All language subtitles for Law & Order S25E07-HDTV-X264

In the criminal justice system, the
people are represented by two separate

equally important groups. The police who
investigate crime and the district

attorneys who prosecute the offenders.

These are their stories.

Yes, I'd rather be here than any place I
know.

It's gonna take the sergeant.

For him to make me go.

Go into the river.

Hey, man.

Oh. Oh, I got you. I got you. I got you.
Take a seat. You all right?

Leave that.

It's all right, man. I got you.

Look, brothers got to look after each
other, right?

Appreciate you, young blood.

Hey, matter of fact.

Stay blessed, Dunk.

All right now young blood yes, sir Thank

you young man,

yes, sir

Help!

Is this your first homicide?

Technically.

What does that mean?

I'm working on a cottage.

I've seen a lot of dead bodies, but my
job was to find the dope, not the

That's a yes.

Detector? Officer Herring, Detective
Theo Walker.

What do we got?

Vic is a black male, and my life's cause
of death is blunt force trauma to the

head.

Scaffolding's going to make video campus
fun.

Yeah, we have two streetcams in this
area, and scaffolding is blocking both.

What I wouldn't give to be wrong just
once.

You were the first on the scene?

Yeah, I was driving my beat. A local
flagged me down, said he witnessed a

murder, and Vic was DOA when I arrived.

Found his wallet on him. Got an ID
inside?

Negative, but plenty of cash.

Thought that went out of style.

He's got a watch, expensive jewelry on
him, too, so we probably are not looking

at a robbery.

My God.

It was just a kid.

Welcome to Homicide.

Officially.

So you reported the murder?

That's right.

Damn shame.

Seems like a good kid.

Want to tell us what happened?

Some jerk knocked over my cup.

This young brother helped me out.

Dropped a C -note like it was nothing.
Then just went on his merry way.

Really made an impression, huh?

No lie.

The next thing I know, the boy's arguing
with somebody on the corner.

Raised his hand, started backing away.

Couldn't see the other person. They had
their back to me.

But whoever it was grabbed a pipe, hit
that boy, kept on swinging.

I yelled. That must have spooked him
because they took off.

I checked the boy.

He wasn't breathing.

So I went and found police.

Can you describe the killer?

I'm keeping it a buck.

I didn't get a great look.

Could you tell if it was a man or a
woman?

Could have been an average dude or a
tall lady.

What about their hair color?

Couldn't tell. They had a black ball cap
on.

It had a gold letter on the back.

I think it was a P.

Any luck turning up the murder weapon?

Unis are still canvassing, but so far,
no luck. We did have some luck, though,

with our big fingerprints.

We were able to ID him. He was in the
system.

He had priors?

Nope. Ordered the state.

His name is Amari Kemp, 15 years old.
His mother died in childbirth.

lived with his father in the projects
near the crime scene until three years

when his dad died in a car accident.

Kid ended up in foster care.

Okay, so what's a foster kid from the
projects doing walking around with

expensive jewelry and a grand in cash?

It's not what you think.

I did some Googling. Oh, he's thorough.
You're paying attention.

All right, check it out. Kid was a major
baller. Had every scout in the country

calling him the next Kevin Durant. He
was already cashing in on those NIL

dollars. At 15?

I read about a seventh grader who just
signed a six -figure deal.

According to ACS, the family adopted
Kemp soon after he went into foster

James and Catherine Pickett.

They live on the Upper East Side. The
question is, what was he doing back in

old neighborhood?

Okay, see what you can find out from the
adopted family.

Oh, and one more thing. You're not
undercover anymore. We're a little more

formal around here.

Anyone got a tie for Detective Walker?

You're in the 2 -7 now.

Mm -hmm.

I honestly have no idea what Amari would
have been doing back in that

neighborhood. I can't believe this is
happening.

You know, if he stayed in touch with any
friends or acquaintances from when he

used to live there?

I'm not sure.

His whole life was basketball. He didn't
really have time for socializing.

How did you come to adopt Amari?

I don't see a lot of people like you
adopting kids like him.

You mean because he's black?

And on the older side.

Hey.

Yeah, I'm just trying to understand.

Tyler and Mari were on the same AAU
team.

And after his father died, we tried to
do what was right, what was best for

And we were happy to help. He was a
wonderful young man.

He was so talented.

He was going to play in the NBA.

Maybe he'd be one of the greats, make
lots of money.

I read somewhere he already had a few
big sponsorship deals.

Oh, more than a few. I used to help him
with business stuff, negotiated deals.

Had he had any fights?

Any altercations with anyone recently?

No, he was a great kid. Everyone loved
him.

Tyler?

Amari and I had an argument this
morning. It was no big deal.

What was the argument about?

He wasn't working hard. I felt like his
game was suffering.

I sat him down. I had to come to Jesus.

He didn't want to hear it, and he took
off.

What time was this?

Around 11 .30.

I just thought he needed to blow off
some steam, so I let him go.

And you stayed here?

Mm -hmm.

Good day, man.

I was working the door when Omari
stormed out.

You normally stop and chat.

You know, we talk hoops.

But, uh, he wasn't in the mood.

He seemed upset.

Now you want to follow him outside?

You mean one of the pickets?

No, sir.

You said you and Amari would chat.

I used to play a little ball myself back
in the day.

I never had the height, but I was
trouble behind the three -point line. So

'all would talk shop.

I even followed his team.

Saw him play a couple times.

Could really shoot it from deep, huh?

It was a dog on deep.

See? Now that's what set him apart.

You know if he had any kind of problems
with anybody?

No.

Not really.

What is it?

The other day, we got into an argument
right here outside the building.

Got a little heated, too.

You know who it was with?

Yeah.

His coach.

All right, coach.

Let's try this again.

Why don't you tell us what you two were
arguing about?

It's fine. Just tell them.

I was helping Omari pick a college.

I was pushing for one in particular.

But someone told him that I was taking a
kickback from the school in exchange

for influencing his decision.

So he was going to expose the fact that
you were taking bribes.

Finder's fees and signing bonuses are
perfectly legal.

Still not a very good look, is it?

Please. I've sent 50 players to elite
college programs.

Twelve of them have gone on to the NBA.

Families beg me to turn their sons into
superstars.

Why should I get a taste?

Because they're kids.

You're their coach, right? So your job
is to coach them.

To put their needs ahead of yours.

That's real cute, detective.

But that's not how this works.

Well, you know what else is cute?

Doing 20 to life for murder.

And you still haven't told us anything
that would eliminate you as a suspect.

So where were you earlier today around
noon?

Meeting with a potential sponsor.

I can give you his info. You can check
it out.

We will.

Great. If there's nothing else.

You really just going to walk out, huh?

One of your players was murdered, man.
Doesn't that bother you? Of course it

bothers me.

But you didn't ask for help.

No, you came at me hot.

and accused me of murdering him, for
God's sake. Hey, we're just chasing the

evidence, man.

You're the one who made it contentious.

Look, I want to help.

Only thing I know is that about a month
ago, he told me there was something at

his school.

Said there was an incident.

Some kind of harassment.

But he wouldn't give me the details.

His locker was vandalized last month.

In other words, go home. We're spray
-painted across the door.

Because he was black?

Because he's not white.

Sounds crazy, but these days, things
ain't getting better. That's for sure.

So Ketcher did it? I mean, he must have
security cameras here, yeah? No, sir.

The administration won't cough up the
dough.

Not in the budget.

Makes things real hard, too.

What do you mean?

A few weeks ago, caught a kid selling
dope.

Searched his backpack.

Punk's accusing me of assault.

I'm the one under investigation.

So I put up a few cameras in the
hallways.

Out of my own pocket.

Just to cover my ass. Those cameras
weren't up when Kemp's locker was

No. Now to figure out who did it the old
-fashioned way.

Here, let me show you.

Ended up finding the spray can in
another student's locker.

Who was the student?

This kid right here.

I don't know why I did it.

I guess I was just... Look, I like
Damari.

We were tight, but lately... Lately
what?

You were getting jealous?

Don't answer that, Tyler.

My son had nothing to do with Amari's
murder. Full stop.

And while we'd like to believe you,
we're going to need some proof. Tyler,

don't have to say... I didn't do
anything, Dad.

Look, I was shooting hoops at the
Equinox on 92nd Street when Amari got

You can check.

Hey.

Tyler Pickett's alibi checks out.

That's good. I wasn't looking forward to
arresting a 15 -year -old. Might not be

out of the woods on that.

Was able to pull some text from Maury's
cloud that he had deleted.

Looks like he was dating a girl named
Tamara Wise.

Did the Picketts mention a girlfriend?

Nope. Based on these texts, that was no
accident.

Check out the last few messages.

Whoa. Mm -hmm. She's mad.

Honeymoon was over, huh? Mm -hmm.

All right, go see what the girlfriend
has to say.

No, no, my whole life.

And we kept in touch when he moved, and
then we started, you know, hanging out.

I saw your text, Miss Wise. We know that
the two of you were fighting.

I'm not usually jealous.

I was nervous because Omar was getting
so much attention.

When a guy gets to the league, everybody
knows what happens to the high school

sweetheart. They get left behind in the
cold.

Is that why you two fought?

You fell left behind?

It was hard not to.

It was right in my face. Instagram pics
of him partying with grown assholes.

So, yeah, I lost it.

But we made up.

He swore he wasn't cheating.

And it may sound stupid, but I believed
him.

He was a good guy. He really was.

Where were you yesterday around noon?

At rehearsal.

We were supposed to get out around noon.
I was going to meet up with Omari, but

it ran late.

Those Instagram pics you mentioned.

Did someone else post them?

We checked Tamara's account.

All his posts were about basketball.

He didn't post on his world page.

Coach Brown and Mr. Pickett were on him
24 -7, drove him crazy.

They wanted to protect his brand, keep
him focused.

So he had a Finster?

Yeah.

All right.

Were you able to verify Tamara Weiss's
alibi?

Checked out.

But she gave us Kemp's Finster account.

Got the photo she mentioned.

Nice place.

Looks expensive. How do you think Kemp
got in the door?

Looks like he was rolling with a pretty
fancy crew.

Not exactly the law -abiding type.

How do I think it is?

Mr. Hip -Hop.

Kristen Reeves, a .k .a. Hollow Point.
Well, as far as I understand it, more

gangster than rapper. At least used to
be.

The question is, what the hell was he
doing with Kemp?

Not sure, but check it out.

Hollow Point sent Kemp a message the day
before the murder.

You know how I am with money. I don't
play.

At the very least, it seems Hollow Point
was a man of his word.

Uh -huh.

VIP's closed.

Not for us, my friend, NYPD.

Maybe you ain't hear me. You didn't hear
me.

Preston Reed. Oh, I'm invisible now? I
don't got time for this, bro. I ain't

your damn bro.

Yo, that's bold as hell you using my
government name like that. We need to

you some questions.

Busy right now.

But we can talk tomorrow, Chief.

You heard the man. It's time to go. Hey,
why don't you back off before I arrest

you for obstruction? You gonna touch me?
Hey, hey, hey. Everybody calm down.

Take your hand off that gun, bro. You
got one more time with that bro crap.

Hey, this is my partner right here.

If you pull your gun out one inch, I
gotta take you out just how it is.

So what I'm saying is, you're in control
now.

So do the right thing and take your hand
off that damn gun.

Let me get it.

I'm coming with you.

So anyway, thanks for turning the
temperature down back there.

Just trying to show the man a little
respect is all.

What do you mean?

Well, a dude like that spends his whole
damn life fighting to be seen as strong,

hard.

And if I'm being honest, he acts like he
didn't matter. Whoa, whoa, whoa.

I acted like a cop, all right?

A cop trying to talk to a murder
suspect.

So yeah, in that moment, he didn't
matter.

Exactly.

It all worked out, right?

Boy, y 'all are obsessed with me.

I ain't done nothing wrong.

So why y 'all haul me up in here?

Amari Kemp.

Good kid.

Hell of a baller.

Real shame what happened to him. What
does that have to do with my client?

You know how I am with money.

I don't play.

You sent that message to him.

24 hours later, he was beaten to death.

Now that's a false correlation right
there.

Y 'all can't pin this on me.

Is Kemp getting over his head?

What was it?

Drugs? Gambling?

Come on, man. We know you got your hands
in all of it.

Don't respond to that.

I gotta say, it's almost impressive how
you managed to stay involved in all this

low -level gangster crap.

That gang life is in the rear view.

I'm chasing mobile status now.

Where were you on the afternoon Kemp was
killed?

I hosted a brand launch event for my new
vodka.

I ain't killing Mari Kemp. I know you
threatened him shortly before the murder

over money.

I wasn't trying to collect from Kemp.

I was trying to give it to him.

Look, I got a sports management company
now.

JV can't be the only name in the game.

Signing Kemp would have shook up the
world.

Boy, it took some convincing, though.

So I was recruiting him.

Hard. Hell, I even had a Nike deal lined
up for him.

Told him all he had to do was drop the
dead weight.

According to Hollow Point, Kemp was
going to drop Jim Pickett as his agent.

Cutting him out of tens of millions of
potential earnings.

And according to Point...

Kemp planned to break the news to
Pickett on the day he was murdered.

So the smart money says that that is
what they were actually arguing about

afternoon, which means that Pickett lied
to us. And he had motive.

And he has an alibi corroborated by his
doorman.

Just because the doorman didn't see him
following Mari out the door doesn't mean

he couldn't have gone out another exit.

Exactly. Okay, go find something that
proves that.

Uh -huh. Oh, but first, let me grab my
tie.

Hey.

How's it going?

Uh, good.

You know, mostly.

Still feeling each other out a bit, but
good. Why?

Nothing.

Something I gotta know?

No. Just checking in.

All set.

Might want to tie it.

Mr. Pickett.

Need to ask you a few more questions.

No. I already told you, my son had
nothing to do with it.

What'd I hear about your son?

You're back on me now? It's
unbelievable.

I already told you, I was here all
afternoon.

But you weren't.

That's the parking garage under your
building.

And that's you leaving 15 minutes after
Amari that afternoon.

You followed him, just not on foot.

You didn't return for another hour.

Now we know that you lied about why you
two argued that day.

Amari was gonna cut you out, wasn't he?

How dare he, after all you've done for
him.

Yeah, I was upset.

And I went for a drive to clear my head.
I didn't tell you because I knew how

that would sound. Jim, just stop
talking.

I have nothing more to say.

You gotta come with us.

We've been going at it for over an hour.

I'm thinking of his story.

Guy knows his life is on the line.

It looks good for her, Lou.

Yeah, unfortunately, looks aren't
admissible in court.

We don't have enough to charge him.

Wife's still in the lobby. She seems a
little jittery.

Yeah, that's the vibe I was getting,
too.

Take a run at her. See what you got.

Here.

This might help calm your nerves.

My husband didn't have anything to do
with what happened to Omari.

We both know that's not true.

No, I'm telling you. Then why did you
tell him to stop speaking back there?

Hmm?

Listen, Mrs. Pickett. Kate.

You've got your husband cold for murder.

We're here to talk about you.

Am I a suspect now?

Well, you've been covering for him.

The DA's going to want to go for
criminal facilitation.

obstruction of justice, you could be
looking at as much as seven to, what,

years? Mm -hmm. Oh, and it gets worse if
they think you in on it from the

beginning.

At that point, you might as well have
done this yourself from the court's

perspective.

But I didn't.

I love to worry, I swear.

You know, one thing I've learned is good
people make mistakes.

The best thing you can do now is come
clean.

Then we can figure out a way how to put
this all behind us.

Hey.

Think about your son.

Tyler.

What happens to him if you both go to
prison?

Tim, love, don't worry.

much pressure on him and on himself.

It was too much.

And they'd been arguing.

When I came home that night,

he was in the rack.

He was crying and yelling.

He told you what he did, didn't he?

Which makes you involved.

He was just trying to talk some sense
into him.

But Omari wouldn't budge.

And Jim... snapped.

He didn't even realize what he was
doing.

He didn't mean to kill Omari.

He just lashed out.

James Pickett, stand and place your
hands behind your back.

What's going on?

You're under arrest for the murder of
Omari Kemp.

On the charge of murder in the second
degree, how does the defendant flee?

Not guilty, Your Honor.

Miss Maroon, I'll hear you on bail.
People ask for remand, Your Honor. The

defendant murdered Omari Kemp, a 15
-year -old boy who was his adopted

by... beating him to death with a metal
pipe during an argument.

He's not only a flight risk, but a
danger to others, including his

teenage son who still lives in his home.
Your Honor, on top of motive, we have

cell phone data that puts defendant near
the crime scene. We have recovered

clothing with the victim's blood on it
and an eyewitness.

The evidence against him is
overwhelming.

We don't dispute that.

The evidence is overwhelming because Jim
Pickett is indeed the person who killed

Mr. Kemp.

But it wasn't murder.

Your Honor,

it was self -defense.

Well, the defense is now claiming that
Omari Kemp had a history of going into

violent fits of rage. During their
argument, he threatened to kill Pickett

rushed at him, so he picked up a pipe
and swung it to protect himself.

So they're arguing that Pickett had a
reasonable fear for his life.

The old scary black man defense.

But it doesn't even make sense. Omari
had no motive to want Pickett dead.

According to them, Pickett told Omari
that as his legal guardian, he had to

his consent for him to enter into any
contractual arrangements, which meant

he could block him from signing with
Hollow Point's agency.

They're claiming that sent Omari over
the edge and he went on the attack.

Is there any chance they're telling the
truth?

No. Pickett's wife admitted that he
confessed to her that he lost his temper

lashed out at Omari.

Marital privilege means we can't compel
her to testify. The jury will never get

to hear about that. So they changed
their story and made Omari the

The question is, can we prove that
they're lying?

Yes. We have an eyewitness who saw Omari
holding his hands up and backing away

from his assailant. And there may be a
way to introduce the confession despite

the marital privilege.

At first, Picker told us he stayed in
the apartment that afternoon.

Then when we found video of him leaving
in his car, he claimed he just went for

a ride. So he lied.

Repeatedly. And not just about where he
was that day.

He also lied to us about what he and the
victim were arguing about.

Detective, during the multiple
interviews you conducted with the

he ever once mention anything about self
-defense?

No.

What about the defendant's wife,
Catherine Pickett? Did you have a chance

question her?

Sidebar, Your Honor.

I'll see counselors in my chambers.

Prosecution is trying to circumvent
marital privilege by sneaking in

that they know is inadmissible.

What is it that you're fishing for here,
Mr. Price?

Kate Pickett told Detective Walker that
her husband confessed to killing Kemp in

a moment of anger, not felt offense.

That sounds like hearsay. She told
detectives this in the course of

that she helped him cover up what he did
after the fact. She was confessing to a

crime, which makes it a statement
against penal interest, an exception to

hearsay rule. That's a stretch eight
miles long.

The penal interest only applies to her
potential crimes, which were, as he

after the fact.

Nothing my client may or may not have
said to her about anything that occurred

prior to that is relevant.

Of course it's relevant the two are
inextricably tied.

Even if you wanted to go that far,
anything she relayed to the detective

falls under marital privilege.

Under what theory?

If a lawyer inadvertently disclosed
sensitive information from a client to

opposing counsel, it's still
inadmissible. The privilege here belongs

client, and he clearly intended the
communication with his wife to be

confidential.

I'm sorry, but I'm siding with the
defense.

There's to be no mention of the so
-called confession.

Thank you, Judge.

I couldn't make out everything they were
saying, but I did hear the kid say, I'm

sorry, a couple of times.

Did you hear him threaten to kill the
defendant?

No, sir.

The kid was trying to back away, but the
man wouldn't let him.

Then I saw the man walk over and pick up
a pipe.

The kid started backing up, put his
hands up like...

Pleading with him, you know.

And then what happened?

The man ran at him.

Hit him in the head with the pipe.

Hard.

It was... I'd never seen someone get
killed before.

And you're sure it wasn't the other way
around? That Omari Kemp wasn't the one

running at the defendant?

I'm absolutely positive.

Thank you. Nothing further.

Mr. Banks.

You're 65.

Do you wear glasses?

No.

My health insurance doesn't have a
vision plan.

You were a full block away from the
incident when it occurred.

More like half a block.

And it was daytime.

And my eyesight is fine.

When police first spoke to you, you said
you couldn't tell if the person arguing

with Mr. Kemp was a man or a woman.

His back was to me. So you were far
away, you couldn't make out basic

and yet we're supposed to believe that
you could perfectly see the choreography

that went down between these two people?

The kid was facing me, and I could see
what direction he was moving in.

Backwards, with his hands up.

Mr. Bank, what were you doing right
before this all went down?

I was just sitting on the stoop. You
were panhandling.

That's what you do, isn't it?

You hang out on that stoop and you beg
for money.

I provide entertainment.

If people feel fit to throw me a little
cheddar in exchange, I'm grateful for

it. Did Amari Kemp give you money?

Yes.

A hundred dollars.

Oh, did that make you feel appreciative
towards him?

Protective? Is that why you're lying? To
make it seem like he was the victim

when you know he was the one attacking
my client?

No. Or is it just that he was someone
from your community?

My community?

Because I understand that the boy didn't
live anywhere near my neighborhood.

Or are you talking about the fact he's
black?

I'm talking about the fact that you're
inclined to take his side over my

clients. No.

I wouldn't.

You wouldn't what? Lie under oath.

That's right.

Mr. Banks.

You have two prior felony convictions.

In both trials, you testified swearing
to your innocence, and in both cases,

were found guilty.

I was telling the truth.

Not according to the law, you weren't.

No further questions for this witness.

The defense pulled out every racist
trope they could to discredit our

eyewitness. They brought up his prior
convictions. They called him a

They referred to him and the victim as
coming from the same community.

Not surprising, given their entire
defense is playing on the notion it's

reasonable to be terrified of any black
man.

Doesn't even matter that Omari was only
15.

Yeah, he was young, but he was also 6
'2", 210 pounds, an athlete in peak

physical shape.

But we wouldn't be nearly as worried
about a jury acquitting a man who

bludgeoned a 15 -year -old white kid to
death. It's the presumption of violence

they're capitalizing on. That's right.
They know people tend to view black

as more dangerous than their white
peers.

And you need to counteract that.

You said Kemp had no history of
violence, right?

No, it's by all accounts a Boy Scout.

Run with that.

Humanize him for the jury.

Let's find a character witness who can
make them understand he wasn't the

caricature of a foster kid from the
projects the defense is making him out

be.

was what my mother would call blessed.

And I'm not talking about his skills on
the court or the fact that he was so

handsome.

He was kind, blessed with the kind of
heart that cared about everyone.

And did you ever know him to lose his
temper or act violently?

No.

He had a gentle soul.

A couple months before he died, we were
at my cousin's house.

And some boy stepped to him, started
saying awful things about his dad being

dead. I thought Omari might rip the
kid's head off.

But he just shook his head and walked
away.

Later on, he told me that he didn't
believe in violence, that it didn't

anything.

And how long had you known Omari?

Since we were born, basically.

We grew up in the same building.

Thank you.

No further questions.

Ms. Wise, you loved Amari, didn't you?

Yes.

You'd do anything to protect his memory.

Are you saying I'm lying?

No, but just because you never saw him
lose his temper doesn't mean it never

happened.

And you weren't there the day he
attacked Mr.

Pickett. Objection.

Sustained. Nothing further.

The prosecution rests, Your Honor.

The witness is excused.

Mr. Rims, you may call your first
witness.

The defense calls James Pickett to the
stand.

I haven't been able to sleep through the
night since it happened.

My heart is broken.

I loved Amari.

I know he wasn't actually my son, but I
still thought of him that way.

If this was self -defense, why not say
so from the beginning?

Why did you run and then later lie to
the police?

I was horrified.

Embarrassed. Scared.

It all just happened so fast.

If I could go back and not do
everything, I would.

But I swear to you, he was going to kill
me.

Why do you say that?

Because he'd attacked me before.

When? Two weeks before he died. We'd
gotten this argument.

His grades had been flipping.

And what happened?

I told him he had to step it up. Getting
C's wasn't acceptable.

And we just lost it.

We were in the hallway outside the
classroom. He threw me up against the

by my neck. He was choking me.

And he was just so much bigger than me.
He was stronger.

I almost lost consciousness.

Eventually, I was able to get him to let
me go.

The fury in his eyes.

That's what was in my head when he said
he was going to kill me that day.

It's just I knew what he was capable of.

Look, I'm not a perfect man.

But I am not a murderer.

He's lying about that fight, man.

You're hearing his voice.

He's just reminding the jury that Omari
was bigger and stronger than him. Just

another violent black man, and we know
how juries respond to that. Well, I

haven't had a chance to cross -examine
him yet. But it'll be helpful to know

sure that Pickett was lying, right?

What are you talking about?

So the security guard at Omari's school
told me he put in some cameras.

Pickett doesn't know that.

So let's hang this racist son of a bitch
with his own rope.

Appreciate you doing this. No problem.

Check it out.

Mm -hmm.

Damn.

That boy was strong.

Detectives?

Nolan. Hey.

Any luck?

Luck with what?

Nothing. I was trying to help him out.

Unfortunately, no dice.

I thought you said the hallway was
covered by cameras.

Yeah, some of them are, but not the ones
we needed.

But I did speak with a bunch of
schoolteachers and employees.

No one heard or saw any type of
argument.

Okay, thanks.

Mr. Pickett, this incident where you
allege Omari attacked you before, were

there any witnesses?

No. We were in the hallway alone.

How convenient. Did you tell anyone else
about this?

No. I was worried if I did, it would
impact his career momentum.

So, you just so happen to be the only
person he was ever violent

towards?

And it's just so... happens to have
occurred in private and you just so

to have never brought it up until now
i'm telling the truth

if you say so i swear he attacked me on
that day when we argued he was going to

kill me but you never said that out loud
until right now correct yes but i i was

i was so upset i just i wasn't thinking
straight no no you mean you weren't

thinking strategically

You haven't consulted a lawyer yet. You
haven't figured out how to pretend.

He's badgering the witness.

Sustained.

Nothing further.

Madam foreperson, has the jury reached a
verdict?

We have, Your Honor.

In the charge of murder in the second
degree, we find the defendant, James

Pickett, guilty.

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, thank
you for your service.

Court is adjourned.

Hey. So I heard Pickett got convicted?

Yep.

Justice served.

I don't disagree.

But I did speak to the security guard at
the school.

He told me about the video.

One that you said didn't exist.

The guy is guilty.

We both know it.

I did what I thought would be best.

Didn't break any laws.

No, I know.

I know.

And I get why you did it, Theo.

Well, listen, I don't do the lone wolf
thing.

So either we do the thing together, or
you've got to find a different partner.

rich guy who gets the money now there's
death three kids the jealous old flame

and the wife they're all counting on
that inheritance a hundred million

is a big motive law and order fall
finale next thursday on mvp and peacock

have a best -selling author who's
protecting her husband a serial rapist

knew this is awful claim we need new
evidence this is gonna be a tough case

got work to do F -E -U -U. Next on MBT
and Peacock.