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LILY:
It was raining.
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One of those scary,
pounding rains
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where the wind makes it sound
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like a locomotive is
right outside your window.
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We were all asleep.
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But even with the sound
of the winds howling,
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there was all of a sudden
this boom.
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I thought that a helicopter
or a plane had fallen
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into the building.
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My friends Claire and Finn
were lying in bed together
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when they were crushed
by the weight of the beam
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as it crashed
through the ceiling.
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This building was built
in the 1870s.
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It was a cigar factory
for 75 years.
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Then it was
a sweatshop
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for another 20 or so.
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Then a import-export
warehouse, I think.
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Then about five years ago,
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the city came around
and told the owner
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that he'd have to make
a lot of improvements
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if he wanted
to keep leasing the space.
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Indoor plumbing, for one thing.
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Decent heat and electric.
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Owner said no.
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Apparently, he lives
in Asia somewhere.
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So they've been in a standoff
ever since.
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CHUNK:
And no one ever noticed
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a dozen squatters living
in here?
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Lily...
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did you know
that your friend Claire
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came from a wealthy family?
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I had no idea.
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I looked at the court papers.
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You're the only one named.
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The only one being sued.
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Any idea why Claire's mother
would single you out?
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I guess because
I found the place,
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told everybody else about it.
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Nah. I think there's
got to be more.
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I'm worried that...
it's about something else.
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Sometimes when people can't
convince the district attorney
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to bring criminal charges,
they'll file a civil suit.
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Think of it
as a dress rehearsal,
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a way that a plaintiff
can convince a D.A.
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that there's a case
worth trying here.
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So what are you saying?
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I'm saying that if we don't
win this first case,
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we might be looking
at a second one,
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one where you're facingup to ten to 15 years in prison.
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She was...she was 19 years old.
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She had her whole lifein front of her.
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Forgive me, Ms. Waters,
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but clearly, you and your
family do all right.
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How did your late daughter
wind up living
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in a rough neighborhood
like Chinatown?
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My daughter and I were in
a period of, uh, estrangement.
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She...
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she had decided to leave collegein her sophomore year,
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and I decided that was not
something I could support.
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She wanted to be a painter.
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She thought that college was
a waste of time.
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I see.Her mind wasmade up, and...
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so was mine.
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I cut her off financially.
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I-I wasn't trying to hurt her.
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I was trying to...
shock her into reconsidering.
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[scoffs softly]
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[quietly]:
S-Stupid.
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And the young man who died,
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Finn Danford,
was he a boyfriend?
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I suppose.
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Probably a big part
of the reason she left school.
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But as I say...
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we were not speaking
by that point.
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Is this it?
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DRIVER:Yes, ma'am.
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BENNY:
The fire department
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gave me a key to
the padlock, so...
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EVELYN:
I don't see
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any padlock.
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Oh, my goodness.
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Chunk?
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What are you doing here?
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I'm here with my client.
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Lily Knowles.
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Oh, my...
[sighs]
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I think we may have
a problem here.
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This is myclient,
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Claire Waters's mother,
Evelyn Waters.
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Oh, my God, M-Mrs. Waters,
I'm so sorry. I...
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No, no, no,that-that's enough.
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That's enough.Ms. Waters, I have to
tell you something.
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Mr. Palmer here and I
are not just friends.
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We're colleagues.
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We work at the same firm.
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I don't understand.
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Neither do I.Well...
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the short version is...
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I'm afraid we might be staringat a conflict of interest.
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Who might be?
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All of us.
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BENNY:
In my 20-some-odd years
of doing this for a living,
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I can honestly say
that I have never,
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ever been
as professionally embarrassed
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as I was this morning.
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I-I... I truly did not know
what to say to that woman.
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Just tell her that you're sorryfor wasting her time,
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but your esteemed colleague
got there first. Case closed!
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Chunk!
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BENNY:
All I know is,
I got a call last night
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from an attorney friend of mine.
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He has a very wealthy client
whose daughter died
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in a tragic accident.
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They went to the D.A.'s office
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hoping to file
some criminal charges.
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The D.A. demurred,suggested they file a civil suit
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and recommended me and this firm
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as the right folks
to get the job done.
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Ah. I like the sound of that.
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Mr. Palmer?
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I was just doing
what you told me to do.
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And what was that?
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Remember? You said to me,
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"I'm thrilled to add you
to the roster as an attorney,
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"but, uh, no one's walking
in the door asking for you.
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"No one knows
you exist.
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"So for the
foreseeable future,
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"I'm gonna
assign you some cases,
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"I'm gonna throw you
some pro bono work.
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"But what you reallyshould do
is get out there and hustle.
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"Anything to get
in a courtroom.
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"Anything to help
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the legal community
see you in action."
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And that's
your hustle?
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A squatter who basically
led a young couple
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to their death by allowing themto live in a building
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that the city declared
wasn't fit for occupancy.
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I thought the idea was
to bring in cases we can win.
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That "squatter" has a name.
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Lily Knowles...
was referred to me
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by an organization called New
York Artists for the Future.
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I did some work for them in
the law clinic at school,
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so when the situation came up,
they asked if I could help.
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A-And by the way,
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this is exactly the kind of caseyou were talking to me about.
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And I happen to think that thisis a completely winnable case.
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The girl is being set up.
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She has no legal culpability
for those two deaths.
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Well, that's for the jury
to decide.
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And you seem
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to be forgetting: my client is
the aggrieved party here.
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First of all,
you don't have a client.
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Neither one of us does
until this man
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says so.
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And as far as
aggrieved goes,
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that woman is worth acouple hundred million dollars,
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and she's suing a kid
who doesn't have a pot to...
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Her daughter is dead!
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And since you're
bringing up her money,
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this is probably as good a timeas any to remind everyone
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that she's actually prepared
to pay for our services.
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Something I strongly suspect
your client is not.
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The man makes
a particularly cogent point.
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Look, I'm worried that
if I don't defend this girl
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and get her acquitted,
she's gonna be facing
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a lifetime of debt--
not to mention what happens
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if they decide
to bring criminal charges.
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Do you honestly think
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you're the only person that
can possibly represent her?
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No.
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But I do believe that
I can get her acquitted.
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I believe in her.And I believe
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she's being unfairly prosecuted.Come on.
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That warehouse was a death trap.
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She had no business
enticing people to live there.
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She was trying to foster
a community of artists.
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She was trying
to live
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rent-free with her friendsin a place she had no claim to!
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Man, you are so cold!
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I'm cold? You're naive!
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This isn't legal aid.
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People are supposed to
pay for the privilege
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of having us represent them.
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And it's actually good for
business if they're innocent.
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Enough!
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I have no idea what to do here.
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Chunk, how much work
have you done on this?
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We talked on the phone briefly
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a couple of times
earlier this week.
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Short calls. Finally met
face-to-face this morning.
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I spoke with Evelyn for
the first time two hours ago.
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Well, then I have no choice--
we have to go with Chunk,
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otherwise we're conflicted out.
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Here's a crazy idea.
I mean, what if...
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TAC did represent both clients?
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Benny, you know as well as I dothe likelihood of the court
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going along with something
like that is one in a million.
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You don't know until you ask.
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More importantly, your client
is never gonna go for it.
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Why should she pay you,
knowing weare representing
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her opponent
and doing it for free?
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All excellent arguments.
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I'm just asking
for permission to try.
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Fine. If you can get the courtsand all the principals to agree,
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then TAC will be happy
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to represent
both sides.Could happen.
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Right after that blizzard
in hell.
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Hey, did you see that pig
just fly by?
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♪
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I would feel like a fool
going into court
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under these circumstances.
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I know how it sounds.
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I know how it feels.
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But... I would be remiss
if I didn't point out to you
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that there are certain...
benefits going to court
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with someone who knows
the other side so well,
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someone who can predict theirevery move before they make it.
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Be that as it may...
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See, the first thing
that will happen is,
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the defense will file
a motion to sever.
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That means they'll
try and force you to have
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three separate trials--
one against the city,
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one against the
property owner,
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and one against Lily.
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And then
there's the Friday trick.
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What's the Friday trick?
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Chester Palmer-- he'sthe attorney representing Lily--
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will say he has
a scheduling conflict.
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He'll ask for the trial
to commence on a Friday.
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So?Worst day
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for a plaintiff,
for you to start.
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You'd much rather start
on a Monday.
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That way, you have five days
to build momentum.
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You want to rest your
case on a Friday,
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so the jury has
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all weekend to think about it.
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Then they'll be more likely
to form an opinion
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that's favorable to your side.
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Chester Palmer sounds like
a very smart man.
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Well, he learned from the best.
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Oh. One more thing.
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The other side will try
to maneuver so that the case
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appears in front
of a defense-friendly judge,
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someone more inclined
to rule in their favor,
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give them
the benefit of a doubt.
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Now, I'm thinking
Judge Tessa Hudson.
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We've stood before her
many times, and...
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I happen to know
she's up in the rotation.
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Judge Tessa Hudson.
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[gavel banging]Good morning.
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Just so everybody understands
how the COVID of it all
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works in my courtroom,
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I am behind plexiglass
and I am socially distanced
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from everyone, so please don't
let the fact that I am
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not wearing a mask
cause you any concern.
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Witnesses are also
seated behind plexiglass
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and are socially distanced.
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We feel it's important
for the jurors
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to see their entire faces.
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Jurors are behind plexiglass
and are required
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to wear masks
because even though
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they are socially distanced,
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they are in a congregant group.
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And we are determined
to keep them as safe
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as is humanly possible.
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As for the defense
and plaintiff tables,
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whether or not
you wear a mask is
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totally up to you
and your clients.
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You are far enough away
that proximity should
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not pose an issue.
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The only other rule for you is
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no more than two people
at the table--
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presumably the principal
attorney and the client.
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All right, let's see
if we can come to some kind
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of consensus on a trial date.
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If it pleases the court,
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Your Honor,
my schedule is
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pretty tight this week.
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I'd ask the court's indulgencethat I be able to impanel
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on Thursday and beginthe trial on Friday.
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HUDSON:
All right.
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There's no objection
from the plaintiff, I assume?
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Well, actually, we'd prefer
to start earlier in the week.
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Speak plainly, Counsel.Are you not available on Friday?
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I am, but...Okay, Friday it is.
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Splendid. Now, does
the defense wish to be heard
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on the motion to sever?
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Your Honor...
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obviously my client's defenseis in direct conflict
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with the othertwo defendants--
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the building owner
and the city.
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One is basicallyan impoverished individual with
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no direct responsibility forthe condition of the building,
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whereas the other two
are substantial entities
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with access to
abundant resources.
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Holding all three trialstogether
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would absolutely pose
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undue prejudice.
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I would agree with you,
Mr. Palmer.
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The motion to sever is allowed.
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Very well then.
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Our next order of business...
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Uh... excuse me?
304
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Ms. Waters, where are you going?
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This is your trial.
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We're all here because of you.
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I'm sorry, Judge Hudson.
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Uh, please feel free
to continue.
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I have to make a phone call.
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HUDSON:
Okay...
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run this by me again.
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You want to change counsel
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one day in?I do.
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And you want?BENNY:I am seeking
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the court's permissionto file an appearance.
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Uh-huh.As you well know,
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I'm employedby Dr. Jason Bull
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of the Trial Analysis
Corporation,
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and so is Mr. Palmer,
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who is representing
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the defendant.Ah.
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Isn't this cozy?
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A little, perhaps, yes,
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but I just wantto state for the record
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that I've had no contactwith Mr. Palmer's client.
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I've not done any workon her case.
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In fact, I didn't even know
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that anyone from my firmhad ever even spoken
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to the defendant until after Iagreed to represent Ms. Waters.
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BULL:Your Honor,
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our firm is prepared
to avoid any
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and all conflicts of interest.
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We will happily divide up
our resources and our staff,
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and if necessary,
even the office space itself.
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In addition, pursuant
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to the New York Rulesof Professional Conduct,
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Section 1.7, I have informedmy client of her rights,
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and she has signed a noticeof informed consent.
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And my client has signed
a similar document.
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Miss Knowles,
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while you cannot select
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who represents Ms. Waters,
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you are entitled to a lawyerfree of any potential conflict.
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Your Honor, I-I want Mr. Palmer
to be my attorney.
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I trust him.
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He gets me.
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And plus, he's working for free.
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Oh.
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Ms. Waters,
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what was wrong
with the lawyer
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who accompanied you
in court yesterday
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at the motions hearing?
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Nothing.
He's just not the best,
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and Mr. Colón,
in my opinion, is.
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Uh-huh.
356
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That was subtle.
357
00:14:58,332 --> 00:15:01,857
Well, if, uh,
everybody's in agreement,
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I'm not gonna stand in your way.
359
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The motion is allowed.
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BULL:
In order for this to work,
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it's absolutely crucial
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that there be no sharingof information. Marissa,
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I need you to figure out
a way to firewall the console
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so each team will only
have access to their data.
365
00:15:19,092 --> 00:15:20,484
I can do that.
366
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Each side'll
have their own password,
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00:15:22,008 --> 00:15:23,313
and I'll make it so everyone
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can log in remotelyfrom their laptops and tablets
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so no one's huddled around
the monitors in the war room.
370
00:15:27,709 --> 00:15:29,841
Great. Benny,since you are the...
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more experienced attorney,
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I'm assigning myself
to Chunk's team.
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Fine. I'll take Marissaand Danny then.
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Sorry, Taylor.
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It's fine.
I like hanging with the boys.
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BULL: And, Chunk,if you're good with it,
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we'll make my office
our workspace?
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Room with a view? Solid.
379
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Benny, if you don't mind
working down here?
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Works for me.
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All right.
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♪
383
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♪
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All right, Chunk, it's yourparty. How do you want to start?
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Well, obviously,
voir dire is the first
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order of business.
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Since you've done that athousand more times than I have,
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what do you think the play is?
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00:16:24,287 --> 00:16:26,028
We need to find jurors
who are open to the idea
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that what happened was simply
beyond Lily's control.
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Which it was.
392
00:16:31,642 --> 00:16:33,253
That's right.
In a perfect world,
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I'd want to seat intentionalistsand deselect consequentialists.
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One more time, for those of us
who don't speak PhD?
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We want people who will focus
not on what happened,
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but Lily's intent.
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Which was to create housing
for her fellow artists
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and build a sense of community.
399
00:16:48,442 --> 00:16:50,096
So I have a question.
400
00:16:50,139 --> 00:16:52,228
Claire's boyfriend died
in the accident, too.
401
00:16:52,272 --> 00:16:54,056
Why aren't his parents part
of this lawsuit?
402
00:16:54,100 --> 00:16:57,059
That is an excellent question.
403
00:16:58,321 --> 00:17:00,628
On it. [clears throat]
404
00:17:00,671 --> 00:17:02,630
BENNY:
We...
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are suing for wrongful death,
406
00:17:04,371 --> 00:17:06,851
which means
we have to prove
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00:17:06,895 --> 00:17:10,072
Lily knowingly brought Claire
into a dangerous situation.
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00:17:10,116 --> 00:17:12,553
If I know Bull, he is gonna
convince Chunk to argue
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that Lily was no differentthan any of the other squatters,
410
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that she's no more culpable
than the rest of them,
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that in fact, she could
have just as easily
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been underneath that beam
as Evelyn's daughter.
413
00:17:21,649 --> 00:17:23,042
Of course
that's what he's gonna do.
414
00:17:23,085 --> 00:17:24,347
You knowwhat my grandmother used to say?
415
00:17:24,391 --> 00:17:26,436
"Be careful when you point
a finger at someone.
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00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:30,005
You'll discover there's three
fingers pointing back at you."
417
00:17:30,049 --> 00:17:32,660
Come to think of it, we need
jurors like your grandmother.
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00:17:33,835 --> 00:17:37,012
People who think this Lily girlset everything into motion
419
00:17:37,056 --> 00:17:41,799
by breaking into that buildingand inviting others to join her.
420
00:17:41,843 --> 00:17:44,237
Breaking the lawand inviting others to join her.
421
00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:46,630
People who take responsibility
for their own actions
422
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and expect others
to do the same.Yup.
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00:17:49,155 --> 00:17:52,680
We need to get rid of anyone
who plays the blame game.
424
00:17:52,723 --> 00:17:54,116
Good morning,
ladies and gentlemen.
425
00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:56,988
Okay. Let me ask you a question.
426
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Anybody here unhappy at work?
427
00:17:59,252 --> 00:18:01,863
All right.Juror number three,
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00:18:01,906 --> 00:18:03,125
let's start with you.
429
00:18:03,169 --> 00:18:05,649
So, you are unhappy at your job?
430
00:18:05,693 --> 00:18:10,132
Well, let's just say I made somebad choices when I was younger.
431
00:18:10,176 --> 00:18:14,049
I was too interested
in partying, having fun.
432
00:18:14,093 --> 00:18:16,138
I should have focused
more on school.
433
00:18:16,182 --> 00:18:19,750
She's self-aware, takes
responsibility for her flaws.
434
00:18:19,794 --> 00:18:21,143
I like her.
435
00:18:21,187 --> 00:18:23,319
Not blaming anyone else
436
00:18:23,363 --> 00:18:24,799
for where she is in life.
437
00:18:24,842 --> 00:18:27,149
Sounds like just the person
we are looking for.
438
00:18:27,193 --> 00:18:30,457
This juror is acceptable
to the plaintiff, Your Honor.
439
00:18:30,500 --> 00:18:32,111
She's exactly who
they're looking for.
440
00:18:32,154 --> 00:18:34,069
Your Honor,with your permission,
441
00:18:34,113 --> 00:18:36,767
we would like to thankand excuse juror number three.
442
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♪
443
00:18:40,336 --> 00:18:43,905
Who here has ever offered to
water your neighbor's plants,
444
00:18:43,948 --> 00:18:46,777
maybe take in their mail
while they're on vacation?
445
00:18:46,821 --> 00:18:48,214
Juror number 17.
446
00:18:48,257 --> 00:18:51,086
Neighbor of the year.Tell us your story.
447
00:18:51,130 --> 00:18:54,133
No story. I just agreed
to feed my neighbor's cat
448
00:18:54,176 --> 00:18:56,047
when he went to the Jersey Shorea few weeks ago.
449
00:18:56,091 --> 00:18:57,788
That was awfully nice of you.
450
00:18:57,832 --> 00:19:00,139
So let me, uh, ask you
this hypothetical.
451
00:19:00,182 --> 00:19:02,967
You're-you're in the apartment,you're feeding the cat.
452
00:19:03,011 --> 00:19:04,969
You accidentally break a vase.
453
00:19:05,013 --> 00:19:06,188
What would you do?
454
00:19:06,232 --> 00:19:07,624
Well, I don't know.
455
00:19:07,668 --> 00:19:10,192
I mean... does he knowI did it?
456
00:19:11,628 --> 00:19:13,935
Maybe the cat knocked it over.
457
00:19:13,978 --> 00:19:16,198
Great. We got a comedian.
Taylor,
458
00:19:16,242 --> 00:19:17,243
talk to me.
459
00:19:17,286 --> 00:19:19,332
He's a dentist,
sole practitioner.
460
00:19:19,375 --> 00:19:21,812
And an avid mountain climber.
461
00:19:21,856 --> 00:19:23,727
Okay. That helps clarify things.
462
00:19:23,771 --> 00:19:25,555
He's an individualist,
which means
463
00:19:25,599 --> 00:19:27,078
he'll be more likely
to buy Benny's theory
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00:19:27,122 --> 00:19:29,124
of personal responsibility.
465
00:19:29,168 --> 00:19:32,867
We'd like to thank
and excuse this juror.
466
00:19:32,910 --> 00:19:35,043
And what about you?
467
00:19:35,086 --> 00:19:36,784
Let's say you
broke the vase.
468
00:19:36,827 --> 00:19:39,613
Well, then, I'd certainly offerto pay for it.
469
00:19:39,656 --> 00:19:43,225
Now, would it make mea bad person if I secretly hope
470
00:19:43,269 --> 00:19:45,184
my neighbor says,
"Don't worry about it"?
471
00:19:45,227 --> 00:19:48,274
No. As long as you're willing
to step up.
472
00:19:49,797 --> 00:19:51,755
This juror is acceptable
to the plaintiff, Your Honor.
473
00:19:53,148 --> 00:19:54,671
I'll kick her.
474
00:19:54,715 --> 00:19:56,673
Let's not throw out the
baby with the bathwater.
475
00:19:56,717 --> 00:19:58,153
I liked her answer.
476
00:19:58,197 --> 00:20:00,851
She was being honest
almost to a fault.
477
00:20:00,895 --> 00:20:02,201
Taylor,
478
00:20:02,244 --> 00:20:04,159
tell me something I don't know
about this lady.
479
00:20:04,203 --> 00:20:07,162
Well, her Insta's filledwith pictures of gifts she sends
480
00:20:07,206 --> 00:20:09,208
to her kids and grandkids
for their birthdays.
481
00:20:09,251 --> 00:20:10,383
Everything's homemade,
482
00:20:10,426 --> 00:20:13,516
everything individual
and personalized.
483
00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:15,126
I knew it.
484
00:20:15,170 --> 00:20:17,216
Sounds like she's
an intentionalist.
485
00:20:17,259 --> 00:20:18,913
What is that again?
486
00:20:18,956 --> 00:20:22,003
Someone for whom the intention
of the deed is more important
487
00:20:22,046 --> 00:20:23,265
than the outcome.
488
00:20:23,309 --> 00:20:24,266
It could also mean
she's a cheapskate.
489
00:20:24,310 --> 00:20:25,876
CHUNK:Your Honor,
490
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this juror is also acceptableto the defense.
491
00:20:30,403 --> 00:20:33,275
She is?
492
00:20:33,319 --> 00:20:35,277
What's he know
that we don't know?
493
00:20:35,321 --> 00:20:37,279
I don't know.He's Bull.
494
00:20:37,323 --> 00:20:39,760
HUDSON:Ladies and gentlemen,we have our panel.
495
00:20:39,803 --> 00:20:41,370
Juror number 30,
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I am appointing you foreperson.
497
00:20:44,417 --> 00:20:47,333
Testimony begins first thing
in the morning.
498
00:20:51,380 --> 00:20:53,556
She asleep?
499
00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:55,210
Do you hear her crying?
500
00:20:55,254 --> 00:20:56,167
No.
501
00:20:56,211 --> 00:20:57,778
Well, that's usually
502
00:20:57,821 --> 00:20:59,867
the giveaway.
503
00:21:03,218 --> 00:21:05,220
Do you have any idea
why I haven't heard
504
00:21:05,264 --> 00:21:06,787
from my brother all night?
505
00:21:06,830 --> 00:21:09,268
I mean, I've texted
and I've called.
506
00:21:09,311 --> 00:21:10,878
It's as if he's off the grid.
507
00:21:10,921 --> 00:21:13,620
He's up first tomorrow.
508
00:21:13,663 --> 00:21:16,927
He's probably at the office
putting together his case.
509
00:21:16,971 --> 00:21:20,322
Really? It's after 11:00.
510
00:21:20,366 --> 00:21:24,326
The law is a cruel mistress.
511
00:21:24,370 --> 00:21:26,459
If he's at the office,
then why aren't you?
512
00:21:26,502 --> 00:21:29,070
Because I'm here with you.[laughs softly]
513
00:21:29,113 --> 00:21:30,201
HUDSON:
Mr. Colón,
514
00:21:30,245 --> 00:21:32,334
you may call your first witness.
515
00:21:32,378 --> 00:21:33,335
Yes, Your Honor.
516
00:21:33,379 --> 00:21:34,945
With the court's permission,
517
00:21:34,989 --> 00:21:38,122
the plaintiff would like to callReggie Craven to the stand.
518
00:21:38,166 --> 00:21:40,299
[door opens]
519
00:21:43,389 --> 00:21:44,738
[quietly]:Who is this?
520
00:21:44,781 --> 00:21:46,348
Remember what I said.
521
00:21:46,392 --> 00:21:48,481
We have to prove that Lily
knowingly brought Claire
522
00:21:48,524 --> 00:21:50,483
into a dangerous
situation.
523
00:21:50,526 --> 00:21:52,572
Objection.
524
00:21:52,615 --> 00:21:53,921
This is the first
525
00:21:53,964 --> 00:21:55,792
that the defense
is hearing about this witness.
526
00:21:55,836 --> 00:21:58,360
His name does not appear
on any witness list.
527
00:21:58,404 --> 00:22:00,884
And, frankly,
I've never even heard of him.
528
00:22:00,928 --> 00:22:04,105
This is a clear violation
of the rules of discovery.
529
00:22:04,148 --> 00:22:07,108
Is this true,Mr. Colón?
530
00:22:07,151 --> 00:22:09,328
Did you fail
to provide defense counsel
531
00:22:09,371 --> 00:22:10,677
with a complete witness list
532
00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:13,767
prior to the start
of proceedings this morning?
533
00:22:13,810 --> 00:22:17,161
Your Honor, Mr. Craven has beenextremely difficult to locate.
534
00:22:17,205 --> 00:22:19,512
He doesn't havea permanent address,
535
00:22:19,555 --> 00:22:21,383
and we weren't able
to make contact with him
536
00:22:21,427 --> 00:22:22,950
until about two hours ago.
537
00:22:22,993 --> 00:22:24,386
[quietly]:What a complete load of...
538
00:22:24,430 --> 00:22:25,953
That's my name.
Don't wear it out.
539
00:22:25,996 --> 00:22:27,563
Shh.I'm going to take
you at your word
540
00:22:27,607 --> 00:22:29,739
this time, Mr. Colón.
541
00:22:29,783 --> 00:22:31,350
But let's not make
542
00:22:31,393 --> 00:22:32,568
a habit of this.
543
00:22:32,612 --> 00:22:33,830
Mr. Palmer,
544
00:22:33,874 --> 00:22:35,049
let's swear the witness in,
545
00:22:35,092 --> 00:22:36,398
see what he has to say.
546
00:22:36,442 --> 00:22:39,401
Then, if you feel
you need extra time
547
00:22:39,445 --> 00:22:41,447
to prepare
after direct examination,
548
00:22:41,490 --> 00:22:42,709
I promise,
549
00:22:42,752 --> 00:22:44,798
I will make an accommodation
for that.
550
00:22:44,841 --> 00:22:47,409
Thank you, Your Honor.
551
00:22:47,453 --> 00:22:48,758
BENNY:
Now, Mr. Craven,
552
00:22:48,802 --> 00:22:50,891
you were one of the
squatters at the warehouse
553
00:22:50,934 --> 00:22:54,416
where Claire Waters and
Finn Danford lost their lives?
554
00:22:54,460 --> 00:22:56,070
Yes, sir.
555
00:22:56,113 --> 00:22:57,724
I lived there
for about three weeks.
556
00:22:57,767 --> 00:22:59,682
Uh, but just so everybody's
straight,
557
00:22:59,726 --> 00:23:02,076
I was there
before the folks that died.
558
00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:04,034
So I never metClaire or Finn.Okay.
559
00:23:04,078 --> 00:23:07,124
Duly noted. But you livedthere nonetheless.
560
00:23:07,168 --> 00:23:08,865
Now, how did you hearabout the place?
561
00:23:08,909 --> 00:23:10,476
Uh, Lily.
562
00:23:10,519 --> 00:23:11,477
She told me about it.
563
00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:12,434
BENNY:And how did you know Lily?
564
00:23:12,478 --> 00:23:13,435
Gallery shows.
565
00:23:13,479 --> 00:23:15,306
Openings.
566
00:23:15,350 --> 00:23:16,873
I'd bump into her all the time.
567
00:23:16,917 --> 00:23:19,615
Turns out we both liked events
that featured art,
568
00:23:19,659 --> 00:23:21,487
free wine
and things you could eat.
569
00:23:21,530 --> 00:23:23,358
BENNY:Now, after you moved in,did you...
570
00:23:23,402 --> 00:23:26,187
see anythingthat gave you cause for concern?
571
00:23:26,230 --> 00:23:28,450
A lot, actually.
572
00:23:28,494 --> 00:23:30,583
I mean,
there were extension cords
573
00:23:30,626 --> 00:23:32,062
running between buildings,
574
00:23:32,106 --> 00:23:34,064
hanging out in the weather.
575
00:23:34,108 --> 00:23:35,979
There was a rodent problem.
576
00:23:36,023 --> 00:23:38,373
No bathroom, per se.
577
00:23:38,417 --> 00:23:40,549
It was pretty rugged.Anything else?
578
00:23:40,593 --> 00:23:43,160
Well, I mean, you couldn't missthe water stains on the ceiling.
579
00:23:43,204 --> 00:23:46,729
Uh, there was actually a spacewhere the ceiling was,
580
00:23:46,773 --> 00:23:47,730
uh, bowing.
581
00:23:47,774 --> 00:23:49,340
Like-like, dripping down.
582
00:23:49,384 --> 00:23:51,386
And, uh, it looked like water
or something else
583
00:23:51,430 --> 00:23:53,257
had been collecting there
for a long time.
584
00:23:53,301 --> 00:23:55,782
And did you...share your concerns with anyone?
585
00:23:55,825 --> 00:23:58,045
I-I told Lily.
586
00:23:58,088 --> 00:23:59,699
Well, her bedwas right underneath
587
00:23:59,742 --> 00:24:01,396
where the bulge wasthe biggest.
588
00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:03,354
So I just... didn't think
it was safe.
589
00:24:03,398 --> 00:24:04,355
Or smart.
590
00:24:04,399 --> 00:24:05,400
So let me get this straight.
591
00:24:05,444 --> 00:24:07,402
You told the defendant
592
00:24:07,446 --> 00:24:09,404
you thought
the ceiling might be a hazard?
593
00:24:09,448 --> 00:24:10,797
I did.
594
00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:12,799
[quietly]: No wonder
they hid this guy from us.
595
00:24:12,842 --> 00:24:14,844
BENNY:And what didthe defendant do about it?
596
00:24:14,888 --> 00:24:17,412
Nothing,
as far as I could tell.
597
00:24:17,456 --> 00:24:18,979
Uh, that's why,when I got enough money
598
00:24:19,022 --> 00:24:20,546
to get out of there,I-I did.
599
00:24:20,589 --> 00:24:22,243
Thank you, Mr. Craven.
600
00:24:22,286 --> 00:24:24,071
No further questions,
Your Honor.
601
00:24:24,114 --> 00:24:25,246
LILY:
I don't know
602
00:24:25,289 --> 00:24:26,943
what he expected
me to do.
603
00:24:26,987 --> 00:24:28,423
I didn't own the place.
604
00:24:28,467 --> 00:24:29,990
I didn't have any money.
605
00:24:30,033 --> 00:24:32,427
And, besides, for all I knew,
606
00:24:32,471 --> 00:24:34,516
it could have been like that
for a hundred years.
607
00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:35,604
Mr. Palmer?
608
00:24:35,648 --> 00:24:37,693
Are you prepared
to cross-examine?
609
00:24:37,737 --> 00:24:39,695
[quietly]:Should we ask for more time?
610
00:24:39,739 --> 00:24:41,218
No.
611
00:24:41,262 --> 00:24:43,220
Just ask him if he
warned anyone else.
612
00:24:43,264 --> 00:24:45,222
Be sure to use
the word "warned."
613
00:24:45,266 --> 00:24:48,617
Let's paint him with the same
brush he's using on Lily.
614
00:24:51,490 --> 00:24:52,839
CHUNK:
Mr. Craven,
615
00:24:52,882 --> 00:24:55,494
you said that you saw--
wh-what did you call it?--
616
00:24:55,537 --> 00:24:57,539
the-the bowing in the ceiling
617
00:24:57,583 --> 00:24:59,193
and you warned
618
00:24:59,236 --> 00:25:00,194
Ms. Knowles.
619
00:25:00,237 --> 00:25:01,543
Yeah. That's correct.
620
00:25:01,587 --> 00:25:04,415
Who else did you warn about it?
621
00:25:04,459 --> 00:25:06,200
Excuse me?
622
00:25:06,243 --> 00:25:07,549
Who else did you warn
623
00:25:07,593 --> 00:25:09,508
about your concerns
regarding the ceiling?
624
00:25:10,770 --> 00:25:12,598
No one?
625
00:25:13,686 --> 00:25:16,558
I need you to speak your answerfor the record, sir.
626
00:25:16,602 --> 00:25:18,778
No. I just told Lily.
627
00:25:18,821 --> 00:25:20,040
I figuredthat would be enough.
628
00:25:20,083 --> 00:25:23,130
And why would you think that?
629
00:25:23,173 --> 00:25:25,219
If you thoughtthere was imminent danger there,
630
00:25:25,262 --> 00:25:27,613
why wouldn't you warn
everyone you could?
631
00:25:28,657 --> 00:25:30,441
Your other roommates.Give them
632
00:25:30,485 --> 00:25:32,182
the same opportunity you took
633
00:25:32,226 --> 00:25:33,488
to get out of there
and find another place
634
00:25:33,532 --> 00:25:34,489
to live.
635
00:25:34,533 --> 00:25:35,098
I don't know. I...
636
00:25:35,142 --> 00:25:36,535
I told Lily.
637
00:25:36,578 --> 00:25:38,145
I-I mean,she was in charge.
638
00:25:38,188 --> 00:25:39,799
CHUNK:Was she?
639
00:25:39,842 --> 00:25:42,453
I thought this was supposed
to be an artists' cooperative,
640
00:25:42,497 --> 00:25:44,499
a egalitarian commune,
641
00:25:44,543 --> 00:25:46,806
where everyone
was all in it together.
642
00:25:46,849 --> 00:25:48,024
Nice.
643
00:25:48,068 --> 00:25:49,373
Now quit while you're ahead.
644
00:25:49,417 --> 00:25:51,027
Objection.
Your Honor,
645
00:25:51,071 --> 00:25:53,464
maybe I missed it, but was therea question in there somewhere?
646
00:25:53,508 --> 00:25:55,641
Ask a question, Mr. Palmer.
647
00:25:55,684 --> 00:25:56,816
Tell her
you have no more questions,
648
00:25:56,859 --> 00:25:58,034
thank the witness and sit down.
649
00:25:58,078 --> 00:25:59,209
Absolutely, Your Honor.
650
00:25:59,253 --> 00:26:01,255
The truth is,
651
00:26:01,298 --> 00:26:03,910
you thought that there was
a problem with the roof,
652
00:26:03,953 --> 00:26:05,215
but you didn't do anything else
653
00:26:05,259 --> 00:26:06,782
about it, did you?
654
00:26:06,826 --> 00:26:07,870
Well...
655
00:26:07,914 --> 00:26:09,698
Except leave.
Seems to me
656
00:26:09,742 --> 00:26:11,352
you're at leastas culpable
657
00:26:11,395 --> 00:26:13,528
as my client.
Maybe even more so.
658
00:26:13,572 --> 00:26:15,835
Objection! Your Honor!
659
00:26:15,878 --> 00:26:18,098
No foundation.
Badgering.
660
00:26:18,141 --> 00:26:21,101
Again, I have to ask this
question for the second time,
661
00:26:21,144 --> 00:26:23,146
what is the question?!
662
00:26:23,190 --> 00:26:24,887
Counsel is
testifying!
663
00:26:24,931 --> 00:26:26,497
Sustained.All sustained.
664
00:26:26,541 --> 00:26:27,716
Mr. Palmer,
665
00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:30,153
I will ask you
one more time.
666
00:26:30,197 --> 00:26:33,200
Stop making speeches,
start asking questions.
667
00:26:33,243 --> 00:26:37,508
Or I will dismiss the witness
and hold you in contempt.
668
00:26:37,552 --> 00:26:40,511
I do apologize, Your Honor.
669
00:26:40,555 --> 00:26:44,124
As it happens, I have no furtherquestions for this witness.
670
00:26:44,167 --> 00:26:45,125
[exhales]
671
00:26:45,168 --> 00:26:47,606
Let's take a 15-minute break.
672
00:26:48,694 --> 00:26:49,912
I don't believe
for a second
673
00:26:49,956 --> 00:26:52,393
that he found that
witness this morning.
674
00:26:52,436 --> 00:26:54,264
Can you prove it?
675
00:26:55,352 --> 00:26:57,224
Then it doesn't matter.
676
00:26:57,267 --> 00:26:58,486
Didn't anyone tell you?
677
00:26:58,529 --> 00:27:02,098
The law isa contact sport, too.
678
00:27:02,142 --> 00:27:04,753
You got tackled.He took you down.
679
00:27:04,797 --> 00:27:06,276
Now get up.
680
00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:08,627
It's your ball.
681
00:27:15,329 --> 00:27:16,286
Your Honor,
682
00:27:16,330 --> 00:27:17,592
with the court's permission,
683
00:27:17,636 --> 00:27:20,726
the defense would like to call
Denise Danford.
684
00:27:20,769 --> 00:27:22,945
Scuse me.
685
00:27:22,989 --> 00:27:25,208
Objection, Your Honor.
686
00:27:25,252 --> 00:27:28,429
We have no information
regarding this witness.
687
00:27:28,472 --> 00:27:31,258
Her name is nowhere
on the witness list.
688
00:27:31,301 --> 00:27:34,217
Clearly, defense counsel
is playing fast and loose
689
00:27:34,261 --> 00:27:36,263
with the rules of discovery.
690
00:27:37,786 --> 00:27:39,353
Is this true?
691
00:27:39,396 --> 00:27:42,661
Did you not share this witness'sname with opposing counsel?
692
00:27:42,704 --> 00:27:44,358
Unfortunately, Your Honor,
693
00:27:44,401 --> 00:27:47,709
Mrs. Danford has beenvery,
verydifficult to locate.
694
00:27:47,753 --> 00:27:50,320
But the good news is,
after looking and looking,
695
00:27:50,364 --> 00:27:53,149
we were able to make contact
with her this morning,
696
00:27:53,193 --> 00:27:54,585
shortly before trial.
697
00:27:54,629 --> 00:27:58,328
Or I promise we would have giventhe opposing counsel
698
00:27:58,372 --> 00:28:00,069
plenty of notice.
699
00:28:00,113 --> 00:28:01,854
I do hope
that my esteemed colleague
700
00:28:01,897 --> 00:28:05,205
can find it in his heart
to forgive me.
701
00:28:05,248 --> 00:28:07,729
I'm sure he can.
702
00:28:07,773 --> 00:28:09,644
Let's swear in the witness.
703
00:28:09,688 --> 00:28:11,211
And as was the case
704
00:28:11,254 --> 00:28:13,866
when the shoe was
on the other foot, Mr. Colón,
705
00:28:13,909 --> 00:28:16,564
if you need extra time
to prepare
706
00:28:16,607 --> 00:28:18,566
after direct examination,
707
00:28:18,609 --> 00:28:20,394
we will make an accommodation.
708
00:28:20,437 --> 00:28:22,657
Thank you, Your Honor.
709
00:28:24,659 --> 00:28:26,008
DENISE:
Finn and I
710
00:28:26,052 --> 00:28:28,097
tried to talk
every Sunday.
711
00:28:28,141 --> 00:28:29,751
FaceTime.
712
00:28:29,795 --> 00:28:31,448
For a while, it seemed like,
713
00:28:31,492 --> 00:28:34,495
every other call,
he would mention this girl.
714
00:28:34,538 --> 00:28:36,366
Claire.
715
00:28:37,454 --> 00:28:39,718
And it was obviousfrom the way he talked about her
716
00:28:39,761 --> 00:28:42,633
that...she was special.
717
00:28:42,677 --> 00:28:45,767
Then...
718
00:28:45,811 --> 00:28:48,814
at the end of his first semesterjunior year,
719
00:28:48,857 --> 00:28:50,337
we were gonna have
a conversation
720
00:28:50,380 --> 00:28:53,557
about perhaps applying
for another student loan.
721
00:28:53,601 --> 00:28:56,299
And he told me
not to worry about it.
722
00:28:56,343 --> 00:28:58,432
That he was leaving school.
723
00:28:58,475 --> 00:29:00,913
That he wanted
to try living in New York.
724
00:29:00,956 --> 00:29:03,263
And how did you feel about that?
725
00:29:03,306 --> 00:29:05,091
It scared me.
726
00:29:06,092 --> 00:29:08,224
New York scared me.
727
00:29:11,184 --> 00:29:13,360
[shudders] The first time
I came to New York
728
00:29:13,403 --> 00:29:15,928
was to identify Finn's body.
729
00:29:18,147 --> 00:29:20,323
This is my second time.
730
00:29:22,369 --> 00:29:24,763
And I...
[shudders]
731
00:29:24,806 --> 00:29:26,765
I wasn't sure
how he was gonna do it,
732
00:29:26,808 --> 00:29:29,332
how he was going to pay for it.
733
00:29:30,856 --> 00:29:33,380
But he kept telling me not
to worry about it. [chuckles]
734
00:29:33,423 --> 00:29:35,556
So I...
735
00:29:35,599 --> 00:29:37,950
I tried my best not to.
736
00:29:39,603 --> 00:29:42,128
And I sensed
that he was in love.
737
00:29:42,171 --> 00:29:44,304
So...
738
00:29:44,347 --> 00:29:47,437
I knew he wasn't here alone.
739
00:29:48,438 --> 00:29:49,875
Mrs. Danford,
740
00:29:49,918 --> 00:29:52,094
your son died.
741
00:29:52,138 --> 00:29:54,444
But you're not a party
to this litigation.
742
00:29:54,488 --> 00:29:57,230
Can you please
tell the jury why?
743
00:29:58,884 --> 00:30:01,669
Because I don't think
it's that girl's fault.
744
00:30:02,844 --> 00:30:04,280
I'm sorry.
I mean, I...
745
00:30:04,324 --> 00:30:06,065
I knowwe've never met,
746
00:30:06,108 --> 00:30:09,416
and I knowwe both lost our children.
747
00:30:09,459 --> 00:30:11,505
But in my heart of hearts,
I-I...
748
00:30:11,548 --> 00:30:14,682
I just don't think that girl
had anything to do with it.
749
00:30:14,725 --> 00:30:16,031
Objection,
Your Honor.
750
00:30:16,075 --> 00:30:19,165
The witness is offering
speculation as testimony
751
00:30:19,208 --> 00:30:21,471
and is addressing
the plaintiff directly.
752
00:30:21,515 --> 00:30:23,517
Please, Mrs. Danford,
753
00:30:23,560 --> 00:30:25,345
just answerthe lawyer's questions
754
00:30:25,388 --> 00:30:27,782
with the factsas you understand them.
755
00:30:27,826 --> 00:30:31,220
And don't address
the plaintiff directly.
756
00:30:31,264 --> 00:30:33,396
I apologize.
757
00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:35,485
CHUNK:
So, Mrs. Danford,
758
00:30:35,529 --> 00:30:38,793
who do you think is responsiblefor your son's death?
759
00:30:38,837 --> 00:30:41,535
I'm not sure
anyone's responsible.
760
00:30:41,578 --> 00:30:43,798
It seems
like it was an accident.
761
00:30:45,104 --> 00:30:46,235
I mean,
762
00:30:46,279 --> 00:30:47,889
if you're gonna holdanyone responsible,
763
00:30:47,933 --> 00:30:48,890
maybe...
764
00:30:48,934 --> 00:30:50,936
it's the building inspectors.
765
00:30:51,980 --> 00:30:54,156
But then they said
the building was dangerous.
766
00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:56,985
They ordered it locked.
It was locked.
767
00:30:57,986 --> 00:31:00,554
So maybe it's the politicians.
768
00:31:00,597 --> 00:31:02,382
What do you mean
by "the politicians"?
769
00:31:02,425 --> 00:31:04,558
The government.
770
00:31:04,601 --> 00:31:05,951
The people
who are supposed to make sure
771
00:31:05,994 --> 00:31:07,778
this city is a place
where everyone can live,
772
00:31:07,822 --> 00:31:09,606
not just rich people.
773
00:31:09,650 --> 00:31:12,522
Your Honor, I have withheld
my initial objections
774
00:31:12,566 --> 00:31:14,002
out of respect for Mrs. Danford.
775
00:31:14,046 --> 00:31:16,222
But, clearly,
the defense is determined
776
00:31:16,265 --> 00:31:18,572
to go down this road.
So I have to ask
777
00:31:18,615 --> 00:31:20,966
how any of this is relevant
to the issue at hand.
778
00:31:21,009 --> 00:31:22,489
Objection sustained.
779
00:31:22,532 --> 00:31:23,969
Uh, Mr. Palmer,
780
00:31:24,012 --> 00:31:25,187
anything else?
781
00:31:25,231 --> 00:31:28,538
So, one last time, Mrs. Danford,
782
00:31:28,582 --> 00:31:31,019
do you think
that my client is responsible
783
00:31:31,063 --> 00:31:33,630
for your son's death?
784
00:31:33,674 --> 00:31:35,458
No.
785
00:31:36,459 --> 00:31:39,332
In fact, I look at her
786
00:31:39,375 --> 00:31:41,377
and I see my son.
787
00:31:42,465 --> 00:31:44,815
She was in the same boat
as the rest of them,
788
00:31:44,859 --> 00:31:47,862
just doing the
best she could.
789
00:31:47,906 --> 00:31:50,865
Maybe making
some unwise choices, but...
790
00:31:50,909 --> 00:31:54,260
she meant no ill will
towards anyone.
791
00:31:54,303 --> 00:31:57,611
She was just trying to put
a roof over people's heads.
792
00:31:57,654 --> 00:32:00,005
Thank you, Mrs. Danford.
793
00:32:00,048 --> 00:32:01,876
No further questions.
794
00:32:09,449 --> 00:32:11,930
[quietly]:I feel them slipping away.
795
00:32:11,973 --> 00:32:14,410
[exhales]
796
00:32:14,454 --> 00:32:16,499
Is Danny en route?
797
00:32:16,543 --> 00:32:19,285
20 minutes away.
798
00:32:19,328 --> 00:32:20,851
CHUNK:
So,
799
00:32:20,895 --> 00:32:23,376
when Reggie Craven pointed out
the bowing in the ceiling,
800
00:32:23,419 --> 00:32:25,465
how did you react?
801
00:32:25,508 --> 00:32:27,075
Honestly?
802
00:32:27,119 --> 00:32:29,425
I thought...
803
00:32:29,469 --> 00:32:31,123
"Okay."
804
00:32:31,166 --> 00:32:34,169
And, "What would you like me
to do about it?"
805
00:32:35,388 --> 00:32:38,347
I didn't think
that it was dangerous,
806
00:32:38,391 --> 00:32:41,785
just kind of... ugly.
807
00:32:41,829 --> 00:32:45,050
And truthfully,
the whole place was ugly.
808
00:32:45,093 --> 00:32:47,226
There were water stains
everywhere.
809
00:32:47,269 --> 00:32:49,228
The floor was uneven.
810
00:32:49,271 --> 00:32:51,970
And you could feel the wind
whip through every night.
811
00:32:52,013 --> 00:32:55,277
I was much more worried that...
812
00:32:55,321 --> 00:32:56,975
the neighbors would realize
that we were stealing
813
00:32:57,018 --> 00:32:58,193
their electricity,
814
00:32:58,237 --> 00:33:00,369
and the space heaters
would turn off.
815
00:33:00,413 --> 00:33:02,502
I was much more worried
816
00:33:02,545 --> 00:33:05,200
that the coffee shop
and the hotel down the street
817
00:33:05,244 --> 00:33:07,028
were getting smart to us
818
00:33:07,072 --> 00:33:09,596
and would stop letting us use
their bathrooms.
819
00:33:09,639 --> 00:33:11,685
But, I mean...
820
00:33:11,728 --> 00:33:14,296
it was free,
821
00:33:14,340 --> 00:33:17,169
and we had space to paint
822
00:33:17,212 --> 00:33:19,823
and sculpt...
823
00:33:19,867 --> 00:33:21,608
and sleep.
824
00:33:21,651 --> 00:33:23,610
Thank you, Miss Knowles.
825
00:33:23,653 --> 00:33:25,394
No further questions.
826
00:33:29,833 --> 00:33:31,792
Good afternoon, Miss Knowles.
827
00:33:31,835 --> 00:33:33,402
Good afternoon.
828
00:33:33,446 --> 00:33:35,056
You know, it never crossed
your mind after Reggie Craven
829
00:33:35,100 --> 00:33:38,929
pointed out what was going on
above your head that maybe...
830
00:33:38,973 --> 00:33:41,410
you know, you should get
the hell out of there?
831
00:33:42,455 --> 00:33:44,631
I guess I'm stupid.
832
00:33:44,674 --> 00:33:48,504
No. It never occurred to me.
833
00:33:48,548 --> 00:33:51,638
Maybe because I knew that none
of us had anywhere else to go.
834
00:33:51,681 --> 00:33:52,943
Mm-hmm.
835
00:33:52,987 --> 00:33:54,554
Your Honor,
with the court's permission,
836
00:33:54,597 --> 00:33:56,904
the plaintiffs would like
to enter into evidence
837
00:33:56,947 --> 00:33:58,732
a series of text messages:
838
00:33:58,775 --> 00:34:02,040
part of a group text
between Miss Knowles
839
00:34:02,083 --> 00:34:02,779
and the two victims.
840
00:34:02,823 --> 00:34:04,564
Your Honor, again?
841
00:34:04,607 --> 00:34:06,392
This is trial by ambush!
842
00:34:06,435 --> 00:34:08,263
Now, why is thisnot a violation
843
00:34:08,307 --> 00:34:10,265
of the rules of discovery,
Mr. Colón?
844
00:34:10,309 --> 00:34:14,356
[sighs]
Truthfully, this is all
my mistake, Your Honor.
845
00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:16,837
It did not dawn on me
to ask to see
846
00:34:16,880 --> 00:34:20,275
the late Miss Waters's
cell phone until yesterday.
847
00:34:20,319 --> 00:34:22,103
And it's takenfrom then until now
848
00:34:22,147 --> 00:34:23,452
for my investigator
849
00:34:23,496 --> 00:34:25,280
to unlock her phone
and uncover the messages
850
00:34:25,324 --> 00:34:27,282
I'm about to share with you.
851
00:34:27,326 --> 00:34:29,415
I apologize,
and I'm happy to go about it
852
00:34:29,458 --> 00:34:31,460
in any way thatpleases the court.
853
00:34:31,504 --> 00:34:33,506
ButI do think the jury's
gonna want to hear
854
00:34:33,549 --> 00:34:35,638
the evidence I'm about to offer.
855
00:34:35,682 --> 00:34:36,813
[quietly]:
He's good, isn't he?
856
00:34:36,857 --> 00:34:38,032
CHUNK:And are we supposed
857
00:34:38,076 --> 00:34:39,599
to just take
Mr. Colón's word for it
858
00:34:39,642 --> 00:34:41,253
that these texts are genuine?
859
00:34:41,296 --> 00:34:43,907
As I mentioned a moment ago,this is a three-way conversation
860
00:34:43,951 --> 00:34:46,475
between Claire,
her boyfriend Finn,
861
00:34:46,519 --> 00:34:47,737
and Miss Knowles.
862
00:34:47,781 --> 00:34:50,131
All counsel has to dois reach out
863
00:34:50,175 --> 00:34:52,307
to his client
and ask to see her cell phone.
864
00:34:52,351 --> 00:34:55,397
Although I fully intendon asking her in a minuteif she remembers
865
00:34:55,441 --> 00:34:58,270
sending and receiving
those messages.
866
00:34:58,313 --> 00:35:01,142
HUDSON:
Since I don't know
where you're going, Counsel,
867
00:35:01,186 --> 00:35:05,103
and since Miss Knowles isscheduled as our final witness,
868
00:35:05,146 --> 00:35:08,367
I feel I have no real choice
but to let you proceed.
869
00:35:08,410 --> 00:35:10,195
But, Mr. Colón,
870
00:35:10,238 --> 00:35:11,848
be forewarned,
871
00:35:11,892 --> 00:35:15,722
if you stray outside the lines
of legal propriety,
872
00:35:15,765 --> 00:35:19,900
I will cite you so fast
it will make your head spin.
873
00:35:19,943 --> 00:35:22,163
Understood, Your Honor.
Thank you.
874
00:35:22,207 --> 00:35:23,686
Now, Miss Knowles...
875
00:35:23,730 --> 00:35:29,214
[sighs] this here isa text message you sent
876
00:35:29,257 --> 00:35:31,259
to Claire Waters
and Finn Danford
877
00:35:31,303 --> 00:35:33,087
before they
moved into the warehouse.
878
00:35:33,131 --> 00:35:34,393
Now, would you please read it
879
00:35:34,436 --> 00:35:36,917
to the court?
880
00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:38,658
"Hey, Claire and Finn.
881
00:35:38,701 --> 00:35:43,402
"I've decided I'm moving my bedto a different part of the loft.
882
00:35:43,445 --> 00:35:46,056
"I want you to sleep
where I've been.
883
00:35:47,362 --> 00:35:49,147
"It's far away
from everyone else,
884
00:35:49,190 --> 00:35:52,280
and it will give the two of yousome privacy."
885
00:35:52,324 --> 00:35:54,152
You remember sending that?
886
00:35:54,195 --> 00:35:55,805
Yeah. I do.
887
00:35:55,849 --> 00:35:58,199
Let me try to
understand this.
888
00:35:58,243 --> 00:36:02,464
You'd been sleeping underneath
the bulge in the ceiling,
889
00:36:02,508 --> 00:36:05,075
but after Reggie Craven
warned you about it,
890
00:36:05,119 --> 00:36:07,948
you moved your bedand offered that spot
891
00:36:07,991 --> 00:36:09,906
to my client's daughter
and her boyfriend.
892
00:36:09,950 --> 00:36:11,343
That's true, but...
893
00:36:11,386 --> 00:36:12,779
But what?
894
00:36:12,822 --> 00:36:14,998
You discovered
your life was in danger,
895
00:36:15,042 --> 00:36:16,435
and you protected yourself
896
00:36:16,478 --> 00:36:18,219
at the expense
of two other people.
897
00:36:18,263 --> 00:36:21,440
Objection. Counsel
is badgering the witness.
898
00:36:21,483 --> 00:36:22,789
Overruled.
899
00:36:22,832 --> 00:36:25,008
The witness shall answer.That is what happened,
900
00:36:25,052 --> 00:36:26,358
isn't it?
901
00:36:27,402 --> 00:36:28,969
[crying]:
I made the move
902
00:36:29,012 --> 00:36:30,449
because they were a couple.
903
00:36:30,492 --> 00:36:32,712
And it was the sleeping space
that was the furthest
904
00:36:32,755 --> 00:36:34,279
from everybody else.
905
00:36:34,322 --> 00:36:36,629
It was as simple as that.
906
00:36:36,672 --> 00:36:39,458
I didn't know
that there was gonna be
907
00:36:39,501 --> 00:36:40,720
a torrential rainstorm.
908
00:36:40,763 --> 00:36:43,244
I didn't know that the roofwas gonna cave in.
909
00:36:43,288 --> 00:36:46,116
I was just trying to be nice.
910
00:36:48,423 --> 00:36:50,643
Maybe you did
and maybe you didn't.
911
00:36:50,686 --> 00:36:53,776
But that is for the jury
to decide.
912
00:36:53,820 --> 00:36:56,083
Nothing further, Your Honor.
913
00:37:02,611 --> 00:37:04,874
Benny owned
that courtroom.
914
00:37:04,918 --> 00:37:06,876
He's been at ita long time.
915
00:37:06,920 --> 00:37:08,965
All the theatrics,
the timing,
916
00:37:09,009 --> 00:37:10,967
the "we just found
this witness,"
917
00:37:11,011 --> 00:37:13,274
"we just found
this evidence."
918
00:37:13,318 --> 00:37:15,537
He made that what
the trial was about.
919
00:37:15,581 --> 00:37:17,017
Mm.
920
00:37:17,060 --> 00:37:19,062
The job is to win.
921
00:37:19,106 --> 00:37:21,064
Yeah, well...
922
00:37:21,108 --> 00:37:23,502
It just doesn't
seem right.
923
00:37:23,545 --> 00:37:25,373
How do you mean?
924
00:37:25,417 --> 00:37:28,507
If Evelyn loses,
if his client loses,
925
00:37:28,550 --> 00:37:30,726
practically nothing
changes in her life.
926
00:37:30,770 --> 00:37:33,512
She gets to go home to the
same 800-thread-count sheet
927
00:37:33,555 --> 00:37:36,558
she's been sleeping in
for the past two decades.
928
00:37:36,602 --> 00:37:39,822
But if Lily loses,
if ourclient loses,
929
00:37:39,866 --> 00:37:42,303
everything changes.
930
00:37:42,347 --> 00:37:44,523
She's staring at a
mountain of debt,
931
00:37:44,566 --> 00:37:46,525
possibly a decade
in prison,
932
00:37:46,568 --> 00:37:49,658
and I will have
profoundly failed her.
933
00:37:52,705 --> 00:37:55,708
Welcome to a lifein the law, Counselor.
934
00:38:01,757 --> 00:38:03,324
[knocking]
935
00:38:03,368 --> 00:38:04,325
BULL:
Yes?
936
00:38:04,369 --> 00:38:05,892
Any word?
937
00:38:06,936 --> 00:38:08,634
Ask the lawyer.
938
00:38:08,677 --> 00:38:11,114
Nope. Not a peep.
939
00:38:12,159 --> 00:38:13,726
Three days.
940
00:38:13,769 --> 00:38:17,295
What the heck could the jurybe talking about for three days?
941
00:38:17,338 --> 00:38:18,731
I'm concerned they're debating
942
00:38:18,774 --> 00:38:21,342
how much pain to inflict
on Lily.
943
00:38:21,386 --> 00:38:22,952
As in how many dollars?
944
00:38:22,996 --> 00:38:24,998
As in how many millions.
945
00:38:25,041 --> 00:38:27,435
Hard to deny a mother
who's lost her only child.
946
00:38:27,479 --> 00:38:30,830
Wow. You're a big up.
Positively inspirational.
947
00:38:30,873 --> 00:38:32,484
You know what
they say.
948
00:38:32,527 --> 00:38:35,138
"Expect the worst and you'll
never be disappointed."
949
00:38:35,182 --> 00:38:38,098
You allow this kind of behaviorin your office?
950
00:38:38,141 --> 00:38:40,840
I've been trying to talk sense
into him all morning.
951
00:38:40,883 --> 00:38:42,885
Look, we picked a good jury.
952
00:38:42,929 --> 00:38:45,366
Foreperson looked like
she was siding with us.
953
00:38:45,410 --> 00:38:48,021
Judge instructed them to stick
to the facts and the evidence.
954
00:38:48,064 --> 00:38:50,980
Call me crazy, but I prefer
to keep a good thought.
955
00:38:52,417 --> 00:38:54,941
It's easy to find someone
not guilty.
956
00:38:54,984 --> 00:38:56,986
It's hard
to find someone culpable,
957
00:38:57,030 --> 00:38:59,337
particularly when
there are deaths involved.
958
00:38:59,380 --> 00:39:01,295
You know, many people
take no pleasure
959
00:39:01,339 --> 00:39:02,992
in ruining someone
else's life.
960
00:39:03,036 --> 00:39:04,167
That's why it
takes juries
961
00:39:04,211 --> 00:39:07,040
a while to do it.
962
00:39:07,083 --> 00:39:09,172
So you're pretty convincedthey're gonna find Lily liable?
963
00:39:09,216 --> 00:39:11,523
I can't imagine what else
they'd be talking about
964
00:39:11,566 --> 00:39:12,872
this whole time.
965
00:39:12,915 --> 00:39:14,047
Wonder what Bull thinks.
966
00:39:14,090 --> 00:39:15,831
Why don't
you ask him?
967
00:39:15,875 --> 00:39:17,224
Jury's behind
closed doors.
968
00:39:17,267 --> 00:39:19,661
Both sides of the case
have rested.
969
00:39:19,705 --> 00:39:21,794
We're allowed to talk
to each other now.
970
00:39:21,837 --> 00:39:24,449
Well, I know. I just...
I think we both just felt like
971
00:39:24,492 --> 00:39:26,102
the time to compare notes is
972
00:39:26,146 --> 00:39:29,192
after it's all over,
after there's a verdict.
973
00:39:29,236 --> 00:39:31,107
You spoken to Bull?
974
00:39:31,151 --> 00:39:32,500
Not yet.
975
00:39:32,544 --> 00:39:35,024
I may walk upstairs
in a little while.
976
00:39:35,068 --> 00:39:36,635
[phone vibrates]
977
00:39:36,678 --> 00:39:38,419
Ooh. Best laid plans...
978
00:39:41,901 --> 00:39:43,119
Jury's back.
979
00:39:43,163 --> 00:39:44,686
[gavel bangs]
980
00:39:44,730 --> 00:39:46,601
HUDSON:
Madam Foreperson,
981
00:39:46,645 --> 00:39:48,603
has the jury reached a verdict?
982
00:39:48,647 --> 00:39:50,039
We have.
983
00:39:50,083 --> 00:39:51,345
How do you find?
984
00:39:51,389 --> 00:39:53,739
Your Honor, we wantedto avoid a deadlock,
985
00:39:53,782 --> 00:39:55,436
so we reacheda compromise agreement.
986
00:39:55,480 --> 00:39:59,135
We feel for both sidesin this case, and...
987
00:39:59,179 --> 00:40:00,441
so both sides won a little,
988
00:40:00,485 --> 00:40:02,443
and both sides losta little, and...
989
00:40:02,487 --> 00:40:04,750
Just render your verdict,
please.
990
00:40:04,793 --> 00:40:08,188
We find the defendant,Lily Knowles,
991
00:40:08,231 --> 00:40:11,147
liable for the deathof Claire Waters.
992
00:40:15,935 --> 00:40:17,980
And we assess the followingfinancial damages,
993
00:40:18,024 --> 00:40:20,287
payable to Evelyn Waters,
994
00:40:20,330 --> 00:40:23,072
in the amountof one dollar.
995
00:40:23,116 --> 00:40:25,205
♪
996
00:40:30,123 --> 00:40:31,516
[whispers]:This is good.
997
00:40:38,261 --> 00:40:41,308
HUDSON:
Ladies and gentlemen,
the jury has spoken.
998
00:40:41,351 --> 00:40:43,179
[whispers]:
Loud and clear.
999
00:40:44,224 --> 00:40:46,052
And we are adjourned.
1000
00:40:47,183 --> 00:40:49,185
[exhales]
1001
00:40:57,542 --> 00:40:59,544
A.D.A. Kiehl.
1002
00:40:59,587 --> 00:41:01,328
You found me.I've been
1003
00:41:01,371 --> 00:41:02,634
in court all day.
1004
00:41:02,677 --> 00:41:05,071
My boss just gave me a message
from my sister
1005
00:41:05,114 --> 00:41:06,594
that you were looking for me.
1006
00:41:06,638 --> 00:41:09,118
[claps hands]I called your office,
and they said
1007
00:41:09,162 --> 00:41:11,251
you were here.
I literally
1008
00:41:11,294 --> 00:41:13,558
just got the verdict
and ran right over here.
1009
00:41:13,601 --> 00:41:15,908
Is thisthe roof-collapsing thing?
1010
00:41:15,951 --> 00:41:17,213
The one where your firm
is representing
1011
00:41:17,257 --> 00:41:18,301
both sides of the case?
1012
00:41:18,345 --> 00:41:19,999
Oh, yeah, that's the one.
1013
00:41:20,042 --> 00:41:21,566
Your side win?
1014
00:41:21,609 --> 00:41:22,915
We did.
1015
00:41:22,958 --> 00:41:25,308
Jury found for the plaintiff.
1016
00:41:25,352 --> 00:41:26,440
Congratulations.
1017
00:41:26,484 --> 00:41:27,485
Oh, yeah.
1018
00:41:27,528 --> 00:41:30,270
Awarded her a whole dollar.
1019
00:41:30,313 --> 00:41:31,619
You working contingency?
1020
00:41:31,663 --> 00:41:33,186
Mm, mm-mm.
1021
00:41:33,229 --> 00:41:34,492
No, God, no.
1022
00:41:34,535 --> 00:41:36,581
The other side was pro bono,
1023
00:41:36,624 --> 00:41:39,627
so who knows how we'll make outat the end.
1024
00:41:39,671 --> 00:41:41,194
That sounds pretty nutty.
1025
00:41:41,237 --> 00:41:42,587
Yeah.
1026
00:41:42,630 --> 00:41:43,762
No.
1027
00:41:43,805 --> 00:41:45,328
It was kind of fun, actually.
1028
00:41:45,372 --> 00:41:47,592
It was the first time in a whileI've flown solo,
1029
00:41:47,635 --> 00:41:51,421
no Dr. Bull flying the plane,
just me, you know?
1030
00:41:51,465 --> 00:41:53,162
I kind of dug it.
1031
00:41:53,206 --> 00:41:54,555
Mm.
1032
00:41:54,599 --> 00:41:57,384
But that can't be
why you wanted to see me.
1033
00:41:57,427 --> 00:41:58,907
Mm.
1034
00:41:58,951 --> 00:42:01,910
Right. So, I know we just had
an election this year,
1035
00:42:01,954 --> 00:42:03,303
so this is gonna sound
1036
00:42:03,346 --> 00:42:05,479
a little bit strange,but, um, tomorrow morning
1037
00:42:05,523 --> 00:42:07,829
you're gonna read that my boss,our current D.A.,
1038
00:42:07,873 --> 00:42:11,137
is up to his ears
in a campaign finance scandal.
1039
00:42:11,180 --> 00:42:13,400
It turns out he is
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the definition of dirty.
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And so that means there's gonnabe another election in April.
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Oh, my God, I'm sorry, man.
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Yeah, which, uh,brings me to the other thing.
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Benny...
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would you ever consider runningto be the district attorney
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for the City of New York?
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