All language subtitles for Law.and.Order.S25E10.1080p.10bit.WEBRip.6CH.x265.HEVC-PSA

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- In the criminal justice
system,

the people are represented

by two separate,
yet equally important groups:

the police,
who investigate crime,

and the district attorneys,
who prosecute the offenders.

These are their stories.

- ♪ They say home
is where the heart is ♪

♪ Don't go looking for love
where you lost it ♪

♪ Throw your hands up,
put the gun down ♪

♪ Baby, you did nothing wrong ♪

♪ But you can't take
a real one down ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ Oh, you can't take
a real one down ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Oh, you can't take
a real one down ♪

[cheers and applause]

- Thank you.

- I love you, Zina!

- I love you too.
Mwah.

This next one's for you.

One, two, a one, two, three.
Let's go!

[upbeat rock music]

♪ Yeah ♪

- What do we got?

- Female, 20s.

Nurse coming home from
her shift found the body.

Didn't see anyone
fleeing the scene.

Called it at 11:55 p.m.

- Got an ID?

- Didn't find any phone,
wallet, or ID on her person.

- Well, the marks on her neck

and the hemorrhaging
in her eyes,

it's consistent
with asphyxiation.

- Yeah, got her head
bashed in too.

- Any witnesses?

Is that a tattoo?

- No, it looks like some sort
of entry stamp for a club.

[cameras clicking]

- Guitar pick.

- Musician?

- Didn't go out on a high note.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- Recognize that?

- Yeah, that's ours.

We stamp everyone that
comes through the front door.

- I got something else.

You ever seen
this woman before?

- Oh, my God.

Yeah, that's Zina.
- Zina?

- Zina Worth.

I mean, I think that's
what her real name is.

But, yeah,
she played here last night.

- You think that's
her real name?

- I think.

That's the name
I wrote on her checks.

- What time
did she finish her set?

- They wrapped around
11:30 or so.

Crowd was going crazy for her.

- Can you think of anyone
who wasn't a big fan?

Anybody giving her trouble
at the show last night?

- No, sorry.

In this industry,
there are vultures everywhere.

- This Zina lady
was a big deal.

Had over 285,000
Instagram followers.

- It sounds like
she was very talented.

Now she's dead.

Cost of chasing
your dreams, I guess.

- All right, so what
are you saying, old man?

You're against people
chasing their dreams?

- No, I'm not against it.
I just--

- All right, so your
daughter comes to you,

she's like, hey, dad, I want
to be an actor or a sculptor.

What are you going to say?

- I'm saying she ought to go
to law school, you know?

Become a teacher,
get her summers off.

That's the dream.
- Come on.

Are you serious right now?

- I mean, kind of.
You know?

Look, if someone's super
passionate about something,

they're really good at it,
I get it.

You gotta chase it down.
- Exactly.

Otherwise there'd be
no Michael Jordan.

No Matisse.

- Yeah, but think about
all the people that chased it

and then failed, you know?

When you have kids,
you'll understand.

Wait, hold on a second.

Jess.

What are you doing here?

- My son's girlfriend
didn't come home last night.

White, late 20s, apartment 4D?

- Yeah.

[somber music]

♪ ♪

[knocking]

- Hey.

- What's going on?

What are they doing here?
- Um...

Uh, maybe if you just
let us come inside

and we can all sit down and--
- Why? No.

Just tell me what's going on.

- These gentlemen
are detectives,

and early this morning,
they found Zina,

and, um,

she's dead.

- What?
- I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry, Leo.
- No, no, no. No.

No, she's not dead.

- OK, well,
why don't you just let us in,

because I'm here to help.
They're here to help.

- What happened?

Did she overdose?

- Um...
[door opens]

Um, I don't--
there's a little kid there.

♪ ♪

- Hey, honey,

I need you
to go back to your room.

I just--I have to speak
to these people

for a few minutes, OK?

OK.
Thank you.

- Who is that?

- That's Zina's daughter, Izzy.

♪ ♪

- When was the last time
you spoke to her?

- Yesterday.

Early evening.

- Did you go to her show?

- No.

I was going to, but--

- Any reason why she was
walking north after the gig?

You guys live 10 blocks south.

- Maybe she wanted
to get something to eat.

- Uh-huh.

- Do you guys know who did it?

- No, we don't.

But we're going to need
your help.

OK?

- Can you think of anyone who
may have wanted to hurt her?

- Can we give him
a minute, guys?

- Of course.

Mind if we take
a look around?

Thanks.

- I can't believe she's gone.

Thank you.

- I'm really sorry, Leo.

I am.

But, you know,
we are here to help.

It's my job.

I mean, did anything odd happen

the past couple of weeks?

Did she get in
any arguments or fights?

- I don't think so.

- What were her friends like?

- I don't know
how to answer that.

- Jess.

I need to show you something.

- I'll be right back.

- Found this in the closet.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

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- Are you kidding me right now?

- What?
What is it?

- They found cocaine
in your closet?

- What?
Cocaine?

- Don't do that.
- No, I had no idea.

I'm sober.
I've been sober for 13 months.

No drugs, no alcohol.
- Are you dealing?

- Did you really just say that?

- Don't turn this
back around on me.

- It's not mine!

- OK, fine.
I'm sorry.

Are you saying it's Zina's?

- Maybe. I don't know.

- We're talking about
a kilo of cocaine here, Leo.

- What?
A kilo?

- I mean, what is she doing
with that amount of cocaine

in her possession?
- I don't know.

She slipped.
She started using again.

- But that still
doesn't explain--

- Hey, Izzy.

- Where's Mommy?

- Oh, she's, um,
she's not here right now.

But why don't you
go back to your room?

I'll let you watch "SpongeBob"
and have a little soda.

- Really?
- Yeah, but just for today.

- OK.
- OK.

I'll be right back.

- Who's going to
take care of her?

- Me.

- What do you mean?

- I'm going to adopt her.
- What?

It's just, you're a musician,
and you work all night.

- I have no choice.
- Well, what about her father?

- He's dead.

He OD'd on fentanyl
three years ago.

- I just found some
love letters in the nightstand.

- Yeah, that guy's been
sending those for months now.

We were worried.

That's why we kept them,
just in case.

We even tried calling the cops,

but they didn't seem to care.

[door opens, shuts]

- So what do we do with this?

- Book it into evidence
with everything else.

No special treatment here.

- Right.

What does that mean?

- It means we don't treat
this case any different

than we treat any other case.

- Look, I think
what Theo is asking is,

who does this belong to

and are we filing charges
against anyone?

- Up to you.

As far as I understand,
Leo was unaware

that there were drugs
in the apartment, so...

Look, he said he didn't know
about the coke.

I believed him.
If you two--

- Look, I'm good.
OK? You?

- Yeah.
I suppose.

- You suppose?

- If he said he didn't know,
he didn't know,

and we can't prove him wrong.
- Exactly right.

Yep. So it's settled.
- Right.

- The drugs belonged
to the victim.

Yeah?
- Yep.

You got a problem with this?

All right.

Phone company is going to send
electronic data later today.

Still no video.

- Not a lot of cameras
in that area.

- Just got off the phone
with the ME.

Official cause of death,
strangulation.

Shocker, I know.

But the good news is,
she found third party DNA

underneath
the vic's fingernails.

Send those envelopes
to the crime lab.

Maybe we'll get a hit.

- I already tried, but
I think I got something else.

I was able to piece together

some of these
ripped up envelopes.

Got a return address
in Brooklyn.

- What kind of idiot
puts a return address

on a stalker letter?

- The kind that doesn't
think he's a stalker.

- Which is even scarier.

- Yeah, Zina had
this amazing voice.

It was magic.

Precise pitch, steady vibrato.

- Very talented, no doubt.

- And beautiful, huh?

- Yeah, she was.

I just gotta--

- You went to every gig,
correct?

- Yes. Actually,
I missed one two months ago.

My mother got sick.
- Ah, right.

Did you go to the gig
last night at the Red Cat?

- Yeah.
- What about after the show?

What'd you do then?

- Went to this gamer lounge
in Chelsea.

- What time was that?

- Around 10:45.

- 10:45?

- Show didn't end
till 11:30, though.

- Yeah, I left early.
- How come?

- I--I was upset.

I thought she was vibing
with my friend.

- Vibing? How?
- I don't know.

She was singing
this song right to him,

and it looked like
she was really into him.

- You got any proof
from this gamer lounge?

- I got a receipt.

- OK.

What else can you tell us
about Zina?

You see anything
unusual last night?

Did she have any known enemies,
anything like that?

- Yeah, her best friend.

- "True evil smiles
as hand reaches for knife."

- Yeah, that was me.

It was stupid, I know,
but I couldn't help it.

- Why'd you get so upset, man?
- She was leaving the band.

Wanted to branch out
on her own.

- Leaving?

But she played
with you last night.

- Yeah, that was
her last performance.

I didn't mean it like that.
It's just--

- It's all right, we get it.

- Well, for what it's worth,
we heard you guys crushed it.

- We did.
It was her best show ever.

- And she was just
gonna throw it all away?

How come?

- She got seduced
by this producer.

He kept telling her she was
going to be the next Karen O.

- Who?

- Yo.
- Yep.

- After the show,
did you guys discuss it at all?

You try to convince her
not to leave?

- No.
Ship had already sailed.

So I just said, good luck.

Went to a party
down in Tribeca.

- What time was that?

- About 15 minutes
after the show ended.

I have some photos too.

There were lots
of people there.

I didn't kill her, man.

Zina was one of
my best friends,

but she was an addict.

Just couldn't help herself,
you know?

If I'm being honest, I blame
all of this on that producer.

- How do you mean?

- He's the one that got her
back into the whole coke scene.

She just sort of lost her way.

- Yeah.
Zina and I were--

I'm sorry.
Sorry.

This whole thing
is hard to process.

- So you guys were
pretty close, huh?

- Yeah.

Um, I was going to help
launch her solo career.

- Were you two
romantically involved?

- I don't think that's
any of your business.

- And I'd agree with you
if she was still breathing,

but she's not, so...

- No, no.
It was all business.

But the problem was

her dumbass boyfriend
didn't understand that.

- What does that mean?

- He started to get really
jealous and paranoid.

Got in my face a few times.

- Well, that's what
boyfriends tend to do

when their girl starts
spending lots of time

with other guys, right?

- Yeah, well,
he was out of line.

- He was in love.

- When was the last time
you saw Zina?

- Day before she died.

- And did she say or do
anything concerning?

- Yeah.

Said her psycho boyfriend
was going to kill her.

[dramatic music]

.

- So this producer said
Zina was worried about Leo?

- Well, more than just worried.

Was worried Leo
was going to kill her.

- Yeah, I mean, who knows
if it's even true?

But we got to check it out,
right?

- Absolutely.
I'll go talk to him.

- That's, uh, not a good idea.

- He's my son.

- Exactly.

- So what now,
is he some official suspect?

- No, no.
Not right now, anyway.

- OK, then I'm going
to talk to him.

- Why don't I come with you?

- Great.

- She was afraid that
I was going to kill her?

That's insane.

- That's what
this guy Sean said.

- I don't care what he says.

- Well, were you two
having problems?

- Like I said before,
she was using again.

- So you guys were fighting?
- I was concerned.

I was trying to get her
to go to a few meetings.

- You're not exactly
answering my question, Leo.

- Do you really think
that I killed Zina?

- I didn't say that.
No.

Neither did Vince.
No.

- Look, hey, Leo, we're just
trying to understand

what was going on
in Zina's life.

So tell me about
the day she was killed.

Did anything unusual
happen that day?

- Yeah.

We got into a nasty fight.

- About what?

[soft dramatic music]

- I was flipping out
about the drugs,

and I thought
she was cheating on me.

So I followed her.

- You followed her?

- She had errands
she needed to run,

and I offered to go with her,
but she just said

she needed to clear her head.

So when she left,
I followed her.

- Where?

Where did she go?

- To a townhouse on
the corner of 12th and 7th.

- You know who lives there?
- Sean Chase.

- OK, Leo, you don't have
to answer any more questions,

and you can ask for a lawyer
whenever you want.

- What are you talking about?
I didn't kill her.

- I know you didn't kill her.
- Guys, all right.

OK, hey, Jess, look,
I think it's time for you

to step outside
for a second, OK?

♪ ♪

I got it.

[soft dramatic music]

♪ ♪

[door shuts]

She's trying
to look out for you.

You know that, right?

Look, just tell me
about this argument.

- When Zina came home
around 5:00,

I confronted her,

and I told her
everything that I knew.

She said that I was
inventing things in my head,

and I just, I kept trying
to tell her to go to rehab

or go to a meeting,

but she ran out.

♪ ♪

That was the last time
I saw her.

- All right,
where were you that night

between 11:00 p.m.
and midnight?

- I was here with Izzy
all night.

- OK.

♪ ♪

I spoke to Izzy.

She said that
she and Leo were home

all night, that--

that they cooked dinner,

they watched TV.
He read her a book, "Matilda."

And they fell asleep together.

- That's all well and good,
but we need to verify it.

- Obviously, but I mean,
there's not a lot of cameras

in that building, so...
- Well, keep looking.

And I think you should
take another run

at that Sean Chase guy.

Because if Leo is telling
the truth, he lied to you.

- I'm sorry, all right?

I have no idea what you
guys are talking about.

- So you didn't see her
the day that she was killed?

- No, I did not.

I told you the last time
that I saw her

was the day before
she was killed.

- Hold on.

That's Zina, right?
[music playing in distance]

- Yeah, it looks like her.

- So how'd she get
in your house?

- I don't know.

- She have a key?
- I don't think so.

- You don't think so?
- No, I don't.

- But you weren't home, huh?
- Correct. OK?

In fact, you want proof?
All right, hey, guys.

Hold the work for a second.
[music stops]

Look, I was at
a recording session

from 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Huh? Got it?
Happy? Satisfied?

- One more thing.
- Yeah.

- Zina enters your house
at 3:46

and exits at 4:15
carrying a duffel bag.

- So?

- Any idea
what was inside the bag?

- Nope.
- No?

How about you?
You got any idea?

- I got a real good idea.

How's that?

- OK, that's crazy
and completely out of line.

- Is it, really?

'Cause this is a text
that you sent Zina five hours

before she was murdered.
"You dumb bitch.

You think I don't know
what you just did?"

- I was talking about a song
that we were working on.

That has nothing
to do with drugs.

- Come on, man,
you think we're stupid?

- Are you asking me?
- I am.

She stole your coke,
so you killed her.

- All right,
I want to talk to my lawyer.

- Yeah, I'll bet you do.

He can meet you
at the 27th Precinct.

Turn around.

Sean Chase, you're under arrest
for the murder of Zina Worth.

♪ ♪

- The defendant's DNA was found
under the victim's fingernails.

Trace amounts of her blood
was discovered on his clothing,

and he was seen
on surveillance camera,

close proximity to the crime
scene minutes after the attack.

Due to the severity and
brutal nature of the crime,

the people request remand.
- Ms. Matos.

- This evidence against
Mr. Chase, it's thin

and it's circumstantial,
but there's a reason.

You see, the real killer
is Leo Brady,

the son of a veteran
NYPD homicide detective.

- Your Honor,
this is outrageous.

- But it's true.
- OK, OK, enough.

This is a bond hearing.

Bail is set at $2 million.

Next case.

- Hey.
- Hey, Jess.

Thanks for coming over.

- Yeah.
- Have a seat.

So, Sean Chase's
defense lawyer is claiming

that your son committed
the murder

and that his mother
helped cover it up.

Yeah, I know.

So I just want to
make sure that I know

everything there is to know.

- Excuse me?

- If there's anything
you want to share

with me off the record.

- No.

We did this right.

Didn't cut any corners.
We didn't hide any evidence.

I've got nothing to hide.
- What about the cocaine?

Why weren't any charges filed?

- Because the person
it belonged to is dead.

- Jess, I am not accusing you
or your son of anything.

I'm just trying
to give you an opportunity

to share any details
that may have been

left out of the police report.

- Thank you, but like I said,
we did this right.

- OK.

♪ ♪

- You know,
my son didn't kill this woman.

He loved her.

He's a very kind, gentle,
talented musician

who was trying
to help her get clean.

That's what got left out
of the police report.

.

- I caught your interview
the other night.

Seems that the campaign's
going well.

- What can I do for you, Chief?

- This Zina Worth case.

Some of us at 1PP
are concerned,

for obvious reasons.
- Yeah, I get it.

But I talked
to Lieutenant Brady.

She's got nothing to hide.
- It doesn't matter.

The defense will make
certain accusations,

certain insinuations, and the
press will have a field day.

If there's anything
you can do to help

alleviate the potential
negative press,

I'd appreciate that.

- We're not pleading him out
to a lesser charge,

if that's what
you're suggesting.

- Mm-mm.

That's up to you.

I just wanted to make it clear
that we're concerned.

We're in this thing together.

We support you
when you need us,

and we're just hoping
you support us.

- He choked
a young woman to death,

a young woman with
an eight-year-old daughter.

There is no way
we're offering a deal.

Thanks for the coffee, Chief.

- The proposed defense
is without merit

and unduly prejudicial.

And as such,
they should not be permitted

to introduce third-party
culpability evidence.

- This evidence is highly
probative, Your Honor,

and it clearly shows
that Leo Brady had

a motive to kill Zina Worth.

In the days leading up
to the murder,

he was jealous and paranoid.

He literally fought
and stalked the victim

hours before her death,
and he sent the victim

scores of threatening texts in
the hours prior to her death.

- That may be true,
but he was at home

with the victim's daughter
all night.

There is no evidence tying him
to the crime scene.

- Which is irrelevant
pursuant "People v DiPippo,"

which held that the absence
of proof directly linking

a third party to a crime scene
is not necessarily

fatal to the introduction
of third party

culpability evidence.

- I agree.
- Your Honor, please--

- We're done here, Mr. Price.

- It's just a ploy
to distract the jury,

give them an excuse
to find reasonable doubt.

- So I'm the scapegoat?

They get to attack me
and make me look

like some sort of killer?

- That's their hope,
but we are going to make sure

that doesn't happen.
- How?

- You're going to be
my first witness,

and we're going to make it
clear that you had nothing

to do with Zina's death.

- By the time
the trial is over,

everyone will know
you're innocent

and that Sean Chase
is the killer.

- Yeah, but it's not your name
and reputation

getting dragged
through the mud.

- I'm not so sure about that.

They're coming for me,
too, you know.

- I'm sorry.
- It's OK.

- It's just, I'm trying
to get custody of Izzy,

and I'm in the middle
of this custody fight

with Zina's sister,
and they're going to use

this against me, no doubt.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- You sure you want to go
all-in on this

custody fight right now?

- What?

- I mean, being a parent
is no joke.

It's like a full-time job
for life.

- Yeah, yeah,
you've really been putting in

some extra long hours.
- Oh, my God.

For God's sake, Leo.

- It's sort of funny,
you telling me

how time consuming and
difficult it is to be a parent.

- And all I can say is
I did my best,

whether you believe it or not.

[soft dramatic music]

- Well, I want
to be there for Izzy.

She needs me.

And unlike some people,

I don't give up
on the people I love.

♪ ♪

- OK.
I hope it all works out.

Get some sleep.
You're up first tomorrow.

♪ ♪

- When was the last time

you saw your girlfriend,
Zina Worth?

- Friday, November 7th,

around 5:30 p.m.

- Can you describe
her state of mind?

- She seemed really anxious.

I asked her
what she'd been doing all day,

who she was with,
but she didn't answer.

She just said she was
out running errands.

- Did you believe her?
- No.

- How come?

- I thought
she was cheating on me.

- With another man?
- Yes.

Sean Chase.
- Why did you think that?

- She had been spending
a lot of time with him.

They were going to work on a
new album together,

supposedly,

but they were really just
drinking and doing coke.

- Were there
any other reasons that

you suspected Zina
was romantically involved

with the defendant?
- Yes.

On that day, November 7th,
I followed her,

and I watched her walk
into Sean's townhouse

in the West Village.

- Did you confront her?
- Yeah.

- And how did she respond?

- She said that I was paranoid.

- Did she deny entering
Sean Chase's townhome that day?

- No.

She said she was just there
to get what she was owed.

- Do you know
what she meant by that?

- Sean promised her
a $50,000 advance

against this new album,

and he only paid her 25,

so I'm pretty sure that's
what she was referring to.

- And when Zina
returned home that day

after entering
the defendant's townhome,

was she carrying anything?

- A duffel bag.

- Do you know
what was inside it?

- No.

But the day
after she was killed,

the police found a kilo
of cocaine in our bedroom.

- Objection.
Calls for speculation.

- Sustained.

- So you didn't see the cocaine

in the duffel bag?

- Correct.
- That's fine.

But do you happen to know
the approximate street value

of a kilo of cocaine?

- About $25,000.

- Mr. Brady,
where were you between

10:00 p.m. and midnight
on November 7th?

- Home with Zina's daughter,
Izzy.

- Nothing further.

- No questions.

When did you learn about
Zina Worth's murder?

- The morning of November 8th.

- Were you at the crime scene?
- No, I was sleeping.

The radio call went out to
two of my homicide detectives,

Vincent Riley and Theo Walker.

- And when Detectives Riley
and Walker showed up

at your son's apartment
the day after the murder

to question him,
were you present?

- Yes, my son had called me
to tell me Zina was missing.

- And did the police find
any illegal contraband

in your son's apartment?
- Yes. Cocaine.

- How much?
- A kilo.

- Was your son charged
with drug possession?

- No.
- Why not?

- Because the cocaine
didn't belong to him.

- Well, is it typical
for someone

not to be charged
with cocaine possession

when a kilo of cocaine
is found in his bedroom?

Is that not classified
as constructive possession?

- Not when the person is living
with a known drug addict

and has absolutely no knowledge
of the drugs in the bedroom.

- So you believed
your son's story?

- There was no evidence
to suggest

he wasn't telling the truth.

- Well, is it typical
for the mother

of a murder suspect to question
said murder suspect?

- Excuse me?

- Does the NYPD handbook
recommend that mothers

of murder suspects--
- Objection, argumentative.

- Sustained.

- Your Honor, I think
this will go more smoothly

if I treat this witness
as hostile.

- I agree.
Granted.

- Lieutenant Brady, your job
is to oversee homicide cases,

not to actively
investigate them.

- I oversee and
investigate cases.

- All the time, or only
when your son is a suspect?

- Objection.
- Sustained.

Watch it, Ms. Matos.

- Can you please tell
the jury why you ignored

substantial and credible
evidence that suggested

your son killed Zina Worth?

- No, I can't,
because that's not true.

- Oh, really?

He got into
a heated argument with her

hours before her death.

He accused her
of having an affair.

- Objection, argumentative.
- Sustained.

- No more questions.

.

- Your Honor,
these text messages,

marked as defense exhibit 21,
were recovered

from Zina Worth's phone
sent from Leo Brady

to Zina Worth
on the day of the murder.

Request permission
for Mr. Chase to read them.

- Please read
the text messages.

- "You're making me crazy.

"You're a liar and a whore.

"You make me sick.

You're going to wind up dead."

- And this is defense
exhibit 22, your Honor.

And did Leo Brady send you
these texts on November 7th?

- Yes.
- Please read them.

- "I know what's going on.

"If it doesn't stop,

"I'll put you both
in the ground.

"I'm going to break
every bone in your body,

then put a bullet in your eye."

- No more questions.

- Your DNA was found under
Zina's fingernails, correct?

- Yes, because we had sex
the day before she was killed,

and she was scratching me.

- And her blood was found
on your pants and shoes

inside your home.

- She gets
nosebleeds sometimes,

so that's probably
how that got there.

- And you were seen
on video two blocks

from the crime scene
three minutes after the murder.

- I just so happen to live
in the neighborhood,

and I was out for a walk.

- People's exhibit 17,
your Honor.

This...

is Zina entering
your townhome empty-handed

and then half an hour later
exiting with a duffel bag.

- Is there a question,
Your Honor?

- Mr. Price.

- There is cocaine
in that duffel bag, correct?

- No.

- And yet, approximately
two hours after Zina

exited your townhome
with that duffel bag

and approximately five hours
before she was murdered,

you sent her this text message.

"You dumb bitch.

You really think I don't know
what you just did?"

- Had nothing
to do with cocaine.

We were collaborating
on an album together,

and we had a disagreement.

I loved Zina.

We were going to do
great things together

and make hit records, get rich.

So you tell me,
why would I kill her?

- Because she stole
a kilo of your cocaine.

- Objection.

There's no foundation
for this accusation.

- Sustained.
- Nothing further.

- Sustained.
- Nothing further.

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- I just saw a headline.

"Cuckold cop's son
lost mind day of murder."

- Yeah, the press is definitely
running with that angle.

- Makes for better headlines.

- The problem is, he really
did lose his mind that day,

sent a lot of angry texts.

But still, evidence against
Sean is still strong.

- Sounds like the evidence
against Leo Brady is too.

At a minimum, it portrays him
as a jealous, jilted boyfriend

who made a lot of threats
prior to the murder.

And he admits to stalking
and arguing with her

hours before the murder.

- Yeah,
it's definitely not ideal,

but we still have
a strong case.

- Assuming the jury doesn't
buy the alternative narrative.

- I think we just have
to trust in the facts.

- No, we need to control how
the jury perceives the facts.

- How do you mean?

- We need to find
a definitive way

to counter their theory
of the crime,

counter this reasonable doubt
they're creating.

- I can have the victim's
daughter testify

that Leo was home all night,
but she's just a kid,

and she fell asleep
around 8:00.

- No, we need actual proof.
Talk to Leo again.

Review his timeline.
Who knows?

Maybe he ordered
a late night pizza

or was playing video games
with a friend.

- I already talked
to him about that,

but I'm happy to try again.

- No, let's let someone else
take a run at him.

- I already told you
I was here all night.

- Yep.
Now we have to prove it.

- Well, I don't know
how you want to do that.

- Were you online at all?

- No.

- From 6:30 to 10:00 p.m.

you have a bunch
of missed calls

to Zina,
12 very aggressive texts

that you should
not be proud of.

And then for the next
two hours, nothing.

After that,
more unanswered calls,

more angry texts.
- So?

- So what were you doing
for those two hours?

- I was sleeping.

The whole thing,
the arguing, the drugs,

the affair.

I was exhausted.

- You know I know you.

When you're upset, anxious,

you don't sleep.

Even as a little kid.

- People change.

- Do they?

- Excuse me?

- Do people really change?

- Yes, they do.

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- Hey.

What are you still doing here?

- Trying to prove that Leo was
nowhere near the crime scene.

- And?

- [scoffs]

What does that mean?

- It just means
some things never change.

- I'm not sure that exactly
answers my question.

- Do you think parents
make any difference?

Like if a kid turns out great

or not so great.

I mean,

do we matter?

Do you think it has to do
with us or them?

- Mm.

I mean, as far as I can tell,
kids just are who they are.

I mean, my kids are
pretty much exactly the same

as they were when they
were three,

just older.

I mean like, my wife and I,
we manage on the margin.

A little push here,
nudge there, but...

I don't know.

What do I know?

My son just got detention
for throwing

Jell-O at somebody, so...

- Yeah, I just...

wonder if I could have

done more to help Leo.

- Addiction is tricky.

Believe me, I know.

Don't beat yourself up
about it.

- Well, that's
my favorite hobby.

- Yeah, mine too.

- [laughs]

Well, look, if there's
anything I can do.

- I'm good, thanks.

- Yeah?
- Yep.

Thank you.

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- I can't believe
you put this much time

and effort
into embarrassing me.

- Embarrassing you?

Is that what you think this is?

You're going to have
to testify.

- Oh, for God's sakes,
I slipped once.

- Yeah, I understand,
but we need

to make it clear you were
nowhere near the crime scene.

- I get it,
but isn't there another way

that we can do that?
I mean, I testified already.

I said I was home with Izzy.

- Yeah, I know,
and that wasn't the truth.

- This is really bad.

Zina's sister is going
to use this against me

in the custody case.
- She probably will.

And you know what?
She should.

I mean, what were you thinking
leaving an eight-year-old

child home alone by herself?

What if something had happened?
- I get it.

It was wrong.

But I was freaking out
about Zina.

I couldn't get her
out of my head.

And I tried to sleep,
I really did,

but she wasn't answering
my texts or my calls.

Please don't do this.

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- Mr. Brady,
can you tell the jury

where you were between
10:00 p.m. and midnight

on November 7th?

- I was at a bar called Lucky.

- Where's that located?

- In the West Village.

- Is that you,

drinking at the bar

at 10:01 p.m.

and exiting at 12:03 a.m.?

- Yes.

- And just to be clear,
Mr. Brady, you previously

testified you were at home
with Zina's daughter

during this time period.
- Yes.

- Why did you lie?

- I was embarrassed.

No, ashamed.

I shouldn't have left
the apartment.

I shouldn't have
gone to that bar.

But I was a wreck.
I wasn't thinking clearly.

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♪ ♪

- Nothing further.

♪ ♪

- Has the jury
reached a verdict?

- We have, Your Honor.

In the charge of murder
in the second degree,

the jury finds the defendant,
Sean Chase,

guilty.

- Court is adjourned.

[bangs gavel]

[crowd murmuring]

- You did good.

- Yeah.

- Thanks.

- Well, at least
we got a conviction.

- Yeah, we did.

Your testimony was crucial.

I hope you're proud of that.

You really stepped up
for her and Izzy.

- Yeah, speaking of that,
I spoke to Child Services

this morning, and they think
it would be really helpful

if you got involved
in the case.

- What do you mean?

- Well, the woman,
the guardian appointed to Izzy,

she says it'd be good
if you testified on my behalf,

you know, told everyone
what a good guy I am,

what a good father I would be.

- Um...

Yeah, I don't think
I can do that.

- What?
I need you, Mom.

- Yeah, but

you're not ready
to be a father yet.

You're just not.

And Zina's sister,
I looked her up.

She's a fifth grade teacher,
and her husband's a lawyer.

- They don't even know her.
- It's not perfect, I know.

- I'm ready to be a father,
a good father.

- I know you think you are,

but this is real life, Leo.

Real life.

And you're a dreamer.
You always have been.

Which is a beautiful thing,
just not when

it comes to being a parent.

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