Someone who would
be grateful, submissive

and always at his Beck and call.

Sounds like my ex... Not.

Was the victim in it for the
green card like Rooney claims?

Her brother nicolai's
visa finally came through.

He's flying in from Russia.

He might actually
tell us the truth.

Rooney has an ex-wife. She's
due back from a ski trip soon.

I'll talk to her after
the bail hearing.

I got a date with
his marriage broker.

- Where're we with the weapon?
- Nowhere.

Cops even went
through Rooney's trash.

Neighbors, too. Nothing. He
could've dumped it in Chicago.

If he had the murder
weapon in the car

he wouldn't have let himself

get a speeding ticket,
so stay on it, alright?

Know how many Internet marriages
happen in this country yearly?

6,000 and 80 percent
of them are successful.

Define "successful."
Both still breathing?

Hey, come on.

Tell me about
Rooney as a client.

Picky. He spent months looking
online before he found Sonia.

What's her story?

Sonia was from a small town.

About a 1,000 miles from Moscow.

Jobs there are scarce.

Her brother was educated
as a physicist. Repairs stereos.

Sonia was very motivated to
make a fresh start in the usa.

I'll bet. Land of
milk and honey.

So why was Rooney
such a motivated buyer?

He fell head over heels for her.

He told me the day he met her

"I could go further
with Sonia on my arm

than I could on my own."

He wanted a trophy
wife, and he got one.

'And what about her?'

she love him or was she
hustling for a green card?

Look at this. Come here.

Now, you tell me,
if she's a hustler.

[Laughs]

Oh, this is terrible,
talking about myself.

Um... i'm-i'm
looking for a man..

Kind and, uh, smart.

Who will share a life
with me, whatever comes.

(Sonia) 'My soulmate.'

he is somewhere.

Maybe half across
the world, but..

Somewhere.

And I'm sure he will find me.

[Instrumental music]

Hey, Randall.

Ramont says we
have a raft of e-mails

proving the affair between
Sonia and Spencer Gordon.

All these e-mails are
from the Gordon kid.

"Spending time with
you has been amazing.

I can't deny how
I feel anymore."

What's that in French?

(Randall) 'Love poem
by a guy named verlaine.'

oh, I've heard of verlaine.

I've also heard of a schoolboy
crush on a pretty teacher.

- Evidence it was reciprocated?
- Not yet.

But you can see, will
Rooney had copies

'of all these e-mails
on his computer.'

- how did he get them?
- Must've hacked her account.

That's how he knew
about the alleged affair.

Something else.

Whole bunch of
files were deleted

from Rooney's laptop
same day his wife died.

- Can't we retrieve them?
- 'Don't know.'

he used some kind of high-end
forensic software to erase them.

Wanted to be real
sure nobody saw 'em.

I see bail was no problem.

Family put up a summer cottage
on lake Michigan as collateral.

(Maureen) 'You
orchestrated all this, right?'

- the family meeting, the press.
- Moi?

- 'Dean Rooney?'
- 'Oh, excuse me.'

(Paul) 'My
expertise is required.'

I'm sure he's
paying dearly for it.

Oh, I don't know, is the mid
six figures considered dearly?

- How does it...
- Excuse me. Excuse me, please.

Dean Rooney's still in
mourning for his wife.

We've no comment.
No comment now.

Six figures.

Must be nice.

(Spencer) 'I still
can't believe it.'

I mean, Sonia Mrs.
Rooney, was so..

Your relationship?

She was my French
tutor last year.

She helped me
prep for the ap exam.

Did the two of
you have an affair?

[Laughs]

I-I wish.

I kissed her once,
but it was all me

she didn't do anything.

One kiss doesn't
explain this e-mail.

"Dear Sonia, I can't
think of anything else

"but being with you.

"As you have taught me
in these last few months

love is so simple."

Okay, I-I didn't write that.

I mean, it's a-a quote
from Jacques prevert.

After I sent that to her,
Sonia set me straight.

Told me that I was only 17..

My-my whole life ahead of me.

There were so many girls.

She wasn't for me.

But I didn't want
them, I wanted her.

These tutoring sessions..

Where'd they take place?

I went over to her house
a couple of nights a week.

- Dean Rooney didn't mind?
- Wasn't there.

He-he was always gone.

She was always home alone.

Thanks.

(Annabeth) So much
for the so-called affair.

But did Rooney believe it was
real? If not, what's our motive?

Ramont's bringing
in some hotshot

injury biomechanics
expert from New York.

(James) 'Not Sanders Falcone?'

that's the one.

In the Manhattan d.A.'S office
we referred to him as Dr. Shred

as in "shred the case," or
"shred of reasonable doubt."

If ramont is concerned
enough about our forensics

that he's bringing in a
heavyweight like Falcone

maybe we're doing okay.

No, don't be too sure.

Look, evidence doesn't
win a case, stories do.

Our story of Rooney's
marriage needs to be

more compelling than theirs.

Brother nicolai has landed.

Never liked Rooney.

Never trusted him.

When did you meet him?

At home in zaraysk

when he came,
uh, to take my sister.

I told Sonia, "please,
don't go with this man.

He buys you like a plasma TV."

Why did she marry him?

She said she loved him.

I told her, "you-you have
no idea what he's really like.

Maybe a-a fantasy picture of
what he wants you to believe."

And what is the fantasy
you would like us to believe?

Excuse me?

That your sister married
will Rooney for love?

She did.

We know her life in
Russia was a dead end?

Will Rooney was her
ticket to money, comfort

a brand-new life in america.

No, she-she-she had
the choice of many men.

Many sweethearts.
She-she chose Rooney.

The defense is gonna be a lot
harder on you than I just was.

The only way he
can tell his story

is by attacking Sonia,
calling her a scam artist

and a gold digger.

I tell you the truth.

She loved him.

Okay. You need
to keep your cool.

Yeah, yeah. No, I-I will.

The defense is gonna
bring up the e-mail

Sonia sent you the day she died.

Sonia was always smiling.

Always smiling.

Always big heart,
always big plans.

This e-mail telling
me she can't go on

it doesn't make sense.

I talked to her two hours
before she-she died.

She was fine.

She was angry, but she was fine.

Did she tell you
why she was angry?

She discovered Rooney
was seeing another woman.

Did she tell you
the woman's name?

No, no. All I know
is Sonia was furious.

She tells me she-she
leaves him 100 percent.

We believe the
e-mail suicide note

was faked by Rooney.

Written and sent to
you after he killed Sonia.

Nicolai, your testimony
will help us prove

he had a motive for murder.

Sonia always tell me,
"come, come, visit, come."

And I would say, "no,
it's too much money

maybe next year.."

I'm here.

Now I'm here. When
it's too late, I'm here.

(Randall) 'Nothin' but heartache
trying to restore these files.'

turns out they're
encrypted, too.

I got to install
anti-encryption software

to break the code,
then disassemble

the entire hard drive
into it's component disks

'and scan each one.'

- how long?
- Want me to make something up?

The linguistics
expert can't confirm

that Rooney forged
the suicide note

and nicolai's testimony won't
be enough to prove our case.

Randall, we need those files.

We've been through
every swap meet in town.

I say somebody picked
up the murder weapon

whether they know
it or not. Excuse me.

Morning, ma'am, we're trying
to locate something that was left

in one of the trash bins a while
back. How's the competition?

You gotta get out early
to get the good stuff?

Get up before rooster.

Ma'am, have you
had breakfast today?

Rooster brings me
breakfast on Friday in his car.

In his car?

What kind of car
would rooster have?

(Ray) 'The bag
lady said orange.'

- what time's the game tonight?
- 7:00.

I can't believe the
public defenders

are begging for a rematch.

Oh, they heard
conlon's got a bad knee

figured this is
their best chance.

(Ed) 'See any roosters?'

rooster?

Who are you guys?

Oh, man.

These are all castoffs.

Nothing's stolen.

How's the collecting
down on cloverfield Lane?

Can't believe what
rich people throw away.

Like the stains, but
it's not heavy enough.

Flat surface. We need a
flat surface with a sharp edge.

When was the last time you
were down on cloverfield?

I go on trash day, every Friday.

Oh, look at this.

Flat surface, a sharp edge.

- Plenty heavy.
- Could be blood.

Let's go kick some
public defender rump.

Thanks.

[Upbeat music]

- Eighteen-six.
- You couldn't guard my house.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Looks like you guys
are buying tonight.

You got to call out
the switch, man.

Ray, you alright?

- I'm great.
- You sure?

Let's go!

Time out. Time out.

[Whistles]

Hey, they're killing us
inside without me in there.

Tell me something I don't know.

I'd hate losing to these mutts.

Well, fortunately, I've
recruited somebody

almost as good as me. Reggie.

No way.

Reggie and I know each other
from New York stalker-fan case.

Jamaican girl. Fine, but crazy.

Jimmy here had to
deport her back to Kingston

just to get rid of her.

He's practically an
honorary prosecutor.

(James) 'Let's do this, guys.'

one, two, three, guilty!

Ray, take a break.

[Whistles]

- Pass the rock, brother.
- Got you!

Yeah!

[Upbeat music]

The issues you had in your
marriage could have also

caused problems for
the second Mrs. Rooney.

We're looking for any
insight you can give us.

Will and I didn't
have a real marriage.

Only on the surface.

Was there somebody else?

I was competing
with the Internet.

Thanksgiving dinner,
we were all at the table

he's checking his e-mails.

Clearly more fascinating
to him than I was.

He wouldn't even
consider counseling.

- Will had the sin of pride.
- What do you mean?

Nothing was allowed to blemish
this perfect image he had going.

He'd just started
teaching at carolwood

but had his sight set
on becoming Dean.

When you told him you wanted
a divorce, how did he react?

Like a spoiled rock star.

He destroyed our hotel room.

His family had to
write a hefty check.

Did he get violent with you?

- No.
- Vonnie..

I'm... I'm uncomfortable
with all these questions.

Did his family have to write you

a hefty check as well?

You can answer now
or in front of a judge

and jury in open court.

They'll see a witness with
a very unreliable memory.

That chapter of
my life is closed.

- Hey.
- Hi.

How'd Maureen do
with Rooney's ex?

Can call her a hostile witness
but doubt it'll do much good.

Any payoff was hidden
in the divorce settlement.

Check out ramont's latest stunt.

(Paul) 'Hello, hello.'

as you're no doubt keenly aware

the tragic events
surrounding Sonia Rooney

have affected us all.

'And that is why
the Rooney family'

is endowing a scholarship
at Indiana university

for postgraduate work in
the study of depression.

'Right on the Eve of trial.'

I've got a photogenic
defendant from a well-liked family

and a city full of
potential jurors

who think he's a hero
in mourning. Perfect.

You could always petition
the court for a gag order.

Sure. After the
damage has been done.

(Annabeth) 'Dr. Abrams, in the
course of your duties as a DNA analyst'

from the Indiana
state crime lab..

You examined a steam iron.

People's exhibit 19.

Did you identify any trace
of evidence on this iron?

We recovered a human
hair from the scalp area

and several traces
of type o blood.

And did you subject this
evidence to DNA testing?

I did.

And what, if any,
conclusions did you come to?

As you can see the samples

from the iron
conclusively matched

a sample taken
from Sonia Rooney.

And what are the odds

this DNA could be matched
by another individual?

Less than one
chance in 100 million.

Oh. Thank you, doctor.
No further questions.

- One in 100 million?
- That's correct.

So, what would happen
if a genetic sample

were left outside,
say in a trash bin

or a junk yard or an automobile
and exposed to the elements?

Excessive heat or sunlight
would tend to degrade the sample.

Well, isn't that in fact,
what we're looking at here?

This is a degraded DNA sample.

The DNA match was conclusive.

One in 100 million.

Now, are you aware, Dr. Abrams

of the standard the FBI lab uses

to make an identification
to a scientific certainty?

The FBI, the FBI,
requires that a match

be one in 260 billion.

- Isn't that correct?
- Yes, I believe it is.

So 100 million falls far
short of that match, doesn't it?

When you're talking about these
kind of infinitesimal numbers...

Are you telling
me that 100 million

and 260 billion..

Are the same?

- No, but...
- No further questions.

Phew!

Moe, I can put
somebody else on this

if you need time for
the bishop appeal.

Not necessary.

Need any help prepping
for oral arguments?

I'm ready, I haven't
forgotten what happened

to annabeth's
husband, believe me.

I called in a favor with the
Attorney General to put you on.

I know. I know.

[Instrumental music]

Scott gemmill, appellate
attorney, good to meet you.

Maureen Scofield.

Well, you must be a superstar.

Ag normally won't let
a local line prosecutor

within miles of an appeal.

Somebody must've
called in a favor.

Nice to meet you, Mr. Gemmill.

First time in this court?

- Yes.
- Yeah.

I've appeared here 11 times.

I haven't lost yet.

(Male #1) 'All rise
and face the flag.'

'the Indiana court of
appeals is now in session.'

[instrumental music]

How'd it go today?

Well, scientific
evidence is cold.

Like conlon says,
it cuts both ways.

Our story is not
coming into focus yet.

You have brother
nicolai tomorrow, right?

He'll put some
heart into this case.

Pass the red pepper, please.

Yeah, his feelings
are right on the surface.

Unlike some people.

Who are we talking about?

You were at the
court and I'm not

getting a hint of how it went.

You're all about
the cayenne flakes.

I figured you'd ask
me when you're ready.

I'm ready.

We did okay.

It went okay? That's it?

That's your full report?

She kicked ass. She
was prepared, methodical.

- Fast on her feet.
- 'Thanks.'

you know bishop's appeal
hangs entirely on a technicality.

The breathalyzer
certification, I know.

I just want you to be prepared.

There's a chance the
court could Grant him

another trial no
matter how we did.

I think everyone at this table
understood the odds going in.

I don't think this thing is
going away anytime soon.

Right.

Anything on Rooney's
mystery woman?

Annabeth... you need to
focus on nicolai's testimony.

Let me have Falcone.

I wanna go mano-a-mano
with the evil genius.

I know what you're doing.

- I don't need handling.
- I'm not handling you.

I want this guy.

I want in on this.

[Dramatic music]

(Annabeth) 'Nicolai, when
you spoke to your sister'

on the phone that Friday, how
would you describe her mood?

She was angry. She was having
a big fight with her husband.

Objection! This is hearsay.

Goes to establishing
state of mind.

Overruled! You may continue.

What was she angry about?

She told me he was cheating
on her with another woman.

She was planning to ask
him to, uh... Get a divorce.

Thank you.

Mr. Shevchenko..

We have only your word
for what your sister told you

on that phone call.

I told the truth.

Sonia told you that she
was leaving her husband

even though it might cost
her that precious green card?

Objection.

Ask don't orate, counselor.

Know why your sister
married will Rooney?

She loved him.

She married him
to come to america.

No, it's not true.

You were close to
your sister, right?

- Yes.
- 'Yeah.'

and you've harbored a
resentment against Mr. Rooney

'since he took her away
from you, that right?'

I never believed he loved her.

You'd say or do
anything including lie here

in order to hurt
him, wouldn't you?

I traveled thousands of miles

to tell the truth, not to lie.

Will Rooney sent money to Russia

to support your
mother, isn't that true?

Sonia was sending money home.

On the salary of
a part-time tutor?

- You expect us to believe that?
- Objection.

Sustained. Mr. Ramont?

'A substantial
portion of the money'

that she sent was contributed
by her husband, wasn't it?

- I don't know.
- You don't seem very grateful.

Would you be grateful
if I killed your sister?

Would the court clerk
repeat that threat?

Your honor, the
people request a recess.

Denied, the court intends
to finish this witness

before our lunch break.

You are here to answer
questions, Mr. Shevchenko

not to ask them.

- Sorry.
- Proceed.

The loss of Mr. Rooney's
financial support

will be catastrophic to
your family in Russia.

We manage fine.

And that's why you've
turned against Mr. Rooney

and why you're lying
to this jury right now.

I don't want money from
him. I want his last breath.

(Paul) 'Well, finally, now
we are hearing the truth.'

no further questions.

- I let him make fool of me.
- Try not to worry about it.

He gets paid a lot
so you look bad.

Nicolai? Nicolai.

Now, whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

Can we have a minute?
Look, no lawyers.

Just you and me. Please.

Let's step aside.

This isn't appropriate,
Mr. Rooney.

I didn't kill Sonia.

[Speaking in a foreign language]

You're not my brother.
Get away from me.

Your showboating
for the media couldn't

be more transparent
or more pathetic.

What you've seen here
is the tragedy of a family

being torn apart. Torn apart
by an overzealous prosecution...

You were issued a
gag order, counselor.

The judge's gonna
hold you in contempt.

Learn how the game is
played, or get used to losing.

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(Randall) 'Most of the
deleted files were photos.'

wow!

That's not an affair
with one woman

he's a serial philanderer.

In public, in cars.

Notice how the lights are always
on like he wants people to see.

When I was working
vice in New York..

This was startin' to catch
on. They call it dogging.

Dogging? Never heard of it.

'People hook up online,
say they go meet someplace'

like a public park, have sex
in the car while others watch.

- Are you serious?
- Sometimes invite the voyeurs.

I fail to see the attraction.

Well, you got your wheelbarrow
position, the reverse buckaroo.

Sometimes get outta the
car and do it on the hood.

Windshield could be a
problem. I've seen it get smashed.

Sex in public, lewd
conduct, indecent exposure

how could Rooney possibly
take this kind of risk?

(Ray) 'It's part of the thrill.'

I mean, maybe he figured
it was a calculated risk.

The website's secure and
no one uses real names.

They all make up
dogging personas.

But it's still illegal. Every
school has some morals clause.

Reason enough for
Rooney to wipe out the files.

And motive enough to kill
his wife if she threatened him.

(Annabeth) 'Your honor, this is
evidence recovered by the people'

'after weeks of
painstaking effort.'

on the contrary,
this is a cheap effort

to salvage a sinking
prosecution with salacious

and irrelevant evidence
that's more appropriate

to a pornographic
website than a court of law.

Of course, defense counsel
realizes this evidence

'corroborates the
testimony of Sonia's brother'

and goes directly to motive.

Will's contract at carolwood
contains a morals clause.

'These photos would
have cost him his job.'

there's nothing suggesting
that Mrs. Rooney

ever saw on those pictures.
You must exclude this evidence.

The search of will's computer
far exceeds their warrant.

Judge crenshaw, these files
are what Mr. Rooney deleted

from his computer,
immediately after killing his wife.

- Couldn't be more probative.
- Couldn't be more prejudicial.

Thank you, counsel,
for that spirited colloquy.

I am prepared to rule.

The state's warrant
was indeed sufficient.

But these photos,
inflammatory in the extreme

are more prejudicial
than probative.

They could easily overshadow
the facts of the case.

In light of that, testimony
about Mr. Rooney's

alleged behavior is admissible.

The photos are not.

[Intense music]

Dr. Falcone, would
you tell the court

what an injury
biomechanics expert does?

I study the effect of force in
motion on the human body

'to determine the
cause of an injury.'

in Mrs. Rooney's case
I've analyzed a skull fracture

'which caused subdural
and subgaleal bruising.'

so what type of force would
cause that type of injury?

Not as much as you think.

Drop a head on a cement floor

from the height of about
one foot the skull will fracture.

So in other words, a
delicate human skull

hits a hard surface.

(Falcone) 'Yes, if
the victim didn't try'

to break her fall in any way.

Say she passed out
and fell backwards.

'She could easily have
gotten a fracture of this kind.'

especially on a hard surface..

Like the Rooney's
granite countertop.

Now I'd like to direct the
court to defense exhibit six.

(Paul) 'Could you tell
us what we're seeing?'

we mapped the arc of the fall.

Considered its velocity,
taking into account

the height and weight of
the victim, and we concluded

that Mrs. Rooney
could have hit her head

on the countertop
or on the table

and fractured her skull,
suffering the injuries

that were discovered postmortem.

No further questions.

Dr. Falcone..

Nice to see you again,
sir. How's New York?

Fine.

Doctor, are you aware
that Mrs. Rooney's

contact lenses were found at
the scene on the kitchen floor?

Yes.

Assuming Sonia Rooney
slipped and fell backwards, doctor

how is it possible that both her
contact lenses were dislodged?

It is an unlikely scenario.

However, it would
be more likely to occur

if she were facing the floor
when the injury occurred.

She had bruising on both knees.

Now wouldn't that indicate
that she fell forward?

(Falcone) 'It'd
suggest it, yes.'

wouldn't it also suggest that
she was struck from behind?

Could've hit the back
of her head on a drawer

and fallen forward.

A wooden drawer. Wood is a
much softer material than tile.

There are other factors involved

'including the
contents the drawer'

which would add to its weight.

A silverware
drawer, for instance.

What about a clothes iron?

I show you people's exhibit 19.

Isn't it more likely that
a heavy, blunt object..

Caused the fracture
and bruising?

A deliberate blow from an
iron would cause a fracture

but probably a
significantly greater one

than the one that
Mrs. Rooney sustained.

- Probably?
- Yes.

Doctor, did you map
the arc of an iron wielded

so viciously that it
shattered her skull

and caused massive
internal bleeding

and knocked both contact
lenses from her eyes?

I did not map that possibility.

I have no further
questions, your honor.

[Intense music]

(Randall) 'Maybe if I
knew who we're looking for.'

(ed) 'Need witnesses
we can put on the stand.'

the judge wouldn't
admit the photos..

But annabeth's
betting he'll allow

testimony from participants.

Would that be
doggers or just dogs?

Can you blow this up anymore?

Maybe one more field,
then we're out of pixels.

Top left quadrant,
that woman there.

- Interior light's right on her.
- Better than cable.

I know that woman.

She works with the defendant.

Don't know if you remember
where this was taken

but I can tell you
where it ended up.

On will Rooney's computer.

I wasn't having
an affair with him.

I believe you. Car's not his.

Did he take this picture
of you and your lover?

He's not my lover. I
don't know his real name.

We just met that night.

And what was will
Rooney doing there?

How did he happen
to take this picture?

He liked to watch.

You lied to our investigator
when he interviewed you.

I'm married. Do you understand?

You've impeded a
murder investigation.

Please, I, I just can't testify.

Sonia Rooney is dead.

If you remain
silent, will Rooney

will get away with her murder.

You already rested
your case, counselor.

Not to mention the
prosecuting attorney's office

interviewed this
witness pretrial.

Could've brought her in to
testify at any time, this true?

Colleen ames was evasive in
her initial interview, but since

then she's agreed to come
forward and tell the truth.

She can speak to will Rooney's

illegal sexual activities,
the motive for the murder.

Your honor, properly
excluded the sordid photographs

this is nothing but a last-ditch

hail Mary attempt
to bolster a sloppy

and ill-conceived prosecution.

Sworn testimony that can be
challenged by opposing counsel

is a different order of evidence
than highly compromising

and pornographic pictures.
I'll allow the testimony.

(Annabeth) 'What was
Sonia Rooney's state of mind'

'the day before she died?'

angry, she had found some
photos on will's computer

the night before and she
was talking about divorce.

What type of photos?

Photos of him having sex
in a car with another woman.

Said she'd follow him the
next time he went out at night.

- Follow him where?
- To Driscoll park.

She recognized
it from the photos.

And when she told
you she was gonna

follow will, what did you say?

'I tried to discourage her.'

I was afraid she might
find out about me.

That I was into the same kind
of extramarital sex as will was.

Objection, irrelevant.

I'm establishing
motive, your honor.

I'll allow it. The
witness may continue.

And I didn't want Sonia to
find out and tell my husband.

Also, I was worried
about my job.

Why would having an affair
cause you to lose your job?

I wasn't having an affair.

I was dogging.

(Annabeth) 'And
what is "dogging"?'

it's having sex in public
with men I met online..

And other people watching.

Tell me, Mrs. Ames,
is there a morals clause

in your employment
agreement at carolwood?

Everyone who worked
at the school had one.

What would happen to
anyone who was arrested

on this type of charge?

They would be fired immediately.

How often did you and will
see each other while dogging?

Only that one time,
and I kind of flipped out.

- 'So did he.'
- What do you mean?

He said that if I ever
told anyone about him..

He would kill me.

Your witness, counselor.

Consider, ladies and
gentlemen of the jury

Sonia shevchenko, a
miserable, desperate woman..

A woman with no
future in zaraysk, Russia

willing to do
anything to get out.

Willing to manipulate
will Rooney.

Pretend to love him and
then use him for all he's worth.

And just as her green
card was on the horizon

that's when her marriage
started to fall apart.

When her husband told her that
he was planning to divorce her

that's when she realized she'd
lost this golden opportunity.

And knowing that
she'd soon be deported

She took her own life.

And nobody mourned her
death more openly, more honestly

more passionately..

Than will Rooney.

Was will Rooney really
a knight in shining armor

who rode in to rescue
poor, pitiful Sonia?

Or was he a very troubled
young man who had difficulty

with intimacy and
relationships his entire life?

Will preferred anonymous
hookups through the Internet and..

Sex with strangers
in public places.

(Annabeth) 'And when Sonia
discovered the truth about her husband..'

she was hurt, she was angry..

She was repulsed.

She told will she
wanted a divorce.

Now, will could've let her go,
but his pride wouldn't allow it.

(Annabeth) 'And when he refused,
Sonia threatened to expose him.'

his reaction was to
knock her unconscious

drag her through their garage

and kill her with
carbon monoxide.

We ask you to return
the only just verdict..

The only verdict
your common sense

will allow you to return..

Guilty.

Hey, you wanted to see me.

Pack your bags.

- Where am I goin'?
- New York.

You have an appointment
with Dr. Graham..

The best
cardiologist in the city.

- I'm fine.
- No, you're not, ray.

And I will not have
you on my conscience.

A little heartburn,
never killed anyone.

Hey, this is me.

I was there, touch and go in
the Lennox hill er, remember?

If this gets around..

You're visiting your sister.

Goodbye.

Madam foreperson, will you
please hand over your verdict?

On the count of murder...

the jury finds the
defendant guilty.

[Melancholic music]

(Nicolai) 'Annabeth.'

you've given Sonia
back her honor..

And she'll rest easier now.

Oh!

- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

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(Female narrator) Stay tuned
for scenes from our next episode.

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