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Previously on In Contempt. Tracy, Franklin's here. I'll take care of it.

Tell Gwen I need to see her.

Not job.

Stop the madness.

Holy shit. Tessa?

Campanelli? I know you're sleeping with my husband.

And frankly, he's done better.

So you think you can just end this?

Like that. I just did.

Bennett and I are sort of moving in together.

Wow, Bennett, this is great.

Derek, Gwen, Gwen, Derek. Do you want to get some dinner tonight? Not really.

You need to take me off this trial.

Gwen calls me like five times a night and she might actually be the undead

because I swear she never sleeps. Do we have a problem? We are supposed to be

fighting for justice.

Wrong, wrong, wrong.

Our job is to fight like hell for every single client.

A white cop killed by a young black man.

The witnesses say he shot the officer in self-defense.

The black community, no, the whole city, needs to know this kid is going to get a

fair trial. I can't think of a better attorney than you, myself.

of Washington Heights is accused of shooting officer Jacob Lockman.

He is currently in custody here at Hollowbrook Hospital being treated for a

crushed windpipe.

Could you give us a moment?

I'm not allowed to leave this room. You're also not allowed to interfere

with attorney-client privilege. You really think he's going to make a run

for it?

I'll be just outside.

Jackson, my name is Gwen Sullivan.

I'm going to be your attorney.

Can you tell me what happened?

Yeah.

I wanted a charge in the way. At least it won't tell us anything.

We haven't seen the actual complaint yet. Since there's a cop dead, I'm

pretty sure it's going to be first-degree murder.

Dr. Adams?

Son has a crushed windpipe. That cop tried to kill him. And that's exactly

what we're going to argue. Self-defense.

Losers already calling him a cop killer.

Dog. My son never been in trouble a day in his life. Saves every single stray he

meets. Visions to open his own veterinary hospital when he grows up

because they wanted Miles.

That's what they do.

Okay, but we will make sure everybody knows who Jackson really is. This will

not be easy. I'm going to need some photos of Jackson. And I'm going to need

you to talk to the press about your son.

I don't think you want me to do that, Mr. Riggs. Because, see, I can't play

the part of the grieving mother right now. Maybe when I'm sure that Jackson

isn't going to die. But right now, I'm filled with such anger and rage that I

want to do what Michael Brown's stepfather and tell everybody, burn shit

to the ground. So, no.

No, I'm sorry.

You don't want me talking to the press right now.

If you can excuse me.

The people have no notices, Your Honor.

We asked for a man.

Your Honor.

Don't bother, Counselor. It's murder one. You know he's going to be remanded.

Well, I understand the deceased officer was wearing a body cam. I want that

footage. That's going to take some time for us to get to produce it, E.J., post

haste. Now, let's proceed.

Jackson Alan Whitmore, you are charged with violating P law section 125 27

murder in the first degree How say you?

The footage speaks for itself, doesn't it? The kid mouths off,

then he obviously gets violent with the officer.

Yeah, to think a good cop would be killed by some punk.

It's just unconscionable.

Unconscionable.

Jackson Whitmore is a 20-year-old community college junior. He was

skateboarding in Washington Heights Plaza when Officer Jacob Lockman told

him to get off his skateboard.

Now, technically, skateboarding in the plaza is illegal, but so is spitting on

the sidewalk.

Deshae just turned over the body cam footage.

Here it is again.

Hey, don't disrespect me!

Cuts off right there.

The cop shut it off? We don't know. But the two started scuffling. Jackson ends

up face down on the pavement. Cop on his back. He's got him in a chokehold.

Jeez, just like Eric Garner. Exactly.

This is a bystander video.

Now, the bystander started recording when he heard Jackson scream.

Jackson, thinking that he's about to be choked to death, reaches his hand back,

gets his hand on the officer's gun, gets off two shots.

Now, unfortunately, the bystander dropped his camera. Not only don't we

have the crucial moments of how and why the chokehold started, we don't have

tape of the actual shooting.

What about his partner? He missed the whole thing. He was across the street at

a bodega getting coffee.

So we're looking at self-defense.

Except the justification statute says you can't claim self-defense if you were

resisting arrest.

But go with me here.

What if we argue that there wasn't an actual arrest?

Oh, honey, that's good.

And even if there was an arrest, the guy's trachea is crushed.

What does the statute say about excessive force and an arrest?

The statute doesn't address it.

Let's do some research.

There must be case law on it. Well, the prosecution's already painting Jackson

as a thug and the cop as a falling hero. We need to create a different narrative.

Well, the phone's been ringing off the hook.

MSNBC, CNN, they all want Glenn to appear.

And we need to find witnesses. The initial burden is on us to present some

facts, support self-defense before we can even take that claim to a jury. We

need to own the story of what happened in those missing pieces of tape before

they do.

Wait, where's Vanessa?

She quit last night? Look at that. You burnt out the rookie.

Shut up, Charlie. She was just... Way too fancy for this work.

Told you the little one wasn't ready to roll Sullivan style.

What this on, Gwen? I'm the boss here, and I didn't clock she was struggling.

You should have never pulled her into that homicide.

Boy, you're orbit of crazy.

This isn't funny.

I liked her. She had a good heart. She was learning.

And yet, she left with no notice.

I thought you were starting to like her, too.

Yeah, maybe.

But the no notice thing?

Uh-uh.

Bye-bye, Bambi. Good riddance.

Okay.

Are you ready for this?

Fame? Infamy?

I don't know.

I mean, I've tried big cases before, but nothing like this.

You know you'll be the target of every ignorant racist bastard in Internet

access.

Got thick enough skin?

Oh, please. You saw how much lotion I brought to that spa?

Yeah.

Look, I'm worried about you.

When you take on a case, you don't eat well, you don't sleep, and you're

addicted to that shit.

I know you mean well, and it's really sweet, but I don't want you to take care

of me.

I'm fine.

Well, taking care of each other is the point, Gwen.

Don't get mad.

I made you an appointment with a nutritionist.

Bennett, I don't have time for that right now. Well, maybe you should make

time. I work long hours, too.

When I take care of my body well, I write better. I hear you. I do.

It's just I don't have time for that right now.

Okay, yes. Thick skin.

You just remember, you go out there. I've got stars in my eyes. I've had

stars in my eyes for a long time. Many years while I was showed how I was going

to the woman that I am now.

Think of me as a blank sheet of paper. My life is mine. I am the creator. You

don't own me. You're my commentator. Oh, child, see, I once had an eye.

I got her regrets on the phone.

I know you didn't eat breakfast.

Try to force the muffin down.

All of those.

What's this?

You got a letter from your payday loan place.

I opened it by mistake.

I swear.

Honey, it says you're way overdue with your payment.

Just leave it, okay?

They sent two letters?

Oh, no, honey. I got my own version of U.S. mail-delivered hell.

The disciplinary committee?

They're investigating you?

Who filed a complaint, Dotson?

No, he'd be the last person. If I go down, so does he.

How many judges have you slept with?

County, state, and federal, seven.

Tracy, this is not a joke.

I wasn't joking.

Oh.

Well, look, this is your livelihood. If you get disbarred, you're done. So we

gotta make an enemies list.

Judge Fortman and Judge Myers?

Go ahead, no judging.

Okay, sorry.

Okay, look, I would start with this one.

And then there's that.

Who's that?

The person in your blind spot, the one you can't see coming.

Don't tell me you got a letter, too.

Prosecution is moving to proclaim self-defense.

officer jacob lockman was a hard-working veteran police officer and now his

family is left without a father and a husband

what's your strategy how is

your client doing my son is a good kid he's a college student he went out to

skateboard to skateboard and he ended up in the hospital with a crushed windpipe

unable to breathe now how does that happen i will tell you how it happens it

happens because a racist new york city cop thought that my son on a skateboard

was a threat. Like so many other black men in this country, Jackson is

aggressively confronted by a police officer.

He was about to be killed and he acted in self-defense. We are confident that a

jury will agree with us. No further comments.

Jesus, really?

It's a show of force for the brothers and sisters in blue.

F me, then.

All rise.

Be seated.

I required an escort to part the Red Sea of reporters this morning.

And I get the feeling fisticuffs might break out at any minute.

It's interesting you should bring that up, Your Honor. Shouldn't you be sitting

at the other table, Counselor? Ms. Hastings recently joined our office,

Your Honor. That's interesting.

And the conflict of interest.

Your Honor, while I was recently employed at the Defender Association, I

had no exposure to this case, so there is no conflict. Oh, there's a conflict.

I see no reason to disqualify counsel.

Now, do people have a motion?

Yes, Your Honor.

Penal Law Section 35.27, if the force used...

in self-defense during an arrest yes we know but the encounter was not an arrest

it was an assault by whom the officer he's the one who actually committed the

crime here and if excessive force was used and mr whitmore was within his

rights to act in self-defense people versus stevenson people versus sansa

she's right mr deshaies but miss sullivan do you have any evidence to

support your position we've just begun our investigation your honor so then

that's a no and with self-defense you have the initial burden huh now he's

right miss sullivan You need to make out a prima facie case for self-defense.

Otherwise, I will preclude it. Judge, if you do that... The whole city is

watching, Counselor.

I know it's difficult, but try to respect the road.

Did you just see that?

See what?

Sleeping with the enemy.

Jesus. Did I ever tell you how much I hate canvassing?

Yep. Just about every time we do it.

Anyone look like a key witness to a police shooting?

The policeman asked the kid to get off the skateboard nicely, and then a few

seconds later, he reached in his pocket like he was going to pull out a gun.

Look, I remember seeing the cop and the black guy. They started shoving each

other, you know?

And then the cop, he pulled out his gun. Yeah, yeah, I was there. White boy took

out his baton and commenced giving him a beatdown.

And then the kid said, what? The cop said, can you hear me now?

And the kid just laughed.

And then the cop became like a crazy person. He lunged at the kid like he was

in a bar fight. I'm writing a joke. I thought he was going to kill him. Did

the cop ever say the kid was under arrest?

I don't think so. No.

Why?

We got lucky. A carpool mom saw everything. Says the cop just lost his

cool and went for Jackson. Will she testify?

Eats. Says it's her civic duty. Talk about a unicorn.

Okay, this is good, because maybe it'll establish that this wasn't an arrest.

Maybe the cop was the first aggressor.

But we need more.

What about Lachman's civilian review panel file?

Any issue of him shutting off his body cam? Two complaints, nothing about the

cam, and both redeemed unfounded. The judge will never let them in.

If what Janine says is true, the guy has an anger problem. And if that's true,

he's got to have the paper trail of being an asshole or there's somebody out

there with a story to tell about him. Chase, he's right.

We cast a wider net.

Maybe he's clean as a cop, but there's no way he's clean as a dude.

Meaning? Meaning forget about Officer Lockman.

How much do you know about Jacob Lockman? I don't want to say anything

bad, okay, but this guy, he has some problems.

Yeah, yeah. He always wanted to be a cop. He liked the power, I think,

anyways. We dated for like a year.

Nice guy.

This man in a Mustang was waiting for a parking space.

He honked at me, so I decided to slow down. I pulled out, but then our cars

touched. It was a small scratch. No big deal. Nothing happened.

So this guy gets out of his car and just hits me on the chin. So we fought.

Did you file a police report?

Yes, but nothing happened. And no big surprise, because you know why? Even

though he was an asshole, he was a cop.

This Jay's got to know about the fender better, isn't it? Well, if there's a

criminal investigation, he absolutely knows.

So how do we get the police reports?

We request them in our omnibus motion, away from the trip on his own shoelaces.

Excuse me, who are you? Are you Gwendolyn?

I'm Glenn Moore.

Bennett, she scheduled us for a 2 p.m. consultation.

Sorry, I thought you knew.

Lisa was MIA and reception was crowded, so I stuck her in here. Did you tell her

about the needles yet?

This should be amusing.

Will somebody please fill me in? Bennett asked me to prepare 10 meals per week,

lunch and dinner, all delivered to the office.

Why do I get the feeling this is not going to end well? Where's the food?

Oh, I have a book.

And it's called the blood type diet.

I won't bore you with all of the science, but my diets are tailored to

your blood type. So I just need a blood sample before I prepare all the meals.

Okay,

that's a good one, guys. Seriously?

Serious?

It's not a joke?

Nope. Serious?

Get Dracula out of here. No, I know it sounds a bit out there, but... Glamour,

I appreciate you coming, I really do, but if you don't get up out of my office

right now... Honey, honey, now.

Go ahead.

Advance America Payday Loans. Girl, they have called you four times.

Thanks, Lisa.

How's it feel to be on the winning team? Still adjusting. It feels a little like

whiplash. Won't take long. A few weeks of putting the bad guys away and you'll

come to load the defense as much as I can.

Speaking of which, the defense wants Officer Lockman's disciplinary records

and internal affairs reports.

He's got an incident.

Someone pressed charges against him.

A fight over a parking space.

Did it move forward?

No. Then it never happened.

EJ, they moved for this stuff. We have to hand it over.

The last time I did that, a witness wound up dead.

You were there.

Remember? That was different.

This is Brady material. It's exculpatory.

How is it exculpatory?

If the officer was the initial aggressor. It was investigated and it

never went anywhere.

But they should be able to talk to the guy themselves.

Why?

We have no indication that this is a bad cop.

He has a couple civilian complaints, so does everyone else that's been on the

force for 20 years.

He has no disciplinary record to speak of.

EJ, I'm good with getting the bad guys, but we have to play fair.

You know what's fair?

Not giving a defense attorney the ammunition to walk a cop killer out the

door.

Judge, we want to ensure that the prosecution has turned over all

discovery to the defense.

The defense has all pertinent discovery.

Pertinent. The people have turned over any and all.

discovery to the defense well that's interesting because we've uncovered a

gentleman who is willing to testify as to the officer's history of violence

specifically an incident over a parking space there was a criminal investigation

i'm unaware of any arrest record you're on as mr deshay well knows we didn't

just request the arrest records for the officer we requested his disciplinary

records including any internal affairs investigation reports mr deshay i'd

strongly recommend that you don't withhold any your honor i uh uncovered

um

discovered the file just this morning i should have let my lead counsel know

that i had it your honor i request that sanctions be levied against miss

hastings it was an honest mistake she just sat through that whole back and

forth and didn't say anything i'm sorry your honor i it's just i'm new and i

am honestly afraid of mr deshay everyone

is allowed a rookie mistake miss hastings but uh Only one. Except she's

not a rookie judge. She worked for us, and she knows what discovery is.

Ms. Hastings, you've just used your one.

We understand each other?

Loud and clear, Your Honor.

Don't ever contradict me in court again.

I just saved your ass back there.

You could have been caught lying to a judge in front of the press. I told you

that file was not exculpatory.

Try explaining that to the media or the general public.

It wasn't your call. I know a lot, EJ, and no matter what side of it I'm on, I

try really hard to follow it. I'm sorry you're mad, but I can't just lie to a

judge. Also, I know Gwen's moves.

She was setting you up, so you're welcome. We need to talk.

And it just keeps getting worse.

Go away, EJ.

This has nothing to do with you.

What do you want? I'm going to ask you one question, and I want one answer, and

it better be the truth.

Did you report me to the State Bar?

Wow. You play Russian roulette long enough. Was it you?

Tracy, I don't care enough about you or the trolls you sleep with to spend my

time trying to hurt you.

Just tell me.

It wasn't me.

I forgot to ask you, did you see Glamour today?

Yeah, about that.

I wasn't going to say anything because, frankly, I have to finish my opening,

but... Really?

Pick a diet for your blood type?

The guy wanted to draw my blood on the spot.

He's like I didn't draw his or yours.

What's going on with you?

The spa, blood type diets?

That stuff isn't the guy I knew eight years ago.

Well, maybe I'll change a little. Just trying to help.

Bennett, I don't need help.

And I don't need fixing.

I'm not trying to fix you.

But you do need sleep, and you can't argue with that.

I've never been able to sleep before the first day of trial.

Well, really.

Well, if you're looking to sleep, it's not really a good way

to sleep.

It's a natural sleep age.

I was just thinking about when I saw you at Newell's that first night.

I must have been staring.

I remember thinking, why is Miss America on the defensive side? You did not.

Gwen told me to stop fraternizing with the enemy. Yeah, that sounds like her.

So, why did you decide to become a prosecutor instead of a defense

attorney?

I wanted a trial experience.

And connections.

You want to run for office? Maybe.

Why so defensive?

How many times people imply that I'm a bad guy because I put bad guys away that

look like me?

How many times I get called a slut?

Does that ever give you pause to prosecute so many black people? Of

course it gives me pause.

But they committed crimes, Vanessa.

If they hadn't, I wouldn't prosecute them.

And, in most of my cases, black people are the ones being victimized.

I mean, shouldn't they have a prosecutor like me to pursue justice for them?

Yes.

Do you have to be so hardcore?

Well, you are.

My uncle was a cop.

Now, he used to say that white folks didn't have to carry the burden of the

race on their shoulder.

They could pursue a career, get by as best they can.

And prosecutors don't get ahead by being soft on crime.

I know what Gwen would say about that. I really don't care what Gwen would say.

You know, you might like her if you got to know her.

She has a million funny little quirks.

Oh, yeah?

What's your favorite?

Well, when she has a big trial, she starts her opening with, When I was a

kid, I believed in magic and mirrorless.

I never noticed that.

Come on.

We have a trial soon.

Hell, Mom.

It's today.

Open your eyes!

It's the criminal justice system that's the criminal. It is destroying us, my

brothers and sisters.

Franklin, are you okay? I'm just telling them it's the system.

Okay, are you on your meds? I'm fine. I am fine. I know exactly what I'm doing.

I can't talk right now.

It's on the thumb drive, okay?

Thanks, Hakeem.

Nice move in court yesterday.

Reminded me that despite your recent shitty behavior, you actually do have

principles.

It wasn't personal, you know? That's funny, because quitting without telling

me and then showing up on this case, that feels pretty personal, Vanessa.

I didn't plan that.

Yet here you are.

Gwen, I'm sorry.

I'll see you in court.

All parties prepared to proceed?

Yes, Your Honor.

When I was a child, I believed in magic and miracles.

But as an adult, I must put childish things aside and look at life the way it

really is.

My partner was a straight-up professional.

His arrests were textbook.

If Jake laid hands on anyone, he always told them they were under arrest.

Objection! One at a time, for heaven's sake. Your Honor, people can't possibly

think it's appropriate to offer completely speculative testimony

regarding the crucial time frame in this encounter.

It's habit evidence, Judge.

Overruled.

Would he read them their rights?

Always. Even when he didn't have to. What about use of force?

We get a lot of training on the use of force.

We're only allowed to use the minimum amount of force necessary to protect

ourselves and bring the suspect into police custody.

Jake followed that rule to the letter. He had strong feelings about not being

excessive. He's so full of shit. Yet your partner doesn't appear to back off

when the defendant said, I'm not resisting.

Again, calls for speculation.

I shall allow it.

Defendants always say they aren't resisting, even when they are.

I once had a guy slamming me into a wall, yelling, I'm not resisting.

And what about the defendant's crushed trachea? If Jake crushed the guy's

trachea, I would say it was because he was fighting back against an enormous

amount of physical force.

Objection! Sustained.

That's a bridge too far, Mr. Deshaies. The jury shall disregard that last

answer.

Thank you, Officer Alper.

We're adjourned. We'll continue tomorrow.

All rise.

What you can do today, today, today, today.

Won't wait for tomorrow.

What you can do today, today. Hello again, Audrey.

Are you kidding me? You've got a lot of nerve coming to my home.

I need to talk to you. I don't think so.

Please, Audrey.

I just need to know if you made an ethics complaint against me to the State

Bar. Oh, so it finally caught up with you.

If I'm disbarred, Audrey, I have nothing left.

That's not my problem.

Look, I know that I've done you wrong.

And I am sorry if I caused you or your marriage any pain.

An if apology is not an apology.

Okay. You want me to grovel? Fall at your feet?

I was wrong to have slept with your husband. He is a good man, but...

He's a good man, but he is your man.

I'm sorry. I'm truly sorry.

You know, I used to be furious with you.

But now I just pity you.

Audrey, the chicken's done.

I'll be right there.

Listen, if your career goes down, then so does my soon-to-be ex-husbands.

And I stand to lose a lot of alimony.

Sorry, sweetheart.

But you're just not worth it.

Yes, yes, yes. I got the lead character.

Yeah, I'm loose.

And it's just fun.

It's fun, man.

Money. Listen to me man. This is gonna be it Promise I'll promise I'll have

that drive to you by the end of the week This

looks wonderful, but

Lesson learned spa face down grab your food treat to your corner get

the work done Okay,

no I'm not Deshae stole my opening, the dead cop's partner's lying through his

teeth, and my guy is facing life in prison having just recovered from having

his trachea crushed, so... No.

What happened to my food? The fake food police came in here. I fought them off,

but they had a warrant. No, seriously, where are my flame bolts?

I threw them out. We had a deal, remember?

After your last trial. What is wrong with you?

Why are you so obsessed with what I eat and what I drink?

Now you're mad.

You're damn right I'm... Stop treating me like a child. They don't live like

one. Newsflash, you're not my parent.

Somebody has to be brave enough to stand up to you and tell you when you're in

trouble. The only trouble I have right now is trying to do what I need to do

without my flame bolt.

You know what? I'm going to stay down here tonight.

It'll be easier for me to work and to think.

Do that.

I'm going to go for a walk. Fine.

Fine.

Officer Alpern, Let's talk about minimum force.

Isn't it true that...

Officer, isn't...

There's no way Adler's gonna give us an adjournment.

What if I fake the coma?

He'd never believe it.

Oh, it's okay. You can stay.

Good news and bad news, Miss Sullivan. Good news first?

The good news is you didn't have a heart attack.

The bad news is you do have a small arrhythmia.

Your blood pressure was through the roof when you came in.

So let me try to be as clear as I can. You need to start taking much better

care of yourself.

Okay? Yeah, okay.

I hear you. Thanks.

Okay.

Hey, are you serious?

I know.

Look, don't go getting all squishy on me, Riggs. You scared the hell out of

me.

Nothing like getting a 3 a.m. call from your friend thinking she's having a

heart attack.

I know.

Thanks. Now look who's getting all squishy.

You know what? Next time, call the ambulance. I'll meet you here.

I didn't want to seem stupid.

Where was Bennett?

We had a fight.

And things are fine.

They're fine.

Really.

And I'm glad it was you.

I figured you went out for bacon, egg, and cheese.

Bennett, look, I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry. I should have listened to you. And I'm telling you, from here on

out, this place is going to be stocked to the ceiling with flame hooks.

Actually, you were right.

Had a little episode last night.

It's a heart palpitation thing. Not a big deal, but I went to the ER.

You went to the hospital last night.

Why didn't you call me? Because I was mad and embarrassed.

Quinn. I don't want you to ever have to go through something like this alone

because you're embarrassed.

You okay?

I'm fine.

Turned out to be almost nothing. It's a small arrhythmia.

Are you sure? Really? I promise.

Just a scare.

Point made.

Oh, I hate the idea that you went through something like this alone.

So, what did you do? Did you hold yourself downstairs and hail a cabin?

I called an Uber.

just to be clear you did not see the altercation did you that's correct i was

across the park getting coffee at a bodega i ran over after i heard the

shots so you never heard your partner say anything about being under arrest no

and surely you'd agree that not every encounter with a civilian leads to an

arrest right of course not and when you do decide to arrest someone you always

use the minimum force necessary right yes so it is your testimony that this is

the minimum force necessary

Under the circumstances.

So this child riding his skateboard required Officer Lockman to do this?

Under the circumstances, yes.

Now, these same police procedures in your department, did they also justify

the fatal point-blank shooting of Warren Penning last year?

Objection, Your Honor. This is outrageous and offensive.

The officer says the use of force depends on the circumstances. I'm

allowed to investigate what he means.

Be aware you're very close to the line, Ms. Sullivan.

You bet.

That was entirely reasonable under the circumstances.

And what about this, the beating of Isaiah Murin?

Objection. Again, yes. We live in a dangerous world. Some people pose a

threat. And how about this officer in Cincinnati, the one who shot Damien

Carmore in the back as he ran away?

Well, we don't know what happened before that photo was taken. He was 20 feet

away from the cop. running away is there a question there withdrawn in this case

officer who had the gun jackson whitmore your partner my partner who had the

nightstick who had the taser who had backup who had martial arts and combat

training objection one question at a time miss sullivan

officer

in your 16 years on the force have you ever seen a case of police brutality

that you did not think was justified

No further questions.

I

should

just close your Twitter account.

He gives me insight. It's like the unfiltered id of the city.

So, bed?

I'm not going to bed, Bennett.

Hey, I just wanted to tell him.

I haven't told him because I feel like we keep having the same conversation and

I don't understand why.

All I did was ask you if you were coming to bed. No, you were pushing me.

Wait, I'm trying to help you. No, you're trying to control me. You're trying to

make me into somebody I'm not.

How did this go from me asking you to come to bed to me trying to control you?

All you ever do is tell me what's wrong with me.

I don't get enough sleep. I don't eat right. I'm short-tempered. I'm obsessed

with work. But you know what, Bennett? That's who I am.

That's me.

I'm crazy. I'm complicated. I'm messed up.

God, I really want for this to work out, but... Then stop thinking that this is

all about me. This is a two-way street, and I'm doing what I do.

And that's to take care of people.

And why is that such a big deal for you to let me do that? I am letting you do

that. You don't even know how much.

I just left everyone at the office working to come back here and be with

you, and it makes me want to chip out of my skin.

Thanks a lot.

This is who I am, Bennett.

My work comes first.

I'm not predictable or perfect. I'm not sweet. I am not sweet.

And maybe you can change who you are for a woman and pretend to like vegan food

because that makes you happy, but that's not me.

I'm not going to drop everything and go on a book signing tour with you and

learn how to hand make native foods. And if you can't deal with that, if you

can't just accept me for who I am, then...

So

how'd you really get to the hospital last night?

You love him?

I trust him.

That's what I said.

I think it is.

I'll come by later to get my things.

Evidence has come to light today in the Jackson-Whitmore trial.

A rap video made by the... It's been very long. I've been trying to reach

you.

I just broke up with Bennett.

Oh, honey.

And this is really gonna make you feel terrible.

shoot today stop yeah it's going down they don't like no black or brown kill

them all don't make a sound sad i know why they want to follow everywhere i go

line them all up put them on that road making me feel like there's no hope

shoot today