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‐Watch your hands there.
‐[gurney clatters]

‐Here we go.
‐He was young.

Yeah, I got it.

[grunts] All right.

‐I don't...
‐There we go.

[indistinct radio chatter]

It's Harry Fenwick,
the cancer finally took him.

You're supposed to call us when
you pick up dead bodies, Sal.

I was going to call
from the mortuary.

You were supposed to call
from the scene.

Getting calls from neighbors.

‐We want that call from you.
‐[scoffs] Suddenly such a
sheriff.

Is there a problem?

Uh, sorry about this.

It was a blessing, really.
He was in a lot of pain.

Yeah, Carla, sorry.

Thank you.
He's with God now.

Yes, he is.

Excuse me.

Call probate,
find out who inherits what.

Tell Carter to get
to the mortuary, take a look.

What, why?

Because somebody's dead.

Jimmy, he died of cancer.

We check.

Get a statement from
the wife and the son.

Have Kenny run probate
and tell Carter to check
the body out.

Well, you don't think
that's a little,
you know, insensitive?

We're no longer
a sensitive department, Max.

When somebody dies,
we find out why

and we find out for sure.

Like I said,

there's a new sheriff.

I miss the old one.

[theme song starts]

[theme song ends]

Please get out of my face.

A man can't even die

‐of cancer without you?
‐This is just routine, Doug.

‐It was not routine
for Carla Fenwick!
‐Jimmy.

Carter called,
there needle marks
on the guy's arm.

Of course
there are needle marks,

I was his doctor,
he was on medication.

[Douglas] Jimmy, since we're
close friends, let me say this
in candor,

I'll sue you
for emotional distress
and take your house.

The entire estate went to Carla.

About $130,000.

Here's the thing, though.

Insurance only covered
60% of his homecare.

Which means that if Harry
had lived another four months,

the estate
would have been bankrupt.

So, technically, she did have
a financial motive, maybe.

That's absolutely ridiculous.

‐Tell Carter to do an autopsy.
‐[Douglas] What?!

‐Jimmy!
‐Do it!

‐[Douglas] Add two more zeroes
to the judgment.
‐Jimmy.

It was natural causes,
I was there just this morning,

he was on death's door.

Well, then there shouldn't be
a problem, right?

[groans] You're hurting me.

‐[door closes]
‐Why are you doing this?

Why?

Because people in this town
end up in freezers.

Because things in this town
are never what they appear.

And every time
there's a surprise,
this sheriff's department

looks stupid, specifically me.

Jimmy, the Fenwick family
has just lost a husband
and a father

to a very long
and a very painful bout

with cancer. [scoffs]

Do you really want to impose
your new tough guy policy
on them?

[Carter]
He didn't die of cancer.

‐What?
‐Freezer?

Quiet, don't bait me
during my work.

He died of a morphine overdose.

‐Are you sure?
‐[Carter] Positive.

The guy was on morphine
because of pain, Carter,
maybe he was...

This was way beyond
pain medication.

He was being pumped
with more than 40 ccs per hour.

It was all through his blood.

Could he have done this
to himself?

Not is he was as weak
as everybody says he was.

Somebody had to do it to him.

Um, I wasn't going to
mention it, but last Sunday
at church,

Carla was overheard wishing
that her husband would sort of,
uh, die.

You weren't going to
mention this?

He was sick,
she said it in compassion.

‐Did he die by morphine?
‐Yes, he did.

Pick up Carla Fenwick,
bring in the son, too.

You have my orders.

‐What?
‐It's just for questioning.

You can't‐‐
you can't be serious.

We don't mean to be
arresting you or nothing,
reading your rights,

but you probably
shouldn't be saying
nothing either.

We'll call Doug Wambaugh,
he'll meet us at the station,

we'll ask some questions.

Hopefully this will go away.

In 41 years of practice,

I've never witnessed
a bigger atrocity.

Did you turn up
the morphine drip?

Don't you answer that.

Be quiet, I didn't hire you.

The morphine
was turned up to 40 ccs

with the full knowledge
that it would kill Harry.

Hmm, this is a setback.

Which one of you did it?

Neither of us did it, Jimmy.

The morphine was upped
by your wife.

[Jill] What do you
want me to say?

The truth. Did you do it?

Yes, I did it.

So what?

It's done thousands of times
every month

by doctors all over the country.

Not legally, it isn't.

Why didn't you tell me, Jill?

Because you didn't want
to hear it

like you never want to hear it.

And I knew it would put you
in an awkward position

as the sheriff.

But how naive can you people
possibly pretend to be?

Euthanasia is illegal,
Dr. Brock.

Well, I certainly know that,
Mr. Littleton.

But in cancer cases
with extreme suffering,

we customarily
increase the morphine level

in order to relieve
that suffering

‐even though we know that
that increase could possibly...
‐Hold on, hold on.

That's, that's good, now, um...

What you're saying is that
you increased the morphine

to reduce his pain.

Unfortunately, by mistake,

he suffered an overdose?

Yes, now, that's
what I think happened.

You didn't intend
for the man to die,

you were just trying to make him
more comfortable.

Is that your statement?

[Jimmy] Jill.

No, that's not my statement.

What happened was
I told the family

that I could raise
the morphine level
and stop the pain,

but in doing so
it would probably kill him
within six to eight hours.

The family wanted to
relieve his suffering

and so I raised
the morphine level.

It was not...

unforeseeable that he died,
I knew it would happen.

That came out wrong,
she didn't mean it that way.

I meant it exactly that way.

This hypocrisy has gone
too damn far, when are we
going to tell the truth?

[Jill sighs]

It's what doctors do
in these situations.

[Jill sighs]

Well...

‐Place her under arrest.
‐What?

Unless you misspoke.

Was it an accident, Jill,
is that what you're
trying to say?

Then, yes, she misspoke.

No, I spoke the truth.

Miranda. Place her under arrest.

[sighs]

Um, you have the right
to remain silent,

anything you say
can and will be used
against you.

I don't know why
you have to be the martyr.

‐Why did you have
to investigate?
‐Just change the damn statement.

I told you natural causes.

‐This is no time to stand...
‐I didn't know you had

‐on principle, Jill.
‐to do an autopsy.

‐Jimmy.
‐You can't be serious
about prosecuting.

We have to bring her up
on charges, all right?

‐She flat out said
she killed him. Listen to me.
‐I don't want...

Now, we'll arraign her,
all right?

I'll agree to a plea bargain,

we'll send her home
with a suspended sentence.

‐For murder?
‐No.

Manslaughter with extremely
mitigating circumstances.

Now, Judge Bone
happens to believe
in euthanasia.

With a joint recommendation
from the DA,

I think we can sell suspended.

‐It is my wife.
‐Yeah.

You picked a fine time
to be a tough sheriff, Jimmy.

[bailiff] Case number 32222,

the state of Wisconsin
versus Dr. Jill Brock

on the charge of
voluntary manslaughter.

The honorable
Judge Henry Bone presiding.

The court will come to order.

Douglas Wambaugh
for the defense.

Your Honor,

in the course of my practice,

I've represented
a diverse group of people,

some better than others,

but never have I been privileged
with a client

that so personifies

what it means
to be compassionate.

And the thought
that she could be
charged with...

[sniffs] I need a moment.

Denied, you're not getting
any moments.

Question of bail?

None, Your Honor, we agree
to personal recognizance.

Defense stands ready
for immediate trial by jury.

Actually, Your Honor, I'd
like to confer with Counsel
and offer a plea bargain.

Failing that,
the prosecution is ready
to proceed.

Tomorrow morning, 10:00.

Proffer a plea
or we'll go to trial.

Until then, everybody...

Get out.

If you had told me.

I thought with the possibility
the wife did it for the money.

I thought,
I would have to investigate.

‐If I had known...
‐Jimmy, we've had
this discussion a zillion times.

You've always said to me,
if I ever helped a patient die,

whatever I do,
don't tell you about it.

[sighs]

What's going to happen now?

Well, Littleton will recommend
three years suspended sentence.

You won't go to jail,
but you will have manslaughter
on your record.

Well, then maybe I should
go to trial, Jimmy.

We all know the Rome juries.

The Dancing Bandit
was not guilty.

I have to be
equally sympathetic.

But suppose they did
find you guilty,

jury trial,
manslaughter conviction,

you'd have to get jail time.

[sighs] We can't risk it.

Okay.

I'm sorry, Jimmy,
maybe I should have just said
it was pain medication,

but I didn't want to lie.
I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Yeah.

‐[keyboard clacking]
‐[male voice] Knock, knock.

[chuckles] Warren,
to what do I owe this?

Field check.
How are you, John?

‐I'm fine, how are you?
‐Excellent,

except for the fact
that I'm in Rome, Wisconsin.

You know, one of the points
of my assigning you here

was so that I would never
have to show up personally.

I've been following
your interesting case load.

Oh, have you?
Did you hear about today's?

Yes, that's actually
why I'm here.

I'm going to
handle the prosecution.

[scoffs] What?

A physician actually caught
with her hand caught in
the euthanasia jar.

We've been waiting a long time
for this opportunity.

[sighs] You actually
want to try this case?

Oh, yes.

Kevorkian might make
better copy,

but Dr. Brock's conduct

is certainly more prevalent
and therefore more dangerous.

Um, I was thinking of offering
three years suspended.

Well, it's a good thing
I'm here then.

The attorney general
wants time served.

She... I'm sorry, Warren,

Jill Brock is a friend of mine.

That's another reason I'm here.

Can you cry on command?

I like my clients
to seem contrite.

When I give you
a sad little look like this,

that's the signal

for you to let a tear escape,
just one.

I like to be subtle.

Oh, yes, I've always
admired that about you.

Ah, my worthy opponent.

Two weeks suspended
to be served at Club Med

‐and we have a deal.
‐No, we have a problem.

Uh, look, Warren Grier,

the assistant district attorney
of Wisconsin, my boss,

he wants to
try this case personally.

What are you talking about?

He wants to make
an example of you, Jill.

He's, uh, he's very, very good.

Calm down, just relax.

They're‐‐they're seeking
jail time, Jimmy.

I can't believe this.
I‐‐I did nothing
that isn't done routinely.

How can I be on trial
for murder?

It's because
it's done routinely.

Well, maybe I should change
my statement.

No, it's too late for that.

Your statement is already
on record, look.

One thing is for sure,

we're not trusting your life
to Douglas Wambaugh,

not completely.

I don't understand.

It's nothing personal, Doug,
but they brought in this top DA.

We want both of you.

It's been a life goal
to work with you.

To see the inner workings
of that vacuous mind.

You're a character.

I want you to be my lawyer,
Doug,

I just need every resource
available to me.

Uh, Mr. Wambaugh,
she is facing jail time,

how can you make this
about you?

[clicks tongue] You're right.
I'm sorry.

I plan to stipulate
to the prosecution's case.

It works well for me.

I have no problem with that,

especially since she's
already confessed.

As I see it we need to put
the law against euthanasia
on trial, hmm?

Already, he's taking over.

All right, I need all of
Mr. Fenwick's medical records.

We must demonstrate
that not only
was his death imminent,

with or without the morphine,

but that any lingering
would have been with
extreme suffering.

‐That's easy.
‐I need Carla Fenwick,

Bruce Fenwick, any other
relatives of import
sitting with us,

‐testifying for us.
‐They already said they would.

I've been in contact
with doctors from various
bioethics committees,

they'll testify
that what you did with
Mr. Fenwick was fairly routine.

Then I want a parade
of character witnesses.

Ministers, priests,
former patients,

‐former mayors.
‐They're all dead.

Anybody and everybody
who can testify
as to your integrity,

your morality, your conscience,
your compassion.

Get your kids out of school.

I want them sitting
in that courtroom,

I want you hugging them
and kissing them every day.

You are a wonderful mother

in addition to being
a caring physician.

We will defy any jury
to put you in a jail cell.

I don't mean to be strict
about this, but my needs
are strict.

If you're trying this case,
Warren, what's the point
of me being there?

Your absence from
the prosecutor's table

could be interpreted
as dissent.

A dissent which could be
quite crippling

given your influence
in this community.

I therefore want
and need you by my side.

You're a district attorney,
an officer of the court

and we have a defendant
who clearly acted

outside the boundaries
of our criminal law.

There should be
no professional conflict.

I'll be by your side.

Obviously, I would expect
facial expressions,

body language and all subtext
on your part

to support
the state's position.

Obviously.

She did commit
a criminal act, John.

Objection, a change in venue

would cause unnecessary delay
with no apparent benefit.

The defendant was
the acting mayor of the town,
Your Honor.

She continues to be
the leading doctor
in this community.

Upon cursory review
of the witness pool,

I see that she's given physicals
to eleven of them.

‐Not to mention the fact...
‐The people of Rome
can be impartial.

Certainly,
Your Honor, himself,

would not be in favor of a venue

that might be predisposed
to an acquittal.

Is that an accusation,
Counsel?

I believe it was, Judge.

It was simply an affirmation
of my belief

that Your Honor considers
the integrity

of the judicial
process to be paramount.

That integrity would be
best preserved, I believe

by transferring venue
of this matter
into another county

where the defendant
is not quite so familiar

if not popular.

As I said, the people of Rome
can be fair.

Motion for change
of venue denied.

‐[Judge] Trial date April 4th.
‐[gavel bangs]

[indistinct whispering]

[Jill] It's become a little
more complicated than we
originally thought, um...

If I get convicted,
then I could go to jail.

It'll be on the news,
it'll stir up a lot of anger.

[Jill] People will say
a lot of things.

We have to stick together,
all of us.

It's okay what you did?
To play God?

Mr. Fenwick was suffering, Zack.

Eat your dinner.

Now, come on, we have to be
a strong family.

[Kimberly] We are
a strong family.

[scoffs] No jury's
going to put you in jail.

Not for this.

Well, I certainly
hope you're right.

I don't care
if your feelings are hurt,

‐we need the Wambaugh strut.
‐She hired you to strut.

She hired both of us,
now listen to me.

I've tried cases
against Grier before,

he's methodical, he's plotting
and he is very effective.

One advantage we might have...

although he's been up against
plenty of lawyers like me,

he's never seen the likes of
anybody close to you.

You have to be
your bombastic self.

It's Douglas Wambaugh's
showtime,

you have to
keep him on tilt.

‐This guy, he's good?
‐This man is very good.

We can't let him get his
soft persuasive rhythm.

As soon as he begins,
you jump up,

never let him get his stride,
never let him up.

You talk like you're scared.

Doug, I look at the facts,
I look at the law

and I look at the DA
trying the case,

you're damn right I'm scared.
You should be, too.

[reporters clamoring]

[photographer]
Look this way!

Right from the start.

Don't worry about me,

Mr. Grier, we will hear
your opening statement.

[clears throat]

‐Ladies and gentlemen
of the jury...
‐Objection!

‐I beg your pardon?
‐I'm sorry,

what I object to
is wasting this jury's
valuable time.

The defense will stipulate
that Dr. Brock turned up
the morphine drip.

Mr. Wambaugh, I haven't even
introduced myself to this jury.

We'll stipulate to that, too.

Warren Grier, single,
never married, no kids.

‐Your Honor.
‐Wambaugh!

Both his parents
are in good health.

I hope that they never
get sick of something.

‐Wambaugh!
‐I hope if that happens,

that a compassionate doctor
wouldn't try to help

‐because you might seek
to prosecute that doctor,
‐[Judge] That's enough.

just like you're trying to do
to Jill Brock.

Move to strike
all of that and ask

that Your Honor take control
of this courtroom.

[slams fist]

Counsel, to the bench, now!

You got him mad.

Bad start. I'm not gonna
put up with any of your crap.

Since she's got another lawyer,
I'll think nothing
of holding you in contempt.

And you, I've got control
of this courtroom.

You want to see
how much control?

Try insulting me one more time.

He objected before
I even told the jury my name.

The jury knows all about you.

I had them over
for cocktails last night.

Who is this man?

I'm Douglas Wambaugh.

Mr. Wambaugh,
this is a court of law.

You're new in town.

He was, um...

losing control
of his bodily functions and

Well, we all knew
that the time was here.

And you had a discussion
with Dr. Brock concerning
what to do?

Yes.

Could you relate that discussion
for the court?

He was in pain and...

Dr. Brock said that she could
increase the morphine and...

take the pain away.

She said this would probably
put him in a coma.

What else did Dr. Brock
say, Ms. Fenwick?

She said that Harry
would not come out of the coma.

The morphine would cause
his death?

He was going to die
no matter what,

‐she was going to‐‐
‐From your observation,

Dr. Brock upped the morphine
with the knowledge

that the increased dosage
would affect the end
of your husband's life?

Yes.

[Warren] Thank you,
Mrs. Fenwick.

Nothing further.

Your husband had stomach cancer?

Yes.

Could you describe his condition
on the morning of his last day?

The pain was excruciating.

Um, he was suffering
some dementia.

He was dying, Mr. Dell.

Did you have an opportunity
to speak with Dr. Brock

after your husband's passing?

Yes, I did.

And what did you say?

I, uh...

I said "Thank you."

I said, "Thank you
for relieving his suffering

and allowing him to die
with some dignity."

No further questions,
Your Honor.

Redirect, Mr. Grier?

Just one thing, Your Honor.

Mrs. Fenwick,
I neglected to say

how deeply, deeply sorry
I am for your loss.

I would like you to trust that
no matter how difficult

these proceedings may become,

I hope we will never
allow the jury

or anyone
to lose sight of your pain.

Thank you.

[all chattering]

He came off
almost more sympathetic
than Carla.

That's exactly his plan,
to sympathize with her,

with you,
with the whole tragedy.

He's going to share
his compassion with the jury

and then he's gently going to
ask them to rise above it.

I thought I had him flustered.

For a second, I thought
I saw a nostril twitch.

This man is hard to shake.

So what now?

The gloves come off
this afternoon.

They're putting up
their doctors

and bioethicists
to condemn you.

It's critical
that we destroy them.

We have just as many doctors
on my side.

But they're bringing in
Dr. Ellen Smithie from Chicago.

I don't understand this.

Why am I being singled out?

What gives?

Could this be construed
as an ex parte communication?

[Judge] I have no intention
of discussing the merits
of your case, counsel.

But I would like to know.

Lots of doctors
do what Jill Brock did,

many of them in big hospitals.

Now why go after a small town
general practitioner?

One might also ask,
why exempt
the small town doctor?

One might even pose the query,
why the laws of our nation,

often seem not to apply
to Rome, Wisconsin?

I suspect the answer
to that question

might be located with
the Honorable Judge Bone.

Uh, we probably shouldn't be
having this discussion.

You have something to say to me?

There's a little piece
of legal vernacular cropping up
in Madison these days.

It's called "Bone Law,"
named after you.

"Bone Law" means...

when you don't like
a particular rule or regulation,

you just ignore it.

You've become such
a wonderful populist,

defying the Supreme Court,

you've made vigilantism
so romantic again,

so contagious,

that a jury here could acquit
a guilty defendant
like the Dancing Bandit,

simply on the grounds
of her likability.

Why Rome?

Because the people here
need to know the laws
of this country apply to them.

Why Jill Brock?

Because she murdered
her patient.

That's kind of a harsh way
to put it, isn't it?

You increase the dosage
to terminate a patient's life,

murder's the term for it,
harsh or not.

So, Dr. Smithie, as the defense
correctly points out,

this kind of a thing,
with the morphine drip,
it goes on all the time.

A lot of people cheat
on tax returns, too,

that doesn't make it right.

The fact that a lot of doctors
may do what she did,

is all the more need
to put a stop to it.

The patient was suffering.

We're not talking about
a Labrador retriever.

This was a human being.

We don't put people to sleep
when they suffer,

we do everything we can
to help them get better.

But this patient
wasn't going to get better,
death was imminent.

The patient was in extreme pain.

We never know
when death will strike.

Miracles happen all the time.

Cancers go into
remission some times,

with no medical explanation.

It's not for any doctor
to exclude

the remote possibility
of recovery,

and that's exactly what she did.

But the patient wanted to die.

‐Wanted to‐‐
‐Patients want to die
all the time.

Some with depression,
some with cancer,

some because
they've lost a limb.

I don't give a damn,
if a patient wants to end it.

Doctors don't help them die.

Do you think it's possible
that a miracle was waiting
for Harry Fenwick?

I don't know.

Terminal cancer has been known,

to inexplicably
go into remission.

Did you look at Mr. Fenwick's
medical records?

No, I did not. Nor do I need to.
It's beyond the point.

Wait a second,

Mr. Fenwick's health
is "beyond the point"?

I'm not disputing her prognosis.

I'm saying
whatever the prognosis.

So Mr. Fenwick's pain
and suffering

have no relevance
in your testimony today?

‐I'm saying in any situation‐‐
‐It's a yes or no question,
Doctor.

Does Mr. Fenwick's suffering
carry any meaning for you,
in today's testimony?

No.

‐No! Well, it did
for Dr. Jill Brock!
‐Objection.

‐Mr. Dell.
‐What do you object to?
Her caring?

‐Objection!
‐I'll tell you what I object to.

‐[Judge] Counselor!
‐[Dell] Doctors making
million dollar salaries

while serving up
bloated platitudes,

without ever getting into
the room with the patient.

‐Move to strike!
‐The pain was relevant
for Harry Fenwick!

One more word,
you see a jail cell!

That's all, Your Honor.

I'm finished with
Dr. Smithie's expert testimony.

Certainly you must sympathize
with Mr. Fenwick and his family?

Of course, I do.
You think doctors aren't human?

It hurts to see
a patient suffer,

especially when
it's someone you care about.

It's because doctors
are so human that the lines
have to be well drawn.

Once you step across it and say,
"This one, I'll let die.

That one,
I'll put out of his misery."

We're all in trouble.

That's the whole point
of the Hippocratic Oath!

[Warren] Thank you, Doctor.

Nothing further.

[reporters clamoring]

I'm off this case, Warren.

What?

What Jill Brock did may be
against the law,

but this enforcement,
is arbitrary!

Now, it's one thing not to make
exceptions for friends,

it's another thing
to selectively prosecute!

I'm out. I'm not
sitting at your table.

I'm disappointed.

[reporters clamoring]

This is a bad dream.
I'm gonna wake up any second.

It's in color.
Dreams are in black and white.

The trial's been in color.

Let's just go over
your testimony one more time.

We've been over it ten times!

‐I can't believe this,
we're losing!
‐Why can't we just offer a plea?

‐Because Grier won't take one.
‐Where the hell's the defense?
You're not doing anything!

[Dell] I believe we are.

The ethical testimony
was a wash.

They put up doctors
to condemn her,

we put up doctors
to support her.

Most importantly,
we've successfully put the law

against euthanasia on trial!

And that's what we need to do!

You don't object?
You just let 'em‐‐

‐[Dell] There's no defense.
‐All right, Jimmy. All right.

‐[indistinct whisper]
‐I'm sorry.

I'm sorry I asked them
to investigate.

You couldn't know.
You couldn't know.

[reporters clamoring]

[Dell] When you turned up
the morphine,

was it with intent
to end his life?

It was with the intent...

to relieve his suffering.

It was with the knowledge
that it could end his life.

Dr. Brock, I'm
a little confused.

Three years ago,
you took this very stand

to condemn a nun who stood
accused of mercy killing.

[Jill] I said that we can't have
nuns and philanthropists

running around
practicing euthanasia.

I believed then and I continue
to believe that

it's the decision that needs
to be left up to the family

and to the medical
establishment.

Mr. Fenwick, his wife
and his doctor

made that decision.

Pretty big decision.

Mr. Fenwick was going to die
no matter what I did.

Maybe a day later,
maybe three days later.

But he was going to die.

All I did was to make
his passing less painful.

You heard the prosecutor's
experts talk about cancers

going into
inexplicable remission.

None of the prosecutor's experts
examined my patient.

None of them made
a medical judgment
concerning my patient.

My medical judgment,
which remains undisputed,

is that Mr. Fenwick was going
to die either that day

or a day after.

Just the same.
Miracles do happen.

The cancer had eaten away
Mr. Fenwick's stomach.

There was no miracle for him.

Dr. Smithie talked about
the Hippocratic oath.

Do you believe
that you violated it?

The first rule
of the Hippocratic oath is
"Do no harm."

If a doctor sits around
allowing the prolonged suffering

of a death that is sure
to happen anyway,

that's harm, that's...
that's excruciating harm.

So if had to do all over again,
you'd turn up that drip?

It's not an easy thing.

Did Harry say anything to you

before you turned
up the morphine?

[scoffs] Uh, yes.

What did he say?

He asked me to let him go
be with God. He...

He said that God was waiting.

Thank you, Dr. Brock.

Nothing further.

The autopsy report lists
morphine overdose
as the cause of death.

Would you agree with that?

Mr. Fenwick was going
to die regardless‐‐

[Warren] Yes, I'm not
disputing Mr. Fenwick's
terminal condition.

But the supervening cause
of his death was the morphine.

Yes.

And, according
to your own testimony

you increased the dosage
with both the knowledge
and the expectation

that it would terminate
Mr. Fenwick's life. Correct?

Yes, that is correct.

Hmm.

When Sheriff Brock,
your husband,

began to investigate
Mr. Fenwick's death,

did you try to dissuade him
from doing so?

Well, I‐‐I didn't want to put
him in a situation...

You told him Mr. Fenwick died
of the cancer, natural causes.

Yes.

Yes, I said that.

And that was a lie.

Well, I‐‐I didn't think.

I knew that it wasn't foul play.

I didn't want
Jimmy investigating,
causing more pain...

So you chose not
to tell him the truth?

You concealed from the sheriff,

your own husband of 15 years

that you turned up
the morphine drip.

‐True?
‐I already said
that was true.

Thank you, Doctor.

Nothing further.

Jill Brock stands on trial today

only because she tried to
spare a dying man

a few hours
of horrible suffering.

Now make all the speeches
you want about policy

and anarchy of vigilantism,

but the simple truth
is only that

Harry Fenwick
was dying in agony.

Dr. Brock helped him,
like doctors do all the time.

Now, it's usually done quietly
between family and physician.

Usually, it's kept secret

because this happens
to be an area

where the law and humanity
are still apart.

Some states are changing this.

In Oregon,
euthanasia is now legal.

For other states
such as Wisconsin,

the law still lags behind.

So for people like
Harry Fenwick,

they have to look to the doctor
for compassion.

Harry looked to Jill.

You heard Carla Fenwick
thank Jill

for giving her husband peace
and dignity.

For ending his sufferings,

she thanks her.

Who are any of us
to judge this woman?

How can any judicial system
be so perverted

as to subject this doctor
to a trial for...

I've never known such a tragedy.

[clears throat]

The arguments for
or against

legalized euthanasia
are very powerful

and very complex.

It's a debate, no doubt,
that could keep you
in that deliberating room

for a very long time.

Fortunately,
that's not your debate.

At least not today.

For this proceeding,
as Judge Bone will instruct you,

euthanasia is illegal.

It is unlawful for a doctor
to terminate a patient's life.

The only question
before you therefore

is "Did Jill Brock commit
this unlawful act?"

By her own admission, she did.

Mr. Wambaugh eloquently argues

the heroic character
of Dr. Brock.

I take no issue.

But Mr. Wambaugh's remarks
are more appropriately aimed

at a sentencing hearing.

"How shall we punish her?"

That is not today's question.

Today's question is simply,

"Did she commit
the unlawful act?"

Once again,
she admits that she did.

Whether you accept our position
or hers,

there is only one verdict
you can return.

Thank you.

I think you like
to watch me eat.

Maybe I wonder how you can eat.

Or sleep, for that matter.

You have to know very little
is served by incarcerating
Jill Brock.

I keep coming back to why.

Evidence is closed, Counsel.
It's in the hands of the jurors.

So we can talk about it.

Why take such a tough stance
with this crime of all crimes?

The law against Euthanasia.

Mr. Wambaugh had his facts
wrong when he provided
my introduction,

My brother died of AIDS.

It was a painful,
very ungodly end.

So, don't you look at me
as if I don't understand.

I understand.

It would have been easy
for me to help him die,

but it would have been wrong.

It's unlawful for me
and for Dr. Jill Brock.

That's fine,
but if you make your point

Dr. Jill Brock goes to jail.

Which as an officer
of the court, I am obligated
to make happen.

Until the law is changed,
I prosecute the Jill Brocks.

You see with me, Your Honor,
the "Bone Law"...

was never in effect.

Judge, jury's ready.

Madame foreperson,
has the jury reached
its verdict?

We have, Your Honor.

[Judge] Will the defendant
please rise?

What say you?

On the charge
of voluntary manslaughter,

we find the defendant,
Dr. Jill Brock...

‐guilty as charged.
‐[audience exclaiming]

[cries]

Your Honor, we ask
that you poll the jury.

Members of the jury,
the clerk will call your name

at which point you will rise

and state your
individual finding.

[clerk] Adams.

Guilty.

‐[clerk] Berluti.
‐Guilty.

‐[clerk] Jallers.
‐Guilty.

‐[clerk] Mendel.
‐Guilty.

‐[clerk] Davis.
‐Guilty.

‐[clerk] Zeidman.
‐Guilty.

‐[clerk] Roberts.
‐Guilty.

‐[clerk] Carrie.
‐Guilty.

‐[clerk] Meghan.
‐Guilty.

‐[clerk] Erin.
‐Guilty.

‐[clerk] Boucher.
‐Guilty.

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