1 00:00:13,794 --> 00:00:15,480 This wasn't suicide, 2 00:00:15,522 --> 00:00:17,589 at least not in my professional opinion. 3 00:00:17,631 --> 00:00:20,258 The bomber's handwriting on the suicide note 4 00:00:20,300 --> 00:00:22,094 isn't consistent with his old journals. 5 00:00:22,135 --> 00:00:24,262 Even his signature is off. 6 00:00:24,304 --> 00:00:28,433 Intense stress creates stroke impulses, 7 00:00:28,475 --> 00:00:30,102 jerking movements when writing. 8 00:00:30,143 --> 00:00:31,686 This note is full of them. 9 00:00:31,728 --> 00:00:33,271 You think he was under duress? 10 00:00:33,313 --> 00:00:35,023 This man wasn't looking to end his life. 11 00:00:35,065 --> 00:00:36,191 He was forced into the noose. 12 00:00:36,233 --> 00:00:37,818 He did kill 13 people. 13 00:00:37,859 --> 00:00:39,444 That's a lot of guilt on his shoulders. 14 00:00:39,486 --> 00:00:41,154 He bombed that church 20 years ago. 15 00:00:41,196 --> 00:00:45,772 The concept of habituation says most emotions dissipate over time, 16 00:00:45,796 --> 00:00:49,162 meaning if guilt was the driving factor in him taking his life, 17 00:00:49,204 --> 00:00:50,288 he would have done it back then. 18 00:00:50,330 --> 00:00:51,998 Maybe he got when we were coming. 19 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:54,000 Suicide made more sense than going through a trial 20 00:00:54,042 --> 00:00:55,127 and facing life in a cell. 21 00:00:55,168 --> 00:00:57,170 Look at this. 22 00:00:57,212 --> 00:01:00,257 One of the chairs has a scuff mark on it, 23 00:01:00,298 --> 00:01:01,758 a small chip at the bottom. 24 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:03,700 We didn't see it at the scene, but someone 25 00:01:03,742 --> 00:01:05,512 kicked that chair out from under him. 26 00:01:05,554 --> 00:01:07,055 Looks like murder to me too. 27 00:01:07,097 --> 00:01:08,890 Which leads to our third man, the same person 28 00:01:08,932 --> 00:01:11,643 who intimidated Wes Banning in the parole hearing. 29 00:01:11,685 --> 00:01:13,145 Now he's tying up loose ends. 30 00:01:13,186 --> 00:01:15,008 OK, we press it as a murder. What next? 31 00:01:15,050 --> 00:01:16,591 We talk to his mom. 32 00:01:16,633 --> 00:01:18,358 He was living with her when he bombed the church. 33 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:19,985 If someone wanted to kill her son, 34 00:01:20,026 --> 00:01:21,737 maybe she points us in the right direction. 35 00:01:21,778 --> 00:01:23,321 Great. I should look at her file. 36 00:01:23,363 --> 00:01:25,057 We can figure out an approach. 37 00:01:25,699 --> 00:01:28,785 You can't be involved, not anymore. 38 00:01:28,827 --> 00:01:30,370 What do you mean? 39 00:01:30,412 --> 00:01:32,998 He's a suspect in a bombing where you were a victim. 40 00:01:33,039 --> 00:01:35,417 Technically you had motive to kill the bomber. 41 00:01:35,459 --> 00:01:38,170 I know that you wouldn't, but it's optics. 42 00:01:38,211 --> 00:01:39,838 Was this his idea? 43 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:41,298 This is the first I'm hearing of it. 44 00:01:41,339 --> 00:01:42,632 Alec, please. 45 00:01:42,674 --> 00:01:45,343 If this case isn't 100% above board, 46 00:01:45,385 --> 00:01:48,455 the entire investigation is compromised. 47 00:01:48,772 --> 00:01:50,649 Understood. 48 00:01:52,642 --> 00:01:54,728 We'll let you know what we find. 49 00:01:54,770 --> 00:01:56,380 Mm-hmm. 50 00:01:58,940 --> 00:02:03,028 A wrongful death civil trial is underway in D.C. six months 51 00:02:03,070 --> 00:02:06,031 after three out of four members of a tactical unit 52 00:02:06,073 --> 00:02:10,160 known as the VIPER Squad shot and killed Joshua Hill-Jones, 53 00:02:10,202 --> 00:02:13,872 a local building inspector, in a police raid gone wrong. 54 00:02:13,914 --> 00:02:17,292 His husband Mason rejected the city's settlement offer, 55 00:02:17,334 --> 00:02:18,794 and now he's taking the district 56 00:02:18,835 --> 00:02:22,005 and officers that gunned down his partner to court. 57 00:02:22,047 --> 00:02:24,716 I could have sworn there was a gallon of milk in here last night. 58 00:02:24,758 --> 00:02:28,120 I grabbed it in case I needed to rinse my eyes out. 59 00:02:30,972 --> 00:02:33,266 Did someone forget I was protesting last night 60 00:02:33,308 --> 00:02:35,060 outside that courtroom? 61 00:02:35,102 --> 00:02:37,437 It was cloudy with a chance of cops using tear gas. 62 00:02:37,479 --> 00:02:38,571 Did they? 63 00:02:38,613 --> 00:02:40,816 No, not yet. 64 00:02:40,857 --> 00:02:42,567 But I got to stay ready. 65 00:02:42,609 --> 00:02:43,902 I'd stay away from that coverage. 66 00:02:43,944 --> 00:02:45,737 It's only going to make you angry. 67 00:02:45,779 --> 00:02:47,139 Too late. 68 00:02:48,448 --> 00:02:50,283 You know, I don't get how you always be 69 00:02:50,325 --> 00:02:51,910 so academic about this stuff. 70 00:02:51,952 --> 00:02:55,080 Come on, Kylie. You don't think I get furious, sad? 71 00:02:55,122 --> 00:02:56,957 This keeps happening to us, to your close friend. 72 00:02:56,998 --> 00:02:59,418 But somebody got to be the cooler head. 73 00:02:59,459 --> 00:03:01,169 How is Mason? 74 00:03:01,211 --> 00:03:02,379 Police killed his husband. 75 00:03:02,421 --> 00:03:03,739 He's not great. 76 00:03:04,965 --> 00:03:06,450 Mm. 77 00:03:08,844 --> 00:03:10,454 I'm sorry. 78 00:03:10,762 --> 00:03:13,432 Mason shouldn't be grieving his husband. 79 00:03:13,473 --> 00:03:17,227 When we were at Hampton, Mason was the life of our marching band. 80 00:03:17,269 --> 00:03:19,563 And he got me through a lot when you were in the hospital, 81 00:03:19,604 --> 00:03:20,939 so I got to be there for him. 82 00:03:20,981 --> 00:03:23,400 But it's not looking good, Alec. 83 00:03:23,442 --> 00:03:25,734 His expert witness bailed on him last minute. 84 00:03:25,776 --> 00:03:27,263 Expert in name only. 85 00:03:27,305 --> 00:03:30,449 Look, I know you detest the whole expert witness racket, 86 00:03:30,490 --> 00:03:33,618 but Mason won't win without one. 87 00:03:33,660 --> 00:03:36,413 We both know it can help sway a jury. 88 00:03:36,455 --> 00:03:38,665 Mason says that they got a long list 89 00:03:38,707 --> 00:03:41,460 of potential psychologists. 90 00:03:41,501 --> 00:03:44,296 Could you at least help Mason vet them? 91 00:03:44,337 --> 00:03:46,590 That's not really a request, is it? 92 00:03:46,631 --> 00:03:49,993 Mason is taking on the entire District of Columbia. 93 00:03:50,469 --> 00:03:52,246 I know you won't sit that out. 94 00:03:57,726 --> 00:04:00,796 I appreciate you helping us out like this, Alec. 95 00:04:01,688 --> 00:04:05,316 Losing our expert has been a bit overwhelming. 96 00:04:05,341 --> 00:04:06,718 I'll do what I can. 97 00:04:06,743 --> 00:04:10,519 But expert testimony in officer-involved shootings 98 00:04:10,973 --> 00:04:13,116 is 90% snake oil... 99 00:04:13,158 --> 00:04:17,496 paid actors who use science to play on jurors' emotions. 100 00:04:17,537 --> 00:04:20,499 But we still need one on our side. 101 00:04:20,540 --> 00:04:24,236 There's a list of potential experts. 102 00:04:27,798 --> 00:04:29,716 I'd scrap these first three. 103 00:04:29,758 --> 00:04:32,344 They testified for both sides, and any good defense 104 00:04:32,385 --> 00:04:34,165 lawyer will pick them apart. 105 00:04:34,207 --> 00:04:36,640 These last five are all convincing, 106 00:04:36,681 --> 00:04:39,392 and they're marginally more ethical than the rest. 107 00:04:39,434 --> 00:04:41,019 It'll be easier to recommend one 108 00:04:41,061 --> 00:04:43,172 if I know who they're up against. 109 00:04:44,481 --> 00:04:46,411 His name is Dr... 110 00:04:46,453 --> 00:04:48,777 Dustin Atwood. 111 00:04:48,819 --> 00:04:51,738 Never met a police shooting he couldn't justify... 112 00:04:51,780 --> 00:04:55,659 dual PhDs in experimental psychology and neuroscience, 113 00:04:55,700 --> 00:04:57,744 morals of a jackal. 114 00:04:57,786 --> 00:05:00,747 Well, our expert said he bailed for personal reasons. 115 00:05:00,789 --> 00:05:02,248 But I don't think it's a coincidence 116 00:05:02,289 --> 00:05:04,376 this happened after I told him Dr. Atwood 117 00:05:04,418 --> 00:05:05,544 was on their witness list. 118 00:05:05,585 --> 00:05:07,087 He didn't want to take the loss. 119 00:05:07,129 --> 00:05:09,548 If he's on the stand and you lose, it hurts his pay quote. 120 00:05:09,589 --> 00:05:13,635 And Atwood's tactics are nearly unbeatable. 121 00:05:13,677 --> 00:05:14,769 Why is that? 122 00:05:14,811 --> 00:05:17,389 Atwood is a master at cherry-picking 123 00:05:17,431 --> 00:05:20,642 psychological principles to support cops. 124 00:05:20,684 --> 00:05:23,520 No one on this list has a chance against him. 125 00:05:24,922 --> 00:05:26,841 You know anyone who can beat him? 126 00:05:27,732 --> 00:05:31,637 Only one person, me. 127 00:05:32,368 --> 00:05:35,329 Synced & corrected by -robtor- www.addic7ed.com 128 00:05:37,492 --> 00:05:39,661 Justice for Joshua! Justice for Joshua! 129 00:05:39,703 --> 00:05:42,748 Justice for Joshua! Justice for Joshua! 130 00:05:42,789 --> 00:05:45,876 The atmosphere is tense outside this D.C. courtroom today. 131 00:05:45,917 --> 00:05:47,794 Protests, as you can see behind me, 132 00:05:47,836 --> 00:05:51,089 are mounting as Mason Hill-Jones's civil lawsuit 133 00:05:51,131 --> 00:05:52,591 looms over the city. 134 00:05:52,632 --> 00:05:54,926 Justice for Joshua! Justice for Joshua! 135 00:05:54,968 --> 00:05:58,180 Justice for Joshua! Justice for Joshua! 136 00:05:58,221 --> 00:06:01,600 Justice for Joshua! Justice for Joshua! 137 00:06:01,641 --> 00:06:02,726 Justice for Joshua! 138 00:06:02,768 --> 00:06:04,561 This is where we part ways. 139 00:06:04,603 --> 00:06:06,062 Good luck in there today. 140 00:06:06,104 --> 00:06:08,762 The facts of the case and psychological data speak for themselves. 141 00:06:08,804 --> 00:06:10,567 You go out there and make some noise. 142 00:06:10,609 --> 00:06:12,778 Justice for Joshua! Justice for Joshua! 143 00:06:12,819 --> 00:06:16,239 Justice for Joshua! Justice for Joshua! 144 00:06:16,281 --> 00:06:18,058 Justice for Joshua! 145 00:06:25,499 --> 00:06:26,708 Mercer. 146 00:06:26,750 --> 00:06:28,827 Hey, it's been a while. 147 00:06:28,868 --> 00:06:30,962 Dustin, long time. 148 00:06:31,004 --> 00:06:32,631 Too long. 149 00:06:32,672 --> 00:06:36,343 Well, looks like we are a pretty big deal. 150 00:06:36,384 --> 00:06:38,762 I got to say, I'm surprised to see you here. 151 00:06:38,804 --> 00:06:40,889 You know, I certainly hope they paid you a fortune, 152 00:06:40,931 --> 00:06:44,309 because taking an L on such a high-profile trial would not 153 00:06:44,351 --> 00:06:45,870 be good for your future quote. 154 00:06:45,912 --> 00:06:48,230 I'm more concerned with the case than my batting average. 155 00:06:48,271 --> 00:06:51,066 But if I get in trouble, I could do what you do... 156 00:06:51,108 --> 00:06:53,677 twist the science and sound folksy. 157 00:06:54,152 --> 00:06:55,404 - Folksy? - Mm. 158 00:06:55,445 --> 00:06:56,763 Hmm. 159 00:06:57,447 --> 00:06:58,824 See you inside, Mercer. 160 00:06:58,866 --> 00:07:01,493 "Folksy." 161 00:07:01,535 --> 00:07:03,186 That's a good one. 162 00:07:08,152 --> 00:07:09,361 Hey. 163 00:07:09,403 --> 00:07:10,487 We need to go. 164 00:07:10,529 --> 00:07:11,613 - Hello? - Sorry. 165 00:07:11,655 --> 00:07:13,240 Could you hold a second? Hey. 166 00:07:13,282 --> 00:07:15,534 I just got ahold of the witness list, for the Hill-Jones case. 167 00:07:15,576 --> 00:07:17,978 Joy Reid wants Alec and Atwood. 168 00:07:18,287 --> 00:07:19,788 That's really exciting. 169 00:07:19,830 --> 00:07:21,373 Only, the professor said he's not 170 00:07:21,415 --> 00:07:22,791 doing interviews about this trial, 171 00:07:22,833 --> 00:07:25,460 and he's not giving Atwood free press. 172 00:07:25,502 --> 00:07:27,648 But aren't these cases won in the media? 173 00:07:27,690 --> 00:07:29,381 It's not my call. 174 00:07:29,423 --> 00:07:30,591 Let him down nicely. 175 00:07:30,632 --> 00:07:32,134 We have work to do. 176 00:07:55,491 --> 00:07:57,476 All rise. 177 00:07:58,202 --> 00:08:00,829 Docket number 125432, 178 00:08:00,871 --> 00:08:04,082 Mason Hill-Jones versus the District of Columbia, 179 00:08:04,124 --> 00:08:06,293 Judge Jane Yuun presiding. 180 00:08:10,088 --> 00:08:11,757 District Attorney Navarro, 181 00:08:11,798 --> 00:08:15,052 your office requested the no-knock warrant. 182 00:08:15,093 --> 00:08:17,162 Why was that necessary? 183 00:08:17,596 --> 00:08:20,182 We received a tip that an illegal gun dealer 184 00:08:20,224 --> 00:08:22,559 was working out of a house on the same street 185 00:08:22,601 --> 00:08:24,186 as Mason and Joshua. 186 00:08:24,228 --> 00:08:26,021 I filed for a no-knock warrant. 187 00:08:26,063 --> 00:08:29,024 The VIPER squad was tasked with a high-risk arrest. 188 00:08:29,066 --> 00:08:31,276 But they ended up at the wrong house. 189 00:08:31,831 --> 00:08:33,082 Correct. 190 00:08:33,344 --> 00:08:35,055 Why was that? 191 00:08:36,031 --> 00:08:38,659 There was a typo on the warrant. 192 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:43,229 Judge Haynes, you signed the warrant? 193 00:08:43,835 --> 00:08:45,045 Yes. 194 00:08:45,193 --> 00:08:47,695 After reviewing the warrant from DA Navarro, 195 00:08:47,751 --> 00:08:49,868 I believed a no-knock raid was necessary 196 00:08:49,909 --> 00:08:51,383 given the target's threat level. 197 00:08:51,425 --> 00:08:54,550 So how did the VIPER squad end up at the plaintiff's house? 198 00:08:54,591 --> 00:08:56,209 I wish I could tell you. 199 00:08:56,251 --> 00:09:00,931 It appears to have been a very tragic case of human error. 200 00:09:02,599 --> 00:09:04,309 Miss Styles, you're the court clerk 201 00:09:04,351 --> 00:09:06,228 who processed the warrant, correct? 202 00:09:06,270 --> 00:09:07,450 Yes. 203 00:09:07,492 --> 00:09:09,648 Can you explain how this human error happened? 204 00:09:09,690 --> 00:09:11,775 Our systems had been down for over a week, 205 00:09:11,817 --> 00:09:14,845 so we were processing warrants manually. 206 00:09:15,946 --> 00:09:18,532 I must have made a mistake when I wrote it up. 207 00:09:18,574 --> 00:09:21,852 And you were the only one reprimanded for this incident? 208 00:09:22,452 --> 00:09:24,955 Yes, I was fired. 209 00:09:25,747 --> 00:09:28,167 See, Miss Styles may have been the only one fired, 210 00:09:28,208 --> 00:09:30,919 but she wasn't the only person to make a mistake... 211 00:09:30,961 --> 00:09:34,590 more than a mistake, a dereliction of duty. 212 00:09:34,631 --> 00:09:36,258 Now, let's take a look at who exactly 213 00:09:36,300 --> 00:09:39,077 was sent to this wrong address, 214 00:09:39,845 --> 00:09:42,039 basically a kill squad. 215 00:09:42,639 --> 00:09:45,834 My husband was up late working in his office. 216 00:09:46,268 --> 00:09:47,769 I went to bed around midnight. 217 00:09:47,811 --> 00:09:49,938 It was about 2:20 a.m. when I hear 218 00:09:49,980 --> 00:09:52,456 this loud crash downstairs. 219 00:09:52,497 --> 00:09:54,568 The force was so strong. 220 00:09:54,610 --> 00:09:56,487 I could feel it in our bedroom, like a car had just 221 00:09:56,528 --> 00:09:57,931 run through the front door. 222 00:09:57,973 --> 00:09:59,473 Stay here. 223 00:10:00,199 --> 00:10:01,700 The next thing I heard was gunfire. 224 00:10:04,453 --> 00:10:06,038 I didn't think it would ever stop. 225 00:10:06,079 --> 00:10:08,624 Your husband was a building inspector. 226 00:10:08,665 --> 00:10:10,417 - Is that right? - Yes, he was. 227 00:10:10,459 --> 00:10:13,420 And you said your husband was working at 2:00 a.m. 228 00:10:13,462 --> 00:10:17,132 Is it typical for a building inspector to be up so late? 229 00:10:17,174 --> 00:10:19,468 Sometimes. What kind of question is that? 230 00:10:19,510 --> 00:10:22,961 Court records state the two of you had been fighting. 231 00:10:23,002 --> 00:10:24,333 Is that correct? 232 00:10:24,374 --> 00:10:26,475 Objection, Your Honor. Relevance? 233 00:10:26,517 --> 00:10:28,644 I'm getting to Joshua's state of mind 234 00:10:28,685 --> 00:10:30,687 when he encountered those officers. 235 00:10:30,729 --> 00:10:32,256 I'll allow it. 236 00:10:33,732 --> 00:10:35,150 He'd been working late, and it was causing 237 00:10:35,192 --> 00:10:38,695 some issues between us, but it wasn't a big deal. 238 00:10:38,737 --> 00:10:41,907 So there was tension in the home? 239 00:10:41,949 --> 00:10:43,826 - No. - You had been fighting. 240 00:10:43,867 --> 00:10:45,244 He'd been staying up all night. 241 00:10:45,285 --> 00:10:47,538 It's possible, due to a lack of sleep, 242 00:10:47,579 --> 00:10:49,540 while in a state of rage, 243 00:10:49,581 --> 00:10:52,167 Joshua Hill-Jones charged those officers 244 00:10:52,209 --> 00:10:53,377 leaving them no choice. 245 00:10:53,418 --> 00:10:56,129 Objection, Your Honor. The defense is speculating. 246 00:10:56,171 --> 00:10:57,673 Plaintiff will answer the question. 247 00:10:57,714 --> 00:10:59,633 Joshua was afraid, OK? 248 00:10:59,675 --> 00:11:02,344 You may not think that Black men gets scared, but we do. 249 00:11:02,386 --> 00:11:04,847 Those cops came into our house at 2:00 a.m., 250 00:11:04,888 --> 00:11:07,516 and they never announced themselves like they were supposed to do. 251 00:11:07,558 --> 00:11:09,059 We did nothing wrong. 252 00:11:09,101 --> 00:11:10,686 They were looking to kill somebody, 253 00:11:10,727 --> 00:11:13,230 and they killed my husband! 254 00:11:15,232 --> 00:11:18,193 Please state your name and title for the court. 255 00:11:18,235 --> 00:11:21,446 I'm Sergeant Lawrence Powell, team leader 256 00:11:21,488 --> 00:11:25,159 of the Violent Incident Person Evaluation and Response Unit. 257 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:27,035 Can you explain to the court the events 258 00:11:27,077 --> 00:11:29,746 that led to your team shooting an unarmed man? 259 00:11:29,788 --> 00:11:32,023 - Objection, Your Honor. - I'll rephrase. 260 00:11:32,065 --> 00:11:35,878 Please detail what transpired once the VIPER Squad arrived 261 00:11:35,919 --> 00:11:37,546 at the Hill-Jones residence. 262 00:11:37,588 --> 00:11:40,048 The resident charged at us. 263 00:11:40,090 --> 00:11:43,302 We were told we were walking into the home of a dangerous arms dealer. 264 00:11:43,343 --> 00:11:45,554 We thought he had a weapon and opened fire 265 00:11:45,596 --> 00:11:46,638 to protect ourselves. 266 00:11:53,979 --> 00:11:55,898 You didn't fire your weapon, correct? 267 00:11:55,939 --> 00:11:58,442 I didn't need to, because the rest of my squad 268 00:11:58,484 --> 00:12:00,319 had neutralized the threat. 269 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:01,904 And by neutralized the threat, 270 00:12:01,945 --> 00:12:03,697 you mean they had killed Joshua? 271 00:12:04,139 --> 00:12:05,949 We followed protocol and immediately 272 00:12:05,991 --> 00:12:08,577 sought medical attention for Mr. Hill-Jones, 273 00:12:08,619 --> 00:12:11,772 but it was too late. 274 00:12:12,206 --> 00:12:15,334 There's a widely held psychological misconception... 275 00:12:15,375 --> 00:12:18,086 a false belief contradicted by scientific evidence... 276 00:12:18,128 --> 00:12:21,006 that cops constantly get into firefights. 277 00:12:21,048 --> 00:12:26,662 But 73% never fire their gun once in their entire careers. 278 00:12:27,221 --> 00:12:29,223 Why is this important to note, Dr. Mercer? 279 00:12:29,264 --> 00:12:31,558 One of the things this data shows is, 280 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:34,353 there are many ways to de-escalate 281 00:12:34,394 --> 00:12:36,688 a dangerous situation. 282 00:12:36,730 --> 00:12:38,982 Dr. Mercer can trot out shooting stats 283 00:12:39,024 --> 00:12:41,568 all he wants, but we have to look at this incident 284 00:12:41,610 --> 00:12:43,445 from the perspective of the officers. 285 00:12:43,487 --> 00:12:45,555 They walked into that house 286 00:12:45,579 --> 00:12:48,796 expecting an armed criminal who might kill them. 287 00:12:48,837 --> 00:12:52,204 And yet three out of the four officers entering Joshua 288 00:12:52,246 --> 00:12:54,957 and Mason's house fired their gun at an unarmed man. 289 00:12:54,998 --> 00:12:57,167 Why is the VIPER Squad so much more violent? 290 00:12:57,209 --> 00:12:59,044 They have the highest shoot rate. 291 00:12:59,086 --> 00:13:01,839 In three years, they've shot 12 people, killing 5. 292 00:13:01,880 --> 00:13:05,021 Research shows that once a person fires in the line of duty, 293 00:13:05,045 --> 00:13:09,138 the psychological barrier to doing so drops significantly. 294 00:13:09,179 --> 00:13:11,306 It becomes easier for them to shoot again. 295 00:13:11,348 --> 00:13:14,560 And do these no-knock raids push the statistical risk 296 00:13:14,601 --> 00:13:16,019 even higher? 297 00:13:16,061 --> 00:13:19,064 Yes, given every member of the VIPER squad 298 00:13:19,106 --> 00:13:22,442 had fired multiple times in the past, that raid was 299 00:13:22,484 --> 00:13:24,528 a disaster waiting to happen. 300 00:13:24,570 --> 00:13:27,156 The VIPER squad is a tactical unit. 301 00:13:27,197 --> 00:13:29,908 Is it possible their shoot rate is higher 302 00:13:29,950 --> 00:13:32,202 because they encounter more dangerous situations? 303 00:13:32,244 --> 00:13:34,997 The VIPER squad's record is such an outlier 304 00:13:35,038 --> 00:13:39,084 it's hard to justify simply by the situations they find themselves in. 305 00:13:39,126 --> 00:13:41,670 Sounds to me like you're cherry-picking the data. 306 00:13:41,712 --> 00:13:42,838 Objection. 307 00:13:44,464 --> 00:13:47,718 Can you explain what happens to the brain 308 00:13:47,759 --> 00:13:49,887 in such an intense experience? 309 00:13:49,928 --> 00:13:51,805 It's a fight-or-flight response. 310 00:13:51,847 --> 00:13:53,056 We've all felt it. 311 00:13:53,098 --> 00:13:55,017 In emergencies, the amygdala sends 312 00:13:55,058 --> 00:13:58,395 a distress signal that floods the body and brain 313 00:13:58,437 --> 00:14:00,022 with survival hormones. 314 00:14:00,063 --> 00:14:03,442 Under those circumstances, any officer 315 00:14:03,484 --> 00:14:04,776 could have taken the shot. 316 00:14:04,818 --> 00:14:07,529 Is it true there is no specific research studying 317 00:14:07,571 --> 00:14:10,866 an officer's brain chemistry during a shooting incident 318 00:14:10,908 --> 00:14:12,284 to back up your testimony? 319 00:14:12,326 --> 00:14:16,220 Well, there's simply no plausible way to gather that information, 320 00:14:16,244 --> 00:14:17,748 even in simulation. 321 00:14:17,789 --> 00:14:19,333 But you have used your position 322 00:14:19,374 --> 00:14:21,835 to block any attempt from researchers to gather 323 00:14:21,877 --> 00:14:23,212 that data and run those tests. 324 00:14:23,253 --> 00:14:25,405 Isn't that right, Dr. Atwood? 325 00:14:25,839 --> 00:14:28,425 Well, the fact is, we haven't really 326 00:14:28,467 --> 00:14:31,595 needed those studies, because there's plenty of research 327 00:14:31,637 --> 00:14:33,514 on humans under stress. 328 00:14:33,555 --> 00:14:34,973 And the last time I checked, 329 00:14:35,015 --> 00:14:39,394 cops are humans who are willing to risk their lives 330 00:14:39,436 --> 00:14:41,713 to protect you and me. 331 00:14:44,191 --> 00:14:45,889 Atwood recovered, 332 00:14:45,913 --> 00:14:47,694 but we got a jab in there. What do you think? 333 00:14:47,736 --> 00:14:50,989 Hard to tell. I was tracking the jurors' body language. 334 00:14:51,031 --> 00:14:53,742 They went cold during Mason's testimony, 335 00:14:53,784 --> 00:14:55,285 often avoiding eye contact. 336 00:14:55,327 --> 00:14:58,580 And they didn't even seem fazed by the cops' haste 337 00:14:58,622 --> 00:15:01,583 nor the mistakes made processing the warrant. 338 00:15:01,625 --> 00:15:03,610 So we're screwed. 339 00:15:04,795 --> 00:15:06,088 Everything OK? 340 00:15:06,129 --> 00:15:08,406 No, everything's not OK. 341 00:15:08,715 --> 00:15:10,300 Alec's testimony didn't help? 342 00:15:10,342 --> 00:15:12,427 I don't think it was enough to win over the jury. 343 00:15:12,469 --> 00:15:15,305 This jury won't be swayed by science. 344 00:15:15,347 --> 00:15:17,933 Start with juror preconceived bias. 345 00:15:17,975 --> 00:15:19,055 What's that? 346 00:15:19,097 --> 00:15:22,271 In a lot of trials, jurors walk in irrationally 347 00:15:22,312 --> 00:15:25,065 predisposed to a particular verdict... in this case, 348 00:15:25,107 --> 00:15:27,109 one that favors the cops. 349 00:15:27,151 --> 00:15:28,902 Then how do you persuade a jury whose 350 00:15:28,944 --> 00:15:30,320 minds are already made up? 351 00:15:30,362 --> 00:15:33,365 We need to find a new approach or Mason loses. 352 00:15:39,331 --> 00:15:42,117 I haven't even made funeral arrangements yet. 353 00:15:42,179 --> 00:15:45,599 And here you are digging up stuff from the past. 354 00:15:45,641 --> 00:15:47,976 Peter was a good boy. 355 00:15:48,018 --> 00:15:49,770 He blew up a church, Mrs. Shelby. 356 00:15:49,811 --> 00:15:54,024 If he had good intentions, help us understand. 357 00:15:54,066 --> 00:15:56,276 I don't know what you're talking about. 358 00:15:56,318 --> 00:15:58,362 Are you aware that your son belonged 359 00:15:58,403 --> 00:16:00,155 to a terrorist organization? 360 00:16:00,197 --> 00:16:01,615 Terrorist? 361 00:16:01,657 --> 00:16:04,243 You government types only labeled the New Apostles 362 00:16:04,284 --> 00:16:05,869 terrorists after 9/11. 363 00:16:05,911 --> 00:16:09,414 Thanks to you people, I haven't seen him for 20 years. 364 00:16:09,456 --> 00:16:12,751 Your son ran because he set off a bomb that killed 13 people. 365 00:16:12,793 --> 00:16:14,748 He's no martyr. He's a murderer. 366 00:16:14,789 --> 00:16:16,588 Don't talk about him like that. 367 00:16:16,630 --> 00:16:18,590 He was a sinner who desecrated the House of God. 368 00:16:18,632 --> 00:16:20,055 It was an accident. 369 00:16:20,097 --> 00:16:22,636 All he wanted to do was return this country to its roots, 370 00:16:22,678 --> 00:16:25,597 to make us moral, God-fearing people again. 371 00:16:25,639 --> 00:16:29,142 So you did speak to him about the church bombing? 372 00:16:42,781 --> 00:16:44,491 Let me ask you something. 373 00:16:44,533 --> 00:16:48,495 Do you think the justice system treats all Americans equally? 374 00:16:50,956 --> 00:16:52,499 There are two systems, 375 00:16:52,541 --> 00:16:55,460 one when you are poor or Black, 376 00:16:55,502 --> 00:16:58,088 another when you are middle class or white. 377 00:16:58,130 --> 00:16:59,965 And there might be a third... 378 00:17:00,007 --> 00:17:03,594 another for the super-rich. They get away with everything. 379 00:17:03,635 --> 00:17:05,721 What would it take to convince you otherwise? 380 00:17:05,762 --> 00:17:07,931 A word from God Himself. 381 00:17:07,973 --> 00:17:10,267 Otherwise, those are the facts. 382 00:17:10,309 --> 00:17:11,602 That's the crux of our problem. 383 00:17:11,643 --> 00:17:14,271 Not everyone grows up being profiled 384 00:17:14,313 --> 00:17:16,231 or constantly pulled over. 385 00:17:16,273 --> 00:17:19,318 Those same people want to believe in equal justice. 386 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:21,820 People need to open their eyes. 387 00:17:21,862 --> 00:17:24,406 Harder than you think because of motivated reasoning. 388 00:17:24,448 --> 00:17:25,679 When people have a belief, 389 00:17:25,703 --> 00:17:28,160 they usually connect to ideas that support it. 390 00:17:28,202 --> 00:17:30,954 That's the headspace most of the jurors are in. 391 00:17:30,996 --> 00:17:33,040 So there's nothing we can do? 392 00:17:33,081 --> 00:17:34,666 I'm out there protesting every day, 393 00:17:34,708 --> 00:17:37,502 and you're saying none of that will make things better? 394 00:17:39,046 --> 00:17:40,530 Better. 395 00:17:41,423 --> 00:17:43,575 That might be the key. 396 00:17:44,218 --> 00:17:46,261 A person can believe in something, 397 00:17:46,303 --> 00:17:51,207 like I believe in science, but there's always room for improvement. 398 00:17:52,476 --> 00:17:55,687 What if I tell the jury that they can make things better, 399 00:17:55,729 --> 00:18:00,108 we find one thing that they can improve by siding with Mason, 400 00:18:00,150 --> 00:18:02,569 make the whole case about that? 401 00:18:02,611 --> 00:18:06,431 Broken is too hard a sell, so we sell better. 402 00:18:07,908 --> 00:18:09,159 I'd buy that. 403 00:18:13,747 --> 00:18:15,040 What are you doing now? 404 00:18:15,082 --> 00:18:16,416 I'm calling Phoebe and Rizwan. 405 00:18:16,458 --> 00:18:18,961 I got an idea for an experiment. 406 00:18:19,002 --> 00:18:21,797 Yesterday Dr. Atwood's testimony 407 00:18:21,838 --> 00:18:24,591 appeared fair and unbiased. 408 00:18:24,633 --> 00:18:28,053 The problem is, with paid experts 409 00:18:28,095 --> 00:18:31,098 like Dr. Atwood, that's never the case. 410 00:18:31,139 --> 00:18:33,684 Introducing money creates bias. 411 00:18:33,725 --> 00:18:36,812 I wanted to better understand how this bias works, 412 00:18:36,854 --> 00:18:40,566 so I conducted an experiment where I paid experts 413 00:18:40,607 --> 00:18:43,861 to give their opinion on a fictional case, 414 00:18:43,902 --> 00:18:46,280 a slip and fall in a hotel. 415 00:18:46,321 --> 00:18:48,907 All of them had the same facts in the case. 416 00:18:48,949 --> 00:18:50,409 The only difference? 417 00:18:50,450 --> 00:18:54,079 Which side the person was on paying them. 418 00:18:54,121 --> 00:18:58,750 Almost all the experts argued for the side paying them. 419 00:18:58,792 --> 00:19:01,461 If the defense paid, the expert's opinion 420 00:19:01,503 --> 00:19:03,213 sided with the defense. 421 00:19:03,255 --> 00:19:05,841 Same for the plaintiff. 422 00:19:05,883 --> 00:19:07,426 That's bias. 423 00:19:07,467 --> 00:19:10,053 And it makes you question the motivation 424 00:19:10,095 --> 00:19:12,222 behind Dr. Atwood's testimony. 425 00:19:12,264 --> 00:19:13,223 Objection. 426 00:19:13,265 --> 00:19:14,542 I'll move on. 427 00:19:14,584 --> 00:19:17,728 In your scientific opinion, how do we remedy this bias? 428 00:19:17,769 --> 00:19:22,858 We have a wonderful system, in theory... 429 00:19:22,900 --> 00:19:26,612 equal justice for all, but it's not perfect... 430 00:19:26,653 --> 00:19:27,905 yet. 431 00:19:27,946 --> 00:19:34,244 People tend to say it's only a few bad apples, 432 00:19:34,286 --> 00:19:38,457 but those bad apples spoil the whole bunch. 433 00:19:38,498 --> 00:19:44,116 Juries like this one have the chance to get rid of the bad apples 434 00:19:44,140 --> 00:19:45,714 and protect the bunch. 435 00:19:45,756 --> 00:19:49,301 Dr. Mercer, you work as a consultant. 436 00:19:49,343 --> 00:19:50,302 Is that right? 437 00:19:50,344 --> 00:19:51,762 I'm a professor first. 438 00:19:51,803 --> 00:19:54,640 But yes, sometimes I work as a consultant. 439 00:19:54,681 --> 00:19:57,184 And when you do consult, you're paid 440 00:19:57,226 --> 00:19:59,269 upwards of $100,000 a day? 441 00:19:59,311 --> 00:20:00,604 Depending on the client. 442 00:20:00,646 --> 00:20:03,190 For this, I'm not making a dime. 443 00:20:10,322 --> 00:20:12,115 "I'm not making a dime." 444 00:20:12,157 --> 00:20:13,492 Boom. 445 00:20:13,534 --> 00:20:15,827 I wish I could have seen it. 446 00:20:15,869 --> 00:20:17,287 We need five jurors. 447 00:20:17,329 --> 00:20:19,623 We have four with two possibilities. 448 00:20:19,665 --> 00:20:22,834 That's one juror closer to a win. 449 00:20:29,174 --> 00:20:31,176 Cop's behind me. 450 00:20:31,218 --> 00:20:32,344 He's going to pull me over. 451 00:20:35,222 --> 00:20:36,557 I knew it. 452 00:20:36,598 --> 00:20:38,385 Pull over to the side of the road. 453 00:20:38,426 --> 00:20:40,894 Stay calm. Let me talk. 454 00:20:40,936 --> 00:20:42,271 I don't need instructions. 455 00:20:42,312 --> 00:20:44,297 I know the damn drill. 456 00:21:02,249 --> 00:21:03,788 License and registration, ma'am. 457 00:21:14,152 --> 00:21:16,679 You drifted over the solid white line. 458 00:21:17,363 --> 00:21:18,564 You been drinking tonight? 459 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:24,621 Nope, just Diet Coke. 460 00:21:24,662 --> 00:21:27,207 So you wouldn't mind submitting to a field sobriety test then? 461 00:21:29,125 --> 00:21:32,003 Nothing would make my evening more complete. 462 00:21:38,802 --> 00:21:41,388 I'm going to need you to walk in a straight line, 463 00:21:41,429 --> 00:21:42,931 one foot behind the other, 464 00:21:42,972 --> 00:21:47,435 counting down from 1,001 by 3s. 465 00:21:53,316 --> 00:21:55,226 1,001, 466 00:21:55,268 --> 00:22:00,514 998, 995... 467 00:22:01,366 --> 00:22:04,077 is this really necessary? 468 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:08,581 Keep counting. 469 00:22:11,084 --> 00:22:13,357 No part of this calls for a gun. 470 00:22:13,399 --> 00:22:14,838 She's shaking with adrenaline. 471 00:22:14,879 --> 00:22:17,674 He's going to make her count backwards until she stumbles forward. 472 00:22:17,716 --> 00:22:19,801 No one is talking to you. 473 00:22:20,367 --> 00:22:22,637 He's dealing with your sister. 474 00:22:22,679 --> 00:22:24,305 You know she's my sister? 475 00:22:24,347 --> 00:22:26,182 This wasn't random? 476 00:22:26,224 --> 00:22:28,042 You're targeting us? 477 00:22:28,709 --> 00:22:30,520 She crossed the lane divider without signaling. 478 00:22:30,562 --> 00:22:32,439 We both know what this is about. 479 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:34,237 She's got nothing to do with it. 480 00:22:34,278 --> 00:22:37,026 You can take me in if you want 481 00:22:37,068 --> 00:22:41,222 and deal with cleaning up that mess in the press, 482 00:22:41,740 --> 00:22:43,742 or let her go. 483 00:22:48,538 --> 00:22:50,206 Hey. 484 00:22:50,248 --> 00:22:51,207 She clear? 485 00:22:54,878 --> 00:22:57,130 I'm not sure yet. 486 00:22:57,172 --> 00:22:58,548 She seems fine. 487 00:22:58,906 --> 00:23:00,216 Let's get out of here. 488 00:23:20,403 --> 00:23:21,404 Hey. 489 00:23:21,446 --> 00:23:22,906 Catch you at a bad time? 490 00:23:22,947 --> 00:23:26,451 Even if you did, it wouldn't matter. 491 00:23:26,493 --> 00:23:29,204 Bob Caswood, come in? 492 00:23:29,245 --> 00:23:32,374 To what do I owe this surprise visit? 493 00:23:32,415 --> 00:23:35,710 Something I can help the intelligence division with? 494 00:23:35,752 --> 00:23:36,920 Oh, there's no agenda. 495 00:23:36,961 --> 00:23:39,172 Just stopped by for a little chat. 496 00:23:39,214 --> 00:23:41,424 I worked under you for ten years. 497 00:23:41,466 --> 00:23:43,134 You don't just stop by. 498 00:23:43,176 --> 00:23:44,677 You're a busy man. 499 00:23:44,719 --> 00:23:47,097 So why did you take the time out of your day to come here? 500 00:23:47,138 --> 00:23:48,681 Always the investigator, huh? 501 00:23:48,723 --> 00:23:50,583 Someone taught me well. 502 00:23:51,059 --> 00:23:54,104 Fine. Well, I'll just come right out and say it. 503 00:23:54,145 --> 00:23:56,272 Now, you know that I like to keep my ear 504 00:23:56,314 --> 00:23:59,249 close to the street, and there's been rumblings 505 00:23:59,273 --> 00:24:01,277 about you and Jace. 506 00:24:03,405 --> 00:24:04,930 That was fast. 507 00:24:05,365 --> 00:24:06,950 We are intelligence. 508 00:24:06,991 --> 00:24:10,245 It's not like we're the first agents at the Bureau 509 00:24:10,286 --> 00:24:11,496 to get involved. 510 00:24:11,538 --> 00:24:14,541 We don't have many opportunities off the job. 511 00:24:14,582 --> 00:24:15,959 I get it. 512 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:17,460 I just wouldn't be a good friend if I 513 00:24:17,502 --> 00:24:19,546 didn't give you a heads-up. 514 00:24:19,587 --> 00:24:21,631 Everything is a conflict. 515 00:24:21,673 --> 00:24:23,299 Now it's about me dating Jace. 516 00:24:23,341 --> 00:24:25,802 Someone going to question my involvement 517 00:24:25,844 --> 00:24:27,345 in Alec's case next? 518 00:24:28,763 --> 00:24:30,122 Maybe. 519 00:24:30,147 --> 00:24:34,060 Hey, it's not my call, but if you want justice to play out, 520 00:24:34,102 --> 00:24:35,617 I would avoid doing anything 521 00:24:35,658 --> 00:24:37,922 that would compromise the investigation, 522 00:24:38,815 --> 00:24:40,772 because like most things in life... 523 00:24:40,814 --> 00:24:42,527 It's the optics. 524 00:24:43,010 --> 00:24:44,738 It's the optics. 525 00:24:46,823 --> 00:24:48,121 Where you are. 526 00:24:48,163 --> 00:24:50,493 - I don't have the problem. - Classism. Classism. 527 00:24:50,535 --> 00:24:51,703 You are constantly... 528 00:24:51,745 --> 00:24:53,621 - Someone needs to check her. - Hey. 529 00:24:56,791 --> 00:25:00,003 Mm-mm. Mm. 530 00:25:00,045 --> 00:25:03,339 - Mm. - Don't go there with me. 531 00:25:03,381 --> 00:25:04,424 Excuse you. 532 00:25:04,466 --> 00:25:06,426 I'm watching that. 533 00:25:06,468 --> 00:25:08,053 You've been watching this trash since I 534 00:25:08,094 --> 00:25:09,220 went to bed last night. 535 00:25:09,262 --> 00:25:11,681 OK. Where's the problem? 536 00:25:11,723 --> 00:25:13,099 Studies show... 537 00:25:13,141 --> 00:25:15,393 I'll pass on the Mercer monologue. 538 00:25:15,435 --> 00:25:19,129 Fine, no monologue. 539 00:25:19,522 --> 00:25:20,857 But we should talk about this. 540 00:25:20,899 --> 00:25:25,219 No, we shouldn't, because I'll scream. 541 00:25:25,737 --> 00:25:28,656 And I don't want to scream at you, 542 00:25:28,698 --> 00:25:29,991 but you're the only one here. 543 00:25:30,033 --> 00:25:33,763 So I will if you force me to talk about my feelings right now. 544 00:25:33,805 --> 00:25:37,874 All I want to do is watch "Housewives of Potomac" 545 00:25:37,916 --> 00:25:41,068 and focus on other people's problems. 546 00:25:43,445 --> 00:25:47,133 You'd rather suppress your feelings 547 00:25:47,175 --> 00:25:49,928 by watching housewives throw lettuce at each other. 548 00:25:52,097 --> 00:25:54,099 You can't help yourself, can you? 549 00:25:56,351 --> 00:26:00,522 It probably isn't a good idea, but OK. 550 00:26:00,563 --> 00:26:02,315 Mia, I don't believe that you called us 551 00:26:02,357 --> 00:26:03,733 broke bitches when you walked off. 552 00:26:05,276 --> 00:26:06,486 - Are you serious right now? - Let's do it. 553 00:26:06,528 --> 00:26:09,572 Let's give a toast to forgiveness. 554 00:26:11,908 --> 00:26:14,143 Hey, Mason. What's up? 555 00:26:15,120 --> 00:26:16,687 I'll be right there. 556 00:26:18,369 --> 00:26:19,898 Mason OK? 557 00:26:20,834 --> 00:26:23,485 The defense made an offer. 558 00:26:24,050 --> 00:26:26,260 They want to settle the case. 559 00:26:30,135 --> 00:26:31,761 3 million is a good offer. 560 00:26:31,803 --> 00:26:33,221 Is it? 561 00:26:33,263 --> 00:26:35,056 It's like they're forcing me to decide how much 562 00:26:35,098 --> 00:26:36,808 my dead husband is worth. 563 00:26:36,850 --> 00:26:37,851 So what? 564 00:26:37,892 --> 00:26:39,394 It's over now? 565 00:26:39,436 --> 00:26:41,146 Nothing about this makes any sense. 566 00:26:41,187 --> 00:26:42,439 Alec got through to the jury, 567 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:43,815 pushed this settlement to happen. 568 00:26:43,857 --> 00:26:45,442 This is what we wanted. 569 00:26:45,483 --> 00:26:47,861 There's no such thing as good news in this situation, 570 00:26:47,902 --> 00:26:49,988 but we need to take this offer seriously. 571 00:26:50,029 --> 00:26:51,448 Defense makes an offer. 572 00:26:51,489 --> 00:26:53,032 They know it doesn't look good for them. 573 00:26:53,074 --> 00:26:54,868 And we could still be short a juror. 574 00:26:54,909 --> 00:26:56,494 My advice, we don't chance it. 575 00:26:56,536 --> 00:26:58,913 How about we look over the deal and counter? 576 00:26:58,955 --> 00:27:01,916 We can print it and review it line by line. 577 00:27:01,958 --> 00:27:04,419 The printers in Joshua's office. 578 00:27:04,461 --> 00:27:07,505 I haven't touched anything there since. 579 00:27:09,841 --> 00:27:11,384 We can go in with you. 580 00:27:28,401 --> 00:27:29,486 That yours? 581 00:27:29,527 --> 00:27:30,862 Kylie said you played in college. 582 00:27:30,904 --> 00:27:32,989 I haven't picked it up in years. 583 00:27:33,031 --> 00:27:34,515 You miss it? 584 00:27:34,908 --> 00:27:36,433 Sometimes. 585 00:27:37,077 --> 00:27:38,995 There's a lot of paperwork in here. 586 00:27:39,037 --> 00:27:40,455 He worked from home a lot? 587 00:27:40,497 --> 00:27:42,123 A few weeks before everything happened, 588 00:27:42,165 --> 00:27:44,000 he brought home all these files in crates, 589 00:27:44,042 --> 00:27:46,878 said he was doing important research. 590 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:48,671 He say what he was working on? 591 00:27:48,713 --> 00:27:51,049 Something about zoning violations and the city 592 00:27:51,091 --> 00:27:53,009 not doing anything about them. 593 00:27:53,051 --> 00:27:54,511 Joshua was obsessed. 594 00:27:54,552 --> 00:27:57,302 So he wasn't always a workaholic. 595 00:27:57,344 --> 00:28:00,934 No. He cared about his work, but not like this. 596 00:28:00,975 --> 00:28:02,685 He was so frustrated. 597 00:28:02,727 --> 00:28:09,025 He kept saying something about the system working against him 598 00:28:09,067 --> 00:28:11,277 and that he was going to prove it. 599 00:28:11,319 --> 00:28:13,679 I just thought he was overreacting. 600 00:28:14,072 --> 00:28:16,640 He said it made him feel like he was crazy. 601 00:28:17,117 --> 00:28:18,606 You think it has something to do with the case? 602 00:28:18,647 --> 00:28:20,652 I don't know. But if he had something to prove, 603 00:28:20,694 --> 00:28:22,064 it's possible he made an enemy. 604 00:28:26,668 --> 00:28:28,801 It looks like Joshua was investigating 605 00:28:28,843 --> 00:28:31,923 code violations against one company in particular, 606 00:28:31,965 --> 00:28:33,425 Ralbern Investments. 607 00:28:33,466 --> 00:28:36,511 Ralbern is a huge multinational. 608 00:28:36,553 --> 00:28:38,888 I've done contract work for them. 609 00:28:38,930 --> 00:28:40,178 These are building codes. 610 00:28:40,220 --> 00:28:43,059 Next to them are the violations against Ralbern repeated 611 00:28:43,101 --> 00:28:44,349 multiple times. 612 00:28:44,390 --> 00:28:46,104 What does this have to do with my husband? 613 00:28:46,146 --> 00:28:48,064 Nearly half of Ralbern's security 614 00:28:48,106 --> 00:28:50,233 staff are moonlighting D.C. Metro Police, 615 00:28:50,275 --> 00:28:51,651 Sergeant Powell included. 616 00:28:51,693 --> 00:28:53,695 Joshua was building a case against them 617 00:28:53,737 --> 00:28:57,323 issuing the same violations against them over and over. 618 00:28:57,365 --> 00:28:58,575 That must have pissed them off. 619 00:28:58,616 --> 00:29:00,285 You're saying they targeted Joshua? 620 00:29:00,326 --> 00:29:03,316 You said that Joshua felt like the system was against him, 621 00:29:03,340 --> 00:29:05,397 and the system killed him. 622 00:29:06,207 --> 00:29:08,771 You think Sergeant Powell 623 00:29:08,812 --> 00:29:11,431 deliberately took his team to our home 624 00:29:12,404 --> 00:29:14,406 to take him off of Ralbern? 625 00:29:15,216 --> 00:29:19,554 I'm saying I think your husband was murdered. 626 00:29:26,341 --> 00:29:27,467 Anything from Ralbern yet? 627 00:29:27,508 --> 00:29:28,676 I've been on hold for over two hours. 628 00:29:28,718 --> 00:29:30,345 I still haven't spoken to anyone in legal. 629 00:29:30,386 --> 00:29:31,846 You're not going to get through. 630 00:29:31,888 --> 00:29:33,598 They have a 100-person legal team. 631 00:29:33,640 --> 00:29:37,310 This trial will be long over before we navigate that legal minefield. 632 00:29:37,352 --> 00:29:40,313 We need a way to approach the VIPER team. 633 00:29:40,670 --> 00:29:44,108 Maybe there's a way to get one of them to come to us. 634 00:29:44,150 --> 00:29:46,213 Rizwan, call Joy Reid's producers back. 635 00:29:46,255 --> 00:29:48,279 Tell them I'm going to give them what they want, 636 00:29:48,321 --> 00:29:50,073 a sit-down with Atwood. 637 00:29:53,534 --> 00:29:56,105 Moving on to the Hill-Jones trial, 638 00:29:56,147 --> 00:29:59,791 an unarmed innocent man was shot in his own living room. 639 00:29:59,833 --> 00:30:03,010 It should never have happened, but was it negligence? 640 00:30:03,052 --> 00:30:04,433 We've got not one 641 00:30:04,457 --> 00:30:07,619 but two distinguished expert witnesses here tonight, 642 00:30:07,643 --> 00:30:09,092 Dr. Dustin Atwood 643 00:30:09,133 --> 00:30:10,718 and Dr. Alec Mercer. 644 00:30:10,760 --> 00:30:12,220 Dustin, you say no. 645 00:30:12,262 --> 00:30:14,138 No, it was not negligence. 646 00:30:14,180 --> 00:30:15,890 Now, of course, I wish this tragedy had 647 00:30:15,932 --> 00:30:17,558 not happened, as we all do. 648 00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:20,353 But when you consider the information the officers had, 649 00:30:20,395 --> 00:30:22,689 they had every reason to believe 650 00:30:22,730 --> 00:30:24,190 their lives were in danger. 651 00:30:24,232 --> 00:30:25,900 Alec, you say yes. 652 00:30:25,942 --> 00:30:29,862 As police officers, their job was to assess and reassess 653 00:30:29,904 --> 00:30:31,843 that danger moment by moment. 654 00:30:31,884 --> 00:30:33,490 There was no time to reassess. 655 00:30:33,532 --> 00:30:35,243 Any good cop would have taken a shot 656 00:30:35,285 --> 00:30:36,452 under those circumstances. 657 00:30:36,494 --> 00:30:38,705 Any cop? Wiggins didn't shoot. 658 00:30:38,746 --> 00:30:41,475 Officer Wiggins didn't even draw his gun. 659 00:30:41,517 --> 00:30:43,167 If any good cop would have taken that shot, 660 00:30:43,209 --> 00:30:44,544 is he not a good cop? 661 00:30:44,586 --> 00:30:45,628 I didn't say that. 662 00:30:45,670 --> 00:30:47,297 Was he the negligent one? 663 00:30:47,338 --> 00:30:50,147 Are you criticizing an officer for not shooting? 664 00:30:50,189 --> 00:30:52,343 I'm just trying to understand your point of view. 665 00:30:52,385 --> 00:30:55,179 You've said over and over that those cops did the right thing. 666 00:30:55,221 --> 00:30:57,640 Well, that must mean Wiggins did the wrong thing. 667 00:30:57,682 --> 00:30:59,309 No? 668 00:30:59,350 --> 00:31:01,436 You raise a very interesting question there, Alec. 669 00:31:01,477 --> 00:31:04,168 Obviously, my friend here is being hyperbolic, Joy. 670 00:31:04,210 --> 00:31:06,733 Would you say Wiggins isn't VIPER squad material? 671 00:31:06,774 --> 00:31:08,109 Does he need more training? 672 00:31:08,151 --> 00:31:11,094 I don't know. Maybe Wiggins should find another job. 673 00:31:11,988 --> 00:31:13,197 I... I told you. 674 00:31:13,239 --> 00:31:15,617 I don't know anything. 675 00:31:16,016 --> 00:31:19,037 Withholding information about the bombing... 676 00:31:19,477 --> 00:31:21,748 that's obstruction on 13 murders, 677 00:31:21,789 --> 00:31:24,459 arson, and terrorism. 678 00:31:24,880 --> 00:31:27,110 Could get you a lot of jail time. 679 00:31:31,364 --> 00:31:35,094 He said no one was supposed to die. 680 00:31:35,136 --> 00:31:37,656 He only wanted to get the church. 681 00:31:37,697 --> 00:31:39,933 It was six months after 9/11. 682 00:31:39,974 --> 00:31:42,018 And those Methodists were loaning 683 00:31:42,060 --> 00:31:43,811 their church to a mosque. 684 00:31:43,853 --> 00:31:44,938 So what happened? 685 00:31:44,979 --> 00:31:46,689 I only know what he told me. 686 00:31:46,731 --> 00:31:51,277 He said he was supposed to set the bomb timer for 60 minutes, 687 00:31:51,319 --> 00:31:55,990 and he accidentally set it for 60 seconds. 688 00:31:56,032 --> 00:31:57,492 Wait. 689 00:31:57,533 --> 00:32:02,121 So you're saying that the murder of 13 people 690 00:32:02,496 --> 00:32:04,039 was a mistake? 691 00:32:05,732 --> 00:32:08,795 Peter was in way over his head. 692 00:32:08,836 --> 00:32:10,856 He didn't build the bomb. 693 00:32:10,897 --> 00:32:13,967 He got it from some guy he met on the internet. 694 00:32:14,008 --> 00:32:15,677 What guy? 695 00:32:15,718 --> 00:32:17,720 Was it Wes Banning? 696 00:32:17,762 --> 00:32:19,222 Not him. 697 00:32:19,264 --> 00:32:23,935 This guy was a fancy-looking professional, 698 00:32:23,977 --> 00:32:26,211 called himself Mathias. 699 00:32:29,190 --> 00:32:31,651 So if what the bomber's mom said was true, 700 00:32:31,693 --> 00:32:33,325 Wes made the bomb. 701 00:32:33,367 --> 00:32:34,994 Peter planted the bomb. 702 00:32:35,036 --> 00:32:39,951 But the third guy, Mathias, was behind it all. 703 00:32:39,993 --> 00:32:41,828 That's who was at Wes's parole hearing. 704 00:32:41,869 --> 00:32:43,663 Finding him will not be easy. 705 00:32:43,705 --> 00:32:45,707 Pamela said he's white, fancy, 706 00:32:45,748 --> 00:32:48,918 fedora, wears a flashy gold watch, probably a Rolex... 707 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:50,003 not much to go on. 708 00:32:50,044 --> 00:32:51,546 Maybe not yet. 709 00:32:51,588 --> 00:32:54,299 But the bomber met Matthias in an online chat room. 710 00:32:54,340 --> 00:32:56,235 That site might be gone, but 711 00:32:56,277 --> 00:32:59,887 there's a company that maintains a database of old websites. 712 00:32:59,929 --> 00:33:01,300 We start there. 713 00:33:18,156 --> 00:33:20,074 Is this about my interview? 714 00:33:20,116 --> 00:33:21,451 I didn't shoot anyone. 715 00:33:21,492 --> 00:33:23,828 Why the hell did you crucify me on TV? 716 00:33:23,870 --> 00:33:26,205 Would you have come to confront me otherwise? 717 00:33:30,752 --> 00:33:35,298 I want to know why you didn't fire your gun. 718 00:33:36,799 --> 00:33:38,595 I made a judgment call in the moment, 719 00:33:38,637 --> 00:33:40,511 no different from anyone else. 720 00:33:40,553 --> 00:33:42,096 Let me ask you something. 721 00:33:42,138 --> 00:33:43,806 Are you familiar with Ralbern Investments? 722 00:33:43,848 --> 00:33:45,108 Yeah. 723 00:33:45,149 --> 00:33:47,060 A lot of officers do work for them on the side. 724 00:33:47,101 --> 00:33:48,478 Like Powell? 725 00:33:48,519 --> 00:33:51,022 Yeah. So? 726 00:33:51,064 --> 00:33:53,942 Could Powell have changed the address to Joshua's house? 727 00:33:53,983 --> 00:33:55,235 No way. 728 00:33:55,276 --> 00:33:56,569 I was there when we got the warrant. 729 00:33:56,611 --> 00:33:58,446 He pinned it to our planning board. 730 00:33:58,488 --> 00:34:01,890 If someone changed it, it wasn't him, wasn't any of us. 731 00:34:02,849 --> 00:34:05,662 Who else could have touched that warrant? 732 00:34:07,747 --> 00:34:09,397 I don't know. 733 00:34:09,999 --> 00:34:11,330 Ask the clerk. 734 00:34:17,006 --> 00:34:19,342 You said that you might be able to get my job back? 735 00:34:19,384 --> 00:34:21,636 There may be a way to clear your name. 736 00:34:21,678 --> 00:34:24,529 Looks like the victim was keeping records 737 00:34:24,570 --> 00:34:26,639 on overturned code violations. 738 00:34:26,681 --> 00:34:29,185 Are you familiar with Ralbern Investments? 739 00:34:29,227 --> 00:34:31,521 The property development conglomerate? 740 00:34:31,563 --> 00:34:35,441 These are all the violations against Ralbern. 741 00:34:35,483 --> 00:34:37,277 Do you know who would have overturned them? 742 00:34:37,318 --> 00:34:40,822 Oh, that's easy. Judge Haynes handles all those kinds of cases. 743 00:34:40,863 --> 00:34:43,449 The same Judge Haynes who signed the original warrant? 744 00:34:43,807 --> 00:34:45,326 A quirk of living in D.C... 745 00:34:45,368 --> 00:34:47,120 the same judges do criminal and civil. 746 00:34:59,005 --> 00:35:01,531 All right, so what's this about, Mercer? 747 00:35:03,009 --> 00:35:04,177 I talked to Mason. 748 00:35:04,218 --> 00:35:05,636 He doesn't want to take the settlement. 749 00:35:05,678 --> 00:35:07,680 It could look like a loss for you. 750 00:35:07,722 --> 00:35:09,025 Yeah, I guess we'll see. 751 00:35:09,067 --> 00:35:11,225 But I think I know a way I could convince him, 752 00:35:11,267 --> 00:35:14,604 but turns out, I'm going to need your help. 753 00:35:17,607 --> 00:35:19,901 So I've got this multifamily development 754 00:35:19,942 --> 00:35:21,569 that I'm renovating in Southeast, 755 00:35:21,611 --> 00:35:24,363 but I keep running into these BS citations 756 00:35:24,405 --> 00:35:26,449 over gas line hazards. 757 00:35:26,491 --> 00:35:29,452 Everyone whines there isn't enough affordable housing. 758 00:35:29,494 --> 00:35:31,621 But they make building codes so costly, 759 00:35:31,662 --> 00:35:33,122 you can't build a damn thing. 760 00:35:33,164 --> 00:35:35,249 Because the politics always get in the way. 761 00:35:35,291 --> 00:35:38,419 This country was built by businesses, not regulations. 762 00:35:38,461 --> 00:35:39,879 That's for sure. 763 00:35:39,921 --> 00:35:43,091 That's why I say, thank God for capitalism. 764 00:35:46,469 --> 00:35:49,764 You know, I golf with Thomas Wilson over at Ralbern. 765 00:35:49,806 --> 00:35:53,059 And he says you are a free thinker, 766 00:35:53,374 --> 00:35:55,686 that you don't allow corporate bureaucracy 767 00:35:55,728 --> 00:35:58,773 to get in the way of building the American dream. 768 00:36:01,192 --> 00:36:02,400 I do what I can. 769 00:36:02,442 --> 00:36:04,278 And he said I should talk to you about possibly 770 00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:05,947 expediting the process. 771 00:36:05,988 --> 00:36:08,616 You know, I'd love to make a hefty campaign contribution, 772 00:36:08,658 --> 00:36:10,576 but those limits and all... 773 00:36:10,618 --> 00:36:12,310 You're telling me. 774 00:36:14,080 --> 00:36:15,164 Listen. 775 00:36:15,206 --> 00:36:18,167 Why don't we avoid all that red tape? 776 00:36:18,209 --> 00:36:19,585 Put me on retainer. 777 00:36:21,254 --> 00:36:22,463 Retainer? 778 00:36:22,505 --> 00:36:24,048 Sounds good. 779 00:36:24,090 --> 00:36:25,216 How much? 780 00:36:25,258 --> 00:36:27,635 For you, $5,000 a month. 781 00:36:28,678 --> 00:36:30,096 Fair enough. 782 00:36:30,138 --> 00:36:33,057 Let's say I transfer a good faith deposit. 783 00:36:33,099 --> 00:36:34,374 Offshore account? 784 00:36:35,727 --> 00:36:37,418 I have it all. 785 00:36:44,444 --> 00:36:46,315 Judge Thaddeus Haynes, 786 00:36:46,574 --> 00:36:49,681 there are some people here who want to speak to you. 787 00:36:52,243 --> 00:36:53,619 What the hell is going on? 788 00:36:53,661 --> 00:36:57,206 You have been taking bribes for years 789 00:36:57,248 --> 00:36:58,666 and getting away with it. 790 00:36:58,708 --> 00:37:00,501 You believed you were invulnerable, 791 00:37:00,543 --> 00:37:02,420 especially after killing a man and almost 792 00:37:02,462 --> 00:37:03,463 getting away with it. 793 00:37:03,504 --> 00:37:05,487 That's insane. I didn't kill anyone. 794 00:37:05,528 --> 00:37:08,686 You had a nice little side hustle taking bribes 795 00:37:08,728 --> 00:37:12,764 from companies like Ralbern to help them skirt around onerous 796 00:37:12,805 --> 00:37:15,016 building regulations. 797 00:37:15,058 --> 00:37:18,102 But there was a fly in the ointment... 798 00:37:18,144 --> 00:37:19,187 Joshua. 799 00:37:19,228 --> 00:37:21,647 He caught on to your side hustle. 800 00:37:21,689 --> 00:37:23,357 You weren't about to go down 801 00:37:23,399 --> 00:37:26,235 because of some over-dedicated building inspector. 802 00:37:26,277 --> 00:37:27,862 But he wouldn't let up. 803 00:37:27,904 --> 00:37:31,532 And then the DA hands you a request 804 00:37:31,574 --> 00:37:32,950 for a no-knock warrant. 805 00:37:32,992 --> 00:37:36,162 And you realize that the location of the suspect 806 00:37:36,204 --> 00:37:40,041 was on the same street as Joshua. 807 00:37:40,083 --> 00:37:43,211 Computers had been down over a week, 808 00:37:43,252 --> 00:37:47,256 so any mistakes could be blamed on human error. 809 00:37:47,298 --> 00:37:50,843 Everything just fell in your lap. 810 00:37:50,885 --> 00:37:52,887 Must have felt like divine providence, 811 00:37:52,929 --> 00:37:55,014 and you seized the moment. 812 00:37:55,056 --> 00:37:57,975 A court clerk gets the warrant, 813 00:37:58,017 --> 00:37:59,685 processes it manually, 814 00:37:59,727 --> 00:38:01,896 and hands it back to you to sign. 815 00:38:01,938 --> 00:38:05,108 That's when you change the address. 816 00:38:05,506 --> 00:38:09,821 You made sure the VIPER squad went to the wrong house, 817 00:38:09,862 --> 00:38:12,782 where Joshua was murdered. 818 00:38:20,665 --> 00:38:22,356 Whew. 819 00:38:22,875 --> 00:38:25,253 I never thought we'd see eye to eye enough 820 00:38:25,294 --> 00:38:26,944 to work together. 821 00:38:27,713 --> 00:38:28,798 Thank you. 822 00:38:28,840 --> 00:38:30,925 Hey, got to protect my stats. 823 00:38:30,967 --> 00:38:35,411 Most humans, when reminded, will do the right thing. 824 00:38:35,805 --> 00:38:38,289 Last I checked, you are human, right? 825 00:38:38,641 --> 00:38:40,708 You're welcome, Mercer. 826 00:38:50,903 --> 00:38:52,071 Here you go. 827 00:38:52,113 --> 00:38:53,513 Thank you. 828 00:38:54,223 --> 00:38:55,683 Wingo called. 829 00:38:55,825 --> 00:38:59,393 Hey says they are dismantling the VIPER squad. 830 00:38:59,871 --> 00:39:01,372 Well, that's more good news. 831 00:39:04,041 --> 00:39:05,501 Mason. 832 00:39:05,543 --> 00:39:06,961 Hey, Dr. Mercer. 833 00:39:07,003 --> 00:39:10,780 I just came over to see Kylie and to say... 834 00:39:11,549 --> 00:39:12,508 thank you. 835 00:39:12,550 --> 00:39:17,060 No need. I'm just glad you got some semblance of justice. 836 00:39:17,102 --> 00:39:18,306 Strange. 837 00:39:18,347 --> 00:39:20,725 I've all these feelings... 838 00:39:20,767 --> 00:39:25,229 anger, shock, guilt, but never peace. 839 00:39:26,564 --> 00:39:27,857 It may never go away. 840 00:39:29,609 --> 00:39:31,966 But you can move past it. 841 00:39:32,007 --> 00:39:33,427 How? 842 00:39:33,988 --> 00:39:35,406 There's no one answer. 843 00:39:35,448 --> 00:39:38,993 I don't know what's best for you, Mason. 844 00:39:39,035 --> 00:39:40,852 That'll be for you to explore. 845 00:39:43,539 --> 00:39:44,665 That's it? 846 00:39:44,707 --> 00:39:47,710 No profound Mercer monologue? 847 00:39:47,752 --> 00:39:50,004 I'm fresh out of monologues, young'un. 848 00:39:50,046 --> 00:39:52,215 Nothing profound to say today. 849 00:39:52,256 --> 00:39:55,760 Then I'll recycle an old one, 850 00:39:55,802 --> 00:39:58,179 one that I know by heart. 851 00:39:58,221 --> 00:40:01,015 Maybe start with finding something 852 00:40:01,057 --> 00:40:03,017 that reminds you of happiness. 853 00:40:05,061 --> 00:40:08,147 I could dust off the trumpet. 854 00:40:08,189 --> 00:40:10,525 Ooh. 855 00:40:10,566 --> 00:40:12,693 I think I can still fit in my majorette outfit. 856 00:40:14,821 --> 00:40:18,783 I know I should go home, but I don't want to face it yet. 857 00:40:18,825 --> 00:40:21,411 Mm, hang here until you're ready. 858 00:40:21,452 --> 00:40:24,372 We can stay up all night like old times. 859 00:40:26,040 --> 00:40:30,002 You know, I hear that there's a reality show set in Potomac 860 00:40:30,044 --> 00:40:31,963 that'll help you forget all your problems, 861 00:40:32,004 --> 00:40:33,464 even if it's only for an hour. 862 00:40:33,506 --> 00:40:34,632 We should tune in. 863 00:40:34,674 --> 00:40:36,217 Mm. 864 00:40:36,259 --> 00:40:37,552 Hell yeah. 865 00:40:39,262 --> 00:40:41,013 So you guys think there's something up 866 00:40:41,055 --> 00:40:42,932 because of her relationship with. 867 00:40:42,974 --> 00:40:44,083 Absolutely. 868 00:40:46,561 --> 00:40:50,523 Oh, my God. We made it.