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(school bell rings)
(indistinct conversations)
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Okay, okay, please, please,
take your seats.
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Leave your booklets closed
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and your pencils down
until I tell you to begin.
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(door opens)
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(school bell rings)
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Principal MacDonald?
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Yeah, come on in.
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These are the exams
from first period.
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Thanks, Lacey.
Uh, any irregularities?
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What?
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Tyler Young.
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I got him admission
and a scholarship
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up at Hudson College next year.
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It's contingent upon
these scores, and...
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if he fails...
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Is there any way
I could look at his test?
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By law... I have to certify
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that I've locked
these tests in a safe
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no later than ten minutes
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after the conclusion
of the exam.
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No one can see them
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or touch them
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until the courier
from the testing service
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picks them up in the morning.
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But what happens
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after I leave for the day--
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well, I wouldn't
know about that.
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*
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Can I help you?
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No.
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Yeah, um...
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I need one test.
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Tyler Young.
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BULL:
I must say, Marissa,
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you look
absolutely beautiful.
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But I'm sure Kyle's
already told you that.
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Yes. He told me I looked
beautiful in the shower.
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Told me I looked beautiful
in my underwear.
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And then he told me
I looked beautiful in my dress.
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I couldn't
help but notice his
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sense of conviction diminishing
the more clothes I put on.
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Hmm, men. What's our problem?
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Bull.
Dr. Jason Bull.
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Why are we here again?
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I thought you swore last year
you were never coming back.
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And I meant it.
Oh, wait a second.
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Is this the mayor's annual
"You Scratch My Back,
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I Have No Idea Who You Are
Fundraising Gala"?
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Don't you think
you've had enough?
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Astonishingly, no.
EMCEE: Come on, folks. We
need to dig a little deeper...
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I can still hear
this guy's voice.
...into our kids' college funds.
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Now here's a truly
New York experience:
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a private carriage ride
through Central Park
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with Mayor Hopkins herself.
(applause)
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What do you say
we kick this one off
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at $2,000?
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$2,000, anyone?
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Oh, God.
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Hey, what are you doing?
Someone's got to have $2,000.
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It's worth two grand
to shut this guy up.
It's practically a steal.
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$2,000, from the gentleman
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in the glasses.
Now do I see three?
Ta-da.
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Auction over.
$3,000?
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$3,000, in the back.
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Now do I hear four?
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Do I hear four?
Do I hear four?
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Hey, what are
you doing?
I know when
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to bow out, I'm just
gonna run the price up.
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$4,000, from the man
in the glasses.
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(scoffs)
I can't believe this.
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$5,000 in the back, now.
Do I hear six?
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We've got six.
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Thank you, Clark Kent.
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Is there a seven
to be had?
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Do I hear seven?
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Seven. Do I hear eight?
$8,000?
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Bull, stop.
Trust me, I know
when to get out.
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This is my last bid.
Eight, anyone? $8,000!
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Can I get nine?
In the back.
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$9,000.
$9,000 once,
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$9,000 twice, sold
to the man in the back
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for $9,000.
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See?
(applause)
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Do I know what I know
or do I know what I know?
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I don't know.
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EMCEE: Ladies and gentlemen,
Your Honor the mayor
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was so moved by this
outpouring of generosity
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that she has agreed
to take time for two
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carriage rides.
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One to the man
in the back for $9,000,
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and to the gentleman
in the glasses for eight.
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(chuckling):
Oh, yeah...
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MAN:
Dr. Bull.
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Dr. Jason Bull?
(chuckles)
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Dr. Bull?
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John Powers. Chief of staff
for Mayor Hopkins.
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Thanks so much
for jumping in out there.
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Page Six would've had
a field day if we couldn't
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sell a stroll through the park
with Her Honor.
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(chuckles)
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Happy to do it.
In fact,
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nothing gives me greater
pleasure than writing a check
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for something
I really don't need.
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(laughs)
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Truth is,
I was wondering
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if I could
impose on you for, uh,
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one more thing?
You've heard about
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the cheating scandal
in the Bronx?
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Oh, yeah, last summer--
the teachers fixing tests?
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The, uh, teachers union
is representing the only teacher
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who's been charged so far.
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She's a passionate young
educator, who, in our opinion,
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is being railroaded by the
district attorney's office.
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Any way I could entice you
to take a meeting
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with the teacher and her lawyer?
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The mayor would be extremely
grateful for your help.
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I'm sure she would.
There are far more teachers
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who vote in elections
than district attorneys.
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(laughs)
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Just e-mail me where to go
and when to be there.
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Um, and say hi
to the mayor for me.
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Even though she probably
couldn't tell me from Adam.
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Uh, just say
yes, Bull.
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Yes, Bull.
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Dr. Jason Bull?
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So, what can I do
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for you, Dr. Bull?
Mayor's office said
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you'd be stopping by.
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You know who I am?
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I read
The New York Times.
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You're a trial scientist.
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It's hard to tell--
the way you said that--
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just how you feel about it.
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Does the expression "third teat"
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clear it up for you?
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Mmm.
(knocking on door)
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It's open.
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Hi. Um... am I
interrupting something?
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I was told to just knock.
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No, no.
You're fine.
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Lacey Adams,
Dr. Jason Bull.
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Doctor.
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Ms. Adams.
It's nice to meet you.
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I'm a trial scientist.
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I assist lawyers
and legal teams
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with challenging cases.
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The mayor's office
wanted me to come by
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and meet you
and your lawyer,
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see if I could
be of any help.
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He can't.
(phone rings)
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Gwen here.
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Mm-hmm.
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GWEN:
Mm-hmm. Sure.
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So...
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what'd they tell you
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about me?
Nothing.
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I just know what I've read--
you and five other teachers
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are accused of altering more
than 800 standardized tests.
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I changed one answer...
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on one test.
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One.
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For one kid.
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Wow. That must be
one special kid.
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He's one of those
kids everyone says
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is a lost cause.
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Terrible grades,
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attendance issues,
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no dad.
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And I think the mother
has a heroin problem.
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But in class?
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I can see the gears turning.
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I spent three years
working with him--
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before school,
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after school-- I brought him up
from a D to a B-plus.
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I even talked the admissions
counselor at Hudson College
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into accepting him.
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All he had to do was
get a 65 on his test.
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And it shouldn't have
been a problem, but...
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So let me
get this straight--
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they could place all six of you
at the scene,
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and all of you
were arrested, but...
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you are the only one
being charged.
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Mm-hmm.
Why?
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Because I confessed.
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That was
the district attorney's office.
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They're offering
a deal.
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They certainly are.
You plead guilty,
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testify against
the other five teachers,
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the ADA will give you probation.
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You'll serve
no time.
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But she'll still have
a felony on her record.
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Which means they'll take away
your teaching license.
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What's the alternative?
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You go to jail.
The alternative
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is we go to court.
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We explain to a
jury why you did
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what you did, and
maybe, just maybe,
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you walk away from
this, doing what
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you're meant to do.
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Which is
obviously teach.
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And you'll be there?
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Part of the team?
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Absolutely.
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Can't have
too many teats.
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Can you, Gwen?
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What?
Nothing.
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MARISSA: Lacey Adams, age 27.
Graduated from Yale,
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did a one-year stint
with Teach for America.
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She has been at Woodrow
High School, in the Bronx,
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for the last three years.
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Went to Yale and works
in a public school
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in the Bronx;
that's commitment.
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Oh, it gets better.
She works
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11-hour days,
nets less than $700 a week,
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and buys school supplies
with her own money.
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I need to leave now so I can go
home and rethink my entire life.
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BENNY:
A group of teachers
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changes thousands of answers
on hundreds of tests.
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And supposedly this girl
only did it once.
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MARISSA:
That's what she says.
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BENNY:
Uh-huh.
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And we believe her?
Bull believes her.
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He thinks she's a good teacher.
He thinks she's a good person.
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And he hates that she's
facing a decade in prison.
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He said,
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"In Lacey's mind, what
she did was justified.
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We just have to get the jurors
to accept that justification."
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Well, that's all, huh?
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You grew up around here?
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Uh, I grew up
in Switzerland.
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Ah, I was close.
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My father works in
international finance.
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Uh, they live in
Massachusetts now.
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I mean,
I am American.
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I was born here.
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But it wasn't until
I went to Yale
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that I fell in love
with the place.
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What about teaching?
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Did you get the notice?
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There's no money
in it, Lacey.
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(chuckles)
Yeah, I know.
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But, um, some of the most
important people in my life,
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growing up,
were teachers.
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I remember
when we moved to Europe.
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I was five years old.
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They speak four languages
in Switzerland.
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None of them English.
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So the only person
who understood me
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and the only person
I could talk to,
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other than my mom and dad,
was my teacher.
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My fate was sealed.
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I'm in a lot of trouble,
aren't I, Dr. Bull?
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Yes.
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And no.
(chuckles nervously)
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I mean, you did do something
that was wrong.
258
00:10:49,988 --> 00:10:52,224
But it seems fairly obvious
259
00:10:52,257 --> 00:10:54,960
you did it
for a very good reason.
260
00:10:54,993 --> 00:10:56,428
In fact,
it seems pretty clear
261
00:10:56,461 --> 00:10:59,397
you did it to help someone else.
262
00:11:06,038 --> 00:11:08,807
God, I miss it.
263
00:11:08,841 --> 00:11:10,743
(chuckles)
264
00:11:10,776 --> 00:11:13,378
God, I miss them.
265
00:11:16,214 --> 00:11:18,216
I know.
266
00:11:18,250 --> 00:11:20,052
BULL:
Knock, knock.
267
00:11:20,085 --> 00:11:22,487
How do you feel about necessity?
268
00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:25,190
I feel very strongly
269
00:11:25,223 --> 00:11:27,225
that it's the
mother of invention.
270
00:11:27,259 --> 00:11:30,362
Ah. I mean as a trial strategy.
271
00:11:30,395 --> 00:11:32,230
I just spent the morning
with our mutual client
272
00:11:32,264 --> 00:11:34,266
and I think necessity
gives us what we need.
273
00:11:34,299 --> 00:11:37,469
You want to present
a necessity defense?
274
00:11:37,502 --> 00:11:39,371
I do.
275
00:11:39,404 --> 00:11:41,306
Think about it.
276
00:11:41,339 --> 00:11:43,408
We're stuck with
Lacey's confession.
277
00:11:43,441 --> 00:11:46,378
I mean, we can't claim
she's not guilty.
278
00:11:46,411 --> 00:11:50,348
But we can turn a weakness
into a strength.
279
00:11:50,382 --> 00:11:54,252
We can demonstrate that Lacey's
cheating was a necessity.
280
00:11:54,286 --> 00:11:55,854
She did it to
prevent Tyler's life
281
00:11:55,888 --> 00:11:58,423
from becoming a greater tragedy
than it already was.
282
00:11:58,456 --> 00:11:59,257
Okay.
283
00:11:59,291 --> 00:12:01,493
Dr. Bull, I know
you're not a lawyer,
284
00:12:01,526 --> 00:12:04,362
but the necessity defense
is intended
285
00:12:04,396 --> 00:12:06,264
for people trying to save lives.
286
00:12:06,298 --> 00:12:07,432
That's what Lacey was doing.
287
00:12:07,465 --> 00:12:08,801
An intruder breaks
into your home
288
00:12:08,834 --> 00:12:10,535
and tries to kidnap your child,
289
00:12:10,568 --> 00:12:12,137
so you shoot him.
290
00:12:12,170 --> 00:12:13,371
That's necessity.
291
00:12:13,405 --> 00:12:16,842
That's why people mount
a necessity defense.
292
00:12:16,875 --> 00:12:20,312
It's not used to defend against
an allegation of fraud.
293
00:12:20,345 --> 00:12:21,880
And there's no precedent.
294
00:12:21,914 --> 00:12:23,315
Then let's make some precedent.
295
00:12:23,348 --> 00:12:25,350
You're serious.
Mmm.
296
00:12:25,383 --> 00:12:27,953
Well, that's all
well and good,
297
00:12:27,986 --> 00:12:29,988
but I've already decided.
298
00:12:30,022 --> 00:12:32,324
We're going to argue that
standardized testing
299
00:12:32,357 --> 00:12:35,060
without regard to
socioeconomic inequality
300
00:12:35,093 --> 00:12:37,195
is just bad public policy.
301
00:12:37,229 --> 00:12:38,363
That's our defense.
302
00:12:38,396 --> 00:12:40,298
I want to put
the entire notion
303
00:12:40,332 --> 00:12:41,533
of standardized testing
304
00:12:41,566 --> 00:12:43,301
on trial.
305
00:12:43,335 --> 00:12:45,203
You do?
Damn right.
306
00:12:45,237 --> 00:12:47,239
You ever get out of here?
307
00:12:47,272 --> 00:12:50,809
From under this mountain
of paperwork?
308
00:12:50,843 --> 00:12:52,444
Why don't you come by my office?
309
00:12:52,477 --> 00:12:54,379
I'll show you
what we do,
310
00:12:54,412 --> 00:12:57,850
and why I think our defense
is such a winner.
311
00:12:57,883 --> 00:12:59,885
The jurors we should be
looking for
312
00:12:59,918 --> 00:13:02,120
are those who understand
313
00:13:02,154 --> 00:13:04,389
it's sometimes acceptable
to do something wrong
314
00:13:04,422 --> 00:13:06,391
in pursuit of something right.
315
00:13:06,424 --> 00:13:08,560
You're talking about
Machiavellianism,
316
00:13:08,593 --> 00:13:11,096
as in Niccolo Machiavelli?
317
00:13:11,129 --> 00:13:12,297
BULL:
Exactly.
318
00:13:12,330 --> 00:13:14,466
Machiavelli, 15th century
319
00:13:14,499 --> 00:13:17,502
politician and philosopher,
who believed it was absolutely
320
00:13:17,535 --> 00:13:21,139
fine to do the wrong thing, if
it was for the right reasons.
321
00:13:22,975 --> 00:13:26,945
Our task
is to identify the jurors
322
00:13:26,979 --> 00:13:29,414
with the most
Machiavellian tendencies
323
00:13:29,447 --> 00:13:32,084
and get them seated
on that jury.
324
00:13:32,117 --> 00:13:34,186
Our task is to prove Lacey
325
00:13:34,219 --> 00:13:36,321
was put in
an impossible situation
326
00:13:36,354 --> 00:13:38,456
by forces beyond her control,
327
00:13:38,490 --> 00:13:40,392
and did her best to navigate it.
328
00:13:40,425 --> 00:13:42,494
The rest of this is...
329
00:13:42,527 --> 00:13:44,562
Wait a minute.
Is this a test?
330
00:13:46,064 --> 00:13:49,601
It's the Mach IV test
for Machiavellianism.
331
00:13:49,634 --> 00:13:52,170
Question number one:
"Agree or disagree?
332
00:13:52,204 --> 00:13:55,440
Honesty is the best policy
in all cases."
333
00:13:55,473 --> 00:13:57,109
Mmm, I certainly agree
with that.
334
00:13:57,142 --> 00:13:58,376
I don't.
335
00:13:58,410 --> 00:13:59,644
I don't believe
you do either.
336
00:13:59,677 --> 00:14:00,979
MARISSA: Kids, no
fighting at the table.
337
00:14:01,013 --> 00:14:02,881
We have a guest.
338
00:14:17,462 --> 00:14:20,032
(Benny sighs)
339
00:14:26,538 --> 00:14:28,206
BULL: Everybody
ready to share?
340
00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:33,445
Remember, the higher the score,
the more Machiavellian you are.
341
00:14:33,478 --> 00:14:35,513
Well, I got a 44.
342
00:14:35,547 --> 00:14:37,215
Confirms what we already know.
343
00:14:37,249 --> 00:14:40,919
Save for your perverse talent
for violating people's privacy,
344
00:14:40,953 --> 00:14:42,620
and reading their most secret
345
00:14:42,654 --> 00:14:45,390
and intimate documents online,
you're fundamentally
346
00:14:45,423 --> 00:14:46,458
trustworthy and ethical.
347
00:14:46,491 --> 00:14:49,027
I hate that.
Sounds so boring.
348
00:14:50,428 --> 00:14:52,597
I got a 66.
BULL: Spoken like
a true Machiavellian.
349
00:14:52,630 --> 00:14:55,433
And right up there with my 72.
350
00:14:55,467 --> 00:14:57,469
What'd you get?
Uh, 62.
351
00:14:57,502 --> 00:15:00,405
I guess we are
a den of thieves.
BULL: Hmm.
352
00:15:00,438 --> 00:15:04,309
And Mr. "Honesty
is the best policy"?
353
00:15:04,342 --> 00:15:08,213
77. I'm not sure
I even trust this test.
354
00:15:08,246 --> 00:15:10,582
38. And I trust it completely.
355
00:15:10,615 --> 00:15:11,549
Ms. Kinsey?
356
00:15:11,583 --> 00:15:15,053
34. Not that it matters.
357
00:15:16,521 --> 00:15:18,523
Well done, group.
358
00:15:18,556 --> 00:15:20,592
Is anyone else hungry?
359
00:15:20,625 --> 00:15:22,627
Yeah.
360
00:15:38,776 --> 00:15:41,546
(clears throat)
361
00:15:41,579 --> 00:15:45,117
Here are the questions I'd love
you to ask potential jurors.
362
00:15:45,150 --> 00:15:47,152
In addition,
it's extremely important
363
00:15:47,185 --> 00:15:48,486
that you weave
the word "necessity"
364
00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:51,256
into the conversation.
I want the jurors
365
00:15:51,289 --> 00:15:52,690
to become very comfortable
with that word
366
00:15:52,724 --> 00:15:54,526
and to start understanding
that that's what they need
367
00:15:54,559 --> 00:15:56,561
to measure Lacey's
behavior against.
368
00:15:56,594 --> 00:15:58,030
(gavel bangs)
369
00:15:58,063 --> 00:15:59,764
Do me a favor
and raise your hand
370
00:15:59,797 --> 00:16:02,100
if you agree with
the following:
371
00:16:02,134 --> 00:16:05,437
"Most people are basically
good and kind."
372
00:16:10,308 --> 00:16:14,646
The defense would like to excuse
and thank jurors two and nine.
373
00:16:14,679 --> 00:16:17,015
"The best way to handle people
374
00:16:17,049 --> 00:16:18,550
is to tell them
what they want to hear."
375
00:16:22,620 --> 00:16:26,124
Juror number five is acceptable
to the defense, Your Honor.
376
00:16:26,158 --> 00:16:28,226
(whispers):
Necessity.
377
00:16:29,394 --> 00:16:32,264
Again, raise your hand
if you agree.
378
00:16:32,297 --> 00:16:34,666
"Generally speaking,
most people won't work hard
379
00:16:34,699 --> 00:16:37,269
unless it's an
absolute necessity."
380
00:16:39,604 --> 00:16:43,475
Juror 12 is acceptable
to the defense, Your Honor.
381
00:16:43,508 --> 00:16:46,078
Raise your hand if you believe
382
00:16:46,111 --> 00:16:49,247
there should be uniform
educational standards
383
00:16:49,281 --> 00:16:51,283
whether you live
in Alaska or Wyoming,
384
00:16:51,316 --> 00:16:53,585
whether your child
is rich or poor.
385
00:16:54,419 --> 00:16:56,154
She's going off script.
386
00:16:56,188 --> 00:16:58,190
GWEN: So, then, I take it
you believe standardized tests
387
00:16:58,223 --> 00:17:00,692
are a necessary part
of the curriculum?
388
00:17:00,725 --> 00:17:01,726
I do.
389
00:17:01,759 --> 00:17:03,628
Defense would like to thank
and excuse this juror.
390
00:17:03,661 --> 00:17:05,330
(sighs)
391
00:17:05,363 --> 00:17:07,099
So ordered.
And let me remind the defense
392
00:17:07,132 --> 00:17:09,101
that you have now exhausted
all your challenges.
393
00:17:10,602 --> 00:17:13,671
(sighs)
394
00:17:15,173 --> 00:17:16,508
Mm.
395
00:17:16,541 --> 00:17:19,311
What? I said the
word "necessity."
396
00:17:19,344 --> 00:17:20,678
You're not happy?
397
00:17:20,712 --> 00:17:22,514
I thought we had a plan.
398
00:17:22,547 --> 00:17:24,382
I thought we were
working together.
399
00:17:24,416 --> 00:17:25,583
No.
400
00:17:25,617 --> 00:17:27,285
You had a plan.
401
00:17:27,319 --> 00:17:29,554
And you thought
I was working for you.
402
00:17:29,587 --> 00:17:32,124
And now you know better.
403
00:17:35,493 --> 00:17:38,263
Rather Machiavellian,
wouldn't you say?
404
00:18:00,185 --> 00:18:02,420
(papers rustling)
405
00:18:05,423 --> 00:18:08,693
Tell me you are not going
through my personal papers.
406
00:18:11,629 --> 00:18:13,365
Sorry, can't do that.
407
00:18:13,398 --> 00:18:15,167
That's exactly what I'm doing.
408
00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:16,268
Okay, I need you to stop
right now.
409
00:18:16,301 --> 00:18:18,436
I need you to get up,
get your clothes and leave.
410
00:18:18,470 --> 00:18:20,638
Are you mad at me?
411
00:18:20,672 --> 00:18:22,240
I am going to count to three,
412
00:18:22,274 --> 00:18:24,276
and if you are not
out of that chair
413
00:18:24,309 --> 00:18:26,144
and getting your clothes,
I'm calling the police.
414
00:18:26,178 --> 00:18:29,347
Out of the chair.
415
00:18:29,381 --> 00:18:31,383
But I was just looking
through this stuff
416
00:18:31,416 --> 00:18:33,518
because I'm worried about you.
417
00:18:33,551 --> 00:18:35,787
Marissa... I'm a money guy.
418
00:18:35,820 --> 00:18:37,622
That's what I do.
419
00:18:37,655 --> 00:18:39,891
And, uh, you won't let
me take care of you.
420
00:18:39,924 --> 00:18:42,727
Half the time, you won't let me
pay for dinner, and I get it.
421
00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:44,429
That's what works for you,
422
00:18:44,462 --> 00:18:47,565
but I am who I am and I need
to know you're okay.
423
00:18:47,599 --> 00:18:50,568
That you're set for the future,
and you're not.
424
00:18:50,602 --> 00:18:53,171
That's my business.
425
00:18:53,205 --> 00:18:54,739
You're halfway through
your working life
426
00:18:54,772 --> 00:18:57,175
and you have nothing put away.
427
00:18:57,209 --> 00:18:59,377
Less than a hundred grand.
428
00:18:59,411 --> 00:19:01,879
And I know, I see, that you're
paying for your mom
429
00:19:01,913 --> 00:19:05,317
to live in that nice place
in Massachusetts.
430
00:19:05,350 --> 00:19:07,485
You've got this
great apartment.
431
00:19:07,519 --> 00:19:08,820
You're running some
credit card debt.
432
00:19:08,853 --> 00:19:10,422
I need you to leave.
433
00:19:10,455 --> 00:19:11,956
I will leave in two minutes.
434
00:19:11,989 --> 00:19:14,859
I just, I want you to know...
435
00:19:14,892 --> 00:19:18,396
I can make room for you
in my Queens project.
436
00:19:18,430 --> 00:19:22,634
Push some of the Chinese money
aside and make room for you.
437
00:19:22,667 --> 00:19:25,770
Take your 75 grand and turn
it into 350 in 18 months.
438
00:19:25,803 --> 00:19:28,306
And it would give me
439
00:19:28,340 --> 00:19:31,743
enormous pleasure
to do that, it would.
440
00:19:31,776 --> 00:19:34,412
'Cause I care about you.
441
00:19:46,691 --> 00:19:47,992
Wow.
442
00:19:48,025 --> 00:19:51,463
This is impressive.
443
00:19:51,496 --> 00:19:53,965
I didn't know something
like this even existed.
444
00:19:53,998 --> 00:19:57,635
I'm very proud of this.
445
00:19:57,669 --> 00:20:01,973
By the way, we finally
made contact with Tyler.
446
00:20:02,006 --> 00:20:04,242
Turns out he is
the prosecution's
447
00:20:04,276 --> 00:20:05,977
first witness tomorrow.
448
00:20:06,010 --> 00:20:07,412
He's coming in tonight
to get prepped.
449
00:20:07,445 --> 00:20:09,381
That's great.
450
00:20:09,414 --> 00:20:11,849
Um, how is he?
451
00:20:11,883 --> 00:20:13,418
Um, is he okay?
452
00:20:13,451 --> 00:20:14,686
Did he get some
kind of job?
453
00:20:14,719 --> 00:20:16,254
I mean, I feel terrible
454
00:20:16,288 --> 00:20:18,523
that I'm putting him
through all this trouble.
455
00:20:18,556 --> 00:20:20,392
That's funny. He was
worried about you.
456
00:20:20,425 --> 00:20:23,361
He said if he, uh,
had done better
457
00:20:23,395 --> 00:20:25,763
on the test, none of this
would have happened.
458
00:20:25,797 --> 00:20:27,365
So...
459
00:20:27,399 --> 00:20:29,033
you mind if I ask
you a question?
460
00:20:29,066 --> 00:20:32,404
You can ask me any question
you'd like, Dr. Bull.
461
00:20:32,437 --> 00:20:34,372
You come from money.
462
00:20:34,406 --> 00:20:37,275
Is that a question
or an accusation?
463
00:20:37,309 --> 00:20:39,277
Just a fact.
464
00:20:39,311 --> 00:20:41,846
It makes your choice of
profession even more laudable,
465
00:20:41,879 --> 00:20:44,416
but it does beg
the question...
466
00:20:44,449 --> 00:20:46,918
why do you have
a union lawyer?
467
00:20:46,951 --> 00:20:49,387
Hmm? Why aren't you
being represented
468
00:20:49,421 --> 00:20:51,423
by some high-priced firm
469
00:20:51,456 --> 00:20:54,058
that has the DA's
private cell phone number
470
00:20:54,091 --> 00:20:56,861
and can maybe make this
whole thing go away?
471
00:20:58,530 --> 00:21:00,398
Are your parents
unwilling to help you?
472
00:21:00,432 --> 00:21:03,468
Do they understand--
do you understand--
473
00:21:03,501 --> 00:21:05,670
you could go to
prison for ten years?
474
00:21:05,703 --> 00:21:07,972
The ADA is looking to make
an example out of you
475
00:21:08,005 --> 00:21:10,408
and those five
other teachers.
476
00:21:10,442 --> 00:21:12,777
He is not fooling around.
477
00:21:14,111 --> 00:21:16,414
My parents didn't walk
into that room
478
00:21:16,448 --> 00:21:18,516
and change the test question.
479
00:21:18,550 --> 00:21:19,684
I did.
480
00:21:19,717 --> 00:21:21,319
And I'm sure you won't
be surprised to hear
481
00:21:21,353 --> 00:21:22,454
that they were
not too thrilled
482
00:21:22,487 --> 00:21:25,323
at the idea of me
becoming a teacher.
483
00:21:25,357 --> 00:21:27,091
A public school teacher...
484
00:21:27,124 --> 00:21:29,861
in New York, in the Bronx.
485
00:21:31,863 --> 00:21:33,831
I'm an adult, Dr. Bull.
486
00:21:33,865 --> 00:21:36,401
I make my own choices,
I pay my own way,
487
00:21:36,434 --> 00:21:39,036
and I'm willing to pay
for the consequences.
488
00:21:39,070 --> 00:21:40,738
I meant what I said
489
00:21:40,772 --> 00:21:43,808
when I told you I was
grateful for your help.
490
00:21:43,841 --> 00:21:48,613
But I understand if you feel
that this is a fool's errand.
491
00:21:48,646 --> 00:21:50,715
Not at all.
492
00:21:50,748 --> 00:21:52,517
I'm just trying to figure out
493
00:21:52,550 --> 00:21:54,552
if you're a saint or
a misbegotten martyr.
494
00:22:00,625 --> 00:22:01,993
CHUNK:
Mr. Young.
495
00:22:02,026 --> 00:22:03,961
What did you offer
to do in return
496
00:22:03,995 --> 00:22:07,098
for Ms. Adams changing
your test grade?
497
00:22:07,131 --> 00:22:08,633
I didn't offer to do anything.
498
00:22:08,666 --> 00:22:10,101
I didn't even know
she was gonna do it.
499
00:22:10,134 --> 00:22:12,537
She didn't even tell me she
was gonna change that answer.
500
00:22:12,570 --> 00:22:14,872
I didn't even find out
until she got arrested
501
00:22:14,906 --> 00:22:16,941
and the school called to tell me
my scholarship was no good,
502
00:22:16,974 --> 00:22:18,943
and that I couldn't
go there anymore.
503
00:22:18,976 --> 00:22:21,479
And when that happened,
were you mad?
504
00:22:21,513 --> 00:22:22,647
I was really...
505
00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:23,781
confused.
506
00:22:23,815 --> 00:22:26,651
Never mad. Sad.
507
00:22:26,684 --> 00:22:28,953
'Cause I had it all in my
head, going to college.
508
00:22:28,986 --> 00:22:30,622
No one in my family's
ever been to college.
509
00:22:30,655 --> 00:22:31,756
I don't even think
I know anybody
510
00:22:31,789 --> 00:22:32,890
who's ever been to college.
511
00:22:32,924 --> 00:22:34,559
So I was really sad,
but also worried.
512
00:22:34,592 --> 00:22:37,662
Because I thought Ms. Adams
got in a lot of trouble,
513
00:22:37,695 --> 00:22:38,830
and I keep kind of thinking
it's my fault...
514
00:22:38,863 --> 00:22:41,999
That's a lot of words, Tyler.
Remember what I said before?
515
00:22:42,033 --> 00:22:44,001
Right.
516
00:22:44,035 --> 00:22:46,003
Just answer the question.
517
00:22:46,037 --> 00:22:47,472
Right.
518
00:22:47,505 --> 00:22:49,073
So try it again.
519
00:22:49,106 --> 00:22:52,610
When you found out what
she had done, were you mad?
520
00:22:52,644 --> 00:22:54,612
No, sir, I wasn't mad.
521
00:22:54,646 --> 00:22:57,014
You like Ms. Adams, don't you?
522
00:22:57,048 --> 00:23:00,585
(scoffs) I think
she's a really good teacher.
523
00:23:00,618 --> 00:23:02,086
Nice answer.
524
00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:04,889
Do you think she... liked you?
525
00:23:04,922 --> 00:23:07,559
I think you'd have
to ask her that.
526
00:23:08,593 --> 00:23:10,428
Good answer.
527
00:23:10,462 --> 00:23:13,731
Do you think the reason
why she did what she did for you
528
00:23:13,765 --> 00:23:15,066
and the reason you weren't mad
529
00:23:15,099 --> 00:23:17,602
is because the two of you
liked each other?
530
00:23:18,970 --> 00:23:20,938
No. Don't
just stare at me.
531
00:23:20,972 --> 00:23:23,675
That-that looks like a yes
to the jury.
532
00:23:23,708 --> 00:23:25,577
But it's not.
So,
533
00:23:25,610 --> 00:23:27,044
what do you say?
534
00:23:29,046 --> 00:23:32,083
Sir, I'm happy to answer
any questions you have
535
00:23:32,116 --> 00:23:33,885
about the facts of the case.
536
00:23:33,918 --> 00:23:36,220
But now
you're just making stuff up.
537
00:23:36,253 --> 00:23:37,755
I don't have to answer
any questions
538
00:23:37,789 --> 00:23:39,691
about things you make up.
539
00:23:40,725 --> 00:23:43,094
Nice answer.
540
00:23:43,127 --> 00:23:45,597
I think you're gonna do great.
541
00:23:45,630 --> 00:23:47,732
NEWHALL: Tyler, when
you started tenth grade,
542
00:23:47,765 --> 00:23:49,634
what was
your letter grade average?
543
00:23:49,667 --> 00:23:51,068
A "C" or a "D," I think.
544
00:23:51,102 --> 00:23:53,805
According to your school
records, it was a C-minus.
545
00:23:53,838 --> 00:23:57,775
But by your senior year,
your average soared to a B-plus.
546
00:23:57,809 --> 00:24:00,878
Any idea what happened in
those three years to make
547
00:24:00,912 --> 00:24:03,881
such a dramatic difference
in your grades?
548
00:24:03,915 --> 00:24:06,718
Well, I think a big part of it
was Ms. Adams.
549
00:24:06,751 --> 00:24:09,153
She spent a lot
of time tutoring me.
550
00:24:09,186 --> 00:24:10,988
Simple as that, huh?
551
00:24:11,022 --> 00:24:12,657
Just spend some time
with your teacher
552
00:24:12,690 --> 00:24:14,659
and you get right
on the honor roll.
553
00:24:14,692 --> 00:24:16,561
Objection.
Argumentative.
554
00:24:16,594 --> 00:24:18,563
Ask a question, Mr. Newhall.
Sure.
555
00:24:18,596 --> 00:24:20,798
Here's a question.
How do we know the defendant
556
00:24:20,832 --> 00:24:22,667
wasn't changing
your test scores
557
00:24:22,700 --> 00:24:24,502
starting all the way
back in the tenth grade?
558
00:24:24,536 --> 00:24:27,672
How do we know she hasn't been
cheating for you all along?
559
00:24:27,705 --> 00:24:29,674
Objection.
Calls for speculation.
560
00:24:29,707 --> 00:24:31,743
Assumes facts
not in evidence.
561
00:24:31,776 --> 00:24:33,545
Sustained.
NEWHALL: Okay.
562
00:24:33,578 --> 00:24:35,880
Let me ask it another way.
563
00:24:35,913 --> 00:24:37,882
Are you certain your teacher
564
00:24:37,915 --> 00:24:40,017
hasn't been cheating
for you
565
00:24:40,051 --> 00:24:41,085
these last
three years?
566
00:24:41,118 --> 00:24:43,020
Yes.
Really?
567
00:24:43,054 --> 00:24:44,088
How can you be so sure?
568
00:24:44,121 --> 00:24:45,723
I mean, it's possible,
569
00:24:45,757 --> 00:24:46,591
isn't it?
GWEN: Objection!
570
00:24:46,624 --> 00:24:48,826
Anything is possible!
NEWHALL: Exactly!
571
00:24:48,860 --> 00:24:50,161
So how many tests
572
00:24:50,194 --> 00:24:52,630
did she really help you with?
Ten?
573
00:24:52,664 --> 00:24:54,065
(quietly): I don't have to
answer questions about things
574
00:24:54,098 --> 00:24:55,700
you make up. I don't
have to answer questions...
20?
575
00:24:55,733 --> 00:24:56,801
...about things you make up.
30?
576
00:24:56,834 --> 00:24:59,604
I don't have to
answer questions...
I told you, one.
577
00:24:59,637 --> 00:25:01,839
NEWHALL: One?
Really? (chuckles)
578
00:25:01,873 --> 00:25:03,575
How can you be so sure?
579
00:25:03,608 --> 00:25:05,710
GWEN: Objection! He's
badgering the witness. Please.
580
00:25:05,743 --> 00:25:06,844
NEWHALL:
The truth is, you can't,
581
00:25:06,878 --> 00:25:08,680
can you?
You don't know.
582
00:25:08,713 --> 00:25:10,114
You have no idea.
583
00:25:10,147 --> 00:25:12,116
You're right.
584
00:25:12,149 --> 00:25:14,251
I have no idea. I don't know.
585
00:25:14,285 --> 00:25:16,688
I don't. I don't know.
What do you want me to say?
586
00:25:16,721 --> 00:25:17,589
Just stop talking.
I don't.
587
00:25:17,622 --> 00:25:19,256
CONWAY: Don't say anything.
I don't know.
588
00:25:19,290 --> 00:25:20,257
CONWAY:
Objection is sustained.
589
00:25:20,291 --> 00:25:21,726
CHUNK:
I'm sorry, Bull.
590
00:25:21,759 --> 00:25:23,094
I really did try to prep him.
591
00:25:25,730 --> 00:25:28,833
(door opens, closes)
592
00:25:28,866 --> 00:25:31,836
BULL: That drink
better be for me.
593
00:25:31,869 --> 00:25:34,839
Sorry, this one's spoken for.
594
00:25:34,872 --> 00:25:37,008
You upset
about the trial?
595
00:25:37,041 --> 00:25:39,777
No, it's only just begun.
596
00:25:45,149 --> 00:25:47,284
That was a serious swallow.
597
00:25:47,318 --> 00:25:50,588
Want to tell your Uncle Bull
all about it?
598
00:25:52,289 --> 00:25:54,258
What is it about what we do
599
00:25:54,291 --> 00:25:56,994
that makes it so hard
to trust people?
Oh.
600
00:25:57,028 --> 00:25:58,129
Hmm.
601
00:25:58,162 --> 00:25:59,997
We're gonna have
that conversation?
602
00:26:00,031 --> 00:26:03,601
Marissa,
give yourself a break.
603
00:26:03,635 --> 00:26:05,803
We spend the whole day
figuring out
604
00:26:05,837 --> 00:26:07,872
if people are lying
to us or not.
605
00:26:07,905 --> 00:26:10,274
And when we're not doing that,
we're figuring out
606
00:26:10,307 --> 00:26:11,943
how to convince
12 strangers
607
00:26:11,976 --> 00:26:14,979
that our clients
are telling the truth.
608
00:26:15,012 --> 00:26:17,849
Of course
we don't trust anybody.
609
00:26:19,416 --> 00:26:22,920
Kyle offered to do something
for me the other night.
610
00:26:22,954 --> 00:26:24,789
Something really nice.
611
00:26:24,822 --> 00:26:25,790
Really thoughtful.
612
00:26:25,823 --> 00:26:27,058
And what did you do?
613
00:26:27,091 --> 00:26:29,794
I threatened
to have him arrested.
614
00:26:29,827 --> 00:26:30,928
(chuckles)
615
00:26:30,962 --> 00:26:32,830
Ain't love grand?
616
00:26:35,132 --> 00:26:37,334
I think I'm gonna go home
and call him and apologize.
617
00:26:37,368 --> 00:26:38,870
Oh.
618
00:26:38,903 --> 00:26:41,338
Well, I'm glad
I could help you work through
619
00:26:41,372 --> 00:26:43,007
this little crisis of the heart.
620
00:26:43,040 --> 00:26:45,777
Don't hesitate to call me
if you need any more ad...
621
00:26:50,848 --> 00:26:53,117
(grunts softly)
622
00:26:53,150 --> 00:26:54,185
You're welcome.
623
00:26:54,218 --> 00:26:55,186
(gavel bangs)
624
00:26:55,219 --> 00:26:57,722
At the request
of the State Board of Education,
625
00:26:57,755 --> 00:26:59,223
I reviewed the tests.
626
00:26:59,256 --> 00:27:00,692
And what did you find?
627
00:27:00,725 --> 00:27:03,695
They all shared a similar
pattern of eraser marks.
628
00:27:03,728 --> 00:27:05,396
GWEN: How do you mean?
The vast majority
629
00:27:05,429 --> 00:27:09,934
were in the history section,
between questions 20 and 35.
630
00:27:09,967 --> 00:27:12,770
This is a copy of
Tyler Young's test.
631
00:27:12,804 --> 00:27:14,806
There are three erasure marks,
632
00:27:14,839 --> 00:27:17,408
one of which Ms. Adams
admits to making.
633
00:27:17,441 --> 00:27:20,277
They are all wrong
to right answer changes.
634
00:27:20,311 --> 00:27:21,879
What number questions
are those?
635
00:27:21,913 --> 00:27:25,016
11, 48, and 73.
636
00:27:25,049 --> 00:27:26,417
None are in the history section.
637
00:27:26,450 --> 00:27:27,418
Correct.
And none are
638
00:27:27,451 --> 00:27:28,953
in the question 20
639
00:27:28,986 --> 00:27:30,354
to question 35 range.
640
00:27:30,387 --> 00:27:31,288
Correct.
641
00:27:31,322 --> 00:27:32,824
Sounds like Tyler's test
642
00:27:32,857 --> 00:27:34,125
is very different
from the others.
643
00:27:34,158 --> 00:27:35,893
Objection. Leading.
644
00:27:35,927 --> 00:27:36,961
Sustained.
645
00:27:36,994 --> 00:27:38,295
I'll put it another way.
646
00:27:38,329 --> 00:27:41,032
The test Lacey admits
to changing
647
00:27:41,065 --> 00:27:43,835
is different
from all the other 800 tests.
648
00:27:43,868 --> 00:27:46,203
It doesn't fit the pattern,
right?
649
00:27:46,237 --> 00:27:47,104
Right.
650
00:27:47,138 --> 00:27:49,807
Nothing further.
651
00:27:51,008 --> 00:27:52,844
Talk to me, Marissa.
Well, yesterday was
652
00:27:52,877 --> 00:27:54,779
a train wreck. No green
on the screens anywhere.
653
00:27:54,812 --> 00:27:56,714
But today we have
seven greens back,
654
00:27:56,748 --> 00:27:58,215
three yellows, and two reds.
655
00:27:58,249 --> 00:27:59,984
So even though the two of you
hate each other,
656
00:28:00,017 --> 00:28:02,486
it seems like
you're making progress.
657
00:28:02,519 --> 00:28:04,822
Hmm.
658
00:28:04,856 --> 00:28:06,490
Hey, can I talk to you?
659
00:28:06,523 --> 00:28:08,893
Talk fast. I got a car waiting.
What are you offering?
660
00:28:08,926 --> 00:28:10,762
What makes you think
I'm offering anything?
661
00:28:10,795 --> 00:28:13,230
'Cause it's my job to know
whether I'm winning or losing
662
00:28:13,264 --> 00:28:14,398
and by how much.
663
00:28:14,431 --> 00:28:16,734
And right now, I'm winning.
By a lot.
664
00:28:16,768 --> 00:28:18,736
I'll drop the charges
against Lacey.
665
00:28:18,770 --> 00:28:20,838
I'll even make sure she gets
her teaching credentials back.
666
00:28:20,872 --> 00:28:22,473
And my boss will call
the dean of students
667
00:28:22,506 --> 00:28:24,008
at Tyler's college,
get him reinstated.
668
00:28:24,041 --> 00:28:26,010
In exchange for...?
669
00:28:26,043 --> 00:28:28,179
I need those five
other teachers.
670
00:28:28,212 --> 00:28:31,783
I get it. Your client's
a nice lady who did
671
00:28:31,816 --> 00:28:33,184
a bad thing for a good reason.
672
00:28:33,217 --> 00:28:34,919
But those other five...
673
00:28:34,952 --> 00:28:38,255
Come on. You're asking her
to decide between her colleagues
674
00:28:38,289 --> 00:28:40,391
and her student.
Her student
675
00:28:40,424 --> 00:28:41,926
and her career.
676
00:28:41,959 --> 00:28:45,062
Tyler can quit his dead-end job
and go to college.
677
00:28:45,096 --> 00:28:47,932
And Lacey can get back
in the classroom.
678
00:29:02,446 --> 00:29:03,447
Wow.
679
00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:08,485
So, is, um, this why
you wanted me here early?
680
00:29:08,519 --> 00:29:10,487
So you could triple-team me?
681
00:29:10,521 --> 00:29:11,923
GWEN:
It's a good deal,
682
00:29:11,956 --> 00:29:13,190
Lacey.
683
00:29:13,224 --> 00:29:15,392
I'd go so far as to say
it's a great deal.
684
00:29:15,426 --> 00:29:17,128
And I am not in the business
685
00:29:17,161 --> 00:29:19,330
of throwing other teachers
to the wolves.
686
00:29:19,363 --> 00:29:22,333
But I will be here for them,
just as I was for you.
687
00:29:22,366 --> 00:29:25,302
It sounds like you've
already made up your mind.
688
00:29:25,336 --> 00:29:27,571
You heard what I thought
when I called you last night.
689
00:29:27,604 --> 00:29:29,440
Gets you everything
you want.
690
00:29:29,473 --> 00:29:32,243
Tyler gets to go to college.
You get to continue teaching.
691
00:29:32,276 --> 00:29:34,245
And as for the
other teachers,
692
00:29:34,278 --> 00:29:36,347
they get their day in
court, just like you did.
693
00:29:36,380 --> 00:29:37,982
BENNY: My two
cents-- I worked
694
00:29:38,015 --> 00:29:39,984
in the DA's office
a long time.
695
00:29:40,017 --> 00:29:42,186
Deals don't get
much better than this.
696
00:29:44,221 --> 00:29:46,190
So it's unanimous.
697
00:29:46,223 --> 00:29:48,459
You want me to sell out
the people I work with.
698
00:29:48,492 --> 00:29:50,194
I wouldn't call it a sellout.
699
00:29:50,227 --> 00:29:52,463
The ADA already knows
who they are.
700
00:29:52,496 --> 00:29:54,465
He already knows what they did.
701
00:29:54,498 --> 00:29:56,067
But he can't prove it
without me.
702
00:29:56,100 --> 00:29:57,068
Today.
703
00:29:57,101 --> 00:29:58,903
But maybe tomorrow he can.
704
00:29:58,936 --> 00:30:01,572
And maybe tomorrow,
one of the five goes to him
705
00:30:01,605 --> 00:30:02,840
and cuts a deal.
706
00:30:02,874 --> 00:30:05,843
And then you have nothing.
707
00:30:05,877 --> 00:30:07,845
Nothing but jail time.
708
00:30:07,879 --> 00:30:10,314
BULL:
It's your decision, Lacey.
709
00:30:10,347 --> 00:30:12,116
We just want you to
understand what's at stake.
710
00:30:12,149 --> 00:30:15,086
But whatever you decide,
we'll go along with it.
711
00:30:19,090 --> 00:30:21,325
I want Tyler
to go back to school.
712
00:30:21,358 --> 00:30:25,029
And... I want to keep my job.
713
00:30:26,597 --> 00:30:28,632
But I couldn't live
with myself knowing
714
00:30:28,665 --> 00:30:31,502
I destroyed the lives of others
to make it happen.
715
00:30:33,170 --> 00:30:34,505
You called it.
716
00:30:34,538 --> 00:30:37,108
How did you
describe her?
717
00:30:37,141 --> 00:30:39,576
The architect of
her own destiny.
Mm.
718
00:30:39,610 --> 00:30:42,113
(Bull chuckles softly)
719
00:30:42,146 --> 00:30:44,115
We are all here for you, Lacey.
720
00:30:44,148 --> 00:30:47,451
Now, I will call
the ADA's office,
721
00:30:47,484 --> 00:30:49,220
let 'em know that you
have made your decision,
722
00:30:49,253 --> 00:30:52,456
and... we can plot
our next move.
723
00:30:52,489 --> 00:30:54,391
You know what,
724
00:30:54,425 --> 00:30:56,894
I just plotted my next move.
725
00:30:56,928 --> 00:30:59,363
I'm withdrawing from the case.
726
00:30:59,396 --> 00:31:01,532
Wait, you're what?
727
00:31:01,565 --> 00:31:04,969
GWEN: Our union is happy to come
to the aid of our members
728
00:31:05,002 --> 00:31:07,638
when they've been
wrongly accused of a crime.
729
00:31:07,671 --> 00:31:11,042
We're even happy to help when
they've admitted to a crime,
730
00:31:11,075 --> 00:31:13,911
when we think there are
extenuating circumstances
731
00:31:13,945 --> 00:31:16,647
that will impact the lives
of working teachers.
732
00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:18,515
But I am not about
733
00:31:18,549 --> 00:31:21,385
to spend our very limited time
and resources
734
00:31:21,418 --> 00:31:25,522
on what I now realize
is a suicide mission.
735
00:31:25,556 --> 00:31:28,325
I'm sure Dr. Bull
can help you find someone
736
00:31:28,359 --> 00:31:31,295
to get you through the remainder
of the trial.
737
00:31:35,366 --> 00:31:39,170
I did not see that coming.
738
00:31:39,203 --> 00:31:41,172
Did I just make a huge mistake?
739
00:31:41,205 --> 00:31:43,540
(chuckles) I actually
think you traded up.
740
00:31:45,009 --> 00:31:47,178
Oh. Yeah.
741
00:31:47,211 --> 00:31:49,680
I bet you say that to all
the second-string lawyers.
742
00:31:49,713 --> 00:31:51,148
(chuckles)
743
00:31:51,182 --> 00:31:53,617
What's the game plan, Doc?
744
00:31:53,650 --> 00:31:56,287
Well, we have a little
less than an hour
745
00:31:56,320 --> 00:31:58,689
to get young
Ms. Adams ready.
746
00:31:58,722 --> 00:32:00,557
For what?
747
00:32:00,591 --> 00:32:02,693
We're putting you on the stand.
748
00:32:06,530 --> 00:32:09,366
Lacey, you already testified
749
00:32:09,400 --> 00:32:12,636
that the second you saw Tyler
the morning of the exam
750
00:32:12,669 --> 00:32:14,705
you knew that he was going
to struggle.
751
00:32:14,738 --> 00:32:16,440
What was that based on?
752
00:32:16,473 --> 00:32:19,376
Well, to begin with,
he was already a half hour late.
753
00:32:19,410 --> 00:32:23,214
But more than that, I know
how complicated his life is.
754
00:32:23,247 --> 00:32:24,148
How do you mean?
755
00:32:24,181 --> 00:32:25,082
Well, first of all,
756
00:32:25,116 --> 00:32:27,151
he's got a little brother
he's got to feed
757
00:32:27,184 --> 00:32:29,553
and get off to school
every morning.
758
00:32:29,586 --> 00:32:33,757
Plus, his mother, um,
has a drug problem,
759
00:32:33,790 --> 00:32:36,760
and sometimes she brings men
to the apartment
760
00:32:36,793 --> 00:32:40,497
in the middle of the night
to, uh, support her drug habit.
761
00:32:40,531 --> 00:32:44,635
On these nights, I-I know
Tyler doesn't get any sleep.
762
00:32:44,668 --> 00:32:48,439
I'm fairly certain that's what
happened the day of the test.
763
00:32:48,472 --> 00:32:50,307
Objection. Hearsay.
764
00:32:50,341 --> 00:32:51,275
Right on cue.
765
00:32:51,308 --> 00:32:53,110
It's not hearsay.
766
00:32:53,144 --> 00:32:55,379
During school vacations,
I would go to his apartment
767
00:32:55,412 --> 00:32:58,382
and tutor him in the morning
and then again in the evening.
768
00:32:58,415 --> 00:33:00,551
I know what I'm talking about.
769
00:33:00,584 --> 00:33:01,785
I'm going to allow it.
770
00:33:01,818 --> 00:33:02,786
Thank you, Your Honor.
771
00:33:02,819 --> 00:33:04,355
So let me
772
00:33:04,388 --> 00:33:06,457
ask you a question.
773
00:33:08,459 --> 00:33:10,694
Was this your plan?
774
00:33:10,727 --> 00:33:12,296
Tyler takes the test.
775
00:33:12,329 --> 00:33:13,630
If he doesn't make the grade,
776
00:33:13,664 --> 00:33:16,100
you figure out a way
to doctor his answers?
777
00:33:16,133 --> 00:33:19,503
No. It didn't even
cross my mind.
778
00:33:19,536 --> 00:33:21,605
Tyler is a solid "B" student.
779
00:33:21,638 --> 00:33:24,475
But that morning, you knew
he wasn't getting a "B."
780
00:33:24,508 --> 00:33:26,543
I didn't know...
781
00:33:26,577 --> 00:33:28,745
but-but I sensed.
782
00:33:28,779 --> 00:33:32,349
I just wanted to look at it,
the test.
783
00:33:32,383 --> 00:33:33,717
That's all I really
wanted to do,
784
00:33:33,750 --> 00:33:36,687
is just put my mind at ease
that he had passed,
785
00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:38,555
and that he'd be
going to college.
786
00:33:38,589 --> 00:33:39,756
But then I walked in,
787
00:33:39,790 --> 00:33:42,659
and I realized that all I had
to do was change one question,
788
00:33:42,693 --> 00:33:44,595
and he could have a future.
789
00:33:44,628 --> 00:33:46,263
You and Tyler prepped
for the exam,
790
00:33:46,297 --> 00:33:47,498
is that correct?
791
00:33:47,531 --> 00:33:49,633
You gave him practice tests?
792
00:33:49,666 --> 00:33:51,068
Yes, three times.
793
00:33:51,102 --> 00:33:52,403
And how did he do?
794
00:33:52,436 --> 00:33:55,139
80s. Low 80s, every time.
795
00:33:55,172 --> 00:33:57,208
That's how I know him failing
is an anomaly.
796
00:33:57,241 --> 00:33:58,742
One last question.
797
00:33:58,775 --> 00:34:01,412
If you could do anything
you wanted to in life--
798
00:34:01,445 --> 00:34:05,449
okay, a-a-anything at all,
money's no object--
799
00:34:05,482 --> 00:34:06,750
what would that be?
800
00:34:06,783 --> 00:34:08,652
Objection.
Relevance.
801
00:34:08,685 --> 00:34:10,687
Overruled.
802
00:34:14,258 --> 00:34:15,759
This.
803
00:34:15,792 --> 00:34:20,097
Uh, teaching, not testifying.
804
00:34:20,131 --> 00:34:22,766
Showing people who think they
know where their boundaries are
805
00:34:22,799 --> 00:34:27,338
that there's so much more.
806
00:34:27,371 --> 00:34:30,807
No further questions,
Your Honor.
807
00:34:33,910 --> 00:34:35,446
Cross-examination.
808
00:34:35,479 --> 00:34:38,649
One question.
809
00:34:38,682 --> 00:34:41,552
Did you or did you not
change an answer
810
00:34:41,585 --> 00:34:43,387
on Tyler Young's exam?
811
00:34:43,420 --> 00:34:44,855
BENNY:
Objection.
812
00:34:44,888 --> 00:34:46,690
Asked and answered,
Your Honor.
813
00:34:46,723 --> 00:34:48,425
Overruled.
814
00:34:48,459 --> 00:34:51,262
Yes or no?
I need to hear.
815
00:34:51,295 --> 00:34:53,530
Did you alter, in any way,
Tyler Young's exam
816
00:34:53,564 --> 00:34:55,566
after it was completed?
817
00:34:55,599 --> 00:34:58,835
Making you guilty of tampering
with a government record.
818
00:35:00,737 --> 00:35:02,806
As well as perjury,
819
00:35:02,839 --> 00:35:06,310
since you warranted the results
by virtue of your role
820
00:35:06,343 --> 00:35:08,145
as the official proctor
of record.
821
00:35:09,846 --> 00:35:12,249
And fraud...
822
00:35:12,283 --> 00:35:14,651
since your intent
was to deceive.
823
00:35:17,554 --> 00:35:19,223
Yes or no.
824
00:35:20,791 --> 00:35:22,726
Yes.
825
00:35:22,759 --> 00:35:24,261
Uh, yes, I did.
826
00:35:24,295 --> 00:35:27,264
No more questions.
827
00:35:27,298 --> 00:35:28,799
(neck cracks)
828
00:35:37,708 --> 00:35:39,743
Okay. How we doing
with closing arguments?
829
00:35:39,776 --> 00:35:42,279
MARISSA: Uh...
BENNY: Not good.
830
00:35:42,313 --> 00:35:44,881
We've already run
six different versions.
831
00:35:44,915 --> 00:35:47,184
Yeah, I just let the
last group of mock jurors go.
832
00:35:47,218 --> 00:35:48,952
We were just throwing away
good money after bad.
833
00:35:48,985 --> 00:35:51,222
I don't understand.
What's the problem?
834
00:35:51,255 --> 00:35:53,257
The problem is
she did it, Bull.
835
00:35:53,290 --> 00:35:54,225
That's always
been a problem.
836
00:35:54,258 --> 00:35:56,627
They're just not buying
the necessity defense.
837
00:35:56,660 --> 00:35:58,829
They want more evidence
to support Lacey's choice.
838
00:35:58,862 --> 00:36:00,964
If you want to
win an acquittal,
839
00:36:00,997 --> 00:36:02,933
we need something tangible,
840
00:36:02,966 --> 00:36:05,636
something definitive,
something objective.
841
00:36:05,669 --> 00:36:08,305
Then that's what we'll
give them.
842
00:36:08,339 --> 00:36:10,641
You want the boy
to take the test again?
843
00:36:10,674 --> 00:36:12,743
Here? Today?
844
00:36:12,776 --> 00:36:14,211
I have the testing service
standing by
845
00:36:14,245 --> 00:36:15,446
with a fresh version
of the exam.
846
00:36:15,479 --> 00:36:17,314
And I am happy to have
Your Honor,
847
00:36:17,348 --> 00:36:19,483
and the ADA here, proctor it,
848
00:36:19,516 --> 00:36:21,385
so everyone can be sure
849
00:36:21,418 --> 00:36:22,819
that there's no funny business
going on.
850
00:36:22,853 --> 00:36:24,355
Give him the test
and two hours later,
851
00:36:24,388 --> 00:36:25,722
we will know where we stand.
852
00:36:25,756 --> 00:36:26,857
NEWHALL:
Your Honor,
853
00:36:26,890 --> 00:36:29,360
this is completely irrelevant
and unduly prejudicial,
854
00:36:29,393 --> 00:36:30,694
not to mention an obfuscation.
855
00:36:30,727 --> 00:36:33,330
(scoffs)
Judge Conway, I disagree.
856
00:36:33,364 --> 00:36:35,899
Our client has never denied
what she did.
857
00:36:35,932 --> 00:36:38,535
What's relevant here
is why she did it.
858
00:36:38,569 --> 00:36:41,405
(clock ticking)
859
00:36:41,438 --> 00:36:44,275
It's unorthodox,
but I agree it's relevant.
860
00:36:44,308 --> 00:36:45,876
And I'm going to allow it.
861
00:36:45,909 --> 00:36:47,911
*
862
00:36:53,784 --> 00:36:55,952
*
863
00:37:14,338 --> 00:37:16,340
*
864
00:37:25,849 --> 00:37:28,452
In the 82nd percentile,
865
00:37:28,485 --> 00:37:30,654
ladies and gentlemen.
866
00:37:30,687 --> 00:37:33,023
That's what Tyler Young scored
867
00:37:33,056 --> 00:37:35,392
when he retook his
college placement exam.
868
00:37:35,426 --> 00:37:37,861
82%.
869
00:37:37,894 --> 00:37:39,696
Now, why does that matter?
870
00:37:39,730 --> 00:37:41,498
Well, because it proves
why Lacey felt
871
00:37:41,532 --> 00:37:43,334
what she did was necessary.
872
00:37:43,367 --> 00:37:45,402
Against the rules,
873
00:37:45,436 --> 00:37:47,704
but necessary.
874
00:37:47,738 --> 00:37:51,041
She knew what her student
was capable of,
875
00:37:51,074 --> 00:37:52,976
and didn't want that student's
future compromised
876
00:37:53,009 --> 00:37:57,080
because of circumstances
that were beyond his control.
877
00:37:57,113 --> 00:37:59,483
Lacey Adams confessed
878
00:37:59,516 --> 00:38:03,387
to changing a single answer,
879
00:38:03,420 --> 00:38:07,658
bringing Tyler's test
to the 65th percentile,
880
00:38:07,691 --> 00:38:11,362
allowing him to attend
a local college,
881
00:38:11,395 --> 00:38:14,498
where he hoped
to study architecture,
882
00:38:14,531 --> 00:38:17,401
and perhaps be the first person
in his family
883
00:38:17,434 --> 00:38:19,336
to earn a college degree.
884
00:38:19,370 --> 00:38:21,472
Is changing answers wrong?
885
00:38:21,505 --> 00:38:24,708
Yes, absolutely.
886
00:38:24,741 --> 00:38:27,611
But is it, is it worse than...
887
00:38:27,644 --> 00:38:31,648
taking away a bright young man's
opportunity to better himself,
888
00:38:31,682 --> 00:38:33,984
change his future?
889
00:38:34,017 --> 00:38:37,654
Well, I guess
that's why you're here.
890
00:38:37,688 --> 00:38:41,825
I guess that's why we'll leave
it up to you to decide.
891
00:38:42,926 --> 00:38:44,361
Thank you for listening.
892
00:38:48,465 --> 00:38:52,102
CONWAY: Madam Foreman,
have you reached a verdict?
893
00:38:52,135 --> 00:38:54,805
JURY FOREMAN:
Yes we have, Your Honor.
894
00:38:54,838 --> 00:38:57,107
We, the jury,
895
00:38:57,140 --> 00:39:00,644
find the defendant,
Lacey Adams, guilty
896
00:39:00,677 --> 00:39:04,415
on one count of tampering
with a government record,
897
00:39:04,448 --> 00:39:06,950
one count of perjury,
898
00:39:06,983 --> 00:39:08,819
and one count of fraud.
899
00:39:08,852 --> 00:39:10,587
(gavel bangs)
900
00:39:10,621 --> 00:39:12,656
I'm sorry. I'm, uh...
901
00:39:12,689 --> 00:39:14,558
No. I did it.
902
00:39:14,591 --> 00:39:16,527
I did.
903
00:39:16,560 --> 00:39:17,561
MARISSA:
Bull?
904
00:39:17,594 --> 00:39:19,730
Is she okay?
905
00:39:19,763 --> 00:39:21,698
Are-are you okay?
906
00:39:21,732 --> 00:39:25,536
I am so, so sorry.
907
00:39:25,569 --> 00:39:28,405
I'll fix this, I will.
908
00:39:28,439 --> 00:39:31,742
Somehow, I promise.
909
00:39:37,581 --> 00:39:40,050
Okay.
910
00:39:45,088 --> 00:39:47,424
MAN:
You're here.
911
00:39:47,458 --> 00:39:49,059
You actually showed up.
912
00:39:49,092 --> 00:39:51,962
Hey. You're not the mayor.
913
00:39:51,995 --> 00:39:54,465
(grunts)
914
00:39:54,498 --> 00:39:56,733
(grunts)
She sends her regrets.
915
00:39:56,767 --> 00:39:58,735
She really wanted
to be here tonight.
916
00:39:58,769 --> 00:40:00,471
(chuckles)
917
00:40:00,504 --> 00:40:01,438
No, she didn't.
918
00:40:01,472 --> 00:40:03,474
I was surprised when you
called to schedule it.
919
00:40:03,507 --> 00:40:07,478
I mean, most people
just give the money and...
920
00:40:07,511 --> 00:40:09,613
let the carriage ride go.
921
00:40:09,646 --> 00:40:12,549
Well, the truth is,
I need a favor.
922
00:40:12,583 --> 00:40:14,951
And I was hoping I could
ask the mayor directly.
923
00:40:14,985 --> 00:40:17,454
Happy to carry
your water, Dr. Bull.
924
00:40:17,488 --> 00:40:18,889
You remember the
case you asked
925
00:40:18,922 --> 00:40:20,724
for my help on
about a month ago?
926
00:40:20,757 --> 00:40:22,759
I do.
927
00:40:22,793 --> 00:40:24,561
We lost.
928
00:40:24,595 --> 00:40:27,163
I'm aware, but...
it all worked out.
929
00:40:27,197 --> 00:40:29,232
The judge liked her;
gave her no jail time.
930
00:40:29,265 --> 00:40:31,735
Not the worst ending.
931
00:40:31,768 --> 00:40:34,237
But she's got a
felony on her record,
932
00:40:34,270 --> 00:40:38,008
and, uh, now
she can't teach.
933
00:40:38,041 --> 00:40:40,877
I just...
(sighs)
934
00:40:40,911 --> 00:40:42,713
I think we lost one
of the good ones,
935
00:40:42,746 --> 00:40:45,782
maybe even one
of the great ones.
936
00:40:45,816 --> 00:40:49,720
Thing about teaching is,
if you're meant to do it,
937
00:40:49,753 --> 00:40:51,254
you're gonna do it.
938
00:40:51,287 --> 00:40:52,989
Maybe not in a classroom.
939
00:40:53,023 --> 00:40:56,493
Maybe not in the
State of New York, but...
940
00:40:56,527 --> 00:40:59,129
I just have a feeling
she's gonna be fine.
941
00:40:59,162 --> 00:41:02,499
Probably end up in
a private school somewhere.
942
00:41:02,533 --> 00:41:04,668
Massachusetts, maybe.
943
00:41:04,701 --> 00:41:07,804
You seem to know an
awful lot about her.
944
00:41:07,838 --> 00:41:10,140
I'll let you in
on a little secret.
945
00:41:10,173 --> 00:41:12,142
The reason I sought
you out that night?
946
00:41:12,175 --> 00:41:14,578
Her father is a
bigwig in the party.
947
00:41:14,611 --> 00:41:16,580
Major contributor,
especially in New England.
948
00:41:16,613 --> 00:41:19,550
He knew his daughter would never
accept any help from him,
949
00:41:19,583 --> 00:41:22,653
so he asked our office
to intervene.
950
00:41:22,686 --> 00:41:24,287
(laughing): He called
the mayor himself.
951
00:41:24,320 --> 00:41:27,123
(laughs)
(horse snorts)
952
00:41:27,157 --> 00:41:29,025
In any event,
953
00:41:29,059 --> 00:41:30,661
your client's
gonna be fine.
954
00:41:30,694 --> 00:41:32,262
Was that your favor?
955
00:41:34,164 --> 00:41:35,666
What is it
about what we do
956
00:41:35,699 --> 00:41:38,935
that makes it so hard
to trust people?
957
00:41:38,969 --> 00:41:40,270
Excuse me?
958
00:41:40,303 --> 00:41:42,038
Agree or disagree:
959
00:41:42,072 --> 00:41:45,842
Honesty is the
best policy in all cases.
960
00:41:45,876 --> 00:41:49,045
I don't think
I understand.
961
00:41:49,079 --> 00:41:50,981
I'm sure you don't.
962
00:41:52,983 --> 00:41:55,686
I need the mayor, or someone
from the mayor's office,
963
00:41:55,719 --> 00:41:58,555
to get on the phone
and find a place
964
00:41:58,589 --> 00:42:01,892
for Tyler Young to go
to a city college.
965
00:42:01,925 --> 00:42:05,228
That would be highly irregular
966
00:42:05,261 --> 00:42:07,831
for the mayor to use
her influence
967
00:42:07,864 --> 00:42:11,702
to gain admission
for any individual...
968
00:42:11,735 --> 00:42:13,904
It could even be
construed as unethical.
969
00:42:13,937 --> 00:42:16,039
Like the way the mayor
twisted my arm
970
00:42:16,072 --> 00:42:18,341
to get me to work for free
so she could curry favor
971
00:42:18,374 --> 00:42:21,144
with a party bigwig?
972
00:42:21,177 --> 00:42:23,246
You ever heard of Machiavelli?
973
00:42:23,279 --> 00:42:26,349
Very successful politician.
974
00:42:26,382 --> 00:42:30,020
I think he and the mayor would
have gotten along really well.
975
00:42:31,387 --> 00:42:34,825
Get the Tyler Young
college thing done for me.
976
00:42:37,761 --> 00:42:40,096
Shouldn't be a problem.
977
00:42:40,130 --> 00:42:42,666
Great.
978
00:42:42,699 --> 00:42:45,001
Driver, I'm
gonna hop off.
979
00:42:45,035 --> 00:42:47,103
I got what I came for.
980
00:42:47,137 --> 00:42:50,206
Thanks for the ride.
981
00:42:50,240 --> 00:42:52,242
*
982
00:42:56,880 --> 00:42:59,616
* You feelin' all right
983
00:42:59,650 --> 00:43:01,151
* Uh-huh *
984
00:43:01,184 --> 00:43:02,886
* Ah
985
00:43:02,919 --> 00:43:04,621
* Feelin' all right *
986
00:43:04,655 --> 00:43:06,657
* Whoa...
987
00:43:15,431 --> 00:43:17,634
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