All language subtitles for Law.And.Order.S21E10.WEBRip.x264-ION10

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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.

[dramatic musical sting]

- Great jacket.

- Thanks.
- Are you a model or something?

- Ugh.

- Really? You're offended

because I paid you
a compliment?

- I didn't ask you
to compliment me, did I?

No.

I'm just trying to walk
to the damn subway,

now back up and get the hell
out of my way.

- Get the hell
out of your way?

Who do you think
you're talking to, sweetie?

Are you serious?
You're gonna record me?

We're just talking.

- I said back up and get
the hell out of my way.

- Have a wonderful night, miss.

Pleasure talking to you.

[gunshots]

[tense music]

♪

[phone beeping]

[line ringing]

- 911. What's your emergency?

- Yeah, a man's been shot.
- What's your location?

- On the corner of West 173rd
and Fort Washington.

- What's his status?
- Please.

Please, he's bleeding.

[siren blaring]

- I hear he was on the job?

- Took two to the chest.

Recovered the casing
near the body. 9mm.

- Mm-hmm.
- Any witnesses?

- No. Nothing yet, anyway.

Name was James Doyle.

Detective First Grade.

[tense music]

♪

- Jimmy.

He goes by Jimmy, not James.

- Oh. Sorry.

- I'll see you on
the other side, brother.

♪

[dramatic music]

♪

♪

- Good evening.

At approximately
10:05 this evening,

Detective First Grade
James Doyle

was shot and killed
while working off duty.

Jimmy was a 23-year veteran
of the NYPD

and a recipient of multiple
awards and accommodations,

including the Medal of Valor,

which is awarded for
outstanding personal bravery,

intelligently performing
in the line of duty

and imminent hazard to life...

- Did you see anyone
in the immediate vicinity?

- No.
- No one?

You didn't see anyone running
or jumping into a car?

- No.

I'm sorry, I was so focused
on the man who got shot.

- How far away were you when
you heard the two loud pops?

- I don't know.

About 30 yards.

- And you ran toward
the sound of the gunshots,

which means you were there
five or six seconds

after the shooting.
- What's your point?

- My point is I find it hard to
believe you didn't see anybody.

- Hey, come on, Frank.

- I'm just trying
to motivate her.

- Okay, okay.

You know what, ma'am?

If you can think
of anything else

that might be helpful to us,
give us a call.

Thank you.

Hey.

We're gonna have to take
this one step at a time.

- Let's go.

We need to talk
to Jimmy's wife.

- Yeah, okay.

- Excuse me.

[indistinct chatter]

- Hey.

- Hey, cuz.

- Heather.

- Frankie.

- I am so sorry.
I can't believe this happened.

Heather, this is my partner,
Kevin Bernard.

- So sorry about your loss.

- Is there somewhere we can...

- Hey, guys,
can we have the room?

Thanks.

- [sighs] I hate to do this.

- I understand.

It's fine.

- You have any idea who
might've done this to Jimmy?

- No.
- Was he having any problems,

anything unusual going on
in his life?

- No. He was doing great.

- Were there any
recent arguments,

confrontations?
- Not sure.

We split up about
three years ago.

- Oh, I-I didn't know.

I'm sorry, I--

Jimmy and I, we haven't
talked in a while, so...

- Sometimes life
gets in the way.

Just the way it is.

[somber music]

But we were still really close.

Talked to him every day.

'Cause he was my best friend.

[crying]

- You have any idea
why he was up on 173rd Street?

♪

- How long were
you and Jimmy dating?

- Almost three years.

I still can't believe this.

We had dinner last night.

He said that he had
to get up early

and take his kids to school,
so...

[sighs] He was gonna
head back to Brooklyn

and sleep at his apartment.

- What'd you two do for dinner?

- We went to a place
on Broadway called Tarravita.

It's a few blocks this way.

- Hmm.

Anything out of the ordinary
happen at dinner last night?

Someone staring at Jimmy? You?

- No.

It was a nice, normal dinner.

- What about walking home?

- I didn't notice
anything unusual.

- Hmm.

- [sighs]

It's not fair.

It's just not.

Jimmy was special.

- I know.
Jimmy and I were friends.

- So you know what I mean.

He loved being a cop, too,
more than anything.

Despite all the protests
and anti-police hate.

- Probably not so easy
for you though.

- You're right.

A lot of my friends
didn't understand how...

a Black woman
could date a cop.

A white cop no less.

- Any of these friends ever
get in an argument with Jimmy?

- No.

- Anyone ever threaten
you or harass you?

- That's--that's you, right?

Last night.

Eight minutes
before Detective Doyle

was shot and killed.

- I went over there.

I live five blocks away.

So I walk over there sometimes
hoping to bump into her.

All right?
We worked together at a hotel.

We dated for a few months,
nothing serious.

Then she starts
seeing this dude Jimmy

and I still have strong
feelings for Ezrie.

You know, what can I say, man?

Listen, I get a little
obsessive sometimes.

- Obsessive enough
to kill someone.

- No.
- Yeah.

- No. Hell no.

I had nothing to do
with that shooting.

I don't even own a gun.
- Let's see this again.

You walk out at 9:58.

The 911 call comes in at 10:04.

- That's you. Where'd you go?

What'd you do? Hmm?

What'd you do?

- I saw Ezrie and Jimmy
at the front door.

Okay?

He kissed her goodnight.
He walked away.

I thought about
ringing the buzzer,

but I knew that'd be a bad
idea so I started walking home.

- Right about the time
Detective Jimmy Doyle was shot.

- Yeah, I heard the shots.

It sounded like two loud pops.
- Loud?

So you were close.

Meaning you probably
saw the shooting too.

- No. No.

I heard the gunshots.
I didn't really see anything.

- What does that even mean,

you "didn't really
see anything"?

- It means I didn't see
the shooter or shooting.

All I saw was some white dude
running down Broadway.

He looked scared as hell.

- Oh, yeah? When was this?

- It was about 10 seconds
after the gunshots.

[tense music]

♪

- This is 12 seconds
after the 911 call.

- Let's hold off on
getting a warrant for now.

We need to find out
who this guy is

and why the hell he's running.

- So I already ran
a reverse image search.

His name is Scott Gleacher.

He works at an investment firm
in Midtown.

- We need to track his ass down
right now.

- Yeah.

.

- Yeah, that's me.

So?

- So?

It's gonna be like that?

- Excuse me?

- A police officer
was shot and killed

about 75 yards away
from where you were running.

- I want to help out, but--

- But what?

- I'm not answering questions
without a lawyer present.

Here's his name and number.

You want to talk about this,
call.

- He has no priors.

- No guns registered
in his name either.

- Any connection
between him and Doyle?

- No. Nothing.

- So some rich Wall Street dude
with no rap sheet

decides to shoot
an off-duty cop

that he doesn't even know?

- I know.
It doesn't make any sense.

- And if he's so innocent,
why not cooperate?

Why not just tell us
what he saw

and why he was running?

- What the hell
was Gleacher doing

up in Washington Heights
in the first place?

I mean, he lives in Tribeca,
he works in Midtown.

- Looks he like was
at some charity event.

This photo was posted
at 8:55 p.m.

- Where was he?

- TeamGirl Inc.

It's a nonprofit
that's dedicated

to empowering
at-risk teenage girls.

- Location?

- It's Washington Heights.

2243 165th Street.

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- Of course I know
Scott Gleacher.

He's one of the founders
of TeamGirl.

He just donated $1 million,
helped us pay for all this.

- Was he at the event
last night?

- Of course.

He was the guest of honor.
- Oh.

- Was Mr. Gleacher involved
in any unusual activity?

- What do you mean?

- Was there any arguments
or confrontations?

- No.

- Hmm.

Have you ever seen
this man before?

- No, doesn't look familiar.
Sorry.

- Thank you for your time.

- If you don't mind,

why are you asking
about Scott Gleacher?

- He's a person of interest
in a homicide.

- I've only met him
a few times...

but there have definitely been

a lot of rumors swirling
lately.

- What sort of rumors?

- I've been working for
TeamGirl for about a year now.

I started going to meetings
when I was in high school.

It was great.

It really motivated me to get
good grades and go to college.

- So you're in college now?

- Yeah. Fordham.

- Oh. Good for you.

- You work at TeamGirl.
You must know Scott Gleacher.

- Yeah, I know Scott.

- Are you two
romantically involved?

- Sort of.

We hang out sometimes.

- Hmm.

[door rattles]

- What's going on?

- Oh.

We're investigating a homicide.

- What's that got to do
with my sister?

- Nothing.
At the moment anyways.

We're more concerned about
her friend Scott Gleacher.

- Were you at that
party last night?

- No, it was for rich people.

They were trying
to raise money.

- Forgive me for asking,
but I noticed...

you have some stitches
above your right eye.

What happened?

- Don't answer that, sweetie.

- I'm sorry,
I didn't mean to pry.

Just noticed some bruising and
stitches, so I thought I'd ask.

- She's doing fine.
- That's good to hear.

Just one more question,
then we'll go on our way.

Do you know anything
about that policeman

who was shot last night?

- She doesn't.
Now, if you don't mind--

- I'm just trying
to ask her a--

- She's not gonna answer
any more questions.

Now please leave.

[tense music]

♪

- Thank you.

♪

- Hey, guys.
- Hey.

- How you doing?

- Thanks for meeting with us.
- Sure. What's up?

- A woman named Regina Daniels

was treated
at New York Presbyterian

about three days ago.

She got admitted to the ER

with a gash
above her right eye.

Hospital said
they contacted SVU about

possible domestic abuse.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I remember her.

She said that
she hit her head on a table.

- You're not buying it?
- No, I'm not.

She insisted
that she was telling the truth

and went on to tell me
that she and her boyfriend

were madly in love.

I tried to talk to her,
but no dice.

- She ever say anything
about Detective Jimmy Doyle?

- No.
Why would she bring him up?

- We're following a lead.

We got video
of Regina's boyfriend

running away
from the crime scene.

Not sure if or how
he's related to the murder,

but he's the only game in town
and we're chasing it.

- Well, she definitely didn't
say anything to me about him,

but I was planning
on calling her

to check in with her,
see how she's doing.

So I'm happy to do some digging
if that would be helpful.

- Yeah. That would be good.

- In the meantime,
we're gonna pretend

that conversation
already happened.

Might give us an angle
to leverage the boyfriend,

Gleacher, into cooperating.

- Yeah, worth a shot.

Good luck with
the investigation.

I'll be in touch.
- Thanks.

- You know, it's hard enough
being a cop these days.

Last thing we needed
is losing one of our own.

♪

- Like we said the
last time we talked,

we got you on video
running down Broadway.

We also now know that
you're dating a teenage girl

named Regina Daniels.

- Who had a bruise and eight
stitches above her right eye.

- We're not sure how
all of this connected

to Jimmy Doyle's murder,

but for some reason,
I know it is.

Call it my Irish instinct
for tragedy.

- And if you know something,
now is the time

to get out in front of it.

- Well, my client
is happy to cooperate,

but we're going to
need full immunity

for any potential charges
relating to Regina Daniels.

- Well, if he's so innocent,
why is he demanding immunity?

- Because Regina's nuts.

She gets emotional
and irrational.

- Of course she's emotional
and irrational.

She's 19. You don't like it?

Don't date teenagers.
- And don't hit them.

- Look, guys, it's simple.

Either we get immunity
or we don't talk.

- Watch yourself, Carl.

You're playing hardball
with the wrong guy

and the wrong case.

We can arrest his smug little
Wall Street ass right now.

- Hell of a headline.

"Founder of TeamGirl
arrested for beating up

a 19-year-old female employee."

- I never laid a hand on her!

- Were you involved in
his murder, yes or no?

- No! But I know who was.

- Easy. Easy. Easy.
[whispering]

- You know
who shot Jimmy Doyle?

- Yes, but I'm not
saying another word

unless I get immunity.

[tense music]

♪

.

- Gleacher claims he
knows who killed Doyle.

- Right.

And he's not going to give us
a name unless we immunize him?

- Even though he swears
he never touched her.

- I just got off the phone
with Benson

and Regina says she knows
nothing about the shooting.

All right?

Also says she's not
interested in pursuing

a criminal case
against Gleacher.

- Right. She just happened

to fall and hit her head
on a table.

- Look, Sam, no one's trying to
give a free pass to an abuser.

But it sounds like the
odds of this woman, Regina,

coming forward isn't great.

And even
if she did come forward,

the odds of getting
a conviction aren't great.

So, as disgusting as it is,

we need to make a deal
with this guy.

- Like I said, our policy--

- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
A cop just got murdered.

I don't really care
about your policy.

We need to make a deal
with this prick now.

So call whoever you got to
call--Price, McCoy, the Pope.

Just do whatever you gotta do

to make sure
that we make this deal.

[tense music]

♪

- You tell us what you know,
what you saw,

and then if we believe you,

we'll agree to immunize you

from any potential
criminal charges

Regina Daniels might file in
connection with the injuries

she sustained on April 18th.

Any other charges or claims
before or after that date

don't apply.

Understand?
- Okay.

That's fair enough.

Just tell them what happened.

No need to hold back.

- After the charity event,
I went to meet up

with Regina at her apartment.

I started walking over there,

but her sister Kendra
confronted me,

told me to stay the hell away
from Regina.

She just got back from Miami,

saw the cut
near her sister's eye,

and went crazy.

She never liked me.

Never approved
of our relationship.

She started calling
me all kinds of names,

making crazy accusations.

I told her she was wrong,

that I'd never lay a hand
on her sister

or anybody else
for that matter.

But...she was going nuts.

I tried to walk away,
but she pulled a gun.

Told me if I ever got
near Regina again,

she'd "put my white ass
in the ground."

She meant it too.

Then, out of nowhere,
I hear someone yell "NYPD."

I look to my left
and see some guy

hurrying toward us.

Kendra takes off running,
so I take off too.

About 15 seconds later,
I heard two gunshots.

- Yeah, I saw Gleacher
that night.

I told him he was too old
to be dating my sister.

- Okay, why not just say that
the other day?

- I didn't want Regina to know
that I confronted him.

- Hmm.

Did you and Gleacher
get into an argument?

- No. Not really.

We just talked.

- Hmm.

- Regina's only 19 years old,

and he was playing her
like some kind of toy.

But she was falling in love.

- During the course
of your conversation,

did you encounter
an off-duty police officer?

- No.

- Did you hear any gunshots?
- No.

- We know you're lying, Kendra.

We searched your place
while you were at work

and found blood on your jacket
and your shoes.

- Kendra Daniels,
you're under arrest

for the murder
of Detective Jimmy Doyle.

- I'm just glad we were able
to get an arrest

in such a short period of time.

I know that Jimmy's family
is grieving,

but hopefully this can
help their grieving process

in some small way.

And on a personal note,
I just want to say that...

This one really hurts.

But, Jack,

we're here to support you
and your team

moving forward,
so anything you need,

just let us know.

- Thank you.

- Jack, where are we
from a legal standpoint?

- We're still
collecting evidence,

but right now the biggest issue

is we don't know
why the defendant

actually shot
Detective Doyle.

- I understand,
but let me be clear.

This case is extremely
important to us.

This city is under siege.

Criminals are getting
more brazen by the minute.

Anti-police sentiment
is at an all-time high.

There's a march every other
week demanding to defund us,

for God's sake.

So we have to do everything
that we can to heal this city,

to get justice
for a decorated police officer,

and to protect the men
and women wearing blue.

So you need to send a message.

You shoot a cop,

you will spend the rest
of your damn life in prison.

[tense music]

♪

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- The DNA on the
shoes and jacket

are a match to Detective Doyle.

- Okay. So she's our shooter.

- Yes, that seems pretty clear.

- What's not so clear
is what caused Kendra Daniels

to pull the trigger.

We still don't have
any eyewitnesses

or surveillance video.

- So it's her word
against Doyle's.

The problem is, he's dead.

- So we work with
the evidence we have,

use that to paint the portrait
of what actually happened.

- Let's start with the
defendant, Kendra Daniels.

She's got a good job,
good reputation, no priors.

- Not the first Girl Scout
to shoot and kill someone.

If she wanted
to protect her sister,

she should've
called the police.

- I get it, but some people
in some communities

don't really trust the police.

- The bottom line is...

she threatened Gleacher
with a handgun,

a police officer saw
what was happening,

intervened, and now he's dead.

She has to pay
the consequences.

- I agree, but like I said,

it's more complicated
than that.

According to the defendant,
Detective Doyle

used a racial invective
while apprehending her,

further escalating her already
heightened emotional state.

There is no doubt she has
to pay the consequences.

My question is
what's the appropriate charge?

- Excuse me?

- All we know is a woman
in a heightened emotional state

shot a cop
who tried to apprehend her.

It's like a Rorschach test.

You can see
what you want to see.

- I don't care what anyone
wants to see, Nolan.

I care about the evidence.

Base your decision
on the facts and the law.

Nothing else.

[soft dramatic music]

♪

- Docket number CR373997-22,

People v. Kendra Daniels.

Aggravated manslaughter
in the first degree.

- Manslaughter?
Are you kidding me?

[gavel bangs]
- Quiet.

How does the defendant plead?

- Not guilty, Your Honor.

- Mr. Price, bail?
- $3 million.

- Your Honor,
the defendant has no priors,

has long-standing ties
to the community--

- Bail is set at $3 million.

[gavel bangs]
Next case.

- You're a coward, Price!

- Might as well give
her a free pass!

- That's enough!
[gavel bangs]

[indistinct chatter]

- [sighs]

- Price.
What the hell was that?

Aggravated manslaughter?

- The best I could do based
on the facts, all right?

Good news is it's winnable,
it's still 20 years in prison.

- She shot a cop.

- I know you're upset,
but this case

isn't as straightforward
as you think.

There's no witnesses, no video.

The only two people
who know what really happened

are Doyle and the defendant.

- Don't give me that crap.

Kendra Daniels pumped two
shiny ones into his chest,

and that's murder one
all day long.

- With all due respect--
- Don't "all due respect" me.

- Fine.
You can preach all day long,

but it doesn't actually
mean anything.

You can't prove
what actually happened.

You can only guess.
That's the issue.

We don't know what happened.

And in this political climate,

there's no way a jury
is going to convict a woman

for murder one
based on these facts.

- You mean there's no way
they're ever going to convict

a Black woman
for shooting a white cop.

That's what you're
really saying, isn't it?

Because if Kendra Daniels
was white--

- But she's not. She's Black.

There's a certain reality
to that fact

that if you don't
understand that,

or you can't appreciate that,
that's on you.

I'm doing the best I can

with the facts
and the evidence I have.

I'm sorry you don't approve,

but don't you dare question
my integrity.

- Or what?
- Hey!

That's enough.

The man's just doing his job.

- His job is to prosecute
Kendra Daniels

to the fullest extent
of the law,

not make excuses for her
just because she's Black.

- Hey, give me a second, Price?

[tense music]

♪

Hey, man.

You gotta back down.

- That woman shot and killed
Jimmy Doyle, Kev.

And she knew
he was a police officer.

That's it.
That's all that matters.

- That's what you believe,
Frank?

Hmm?

You believe it's that simple?

A Black woman and a white cop?

Hmm?

♪

- Hey, Price.
- Yeah.

- Frank is a good man.

Says what he feels, and right
now he's feeling a lot of pain.

And for the record...

I respect what you're doing.

Takes a lot of guts
to stare down NYPD

on a case like this.

♪

.

- I put my arms up
and begged her not to shoot me

when I heard someone yell
"NYPD, don't move."

So I turned to look
and I saw a man

in regular street clothes
rushing toward us.

- What did the defendant do?
- She started running.

- And what did you do?

- I started running too.

- And you're certain
you heard Detective Doyle

identify himself as NYPD?

- Yes.

- Nothing further.

- You've been immunized
from any criminal charges

relating to your physical abuse

of Kendra's little sister,
Regina, correct?

- Objection.

There's no evidence
that Mr. Gleacher abused

or assaulted Regina Daniels.

- Sustained.
Watch yourself, Mr. Harris.

- When Detective Doyle
approached you and Kendra,

you both ran off
in different directions,

correct?
- Yes.

- But Detective Doyle
pursued Kendra, not you.

- Correct.

- In your opinion,
was Detective Doyle

close enough to you and Kendra
to determine your skin color?

- Objection.
Calls for speculation.

- Overruled.
Answer the question.

- Yes, it's possible
he was close enough

to see the color of our skin.

- Nothing further.

- Mr. Gleacher,
were you brandishing

a firearm that night?
- No.

- Was the defendant brandishing
a firearm that night?

- Yes.
- Nothing further.

- You may step down,
Mr. Gleacher.

Okay, next witness.

- Prosecution rests.
- Mr. Harris?

- Defense calls
Detective Michelle Pierce.

[soft dramatic music]

- Internal Affairs.

- Oh. Okay.

Pull up any complaints
involving Doyle right away.

Your Honor, may we speak
in chambers please?

- Your Honor,
we intend to prove

Detective Doyle was racist,

that he confronted
Kendra Daniels

because of his racism,

and that he, in effect,
provoked his own death.

- Whether or not
Doyle was racist

is irrelevant to this case.

It has nothing to do
with the actual shooting.

Kendra Daniels was
threatening Scott Gleacher

with a 9-milimeter Glock.

Doyle saw the gun,
the argument,

and intervened in what he
assumed was an armed robbery.

He didn't choose
to get involved

because Kendra was Black.

And moreover, to introduce this
type of inflammatory evidence

is clearly more prejudicial
than probative.

- Detective Doyle's
relationship to race

is the foundation
of our defense

and nothing can be
more relevant or probative.

Race was the reason
Doyle pursued Kendra

instead of Gleacher.

The reason he didn't
listen to or trust

what Kendra was saying

and ultimately the reason

she was forced to shoot
and kill him.

- Your Honor, it is clear that
Mr. Harris is trying to divert

the jury's attention
from the actual facts

by putting Detective Doyle
on trial for two prior,

unsubstantiated
Internal Affairs complaints.

And for God's sake,
haven't we all learned a lesson

from the OJ Simpson debacle?

Do we really want
to go down that path again?

- I do not need a lecture,
Mr. Price.

I agree with the defense.

The victim's
relationship with race

is integral to their case,

which means the two prior
Internal Affairs investigations

are relevant and will provide
context for the confrontation

between Detective Doyle
and the defendant.

- How can two Internal Affairs
investigations

from over 10 years ago possibly
provide context to this murder?

- I'm allowing it.

- Must be an election year.

- Watch it, Price.

One more word, and I will
hold you in contempt.

- Please state your name
and job title.

- Michelle Pierce.

I'm a detective in
the New York Police Department,

Internal Affairs Division.

- Has your department
ever investigated

Detective James Doyle?

- Yes.
- How many times?

- Twice.

- And what were the nature
of these investigations?

- Both investigations involved
assault and battery complaints.

- Could you tell us
who the complainants were?

These are copies
of the actual legal complaints.

Feel free to refer to them
to refresh your memory.

- The first complainant
was named Philip Jackson.

The second complainant
was named Travis Fairmont.

- What were
the specific allegations?

- For Philip Jackson,
"The police officer grabbed me

"called me a punk-ass N-word,
threw me into a wall,

then punched me in the face
three times."

- Now Travis Fairmont.

- "The police officer
repeatedly hit me in the back

"with his nightstick,
kicked me in the stomach,

"then called me various
racial slurs,

including the N-word."

- In both instances,
the complainants

referred to a police officer.

Could you please clarify

the name
of that police officer?

- Detective James Doyle.

- Nothing further.

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- There were two
investigations, correct?

- Yes.

- Both of the investigations
took place over 10 years ago

and neither one of them

resulted in any
disciplinary action

being taken against
Detective Doyle, correct?

- Yes, that's correct.

- So he was essentially
found innocent of the charges?

- Yes.

- As for the two men
who filed the complaints,

one of them was charged
with aggravated rape,

the other was charged
with the murder

of a seven-year-old girl.

- That's correct.

- So the two men who accused
Detective Doyle of racism

were both degenerate criminals.

- Objection.
- Sustained.

- Nothing further.

♪

.

- The judge is giving the
defense whatever it wants.

She's losing sight
of the facts, the law.

- I know.

Good news is you bought back
most of the damage on cross

and the jury's not stupid.

They'll understand
that those complaints

were really just pathetic
attempts to discredit Doyle.

- How can you let them
do that to Jimmy?

- Ma'am--

- You just sat there
and watched while that lawyer

tore apart his reputation,
his legacy!

- I'm sorry, I know that
must've been unpleasant.

- Jimmy was a good man

and he died
trying to do a good thing.

He is a hero, for God's sakes.

And what they are doing
to him--

I have three kids.

That crap is gonna follow them
until the day they die.

When they google
their father's name,

it'll say "racist cop,"
and that is not okay!

- She's right, it's not fair.

The problem is there is nothing
we can do about it.

- Well, sure, there is.
We can prove them wrong

and rebut this idea
that Doyle was a racist.

- Maybe we should call
Doyle's girlfriend.

If nothing else,
it proves there's at least

one Black woman out there
he loved and admired.

- Yeah, it might not be enough,
but it's something.

♪

- Ms. Gates, how long did
you and Detective Doyle date?

- Almost three years.

- How would you characterize
your relationship?

- It was amazing.

We loved each other very much.

- Did you think Detective Doyle
was racist?

- No, of course not.

I mean, look at me
for God's sake.

- Thank you.

- Ms. Gates, please direct
your attention to the monitor.

Detective Doyle sent you this
two years ago, correct?

- Yes.

- Your Honor, I'd like
to show the jury this video

in its entirety as it pertains
to whether or not

Detective Doyle was racist.

- Yes, you may show it.

- To my beautiful,
amazing girlfriend

on her 34th birthday.

I don't know what I'd do
without you.

I really don't.

You're one of the best things
that's ever happened to me.

I can't get enough of you,
baby.

I really can't.

Guess Mick Jagger was right.

"Brown sugar is the best kind
of sugar there is."

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♪

- I've seen lots of white cops

do horrible things
to Black men and women.

I saw two of them
beat my cousin Ray to a pulp

for having a beer
on the street corner.

So yeah,
I don't trust the police,

white or Black.

- So when Detective Doyle

is charging towards you

with his gun pointed at you,

what did you do?

- I panicked.

I tried to tell him that no
crimes were being committed,

that I wasn't trying
to rob anyone,

but he just kept screaming
at me

to get my black ass
on the ground,

yelling for me
to get on my knees.

- Did that upset him?

- It made him crazy.

He started yelling even louder,

using all kinds
of racial slurs,

demanding me to comply
with his orders.

- Kendra,
why didn't you just do

what Detective Doyle said--
comply?

- I've seen what happens
even when Black people comply,

when they do
what the police tell them.

My cousin Ray complied.

Did what they asked.

They beat him senseless anyway.

- So with Detective Doyle
yelling at you

to get on your knees
with his gun pointed at you...

What did you do?

- I tried to calm him down.

Told him I was just trying
to protect my little sister.

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And then I remembered
that I had a gun in my jacket.

I wanted to make sure
that he knew,

I didn't want him
to be surprised,

so I told him.

♪

But when I--

When I told him,
he just started coming at me

and he had this look
in his eyes.

♪

I thought he was gonna
shoot me.

I really did.

I didn't want to end up like
George Floyd or all the others.

So I did what I did
because I didn't want to die.

♪

- The gun was in your hand,

not your jacket, correct?

- No. It was my in my jacket.

- So with Detective Doyle's
gun trained on you,

you were still somehow
able to retrieve the gun

from your jacket
and shoot him twice?

- That's what happened.

♪

- After you shot
Detective Doyle,

you didn't call 911, correct?

- Correct.

- And you didn't attempt to
render aid either, did you?

- No, I was scared.

I just started running.

- So...

you just left Detective Doyle

on the pavement...

bleeding.

Dying.

♪

- Yes.

- Nothing further.

♪

- Accused and counsel,
please rise.

Madam Foreperson,
how do you find

on the charge
of aggravated manslaughter

in the first degree?

- We find the defendant
not guilty.

[people shouting]
- What?!

[gavel bangs]
- Order!

- You call this justice?

- She killed one of ours!
- Order! Order!

I won't say it again.

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♪

Madam foreperson,
how do you find

on the charge
of aggravated manslaughter

in the second degree?

- We find the defendant guilty.

- Yes!
- She didn't do anything wrong!

- Order!
- She deserves more!

[people shouting]

- Order!
[gavel bangs]

- I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

[people shouting]

- Cop killer!

- You tried a hell of a case,
Nolan.

- Yeah, everyone seemed

to be so happy
with the outcome.

- Sort of the point, isn't it?

When both sides are outraged,

it probably means
it was a good result.

- It doesn't feel so good.

- A really smart prosecutor
once told me...

if you try a good case,

if you do it the right way,

whatever the jury decides
is right,

whether or not it feels good.

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♪

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♪

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