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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.

My husband's coming in
with the shirts,

and I need these dresses
hand washed, okay?

Hand washed.

Phil, wheres
the other shir?

What?
The pink Perry Ellis.

For God's sake, did you not
remember the pink Perry Ellis?

I can't believe you!

Oh, my God!

Was that a bomb?

Not a bomb--look.

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.

Peter Jenlow, 19-year-old
student at Atlantic Eastern.

Took a header out
his dorm room window.

Any witnesses?

Nah, but the whole block
heard him when he hit.

What about, like,
a roommate or something?

Terry Lipsky--
he ain't there now,

but we're trying
to locate him.

What do you got?

Take a look.

The skin
held up pretty good,

but everything inside
was pulverized--

pelvis,
lower extremities.

Looks like a Halloween costume
with nobody in it.

He's a good 15 feet
from the dorm.

If he just stepped out
and dropped,

he would have landed closer to
the footprint of the building.

Well, maybe he had
a running start.

Or a little help.
That's what I'm trying to say.

He's a college kid.
Maybe he's on drugs.

Hey, can you give us a call
when the toxicology comes in?

Thanks.

Find any drugs?

Nope, prescription
or otherwise.

Suicide note?

No sign of one.

We'll send his laptop
to forensics.

So, what was this,
an accident?

Mm-mmm,
ledge is way too deep.

Get latent to check
this open beer bottle.

Hey, this migt
be interestin.

Take a look at thi.

Some kind of a ledger.

Got numbers in this column,
dates.

But look how high
the numbers are.

Detectives..

there's a white substance
over on this table.

Looks like dust
and plastic.

Well, there's nothing
up here now, but there was.

There's some marks
in the dust.

You know what?

Maybe whoever took
what was up here

tossed our by
out the windo.

I don't know about that.
Maybe, just maybe.

Robbery/homicide?

Robbery/suicide.

That would be a first.

,

he found a job.

How he did it with
schoolwork and sports...

That's him,
right there.

Well, he was certainly
a good-looking boy.

Ms. Jenlow, how was Peter

the last time
you saw him?

Full of energy.

Making jokes,
running around.

He didn't seem upset?

I know what you're saying,
and you're wrong.

He wouldn't have done that.

I know my boy.

I was there in the pak
with my girlfrien.

We were studying.

Hey, do me a favor.
Write down her name and number.

It's Karen,
Karen Coleman.

You could try her dorm,

and her family
lives in Westchester.

Hey, listen, did you
notice anything missing

when you got back
to your room.

It's not like
I own jewelry or whatever,

but my guitar and my MP3 player
were still there.

How about Peter Jenlow?
He have anything worth stealing?

Look, it's not like
me and Peter

really hung out
or anything.

You shared a room.

University housin.
They stuck us togethe.

You didn't get along
with Peter?

We didn't not get along.
We just didn't mesh.

He was gonna move out
and get a place of his own

in the east village.

He could afford that?
Avenue D is pricey now.

Guess so, right?
He was busing tables at--

You know the Time Cafe
on Lafayette?

Peter was a good kid--
conscientious, reliable.

Good with the customers.

Course, I wasn't so happy
he stopped showing up.

He quit?
When?

Four,
five months ago.

Came in one day,
gave 24 hours notice.

Apparently soccer practice
is more important.

All right,
thanks, man.

Thanks.

So he hasn't worked
in five months,

and he didn't
tell his roommate?

Or his mother.

We won't have a full tox
for a few weeks,

but as far
as the prelim goes,

no hallucinogens,
amphetamines, barbiturates.

That's pretty clean
for a college kid.

We found an open beer
with prints on it.

Well, he didn't
get to drink it.

The University clinic
sent over his file.

He never saw
the campus shrink,

which isn't to say
there weren't issues.

Bad grades,
a girlfriend.

Well, I checked for signs
or a previous suicide attempt.

Hard to tell, since there
wasn't much left to work with,

but he never
slit his wrists,

and he hadn't tried
to hang himself lately,

so, for now, it's
circumstances undetermined.

Thanks a lot.

My gut tells e
that kid jumped on his ow.

Your gut say why?

Look, someone tosses

a 180 pound athlete out
of a window,

you got to find a room full
of broken furniture,

plus the glass.

Hey, what are you saying?

That Peter put his beer down
and said,

"Excuse me
while I kiss the sky"?

Heh, there was this lady
in the Bronx.

Took a header
from six stories up.

We get to her place,
the eggs are boiling,

the toast is popped,
the coffee is hot,

and there's a folded newspaper
on the table.

She couldn't wait
until after breakfast.

After you, handsome.

Talk to me.

He's thinking suicide.
I'm not so sure.

Based on?

Based on the fact
that Peter had money

to get a place
of his own,

but he hadn't
worked in months,

he hadn't put any money
into his checking account,

and check this out.

We still haven't figured out
what this ledger is

we found on his desk.

Dates in one column,
check marks, and the numbers.

250, 250, 500.
$500?

That's some serious cash
for a full-time student.

See what I'm saying?

I'm curious--you?
Always.

So what's the next move?

We're gonna dump his phone,
see who he's been talking to.

His boss did say something
about soccer practice.

Peter was kind of sensitive
about money.

What do you mean
"sensitive"?

The rich kids that
go to school here,

it's all about
hitting the club,

get on the list
for some rave or something.

Same as anywhere, right?
Haves and have-nots.

Strictly off the record,

do you think that Peter
was doing anything off the books

to supplement his income?

I doubt it.
He was a straight arrow.

So how'd he make ends meet?

My impression: barely.

He was brok.

His bank account
was overdrawn.

He had a check for
a couple hundred bucks

from, um,
I forget her name.

His roommate's girlfriend.

Oh, Karen.
Karen Coleman.

He wanted me
to cash it for him.

What ws
the check fo?

I think Terry
owed Peter money.

But Karen wrote the check.

Why shouldn't she?

She's not exactly
hurting for cash.

So I gave him money.
I was trying to be nice.

And how much
was that exactly?

You tell me.

Can you just
answer the question, please?

A couple of bills, maybe.

And what was it for?

You saw their dorm room,
right?

It's like a closet.

One night, I wanted
to hang with Lips.

I told Peter if he got
a hotel room, I'd pay for it.

Lips?

My boyfriend Terry.

Lipsky?

You pay him
for anything else?

Like what?

Like drug,

or like maybe you
owed him money for a bet.

Is Westchester even
your jurisdiction or whatever?

'Cause I'm not really
enjoying this.

Hey, look here,
Miss Westchester,

we're investigating.

That means we can go
wherever we want,

ask whatever we want,
to whomever we want.

So, we can talk here at
your daddy's really nice house,

or you can come downtown
with us to our house,

which is not so nice.

You know what?
I should call Bob.

Bob?

My dad's lawyer.

Well, you know what?

I'm curious as to why
you would need a lawyer.

Kids.

The last time somebody
was that defensive,

we found their mother
under the floorboards.

A present
from the phone company.

Right after Peter
went out that window,

someone in that room
placed a call to Karen Coleman.

So Terry Lipsky was there.

He and the girl claim
they were both in the park

when it happened,
right?

Mm-hmm, studying.

Hey, here's something
very interesting.

I just got a positive
on our snotty little friend

Karen Coleman.

She was DEC'd
by a Detective Philips

from Manhattan
South Narcotics.

That's a major drug squad.

What do they want
with a student?

That seemingly naive
Westchester Princess

is moving some serious product
out of her dorm room.

We been sitting on her
for three months.

She sets a Prada boot
out the door,

We get every move
she makes.

She's under surveillance?
That's pretty heavy.

Marijuana, ecstasy,
mushrooms.

And we're talking pounds here,
not nickel-bags.

Who's her clientele?

Other students.

We've had a number
of close-call ODs,

kids with a bad reaction
to her ex.

Listen, do you think
she has any other kids

dealing for her,
maybe this Peter Jenlow guy?

She's strictly
a one-girl store.

Even her boyfrien.
She keeps him hig.

That's it.

Well, when we
talked to her--

I gotta ask you
not to do that anymore.

My team's got
1,200 man hours in on this.

If you raise her up--
Her friend died.

It makes sense
that we would talk to her.

Sorry, fellas.

You guys still wanna
punch her dance card,

be my guest.

The line starts here, okay?

Thanks.

So if Jenlow
wasn't dealing, then what?

I'm thinking blackmail.

He threatened
to drop a dime on her.

So we are on
the same page now.

You do think there's
something happening.

I did not say that.
I didn't say that.

But I think we'd be crazy

not to play these two kids
off each other.

Hear what they
have to tell us.

Hey, man,
I'm down with that.

But we ain't supposed
to talk to Karen.

Yeah, but her boyfriend
doesn't know that.

It says you understand
your rights

as they have
been read to you,

despite the Bob Marley
air freshener

I smelled in your room.

Do I need a lawyer?

Why, do you
think you need one?

I told you everything.

I'll sign it.
I really don't care.

Forget that.
We don't need it.

We're done.

We got everything
we need to know

from your girlfriend.

You spoke to Karen?

She told us you called her
after Peter died.

She told us
everything you said,

and she told us what you
took from that room

right before you split.

Well, well, well, Lips.

Looks like
your new dorm room

is gonna be at
the University of Rikers.

You don't go to prison
for this.

Oh, you don't
go to prison for murder?

Wait...

What, Peter?

You think I--

Oh, no, I didn't touch him,
I swear to God.

Let's go!
No, wait, listen!

We were in our room,
totally ignoring each other!

I go to the bathroom
for, like, two minutes,

I come back and the window's
thrown wide open.

And I look out, and he's
lying on top of some car.

But I don't know
why he did it.

I have no idea.
I swear to God.

Well, let's say for one second
that we do believe you.

What happened then?
I was freaking out.

I called Karen and she said

I better take the weed
and split.

Uhh! The weed.
It was my weed,

but it was just like
a couple of joints worth.

Seriously.

So if Peter wasn't dealing,
how'd he make his money?

He was waiting tables.
You're a liar!

You were lying to us
in the park,

and you're lying to us now!

I told you,
we weren't that close.

He was doing
some other thing,

Some kind of, uh,
research job.

And why was Karen
paying him money?

And don't tell us
hotel rooms,

because we know
it wasn't hotel rooms.

Wait, this isn't
about that, is it?

About Peter
writing her papers?

What?

English Lit--

the Franco-Prussian war
of 18 whatever.

Look, I swear to God,
he didn't write any of mine!

He was doing her homework.

We should really
look into that.

It could be
a misdemeanor.

I'm gonna phone
the commissioner's office.

He said he had a job
doing research.

So what if he did?

We agree that Peter Jenlow
jumped on his own, right?

Wait a minute, we didn't
agree on anything.

Oh, no, please
say that I'm right.

Well, please say
that you're comfortable

telling the mother
that this was a suicide.

I'm comfortable
with the fact

that we have a city
full of actual criminals

committing actual crimes,

and we can't
spend the months

trying to figure out
what was eating this kid.

Hey, we've got
a brand-new problem.

Another Atlantic Eastern
student just died.

A girl named Alicia Cameron.

How?

Well, it wasn't
the 18 floors

from the dorm room
to the street that killed her.

It was the sudden stop.
Let's go.

s, Lieutenant.

She was on that ledge
long enough

for the tourists
to take their cameras out.

Oh, two jumpers in a week.

It's a nightmare
for the university.

Copycat suicide.

Kids hear
someone took the plunge,

it gets them thinking.

Well, at least we know
this one wasn't pushed.

Found this in her room.
Look familiar?

Like the other one.
Exactly like it.

Apparently you can
get these anywhere,

but check it out.

Dates in one column,
check marks, numbers.

Exact same layout.

Could be schoolwork
if they shared a class.

They didn't.
I called the registrar.

As far as I could tell,
they didn't know each other.

Her parents are coming n

on the red-eye
from St. Louis.

Talk to them in the morning.

See what they can make
of this notebook.

Mr. and Mrs. Cameron,

have you seen
this notebook before?

It's Alicia's handwriting.
From school?

Her classmates
say it's not.

Do you know
if she had a job?

She said she was
doing research

for a doctor
at the university.

Did she mention his name?

Uh, I don't think so.

Do you remember if, uh--

I'm sorr.

I know this is hard.

Only so much
we could cover over the phone.

with Alicia
so far from home.

Kids her age
got a lot going on.

I figured...
we'd catch up.

When she got older.

I'm sorry.

This would be
a research position

through the university.

I'm not seeing those names.

Well, a job with a doctor
at Atlantic Eastern.

Could be
Atlantic Eastern labs.

They're an affiliate
of the university,

not a program,

but they do conduct
clinical research.

Can I see that?

That picture
in the paper.

Made me so mad.

They'll do anything
to sell a paper.

Why do they think
the university

tries to keep
these things quiet?

Only makes it more likely
it's gonna happen again.

Wait, are you saying

there were more suicides?

No.

No, not recently.

Couple of attempts.

Do you remember the names?

I don't offhand.

Oh, come on, between us.

Nobody's gonna know.

I can't.

Without authorization
from the university, I--

We're authorized.

I'm sorry.

All right,
we appreciate your help.

I'll be with you
in a second.

Got it.

Get the hell out of here.
You got her phone number?

Well, yeah, what'd you
think I wanted?

Well, I was hoping you got
the names of the other students.

Well, I go those, too.

Stephanie Lawson
and Carolyn Marello.

Anyway, look at this.

Do you think this could be
Atlantic Eastern Labs?

"Volunteers needed
for clinical drug trial.

$150 per week."

So if the students
weren't doing the research--

I'm just thinking
they were the research.

We are running
a clinical trial,

but I'm afraid
Dr. Toomey's not in.

Yeah, well, we need a list
of the students involved.

It's important.

If you can come back
when the doctor's here,

I'm sure he'll
be able to help you.

Excuse me, but did you know
that four of the people

that are involved in your
so-called clinical trial

have attempted suicide?

Two of them
have actually succeeded.

Now, if word gets out,

and we'll make sure
it gets out,

you're gonna have
one hell of a time

finding people who are
willing to risk their lives

for a few
stinking dollars.

I'll find a room
where we can talk.

Thank you.

Excuse me,

do you mind if I ask
what that notebook's for?

Oh, it's--
they give us the pills,

and we write down
the dosage

and when we took it
and how much.

It's to keep track.

SO the numbers are dosages,
not dollars.

They're milligrams.

Do you know what kind
of a drug it is?

Some sort of anti-depressant,
I think.

They don't
tell us what kind.

We're studying
the side effects

of a serotonin inhibitor
called Lumedapine.

Now, it's already been approved
for treatment for depression,

and now they're
studying it to see

if it has any effectiveness
in treating OCD.

Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder.

We've increased
the dosage.

By how much?

Well, between
two and four times

what's usually prescribed
for depression.

Damn.

Those kids out there
have OCD?

Oh, no, no.

We're just testing
the side effects.

To participate,
these subjects can't have

any history
of mental illness.

Now about that list.

Right, I'd really like
to be able to help you,

but without Dr. Toomey here,

I just cannot give you
any of these names.

I told you earlier,
we have two dead kids.

Listen, how about this.

I show you some names,

you tell me whether or not
they're part of your study.

All right.

Jenlow and Cameron
are both down

as current
trial subjects.

Marello and Lawson.

Both participated six and four
months ago, respectively.

Least we don't have to wait
for that tox screen.

Thank you.
Thank you.

I'm not sure I share
your concern, detectives,

but it's too soon
to draw any conclusions.

Well, when do you start
sharing our concerns, doctor--

after a few more kids
have killed themselves?

Barden Pharmaceuticals
is reviewing the study.

They've got
the foremost experts

in clinical medicine
looking into it.

But if you know something
they don't,

by all means,
give them a call.

I think we will.

Why didn't the review
happen months before?

Like when Stephanie Lawson
tried slitting her wrists?

I wasn't told
anything about that.

Hold on--this girl
wasn't part of your study?

She stopped coming
to the clinic.

And that incident was never
recorded in her file!

Are you saying that there
were no warning signs--

that none of these kids
said anything

or there were
any symptoms?

I was instructed
by Barden Pharmaceutical

to gauge hair loss
and fatigue,

so that's what I had
my assistants working on.

Anything else was outside
our purview.

Your purview?

You're a doctor, doctor.

You took an oath
to first do no harm.

Weren't you more concerned about
the lives of your volunteers

rather than the rules
of some study?

If I'd realized anyone
was having an adverse reaction

I would have
taken them off the drug.

I'm not a monster.

If you say so.

Excuse me.

Detective Green,
I think we just hit a nerve.

Mm-hmm.

Before you go
digging up witnesses,

you want to know
if it's worth it.

Guy's passing out pills
like they're lollipops.

He claims it's not his job
to notice anything

other than--
what was it?

Hair loss and fatigue,
both of which I've got.

If we had proof
that he was reckless,

if he clearly ignored signs

a professional
shouldn't have missed,

maybe criminally negligent
homicide.

He does four years.

Works for me.

We'd need someone
to testify.

There's some students
that were part of his study

who attempted suicide
but lived to talk about it.

Lieutenant.

That's a pretty good start.

When Carolyn wouldn't
wake up, I called 911.

Thank God
I came home early.
Mom...

They hd
to pump her stomac.

They don't need
every detail.

Yes, honey, they do.

She started acting strange
when she went on that drug.

Did you tell anyone
at the clinic?

Are you kidding?
I screamed it.

Doctor wouldn't
talk to me, or course,

but I gave that woman
who works for him an earful.

We have a witness
who told you months ago

how dangerous
this drug is,

and you chose
simply to ignore her.

I didn't ignore her.

So what happened?

Mrs. Morello
called and...

Look, I have
a three-year-old.

I'm not even a nurse.

My training
is in medical research.

If I get into trouble--

Ms. Harris,
stonewalling detectives

who are conducting
an investigation

is not a good way
to stay out of trouble

or the penitentiary.

Oh, my God.

So, Mrs. Morello called.

It wasn't just her.

There were others.

Kids getting anxious,

having trouble sleeping.

I was worried,
but Dr. Toomey insisted.

He said, "Do not
write anything down

unless I tell you."

He said, "Do not
write anything down

unless I tell you"?

It's his clinic.

His study.

Who pays for his study?

Barden Pharmaceutical.

If Dr. Toomey
stops the study,

they won't
renew his contract.

That's one reason
to overlook a few suicides.

Who is it?

Those annoying New York City
detectives, sir.

Russell, who's tha?

Not a good time, guys.

We just have one question
we'd like to ask you.

What?

I think it'd be better
in private.

You said one question?

Yes, sir.

What size are your wrists?

your client's objectivity

seeing as
Barden Pharmaceutical

retains him as a consultant
for $50,000 a year.

It's a standard arrangement.

Page two
lists the duties

for which he's being
paid by Barden

Oh, look, it's blank.

No duties.

I guess you get
to write your own ticket.

It's not a crie
to receive paymet

for services rendered.

Unless he
keeps the checks coming in

by ignoring
potential fatalities.

Why would my client
assume Lumedapine was at fault?

Statistically,
there's nothing conclusive,

and the available
research indicated

there was no risk.

What available research.

Two articles,
published by

the Society
of Practicing Physicians,

based on an earlier
clinical trial.

"Even at experimental programs
dosages of 500 milligrams,

"Lumedapine was proven
safe and reliable.

Patients taking Lumedapine had
no significant side effects."

Except for suicide.

Criminal negligence
requires a gross deviation

from the standard of care

a reasonable person
would observe.

You're a reasonable person,
Mr. McCoy.

If you read these two articles,
what would you think?

These articles were published

by the Society
of Practicing Physicians.

Meaning...

Unlike reputable
or scholarly medical journals,

such as, say,
the one I edit,

the SPP is simply
a group of doctors

working for
Barden Pharmaceutical.

Not a huge surprise

when they endorse
Barden Products.

Talk about
a conflict of interest.

Tell you what else.

Most of the major
pharmaceutical companies

retain complete control over
the results of their studies.

Even if he wanted to,
a researcher like Toomey

can't release findings
without Barden's permission.

You're saying that if a study
makes the drug look bad.

They sit on it.

Barden could have already

held trials for Lumedapine,

gotten negative results,

and we wouldn't have
heard about it?

Quite possible.

But then,
I wouldn't know, would I?

As CEO,
I am legally obligated

to protect
trade secrets.

In the interest
of Barden stockholders, right?

Counsel says I'm right.
I'm sorry.

Please.

We're not asking
for trade secrets.

What we wanna know is if
there's any testing on this drug

you haven't released.

First, let me say
I am deeply distressed

by what happened
to these kids.

But I don't know

that there's any connection
to our study.

Well, if you really
feel for these victims

and their families,
Dr. Cedars,

you'll want to help us
in our case against Dr. Toomey.

He's hiding behind articles

claiming Lumedapine is safe.

We both know
that that's not true.

You may think
you know that.

We don't.

Let me show you something.

Egyptian, Old Kingdom.

Several thousand years old.

A priest-physician
treating a sick child.

How did he figure out
which herbs weren't poisonous,

let along curative?

Trial and error.

Dr. Cedars--

It's still trial and error.

Despite CAT scans
and ultrasounds

and DNA and X-rays.

Oh, and look
what happened there.

Madame Curie
discovered radium...

and it killed her.

Tell me that you're not
justifying these suicides

as the cost
of doing business.

I resent that implication.

With any medicine,
the line between

effective and toxic

is this close.

Do me a favor
and don't lecture me

about helping people.

This is about money.

Yes, we make mone.

Helping people,

that's the business
that we're in.

Where would you be
without us.

No vaccinations,
no antibiotics,

no anesthetics.

Do you really want
to live in a world

without modern
pharmaceuticals?

Thank you.

Even if there was
previous testing Lumedapine

which showed
adverse reactions--

which you have yet to prove--

how is my client supposed
to know about that

when it takes a subpoena
to pry the studies loose?

The SPP articles were
the only research available.

They were published
and distributed

by a medical group
formed by Barden

for the sole purpose
of promoting their product.

Which has zero
to do with my client.

Unless you plan on
using these articles

for your client's defense.

The jury's
going to hear testimony

from Ms. Harris,

Who personally informed
Dr. Toomey about the calls

from distressed patients.

No jail time.

My client pays a fine
and does six months probation.

He serves four years.

Four years?!

Why would e
agree to tha?

It's better than eight.

The doctor's looking
at two consecutive sentences.

What if my client

restricted the nature
of his observations

as a result of coercion
by a separate party?

We're listening.

Before the study began,

a Barden representative called
and insisted

I stay within
the unusual narrow parameters

of the protocol.

Why wouldn't Barden
want to learn

everything possible
about their drug?

I don't know.

But he insinuated
that if the study was stopped,

Barden would never
work with me again.

That would have been
disastrous for me

and the university.

Who was it
that called you?

I only know
he was from Barden.

I was so shaken,
I'm not even sure

I asked him his name.

It makes sense.

Why would Barden Pharmaceutical
fight our subpoena

if they weren't
hiding something?

Unless they're protecting
trade secrets,

which sounds
plausible to me.

I mean, I've seen
drug companies fold

after getting beat out
by competition.

Concern for a company
that grosses $6 billion a year.

And provides
thousands of jobs,

and maybe just provides
a product worth paying for.

It's the biggest business
in the world,

and anti-depressants

are the third most-prescribed
drug in the world.

I think there's enough profit
to go around

without covering up
negative studies.

At the moment, we're not sure
if those studies exist,

and Barden's entitled
to make a profit.

But if they caused the death
of two students...

By paying doctors
to conduct trials

with their eyes closed.

If that's true, that would
be depraved indifference.

Murder Two.

Well, I don't mean to pull
the wheels off your tricycle,

but it sounds to me like
you got a long way to go

before you prove that.

Jack, I found something.

A reference to Lumedapine
on the web.

Only one?

It's in Danish.

You look like you might
speak Danish.

I had it translated.

A company called Remtek

had a clinical trial
of Lumedapine planned

about four years ago
in Demark.

It doesn't say
if it actually happened.

What time is it
in Denmark?

Well, Remtek's
out of business,

so I looked into
the researchers.

One of them works
in Fairview, New Jersey,

unless there are two professors
with the same name.

Two professors
named Forskerskoler?

My partner and I

did testing of Lumedapine
for Barden,

but we can't
show you results.

Uh, they don't let you

take these kinds of things
home with you.

Anything you can remember?

People sleeping too much.

Talking about death.
Depression.

Did anybody
cause themselves injury?

We couldn't include
one of the girls

in the control group

because she stopped coming.

We learned she was
at hospital, yeah?

Yeah.

She had not slept
for days.

Became delusional.

Then she took a pencil

and stabbed herself
in the neck.

How many studies
were conducted?

Of Lumedapine?
Yeah.

Three in Denmark.

And seven or eight
in Germany.

Interesting, yeah?

Interesting.

And enough
to arrest Dr. Cedars,

don't you think?

Your honor, my clients,

Dr. Cedars
and Barden Pharmaceutical,

admit to the conduct
underlying the charges.

Was there a period
at the end of that?

The conduct
is not criminal.

I see.

Yes, Barden commissioned

clinical trials
of Lumedapine.

Yes, it subsequently
denied permission

to publish all but one
of these studies.

Yes, it promoted Lumedapine
with excerpts

and commissioned
new testing.

Not one of these actions
is illegal.

Multiple deaths

from a drug
Barden knew was lethal,

but continued to dispense.

That's not only illegal,
it's murder.

Excuse m,

you have no concept
whatsoever of...

Seems to me there enough
to let this go to a jury.

Motion to dismis
is denie.

In that case,
move to exclude

the previous clinical studies

on grounds that they
contain trade secrets.

You want to protect
your secrets,

redact chemical formulas
and processes of manufacture.

Your honor,
the proprietary nature

I agree with Mr. McCoy.

Studies are in,
formulas out.

Yes?

Mrs. Jenlow?

I'm sory
to bother yo.

How can I help you?

A few days
before Peter died,

I got a call.

Whoever it was,

they were weeping.

I said, "Who is this?"

They didn't answer,
so I hung up.

It was your son.

For him to do what he did,

I couldn't accept it.

I told the police.
I told them he was fine.

It didn't hurt the case,
I promise.

We got plenty of testimony.

Of course.

But thank you for coming in.

This company...

Barden...

if they hadn't kept
those other trials secret...

would they have
gone ahead and done this one?

The one that killed my son?

I concludd
that at dosags

of 250 milligras
or highe,

Lumedapine poses
a significant risk

with side effects
including

mania and suicidal behavior.

Professor, what happened
when the results

of your clinical study
were complete?

Barden decided
to not release it.

Was there something flawed
about your study?

No.

In fact,

of 12 clinical trials
of Lumedapine

the company commissioned,

they released only one.

Did that trial
significantly differ

from the trial
you conducted?

Yeah, the study
that was released

was the only study
which concluded that,

at higher dosages,

Lumedapine is beneficial

and poses
no significant risks.

Professor,
what is the effect

of this selective release
of information?

You do enough studies,

one is likely to be positive
by chance, yeah.

If that's all
the doctors read,

they think
the drug is safe.

Even if it isn't?

Even if it kills you.

Last fall, I found out
I'd gotten early admission

to a great MBA program.

Did yu
look forward to tha?

Really excited.

Were you experiencig
any depressio?

No, not even close.

And I wasn't stressed out,

since I already
got into grad school.

What about after
you began taking Lumedapine?

Everything changed.

I started having
these mood swings.

Feeling like a failure.

I started feeling like,
secretly,

everyone wanted me
out of their lives--

my boyfriend
and my parents.

That I was this terrible
disappointment to them.

Despite what
you'd accomplished.

I know it doesn't
make any sense,

but, at the time...

Did you act
on these feelings?

I locked myself
in the bathroom,

took a razor blade,
and sliced my wrists,

here and here.

My father heard me fall
when I passed out.

Said he'd never
seen that much blood.

All this happened when?

Four months ago.

How are you feeling now?

I'm off the drug.

I'm not having
those thoughts and feelings,

but...sometimes
I see my dad.

He's still afraid.

And I feel like

he'll never quite
see me the same way,

ever again.

And I can't help him,

'cause I don't
understand it, either.

How I could
do that to myself.

I'm so aware now of...

how badly
I want to stay alive.

In the decade
I've worked at Barden,

I've overseen
the development

of dozens
of pharmaceuticals.

Ever known an experiment drug
to cause a fatality?

Yes, I have.

Would you tell us
about it?

Sebrunol is a platinum-based
chemotherapeutic agent

we thought would be effective
in treating cancer.

Objection--immaterial.

I'll allow it.
Go ahead.

Did the fatality affect
your assessment of Sebrunol?

There were several deaths,

presumably as a result
of treatment,

and other
negative indications.

We were skeptical,
to say the least.

I advised the company
to stop testing,

but Dr. Cedars,
he wanted to keep going.

Turns out Sebrunol
is the most effective drug

we've ever produced.

It saved thousands of lives.

in the past few year.

I was doing catch-up
on discovery.

Discovery?
You're halfway through trial.

The defense disclosed
dozens of boxes of paperwork.

They're trying to drown us.

They have nine paralegals,
and we just have me,

but I don't think
they meant to disclose this.

Ms. Southerlyn,
you've outdone yourself.

Do I get to see it?

Well, let's see
if Dr. Cedars

can wiggle his way
out of this one.

Yes, research
and development is risky.

It's also the most expensive
and the most crucial aspect

of drug production.

Last week,
I saw a very young boy

nearly suffocate
during an allergic reaction.

But one injection
of epinephrine

and he was
breathing normally.

You would have
thought it was magic.

I had to remind myself,
that drug came at a price.

It always and only
comes at a price.

Dr. Cedars,
why continue testing Lumedapine

when the previous trials
were so troubling,

you declined
to have them published.

Here is how I determine

whether a drug
warrants testing.

Imagine the person
that you love most in the world.

Imagine your son or daughter

ravaged by disease,

in agony,
crying out for help.

Now ask yourself,

what would I give
for a cure?

What would I
be willing to risk?

So those two fatalities
are justified?

No, those were a tragedy.

You think I'm blind
to that?

I'm not.

But you are implying
there's a calculated risk.

Oh, yes, on a larger scale,
there is.

Absolutely.

People want guarantees.

As long as we develop
new medicines,

someone will die
testing it.

That's a promise.

You, me, someone.

Despite safeguards
and best intentions,

there will be tragedies.

Pregnant women taking
thalidomide, for instance.

And yet that very drug
is now being used effectively

to treat malignant tumors.

So you were hoping Lumedapine
would have other uses?

And that was
your only reason

to continue testing?

Of course.

Dr. Cedars,

when was Barden's
exclusive patent on Lumedapine

due to expire?

Our patent expires
early next year.

And once your patent lapses,

other companies
can cut into your profits

by introducing
generic versions of Lumedapine.

Is that right?

Takes enormous
sums of money

to develop new treatments.

Did you effectively

ensure a three-year extension
on your patent

and hundreds of millions
of dollars of profit

simply be entering Lumedapine
into additional clinical trials

for alternate usages?

Your honor--

I'd like to mark this

as people's exhibit 18,
your honor.

A letter generated
by Barden attorneys

concerning the extension
of patent exclusivity.

Communications
with legal counsel

are obviously privileged.

This document was disclosed
by the defense.

Obtaining a patent extension

is not proof of guilt,
your honor,

but to a jury--

Objection sustained.
I'll exclude the document.

Your honor!

Jury will disregard

the reference to Barden's
patent exclusivity.

Is that understood?

I would have hoped
we'd have a verdict by now.

Well, at least
the jury heard

how Barden profited
from those studies.

On the other hand,
if even one juror

has got a relative
whose life depends

on pharmaceuticals
that fight cancer...

This could
go either way.

You know, Dr. Cedars
is facing jail time.

If I were him, I think
I'd be in a mood to listen.

All right, Mr. McCoy.

Tell us why we're here.

I'm offering to drop
the murder charges

if the defendant agrees
to the following conditions.

Defendant pleads
to criminal negligence.

You know we can't admit

to any criminal liability!

In addition,
Barden Pharmaceutical

agrees to make
the Lumedapine studies

and all future studies
of any drug they develop

accessible to doctors
through a medical database.

Are you crazy?

I built this company.

You think I'd lay it open

to a billion dollars
in lawsuits?

You think it's so terrible
for a drug to turn a profit?

What about the fact
those profits are used

to fund treatments
for leukemia or Alzheimer's?

I have no problem with
your company making money.

This is about Peter Jenlow
and Alicia Cameron.

The hell it is!

Remind your client

that we have a jury
out on charges

that carry a mandatory
15 or 25 years to life.

If he pleads,
no jail time.

We can live with that.

I'm glad you
can live with that.

Did you cause
Barden Pharmaceuticals

to conceal results
of eleven clinical trials

which indicated Lumedapine

was potentially harmful

at dosages of over
125 milligrams?

Dr. Cedar?

Dr. Cedars,
please respond.

Yes, I did.

And did yu
knowingly facilitae

the dispensig
of Lumedapie

at dosages rangig
from 125 to 500 milligram?

He laid it all out.

Now some
hotshot trial lawyer

can hit Barden with a massive
class action suit.

I'd save my tears

for the Jenlows
and the Camerons.

I'm not defending
Dr. Cedars.

I'd just hate to see Barden
put out of business

because their CEO
got greedy.

You wouldn't happen
to have a particular

hotshot trial lawyer
in mind, would you?

I'm meeting him at Raoul's
in 20 minutes.

Do me a favor, Jack.

Make sure the victims
get some of the money.

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