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- We're dating?
- Well, you know,

we're out on a date, so, yeah.

So, you want to create a new law
for victims' rights?

I want the world to remember
the name Rosemary Lynch.

- What do you want, Bodie?
- Dinner. Foreplay.

- Aah!
- What's for dinner?

- So, what do you want?
- Besides the pleasure of your company?

- Are we flirting?
- Is it working?

Hello, Madeline. Just couldn't pass up

a chance to dance with you again.

Should be fun. I'll lead.

Excuse... excuse me.
Out of the way, please.

- Baby killer!
- Baby killer!

Sarah Bukhari
received a violent response

from protesters on the first
day of her trial for murdering

her unborn child.

To this day, I still can't believe

the judge made her
sit in court like that.

He did everything he could

to show the jury his disdain for her.

Why do you want us to take over
her appeal for you?

The only reason they tried her

for both murder and feticide was
because she was Muslim.

It's been seven years, and the hatred

for our people has only gotten worse.

I believe you will do much better

with this judge than I ever did.

The key piece of evidence against her

was the Mexican abortion pills
she bought online.

She never took those.
There-there was no trace

- of mifepristone in her system.
- Just because

you can't detect the parent drug
doesn't mean it wasn't taken.

Even if she did take them...

25 years for a late-term
abortion? It's draconian.

And if she didn't,
her whole life has been ruined

over a miscarriage.

Let's not forget,

she left a fetus in
a construction site trash bin.

That's why she was convicted.

Why did she do it?

Because she was ashamed.

Shame is a cancer.

It eats away at us from the inside.

It is the sworn enemy of the truth,

which may be its only cure.

On this week's episode
of Until Proven Innocent,

we'll follow the story
of Sarah Bukhari,

who was sentenced to 25 years in prison

for trying to hide her shame.

I knew I was pregnant,

but I didn't know how far along.

So...

when I delivered,

I was in shock.

The baby wasn't alive,

but there was so much blood, I...

I ju... I... I panicked,

and I tried to hide what happened.

How did you not know
you were five months' pregnant?

I was scared that if

I went to a doctor,
my parents would find out.

They are very religious.

And an unwed pregnancy
would bring great shame.

One of the most damning pieces
of evidence in your trial

was the abortion pills
you bought online.

I didn't take them.

I changed my mind and threw them away.

Jury didn't buy it.

I know how it looks,
but it's not what happened.

Sarah, even if you did take
the abortion...

- But I didn't take...
- Even if you did,

the severity of your sentence
was to make an example of you.

It was to scare other women
from seeking abortions.

Maybe I...

deserved this.

Hey, Big Time,

why don't you just kill yourself?

We're all sick of looking
at your mopey-ass face.

Screw you, bitch.

Maybe I should end the appeal

and accept this as my fate.

No, you accept nothing.

Your baby was stillborn,
and you panicked.

You don't deserve
to lose the rest of your life

for one mistake.

Let them fight for you, Sarah.

I already got them permission
to try this case in Indiana.

I'm scared to go through this again.

So was I.

But Easy believed in me,
and now we believe in you.

No, I don't want to touch this.

Hey, I know you're pro-life,

but at its core
this is a religious bias case.

A white woman never would have
been charged with this.

Leaving a fetus in a trash can
sadly happens a lot,

but when the mother is located,
she is always charged

with unlawful disposal of a fetus.

Never murder. Ever.

They also charged her for feticide.

That just shows how badly
they wanted to railroad her.

Feticide laws are designed

to protect pregnant women
from attackers.

They're never used against the woman

for ending her own pregnancy. Ever.

That shows you how ugly this case is.

They threw everything they could
at her, and the jury bit.

Would you have a problem

taking this case
if you were pro-choice?

I can separate my personal
feelings from the law.

Can you? Because I see a Muslim
woman who got a 25-year sentence

as a pro-life statement,
and I'm not gonna stand for it.

And I see a woman who threw
her baby in a trash bin.

- I'd rather work on other cases.
- Fine.

I'm taking this case.

I'll do it alone.

I canceled my mani-pedi,
so this better be good.

I would never ask to meet with
the greatest legal journalist

- of our times...
- Keep kissing.

My ass loves it.

And most attractive, I might add.

Yes, you might.

As you know, I'm trying
to get Rosemary's Law passed

to keep convicted criminals from
getting back on the streets.

Which the state senate will never pass.

Thurston Black will never go for it.

Well, what do you think of our chances

if Madeline Scott decided to
take on the Sarah Bukhari case?

- No, she didn't.
- Yeah, she did.

This morning.

First, you come up with this genius law

that puts a clock on
a defendant's right to appeal,

for the sole purpose
of kneecapping that hack.

Then she takes on the perfect case

to prove exactly why we need the law.

Just trying to serve the greater good.

You get Rosemary's Law passed,

it'll gut her firm and silence
your greatest critic.

Gore... that's hot.

Are the rumors true?

About your marriage?

What rumors are those?

- Maybe we should slow down...
- Yeah.

No, wait, really, I just...
I need a minute.

Okay. Listen, we don't have
to do this if you don't want to.

- I do.
- Yeah?

Just... it's just been a while.

I just don't want you to be
disappointed if it's awkward.

I'm flattered,
but don't worry, all right?

You know what's worse than awkward sex?

- Not having sex?
- Not having sex.

You had a good night
last night, didn't you?

What?

My gosh, you're glowing.

You got some, didn't you?

I did not.

Okay, maybe I did.

Yes!

Dude, yes! As a gentleman,
I shall not ask,

but as a pervert,
I got to know all the details.

- You got to tell me.
- Okay, moving right along.

Our first hearing is today.
What do you got for me?

I got nothing.
I still can't find an expert

in the state of Indiana
that will touch this case.

- I can look out of state.
- No, it's got to be Indiana.

Judge Bryant will view
any out-of-state expert

- as a Yankee carpetbagger.
- That's true.

Bryant's definitely your biggest
obstacle in this case.

He's the most conservative

of all the Christian
conservative judges,

and I should know.
I got all their trading cards.

Seriously, though, if you ask me,

I don't think he's ever gonna
grant you a new trial.

Well, it's good I didn't ask you.

Find me an expert, Bodie.

Your Honor, the feticide law was
passed to validate the rights

of pregnant women who are crime
victims, not to prosecute them.

The prosecution of my client
under the law runs contrary

to the intention of the legislature.

It is this court's obligation

to interpret the law as written.

And it's my opinion that, even though

this may be a unique application
of the statute,

the original prosecution was lawful.

In that case,

since you interpret the law
strictly as written,

I move to dismiss on grounds
of legal impossibility.

My client was charged
and convicted with feticide

and murder.
It's impossible to be guilty

of both killing an unborn baby

and killing a baby who was born alive,

as the two scenarios cannot coexist.

Yes. I have to agree with you on that.

I'll dismiss the feticide charge.

Your Honor, we request
an evidentiary hearing

on our motion for a new trial
solely on the murder charge.

Our client was prejudiced
where the jury's deliberations

were confuscated
by these two opposing charges.

I see what you did there.

Thank you, Your Honor.
I've been practicing all morning.

I'll hear
arguments on the motion

for a new trial next week.

Yes, Your Honor.

Fancy meeting you here.

Just here to lend you moral support.

Thank you.

Got her down to a murder charge.

Yay! Murder!

70% of female wrongful convictions

occur in cases where there was
no crime to begin with.

This causes a problem
in terms of their exoneration,

since there's no chance

the "real killer" will ever be caught.

The prosecution's
entire murder case is based

on the hydrostatic test,

commonly known as "the float test."

At autopsy,
the lungs are placed in water,

and if they float,
that shows they had air in them,

which means the baby was able to
take a breath outside the womb.

And therefore was born alive,

so the trash bin wasn't disposal
of a dead fetus,

but murder of a live baby.

Which sounds completely convincing

until you actually look
at the fact that...

- Did you forget to take your meds?
- Yes.

But that's
not why I'm pretending

to be a witch.

All right.
Animal, vegetable or mineral?

It's your defense.

It's witchcraft.

She was basically convicted
on 17th century science.

Exactly the point I was about to make.

It's junk science.

But I don't just need a broomstick.

I need an expert who will demolish it.

That's great,
because I found you one.

Unfortunately, I don't think
Judge Bryant's gonna like him.

- Why?
- Why?

It's judicial helter-skelter, man!

We're talking 1693 Salem here.

Our investigator made
the exact same point

- while riding a broomstick.
- That's wild.

Sh-Should I do that in court?

- No.
- No.

Do you have any 21st century arguments

for why the float test is junk science?

Only about a dozen.

Put me in the game, man.
Let's tear it all up.

I can't tell you how thrilled we are

that you're willing to testify.
Thank you.

There's just...

well, I think there's
just one other thing

that we need to ask of
you, if you don't mind.

Anything to tear down these fascists.

Would you be willing to get a haircut?

And trim your beard?

Wha...

Hi, Maddie.

Hi.

It's great to see you again.

I'm sorry that it took me
so long to reach out, Mr. Lynch.

No, no, no, no, no. It's okay.

It's okay, I'm glad you did.

And, you know, I've been following you.

You have been just tearing it up.

And-and you look great.

So?

I'm so sorry about your marriage.

Well... thank you.

Rosemary's death destroyed
so much there.

But, then...

you know that as well as anyone.

- I think about her all the time.
- I do, too.

Every day.

It's...

it's actually why I'm here.

I'm trying to find out
who really did it.

No, Maddie, I...

I've been down this road before.

I hired a private investigator,

and he didn't come up with anything.

I think we should keep trying.

I can't go down that road again.
I'm sorry, I can't.

It's, um...

it's just too hard.

But...

it was great seeing you.

And, I hope to see you again soon,

but I ha... I have work to do.

- You take care of yourself.
- Okay.

Hey, ladies.

Hey, how much you make?

Or should I ask...

how much you want to make?

$300.

- Go get that money, girl. Yeah.
- Okay.

That's right.

Your prices have skyrocketed.

Worth every penny.

You gonna say it?

You're under arrest, sugar.

Yes.

What should I do if my jaw
is still numb in an hour?

I don't know, call a doctor.

Or a shrink.

With you, I'm gonna need both.

Hey, wait. Wait, wait, where you...

where you going? It's
the middle of the night. Just...

- just crash here.
- I'm a cop, Bodie.

I bailed halfway through my shift.

I got to put a few more hours in.

How about,
how about tomorrow night?

Why don't we go
to The Publican together?

I'll wear my good shirt.
It's got buttons.

- Bodie.
- What?

We talked about this.

Yeah, I know, but...

Aren't you tired
of hiding our relationship?

Come on, it's not like
your cop pals actually care

- that we're dating.
- Yeah, no, not at all.

They... they love
the Jihadist Baby Killer.

They got all her albums.

You are so demented.

You're more demented than me,
which is why

we should be more open
about our relationship.

I could introduce you to my friends.

You'd make me seem normal
in comparison.

Look, Bodie, look,
we don't got to keep doing this

if you're gonna be
all wound up about it.

This is all it is for me.

Okay.

Yeah, no. I mean,
I love the sex-only thing,

because... I love the sex.

Only. So...

Yeah, we're good. No stress.

Yeah, I'll see you, Bodie, all right?

I'll see you.

Think of a trial as a show,

except in this case
we have an audience of one.

Okay, I-I'll wear the suit,
but... that's it.

Dr. Winkler, this is my friend Chaz,

who is one of the top stylists
in Chicago.

My God, Vi, he's adorable.

Why didn't you tell me how cute he was?

Hey, man, how you doing?

Better now that I met you.

We just need to trim
a little bit of that shag away,

so your beautiful eyes
can take center stage.

I don't know, you know?

Like, my hair is my spiritual identity.

It-It's who I am, you know?

You're so much more than your hair.

Trust me. You're gonna look great.

Okay, if-if I do this...

how much you gonna cut?

Just a touch.

My God, you look amazing.

Really?

Yas, queen.

And now...

the final touch.

Wild, man.

And please don't say "man" in court.

In your expert opinion,

is the so-called "float test" reliable?

No. The opposite.

The float test has been proven
to be extremely unreliable.

So many factors can cause the
test to give a false positive.

There's a consensus among
forensic pathology practitioners

the test lacks scientific validity.

How could the test

give an inaccurate result?

Decomposition could produce,
postmortem gases.

If there was any attempt
at resuscitation,

that could expand the lungs,

which would, like, cause them to float.

So a lung could test negative
and, even then, still float?

Absolutely, man...

Heuristically speaking,

it's not only possible, it's likely.

The test is so flawed,

it's been outlawed in several states.

Thank you.

Thank you, Dr. Winkler. That was...

very informative.

Let me ask you a few questions.

Is it possible
the baby still took a breath?

It's highly unlikely.

But...

is it possible?

It's possible, Your Honor,

but the float test isn't
accurate enough to prove it.

So, if it's possible,

it's also possible
the baby was born alive

and died from neglect.

Your witness.

No more questions, Your Honor.

Why would she?

You've asked them all for her.

I'm just trying to get
to the truth, Ms. Scott.

Of course you are, Your Honor.

I'm really torn up
about this case.

I hate the facts of it...

but the... the hearings are so unfair.

The judge can't look past his own bias.

He's human.

What she did was so abhorrent to him,

he can only see what he sees.

She grew up
with ultra-religious parents,

which made her panic
when she got pregnant.

When the baby was stillborn,
she panicked again.

So, Easy, why are you so reluctant

to get involved this time?

I'm pro-life.

Sarah bought abortion pills
she may have taken,

and I can't say for certain she didn't.

And if she had,

do you think she still deserves
that long sentence?

I don't.

So you feel trapped
between your beliefs

and your sense of justice?

Very much so.

Jesus taught...

kindness, compassion and mercy.

Do you feel compassion for her?

I do.

And I also think
she deserves our mercy.

So all that's left is kindness,

and you are
the kindest soul that I know.

I'm really glad you called, Mr. Lynch.

Do you mind if I ask
what changed your mind?

Well, I just thought that...

if Rosemary ever came
to your father for help,

that maybe I'd want him
to help her find some peace.

My God.

I got this for her.

- Rosemary was on Adderall?
- What?

No. No, she wasn't.

There's a... pill bottle
right here with her name on it.

Says it was prescribed by Dr. Dupinski.

That's Heather's dad.
Was he even her doctor?

No, Larry was my podiatrist.

I mean, that
doesn't even make any sense.

Unless, of course,
Rosemary asked his daughter

for the pills.

No.

I heard that your judge
became your prosecutor.

Molina can't even get a word in.

I've never seen anything like it.

Well, it's not really surprising
from someone

- who believes in a float test.
- So, what's our next move?

Mens rea.

We need to establish
Sarah's state of mind.

Get Bryant inside her head,

so he can understand
what she was going through.

Then maybe he'll stop judging her...

pun intended...

and finally listen to the facts.

That mean you want to join us?

I came in all dramatic,
saying "mens rea," didn't I?

Why the change of heart?

My heart hasn't changed.
I just want to help.

If you still want it.

You had me at "mens rea."

All right, so what's up
with Sarah's parents?

Yeah, that's a long shot.

They didn't even come
to the original trial.

Well, maybe having
their daughter spend seven years

in prison softened them up.

It is very difficult

being a Muslim in this country.

There is much hatred,

and she has made
that hatred much worse.

She's devastated
by what happened, but...

we both strongly feel she
doesn't deserve to be in prison.

Have you ever
thought about visiting her?

We have not.

When she was pregnant,
what was her state of mind,

best you could tell?

We had stopped communicating with her

before she became pregnant.

Your defense for hiding the pregnancy

was you had brought great shame

to your parents,
but you weren't talking to them

when you became pregnant,

which means
you weren't telling the truth.

We had stopped talking
right before it all happened.

Why?

Because he was the father of the child,

and he wasn't Muslim.

He was Catholic and white.

We started dating in college.

And your parents forbade all of it.

Dating outside your religion, sex.

Did he know you were pregnant?

Yes.

But I wasn't myself.

I was angry all the time,
I was very emotional,

and I broke up with him
right before I lost the baby.

What was his name?

Ben Bollinger.

I had kept it a secret

because I didn't want
anything bad to happen to him.

I have ruined so many lives.

I didn't want to ruin his, too.

Sarah, we're gonna need him
as a witness.

He could be the key to your freedom.

No.

No, if he gets hurt,
I will never forgive myself.

I don't want anyone

to ever get hurt again because of me.

All right, so, about right here,

and you aim and... fire.

Why don't we move the
target a little closer?

No! No, no, no. I-I want to learn.

It's for the safety of my family, so...

I hear you.
There's nothing more important

than keeping loved ones safe.

Hey, ain't that the truth?

- What?
- You know, I got this friend

who's in prison right now,
Sarah Bukhari.

I would do anything to make her safe.

What?

I'm on her legal team.

We want you to testify on her behalf.

See that pretty lady?

We just got engaged.

See, no one knows I was with Sarah.

Because she was a Muslim?

She didn't want anyone to know, either.

Okay, well, why weren't you
at the first trial?

She didn't want me there.

Told me never to talk to her again.

She thought I'd make the case worse.

She could have just been
trying to protect you, bro.

You know that she's
basically facing a life sentence

because of her religion.

And to make
some antiabortion statement.

She didn't have an abortion.

I threw the pills away.

Wait. You threw the pills away?

Yeah. I told her I loved her

and I wanted to keep the kid,
and so did she.

So she gave me the pills, and
I flushed them down the toilet.

You got to testify, man.

You're the only one
who can show the judge

- that she wanted to have that baby.
- No, no, no, sh...

If I do, it'll end my engagement.

It would completely destroy my life.

Right. And if you don't,

it will literally end Sarah's life.

I'm sorry, I can't help you.

No, I'm sorry.

Because if you don't testify,

I'm gonna go get a court order
for a DNA comparison

between you and the fetal tissue.

And then I'm gonna leak
those results to the press.

Guess what, buddy,
it's going public either way.

Now, you can either be the hero

who tries to do something about it,

or you can be the villain
who does nothing.

Was Sarah afraid of her parents'
response to her pregnancy?

She was terrified.

Scared of being disowned.

Um, they weren't talking to her
because she was dating me,

so she thought she'd lose them forever.

Did your parents approve of Sarah?

I never told them.

They're very biased against Muslims.

But you're not?

I never really thought about it much.

I guess maybe a little.

Until I met Sarah.

What made you change your mind?

Thought she was hot.

Nothing like being hot to overcome

a millennium of religious intolerance.

Once I got to know her,
I fell for her really fast.

When Sarah told
you she was pregnant,

what did she say she wanted to do?

She didn't know.
She'd gotten these pills online

and was torn whether to take 'em.

Told her I'd support
her decision either way.

Did she ask you what you wanted?

Yeah.

I told her I loved her

and I wanted to have the baby.

She said she loved me, too,

and wanted to have it,
and so we decided

we were gonna do it.

What happened to the pills?

I flushed them down the toilet.

So her mental state

was that she wanted to have the baby?

Yes.

Why didn't you testify
at the first trial?

She didn't want me to.

And I was scared
of the consequences if I did.

My fiancée ended our engagement

when she found out
that I was testifying today.

But I'm glad I did.

I am deeply ashamed

that I didn't come forward sooner.

I'm so sorry, Sarah.

No further questions.

- So...
- I have a question first.

Do you know

if the defendant bought more
of the abortion pills online?

She told me to throw 'em away,

so I don't know why
she would've bought more.

But you don't know for certain?

No, I don't.

Fine.

Witness is dismissed.
Court is adjourned.

I told you
I didn't want him to testify.

We needed him.
He's our most crucial witness.

I don't care.

I didn't want to bring him into this.

I never want to hurt anyone.

This case is over.

You're-you're fired.

With crime skyrocketing,

we need now more than ever

a law to protect the rights of victims.

Rosemary's Law, named
after poor Rosemary Lynch,

is the perfect law
for these imperfect times.

Let's take a look.

You dragged me up two flights of stairs

to watch this wretched woman
push your crap bill?

I disagree, Senator.

Chicago is getting pummeled
in the national media

for excessive violence.

And your self-serving law
does nothing to curb it.

Look, we all know
you're trying to neutralize

Madeline Scott's attacks on you.

Who, at this very moment,
is trying to free

the Jihadist Baby Killer from prison.

I agree it's not a great look.

But neither is having
this famous victim here

to try to sway me.

And if you don't vote
for Rosemary's Law,

I'll come after you in the press
for being soft on crime.

As a famous victim,
I bet there's plenty of voters

interested in what I think
about this subject.

Her anger and her disappointment

might just force Isabel to...

run against you in the primary.

Hispanic. Beautiful.

Intelligent.

Seems like an excellent time

to primary an old white guy.

Since they're dropping
like flies in every primary

- in the country.
- All right, all right.

I'll take another look at it.

I won't forget this one.

Rosemary Lynch is never gonna go away.

We have to use her to your advantage,

or she's gonna hang over
your entire campaign.

All I ever did was try to get
justice for that poor girl.

And her parents.

Now she's gonna haunt me to my grave.

Hey, will you undo me, please?

Hey, what's up? You...

You seemed distracted.

I did?

I'm not distracted, I just...

We've been working on this case, right?

And there's this couple, and they...

Well, they come
from different religions,

so they keep their whole relationship

a secret from everyone.

And they love each other, but,

keeping their relationship
a secret destroys it.

Come on, Bodie.

You knew what this was when we started.

Yeah.

Let me ask you.

Would you feel differently about us

if my job wasn't getting
innocent people out of prison?

Are they innocent?

Is the Chicago PD never wrong?
They never make a mistake?

- They're just all a bunch of saints?
- Well, some of us are.

We're not the ones getting killers,

rapists, drug dealers set free.

People we risked our lives

to put behind bars in the first place.

No, I'm protecting the innocent. Okay?

Unlike some cops, which, honestly,

I think have a hard time
telling the difference.

I'm out. We're done.

Really?

Yeah, really.

God, you know...

Whatever. I can't believe
I was so wound up on you.

Yeah, right back at you.

You were wound up about me?

I'm so sorry, Sarah.

I know how much
you didn't want him there.

But we desperately needed
his testimony.

I have ruined his life once,

and now I've done it again.

All I do is hurt people.

My parents. My community.

My baby.

I deserve this.

I deserve everything
that has happened to me.

Since you're not gonna kill yourself,

why don't you figure out how
to get out of here?

What are you talking about?

Of course you don't.

All you did is what
hundreds of millions of women

have done for centuries.

You got pregnant.

You felt trapped and ashamed,

and so you kept it a secret.

What happened to you was a tragedy.

You don't deserve any of this.

Sarah.

We're both people of faith.

We love God,
and we want to follow His way.

He is punishing me for what I did.

Or-or was He testing you?

Maybe He wants you to represent
your religion to a country

that discriminates against it.

Maybe He wants you
to be a symbol of freedom

by fighting for your own.

You really think so?

I do.

We have a saying in my religion.

"The Lord works in mysterious ways."

We say "Allahu A'lam."

Which means "Allah knoweth."

Let us keep fighting.

We're gonna get you out of here,
or we're gonna die trying.

Okay.

Let's keep fighting.

I started to bleed.

I was terrified because I...

I didn't know what was happening.

I went to the bathroom,
and the next thing I knew,

I had delivered.

I was shocked. I...

I checked to see if the baby
was breathing, and it...

it wasn't. It...

Was the baby alive when you delivered?

No. It wasn't.

Why did you dispose of the fetus
the way you did?

I was so, so scared.

I didn't know what else to do.

And I bet your baby was scared, too.

Terrified from the pain.

Janice.

This is crazy.

I know, but that's Bryant.

How about we cut a deal?

All right? She pleads guilty
to unlawful disposal of a fetus

and gets out for time served.

Come on. I know you want her out.

If I do it, Bryant will hate me
till the end of time.

And you'll go back to Cook County,

and I'll still have to deal with him.

I can't help you.

You sure this belt doesn't look stupid?

No, it looks hot.

Thought all the ex-con bars were

on the other side of town.

Yeah, but I heard this is
a great place to score Adderall.

You know where I can get some?

- What?
- What was your father

doing prescribing Adderall to Rosemary?

I don't know anything about this.

He didn't even know Rosemary.

Now, why don't you just
leave us the hell alone?

You know, nothing
would make me happier,

but your wife keeps
popping back into my life.

And right when I started
investigating Rosemary's murder.

Why do you think that is?

I'll tell you exactly how
you can find Rosemary's killer.

How?

Just look in the mirror.

Come on, Brian.

It's not the belt that's stupid.

License and registration.

What are you stopping me for, Officer?

For being a very bad boy.

Well, maybe I need to be spanked.

I'll let you off with a warning.

And if you want to keep getting off,

you should come
to my apartment... right now.

Of course, Officer.

I always follow the law.

Somebody missed me.

Keep back.

Shame by itself is not a crime.

But shame is the issue here.

The shame of a young woman,
barely past her teen years,

who felt she had to hide her pregnancy.

The shame of deciding whether to
keep a baby she might not want.

The shame of hiding the identity

of that baby's father to protect him.

Sarah Bukhari made mistakes.

And for those mistakes, she had
her whole life taken from her.

She's being used as a tool
for political advocates

to punish women for having an abortion.

When the sad irony is
she didn't even have one.

If protecting life
is the goal of the State,

why aren't we protecting
a woman's life as well?

Denying Sarah her freedom

would not only be a lost opportunity

at righting a great wrong.

It would place
the greatest shame upon us all.

Ms. Scott...

that was a moving closing argument,

but I have a different view,

and that is all life is precious.

Terminated pregnancies
are seen as murder

to tens of millions
of people in this country.

Murder of a life that has
no means of defending itself.

When a woman gets pregnant,

she becomes God's partner in creation.

Whether your client had an abortion

or simply failed to see a doctor...

which she admits she did not...

she did not protect that life.

Maybe she was filled with shame.

But a greater shame is

her unborn child never even
stood a fair chance.

Therefore I am denying
your motion for a new trial.

Your Honor, the State has agreed
to allow the petitioner

to plead guilty
to unlawful disposal of a fetus,

and requests she be released
immediately for time served.

Now, you listen to me, little lady...

The petitioner's evidentiary showing

throughout these proceedings
has led the State

to believe the defendant
has served her time.

And if the State
rejects this plea offer,

I'll appeal this all the way
to the Supreme Court.

I'll never go away, Your Honor.

That I don't find
hard to believe.

And in the future, I would appreciate

if the court referred to me
as Deputy Prosecutor Molina

or just Deputy Prosecutor.

That's fine, Deputy Prosecutor,

and I look forward
to seeing you again in my court.

As do I, Your Honor.

Defendant is released based on
the plea deal and time served.

May the Lord save her soul.

So, I'm really free?

Thank you.

You hold your head up.

The worst part about shame

is how it eats away at our souls.

It convinces us that we are
the worst version of ourselves

and destroys our hope

that we'll ever find true peace.

Wow.

You look good.

I'm sorry I haven't
been here in a while.

It's cool. If I were you, I
wouldn't come back here either.

I missed you.

I think about you a lot.

Is that why you came back? To see me?

And I feel ashamed

that I haven't visited you in so long.

I just figured
you were seeing someone new.

There's a guy.

A guy?

I'm not surprised.

You like him?

I do.

So, what do you want... my permission?

You don't me owe anything.

You know, we had a thing,
but it's cool.

It was more than a thing.

You were the first love of my life.

It was all right.

You love him?

No.

It's way too early for all that.

Mainly, I just feel stupid
around him all the time.

What do you mean?

I don't know. I'm always a...

afraid I'm gonna say the wrong thing,

laugh at the wrong time.

I don't know how
to be myself around him.

Never did this before.

Just relax.
Don't think about it too much.

He's a guy. He probably
doesn't notice anyway.

It was never awkward with us.

We spent a long time together.

Those were the best years of my life.

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