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[Dramatic music]

(Female #1) 'Will the
defendant please rise?'

'in the matter of
the state of Indiana'

versus David Hopkins
on the charge of murder

the jury finds the defendant

'not guilty.'

[sobbing]

Thank you.

[Sobbing continues]

[Dramatic music]

[Gunshots]

[Clamoring]

(Male #1) 'Stay down.'

[indistinct]

Get help!

No, we're still trying to find
out what the hell happened.

I'll let you know.

Doug hellman is listed
serious, Kelly joffe is critical.

Annabeth's going
to the hospital.

- She and joffe were classmates?
- Law school.

You know how close
annabeth and hellman are.

- What about the shooter?
- Bob Peters, already arrested.

I was afraid he didn't like the
verdict, he got himself a gun.

What'd you do if your
son-in-law killed your daughter

and the jury let him walk?

I'd be tempted to shoot
him and his lawyers.

- This mess is our fault.
- How so?

If we'd convicted Hopkins, none
of this would have happened.

Excuse me, Doug
hellman and Kelly joffe?

Are you family?

The prosecuting
attorney's office.

Mr. Hellman just
got out of surgery.

He's in recovery, second floor.

- How's he doing?
- The surgery went well.

- He's stable.
- Okay.

And Kelly joffe?

They're still working on her.

Annabeth?

Mrs. Joffe.

How is she?

We got here as soon as we could.

They told us..

They told us it's touch and go.

How could this happen? Can
somebody explain this to me?

I am so sorry. I'm gonna find
out everything I can. I promise.

We don't have any
news on Mr. Hellman.

- They said he's stable.
- 'Oh, thank goodness for that.'

oh, god.

Oh, no. Oh, no.

Annabeth.

You heard about Kelly?

How's hellman? Have you heard?

I'm just waiting to see him.

I feel responsible for Kelly's..

What happened to her.

John, you didn't shoot
her. Bob Peters did.

I lost the case.

If I hadn't..

Is he in custody yet, Peters?

Suicide watch at county.

Excuse me, Doug hellman's awake.

'One at a time, please.'

you go.

Annabeth.

Hi. Would you excuse us, please?

Thank you.

[Sighing]

You gonna be okay?

Oh, yeah. I just..

Always wanted to know
what it felt like to be shot.

Now I know.

Yeah.

It hurts.

I don't recommend it.

Well, I guess if you
could joke about it..

How's Kelly?

I knew it.

'I knew it. God!'

if I could have just done
something, you know?

I was standing on the
steps and next thing I know

she's on the ground..

In a puddle of blood.

Doug, there's nothing
you could have done.

I don't know.

I just feel so helpless.

I don't know what to
say to Kelly's parents.

It's okay if you don't have
all the answers, annabeth.

(Doug on TV) 'The jury has heard
the evidence and rendered their verdict'

'so now, my client wants
to get back to his life.'

[gunshots]

[Doug grunting]

Clamoring

I wanna lead the
prosecution of Bob Peters.

Death penalty, high burden of
proofs, sympathetic defendant.

Peters wanted to kill Hopkins.
Intent follows the bullet.

That he killed a bystander and
not the man he was aiming at

makes our argument for the
death penalty even stronger.

What is sympathetic
about recklessly shooting

two innocent people?

Peters deserves
the death penalty.

You need to be up to
speed on the Hopkins case.

Last summer, Hopkins pushed
his wife off a cliff on a trip.

The marriage was
troubled, financial difficulties

infidelity, et cetera. We
had a really strong case.

I don't know why
the jury acquitted him.

Bob decided to get the justice
that was denied to his daughter.

He hasn't been arraigned and
his lawyer's playing him as a victim

a grieving parent provoked
by an unfair verdict.

Angling for a lesser charge,
positioning themselves

for a manslaughter plea.

We need to fire back, vigilante
justice won't be tolerated.

- I'm ready.
- Good.

Maureen will be your second.

- 'Who's representing Peters?'
- Hanna turley.

Vocal opponent of the death
penalty. She's gonna come at us.

We have as much of a
soapbox to stand on as she does.

- Okay.
- 'Hey.'

sure you're not
too close to this?

We need to make an
example of this guy.

What happened to Kelly and
Doug could've happened to us.

Since when is it a bad
thing for a prosecutor

to care about a victim?

Defendant is charged
with one count of murder

two counts of
attempted murder...

Not guilty your honor,
we ask the defendant

be released on bond.

- Miss chase?
- The people oppose bail.

We've filed notice to seek
the death penalty, your honor.

This man isn't going
anywhere, Ms. Turley.

Bail is denied.

[Sighing]

I'm very sorry. I'll be down
to you in an hour, okay?

- Annabeth.
- Hanna.

I hope your office isn't
playing to the cheap seats.

Bob gunned down two attorneys
on the steps of this very court.

The whole system, every
attorney, judge and clerk

will want to see him receive
the maximum punishment.

We'll have support
for the death penalty.

Or a jury could decide
that what my client did

if not justified, was
certainly understandable.

Understandable?

They'll put themselves
in his shoes.

A grieving father,
screwed by the system.

Stop bluffing. Your
office is overreaching.

Give me a plea offer I
can take to my client.

- Voluntary manslaughter.
- No plea.

- Annabeth...
- We are not posturing.

We intend to pursue the
death penalty to the end.

Well, um, maybe you'll
change your mind when you read

our expert psych evaluation on

Mr. Peters' state of mind
at the time of the shootings.

If you're mounting some
sort of affirmative defense

we're entitled to have our
own expert evaluate him, too.

The sooner, the better.

According to police, Peters'
car was parked over there.

A reporter who followed
him from the courtroom

told police Peters went to
his car, removed something

from it and put
it in his pocket.

The murder weapon.

Did he come straight
to the courthouse?

The reporter said he stood
by his car about ten minutes.

Hmm.

Plenty of time to
think about the crime.

Hellman and joffe started
their press conference.

(Ed) Peters came up
and commenced firing.

How soon was that
after the verdict?

Half hour, give or take. The
verdict was read at 9:17 A.M.

- 'Shooting occurred at 9:51.'
- That's good for us.

To get the death penalty,
not only do we have to prove

he intended on killing,
but that he lay in wait.

It's about as
cold-blooded as it gets.

Only problem is,
he couldn't aim.

[Upbeat music]

- You read the psych work-up?
- I did.

Our expert's opinion,
the stress of the moment

his judgment was impaired.

This does not rise to the
level of murder, annabeth

much less the death penalty.

Let's see what
Dr. Peron has to say.

(Bob on TV) 'Her name
was Barbara sue Peters'

'and yes, David
Hopkins killed her.'

of course he did,
no doubt in my mind.

The jury saw it differently.

That's because these lawyers
can say anything they want.

Twist the facts around,
until the son of a bitch

seems like prince charming.

Tell me more about what
happened after you heard the verdict.

How you felt.

I saw David Hopkins hug his
two lawyers, and that was it.

I went to the car, got the gun
and waited for him to come out.

- 'How long did you wait?'
- 'Until I saw him.'

I don't know how long it was.

What were you
thinking as you waited?

About Barbara.

How much I loved and missed her.

And how Hopkins was
just going to walk away

from this whole thing.

Somebody had to make him pay.

How did you feel about
Mr. Hellman and Ms. Joffe?

I hated them for
getting Hopkins off.

For twisting my words and
lying to the jury about Barbara.

Did you think about
shooting them, too?

No.

My hands were shaking

and I already told you I
was aiming at Hopkins.

But, after the first shot,
you fired two more times.

Why?

David Hopkins was still alive.

And I wanted him dead for
what he did to my little girl.

What happened next?

That lady lawyer fell.
I couldn't believe it.

It was a terrible,
terrible mistake

and I wish I could take it back.

I'm sorry.

And I wish to god
I could take it back.

He is genuinely remorseful
about what he did.

Genuinely sorry he
didn't kill David Hopkins.

- It's still murder.
- Manslaughter.

Sudden heat upon
hearing the not guilty verdict.

Sudden heat? He bought the gun
three weeks before the shooting.

And brought it for the express
purpose of killing Hopkins.

He's going to be very
good on the stand.

And the reasons
he picked up the gun

might strike a chord
with some people.

So might the fact that he
knew what he was doing.

He intended to
kill David Hopkins.

I had no idea Bob
was going to do that.

My husband is not a violent man.

Did he ever say what he would
do if Hopkins was acquitted?

We didn't talk
much about the trial.

We just tried to get through it.

We thought that
with all the evidence

David was bound to be convicted.

And Mr. Marinelli kept telling
us what a strong case he had.

And then, everyday, we
sat and watched while that..

Lawyer, Mr. Hellman..

Punched holes in it.

How did your
husband react to that?

Watching the case go south.

The night before the verdict..

He had a drink.

[Dramatic music]

20 years sober, down the tubes.

You know, he blamed
himself for this whole thing.

He worked with David, he
introduced him to Barbara

'at a company picnic.'

she was our only child.

And that man took her from us.

"Motion to access case files

"in state of Indiana
versus David Hopkins.

"Motion to depose
John marinelli?"

You wanna depose the
prosecutor in the Hopkins case

and his work products?

Files, notes, everything
relating to the case.

Mr. Marinelli's work
product is not discoverable.

It is, if a judge says it is. Its
at the heart of my defense.

The thing that matters in the
Hopkins case is the verdict.

That was your client's motive.

The prosecutor's constant
assurances to Bob and Maxine

that Hopkins would be
convicted is certainly relevant.

It laid the foundation for
what subsequently happened.

How this office tried the
Hopkins case is not at issue.

It is now!

The prosecutor gave Bob
Peters unreasonable hope

about the verdict, and the
acquittal traumatized Bob Peters

not because he's violent, but
because marinelli misled him.

Misled him how exactly?

I need the work
product to answer that.

Let me get this straight.

Even though Peters
pulled the trigger

marinelli and our
office are responsible

for hellman being
shot and joffe dying?

You know what? You can distort
my argument anyway you want.

Let's see what a judge says.

Turley wants to put
this office on trial?

She's claiming marinelli
mishandled the case

and misled Mr. and Mrs. Peters.

- Misled?
- Gave them false hope.

Assured them Hopkins would be
convicted and, when he wasn't...

Marinelli's conduct caused
Bob Peters' sudden heat.

Which is a mitigating factor
and obviates the death penalty.

That's what caused Peters to
fire his weapon into a crowd?

Not that his daughter's
killer was acquitted?

I don't think a jury will
find that very persuasive.

On the surface, it's a kind
of provocation argument.

Gives turley a way to ask for
manslaughter instead of murder

and back us off
the death penalty.

Pretty thin, assuming
marinelli told me the truth

I don't think we have to worry.

I've known John. He's
always been straight with me.

Get his files on the case.
Make sure we have no surprises.

This office has nothing to hide.

Besides marinelli's
horrible handwriting

I don't see anything
out of the ordinary.

Looks like the evidence
against Hopkins was strong.

Hopkins said Barbara
fell while they were hiking.

Autopsy reports show there
were bruises on her back and arms

that indicate she was
thrown from the cliff.

'And Hopkins' timeline
doesn't make sense either.'

hikers say they heard
Barbara screaming for help

hours after Hopkins
said she died.

Hellman never met a
motion he didn't like.

He was able to minimize a
lot of testimony and evidence.

Here's one signed by Kelly.

I remember the day she told me
she was gonna work for hellman.

- I hope you warned her.
- I did.

Kelly was a true believer.

We used to fight about
it like cats and dogs.

She couldn't understand
how I could be a prosecutor.

I couldn't understand how
she could defend people

she knew were guilty.

This is interesting.

- What is it?
- Marinelli's witness list.

Do you remember seeing the
name Nick Baxter in the police files?

No. It wasn't in the
trial transcripts either.

Which means marinelli never
called Baxter to testify right?

Exactly.

Why would marinelli rush
to add Baxter to the witness

list so late at the last minute?

Why go to all that
and then not call him?

It's not that unusual. Someone
tips you on a hail Mary witness.

Look into it, doesn't
check out, you drop it.

Still, look at this.

He adds Baxter to his
witness list here on the 20th

notifies hellman he intends
to call him at the last minute

and then doesn't,
for some reason.

Ask him.

Peters was angry
about the verdict.

Understandably. So was I.

I don't see how my
trial strategy is relevant.

Well, just the same,
I asked Maureen

and annabeth to
review the case files.

You find anything useful?

Who was Nick Baxter?

He's on your amended witness
list, but you never called him.

- He didn't pan out.
- Did you question him?

His deposition isn't
in your files, either.

I didn't depose him. My
investigator interviewed him.

No record of that either.

Is there something behind this
witness we should know about?

No. It's nothing.

Baxter was a bartender.

He served Hopkins
some drinks one night

and allegedly heard him
rambling on about killing his wife.

So, we did a little digging and
determined he wasn't credible.

Why not?

His story didn't add
up, for one thing.

He perjured himself
in a child custody case.

Hellman would've
ripped him apart.

Did you mention
Baxter to the Peters?

Not specifically, no.

Say what you're
trying to say, annabeth.

You assured them David
Hopkins would be convicted, right?

I told them we had a strong
case and I had no reason to believe

we wouldn't get a conviction.

You never mentioned
Baxter to them?

The last-minute witness
that would seal the deal?

No, I did not.

Turley's going to claim
you unrealistically built up

the Peters' hopes and
made David Hopkins' acquittal

even more devastating
than it had to be.

There's a lot of things I
wish I'd done differently.

But for you to suggest that
I didn't do everything I could

to win that case
is just plain wrong.

- I'm not suggesting that, John.
- I should've won it, I didn't.

- 'Why, what went wrong?'
- Nothing went wrong.

'Doug did a better job telling
his story to the jury than me.'

that's what it boils
down to, doesn't it?

Who's got the better story?

If Bob wants to put his killing
Kelly on me because of that..

I can't believe we're
having this conversation.

Anything else I
can help you with?

You let me know.

John, this isn't personal.

Yes, annabeth.

It is.

It couldn't be more personal.

I'd still like to know
more about Baxter.

Let's have ed and ray
talk to his investigator.

Something's not
sitting right with this.

No, I didn't find Nick Baxter.

As far as I know,
marinelli found him.

- Not what we were told.
- Well, you were told wrong.

Marinelli sent me to see him.

- How did he find Baxter?
- No idea.

We had four investigators
working on the case.

Baxter's name never came
up until marinelli gave it to us.

But you interviewed
Baxter, right?

- Should be in the case file.
- It wasn't.

- You remember the gist of it?
- Baxter was serving him once.

Hopkins got drunk, you know,
confessed to killing his wife

on a camping trip,
pushed her off a ledge.

Made it look like an accident.

Baxter would've testified?

Yeah, if marinelli would've
called him, but he never did.

Marinelli said you determined
Baxter was not credible.

Oh, that's a load.

No. Baxter's story was
good, you know? Rang true.

He perjured himself in
a custody trial, though.

Look, my two cents..

Baxter would've been a
powerful witness against Hopkins.

You know? But,
hey, what do I know?

Marinelli is the one with
the fancy suit, salary.

You know, his trial, his call.

You got any idea how
marinelli found Baxter?

No. That's a good question.

Baxter told me I wasn't
the only guy coming around

asking about David Hopkins.

- Somebody else got there first?
- Name escapes me.

But, he was a
private investigator.

'Working for?'

Hopkins' lawyer.

Doug hellman.

Vance didn't find
Baxter. You did.

Tell me how.

Why do you care so
much about Baxter?

He's a witness I never
called in a case that's over

against a defendant
that can't be retried.

Just tell me how
you found Baxter.

I loved her.

Kelly.

- We all did.
- No, it's not what..

Kelly and I were..

We were seeing each other.

- She never told me that.
- Nobody knew.

We started dating
during the trial.

Why didn't you
recuse yourselves?

By the time we realized
where things were going

it would've led to a mistrial.

Neither of us wanted that.

'We had a rule.'

we'd never discuss the case
or even work, for that matter.

We figured we could keep it
a secret from hellman, but..

It turned out he knew.

Did Kelly tell you about Baxter?

Kelly would've never done that.

She was incredibly ethical.

We never discussed
the Hopkins case.

- Ever.
- Then how did you find out?

One night, she was
staying in my apartment.

She left her briefcase open
with the file on Baxter right on top.

- Like she wanted me to see it.
- Even so, why'd you look at it?

Why would you
jeopardize your case?

The Peters' were
calling me everyday.

Coming in to the office,
waiting for me after court

desperate for good news.

And to be honest, the
trial had started to turn.

I could feel the jury having
doubts about my case.

It was so stupid,
but once I knew

that Hopkins had
confessed to Baxter

'i had to put him on the stand.'

but you didn't.

No.

Hellman?

Saw Baxter on my witness
list and confronted me.

'He said he knew Kelly
and I were involved'

and accused me of betraying
Kelly to discover Baxter.

Let me guess. Hellman
came up with a solution.

What were we going to do?

I could drop it and pretend
like I never found Baxter

or hellman would
expose us to the judge.

Either way, Baxter
would never testify.

If hellman wasn't willing to go
to the judge, you should have.

Yeah.

I should have. I know that now.

But I didn't.

What, no flowers, no candy?

I've been talking
to John marinelli.

Well, he's made a clean
breast of it, then, has he?

You should've gone to the judge.

And ruined Kelly's career just
because she had the bad judgment

to fall in love
with a prosecutor?

'What was I going to
do? They were in love.'

I tried to protect
her and marinelli.

Marinelli dumped
a crucial witness.

No judge would have ever
allowed Baxter to testify

and Hopkins still would
have been acquitted.

Peters would have gotten
his gun, Kelly'd still be dead.

Conlon's is not gonna see it
that way and neither is turley.

There's got to be
a way to fix this.

You have to do what's
right, which means

getting justice
for Kelly's family.

The position turley's put
me in affects you, too, Doug.

Kelly was a lot
like you, you know.

Stubborn, passionate to a fault.

I don't think you get

what's gonna happen
if turley finds out.

I understand.

You could be disbarred.

Well, if I had it to do over
again, I'd do the same.

You're saying hellman forced
marinelli to Bury a witness?

He says he was
protecting John and Kelly.

Getting an acquittal for
his client was incidental?

Hellman's on the hook too,
if turley exposes what he did.

Hellman is not my problem.

Turley is going to ram
marinelli's misconduct

down our throat.

She's bound to find Baxter.

Our hope is the
counter motion we filed

arguing the Hopkins trial is
irrelevant to the Peters case

and therefore, not discoverable.

We should win, I can't
see a judge allowing

turley to rifle through
this office's work

product and personal notes.

Let's hope you're right.

Your honor, the Hopkins
case couldn't be more relevant.

It is a factual basis

for the provocation that
led to my client's actions.

Your honor, the jury
verdict provoked Bob Peters

not prosecutor marinelli's
private work product.

The material can substantiate
my client's assertion.

Mr. Marinelli misled him

about the prospect
of convicting Hopkins

for the murder of his daughter.

The defense has
presented no evidence

that Mr. Marinelli ever made
those assurances to Mr. Peters.

Your honor, that
is precisely why

we want to depose Mr. Marinelli

and look at his
papers on the case.

Miss chase, while I
understand the need for privilege

in the prosecutor's office

I believe the attorney
work product in this instance

is relevant to
Mr. Peters' defense.

Therefore, I'm granting
miss turley's discovery motion.

Your honor, this goes against
case law and precedent.

If you have sensitive
work product

you can always file for
in-camera inspection.

You're worried about what
I'm gonna find in the files?

'Course not.

Then why are you keeping
me from seeing them?

Principle, Hanna, we can't
have defense attorneys

rummaging through our notes.

Annabeth, I'm just
trying to do my job.

And as long as the
state of Indiana insists

on trying this as a
death penalty case

I will do everything
in my power to fight it.

How did it go with the
prosecuting attorney?

He doesn't like being held
over a barrel more than I do.

We prefer to deal with
this in an up-front manner.

Not have it impact
a high-profile case.

Marinelli is a
problem we inherited

and he has to answer for it.

If need be, we'll
make him an example.

Turley suggested
she'd be open to a deal.

Take the death penalty off
the table. That's what she wants.

Manslaughter, 20 years,
no opposition to parole.

It may be better
coming from you.

Let her know this
isn't some game.

Done.

- Maybe I can charm her.
- Good luck with that.

Mr. Conlon, a rare sighting
in these humble precincts.

'To what do we owe the honor?'

I'll get right to
it, miss turley.

The prosecutor's
office acknowledges

your client's dismay with
the verdict in the Hopkins case

but that ship has sailed.
The jury acquitted him.

I don't think you're here to
talk about double jeopardy.

We won the discovery
motion, so offer us a deal

or give us the files
on the Hopkins case.

Manslaughter, 20 years,
no opposition to parole.

24 hours ago, you wanted to
try this as a death penalty case.

We've reconsidered.

I'm guessing,
marinelli notes and files

had a little something
to do with that.

Offer's on the table.

Bob, I think you should take it.

20 years?

I may not be alive in 20 years.

You said we would
take this to trial.

Yes, but they removed
the death penalty.

That's, that's a good deal.

Not good enough.

I want people to hear my story.

Hear how I was led to
believe that I would get justice

and how that was taken from me!

And I want justice for Kelly
joffe and Doug hellman.

Convince him. We both
know this is in his best interest.

Well, of course I'm
going to talk to him.

But as you can see,
he's fairly dug in.

If he changes his
mind, let me know.

I'm still waiting
on those case files.

Don't force me to go
back to judge Jenkins

and get a contempt
of court citation.

[Instrumental music]

Clock's ticking on her motion.

No choice. Comply.
Hold it till tomorrow.

I need time to get
my ducks in a row.

One of those ducks marinelli?

- He'll resign today.
- What about hellman?

We're referring hellman
to the ethics review board

of the Indiana bar.

Someone should let
him know this is coming.

I will, he'll be at the church

paying his respects
to Kelly's parents.

As long as you're
there, talk to them.

Let them know about
their daughter's relationship

with marinelli, before they
read about it in the paper.

[Instrumental music]

Annabeth.

Mr. Joffe, I'm so sorry.

- Kelly was an amazing woman.
- Thank you.

She always spoke
so highly of you.

We offered Bob Peters a plea.

A plea?

Manslaughter.

A minimum sentence of 20 years.

20 years?

For killing my daughter?

He turned it down.

Now, if we go to trial

his lawyer is going to
exploit something Kelly did.

Something she
shouldn't have done.

Is this about John marinelli?

I know all about it. He
called me yesterday.

He told me about his
relationship with Kelly.

They loved each other.

Well, if it's unethical,
I can live with that.

It's more than that.

I think Kelly may have

inadvertently given marinelli
a crucial piece of evidence.

It's nice of you to say
that it was inadvertent.

It wasn't.

Kelly told us she was sure
that Hopkins had killed his wife.

If John marinelli
found something

it's because Kelly
wanted him to.

I think I'll just
leave it at that.

Thanks so much for coming.

Can I have a word with you?

Still upset with me?

I understand what you
did and why you did it.

I'm sure your boss
has a dimmer view.

He's referring you to
the ethics review board.

You're going to have
your license revoked.

Turley's going to use this
against us if we go to trial.

The judge tossed our
counter motion to suppress.

Well, ask yourself this..

What does Bob
Peters really want?

He wants justice
for his daughter.

Of course, he does.

Now, we can't very
well put Mr. Hopkins

back on trial now, can we?

At least, not for
killing Barbara Peters.

What are you talking about?

We're in a very gray
area here, annabeth.

How gray?

Gray.

After I saw you at the
hospital the last time

I made a few phone calls, I
got my investigator involved.

I had him put Mr. Hopkins
under a microscope.

What did he find?

Nothing, until yesterday.

Now, it's my job to
defend my clients against

whatever they're
charged with now

and not pass judgment
against something that may or

may not have
happened 15 years ago.

15 years ago?

Jane darby.

I just accepted John
marinelli's letter of resignation.

We need to hold sending
marinelli's files to turley.

The last thing this office needs
is to be slapped for contempt.

We can still make
a deal with Peters.

That wasn't the
impression I got.

What if told you there was
a way to nail David Hopkins?

What are you talking about?

I think he murdered
his college girlfriend.

- Are you making this up?
- No, her name was Jane darby.

It happened 15 years ago,
boating accident, supposedly.

Why wasn't this brought
up at the Hopkins trial?

- Nobody knew.
- How is it that you know?

A little bird told me.

What little bird? Doug hellman?

No comment.

Judge Jenkins put me on
notice, he's gonna cite us

with contempt if we go
one minute past the deadline

and turley doesn't
have our material.

I'm stalling hard. I got off
the phone with turley's office.

Told them we were still
gathering information.

Tell me you got
something we can use.

There was never a police report.

Just a coroner report.

Jane darby's death was
ruled death by misadventure.

Drowned in a boating accident.

Hopkins was never even
mentioned as the guy who reported it.

Accidental drowning's
a long way from murder.

This case is 15 years old.

Evidence, is going
to be hard to come by.

Were Jane darby's
parents aware Hopkins

was tried for killing his wife?

They moved out of the state.

What are the chances they'll
authorize an exhumation?

Already have, all these years,
they have a lot of unanswered

questions about
their daughter's death.

If she drowned, it's 'cause
somebody caved her skull in.

- Why was it ruled a drowning?
- Beats me.

She had water in her lungs
so technically she did drown.

But there's no other way
to explain the skull fracture.

- Would it have been evident?
- Clear as day.

Head trauma, blow
from a blunt object.

You should talk
to the chief coroner

who signed off on this back
in the day, if he's still alive.

How could he have
signed off on this?

Chief coroners are
elected in this state.

They're not necessarily doctors.

Some are good, some are
bad, some are political hacks.

Guess which kind this one was.

Checked out the chief
coroner who wrote the report.

He's retired now. Turns out
he's a close friend of the family.

David Hopkins' father
contributed to his campaign.

This is why most
states have done away

with the coroner system.

So what was his name?

Harold Jensen. He
wasn't even a doctor.

Before getting elected coroner,
he sold medical supplies.

Proves my point.

So, Harold Jensen decided
to look the other way.

Ruled it an accident
because of the family.

The sheriff's office
thought it was an accident.

So did the newspaper,
there's no need to investigate.

The rails were
greased him to go.

We're going to need a
statement from him for the record.

When you heard David
Hopkins had been accused

of killing his wife, why didn't
you go to the authorities?

Tell them what you
knew about Jane darby?

It wasn't that simple.

That boating accident
was a terrible tragedy.

Accident?

A couple of college kids that
were out there on the water

drinking, carrying on.

And after the accident?

David Hopkins'
dad came to see me.

He asked me to spare
the victim's family.

And you did this by signing
off without an investigation?

We did our own
autopsy on Jane darby.

If you had done your job and
conducted a proper inquiry..

I'm not a doctor.

I never claimed to be.

But you knew.

I knew something wasn't right.

Even I could see that.

But the Hopkins were insistent
that this was an accident.

'Best left alone.'

they asked me to
close the case and I did.

You do see how this looks.

'I'm old, not blind.'

I know what you're saying.

Not a day goes by that I
don't think about what I did.

I should have asked
more questions, but..

But I didn't.

At the time, I
remember thinking how..

How bright David's future was.

'How he had so much
to look forward to.'

David Hopkins is a murderer.

He killed Jane darby,
and if you'd done your job

then Barbara Peters
would be alive today

and so would Kelly joffe.

That's a lot of ruined
lives, Mr. Jensen.

'Stop.'

tell me..

How I can make this right.

You can start by
giving a statement.

Tell the truth, at last.

We tracked down
the boat rental guy.

David Hopkins and Jane
darby were arguing that day.

We've got more leads, too.

College friends that'll testify

the relationship
was on the skids.

With the coroner's statement
and the evidence, we got enough.

Arrest Hopkins. Make sure
his picture gets in the paper.

Our pleasure.

David Hopkins..

You're under arrest for
the murder of Jane darby.

Jane darby?

There must be some mistake.

There's no mistake. You
killed her. Game over, buddy.

Can I read him his rights? You
always read them their rights.

Knock yourself out.

You have the right
to remain silent.

Anything you say..

Oh... say "cheese".

You still haven't complied
with judge Jenkins' ruling.

We've got something
better to offer.

Manslaughter, 20 years was
your bottom, take it or leave it.

It was. It still is.

Not interested. I
want to go to trial.

David Hopkins was just arrested
for the murder of Jane darby.

And who is Jane darby?

His college girlfriend.

We got a tip, went
back and took a look

and this is what we found.

- He's done this before?
- And this time he's going down.

How do I know this isn't
some ploy to get me to settle?

We don't.

We're still prepared to
take your case to trial.

But you wanted David Hopkins
brought to justice and we have.

There's more than enough
evidence to convict him.

I've heard that before.

I'm asking you to trust me.

The deal's still on, voluntary
manslaughter, 20 years.

What do you want from me?

Stand before a judge
and accept responsibility

for what you did to
my friend, Kelly joffe.

Her parents are in agony because
you decided to pick up a gun.

You need to take this offer

and spare them the pain
and suffering of a trial.

I went to my car
and got the gun.

I saw Hopkins standing
on the courthouse steps

laughing, smiling, a free man.

That's when I started firing.

'I didn't even think
about the other people.'

I just wanted Hopkins to pay
for what he did to my daughter.

I can still see that
young woman's face.

Miss joffe.

The look in her eyes..

After I shot her.

(Judge Jenkins) 'Under
the terms of your agreement'

'do you plead guilty to
voluntary manslaughter?'

yes.

Under the terms of this do
you understand you will spend

20 years in a state prison

'before being
eligible for parole?'

yes, I do.

Mr. Peters, is there anything
else you'd like to say?

Nothing I can say or do..

Can sufficiently express..

My grief and my sorrow
over killing your daughter.

I'm going to have
to live with that

for the rest of my life.

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Nice work in there.

Found a way out of that mess.

Doug hellman owes
you, too, big time.

Something tells me he
won't exactly see it that way.

- I'll see you at the office.
- Okay.

Thank you so much.

Thank you, for everything.

You're welcome.

I appreciate what you
did for me, annabeth.

- Shoulder.
- Oh. Sorry, sorry.

So, you got a good result there

considering the circumstances.

Well done.

Just doing my job.

- You're far too modest.
- And I had a little help.

Uh, about this gray area..

What gray area?

I'll see you in court, then.

We can continue our dance.

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