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Ready? Almost.

We should get going.

Hey, take it easy.

I am taking it easy.

Okay, is this a coffee thing or is this
an ex -boyfriend thing? Eleanor.

Lindsay. Pinkner versus Williams Braylon
Tobacco Company.

Oh, yeah.

She's a friend of mine. You actually
took this case?

It'll be a winner, Bobby. Maybe not a
lot of money. A winner?

You're suing a cigar manufacturer for
breaking up a marriage?

What?

Emotional distress.

Basically...

Alienation of affection.

Lindsay. A couple depositions. I mean,
if we don't settle, then... How does a

cigar come between a husband and a wife?

That's a question of fact.

Aren't the partners supposed to approve
new cases?

It's two days of discovery, topped, and
you're not a partner.

Thanks for reminding me.

I am. And how does a cigar come...
Aren't you late for trial?

Well, actually, I have a few minutes.
Yeah, me too. How much time do you plan

spend on this? Hey, it's for a friend,
okay? Two depositions, maybe a summary

judgment motion. 20 hours minimum. I
will get money out of it.

I beat the tobacco company once. I will
do it again. And, you know, thank you

all very much for your support. Maybe
one day you people will have friends in

your life that you'll want to help. And
when you do, I'll remember this.

Definitely wedding stress.

My first instinct was to say nothing.

Totally.

The place America comes for health care
answers.

A place called WebMD.

Is everything okay?

It's fine.

It's just, you guys have started to gang
up, that's all.

Your reaction was a little heightened.

Sorry.

I'll try to settle this as fast as I
can. Okay.

Okay. Lindsay, I, um, I think something
is going on here.

Talk to me.

You'll just laugh.

I won't laugh. Tell me.

Okay.

I need more sex.

Oh, great.

You need more?

Yes.

I don't think you're attracted to me
anymore. Are you crazy?

It's just, we don't, not nearly like...
It tapers off a little with all couples.

We're not even married yet.

You don't think I want to make love to
you?

1 .6 times a week.

Last year, it was 3 .9.

You do the math.

Bobby, I have a deposition. We'll talk
about this later, okay?

We hit a bump.

Helen Gamble doesn't want you in
uniform. The judge agreed.

I'm a cop.

On leave, and if the department says you
can't wear it, then... This is

ridiculous. Well, they're giving you an
hour to change.

They did make an offer.

What? Reckless endangerment. Six months.

I'd have to serve?

Well, a kid died. Doing my job?

Actually, you were off duty.

Rebecca? I turn it down. Hey, hey, hold
on. He thought the kid pulled a gun,

Eleanor. I understand our defense,
Rebecca, but if we lose on murder too,

looking at life. Tell the DA no.

I was doing my job. I'll go to the mat
saying so.

Okay, I'll tell her.

Go change.

Rebecca, right now he needs you to be
his lawyer, not his ex -girlfriend.

Helena, don't use that tone with me.
Reckless endangerment would be a good

result. If he were guilty, yes, but he's
innocent.

He shot an unarmed kid. Who he thought
was about to commit a crime, and the kid

did have a gun on him. All I'm saying is
you used to love this guy, so maybe...

Hey, you represented George Fogelman.
I'm in love with him. But you're a close

friend. And my objectivity wasn't
compromised a bit, was it?

The man cut off heads, stabbed co
-workers, and I didn't have a clue.

My objectivity on this is fine.

Fine.

Fine.

I know it sounds crazy, but first we
started fighting over the smell.

Of the cigars?

Yes. It would get into the fabric of the
sofa.

The drapes. The house would reek.

Then there was the health.

I'd start talking about how I was afraid
that he was going to get mouse cancer

and it would escalate into a bigger
argument.

Then, in order to get out of the house
or away from me, he started going to

these cigar clubs.

Spending money we didn't have.

He started spending more and more time
there.

Our relationship continued to
deteriorate. Did you ever go for

Yes. The therapist said his cigar
smoking was an issue and that he should

But he couldn't.

He was addicted.

Are you serious?

If I establish addiction.

You won't. A trial will cost you a lot
more than just that. I expected her to

say something half credible.

Once again, if we survive summary
judgment, then my... There is no chance

going to recommend to my client that
they pay anything on this.

If you proceed, you can be sure I'll be
bringing a motion against your client

for costs, attorney's fees.

You can't win that. And even if you
could, she's judgment proof.

Just make an offer.

Nothing?

I still think I can get something. I'm
deposing a senior management executive

Williams Braylon. If I can shake him up,
I should be able to get nuisance.

Cigarette companies don't pay nuisance.
There's no way a cigar company... You

don't know that. The precedent alone...
Jimmy, this case doesn't involve you.

All right.

Depose the executive if you still get
nowhere.

Thank you.

Actually, I would like a second chair
showing that the whole firm is behind

case. It'll help me settle it faster.

I've got a status conference on
Michaels.

You just said it didn't involve me.

One depo, Jimmy.

You just have to sit there like a big
lump. You think you can do that?

She's hostile. One deposition, you can
do it.

He came in the store. He was about 70.

The victim?

Yes. I had my back to him. When he got
closer to the counter, I turned toward

him. That's when he came in yelling,
freeze.

The defendant?

Yes. What happened next?

Well, I thought something must be going
down.

I started reaching under the counter for
my rifle because I thought I was about

to be robbed.

Then the officer just opened fire.

Mr. Akufo, did you know Mr.

Armstrong was a police officer when he
came in the store?

No, he was not uniformed. Did he ever
identify himself as a police officer?

No. Could you tell the court?

Did Will Bradley ever make a move toward
you or the defendant before the

defendant opened fire?

No. He just came in, the officer yelled,
freeze, shot the boy three times.

Did you ever see a gun in Mr. Bradley's
hand?

No. Now, as Mr. Armstrong was shooting,
could you see whether or not Mr.

Bradley was holding a gun?

I could see that he wasn't.

Thank you.

You said you went looking for your rifle
once Officer Armstrong came in. Was

that your testimony?

Yes. So your eyes, they weren't on Will
Bradley at this moment?

I was looking back and forth.

Back and forth. So, for part of this
time, your eyes were not on Will

right? Yes. So if he made a sudden
movement in Mr. Armstrong's direction,

possible you might not have seen that.
True? I guess it's possible.

and by the way will bradley was carrying
a gun on his person at the time of the

shooting right i didn't see it i was
informed later he was carrying a gun

Well, in my professional opinion, we're
dead.

Why?

Until now, we always thought the store
owner reached for his gun because he

thought the kid was going to rob him.
That's what he said.

No, he said he reached for his gun
because you came in yelling freeze.

him think the robbery was going down.
Greg, try to get this. Don't talk to me

like I'm some ghetto banger, Eleanor.
I'm a police officer.

We always thought the owner would
corroborate your suspicion that a crime

play. But he only thought that based on
your behavior, not that of the victim.

So basically, we have nothing to
validate your suspicion.

I've got nine years on the force to
validate my suspicion.

I know that element.

I saw it in the store, and if I hadn't
shot him, he would have robbed the

What was he doing with a gun, Eleanor?

The problem is... The gun was not in
sight when you opened fire. The problem

the gun was not in his hand.

Who the hell are you, the DA?

No, I am your lawyer trying to make you
understand the severity of these facts.

And once again, I recommend that you
consider taking... I am not pleading

I'm not going to jail. All right, Craig.

The kid was scum.

The store owner might be dead if I
hadn't got there. I'm not taking a deal

puts me in prison.

We're deposing an executive from
Williams later today. After that, we'll

where we are.

I felt like the biggest fool.

You're not a fool.

I swear to you, Lindsay, I saw it.

I watched how he got sucked in.

The magazines, clubs.

He got sucked into that world. He became
an addict.

He spent money we didn't have, and it
cost us.

I am not crazy. I watched it happen.

Look, after tomorrow's deposition, we
might have to just cut our losses.

I have a duty to my partners.

You'd think I'd be able to sue him.

Well, it's a no -fault state.

I wanted it to happen.

I am not crazy.

Those cigars helped kill our marriage.

You seem to have the same temper I
remember.

I didn't shoot because I lost my temper,
Beck.

I'm talking about you and Eleanor.

Yeah, well, it seems like she thinks I'm
guilty.

No, she thinks you have a tough case,
which you do.

If I hadn't shot that kid, he would have
been killed by one of his homies a week

later. He was a perp.

Juvie wrecked it as long as my arm. You
know that neighborhood as well as I do.

You take that attitude on the stand,
you're going down.

Craig, are you listening to me?

I'm just frustrated.

I understand.

But you need to listen to us and do what
we tell you to.

Giving me orders again?

Just like old times?

Hey, you came to me. Yes, I did,
because... I hear you guys are good.

So listen to us.

Okay.

You need to keep an even keel up there.

Matter of fact, don't get defensive.

People who know they're innocent, don't
get defensive.

Now the DA, she's going to push.

She's going to try to get you to reveal
rage and a temper.

You don't let that happen, Craig.

Okay.

You do publish this magazine.

Yes, and other cigar manufacturers also
publish similar... Williams & Braylon

publishes this one.

That's correct.

And one goal of this magazine would be
to perhaps induce men to smoke cigars.

Well, it's actually designed more for
the cigar lover, men who already smoke.

Is it your testimony that there is no
intent to attract new customers? No, no.

Certainly, we'd like to expand our
customer base. The magazine promotes the

smoking of cigars. Can we say that?

Yes, but we do not encourage men to
leave their wives in order to do so.

Thank you.

But you probably would be aware that
cigar smoking, the smell of a cigar, it

an issue with some husbands and wives.

Not an issue to threaten a marriage.

But an issue.

Could be.

These cigar clubs, primarily for men,
would that be a fair statement?

Yes, but women aren't excluded.

What percentage of these clubs' members
are men on average?

I do not know. Would it surprise you to
learn over 95 %?

Cigars are primarily smoked by men.
We've established that.

You're aware cigars may be addictive.

There's no scientific evidence to
conclude that they are. Is it your

cigars are not addictive?

My testimony is that there is no
scientific evidence to confirm it.

cigar smokers have an increased risk of
oral cancer.

Yes. You're aware cigar smokers are at
an increased risk of esophageal cancer.

Objection. This is not a cancer. This is
just a deposition. All objections are

waived till trial except a form of the
question.

Esophageal cancer.

Most smokers do not inhale, so... Is
your testimony a smoker who doesn't

does not have a higher risk of
esophageal cancer than a non -smoker?

not be my testimony.

You're aware of an increased risk?

I'm aware of the possibility, yes.

And are you aware, even for cigar
smokers who do not inhale, their risk

larynx cancer is more than ten times
greater than it is for non -smokers?

I'm aware of that medical claim.
However, I have no basis on which to

agree or disagree with it.

Okay.

Let's turn to heart disease.

That had nothing to do with anything. I
know what I'm doing, Jimmy.

All I'm saying, this isn't a cancer
case. I have my reasons. Hold on.

Cancer is an issue. We take the case and
she's in there talking about cancer.

All right. Now she's opposing the
husband. Did you know that?

This has turned into three depositions
plus a motion for summary judgment.

We've got two lawyers on it. I thought
that was your problem.

I'm just saying. You've said enough.

Is there something I'm not getting here?

It's Lindsay who's not getting it.

From Bobby.

Lucy.

I have a plan, okay?

It's not just about... These people
don't want to go to trial.

I have a plan.

I was walking a few doors down from the
store. It's on my way home.

i saw the young man mr bradley
approaching the store i saw that he had

metal in his hand that was reflecting
the sunlight as he went into the store i

hustled up to get a better look and did
you get a better look yes when i got to

the door i could see that the suspect
was approaching the counter he was then

reaching into his coat it looked to me
like he was reaching for a weapon what

did you do then i went into the store
and ordered him to drop his weapon he

turned towards me his arm was still
inside his coat and I saw what looked

gun. I thought he was pulling it out on
me, so I shot.

How many times did you shoot?

I later found out it was three times.

What was the first thought that came to
your mind when you saw this gun?

That he was about to shoot me.

I thought my life was in danger, and I
reacted.

You were off duty, and you had a gun?

Yes. Why was that?

I carry it for personal protection.

Oh.

You said you were suspicious of Mr.
Bradley before he came into the store.

is that?

Like I said, I saw something metal in
his hand.

But because of the angle of the sun, you
weren't sure what it was.

That's correct.

What was it about this young man that
made you immediately think that he had a

gun and not something else?

I just had a feeling is all.

Mr. Armstrong, did that feeling have
anything to do with the color of Mr.

Bradley's skin?

That's ridiculous.

Have you ever heard the term racial
profiling? Yes.

Could you explain it to us?

It's making assumptions about whether or
not someone is a suspect based on their

race. Have you ever used racial
profiling in your position as a police

If you look closely, you'll see that I'm
black.

Thank you. Have you ever made derogatory
statements about any ethnic or racial

group? No.

Not even your own?

No. Is that the truth, Mr. Armstrong?

Yes, it is.

Your Honor, at this time, the
Commonwealth would like to call a

witness.

Hillary Pope.

She's an ex -girlfriend. We lived
together until about three years ago.

When's the last time you spoke to her?
Well, we speak every once in a while. We

split on okay terms.

Well, Craig, she must have something to
say. Did you talk to her about the

shooting? Yes, but I told her the same
thing I told everybody else. I told her

what happened.

And you never said, God, what have I
done, or I've made a big mistake?

I was upset about it. I told her that.
But I didn't admit to being wrong or

anything. All right, what about this
racial profiling issue? Did you ever

to her about that? No.

What's going on, Rebecca?

What are they doing?

I don't know.

But we'll find out soon enough.

You ready? It's quarter to eight.

I'm ready.

I'm sorry if this has been some trouble.

I never... She's a friend and you need
sex.

Please don't make fun of me.

This case, is it pushing a button that I
can't see?

Maybe.

I think when a couple splits up, I feel
threatened by it.

That marriage doesn't work.

Well, if you're a friend's marriage was
truly broken up by...

A cigar, I wouldn't point to it as an
example of the institution. They had a

really strong marriage, Bobby, for so
long.

Then, poof.

He lit up?

Yes.

She had a baby, she couldn't drop the
weight, she got a little fat, and he

switched to a cigar.

Will that be your argument in court?

No.

I still want to make love to you.

And I am not going to switch to a cigar.

If the passion is eroding even before we
walk down the aisle... My passion isn't

eroding.

Promise?

Promise.

My parents had a perfect marriage.

Right up until the moment my father
left.

Their marriage wasn't perfect, Lindsay.
They were just sheltering you from it.

You know that.

I think I'm anxious to blame those
cigars myself in this case.

Because I don't want to believe that
people just stop loving each other.

We lived together for two years, from
1994 to 1996.

Miss Pope, during the course of your
relationship, did the defendant ever

express any feelings about African
Americans?

Sometimes.

He'd use derogatory names.

The N -word.

All right.

Occasionally, people will use derogatory
terms about people of their own race

affectionately and not maliciously.

Are you sure that wasn't what was going
on? No. I know what you're talking

about. When Craig Armstrong calls
someone a nigger...

He means it in the way the word was
originally intended.

Objection. Foundation. Her foundation is
she lived with him. It's also

inflammatory and prejudicial and has
nothing to do with me. All right.

I'm allowing the testimony.

Ms. Washington, you're free to cross
-examine. Please sit.

When your ex -boyfriend spoke this way,
was there a context?

He was usually unwinding at the end of
the day.

He'd talk about all the shiftless
niggers he had to roust or the welfare

with their litters of kids.

He called them litters like dogs.

That's a lie.

Officer Armstrong, sit down.

Did Officer Armstrong, to your
knowledge, ever make these kind of

remarks about white people?

No, he did not.

So when Mr. Armstrong made these
comments you said he made, how did you

to them? I didn't say anything.

You never said anything?

You didn't say, please don't use those
ugly words when referring to black

people? No. So for two years, you lived
with Mr. Armstrong making derogatory

comments about African Americans, and
you never said anything?

If his comments were so offensive, why
did you stay with him?

He wasn't abusive to me, and eventually
I did leave him.

Did you report any of this to Officer
Armstrong's superiors?

No. Well, we should believe you now.

I'm telling the truth.

Or maybe you saw your ex -boyfriend on
TV and thought you could really stick it

to him one last time.

Objection. Sustained.

Did the police come to you or did you go
to them?

I went to them.

Why?

Because I think Craig might be quick to
pull the trigger on a black person he

happened on in a convenience store.

I specifically asked, did she have
anything to say on the racial profiling?

never said the stuff she said I did. Why
would she lie? I don't know.

Maybe that's the way she heard it, but I
never said it like that.

Did you call black women Jemimas and
their children litters of kids? It

like that.

Well, how was it like?

How was it like? Come on. You're a
defense attorney, Rebecca. We deal with

same scum. I do not think of human
beings as scum. And if you do... Hey,

ever been out there?

It's a tough job.

After a while, it's hard to sympathize
with people who are smoking crack or

boosting VCRs or shooting children.

Sympathize with black people. You're
going to tell me when you see a news

for some awful crime, you don't say a
silent prayer that it's not one of us?

And when you see that it is, Rebecca, do
you sympathize or are you disgusted?

Neither.

I'm in pain.

It hurts. Look, it's these criminals
that make us look bad.

And that's why I sometimes blow off
steam in the privacy of my own home.

Make us look bad to who? To white folks?
All folks.

Look, if you want to be lumped in with
those animals out there, that's fine.

Animals? Yes.

Some people act like animals and they
deserve the same amount of respect.

That's all I was saying to Hillary.

Nothing more.

Did you take one look at Will Bradley
and think he was one of those animals?

was a clean shoot, Rebecca.

Do you hear yourself?

I don't know who you are anymore.

I'm somebody who wanted to get out of
the neighborhood just as bad as you.

Look at you.

You're a lawyer.

You made it.

Well, so did I.

Yeah.

And you returned one of those white cops
we grew up with.

All right, look.

If we can still plead this out, you have
to let us try.

I would hardly consider a cigar the doom
of my marriage.

Can you tell us what was?

Mainly, we stopped communicating.

May sound like the old cliche, but we
drifted apart.

Eventually, the estrangement left us
both feeling rather isolated.

And then... Then what?

Then I met somebody else.

I fell in love. And it was after you met
this other woman. We filed for divorce

shortly after.

At some point during your estrangement,
you began smoking cigars.

Yes, but that... Thank you.

Are you addicted to them?

Probably. How many do you smoke a day?

Six or seven.

How's your professional life at the
moment?

Is that what you're telling them? I
didn't tell her anything.

Please direct your responses to me.

How's your professional life?

It's not good.

I was laid off as a senior accountant 11
months ago.

Now I'm employed as a junior accountant.

Less money?

Yeah. Mr. Pinkner, according to your
wife, when you would argue over your

smoking cigars, you would say you like
the way they make you feel.

Could you explain that?

Well, uh...

Cigar means success.

They're expensive.

They stand for victory.

You look at these magazines.

Success.

You said something about flicking an
ash.

Oh, yeah.

When I flick an ash, it's like I dust
off a problem.

It makes me powerful.

The more expensive the cigar, the more
important I am.

Why the cigar clubs, Mr. Pinkner?

I don't know.

The exclusivity of it makes you feel
like somebody.

Sitting, talking with men.

I liked it.

I'm still so confused.

Where are you going with all this?

One more meeting. I just need to do a
little research.

Bobby. Hi.

If I could get you to sit in, that'd be
great. Show of strength. The meeting is

at three.

You won't have to do anything. Just back
me up when necessary.

I'll be back in an hour and a half.
Lucy, could you straighten out the

conference room?

Do you know where she's headed with
this?

Not really.

Then I guess we'll find out.

Come on. You put reckless on the table,
Helen. That was before you made me try

it. I'm not pleading out now. Look, you
know at worst this guy was overzealous.

He is certainly... Look, Eleanor, I put
the offer out there. You said no. You

can't have it both ways. We have grounds
on unfair surprise anyway. Why not just

bank your conviction?

Sorry.

You've been hanging around Richard B.
too long.

Ouch. Well, you got any ideas, Rebecca?

His juvie record.

Excuse me? The victim. Craig said he had
a long juvie record. It shouldn't be

sealed anymore.

Does the seal survive death?

I don't think so. Let's go get him.

You want to put the victim on trial? We
just want to introduce his priors. Why?

Our client made a judgment call, Your
Honor, a judgment based on nine years of

experience in the field. Mr. Bradley has
a pretty extensive juvenile criminal

record, including being a suspect in a
murder. What are you saying?

That your client knows one when he sees
one? Well, in essence, yes. Oh, please,

shoot away.

The kid was a suspected murderer. The
jury should be allowed to hear that. You

know, this is absolutely ridiculous. The
only relevancy goes to the defendant's

state of mind, and he did not know the
victim was a murder suspect when he

opened fire.

He had opportunity to observe his
demeanor. Nice try, but forget it. The

victim's priors did not come in. Your
Honor. No chance.

Any more witnesses?

Closing argument, 3 .30.

So now what?

We argue the elements.

You still have a shot. If the jury
believes you, you're home.

Well, this kid was bad.

He had two aggravated assaults.

In a murder charge, got kicked because
of a bad search.

Oh, my God, I knew the man this kid
killed.

Craig, it was Gavin Page. Remember, he
lived in our street. He was this tall

guy.

What? You're closer, Captain Page.

When was the last time you saw him?

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God, what?

This shooting wasn't a mistake, was it,
Craig?

This Bradley kid shot your friend?

Got kicked because of a bad search?

You executed him.

Clean shoot.

You're a murderer.

Clean shoot.

The reason the store owner saw no gun,
he had no gun.

You planted it on him after the kid went
down.

Clean shoot.

I grew up with a man.

I loved him even.

Rebecca, you hadn't seen him for over
ten years. But when you know somebody,

know somebody.

I can't believe... We just put our best
faces on and we do the job.

That's what they taught us in law
school, remember?

Legal ethics class, we just... I'm not
sure I can close.

Look. If you feel you're going to be too
emotional about it, I suppose I can do

it, but it should probably be you.

Why?

Because you're black.

And in the wake of this racial profiling
thing, we need a black attorney to

stand up there and close.

It'll help, Rebecca. Let's not kid
ourselves.

Our best chance at acquittal is you.

That's what we're supposed to be going
for, right?

An acquittal.

Now, I have already given you way more
time than this case deserves, and I'm at

the point of instructing counsel to
bring an action against you for abuse of

process. That's not going to happen, Mr.
Stewart.

Do you really think I'm going to pay
your client money?

A broken marriage because her husband
smoked cigars?

Do I look like the idiot of the new
millennium to you?

No. I see symptoms of intelligence, and
that's why you will settle this case.

You might think we have a lousy claim,
Mr. Stewart.

But we'll survive summary judgment, and
here's why.

It's foreseeable that cigar smoking
breeds contempt between men and women.

when you promote institutions like cigar
clubs, which serve to segregate

husbands and wives, it's foreseeable
that it could lead to some marital

estrangement. When you publish magazines
that seduce men with imagery of success

and affluence that goes along with
smoking a Cohiba...

It's foreseeable that some men will fall
for it, especially men like Mr.

Pinkner, who by his own testimony
started smoking just because it made him

good, made him feel commensurate with
the luster of your magazine.

Will that survive a judgment?

Probably not.

Will we survive summary judgment?

Yes. And when we get to trial, you can
be sure we will be playing the addiction

card. Mr. Pinkner had no choice but to
smoke these things once he became

addicted. Do we like that word?

Addicted. Addicted.

Addicted.

And we certainly don't want any forum
asking that question, do we, Mr.

Because it still remains the dirty
little secret of the cigar

The attorneys general of every state
have already targeted cigarette

You don't see characters on TV puffing
palm oils anymore.

But with cigars, they still remain
untouched. They're still trendy,

correct. And the idea that that could
change billions and billions of dollars.

Addicted, addicted, addicted.

This law firm beat the tobacco companies
once with cigarettes. I'm all set to

take you on here.

Cancer of the lip, tongue, throat,
larynx, esophagus.

Pulmonary lung disease, coronary heart
disease, all of these risks come into

play in this case.

Why? Because my client testified that
her health concerns attributed to the

arguments that led to estrangement.

Fear of cancer is an issue.

Were her fears reasonable?

Question of fact.

You people peddle carcinogens, toxic
little cancer sticks with carbon

nicotine, hydrogen cyanide, and people
still think it's cool. By the time this

trial is over, I will make you seem so
uncool and I'll get the attention. You

know why?

Because I have a... track record already
of beating the tobacco companies all

the law journals are waiting to see who
i take on next it's you so keep laughing

make my day it's you

he

saw what he thought was a gun what was
he supposed to do Even the store owner

was going after his own rifle. He
thought he was about to be robbed.

You heard my client's testimony.

This was a mistake.

He saw Will Bradley reach for his gun.

The victim never grabbed his gun.

It was found inside his jacket.

We also heard testimony from Mr.
Armstrong's former girlfriend.

She told us how this man would
discriminate against some blacks.

How he was prejudiced towards kids
because of their color, their poverty.

He walked into the store, made a
judgment, and started shooting.

And there is no evidence to suggest
that.

None. And nobody in the department ever
heard him say the things his ex

-girlfriend says he said because he
never said them.

What would be her motive to lie?

A lot of trouble to go to just because
of her feelings.

What would be Mr. Armstrong's motive to
shoot? The Commonwealth has offered no

motive whatsoever here. Why?

Because this was an accident. This is a
police officer sitting at that table.

A good man who thought he was preventing
a robbery. And let's ask ourselves,

why did Will Bradley have that gun?

Let's ask ourselves.

If Craig Armstrong hadn't come in, what
would have happened?

Maybe the store owner would be dead.

So easy for us to second guess. This
happened in a second, and Craig

had to make a quick call.

And he just opened fire. That's the call
he made. He shot a man three times. The

call he made was murder.

Now, do we just excuse that because he's
a cop?

That's your call.

$270 ,000.

What did you say?

Minus contingency and cost, you'll net
out around $175 ,000 or so.

How? I don't understand. You all but
assured me I had no case.

You didn't.

But that's the thing about this
business.

The merits of the actual case sometimes
have nothing to do with the outcome.

My God.

Congratulations.

Lindy.

Can we sue her?

Who? The woman he fell in love with. The
other woman. She knew he was married

when she... Alienation of affection.
Same cause of action.

I think you're all out of people to sue
on this one.

You need to move on now.

What am I going to do?

Just go home with $175 ,000?

He's gone, Martha.

You have to move on.

Thank you.

Sure.

Hey.

You won.

Will the defendant please rise?

Mr. Foreman, you have reached a
unanimous verdict.

We have, Your Honor.

What say you?

In the matter of the Commonwealth v.

Armstrong on the charge of murder two,
we find the defendant, Craig Armstrong,

not guilty.

On the charge of manslaughter, we find
the defendant not guilty.

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen of the
jury.

This court is adjourned.

You did it.

Thank you.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

Congratulations, Craig.

You can go.

I can live with myself.

Well, that's the difference between us,
I guess.

Case is over. Week is over.

Let's go home.

I'm ready.

You've got everybody stunned, Lindsay.
How you manufactured that case got them

to pay money.

I know the fear of a trial scared them,
but still, you sued a cigar company for

breaking up a marriage.

Yeah.

You don't seem too thrilled for someone
who just pulled a rabbit out of a hat.

You know what scares me, Bobby?

The cigar really did break them up.

They were a close couple.

He lost his job, suffered some esteem
problems, some depression. He bought a

of those silly cigar magazines and saw
the beautiful people in expensive

puffing away, and he basically tried to
escape to that world.

By smoking cigars and joining those
clubs and he... Suddenly was in this

universe that excluded Martha and
they... So you think the cigar company

really be held liable?

No.

I'm thinking... How fragile marriage is.

Lose a job.

Suffer depression, seek escape.

A loving couple.

And they were loving. I saw them.

I knew them.

Half of the cards.

I'm never going to stop loving you.

How do you know?

I've only just begun to love you.