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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.

Luis, you got
this order wrong.

I'm not doing it.

The guy wants it
with egg whites.

What do you care?

I will not make bacalao guisado
with egg whites.

You know, I'm sick of all these
"blanquitos" coming in here

with all
their special requests.

"Oh, no cilantro.
Put the ajo on the side."

Just fix it.

I'll have that for you
in just a second.

Do you have any Equal?

No, just sugar.

D.O.A.'s a male white,
early 40s,

smashed his head
on the windshield.

Yeah, Dude did
some serious damage.

Our friend here
have a name?

No I.D. on him.

That's one citation--
driving without a license.

We put a call over the air
to track the registered owner.

Was he talking
on his cell phone?

Didn't see one.

There was a male, white,
late teens,

in the passenger seat.

A bus just took him over
to Columbia Presbyterian.

How bad is he?

Pretty banged up.

Complaining about
abdominal pains.

Kept asking for his dad.

Man, that's rough.
Any bystanders hurt?

A waitress
and six customers.

Three of them had to be
taken out on stretchers.

One broken arm.

Two got pretty cut up
by flying glass.

Freakin' miracle
nobody else got killed.

You know,
it sounds like

a pretty straightforward case
of lousy driving.

Why call us, Sarge?

Lady says
she saw another car

running lights,
chasing this one down the block.

What do you mea,
like road rag?

Somethin'--they caused
a city bus

to stop in its tracks.

Driver had to jam
on his brakes.

Bounced a lot of passengers
around.

Well, were any of them
seriously hurt?

None of them needd
medical attentio.

Wait till
they find lawyers.

After the crash,

the witness
says the second car

hauled ass out of here.

Whatever happened to just
flipping somebody the bird?

and I hear
these screeching tires.

I turn, and I see
these two cars,

like racing
or something.

What do you mean racing?

They both ran the light.

The SUV got cut off,

so he tried to beat
the other guy around the bus.

And he just flew
into the restaurant.

Well, what'd the other car
look like?

It was dark green,
just a regular car,

like a Honda.

Was it like a Honda
or a Honda?

I-I got the license.

Great.

It was definitely an "R"
and a seven in there.

Maybe a seven?

Oh, oh, it hd
one of those, u,

yellow ribbons
on the back of it.

You know,
"Support Our Troops"?

Definitely a dark blue
Toyota sedan.

Somewhere between
a royal blue

and more like
a midnight blue, maybe.

He almost killed a couple
of kids at the intersection.

Did you see the plate?
Not really.

But what did catch my eye
is he had one of those

yellow ribbons
on the back of the car.

For the troops?

Which is weird, right?

I mean, usually you see them
on the big SUVs.

Like maybe the troops wouldn't
be over there in the first place

if jerks like that
weren't sucking up all the fuel.

I'm sorry, I got a thing
for energy consumption.

It drives my wife crazy.

I can sympathize.
Thank you.

With her, I mean.

Way too much time
in the hole, this guy.

Says he saw a blue Toyota,
but he won't be sure

until he sees
some swatches.

Well, the woman thinks
that the chase car

was "like" a green Honda

with a yellow ribbon
on the back of it.

Well, at least they
agree on something.

Here they come.

Detectives, we just found this
near the dead guy.

It's a hunting knife.

You're gonna see that
gets vouchered, right?

You got it.

I'll have them tow the vehicle
back to the house

for an inventory.

Let's see what A.I.S.
has to say.

Looks like the sedan
cut off the SUV

where the skid marks
converge.

Then the driver
of the SUV loses control,

jumps the curb,
wound up in somebody's lap.

How fast do you
think they were going?

From the length
of the skid marks

and counting
for drag factors,

like the weight
of the occupants

and the nearly full
tank of gas in the Explorer,

I'd say about 40.

Can we get a make
on the sedan's tires?

Not from these skid marks.

All the witnesses' descriptios
are all over the plac.

The only thing that we're
fairly certain about

is that there was
a yellow ribbon magnet

attached to the back
of the vehicle that got away.

We'd have an easier time
finding a car without one.

Did you contact the owner?

Yeah, the Explorer
is registered to Selma Flanagan.

She's 43 years old,
lives upstate in, uh, Kingston.

Green's trying
to contact her now.

All right,
what you got, officer?

I was finishing
up the vehicle inventory.

I came across some hunting gear
under the cargo cover.

The bolt-action
Remington Model 700.

A fine deer rifle.

I had one just like it
when I was a kid.

You hunt?
Oh, yeah.

My uncle Phil used to take us
up to Door County, Wisconsin

to hunt Whitetail.

Of course, I always preferred
using a bow.

It kind of levels
the playing field.

Uh-huh, and the deer--

what kind of weapons
do they use?

Same as the cow.

Chamber's empty,
and it doesn't seem

like it's been
fired recently.

This hunting tag belongs
to a Tommy Flanagan.

That's the same last name
as the registered owner.

Well, if Green can't reach
Mrs. Flanagan,

call the Ulster County P.D.

Have them track her down

and bring her to meet you
at the hospital.

His name's Tommy Flanagan.

That was his hunting gear
in the car.

So where's he now?

He's being prepped
for surgery.

His belly was rigid
when he presented,

suggesting bleeding
into the peritoneal cavity,

so we sent him right up
to the O.R.

So it's serious?

Potentially.

He lacerated his liver,

so we'll have to perform
a resection--

take out the damaged parts
and close it back up.

If all goes well,
he'll be home in a week.

His father
wasn't so lucky.

When can we
talk to him?

He'll be in recovery
all night.

Doctor,
do me a favor.

When he comes to,
would you give us a call?

Sure.
Thank you.

Mrs. Flanagan?

I'm Detective Fontana.

This is Detective Green.

Where's my son?

Tommy's in surgery
right now.

His surgeon, Dr. Park,
will fill you in.

And Tom...
my husband?

Well, unfortunately,

his injuries were
far more serious.

The paramedics werent
able to save hi.

I'm sorr.

Oh, my God!

No!

Mrs. Flanagan...

You have our deepest
condolences.

W-w-where is he?

Well, are you sure
you wanna do this now?

I need
to see my husband.

Mrs. Flanagan,
are you ready?

I guess so.

That's not Tom.

That's not my husband.

I've never seen
that man before.

But this is
your son's I.D.

Yes.
This doesn't make sense.

They were supposed
to be hunting together.

Where?

I don't know, but you've
gotta find Tom...please.

Does your husband
have a friend?

A hunting buddy?

Um, P.J.

They've hunted
together for years.

What's wrong, Se?

Tom is in the hospital.

Is he okay?

He's gonna
be just fine.

Listen,
we need to know

where Mr. Flanagan
might be hunting.

Did you guys have
a favorite spot?

What's going on, Sel?

P.J., please,
just tell them.

Sometimes, Tom and me'll
head out to Sullivan County

if we're making
a couple days of it.

Where would you
go for the day?

Antler Creek State Park.

About 20 miles north,
right up Route 302.

I can take you over there,
if you want.

Would you?

We should let the local P.D.
know we're here.

Right.

This is where Tom
always parks.

There's a great blind
about a quarter of a mile in.

He's still not answering
his cell phone.

Don't worry, Sel.

You know Tom turns it off
when he's hunting.

Mrs. Flanagan, we need you
to wait here with Mr. Grant

while we go take
a look around, all right?

I can give you guys
a hint.

No, that's okay.
We got it, thanks.

Here goes a perfectly fine
pair of Gucci loafers.

Hey!
I got something over here.

Man down!

Gunshot to the back
of the head.

I got another one over here.

Looks like a teenage girl.

Got one here too!

It's Thomas Flanagan.

What in God's name
happened here?

We've never seen
this kind of thing up here.

Did you know him?

They're all locals
from Kingston

who hunt up here
every season.

Stoney Anderson
and his son Jason.

Eric and Amanda Haas.

And Thomas Flanagan.

His son gonna be okay?

Doctors say
it looks okay.

Look at this.

This is the guy
that died in the crash.

The one we thought
was Flanagan.

I don't recognize him.

Think that's our shooter?

He's an excellent candidate.

But you didn't
find a weapon in the car?

No, not one
that was fired recently.

We're gonna have somebody
from our squad

e-mail you his prins
and his phots

as soon as possibl,
all righ?

Man, I wouldn't want
to be those dudes,

having to notify
all the families.

Better them than us.

Besides, we have
a long drive back.

Hey, didn't
that A.I.S. detective

say that that Explorer
had a full tank of gas?

Yeah, he factored that in
to the weight of the vehicle

to determine its speed.

Well, those SUVs,
the gas mileage

is practically nothing.

So if they started up here,

they had to fill up
on the way in.

That's what I'm saying.

Excuse m.

Were you working here
this morning?

Yeah.
Something wrong?

You remember seeing
this man here?

He was driving a green
Ford Explorer,

had a teenage boy
with him?

Yeah, they filled up
around 9:00, 9:30.

Was there another car
behind them?

Not that I saw.

Did he pay cash
or credit?

Cash.

Do you remember
anything unusual about him?

They pulled up
to the bathroom

before they
pulled to the pump.

And the bathroom
is on the side?

Yeah.
Yeah, thanks.

Nothing in there
a little Lysol wouldn't help.

Joe, look at this.

John Wyatt.

Oh, looky here.

Semi-automatic.

That's
no hunting rifle.

So John Wyatt
is the dead driver

and the upstate shoote.

One and the same.

The rifle we found
is an AR-15 semi-automatic.

It's a positive ballistics match
for the murder weapon,

and Wyatt's prints
are all over it.

They found his pickup truck
about three miles

from where
the shootings were,

so it looks like he just
ran to the closest car.

Guy's a poster child
for anger management.

He was thrown
out of high school,

half a dozen arrests
for barroom fights,

and he just got fired
from his warehouse job

for throttling his boss.

Just the type of dude you want
running around with an AR-15.

It still leaves us the question
of who ran Wyatt off the road.

I'm taking you two
out of the batting order

until we tie up
the loose ends.

Well, with all due respect,
Lieutenant,

whoever forced Wyatt
off the road

saved Thomas Flanagan's life.

And hurt a whole bunch
of innocent people.

I'll be expecting your
best efforts here, Fontana.

Yes, ma'am, 100%.

So if you're driving south
on that side of the Hudson,

you have to pay a toll
to get into New York City.

Did Flanagan's Explorer
have an EZ-Pass we can track?

No such luck.

Maybe someone
called 911.

We already checked that.

In Ulster County?

Took you fellas long enough.

I called 911 yesterday.

We understand that,
Mrs. Haiduk,

and we're sorry.

You complained
about some hunters?

That's right.

In the same woods where
all those people were shot.

Unbelievable, isn't it?

Maybe if somebody
would have showed up sooner.

You were here
when you heard the shots?

Back in the laundry room.

There must have been
nine or ten shots this time.

By the road.

This time?
There were others?

Last weekend there were a couple
of hunters on my property.

Hell, I must have
called the cops a dozen times

since the hunting season
started.

First few times,
they came out to look around.

Now they don't even bother.

Well, after the shooting
stopped yesterday,

did you happen to see

someone drive by?

Can't say that I did.

Thank you.

I was on route 302
in Nanuet, near the Palisades,

and this green SUV came up
from behind me out of nowhere

and went flying past me--
almost ran me off the road.

You called 911
from your car?

Well, I thought the guy
was gonna kill somebody.

But my cell phone died
in the middle of the call.

Is that the last you saw
of the vehicle, Mr. Stoller?

Yeah, but about a minute
after the SUV went by,

some other jerk
did the same thing.

Yeah, can you
describe that vehicle?

A dark-colored sedan.

Did it have any stickers
on the back of it?

Not that I noticed.

Last I saw,
they were both on the ramp

for the Tappan Zee Bridge.

Which leads
right to the city.

Thanks, ma.

Thank you.

A lot of trouble
to go through to find the guy

who rescued that kid.

Maybe you'd rather
be outside picking up quarters.

I'm just saying
that we looked

at a couple thousand
cars already.

And I'm just saying we're
gonna do it all over again,

in case we missed something.

Hey, there's
a green Explorer.

Wrong license number.

You sure you have
the right time frame?

I'll tell you
what we're gonna do.

We're gonna
expand the time frame

15 minutes on each side.

Just in case.

Hello?

You know,
I'm beginning

to not like
your attitude at all.

Sorry.

Joe, Tommy Flanagan's
out of recovery.

My dad made me go.

He said the fresh air
would wake me up.

But you stayed
in the car?

Yeah, I was too tired
to go hunting.

I fell asleep.

I woke up when the car
started moving again.

I thought it was my dad
taking us home.

But it was some strange guy
who was driving.

You'd never
seen this guy before?

He stuck a knife
in my face.

Said he was gonna
slit my throat

if I didn't sit still.

Tommy...

This guy's not gonna
hurt you anymore.

He's dead.

Do you remembr
making any stos

on the way into the city?

Yeah, for gas.

He threw a rifle
in a dumpster.

Um, I was gonna run,
but I was too scared.

Did you make
any other stops?

Just to slow down for the toll
at the G.W. Bridge.

The George Washington
and not the Tappan Zee?

Right.

I was gonna
try to jump out,

but he didn't stop.

He just ran
the EZ-Pass lane,

the--the far left lane.

Do you remember seeing
another car following you?

He got real nervous
when we got to the bridge.

Kept on looking
in his rearview mirror.

Mom...

Hi, sweetie.

How you feeling?

We were just
finishing up.

You have a very brave son
here, Mrs. Flanagan.

That driver
who followed our car--

I hope you find him

so I can at least
say thank you.

Mom...where's dad?

Is he coming to see me?

You think the kid
had it right?

Are you kidding me?

Down to the exact lane.

So when Stoller said
that he saw them

heading towards the Tappan Zee,
he was lying.

Or mistaken.

Now, you don't really
believe that.

No, I do not.

In all the excitement,
I guess I just got confused.

I'll tell you what I think
happened, Randall.

I think you saw
what happened in the woods,

and when Wyatt
tried to take off,

you took off after him.

That's not true.

I don't know why
you keep lying about it.

You saved the kid's life,
for crying out loud.

You're a hero.

You think so?
Absolutely.

Sit down.

And, between us...
that son of a bitch

that killed those hunters
in the woods,

who's gonna miss him?

Nah, I never followed him.

I just tried to get the plate
number and call the police.

I'm very disappointed
in you, Randall.

Hey, Joe...

Did you know
that the Port Authority

takes photos
of every vehicle

that goes through
the G.W. Bridge toll booths?

I did not know that, Ed.

Well, check this out.

Here is the Flanagan's
green Explorer

going through the far left
EZ-Pass lane

at 9:57 a.m.

Followed 30 seconds later

by a blue Toyota Camry
registered to you.

Now, come on,
why don't you

tell us
the rest of the story?

I promise you,
it's not gonna be

a tenth as bad
as you think it is.

I want a lawyer.

All right, here you go,
big shot crime fighter.

Hook yourself up.

And you can read yourself
your own rights too.

from the scene
of the hunting massacre

all the way
to Washington Heights.

Where was Wyatt going?

Best we can figure,
he has a cousin

who lives
on Amsterdam Avenue.

When Stoller
tried to cut him off,

Wyatt sped up and his car
veered out of control.

The only fatality

was the perpetrator
of the massacre.

It's still a homicide.

What are we gonna
charge him with?

The last thing
the police need

is vigilantes
playing bumper cars

on the strees
of Manhatta.

An argument can be made

that Stoller saved
Tommy Flanagan's life.

It was only dumb luck that
Stoller didn't kill him too.

He nearly ran over

a family of four
at an intersection.

What does the defendant
say about all this?

Nothing.
He lawyered-up.

If Stoller wants to stonewall,
we don't have any choice.

Charge him
with manslaughter.

That is not gonna go down
so well outside this building.

This guy is on his way
to becoming a media darling.

We're not here to win
a popularity contest.

Until we get an accounting
from Stoller,

let's prosecute
the case we have.

Docket number 50118.

People v. Randall Stoller.

One count manslaughter,
eight counts of assault.

One count leaving the scene
of an accident.

How does he plead,
Ms. Chenier?

Guilty to being
a hero, judge.

His heroics
resulted in a fatality

and eight seriously
injured people, your honor.

The only fatality
was the lunatic

behind the blood bath
at Antler Creek.

And the young man
who was abducted

is alive today because
of Mr. Stoller's actions.

To prosecute my client for this
is an outrage.

Aside from the fatality
and the injuries,

dozens more
were endangered.

My client is a hardworking
family man.

A law-abiding citizn
who has never so muh

as had a parking ticke.

I'll set bail
at $1,000.

On a homicide, judge?

That's right,
Ms. Borgia.

I don't see the defendant
as a flight risk.

Call the next case.

I want to offer
my condolences

to the families
in Ulster County.

And I'm real thankful
Tommy Flanagan's gonna be okay.

What about the bystanders
who were injured?

I'm very sorry
about that.

I just hope those people

don't lose any time
off their jobs.

Mr. Stoller--

That's all my client
has to say for the time being.

Thank you.

Didn't take long for Julia
to start working the jury pool.

You have any sway
with her?

Our paths have crossed
a couple of times.

Julia is aggressive,

but she knows a good deal
when it comes across her desk.

See what you can do.

I have Larry King
calling me, okay?

Not one of his flunkies--
Larry King.

And some studio exec is talking
a six-figure rights deal.

Sounds like a ticket
out of legal aid.

Who said I want a ticket?

What about Stoller?

You don't understand.

This guy's not looking
for his 15 minutes.

He's for real.

What are you
looking for?

A walk.

That's not gonna happen.

Yeah, I know the game.
Charge high, plead low.

So let's play.

Assuming his story's
consistent with the hype,

one count of manslaughter
to cover everything.

Stoller saved you guys
the trouble

of incarcerating John Wyatt
for the next 50 years.

John Wyatt
deserved a trial.

You're starting to sound
like your new boss.

Not to mention the eight people
who wound up in the E.R.

Can't do it.

We might throw in a very sweet
sentencing recommendation.

I'll get back to you.

After our motion
to dismiss your indictment.

You wanna order
some spring rolls?

Why should I dismiss
this indictment, Ms. Chenier?

Because the law
authorized my client

to make
a citizen's arrest.

He may have been authorized
to make an arrest,

but not to engage
in a high-speed chase

down Dyckman Street
and cause a fatal accident.

Mr. Stoller's conduct
was gross recklessness.

My client was doing
his duty as a citizen.

We've recognized the legality
of the citizen's arrest

for hundreds of years,
from Medieval England

to the posses
of our frontier.

And this mentality
has been the source

of countless unjustified
lynchings and mob violence!

Times have changed.

But the law hasn't.

The penal law
permits a private citizen

to use deadly force to prevent
the escape of a perpetrator

who has committed a serious
felony in his presence.

You can't derail a tran

because a fugitive's
on board.

The statute requires
the citizen making an arrest

to do everything reasonable
under the circumstances.

Which is exactly why
I need to know a little more

about what happened
in Ulster County.

I'm ordering a hearing
on your motion, Ms. Chenier.

My department was alerted
by two New York City detectives

that they needed our assistance
in Antler Creek park.

I got in my cruiser
and met them there.

And what did you find
when you arrived?

Five bodies
in the woods.

Three of them
were friends from high school

who took their kids to hunt
once they were old enough.

The members of this hunting
party were chased down

and slaughtered.

Were you able to determine
what provoked the shooting?

On a previous occasion,
one of the victims

had complained
about the shooter, John Wyatt.

Said he was trespassing
in one of his tree stands.

These guys get
pretty possessive about that.

And he said Wyatt was using
an automatic rifle.

And that's a proble?

It really isn't appropriate
for shooting deer.

A gun like that
will maim an animal

more often
than it'll kill it.

Was Randall Stoller

in Antler Creek Park
that day, officer?

He pulled off the road
to hunt

at the exact time that Wyatt
was killing these folks.

At any tim,
did Mr. Stollr

report what he sa?

Only when he made
a short 911 call

while he engaged in pursuit
of the SUV.

Headed eat
on Route 30?

That's right.

What's on Route 302
between Antler Creek

and the Palisades Parkway?

It's a rural area,

but there are a couple hundred
houses there...

two gas stations,

a church, a minimart.

So if Mr. Stollr

was unable to use
his cell phone,

he could have stopped

at any of those places
and called for help.

I suppose so.

And on the Parkway itself,
there's a state police barracks.

Two, in fact.

Just off the exits.

And a toll booh
at the entrane

to the G.W. Bridg?

All right, I get the point,
Mr. McCoy.

Do counsel have anything to add
to their arguments?

It's quite apparent
what happened here, judge.

My client saw
a crime take place.

He attempted to apprehend
the perpetrator.

An objective which may have been
accomplished by the police

without the collateral damage

inflicted by the defendan.

The operative word
being "may."

The defendant might
have had better options,

but hindsight's
always 20/20.

I'm ruling that

by engaging in this pursuit,

the defendant was attempting
a citizen's arrest.

It's unfortunate that these
bystanders were injured,

but the manslaughter
and assault charges

against the defendant
are dismissed.

The count of leaving
the scene of an accident

is retained.

One dead,
eight hospitalized,

and all we have left
is a traffic case?

It's pretty clear
Judge Fillmore

got caught up in the tide
of public opinion.

We'll file an appeal.

Which could take years.

Maybe Judge Fillmore will be
in private practice by then.

Mr. McCoy...

I thought you'd like to get that
as soon as possible.

Tommy Flanagan's liver failed.
He's dead.

We can't prosecute Stoller

but now we can indict him
for Tommy Flanagan.

Stoller's conduct
didn't change.

Like I've always said,
there's no education

in the second kick
of a mule.

I don't think the mule's
gonna kick this time.

A new judge will be hard-pressed
to toss this case,

now that we've got
an innocent victim

instead of a dead
mass murderer.

What about a jury?

We can't
guarantee a win.

But I'll make them
think long and hard

before they hand Stoller

a license
to kill Tommy Flanagan.

What about the equitis
here, Jac?

Do we really think he deserves
a manslaughter sentence?

As opposed to murde?

The last time
we approached him,

he wasn't interested
in any kind of sentence.

Selma Flanagan
lost a husband and a son.

If it's the son you're
throwing down the gauntlet for,

I'd want to know if she's
of the same mind.

They said
if Tommy's liver

hadn't got hurt
in the accident,

it never
would have happened.

They did everything
they could.

But...

We're very sorry,
Mrs. Flanagan.

This is an extremey

difficult time.

But we need
to make some decisions

about Randall Stoller.

I thought you said
his case was dismissed.

Now we can try Mr. Stoller
for your son's death.

You told the police you felt
he was a hero, but now...

obviously things
have changed.

You mean, if he hadn't
followed our car...

Tommy might still be alive?

But they said
that man had a knife.

He did.

So he might have
killed Tommy anyway,

since Tommy
could identify him.

Or if Mr. Stoller
had acted more responsibly,

Wyatt might have been
apprehended by the police

before any more
violence occurred.

What if this were your son,
Mr. McCoy?

Wouldn't you want somebody
to try and help him?

There were other was

to help, Mrs. Flanagan.

I believe
if Stoller hadn't

taken the law
into his own hands,

your son would still
be alive today.

John Wyatt is the one
who should have paid for this.

But he got off easy.

So many families
have been destroyed already.

Is sending Mr. Stoller to jail
going to bring my son back?

Would have been nice
to have her in the courtroom.

So do you still
want to refile?

Why not?

All due respect
for Mrs. Flanagan,

her emotional response
in her darkest hour

shouldn't be
our only consideration.

So what is driving this,
Jack?

What did Stoller
think he was going to do

once he stopped Wyatt--

take out his deer rifle
and shoot him?

Fortunately,
he didn't.

Another six inches
here or there,

and we'd have
a dozen dead bystanders.

But there weren't.

I understand there's value to
making an example out of him--

As far as I can tell,
Stoller's taking the position

that he's beyond reproach,

that he doesn't have
to account to anyone.

And whenever I hear that,
it's a huge red flag.

My client is sick
that this young man died.

Then he should accept
some responsibility.

He tried to save
Tommy Flanagan's life.

And he didn't o
a very good job of i.

Even if I grant yu

the benefit of every doub,
Mr. Stolle,

there's criminal
responsibility here.

You should seriously consider
a plea to manslaughter.

I have a wife
and three kids.

What are they gonna do?

You had an hour and a half
to think about them

while you were
pursuing Wyatt.

Have you explained

to your client
that if he loses,

he could get 12 1/2 to 25?

It's his call.
You'll offer the minimum?

Three to nine,
and that's a gift.

Why should I plead guilty if I
tried to do the right thing?

Because it wasn't
the right thing, Mr. Stoller.

You ignored the lives
of everyone out there.

And Tommy Flanagan died
as a result.

I'm very sorry
about what happened.

But I was raised that when you
see somebody in trouble,

you try to help.

That's what I did.

I'm just gonna have
to put my faith in a jury.

We were sitting here
having breakfast

when we heard
some tires squeal outside.

We turned to see
what it was,

and we saw this car
jump the curb.

It was, uh, coming sideways,
straight at us.

I've never been so scared
in my life.

It came smashing
through the front window,

right where
we were sitting.

What happened to you
as a result?

My face was cut

from the flying glass.

I got 14 stitches.

I'm gonna have a scar.

And, um, I broke my arm
and my wrist

when the car
knocked me back.

It took me six weeks
to get back to work,

and it's still not right.

I have no questions
for this witness.

911 operator.
What's your emergency?

Uh, yeah, I'm behind
a green Explorer

on county road 302
going east.

It's a New York
license plate, RJ7...

Some--
I can't make it--

I'm sorry, sir.
You're breaking up.

He's heading east,
but I can't keep up!

I think he's got some--
in the back seat--

Sir, could you
repeat your message?

But I'm not really--
highway--

Sir, please repeat
your message.

Sir!
I lost him, Eddie.

I lost him.

Can you identify
that call, officer?

That was a 911 call

placed on Randall Stoller's
cell phone at 9:17 a.m.

Officer, could Mr. Stoller
have reported this incident

at the Palisades Parkway
toll plaza?

The manned booths
have intercom lines

to the shift supervisor.

And if he went through
an unmanned booth?

There's a bright yellow
emergency phone

every five miles
on the parkway.

It's not an easy case,
Jack.

You're just gonna have
to convince a jury

that this guy
is way over the top.

Do I look worried?

Maybe you should be.

People are gonna
identify with this guy.

And we've all been in
situations like Stoller.

Pursuing armed murderers?

I saw a huge man
punch a woman in the face

on the subway stairs
a few years ago.

When I saw that she had help,
I followed him.

What were you gonna do
if you caught him?

I wasn't really sure.

You and Randall Stoller.
I got lucky.

A cop rode by
and I flagged him down.

You're making my point.

If folks had been
a little more vigilant,

maybe September 11th
would still be known

as Bear Bryant's birthday.

"Folks"--
like the F.B.I.?

And some flight schol

instructors I can think of.

Given the state
of the world,

folks just don't
feel comfortable

sitting on their hands.

Agreed.
Vigilance is one thing.

Vigilantism is another.

Sorry,
I still don't get

why we're prosecuting
this guy.

His actions led to the death
of an innocent young boy.

Accidents happen.

He was pursuing
a mass murderer.

Talk about facts
not in evidence.

He didn't know that.

At best he knew that
he might have observed

a single shooting.

But we know
that's not the case.

We know that know.

He didn't know that then.

Look, you haven't been here
a very long time.

Oh, you can do
better than that, Jack.

All right, how about
we chalk it up

to an emotional response,
not a legal response?

How about well-intentioned
people can disagree?

Not about homicide!

Not in this office.

Look, I'll make it simple.

If you listen to my cross
and you still don't understand

why this guy's on trial--

What? I should go back
where I came from?

Your choice.

Not mine.

I was going deer hunting
that morning.

I pulled to the side
of 302,

and that's when
I heard shots.

Then I heard a girl
screaming.

Could you tell what
was happening, Mr. Stoller?

Not really.

I jogged down the road
to get closer,

and that's when
I heard more shots.

And then in the woods,
I saw a figure in orange

sort of like
crumble to the ground.

And then out of nowhere,
I saw a guy in a hunting jacket

run toward
the side of the road.

He jumped in a green Explorer
and drove away.

And what did you do?

I ran back to my car

and went after him.

And then, Mr. Stolle?

I kept following him.

And then I noticed
there was somebody else

in the back of the car.

Did you make any attempt
to report what had happened?

Sure, I called 911
on my cell phone.

But the darn thing died
in the middle of the call.

So you followed the Explorer
straight into New York City?

Not straight--
he stopped at a gas station

on 302.

And I pulled over
to see what he was gonna do.

How far away from him?

Like 100 yards.

The guy got out
of the Explorer

and he pulled a kid
out of the back,

a teenage boy.

And what did you observe
at that point?

Well, I lost him
for about a minute,

but when the kid tried
to get into the back seat,

the guy opened the front door
and, like, shoved the kid in.

Then they pulled to the pump,
got some gas,

and drove away.

And then you followed them
into New York City?

Right.

He went over the bridge.

He was trying
to get away from me.

But I followed him to one
of the first exits.

Once he got off,

it was harder to keep up with
him in all the city traffic.

What happened?

Well, we wound up
on the street up there.

He was running lights

and weaving in and out
of traffic

at a pretty good clip.

I was trying
not to lose sight of him.

At one point,
he's in the right lane

and I see a bus start
to pull out from the curb.

And it looks like
I can box him in

and get him to stop.

But then he speeds up
and cuts in front of me,

and his car went
skidding to the left,

and then I heard
a huge crash.

Did you stop?

I panicked.

I know I should have
pulled over.

But I just kept driving.

One last questio,

Mr. Stoller.

Why did you do all of this?

Well, I was pretty sure
this guy had just shot somebody.

And when I saw him with that kid
at the gas station,

I knew something was wrong.

And somebody had to stop him
from getting away.

And I was the only one
who could do that.

Thank you.

You testified
that you followed Wyatt

because you heard
gunshots

and a girl scream...

and you saw a man
crumble in the woods?

That's right.

Did you evr
stop to find ot

why she was screaming,
Mr. Stoller?

Or to help the mn
who had falle?

I didn't have time.
Wyatt was getting away.

Did you have time
to stop at the gas station

and tell the attendant
to call 911?

He was standing right there.
I was scared.

What abot
after he lef?

What would that have take,
about 10 second?

At which point you could have
easily resumed your pursuit?

I didn't think of it.

Did you think about
what you'd have done

if you'd stopped him,
Mr. Stoller?

Started shootin?

No.
Well?

How would you have
apprehended John Wyatt?

Were you
going to do the job

of the entire New York City
police force?

I would have gotten help then.

Really?

Did you get help
after the crash?

I told you, I panicked.

The truth is you fled.

And you nevr
contacted the polie

to report what you sw
in Antler Creek Par.

I thought I would
get into trouble.

And when detectivs

interviewed you

about the events of that day,
you lied...

because youd
get into troubl?

That's right.

You were more concernd

with what happened to yu

than with the victis
of this inciden?

That's hardly the mindst

of a hero,
is it, Mr. Stoller?

You're treating me like
I killed those people up there.

What about the people
you did kill?

Don't they count?

Randall Stoller

awoke one morning

to see a horrific crime
take place.

He risked his own life
to pursue a murderer

who had taken a hostage.

And now,

not only are
his actions being criticized

because they were not
letter perfect,

he is being prosecuted

for manslaughter.

We live
in a dangerous world

where there isn't always

a police officer around
when we need one.

And on those rare occasions

when we see the law
being broken,

the ordinary among us

are called upon
to make a choice.

Do you watch
from the sidelines,

or do you have the courage

to perform a time-honored
civic duty?

We've heard
countless stories

of people
in dire situations

saved by brave
and selfless individuals

who act
at a moment's impulse

which is what any good
and decent human being,

like Randall Stoller,

does when life
hangs in the balance.

The question is not

what could he have done
differently...

but whether you should
send him to jail

for doing what he did.

Ms. Chenier's right
about one thing.

We do live
in a dangerous world.

And we might be ready to give
someone an "A" for effort,

even if their judgment

was fatally bad,

as long as we believe
they were fighting back

against what scares us.

The defendant

calls himself a hero.

And it would
make things easier

if we could believe it.

But Mr. Stoller
was no such thing.

By his own account,
he was two men:

one brave and clever,

the other blind and stupid
with fear.

Unable to decide
where to hang his hat.

Whether to offer
courage or panic

as his defense.

He chose both.

Why would he claim

two contradictory motives

to explain away
what he did?

The answer is simple:
he doesn't want you to notice

what the bare facts say.

That after his reckless
play for glory,

he's made one long,

continuous,
and guilty-minded attempt

to escape responsibility...

for endangering
a lot of people,

and causing the death

of Tommy Flanagan.

He's still trying.

Hold Mr. Stoller
accountable.

There are real heroes
out there.

You don't have
to settle for a fake.

Has the jury
reached a verdict?

We have, your honor.

How do you find?

We find Mr. Stoller
not guilty of manslaughter.

Oh, thank you.

Oh, God.

You can't really be surprised
they let him get away with it.

Just disappointed.

The more people fear,
the more they tolerate.

We all need heroes, Jack.

So did Tommy Flanagan.

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