1 00:00:03,999 --> 00:00:06,399 Helen, don't hate me. What? 2 00:00:06,466 --> 00:00:09,032 Liz Fernal just got hit with appendicitis. 3 00:00:09,099 --> 00:00:12,032 - She's got a manslaughter-- hit-and-run. - Oh, no, you don't. 4 00:00:12,099 --> 00:00:14,166 We've already bought six continuances. 5 00:00:14,232 --> 00:00:16,066 The judge said if we're not ready, he dismisses. 6 00:00:16,132 --> 00:00:18,099 When? Tomorrow. 7 00:00:18,166 --> 00:00:19,966 - Virgil-- - Look, the file is paper-thin. 8 00:00:20,032 --> 00:00:22,566 I'm not starting a murder trial with less than 10 hours' notice. 9 00:00:22,632 --> 00:00:25,099 Two witnesses. And who takes the heat with the N.G.? 10 00:00:25,166 --> 00:00:27,832 Me. There's no heat on this. I promise. 11 00:00:27,899 --> 00:00:30,732 The victim's a John Doe. He's a homeless guy. 12 00:00:30,799 --> 00:00:33,299 It doesn't matter if we lose, but we can't just dismiss. 13 00:00:33,366 --> 00:00:35,432 The defendant is wealthy. It would look bad. 14 00:00:35,499 --> 00:00:37,899 Just put on a case. It's a two-day trial. 15 00:00:37,966 --> 00:00:40,699 - No. - Helen. 16 00:00:41,799 --> 00:00:43,632 I didn't ask. 17 00:00:46,132 --> 00:00:48,599 [ Buzzer Buzzes ] 18 00:00:50,999 --> 00:00:53,166 Okay, Raymond. Tomorrow we go. 19 00:00:53,232 --> 00:00:57,132 I took one last flier with the D.A. He'll give us voluntary. 20 00:00:57,199 --> 00:00:59,132 Four years-- it's not bad. 21 00:00:59,199 --> 00:01:01,499 That's manslaughter? Yeah. 22 00:01:01,566 --> 00:01:03,666 And you think that's good? 23 00:01:03,732 --> 00:01:06,932 Well, murder two you get life. Manslaughter, you could be out in four. 24 00:01:06,999 --> 00:01:08,932 So we should take it? 25 00:01:10,099 --> 00:01:12,699 Look, here's my problem. 26 00:01:13,966 --> 00:01:16,532 You say you didn't mean to kill him, which may be so. 27 00:01:16,599 --> 00:01:19,432 But in order to get your story in, I gotta put you on the stand. 28 00:01:19,499 --> 00:01:21,766 If I do that, that means all your priors come in, 29 00:01:21,832 --> 00:01:25,332 which include two assaults, plus three drug convictions. 30 00:01:25,399 --> 00:01:28,499 If a jury hears all that, I don't like our chances, so-- 31 00:01:28,566 --> 00:01:31,366 So you think I should take it? 32 00:01:32,732 --> 00:01:35,932 [ Sighs ] Tell me again. When you hit him, what? 33 00:01:35,999 --> 00:01:38,966 He was jumpin' in. 34 00:01:39,032 --> 00:01:41,132 A'ight, it's part of the initiation. 35 00:01:41,199 --> 00:01:44,899 I didn't mean for nothin' bad to happen, man. He's my friend. 36 00:01:46,899 --> 00:01:49,366 Look me in the eye. 37 00:01:50,399 --> 00:01:52,866 It was an accident? 38 00:01:52,932 --> 00:01:55,232 I swear. 39 00:01:58,266 --> 00:02:01,166 Look me deeper in the eye. 40 00:02:06,866 --> 00:02:10,799 Okay, let's try it. 41 00:02:30,032 --> 00:02:31,599 [ Line Ringing ] 42 00:02:38,899 --> 00:02:40,366 [ Cell Door Opens, Closes ] 43 00:02:46,299 --> 00:02:50,866 [ Sirens Wailing ] 44 00:03:05,349 --> 00:03:07,682 Right-Right out of nowhere, I seen it happen. 45 00:03:07,749 --> 00:03:12,015 It was-- He was walkin' on the side of the street. 46 00:03:12,082 --> 00:03:16,615 Not on the sidewalk, on the-- on the-- on the side, in the street. 47 00:03:16,682 --> 00:03:19,049 Not in the middle, but on the side. 48 00:03:19,115 --> 00:03:22,682 On a highway they'd call that a shoulder, but it was a regular street. 49 00:03:22,749 --> 00:03:24,849 It w-- It wasn't a highway. 50 00:03:24,915 --> 00:03:30,482 I seen him walkin' there, and this car's comin' along and it was-- 51 00:03:34,415 --> 00:03:37,949 The car, uh, um, was comin' along and then boom! 52 00:03:40,382 --> 00:03:43,749 Boom! It's like flat as a pancake and-- 53 00:03:43,815 --> 00:03:47,049 All right, Bob. Would you excuse us for a minute? 54 00:03:47,115 --> 00:03:50,982 'Cause he's walkin' on the-- on-on the side of the street... 55 00:03:51,049 --> 00:03:53,315 and, uh, boom. 56 00:03:53,382 --> 00:03:56,749 [ Man ] Just wait outside for me, okay? I'll be out in a minute. 57 00:03:58,482 --> 00:04:00,615 - That's my eyewitness? - Sorry. 58 00:04:00,682 --> 00:04:03,349 Oh, I-I gotta plead this one out. 59 00:04:03,415 --> 00:04:07,415 - I thought your office said no. - Well, I'll try to get involuntary. 60 00:04:07,482 --> 00:04:09,482 The suspect fled the scene, Helen. 61 00:04:11,849 --> 00:04:14,882 Ah, why me? 62 00:04:16,282 --> 00:04:18,515 Straight not guilty on the elements? There were witnesses. 63 00:04:18,582 --> 00:04:21,115 There was no specific intent to kill. So go manslaughter. 64 00:04:21,182 --> 00:04:23,449 They'll easily make reckless homicide. I think we got a shot. 65 00:04:23,515 --> 00:04:25,315 [ Ellenor ] Look, he beat a kid to death. 66 00:04:25,382 --> 00:04:28,049 It was an initiation. There was no intent to kill. 67 00:04:28,115 --> 00:04:31,949 - Okay, Rebecca's lunch is Wednesday. Everybody's in? - You don't have to. 68 00:04:32,015 --> 00:04:35,682 What do you mean, we don't have to? This is like the highest dog-lover honor, isn't it? 69 00:04:35,749 --> 00:04:38,382 It's animal rights, and it's not a big deal. 70 00:04:38,449 --> 00:04:42,015 - Not a big deal. You saved two shelters. - Hey, we're all gonna be there. 71 00:04:42,082 --> 00:04:43,949 Great. I'm late for a settlement. Anything else? 72 00:04:44,015 --> 00:04:46,149 One other thing actually. 73 00:04:46,215 --> 00:04:48,515 [ Sighs ] 74 00:04:52,282 --> 00:04:54,249 I'd like some equity in this firm. 75 00:04:59,749 --> 00:05:01,082 Excuse me? 76 00:05:01,149 --> 00:05:04,182 If you run the numbers, I've probably generated half our revenues. 77 00:05:04,249 --> 00:05:06,449 I've been getting feelers from headhunters. 78 00:05:06,515 --> 00:05:10,515 I-I really don't want to leave. I like it here. 79 00:05:12,115 --> 00:05:13,982 But I want some equity. 80 00:05:18,049 --> 00:05:19,982 What, like partner? 81 00:05:20,049 --> 00:05:24,349 Not equal, but, yes. 82 00:05:28,682 --> 00:05:32,349 The issue aside, don't you think that's something you should have addressed one-on-one? 83 00:05:32,415 --> 00:05:36,382 There's no one-on-one in this firm. Everything comes out, so I wanted to be up front. 84 00:05:36,449 --> 00:05:38,715 And exactly how am I suppose to react? Bobby. 85 00:05:38,782 --> 00:05:41,315 That was an ultimatum, Lindsay. I don't handle ultimatums well. 86 00:05:41,382 --> 00:05:44,949 I make about a third of what I'm worth, and it's not like I'm trading salary for prestige. 87 00:05:45,015 --> 00:05:47,115 This place doesn't leave you with much of a pedigree. 88 00:05:47,182 --> 00:05:49,349 Oh, I am so sick of you complaining. 89 00:05:49,415 --> 00:05:53,049 I didn't make a complaint in there. I made a demand. There's a difference. 90 00:05:53,115 --> 00:05:56,382 You want to go? I want to stay. 91 00:05:56,449 --> 00:06:00,515 And I'm willing to make less, but I-I won't be an idiot. 92 00:06:09,682 --> 00:06:11,615 [ Woman ] Mr. Young? 93 00:06:13,082 --> 00:06:15,015 I'm Raymond's mother. Hello. 94 00:06:15,082 --> 00:06:18,982 You don't know my boy. You probably don't like him. 95 00:06:21,049 --> 00:06:23,782 Are you gonna save him? 96 00:06:25,282 --> 00:06:27,415 I'm going to try to keep him out of jail. 97 00:06:33,015 --> 00:06:35,449 When you arrived on the scene, was Mr. Johnson still alive? 98 00:06:35,515 --> 00:06:37,882 He still had a pulse, but he was unconscious. 99 00:06:37,949 --> 00:06:39,882 He died en route to the hospital. 100 00:06:39,949 --> 00:06:42,315 Did you question Mr. Burnette? Yes. 101 00:06:42,382 --> 00:06:44,282 What, if anything, did he tell you? 102 00:06:44,349 --> 00:06:46,382 He said he'd been in a fight. 103 00:06:46,449 --> 00:06:49,749 He'd hit the victim, but he never meant to kill him. 104 00:06:49,815 --> 00:06:52,815 How long have you been connected with the gang unit? 105 00:06:52,882 --> 00:06:54,882 Going on 15 years. 106 00:06:54,949 --> 00:06:57,515 Would you say that that makes you an expert on street gangs? 107 00:06:57,582 --> 00:07:00,549 With regard to this city, yes, I would. 108 00:07:00,615 --> 00:07:03,215 Have you ever heard the term "jumping in"? 109 00:07:03,282 --> 00:07:05,282 Yes. 110 00:07:05,349 --> 00:07:09,149 Would you explain it for us, Detective Horne? It's a gang initiation ritual. 111 00:07:09,215 --> 00:07:12,982 Different gangs do it differently. This one used playing cards. 112 00:07:13,049 --> 00:07:14,749 Playing cards? Yes. 113 00:07:14,815 --> 00:07:17,615 The prospective gang member picks a card. 114 00:07:17,682 --> 00:07:21,582 The number of the card will decide how many existing gang members he has to walk through, 115 00:07:21,649 --> 00:07:24,382 allowing himself to be punched by. 116 00:07:24,449 --> 00:07:26,849 And to your knowledge, the victim drew a card? 117 00:07:26,915 --> 00:07:29,182 He drew the ace of spades. 118 00:07:29,249 --> 00:07:32,449 - And did that hold any special significance? - Yes. 119 00:07:32,515 --> 00:07:35,082 In this particular gang, drawing the ace meant... 120 00:07:35,149 --> 00:07:39,815 the one being initiated had to go against the gang member considered to be the toughest. 121 00:07:39,882 --> 00:07:43,182 - And do you know who that member would be? - He was the defendant. 122 00:07:43,249 --> 00:07:48,682 So, by drawing the ace, the victim, Mr. Charles Johnson, had to fight the defendant? 123 00:07:48,749 --> 00:07:51,515 - Yes. - And to your knowledge, it was in that fight... 124 00:07:51,582 --> 00:07:54,349 that Mr. Johnson suffered the injury which caused his death? 125 00:07:54,415 --> 00:07:56,515 That's correct. And, Detective, 126 00:07:56,582 --> 00:08:00,149 when you detained my client and talked to him, 127 00:08:00,215 --> 00:08:01,982 could you describe his demeanor? 128 00:08:03,649 --> 00:08:06,349 - He was crying. - Thank you. 129 00:08:08,749 --> 00:08:11,349 - It was an ambush, Lindsay. - Why? 130 00:08:11,415 --> 00:08:13,782 To just spring it at the staff meeting like that? 131 00:08:16,415 --> 00:08:19,382 - Eugene told me that you know. - Know what? 132 00:08:19,449 --> 00:08:21,882 That Bobby and I used to sleep together. 133 00:08:21,949 --> 00:08:23,915 There. It's been said. 134 00:08:23,982 --> 00:08:29,349 Now, suppose I went to Bobby privately and made my request. Suppose he granted it. 135 00:08:29,415 --> 00:08:33,449 Then suppose it got out he used to suck my elbows through the night. There'd be a mutiny. 136 00:08:33,515 --> 00:08:37,882 This way, out in the open, Bobby doesn't get accused of special favors, does he? 137 00:08:37,949 --> 00:08:42,315 It's better for everybody I did it this way. 138 00:08:47,349 --> 00:08:49,982 [ Door Closes ] 139 00:08:52,349 --> 00:08:55,149 - [ Squealing ] - What? What's wrong? 140 00:08:55,215 --> 00:08:56,682 - A rat! There was a rat! - Where? 141 00:08:56,749 --> 00:08:59,715 - There he goes! - [ Screams ] Oh, my God! 142 00:08:59,782 --> 00:09:01,715 - Oh, my God! Where'd it go? - It's right there! 143 00:09:01,782 --> 00:09:04,182 - Where'd it go? - There it is! There it is! 144 00:09:04,249 --> 00:09:06,115 - Oh, my God! Oh, my God! - Get it! 145 00:09:06,182 --> 00:09:07,715 - No, you get it! - Rebecca! 146 00:09:07,782 --> 00:09:10,249 - I'm not gettin' it! - Oh, he's comin' back! 147 00:09:10,315 --> 00:09:12,682 [ Screaming ] Oh, my God! Oh, my God! 148 00:09:13,782 --> 00:09:17,015 It was one of them big Mercedes. Tinted windows. 149 00:09:17,082 --> 00:09:20,715 [ Sighs ] We see a car like that come around that time of night, 150 00:09:20,782 --> 00:09:24,782 we-we think they're trollin' for pretty-smellin' hookers. 151 00:09:24,849 --> 00:09:27,849 - Yes. Uh-- - Itty-bitty little hooker girls. [ Snorts ] 152 00:09:27,915 --> 00:09:31,015 What they do, see-- What they do is they climb into the back-- big backseat. 153 00:09:31,082 --> 00:09:35,349 You know, the car starts shaking all so, like-- like-- [ Grunts ] 154 00:09:35,415 --> 00:09:37,782 Itty-bitty little hooker girls. Mr. Show, 155 00:09:37,849 --> 00:09:41,215 I'd like to just stay focused on the actual events of that night. 156 00:09:41,282 --> 00:09:45,949 Some of them girls are really men, you know. Nobody ever finds that out, 'cause, see-- 157 00:09:46,015 --> 00:09:49,049 - Mr. Show-- - the Johns, they just lookin' for a quick slurpy. 158 00:09:49,115 --> 00:09:52,215 Mr. Show, just the accident. 159 00:09:52,282 --> 00:09:54,249 Could you describe it, please? 160 00:09:55,515 --> 00:09:58,682 I seen a guy walkin' near the side of the road. 161 00:09:58,749 --> 00:10:02,649 A-- [ Clears Throat ] big-big car, Mercedes, comes along-- 162 00:10:02,715 --> 00:10:04,749 boom-- hits him. 163 00:10:04,815 --> 00:10:07,482 [ Helen ] How far away were you? Ten feet. 164 00:10:07,549 --> 00:10:10,182 Boom! Then it just speeds off. 165 00:10:10,249 --> 00:10:13,249 It just never stopped-- just sped away. 166 00:10:13,315 --> 00:10:16,682 Did you get the license plate number of this car? "T.D." Just "T.D." 167 00:10:16,749 --> 00:10:19,015 That's the first letters. It's like "touchdown." 168 00:10:19,082 --> 00:10:22,449 - Had you ever seen the victim before? - No. 169 00:10:22,515 --> 00:10:25,215 He's a homeless man. 170 00:10:25,282 --> 00:10:28,715 Just a big, big bum. This-- 171 00:10:28,782 --> 00:10:30,715 Bigger bum than me. 172 00:10:31,782 --> 00:10:34,315 Were you drinking that night, Mr. Show? 173 00:10:34,382 --> 00:10:37,415 Yes, I was. But I saw what I saw. 174 00:10:37,482 --> 00:10:39,882 [ Sniffs ] That car hit him. It never stopped. 175 00:10:39,949 --> 00:10:41,949 - Objection. Nonresponsive. - Sustained. 176 00:10:42,015 --> 00:10:45,182 - Just answer the question asked, sir. - We both saw it. 177 00:10:45,249 --> 00:10:48,515 Both? Somebody else was with you? 178 00:10:48,582 --> 00:10:50,682 Yeah, so there you go. 179 00:10:50,749 --> 00:10:52,682 Well, who else witnessed this accident? 180 00:10:52,749 --> 00:10:56,782 - Mr. Penis. - I'm sorry? Mr. Who? 181 00:10:56,849 --> 00:10:58,882 Mr. Penis. 182 00:10:58,949 --> 00:11:02,115 His big pink eye was lookin' right at it. Saw the whole damn thing-- 183 00:11:02,182 --> 00:11:06,049 Ah. So both of you saw it. 184 00:11:06,115 --> 00:11:09,715 Me and a cyclops. Boom! It-- 185 00:11:09,782 --> 00:11:11,715 Boom. 186 00:11:17,915 --> 00:11:20,815 How long we gonna stay like this? Till she gets it. 187 00:11:20,882 --> 00:11:23,715 - I'm not getting it. - Well, you speak his language, Lindsay, fellow rat. 188 00:11:23,782 --> 00:11:26,282 - What I did was good for the firm, Rebecca. - Oh, please. 189 00:11:26,348 --> 00:11:28,682 [ Door Opens ] 190 00:11:31,515 --> 00:11:34,148 - There is a rat running around. - In here? 191 00:11:34,215 --> 00:11:37,382 No, in Washington. That's why we're all up on our desks, bighead. 192 00:11:37,448 --> 00:11:40,215 - Don't you be rude with me, Rebecca. - Just get the rat. 193 00:11:40,282 --> 00:11:42,782 [ Sighs ] All right. 194 00:11:45,515 --> 00:11:49,082 - Where is it? - We think it's under my desk. 195 00:11:49,148 --> 00:11:51,282 [ Sighs ] 196 00:12:00,582 --> 00:12:02,915 - [ Screams ] - [ Screaming ] 197 00:12:02,982 --> 00:12:04,948 There it is! There it is! 198 00:12:05,015 --> 00:12:06,848 - Where? - He's the size of a beaver! 199 00:12:06,915 --> 00:12:09,248 [ Screaming ] 200 00:12:10,515 --> 00:12:12,148 - You have a gun? - It's a starter pistol. 201 00:12:12,215 --> 00:12:14,815 - What are you gonna do, race him? - No, I'm gonna scare it. 202 00:12:14,882 --> 00:12:17,815 - That's not gonna scare it. - Well, then you do something, bighead! 203 00:12:17,882 --> 00:12:20,148 It's normal size! 204 00:12:20,215 --> 00:12:23,815 You began to date to keep your son out of a gang? 205 00:12:23,882 --> 00:12:29,248 I thought if I could bring some male leadership into his life-- 206 00:12:29,315 --> 00:12:32,082 What gang was your son trying to join, Mrs. Johnson? 207 00:12:33,015 --> 00:12:35,282 One he was in. 208 00:12:35,348 --> 00:12:37,382 They call themselves "The Bangers." 209 00:12:37,448 --> 00:12:41,582 - Your son had a relationship with the defendant? - Going back five years... 210 00:12:41,648 --> 00:12:45,615 to when he was 11, when he started selling drugs for him. 211 00:12:45,682 --> 00:12:49,082 Charlie started selling drugs for the defendant? 212 00:12:49,148 --> 00:12:52,682 - Yes. - When he was 11 years old? 213 00:12:52,748 --> 00:12:55,215 Yes. 214 00:12:55,282 --> 00:12:57,248 Did you know about this at the time? Yes. 215 00:12:58,482 --> 00:13:02,948 I did everything I could, but Charlie looked up to him, 216 00:13:03,015 --> 00:13:05,748 wanted to be like him. 217 00:13:05,815 --> 00:13:08,315 Instead he was killed by him. 218 00:13:11,115 --> 00:13:15,082 You talked about trying to steer your son away from gangs. 219 00:13:15,148 --> 00:13:17,782 - He didn't have a father, did he? - No. 220 00:13:17,848 --> 00:13:21,248 And you work at a gas station as an attendant, 221 00:13:21,315 --> 00:13:24,882 and, uh, your hours are from 3:00 p.m. to midnight? 222 00:13:24,948 --> 00:13:27,682 Yes. 223 00:13:28,782 --> 00:13:30,748 Mrs. Johnson, 224 00:13:30,815 --> 00:13:33,848 how often did you see Charles during any given week? 225 00:13:33,915 --> 00:13:39,448 I know... that I couldn't be there for him as much as I wanted. 226 00:13:39,515 --> 00:13:41,982 [ Eugene ] I understand that. 227 00:13:42,048 --> 00:13:44,548 Mrs. Johnson, was there anybody who looked out for your son? 228 00:13:44,615 --> 00:13:48,215 Well, if you call gettin' him to sell drugs looking out for him. 229 00:13:48,282 --> 00:13:52,115 On the Columbus block where you live, what percentage of boys ended up joining gangs? 230 00:13:52,182 --> 00:13:54,448 Most. Most? 231 00:13:54,515 --> 00:13:57,382 [ Eugene ] And you testified that your son looked up to my client. 232 00:13:57,448 --> 00:14:02,248 In fact, you often thought that my client helped keep your son alive, didn't you? 233 00:14:04,848 --> 00:14:07,048 I'd ask that you please respond to my question, ma'am. 234 00:14:07,115 --> 00:14:10,082 I will answer your question, sir. 235 00:14:11,382 --> 00:14:14,015 Did I often appreciate him lookin' out for my boy? 236 00:14:14,082 --> 00:14:16,382 Yes. 237 00:14:16,448 --> 00:14:19,482 And I know they was friends. 238 00:14:19,548 --> 00:14:22,682 But he got him involved in drugs, he got him into gang business, 239 00:14:22,748 --> 00:14:24,748 and with his own hands, he killed him. 240 00:14:24,815 --> 00:14:28,615 So don't you dare be sayin' I should be sittin' here... 241 00:14:29,882 --> 00:14:32,415 lookin' at him grateful. 242 00:14:48,848 --> 00:14:52,282 Well, yeah, I'm putting up the detective. I should only do about 10 minutes though. 243 00:14:52,348 --> 00:14:54,515 I just need-- Wash your windows, ma'am? 244 00:14:56,648 --> 00:14:58,982 Well, we should rest by the end of the day. [ Squeaking ] 245 00:14:59,048 --> 00:15:01,715 Okay. Bye. 246 00:15:01,782 --> 00:15:03,915 [ Beeps ] 247 00:15:03,982 --> 00:15:05,815 [ Squeaking Continues ] Great. 248 00:15:05,882 --> 00:15:08,482 Look, somebody's gotta get down and flush it out. 249 00:15:08,548 --> 00:15:10,382 Why, you gonna blow its ears out with that? 250 00:15:10,448 --> 00:15:13,415 Rebecca, I'm an animal rights activist too, and there's a waiver on rats, okay? 251 00:15:13,482 --> 00:15:15,515 We're gonna have to flush it again. 252 00:15:15,582 --> 00:15:18,148 Well, then get down there and be a man. [ Door Opens ] 253 00:15:20,448 --> 00:15:23,215 - Well, hey, Bobby. How's it goin'? - How's it goin'? 254 00:15:23,282 --> 00:15:24,982 Oh! There it is! There it is! 255 00:15:25,048 --> 00:15:27,082 [ Screams ] 256 00:15:27,148 --> 00:15:29,082 What in God's name? I think I got him. 257 00:15:29,148 --> 00:15:32,148 - [ Bobby ] Got who? What? - This law firm has rats. What a surprise. 258 00:15:32,215 --> 00:15:34,415 - Oh, you know what, Lindsay-- - Uh, where is it? 259 00:15:34,482 --> 00:15:36,515 It's in the corner. Right there. 260 00:15:37,515 --> 00:15:41,282 Nothing's movin'. Uh, I think I got him. 261 00:15:41,348 --> 00:15:43,615 - [ Screams ] - [ Screams ] 262 00:15:46,248 --> 00:15:49,315 [ Rat Squishing ] [ Grunting ] 263 00:15:49,382 --> 00:15:51,682 Yes! 264 00:15:53,048 --> 00:15:56,082 That is one dead rat. 265 00:16:00,982 --> 00:16:02,848 I just don't like the feel of it. 266 00:16:02,915 --> 00:16:06,782 Uh, I thought we had a shot, but now my gut says take the manslaughter. 267 00:16:06,848 --> 00:16:10,215 But even the doctors say it was a fluke the way the boy died. 268 00:16:10,282 --> 00:16:13,048 Mrs. Burnette, he died from gettin' punched in the head. 269 00:16:13,115 --> 00:16:17,448 Now, if Raymond didn't have a record, I'd say let's roll the dice. 270 00:16:17,515 --> 00:16:20,082 But now I say let's take the manslaughter. 271 00:16:22,182 --> 00:16:24,315 How long will he have to go to jail for that? 272 00:16:24,382 --> 00:16:28,082 With his priors, you're lookin' at six. 273 00:16:29,282 --> 00:16:32,182 I'd be hoping for four. 274 00:16:36,282 --> 00:16:38,948 What do you mean, no? I want him for murder two. 275 00:16:39,015 --> 00:16:41,315 Oh, come on, Curtis. Yesterday you offered manslaughter. 276 00:16:41,382 --> 00:16:43,982 That was yesterday. So what's changed? 277 00:16:44,048 --> 00:16:47,948 What's changed is I was lookin' at that boy's mother on the stand and I just got sick of it. 278 00:16:48,015 --> 00:16:50,548 I am sick of hearing "didn't mean it" from the gangs. 279 00:16:50,615 --> 00:16:52,715 It's time they started takin' resp-- Come on, Curtis. 280 00:16:52,782 --> 00:16:55,615 And I took offense at you. I didn't like what I heard from you. 281 00:16:55,682 --> 00:16:58,682 Which was? Which was these kids got nowhere else to turn but gangs. 282 00:16:58,748 --> 00:17:00,782 There's nobody there for them but gangs. 283 00:17:00,848 --> 00:17:03,282 You don't think there's truth in that? That is not an excuse. 284 00:17:03,348 --> 00:17:06,415 Now, look, I was raised by a single parent. 285 00:17:06,482 --> 00:17:10,382 I lived in those neighborhoods, and I got out, Eugene. Kids do make other choices. 286 00:17:10,448 --> 00:17:13,882 So you got out. I'm happy for you. That doesn't mean my guy should get murder two. 287 00:17:13,948 --> 00:17:16,848 A kid is dead because of your guy. Try the case, Curtis. 288 00:17:16,915 --> 00:17:19,582 I am trying my case. 289 00:17:20,982 --> 00:17:23,815 Now you try yours. 290 00:17:27,782 --> 00:17:30,448 I should just tell her to walk. We can't let her walk. 291 00:17:30,515 --> 00:17:32,648 Rebecca, I'm not about to let her extort me. 292 00:17:32,715 --> 00:17:35,582 - You say "me" as if you're the only one involved. - This is my firm. 293 00:17:35,648 --> 00:17:38,515 Listen to me. This firm is not just you and me anymore. 294 00:17:38,582 --> 00:17:41,582 - There's Eugene, Jimmy-- - They're not behind what she's doing. 295 00:17:41,648 --> 00:17:44,182 They don't know the numbers. If they did, they might give her some equity. 296 00:17:44,248 --> 00:17:47,015 If I do, what's to stop Eugene from wanting a piece? Then Ellenor-- 297 00:17:47,082 --> 00:17:48,982 Maybe it's time for you to deal with that. 298 00:17:49,048 --> 00:17:51,815 - I don't have to. - Oh, yes, you do! 299 00:17:51,882 --> 00:17:55,282 Bobby, this is a firm now. You have people committing to it. 300 00:17:55,348 --> 00:17:58,915 Committing to a promise made by you to build this place into something. 301 00:17:58,982 --> 00:18:01,515 I won't have a gun put to my head. 302 00:18:03,082 --> 00:18:07,148 You know what? Sometimes I think you like putting a gun to your own head. 303 00:18:10,048 --> 00:18:12,182 [ Door Opens ] 304 00:18:16,423 --> 00:18:18,490 S-Scuse me. 305 00:18:18,557 --> 00:18:20,490 Mr. Show. 306 00:18:20,557 --> 00:18:24,923 I know I got kinda digressed up there on the stand. I'm sorry. 307 00:18:24,990 --> 00:18:27,990 I-I got-- I got-- I got nervous and I-- 308 00:18:28,057 --> 00:18:32,490 I was just thinkin' if you put me up there again, I could be more vivid. 309 00:18:32,557 --> 00:18:37,123 Well, I think we accomplished what we needed to accomplish, but thank you. 310 00:18:37,190 --> 00:18:40,290 'Cause I-I left some things out. See-- [ Clears Throat ] 311 00:18:40,357 --> 00:18:44,390 He just peeled away, and, uh, a big screech, and, uh-- 312 00:18:44,457 --> 00:18:48,523 For effect, I could describe that. Now, I wouldn't have to mention Mr. Pinky. 313 00:18:48,590 --> 00:18:52,957 Mr. Show, I know you'd like to testify again and collect another witness fee, but... 314 00:18:54,657 --> 00:18:56,557 I don't think I'm gonna recall you. 315 00:18:56,623 --> 00:18:59,690 Oh. Well, okay then. 316 00:18:59,757 --> 00:19:03,157 If you need me then you know where I am. 317 00:19:03,223 --> 00:19:05,857 Okay. 318 00:19:05,923 --> 00:19:08,557 And I-I-I think you're a nice lady too. 319 00:19:08,623 --> 00:19:13,057 I'd, um, be remiss if I weren't to say that. 320 00:19:13,123 --> 00:19:16,157 Thank you. Who was that? 321 00:19:17,757 --> 00:19:20,790 Homeless guy wanting to collect another witness fee. 322 00:19:21,723 --> 00:19:23,923 My stupid hit-and-run case. 323 00:19:24,890 --> 00:19:26,890 I'm gonna miss Rebecca's luncheon. 324 00:19:26,957 --> 00:19:29,790 Oh, God, I need you there. I won't have anybody to talk to. 325 00:19:29,857 --> 00:19:33,523 - It didn't go well? - Oh, no. 326 00:19:35,757 --> 00:19:38,523 We need for you to describe how this happened, Raymond. 327 00:19:38,590 --> 00:19:42,457 Well, like I said, Charlie drew the ace. 328 00:19:42,523 --> 00:19:46,690 And the ace means that he has to go with the toughest guy for 60 seconds. 329 00:19:46,757 --> 00:19:49,623 And that was you? I didn't say that, but, uh-- 330 00:19:49,690 --> 00:19:52,123 It was kind of like a vote? Yeah. 331 00:19:52,190 --> 00:19:56,290 But, Raymond, Charlie Johnson was your boy, your friend. 332 00:19:56,357 --> 00:19:58,823 - You're the one who invited him in, yes? - Yeah. 333 00:19:58,890 --> 00:20:01,057 Come on. Couldn't you take it a little easy on him? 334 00:20:01,123 --> 00:20:03,657 I mean, he wasn't allowed to fight back. This is your friend. 335 00:20:03,723 --> 00:20:06,390 Look, I did take it a little easy. But I couldn't just-- 336 00:20:06,457 --> 00:20:10,357 - Couldn't what? - I had to hit him some. 337 00:20:10,423 --> 00:20:12,823 If I didn't, they wouldn't have let him in. 338 00:20:12,890 --> 00:20:15,157 It had to be a real initiation, man. 339 00:20:15,223 --> 00:20:17,523 So you did hit him pretty hard? 340 00:20:17,590 --> 00:20:19,490 I was mostly jabbin'. 341 00:20:19,557 --> 00:20:22,690 [ Man ] Come on! Hit him! But like I said, he couldn't hit back. 342 00:20:22,757 --> 00:20:25,123 It had to go for 60 seconds. 343 00:20:25,190 --> 00:20:28,823 Look, I was punchin' him mainly on the shoulders and in the back, 344 00:20:28,890 --> 00:20:30,723 'cause I knew that wouldn't do much. 345 00:20:30,790 --> 00:20:33,523 But I had to hit him in the head some. 346 00:20:34,457 --> 00:20:36,957 - And then-- - Then what? 347 00:20:39,223 --> 00:20:44,823 I was swingin' a right to his head, and he kind of swerved. 348 00:20:46,157 --> 00:20:47,990 [ Groans ] I hit him right in the throat. 349 00:20:48,057 --> 00:20:52,723 [ Gasping ] And he grabbed himself, man, and he went down. 350 00:20:52,790 --> 00:20:55,257 And I could tell he couldn't breathe, so-so I stopped it. 351 00:20:55,323 --> 00:20:58,157 I tried to help him. 352 00:20:58,223 --> 00:21:00,623 I thought maybe-maybe he-- he swallowed his tongue, man. 353 00:21:00,690 --> 00:21:03,923 I-- I put my fingers in his mouth, 354 00:21:05,323 --> 00:21:07,490 but he couldn't get air. 355 00:21:07,557 --> 00:21:10,090 He couldn't get air. 356 00:21:11,657 --> 00:21:14,990 And then he was-- he was twitchin' on the ground, man. 357 00:21:18,457 --> 00:21:20,557 He couldn't get air. 358 00:21:23,090 --> 00:21:25,857 And then the paramedics came, and they said somethin' about his windpipe-- 359 00:21:25,923 --> 00:21:28,823 that I crushed somethin' in his throat. 360 00:21:33,557 --> 00:21:35,823 And then they took him away. 361 00:21:41,457 --> 00:21:44,057 He was dead. 362 00:21:47,157 --> 00:21:50,223 He was... dead. 363 00:21:52,357 --> 00:21:54,057 You hit him hard, didn't you, Raymond? 364 00:21:54,123 --> 00:21:56,590 If I hadn't, he wouldn't have been let into the gang. 365 00:21:56,657 --> 00:21:59,157 Ah, the gang that you talked him into joining. 366 00:21:59,223 --> 00:22:03,257 The gang you got him to sell drugs for when he was 11 years old. The gang-- 367 00:22:03,323 --> 00:22:05,990 - Objection. - Sustained. 368 00:22:11,523 --> 00:22:13,523 - Who is this, Raymond? - Objection. 369 00:22:13,590 --> 00:22:15,423 [ Sighs ] Overruled. 370 00:22:15,490 --> 00:22:18,757 - Who is this? - Charlie. 371 00:22:18,823 --> 00:22:21,623 That's Charlie after you killed him, isn't it? 372 00:22:21,690 --> 00:22:24,590 - Objection! He's grandstanding! - You don't want the jury to see the victim? 373 00:22:24,657 --> 00:22:28,790 Hey! The objection is overruled. 374 00:22:28,857 --> 00:22:31,690 How'd he get these bruises on his face, Raymond? 375 00:22:33,490 --> 00:22:36,557 I'll ask you again, sir. 376 00:22:36,623 --> 00:22:40,190 How did he get these bruises on his face? 377 00:22:41,357 --> 00:22:43,223 I had to hit him some. 378 00:22:45,723 --> 00:22:47,990 You had to hit him some. 379 00:22:55,157 --> 00:22:58,323 It isn't just about money. Then what is it? 380 00:22:58,390 --> 00:23:00,357 It's about some direction. 381 00:23:00,423 --> 00:23:03,257 It's about the firm having-- How many times are we gonna play this record? 382 00:23:03,323 --> 00:23:07,557 "The firm needs direction." Do you want to let me talk or not? 383 00:23:09,290 --> 00:23:11,690 Bobby, let her speak. 384 00:23:13,090 --> 00:23:15,057 The economy is way up. 385 00:23:15,123 --> 00:23:17,890 The business of law is way up in Boston. 386 00:23:17,957 --> 00:23:19,990 We are good lawyers. And this place is still scratching. 387 00:23:20,057 --> 00:23:24,157 Why? Management. It doesn't have any. You think you can do it better? 388 00:23:24,223 --> 00:23:27,590 - Do I think I could-- I think hecould do it better. - Don't start comin' at me. 389 00:23:27,657 --> 00:23:30,457 [ Chattering, Arguing ] 390 00:23:30,523 --> 00:23:32,690 - For God's sake-- - Go shoot a rat, Ellenor! 391 00:23:32,757 --> 00:23:36,823 [ Chattering, Arguing ] 392 00:23:36,890 --> 00:23:38,857 All right! 393 00:23:38,923 --> 00:23:42,557 Look, may I say something? Then I'll shut up. 394 00:23:42,623 --> 00:23:45,290 I'll make it quick. Go ahead. 395 00:23:45,357 --> 00:23:48,857 Are you two, like, sleeping together? 396 00:23:48,923 --> 00:23:52,290 - Nice, Rebecca. - I didn't tell! 397 00:23:52,357 --> 00:23:56,190 [ Chattering, Arguing ] 398 00:23:56,257 --> 00:23:58,157 That's really great, Lindsay. 399 00:23:58,223 --> 00:24:01,223 You know, next time why don't you sleep with the whole firm? 400 00:24:01,290 --> 00:24:03,223 Sleep with the boss! 401 00:24:03,290 --> 00:24:05,423 [ Chattering, Arguing ] 402 00:24:05,490 --> 00:24:08,057 [ Ellenor ] Great. Sleep with the boss. Try and negotiate that. 403 00:24:08,123 --> 00:24:10,190 [ Lindsay ] It's not about that. Oh, yeah, it is. 404 00:24:10,257 --> 00:24:14,090 He jumped out. I thought I hit him. I heard a thump. 405 00:24:14,157 --> 00:24:18,190 But I looked around, and I didn't see anything. 406 00:24:18,257 --> 00:24:20,323 So I drove off. 407 00:24:20,390 --> 00:24:22,623 Well, Mr. Feldman, why didn't you stop? 408 00:24:22,690 --> 00:24:25,290 Oh, I did stop. I looked around. 409 00:24:25,357 --> 00:24:27,857 - You didn't get out of your car. - No, I didn't. 410 00:24:27,923 --> 00:24:30,590 Why not? I suppose I was afraid to. 411 00:24:30,657 --> 00:24:34,290 I was in a very bad area driving a Mercedes. 412 00:24:34,357 --> 00:24:38,190 - I didn't really wanna get out. - But you struck a man. 413 00:24:38,257 --> 00:24:42,157 Yes, but I thought he'd run off. Plus, I wasn't sure it wasn't staged. 414 00:24:42,223 --> 00:24:45,990 - Staged? - I thought he made it seem like I hit him... 415 00:24:46,057 --> 00:24:49,023 so I would stop, get out-- only to be mugged. 416 00:24:49,090 --> 00:24:52,723 Like I said, I was in an awful neighborhood. I was afraid. 417 00:24:52,790 --> 00:24:54,890 Don't you think you should've at least checked? 418 00:24:54,957 --> 00:24:57,423 You hear a thump. You think you hit somebody. 419 00:24:57,490 --> 00:24:59,557 I did check. I looked around. 420 00:24:59,623 --> 00:25:01,623 You stayed in your car. 421 00:25:01,690 --> 00:25:03,890 If a man were prone on the ground, 422 00:25:03,957 --> 00:25:07,523 how will you see him from in your car, especially at night? 423 00:25:07,590 --> 00:25:10,923 In retrospect, I-I probably should have gotten out. 424 00:25:10,990 --> 00:25:12,957 But like I said, I was afraid. 425 00:25:13,023 --> 00:25:15,490 But you didn't even call the police. 426 00:25:15,557 --> 00:25:18,223 Well, I probably should have. 427 00:25:18,290 --> 00:25:21,590 - Why didn't you? - Because I thought it was just a robbery attempt, 428 00:25:21,657 --> 00:25:25,990 and since I hadn't been victimized, I didn't figure the police to do anything. 429 00:25:26,057 --> 00:25:28,957 So you didn't even call them. You had a car phone? 430 00:25:29,023 --> 00:25:34,523 Look, I was scared. I didn't think I hurt anybody. 431 00:25:34,590 --> 00:25:37,690 And the only thing going through my mind was "get the hell out of there." 432 00:25:40,023 --> 00:25:43,590 Why didn't you notify the insurance company? Your car was damaged. 433 00:25:43,657 --> 00:25:45,957 Well, I-- I was going to. 434 00:25:46,023 --> 00:25:48,723 You were going to. 435 00:25:54,657 --> 00:25:58,723 It's okay to punch people in the head... 436 00:25:58,790 --> 00:26:01,657 so long as we call it "initiation." 437 00:26:01,723 --> 00:26:05,857 Now, some gangs require that you go out and cap somebody... 438 00:26:05,923 --> 00:26:08,257 before you get into the club. 439 00:26:08,323 --> 00:26:13,590 I don't know about you, but I've had enough. 440 00:26:13,657 --> 00:26:16,990 For all his remorse, ladies and gentlemen, 441 00:26:17,057 --> 00:26:21,590 there sits a gang member, three times convicted on drug offenses, 442 00:26:21,657 --> 00:26:24,457 twice on prior assaults. 443 00:26:24,523 --> 00:26:29,957 And this is the man who lured the victim into drugs, into gang life. 444 00:26:30,023 --> 00:26:33,790 And this is the man who killed the victim with his fists. 445 00:26:33,857 --> 00:26:36,023 What are we supposed to do here? 446 00:26:36,090 --> 00:26:41,390 Have a group cry for these poor kids disenfranchised by society? 447 00:26:41,457 --> 00:26:47,423 The gangs are the only community they know. 448 00:26:47,490 --> 00:26:50,390 Their fathers leave, their mothers work. 449 00:26:50,457 --> 00:26:54,390 Society just isn't there for them, so it's okay to punch, 450 00:26:54,457 --> 00:26:56,723 to initiate, 451 00:26:56,790 --> 00:26:58,990 to fire a random shot on a drive-by. 452 00:26:59,057 --> 00:27:02,190 These are poor, unfortunate victims. 453 00:27:02,257 --> 00:27:04,590 I don't buy it. 454 00:27:04,657 --> 00:27:08,790 You want to work on community outreach programs? Great. Where can I sign up to help? 455 00:27:08,857 --> 00:27:10,923 But first-- 456 00:27:10,990 --> 00:27:15,457 first, ladies and gentlemen, we must attack gang violence head-on. 457 00:27:15,523 --> 00:27:18,090 If you kill, you go to jail, damn it. 458 00:27:18,157 --> 00:27:22,090 Don't tell me you had a lousy homelife. Don't tell me your dad was a drunk. 459 00:27:22,157 --> 00:27:26,557 If you sell drugs, if you recruit people into gangs, 460 00:27:26,623 --> 00:27:30,723 if you kill, you go to jail, damn it. 461 00:27:30,790 --> 00:27:34,557 You go... to jail. 462 00:27:46,157 --> 00:27:48,723 I have a 10-year-old boy. 463 00:27:49,890 --> 00:27:51,823 My greatest fear is that somebody like him... 464 00:27:51,890 --> 00:27:53,923 might come along and convince my son, 465 00:27:53,990 --> 00:27:56,290 "Hey, you're nothin' without the colors." 466 00:27:56,357 --> 00:28:00,290 I hate gangs as much as he does. 467 00:28:00,357 --> 00:28:04,257 But this trial isn't about putting an end to gangs or gang violence. 468 00:28:04,323 --> 00:28:06,257 All this trial is about-- 469 00:28:06,323 --> 00:28:08,223 All this trial is about... 470 00:28:08,290 --> 00:28:11,723 is whether this man intended to kill Charles Johnson, 471 00:28:11,790 --> 00:28:16,323 or was he so reckless that he should have known he put the victim at extreme risk. 472 00:28:16,390 --> 00:28:20,223 He didn't. You heard the doctors-- crushed windpipe. 473 00:28:20,290 --> 00:28:23,757 Now, was it foreseeable that Raymond with one punch was going to kill his friend? 474 00:28:23,823 --> 00:28:26,390 Of course not. Did he want to kill him? You know he didn't. 475 00:28:26,457 --> 00:28:31,257 He wasn't even trying to hurt him. You know that and so does the prosecution. 476 00:28:31,323 --> 00:28:34,257 That's why when he got up here, he didn't go after Raymond Burnette... 477 00:28:34,323 --> 00:28:36,290 as much as he went after the gangs. 478 00:28:36,357 --> 00:28:41,657 He said, "Let's stop these gangs. The gangs are the culprits." And maybe he's right. 479 00:28:43,790 --> 00:28:46,790 But this isn't a forum to cure the ills of society. 480 00:28:46,857 --> 00:28:50,823 This is about one death, one defendant and his intent. 481 00:28:50,890 --> 00:28:54,990 And if you don't find that intent, you cannot punish him just because he's in a gang. 482 00:28:55,057 --> 00:28:58,757 Who or what he is, that is not on trial here. 483 00:28:58,823 --> 00:29:03,823 If it were, I might say convict. For the sake of my son, I'd pray that you would. 484 00:29:05,857 --> 00:29:09,523 But this trial is about the act. 485 00:29:10,557 --> 00:29:13,990 And this act was an accident. 486 00:29:18,323 --> 00:29:20,390 [ Sniffs ] 487 00:29:20,457 --> 00:29:25,157 Let's not see the 12 of you go back there and turn into a gang. 488 00:29:26,423 --> 00:29:28,557 Hmm? 489 00:29:33,290 --> 00:29:35,823 Hi. Hello. 490 00:29:35,890 --> 00:29:38,223 Rebecca, I was hoping I'd catch you. 491 00:29:38,290 --> 00:29:40,457 Shirley, what's up? Well-- 492 00:29:40,523 --> 00:29:44,057 Oh, uh, Lindsay Dole. This is Shirley Yelon of Save Our Animals Association. 493 00:29:44,123 --> 00:29:46,257 - Nice to meet you. - It's a pleasure. 494 00:29:46,323 --> 00:29:48,123 You're not gonna believe this. 495 00:29:48,190 --> 00:29:50,990 Marcy Kealing works dispatch at Precinct 12. 496 00:29:51,057 --> 00:29:54,557 You know, she's on our board of governors. Oh, I don't know her. 497 00:29:54,623 --> 00:29:57,090 She certainly knows you since you're about to be one of our honorees. 498 00:29:57,157 --> 00:30:01,290 Um, she says evidently you killed a rat. 499 00:30:01,357 --> 00:30:04,890 - Yeah, in the office here. - Uh-- 500 00:30:04,957 --> 00:30:08,290 - What? - Oh, it's just the politics. 501 00:30:08,357 --> 00:30:11,623 The last thing we need running in the papers-- one of our honorees is a rat killer. 502 00:30:11,690 --> 00:30:14,123 I am not a rat killer. 503 00:30:14,190 --> 00:30:17,657 I know. It's just the media. It's the kind of thing they get all creamy over. 504 00:30:17,723 --> 00:30:19,823 So what are you saying, Shirley? 505 00:30:19,890 --> 00:30:22,023 Nothing. N-Nothing. It doesn't mean a thing. 506 00:30:22,090 --> 00:30:24,723 I-- I just wanted a response in case somebody asks me. 507 00:30:24,790 --> 00:30:28,223 Don't worry about it. Okay. 508 00:30:28,290 --> 00:30:32,257 Well, um, I'll, uh-- I'll see you at the luncheon. 509 00:30:32,323 --> 00:30:34,690 Wait. I'll walk you out. 510 00:30:35,657 --> 00:30:38,957 - Good night. - Good night. 511 00:30:39,023 --> 00:30:40,957 [ Door Closes ] 512 00:30:41,023 --> 00:30:42,923 [ Door Opens ] 513 00:30:47,323 --> 00:30:49,457 Hi. 514 00:30:55,523 --> 00:30:58,557 Rebecca told me your reason for springing this in front of everybody... 515 00:30:58,623 --> 00:31:00,690 instead of taking it up with me privately. 516 00:31:02,057 --> 00:31:03,923 I don't buy it. 517 00:31:03,990 --> 00:31:07,223 There's no excuse for you not coming to me one-on-one. 518 00:31:07,290 --> 00:31:10,690 Bobby, I was afraid of what I might say to you one-on-one. 519 00:31:10,757 --> 00:31:12,923 What's that suppose to mean? 520 00:31:14,857 --> 00:31:17,257 It means I might say that I think you're dysfunctional. 521 00:31:17,323 --> 00:31:19,890 Your father's worked his whole life as a janitor in a big law firm. 522 00:31:19,957 --> 00:31:23,923 It made you want to be a lawyer. It also made you hate them for the way they treated him. 523 00:31:23,990 --> 00:31:28,057 I mean, look at you-- Fancy suits in a rat-infested office. 524 00:31:28,123 --> 00:31:30,790 As you try to get ahead, you fight yourself at the same time, 525 00:31:30,857 --> 00:31:32,890 and it hurts everybody here. 526 00:31:34,290 --> 00:31:37,157 [ Sighs ] One-on-one I was afraid I might say that. 527 00:31:37,223 --> 00:31:40,790 If that's the way you feel, why do you stay? 528 00:31:40,857 --> 00:31:43,157 Because my best friends work here. 529 00:31:43,223 --> 00:31:45,790 I don't want to leave. 530 00:31:45,857 --> 00:31:48,490 And I'm in love with you. 531 00:31:48,557 --> 00:31:52,790 I say that with no hope of you loving me back. 532 00:31:52,857 --> 00:31:55,757 I-- I don't even think I want it. 533 00:31:55,823 --> 00:31:59,157 But I don't know. I mean, maybe-- [ Sighs ] 534 00:31:59,223 --> 00:32:01,923 as a result of my loving you, I also see you. 535 00:32:01,990 --> 00:32:06,123 And I know with you in charge-- and only you in charge-- 536 00:32:06,190 --> 00:32:08,223 this firm is maxed out. 537 00:32:09,457 --> 00:32:11,457 And you might be too. 538 00:32:16,257 --> 00:32:18,190 [ Door Opens ] 539 00:32:26,690 --> 00:32:28,690 Oh, Eugene. Lookin' good. 540 00:32:28,756 --> 00:32:30,856 What, did you change dry cleaners? Funny. 541 00:32:30,923 --> 00:32:33,623 Rebecca's award ceremony. My jury's still out, so-- 542 00:32:33,690 --> 00:32:38,056 Tell her congratulations for me. I'd like to go if I didn't have this stupid hit-and-run case. 543 00:32:38,123 --> 00:32:40,556 I'll tell her. Okay. 544 00:32:44,256 --> 00:32:47,890 Helen, sorry I'm late. Oh, that's okay. We haven't even started yet. 545 00:32:47,956 --> 00:32:50,323 Guess who took a knife in the throat last night. Who? 546 00:32:50,390 --> 00:32:52,290 Your star witness, Show. 547 00:32:52,356 --> 00:32:55,023 Mr. Cyclops got in some kind of beef with another homeless guy. 548 00:32:55,090 --> 00:32:57,256 They both wanted to sleep on the same heating vent. 549 00:32:57,323 --> 00:32:59,290 He lost. 550 00:32:59,356 --> 00:33:01,990 Is he dead? Yeah. 551 00:33:02,056 --> 00:33:04,356 Helen, we've been called. 552 00:33:05,723 --> 00:33:08,290 I'm gonna go try to steal a cup of coffee, okay? 553 00:33:31,823 --> 00:33:34,723 This is a really good thing, saving dog shelters. 554 00:33:34,790 --> 00:33:37,323 It's nice that they honor you for this. 555 00:33:37,390 --> 00:33:40,823 You know, the Jewish people believe one of the greatest things is kindness to animals. 556 00:33:40,890 --> 00:33:44,023 - I'm not Jewish though. - You look Jewish. 557 00:33:46,623 --> 00:33:50,390 If you're insinuatin' that Jewish people have big heads, that's prejudice. 558 00:33:50,456 --> 00:33:53,723 - And mine's normal size. - [ Sighs ] 559 00:33:53,790 --> 00:33:55,956 Rebecca, could I steal you a second? 560 00:33:56,023 --> 00:33:58,623 Mmm, sure. Thanks. 561 00:34:00,156 --> 00:34:01,923 Let's not spoil this for Beck, huh? 562 00:34:03,923 --> 00:34:06,656 Whatever our problems. 563 00:34:09,656 --> 00:34:14,823 You know, in my family when things got tense, we used to butter each other's bread. 564 00:34:14,890 --> 00:34:16,823 Let's try it. 565 00:34:16,890 --> 00:34:19,556 Don't touch my bun. 566 00:34:19,623 --> 00:34:23,923 [ Pager Beeping ] [ Sighs ] Excuse me. 567 00:34:27,623 --> 00:34:31,523 You have got to be kidding me. You are still getting the award, I assure you. 568 00:34:31,590 --> 00:34:34,123 But the board wants to talk about the incident after. 569 00:34:34,190 --> 00:34:37,090 I wouldn't even give it another thought. Then why are you telling me? 570 00:34:37,156 --> 00:34:41,256 Because some of our more zealous members might make a fuss. 571 00:34:41,323 --> 00:34:43,923 I want you to be prepared. 572 00:34:46,923 --> 00:34:51,390 He didn't know he'd hurt anybody. You heard him. 573 00:34:51,456 --> 00:34:55,656 And who among us wouldn't have been afraid to get out of the car in that neighborhood? 574 00:34:55,723 --> 00:34:58,023 It could have been a staged thing-- 575 00:34:58,090 --> 00:35:00,523 an attempt to rob Mr. Feldman. 576 00:35:00,590 --> 00:35:05,390 We don't know who this John Doe was, what was in his mind, what he was up to. 577 00:35:05,456 --> 00:35:07,856 Maybe he was some crazy nut. 578 00:35:07,923 --> 00:35:11,556 Maybe he was already hurt when he jumped out. 579 00:35:11,623 --> 00:35:15,756 There are so many unanswered questions here. 580 00:35:16,723 --> 00:35:20,156 What do we know? This is a good man-- 581 00:35:20,223 --> 00:35:25,823 a very good man-- who didn't know he'd hurt anybody. 582 00:35:34,623 --> 00:35:38,323 When I get up to do my closing arguments, 583 00:35:38,390 --> 00:35:43,356 I often look over to the gallery at the victim or the victim's family... 584 00:35:43,423 --> 00:35:46,823 to remind myself what I'm fighting for. 585 00:35:46,890 --> 00:35:50,256 But there's no family out there today. 586 00:35:50,323 --> 00:35:54,290 We don't even have a victim in all of this when you think about it. 587 00:35:54,356 --> 00:35:58,723 Somebody jumped out of the darkness, and now he no longer exists. 588 00:35:58,790 --> 00:36:02,123 But nobody knew he existed anyway, so what was really lost? 589 00:36:02,190 --> 00:36:06,290 Of course Mr. Feldman wasn't going to get out of his car and check. 590 00:36:06,356 --> 00:36:08,723 Why should he? 591 00:36:08,790 --> 00:36:11,556 If a man dies in the forest and nobody hears him cry, 592 00:36:11,623 --> 00:36:14,923 then he doesn't make a sound, does he? 593 00:36:16,123 --> 00:36:18,856 The other day I was stopped at a traffic light... 594 00:36:18,923 --> 00:36:23,556 and some bum came up asking to wash my windshield. 595 00:36:23,623 --> 00:36:26,456 I couldn't even tell you what he looked like, 596 00:36:27,690 --> 00:36:30,390 'cause I didn't look at him. 597 00:36:30,456 --> 00:36:32,523 I just looked straight ahead. 598 00:36:32,590 --> 00:36:37,223 Stopped at a traffic light or walking down the street, 599 00:36:37,290 --> 00:36:39,490 I never look at 'em. 600 00:36:43,623 --> 00:36:46,456 Do you? 601 00:36:48,323 --> 00:36:50,723 It's easier not to, huh? 602 00:36:52,690 --> 00:36:55,323 But, uh, 603 00:36:55,390 --> 00:36:58,756 maybe when you run one of these bums over, 604 00:37:00,156 --> 00:37:02,856 you should stop the car, 605 00:37:02,923 --> 00:37:05,056 get out of the car, 606 00:37:05,123 --> 00:37:07,290 take a look. 607 00:37:08,523 --> 00:37:11,923 Mr. Feldman knew he hit somebody. That we all know. 608 00:37:13,290 --> 00:37:16,656 I guess the only question for you to go back and decide-- 609 00:37:17,856 --> 00:37:21,556 Is there any intrinsic value to human life? 610 00:37:23,223 --> 00:37:26,390 Or does he have to be somebody? 611 00:37:28,190 --> 00:37:30,456 I don't know. 612 00:37:33,523 --> 00:37:35,723 It's your call. 613 00:37:45,690 --> 00:37:49,223 Madam Foreperson, the jury has reached a unanimous verdict? 614 00:37:49,290 --> 00:37:51,690 We have, Your Honor. 615 00:37:51,756 --> 00:37:54,056 Will the defendant please rise. 616 00:37:56,756 --> 00:37:59,023 What say you? 617 00:37:59,090 --> 00:38:01,723 Commonwealth versus Raymond Burnette... 618 00:38:01,790 --> 00:38:05,590 on the charge of murder in the second degree, 619 00:38:05,656 --> 00:38:09,723 we find the defendant, Raymond Burnette, not guilty. 620 00:38:10,856 --> 00:38:12,823 [ Judge Camp ] The defendant is free to go. 621 00:38:12,890 --> 00:38:15,156 The jury is dismissed with the thanks of the court. 622 00:38:15,223 --> 00:38:17,723 [ Gavel Raps ] 623 00:38:29,490 --> 00:38:33,223 Yo. I don't know how to say thanks, man. 624 00:38:33,290 --> 00:38:36,023 You know you did that, man. [ Chuckles ] 625 00:38:37,556 --> 00:38:39,590 [ Machinery Clanks ] 626 00:38:39,656 --> 00:38:41,923 You asked me before if I was gonna save your son. 627 00:38:41,990 --> 00:38:45,356 I told you I'd try to keep him out of jail. I did. Whether or not he's saved, 628 00:38:45,423 --> 00:38:47,356 that's up to the two of you. 629 00:38:47,423 --> 00:38:49,390 You don't know how to say thanks? 630 00:38:49,456 --> 00:38:53,990 From now on, every time you see a 10-year-old kid, you pretend he's mine. 631 00:38:56,356 --> 00:38:59,556 [ Machinery Whirs ] 632 00:39:02,923 --> 00:39:07,223 For her perseverance in preserving both the Roxbury Animal Shelter... 633 00:39:07,290 --> 00:39:11,190 and her fund-raising efforts to help build the Jamaica Plain Shelter, 634 00:39:11,256 --> 00:39:15,390 it is my great pleasure to present the 1998 Basset Hound Award... 635 00:39:15,456 --> 00:39:17,723 to Ms. Rebecca Washington. 636 00:39:31,390 --> 00:39:33,390 Thank you so much. 637 00:39:33,456 --> 00:39:36,623 Uh, I-I was so honored to come here today-- 638 00:39:36,690 --> 00:39:39,723 especially to be honored for doing something I love. 639 00:39:39,790 --> 00:39:43,323 I so love dogs. [ Chuckles ] But, um, 640 00:39:43,390 --> 00:39:48,723 I-I-I have to be honest in saying that, uh, I'm-I'm a little thrown. 641 00:39:48,790 --> 00:39:50,856 Uh-- [ Clears Throat ] [ Microphone Feedback ] 642 00:39:50,923 --> 00:39:54,790 Okay. Two days ago, I-I-I killed a rat in my office. 643 00:39:54,856 --> 00:39:58,923 And I guess there are some people in the association... 644 00:39:58,990 --> 00:40:04,723 who are considering taking the trophy back from me because of that. 645 00:40:04,790 --> 00:40:07,623 So, um, I'm-I'm just gonna say this. 646 00:40:07,690 --> 00:40:10,456 [ Chuckles ] I hate rats. 647 00:40:10,523 --> 00:40:14,256 Love dogs. But rats, they're filthy, 648 00:40:14,323 --> 00:40:17,256 disgusting, scummy little things. 649 00:40:17,323 --> 00:40:19,290 And they may be one of God's creatures, 650 00:40:19,356 --> 00:40:21,456 but they certainly don't represent his best work. 651 00:40:21,523 --> 00:40:23,956 And if one tries to run up my leg, 652 00:40:24,023 --> 00:40:26,690 I will not apologize for stomping it to death. 653 00:40:26,756 --> 00:40:29,756 Rats, they-they-- they're ugly. 654 00:40:29,823 --> 00:40:33,990 They got mashed-up faces, and they carry germs and rabies. 655 00:40:34,056 --> 00:40:36,656 And come on. Let's all fess up. 656 00:40:36,723 --> 00:40:40,090 You'd all poison them if they were runnin' around your house. 657 00:40:40,156 --> 00:40:45,756 Now, part of me likes those spring traps, 'cause they make them suffer. 658 00:40:45,823 --> 00:40:48,656 And then the scummy little rat squeaks out in pain, 659 00:40:48,723 --> 00:40:51,523 and the rest of the rats know better than to come in the area. 660 00:40:51,590 --> 00:40:55,756 You-You ever seen a drowned one in a pool? It's nasty. 661 00:40:55,823 --> 00:40:58,156 So, I-- I ain't savin' no rat. 662 00:40:58,223 --> 00:41:02,823 And if this costs me this award, then so be it. 663 00:41:02,890 --> 00:41:06,623 I just hope I get to hold on to this long enough so I can use it... 664 00:41:06,690 --> 00:41:09,890 to bash in one little rat head. 665 00:41:12,090 --> 00:41:14,290 Otherwise, I thank you. 666 00:41:21,790 --> 00:41:23,756 [ Clangs ] 667 00:41:26,656 --> 00:41:28,790 I got it. Thank you. 668 00:41:28,856 --> 00:41:30,756 Yeah. Thank you. 669 00:41:32,723 --> 00:41:35,056 Not guilty? Yeah. You too? 670 00:41:35,123 --> 00:41:37,990 Yeah. See ya. 671 00:41:57,890 --> 00:42:00,823 Hey. Hey. 672 00:42:00,890 --> 00:42:02,656 How'd the luncheon go? 673 00:42:02,723 --> 00:42:05,123 Had to leave. My jury came back. 674 00:42:05,190 --> 00:42:07,923 Good? 675 00:42:09,456 --> 00:42:11,456 I don't think you'd like it. 676 00:42:14,023 --> 00:42:17,490 I'm still all dressed up. Get a drink or somethin'? 677 00:42:20,523 --> 00:42:24,356 Actually, I'd like to go for a walk. Feel like walking? 678 00:42:24,423 --> 00:42:26,956 It's cold out there. 679 00:42:27,023 --> 00:42:29,490 Tell me about it. 680 00:42:44,423 --> 00:42:46,256 [ Sighs ] Rebecca okay? 681 00:42:46,323 --> 00:42:50,756 Yeah. I think she's just feeling the stress of everything. 682 00:42:50,823 --> 00:42:55,290 - And-- And that, uh-- - She hates rats. 683 00:42:56,923 --> 00:42:58,790 Yeah. [ Chuckles ] 684 00:43:00,356 --> 00:43:04,390 Listen, are you lashing out because of... us? 685 00:43:04,456 --> 00:43:07,890 Or-Or do you really believe that-- 686 00:43:10,223 --> 00:43:12,290 Both. 687 00:43:12,356 --> 00:43:16,356 I'm sure part of my frustration's got nothin' to do with the practice. 688 00:43:16,423 --> 00:43:18,556 But part of it does. 689 00:43:20,323 --> 00:43:22,323 I know what you want this place to be. 690 00:43:22,390 --> 00:43:24,956 And I think I can help you-- 691 00:43:25,023 --> 00:43:27,490 - [ Sighs ] - What? 692 00:43:27,556 --> 00:43:31,056 - Nothing. - What? 693 00:43:35,456 --> 00:43:38,256 I'm right here, Bobby. 694 00:43:38,323 --> 00:43:40,390 I'm standing right here. 695 00:43:50,723 --> 00:43:52,656 Uh-- 696 00:43:55,390 --> 00:43:57,623 I'll, uh-- 697 00:44:00,323 --> 00:44:02,356 I'll think this office stuff through. 698 00:44:04,123 --> 00:44:06,023 Okay. 699 00:44:07,356 --> 00:44:09,623 That'd be good. 700 00:45:14,323 --> 00:45:15,990 [ Woman ] You stinker!