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Previously on
"The Guardian"...

I do more than just
take off my clothes, Mr. Fallin.

[Gunshot]

Is there anyone who can confirm
your account of the events?

Mandy Gressler.

Sure she's alive?

Last I saw.

You promised me a chance to work
in a profitable law firm.

You never mentioned
that you'd be stepping away

to a federal bench.

My intention was that Nicholas
would have my clients.

Then we need Nick.

I never included my son
in this deal.

Here's my cell phone number.

When she contacts you,
you call me.

Detective Darger,
it's Nick Fallin.

I have Mandy Gressler
in my apart...

MANDY: What are you doing?!

[Screams]

[Groans]

[Grunts]

[Cries out]

NICK: Just wait.
MANDY: Let go of me!

- Mandy, just calm down.
Let me go.

- You bastard!
- Please stop it. Calm...

Let me go!

[Nick and Mandy grunting]

NICK: Oh, my God.

911 operator.

NICK: L... l... I need an ambulance
to 1980 Elsworth in Shadyside.

I have a woman,
I think her heart is stopped.

Can you feel a pulse?

Yeah, I'm feeling
for a pulse.

She doesn't have a pulse.

Somebody's on the way.
Stay on the line.

I'll help you
until paramedics arrive.

BURTON: Nick, you home?

NICK, WHISPERING: Oh, God.

[Dial tone]

[Knocks on door]
Nick.

No.

- Son, listen...
- You can't be here.

[Sighs]

When you, uh...
When you got arrested,

things were not looking so good.

It turns out
the D.A. Was gunning for ya.

He wasn't about to plea-bargain.

In fact, he was
looking for 5 years minimum.

So I went to Caldwell
to make a deal.

He agreed to talk to the D.A.,
cut it down to a misdemeanor.

Dad, can we talk
about this tomorrow?

But listen to me.
Here's the problem.

I just found out that kid
Lichtman knew all about it.

If he gives it up to other
people, it could be very bad.

Dad, I can't talk about this
now, OK? I cannot!

Son, listen to me.

I just came over here
to tell you first

instead of them, OK?

As far as they're concerned,
they can go to hell, OK?

All right, I've heard it.
I've heard it.

Just don't let them
push you around.

I won't. You know,
y-y-y-you have to go...

Don't let them
do that to ya.

Dad, you just got to go,
all right? Just leave.

[Whispering]
Just take care of yourself.

Just leave.

[Door opens and closes]

[Footsteps]

[Answering machine beeps]

ANSWERING MACHINE:
Friday, 5:31 P.M.

MAN: Burton, it's Thomas Paul.

Congratulations again
on the judgeship.

We should meet,
discuss the swearing in.

I'm free tomorrow morning
around 10:00.

Call me if that's good for you.

[Answering machine beeps]

ANSWERING MACHINE:
Friday, 8:17 P.M.

WOMAN: Burton, it's cousin Ruth.

We just heard
the amazing news.

We're all so proud of ya
in Mount Aire.

[Phone ringing]
Congratulations.

MAN: Hello?
BURTON: Hey, Tom.

ANSWERING MACHINE:
Friday, 9:41 P.M.

I'm sorry you weren't
there tonight.

NICK: Hey, Dad. It's, uh...
It's Nick, uh...

I'm leaving you
this message 'cause, uh...

I'm, uh...

you know, l... l... I...
I'm sorry.

I'm sorry for everything,

and, uh, I just
haven't, um...

I wanted to work with you
'cause I respect you,

and I wanted to spend
more time with you, and...

and I'm afraid that l-l-I 've
just done what I usually do.

BURTON: All right, well,
10:00 sounds fine.

OK. Thank you very much.

NICK: Dad, l... l... I just
want you to know that...

that l... l... I love you, and...
and I just want to apologize.

[Answering machine beeps]

[Siren wailing]

Hold it! Hold it!

[Siren wailing]

What happened?
What happened here?

Overdose.

[Whispering] Oh, god.

- Where are they taking him?
- Who?

My son. What hospital?

It was a woman.

You can't come in here.

My son's... This is my son's
house. I've got to see him.

- Who's your son?
- Nicholas Fallin.

Your son was arrested, sir.
They took him down to County.

[Singing] Well, there is trouble
in my mind

There is dark

There's dark,
and there is light

There is no order

There is chaos

And there is crime

There is no one home tonight

In the empire of my mind

When there is trouble

You will find

You're all alone in your mind...

MAN: There is no probable cause

to charge Nicholas Fallin
with any crime.

Amanda Gressler appeared
at his house uninvited.

She brought drugs
onto the premises.

We don't contest that
he struggled with her,

but that was in self-defense.

Amanda Gressler's overdose
was caused by her own cocaine,

not by anything
Nicholas Fallin did.

This is what we know.
[Clears throat]

Miss Gressler
and Mr. Fallin fought.

She sustained injuries
serious enough from that fight

to be left in a coma
on life support.

There was cocaine found
in Mr. Fallin's residence.

This is sufficient evidence
to try the defendant

for aggravated assault
and possession of cocaine.

OK. Yes.

I find that there is
sufficient evidence

as to all the counts charged.

We will hold the defendant to
answer in courtroom "F"

at 11:30 on the ninth
of next month.

With regard to bail, your honor,

Mr. Fallin poses
no danger of flight.

He owns a home
and is well-known in Pittsburgh.

We ask that he be released
on his own recognizance.

Counsel Finneran?

Commonwealth has no objection.

MAN: Your honor.

JUDGE: Officer Desica,
does the probation department

have an interest in this case?

DESICA: Yes, your honor.

Mr. Fallin is in our custody
due to a prior drug conviction.

Judge Handley
has requested that we hold him

pending a revocation hearing.

Your honor, there is
absolutely no reason

to keep Mr. Fallin in jail.

Judge Handley's decision
is reason enough.

[Gavel bangs]

The court has the authority
to hold you in custody.

L-l-l-let me get into it, Nick.

They got him in jail, David.

Well, they have that right.

They believe that he violated
the terms of his probation.

And what if he did?

Well, the judge can enforce
Nick's original sentence

from last year.

He'll start serving time
before the criminal trial.

What... what do we do now?

[Sighs] Talk to Finneran.

I think we should try
to make a deal.

Oh, I'm gonna be
at that meeting.

No, Burton. He won't negotiate
with you sitting in the room.

I'm gonna be at that meeting.

BURTON: Hey, Tom.

- Burton, good to see ya.
- How are ya?

How's Nick?

Well, he's, uh...

He's got some problems, Tom...
and some are serious problems.

I'm very sorry to hear that.

Yeah, well...

Tom, I wanted to talk to you
about this, uh, swearing in

and the robing and so on.

I, um... I would really
appreciate it

if we could put that on hold

until after I deal
with Nicholas.

Burton, you want to do this

as soon as the senator and the
chief judge are available.

I got them to agree to a date
at the end of the month.

L... I understand that,

but I would really like him
at the swearing in.

He's my... my only family,
and I just, uh...

Well, I want Nick
to put the robe on me.

I'm sure you can
find someone else to do that.

Well... it's the tradition,
Thomas.

You know that, and I know that.

It's a family thing, so...
I, uh...

I just... I just
want my son there.

If he's not available?

We'll cross that bridge
when we come to it.

Burton... the political climate
can change swiftly.

Ascending to the bench should be
your priority right now.

Well, this has nothing to do
with politics, Tom.

I'll let the senator know.

Will you?

- Yes.
- Appreciate it.

Thank you very much.

- How's Mary?
- Very good. Thank you.

Will you be sure
and say hi for me?

- Absolutely.
- OK. Thank you very much.

- Take care.

I think your experience will
make you highly desirable

as an immigration attorney,
maybe even as a parent advocate.

Thank you.

Unfortunately, at this time, we
don't have positions available

for someone with
your experience.

I'm ready to work
in an office like this.

I have more courtroom experience
than most of the guys

who have been here
for 10 years.

Well, I'm sure you're a terrific
attorney, Mr. Mooney.

Let's just keep talking, OK?

Believe me, I wouldn't
have had you in

if I hadn't heard
such good things.

I could start at the bottom.
First year associate.

Let me think about it.

[Knock on door]

Your 3:00 is here, Mr. Straka.

Thank you.

MOONEY: Thank you for your time.

Good to see ya, Jake.

It's gonna be drug delivery
resulting in death.

Third degree murder.

She's not dead.

FINNERAN: She'll die.

Mandatory minimum is 5 years.
Minimum.

What are you offering?

He pleads guilty
to possession and assault.

He gets 3 years.
He could be out in 2.

BURTON: No. No felony charges.

He takes the felony charge,

he serves the full term
of his last conviction.

Possession and assault.
3 years.

Misdemeanor possession only.
18 months...

and no amending the charges
if the girl dies.

Uh, uh, no.

Look. There's lots of ways
for Mandy Gressler

to get her hands on dope
without going through my son.

Now, she doesn't
exactly make the best victim

for you to pin your hopes on,
especially in front of a jury.

Two years. Felony possession.

I drop everything
regarding the girl

and the drug delivery.

No felony charges.

This is the offer.
Take it or leave it.

No.

BELDON:
It's a good deal, Nick.

You could be out in 14 months.

No. I passed my drug test.
I have done nothing wrong.

If the girl dies
before we make a deal,

this will go to trial,
and you could get 5 years.

You stop this thing
before it gets to trial.

When... when... when is the
probation revocation hearing?

I'll find out. Why?

Use it.
If they can't get me there,

they have very little chance of
getting me at trial.

It's a risk.

It's a risk, but I can
account for almost

every minute of time

before Mandy Gressler
came to my house.

Except the moments just
before her heart stopped.

She was high before
she got to my house.

Now, if you can prove that,

you will clear me
of both charges.

Hey... can l... can I
just have a minute

talking with my father
alone, please?

Sure.

[Buzzer buzzes]

[Door opens]

You should stay away from this.

Nicholas.

It doesn't look good for you.

L... l... I can take care
of it myself.

Son, Beldon is about as good
as it gets around here.

He was on the team
that got you through last...

No, you got me
through this last time.

Well, all the more reason to
take the deal, believe me.

I didn't do anything wrong.

[Sighs]

[Sighs]

All right.

Ok, I'll, uh...

[Buzzer buzzes]

I'll bring you a suit, tie,
and, uh... shoes.

Yeah.

Amanda Gressler.

Her heart stopped
due to an overdose.

The EMT's didn't arrive in time
to prevent brain damage.

Well, you think she'll make it?

She's on a respirator.
She's not going to wake up.

That's her room.

Rachel, um... how long can you
keep her alive?

Sometimes they go for years.
Sometimes they go immediately.

BURTON: Thank you very much.

Always good to see you.

[Country music playing on radio]

BURTON: Don't do that.

- What?
- Hitchhike.

Why?

'Cause. Getting in a car
with a stranger is not...

Do you want to give me a ride?

This is what
I'm talking about.

Now you're in a car
with a stranger.

You gonna do
something bad to me?

No.

What the hell
are you listening to?

Hey, leave that alone.
That happens to be a classic.

I saw you...
Iooking in Mandy's room.

Yeah, well...

You a friend of hers?

No. No, actually,
I never met her.

She dates guys like you.

Well, l... I didn't know her.
So you're her daughter, huh?

Where's your dad?

I don't have one.

You have any other family?

Can you take me up to Dormont?

Dormont. Is that where you live?

[Sighs]

[Car approaches]

So this is where you live, huh?

Yeah, it's my uncle's house.

How long have you lived here?

Couple months, off and on.

You think you could go in
and ask him to come out

and talk to me for a minute?

He won't be home
for a few hours.

Who... who's looking out for you?

My uncle Phil. He'll be back
in, like, an hour.

Oh.

- Can I have 20 bucks?
- $20?

[Laughs]

What's your name?

Shannon.

Shannon.

Well, I'm, uh... l'm Burton.

- Thanks.
- Yeah.

Listen, I'm, um...
I'm sorry about your mom.

Mandy?

We all knew it was gonna happen
one of these days.

BURTON: Heya.

So how ya doing?

I'm OK. I slept a little better
last night.

BURTON: Well, good, good.

[Sighs]

Did you tell Finneran
I didn't want to take the deal?

- Yes.
- Good.

When's the probation hearing?

Thursday morning, 10:30.

OK. So with the probation
hearing,

we're dealing with the drugs

and the associating with a known
felon charges, correct?

BELDON: Correct.

So the key to this whole thing

is demonstrating
that the drugs were not mine,

and proving to the court
that I did not ever have

a personal relationship
with Mandy Gressler.

BELDON: Right.

And if we can do that,
then we have a very good chance

of eliminating criminal charges.

How do you see that?

No drugs,
no drug delivery charge.

What does
Darger's statement say?

BELDON: Darger?

Detective Darger.

I was on the phone with him

at the moment that Mandy
Gressler attacked me

in my house.

DARGER: Yeah, I talked to him.

I can tell what time he called,
and I did hear something,

but I can't be sure what it was.

BELDON: He says he spoke to you
several times.

He did, but I don't
have a magic phone.

I can't see through the line.

BURTON: Can we get a statement
from you?

[Sighs]

Sure. I can tell you
when I spoke to him,

what was said,
and how long the call lasted,

but I won't speculate.

Thanks a lot. We'll be in touch.

David, go ahead.
I'll catch up with you.

Detective, let me ask you this.

How long had you been looking
for Mandy Gressler?

Little over a month.

What do you know about her?

Stripper, drug problem,
spent a few months in jail.

Good at getting men
to do what she wanted.

Do you know
who she was close to?

I checked around.
Not many people.

How about her family? Family...

She had a daughter that lived
with her and a mother.

- Amother?
- Yeah.

You know her telephone number?

You can look it up.

Name's Mary Gressler.
She's out in Braddock.

Now you'll have to excuse me.

I got a stabbing
in East Liberty.

I understand. Thanks.

[Rap music playing in house]

[Knock on door]

Hey, Shannon.

Hey.

- How are you doing?
- OK.

Is your uncle back yet?

No.

Shouldn't you be in school?

They're not having it today.

Oh. Well, let me ask you this.
Do you like hamburgers?

Yeah.

Are you hungry?

Yeah. One second.

SHANNON: I'm into music.
A lot into music.

BURTON: Yeah.

But not teenager stuff.

Pink. I think Pink
is my favorite.

- Pink?
- She's a singer.

- Mmm.
- Good songs.

Not techno. I don't like techno.

[Chuckling]
I don't, either.

Mandy is all
into that kind of thing, though.

Yeah.

So, like, I've seen
some shows and stuff,

and a talk show...

there was a person who
was brain dead...

and they kept talking about

whether they should
just let the person die

or they should wait, you know?

And this one family,
the mother of this girl,

she kept saying how her
daughter could hear her

when she spoke to her,

and that she's probably having
dreams and stuff like that.

So that's why they didn't
turn off the machines.

Yeah.

Anyway...

Is someone gonna ask me
what to do with Mandy?

I don't think so.

Why not?

Well, because, uh...

Well, in the first place,
how old are you?

Almost 12.

[Chuckles]
Because you're 11.

You a cop or something?

[Laughs] Mm-mmm.

Why are you coming around?

Your mother. On the night
of the accident,

my son was with your mom,

and because of what happened,
he's in trouble now.

This is my son.

Did you ever see my son
with... with your mom or...

No.

Yeah. Well, when she went
to the hospital that night,

earlier that day,
were you with her?

Yeah.

I mean, all day?

Yeah.

My son said she was, um...

when she came over
to his house that, um...

she had been doing some...

Partying?

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

Is that true?

Yeah.

Hmm.

If my mom's just sleeping,
you know, and dreaming,

and she can hear me...

I don't think I'd ever
want to turn off the machines...

if she was.

How about you?

I'm sorry. What?

If it was your son.

Oh.

Would you want to, like...
turn off the machines or not?

[Exhaling] Oh.

Listen, we... we better
get going, ok?

Uh, Ma'am, could we have
a check here, please?

[Thunder]

L... I brought ya
a couple books, um...

E-Elmore Leonard.

L... I know he writes
about convicts and stuff,

but the bookstore guy said
they were pretty good.

Great. Thank you.

Henry Stone and Lisa Jacoby
both went back to Caldwell.

So did most of the clients...

and Caldwell
offered me my job back.

Take it.

You know, Stephen Sophets
and Landers Technology

are both still on the bubble.

They're my clients.

They're loyal
for the short-term.

They'll end up going back
to Caldwell, too.

You need a job.

Uh... you're not going
back to Caldwell

if... if you get out?

No.

And if you get out, you...

you still want
to start this thing?

Sure.

[Paper rustling]

Fallin and Straka.
Already had the cards made up.

Take the job
at Caldwell's, Jake.

Well, um, listen,
if... if you like the books,

I'll bring a couple
more next week.

Thanks. Thank you.

[Windshield wipers squeaking]

[Thunder]

Where are you taking me?

I called your
grandmother, honey.

What?

L... I called your grandmother.

You suck, man.

Well, that's possible, but, uh,
your grandmother misses you,

and she wants you
to come live with her.

I live with my mother.

I've always
lived with my mother.

Shannon, you don't want to live
with that... that Phil guy.

He's not even your uncle.

Now, I want to take you
to some people here

who really want to help you.

[Burton sighs]

Honey, this is, um...

This is the best thing for you.

This is the best thing
for you, believe me.

Shannon?

[Sighs]

[Ding]

Shannon. Shannon.

Shannon, look at me.

Shannon, look at me, please.

I was concerned about you.

LULU: Mrs. Gressler,
this is Burton Fallin.

He found your granddaughter.

How are you?

Thank you very much.
Where's Amanda?

Mrs. Gressler...

your daughter, she's at
Pittsburgh County Hospital.

Her heart failed,
due to cocaine use.

Oh.

[Whispering] Oh.

ALVIN: I'm sorry
to have to tell you that.

I'm sorry for any inconvenience
my family's caused you.

You said Pittsburgh County.
That's near Oakland?

ALVIN: Yeah. Do you need a ride?

No. I know where that is.

Thank you,
um, thank you.

Come on. Let's go. Let's go.

[Thunder]

That's a terrible thing
for parents.

Terrible thing.

[Sighs]

Oh, this, uh... this young girl
Shannon Gressler...

how could I keep tabs on her?

Hmm. I'm sure Social Services
will look after her.

It's nice of you
to be concerned, but...

No. No. I need her
to testify for Nick.

Well, I would go through
the grandma, then, Burton.

She's her legal guardian now.

Oh. OK.

Let me ask you something, Alvin.
Does, uh, Nick ever...

talk to you, I mean,
really talk to you?

What do you mean?

Well, you don't have kids,
do you?

No.

Hmm.

Oh, Nick...

Nick just can't seem
to unwind.

Just...

You know, I don't think
I've ever had a really

big laugh with him.

I mean ever.

Do you ever unwind, Burton?

[Thunder]

BURTON: Mandy Gressler
has a daughter.

I talked to her,
is what I mean to say.

I went over to the hospital
to check on Mandy, and, uh...

her daughter was there.

OK.

She told me her mom
was on drugs

before she went to your place.

Her own words.

How old is she?

- 11.
- You think she'll testify?

Well, she's very young,
Nicholas.

Seems like a good kid.

Been through enough hell already
with a mother like that,

and I, um...

and I don't want to put her
through the ringer unless...

Unless you know
I'm telling the truth?

Did the drugs come
from your place or not?

No. No.

I'm telling the truth.

I'll talk to Beldon,
get him going on this.

Hey.

Hey. Thanks for meeting me.

Yeah. No problem.

I left my job
over at the clinic.

Sorry to hear that.

No. It was
the right thing to do.

I'd been there a long time,

I've been making the rounds
interviewing.

Not many corporate firms
want a guy like me.

I'm not so sure about that.

Hmm. Done work for the indigent
for 7 years, right?

So I don't exactly come
with connections to clients.

I went to night school,
Duquesne.

Before that, community college.

But you get me in the door
to a place like that,

I swear, I'll thrive.
I just need the in.

I'm not at Caldwell anymore.
I quit.

You had a job at Caldwell
and you quit?

I'm starting my own firm
with... with Nick.

Corporate firm?

Yeah.

OK, uh...

Look, I'm not asking
for a handout or a favor.

I just need a place
to get my start.

So are you asking
to work for me?

With you.

Run a liver panel.

Hey, Shannon.
How are you doing?

You come over here
with your grandmother?

Yeah. Why?

We just, uh... We just wanted
to talk to her for a minute.

MARY: What are you doing here?

BURTON: Oh, hi, Ms. Gressler.

Who are you?

Well, that's David Beldon.
He's my son's attorney.

Why are you talking to Shannon?

May we speak privately?

Just you.

P. A: Mrs. Harold Dorfman,

please come
to patient relations.

Mrs. Harold Dorfman, please
come to patient relations.

Well?

Mrs. Gressler,
my son was with your daughter...

The police told me
what happened.

- Well, then you know...
- That your son hurt her.

That isn't true.

Look, my daughter's
biggest problem has been

that men always take
advantage of her.

Mrs. Gressler, my son
faces very serious charges.

He could be in jail
for a long time...

He deserves to be.

If the court believes that he
gave drugs to your daughter.

What do you want from... What?
What do you want?

Shannon told me that
Mandy was doing drugs

earlier that day.

My question to you is...

are you willing to
bring Shannon into court

and let her testify
to that fact?

No.

[Door opens and closes]

[Keys jangle]

[Door closes]

[Door closes]

I hope I didn't...

I mean, I hope
you're not embarrassed.

It's very nice of you to come.
How are you?

Well, work's been busy...
with you here and James gone.

He's looking for work
in the city.

He's interviewing
at some firms.

And I've actually taken on
all of your cases.

Alvin asked me to, so, um...

and, you know, I did
have a question

about the Rafferty kid.

You know,
the one with the disability

whose mother doesn't
have insurance?

Lulu, why did you marry Brian?

What do you mean, "Why"?

Uh... anyway, the case hearing

is going to be on Monday,
and the mother can't make it.

Don't you need to be
on your honeymoon now?

Nick, um...

Lulu, I...

I wanted... to be with you.

And, uh...

you know, I should've
said something before.

I thought I made it
pretty clear.

You did.

Does he know that
you're here visiting me?

I don't know.
Is that any of your business?

He doesn't know, does he?

You know, I just came down here
to check on you, That's all...

You don't need to get upset.
I'm just asking...

I think you might be
reading a little bit...

I'm not reading
anything into it.

I want to know if he knows
that you're here.

You know, I just came here
to be nice.

They searched me, you know.

They make you
take your clothes off?

Ohh, you can be such an ass.

They made me
take my clothes off.

That's a different story.
It's not a very nice story.

OK. That's it. That's good.

Lulu.

The Rafferty kid...

he wants to stay with his mom.

Judge Damsen knows the family.
Talk to her.

Make sure you take
the medical bills and records

and present them to the court
before the shelter hearing.

OK.

BURTON: David. How are you?

- Hey, Burt.
- What's up?

Mandy Gressler died
about an hour ago.

They're performing
an autopsy tonight,

and no matter what the results,

the D.A. Is going to be
filing new charges.

Oh, boy. So the deal's off, huh?

Right.

The new charges are going to be

drug delivery
resulting in death.

What about, uh...

what about the young girl?
Will she testify?

No. I'm going to have
to subpoena her.

Should I go ahead with that?

Oh, boy.

[Doorbell rings]

What do you want?

Mrs. Gressler, I know
they sent you a subpoena,

and I just thought
you should know that

if you don't bring Shannon
to the courtroom,

a judge will send a sheriff
over here to pick her up.

Don't you threaten me.
My daughter is dead.

I'm trying to protect
my granddaughter from all this.

Don't you threaten me!

Mrs. Gressler, I'm just
trying to apologize,

tell you how sorry I am for
everything you're going through.

I know with my boy, l...
I've imagined...

Well, this is unimaginable.

And I just want to say
how sorry I am

for any part...
for everything that happened.

Good night.

The autopsy results came back.

She died of heart failure
caused by long-term cocaine use.

The coroner is minimizing
the effect of the head injury.

That's good news.

That eliminates
the assault charge.

You ready?

BELDON: Shannon, can you tell me
what your mother was doing

the last time you saw her?

I don't know.

Can you describe the things
you did on that day?

Shopping.

Did you say shopping?

You have to say yes or no.

Shopping.

Shannon, when you spoke
with Mr. Fallin,

did you tell him that your
mother had been doing drugs

on the day of her accident?

- L... I don't know.
- You don't remember?

Leave her alone.

JUDGE: Mrs. Gressler.

She answered the question!

"I don't know"
is not an answer.

No. Leave her alone!

Mrs. Gressler.
Proceed.

Shannon, when you
spoke with Mr. Fallin,

did you say your
mother was partying?

L... No.

You didn't say that?

I don't know!

Shannon, please
answer the question.

What question?

Did you say that your mother
had been taking drugs

before she went
to Mr. Fallin's home?

No. I didn't say anything.

BURTON: I took Shannon
for a hamburger

at the Home Diner
up in Mount Lebanon,

and I asked her about
what her mother was doing

the day of the accident,

and she said that
her mother was partying.

BELDON: Judge Fallin,

she recounted this without
any prompting from you?

That's correct.

No more questions.

Mr. Fallin,
Shannon here told you

point blank that her
mother was taking drugs?

Yes.

And she already knew
that her mother was very sick

on life-support.

Yes.

Well, tell me if I've
got this picture right,

Mr. Fallin.

Shannon, over
a plate of french fries,

calmly tells you the one thing
that can exonerate your son.

Yes.

That's not what she says today.

That's why I'm testifying.

Was there anyone else
at the diner with you?

A lot of people.

Can anyone else
confirm your story?

Not that I know of.

FINNERAN: No more questions.

JUDGE: You may step down.

BELDON: No more witnesses,
your honor.

Clearly there are
violations here

that merit revisiting
your original sentence.

A relationship with the victim

and the fact that drugs
were found in your home

is enough for the court.

- In regard to your sent...
- Your honor.

[Gavel bangs]
Mrs. Gressler...

No! Shannon's not telling
you everything.

A couple of weeks ago,
a detective came to see me.

It was about Mandy.

He told me I had to call him
if I saw her,

and if I didn't,
I could get into trouble.

And then on, um...

Friday, Mandy and Shannon
came to see me, and, um...

I didn't call the detective.

I should... I should've
done that.

I gave Mandy $100.

It was Friday,
and I'd just gotten paid,

and she wanted to get
Shannon some things,

so I gave her the money.

When she got back,
I could tell she'd bought drugs.

I knew it. So I went, um...

into her room,
and I searched it,

and I found the drugs in her
purse in a sandwich bag.

So I took them, and Mandy
started yelling,

and she pushed me
and grabbed the drugs

and ran out.

And Shannon... left with her.

JUDGE: Mrs. Gressler,

are you stating that
you witnessed your daughter

in possession of drugs
on the day of the incident?

Yes. Yeah.

[Lndistinct conversation]

BURTON:
Really, David, I, uh... Oh.

Thanks a lot. Excuse me.

Sure. Take care.

Thank you.

BURTON: Mrs. Gressler.

I, um...

I, uh... I just wanted
to thank you so much.

I wouldn't have
said anything, you know,

'cause I was hoping...

I thought she was going
to get better.

I understand.

She was a beautiful girl.

Just looking at her,
you would've thought

she would've had
an easier time of it.

Oh, Mrs. Gressler,

I want you to meet
my son Nicholas.

- Hi.
- Hi.

And this is Mandy's
daughter, Shannon.

- Hi.
- Hi, Shannon.

Thank you.

We better go. Good luck.

BURTON: Thanks again.

Oh, I, uh...
I have your mail in my car.

Nothing much.
Lot of magazines and old bills,

but, uh, you did get
a parking ticket.

You forgot to move your car
for street cleaning, so...

38 bucks.

Dad, I, um...

Oh, listen, I want
to show you something.

So have you thought about
what you're going to do now?

Well, go back to work.

Caldwell?

No. No. With Jake.

I'm going to start
something new.

Well, that'll be...
Good luck.

So this is my, uh...
my courtroom.

Well... it's good.

Nicholas, my swearing in...

will be coming up
in a couple of weeks.

OK.

The thing is...

Well, you know
what a robing is, right?

Sure.

Yeah.

A new judge has
a member of his family, uh...

Yeah.

You know... l'd, uh...
I'd like that to be you.

Dad...

I don't think I reflect
very well on you.

I want it to be you, son.