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"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...