1 00:00:00,334 --> 00:00:04,203 In the criminal justice system, the people are represented 2 00:00:04,205 --> 00:00:06,438 by two separate yet equally important groups: 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:08,407 the police, who investigate crime 4 00:00:08,409 --> 00:00:11,310 and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. 5 00:00:11,312 --> 00:00:14,179 These are their stories. 6 00:00:50,584 --> 00:00:52,618 MAN ( over PA system ): Next stop, 14th Street. 7 00:00:52,620 --> 00:00:55,187 Change for the Uptown local. 8 00:01:13,140 --> 00:01:15,674 ( singing nonsensically ) 9 00:01:21,382 --> 00:01:24,216 ( brakes screeching ) 10 00:01:50,644 --> 00:01:52,277 ¶ ...My man, Def Jeff ¶ 11 00:01:52,279 --> 00:01:54,113 ¶ You want trouble? We got it ¶ 12 00:01:54,115 --> 00:01:55,714 ¶ You hear a gun? We shot it ¶ 13 00:01:55,716 --> 00:01:57,182 ¶ Wrecking and decking ¶ 14 00:01:57,184 --> 00:01:58,684 ¶ And sucka ducks, we will jack you ¶ 15 00:01:58,686 --> 00:02:00,419 ¶ Pocket crazy respecting and collecting money ¶ 16 00:02:00,421 --> 00:02:01,937 ¶ We're checking ¶ 17 00:02:01,938 --> 00:02:03,454 ¶ Dissing, dogging, microphone-hogging... ¶ 18 00:02:03,457 --> 00:02:05,591 ¶ Radically speaking, climbing to the peak ¶ 19 00:02:05,593 --> 00:02:07,459 ¶ And you get annoyed, worried... ¶ 20 00:02:07,461 --> 00:02:10,629 Next stop, 23rd Street. 21 00:02:13,601 --> 00:02:15,534 ( gunfire ) 22 00:02:16,537 --> 00:02:18,237 ( gunfire and screaming ) 23 00:02:20,307 --> 00:02:21,673 Let me through! 24 00:02:24,612 --> 00:02:26,612 Out of the way! 25 00:02:31,185 --> 00:02:34,686 ( overlapping screaming, shouting ) 26 00:02:47,501 --> 00:02:50,769 Station 45, we have a shooting in car number seven. 27 00:02:50,771 --> 00:02:55,174 Captioning sponsored by NBC/Universal 28 00:04:20,761 --> 00:04:22,628 I heard there was two. 29 00:04:22,630 --> 00:04:24,863 One's still down there. 30 00:04:24,865 --> 00:04:27,699 They got two detectives coming down right now. 31 00:04:32,306 --> 00:04:34,606 How are you doing, fellas? 32 00:04:39,947 --> 00:04:42,681 Where are we going, Joe? 33 00:04:42,683 --> 00:04:44,850 He's right over there. 34 00:04:49,957 --> 00:04:53,925 Looks like we're in here. 35 00:04:59,667 --> 00:05:00,732 How's this one? 36 00:05:00,734 --> 00:05:02,334 He's okay. 37 00:05:02,336 --> 00:05:03,935 Guy doesn't look so good to me. 38 00:05:03,937 --> 00:05:06,305 You're right, He'd look better dead. 39 00:05:06,307 --> 00:05:09,875 One less jerk with a screwdriver. 40 00:05:09,877 --> 00:05:11,943 You see the shooter? 41 00:05:11,945 --> 00:05:13,712 WOMAN: I did. 42 00:05:13,714 --> 00:05:16,081 Could you describe him for me? 43 00:05:16,083 --> 00:05:17,382 Her. 44 00:05:17,384 --> 00:05:19,084 Her? 45 00:05:19,086 --> 00:05:21,086 What did she look like? 46 00:05:21,088 --> 00:05:23,889 A ballerina. 47 00:05:23,891 --> 00:05:25,590 A ballerina. 48 00:05:25,592 --> 00:05:28,927 LOGAN: Oh, yeah. 49 00:05:28,929 --> 00:05:30,996 Talk about your nutcracker, huh? 50 00:05:40,374 --> 00:05:42,774 You Jones? 51 00:05:42,776 --> 00:05:45,344 How are you feeling? 52 00:05:45,346 --> 00:05:47,112 I didn't do nothing. 53 00:05:47,114 --> 00:05:48,413 Of course you didn't, Michael. 54 00:05:48,415 --> 00:05:49,715 You're a newborn babe. 55 00:05:49,717 --> 00:05:51,616 Well, then, what do you want with me? 56 00:05:51,618 --> 00:05:52,951 Only your speedy recovery 57 00:05:52,953 --> 00:05:55,654 so you might have a happy and productive life. 58 00:05:55,656 --> 00:06:01,093 Actually... we're on your side, Michael. 59 00:06:01,095 --> 00:06:03,061 Why did she shoot you? 60 00:06:03,063 --> 00:06:05,397 I don't know, man. 61 00:06:05,399 --> 00:06:07,399 The chick must be 62 00:06:07,401 --> 00:06:10,802 going crazy or something. 63 00:06:10,804 --> 00:06:12,637 Well, what did Darnell do, then? 64 00:06:12,639 --> 00:06:13,872 Nothing. 65 00:06:13,874 --> 00:06:15,140 Nothing? 66 00:06:15,142 --> 00:06:17,976 We heard he was coming on to her pretty strong. 67 00:06:17,978 --> 00:06:20,078 Well, whoever told you that is lying. 68 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:23,782 My partner asked her for some apple 69 00:06:23,784 --> 00:06:25,417 and she shot him. 70 00:06:25,419 --> 00:06:27,018 It's that simple. 71 00:06:27,020 --> 00:06:29,788 Asked? Or demanded? 72 00:06:29,790 --> 00:06:31,656 Asked. 73 00:06:31,658 --> 00:06:34,693 Besides, why did she shoot me, huh? 74 00:06:34,695 --> 00:06:36,762 I didn't do a damn thing to her. 75 00:06:36,764 --> 00:06:39,998 I was just sitting down doing nothing, man. 76 00:06:41,969 --> 00:06:45,404 Listen, Michael, now, listen real good. 77 00:06:45,406 --> 00:06:46,905 If the lady popped you two 78 00:06:46,907 --> 00:06:50,008 'cause you were mau-mauing her 79 00:06:50,010 --> 00:06:52,677 and they put her on trial, I'll testify for her, 80 00:06:52,679 --> 00:06:55,180 but if you're telling the truth, 81 00:06:55,181 --> 00:06:57,682 if you're telling the truth, I'll haul her into that court 82 00:06:57,684 --> 00:07:00,419 and nail her for attempted murder. 83 00:07:00,421 --> 00:07:03,755 I am telling the truth. 84 00:07:03,757 --> 00:07:07,492 And I got a real good chance of proving it. 85 00:07:14,501 --> 00:07:15,534 Got a bleeder here-- hemostat. 86 00:07:15,536 --> 00:07:16,935 MAN 2: Here you go Tie him off. 87 00:07:16,937 --> 00:07:18,437 Come on, come on, get the lead out. 88 00:07:18,439 --> 00:07:19,738 MAN: What's the hurry? 89 00:07:19,740 --> 00:07:21,206 This guy won't be running a marathon. 90 00:07:21,208 --> 00:07:24,009 WOMAN: Can you see all right? 91 00:07:24,011 --> 00:07:25,544 MAN: Good. 92 00:07:25,546 --> 00:07:27,078 Yeah, let's wrap it up. 93 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:30,015 ( knocking ) 94 00:07:33,020 --> 00:07:34,719 CRAGEN: You recover a slug? 95 00:07:34,721 --> 00:07:37,722 Two: one in the subway, one in Chenault's lower back. 96 00:07:37,724 --> 00:07:38,857 Well, that's a start. 97 00:07:38,859 --> 00:07:40,826 Any leads on the gunman? 98 00:07:40,828 --> 00:07:41,960 Gunwoman. 99 00:07:43,030 --> 00:07:44,963 Gunperson. 100 00:07:44,965 --> 00:07:46,231 Lot of phone calls. 101 00:07:46,233 --> 00:07:47,966 Uh-huh. Who from? 102 00:07:47,968 --> 00:07:49,568 Bunch of psycho sisters 103 00:07:49,570 --> 00:07:52,070 each one claiming to be the avenging angel. 104 00:07:52,072 --> 00:07:53,138 Oh, great, that is great. 105 00:07:53,140 --> 00:07:54,840 Who's calling her that? 106 00:07:54,842 --> 00:07:56,842 It's already on the radio. 107 00:07:56,844 --> 00:07:58,543 Why do you think we're getting all these volunteers? 108 00:07:58,545 --> 00:07:59,811 Maybe they can relate to her. 109 00:07:59,813 --> 00:08:01,112 Not to mention they'd like to peddle 110 00:08:01,114 --> 00:08:02,781 their life story to the highest bidder. 111 00:08:02,783 --> 00:08:04,249 I don't want the press going into a feeding frenzy. 112 00:08:04,251 --> 00:08:07,486 You mean like, "Babe to Punks: Drop Dead?" 113 00:08:07,488 --> 00:08:09,788 Maybe we should deputize her. 114 00:08:09,790 --> 00:08:11,523 Just find her. 115 00:08:13,594 --> 00:08:15,294 WOMAN: I'm positive. 116 00:08:15,295 --> 00:08:16,995 He was grinding himself right in that woman's face. 117 00:08:16,997 --> 00:08:18,196 LOGAN: What about the other one? 118 00:08:18,198 --> 00:08:20,131 He was just as bad, but I kept my attention 119 00:08:20,133 --> 00:08:21,933 on the one who was pushing on her. 120 00:08:21,935 --> 00:08:24,836 Are you willing to testify in court to what you've told us? 121 00:08:24,838 --> 00:08:26,271 Of course. 122 00:08:26,273 --> 00:08:30,108 A lot of people develop short- term memory loss these days. 123 00:08:30,110 --> 00:08:31,943 I'm not afraid of punks like that. 124 00:08:31,945 --> 00:08:35,113 I've dealt with worse when I taught fifth grade. 125 00:08:35,115 --> 00:08:39,217 Mrs. Hastings... the woman who did the shooting, 126 00:08:39,219 --> 00:08:41,820 she's the one that we're looking for. 127 00:08:41,822 --> 00:08:42,988 Well, you shouldn't be. 128 00:08:42,990 --> 00:08:47,058 When you find her, I hope she gets a medal. 129 00:08:49,229 --> 00:08:51,296 "Midtown Dance Club." 130 00:08:51,298 --> 00:08:53,164 I think that's what it was. 131 00:08:53,166 --> 00:08:54,900 Manhattan. 132 00:08:54,902 --> 00:08:56,201 You have good eyes. 133 00:08:56,203 --> 00:08:58,103 You've got to pay attention. Chas? 134 00:08:58,105 --> 00:09:00,171 That's how come I seen the ice pick. 135 00:09:00,173 --> 00:09:02,574 Ice pick? What ice pick? 136 00:09:02,576 --> 00:09:04,209 The one with the Yankees Cap. 137 00:09:04,211 --> 00:09:06,177 I'm a Mets fan; I hate the Yankees, 138 00:09:06,179 --> 00:09:08,113 and he's waving an ice pick, and I'm thinking, 139 00:09:08,115 --> 00:09:11,850 "What's this for? It's all automatic ice cubes now." 140 00:09:11,852 --> 00:09:13,919 We heard it was a screwdriver. 141 00:09:13,921 --> 00:09:17,255 I seen what I seen. 142 00:09:19,192 --> 00:09:22,127 Look, you really think we like these two dirt bags? 143 00:09:22,129 --> 00:09:24,112 So what's your problem? 144 00:09:24,113 --> 00:09:26,096 Shooting people you don't like is a big problem. 145 00:09:26,099 --> 00:09:27,232 Unless you're defending 146 00:09:27,234 --> 00:09:29,167 your own self. 147 00:09:29,169 --> 00:09:30,268 You saying it was self-defense? 148 00:09:30,270 --> 00:09:32,637 I seen what I seen. 149 00:09:37,611 --> 00:09:39,144 Why do I get the feeling 150 00:09:39,146 --> 00:09:40,579 we're on the wrong side here? 151 00:09:40,581 --> 00:09:42,280 Because you're thinking like a civilian. 152 00:09:42,282 --> 00:09:43,582 Oh, yeah, right, 153 00:09:43,584 --> 00:09:45,150 I should have known better, huh? 154 00:09:45,152 --> 00:09:48,920 Hey, don't worry, Max, next time I'll be a good little German. 155 00:09:48,922 --> 00:09:50,855 You know, you've got a wise mouth. 156 00:09:50,857 --> 00:09:52,908 Oh, yeah? Yeah. 157 00:09:52,909 --> 00:09:54,960 You want every fruitcake on a BMT packing six on his hip? 158 00:09:54,962 --> 00:09:57,629 Of course I don't want that; I just think that... Don't think! 159 00:09:57,631 --> 00:10:00,165 The city ain't a free-fire zone. 160 00:10:01,168 --> 00:10:03,668 Give me a... 161 00:10:03,670 --> 00:10:09,341 Turn, turn, and port de bras. 162 00:10:09,343 --> 00:10:11,977 Okay, let's take five. 163 00:10:12,913 --> 00:10:14,379 Ms. Putterman? Mm-hmm. 164 00:10:14,381 --> 00:10:16,648 I'm Detective Logan, I called you before. 165 00:10:16,650 --> 00:10:19,284 Yes, I told you, it sounds like Laura Di Biasi. 166 00:10:19,286 --> 00:10:20,385 You got her address? 167 00:10:20,387 --> 00:10:23,088 What do I look like, a phone book? 168 00:10:23,090 --> 00:10:24,889 In Manhattan. 169 00:10:24,891 --> 00:10:27,192 Okay, everybody, let's take it again. 170 00:10:27,194 --> 00:10:29,194 LOGAN: Yes, I am aware, okay?! 171 00:10:29,196 --> 00:10:31,262 I'm aware it's unlisted. 172 00:10:31,264 --> 00:10:34,399 Now, I told you, for the tenth time, I'm a police officer. 173 00:10:34,401 --> 00:10:36,401 Let's get this straight. 174 00:10:36,402 --> 00:10:38,402 Detective Mike Logan, Badge number nine... 175 00:10:38,405 --> 00:10:40,138 Warrant, huh? 176 00:10:40,140 --> 00:10:41,740 Warrant this, lady, all right? 177 00:10:41,742 --> 00:10:44,042 I get a warrant, it's going to take me three hours. 178 00:10:44,044 --> 00:10:47,078 Now you listen to me! You listen to me! 179 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:48,947 Hold on. 180 00:10:51,184 --> 00:10:54,953 Hi. To whom am I speaking, please? 181 00:10:57,290 --> 00:10:59,991 Hello, Miss Schweder. 182 00:10:59,993 --> 00:11:01,660 This is Sergeant Greevey. 183 00:11:01,662 --> 00:11:04,295 Could you connect me with your central office supervisor? 184 00:11:04,297 --> 00:11:08,033 Maybe we can straighten some of this out. 185 00:11:08,035 --> 00:11:10,368 Thank you so much. 186 00:11:10,370 --> 00:11:12,937 GREEVEY: Chenault's got priors up the ying-yang. 187 00:11:12,939 --> 00:11:14,939 Nothing on Jones. Nothing? 188 00:11:14,941 --> 00:11:16,174 Computer came up 189 00:11:16,176 --> 00:11:19,310 with 12 felons named Michael Jones-- 190 00:11:19,312 --> 00:11:23,381 Michael J., Michael Ray, Michael T. 191 00:11:23,383 --> 00:11:25,016 I hate walk-ups. 192 00:11:25,018 --> 00:11:27,719 No positive make on our own Michael, 193 00:11:27,721 --> 00:11:29,688 no middle initial Jones. 194 00:11:29,690 --> 00:11:31,389 Zippo. 195 00:11:31,391 --> 00:11:32,457 ( sighs ) 196 00:11:32,459 --> 00:11:34,959 Nobody home. 197 00:11:34,961 --> 00:11:37,328 Down the stairs. 198 00:11:37,330 --> 00:11:39,330 ( latch clicks ) 199 00:11:39,332 --> 00:11:42,801 Whoa, whoa, whoa. 200 00:11:46,206 --> 00:11:47,338 ( clears throat ) 201 00:11:47,340 --> 00:11:49,007 Oh, excuse me. 202 00:11:49,009 --> 00:11:50,108 It's all right, ma'am. 203 00:11:50,110 --> 00:11:51,376 We're the police. 204 00:11:51,378 --> 00:11:53,478 Do you know where the lady who lives there is? 205 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:55,013 Miss Di Biasi? 206 00:11:55,015 --> 00:11:57,749 She works at Murray Hill Hospital. 207 00:11:57,751 --> 00:11:59,284 MAN: I'm the chief administrator in this place, 208 00:11:59,286 --> 00:12:00,385 and I've told you twice... 209 00:12:00,387 --> 00:12:03,288 You don't discuss personnel. 210 00:12:03,290 --> 00:12:04,456 And I'm telling you, 211 00:12:04,458 --> 00:12:06,458 I'm not interested in a discussion! 212 00:12:06,460 --> 00:12:10,028 I want to know where she is. 213 00:12:14,067 --> 00:12:17,102 She's working in Radiology. 214 00:12:18,071 --> 00:12:20,171 Ms. Di Biasi? 215 00:12:20,173 --> 00:12:23,241 Sergeant Greevey, Detective Logan. 216 00:12:23,243 --> 00:12:27,312 We'd like to ask you a few questions. 217 00:12:27,314 --> 00:12:30,181 Yeah. I imagine you would. 218 00:12:31,752 --> 00:12:33,752 I felt threatened. 219 00:12:33,754 --> 00:12:35,153 GREEVEY: It's a threatening city. 220 00:12:35,155 --> 00:12:37,756 I felt I had to defend myself. 221 00:12:37,758 --> 00:12:38,890 Is that a crime? 222 00:12:38,892 --> 00:12:41,426 That's what we're trying to determine. 223 00:12:41,428 --> 00:12:43,128 Why did you run? 224 00:12:43,130 --> 00:12:45,330 Because I was freaked out. 225 00:12:45,332 --> 00:12:47,031 Okay, we can appreciate that. 226 00:12:47,033 --> 00:12:51,169 But... where did you get the gun? 227 00:12:51,171 --> 00:12:53,104 Somebody gave it to me. LOGAN: Boyfriend? 228 00:12:53,106 --> 00:12:55,907 Somebody, I don't know, it was years ago. 229 00:12:55,909 --> 00:12:57,976 Meaning it's probably unlicensed. 230 00:13:01,948 --> 00:13:04,783 Okay, uh... 231 00:13:04,785 --> 00:13:06,050 what did you do with it? 232 00:13:06,052 --> 00:13:08,186 I guess I threw it. Guess? 233 00:13:08,188 --> 00:13:09,788 I dropped it down there. 234 00:13:09,790 --> 00:13:10,855 In the subway? 235 00:13:10,857 --> 00:13:12,457 Yeah. 236 00:13:12,459 --> 00:13:14,159 STONE: Listen, sure you don't want 237 00:13:14,161 --> 00:13:16,027 to call your lawyer? 238 00:13:16,029 --> 00:13:18,446 My lawyer? 239 00:13:18,447 --> 00:13:20,864 Do I look like I could afford to have a personal lawyer? 240 00:13:20,867 --> 00:13:22,467 Anyway, I don't need one. 241 00:13:22,469 --> 00:13:24,469 I haven't done anything wrong. 242 00:13:24,471 --> 00:13:26,538 I wouldn't count on that. 243 00:13:33,180 --> 00:13:36,014 Are you arresting me? 244 00:13:39,886 --> 00:13:43,555 Not at the present time, but if we do arrest you, 245 00:13:43,557 --> 00:13:47,926 a lawyer will be provided for you at no cost. 246 00:13:55,502 --> 00:13:57,001 Why are we busting her chops? 247 00:13:57,003 --> 00:13:58,169 That the way you see it? 248 00:13:58,171 --> 00:14:00,138 Hey, look, two kids jump her on the subway, 249 00:14:00,140 --> 00:14:01,506 she defends herself, okay? 250 00:14:01,508 --> 00:14:04,042 We're not talking about Squeaky Fromme here. 251 00:14:04,044 --> 00:14:06,211 We don't know that. We don't? 252 00:14:06,213 --> 00:14:08,980 Look, she did the shooting; that makes her the perp. 253 00:14:08,982 --> 00:14:11,049 That's all I know. 254 00:14:11,051 --> 00:14:13,518 What? you want to do her or something? 255 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:14,619 Hey, hey! 256 00:14:14,621 --> 00:14:16,020 It's all that simple, huh? 257 00:14:16,022 --> 00:14:18,523 When it comes to the law, it better be. 258 00:14:18,525 --> 00:14:20,024 Jones doesn't even have a record. 259 00:14:20,026 --> 00:14:22,193 He says he was sitting down when she shot him. 260 00:14:22,195 --> 00:14:25,997 Oh, yeah, he's such an innocent-looking guy, Max. 261 00:14:25,999 --> 00:14:27,866 Ah, that's terrific. 262 00:14:27,868 --> 00:14:31,236 You're under arrest for looking guilty. 263 00:14:31,238 --> 00:14:32,503 That's a cheap shot. 264 00:14:32,505 --> 00:14:33,872 The hell it is. 265 00:14:33,874 --> 00:14:35,473 That kind of thinking, you can't do the job. 266 00:14:35,475 --> 00:14:38,142 When it comes to the law, everybody's the same. 267 00:14:38,144 --> 00:14:40,245 That's when it works, when everybody's the same. 268 00:14:40,247 --> 00:14:42,881 It's like football-- 269 00:14:42,883 --> 00:14:45,083 You hold somebody, you get caught, it's a penalty. 270 00:14:45,085 --> 00:14:46,284 Doesn't matter whether you're Billy Sims 271 00:14:46,286 --> 00:14:48,653 or some rookie for East Poduck State. 272 00:14:52,893 --> 00:14:55,994 GREEVEY: She admitted that she did the shooting! 273 00:14:55,996 --> 00:14:57,896 It's on videotape. 274 00:14:57,898 --> 00:15:01,532 She also says, "Yes, I wanted to kill them to hurt them." 275 00:15:01,534 --> 00:15:02,850 Isn't that enough? 276 00:15:02,851 --> 00:15:04,167 You want to arrest her on the Sullivan? 277 00:15:04,170 --> 00:15:06,104 The gun charge is pretty lame, don't you think? 278 00:15:06,106 --> 00:15:08,907 It's still mandatory jail time. 279 00:15:08,909 --> 00:15:13,111 She fired into a crowded subway car, for God's sakes. 280 00:15:13,113 --> 00:15:15,146 You want to go for attempted murder, you're going to need 281 00:15:15,148 --> 00:15:17,615 a formal statement from the other vic, uh, Mr. Shen-wah. 282 00:15:18,518 --> 00:15:21,052 That's Chenault. 283 00:15:21,054 --> 00:15:23,054 Darnell Chenault. 284 00:15:23,056 --> 00:15:24,255 Whatever. 285 00:15:27,260 --> 00:15:30,595 Chenault's been upgraded-- Room 322. 286 00:15:30,597 --> 00:15:34,532 Jones? Jones is in 324, but you'd better hurry. 287 00:15:35,535 --> 00:15:37,869 Excuse me, ma'am. 288 00:15:37,870 --> 00:15:40,204 WOMAN ( over PA system ): Dr. Garcia, pick up your messages in Receiving. 289 00:15:40,206 --> 00:15:41,539 Yeah. 290 00:15:41,541 --> 00:15:43,574 Dr. Garcia, check your messages... 291 00:15:43,576 --> 00:15:45,310 Michael Jones? 292 00:15:45,312 --> 00:15:47,612 Used to be. 293 00:15:47,614 --> 00:15:49,614 DARNELL: I don't want a shot, sweetheart. 294 00:15:49,616 --> 00:15:51,683 I want to get out of this damn bed. 295 00:15:51,685 --> 00:15:54,252 NURSE: Well, that's not going to happen for a while, Darnell, 296 00:15:54,254 --> 00:15:55,586 so take it easy. 297 00:15:55,588 --> 00:15:56,955 DARNELL: Take it easy? 298 00:15:56,957 --> 00:15:58,589 Hey, baby, give me some decent drugs 299 00:15:58,591 --> 00:16:00,191 if you want me to take it easy. 300 00:16:00,193 --> 00:16:02,160 Nicely, Darnell, nicely. 301 00:16:02,162 --> 00:16:04,562 What are you so upset about? 302 00:16:04,564 --> 00:16:07,165 Man, they say I'm going to be paralyzed, man. 303 00:16:07,167 --> 00:16:12,537 Dumb mothers give me freaking aspirin with codeine. 304 00:16:12,539 --> 00:16:16,007 You the new specialist? 305 00:16:16,009 --> 00:16:17,709 Sergeant Greevey, Detective Logan. 306 00:16:17,711 --> 00:16:20,611 Yeah, Darnell, just the facts, okay? 307 00:16:20,613 --> 00:16:22,680 The facts is-- why did the bitch shoot me? 308 00:16:22,682 --> 00:16:24,615 I didn't do nothing. 309 00:16:24,617 --> 00:16:26,551 STONE: Reckless endangerment? 310 00:16:26,553 --> 00:16:28,653 That tells the jury the girl was a little upset 311 00:16:28,655 --> 00:16:30,655 but so long as no innocent bystanders were hit 312 00:16:30,657 --> 00:16:32,123 there's no problem. 313 00:16:32,125 --> 00:16:34,125 Well, there's something to that, isn't there? 314 00:16:34,127 --> 00:16:36,361 I got a subway full of eyewitnesses 315 00:16:36,363 --> 00:16:38,196 who claim they saw one of the victims 316 00:16:38,198 --> 00:16:40,298 accost Miss Di Biasi, threaten her. 317 00:16:40,300 --> 00:16:42,033 With his hand on his crotch? 318 00:16:42,035 --> 00:16:43,668 With a screwdriver! Or with an ice pick 319 00:16:43,670 --> 00:16:44,769 or a pickax? 320 00:16:44,771 --> 00:16:46,304 It's funny what the eye can witness. 321 00:16:46,306 --> 00:16:47,572 Attempted homicide. 322 00:16:47,574 --> 00:16:49,140 Look, I know we're going to prosecute, 323 00:16:49,142 --> 00:16:51,142 but do we have to hang her out to dry? 324 00:16:51,144 --> 00:16:52,777 Why? So every loop head can blast away 325 00:16:52,779 --> 00:16:54,212 when someone asks her 326 00:16:54,213 --> 00:16:55,646 for the time? Oh, yeah, right, I forgot. 327 00:16:55,648 --> 00:16:58,716 You guys in the DA's office are a regular bunch of Karnaks. 328 00:16:58,718 --> 00:17:00,618 You ask me, the young gentlemen were not asking 329 00:17:00,620 --> 00:17:02,420 for the time of day. 330 00:17:04,357 --> 00:17:07,225 Let us suppose, just for the sake of argument, 331 00:17:07,227 --> 00:17:10,795 that Miss Di Biasi has had a really horrendous day, 332 00:17:10,797 --> 00:17:14,032 and someone jokingly says, "Stick 'em up." 333 00:17:14,034 --> 00:17:15,033 She kills him. 334 00:17:15,035 --> 00:17:17,135 It's not self-defense, right? 335 00:17:17,137 --> 00:17:19,437 So she's liable for negligent homicide, only in this case... 336 00:17:19,439 --> 00:17:20,738 ( knocking ) 337 00:17:20,740 --> 00:17:23,374 In this case, the guy didn't die. 338 00:17:23,376 --> 00:17:26,177 Okay, okay, so we go for attempted murder then, 339 00:17:26,179 --> 00:17:28,713 if you're sure you can make it stick. 340 00:17:28,715 --> 00:17:30,281 You'd better hope I can. 341 00:17:30,283 --> 00:17:32,717 She walks, New York is Dodge City. 342 00:17:32,719 --> 00:17:33,751 May I make a suggestion? 343 00:17:33,753 --> 00:17:35,186 By all means. 344 00:17:35,188 --> 00:17:36,320 Skip the legal beagling, 345 00:17:36,322 --> 00:17:38,723 and go with plain vanilla murder two. 346 00:17:38,725 --> 00:17:40,091 The coroner 347 00:17:40,093 --> 00:17:42,827 is determining the C.O.D. on Mr. Jones 348 00:17:42,829 --> 00:17:45,063 even as we speak. 349 00:17:45,065 --> 00:17:48,332 Murder two? 350 00:17:48,334 --> 00:17:50,268 Bring her in. 351 00:17:55,075 --> 00:17:56,207 Wait a sec, huh? 352 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:08,219 Ooh. 353 00:18:08,221 --> 00:18:11,255 ( phone rings ) 354 00:18:14,227 --> 00:18:16,160 Sergeant Greevey! 355 00:18:20,133 --> 00:18:22,133 Hold on. 356 00:18:22,135 --> 00:18:24,469 Look, relax, relax. 357 00:18:26,873 --> 00:18:29,774 Just tell me what happened, honey. 358 00:18:38,251 --> 00:18:41,686 Well, why worry about it then, huh? 359 00:18:41,688 --> 00:18:42,787 Yeah. 360 00:18:42,789 --> 00:18:45,256 Of course. 361 00:18:45,258 --> 00:18:48,226 We-We'll talk about it later tonight, okay? 362 00:18:48,228 --> 00:18:52,296 I'll get home as soon as I possibly can, okay? 363 00:18:52,298 --> 00:18:54,265 Yeah, me, too. 364 00:18:58,271 --> 00:19:00,138 What? 365 00:19:00,140 --> 00:19:03,808 It's nothing. 366 00:19:03,810 --> 00:19:06,410 Oh, I thought it might have been something. 367 00:19:08,348 --> 00:19:10,848 Eileen got roughed up at school. 368 00:19:10,850 --> 00:19:11,883 Is she hurt? 369 00:19:11,885 --> 00:19:14,352 No, you know, just some bruises. 370 00:19:15,722 --> 00:19:18,156 Is that all? 371 00:19:18,892 --> 00:19:21,726 Yeah. Yeah, that's all. 372 00:19:26,299 --> 00:19:28,432 Come on, let's wrap this up. 373 00:19:28,434 --> 00:19:30,434 Who did it? 374 00:19:30,436 --> 00:19:32,537 Three guys from her basketball team. 375 00:19:32,539 --> 00:19:34,005 She ignored them, 376 00:19:34,006 --> 00:19:35,472 so they slammed her up against the lockers. 377 00:19:35,475 --> 00:19:37,475 Bastards. 378 00:19:37,477 --> 00:19:39,544 I wonder if Chenault and Jones were any good. 379 00:19:39,546 --> 00:19:41,846 At what? 380 00:19:41,848 --> 00:19:44,215 Basketball. 381 00:19:46,953 --> 00:19:49,854 ( hoarsely ): Don't touch me with that thing. 382 00:19:49,856 --> 00:19:52,857 GREEVEY: Did you re-mirandize her? 383 00:19:52,859 --> 00:19:54,492 Yeah, on the way in. 384 00:19:54,494 --> 00:19:56,194 Where's my lawyer? 385 00:19:56,196 --> 00:19:58,229 Why isn't she here yet? 386 00:19:59,465 --> 00:20:02,400 Public defenders have a heavy caseload. 387 00:20:02,402 --> 00:20:04,235 She told me she'd be here. 388 00:20:04,237 --> 00:20:06,204 Well, maybe she's stuck in traffic. 389 00:20:06,206 --> 00:20:08,306 Have a seat. 390 00:20:13,613 --> 00:20:16,214 I really want a lawyer. 391 00:20:16,216 --> 00:20:19,217 I don't want to talk to you. 392 00:20:19,986 --> 00:20:21,819 You understand, Miss Di Biasi, 393 00:20:21,821 --> 00:20:25,923 that you are charged with negligent homicide. 394 00:20:25,925 --> 00:20:28,526 And when you appear before the judge, 395 00:20:28,528 --> 00:20:31,229 he'll determine what the bail will be 396 00:20:31,231 --> 00:20:32,330 if the court decides 397 00:20:32,332 --> 00:20:33,497 that you're eligible... 398 00:20:33,499 --> 00:20:35,333 Why is this woman handcuffed? 399 00:20:35,335 --> 00:20:36,500 Sorry, there was an accident on the FDR. 400 00:20:36,502 --> 00:20:38,836 You haven't said anything, I trust? 401 00:20:38,838 --> 00:20:41,806 "Trust" and "lawyer" that's a pair of words that don't match. 402 00:20:41,808 --> 00:20:43,841 How about "cop" and "I.Q. over 90"? 403 00:20:43,843 --> 00:20:46,544 Shambala Green, I'm Miss Di Biasi's P.D. 404 00:20:46,546 --> 00:20:47,845 So I gathered. 405 00:20:47,847 --> 00:20:49,247 And I ask again, 406 00:20:49,249 --> 00:20:51,649 why is she handcuffed? 407 00:20:51,651 --> 00:20:53,918 Because she's an accused killer. 408 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:56,821 Look, Ms. Green, why don't you save your attitude 409 00:20:56,823 --> 00:20:58,256 for the courtroom? 410 00:21:07,967 --> 00:21:09,834 Do you have a toothbrush? 411 00:21:09,836 --> 00:21:12,837 Because we have to take you over to the women's side 412 00:21:12,839 --> 00:21:17,441 until you're arraigned. 413 00:21:17,443 --> 00:21:19,910 ( sobbing ) 414 00:21:27,687 --> 00:21:29,353 Here, Counselor. 415 00:21:29,355 --> 00:21:31,289 Do something useful. 416 00:21:31,291 --> 00:21:32,990 ( typing ) 417 00:21:38,531 --> 00:21:40,181 What nuance! 418 00:21:40,182 --> 00:21:41,832 I spelled it out for them in black and white. 419 00:21:41,834 --> 00:21:43,868 Yep, and therein lies the rub. 420 00:21:43,870 --> 00:21:46,003 What? The color angle? 421 00:21:46,005 --> 00:21:47,938 Forget it, Ed. 422 00:21:47,940 --> 00:21:50,174 And this isn't Selma. 423 00:21:50,175 --> 00:21:52,409 Neither was Howard Beach, and you know what happened there. 424 00:21:52,412 --> 00:21:53,444 You read the Times, Paul. 425 00:21:53,446 --> 00:21:54,912 Blacks favor tougher sentences 426 00:21:54,914 --> 00:21:56,414 for street crime than whites do. 427 00:21:56,416 --> 00:21:58,983 Very good. 428 00:21:58,984 --> 00:22:01,551 We still got to worry about the perception of racism. 429 00:22:01,554 --> 00:22:03,321 Did she think these guys were a threat 430 00:22:03,323 --> 00:22:04,488 because they were street toughs 431 00:22:04,490 --> 00:22:06,657 or because they were black? 432 00:22:06,659 --> 00:22:08,159 I can't answer that. 433 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:09,660 All I know is that self-defense requires 434 00:22:09,662 --> 00:22:12,663 that the response be in direct proportion to the threat. 435 00:22:12,665 --> 00:22:14,965 The threat as she reasonably perceives it. 436 00:22:14,967 --> 00:22:18,336 If she thinks that she is about to be raped, 437 00:22:18,338 --> 00:22:20,671 can she kill her attacker? 438 00:22:20,673 --> 00:22:25,042 The law says yes, absolutely. 439 00:22:25,044 --> 00:22:26,911 And what if her perception is wrong? 440 00:22:26,913 --> 00:22:28,446 If we let her go, do you realize 441 00:22:28,448 --> 00:22:29,947 what we are unleashing in this city? 442 00:22:29,949 --> 00:22:32,583 There's always the weapons charge. 443 00:22:32,585 --> 00:22:35,386 You can't be serious. 444 00:22:35,388 --> 00:22:36,954 If we don't prosecute, 445 00:22:36,956 --> 00:22:38,122 we're creating a city of vigilantes. 446 00:22:38,124 --> 00:22:39,457 A man is dead. 447 00:22:39,459 --> 00:22:41,425 I don't need a summation. 448 00:22:41,427 --> 00:22:43,427 Now, what do you want? 449 00:22:43,429 --> 00:22:44,929 Permission to file a murder indictment? 450 00:22:44,931 --> 00:22:46,997 Want to ask for deniability? 451 00:22:46,999 --> 00:22:48,466 I told you to file? 452 00:22:48,468 --> 00:22:50,368 Since when do I dictate to you? 453 00:22:50,370 --> 00:22:51,902 You don't have a problem? 454 00:22:51,904 --> 00:22:56,040 It's not my problem to have. 455 00:22:56,042 --> 00:22:58,259 ROBINETTE: No, ma'am, I'm not a policeman. 456 00:22:58,260 --> 00:23:00,477 I work for the District Attorney's Office. 457 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:01,746 What do you want to know? 458 00:23:01,748 --> 00:23:03,681 Is Miss Di Biasi an RN? 459 00:23:03,683 --> 00:23:05,082 No, a technician. 460 00:23:05,084 --> 00:23:06,751 She used to be a dancer. 461 00:23:06,753 --> 00:23:08,119 She told you that? 462 00:23:08,121 --> 00:23:10,571 We're friends, she told me about it . 463 00:23:10,572 --> 00:23:13,022 She was performing with a modern dance company. 464 00:23:13,025 --> 00:23:15,159 I don't know if she made a living at it. 465 00:23:15,161 --> 00:23:16,627 But you do know what happened? 466 00:23:16,629 --> 00:23:19,530 She was attacked down in the subway 467 00:23:19,532 --> 00:23:22,066 by three, youthful offenders. 468 00:23:22,068 --> 00:23:25,403 After she recovered, she came to work here. 469 00:23:25,405 --> 00:23:27,638 And what was her reaction to the attack? 470 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:29,407 Same as anybody's. 471 00:23:29,409 --> 00:23:33,177 She was fearful, resentful of all the little... 472 00:23:33,179 --> 00:23:36,013 Little what? 473 00:23:38,418 --> 00:23:40,584 Little black bastards? 474 00:23:42,955 --> 00:23:44,755 You see some black teenagers on the train, 475 00:23:44,757 --> 00:23:46,724 are you automatically afraid of them, Mrs. Maltese? 476 00:23:46,726 --> 00:23:50,661 Aren't you? 477 00:23:59,672 --> 00:24:03,474 Sometimes the stereotype fits. 478 00:24:03,476 --> 00:24:06,143 Long as his story is true. 479 00:24:06,145 --> 00:24:07,678 Cops have shot kids with screwdrivers before. 480 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:08,813 Why not a 90-pound woman? 481 00:24:08,815 --> 00:24:10,181 How threatened could she have been? 482 00:24:10,183 --> 00:24:11,682 She sat down right next to them. 483 00:24:11,684 --> 00:24:13,818 She's got a right to sit where she wants. 484 00:24:13,820 --> 00:24:15,486 So do the other passengers, but they moved away 485 00:24:15,488 --> 00:24:17,238 because it seemed prudent. 486 00:24:17,239 --> 00:24:18,989 Maybe she was tired of getting moved around 487 00:24:18,991 --> 00:24:20,057 by the mugging class. 488 00:24:20,059 --> 00:24:21,091 The mugging class? 489 00:24:21,093 --> 00:24:23,694 What's that about? 490 00:24:23,696 --> 00:24:25,763 You're an assistant district attorney. 491 00:24:25,765 --> 00:24:28,699 You work for the people. 492 00:24:28,701 --> 00:24:31,702 We follow the letter of the law here. 493 00:24:31,704 --> 00:24:35,773 Go talk to Chenault. 494 00:24:39,212 --> 00:24:41,078 ( sports playing on TV ) 495 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:45,249 My man tried... scared her 496 00:24:45,251 --> 00:24:47,785 maybe with a screwdriver, 497 00:24:47,787 --> 00:24:50,588 but we was just sitting there. 498 00:24:50,590 --> 00:24:52,223 Cut the crap, Darnell. 499 00:24:52,225 --> 00:24:54,592 You weren't sitting-- you were standing up in her face. 500 00:24:54,594 --> 00:24:55,759 Everybody says so. 501 00:24:55,761 --> 00:24:58,529 I'm sitting here now, ain't I? 502 00:24:58,531 --> 00:25:01,265 I'm going to be sitting for the rest of my life. 503 00:25:01,267 --> 00:25:03,133 So maybe you should lighten up on the 'tude. 504 00:25:03,135 --> 00:25:05,503 Nobody likes a wiseass in a wheelchair. 505 00:25:05,505 --> 00:25:08,205 Hey, whose side are you on, anyway? 506 00:25:10,176 --> 00:25:12,776 Nobody's. 507 00:25:12,778 --> 00:25:14,612 I just want the truth. 508 00:25:14,614 --> 00:25:17,114 And I want a payback, man. 509 00:25:17,116 --> 00:25:19,283 Like I said, that's up to you. 510 00:25:21,187 --> 00:25:23,120 All right. 511 00:25:23,122 --> 00:25:26,223 All right, we had the screwdrivers. 512 00:25:26,225 --> 00:25:28,826 We were going to rob some lockers down at Grand Central, 513 00:25:28,828 --> 00:25:32,296 but we was never, ever threatening to nobody, 514 00:25:32,298 --> 00:25:34,765 especially no white... chick. 515 00:25:34,767 --> 00:25:36,467 You unthreatening enough so everybody 516 00:25:36,468 --> 00:25:38,168 was way down the other end of the train? Except her, man. 517 00:25:38,170 --> 00:25:40,804 She came in and sat down right next to us. 518 00:25:40,806 --> 00:25:42,773 Now, why do you think that was, huh? 519 00:25:45,645 --> 00:25:50,214 WOMAN: Even with a court order, it'll take three working days. 520 00:25:50,216 --> 00:25:51,782 I'm afraid I can't wait. 521 00:25:51,784 --> 00:25:53,551 The wheels of justice are turning. 522 00:25:53,553 --> 00:25:55,119 Don't you guys have your own files? 523 00:25:55,121 --> 00:25:58,756 Hey, you're the paper of record. 524 00:25:58,758 --> 00:26:00,791 GREEN: And if this were a Greek tragedy, 525 00:26:00,793 --> 00:26:02,593 I'd be guilty of hubris. 526 00:26:02,595 --> 00:26:04,828 Public sentiment on my side, witnesses on my side, 527 00:26:04,830 --> 00:26:06,330 precedent on self-defense 528 00:26:06,332 --> 00:26:08,832 going back to the days of knights bashing each other 529 00:26:08,834 --> 00:26:10,801 over the head with them... 530 00:26:10,803 --> 00:26:12,269 those, um, now, whatchamacallit, 531 00:26:12,271 --> 00:26:13,704 those fight balls, those... Maces? 532 00:26:13,706 --> 00:26:15,806 Maces. Thank you. 533 00:26:15,808 --> 00:26:16,941 See what I mean? 534 00:26:16,943 --> 00:26:18,642 Now, I am trying not to gloat, 535 00:26:18,644 --> 00:26:21,345 but what have you got on your side, Stone? 536 00:26:21,347 --> 00:26:24,815 Not very much, I agree. 537 00:26:24,817 --> 00:26:26,584 Only the New York penal law. 538 00:26:26,586 --> 00:26:29,753 I don't think we have to discuss the Sullivan statute. 539 00:26:29,755 --> 00:26:31,855 Concealed weapons have been illegal for the past 70 years. 540 00:26:31,857 --> 00:26:33,223 That code is also pretty clear 541 00:26:33,225 --> 00:26:34,692 when it comes to self-defense, 542 00:26:34,693 --> 00:26:36,160 and I'm afraid you have not convinced me 543 00:26:36,162 --> 00:26:37,895 that your client acted in a way 544 00:26:37,897 --> 00:26:40,264 that was proportional to an imminent attack. 545 00:26:40,266 --> 00:26:41,332 Oh, come on. 546 00:26:41,334 --> 00:26:42,967 The defendant must also act in a way 547 00:26:42,969 --> 00:26:44,702 that is thwarting the attack, 548 00:26:44,704 --> 00:26:46,187 not inflicting grave injury on the victim. 549 00:26:46,188 --> 00:26:47,671 Let's get it down to single syllables, okay? 550 00:26:47,673 --> 00:26:49,607 The penal law also clearly allows 551 00:26:49,609 --> 00:26:52,376 for the use of deadly force to repel robbery, kidnapping, 552 00:26:52,378 --> 00:26:53,844 forcible sodomy, 553 00:26:53,846 --> 00:26:56,914 and/or forcible rape. 554 00:26:56,916 --> 00:26:58,282 I don't see anything forcible about it; 555 00:26:58,284 --> 00:26:59,850 he was only asking. 556 00:26:59,852 --> 00:27:05,789 What kind of piggish attitude is that, Counselor? 557 00:27:05,791 --> 00:27:08,859 Are you suggesting that my client 558 00:27:08,861 --> 00:27:11,362 was asking for it? 559 00:27:11,364 --> 00:27:15,866 Miss Green, this is not a personal attack, 560 00:27:15,868 --> 00:27:17,635 nor an attack upon the species. 561 00:27:17,637 --> 00:27:20,270 The fact is, there may have been some degree of threat, 562 00:27:20,272 --> 00:27:23,007 but where that becomes attempted rape is a fine line. 563 00:27:23,009 --> 00:27:25,743 Which all too many women of this city have been pushed across 564 00:27:25,745 --> 00:27:27,244 while they've been wondering, 565 00:27:27,246 --> 00:27:28,846 "Is this really happening to me?" 566 00:27:28,848 --> 00:27:30,681 The law is our only defense 567 00:27:30,683 --> 00:27:33,417 against the rapists and the shooters. 568 00:27:33,419 --> 00:27:35,853 People break it, cops try to catch them, 569 00:27:35,855 --> 00:27:37,287 and I try to cook them-- it's my job. 570 00:27:37,289 --> 00:27:39,990 Sometimes I don't like it, but it's all we got. 571 00:27:39,992 --> 00:27:42,826 Yeah. 572 00:27:44,764 --> 00:27:46,964 See you in court, Stone. 573 00:27:55,041 --> 00:27:59,410 Laura D-I-B, as in boy, I-A. 574 00:27:59,412 --> 00:28:01,779 Uh... 575 00:28:01,781 --> 00:28:03,047 Letter to the editor? 576 00:28:03,049 --> 00:28:04,348 That's all you got? 577 00:28:04,350 --> 00:28:05,849 That's it. 578 00:28:05,851 --> 00:28:07,451 I owe you one. 579 00:28:07,453 --> 00:28:10,320 "The police seemed to treat this vicious attack 580 00:28:10,322 --> 00:28:12,022 "as just one of those things. 581 00:28:12,024 --> 00:28:14,858 "The authorities don't want decent people 582 00:28:14,860 --> 00:28:17,394 "carrying weapons to protect themselves. 583 00:28:17,396 --> 00:28:19,463 "We agree to give up this right 584 00:28:19,465 --> 00:28:22,700 "on the assumption the police will do the protecting for us. 585 00:28:22,702 --> 00:28:24,034 "Obviously, this is no longer the case. 586 00:28:24,036 --> 00:28:26,336 Laura Di Biasi, New York City." 587 00:28:26,338 --> 00:28:28,472 ( intercom buzzing ) 588 00:28:28,474 --> 00:28:30,274 The seeds of premeditation, way to go. 589 00:28:30,276 --> 00:28:32,076 Yes? 590 00:28:32,077 --> 00:28:33,877 WOMAN: Sergeant Greevey and Detective Logan are here. 591 00:28:33,879 --> 00:28:35,012 Send them in. 592 00:28:35,014 --> 00:28:36,780 Get a search warrant for her apartment. 593 00:28:36,782 --> 00:28:37,815 There may be other letters. 594 00:28:37,817 --> 00:28:40,818 Some people keep copies. 595 00:28:40,820 --> 00:28:42,386 Want to run through it? 596 00:28:42,388 --> 00:28:44,988 Sure. 597 00:28:47,493 --> 00:28:49,493 Now, Detective Greevey, describe for the court 598 00:28:49,495 --> 00:28:52,496 if you will, the accused's state of mind 599 00:28:52,498 --> 00:28:54,298 when you questioned her. 600 00:28:54,300 --> 00:28:55,399 She was upset. 601 00:29:02,274 --> 00:29:04,875 She said she intended to blow their heads off, 602 00:29:04,877 --> 00:29:07,377 if necessary. 603 00:29:07,379 --> 00:29:10,881 Was that a question? 604 00:29:12,852 --> 00:29:16,286 Are we in the same room, Max? 605 00:29:16,288 --> 00:29:18,489 Look, we both know what went down. 606 00:29:18,491 --> 00:29:20,958 She was scared half out of her wits 607 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:23,460 by those two perps. 608 00:29:23,462 --> 00:29:25,129 Victims, Max! Victims! 609 00:29:25,131 --> 00:29:26,830 What's going on? 610 00:29:26,832 --> 00:29:28,132 Meaning what? 611 00:29:28,134 --> 00:29:29,533 You were gung-ho about this before. 612 00:29:29,535 --> 00:29:30,801 What's happened? 613 00:29:37,409 --> 00:29:40,010 Michael Jones, the dead victim? 614 00:29:40,012 --> 00:29:42,012 the one the computer boys said was so clean 615 00:29:42,014 --> 00:29:43,480 you could eat off of him? 616 00:29:43,482 --> 00:29:44,782 Yeah? 617 00:29:44,784 --> 00:29:46,884 The coroner sent out his fingerprints 618 00:29:46,886 --> 00:29:50,854 on a hunch, just to see what... you know, for the hell of it. 619 00:29:50,856 --> 00:29:54,525 Turns out his real name's Michael Mosket. 620 00:29:54,527 --> 00:29:56,894 Whoa, Mosquito Mosket? 621 00:29:56,896 --> 00:29:58,462 Yeah, ring a bell? 622 00:29:58,464 --> 00:30:00,330 Attempted murder, negligent homicide. 623 00:30:00,332 --> 00:30:04,067 Two years at Spofford when he was 14 for manslaughter. 624 00:30:04,069 --> 00:30:06,036 Real winner, this kid. 625 00:30:06,038 --> 00:30:09,039 This is really going to win us points with the jury. Yeah. 626 00:30:09,041 --> 00:30:11,508 They take one look at him, they figure the little bastard 627 00:30:11,510 --> 00:30:13,410 got just what he deserved. 628 00:30:13,412 --> 00:30:15,179 That's how you figure it, Max? 629 00:30:15,181 --> 00:30:17,181 Well, I remember Mosket; that was all gang-related. 630 00:30:17,183 --> 00:30:18,816 There was no sex involved. 631 00:30:18,818 --> 00:30:20,818 Now, as far as I read it, 632 00:30:20,820 --> 00:30:22,920 that girl was revenging the earlier attack, 633 00:30:22,922 --> 00:30:25,522 and self-defense does not allow for revenge! 634 00:30:25,524 --> 00:30:28,125 The law allowed Michael Mosket to walk free. 635 00:30:28,127 --> 00:30:31,061 Until real justice was served down in the subway? 636 00:30:31,063 --> 00:30:33,897 Do you have any other personal views on this subject 637 00:30:33,899 --> 00:30:35,532 you'd like to air before we walk into court 638 00:30:35,534 --> 00:30:39,169 and Ms. Shambala Green hands us our asses on a platter? 639 00:30:39,171 --> 00:30:43,373 Nope, not a one. 640 00:30:43,375 --> 00:30:44,875 I don't believe this. 641 00:30:44,877 --> 00:30:46,844 The entire New York City Police Department 642 00:30:46,846 --> 00:30:48,212 has lost its mind. 643 00:30:48,214 --> 00:30:50,547 Do you have anything to say? 644 00:30:50,549 --> 00:30:53,150 I go along with what my partner says. 645 00:30:53,152 --> 00:30:54,885 Which is? 646 00:31:02,862 --> 00:31:05,629 The accused stated that she intended 647 00:31:05,631 --> 00:31:11,602 to harm the victims, absolutely. 648 00:31:19,645 --> 00:31:21,945 STONE: The defense will prove that not only fear, but anger, 649 00:31:21,947 --> 00:31:24,081 stemming from a previous incident 650 00:31:24,083 --> 00:31:26,283 lead Miss Di Biasi to an act 651 00:31:26,285 --> 00:31:28,886 not of self-defense, but of vengeance. 652 00:31:28,888 --> 00:31:30,454 Armed with a deadly weapon, 653 00:31:30,456 --> 00:31:34,191 she waited for the very next pretext. 654 00:31:34,193 --> 00:31:35,743 In essence, she went looking 655 00:31:35,744 --> 00:31:37,294 for Darnell Chenault and Michael Jones, 656 00:31:37,296 --> 00:31:39,296 whose only offense against the accused 657 00:31:39,298 --> 00:31:41,965 was that they appeared to be threatening. 658 00:31:41,967 --> 00:31:44,968 If Miss Di Biasi is so threatened by urban life, 659 00:31:44,970 --> 00:31:47,104 perhaps she could have avoided the subway. 660 00:31:47,106 --> 00:31:48,906 Objection! Objection, Your Honor. 661 00:31:48,908 --> 00:31:50,107 I trust there'll be nothing further 662 00:31:50,109 --> 00:31:51,909 along that line, Counselor. 663 00:31:52,978 --> 00:31:54,311 GREEN: Of course, I'm more than willing 664 00:31:54,313 --> 00:31:56,113 to make a statement. 665 00:31:56,115 --> 00:32:00,017 The behavior of the prosecution is totally inappropriate. 666 00:32:00,019 --> 00:32:01,969 I find it incredible 667 00:32:01,970 --> 00:32:03,920 that a city civil servant of this city could suggest 668 00:32:03,923 --> 00:32:05,489 that a woman doesn't have the right 669 00:32:05,491 --> 00:32:08,325 to ride the subway without fear. REPORTER: Mr. Stone... 670 00:32:08,327 --> 00:32:10,694 did you mean to say that Laura Di Biasi 671 00:32:10,696 --> 00:32:13,096 has no right to live in New York City? 672 00:32:13,098 --> 00:32:15,265 You're being a bit literal, aren't you? 673 00:32:15,267 --> 00:32:16,784 I don't think so. 674 00:32:16,785 --> 00:32:18,302 I think your implication was pretty clear. 675 00:32:18,304 --> 00:32:22,005 If a woman is afraid of rape, she has no right to live here. 676 00:32:22,007 --> 00:32:24,975 Now, that's a curious position to take for a prosecutor. 677 00:32:46,131 --> 00:32:48,332 Ballet books, poetry... 678 00:32:48,334 --> 00:32:53,036 a couple of how-to books on achieving orgasm. 679 00:32:53,038 --> 00:32:57,007 Oh, great. Now, what? 680 00:32:57,009 --> 00:33:00,143 Did you find anything incriminating? 681 00:33:00,145 --> 00:33:02,212 Small arms manual, Shoot to Kill, 682 00:33:02,214 --> 00:33:04,047 Hand-to-hand Combat. So? 683 00:33:04,049 --> 00:33:05,215 Unusual bedtime stories. 684 00:33:05,217 --> 00:33:07,250 That's my business! 685 00:33:07,252 --> 00:33:09,252 I assume you have a warrant? 686 00:33:09,254 --> 00:33:12,990 Save it. 687 00:33:12,992 --> 00:33:14,124 Excuse me. 688 00:33:14,126 --> 00:33:15,459 I'm sorry to bother you, I really am. 689 00:33:15,461 --> 00:33:17,027 I know you're going through a tough... 690 00:33:17,029 --> 00:33:19,262 ( laughs ) Yeah, right, you know. 691 00:33:19,264 --> 00:33:22,132 I haven't slept a full hour 692 00:33:22,134 --> 00:33:23,367 since this whole thing started. 693 00:33:23,369 --> 00:33:25,335 Yeah. Look, I should be going, 694 00:33:25,337 --> 00:33:28,338 and I'm sorry, but I have to take these. 695 00:33:28,340 --> 00:33:30,340 It's not enough you hang me, 696 00:33:30,342 --> 00:33:33,110 I have to buy you the rope, too, huh? 697 00:33:36,348 --> 00:33:38,548 What have you got against me? 698 00:33:38,550 --> 00:33:40,217 I'm sorry? 699 00:33:40,219 --> 00:33:42,552 I don't understand why you hate me. 700 00:33:42,554 --> 00:33:45,188 Look, I'm not free to dis... 701 00:33:46,525 --> 00:33:48,458 I don't. Of course, I don't. 702 00:33:48,460 --> 00:33:50,127 Then why are you... 703 00:33:50,128 --> 00:33:51,795 We really shouldn't be having this conversation Miss Di Biasi. 704 00:33:51,797 --> 00:33:54,031 I wouldn't shoot you! 705 00:33:54,033 --> 00:33:56,099 Don't you understand? 706 00:33:57,236 --> 00:34:00,570 It all became unreal. 707 00:34:00,572 --> 00:34:02,039 It wasn't happening to me. 708 00:34:02,041 --> 00:34:05,108 All I could feel was fear. 709 00:34:05,110 --> 00:34:06,343 I was afraid of them. 710 00:34:06,345 --> 00:34:08,111 I was terrified! 711 00:34:08,113 --> 00:34:10,580 Not because they were black, 712 00:34:10,582 --> 00:34:13,050 but because of who they were. 713 00:34:13,052 --> 00:34:15,318 I didn't mean to kill him. 714 00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:17,821 I couldn't make it stop. 715 00:34:17,823 --> 00:34:20,490 They wouldn't... it wouldn't... 716 00:34:20,492 --> 00:34:22,259 Please, that's enough. 717 00:34:22,261 --> 00:34:24,361 What if you were on a train, 718 00:34:24,363 --> 00:34:27,464 and a bunch of rednecks started hassling you? 719 00:34:28,567 --> 00:34:32,335 Wouldn't you be afraid? 720 00:34:34,273 --> 00:34:36,173 Wouldn't you?! 721 00:34:36,175 --> 00:34:37,374 Miss Di Biasi, please. 722 00:34:37,376 --> 00:34:42,079 I'm sorry, I can't comment. 723 00:34:44,450 --> 00:34:47,651 I can't stay. 724 00:34:49,588 --> 00:34:54,858 I came by to give you my unconditional support, only... 725 00:34:54,860 --> 00:34:56,426 Number one, tone it down a little. 726 00:34:56,428 --> 00:34:58,295 Number two, try a little damage control. 727 00:34:58,297 --> 00:35:00,230 PR is not my job. 728 00:35:00,232 --> 00:35:01,431 You seen the papers? 729 00:35:01,433 --> 00:35:02,632 The DA, she was looking for it. 730 00:35:02,634 --> 00:35:04,234 They're having a field day out there. 731 00:35:04,236 --> 00:35:05,569 I can't help that. 732 00:35:05,571 --> 00:35:07,354 Our whole strategy 733 00:35:07,355 --> 00:35:09,138 is sandbagging the self-defense scenario. 734 00:35:09,141 --> 00:35:10,373 Even if she comes off 735 00:35:10,375 --> 00:35:12,275 as a revenge-seeker with a hair-trigger? 736 00:35:12,277 --> 00:35:16,179 She pulled off five shots in three seconds. Excellent. 737 00:35:16,181 --> 00:35:17,581 But it would be nice, real nice 738 00:35:17,583 --> 00:35:20,484 if we could have a concrete piece of evidence 739 00:35:20,486 --> 00:35:22,719 to support your revenge theory. 740 00:35:22,721 --> 00:35:25,122 D.A. Schiff, Paul. 741 00:35:27,392 --> 00:35:29,292 Shoot to Kill? 742 00:35:29,294 --> 00:35:31,328 Damage control. 743 00:35:32,564 --> 00:35:34,231 I found all this in her bedroom. 744 00:35:34,233 --> 00:35:37,534 Check the dates. 745 00:35:37,536 --> 00:35:40,570 The first one was six months ago. 746 00:35:42,307 --> 00:35:44,141 She's improving. 747 00:35:52,184 --> 00:35:54,217 Wow. 748 00:35:54,219 --> 00:35:57,287 What were the extent of those injuries? 749 00:35:57,289 --> 00:35:59,189 They were fairly extensive. 750 00:35:59,191 --> 00:36:01,291 Could you describe them for me? 751 00:36:01,293 --> 00:36:03,226 They were tall, muscular. 752 00:36:03,228 --> 00:36:05,629 One had an afro with a goatee. 753 00:36:05,631 --> 00:36:07,497 No, no, Miss Di Biasi, 754 00:36:07,499 --> 00:36:09,232 I'll rephrase. 755 00:36:09,234 --> 00:36:12,636 Could you please explain and describe for the court 756 00:36:12,638 --> 00:36:14,504 the injuries? 757 00:36:14,506 --> 00:36:16,506 Oh. 758 00:36:16,508 --> 00:36:19,643 I had a shattered disc in my back, 759 00:36:19,645 --> 00:36:21,645 some broken ribs, 760 00:36:21,647 --> 00:36:23,780 torn cartilage in the right knee. 761 00:36:23,782 --> 00:36:27,184 And these injuries required several operations didn't they? 762 00:36:27,186 --> 00:36:29,619 Yes, several. Three? 763 00:36:29,621 --> 00:36:31,721 Five? 764 00:36:31,723 --> 00:36:33,523 Four, I think. 765 00:36:33,525 --> 00:36:35,392 Five. 766 00:36:35,394 --> 00:36:36,726 I don't know. 767 00:36:36,728 --> 00:36:39,296 They hurt me. Isn't that enough? 768 00:36:39,298 --> 00:36:41,598 Yes, of course. 769 00:36:41,600 --> 00:36:43,567 And no one blames you for being resentful. 770 00:36:45,404 --> 00:36:48,305 These injuries finished you as a dancer, 771 00:36:48,307 --> 00:36:51,541 didn't they? 772 00:36:51,543 --> 00:36:53,543 Yes. 773 00:36:53,545 --> 00:36:55,545 Does that seem fair to you? 774 00:36:55,547 --> 00:36:57,414 I object, Your Honor. What's the relevancy? 775 00:36:57,416 --> 00:36:59,716 I'll allow it. 776 00:37:01,787 --> 00:37:03,687 No. 777 00:37:03,689 --> 00:37:05,555 No, it wasn't fair. 778 00:37:05,557 --> 00:37:07,424 I think it's grossly unfair. 779 00:37:07,426 --> 00:37:09,392 I'm sure if I were in your position, 780 00:37:09,394 --> 00:37:11,294 I'd carry a nine-millimeter, too. 781 00:37:11,296 --> 00:37:13,296 Objection! Withdrawn. 782 00:37:13,298 --> 00:37:15,365 Miss Di Biasi, 783 00:37:15,367 --> 00:37:19,402 in your dreams, in your fantasies, 784 00:37:19,404 --> 00:37:21,438 did you ever wish 785 00:37:21,440 --> 00:37:24,541 you'd gotten back at those youths? 786 00:37:24,543 --> 00:37:26,443 Objection! Objection! 787 00:37:26,445 --> 00:37:28,311 Your Honor, this is unbelievable. 788 00:37:28,313 --> 00:37:30,430 She was defending herself 789 00:37:30,431 --> 00:37:32,548 against a man who's been accused of multiple homicides. 790 00:37:32,551 --> 00:37:36,319 Mr. Mosket's priors have no bearing on this case, Judge, 791 00:37:36,321 --> 00:37:38,421 nor of course, could she have known about them. 792 00:37:38,423 --> 00:37:40,724 Overruled. 793 00:37:40,726 --> 00:37:42,726 Besides, he wasn't the only threat, was he? 794 00:37:44,596 --> 00:37:47,330 Who else did you find threatening 795 00:37:47,332 --> 00:37:49,499 Miss Di Biasi? 796 00:37:49,501 --> 00:37:51,668 Mr. Chenault? 797 00:37:57,442 --> 00:38:00,510 What exactly did he say? 798 00:38:04,349 --> 00:38:06,783 He said... 799 00:38:06,785 --> 00:38:12,555 "How about a taste for my friend?" 800 00:38:12,557 --> 00:38:16,726 Which you took as an overture to rape? 801 00:38:16,728 --> 00:38:19,462 He was crowding me; he was right up against me. 802 00:38:19,464 --> 00:38:21,464 Who, Mr. Chenault? Mr. Mosket? 803 00:38:21,466 --> 00:38:22,832 Both of them? 804 00:38:22,834 --> 00:38:26,469 Yes. No. I don't know. 805 00:38:26,471 --> 00:38:28,471 At least one. 806 00:38:28,473 --> 00:38:29,539 And you tried to get away? 807 00:38:29,541 --> 00:38:30,774 Yes. Of course. 808 00:38:30,776 --> 00:38:32,375 The second time, too? 809 00:38:32,377 --> 00:38:34,010 Yes. 810 00:38:34,011 --> 00:38:35,644 That's why you shot him the second time, to get away? 811 00:38:35,647 --> 00:38:36,913 Objection, Your Honor. 812 00:38:36,915 --> 00:38:38,448 Why did you shoot Darnell Chenault 813 00:38:38,450 --> 00:38:39,649 a second time, Miss Di Biasi? 814 00:38:39,651 --> 00:38:41,451 I was petrified. 815 00:38:41,453 --> 00:38:43,386 I wanted to make sure. 816 00:38:43,388 --> 00:38:46,623 So you said, "Here's your taste"? 817 00:39:07,813 --> 00:39:10,814 You said, "Here's your taste." 818 00:39:10,816 --> 00:39:12,816 Sounds rather cool. 819 00:39:12,818 --> 00:39:18,688 GREEN: Objection, Your Honor. STONE: No further questions. 820 00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:26,629 Miss Di Biasi, you say you didn't have time to think. 821 00:39:26,631 --> 00:39:29,899 Nor should anyone be required to think 822 00:39:29,901 --> 00:39:32,936 when faced with grave bodily harm. 823 00:39:32,938 --> 00:39:34,904 The human response 824 00:39:34,906 --> 00:39:37,574 is not to think, but to react. 825 00:39:37,576 --> 00:39:39,709 Miss Green, get on with it. 826 00:39:39,711 --> 00:39:44,147 "Detached reflection cannot be demanded 827 00:39:44,149 --> 00:39:48,585 in the presence of an uplifted knife." 828 00:39:48,587 --> 00:39:51,421 Or screwdriver. 829 00:39:51,423 --> 00:39:52,589 Objection, Your Honor, this has no bearing 830 00:39:52,591 --> 00:39:54,457 on why Miss Di Biasi was waiting... 831 00:39:54,459 --> 00:39:55,759 This has all the bearing in the world, 832 00:39:55,761 --> 00:39:57,927 a lot more bearing than the Jesuitical casuistry 833 00:39:57,929 --> 00:39:59,763 offered by the district attorney. 834 00:40:00,932 --> 00:40:03,633 May we approach the bench, Your Honor? 835 00:40:03,635 --> 00:40:06,669 If you can be brief. 836 00:40:09,808 --> 00:40:11,908 Your Honor, the speed of the events 837 00:40:11,910 --> 00:40:15,011 the time frame of my client's reaction 838 00:40:15,013 --> 00:40:17,580 is crucial to my defense. 839 00:40:17,582 --> 00:40:19,015 I'd like permission 840 00:40:19,017 --> 00:40:21,484 to stage a demonstration of the incident. 841 00:40:21,486 --> 00:40:22,719 If it please the court. 842 00:40:22,721 --> 00:40:23,920 Isn't this enough of a circus, Your Honor? 843 00:40:23,922 --> 00:40:25,822 I'll decide that. 844 00:40:25,824 --> 00:40:30,427 All right, but I warn you, Miss Green, 845 00:40:30,429 --> 00:40:32,896 I don't want to see any undue theatrics. 846 00:40:32,898 --> 00:40:34,364 Thank you, Your Honor. 847 00:40:34,365 --> 00:40:35,831 JUDGE: Ladies and gentlemen, the court has agreed 848 00:40:35,834 --> 00:40:37,700 to allow the defense 849 00:40:37,702 --> 00:40:42,939 to stage a reenactment of the occurrence in question. 850 00:40:46,011 --> 00:40:50,814 ( widespread murmuring ) 851 00:40:50,816 --> 00:40:52,916 Crimestoppers! Your Honor, these people are on record 852 00:40:52,918 --> 00:40:54,584 as supporting the vigilante tactics... 853 00:40:54,586 --> 00:40:55,652 If that's an objection, 854 00:40:55,654 --> 00:40:56,920 you're overruled. 855 00:40:56,922 --> 00:40:59,889 JUDGE: Proceed, Miss Green. 856 00:41:22,714 --> 00:41:25,048 How about a taste, baby? 857 00:41:25,050 --> 00:41:26,950 CHENAULT: Oh, man. 858 00:41:26,952 --> 00:41:28,051 What the homeboys doing 859 00:41:28,053 --> 00:41:30,019 narcing for the white folks? 860 00:41:30,021 --> 00:41:31,955 Order! Order! 861 00:41:31,957 --> 00:41:33,690 Huh! Come on, punks! 862 00:41:33,692 --> 00:41:35,625 Get over here! Come on! 863 00:41:35,627 --> 00:41:37,594 Bunch of queers! 864 00:41:37,596 --> 00:41:40,730 ( overlapping chatter ) 865 00:41:40,732 --> 00:41:42,832 JUDGE: Order! Order! 866 00:41:42,834 --> 00:41:44,701 ROBINETTE: If the Crimestoppers didn't do it, 867 00:41:44,703 --> 00:41:45,835 Darnell sure as hell did. 868 00:41:45,837 --> 00:41:47,637 How much worse can it get? 869 00:41:47,639 --> 00:41:49,973 Not much-- I want you up there for the rest of the day. 870 00:41:49,975 --> 00:41:51,841 What, an antidote to brother Darnell? 871 00:41:51,843 --> 00:41:53,676 The name on everyone's lips. 872 00:41:53,678 --> 00:41:54,978 I got a woman down the hall 873 00:41:54,980 --> 00:41:58,515 who can't stop talking about him. 874 00:41:58,517 --> 00:42:01,818 I'll sign a complaint, point the finger, 875 00:42:01,820 --> 00:42:04,237 you name it. 876 00:42:04,238 --> 00:42:06,655 You recognized Mr. Chenault how, from seeing him on the news? 877 00:42:06,658 --> 00:42:07,991 Mm-hmm, that's right. 878 00:42:07,993 --> 00:42:11,661 And, uh, the other one... the one that died. 879 00:42:11,663 --> 00:42:12,896 Mosquito Mosket. 880 00:42:12,898 --> 00:42:14,731 Mm-hmm. 881 00:42:14,733 --> 00:42:17,634 Yeah. Too bad. 882 00:42:17,636 --> 00:42:19,636 I mean, he's... 883 00:42:19,638 --> 00:42:21,971 he's the one that tried to rape me. 884 00:42:21,973 --> 00:42:23,773 That I'm sure of. 885 00:42:23,775 --> 00:42:25,575 And I'm pretty sure 886 00:42:25,577 --> 00:42:28,044 the guy in the wheelchair held me down. 887 00:42:28,046 --> 00:42:30,079 How sure is pretty sure, Miss Diamond? 888 00:42:30,081 --> 00:42:35,818 Like I said, I'm positive of the one that died. 889 00:42:46,865 --> 00:42:48,097 Adam, I need to twist Darnell. 890 00:42:48,099 --> 00:42:50,066 I need your permission. 891 00:42:50,068 --> 00:42:52,635 Yeah, what are you talking about? 892 00:42:52,637 --> 00:42:54,771 Well, there's a woman right now with Stevenson, 893 00:42:54,773 --> 00:42:56,072 swearing out a complaint about Chenault. 894 00:42:56,074 --> 00:42:57,607 What's that got to do with anything? 895 00:42:57,609 --> 00:42:59,092 Well, maybe nothing, maybe everything, 896 00:42:59,093 --> 00:43:00,576 but if those two are rape- happy, I want to know that 897 00:43:00,579 --> 00:43:02,645 before I go tearing into Laura Di Biasi again. 898 00:43:02,647 --> 00:43:05,014 Can't anyone around here 899 00:43:05,016 --> 00:43:06,983 stay on the same side of the street for ten seconds? 900 00:43:06,985 --> 00:43:08,051 Well? 901 00:43:08,053 --> 00:43:10,787 If we change our tune now, 902 00:43:10,789 --> 00:43:12,789 we're facing a public relations disaster. 903 00:43:12,790 --> 00:43:14,790 I know that, you don't have to tell me that. 904 00:43:14,793 --> 00:43:16,226 I know that. 905 00:43:16,227 --> 00:43:17,660 But if I don't listen to my reasonable doubt... 906 00:43:17,662 --> 00:43:19,662 I thought Mosket was a gang member, violent, 907 00:43:19,664 --> 00:43:20,830 but no history of sexual crimes. 908 00:43:20,832 --> 00:43:22,348 But with what I know now, 909 00:43:22,349 --> 00:43:23,865 the defendant's perceptions may be accurate. 910 00:43:23,868 --> 00:43:25,668 I can't prosecute on that level. 911 00:43:25,670 --> 00:43:27,670 All right, fine, but we've got to consider... 912 00:43:27,672 --> 00:43:29,205 I won't do it. 913 00:43:29,207 --> 00:43:31,774 What the hell. Go for it. 914 00:43:31,776 --> 00:43:34,177 I'll ask Leon for a continuance. 915 00:43:34,179 --> 00:43:35,979 Damn, cuz, slow down! 916 00:43:35,981 --> 00:43:40,083 What do you want, man? The truth. 917 00:43:40,085 --> 00:43:42,685 Look, I was sitting down, man 918 00:43:42,687 --> 00:43:45,088 just like I'm sitting down now. 919 00:43:45,090 --> 00:43:47,390 I didn't even move a muscle. 920 00:43:47,392 --> 00:43:48,825 Damn, man, Mosquito's the one 921 00:43:48,827 --> 00:43:53,162 who's into biting on white chicks. 922 00:43:53,164 --> 00:43:58,768 JUDGE: This is rather unbelievable, Mr. Stone. 923 00:43:58,770 --> 00:44:01,137 The defense has an obligation to defend its client 924 00:44:01,139 --> 00:44:04,107 vigorously, even if it does know the client is guilty. 925 00:44:04,109 --> 00:44:05,975 The prosecutor's job is much more restrictive. 926 00:44:05,977 --> 00:44:08,077 I have to drop the charges 927 00:44:08,079 --> 00:44:09,946 if I believe the accused is innocent, 928 00:44:09,948 --> 00:44:13,249 and with the new information on Mosket, I have no choice. 929 00:44:13,251 --> 00:44:14,884 There is reasonable doubt on murder two. 930 00:44:14,886 --> 00:44:17,120 So what are you looking for? 931 00:44:17,122 --> 00:44:19,222 That she pleads on the gun charge 932 00:44:19,224 --> 00:44:21,224 and the reckless endangerment. 933 00:44:21,226 --> 00:44:23,793 Chenault was shot sitting down 934 00:44:23,795 --> 00:44:25,895 according to an eyewitness. 935 00:44:25,897 --> 00:44:27,897 Miss Green? 936 00:44:27,899 --> 00:44:29,932 Forget it, Judge. 937 00:44:29,934 --> 00:44:32,068 Mr. Stone is hardly in a position to negotiate. 938 00:44:32,070 --> 00:44:33,870 Why don't we just go back in there, 939 00:44:33,872 --> 00:44:36,139 tell the jury the truth about Mosket, 940 00:44:36,141 --> 00:44:38,841 and let them decide how to deal with my client? 941 00:44:38,843 --> 00:44:42,912 You are a public defender. 942 00:44:42,914 --> 00:44:44,947 Try defending the public. 943 00:44:44,949 --> 00:44:47,016 If this goes to a jury, 944 00:44:47,018 --> 00:44:49,052 they won't convict on a gun charge. 945 00:44:49,054 --> 00:44:51,020 She's innocent. 946 00:44:51,022 --> 00:44:53,256 Miss Laura Di Biasi is not innocent 947 00:44:53,258 --> 00:44:56,793 of carrying and discharging a lethal weapon 948 00:44:56,795 --> 00:44:59,028 in a closed and crowded subway car. 949 00:44:59,030 --> 00:45:02,298 And if we acquit her on this, 950 00:45:02,300 --> 00:45:03,900 we will be inviting nine million people 951 00:45:03,902 --> 00:45:06,002 to arm themselves. 952 00:45:06,004 --> 00:45:07,737 This is not a question of win or lose. 953 00:45:07,739 --> 00:45:09,706 It's a question of justice. 954 00:45:11,810 --> 00:45:14,243 We're both paid by the people. 955 00:45:14,245 --> 00:45:17,046 We're both part of the system. 956 00:45:17,048 --> 00:45:20,950 Let's let it work the way it's supposed to. 957 00:45:22,921 --> 00:45:27,724 Are you flexible on sentencing for the Sullivan violation? 958 00:45:27,726 --> 00:45:30,860 One year suspended, three years probation 959 00:45:30,862 --> 00:45:33,229 2,000 hours of community service 960 00:45:33,231 --> 00:45:35,965 on the Sullivan. 961 00:45:35,967 --> 00:45:39,302 Five years suspended on the reckless endangerment. 962 00:45:39,304 --> 00:45:42,238 Plus, she must submit to a psyche profile test 963 00:45:42,240 --> 00:45:44,207 and whatever care mandated by the hospital 964 00:45:44,209 --> 00:45:45,308 during probation. 965 00:45:45,310 --> 00:45:48,277 Deal? 966 00:45:53,218 --> 00:45:54,817 Naturally, my client is gratified 967 00:45:54,819 --> 00:45:57,787 that justice has been served. 968 00:45:57,789 --> 00:45:59,789 We also look upon this 969 00:45:59,791 --> 00:46:02,325 not only as a personal vindication but also a victory 970 00:46:02,327 --> 00:46:03,960 for every woman and man that rides the subways 971 00:46:03,962 --> 00:46:06,529 or walks the streets of New York. 972 00:46:06,531 --> 00:46:09,165 And I want to thank the district attorneys 973 00:46:09,167 --> 00:46:12,135 for having the courage of their convictions. 974 00:46:12,137 --> 00:46:13,936 It's not a perfect world, 975 00:46:13,938 --> 00:46:15,238 but at least we can walk away 976 00:46:15,240 --> 00:46:17,039 from this one feeling we did the right thing. 977 00:46:17,041 --> 00:46:19,942 Really? It feels to me like all we did 978 00:46:19,944 --> 00:46:19,975 was make a wrong seem like a right.