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PREVIOUSLY ON THE GUARDIAN...

...CHILDREN'S LEGAL SERVICES IS SIMPLE.

WE PROVIDE QUALITY LEGAL REPRESENTATION

AND ADVOCACY ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN WHO ARE ABUSED,

NEGLECTED, OR OTHERWISE AT RISK.

THIS KIND OF JOB IS NOT FOR EVERYONE.

IT TAKES A PERSON WHO IS PASSIONATE.

THERE ARE NO SECOND CHANCES HERE.

YOU SCREW UP WITH A KID WHO'S BEEN ABUSED,

YOU DON'T GET THAT CHANCE BACK.

WHAT'D YOU DO? SOMETHING BAD?

I GOT ARRESTED FOR DRUGS.

I KNOW ABOUT THE SCHIZOPHRENIA

AND THE DRUG TRIALS.

I DID NOT TELL YOU TO INVESTIGATE A MURDER.

I TOLD YOU TO ADVOCATE FOR A CHILD.

I THOUGHT THAT I--WELL, DON'T,

OR I WILL SEND YOU BACK FASTER

THAN IT USED TO TAKE YOU TO SNORT AN 8-BALL.

MR. FALLIN UNDERSTANDS YOUR POINT, MR. SAMPLE.

HE WON'T BE WORKING WITH HUNTER AGAIN.

YOU SURE YOU WANT TO TAKE ME OFF HUNTER'S CASE?

YES.REMEMBER YOU SAID THAT.

TELL US WHAT YOU SAID ON THE STREET.

WHEN WE PICKED YOU UP, WHAT DID YOU SAY?

THAT I KILLED MY WIFE.

IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID?

IT WAS VERY LOUD.

SHE WAS MAKING TOO MUCH NOISE.

DR. REED, DID YOU KILL HER WITH A KNIFE?

I HAD A KNIFE.

I--YES, I-- I HAD A KNIFE. I HAD A KNIFE.

WELL, WHERE WAS YOUR SON?

HE WAS--HE WAS THERE.

IF I COULD JUST--

WELL, WHERE'S THE KNIFE, DR. REED?

THE KNIFE I USED?WHERE IS IT?

I--I TOOK IT. I TOOK IT.

I TOOK IT OUTSIDE.

OUT--

THERE'S A $10 MILLION VERDICT IN THIS.

NO JURY IS GOING TO AWARD THIS MAN A DIME

FOR KILLING HIS OWN WIFE.

THAT'S WHY I WANT TO REPRESENT HIS SON

AND HIS WIFE'S ESTATE.

ON WHAT GROUNDS?

DR. REED IS A SURGEON WHO'S SUFFERED SEVERE TREMORS

IN HIS OPERATING HAND.

DR. REED'S PSYCHIATRIST ENROLLED HIM

IN A CLINICAL TRIAL OF AN UNTESTED, UNAPPROVED DRUG

MANUFACTURED BY THE BENDAPRINE CORPORATION.

HE'S A HIGHLY-FUNCTIONING SCHIZOPHRENIC.

ALL RIGHT, SO YOU'RE SAYING THE DRUG CAUSED THIS MAN

TO KILL HIS WIFE.

IF HE HADN'T TAKEN IT, HE WOULDN'T HAVE ATTACKED HIS WIFE.

AND BENDAPRINE IS THE LARGEST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY

IN THE U.S.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. WHO--WHO WANTS TO RETAIN US?

NOBODY YET...

BUT I THINK I CAN LAND THE SON.

HIS MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS ARE HIS GUARDIANS.

MM. BRING 'EM IN.

THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM.

WHY?

THEY HATE ME.

SO, HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED?

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

HEY. HEY!

POLICE. FREEZE!HEY. HEY!

FREEZE!GET OFF ME, MAN.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT.

ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN AND WILL

BE USED AGAINST YOU IN A COURT OF LAW.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY

AND TO HAVE AN ATTORNEY PRESENT DURING ANY QUESTIONING.

IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD A LAWYER,

ONE WILL BE APPOINTED TO YOU

AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE.

I AM SENTENCING YOU TO 1,500 HOURS

OF COMMUNITY SERVICE,

USING YOUR SKILLS AS A CORPORATE ATTORNEY

TO WORK AS A CHILD ADVOCATE.

Radio DJ: 7:37, PITTSBURGH. WHAT'S UP?!

ALL RIGHT, SO THIS PLASTIC SURGEON, RIGHT?

HE STABS HIS WIFE TO DEATH

RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIS 11-YEAR-OLD SON.

WIFE KILLING. THAT STILL ILLEGAL?

NO, NO, NO. THE GUY'S GONNA GET OFF.

HE AND O.J., THEY'RE TALKIN' ABOUT TEE TIMES.

OH, TEE TIMES. HE MAY EVEN GET THE KID BACK.

CAN YOU IMAGINE PROM NIGHT IN THIS HOUSE?

"UH, DAD, CAN I BORROW THE CAR?"

"UH, NO, SON."

"BUT YOU KILLED MOM, DAD."

"OH, WELL, SON, YOU DO HAVE A POINT THERE."

ANDRE GREENWOOD.

YOU A COP?

I'M A LAWYER.

COME WITH ME.

I DIDN'T DO NOTHIN'.

I KNOW. YOU'RE NOT IN ANY TROUBLE, ANDRE.

I'M HERE TO HELP.

HAVE A SEAT.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN LIVING WITH YOUR BROTHER?

SINCE MY MOM WENT TO JAIL.

HOW LONG AGO WAS THAT?

YOU COULD LOOK IT UP.

SO, THE TWO OF YOU HAVE BEEN LIVING ALONE,

TAKING CARE OF EACH OTHER.

UH-HUH.

YOU GO TO SCHOOL?

WHAT FOR?

WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOURSELF?

HELP MY BROTHER, WATCH TV.

MARCUS MAKES THE MONEY.

SELLING CRACK.

WE AIN'T PARTY OF FIVE, YOU KNOW.

THESE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS

ARE GOING TO DETERMINE THE REST OF YOUR LIFE,

SO STOP STARING AT YOUR SHOES

AND GIVING ME ATTITUDE, AND START LISTENING UP!

NO FAMILY IS GONNA WANT TO ADOPT YOU.

NO FOSTER FAMILY IS GONNA WANT

AN 11-YEAR-OLD KID FROM THE PROJECTS

WITH A CRIMINAL RECORD.

SO, YOU DON'T PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT

AND YOU'RE GOING TO END UP BOUNCING

FROM ONE TERRIBLE GROUP HOME TO THE NEXT,

UNTIL YOU END UP IN JAIL.

IS THAT WHERE MY BROTHER IS?

YES.

THEN THAT'S WHERE I WANT TO BE.

WHEN YOUR SON-IN-LAW ATTACKED YOUR DAUGHTER,

HE WAS TAKING AN EXPERIMENTAL DRUG CALLED NENDURATHOL.

WHY ARE YOU TELLING US THIS?

WE DON'T THINK HE WAS CULPABLE

FOR THE MURDER OF YOUR DAUGHTER.

YOU DON'T THINK HE WAS--

NO. WE DO THINK THAT THE EXPERIMENTAL DRUG

INTERACTED WITH THE STANDARD ANTI-PSYCHOTIC

AND THAT'S WHAT MADE HIM DO IT.

IF YOU LET US PROVE THIS,

OUR FIRM CAN GET A SIZABLE SETTLEMENT

FROM THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY

FOR YOUR GRANDSON AND YOUR DAUGHTER'S ESTATE.

HOW SIZABLE A SETTLEMENT?

WE'D BE ASKING FOR 10 MILLION.

HOW MUCH OF THAT IS YOURS?

40%.

THAT'S STANDARD.

WOULD YOU DO IT FOR 30%?

YES.

DR. REED, I'VE BEEN REMOVED

AS HUNTER'S GUARDIAN AD LITEM.

ALVIN MASTERSON, THE PRESIDENT

OF CHILDREN'S LEGAL SERVICES,

HAS THE CASE NOW.

YOU CAME ALL THIS WAY TO TELL ME THAT?

HUNTER'S GRANDPARENTS HAVE AGREED TO ALLOW MY FIRM

TO REPRESENT YOUR SON'S AND YOUR WIFE'S ESTATE

IN A CIVIL SUIT AGAINST BENDAPRINE PHARMACEUTICALS.

WHAT'S A CIVIL SUIT?

IT'S WHEN A PRIVATE PARTY SUES ANOTHER PARTY FOR MONEY.

THIS WILL IN NO WAY PREVENT YOU

FROM PURSUING YOUR OWN SUIT AGAINST BENDAPRINE.

WHY ARE WE SUING SOMEBODY?

WE THINK THAT COMPANY HURT YOUR FAMILY,

AND WE THINK THAT THEY SHOULD PAY FOR IT.

SO MY SON AND MY WIFE'S ESTATE,

BUT NOT ME.

YOU DON'T WANT TO REPRESENT ME.

NO JURY WOULD FIND IN YOUR FAVOR, DR. REED.

I HAVE A CASE.

IF WE NAME YOU IN THE CIVIL SUIT,

IT WILL ONLY HURT HUNTER'S CHANCES FOR RECEIVING DAMAGES.

THEIR LAWYERS WILL DESTROY YOU, DR. REED.

THEY WILL DESTROY THE ENTIRE CASE. BELIEVE ME...

IT'S BETTER THIS WAY.

JUDGING FROM HIS PAST AND HIS AFFILIATIONS,

WE FEEL IT'S ONLY APPROPRIATE

TO PLACE ANDRE INTO A LOCKED GROUP HOME IN A PUBLIC FACILITY.

MR. MOONEY, WHAT ARE YOUR CLIENT'S WISHES?

I'D LIKE TO REQUEST AN EXTENSION

SO I COULD FURTHER EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES.

I WANT TO STAY WITH MY BROTHER.

WHERE IS HE?

HE'S IN JAIL.

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE NOT

INTERESTED IN PUNISHING YOU,

WE JUST WANT TO FIND YOU A PLACE TO LIVE.

I WANT TO LIVE WITH MY BROTHER.

YOU HONOR, MAY I APPROACH?

YES.

UH, THE REASON THAT WE'RE HERE

IS THAT MY CLIENT'S BROTHER WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY

FOR SELLING CRACK COCAINE.

HE'S THE ONLY GUARDIAN MY CLIENT HAS EVER KNOWN,

AND I'D LIKE AN EXTRA FEW DAYS

TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT EXTENDED FAMILY

BEFORE WE MAKE ANY DECISION.

I'LL GIVE YOU 72 HOURS.

NEXT CASE.

NENDURATHOL ALLOWS SERIOUSLY ILL PEOPLE

TO LEAD NORMAL LIVES.

IS THAT BEFORE OR AFTER THEY STAB THEIR LOVED ONES WITH KITCHEN KNIVES?

MR. FALLIN, EVEN IF DR. THOMAS REED MURDERED HIS WIFE,

IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A CRIMINAL ACT.

NOW, THAT ELIMINATES--

A CRIMINAL ACT REQUIRES INTENT.

YOUR DRUG CAUSED DR. REED TO BECOME PSYCHOTIC.

AND BY DEFINITION, HIS PSYCHOSIS

MADE HIM MENTALLY UNABLE TO FORM INTENT.

WHAT ARE YOU, A DEFENSE LAWYER NOW?

JUST LETTING YOU KNOW.

IF ANYONE WAS NEGLIGENT,

IT WAS DR. REED'S PSYCHIATRIST

FOR MIS-PRESCRIBING THE DRUG.

SO YOU ARE SAYING THE DRUG WAS RESPONSIBLE.

NO. WE ARE SAYING THAT THE PSYCHIATRIST SHOULD BE LIABLE.

WE'VE ALREADY NAMED HIM IN OUR SUIT.

YOU CAN COUNT TO 10 AND WATCH HIM

TURN AGAINST YOUR COMPANY TO SAVE HIS ASS.

SUE DR. REED, MR. FALLIN,

OR SUE HIS PSYCHIATRIST.

EITHER WAY, YOU WON'T SEE A PENNY FROM US.

THE FDA IS GOING TO HAVE A HARD TIME APPROVING YOUR DRUG

ONCE WE FILE THE COMPLAINT.

THINK ABOUT THAT BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO TAKE YOUR GLOVES OFF.

GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN.

OH, NICHOLAS.

JUST GOT A CALL FROM A FRIEND OF MINE AT THE DA's OFFICE.

DR. REED'S ATTORNEY FILED A MOTION

TO HAVE THE CONFESSION THROWN OUT.

THE HEARING'S IN 20 MINUTES.

HE WASN'T GIVEN HIS MIRANDA RIGHTS.

HE WAS NOT IN CUSTODY,

SO READING HIM HIS MIRANDA RIGHTS WAS NOT REQUIRED.

THE POLICE FOUND DR. REED ON THE STREET

WHERE HE VOLUNTEERED THAT HE KILLED HIS WIFE.

YOUR HONOR, HE WAS IN HANDCUFFS WHEN HE CONFESSED.

ONLY BECAUSE THE POLICE FOUND HIM AGITATED

AND COVERED IN BLOOD.

THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER HE WAS A DANGER TO HIMSELF OR TO OTHERS.

THAT'S NOT CUSTODY?

YOUR HONOR, FOR ALL THE POLICE KNEW, HE JUST CUT HIMSELF.

IT WAS A SAFETY PRECAUTION,

NOT A CUSTODIAL INTERROGATION.

HE WAS IN HANDCUFFS?

YES.

THAT SOUNDS CUSTODIAL TO ME.

CONFESSION IS SUPPRESSED.

THE ONLY THING KEEPING REED BEHIND BARS

IS HIS SON'S TESTIMONY.

MEANING?

WELL, IF MURRAY DROPS THAT INSANITY DEFENSE

AND GETS A DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE,

THERE'S NO MURDER CHARGE.

NO MURDER CHARGE, NO CIVIL SUIT.

WELL, YOU BETTER HOPE THAT BOY TESTIFIES.

COME ON. THE GREATEST INVENTION OF ALL TIME.

I DON'T KNOW. THE WHEEL.

OH, THAT'S-- THAT'S A GOOD ONE.

THAT'S--THAT'S NICE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS?

ME? PHARMACEUTICALS.

BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY.

MURRAY LIKES TO USE HIS VIAGRA ALONE.

YOU KNOW I'M REPRESENTING DR. REED'S SON

IN THE LAWSUIT AGAINST BENDAPRINE.

THE BODY'S NOT EVEN COLD, NICK.

I WANNA SETTLE BEFORE THE CONVICTION.

CONVICTION? THERE'S NOT EVEN GONNA BE A TRIAL.

WHEN HUNTER TESTIFIES THAT HE SAW HIS FATHER KILL HIS MOTHER,

YOU'RE GONNA GO STRAIGHT BACK TO THE INSANITY DEFENSE.

YOU MEAN IFHE TESTIFIES.

YOUR BOSS AT CHILDREN'S LEGAL SERVICES

FILED A MOTION THAT HUNTER

IS INCOMPETENT TO TAKE THE STAND.

ON ME. ON ME. I'LL GET IT.

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?

I SHOULD ASK YOU THE SAME THING.

I'M REPRESENTING HUNTER REED IN HIS CIVIL SUIT

AGAINST BENDAPRINE PHARMACEUTICALS.

I NEED HIM ON THE STAND.

2 WEEKS AGO YOU WERE FIGHTING FOR HIS FATHER'S CHANCE FOR CUSTODY.

2 WEEKS AGO I WAS HIS GUARDIAN.

THIS IS UNETHICAL.

YOU WERE THE ONE THAT REMOVED ME FROM HIS CASE.

YOU'RE ABUSING YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO THIS CLINIC.

IT'S IN HUNTER'S BEST INTEREST TO BE COMPENSATED

FOR THE LOSS THAT THIS COMPANY--

NO, HUNTER CLAIMS A MAN BROKE INTO HIS HOUSE

THE MORNING OF HIS MOTHER'S MURDER.

IT'S A LIE.

LOOK, UNDER STATE LAW

YOU HAVE TO PERFORM AN INQUIRY

INTO A MINOR'S COMPETENCY.

I FEEL HE'S INCOMPETENT. HIS PSYCHIATRIST AGREES.

HE SAYS HE'S SUFFERING FROM POST TRAUMATIC STRESS SYNDROME.

IF HE DOESN'T TESTIFY, HIS FATHER WILL WALK AND THEY'LL GET NOTHING.

MAYBE HUNTER DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE MONEY.

MAYBE HE JUST WANTS HIS FATHER BACK.

WE DON'T KNOW HOW HE GOT IN HERE.

LAST NIGHT AT LOCKDOWN

WE FOUND HIM IN HIS BROTHER'S CELL,

SLEEPING UNDER HIS COT.

YOU DON'T WANNA BE HERE.

NOW, HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT I WANT?

BECAUSE I'VE BEEN HERE, ANDRE.

I'M LOCKING THIS DOOR RIGHT NOW

BECAUSE I DON'T TRUST YOU.

BUT I'LL BE BACK.

TAKE ME TO HIS BROTHER.

YOUR BROTHER LOVES YOU.

I LOVE MY BROTHER.

HE DOESN'T GET ONE THING.

WHAT?

YOU TURN 18 IN 4 MONTHS.

YEAH.

AND YOU GET OUTTA HERE FREE.

HE COMES IN AT 12,

AND HE'S GOT 6 LONG YEARS AHEAD OF HIM.

OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM AT WORK.

HE'S GOT ONE CHANCE.

NAH, HE NEVER HAD A CHANCE.

FAIR ENOUGH.

WHY DON'T I TAKE CARE OF HIM IN HERE?

THEN WHEN I GET OUT, I CAN ADOPT HIM.

I'M LOOKING AT YOU...

AND I'M THINKING, YOU CAN'T EVEN TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.

I'M LOOKING AT YOU, AND I'M THINKING THAT IN 6 MONTHS,

YOU'LL BE SITTING IN A MAXIMUM-SECURITY PRISON.

AND I'M THINKING YOUR BROTHER WILL EITHER COME WITH YOU,

OR DIE TRYING.

NOW, WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME, MAN?! WHAT?!

HELP ME FIND SOMEBODY WHO MIGHT TAKE HIM.

ANYONE. A FRIEND, A RELATIVE.

SOMEONE WHO THE COURTS MIGHT FIND ACCEPTABLE.

GARBAGE, MAN. THAT'S GARBAGE.

UH-HUH.

WELL.

YOU KNOW, I GOT AN UNCLE DOWN IN WHEELING.

HE USED TO TRY TO HELP OUR FAMILY OUT,

BUT MY MOTHER USED TO ALWAYS TAKE HIS--HIS MONEY

AND SPEND IT ON DRUGS.

ONE OF HER BOYFRIENDS BEAT HIM UP ONCE,

AND HE JUST STOPPED COMING AROUND.

WHAT'S HIS NAME?

JOHNSON GREENWOOD.

I MADE THE SOCCER TEAM.

YOU DON'T SOUND TOO HAPPY ABOUT IT.

THE ONLY REASON THEY PICKED ME

IS BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED TO MY MOM.

NO. NO, I THINK YOU'RE PROBABLY PRETTY GOOD.

I SUCK.

ANYWAY, TOMORROW AFTER SCHOOL IS OUR FIRST GAME,

IF YOU WANNA COME.

ALVIN MASTERSON TELLS ME YOU'RE SAYING A MAN BROKE INTO YOUR HOUSE,

TIED UP YOUR DAD, AND ATTACKED YOUR MOM.

WHY ARE YOU SAYING THAT, HUNTER?

'CAUSE IT'S THE TRUTH.

HUNTER.

ALVIN SAYS I DON'T HAVE TO TESTIFY IF I DON'T WANT.

IT'S NOT ALVIN'S DECISION.

WHETHER OR NOT YOU TESTIFY IS UP TO THE JUDGE.

HUNTER, YOU STILL SHOULD TELL THE TRUTH.

MY DAD DIDN'T KILL MY MOM.

HE DIDN'T.

YEAH, THAT'S HIM.

MAY I HELP YOU?

YOU JOHNSON GREENWOOD?YES.

I'M JAMES MOONEY, FROM CHILDREN'S LEGAL SERVICES

IN PITTSBURGH. CALLED ABOUT YOUR NEPHEW ANDRE.

COME INTO MY OFFICE.

MY SISTER HAD 5 CHILDREN, MR. MOONEY.

3 OF THEM DIED BEFORE THEY TURNED 18.

SAME THING'S GONNA HAPPEN TO ANDRE.

I SUPPOSE.

BROTHER, HE NEEDS A HOME NOW.

HE NEEDED A HOME 12 YEARS AGO.

I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU MIGHT NOT WANT TO TAKE HIM.

YOU GOT A GOOD PLACE, YOUR KIDS ARE DOING WELL--

I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT ANDRE BEING A BAD INFLUENCE

ON MY CHILDREN.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS TO THE BOY

ONCE MY SISTER GETS OUT OF PRISON.

AND YOU'D RATHER HE LIVE IN A BOYS' DETENTION CENTER?

NO. NO, I WOULDN'T.

YOU THINK IT OVER.

I ONLY HAVE ANOTHER DAY TO FIND HIM A HOME.

WHAT DO WE GOTTA DO NEXT?

I'LL TAKE CARE OF THE PAPERWORK,

CALL YOU FIRST THING TOMORROW.

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

HE'S AT THAT AGE, YOU KNOW?

IT'S NOW OR NEVER FOR HIM.

YOU'RE TALKING OF PLACING A CHILD OUT OF STATE.

IF THE CHILD IS ADJUDICATED IN PENNSYLVANIA,

THE ONLY WAY TO PLACE HIM

WITH A RELATIVE OUT OF STATE IS TO GO THROUGH...

WHAT'S GOING ON?

YOU KNOW THAT TAKES 4 MONTHS.

THIS KID ISN'T GONNA LAST THAT LONG IN THIS SYSTEM.

BUT THAT'S THE DEAL.

LET ME TRY TO END RUN THE ICPC.

WAIT HERE ANOTHER MINUTE.

MR. FALLIN.

YOU WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO TALK TO HUNTER

ABOUT WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN CONFIDENCE.

WHAT HUNTER SAID TO YOU IS IN CONFIDENCE.

DON'T YELL AT ME BECAUSE YOU BROKE

THE ATTORNEY/CLIENT PRIVILEGE.

YOU HAVE NO RIGHT INTERFERING WITH MY PETITION.

I'M NOT INTERFERING. YOUR CLINIC DOES SHELTER AND DEPENDENCY WORK.

I'M REPRESENTING HIM IN A LAWSUIT AGAINST A CORPORATION.

ANY CONFLICT THAT ARISES OUT OF THAT--

THERE WILL BE NO MORE CONFLICTS, MR. FALLIN.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?!

I CAN REMOVE YOU FROM YOUR POSITION AT THIS CLINIC

AT ANY TIME.

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

MY DAD KILLED MY MOM.

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

MOM'S IN JAIL. BROTHER'S IN JAIL.

I GOT NOWHERE ELSE TO BE.

IT'S NOT AGAINST THE LAW, ALVIN. YOU KNOW THAT'S TRUE.

MY ATTORNEY SAYS THEY'LL DISMISS MY CASE WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

DO YOU KNOW WHY?

BECAUSE THEY THREW OUT MY CONFESSION.

NO. BECAUSE HUNTER IS SAYING

THAT A STRANGER BROKE INTO YOUR HOUSE

AND MURDERED YOUR WIFE.

WE BOTH KNOW THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

THE DRUGS MADE YOU DO THIS.

YOU'RE A DOCTOR, YOU KNOW THE SCORE.

THE FDA APPROVES A DRUG LIKE THIS,

WHO KNOWS HOW MANY MORE TIMES THIS WILL HAPPEN?

IF I ADMIT IT...

THEY'LL NEVER GIVE HUNTER BACK TO ME.

THEY MIGHT, IF YOU WIN YOUR INSANITY DEFENSE.

DR. REED, THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

THERE IS NO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON A MURDER CHARGE.

DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE

JUST MEANS THAT THE PROSECUTION IS GONNA SIT BACK

AND WAIT UNTIL THE DAY WHEN HUNTER FINALLY DECIDES TO TELL HIS STORY.

DO YOU WANT YOUR SON LIVING WITH THAT KIND OF PRESSURE

FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE?

TELL THE TRUTH, DR. REED.

BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO,

OR BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT YOU'LL MAKE A LOT OF MONEY?

I DON'T WANT HIM GOIN' TO MY BROTHER.

YOU HAVE NO SAY WHERE HE GOES.

NOT UNTIL YOU GET OUT OF HERE.

I KNOW MY RIGHTS.

I KNOW YOU CAN'T SHIP MY BOY OUT OF STATE

WITHOUT MY PERMISSION.

HMM. ONE HOME STUDY.

ONE CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK.

HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT'S GONNA TAKE THE STATE

TO TERMINATE THE PARENTAL RIGHTS

OF A MOTHER WHO LEFT HER CHILDREN UNSUPERVISED

IN HER HOME FOR 3 YEARS?

WHY ARE YOU HERE, THEN, IF YOU DON'T NEED ME?

IT WILL TAKE ME 4 MONTHS TO GET THAT APPLICATION APPROVED

TO MOVE YOUR SON OUT OF STATE.

AT WHICH POINT YOU LOSE ALL CONTACT WITH ANDRE.

IF YOU VOLUNTARILY AGREE TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS

AND SIGN THIS PAPERWORK,

I CAN HAVE HIM OUT OF HERE TOMORROW.

I GOTTA SIGN MY BABY AWAY?

AT LEAST THIS WAY YOU'LL KNOW WHERE YOUR SON IS.

CHILDREN'S LEGAL SERVICES...

I WANT TO VOLUNTEER.

DO YOU THINK MY FATHER IS GOING TO APPROVE?

HE LETS YOU DO IT.

HE LIKES IT BETTER THAN MY GOING TO JAIL.

AMANDA, HE WILL LET YOU GO

IF YOU FAIL TO PUT IN THE HOURS AND PAY YOUR DUES.

BELIEVE ME, SOMEONE ELSE WILL COME IN NEXT MONTH

AND TAKE YOUR JOB.

YOU'RE THREATENING ME.

NO. I'M OFFERING YOU ADVICE.

NO, YOU'RE NOT.

I THOUGHT YOU KIRK AND McGEE TYPES

HAD YOUR LUNCHES CATERED.

SO, IS THAT YOUR GIRLFRIEND?

EXCUSE ME?

WELL, I MEAN, SHE LINGERS A LITTLE LONG

WHEN SHE LOOKS AT YOU,

AND SITS WITH HER BODY COMPLETELY OPEN TO YOU

AND SMILES EVEN WHEN YOU SAY RUDE THINGS TO HER.

YOU NOTICED ALL THAT IN JUST 5 MINUTES?

IT'S MY JOB.

WELL. YEAH.

SO, I DID A LITTLE CHECKING UP ON YOU, MR. FALLIN.

CRIMINAL RECORD.

MEGHAN BARSTOW. GEORGETOWN LAW SCHOOL.

DRUG CONVICTION.

LAW REVIEW.

PROBATION.PRINCETON UNDERGRAD.

VARSITY FIELD HOCKEY.

IT'S KINDA CONVENIENT, ISN'T IT?

USING YOUR COMMUNITY SERVICE

AS A SPRINGBOARD FOR FINANCIAL GAIN?

MS. BARSTOW, THERE MUST BE A REASON

WHY YOU CAME ALL THE WAY ACROSS TOWN

TO HAVE LUNCH.

WE ARE PREPARED TO MAKE YOU A CONFIDENTIAL,

ONE-TIME-ONLY OFFER OF 200,000.

AND IF WE DON'T ACCEPT?

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

CREATED IN REVENUES LAST YEAR?

100 BILLION.100 BILLION. THAT'S RIGHT.

SO YOU DO UNDERSTAND HOW VIGOROUSLY WE CAN DEFEND A CASE?

YES. OK.

WELL, THEN, TELL YOUR CLIENT

THAT HE HAS 48 HOURS TO DECIDE.

Mrs. Samples: 200,000.

IT'S NOT ENOUGH.

AND--AND--AND WHAT IF THEY THROW OUT THE CRIMINAL CASE?

YOU COULD GET NOTHING.

WHEN DO WE HAVE TO RESPOND?

FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

TAKE THE MONEY.

WE HAVE 2 WHOLE DAYS.

LET'S JUST WAIT.

MR. MOONEY, I, UM...

DO NOT HAVE AN OFFICIAL INTERSTATE COMPACT

FOR PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN APPROVAL.

WE HAVE GUARDIANSHIP PAPERS, YOUR HONOR.

MR. GREENWOOD, ARE YOU EQUIPPED

TO HANDLE THIS BOY IN YOUR HOME?

HE'S FAMILY, YOUR HONOR.

AS LONG AS THERE IS NO OBJECTION FROM SOCIAL SERVICES.

NO OBJECTIONS, YOUR HONOR.

WELL, THEN.

GOOD LUCK, SON.

NEXT CASE.

HUNTER REED LACKS THE ABILITY

TO REMEMBER HIS MOTHER'S DEATH

BECAUSE HE IS SUFFERING FROM POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS SYNDROME.

ACCORDING TO WHOM?

ACCORDING TO A PSYCHIATRIST--

DR. ANGELA SILVER. HERE'S HER AFFIDAVIT, YOUR HONOR.

THAT'S HEARSAY, YOUR HONOR.

SHE'S IN THE GALLERY IF YOU WANT TO CROSS-EXAMINE HER.

I RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT THAT A BETTER IDEA

WOULD BE TO PUT THE BOY ON THE STAND

AND MAKE A FIRSTHAND DETERMINATION.

EXPERT TESTIMONY IS PERMISSIBLE

TO DETERMINE COMPETENCY, YOUR HONOR.

HUNTER REED HAS BEEN SEVERELY TRAUMATIZED

BY HIS MOTHER'S DEATH.

PLEASE, LET'S NOT COMPOUND THAT UNNECESSARILY.

HAS THE BOY BEEN COMMITTED TO A MENTAL INSTITUTION?

NO.

IS HE ATTENDING SCHOOL REGULARLY?

YES, BUT--

IN FACT, HE EVEN JOINED THE SOCCER TEAM.

THE DEFENSE WILL BE FREE

TO CALL DR. SILVER AS A WITNESS

TO QUESTION THE RELIABILITY OF HIS TESTIMONY AT TRIAL.

RIGHT NOW, HOWEVER,

THE BOY IS THE ONLY PERSON WE HAVE

WHO CAN ESTABLISH THE TRUTH OF WHAT HAPPENED TO MRS. REED.

YOU ARE ASKING AN 11-YEAR-OLD BOY

TO TESTIFY AGAINST HIS ONLY SURVIVING PARENT

WHERE THE PROSECUTION IS SEEKING THE DEATH PENALTY.

THAT'S IRRELEVANT.

I AGREE WITH MR. CONNELLY.

AHEM. I WANT TO SEE THE BOY AT THE PRELIMINARY HEARING.

WE'LL HEAR FIRSTHAND

WHAT HE DOES AND DOES NOT REMEMBER.

HUNTER'S NOT GONNA TELL THE TRUTH ON THE STAND.

I THINK HE WILL.

I KNOW HE'S CLAIMING A MAN BROKE INTO HIS HOUSE

AND ATTACKED HIS PARENTS.

WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU'RE WORKING WITH MURRAY, AREN'T YOU?

WE BOTH WANT THE SAME THING.

AND IF THE CASE FAILS TO BE DISMISSED

AND DR. REED STANDS TRIAL?

WE CERTAINLY WON'T SUPPORT HIS INSANITY DEFENSE.

YOU'RE GONNA TRY AND GET HIM OFF TODAY

THEN TURN AROUND

AND SEND HIM TO DEATH ROW TOMORROW.

DON'T ACT SO SURPRISED, MR. FALLIN.

IF BENDAPRINE WAS YOUR CLIENT,

YOU'D DO THE SAME THING.

WANT TO GET A DRINK?

DID YOU JUST ASK ME OUT?

NO.

I THINK YOU DID.

MS. BARSTOW, BELIEVE ME,

I SPEND ALL DAY WITH PEOPLE

WHO HAVE STICKS PLANTED FIRMLY UP THEIR ASSES.

I DON'T NEED TO FILL MY SOCIAL CALENDAR

WITH ANOTHER ONE.

A STICK UP MY ASS.

HMM.

I THINK YOU WANNA GO.

NO, I DON'T.I THINK YOU DO.

I DON'T.

JUST A FRIENDLY BUSINESS DRINK.

OH, I DON'T THINK FRIENDLY IS IN YOUR VOCABULARY.

NO KNIFE.

NO CONFESSION.

YOU KNOW, IF I WERE YOU, I'D TAKE THE OFFER.

THE BOY WON'T LIE ON THE STAND.

SO YOU'D PUT YOUR OWN FATHER

IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR?

WHY ARE YOU WORKING FOR YOUR FATHER, ANYWAY?

BECAUSE HE'S A GREAT LAWYER.

YEAH, BUT, I MEAN,

YOU COULD BE WORKING IN NEW YORK OR CHICAGO.

SO COULD YOU.

WELL, I GOT MARRIED IN MY SENIOR YEAR IN COLLEGE.

SO?

SO MY HUSBAND'S BUSINESS IS HERE.

BARSTOW, THE BUILDING COMPANY.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WHY DO YOU EVEN WORK?

YOU KNOW...

WE CONSIDERED GETTING YOUR FIRM KICKED

FOR CONFLICT OF INTEREST,

BUT WHEN I FIGURED OUT THAT YOU'D BE HANDLING THIS,

I OPTED TO DEAL DIRECTLY WITH YOU.

I SHOULD BE FLATTERED.

I ONLY DID IT 'CAUSE I THINK I CAN BEAT YOU.

OK, IF WE WERE PREPARED TO ADD ANOTHER 100,000,

WOULD YOUR CLIENTS SIGN?

YOU'RE STILL ABOUT 10 MILLION LIGHT.

I GUESS I'LL SEE YOU AT THE HEARING, MS. BARSTOW.

THANKS FOR THE DRINK.

MR. MOONEY.

HE'S GONE.

WHAT?

HE ASKED IF WE COULD STOP TO VISIT HIS BROTHER

ON OUR WAY OUT OF TOWN.

WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE CAR, HE TOOK OFF.

I JUST SPOKE WITH MS. BARSTOW--

MR. FALLIN...

HUNTER DIDN'T COME HOME FROM SCHOOL TODAY.

I'VE DRIVEN ALL OVER TOWN.

NO ONE KNOWS WHERE HE IS.

LET'S JUST GO INTO THE CONFERENCE ROOM

AND MAKE SOME CALLS.

IF I LIE...

MY DAD COMES HOME.

BUT IF I TELL THE TRUTH,

MY DAD GOES TO JAIL,

AND I GET A LOT OF MONEY.

THERE'S MORE TO IT THAN THAT.

IF YOU LIE, YOU HAVE TO LIVE WITH THAT LIE

FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, MONEY OR NO MONEY.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO HELP ME.

YOU KNOW, THE LAW'S A LOT EASIER TO UNDERSTAND THAN LIFE.

YOU JUST FOLLOW PRECEDENTS,

TRY TO INTERPRET THINGS.

IF SOMEONE DIES WRONGFULLY, YOU CAN SEEK DAMAGES.

THE AMOUNT A PERSON'S LIFE IS WORTH

CAN BE MEASURED FINANCIALLY.

IT DOESN'T LEAVE A LOT OF ROOM

FOR THE WAY PEOPLE FEEL.

I AM SUPPOSED TO HELP.

YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT,

AND I WILL TRY AND GET IT FOR YOU.

I WANT TO LIVE HERE...

WITH MY DAD.

WE CAN SETTLE THIS CASE.

THAT'LL TAKE SOME OF THE PRESSURE OFF THINGS.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?

YEAH.

OK.

OK. DONE.

DO YOU THINK THAT WAS THE WRONG CHOICE?

YEAH, I DO.

OK. I'LL TELL THE TRUTH.

ANDRE.

ANDRE, OPEN THE DOOR. I JUST WANNA TALK TO YOU.

JUST A MINUTE.

YOUR UNCLE'S GONNA STICK AROUND TONIGHT,

BUT IF YOU DON'T SHOW BY MORNING,

HE'S JUST GONNA GO HOME.

THIS IS IT.

YOU WILL NEVER GET THIS CHANCE AGAIN.

I DON'T WANNA GO WITH HIM.

I CAN'T MAKE YOU.

YOU GONNA TELL SOCIAL SERVICES WHERE I AM?

I HAVE NO CHOICE, ANDRE.

YOU TELL THEM TO COME GET ME, THEN.

DID YOU ACCEPT?

I HAVEN'T SEEN MS. BARSTOW YET.

THIS IS OUR LIFE YOU'RE PLAYING WITH.

I THOUGHT IT WAS HUNTER'S.

I NEED TO SPEAK WITH HIM FOR A MOMENT.

READY TO DO THIS?

LOOKS LIKE THEY WANT TO SETTLE.

YOU KNOW, YOU ARE TAKING A HUGE RISK HERE.

IF YOUR CLIENTS TOLD YOU TO ACCEPT OUR OFFER,

YOU ARE OBLIGATED TO DO SO.

HUNTER'S GONNA TELL THE TRUTH.

YOU BETTER HOPE SO 'CAUSE IF HE DOESN'T,

YOU COULD BE DISBARRED.

MR. CONNELLY, YOU MAY REMEMBER ME.

NO.

NICHOLAS FALLIN. YOU PROSECUTED ME LAST YEAR.

OH.

NICK I-SHOULD-BE-IN- JAIL-RIGHT-NOW FALLIN.

DON'T BE HARD ON THE KID.

JUST GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO DO THE RIGHT THING, HUH?

CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU SAW

WHEN YOU WALKED BACK INTO THE HOUSE?

A MAN.

HUNTER, UM...

I'M SORRY, I'M HAVING TROUBLE HEARING YOU.

A MAN.

WHAT MAN?

HE WAS HOLDING A KNIFE.

DID YOU RECOGNIZE HIM?

I COULDN'T.

HE WAS--

MY FATHER WAS LYING ON THE GROUND...

TIED UP...

AND...

THE MAN THAT DID THAT TO HIM

WAS WEARING A MASK.

HUNTER...

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN TELLING THE TRUTH AND A LIE?

TELL THE TRUTH.

MAY I ASK FOR A BRIEF RECESS

TO CONFER WITH MY CLIENT?

HUNTER, I WANT YOU--

TO TELL THE TRUTH.

A RECESS? YOUR HONOR, HIS OWN FATHER

HAS JUST ASKED THE WITNESS TO TELL THE TRUTH.

THERE'S NO REASON TO RECESS.

TELL THE TRUTH.

HUNTER...

YOU WANT TO GO ON?

MR. FALLIN, TAKE A SEAT

AND CLOSE YOUR MOUTH.

DO YOU NEED A BREAK, YOUNG MAN?

WHEN I WENT BACK INTO THE HOUSE,

I SAW MY FATHER

STANDING OVER MY MOTHER...

AND HE WAS HOLDING A KNIFE.

SHE DIDN'T KNOW.

SHE NEVER TURNED AROUND.

AND THEN...

AND THEN...

JAMES.

GOOD MORNING.

I JUST GOT A CALL FROM SOCIAL SERVICES.

WHEN THEY WENT TO PICK UP ANDRE GREENWOOD,

HE HAD A GUN AND 6 VIALS OF CRACK COCAINE.

YOU STILL MY LAWYER?

NO.

I DON'T HANDLE DELINQUENCY CASES.

THEY GONNA PUT ME IN JAIL NOW?

THEY'LL PUT YOU IN YOUTH DETENTION.

THE SYSTEM ISN'T ABOUT TO BE LENIENT ON YOU, ANDRE,

NOT NOW THAT YOU'VE BURNT IT.

I CAN HANDLE THIS. DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME.

AS LONG AS I'M WITH MY BROTHER, I CAN HANDLE ANYTHING.

ANDRE.

LET'S GO.

NO OFFENSE, MISTER,

BUT I NEVER ASKED YOU TO HELP.

WE'RE THINKING SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $15 MILLION.

UH, THAT'S NEVER GONNA HAPPEN.

WE'LL SEE.

WE WILL DEDICATE OURSELVES TO ESTABLISHING MOTIVE.

YOU KNOW YOU WON'T FIND IT.

DON'T BE SO SURE, MR. FALLIN.

DON'T BE SO SURE.

THIS WHERE YOU WORK?

YEAH.

YOU LIKE IT?

YOU WANNA TAKE A LOOK?

ALREADY SEEN YOUR OFFICES.

REALLY?

FALLIN AND ASSOCIATES.

I INTERVIEWED HERE 6 YEARS AGO WHEN I FINISHED NIGHT SCHOOL.

I'M NOT SAYIN' I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE.

THE GUY HEARD ME OUT.

HE JUST DIDN'T THINK THAT I COULD...

HANG WITH THE BIG BOYS.

BUT THINGS WORKED OUT ALL RIGHT--

THE WAY THEY SHOULD HAVE.

I'M DOIN' FINE WHERE I AM.

BELIEVE ME, I'M DOIN' FINE.

SEE YA AROUND.