Original subtitles

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.

Let's go, Bridge. You're going to make me late.

Sorry. I didn't like my outfit.

So that's the solve?

What do you mean?

I mean, you're dressed for Miami, kid.

It's what girls wear, Dad.

All right, you can all get hypothermia together, I guess.

[KEY FOB CHIRPS]

And hey,

from now on, let's get up a little bit earlier, OK?

Sorry, the group chat blew up last night.

Tragic.

[ENGINE TURNS OVER]

You don't take me seriously.

No, I don't take group chats seriously.

Because you gotta deal with criminals and corpses all day?

One last time.

X squared plus 8X plus 16 equals 0.

X is?

Negative 4.

Yeah, you got this.

I hope so.

No, it's not about hope or luck.

You studied hard.

Every battle is won...

Before it's fought. I know.

Exactly.

So you just stay focused and do your best.

You're going to crush this, kiddo.

Come here.

Love you.

- [SIRENS WAILING] - [INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]

Jesus. A kid?

- How old? - Not sure.

I'm guessing 12 or 13.

We don't have an ID.

Just this from her backpack.

All right.

- Hey. - Hey.

Jalen's still sick. It's just me and you.

- My God, she's a baby. - Yeah.

It's, like, a 30-foot drop.

Big fall for a little body.

Yeah, she fractured some ribs,

plus her skull, which caused the cerebral hemorrhaging.

You think she might have jumped?

The guy who called 911 said

there was some sort of altercation.

Thinks someone pushed her.

She's wearing an Apple Watch and a gold necklace.

It doesn't look like someone tried to rob her.

An iPhone in the side pocket.

[TENSE MUSIC]

A half-eaten bagel from Sal's and a day planner.

Anything on the agenda?

♪

"Happy Friday."

♪

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪

I set up every day at 7:00.

Usually see the girl on her way to school around 7:20.

You told police she was arguing with someone this morning?

Yeah, heard her up there getting upset with someone.

Can you describe this person?

Medium height.

Dark coat. Dark hat.

- Man? Woman? - Can't say.

Did you actually see the girl get shoved?

No, I was down here unloading my fruit.

You can't see the High Line from behind the truck.

But when the truck pulled away...

You saw the body?

She was lying there, blood around her head.

I called 911.

You know this girl's name, where she lives,

where she goes to school?

No, but she walks past me every morning

coming from downtown.

There's only one set of steps downtown from here,

at Gansevoort Street.

There's a Sal's Bagel there too.

Thank you.

We are very sorry to inform you that the cashier

at the bagel store down the street

identified your daughter Emily Chapman.

Why? I don't understand.

She was found dead this morning

next to the High Line.

What?

Were these your daughter's belongings?

Uh... I...

no, this isn't possible.

If it's all right, we do have some questions that we need...

- [DOOR CLICKS] - Mel? Mel?

The precinct called, left a message.

Something about Emily.

What's going on?

- I don't... - Honey.

- What's going on? Come here. - No!

Emily's 12.

Our oldest.

We have, uh... had three girls.

Was Emily having any problems lately?

No.

She was a great kid.

Smart. Happy.

Any issues at school?

Nothing serious.

Run-of-the-mill mean girl-type stuff, but no.

If there's any reason to believe

that she might have jumped...

Not a chance.

She was strong.

Oh, God, how are we going to tell Amanda?

Hey. Hey. It's OK.

Amanda's our ten-year-old.

- She and Emily were very close. - [BABY CRYING]

She's on her way home from school right now.

I'll be here. It's OK.

[BABY CRYING]

Ugh, I'm sorry.

I have to feed the baby.

I've been home all morning

trying to get her to take a bottle.

Sophie's seven months.

[SOMBER MUSIC]

♪

If you think of anything else that might be helpful.

Thank you.

[CRYING]

Emily's been with us since she was six years old.

Always willing to roll up her sleeves,

- work hard. - [SCHOOL BELL RINGS]

No sense of entitlement despite her family being...

Loaded?

Her father runs a hedge fund, and he has been

- very generous to the school. - Mm.

Was Emily having any problems in school that you know of?

No.

Well, her father mentioned that she was having

some mean girl issues.

Do you know anything about that?

Middle school is an emotional minefield.

Emily was a thoughtful and sensitive girl.

I think she just couldn't understand

how anyone could be so cruel to her.

Well, who was being so cruel?

Do you have a name?

Gabby Feliciano.

She trashed Emily's locker a week back.

Tore up her posters and her notebooks.

Emily and I were besties since kindergarten.

Then a few months ago, she starts ignoring me,

stops inviting me over.

You see her on the way to school today?

No.

You sure about that, Gabby?

Positive.

I was at my psychologist's office

this morning until 11:00 AM.

OK, we're going to need that name and number.

My parents are convinced I have anger issues.

Because you trashed Emily's locker?

Dr. Kay thinks it's more about insecurity and jealousy

because Coach Redmond liked Emily more than me.

Who's Coach Redmond?

The new volleyball coach.

He's really hot. Looks like Timothée Chalamet.

Emily was his favorite.

What do you mean by that?

He picked her out of nowhere to be the main setter.

He gave her private practice sessions too.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

I'm not seeing the Timothée Chalamet thing here.

Well, you're not a 13-year-old girl

stuck at a single-sex school.

Does our coach have a record?

Nope, and no civil suits.

He joined Liberty Girls Volleyball

this year after a two-year stint

in an all-girls school in Boston.

Before that, he coached a girls' volleyball club up in Maine.

So he doesn't stay put for long.

Yeah, and he only coaches young girls.

So do we have any kind of electronic trail

between him and our vic?

Nothing in her call or text logs.

But she did have a Quickchat account,

and there was a long streak of messages

between her and someone named Coach.

Were they all deleted?

They auto-deleted after 24 hours.

But actually, I think we can read her last message.

It was sent this morning an hour before the murder.

"Sorry, Coach, I can't do this anymore."

♪

Let's go.

♪

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[WHISTLE BLOWS] Come on, girls. Game speed.

Hey.

Quickchatting with a 12-year-old?

Excuse me?

Emily Chapman.

You've been Quickchatting with her

for 20 days straight now, huh?

How dare you suggest...

Spare me your outrage, Coach, all right?

Because I'm really not in the mood for it right now.

What happened, huh?

That text she sent you this morning really piss you off?

What are you talking about?

Emily is dead.

What?

[SIGHS] Emily.

I was worried about her.

Did she...

We found her underneath the High Line this morning.

What makes you think she might have killed herself?

Something was going on at school or at home.

She wouldn't confide.

So yeah, I got a little more involved in her life.

With private coaching sessions

and disappearing messages on an app

with a known pedophile fan base, huh?

I offered her one-on-one coaching.

Thought maybe she just needed some attention.

She sent you a text this morning

an hour before she died.

"I can't do this anymore."

So it doesn't seem like Emily was enjoying

all of this attention that you were showering upon her.

No, she meant the private workouts.

Her mother thought I was corrupting her.

Yeah, I can't imagine why a mother would have a problem

with this relationship.

You don't happen to have an alibi for this morning

between 7:00 and 7:30 AM?

I was home.

- By myself. - [SCOFFS]

Well, the jury's really going to love that.

We'll be in touch, Coach.

Well, he knows all the right buzzwords, that's for sure.

Mm-hmm, caring and empathetic coach.

Girls fall for it all the time.

Say for the moment that we believe Coach Redmond.

It seems like there's a possibility

that something's off at home.

No, he's deflecting.

He's blaming the parents, the family.

I mean, that's how these pricks operate.

Either way, I think we should talk to the mom one more time.

All right.

You know what?

I just want to make one stop first.

[SIREN WAILING]

Hey, I thought you weren't supposed to be

checking your phone in school.

Did you really send me a

"Bridge, I need to talk to you ASAP" text as a test?

No, I really need to talk to you.

Wait, is everything OK?

- Is Mom... - No, no, no. Everything's fine.

Everything's fine.

Look, I'm sorry if I haven't been taking

your problems seriously.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

I mean, you know that if there's ever anything wrong,

you can talk to me, right?

You know, if I'm not paying attention

or if I'm checked out

or if I'm just being an idiot or something,

I mean, you just... you keep talking, all right?

♪

You promise?

♪

Bad day at work?

♪

Yeah, a bad day.

Can I get you some coffee?

I don't know where the filters are,

but I know we have some.

We're OK.

We just have a few more questions.

OK.

Derek had to run out for a minute,

and the baby's been crying.

Honestly, it's just a couple questions,

if that's all right.

Yeah.

[SNIFFLES]

How was Emily doing here at home?

Was everything OK?

What do you mean?

Was she having any problems with her sister Amanda,

with her dad, with you?

It's... it's always hard

to bring a new baby into the home.

I think Emily and Amanda were both feeling kind of ignored,

but, I mean, she seemed fine.

We spoke to her volleyball coach.

Coach Redmond?

Yeah, what'd that creep have to say?

Not a fan, huh?

He is a grown man who spends way too much time

talking to a 12-year-old girl.

And the other day, I see him near our building.

He was here?

Like, you think he was stalking her?

Yes. Yeah, he was obsessed.

Did you file a police report?

No, I confronted him

and I told him I knew what he was up to.

But he lied and said he was just getting coffee.

That's why you wanted to yank her

from the volleyball club?

Exactly.

I didn't need dark intentions around my child.

Dark intentions?

♪

Yeah, I'm really good at sensing people's true motives.

I'm sorry, can I ask why you didn't mention this earlier?

I... my mind... I can't explain it.

My mind just kind of switched to something else,

to my... to my other girls,

Amanda and Sophie.

They're all that matter.

♪

Anything more on Coach Redmond?

I've been scouring video from outside the coffee shop

where Melinda Chapman saw him.

No evidence this guy was anywhere in the vicinity

the morning of the murder.

So Mom thinks the coach is an obsessed creep,

but we can't put him anywhere near the Chapmans'

or the High Line that morning.

I respect a mom's intuition.

OK, keep looking, but we're going to need

some actual evidence.

Wait a second. Check this out.

Look who was outside the coffee shop at 7:40 AM.

Five minutes after the 911 call.

[TENSE MUSIC]

Good morning, guys.

You must be Amanda.

Hey, I can't really talk right now.

Oh, this will just take a second.

Need a little clarification on something.

Would you mind stepping over here with me?

Yeah. Mom, will you watch them for a second?

- I got it. - OK.

How can I help?

Well, yesterday you mentioned

that you were stuck at home with the baby all morning.

Yeah, that's right.

So at the time of Emily's death,

7:20, 7:30 AM, you were...

Why are you asking?

Oh, well, we just, you know, have to cross off

certain scenarios, eliminate suspects.

Just a matter of protocol.

Right.

Well, I was home, so you can go ahead and cross me off.

If you don't mind...

Actually, you know what? I do mind.

Because we've got video of you

out on the street that morning.

That's you, black coat, burgundy hat,

in front of the coffee shop a block from your house

not five minutes after the 911 call came in.

♪

I want a lawyer.

I think that'd be a good idea.

♪

What's going on?

Hey, I love you, all right?

Keep an eye on Sophie, all right?

It's OK.

♪

Come on, Lieutenant, haven't you heard of mommy brain?

My client had an innocent slip of memory.

Tell her, Melinda.

Yeah, I ran out for baby wipes.

Totally forgot.

Are you really going to grill a sleep-deprived mom

of a seven-month-old

whose daughter was just murdered

over a blurred recollection?

You're right.

I mean, I remember the first few months with an infant.

The days are blurry and everything is just foggy.

So we got ahold of some additional surveillance video

to remind your client what she was doing that morning.

So that's you right there at 7:08,

leaving your apartment building a few minutes after

your husband left with Emily,

wearing that same dark coat and burgundy hat

we saw you wearing near the coffee shop.

And we found some more video of someone wearing

the same coat and hat entering the High Line at 7:20,

just minutes before Emily died.

♪

And then this last one.

We tracked down all of the buses

parked on 10th Avenue, near where Emily was killed,

and we found some dash cam footage...

♪

Of you pushing your daughter over the railing.

Does that jog your memory, or do you want to stick

with the baby wipe story?

My client is done here.

That's one way to put it.

♪

[DOOR CLICKS]

Melinda Chapman, stand up

and place your hands behind your back. You're under arrest.

I mean, what kind of woman kills her own child?

A saint.

♪

[REPORTERS CLAMORING]

- How did she plea? - Not guilty, as expected.

Are you seeking the death penalty?

New York outlawed the death penalty years ago.

Is it true that Melinda was smiling

throughout the entire arraignment?

No comment.

Melinda may have been abusing her daughter...

I have no comment. We're still investigating.

- Thank you. I have no comment. - Why are you hiding the facts?

- Thank you. - Why are you hiding the facts?

We have a right to know why this monster killed her daughter.

It's funny, the reporters thought I was deflecting,

that I didn't want to tell them

why Melinda killed her daughter.

But I still truly have no idea.

Apparently, she was a great mom,

great wife, great friend.

No suspicious emails or texts between Emily and her either.

Nothing that can explain this act of violence.

Good news is, we don't need motive.

We don't have to establish why Melinda killed Emily.

We just need to prove that she did.

[PHONE CHIMES AND BUZZES]

That is her attorney.

Plans to change Melinda's plea.

Not guilty by reason of insanity?

Legally, it's a stretch.

But based on what her attorney told us

and the defendant's medical records,

it's clear she had been struggling

with postpartum depression prior to the murder.

The victim was 12 years old.

Yes, but there was a baby in the house,

a seven-months-old sister.

But the mother killed Emily, her oldest daughter?

Yeah, I'm not an expert in how this works, Nick.

All I'm saying is, there is credible evidence

that Melinda sought psychiatric help

prior to the murder.

Have one of our psychiatrists evaluate her.

[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]

Let's see how real her postpartum is.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪

I need to see Sophie, please.

Please, can I see my baby?

We can't let you do that right now, Melinda.

But she's OK?

Yes, she's fine.

OK.

Do you know why you're here, Melinda?

In jail?

Yeah, because I had to protect my baby.

- Protect Sophie? - Mm.

From what?

From Emily.

I couldn't just let it happen.

Let what happen?

Let Emily kill her.

♪

Emily was going to kill her sister?

That's... that's why I did what I...

but she's safe?

Sophie's OK?

Yes, she's home with your husband.

[WHIMPERS]

What made you think Emily had this intention

to kill her sister?

The voice told me.

This voice...

do you still hear it?

All the time. [CLEARS THROAT]

I'm hearing it right now.

What's it saying?

♪

He doesn't think you're here to help.

♪

That poor woman.

Look at her.

She could be a very good actress.

It's possible, but we haven't been able

to find a single logical reason for this murder

except for her being mentally ill.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

I have some more work to do, but it's clear she's struggling

with severe mental illness.

There's no chance she's faking it?

Not in my opinion, but you should check

with any other mental health professional

she might have consulted prior to the murder.

♪

I met Melinda a week before her daughter passed away.

She called our intake line early one morning very upset.

Said she thought demons were being sent to kill her baby

and that her daughter Emily was one of those demons.

Right.

And this... this was all due to postpartum depression?

No, this was full-on postpartum psychosis.

The depression escalated and triggered

the presentation of an underlying mental condition

she never knew she had.

So she came here to your office, and then what?

I evaluated her and immediately recommended

she check into our day hospital in Midtown,

where we'd monitor her, medicate her,

help look after Sophie while she recovered.

The condition is treatable.

So what happened?

Her husband wasn't interested.

He thought I was making a big deal out of nothing.

I tried to persuade Melinda to stay, but...

Did you prescribe medication?

Zyprexa. It's an antipsychotic.

I told her she needed to take it.

But he ripped it up right in front of me,

said he didn't believe in psych meds.

When our detectives talked to Melinda,

they said they didn't see any sign of psychosis.

Patients can have moments of lucidity

interrupted by bursts of

what a layman would call total insanity.

The condition doesn't announce itself to the outside world.

But her husband knew.

I promise, he's the one responsible

for that girl's death.

♪

Both psychiatrists believe she's struggling

with postpartum psychosis

seven months after she gave birth?

Apparently, this disease can last a year or longer.

OK, well, for now, let's concede

that she's struggling with some form of mental illness.

Doesn't mean we should accept her insanity plea.

She lied to the police.

She lawyered up.

Proves she knew right from wrong.

Maybe.

Either way, Sam and I both feel

that the husband is actually more culpable.

The husband?

How's that?

We talked to three of her closest friends.

They all confirmed Derek is very intense and controlling.

Former Navy SEAL. All of that.

He actively prevented Melinda from taking

antipsychotic medication prescribed by a doctor,

knowing that she was hearing voices,

was talking about demons...

And that she presented a legitimate threat

to her children's lives.

So you want to go after him for what,

criminally negligent homicide?

Man two.

That's a big swing.

No, that's the right move, Nick.

This could set a dangerous precedent.

Legal insanity is an incredibly high threshold.

If what we've heard is true,

then Melinda was clearly suffering from severe psychosis.

She literally thought her daughter Emily

was trying to kill her baby.

How is that not legal insanity?

And if it isn't, well, that's on us,

because it damn well should be.

We should be trying to help Melinda, not crucify her.

[SOMBER MUSIC]

You're right.

And this father,

if he truly could have prevented this tragedy

and didn't, he needs to pay.

Based on a review of the evidence

and conversations with medical experts,

we are prepared to accept your insanity plea.

We also intend to charge your husband with manslaughter,

which means we will need your cooperation.

What... what do you mean?

We want you to tell the jury what actually happened...

that Derek prevented you from getting

the psychiatric help that you needed.

♪

So you want to send Derek to prison?

He needs to be held accountable.

That means... no.

I have two little girls at home, and they need him.

If you continue to get better,

you'll be able to go home pretty soon.

Look, Ms. Chapman, the fact is,

Derek committed a crime.

His actions helped cause your daughter's death.

♪

So what do you want me to do?

♪

The voices started a few weeks after Sophie was born.

Can you be more specific?

It's hard to explain, but...

it's like someone else was in the room.

And I couldn't see him, but he would talk to me,

and I knew that he loved me.

I'm not religious, but it was like I was talking to God.

And he was telling me, warning me,

that demons were trying to kill my baby.

Was your husband aware you were hearing these voices?

Yes.

And what was his reaction?

He said that they would go away.

- Did you ask for help? - Yes.

And was he supportive?

Not really.

Derek doesn't believe in therapy or medication.

- Did you ever see a psychiatrist? - Once.

Derek and I talked to someone named Dr. Burns.

What did she recommend?

She said that I should be admitted to her clinic

and start taking an antipsychotic immediately...

Zyprexa.

Did you follow her advice?

No.

Why not?

Like I said,

Derek doesn't believe in medication or therapy.

Is there a reason for this?

I think it has to do with his mother.

She committed suicide when he was 16,

and he blamed it on the medication she was taking.

Why did you listen to your husband?

Why didn't you just take the pills anyway?

Because I... I was confused.

I wasn't well. I was ill.

And I didn't want him to divorce me.

Divorce you?

Why'd you think that was even a possibility?

Because he said it was, if I took the antipsychotic

or went to the clinic.

[INDISTINCT WHISPERING]

Can you please tell us the circumstances

surrounding your daughter Emily's death?

♪

The morning that Emily died,

the voice was particularly loud and persuasive.

It was the most real thing in my mind.

And...

it told me that demons were going to kill my baby, Sophie,

and that my daughter Emily

was one of the demons.

I found that hard to believe,

but the voice said that's how demons present,

as pretty, kind, caring.

If they're young and innocent

and you love them, that's how they succeed.

I know it's hard to comprehend, but I literally thought

that my beautiful daughter Emily was a monster

and that she was going to kill her little sister.

[CRYING] That's why I...

Thank you, Ms. Chapman.

I have nothing further.

♪

Ms. Chapman, you've accepted a plea

with the district attorney's office acknowledging

that you are legally insane, correct?

That's correct.

And legal insanity means

that you can't tell the difference

between right and wrong.

You can't discern truth from hallucination.

- Correct? - Yes.

So your testimony today about your husband

is meaningless.

Objection.

Sustained.

Ms. Wallace?

Derek didn't physically prevent you from seeking help,

did he?

No.

He didn't lock the door or handcuff you to a railing?

No, of course not.

So when you said Derek didn't allow you

to get help, that's not true, is it?

I suppose, but he definitely did not want me

to take the antipsychotic or go back to that clinic.

He didn't want you to.

That's a lot different than preventing you, isn't it?

What I'm getting at is that you and only you

chose not to go to the motherhood clinic

or call for another prescription.

That is correct.

But I was not well.

But now you are?

Yes.

I'm taking the medication that I needed,

and I feel a lot more like myself.

That's great.

But it doesn't excuse what you did

or justify the blame you are trying to pawn off on Derek.

I'm just telling you what happened.

What happened?

And by that, you mean killing your daughter Emily?

Yes.

This is you

in this video obtained by police?

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Yes, that's me.

♪

And just so we're clear,

you and only you

pushed her off the High Line,

30 feet to her death?

♪

Yes.

No further questions.

People rest.

♪

Would you describe yourself as being perceptive?

Someone capable of sensing problems,

danger, imminent violence?

Yes, definitely.

And why is that?

It's just how I'm wired.

And prior to my career in finance,

I served in the navy.

What division?

Navy SEALS, Special Operations.

So I've been trained to sense danger and react

to potential threats.

Did you perceive that your wife was suffering

from severe mental illness?

No.

Did you think she posed a danger to herself or your family?

Of course not.

If I thought for one second

any of my children were in danger,

I would have done something about it.

Mr. Chapman, why do you think

Melinda killed your daughter Emily?

When Sophie was born,

Mel began to resent the other kids.

She was feeling overwhelmed,

said nothing was about her anymore,

that no one was paying attention to her.

And Emily and Mel were always fighting.

She kept saying that life would be much easier without Emily here.

I think she killed Emily because she was tired

of all the stress, all the fighting,

and she wanted to put the focus back on herself.

And not because she was suffering

from postpartum psychosis?

No, she was just using that psychobabble

to justify the fact that she is a selfish and evil human being.

♪

That bastard has no shame.

The jurors aren't stupid. They know he's lying.

Maybe.

Well, it turned into a "he said, she said."

And problem is that she has admitted

under oath to being legally insane

and killing her daughter.

If we cross him, he'll just keep lying.

Well, now what?

We find someone else to testify...

someone who can help us prove

that Derek witnessed Melinda's psychosis

up close and personal.

Someone who can

prove that he knew his wife posed a threat.

Like his daughter?

Yeah.

Amanda, after Sophie was born,

did your mom's behavior change?

Yeah. She started acting weird.

Weird how?

Can you give us an example?

It's OK.

She was just...

like, she'd be packing our lunches

and then start talking to someone who wasn't there.

So your dad noticed it too?

Yeah, he said that if we ignored it

that it would go away.

♪

[CLEARS THROAT]

Amanda, we would like you to say that in court.

- Why? - Mandy.

Sweetheart. Sweetie.

How about you go start on that new puzzle we just got?

♪

Are you saying you want her to testify?

Well, it's important that the jury knows

that Derek was aware of Melinda's struggles with mental health.

Emily would still be here

if he had just taken it more seriously.

Amanda can make sure he is held accountable.

But Amanda, she's ten.

She cries so much at night that she can't sleep.

She's started saying things like

she shouldn't be here anymore if Emily isn't.

Blames herself for this.

So I'm worried.

I'm worried about her getting up there in court,

laying blame on her father.

♪

[DOOR CLICKS]

♪

We have an offer...

one that will spare your daughter from having to testify.

OK, let's hear it.

Mr. Chapman pleads guilty to man two.

We will recommend a sentence of three to five years.

Why on Earth would he accept that?

Like I just said, if he pleads guilty,

we won't have to call his daughter

as an impeachment witness.

We understand that Amanda is in a fragile...

[BANGS ON TABLE]

You're leveraging my ten-year-old daughter for a guilty plea?

- Control your client. - Don't look at her.

- Talk to me. I'm right here. - Derek. Derek.

Derek, please sit down.

You need to sit down.

Yes or no?

Look, the only thing that matters to me right now

is that I make it home to look after my two daughters.

I'm not pleading a damn thing.

And there's not a jury in this city

that is going to convict me,

with or without Amanda's testimony.

We'll see about that.

Yeah, we will.

Really, that pin?

Navy SEALs?

Is that a joke?

What the hell do you know about the navy?

- No, you're a coward. - Excuse me.

I'm going to file a complaint.

Oh, file whatever the hell you want.

- Your client is a disgrace. - Sam, enough.

I earned this pin, thank you.

OK. That's all right.

[DOOR SLAMS]

He's either a cold-blooded bastard,

or he's calling your bluff.

Or both.

Will the daughter's testimony put us over the top?

Well, she can discredit Derek's testimony.

She can also help us prove that he knew

his wife was severely ill.

But?

Sounds like you're ambivalent about calling her.

Her grandmother alluded to the girl

having suicidal thoughts.

And what happens if you don't call her?

We probably lose.

So sweeten the plea?

If he knows we're worried,

it'll just make him more confident.

You really think this Navy SEAL is going to let you

put his daughter on the stand?

It looks that way.

Well, then again, this guy doesn't actually

believe in psychological trauma,

so this is probably pretty easy for him.

I mean, we're talking about a guy who literally thinks

psychoactive drugs are evil.

[SIGHS]

Maybe that's your angle.

What do you mean?

People call Amanda Chapman.

Are you really going to do this?

Poor kid's going to spend the rest of her life in therapy,

talking to shrinks, experimenting with different medication.

You already lost one daughter.

Mr. Price?

Yeah.

[SOMBER MUSIC]

♪

Please state your name.

My name is Amanda Chapman.

Are you related to the defendant?

To the man sitting at that table?

Yes. He's my daddy.

♪

Amanda, in the weeks and months

leading up to...

♪

Your Honor, we actually have no questions for this witness,

and we ask that she be dismissed.

♪

OK, Amanda, you may be excused.

♪

You can go home now.

♪

I couldn't.

♪

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,

have you reached a verdict?

We have, Your Honor.

On the charge of manslaughter in the second degree,

how do you find?

We find the defendant, Derek Chapman,

- not guilty. - [CROWD MUTTERING]

- Oh, thank you, God. - [BANGS ON TABLE]

Order, please.

Jury, thank you for your service.

The defendant is free to go.

[GAVEL BANGS]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪

There she is.

Daddy!

Hey, hey.

♪

Son of a bitch got off easy.

No. He knows what he did.

He knows that he is responsible for his daughter's death.

♪

It's a life sentence.

♪

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

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