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Previously on "All Rise"...

McCarthy would do a cleanup

for any trainee who
got caught in the hot seat.

Why didn't I ever
hear about this?

Watkins, you signed
a statement for McCarthy

when we were fresh out
of the academy.

- You don't remember?
- Sorry, Sara, I have to go.

You are just driving me crazy!

Nikki?

Whoa, where are you going?
Get back in here!

- Hey!
- No!

Lo, Benner named
the presiding judge

in the McCarthy case.
It's you.

Omar, this is new evidence.

This could vacate
your conviction.

I'd just like my eye
for an eye, please.

- Mark, I've been trying--
- No, I know you have.

And the fact that
you're even considering--

I'm married.

♪ Uh-oh, uh-oh

♪ When all my darkness
comes to light ♪

- Hi.
- Hey.

I want to swing by tonight
and pick up some clothes.

Sure.
How's the McCarthy trial?

- Oh, you know.
- No, I don't.

We haven't talked much
since you walked out.

I just need a little time,
Amy, to process things.

It's not every day
you find out

the woman you love
is married.

Nice to hear you still love me.
Can we please talk?

Yeah, um, just let me
get past this case.

Listen, I think
it's best if you're

not there
when I come by tonight.

Good luck today.

♪ All my reasons,
let them die ♪

What do you say, Mark,
you ready?

Pete Rashel
says he won't testify.

Well, you have plenty
of other witnesses.

- You don't need Rashel.
- I think we do.

Rashel's where this all started.
Deep Throat could have sent us

any of the deputies
on that list. Why him?

Right now you need to focus on
-Cuthbert and Judge Carmichael.
-Sir?

Carmichael's going to be leaning
heavily towards the defense

so she doesn't show
any bias towards you.

Lola--Judge Carmichael
wouldn't do that, sir.

-She's a fair judge.
-Who's up for re-election
next year.

Trust me, Mark,
she's got big fish to fry.

Are you ready for
McCarthy?

If Cuthbert puts him
on the stand.

McCarthy will testify.
Be prepared for McCarthy.

Sam. Your trial for the child
abuse case starts today.

- Yes, sir.
- First chair.

- Congratulations.
- Thank you, sir.

Good luck.

Okay, Bravo.

Like I wasn't freaked out
already.

- What is that?
- For good luck.

I should be with you.

Sam, I never would've
gotten this far without you.

Come on, first chair?

Killin' it!

Despite what
the prosecution alleges,

we have no doubt
the truth will prevail

and show
that Deputy Wayne McCarthy

is a pillar of this community

and an upstanding leader
-in the force.
-Are you worried at all

about having Lola Carmichael
-as the judge?
-We are...

thrilled that Judge Carmichael
was given this case

She is so brave
and has overcome so much.

Just this past year, she was
arrested at a BLM protest

and came out
completely unscathed.

No, she did not
just say that.

I have heard rumors that

Judge Carmichael and DDA Callan
are buddies,

and there are those who believe
that she cannot be unbiased.

We, of course,
-do not feel that way.
-Ha! No, of course not.

Oh, boy.

This case has been
absolute hell.

I can see how
stressed out Mark is,

and I can't even call him.

Please send him
a picture of Bailey

in the papoose
that he bought her.

And don't even get me
started on Cuthbert.

That woman is working
my last nerve.

And McCarthy?!
Sitting up there, day after day,

so smug, and now she wants
to hold a press conference

bringing up the protests
and my arrest.

Even if I could be unbiased,
which I'm not saying I can't,

because even someone like
McCarthy deserves a fair trial

but all the same,
I don't even know

if I can give him
a fair trial. Why, Lisa?

Why did you do this
to me?

Cuthbert papered Campbell,
and your court was open.

Do you want
-to recuse yourself?
-And give Cuthbert
what she wants? No.

But you could've at least
asked me.

I am up for re-election,
in case you hadn't heard.

-It is a jury trial.
-I still have a job to do.

Yes, but you tend to get more
involved than you need to.

- Oh, that's not a criticism.
- It sure sounded like one.

Imagine this trial
as the Super Bowl.

Mark and Corrine
are the Chicago Bears

-and Tampa Bay Bucs.
-They're both NFC.

Whatever.
You know what I'm saying.

- Not really.
-

Let the players play,
Carmichael,

and you just be
a great referee.

So...two whole days off.

- Oh, my God.
- Any plans?

I have such a long list.

First, I'm starting
with the kitchen.

- And then I'm going--
- Ugh! Emily!

When was the last time
you had any time off?

-You need to have some fun.
-I am helping you,

and then I'm spring cleaning,
and that is fun.

- You heard from Joaquin?
- We've talked,

but our conversations
have been really strained.

And Luke?

We're taking it slow.
He made me dinner.

- Hmm?
- Nothing more.

And what do you want
to happen?

I don't know. But I do know
that today is about you.

So how are you feeling
-about your testimony?
-Good.

I can't thank you enough
for all your help

-these last two weeks.
-Have you spoken
to Benner yet?

No. I thought
it best to wait.

-But?
-I'm just so worried
about Nikki.

I know, but just remember that

everything that you are doing
is for her.

Pomona? Really, sir? It's only for another week.

Be glad I didn't send you
to Lancaster.

-How you holding up?
-I mean, truthfully,
it's pretty chill,

- You hate it.
- I do!

I should be there, helping.

You're a former deputy
who trained under McCarthy.

You are also
on the witness list. But I'm not testifying.

Until this trial is over,
you are not to go near

Lola, Mark, or Sam.
Understand?

-You're here.
-Not the welcome
I was hoping for.

Wasn't expecting that
either.

You just surprised me.

I stopped by your office.

They said you took
a couple days off.

Yeah. Why didn't you
call first?

Well, you haven't exactly
been chatty.

This is why
you took time off?

Spring cleaning.

- Mm.
- Helps me think.

-Come to any decisions?
-No.

Then I have a better idea
for how to enjoy spring.

Come with me to Rosarito.

Yeah, I-I can't just...

You know, I can't--

Why Rosarito?

Because it's a beautiful day.

Because I want to
spend time with you.

Because...we need to talk.

Well, I--

Come on, Emily.
Take a chance.

Callan.

Omar.
-Didn't think you'd come.
-Me neither.

Courtrooms -give me the creeps.
-I'm glad you made it.

Seeing at least one bad cop
face a real trial?

- Better than nothing.
All rise.

- Court is back in session.
- You may be seated.

Back on the record in
The People v. Wayne McCarthy.

Due to COVID protocols,
our jury is isolated

and distanced
in separate rooms.

Juror number five,
can you hear us?

-Yes, Your Honor.
-Then let's get started.

Mr. Callan,
are the People ready

to call
their first witness?

Yes, Your Honor.

People call Lee Lori.

Mr. Lori, are you
a former deputy sheriff?

- Objection. Leading.
- Sustained.

Sir, what is
your former occupation?

- I was a sheriff's deputy.
- And when was this?

-From 2014 to 2015.
-Who trained you
to do that job?

Objection. Assuming facts
not in evidence.

Sustained.

When you were a deputy,

did you receive
-field training?
-Yes.

Do you see your field training
officer in court here today?

I do.
He's sitting over there.

-Identifying the defendant.
-As a deputy,
in the course of your duties,

were you ever stationed
at Men's Central Jail?

Yeah. It's a time
-I'd like to forget.
-Please tell the court why.

When an inmate was injured
by another deputy,

McCarthy told me to cover it up.

When I pushed back,
he ran me off the force

and made it impossible for me
to find another job.

Objection. Foundation.
Move to have stricken.

Your Honor, this is vital
and admissible testimony.

The answer is stricken.

It's bad enough dealing
with Cuthbert objecting

every time Mark asks a question,
-but him throwing me daggers?
-Because she's so scared

she's gonna look biased
toward me,

she keeps ruling
in Cuthbert's favor.

I knew this was a bad idea.

He needs me
to bounce things off of

and not being able
to talk to him, it's all so...

Frustrating.
There's no way I can win

if I have to go up against
Lola and Cuthbert.

Send Mark the picture
of Bailey

in the honeybee onesie
that he bought her.

Okay, consider it done.

If that little girl
doesn't calm him down,

I don't know what will.

And what about you?
What's gonna calm you down?

Miss Castillo, what was
your relationship

with the alleged victim,
Nikki Gessner?

-I was her tutor.
-Can you tell the court
what happened

on the day
that you called 9-1-1?

We were talking about
an essay Nikki had written.

It was really good.

-But the ending worried me.
-Why?

She said no matter how good
or talented Stacy was,

it was never good enough.

Before I could ask her
what it meant,

Mrs. Gessner came into
the room and berated--

- Objection. Narrative.
- Sustained.

Ms. Castillo,
-just stick to the question.
-What happened

that caused your conversation
with Nikki to end?

Mrs. Gessner
came into the room.

And what, if anything,
did she say?

She was upset about
a paper Nikki had written,

and that's when Nikki
turned off her video,

but I could still hear.
- What did you hear?

Mrs. Gessner, yelling.

Then I heard a loud thud.

When I called Nikki
on Zoom the next day

to see if she was okay,

she had a big red welt
on her arm.

Your Honor,
I ask the Court to mark

as People's Exhibit 3,
a police photograph

of what appears to be a bruise
on the alleged victim's arm.

Does this photo accurately
depict the injury

that you saw on Nikki's arm?
- Yes.

Did she tell you
what happened?

-She fell.
-Your Honor, I have 12 sets
of medical records,

all received
with affidavits

dated from 2013
until the current day

indicating 12 different times

Nikki Gessner was treated
for injuries.

All 12 times,
the reason that's stated?

- She fell.
- So marked.

You got a life preserver
in there?

I enjoy being prepared.

Everything's gonna be okay.

So, you want to tell me
what we're doing in Rosarito?

A mother waiting
for her 9-year-old daughter.

I thought it was time
you see

what it is I do,
firsthand.

Mr. Lori.

You left the
-Sheriff's Department, yes or no?
Yes.

And no other law agency would
hire you, is that correct?

- Yes.
- So isn't it fair to say

that the only reason
you're here today

is because you can't get over
the fact that you were fired?

- Objection. Argumentative.
- Sustained.

How many
excessive force complaints

have been filed
against you, sir?

- I don't know.
- I do. Six.

Along with racist comments,
harassment, misconduct--

Objection. Counsel is not
testifying here.

This is improper impeachment
and assumes facts.

Sustained. Ms. Cuthbert?

I have no further questions,
Your Honor.

Mr. Lori,
you may step down.

We will resume after lunch.

Now I get why
they call you Cutthroat.

Hey. I just realized,
the night I was shot?

McCarthy was there.

Why didn't you tell me this
before?

I didn't know it was him.

-And you're positive?
-I'll never forget

that bastard's voice
as long as I live.

Sir.

New information
has come to light

about the night
Omar Aziz was shot.

We learned that there was
another officer on the scene

who helped Rashel cover--
McCarthy.

- Can you prove it?
- With Rashel's testimony.

If Mark can get him
on the stand,

-he'll get Rashel to admit it.
-I think it's best
if we just stick

with the four other witnesses
you have...or call Aziz.

Omar Aziz was in and out
of consciousness.

He never actually saw anyone.

Pete Rashel was there.
He's the only person

who can place McCarthy
at the scene of the crime.

It's worth a shot.

Yeah.

Good luck.
I hope you're right.

I'm proud of you.

So many people aren't
brave enough

to stand up for children.

I don't know
if I'd call it brave.

I'm just trying to do
the right thing

for Nikki, Grandpa.

Oh, no. It's Nikki.

What should I do?
I--I'm not--

I'm not supposed
to talk to her.

-I mean, should I answer?
-Could she be in trouble?

[ chimes ]
Nikki.
Is everything okay?

I hate you!
You've ruined my life!

You just don't understand.

She didn't mean
anything by it.

- She just gets mad sometimes.
- Nikki...

you don't have to make excuses
for her any longer, okay?

They want me to testify.
I can't.

Do you want your mom
to get better? Yes.

Then you need to testify
and tell the truth.

No! I can't. She'll get mad.

Give her time.
She'll realize

you're just trying to do
what's best for her.

They were separated last year

when they tried to cross
the U.S. border.

It's taken us months,
a lot of money,

and a whole legal team to get
this child out of ICE custody.

Child? I thought--I thought
we were here for the mom.

Kids in cages
isn't just a hashtag.

Usually parents
are deported,

and the kids are
left behind in the States.

I'm here to pick up
Bella Flores.

Paperwork?

-Give me a second.
-Thank you.

Bella's been here
for over a year

while her mother's deported
back to Mexico.

Bella...

Alma.

Uh...

Nos vemos pronto.

Thank you.

Okay?

- Lista?
- Sí.

Okay!

- Thank you, Emily.
- Okay.

Thank you.

How often did you
talk to Nikki?

Two or three times a week.

I was tutoring her
in many subjects.

- Was it always by Zoom?
- Usually.

Sometimes if I were out,
Nikki would call me.

Does Nikki ever get
upset with you?

No. Not that I can recall.

- Though, today she was--
- Today?

You spoke with Nikki today?

I--yes.

Well, she-- she called,
and I-I was worried that--

Ms. Castillo, you were given

a direct order by this Court
to have no contact

with the alleged victim
until this trial was over.

-Yes, Your Honor.
-And you're saying,
for the record,

that you had direct contact with
the alleged victim just today?

Yes, Your Honor.
I--I'm sorry.

This is in direct violation.
The Defense requests sanctions.

The People disagree.
Unless there's a showing

of improper influence--Enough, you two.

I'm not gonna spend any time
on a contempt hearing

about what Ms. Castillo did
or did not say to Miss Gessner.

But she is in violation
of the Court's order,

and I'll take a request
for sanctions under submission.

What were you thinking?

I just wanted to help.

Nikki's going through
a lot right now.

She will go through
a hell of a lot more

if we lose this thing.
Sara,

you are my star witness.

If Delgado disregards
your testimony, we're done.

-Well, you still have Nikki.
-Who is a hostile witness
and refusing to testify.

I can't.

Mr. Rashel, why are you
in Kern State Prison?

-Assault with a firearm.
-That was for the shooting

of Omar Aziz
on March 6, 2012.

-Yes.
-Would you please
tell the court why

you shot Mr. Aziz? I was a rookie.
I got a call that a prowler

had been spotted
on the premises.

He was carrying a gun.

He came out of nowhere
and I reacted.

Is it true that you
planted a gun at the scene? Yes.

Once I realized my mistake,

I didn't want
to get in trouble.

- Were you trained to do that?
- Objection. Relevance.

Sustained as phrased.
Lay a foundation, please.

Mr. Rashel, do you see

your field training deputy
in court here today?

-Deputy McCarthy.
Identifying the defendant.

Did the defendant teach you
how to plant evidence?

- Same objection.
- Overruled.

You may answer the question.

Um...uh...

I don't recall.

Did you speak with Mr. McCarthy

after you shot Omar Aziz
-that night?
-Objection.

I have not received any
statements to this effect.

If Counsel knows something
that I do not,

he has not turned it over.

If not, this is
a fishing expedition.

-Mr. Callan.
-Your Honor, everything
has been disclosed.

The objection is overruled.

Mr. Rashel,
was Deputy Wayne McCarthy

present at the crime scene
on March 6th, 2012?

I don't recall.

-What are you doing?
-I know what happened
with Rashel and Lori.

- Put me on the stand.
- No.

-You don't have a choice.
-It's my case. Yes, I do.

This is not about you.
It's about me,

-my chance to make amends.
-Luke, if you testify

that you falsified evidence,
you could lose your job.

And if I don't,
McCarthy wins.

-I'll find another way.
-Everyone else on that list

is gonna follow rank
and say, "I don't recall."

I'm not intimidated
by McCarthy.

Let me help you
take him down.

You weren't supposed
-to be here.
-I can't--

We can't keep
living like this.

- What are we doing?
- I don't know.

- I miss you.
- Amy...

You look so tired.

How you holding up?

Luke wants to testify.

What are you gonna do?

I'm just gonna, uh...
get my bag.

Leave.

Good night, Bella.

Do you know any songs?
My mommy always sang to me.

You know who has
the most wonderful voice?

Who?

Joaquin, would you
sing to me? Please?

Yes, please, Joaquin?

- If you insist.
- Oh, we do.

Don't we? Mm-hmm.

♪ Eres mi sol,
mi único sol ♪

♪ Me haces feliz
cuando el cielo es gris ♪

♪ Nunca sabrás cuanto
yo te amo ♪

♪ Así que, Bella,
no dejes de brillar ♪

That was beautiful.

You're beautiful.

It's Sam. Sorry.

- Sam.
- Hey.

- We need to talk...about Luke.
- Right now?

Mark just called.

Luke's gonna testify
against McCarthy.

What?! Why?

He thinks
it'll help Mark win.

Please talk to him.

Stop him from throwing away
his career. He'll listen to you.

You okay?

It's Luke. He's about to ruin
his entire career.

I'm sorry.
I need to call him.

He's my friend, you know.
I-I would do it for you.

Of course.

-Hey, Em.
-What is this crazy talk I hear
about you taking the stand?

- Crazy is as crazy does.
- Don't joke.

You can't do this. Em, everything you're getting
ready to say

I've already heard from Choi,

Mark, Sam,
and my cousin Terrell.

Then why aren't you listening?

Please, Luke.
Your life's work is at stake,

everything that you have
sacrificed for,

all of the years
of hard work

just gone, and for what?

This is for me.

But... I appreciate
your concern

and kinda love
that you care.

- Luke...
- My mind's made up.

Good night, Em.

You are gonna
blow his career

-if you call him.
-It's not my choice.

You are the one who decides
which witnesses to call.

You. Not Luke.

And how is Judge Carmichael
gonna react when you do this?

I'm not sure, but either way,
I have tried to convince him.

He wants to right a wrong.

His own
restorative justice.

Nikki, sitting where you are
takes courage.

I'm gonna have to ask you
some questions, okay?

Can you tell us
a little bit

about your mom's moods
on an average day?

She, um, gets stressed out
a lot.

Her job's, like,
really hard.

When do you remember first
noticing she was stressed out?3, I think.

It got worse when
my dad died. I was 6.

And how's it been
this last year?

She screams more
and stuff,

like, if she had a bad day.

And what is the "stuff"?

Does the stuff involve
hitting you?

Nikki, please answer
the question.

-A little, I guess.
-When she hits you,
is it hard?

- I don't know.
- Does it hurt?

Sometimes.

No further questions,
Your Honor.

Nikki...

do you believe
that moms get mad sometimes?

- Yeah.
- I do, too.

'Cause I'm a mom,
and I get mad.

Do you know what
the word "discipline" means?

When your parents punish you
to teach you a lesson?

Yes. Is it possible

that you're confusing
discipline with abuse?

Yeah, maybe.

No further questions,
Your Honor.

Would the People like
to redirect?

Yes, Your Honor.

Nikki, many children
receive discipline.

My parents disciplined me.

They would put me
in a time-out,

or take away a toy.

Nikki, do you know
the definition of abuse?

To hurt somebody?

Yes. To treat a person
with cruelty or violence

regularly or repeatedly.

Nikki.

Ms. Figueroa?

When your kid gets a "C"

or forgets to take out
the trash,

do you, like, hit her?

Nikki, only the lawyers
can ask questions,

and the witnesses
can answer.

Nikki...

earlier you said
you love your mother,

and you believe that she
loves you too, correct?

- Yeah.
- Do you think that maybe

your mom needs
a little bit of help

learning how to show her love
in a better way?

A way that doesn't involve
hurting you regularly?

Nikki, you were saying yes

in answering
that question, correct?

Yes.

No more questions.

All rise.

You may be seated.

Every fiber
of my judicial being

is dreading seeing Luke
up on that stand.

I know.
You're gonna be okay.

Let's hope.

People, you may call
-your next witness.
-Thank you, Your Honor.

The People call
Luke Watkins to the stand.

Please raise your right hand.

Do you solemnly swear
the testimony you may give

before this court
shall be the truth,

the whole truth
and nothing but the truth,

-so help you God?
-I do.

Mr. Watkins, what is
your current occupation?

I am
a deputy district attorney

for the County of Los Angeles.

And what was
your former occupation?

I was an
L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy.

Do you see
your field training deputy

in court here today?
- Yes, I do.

Sitting at the defense table.

Identifying the defendant.

When defendant McCarthy
was training you,

what did he say was
the most important thing?

Protect our own first,
then the people.

And what did you
understand that to mean?

- Objection. Irrelevance.
- Overruled.

Oh, so when it's one
of her little cubs,

I get cut off at the knees.
- Ms. Cuthbert.

-Yes?
-Is there something you care
to share with the Court?

No. No.

Mr. Watkins,
you may continue.

McCarthy's motto means
to protect our family,

his sons, first.

Did you receive immunity
to testify here today?

No, I did not.

Marking as
People's Exhibit 10,

a November 1, 2016,
incident report

filed by the Los Angeles County
Sheriff's Department.

Sir, did you write
-and sign this report?
-Yes, I did.

Did anything happen there
with defendant McCarthy?

I was responding
to a 211 robbery.

I was in the other room
and heard a gunshot.

- A deputy yelled, "Gun!"
- Did you see the perpetrator

in possession of a firearm?
- No, I did not.

And yet
in the police report,

you indicated
that you saw this man

with a gun in his hand.

- Yes, I did.
- Why?

Deputy McCarthy told me
that's what happened.

I trusted him.
He was my training officer

and my mentor,
so I wrote it on the report

as he told me to.

No further questions,
Your Honor.

Ms. Cuthbert, your witness.

Mr. Watkins,
what time did you speak

with Deputy McCarthy
about the incident?

I don't know the exact time.
That day, per protocol.

Well, the report was filed
at 8:15 a.m.,

so to the best
of your recollection,

what time did you speak
with Deputy McCarthy?

- Before I signed it.
- But you just conveniently

can't remember the time?

A good little type-A soldier
like you? I doubt it.

- Objection. Argumentative.
- Sustained.

Ms. Cuthbert,
watch your tongue.

You filed a report
before speaking

with Deputy McCarthy.

The truth is, you're here
just to cover up

-your little oopsie.
-Objection.
Assumes facts not in evidence.

Sustained. Ms. Cuthbert,
I am warning you.

Mr. Watkins, isn't it true
that you were

the bailiff
for Judge Carmichael?

Enough, Counsel!
In my chambers, now.

All right, DDA Callan has
waived his right to be here.

- Thank you, Sherri.
- I apologize

for my sharp tongue.

I do not apologize
for doing my job.

Nor should you,
but this is about

your blatant disrespect
for me and the witness.

Fine, what about your blatant
disrespect for me

and the officers I defend,
-the good ones?
-Ms. Cuthbert,

I doubt we would be
in one of the largest

civil rights movements
in history if there were

an abundance of these
"good ones" you speak of.

You don't understand
the toll it takes.

I have seen too many
marriages and livers destroyed

-to serve and protect us.
-Define "us."

Because the "us" I know
is not being protected.

There are some,
just like there are

some corrupt judges,
-I imagine.
-A corrupt judge

does not murder and then hide
behind their union.

A judge doesn't need a union,
just a robe.

I'm curious to see
what kind of judge

you're going to be
in a few years

when you're not
so wet behind the ears

and have learned
the rules of the game.

A split second to decide...

whether it's my life or yours
is not a lot of time.

I protect the good ones.
McCarthy's a good one.

Save it for your closing,
Ms. Cuthbert.

Facing a father figure
on the other side of justice

is no small feat.
I remember.

Thank you.

-I gave it all I had.
-And the jury felt that.

Luke's tug on their
heartstrings means McCarthy

will only be
more desperate to charm them.

I know McCarthy helped
Pete Rashel.

I trust Omar.
I trust my gut.

Omar never mentioned
anyone else,

so you didn't look
for anyone else.

Okay, so then there's
gotta be evidence

-that McCarthy was there.
-I'll look again.

- We are so close.
- Being close doesn't close.

You gotta nail McCarthy
in his heart.

- How?
- Family's his Achilles' heel.

Two wives down,
kids don't talk to him.

Sheriff deputies are the only
family that he's got left.

Okay, Mama.

Okay.

Alma?

Hey, don't worry.
She's coming.

Okay?

- Isabella?
- Hey, Mama!

Oh, so I'm nice
and she's the cool one?

- Well, duh.
- Emily?

Will you
still be my friends?

Okay?

Okay, wait.

Check out that time.

Took him four minutes
to call dispatch.

- Plenty of time--
- To call McCarthy.

You didn't get it
from Rashel,

so you have to get it
from McCarthy.

Yes, sir.

-
- No pressure, Callan.

It's McCarthy or bust.

The Court finds the defendant
guilty of count one,

a violation of Penal Code 273.

Ms. Gessner, you will be
placed on 48 months of probation

and complete one year
of approved parenting classes.

Oh, my God.

This cannot be happening.

Ms. Gessner,
you have the opportunity

to end a cycle of violence
and generational trauma

for your daughter
and perhaps even her daughters.

- Do you understand?
- I do, Your Honor.

Before Nikki is removed
from the care

of her aunt and uncle
and placed back in your care,

you will return
to this courtroom

and prove that you are
a fit mother.

Yes, Your Honor.

We are adjourned.

Sara.

This could not--
it would not

-have happened without you.
-Or you.

I knew Nikki would
take to you. Who wouldn't?

God, you have been
lugging that thing around.

Just do it.

It's Mark's lucky pen,

bite marks and all.

Very sweet.

Kind of.

Congratulations.

Sara, you saved Nikki.

Thank you.

It felt different to help,

not just type. I...

had a voice.

I think I might want some time
to figure some stuff out.

You deserve it.

Take what you need.

And why do you do this job?

It's a sacrifice I choose

to make my community
a better place.

Ms. Cuthbert,
if I weren't sitting here

impuissant, in this squander
of time and tax dollars,

-tonight I could be of service.
-Objection.
Your Honor, he's clearly

trying to engender sympathy
with the jury.

Let him have his say, Counsel.
It is for the jury

to judge the credibility
of the witness.

Continue, Deputy McCarthy.

Well, I'm simply saying,
Your Honor,

that I do what I do to protect

your mother, your sister,
brother, or father.

No further questions,
Your Honor.

- Cross-examination?
- Thank you, Your Honor.

Mr. McCarthy,
these young deputies,

they're like family to you?
- Absolutely. They're my sons.

You protect them
-over the public.
-No.

Protecting them
is protecting the public.

Sure,
there are rules and laws,

but above all else,
you protect your "sons"

and you teach them to protect
one another, is that right?

-Yes.
-Who wins, Mr. McCarthy,
when protecting your sons

goes against protecting
the public?

You protect your sons, right?
You protect the line.

'Cause you'd do anything
for them.

-That's what you said, right?
-You ever hear
the death wail, Callan?

I'm not the one on trial,
-Mr. McCarthy.
-No, you have not.

You never forget it.
You can't.

I remember
each and every one--

Their pitch, how guttural.

The name they call for.

Because I'm the one
who knocks on your door

when it's your girlfriend.

You crumble into my arms.

So I teach my sons
how to protect themselves

because we protect you,
Mr. Callan.

And it's not real
until it is you.

My boys need a father
who can teach them

how to stay alive.

And you're just the man
for the job, right?

'Cause they're your family.
They're your sons.

- Are they your real family?
- That's what I said.

Or your only family left?

Not your two ex-wives
or your children,

Michaela and Chris,
who don't want to have

-anything to do with you?
-Objection.

Question withdrawn,
Your Honor.

One final question for you,
Mr. McCarthy.

On the night
that Omar Aziz was shot,

did you receive a call
-from Peter Rashel?
-Yes, I did.

He--He was scared.
I calmed him down.

Did you then meet
former Deputy Rashel

at the scene of the crime?

Yes, I did.

Then why is there no record
of you having ever been there?

I offered my support
and then had a...

-personal matter to tend to.
-You left.

If you're
such a great father,

why would you leave
one of your sons,

a young deputy,
in way over his head

with only you to protect him,
when all he needed was you

in his corner?
- Objection. Argumentative.

-Overruled.
-You said you would do
anything for one of your sons

and yet you are
such a failure of a father

that when this young man
needed you the most,

you were nowhere to be found.
Is that correct?

- Objection, argumentative!
- Or were you there for him,

to protect him
as a father?

Of course I protected him.
He needed me.

Did you protect Peter Rashel

by instructing him exactly
how to cover up

-the shooting of Omar Aziz?
-Do not answer that.

Did you protect Pete Rashel

by instructing him exactly
how to cover up

-the shooting of Omar Aziz?
-Do not answer that question.

Did you instruct him
how to cover up--

What do you think?

No further questions,
Your Honor.

Has the jury reached a verdict?

We have, Your Honor.

Will the defendant
please rise?

"Superior Court of California,
County of Los Angeles,

"we the jury find the defendant

guilty of the crime of
conspiracy to obstruct justice."

Ladies and gentlemen
of the jury,

thank you for your service.
You are dismissed.

Deputy McCarthy,
you abused your badge

and used it as a weapon
of privilege,

thinking you were entitled
to break the law

because the truth is,
you carry no respect for it.

Furthermore,
you abused your position

as a mentor and father figure

to impressionable deputies
who looked up to you,

who trusted you
with their lives.

You bent them to your will,
you led them astray,

ruining many of them

and perpetuating a cycle
of corrupt police culture.

You have been found guilty
of Count One.

Now the law only permits
that I sentence you

to the maximum of three years
in state prison,

and that will be
your sentence.

Bailiff, please take
Mr. McCarthy into custody.

Court is adjourned.

- We will be back.
- And I'll be here, waiting.

Thank you.

You must be starving.
I definitely am.

-I could order us something.
-I gotta finish cleaning.

Because someone had to come
sweep me off my feet.

Someone thinks maybe
you liked it.

Very much.

Thank you.

One of the side effects
of how I work is tunnel vision.

You have shown me how much
bigger my world can be.

Maybe there's a place
for you in it, with me.

You're certainly
moving the needle.

Mm.

-Sara.
-Go on.

Hi.

- Hi. Got a minute?
- Yeah, of course.

I'll call you, okay?

Oh, wow. Am I interrupting?

Never.

No, how--
how did everything go?

Ooh.

Voted LA's
finest sparkling cider!

Boy.
Man, you're breastfeeding.

-Can't be chugging bottles.
-Who said anything
about chugging?

- Bam!
- Oh! No!

I will be sipping

on this fine champagne
as will you.

And you will have
three glasses... Mm-hmm.

...and I will have one,
and I will drive you home.

Lo, I know I let you down
that night.

Mark, it's in the past.
I'm not trying to relive it.

This trial was...
justice for a lot of people.

But for me
it was all about you.

You're my guiding light.

Thank you.

Now tell me about Amy.

We are apparently
on a break.

Like,
-Ross-and-Rachel break?
-You know
I'm a "Seinfeld" man.

Don't come at me with that
Ross and Rachel nonsense.

- Listen...
- Come on, dude.

It's like so indicative
of you and Amy's relationship.

♪ Her name was Lola

♪ She was a showgirl

♪ With yellow feathers
in her hair ♪

♪ And a dress cut down to...
Whoa!

Carmichael?

- Give me a minute?
- Mm-hmm!

♪ She would merengue

♪ And do the cha--

- Judge Carmichael.
- Mr. Sanders.

You were right
to be concerned about

your re-election,
Carmichael.

The police union is putting
someone up against you.

They're coming
for your seat.

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