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In the criminal justice system,

the people are represented

by two separate, yet
equally important groups:

the police, who
investigate crime,

and the district attorneys,
who prosecute the offenders.

These are their stories.

I know it's late, but
I think it's important

that we talk tonight.

I need you to understand
who I really am

and what I really stand for.

Look, I get it.

I'd rather meet in-person.

It's just easier.

And no matter what, I
want us to be friends.

It's OK.

What do we got?

Caucasian male, 50s.

Blunt force trauma to the head.
- All right.

Looks like three
separate wounds, huh?

We got a weapon?

That rock.

Make sure we bag that

and have it tested for
fingerprints and DNA.

Cameras?

Not in this part of the park.

This guy got a name?

No wallet, no ID,

but we got his phone.

Let's get that sent
off to TARU, huh?

Who called it in?

The guy with the dog.

Hey, Bentley.

Calm down, calm down.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

It was right around 9:00.

I was over there,
walking Bentley,

and I saw the man at
the top of the stairs.

Was he with anyone?

Whoa, it's OK, boy. A woman.

Looked like they
knew each other.

What makes you say that?

They were close
together, arguing.

Could you hear what
they were saying?

He called her some nasty names.

- Whoa.
- It's OK, boy.

Then he said, "Look, if you
ruin me, I'll ruin you."

Was there anybody
else in the area?

No.

Then a few minutes later,
Bentley was doing his business,

and I heard a scuffle.

And the man yelled
like he was in pain.

When I got over there, he was
at the bottom of the stairs.

It was too late.

And where was the woman?

She was running away.

Can you describe her?

White.

I mean, 30s, petite.

Good-looking too.

How about her hair color?

She was wearing a hat.

If you saw her again,
would you recognize her?

Definitely.

I found a business card
in the vic's pocket.

Nicholas Baxter, DA.

Sorry for stopping by so late.

Comes with the territory.

I assume this is about the
Riverside Park homicide.

Yeah.

We were hoping you could
help us identify the vic.

We found your business
card in his coat pocket.

Really?

That's James Powers.

- The senator's son?
- Yeah.

I ran into him this
morning at the Regency.

He asked for a meeting.

His father was an
early supporter,

so I gave him my card and
told him to give me a call.

Do you know what he
wanted to talk about?

I think he was planning
to throw his hat

in the ring for governor again.

Probably looking
for my endorsement.

Hey.

Jessica Brady, this
is Kate Norris.

Hi, nice to meet you.

Sorry to interrupt. I'm
just looking for my phone.

James Powers was murdered?

- Yeah.
- Wow.

Do you know him?

Uh, not personally.

I heard about his
reputation with women.

I'll leave you two to it.

Is that your new friend, Kate?

That is my new friend, Kate.

Hmm. Punching
above your weight.

Nick Baxter is all
over this case.

Can you please tell me
we made some progress?

I got a video of Powers
a block from the park,

27 minutes before the murder.

He's walking solo.

Any sign of the woman
he was arguing with?

Not yet.

Well, he's carrying a phone.

Do we know who he
was talking to?

He used an app that encrypted
all of his calls and texts.

We sent a subpoena
to the company,

but they're not cooperating.

All right, stay on it.

And how are we doing
with the notifications?

He's divorced.

His parents are headed
back from D.C. right now.

OK. I'll handle it.

You got it.

I'm very sorry for your loss,
Senator and Mrs. Powers.

James had such a bright
future ahead of him.

He would have made
a hell of a leader.

Do you have any
idea who did this?

Someone did see your
son arguing with a woman

right before he was killed.

You think a woman killed James?

She was described in
her 30s, white, thin.

Do you know anyone
in your son's life

that would fit that description?

Sounds like his most
recent girlfriend.

And ten before that.

His latest ex was a dancer.

Works in a gentlemen's club.

He managed to keep the
relationship private,

thank God.

What's her name?

Rose Gregory.

And do you have any reason
to suspect that Ms. Gregory

would want to hurt your son?

James broke it off
with her last month.

She didn't take it well.

What do you mean by that?

James said that she got so angry

she threw a glass at him.

He wound up in the ER

with shards of
glass in his head.

We will look into that.

Vince, I need you to track down
someone named Rose Gregory.

If Jalen is still in court,
bring Violet with you.

Hey, NYPD.

You know this girl?

Yeah.

She's on her lunch break.

There she is.

Excuse me, Rose Gregory.

NYPD.

Hey!

Hey! Hey!

You got him?

Hey!
- Are you OK?

With your left
hand, open the door,

and step out of the car.

- You sure?
- I'm fine.

Please, I didn't know
you were talking to me.

Turn around.

You got a permit for this?

- I can explain.
- Yeah?

You can explain down
at the precinct.

You want to tell
me about the gun?

It's licensed in New
Jersey, where I live.

Well, that doesn't
help you in New York.

I know, but I just got it.

Why do you need a gun?

Sometimes the men at the
club have a hard time

accepting what I do is an act.

I'm a performer.

Sometimes they follow
me out of the club.

One guy came to my house,
and it really scared me.

Well, that sounds very scary,

but possession of an
unregistered firearm

in New York City is a felony,

and you're looking at a minimum
of 3 1/2 years in prison...

mandatory... which I
might be able to overlook,

if you tell me about your
relationship with James Powers.

When's the last
time you saw him?

Oh.

So that's what this is about?

Look.

What happened to
James is terrible,

but I haven't spoken
with him in weeks.

Sounds like you had a pretty
volatile relationship.

You threw a glass at his head.

He deserved it.

He was drunk, and he
started grabbing me,

and I wasn't in the
mood, and then he...

anyway, yeah, I ended up
throwing my glass at him.

Is that why he
broke up with you?

No.

I broke up with him.

He was just...

honest?

Truth?

He was old and boring
and kind of a dick.

OK, I have to ask,

where were you last
night around 9:00 p.m.?

At the club, working.

Where's Jalen?

Still tied up in court.

Rose Gregory's alibi check out?

Security footage
puts her in the club

when Powers was killed.

OK, what about forensics?

Analysis on the murder
weapon back yet?

Yeah, they pulled blood and
skin cells off the rock,

but the DNA just tied
it back to the vic.

Price is working right now
on getting us a subpoena

so we can get into the
encrypted app on his phone.

OK. Medical examiner says

Powers' blood alcohol
level was 0.04,

which is the equivalent
of two cocktails.

So let's find out where he
was drinking Thursday night.

Yeah, wait, I got his credit
card statement right here.

Looks like he was at a
place called the Fisk Club.

Maybe that's another
gentlemen's club.

Yeah, it is, but
a different kind.

It's old money, like
cigars and senators.

I've always wanted to see

the inside of one
of those places.

Sorry, women are
only allowed in here

on Thursdays between
7:00 and 10:00

and only by invitation.

I've got something that
opens every door in the city

every day of the week.

Thank you.

Was James Powers
here Thursday night?

I can't comment on who was
or wasn't in the club, ma'am.

- Lieutenant.
- Lieutenant.

Men come here for
privacy and discretion.

Fine.

We can do it your way.

I'll just station a
few uniformed officers

in front of your lovely
lobby, and they'll hand out

grand jury subpoenas to
you and all the other men

that pass through here
until we get what we need,

which would probably take
about a week, possibly two.

Excuse me. I have to
make a phone call.

That's not necessary.

Mr. Powers was
here on Thursday.

- What time?
- About 7:00.

And when did he leave?

A little after 8:00.

He was with a woman.

And what did she look like?

She was young,
attractive, well-dressed.

It seemed like they
were on a date?

If it was, it wasn't a good one.

He seemed really agitated.

He was so worked up,
he forgot his wallet.

You got a name for this woman?

Powers left the
club at 8:17 p.m.

That's the woman
that he was with.

Can you punch in?

Did you run facial rec?

Ashley Davenport,
43, lives downtown.

Was she in the system?

Yeah, she's got an active
restraining order against her.

Apparently, some guy
said that Davenport

and her employees
were threatening him.

Employees?

What kind of business
does she run?

Crisis management firm.

She's a fixer.

Let's see how she
handles this situation.

You were with James
Powers at the Fisk Club

last night, less than one
hour before the murder.

And we have an
eyewitness who says

they saw the two of you arguing.

I'm sorry.

Hold on.

I didn't kill James,

if that's what
you're suggesting.

What were you two arguing about?

I got an advance copy of
a hit piece about James.

It was supposed to
run in next month's

issue of the "New
York Tribune."

And that's what he was
all worked up about?

He was planning to
run for governor,

and the article chronicled
some of his shortcomings.

Like what?

Well, he dates young women,
and he drinks too much.

He's got an unusual relationship

to the environment.

Meaning?

Well, he's an outspoken
pro-conservation candidate.

He hunts.

And for some reason, last month,

he went on this big
game hunting trip.

Killed an endangered wolf.

Took lots of pictures of it too.

Yeah, I heard about that.

Yeah, and you're not
answering the question.

What were you arguing about?

Well, he wanted me
to kill the article

by any means necessary.

Well, I told him it
wasn't a good idea,

that that would actually
just draw more attention

to his various misdeeds.

And also, nobody cares.

I mean, we forgive powerful men

for these sorts of shortcomings.

But he was hell-bent on revenge.

- Against the reporter?
- Mm.

If you ask me, I think
he had a thing for her.

- Like romantically?
- Mm-hmm.

And he thought it was mutual,
so when he saw the piece,

huge blow to his ego.

He said he was gonna call her,

and if that didn't work, he
was going to destroy her.

What is the name
of this reporter?

Julia Gallo.

Why do I know that name?

Works for the "New York Trib."

Pulitzer finalist
with a bit of a past.

In her 20s, she was married

and had an affair
with a pop star.

Oh, there was a sex tape.

Yep, yep. She got canceled.

Face was plastered
all over the internet.

She became the punchline of
every joke on every podcast.

Let me guess... the guy she
was with came out unscathed.

- Oh, that guy went platinum.
- Hey.

Computer Crimes finally got

into Powers'
encrypted phone app.

It turns out he called Julia
Gallo less than an hour

before he was killed.

Corroborates the fixer's story.

Before we accuse a
reporter of murder,

let's make sure the witness
can make a positive ID.

I was sorry to
learn about James,

but I barely knew him.

You were the last person
he called before he died.

I was writing an
article about him.

He was just answering a
few follow-up questions.

We only... we only
talked for a minute.

Actually, you spoke for
6 minutes and 11 seconds.

OK, six minutes.

We have a witness who picked
you out of a photo lineup.

He also positively
identified you

as arguing with Mr. Powers
in Riverside Park

immediately before the killing.

And he saw you flee the scene.

OK, look, I don't know
what's going on here,

but there's got to be
some kind of mistake.

Really?

Then how did you get
blood on your jacket?

Ms. Gallo, you
are under arrest

for the murder of James Powers.

- You want coffee?
- I got it.

I gotta go.

Julia Gallo was
arrested last night.

It's all over the news.

The arraignment's
going to be a circus.

Before you say anything
else, she just reached out.

She wants to retain you?

- Yeah.
- What'd you say?

She was nominated
for a Pulitzer,

and all people can say is
"murderous femme fatale."

Why?

Because she's a woman
who has the audacity

to be both successful
and attractive.

- Yeah, it's yours.
- Thank you.

Well, she was in the
middle of a sex scandal

a few years back. Press
has a long memory.

Yeah, when it comes to women.

I'm not saying it's right.

Yeah, it's maddening.

As you may have
guessed, I said yes.

I'm actually feeling
really excited about it.

Then I'm feeling really excited.

See ya.
- Bye.

- Hey.
- Thanks for coming.

Yeah.

What's going on?

Um...

I wanted to let you know,

I'm dating Kate Norris.

Julia Gallo's defense attorney?

- Yeah.
- Oh.

We've known each
other since our days

at the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Thank you.
- Thank you.

She's informed her client,
who's signed a conflict waiver.

She'll be filing that with
the courts this morning.

OK.

Thank you for letting me know.

And I plan to recuse
myself for obvious reasons.

Yeah.

Do you want to recuse
the entire office?

Ask the attorney general to
appoint a special prosecutor...

No.

The son of a U.S. senator
was brutally murdered.

I'm not handing this
off to another office

or another prosecutor.

I recognize this puts you
in an awkward position,

so I don't want you and Sam
to feel any added pressure.

Just treat this
like any other case,

and treat Kate like any
other defense attorney.

Yeah.

Easier said than done.

Hey.
- Hey.

How'd the meeting
go with Baxter?

It was... it was interesting.

Kate, is it true you're dating

District Attorney Baxter?

I'll refer you to
the court filing.

It's important that you
all reserve judgment

until all the facts
have been presented.

It's our position that
the government's version

of events is false.

Is Julia dating
anyone at the moment?

Did you really just
ask that question?

I know she and Elliot Zayne
broke up six months ago.

No comment.

And I'm done
answering questions.

Thank you.

They'd never be asking these
type of questions about men.

I hear you, but...

Is there someplace we
could talk in private?

- Sure.
- Yeah.

Great.

Let's be honest here.

There's no way my client
can get a fair trial.

My relationship with Nick
and Julia's romantic life

are all people care about.

Yeah, we don't plan to talk

to the jury about any of that.

Still, it's all
over the Internet.

That sex tape is recirculating.

The jury pool is
already tainted.

Oh, I'm happy to agree
to a change of venue.

Moving this to Brooklyn
or Albany won't help.

What exactly are you asking for?

A plea.

Man two, five years.

Uh, she pushed him
down the stairs,

and she hit him on the head
with a rock three times.

That's murder.

That's your version of
the truth, not ours.

Your case isn't as strong
as you think it is.

We'll take our chances.

Julia Gallo, a
well-known journalist,

was writing an
unflattering article

about the victim in
this case, James Powers.

Mr. Powers was upset.

He thought it might derail
his political future,

so he reacted by threatening
to ruin Julia's life

if she didn't kill the article.

This is despicable,

but it is also motive.

It's the reason

that the defendant
murdered Mr. Powers.

It is why she pushed
him down a staircase.

It's why she then walked
down that stairway,

picked up a rock, and bashed him

in the face and head,
not once, not twice,

but three times.

We have an eyewitness
who will tell you

that he heard Mr. Powers say,

"If you ruin me,
I'll ruin you."

He heard the scuffle.

He saw Mr. Powers
down on the ground,

and he saw the defendant
flee the scene.

At this point, I just want
you to listen to the evidence,

because once you
hear all the facts,

I am certain that you
will find the defendant

guilty as charged.

Thank you.

Mr. Price got one thing right.

Julia Gallo killed James Powers.

But she did it in self-defense.

So here's what really happened.

Earlier in the night,

Mr. Powers was
at the Fisk Club.

That's a private men's club,

a place you and
I aren't welcome.

He met with a crisis
manager, a fixer.

Together, they hatched a
plan to take down Julia Gallo

because she had the nerve

to expose a wealthy,
entitled political hypocrite.

After he left the
club, he phoned Julia,

told her it was important,
they needed to talk.

She agreed to meet with
him in a public place,

Riverside Park.

When she got there, he told her
if she didn't kill the article,

he would ruin her.

She explained her
editor was in charge.

She couldn't stop
its publication

even if she wanted to.

Mr. Powers then
called her a whore.

Then he grabbed her,

and he tried to
sexually assault her.

She was terrified.

She told him to stop,

but he only got more aggressive,

more violent...

So she picked up a rock,
and she hit him with it.

Julia Gallo acted
in self-defense.

She was trying to protect
herself from being raped.

How dare that woman call
my son a sexual predator?

Kate Norris is just doing
her job defending her client.

- Whose side are you on?
- I'm just pointing out...

Let's see how cocky she is
after I sue her for defamation.

I understand that this is,
obviously, very difficult.

ADA Maroun is correct.

Ms. Norris was
just doing her job.

Good news is that we
have a strong case

with a clean narrative.

I'm not so sure of that.

I'd prefer that you
not dwell on this idea

that my son threatened
to destroy her career.

But that is what happened.

It's also the only way
we can prove motive.

And the jury is gonna
want to know why

a respected journalist
killed your son.

I have been good to your
office and your boss,

so if I were you, I
would tread lightly here.

That little whore killed my son.

Doesn't mean that she gets
to kill our family name too.

They lost a child.

This means you're
gonna back off?

The only way to win this case
is to focus on the facts.

Call Ashley Davenport.

See how quickly we can
get her on the stand.

Ms. Davenport, were
you with James Powers

in the hours before
he was murdered?

Yes. We met at the Fisk Club.

He wanted to discuss the article

that Julia Gallo had
written about him.

Was he angry about that article?

Yes, very.

And what, if anything, did
he plan to do about it?

Well, he wanted to
kill the article,

and if he couldn't do that,
then he wanted to launch

a smear campaign against her.

And frankly, there was lots
to work with, given her past.

Objection! Relevance.

Sustained. Next question.

Did Mr. Powers plan to
confront the defendant

on the night he was killed?

Yes, he wanted to speak
to her personally,

give her an opportunity
to withdraw the piece

before anything got messy.

That's all I have. Thank you.

Of course.

Mr. Powers' plan
was to make up

a lie about Julia, wasn't it?

He wanted to devise a plan

that would protect
his reputation.

You mean he was gonna
tell the world a boatload

of salacious lies,

that he and Julia
were having sex

while she was
researching the article,

that she was sending naked
photos of herself to him,

that she violated journalistic
ethics and standards

while researching the article?

That was part of the plan, yes.

And he knew this would be
humiliating to her personally?

Yes.

And devastating to
her professionally?

Yes.

The idea

that a female reporter
would sleep with a subject

would kill her career,

and it would detract from
the substance of the article

she'd written about him?

That was the point, yes.

You weren't in the park

the night Mr. Powers
assaulted my client, were you?

I was not.

But you knew he was
extremely angry with her

and wanted to control
the situation.

Yes.

Would you agree that
rape is often considered

an expression of
anger against women,

an act of dehumanization
and control?

Objection. Defense
counsel is testifying.

Sustained.

The jury shall
disregard that question.

That's all I have. Thank you.

Call our eyewitness.

Make sure he's ready to
take the stand tomorrow.

Tell me your day was
better than mine.

Well, let's see.

Senator Powers
called me, told me

I should be ashamed
of myself for dating

an unscrupulous
defense attorney.

Said if my father were
alive, he'd be mortified.

He then strongly suggested
I fire Nolan Price

and suggested I rethink
my political future.

Other than that...

Well, at least we're
both miserable.

Makes it better somehow.

I never thought I'd say this,

but I really miss
being a prosecutor.

I don't know if
that's an insult or...

Well, you guys get
to call the shots.

You get to decide who to charge,

what you're going
to charge them with.

All I get to do is react.

From what I've been reading,

looks like you're putting
up a hell of a fight.

Julia is a good woman.

She doesn't deserve
to spend the rest

of her life in a prison cell.

Kate, it's not a
good idea for...

we shouldn't be talking
about any of this.

But it's happening
in your office.

Your prosecutors are
criminalizing her victimhood.

I know you believe
in your client,

and I respect that,

but we agreed not to
talk about the case.

Come on, Nick.

Let her plead guilty to man two.

She'll agree to
serve five years.

You're gonna have to
take it up with Nolan.

I tried. He's not
willing to negotiate.

Don't do that.

Don't go over Nolan's head,

and don't try to
play me against him.

Hello?

Hey.
- Hey.

I know it's late.

That's fine. Just tell
me what's going on.

It has to do with our case.

I told you I don't
want to talk about it.

I know.

Um, I think you are gonna
want to know about this.

Kate threatened our
eyewitness, Doug Keller,

and she got him to recant.

What exactly is he
alleging Kate did?

She warned him that
some embarrassing things

could come up on cross,
like his OnlyFans page

and his daughter's past
addiction to opioids.

She said millions of people
are following this case.

It would be humiliating.

It would likely cost
Mr. Keller his job.

It sounds like Kate's just
giving him a reality check.

Nothing wrong with that.

She lied.

None of the information
she threatened

to cross him with is
even remotely admissible.

She intentionally
misled the witness

in order to keep
him off the stand.

That is a clear violation
of the code of conduct.

So what does this
mean for the case?

The witness is now
refusing to testify.

He's the only
person who actually

heard Powers threaten Julia.

He can also confirm that Powers

did not try to rape
or assault her.

Who cares if he doesn't
want to testify?

Subpoena him. Put him
on the stand anyway.

Yeah, but it's too late.

He already recanted twice...

once to Kate, once to me.

We'd have to disclose
that to the jury,

so his credibility is shot.

So you're saying we're screwed?

Kate?

Everything OK?

That was Nolan.

I don't want to get into it.

What the hell's going on, Nick?

Come on.

Talk to me. Just tell
me what's going on.

Did you threaten our witness?

Tell him you're going to
expose his OnlyFans page

and that his daughter
is an addict?

What are you talking about?

What am I talking about?

These are some pretty
serious allegations, Kate.

You could be sanctioned,
disbarred even...

I'm worried about my
client, no one else.

Powers tried to defame her,

then tried to
sexually assault her.

And all anyone can see

is a caricature of
a man-eating whore

getting what she deserves.

The jury doesn't care that
Julia came from nothing

and became a successful,
award-winning journalist,

despite multiple men
trying to destroy her.

No, no, they're judging
her based on what

these entitled misogynists
have said about her

after she exposed them.

They're judging her
for being beautiful.

They're judging her
for being sexual.

So you're damn right I
talked to that witness

and encouraged him to step down.

It was either that or see
a good woman go to prison.

But like you said...

It's probably not a good idea
for us to discuss the case.

We're still gonna win, Kate,

despite what you did.

Hmm.

Detective Shaw, did you
talk to the eyewitness

in this case, Doug Keller?

Yes, my partner and
I interviewed him

the night of the murder.

And did he tell you what he saw

and what he heard in the park?

Objection, hearsay.

May we be heard at sidebar?

The witness's statement
is an exception

to the hearsay rule.

Ms. Norris is the reason
for the witness's absence.

Your Honor, that is not...

I refer you to
People v. Smart.

Are you saying she
threatened your witness?

- I am.
- That's preposterous.

I interviewed him, of course.

I didn't threaten him.
- She went to his home.

She told him that he might lose
his job if he took the stand.

She told him his child's
opioid addiction would be...

I've heard enough.

I'm going to allow
the testimony.

Step back.

You may answer the
question, Detective.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Mr. Keller told me
the victim said,

"If you ruin me,
I'll ruin you."

Did the witness mention
anything about hearing

or seeing an attempted rape?

No, he did not.

Did you interview the defendant?

We did.

Did she say anything
about an attempted rape?

No, in fact, she denied

ever seeing
Mr. Powers that night.

Thank you. Nothing further.

You think it's incriminating

that Julia didn't report
the attempted rape to you?

It's certainly noteworthy.

You expected her to
tell you about this

deeply personal,
horrific experience.

We gave her the opportunity
to tell her side of the story.

Right after your partner
barged into her apartment,

accused her of murder,
put her in handcuffs,

and then threw her in
the back of your cruiser?

Objection... compound,
argumentative, inflammatory...

You made your point.
Let's move on, Ms. Norris.

In your experience,
it's not uncommon

for victims to wait before
they report a sexual assault.

Some wait weeks,
even years, true?

That's true.

And in my experience,
it's not uncommon

for a clever defense attorney

to concoct stories
at the 11th hour...

Move to strike as nonresponsive.

Overruled. You
asked, Counselor.

I have no more questions
for this witness.

The People rest.

The defense calls Julia
Gallo to the stand.

Why did you decide to meet with
James Powers on January 9th?

He said he wanted to
talk about the article.

I agreed to meet him.

And whose idea was it to
meet in Riverside Park?

Well, he wanted me to
go to his apartment.

He didn't want to be recognized.

I wanted to meet
in a public place,

so that's what we agreed on.

And what happened
when you got there?

He wanted me to
pull the article.

I told him that wasn't possible.

He got really angry.

And how did he
express his anger?

He told me he was
going to ruin me.

And then he got physical.

What did he do?

He grabbed my arm,

and he started to
pull at my clothes.

And what did you do?

I told him to stop,
but he didn't.

He called me a whore,

told me he knew what
I really wanted.

His hands were all over me.

He was grabbing at my breasts,

my vagina.

So I pushed him away,

and I grabbed a
rock, and I hit him.

Did you intend to kill him?

No.

I was just trying
to protect myself.

I swear.

Thank you.

No further questions.

Um, it's fair to say
you were involved

in a contentious
divorce proceeding

a few years back.

Objection. Relevance.

What's the relevance?

It goes to credibility.

May we be heard in chambers?

We'll be taking a brief recess.

This is outrageous.

Mr. Price is trying to backdoor

irrelevant and
inflammatory information.

What's going on
here, Mr. Price?

Eight years ago, the
defendant was involved

in an extramarital affair,

which garnered a
lot of attention.

Why is this pertinent
to this case?

It goes to impeachment.

Ms. Gallo lied
about the affair,

just like she is lying
about the attempted rape.

And she allegedly lied
about the affair under oath.

Yes, during the
divorce proceedings,

she signed an affidavit
stating that she did not

engage in extramarital affairs.

Which was proven to be a lie.

And it happened
almost a decade ago.

At what point can we remove

the scarlet letter
from her forehead?

OK, enough.

Your objection is
overruled, Ms. Norris.

The evidence is coming in.

Sure you want to do this?

Why wouldn't I?

We have evidence the
defendant lied under oath

in another legal hearing.

We both know the
jury isn't gonna care

about the damn affidavit.

They're just gonna
focus on the fact

that she cheated on her husband.

- It's legal.
- But is it fair?

Maybe we should offer a plea.
- What?

Come on, Nolan, we...

Julia didn't go there that night

intending to kill anyone.

She acted out in the
heat of the moment.

She pushed him down the stairs,

then hit him three
separate times,

and then fled.

She didn't call 911.

She just left him there to die.

I appreciate your perspective,

but we can't give this
defendant special treatment

because she's a woman.

What are you talking about?

Come on, Sam, if
Julia were a man,

we wouldn't even be
having this discussion.

I'm showing you an affidavit.

Is that your signature?

It is.

You signed it under the pains
and penalties of perjury?

My lawyer at the time told
me to sign it, so I did.

And in that affidavit, you lied

about being faithful
to your husband

in order to collect

on a multi-million dollar
prenuptial agreement.

My husband cheated on me too.

Your husband's not
on trial. You are.

- Objection. Badgering.
- Sustained.

You lied to the family court

in order to get what you wanted,

just like in this case, correct?

- Objection.
- Overruled.

Please answer.

No, I...

I am telling the
truth this time.

OK, so this time,
you're not lying,

yet you just admitted
you did lie under oath

in your previous case.

OK. Got it. Nothing further.

Members of the jury, have
you agreed upon a verdict?

Yes, Your Honor.

How do you find?

Is the defendant
guilty or not guilty

of murder in the second degree?

We find the defendant guilty.

Thank you for your service.

We are adjourned.

That was a tough case.

You did what you could.

You're right. I did.

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