All language subtitles for Accused s02e06 Vals Story.eng

- Remember, you're calm
and contrite.

- Calm and contrite.

- Can you say that and breathe, too?

We need you to appeal
to the jury.

- Is she testifying for me?

- The state's bringing her.

- She's testifying against me?

- We have to keep movin'.

(tense music)

- You have to help me, Jordan.

- Val, we can't talk to her.

(man): Your First Aid and CPR
certifications are current?

- Yeah. Just renewed.

- Mm-hmm. You were a paramedic?

- An EMT. I, I loved it.

Um, being calm in an emergency.

Yup, I love helping people,
you know, all of that.

- Yeah. Can I ask why you're not
looking for an EMT position now?

- Uh, ambulance hours are long,

and I have primary custody
of, um...

Yeah, so I, I need
something flexible.

- Okay. Um...

I'm seeing a long gap here
with no employment.

- Right. So, I um, I stopped
working when I had a baby.

My ex-husband, uh,
thought it would be best.

- Okay.
- I'm a really hard worker.

- You're overqualified
to just be driving patients

to medical appointments.

- Yeah, I know. Um...

I just, uh, my...

My alimony has run out,
and I could really use this job.

(sighs)
- Do you have your own car?

- Yes, I do!
The car's not overqualified.

(laughing)

I mean, it's not fancy.

Uh, but it is reliable.
Uh, like me.

- Okay.
Uh, thank you for coming in.

We'll get in touch.
- Oh, thank you.

- Yeah.
- Thank you so much.

And thank you for letting me
bring in Oliver.

- You're welcome.

- Buddy, can you say thanks?
- Thank you.

- Whatcha drawing there, Oliver?

- It's a "Destroy Anything
in Its Path" Robot.

These are all things
it's destroying.

- Oh! Yeah.

- Okay buddy, let's get you
to your dad's, okay?

- Did you get the job?

- Well, fingers crossed!
Let's go.

- Jason's dad is moving
out of their house.

Why do you have to move,
and Dad lives here?

- Uh, well, that's just the way
the judge decided things.

And besides, I like
our little place. Don't you?

- I guess.

- So, uh, your dad
is gonna drop you off

on Sunday night, okay?
- Okay.

- And you can call me,
for any reason.

All right? No matter what.
(phone buzzing)

Oh, not now, predatory lender.

- Who's Preta Torilender?

(chuckling)
- Um...

It's like if you borrowed
a candy bar

from that destroying robot,
and it wanted five back.

- Oh.
- Yeah. But it's fine.

I'm, I am fine!
No robot is gonna destroy me.

All right, you got a stuffie
and a toothbrush?

- I have like a million stuffies
from Jordan.

- Right. Of course you do.

- I know you don't like Jordan,
but she's nice.

- No, I... no, I-I do,
I do like her.

I do. And, and what matters
is that you like her.

- Yeah.
- Okay.

Oh wait.
Wait, wait, hold on, buddy.

We have to ring
the doorbell, okay?

- It's my house.
- Yeah, I know.

Just stay with me. Okay?

- Ha! Hi, Ollie!

- Hi, Jordan.

- Oliver is ready
for his weekend.

- Oliver. I missed you.

- I think, uh,
I think he's got everything.

- We have everything
he needs here!

- So, I hear.

- Hey, I need you to sign
this waiver.

We're going to an E-games
place on Sunday.

- Cool!
- Why does it need a waiver?

- I don't know.
It's just bumper cars

and laser tag.
I'm sure it's safe.

- Okay, you need to tell me
ahead of time

about these kinds of things.

- It just came up.
I'm looking at it for an event.

- Yeah, okay, well still,
we should've had a conversation.

- C'mon, Mom. Just sign it!

- Okay. Signed.

- Thank you.
- Mm-hmm. Okay, I love you.

- Love you too.
- Have fun.

- Hey, there's a present
waiting for you upstairs

in your bedroom. Go on.

- Uh, listen I needed to talk
to Trey about that sculpture.

- Okay. He's in the garage.
- What kinda mood is he in?

- His moods fine, Val.
It's always fine.

- I didn't make up
what he was like.

- I just...
- I didn't.

- Okay.
- Okay.

(distant whirring)

(whirring)

Trey. Trey.

I need to talk to you.

So, I'm, I'm a little behind
on my car payments,

and I need my car
for this new job,

so I wondered if I could
have this back.

- Why?

- Well, Annie's really
having a moment,

and her pieces are selling
for a lot of money online.

- I don't want to sell it.

- You never even liked it.

- We're not selling it.

- Trey, she was my friend.

I should've put it on the list
I gave the judge.

- Yeah, well, you didn't,

and it was a wedding present
to the both of us, so...

- I was very agitated
at the time.

- Look at yourself,
you're pathetic!

No kidding.

- Okay, I...
I'll split it with you,

the money. 50-50, okay?

I just, I need a car.
I need to take Oliver to school,

and, and to pick him up.

- And what are you doing
with the child support?

- Paying rent. I'm feeding
and clothing our son.

- Look, Val,
if this is all just too hard,

Jordan and I can
just take custody.

- You can't have him.

- Well, he could use
some stability.

Look, Val, let's just
be honest, okay?

You lost your last job,
you can't hold down your new one

and you are one mess-up away
from being a drunk again.

- I'm only like this
because of you.

Because of...
because of what you did to me.

(chuckling)
- No. No, no, no.

(grunting)

You were crazy when we met.

Which at the time,
was kind of hot. But now?

So, I'll just take this.

(tense music)

- It's mine!

- Take it from me.
- Mom!

Look at my new toy.

- It's cool bud.
I'll see you Sunday.

(kisses)

(quietly sobs)

- I don't know.

(breathing heavily)

(phone buzzing)

- Argh!

Okay. Okay.

(light music)

- Oh. I get it.

That blabbermouth Junior
filed a complaint...

...'cause I pushed him around.

- I'll get you a punching bag
for Christmas.

- ...and we'll be adding
the Tuesday night group,

that people have been
asking for.

And now, I'll open it up.

- Uh, yeah, I'll go.

Uh, yeah, I'm really
struggling this weekend.

- Val, uh, you're on mute.

- Oh sorry. Uh... here we go.

Yeah, I-I said I'm,
I'm struggling.

Uh, my kid is at his dad's
this weekend, and...

I just,
I hate dropping him off there.

I worry.

He drew this, uh,
this picture

of a "Destroy Anything
in Its Path Robot,"

and I thought,
"Oh, it's your dad!

Looks just like him!"

And then I thought,
I don't know, maybe,

maybe I'm the destroy
everything robot.

I mean, I, I chose my ex.

And his new wife,
she's so perfect.

You know?
Everything is, is calm,

and everything is clean,
and I just I don't know how

she's doing it,
because I feel like a mess.

I, I, I can't even work
as an EMT,

a job that I-I loved to do,
because I have panic attacks.

And... yeah, I know,
I know I shouldn't compare...

(sighs)
But I do.

Anyway...

I really, really, really
wanted a drink last night,

and I didn't have one.

Because the most important thing

is that I get to raise my kid.

Yeah, that's where I am today.

- Thank you for sharing, Val.
We're glad you're here. (truck engine roaring)

- Yeah.
- Can I offer a reflection?

(truck backing up beeps)
- Um, can you just hold on for a second?

God! Oh shoot!

Hey! Hey! What are you doing?
That's my car!

- I just go where they tell me.

- No, no, no, no, no. It's a...

Yes, hi this is
Valentina Pearce.

Uh, case number 9-4-6-3-2.

Yeah, yeah.
No, look, I know you called.

I was with my son,
I couldn't answer the phone.

Well, yeah, I can give you
a credit card now.

Actually, I'm gonna have
to put this on two cards.

Just gimme a second?
Do not take my car!

- You will hear that
the defendant described herself

to the police as
a long-suffering single mother,

devoted to her child.

But you will also hear evidence

of her reckless
financial behavior

and her unfortunate history
of alcohol abuse.

She demanded money
from the victim,

and when he refused,
she snapped,

and killed him.

(theme music)

(soft intriguing music)

- All right, have fun pal.
- Okay. Bye, Dad.

- Let's go, Oliver.

(Trey): Don't stay long.
(Jordan): Yep.

You got it?

- Shoot.

(exhales deeply)

Okay.

Okay.

(whirring)

(exhales deeply)

Okay.

(distant whirring)

(electric crackling)

(Trey grunts)

(clattering)

(sighs)

Trey?

Trey?

Trey?

(panting)

Come on.

- You're drunk!
(Val grunts)

- Please, please, please.

Huh?

- Come on.
(Val grunts)

(breathing heavily)

(suspenseful music)

(breathing heavily)

(call ringing)

Come on, come on, Jordan.
Pick up.

(loud pop music)

Jordan. Hi.
- Hey.

- Uh, oh, I, I tried calling.

- Oh, sorry.

- Yeah, I forgot, um,
there's this school project

that Oliver's supposed
to finish.

They have to do this
map of their world thing,

and it's, it's set up
all over the kitchen table,

and, and it's due tomorrow.

So, I wondered if I could
just take him with me.

- Now?
- Yeah, I mean,

it's a really important project.

- It's Trey's weekend.
He's meeting us for dinner.

- I actually told Trey
about it, so...

- Oh really? Let me call Trey.

(phone buzzing)

Hi, honey. Val's here
to take Oliver home,

so it'll just be us
for dinner, 'kay?

- Okay.

(bell ringing)

Okay, buddy. It's time to go.

- We just got here!
- Okay, well, we can come back,

all right?
- You never let me do

what I want to do!
- I do, actually.

- My stuff is still
at the house.

- Okay, well I'm sorry,
but we have to go.

Okay. I got the good
honey mustard.

And chocolate milk!

- We were supposed to do
laser tag

after the bumper cars.

- And that's why you get
to watch a video!

(video playing indistinctly)

(phone buzzing)

(sighs)

Hey, what's up?

- Are you somewhere
you can talk?

- Yeah. What's going on?

- Trey's dead.

- What?

- I'm sorry.
Maybe you should sit down.

- Okay.
- He didn't show up

at the restaurant, and he wasn't
answering his phone,

and so I came home and I...

Something electrical went wrong
in the garage.

- What do you mean
something electrical?

- I don't know.
I think it was the welder.

It wasn't set up right.

I don't know,
I couldn't really follow.

It shocked Trey's heart.

- Jordan, I'm, I'm so sorry.

- I feel so terrible
I wasn't home. I, I...

Maybe I could have
done something.

- No, there's nothing
you could have done.

Um, can I help in any way?

- I'm so sorry you're gonna
have to tell Oliver.

I... I hope he'll be okay.

- Me, too.
Um, thanks for calling.

- The state would like to call
Jordan Winter as a witness,

Your Honor.

(knocking on door)

(knocking on door)

- Ms. Pearce?
I'm Detective Ross.

- Oh! Hi.

- I wanted to ask you a few
questions about Trey Winter.

- Uh, okay. Why?

- You know he was found dead?

- Yeah. Uh, Jordan told me.
His wife. I'm sorry.

- Is your son here?

- Yeah,
I have to pick him up soon.

How long will this take?

- The sooner I ask
the questions, the better.

- Okay. Yeah, sure.
Uh, come on in.

- Great.

- Uh, do you want
water, coffee? Something?

- No thanks.

It would be helpful
if you could tell me

where you were on the day
of your ex-husband's death.

- Uh, uh... where I was? Why?

- Uh, just take me through
your day. Can we sit?

- Uh, yeah, sure.

Um, I... well my kid
was at his dad's.

Uh, so I did
a bunch of laundry.

And then I, I cleaned my car.

Um, I need it for this new job.

It's uh, medical driving.

It's just a,
it's a temporary thing.

And then, um...
Oh, I picked up Oliver

from this uh, bumper-car thing.

- Oh um, EZone?

- Yeah! Have you been there?

Yeah, I hope it's not forever
tied to this awful thing

in his mind.
His dad loved cars. So...

- What time was that?
That you picked him up.

- Oh, uh... I'm not sure. Um...

- So, you drove directly
to EZone?

You didn't go anywhere first?

- Yeah, I don't remember.
I don't think so.

- You know what? Take your time.

- Okay. I'm sorry. It's just,

it's been a really, um,
confusing week. So...

- You know, um, this might help.

(ominous music)

It's a neighbor's
doorbell video.

- Okay, uh...

I mean, yes.
I, I went to the house.

And when I was there,
I heard a sound from the garage,

and I, I went in,
and I found him. And...

Yeah, I mean, I don't know
what I was thinking.

I, I had a panic attack.

I get those, uh, sometimes,
and I think my brain

just uh, it shut off

when I realized
that he was dead.

- You didn't call 911?

- Well, I am 9-1-1.

I, I was an EMT,
that's my training.

- And you didn't
report the discovery?

You just left him there?

- Yeah, well that was wrong.

I was, uh, in shock.
And I, um...

I wanted to protect my son
from, from seeing any of it.

- You know, you don't need
to keep talking to me.

And you can have
a lawyer present, if you want.

- A lawyer? I mean,
I didn't do anything.

- Then why did you lie to me
about going into the house?

- Yes, I know I shouldn't have.

But I'm telling you
the truth now.

- Do you have someone
who can pick up your son?

- Um...

(buzzing)

- Hi.

- Yeah, I was, um,
hoping you could pick up

Oliver from school today.

I'm... being arrested.

(buzzing)

- Thanks.
- Yep.

- Ms. Pearce, I'm Marta Bryant.

I'm the public defender
assigned to your case.

- Oh, thank God. There's been
a huge misunderstanding!

- Your police report says
that you didn't report

your ex's death,
and lied about breaking in?

- Uh, I mean, yeah...
Look, I panicked.

Um, my ex-husband, he was...

He was abusive,
and he was cruel.

But I didn't kill him!

- How did he get partial custody

of your son, if he was abusive?

- Well, you know,
he had an expensive lawyer.

And he charmed the judge,

like he charmed everyone.

I spent our whole marriage
covering for him,

so there was,
there was no proof of any abuse.

(scoffs)

- All of that could just
give you more motive.

- I mean, okay, yeah,
I have motive,

but I have no idea
how I could have murdered him.

I mean what?
I shocked him with a welder?

How would I even do that?

- Look, I don't know
what the state will say yet,

but they have a dead body,

and they have an angry ex-wife
who broke into the house

at the time of death,
and then lied about being there.

So, it's just not
a good story for you.

You could take a plea.

We could get manslaughter,
a shorter sentence.

- No. I'm not gonna...
I'm not gonna lie

and say I killed Oliver's dad!
I'm not gonna do that.

So... so you have to find

some way to get me
outta here. Okay?

(buzzing)

(clears throat)

Uh, listen Jordan,
I know you don't like me,

but I am not a murderer.

- Why were you at the house?

- Okay, I, um...

I went to take back
the sculpture.

And when I was there,
I heard a noise in the garage,

and I found him.
And he was already gone.

I swear.

- It was the worst possible
moment for you to be there.

You know that?
- Yeah, I know.

It's like a nightmare.

How's Oliver?
What did you tell him?

- That you're helping the police
figure things out.

He's okay,
but he knows something's up.

He's smart.

- Well, thank you
for taking him.

I had no one else to call.

I can't believe
they're charging me.

I mean, how stupid
do they think I am?

If I, if I was going
to the house to kill Trey,

I, I would've
thought about cameras!

- That makes sense.
They just have to look closer.

You know?
Do, do what they do on TV.

Forensics.
They'll find something

that proves
this was an accident.

- You shouldn't have been
at the house.

- Yeah, I know but
I, I, I didn't do it.

- I know you didn't.

- Jordan?

- I have to go.
- Wait.

- It'll be okay. I know it will.

- Jordan, just hold on.
Can you please just...

(door closing)

(exhales deeply)

(buzzing)

(tense music)

(Val): I-I was so stupid
not to see it!

Jordan is the only one
who thinks I didn't do it

because she knows
that I'm innocent!

Because she killed him!

- Based on what?
- Well, she practically

just admitted it to me.
- That she killed him?

- Well, no, but you know I,
I could tell.

I could, I could see it
in her eyes.

- There's no evidence
that points to Jordan.

There's, there's nothing.
And the police

looked at the wife.
They always do.

- Look if you would have been
in the room,

you would've seen it, too. Okay?
And then she just, she ran.

- Okay. The only thing
to do right now is to focus

on your defense,
that you tried to revive him

after an accident, and make you
appealing to a jury.

- Isn't finding the real killer

gonna make me
a lot more appealing?

- No. It won't serve you
to point at Jordan

with no evidence. Trust me,
it will only make you seem

remorseless and vindictive.

- I can't have remorse
for something I didn't do!

- Have you ever known
the defendant to seem unstable?

- I mean, she's a single mom.
It's a lot.

- Did you send an email
to your husband

describing the defendant as,
quote...

"Scarily unhinged"?

- If I did, I was exaggerating.

The two of them shared a child,

sometimes
there were frustrations.

- Did you go on to say,

"I never know what
she's going to do next"?

- I guess I did.

(tense music)

- Can you verify that this is
your husband, Mr. Winter?

- Yes.

- These photographs were from
your social media accounts,

and your husband's.
Was this a vacation?

- Yeah. Sorry...

I've never been
in court before,

I didn't know
what this would be like.

I don't think Val did anything.

- No, no. That's not the purpose
of this exhibit.

We're just trying to give
the jury

a sense of who Trey was,

and of the life that was lost,

since he can't be with us
right now.

Could you tell us the story
of how you and your husband met?

- Um, we met
at a 40th birthday party

that I planned.
I'm an event planner.

Trey was a guest.
He was telling funny stories.

- So, people enjoyed
themselves around Trey?

- Yes.
- Is this Trey's son, Oliver?

- Yes.
- Were Trey and his son close?

- Fairly close.

(chuckling)

- Did he enjoy this party?

- Yeah. Trey liked
to give gifts.

- And is this a fishing trip
with Trey?

- Yeah.

- So, they would have shared
that bond, right?

As Oliver got older?

- Mm-hmm.

- I'm trying to paint a picture

of your husband for the jury.

So they can see who we lost.

- You have.

- Thank you, Mrs. Winter.

I know that
this is very difficult for you.

No further questions.

- Uh, just one moment, please?

(indistinct whispering)

Uh, can we go back a few photos
in the exhibit, please?

Thanks. Hi, Mrs. Winter.

Uh, this photo was taken
at Olivers last birthday party.

Is that correct?
- Yes.

- And would you mind sharing
with us when his birthday is?

- It, it was August 14th.

- August 14th. Okay.

We had a hot August,
if you'll remember.

It must have been
pretty uncomfortable for you

wearing a long-sleeved
sweater in August.

- I don't remember.
- Well, you can see

Trey and Oliver,
they're both wearing shorts,

and then you're in a turtle neck
sweater. I'm just curious

if there's a reason
why you're dressed so warmly.

- Objection.
Why is this relevant?

- Get to the point, counsellor.

- I'll try to be as clear
as possible, Mrs. Winter.

Can you talk to me about
choosing your outfit

for Oliver's last birthday party
on August 14th?

- I don't remember. I'm, I'm...

I don't feel very well.
Can I be excused?

- Please answer the question
as well as you can.

- It's a simple question,
Mrs. Winter.

You're still not answering me.
All you have to do

is tell the truth.
Was the sweater

maybe hiding something?

Okay, I'm gonna remind you,
you're under oath.

Can you please just tell us why,

at a hot summer event,
when everyone else around you

is wearing shorts,
that you chose to wear

a turtleneck sweater?

- Because I had bruises.

(people murmuring)

- Can you speak up, please?

- I had bruises
on my neck and my arms.

- And what caused the bruises?

(crying)

- Trey.

Trey, my late husband.

- And that's why you killed him,
isn't it?

You wanted it to seem like
an accident,

but then Ms. Pearce walked in
and made everything

more complicated,
isn't that right?

But you didn't mean
for Val to take the blame.

I mean, did you? Did you mean
for all of this to happen?

- No. I didn't want
this to happen!

- Your Honor, I would like
to be heard outside

the presence of the jury, please.

- Will the bailiff please escort
the jury to the jury room?

(indistinct whispering)

- Your Honor, this witness
has a right to counsel.

She has 5th Amendment
rights here.

- Do you understand
that you have a right,

under the 5th Amendment,

not to incriminate yourself
in court?

- Yes.
- She should have counsel,

judge.

- I can arrange for an attorney
to advise you.

We can recess
until that happens.

- No. No. I want to keep going.

I don't want to wait.

I don't wanna keep
this in anymore.

- I have to object.

- You called her, counsellor.

The defense will be allowed
this line of inquiry.

- You've told us about
previous times

that your husband was violent.

Can you talk to us about what
happened the day of his death?

- Trey and I had an argument

that morning
before Oliver woke up.

- Can you tell us
what you argued about?

- Val needed money.
She wanted this little sculpture

and I, I told Trey
to give it to her.

I thought that
we should be generous.

He said the conversation
was over,

but I kept pressing him.

And then he got enraged.

He was obsessed with the fact
that Val had left him.

He couldn't get over it.

He said he'd never be humiliated
like that again,

and if I ever left,
he'd kill me.

I told him I was leaving,
and I was going to take Oliver,

and then he grabbed me...

And then he started choking me.

And then I blacked out.

I don't remember for how long.

But when I woke up,
Trey wanted to have sex.

Just to show
that he could control me.

I'm sorry this is the first time
I'm saying this out loud.

- No, it's okay.
You're doing good.

Can you walk me through
what happened next?

- Trey took a shower.

It felt like I was sleepwalking.

I don't remember
making the decision. I just...

I knew in my body
what I had to do.

(ominous music)

I turned off the breaker
for his welder.

And then I switched the cables
for the live end

and the ground end.

I put the ground
on the steel table.

And then I spilled some water
on the floor.

(Marta): How did you know
how to do all that?

- Trey loved working on cars.

He taught me about the things
he cared about the most.

It was the best part
of our relationship.

I turned on the machine
and I switched the breaker

when Oliver and I left.

- And that meant that the welder
would shock him?

- The table would.

I didn't know if,
if he would touch it.

Or if he would notice
that something was wrong,

and he would fix it.

Trey was angry enough
that he was distracted,

and it might look like a mistake
he made himself.

I told myself that
it was up to the universe.

If Trey was supposed to go,
then it would work.

But it wasn't the universe.
And it wasn't Val.

(voice breaking): I did it.

- And just to be clear,

you never talked to Ms. Pearce
about any of this?

- No. Val when you got arrested,

I thought that they would see
that it was a mistake,

and it would all go away.
But it hasn't.

Trey hid everything bad
he ever did.

I don't want to be like him.

I can finally breathe again,
now that I've said this.

I'm sorry I let it go this far.

- Thank you, Jordan,
for your honesty.

I have no further questions,
Your Honor.

- No redirect. May we approach?

- Yes.

The witness may step down.

(indistinct whispering)

- I'd like to request a recess.

The state has some decisions
to make

about the viability
of this case.

- Yes, I think you do.

- Can we talk, Mrs. Winter?

- We were talking about
forgiveness last week.

I wanted to return to that.

I think forgiveness
is a naturally

occurring phenomenon.
It unfolds, or it doesn't.

You can have compassion.
But you don't decide to forgiv.

And I don't think it happens
unless you let yourself

feel your anger and sadness.

That's part of the process.

(doorbell ringing)

- Oh. hi.

(sighs)
- You're baking, out on bail?

- I don't know, I just,
I had to do something,

and so I started making scones.

- Well, can I come in?

I mean, you know
I'm not going to murder you.

- You can have it.
I was going to send it to you.

- I don't want it.

- How's Oliver?
- He's okay. Considering.

- Did you tell him what I did?
- No. No.

- Thanks.

- He said that you told him

his dad would always be
in his heart.

Which is, uh...

(sighs)

You know,
his dad didn't know how to love,

and Oliver does.

And I don't want him
to lose that.

And so, I'm trying to figure out
what to do about you.

(soft music)
Because he loves you.

How did you make it seem like
everything was fine?

How did you do that
when you were...

you were going through
the same thing that I did?

- I wanted it to be true.

I was so afraid.

And I didn't say
this on the stand,

in case Oliver might
find out later on, but...

I was afraid for Oliver, too.

- Did Trey hurt him?
- No.

But I could see it coming.

Trey was getting worse.
And he wanted to punish you

so badly.

I kept thinking that switch
would go off in him,

and...

that he would kill
all of us.

- Then why didn't you tell me?

- Because I thought saying it
out loud might make it real.

- You, you made me feel insane.

Like, like this
was all my problem.

- I know.
- You let me

put Oliver in danger.

- But that's why
I did what I did!

(sighs)

- You know, the jury is never,

they're never going to believe
this was self-defence.

- I know.

My lawyer says that
choking causes brain damage,

so we could argue
that I'm deranged.

Which maybe, I am.
I mean, I'm a murderer.

And I let them take you
away from Oliver

when I knew that
you'd done nothing.

I don't know who I am anymore,
that I let that happen.

- Well, I know you didn't have
to tell the truth on the stand.

- I did, though.

I had it in my head
that I'd been hurt,

so I needed to save myself.

But...

it was killing me.

- Oliver, he, uh, he misses you.

- I miss him, too.

- That's pretty good.

- Where's the green pencil?

- Hm? Um, it's right here, buddy.

- No, the light green.
It was here.

- Yeah, I don't know, honey.

(pencils clattering)

Oliver!

- See, you had it!

(sighs)

- What are you drawing?

- It-it's two ninjas
escaping from a tower.

- Oh! Cool.
Do they have superpowers?

- Kind of. Like, they're so fast
and quiet they seem invisible.

- Oh, got it.
- And they protect each other.

Like, one can jump super high
to see if they're being chased.

Another one is immune
to poison,

so he can drink anything.

- Well, when you're done,
can I put it on the fridge?

- I wish I could give it
to Jordan.

(unsettling music)

- You know what, buddy?
It's getting kinda late.

Why don't you go brush
your teeth, okay?

- Okay.
- Okay.

- Hey, Marta. It's Val.

Um, listen,
can you meet me tomorrow?

I wanted to talk to you
about something.

(indistinct chatter)

- Okay, as your attorney,
I'm begging you not to do this.

- But I am right.

- You're technically right, yes,
but it's, it's a risk.

- I've been reading about this, okay?

Men get acquitted
for self-defence all the time,

but women
have to protect themselves

in a way that won't
get them killed.

- Yes, I know. But...

the law doesn't
make you invincible.

- I don't know, it kind of does.

- Okay. Okay. Wait here. I'll...
I'll get him.

- ...for 24 hours.
At that point we bring him...

- Patrick.
- Hey.

- Hey. Uh, do you have a minute?
My client would like a word.

- See ya back at the office.
- Yeah.

- I thought I wouldn't have
to see you again

and be reminded of having
my ass handed to me in court.

(chuckling)
- Uh, well, I was just...

I was thinking about
some of the difficulties

you might be having, um,
with the case against Jordan.

- Oh, you were?
- Yeah, so, um,

Jordan's testimony
injected reasonable doubt

into the case against me,
so you dropped it. Right?

- Right.
- Right. So, I was thinking,

what if Jordan's lawyer

brought in a witness,
who, who knew something

of Trey's violence
and his skill at hiding it?

- Go on.
- And that person

could break down on the stand
and confess to the murder.

(chuckling)
- And why would someone do that?

- Well, they could do it
for any reason, really.

But if that someone were already
tried for the crime,

you, you couldn't go after them, right?

Because that's called, um...

double jeopardy. Right?
- Mm-hmm.

- You can't be tried twice
for the same thing.

- Are you threatening
to do that?

- She's just talking about

all the remote possibilities.

- Mm-hmm.
- Are you saying you killed him?

- Oh, I didn't kill anyone.

- Are you talking about
perjury, then?

Because I could hand
this case off to a colleague,

and make myself a witness,

and testify about
this conversation.

- He could?
- My clients talking

purely in hypotheticals.

- This is not a hypothetical.

There's only one person
that's been tried

for this crime
and can't be tried again.

- She's just saying that
if something like that happened,

it could create a lot
of confusion for a jury.

- Mm-hmm. And there might be
better cases to prosecute

with more deserving victims.

- You don't get to decide
who's deserving.

- No, but you do.

- Is this double-jeopardy thing
your idea?

Did you put her up to this?

- No, no. I strongly
advised her against it.

- Mm-hmm.

- But you know she's right.

- Oh, I feel so much better
having told you!

It's been keeping me up
at night. Thank you.

Good luck with your decision.

Shall we?

That's a good one.

Oi!

- Hi!
- Jordan!

- Hi, Oliver. I missed you.

Can you show me
some soccer tricks?

- Yeah, sure.

- Hi.
- Hey.

They dropped the case.
- Yeah.

- I don't know how to thank you.

- Well, just be there
for Oliver.

- Oh, you're stuck with me.

Here. You should have this.

You don't have to keep it,
but it's yours.

- Oh.

Thank you.
- Can I see that?

- Yeah, just be careful.
My friend made it.

- You made this?
- I wish!

- No, it was a friend
from a long time ago.

And besides,
Jordan isn't a friend.

She's family.

- Yeah.

- Wanna walk?
- Yeah.

(soft music)

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