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In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate

equally important groups. The police who investigate crime and the district

attorneys who prosecute the offenders.

These are their stories.

Heard the good news.

I still can't believe it. And thank you so much for writing that letter. It

means the world to me. He's a great kid. Princeton's lucky to get him. No, I

mean that.

Really?

He doesn't even nod hello.

I mean, here we are working on a Saturday to make him rich again and say

You're missing the point. We're here to make ourselves rich.

We're using him just like he's using us.

Lady over there saw the body. Call 911.

She see anything else?

No, sir. Just the body.

Any other potential witnesses?

No, sir.

That's a lot of rage.

Those are some very deep wounds.

Maybe a pipe or maybe a bat.

Got an ID?

We didn't touch them. We were waiting for you guys.

Wedding band and watch are still on them.

Got a wallet.

John Geller.

Kingston Capital.

Geller. I know that name.

Wall Street guy, right? He's kind of a legend.

You bag that?

Yes, ma 'am.

Probably on his way to his beach house or someplace fabulous.

Every once in a while, it's not so good to be a legend.

Cause of death was, you guessed it, blunt force trauma.

Pretty vicious attack.

Ten, possibly eleven blows to the head and face with a heavy object.

Any idea what kind?

No, but based on the wound, something with a sharp and thin edge to it. Oh,

a crowbar.

Anything else? Found some third -party DNA under Geller's nails.

Figures. The guy's been scratching and clawing his entire life, right?

Are you sure?

He's not the only John Geller in New York.

Yeah, we're sure.

Um, I'm very sorry. We just need to ask you a few questions.

Were you aware of his plans for the day?

Uh, he was heading out to Long Island to play golf with a client.

Was he driving?

No, no, he was taking his helicopter.

But he stopped by the office first.

Was anything unusual happening lately? Anyone harassing him?

Stalking him, threatening him.

I got you. Okay, all right. Take a seat. Take a seat. Breathe.

According to the video surveillance we just watched, you guys met with Geller

earlier this morning?

Correct.

And how long did you guys meet for?

About ten minutes, maybe less.

What did you talk about?

Business.

Did he seem upset, agitated, or everything seemed normal?

Both. What does that mean?

Sean's normal state of being at work, anyway, was being agitated, so both.

Your impression as well?

Yeah, more or less.

He was a little more agitated than usual.

Why's that?

Because the deal we were working on hasn't closed yet.

He thought we weren't working hard enough.

Did he mention anything about his plans for the day, where he was going, who he

was meeting with?

No.

To your knowledge, was anyone harassing or threatening him?

No. Is there anything you can tell us that you think might be helpful?

He was carrying a putter.

He just had to cut the mate.

Said it was going to change his life.

Good chance that new putter was a murder weapon.

Really changed the guy's life, too.

Excuse me, are you the assistant for Mr. Geller?

Yes, I heard what happened and I rushed over. I wanted to see if I could help

with anything.

What time did you arrive?

About ten minutes ago.

Did you happen to talk with or text Mr. Geller this morning?

Yes, we texted around 8 .30.

About what?

His flight to Bridgehampton.

Was he traveling alone?

No.

I was waiting for him at the helipad.

I thought he was running late or got caught on an early morning Zoom.

So I left and got a coffee.

And you and Mr. Geller were heading to Long Island to play golf? Is that right?

Yes.

Which course?

The one he belongs to.

It's private.

You don't know the name of it?

No. Let me remind you that we're investigating a homicide here.

Okay? So anything that you say is action authority.

We weren't going out to play golf.

We were going to spend the weekend together.

Just the two of you?

We were dating.

So was this a serious thing, or...? Yeah.

Did Mr. Geller's wife know?

John said he was going to tell her about us, ask for a divorce, but he didn't

want to hurt her.

Did you actually see John this morning, speak to him?

No. He told me to meet him at the helipad at 10.

Any altercations, any arguments?

Well, last night John and his wife got into an argument over the phone.

It sounded pretty heated.

You know what it was about?

Not really.

But I heard John say, this is happening, whether you like it or not.

And then he just sort of stormed off.

Told me he'd meet me at the helipad.

And that was it.

That was the last time I saw him.

Do you think it's possible that Geller told her about you and the divorce?

Yeah, he said he was going to.

Wait, you don't think that...

Wait,

you're telling me that John was... He was dating a man?

Yeah. His name is Matt Thomas.

I find that very hard to believe.

We're just telling you what we know. This man was meeting John at the East

Hello Patio yesterday morning. And he also says he heard John having an

with you the night before he was killed.

What are you talking about?

They were out at a bar, and he heard John say, this is happening whether you

like it or not.

Was he asking you for a divorce?

A divorce?

No.

We were arguing about our son, Shane.

John wanted him to repeat the sixth grade and thought it would give him a

tactical advantage, you know, to him being older than other kids.

And I thought it was overkill.

That's what we were arguing about.

Did you find the person who killed my dad?

No, not yet, but we are doing everything we can, I promise you. Shane, honey,

please go up to your room, okay?

Mrs. Giller, I apologize in advance, but where were you?

Yesterday morning at 9 .45 a .m.

Well, I had a Pilates class in the West Village.

I know we asked you this earlier, but can you think of anyone that was

or threatening your husband?

This is one guy at work.

He was threatening to sue John for a lot of money.

You all right?

Yeah.

I was thinking about Geller's wife.

Dead bodies I can handle, but telling innocent people secrets about their

ones? Not my favorite.

I get it.

Part of the deal, though, right?

Talking with perfect strangers on the worst day of their life, asking them

personal questions, telling them things they never knew about their loved ones?

I'll have a job.

Sorry to bother you, Mr. Addis.

I'm sort of in the middle of something.

This won't take long.

We want to know why you were threatening to sue Geller.

Excuse me.

John led me to believe that I was going to be named CEO when he retired. He told

me that like five or six times.

But he pointed to somebody else and said, Carter Getzerman. Good guy. We

business school together.

But I was still upset.

I've had lots of lucrative offers over the past few years, and every time I got

one, John persuaded me to stay. Told me I was going to run the firm when he

retired. But I never actually sued him.

Why's that?

We talked it out and renegotiated my employment contract for the better.

How come you didn't tell us this last time we spoke?

You never asked. I'm pretty sure we did.

Huh.

I lied.

Abbott. Excuse me? Three rules of Wall Street.

Never admit defeat, never use your own money, and never tell the truth. Are you

trying to be funny?

A little. Knock it off.

I didn't kill John Geller.

That's ridiculous.

Truth is, I liked him and respected him. He taught me a lot and made me rich,

too. You happened to exit the building that day after Geller left?

I went for a quick lunch around 1.

Got a receipt?

Paid in cash.

Didn't know you could still do that.

Oh, guys, I need to take this.

Addis.

These Wall Street dudes are so proud of being ruthless. I'm not sure if this

Addis guy is as okay as he suggests at being passed over.

Only thing more intoxicating than money is power, right?

Yeah. How about that video?

There's footage of him leaving the building at 12 .49 p .m. Nothing before

No, but I'm guessing there's a back exit. For all we know, he could have

out and snuck back in.

DNA results, right?

Okay, this is just officially getting ridiculous.

Yes, it is, but we need to talk.

And why is that?

Because your DNA matches the DNA found under Geller's fingernails. That's

impossible. No, it's not impossible at all. We borrowed some of the coffee cups

from the conference room. Turns out the saliva... I don't drink coffee.

Never have.

So if the cups you borrowed had coffee in them, it wasn't me.

This is my stimulant of choice.

Nick Rossi.

What's going on?

Can you give me that cup and put your hands behind your back?

Why? Because you're under arrest for the murder of John Geller. What? We found

your DNA under John Geller's fingernails.

People who commit murder shouldn't leave empty coffee cups lying around.

We just found your DNA under Geller's fingernails.

And a patrol officer just found the putter, the one that you use to smash

Geller's skull, in a dumpster. So I'm guessing we're going to find your

fingerprints all over that, too.

And if that wasn't enough, we've got video of you leaving the office the

of the murder at 8 .48 a .m.

And you don't return until 11 .17.

So what happened, huh?

Why'd you attack this guy?

You know, I looked at your bio.

You graduated top of your class at Fordham. You played lacrosse. You got a

record. I mean, you seem like a good kid.

But good kids don't kill people.

Not without a reason.

Right? A good reason.

You know, Nick, believe it or not, I actually am trying to help you here. But

can't do that if you don't tell me your side of the story.

So just start at the beginning.

What did Geller say?

What did Geller do? He's the most disrespectful human being I've ever met.

treats people like... He acts like... He acts like he owns you.

That must be very hard to deal with.

I know someone treated me that way day after day. I'm done talking.

I want a lawyer.

Thanks for doing this.

Please.

The evidence against Mr. Rossi is strong.

It's clear that he killed Mr. Gallop.

What I'm trying to understand...

is why.

Was there anything going on between these two? Anything unusual?

Anything unrelated to work?

Not that I'm aware of.

But they definitely weren't romantically involved, if that's what you're

suggesting. What made Rossi, who is seemingly a normal, law -abiding young

commit such a violent act?

The defendant worked with John Geller for five years.

He was paid quite handsomely as well. Last year, his total compensation was

,000. It's not bad for someone who just turned 27.

And yet, the defendant despised John Geller. He thought he was disrespectful,

dismissive, abusive.

And for the most part, he'd been able to keep this disdain in check and carry

out his professional obligations.

But on July 19th, on a crisp, sunny Saturday morning, something

triggered him to viciously attack and kill John Geller. To be honest,

we don't know the reason for this attack, but we do know the evidence will

the defendant confronted Mr. Geller near the East End helipad and beat him to

death with a golf club.

The defendant...

May look like just another clean -cut former lacrosse player trying to make it

big on Wall Street, and for the most part, he was.

Until the morning of July 19th, anyway. On that day, he turned

into a vengeful and cold -blooded killer.

You've all heard of...

Battered wife syndrome or abused person syndrome, as they

say here in New York.

Nick Rossi was a victim of something very similar.

Battered banker syndrome.

The victims of this abuse suffer the same debilitating and disturbing

psychological trauma as those who suffer from abused person syndrome.

John Geller mentally tortured and abused Nick Rossi for years.

The abuse was so extreme and its effect on Mr. Rossi so profound that Mr.

Rossi truly believed the only way to extricate himself from this abusive

relationship was to kill the man abusing him.

Battered banker syndrome is neither a legal concept nor a psychological

condition. It is a made -up buzzword. It's a clever phrase the defense

with the goal of blaming Mr.

Geller for his own death.

They're trying to put Geller on trial instead of the person who killed him.

This is nothing more than a thinly veiled attempt to goad the jury into

the law. There's nothing veiled about what we're trying to do here.

We want people to understand just how degrading and stressful it was to work

John Geller.

And the spattered banker thing?

It's merely a variation of a well -known condition. In many ways, it's the exact

same thing. The psychological consequences of an abusive employer to

are akin...

to those of an abusive husband, to his wife. Except for the fact that bosses

aren't named in the statute, this law is meant to address children, wives,

domestic partners. Or persons who are or have been in an intimate relationship.

Correct. Intimate, not professional.

Don't mean to spend 100 hours a week together in an office building.

No, no, no. That is ridiculous. If the legislature wanted to include employers

in the statute, they would have done so.

Furthermore... There's no evidence whatsoever that Geller was ever

abused. That's not true. Geller was constantly threatening to harm my

No, it was all hyperbole. A threat is a threat.

That's a fair point.

But the facts don't even remotely support a claim of self -defense. The

defendant followed Geller to the East End helipad. He pursued the victim.

I understand.

And if you're right, and if the facts are as clear as you suggest, the jury

see that.

But Mr. DiMazzo is free to present the defense he wants.

Flaws and all. Your Honor, they are inventing a narrative for the sole

of confusing the jury.

Pretty sure that's Mr. DiMazzo's job.

Mr. Addis, could you please describe your general impression of the

between Mr. Geller and the defendant?

My general impression is they really didn't have a relationship.

I'm not sure John even knew Nick's first name.

And what was your general impression of the defendant's opinion of Mr. Geller?

Oh, he hated him with a passion.

Why do you say that?

Because he told me all the time. Geller drove him crazy.

Can you be more specific?

Geller was all about business.

Money.

Two in 20.

What does that mean?

We get 2 % of the assets under management and 20 % of the profits.

That's all that Geller focused on, growing our assets and increasing our

profits. He had absolutely no interest in anything else.

No empathy for employees, no interest in people's personal lives.

But everyone knew that. That was the bargain we all made. Work like a dog, be

treated like crap, get rich by 35.

But Nick didn't seem to comprehend that. He never quite figured out that he'd

made a deal with the devil. Did the defendant ever say that he intended to

inflict harm upon Mr. Geller?

Yes. When was this?

About a week or so before Geller was killed.

What did he say?

He was tired of Geller disrespecting him.

Said if he kept it up, he was going to beat his ass.

To be honest, I just thought he was venting. Can you please describe what

happened on the morning of July 19th?

Nick and I were working, trying to close a deal we'd been working on for months,

and Geller stopped by carrying this new putter he had custom -built, and he was

pissed. He said that we needed to close the deal this week, or we'd both be

fired. And then what happened?

He left.

Said he was off to the Hamptons.

How did the defendant react?

He just kept complaining about Geller.

And then about 15 minutes later, he just walked out.

Did he tell you where he was going?

No. I just assumed that he had hit his breaking point, that he quit.

Happens a lot.

Nothing further.

If Mr. Rossi wanted to go home and take a nap on the morning of July

19th, Mr. Geller would have fired him, correct?

Yes, absolutely.

If Nick Rossi were ill and left the office to see a doctor, Geller would

fired him for that as well, correct?

No. Geller wasn't that crazy.

He probably would have just tortured him a little bit down the road.

Look, this business isn't for everyone.

But if you sign up for it, if you're lucky enough to get one of the coveted

seats at the table, you don't get to be soft.

You have to be prepared to do whatever it takes.

Working through illnesses, birthday dinners, friends' weddings.

If you don't want to do that, or you can't do that, then get a job whipping

cappuccinos at a cafe in the West Village.

Nothing further.

There were several lacerations to the scalp, including a linear laceration

measuring 13 centimeters on the left temporal region and a stellate

with surrounding abrasions on the right parietal region.

Multiple skull fractures were identified on the left frontal lobe, as well as

evidence of cerebral contusions and subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Does the medical report state how many times Mr. Geller was struck?

Yes.

Based on an examination of the decedent's injuries, the decedent was

least 10, possibly 11 times with violent force.

Is there a reason why the medical examiner wasn't more exact?

Sometimes when the violence is so severe, it's just impossible for the

examiner to determine exactly how many blows were administered with any real

degree of certainty.

In other words, this attack was so violent, it is impossible for the

examiner... Objection sustained.

Nothing further.

No questions.

People write.

Photos seem to do the trick. Jerry was horrified.

In a good way.

Just need to keep reminding them that Geller was the victim, not Rossi.

And that having a bad boss doesn't give you the right to commit murder.

Problem is, people hate bad bosses. Lots of people have them. Between some or

even most of the jury have them.

That may be true, but that's a good thing, too.

Why is that?

Well, none of the jurors killed their bad boss.

Oh, Dad, you didn't know my husband.

And you don't know my son. Why didn't he just quit? He didn't have to bash his

face in. Your husband treated him like dirt.

Didn't let him come to my wedding. My wedding?

That's what he... Stop screwing your wedding. Back off now.

I know you're just doing your job, but you're on the wrong end of this one.

A man can only be pushed so far.

Let's go. Time to leave.

Dr. Morley, did you have the opportunity to examine Mr. Rossi? I did.

And what were your observations?

That he is, in essence, experiencing the same level of fear, stress,

helplessness, and anger that abused wives or domestic partners tend to

Would it be reasonable...

for someone suffering this kind of abuse to believe they were in imminent fear

of death?

Yes. Would it be reasonable for someone suffering from this condition to believe

the only way to end the abusive behavior was to kill the abuser?

Yeah, absolutely.

Nothing further.

There is no condition or illness in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of

Mental Disorders called battered banker syndrome.

Correct. And most cases of abused person syndrome are a result of abusive

intimate relationships the victim typically lives with or is sexually

with the abuser. Yeah. And to be clear, in your examination of the defendant, he

never once mentioned that he was intimately or sexually involved with Mr.

Geller. He did not. He didn't live with Mr. Geller?

That's correct.

And Mr. Geller never put his hands on the defendant either.

No.

Thank you.

On the morning of July 19th, did you hear John Geller arguing with Nick

Yes. And what was the basis of the argument?

Geller was pissed the McKenna deal hadn't closed yet.

He was worried the interest rate might spike and kill a projected IRR. Meaning

what? He'd make less money?

Yes. Did you hear the exact words Mr. Geller said to Mr. Rossi?

Yes. I was standing in the hallway near the coffee room, and I heard Geller

screaming at Nick. He said something like,

Do not leave this office until the deal is closed.

She's so much as take a walk around the block, I will fire you. No, wait, that's

too kind. I will literally beat you with a baseball bat and watch you bleed to

death. Have you seen or heard...

Mr. Geller verbally attacked Nick Rossi before that incident?

Yes, several times.

How would you characterize the nature of these verbal attacks?

As sadistic, I think Geller enjoyed berating Nick.

I once heard him say, you are probably the dumbest associate I've ever hired.

Can you recall any other verbal abuse?

About a month ago...

Geller was really upset and started attacking Nick's Italian heritage.

It was so outrageous, I just started recording.

Your Honor, I'd like to introduce this video as Defense Exhibit 22.

I can't believe I actually hired you. I don't know what I was thinking. And I

swear to God, if you don't somehow get smarter, a lot smarter, I'm going to

throw your dumb ass out on the street.

And you're going to be pouring concrete with your paisans from Brooklyn. Sorry,

I'll do better. No, no, no. You don't get to apologize or make mistakes.

not how it works.

You either get it right or get out.

And I'm serious.

You screw up one more time, you're gone.

From here, from Wall Street.

Oh, I'll blow your ass up at every firm in this city.

So what happened after the video ended?

Geller walked back to his office like nothing happened.

In fact, he was kind of smiling like he was proud of his rant.

And what about Nick?

Nick started crying.

It was difficult to watch.

Nothing further.

No questions.

The witness is excused. The defense calls Ron Moffat.

Your Honor, can we meet in Chambers?

There's nothing Mr. Moffat can testify to that is remotely relevant to this

case.

Really?

You don't think the fact that Mr. Moffat's son died at his desk while

for Geller is relevant to this current case? It literally couldn't be more

relevant. It establishes the reasonableness of Mr. Rossi's fear of

death. Can you be more specific?

Geller abused this young man, Ted Moffat. He abused Rossi the same way.

kid wound up dead.

Died at his desk after working 72 hours because Geller refused to let him leave.

Sounds relevant to me.

Call your witness.

When was the last time you talked to your son?

The day before he passed.

Was he sick?

Yeah, he had the flu. I told him to stay home and get some rest.

He said...

That was not an option.

What do you mean by that?

Ted said they were working on some important transaction and he needed to

the office.

I said, I don't care how big a damn deal that was. You need to stay home and get

in bed.

And how did he respond?

That if he stayed home, Geller would have him fired.

So he went to the office.

He worked all night.

And he passed the next night.

At his desk.

Thank you.

Nothing further?

Mr. Moffat, Mr.

Geller didn't force your son to go to work that day if Ted had listened to

advice. and stayed at home, no one from Higson Capital would have come to his

apartment and dragged him to the office.

No, of course not. But he would have been fired.

According to Ted.

He may have believed that he would have been fired, but there's no evidence of

that. That was simply Ted's impression.

All I can say is that Ted didn't think he could stay home that day, even with

the flu.

Ted also had a pre -existing heart condition as well, arrhythmogenic

cardiomyopathy. That's correct.

An autopsy was conducted following Ted's death?

Yes. And the official cause of death was determined to be sudden cardiac arrest?

Yes. So, from a medical perspective, Mr. Geller had absolutely nothing to do

with your son's death?

Well, he didn't choke him to death.

He didn't stick a damn knife in his chest.

But Geller contributed to his death.

All that stress, all that pressure, plus the lack of sleep,

that is what caused Ted's heart to malfunction.

That's your belief, sir, but the medical examiner did not find any evidence.

I don't care about the damn medical examiner.

If it weren't for John Geller, my son would still be alive.

I guarantee that.

Nothing food.

Can you please tell the jury what happened on the morning of July 19th?

I was working on this deal day after day, trying to, we were trying to buy

luxury goods company called McKenna. When you say day after day, what do you

mean? It means I didn't leave the office for three straight days.

Not even at night?

No. I slept in my office.

Can you describe your state of mind?

I felt like I was trapped.

Like I couldn't leave the building.

I literally felt like I was going to die like Ted.

And that scared me.

I was the one who found Ted's body.

At first I thought he was sleeping.

But he was dead.

If you felt this way, why didn't you just quit?

I thought about it all the time, but I couldn't do it.

I needed to stick it out, succeed.

Even though Geller was verbally and mentally abusing?

Objection. Sustained. I'll rephrase. Even though you were miserable and felt

trapped? Yes.

Look, I know it doesn't make any sense.

But I didn't think quitting was an option.

Not for a guy like me, anyway.

What do you mean by that?

I didn't go to Harvard.

I don't have an MBA.

I kind of snuck in through the back door, you know?

I wanted to prove myself and prove that I belonged.

If I quit, my career would be over. Other firms would think that I couldn't

it or that I got pushed out.

Rich kids with perfect resumes get to quit.

Blue -collared kids who went to Fordham don't.

So I sucked it up no matter how bad it got.

When you left the office the morning of July 19th, what

were you trying to accomplish?

What do you mean? What was your objective, your goal?

My goal was to free myself of Geller's chokehold.

Can you be more specific?

I felt like he was suffocating me.

I couldn't breathe.

I couldn't think.

My heart was racing.

Like I said, I thought I was going to die.

So that morning, when I left the office, my purpose was to kill John Geller

because I knew that if I didn't, I would have ended up dead.

Your Honor, it's almost 5 o 'clock. Can we adjourn for the day?

Yes, good idea. We'll see you all tomorrow morning.

So you want me to testify as a rebuttal witness? I need you to help establish

Rossi's state of mind, general demeanor on the morning of the murder. Why?

Because Rossi just told the jury that he felt like he was on the verge of death

that morning. He couldn't breathe, his heart was racing, and he was very

convincing, too.

Yeah, well, I'm not sure I can do that.

Well, what do you mean? You were there. You were with Rossi. Oh, yes, but...

I've had time to reflect, and I'm starting to relate more to Rossi's point

view on all this.

What the hell are you talking about?

John Geller and his number two Carter Getzman created a hostile and poisonous

work environment. They constantly and systematically degraded employees, made

unreasonable and unhealthy demands of their time.

I don't want to say anything on the record that might appear to support this

type of behavior.

You son of a bitch.

Excuse me?

You're using this trial to take out the new CEO, Getzelman.

No, I'm trying to do the right thing.

No, no, no, no.

No, the right thing is to tell the truth.

And to get justice for John Geller, not exploit his murder for personal gain.

You said that you liked him, that you respected him.

That he made you rich. He did.

Just not rich enough.

I knew Geller was a shark, but...

It's all just a game to these guys. They see a pathway to more money or power.

They take... Hell of a way to live.

If you exclude the Hamptons' houses and the private jets.

I need to make it clear on Cross that Geller's so -called threats were hollow.

They were just bluster and hyperbole. And that no matter how disrespectful

Geller could be or how helpless Rossi felt, it didn't justify murder.

The simple truth is Rossi got tired of Geller degrading him, and he snapped.

If that's what you believe, shouldn't we be considering a lesser charge?

Excuse me?

You just said he snapped.

If that's what you think, then... Yeah, yeah, he snapped, but it was a cold

-blooded attack.

Based on rage, anger, hate... Yeah, yeah, sure, but he was in a tough

What do you mean?

He knew he didn't fit in, right? That he was different than most, if not all,

the other associates.

Pretty sure they call that imposter syndrome.

I get it, and...

It's understandable for someone to have doubts about his or her status or sense

of belonging within a highly competitive organization, but it obviously doesn't

justify murder. Oh, no, no, of course not. I'm just saying it explains the

and stress.

You know, it's not easy to work at a place filled with really smart, really

driven people who all went to the best schools when you were just a regular

I mean...

Try really hard to fit in and be one of them.

Deep down, you know you're not.

I understand how difficult that might be.

And it'd be easy for someone in that situation to feel

insecure at times.

But... Once again, it has nothing to do with this case. It doesn't matter that

Rossi seems like a decent guy and that he was trying hard to fit in or that he

was being overworked and disrespected.

That's the job. That's what he signed up for.

What can I say? I like to root for the underdog.

I know.

But unfortunately, prosecuting decent people who do horrible things, people

Rossi,

That's part of our job. That is what we signed up for.

When you accepted the offer to join Higson Capital, you knew that you'd be

required to work incredibly long hours, correct?

Yes. And that you would be asked to work a weekend, and even through the night,

on occasion.

Yes.

But that wasn't the problem.

I don't know what you mean.

Well, the problem was John Keller.

You despised him. You thought he was an elitist? Yes to both questions.

It's hard to work at a place like Higson, a place that is filled with

really smart, really driven people who all went to the best schools when you're

just a regular Joe.

It is. You try really hard to fit in and to be one of them, but you knew that

you weren't, and you knew.

The second you screwed up, Geller was going to kick your ass to the curb. I

suppose. And you hated Geller for making you feel that way.

That's not true. You didn't suffer from battered banker syndrome.

You suffered from imposter syndrome.

I don't know what that means. It means you knew you didn't belong.

You knew your peers were more accomplished than you, and you knew that

knew. Is there a question here?

Get to the point, Mr. Price.

You didn't kill John Geller because you were afraid for your life. You killed

John Geller because he made you feel inadequate, small, weak.

You resented his wealth, his pedigree.

I resented his arrogance.

And that's why you killed him, right? Because he was arrogant. Because he saw

right through your facade.

He thought he was a king, that he could say whatever he wanted. And that pissed

you off. Yes. Your Honor, I'm free of recess. So you killed. Your Honor. You

didn't need to kill John Geller. You wanted to kill. You're damn right I did.

And that son of a bitch got...

That might have been the quickest jury deliberation ever.

Confessed on the sand.

Yeah.

Don't feel bad for him, though.

Not me.

Really? Not even a little?

I aspire to be as cold -hearted as you someday.

Good luck.

I know you were just venting earlier, but you are no

imposter. Sam, if I make you feel that way... No.

No, you don't.

The way I see the world, I feel it.