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Previously on Your Honor...
[Michael] The boy you hit is Jimmy Baxter’s son.
[Michael] The boy you hit is Jimmy Baxter’s son.
I can keep you safe if no one ever hears about it.
Robin’s car, I need it to disappear.
Robin’s car, I need it to disappear.
Drop the key behind the front left wheel.
-[Rudy] You alone, Little Mo? -Yeah.
[Rudy] Good. Listen up.
[Mo] Got a job for you, Kofi.
[Mo] Got a job for you, Kofi.
[Michael] Every morning, there’s her car
just sitting there.
Like a bruise.
You want me to let it go?
You want me to let it go?
No. Sorry.
-Wrong cop. -[siren wails]
-Against the wall. -[Nancy] We found the car.
-Against the wall. -[Nancy] We found the car.
Well, that’s-that’s great news.
[Nancy] What the hell is that?
[Nancy] What the hell is that?
I love Vivian Maier.
Yeah, I-I really love her.
♪ dark, suspenseful music ♪
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
You can tell me what I want to know now
or you can tell me later.
[coughing]
[coughing]
Kofi Jones knocked Rocco Baxter
off his motorcycle and left him bleeding to death
-on the roadside. -[Michael] I need a favor.
-on the roadside. -[Michael] I need a favor.
-[Lee] Why him? -We both know the difference
between you and a public defender.
How does the accused plead?
How does the accused plead?
-Guilty. -[woman whimpering]
[Michael] Adam.
[Leonard Cohen’s "Treaty" playing]
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
♪ Ah, the fields are crying out ♪
♪ It’s Jubilee ♪
♪ It’s Jubilee ♪
♪ We sold ourselves for love ♪
♪ But now we’re free ♪
♪ I’m so sorry for that ghost ♪
♪ I’m so sorry for that ghost ♪
♪ I made you be ♪
♪ Only one of us was real ♪
♪ Only one of us was real ♪
♪ And that was me ♪
♪ And that was me ♪
♪ I heard the snake ♪
♪ I heard the snake ♪
♪ Was baffled by his sin ♪
♪ He shed his scales ♪
♪ He shed his scales ♪
♪ To find the snake within ♪
♪ But born again is born ♪
♪ But born again is born ♪
♪ Without a skin ♪
♪ The poison enters ♪
♪ The poison enters ♪
♪ Into everything ♪
♪ And I wish there was a treaty we could sign ♪
♪ And I wish there was a treaty we could sign ♪
♪ I do not care who takes ♪
♪ I do not care who takes ♪
♪ This bloody hill ♪
♪ I’m angry and I’m tired ♪
♪ I’m angry and I’m tired ♪
♪ All the time ♪
♪ I wish there was a treaty ♪
♪ I wish there was a treaty ♪
♪ I wish there was a treaty ♪
♪ Between your love and mine ♪
♪ Between your love and mine ♪
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
[coins clink]
[Leonard Cohen’s "Treaty" playing]
♪♪♪♪♪
♪ I’ve seen you change the water into wine ♪
♪ I’ve seen you change the water into wine ♪
♪ I’ve seen you change it ♪
♪ I’ve seen you change it ♪
♪ Back to water, too ♪
♪ I sit at your table every night ♪
♪ I sit at your table every night ♪
He got better.
♪ I try, but... ♪
Closer to the end,
Closer to the end,
the better his voice.
[Leland] You got that right.
[chuckles]
[chuckles]
Raging against the dying of the light.
♪ I do not care who takes this bloody hill... ♪
♪ I do not care who takes this bloody hill... ♪
Who said that?
Somebody said that, right?
♪ I’m tired all the time... ♪
♪ I’m tired all the time... ♪
Don’t think I’ve seen you in here before.
♪ I wish there was a treaty ♪
♪ Between your love and mine... ♪
♪ Between your love and mine... ♪
Unhappy ending?
Hmm?
Your marriage?
Your marriage?
♪ In the street, it’s Jubilee ♪
Two more here.
Two more here.
You got it.
Dylan Thomas.
Leland Munroe.
Leland Munroe.
Good to meet you.
♪ Only one of us was real ♪
♪ Only one of us was real ♪
[camera shutter clicking]
[vehicle approaches]
[dog barking in distance]
[panting]
[panting]
[insects trilling]
[Rooster screaming]
[inmate] Hit him!
[inmate] Hit him!
What?
Hit him, motherfucker!
[screaming continues]
[screaming continues]
Hey! Hey! Hey, come on, stop!
-Stop! -Fucking hit him.
-Stop! -Fucking hit him.
[screaming continues]
[grunts]
[grunts]
He does that shit every night.
He’s in your fucking cell, so you fucking hit him.
I’m gonna lay some truth on you, Leland.
I’m gonna lay some truth on you, Leland.
I didn’t come here tonight to drink away my pain.
I came to do something about it.
I came to do something about it.
[exhales] You lost me, Dylan.
[pop music playing on jukebox]
[pop music playing on jukebox]
♪♪♪♪♪
I went to your gas station tonight.
Wait...
Wait...
I got there just as you were leaving.
And I followed you here.
And I followed you here.
You fucking followed me?
Yeah.
Yeah.
My wife is cheating on me.
Oh, shit.
And I’ve suspected it for a while.
You know, the little things that--
You know, the little things that--
-I remember. -Mm.
I remember.
20 years we’ve been married.
And I’m reduced to snooping around in her fucking purse.
And I’m reduced to snooping around in her fucking purse.
What’d you find?
[exhales] Prepaid credit card.
[exhales] Prepaid credit card.
So I tracked the charges.
There was a $32 charge at your gas station.
There was a $32 charge at your gas station.
October 9, 9:30 in the morning.
October 9, 9:30 in the morning.
So she came into my station,
bought some gas, filled up.
She didn’t have her car that morning, Leland. I had it.
Oh, goddamn.
Oh, goddamn.
You know what the next charge was on the credit card?
You know what the next charge was on the credit card?
Hmm?
The Destiny Inn Motel.
Oh, fuck me.
Oh, fuck me.
Shit.
That is not a classy place.
That is not a classy place.
Hourly rates.
Well, so, she paid for the motel.
Well, so, she paid for the motel.
She paid for the bastard’s gas at my station.
Do you know who this piece of shit is?
Do you know who this piece of shit is?
Well, that’s where you come in.
[Leland] You can’t hide from us, pin dick.
Any second now... 8:30.
-8:50. -N-No. Stop, stop.
-8:50. -N-No. Stop, stop.
Is that him?
-No. -Huh?
[sniffling]
-You okay, Dylan? -[crying softly]
-You okay, Dylan? -[crying softly]
[exhales]
You know what it is, you know...
You know what it is, you know...
You know what I can’t take?
What?
What?
-You. -Huh?
-You. -Huh?
The kindness of strangers and...
[crying]
It’s okay.
It’s okay.
You’re a good man.
You’re a fucking honorable man.
Leland, would you give me a second?
Leland, would you give me a second?
[exhales]
I want to get this over.
I want to get this over.
-[exhales] -Yeah. Sure.
Sure. Yeah.
Sure. Yeah.
[grunts softly]
♪ soft, somber music ♪
♪ soft, somber music ♪
♪♪♪♪♪
[key clicks]
[key clicks]
[quietly] Shit.
[phone camera clicks]
[keys click softly]
Leland.
This saved anywhere else besides the hard drive?
This saved anywhere else besides the hard drive?
Some server in the sky, maybe?
There’s only one server in my sky, Dylan.
There’s only one server in my sky, Dylan.
That’s the big man Himself.
Nope. Nope, what you see is what I got.
Nope. Nope, what you see is what I got.
♪ dark, pulsing music ♪
♪♪♪♪♪
[click]
What the fuck are you doing?
I-I’m just...
I-I’m just...
I don’t know.
What’s your name, son?
What’s your name, son?
Adam.
Desiato.
You’re related?
You’re related?
Is that a tough question somehow?
-He’s my dad. -You know it’s not cool
-He’s my dad. -You know it’s not cool
taking pictures of a secure facility, right?
Yeah.
Sorry.
[guard] Don’t let that happen again, a’ight?
[siren wailing in distance]
[siren wailing in distance]
[indistinct P.A. announcement]
I’m thinking probably the last thing you want
is a smart lawyer fucking with you.
is a smart lawyer fucking with you.
You made a decision to plead guilty.
I respect that.
I’m here for one reason only:
I’m here for one reason only:
to keep the number of years down.
The sentencing range is five to 30.
There’s a hell of a lot of discretion built in there.
There’s a hell of a lot of discretion built in there.
So what’s said on your behalf really matters.
Your early guilty plea helps.
Your early guilty plea helps.
Having no criminal record really helps.
Leaving a kid your own age
Leaving a kid your own age
bleeding to death in the road...
[sighs] ...and then stealing the cell phone
he was trying to call 911 on,
not so helpful.
Appearances matter. It shouldn’t but it does.
A good haircut and a clean shave.
A good haircut and a clean shave.
And how’s that gonna happen?
You’ve got friends in here.
You’ve got friends in here.
Little Mo paying for you?
Little Mo paying for you?
-I’m pro bono. -[scoffs softly]
There’s no such thing as a free lunch.
There’s no such thing as a free lunch.
Not even in Latin.
Wait. You know Latin?
Wait. You know Latin?
Lawyer Latin.
Ever since that mean-ass judge called me "doli incapax"
when I was ten years old.
when I was ten years old.
Too young to know wrong from right.
-What were you charged with? -Usual shit.
-What were you charged with? -Usual shit.
Skateboarding while Black or whatever.
Whole courtroom laughing at me.
People still call me Dolly sometimes.
People still call me Dolly sometimes.
NOLA PD been good to you?
NOLA PD been good to you?
[sighs]
-So what am I looking at? -We play it straight, ten.
-So what am I looking at? -We play it straight, ten.
-And if we don’t? -I go to the DA.
With what?
With what?
There’s an urban myth.
There’s an urban myth.
Shreveport cops using an old beater car to put suspects in.
You heard that?
They lock the doors, hog-tie the poor bastards,
They lock the doors, hog-tie the poor bastards,
then they let in the gas.
-Stop. -Not a mark on them.
Only thing that shows?
Only thing that shows?
The eyes.
Red, itchy.
Nothing for a smart lawyer to fuck with.
Nothing for a smart lawyer to fuck with.
-Stop! -Sure.
Urban myth, right?
I ain’t changin’ my plea.
I ain’t changin’ my plea.
You do what you do, but I ain’t flipping my plea.
It won’t ever come to that.
It won’t ever come to that.
♪ low, suspenseful music ♪
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
♪ music grows louder ♪
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
[elevator bell dings]
[elevator bell dings]
[Sarah] I’m your boss, Michael.
It’s my job to tell you you look terrible.
You know why you look terrible?
You know why you look terrible?
Field trips to the Lower Ninth.
Trials that shouldn’t be trials.
Probation reports when nobody needs them.
Probation reports when nobody needs them.
-Too much justice? -Oh, don’t you get
all moral high ground with me, Michael.
Neither of us has the energy for that thinned-out
Neither of us has the energy for that thinned-out
fucking oxygen that you’re living off up there.
It’s basic math-- we have an unbelievable case load,
It’s basic math-- we have an unbelievable case load,
and you are taking too long to get through your work.
I’m telling you this
because I love you.
Stop clearing your throat, Sarah, and say it.
Stop clearing your throat, Sarah, and say it.
A reporter from The Washington Post called me yesterday
to comment on his story.
-Know what that story’s about? -No.
-Know what that story’s about? -No.
Murderers and rapists freed pretrial
because NOLA judges are backlogged.
Every judge in this building is about to take a massive hit
Every judge in this building is about to take a massive hit
so that Michael Desiato can sleep at night.
We’re good to go, Judge.
We’re good to go, Judge.
[sighs]
I’ll see you later, Michael.
[warden] Well, thank you for joining us, Judge.
[warden] Well, thank you for joining us, Judge.
-Don’t do it, Warden. -I thought judges
-were supposed to be impartial. -You are confusing impartiality
-were supposed to be impartial. -You are confusing impartiality
with something else.
Carlo Baxter is a vicious, dangerous racist.
Those are very loose terms you’re bandying about, Judge.
Those are very loose terms you’re bandying about, Judge.
With respect, those are terms
representing an impartial description of the truth.
representing an impartial description of the truth.
[warden] The motion is for Mr. Baxter
to attend his brother’s funeral.
to attend his brother’s funeral.
We’re not asking for any favors here,
just some basic human compassion.
just some basic human compassion.
Judge, do you have the court reporter’s notes from the trial?
[Sarah] I don’t need them.
[Sarah] I don’t need them.
Baxter’s defense was that he wasn’t there,
that it was someone else who snapped Justin James’s spine
that it was someone else who snapped Justin James’s spine
and put him in a wheelchair
and then somehow planted Carlo’s DNA
all over the victim and the scene.
all over the victim and the scene.
-Is she there? -Who?
-The mother. -Mrs. Baxter’s present, yes.
-The mother. -Mrs. Baxter’s present, yes.
-Why? -Gina Baxter said
that her son was with her all day.
Which makes him and his mother proven liars.
Which makes him and his mother proven liars.
We object to the tone
and, frankly, the veracity of her characterization.
-Do you object to proven liars? -Why don’t we get back
-Do you object to proven liars? -Why don’t we get back
to some facts instead of slinging mud around?
Mr. Baxter has been an exemplary prisoner.
Mr. Baxter has been an exemplary prisoner.
Exemplary.
Now, it would be just cruel not to let him be
Now, it would be just cruel not to let him be
with his family when they bury his brother.
And here’s the thing.
There are only two weeks left on his sentence.
There are only two weeks left on his sentence.
What kind of idiot would he be to mess things up now?
The kind of idiot who comes within an inch
The kind of idiot who comes within an inch
of murdering a 15-year-old boy for no other reason
than he doesn’t like the color of his skin.
The Baxter family is happy to meet the full cost
The Baxter family is happy to meet the full cost
of transport and security for Carlo to attend
his brother’s funeral-- if, God willing,
his brother’s funeral-- if, God willing,
you see fit to grant the motion.
Is that the best you can do, Mr. Zander?
Is that the best you can do, Mr. Zander?
The old combination punch of cash and God?
[warden] I’ll retire to make my decision.
[elevator bell dings]
[sighs]
[sighs]
Man, what you up on?
Possession. Single wrap of diesel.
Possession. Single wrap of diesel.
-Mm. -You?
Eh, some bullshit shoplifting.
[both mutter softly]
[both mutter softly]
Murder.
[laughing]
Okay, killer.
The New York Times, I’m thinking, would be
The New York Times, I’m thinking, would be
-my paper of choice for this. -For what?
I’ve been working at a white-shoe firm
-doing white-collar crime. -I heard.
-doing white-collar crime. -I heard.
Fifteen years ago, when I left the Public Defender’s office,
police beat people up,
police beat people up,
got what they wanted, nobody looking or caring.
Now? It doesn’t exist, right?
Now? It doesn’t exist, right?
He pleaded guilty.
-After he was gassed. -And he had legal advice.
45 seconds from an exhausted PD.
45 seconds from an exhausted PD.
Advice is advice. It’s done.
Seventeen-year-old who killed mob boss’s son
faced mock execution
at a New Orleans Police Department black site.
-Headline writes itself. -So you’re telling me
this Kofi Jones kid wants to change his plea to not guilty,
this Kofi Jones kid wants to change his plea to not guilty,
and invite the rest of the world to just watch what happens next?
You took the words right out of my mouth.
You took the words right out of my mouth.
Flipping his plea, taking on the NOPD
and the Baxter family?
and the Baxter family?
That’s got to come from him, right?
Warden, I wanted to thank you.
For the religious instruction my son has received.
I know he’ll leave here with a structure for his life
I know he’ll leave here with a structure for his life
provided by Jesus Christ and his teachings.
May God bless you.
May God bless you.
It’s an unconditional gift.
It’s an unconditional gift.
If you grant my son permission...
if you allow him home
if you allow him home
to be with us when we bury Rocco,
then take the costs out of this.
then take the costs out of this.
The remainder is for the refurbishment
of your beautiful chapel.
And if you don’t let him home,
And if you don’t let him home,
the whole amount is for the chapel.
♪ pulsing, atmospheric music ♪
♪ pulsing, atmospheric music ♪
♪♪♪♪♪
[indistinct chatter]
[indistinct chatter]
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
Kofi Jones.
You said he’d go down easy.
You said he’d go down easy.
That’s right.
He’s got a lawyer now.
He’s got a lawyer now.
Fancy sister.
Big firm.
That’s just some pro bono bullshit.
You know all the big firms do it.
You know all the big firms do it.
It don’t mean nothing.
She’s up in the DA’s face.
Threatening a trial.
Threatening a trial.
Telling him your boy’s ready to flip his plea.
I got eyes on him in O.P.P.
I got eyes on him in O.P.P.
Your facts are backwards.
My boy’s staying strong.
My boy’s staying strong.
All right.
Hope so.
[Charlie] This is the coolest spot
in the coolest spot in New Orleans.
[crowd agreeing]
[crowd agreeing]
I suppose y’all think
what my man Deandre here has accomplished
is something to behold.
is something to behold.
[crowd agreeing]
Black-owned business.
Giving back to the community.
Giving back to the community.
Oh, no. See, see, see, that just a little appetizer.
I’m talking about Black-owned Gentilly.
I’m talking about Black-owned Gentilly.
-[crowd agreeing] -St. Roch.
-St. Roch, too. -Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
-Marigny! -Oh, no, no, no, brother.
-Marigny! -Oh, no, no, no, brother.
That ship done sailed.
[crowd laughing]
Garden District.
Garden District.
-They gonna love me, too. -[man] Yeah, them, too.
-Come on in, brother. -[man] Uh-oh.
-It’s all good. -[man 2] Hey, all right.
-All right. All right. -[man laughs]
-All right. All right. -[man laughs]
It’s simple, folks.
Don’t shop where you can’t work.
Don’t shop where you can’t work.
[crowd agreeing]
Wait a minute, wait a minute.
Do I got to hand out Q-Tips? What I just say?
Do I got to hand out Q-Tips? What I just say?
[all] Don’t shop where you can’t work.
-Oh, yeah! -I heard that.
-Oh, yeah! -I heard that.
[all laughing]
I’m punching one-handed as Congressman.
Make me mayor and see what happens.
Make me mayor and see what happens.
[cheering]
Lee Delamere?
Lee Delamere?
What the hell you thinking, Michael?
What the hell you thinking, Michael?
She’ll get the case tossed,
and the whole thing dies, Charlie.
You sure?
You sure?
Oh, Jesus Christ.
And if she doesn’t,
you think she’s just gonna up and walk away?
you think she’s just gonna up and walk away?
She’s a Michael Desiato protégée, for God’s sake.
Her next move? She gets the kid to open up on this,
Her next move? She gets the kid to open up on this,
explore his goddamn options.
He starts feeling loquacious.
He starts feeling loquacious.
-She starts digging up shit. -No, she’s looking the DA
right in the eye, and my money’s on the DA blinking.
right in the eye, and my money’s on the DA blinking.
-Now, if-if Kofi walks-- -Your money’s on it?
What the hell is this, a night at the fucking casino?
What the hell is this, a night at the fucking casino?
You playing roulette with my life?
-I’ve got this, Charlie. -I don’t think you have.
What have you gotten me into here, Michael?
What have you gotten me into here, Michael?
-This is a felony. -I’m sorry. Okay?
-Listen to me. -No, no, no, no. Michael.
-Listen to me. -Michael. No, no!
-Listen to me. -Michael. No, no!
Fuck you!
Fuck you.
[indistinct chatter]
I’m sorry.
I’m very sorry.
And you’re right.
And you’re right.
I never should have...
Whatever happens, I can manage Lee Delamere.
Whatever happens, I can manage Lee Delamere.
You fucking her?
You better be.
You better be.
You need to be fucking her to manage her.
Jesus, who are you? W-Why are you talking like that?
Because you give me no choice.
Because you give me no choice.
Because my career and everything I’ve worked for
could be over because my best friend
could be over because my best friend
just threw me in the fucking deep end.
I got it.
I got all of it, Charlie.
I got all of it, Charlie.
They come here to die.
They come here to die.
Just drop dead
off of the wall once a week.
off of the wall once a week.
And always on a Monday.
Just when my man Razim here is on "clean up the yard" duty.
-Take that. -Hmm.
-Take that. -Hmm.
Like a gift from heaven.
You know your bid yet?
Nah.
Well...
whatever they hand down,
whatever they hand down,
hearing the number’s gonna settle you.
[Zo] Hmm.
Till you get there.
Till you get there.
Where?
B.B. Rayburn. Wade, maybe.
Most likely Angola.
Most likely Angola.
Meantime, we got your back.
Meantime, we got your back.
You feel me?
Little Mo sent me word.
I got you.
I got you.
Wow.
These are really good.
[chuckles]
[chuckles]
[Frannie] He’s doing great. He’s got such sensitivity
and a real eye for detail.
His mother would be proud of him.
His mother would be proud of him.
Aw. That’s nice.
It’s what I think.
And very hardworking.
And very hardworking.
Yeah, he’s...
he’s really got something.
he’s really got something.
[Joy Division’s "Love Will Tear Us Apart" playing on phone]
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
♪ When routine bites hard ♪
♪ When routine bites hard ♪
♪ And ambitions are low ♪
♪ And resentment rides high ♪
♪ And resentment rides high ♪
♪ But emotions won’t grow ♪
♪ And we’re changing our ways ♪
♪ And we’re changing our ways ♪
♪ Taking different roads ♪
♪ Taking different roads ♪
♪ Then love ♪
♪ Love will tear us apart again ♪
♪ Love will tear us apart again ♪
♪ Love ♪
♪ Love will tear us apart ♪
♪ Love will tear us apart ♪
♪ Again ♪
♪♪♪♪♪
[music stops playing]
Does he seem... distracted to you?
Maybe a little.
Maybe a little.
Anything you could put your finger on?
♪ slow, suspenseful music ♪
♪♪♪♪♪
I mean, normally,
he would tell me, but...
he would tell me, but...
Is he seeing anyone?
I mean, does he have a girlfriend?
I mean, does he have a girlfriend?
Did he tell you that he has a girlfriend?
Because
Because
if he didn’t, it’s not really appropriate for me to--
Oh, I’m sorry. You’re right. Sorry.
[both chuckle]
[both chuckle]
What happened to his shoulder?
Oh, yeah. You saw it.
Well, uh, getting better.
[chuckles softly]
[chuckles softly]
We were wrestling.
Stupid, I know, but we’ve been doing it for years,
and, well, just happened.
and, well, just happened.
Ms. Latimer, I’ve been meaning to speak to you.
Ms. Latimer, I’ve been meaning to speak to you.
When his mother died,
I know you stepped in.
I know you stepped in.
I know you looked after him.
And that means a lot to me,
And that means a lot to me,
and I appreciate that.
So...
thank you.
thank you.
♪♪♪♪♪
[Michael] So, how’d it go?
[Lee] There’s a word everybody’s been too scared to use.
[Lee] There’s a word everybody’s been too scared to use.
What’s the word?
"Torture."
Jesus.
Jesus.
[jazz music playing]
Okay.
-Okay. -He thought
-Okay. -He thought
they were gonna kill him.
♪♪♪♪♪
Well, you can’t just stand up in court and say,
Well, you can’t just stand up in court and say,
"Your Honor, my client’s been tortured.
Please reduce his sentence."
I mean, Harris is 100% pro-cop.
I mean, Harris is 100% pro-cop.
He spends half his drinking life drinking with cops,
so he’s not gonna let anyone
so he’s not gonna let anyone
assert anything like that in his own courtroom
without backing it up.
So, evidence.
So, evidence.
What have you got?
Okay, so...
Okay, so...
where does that leave you?
Well, the judge will hate you and hate your client
because you’re besmirching the good name
because you’re besmirching the good name
of his drinking buddies in the NOPD.
So, end result,
possibly more years than less.
What... Why are you smiling?
I remember how you used to test my arguments
I remember how you used to test my arguments
by taking the other side
and arguing the hell out of things.
and arguing the hell out of things.
-[Michael] Mm-hmm. -Uh-huh.
You know, of all the clerks over all the years,
I got to say--
-Don’t embarrass me. -Were in the top four.
-Five. -Four?
-Five. -Four?
-Yeah. Well... -Thanks. [laughs]
Okay. So,
Okay. So,
how are you going to win?
The DA is in his office right now
asking himself one of those questions
asking himself one of those questions
that comes along roughly once in the career
of a man like him.
Does he want a police brutality scandal in the city,
Does he want a police brutality scandal in the city,
or would he prefer it went away?
or would he prefer it went away?
And the only way he can make it go away
is if he drops the charges.
♪ slow, somber music ♪
[alarm chirps]
[alarm chirps]
♪♪♪♪♪
-[Nancy] Southpaw. -[Adam] What?
-[Nancy] Thanks. -[paper rustling]
-[Nancy] Thanks. -[paper rustling]
All right, just a couple more.
Left-handed. You’ve never heard that before?
Left-handed. You’ve never heard that before?
No.
[mutters]
[mutters]
-Uh... -One more.
-Hey. -Hey. Uh...
She’s gonna need yours, too.
She’s gonna need yours, too.
[Nancy] Forensics.
So I can eliminate your prints from the car.
So I can eliminate your prints from the car.
Yeah.
We can do the, uh, witness statements now, too.
We can do the, uh, witness statements now, too.
One-stop police work.
The world needs more cops like you.
The world needs more cops like you.
[chuckles]
Never been easy around flattery, Judge.
Makes me think somebody wants something.
Makes me think somebody wants something.
That’s what I like about you.
[laughs] There you go again.
Listen, uh, would you be breaking any rules
Listen, uh, would you be breaking any rules
if I offered you a beer?
Well, only if I accepted it.
[chuckles]
[chuckles]
All right, well, I’ll tell you what I’m doing here.
I am going to place this bottle onto the table...
I am going to place this bottle onto the table...
...and what happens to it after that
is not my jurisdiction.
[chuckles]
I like your style, Your Honor.
[blows]
[blows]
So, technically,
I’m... supposed to take you separately,
but...
you know. [chuckles]
you know. [chuckles]
So, um...
the date the car was stolen.
the date the car was stolen.
October 9.
[clicks tongue] And...
where was it parked? Who drove it last?
where was it parked? Who drove it last?
Um...
You know, truth is, I don’t remember.
You know, truth is, I don’t remember.
Do you?
[Nancy] Yeah, people don’t remember stuff.
[Nancy] Yeah, people don’t remember stuff.
I mean, unless they... have a reason to.
I-- Put a gun to my head, I couldn’t swear
I locked the front door this morning.
I-I lied.
[Nancy] Sorry?
What do you-- what do you mean?
What do you-- what do you mean?
Uh, t-to the cop.
Uh, the one who drove Dad home from the impound.
I-I told him I’d never driven Mom’s car.
But I-I do drive it.
I mean...
I mean...
I-I did drive it.
Why’d you lie to him?
Why’d you lie to him?
[Adam] Uh...
B-Because, um...
B-Because, um...
I used to drive it when I was underage.
At 15. Which is pretty illegal, I know.
At 15. Which is pretty illegal, I know.
A-And Dad being a judge and all, I just...
When the cop asked me if I drove it,
When the cop asked me if I drove it,
that popped into my head, and...
I lied to him.
I rode shotgun.
I rode shotgun.
Nighttime loops around the Superdome parking lot.
[chuckles softly]
[chuckles softly]
[handcuffs jangling]
[Nancy chuckles]
[Nancy chuckles]
[chuckling]
I think the statute of limitations
has run out on that, Adam.
has run out on that, Adam.
But... your dad,
I’m not so sure, being a judge and all.
Mea culpa.
[chuckles]
[chuckles]
Uh, Latin for "I’m sorry"?
No. Latin for "my fault."
No. Latin for "my fault."
All right.
If you want to take a look at these.
[insects trilling]
[insects trilling]
[Jimmy] One job.
One fucking job.
One fucking job.
Keep his family safe.
[Frankie] Boss.
I bought him the bike, Frank.
Wasn’t the bike that killed him.
Wasn’t the bike that killed him.
Tell that to Gina.
[Frankie] It was Desire payback.
[Frankie] It was Desire payback.
For... a fight?
The kid was Desire-affiliated.
The kid was Desire-affiliated.
Part of the benefits package.
You get beat down,
they make sure the other guy gets it worse.
they make sure the other guy gets it worse.
It wasn’t a fight.
Carlo kicked the shit out of him.
But why would they wait all this time to come back at us?
But why would they wait all this time to come back at us?
Fuck knows how these people think.
What I do know is...
What I do know is...
that if we do nothing,
we look weak.
They came for us,
we take it to them.
That’s how it goes.
Then where does it end?
We go big.
We go big.
We go big once,
We go big once,
and that ends it.
♪ soft, ominous music ♪
♪ soft, ominous music ♪
She’s pretty great.
You know?
Ms. Latimer.
[grunts]
Don’t you think?
Hey.
Mom’s Leica.
[chuckles softly]
[chuckles softly]
What about it?
I think it’s terrific that you’re using it.
I think it’s terrific that you’re using it.
And I-I agree with Ms. Latimer.
Stop calling her that.
Well, it’s her name.
Well, it’s her name.
She lets us call her by her first name.
Which is...?
Which is...?
Frannie.
Frannie. Okay.
Frannie. I agree with Frannie.
I think your mom would be very proud of you.
I think your mom would be very proud of you.
Don’t do that.
[exhales]
Don’t do what?
Act like everything is normal.
W-- Like where I’m gonna go to college
W-- Like where I’m gonna go to college
and how I’m doing in school matters.
Of course it matters, Adam.
Please, just...
can you not go down this road?
can you not go down this road?
I-I have to.
I mean, I-I have to, ’cause you’re not listening to me, Dad.
I mean...
I mean...
Do you know what day it is tomorrow?
Yeah.
It’s Saturday.
It’s Saturday.
Yeah, Saturday.
And life will go on,
and Saturday will be Saturday,
except that they are burying Rocco Baxter, Dad.
except that they are burying Rocco Baxter, Dad.
Should I just pretend that isn’t happening?
Yes!
Yes!
Yes!
That’s what you do.
[voice breaks] You have to move on.
[voice breaks] You have to move on.
Fuck.
[bird cawing]
[bird cawing]
[speaking indistinctly]
He will be here.
I’m not burying my son without my son.
I’m not burying my son without my son.
Mom.
Mom.
♪ slow, percussive music ♪
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
[brakes hiss]
[brakes hiss]
[chains jangle]
[chains jangle]
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
Please rise.
O God,
by whose mercy the faithful departed find rest,
by whose mercy the faithful departed find rest,
bless this grave, and send your holy angel to watch over it.
bless this grave, and send your holy angel to watch over it.
As we bury here the body of our brother,
deliver his soul from every bond of sin,
deliver his soul from every bond of sin,
that he may rejoice in you with your saints forever.
Through Christ our Lord.
Through Christ our Lord.
[others] Amen.
[priest] To you, O Lord, we commend the soul
of Rocco, your servant;
of Rocco, your servant;
in the sight of this world he is now dead;
in your sight he may live forever.
in your sight he may live forever.
Forgive whatever sins he committed through human weakness
and in your goodness grant him everlasting peace.
and in your goodness grant him everlasting peace.
Through Christ our Lord.
O God, by whose mercy the faithful departed
O God, by whose mercy the faithful departed
find rest...
-[exhales] -...bless this grave,
and send your holy angel to watch over it.
and send your holy angel to watch over it.
♪♪♪♪♪
[breathing heavily]
♪♪♪♪♪
As we bury here the body of our brother,
As we bury here the body of our brother,
deliver his soul from every bond of sin,
that he may rejoice in you with your saints forever.
that he may rejoice in you with your saints forever.
Through Christ our Lord.
[others] Amen.
[priest] To you, O Lord,
[priest] To you, O Lord,
we commend the soul of Rocco, your servant...
-[van doors shut] -In the sight of this world
he is now dead.
he is now dead.
In your sight, he may live forever.
Forgive whatever sins he committed through human weakness
Forgive whatever sins he committed through human weakness
and in your goodness grant him everlasting peace.
and in your goodness grant him everlasting peace.
Through Christ our Lord.
♪♪♪♪♪
Shit.
♪♪♪♪♪
[priest] Merciful Lord,
[priest] Merciful Lord,
you know the anguish of the sorrowful;
you are attentive to the prayers of the humble.
you are attentive to the prayers of the humble.
Hear your people who cry out in their need.
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
Ma’am, we’ve got to keep at least 25 yards.
I’m his mother.
I’m his mother.
And his mother.
Let me hold my son.
Let me hold my son.
[guard] Ma’am. Please.
If you don’t move back, we’re gonna have
to take Mr. Baxter away.
My boy.
That’s my boy.
-Ma’am, I’m gonna need you to-- -Don’t touch her.
-Ma’am, I’m gonna need you to-- -Don’t touch her.
Don’t you put your hands on me.
You have mothers.
You have mothers.
Hmm?
You all have mothers.
You all have mothers.
♪♪♪♪♪
[whispering indistinctly]
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
-[indistinct chatter on TV] -[phone ringing]
-[indistinct chatter on TV] -[phone ringing]
-Royce here. -[Michael] Uh, yes, sir.
Calling from the PD’s office.
Ah, got you clerking on the weekends, huh?
Ah, got you clerking on the weekends, huh?
Yes, sir. Anyway, we noticed
that you’ve got a prisoner headed your way.
Well, son of a bitch!
Well, son of a bitch!
[man on TV] Uh, you get an aggressive defense...
-What happened? -Oh.
-What happened? -Oh.
Yeah, hang on.
No, I don’t have any transfers today.
Well, it-it...
Well, it-it...
must be last minute.
Got himself a compassionate release.
Anyway, he’s headed your way now.
Anyway, he’s headed your way now.
What the fuck is that?!
All right, the name is Baxter.
All right, the name is Baxter.
-What? -Carlo Baxter.
[mutes TV]
[mutes TV]
Will you do us a favor and move...
uh, Jones, Kofi Jones, into protective custody?
uh, Jones, Kofi Jones, into protective custody?
Oh, yeah, he’s the hit-and-run perp, right?
Yeah, uh, he has to be separated
Yeah, uh, he has to be separated
until Baxter goes back to Angola.
I got it. We’ll "keep away" him.
Good, good. Great.
Uh, that name again is "Kofi Jones."
Uh, that name again is "Kofi Jones."
And thank you, Sheriff.
Damn!
[loud, indistinct chatter]
[slams domino down]
-[indistinct chatter] -[distant shouting]
-[indistinct chatter] -[distant shouting]
[loud clamoring]
-[cheering] -[indistinct chatter]
-[cheering] -[indistinct chatter]
-[clapping] -[whistling]
It’s Carlo Baxter.
It’s Carlo Baxter.
[clamoring continues]
[clamoring continues]
-[whistling] -[indistinct shouting]
-[whistling] -[indistinct shouting]
[Lee sighs]
[Lee sighs]
What?
The sentencing hearing.
The sentencing hearing.
What about it?
What about it?
The DA is coming.
Robinson, in person.
Robinson, in person.
He blinked, Michael.
They’re dropping the charges.
-[laughing] Oh, my God. -We did it.
You did it.
You did it.
Kofi goes free in the morning.
Jones, let’s go.
What for?
What for?
The infirmary. Intake physical.
They stripped me down when I got here.
Looked up every hole. What else they want with me?
Looked up every hole. What else they want with me?
Your sheet says "intake physical,"
so away we fucking go.
♪ somber, haunting music ♪
♪♪♪♪♪
[door slides shut]
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
[click]
Hey!
Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey! Stop!
Stop!
Stop!
♪ suspenseful music ♪
♪♪♪♪♪
[footsteps approaching]
-[key clicks in lock] -[door opens]
[Chavez] What’s going on in here?
[Chavez] What’s going on in here?
[panting] They’re trying to kill me!
Kid’s crazy as a shit-house rat.
Kid’s crazy as a shit-house rat.
We’re just doing our jobs here.
Come back later.
[panting]
[dog barking]
-[dog continues barking] -[horn honks in distance]
-[dog continues barking] -[horn honks in distance]
[knocking]
[Frannie] These are amazing.
-You wanted honest. -Yes.
-You wanted honest. -Yes.
Are these honest?
Absolutely.
’Cause I’m a good liar.
Adam...
Adam...
You know why my shoulder’s like it is?
You know why my shoulder’s like it is?
I hit someone.
I hit someone.
-You got in a fight? -With my car. I...
-Wait. You-- -Shut up. Shut up. Please.
-Let me do this. -Adam...
-Let me do this. -Adam...
I can’t know this.
You can’t tell me this, because if you do...
That kid, the one that got killed--
That kid, the one that got killed--
-No, Adam-- -It was me.
I was driving... I... and I had a stupid asthma attack, and...
I was driving... I... and I had a stupid asthma attack, and...
and I couldn’t breathe,
and I dropped my stupid inhaler, and...
And he was making this gurgling... sound.
And he was making this gurgling... sound.
My shoulder was all fucked up, and I--
He was alive?
He was alive?
He-he was, but then he just...
His eyes just went... you know?
His eyes just went... you know?
I was looking at him, and he-he just couldn’t...
He couldn’t hang on.
He couldn’t hang on.
And I left him.
I left him there.
♪ slow, haunting music ♪
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
[Cutler] There’s all different kinds
of juice in this world.
of juice in this world.
There’s the juice we got in here
for getting small shit done.
There’s the juice you need out on the streets.
There’s the juice you need out on the streets.
And then, there’s Baxter juice.
That shit plays everywhere.
Inside, outside.
And it plays on both sides of the law.
And it plays on both sides of the law.
You can’t go up against that juice and win.
Not you, not me, not Desire.
So what do I do?
So what do I do?
♪♪♪♪♪
You tell me why I shouldn’t be in a cage or a fucking coffin.
You tell me why I shouldn’t be in a cage or a fucking coffin.
It’s okay.
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
[shuddering breaths]
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
[key clicks in lock]
Let’s go. [pats twice]
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
I’m Kofi Jones.
I’m Kofi Jones.
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪♪
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