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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 hope is where the heart is going.

Throw your hands up, put the gun down, baby.

Throw another round, but you can't take a real one down.

Whoa!

No, you can't take a real one down.

Oh, you can't take a real phone down.

Thank you.

I love you, Zeno.

I love you.

This next one's for you.

One, two, one, two, three.

Let's go.

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.

Marks on her neck and the hemorrhaging.

Her eyes was consistent with asphyxiation.

Got her head bashed in two.

Any witnesses?

Is that a tattoo?

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

Guitar pick.

Musician?

Didn't go out on a high note.

Recognize that?

Yeah, that's ours.

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.

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, but that's the name I wrote on her checks.

What time does she finish her set?

I'll be around 11:30 or so.

Crow is going crazy for her.

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

No.

I don't know anybody giving her trouble for the show last night.

No, sorry.

In this industry, there are vultures everywhere.

The Xena lady was a big deal.

But over 285,000 Instagram followers.

Sounds like she's very talented.

Now she's dead.

Cost of chasing your dreams, I guess.

Alright, so what are you saying, old man?

You against people chasing their dreams?

I'm not against it.

Alright, so your daughter comes to you.

She's like, hey, dad, I want to be an actor or 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, look, 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?

And look, when you have kids, you'll understand.

Wait, hold on a sec.

Jess, what are you doing here?

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

White, late 20s, Barbing 4D.

Yeah.

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.

What?

Why?

No, just tell me what's going on.

These gentlemen are detectives and early this morning they found Zina and 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 here to help.

What happened?

Did she overdose?

Um, I don't touch a little kid there.

I need you to go back to your room.

I just.

I have to speak to these people for a few minutes.

It's okay.

Okay, thank you.

Who is that?

Zia'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 ten blocks south.

Maybe she wanted to get something to eat.

Do you guys know who did it?

No, we don't.

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.

Thank you.

I'm really sorry, Leo.

I am.

You know, we are here to help.

It's my job.

And did anything odd happen the past couple of weeks?

Did she get in any arguments or fights?

I don't think so.

Not where friends like.

I don't know how to answer that.

Jess, I need to show you something.

Go 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 that 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.

Okay, fine.

I'm sorry.

Are you saying it's Xena's?

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, sh 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 gonna take care of her?

Me.

What do you mean?

I'm gonna 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?

Look 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 Dio'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 want to.

I'm good.

Okay.

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?

Drugs belong to the victim.

Yeah?

Got a problem with this?

All right.

Phone company's gonna send electronic data later today.

Still no video.

Not a lot of cameras in that area.

Just got off the phone with the Emmy 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.

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.

Yazina had this amazing voice.

It was magic.

Precise bitch, steady vibrato.

Very talented, no doubt.

And beautiful.

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 cap?

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 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.

Got any proof from this gamer lounge?

Got a receipt.

Okay, what else can you tell us about Zaina?

You see anything unusual last night?

Did 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?

She was leaving the band.

Wanted to branch out on her own.

Leave it, but she played with you last night.

Yeah, that was her last performance.

I didn't mean it like that.

Just.

That's all right, we get it.

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

We did.

It's 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 gonna be the next Carineau.

Oh.

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 Tribune.

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.

Zena 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, Xina and I were.

Sorry, sorry, this this this whole thing is hard to process.

So you guys are pretty close, huh?

Yeah.

I was going to help launch her solo career.

Were you two romantically involved?

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

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 my face a few times.

That's what boyfriends tend to do when their girls start spending lots of time with other guys.

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 gonna kill her.

So, this producer said Xena 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 true.

We gotta check it out, right?

Absolutely.

I'll go talk to him.

That's not a good idea.

He's my son.

Exactly.

So, what now?

Is he some official suspect?

No, no, 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.

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 didn't say that.

No, neither did Vince.

No.

Look, hey, Leo, we're just trying to understand what was going on in Xena'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 Twelfth and Seventh.

You know who lives there?

Sean Chase.

Okay, Leo.

You don't have to answer any more questions, and you can ask for a lawyer or whatever you want.

What are you talking about?

I didn't kill her.

I know you didn't kill her.

Or kill her.

Yes.

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

I got it.

Just trying to look out for you.

You know that, right?

Just

Tell me about this argument.

When Xena came home around five, I confronted her and I told her everything that I knew.

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

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, they 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 near 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, alright?

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 Zena, right?

Yeah, it looks like her.

So, how'd she get in your house?

I don't know.

She has 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?

All right, 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 346 and exits at 415 carrying a duffel bag.

So?

Any idea what was inside the bag?

Nope.

No?

How about you?

You got any idea?

I had 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 Xena 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.

You can meet you at the 27th Precinct.

Turn around.

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

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.

Okay, okay, enough.

This is a bond hearing.

Bailer said it's two million dollars.

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, wouldn't hide any evidence.

I've got nothing to hide.

What with 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.

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

But 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 Zena Worth case.

Some of us at 1PP are concerned for obvious reasons.

Yeah, get it.

But I.

.

Talk to Lieutenant Brady.

She's got nothing to hide.

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.

That's what you're suggesting.

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'd support us.

He choked a young woman to death.

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

There was 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 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 to People v.

The PIPO, 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 a scapegoat?

They're gonna attack me and make me look like some sort of killer?

No, that's their hope, but we are gonna make sure that doesn't happen.

How?

You're gonna be my first witness, and we're gonna 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 gonna use this against me.

No doubt.

You're 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, 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 be 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, Zena Wirth?

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 gonna work on a new album together.

Supposedly.

But they were really just drinking, doing Coke.

Were there any other reasons that?

You suspected Zena 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 uh 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 pretty sure that's what she was referring to.

And when Zena returned home that day after?

Entering the defendant's town home, 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 twenty-five thousand dollars.

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 day after the murder to question him.

Were you present?

Yes.

My son had called me to tell me Zena was missing.

And did the police find any illegal contraband in your son's apartment?

Yes.

Cocaine.

How much?

A kilo.

And 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 kilo of cocaine is found in his bedroom?

Is that not classified as constructed 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.

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 murder suspects sustained?

Your Honor, I think this will go more smoothly if I treat this witness as hostile.

I agree.

Granted.

Intendant 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, Miss Martos.

Can you please tell the jury why you ignored substantial and credible evidence that suggested your son killed Xena Wirth?

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.

He said she had been argumentative.

Sustained.

No more questions.

Your Honor, these text messages marked as Defense Exhibit twenty-one recovered from Zena Wirth's phone, sent from Leo Brady to Zena Wirth 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 Zena'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 they got there.

And you were seen on video two blocks from the crime scene, three minutes.

After the murder, I just so happened 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 hour later exiting with a duffled 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?

It had nothing to do with cocaine.

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

I loved 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 running with that angle.

Makes for better headlines.

Problem is, he really did lose his mind that day.

He sent a lot of angry texts.

Still, the evidence against Sean is still strong.

Sounds like the evidence against Leo Grady 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.

Yes, 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 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 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 p.

m.

, you have a bunch of missed calls to Xena.

Twelve very aggressive attacks 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.

Hey.

What are you still doing here?

Trying to prove that Leo was 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 or not so great?

I mean

Do we matter?

Do you think it 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, a little push here, nudge there, but

What do I know?

My son just got detentioned for throwing jello 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, I might too.

Look, if there's anything I can do.

I'm good, thanks.

Yeah?

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 gonna have to testify.

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.

Xena'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 Xena.

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 mister Brady,

Can you tell the jury where you were between 10 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 Zena'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.

Nothing further.

As 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.

You did good.

Yeah.

Thanks.

At least we got a conviction.

Yeah, we did.

Your testimony was crucial.

I hope you're proud of that.

He 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 says it'd be good if you testified on my behalf.

And I told everyone what a good guy I am, what a good father I would be.

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 Zena'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.