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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.

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

can't take a real one down

Female, 20.

Nurse coming home from her shift, found the body.

Didn't see anyone playing the scene.

Called it at 11 .55 p .m. Got an I .D.? Didn't find any phone, wallet, or I .D.

on her person.

Marks on her neck and the hemorrhaging in her eyes. It's consistent with

asphyxiation. Got her head bashed in, too.

Any witnesses?

Is that a tattoo?

Nah, looks like some sort of entry stamp for a club.

Guitar pick?

Musician?

Didn't go out on a high note.

Recognize that?

Yeah, I saw us.

Stamp everyone that comes through the front door.

I got something else.

You ever seen this woman before?

Oh, my God.

Yeah, that's Zena.

Zena? Zena 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, but that's the name I wrote on her

checks. What time did she finish her set?

I was being wrapped around 11 .30 or so.

Crow was going crazy for her.

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

No. I don't know. Anybody giving her trouble at the show last night?

No. Sorry.

In this industry, there are vultures everywhere.

The Xena lady was a big deal.

She's got over 285 ,000 Instagram followers.

Sounds like she's very talented.

Now she's dead.

The cost of chasing your dreams, I guess. All right, so what are you

man?

You against people chasing their dreams? I'm not against it. 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, someone's super passionate about

They're really good at it. I get it. You got to chase it down. Exactly.

Otherwise, there'd be no Michael Jordan.

No Matisse.

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, Barbie in 4D.

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.

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.

Okay, well, why don't you just let us in? Because I'm here to help. They're

to help. What happened?

Did she overdose?

Um,

um, I don't... There's a little kid there.

Hey, I, uh... I need you to go back to your room.

I have to speak to these people for a few minutes, okay?

Who is that?

I think it's his 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 ten 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 gonna need your help.

Okay?

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.

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 you get in any

arguments or fights?

I don't think so.

What were friends like?

I don't know how to answer that.

Jess, I need to show you something.

Be right back.

Found this in the closet.

Are you kidding me right now?

What? What is it? They found cocaine in your closet?

What? Cocaine? Don't do that. I had no idea.

I'm sober. I've been sober for 13 months. No drug. No alcohol.

Are you dealing?

Did you really just say that?

Don't mess back around on me. It's not mine.

Okay, fine. I'm sorry.

Are you saying it's Venus?

Maybe. I don't know. 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.

Okay. Okay.

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, the 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.

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 Leo's 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

to... I'm good.

Okay?

You? Yeah, I suppose.

You suppose.

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.

Drugs belong to the victim.

Yep. Yep.

Got a problem with this?

All right.

Phone company's 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

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. I got a

address in Brooklyn.

That idiot puts a return address on a stalker letter.

The kind that doesn't think he's a stalker?

Which is even scarier.

Yeah, Xena 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.

Right. Did you go to the gig last night?

At the Red Cat? Yeah. What about after the show? What did you do then? Went to

this gamer lounge in Chelsea.

What time was that?

Around 10 .45.

10 .45?

The show didn't end until 11 .30, though.

Yeah, I left early.

How come?

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.

What else can you tell us about Xena?

See anything unusual last night?

Do you 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?

was leaving the band.

Wanted to branch out on her own. Leaving? She played with you last night.

Yeah, that was her last performance.

I didn't mean it like that. 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 going to 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? Did you try to convince her not

to leave?

No. The 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. There were lots of people there.

I didn't kill her, man.

Xena 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, um, Nina and I were... Sorry, sorry, this

whole thing is hard to process.

So you guys were pretty close, huh?

Yeah.

Um, I was gonna 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?

Started to get really jealous and paranoid.

Got in my face a few times. That's what boyfriends tend to do when the girls

start spending lots of time with other guys, though, right? Yeah, well, he was

out of line.

He was in love. When was the last time you saw Xena?

Day before she died.

And did she say or do anything concerning?

Yeah.

Said her psycho boyfriend was going to kill her.

So this producer said Zena was worried about Leo?

Well, more than just worried.

Was worried Leo was gonna kill her. Yeah, I mean, who knows if it's even

We gotta 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... Not right now, anyway.

Okay. Then I'm gonna 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 Xena? I... Say that? No, neither did Vince.

No. Look, hey, Leo, we're just trying to understand what was going on in

Athena'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?

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?

Chauncey. Okay, 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! Hey, Jeff.

Look, I think it's time for you to step outside for a second. Okay?

She's trying to look out for you. You know that, right?

Just tell me about this argument.

When Zena came home around 5, I confronted her, and I told her

knew. She said that I was inventing things in my head, and I just kept

tell her to go to rehab or go to a meeting.

But she ran out.

That was the last time I saw her.

Where were you?

that night between 11 p .m. and midnight.

I was here with Izzy all night.

Okay.

Spoke to Izzy. She said that she and Leo were home all night.

That they cooked dinner and watched TV. He read her a book, Matilda,

and they fell asleep together.

It'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. You

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 Dina, right?

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.

Hey, in fact, you want proof?

Hey, guys, hold the work for a second.

I was at a recording session from 11 a .m. to 4 .30 p .m.

Got it? Happy?

Satisfied? One more thing.

Yeah. Xena enters your house at 3 .46 and exits at 4 .15 carrying a duffel

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?

Okay, that's crazy and completely out of line. Is it? Really?

Because this is a text that you sent Zena 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?

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 Zena 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

close proximity to the crime scene minutes after the attack.

Due to the...

severity and brutal nature of the crime that people request remand.

Ms. Matos. This evidence against Mr. Chase is thin and it's circumstantial.

there's a reason. You see, the real killer is Leo Brady, the son of a

NYPD homicide detective.

Your Honor, this is outrageous.

But it's true. Okay, okay, 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

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, wouldn'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

been left out of a police report.

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

Okay.

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?

It's been a 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.

Doesn't matter.

The defense will make certain accusations, certain insinuations, and

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 a lot to a lesser charge. That's what you suggested.

And 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,

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 Xena Wirth.

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 that people be the

pitbull, 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. Prey.

It's just a ploy to distract the jury, give them an excuse to find reasonable

doubt.

So I'm a scapegoat?

They're going to attack me and make me look like some sort of killer? No,

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 Zena's death. By the time the trial's 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.

Sorry. It's okay.

It's just I'm trying to get custody of Izzy, and I'm in the middle of this

custody fight with Zena's sister, and they're going to use this against me.

No doubt.

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.

For God's sake, Leo.

It's sort of funny, you telling me how time -consuming and difficult it is to

a parent.

And all I can say is I did my best, whether you believe it or not.

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.

Okay, I hope it all works out.

Get some sleep.

You're up first tomorrow.

When was the last time you saw your girlfriend, Xena 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 ,000. So I'm pretty sure that's what she was

to. And... When Zena 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

bedroom. Objection. Call 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

About $25 ,000.

Mr. Brady, where were you between 10 p .m. and midnight on November 7th? Home.

With Zena's daughter, Izzy.

Nothing further.

No questions.

When did you learn about Zena 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

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.

Is it typical for someone not to be charged with cocaine possession when a

of cocaine is found in his bedroom?

Is that not classified as constructive possession? Not when the person is

with a known drug addict and has absolutely no knowledge of the drugs in

bedroom.

So you believed your son's story?

There was no evidence to suggest he wasn't telling the truth.

Was it typical for the mother of a murder suspect to question said murder

suspect? Excuse me? Does the NYPD handbook recommend that mothers of

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's a suspect?

Objection. Sustained.

Watch it, Ms. Matos.

Can you please tell the jury why you ignored substantial and credible

that suggested your son killed Zina Wirth? No, I can't, because that's not

Oh, really?

He got into a heated argument with her hours before her death. He accused her

having an affair.

Objection argumentative.

Sustained.

No more questions.

Your Honor, these text messages marked as Defense Exhibit 21, 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 and put a bullet in your eye.

No more questions.

Your DNA was found under Xena's fingernails, correct?

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

And her blood was found on your pants and shoes inside your home. She gets

nosebleeds sometimes, so that's probably how they got there. And you were seen

on video two blocks from the crime scene, three minutes after the murder. I

so happened to live in the neighborhood, and I was out for a walk. People's

Exhibit 17, Ron.

This is Xena entering your townhome empty -handed, and then,

half 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 xena

exited your town home with that duffel bag and approximately five hours before

she was murdered you sent her this text message you dumb you really think

i don't know what you just did it had nothing to do with cocaine

We were collaborating on an album together and we had a disagreement.

I love Xena.

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.

I just saw a headline.

Cuckold cop's son lost mind day of murder. Yeah, the press is definitely

with that angle. Makes for better headlines.

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.

He 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,

we still have a strong case. Assuming the jury doesn't buy the alternative

narrative. I think we just have to trust in the fact.

No, we need to control how the jury perceives the fact.

How do you mean? We need to find a definitive way to counter their theory

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 eight.

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

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 in line at all?

No.

From 6 .30 to 10 p .m., you have a bunch of missed calls to Xena, 12

very aggressive texts that you should not be proud of, and then for the next

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.

Hey.

What are you still doing here?

Trying to prove that Leo is nowhere near the crime scene.

And?

What does that mean?

Just means some things never change.

Not sure that exactly answers my question.

Do you think parents make any difference?

Like if a kid turns out great,

are not so great.

I mean, do we matter? Do you think it has to do with us

or them?

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.

We'll push here.

Nudge there, but... I don't know.

What do I know? My son just got detention for throwing jello at

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.

Look, if there's anything I can do... I'm good, thanks.

Yeah? Yep.

Thank you.

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.

For God's sakes, I'm not the one. 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.

The Zena sister's going to use this against me in the custody case. She

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 Zena. 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.

Mr. Brady, can you tell the jury where you were between 10pm 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 .01pm and exiting at 12

.03am? Yes.

Just to be clear, Mr. Brady, you previously testified you were at home

Zina's daughter during this time period. Yes.

Why did you lie?

I was embarrassed.

I was 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.

Has the jury reached a verdict?

We have, Your Honor.

In the charge of murder in the second degree, the jury finds the defendant,

Chase, guilty.

Court is adjourned.

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.

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 said it

would be good if you testified on my behalf.

And 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 Xena'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

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