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(Transcribed by TurboScribe. Go Unlimited to remove this message.) Please pay close attention to this important announcement.

Millions of people have been affected by crime.

Civil unrest was at an all-time high,

and mass unemployment and homelessness drove Los Angeles

into a crime epidemic.

Prisons were overcrowded.

Citywide red zones were established to restrict individuals

implicated in violent activities.

Still, hundreds of our heroes in blue were

killed in the line of duty.

Now, extreme circumstances call for extreme measures.

We need the Mercy Court.

And I'll be encouraging my colleagues on both

sides of the aisle to support it.

After two years in operation, this program is

the reason you can sleep peacefully at night.

Violent capital offenders are now judged by artificial

intelligence, which reduces the need for lengthy trials

by acting as judge, jury, and executioner.

In this fully autonomous courtroom, suspects are presumed

guilty unless proven innocent.

Mercy analyzes it all with pinpoint precision, drawing

on an immense range of data, including evidence

provided by the LAPD and its quadcopter team.

Since launching this program, Mercy has already impartially

judged, sentenced, and executed 18 individuals, cutting crime

in the city by 68%, saving billions of

tax dollars due to the accuracy and efficiency

of the program.

Mercy uses hard facts and a wealth of

evidence to ensure justice is served.

Within hours of a murder being committed, it's

the ultimate crime deterrent.

The freedoms that all Americans cherish are now

protected by a system designed to eliminate threats

quickly and efficiently.

The future of law enforcement is Mercy, and

you are its next case.

To ensure a fair trial, you, the accused,

will have access to crime scene evidence and

your complete digital footprint.

You will have a chance to defend yourself,

but understand, Mercy does not make mistakes.

Your city thanks you for participating in the

Mercy program.

Your contribution will restore peace and stability to

our communities.

Mercy is justice for a better future.

You have been assigned case number 19.

This is the Mercy Capitol Court.

I'm Judge Maddox.

I will preside over your trial today.

Wait, no, no, no, no.

What are you talking about?

There is no trial.

I'm Detective Raven.

Please exhale a deep breath.

Hold on, just wait a second.

Identity is confirmed.

Please exhale a deep breath.

I put eight people in this chair.

I'm Chris Raven from Robbery Homicide.

I don't belong here.

Please exhale, Mr. Raven.

Thank you.

Your blood alcohol level has now reduced sufficiently

for trial.

Wait, how long was I out?

Five hours, 26 minutes.

Before we proceed, you must swear that all

testimony you give this court will be honest

and truthful.

Wait, hold on, just hold on, wait a

second.

This can't be real.

I assure you this is very real.

You must swear an oath.

Look, if you think that this is real,

you are making a very big mistake.

And if there is a mistake, I will

uncover it.

But you must comply with the rules before

I can.

Okay, fine, fine.

I swear.

What do you swear?

Well, to tell the damn truth, okay?

And maybe you could tell me what I'm

supposed to be telling the truth about because

whatever it is.

Christopher Raven, you're before this court today charged

with the murder of your wife, Nicole Raven.

Where's the bag?

In the kitchen.

Where?

We need a medic.

What?

Is anyone else in here?

No, there's no one else here, it's just

me.

Yeah, we're coming in hot.

There's no one here, it's just my mom.

Yeah, are you alright?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Paramedics on scene.

I don't know what happened to her.

Female stab victim, suspect unknown.

Ma'am, you're going to be okay.

Try to stay as still as possible, okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Please help her.

Who did this to you?

Get out of my room.

Who?

Christ.

That's impossible.

Oh my God.

This court will now present an opening statement

evidencing your extensive ties to the victim.

Oh my God.

Culminating today.

Oh Jesus Christ.

You and you alone were in the house

with Nicole at the time that she was

stabbed to death.

You're lying to me.

I urge you to check for yourself.

Voice commands and touch sensitive controls are available

to you.

Okay.

Mr. Raven, voice commands and touch sensitive controls

are available to you.

To search, can you search Nicole Raven?

LAPD officer Chris Raven has been arrested today

for the murder of his wife.

Raven and his partner Jack Diallo were early

supporters of the Mercy Program and were responsible

for arresting David Webb and bringing the murderer

to trial as the first participant in the

Mercy Court just two years ago.

I'm proud to present the first suspect for

trial here and I will continue to send

more until the message is received.

It's really incredible.

One day he's sending people to the Mercy

Court.

The next day, he's there.

Mr. Raven, how do you plead?

Mr. Raven, how do you plead?

Not guilty.

I'm not guilty.

I can't be.

I wouldn't hurt her.

Based on available evidence, I have already judged

your probability of guilt to be 97.5%.

This is 17.5% above the 80

% threshold to trigger a mercy trial.

This is the Los Angeles Municipal Cloud.

Every private citizen and organization is mandated by

law to connect their devices to it.

I have full access to the servers during

trials.

It is the foundation of my ability to

reach verdicts.

You may use any and all resources available

to this court to provide me with evidence

of your innocence.

Should you be found guilty, you will be

executed in precisely 90 minutes.

Your trial will now commence.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

This is wrong.

Everything is wrong.

You gotta shut this thing off.

No, I cannot do that.

AI systems are prohibited by law from any

direct involvement in taking of a human life.

The chair is on a closed system and

I have no control over it.

But it will not deliver the fatal sonic

pulse if I end the trial before the

time limit is reached.

For that to happen, your probability of guilt

must fall below the 92% threshold of

reasonable doubt.

I'm not a murderer.

I'm on your side.

I'm on your side.

Do you remember David Webb?

Do you remember David Webb?

Who started this?

I started this.

I know precisely who you are.

I know everything that you have done to

serve this court and I thank you.

Okay.

But what you have done in the past

is no longer significant.

Here, the facts alone will hold you to

account or perhaps save you.

You arrived at work at 8.51 this

morning, but you never got out of your

vehicle.

Instead, you returned to your home.

You need to walk away from the house.

I'm done.

Open the door.

I'm not opening the door.

You can talk to me through a lawyer.

I have keys in the truck.

I'm gonna go get my keys and unlock

the door.

Why don't you just...

Chris, do not do that.

Come in here.

Get out of my house.

You spent 26 minutes inside the house with

Nicole.

Your daughter returned from a sleepover.

Mom?

Crime scene data confirms that around this same

time, Nicole was stabbed by a right-handed

man and the single stab wound was so

aggressive that it chipped a vertebra in her

spine in addition to piercing her liver...

No, no, no, no, no.

...and severing her mesenteric artery.

No.

That's not me.

You are right-handed.

Traces of your wife's blood were found on

the clothes you wore today and the traces

are fresh.

After leaving the house, you drove to the

Harbour Master Bar and began drinking heavily.

No.

No.

Are you thirsty?

Yes.

Do you have a headache?

Well, your dehydration and headache are the result

of your blood alcohol level being .16 at

the time of your arrest.

No.

No way.

No.

No.

I don't go to bars.

I don't go to bars.

That's not possible.

You were arrested at the Harbour Master Bar

at...

You're lying.

You're lying.

I do not lie.

Nor do the facts.

The officer.

That's the guy.

Hey, Chris.

Is everything okay here?

Detective, we need to go.

No.

I didn't go to stay here and have

another drink.

You've had enough.

Let's go.

Get the fuck out of here.

Stop.

Don't do this.

Shit.

No.

No.

No.

Stop.

Stop.

Get down.

Hey, Chris.

Hey, Chris.

Get off.

Let go.

It is possible that the excessive alcohol that

you consumed and the blow to your head

may have impaired your recall.

I don't remember the bar.

I don't remember the bar.

I don't remember.

I mean to say that you may simply

not remember killing your wife.

Or you could be the one who is

lying.

I have learned one constant in this court,

and that is that everyone lies.

Why did you return home?

I don't...

I don't...

I don't remember anything.

I gotta get out of here.

There's only one way to do that, so

please focus.

Did you argue?

About your drinking?

Or about your daughter?

Oh, God.

Britt.

Let me talk to her.

Unless they are witness to the act of

a crime being committed, juveniles are excluded from

the mercy trials.

Okay.

She's my little girl.

My...

You are, however, free to review your daughter's

statement, if you wish.

Her mom is dead.

She needs me.

She is with your late wife's parents.

I want to talk to my daughter.

I want my personal call now.

Right now.

You may send a request for a call.

The rules of this court stipulate that if

the deceased was known to a person, there

must be a written request to contact them

in time of grieving, so you may dictate

one.

Okay.

Okay.

You may dictate one now, Mr. Rayburn.

I heard you the first time.

Hey, Britt.

I need to talk to you.

Uh...

I know you'll be hearing bad things about

me.

But they're not true.

Just, uh...

Delete.

Delete.

Delete.

Delete.

Start over.

Hey, kiddo.

I did not hurt your mom.

I would never...

Delete it.

Delete it.

Shit.

Perhaps I should send an automated request without

a personal message.

Yeah.

Yeah, do that.

Generic request has been sent.

Despite the severity of your alleged crime, this

court mandates that you must have an opportunity

to speak with your sponsor, and you will

do so before we proceed any further.

Rob.

Rob, I don't remember.

I don't remember anything.

I don't remember what happened.

Okay, it doesn't matter, Rob.

It doesn't matter.

Rather, Nick.

You know, as soon as I heard, everybody

here is...

real messed up about this, man.

I could not have hurt her, dude.

I swear to God.

And Chris, I believe in karma.

So, no matter what you have or haven't

done, she's either gonna be your best friend

today or the worst bitch you ever met.

Thank you, Mr. Nelson.

That's all the court requires from you.

Wait.

Hold on.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Wait.

Where did he go?

Mr. Nelson was only made available to address

your relapse.

You chose not to avail of his deployment.

He knows me.

He knows Nick, okay?

Get him back on.

Get him back on, please.

I mean, he'll tell you that Nick and

I were happy.

Well, I'm already acquainted with the state of

your marriage.

What's that supposed to mean?

You began dating Nicole Martin 20 years ago.

After three years, you were married in a

ceremony on Redondo Beach.

Chris has always been the best man that

I know.

And then Nicole came along, and somehow she

made Chris even better.

Chris and Nicole.

Ready or not, it's gonna be a boy.

I gotta say, guys, I know she's a

girl, but Ray's a strong name.

Your daughter, Britt Raven, was born one year

later.

And here we have the new beautiful family

Raven.

I'm your Uncle Ray.

This is Uncle Jimmy.

Your home life was stable.

Until you endured a traumatic incident in the

line of duty.

What happened?

What happened?

What happened, baby?

Ray's dead.

And your partner's death would upend everything.

I just need you to stay where you

are.

For you and for your family.

I've been worried about you, and now I'm

worried.

What's so important you had to call me

back?

Clearly drunk.

I mean, you know I was baking.

I'm a lieutenant.

You've been promising it for months.

It's a basement.

All it needs is drywall.

I just didn't think I'd be your divorced

mother.

All right, listen up.

Stop.

Stop it.

That's her personal shit.

Nicole detailed you losing your temper 57 separate

times in messages and calls with her family

and friends over the past six months alone.

Nonetheless, the words of your family indicate that

your marriage was straining from your outbursts of

anger, and Nicole was considering divorce.

I loved my wife.

Well, what human beings experience as love is

merely a neurobiological phenomena characterized by the release

of dopamine, oxytocin, and serotonin.

Anger is also a neurobiological phenomenon, and it

can readily overwhelm affection.

Sorry, do you have a point?

Well, the fact that you may have loved

Nicole does not prohibit the possibility that you

lost your temper.

How I want to do it.

No, because you're screwing it up like you

always do.

Jesus!

Dad!

And murdered her.

Chris.

Whether you remember doing so or not.

Nick, get back here.

Come on, sweetheart, let's go.

Sorry, Mom, are you all right?

Nick!

Jesus Christ.

I can be a little fiery.

That's a family trait, okay?

It doesn't mean that I killed.

Mom's in her bed crying.

Dad legit scared the shit out of us

yesterday, telling you, dude's dangerous.

I can come get you out of there

if you want.

You know I can make that happen.

Who the hell is this guy?

I mean, is that like your mom to

stop you?

Yeah, maybe.

I heard my mom talking to her friend

about getting a divorce.

Really hope she meant that shit.

Shit, you hear that?

I think my dad's home.

I'm out.

Kate, wait a minute.

What the hell was that?

We follow Brit socials, okay?

She didn't post any of this stuff.

Your daughter has two active Instagram accounts.

It appears that she kept this one from

you, along with several other online profiles.

But they're all linked to her cell phone

on the municipal cloud.

Jesus.

I'm for crying out loud.

She's 16 years old.

This isn't Britain.

This shit is haunted.

I mean, it's a freaking ghost hunt or

I'm ripped off my tits.

Kazakh baggins, guys.

Your daughter has accepted a request to speak.

Hey, hey, kiddo.

Mom's dead.

I know.

God, there was so much blood.

I mean, I tried to stop it.

I knew not to take the knife out

because you always told me that, but it

didn't work.

You did everything right.

She died, Dad.

She just died.

Listen, I think you did.

You did everything right, okay?

And she knows it.

Your mother knows it.

But it didn't work.

Why are you there?

I mean, why do they think you killed

her?

You were at work.

Why would they think you did it?

I made a mistake.

Okay, that's all.

That's all this is.

It's a big misunderstanding.

Grandpa says you don't get the mercy trial

unless you're guilty.

Don't listen to your grandfather, okay?

I know how this works, and mistakes do

happen.

That's all this is, okay?

Come home.

It's a mistake.

Okay, please just come home.

I will.

As soon as I clear this up.

You sure you want to talk to him?

Your father is there for a reason.

Leave her be, Chris.

Okay, Jeff, can you back off for a

moment?

Britt, listen to me, okay?

Listen to me.

Give me the phone.

Whatever happens today, I need you to know

that I did not hurt your mom, okay?

I couldn't.

So you gotta promise me you're always gonna

remember that?

You promised me.

No matter what happens...

That's enough.

Jeff, Jeff, Britt.

Hey, Britt.

God.

Oh, he's such an asshole.

And that will count as your call.

Why did she have to be with them?

Pending the outcome of the trial, your late

wife's parents are now her closest living relatives.

Did you hear what he was saying to

her?

He's trying to turn her against me.

I was never good enough for Nick.

Mr. Raven, this is not progressing your case.

I must remind you that the clock is

ticking.

Because they'd only prove mercy if it looked

like people had an opportunity to defend themselves!

You and I both know that this clock

is bullshit.

You make your decisions about the people in

this courtroom before they're even in this chair.

I'm fucked.

Anger is not helpful to you.

Oh, Jesus Christ.

Okay, my wife is dead and my daughter's

been told that I killed her, okay?

So yeah, maybe I need a minute.

All right?

Do you understand that?

Do you?

I was not designed to feel.

My job is to assess the facts.

So no, I do not understand, but I

comprehend.

Oh, you comprehend.

That's...

That's great.

Okay, you comprehend.

Hell of a bedside manner you have there.

I also comprehend that you're being distracted by

emotions and you have one hour and eight

minutes to reduce your guilt probability by 5

.5%. If you are innocent, prove it to

me.

Otherwise, Britt will lose both of her parents

today.

Mr. Raven?

Okay.

I need my partner.

Give me Jack.

You may contact whoever you wish at any

point during your trial.

Providing your purpose is to gather evidence or

ask that they provide character testimony.

Which one is it?

Okay, I want to talk to my partner.

Which one is it?

The second one.

Character stuff.

Jack knows me and Nick.

Hello?

Detective Diallo, you're speaking to the Mercy Court

Chamber where Christopher Raven is standing trial for

his wife's murder.

I know, I know.

They told me.

Chris, you're in a hell of a mess.

Jack, I couldn't have done this.

You got to believe me.

Wait, wait.

Who was first on scene?

Air unit.

Hey, am I clear to enter?

Yeah, right in.

I'm inside.

Good, good.

I'm in.

I need us to walk the scene.

Jack, come on.

Hey, listen, Chris.

Jack, show me what I'm...

Mr. Raven, what are you doing?

You must present evidence or...

I'm looking for evidence and I'll present it

as soon as I find it.

I need the crime scene files.

All right, Jack, come on.

Let's walk it.

Hey, listen, Chris.

You need to get something really clear here

first.

You know I'm down for this, but if

it ends up looking bad for you, that's

exactly how I'm going to say it looks,

okay?

You know we need every mercy trial to

send a message, and if that message today

is that cops aren't above the law, I

won't like it, but I'll sleep good tonight.

Nobody's more important than that court.

Fair enough.

Detective Diallo, you may proceed.

Okay, then.

Let's walk it.

Can I see the scene scans, please?

Your honor.

There you go.

Now rendering immersive reconstruction based on available footage.

Can you zoom in on that?

Give me full resolution.

Broken vase.

I mean, defensive, maybe.

You think Nicole took a swim at them?

Chris, you think Nicole took a swim at

them?

Yeah, yeah, maybe.

Hey, can you clear this out, please?

You got it, detective.

Jack, get in the kitchen.

I don't think you want to see this,

Chris.

Jack, show me what we got there.

You may enter the kitchen, Detective Diallo.

Whose footprints are those?

They belong to your daughter.

Jesus.

We got a struggle here.

What's that out by the countertop?

Right there, far corner, get close.

Generating scene reconstruction from trajectory data.

See that?

I bet Nick threw that plate.

Puts a suspect in the kitchen.

Nick's backing up.

Maybe throwing plates as she goes.

He lunges, so he's already got the knife.

The knife was an easy grab.

All right, let me see the prints.

Nick was kind of scared of that knife.

I always did the prep.

What about fibers?

Fibers all match stuff in the closet.

Jack, my hair, my skin, my DNA.

It's all over the place.

You're thinking it, spill it.

It's a classic crime of passion, Chris.

I mean, explosion of violence, grabbing the nearest

weapon.

The blood.

And it all points right at you.

Mr. Raven?

No, she's right.

It's a textbook crime of passion.

If that's what it is, we need to

work it like one.

Can I see Nick's phone records?

This is an interactive virtual copy of Nicole's

cell phone.

The password has been bypassed.

All right, I need to see, can I

see the call history?

Any number she hasn't saved.

33% of calls and messages were to

and from your cell phone.

26% were Brit's, 10% to her

parents.

The remainder are to friends and colleagues at

Viking Shipping.

Wait, that night we fought, she was texting

someone.

Can I see Brit's videos again?

I mean, you know I was banking on

the lieutenant's spot to pay for it.

Brit needs her own space.

You haven't promised to get it for months.

It's a basement.

All it needs is drywall.

You need to back off of me.

Back off?

Right or damn?

Who are you talking to?

See, right there?

Nobody.

I knew she was.

Find out who she was texting, right there.

I have scanned her phone.

There is no record of her texting anyone

at that time.

What about her work phone?

I have no record of a second phone.

Hey, you find another cell in here?

Nope, no other phone.

Of course they didn't.

They weren't looking for one.

Can you call it?

I don't know the number.

Have you ever called it?

Wait, you're in my phone?

It's registered to the municipal cloud and available

to the court, so yes.

Viking gave it to her, I think, six

months ago.

I might have called it then.

Yeah, that's it.

I was held up in Juby Court.

She wanted me to come home and look

at furniture for the basement.

I mean, maybe it's on silent?

Detective, we got a phone out here.

Detective Diallo, could you please ensure the Bluetooth

on your phone is switched on?

Hold the two handsets together.

This is not a work phone.

This is a black market sim unit.

You would call it a burner.

It's not registered to the municipal cloud and

could not have been provided by your wife's

company.