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LILY:
It was raining.
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One of those scary,
pounding rains
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where the wind makes it sound
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like a locomotive is
right outside your window.
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We were all asleep.
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But even with the sound
of the winds howling,
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there was all of a sudden
this boom.
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I thought that a helicopter
or a plane had fallen
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into the building.
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My friends Claire and Finn
were lying in bed together
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when they were crushed
by the weight of the beam
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as it crashed
through the ceiling.
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This building was built
in the 1870s.
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It was a cigar factory
for 75 years.
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Then it was
a sweatshop
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for another 20 or so.
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Then a import-export
warehouse, I think.
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Then about five years ago,
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the city came around
and told the owner
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that he'd have to make
a lot of improvements
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if he wanted
to keep leasing the space.
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Indoor plumbing, for one thing.
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Decent heat and electric.
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Owner said no.
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Apparently, he lives
in Asia somewhere.
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So they've been in a standoff
ever since.
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CHUNK:
And no one ever noticed
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a dozen squatters living
in here?
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Lily...
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did you know
that your friend Claire
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came from a wealthy family?
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I had no idea.
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I looked at the court papers.
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You're the only one named.
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The only one being sued.
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Any idea why Claire's mother
would single you out?
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I guess because
I found the place,
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told everybody else about it.
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Nah. I think there's
got to be more.
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I'm worried that...
it's about something else.
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Sometimes when people can't
convince the district attorney
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to bring criminal charges,
they'll file a civil suit.
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Think of it
as a dress rehearsal,
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a way that a plaintiff
can convince a D.A.
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that there's a case
worth trying here.
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So what are you saying?
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I'm saying that if we don't
win this first case,
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we might be looking
at a second one,
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one where you're facingup to ten to 15 years in prison.
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She was...she was 19 years old.
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She had her whole lifein front of her.
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Forgive me, Ms. Waters,
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but clearly, you and your
family do all right.
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How did your late daughter
wind up living
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in a rough neighborhood
like Chinatown?
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My daughter and I were in
a period of, uh, estrangement.
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She...
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she had decided to leave collegein her sophomore year,
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and I decided that was not
something I could support.
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She wanted to be a painter.
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She thought that college was
a waste of time.
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I see.Her mind wasmade up, and...
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so was mine.
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I cut her off financially.
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I-I wasn't trying to hurt her.
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I was trying to...
shock her into reconsidering.
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[scoffs softly]
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[quietly]:
S-Stupid.
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And the young man who died,
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Finn Danford,
was he a boyfriend?
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I suppose.
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Probably a big part
of the reason she left school.
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But as I say...
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we were not speaking
by that point.
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Is this it?
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DRIVER:Yes, ma'am.
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BENNY:
The fire department
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gave me a key to
the padlock, so...
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EVELYN:
I don't see
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any padlock.
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Oh, my goodness.
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Chunk?
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What are you doing here?
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I'm here with my client.
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Lily Knowles.
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Oh, my...
[sighs]
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I think we may have
a problem here.
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This is myclient,
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Claire Waters's mother,
Evelyn Waters.
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Oh, my God, M-Mrs. Waters,
I'm so sorry. I...
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No, no, no,that-that's enough.
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That's enough.Ms. Waters, I have to
tell you something.
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Mr. Palmer here and I
are not just friends.
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We're colleagues.
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We work at the same firm.
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I don't understand.
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Neither do I.Well...
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the short version is...
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I'm afraid we might be staringat a conflict of interest.
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Who might be?
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All of us.
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BENNY:
In my 20-some-odd years
of doing this for a living,
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I can honestly say
that I have never,
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ever been
as professionally embarrassed
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as I was this morning.
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I-I... I truly did not know
what to say to that woman.
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Just tell her that you're sorryfor wasting her time,
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but your esteemed colleague
got there first. Case closed!
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Chunk!
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BENNY:
All I know is,
I got a call last night
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from an attorney friend of mine.
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He has a very wealthy client
whose daughter died
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in a tragic accident.
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They went to the D.A.'s office
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hoping to file
some criminal charges.
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The D.A. demurred,suggested they file a civil suit
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and recommended me and this firm
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as the right folks
to get the job done.
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Ah. I like the sound of that.
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Mr. Palmer?
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I was just doing
what you told me to do.
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And what was that?
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Remember? You said to me,
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"I'm thrilled to add you
to the roster as an attorney,
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"but, uh, no one's walking
in the door asking for you.
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"No one knows
you exist.
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"So for the
foreseeable future,
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"I'm gonna
assign you some cases,
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"I'm gonna throw you
some pro bono work.
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"But what you reallyshould do
is get out there and hustle.
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"Anything to get
in a courtroom.
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"Anything to help
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the legal community
see you in action."
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And that's
your hustle?
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A squatter who basically
led a young couple
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to their death by allowing themto live in a building
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that the city declared
wasn't fit for occupancy.
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I thought the idea was
to bring in cases we can win.
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That "squatter" has a name.
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Lily Knowles...
was referred to me
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by an organization called New
York Artists for the Future.
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I did some work for them in
the law clinic at school,
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so when the situation came up,
they asked if I could help.
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A-And by the way,
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this is exactly the kind of caseyou were talking to me about.
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And I happen to think that thisis a completely winnable case.
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The girl is being set up.
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She has no legal culpability
for those two deaths.
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Well, that's for the jury
to decide.
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And you seem
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to be forgetting: my client is
the aggrieved party here.
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First of all,
you don't have a client.
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Neither one of us does
until this man
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says so.
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And as far as
aggrieved goes,
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that woman is worth acouple hundred million dollars,
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and she's suing a kid
who doesn't have a pot to...
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Her daughter is dead!
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And since you're
bringing up her money,
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this is probably as good a timeas any to remind everyone
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that she's actually prepared
to pay for our services.
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Something I strongly suspect
your client is not.
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The man makes
a particularly cogent point.
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Look, I'm worried that
if I don't defend this girl
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and get her acquitted,
she's gonna be facing
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a lifetime of debt--
not to mention what happens
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if they decide
to bring criminal charges.
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Do you honestly think
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you're the only person that
can possibly represent her?
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No.
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But I do believe that
I can get her acquitted.
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I believe in her.And I believe
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she's being unfairly prosecuted.Come on.
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That warehouse was a death trap.
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She had no business
enticing people to live there.
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She was trying to foster
a community of artists.
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She was trying
to live
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rent-free with her friendsin a place she had no claim to!
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Man, you are so cold!
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I'm cold? You're naive!
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This isn't legal aid.
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People are supposed to
pay for the privilege
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of having us represent them.
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And it's actually good for
business if they're innocent.
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Enough!
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I have no idea what to do here.
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Chunk, how much work
have you done on this?
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We talked on the phone briefly
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a couple of times
earlier this week.
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Short calls. Finally met
face-to-face this morning.
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I spoke with Evelyn for
the first time two hours ago.
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Well, then I have no choice--
we have to go with Chunk,
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otherwise we're conflicted out.
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Here's a crazy idea.
I mean, what if...
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TAC did represent both clients?
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Benny, you know as well as I dothe likelihood of the court
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going along with something
like that is one in a million.
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You don't know until you ask.
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More importantly, your client
is never gonna go for it.
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Why should she pay you,
knowing weare representing
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her opponent
and doing it for free?
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All excellent arguments.
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I'm just asking
for permission to try.
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Fine. If you can get the courtsand all the principals to agree,
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then TAC will be happy
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to represent
both sides.Could happen.
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Right after that blizzard
in hell.
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Hey, did you see that pig
just fly by?
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I would feel like a fool
going into court
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under these circumstances.
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I know how it sounds.
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I know how it feels.
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But... I would be remiss
if I didn't point out to you
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that there are certain...
benefits going to court
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with someone who knows
the other side so well,
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someone who can predict theirevery move before they make it.
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Be that as it may...
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See, the first thing
that will happen is,
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the defense will file
a motion to sever.
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That means they'll
try and force you to have
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three separate trials--
one against the city,
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one against the
property owner,
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and one against Lily.
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And then
there's the Friday trick.
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What's the Friday trick?
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Chester Palmer-- he'sthe attorney representing Lily--
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will say he has
a scheduling conflict.
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He'll ask for the trial
to commence on a Friday.
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So?Worst day
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for a plaintiff,
for you to start.
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You'd much rather start
on a Monday.
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That way, you have five days
to build momentum.
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You want to rest your
case on a Friday,
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so the jury has
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all weekend to think about it.
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Then they'll be more likely
to form an opinion
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that's favorable to your side.
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Chester Palmer sounds like
a very smart man.
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Well, he learned from the best.
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Oh. One more thing.
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The other side will try
to maneuver so that the case
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appears in front
of a defense-friendly judge,
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someone more inclined
to rule in their favor,
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give them
the benefit of a doubt.
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Now, I'm thinking
Judge Tessa Hudson.
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We've stood before her
many times, and...
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I happen to know
she's up in the rotation.
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Judge Tessa Hudson.
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[gavel banging]Good morning.
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Just so everybody understands
how the COVID of it all
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works in my courtroom,
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I am behind plexiglass
and I am socially distanced
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from everyone, so please don't
let the fact that I am
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not wearing a mask
cause you any concern.
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Witnesses are also
seated behind plexiglass
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and are socially distanced.
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We feel it's important
for the jurors
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to see their entire faces.
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Jurors are behind plexiglass
and are required
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to wear masks
because even though
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they are socially distanced,
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they are in a congregant group.
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And we are determined
to keep them as safe
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as is humanly possible.
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As for the defense
and plaintiff tables,
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whether or not
you wear a mask is
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totally up to you
and your clients.
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You are far enough away
that proximity should
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not pose an issue.
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The only other rule for you is
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no more than two people
at the table--
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presumably the principal
attorney and the client.
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All right, let's see
if we can come to some kind
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of consensus on a trial date.
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If it pleases the court,
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Your Honor,
my schedule is
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pretty tight this week.
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I'd ask the court's indulgencethat I be able to impanel
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on Thursday and beginthe trial on Friday.
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HUDSON:
All right.
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There's no objection
from the plaintiff, I assume?
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Well, actually, we'd prefer
to start earlier in the week.
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Speak plainly, Counsel.Are you not available on Friday?
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I am, but...Okay, Friday it is.
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Splendid. Now, does
the defense wish to be heard
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on the motion to sever?
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Your Honor...
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obviously my client's defenseis in direct conflict
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with the othertwo defendants--
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the building owner
and the city.
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One is basicallyan impoverished individual with
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no direct responsibility forthe condition of the building,
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whereas the other two
are substantial entities
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with access to
abundant resources.
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Holding all three trialstogether
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would absolutely pose
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undue prejudice.
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I would agree with you,
Mr. Palmer.
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The motion to sever is allowed.
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Very well then.
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Our next order of business...
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Uh... excuse me?
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Ms. Waters, where are you going?
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This is your trial.
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We're all here because of you.
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I'm sorry, Judge Hudson.
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Uh, please feel free
to continue.
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I have to make a phone call.
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HUDSON:
Okay...
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run this by me again.
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You want to change counsel
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one day in?I do.
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And you want?BENNY:I am seeking
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the court's permissionto file an appearance.
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Uh-huh.As you well know,
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I'm employedby Dr. Jason Bull
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of the Trial Analysis
Corporation,
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and so is Mr. Palmer,
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who is representing
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the defendant.Ah.
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Isn't this cozy?
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A little, perhaps, yes,
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but I just wantto state for the record
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that I've had no contactwith Mr. Palmer's client.
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I've not done any workon her case.
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In fact, I didn't even know
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that anyone from my firmhad ever even spoken
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to the defendant until after Iagreed to represent Ms. Waters.
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BULL:Your Honor,
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our firm is prepared
to avoid any
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and all conflicts of interest.
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We will happily divide up
our resources and our staff,
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and if necessary,
even the office space itself.
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In addition, pursuant
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to the New York Rulesof Professional Conduct,
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Section 1.7, I have informedmy client of her rights,
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and she has signed a noticeof informed consent.
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And my client has signed
a similar document.
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Miss Knowles,
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while you cannot select
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who represents Ms. Waters,
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you are entitled to a lawyerfree of any potential conflict.
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Your Honor, I-I want Mr. Palmer
to be my attorney.
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I trust him.
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He gets me.
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And plus, he's working for free.
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Oh.
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Ms. Waters,
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what was wrong
with the lawyer
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who accompanied you
in court yesterday
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at the motions hearing?
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Nothing.
He's just not the best,
354
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and Mr. Colón,
in my opinion, is.
355
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Uh-huh.
356
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That was subtle.
357
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Well, if, uh,
everybody's in agreement,
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I'm not gonna stand in your way.
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The motion is allowed.
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BULL:
In order for this to work,
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it's absolutely crucial
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that there be no sharingof information. Marissa,
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I need you to figure out
a way to firewall the console
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so each team will only
have access to their data.
365
00:15:19,113 --> 00:15:20,505
I can do that.
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Each side'll
have their own password,
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and I'll make it so everyone
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can log in remotelyfrom their laptops and tablets
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so no one's huddled around
the monitors in the war room.
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Great. Benny,since you are the...
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more experienced attorney,
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I'm assigning myself
to Chunk's team.
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Fine. I'll take Marissaand Danny then.
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Sorry, Taylor.
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It's fine.
I like hanging with the boys.
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BULL: And, Chunk,if you're good with it,
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we'll make my office
our workspace?
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Room with a view? Solid.
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Benny, if you don't mind
working down here?
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Works for me.
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All right.
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♪
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All right, Chunk, it's yourparty. How do you want to start?
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Well, obviously,
voir dire is the first
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order of business.
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Since you've done that athousand more times than I have,
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what do you think the play is?
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We need to find jurors
who are open to the idea
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that what happened was simply
beyond Lily's control.
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Which it was.
391
00:16:31,663 --> 00:16:33,274
That's right.
In a perfect world,
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I'd want to seat intentionalistsand deselect consequentialists.
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00:16:36,973 --> 00:16:39,410
One more time, for those of us
who don't speak PhD?
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We want people who will focus
not on what happened,
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but Lily's intent.
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Which was to create housing
for her fellow artists
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and build a sense of community.
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So I have a question.
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Claire's boyfriend died
in the accident, too.
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Why aren't his parents part
of this lawsuit?
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00:16:54,121 --> 00:16:57,080
That is an excellent question.
402
00:16:58,342 --> 00:17:00,649
On it. [clears throat]
403
00:17:00,692 --> 00:17:02,651
BENNY:
We...
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00:17:02,694 --> 00:17:04,348
are suing for wrongful death,
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00:17:04,392 --> 00:17:06,872
which means
we have to prove
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00:17:06,916 --> 00:17:10,093
Lily knowingly brought Claire
into a dangerous situation.
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00:17:10,137 --> 00:17:12,574
If I know Bull, he is gonna
convince Chunk to argue
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that Lily was no differentthan any of the other squatters,
409
00:17:15,055 --> 00:17:17,405
that she's no more culpable
than the rest of them,
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that in fact, she could
have just as easily
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been underneath that beam
as Evelyn's daughter.
412
00:17:21,670 --> 00:17:23,063
Of course
that's what he's gonna do.
413
00:17:23,106 --> 00:17:24,368
You knowwhat my grandmother used to say?
414
00:17:24,412 --> 00:17:26,457
"Be careful when you point
a finger at someone.
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You'll discover there's three
fingers pointing back at you."
416
00:17:30,070 --> 00:17:32,681
Come to think of it, we need
jurors like your grandmother.
417
00:17:33,856 --> 00:17:37,033
People who think this Lily girlset everything into motion
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00:17:37,077 --> 00:17:41,820
by breaking into that buildingand inviting others to join her.
419
00:17:41,864 --> 00:17:44,258
Breaking the lawand inviting others to join her.
420
00:17:44,301 --> 00:17:46,651
People who take responsibility
for their own actions
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and expect others
to do the same.Yup.
422
00:17:49,176 --> 00:17:52,701
We need to get rid of anyone
who plays the blame game.
423
00:17:52,744 --> 00:17:54,137
Good morning,
ladies and gentlemen.
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00:17:54,181 --> 00:17:57,009
Okay. Let me ask you a question.
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Anybody here unhappy at work?
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00:17:59,273 --> 00:18:01,884
All right.Juror number three,
427
00:18:01,927 --> 00:18:03,146
let's start with you.
428
00:18:03,190 --> 00:18:05,670
So, you are unhappy at your job?
429
00:18:05,714 --> 00:18:10,153
Well, let's just say I made somebad choices when I was younger.
430
00:18:10,197 --> 00:18:14,070
I was too interested
in partying, having fun.
431
00:18:14,114 --> 00:18:16,159
I should have focused
more on school.
432
00:18:16,203 --> 00:18:19,771
She's self-aware, takes
responsibility for her flaws.
433
00:18:19,815 --> 00:18:21,164
I like her.
434
00:18:21,208 --> 00:18:23,340
Not blaming anyone else
435
00:18:23,384 --> 00:18:24,820
for where she is in life.
436
00:18:24,863 --> 00:18:27,170
Sounds like just the person
we are looking for.
437
00:18:27,214 --> 00:18:30,478
This juror is acceptable
to the plaintiff, Your Honor.
438
00:18:30,521 --> 00:18:32,132
She's exactly who
they're looking for.
439
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Your Honor,with your permission,
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we would like to thankand excuse juror number three.
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♪
442
00:18:40,357 --> 00:18:43,926
Who here has ever offered to
water your neighbor's plants,
443
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maybe take in their mail
while they're on vacation?
444
00:18:46,842 --> 00:18:48,235
Juror number 17.
445
00:18:48,278 --> 00:18:51,107
Neighbor of the year.Tell us your story.
446
00:18:51,151 --> 00:18:54,154
No story. I just agreed
to feed my neighbor's cat
447
00:18:54,197 --> 00:18:56,068
when he went to the Jersey Shorea few weeks ago.
448
00:18:56,112 --> 00:18:57,809
That was awfully nice of you.
449
00:18:57,853 --> 00:19:00,160
So let me, uh, ask you
this hypothetical.
450
00:19:00,203 --> 00:19:02,988
You're-you're in the apartment,you're feeding the cat.
451
00:19:03,032 --> 00:19:04,990
You accidentally break a vase.
452
00:19:05,034 --> 00:19:06,209
What would you do?
453
00:19:06,253 --> 00:19:07,645
Well, I don't know.
454
00:19:07,689 --> 00:19:10,213
I mean... does he knowI did it?
455
00:19:11,649 --> 00:19:13,956
Maybe the cat knocked it over.
456
00:19:13,999 --> 00:19:16,219
Great. We got a comedian.
Taylor,
457
00:19:16,263 --> 00:19:17,264
talk to me.
458
00:19:17,307 --> 00:19:19,353
He's a dentist,
sole practitioner.
459
00:19:19,396 --> 00:19:21,833
And an avid mountain climber.
460
00:19:21,877 --> 00:19:23,748
Okay. That helps clarify things.
461
00:19:23,792 --> 00:19:25,576
He's an individualist,
which means
462
00:19:25,620 --> 00:19:27,099
he'll be more likely
to buy Benny's theory
463
00:19:27,143 --> 00:19:29,145
of personal responsibility.
464
00:19:29,189 --> 00:19:32,888
We'd like to thank
and excuse this juror.
465
00:19:32,931 --> 00:19:35,064
And what about you?
466
00:19:35,107 --> 00:19:36,805
Let's say you
broke the vase.
467
00:19:36,848 --> 00:19:39,634
Well, then, I'd certainly offerto pay for it.
468
00:19:39,677 --> 00:19:43,246
Now, would it make mea bad person if I secretly hope
469
00:19:43,290 --> 00:19:45,205
my neighbor says,
"Don't worry about it"?
470
00:19:45,248 --> 00:19:48,295
No. As long as you're willing
to step up.
471
00:19:49,818 --> 00:19:51,776
This juror is acceptable
to the plaintiff, Your Honor.
472
00:19:53,169 --> 00:19:54,692
I'll kick her.
473
00:19:54,736 --> 00:19:56,694
Let's not throw out the
baby with the bathwater.
474
00:19:56,738 --> 00:19:58,174
I liked her answer.
475
00:19:58,218 --> 00:20:00,872
She was being honest
almost to a fault.
476
00:20:00,916 --> 00:20:02,222
Taylor,
477
00:20:02,265 --> 00:20:04,180
tell me something I don't know
about this lady.
478
00:20:04,224 --> 00:20:07,183
Well, her Insta's filledwith pictures of gifts she sends
479
00:20:07,227 --> 00:20:09,229
to her kids and grandkids
for their birthdays.
480
00:20:09,272 --> 00:20:10,404
Everything's homemade,
481
00:20:10,447 --> 00:20:13,537
everything individual
and personalized.
482
00:20:13,581 --> 00:20:15,147
I knew it.
483
00:20:15,191 --> 00:20:17,237
Sounds like she's
an intentionalist.
484
00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:18,934
What is that again?
485
00:20:18,977 --> 00:20:22,024
Someone for whom the intention
of the deed is more important
486
00:20:22,067 --> 00:20:23,286
than the outcome.
487
00:20:23,330 --> 00:20:24,287
It could also mean
she's a cheapskate.
488
00:20:24,331 --> 00:20:25,897
CHUNK:Your Honor,
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this juror is also acceptableto the defense.
490
00:20:30,424 --> 00:20:33,296
She is?
491
00:20:33,340 --> 00:20:35,298
What's he know
that we don't know?
492
00:20:35,342 --> 00:20:37,300
I don't know.He's Bull.
493
00:20:37,344 --> 00:20:39,781
HUDSON:Ladies and gentlemen,we have our panel.
494
00:20:39,824 --> 00:20:41,391
Juror number 30,
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I am appointing you foreperson.
496
00:20:44,438 --> 00:20:47,354
Testimony begins first thing
in the morning.
497
00:20:51,401 --> 00:20:53,577
She asleep?
498
00:20:53,621 --> 00:20:55,231
Do you hear her crying?
499
00:20:55,275 --> 00:20:56,188
No.
500
00:20:56,232 --> 00:20:57,799
Well, that's usually
501
00:20:57,842 --> 00:20:59,888
the giveaway.
502
00:21:03,239 --> 00:21:05,241
Do you have any idea
why I haven't heard
503
00:21:05,285 --> 00:21:06,808
from my brother all night?
504
00:21:06,851 --> 00:21:09,289
I mean, I've texted
and I've called.
505
00:21:09,332 --> 00:21:10,899
It's as if he's off the grid.
506
00:21:10,942 --> 00:21:13,641
He's up first tomorrow.
507
00:21:13,684 --> 00:21:16,948
He's probably at the office
putting together his case.
508
00:21:16,992 --> 00:21:20,343
Really? It's after 11:00.
509
00:21:20,387 --> 00:21:24,347
The law is a cruel mistress.
510
00:21:24,391 --> 00:21:26,480
If he's at the office,
then why aren't you?
511
00:21:26,523 --> 00:21:29,091
Because I'm here with you.[laughs softly]
512
00:21:29,134 --> 00:21:30,222
HUDSON:
Mr. Colón,
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you may call your first witness.
514
00:21:32,399 --> 00:21:33,356
Yes, Your Honor.
515
00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:34,966
With the court's permission,
516
00:21:35,010 --> 00:21:38,143
the plaintiff would like to callReggie Craven to the stand.
517
00:21:38,187 --> 00:21:40,320
[door opens]
518
00:21:43,410 --> 00:21:44,759
[quietly]:Who is this?
519
00:21:44,802 --> 00:21:46,369
Remember what I said.
520
00:21:46,413 --> 00:21:48,502
We have to prove that Lily
knowingly brought Claire
521
00:21:48,545 --> 00:21:50,504
into a dangerous
situation.
522
00:21:50,547 --> 00:21:52,593
Objection.
523
00:21:52,636 --> 00:21:53,942
This is the first
524
00:21:53,985 --> 00:21:55,813
that the defense
is hearing about this witness.
525
00:21:55,857 --> 00:21:58,381
His name does not appear
on any witness list.
526
00:21:58,425 --> 00:22:00,905
And, frankly,
I've never even heard of him.
527
00:22:00,949 --> 00:22:04,126
This is a clear violation
of the rules of discovery.
528
00:22:04,169 --> 00:22:07,129
Is this true,Mr. Colón?
529
00:22:07,172 --> 00:22:09,349
Did you fail
to provide defense counsel
530
00:22:09,392 --> 00:22:10,698
with a complete witness list
531
00:22:10,741 --> 00:22:13,788
prior to the start
of proceedings this morning?
532
00:22:13,831 --> 00:22:17,182
Your Honor, Mr. Craven has beenextremely difficult to locate.
533
00:22:17,226 --> 00:22:19,533
He doesn't havea permanent address,
534
00:22:19,576 --> 00:22:21,404
and we weren't able
to make contact with him
535
00:22:21,448 --> 00:22:22,971
until about two hours ago.
536
00:22:23,014 --> 00:22:24,407
[quietly]:What a complete load of...
537
00:22:24,451 --> 00:22:25,974
That's my name.
Don't wear it out.
538
00:22:26,017 --> 00:22:27,584
Shh.I'm going to take
you at your word
539
00:22:27,628 --> 00:22:29,760
this time, Mr. Colón.
540
00:22:29,804 --> 00:22:31,371
But let's not make
541
00:22:31,414 --> 00:22:32,589
a habit of this.
542
00:22:32,633 --> 00:22:33,851
Mr. Palmer,
543
00:22:33,895 --> 00:22:35,070
let's swear the witness in,
544
00:22:35,113 --> 00:22:36,419
see what he has to say.
545
00:22:36,463 --> 00:22:39,422
Then, if you feel
you need extra time
546
00:22:39,466 --> 00:22:41,468
to prepare
after direct examination,
547
00:22:41,511 --> 00:22:42,730
I promise,
548
00:22:42,773 --> 00:22:44,819
I will make an accommodation
for that.
549
00:22:44,862 --> 00:22:47,430
Thank you, Your Honor.
550
00:22:47,474 --> 00:22:48,779
BENNY:
Now, Mr. Craven,
551
00:22:48,823 --> 00:22:50,912
you were one of the
squatters at the warehouse
552
00:22:50,955 --> 00:22:54,437
where Claire Waters and
Finn Danford lost their lives?
553
00:22:54,481 --> 00:22:56,091
Yes, sir.
554
00:22:56,134 --> 00:22:57,745
I lived there
for about three weeks.
555
00:22:57,788 --> 00:22:59,703
Uh, but just so everybody's
straight,
556
00:22:59,747 --> 00:23:02,097
I was there
before the folks that died.
557
00:23:02,140 --> 00:23:04,055
So I never metClaire or Finn.Okay.
558
00:23:04,099 --> 00:23:07,145
Duly noted. But you livedthere nonetheless.
559
00:23:07,189 --> 00:23:08,886
Now, how did you hearabout the place?
560
00:23:08,930 --> 00:23:10,497
Uh, Lily.
561
00:23:10,540 --> 00:23:11,498
She told me about it.
562
00:23:11,541 --> 00:23:12,455
BENNY:And how did you know Lily?
563
00:23:12,499 --> 00:23:13,456
Gallery shows.
564
00:23:13,500 --> 00:23:15,327
Openings.
565
00:23:15,371 --> 00:23:16,894
I'd bump into her all the time.
566
00:23:16,938 --> 00:23:19,636
Turns out we both liked events
that featured art,
567
00:23:19,680 --> 00:23:21,508
free wine
and things you could eat.
568
00:23:21,551 --> 00:23:23,379
BENNY:Now, after you moved in,did you...
569
00:23:23,423 --> 00:23:26,208
see anythingthat gave you cause for concern?
570
00:23:26,251 --> 00:23:28,471
A lot, actually.
571
00:23:28,515 --> 00:23:30,604
I mean,
there were extension cords
572
00:23:30,647 --> 00:23:32,083
running between buildings,
573
00:23:32,127 --> 00:23:34,085
hanging out in the weather.
574
00:23:34,129 --> 00:23:36,000
There was a rodent problem.
575
00:23:36,044 --> 00:23:38,394
No bathroom, per se.
576
00:23:38,438 --> 00:23:40,570
It was pretty rugged.Anything else?
577
00:23:40,614 --> 00:23:43,181
Well, I mean, you couldn't missthe water stains on the ceiling.
578
00:23:43,225 --> 00:23:46,750
Uh, there was actually a spacewhere the ceiling was,
579
00:23:46,794 --> 00:23:47,751
uh, bowing.
580
00:23:47,795 --> 00:23:49,361
Like-like, dripping down.
581
00:23:49,405 --> 00:23:51,407
And, uh, it looked like water
or something else
582
00:23:51,451 --> 00:23:53,278
had been collecting there
for a long time.
583
00:23:53,322 --> 00:23:55,803
And did you...share your concerns with anyone?
584
00:23:55,846 --> 00:23:58,066
I-I told Lily.
585
00:23:58,109 --> 00:23:59,720
Well, her bedwas right underneath
586
00:23:59,763 --> 00:24:01,417
where the bulge wasthe biggest.
587
00:24:01,461 --> 00:24:03,375
So I just... didn't think
it was safe.
588
00:24:03,419 --> 00:24:04,376
Or smart.
589
00:24:04,420 --> 00:24:05,421
So let me get this straight.
590
00:24:05,465 --> 00:24:07,423
You told the defendant
591
00:24:07,467 --> 00:24:09,425
you thought
the ceiling might be a hazard?
592
00:24:09,469 --> 00:24:10,818
I did.
593
00:24:10,861 --> 00:24:12,820
[quietly]: No wonder
they hid this guy from us.
594
00:24:12,863 --> 00:24:14,865
BENNY:And what didthe defendant do about it?
595
00:24:14,909 --> 00:24:17,433
Nothing,
as far as I could tell.
596
00:24:17,477 --> 00:24:19,000
Uh, that's why,when I got enough money
597
00:24:19,043 --> 00:24:20,567
to get out of there,I-I did.
598
00:24:20,610 --> 00:24:22,264
Thank you, Mr. Craven.
599
00:24:22,307 --> 00:24:24,092
No further questions,
Your Honor.
600
00:24:24,135 --> 00:24:25,267
LILY:
I don't know
601
00:24:25,310 --> 00:24:26,964
what he expected
me to do.
602
00:24:27,008 --> 00:24:28,444
I didn't own the place.
603
00:24:28,488 --> 00:24:30,011
I didn't have any money.
604
00:24:30,054 --> 00:24:32,448
And, besides, for all I knew,
605
00:24:32,492 --> 00:24:34,537
it could have been like that
for a hundred years.
606
00:24:34,581 --> 00:24:35,625
Mr. Palmer?
607
00:24:35,669 --> 00:24:37,714
Are you prepared
to cross-examine?
608
00:24:37,758 --> 00:24:39,716
[quietly]:Should we ask for more time?
609
00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:41,239
No.
610
00:24:41,283 --> 00:24:43,241
Just ask him if he
warned anyone else.
611
00:24:43,285 --> 00:24:45,243
Be sure to use
the word "warned."
612
00:24:45,287 --> 00:24:48,638
Let's paint him with the same
brush he's using on Lily.
613
00:24:51,511 --> 00:24:52,860
CHUNK:
Mr. Craven,
614
00:24:52,903 --> 00:24:55,515
you said that you saw--
wh-what did you call it?--
615
00:24:55,558 --> 00:24:57,560
the-the bowing in the ceiling
616
00:24:57,604 --> 00:24:59,214
and you warned
617
00:24:59,257 --> 00:25:00,215
Ms. Knowles.
618
00:25:00,258 --> 00:25:01,564
Yeah. That's correct.
619
00:25:01,608 --> 00:25:04,436
Who else did you warn about it?
620
00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:06,221
Excuse me?
621
00:25:06,264 --> 00:25:07,570
Who else did you warn
622
00:25:07,614 --> 00:25:09,529
about your concerns
regarding the ceiling?
623
00:25:10,791 --> 00:25:12,619
No one?
624
00:25:13,707 --> 00:25:16,579
I need you to speak your answerfor the record, sir.
625
00:25:16,623 --> 00:25:18,799
No. I just told Lily.
626
00:25:18,842 --> 00:25:20,061
I figuredthat would be enough.
627
00:25:20,104 --> 00:25:23,151
And why would you think that?
628
00:25:23,194 --> 00:25:25,240
If you thoughtthere was imminent danger there,
629
00:25:25,283 --> 00:25:27,634
why wouldn't you warn
everyone you could?
630
00:25:28,678 --> 00:25:30,462
Your other roommates.Give them
631
00:25:30,506 --> 00:25:32,203
the same opportunity you took
632
00:25:32,247 --> 00:25:33,509
to get out of there
and find another place
633
00:25:33,553 --> 00:25:34,510
to live.
634
00:25:34,554 --> 00:25:35,119
I don't know. I...
635
00:25:35,163 --> 00:25:36,556
I told Lily.
636
00:25:36,599 --> 00:25:38,166
I-I mean,she was in charge.
637
00:25:38,209 --> 00:25:39,820
CHUNK:Was she?
638
00:25:39,863 --> 00:25:42,474
I thought this was supposed
to be an artists' cooperative,
639
00:25:42,518 --> 00:25:44,520
a egalitarian commune,
640
00:25:44,564 --> 00:25:46,827
where everyone
was all in it together.
641
00:25:46,870 --> 00:25:48,045
Nice.
642
00:25:48,089 --> 00:25:49,394
Now quit while you're ahead.
643
00:25:49,438 --> 00:25:51,048
Objection.
Your Honor,
644
00:25:51,092 --> 00:25:53,485
maybe I missed it, but was therea question in there somewhere?
645
00:25:53,529 --> 00:25:55,662
Ask a question, Mr. Palmer.
646
00:25:55,705 --> 00:25:56,837
Tell her
you have no more questions,
647
00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:58,055
thank the witness and sit down.
648
00:25:58,099 --> 00:25:59,230
Absolutely, Your Honor.
649
00:25:59,274 --> 00:26:01,276
The truth is,
650
00:26:01,319 --> 00:26:03,931
you thought that there was
a problem with the roof,
651
00:26:03,974 --> 00:26:05,236
but you didn't do anything else
652
00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:06,803
about it, did you?
653
00:26:06,847 --> 00:26:07,891
Well...
654
00:26:07,935 --> 00:26:09,719
Except leave.
Seems to me
655
00:26:09,763 --> 00:26:11,373
you're at leastas culpable
656
00:26:11,416 --> 00:26:13,549
as my client.
Maybe even more so.
657
00:26:13,593 --> 00:26:15,856
Objection! Your Honor!
658
00:26:15,899 --> 00:26:18,119
No foundation.
Badgering.
659
00:26:18,162 --> 00:26:21,122
Again, I have to ask this
question for the second time,
660
00:26:21,165 --> 00:26:23,167
what is the question?!
661
00:26:23,211 --> 00:26:24,908
Counsel is
testifying!
662
00:26:24,952 --> 00:26:26,518
Sustained.All sustained.
663
00:26:26,562 --> 00:26:27,737
Mr. Palmer,
664
00:26:27,781 --> 00:26:30,174
I will ask you
one more time.
665
00:26:30,218 --> 00:26:33,221
Stop making speeches,
start asking questions.
666
00:26:33,264 --> 00:26:37,529
Or I will dismiss the witness
and hold you in contempt.
667
00:26:37,573 --> 00:26:40,532
I do apologize, Your Honor.
668
00:26:40,576 --> 00:26:44,145
As it happens, I have no furtherquestions for this witness.
669
00:26:44,188 --> 00:26:45,146
[exhales]
670
00:26:45,189 --> 00:26:47,627
Let's take a 15-minute break.
671
00:26:48,715 --> 00:26:49,933
I don't believe
for a second
672
00:26:49,977 --> 00:26:52,414
that he found that
witness this morning.
673
00:26:52,457 --> 00:26:54,285
Can you prove it?
674
00:26:55,373 --> 00:26:57,245
Then it doesn't matter.
675
00:26:57,288 --> 00:26:58,507
Didn't anyone tell you?
676
00:26:58,550 --> 00:27:02,119
The law isa contact sport, too.
677
00:27:02,163 --> 00:27:04,774
You got tackled.He took you down.
678
00:27:04,818 --> 00:27:06,297
Now get up.
679
00:27:06,341 --> 00:27:08,648
It's your ball.
680
00:27:15,350 --> 00:27:16,307
Your Honor,
681
00:27:16,351 --> 00:27:17,613
with the court's permission,
682
00:27:17,657 --> 00:27:20,747
the defense would like to call
Denise Danford.
683
00:27:20,790 --> 00:27:22,966
Scuse me.
684
00:27:23,010 --> 00:27:25,229
Objection, Your Honor.
685
00:27:25,273 --> 00:27:28,450
We have no information
regarding this witness.
686
00:27:28,493 --> 00:27:31,279
Her name is nowhere
on the witness list.
687
00:27:31,322 --> 00:27:34,238
Clearly, defense counsel
is playing fast and loose
688
00:27:34,282 --> 00:27:36,284
with the rules of discovery.
689
00:27:37,807 --> 00:27:39,374
Is this true?
690
00:27:39,417 --> 00:27:42,682
Did you not share this witness'sname with opposing counsel?
691
00:27:42,725 --> 00:27:44,379
Unfortunately, Your Honor,
692
00:27:44,422 --> 00:27:47,730
Mrs. Danford has beenvery,
verydifficult to locate.
693
00:27:47,774 --> 00:27:50,341
But the good news is,
after looking and looking,
694
00:27:50,385 --> 00:27:53,170
we were able to make contact
with her this morning,
695
00:27:53,214 --> 00:27:54,606
shortly before trial.
696
00:27:54,650 --> 00:27:58,349
Or I promise we would have giventhe opposing counsel
697
00:27:58,393 --> 00:28:00,090
plenty of notice.
698
00:28:00,134 --> 00:28:01,875
I do hope
that my esteemed colleague
699
00:28:01,918 --> 00:28:05,226
can find it in his heart
to forgive me.
700
00:28:05,269 --> 00:28:07,750
I'm sure he can.
701
00:28:07,794 --> 00:28:09,665
Let's swear in the witness.
702
00:28:09,709 --> 00:28:11,232
And as was the case
703
00:28:11,275 --> 00:28:13,887
when the shoe was
on the other foot, Mr. Colón,
704
00:28:13,930 --> 00:28:16,585
if you need extra time
to prepare
705
00:28:16,628 --> 00:28:18,587
after direct examination,
706
00:28:18,630 --> 00:28:20,415
we will make an accommodation.
707
00:28:20,458 --> 00:28:22,678
Thank you, Your Honor.
708
00:28:24,680 --> 00:28:26,029
DENISE:
Finn and I
709
00:28:26,073 --> 00:28:28,118
tried to talk
every Sunday.
710
00:28:28,162 --> 00:28:29,772
FaceTime.
711
00:28:29,816 --> 00:28:31,469
For a while, it seemed like,
712
00:28:31,513 --> 00:28:34,516
every other call,
he would mention this girl.
713
00:28:34,559 --> 00:28:36,387
Claire.
714
00:28:37,475 --> 00:28:39,739
And it was obviousfrom the way he talked about her
715
00:28:39,782 --> 00:28:42,654
that...she was special.
716
00:28:42,698 --> 00:28:45,788
Then...
717
00:28:45,832 --> 00:28:48,835
at the end of his first semesterjunior year,
718
00:28:48,878 --> 00:28:50,358
we were gonna have
a conversation
719
00:28:50,401 --> 00:28:53,578
about perhaps applying
for another student loan.
720
00:28:53,622 --> 00:28:56,320
And he told me
not to worry about it.
721
00:28:56,364 --> 00:28:58,453
That he was leaving school.
722
00:28:58,496 --> 00:29:00,934
That he wanted
to try living in New York.
723
00:29:00,977 --> 00:29:03,284
And how did you feel about that?
724
00:29:03,327 --> 00:29:05,112
It scared me.
725
00:29:06,113 --> 00:29:08,245
New York scared me.
726
00:29:11,205 --> 00:29:13,381
[shudders] The first time
I came to New York
727
00:29:13,424 --> 00:29:15,949
was to identify Finn's body.
728
00:29:18,168 --> 00:29:20,344
This is my second time.
729
00:29:22,390 --> 00:29:24,784
And I...
[shudders]
730
00:29:24,827 --> 00:29:26,786
I wasn't sure
how he was gonna do it,
731
00:29:26,829 --> 00:29:29,353
how he was going to pay for it.
732
00:29:30,877 --> 00:29:33,401
But he kept telling me not
to worry about it. [chuckles]
733
00:29:33,444 --> 00:29:35,577
So I...
734
00:29:35,620 --> 00:29:37,971
I tried my best not to.
735
00:29:39,624 --> 00:29:42,149
And I sensed
that he was in love.
736
00:29:42,192 --> 00:29:44,325
So...
737
00:29:44,368 --> 00:29:47,458
I knew he wasn't here alone.
738
00:29:48,459 --> 00:29:49,896
Mrs. Danford,
739
00:29:49,939 --> 00:29:52,115
your son died.
740
00:29:52,159 --> 00:29:54,465
But you're not a party
to this litigation.
741
00:29:54,509 --> 00:29:57,251
Can you please
tell the jury why?
742
00:29:58,905 --> 00:30:01,690
Because I don't think
it's that girl's fault.
743
00:30:02,865 --> 00:30:04,301
I'm sorry.
I mean, I...
744
00:30:04,345 --> 00:30:06,086
I knowwe've never met,
745
00:30:06,129 --> 00:30:09,437
and I knowwe both lost our children.
746
00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:11,526
But in my heart of hearts,
I-I...
747
00:30:11,569 --> 00:30:14,703
I just don't think that girl
had anything to do with it.
748
00:30:14,746 --> 00:30:16,052
Objection,
Your Honor.
749
00:30:16,096 --> 00:30:19,186
The witness is offering
speculation as testimony
750
00:30:19,229 --> 00:30:21,492
and is addressing
the plaintiff directly.
751
00:30:21,536 --> 00:30:23,538
Please, Mrs. Danford,
752
00:30:23,581 --> 00:30:25,366
just answerthe lawyer's questions
753
00:30:25,409 --> 00:30:27,803
with the factsas you understand them.
754
00:30:27,847 --> 00:30:31,241
And don't address
the plaintiff directly.
755
00:30:31,285 --> 00:30:33,417
I apologize.
756
00:30:33,461 --> 00:30:35,506
CHUNK:
So, Mrs. Danford,
757
00:30:35,550 --> 00:30:38,814
who do you think is responsiblefor your son's death?
758
00:30:38,858 --> 00:30:41,556
I'm not sure
anyone's responsible.
759
00:30:41,599 --> 00:30:43,819
It seems
like it was an accident.
760
00:30:45,125 --> 00:30:46,256
I mean,
761
00:30:46,300 --> 00:30:47,910
if you're gonna holdanyone responsible,
762
00:30:47,954 --> 00:30:48,911
maybe...
763
00:30:48,955 --> 00:30:50,957
it's the building inspectors.
764
00:30:52,001 --> 00:30:54,177
But then they said
the building was dangerous.
765
00:30:54,221 --> 00:30:57,006
They ordered it locked.
It was locked.
766
00:30:58,007 --> 00:31:00,575
So maybe it's the politicians.
767
00:31:00,618 --> 00:31:02,403
What do you mean
by "the politicians"?
768
00:31:02,446 --> 00:31:04,579
The government.
769
00:31:04,622 --> 00:31:05,972
The people
who are supposed to make sure
770
00:31:06,015 --> 00:31:07,799
this city is a place
where everyone can live,
771
00:31:07,843 --> 00:31:09,627
not just rich people.
772
00:31:09,671 --> 00:31:12,543
Your Honor, I have withheld
my initial objections
773
00:31:12,587 --> 00:31:14,023
out of respect for Mrs. Danford.
774
00:31:14,067 --> 00:31:16,243
But, clearly,
the defense is determined
775
00:31:16,286 --> 00:31:18,593
to go down this road.
So I have to ask
776
00:31:18,636 --> 00:31:20,987
how any of this is relevant
to the issue at hand.
777
00:31:21,030 --> 00:31:22,510
Objection sustained.
778
00:31:22,553 --> 00:31:23,990
Uh, Mr. Palmer,
779
00:31:24,033 --> 00:31:25,208
anything else?
780
00:31:25,252 --> 00:31:28,559
So, one last time, Mrs. Danford,
781
00:31:28,603 --> 00:31:31,040
do you think
that my client is responsible
782
00:31:31,084 --> 00:31:33,651
for your son's death?
783
00:31:33,695 --> 00:31:35,479
No.
784
00:31:36,480 --> 00:31:39,353
In fact, I look at her
785
00:31:39,396 --> 00:31:41,398
and I see my son.
786
00:31:42,486 --> 00:31:44,836
She was in the same boat
as the rest of them,
787
00:31:44,880 --> 00:31:47,883
just doing the
best she could.
788
00:31:47,927 --> 00:31:50,886
Maybe making
some unwise choices, but...
789
00:31:50,930 --> 00:31:54,281
she meant no ill will
towards anyone.
790
00:31:54,324 --> 00:31:57,632
She was just trying to put
a roof over people's heads.
791
00:31:57,675 --> 00:32:00,026
Thank you, Mrs. Danford.
792
00:32:00,069 --> 00:32:01,897
No further questions.
793
00:32:09,470 --> 00:32:11,951
[quietly]:I feel them slipping away.
794
00:32:11,994 --> 00:32:14,431
[exhales]
795
00:32:14,475 --> 00:32:16,520
Is Danny en route?
796
00:32:16,564 --> 00:32:19,306
20 minutes away.
797
00:32:19,349 --> 00:32:20,872
CHUNK:
So,
798
00:32:20,916 --> 00:32:23,397
when Reggie Craven pointed out
the bowing in the ceiling,
799
00:32:23,440 --> 00:32:25,486
how did you react?
800
00:32:25,529 --> 00:32:27,096
Honestly?
801
00:32:27,140 --> 00:32:29,446
I thought...
802
00:32:29,490 --> 00:32:31,144
"Okay."
803
00:32:31,187 --> 00:32:34,190
And, "What would you like me
to do about it?"
804
00:32:35,409 --> 00:32:38,368
I didn't think
that it was dangerous,
805
00:32:38,412 --> 00:32:41,806
just kind of... ugly.
806
00:32:41,850 --> 00:32:45,071
And truthfully,
the whole place was ugly.
807
00:32:45,114 --> 00:32:47,247
There were water stains
everywhere.
808
00:32:47,290 --> 00:32:49,249
The floor was uneven.
809
00:32:49,292 --> 00:32:51,991
And you could feel the wind
whip through every night.
810
00:32:52,034 --> 00:32:55,298
I was much more worried that...
811
00:32:55,342 --> 00:32:56,996
the neighbors would realize
that we were stealing
812
00:32:57,039 --> 00:32:58,214
their electricity,
813
00:32:58,258 --> 00:33:00,390
and the space heaters
would turn off.
814
00:33:00,434 --> 00:33:02,523
I was much more worried
815
00:33:02,566 --> 00:33:05,221
that the coffee shop
and the hotel down the street
816
00:33:05,265 --> 00:33:07,049
were getting smart to us
817
00:33:07,093 --> 00:33:09,617
and would stop letting us use
their bathrooms.
818
00:33:09,660 --> 00:33:11,706
But, I mean...
819
00:33:11,749 --> 00:33:14,317
it was free,
820
00:33:14,361 --> 00:33:17,190
and we had space to paint
821
00:33:17,233 --> 00:33:19,844
and sculpt...
822
00:33:19,888 --> 00:33:21,629
and sleep.
823
00:33:21,672 --> 00:33:23,631
Thank you, Miss Knowles.
824
00:33:23,674 --> 00:33:25,415
No further questions.
825
00:33:29,854 --> 00:33:31,813
Good afternoon, Miss Knowles.
826
00:33:31,856 --> 00:33:33,423
Good afternoon.
827
00:33:33,467 --> 00:33:35,077
You know, it never crossed
your mind after Reggie Craven
828
00:33:35,121 --> 00:33:38,950
pointed out what was going on
above your head that maybe...
829
00:33:38,994 --> 00:33:41,431
you know, you should get
the hell out of there?
830
00:33:42,476 --> 00:33:44,652
I guess I'm stupid.
831
00:33:44,695 --> 00:33:48,525
No. It never occurred to me.
832
00:33:48,569 --> 00:33:51,659
Maybe because I knew that none
of us had anywhere else to go.
833
00:33:51,702 --> 00:33:52,964
Mm-hmm.
834
00:33:53,008 --> 00:33:54,575
Your Honor,
with the court's permission,
835
00:33:54,618 --> 00:33:56,925
the plaintiffs would like
to enter into evidence
836
00:33:56,968 --> 00:33:58,753
a series of text messages:
837
00:33:58,796 --> 00:34:02,061
part of a group text
between Miss Knowles
838
00:34:02,104 --> 00:34:02,800
and the two victims.
839
00:34:02,844 --> 00:34:04,585
Your Honor, again?
840
00:34:04,628 --> 00:34:06,413
This is trial by ambush!
841
00:34:06,456 --> 00:34:08,284
Now, why is thisnot a violation
842
00:34:08,328 --> 00:34:10,286
of the rules of discovery,
Mr. Colón?
843
00:34:10,330 --> 00:34:14,377
[sighs]
Truthfully, this is all
my mistake, Your Honor.
844
00:34:14,421 --> 00:34:16,858
It did not dawn on me
to ask to see
845
00:34:16,901 --> 00:34:20,296
the late Miss Waters's
cell phone until yesterday.
846
00:34:20,340 --> 00:34:22,124
And it's takenfrom then until now
847
00:34:22,168 --> 00:34:23,473
for my investigator
848
00:34:23,517 --> 00:34:25,301
to unlock her phone
and uncover the messages
849
00:34:25,345 --> 00:34:27,303
I'm about to share with you.
850
00:34:27,347 --> 00:34:29,436
I apologize,
and I'm happy to go about it
851
00:34:29,479 --> 00:34:31,481
in any way thatpleases the court.
852
00:34:31,525 --> 00:34:33,527
ButI do think the jury's
gonna want to hear
853
00:34:33,570 --> 00:34:35,659
the evidence I'm about to offer.
854
00:34:35,703 --> 00:34:36,834
[quietly]:
He's good, isn't he?
855
00:34:36,878 --> 00:34:38,053
CHUNK:And are we supposed
856
00:34:38,097 --> 00:34:39,620
to just take
Mr. Colón's word for it
857
00:34:39,663 --> 00:34:41,274
that these texts are genuine?
858
00:34:41,317 --> 00:34:43,928
As I mentioned a moment ago,this is a three-way conversation
859
00:34:43,972 --> 00:34:46,496
between Claire,
her boyfriend Finn,
860
00:34:46,540 --> 00:34:47,758
and Miss Knowles.
861
00:34:47,802 --> 00:34:50,152
All counsel has to dois reach out
862
00:34:50,196 --> 00:34:52,328
to his client
and ask to see her cell phone.
863
00:34:52,372 --> 00:34:55,418
Although I fully intendon asking her in a minuteif she remembers
864
00:34:55,462 --> 00:34:58,291
sending and receiving
those messages.
865
00:34:58,334 --> 00:35:01,163
HUDSON:
Since I don't know
where you're going, Counsel,
866
00:35:01,207 --> 00:35:05,124
and since Miss Knowles isscheduled as our final witness,
867
00:35:05,167 --> 00:35:08,388
I feel I have no real choice
but to let you proceed.
868
00:35:08,431 --> 00:35:10,216
But, Mr. Colón,
869
00:35:10,259 --> 00:35:11,869
be forewarned,
870
00:35:11,913 --> 00:35:15,743
if you stray outside the lines
of legal propriety,
871
00:35:15,786 --> 00:35:19,921
I will cite you so fast
it will make your head spin.
872
00:35:19,964 --> 00:35:22,184
Understood, Your Honor.
Thank you.
873
00:35:22,228 --> 00:35:23,707
Now, Miss Knowles...
874
00:35:23,751 --> 00:35:29,235
[sighs] this here isa text message you sent
875
00:35:29,278 --> 00:35:31,280
to Claire Waters
and Finn Danford
876
00:35:31,324 --> 00:35:33,108
before they
moved into the warehouse.
877
00:35:33,152 --> 00:35:34,414
Now, would you please read it
878
00:35:34,457 --> 00:35:36,938
to the court?
879
00:35:36,981 --> 00:35:38,679
"Hey, Claire and Finn.
880
00:35:38,722 --> 00:35:43,423
"I've decided I'm moving my bedto a different part of the loft.
881
00:35:43,466 --> 00:35:46,077
"I want you to sleep
where I've been.
882
00:35:47,383 --> 00:35:49,168
"It's far away
from everyone else,
883
00:35:49,211 --> 00:35:52,301
and it will give the two of yousome privacy."
884
00:35:52,345 --> 00:35:54,173
You remember sending that?
885
00:35:54,216 --> 00:35:55,826
Yeah. I do.
886
00:35:55,870 --> 00:35:58,220
Let me try to
understand this.
887
00:35:58,264 --> 00:36:02,485
You'd been sleeping underneath
the bulge in the ceiling,
888
00:36:02,529 --> 00:36:05,096
but after Reggie Craven
warned you about it,
889
00:36:05,140 --> 00:36:07,969
you moved your bedand offered that spot
890
00:36:08,012 --> 00:36:09,927
to my client's daughter
and her boyfriend.
891
00:36:09,971 --> 00:36:11,364
That's true, but...
892
00:36:11,407 --> 00:36:12,800
But what?
893
00:36:12,843 --> 00:36:15,019
You discovered
your life was in danger,
894
00:36:15,063 --> 00:36:16,456
and you protected yourself
895
00:36:16,499 --> 00:36:18,240
at the expense
of two other people.
896
00:36:18,284 --> 00:36:21,461
Objection. Counsel
is badgering the witness.
897
00:36:21,504 --> 00:36:22,810
Overruled.
898
00:36:22,853 --> 00:36:25,029
The witness shall answer.That is what happened,
899
00:36:25,073 --> 00:36:26,379
isn't it?
900
00:36:27,423 --> 00:36:28,990
[crying]:
I made the move
901
00:36:29,033 --> 00:36:30,470
because they were a couple.
902
00:36:30,513 --> 00:36:32,733
And it was the sleeping space
that was the furthest
903
00:36:32,776 --> 00:36:34,300
from everybody else.
904
00:36:34,343 --> 00:36:36,650
It was as simple as that.
905
00:36:36,693 --> 00:36:39,479
I didn't know
that there was gonna be
906
00:36:39,522 --> 00:36:40,741
a torrential rainstorm.
907
00:36:40,784 --> 00:36:43,265
I didn't know that the roofwas gonna cave in.
908
00:36:43,309 --> 00:36:46,137
I was just trying to be nice.
909
00:36:48,444 --> 00:36:50,664
Maybe you did
and maybe you didn't.
910
00:36:50,707 --> 00:36:53,797
But that is for the jury
to decide.
911
00:36:53,841 --> 00:36:56,104
Nothing further, Your Honor.
912
00:37:02,632 --> 00:37:04,895
Benny owned
that courtroom.
913
00:37:04,939 --> 00:37:06,897
He's been at ita long time.
914
00:37:06,941 --> 00:37:08,986
All the theatrics,
the timing,
915
00:37:09,030 --> 00:37:10,988
the "we just found
this witness,"
916
00:37:11,032 --> 00:37:13,295
"we just found
this evidence."
917
00:37:13,339 --> 00:37:15,558
He made that what
the trial was about.
918
00:37:15,602 --> 00:37:17,038
Mm.
919
00:37:17,081 --> 00:37:19,083
The job is to win.
920
00:37:19,127 --> 00:37:21,085
Yeah, well...
921
00:37:21,129 --> 00:37:23,523
It just doesn't
seem right.
922
00:37:23,566 --> 00:37:25,394
How do you mean?
923
00:37:25,438 --> 00:37:28,528
If Evelyn loses,
if his client loses,
924
00:37:28,571 --> 00:37:30,747
practically nothing
changes in her life.
925
00:37:30,791 --> 00:37:33,533
She gets to go home to the
same 800-thread-count sheet
926
00:37:33,576 --> 00:37:36,579
she's been sleeping in
for the past two decades.
927
00:37:36,623 --> 00:37:39,843
But if Lily loses,
if ourclient loses,
928
00:37:39,887 --> 00:37:42,324
everything changes.
929
00:37:42,368 --> 00:37:44,544
She's staring at a
mountain of debt,
930
00:37:44,587 --> 00:37:46,546
possibly a decade
in prison,
931
00:37:46,589 --> 00:37:49,679
and I will have
profoundly failed her.
932
00:37:52,726 --> 00:37:55,729
Welcome to a lifein the law, Counselor.
933
00:38:01,778 --> 00:38:03,345
[knocking]
934
00:38:03,389 --> 00:38:04,346
BULL:
Yes?
935
00:38:04,390 --> 00:38:05,913
Any word?
936
00:38:06,957 --> 00:38:08,655
Ask the lawyer.
937
00:38:08,698 --> 00:38:11,135
Nope. Not a peep.
938
00:38:12,180 --> 00:38:13,747
Three days.
939
00:38:13,790 --> 00:38:17,316
What the heck could the jurybe talking about for three days?
940
00:38:17,359 --> 00:38:18,752
I'm concerned they're debating
941
00:38:18,795 --> 00:38:21,363
how much pain to inflict
on Lily.
942
00:38:21,407 --> 00:38:22,973
As in how many dollars?
943
00:38:23,017 --> 00:38:25,019
As in how many millions.
944
00:38:25,062 --> 00:38:27,456
Hard to deny a mother
who's lost her only child.
945
00:38:27,500 --> 00:38:30,851
Wow. You're a big up.
Positively inspirational.
946
00:38:30,894 --> 00:38:32,505
You know what
they say.
947
00:38:32,548 --> 00:38:35,159
"Expect the worst and you'll
never be disappointed."
948
00:38:35,203 --> 00:38:38,119
You allow this kind of behaviorin your office?
949
00:38:38,162 --> 00:38:40,861
I've been trying to talk sense
into him all morning.
950
00:38:40,904 --> 00:38:42,906
Look, we picked a good jury.
951
00:38:42,950 --> 00:38:45,387
Foreperson looked like
she was siding with us.
952
00:38:45,431 --> 00:38:48,042
Judge instructed them to stick
to the facts and the evidence.
953
00:38:48,085 --> 00:38:51,001
Call me crazy, but I prefer
to keep a good thought.
954
00:38:52,438 --> 00:38:54,962
It's easy to find someone
not guilty.
955
00:38:55,005 --> 00:38:57,007
It's hard
to find someone culpable,
956
00:38:57,051 --> 00:38:59,358
particularly when
there are deaths involved.
957
00:38:59,401 --> 00:39:01,316
You know, many people
take no pleasure
958
00:39:01,360 --> 00:39:03,013
in ruining someone
else's life.
959
00:39:03,057 --> 00:39:04,188
That's why it
takes juries
960
00:39:04,232 --> 00:39:07,061
a while to do it.
961
00:39:07,104 --> 00:39:09,193
So you're pretty convincedthey're gonna find Lily liable?
962
00:39:09,237 --> 00:39:11,544
I can't imagine what else
they'd be talking about
963
00:39:11,587 --> 00:39:12,893
this whole time.
964
00:39:12,936 --> 00:39:14,068
Wonder what Bull thinks.
965
00:39:14,111 --> 00:39:15,852
Why don't
you ask him?
966
00:39:15,896 --> 00:39:17,245
Jury's behind
closed doors.
967
00:39:17,288 --> 00:39:19,682
Both sides of the case
have rested.
968
00:39:19,726 --> 00:39:21,815
We're allowed to talk
to each other now.
969
00:39:21,858 --> 00:39:24,470
Well, I know. I just...
I think we both just felt like
970
00:39:24,513 --> 00:39:26,123
the time to compare notes is
971
00:39:26,167 --> 00:39:29,213
after it's all over,
after there's a verdict.
972
00:39:29,257 --> 00:39:31,128
You spoken to Bull?
973
00:39:31,172 --> 00:39:32,521
Not yet.
974
00:39:32,565 --> 00:39:35,045
I may walk upstairs
in a little while.
975
00:39:35,089 --> 00:39:36,656
[phone vibrates]
976
00:39:36,699 --> 00:39:38,440
Ooh. Best laid plans...
977
00:39:41,922 --> 00:39:43,140
Jury's back.
978
00:39:43,184 --> 00:39:44,707
[gavel bangs]
979
00:39:44,751 --> 00:39:46,622
HUDSON:
Madam Foreperson,
980
00:39:46,666 --> 00:39:48,624
has the jury reached a verdict?
981
00:39:48,668 --> 00:39:50,060
We have.
982
00:39:50,104 --> 00:39:51,366
How do you find?
983
00:39:51,410 --> 00:39:53,760
Your Honor, we wantedto avoid a deadlock,
984
00:39:53,803 --> 00:39:55,457
so we reacheda compromise agreement.
985
00:39:55,501 --> 00:39:59,156
We feel for both sidesin this case, and...
986
00:39:59,200 --> 00:40:00,462
so both sides won a little,
987
00:40:00,506 --> 00:40:02,464
and both sides losta little, and...
988
00:40:02,508 --> 00:40:04,771
Just render your verdict,
please.
989
00:40:04,814 --> 00:40:08,209
We find the defendant,Lily Knowles,
990
00:40:08,252 --> 00:40:11,168
liable for the deathof Claire Waters.
991
00:40:15,956 --> 00:40:18,001
And we assess the followingfinancial damages,
992
00:40:18,045 --> 00:40:20,308
payable to Evelyn Waters,
993
00:40:20,351 --> 00:40:23,093
in the amountof one dollar.
994
00:40:23,137 --> 00:40:25,226
♪
995
00:40:30,144 --> 00:40:31,537
[whispers]:This is good.
996
00:40:38,282 --> 00:40:41,329
HUDSON:
Ladies and gentlemen,
the jury has spoken.
997
00:40:41,372 --> 00:40:43,200
[whispers]:
Loud and clear.
998
00:40:44,245 --> 00:40:46,073
And we are adjourned.
999
00:40:47,204 --> 00:40:49,206
[exhales]
1000
00:40:57,563 --> 00:40:59,565
A.D.A. Kiehl.
1001
00:40:59,608 --> 00:41:01,349
You found me.I've been
1002
00:41:01,392 --> 00:41:02,655
in court all day.
1003
00:41:02,698 --> 00:41:05,092
My boss just gave me a message
from my sister
1004
00:41:05,135 --> 00:41:06,615
that you were looking for me.
1005
00:41:06,659 --> 00:41:09,139
[claps hands]I called your office,
and they said
1006
00:41:09,183 --> 00:41:11,272
you were here.
I literally
1007
00:41:11,315 --> 00:41:13,579
just got the verdict
and ran right over here.
1008
00:41:13,622 --> 00:41:15,929
Is thisthe roof-collapsing thing?
1009
00:41:15,972 --> 00:41:17,234
The one where your firm
is representing
1010
00:41:17,278 --> 00:41:18,322
both sides of the case?
1011
00:41:18,366 --> 00:41:20,020
Oh, yeah, that's the one.
1012
00:41:20,063 --> 00:41:21,587
Your side win?
1013
00:41:21,630 --> 00:41:22,936
We did.
1014
00:41:22,979 --> 00:41:25,329
Jury found for the plaintiff.
1015
00:41:25,373 --> 00:41:26,461
Congratulations.
1016
00:41:26,505 --> 00:41:27,506
Oh, yeah.
1017
00:41:27,549 --> 00:41:30,291
Awarded her a whole dollar.
1018
00:41:30,334 --> 00:41:31,640
You working contingency?
1019
00:41:31,684 --> 00:41:33,207
Mm, mm-mm.
1020
00:41:33,250 --> 00:41:34,513
No, God, no.
1021
00:41:34,556 --> 00:41:36,602
The other side was pro bono,
1022
00:41:36,645 --> 00:41:39,648
so who knows how we'll make outat the end.
1023
00:41:39,692 --> 00:41:41,215
That sounds pretty nutty.
1024
00:41:41,258 --> 00:41:42,608
Yeah.
1025
00:41:42,651 --> 00:41:43,783
No.
1026
00:41:43,826 --> 00:41:45,349
It was kind of fun, actually.
1027
00:41:45,393 --> 00:41:47,613
It was the first time in a whileI've flown solo,
1028
00:41:47,656 --> 00:41:51,442
no Dr. Bull flying the plane,
just me, you know?
1029
00:41:51,486 --> 00:41:53,183
I kind of dug it.
1030
00:41:53,227 --> 00:41:54,576
Mm.
1031
00:41:54,620 --> 00:41:57,405
But that can't be
why you wanted to see me.
1032
00:41:57,448 --> 00:41:58,928
Mm.
1033
00:41:58,972 --> 00:42:01,931
Right. So, I know we just had
an election this year,
1034
00:42:01,975 --> 00:42:03,324
so this is gonna sound
1035
00:42:03,367 --> 00:42:05,500
a little bit strange,but, um, tomorrow morning
1036
00:42:05,544 --> 00:42:07,850
you're gonna read that my boss,our current D.A.,
1037
00:42:07,894 --> 00:42:11,158
is up to his ears
in a campaign finance scandal.
1038
00:42:11,201 --> 00:42:13,421
It turns out he is
1039
00:42:13,464 --> 00:42:15,075
the definition of dirty.
1040
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And so that means there's gonnabe another election in April.
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Oh, my God, I'm sorry, man.
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Yeah, which, uh,brings me to the other thing.
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Benny...
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would you ever consider runningto be the district attorney
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for the City of New York?
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