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Opening arguments were yesterday.

And you're up today? Maybe. But the D.A. wants me there early for the cop.

[ Banging ]

You're gonna break it. It is broken. Why do you think I keep bangin' on it?

I am so sick of this machine.

Oh. See? It works.

I really think you should just pay the fine. I won't pay the fine.

Mr. Peabody, you could actually go to jail here. I don't care.

Okay, you see, that's what throws me, because I'm used to clients that do care.

Federal government got no business in my bathroom.

Rebecca, maybe I should go with you.

Bobby, I'm fine. I don't need you holding my hand. And please, stop whomping it!

Why can't we get a new one? Money.

Federal government's trying to regulate how I dispose of my stool.

Really? Well, it's keeping me up at night. [ Phone Ringing ]

Will you talk to Ellenor, please?

He's wearin' cologne. Is he one of those homosexuals? [ Ringing Continues ]

I can't believe it! They shrank my shirt!

[ Ellenor ] Ellenor Frutt. The cleaners, they shrank my shirt.

Warren? Warren? Don't say anything. I'll meet you at arraignment.

Just don't say anything, Warren.

God, what a dope! What?

Warren Cruickshank just snatched another purse. I gotta go.

Lindsay, Mr. Peabody has a conference. Don't even think of--

You can dispose of it in 10 minutes. Dispose is the word.

Why are you fobbing him off on me for?

'Cause you are such a team player.

Mr. Peabody, this is Lindsay Dole, your new lawyer. I gotta go.

Hi. Federal government is trying to regulate my stool.

[ Line Ringing ]

[ Cell Door Opens, Closes ]

[ Sirens Wailing ]

[ Knocking ]

[ Door Opens ]

Hey.

Hey.

What do you need?

Well, maybe I'm here because...

I miss you.

Right.

And Rebecca's a witness at a murder trial...

and you're worried about her.

Look, I know you'll never really understand why I chose to go up against you.

Bobby, that trial didn't create our differences.

It only made them more clear. Oh.

- I'm so tired of this. - You're tired? Well, I'm sorry.

Is it dead, Helen?

Because if it's really dead, I'll walk out the door.

Tell me.

It's dead.

[ Door Opens ]

[ Door Slams ]

[ Papers Rustling ]

[ Jimmy ] You're scared.

I'm just nervous about reliving it all. I'm fine.

You're the only witness. Yeah, basically.

She's putting the cop on first, but it's just a formality.

Whole case is on me.

Look at this. And he says he didn't shrink it.

Does this look right to you?

Uh, I'm not, uh, big on, uh, fashion.

[ Ellenor ] Plead not guilty, waive the rest of the reading.

- I'd like to see if we can handle this right here. - This is the fourth time.

My understanding was it was only seven dollars.

I suspect he was hoping it was more when he grabbed the purse.

Plead guilty, restitution,

three months suspended, a hundred hours community service.

Uh, fine by me, with a curfew. 9:00.

- 8:00. Mr. Cruickshank, you understand all this? - Yes, Your Honor.

You're pleading guilty. You're getting a three-month sentence which is suspended.

The probation officer will assign you...

to a youth center where you will perform one hundred hours of community service.

And you are to be home in your house every night by 8:00.

- Yes, Your Honor. - So ordered.

This is your last chance, young man.

[ Gavel Raps ]

Mmm, you the man. Be right with you.

You are as stupid as you are lucky.

If that would have been any other judge besides Fulton, you'd be in jail right now.

Look, it's not like I even snatched this one, Ellenor.

She put her purse down on the bench right next to me.

Now, I can't prove it, but it's like she wanted me to take it.

Oh, she wanted you to have her purse?

Yeah. I think so. What is the matter with you, Warren?

What? Warren Cruickshank?

Yeah? Put your hands behind your back, sir.

Hey, what's goin' on? You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say will be used-- I'm this man's lawyer. What's he being arrested for?

Violation of the Hobbs Act. Well, what the hell is that?

It's a federal law that targets criminals who target tourists.

It's basically an anti-tourist crime bill.

How do they figure that Warren is anti-tourist?

Because he snatched all the purses at Quincy Market, which is this big tourist area.

- It's just a joke. - Where is he now?

In jail, federal lockup. He's being arraigned tomorrow.

- Well, that's like double jeopardy. - Yeah. Tell me about it.

Nothing in the officer's testimony is too shattering,

but it's important that you listen carefully,

because the defense attorney will pick at discrepancies like scabs.

I hear he's good. John Seymour? Public defender.

He's actually a great guy. But yeah, he does his job.

[ Door Opens ] [ Man ] How you doin'?

[ Indistinct ]

Don't let him intimidate you.

I won't.

There's some sentencing hearing going on.

Then we'll be going into chambers.

Let's not be too colorful. I got dignity in public.

Your Honor, the statutory intent was to prevent egregious excess.

Though technically a violation of campaign finance,

we're talking about a few telephone calls.

We're talking about a violation of federal law.

That he's a member of Congress only compounds the outrage.

Oh, my God. This is Judge Winchell.

Who? I'm gonna kill Ellenor.

Can't you please pay the fine?

No.

We saw a man fitting the general description and we detained him.

And then what happened? Well, we brought him in for a lineup.

The witness identified him as the shooter,

and we placed him under arrest.

By general description, you mean--

Five-foot-10, 6-foot Hispanic wearing a hooded coat.

Anything else? No.

Was my client acting suspiciously when you detained him?

[ Policeman ] No. And he didn't try to run?

- No. - Did he have a weapon?

No. Well, how much money did he have on him?

I believe around $30.

And how much money was stolen from the store? Three or four hundred.

Any fingerprints at the store match up with my client?

No. Any blood on my client's clothing...

match up with the victim? No.

Any blood at all? No.

You searched my client's apartment? Yes, we did.

Any physical evidence turn up connecting my client with this crime?

- No. - So, basically, Officer,

the only reason that my client sits here today--

the only reason is because that woman sitting over there said he did it.

I guess that would be correct.

Huh. Officer, did you know Rebecca Washington personally...

at the time that you took her statement?

No. You'd never met her?

- No. - So you had no knowledge or opinion...

as to her capacity for truthfulness, did you?

Well, I had no reason to doubt her.

But the fact is, you didn't know her at all, did you, Officer?

- No, I didn't. - Officer, have you investigated Ms. Washington?

Investigated her? Yes.

- Did you do any investigation of this witness's character? - Objection!

The whole case is that woman, Your Honor.

I'm certainly-- I'll allow it. Let's go.

You know nothing about this woman's psychiatric history, do you?

- Objection! Move to strike! Sidebar. - Get up here.

- Your Honor, there's no psychiatric history. He's-- - I was just asking questions.

Oh, give me a break. He's making accusations without foundation.

- What, I can't ask whether his witness is truthful? - What is your offer of proof?

I don't need one. Well, I'm saying that you do.

What evidence do you have that she's dishonest?

- I am trying to discover that now. - Nice try.

You're shut off. Step back.

Come on, John.

One last question, Officer. Did you ever give this witness a lie detector test?

- No, I did not. - Thank you, Officer. That's all.

It's like I'm on trial. It's an old trick--

discredit the witness before he or she testifies.

It's-- Wait, "old trick"-- callin' somebody a liar?

The good thing is when a lawyer resorts to that,

it usually means he's got nothing to get the witness with on cross.

So just relax. Be strong. You're gonna be fine.

- Okay. Okay. - You ready?

Ready. Okay.

[ Lindsay ] Did you know it was Judge Winchell?

[ Ellenor ] I swear to you, I didn't. This is my reputation.

I can't believe I have to go in and fight for a guy's toilet! It shouldn't be a fight.

The U.S. Attorney isn't opposing, Lindsay. He won't even be there.

I'll kill you, Ellenor. Look, I'm on my way down there anyway.

My purse snatcher just got nabbed by the feds. So maybe I'll see you there.

Okay? I won't forget this, Ellenor. You're gonna owe me. Okay?

Okay. Bye. All right.

[ Laughing ] What?

I really shouldn't laugh, but-- Oh!

Peabody's case went to Judge Winchell.

You mean Judge Lydia?

The one on the news with the senator?

Congressman. Who I hope she finds guilty, by the way.

Of all the judges. [ Laughing ]

I really shouldn't laugh.

You really think my shirt was this size when I brought it in?

Don't shrink shirts. We do this long time, Mr. Young.

Okay. Well, please explain to me how it got to be this size.

Uh, maybe you wash in machine before you bring to here.

I didn't. We don't shrink shirts.

Mr. Wong, how can you look at me and refuse to take responsibility?

You get fatter. What did you just say?

You get fatter. Shirt seem small.

Not small. You fat.

I am exactly the same size and weight that I have been for the past year.

[ Speaking Chinese ]

[ Chinese ]

You fatter. Shirt no shrink.

You fat.

I was pumping gas when I looked up and I saw him.

- Who? - The defendant. That man.

- [ Jean ] What was he doing? - [ Rebecca ] He was pointing a gun at the attendant.

- What happened next, Ms. Washington? - [ Clicks ]

The pump, it made a click, and I got scared.

I looked down, and then I heard the shots.

The shots? Yes.

And when I looked back up, he was shooting.

This man?

That man. What did you do then?

I ducked behind my car and I hid.

The next thing, I heard his footsteps.

- I think he ran by the car. - Then what?

Then I ran inside the store. The attendant was lying there, blood all over.

- [ Rebecca ] Oh, God! - Ms. Washington,

are you sure that that's the man you saw shoot and kill Roberto Alou that evening?

That's the man.

I'm positive.

- You're gonna-- - Don't.

Where's the U.S. Attorney?

John Dix, he didn't, uh, oppose.

- I'm doing this ex parte. - Sit down.

You've been cited 11 times, Mr. Peabody.

Your Honor, my client feels the congressional legislation works a hardship against him.

Moreover, we feel his toilet would be grandfathered, and therefore exempt.

The report indicates it's a new toilet.

But it's the same residence where he's resided for 27--

The law goes to new toilets, counsel-- any new toilet.

1.6 gallons per flush, that's the law.

Why should you get three?

Your Honor, my client has special needs.

- Big? - I beg your pardon?

His bowel movements, are they big?

I'd prefer not to get into it. But rather, I'd like to focus...

on the legislative intent of the law, which was water conservation.

The older, standard toilets used 3.6 gallons per flush.

The new go 1.6, as you've noted.

However, if a person were required to flush three times...

in order to empty the bowl of all... remains,

the statutory intent of the legislation would clearly be undermined.

It is for this reason we feel special circumstances warrant Mr. Peabody's exemption.

You have to flush three times?

Uh, it's-- it's not because of bigness.

May I ask?

They float.

They float?

Yeah. I eat a lot of carbohydrates,

and it makes my droppings like little-- little buoys.

And the 1.6 flush can't pull 'em under,

unless I'm real careful and--

and kinda drape the toilet paper over 'em,

which creates this drag effect.

I see. It takes at least three flushes.

And then even sometimes when I think it's gone-- Boom!

A little one floats back up.

The situation becomes exacerbated, Your Honor,

by the fact that after three flushes, the toilet needs time to... rejuvenate.

Sometimes as much as 10 minutes before it's capable of flushing again.

There have been situations where my client has had company...

and he's been too embarrassed to leave the bathroom...

for fear of the company then coming in and, well, seeing--

- A floatie. - A floatie.

[ Grunts ]

[ Ellenor ] My client is being unfairly singled out.

And never mind selective prosecution, this is double jeopardy.

It isn't double jeopardy. It's a different charge under a different statute.

He's being prosecuted again for the same act. He stole a purse.

This is not unprecedented. Defendants are prosecuted under federal civil rights charges...

all the time for state crimes.

What's more, this defendant is not being prosecuted just for the latest theft.

It's for all his purse snatching, three of which have involved tourists.

This is a political arrest designed to make a statement in the papers. How can--

The law is the law, counsel.

And crimes against tourists affect interstate commerce.

We take that particular law very seriously.

Now, I'll grant the personal.

But the charge absolutely stands.

Judge Winchell is believed to rule as soon as tomorrow.

If given time, Congressman Haley would presumably face expulsion from the House.

You know, when I was in law school I wanted to clerk for her.

I couldn't even get an interview.

Well, you've met her now. I only pray she'll forget.

Well, if she took it under advisement, you'll probably have to go in again.

I'm goin' back there. To the cleaners?

I can't let him get away with it. I took the high road first and just walked away,

but I can't let a man ruin my shirt, call me fat, and then just walk away.

- Eugene, you can't hit him. - I'm not gonna hit him! Why do you always say "don't hit"?

Because you hit.

I'm gonna go back there calm,

let him know that I'm an attorney at law...

and that I can make it very expensive for him if he doesn't give me satisfaction.

[ Door Opens ] He'll hit him.

[ Door Slams ] [ Both Laugh ]

Ms. Washington, did you see my client while you were in the store?

Not really. You see anybody else in the store?

- I don't think so. - You're not sure?

I just paid the money and told the attendant which pump.

Okay. Can you describe what the attendant looked like?

No.

After you paid him, you went outside? Yes.

To pump gas? Yes.

Were you looking at your car as you walked to the car or were you looking at the store?

I was probably looking at my car.

- You don't know for sure? - No.

So you don't know if anybody else entered or exited the store while you headed for your car.

I didn't see anybody else go in or go out.

But you weren't looking at the door. Right.

Is it possible somebody else could have gone in...

that door while you were walking towards your car?

I didn't see any-- The question was is it possible?

Anything's possible.

You sound annoyed. Are you annoyed with these questions?

- Objection. - Sustained.

When you heard the shots, you-- you looked up.

You say you saw my client?

Yes. What was he wearing?

This big jacket with a hood.

A hood. Was this hood up?

Yes. Big hood, little hood?

- Big hood. - Did it cover any part of his face?

- The side maybe. Not the front. - And how far away from the store were these gas pumps?

- Maybe 30 feet. - Well, if I were to tell you 42 feet--

- Okay. - You saw him from 42 feet away?

- Yes. - With a hood partially blocking his face?

I saw the front of his face.

Ms. Washington, you, uh, seem like an advocate.

[ Jean ] Objection! [ Judge ] Sustained.

You said he was pointing the gun the first time you saw him?

Yes. And then he was shooting the gun?

- That's right. - Did you ever get a close look at his face...

while he was not pointing or shooting a gun? I don't think so.

And when you heard the shot, were you frightened?

- Well, yes. - You looked up, you saw a man shooting another man.

Were you shocked? I suppose I was.

After the shooting, the police came and you gave a description. Yes.

You described the man as Hispanic? Yes.

- You were sure he was Hispanic? - I thought he was Hispanic.

Well, did you say "I think he was Hispanic, but I'm not sure"?

Did you say that? Yes, but when I saw him--

You said you weren't sure. I was sure when I saw him again in the lineup.

And when you saw him in the lineup, was he wearing a jacket with a big hood?

- I think so. - And when the police showed you mug shots before this lineup,

were you able to identify any of these people in the photographs...

as the man who did that shooting?

No.

Were you shown a picture of my client?

I don't think I was.

You were.

And... that's him...

right there... without the hood.

One judge says no jail. Then another judge say I gotta go on trial? Again?

Let's not panic just yet, okay, Warren?

Ellenor, I used to scam banks back when.

And this is my reward for scaling down?

Okay, well, you see, that argument's not gonna fly.

It's not right. Elly?

- Oh, hey, Jerry. What's up? - Couple of seconds.

Sure. Alone.

Why don't you just sit down. Wait here.

I'm afraid you have stepped into it a little.

What do you mean? Off the record?

Absolutely.

They have been waiting for this case.

Tourism is a billion-dollar industry here.

Foreign tourists have been getting spooked about crime.

Not so much here in Boston, but even so--

So my little purse snatcher's the one you go after? He's the perfect guy.

Petty crime, that shows zero tolerance.

Now, you didn't hear this from me,

but don't you dare plead guilty, banking on leniency.

Get your sentence up front or go to trial.

- What could he get? - Up to 20.

Twenty years for snatching a purse?

- The problem is he gave one back. - Excuse me?

Last year he grabbed some lady's purse,

and when he saw her local address, he gave it back,

saying something like, "You're from Boston".

Now that's the pole they'll be driving to show he targets tourists.

As I said, you have stepped into it pretty good.

Don't shrink shirt!

Mr. Wong, I'm not going to debate the merits of this dispute.

What I came to say is, despite the merits,

it will cost you money not to give me satisfaction.

You get fatter. That problem.

Mr. Wong, I'm an attorney.

I will draft a complaint, notice a deposition in my office, and I will see to it...

that you have to sit in my office for a full day, maybe two, to answer my questions.

Should you have an attorney-- and it would be my objective opinion that you should--

this, together with loss of business, could be extremely costly.

Much more expensive, say, than replacing my shirt.

You sue 'cause you big?

Yes. I will sue you.

Not fair. What's not fair is you shrinking my shirt.

No shrink! Yes, shrink!

You fat! Me not fat! You thief! Me not fat! You thief!

You bigot. Bigot against Chinese. Shame.

Ms. Washington,

- do you have a bias against my client? - No.

So it's your testimony you've got no bias whatsoever against Luis Moreno?

Well, when I see somebody commit murder,

it can make me not like them, yes. Mm-hmm.

And if that person did not commit murder,

the bias, like any prejudice, would be grounded in ignorance, correct?

- Objection. - [ Seymour ] Withdrawn.

Ms. Washington, you were in fact threatened...

by the brother of my client, were you not?

- Objection! - Overruled.

- Luis Moreno's brother threatened you? - Yes.

- That make you angry? - Yes, it did.

Did it make you all the more determined to testify here today?

It didn't deter me from testifying.

What, if anything, did you learn about my client's brother?

Your Honor, I don't see what this line--

I'm exploring the possibility that the threats...

made by the brother are coloring today's testimony.

- I'm certainly allowed to explore it. - Go ahead.

What, if anything, did you learn about the brother?

That he's capable of violence.

Were you told that the brother was suspected in two prior murders,

for neither of which the prosecution were able to secure convictions?

- Something like that. - And the prosecution,

- they suggested police protection for you? - Yes.

- 'Cause the brother was a bad guy. - Yes.

Well, and the fact that the brother was possibly a murderer,

or the fact that he threatened you--

Did that make you more sure of what you saw in that convenience store?

It made me neither more nor less sure of what I saw.

Is it your testimony before this jury,

that knowing the brother was a murderer,

that didn't even make you slightly more inclined...

to believe that my client could also be a murderer?

No, it didn't.

Ms. Washington, was that a truthful answer?

- [ Jean ] Objection, move to strike. - Sustained.

Did you meet with the prosecutor to discuss today's testimony?

Objection! Sustained.

Do you feel indebted in any way to the prosecution, Ms. Washington?

- No, I don't feel indebted. - The prosecution asked the police...

to follow this man threatening you, is that correct? [ Jean ] Objection!

- It goes to bias. - I'll allow it.

Now, are you aware that a member of the district attorney's office...

asked police officers to tail my client's brother?

- I'm aware. - Do you know what happened to my client's brother?

He was killed. By who?

- By police officers. - By the officers who were asked by the D.A.'s office...

- to tail him? - Yes.

When you heard that the man threatening your safety was dead,

did you then feel more safe?

[ Spectators Murmuring ]

Why the hell isn't she protecting her?

What do you want her to do? Object.

Act like the D.A. Bobby, she's the only witness.

If it looks like the D.A. has to protect her, she's a weak witness, weak case.

Do I need to tell you this? Well, she should at least try to get it back to the chambers.

I mean, do something to crack the guy's momentum.

Fine, I'll tell her.

Did you ever think what happens if that guy gets off?

His brother was killed and he could blame Rebecca. Did you ever think about that?

He could blame me.

I'm the one who sent those officers.

You ever think about that?

I'm marking up a motion to dismiss, but--

He could get 20 years? Yeah. Without parole.

That's really kind of funny, Eugene.

Funny? My making fun of the way he talks, that's funny?

You're not a bigot. Yeah, but I go there to be above it all-- attorney at law.

Suddenly I'm shouting, "Me no fat! You thief!"

You were making fun of his broken English.

That's different from being prejudiced against the Chinese.

Besides, it is funny the way they talk.

Ever been to a sushi bar with a bunch of Japanese guys ordering sake?

This is a humorous thing.

Don't help me, Jimmy.

[ Ellenor ] Oh, my God. Lindsay!

[ Woman ] Evidently she died quickly.

The early indication is heart attack.

And aside from the tragedy of her death, more shocking-- That's Judge Winchell.

What? is that her last living act...

was to sentence Congressman Haley to federal prison.

According to her law clerk, in a handwritten opinion...

under file heading 32111--

that's the Haley case-- she wrote as follows:

"The mere fact that he's capable of buoyant bowel movements...

"doesn't protect him from the full force and effect of the law.

"I hereby sentence the defendant to 16 months...

in the Springfield Federal Penitentiary."

Though handwritten, the ruling is binding,

and it seems Congressman Haley is headed to prison...

and, of course, to certain expulsion.

[ Man ] In other news, construction on the tunnel--

She wrote down the wrong file number.

Oopsie-daisy.

And city authorities anticipate the work will go on--

Are you afraid to admit you could be mistaken?

I am not mistaken.

Ms. Washington, you had blood on your shoe just from stepping inside.

There was no blood on my client.

He probably changed his clothes.

And pulled out the other hooded coat to walk around in public with?

- Objection. - Sustained.

You're standing two feet from the attendant, but you cannot describe him.

- But from 42 feet away, my client-- - That's right!

Forty-two feet away, five, 10 seconds tops,

while there's a gun goin' off, while there's a hood on his head,

and even though you couldn't say he was Hispanic, even though you couldn't identify his picture,

there is just no possibility that you could be wrong.

- Is that your testimony? - Mm-hmm. Yes.

That is my testimony, Mr. Seymour. That's it.

You seem a little too sure, Ms. Washington.

- Objection! - Withdrawn. I got the picture.

- [ Seymour ] Nothing further. - [ Judge ] Ms. Ward?

- Nothing. - Witness may step down.

[ Judge ] Ms. Ward?

The prosecution rests, Your Honor.

[ Judge ] Mr. Seymour? You okay?

Defense rests.

You should've rehabilitated. I didn't need to.

- Or put me up there. - You? Why would I?

- Character witness. I've known her for 12 years. - It won't help.

It is so ancillary-- I can vouch for her honesty--

It would weaken our case. and her capacity for observation.

- You are losing this case! - I do not need you to tell me that!

Look, we said this going in--

Maybe I'm wrong.

I don't think I am.

But it was 42 feet away at night.

It happened fast.

Okay, may-may-maybe I just remember him in the courtroom as the guy...

I saw in the lineup, and that's when he registered.

And-- And maybe I did see his hood in the lineup.

I mean, and may-- maybe--

Does it make sense I could be so sure?

Rebecca, don't let what he did in there start to work mind games on you.

That was his plan. Well, it worked then, 'cause I'm not so sure anymore.

You have to separate this from all his questions...

and think about what you saw.

I-- [ Jean ] All right, listen.

Here is the difference between defense attorneys and D.A.'s.

I am not allowed to win at all costs.

So if you're not sure, I've gotta go back in there...

and recommend that this case be dismissed.

But before I do, I need you to think, Rebecca.

Take the night, take your time and think.

And if you're still not sure,

then this is over.

Whether or not he's expelled from Congress,

the prison term means he must give up his office.

Shock waves continue to radiate through the city, Bryan.

This is a popular legislator. [ Turns Off ]

Wouldn't the U.S. Attorney know it's the wrong case?

Facts were never tried. This is a contempt order based on default.

His buoyant little depth charges never made it into record.

We have to tell.

The hell you tell! That's my jail time he's talkin' about.

Mr. Peabody, as officers of this court--

- You're defense lawyers! - The information we have isn't privileged.

And as officers of this court, we can't let another man serve your jail sentence.

So I'm goin' to prison?

And this is gonna be national news, this kind of mix-up, isn't it?

Every relative, every old girlfriend,

nephews, nieces--

they're all gonna know I drop three-flush floaties.

I'm hoping we can vacate the judgment.

[ Scoffs ] [ Door Opens ]

It wasn't my shirt.

I looked inside. He-- He didn't shrink it.

He just flat-out gave me the wrong shirt,

which means I gotta go back.

[ Chuckles ] Don't hit him.

[ Clicks ]

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

What do you mean you don't know where she is? I thought she'd be here.

Hey, guys. [ Jean ] Hi.

Bobby, listen, I know the witness is your assistant. I'm sorry.

But, I mean, you know how it is, right?

Yeah. Later.

This is great. Bobby, I gotta make a decision here.

[ Elevator Bell Dings ] If she isn't here in the next few minutes,

I don't know what I'm gonna do. There she is.

He's the guy.

Are you sure?

Completely. He did it.

Okay. Let's go.

And I was hoping as a show of good faith,

my client coming forward to correct this miscarriage of justice,

we could vacate the contempt order against him.

Are you thinking it over?

[ Lindsay ] Your honor?

When murder happens, we need to catch who did it.

We need to see him punished.

It's human nature.

As for the law, we need to find guilt beyond all reasonable doubt.

There is no physical evidence of any kind...

connecting Luis Moreno to this crime.

None.

In this age of high-tech lab criminal forensics, you always find something--

the slightest microscopic spot of blood,

a fiber not visible to the human eye,

a piece of hair, saliva,

a partial fragment of a fingerprint.

Even the most precise crimes are never immaculate,

and this-- this was a rushed, bloody murder.

Ladies and Gentlemen, a shooting at a very close range.

They found nothing.

I don't doubt Ms. Washington thinks Luis Moreno committed this crime.

It was certainly made easier for her to think it.

He had a hooded coat.

He was wearing a hooded coat in the lineup.

He had a brother-- a despicable brother that threatened her life.

She said knowing the brother was a killer didn't influence her.

But ask yourselves, when you heard that his brother was a murderer,

didn't you, on some level, think it more likely that Luis could be one too?

Of course you did. That's human nature.

And when the prosecution took care of that brother...

and eliminated this threat to her life,

is it possible that Ms. Washington might feel some gratitude?

More determined to do her part in this courtroom?

Human nature.

But the law--

beyond a reasonable doubt?

They showed her his picture.

She didn't recognize him.

It's only when he appeared with the big hood.

Now, can anybody here--

anybody-- trust that recognition?

And even if you could,

beyond all reasonable doubt?

The defense made a mistake.

Chipping away at reasonable doubt, that was a credible strategy.

Nighttime crime, happened in a flash-- reasonable doubt.

It's a very plausible defense.

But then he argued bias.

Rebecca Washington was indebted to the prosecution.

Rebecca Washington was prejudiced against the defendant.

Now that was a mistake.

Because you saw the woman sitting in this witness chair.

And you know as I do,

if anything came through beyond all doubt,

it's that sitting in this chair was an honest woman...

whose integrity was unassailable.

Yes, she was threatened by the brother,

told there'd be consequences if she got up at the probable cause hearing.

But she got up at probable cause.

And she got up here and told the truth.

Can we be sure that that's the man who killed Roberto Alou?

Yes. How can we be sure?

Because that woman right over there told you so.

If she wasn't sure, she would have told you that.

She saw him in that store-- a well-lit store.

She saw him pull that trigger,

and she saw him the next day in that lineup.

She forged ahead through threats,

through not-so-great odds,

through defense attorney attacks...

to do one thing--

to bring the truth to the 12 of you.

And who here didn't see that?

You expect me to dismiss because you don't like the law?

I expect you to dismiss because as a judge you should be offended...

- by Congress using the law for political expedience. - Welcome to America.

Is that what I'm supposed to say to my client? "Welcome to America"?

"Tourism is big business, so you're goin' away for 20 years"?

Maybe you should tell your client that he's a thief.

He preys on people.

Why should I give a rat's ass about fairness to him?

Did he care about those two women in their 80s that he stole from?

Then make the punishment proportional to the crime.

In my opinion, it is.

I am sick and tired...

of these hoodlums getting fourth, fifth and sixth chances.

- He snatched a purse! - And he'll think harder...

before he ever does it again, won't he?

He pled guilty under the condition of no jail.

- How can you-- - That was state court.

How can any plea agreement be reliable if the federal government can just swoop in--

Your motion is denied. The charge stands.

Ten minute recess.

We go to trial. That's all I can say.

We go to trial and prove that you didn't try to target tourists.

You didn't, right? Of course I didn't. I just wanted the money.

It's their own fault, Ellenor.

If they weren't so busy snappin' pictures and buyin' postcards,

they never would have lost their bags. Hmm.

People need to pay attention. Okay, you know what?

We're not gonna lead with that either, Warren. Hey.

Lindsay, it's all upside down.

Peabody's goin' to jail for flushin' too much water.

Warren could get 20 years for stealin' a handbag.

And the murderer in Rebecca's trial is probably gonna walk.

It's just-- It's all upside down.

It's less upside down.

I got Peabody's sentence suspended, conditioned on new toilets...

subject to random inspection.

You owe me.

The government inspects toilets?

So, uh, you evidently gave me the wrong shirt.

[ Chuckles ] No shrink, huh?

- No. - Uh, correct shirt.

Thank you. Okay, look, uh, I want to apologize for my, uh, uh--

I didn't mean to sound bigoted. I just lost my composure a little.

Understand. Happen a lot.

People get mad, make fun how I talk. Happen before.

Well, it still doesn't make it right.

You apologize for shirt too now?

Excuse me?

No shrink. Apologize.

Uh, you gave me the wrong shirt.

But we didn't shrink. Apologize.

Why should I apologize? You did make a mistake.

Innocent mistake, but you say we shrink. That's slander.

You called me fat! That's slander. Truth defense.

What? You owe apology.

I'm not gonna apologize for anything. We no shrink!

It's the wrong shirt! Ah, stubborn! You not only fat, but stubborn!

Ah, you stubborn! You fat!

[ Speaking Chinese ] Stubborn.

[ Man ] The court will come to order.

Thanks.

Somethin'-- Something's gotta make sense this week, Beck.

[ Chuckles ]

Members of the jury, have you reached a verdict?

- We have. - Will the defendant please rise?

[ Judge ] What say you?

In the matter of Commonwealth versus Luis Moreno,

on the charge of murder in the first degree,

we find the defendant, Luis Moreno, guilty.

[ Spectators Murmuring ]

[ Indistinct ]

Good job.

Thank you.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

Oh, hey. Way to go, Beck. You did it.

Yeah. [ Chuckles ]

Hey.

[ Rebecca ] Thanks.

I have to admit, seeing it from this side,

what you do for a living--

Yeah. What we do.

We all laugh at the way Eugene does his reasonable doubt dance to get people off.

We make bets.

Doesn't seem so funny right now.

You held together, Rebecca.

You did everything you had to do.

Yeah.

Thanks for being there.

It helped seeing you in the back of the room.

[ Woman On TV ] In a startling revelation, the "buoyant bowel movements"...

really belong to this man, Kyle Peabody.

Oh. Judge Winchell's ruling had the wrong file number listed,

which leaves Congressman Haley's case still open.

[ Man On TV ] Thank you, Janet. I'm sure the congressman--

Do you ever stop and think about the business we're in?

Why would I ever want to do that? Mm-mmm.

Seriously, Bobby.

What we spend our days doing--

Do you ever stop and think?

Seriously, Beck?

Why would I ever want to do that?

[ Woman ] You stinker!