All language subtitles for The Divide S01E01 720p TagName

"Freedom" playing

♪ I can't sleep ♪

♪ 'Cause they keep
on trucking ♪

♪ Try and count the days,
the days, the days ♪

♪ Yeah, I keep
on trucking... ♪

( door closes, locks )

- We done?
- Yeah, it's not gonna
pick up tonight.

You seeing Danny tonight?

No, I have to get
back to the office.

When you become a lawyer,
will they pay you to work
at that place?

Not much.

Go on, get out of here.

- You sure?
- Yeah.

- You have your keys?
- Yeah.

♪ Freedom ♪

♪ You got to get out,
you got to get out ♪

♪ You got to get out,
freedom ♪

♪ You got to get out,
you got to get out ♪

♪ You got to get out ♪

♪ Freedom,
you got to get out ♪

♪ You got to get out,
you got to get out... ♪

- ♪ Freedom... ♪
- ( applause )

You know, I speak
in public all the time.

Some people think
I speak too much.

( laughter )

Some people in this room
are probably just waiting

for the day they can
shut me up for good.

But, you know, I never
get to speak in public

about the only person I know
who makes me speechless.

Woman on computer:
In less than three weeks,

Jared Bankowski will be
the first man to be executed

in Pennsylvania
in the 21st century.

The crime--
12 years ago,

an African-American family
was brutally murdered

in their home in a primarily
white suburban area.

Also convicted
as an accessory to the crime

was 17-year-old
Terry Kucik.

Man:
What motivated Jared Bankowski
and Terry Kucik

we may never truly
understand.

That's not to say
that the African-American
community's outrage

at that time
wasn't justified.

Adam:
She is the woman
in my life

who has made possible
everything I am

and everything I'd ever
wished to be.

( applause )

Woman:
Now, the trial happened
during the 2004

Democratic
National Convention

when President Obama,
who at the time was a senator,

gave a memorable speech

that you quoted
in your summation.

Yes, "There's not
a white America

or a black America
or a Latino America

or an Asian America.

There's the United
States of America."

This was never a trial
about race for me.

This was about justice.

This is heavy.

It's heavy.

Come here.

Are you crazy?

Adam:
11 years ago,
Jared Bankowski

was sentenced to death
for the murders

of Broderick
and Frances Butler

and their daughter Emily.

In all the years
of appeals,

not one piece
of new exculpatory evidence

has been presented
by the defense.

Jenny Butler,
the only eyewitness
to this crime,

was eight years old
at the time.

She and the people
of Philadelphia

have been patiently
waiting for justice

and they should have
to wait no longer.

The governor signed
an execution warrant
for 18 days from today.

It is
the strong recommendation
of the commonwealth

that Jared Bankowski's appeal
for clemency be denied

and the date
of his execution upheld.

Man:
Is there anything you'd
like to say, Mr. Bankowski?

Very well.
The board recognizes

the need for urgency
in this case.

It will consider
Mr. Bankowski's appeal
for clemency

and will submit
its recommendation to
the governor shortly.

( theme music playing )

These letters are from
Terry Kucik,

the codefendant in
the Butler murder case,

convicted for accessory
to rape and murder.

We did not take his case
because his conviction

was based on
semen DNA evidence

found inside the 16-year-old
murder victim.

- Sorry. Sorry.
- It's okay. Catch your breath.

And just so you guys know,
Christine's gonna be running
all third-year interns, okay?

- And back to this Butler case.
- Man: They were convicted
together.

So why didn't Kucik
get the death penalty
like Bankowski?

The jury opted
for life without parole.

Terry Kucik was 17.
No record.

Woman:
But I don't understand
why we didn't take his case.

- Why?
- I believe his story.

He said he was in
a relationship with the girl,
that it wasn't rape.

Okay, look, you're not
focusing on the information
that matters.

It's not about whether or not
you believe their story.

We get thousands
of letters.

It is easier to get
into Harvard than to get
us to accept a case.

We say yes only if we can
rewrite a narrative

that questions
the prosecutor's case

and only if the science
can answer that question
with a DNA component.

We're training ourselves
to find what we don't know.

Prosecutors, police
can make mistakes,

but they also take
liberties to make cases.

Not all of them.
Not all the time.

They manipulate witnesses.
They suppress,

even manufacture evidence
and they get away with it.

Not all of them.
Not all the time.

Terry Kucik was convicted
because his DNA

matched the semen
found in the victim.
Nothing we could do.

Are we gonna be working
on the Bankowski execution?

- Maybe.
- No.

Guys, we don't go out
looking for work.

Bankowski never once
sent us a letter.

And besides, there is such
a thing as actual guilt.

So Christine is in charge
of intake.

She'll be the one assigning
you letters to be read

and analyzed before they're
brought to the committee.

"Quiet Dog" playing

♪ Boogieman ♪

♪ Simmer down, simmer down,
simmer down now ♪

♪ Simmer down now,
simmer down now ♪

♪ Simmer down, quiet dog,
wild hog, my God ♪

♪ And the rocket
don't stop ♪

♪ Brooklyn and the kids
heat up the stove top ♪

♪ Banging the Empire State
and navigating the way ♪

♪ Your preservation make
the greatest hip hop... ♪

( phone ringing )

( turns down radio )

Hey.

Where are you?

On my way to Lock Haven.

Why?

I'm driving.
I shouldn't be
on the phone.

- Are you just waking up?
- I'm on the late shift.

Listen, I was thinking
maybe we do something
normal this weekend

like, I don't know,
go to the Poconos.

Have sex
on the hiking trail.

I'm not really
a mountain girl.

They're the Poconos.
They're not really
the mountains.

Besides, we kind of really
haven't seen much

of each other
during the daylight.

I just thought
that it might be nice.

I don't know.

I might get to know you
too well.

Christine,
tell me the truth.

Am I just like
this sex toy thing to you?

No?

I feel so cheap.

( laughs )

- Hi.
- Can I help you?

Yeah, hi,
I'm Christine Rosa

from the Innocence
Initiative.

- I called Mr. Carbone--
- Dad!

Mr. Carbone,
we spoke earlier.

Just wait.

These pictures could cause
a lot of problems, right?

I don't think he should
give them away for nothing.

Well, technically,
they're the property
of the Philadelphia PD.

Yeah, so my father
could get in big trouble
giving them to you.

He should be compensated.

Go make dinner.
Come on.

I transferred all my negatives
to digital when I retired.

Did you tell anyone
you were coming here?

- No, why?
- No one can know that
you got these from me.

Anyone asks me,
I never heard of you before.
You understand?

Yes, but I--

We have to talk
about the Bankowski case.

It's midnight.
I'm going home.

Please just listen.
Sit.

Terry Kucik has been
writing us letters

ever since he was in
prison and we couldn't
take the case--

Because his semen was found
inside Emily Butler's body.

Wait, wait, wait.
In almost every letter
he explains his arrest.

In one he mentioned
being photographed by
a police photographer.

- Again, his semen was found--
- Will you shut up?!

Sorry. Sorry.

I haven't slept.

Now, I thought if they
took photos of Kucik,

they must have done the same
with Jared Bankowski.
Figures, right?

Well, see, now I'm afraid
to disagree with you.

There's no mention
of police photos
of Bankowski

in either
the discovery request
or the DA's evidence list,

which I thought
was weird because

the DNA case
against Bankowski

was all about
Frances Butler's
fingernails.

Bankowski's blood and skin
were found underneath them,

which meant
she'd scratched him.

There's not a mark
on him.

Why didn't the defense
find these in discovery?

Why weren't they on
the DA's evidence list?

Prosecution had
positive DNA results

and there was
an eyewitness ID.

An eight-year-old
girl with the flu
hiding under a couch

who just watched
her family be murdered.

Where did you get
these photos?

I can't tell you that.

Are you kidding me?
These could be evidence

of prosecutorial misconduct.
Where did you get these?

I can't tell you.
I promised the source
anonymity.

- I'm gonna go home.
- Come on, Clark.

We don't argue misconduct.

We don't ask for
a Brady hearing.

We simply ask to retest
Bankowski's DNA.

How long till the execution?

17 days.

Start over.

Adam:
Suddenly after 11 years

somebody mysteriously finds
photos no one saw at trial

and lays them on
the defense's doorstep?

Clark:
You were the prosecutor
on that case, Adam.

It kind of made your
career, too, didn't it?

- I'm not running
for office, Clark.
- Sounds like you are.

Boys, don't make me
separate you.

Your Honor, I resent
the prosecution's
implication of coercion.

- The Innocence Initiative
has no interest in politics.
- Coercion?

- It never has and never will.
- What you hear in my voice
is outrage.

Jenny Butler witnessed
her family being butchered
by Jared Bankowski.

He was proven guilty
beyond a reasonable doubt.

His appeal for clemency
denied, and now you're
standing here telling me

that the murderer's
rights are more important
than the victim's?

That's not at all
what I'm saying.

If that verdict
had gone the other way,

this city would have
burned to the ground.

And what happens
when this gets out?

Are you gonna take
responsibility, Clark?
You gonna put out the fires?

Your Honor, we simply ask
that a stay be ordered

and a new DNA sample
of Jared Bankowski

be tested against
the originals used at trial.

I'll take it
under advisement.

I'm not going to issue
a gag order,

but while this is proceeding,
for the sake of the city,

let's keep it
out of the press.

- We agree.
- Fine.

I know time
is of the essence.

I'll rule in 72 hours.

Mr. Rylance is with
the Innocence Initiative.

He's agreed to help
with your defense.

- Did I ask for help?
- They found the photos, Jared.

We think they can force
the judge's hand.

- To do what?
- Order a new DNA test.

- If we can show--
- You're not taking my blood.

- It's the best
option we have.
- I don't care.

You're not taking
my blood.

Clark:
I have to ask this,
Mr. Bankowski.

Are you guilty?
'Cause if you are,
we should all go home.

Well, I'm guilty of something
or I wouldn't be here, would I?

That's what my mother's
priest tells me.

If we can show
the DNA was flawed,
that's gonna go a long way.

They're not letting me
out of here until I'm dead
one way or another.

I checked the TV.
"All My Children"
is cancelled.

Nothing to hang
around for.

Then why go through
all those appeals
if that's how you felt?

They broke up the days.
The years.

Gave pricks like him
a day job.

Maybe early on
I was stupid enough

to think
there was a chance.

Don't play me
to get your name
in the paper.

Christine:
So you're just
gonna let this go?

The man's been sitting
in a cell preparing to die.

This is not
an unusual reaction.

Let me talk to him.
I can get him to
change his mind.

A: You're not a lawyer yet.
B: He's on death row.

You can't even
get in to see him.

Dalton wants to give
it a few days.

- We can't afford a few days.
- Listen to me.

I know this is
personal for you.
I know your history.

But you've got to slow down
or you're gonna burn out, okay?

You want to be a lawyer?
You better get used

to knowing what should happen
and accepting what does.

You're eating?
We have to go.

You know I can't eat
the food at these things.

It's $25,000 a table
and all they give you
is cafeteria meat.

Give me a bite.

You make a good sandwich.

Don't get mayonnaise
on your tux.

I don't even believe it.

The timing on this
is so damn obvious,
it's comical.

Who are you
talking to, mumbles?

After 10 years,
right before the
man's execution,

there's new evidence?
That's comical.

So what are you
so upset about?

I'm so upset
because it ain't
about the case, baby.

- Somebody is going after me.
- I don't want to hear it.

Trust me,
I know what I know.

I wouldn't be so sure
about Clark.

Nobody uses social media
more than the Initiative.

Half their cases
are won in the headlines.

Clark is not after you.

Remember in law school
he went after the president

of the law review
right after I said I was.

I told you
I put him up to that

because you had your eye
on that boney-ass
TA from Winnetka.

She wasn't boney-ass.

You know what, Adam?
You're not thinking straight.

Well, all right,
tell me, Counselor.

What do you expect, Adam?

You think nobody's gonna
try to throw dirt your way?

Not at this case.
Not at the Butler case.

Why not?
It was your first big one.

If you want
to take down a hero,

you take down
what made him a hero.

That's what I would do.
It's a smart move.

You're not gonna tell
Jenny, are you?

- I don't think
she can handle it.
- No.

Nothing's gonna come of it.
There's nothing there.

- Trey?
- ( boys laughing )

- Hey. How are you?
- Hey, Mom.

- Good.
You look beautiful.
- Thank you.

Do you guys want
some sandwiches?

Naw, it's all good.
We're gonna order in.

Actually, can I use
your bathroom?

Absolutely.
You know where it is.

Adam, we've got to go.

- You want the rest?
- Naw, I'm good.

Trey, we talked about this.
Pull your pants up, boy.

- Dad, it's just a style.
- Trey, pull up your pants.

Baby, we have to go.

- Pull your pants up.
- Yeah.

Christine?

Terry.

Man, I can't believe
you're actually here.

Been writing letters
for years.

Every day another letter.

I know.
I've read them all.

Thank you.

Really, I'd almost
given up.

So where do we start?

I wanted to ask you
a few questions
about the case.

Sure. Fire away.

Jared Bankowski
had these photos

taken of him the night
he was arrested.

Yeah, so did I.
So why is that important?

Bankowski's DNA
was found

under Frances Butler's
fingernails.

That means that she had
to have scratched
him or cut him.

But there's no marks
on him

- in any of these photos.
- Right.

But what's that got
to do with my case?

He's scheduled to be
executed in a week.

Yeah, so?

So, I just wanted to see
if you knew anything,

anything at all
that could help him.

Wait a minute.
You want me to help him?

We can't take
your case, Terry.

The DNA was specific.

Your sperm was found
inside Emily Butler.

- Jesus!
- Guard: Kucik!

You read
the letters, yeah?

We had sex that day.

I didn't need to rape her
because we were together.

The only thing
that I know about what
happened in that house

was my girlfriend was murdered
and I'm in here for life.

And you know what?
I'm glad they're giving
Bankowski the needle.

I'd give it to him myself
if they'd let me.

Shit.

Woman:
Do you want
a sandwich, maybe?

- No, thank you.
- ( woman laughs )

Oh, you young women.
Careers, you're so smart,

but you don't eat
a thing, do you?

Well, it's a busy time.

Oh, I admire you.

So wonderful to have a--

what would you call it--
a reason for yourself.

You know?

Not that raising a family
isn't a reason.

It can be God's
most beautiful reason.

But, you know,
you do your job,

right or wrong,
then the children leave

and then what reason
do you have?

Have you seen
your son recently?

No. No, I--

I used to go the last day
of every month,

but he doesn't want me
to go to that--

you know, where the--

where the--
where the men go to.

Mrs. Bankowski, we're trying
to get permission

from the court
to retest Jared's DNA.

Why?

We think there could
have been a mistake.

After 11 years?
What mistake?

That's why we need
to do the test.

( kettle whistling )

Excuse me a minute.

( whistling stops )

Jared said no?

Would you talk to him?

Oh, no. Nope.
Couldn't do that.

Jared said no,
then it's a no.

But it might mean a stay.
If we're lucky, maybe
even a retrial.

No, I have prayed
on this many times.

What God has decided,
let no man undo.

I don't mean to be rude,
but if you asked God,

I think He'd tell you
that was a load of crap.

You don't mean to be rude
and you talk like that
in my house?

I'm sorry.
I just don't understand.

Hey, I don't want to say
anything bad against you--

- Christine is it?
- Mm-hmm.

Don't you think
it's a little cruel

to offer him hope
after all these years?

But if there's a chance--

I'm gonna
tell you something.

My son...

was headed toward this
since he was a teenager.

I was alone raising him.

I didn't want to see
who he was.

And now,
after all these years,

he has become
a better man in prison

than he ever was
out here.

After that horrible
thing that he did,

God has given him a gift:

his redemption.

Do you work,
Mrs. Bankowski?

No, I don't.

I've had health problems.
Sciatica.

It must be tough
getting by.

Well, I have managed.

Your house is lovely.

Is that a new
flat screen?

I'm sorry, dear.

You're from what law firm?

I didn't get it.

Regarding the motion to retest
Jared Bankowski's DNA,

although the court finds
the photos compelling,

it is troubled by the issues
of chain of custody

and the possibility
of manipulation.

And given
the preponderance
of evidence

and the eyewitness
testimony,

the court has
decided to deny
the defendant's motion.

The execution warrant
shall stand.

Dalton:
We'll continue
to seek redress.

What if we went to
an independent lab?

We wouldn't have access
to the crime scene DNA.

We can compare
Bankowski's DNA against

the original results.
We have the printouts.

That's assuming the lab
could even turn it
around that quickly.

We've only got 11 days.

You guys are forgetting
the fact that Bankowski

has refused to have
his DNA tested.

I'm sorry, Christine.

"I'll Be Near" playing

( distant sirens wailing )

Hey, you want
to order in?
I have to eat.

No, I'm not
really hungry.

Why can't you
help me, Danny?

Come on, you know
people inside.

Just get me on a list
to see Bankowski.
I'll do the rest.

Really?

Your kisses
are so powerful,

I'm gonna completely
forget what I'm asking for?

Sorry, maybe if I go out
and commit multiple murders,
I'll get your full attention.

Oh, come on.
Don't be a baby.

You clearly have
a lovely evening planned out

with grisly
crime scene photos.

What is your problem?
Just say it.

You're saying
this is a waste of time

because you know
they're guilty.

Yeah, they are.
The guys are butchers.
The evidence is all there.

You are such a cop.

Evidence is just evidence.
It's not always the truth.

This isn't about evidence.

This is not about
who's killed who

or who's guilty or not.

This is about
you being a girl,
me being a guy.

We just had unbelievable sex
and I would like to have

normal after
unbelievable sex talk

and eat and,
I don't know,

maybe do it
a couple more times
a couple different ways.

All right, fine.
Order cheesesteaks,

take your pants off,
and get me into death row.

Why does that
turn me on so much?

Hi. Hi there.
Good morning.

Yeah, you.
Hi there.

I'm Christine Rosa.

I was supposed
to ask for Rudy.

Rudy's on a break.
Who you here to see?

Uh, well, I was supposed
to ask for Rudy, but--

Who are you here to see?

Jared Bankowski.

- You're not on the list.
- Not gonna be on the list.

I'll wait for Rudy.

I don't know when
Rudy's gonna be back.

He could be gone for hours.
I wouldn't wait if I were you.

Are you Magoo?

That's a nickname.
Why?

- Right, I heard about you.
- What?

You're the guard from
Greensburg who accidentally
released an inmate

with forged signatures
on the forms, right?

( laughs )
I guess that's why they
got you on death row now

since there's no revolving
door here to confuse you.

- What's going on?
- Oh, are you Rudy?

I'm Christine.
Danny's friend.

- Oh, hey.
- Look at that.
Rudy's back.

The hours just flew by.

Look, I'll see
what I can do,

- but I'm not guaranteeing
you anything.
- Thanks.

Tell him
I'm his new lawyer.

He'd be more interested if
I tell him your measurements.

( door buzzes )

- ( door buzzes )
- Taking over for Dalton?

This is my lucky day.

My name
is Christine Rosa.

I work for
the Innocence
Initiative.

Sort of.
I'm an intern.

But I'm taking
my bar exam next month.

Show me your tits.

My father was on death row.
He was executed.

Hmm, let me see 'em.

Why won't you let us
take a DNA sample?

Wait! Wait!

All I see is a bra.

I met with your mother.

Why?
What'd she say to you?

I guess foreplay is over.

She says your execution
is a gift from God.

Kind of an unusual
reaction for a mother,
don't you think?

Something about this
isn't what it looks like.

When the cops picked
you up, you were with
a Loretta Strauss.

A week later,
she disappeared.

Never been heard
from again.

Before she went missing,

she was arrested on a DUI.

Her bail was paid for by
someone named Louie Antonik.

Antonik was in
the Kielbasa Posse.

He supposedly
died of an aneurism
six months later,

but no death certificate--

Get out of here.
Stay out of this.

And stay away
from my mother.

The DNA sample,
it'll take less
than 20 seconds.

- What do you care?
- Look, I don't know
you at all.

Maybe you're
a complete scumbag.

You want to die?
That's your right.

But I don't like it
when the law gets
manipulated

by people who think
they matter more than
other people.

Like my father.
Like you.

I hate their arrogance.
I hate they feel safe.

I hate they feel
entitled to feel safe.

I want to make them sweat.

Even if they win.

Don't you?

Can you guarantee
me something?

No matter what happens,

you make sure my blood
is tested.

Of course.
That's why I'm here.

I mean no matter
what happens.

I guarantee

the test will happen.

Did they really
kill your daddy?

( bangs )

( door buzzes )

( door buzzes )

( crying )

Are you out of your mind?

You could get disbarred
before you even take the bar.

That makes no sense at all.

- How did you
get in to see him?
- It doesn't matter.

I got it done.

I don't know what
to say to you, Christine.

This is not about you
or your father

or even Jared Bankowski.

This is about 137 clients
we have sitting in prison

who actually are innocent.

This is about
a 480-case backlog

and the decade I have spent
whoring for money

so we can make good
on our promises.

You have put
all that at risk.

I should report you
and fire you.

I understand.
I'll leave on my own.

Don't move.

( touch-tones beeping )

( ringing )

Hey, Clark.
You calling
to apologize?

Not in this lifetime.

I just want to let you know
that we've decided to retest

Bankowski's DNA through
an independent lab.

Really? My sources
tell me Bankowski refused
to be tested.

He changed his mind.
As a former colleague,
I want to ask you a favor.

Could you give us
access to the original
crime scene DNA?

- You're kidding me, right?
- No, I'm dead serious.

Adam:
You have less than a week
till the execution.

You'll never get
the results in time.

- We're still going ahead.
- Fine, Clark.

Good luck
and good-bye.

( alarm buzzing )

( buzzing stops )

( panting )

( laughing )

Trey, can you please
help me clear this table?

- Dad, you finished?
- Yes.

That etouffee
was delicious, Billie.

You know that's
Grace's brown roux.

She taught me
how to make it.

Well, I wouldn't have dared
said this if she was here,

but you made it
just as good.

- ( laughs )
- Shh.

You can take some home
because there's plenty.

Thank you, baby.

- Let me grab that for you.
- There you go, son.

All right.

How you doing, Isaiah?

It must be lonely
without her, huh?

- It's an adjustment,
there's no doubt about that.
- Yeah.

Sometimes I still wake up
and forget that she's gone.

It takes a few minutes
to remember.

- But it's all okay.
- Yeah.

So, Trey, you still
doing that writing?

- Yes, sir.
- What you getting--
what they call that?

- Slam?
- Yeah.

Give me a few
of them slams.

Okay, okay.

These girls
are my infatuation.

God's greatest creation.

They have the power
to put my body

in physical depression,

encouraging the animal
inside of me

to take on
a sexual aggression.

My words are inspired
by the curves

and that's just a little
lyrical confession.

- Inspired by
the curves, huh?
- Okay.

- Mm-hmm.
- ( laughing )

You hear that?

- You hear him?
You hear your son?
- Yes, I did.

( laughing )

Better take that animal
outside of here.

Excuse us for a second, babe.
Can I talk to you, Pops?

Sure, son.

- Excuse me, Billie.
- Yeah.

We have to face
the real possibility

that these test results
might not be done in time.

It usually takes
four to six weeks.

Yeah, but you'll
still get them, right?

We're gonna put
a rush on it.

I don't care
when they're done.

You just make sure
those tests happen

and everybody knows.

Would you
sign that, please?

One more thing.

I want to see
my mother

the day of the execution.

You're not really worried
about that DNA, are you?

No, we got Bankowski
dead to rights.

- I'm worried about you.
- Why?

If Clark goes public
with those photos,

then the press is gonna
look directly into your
department's involvement.

The press is gonna
make a story

out of the father and son thing
every chance they get.

Don't even bother
yourself about that.

But it was my decision
and my mistake,

and I don't want them
dragging you into it.

Damn it.
I knew it was
the wrong move.

I knew it then.

I had those photos in my hands
and I was thinking,

"I can shoot these down
in trial, no sweat."

Bankowski's DNA
could have come from
the scratches on his scalp

or someplace the camera
didn't catch.

But I couldn't shake
the idea of reasonable
doubt, Pops.

It was my first big case

and I just lost my nerve
for a split second.

And I buried them.

Just one stupid-ass move.

Whoa, we were under
a lot of pressure then.

The city was out of control.
And like I told you then,

it didn't have to be neat,
it just had to be right.

Justice don't
always play right
when color's involved.

But I didn't make
the decision because
it was about color, Dad.

Every decision's
about color, son.

Did you put
the guilty away?

Yes, I know I did.

That's why I'm angry.
I had him.

I was thinking
in church today

how we keep missing
the point about Christ.

The point isn't about
being perfect.

The point's about
being human

and making efforts
to do what's right.

Those are the people
we want to lead us.

The cost of being
a great leader

is knowing that
you're not a great man

and living with
your mistakes every day.

We all have 'em.
I know I do.

Don't doubt yourself now.

What did Billie say
about all this, huh?

I never told her.

I don't understand.
You promised me that
this would be over.

It will be, Jenny.
It's just a formality.

( sighs )
This is never gonna end.

I don't think you can
do that in here, Jenny.

It's okay.

Jenny, listen to me.

This motion
is a smoke screen.
They have nothing.

- Then why are they doing it?
- Politics.

- If they win?
- They won't.

They're not gonna
execute a white guy,

not for killing
black people.

Jenny, we're almost there.

I'm so tired.

I feel sick.

Jenny, 11 years ago,
I made you a promise

to see this through.

I'm going to keep
that promise.

That's why I need you
to speak out right now.

( sirens wailing )

I've been living
in a nightmare for
the past 11 years

ever since I saw
my family murdered

by Jared Bankowski
and Terry Kucik.

When I heard that
a judge was thinking
of reopening this case,

it felt like they were being
murdered all over again.

And I have to ask
if my family was white

and the killers were black,
would we still be having
to plead for justice?

And I beg the judge
who's considering
this request--

I beg you,
please let my family
rest in peace.

Please let me
have some peace.

( reporters shouting )

Rev. Cheeks:
That's all for now.
No more questions.

( crowd booing )

I know you're angry
and you have every
right to be.

All right, but you know
what I'm so proud of?

The fact that you came
out here tonight to figure
it out together

without taking matters
into your own hands.

Man: This wouldn't
be happening if he were
a black man on death row!

- Exactly!
- Adam: I hear you, brother.

I do.
But we are not here
to divide.

The Butlers were
African-American, yes.

But if they were white,
Latino, Native American,

we should still be here
because an injustice
against one people

is an injustice
against every people.

( cheering )

Now, we have got to start
thinking that way

or else nothing
is ever gonna change.

So I want to hear
from you. I do.

But first let me say this.
Now, many of you have known
me for a long time.

- Yes?
- Yeah!

Well, then you know I don't
back down from any fight.

I don't care who
I'm up against.

( cheering )

And I'm here
to tell you tonight,

this fight we are winning.

( cheering )

Justice will not be denied
Jenny Butler and her family.

No, not as long as I am
the district attorney

of the city
of Philadelphia.

( cheering )

Hi.

Look, I don't want
to bother you.

You don't know me at all,

but I just wanted to say
I am so sorry

that you're going through
all this again.

I'm really sorry.

( distant train horn
blaring )

( applause and cheering )

I...

I went through
something similar.

Not at all like you,

but it doesn't matter
what side of it you're on
when you're a kid.

You know, it stays
with you forever.

My father was convicted.

He was innocent.

I know because
I was with him

when they said he did
what he did.

But nobody believed me

and I lost him.

When you're a kid
and you're sitting up there

in front of all those people
and everybody looking at you

and listening to everything
you have to say and you
just feel like--

You work for that
Innocence place.

Yes.

You think I got it wrong?
You think I identified
the wrong men?

I don't know
what happened.
I'm just trying--

You know, for years,

I tried to figure out
what was it in certain people

that made them
want to kill.

Not just do it,
but want to.

It had to be a certain
kind of person, I thought.

But then I realized, no.
It could be anybody.

Absolutely anybody at all.

And right now
in this moment,

I completely understand
what it feels like to want
to kill someone

and feel nothing about it
except satisfaction.

Did they tell you
you were wrong?

( silent )

( phone ringing )

( door buzzes )

( door buzzes )

Hi, Dad.

Hey, kid.
Didn't expect
to see you today.

Just wanted to see you.

Something happen?

You look tired, sweetie.

That's surprising.

I spent the entire day
at the spa.

( chuckles )

How are you?

How's your
bronchial thing?

Did you get those
homeopathic drops
I sent?

No.

They confiscated them.

They thought you were
sending me drugs.

I'll talk to them.

So, tell me
what's going on.

Nothing.
Everything's fine.

I want to talk about you.

- What's going on?
- ( laughs )

Nothing new.

Asthma's better.
They gave me one
of those inhalers.

They changed
the linens on the couch.

Little less scratchy.

Hey, did you get
to section nine
in the Nietzsche?

I'm probably gonna
get this wrong,

but he says that in order
for a man to become a hero,

first he has to
become a snake so he
can know his enemy.

Something like that.
But it makes sense, right?

Right?

You know, a lot of
the stuff that you sent me,

I didn't think I was
really gonna like...