Previously on "All Rise"...
McCarthy would do a cleanup
for any trainee who got caught in the hot seat.
Why didn't I ever hear about this?
Watkins, you signed a statement for McCarthy
when we were fresh out of the academy.
- You don't remember? - Sorry, Sara, I have to go.
WHITNEY: You are just driving me crazy!
[ thud ] Nikki?
Whoa, where are you going? Get back in here!
- Hey! - No!
Lo, Benner named the presiding judge
in the McCarthy case. It's you.
Omar, this is new evidence.
This could vacate your conviction.
I'd just like my eye for an eye, please.
- Mark, I've been trying-- - No, I know you have.
And the fact that you're even considering--
I'm married.
[ scoffs ]
♪
[ Jasmine Ash's "Free" playing ]
♪
♪ Uh-oh, uh-oh
♪
♪ When all my darkness comes to light ♪
[ cellphone buzzing ]
- Hi. - Hey.
I want to swing by tonight and pick up some clothes.
Sure. How's the McCarthy trial?
- Oh, you know. - No, I don't.
We haven't talked much since you walked out.
I just need a little time, Amy, to process things.
It's not every day you find out
the woman you love is married.
Nice to hear you still love me. Can we please talk?
Yeah, um, just let me get past this case.
Listen, I think it's best if you're
not there when I come by tonight.
♪
Good luck today.
♪ All my reasons, let them die ♪
[ telephone ringing in distance ]
What do you say, Mark, you ready?
Pete Rashel says he won't testify.
Well, you have plenty of other witnesses.
- You don't need Rashel. - I think we do.
Rashel's where this all started. Deep Throat could have sent us
any of the deputies on that list. Why him?
Right now you need to focus on -Cuthbert and Judge Carmichael. -Sir?
Carmichael's going to be leaning heavily towards the defense
so she doesn't show any bias towards you.
Lola--Judge Carmichael wouldn't do that, sir.
-She's a fair judge. -Who's up for re-election next year.
Trust me, Mark, she's got big fish to fry.
Are you ready for McCarthy?
If Cuthbert puts him on the stand.
McCarthy will testify. Be prepared for McCarthy.
Sam. Your trial for the child abuse case starts today.
- Yes, sir. - First chair.
- Congratulations. - Thank you, sir.
Good luck.
Okay, Bravo.
Like I wasn't freaked out already.
- What is that? - For good luck.
[ sighs ]
I should be with you.
Sam, I never would've gotten this far without you.
Come on, first chair?
Killin' it!
♪
Despite what the prosecution alleges,
we have no doubt the truth will prevail
and show that Deputy Wayne McCarthy
is a pillar of this community
and an upstanding leader -in the force. -Are you worried at all
about having Lola Carmichael -as the judge? -We are...
thrilled that Judge Carmichael was given this case
She is so brave and has overcome so much.
Just this past year, she was arrested at a BLM protest
and came out completely unscathed.
No, she did not just say that.
I have heard rumors that
Judge Carmichael and DDA Callan are buddies,
and there are those who believe that she cannot be unbiased.
We, of course, -do not feel that way. -Ha! No, of course not.
Oh, boy.
This case has been absolute hell.
I can see how stressed out Mark is,
and I can't even call him.
Please send him a picture of Bailey
in the papoose that he bought her.
And don't even get me started on Cuthbert.
That woman is working my last nerve.
And McCarthy?! Sitting up there, day after day,
so smug, and now she wants to hold a press conference
bringing up the protests and my arrest.
Even if I could be unbiased, which I'm not saying I can't,
because even someone like McCarthy deserves a fair trial
but all the same, I don't even know
if I can give him a fair trial. Why, Lisa?
Why did you do this to me?
Cuthbert papered Campbell, and your court was open.
Do you want -to recuse yourself? -And give Cuthbert what she wants? No.
But you could've at least asked me.
I am up for re-election, in case you hadn't heard.
-It is a jury trial. -I still have a job to do.
Yes, but you tend to get more involved than you need to.
- Oh, that's not a criticism. - It sure sounded like one.
Imagine this trial as the Super Bowl.
Mark and Corrine are the Chicago Bears
-and Tampa Bay Bucs. -They're both NFC.
Whatever. You know what I'm saying.
- Not really. - [ scoffs ]
Let the players play, Carmichael,
and you just be a great referee.
♪
So...two whole days off.
- [ sighs ] Oh, my God. - Any plans?
I have such a long list.
First, I'm starting with the kitchen.
- And then I'm going-- - Ugh! Emily!
When was the last time you had any time off?
-You need to have some fun. -I am helping you,
and then I'm spring cleaning, and that is fun.
- You heard from Joaquin? - We've talked,
but our conversations have been really strained.
And Luke?
We're taking it slow. He made me dinner.
- Hmm? - Nothing more.
And what do you want to happen?
I don't know. But I do know that today is about you.
So how are you feeling -about your testimony? -Good.
I can't thank you enough for all your help
-these last two weeks. -Have you spoken to Benner yet?
No. I thought it best to wait.
-But? -I'm just so worried about Nikki.
I know, but just remember that
everything that you are doing is for her.
[ exhales deeply ]
♪
Pomona? Really, sir? It's only for another week.
Be glad I didn't send you to Lancaster.
-How you holding up? -I mean, truthfully, it's pretty chill,
- You hate it. - I do!
I should be there, helping.
You're a former deputy who trained under McCarthy.
You are also on the witness list. But I'm not testifying.
Until this trial is over, you are not to go near
Lola, Mark, or Sam. Understand?
[ knock on door ]
-You're here. -Not the welcome I was hoping for.
Wasn't expecting that either.
You just surprised me.
I stopped by your office.
They said you took a couple days off.
Yeah. Why didn't you call first?
Well, you haven't exactly been chatty.
This is why you took time off?
Spring cleaning.
- Mm. - Helps me think.
-Come to any decisions? -No.
Then I have a better idea for how to enjoy spring.
Come with me to Rosarito.
[ scoffs ]
Yeah, I-I can't just...
You know, I can't-- [ chuckles ]
Why Rosarito?
Because it's a beautiful day.
Because I want to spend time with you.
Because...we need to talk.
Well, I--
Come on, Emily. Take a chance.
♪
[ sighs ]
Callan.
Omar. -Didn't think you'd come. -Me neither.
Courtrooms -give me the creeps. -I'm glad you made it.
Seeing at least one bad cop face a real trial?
- Better than nothing. - BAILIFF: All rise.
- Court is back in session. - You may be seated.
Back on the record in The People v. Wayne McCarthy.
Due to COVID protocols, our jury is isolated
and distanced in separate rooms.
Juror number five, can you hear us?
-Yes, Your Honor. -Then let's get started.
Mr. Callan, are the People ready
to call their first witness?
Yes, Your Honor.
People call Lee Lori.
Mr. Lori, are you a former deputy sheriff?
- Objection. Leading. - Sustained.
Sir, what is your former occupation?
- I was a sheriff's deputy. - And when was this?
-From 2014 to 2015. -Who trained you to do that job?
Objection. Assuming facts not in evidence.
Sustained.
When you were a deputy,
did you receive -field training? -Yes.
Do you see your field training officer in court here today?
I do. He's sitting over there.
-Identifying the defendant. -As a deputy, in the course of your duties,
were you ever stationed at Men's Central Jail?
Yeah. It's a time -I'd like to forget. -Please tell the court why.
When an inmate was injured by another deputy,
McCarthy told me to cover it up.
When I pushed back, he ran me off the force
and made it impossible for me to find another job.
Objection. Foundation. Move to have stricken.
Your Honor, this is vital and admissible testimony.
The answer is stricken.
[ sighs ]
♪
It's bad enough dealing with Cuthbert objecting
every time Mark asks a question, -but him throwing me daggers? -Because she's so scared
she's gonna look biased toward me,
she keeps ruling in Cuthbert's favor.
I knew this was a bad idea.
He needs me to bounce things off of
and not being able to talk to him, it's all so...
Frustrating. There's no way I can win
if I have to go up against Lola and Cuthbert.
Send Mark the picture of Bailey
in the honeybee onesie that he bought her.
Okay, consider it done.
If that little girl doesn't calm him down,
I don't know what will.
And what about you? What's gonna calm you down?
♪
[ exhales deeply ]
Miss Castillo, what was your relationship
with the alleged victim, Nikki Gessner?
-I was her tutor. -Can you tell the court what happened
on the day that you called 9-1-1?
We were talking about an essay Nikki had written.
It was really good.
-But the ending worried me. -Why?
She said no matter how good or talented Stacy was,
it was never good enough.
Before I could ask her what it meant,
Mrs. Gessner came into the room and berated--
- Objection. Narrative. - Sustained.
Ms. Castillo, -just stick to the question. -What happened
that caused your conversation with Nikki to end?
Mrs. Gessner came into the room.
And what, if anything, did she say?
She was upset about a paper Nikki had written,
and that's when Nikki turned off her video,
but I could still hear. - What did you hear?
Mrs. Gessner, yelling.
Then I heard a loud thud.
When I called Nikki on Zoom the next day
to see if she was okay,
she had a big red welt on her arm.
Your Honor, I ask the Court to mark
as People's Exhibit 3, a police photograph
of what appears to be a bruise on the alleged victim's arm.
[ click ]
Does this photo accurately depict the injury
that you saw on Nikki's arm? - Yes.
Did she tell you what happened?
-She fell. -Your Honor, I have 12 sets of medical records,
all received with affidavits
dated from 2013 until the current day
indicating 12 different times
Nikki Gessner was treated for injuries.
All 12 times, the reason that's stated?
- She fell. - So marked.
♪
[ bags rustling loudly ]
[ chuckles ]
You got a life preserver in there?
I enjoy being prepared.
Everything's gonna be okay.
[ sighs ]
So, you want to tell me what we're doing in Rosarito?
A mother waiting for her 9-year-old daughter.
I thought it was time you see
what it is I do, firsthand.
♪
CUTHBERT: Mr. Lori.[ cellphone buzzes ]
You left the -Sheriff's Department, yes or no? -LORI: Yes.
And no other law agency would hire you, is that correct?
- Yes. - So isn't it fair to say
that the only reason you're here today
is because you can't get over the fact that you were fired?
- Objection. Argumentative. - Sustained.
How many excessive force complaints
have been filed against you, sir?
- [ chuckles ] I don't know. - I do. Six.
Along with racist comments, harassment, misconduct--
Objection. Counsel is not testifying here.
This is improper impeachment and assumes facts.
Sustained. Ms. Cuthbert?
I have no further questions, Your Honor.
Mr. Lori, you may step down.
We will resume after lunch.
[ clears throat ]
Now I get why they call you Cutthroat.
[ chuckles ]
Hey. I just realized, the night I was shot?
McCarthy was there.
Why didn't you tell me this before?
I didn't know it was him.
-And you're positive? -I'll never forget
that bastard's voice as long as I live.
♪
[ siren wailing in distance ]
[ knock on door ] Sir.
New information has come to light
about the night Omar Aziz was shot.
We learned that there was another officer on the scene
who helped Rashel cover-- McCarthy.
- Can you prove it? - With Rashel's testimony.
If Mark can get him on the stand,
-he'll get Rashel to admit it. -I think it's best if we just stick
with the four other witnesses you have...or call Aziz.
Omar Aziz was in and out of consciousness.
He never actually saw anyone.
Pete Rashel was there. He's the only person
who can place McCarthy at the scene of the crime.
It's worth a shot.
Yeah.
Good luck. I hope you're right.
♪
I'm proud of you.
So many people aren't brave enough
to stand up for children.
I don't know if I'd call it brave.
I'm just trying to do the right thing
for Nikki, Grandpa.[ cellphone rings ]
Oh, no. It's Nikki.[ ring ]
What should I do? I--I'm not--
I'm not supposed to talk to her.
-I mean, should I answer? -Could she be in trouble?
[ chimes ][ sighs ] Nikki. Is everything okay?
I hate you! You've ruined my life!
You just don't understand.
She didn't mean anything by it.
- She just gets mad sometimes. - Nikki...
you don't have to make excuses for her any longer, okay?
They want me to testify. I can't.
Do you want your mom to get better? Yes.
Then you need to testify and tell the truth.
No! I can't. She'll get mad.[ chimes ]
[ sighs ]
Give her time. She'll realize
you're just trying to do what's best for her.
[ sighs ]
They were separated last year
when they tried to cross the U.S. border.
It's taken us months, a lot of money,
and a whole legal team to get this child out of ICE custody.
Child? I thought--I thought we were here for the mom.
Kids in cages isn't just a hashtag.
Usually parents are deported,
and the kids are left behind in the States.
[ indistinct conversations ]
I'm here to pick up Bella Flores.
Paperwork?
-Give me a second. -Thank you.
Bella's been here for over a year
while her mother's deported back to Mexico.
[ male speaking Spanish over P.A. ]
Bella...
[ speaking Spanish ]
[ beeps ]
Alma.
[ line ringing ] Uh...
[ speaking Spanish ]
[ speaking Spanish over line ]
ALMA: Nos vemos pronto.
[ cellphone beeps ] Thank you.
Okay?
- Lista? - Sí.
Okay!
[ speaking Spanish ]
- Thank you, Emily. - Okay.
Thank you.
♪
How often did you talk to Nikki?
Two or three times a week.
I was tutoring her in many subjects.
- Was it always by Zoom? - Usually.
Sometimes if I were out, Nikki would call me.
Does Nikki ever get upset with you?
No. Not that I can recall.
- Though, today she was-- - Today?
You spoke with Nikki today?
I--yes.
Well, she-- she called, and I-I was worried that--
Ms. Castillo, you were given
a direct order by this Court to have no contact
with the alleged victim until this trial was over.
-Yes, Your Honor. -And you're saying, for the record,
that you had direct contact with the alleged victim just today?
Yes, Your Honor. I--I'm sorry.
This is in direct violation. The Defense requests sanctions.
The People disagree. Unless there's a showing
of improper influence--Enough, you two.
I'm not gonna spend any time on a contempt hearing
about what Ms. Castillo did or did not say to Miss Gessner.
But she is in violation of the Court's order,
and I'll take a request for sanctions under submission.
What were you thinking?
I just wanted to help.
Nikki's going through a lot right now.
She will go through a hell of a lot more
if we lose this thing. Sara,
you are my star witness.
If Delgado disregards your testimony, we're done.
-Well, you still have Nikki. -Who is a hostile witness and refusing to testify.
I can't.
♪
Mr. Rashel, why are you in Kern State Prison?
-Assault with a firearm. -That was for the shooting
of Omar Aziz on March 6, 2012.
-Yes. -Would you please tell the court why
you shot Mr. Aziz? I was a rookie. I got a call that a prowler
had been spotted on the premises.
He was carrying a gun.
He came out of nowhere and I reacted.
Is it true that you planted a gun at the scene? Yes.
Once I realized my mistake,
I didn't want to get in trouble.
- Were you trained to do that? - Objection. Relevance.
Sustained as phrased. Lay a foundation, please.
Mr. Rashel, do you see
your field training deputy in court here today?
-Deputy McCarthy. -CARMICHAEL: Identifying the defendant.
Did the defendant teach you how to plant evidence?
- Same objection. - Overruled.
You may answer the question.
Um...uh...
I don't recall.
Did you speak with Mr. McCarthy
after you shot Omar Aziz -that night? -Objection.
I have not received any statements to this effect.
If Counsel knows something that I do not,
he has not turned it over.
If not, this is a fishing expedition.
-Mr. Callan. -Your Honor, everything has been disclosed.
The objection is overruled.
Mr. Rashel, was Deputy Wayne McCarthy
present at the crime scene on March 6th, 2012?
I don't recall.
♪
[ sighs ]
-What are you doing? -I know what happened with Rashel and Lori.
- Put me on the stand. - No.
-You don't have a choice. -It's my case. Yes, I do.
This is not about you. It's about me,
-my chance to make amends. -Luke, if you testify
that you falsified evidence, you could lose your job.
And if I don't, McCarthy wins.[ sighs ]
[ dog barking in distance ]
-I'll find another way. -Everyone else on that list
is gonna follow rank and say, "I don't recall."
I'm not intimidated by McCarthy.
Let me help you take him down.
[ sighs ]
You weren't supposed -to be here. -I can't--
We can't keep living like this.
- What are we doing? - I don't know.
- I miss you. - Amy...
[ sighs ]
You look so tired.
[ scoffs ]
How you holding up?
Luke wants to testify.
What are you gonna do?
I'm just gonna, uh... get my bag.
Leave.
[ bag unzips ]
[ sighs ]
Good night, Bella.
Do you know any songs? My mommy always sang to me.
You know who has the most wonderful voice?
Who?
[ chuckles ]
Joaquin, would you sing to me? Please?
Yes, please, Joaquin?
- If you insist. - Oh, we do.
Don't we? Mm-hmm.
[ Bella and Joaquin chuckle ]
♪ Eres mi sol, mi único sol ♪
♪ Me haces feliz cuando el cielo es gris ♪
♪ Nunca sabrás cuanto yo te amo ♪
♪ Así que, Bella, no dejes de brillar ♪
[ chuckles ]
[ click ]
That was beautiful.
You're beautiful.
[ cellphone rings ]
It's Sam. Sorry.
- Sam. - Hey.
- We need to talk...about Luke. - Right now?
Mark just called.
Luke's gonna testify against McCarthy.
What?! Why?
He thinks it'll help Mark win.
Please talk to him.
Stop him from throwing away his career. He'll listen to you.
[ stammers, sighs ]
[ beep ] You okay?
It's Luke. He's about to ruin his entire career.
I'm sorry. I need to call him.
He's my friend, you know. I-I would do it for you.
Of course.
[ sighs ]
[ touchscreen clicking ]
[ cellphone buzzes ]
[ buzzes ]
-Hey, Em. -What is this crazy talk I hear about you taking the stand?
- Crazy is as crazy does. - Don't joke.
You can't do this. Em, everything you're getting ready to say
I've already heard from Choi,
Mark, Sam, and my cousin Terrell.
Then why aren't you listening?
Please, Luke. Your life's work is at stake,
everything that you have sacrificed for,
all of the years of hard work
just gone, and for what?
This is for me.
But... I appreciate your concern
and kinda love that you care.
- Luke... - My mind's made up.
Good night, Em.[ beeps ]
♪
You are gonna blow his career
-if you call him. -It's not my choice.
You are the one who decides which witnesses to call.
You. Not Luke.
And how is Judge Carmichael gonna react when you do this?
I'm not sure, but either way, I have tried to convince him.
He wants to right a wrong.
His own restorative justice.
[ sighs ]
♪
Nikki, sitting where you are takes courage.
I'm gonna have to ask you some questions, okay?
Can you tell us a little bit
about your mom's moods on an average day?
She, um, gets stressed out a lot.
Her job's, like, really hard.
When do you remember first noticing she was stressed out?3, I think.
It got worse when my dad died. I was 6.
And how's it been this last year?
She screams more and stuff,
like, if she had a bad day.
And what is the "stuff"?
Does the stuff involve hitting you?
Nikki, please answer the question.
-A little, I guess. -When she hits you, is it hard?
- I don't know. - Does it hurt?
Sometimes.
No further questions, Your Honor.
Nikki...
do you believe that moms get mad sometimes?
- Yeah. - I do, too.
'Cause I'm a mom, and I get mad.
Do you know what the word "discipline" means?
When your parents punish you to teach you a lesson?
Yes. Is it possible
that you're confusing discipline with abuse?
Yeah, maybe.
No further questions, Your Honor.
Would the People like to redirect?
Yes, Your Honor.
Nikki, many children receive discipline.
My parents disciplined me.
They would put me in a time-out,
or take away a toy.
Nikki, do you know the definition of abuse?
To hurt somebody?
Yes. To treat a person with cruelty or violence
regularly or repeatedly.
Nikki.
Ms. Figueroa?
When your kid gets a "C"
or forgets to take out the trash,
do you, like, hit her?
Nikki, only the lawyers can ask questions,
and the witnesses can answer.
Nikki...
earlier you said you love your mother,
and you believe that she loves you too, correct?
- Yeah. - Do you think that maybe
your mom needs a little bit of help
learning how to show her love in a better way?
A way that doesn't involve hurting you regularly?
Nikki, you were saying yes
in answering that question, correct?
Yes.
No more questions.
♪
BAILIFF: All rise.
You may be seated.
Every fiber of my judicial being
is dreading seeing Luke up on that stand.
I know. You're gonna be okay.
Let's hope.
[ exhales deeply ]
People, you may call -your next witness. -Thank you, Your Honor.
The People call Luke Watkins to the stand.
SHERRI: Please raise your right hand.
Do you solemnly swear the testimony you may give
before this court shall be the truth,
the whole truth and nothing but the truth,
-so help you God? -I do.
Mr. Watkins, what is your current occupation?
I am a deputy district attorney
for the County of Los Angeles.
And what was your former occupation?
I was an L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy.
Do you see your field training deputy
in court here today? - Yes, I do.
Sitting at the defense table.
Identifying the defendant.
When defendant McCarthy was training you,
what did he say was the most important thing?
Protect our own first, then the people.
And what did you understand that to mean?
- Objection. Irrelevance. - Overruled.
Oh, so when it's one of her little cubs,
I get cut off at the knees. - Ms. Cuthbert.
-Yes? -Is there something you care to share with the Court?
No. No.
Mr. Watkins, you may continue.
McCarthy's motto means to protect our family,
his sons, first.
Did you receive immunity to testify here today?
No, I did not.
Marking as People's Exhibit 10,
a November 1, 2016, incident report
filed by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Sir, did you write -and sign this report? -Yes, I did.
Did anything happen there with defendant McCarthy?
I was responding to a 211 robbery.
I was in the other room and heard a gunshot.
- A deputy yelled, "Gun!" - Did you see the perpetrator
in possession of a firearm? - No, I did not.
And yet in the police report,
you indicated that you saw this man
with a gun in his hand.
- Yes, I did. - Why?
Deputy McCarthy told me that's what happened.
I trusted him. He was my training officer
and my mentor, so I wrote it on the report
as he told me to.
No further questions, Your Honor.
Ms. Cuthbert, your witness.
Mr. Watkins, what time did you speak
with Deputy McCarthy about the incident?
I don't know the exact time. That day, per protocol.
Well, the report was filed at 8:15 a.m.,
so to the best of your recollection,
what time did you speak with Deputy McCarthy?
- Before I signed it. - But you just conveniently
can't remember the time?
A good little type-A soldier like you? I doubt it.
- Objection. Argumentative. - Sustained.
Ms. Cuthbert, watch your tongue.
You filed a report before speaking
with Deputy McCarthy.
The truth is, you're here just to cover up
-your little oopsie. -Objection. Assumes facts not in evidence.
Sustained. Ms. Cuthbert, I am warning you.
Mr. Watkins, isn't it true that you were
the bailiff for Judge Carmichael?
Enough, Counsel! In my chambers, now.
All right, DDA Callan has waived his right to be here.
- Thank you, Sherri. - I apologize
for my sharp tongue.
I do not apologize for doing my job.
Nor should you, but this is about
your blatant disrespect for me and the witness.
Fine, what about your blatant disrespect for me
and the officers I defend, -the good ones? -Ms. Cuthbert,
I doubt we would be in one of the largest
civil rights movements in history if there were
an abundance of these "good ones" you speak of.
You don't understand the toll it takes.
I have seen too many marriages and livers destroyed
-to serve and protect us. -Define "us."
Because the "us" I know is not being protected.
There are some, just like there are
some corrupt judges, -I imagine. -A corrupt judge
does not murder and then hide behind their union.
A judge doesn't need a union, just a robe.
I'm curious to see what kind of judge
you're going to be in a few years
when you're not so wet behind the ears
and have learned the rules of the game.
A split second to decide...
whether it's my life or yours is not a lot of time.
I protect the good ones. McCarthy's a good one.
Save it for your closing, Ms. Cuthbert.
♪
Facing a father figure on the other side of justice
is no small feat. I remember.
Thank you.
-I gave it all I had. -And the jury felt that.
Luke's tug on their heartstrings means McCarthy
will only be more desperate to charm them.
I know McCarthy helped Pete Rashel.
I trust Omar. I trust my gut.
Omar never mentioned anyone else,
so you didn't look for anyone else.
Okay, so then there's gotta be evidence
-that McCarthy was there. -I'll look again.
- We are so close. - Being close doesn't close.
You gotta nail McCarthy in his heart.
- How? - Family's his Achilles' heel.
Two wives down, kids don't talk to him.
Sheriff deputies are the only family that he's got left.
♪
Okay, Mama.
Okay.
[ speaks Spanish ]
[ indistinct conversations in Spanish ]
Alma?
[ speaks Spanish ]
Hey, don't worry. She's coming.
Okay?
[ "Me Haces Muy Feliz" ringtone playing ]
- Isabella? - Hey, Mama!
[ crying ]
[ both speaking Spanish ]
[ both crying and laughing ]
[ speaking Spanish ]
[ laughter ]
Oh, so I'm nice and she's the cool one?
- Well, duh. - Emily?
Will you still be my friends?
[ speaking Spanish ]
Okay? [ speaks Spanish ]
[ crying ]
[ laughs ]
[ speaking Spanish ]
[ laughing ]
♪
Okay, wait.
Check out that time.
Took him four minutes to call dispatch.
- Plenty of time-- - To call McCarthy.
You didn't get it from Rashel,
so you have to get it from McCarthy.
Yes, sir.
- [ exhales deeply ] - No pressure, Callan.
It's McCarthy or bust.
[ sighs ]
The Court finds the defendant guilty of count one,
a violation of Penal Code 273.
Ms. Gessner, you will be placed on 48 months of probation
and complete one year of approved parenting classes.
[ whispers ] Oh, my God.
This cannot be happening.
Ms. Gessner, you have the opportunity
to end a cycle of violence and generational trauma
for your daughter and perhaps even her daughters.
- Do you understand? - I do, Your Honor.
Before Nikki is removed from the care
of her aunt and uncle and placed back in your care,
you will return to this courtroom
and prove that you are a fit mother.
Yes, Your Honor.
We are adjourned.
Sara.
This could not-- it would not
-have happened without you. -Or you.
I knew Nikki would take to you. Who wouldn't?
God, you have been lugging that thing around.
Just do it.
[ laughs ] It's Mark's lucky pen,
bite marks and all.
Very sweet.
Kind of.
Congratulations.
[ sighs ]
Sara, you saved Nikki.
Thank you.
It felt different to help,
not just type. I...
had a voice.
I think I might want some time to figure some stuff out.
You deserve it.
Take what you need.
♪
And why do you do this job?
It's a sacrifice I choose
to make my community a better place.
Ms. Cuthbert, if I weren't sitting here
impuissant, in this squander of time and tax dollars,
-tonight I could be of service. -Objection. Your Honor, he's clearly
trying to engender sympathy with the jury.
Let him have his say, Counsel. It is for the jury
to judge the credibility of the witness.
Continue, Deputy McCarthy.
Well, I'm simply saying, Your Honor,
that I do what I do to protect
your mother, your sister, brother, or father.
No further questions, Your Honor.
- Cross-examination? - Thank you, Your Honor.
Mr. McCarthy, these young deputies,
they're like family to you? - Absolutely. They're my sons.
You protect them -over the public. -No.
Protecting them is protecting the public.
Sure, there are rules and laws,
but above all else, you protect your "sons"
and you teach them to protect one another, is that right?
-Yes. -Who wins, Mr. McCarthy, when protecting your sons
goes against protecting the public?
You protect your sons, right? You protect the line.
'Cause you'd do anything for them.
-That's what you said, right? -You ever hear the death wail, Callan?
I'm not the one on trial, -Mr. McCarthy. -No, you have not.
You never forget it. You can't.
I remember each and every one--
Their pitch, how guttural.
The name they call for.
Because I'm the one who knocks on your door
when it's your girlfriend.
You crumble into my arms.
So I teach my sons how to protect themselves
because we protect you, Mr. Callan.
And it's not real until it is you.
My boys need a father who can teach them
how to stay alive.
And you're just the man for the job, right?
'Cause they're your family. They're your sons.
- Are they your real family? - That's what I said.
Or your only family left?
Not your two ex-wives or your children,
Michaela and Chris, who don't want to have
-anything to do with you? -Objection.
Question withdrawn, Your Honor.
One final question for you, Mr. McCarthy.
On the night that Omar Aziz was shot,
did you receive a call -from Peter Rashel? -Yes, I did.
He--He was scared. I calmed him down.
Did you then meet former Deputy Rashel
at the scene of the crime?
Yes, I did.
Then why is there no record of you having ever been there?
I offered my support and then had a...
-personal matter to tend to. -You left. [ scoffs ]
If you're such a great father,
why would you leave one of your sons,
a young deputy, in way over his head
with only you to protect him, when all he needed was you
in his corner? - Objection. Argumentative.
-Overruled. -You said you would do anything for one of your sons
and yet you are such a failure of a father
that when this young man needed you the most,
you were nowhere to be found. Is that correct?
- Objection, argumentative! - Or were you there for him,
to protect him as a father?
Of course I protected him. He needed me.
Did you protect Peter Rashel
by instructing him exactly how to cover up
-the shooting of Omar Aziz? -Do not answer that.
Did you protect Pete Rashel
by instructing him exactly how to cover up
-the shooting of Omar Aziz? -Do not answer that question.
Did you instruct him how to cover up--
What do you think?
No further questions, Your Honor.
♪
Has the jury reached a verdict?
MAN: We have, Your Honor.
Will the defendant please rise?
"Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles,
"we the jury find the defendant
guilty of the crime of conspiracy to obstruct justice."
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,
thank you for your service. You are dismissed.
Deputy McCarthy, you abused your badge
and used it as a weapon of privilege,
thinking you were entitled to break the law
because the truth is, you carry no respect for it.
Furthermore, you abused your position
as a mentor and father figure
to impressionable deputies who looked up to you,
who trusted you with their lives.
You bent them to your will, you led them astray,
ruining many of them
and perpetuating a cycle of corrupt police culture.
You have been found guilty of Count One.
Now the law only permits that I sentence you
to the maximum of three years in state prison,
and that will be your sentence.
Bailiff, please take Mr. McCarthy into custody.
Court is adjourned.[ gavel bangs ]
[ gavel clatters ]
[ handcuffs tighten ]
- We will be back. - And I'll be here, waiting.
Thank you.
[ sighs ]
[ chuckles ]
[ sighs ]
You must be starving. I definitely am.
-I could order us something. -I gotta finish cleaning.
Because someone had to come sweep me off my feet.
Someone thinks maybe you liked it.
[ chuckles ] Very much.
Thank you.
One of the side effects of how I work is tunnel vision.
You have shown me how much bigger my world can be.
Maybe there's a place for you in it, with me.
You're certainly moving the needle.
[ cellphone ringing ]
Mm.
[ ringing continues ]
-Sara. -Go on.
[ ringing continues ]
Hi.
- Hi. Got a minute? - Yeah, of course.
[ lowered voice ] I'll call you, okay?
Oh, wow. Am I interrupting?
Never.
[ door closes ] No, how-- how did everything go?
Ooh.[ door opens ]
[ door closes ]
Voted LA's finest sparkling cider!
Boy. Man, you're breastfeeding.
-Can't be chugging bottles. -Who said anything about chugging?
- Bam! - Oh! No!
[ laughs ] I will be sipping
on this fine champagne as will you.
And you will have three glasses... Mm-hmm.
...and I will have one, and I will drive you home.
[ clears throat ]
Lo, I know I let you down that night.
Mark, it's in the past. I'm not trying to relive it.
This trial was... [ sighs ] justice for a lot of people.
But for me it was all about you.
You're my guiding light.
Thank you.[ glasses clink ]
[ sighs ] Now tell me about Amy.
- [ Mark groans ] - [ Lola chuckles ]
We are apparently on a break.
Like, -Ross-and-Rachel break? -You know I'm a "Seinfeld" man.
Don't come at me with that Ross and Rachel nonsense.
- Listen... - Come on, dude.
It's like so indicative of you and Amy's relationship.
♪ Her name was Lola
♪ She was a showgirl
♪ With yellow feathers in her hair ♪
♪ And a dress cut down to... Whoa!
Carmichael?
- Give me a minute? - Mm-hmm!
[ continues humming "Copacabana" ]
♪ She would merengue
♪ And do the cha--
- Judge Carmichael. - Mr. Sanders.
You were right to be concerned about
your re-election, Carmichael.
The police union is putting someone up against you.
They're coming for your seat.
♪
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