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And the attack was vicious and premeditated.

So in conclusion, we're just asking for one thing, justice.

This case is not complicated.

I want to knock that smirk off his face.

Calvin, it's almost over, baby.

He won't be

grinning when he's braiding cornrows in Cell Block C.

You've heard the facts and they clearly

show beyond any reasonable doubt that Travis Harris

is guilty on all counts in the attempted

murder of Calvin Payne.

She's good.

Better be good enough.

She is.

Thank you.

Defense, your closing argument.

You know, it's funny.

I mean, it really is funny because I think my colleague

here must have been listening to a different case the last four

days than all the rest of us because what

I heard was the police found no weapon, found no evidence.

And my client has a very credible alibi.

Your client's a liar.

But the prosecution and I, yeah, we

agree on one thing, that this case, not complicated,

because my client is not guilty.

I swear, if he gets off after all I've been through.

He won't.

Remember, Calvin Payne himself told police

for weeks he had absolutely no idea who shot him

and then, poof, miraculously remembers and accuses my client

on the same day, according to testimony,

that he tried to gun Mr. Harris down.

He's twisting my words again.

I explained that on the stand.

So given all of that, can you really

trust Mr. Payne's accusations against my client

beyond a reasonable doubt?

I don't think so.

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,

I don't know who shot Calvin Payne.

But what I do know is

that it wasn't my client, and it would

be a travesty of justice to send an obviously

innocent man off to prison.

I know I wouldn't want that on my conscience.

Would you?

Would you?

Or would you?

[screaming]

Order!

Order in the court!

[siren sounds]

Calvin, wait.

Whatever.

Calvin, come on, son.

What is wrong with you?

Now, I know I taught you better than that.

Your father is right.

Yeah, you go for the throat.

Go for the throat.

[inaudible] And then when they go down, jab, upper-cut.

[laughter]

Listen, baby.

Are you OK?

I'm fine.

Are you sure?

I said, I'm fine.

Hey, Calvin.

I know that this has been hard for you.

Remember that--

I am fine.

You tried to take the man's head off.

And you could have, too, if you'd have done like

I taught you, jab, upper-cut.

Do you want him to get kicked out of court?

That would have been better than staring at that punk's

face for another minute.

Baby, you cannot let him get to you.

I'm sitting five feet away from the guy

who tried to kill me.

He shot me in my chest.

And all you can say is I can't let him get to me?

Baby, all I'm trying to say--

I'm not trying to hear it.

I wouldn't even be in this hell if you

wouldn't let that punk in the house in the first place.

- Calvin. - OK, wait a minute.

Are you blaming me?

Hell, yeah.

You know--

[breathing sounds]

OK, listen.

I'm going to let that slide.

I know that you are under a whole lot of stress right now.

So I'm going to go get some coffee.

Does anybody else want any coffee here?

No, baby. It's OK.

Because I need coffee.

[laughter]

Calvin, do you realize that stunt

may have jeopardized our case?

Look, I'm sorry.

You should be.

Just let me do my job.

OK?

Yeah.

So what happens now?

The judge is about to turn the case over to the jury.

It's time for them to decide.

And how long will they take?

It's hard to tell, a day, a month.

Calvin, you could have been held in contempt of court.

Relax.

There's no way that a jury is going to convict you now.

That's why I pay you the big bucks.

Yeah. But you ain't--

Calvin, stop!

Hey, CJ, Curtis.

Thank god I found y'all.

Man, I am too pretty to go to jail.

[laughter]

Wait a minute.

We're here for Calvin.

What?

Is he fighting a ticket, too?

No.

Travis Harris' trial.

Oh, yeah. That's right.

I forgot.

How's it going?

Boy, he got a slick lawyer.

This man been lying in there ever since--

Are you serious?

Really?

Well, maybe I can hire him to help me beat that ticket I got.

Man, I got a ticket for speeding and jaywalking.

That's not even possible.

I know, right.

I didn't think they'd ever catch me once I jumped out the car

and started running. [laughter]

Speaking of which--

Calvin, can I fix you a snack, baby?

You hardly ate any dinner.

I can't eat.

I can't do anything until that jury gets back.

What if they let

Travis go?

They won't.

Well, what if they do?

There isn't a jury in America that will let that criminal go.

But what if you're wrong?

Then we go back to court and we appeal.

But we're not going to give up.

I should've taken him out when I had the chance.

Calvin.

What?

OK.

Well, the children are finally asleep.

And I'm going to turn in early.

Calvin, are you coming to bed?

No, you go ahead.

Baby, listen.

We--

CJ, Curtis, can you help me in the back, please?

Sure.

What's up with that?

No, I don't want to go in the back.

Curtis, come on, baby.

Calvin, let's not do this.

Do what?

OK.

I know we have our problems.

But right now, we've got to put

that aside.

Sweetheart, I am your wife, and I want

to be there to support you.

But you just have to let me.

You'll never understand it.

Maybe I won't.

But I can listen.

This is too hard.

And you guys can stop eavesdropping now.

Ain't nobody eavesdropping.

[laughter]

Curtis, come on back in here, babe.

I'm just going to go on home.

CJ, let me know if you hear something.

OK, yeah.

Yeah, I will.

[phone ringing]

Somebody get that.

I got it.

Hello?

Yeah.

Yeah, OK.

Yeah, well, I'll let them know.

OK, thanks.

That was the prosecutor.

The jury reached a verdict.

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Where is everybody?

Already inside.

It's about to start.

Oh, OK. Well, let's go.

How's Calvin?

Is he holding up?

Not so good.

Oh, Curtis, CJ.

Thank god I found y'all.

Man, I am too pretty to be getting sued.

[laughter]

I thought you had a traffic ticket, Floyd.

Man, I had them throw that mess out.

Now I'm being sued because the dude, I gave him a haircut,

and I just took a little too much off the top.

Well, that don't sound too bad.

Yeah, but--

[laughter]

I took a little too much off the top of his ear.

[laughter]

What should I do?

Pray he bleeds out before your hearing.

[laughter]

Good idea.

I'm going to sow a seed on that.

[laughter]

Let's go.

In the case of State versus Travis Harris,

the jury finds the defendant guilty on all counts.

[shouting]

Are you serious?

That's crazy! I'm innocent!

Hallelujah!

Order!

[banging sounds]

Look, he's the liar, not me.

Remember, this is still a court of law.

Order.

Who's laughing now?

Ha!

I hope you rot in jail.

Now, due to the premeditated nature of this crime

the maximum sentence is death.

Are you serious?

That's crazy.

Order, Mr. Harris.

Sentencing is set for Thursday.

At this time, I will allow the victim

to make a statement prior to my decision, if he so chooses.

Hell, yeah.

I've got a lot to say.

Mr. Payne, that's enough!

One more outburst from you and you will be held in contempt!

Do you understand me?

Yes, Your Honor.

Good.

Don't do it again.

Court is adjourned until Thursday.

Stay calm.

Stay calm.

Relax.

You better get me off.

This ain't over.

I think it is, for you.

I feel so good knowing Travis is going to get what he deserves.

You think they're really going to give him the death penalty?

Who cares?

Baby, do you really want to make a statement?

I'm going to do anything I can to make sure he suffers.

Well, OK.

I'm glad it's over.

Let's Get out of here.

Yeah.

Yeah, I want to get home.

I got one killer speech to prepare.

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Hey.

Hey.

Good to see you got your appetite back.

Yeah, nothing goes better with revenge than Toasted Oats.

[laughter]

That's not good.

You're right.

It needs sugar.

Oh, coming right up.

Thanks, [inaudible].

Yeah, well, I wasn't talking about the sugar.

Actually, I was talking about the revenge.

Is that what this is all about for you, revenge?

Yeah.

I hate Travis and I want him to die.

If my statement in court today can help with that,

then I'm happy.

You want to hear it?

No, I want you to listen.

We all want Travis punished.

But this anger you got, it's not healthy.

And it's not going to destroy Travis.

It's going destroy Calvin.

Why are you going all soft on me?

I'm not.

I just don't like to see what you're turning into.

Yeah, you don't know what you're talking about.

No, I know what it's like to hate somebody for years

and want them dead.

Are you still trippin' Buck-tooth Barbara dumped

you in eighth grade, man?

Buck-tooth Barbara ain't dumped me.

[laughter]

Look, seriously, man.

You remember Blue?

Janine's old drug dealer?

Yes.

I hate that dude.

Hated him.

I mean, he destroyed my life, my family.

I mean, it was eating me up inside.

I didn't even--

I didn't even get better till I--

till I let it go.

And that's when I had to realize that God--

OK.

Reverend CJ, you can save your sermon.

Just let me handle this my own way.

Calvin.

Drop it.

Just drop it.

If you don't want to have my back,

don't come to the courtroom. - Man, I got your back.

What are you talking about?

Well, then act like it.

Man, you know what?

I'll see you in court, man.

Bye, bye, Miranda.

Is everything OK?

Yeah, everything is fine.

Good to see you eating again.

Why is everybody on my every move?

I wasn't.

I'm not a child.

Just let me keep doing what I'm doing.

You know, I'm pretty tired of you snapping at me.

Just go.

You know what?

You can't treat me

any way you want to.

What's this now, another complaint?

Oh, so what's that supposed to mean?

Nothing. Nothing.

Just forget it.

No, no, no.

I won't forget it.

Do you know how much I've put up with from you?

Oh, really?

I'm not the one always complaining.

You know what, Calvin?

You really need to look at yourself.

How can you be so cold?

Are we done now?

What?

Are we done now?

Can I finish my speech?

Oh, yeah.

We're done.

Good.

[music playing]

You're up next.

Are you ready?

Yeah.

Now, remember, just read your statement.

No outbursts.

He'll be fine.

I mean it, Calvin.

What you do can

affect the outcome.

Don't screw this up.

I said I won't.

Do you want to go over your statement?

No, I'm good.

I just want to get in there and do it.

All right.

Let's go.

We'll be starting back shortly.

OK.

Oh, Curtis.

I'm glad I found you, bro.

[laughter]

Come on, Floyd.

What?

This is ridiculous.

You in court again?

Yeah, man.

I'm going to be here a whole lot.

[laughter]

You didn't get sued again did you, Floyd?

No.

I'm dating the bailiff.

Hey, boo.

[laughter]

Baby is my [inaudible] baby.

[laughter]

I'm going to be warm all winter.

[laughter]

OK.

Let's begin.

I've decided to allow Mr. Harris to make a statement.

After which, I will allow the victim, Mr. Payne, to make the

last statement.

Mr. Harris, you may proceed.

Thank you, Your Honor.

You know, I've seen you here all week with your family.

I don't have a family, never had one.

I knew how to take care of myself, fight my own battles.

You know, I've never been sorry for anything I've ever done.

I always face things like a man, not

like a little punk like you.

Mr. Harris, are you sure you want to go down this road?

This isn't what we--

Shut up.

I'm done with you.

No, let him talk.

Oh, we got a little backbone now, do we?

You see, I hate brothers like you,

hiding behind mommy and daddy and the police and courts

to fight your battles.

But you couldn't face me on your own.

You scared?

Because I'm not.

Best believe this is not over.

Believe me.

Your Honor.

Mr. Harris, that's enough.

Sit down.

- You're a punk, Calvin Payne. - Mr. Harris.

- Your Honor. - Mr. Harris.

A punk!

Mr. Harris, that's enough!

Mr. Harris, please.

Please.

Your Honor, is it my turn?

Yes, if you wish.

Thank you.

Travis, you ruined my life.

You shot me in my chest and you left me to die.

And now I--

--I've recognized the hate that I see in your face

because I see it every day I look in the mirror.

It's controlled my every move.

It's ugly.

My wife and my kids don't deserve that.

They deserve better.

And you're right, Travis.

This is about you and me.

It's not about the court.

It's not about my family.

So I'm going to end this by doing something I never thought

I would do, forgiving you.

Oh, come on, man.

Ain't nobody asked for your forgiveness.

I'm not doing it for you.

I know you don't care.

I'm doing this because I don't want to end up like you,

full of hate, full of anger, full of revenge.

You see, Travis, this is what a real man does.

And I hope that one day you realize that.

That's my piece.

Let's go, family.

[applause]

Wait a minute.

Don't you want to hear the sentence or something?

It doesn't even matter no more.

It's over.

All right.

Come on, baby.

Let's go.

[music playing]

OK, what sound does this fire truck make?

[alarm bells]

Yeah.

OK, so what type-- what sound does this truck make?

Make the sound.

Vroom vroom.

Vroom vroom.

REPORTER [ON TV]: The attempted murder trial of Travis Harris

has finally come to a close.

Mr. Harris was sentenced to--

Man.

All right. Come on.

What sound does it make?

Vroom vroom.

- Vroom vroom. - Vroom.

Can you do it?

Can you say vroom vroom?

No?

Next year?

OK.

[inaudible]

- You gonna get on? - Yeah.

Get on. Let's ride.

Can I ride with you?

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