All language subtitles for Law.and.Order.S25E03.1080p.10bit.WEBRip.6CH.x265.HEVC-PSA

In the criminal justice
system,

the people are represented

by two separate,
yet equally important groups:

the police,
who investigate crime,

and the district attorneys,
who prosecute the offenders.

These are their stories.

People accuse you
of being ruthless

in your investment philosophy,
especially considering--

I'm the only one keeping
these companies honest.

There's rampant mismanagement
and waste

in corporate America--

unearned bonuses,
excessive salaries.

When I buy a stake
in a company,

I become a watchdog.

Some would say
a rabid watchdog.

Even better.

But I'm doing it
for the little guy--

uh, the cops, the teachers,
the nurses.

They own publicly traded stocks
in their 401s,

in their IRAs.

I keep the fat cats honest,

make them justify decisions,
their compensation--

So you consider yourself
a public servant?

Uh, no, no, no.

I'm a capitalist.

My goal is to make money

for me and for all
the other shareholders

who put their faith
in the hands of executives

running publicly traded
companies.

Museum of Natural History.

I believe in growth,
prosperity,

pushing for change

in the name
of the greater good.

Big party?

No, no, no.
Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.
No.

- Vic's Thomas Hardiman, 53.
- What happened?

He was hit by a taxi,
2003 hours.

- Hit-and-run?
- More like hit-and-cry.

The driver was a blubbery mess.

Said there was an altercation.

Vic was shoved
in front of the cab.

Did he see
who did the shoving?

Nope.

Was there a passenger
in the taxi?

A woman.

She was on her phone,
didn't see anything.

Did the driver give
a description?

It was dark.

Couldn't even say
if it was a man or woman.

All he said was medium build,
wearing some kind of brown hat.

Headed east on foot.
- Okay.

Pull all the ARGUS footage
from the area.

And since there was a struggle,
have the MLI check

for third-party DNA on the vic.
- Mm-hmm.

Vic's got his phone here.

And this is
a very fancy wallet,

so I don't think we're
looking at a robbery.

Lives at 1157 57th Street.

That's near Billionaires' Row.

He's got a wedding ring.

Let's go deliver the news.

Till death do us part.

It would be helpful

to know where your husband was
this evening,

who he was seeing.

Uh, I wish I could help.

Tom and I have been separated,

about three months now.

Do you know what he was doing
in the neighborhood

where he was killed--
West 43rd Street?

Oh.
That's by the Harvard Club.

Tom went there most nights,
around 8:00 or so.

And did your husband
have any enemies,

anyone who might
have threatened him?

Do you know who Tom was,
what he did?

Uh, well, his business card

just said that he ran
Broadchurch Investment Fund.

Tom wasn't just any investor.

He was an activist investor.

What does that mean?

He buys a big stake,

tells them not so nicely
what they're doing wrong,

how to run their company.

Used to call those guys
"corporate raiders."

So made money, not friends.

Exactly.

How about recently?

Did he get into it
with anyone in particular?

I have not kept up
on his day-to-day.

His girlfriend might know.

His girlfriend?

Some professor up at Hudson.
I don't have a name.

Sometimes it's better
not to know.

And what about you?

What were you doing tonight
around 8:00 p.m.?

I was at my book club.

It's ten women married
to fund managers.

We all have a lot of downtime.

Okay, well, we're--

we're gonna ask you
to send us some names.

Of course.

I can't believe
he's really gone.

If you think
of anything else...

We looked at
the university's social media.

Tom Hardiman
was a guest lecturer

in your class a few months ago,

and I guess you two,
uh, hit it off?

I never meant
to fall in love.

There's no one like Tom--

fearless thinker in an age
of cowardly groupthink.

What's a billionaire
investor doing

giving a lecture at a college?

No offense.

I teach
Information Asymmetry.

It's how knowledge translates
into economic power.

So how were things
between you two?

We made each other
very happy.

Did you see Hardiman
last night?

No. I was stuck on campus
meeting with students.

You can talk to security.

- Was he receiving any threats?
- Some people hated him

or hated the way
that he challenged them...

Challenged their rigid
old-school ways.

He liked to say he could fill
a country with his enemies.

- Got any names?
- No.

He never took them seriously.

We have to get moving.

Okay, well,
if you think of anything...

Any chance your husband found
out about the relationship?

Of course. I told Marc.
It's why I filed for divorce.

Thanks.

All right, that text I got?

They found third-party DNA
under Hardiman's nails

and on his jacket.

- Any hits in CODIS?
- Nope, but it's male.

I say we talk
to the jilted husband.

Ariana told me
she was in love.

Hell, I was glad she told me.

Truth is freeing.

And if Ariana wants out,
that's her right.

Pretty zen for the guy
who called Tom Hardiman

over a dozen times
in the past week.

Look, I wanted to sit down
with the man face-to-face.

That jackass was paying
for her divorce lawyer,

bankrolling her custody fight.

If I'm being
ferociously honest...

that sounds like motive.

I got nothing to hide.

We met for lunch,

and I told Hardiman exactly
what I thought of him.

Oh, really?
How'd that go?

Things get ugly?
They turn physical at all?

They probably would have,
but some nut job beat me to it.

What does that mean?

As Hardiman was heading
for the exit,

some guy comes up,

starts grabbing at him,
taking swings.

So I just watched
and enjoyed the show.

Okay. You got an alibi
for 8:00 p.m. last night?

Yeah. I was leading a seminar
on the Lower East Side--

Finding Your Truth.

You should come sometime.

Hey.

So our life-coach husband
was telling the truth.

62 people were learning
to be ferociously honest

for 180 bucks a pop

while Tom Hardiman was getting
pushed in front of a cab.

I bet ferocious honesty kills
more people per year

than cigarettes.
- Yeah.

Yeah, when my wife
and I got back together,

we had one agreement--
no questions,

no confessions
about our time apart.

What you don't know
can't hurt you.

And what you don't say can't be
used in a custody battle.

Hey.

So I pulled that video you
asked for from the restaurant.

Take a look.

There's no match in facial rec,

but there was a patch
on his jacket.

Okay, let's do
a little digging

and see if anyone
was trashing Hardiman

at Mercy Hospital.
- Yeah.

Couple posts
on social media here.

#MercyHospital, #TomHardiman.

There's one from Carlos Guzman,
who seems to be a nurse.

This one's a gem
from a couple days ago.

"Tom Hardiman has blood
on his hands.

Time for retribution."

COO said he worked
on the fifth floor?

On Mondays, yeah.

He's on the sixth floor
the other four days.

Wait a minute.
Is that our guy right there?

Looks like it.

Hey, Carlos Guzman.
NYPD. We need to talk to you.

He's gonna rabbit.

All right, all right.
Don't move. Don't move.

Don't look so surprised.

You're coming with us.

I told you, I got nothing
to do with any murder!

Sit down, okay?
Sit.

You took swings
at Tom Hardiman

outside a midtown bistro,
and two days later, he's dead.

You understand
why we have questions?

What's your beef
with the guy, anyway?

Why this need for retribution?

- Hardiman's fund, uh...
- Broadchurch Investments.

They bought a big-ass stake

in the hospital chain
I work for.

No one told us.

It's not like we're reading
financial news.

But all of a sudden,
there's a new head of hospital.

Then half the trauma ward
gets fired.

So he downsized.

Must have ticked you off.

What ticked me off?

Empty supply closets,
no pain meds for patients,

no ventilators.

The nursing staff couldn't
even get protective gear.

And so you wanted him dead.

I wanted to expose him.

People need to know the truth.

That's very noble.

But we think there's
something more personal.

And we happen to know
that your mother died

at Mercy Hospital two months
after Hardiman took over.

And that would piss me off

if I found out that some suit's
budget cuts led to my mom

not getting the care
that she needed.

Carlos, where were you
last night around 8:00 p.m.?

At the bedside
of a 28-year-old,

who died because we didn't have
a goddamn ventilator!

Ask his wife, his parents...

or his two young children.

We will look into that.

Whoever offed Tom Hardiman
saved lives,

did good.

Guzman's alibi checks out.

And he's kind of a hero
over at Mercy,

so I think
we got to cut him loose

before the nursing staff
storms this place.

Okay. Do it.

These hedge funds are pillaging
our health-care system.

They're also going
after newspapers,

toy companies, anything,

as long as there's
a green rainbow at the end.

Maybe we should look

into some of Hardiman's
other investments,

see if there's anyone who feels
as passionately as Guzman.

Well, according
to "The Wall Street Journal,"

Hardiman's latest investment
was WellPoint Therapeutics.

There's a ton of articles
predicting a brutal showdown

between Hardiman
and WellPoint's CEO.

I'm looking
at Hardiman's calendar.

Last meeting he had on the day
he was killed was at WellPoint.

Let's go.

I was shocked
to hear about Tom.

He was such a young man.

You had a meeting with him
on the day he was killed?

Yeah.
We met right here.

Anything strange about
the meeting, any arguments?

I'll save you
from barking up that tree.

Uh, despite the press hoopla

about a looming showdown
between us,

our meeting was cordial.

So don't believe
everything you read.

So he wasn't trying
to pillage your company?

No.

Well, he--he--he bought
a 24% stake,

got himself a seat
on the board,

had some thoughts
he wanted to share,

asked me for a one-on-one
to present his ideas,

and I agreed.
- And?

And, uh, it was a pleasant,
productive conversation.

Mr. Munson,
your conference call

is about to begin.

Ah, yes.
Yes, thank you.

Um...

I'm sorry.
My assistant will see you out.

Just one last thing
for protocol--

where were you last night
at 8:00 p.m.?

I was at home
reading a bedtime story

to my grandkids.

We should all be so blessed.

Okay, thank you.

Munson mentioned that
his meeting was a one-on-one.

But in Hardiman's calendar,
he mentions

that he met with someone else
from the company

by the name of Kevin Goodall?

Sure.
He's our head of research.

Well, Hardiman wanted it
to be just the two of them,

but I insisted on attending.
- And why is that?

Norm founded this company
40 years ago.

He devoted his time and capital
into researching cures

for rare diseases,
whereas Tom Hardiman--

thank you--

is a high-end pickpocket
in a Brioni suit,

trying to tell Norman Munson,
who started as a doctor

and is one of the pioneers
of drug research,

how to run
his pharmaceutical business?

The arrogance.

So, yeah, I wanted to be there.

Sounds like maybe things
got a little heated.

No.

Norm is a class act.

He refused to take the bait.

Eventually Hardiman backed off,

and the whole thing stayed
pleasantly professional.

Did Hardiman seem distracted
or stressed?

I don't know
the guy's baseline.

But the meeting was shorter
than I would have anticipated.

Thought he would've stuck
around and pressed his points.

It took about 30 minutes or so.

Then he ran out of here
like he had a plane to catch.

- What time was that?
- Uh, 6:30.

Do you know
where he was going?

No, he wasn't
the chatty type.

Okay, well, just so we
can cross you off the list,

where were you last night
at 8:00 p.m.?

I was at home with my wife,

telling her what
a clown Hardiman is--

was.

Just got off the phone
with Goodall's wife.

She confirms
he was home at 8:00.

And Munson's family

corroborates
his version of events.

Well, I got video of Hardiman
leaving WellPoint at 6:30,

like Goodall said.

Uh, he is pacing.

Looks like he's yelling
at somebody on his phone.

And then he heads off
down the street,

and we lose him on the cameras.

And according
to his call log,

at 6:38, he called
a number registered

to Preston Kane four times.

Who's Preston Kane?

He's the chairman
of WellPoint Therapeutics.

Yes, I got a couple calls,
but I didn't pick up,

and I was out when Tom appeared
on my doorbell cam.

Do you know why he came by?

Hardiman had
a one-track mind.

Every call and meeting
was about the same thing--

he wanted to fire
Norman Munson.

- Why is that?
- Change the company's focus.

Redirect our R&D to big-market,
high-profit therapies.

Well, that sounds
like Hardiman's MO.

It is, except
the WellPoint board loves Norm.

Everyone loves Norm,
despite the company's

lackluster financial results
the past few years.

So Hardiman wanted him fired,
but the board wasn't having it?

Mm.

Couple board members were on
the fence, but you're correct.

Hardiman was never gonna get
the votes he needed.

It was driving him crazy.

Why so much love
for Norm Munson?

Look, it's not the most
popular concept these days,

but Munson believes
there are things

more important than profit.

He believes in a greater good.

Hardiman called you 4 times,

and one of the calls lasted
17 seconds.

Are you sure he
didn't reach you?

He left a voicemail--

"I finally got what I need.
Norm Munson is a goner."

Ryan Elliott?

I'm Detective Riley.

This is Lieutenant Brady.
NYPD.

We were told you worked
closely with Tom Hardiman.

Yeah,
until he fired me yesterday.

Don't worry.

I was throwing back
Patron shots

with a half dozen colleagues
when Hardiman hit the pavement.

You sound
really broken up about it.

What can I say?
The guy was a prick.

The thing that
really gets to me, though,

is I knew it but tried
to convince myself

that he was actually
a decent human being.

What do you know
about Hardiman's relationship

with Norman Munson?
- He hated that man.

He spent 50% of his time
trying to fire his ass.

Already had his successor
picked out, too.

Hardiman chose
Munson's successor?

And a three-year
business plan.

He shared it with the board.

- Munson knew about this?
- He sure did.

But he didn't care.

Told Hardiman to kiss his ass.

Well, apparently,
Hardiman left a voicemail

with WellPoint's chairman
of the board.

Preston Kane.

Yeah, something
about how he finally had

what he needed
to get Munson fired,

like he had some smoking gun.

And 30 minutes or so later,
he was dead,

so we think
there's some connection.

Whatever Hardiman discovered

might have triggered someone
to kill him.

I wish
I could help you, but...

I don't know
anything about that.

Sorry.

Okay, well, thank you
for your time.

Well, one thing's clear--

Munson lied to us when he told
us that meeting with Hardiman

ended in some sort
of gentlemen's agreement.

Yeah, it sounds like that
one-on-one

wasn't quite as friendly
as he suggested, huh?

Yeah, maybe he's not as warm
and cuddly as he looks.

Even a teddy bear
is gonna get its back up

when some young hotshot's
trying to fire him

from his own damn company.

Sounds like motive.

Yeah, but, I mean,
what, Munson's 70?

He didn't seem
like a killer type to me.

And his family said that he was
home at the time of the murder.

Maybe they're covering
for him.

Just pull more video
from the WellPoint offices

and the crime scene.

We just need one shot
of Munson,

hopefully wearing a brown hat.

And then we can get
a warrant for his DNA.

What's going on here?

Sorry, sir.
You're gonna step aside.

- This is my company.
- Sir, step aside.

Kevin Goodall,
we need to talk.

We found video of you
at the crime scene

and your DNA on the victim.

Which means you're
under arrest for murder.

You have the right
to remain silent.

- Kevin, what's going on?
- Don't talk to anyone, Norm.

- I don't understand.
- Say nothing to anyone!

I can't wait.

Uh, hey, I got to go.

Yep.
See you later.

Mm-hmm.

You have no poker face, Nolan.

It's the mystery woman,
isn't it?

You're clearly smitten.

Uh, no comment.

Just give me something--

how you met, what she does.

She is a psychiatrist.

Don't say it.

No, I won't.

'Cause I can think
of absolutely no reason

for you to be seeing
a psychiatrist.

- How'd the arraignment go?
- Judge Romano granted bail.

- On a murder two charge?
- Yeah.

Defense rattled off
Goodall's résumé.

He's got awards
from the NIH, CDC,

MD, PhD in pharmacology,

member of the AMA,
an active community member

who has never so much
as gotten a speeding ticket.

Not our first
golden-boy murderer.

- Yeah.
- How's our evidence?

Video showing Goodall
leaving WellPoint at 7:30 p.m.,

heading in the direction
of the crime scene,

and then one block away,

putting on a brown hat
that matches the description

from the taxi driver.

Plus, his DNA was a full match
to the third-party DNA

found on the victim.

- Why'd he do it?
- I'm not sure yet.

W-we know Hardiman was gunning
to fire Goodall's boss.

So let's find out what
would have happened to Goodall

if Hardiman had had his way.

Otherwise,
your evidence is solid.

I'm not so sure about that.

Defense just filed
a motion to suppress the DNA.

It's a Fourth Amendment
violation,

a total invasion
of my client's privacy.

Your Honor, the defendant
voluntarily surrendered his DNA

and blood to his employer
without signing or--

or demanding any agreement
that his employer keep

those records confidential.
- Is this true?

Only because the sample
was provided

years before standard
privacy forms,

before the government
was actively assembling

DNA databases to solve crimes.

Please tell me police
at least had a subpoena.

Yes, they had reason to
believe Goodall was the killer,

so we served the company
with a grand jury subpoena

to produce Goodall's DNA,

which, again,
he had voluntarily provided

to the company.

This was not some
wild database goose chase.

It is an incontrovertible
good for medical researchers

to provide their blood
and DNA in labs

so that research can proceed
accurately and safely

without any risk
of cross-contamination.

But if we violate the privacy
of these doctors

because of a technicality,

you put future
life-saving research at risk

because nobody will sign up

to hand over their DNA
for science.

I agree.

Your Honor,
w-we could have gotten

a separate warrant t-to collect
the DNA after the arrest.

An arrest based on this
first invasion of privacy--

fruit of the poisonous tree.

The DNA is out.

And you won't be getting any
other warrant to get it either.

And Tom Hardiman was
notorious for ousting CEOs

and installing new ones?
- Correct.

Did he articulate this plan

to members
of the WellPoint board?

Brought it up
at every meeting,

even called me a few times.

In fact, he had proposed
a specific replacement CEO.

Yes, called him
a brilliant shark.

The night Tom Hardiman
was killed,

he left you
an urgent voicemail, correct?

And he tried
to find you at home.

- Correct.
- Do you know why?

His voicemail suggested
he'd finally found a way

to get rid of Munson.

"I finally got what I need.

Munson's a goner,"
were his words.

And if Munson was gone,

what would happen to
the defendant, Kevin Goodall?

Objection. Speculative.

Uh, Your Honor,
the victim shared

his own WellPoint three-year
business plan with the witness.

Overruled.
Mr. Kane, please answer.

Munson hired Goodall
right out of medical school,

treated him like a son.

Hardiman told us
the new CEO would clean house.

And that meant firing Goodall.

Thank you. Nothing further.

Is Kevin Goodall a capable
head of medical research?

He's excellent.

Under his oversight, how many
drugs has WellPoint patented

and brought to market?

Last ten years?
Seven.

Are you aware
he'd received four offers

from competing firms
in the past year alone

for better pay?

I heard about one.
The others don't surprise me.

Kevin is
a well-respected researcher.

And we knew he only stayed
at WellPoint

out of loyalty
to Norm's vision.

Do you have any reason
to believe that Kevin Goodall

had financial problems?
- No.

Have you ever been
to Kevin Goodall's home?

Yes, once, for dinner.

Is this it,
on Central Park West?

Objection. Relevance.

Prosecution
put forth a theory

that my client's motive
was anxiety

about losing
his $600,000-a-year job.

Mr. Kane can rebut that.

I'll allow.
Mr. Kane?

Yes, this is Kevin's home.

He purchased it
for $12.7 million in 2019.

Not bad
for a medical researcher.

I believe there's family
money there from real estate.

So do you have any reason
to believe that Kevin Goodall

was desperate to keep
his job at WellPoint,

so desperate
he would kill for it?

No, not at all.

Defense is right.

If Goodall is that wealthy,
he didn't even need to work.

Why would he stress about
losing his job at WellPoint?

The motive still
doesn't add up yet.

What are we missing?

This murder was emotional, improvised.

Nobody plans to push
someone in front of a taxi.

So what set it in motion?

Maybe something happened
at the WellPoint meeting

between Hardiman, Munson,
and Goodall?

Something that rattled Goodall?

Made him angry
or worried enough to kill.

I'm saying nothing.

We just want to know
about the meeting that day,

if anything happened
to upset Kevin Goodall.

Do you know how many hours

of rigorous,
meticulous laboratory oversight

goes into bringing
a life-saving drug to market?

It's not a job.
It is a sacred commitment.

It takes constant vigilance.

Goodall is
a great researcher...

and a great man.

Mr. Munson has to prepare
for a call.

You've got the wrong guy.

Mr. Munson did nothing wrong
in that meeting.

Please stop agitating him.

How do you know
he did nothing wrong?

Were you there?

I attend all
of Mr. Munson's meetings.

I'm with him
the entire workday.

Okay, then why don't you
just tell us what went down?

Did Hardiman threaten Munson?
Did he threaten Goodall?

I can't answer
any further questions.

Just so you know,
the DA can subpoena you

to appear in court.

I can't speak.

I'm bound
by New York State law.

What law?

HIPAA.

I'm Norman Munson's nurse.

Hmm. Here we go.

Munson's assistant--
before this,

he spent five years working at
the Flowering Garden Facility

in Queens.

What is that?

Memory-care facility.

According to his financials,

Munson made
three large payments this year

to a Dr. Naomi Nezkahmi.

Nezkahmi.

She's a neurologist.

That's it.

That's the smoking gun
Hardiman was looking for.

Norman Munson has dementia.

Somehow, Hardiman discovered
Munson's dementia

at that meeting.
- Well, he must have.

It was a pretty late meeting.

In my father's last years,
he struggled to stay sharp.

But after an hour,
especially in the afternoon,

his basic recall always failed.

He could tell you every detail

of what happened
in his childhood,

but he would forget
what he had for breakfast.

I remember the shame
on his face

when he couldn't find
an answer.

It was--it was heartbreaking.

So Munson tripped up,
and Hardiman saw it.

And Goodall saw it.

My guess--

that's why Goodall was
in the meeting to begin with.

He spends a lot of time
with Munson.

He had to know
about Munson's decline.

He was guarding the secret,

because if the board found out
about Munson's dementia...

Forget about votes.
That would force his dismissal.

So Hardiman was going
to expose Munson's condition,

have him fired.

That still only gets you
halfway to motive.

Why would Goodall kill
to keep Munson as CEO?

You said he was rich,
had job options.

I know. I've been digging
into Goodall's life.

He was the furthest thing
from desperate.

He donated lots of money,

tens of thousands
to various schools, hospitals.

Whatever motivated him,
his wife seemed to know.

She vouched
for his alibi, right?

Lied to police
about what time he got home.

Yeah, there's no way
she's gonna talk to us.

When Goodall's wife lied,
she waived privilege.

Give it a shot.
Track her down.

Rachel Goodall--
her housekeeper said

she's been here
since 7:00 a.m.?

Yes, Mrs. Goodall
is an early bird,

always here
at the crack of dawn.

Here we are.

Do you mind?

The kids are fragile.

Leukemia, Batten disease--
here for our trials.

Mrs. Goodall is over there.

I am not talking to you.

Please leave.

We just have some questions.
Please.

I'm not gonna help you
with anything.

We can subpoena you.

That is the least
of my concerns.

Hi, sweetie.
What's your name?

Is this Kevin Goodall's
daughter?

She can't speak?

Batten disease.

It's brutal.

It erodes the ability
to communicate...

on top of the seizures,
the disorientation,

eventual blindness.
- Oh. They're all kids?

Symptoms present
around the age of six.

From that point,

the body essentially starts
to deteriorate.

You're running the trials
for WellPoint, correct?

We're one year in.

How's it going?
Are you close to a cure?

We're getting close,

but we're still
a few years out.

The survival rate
for Batten is under 2%.

That's why we're working
around the clock.

It's the only chance
these kids have.

Thanks.

Goodall didn't kill Hardiman
to save his job.

He killed Hardiman
to save his daughter's life.

So, if Hardiman
had been able to install

his new profit-driven CEO
at WellPoint,

what would have been his first
order of business?

Eliminate budget waste.

Can you elaborate?

WellPoint spends a fortune
on small-market research

into rare diseases.

Hardiman wanted WellPoint
moving to cholesterol,

blood pressure,
weight-loss drugs,

products with bigger markets.

So some WellPoint trials
would have ended.

- Immediately.
- Had he done this before--

uh, cut drug research mid-trial

in--in other firms
that he invested in?

It's how he made his money.

Did Tom Hardiman share
his proposed budget cuts

with the WellPoint board?

Yes.

He gave them a list.

I'm gonna show you what was
previously marked as Exhibit 5.

Was this it?

This was presented in June,
a list of drug research

he wanted to end at WellPoint.
- Yes.

Is Batten disease included
on Hardiman's cut list?

Among others, yes.

Uh, Your Honor, I'd like
to submit a photograph.

Objection.

This was from a hospital
newsletter, Your Honor.

It's publicly available.

I'll allow it.

This was taken
at a Mt. Hope Hospital event

celebrating the strength
and courage

of children fighting
Batten disease

and participating
in WellPoint's Phase I trials.

Please, could you read
the caption aloud?

"Dr. Kevin Goodall

"with his wife
and daughter, Emily...

a patient
battling Batten disease."

So, if Munson
had been removed,

that would have been
a de facto death sentence

for Kevin Goodall's daughter.
- Objection.

Withdrawn.

No further questions.

Did Tom Hardiman
have the power

to fire Norman Munson?

He did not.

Do you have any evidence
that Tom Hardiman,

or anyone for that matter,

had amassed the board votes
to fire Munson?

- It was Tom's plan, but--
- Yes or no.

Had he assembled the votes?

Not that I know of.

So the idea of what Munson's
replacement might change

at WellPoint--

it's total speculation on top
of complete impossibility,

which means my client had
no reason to kill Mr. Hardiman.

Nothing further.

As distasteful
as it might seem,

the only way to win this

is to prove that Hardiman
knew Munson had dementia,

and he was gonna use that
to force him out.

How?

We can't get access
to Munson's medical records,

let alone present them in
court, without violating HIPAA.

We have to call Munson
to the stand.

- Based on what?
- Uh, I don't know.

Hardiman's plans to fire him?
- And then?

I'd find a way
to trip him up

and reveal that his
mental acuity is diminished.

That does not feel right,
Nolan, for a lot of reasons.

Look, we can always plead this
to a lesser charge.

Sam, he pushed
the man into a moving car.

That's murder.
- Or manslaughter.

He was acting under extreme
emotional disturbance.

He was panicked
at the idea a new CEO

would abandon
Batten disease research,

that his daughter's life
was in jeopardy.

Who gave Goodall
the right to decide

what company shareholders
can and can't know?

Look what happened
to Biden's inner circle

when the world was questioning
his fitness to serve.

No one thought they had
the right to keep that secret.

Norman Munson
is not a commander in chief.

And by all accounts,
in the small portion

of the world he does control,
he did nothing but good.

You want to humiliate him
on the stand

to--to help some
Wall Street guys get richer?

Hardiman's fund still owns
a 24% stake.

If Munson goes,
they'll end research,

medical research
to save children's lives--

children we saw, Nolan.

And we're doing this to--

to send a devoted doctor
and father to prison for life

to get justice
for a corporate raider?

We don't get to rate
our victims or defendants.

But Munson--
he's a bystander in all this.

Show me any other way.

We are prepared
to offer murder two.

But we'll recommend
15 to 20 years,

which is a gift
for a charge of this magnitude.

Your case is weak, Nolan.
That's why you're here.

No, we're here
because we're offering

a lifeline to your client
and his daughter.

Meaning what?

If you plead this out,
no one will ever find out

about Norman Munson's dementia.

"Dementia"?
That's absurd.

WellPoint is going
to continue its research

into Batten disease,
find a cure.

And your daughter will live.

This is one
of the more brazen threats

I've heard all year.

Take this to verdict,
you run two risks.

One, I expose Norman Munson's
cognitive issues,

which means Munson
is gone as CEO

before the judge even sends
the jury off to deliberate.

Two, you will face
a much harsher sentence

than 15 to 20.

Well, we're not gonna lose,
so we'll see you in court.

Oh, o-one more thing--

I mentioned to Judge Dreben,

I have a scheduling conflict
in the morning,

so we'll be calling
Norman Munson late in the day.

Apologies
for any inconvenience.

I hope he's not too tired.

Were you considering
retirement?

Not at all.

No. I love working.

Do you know of any situation

that could force
your termination...

uh, for example, if you were
convicted of a crime?

Well, in that case, I'm out.

What if you were caught

deceiving the board
or shareholders?

I'd be removed.

What if you were deemed

medically incapable
of fulfilling your duties?

They would have to remove me.

Your Honor, relevance.

We have been at this
for an hour,

and the witness
has made it clear

he was not about to retire
or be fired

from WellPoint Therapeutics,

despite all of Mr. Price's
dire hypotheticals.

I'm getting there,
Your Honor.

Defense asks
he get there tomorrow.

It's late.
Requesting an adjournment.

Continue but swiftly.

So, Mr. Munson,
once more...

for the record,

you had and have no intention
of abandoning your position

as CEO of WellPoint.

- Correct.
- One more question, and...

It's the easiest one
of the day.

Uh...

how did you get here today?

What?

How did you get
to this courthouse?

Your Honor, relevance?

Overruled.

I don't--I don't understand.

You arrived at this
courthouse two hours ago.

And I'm simply asking that
you tell us how you got here.

Uh--uh...

Um...

What's the question?

It's how you got here today.

I'm asking how you got
to court today.

Uh...

my car.

Really?
You--you came here by car?

Yes, yes.

A beautiful...

blue BMW convertible.

We would ride around
with the top down all summer.

Do you remember that?

Do I remember?

Mr. Munson.
- Do it. Go, stop it.

Judge, we'd like to meet
in chambers.

I understand you've reached
an agreement on a plea.

Yes, Your Honor,
the defendant has agreed

to plea to a charge
of murder in the second degree.

We recommend
a 15-year prison term.

Mr. Goodall...

do you understand
the terms of this deal?

I do, Your Honor.

- Kevin!
- Rachel.

Rachel.

I'm sorry.
- Kevin!

There was no other way.

Tell Emily I love her.

He was willing
to give up his freedom,

his whole life
for his daughter...

for the greater good.