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[Instrumental music]

[Crowd cheering]

(Female #1) Let's go! Wooh!'

Be a hitter, Ben.

Come on, Sam.

[Cheering]

[Grunts]

Safe!

[Crowd booing]

Loser.

You're a loser, Sam.

- Shut up. - You suck.

You play like a girl.

Shut up, Ben.

[Indistinct chatter]

(Female #2) 'Strike him out, Ben.'

come on, Sammy, let's go.

Hey. Eyes in. Here we go.

Strike one.

Come on, Sammy, use your head, son.

Come on, Sam.

Attaboy, come on now.

[Cheering]

(Male #1) 'Come on, I'm filming you.'

come on, Sammy, get your shoulders back.

Come on, like I taught you now.

You are out

[crowd cheering]

(Female #3) 'I'll see you back at the hall.'

[dramatic music]

[Indistinct chatter]

I'll catch you later.

(Male #2) 'Call 911!'

(male #3) 'Get an ambulance. Quick!'

- this is unfreaking believable. - What?

Some kid at a youth league baseball game

just bashed another boy's head in with a baseball bat.

Oh, my god.

He walked right up he swung full on and hit

the other team's pitcher in the head.

- No helmet, nothing. - How old are they?

Thirteen, fourteen. They're just kids.

God, his poor parents.

It's just ridiculous.

It's unbelievable.

Sports has turned into a bunch of chest-bumping

high-fiving, trash-talking idiots.

And this is the result.

Some kid can't stand losing

so he grabs a bat and bashes the winner's head in.

So, how do we handle this?

As far as I'm concerned, we can charge him with murder.

Steve, he's just 14.

That's old enough to know better.

You swing a bat at somebody's head

you are not intending to scare them.

Are there any other details?

Is it, uh, gang-related, robbery attempt?

This is a youth league baseball game

with a bunch of parents sipping wine coolers.

I don't think there were many gang members there.

[Instrumental music]

[Sighs]

[Indistinct chatter]

Bat boy's waiting in the box with his folks.

They've waived the right to counsel.

They want to cooperate.

Well, that's our vicious killer.

Yes, ma'am.

All 100 pounds of him.

[Indistinct chatter]

[Sighs]

I'm detective Williams.

This is annabeth chase from the da's office.

She's here to determine

what charges to file against your son.

I'm frank berringer. I'm Sammy's dad.

This is Carrie, my ex-wife.

We both feel terrible about this.

I know Sammy does, too.

Why don't you tell her what happened, Sammy?

Sam?

I just lost it.

You know how kids are. You know, he..

'He-he saw red for a second.'

he-he just lost his temper in the heat of the moment.

Right, Sam?

It was after the game.

Everything was over.

I was really, really mad.

I had the bat in my hands and..

I... i walked over to Ben.

I-I swung at him.

His team won and your team lost?

Mm-hmm.

Were you upset about that?

I don't know.

Is there anything else you were mad about?

I don't know.

Did this boy..

Ben. Ben brown.

We've known Ben and his mom since the boys started t-ball.

Did Ben say anything

or do anything to make you mad today?

'Was he harassing you?'

(frank) 'Hey, Ben's a competitor, you know?'

the-they're both competitive.

That's no excuse for what happened but that..

That's just the way it is.

It's my fault. Ben didn't do anything wrong.

(Frank) 'Look, uh, Ms. Chase'

we take full responsibility for what happened.

'Now, you, you do whatever you have to do but I want you'

'to know that this kid is gonna get punished on our end.'

that's right.

(Frank) 'We understand that there'll be'

penalties to pay, uh, community service

a fine of some kind, probation or..

What is it? What's wrong?

I don't think you understand.

Ben died on the way to the hospital.

This is a murder case.

Oh, my god.

No, no, no..

In a tragic story that puts the spotlight

on the hyper-competitive culture which surrounds youth sports

'a 14-year-old Indianapolis boy was arrested today'

'for killing another boy on the baseball field.'

according to coaches of both boys

they've been playing since they were seven years old.

They're gonna run this story right into the ground.

Can you blame them?

We should get a statement ready for annabeth.

I'll get into it.

(Woman on TV) 'We'll bring that to you as soon as we can.'

uh, hey, Maureen, can I talk to you?

- Yes, Danny. - I, um, I just.. Your..

I don't know how to say this.

Try using words.

Your sister's been arrested.

- Which sister? For what? - I don't know.

Rob Burke just called from the precinct.

He said something about shoplifting.

Get someone to cover my arraignments this afternoon.

Danny, don't say anything to anybody.

About what?

(Annabeth) 'I'm so sorry about your son, Mrs. Moran.'

have the boys been fighting, Sammy and Ben?

No.

They were friends.

I mean, look at them together.

They're friends.

Our families are close.

I mean, that's what makes this so..

Witnesses say there was a lot of trash-talking during the game.

That's just what boys their age do.

They tease each other mercilessly

give each other a hard time.

That's how they communicate.

They do it at all the games.

I don't understand why it happened.

I am so sorry.

Sam's mother called me.

And she asked me if she could come to Ben's funeral.

I didn't know what to say.

I mean, what would you say?

I never imagined my little boy's funeral.

I imagined his wedding day, his graduation day..

But not in his grave.

Not standing over his grave.

Here you go. In there.

What has gotten into you?

I was going to pay for everything, I swear to god.

Why didn't you stop when the sensor went off?

Those things go off all the time.

Cassie.

I tried to explain it at the store.

'Please, I just wanna go home.'

we are way past this being a misunderstanding.

I accidentally walked out with a couple of things.

It's not a big deal.

A scarf, earrings, a silk blouse?

It's a big deal to the store.

They're lucky I don't sue them.

That guard hurt my arm.

They have witnesses.

So, what, you don't believe me either?

'Great. Whatever.'

can you just fix this?

Talk to someone so I can leave, please?

You can give me a lecture later.

No, I can't.

God, Maureen, you are like some big fancy prosecutor

and I am your sister. Can't you do me one favor?

Is that the only reason you called me 'cause you thought

I could somehow get you out of this?

The store is insisting on pressing charges.

Forget it.

How big of a fine will it be?

Can I pay it today?

It may not just be a fine.

But ultimately, it's up to the judge.

Can you at least handle everything?

I don't want Roger to find out about this.

It's a matter of public record. He's going to hear about it.

You're gonna need an attorney.

There'll be an arraignment, a hearing.

Oh, god. A trial?

God!

Am I going to jail?

That isn't likely.

It's your first offense.

[Sighs]

Everything's gonna be okay.

I just need to know what's going on with you.

Why are you stealing things, Cassie?

I'm fine.

I just made a stupid mistake, that's all.

You can't help me with it. Got it.

(Annabeth) 'The victim's mother is grieving.'

'i don't think we can put her through a trial.'

'I'd like to try to plead this out.'

the prosecutor in me says he'll get to a jury.

If you wanna charge him as a juvenile, fine

but I want voluntary manslaughter, 12 to 20 years.

Steve, the kid is not a monster.

I think we should go for assault with a deadly weapon.

That's four years.

What if this were your child?

What if this child only picked up a glove and played baseball?

I raised two boys, both can play ball

and I gotta tell you, if someone did that to one of my kids

four years in a juvenile detention facility

wouldn't nearly be enough.

Alright, you want 12, I want four.

Let's meet in the middle.

I can live with that.

Involuntary manslaughter?

What does that mean?

It means your son meant to hit Ben with the bat

but he didn't intend to kill him.

Look, we all agree he needs to be punished, but eight years..

With all due respect, we're not talking about

a small child who picked up a gun

and didn't know how it worked.

We're talking about a young man who picked up a baseball bat

and killed someone with it.

Ms. Chase, would you mind

if we discussed this plea offer in private?

You know what, counselor, there's nothing to discuss

because we're gonna pass on the offer.

You don't wanna do that. You really don't.

He's a kid, and this was an accident

a horrible, tragic accident.

A boy is dead, Mr. Berringer.

You think we don't know that?

You think we won't live with this every day?

Look, we'll pay restitution, we'll do what we can

but I will not let you lock him up and send him to prison.

- Dad, it's okay. - No, it's not okay!

If you reject this plea offer

you're gonna force my office to try your son as an adult.

- 'He made one mistake.' - And a boy died because of it.

Ms. Chase, look... What could I do?

We both gave them the facts.

- It's their decision. - Here's a fact.

If your clients force me to try their son as an adult

I'll convict him of second degree murder

and he'll spend the next 20 years behind bars.

- Maybe. - What do you mean maybe?

I have a stadium full of witnesses.

Don't dismiss me, annabeth. I'm good at this.

And all I need is one juror to look past the facts

and see a young boy that belongs in a classroom

and not a five-by-nine cell.

My offer has rescinded.

[Instrumental music]

Judy..

I thought our plea bargain offer was fair

but they're willing to take their chances at trial.

This is outrageous. What are his parents thinking?

They're willing to drag my family

through a long, drawn-out trial?

I know how hard this must be.

I want to be forgiving.

I really do.

I pray for the strength to forgive.

What exactly is this kid's defense?

Bottom line we need to be ready for everything.

I'm sure they'll say he was provoked.

Maybe even swung in self-defense.

- Nice. Blame the victim. - What else are they gonna do?

So, what story are you gonna tell the jury?

There's only one story to tell.

An angry kid who lashed out

and killed in front of dozens of witnesses.

By all accounts

Sammy swung the bat right at the victim's head.

Actually, there are a couple of

conflicting statements about that.

Different people saw the same event differently.

They always do.

And a lot of the team parents, like Sammy's mom

so they're not too keen on testifying against him.

There has to be umpteen parents videotaping that game.

I mean, we videotape every waking minute

of my daughter's life.

Let's get all the team parents together at the baseball field

and subpoena their camcorders

and show the jury exactly what happened.

[Instrumental music]

[No audio]

[Music continues]

Talked to a friend of mine at the firm

and he thinks that cass might just might get off on a warning

if we can get in front of the right judge.

It's what happened to his niece.

- Someone at the firm? - Yeah.

'Does he have all the facts?'

did you tell him it was your wife at a designer boutique

not a teenager on a dare at the mini-mart?

Roger, I talked to the arresting officer

and tried to get the charges reduced.

'But Cassandra had over $2000 worth of merchandise'

and it was not on impulse.

She moved from department to department.

It's all on video.

She has a problem.

You have no idea

what your sister's problems are.

The last thing she needs right now is a criminal record.

I have seen this a thousand times.

And stealing is just a symptom of a much bigger problem.

And the problem is not just Cassie's.

You need to pay attention to her.

I can't believe you're turning this back on me.

I know my sister.

Really?

Did you know that she lost the baby last month?

Maureen?

Did you know that she had a miscarriage?

Did you even know she was pregnant in the first place?

If you don't wanna help out your own family, fine

that's your choice

but don't tell me to pay attention to my wife

because I am the only one who pays attention.

I don't know if cass got a chance to tell you this before

how proud we both are about your new promotion.

I was packing up the batting helmets

when I saw Sammy stomp by, holding a bat.

I told him I'd take it 'cause I was packing the stuff

but he just kept going.

'And I could tell he was mad, real mad.'

he walked right over to Ben and just hit him in the head.

I mean, just boom, right there. Didn't say a word.

I'll need your permission for Joshua to testify in court.

Of course.

We were so proud when Josh made this team.

Coach whiting is a legend.

I mean, he's like a father to these kids.

And Sammy is one of his favorite ones.

I just never saw this coming.

(Annabeth) Where were you during the attack?

I was right here.

I was going over scheduling changes

with my assistant coaches.

I was gonna add a batting practice

before the next playoff game.

- Did you see Sammy hit Ben? - No.

Do you know why he went after Ben?

No idea.

It was the playoffs.

It was a best of five series

and we just lost two games in a row.

One more and we were out.

Sammy hates losing.

I teach these boys to give everything

they got to this game.

They play their hearts out.

It's tough not to win.

- You tape these games, right? - Yeah.

All coaches do. It's a good learning tool.

I'd like to see tapes from both teams if I could.

Okay.

These are the tapes we received from the team parents.

Okay, the beating/killing is over at 2:58.

Now check this out.

This was recorded one minute earlier.

Just after Sammy struck out and his team lost the game.

- 'Ready?' - that's it. Hold it like that.

That's it, right there. Okay.

Now, follow through this line, alright?

Be patient. The payoff's coming.

I enhanced it.

[Indistinct chatter on tape]

Okay, right there.

Coach tosses the murder weapon at the defendant at 2:57

the murder's over at 2:58.

What did he say?

I mean, this is great, but I-I can't use it in court

unless I know exactly what he says.

You don't need sound to know he's not saying

"nice game, son."

(Steve) 'Let me get this straight. You get a kid with a bat.'

'a kid who took that bat and killed somebody..'

and now, instead of moving forward with the trial

you wanna investigate his coach.

We're going to trial, Steve, this kid will be punished.

I'm just saying something or someone

pushed him over the edge.

Yeah. It's called competition.

It may look like a game to you, but it's not to them.

Look, I saw the tape.

That coach was right in Sammy's face.

It looks to me like he was incited.

- What were his exact words? - I-I don't know.

We don't have audio yet.

[Chuckles]

I'm working on it.

He's a coach, annabeth.

He gets in your face. That's the job.

He demands more, and you rise to the challenge.

Sammy was pushed. You don't think that matters?

Sure. And his mom didn't feed him right

and his dad didn't hug him enough.

See, that's the way it is today, there's no accountability

just blame somebody else.

You are a prosecutor, annabeth.

It's not your job to defend this kid.

I'm not, but a great prosecutor once told me

to have all the facts before I make a decision.

That'd be me.

But if he was incited to kill

why haven't we heard it from the defense attorney

at least as a mitigating factor?

His attorney won't let him say anything.

- Why not? - His attorney's cliff reardon.

He's not interested in mitigation

he's interested in an acquittal.

Reardon, somebody ought to punch his bar ticket.

(Annabeth) 'I'm still prosecuting this kid'

but I need to find the truth here.

If his coach put Sammy up to this

we can't just let it go.

Right now, dozens of parents

are leaving their kids in his direct control.

What if he's unstable?

What if he's pushing kids to be violent?

Okay, fine, investigate the coach. But I want more.

You need to fill in the holes in this videotape.

And yelling at one kid isn't gonna do it.

I need to see a pattern of abusive behavior

something that'll hold up in court.

Okay.

Have you got anything to corroborate your video

between the coach and the kid?

Nothing that'll stand up to an evidentiary challenge.

Audio tech can't pull anything useful

to fill in the blanks in that section.

The camcorder was so far away

there's not enough audio to work with.

So now what?

Now we have to get closer.

Who was on the field when the coach got to Sammy?

It's hard to say, the ump, some kids.

Okay, see if you can find the ump.

- I'll track down the kids. - Okay.

(Annabeth) What exactly did you see?

I didn't really hear that much.

My brother left his mitt in the dugout

so I went to go get it for him after the game.

All I saw was the coach yelling at Sammy.

Well, he screams at the players all the time

so I didn't really pay attention that much.

Have you ever noticed anything off about coach whiting?

Like I told the police, I like coach whiting.

Does he push the kids? Yeah.

But the truth is, most of these kids need to be pushed.

So, how long you been calling games?

Twenty years.

You sell insurance 9:00 to 5:00

you find ways to get out of the office.

You know, the truth is

I used to love it, the kids, the game.

It was important. It was about families.

Now, now, it's about money.

Kids, they see more than the game

they see scholarships, contracts.

Ben moran's dead because the game isn't a game anymore.

Did you see what happened?

I saw whiting go to town on Sammy

screaming at him for losing the game.

You know what he said? He said he was ashamed to be his coach.

- Is that all you heard? - 'I didn't wanna hear.'

I just grabbed my gear and headed for the car.

Next thing I knew, Ben moran was on the ground

with his skull crushed in.

Okay.

Thanks for your help, Mr. Martin.

Sure.

Hey, you wanna know about whiting

you talk to wynn markel.

He took his kid off the team after game one of the series.

That-that's the city championship series.

He still pulled his kid.

Thank you.

(Annabeth) 'Please state your full name for the record.'

Christopher markel.

Chris, do you understand

what giving a sworn statement means?

Yeah. If I lie, you'll put me in jail.

Well, I wouldn't go that far.

But this does go on the record

so you'll need to be truthful, okay?

How long did you play for coach whiting?

Three years, since I was 11.

- And what position do you play? - Pitcher.

Well, I did, until I had to get off the team.

Can you tell me why you got off the team?

We made it to the city championships

and coach let me pitch game one.

I was doing okay, we were tied in the sixth.

Two outs, man on third.

Chris... it's okay, you can tell us.

Ben was up, and he's their best player.

He almost always gets on base.

Coach told me to hit him.

He told you to hit Ben moran with a pitch?

"Bean him," that's what he said.

Take him out so they wouldn't win.

'And I said, "no," because I didn't wanna'

get kicked out of the game.

Coach said to do it for the team.

So what did you do?

I pitched anyway.

Ben hit a double to left..

And we lost.

Did you know about this?

I should've come forward before.

Chris told me after the game.

I called whiting, confronted him.

He denied ever saying it.

'I told him Chris was off the team.'

I don't want that guy anywhere near my son.

(Annabeth) Coach whiting told him to throw at Ben's head.

He wanted their star player hurt.

He couldn't Chris to do it so he used Sammy instead.

Okay, assuming that did happen, what are you proposing?

We arrest the coach.

Charge him with inducing aggravated battery.

You don't have enough.

Maureen, he pushed those kids.

And he needs to go down, I agree

but we need more on this guy before we go to trial.

[Instrumental music]

I wish you would have told me about the baby.

I called you three times.

You didn't call me back, Maureen.

I've just been... Busy.

I'm sorry.

I get home at 10 o'clock half the time

and I don't wanna call too late.

- That's not an excuse... - It's okay.

It wouldn't have made any difference.

[Sighs] Maybe it's a good thing how it turned out.

I mean, look at me. I'm not ready to be a mommy.

- Cassie.. - Roger gives me everything.

Anything I want, I have, and..

I'm still a mess.

The stealing is not about that.

You're going through a trauma

and you've been going through it by yourself.

I don't want you to feel like I'm your problem.

You are not a problem.

You are my sister.

And we haven't been spending enough time together.

Well, you're in luck.

I'm not going anywhere, you put me on probation.

No. See, you did that to yourself

and you should be thankful

that it's only probation and community service.

[Sighs]

I don't mean to lecture you, I'm sorry.

I just want us to be okay.

We are okay.

We aren't seeing enough of each other.

But that's gonna change.

We can pick up trash together along the highway.

Not on your life.

Nice try, though.

Okay, bathroom.

- Be right back. - Okay.

[Instrumental music]

He tried to have the kid hit with a pitch?

And that was game one.

Game two, he switched from a ball to a bat.

- How old are these kids? - Fourteen.

Come on, here. Open up. Ha!

I'm sorry, you don't, you don't kill people at 14, you know?

You read comics or... Stare at girls

try to take your own braces off.

You tried to take your own braces off?

With pliers.

[Telephone ringing]

Brutal.

All I'm saying is, these kids

they're 14 going on 40.

Hello?

Yeah, hang on.

- Detective Williams. - Mm.

(Williams) 'Sorry about calling you at home.'

I-I hope I'm not interrupting your family dinnertime.

What's up?

'You've been looking for a pattern of behavior.'

well, I think I found it.

I ran coach whiting's team roster

for the past five years through our criminal database.

And?

'He's got two ex-players in juvie'

for violent crimes and two more on probation.

None of these kids had records

until after they played for whiting.

I don't think he's just teaching these boys how to compete.

He's teaching them to literally beat the competition.

If you really think that coach put a deadly weapon

into that boy's hands, arrest him.

If we arrest him now, he lawyers up

and I never get to question him.

What about the tape?

You don't even know what he said to that kid.

So we play hide the ball.

Swear him in, put him on the stand in Sammy's trial

and get him to implicate himself.

Look, I really, I-I wanna stay neutral here, you know?

I don't wanna hurt this kid.

I'm not gonna ask you to do anything

more than confirm the facts.

Okay. So just the facts.

Exactly.

So, at the end of the game during the final handshakes

you were busy looking at the stat sheets.

Correct.

You didn't notice any exchange

or hostility between the two boys at the time?

Afraid not, no.

What was the score by the way?

We lost by a run.

'And what game was this of the series?'

game two of five.

And you'd lost both games, so..

One more loss and the series would be over.

Well, we'll never know.

Out-out of respect for the tragedy, the, uh

the league decided to forfeit the championship series.

Did you have a pitcher on your team

named Christopher markel?

[Instrumental music]

I did.

Uh, he wasn't with us for game two, though.

Why is that?

He shook off one sign too many.

You can't play the game if you can't take orders.

He was an uncoachable kid.

Chris markel says he quit after game one

because you came out to the mound

and instructed him to bean Ben moran

'to throw the ball at his head.'

never happened.

So it's your sworn testimony

that this player lied

under oath in his deposition

that his father lied under oath in his deposition

'and that none of your players in this team'

'or any other teams you coached in the past'

will testify that you ordered them to commit similar acts

against rival teams' players?

I'm sorry, I-I don't know what we're talking about here.

Your honor, may we approach?

Your honor, the prosecution is..

Confusing me.

Is there a reason

you're shifting blame from the accused

to the prosecution's own witness?

Your honor, it's certainly not my intent

to absolve the defendant.

I'm just trying to illustrate the full context of his actions.

You sure you know where this is going?

I do.

This has done nothing to alleviate my confusion.

So, Christopher markel refused to obey your orders.

He said if he deliberately threw the ball at Ben's head

he'd get yanked out of the game.

And you told him, quote

"that's a trade I'd make any day of the week."

I never said that.

He swears you did.

Then that boy is a liar.

You wanted to take Ben moran out of the game

and you were willing to sacrifice

one of your own players to get the job done.

I never said, "throw at his head."

I-I might have said, you know, "brush him back. Scare him."

'That's just baseball.'

you know, that's how the game is played.

Is it fair to say your players look up to you?

Ask.. You have to ask them.

Is it fair to say

you're used to your players

obeying your instructions?

Yes. Yeah, that would be fair.

'So, after game two, with the series on the line'

when you got in Sam berringer's face

and told him to take a swing at Ben moran

'he knew you meant business.'

I never said any such thing.

I never told him to hit anyone.

That's interesting

because I have videotape that shows

you doing exactly that.

Your honor, we haven't had access to this

and if this impugns my client in any way..

What are you talking about? We've turned over

more than 2000 hours of videotape to the defense.

'We've shared every tape'

every interview, every deposition.

In all good conscience

I cannot charge my clients $300 an hour

for viewing home videos of youth league games.

Well, don't blame me for not doing your homework.

I'm going to allow the prosecution to proceed.

[Intense music]

[Indistinct chatter on TV]

- 'You guys ready?' - 'That's it.'

[no audio]

- 'Yeah. Good one.' - 'Good, honey.'

- 'do you wanna hit..' - 'Alright.'

(female #4) 'Good job. Let's do it again.'

go hit some..

Do you want me to keep playing this tape for the jury

or would you like to tell us what happens next?

Look, I didn't tell him to hit anybody.

I, I knew he was friends with Ben.

I mean, I might have said, "quit whining and complaining."

I might have said that. Yeah, I was angry, alright?

We lost. And he cost us the game.

'Thanks to him, we were losing the series'

and probably the season.

So, yeah, I-I might have waved the bat at him.

Yeah, I might have said, "next time, try hitting

something with it."

I... never thought

he would swing it at Ben.

I never thought he'd kill anybody.

I mean, this was, this was a key game.

This was our shot.

You were up for a college coaching spot

so you had to win.

And if that meant sending out your players

to injure and maim the other team, so be it.

This was never about the boys.

This was about you.

Look, that kid was a threat

and he was a dirty player himself.

If my boys were gonna have any shot at winning..

We needed him off the field.

[Indistinct chatter]

No further questions.

Oh, so, I'm done?

I'm done?

You can't set me up like that then walk away.

No further questions, your honor.

Counsel?

- No questions, your honor. - The witness may step down.

So, what, you haul me up here to make me look like some kind of

some kind of maniac? And what, is that..

- Is that what you want? - No further questions.

Well, I've taken six teams to the finals.

'Six teams! I've molded these boys.'

I've turned losers into winners.

The witness will step down!

I didn't do this, alright? He did it!

Son, you did this! I didn't do this!

- 'Officer of the court!' - Alright, fine. I'm fine.

Alright? Just don't.

Ms. Chase, before anything gets said in here

I just wanna thank you for what you just did.

Mr. Whiting will be charged

'with inciting a minor to commit felony battery'

contributing to the delinquency of a minor

and whatever else we can charge him with

to keep him from working with young people

for the rest of his life.

'But don't think you're off the hook.'

I will tell the jury that your son

still needs to be held responsible for his crime.

'He could have said no. Could have not swung that bat.'

the best you can hope for is 12 to 20 years.

She's right.

I spoke to Ben's mom

and she agreed with this.

I'm not gonna make this offer again

so let's put it to bed now.

Because of the mitigating circumstances

I'm willing to offer eight years in juvenile detention.

You will go to school, you'll get counseling

and you'll get out when you're 21.

I think that sounds fair.

We'll take it.

Good luck, Sam.

Heard you really snaked a guy today.

Is that the legal term?

Good going.

Thanks.

[Instrumental music]

Jack, honey? Coming to bed?

What's all this?

That is me.

Thirteen and ready for action.

Oh, my god, look at you.

Somebody get that kid a pair of pliers.

[Chuckles]

Is that yours?

- My dad bought me this. - Oh.

I remember he put the ball in the pocket

and he tied it up real tight and he showed me how to oil down

the leather so it stays soft.

Are you okay, honey?

Yeah.

I just think about it, you know?

Playing ball, hanging out with dad.

It was fun.

I just, sometimes I wonder if I ever, you know..

If you'll ever have that same kind of fun

with your daughter?

I will. And it'll be great.

I don't know. I just, sometimes

might be pretty great to have a son, too.

You think you could help me with that?

Now?

Now... or later.

I do know I wanna try again.

How many times?

At least enough to cover the infield.

[Chuckles] Wow.

Come here.

(Annabeth) Stay tuned for scenes from our next episode.

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