All language subtitles for Law.and.Order.S24E05.720p.HDTV.x265

In the criminal justice system,

the people are represented

by two separate, yet
equally important groups:

the police, who
investigate crime,

and the district attorneys,
who prosecute the offenders.

These are their stories.

Unbelievable.

So I checked my phone,

and that somehow proves
that I'm cheating?

Girl, you're so damn paranoid.

Fine. Let me see it.

Hey. Girl, give me my phone.

- Why?
- Give me my phone.

- What are you scared of?
- Give me my phone.

I'm not playing with you.

- Ow!
- What are you doing?

Let go!

- Everybody take a breath.
- Ow!

I don't wanna end
this ride, but I will.

- Let go of my phone.
- Let go!

You're gonna break my arm!
- Let go of the phone.

- Let go!
- Let go of the phone!

Look, man, let her go
or I'm calling the cops.

- Stay out of this.
- Man, you call the cops,

I'ma put your ass in the ground.

Hey! Hey, man,
what are you doing?

- What have we got?
- One shot to the chest.

It's a through and through.

We recover the spent bullet?

On the way to the lab now.

- Shell casing?
- Mm-mm.

What do we know about our vic?

Name is Walter Rhodes.

ID says he lived in a basement
apartment in that brownstone.

ID... so he had
his wallet on him?

Yeah. His phone too.

Video canvassing
turn anything up?

- Not yet.
- Any witnesses?

The vic's husband
heard the shot.

Thought it was kids
setting off a firecracker.

He came outside to check.

Happy Halloween, pal.

About what time did
you hear the shot?

Uh, around, uh, 11:15 p.m.

And where was your
husband coming from?

I'm not sure.

He was driving Quick Ride,
the ridesharing service.

It was his second job.

What was his first?

Teaching English and math
at the local middle school.

So the Quick Ride gig,

he did that just to
make extra money?

Yeah, almost every night.

Are you aware of anyone who
didn't like your husband?

Anybody capable of this?

No one specific.

I mean, he had confrontations
with passengers all the time,

but Walter was old-school,
thought he was invincible.

I practically had to
threaten to divorce him

to get him to use
a dashboard camera.

The company that
manufactures the camera,

they back up the
footage in real time,

and Rhodes' husband gave
us access to his account.

Give me the phone!

- Ow! Let go.
- Let go of the phone.

Let go! You're
gonna break my arm!

Let her go or I'm
calling the cops.

- Stay out of it.
- You call the cops,

I'ma put you in the ground.

Hey! Hey, man,
what are you doing?

Camera goes dead at 10:52 p.m.

23 minutes before the 911 call?

All right, well,
subpoena Quick Ride

and find out who
the passengers are.

Hold on one second.

Yeah, I know that guy.

He's, uh... he's a
rapper, Mike Keyz.

My son listens to
him. Thinks he's fire.

All right, well, find him
and see what he has to say.

Maybe you can get a selfie.

I appreciate all that you do,

but I'm in the
middle of something,

like I said, officers.

Detectives.

Whatever you say, boss.

Did you take a Quick Ride
last night at 10:45 p.m.

Don't remember.
Don't think so.

You skipping town on us, Mike?

Hey, don't flatter yourself.

I'm leaving for a
world tour tomorrow.

30 shows, 10 countries.

Your boy about to be
a global brand, baby.

Your boy's also
lying to the police.

Look, I take a lot
of Quick Rides.

Am I supposed to remember
every single one?

Maybe just the ones where
you destroyed the dashcam?

Oh, that's what this is about?

Tell dude to send me a bill.

We would love to do that,
except somebody killed him

23 minutes after you
destroyed his camera.

Well, I didn't do
anything wrong.

I swear.

Now, see, that's where
we got a problem,

because before you
destroyed the camera,

it uploaded all of its footage.

Which means we caught that part

where you assaulted
your girlfriend.

Me and my lady were
having a disagreement.

The driver stuck his nose
where it wasn't wanted,

so I had to check him.

By destroying his
dashboard camera?

Do you have any idea
how much TMZ would pay

for that kind of footage?

What happened after
you broke the camera?

I threw it out the window.

The driver kicked
me out the car,

and then he offered
my girl a ride home

like... like some creep.

Chivalry is creepy now, huh?

Dude was eyeing her.

Dude was gay.

Did your girlfriend go with him?

Hell no.

We took another car to
the Upper East Side,

where I was hosting
a Halloween party,

Dance with the Devil.

I was there till
about 3:00 a.m.

Assuming any of that
actually checks out,

did you notice anything
unusual or suspicious

when Rhodes kicked
you out of the car?

No.

Well, his phone was
blowing up the whole time.

He just kept having
to silence it

just to see the damn GPS.

And then when he picks
up, he yells at the phone,

"You gotta stop harassing me."

You think I had something
to do with Walter's murder?

I was his best man,
for Christ's sake.

Eight calls to him last night.

Sounds pretty urgent.

Five months ago, Walter decided

to drive Quick Ride

and needed me to
cosign a car loan.

He was so embarrassed,
he made me swear

not to tell his husband.

But then he started
missing payments,

and I got stuck with the tab,

and he stopped
answering my calls.

And you strike me
as the kind of guy

who doesn't like getting
played, am I right?

I don't.

Please, you really
think I'd kill him

over a few missed car payments?

People have killed for
a lot less than that.

Trust me.

Where were you last
night at 11:15 p.m.?

With my wife on a
train back from Boston.

I can show you the ticket.

I can't believe
he's really dead.

He could have done anything,

but he chose to
teach public school.

Can you imagine everything
he had to deal with,

the kids and the
crazy-ass parents?

He ever mention
anything specific?

A few weeks back, he
told me about a parent

that accused him of
having sex with his kid.

Listen, the father of one
of our seventh graders

filed a complaint with the
Department of Education,

all right?

But Mr. Rhodes was
cleared of any wrongdoing.

I mean, you've gotta
protect your teachers

these days, especially
when they're

as valuable as Mr. Rhodes.

After the investigation,
was the issue resolved?

Well, we thought so.

But a week later, the
father that made the claim

came up to the school

and physically
assaulted Mr. Rhodes.

I mean, he punched
him in the face.

- Really?
- Yeah.

Rhodes call the police?

No, he didn't want to
get the guy in trouble.

We need his name and address.

So Rhodes is dead?

- Correct.
- Hmm.

Karma is a hell of a thing.

Meaning?

He got what he deserved.

Oh, yeah?

Is that your official statement?

No, my official statement is,

may his punk ass rest in hell.

That bastard turned my son gay.

- Nobody turns you gay.
- Oh, yeah?

You ever heard of
"people are a product

of their environment?"

Did your son tell you that
Rhodes was abusing him?

Didn't need to.

It was obvious.

Luke does Mathletes on
Tuesdays with Rhodes.

But he kept coming home
late, so I got suspicious.

So I dropped by
the school one day,

and I walked in on
Rhodes and Luke alone,

with the door closed.

And that's against
school policy,

if you're wondering.

And the next day, out the blue,

my son says he's gay.

So that's why you punched
Rhodes in the face last week?

I just wanted him to know
that I was paying attention.

But I didn't kill him, if
that's what you're asking.

All right, where were you
last night at 11:15 p.m., huh?

I was home with my son.

Yes, I was with my dad.

But he's wrong
about Mr. Rhodes.

He never laid a finger on me.

The only reason the door
was closed that day was...

I didn't want anyone
to hear us talking.

Why was that?

I was asking Mr. Rhodes
how to come out,

how to tell my dad I'm gay.

Mr. Rhodes was a
really good teacher.

He could be really rough,
but he cared, you know?

Any kids have a
problem with him?

Tough love ever
piss anybody off?

Last week, somebody posted

a song about him
on social media.

- What kind of song?
- A diss track.

It was pretty violent too.

How do you know it
was about Rhodes?

The song was called "202,"

which is Rhodes'
classroom number.

You know who posted the song?

No.

What makes you think
it was a student?

It was posted in a group
chat run by students.

Only kids in my middle
school have access.

So we found the song in
a thread from last week.

Kid's no K.Dot, but
it's pretty compelling

as far as confessions go.

Oh, your son into
Kendrick Lamar too?

Uh, actually, that's me.

Beats the hell out of Mike Keyz.

Anyway, this is the part where
the song gets pretty vivid.

♪ Yeah, run, Rhodes, run

♪ Coming for you
with a hammer ♪

♪ Run, Rhodes, run

♪ That's me behind
you in the shadow ♪

♪ Run, Rhodes, run

♪ The bullets got you
speaking tongues ♪

♪ Run, Rhodes, run, 202
will be a teacher hunt ♪

I assume "hammer"
still means gun.

- Mm-hmm.
- Okay.

Track down this
artistic genius ASAP.

So what was your beef
with Walter Rhodes?

Beef?

No, I liked him.

Rhodes? He the teacher
who was killed?

Yes, ma'am.

And we have evidence that
your son posted a song

about shooting him
on social media.

What?

No, that must be a mistake.

I didn't write it, I swear.

Hey, we already know that the
handle that posted the song

belongs to you.

Okay?

Do yourself a favor right
now. Don't lie to us.

Yeah, I composed the beat,
but I didn't write the lyrics.

I make beats and
post them online

so rappers can
share their vocals.

If I like the finished product,

then I repost them for exposure.

Okay, so who wrote the lyrics?

Clayton Barber, answer
the man's question.

Now.

Hey, kid.

You don't have to be scared.

- I'm not scared.
- Okay.

Then show us.

He's a seventh grader.

I don't know his name.

Everyone just calls him Ant.

Someone told me
that he showed up

to the school the
other day with a gun.

Did you hear a rumor
about a student

bringing a gun to school
on the day of the murder?

Uh, several, actually.
It's around Halloween.

We confiscated four fake
guns, two fake knives,

and a remarkably
accurate NYPD shield.

But no real guns?

Not to my knowledge.

See, we heard something
about a student named Ant

that had a gun?

His name is Anthony Turner.

And, uh, there was no gun.

I spoke to him myself.

What class is Anthony
Turner in right now?

Let me check.

He didn't come to school today.

Looked into Anthony Turner.

Kid's a ward of the state.

Entered the system at six,
been downhill ever since.

That's his rap sheet.

Impressive.

Shoplifting, aggravated assault,

and he's on probation
for attacking

a group home counselor
with a chair.

Eight different foster
homes in seven years.

It's not easy getting
bounced around like that.

Yeah, I know he's
had a hard life,

but he still looks like
a hell of a suspect,

so bring him in.

Police! Open up!

- Clear!
- We're clear.

Kitchen clear.

Clear.

- We got a runner!
- Got a runner, window!

No, no, no. Anthony, stop!

Runner! Go!

Go!

Hold up!

Stop!

Move!

- Kid, kid, kid!
- No, no, no, no, no, no!

Do not move. Do not move!
- Hey, hey.

No, no, no, no. Hey, no, no.

Don't do it! Don't do it!

He's got a weapon.
Clear the area.

Stay back!

Fire discipline. There
are civilians here.

- Stay back!
- Stop swinging it.

Stop swinging it.
- Drop that knife, kid.

Put the knife
down. Don't do it.

You're gonna arrest me and
send me to juvie, right?

Stand down.

You stand down!

You heard him. Stand down!

Okay, look. Look
at me. Look at me.

Putting my gun away.

I just wanna talk, all right?

I'm putting my gun away.

I wanna go home.

I wanna see Mrs. A. Please.

Mrs. A, right?

That's your foster mom, right?

Yeah.

I get that.

Just help us out.

We gotta talk to you
about one thing first.

Talk about what?

Your teacher, Mr. Rhodes.

Hey, kid, don't do that!

It's not worth it.
Put the knife down!

What's the difference?
My life is over anyway.

No, no, no, no,
no. Don't say that.

Don't say that. Don't say that.

It's not true.

That patch you got,
I know that patch.

I got one.

My dad gave me it
when I was a kid.

He served.

92nd MP Company.

You know what unit
your dad served in?

I bet you miss him, huh?

And if he were here right
now, I want you to think,

what would he want for you?

What would he say?

No!

No, no. Please, please.

- It's too late for that kid.
- Please.

Just be still, all
right? Be still.

Please.

No luck getting Anthony's
foster mom on the phone.

Left messages at her
work, on her cell.

Desk sergeant will let
us know if she shows up.

All right, well, that's a
good faith effort in my book.

We're in compliance.

I just wanna be clear
about something.

Are you sure you
understand your rights

as I described them to you?

Because we can go over this
as many times as you want.

No.

I get what it says.

Okay.

I only made that stupid song

'cause Mr. Rhodes clowned
me in front of my boys.

I was trying to blow off steam
so I'd stay out of trouble.

But Mr. Rhodes heard it.

Said he'd report me
for threatening him.

If my PO found out,
he'd send me to juvie.

I was just trying to scare him.

He grabbed the gun,
and it went off.

I didn't mean to
kill him, I swear.

I didn't even know
the gun was loaded.

Okay.

Anthony, where did
you get the gun from?

It was in this old building,
hidden inside a wall.

My friends told me
where to find it.

Where's the gun now?

I don't wanna say.

I don't wanna get
anybody in trouble or...

Sorry, baby.

I came as soon as
I got the message.

Are you all right?

I'm scared, Mrs. A.

Hey.

You're okay. What'd I tell you?

You're with Mrs. A,

and I'm gonna
straighten this out.

Sorry for the
trouble, Detectives.

Anthony is a good kid
with a good heart.

Sometimes he gets
angry and doesn't know

what to do with it,
but trust and believe

he'll apologize
for whatever he did

and do whatever it
takes to make it right.

You got my word on that.

What's going on?

Anthony killed someone.

What?

Are you sure about that?

We are.

For God's sake, he's just a boy.

We understand.

Just let me take
him home for now.

I'm sorry.

That's not possible.

We're arresting
Anthony for murder.

Hey, guys, I've
been calling you.

I just talked to Brady.

You're gonna try
the kid as an adult?

Oh, not sure.

We're still reviewing
the evidence.

Nolan, this kid has
had a tough life.

I mean, tough.

His mother was killed
by a drunk driver

when he was a baby.

His father died of
cancer when he was six.

Bounced around from eight
different foster homes

in seven years.

I can only imagine.

But you're still gonna
try him as an adult?

That's not what I said.

Nolan, he's a boy.

I mean, I get it,
he's a Black boy.

That makes no difference.

Actually, it does.

It makes all the
difference, unfortunately.

Like I said, we're still
reviewing the evidence,

but I can assure you, our
decision will be based

on this young man's
actions, not his race.

They're coming at
me from all angles.

Child advocacy groups
want us to file a petition

to have Anthony Turner
moved to family court.

The mayor and the head
of the teachers' union

want him to be
tried as an adult.

Have you seen him?

He's a little boy.

He's 13 years and 21 days old.

If the murder had happened
three weeks earlier,

he would have been 12, too
young to try as an adult.

He chose the date to
commit the murder, not us.

He shot his teacher
at point-blank range.

Does he have a criminal history?

Three arrests, two
involving acts of violence.

And where does the
victim's husband stand?

He didn't talk about
this specifically,

but it is clear that
he wants justice.

He wants to see this young man
in prison for a very long time.

Public school teachers have
it hard enough as it is.

They deserve
protection and support.

People need to know that if
you commit an act of violence

against a public servant,

you're gonna be prosecuted

to the fullest
extent of the law.

We're trying him as an adult.

I understand the defense
has filed a motion

to suppress
Mr. Turner's statements.

I'll hear you.

My client was
barely 13 years old.

They seem to have overlooked
the fact that he was a child

that was locked in
an interrogation room

with a skilled detective
coercing him into confessing.

There was no coercion,

and to suggest
otherwise is ridiculous.

There was no interested
adult present

during the interrogation.

Family Court Act Section
305.2 only requires

that police make a
good faith effort

to contact an interested adult.

- Did they?
- Detectives called

the defendant's foster
mother several times.

Yeah, she didn't respond,

so they advised Mr. Turner
of his Miranda rights

and moved on with the interview.

You really think Anthony
Turner understands

the complexities of Miranda?

This is his sixth
grade report card.

He's a smart kid with potential,

but his reading comprehension
and logic scores are low.

There's no way he knew
what he was doing.

He just turned 13,
for God's sake.

I've got three kids, all
smart and successful.

But at 13, they were
idiots... all of them.

Impulsive, impressionable,
distracted.

I'm granting the
motion to suppress.

The confession is out.

We need to find another
way to tie Anthony

to the murder weapon.

Tell Shaw and Riley,
go back to the school,

track down the student

who actually saw
Turner with the gun.

Justin, we already spoke
with some of your classmates

who told us that you
saw Anthony Turner

with a gun on the day that
Mr. Rhodes was killed.

Is that true?

Go ahead and tell them.

Yeah, it's true.

Now, where did that happen?

In the bathroom, during recess.

What'd the gun look like?

Ant said it was a .38.

Were there bullets in it?

I couldn't tell.

I thought that Mr. Sykes
was gonna take the gun away.

Wait, hold... hold on.

You told Principal Sykes
that you saw the gun?

Yes.

I told him about
the rap song too.

What exactly did you say to him?

That Ant wrote it

and that it was about
shooting Mr. Rhodes.

Kid named Justin French can
put the gun in Turner's hand.

He can also help prove motive.

Sounds like he'd
be a good witness.

Could also be a good witness
against Principal Sykes.

The principal
hasn't been charged.

Yeah, I know, Nolan,
but I'm saying,

based on what we just found out,

he should be.

He was aware of the rap song.
He was aware of the gun.

He was on notice.

He had a serious
threat at his school,

and yet he did nothing.

What's protocol in
these situations?

Call the police.

Which he didn't.

Nor did he warn Rhodes.

And had he, he might
be alive today.

I hear all types
of rumors all day.

Please, have a seat.

You know, so-and-so has
a knife or a pipe or a...

But this wasn't a rumor.

A student actually
told you he saw Turner

with a gun in his hand.

That's true.

But it could have been a
fake. It was Halloween.

That's your excuse? Really?

Listen, at a school like this,

it is impossible to keep
up with all of the chatter.

Now, I can't tell you
how many times in a day

I hear someone accuse
someone else of something.

But 99% of the time,
it's a false alarm.

I get it, but this
involved a firearm.

Justin French is a
nice enough kid, okay?

But he is a kid with
a vivid imagination.

What did you do

when Justin reported
this information to you?

I pulled Anthony aside.

I asked him if he had
a gun, and he said no.

And that was it?

No, I, um...

I searched his locker, but
there was nothing there.

Did you search Anthony?

No, but I did
search his backpack.

Why didn't you search him?

We're not allowed to
physically touch students.

So, you know, I didn't want
to lose my career over it.

Did you warn Rhodes?

From what I could tell,

there was nothing
to warn him about.

Why didn't you call the police?

I want to call a lawyer.

The principal didn't
follow protocol.

He didn't call police.

He did... you know, he didn't
do much of anything, really.

Yeah, well, he told us he
checked Anthony's backpack,

but he didn't.

We pulled video from the school.

It shows the interaction.

So he didn't just
ignore protocols.

He ignored any sense
of professionalism...

- Mm-hmm.
- Or common sense.

So where are you
going with all this?

Well, under the law,
his reckless actions,

or inactions, resulted
in a man's death.

So you wanna charge
him with manslaughter?

We're thinking about it, but...

What's your hesitation?

If we wanna prosecute Sykes,
we'll need Turner's testimony.

So we have to cut him a deal.

Is that really the worst
thing in the world?

Cutting a deal
with a 13-year-old

so we can prosecute the
real culprit, Sykes?

With all due respect, Sam,
Sykes didn't pull the trigger.

He should have prevented Turner

from even having
the opportunity.

So the real question is,
who's more at fault...

the student with all kinds
of behavioral problems

or the adult principal

who pretty much didn't
want to be bothered?

But regardless of age,

Turner is the one who
pulled the trigger.

I get that.

But maybe there's a way
to split the baby here.

We cut Turner a deal that
still sends a message,

but gives us a chance
to go after Sykes, too,

so we can send
another message...

if you're gonna run
a public school,

you better be up
to the challenge.

If your client agrees to
testify against Mr. Sykes,

we can offer Man One with
a sentence of 15 years.

He will serve his time
in a juvenile facility

until he turns 18.

Then he'll be
transferred to a prison.

What about Man Two?

Five years in juvie.

He walks when he's 18.

Ant didn't even know
the gun was loaded.

Tell them.
- I didn't.

I swear, I didn't mean
to kill Mr. Rhodes.

Man One, ten years.

You'll be out when you're 23.

You will have your whole
life in front of you.

Okay.

I'll do it.

What do you mean, you're
going after the principal?

We believe that Sykes and Turner

are both responsible for
your husband's death.

So we've offered Turner a
deal to help us pursue Sykes.

But the kid is the one
who pulled the trigger.

Absolutely, and he is
going to be punished.

He's gonna serve ten years.

That's not enough.

What if I disagree?

Respectfully, Terry,
it doesn't matter.

Charging decisions are
up to the DA's office.

Terry, I understand
your frustration...

No, this isn't frustration.

It's more. It's
way more than that.

Look, I don't care
if he's a kid.

He killed my husband.

And your job is to get
justice for Walter and for me,

not to play God and save the
life of some damn killer.

- No...
- No, listen.

Save it, huh?

Just get the hell
out of my house.

Now.

Mr. Turner, did
you shoot and kill

your teacher, Walter Rhodes?

Yes, I did, but
I didn't mean to.

Showing you what has
been marked Exhibit 14.

It's a .38 caliber
revolver that was recovered

in a park near your home.

Do you recognize it?

That's the gun I used.

- Who does it belong to?
- I don't know.

I just knew there was
a gun in this building.

People would use
it and put it back.

A community gun?

Meaning one that's shared
among a number of people?

Yeah, I guess.

But I didn't think
it was loaded.

You never checked.

No, I just figured it was empty.

Bullets cost money.

People aren't gonna leave
them inside their gun

if they're not using it.

Why did you go to
Mr. Rhodes' home

armed with a weapon?

I was trying to
scare Mr. Rhodes.

I didn't want him to turn me in
for the rap song that I wrote.

I was worried I might
have to go to juvie.

Did Mr. Sykes, your
principal, know that you...

you had gotten into
trouble at school before?

Yeah.

He's the one who punishes me.

Did Mr. Sykes know
about the rap song

you wrote about Mr. Rhodes?

Yeah.

Justin told him.

And did Mr. Sykes ever
ask you about the gun?

Yeah, but I denied it.

Even though you had the
gun with you at the time?

Yeah, it was in my backpack.

And where was your backpack?

On my back. It was with me.

But he didn't ask to look in it.

What about the rap song?
He ever ask about that?

No.

Nothing further.

My client didn't
shoot your teacher,

Walter Rhodes, did he?

No.

You shot him, correct?

Yes.

No further questions.

You're excused.

We're going to break for lunch.

See you all back
here in an hour.

Can you give me a minute
with the kid, please?

Thank you.

You know, when I was your age,

I didn't feel like I
had anybody to talk to.

Nobody to confide
in, nobody to trust.

You ever feel like that?

Look, kid, everybody
needs somebody

in their corner in this life.

Everybody.

And what I need is,
I need some honesty

about the bullets.

Now, did you really think
that the gun was empty?

Tell me the truth.

Yeah. I already told you that.

I know what you told me.

The thing is, I had the gun
and the ammunition tested,

and the results just came back
while I was in the courtroom.

And your fingerprints
were on the bullets

because you loaded the gun.

Which means that you
knew it was loaded

because you put
the bullets in it.

Come on.

No. I didn't touch
those bullets.

Don't do that. I'm not stupid.

Talk to me.

Okay.

I loaded the gun.

I was scared, man.

I didn't wanna get kicked
out of my foster home.

Last year, I, um... I
grabbed a student by the arm

because he was
beating up a teacher

who confiscated his phone.

I was hauled in for questioning,

accused of child abuse,
and almost arrested.

So that's why you didn't
search Anthony Turner.

Exactly.

I mean, hey, I... I
learned my lesson.

I would never put my
hands on a student again,

no matter the circumstances.

Why didn't you call the police?

Two months prior
to the shooting,

I did call 911 to
help with a student

who had threatened a
reading specialist.

Afterwards, his
parents complained

that I was treating
him like a criminal.

So I had to go in front
of the school board

and explain myself.

I almost lost my
job and my pension.

You know, it's a
no-win situation.

You know, I...
damned if you do...

Oh, God, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry about your husband.

He was a good man.

I liked him a lot.

And I respected him.

Everyone respected him.

Who do you hold responsible

for what happened
to Walter Rhodes?

Objection... relevance.

You may answer.

I blame Anthony Turner.

I mean, hey, listen, I...

I understand he has
had a rough life,

but there are a lot
of kids out there

that have had a hard time too.

There are more than 25,000
kids in the foster care system

right here in the
state of New York.

And how many of
them do you think

have gunned down their
teachers in the last week?

Zero.

You think the
prosecution is trying

to make you the fall guy?

You're damn right I do.

Objection... move to strike.

Sustained.

The jury shall
disregard that answer.

Nothing further.

I don't dispute that you
have a challenging job.

And it is admirable

that you dedicated your
life to public service.

But that doesn't
mean you can ignore

your legal responsibilities.

Is there a question
in there somewhere?

Ask a question, Mr. Price.

Mr. Sykes, when you discovered

that a student of
yours might have been

in possession of a gun,

you chose to ignore
protocol, correct?

No.

No, I did what I
thought was right

under the circumstances.

And that choice cost
a good man his life.

Nothing further.

So you showed the
fingerprint report to Price?

No.

Why not?

Because I'm not sure if I want

to blow up the kid's deal yet.

If I do, he's gonna serve the
rest of his life in prison.

Why are you so intent
on helping this kid?

Is this some kind
of savior thing?

If it was, would that be so bad?

Trying to help a
young brother out

who's never had
anybody in his corner,

no one ever looking out for him?

Maybe if he hadn't shot
his teacher in the chest.

- He played you, man.
- I know. I know.

He lied to your face. He
lied to the prosecutors.

He lied to the jury.

I mean, look, I...
I'm sorry to be blunt,

okay, but I'll just say it.

There are some kids that
are just beyond saving.

You know, when I was his age,

my father was stationed
in the Persian Gulf,

which means I had to
stay with my mother.

She was a musician, and
she struggled with drugs.

She relapsed, and
when that happened,

they split me and my brother up.

We went to separate
foster homes.

And I lived with this really
nice family for about a month,

and it was actually
pretty nice...

especially considering what
I had just been through

with my mother.

Until one day,

they just decided they
didn't want me anymore.

I come home from school,

and, um, they tell
me I gotta just...

Take my things and go.

I was lucky.

My father came
home the next day,

and he was able to take
care of me, you know?

Look, I understand. All right?

That kind of thing
leaves a mark.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

But you're not Anthony, man.

I don't care how long
you ever would have spent

in foster care... there's no way

that you would have
picked up a gun

and shot your
teacher in the chest

and then lied about it.

There's no way.

Okay?

Detective Shaw sent over
the fingerprint report

on the gun and the ammo.

Anthony Turner's prints
are on the bullets.

He loaded the gun.

So what does that mean?

It means the kid
lied on the stand.

So are you gonna
dismiss the case?

It may help impeach
his testimony.

It doesn't negate your role
in Walter Rhodes' death.

We still have a strong
case against you.

So why are we all here?

You could have emailed
that information to me.

I would like to propose
an equitable resolution,

eliminate the risk
for both sides.

Man Two, five years.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

You want me to go to
prison for five years,

and you consider that equitable?

Are you kidding me?

Your other option
is to play it out

and finish the trial.

But if you lose, you
could get up to 15 years.

We'll take the deal.

Wait a minute.

I have to know,

what is gonna happen
to Anthony Turner?

Where are we going?

To court.

But I already testified.

Yeah, I know you did, kid,
but now you're going to trial.

Why?

Because they reinstated the
murder charges, that's why.

Get in the car, kid.

Kid, get in the car.

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