All language subtitles for Law.and.Order.Trial.By.Jury.S01E06

[Man Narrating] In the
criminal justice system...

all defendants are
innocent until proven guilty,

either by confession,
plea bargain or trial by jury.

This is one of those trials.

I went to dinner
with my boyfriend.

Then we went to his apartment.

He dropped me here around 7:00.

I saw Lauren's door was open.

[Sniffs] She's not
an early riser, so...

I looked in.

Her eyes were open,

but I saw blood, and I knew...

right away.

When's the last time
you spoke to your sister?

Yesterday. Around
noon I called her cell.

She said she was
seeing Ken for dinner.

That's Ken Jackson,
the all-star forward.

Apparently Lauren
had been dating him.

They weren't really dating.

He's married.

They were involved?

Yeah.

But she knew it
couldn't go anywhere.

It's not a suicide. I wouldn't
bring you down here for that.

[Gaffney] Lady Derringer? I
hear they make earrings to match.

So convince me. Women rarely
shoot themselves in the head.

Some women are too
vain. That's not evidence.

A model who bunks in a Soho loft with
her kid sister, hangs with celebrities.

Let's talk about the wound.

No powder burns or stippling.

And there was no visible
blowback on the weapon.

I'd say she was shot
from over five feet away.

What's this on her hand?

"Spin"?

Hot new nightclub in
the meatpacking district.

Caters to A-list celebrities.

That brings it back
to Ken Jackson.

How many miles to the
gallon you think that thing gets?

If you have to ask,
you wait for the hybrid.

[Door Closes] Well, here we go.

Mr. Jackson. Sorry,
guys, no time for "signings."

Ain't about autographs.
We're from the D.A.'s office.

Lauren Ford? You know her?

Women. Look, they all
claim they know me, man.

R-R-Right.

Well, you know, I don't want to
jam you up with a tabloid thing.

It ain't a great place to talk.

Look, I don't know
her. Okay? Okay.

Why don't you come down to the
station with us, answer a few questions.

We'll straighten
everything out. [Sighs]

Look, I saw her a couple of
times, you know what I'm saying?

And the last time
would have been...

Couple days ago. Mm-hmm.

So tell me what she said. The
last time you— you had sex, right?

Look, man, you know my wife will kill
me if she knew I was talking like this.

Well, we're not
gonna tell your wife.

All right, so how
do we fix this?

Look, how much she want?

Money's not gonna help
Lauren Ford. She's dead.

[Exhales]

So I better get a lawyer?

Or we could keep
talking. Make this go away.

Yeah, right.

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Blood's in the water,
and the sharks are out.

Well, we're not
spreading any rumors.

Jackson is interviewing
heavy-hitter defense attorneys.

That's the leakage. Couldn't
even wait to be indicted.

The M.E. report says,

"In view of lack of stippling
at the site of the entry wound,

"the bruises and
minor vaginal abrasion,

possible rape and homicide
should be considered."

Damn. Could he be
any less committal?

[Kibre] That's an M. E.
I'll never put on the stand.

The latent prints
on the gun are hers,

but they're in her own blood.

How could she shoot
herself, get blood on her hand,

and then pick up the gun?

Bits and pieces that'll never get
a grand jury to indict a celebrity.

They'll want something that
could be a tabloid headline.

The M.E. found
semen in the victim.

A D.N.A. match could
put Jackson at the scene.

But we have no probable cause
to get a sample from Jackson.

Well, that's all in the news. We
gotta do something. Shake the trees.

[Man] Welcome. I'm Rex DaSilva.

First, let me level.
I'm pursuing this case.

Usually it's the other way around,
but your situation intrigues me.

Hey, there is no situation.

I'm completely
innocent. Not completely.

Hey. Now, we
talked all that out.

[DaSilva] Ken. Ken.

In a perfect world, innocence
would assure acquittal.

It's not perfect.
So tell us what will.

For starters, perceptions.

Tiffany's beauty— Wherever you
two go, there'll be a focus on Tiffany.

But Tiffany, when you glare at
Ken with those hard, lovely eyes,

you're telling the world
he's done something bad.

You don't know him.

I do.

That ruby ring...

Six karats?

- Seven.
- A recent gift?

From now on,

before you look at
Ken, look at that ring.

It's magnificent, and
Ken gave it to you.

Feel good about that.

Yeah.

Now the world knows
Ken's a good guy,

a loving husband.

You're saying, "I
know he's innocent."

This grand jury...

Can I go in there and
just clear all this mess up?

Not if I'm your lawyer.
[Tiffany] Forget "if."

You are his lawyer.
So what does he do?

He speaks to no one
who isn't now in this room.

He goes about
his life with caution.

They'll be after Ken's D.N.A.

Don't spit, chew gum...

or leave behind a locker room
towel where they can get it.

And keep your
secretions to yourself.

His secreting days are over.

[Kibre] Mr. Mebane, you were at one
time a teammate of Kenneth Jackson's?

Yeah, before I was traded.

Did you know Lauren
Ford? No, I never knew her.

I just know about the reporter.

Did Mr. Jackson date a reporter?

I think it was more
than "date." Last year

there was talk some
reporter might sue him.

Sue him for what? It was on the down
low, but I heard they liked to play rough.

You know, I guess
it got out of hand.

- Do you know this reporter's name?
- No, just that she worked out of Philly.

Okay, thank you, Mr. Mebane.

Are there any
questions? Yes, sir.

Mr. Mebane says
that he got traded.

Didn't Ken Jackson
force you off the team?

No one forced me off the team.

Come on. Anyone who reads the sports
page knows that these guys hate each other.

- Yes?
- When do we get to meet
Ken Jackson in person?

[Laughter]

I don't care what some
ballplayer said in a grand jury.

I meant what I said on the
phone. I won't discuss Ken Jackson.

You wasted a trip to Philly.

Well, we don't plan on eating
cheese steaks and going home, so...

So subpoena me. Fine.
That's not what we'd prefer.

This is the upside— The information
you give us is of no value and we go away.

Was she raped?

She had sex shortly
before she was killed.

Now, Ken Jackson claims
that it was consensual.

He threatens, she submits...

To him that's consensual.

Obedient. Is that how it went?

Two months into my job,
our head of sports news said...

that Ken Jackson would
do a one-on-one interview.

He asked specifically for me.

Saw you on the news.
Liked what he saw.

And I was flattered.

After the interview he asked
me for a drink in his hotel room.

Ken opened some champagne
and started to lay out some coke.

I knew where it was
going, and I wasn't up for it.

I started to leave.
Suddenly he had a gun.

There was no
menace in his voice.

He just aimed at me and
said, "Get undressed."

When he was done he
asked if he could call me...

Like we'd had fun.

I'd like you to
talk to our D.A.'s.

It's his word against
mine, and he's a star.

There must be others. Find them.

[Chattering] [Cameras Flashing]

First of all, to my
teammates and my fans...

And mostly to my beloved wife...

I was unfaithful.

It would be a lie to deny that,

and I'm truly sorry
that I've let you down.

With all of my heart, I regret
all the pain that I've caused.

- [Clamoring]
- This lady, Lauren Ford...

Her death is a tragedy,

but I had nothing to do with it.

[Reporters Shouting Questions]
Because of the ongoing

investigation, Mr. Jackson
won't take questions directly.

Isn't he right now the
target of a grand jury probe?

We can't know that because
grand juries operate in secrecy.

But if there is a probe,
Mr. Jackson will be happy to testify.

You'd let him? I
would encourage it.

Sadly, the district attorneys believe
that celebrity cases bring votes.

That's the only reason why
this woman's tragic death...

is being exploited
in the first place.

Are there any other questions?

I loved him saying Jackson
will testify. It's smart.

We can't reveal
grand jury witnesses,

so people won't know
he never showed up.

So we've run out of
grudge-bearing players.

What about the reporter? Shaky.

She's threatening to come down
with a case of selective amnesia.

His D.N.A. would sure help.

Well, we're not any
closer to probable cause.

Well, maybe we can get his
D.N.A. without probable cause.

♪♪ [Pop]

[Girl] Thank you, Mr. Jackson.

What's your name, man?

Corey.

I'm Elizabeth. I'd like
Tiffany to sign too.

Sure, honey.

[Man] Ken, we need you for
some product shots. All right.

Enjoy it, Ken. Leave
a little lip on the bottle.

[Applause]

Wrap it up. We're due
at a mall in Newark.

- Punch it up, y'all.
- [Together] Punch it up!

Okay, kids, Ken has to go.

Thanks. [Audience Groans]

Thank you.

Come on.

Damn.

[Cheering]

That's it. Yeah.
Yeah. What a catch.

Hey, how much— How
much for the hat? Sorry?

My kid's a fan. I'll give
you 20 bucks for the hat.

Twenty bucks? Tell you what.

Heres 100 bucks. Take
the boy to Atlantic City.

Better idea.

Leave him. Go on your own.

My spies saw a lab report.
They got Ken's D.N.A.

They'll try for a match with
the semen found in the victim.

So what? Ken went
public that he cheated.

Yes, but still— a match links
Ken to the events of that night.

Maybe there was someone
else around that woman.

We should offer a big reward for
information— Half a million dollars.

- Tiffany— - They should be looking
to find out what really happened.

When they did that in the Simpson case, it
only served to heighten suspicion that...

Don't compare me with him.

Look, I'm innocent. Now,
you must believe that.

Of course, but it's a fool's
move in any game to overreact.

- This may simply go away.
- How would that happen?

The prosecutors have a
problem unique to a celebrity case.

Grand juries like sitting there
hearing dish about famous people.

It's their 15 minutes of fame.

Once they vote, it's over.

You're saying they
might not vote at all?

First Michael Jackson
investigation, they sat for months,

and then voted no indictment.

We stay calm. All right?
And see where this goes.

[Kibre] So in comparing
samples of Mr. Jackson's D. N.A...

to semen samples
found on Lauren Ford—

Frequency calculation indicated
that one in every 1.5 million...

would be expected to have
the same profile as the donor.

And this tells us
what, Dr. Spellman?

Kenneth Jackson had intercourse
with Miss Ford shortly before her death.

Thank you. Any questions?

Did he find Ken Jackson's
D.N.A. on the gun?

The gun was not offered for D.N.A.
evidence. So why is this a big deal?

Ken admitted he
had sex with her.

Tiffany says in here the
woman was stalking him.

Okay, you've heard forensic
evidence that states that the victim...

was shot from at
least five feet away.

You've seen photographs of
bruises and vaginal abrasions.

I really think it's time for you
to consider taking a vote...

on whether or not to
indict Kenneth Jackson.

That woman in Philadelphia told her
roommate that she was raped with a gun.

Can we use this as evidence? No.

Hearsay is not allowed.

But— [Clears Throat] I
would like to remind you...

that this grand jury will
reach an expiration date,

and at that time
it's entirely likely...

that a whole other group
of people will get to decide...

whether or not to
indict Kenneth Jackson.

Congratulations. How'd
you move 'em off the dime?

Well, it's hardly
cause for celebration.

We were two votes
short of a no bill.

Close calls are as good as any.
With our felony murder charge,

Ken Jackson might use
the Phil Spector defense.

What, because they were seeing each
other, guns are acceptable foreplay?

The media can also spin
that as an accidental death.

We can't address all the possible
media spin. Get a warrant and haul him in.

A perp walk plays right to
charges of overzealous prosecution.

Then no arrest warrant.
Let him surrender.

And no cuffs on our hometown
hero when he's arraigned.

Happy now?

[Crowd Clamoring]

[Cheers, Whistles]

Look, this is wrong.
I didn't kill her.

[DaSilva] Come on. Come on.

Given the defendant's
obvious resources,

we assert that he's a flight
risk and request remand.

Mr. DaSilva?

Where could this
man possibly hide?

Ken Jackson is here
today voluntarily...

Out of respect for Lauren
Ford's family and the law.

The State's case is so weak, they
dare not issue an arrest warrant.

Mr. Jackson
voluntarily surrendered?

We extended that as a
courtesy. Then, Your Honor,

shouldn't they extend the further
courtesy of reasonable bail?

So it would seem.

Bail is set at $500,000 cash.

[Gavel Raps] Excuse me,
Ken. Can I get an autograph?

Thank you, man.

[Gaffney] Go through
all court filings—

Complaints, civil
settlements, school records.

How far back? High school.

Flag anything that shows a
propensity towards violence.

He's an athlete. His career choice
betrays a propensity toward violence.

Guess Cilla wasn't
into jocks. Not true.

Hey, we just got our asses
handed to us in an arraignment.

I need some work
out of you, not quips.

I looked into Ken
Jackson's college records.

He was suspended from
playing his senior year.

Meaning? Means he
had to sit out games.

How many? Four—and the record
says it was for curfew violations.

Okay, I'm not that
big of a sports fan.

What exactly does that mean?

No college takes a
star player out of games

for coming in late.
He did something else.

There's a single name on the
witness list— Hope Elizabeth Newhall.

She's currently a graduate
student at Hudson University.

I'm close to my postgrad degree.

I don't wanna screw things
up by getting involved.

Well, your college records say that
Ken Jackson was briefly suspended,

and you were a witness.

What's the big deal?
That's all it says?

I was a witness?

They cut Kenny some slack?

That's what they do
for star athletes, right?

But then again, you're cutting him
some slack right now, aren't you?

Look, if you wanna give Kenny...

another chance
to skate, that's fine,

but I'll bet you any amount
of money whatever happened,

you weren't treated
fairly, were you?

No.

So you weren't
actually dating Ken?

No. He and Tiffany
were a campus couple.

[Kibre] How did you meet him?

A big party, somebody's house.
I went with some girlfriends.

Ken was there without Tiffany.

He started coming on to me.

We ended up in a
room on our own.

We kissed a little
bit, but I was nervous.

I told him I wanted to get something
to drink just to get out of there.

He said, "Look at this."

He was holding a knife—
Sort of playing with it.

He could see I
was really scared,

and I could tell he liked that.

He asked me, very calmly,

to perform oral sex on him.

I'd never done that before.

I was frightened, and he...

He— He got rough?

He said he'd make
me mind him like a dog.

And afterwards he was like...

He offered me a ride home.

He actually thought I
would see him again.

Okay. We checked, and
there's no police report.

You never told them?

I called the campus police.

They took me to
the dean's house.

The coach was already there.

He and Dean Erhardt
grilled me for hours.

When I told them that I'd had a
vodka and orange juice at the party,

they said underage
drinking was a crime.

Meaning what had
happened was your fault.

They said I'd be
expelled if I told anyone.

These witnesses, Diane
Harris and Hope Newhall,

must be allowed to testify.

Their statements support the defendant's
pattern of conduct, pursuant to Molineaux.

Judge, please see
this for what it is...

Two women grabbing their 15
minutes of fame on perjured testimony.

I've read your memos. One
woman describes rape with a gun.

The other one talks
about some knife.

Therefore I will only allow the testimony
of Miss Harris, the reporter. Next?

I filed a request to access psychiatric
records on all alleged rape victims.

Yes, I've obtained those
records and I read them in camera.

I find that some of them are relevant,
especially those of Lauren Ford.

The psychiatric
records of a dead victim?

Why are those relevant?

Because Lauren Ford received
counseling for previous suicide attempts.

Four years ago, my sister locked
herself in the garage and started the car.

She'd just broken
up with this guy.

And your parents took
her to an E.R.? They

treated her and then
she got some counseling?

They told my parents she
had a marginal bipolar disorder.

After that she took a bunch of
Seconal while she was living out of state?

Over a guy.

I never met him.

Look, she did not shoot herself.

I've thought about it
a lot and I'm certain...

she didn't do that.

There are no possible
grounds for a motion in limine...

to keep the suicide out?

What do I argue, that she
had a depressive disorder?

I've never filed a nol-pros
in my career, but...

Forget it. You're
not filing one now.

We don't indict a star
athlete without a good reason.

I just got a call from
the police in Philly.

They're bringing Diane
Harris in for an interview.

Our last remaining hope ducked
calls, ducked a subpoena...

and now has to be
delivered in a police cruiser.

At least you got
her. Make it count.

I didn't want to say anything
in front of the boss, but, uh...

About a year ago Jackson gave
Diane Harris a million dollars...

to shut up about the rape.

Hey, I was abused,
humiliated— I was owed.

A million bucks? I'm on
camera. My living is my image.

That station pays zip, and I
needed clothes, a car, a condo.

Really? Well, invite Lauren's
family over to see your closet.

Tell them, "I won't put away Lauren's
killer, but check out my Manolos."

This nightmare is costing
me my job. I'm ruined.

Do you understand
that? I don't give a damn.

Can I go?

You're served. Show
up in court or sit in jail.

Fine. I won't remember a thing.

[Gaffney] There is a way to
help yourself here. Yeah, right.

I mean rebuild your image.

Amber Fry— The "other woman" for
whom Scott Peterson killed his wife?

On the stand she became the courageous
witness who helped to put him away.

Ken's lawyers will destroy me.

[Kibre] Not if I have
you tell your version first.

It starts with the
prosecution. We won the spin.

Like I'd get some
favor from you?

Personal feelings aside,

it's in my best interest
to make you look good.

Either that or I treat you as a hostile
witness and tear you a new one.

Your choice, Diane.

This would be my
first time on a jury,

and I would willingly
give up the time.

This is a big case. You
mean it seems important?

[Woman] Violence against a woman? E.R.
nurse, volunteers at a rape crisis center.

Outspoken, advocate.
[Gaffney] Miss Claros,

have you yourself ever been
a victim of a violent crime?

Fortunately not, but I've
seen plenty of victims.

Gone.

Your Honor, we respectfully
challenge juror number 157.

Juror number 157 is excused.

[Gaffney] Ms. Prokolsky, do you
believe a man can rape his wife?

Or his girlfriend?

Sure, if he wanted
it and she didn't.

I mean, I'm sure it happens.

She's indecisive.
[Gaffney] How do you know?

Well, then, I mean, there's,
like, accusations— Snoop Dogg...

And, like, I mean,

I think she could
have lied, I guess.

She's a ditz.

She's good for us. We want her.

[Kibre] Mr. Leone, I see
you're employed by a bank.

Do you believe celebrities are easy
prey— C.P.A. He'll want absolutes.

For false accusations? Hold the
prosecution to an impossible standard.

Happens all the time. People make false
accusations against anyone with money.

Lawyers have
ruined this country.

[Laughter]

I wasn't referring
to you, of course.

[Chuckles] No problem.

Your Honor, the
People are satisfied.

Your Honor, my client is
satisfied with this panel.

Thank you.

Ladies and gentlemen,
you are now seated in

the case of The People
v. Kenneth Jackson.

[Gavel Raps]

Can you match that demographic?

Three days I'll
have them cloned.

The prosecution is
gonna show you a gun—

A .25-caliber Lady Derringer...

with a single partial print...

Lauren Ford's print,
in her own blood.

Lauren Ford fired the gun,

and took her own life. Boring.

Real evidence has been made banal
by TV crime dramas. This is not a murder.

It is a suicide. [Woman]
Look at this peak on "suicide."

Mmm. Hot word.

Uh, Rex, we're getting a bump on
"suicide." Why don't you go there?

Make 'em feel it.

So, let us now view
Lauren's desperate yearning...

for a man she could not have.

The feel of a hard-bodied athlete,
the caress of his strong hands.

Oh, they're loving it.
That's pay dirt, Rex.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, when
Ken told Lauren that they were through...

That he was breaking it off...

Ken didn't know that Lauren
Ford had a history of depression,

that there were prior
suicide attempts.

When Ken told Lauren that he was devoting
himself to his wife and his family,

he never, ever thought Lauren
Ford would take her own life.

Ladies and gentlemen, you
are confronted with tragedy,

not a murder.

Thank you.

Understand, these Ken Jackson high school
records are mostly handwritten notes.

There's no computer database. I hope
you're not prepping me for bad news.

Not at all. We have something.

There was a mediation
before a guidance counselor.

What kind of mediation?
We don't know,

but we found handwritten
drafts for a counselor summons.

One is for Deborah
Jackson, Ken's mother.

Another for Erlene Henderson.

These two people were
definitely involved in the mediation.

Was Erlene Henderson a student?

There was no one in the student
body or the faculty with that name.

Maybe if Ken's mother was summoned,
Erlene Henderson is someone else's mother.

Find out who she is.

[Kibre] Are you currently
employed, Ms. Harris?

Until recently I was a local
newscaster on Philly 5 at 10,

but I've been fired.

For what reason were you fired?

I've been the subject of a
scandal that involved Ken Jackson.

I'm showing you what has been
previously marked as People's 19.

Do you recognize this item? Yes.

That's the check that
Tiffany Jackson wrote me.

[Kibre] May I publish
it, Your Honor?

[Judge] You may.

Why did Tiffany Jackson...

pay you one million dollars?

Objection. Calls
for speculation.

If you know.

Because her husband,
superstar Ken Jackson, raped me.

[Kibre] It was hush
money, and you took it?

Yes. I said nothing about
being raped at gunpoint.

Why talk now?

Because Lauren Ford was
raped, like I was, and murdered.

Objection. Move for mistrial.

Denied, but the jury will
disregard that last statement.

No more questions, Your Honor.

How is your career, Miss Harris?

You heard me. I was fired.

I'm not talking about local TV.

This case has made you sort
of a national celebrity, hasn't it?

Unfortunately. "Unfortunately"?

How unfortunate is all this?

You weren't paid for these
recent interviews and articles?

Some. A few.

Hmm.

How much for this one?

I don't remember.

50,000, wasn't it?

If I bring in the publisher,
what's he gonna say?

Yes. Fifty.

Ken Jackson is like a
cottage industry for you.

You make one false
accusation and you're set for life—

Profiting from a woman's tragic
death, and Ken Jackson's misfortune.

Objection. Badgering
the witness. Sustained.

One simple
question, Mr. DaSilva.

I don't need another question.

She's already
given us the answer.

[Gaffney] Impact on
the jury's hard to say.

Look at Father
Shanley's trial in Boston.

The only witness took a
payoff, but the jury still convicted.

They figured if someone got paid,
something must have happened.

We might get lucky. We
got Tiffany's birth certificate.

She was born Tiffany Ingram, and
her mother's name is Erlene Henderson.

All right. Check out her school records.
Maybe they haven't been cleaned.

I did that. An incident report.

Victim Tiffany Ingram alleges
that 12th grader Ken Jackson...

attempted a sexual
assault on her— At gunpoint.

I'll draft a motion.

Evidence of a similar
crime on Mr. Jackson's wife?

We've also found Byron Holmes, the
school security guard, who was a witness.

The incident was never proven, and
Mrs. Jackson retracted the allegation.

Which is why we call it a prior
bad act and not a prior conviction.

We should have been given notice of this
during discovery. We would have prepared.

You're seriously
arguing unfair surprise?

If you don't like that, Judge,
how about marital privilege?

- They weren't married
when this occurred.
- [DaSilva] They're married now.

A t this point, no way am I forcing Mrs.
Jackson to testify against her husband.

Yeah. Tiff and I
will talk about it.

All right.

What?

DaSilva says the prosecutors are bringing
that security guard from our high school.

Damn.

Tiff, the man is going to testify.
Now, what is he gonna say?

I was mad at you. I...

I don't remember what I said.

So I guess we're gonna have to
wait and see what he remembers.

- Ken, do you think that
they know things we don't know?
- Like what?

Like there was some witness.

Like somebody saw something.

Even if it weren't true,
there are people out there...

who would lie just because
we are who we are. Hey, listen.

Ever since I've been accused, you
and I have both known they were wrong.

Yeah.

Baby, all we gotta do is be
strong, and stick to the plan.

But I'm so scared for you.

I'm gonna bring us through this.

Okay?

[Kibre] Officer Holmes, do you
remember the defendant? Who doesn't?

- And his then girlfriend, Tiffany?
- Yes, ma'am.

Did Tiffany Ingram...

report that she had been
assaulted by the defendant?

Objection. Hearsay.

Approach.

I'm assuming that you
have found an exception.

It's admissible as
an excited utterance.

"Excited utterance." Please.

If she can lay the proper
foundation, I'll allow it.

But be careful, Ms. Kibre.

Please describe Tiffany's demeanor
when she reported the incident.

She was very upset.
What did she say?

Objection. Overruled.

She said that Kenny had
sexually assaulted her.

Did she say a
weapon was involved?

She said he threatened
her with a gun.

Thank you.

Did Tiffany have
any visible injuries?

Her hair was mussed.
She was crying.

Did you take her
to the hospital? No.

- Did you find a weapon?
- No.

In fact, two days later, didn't
she come to you and recant?

Yes. She said that
she made the story up.

She said that they were fooling
around and he pulled out a gun.

She was scared. It
was a misunderstanding.

Thank you.

Your Honor, redirect? Proceed.

Officer Holmes, when Tiffany came
and recanted the story of the rape,

did you notice anything
different about her?

Uh, how was she dressed?

Her clothes looked nice. New.

Any jewelry? She
showed me a ring.

Said she and Kenny had
made up and they was engaged.

Uh, well...

Was it...

the same ring that Ms.
Jackson is wearing now?

Nah, he gave her that for
cheating with the dead woman.

[Laughter] Everyone knows that.

- [DaSilva] Objection.
- [Judge] The jury will disregard.

No more questions.

I was called a liar.

Humiliated.

I want to respond.

Look, they want
to hear me, not her.

I'm the celebrity.
I've been accused.

Every time they ask a question
you look at me for the answer.

Watch what you're
saying. It's true, baby.

- Without a ball in your hand,
you can't think.
- Damn it, now, that's enough.

Now, I'm sick of being
bitch-slapped by you.

I don't want you being questioned
by them. You understand?

I'm sorry, honey.

Let's just settle down
and listen to our lawyer.

All that matters is we win.

I understand Ken's feelings,

but I think it should be you.

You can be like
Hillary Clinton...

The wronged woman telling
us to forgive what she's forgiven.

Asking that we believe in
Ken as she believes in him.

In my opinion, you're the voice
that everyone's waiting to hear.

So you knew about Lauren Ford?

I was aware of Lauren.
People tell me things.

People enjoy telling
me hurtful things.

Did you ever meet Lauren?

No, but I once talked to her.

- The night she died, she called.
- Objection.

- Hearsay.
- Goes to state of mind.

Proceed. What did she say?

Ken had just left her. I
could tell she was crying.

But why call you?

She said she couldn't
live without him.

I actually felt sorry
for her. She was so—

She was so miserable.

She begged me to leave him.

She...

said she hated me, that she
would kill herself and ruin our lives.

Thank you.

So after hearing a woman
threaten to commit suicide,

you called 911. No.

No? What did you do?

This wasn't the first woman who
was obsessed with my husband.

Well, did you ever
tell the police this, uh,

story?

Those police who were looking to
get famous off arresting my husband?

You say this isn't the
first woman who was...

obsessed with your husband.

Did any others call?

Others have called.

Sent little love
notes, left voice mails.

But none had ever looked me in the
eye and said I'm taking him away from you.

Looked you in the eye?

I meant called me on the phone.

Freudian slip? Phone records
show a call from Lauren.

Ken comes home, tells Tiffany
Lauren's become a problem,

then Lauren calls and threatens.

Says she'll go public,
reveal Ken's gunplay.

They'd lose millions
from their endorsements.

Or it was jealousy.
She loves him.

[Scoffs] Please. It happens.

In any case, none
of this matters.

It does to me. Who you calling?

Please. Thank you.

Hope I didn't drag
you from too far away.

Not at all. I live over on 110.

Chablis? Thank you.

Park view?

No, an old family brownstone.

My father was a surgeon
over at Westside Presbyterian.

Too bad we can't
toast to victory.

No, that wouldn't work.

Mr. DaSilva,

I'm one of those people who
needs to be certain about things.

An honest prosecutor
needs certainty,

just as an honest defense
attorney needs doubt.

There was a moment in court...

A moment that supports
Ken Jackson's innocence.

So you know what I mean.

It's nothing I can
act on. Nor can I...

Except to say that if
there were an admission...

Is this the offer of a plea?

If the truth could emerge,

I would lobby for a plea.

There's a personal quotient
involved— A marriage...

Something I'm not part of, something
they may not be willing to share.

Well...

Clearly— The offer of a plea...

would have to come before
I could even suggest it.

A plea? After all we
did to indict this guy?

Forget it.

You sold that jury a pattern of conduct,
and I think you'll get a conviction.

I can't stop thinking
that it was Tiffany.

Off what? A slip of the
tongue? Female intuition?

You haven't talked to anybody?

I just want a judgment
based on the truth.

Stop dreaming. You're
not in the certainty business.

The winning
argument is the proof.

What actually happened,
who did what to whom,

are things that we never know.

I hate that.

Learn to live with it,
'cause it's all we got.

[Judge] Jurors,
please be seated.

It's still not too late. Forget it.
Have you reached a verdict?

[Woman] We have, Your
Honor. Kibre is reasonable.

We ask the verdict be withheld,
and try to work something out.

Tiff is not gonna plead.
I got her into this mess.

Will the jury foreperson and
the defendant please rise.

In the matter of The
People v. Kenneth Jackson,

charging murder in the
first degree, is he guilty,

or not guilty?

We the jury find the defendant,
Kenneth Jackson, guilty as charged.

- [Spectators Murmuring]
- No!

[Whispering] No. I
can't let them do this.

It's all right, baby.
It's okay. Ken...

No. No. It's all right. I
love you. I've got your back.

There's no way I'd ever
let them punish you, ever.

[Howling]

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