Original subtitles

- Remember, you're calm and contrite.

- Calm and contrite.

- Can you say that and breathe, too?

We need you to appeal to the jury.

- Is she testifying for me?

- The state's bringing her.

- She's testifying against me?

- We have to keep movin'.

(tense music)

- You have to help me, Jordan.

- Val, we can't talk to her.

(man): Your First Aid and CPR certifications are current?

- Yeah. Just renewed.

- Mm-hmm. You were a paramedic?

- An EMT. I, I loved it.

Um, being calm in an emergency.

Yup, I love helping people, you know, all of that.

- Yeah. Can I ask why you're not looking for an EMT position now?

- Uh, ambulance hours are long,

and I have primary custody of, um...

Yeah, so I, I need something flexible.

- Okay. Um...

I'm seeing a long gap here with no employment.

- Right. So, I um, I stopped working when I had a baby.

My ex-husband, uh, thought it would be best.

- Okay. - I'm a really hard worker.

- You're overqualified to just be driving patients

to medical appointments.

- Yeah, I know. Um...

I just, uh, my...

My alimony has run out, and I could really use this job.

(sighs) - Do you have your own car?

- Yes, I do! The car's not overqualified.

(laughing)

I mean, it's not fancy.

Uh, but it is reliable. Uh, like me.

- Okay. Uh, thank you for coming in.

We'll get in touch. - Oh, thank you.

- Yeah. - Thank you so much.

And thank you for letting me bring in Oliver.

- You're welcome.

- Buddy, can you say thanks? - Thank you.

- Whatcha drawing there, Oliver?

- It's a "Destroy Anything in Its Path" Robot.

These are all things it's destroying.

- Oh! Yeah.

- Okay buddy, let's get you to your dad's, okay?

- Did you get the job?

- Well, fingers crossed! Let's go.

- Jason's dad is moving out of their house.

Why do you have to move, and Dad lives here?

- Uh, well, that's just the way the judge decided things.

And besides, I like our little place. Don't you?

- I guess.

- So, uh, your dad is gonna drop you off

on Sunday night, okay? - Okay.

- And you can call me, for any reason.

All right? No matter what. (phone buzzing)

Oh, not now, predatory lender.

- Who's Preta Torilender?

(chuckling) - Um...

It's like if you borrowed a candy bar

from that destroying robot, and it wanted five back.

- Oh. - Yeah. But it's fine.

I'm, I am fine! No robot is gonna destroy me.

All right, you got a stuffie and a toothbrush?

- I have like a million stuffies from Jordan.

- Right. Of course you do.

- I know you don't like Jordan, but she's nice.

- No, I... no, I-I do, I do like her.

I do. And, and what matters is that you like her.

- Yeah. - Okay.

Oh wait. Wait, wait, hold on, buddy.

We have to ring the doorbell, okay?

- It's my house. - Yeah, I know.

Just stay with me. Okay?

- Ha! Hi, Ollie!

- Hi, Jordan.

- Oliver is ready for his weekend.

- Oliver. I missed you.

- I think, uh, I think he's got everything.

- We have everything he needs here!

- So, I hear.

- Hey, I need you to sign this waiver.

We're going to an E-games place on Sunday.

- Cool! - Why does it need a waiver?

- I don't know. It's just bumper cars

and laser tag. I'm sure it's safe.

- Okay, you need to tell me ahead of time

about these kinds of things.

- It just came up. I'm looking at it for an event.

- Yeah, okay, well still, we should've had a conversation.

- C'mon, Mom. Just sign it!

- Okay. Signed.

- Thank you. - Mm-hmm. Okay, I love you.

- Love you too. - Have fun.

- Hey, there's a present waiting for you upstairs

in your bedroom. Go on.

- Uh, listen I needed to talk to Trey about that sculpture.

- Okay. He's in the garage. - What kinda mood is he in?

- His moods fine, Val. It's always fine.

- I didn't make up what he was like.

- I just... - I didn't.

- Okay. - Okay.

(distant whirring)

(whirring)

Trey. Trey.

I need to talk to you.

So, I'm, I'm a little behind on my car payments,

and I need my car for this new job,

so I wondered if I could have this back.

- Why?

- Well, Annie's really having a moment,

and her pieces are selling for a lot of money online.

- I don't want to sell it.

- You never even liked it.

- We're not selling it.

- Trey, she was my friend.

I should've put it on the list I gave the judge.

- Yeah, well, you didn't,

and it was a wedding present to the both of us, so...

- I was very agitated at the time.

- Look at yourself, you're pathetic!

No kidding.

- Okay, I... I'll split it with you,

the money. 50-50, okay?

I just, I need a car. I need to take Oliver to school,

and, and to pick him up.

- And what are you doing with the child support?

- Paying rent. I'm feeding and clothing our son.

- Look, Val, if this is all just too hard,

Jordan and I can just take custody.

- You can't have him.

- Well, he could use some stability.

Look, Val, let's just be honest, okay?

You lost your last job, you can't hold down your new one

and you are one mess-up away from being a drunk again.

- I'm only like this because of you.

Because of... because of what you did to me.

(chuckling) - No. No, no, no.

(grunting)

You were crazy when we met.

Which at the time, was kind of hot. But now?

So, I'll just take this.

(tense music)

- It's mine!

- Take it from me. - Mom!

Look at my new toy.

- It's cool bud. I'll see you Sunday.

(kisses)

(quietly sobs)

- I don't know.

(breathing heavily)

(phone buzzing)

- Argh!

Okay. Okay.

(light music)

- Oh. I get it.

That blabbermouth Junior filed a complaint...

...'cause I pushed him around.

- I'll get you a punching bag for Christmas.

- ...and we'll be adding the Tuesday night group,

that people have been asking for.

And now, I'll open it up.

- Uh, yeah, I'll go.

Uh, yeah, I'm really struggling this weekend.

- Val, uh, you're on mute.

- Oh sorry. Uh... here we go.

Yeah, I-I said I'm, I'm struggling.

Uh, my kid is at his dad's this weekend, and...

I just, I hate dropping him off there.

I worry.

He drew this, uh, this picture

of a "Destroy Anything in Its Path Robot,"

and I thought, "Oh, it's your dad!

Looks just like him!"

And then I thought, I don't know, maybe,

maybe I'm the destroy everything robot.

I mean, I, I chose my ex.

And his new wife, she's so perfect.

You know? Everything is, is calm,

and everything is clean, and I just I don't know how

she's doing it, because I feel like a mess.

I, I, I can't even work as an EMT,

a job that I-I loved to do, because I have panic attacks.

And... yeah, I know, I know I shouldn't compare...

(sighs) But I do.

Anyway...

I really, really, really wanted a drink last night,

and I didn't have one.

Because the most important thing

is that I get to raise my kid.

Yeah, that's where I am today.

- Thank you for sharing, Val. We're glad you're here. (truck engine roaring)

- Yeah. - Can I offer a reflection?

(truck backing up beeps) - Um, can you just hold on for a second?

God! Oh shoot!

Hey! Hey! What are you doing? That's my car!

- I just go where they tell me.

- No, no, no, no, no. It's a...

Yes, hi this is Valentina Pearce.

Uh, case number 9-4-6-3-2.

Yeah, yeah. No, look, I know you called.

I was with my son, I couldn't answer the phone.

Well, yeah, I can give you a credit card now.

Actually, I'm gonna have to put this on two cards.

Just gimme a second? Do not take my car!

- You will hear that the defendant described herself

to the police as a long-suffering single mother,

devoted to her child.

But you will also hear evidence

of her reckless financial behavior

and her unfortunate history of alcohol abuse.

She demanded money from the victim,

and when he refused, she snapped,

and killed him.

(theme music)

(soft intriguing music)

- All right, have fun pal. - Okay. Bye, Dad.

- Let's go, Oliver.

(Trey): Don't stay long. (Jordan): Yep.

You got it?

- Shoot.

(exhales deeply)

Okay.

Okay.

(whirring)

(exhales deeply)

Okay.

(distant whirring)

(electric crackling)

(Trey grunts)

(clattering)

(sighs)

Trey?

Trey?

Trey?

(panting)

Come on.

- You're drunk! (Val grunts)

- Please, please, please.

Huh?

- Come on. (Val grunts)

(breathing heavily)

(suspenseful music)

(breathing heavily)

(call ringing)

Come on, come on, Jordan. Pick up.

(loud pop music)

Jordan. Hi. - Hey.

- Uh, oh, I, I tried calling.

- Oh, sorry.

- Yeah, I forgot, um, there's this school project

that Oliver's supposed to finish.

They have to do this map of their world thing,

and it's, it's set up all over the kitchen table,

and, and it's due tomorrow.

So, I wondered if I could just take him with me.

- Now? - Yeah, I mean,

it's a really important project.

- It's Trey's weekend. He's meeting us for dinner.

- I actually told Trey about it, so...

- Oh really? Let me call Trey.

(phone buzzing)

Hi, honey. Val's here to take Oliver home,

so it'll just be us for dinner, 'kay?

- Okay.

(bell ringing)

Okay, buddy. It's time to go.

- We just got here! - Okay, well, we can come back,

all right? - You never let me do

what I want to do! - I do, actually.

- My stuff is still at the house.

- Okay, well I'm sorry, but we have to go.

Okay. I got the good honey mustard.

And chocolate milk!

- We were supposed to do laser tag

after the bumper cars.

- And that's why you get to watch a video!

(video playing indistinctly)

(phone buzzing)

(sighs)

Hey, what's up?

- Are you somewhere you can talk?

- Yeah. What's going on?

- Trey's dead.

- What?

- I'm sorry. Maybe you should sit down.

- Okay. - He didn't show up

at the restaurant, and he wasn't answering his phone,

and so I came home and I...

Something electrical went wrong in the garage.

- What do you mean something electrical?

- I don't know. I think it was the welder.

It wasn't set up right.

I don't know, I couldn't really follow.

It shocked Trey's heart.

- Jordan, I'm, I'm so sorry.

- I feel so terrible I wasn't home. I, I...

Maybe I could have done something.

- No, there's nothing you could have done.

Um, can I help in any way?

- I'm so sorry you're gonna have to tell Oliver.

I... I hope he'll be okay.

- Me, too. Um, thanks for calling.

- The state would like to call Jordan Winter as a witness,

Your Honor.

(knocking on door)

(knocking on door)

- Ms. Pearce? I'm Detective Ross.

- Oh! Hi.

- I wanted to ask you a few questions about Trey Winter.

- Uh, okay. Why?

- You know he was found dead?

- Yeah. Uh, Jordan told me. His wife. I'm sorry.

- Is your son here?

- Yeah, I have to pick him up soon.

How long will this take?

- The sooner I ask the questions, the better.

- Okay. Yeah, sure. Uh, come on in.

- Great.

- Uh, do you want water, coffee? Something?

- No thanks.

It would be helpful if you could tell me

where you were on the day of your ex-husband's death.

- Uh, uh... where I was? Why?

- Uh, just take me through your day. Can we sit?

- Uh, yeah, sure.

Um, I... well my kid was at his dad's.

Uh, so I did a bunch of laundry.

And then I, I cleaned my car.

Um, I need it for this new job.

It's uh, medical driving.

It's just a, it's a temporary thing.

And then, um... Oh, I picked up Oliver

from this uh, bumper-car thing.

- Oh um, EZone?

- Yeah! Have you been there?

Yeah, I hope it's not forever tied to this awful thing

in his mind. His dad loved cars. So...

- What time was that? That you picked him up.

- Oh, uh... I'm not sure. Um...

- So, you drove directly to EZone?

You didn't go anywhere first?

- Yeah, I don't remember. I don't think so.

- You know what? Take your time.

- Okay. I'm sorry. It's just,

it's been a really, um, confusing week. So...

- You know, um, this might help.

(ominous music)

It's a neighbor's doorbell video.

- Okay, uh...

I mean, yes. I, I went to the house.

And when I was there, I heard a sound from the garage,

and I, I went in, and I found him. And...

Yeah, I mean, I don't know what I was thinking.

I, I had a panic attack.

I get those, uh, sometimes, and I think my brain

just uh, it shut off

when I realized that he was dead.

- You didn't call 911?

- Well, I am 9-1-1.

I, I was an EMT, that's my training.

- And you didn't report the discovery?

You just left him there?

- Yeah, well that was wrong.

I was, uh, in shock. And I, um...

I wanted to protect my son from, from seeing any of it.

- You know, you don't need to keep talking to me.

And you can have a lawyer present, if you want.

- A lawyer? I mean, I didn't do anything.

- Then why did you lie to me about going into the house?

- Yes, I know I shouldn't have.

But I'm telling you the truth now.

- Do you have someone who can pick up your son?

- Um...

(buzzing)

- Hi.

- Yeah, I was, um, hoping you could pick up

Oliver from school today.

I'm... being arrested.

(buzzing)

- Thanks. - Yep.

- Ms. Pearce, I'm Marta Bryant.

I'm the public defender assigned to your case.

- Oh, thank God. There's been a huge misunderstanding!

- Your police report says that you didn't report

your ex's death, and lied about breaking in?

- Uh, I mean, yeah... Look, I panicked.

Um, my ex-husband, he was...

He was abusive, and he was cruel.

But I didn't kill him!

- How did he get partial custody

of your son, if he was abusive?

- Well, you know, he had an expensive lawyer.

And he charmed the judge,

like he charmed everyone.

I spent our whole marriage covering for him,

so there was, there was no proof of any abuse.

(scoffs)

- All of that could just give you more motive.

- I mean, okay, yeah, I have motive,

but I have no idea how I could have murdered him.

I mean what? I shocked him with a welder?

How would I even do that?

- Look, I don't know what the state will say yet,

but they have a dead body,

and they have an angry ex-wife who broke into the house

at the time of death, and then lied about being there.

So, it's just not a good story for you.

You could take a plea.

We could get manslaughter, a shorter sentence.

- No. I'm not gonna... I'm not gonna lie

and say I killed Oliver's dad! I'm not gonna do that.

So... so you have to find

some way to get me outta here. Okay?

(buzzing)

(clears throat)

Uh, listen Jordan, I know you don't like me,

but I am not a murderer.

- Why were you at the house?

- Okay, I, um...

I went to take back the sculpture.

And when I was there, I heard a noise in the garage,

and I found him. And he was already gone.

I swear.

- It was the worst possible moment for you to be there.

You know that? - Yeah, I know.

It's like a nightmare.

How's Oliver? What did you tell him?

- That you're helping the police figure things out.

He's okay, but he knows something's up.

He's smart.

- Well, thank you for taking him.

I had no one else to call.

I can't believe they're charging me.

I mean, how stupid do they think I am?

If I, if I was going to the house to kill Trey,

I, I would've thought about cameras!

- That makes sense. They just have to look closer.

You know? Do, do what they do on TV.

Forensics. They'll find something

that proves this was an accident.

- You shouldn't have been at the house.

- Yeah, I know but I, I, I didn't do it.

- I know you didn't.

- Jordan?

- I have to go. - Wait.

- It'll be okay. I know it will.

- Jordan, just hold on. Can you please just...

(door closing)

(exhales deeply)

(buzzing)

(tense music)

(Val): I-I was so stupid not to see it!

Jordan is the only one who thinks I didn't do it

because she knows that I'm innocent!

Because she killed him!

- Based on what? - Well, she practically

just admitted it to me. - That she killed him?

- Well, no, but you know I, I could tell.

I could, I could see it in her eyes.

- There's no evidence that points to Jordan.

There's, there's nothing. And the police

looked at the wife. They always do.

- Look if you would have been in the room,

you would've seen it, too. Okay? And then she just, she ran.

- Okay. The only thing to do right now is to focus

on your defense, that you tried to revive him

after an accident, and make you appealing to a jury.

- Isn't finding the real killer

gonna make me a lot more appealing?

- No. It won't serve you to point at Jordan

with no evidence. Trust me, it will only make you seem

remorseless and vindictive.

- I can't have remorse for something I didn't do!

- Have you ever known the defendant to seem unstable?

- I mean, she's a single mom. It's a lot.

- Did you send an email to your husband

describing the defendant as, quote...

"Scarily unhinged"?

- If I did, I was exaggerating.

The two of them shared a child,

sometimes there were frustrations.

- Did you go on to say,

"I never know what she's going to do next"?

- I guess I did.

(tense music)

- Can you verify that this is your husband, Mr. Winter?

- Yes.

- These photographs were from your social media accounts,

and your husband's. Was this a vacation?

- Yeah. Sorry...

I've never been in court before,

I didn't know what this would be like.

I don't think Val did anything.

- No, no. That's not the purpose of this exhibit.

We're just trying to give the jury

a sense of who Trey was,

and of the life that was lost,

since he can't be with us right now.

Could you tell us the story of how you and your husband met?

- Um, we met at a 40th birthday party

that I planned. I'm an event planner.

Trey was a guest. He was telling funny stories.

- So, people enjoyed themselves around Trey?

- Yes. - Is this Trey's son, Oliver?

- Yes. - Were Trey and his son close?

- Fairly close.

(chuckling)

- Did he enjoy this party?

- Yeah. Trey liked to give gifts.

- And is this a fishing trip with Trey?

- Yeah.

- So, they would have shared that bond, right?

As Oliver got older?

- Mm-hmm.

- I'm trying to paint a picture

of your husband for the jury.

So they can see who we lost.

- You have.

- Thank you, Mrs. Winter.

I know that this is very difficult for you.

No further questions.

- Uh, just one moment, please?

(indistinct whispering)

Uh, can we go back a few photos in the exhibit, please?

Thanks. Hi, Mrs. Winter.

Uh, this photo was taken at Olivers last birthday party.

Is that correct? - Yes.

- And would you mind sharing with us when his birthday is?

- It, it was August 14th.

- August 14th. Okay.

We had a hot August, if you'll remember.

It must have been pretty uncomfortable for you

wearing a long-sleeved sweater in August.

- I don't remember. - Well, you can see

Trey and Oliver, they're both wearing shorts,

and then you're in a turtle neck sweater. I'm just curious

if there's a reason why you're dressed so warmly.

- Objection. Why is this relevant?

- Get to the point, counsellor.

- I'll try to be as clear as possible, Mrs. Winter.

Can you talk to me about choosing your outfit

for Oliver's last birthday party on August 14th?

- I don't remember. I'm, I'm...

I don't feel very well. Can I be excused?

- Please answer the question as well as you can.

- It's a simple question, Mrs. Winter.

You're still not answering me. All you have to do

is tell the truth. Was the sweater

maybe hiding something?

Okay, I'm gonna remind you, you're under oath.

Can you please just tell us why,

at a hot summer event, when everyone else around you

is wearing shorts, that you chose to wear

a turtleneck sweater?

- Because I had bruises.

(people murmuring)

- Can you speak up, please?

- I had bruises on my neck and my arms.

- And what caused the bruises?

(crying)

- Trey.

Trey, my late husband.

- And that's why you killed him, isn't it?

You wanted it to seem like an accident,

but then Ms. Pearce walked in and made everything

more complicated, isn't that right?

But you didn't mean for Val to take the blame.

I mean, did you? Did you mean for all of this to happen?

- No. I didn't want this to happen!

- Your Honor, I would like to be heard outside

the presence of the jury, please.

- Will the bailiff please escort the jury to the jury room?

(indistinct whispering)

- Your Honor, this witness has a right to counsel.

She has 5th Amendment rights here.

- Do you understand that you have a right,

under the 5th Amendment,

not to incriminate yourself in court?

- Yes. - She should have counsel,

judge.

- I can arrange for an attorney to advise you.

We can recess until that happens.

- No. No. I want to keep going.

I don't want to wait.

I don't wanna keep this in anymore.

- I have to object.

- You called her, counsellor.

The defense will be allowed this line of inquiry.

- You've told us about previous times

that your husband was violent.

Can you talk to us about what happened the day of his death?

- Trey and I had an argument

that morning before Oliver woke up.

- Can you tell us what you argued about?

- Val needed money. She wanted this little sculpture

and I, I told Trey to give it to her.

I thought that we should be generous.

He said the conversation was over,

but I kept pressing him.

And then he got enraged.

He was obsessed with the fact that Val had left him.

He couldn't get over it.

He said he'd never be humiliated like that again,

and if I ever left, he'd kill me.

I told him I was leaving, and I was going to take Oliver,

and then he grabbed me...

And then he started choking me.

And then I blacked out.

I don't remember for how long.

But when I woke up, Trey wanted to have sex.

Just to show that he could control me.

I'm sorry this is the first time I'm saying this out loud.

- No, it's okay. You're doing good.

Can you walk me through what happened next?

- Trey took a shower.

It felt like I was sleepwalking.

I don't remember making the decision. I just...

I knew in my body what I had to do.

(ominous music)

I turned off the breaker for his welder.

And then I switched the cables for the live end

and the ground end.

I put the ground on the steel table.

And then I spilled some water on the floor.

(Marta): How did you know how to do all that?

- Trey loved working on cars.

He taught me about the things he cared about the most.

It was the best part of our relationship.

I turned on the machine and I switched the breaker

when Oliver and I left.

- And that meant that the welder would shock him?

- The table would.

I didn't know if, if he would touch it.

Or if he would notice that something was wrong,

and he would fix it.

Trey was angry enough that he was distracted,

and it might look like a mistake he made himself.

I told myself that it was up to the universe.

If Trey was supposed to go, then it would work.

But it wasn't the universe. And it wasn't Val.

(voice breaking): I did it.

- And just to be clear,

you never talked to Ms. Pearce about any of this?

- No. Val when you got arrested,

I thought that they would see that it was a mistake,

and it would all go away. But it hasn't.

Trey hid everything bad he ever did.

I don't want to be like him.

I can finally breathe again, now that I've said this.

I'm sorry I let it go this far.

- Thank you, Jordan, for your honesty.

I have no further questions, Your Honor.

- No redirect. May we approach?

- Yes.

The witness may step down.

(indistinct whispering)

- I'd like to request a recess.

The state has some decisions to make

about the viability of this case.

- Yes, I think you do.

- Can we talk, Mrs. Winter?

- We were talking about forgiveness last week.

I wanted to return to that.

I think forgiveness is a naturally

occurring phenomenon. It unfolds, or it doesn't.

You can have compassion. But you don't decide to forgiv.

And I don't think it happens unless you let yourself

feel your anger and sadness.

That's part of the process.

(doorbell ringing)

- Oh. hi.

(sighs) - You're baking, out on bail?

- I don't know, I just, I had to do something,

and so I started making scones.

- Well, can I come in?

I mean, you know I'm not going to murder you.

- You can have it. I was going to send it to you.

- I don't want it.

- How's Oliver? - He's okay. Considering.

- Did you tell him what I did? - No. No.

- Thanks.

- He said that you told him

his dad would always be in his heart.

Which is, uh...

(sighs)

You know, his dad didn't know how to love,

and Oliver does.

And I don't want him to lose that.

And so, I'm trying to figure out what to do about you.

(soft music) Because he loves you.

How did you make it seem like everything was fine?

How did you do that when you were...

you were going through the same thing that I did?

- I wanted it to be true.

I was so afraid.

And I didn't say this on the stand,

in case Oliver might find out later on, but...

I was afraid for Oliver, too.

- Did Trey hurt him? - No.

But I could see it coming.

Trey was getting worse. And he wanted to punish you

so badly.

I kept thinking that switch would go off in him,

and...

that he would kill all of us.

- Then why didn't you tell me?

- Because I thought saying it out loud might make it real.

- You, you made me feel insane.

Like, like this was all my problem.

- I know. - You let me

put Oliver in danger.

- But that's why I did what I did!

(sighs)

- You know, the jury is never,

they're never going to believe this was self-defence.

- I know.

My lawyer says that choking causes brain damage,

so we could argue that I'm deranged.

Which maybe, I am. I mean, I'm a murderer.

And I let them take you away from Oliver

when I knew that you'd done nothing.

I don't know who I am anymore, that I let that happen.

- Well, I know you didn't have to tell the truth on the stand.

- I did, though.

I had it in my head that I'd been hurt,

so I needed to save myself.

But...

it was killing me.

- Oliver, he, uh, he misses you.

- I miss him, too.

- That's pretty good.

- Where's the green pencil?

- Hm? Um, it's right here, buddy.

- No, the light green. It was here.

- Yeah, I don't know, honey.

(pencils clattering)

Oliver!

- See, you had it!

(sighs)

- What are you drawing?

- It-it's two ninjas escaping from a tower.

- Oh! Cool. Do they have superpowers?

- Kind of. Like, they're so fast and quiet they seem invisible.

- Oh, got it. - And they protect each other.

Like, one can jump super high to see if they're being chased.

Another one is immune to poison,

so he can drink anything.

- Well, when you're done, can I put it on the fridge?

- I wish I could give it to Jordan.

(unsettling music)

- You know what, buddy? It's getting kinda late.

Why don't you go brush your teeth, okay?

- Okay. - Okay.

- Hey, Marta. It's Val.

Um, listen, can you meet me tomorrow?

I wanted to talk to you about something.

(indistinct chatter)

- Okay, as your attorney, I'm begging you not to do this.

- But I am right.

- You're technically right, yes, but it's, it's a risk.

- I've been reading about this, okay?

Men get acquitted for self-defence all the time,

but women have to protect themselves

in a way that won't get them killed.

- Yes, I know. But...

the law doesn't make you invincible.

- I don't know, it kind of does.

- Okay. Okay. Wait here. I'll... I'll get him.

- ...for 24 hours. At that point we bring him...

- Patrick. - Hey.

- Hey. Uh, do you have a minute? My client would like a word.

- See ya back at the office. - Yeah.

- I thought I wouldn't have to see you again

and be reminded of having my ass handed to me in court.

(chuckling) - Uh, well, I was just...

I was thinking about some of the difficulties

you might be having, um, with the case against Jordan.

- Oh, you were? - Yeah, so, um,

Jordan's testimony injected reasonable doubt

into the case against me, so you dropped it. Right?

- Right. - Right. So, I was thinking,

what if Jordan's lawyer

brought in a witness, who, who knew something

of Trey's violence and his skill at hiding it?

- Go on. - And that person

could break down on the stand and confess to the murder.

(chuckling) - And why would someone do that?

- Well, they could do it for any reason, really.

But if that someone were already tried for the crime,

you, you couldn't go after them, right?

Because that's called, um...

double jeopardy. Right? - Mm-hmm.

- You can't be tried twice for the same thing.

- Are you threatening to do that?

- She's just talking about

all the remote possibilities.

- Mm-hmm. - Are you saying you killed him?

- Oh, I didn't kill anyone.

- Are you talking about perjury, then?

Because I could hand this case off to a colleague,

and make myself a witness,

and testify about this conversation.

- He could? - My clients talking

purely in hypotheticals.

- This is not a hypothetical.

There's only one person that's been tried

for this crime and can't be tried again.

- She's just saying that if something like that happened,

it could create a lot of confusion for a jury.

- Mm-hmm. And there might be better cases to prosecute

with more deserving victims.

- You don't get to decide who's deserving.

- No, but you do.

- Is this double-jeopardy thing your idea?

Did you put her up to this?

- No, no. I strongly advised her against it.

- Mm-hmm.

- But you know she's right.

- Oh, I feel so much better having told you!

It's been keeping me up at night. Thank you.

Good luck with your decision.

Shall we?

That's a good one.

Oi!

- Hi! - Jordan!

- Hi, Oliver. I missed you.

Can you show me some soccer tricks?

- Yeah, sure.

- Hi. - Hey.

They dropped the case. - Yeah.

- I don't know how to thank you.

- Well, just be there for Oliver.

- Oh, you're stuck with me.

Here. You should have this.

You don't have to keep it, but it's yours.

- Oh.

Thank you. - Can I see that?

- Yeah, just be careful. My friend made it.

- You made this? - I wish!

- No, it was a friend from a long time ago.

And besides, Jordan isn't a friend.

She's family.

- Yeah.

- Wanna walk? - Yeah.

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