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[Indistinct shouting]

(All) We're number
one! We're number one!

[All cheering]

There is no "i" in team

but let me single
out a young man

whose half-court shot

brought cumberland's
first sectional title

in 14 years!

[All cheering]

(Rob) Colin parks!

(All) Colin! Colin!
Colin! Colin! Colin!

I want to thank everyone
for comin' out tonight

and all season long,
but, uh, the truth is

I play for one person... My dad.

All I've ever wanted was
for him to be proud of me.

Cumberland basketball rules!

[Cheering]

(All) We're number
one! We're number one!

(All) We're number one!

[Instrumental music]

[Gunshot]

[Intense music]

(Drummer) 'The shooter
says that it was an accident.'

(annabeth) Any eyewitnesses?

Uh, the shooter's dad
saw the whole thing.

And I imagine dad backs up

the gun-went-off-by-accident
story, huh?

Well, he's not the only
one standing behind that.

Every single person
we interviewed

parents, teachers, teammates

and even other
students, they all said that

Colin parks is a
kid to be proud of.

'He's a great
player, good grades.'

on his way to college
with a full ride next year.

I shot him. I shot Josh.

I didn't mean to,
but it's my fault.

Just walk me through it

one step at a time.

We were goofin'
around after the pep rally.

My dad had a gun in his truck

and we wanted to
shoot it off in the air

to make some
noise and celebrate.

Who got the gun
out, you or Josh?

I did.

Uh, I thought it'd be fun

but, you know, then I
thought, "no, it's stupid."

Was your dad's truck unlocked?

- Yeah.
- With a gun in the glove box?

Look, I don't want to get
my dad in trouble for this.

- It was my fault.
- What happened next?

Josh took the gun from me.

He was gonna
fire it into the air

but I said, "no, don't."

'I said, we'd get in trouble.'

and I-I grabbed the
gun away from him.

And..

When I got a hold of it..

I don't know, it just went off.

Uh, I ran over. I saw
Josh on the ground.

I tried to give him cpr

but I could..

Feel the life just
bleeding out of him.

Colin just kept
apologizing to me, to Josh.

He just kept saying,
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry

I'm sorry," just
over and over again.

Where were you when
the shooting happened?

I was about 20 yards away.

I could see the boys horsin'
around, uh, near my truck

but I didn't really
think much of it

till I heard the gun go off.

- Were you and Josh fighting?
- No.

Were you mad at each
other about anything?

- No.
- Were you drinking?

- No.
- Were you doing drugs?

- No.
- Was Josh doing drugs?

I-I-I don't know,
I don't think so.

We've already taken a sample
of your blood to be tested.

Everything you're saying
right now will become

part of the official
court records

so if there's anything
you want to change

about your story before
those blood tests come back

now would be the time to do it.

I'm telling you the truth.

You know, if anyone
is at fault here, it's me.

I-I left a gun in my glove box.

I left my truck unlocked.

No, don't punish my son
because of my mistake.

When are people gonna
learn not to leave guns

where kids can get
their hands on them?

What's it gonna take?

Over half the
trucks in this state

have firearms in them.

Mr. Parks had a permit.

He was negligent, not criminal.

One kid is dead, and another
kid's life has been ruined.

I sure want to charge
somebody with something.

There were no inconsistencies

between what Colin told you
and what his father told me.

Right now, it looks
like an accident.

So what do you want to do

release him into
his father's custody?

Well, he's got no priors,
he's not exactly a flight risk

so, yeah.

I don't care what anybody says

you are a fair and benevolent
prosecutor, Maureen.

Oh, I'm still gonna hold
onto his driver's license

flag his passport, if he has one

and put a car outside
his house for the next 24..

Just to be on the safe side.

That's my girl.

[Dramatic music]

I wouldn't turn in your
paperwork just yet.

We got a latecomer
at the front desk

'Patrick leary, I think
you need to talk to him.'

i-i-i was at the
bonfire, I was there.

I really should have talked to
all the cops who showed up.

Well, maybe not all of them

but at least one of
them, but I almost did

and then I got really scared

and I ran home and then I
walked all the way here because...

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

O-Okay, what did
you wanna tell us?

I saw the shooting.

I-I saw everything.

I saw Colin shoot Josh.

I've-I've never seen
anybody get shot before.

I need you to clarify something.

What you saw, could that
have been an accident?

Accident?

They were fighting.

He pointed the gun right at him.

Whatever the hell that was

it was not an accident.

[Annabeth chuckles]

Hey, babe, when
did you pick this up?

Oh, don't, don't
let her see that!

It's for her b-i-r-t-h-d-a-y.

Okay, I can barely spell that.

[Chuckles] It's her
first birthday present.

I want it to be a surprise.

We're going with
dolls, not trucks.

You can get her
a truck if you want.

I remember one birthday.
I wanted a ten-speed bike.

My dad got me a train set.

The kind that takes
up the whole basement.

- Were you mad?
- Mm.

I didn't want to
hurt his feelings

so I played with
it every damn day.

I mean, I know it was
for him more than me but..

It was still kind of fun.

I keep thinking about that
father and son from last night.

Yeah, wow.

The kid who sank the shot

shootin' his own teammate.

So remember how I told
you it was an accident?

- Yeah.
- I just checked my email.

We got a witness in
at 2:00 in the morning

saying it was a murder.

Ouch. What's gonna
happen to him now?

It doesn't look good for him.

Yeah, well, Ann, be careful.

Folks in Indiana hate
forfeiting basketball games.

Colin and Josh, they-they-they
were fighting by this truck

and I-I was in the woods, like

right next to the
truck so I could

really kind of see everything.

What were you doing
in the woods, Patrick?

I was, uh, taking a leak.

You sure they were fighting?

If by "fighting" you mean

pushing each other,
shoving each other

yelling and screaming
like idiots, yeah

they were fighting.

Could you hear what
they were saying?

Yeah, Josh said

"you're not gonna shoot me."

Then Colin did.

- Who had the gun?
- Colin did.

Could I get somethin' to drink?

Uh, some caffeine,
but not coffee.

(Annabeth) What kind of condition
was he in when you interviewed him?

A little odd, a little shaken

after what he'd seen
after the bonfire, but sober.

Does the physical evidence
support his statement?

The blood spatters don't.

The boys weren't
grappling over the gun.

Spatters on Colin's
jacket indicates that

he was more than a full
arm's length from the victim.

And the, uh, straight angle of
the entry wound supports that.

In other words, he was
pointing the gun at him.

So the shooter lied to
us and so did his dad.

We should have held
onto him longer last night.

Well, we know where he lives.

Okay, Lou, send out your guys.

Go arrest Colin parks.

We need to figure out what
these kids were fighting about

that was worth
killing and dying over.

Oh, and Lou, can
you get me a copy

'of Patrick's records
from the high school?'

and while you're out there

check the victim's and
the shooter's lockers.

See if there's
anything that points to

premeditation or intent.

We gotta get this kid a haircut.

[Camera shutter clicking]

[Lock clattering]

[Dramatic music]

(Annabeth) Can you think
of anything Colin and Josh

might have been fighting about?

They did date the same girl.

Oh, honey, this
wasn't about her.

They were friends until
Brooke came into the picture.

And she broke up with our boy

and started seeing Colin.

Yes, but Josh wasn't
that upset about it.

All I know is, he stopped
hanging out with Colin.

Well, he didn't
talk to me about it.

He's a boy.

He was a boy.

'He didn't talk about
things like that.'

how long had the
boys known each other?

They just met last
summer at basketball camp.

When Josh got cut from
the team here at lynnhurst

Colin encouraged him
to transfer to cumberland

uh, to be on their team.

He loved basketball.

It was his senior year.

[Sighs] And we figured..

'...you should be able
to do what you love'

when you're a senior, so..

We, um..

Just received his
acceptance letter to iu.

Josh would have loved college.

Last week, they got in a
fist fight in the locker room.

Over you?

When I broke up with Josh
and started dating Colin

things got really
awkward, you know?

Especially since Josh and
Colin were on the same team.

They saw each other every day.

Is that Colin's ring?

Colin gave it to me
after we won sectionals.

'God, this is so weird.'

I can't believe my
boyfriend is in jail

for shooting my ex-boyfriend.

They're athletes. Competitive.

'They've got hormones
comin' out of their ears.'

they'd scuffle.

But first and foremost,
they were teammates.

Can you open, uh,
Josh's locker, too?

Yeah, it's right down here.

You know, everybody
including me, makes a big deal

'out of the miracle shot
that got us in the playoffs.'

Colin never would have been
able to make that shot without Josh.

Clock had run down.

The ball was sailing out
of bounds, Josh hustled.

Made a picture-perfect
pass back to Colin.

And the rest is history.

Hmm.

Well, I'm sorry
you had to forfeit

the rest of the playoffs, coach.

Yeah, some things in
life are more important

than basketball.

Handwriting analysis
proves Colin wrote the note.

Alright, because guess
what just happened

when I shared a copy of
said note with Colin's attorney.

He immediately
requested a formal meeting.

You think he wants a deal?

Oh, he wants a deal.

And what do we want?

Well, Steve, we
got all the cards.

We don't need to deal.

This note sticks a fork in

"it was just an accident."

Josh and Colin
fought over a girl.

The girlfriend confirms
it, and the note seals it.

And the eyewitness
can attest to the fact

that there was a fight that
led to the intentional shooting.

Yeah, well..

- Maybe we do want to deal.
- Why?

Because our witness is
vulnerable if we go to trial.

Patrick has been diagnosed

with some pretty serious
learning disabilities

including dyslexia and
auditory processing disorder.

Which means he
mixes up what he sees

and what he hears, that's great.

Wait, I'm assuming he's
on some fairly serious meds.

- Right?
- Oh, yeah.

And those are geared to make
him more focused, not less.

But limon's a good lawyer, he'll
twist this six ways from Sunday

and make Patrick's testimony
seem completely unreliable.

Yeah, he's eminently
impeachable.

Okay, then, let's dangle
the eyewitness over his head

and press for a deal.

A boy is dead.

'Colin parks
needs to go to jail.'

what are the parameters?

It's his first offense

and he freely
admits to doing it.

Ask for 12 and settle for eight.

How about we ask
for 12 and settle for 12?

Get what you can, but
whatever you do, Maureen

don't let it go to trial.

- Twelve years?
- That's our best offer.

My son does not belong in jail.

Now nobody's going to jail.

Just tell them,
tell them the truth.

(Maureen) 'At this
point, we have no use'

for an amended
version of the truth.

Just stick to the facts.

Okay, well, stick
this in the facts.

The victim was using
anabolic steroids.

What?

Josh was on steroids, tell them.

I knew everybody would
make a big deal out of it.

'I never should
have said anything.'

guys, come on, this is
a baseless allegation.

But my client had no choice.

The victim went into a
roid rage and attacked him

and Colin shot
him in self-defense.

- Roid rage?
- 'Right.'

'and the only reason we
haven't come forward sooner'

is that he was trying to
protect the victim's reputation

'and spare his family
any unnecessary pain.'

oh, I'm deeply moved.

Self-defense.

And every single piece
of circumstantial evidence

supports that, juries
love self-defense

and it's stronger than
accidental shooting.

Self-defense will get him off.

So now you're not only
impugning the victim

you're changing your story
from "accidental shooting"

to "the sob had it coming."

The deal in front of
you is beyond fair.

And now you're making up
some cockamamie story to try...

You don't believe it?

We've seen the autopsy reports.

Nothing about steroids.

Nobody wants a trial.

We'll take reckless homicide
two years suspended.

Yeah? Well, take this.

You're going to trial.

And we're not giving you
reckless or involuntary.

'We're gonna prove he's guilty'

and put him away for 20 years.

Miss chase, are you on board

with your colleague's
strong-arm tactic?

Fully.

(Steve) 'I thought
it was crystal clear'

about not going to trial,
not with this witness.

Steve, it was clear to me that

the steroid thing
was such a fabrication

I just couldn't
allow them to use it

as leverage in making a deal.

Well, if it's not a fabrication

you just gave him self-defense.

Hey, I got some good news.

(Maureen) See?

Your Vic's liver doesn't show
any signs of long-term abuse

so I'm thinking it was a new

or even experimental
thing for him.

Experimental?

Are you saying he
was using steroids?

(Schmidt) 'Well,
yeah, but roid rage'

on the other hand
is highly unlikely.

But I read the tox
screen report, I know I did.

There was nothing
in here about steroids.

Because this particular
steroid is an androgen

and androgens
aren't on the list.

You know, the list, Maureen.

The list?

Standard tox screen
tests for 29 substances

most likely to kill you.

If it's not on the list,
we don't test for it.

Well, if you're going to
trial, and it looks like you are

you better find a way to
repair your victim's reputation

in the eyes of a jury.

Why do you need me to testify?

Mrs. Cooper, the defense
is gonna try to portray Josh

as a violent, out-of-control kid

with an ax to grind.

Josh never attacked
anyone, least of all Colin.

I mean, look at these pictures.

Look at these two at
basketball camp last summer.

'Josh never hurt anyone.'

'least of all Colin.'

it wasn't in his nature.

So Josh never had any
unexplained mood swings

or lashed out in any way?

He was a teenager.

What?

They're gonna try to
make this my son's fault

that he got shot?

That's exactly what they'll do.

Well, the hell with that.

You told miss chase
you had no idea

your son was using
illegal anabolic steroids.

Steroids intended
for farm animals.

Josh loved basketball so much.

I think he was just
trying to stay on

the team any way he could.

So you had no idea.

None.

(Limon) 'Well, miss Cooper'

what time do you
get home from work?

5:00, 5:30.

What about your husband?

It varies, almost
always by 8:00.

So, what you're saying is

you left your son
home unsupervised

and you had no idea what he
was doing after school, did you?

He was playing basketball.

Year-round?

When he wasn't practicing

he was at home babysitting
his little brother and sisters.

You left them alone with him?

Yes.

Isn't it possible that your son

was acting out aggressively
when you weren't looking?

Do you know
what a tattletale is?

Excuse me?

A tattletale,
you've heard of it?

Yes, but I'm the one
asking the questions here.

I'm answering your question.

- Your honor?
- I want to hear this.

If they gave awards
for the best tattletale

my five-year-old
would win, no question.

He has eyes in
the back of his head

so trust me.

If Josh was going into
some kind of roid rage

or pitching some kind of fit

I would have heard about it.

Thank you.

(Maureen) 'The state calls
Patrick leary to the stand.'

(Patrick) Okay,
this was the truck

they were fighting next to.

I was here.

And what side of the
truck were they fighting on?

Mm, this side, I
had a clear view

'and I heard Josh say,
"you're not gonna shoot me."'

and then I saw Colin shoot him.

Have you been diagnosed

with auditory dyslexia
and dysgraphia?

Objection, your
honor, relevance.

Overruled, but I'd advise you

to make your point and move on.

You may answer the question.

Yeah, yes.

But I take medications
for both those things.

That means you have trouble

differentiating certain sounds

and distinguishing sentences.

Yeah, but not anymore.

That's, you see,
what the meds are for.

So, then, if I read this simple
recipe for baking a cake

'you would have no trouble'

repeating the
instructions back to me.

Relevance?

My client is on
trial for his life.

This witness claims
he heard the victim say

"you're not going to shoot me"

in the dark, behind
a row of trees.

This young man has auditory
processing issues, your honor.

'May I continue?'

I'll allow it.

"To bake a cake

"first preheat the
oven to 350 degrees

and then grease a
nine-inch cake pan."

Now please repeat those
instructions in the same order.

To, to-to bake a cake..

To bake a cake..

Here, let me
simplify it for you.

"To bake a cake, first pre-heat
the oven to 350 degrees."

Just repeat that.

I can't. Alright? I can't.

But that doesn't mean I
didn't see Colin shoot...

Thank you. Now let's move on
to the question of what you saw.

What are the objects
represented here on the monitor?

Those are trees, sir.

And you were standing here

when you allegedly
witnessed the shooting.

From behind a bunch of trees.

They didn't block the view.

I have a picture here

of the trees taken
in the broad daylight.

Can you see through them?

No. No. But I wasn't
there in broad daylight.

Oh, so you see better at night
than you do in the daytime.

No. That-that.. That's
not exactly what I meant.

No more questions.

All yours.

Patrick, those baking
instructions were read

but you need to both
see and hear things

to accurately process
information, is that right?

Yes, that's, that's right.

Your honor, given
the defense's claim

that the witness
could not accurately

see and hear the crime

the prosecution petitions
the court to allow the jury

to go to the crime scene
and judge for themselves.

Is this really necessary?

You opened the door.
Let the jury decide.

(Patrick) I was
standing... Right here.

Did you ever look away?

(Patrick) 'No.
No, I didn't move.'

I was standing right here
and I saw the whole fight.

And Josh said

"you're not gonna shoot
me," and then Colin did.

Okay, you can
step right over here.

Go ahead.

[Dramatic music]

[Gunshot]

(Maureen) 'As you can
see, Patrick had a clear view'

through the trees to
Colin and Josh at the truck.

Nothing further, your honor.

Anything, counselor?

No, thank you, your honor.

Then I think we're done here.

Ladies and gentlemen.

How come they get
to hear his version

but they don't get to hear mine?

Calm down, Mr. Parks.

We'll repair the
damage in court.

(Limon) Would you tell the
jury exactly what happened?

Uh, I saw the two boys
near my truck fighting.

Josh was utterly
blind with rage.

Your honor, the witness
is not only characterizing

the crime scene, he's
contradicting his own

previous sworn statement.

Overruled. Take it up on cross.

Did it occur to
you in that moment

that Josh could kill your son?

Absolutely. It was like
a-a fuse had been lit.

Now we know it was the
steroids he was taking.

(Limon) 'What happened next?'

I ran over and I-I pulled
Josh away from my son.

I-I'm sorry, are you saying
you physically intervened?

Yes, that's right, I tried
to break up the fight.

(Annabeth) 'Your honor,
we request a sidebar.'

(Russell) 'No,
no, let me finish.'

I-I could, I could see

from the way they were fighting
that I had to do something.

So I-I wrestled the gun away
from Josh and I shot him.

[Dramatic music]

What in god's name
are you trying to do?

He's dropping a bomb on
our trial, that's what he's doing.

We understand you want to
get your son off but you could

go to prison for the rest of
your life. Do you get that?

- Do you understand?
- I do now.

(Annabeth) First of all,
nobody believes you, okay?

Nobody. We know your
son pulled the trigger.

You know how we know? Because
he told us he pulled the trigger

under oath and then
you told us under oath

and an eyewitness told us.

If you advised him to do this

you'll be lucky to
keep your bar card.

Ladies, I'm as curious
to hear what Mr. Parks

has to say as you are.

I shot Josh.

How? How is that even
physically possible?

Every single
statement you've given

has said the exact same
thing, you were 20 yards away

from the boys, clear
on the other side

of the truck when
the gun went off.

I was lying then.

I'm telling the truth now.

If you shot Josh, how
did you let your son

sit in jail all this time and
rot and go through hell

for a crime you committed?

Why didn't you speak up before?

Because he's lying.

I'm not proud of
the way I behaved.

And you're right, I have
put my child through hell.

I'm guilty.

Uh, Mr. Parks, I
don't represent you.

But as an attorney
in good standing

I have to advise you
to stop talking now.

(Annabeth) 'I don't think so.'

let's put him on
the record right now

and take his damn confession.

Are you arresting him?
Because if you're arresting him

for Josh's murder I
want the charges dropped

against my client, his son.

[Chuckles] You can't
have it both ways, ladies.

What the hell is going on here?

Give us a second.

(Annabeth) These
two are in this together.

Limon is supporting
perjury with this guy.

I don't think it was anybody's
plan, I think Mr. Parks

saw an opportunity
to save his son

and he confessed
out of the blue.

Well, that may be, but
he's going to ride this train

all the way to an acquittal,
two people confessing

to the same crime, jury tainted

reasonable doubt almost
guaranteed, Maureen.

This is such a disaster.

And if they did collude,
if this boy's father

and his attorney planned
to do this there's almost

no way to prove it, and
if the father and the son

planned it separately, there's
absolutely no way to prove it.

So we can kiss any
thoughts of a mistrial goodbye.

Maureen, we are one day
away from closing arguments.

If we ask for a continuance
of any more than 24 hours

this jury's gonna hate us
for keeping them impaneled.

Besides, they just heard
the dad confess to the murder.

They want to know
what happens next.

Okay, here's what we do

we take a new
statement from Mr. Parks

we break it down
and hold it up against

every other statement he's
made since the shooting.

We compare every detail and
highlight the inconsistencies.

Then we cross check
his ever changing story

with the physical evidence.

Right. Then we swear
him back in for cross-exam.

And we pick him
apart piece by piece.

(Maureen on video) You said before
you didn't see the gun until it went off.

But I'm saying now..

That I saw the
gun in Josh's hand.

I got the gun away from him

then he came after
me, and I shot him.

Look, he was a bad kid.

He-he was attacking
my son. He was on drugs.

Couldn't be clearer, he
wrestles the gun away from Josh

then shoots him, then
hands the gun to Colin

and then starts giving
the boy he just shot cpr.

Russell's initial
statement reads

"I saw the two boys
horsing around by my truck.

I didn't think that much of it."

Let's put that up on the board.

'No, no, use a blue card.'

orange cards for
inconsistencies about the victim

blue cards for inconsistencies
about the shooting.

Now Russell calls
Josh a "bad kid" here.

What do we have on that
from his prior statements?

Uh... page 26 in
the incident report.

Okay, question to Russell.

"Had your son been
fighting with Josh Cooper?"

Russell's answer.

"No, they were teammates,
they were friends.

Josh had been over
to our house for dinner."

(Steve) 'Good. Perfect.
Let's put that up against'

Russell's thing about, uh

him being a bad kid, on
drugs, blah, blah, blah.

(Steve) Alright, let's proceed.

He was a discipline
problem at his old school.

'They kicked him off
the basketball team.'

if it wasn't for my son he never
would've made it onto ours.

Is that true? Was the
kid a discipline problem?

Not according to his
school. His record is clean.

Josh's parents told
us that he'd transferred

'after he was cut
from the team.'

his girlfriend says
the same thing.

Yeah, nobody mentioned
anything about him being kicked off.

Then what is
Russell talking about?

I'm a coach, but I'm also
a guidance counselor.

I tried to handle the
situation as delicately

as possible and protect
all parties involved.

Uh, I just don't
want to lose my job.

Why would your
job be in jeopardy?

Listen, when Josh
was at our school

I got into a situation where I
had to let him go from the team.

I had my reasons.

But in the current climate,
my reasons leave me

wide open for a possible
suit for a sexual harassment.

You're going to have
to be more specific.

I had reason to
believe Josh was gay..

Or experimenting.

After a game last year,
I saw him fooling around

with a player from
the opposing team..

Out in the parking
lot i-in a vehicle.

Did you see who
the other boy was?

Not really, no.

The windows were..
I-I took Josh off the team

for his own protection.

Oh. His protection.

I'm not prejudiced,
but a thing like that

in the context of high
school athletics, it's tricky.

Who-who were you
playing that night?

Cumberland.

Now when you say "involved.."

I mean, involved, involved.

This puts a whole
new spin on things.

(Annabeth) 'We
assumed Josh was trying'

to get back together
with his girlfriend.

Colin didn't want that,
and that's why he shot him.

(Annabeth) 'What if Josh
was trying to get back'

together with his boyfriend?

Or out his boyfriend to
his boyfriend's girlfriend?

Which used to be his girlfriend.

Oh, that poor girl
doesn't have a clue.

This is making my head
hurt, but, yes, it does explain

many, many
things including this.

(Annabeth) 'This potentially
gives us a rock-solid motive.'

Colin shot Josh to
keep their affair a secret.

(Steve) It also gives
his father another reason

to confess beyond keeping
his son out of jail if it's true.

- If it's true.
- 'Exactly.'

uh, coach braddock
wasn't able to identify

who was in the truck with Josh.

There were 15 players
on the cumberland squad.

Well, statistically speaking

two or three of
them could be gay.

And I think we know
the answer here.

But we have to be sure.
So let's go right at it.

Let's talk to both sets of
parents, see what they know.

And what about talking to Colin?

"A," he's in jail, "b,"
he'll just lie to us.

Honestly..

I can't say if I ever
knew or even suspected.

But after you called and told me

what his old coach
said about Josh

suddenly a lot of things about
the past year fell into place.

Like what things?

Like when Brooke
broke up with Josh

he seemed much
more hurt about the way

that Colin pushed him away
than about losing Brooke.

Basically, when Colin was around

my son was happy.

I see that now.

I was in his room,
and I came across this.

This is his very favorite shirt.

If I close my eyes,
and think of Josh

over the past year, I
see him in this shirt.

I've seen him wear
it hundreds of times.

I always thought it was his
Jersey from basketball camp

but it isn't his.

It's Colin's.

(Maureen) We strongly
suspect your son is gay

and I have an obligation
to share this with the jury.

And when I do,
they're gonna know

that you're confessing to
protect your son's reputation..

If not your own.

But it's better for
you and your son

if you recant your confession.

Stop telling a lie
to cover another lie.

Tell the truth and
truly support your son.

I know what you're trying to do.

And I promise you, if
you bring that up in court

their relationship..

I will take the stand..

And I will tell the jury
that I loaded that gun

and that I took it with me
to the bonfire that night.

And when I saw Josh and
Colin messing around by my truck

I went and I got the gun..

And I shot Josh.

I don't see why you don't
just put me in jail right now.

[Dramatic music]

This case should
never have gone to trial.

Well, they'll never settle now.

And we can't leave the
father's confession hanging

over the jury's heads
without a cross-exam.

No, you can't, you got
to put him on the stand

no matter what he says.

Steve, he's like one of
those toys with a string

and every time you pull it,
he confesses and confesses

'and now he's
using his son's affair'

to give himself a
stronger motive.

Well, you still got to
put him on the stand.

If you don't, it looks
like you're scared of him

'which just gives him credence.'

you've got to take him apart

impugn him with
the inconsistencies

of his statement, and hope
the jury sees that he's just

confessing to protect his son.

But it's risky, if Mr. Parks
keeps confessing

eventually someone's
gonna believe him

'at least to the point
of reasonable doubt.'

the only person who
can truly discredit

the father's
confession is the son

and that's not gonna happen.

So either put the dad back
on the stand and mess him up

or drop the damn case.

He's right. Let's drop the case.

Oh, he's kidding about
that part, believe me.

No, Maureen, I'm serious.

We drop the
charges against Colin

and arrest his dad for murder.

We got to call their gambit.

Look, this kid is not
going to let his dad

go to prison for a
crime he committed.

How are you so sure about that?

- What if he hates his dad?
- He doesn't.

You remember the
night of the shooting?

Colin didn't even want to
see his dad getting into trouble

for leaving his gun
in the glove box.

Okay, if we drop the
charges against Colin

we can't try him again. Double
jeopardy comes into play.

What's the worst
that can happen?

We send an innocent man to
prison and a killer goes free.

We're here to inform
you that we're dropping

the charges against Colin.

(Maureen) Your dad has
given us a full confession

and has agreed to plead guilty

for the murder of Josh Cooper.

Under the terms of
your father's settlement

he's waived his right to a trial

and he will serve the
rest of his life in prison.

A-A judge will
never sign off on this.

Here is a copy of
Mr. Parks' signed confession

admitting to the
murder of Josh Cooper

and this would be a copy of his
pending settlement agreement.

If you turn to the last page,
you'll see that your dad

signed that as well, and
agreed to life without parole.

I thought you said
he wouldn't go to jail.

Colin, did you know he
was going to confess?

- No.
- There was no conspiracy here.

How did your attorney advise you

regarding your
father's confession?

I advised my client
in the same manner

I advise all my clients.

I told him, for the love of
god to keep his mouth shut

don't incriminate
himself, and be quiet

and that's the extent of it.

And that's what i'm
trying to tell him now.

I didn't know my dad
was going to do this.

Colin, if you'd like
to make a statement..

Miss Scofield, please don't
address my client any further.

Your client is no longer
being accused of anything.

'He has no need
of representation.'

(limon) And yet, here I am.

I want you to shut up, alright?

Oh, dear god.

'How long will this
charade go on?'

- dad, what are you doing?
- It's okay, Colin.

You can just walk out of here.

No, it's not okay. Why
are you doing this?

You're not going to
prison for something

that never should have happened.

But you didn't do it.

Colin, I'm advising
you for the last time

do not say another word.

- Shut up!
- It's my fault.

Why? Because you caught us?

You have got your
whole life ahead of you.

Don't be afraid of
them. Just get up and go.

I want to tell you
exactly what happened.

- Colin, don't.
- Don't tell me what to do.

- This isn't about you, dad.
- It's okay.

No, it's not okay

and it never will be if
I just walk out of here

and never say anything.

I'm not going to live
my entire life telling a lie.

I did it. I killed him.

Colin, just tell us
what happened.

The day of the bonfire..

My dad walked in on Josh and me.

We were in my
bedroom, and he came in

and saw what was going on.

The same day you killed Josh?

Yeah.

Dad flipped out.

Screaming, yelling.

Josh wouldn't leave. He
was afraid dad would hurt me.

But dad finally threw
him out of the house.

(Annabeth) Did
your father hurt you?

(Colin) No. But... He
wouldn't talk to me.

He wouldn't even look at me.

You went to the bonfire
that night and Josh was there.

- Did you plan to kill him?
- No.

It just happened.

The same way everything
between us just happened.

We just couldn't stop it.

(Judge Myers) You've known
the victim since last summer?

We met at basketball camp.

That's where everything
started between us.

'I thought when camp was over'

we'd be over, too, but, uh..

You know, then he
transferred to my school

'which was partly my idea.'

'but I got paranoid.'

I hated wondering if
people suspected us.

I didn't want to be gay.

What happened the
night you killed him?

When I got to the
bonfire, Josh told me

he was going to leave town.

He was planning to run away?

It wasn't much of a plan.
He was just gonna do it.

He wanted me to come with him.

Let's go. We could
leave right now.

Okay, it's right here. Let's go.

Let's get out of here for good.

(Colin) Josh was so
much braver than I was.

He wasn't afraid.

He wasn't afraid, and he
just couldn't understand

why I'd still want
to live with my dad

after he caught us together.

It's gonna be good.
It's gonna be good.

No.

Colin, who cares about
what your dad thinks?

So you killed Josh
because you were ashamed?

No.

No..

I killed Josh..

Because I knew if I didn't

I would have gone with him.

Maybe not that night

but eventually I would have.

I loved him.

It was the only
way I could stop it.

You're not gonna shoot me.

[Gunshot]

Do the people have a
sentencing recommendation?

In light of this confession

the people recommend
that Colin receive

twelve to 20 for
voluntary manslaughter

'with opportunity for parole.'

your honor, the defense
has accepted this offer.

Very well.

The defendant is hereby
remanded to state's custody.

[Gavel pounding]

Colin..

If I could have
those moments back

when I came home and I
saw you I would give anything..

Anything.

I love you.

I love you, too.

[Mellow music]

Think Haley had a good birthday?

Yeah, the part
she was awake for.

Aww..

Don't worry, she'll play
with your present tomorrow.

She likes your present better.

Well, girls like
trucks, face it.

Who doesn't like a truck?
That's how I got you.

[Chuckles]

A little something for daddy.

- What is it?
- Just open it.

- Where'd you get this?
- Your dad had it.

I went over there last
week and made a copy.

- Look how happy dad looks.
- So do you.

Well, boys like to
please their dads.

It really was a cool train set.

I worked my butt
off on that thing.

You were a cutie.

- Hmm.
- We should have a boy.

You have any idea
where we could get one?

I have no clue.

Hey.

I-I have a headache.

- Splitting headache...
- Shut up. Ow!

(Annabeth) Stay tuned for
scenes from our next episode.

[Theme music]