All language subtitles for In the Blink of an Eye (1996) Full Movie Jeffrey Dean Morgan Denise Richards Mimi Rogers

The following dramatization is based on
court documents, published accounts, and

interviews, and is told from the
perspective of Sonia Jacobs and Mickey

I water it every day. Not too much.

No matter where we are, we'll always
remember that it's here, getting bigger

bigger.

Sticks and stones, needles and pins,
Mickey and Sunny will always be friends.

Mickey!

We're like sisters now, Sonny, for as
long as we live.

But I'll never see you again.

You're moving too far.

Mickey, hurry!

We're leaving!

Yes, you will.

it was you, Christy.

I don't suppose we could postpone this
again, right? Oh, no

way. When we win that award, honey, we
are going to look good.

I wear more than this at the beach.

How about this?

Red. Lovely.

Got anything in leopard? No.

What? I have this.

This is it.

Yeah. This is the first step to selling
out.

Before you know it, I'll be wearing
girdles and having my nails done.

It's the 90s, Mickey.

Even humanitarian, politically correct
freedom fighters can enjoy playing dress

-up once in a while.

Besides, I get my nails done, and I
manage to hang on to my soul.

Lawyers don't have souls.

I have elbow -length gloves.

Great. Maybe you can rustle me up a
tiara.

Hello?

Mom. Yeah.

It's okay.

No, I'll give the tickets to my agent.
He was dying to go anyway. And I think

he's got a crush on Christy.

I'll call you if I win.

Sonny.

Now, what about her?

Dad. Uh, yeah, yeah, right. Okay. Bye.

They're not coming?

No.

Some old friends are coming to visit
from New York.

You upset?

Not about that. She told me that my best
friend, when I was a kid, has been in

prison for 15 years.

What for?

Killing two cops.

And the guy she was living with is being
executed in May.

Nice friends, Mick.

I don't know him, but Sonny was the
nicest kid in the world.

Now she's a cop killer?

And this award is our calling card.

Would you put that thing away?

I'll strut a little, darling. It's good
for business.

Well, there's David Haynes. He wants to
meet you.

Jeremy, I've gotten blisters from glad
-handing. Mickey, dear, the studios are

crawling over him to finance his next
movie. He's not bad -looking, either.

Listen, he loved your documentary, and
if you play him right... I don't want to

play anyone, Jeremy. Oh, he's not asking
you to sell out.

Mickey,

people don't see documentaries.

They see movies, and David gets movies
made.

So work with me.

Lead the way.

Hello? Sonny Jacobs?

Yes, operator, I'll accept.

So Sonny's parents thought it was my
puppy. My folks thought it was hers.

Anyway. We got away with it for a few
weeks. That was 30 years ago. If you're

flying 3 ,000 miles to have a reunion
with the same sweet little girl, you're

going to be disappointed. I am also
seeing my parents. Oh, yeah, right.

What about our meeting with David
Haynes?

Hey, I've got my law practice to fall
back on, but you, you've been waiting

whole life for this opportunity.

I'll reschedule. Oh, she's been in
prison for years. Why is it suddenly so

unfortunate? I don't know.

We were like sisters growing up.

Like twins, we'd dress in the same
outfits. We talked in secret codes.

She was a good kid, Christy.

How could she do something like this? It
just doesn't make sense.

Murders come from all kinds of
neighborhoods, Mickey.

Even yours.

I've got to see her.

Count. All inmates report to their
cells.

Thank you.

Weird, you're all grown up.

You know, your face hasn't really
changed.

Neither has yours.

Except for the wrinkles.

You certainly haven't lost any of your
charm.

You really look good.

Well, I exercise.

I do yoga.

Yet, plenty of beauty rest.

Would you, uh... Would you like a soda
or something?

Yeah. Okay.

They feed you in here?

Yeah, prison food.

Not a lot of choices if you're a
vegetarian.

You're a vegetarian?

Yeah, I have been for years.

I kept mine, too.

All my stuff's been in storage since my
parents died.

I'm sorry, Sunny.

Mom told me about the plane crash.

They let me go to the funeral.

I only got to see the kids for about
five minutes before they hauled me away.

That's awful.

Well, at least my parents got to see me
get off death row before they died.

It's a very recommended life, you know.

But the judge overruled them.

Why?

I don't know.

But I think he used to be a state
trooper.

Anyway, an appeals court finally
commuted my sentence to life.

But not Jesse's.

They allow you to see him?

Not since the trial.

But we write to each other every day.

Tell me about your kids.

Eric is 25.

God.

He has a little girl.

Wait a minute. That makes you a
grandmother.

What about your daughter?

Gina.

She was just a baby when I got here.

Um, she's been with a foster family
since my parents died.

It's been hard.

Can we talk about something else?

Sure.

It's kind of strange seeing her after so
long.

Funny, she hasn't changed that much.

Get used to hearing from folks you ain't
seen.

Jesse's execution will bring out all the
ghouls and do -gooders.

Mickey didn't come because of Jessie.

She was my best friend.

You know, when you're kids, your best
friend is, like, the most important

in the whole world.

Hey, as long as she keeps you in candy
bars, she'll stay on my boat.

I don't know. You packed everything in
this one little bag.

Oh, nobody dresses up like they used to,
Leon. People don't care.

People like to be comfortable.

Makeup and a new hairstyle. You could be
so much prettier.

I'm sure I could get you into my
hairdresser tomorrow.

I'm visiting Sunny tomorrow, Mom.

You're going back to that prison?

No, I'm going to meet her for cocktails
at the Fontainebleau.

There's no need to be sarcastic.

I'm sorry.

I'm tired.

Well, if you want to spend all your time
here in a place like that, visiting

with someone you haven't laid eyes on in
30 years, fine.

I just don't understand you.

You never did.

Welcome home, honey.

Thanks, Dad.

Do you remember that tree we planted?

Oh, God.

I wonder if it's still there.

No, I went back to Elmont eight years
ago, and I tried to find it.

All the trees looked alike.

You know, I am tired of talking about
me.

Tell me about you.

One day is pretty much like another.

Not a lot to tell.

How about what the hell happened?

Go ahead, say it. Everybody else has.

How could I have been stupid enough to
get involved with an ex -punch?

Sonny, I'm just trying to understand.

Me too.

Of the two of us, I always figured you'd
be the one to end up in trouble.

You're right.

I don't know if you can understand.

You haven't changed that much from when
we were kids.

For me, I feel like I've already lived
three or four lives.

And the person I was when I met Jesse,
well, let's just say he

was dangerous and exciting, and I like
that.

Hmm.

Papers called you Bonnie and Clyde.
Well, that crap sold a lot of papers.

Nothing to do with the truth.

We were just struggling to get by,
trying to raise our kids.

Mom asked me once why I didn't run when
I found out Jesse had been in prison.

Truth is, he didn't tell me right away.

By then, I was hooked.

By the time Tina was born, we were a
real family.

Jesse always treated Eric like his own
son.

We didn't have much money, but we had
each other.

And we were in love.

Put it down next week on business.

I thought you were going to paint the
mural for the daycare center.

Yeah, well, so was I. Until somebody
told him I'd been on the joint.

Anyway, I found this guy. He's got a
couple of 9mms for sale pretty cheap.

Oh, listen.

I can re -blow them and sell them.

I don't like that thing with the gun.

Oh, honey.

Look, as long as your name's on that
bill, it's not anything funny.

I don't know what I can do.

We need the money.

Tuffy, I don't want you to go.

Eric, will you please turn that thing
down?

I want to go home.

We've been here a week.

When's the car going to be fixed? Honey,
I don't know.

Jesse said he would take care of it.

Can I at least go outside?

No.

I hate it here.

Back up. We're leaving.

Now? Yeah. This is Walter Rhodes. He's
going to give us a ride upstate.

Hey, man, why don't you grab a cup of
coffee or something?

No problem.

Honey, can't we wait till morning?

No, he wants to go tonight.

He gives me the creeps. Who is he?

He's just a guy I met up in prison.

Look, it's just a ride.

You want to get out of here or not?

Don't turn, Mommy.

No, nothing, honey.

Get up. We're going to go home.

Come on, sweetheart.

Why are we stopping now?

Because your chauffeur needs some shot
-eye.

You don't want me to fall asleep and
kill a foul, do you?

It'll be daylight soon. I'm tired, too.

This your gun?

What's the problem, officer?

This yours?

Yes, sir.

License and registration.

What are you hassling us for? We're not
doing anything.

You just sit there and keep quiet.

Mommy? Quiet, Eric. It's okay.

Parole violators, ma 'am. We're screwed.

This is 1 -8 -12. I need a 10 -29.

That gun one of ours?

Not anymore.

Shut that kid up. Would you relax?

I'm scared, Jesse.

Step out of the car. Keep your hands
where I can see them.

You two.

What the hell did I do?

Just step out of the car.

I can't. The door's broken.

You, step to the front of the car.

Get out!

Hey, Mommy.

It's okay, honey. Try to find Tim his
beer.

I didn't see anything.

All I know is I didn't do it, and
neither did Jesse.

If you didn't see, how do you know?

No physical contact.

I've got to go.

Thanks for coming.

Sunny, when can I come back? Whenever.
I'm not going anywhere.

Yeah, I figured she was guilty, too,
until I heard her side.

So you believe her?

In my heart, I do.

And what does your head tell you?

Come on.

You run across an inmate who says he's
guilty of anything, be sure and let me

know. Yeah, but what if she's telling
the truth? What if she's innocent?

Well, in this country, you're innocent
until proven guilty. And she's been

proven guilty.

You're obsessing about this, you know.
No, I'm not.

The one thing you've talked about for
the last five years and you're blowing

off. I'm sorry. I know you don't
understand, but I've got to do this.

Okay.

It's your life.

Who is that?

Kate DeFaro, Jesse's mom.

She wants me to confess to the shooting.

Try and save Jesse.

I can't believe she'd ask you to do
something like that.

I can't.

I'm a mother, too.

I thought I'd talk to my lawyers about
it.

I'm in for life anyway.

Why should you?

If it weren't for him... Don't.

I love him.

Sonny, I don't get it.

Why aren't you angry with him for what
happened?

Why should I be?

So I'd have someone to blame?

Well, maybe I'm not that grown up. I
think he ruined your life. Mickey? You

don't think he ruined your life? I made
my own choices.

Sonny, when I think about what you went
through that day... How did you do it?

I'd been alone.

I really think I would have fallen
apart.

But I had the kid to think about.

Come on, damn it!

Come on!

Let's go, hurry.

She's got the guns, honey.

You don't want to go without us.

Move it, now!

Come on, baby girl.

Hurry! Come on, Harry.

Let's go!

Oh, my God. Honey, don't look.

Come on!

Don't be scared. I've got you.

Here take Tina.

We need another car.

We're in this together.

Be careful, Jeffrey.

You'll be okay.

I love you. Let's go.

We need your car, mister. Hey, what are
you doing?

They see a driver's license
registration.

Dan.

What are you doing, man?

Go!

Jesse, the kids.

Stay cool.

tired of hearing a good story.

Ballistics matched those slugs we dug
out of those two troopers to the nine

millimeter we found on your boyfriend. I
told you I didn't see what happened.

Don't give me the see no evil, hear no
evil crap. I just didn't know what

happened to my kids.

If I don't start hearing the truth, you
may never see those kids again.

Mommy!

Mommy! Hey!

Eric? Hey!

Mommy, are you okay?

Mommy, I'm scared. Let's go.

Tell them to call Grandma.

Eric, I love you.

Tell Tina Mommy loves her.

detention center for a week.

Can you imagine that?

A little boy all alone and scared.

My parents finally got him out.

It's amazing. He never lost faith in me.

What about Tina?

Tina gave up on me a long time ago.

It's funny. It's okay. Let it go.

You don't show emotion in here, Mickey.

If they see me crying, I'll go to lock
up.

They do that.

I brought some pictures.

Mom and Dad brought them to see me every
chance they could.

Do you know it's only seven?

Mickey, I have a love.

Maybe not the one I would have
preferred.

But I make the best of it.

Here's something.

You spent 15 years in prison for
something you didn't do.

But I was there.

And those men died.

And there isn't a day goes by that I
don't think about their children.

You didn't kill those two men, Sonny.

You weren't committing a crime when it
happened, so how could they convict you?

Well, it wasn't exactly a fair fight.

I've done you any bit.

Sorry, I mean, it's just formality.

So read the charges against you, you'll
make your plea, and we'll be out of

here.

I'm your lawyer.

Judge Zachler appointed me.

Good morning, Mr. Sass.

Andy?

Jesse.

They're arraigning him separately.

Part of his deal.

What deal?

Well, I thought you knew.

He's going to testify that you and
Taffaro killed those cops.

The press was playing up the Bonnie and
Clyde thing. Cop killers.

And the D .A. was relying heavily on
Rhodes' testimony.

I kept thinking nobody in their right
mind would believe him.

And after Sonia fired the gun?

Jesse got away from the other cop,
grabbed the gun from Sonia, and opened

I have no further questions.

You may step down.

Rhodes played right to the jury.

I couldn't believe what was happening.

But no matter how much I complained,
Andy kept saying, Sass had no case.

And then the nightmare got worse.

Lucky for Sass, along came Brenda Isham.

Where did you meet Sonia Jacobs?

We were in the same cell.

Did you ever discuss her case?

She said she was glad she killed him.

Would you do it again?

Court is adjourned till 9 a .m. tomorrow
morning.

I never exchanged one word with that
girl. I swear, I want you to put me on

stand. That will carry you apart.

Don't worry.

I'm preserving everything for the
appeal.

You keep talking about an appeal. If
there's no evidence, how can they find

guilty? Bonya, I'm an experienced
lawyer. I know what I'm doing. They have

case.

I read somewhere that if a jury has
voted to acquit, they'll usually make

contact with the defendant when they
return.

None of them looked at me that day.

The jury has reached a verdict in this
case.

In the charge of first -degree murder,
we find the defendant, Sonia Jacobs,

guilty.

Jesse. I'll write you every day.

I love you, Sonia.

Sonia, will you beg for mercy?

I don't want mercy. I want a death.
That's all.

How have you survived in here?

Well, Beth Roe will prepare you.

Four years, seven months, 19 days, on a
little walk all alone.

I had room for six paces, and that's
what I did all day. I paced back and

and back and forth and back and forth.

You know what they call you on the road?

Dead man.

Because that's what you are, the walking
dead.

And I was only allowed to read two
books, the Bible and a law book.

I guess they figured either way, live or
die, I'd be prepared.

Will you talk to me, please?

I knew I was losing my mind and that
pretty soon there would be nothing left

inside.

So I learned to meditate, to examine my
life and my situation.

And I realized there were two ways of
looking at it.

I could be in a cell or a sanctuary.

I couldn't change where I was, so I
changed my perception.

I want to help.

Got a hacksaw on you?

I'm serious.

Why?

You don't belong here.

Sonny, what they've done to you makes me
sick.

I'll do everything I can to help you,
but there's one condition. You tell me

truth.

Always.

I want to talk to your lawyers.

You'll like them. They've worked for
free ever since the money ran out.

I want to meet Eric and Tina.

Why are you doing this?

Because I think he's innocent.

I thought you'd be happy, Tina.

Happy? What difference does it make if
I'm happy?

I mean, you think anybody gives a damn?

Hey, Tina, knock it off.

Do whatever you want.

I don't even know why I came.

But you don't blame her.

I remember.

It happened just the way she told you.

Just the way she told everybody.

Nobody was interested in the truth.

And the hardest part is knowing that I
might have been able to help her.

She should have let me testify.

Why didn't you?

She said I'd been through enough.

She said she would go to the electric
chair before she'd let them rip me apart

on the witness stand.

Eric, you were a little kid.

Even if the prosecutor didn't manage to
trip you up on some detail, sweetie,

they would have figured you were lying
just to protect your mom.

Anyway, I don't mean to intrude, but I
want to help.

Quite the contrary.

We're grateful for any help that you can
give us.

A fresh perspective would be nice.

Sonny's final appeal has to be submitted
within six months.

This is Holly Strafer, Sonny's co
-counsel, Mickey Dickoff.

Nice to meet you.

Six months?

It really isn't that long.

If the appeal fails and the outs are 10
,000 to one, it will.

Sonny will be in prison for the rest of
her life.

So...

Where would you like to begin?

What have you got for me to read?

Christy? It's me.

Listen, can you come out here for a few
days?

I guess she could take the sofa.

Mom, I wouldn't ask Christy to stay here
without asking.

I rented an apartment today.

Well, it justifies reason.

First, you give up a perfectly good
teaching job to pursue a film career,

now that something's finally come of
that, you throw it all away for this.

What would you like me to do?

Just forget about it, go back to L .A.?
She was my best friend.

And what if you're wrong?

I mean, have you even considered that?

What if she is a murderer?

Well, you'll get to repeat your favorite
expression. You were right and I was

wrong.

Her lawyer should have let her testify.

If the jury had heard her, they never
would have convicted her. Read this.

They found six guns in the car, all
registered as Sonny. It says she

to two cops and she lied, Mickey.

You told the cops you were only a
hitchhiker?

That you didn't even know Rhodes or
Jesse?

I was terrified.

I'd been through hell that night, and I
would have said anything, anything to

get out of there and get back to my
kids.

What about those confessions?

Mickey, I never confessed to anyone.

But all those guys, they were all
registered in your name. That's right.

were registered, meaning I didn't break
any laws.

Don't play games with me.

I've made a lot of stupid mistakes.

And believe me, I've had plenty of time
to think about it. But I've also had

enough judgment to last three lifetimes,
and I sure as hell don't need it from

you.

Now you listen to me.

I've learned a few things in the last 15
years myself.

And one of them is, only a fool accepts
everything on blind faith.

I have put my life on hold for you. Hey,
you contacted me, remember?

If you've changed your mind, go on. Get
out of here. Find somebody else's flag

to wave.

What the hell is that supposed to mean?
Oh, come on. That's what you do, isn't

it? Just go from one lost cause to
another? St. Mickey?

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry I didn't mean that.

Forgive me.

Simon? Okay, but if you lie to me, I'm
gone.

Okay, I've written down everything I can
think of. Questions to ask, documents

to request.

I don't know how to thank you. Oh, this
is such a long shot, Nikki.

Yeah.

I am scared to death how I screwed
things up for her.

Oh, I'm way over my head.

But I couldn't quit now even if I wanted
to.

Hey, you take care.

Bye.

Bye!

Sonny, is there any way I can get a hold
of Jesse's records?

Kay has them, but I doubt if she'll be
very helpful.

Jose said it would be pointless for me
to say I did it.

She's pretty upset.

How can she hold that against you? It's
crazy.

They're about to execute her only child.

It'd be crazy, too.

Visiting hours are now over.

He's got to stay.

There was a chance for Clemencey. Don't
give up hope. There is no hope.

The media, the lawyers, the politicians
have already decided.

Any

word

about Jesse?

No.

If Brenda Isomery can't enter testimony,
would it help?

If we could prove she was coached or
coerced.

But first they have to find her. Then
get her to admit she's a liar.

Not likely.

She lied. Plain and simple. We've got to
find her.

We've had a private detective looking
for her for months.

Jesse Thay has been lifted.

The execution's tonight.

Sonny? Jesse?

1977.

That's the last time I heard your voice.

Sometimes I thought about you so hard.

I'm sure you could hear me.

Hear my thoughts.

I wish I could see you.

Mom came by.

Tina, too.

Tina?

They strip searched her.

Fifteen years old and they strip
searched her.

Well, I mean, is she okay?

Oh, God, she was so grown up.

I told her I almost didn't recognize her
because she was wearing makeup.

She did the damnedest thing.

She took out a tissue and wiped the
makeup off right there at the table.

Listen, I know this is hard for you.

It's okay, baby. I love you.

I want to make this easier. I'm going to
hang up first, okay?

You won't believe it. They pulled the
switch three times and his head caught

fire.

Should I get that?

Okay.

I'm sorry, my grandmother can't talk
right now.

Tina?

Tina, it's me, Mom.

Honey, talk to me.

Will you, please?

Don't you vultures ever give up.

It's been three months.

Find another story and leave me alone.

I'm a friend of Sonny Jacobs' Mrs.
Taffaro.

I'm not a reporter.

Uh, please, I... I'm just trying to save
my friend the way you were trying to

save Jesse.

He was an artist.

He studied Japanese brush painting in
prison.

Loved to read.

He was a writer, you know.

They burned him at the stake.

And your friend could have saved him.
You're wrong.

Sonny's the only person in the whole
world who loved him as much as you do.

She could have lied for him.

Mr. Farrow, Sonny is not responsible for
Jesse's death.

If you need to blame someone, blame
Walter Rhodes.

Blame Michael Thet.

Blame the public's need for revenge, but
not Sonny.

She loved your son.

Do you think he was innocent?

Transcripts are in those boxes.

Thank you.

I want them back.

Yeah, but I was only three weeks late
with my payment.

Well, can't you raise my credit limit?
I've been a good customer for 20 years.

Yeah, well, I'm expecting a residual
check soon, and I'll send it in then.

Hmm. Thanks.

So I lied.

Must be tough.

Yeah, well, they always want to give you
credit until you need it.

Okay,

where were we?

Rhodes recanted his testimony three
times. He said he did it all, but it

make any difference.

Didn't die with ballistics or the
witness account.

See, the bullet that hit the police car
definitely came from the back of the

Camaro. And the truck driver, Hyman,
remembers Rhodes in front.

Yeah.

But both truck drivers clearly remember
seeing Jesse pinned on the hood of the

police car when the first shots were
fired.

Yeah, so if Rhodes and Jesse are both in
front, who fired from the back?

It wasn't Sonny. I know, I know, I know.
But who?

I don't know.

I'm beat.

I'm going to hit the road.

Okay.

You know...

You ought to get some sleep, too.

Yeah. Holly.

What about Brenda Isham?

Nothing yet, Mick.

I'll check with our detective again
tomorrow, okay?

Night.

Night, Holly.

Mickey, what's wrong?

Jose, you're not going to believe this.

I've figured out what happened.

So, this is Hyman's truck parked here.

Rhodes is standing at the front of the
Camaro before the shooting starts.

Both the truck drivers see this and see
the cops subdue Jesse and slam him on

the hood of the police car.

And then their testimony differs.

Mackenzie sees Trooper Black make a
radio call and sees Rhodes move to the

of the Camaro.

But Hyman never sees any of this because
Mackenzie's truck blocks Hyman's view.

By the time Mackenzie's truck clears
Hyman, the shooting starts and Hyman's

watching the action, the cops falling.

Now, it never registered in Hyman's mind
Rhodes moved because he never saw it.

But there's still one problem.

Ballistics show the shots came from the
back seat.

They inserted a pole into the bullet
hole that they found the police car.

The trajectory pointed directly to where
Sonny was seated.

But Rhodes was the one who drove the
police car away from the scene, so they

don't know exactly where it was parked.

Now look.

If you shift it, even a foot, now the
trajectory points behind the Camaro

where Rhodes moved.

At the trial, he swore Sonny fired the
gun, then handed it to Jesse.

But Rhodes was the only one who
conclusively tested positive for firing

that day.

If you're right,

it proves that Sonny was innocent.

It proves Jesse was, too.

Jose did it. I am part of your defense
team now. Wow.

That is not the best part.

I figured out what happened that day.

But, Sonny, my theory proves both of you
were innocent.

No, you don't understand.

Jesse always said that he didn't do it,
but I never really knew.

And I guess in the back of my mind, I
figured if he did do it, that somehow it

justified me being here all this year.

Sonny, I'm sorry. I thought in some way
this would make you happy.

Oh, it does.

His mom will know, and Eric and Tina
will know.

I just wish I could tell him I'm sorry.

Jose says it'll be hard to get the
graphics and the appeal.

Either way, I win.

How's that?

You've shown me what it's like to trust
somebody again.

Now somebody trusts me.

Great. We can exchange phone calls and
letters, and I can tell you what a great

life you're missing. Oh, Vicki.

I'll be fine.

I'm more worried about you.

I'm flying to Wyoming tomorrow.

I've got a lead on...

Brenda Isham. Yeah, and then I'm going
back to L .A. to take care of some

business.

What?

I guess remembering that day when you
moved away with your parents.

Yeah, well, this time I'm coming back.

Are you Brenda Isham?

Yeah.

I'd like to talk to you about Sonya
Jacobs.

I heard she was a cop killer.

That she'd gunned down those two men
with her kids watching.

So you lied.

Not that simple.

I was only a kid.

They had an airtight case against me.

Did they propose a deal?

I was afraid that I would rot in jail
for the next ten years if I didn't help

them out.

I'm sorry.

I didn't know what had happened to her
or to him.

If you're really sorry, you'll come back
and testify.

No, I can't go back there.

Listen to me.

Two policemen are dead.

A man has been executed, and two
children grew up without a mother or a

No one can change that, Brenda.

But Sonny has been rotting in a prison
for 15 years for something she didn't

You can change that.

I'll swear out a statement.

I'll let you videotape me whatever you
want.

But I can't go back there.

She felt threatened, so she lied to
convict Sonny.

Granted, but unless she swears to it in
court, it does us no good.

What about Rhodes?

He recanted on three separate occasions,
for God's sake.

One of them was under oath. He even
admitted he lied to the other prisoners.

Grow up, Mickey.

Convicts change their testimony with the
weather.

So, he lies when he takes it back, but
not when he points his finger to save

own neck.

Unfortunately, yes.

Well, that should have at least gotten
them a new trial. The only weapon Sats

had was Rhodes.

Okay, here it is.

Complete with graphics. We're
messengering it over to the appellate

tomorrow. This is our last chance for
revision.

It'll be the last chance, period.

These are the graphics I used.

They'd make a great segment, especially
if you can get Brenda Isham. I talked to

her last night. She said she'd do it.
She'll face 20 million people on TV, but

she won't face Michael Sapp?

I know.

Yeah.

Thanks. Turn the TV on. Channel 7.

He overturned her conviction.

What about Jesse Taffaro? Mr. Stads, did
Walter Rhodes lie?

Walter Rhodes passed the polygraph test.
I wouldn't have made the deal if he

hadn't. Jesse Taffaro was guilty, just
like Sonia Jacobs is guilty. And yes, we

will retry her. But Mr. Stads, will you
cut a deal with Sonia? No deals, thank

you. Jose,

it's me.

Mickey, we've been trying to reach you
for hours.

The appellate court overturned... It's
on the news. Did she know?

No, she... Let me tell her.

I can make it to Broward in half an
hour.

She's not at Broward.

Sonny's missing.

Where are you taking me?

This isn't legal. I'm not supposed to
leave the prison.

Let's go. Come on.

Move it.

Unbelievable.

I want her located and returned tonight.

Look, we had a court order to release
her. When her verdict was overturned,

was given over to local authorities to
await retrial.

She's no longer the state's
responsibility.

There was nothing I could do.

Sonny was afraid of this. That's why we
filed the motion.

What motion? We have a court order
preventing her removal or transfer.

I'm sorry, but we never got it.

We're going to get her back.

And if one hair on her head is harmed,
we're going to file a lawsuit so big

it's going to think this day.

I know it's late, but it's an emergency.
Could you have Judge Enriquez call Jose

Quinone's office, please?

Thank you. What's the point of getting a
court order if it's never delivered to

the warden?

Yeah, well, talk is cheap.

No, no, no, no, no. First thing in the
morning.

Okay.

Talk is cheap coming from a lawyer.

You're smart, Alec.

You're smiling.

I've even been known to laugh on
occasion.

Yeah, well, that I would have to see.

Why don't you go on?

I'll wait for the judge to call.

I sent Christy a copy of the deposition,
and she packs me back some notes, so

I'd like to go through them.

You know, Sonny's a very lucky lady.

Yeah.

She's led a charmed life.

Hello.

Is that her? I don't know.

What do you think?

Do you see her?

It's her.

Your Honor, Sonia Jacobs has already
spent 16 years behind bars for a

which was overturned. It would be an
outrage to deny her a reasonable bail

pending a new trial.

Mr. Satz.

Your Honor, the defendant is still
charged with the brutal murder of two

officers. The people vehemently oppose
any bond request.

Mr. Quinone, how's your client going to
make bond?

Your Honor, I have a house in Boston I'd
be willing to put up as collateral.

And I'd gladly take full responsibility
for Sonia.

I mean, uh, Sonia.

Your Honor, since Mr. Sats tried the
original case, and we filed a motion to

disqualify him, we feel he is unduly
prejudiced against our client. She is

charged with murder, Your Honor. I
wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't

keep her in custody.

And I resent any other implication.

Well, the nature of the charges against
the defendant are such that I'm going to

deny the bond motion.

For the record, Mr. Quinone, I've known
Mr. Sats for 20 years.

I've always found his professional
ethics to be of the highest standards.

Next case.

What rock did Sacks crawl out from
under?

He's feeling the heat.

He could fight us in the air.

He thought a reconviction of his career
could be on the line.

Holly's right.

We're cornering him.

If we win, you'll have to explain why
his star witness lied to get two

convictions and why an innocent man was
executed.

We could file a motion to recuse the
judge.

He and Seth are awful chummy. Keep the
judge. It won't matter anyway.

At least he's honest enough to admit it.
But it could help them, Sonny.

It could be to their advantage.

They already have the advantage.

Why do you think I've spent the last 16
years in prison?

They can do whatever they want.

Coming back to the office?

I've got something to do. I'll see you
later.

Okay.

Okay. Oh, give me help. Put it in there.
Yeah, I've brought the last of your

files back. Hi, Tina.

Oh, Tina's just going to take a wash for
me. Oh, well, listen, can I give you

any help here?

Let me do this. All right.

They called us the Siamese twins in
camp.

Then I moved away and we lost touch.

Yeah, I know the feeling.

I know you've had it tough, Tina. Must
have been terrible not having your

parents. But when she gets out... Cut
the crap, okay?

I've heard it all my life.

I'll be home by your birthday, by
Christmas, by graduation.

All just a bunch of lies.

She didn't lie, Tina. She believed in
the system. Yeah, right.

The truth will set me free, honey. That
was another one of her favorite

expressions. So I waited and waited and
waited.

I'm not waiting anymore.

Look, she made some mistakes, some big
ones, but it's not her fault it's taken

so long.

People like you make me sick, you know?

With your perfect houses and perfect
families and perfect mothers.

Well, my fairy tale is a little
different, okay?

Look, maybe you've had more than your
share of grief, Tina, but look around.

There aren't any perfect families in
this world.

It takes lots of love.

And forgiveness.

For any family to stay together.

Well, I'm fresh out.

Tina!

She's got enough for both of you.

Hi, Mom.

I was just thinking about you.

No.

No, nothing's wrong.

Maybe it's time to consider an
alternative theory.

Jesse's gone.

We can't help him.

But it might help Sonny if we give him
up as a shooter.

If we do that, then what's the
difference between them and us?

Besides, she'd never go for it.

Okay, it was a bad idea.

I don't think Sass is as confident as
he'd like us to believe.

He's got to try to convict Sonny again
on a case that's 16 years old.

Tough to do when your star witness is
Walter Rhodes.

How many times can he lie without
tripping himself up?

Sass cut a deal because Rhodes passed
the polygraph.

Has anyone actually seen that test?

I mean, we all know he lied, so how did
he pass it? The test wasn't used as

evidence.

Then why don't we get our own expert to
look at it? And if we prove that he

didn't have it... Mickey, I don't want
to do it now.

I want to use it as ammo for the trial.

I think you should do it now.

Well, thank you very much for your
opinion, but Sonny's my client.

Then why don't you represent her?

You know what? I think I've heard enough
from you. Yeah? Yeah.

Well, this is about Sonny's life, and
it's not just about Sonny.

It's the whole system is shot to hell
when it allows somebody like Walter to

barter his life for hers.

With the same people who are supposedly
dispensing justice.

Are you through?

Not until you agree to get the polygraph
guy.

All right.

Good.

That woman is going to give me a heart
attack.

You want some good news?

You heard from the polygraph guy.

No, actually, I was going to give you a
tip on a horse race.

Come on.

The most bungled test he has ever seen.

We're going to depose Tom Montrose, the
same guy who gave Rose the original

test.

Oh, I want to be there.

All right, but you have to promise me
that you will keep your mouth shut.

Oh, you know me.

During the polygraph, you asked Rhodes,
did you see Jesse shoot both police

officers?

And in your report to Mr. Fats, you
wrote that Rhodes responded, yes.

Correct? That's right.

But if you look at the actual polygraph
chart, you wrote that he responded, no.

Not exactly.

This is your handwriting, isn't it?

Yes. Are you saying that when you wrote
no, you really meant yes?

No, that's not what I'm saying.

I must have changed the wording on the
question.

Something... Okay, it was a long time
ago.

I really don't remember.

On page two of your report, you wrote...
Wrote that he could not be sure whether

Sonia fired at all.

Yet he swore at the trial Sonia fired
the first time.

Let's go, Sonny.

Sats is running scared.

Do you know when the lion is most
dangerous?

When he's injured or his back is to the
wall.

Don't underestimate Sats.

And don't fill Sonny's head with
promises you can't keep.

In the meantime, I filed a discovery
motion for everything in Sats' files

Rose's name on it.

Now I'm counting on you to help me find
something we can use.

And I keep his honor waiting.

I don't believe it. They finally came to
see you. I think they came for you.

Mr.

Guignol?

Your Honor, we call Walter Rhodes to the
stand, and I'd like your permission to

treat him as a hostile witness.

Objection! Gentlemen, this is not a
trial.

It's merely a hearing to determine
whether or not Mr. Satch should be

disqualified as the prosecutor for this
case.

I'm going to allow some latitude in
questioning the witnesses.

Thank you, Your Honor.

In 1977, 1979, and again in 1982, you
recanted

your original testimony that Sonia and
Jesse Taffaro had shot the two officers.

Is that correct?

I only recanted in 1982.

Didn't you say, under oath, I put two
people on death row for something that

they didn't do, that I did?

That's right.

But today you're saying that those
recantations were all lies.

That you stand by your original
testimony.

Yeah.

What was the reason for recanting your
testimony?

I wanted to get back at them.

Give them a hard time.

And who was them?

The DA's office.

That bunch.

And you wanted to give them a hard time
because they weren't helping you get

your parole.

So you can get better work assignments,
privileges, that sort of thing.

That's right.

And did you get what you wanted?

Usually.

So you'll say whatever it takes to get
what you want, including lying to help

Mr. Satt get death penalty convictions
on Sonia and Jesse.

Is that a question?

Not in my mind.

So you never told me how it went.

I'm okay, I guess. How come you look
like a kid who didn't get nothing for

Christmas?

I don't know.

I guess the closer I get to the front
door, the more I'm afraid something's

gonna screw up.

Hey, you gotta keep your head up. Think
positive.

Let your light shine, girl.

In other words, you gotta do all that
stuff you keep telling me to do.

You're gonna be fine.

Hey,

we went ahead and ordered.

Remember the 1977 confession that Rhodes
made to another inmate that he was the

shooter? Convict testimony.

It's worthless.

Yeah. But there was a guard who may have
overheard the conversation.

It was buried in that last batch of
files.

This is suppressed evidence.

If Jesse's attorneys had seen this, they
could have saved his life.

I'm going to rub this in Satka's face.

Good.

I want everyone to know those bastards
didn't just cross the line.

They tried to erase it.

If Walter Rhodes had failed his
polygraph test, would you have made a

bargain with him? Of course not.

And yet the report of this test, which
you deem so important, was never

to Sonia Jacobs' attorney.

It wasn't a verbatim statement, so I
didn't feel it was necessary to hand it

over.

The state Supreme Court agreed with me.
But the 11th Circuit overturned the

conviction based on that, didn't they?

If I had thought it was going to be an
appellate point, I would have handed it

over.

Well, that's certainly a new legal
standard.

Weren't you fearful that even the most
incompetent lawyer would have used

statement, I don't know if Tony applied
at all, to prove that he'd lied on the

polygraph? Polygraph results are
subjective, Counselor. That's why

inadmissible. You should know that. But
you put a lot of stock in them.

You made a deal that resulted in the
execution of Jesse DeFaro and life in

prison for Sonia Jacobs based on Walter
Rhodes' polygraph. I relied on the

analysis given to me, and that indicated
that Mr. Rhodes was telling the truth.

Apparently the truth can be a subjective
thing in the hands of your polygraph

expert.

Tell me one more thing, Mr. Satz.

Didn't you think it was unethical to
hire Rose's public defender, the same

that you made a deal with to be your
chief assistant shortly after the trial?

No, I had known the man for years and
thought he was a terrific lawyer.

Did the paraffin test indicating that
Rose was the only one who had definitely

fired a gun concern you? Those tests
were inconclusive.

What about the fact that Rose drove the
getaway car, initiated the kidnapping of

Mr. Levinson?

Which question would you like me to
answer?

Answer me this.

Do you recall seeing this document?

It's a deposition from Henry Claycomb, a
prison guard who overheard Rhodes tell

another inmate that he was the shooter.

I don't recall.

This document was in your files, Mr.
Satz.

I'll tell you for sure who didn't see
this.

Jesse DeFaro's lawyers.

Now, if you were representing him,
wouldn't you have wanted this

Yes, I suppose I would.

Did the fact that you were running for
state attorney's office at the time have

any bearing on your actions on this high
-profile case?

I ran on my record, not this trial.

No further questions, Your Honor.

I've waited years to see that man break
a sweat.

Sass has offered a deal.

I knew it. The deal.

He'll promise not to retry you.

But you had to take the stand and swear
that Rose didn't pull the trigger.

Sass says if you agree to the deal, you
could be eating a steak dinner tonight.

Well, that's the same as saying Jesse
and I killed those men.

I pushed him hard today.

He'll look like a fool if he lets you
walk.

You didn't do anything but expose what
really happened.

We can't let Sats do this. This is
Sonny's decision.

It's a one -time offer.

I want you to think about this very
carefully.

Sonny, Jose's right.

Another trial could drag on forever.

And you could still lose.

Tell Mr. Sats I'm a vegetarian.

I don't eat steak.

I will not confess to something I didn't
do.

And I will never betray Jesse.

Maybe you should reconsider Seth's deal.

Did Jose put you up to this?

He's worried. He thinks it may be your
only chance.

What kind of a chance is that, Mickey?

A chance to say that we were murderers
and that Jesse deserved to die?

I'd rather face a new jury.

Do you think I should take the deal?

I can't tell you what to do.

Nobody can.

Mickey, would you take the deal?

Don't ask me that, Sonny.

There was a time when I would have taken
the deal, any deal.

But not anymore.

They may have my body, but not my soul.

I'll be fine.

Hello? Seth wants to meet at the
courthouse first thing in the morning.

going to offer a new deal?

That'd be my guess.

You're the only one I've called, so
please keep this to yourself.

Yeah, sure.

See you in court.

I just get so nervous at those parole
hearings. I'm going to coach you this

time. Remember how I got Nellie out two
years early?

All right, come Mother's Day, you're
going to be home with your kids where

belong.

We've got a transfer order on you.

Where? Courthouse.

Come on.

They don't drag you down to the
courthouse this late on Friday for

Get going.

I believe you made it. Oh, me neither.
They were closing the doors of the plane

when I got on.

Oh, I can't deal with her.

Hey, did you reach Tina?

No, after a message.

Hi, honey.

Hi. Thanks for coming down.

Well, I hope they let her go.

Me too.

You should have heard your father last
night bragging about you to anybody who

would listen.

You were?

To tell the truth, I was bragging a
little too.

Thanks, son.

Okay, where's Sonny? I'm going up now.

Not without me.

You're saying nothing that will
influence her, you understand me?

You sure know how to keep a secret.

It's called the Alford plea.

It's not used much, but basically what
it means is that you maintain your

innocence. Charges against you will be
read in court and you agree not to

contact.

And that's it? I go free?

This place has to be protected. You
can't sue him or the state.

Money and liability.

That's all it's about.

The best you'll ever offer.

It's up to you.

I've been here a long time.

I want to be my kid.

I want to watch my granddaughter grow
up.

I don't have to say anything.

No lies.

No.

Until that's, I'll take the deal.

Listen to me, Sonny.

This whole deal hangs on your silence.

If you say anything, anything that
refutes that, the whole deal can blow.

All right, shall we proceed?

Sonia Jacobs, you're charged with two
counts of murder.

Your Honor, may I have a glass of water?

I have a very bad taste in my mouth.

Sonia Jacobs, our records show that you
have served 16 years, 233 days of your

original sentence.

Sounds right.

Well, then I order you freed for time
served.

No physical contact until she's
processed out.

You changed your mind.

Listen,

everybody. It'll be a while before she's
processed out. We'll club down the

street. We can all... I'm free.

Let's make a shot. You guys go ahead.

I'll see you later.

Almost half my life.

And this is all there is.

You keep it.

Hi.

I was told Sonia Jacobs would be
released here.

Well someone must know where she is.

I'm not coming back.