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- In the criminal justice
system,

the people are represented

by two separate,
yet equally important groups:

the police,
who investigate crime,

and the district attorneys,
who prosecute the offenders.

These are their stories.

[indistinct chatter]

[soft jazz music playing]

* *

- Mr. Mayor, evening.
- Hey.

- Hey, thank you so much
for the endorsement.

- It means a lot to me.
- I hope it helps.

- So do I.
You know my wife, Julia.

- Hi.
- Nice to see you.

Thanks for coming.

This is our daughter, Carrie.

- Hey.
- Hi.

- I hear you're gonna be
a lawyer

just like your old man, huh?

- Yes.
One more year of law school.

So what type of law?

Civil rights.

- Spoken like someone
who has yet

to make a mortgage payment,
but...

[laughter]

It should be a great night,
so have a wonderful time.

- We will. Thank you.
- Thank you so much.

- Thanks so much, Mr. Mayor.
- All right.

Thanks for coming.

Family unity is very
important right now.

- Please, she's only here
to see Merritt and Matt.

That's true.

- Since when are you
a Yankees fan?

- Since their star pitcher
started dating Merritt Clark.

Do you think she'll sing
at this party?

I have no idea.

- District Attorney Baxter.
- Hang on a sec.

- The election is
coming up soon.

Polls are showing you're
only up by three points.

Are you feeling confident?

- The only confidence
that matters to me right now

is the confidence
of the people in Manhattan.

And that I intend to earn
by doing the job right.

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

[crowd shrieking]

[indistinct chatter]

Nicholas Baxter.

- Ah. Look who's here.
- Great to see you.

Over here! Over here!

[gunshot]

[crowd screaming]

[dramatic music]

- Go upstairs. Go inside.
Now! Go!

* *

Wow.

It's really him, huh?

- Man, he was just
hitting his stride too.

- He was the guest of honor
tonight.

Never thought this is how
I'd meet my hero.

[tense music]

One shot to the head,
right temple.

Sniper?

- Witnesses say
the shooter was 20 feet away,

somewhere in the crowd.

But we haven't found any
shell casings yet or a weapon.

- Anybody get a good look
at the shooter?

- More like everyone got
half a look.

You got a description?

Male, Caucasian or Latino,

medium build.

But everyone agrees
he was wearing

a gray jacket and a dark cap
and a surgical mask.

- What about video
from the library,

street cams,
the people in the crowd?

- Techs are going
through it all now.

Fans, guests, press.

Must be 100 witnesses.

- Yeah, all too starstruck
to realize

somebody's waving a damn gun.

Power of celebrity, huh?

Excuse us.

Mr. Baxter.

Detectives.

Your wife and daughter okay?

- Well, he died
right in front of us, so...

we already gave our statements.

Our backs were to the shooter.

You should talk
to Merritt Clark, though.

She was with Bennett
when he got shot.

* *

[dramatic music]

* *

- Matt and I are
supposed to fly to Sydney

tomorrow to kick off my tour.

- Look, I know
this is difficult,

but did you notice
anything that might help us

figure out who did this?

- There were
so many flashbulbs,

so many people yelling at us.

- Do you know of anyone who
might have been targeting Matt?

Any recent threats
or altercations?

People loved Matt.

Worshipped him.

Really.

He loved it.

Could this be about you?

Maybe a fan who was jealous
that you were dating Matt?

It's possible.

I love my fans,

but they can be
a bit obsessive.

There's--there's a guy.

He's been following me
for years.

He went totally off the rails

when Matt and I started dating.

Did it ever get violent?

- No, but Matt said
he was a ticking time bomb,

so I--I filed
a restraining order.

When was this?

Two weeks ago.

[tense music]

Do you know his name?

- T-A-G-G-E-R-T. Copy.

Run a check on Kyle Taggert.

- He's got convictions
for stalking,

assault, and public lewdness.

True Casanova.

Wait, I just saw that face.

This is him, Kyle Taggert,

less than 50 yards
from the library

three minutes
before the shooting.

- That is a violation
of the order of protection.

Jalen, I'm getting
you guys a warrant.

[dramatic music]

On the right. On the right.

Kyle Taggert.

NYPD. Open up.

Open the door, Taggert, now.

- NYPD, let me see your hands!
- Go, go, go.

- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Whoa, whoa.

We have a warrant.

- Are you armed?
- With a gun?

- Like with anything.
- No, no.

Nothing.

- Get over there now.
- Okay.

Whoa. Huh.

Don't touch that.

- You really got a thing
for Merritt Clark, huh?

She's my soulmate.

- You were at the library
tonight,

which just so happens to be
the place where

your soulmate's actual
soulmate was killed.

I'm not a murderer.

Yeah, we get that a lot.

I have proof.

Slowly.

It's my phone.

This is my jackpot.

One call to TMZ,
and I'm rolling in it.

I got the whole thing on video,
your shooter and all.

- All right.
- No, no.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

You are under arrest

for violating an order
of protection

and just for being a creep.

Well, Taggert wasn't lying.

He recorded the whole thing.

There's Matt and Merritt.

- See, here on the left is our
shooter raising the weapon.

Then the focus changes
to the shooter.

Gray jacket, black hat.

- That gun is not pointed
at Matt Bennett.

- I don't think Bennett
was the intended target.

See, he's tracking
someone else,

and then just as
he pulls the trigger,

this guy moves,

and Matt Bennett gets shot
instead.

* *

- He was trying to kill
Nick Baxter.

- Alert the district attorney's
security detail now.

.

We had a trajectory analyst

review the video
of the shooting,

and it's clear
he was aiming for you.

If you hadn't moved
when you did,

that bullet would have
struck you squarely

in the back of the head.

- This man, the shooter,
he's still out there?

- We've issued
a citywide manhunt.

The entire NYPD is
looking for him.

- Nick, I think you should
suspend your campaign.

Can we talk about this later?

[tense music]

So that's a no.

I'm not backing out.

I'll double my security detail.

We'll get a separate team
for you up at Mount Sinai.

Julia's chair of the pediatrics
department there.

We have two children.

Our daughter's here
in New York.

She's in law school
at Columbia.

Our son's in Chicago.

It's okay, sweetie.

We can hire private security
for them.

- I need to call them.
Excuse me.

[sighs]
Thank you.

Of course.

Do you have any idea
who could have done this?

Anyone who's holding a grudge?

- I've been a prosecutor
and a defense attorney

for 30 years.

I probably have an enemy
on every city block.

- Any recent threats
that you know of?

- I get a lot of emails
telling me what to do,

what not to do.

You're welcome to wade
through that cesspool.

And everything else
that I have,

any old case files,
texts, emails, phone logs.

- The more information we have,
the better.

- Three decades
of high-profile cases

generates a lot of haters.

Tell me about it.

Domestic terrorists,
human traffickers,

arms dealers.

- Baxter convicted
the Coney Island serial killer.

- The ME says Bennett was
shot by a 9-millimeter.

No signs yet of
the shell casing or the gun,

so we expanded the search,

and we're bringing in
the K-9 unit

- to do a great sweep.
- All right.

- We're still going through
the video and photos

from people
who were at the library.

- And Forensics is still
combing through

all the street cam video.

I might have something.

A guy sent a series
of emails to Baxter.

Last one was six days ago.

Told Baxter he needed
to be held accountable,

wanted to meet face to face
to "finally have it out."

What's this guy's name?

Brian Spellman.

"Your day will come,
Nicholas Baxter."

That's some potent poetry,
Spellman.

- He ruined my life because
I sold a couple of guns.

- A couple of guns
that were fully automatic

assault rifles, Brian.

It was my first offense.

My lawyer said
we'd get a plea offer,

but apparently
Baxter doesn't make bargains.

Ten years.

My wife left me.

My kids still won't talk to me.

So what, you figured

if you shot Baxter,
they'd come back?

- Or were you just trying
to make a name for yourself?

Is that it?

I didn't shoot Baxter.

Somebody shot Baxter?

- Where were you
last night at 7:23?

- I left work at 7:00,
and then I went home.

- You stop by
the New York Public Library

on your way home?

- I got a lotto ticket
at a bodega.

Timestamp says 7:20.

[phone buzzing]

It's ten blocks south
of the library.

- All right,
I'm gonna check this out.

It's Dixon.

They recovered a gun
down a grate at 36th and 3rd.

- Nothing remarkable
about the weapon itself.

It's a 9-millimeter high point.

- Basic budget gun, huh?
- Mm-hmm.

You test fire it?

The markings match the slug

pulled out of
Matt Bennett's brain.

It's definitely
the murder weapon.

That gun have a history?

- I looked at
the primer pin mark

on the firing pin,

ran the images through NIBIN,
and voilà.

Matches a casing
recovered from the scene

of a liquor store robbery
two months ago.

- And that gun was
never recovered?

- No, but a guy named
Eddie Aguilar

was arrested for the robbery,

and he's out on bail
awaiting trial.

[siren wailing]

[dramatic music]

* *

Hold up.

There's our boy right there.

Eddie Aguilar, gotta ask you
a few questions.

- 2-7 squad, 10-85 in pursuit.

* *

I don't think so. Come on.

Spread your legs.

- What's this, huh?
- Those ain't mine.

- No?
- Yeah, right. Turn around.

- Look, we don't care
about the dope.

What we care about is
what you were doing

at the public library
last night.

Public library?

- What about Matt Bennett
the pitcher, huh?

Yeah, I know him.

- You know he was shot
last night?

So?

- So he was shot
with your gun, Eddie.

- No, I had
nothing to do with--

I ain't saying nothing
without my lawyer.

Good.

They can meet us
down at the precinct,

'cause you're under arrest
for murder, Eddie.

.

- My client was nowhere
near the library last night.

He was at a court-ordered
Narcotics Anonymous meeting.

- That's not working out
too well, is it?

- This is the name
of the group facilitator.

She'll confirm Eddie was there.

- Eddie, the gun that you used
to rob a liquor store--

same gun used
to kill Matt Bennett.

- That means even though
you were at that NA meeting,

you could still be
considered an accomplice.

- We can also charge you
for the heroin,

which means that your bail
will be revoked immediately.

- And you'll be on
the next bus to Rikers.

- So now is your time
to cooperate.

All right.

Look, the gun wasn't mine.

Then whose was it?

- This gun gets passed around
on an as-needed basis.

A number of people
had access to it.

- Community gun?
Oh, that's convenient.

We need a name.

Now, who did you give
that gun to, Eddie?

Name.

Some dude called Mad Dog.

Mad Dog?

Don't know his real name.

- You're telling me that
you put that gun in his hand?

- I swear on
my baby girl's life.

- All right.
Stay out of trouble.

Hey, according to my informant,

Mad Dog's real name:
Hector Canseco.

- Says he was a suspect
in a murder case last year.

He's got convictions
for guns, assault, drugs,

and he is coming up
on the gang database

as a longtime member
of Cobra 10.

Cobra 10, uh...

yeah, one of Baxter's
last cases

with the U.S. Attorney's Office
before he was appointed DA,

it was a RICO case
against Cobra 10.

String of murders.

- Yeah, these guys
have been terrorizing

East New York for years.

- Yeah, Baxter put Diego
Molina, the gang's leader--

put him and his buddies away
for life.

I mean, this case got
a lot of coverage.

Baxter's face was
all over the place.

This could be payback.

- All right.
Track down Hector Canseco.

Right now.

* *

- Look, I'm telling you,
I haven't seen Hector in weeks.

Don't play that game.

We know he lives here, Tina.
Stop.

- Found this in the bedroom.
9-millimeter.

Same caliber as the bullet
that killed Matt Bennett.

Half the rounds are missing.

- Unless you start talking
right now,

we're gonna charge you
with possession of ammunition

and being an accomplice
to murder.

All right, have it your way.

No, no, wait, wait, look.

I have a son.

He'll be home from school soon,
and I have to be here.

- We can have someone
from social services

be here when he gets in.

They'll find him
a place to stay,

a nice group shelter.

- Look, if you're scared,
we can help you.

We can put you
into Witness Protection.

- I would need
a new place to live.

We can do that.

- A fresh start for you
and your son.

That's what we're offering you.

* *

The bullets are Hector's.

He left them here a week ago.

Where is he now?

I don't know.

- No, I swear.
- Call him.

I can't.

He said that he lost his phone
and took mine.

- All right, you know what?
Get on your laptop.

Open up the Find My Phone
app right now.

Come on. Let's go.

* *

Pier 17, huh?

Hey Lou, we need you
to put out an APB.

We're headed
to Pier 17 right now.

There's a suspect in the area.

Copy that.

We'll be there
as soon as we can.

Baxter's at a campaign rally
at Pier 17 right now.

Hey, watch her.

[dramatic music]

So that's just an example.

I mean, the importance
of keeping

these stunning riverfront
walkways free of crime

for everyone to enjoy.

I make a vow to make
this city safe for residents,

for visitors,
for businesspeople,

and to do so without
ever compromising

our firm commitment
to fairness and integrity.

Get him down from there.

- We got a suspect in the crowd.
- Copy.

- Look, I have been doing
this work for a very long time,

way before I was ever
in the public eye.

No, no, no. We're good.
Just keep your eyes open.

I'm fine.

As I was saying,
I started in the DA's office

as a young prosecutor, and I
have seen crime in this city...

- I got a visual
on the suspect.

- I spent over a decade as
a criminal defense attorney

and then the past ten years

I've been working
in the U.S. Attorney's Office--

Police!

Put it down, Hector.

Don't move.

Hey!

* *

Gun!

- Get up.
- Stop fighting.

Get up.

Nice jacket.

I feel like
I've seen that before.

- I don't know what
you're talking about.

- What's your beef
with the DA, huh?

I want a lawyer.

- Yeah, you're
gonna need one.

* *

.

[indistinct chatter]

[camera shutters clicking]

- [gavel bangs]
- Order.

Order in the court.

- Calling docket
ending in 43071,

People versus Hector Canseco,

charging murder
in the second degree

and attempted murder.

How do you plead?

My client pleads not guilty.

Question of bail.

The defendant shot and killed

a beloved New York sports icon,

but he was actually
trying to kill

the district attorney,
Nicholas Baxter.

The evidence is quite strong.

We have a witness
who can put the murder weapon

in the defendant's hands

and an audio recording
of a phone call

made from a prison inmate
and a known gang member

to the defendant ordering
the hit on Nicholas Baxter.

As such,
the people request remand.

- Mr. Canseco has
a significant criminal history.

- Convictions for assault,
drugs, guns,

and he's a member of a violent
street gang, Cobra 10.

I'll hear you.

- The District Attorney is
using my client for publicity

to win an election,
trying to scare the public

with fictional talk
about vengeful street gangs.

- Your Honor--

- Spare me the rhetoric,
Mr. Wallace.

Just stick to the facts.

- Gladly, because
the facts will show that

my client is an innocent man,
that even though

there were 100 people
at the scene of the murder,

no one identified
my client as the shooter.

No one.

He's never missed
a court date in his life

and has long-standing ties
to New York.

As such, I'm asking
for a reasonable cash bail.

The defendant is remanded.

[gavel bangs]
Next case.

[indistinct chatter, shouting]

- Hi.
- Hi.

What are you doing here?

- I was having lunch with Mom,
and I saw the news,

and they were showing photos
of the killer, and I...

You what?

I recognize him.

- What do you mean
you recognize Hector Canseco?

I've seen him before.

In person?

- Like a week before the murder
outside our house.

[suspenseful music]

- Tell me exactly
what happened.

- It was Mom's birthday,
and as I was walking

up to the front door,
I saw him.

We stared at each other
for a few seconds.

It felt odd.

I should have said something
at the time, but--

- Hey, hey, hey, hey.
This is not your fault.

Did he say anything to you?

He asked who lived there.

- What did you say?
- Nothing.

I just kept walking
and went inside the house.

Okay.

So if you see anything else
that feels odd,

you let your security detail
know right away.

All right?

Let's get you out of here.

Hey, Christian?

Could you just
walk Carrie to her car, please?

I'll call you later, all right?

Okay.

- It's gonna be fine,
I promise.

- Talk to you later.
- All right.

* *

- Miss Arias, was your
boyfriend, Hector Canseco,

living with you
on the night of the murder?

Yes, he was.

- And police found a box
of 9-millimeter ammunition

in your bedroom.

Yes.

- When was the first time
you noticed

the ammunition in your home?

- About a week
before the shooting.

- And who did this ammunition,
these bullets, belong to?

Hector.

Indicating the defendant.

And where was Hector
on the night of the shooting?

- I don't know,
but he wasn't home.

Thank you.

Nothing further.

Mr. Wallace.

- Initially, detectives
arrested you for this murder,

- didn't they?
- No.

No one ever arrested me.

- They threatened to charge you
as an accomplice,

so you made up a story
and accused Mr. Canseco.

Objection, argumentative.

Sustained.

- After you told the police
that the ammunition

belonged to Mr. Canseco,
the detectives found you

a nice, new apartment,
didn't they?

Yes.

- And they found your son
a nice, new school.

- Yes, because we needed
protection from him.

[tense music]

- You have a criminal record,
don't you, Miss Arias?

I have one conviction.

For carrying a firearm?

Yes.

- So you like guns,
which means the ammunition

in your apartment
could have easily been yours.

Yeah, but it wasn't.

It was Hector's.

If you say so.

No more questions.

- Members of the jury, we will
reconvene tomorrow morning.

[gavel bangs]

Tina did a good job.

She tied Hector
to the ammunition.

Now we just need to tie him
to the gun, and it's game over.

- Let's put Eddie on the stand
first thing tomorrow morning.

You should go get him ready.

- Mm-hmm.

* *

We're a little late.

It's fine.

He said he's gonna be home
all night.

[knocking]

Hello?

Eddie?

Eddie?

* *

What the hell?

Oh, God.

Oh, my God.

Call 911.

Eddie.

- Uh, this is
ADA Samantha Maroun.

I need an ambulance.

- Eddie, Eddie, Eddie,
can you hear me?

* *

No need for the ambulance.

He's dead.

.

Okay, thank you.

Forensics didn't find
any useful prints

at Aguilar's apartment.

What just happened?

Why the hell wasn't
Eddie Aguilar in a safe house?

- I--I offered.

No, I begged,
but he didn't want to.

He said he felt safer
in his apartment.

Are there any leads?

- Not yet, but I think
it's safe to assume

Cobra 10 was involved.

- Do we have anyone else
who can tie the defendant

to the murder weapon?

No.

- So all we've got are
the bullets in the apartment.

- And the video
of him at the scene.

- But that's just a man wearing
a black cap and a gray jacket.

- Let's not forget
he was arrested at an event

where you were speaking.

Losing the gun hurts,

but the evidence
is still strong.

It's highly circumstantial.

We don't have anyone
who can identify

Canseco as the shooter.

Meaning what?

- We might wanna consider
a plea.

- And reward them
for killing a witness?

No way.

Now is not the time
to show weakness.

Shore up the evidence
of Canseco's state of mind.

That'll offset
the fact that we don't

have an identifying witness.

Make it clear that this was
an act of gang retaliation,

that his goal was to kill me,
the district attorney,

because I convicted
his fellow gang members.

I'll call Detective Shaw.

I'll have him testify
to Canseco's motive and intent.

Hold off on Shaw for now.

I have someone else in mind.

- District Attorney Baxter,
were you at

the New York Public Library
when Matt Bennett was killed?

I was.

It was the night of the mayor's
annual charity dinner.

Bennett was being recognized
for his volunteerism.

- Please describe
what happened.

- I was walking up the steps
with my wife and daughter

when a gunshot rang out.

Was someone hit?

- Matt Bennett was shot
in the head.

He died instantly.

- Where was he in relation
to where you were situated?

He was very close.

5, maybe 10 feet from where
my family and I were standing.

- I'd like to ask you
about your time

at the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Did you prosecute members
of an association

known as Cobra 10?

- I did, yes.
- Objection.

Irrelevant. Move to strike.

If you let me proceed,

it will become relevant
very soon.

Go ahead.

- I'm gonna play you
a recording

and I'm gonna ask
if you recognize the voices.

- Yo, man, it's time
to take care of business

tonight at that party,
you feel me?

- Okay.
- You got the candy, right?

Yeah. All set.

- That's Diego Molina,
the leader

of the notorious Cobra 10 gang.

He's talking to the defendant,
Hector Canseco,

one of his top lieutenants.

They're speaking in code,
obviously,

but Molina is ordering
him to kill me.

Objection.

All I hear are two men
having a conversation,

and there's no evidence of gang
membership or gang activity.

- Your Honor,
counsel is testifying.

- I wanna see you both
in chambers.

Now.

[dramatic music]

* *

- Mr. Price is making this
a case of guilt by association.

I'm moving to exclude
any mention of gangs.

- Why is gang affiliation
relevant?

- Because DA Baxter prosecuted
several members of Cobra 10,

including the defendant's
friend Diego Molina.

And based on the facts
in this case,

one can draw
a reasonable inference

that DA Baxter was
the intended target

and this murder was an act
of gang retaliation.

That's not reasonable.

That's pure speculation,

which is expressly prohibited
by People v Pagan.

- Do you have
any specific evidence

to support your theory that
the defendant is in a gang?

- The defendant is in
the NYPD's gang database.

He's a known member
of Cobra 10.

- That database is outdated
and inaccurate.

Moreover, it's racist.

If a Black or brown man so much
as nods hello to a gang member,

a cop can hit him
with a gang card.

- But that is not
the case here.

Canseco is a known
and proud gang member.

He has Cobra 10 tattooed
on his back, for God's sake.

- He got that tattoo
15 years ago.

It's irrelevant.

It's too remote in time.

I agree with Mr. Wallace.

There is to be no mention
of the defendant's alleged

gang affiliation
or that the murder

was an act of revenge
for Baxter's prosecution

of various Cobra 10 members.

So if you wanna prove
Canseco's intended target

was Baxter, not Matt Bennett,

you'll have to do it
another way.

* *

How'd it go?

We lost.

We cannot mention
his gang affiliation.

- So how do you intend
to prove Canseco's motive?

That he was actually
trying to kill me?

I'm not sure.

At the moment,
we don't have any witnesses

or evidence that can
help establish that.

But I didn't see anything.

I just saw him standing
outside your house.

I know.

But your testimony could prove
Canseco's motive

and intent that I was
his intended target.

I really didn't want it
to come to this,

but you saw the shooter
lurking outside our house.

He asked you who lived there.

How can that help?

- We don't have an eyewitness
who can identify

Canseco as the shooter.

But if we can show
his state of mind,

that he was looking for me
a week before the murder,

we'll have a much
stronger case.

Dad, I wanna help. I do.

- I don't want you
to worry, okay?

We're gonna make sure
that you're safe.

We're gonna increase
your security detail.

- No, no. It's not that.
It's, um...

I know what happens
on cross-examination.

I know what defense lawyers do.

And I'm worried that...

I'm worried about that too.

Believe me.

* *

- It would be really bad,
especially for you.

Yeah.

But if we let this
cold-blooded killer walk

and we could have done
something to prevent it,

we'll never forgive ourselves,

regardless of the consequences.

* *

.

- I can't believe
you're making her do this.

We need her testimony.

We don't have a choice.

- I told you this job
was a bad idea.

Don't do this.

Do what? Tell the truth?

We're talking about
our daughter, Nick.

Our daughter.

- She saw the killer
outside our house

a week prior to the murder,
stalking me.

We can't pretend
that didn't happen.

Sure, we can.

- I have an obligation
to this city.

- No, you have an obligation
to this family.

That is more important
than this case

or this damn election.

Let me be very clear.

Nothing is more important
than our family.

Nothing.

And the fact that I have
to say that out loud to you

really pisses me off.

But I guess that's a different
issue we can talk about later.

[tense music]

95% of the men and women
we require to take the stand

don't wanna do it.

They're afraid.

They're worried they're gonna
get humiliated on cross,

but we make them do it anyway
in the name of justice.

So I have to treat Carrie
like anyone else,

like she's just
another witness.

I have to.

It's the right thing to do.

* *

Jules.

What are you--

And your daughter is okay?

She's willing to testify?

She is.

- But you were hoping
we wouldn't need her?

That's why you didn't
bring it up earlier?

Correct.

- I think we can win
this case without her.

We still have ample
evidence indicating

that Canseco was the shooter.

- You know about
Carrie's history.

I do.

And it's only logical to assume
the defense knows, too,

which means
they will bury her on cross.

And they'll bury you too.

- I appreciate what
you're trying to do, Nolan.

I really do.

But I'm good.

I'm prepared to accept
the consequences.

- Miss Baxter,
did you have occasion

about a week before the murder
to see the defendant?

Yes.

I went to my parents'
for dinner,

and he was standing
in front of their house.

- Your parents being
Julia and Nicholas Baxter?

Yes.

What was the defendant doing?

- Just standing there
outside their house.

Did he say anything?

He asked who lived there.

Thank you. Nothing further.

- This is the first
we're hearing about my client

being anywhere near
your parents' house.

When did you notify the police
or the DA's office

of this alleged sighting?

- The day of the arraignment,
his picture was in the news.

I told my father.

- And your father,
District Attorney Baxter,

waited until now,
the 11th hour,

to report that to us.

Convenient.

- Objection.
- Sustained.

[tense music]

- Your sophomore year
at Princeton,

you were in a car accident,
correct?

Objection. Relevance.

- It's relevant for purposes
of impeachment.

Please answer the question.

- Yes, I, uh--I was driving.

I had been drinking,
and I struck a pedestrian.

* *

- That man you struck
was seriously injured,

wasn't he?

- He lost the use
of his left arm.

- And you were charged
with a serious crime.

- Yes, I pled guilty,
admitted to what I had done.

- Well, that's not
exactly true, is it?

I mean,
you were originally charged

with aggravated assault,
which is a felony,

yet you were convicted
of simple assault,

which is a misdemeanor.

But even that was expunged.

Can you explain how the charges
were reduced so dramatically?

Objection.

Relevance. Argumentative.

Overruled.

- Uh, all I know is,
my lawyers worked it out.

"My lawyers"?

You mean your father?

You mean your father
called in some favors

to have the charges reduced?

- I'm not aware
of the specifics.

- You and your father make
quite a team.

He covers for you.
You cover for him.

- Your Honor--

Sustained.

Anything else, Mr. Wallace?

No.

Nothing further.

Redirect.

* *

Miss Baxter,
is it fair to say that

you knew what would happen

if you came in
this courtroom today?

- Yeah, I knew
it could hurt me.

- Or hurt you
and hurt your father.

Yes.

- And yet
you came in here anyway

to seek justice
for Matt Bennett.

- I came in here to tell
the truth about what I knew.

Thank you.

* *

- Sir, do you think
your daughter's testimony

will impact the outcome
of the election?

I have no idea.

- Mr. Baxter, how can
someone who manipulates

the legal system
to benefit a family member

hold the office
of district attorney?

- Isn't this the very
definition of white privilege?

How can you possibly expect
the people of New York

to trust and respect you?

- As district attorney,
I have an obligation

to enforce the law
with compassion and integrity.

As a father,
I have an obligation

to help and support
my daughter.

So if you're asking me
to apologize

for trying
to protect her future,

it's not gonna happen.

Excuse me.

- Has the jury
reached a verdict?

Yes, we have, Your Honor.

- Will the defendant
please rise?

[suspenseful music]

* *

Mr. Foreperson,
how do you find?

- We find the defendant guilty
of murder in the second degree

and guilty of attempted murder.

- Members of the jury,
thank you for your service.

We are adjourned.

[gavel bangs]

* *

Thank you.

- So we were hoping
for a little bit better news

at this point, but the votes
are still being counted.

The jury is still out.

And I wanted to take
a minute now

just to thank each and every
one of you for your support

and your incredibly hard work
on this campaign.

I would not be standing here
without you.

Seriously.

So, hopefully,
I'll be standing up here again

and we can all
celebrate together,

but for now,
I just wanted to say,

from the bottom of my heart,
thank you.

Okay. Here's to you.

[cheers and applause]

- How are we looking?
- They love you.

- They love you.
- All right. We'll see.

- Ah, Mr. Baxter.
You did a wonderful job.

- I guess we're not
partying yet.

Not yet.

It's too close to call.

Either way, I need a cocktail.

All right. Thank you.

- Hey.
- Hi.

You made it.

How are you feeling?

I'm glad you're here.

I could the moral support.

We probably won't know
anything until after midnight.

Where's Mom?

I don't know.

- I thought she was
coming with you.

No.

She's not coming, is she?

- Nick, MSNBC would
like a comment.

Okay.

- I'll be back in a sec.
- Okay.

[dramatic music]

* *

[wolf howls]