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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:02,450 --> 00:00:05,384 [electronic music] 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 4 00:00:15,670 --> 00:00:20,330 - With your index finger, I want you to touch your nose. 5 00:00:21,469 --> 00:00:23,023 Do it with each side. 6 00:00:27,199 --> 00:00:29,132 All right, get your hands out of your pockets. 7 00:00:29,132 --> 00:00:30,858 Don't touch the wall. 8 00:00:34,724 --> 00:00:37,520 - One, two, three, four, five. 9 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,040 Five, four, three, two, one. 10 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:41,765 - All right, very good, have a seat. 11 00:00:52,638 --> 00:00:54,330 If it is your second DWI, 12 00:00:54,330 --> 00:00:57,264 your license will be suspended for up to a year. 13 00:00:58,506 --> 00:01:00,060 Oh. - I, I'm gonna, 14 00:01:01,268 --> 00:01:02,200 I'm gonna go to the bathroom. 15 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:02,959 - You gotta go to the bathroom? 16 00:01:02,959 --> 00:01:03,960 - Yeah. 17 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:05,444 - You gonna get sick? - No. 18 00:01:05,444 --> 00:01:06,445 - All right. 19 00:01:08,516 --> 00:01:11,105 [solemn music] 20 00:02:05,435 --> 00:02:06,781 Let's go, Kevin. 21 00:02:17,102 --> 00:02:18,552 [door slams shut] 22 00:02:18,552 --> 00:02:19,380 Oh, shit. 23 00:02:25,731 --> 00:02:28,562 [door slams shut] 24 00:03:42,291 --> 00:03:47,296 Prisoner is loose in the building. [panting] 25 00:03:50,264 --> 00:03:52,266 - [DJ] Good morning, everybody. 26 00:03:52,266 --> 00:03:54,268 KTRX AM 440, Des Moines. 27 00:03:55,235 --> 00:03:57,098 It is just before 6:00 a.m. 28 00:03:57,098 --> 00:03:58,514 Skies are cloudy. 29 00:03:58,514 --> 00:04:02,345 And Tom Thompson, a mechanic from Marshalltown-- 30 00:04:06,591 --> 00:04:09,179 [upbeat music] 31 00:04:37,242 --> 00:04:42,247 â™ª We walked along the shadows 32 00:04:43,144 --> 00:04:47,701 â™ª Later in the afternoon 33 00:04:51,636 --> 00:04:56,641 â™ª We stood a lot like strangers â™ª 34 00:04:57,883 --> 00:05:00,886 â™ª And the sunlight rushing through â™ª 35 00:05:02,060 --> 00:05:04,234 - [Stu] Socrates is quoted as saying, 36 00:05:04,234 --> 00:05:08,204 "Nothing is to be preferred before justice." 37 00:05:08,204 --> 00:05:10,620 It's what we seek when we're wronged. 38 00:05:10,620 --> 00:05:14,383 But like all philosophy, this is simply a hypothesis. 39 00:05:14,383 --> 00:05:16,592 Monday started out like any other day, 40 00:05:16,592 --> 00:05:20,596 wake up, kiss my wife Nancy, run three miles. 41 00:05:20,596 --> 00:05:22,908 My mind was sharp, my body agile. 42 00:05:23,771 --> 00:05:25,290 But since I passed the bar, 43 00:05:25,290 --> 00:05:28,466 I just needed a couple of easy victories to keep me going, 44 00:05:28,466 --> 00:05:29,881 to keep truth on my side. 45 00:05:29,881 --> 00:05:30,985 - Good morning. - Hi. 46 00:05:33,298 --> 00:05:36,025 â™ª Till I pass by 47 00:05:37,233 --> 00:05:39,477 - Gracey, anybody get hurt today? 48 00:05:40,995 --> 00:05:42,134 - Every day, boss. 49 00:05:42,134 --> 00:05:43,860 You have three messages on your desk. 50 00:05:44,827 --> 00:05:45,655 - Only three? 51 00:05:47,864 --> 00:05:50,039 In the last year, I had come to believe 52 00:05:50,039 --> 00:05:52,075 that the only way to keep my head above water 53 00:05:52,075 --> 00:05:53,318 was to take cases 54 00:05:53,318 --> 00:05:55,803 where I had to set my own moral beliefs aside. 55 00:05:57,046 --> 00:05:58,565 And here I am. 56 00:05:58,565 --> 00:06:00,463 Three miles every day, 57 00:06:00,463 --> 00:06:03,363 trying to convince myself that it's all worth it. 58 00:06:03,363 --> 00:06:04,881 - [Judge] Jury, have you reached a verdict? 59 00:06:04,881 --> 00:06:06,538 - [Foreman] Yes, Your Honor, we have. 60 00:06:06,538 --> 00:06:08,298 - How do you find the defendant? 61 00:06:08,298 --> 00:06:09,921 - [Foreman] Not liable, Your Honor. 62 00:06:09,921 --> 00:06:13,027 - [Judge] Case dismissed. [gavel bangs] 63 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:22,382 - Look, I'm sorry. 64 00:06:22,382 --> 00:06:24,004 - They're lying, can't you see that? 65 00:06:24,004 --> 00:06:25,385 - I know, I know. 66 00:06:28,215 --> 00:06:30,631 Can I give you some bus fare home? 67 00:06:30,631 --> 00:06:31,943 - You gotta be kidding me. 68 00:06:40,296 --> 00:06:42,332 - [Eric] His name's Otis. 69 00:06:42,332 --> 00:06:43,713 - [Kevin] Who's that, the owner? 70 00:06:43,713 --> 00:06:44,507 - [Eric] Yeah. 71 00:06:46,578 --> 00:06:47,407 - Otis. 72 00:06:50,340 --> 00:06:51,341 - Look at these. 73 00:06:52,929 --> 00:06:54,724 Which one's real, which one's fake? 74 00:06:56,519 --> 00:06:57,347 - Hmm. 75 00:06:58,935 --> 00:07:01,421 Well, uh, they're both zircons. 76 00:07:01,421 --> 00:07:02,594 Fuckin' worthless, man. 77 00:07:03,768 --> 00:07:05,390 - Come on, man, nobody can tell the difference. 78 00:07:05,390 --> 00:07:07,668 You know, it's like a Lincoln from a Cadillac. 79 00:07:08,876 --> 00:07:10,706 Look, we go on the road with this shit, 80 00:07:10,706 --> 00:07:12,328 we're make us a fortune. 81 00:07:12,328 --> 00:07:13,225 - How do you know? 82 00:07:14,295 --> 00:07:15,296 - [Eric] Know what? 83 00:07:16,712 --> 00:07:19,162 - The difference between a Lincoln and a Cadillac? 84 00:07:19,162 --> 00:07:22,338 My dad drives a Cadillac, and it ain't no fuckin' Lincoln. 85 00:07:22,338 --> 00:07:26,204 - All I'm saying is I want us to be partners, okay? 86 00:07:26,204 --> 00:07:29,103 I'll take care of you, don't worry about a thing. 87 00:07:29,103 --> 00:07:31,312 Yeah, boy, you don't believe me? 88 00:07:31,312 --> 00:07:33,349 [Kevin sighs] 89 00:07:33,349 --> 00:07:34,626 - I don't trust you, Eric. 90 00:07:37,215 --> 00:07:38,319 - Who pays your bills? 91 00:07:39,493 --> 00:07:41,012 Me. 92 00:07:41,012 --> 00:07:43,255 Who sits up with you all night long when you're depressed? 93 00:07:43,255 --> 00:07:45,223 Me, and you don't trust me? 94 00:07:45,223 --> 00:07:46,638 Kevin, come on. 95 00:07:46,638 --> 00:07:47,812 - You patronize me. 96 00:07:50,435 --> 00:07:52,332 You tell me all the things you think I wanna hear, 97 00:07:52,332 --> 00:07:53,334 and then you use me. 98 00:07:55,026 --> 00:07:56,717 I mean, you still haven't fuckin' paid me. 99 00:07:56,717 --> 00:07:58,788 I sold two grand worth of shit for you, and I want my cut. 100 00:07:58,788 --> 00:07:59,996 - All right, take it. 101 00:07:59,996 --> 00:08:01,239 You sell, keep whatever you want. 102 00:08:01,239 --> 00:08:02,482 - They're fucking worthless, man. 103 00:08:02,482 --> 00:08:03,931 They're zircons, I just said that. 104 00:08:10,144 --> 00:08:11,145 - Come here. 105 00:08:12,906 --> 00:08:13,907 Kevin, come on. 106 00:08:16,979 --> 00:08:17,807 Hey. 107 00:08:20,707 --> 00:08:22,122 You used to be so different. 108 00:08:29,785 --> 00:08:31,511 You were still a virgin when I met you. 109 00:08:31,511 --> 00:08:32,753 - Oh, fuck you, man. 110 00:08:36,446 --> 00:08:38,655 [zipper zipping] 111 00:08:38,655 --> 00:08:41,174 - Nobody's gonna see, come on. 112 00:08:42,313 --> 00:08:43,937 I'll give you your money, I will. 113 00:08:47,527 --> 00:08:50,460 - Put your fuckin' dick away, Eric. 114 00:08:52,428 --> 00:08:53,774 - Kevin, I'm sorry, man. 115 00:08:56,846 --> 00:08:57,675 Jeez. 116 00:09:04,026 --> 00:09:05,993 - Look, it's only your third case. 117 00:09:05,993 --> 00:09:09,583 Man, you can get your ass handed to you in personal injury. 118 00:09:09,583 --> 00:09:13,069 - Wow, now I'm getting advice from my paralegal? 119 00:09:13,069 --> 00:09:15,451 - Yeah, with six years experience in the courtroom, 120 00:09:15,451 --> 00:09:16,452 as you know. 121 00:09:17,971 --> 00:09:20,042 Besides, I only have to pass the bar. 122 00:09:20,042 --> 00:09:22,044 - [Stu] Iowa bar is tough. 123 00:09:22,044 --> 00:09:24,943 - Yeah, how many times you take it? 124 00:09:24,943 --> 00:09:27,428 - Once, first to finish. 125 00:09:27,428 --> 00:09:28,257 - Liar. 126 00:09:28,257 --> 00:09:29,741 - Mm-hmm. 127 00:09:29,741 --> 00:09:32,813 - [Monica] Wow, that's not bad for a philosophy major. 128 00:09:32,813 --> 00:09:34,228 You know, you never did tell me 129 00:09:34,228 --> 00:09:36,679 how you went from Socrates to the penal code. 130 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:38,957 - It's not that much of a leap, really. 131 00:09:38,957 --> 00:09:40,821 I mean, it goes back to the Romans. 132 00:09:40,821 --> 00:09:42,478 Plato wrote whole volumes of law 133 00:09:42,478 --> 00:09:44,687 for the King of Syracuse in Greece. 134 00:09:44,687 --> 00:09:46,551 Law is built on theory. 135 00:09:46,551 --> 00:09:48,311 - Sure, what's right and wrong. 136 00:09:48,311 --> 00:09:49,243 - Exactly, all right. 137 00:09:49,243 --> 00:09:50,728 Take, for example, today. 138 00:09:50,728 --> 00:09:54,179 Our client completely refused a field sobriety test, 139 00:09:54,179 --> 00:09:56,906 he refused arrest, and he got smacked for it. 140 00:09:56,906 --> 00:09:59,426 Now, do I agree with what the cops did? 141 00:09:59,426 --> 00:10:00,634 No. 142 00:10:00,634 --> 00:10:03,119 It's that manipulation, that balance of power 143 00:10:03,119 --> 00:10:05,225 that made me wanna become a lawyer. 144 00:10:05,225 --> 00:10:06,985 We're the great equalizers, Monica. 145 00:10:08,124 --> 00:10:10,471 It's not my third case. 146 00:10:10,471 --> 00:10:11,921 - I know. - Right. 147 00:10:11,921 --> 00:10:13,164 - It's your fourth. 148 00:10:13,164 --> 00:10:15,476 [both laughing] 149 00:10:15,476 --> 00:10:19,480 Look, honestly, you've got to play the jury more. 150 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:21,310 I mean, right and wrong 151 00:10:21,310 --> 00:10:23,588 is something they decide in their gut. 152 00:10:23,588 --> 00:10:25,625 You can't expect them to absorb all those facts. 153 00:10:25,625 --> 00:10:28,731 They need a hook, you know, something to grasp. 154 00:10:28,731 --> 00:10:31,389 The jury today bought that cop's story. 155 00:10:31,389 --> 00:10:33,494 Especially juror number four. 156 00:10:33,494 --> 00:10:36,256 - Yeah, well, foreman's usually a dominant white male. 157 00:10:36,256 --> 00:10:39,500 And, nobody wants to believe that cops hurt innocent people. 158 00:10:39,500 --> 00:10:41,295 Nobody, not even me. 159 00:10:41,295 --> 00:10:43,988 All right, no more police brutality cases. 160 00:10:43,988 --> 00:10:45,852 They're impossible to win, I'm serious. 161 00:10:45,852 --> 00:10:47,439 - You're the boss. - Yes, I am. 162 00:10:48,855 --> 00:10:51,892 - I gotta go study for that brutal Iowa bar. 163 00:10:51,892 --> 00:10:53,169 - Yes, you do. 164 00:10:53,169 --> 00:10:55,206 - [Monica] And when I pass, I expect a raise. 165 00:10:55,206 --> 00:10:58,658 - Counselor, we need to win a couple of cases first. 166 00:10:58,658 --> 00:11:00,107 - Don't think too much. 167 00:11:00,107 --> 00:11:01,557 It's not good for you. 168 00:11:01,557 --> 00:11:03,455 - Thanks, appreciate that. 169 00:11:03,455 --> 00:11:05,043 - Nighty-night. - Nighty-night. 170 00:11:07,874 --> 00:11:08,806 - I got it. 171 00:11:08,806 --> 00:11:11,118 I got your car. [chuckling] 172 00:11:11,118 --> 00:11:13,707 Hey, look who's home late again. 173 00:11:13,707 --> 00:11:15,122 - [Clark] Hey, Daddy. 174 00:11:15,122 --> 00:11:15,951 - Hey, buddy. 175 00:11:18,470 --> 00:11:19,679 Where's Bert? 176 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:21,335 - Bert and Clark had a little fight. 177 00:11:21,335 --> 00:11:23,683 [Stu sighs] 178 00:11:30,206 --> 00:11:31,380 - Any blood shed? 179 00:11:31,380 --> 00:11:32,622 - Bert was mean to me. 180 00:11:32,622 --> 00:11:34,555 - Bert's in his room. 181 00:11:34,555 --> 00:11:35,384 - Hmm. 182 00:11:38,387 --> 00:11:41,079 - Whoa, whoa, whoa, you gotta give his mommy a kiss first. 183 00:11:45,705 --> 00:11:46,671 Honey, what's wrong? 184 00:11:49,018 --> 00:11:50,986 - What do you think? 185 00:11:50,986 --> 00:11:51,780 - You lost? 186 00:11:56,025 --> 00:11:57,786 - I'll go talk to Bert. 187 00:11:57,786 --> 00:11:58,614 - Okay. 188 00:12:13,111 --> 00:12:13,905 - Whoosh. 189 00:12:20,809 --> 00:12:21,810 Tough day, partner? 190 00:12:23,121 --> 00:12:24,744 What happened? 191 00:12:24,744 --> 00:12:26,262 - Well, we were playing cars, 192 00:12:26,262 --> 00:12:29,610 and I wanted to race them to see who was the fastest. 193 00:12:29,610 --> 00:12:31,026 And I started to race them, 194 00:12:31,026 --> 00:12:34,788 and Clark tried to stop me, and I hit him. 195 00:12:34,788 --> 00:12:38,550 - Oh, well, you're his big brother, Bert. 196 00:12:40,414 --> 00:12:42,796 You know, you gotta protect him 197 00:12:42,796 --> 00:12:44,556 'cause that's what big brothers do, 198 00:12:45,868 --> 00:12:47,628 okay, bud? - Okay. 199 00:12:47,628 --> 00:12:49,113 - I love you. - Love you, too. 200 00:12:50,770 --> 00:12:53,013 - All right, so I am gonna send Mommy in, 201 00:12:53,013 --> 00:12:54,635 and she'll bring some milk, 202 00:12:54,635 --> 00:12:57,121 but I don't want any more fighting, okay? 203 00:12:57,121 --> 00:12:58,087 - Okay. 204 00:12:58,087 --> 00:12:59,192 - Promise? - Yes. 205 00:12:59,192 --> 00:12:59,951 - Okay, night, bud. - Night. 206 00:13:06,855 --> 00:13:08,408 - [Announcer] The contestants came 207 00:13:08,408 --> 00:13:10,272 from all over the country, driving all sort of cars-- 208 00:13:10,272 --> 00:13:11,411 - Did you talk to him? 209 00:13:15,277 --> 00:13:18,349 Stu, did you talk to him? - He's okay. 210 00:13:19,384 --> 00:13:20,523 He's a good boy. 211 00:13:21,766 --> 00:13:23,941 - Maybe Bert and Clark shouldn't share a room. 212 00:13:23,941 --> 00:13:24,804 - Why not? 213 00:13:24,804 --> 00:13:26,288 - They fight constantly. 214 00:13:26,288 --> 00:13:28,669 - Yeah, well, they have to learn how to get along, 215 00:13:29,809 --> 00:13:31,500 how to make compromises. 216 00:13:34,192 --> 00:13:36,677 - Can you take Bert to soccer practice on Friday? 217 00:13:39,473 --> 00:13:41,890 - I just, 218 00:13:41,890 --> 00:13:44,444 I just thought this was open and shut case. 219 00:13:44,444 --> 00:13:48,966 I mean, now the guy has got no job, 220 00:13:50,208 --> 00:13:51,037 no income, 221 00:13:53,694 --> 00:13:54,557 and no car. 222 00:14:07,260 --> 00:14:09,710 - Hey, sweetie, can't you wait until dinner, huh? 223 00:14:10,780 --> 00:14:12,023 And go put on a shirt 224 00:14:12,023 --> 00:14:13,300 before you sit down at the table, okay, hun? 225 00:14:13,300 --> 00:14:14,129 - Yes, ma'am. 226 00:14:15,475 --> 00:14:16,476 Stop it. 227 00:14:16,476 --> 00:14:17,718 Get out of here, get out of here. 228 00:14:17,718 --> 00:14:19,203 - You're going out tonight, aren't you? 229 00:14:19,203 --> 00:14:21,343 - [Mom] Oh, come on, you're hardly ever home anymore. 230 00:14:21,343 --> 00:14:23,655 - I'm 21 years old, guys, don't worry. 231 00:14:24,898 --> 00:14:25,865 - It's my job to worry. 232 00:14:25,865 --> 00:14:27,142 It's in the Mom handbook. 233 00:14:29,627 --> 00:14:31,077 - I'm driving up to Marshalltown. 234 00:14:31,077 --> 00:14:31,905 - Really? 235 00:14:31,905 --> 00:14:32,768 To see who? 236 00:14:32,768 --> 00:14:33,596 - Nobody. 237 00:14:37,221 --> 00:14:40,189 â™ª He's got a girlfriend in Marshalltown â™ª 238 00:14:40,189 --> 00:14:41,397 - No. 239 00:14:41,397 --> 00:14:43,641 I mean, you know, there are girls there, 240 00:14:43,641 --> 00:14:46,299 just none of them happen to be my girlfriend. 241 00:14:50,475 --> 00:14:51,891 What do you think, Dad? 242 00:14:51,891 --> 00:14:53,858 You think the girls are prettier here, or in Marshalltown? 243 00:14:53,858 --> 00:14:55,135 - I think the prettiest girl in the world 244 00:14:55,135 --> 00:14:57,897 is sitting right at this table right now. 245 00:14:58,759 --> 00:14:59,726 - Oh, you. 246 00:15:01,970 --> 00:15:05,145 - Hey, you really wanna drive an hour 247 00:15:05,145 --> 00:15:07,078 all the up to Marshalltown? 248 00:15:07,078 --> 00:15:08,528 - It's an hour, it's fine. 249 00:15:08,528 --> 00:15:10,771 I mean, this guy Eric lives up there, I know him. 250 00:15:10,771 --> 00:15:12,187 He owes me some money. 251 00:15:12,187 --> 00:15:14,258 And some people are meeting up at a bar, okay? 252 00:15:17,917 --> 00:15:18,745 What? 253 00:15:22,507 --> 00:15:25,821 Okay, I'll have three beers. 254 00:15:25,821 --> 00:15:27,236 Four, if they're lights. 255 00:15:29,929 --> 00:15:32,517 I mean, you guys really think I want another DWI? 256 00:15:32,517 --> 00:15:35,693 - I should hope not. - Well, just call, 257 00:15:35,693 --> 00:15:37,350 call, you hear? - Okay, I know. 258 00:15:38,661 --> 00:15:41,216 Sure, Mom. - Hey, what about me? 259 00:15:41,216 --> 00:15:42,700 - What about you? 260 00:15:42,700 --> 00:15:44,529 - Yeah, I have to hold back. 261 00:15:45,945 --> 00:15:47,705 I wanna bite him. 262 00:15:47,705 --> 00:15:50,604 [Beverly chuckles] 263 00:16:07,794 --> 00:16:10,348 [upbeat music] 264 00:16:29,850 --> 00:16:32,129 [phone line ringing] 265 00:16:32,129 --> 00:16:33,509 - [Eric] Not here, leave a message. 266 00:16:33,509 --> 00:16:34,545 [voicemail service beeps] 267 00:16:34,545 --> 00:16:35,408 - Eric, pick up. 268 00:16:38,963 --> 00:16:40,758 You know what? 269 00:16:40,758 --> 00:16:42,001 You know what, man? 270 00:16:42,001 --> 00:16:44,141 I mean, I'd call you a loser and a liar, 271 00:16:44,141 --> 00:16:46,350 but I think you know what a piece of shit you are. 272 00:16:46,350 --> 00:16:49,284 I mean, you can't even pay me what you owe me. 273 00:16:49,284 --> 00:16:50,768 You know, what kind of fuckin' man does that make you? 274 00:16:50,768 --> 00:16:52,011 So you know what? 275 00:16:52,011 --> 00:16:53,874 By the way, I'm at the bar here by myself, 276 00:16:53,874 --> 00:16:54,875 you fuckin' asshole. 277 00:17:23,249 --> 00:17:26,424 [gentle guitar music] 278 00:17:36,676 --> 00:17:38,264 - Excuse me, sorry. 279 00:17:46,168 --> 00:17:47,411 Why are you so sad? 280 00:17:52,174 --> 00:17:53,037 - I'm not sad. 281 00:17:55,626 --> 00:17:58,042 - I'm Cara, with a C. 282 00:18:00,838 --> 00:18:04,635 - I'm Kevin, with a K. 283 00:18:05,498 --> 00:18:08,156 [Cara chuckles] 284 00:18:09,674 --> 00:18:11,262 - [Cara] You wanna play some pool? 285 00:18:12,539 --> 00:18:15,232 - No, I'm no good at pool. 286 00:18:16,509 --> 00:18:20,099 Plus, if I lost, I'd feel really stupid. 287 00:18:21,583 --> 00:18:23,102 - Well, what if I let you win? 288 00:18:28,210 --> 00:18:29,418 You got a girlfriend? 289 00:18:32,180 --> 00:18:33,905 - You know, that's the second time 290 00:18:35,114 --> 00:18:37,150 someone's asked me that question today. 291 00:18:37,150 --> 00:18:38,979 No, no, I don't. 292 00:18:39,911 --> 00:18:42,328 Do you have a girlfriend? 293 00:18:42,328 --> 00:18:44,123 [giggling] - No. 294 00:18:45,676 --> 00:18:47,471 I don't have a boyfriend, either. 295 00:18:52,855 --> 00:18:56,307 - I, I need to, I need to go. 296 00:18:56,307 --> 00:18:57,895 - Oh, wait, wait, um, 297 00:19:00,415 --> 00:19:01,209 here. 298 00:19:10,252 --> 00:19:11,288 Promise you'll call? 299 00:19:15,257 --> 00:19:17,501 - Yeah, I promise. 300 00:19:17,501 --> 00:19:18,329 - Okay. 301 00:19:19,882 --> 00:19:23,541 [gentle instrumental music] 302 00:20:11,210 --> 00:20:16,215 â™ª Oh 303 00:20:18,596 --> 00:20:19,908 â™ª All right 304 00:20:19,908 --> 00:20:21,668 â™ª And it's believin' 305 00:20:21,668 --> 00:20:23,601 â™ª Don't be shy 306 00:20:23,601 --> 00:20:24,464 â™ª You know me 307 00:20:24,464 --> 00:20:27,226 â™ª I'm on your side 308 00:20:27,226 --> 00:20:29,228 â™ª Public deceiver 309 00:20:29,228 --> 00:20:31,126 â™ª Take a hike 310 00:20:31,126 --> 00:20:34,957 â™ª We don't want you or your lies â™ª 311 00:20:34,957 --> 00:20:36,890 â™ª Do you believe it [siren wailing] 312 00:20:36,890 --> 00:20:40,446 â™ª You're just saying 313 00:20:40,446 --> 00:20:41,550 - Shit. 314 00:20:41,550 --> 00:20:42,344 Oh, shit. 315 00:20:48,799 --> 00:20:52,458 â™ª Do you believe in love 316 00:20:52,458 --> 00:20:56,220 â™ª Do you believe in love 317 00:20:56,220 --> 00:21:01,121 â™ª Do you believe in love [phone ringing] 318 00:21:01,846 --> 00:21:04,815 [knocking on window] 319 00:21:08,957 --> 00:21:11,615 [phone ringing] 320 00:21:18,311 --> 00:21:21,728 - [Beverly] Thomas, honey, get the phone. 321 00:21:24,455 --> 00:21:25,284 - Hello? 322 00:21:26,630 --> 00:21:28,701 Yes, this is he. - Who is it? 323 00:21:30,737 --> 00:21:31,566 - Which hospital? 324 00:21:32,946 --> 00:21:34,500 - Thomas? - It's him. 325 00:21:34,500 --> 00:21:35,328 - What? 326 00:21:36,985 --> 00:21:38,020 - I don't understand. 327 00:21:38,952 --> 00:21:40,057 What press release? 328 00:21:41,403 --> 00:21:44,303 Well, what can you tell me? 329 00:21:44,303 --> 00:21:45,200 - [Beverly] Kevin. 330 00:21:46,305 --> 00:21:47,306 Kevin. 331 00:21:47,306 --> 00:21:48,479 - Beverly? 332 00:21:48,479 --> 00:21:50,274 - [Beverly] Thomas, he's not here. 333 00:21:51,379 --> 00:21:54,347 [suspenseful music] 334 00:22:08,741 --> 00:22:11,019 - Anybody get hurt today, Grace? 335 00:22:11,019 --> 00:22:13,573 - You have an appointment with the Thackers. 336 00:22:13,573 --> 00:22:15,023 - [Stu] I'm sorry, who? 337 00:22:15,023 --> 00:22:16,300 - [Grace] Thomas and Beverly Thacker at 10:30. 338 00:22:16,300 --> 00:22:17,888 - Thackers, thank you. 339 00:22:31,350 --> 00:22:32,523 [knocking on door] 340 00:22:32,523 --> 00:22:35,077 - [Grace] Ahem, Thomas and Beverly. 341 00:22:36,631 --> 00:22:37,977 - Hello. - Hi, Beverly. 342 00:22:37,977 --> 00:22:39,358 - Oh, you're so young. - Oh. 343 00:22:39,358 --> 00:22:41,429 [Beverly chuckling] Thomas. 344 00:22:41,429 --> 00:22:42,982 - Mr. Pepper. - Hi, there. 345 00:22:42,982 --> 00:22:44,259 Please, have a seat, call me Stu. 346 00:22:44,259 --> 00:22:45,122 Thanks, Grace. 347 00:22:47,366 --> 00:22:50,196 [door slams shut] 348 00:22:51,818 --> 00:22:54,303 So, how can I help you? 349 00:22:55,443 --> 00:22:57,134 - Well, you're a civil lawyer, right? 350 00:22:58,549 --> 00:23:00,240 You defended that fella 351 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:03,727 who allegedly was hit by a police officer? 352 00:23:03,727 --> 00:23:05,556 - Yes, I work in personal injury. 353 00:23:05,556 --> 00:23:07,696 - But you lost the case? - Thomas. 354 00:23:07,696 --> 00:23:11,320 - No, to be honest, yes, I did. 355 00:23:12,425 --> 00:23:13,702 It's not something I am proud of. 356 00:23:15,394 --> 00:23:20,399 - Well, um, our son was arrested a few months ago 357 00:23:21,538 --> 00:23:23,056 for drunk driving by the Marshalltown police. 358 00:23:23,056 --> 00:23:24,679 - How old is he? 359 00:23:24,679 --> 00:23:26,922 - He, he was 21. 360 00:23:26,922 --> 00:23:31,927 - And they took him to Marshalltown Police Department, 361 00:23:32,790 --> 00:23:34,067 and they were booking him, 362 00:23:34,067 --> 00:23:38,727 and supposedly, he tried to escape custody. 363 00:23:38,727 --> 00:23:41,316 - How drunk was he? 364 00:23:41,316 --> 00:23:42,559 - [Beverly] Very. [chuckles] 365 00:23:42,559 --> 00:23:43,974 - 0.2 blood alcohol. - Yes. 366 00:23:45,527 --> 00:23:47,633 - They say that he ran up the stairs, 367 00:23:47,633 --> 00:23:49,428 and up to the roof of that building, 368 00:23:49,428 --> 00:23:52,085 and then jumped from that building 369 00:23:52,085 --> 00:23:53,397 to the building next to it, 370 00:23:53,397 --> 00:23:55,606 12 feet. - Feet across. 371 00:23:55,606 --> 00:23:57,470 - [Thomas] And fell 20 feet. 372 00:23:57,470 --> 00:24:01,509 - Um, excuse me, I'm sorry, drunk? 373 00:24:01,509 --> 00:24:03,338 He did all this? 374 00:24:03,338 --> 00:24:05,651 - It's what they say. - That's what they say, yeah. 375 00:24:05,651 --> 00:24:09,448 - That night they flew him, they airlifted him to 376 00:24:09,448 --> 00:24:10,656 - Des Moines. - a Des Moines hospital. 377 00:24:10,656 --> 00:24:11,691 - [Beverly] Yeah. 378 00:24:11,691 --> 00:24:13,486 - The police report said 379 00:24:13,486 --> 00:24:15,074 that it was just a hairline fracture 380 00:24:15,074 --> 00:24:16,282 on the side of his head. 381 00:24:24,808 --> 00:24:28,708 [doctor speaking faintly] 382 00:24:28,708 --> 00:24:33,057 - Um, Kevin has sustained a rather severe injury 383 00:24:33,057 --> 00:24:35,508 to his brain due to his skull fracture. 384 00:24:35,508 --> 00:24:38,856 - But it's still just one injury. 385 00:24:38,856 --> 00:24:40,340 That's good, right? 386 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:43,585 - Kevin's in a coma. - Huh? 387 00:24:45,069 --> 00:24:47,347 - [Doctor] And his chances of survival are very low. 388 00:24:51,490 --> 00:24:52,318 - Survival? 389 00:24:53,595 --> 00:24:57,254 - Well, you said he just had a hairline fracture. 390 00:24:59,049 --> 00:24:59,946 - In my opinion, 391 00:25:01,292 --> 00:25:03,502 his injuries are not consistent with the police report. 392 00:25:05,538 --> 00:25:08,645 I'm very sorry. [Beverly sobbing] 393 00:25:13,097 --> 00:25:15,306 [machines hissing and beeping] 394 00:25:15,306 --> 00:25:16,618 - My wife had to make a decision 395 00:25:16,618 --> 00:25:18,413 that no mother should have to make. 396 00:25:20,139 --> 00:25:23,522 Eventually, we had to take him off life support. 397 00:25:24,937 --> 00:25:28,837 Now, my father was a Des Moines police officer, 398 00:25:28,837 --> 00:25:31,840 and we have a lot of respect for the badge. 399 00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:35,534 But with those doctor reports and that hospital report, 400 00:25:36,535 --> 00:25:38,571 we can't help but feel 401 00:25:38,571 --> 00:25:42,610 that the Marshalltown police killed our son. 402 00:25:55,346 --> 00:25:57,625 - [Monica] Why do you think the Thackers chose you? 403 00:25:58,764 --> 00:26:00,835 - Maybe there isn't much of a case. 404 00:26:00,835 --> 00:26:02,699 The kid was drunk. 405 00:26:02,699 --> 00:26:04,079 He made some bad decisions. 406 00:26:05,529 --> 00:26:07,082 - You think you were their last resource? 407 00:26:07,082 --> 00:26:07,876 - Maybe. 408 00:26:09,257 --> 00:26:12,536 It's not like I got a good track record fighting the cops. 409 00:26:12,536 --> 00:26:14,296 - You might surprise yourself this time. 410 00:26:16,471 --> 00:26:17,299 - Wait a minute. 411 00:26:18,715 --> 00:26:20,440 You think I should take this case? 412 00:26:21,649 --> 00:26:24,652 - I mean, it could be an opportunity 413 00:26:24,652 --> 00:26:26,688 for you to learn from your mistakes. 414 00:26:26,688 --> 00:26:28,276 - Monica, I make a lot of them. 415 00:26:31,175 --> 00:26:33,281 There won't be concessions on either side. 416 00:26:35,352 --> 00:26:36,560 The defense works for the police, 417 00:26:36,560 --> 00:26:38,079 insurance company pays for it. 418 00:26:38,079 --> 00:26:39,943 - So, what, what are you getting at? 419 00:26:39,943 --> 00:26:41,323 - They never lose. 420 00:26:41,323 --> 00:26:43,912 - I've known you for two years now, 421 00:26:43,912 --> 00:26:45,604 and I've never seen you scared. 422 00:26:47,709 --> 00:26:50,091 - Whatever happened to the workers' comp stuff? 423 00:26:51,299 --> 00:26:53,439 Bad backs, spinal cord injuries, broken legs. 424 00:26:55,165 --> 00:26:56,925 That stuff is easier. 425 00:26:56,925 --> 00:26:58,547 - Then don't do it. 426 00:26:58,547 --> 00:26:59,790 Probably not worth it. 427 00:27:05,209 --> 00:27:06,417 - I'm gonna bribe you. 428 00:27:08,696 --> 00:27:10,249 What do you really think? 429 00:27:12,665 --> 00:27:17,049 - I think you either go balls out or you scrap it. 430 00:27:18,498 --> 00:27:21,191 But I think you need to make a decision right now. 431 00:27:21,191 --> 00:27:24,435 Is this about you or about the kid that was killed? 432 00:27:26,955 --> 00:27:28,129 - I want my penny back. 433 00:27:33,755 --> 00:27:37,103 [camera shutter clicks] 434 00:27:40,279 --> 00:27:41,452 - [Nancy] Smile. 435 00:27:41,452 --> 00:27:43,731 [camera shutter clicks] [Nancy chuckling] 436 00:27:43,731 --> 00:27:45,146 - Honey, I'm trying to work. 437 00:27:45,974 --> 00:27:47,527 - What? 438 00:27:47,527 --> 00:27:51,221 - Look, this kid was killed 439 00:27:51,221 --> 00:27:53,016 at the Marshalltown Police Department. 440 00:27:53,016 --> 00:27:55,225 They found his body in the alley. 441 00:27:55,225 --> 00:27:56,847 - So you think a cop did it? 442 00:27:58,538 --> 00:28:00,023 - I don't know. 443 00:28:00,023 --> 00:28:04,372 I mean, they said he, they said he tried to escape. 444 00:28:04,372 --> 00:28:07,271 - So you would be prosecuting the whole police department? 445 00:28:08,134 --> 00:28:09,170 - The worse thing in the world 446 00:28:09,170 --> 00:28:11,103 would be to lose a child, Nancy. 447 00:28:11,103 --> 00:28:14,175 - Honey, I don't wanna be negative here, 448 00:28:14,175 --> 00:28:16,591 but what if you do all this work, 449 00:28:16,591 --> 00:28:18,627 you go to trial, and you lose? 450 00:28:20,077 --> 00:28:25,082 - Well, then we will pack up, sell one of the cars. 451 00:28:27,636 --> 00:28:29,155 We will re-evaluate. 452 00:28:29,155 --> 00:28:33,090 We will, I don't know, we'll get a two-bedroom apartment 453 00:28:33,090 --> 00:28:34,851 like we had after we got married. 454 00:28:34,851 --> 00:28:37,336 - Only this time we have two children to support. 455 00:28:38,164 --> 00:28:39,407 - All right, Nancy. 456 00:28:39,407 --> 00:28:41,720 I won't take the case, then, okay? 457 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:43,583 I'll look for something more manageable. 458 00:28:43,583 --> 00:28:47,311 [gentle instrumental music] 459 00:28:47,311 --> 00:28:48,105 - Okay. 460 00:29:06,330 --> 00:29:07,815 - [Stu] Thank you. 461 00:29:08,712 --> 00:29:10,334 - I apologize about Beverly. 462 00:29:10,334 --> 00:29:12,509 She just went shopping. 463 00:29:14,407 --> 00:29:16,755 She's got the clothes bug the last couple days. 464 00:29:18,308 --> 00:29:21,414 I mean, she can spot a sale like a hawk. 465 00:29:23,658 --> 00:29:27,455 - Mr. Thacker, I wanted to talk to you 466 00:29:27,455 --> 00:29:29,560 'cause I'm a little concerned. - This is the only house 467 00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:31,528 that Kevin has ever lived in, you know? 468 00:29:32,909 --> 00:29:36,050 A lot of people out there today, there's just divorces, 469 00:29:37,534 --> 00:29:39,605 all kinds of things going on with kids and families. 470 00:29:42,332 --> 00:29:44,196 We worked hard to keep this together. 471 00:29:45,128 --> 00:29:45,956 You religious? 472 00:29:48,096 --> 00:29:53,101 - Well, um, I believe in the truth, wherever that leads you. 473 00:29:54,447 --> 00:29:56,760 Socrates is my hero. 474 00:29:56,760 --> 00:29:57,796 - Socrates? - Yeah. 475 00:29:59,349 --> 00:30:01,006 - You married? - Yeah. 476 00:30:01,006 --> 00:30:01,834 - Kids? 477 00:30:02,835 --> 00:30:04,388 - Two boys. 478 00:30:04,388 --> 00:30:05,320 Four and six. 479 00:30:06,252 --> 00:30:07,840 A real handful, let me tell you. 480 00:30:11,913 --> 00:30:14,813 - Yeah, Kevin was our youngest. 481 00:30:14,813 --> 00:30:17,505 The rest are all married and have kids of their own. 482 00:30:22,821 --> 00:30:26,479 He, uh, he was a surprise. 483 00:30:28,585 --> 00:30:29,655 We didn't expect him. 484 00:30:31,622 --> 00:30:33,348 He used to call me old, 485 00:30:33,348 --> 00:30:35,109 so I made him do all the yard work. 486 00:30:37,456 --> 00:30:38,940 - What line of work are you in? 487 00:30:38,940 --> 00:30:40,217 - Hmm? 488 00:30:40,217 --> 00:30:41,494 - [Stu] What line of work are you in? 489 00:30:41,494 --> 00:30:43,013 - Oh, I, um, retired early. 490 00:30:45,705 --> 00:30:47,846 I used to do maintenance at Sears & Roebuck. 491 00:30:49,951 --> 00:30:54,576 And some ancillary work at the Des Moines Police Department. 492 00:30:58,857 --> 00:31:00,928 Well, now I just soak up my retirement fund. 493 00:31:02,550 --> 00:31:03,931 - That's a good place to be. 494 00:31:05,622 --> 00:31:06,450 - Not really. 495 00:31:10,661 --> 00:31:13,664 [sighs deeply] I went down there, 496 00:31:16,012 --> 00:31:17,806 the Marshalltown Police Department, 497 00:31:20,119 --> 00:31:21,672 and I took a look for myself. 498 00:31:23,226 --> 00:31:27,506 There's no way any human being could have made that jump. 499 00:31:28,921 --> 00:31:31,130 Kevin could barely stand on one leg without falling down. 500 00:31:35,686 --> 00:31:38,758 Have you seen his arresting officer, Dodge? 501 00:31:41,037 --> 00:31:41,934 How big he is? 502 00:31:45,144 --> 00:31:46,835 - Sometimes, people just snap. 503 00:31:49,183 --> 00:31:51,599 It must've been a struggle, he got scared. 504 00:31:51,599 --> 00:31:53,256 - You're damn right he was scared. 505 00:31:54,636 --> 00:31:56,086 - I was talking about the cop. 506 00:31:58,088 --> 00:32:00,125 - I don't care how you wanna slice the pie. 507 00:32:02,713 --> 00:32:03,680 Kevin's dead. 508 00:32:05,130 --> 00:32:07,546 And that guy is still out there, walking around. 509 00:32:11,205 --> 00:32:14,587 I wanna show you Kevin's room, come here. 510 00:32:14,587 --> 00:32:15,416 Come on. 511 00:32:20,110 --> 00:32:22,699 [solemn music] 512 00:32:26,358 --> 00:32:29,119 The day he died, Beverly washed all his clothes, 513 00:32:29,119 --> 00:32:32,743 and folded them, and put them back in his dresser. 514 00:32:36,230 --> 00:32:38,715 The Cubs was his favorite team. 515 00:32:38,715 --> 00:32:40,510 - [Stu] Ryne Sandberg's a hell of a second baseman, 516 00:32:40,510 --> 00:32:41,752 isn't he? 517 00:32:41,752 --> 00:32:43,478 - We'll see how they do next year. 518 00:32:43,478 --> 00:32:44,963 - Yeah, we sure will. 519 00:32:47,517 --> 00:32:48,725 - I loved Wrigley Field. 520 00:32:49,968 --> 00:32:52,660 I was there for the first time in 1938. 521 00:32:54,489 --> 00:32:56,422 I think they won the pennant that year. 522 00:32:59,494 --> 00:33:00,702 That was before your time. 523 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:10,540 - I want you and another car to head downtown. 524 00:33:10,540 --> 00:33:12,162 We got a real back-up on Main Street. 525 00:33:12,162 --> 00:33:14,302 Just push all the traffic west on Elm, all right? 526 00:33:14,302 --> 00:33:15,131 West on Elm. 527 00:33:21,654 --> 00:33:23,622 - [John] You want me to go downtown, Chief? 528 00:33:25,244 --> 00:33:26,452 - John, I think you're a good cop, 529 00:33:26,452 --> 00:33:28,006 but I got this thing on my plate. 530 00:33:28,006 --> 00:33:30,974 Seems we're being sued by the Kevin Thacker estate. 531 00:33:30,974 --> 00:33:32,113 Seems like some people got the wrong idea 532 00:33:32,113 --> 00:33:33,666 about what happened that night. 533 00:33:35,013 --> 00:33:36,704 - He should've ran the other way. 534 00:33:38,430 --> 00:33:39,741 You know, he told me he was gonna end it. 535 00:33:39,741 --> 00:33:41,536 - End what? - When I was booking him, 536 00:33:41,536 --> 00:33:44,470 he said, "I might was well end it now." 537 00:33:44,470 --> 00:33:45,747 - And that's in the report? 538 00:33:45,747 --> 00:33:46,576 - No. 539 00:33:47,956 --> 00:33:49,751 - Ron, your stories match, right? 540 00:33:50,856 --> 00:33:52,858 - We did everything that we could. 541 00:33:52,858 --> 00:33:55,723 Followed procedure, prisoner escaped, 542 00:33:55,723 --> 00:33:57,932 Officer Dodge sounded the alarm. 543 00:33:57,932 --> 00:33:59,278 We had no idea where the kid was. 544 00:33:59,278 --> 00:34:00,831 - Yeah, I even drove the ambulance. 545 00:34:00,831 --> 00:34:02,212 - You know, next time, you just stay at the station. 546 00:34:02,212 --> 00:34:04,456 - He was dying, the guys needed to be with him. 547 00:34:04,456 --> 00:34:05,698 I figure I should drive. 548 00:34:07,010 --> 00:34:07,838 - All right. 549 00:34:09,012 --> 00:34:10,909 The lawyer's coming tomorrow morning. 550 00:34:10,909 --> 00:34:12,188 - As long as they treat us with respect, 551 00:34:12,188 --> 00:34:14,190 there's gonna be no problem. 552 00:34:14,190 --> 00:34:16,123 We were trying to save the kid's life. 553 00:34:16,123 --> 00:34:17,710 - Well, yeah, the FBI is gonna be involved, 554 00:34:17,710 --> 00:34:20,058 so just making sure that your bases are all covered. 555 00:34:20,058 --> 00:34:22,819 - Fine, they'll understand how thorough I was. 556 00:34:22,819 --> 00:34:25,684 I took the pictures, I gathered the evidence. 557 00:34:25,684 --> 00:34:28,065 - [Chief] All right, well, if you're good, I'm good. 558 00:34:28,065 --> 00:34:28,996 - Yeah, well, to be honest with you, 559 00:34:28,996 --> 00:34:30,827 I thought this was done. 560 00:34:30,827 --> 00:34:32,311 - Right, okay. 561 00:34:38,005 --> 00:34:38,835 - Ron? 562 00:34:40,388 --> 00:34:41,527 - Yeah, gimme a minute. 563 00:34:42,839 --> 00:34:45,842 [suspenseful music] 564 00:34:48,741 --> 00:34:51,641 - [John] I want you to put your arms out like this. 565 00:34:51,641 --> 00:34:53,367 I want you to put your head back, 566 00:34:53,367 --> 00:34:56,610 and with your index finger, I want you to touch your nose. 567 00:35:00,098 --> 00:35:01,789 Do it with each side. 568 00:35:05,137 --> 00:35:09,383 All right, get your hands out of your pockets. 569 00:35:09,383 --> 00:35:10,798 If it is your second DWI, 570 00:35:10,798 --> 00:35:15,320 your license will be suspended for up to a year. 571 00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:16,735 Oh. - I, I'm gonna 572 00:35:18,185 --> 00:35:19,117 I'm gonna go to the bathroom. 573 00:35:19,117 --> 00:35:19,876 - You gotta go to the bathroom? 574 00:35:19,876 --> 00:35:20,877 - Yeah. 575 00:35:20,877 --> 00:35:22,120 - You gonna get sick? - No. 576 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:23,121 - All right. 577 00:35:42,519 --> 00:35:45,143 - So I guess you took the case. 578 00:35:47,524 --> 00:35:48,353 - Yeah. 579 00:35:49,285 --> 00:35:50,872 - Even after all we talked about? 580 00:35:54,152 --> 00:35:54,980 - I had to. 581 00:36:08,890 --> 00:36:12,480 On the tape, Kevin asks to use the bathroom at 1:15 a.m. 582 00:36:12,480 --> 00:36:15,483 He's in the bathroom for about two minutes. 583 00:36:15,483 --> 00:36:16,933 - How do you know that? 584 00:36:16,933 --> 00:36:20,074 - Well, because Dodge thinks Kevin is coming back 585 00:36:20,074 --> 00:36:21,593 into the interrogation room, 586 00:36:21,593 --> 00:36:23,629 so he turns the camera back on. 587 00:36:23,629 --> 00:36:27,185 Now Kevin doesn't come back, so Dodge starts to panic, 588 00:36:27,185 --> 00:36:30,222 he goes to search for Kevin, and the tape is left on 589 00:36:30,222 --> 00:36:32,673 for an additional minute and 15 seconds, 590 00:36:32,673 --> 00:36:34,951 then it's turned back off again. 591 00:36:34,951 --> 00:36:37,988 - So it sounds like we have a missing minute and 15 seconds. 592 00:36:37,988 --> 00:36:40,232 - Right, but Dodge claimed he found Kevin unconscious 593 00:36:40,232 --> 00:36:42,027 at 1:24 a.m. 594 00:36:42,027 --> 00:36:44,409 That gives us a missing eight minutes. 595 00:36:44,409 --> 00:36:48,206 That's enough time to stage a fall, do a cover-up. 596 00:36:48,206 --> 00:36:49,483 - That's also enough time 597 00:36:49,483 --> 00:36:51,174 to climb the roof and make the jump. 598 00:36:51,174 --> 00:36:52,348 - Well, we're about to see 599 00:36:52,348 --> 00:36:53,935 how possible that really is, aren't we? 600 00:37:12,264 --> 00:37:15,094 - I am the angel on your shoulder. 601 00:37:15,094 --> 00:37:16,234 - You're an angel, huh? 602 00:37:17,821 --> 00:37:19,444 - I have big fuckin' angel wings. 603 00:37:22,240 --> 00:37:23,655 I could have made that jump. 604 00:37:27,175 --> 00:37:28,970 - Still got his blood on my uniform. 605 00:37:30,075 --> 00:37:31,076 Didn't wash out. 606 00:37:32,664 --> 00:37:34,769 So much blood came out of his head. 607 00:37:34,769 --> 00:37:38,911 - Hey, you're acting like you've never seen blood before. 608 00:37:38,911 --> 00:37:41,742 Now listen, in the future, you follow the prisoner, 609 00:37:41,742 --> 00:37:43,019 the prisoner doesn't follow you. 610 00:37:43,019 --> 00:37:45,435 - You're right, it was a mistake. 611 00:37:45,435 --> 00:37:46,919 - Then why are you looking so fucking scared? 612 00:37:46,919 --> 00:37:48,783 - I don't look fucking scared. 613 00:37:48,783 --> 00:37:50,578 - I think you got on a lot of faces, 614 00:37:51,924 --> 00:37:53,132 but never the right one. 615 00:37:56,274 --> 00:37:58,276 You're a cop, look like a cop. 616 00:38:12,290 --> 00:38:13,118 - [John] Captain. 617 00:38:15,741 --> 00:38:17,502 - Mr. Pepper, I'm Chief Wilson. 618 00:38:17,502 --> 00:38:18,744 - Stu. 619 00:38:18,744 --> 00:38:19,883 - This is Greg Potter, he's our city attorney. 620 00:38:19,883 --> 00:38:21,160 - Greg, Stu Pepper. 621 00:38:21,160 --> 00:38:22,472 This is Monica Wright, an associate of mine. 622 00:38:22,472 --> 00:38:23,404 - Pleasure, ma'am. 623 00:38:23,404 --> 00:38:24,888 How can we help you folks? 624 00:38:24,888 --> 00:38:26,304 - Just wanted to take a look at that roof, 625 00:38:26,304 --> 00:38:27,857 maybe take some pictures. 626 00:38:27,857 --> 00:38:29,099 - Hope you didn't think 627 00:38:29,099 --> 00:38:30,722 you were gonna take any depositions today. 628 00:38:32,171 --> 00:38:35,071 - No, no, just wanted to know the right questions to ask. 629 00:38:40,145 --> 00:38:41,491 According to their version, 630 00:38:42,872 --> 00:38:45,702 two officers searched the basement then the upper floors, 631 00:38:45,702 --> 00:38:47,117 but they never came up here. 632 00:38:59,820 --> 00:39:02,063 - So he walked across here, [camera shutter clicks] 633 00:39:02,063 --> 00:39:04,859 no running start, and jumped over to the other building? 634 00:39:12,798 --> 00:39:14,421 - That's a really long jump. 635 00:39:14,421 --> 00:39:16,457 - That's very, very far. 636 00:39:17,907 --> 00:39:19,149 - But he does, however, 637 00:39:19,149 --> 00:39:21,324 drop the cigarette and lighter over there. 638 00:39:21,324 --> 00:39:22,463 - Why didn't they just say that he fell? 639 00:39:22,463 --> 00:39:23,913 I mean, I don't get it. 640 00:39:25,466 --> 00:39:27,365 - Injuries aside, we have to prove 641 00:39:27,365 --> 00:39:30,195 that Kevin was never on that other building. 642 00:39:33,992 --> 00:39:36,995 [suspenseful music] 643 00:40:15,205 --> 00:40:16,275 - Where are you going? - Hmm? 644 00:40:16,275 --> 00:40:17,898 - I was just getting started. 645 00:40:17,898 --> 00:40:18,726 - Oh, you. 646 00:40:42,336 --> 00:40:45,443 - Our greatest hope for the future 647 00:40:45,443 --> 00:40:47,514 are the minds and hearts of our people, 648 00:40:47,514 --> 00:40:49,688 especially our children. 649 00:40:49,688 --> 00:40:52,519 We can help them build tomorrow 650 00:40:52,519 --> 00:40:55,556 by strengthening our community of shared values. 651 00:40:55,556 --> 00:40:58,766 Values that help bring us together as one people, 652 00:40:58,766 --> 00:41:01,493 from the youngest child to the most senior citizen. 653 00:41:01,493 --> 00:41:05,877 For us, faith, work, family, neighborhood, freedom-- 654 00:41:05,877 --> 00:41:08,327 - Oh, there he is, Mr. Pepper. 655 00:41:08,327 --> 00:41:09,501 - Congratulations on your appointment. 656 00:41:09,501 --> 00:41:10,468 - I appreciate that. 657 00:41:10,468 --> 00:41:11,917 I appreciate that, come on back. 658 00:41:15,438 --> 00:41:17,751 Yeah, it is finally our turn again. 659 00:41:17,751 --> 00:41:19,200 We're excited. 660 00:41:19,200 --> 00:41:23,032 Did you see Reagan's State of the Union address 661 00:41:23,032 --> 00:41:24,412 the other night? 662 00:41:24,412 --> 00:41:27,001 "America, in the crimson light of a rising sun, 663 00:41:27,001 --> 00:41:29,659 "fresh from the burning, creative hand of God." 664 00:41:32,351 --> 00:41:34,215 - I guess we watched the same show. 665 00:41:34,215 --> 00:41:35,216 - I helped write it. 666 00:41:37,943 --> 00:41:38,737 - Hmm. 667 00:41:40,187 --> 00:41:44,053 Well, you're aware of my suit against the Marshalltown PD? 668 00:41:44,053 --> 00:41:45,917 - I sure am, my friend. 669 00:41:45,917 --> 00:41:48,333 - I wanted to give you a heads up on that. 670 00:41:48,333 --> 00:41:50,508 I'm filing 15 counts, 671 00:41:50,508 --> 00:41:52,337 and when I get the Thackers their judgment, 672 00:41:52,337 --> 00:41:54,512 I would hope that your department would wanna follow through 673 00:41:54,512 --> 00:41:56,755 on the prosecution of the men responsible. 674 00:41:56,755 --> 00:41:58,723 - I'll do what's best for my department. 675 00:42:01,104 --> 00:42:03,762 - You do plan on investigating the case? 676 00:42:03,762 --> 00:42:06,765 - We'll take a look at the case, we will proceed from there. 677 00:42:07,663 --> 00:42:08,871 - Do the family a favor, 678 00:42:10,528 --> 00:42:13,910 have out of town agents do the investigation. 679 00:42:13,910 --> 00:42:16,016 Don't wanna risk a connection with the local cops 680 00:42:16,016 --> 00:42:18,605 and conflict of interests. 681 00:42:18,605 --> 00:42:22,022 - Sounds like you've been bitten in the ass before, huh? 682 00:42:23,368 --> 00:42:26,026 - Yeah, that's why I wanted to come talk to you. 683 00:42:27,545 --> 00:42:29,201 You're the assistant to the attorney general, 684 00:42:29,201 --> 00:42:33,033 and this is gonna be a high-profile case. 685 00:42:33,033 --> 00:42:35,553 - You know, maybe they'll put you on TV, huh? 686 00:42:35,553 --> 00:42:37,209 Be good for your practice, right? 687 00:42:38,832 --> 00:42:39,660 - Sure would. 688 00:42:42,180 --> 00:42:44,631 Let me know when you assign an agent to the case. 689 00:42:44,631 --> 00:42:47,116 - Well, Mr. Pepper, are you asking me or are you telling me? 690 00:42:50,222 --> 00:42:52,604 - Whichever answer keeps this conversation going. 691 00:42:52,604 --> 00:42:55,055 - Well, I think you're asking, so it's noted. 692 00:42:56,159 --> 00:42:57,540 Good luck with your case, huh? 693 00:42:59,887 --> 00:43:03,477 [gentle instrumental music] 694 00:43:05,410 --> 00:43:08,206 - [Stu] The only good is knowledge 695 00:43:08,206 --> 00:43:10,795 and the only evil is ignorance. 696 00:43:12,175 --> 00:43:16,455 I wanted to understand Kevin Thacker, talk to him, 697 00:43:16,455 --> 00:43:19,251 but the light ahead was beginning to fade. 698 00:43:19,251 --> 00:43:23,324 My own life out of balance, looking for a truth 699 00:43:23,324 --> 00:43:26,534 while everyone else turned a deaf ear and a blind eye. 700 00:43:26,534 --> 00:43:28,122 Just trying to keep my head above water 701 00:43:28,122 --> 00:43:29,917 was proving more and more difficult. 702 00:43:30,884 --> 00:43:31,988 How you doing? 703 00:43:31,988 --> 00:43:33,507 - All right, gentlemen, listen up. 704 00:43:33,507 --> 00:43:34,991 Any of you guys think you can jump 705 00:43:34,991 --> 00:43:39,409 from the end of the starting block to that rope 706 00:43:40,652 --> 00:43:41,860 without a running start? 707 00:43:43,206 --> 00:43:44,035 - Sure. 708 00:43:45,657 --> 00:43:47,417 I took track and field in high school. 709 00:43:47,417 --> 00:43:48,695 - Yeah? 710 00:43:48,695 --> 00:43:50,766 - Yeah, what do I get if I make it? 711 00:43:50,766 --> 00:43:52,146 - You get the dean's list, O'Brien. 712 00:43:52,146 --> 00:43:53,147 You're up, let's go. 713 00:43:54,355 --> 00:43:56,426 And don't laugh, all of you gonna get your shot. 714 00:43:57,773 --> 00:44:00,327 [men cheering] 715 00:44:01,984 --> 00:44:04,642 - [Man] Don't mess up, don't mess up. 716 00:44:04,642 --> 00:44:07,230 [men laughing] 717 00:44:08,853 --> 00:44:09,785 - Yeah? 718 00:44:09,785 --> 00:44:11,096 Let's see if you can do it. 719 00:44:11,096 --> 00:44:11,925 - Zach. 720 00:44:15,411 --> 00:44:16,895 You guys, come on. 721 00:44:19,691 --> 00:44:20,554 Come on. 722 00:44:24,144 --> 00:44:25,801 - Now, that's right. 723 00:44:27,699 --> 00:44:30,322 - So how do you think they'd do with a belly full of beer 724 00:44:30,322 --> 00:44:32,324 and a police officer on their tail? 725 00:44:32,324 --> 00:44:33,153 - No way. 726 00:44:36,708 --> 00:44:39,159 - [Stu] Marshalltown PD's whole defense 727 00:44:39,159 --> 00:44:41,540 hinges on this jump, Monica. 728 00:44:41,540 --> 00:44:43,232 - [Monica] Put the swim coach on the stand. 729 00:44:43,232 --> 00:44:45,717 The field test obviously speaks for itself. 730 00:44:47,201 --> 00:44:48,996 - [Stu] The state medical examiner said Kevin's body 731 00:44:48,996 --> 00:44:53,104 had no other injuries besides the trauma to the brain. 732 00:44:53,104 --> 00:44:56,038 And not even a low board diver can make that jump. 733 00:44:56,038 --> 00:44:57,833 - [Monica] Much less Kevin Thacker. 734 00:44:57,833 --> 00:45:01,664 - [Stu] Right, but Kevin obviously did 735 00:45:01,664 --> 00:45:02,941 because of the menthol cigarette. 736 00:45:02,941 --> 00:45:04,978 - That was planted. - Exactly. 737 00:45:07,566 --> 00:45:11,743 - Okay, okay, so what do we have, then? 738 00:45:11,743 --> 00:45:14,228 - Well, that gives us the power to convince a jury that 739 00:45:14,228 --> 00:45:16,990 a, Kevin could never have made that jump. 740 00:45:16,990 --> 00:45:21,097 And b, his injuries don't reflect a fall of 24 feet. 741 00:45:21,960 --> 00:45:24,445 He was killed by blunt force. 742 00:45:24,445 --> 00:45:26,033 Kevin was drunk. 743 00:45:26,033 --> 00:45:27,828 One officer found the body. 744 00:45:27,828 --> 00:45:30,900 - And they were in the perfect position for a cover-up. 745 00:45:30,900 --> 00:45:32,591 - Yes, Monica, yes. 746 00:45:33,765 --> 00:45:34,973 All right, let's go through this again. 747 00:45:34,973 --> 00:45:36,319 What do we have? - Oh, we got a lot. 748 00:45:36,319 --> 00:45:37,976 - [Stu] Somehow, Kevin's body ends up 749 00:45:37,976 --> 00:45:40,220 parallel to the building. - In order to stage the fall-- 750 00:45:40,220 --> 00:45:41,635 - Dodge had to have moved the body, 751 00:45:41,635 --> 00:45:42,981 because of the bruises under the armpits. 752 00:45:42,981 --> 00:45:45,743 [dramatic music] 753 00:46:04,900 --> 00:46:05,797 Hey, Nance. 754 00:46:09,421 --> 00:46:10,250 Bert? 755 00:46:13,046 --> 00:46:13,874 Clark? 756 00:46:26,991 --> 00:46:27,819 - Hey. 757 00:46:29,959 --> 00:46:30,995 - Where are the kids? 758 00:46:31,892 --> 00:46:33,066 - They're at my mother's. 759 00:46:35,068 --> 00:46:37,622 - You took them all the way to your mother's? 760 00:46:37,622 --> 00:46:40,004 God, I was in a good mood, 761 00:46:40,004 --> 00:46:41,419 I wanted to share that with my family, 762 00:46:41,419 --> 00:46:44,422 and I get an empty house. 763 00:46:44,422 --> 00:46:46,907 - I wanted to spend some time with you alone. 764 00:46:46,907 --> 00:46:48,495 You haven't exactly been available. 765 00:46:50,462 --> 00:46:53,051 - Clark has a birthday coming up, or did you forget? 766 00:46:56,330 --> 00:47:00,265 - I bust my ass, trying to make a living for you, 767 00:47:00,265 --> 00:47:01,508 trying to do what's right. 768 00:47:01,508 --> 00:47:04,062 - That's a lawyer, Stu, not a husband. 769 00:47:04,062 --> 00:47:06,996 - You know, some people might disagree with you. 770 00:47:06,996 --> 00:47:08,308 What do I get? 771 00:47:08,308 --> 00:47:10,103 I get an empty fucking house. 772 00:47:11,690 --> 00:47:12,864 What the hell are you doing? 773 00:47:12,864 --> 00:47:14,521 - Dammit, I'm trying to get this thing open. 774 00:47:17,696 --> 00:47:18,836 - Jesus Christ. 775 00:47:23,392 --> 00:47:24,220 Fuck. 776 00:47:53,525 --> 00:47:54,906 Nancy, I'm sorry. 777 00:47:56,080 --> 00:47:59,773 [gentle instrumental music] 778 00:48:15,409 --> 00:48:18,067 [Nancy moaning] 779 00:48:31,356 --> 00:48:33,945 [both moaning] 780 00:48:53,344 --> 00:48:54,966 Why did you arrest Kevin Thacker? 781 00:48:54,966 --> 00:48:56,347 - He was swerving on the road. 782 00:48:56,347 --> 00:48:59,005 I witnessed him almost hit a parked vehicle. 783 00:48:59,005 --> 00:49:01,283 He was pretty drunk, so it was a good arrest. 784 00:49:02,215 --> 00:49:03,768 - What does a good arrest mean? 785 00:49:03,768 --> 00:49:06,391 - That means that you follow protocol. 786 00:49:06,391 --> 00:49:09,912 - So, how did he act when you took him into the station? 787 00:49:09,912 --> 00:49:11,396 - He was nervous. 788 00:49:11,396 --> 00:49:12,950 Most are at that age. 789 00:49:12,950 --> 00:49:15,193 - No screaming, no crying? 790 00:49:15,193 --> 00:49:16,022 - None at all. 791 00:49:17,437 --> 00:49:20,474 - [Stu] If everything followed protocol, 792 00:49:21,751 --> 00:49:23,305 how did it result in his death? 793 00:49:25,479 --> 00:49:26,860 - That's a good question. 794 00:49:26,860 --> 00:49:28,448 - Because you must have dealt with criminals 795 00:49:28,448 --> 00:49:29,690 much worse than Kevin. 796 00:49:29,690 --> 00:49:30,691 - Sure, I have. 797 00:49:32,107 --> 00:49:34,557 Oh, and by the way, there was a warrant out for his arrest 798 00:49:34,557 --> 00:49:35,973 when I ran his license. 799 00:49:38,182 --> 00:49:39,493 - For what? 800 00:49:39,493 --> 00:49:40,632 - He didn't make a court date 801 00:49:40,632 --> 00:49:42,186 two weeks prior to the incident. 802 00:49:42,186 --> 00:49:44,395 It was a speeding violation. 803 00:49:46,431 --> 00:49:48,606 And I treated him like any other offender. 804 00:49:49,814 --> 00:49:52,023 - But you were the last person to see him alive. 805 00:49:53,956 --> 00:49:55,337 - The only mistake I made was 806 00:49:55,337 --> 00:49:58,581 to give him more credit than he deserved. 807 00:49:58,581 --> 00:49:59,548 He was no criminal. 808 00:50:00,928 --> 00:50:03,655 I really thought he was gonna walk back into the room, 809 00:50:03,655 --> 00:50:04,484 but he didn't. 810 00:50:05,795 --> 00:50:08,660 I found him unconscious seven minutes later. 811 00:50:08,660 --> 00:50:10,697 How am I supposed to be held liable for that? 812 00:50:10,697 --> 00:50:13,010 - When dispatch called you, you didn't pick up your radio. 813 00:50:13,010 --> 00:50:13,838 Is that correct? 814 00:50:14,977 --> 00:50:16,668 - How do you know that? 815 00:50:16,668 --> 00:50:17,980 - Oh, I've got the logs. 816 00:50:19,568 --> 00:50:22,088 - Well, there was too much interference in the building. 817 00:50:23,192 --> 00:50:24,504 - Interference. 818 00:50:24,504 --> 00:50:26,747 - Yeah, too much interference in the building. 819 00:50:29,854 --> 00:50:32,339 - [Stu] So, did you interview all the relevant witnesses 820 00:50:32,339 --> 00:50:33,616 and people involved? 821 00:50:33,616 --> 00:50:34,445 - Yes, I did. 822 00:50:37,137 --> 00:50:39,277 - So, it was your claim 823 00:50:39,277 --> 00:50:41,038 that Kevin walked to the end of that beam 824 00:50:41,038 --> 00:50:44,041 and jumped from one rooftop to the next? 825 00:50:44,041 --> 00:50:45,939 That distance, that drunk. 826 00:50:47,044 --> 00:50:48,976 - People do stupid things. 827 00:50:48,976 --> 00:50:50,185 Look, the long and short of it is 828 00:50:50,185 --> 00:50:51,738 I did a thorough investigation, 829 00:50:51,738 --> 00:50:54,120 and everyone behaved professionally and promptly. 830 00:50:54,120 --> 00:50:55,466 - From the behavior of your department, 831 00:50:55,466 --> 00:50:57,019 I find that hard to believe. 832 00:50:57,019 --> 00:50:58,262 - We have already acknowledged 833 00:50:58,262 --> 00:51:00,333 that certain procedural mistakes were made. 834 00:51:01,713 --> 00:51:03,819 - Yeah, and if this is about questioning my skills 835 00:51:03,819 --> 00:51:05,200 as a detective, quite frankly, 836 00:51:05,200 --> 00:51:07,202 you have no idea what that entails. 837 00:51:07,202 --> 00:51:09,894 - What do you have to gain from this case? 838 00:51:09,894 --> 00:51:11,102 - What do you have to gain? 839 00:51:11,102 --> 00:51:12,483 - Why don't you let me ask the questions? 840 00:51:12,483 --> 00:51:13,346 - Besides money? 841 00:51:13,346 --> 00:51:15,486 - Reputation, justice. 842 00:51:15,486 --> 00:51:19,559 Look, just because you keep a clean image, Mr. Pebble, 843 00:51:19,559 --> 00:51:21,423 it doesn't mean you're above the law. 844 00:51:21,423 --> 00:51:23,804 You're putting on an act, sir, and I think you enjoy it. 845 00:51:23,804 --> 00:51:25,116 - Counselor. - Do you know anything 846 00:51:25,116 --> 00:51:25,944 about this kid? 847 00:51:27,601 --> 00:51:29,465 Did you speak to his boyfriend? 848 00:51:31,018 --> 00:51:31,916 - I'm sorry? 849 00:51:31,916 --> 00:51:34,608 - Eric Jones, I did. 850 00:51:34,608 --> 00:51:36,403 Kevin went to visit him that night. 851 00:51:37,991 --> 00:51:39,717 It was a closeted relationship. 852 00:51:39,717 --> 00:51:42,651 They weren't like flaming fags or anything, 853 00:51:42,651 --> 00:51:45,171 but he was quite a character. 854 00:51:45,171 --> 00:51:48,415 Now, Eric told me that Kevin was depressed 855 00:51:48,415 --> 00:51:50,383 and had a drinking problem. 856 00:51:50,383 --> 00:51:51,970 And Officer Dodge said that 857 00:51:51,970 --> 00:51:54,352 the kid said he wanted to end it during the DUI processing. 858 00:51:54,352 --> 00:51:57,528 So when you're in that state of mind, anything can happen. 859 00:52:00,738 --> 00:52:02,464 - Hey, all right, do me a favor, 860 00:52:02,464 --> 00:52:04,155 find out where Eric Jones lives. 861 00:52:04,155 --> 00:52:05,812 - Yeah. - Who's our judge? 862 00:52:05,812 --> 00:52:07,952 - Hallow, he used to be city attorney. 863 00:52:26,384 --> 00:52:27,213 - Hello? 864 00:52:28,973 --> 00:52:29,801 Hello? 865 00:52:31,044 --> 00:52:31,872 - Eric? 866 00:52:35,842 --> 00:52:37,602 I'm the lawyer in the Thacker case. 867 00:52:40,640 --> 00:52:42,504 Did you know Kevin Thacker? 868 00:52:42,504 --> 00:52:44,782 - You know, I'm having a party with myself right now, 869 00:52:44,782 --> 00:52:47,233 and you two, you're just, you're not invited, okay? 870 00:52:47,233 --> 00:52:50,857 - Hey, hey, listen, we can do this two ways. 871 00:52:50,857 --> 00:52:53,860 You can talk to me now or I can have you officially deposed, 872 00:52:53,860 --> 00:52:55,896 we'll do it at the police station. 873 00:52:55,896 --> 00:52:57,381 - I already talked to the cops. 874 00:52:59,210 --> 00:53:00,384 - [Stu] Marshalltown cops? 875 00:53:00,384 --> 00:53:02,213 - No, Columbo. 876 00:53:02,213 --> 00:53:05,112 - Eric, just a couple of minutes, please? 877 00:53:07,805 --> 00:53:09,220 - All right, fine, back here. 878 00:53:13,845 --> 00:53:17,815 So all they told me is that he was arrested drunk 879 00:53:17,815 --> 00:53:20,680 and fell off the roof. 880 00:53:20,680 --> 00:53:23,579 [lighter clicks] 881 00:53:23,579 --> 00:53:26,617 I mean, I didn't push him or nothing, I swear to God. 882 00:53:26,617 --> 00:53:31,622 - Yeah, but he came to Marshalltown to see you, right? 883 00:53:32,485 --> 00:53:33,727 I mean, that's why he was here. 884 00:53:33,727 --> 00:53:35,177 He came here first. 885 00:53:37,110 --> 00:53:38,560 - How do you know that? 886 00:53:38,560 --> 00:53:41,459 - Well, 'cause I talked to the same cop as you, Columbo. 887 00:53:44,945 --> 00:53:46,775 - I owed him some money. 888 00:53:46,775 --> 00:53:50,330 And he was kind of impatient little guy, you know. 889 00:53:50,330 --> 00:53:53,230 [knocking on door] 890 00:53:53,230 --> 00:53:54,817 - I want my fucking money, Eric! 891 00:53:58,476 --> 00:53:59,684 [lighter clicks] - Kevin, 892 00:53:59,684 --> 00:54:01,238 God rest his soul and all, 893 00:54:01,238 --> 00:54:03,067 he's what you'd call unpredictable. 894 00:54:03,930 --> 00:54:04,758 - How's that? 895 00:54:05,897 --> 00:54:07,899 - You never knew what he was gonna do. 896 00:54:07,899 --> 00:54:10,695 - Like try to escape from the police? 897 00:54:10,695 --> 00:54:12,973 - Yeah, that sounds a lot like him. 898 00:54:12,973 --> 00:54:15,700 - I suppose if you were asked that same question 899 00:54:15,700 --> 00:54:19,290 in a deposition or in a court, you'd have the same answer. 900 00:54:20,187 --> 00:54:21,603 - Might be worse, actually. 901 00:54:24,295 --> 00:54:26,332 - Are you hiding something, Eric? 902 00:54:26,332 --> 00:54:27,954 - I'm not hiding anything, okay? 903 00:54:27,954 --> 00:54:29,990 I mean, I tried to take care of him, you know? 904 00:54:29,990 --> 00:54:32,993 He'd come over here, he'd spend the night. 905 00:54:32,993 --> 00:54:35,720 The kid would flip out all night long, crying and shit. 906 00:54:39,517 --> 00:54:42,796 And I think he was very scared about who he really was. 907 00:54:46,835 --> 00:54:48,285 He must have been terrified 908 00:54:48,285 --> 00:54:50,494 sitting in that interrogation room, I'll tell you that. 909 00:54:56,776 --> 00:54:57,673 When he died, 910 00:55:01,056 --> 00:55:02,471 I couldn't go to the funeral. 911 00:55:04,266 --> 00:55:05,819 I didn't wanna see his parents. 912 00:55:10,168 --> 00:55:11,653 You know, Kevin, 913 00:55:11,653 --> 00:55:12,481 he wouldn't have wanted me there anyways, you know. 914 00:55:16,243 --> 00:55:18,315 So, that's all I am gonna say. 915 00:55:18,315 --> 00:55:20,247 You want any more, you gotta expose me. 916 00:55:21,628 --> 00:55:22,457 - Depose you. 917 00:55:24,182 --> 00:55:25,425 Shall we? 918 00:55:25,425 --> 00:55:26,495 - [Monica] Yeah. 919 00:55:26,495 --> 00:55:29,498 [Hallow and Greg laughing] 920 00:55:29,498 --> 00:55:31,569 - He had a gold leaf on them. 921 00:55:31,569 --> 00:55:32,777 - I know. [knocking on door] 922 00:55:32,777 --> 00:55:34,227 Come. 923 00:55:34,227 --> 00:55:35,780 - Judge Hallow? - Yes. 924 00:55:35,780 --> 00:55:37,989 - Stu Pepper, Your Honor, the lawyer in the Thacker case. 925 00:55:37,989 --> 00:55:38,818 - Oh. 926 00:55:40,095 --> 00:55:41,268 - Greg. 927 00:55:41,268 --> 00:55:42,477 - You're here on Officer Dodge's motion 928 00:55:42,477 --> 00:55:43,892 for summary judgment. 929 00:55:43,892 --> 00:55:45,031 - I am. 930 00:55:45,031 --> 00:55:48,345 - 15 counts, Mr. Pepper, very ambitious. 931 00:55:48,345 --> 00:55:49,622 - It is. 932 00:55:49,622 --> 00:55:51,727 - Your Honor, I move for dismissal of all counts. 933 00:55:53,350 --> 00:55:55,731 - I'm throwing out 14 of the counts. 934 00:55:55,731 --> 00:55:57,319 - Why? 935 00:55:57,319 --> 00:55:59,321 - Insufficient evidence. 936 00:55:59,321 --> 00:56:00,495 It's all circumstantial. 937 00:56:00,495 --> 00:56:02,082 Didn't you learn that in law school? 938 00:56:04,291 --> 00:56:07,087 - You're throwing out 14 out of 15 counts? 939 00:56:07,087 --> 00:56:10,021 Okay, what count are you keeping? 940 00:56:10,021 --> 00:56:12,369 - Excessive force, barely. 941 00:56:12,369 --> 00:56:13,818 - Your Honor, can I be frank? 942 00:56:13,818 --> 00:56:15,130 - [Hallow] If you must. 943 00:56:15,130 --> 00:56:17,270 - You used to be city attorney, correct? 944 00:56:17,270 --> 00:56:21,170 You used to be him, defending these guys. 945 00:56:21,170 --> 00:56:24,450 Is there any chance this could be a conflict of interest? 946 00:56:29,834 --> 00:56:31,111 - Are you hinting 947 00:56:31,111 --> 00:56:33,390 I may not be fair and impartial, Mr. Pepper? 948 00:56:35,668 --> 00:56:38,912 You've got a case to prepare, and people to answer to. 949 00:56:38,912 --> 00:56:40,189 Exactly how smart is it 950 00:56:40,189 --> 00:56:42,088 to piss off the judge before the trial? 951 00:56:42,088 --> 00:56:43,710 - I'm not trying to piss you off. 952 00:56:45,194 --> 00:56:47,921 And I'll take your one count of excessive force 953 00:56:47,921 --> 00:56:51,028 because that's all I need to win this case. 954 00:56:51,028 --> 00:56:53,548 Thank you, gentlemen, I will see you both in court. 955 00:56:56,413 --> 00:56:58,242 [door slams shut] 956 00:56:58,242 --> 00:57:00,347 - But don't worry about it getting dirty. 957 00:57:00,347 --> 00:57:03,109 I have to take things to the cleaners every once in a while. 958 00:57:03,109 --> 00:57:04,766 - I like your scarf too. 959 00:57:12,463 --> 00:57:14,638 - Why aren't you sleeping? 960 00:57:17,882 --> 00:57:19,159 - I don't know. 961 00:57:23,647 --> 00:57:27,064 Nance, um, I'm not sure what to do. 962 00:57:31,793 --> 00:57:34,347 I got an FBI director that could care less, 963 00:57:35,693 --> 00:57:38,455 got a judge that throws out 95% of my counts, 964 00:57:38,455 --> 00:57:43,460 same judge who used to make his living defending cops. 965 00:57:44,564 --> 00:57:46,014 Wow, baby, I'm so sorry. 966 00:57:52,123 --> 00:57:54,816 - I just want you to be careful. 967 00:57:54,816 --> 00:57:57,888 Think about what it means to prosecute cop after cop. 968 00:57:59,303 --> 00:58:03,100 Stu, these people can make our lives miserable. 969 00:58:03,100 --> 00:58:06,655 - Yeah, but they're already making people's lives miserable. 970 00:58:10,107 --> 00:58:11,764 Somebody's gotta take a stand. 971 00:58:14,249 --> 00:58:17,494 - You don't have to do it tonight, hmm? 972 00:58:19,254 --> 00:58:21,359 Come on, let's go to bed. 973 00:58:30,990 --> 00:58:32,129 - All right, break it up. 974 00:58:32,129 --> 00:58:33,786 Break it up, I said. 975 00:58:35,512 --> 00:58:38,066 [upbeat music] 976 00:59:03,747 --> 00:59:06,819 - [Stu] An honest man is always a child. 977 00:59:07,716 --> 00:59:08,993 But it's even simpler. 978 00:59:10,201 --> 00:59:12,825 What has been lost and what has been gained? 979 00:59:14,240 --> 00:59:16,553 I was close to the Thackers, 980 00:59:16,553 --> 00:59:19,383 seeing my own image in their loss. 981 00:59:20,798 --> 00:59:23,387 I never knew if I was their last stop on a long list 982 00:59:23,387 --> 00:59:25,562 that I just happened to be at the bottom of. 983 00:59:26,770 --> 00:59:29,600 I was learning that the self-doubt, the anxiety, 984 00:59:29,600 --> 00:59:33,086 sleepless nights, time away from my own family 985 00:59:33,086 --> 00:59:36,055 was to be expected if I was going to succeed. 986 00:59:37,574 --> 00:59:39,092 I had become close to a young man 987 00:59:39,092 --> 00:59:42,095 who I have never had the opportunity to meet. 988 00:59:42,095 --> 00:59:44,132 His justice rests on my shoulders. 989 00:59:47,514 --> 00:59:51,277 I can't raise the dead, but I have to speak for them. 990 01:00:11,504 --> 01:00:14,507 [suspenseful music] 991 01:00:16,923 --> 01:00:20,513 - Jury members, you are being asked to decide 992 01:00:20,513 --> 01:00:22,722 whether excessive force was used 993 01:00:22,722 --> 01:00:24,482 during the arrest of Kevin Thacker. 994 01:00:25,622 --> 01:00:27,175 The city attorneys will attempt to prove 995 01:00:27,175 --> 01:00:30,937 that Mr. Thacker escaped custody during his booking, 996 01:00:30,937 --> 01:00:34,078 and died accidentally during this getaway. 997 01:00:35,562 --> 01:00:37,703 The attorneys for the Thackers will attempt to prove 998 01:00:37,703 --> 01:00:39,877 that the head trauma he incurred 999 01:00:39,877 --> 01:00:42,259 could not have happened the way it was reported. 1000 01:00:43,363 --> 01:00:45,676 It is your charge to determine 1001 01:00:45,676 --> 01:00:47,264 what you believe the truth is. 1002 01:01:12,116 --> 01:01:14,740 Mr. Pepper, please call your first witness. 1003 01:01:16,258 --> 01:01:18,744 - Your Honor, I'd like to call Officer John Dodge. 1004 01:01:21,816 --> 01:01:25,612 Officer Dodge, let me start out by asking you 1005 01:01:25,612 --> 01:01:27,476 a very simple question. 1006 01:01:30,687 --> 01:01:31,515 - Go ahead. 1007 01:01:33,482 --> 01:01:34,725 - Do you normally brush your teeth 1008 01:01:34,725 --> 01:01:36,623 before you go to work in the morning? 1009 01:01:37,866 --> 01:01:38,695 - Yes. 1010 01:01:41,628 --> 01:01:43,320 - And have you ever killed anyone? 1011 01:01:47,013 --> 01:01:48,325 - Yes, I have. 1012 01:01:48,325 --> 01:01:51,604 I was in the 25th Infantry Division 1013 01:01:51,604 --> 01:01:53,848 at Cu Chi and Da Nang, Vietnam. 1014 01:01:55,332 --> 01:01:58,266 - And in what manner 1015 01:01:58,266 --> 01:02:01,165 did you perform these killings in Vietnam? 1016 01:02:02,270 --> 01:02:06,032 - With my rifle, sometimes my bayonet. 1017 01:02:06,032 --> 01:02:07,378 All in self-defense. 1018 01:02:09,726 --> 01:02:10,968 - Oh. 1019 01:02:10,968 --> 01:02:14,938 Just to be clear for the jury, self-defense? 1020 01:02:14,938 --> 01:02:18,251 - I learned to make quick decisions in delicate situations. 1021 01:02:18,251 --> 01:02:20,598 I guess that's why I became a cop. 1022 01:02:20,598 --> 01:02:24,223 - Quick decisions in delicate situations, hmm. 1023 01:02:25,500 --> 01:02:27,709 What's your height and weight? 1024 01:02:27,709 --> 01:02:30,056 - 6'1", 210 pounds. 1025 01:02:30,056 --> 01:02:34,785 - And Kevin Thacker was 5'7", 133 pounds. 1026 01:02:34,785 --> 01:02:38,133 That's quite a difference, isn't it? 1027 01:02:38,133 --> 01:02:39,963 - Well, I'm bigger than most people, 1028 01:02:39,963 --> 01:02:41,965 so it's no surprise to me. 1029 01:02:43,138 --> 01:02:47,073 - On the night of October 29th, 1983, 1030 01:02:47,073 --> 01:02:48,765 did a struggle occur in the alleyway 1031 01:02:48,765 --> 01:02:50,456 behind the Marshalltown Police Department 1032 01:02:50,456 --> 01:02:52,251 between yourself and Kevin Thacker? 1033 01:02:52,251 --> 01:02:53,562 - No, it did not. 1034 01:02:53,562 --> 01:02:55,254 - And during that struggle, 1035 01:02:55,254 --> 01:02:57,704 being a man of your size and experience, 1036 01:02:57,704 --> 01:03:00,052 you struck Kevin on the left side of the head killing him. 1037 01:03:00,052 --> 01:03:00,984 Is that correct? 1038 01:03:02,123 --> 01:03:03,193 - No, I did not. 1039 01:03:04,608 --> 01:03:06,713 I was simply trying to find an escaped prisoner. 1040 01:03:15,067 --> 01:03:18,001 Prisoner is loose in the building. 1041 01:03:18,001 --> 01:03:21,004 [suspenseful music] 1042 01:03:30,461 --> 01:03:31,324 Shit. 1043 01:03:45,338 --> 01:03:46,167 Shit. 1044 01:03:49,756 --> 01:03:50,827 Call an ambulance. 1045 01:03:53,139 --> 01:03:53,968 Ah, Kevin. 1046 01:04:00,629 --> 01:04:04,288 - [Stu] From the time that Kevin asked to use the bathroom, 1047 01:04:04,288 --> 01:04:07,291 to the time that you found him unconscious, 1048 01:04:07,291 --> 01:04:11,744 that was approximately seven minutes, correct? 1049 01:04:11,744 --> 01:04:13,228 - Yes, that's right. 1050 01:04:13,228 --> 01:04:15,092 He was in the bathroom for just under two minutes. 1051 01:04:15,092 --> 01:04:16,853 And we were walking out, 1052 01:04:16,853 --> 01:04:19,890 I went to turn the video camera back on, 1053 01:04:19,890 --> 01:04:22,617 and then I realized that he had fled. 1054 01:04:22,617 --> 01:04:25,309 After a search, I came back a minute later 1055 01:04:25,309 --> 01:04:26,690 to turn the camera off, 1056 01:04:26,690 --> 01:04:29,831 and with the assistance of other officers, 1057 01:04:29,831 --> 01:04:31,660 did another search. 1058 01:04:31,660 --> 01:04:33,870 - Well, why bother to come all the way back 1059 01:04:33,870 --> 01:04:35,526 to turn the video camera off? 1060 01:04:35,526 --> 01:04:37,287 - There was nobody was in the room. 1061 01:04:37,287 --> 01:04:38,564 It was an instinct. 1062 01:04:38,564 --> 01:04:40,117 - And we all have certain instincts 1063 01:04:40,117 --> 01:04:43,327 that force us to do certain things, correct? 1064 01:04:43,327 --> 01:04:45,882 - Kevin Thacker would still be alive today 1065 01:04:45,882 --> 01:04:48,988 if he would have just allowed me to do my job. 1066 01:04:48,988 --> 01:04:52,405 - Kevin had to allow you to do your job? 1067 01:04:55,753 --> 01:04:58,032 I don't think it's that simple, Officer Dodge. 1068 01:05:00,137 --> 01:05:01,690 No further questions, Your Honor. 1069 01:05:12,598 --> 01:05:15,428 Professor Daily, can you tell the court 1070 01:05:15,428 --> 01:05:17,603 what a standing broad jump is? 1071 01:05:18,776 --> 01:05:20,364 - A standing broad jump is an event 1072 01:05:20,364 --> 01:05:23,229 in which the competitor stands at a line, 1073 01:05:23,229 --> 01:05:26,439 and from a standing posture, they jump as far as they can. 1074 01:05:26,439 --> 01:05:29,166 - And what's the world's record for such a jump? 1075 01:05:29,166 --> 01:05:31,099 - The longest jump is 12 feet, one inch. 1076 01:05:31,099 --> 01:05:35,690 - And do you think anyone, even a trained athlete, 1077 01:05:35,690 --> 01:05:36,829 could make such a jump? 1078 01:05:38,313 --> 01:05:39,107 - No. 1079 01:05:40,281 --> 01:05:42,731 - Have you done any tests to verify this? 1080 01:05:42,731 --> 01:05:43,974 - Yes, I did. 1081 01:05:43,974 --> 01:05:46,943 Several of my swimmers jumped from a platform 1082 01:05:46,943 --> 01:05:49,807 similar to the one Kevin Thacker allegedly leaped from. 1083 01:05:49,807 --> 01:05:52,810 - Right, what were the results? 1084 01:05:52,810 --> 01:05:55,744 - None of them were able to complete the 12 feet. 1085 01:05:55,744 --> 01:05:56,642 Not even close. 1086 01:05:57,746 --> 01:05:59,990 - Well, so in light of your test, 1087 01:06:01,543 --> 01:06:05,685 if those athletes' lives depended on jumping those 12 feet, 1088 01:06:05,685 --> 01:06:07,756 how many would still be alive today? 1089 01:06:08,619 --> 01:06:09,448 - None of them. 1090 01:06:10,725 --> 01:06:12,727 I mean, unless they had wings, you know? 1091 01:06:16,524 --> 01:06:17,352 - Thank you. 1092 01:06:18,905 --> 01:06:21,805 - I'm a medical doctor, specializing in forensic pathology. 1093 01:06:21,805 --> 01:06:23,634 I've taught the subject for the past 12 years 1094 01:06:23,634 --> 01:06:25,912 at the Wisconsin State Medical School, 1095 01:06:25,912 --> 01:06:28,329 and was a coroner for over 20 years. 1096 01:06:28,329 --> 01:06:31,297 No, Kevin Thacker's autopsy was done by the county coroner. 1097 01:06:32,643 --> 01:06:35,750 Mr. Thacker died from a contrecoup injury to the brain. 1098 01:06:35,750 --> 01:06:38,995 The two types of injuries are a coup and contrecoup. 1099 01:06:38,995 --> 01:06:41,514 Since the brain floats in the fluid of the skull, 1100 01:06:41,514 --> 01:06:44,724 and is subject to movement, in a coup injury, 1101 01:06:44,724 --> 01:06:47,831 the skull would hit an object, such as a fall, 1102 01:06:47,831 --> 01:06:50,006 and the brain hits the side of the skull 1103 01:06:50,006 --> 01:06:51,662 where the impact occurred. 1104 01:06:51,662 --> 01:06:56,322 In Kevin's injury, an object hit the skull, not the reverse, 1105 01:06:56,322 --> 01:06:58,290 producing a contrecoup injury. 1106 01:06:59,705 --> 01:07:02,363 This forces the brain to the other side of the skull. 1107 01:07:02,363 --> 01:07:06,746 In his case, a blunt object hitting the left temporal bone 1108 01:07:06,746 --> 01:07:09,025 causing bleeding in the right temporal lobe. 1109 01:07:10,405 --> 01:07:15,065 - Doctor, did the autopsy report reveal any other injuries 1110 01:07:15,824 --> 01:07:17,412 to Kevin, at all? 1111 01:07:17,412 --> 01:07:19,725 - There was bruises underneath his armpits, 1112 01:07:19,725 --> 01:07:21,278 but other than that, no. 1113 01:07:21,278 --> 01:07:26,283 - The defense claims that Kevin died from a fall of 24 feet 1114 01:07:27,043 --> 01:07:28,561 onto an asphalt surface. 1115 01:07:28,561 --> 01:07:30,184 - Well, bluntly put, 1116 01:07:30,184 --> 01:07:34,084 that would defy both medical and biological science. 1117 01:07:34,084 --> 01:07:35,534 It's outrageous, really. 1118 01:07:35,534 --> 01:07:38,951 He would have multiple bruising where the impact occurred, 1119 01:07:38,951 --> 01:07:41,609 other bone fractures, damages to his organs, 1120 01:07:41,609 --> 01:07:43,990 which Mr. Thacker did not have. 1121 01:07:45,061 --> 01:07:46,372 - Thank you, Doctor. 1122 01:07:57,763 --> 01:07:59,385 - Dr. Booker, how long have you been 1123 01:07:59,385 --> 01:08:04,010 a state medical examiner and what does that job entail? 1124 01:08:04,010 --> 01:08:07,048 - Well, I specialize in comprehensive medical examinations, 1125 01:08:07,048 --> 01:08:09,395 primarily postmortem, and for five years, 1126 01:08:09,395 --> 01:08:12,364 I've worked as an expert witness for the police department. 1127 01:08:12,364 --> 01:08:14,918 - And in your expert opinion, 1128 01:08:14,918 --> 01:08:18,094 from what height can a person hit the ground 1129 01:08:18,094 --> 01:08:19,923 without sustaining injury? 1130 01:08:19,923 --> 01:08:23,099 - A body can fall from as high as six stories 1131 01:08:23,099 --> 01:08:25,203 without sustaining injury. [audience gasping] 1132 01:08:25,203 --> 01:08:28,000 - Six stories, thank you. 1133 01:08:28,000 --> 01:08:30,381 No further questions, Your Honor. 1134 01:08:30,381 --> 01:08:32,176 - [Hallow] Cross examine, Mr. Pepper. 1135 01:08:34,144 --> 01:08:35,006 - Um, 1136 01:08:36,559 --> 01:08:40,012 [clears throat] 1137 01:08:40,012 --> 01:08:42,532 let me, uh, let me get this straight. 1138 01:08:44,396 --> 01:08:49,401 Now, you just testified that a body can fall six stories 1139 01:08:51,196 --> 01:08:54,199 without sustaining injury, is that correct? 1140 01:08:54,199 --> 01:08:55,648 - Yes, yes. 1141 01:08:55,648 --> 01:08:57,408 If there's an equal, instantaneous transference 1142 01:08:57,408 --> 01:08:59,031 between the body and the ground. 1143 01:09:00,964 --> 01:09:01,791 - Right. 1144 01:09:03,208 --> 01:09:06,866 Well, now what is that? 1145 01:09:06,866 --> 01:09:09,145 Can you demonstrate that for us right now? 1146 01:09:09,145 --> 01:09:12,009 I mean, let's just say, three feet. 1147 01:09:12,009 --> 01:09:14,253 And you choose which side you land on. 1148 01:09:16,152 --> 01:09:17,014 - No. 1149 01:09:18,119 --> 01:09:19,085 - Why? 1150 01:09:19,085 --> 01:09:20,603 Are you afraid of getting hurt? 1151 01:09:22,330 --> 01:09:23,573 [chuckling nervously] 1152 01:09:23,573 --> 01:09:25,264 Okay, let's say two feet. 1153 01:09:27,265 --> 01:09:28,577 One foot? 1154 01:09:28,577 --> 01:09:30,062 - Objection. 1155 01:09:30,062 --> 01:09:31,788 Your Honor, if Mr. Pepper wants someone to fall, 1156 01:09:31,788 --> 01:09:33,720 let him demonstrate it himself. 1157 01:09:33,720 --> 01:09:34,791 - Sustained. 1158 01:09:34,791 --> 01:09:35,619 Mr. Pepper. 1159 01:09:47,700 --> 01:09:49,875 - Can you tell me what this is? 1160 01:09:49,875 --> 01:09:51,496 - That's a physics equation. 1161 01:09:51,496 --> 01:09:54,880 - Force equals mass times acceleration. 1162 01:09:56,295 --> 01:10:01,093 Now, based on this equation, can you tell me at what force 1163 01:10:02,025 --> 01:10:03,371 Kevin's body hit the ground with? 1164 01:10:05,511 --> 01:10:08,480 - No, no, I can't. 1165 01:10:08,480 --> 01:10:09,895 - Why not? 1166 01:10:09,895 --> 01:10:12,311 - Look, I'm a medical examiner, okay? 1167 01:10:13,450 --> 01:10:17,558 I'm not good at math. [audience gasping] 1168 01:10:17,558 --> 01:10:19,284 - No further questions, Your Honor. 1169 01:10:21,871 --> 01:10:24,427 [upbeat music] 1170 01:10:27,326 --> 01:10:28,672 The court room 1171 01:10:28,672 --> 01:10:32,434 is one of the most unpredictable places on Earth. 1172 01:10:33,608 --> 01:10:36,541 You never know exactly what you're up against. 1173 01:10:36,541 --> 01:10:41,202 You just hope you can inspire that jury. 1174 01:10:41,202 --> 01:10:43,480 - I have known Officer Dodge for six years, 1175 01:10:43,480 --> 01:10:45,241 Detective Pebble for 10. 1176 01:10:45,241 --> 01:10:47,829 - How would you describe Officer Dodge? 1177 01:10:47,829 --> 01:10:49,106 - Well, he's a big young man, 1178 01:10:49,106 --> 01:10:50,591 but he's certainly not a bully. 1179 01:10:50,591 --> 01:10:53,249 He's just a officer that comes to work every day, 1180 01:10:53,249 --> 01:10:55,216 and goes about his business quietly. 1181 01:10:55,216 --> 01:10:56,700 - And Detective Pebble? 1182 01:10:56,700 --> 01:10:58,530 - Oh, Detective Pebble is simply the best cop 1183 01:10:58,530 --> 01:10:59,841 I've ever worked with. 1184 01:10:59,841 --> 01:11:03,707 - Chief Wilson, have you ever known Officer Dodge 1185 01:11:03,707 --> 01:11:06,157 to have a problem with his temper? 1186 01:11:06,157 --> 01:11:08,367 - The young man had some difficulties in Vietnam, 1187 01:11:08,367 --> 01:11:09,851 but since I've known him, 1188 01:11:09,851 --> 01:11:11,991 he's made hundreds of arrests without incident, 1189 01:11:11,991 --> 01:11:12,923 all of them good. 1190 01:11:12,923 --> 01:11:14,960 - [Greg] Chief, would you please 1191 01:11:14,960 --> 01:11:17,963 tell this court your opinion 1192 01:11:17,963 --> 01:11:21,725 on the theory that Kevin Thacker's death was a cover-up? 1193 01:11:21,725 --> 01:11:25,452 - No, no, not in my department. 1194 01:11:25,452 --> 01:11:26,903 Simply there wasn't enough time. 1195 01:11:26,903 --> 01:11:30,734 I mean, you take this arbitrary video tape of the ordeal, 1196 01:11:30,734 --> 01:11:32,253 one to seven minutes. 1197 01:11:32,253 --> 01:11:35,429 There's not enough time in there to concoct a cover-up. 1198 01:11:35,429 --> 01:11:36,913 - Thank you, Chief Wilson. - Thank you. 1199 01:11:36,913 --> 01:11:39,433 - [Greg] No further questions at this time, Your Honor. 1200 01:11:39,433 --> 01:11:41,193 - [Hallow] Mr. Pepper? 1201 01:11:41,193 --> 01:11:45,335 - Well, actually, the time frame is quite clear. 1202 01:11:46,543 --> 01:11:51,514 Dodge sounded the alarm at 1:17 a.m., 1203 01:11:51,514 --> 01:11:54,171 that's from your station logs, 1204 01:11:54,171 --> 01:11:56,621 and Dodge discovered the body at 1:24 a.m. 1205 01:11:58,072 --> 01:11:59,280 That's seven minutes. 1206 01:12:00,868 --> 01:12:03,491 Shall we allow the court to have seven minutes of silence 1207 01:12:03,491 --> 01:12:07,012 right now, just to understand how long that actually is? 1208 01:12:29,448 --> 01:12:31,208 That's not even 30 seconds, Chief. 1209 01:12:34,039 --> 01:12:38,492 Do you really think that this couldn't have occurred? 1210 01:12:38,492 --> 01:12:40,701 - Not on my watch. 1211 01:12:40,701 --> 01:12:42,081 Not in my department. 1212 01:12:48,605 --> 01:12:49,848 - [Stu] Detective Pebble, 1213 01:12:51,159 --> 01:12:53,299 how long have you known Officer John Dodge? 1214 01:12:54,887 --> 01:12:55,853 - [Pebble] 10 years. 1215 01:12:57,062 --> 01:12:59,375 - [Stu] And just to be clear for the court, 1216 01:12:59,375 --> 01:13:02,757 it was you who investigated the death of Kevin Thacker? 1217 01:13:02,757 --> 01:13:03,655 - Yes, I did. 1218 01:13:05,795 --> 01:13:07,072 - [Stu] Did you investigate 1219 01:13:07,072 --> 01:13:08,798 whether John Dodge committed a crime 1220 01:13:08,798 --> 01:13:11,594 on the night of October 29th, 1983? 1221 01:13:12,491 --> 01:13:13,353 - No. 1222 01:13:15,874 --> 01:13:16,909 - [Stu] Well, why not? 1223 01:13:19,049 --> 01:13:21,707 - No crime was committed, except by Kevin Thacker. 1224 01:13:23,121 --> 01:13:27,299 - You never, not even for a moment, 1225 01:13:27,299 --> 01:13:29,784 considered the culpability of Officer Dodge? 1226 01:13:32,235 --> 01:13:34,099 - There's no evidence to support that. 1227 01:13:35,237 --> 01:13:36,791 - Where were you during the booking? 1228 01:13:38,206 --> 01:13:41,037 - Somebody was getting beat up across the street, 1229 01:13:41,037 --> 01:13:42,521 I was on a radio call for that. 1230 01:13:42,521 --> 01:13:45,213 But I returned shortly after the ambulance was called. 1231 01:13:45,213 --> 01:13:48,251 - And, where was Officer Dodge? 1232 01:13:48,251 --> 01:13:49,770 - [Pebble] He was with the victim. 1233 01:13:50,909 --> 01:13:53,429 - [Stu] Who notified Kevin's parents? 1234 01:13:53,429 --> 01:13:55,396 - [Pebble] The Des Moines PD. 1235 01:13:55,396 --> 01:13:58,123 - Why didn't you do the notification? 1236 01:13:58,123 --> 01:13:59,331 - [Pebble] Because I was busy 1237 01:13:59,331 --> 01:14:00,884 collecting evidence and statements 1238 01:14:00,884 --> 01:14:04,094 with respect to Mr. Thacker's unfortunate fall. 1239 01:14:04,094 --> 01:14:05,061 - Really? 1240 01:14:05,061 --> 01:14:06,580 Well, what did that consist of? 1241 01:14:07,995 --> 01:14:10,791 - Talking to the parties involved, interviewing them. 1242 01:14:10,791 --> 01:14:13,034 That's when I found out about Kevin's mental state 1243 01:14:13,034 --> 01:14:14,139 during the arrest. 1244 01:14:15,347 --> 01:14:18,592 Turns out the boy was brokenhearted. 1245 01:14:18,592 --> 01:14:21,802 - How could you possibly be aware of Kevin's mental state? 1246 01:14:21,802 --> 01:14:23,320 - [Pebble] Because I interviewed his boyfriend. 1247 01:14:23,320 --> 01:14:25,425 His boyfriend said he had showed up at Marshalltown-- 1248 01:14:25,425 --> 01:14:28,636 - Detective, Kevin's sexual orientation 1249 01:14:28,636 --> 01:14:32,813 is not on trial here, your colleague John Dodge is. 1250 01:14:32,813 --> 01:14:34,434 Look, I'm not gonna allow you 1251 01:14:34,434 --> 01:14:35,987 to dance around this any longer. 1252 01:14:35,987 --> 01:14:38,300 I want you to tell the court, beat by beat, 1253 01:14:38,300 --> 01:14:40,717 moment by moment, what happened? 1254 01:14:42,236 --> 01:14:44,618 - Prisoner is loose in the building. 1255 01:14:44,618 --> 01:14:47,621 [suspenseful music] 1256 01:15:13,888 --> 01:15:18,272 - So he did all this while intoxicated, 1257 01:15:18,272 --> 01:15:20,136 leaping like a world-class athlete, 1258 01:15:20,136 --> 01:15:21,620 dropping the cigarette and lighter, 1259 01:15:21,620 --> 01:15:26,349 and falling 24 feet, only sustaining one injury? 1260 01:15:26,349 --> 01:15:28,040 - Yes, it appears that way, yes. 1261 01:15:28,040 --> 01:15:30,559 - After Kevin was taken to the hospital, 1262 01:15:30,559 --> 01:15:33,114 why did have his clothes ordered back to the station? 1263 01:15:33,114 --> 01:15:34,943 - To be used as evidence, I already told you that. 1264 01:15:34,943 --> 01:15:38,603 - And to allow you to fabricate your version of the events. 1265 01:15:38,603 --> 01:15:41,882 You had time to plant the cigarette and create the evidence 1266 01:15:41,882 --> 01:15:44,540 because it didn't matter, Detective. 1267 01:15:44,540 --> 01:15:48,302 Kevin Thacker was never on that roof. 1268 01:15:53,065 --> 01:15:54,619 No further questions, Your Honor. 1269 01:16:00,625 --> 01:16:02,764 [exhales] 1270 01:16:03,973 --> 01:16:05,388 Thank you for being here, Mrs. Thacker. 1271 01:16:05,388 --> 01:16:08,529 I don't think anyone in this room would argue 1272 01:16:08,529 --> 01:16:11,255 that this is a very tough thing for you to do. 1273 01:16:12,188 --> 01:16:15,294 - It hasn't been easy. [chuckles] 1274 01:16:15,294 --> 01:16:20,299 - Will you please tell the court a little about Kevin? 1275 01:16:21,473 --> 01:16:22,818 What he was like. 1276 01:16:22,818 --> 01:16:24,338 - Sure. 1277 01:16:24,338 --> 01:16:29,273 Kevin was a good son, very good son, funny, smart. 1278 01:16:31,068 --> 01:16:33,485 He was going to community college. 1279 01:16:34,520 --> 01:16:35,936 Um-- - Did, 1280 01:16:37,972 --> 01:16:39,698 Did Kevin have a drinking problem? 1281 01:16:41,804 --> 01:16:45,496 - I think he was just young, acting his age. 1282 01:16:45,496 --> 01:16:49,605 Maybe a little lost at times. 1283 01:16:51,814 --> 01:16:55,023 You know, he may have had some issues with alcohol, 1284 01:16:55,023 --> 01:16:58,889 but I think more he just never knew exactly 1285 01:16:58,889 --> 01:17:01,306 where to direct his attention. 1286 01:17:02,618 --> 01:17:07,623 - And what will you miss most about Kevin? 1287 01:17:08,796 --> 01:17:10,280 - [Greg] Objection, Your Honor, relevance. 1288 01:17:11,454 --> 01:17:14,077 - Trying to make the deceased a person, 1289 01:17:14,077 --> 01:17:16,079 not just a name, Your Honor. 1290 01:17:16,079 --> 01:17:17,287 - [Hallow] Overruled. 1291 01:17:17,287 --> 01:17:18,392 You can answer, ma'am. 1292 01:17:24,191 --> 01:17:29,092 - I'll miss sitting at the table with him after dinner, 1293 01:17:29,092 --> 01:17:31,129 just the two of us, talking. 1294 01:17:32,544 --> 01:17:34,650 I used to give him the business about putting on his shirt, 1295 01:17:34,650 --> 01:17:37,169 and he'd never listen to me. 1296 01:17:38,619 --> 01:17:41,829 He'd just say, "We're done eatin', Ma, relax." 1297 01:17:44,660 --> 01:17:47,559 Believe it or not, I'll miss worrying about him. 1298 01:17:48,767 --> 01:17:50,873 It's just, after you give birth, 1299 01:17:50,873 --> 01:17:52,702 it becomes ingrained in you. 1300 01:17:52,702 --> 01:17:56,672 It's just like a part of you, as long as you live, 1301 01:17:56,672 --> 01:17:58,674 that worry is just always there. 1302 01:17:59,571 --> 01:18:00,503 I'll miss that. 1303 01:18:02,263 --> 01:18:03,817 - And, what else will you miss? 1304 01:18:07,648 --> 01:18:08,684 - Everything. 1305 01:18:10,099 --> 01:18:12,584 Everything that would've come after. 1306 01:18:15,035 --> 01:18:15,862 Sorry. 1307 01:18:20,419 --> 01:18:22,663 [sniffles] 1308 01:18:24,492 --> 01:18:25,321 Sorry. 1309 01:18:26,805 --> 01:18:27,875 - Thank you, Beverly. 1310 01:18:40,059 --> 01:18:40,888 Hey, guys. 1311 01:18:42,269 --> 01:18:44,098 Hey, Mike, how are you? 1312 01:18:45,237 --> 01:18:46,755 - Stu? 1313 01:18:46,755 --> 01:18:48,344 Ah, all right, all right. 1314 01:18:48,344 --> 01:18:49,585 I wanna tell you 1315 01:18:49,585 --> 01:18:52,866 how much I appreciate your work on this case. 1316 01:18:54,177 --> 01:18:58,768 And I wish Kevin could have met you. 1317 01:19:01,529 --> 01:19:03,014 Thank you. - Thanks. 1318 01:19:03,014 --> 01:19:06,707 [gentle instrumental music] 1319 01:19:19,202 --> 01:19:20,825 You have a difficult task today, 1320 01:19:23,103 --> 01:19:26,589 and I'd like to start off by thanking you 1321 01:19:27,934 --> 01:19:32,802 for your time and attention in this crucial case. 1322 01:19:35,287 --> 01:19:37,393 Your task today is difficult 1323 01:19:38,532 --> 01:19:41,259 because I'm asking you to believe 1324 01:19:41,259 --> 01:19:44,089 that the people you have been taught to trust 1325 01:19:45,090 --> 01:19:47,058 are the same people 1326 01:19:47,058 --> 01:19:49,888 responsible for the death of Kevin Thacker. 1327 01:19:51,717 --> 01:19:54,617 Now, if you asked me a year ago, 1328 01:19:54,617 --> 01:19:57,344 if I believed something like this could be be possible, 1329 01:19:58,794 --> 01:20:00,898 I'd have had a hard time believing it too. 1330 01:20:02,314 --> 01:20:04,420 But I'm learning, 1331 01:20:06,111 --> 01:20:08,562 I'm learning that, inherently, 1332 01:20:08,562 --> 01:20:12,290 we were put on this Earth to protect one another. 1333 01:20:16,121 --> 01:20:21,126 There's an old saying, absolute power corrupts absolutely. 1334 01:20:22,334 --> 01:20:24,509 We've all heard that statement. 1335 01:20:24,509 --> 01:20:26,891 And it trickles all the way down the power chain, 1336 01:20:26,891 --> 01:20:29,928 from a president to a meter maid, 1337 01:20:29,928 --> 01:20:32,827 to make those who think they're above the law 1338 01:20:32,827 --> 01:20:37,833 be fearful of its consequences, checks and balances. 1339 01:20:41,043 --> 01:20:43,114 That sounds like a pretty good idea to me. 1340 01:20:44,184 --> 01:20:45,771 What do you think? 1341 01:20:45,771 --> 01:20:49,016 I mean, there's history here, going back to the Middle Ages, 1342 01:20:49,016 --> 01:20:53,124 the Spanish Inquisition, police states, 1343 01:20:53,124 --> 01:20:55,816 and the creation of laws. 1344 01:20:55,816 --> 01:20:57,541 New laws had to be passed 1345 01:20:57,541 --> 01:21:00,200 to keep the abuse of power in check. 1346 01:21:01,648 --> 01:21:05,619 The Fourth Amendment protects us from search and seizure, 1347 01:21:05,619 --> 01:21:08,242 and the Fourteenth Amendment gives us our rights. 1348 01:21:10,106 --> 01:21:11,659 I never knew Kevin Thacker. 1349 01:21:13,903 --> 01:21:16,318 But I've gotten to know his parents pretty well. 1350 01:21:17,630 --> 01:21:18,943 And I've spoken personally 1351 01:21:18,943 --> 01:21:22,187 to everybody involved in this case. 1352 01:21:22,187 --> 01:21:23,982 And, I learned that 1353 01:21:23,982 --> 01:21:27,434 Kevin was really no different than any of us. 1354 01:21:28,884 --> 01:21:32,439 He was a young man trying to find his way in life. 1355 01:21:33,577 --> 01:21:36,546 And Kevin, like us all, 1356 01:21:36,546 --> 01:21:39,549 had to face the consequences of his decisions. 1357 01:21:39,549 --> 01:21:42,242 And that is not an easy thing to do. 1358 01:21:44,209 --> 01:21:47,246 The consequences to Kevin's decisions 1359 01:21:47,246 --> 01:21:51,941 on the night of October 29th cost him his life. 1360 01:21:53,425 --> 01:21:56,704 But if you look at the bigger picture, it didn't have to. 1361 01:21:59,121 --> 01:22:01,088 It didn't have to. 1362 01:22:01,088 --> 01:22:04,195 Kevin died while under the supervision 1363 01:22:04,195 --> 01:22:06,680 of the Marshalltown Police Department. 1364 01:22:07,681 --> 01:22:12,686 [solemn music] [both grunting] 1365 01:22:14,688 --> 01:22:17,518 There was not a soul in sight, except for Officer Dodge. 1366 01:22:19,382 --> 01:22:22,489 Now, you've heard the details of this case several times. 1367 01:22:22,489 --> 01:22:26,079 The standing broad jump, the intoxication, 1368 01:22:26,079 --> 01:22:30,014 the press release prior to notifying his own parents, 1369 01:22:31,429 --> 01:22:33,914 and the nature of the single injury 1370 01:22:35,053 --> 01:22:38,436 that is not consistent with a fall of 24 feet. 1371 01:22:40,714 --> 01:22:44,062 You are in the throes of a cover-up. 1372 01:22:47,514 --> 01:22:49,102 The corruption of power 1373 01:22:49,102 --> 01:22:52,174 by those who believe that they are above law. 1374 01:22:54,314 --> 01:22:55,418 But let me assure you, 1375 01:22:57,144 --> 01:22:59,975 no police department wants bad blood on their hands, 1376 01:22:59,975 --> 01:23:04,876 so you have to reconcile yourselves to one simple fact 1377 01:23:06,291 --> 01:23:08,535 regarding the police and the world that we live in. 1378 01:23:11,503 --> 01:23:12,815 These things do happen. 1379 01:23:15,335 --> 01:23:17,820 Lady Justice is blindfolded, 1380 01:23:19,235 --> 01:23:24,171 but that is to remind us that it is up to all of us 1381 01:23:24,171 --> 01:23:27,864 to keep our eyes wide open. 1382 01:23:30,764 --> 01:23:31,661 Thank you so much. 1383 01:23:46,607 --> 01:23:49,264 [clock ticking] 1384 01:24:05,074 --> 01:24:05,937 - Stu. 1385 01:24:14,670 --> 01:24:16,189 - [Hallow] Have you reached a verdict? 1386 01:24:16,189 --> 01:24:17,673 - [Forewoman] Yes, we have, Your Honor. 1387 01:24:24,576 --> 01:24:28,063 - We, the jury, find Officer John Dodge 1388 01:24:28,063 --> 01:24:31,549 liable for the wrongful death of Kevin Thacker, 1389 01:24:31,549 --> 01:24:35,691 and award $980,000 to his estate. 1390 01:24:37,279 --> 01:24:42,284 - [Beverly] Oh, my god. [gentle instrumental music] 1391 01:25:41,514 --> 01:25:42,585 - Guess what? 1392 01:25:46,762 --> 01:25:48,936 - Did somebody pass the bar? 1393 01:25:48,936 --> 01:25:51,698 [both laughing] 1394 01:25:51,698 --> 01:25:53,665 Congratulations. - Thank you. 1395 01:25:55,046 --> 01:25:56,910 Might have a little competition on your hands. 1396 01:25:59,326 --> 01:26:00,879 - Monica, I, uh, 1397 01:26:02,985 --> 01:26:06,954 I just have to thank you, I couldn't, 1398 01:26:08,335 --> 01:26:10,130 I couldn't have done this without you. 1399 01:26:11,235 --> 01:26:12,960 - Oh, it's nothing. 1400 01:26:14,341 --> 01:26:15,170 - Counselor. 1401 01:26:18,966 --> 01:26:21,245 - [Monica] Counselor. 1402 01:26:21,245 --> 01:26:24,317 [gentle instrumental music] 1403 01:26:24,317 --> 01:26:27,837 - [Stu] The unexamined life is not worth living. 1404 01:26:27,837 --> 01:26:30,633 My victory took nearly a year of my life, 1405 01:26:30,633 --> 01:26:32,946 of my family's life. 1406 01:26:32,946 --> 01:26:35,949 You begin to understand your own personal limits. 1407 01:26:35,949 --> 01:26:38,503 What you are willing to trade for that victory. 1408 01:26:39,987 --> 01:26:42,576 For the first time, I felt that I was good at my job. 1409 01:26:43,818 --> 01:26:45,752 You can still find my name in the Yellow Pages 1410 01:26:45,752 --> 01:26:47,236 along with everybody else. 1411 01:26:48,133 --> 01:26:49,618 A personal injury lawyer. 1412 01:26:50,584 --> 01:26:52,241 Sometimes I just have to smile. 1413 01:27:00,800 --> 01:27:03,425 - There he is, the man of the hour. 1414 01:27:03,425 --> 01:27:04,633 Hey, I wish you would've called. 1415 01:27:04,633 --> 01:27:06,876 I'm just heading out for an off-site meeting. 1416 01:27:06,876 --> 01:27:09,534 - I just wanted to grab a quick word with you. 1417 01:27:09,534 --> 01:27:11,467 - Hey, congratulations on that victory. 1418 01:27:11,467 --> 01:27:15,057 - Well, to be honest, sir, the real victory would be 1419 01:27:15,057 --> 01:27:17,404 to have the offenders punished in some way 1420 01:27:17,404 --> 01:27:19,130 other than the city's pocket book. 1421 01:27:20,269 --> 01:27:22,754 I wanted to offer my services free of charge 1422 01:27:22,754 --> 01:27:25,723 to help expedite that in any way possible. 1423 01:27:25,723 --> 01:27:27,690 - Yeah, I think we have that covered. 1424 01:27:27,690 --> 01:27:30,037 - Have you assigned an agent to investigate the case yet? 1425 01:27:30,037 --> 01:27:31,384 - Yes, I have. 1426 01:27:31,384 --> 01:27:32,868 I thought about your very kind advice, 1427 01:27:32,868 --> 01:27:35,871 but I decided to put somebody on it 1428 01:27:35,871 --> 01:27:37,907 I'm a little more comfortable with. 1429 01:27:37,907 --> 01:27:41,255 Appearances and what not, I'm sure you understand. 1430 01:27:41,255 --> 01:27:43,223 - Who did you assign to the case? 1431 01:27:43,223 --> 01:27:44,844 - Ben Higgins. 1432 01:27:44,844 --> 01:27:47,814 - Doesn't he do undercover work for Marshalltown cops? 1433 01:27:50,092 --> 01:27:51,714 - Let me tell you something, okay? 1434 01:27:52,888 --> 01:27:55,546 You did a good job, nobody's denying that. 1435 01:27:57,030 --> 01:28:00,309 But you have to know when to walk away, when to move on. 1436 01:28:01,690 --> 01:28:03,312 And very frankly, 1437 01:28:03,312 --> 01:28:07,454 fucking with my department doesn't help that along. 1438 01:28:35,171 --> 01:28:36,966 - Kevin Thacker and the Marshalltown Police, 1439 01:28:36,966 --> 01:28:40,073 for 10 counts against Mr. John Dodge. 1440 01:28:42,317 --> 01:28:43,145 Dismissed. 1441 01:28:44,111 --> 01:28:46,424 [phone ringing] 1442 01:28:46,424 --> 01:28:47,943 - They're gonna be late. 1443 01:28:51,947 --> 01:28:53,085 - Hello? 1444 01:28:53,085 --> 01:28:55,019 - [Stu] Beverly, it's Stu. 1445 01:28:55,019 --> 01:28:56,986 Hey, Thomas there? 1446 01:28:56,986 --> 01:28:58,746 - Yes, hi, Stu, hold on. 1447 01:29:01,577 --> 01:29:02,475 - Hi, Stu. 1448 01:29:02,475 --> 01:29:03,993 - Hey. 1449 01:29:03,993 --> 01:29:06,858 Look, I'm really sorry to bother you on Christmas Eve. 1450 01:29:08,343 --> 01:29:09,585 We got some bad news. 1451 01:29:11,484 --> 01:29:12,968 Hallow threw it out. 1452 01:29:12,968 --> 01:29:13,831 - Threw what out? 1453 01:29:17,041 --> 01:29:21,114 - In civil cases, the law gives the judge 1454 01:29:21,114 --> 01:29:23,323 the power to overturn the jury verdict. 1455 01:29:24,289 --> 01:29:25,360 - And that's bullshit. 1456 01:29:26,913 --> 01:29:28,085 - What? 1457 01:29:28,085 --> 01:29:29,605 - The judge threw the case out. 1458 01:29:36,267 --> 01:29:37,786 Well, what are we gonna do? 1459 01:29:37,786 --> 01:29:40,236 - We appeal it to the State Supreme Court for a reversal 1460 01:29:40,236 --> 01:29:43,032 and get the original verdict reinstated. 1461 01:29:44,379 --> 01:29:45,380 - I can't let it go. 1462 01:29:46,311 --> 01:29:47,865 I'm in this for the long haul. 1463 01:29:48,969 --> 01:29:50,315 - I'm right there with you. 1464 01:29:51,455 --> 01:29:53,974 - Listen, you have a good holiday, 1465 01:29:53,974 --> 01:29:57,357 and I'll talk to you after the new year. 1466 01:29:57,357 --> 01:29:58,184 God bless you. 1467 01:29:59,428 --> 01:30:00,291 - Thank you. 1468 01:30:00,291 --> 01:30:01,119 Thank you, Thomas. 1469 01:30:11,440 --> 01:30:15,858 â™ª I went walking down the road 1470 01:30:15,858 --> 01:30:20,242 â™ª The road for the blind 1471 01:30:20,242 --> 01:30:25,246 â™ª For a long, long time, I walked it alone â™ª 1472 01:30:29,353 --> 01:30:34,255 â™ª Down that lonely road 1473 01:30:34,255 --> 01:30:37,742 â™ª No place to go 1474 01:30:37,742 --> 01:30:40,469 â™ª I was the sea 1475 01:30:40,469 --> 01:30:43,679 â™ª Cold as I could be 1476 01:30:43,679 --> 01:30:47,442 â™ª I was anything but free 1477 01:30:47,442 --> 01:30:50,583 â™ª As far as I could see 1478 01:30:50,583 --> 01:30:55,277 â™ª I was anything but me 1479 01:30:55,277 --> 01:30:57,659 â™ª And me alone 1480 01:30:57,659 --> 01:31:01,800 â™ª I was all on my own 1481 01:31:01,800 --> 01:31:06,806 â™ª Without myself 1482 01:31:07,876 --> 01:31:11,983 â™ª I found myself without a home â™ª 1483 01:31:11,983 --> 01:31:16,091 â™ª As hard as a stone 1484 01:31:16,091 --> 01:31:19,025 â™ª But truth be told 1485 01:31:19,025 --> 01:31:24,030 â™ª I was the storm 1486 01:31:25,721 --> 01:31:30,036 â™ª The storm of storms 1487 01:31:30,036 --> 01:31:33,660 â™ª So now you know 1488 01:31:33,660 --> 01:31:36,491 â™ª I was the sea 1489 01:31:36,491 --> 01:31:39,459 â™ª Cold as I could be 1490 01:31:39,459 --> 01:31:43,255 â™ª I was anything but free 1491 01:31:43,255 --> 01:31:46,431 â™ª As far as I could see 1492 01:31:46,431 --> 01:31:50,919 â™ª I was anything but me 1493 01:31:50,919 --> 01:31:53,508 â™ª And me alone 1494 01:31:53,508 --> 01:31:57,304 â™ª I was all on my own 1495 01:31:57,304 --> 01:32:02,206 â™ª Without myself 1496 01:32:05,623 --> 01:32:08,626 â™ª Think about the way 1497 01:32:08,626 --> 01:32:13,010 â™ª You have to fight 1498 01:32:13,010 --> 01:32:18,014 â™ª When you're always right 1499 01:32:19,361 --> 01:32:22,053 â™ª Think about the rose 1500 01:32:22,053 --> 01:32:25,540 â™ª With too many thorns 1501 01:32:25,540 --> 01:32:30,545 â™ª No one will stand by your side â™ª 1502 01:32:35,135 --> 01:32:39,554 â™ª No one stands by your side 1503 01:32:39,554 --> 01:32:43,627 â™ª No one will stand by your side â™ª 1504 01:32:50,737 --> 01:32:55,742 â™ª I walked alone 1505 01:32:57,641 --> 01:33:01,886 â™ª I found myself without a home â™ª 1506 01:33:01,886 --> 01:33:06,028 â™ª As hard as a stone 1507 01:33:06,028 --> 01:33:08,790 â™ª But truth be told 1508 01:33:08,790 --> 01:33:13,795 â™ª I was the storm 1509 01:33:15,624 --> 01:33:20,111 â™ª The storm of storms 1510 01:33:20,111 --> 01:33:25,116 â™ª So now you know 1511 01:33:25,910 --> 01:33:30,915 â™ª Without my soul 1512 01:33:32,952 --> 01:33:37,541 â™ª All on my own 1513 01:33:37,541 --> 01:33:40,407 â™ª I was the sea 1514 01:33:40,407 --> 01:33:43,514 â™ª Cold as I could be 1515 01:33:43,514 --> 01:33:47,311 â™ª I was anything but free 1516 01:33:47,311 --> 01:33:50,486 â™ª As far as I could see 1517 01:33:50,486 --> 01:33:54,767 â™ª I was anything but me 1518 01:33:54,767 --> 01:33:57,355 â™ª And me alone 1519 01:33:57,355 --> 01:34:01,601 â™ª I was all on my own 1520 01:34:01,601 --> 01:34:06,606 â™ª Without my soul 1521 01:34:11,541 --> 01:34:16,271 â™ª I went walking down the road 1522 01:34:16,271 --> 01:34:20,758 â™ª The road for the blind 1523 01:34:20,758 --> 01:34:24,106 â™ª For a long, long time 104712