All language subtitles for Law.and.Order.Trial.By.Jury.S01E02

[Man Narrating] In the
criminal justice system...

all defendants are
innocent until proven guilty,

either by confession,
plea bargain or trial by jury.

This is one of those trials.

[Man] Ray Hernandez was
my partner, my best friend.

Our wives got along. Our kids.

These were his three.

Javier, Tina, Marcello.

That's Elena. Ray's wife.

I spoke with her.

We had to tell her how Ray
was shot at point blank range.

The candles stay lit
until justice is done.

I'm gonna need a little privacy.

[Instruments Beeping]

How's my boy? [Chuckles]

Remember Steve McQueen,
that movie Papillon?

Yeah. He said to all the
other convicts, "How do I look?"

- [Chuckling, Weakly]
- You don't have to do this, Bruno.

I can fight, postpone the
arraignment until you're out of here.

No. Let 'em see what
they done to me, okay?

[Door Banging] Thank you.

Ever check your voice
mail? My phone's not charged.

Where's the judge? He's in the
nurses' lounge, putting on his robe.

[Kibre] Detectives
Hernandez and Burke knocked

at Mr. Johnson's door
and I. D. 'd themselves.

Mr. Johnson fired through the door.
The detectives were knocked down.

Kevlar vests saved their lives.

Then Mr. Johnson
entered the hall,

crossed to Detective Hernandez,
and fired into his throat, killing him.

Mr. LaSalle? What the
state failed to mention...

is that Mr. Johnson only returned
fire after the police tried to kill him.

- My client was shot 41 times.
- [Judge] Lay it out in court. Your plea?

- Not guilty.
- We feel Mr. Johnson should be
held without remand.

Your Honor, my client
can't move, let alone flee.

- He has limited
financial means— - He's

accused of killing a
police officer, counselor.

Remanded.

Trace. Mike.

Déjà vu all over again.

Last I heard, you and
Chloe took a honeymoon

to the Loire Valley
and bought a vineyard.

That's true. And she
started stomping grapes

with the old count
and I was off the label.

I'm sorry. Sorrier
about some other things.

I take it from the arraignment,
you plan on blaming the cops.

Did you ever see a
better piece of evidence?

[Motorized Bed Whirring]

Hernandez was shot here.

Johnson fled toward this exit pursued
by backup cops, led by Detective Blakely.

Anyone see it who
wasn't a cop? No.

- Ever hear of Amadou Diallo?
- There's no similarity, Audrey.

The cop is the victim.
I deal with media.

The hot story's an African-American
shot 41 times, not a cop who was shot once.

A cop with an excellent record
who left a wife and three kids.

There you go,
Audrey. That's our hero.

I'll try Jim Ryan. Maybe I can get
the family on Good Day, New York.

See what dirt you can
find on Johnson, before

Mike LaSalle suits
him up in shining armor.

This man needs your help.

- What about when I needed him?
- Shut up, bitch.

You shut up! That's
the mother of your child.

Listen, Bruno is
in a fight for his life.

But he can win, and
you will all benefit.

I don't even know him. Shh.

Benefit us how?

There'll be a lawsuit
against the police and

the city, and it'll mean
a great deal of money.

- That don't mean nothin' to me.
- When Bruno wins, he wins for all of you.

That mean somethin' to you?

You ain't gonna do
nothin' with the money but

spend it on crack and
ho's. Would you shut up?

The man's trying to
save my son's life. Look.

We'll draft an agreement.

We'll designate a specific amount of
money for each of you, if you support him.

- How much money?
- Oh, come on. Millions.

- I'm talking about for me!
- You know what? I'm tired.

Yo. Get them the hell up out of here,
yo. Let's take a break, just for a minute.

Okay, we get you back in the
bosom of your loving family...

and we have some photo ops.

- What about you?
- Me?

- Yeah. What you get outta this?
- I get to save your life. [Chuckles]

I get a big percentage
of any lawsuit.

- Now we're talkin'.
- Hey, it gives me a keen interest
in seeing you acquitted.

Sounds like we got a deal.

I'll go talk to them.

We heard shots while
we were on the stairs.

At the landing, I saw Ray
Hernandez and Hagen Burke go down.

[Gaffney] Seeing that,
what did you think?

I thought they were dead.
But then Hernandez moved.

So you're certain that
Detective Hernandez was alive?

Yeah, he saw Johnson come
out of the apartment and he, uh—

He raised his hand like this.

Johnson had a gun in each hand. I
yelled "Freeze!" But he shot Ray...

here, above the Kevlar vest.

Then he turned to fire
at us. We fired at him.

Then he ran to the fire stairs.

- I got a question.
- Yes?

When he yelled "Freeze!"
didn't he shoot Bruno Johnson?

- Did you heard the question, Detective?
- No.

No shots were fired
before Johnson fired at us.

- Then's when you shot him to pieces.
- He fired, and we returned fire.

So, did you keep shooting
when he was down?

Police policy states,
"Officer will continue

to fire until imminent
threat to life is over."

Thirteen signatures.
We made it by one vote.

Not a slam dunk. A taste
of what's waiting for us.

[Salazar] Those our marching
orders? [Briscoe] Yeah, I read the file.

The cops' statements are pretty solid.
Yeah, I want all the cops checked out.

I've checked the jackets.
These guys seem okay.

These are guys from the 29.
That was my first home on the force.

It's pretty much a
by-the-book precinct.

Any time you can prove
me paranoid, I'm a happy girl.

[Woman] Why another arraignment? [Kibre]
This will be before the trial judge.

Johnson will be formally
charged with capital murder.

Why does it matter if I'm there?

We believe that there will be media
and press outside the courthouse.

People should know that Ray Hernandez
was a decent man with a wife and family.

You know, a friend called me.

About an article
about the shooting.

And I-I try not to
read those things.

It talked about the
man who killed Ray.

And how he was shot many times.

- It never mentioned Ray's name.
- Tell that to the media.

Will they even listen?

Someone from your office tried to get
me on a TV show, and they didn't want me.

A t the arraignment,
we'll control things.

"A band of brothers."
What's that from, the Bible?

Shakespeare. It's Henry V.

What? Free
Shakespeare in the Park.

Anyways, that's how we are around here—
"A band of brothers." Briscoe gets it.

He was on the job. Oh, so
was Salazar. He was in the 64.

Oh, and then you went to the
D.A.'s? I was retired on a medical.

Three-quartered? Yeah.

So you were wounded in action.

Did you guys know Bruno Johnson
before you went there with the warrant?

Hey, you carry a
badge, you heard about

Bruno Johnson— armed
robber, drug enforcer...

That's his file. But did
you know him personally?

No.

For me and Hernandez he
was just a name on a warrant.

By the way, a warrant
for armed assault. All right.

But you went in way ahead of your backup.
We had guys on the stairs, the exit areas.

Who knew where this guy
was going when we knocked?

Sure it wasn't a cowboy thing?

Do you want me to justify
this with procedural policy?

- If that's your concern, I can do it.
- Yeah. It's always a concern.

Why don't you come into the lockers and
look at Ray's shrine? That's our concern.

- We want Johnson convicted.
- Look, Hagen,

we're obliged to ask the same
questions the defense is gonna ask.

Yeah, sure. Everybody's got
their own way of doin' things.

[Sighs]

[Man] We have video feed on
our side. How's your connection?

[Gaffney] Elena, you
should sit here with the kids.

The prosecutor's
just arrived. Okay.

That's a live camera on Johnson.
Any particular way you want him shown?

Oh, thanks. Yeah, this is Kibre.

Yeah, can you just do, uh, just his
face? Could I see a head shot, yes.

Oh, that's good.
Thank you very much.

What the hell is this? A
live feed from the hospital.

You didn't fight it. Oh,
well, that was weeks ago.

And you never said a word about the
grieving widow and the weeping kids.

In what universe do you
think that I'll let you do this?

It validates your claim that
Mr. Johnson hovers at the edge of death.

And you're trying to steal
the show. I never had any

doubt that the media would
be here at your invitation.

We're ready. Both
picture and sound are up.

Great. Shut it down. Mike, there's
precedent. You didn't argue against this.

I'm arguing it now. I
want an immediate hearing

on Mr. Johnson's
constitutional rights to appear.

Bruno, we're traveling.

Electronic appearance is
provided for under article 182.

With the consent of the
defendant, Your Honor.

You didn't argue against a claim of,
"concern for his medical condition."

Well, who could know
how quickly he'd recover?

Mr. Johnson wants, and deserves
to participate in his own defense.

Ms. Kibre, is there any current
medical opinion that contradicts this?

Dr. Sachs, Mr. Johnson's physician,
continues to express concern.

- Is Dr. Sachs here to testify?
- No, Your Honor.

Your Honor, let me put Mr. Johnson on the
phone with you. He'll tell you himself...

how good he's feeling, and that
he wants to be here. No need.

We'll begin arraignment in two hours. State
will provide transport for Mr. Johnson.

Thank you, Your Honor.

[Crowd Chanting] Police
brutality! Set Bruno free!

Police brutality!
Set Bruno free!

[Chanting Continues]

Folks, move in. Mr. Johnson
has something to say.

I appreciate the support.

The love of my family...

and the love from
everybody who knows...

what was done to me
was dead—dead wrong.

That's it. Thank you.

Hang in, Elena. People
will want to hear from you.

We're going demonstrate
how wrong it was...

for the police to hunt
and shoot this man down.

Elena— Elena— Let her go.

- He won this one.
- This is a federal civil suit...

against the police
department and the city...

in the amount of $20 million,
filed on behalf of Mr. Johnson.

They destroyed this
man's life, and they will pay.

- Thank you very much.
- [Reporters Clamoring]

Your press. All good.

- Good enough to save my ass?
- Well, today's headlines
wrap tomorrow's fish.

- We can't slack off.
- Well, now, I'll just kill another cop.

Whoa. Don't ever say
that, not even to me.

- You're an innocent man.
- Man, any time think about it like that,
it just don't seem like much fun.

You like sex? Yeah.

[Chuckles] In fact,
why don't you spread

the word, tell 'em
they didn't shoot it off?

I want some party when
you get me up out of here.

Now, that's the future. How about
a nice conjugal visit with Amada?

You have to marry
her. Marry her?

Why the hell I gotta marry
her? Can't I just lie? No.

Because lying won't
get your picture in the

Ledger, but marrying
the mother of your child...

The bitch is just gonna take
the money from the law suit. No!

I will write you an
iron-clad prenup.

Look, loving
husband, good father...

It rounds out your image.

Seems like my image is all we got,
huh? No, we got lots of stuff to explore.

Let's review all the
good deeds you've done

in the course of your
long, criminal career.

[Chuckles]

[Branch] Next, he'll
be father of the year.

Isn't this guy a career
criminal? A lot of arrests,

not many indictments,
and few convictions.

There's not much we can
actually use in the Sandoval.

Well, whatever there is,
make sure Anderlee sees

all of it. Well, most
of it won't be allowed.

Most of it? Doesn't matter.

The judge will see it and
know he's not a very nice guy.

A cop killer, he's suing us?

We want to win this one, ladies.

Also, take a more jaundiced
look at this Detective Hernandez.

- You said he was our hero.
- [Chuckles] If he's not our hero,
make damn sure we know it first.

[Man] Listen to this. A woman
complains that Hernandez...

"failed to return phone
calls on 18 occasions."

I could paper my apartment
with disciplinary complaints.

So you guys just can't
decide whose side you're on.

Disciplinary files?
Come on, give us a break.

- What is this, "Trash Ray" day?
- Look, guys, I know this sucks, but
we have to cover every possible angle.

Stop selling yourself as a cop,
Briscoe. You're an insult to Ray's memory.

I'm what? What did you say?

Walk it off.

Yeah, get me out of here before
I end up in one of these files.

You know the worst
part? I'm with them.

I mean, we're looking into
stuff that means nothing.

The defense might find
hidden meanings in nothing.

The priors are a litany of violent
acts that define a pattern of behavior.

Even the attempted
shooting of another police

officer before the murder
of Detective Hernandez.

My client was arrested
for that, and not indicted.

It's clearly inadmissible.
Your client...

seems to have a number of
indictments that were recently dismissed.

Suggesting that he
was falsely accused.

Or had amazing luck. In any
case, those are clearly not allowed.

[Chuckles] But Your Honor, I
assume that you'll allow the fact...

that the officers were executing a
warrant when the shooting occurred.

I'll allow that, but in very limited
form. No mention of armed assault.

I thought we were calling Anderlee
a prosecutor's judge? She is.

Oh, come on, Tracey, if we can't emphasize
that the warrant was for armed assault,

how do we explain why the
cops needed armed backup?

The cops slip it
into the testimony.

Yeah, and the defense
will object, and she'll sustain.

And the jury will hear it. She favors
us, she's just hamstrung by the law.

- Favors us how?
- I cheated a little today.

Are you confessing
an impropriety?

The man had a lot of dismissals.
Might mean something, might not.

But I want to see him go down.

He's a cop killer,
a career criminal...

Lillian read through
his file. Very nasty stuff.

And I had to disallow.
He's got Mike LaSalle.

When I first took the bench—
I think it was my third trial...

Mike LaSalle put the
moves on me in chambers.

- LaSalle actually touched you?
- As a prosecutor I would have
gone for harassment.

But I didn't think that was the
way to start out my judicial career.

So, I threatened him with contempt,
went home, and took a long, hot shower.

Someday, you'll have
to face him and be fair.

The burden of the bench.

[Man] There's something
suspicious with your cop killer.

Johnson had three charges
dismissed on the same day.

Two possessions with
intent, and a gun violation.

Well, believe it or not, Kapoor,
that's pretty minor charges.

Probably someone in our office
just didn't want to deal with it.

How about an armed
assault? That's not minor.

Johnson shot and wounded
a man named Tancred Harlan.

It was dismissed
the first day of trial.

No one could be that lucky. Have
Briscoe and Salazar find Tancred Harlan.

I read the paper. And I'm glad
the cops shot him full of holes.

Man shot me twice.

I'm layin' there, and the man
come and shoot me again.

You even had eye witnesses. A bullet
they take out of me matched Johnson's gun.

So what happened?
Why was it dismissed?

I don't know. I didn't
hear about it for two days.

- You weren't in court?
- They told me not to go.

Who told you? A cop told me.

- Who was this cop?
- Federal cop, like FBI or somethin'.

Show me his badge, say stay
away. Don't know his name.

Listen, I got to get to the
clinic, get my methadone.

Yeah, go ahead.

I'm guessing Bruno Johnson
was a snitch. He said FBI.

It could have been D.E.A.,
A.T.F. Talking hundreds of agents.

- How do we find who worked him?
- The feds have a typical
push-pull with snitches.

They're never
totally out of touch.

I think the visitor's
log at Rikers prison

hospital might be a
shortcut to who this guy is.

Agent Meriwether.
You've made several visits

to Bruno Johnson
in the prison hospital.

I assume that was work-related.

Well, Mr. Johnson provides information
relevant to ongoing federal cases.

- His information's pretty good?
- Depends.

Well, something bought him
a dismissal on armed assault.

Well, we use resources
just like you do.

What kind of cases was
Johnson working on?

Our work relates
to national security.

Johnson informed
on terrorism cases?

I'm not saying what he did.
But you expect us to buy...

that he was helping keep
us safe from Al Qaeda?

Come on, you feds
need new material.

Hey, lady, everything
has linkage.

I break privilege, and none of
my informants are gonna trust me.

I'm getting the feeling
that the death of

Detective Ray Hernandez
doesn't matter much to you.

You want to take a
stand on that attitude?

You want to take
a stand for justice?

Oh, wait— Hey, hey,
hey, hey, come on. Look.

We all wear a badge.

One question that doesn't
go anywhere near privilege.

Have you been called as a
witness for Johnson's defense?

[Sighs]

That son of a bitch.

Worst-case scenario: Johnson was
an informant on a police corruption case.

And if it was one involving those
cops who knocked on his door,

suddenly his self-defense
argument gets stronger.

But we've checked
on all those cops.

Hernandez, Burke,
Blakely— everyone on backup.

Forget checking files.
Get to those cops.

If they want their
buddy's killer convicted,

they're gonna have to
work with us, come clean.

Let me guess, you found
out when Ray was 10, he

jumped a turnstile for a
free ride on the "R" train.

Hey, guys, why don't we call a truce and
see if we can do each other some good, huh?

A federal agent named Meriwether
has been called in as a defense witness.

That look tells me that you guys
knew that Johnson was a snitch.

We knew, but we didn't
know. Oh, he's smart.

The jury's gonna love
an answer like that.

You guys want your
buddy's killer to walk?

We knew about the snitching
from the street, that's all.

Yeah, we thought it'd make Johnson look
good, so we figured nobody should know.

From now on, don't
figure. All right. [Sighs]

Now the big question. Did Johnson
have dirt on anybody in the precinct?

There's always some guy in every precinct
that the I.A.B. or the Feds are lookin' at.

Hey, I've been there myself,
but that's not an answer.

- Is that why you went to Johnson's door?
- I swear on my son's life,

the only thing we went
to do was serve a warrant.

- You buy it?
- Maybe I'm too close to
my gold shield, or too old a dog...

- I buy it.
- The cops had no agenda to kill Johnson?

- I'm with Briscoe.
- Thanks.

We could ask for a
delay, file motions to

access federal materials
relating to Johnson.

No. We'll be in assisted
care before the feds give

us anything. We have to
fight with what we have.

[Bailiff]All rise. The
Court is now in session.

Give your attention
and you shall be heard.

The Honorable Judge
Amanda Anderlee presiding.

You may be seated.

This is Bruno Johnson
at a fight club less than

two weeks before the murder
of Detective Hernandez.

He's a powerful man...

who used to brag that the
police would never take him alive.

He meant that. When
Detectives Burke and Hernandez...

came to this door and
identified themselves,

without answering, Bruno
Johnson fired from ambush.

Both men were knocked down...

from the impact of the .45-caliber
slugs to their bulletproof vests.

Bruno Johnson then
stepped out from hiding.

He crossed to Detective
Raymond Hernandez.

He took aim and
shot him in the throat.

Mr. LaSalle.

Ladies and
gentlemen of the jury.

You just heard a story.

[Gavel Raps]

Your Honor, it is unfair that I should
have to compete with these theatrics.

Court Officers, please remove all
uniformed members of the police force,

and there will be no
uniformed presence...

for the remainder
of this proceeding.

I think I'd like to withhold
my opening remarks

until after the People
have rested, Your Honor.

It's a highly unusual request.

In view of the disruption, you may
delay your statement, Mr. LaSalle.

Thank you.

A single bullet tore through the trachea,
severed the right interior carotid artery,

then exited, just missing
the vertebral column.

Death resulted from...

A torn artery feeds large quantities
of blood into the damaged trachea.

The victim aspirates and chokes.

Effectively, he drowns
in his own blood.

No more questions.

Dr. Roy. [Clears Throat]

Were any bullet fragments
recovered from this wound?

The bullet passed through.
Nothing was recovered.

Uh-huh. So you can't say from
what gun this bullet was fired.

No, we cannot.

Could you say with certainty that this
bullet was fired from Mr. Johnson's weapon?

- I cannot.
- There was a lot of shooting going on.

Could a police bullet have ricocheted
and struck Detective Hernandez?

Objection. Calls
for speculation.

- I'm going to allow it.
- It's possible,

but the wound appears to have been made by
an intact bullet, not a misshapen bullet,

as is usually the
case in a ricochet.

Thank you, Dr. Roy.

[Detective Burke] Eleven shots
were fired from inside the apartment.

I was hit on my
vest, and went down.

I looked over and saw that Ray—

Detective Hernandez—
Was down too.

- What happened then?
- Johnson came out.

He looked at Ray, and shot him.

Then he ran for the fire exit.

- [Sobbing]
- Thank you, Detective Burke.

Detective, how long have
you served on the force?

Eleven years.

And for nine of those years, were
you actively investigating homicides?

That's correct.

Do you have any expertise in determining
from which direction shots are fired?

I was assigned to
ballistics for three years.

Your Honor, I request permission to
use Detective Burke as an expert witness.

Objection. Detective Burke was
called as an eyewitness, not an expert.

Overruled. Detective Burke
claims some expertise in ballistics.

But confine your questions
to that arena, Mr. LaSalle.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Detective, were these shots...

fired by you and Ray
Hernandez at Mr. Johnson?

- Yes, they were.
- So as an experienced homicide detective,

can you tell me which shots
were fired first through the door?

The shots fired by Mr. Johnson
or shots fired by you?

I was there. I sure as hell
know who fired first. Johnson.

Yes, but I'm asking you as an
experienced homicide investigator.

Can you determine from the pattern
of shots on the door, who fired first?

No. But I know what I saw.

Thank you, Detective.

[Gaffney] He tainted
our best witness.

I'd just say he diluted
some of the effect.

Okay, you want to
parse words, "diluted."

But by delaying his opening statement,
he gets to address the jury mid-trial...

and put his spin
on it. Miss Kibre!

We just got the defense
witness list. Two names.

Their own medical
examiner would not say...

that the bullet that killed Ray
Hernandez came from Mr. Johnson's gun.

Their eyewitness,
Detective Burke,

could not corroborate
his own testimony,

could not say that Mr. Johnson fired
at the police before they fired at him.

So, let's break some new ground.

Let's find out why
these detectives...

went to that apartment
to murder Bruno Johnson.

When judges were informed
that Mr. Johnson helped us,

they were willing to dismiss
certain cases against him.

- They valued his efforts, and you did too.
- That's correct.

Thank you, Agent
Meriwether. No more questions.

That's it? That's
a lot of nothin'.

Relax. You have no
idea where this is going.

Agent Meriwether, how
many convictions resulted

from information
provided by Mr. Johnson?

Uh, cases are in the works.

That's not an answer.

Has one single conviction resulted
from information given by Bruno Johnson?

- No.
- But he was paid off
with having cases dismissed.

He shot a man and
walked out of court.

- Why the special treatment?
- Your Honor, a dismissal is a dismissal.

Agent Meriwether can't testify as
to why an indictment was dismissed.

- Sustained.
- Thank you.

Withdrawn. [Sighs]
No more questions.

Will the Court allow these
documents offered as identification?

It will be marked as
Defendant Exhibit "F."

Redirect, Your Honor.

Agent Meriwether,

what can you tell us
about, uh, this document?

This is a, uh, transcribed
telephone conversation...

between Bruno Johnson
and, uh, Miles Plebo.

And why was this
conversation recorded?

Part of a federal
investigation into, uh,

drug dealing and
possible police corruption.

Police corruption?

- I ask that this be offered
into evidence, Your Honor.
- Objection.

- Overruled.
- Would you turn to page five,
Agent Meriwether?

I ask you to read line 18 of
the recorded conversation.

"Johnson: Who
they got over there,

"what will help with the
dealers on the street?

"Plebo: They own cops.

A guy named
Hernandez be settin' it up."

"They own cops. A guy named
Hernandez be settin’ it up."

Thank you, Agent Meriwether.

Ms. Kibre?

Your Honor, we'd like a
recess to review this document.

I want to keep this moving.
Best I can do is an early lunch.

Whatever they know that I don't know
can kill our case. Do you understand that?

Your husband's friends, they
must have been in trouble.

They weren't corrupt. I
mean, I'd have known.

We shared things.

Yeah, then why's his
name in the transcript?

- Court reconvenes in five minutes.
- All right, I'll go it alone.

While I'm vamping on a smile and
a shoe shine, find me something.

Anything.

I don't know if any investigation of
Hernandez was done. It wasn't my case.

Can we assume that the mention of
his name didn't warrant an investigation?

That isn't what I said.

Since you don't know if
an investigation was done,

how about why an
investigation wasn't done?

[LaSalle] Your Honor, objection.
Conjecture. This is a fishing expedition.

- The State has no rhyme
or no reason— - Withdrawn.

In that transcript, is there any
mention of Hernandez's first name?

No.

There's nothing about
his first name or rank?

No, nothing, uh— No.

Is there any mention of the precinct
where this man Hernandez worked?

Uh, I believe not. No.

Are you aware that
126 police officers...

with the surname "Hernandez”
currently serve within our five boroughs?

I didn't know that.

Can you swear that the man
referred to in this transcript...

is in fact Detective
Raymond Hernandez...

Our victim, who was
murdered by Bruno Johnson?

No. Uh, I-I can't do that.

Well...

No more questions.

Branch wants to see
us. He saw the Post.

You mean he read, quote, "Federal
Agent Frederick Meriwether...

devoured on cross
examination," end quote?

I'll cop. I liked reading that.

Well, to further
gratify your ego,

Branch is about to give us "attaboys"
over pastries from Maison Frères.

Ooh! Sweeten us up
for the "P" word. [Dinging]

A plea. Put it on the table now
while you got him on the ropes.

A lot of people feel justice would
be a needle in Johnson's arm.

Yeah, why cut slack? Their
self-defense theory's been shredded.

Well, you discredited some hearsay
about Hernandez and that's good.

But what else is
there out there?

I mean, their
self-defense theory is still

sitting in a wheelchair
in front of that jury.

If even one juror takes pity...

We owe something to
Hernandez's widow and those cops.

- They have very strong feelings.
- Address those feelings
with guaranteed punishment.

You can do that with a plea.
A verdict is never certain.

- Doesn't he have an awful way
of being right?
- Yeah.

Okay, I'll put 20
to life on the table.

You got to try this.

It's pretty good,
even if it is French.

- [LaSalle] Life without possibility.
- Don't let him talk you into this.

I'm not talking
him into anything.

Taking a plea is his decision.

Well, he's a lawyer.

He's gonna try to scare you
into doing whatever works for him.

But you have to
fight. This is your life.

That's what you're concerned
about? [Sighs] You're my husband.

[Chuckling] Look,
don't worry, woman.

What works for you, works
for him, works for all of y'all.

And that's the money.
Ain't I right, counselor?

It's the money. That's why there's
all this concern for my life, right?

- The plea kills the law suit.
- [Chuckles] But you know, y'all in luck.

Because I'm in it
for the money too.

See, I'm nothin' unless I'm
free with millions, you heard?

You need one juror.

To get that juror, you
need something big.

Big? I'm the
biggest thing we got.

- Why don't you put me on the stand?
- Ethically,

I'm supposed to talk you
out of putting yourself at risk.

All or nothing—are
you up for that?

- Yeah, you like that, don't you?
- Yeah.

[Laughs] Me too.

Well, let's make it
one hell of a story.

Shots came through the door,

fragments of metal hit my face.

When the shooting stopped,
you returned fire? Oh, yeah.

I shot through the door.

Then I found the
handle and pulled it open.

Why didn't you just stay
in the apartment? Hide.

No, I knew they'd
trap me like a animal.

Kill me. So I ran out.

Two police were
lying there in the hall.

I ran for the fire exit.

Bullets started
slammin' me from behind.

You were shot 11 times in
the back. Is that what you felt?

Yeah. My leg, it
was like rubber.

I fell. Laid there.

Bullets knockin' into me. I
thought, "Oh, my God, I'm dyin'."

Then it got quiet. Quiet.
And I was still alive.

The police stopped
shooting. Yeah.

Then I prayed.

"Lord God, I've been
bad. I done bad things.

"I beg you, now that I'm dyin',

please let me see that
glory beyond the mountain."

That was 11 seconds of prayer.

So, for 1 1 seconds,
the shooting stopped.

- Did the cops think they'd killed you?
- Objection, calls for a conclusion.

- Sustained.
- After you prayed, what happened?

I saw shadows. I heard voices.

Police lookin' down on me.

Seein' I was alive.

Then the shooting started again,

bullets pounding
the last breath I had.

They shot until I played
dead. Or I was dead.

Then a light from the TV crew...

I thought, this is the wondrous
glow of the almighty God.

No further questions.

- Ms. Kibre?
- It's compelling testimony, Mr. Johnson.

But let's go back a bit,
before any shots were fired.

You were in your apartment.

- What made you aware
that someone was at the door?
- I heard a knock.

You didn't hear any voices?
The police identified themselves.

- No.
- Is it your custom to answer
your door with gun in hand?

I knew the police were out
to kill me. So I was armed.

- Intent on killing?
- Intent on defending myself.

Do you deny that you deliberately
killed Detective Raymond Hernandez?

I shot through that door. I don't
know where those bullets went.

Look, I feel sorrow
for what happened.

That man's family is left
with the burden of his death.

Like I'm left with the
burden of my life. Look at me.

No more questions.

[Briscoe] Praying for God's forgiveness.
Why do stone killers always go there?

Establishing the 11-second
pause with a prayer—very smart.

You know, that's the place
to impeach him. But how?

We can go back over witness
statements from the police canvass.

No, forget it. We did
that. The neighbors claim...

that they heard machine guns,
grenades, thousands of rounds.

You know, Johnson
talked about the TV lights.

[Man] "The wondrous
glow of almighty God."

Okay, here's a question. When
did cameras first arrive on the scene?

- [Man Chattering On Police Radio]
- Get those guys with the cameras
outta there!

[Gunfire] Get down!
Get goin' home!

[Remote Clicks, TV
Shuts Off] We were picking

up stuff of the crowd,
and then we heard that.

- Fifteen shots.
- Do those shots correspond
to these holes in this door?

[LaSalle] Objection, Your Honor.
Witness was not on the scene.

- He can't testify to that.
- Sustained.

Withdrawn. So after
that pause, you hear this.

- [One Gunshot]
- Yeah, one shot.

A single shot was fired into the
throat of Detective Hernandez.

Objection. Witness has no way of
knowing where that shot was fired.

Ms. Kibre hasn't asked a
question yet, Mr. LaSalle.

Yes, but the way she was framing
the question was leading the witness.

- Then object when she asks the question.
- Withdrawn.

Four seconds after that
single shot, you hear this.

[Rapid Gunfire]

[Gunfire Continues]

[Continues]

[Gunfire Ends] [Shuts Off TV]

How many shots can be
heard on your tape, Mr. Vilis?

I counted 86.

Is there an 11-second pause
anywhere in that barrage of gunfire?

- Not that I hear.
- Is there any pause at all?

No.

So after that, were any
other gunshots heard?

No. The paramedics
are going in. It's over.

I'll see you in hell.

Thank you.

Guilty. [Paper Rustling]

Guilty.

Guilty.

Guilty.

- Not guilty.
- [Sighs]

Is there anything you'd like to
see from the trial that would help?

You saw him. He's
been punished enough.

Come on. You want to
feel sorry for someone?

There's a man outside
my building in a wheelchair.

He's a war hero,
not a cop killer.

Settle down. This lady's
feelings will be respected in here.

You heard the prosecutor. The man you
see now is not the man that did the crime.

This is the man. Remember?

Hey, how you doing, man?

[Softly] We heard
they came back in.

Yeah, they just came in.

What's going on? What
are you doin' out here?

Why don't you guys go in.

- We're not allowed till it's over.
- I'll stay here with you guys.

Yeah, me too.

- The judge has the verdict.
- I'm dyin' over here.

The foreman's speaking.

- They got him!
- [Cops Cheering]

What?

We fought the good fight,
Bruno. All you lost was money.

Hey, it hurts.

Where you going? Damn lawyers.

Once again, I concede defeat.

The last case we
had was a hung jury.

That's wasn't what
I was talking about.

Thank you.

[Howling]