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Previously on The Practice.
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I shot him, andI watched his neck explode.And it was joyous.
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If I had a daughter
and somebody killed her,
I'd want him dead.
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You think the jury
will think like that?
I do.
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My advice--
temporary insanity.
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Your daughter was murdered.
The pressure of the trial
topped off with an acquittal.
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- You snapped.
- I knew what I was doing.
I won't pretend otherwise.
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Gerald--
No!
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If Gerald Braun came
to you before and said,
"Oh, by the way,
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I'm going to kill Ronald
Martin," I hardly think you'd
give him your moral blessing.
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Well, you would be wrong,
Mr. Goode,
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because Dr. Braun
did come to me,
and I did give him my blessing.
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You encouraged Dr. Braun
to commit a homicide.
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This is not an appropriate thing
rabbis should do
with their congregants.
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Mr. Warner?
Yes?
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Detective Belle, Boston Police.
Would you place your hands
behind your back please, sir?
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Don't you think you gave him
the righteousness he needed
to see it through?
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Let's not kid ourselves.
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Ronald Martin is dead
in large part because of you.
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Notice of appearance
of a new D.A.
in the Braun trial.
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Asher Silverman?
What? You know this guy?
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Asher Silverman is a legend.
He has never lost
a murder trial.
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That was the sanest moment
of my life. I'll get
right on that stand and say so.
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Say it like that
and wave bye-bye
to your wife and world.
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-Who the hell's side are you on?
-This D.A. isn't good.
He is great!
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And if he can convince
those jurors to ignore
the cheering and the sympathy,
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you both go away!
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Commonwealth versus
David Piper.
Sexual intercourse with a minor.
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Eugene Young for the defendant.
We'll waive reading,
plead not guilty.
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As for personal recognizance,
no priors.
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- You askin' bail?
- No.
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[ Judge Zisk ]How old is the girl?
Thirteen, Your Honor.
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Trial date, June the 20th.
See Probation.
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[ Gavel Raps ]
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So where's Mr. Donnell?
He's in trial this week.
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Can you come by the office?
This report is a little sketchy,
and I need more information.
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What's gonna happen to me?
Well, I won't say
nothin', David.
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A 13-year-old girl.
I mean--
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She's 14 now,
and she consented.
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That doesn't matter
when it's statutory rape.
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Statutory rape.
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She was 13.
That sink in at all with you?
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I fell in love with her, man.
And what?
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Did she report you?
Was it her parents?
I think it was her doctor.
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Her doctor?
Did she get hurt?
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No, man.
She got pregnant.
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[ Line Ringing ]
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[ Cell Door Opens, Closes ]
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[ Sirens Wailing ]
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Mr. Berluti,
what can you tell us?
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- We expect to show
he didn't do it.
- But he said he did it.
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He only admitted to
shooting the guy in the head,
causing his death forthwith.
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That isn't necessarily murder
when there are
mitigating circumstances.
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[ Voices Overlapping ]
Like what?
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The guy had it comin'!
No comment. Good-bye.
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Were you talkin' to them?
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Sound bites.
Nothing of substance.
[ Man ] Rabbi?
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- [ Woman ] Rabbi Silverman,
what is your position?
- There.
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Rabbi Silverman,
what is your position?
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He looks like a corpse.
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The judge gonna
let him wear the little cap?
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Jury nullification
basically means...
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telling the jury to acquit
even though
the defendant is guilty.
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Lawyers aren't technically
allowed to make this argument,
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but they invariably
find a way to do it anyway.
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Watch it. And Bobby Donnell
is expected to do it here.
He'll be saying,
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"Hey, whatever the law says,
you can't put
Gerald Braun in jail."
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It can be effective
with sympathetic defendants,
and the prosecution knows this.
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That's why they brought in
Asher Silverman.
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If the defense takes
a holier-than-thou position,
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you can bet Rabbi Silverman will
have something to say about it.
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How old are you, David?
I'm 19.
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Nineteen. Okay.
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And the victim, Melanie White--
Are you two still on good terms?
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Yeah.
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What about her parents?
Any chance they don't hate you?
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She's only got her mother,
and I don't think
she's too happy.
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But she ain't threatening
to kill me or nothin'.
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Is there any chance
that Melanie or her mother
would speak on your behalf?
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Hey, this is all gonna
come down to sentencing,
so whatever help we can get--
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I don't know about Mrs. White,
but I know Melanie would come.
She's with me now.
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What?
Yeah, she's out there
waiting.
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Well, she can come in.
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Come on in, baby.
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Mr. Young, this is Melanie.Melanie, Mr. Young.
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Hi.
Hi.
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So, you twoare on good terms?
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Didn't you tell him?
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Look, Mr. Young,
we love each other, all right?
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And we both wanna
have this baby.
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[ Electronic Humming ]
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[ Chattering ]
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[ Woman ] Let's get
some seats in the back.
[ Man ] All right.
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[ Sighs ]
Last chance.
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We'll still take manslaughter--
voluntary.
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I think not.
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He could walk.
I think not.
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- It's an honor
to be up against you.
- Jimmy.
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- But we're not afraid.
- [ Man ]All rise.
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The State of Massachusettsversus Gerald Braun.
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Our sources say the prosecution
will first be putting up...
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an eyewitness by the name
of Chris Varley,
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who was out walking his dog
that day and saw Dr. Braun
shoot Mr. Martin.
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The medical examineris scheduled to follow.
You believe this?
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Every station is covering it.
This will definitely
put us on the map.
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Yeah.
Nice map.
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[ Varley ]
He just walked up real calm,
raised the gun and shot him.
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What did you do, sir?
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Well, I just kind of
froze up.
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There was blood coming out
of the guy's neck.
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And then, uh,he took, like, two steps,
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pointed the gun again...
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and shot him in the head,
and that was it.
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Did you have opportunity
to observe the demeanor
of the defendant, sir?
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He seemed as calm
as he could be.
Hmm.
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What happened after
the shooting, Mr. Varley?
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Well, he looked up,
said to me,
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"I suggest
you notify the police."
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Just like that.Real calm.
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"I suggest you notifythe police,"
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like it wasn't even
a 911.
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The first shotwasn't fatal.You can see...
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it only nicked
the carotid sinus
at the bifurcation.
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What about the second shot?
Your Honor, I renew
my objections to these photos.
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- Overruled.
- Any probative value
they might have--
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- Mr. Donnell--
- We'll stipulate the injuries
were both bloody and fatal.
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Mr. Donnell,
the court advises you
to take your seat. Now!
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Thank you.
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Mr. Silverman,you may proceed.
What about the second shot?
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[ Woman ]
The bullet entered the temporal
lobe just above the eye socket,
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causing a pressure explosion
of the upper brain and skull.
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Do you have a medical opinion
as to how long it took
Ronald Martin to die?
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[ Woman ] From the time
of the first wound, probably
about 30 to 40 seconds.
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Do you have an opinion as to
whether the victim suffered?
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For 20 seconds or so,
he was drowning
in his own blood.
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I would consider that suffering.
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I thought it went very well.
[ Braun ]
"Well"?
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- That was well?
- Dr. Braun, you gotta expect--
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The prosecution's gonna try
to make you look like
Charles Manson or something.
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I think so far,
you're comin' off
a normal killer.
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- And now, we put on our case.
- Which is just the three of us?
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No.
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It'll just be you.
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I thought I was first?
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If I put you on that stand,
Mrs. Braun,
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they can get it out on cross
how calm Gerald seemed
before he left.
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Your being in the courtroom
is enough. I think
it shows you support him.
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- What about me?
- Too dangerous.
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[ Danny ] But the whole point
is to show Gerald had
some moral empowerment.
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If I don't take the stand--
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If I put you in that chair,
Asher Silverman
can blast away...
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at our moral justification
theory with no risk
to alienating the jury.
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With Jerry, he has to tiptoe.
The jury feels sorry for Jerry.
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- He's a victim. You're not.
- Even so, I can support
Gerald's state of mind.
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I don't want our case
depending on the jury...
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liking or accepting you,
because they won't.
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Why don't we just arguetemporary insanity?
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No!
They'll let you go.
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I wasn't insane. I won't
say that I was, damn it.
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Are you ready
with your testimony?
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Yeah.
I'm ready.
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Mr. Donnell, you may call
your first witness.
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Thank you, Your Honor.
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The defense calls
Dr. Gerald Braun.
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[ Spectators Murmuring ]
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I'll remind the gallery
to stay silent.
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Raise your right hand,
please.
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Do you swear to tell the truth,
the whole truth and nothing
but the truth, so help you God?
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So help me God.
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No comment.This was not newinformation they put on.
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I can't respond.
We all know Dr. Braun
pulled the trigger.
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So what's the point
of the eyewitness?
No comment at this time. Sorry.
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And it's no secret that
the guy's head and neck
kind of exploded.
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This was all stipulated to.
They were just trying to be
inflammatory with those photos.
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How many times
do I gotta say "no comment"?
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- Mr. Donnell,what is your comment?
- Sound bites, nothing more.
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Mr. Donnell,
what is your comment?
We need to find out--
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The defense wants to proveheat of passion, but thisis where it gets tricky.
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Normally, heat of passion
means a flash of rage,
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or that the defendantsomehow lost control.
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But here, we have
eyewitness accounts
as to how calm Dr. Braun was.
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The defense is basically arguing
that the passion here
is moral passion--
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that Dr. Braun was compelled
by an overwhelming moral force
that made him pull the trigger.
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A stretch? Maybe.
But remember,
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if the defense can prove
heat of any passion,
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Dr. Braun will walk
completely free,
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because manslaughter is not
an option for the jury here.
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The prosecution is gambling,
and they are going
all or nothing.
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[ TV Shuts Off ]
Wow.
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Why did you want off
this case? Any lawyer
would want in on this.
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Heat of passion?
Please.
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I'm all for representing
a client zealously,
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but arguing the morality
of murder really isn't my niche.
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A defense is a defense, Ellenor.
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If memory serves me correctly,
you had a client who said
the devil made him do it.
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- You had no problem
arguing that.
- What's your point?
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My point is, I think
you're taking offense here...
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as a Jew
and not as a lawyer.
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And I'm not allowed to do that?
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Well, there is that
"separation of church
and state" thing, remember?
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Yeah, but what I do as a lawyer
isn't state action, Lindsay.
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Oh, please.
[ Rebecca ]
Whoa.
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I think we should
change the subject.
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Exactly why did you go
to Rabbi Warner that night?
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Well, because I was
in tremendous,
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I guess, rage,
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and because...
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I could think only
of killing Ronald Martin.
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Did you expect
to change your mind?
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No. No, uh,
it's not what it was about.
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[ Bobby ]What was it about?
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I wanted to know ifI was evil for wantingto kill Ronald Martin.
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I-I wanted to know
if God would understand.
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And how did
Rabbi Warner respond?
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He said that God
would understand.
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[ Bobby ]Did he say anything else?
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[ Braun ]He said that betweenRonald Martin going free...
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and Ronald Martin being dead,
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it was more moral
for him to be dead.
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Mrs. White,
thanks for coming.
What's this all about?
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Uh, this is gonna sound
a little bit out there,
but just the same, we, uh--
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You know, David and Melanie,
maybe it would be best
for you two...
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to wait outside
at first.
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And I'll call you back in
later, okay?
225
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Okay.
226
00:13:45,111 --> 00:13:47,247
It's gonna hit the fan
in there now.
Yeah, I know.
227
00:13:47,313 --> 00:13:49,482
How are you feeling?
Oh, I'm good.
228
00:13:49,549 --> 00:13:52,718
Long as I sleep on my side
and he doesn't start
kicking at night--
229
00:13:52,785 --> 00:13:57,090
I hate the heartburn.
Some people say that means
he's gonna be born with hair.
230
00:13:57,157 --> 00:13:59,760
Oh.
[ David ]You hope it's just hair.
231
00:13:59,826 --> 00:14:01,594
We should have done
that amnio thing.
232
00:14:02,996 --> 00:14:05,699
So do you have kids?
233
00:14:05,766 --> 00:14:07,834
No.
234
00:14:07,901 --> 00:14:11,004
I got out of the car.
235
00:14:11,071 --> 00:14:14,941
I started walking toward him
with the gun in my hand.
236
00:14:15,008 --> 00:14:17,678
- So you went there to kill him?
- Yeah.
237
00:14:17,744 --> 00:14:20,547
And I hoped I would.
238
00:14:20,614 --> 00:14:26,287
But, uh, I also knew
the reality of
going through with it.
239
00:14:26,353 --> 00:14:29,456
And, um,
as I approached him,
240
00:14:29,523 --> 00:14:32,526
I became less and less sure
that I would.
241
00:14:32,593 --> 00:14:34,795
Less sure?
How?
242
00:14:34,862 --> 00:14:38,065
I kept expecting
this impulse...
243
00:14:38,132 --> 00:14:42,436
to, um, suddenly, uh--
244
00:14:44,138 --> 00:14:47,609
to suddenly tell me that
I was about to do evil.
245
00:14:47,675 --> 00:14:51,946
I-I-I half expectedsomething in my brain...
246
00:14:52,013 --> 00:14:55,483
to say,
"Stop. This is wrong."
247
00:14:55,550 --> 00:14:57,519
Did that impulse come?
248
00:14:58,853 --> 00:15:00,988
No.
249
00:15:02,624 --> 00:15:05,260
And as I got to him,
250
00:15:05,327 --> 00:15:09,097
the sensation that I felt
was that, um,
251
00:15:09,164 --> 00:15:11,166
this was right.
252
00:15:11,233 --> 00:15:15,637
Ronald Martin
should be dead.
253
00:15:15,703 --> 00:15:20,675
And as I raised the gun
and-and-and pointed it,
254
00:15:20,742 --> 00:15:22,711
I knew it more.
255
00:15:22,778 --> 00:15:25,781
My-My hand didn't shake.
256
00:15:25,848 --> 00:15:28,651
It was steady.
257
00:15:28,717 --> 00:15:32,020
When I pulled the trigger,
258
00:15:32,087 --> 00:15:35,390
I saw the blood shoot out
from his neck.
259
00:15:37,393 --> 00:15:40,396
I, um--
260
00:15:40,463 --> 00:15:44,567
I aimed for his head,
but I shot him in the neck--
261
00:15:44,633 --> 00:15:46,635
in the throat.
262
00:15:46,702 --> 00:15:51,740
And, um,
I heard him choking,
263
00:15:51,807 --> 00:15:56,079
and, uh,
I remember thinking...
264
00:15:58,014 --> 00:16:00,049
this is godly,
265
00:16:01,150 --> 00:16:03,186
because, um,
266
00:16:03,252 --> 00:16:07,456
this man had strangledmy daughter.
267
00:16:07,523 --> 00:16:12,261
How fitting that, um,he should choke.
268
00:16:13,697 --> 00:16:16,265
That seemed to be...
269
00:16:16,332 --> 00:16:19,469
the most godly thing
in all of this.
270
00:16:21,605 --> 00:16:23,840
And, um,
271
00:16:23,907 --> 00:16:26,175
then I pulled
the trigger again.
272
00:16:26,243 --> 00:16:31,881
I fired the gun,
and he was gone.
273
00:16:31,948 --> 00:16:35,219
Do you regret killing
Ronald Martin?
274
00:16:37,354 --> 00:16:39,289
I, um--
275
00:16:42,692 --> 00:16:46,263
I regret the pain
I brought his family.
276
00:16:46,330 --> 00:16:49,399
I know their pain.
277
00:16:49,466 --> 00:16:51,468
But...
278
00:16:51,535 --> 00:16:55,105
I believe it is justfor him to be dead.
279
00:16:55,172 --> 00:16:59,109
I-- I do.
I--
280
00:17:01,812 --> 00:17:07,151
I believe I owed it
to my daughter to kill him.
281
00:17:07,217 --> 00:17:13,158
And, um, I pray to God...
282
00:17:13,224 --> 00:17:15,560
that she knows.
283
00:17:24,235 --> 00:17:26,637
Did you actually expect me
to go along with this?
284
00:17:26,704 --> 00:17:31,176
Mrs. White, I don't know you,
and I have no
expectations whatsoever.
285
00:17:31,242 --> 00:17:33,578
I'm just saying that
they say they love each other.
286
00:17:33,645 --> 00:17:37,148
They say they plan
to be married one day.
I'm saying...
287
00:17:37,215 --> 00:17:40,686
he has a better chance
of staying out of jail
if they get married now.
288
00:17:40,752 --> 00:17:43,822
Do you even see
how despicable this is?
289
00:17:43,889 --> 00:17:47,058
This may be
in your daughter's
best interest.
290
00:17:47,125 --> 00:17:51,062
I've spoken to a social worker,
and all I ask is that
you meet with her--
291
00:17:51,129 --> 00:17:53,064
Oh!
so that we can--
292
00:17:53,131 --> 00:17:55,301
Mrs. White!
293
00:18:03,142 --> 00:18:07,613
I have a son
who's a few years younger
than your daughter.
294
00:18:07,679 --> 00:18:12,719
I know. Now,
meet with the social worker.
295
00:18:12,785 --> 00:18:15,755
If you're still against it,
I'll respect that
and back off.
296
00:18:15,822 --> 00:18:18,658
But your daughter wants
to keep her baby,
297
00:18:18,725 --> 00:18:23,530
and this is more complicated
than you know.
298
00:18:23,596 --> 00:18:26,766
I just ask you to meet
with the social worker.
299
00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:30,337
Please?
300
00:18:34,241 --> 00:18:38,145
You did great.
But now is where it gets tough.
301
00:18:38,211 --> 00:18:42,815
Let me tell you a few things
about Silverman. He stays still,
almost motionless sometimes.
302
00:18:42,882 --> 00:18:46,619
He'll slowly move towards you.
He won't shout
or thump his chest.
303
00:18:46,686 --> 00:18:50,323
He just moves in very slowly,
trying to intimidate you.
304
00:18:50,390 --> 00:18:54,027
They call him the picker-off,
'cause he stands still,
then he strikes.
305
00:18:54,094 --> 00:18:57,297
You just speak
from what's in there.
306
00:18:57,364 --> 00:18:59,566
Don't fall for word games.
307
00:18:59,633 --> 00:19:02,169
Don't try to make the jury
think you're smarter than him.
308
00:19:02,235 --> 00:19:04,371
You don't have
to be careful here.
309
00:19:04,437 --> 00:19:08,241
Everybody knows what you did,
and we're not hiding anything.
310
00:19:11,912 --> 00:19:13,314
[ Knocking ]
We're back.
311
00:19:13,381 --> 00:19:16,016
- All right.
- Thanks, Bobby.
312
00:19:16,083 --> 00:19:19,187
[ Danny ]
Let's go.
313
00:19:26,727 --> 00:19:28,897
I don't mean to be harsh
with you, Danny.
Understand.
314
00:19:28,963 --> 00:19:32,633
I got a defense here--
I understand you perfectly.
315
00:19:43,277 --> 00:19:45,547
She'll be here any second.
I just called
their office again.
316
00:19:45,614 --> 00:19:49,684
Okay.
Thank you.
Ooh!
317
00:19:51,986 --> 00:19:54,356
There he goes again.
Feel.
318
00:19:54,423 --> 00:19:57,158
He's a little rascal,
isn't he?
319
00:19:57,226 --> 00:19:59,761
Yeah.
[ Groans ]
320
00:19:59,828 --> 00:20:04,066
That one kind of hurt.Mama?
321
00:20:04,133 --> 00:20:06,468
I really wanna keep my baby.
322
00:20:06,535 --> 00:20:09,104
I know that
I can take care of him.
I know I can.
323
00:20:09,171 --> 00:20:13,608
We've talked about this
before, Melanie.
You're 14 years old.
324
00:20:13,675 --> 00:20:16,946
You have schooland you have your lifeahead of you.
325
00:20:19,849 --> 00:20:23,986
Mommy, this is my baby.
326
00:20:26,255 --> 00:20:28,023
[ Knocking ]
327
00:20:28,090 --> 00:20:32,327
Hi. Uh, are you Melanie?
328
00:20:34,764 --> 00:20:36,699
[ Judge Vinocour ]
Mr. Silverman, you can begin.
329
00:20:51,481 --> 00:20:54,150
You were aware of
what you were doing
when you killed Ronald Martin?
330
00:20:54,217 --> 00:20:56,019
Acutely.
331
00:20:56,086 --> 00:20:59,489
And you felt God would
understand your doing this?
332
00:21:00,824 --> 00:21:04,227
I wasn't sure.
That's why I went
to my rabbi.
333
00:21:04,294 --> 00:21:09,800
Is it your thinkingthat one may commita premeditated murder...
334
00:21:09,866 --> 00:21:11,902
so long as he gets
a note from his rabbi?
335
00:21:11,968 --> 00:21:15,472
The jury heard my thinking,Mr. Silverman.
336
00:21:15,539 --> 00:21:19,376
Is it your belief,
337
00:21:19,443 --> 00:21:23,347
sitting here today
in this courtroom,
338
00:21:23,414 --> 00:21:26,016
that God would embrace
your bloodletting?
339
00:21:26,082 --> 00:21:27,918
It is.
340
00:21:27,984 --> 00:21:30,654
Would you care to offer
authority for this position?
341
00:21:30,721 --> 00:21:32,990
Exodus:
342
00:21:33,057 --> 00:21:35,792
"He who fatally
strikes a man
shall be put to death."
343
00:21:35,859 --> 00:21:39,196
Genesis:"Whoever sheds the bloodof a man,
344
00:21:39,263 --> 00:21:42,199
by man shall his bloodbe shed."
345
00:21:42,266 --> 00:21:47,204
Then according
to Exodus and Genesis,
346
00:21:47,271 --> 00:21:49,707
should you now be put to death?
347
00:21:49,774 --> 00:21:53,210
I didn't take
an innocent life.
According to the Torah,
348
00:21:53,277 --> 00:21:56,681
Ronald Martin had forfeitedhis right to live...
349
00:21:56,748 --> 00:21:58,983
by murdering
an innocent person.
350
00:21:59,050 --> 00:22:02,987
- I had a Jewish right
to do what I did.
- Jewish right?
351
00:22:03,054 --> 00:22:04,756
A Jewish right.
352
00:22:04,822 --> 00:22:08,092
I'll assume you're aware
of the Talmud's view
on capital punishment?
353
00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:12,330
I'll assume you're aware that
when Eichmann directed the
murder of six million people,
354
00:22:12,397 --> 00:22:16,234
we kidnapped him,
brought him to Jerusalem
and hanged him.
355
00:22:16,301 --> 00:22:19,637
- And then we cheered.
- Eichmann was responsible
for mass murder.
356
00:22:19,704 --> 00:22:22,507
Are you comparing
Ronald Martin to Eichmann?
357
00:22:22,574 --> 00:22:27,813
I'm suggesting that sometimes,
vengeance is right.
358
00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:31,316
And I won't let you
stand up there as a rabbi--
359
00:22:31,383 --> 00:22:35,053
- Move to strike.
- This is my day in court,
Rabbi, not yours!
360
00:22:35,120 --> 00:22:37,890
[ Gavel Banging ][ Judge Vinocour ]All right! Silence!
361
00:22:37,956 --> 00:22:41,860
Be quiet.
The witness may finish.
362
00:22:45,197 --> 00:22:50,303
You come into this roomwearing your yarmulke...
363
00:22:50,369 --> 00:22:55,441
to send a message to that jury
that you condemn me as a Jew.
364
00:22:55,508 --> 00:22:59,245
No, Dr. Braun.
365
00:22:59,312 --> 00:23:01,814
I condemn you as a murderer.
366
00:23:01,881 --> 00:23:05,284
But, Rabbi,
you're in here as a Jew.
367
00:23:05,351 --> 00:23:07,220
And you're testifying
as a Jew...
368
00:23:07,286 --> 00:23:11,524
that you had the right
to commit a religious murder?
369
00:23:11,590 --> 00:23:16,362
- Because to forgive a murderer
is not the Jewish way.
- You mean, it's not your way.
370
00:23:16,429 --> 00:23:20,366
When God confronted Cain
after the murder of Abel,
he didn't forgive him.
371
00:23:20,434 --> 00:23:25,639
He shouted out to him,
"Your brother's blood cries out
to me from the ground."
372
00:23:25,705 --> 00:23:29,243
- God shouted that!
- And God shouted out to you?
373
00:23:29,309 --> 00:23:32,612
No! My daughter did!
374
00:23:34,214 --> 00:23:38,085
Her blood cried out to me!
375
00:23:38,152 --> 00:23:40,154
Her blood!
376
00:23:41,555 --> 00:23:45,492
And that's the real truth,
isn't it, Dr. Braun?
377
00:23:45,559 --> 00:23:47,862
When you raised that gun,
378
00:23:47,928 --> 00:23:51,331
you didn't hear
Exodus or Genesis.
379
00:23:51,398 --> 00:23:55,002
You didn't hear
the Talmud or the Torah.
You didn't see God.
380
00:23:55,069 --> 00:23:59,206
You only saw
your daughter's blood.
381
00:24:02,409 --> 00:24:05,713
And that's the real truth.
382
00:24:10,050 --> 00:24:13,254
[ Woman ]
This isn't just changing diapers
or taking care of a baby.
383
00:24:13,321 --> 00:24:17,092
This is raising a child.
Do you think you really know
what that entails?
384
00:24:18,759 --> 00:24:21,396
Probably not,
but, um, we're ready to learn.
385
00:24:21,462 --> 00:24:26,467
Forget the
"takes a village" crap.
The village is out of order.
386
00:24:26,534 --> 00:24:28,769
The child needs parents.
387
00:24:28,837 --> 00:24:30,638
Look, we'll do
whatever we have to.
388
00:24:30,705 --> 00:24:33,508
How long have you two
been together?
389
00:24:33,574 --> 00:24:36,211
Will they arrest me again
if I tell?
390
00:24:36,277 --> 00:24:38,146
No.
391
00:24:38,213 --> 00:24:40,949
Almost two years.
392
00:24:41,016 --> 00:24:43,552
[ Woman ] Do you havea place of dwelling?
Yes.
393
00:24:43,619 --> 00:24:47,723
I have a two-bedroom
in Brighton. We plan to turn
the extra room into a nursery.
394
00:24:47,789 --> 00:24:52,894
- [ Sighs ]
How much money do you make?
- 660 a week.
395
00:24:52,961 --> 00:24:55,564
But I'm supposedto be promoted to foremanin October,
396
00:24:55,631 --> 00:24:58,367
which takes me to 725.
397
00:24:58,434 --> 00:25:03,139
- Plus, I get insurance
for Melanie and the baby.
- And I'm not covered right now.
398
00:25:03,205 --> 00:25:06,575
Hmm.
399
00:25:06,642 --> 00:25:08,710
Uh, do you work, ma'am?
400
00:25:10,712 --> 00:25:12,681
I work for a courier service.
401
00:25:12,748 --> 00:25:15,885
And how much do you make?
490 a week.
402
00:25:28,498 --> 00:25:30,933
Danny.
403
00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:32,802
It's 10:30.
404
00:25:40,677 --> 00:25:43,313
Couldn't sleep.
405
00:25:48,785 --> 00:25:52,956
- Closing arguments?
- Yeah.
406
00:25:55,192 --> 00:25:57,861
Look, Bobby, I--
407
00:26:01,932 --> 00:26:04,935
You and I go back
to high school together.
408
00:26:07,037 --> 00:26:12,376
I understand Gerald
doing what he did.
409
00:26:12,443 --> 00:26:14,878
But you, I--
410
00:26:16,547 --> 00:26:18,882
Say what you have to say.
411
00:26:18,949 --> 00:26:23,421
You know Gerald Braun
like you know me.
412
00:26:23,487 --> 00:26:29,427
You had to know
he was considering to go out
and shoot Ronald Martin.
413
00:26:29,493 --> 00:26:34,265
You may not have thought
he was going to, but you knew
there was a possibility, Danny.
414
00:26:34,332 --> 00:26:36,835
You think I wanted him
to execute Ronald Martin?
415
00:26:36,901 --> 00:26:39,570
I think that
you could have stopped him,
and you didn't.
416
00:26:39,637 --> 00:26:42,974
Guilty bycommission or omission,it doesn't matter.
417
00:26:43,041 --> 00:26:46,377
But invoking God
to excuse you, Danny?
418
00:26:46,444 --> 00:26:50,248
It just-- It--
It makes me ill.
419
00:26:50,314 --> 00:26:53,418
This from a man
who routinely
defends murderers.
420
00:26:53,485 --> 00:26:56,187
We both chose our professions.
I'm a criminal defense attorney.
421
00:26:56,254 --> 00:26:59,924
They see me coming.
You're a rabbi.
422
00:27:04,128 --> 00:27:07,932
When Donna Braun was murdered,
423
00:27:07,999 --> 00:27:10,235
Jerry--
424
00:27:10,302 --> 00:27:13,905
Jerry, he-he became lost.
425
00:27:16,308 --> 00:27:18,310
And so did you.
426
00:27:30,690 --> 00:27:33,258
There's an ancient custom
in Jewish law.
427
00:27:33,325 --> 00:27:35,160
[ Speaks Hebrew ]
428
00:27:35,227 --> 00:27:37,730
Translated, it means
if a Jew is found murdered,
429
00:27:37,797 --> 00:27:41,000
let him be buried
in his bloody clothes.
430
00:27:41,066 --> 00:27:43,836
We bury himas we found him...
431
00:27:43,903 --> 00:27:48,941
to provoke in people fury
and the desire to avenge.
432
00:27:50,376 --> 00:27:52,978
Donna Braun was buried...
433
00:27:53,046 --> 00:27:56,416
in the clothes
she was strangled in.
434
00:27:57,817 --> 00:28:00,921
Does this make
vengeance right?
Of course not.
435
00:28:00,987 --> 00:28:05,926
But it does help explain
the mind-set of Gerald Braun.
436
00:28:05,992 --> 00:28:10,797
Filled with the rageover his daughter's murder,
437
00:28:10,864 --> 00:28:13,099
instilled with
the religious doctrine...
438
00:28:13,166 --> 00:28:16,102
that anyone who takes
an innocent life...
439
00:28:16,169 --> 00:28:19,072
must forfeit his life,
440
00:28:19,139 --> 00:28:21,908
it becomes easy to seewhy Gerald Braun...
441
00:28:21,975 --> 00:28:27,748
was so impassionedto believe he was right.
442
00:28:28,715 --> 00:28:30,851
He went to his own rabbi,
443
00:28:30,917 --> 00:28:32,919
who compoundedthis passion...
444
00:28:32,986 --> 00:28:38,159
by saying it was more moral
for Ronald Martin
to be dead than free.
445
00:28:38,225 --> 00:28:41,195
In the mixture of this
religious influence...
446
00:28:41,262 --> 00:28:44,665
and his own rageand religious pain,
447
00:28:44,731 --> 00:28:47,668
he marched towardRonald Martin witha loaded gun in his hand.
448
00:28:47,735 --> 00:28:51,505
And with each step,
as he got closer
and closer to the man...
449
00:28:51,572 --> 00:28:54,141
who choked the life
out of his only daughter,
450
00:28:54,208 --> 00:28:57,779
he waited for the impulse
to tell him, "Stop!"
451
00:29:00,181 --> 00:29:02,216
Instead,
452
00:29:04,586 --> 00:29:09,224
he saw Donna's face.
453
00:29:11,826 --> 00:29:15,029
He heard the passages...
454
00:29:15,097 --> 00:29:18,166
from Exodus and Leviticus.
455
00:29:18,233 --> 00:29:22,170
"Eye for an eye."
"He who sheds the blood of man."
456
00:29:22,237 --> 00:29:25,007
"Vengeance is mine."
God said that.
457
00:29:25,073 --> 00:29:27,242
"Vengeance is mine!"
458
00:29:27,309 --> 00:29:31,446
And suddenly that night,
vengeance was Gerald Braun's.
459
00:29:31,513 --> 00:29:34,482
In the heat of moral
and religious passion,
460
00:29:34,549 --> 00:29:36,484
in the heat of horrible grief,
461
00:29:36,552 --> 00:29:40,589
vengeance became his.
462
00:29:42,090 --> 00:29:44,159
Was he right?
463
00:29:44,226 --> 00:29:46,562
No.
464
00:29:47,963 --> 00:29:52,335
Does this man
belong in prison?
465
00:29:52,401 --> 00:29:55,271
Of course not.
466
00:29:55,338 --> 00:29:57,906
For whatever reason,
Gerald Braun felt...
467
00:29:57,973 --> 00:30:02,545
he was in God's hands
that night.
468
00:30:04,313 --> 00:30:07,283
But there's no doubt,
ladies and gentlemen
of the jury,
469
00:30:09,252 --> 00:30:11,187
today...
470
00:30:13,089 --> 00:30:15,591
he's now in yours.
471
00:30:34,344 --> 00:30:37,214
I ask not that you abandon
your compassion for this man.
472
00:30:37,281 --> 00:30:41,318
I ask simply thatyou not be blinded by it.
473
00:30:41,385 --> 00:30:44,989
We could pass a lawpermitting parents...
474
00:30:45,055 --> 00:30:47,724
to avenge the deaths
of their murdered children.
475
00:30:47,791 --> 00:30:51,095
We choose not to.
476
00:30:51,161 --> 00:30:53,964
We could pass a law
permitting religion...
477
00:30:54,031 --> 00:30:56,400
to be an excuse
for certain types
of homicides.
478
00:30:56,466 --> 00:30:58,268
We choose not to.
479
00:30:58,335 --> 00:31:00,537
We could live in a society...
480
00:31:00,605 --> 00:31:03,440
that considers revenge murder
to be moral.
481
00:31:03,508 --> 00:31:05,776
We choose not to.
482
00:31:05,843 --> 00:31:08,312
Now, this man
by his own admission...
483
00:31:08,379 --> 00:31:12,617
knowingly and reflectively
executed another human being.
484
00:31:12,683 --> 00:31:16,354
You heard that defendantaccuse me...
485
00:31:16,421 --> 00:31:21,992
of being here both as a rabbi
and a district attorney.
486
00:31:22,060 --> 00:31:24,929
In truth,
I am here threefold--
487
00:31:24,996 --> 00:31:29,901
a lawyer, a rabbi
and a man.
488
00:31:29,968 --> 00:31:33,004
And when he suggests
to this jury...
489
00:31:33,071 --> 00:31:36,174
that you ignorethe clear intent of law,
490
00:31:36,241 --> 00:31:40,846
he offends my sensibilitiesas a district attorney.
491
00:31:40,912 --> 00:31:43,582
And when he champions...
492
00:31:43,649 --> 00:31:47,586
revenge murder as being
in keeping with Judaism,
493
00:31:47,653 --> 00:31:49,655
he offends me as a rabbi!
494
00:31:49,721 --> 00:31:51,990
And when he claims that...
495
00:31:52,057 --> 00:31:54,059
what he did was moral,
496
00:31:54,125 --> 00:31:57,763
he offends morality itself.
497
00:31:57,829 --> 00:32:01,667
And I take it personally
as a man!
498
00:32:05,204 --> 00:32:08,207
It will be a great insult
to human nature...
499
00:32:08,274 --> 00:32:10,442
not to understand
why he did this,
500
00:32:10,509 --> 00:32:15,247
but it is an even
greater outrage to mankind
to tolerate it.
501
00:32:17,216 --> 00:32:19,786
Any and every trial...
502
00:32:19,852 --> 00:32:22,521
ultimately...
503
00:32:22,588 --> 00:32:24,891
becomes about...
504
00:32:24,957 --> 00:32:27,727
the truth.
505
00:32:27,794 --> 00:32:29,629
And the truth...
506
00:32:29,696 --> 00:32:33,633
which each and
every one of you swore to...
507
00:32:37,270 --> 00:32:40,473
was to uphold the law.
508
00:33:01,661 --> 00:33:06,700
You are proposing instead
of Mr. Piper going to jail
for statutory rape,
509
00:33:06,767 --> 00:33:11,038
he should be allowed to go free
so he can marry the victim?
510
00:33:11,104 --> 00:33:14,374
Uh, Your Honor,
I would ask you
to consider the following--
511
00:33:14,442 --> 00:33:16,477
I won't consider anything
that escapes your mouth,
counselor.
512
00:33:16,544 --> 00:33:20,180
You're here representing him.
I'm more concerned about her.
513
00:33:20,247 --> 00:33:22,416
She's 14 years old,
for God's sake.
514
00:33:22,483 --> 00:33:24,585
Which is why
I've brought Cindy McGuire
from Child Welfare.
515
00:33:24,652 --> 00:33:28,289
[ Sighs ]
You're recommending this?
516
00:33:28,356 --> 00:33:30,591
The idea makes me nauseous,
517
00:33:30,658 --> 00:33:33,261
but my concern is for
the girl and for the baby.
518
00:33:33,327 --> 00:33:36,898
- And?
- This man seems able
to provide a home.
519
00:33:36,965 --> 00:33:40,601
If he goes to jail, we're
likely looking at a foster home
for the child. Plus--
520
00:33:40,668 --> 00:33:43,504
- What about the grandmother?
- Well, then we're
looking at welfare.
521
00:33:43,571 --> 00:33:46,140
She can't afford
to take care of a baby.
522
00:33:46,207 --> 00:33:48,877
With all due respect
to my bias, Your Honor,
this isn't unprecedented.
523
00:33:48,943 --> 00:33:52,246
These kinds of marriages
have been recommended
before with minors...
524
00:33:52,313 --> 00:33:55,484
when the sex is consensual,
both partners
are committed to marriage,
525
00:33:55,550 --> 00:33:59,053
and the father is the only
real means of financial support.
526
00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:00,955
That's what we've got here.
527
00:34:01,022 --> 00:34:04,259
That doesn't make it
any less putrid.
528
00:34:04,326 --> 00:34:07,128
What the hell kind of message
does this send?
529
00:34:07,196 --> 00:34:11,300
You can commit statutory rape
so long as you marry
the child after?
530
00:34:11,366 --> 00:34:14,636
Okay, look.There are a hundred reasonsto condemn the idea.
531
00:34:14,703 --> 00:34:18,540
But the fact is,
I'm not here to send
a message to society.
532
00:34:18,607 --> 00:34:20,876
I've got a pregnant
14-year-old girl.
533
00:34:20,943 --> 00:34:23,645
I'm trying to figure outwhat's best for her,
534
00:34:23,712 --> 00:34:26,148
what's best for
this one particular baby.
535
00:34:26,215 --> 00:34:29,584
My recommendation is that
you give them a chance.
536
00:34:32,154 --> 00:34:35,257
Mrs. White?
537
00:34:35,324 --> 00:34:38,127
My daughter wants to, uh,
raise her child, Your Honor.
538
00:34:38,193 --> 00:34:40,363
She wants her baby
to have a father.
539
00:34:40,430 --> 00:34:44,334
And they love each other.
540
00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:47,036
So-- I'm not a judge.
541
00:34:47,102 --> 00:34:51,307
I-- I don't know.
542
00:34:54,444 --> 00:34:58,148
Something tells me I'm gonna
wake up tomorrow morning
feeling sick about this,
543
00:34:58,214 --> 00:35:02,518
but for now,
I'm going to accept
Miss McGuire's recommendation...
544
00:35:02,585 --> 00:35:06,189
conditioned on
marriage counseling
to begin immediately.
545
00:35:06,256 --> 00:35:09,625
[ Groans ]
546
00:35:09,693 --> 00:35:12,162
You may not like it,
young lady,
but believe it or not,
547
00:35:12,228 --> 00:35:13,997
14-year-olds
still have things to learn.
548
00:35:14,064 --> 00:35:18,301
I'm not groaning about that,
Your Honor.
[ Groans ]
549
00:35:18,368 --> 00:35:22,373
Oh! I think
my water just broke.
What?
550
00:35:22,439 --> 00:35:25,876
Adjourned. Go!
Go, go, go!
Somebody call 911!
551
00:35:25,942 --> 00:35:27,711
It's gonna be okay.
Bailiff?
552
00:35:31,415 --> 00:35:33,650
The jury has come back
with a question.
553
00:35:33,717 --> 00:35:36,653
They want to know
if manslaughter is an option,
554
00:35:36,720 --> 00:35:40,624
which means that
they don't want to find him
guilty of murder.
555
00:35:40,691 --> 00:35:43,560
But nor do they wantto see him walk free.
556
00:35:43,627 --> 00:35:47,431
Now, which prospect
they dislike more,
that's anybody's guess.
557
00:35:51,836 --> 00:35:54,305
So who's gonna blink?
558
00:36:01,513 --> 00:36:05,717
I would be open to
a plea bargain for manslaughter.
559
00:36:08,152 --> 00:36:10,121
No.
560
00:36:10,187 --> 00:36:14,392
If they come back guilty,
you are going away
for a long time, Jerry.
561
00:36:14,459 --> 00:36:17,129
Manslaughter, I can get
most of all of it suspended.
562
00:36:17,195 --> 00:36:20,098
If Silverman's offering it,
he probably thinks he's losing.
563
00:36:20,165 --> 00:36:23,168
[ Sighs ]
Dr. Braun, listen to me.
564
00:36:23,235 --> 00:36:27,205
There's no possible way
to tell on this.
565
00:36:27,272 --> 00:36:29,875
I think that
you should take it.
566
00:36:33,912 --> 00:36:35,848
No.
567
00:36:37,415 --> 00:36:39,217
Gerald, please.
I said no.
568
00:36:39,284 --> 00:36:43,221
Damn it!
This isn't just about you.
569
00:36:43,288 --> 00:36:48,561
What am I going to do
if you go away?
570
00:36:48,627 --> 00:36:51,597
I don't know how we're gonna
get through any of this.
571
00:36:51,664 --> 00:36:54,533
But if we're not together,
we don't have a chance.
572
00:36:57,970 --> 00:37:02,541
Damn it. Jerry--
573
00:37:08,747 --> 00:37:10,850
I could survive
being found guilty.
574
00:37:10,917 --> 00:37:15,221
I could survivebeing exonerated.
575
00:37:15,288 --> 00:37:19,358
But in-between--
576
00:37:19,425 --> 00:37:21,260
I don't think
I could survive that.
577
00:37:21,327 --> 00:37:24,297
Yes.
578
00:37:24,363 --> 00:37:28,134
I know that's hard
to understand,
579
00:37:28,201 --> 00:37:30,303
but I can't
accept manslaughter.
580
00:37:45,885 --> 00:37:47,854
[ Woman On P.A. ]
Dr. Robalar,
call Labor and Delivery,
581
00:37:47,921 --> 00:37:49,756
extension 216.
582
00:37:49,823 --> 00:37:53,027
Dr. Robalar,
pick up extension 216.
Hey.
583
00:37:53,093 --> 00:37:56,030
Hey.
Fully dilated.
584
00:37:56,096 --> 00:37:58,065
Any minute.
All right.
585
00:37:58,132 --> 00:38:00,400
How'd it go in court?
586
00:38:00,467 --> 00:38:04,104
Great. Judge
is gonna let them marry.
587
00:38:05,740 --> 00:38:07,808
What the hell
am I doin', Beck?
588
00:38:07,875 --> 00:38:11,779
She's 14.
I'm askin' a judge--
What the hell am I doing?
589
00:38:11,846 --> 00:38:15,249
She's trying to keep
her family together.
590
00:38:15,316 --> 00:38:19,787
She's 14.
What does she know?
591
00:38:19,854 --> 00:38:22,089
Yeah.
592
00:38:22,157 --> 00:38:24,092
Yeah.
593
00:38:28,563 --> 00:38:31,566
I got pregnant
when I was 15.
594
00:38:34,702 --> 00:38:37,405
And?
595
00:38:37,472 --> 00:38:41,176
Mm-hmm.
596
00:38:41,242 --> 00:38:44,479
For me,
it was the right decision.
597
00:38:44,545 --> 00:38:48,116
I mean, I was 15.
What was I gonna do with a baby?
598
00:38:50,652 --> 00:38:54,823
But not a day goes by
that I don't think about it.
599
00:38:57,493 --> 00:39:00,429
Yeah, Beck.
600
00:39:00,496 --> 00:39:04,433
But she's 14,
having a baby...
601
00:39:04,500 --> 00:39:07,269
and planning
to get married.
602
00:39:07,336 --> 00:39:09,338
Yeah, but she's a girl...
603
00:39:09,405 --> 00:39:13,475
who's listening
to some voice inside...
604
00:39:13,542 --> 00:39:17,113
telling her what
she thinks is right.
605
00:39:17,179 --> 00:39:23,119
And I don't know, Eugene.
Maybe she is right.
606
00:39:25,321 --> 00:39:27,690
I hope she is.
607
00:39:30,860 --> 00:39:32,762
[ Sighs ]
608
00:39:47,244 --> 00:39:49,679
Will the defendant
please rise?
609
00:40:00,257 --> 00:40:02,425
Ladies and gentlemen
of the jury,
have you reached a verdict?
610
00:40:02,492 --> 00:40:05,763
- We have.
- Please proceed.
611
00:40:05,829 --> 00:40:08,832
On the charge of murderin the first degree,
612
00:40:08,899 --> 00:40:13,937
we find the defendant,
Gerald Braun, not guilty.
613
00:40:19,242 --> 00:40:21,211
On the charge of murder
in the second degree,
614
00:40:21,278 --> 00:40:25,015
we find the defendant,Gerald Braun, not guilty.
615
00:40:25,082 --> 00:40:28,018
- [ Spectators Murmuring ]
- Yes!
616
00:40:34,458 --> 00:40:38,930
[ Judge Vinocour ]
Ladies and gentlemen
of the jury, you are dismissed.
617
00:40:38,997 --> 00:40:42,766
- Thank you.
- [ ReportersShouting Questions ]
618
00:40:58,082 --> 00:41:00,919
Danny.
619
00:41:00,985 --> 00:41:03,021
[ Man ]
We want to ask you
a few questions.
620
00:41:03,087 --> 00:41:05,390
[ Jimmy ]
There's no cause to celebrate
a situation like this. Please.
621
00:41:05,457 --> 00:41:09,894
It's a great, great day.
One at a time.
Counselor, what do you do--
622
00:41:33,252 --> 00:41:35,688
You did it.
623
00:41:35,755 --> 00:41:38,491
Uh, actually,
you did it, Danny.
624
00:41:38,558 --> 00:41:40,760
Credit should go to you.
625
00:41:40,826 --> 00:41:44,597
We went with your theory,
and-- and the jury agreed.
626
00:41:44,664 --> 00:41:46,832
The execution was moral.
627
00:41:50,770 --> 00:41:53,439
The accessory charge
against me--
It still stands?
628
00:41:53,506 --> 00:41:57,943
That-- That'd be tough
to make now.
I wouldn't worry about it.
629
00:42:03,716 --> 00:42:07,053
I was, um--
630
00:42:07,120 --> 00:42:11,091
I was thinking about
maybe getting another lawyer
to handle it.
631
00:42:11,157 --> 00:42:14,828
I figured you gotta
be fried now.
632
00:42:16,262 --> 00:42:19,666
Maybe somebody else
should handle it.
633
00:42:23,970 --> 00:42:27,674
That--
That's probably best.
634
00:42:33,647 --> 00:42:39,086
Well, again,
great job.
635
00:42:41,288 --> 00:42:43,157
Thanks.
636
00:42:45,392 --> 00:42:48,062
Danny?
637
00:42:51,498 --> 00:42:54,802
Go with God.
638
00:42:56,003 --> 00:42:57,972
Yeah.
639
00:42:59,306 --> 00:43:01,175
You too.
640
00:43:17,392 --> 00:43:19,361
Wow.
641
00:43:24,499 --> 00:43:26,434
Isn't he beautiful?
642
00:43:26,875 --> 00:43:30,242
Hmm.
Oh, yeah.
643
00:43:30,308 --> 00:43:33,475
So much hair.
644
00:43:35,075 --> 00:43:37,575
How about that, huh?
[ Cooing ]
645
00:43:40,075 --> 00:43:43,108
Yeah.
How about that?
646
00:43:43,175 --> 00:43:45,642
[ Cooing Continues ]
647
00:44:45,908 --> 00:44:47,575
[ Woman ]You stinker!
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