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Hi. My name is Jessica Lee,
and I am...

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was an entertainer
at the Maverick Men's Club

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just off the West Side Highway.

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Three weeks ago,
at around 12:30,

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Nathan Alexander,
the big real estate guy,

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paid me $100 to go into
the Champagne Room with him.

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Now, when you go
into the Champagne Room

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at a place like the Maverick,

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you're guaranteeing
your customer

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three fully‐nude lap dances.
Three songs.

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There's not supposed
to be any touching,

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but there almost always is.

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And I have never done it myself,

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but the other girls tell me
that you can negotiate

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to do other things in there.

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It's a private room.
There are no cameras.

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Anyway...

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We're in there,
and I'm completely naked.

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And he's got on a suit,
like you would expect.

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I'm into the second song,
and I'm doing what I guess

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you would call the "lap" part
of the dance.

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And I look down,
and I notice that his fly...

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Sorry. Didn't mean
to frighten you.

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So it looks like
Marissa's not coming in today.

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Something personal going on.

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And I'm gonna be
out of the office

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running down some things
on an upcoming case, so,

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Marissa told me to tell you,
uh, that she's counting on you.

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Okay, so, what is it
she needs me to do?

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Well, uh,
nobody's in court today,

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so, it's really just about Bull.

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If he needs something,
do your best to help him out.

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Now I just texted you
a temporary password

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that's gonna get you
into Marissa's files

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and Bull's schedule.

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Beyond that, you're on your own.

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Finally he gets off me.

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He just leaves the room.
Anyway...

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I told the manager
what happened,

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and he asked me
if I knew who that guy was.

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And, um, he told me
that that guy is

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about a thousand times
more important than I am.

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Then he told me

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that they were overbooked
for the next couple of weeks,

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that I shouldn't even bother
coming in.

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Marissa?! Oh.

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Well, the keeper
of the calendar is here.

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Uh, Thursday at 3:00 p.m.
I have an ultrasound?

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Bet you didn't even know
I was expecting.

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I'm shocked and amazed.

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I'll go find my little pass code
and get back to you shortly.

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Thank you.
Three days later, she realizes

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she really needs
to go to the police.

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Taylor? But they tell
her there's no evidence,

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so there's no case.

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That the D. A. isn't going
to court

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unless he can win,
and without evidence...

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And he's definitely not going
to court to take on someone

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as well‐connected
as Nathan Alexander

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unless the case is rock‐solid.
Yeah, he's right.

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I don't think so.

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I don't think there's anything
right about it.

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Look at it from the district
attorney's point of view.

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The woman is a stripper.

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She takes her clothes off
for a living.

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She entices for a living.
And what's the net‐net?

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A man was enticed.

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Now, I'm not saying
I agree with it,

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but it's tough to make that case
in front of a jury.

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That stripper's a woman.
A human being.

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Someone violated the law.
Someone violated her.

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She says, but can't prove.
Anyway...

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she posted this video
because she needs help.

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A lawyer and some publicity
to maybe force the D. A.'s hand.

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And it made me think about
your law clinic at school.

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You've already got something.
You're busy, aren't you? Yeah.

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Oh, wow.
Like a right‐to‐life thing?

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Kind of. It's a lot of things.

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My point is,
my calendar's really full.

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Right. Calendar.

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Calendar. Oh, no. Bull?

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Bull, sorry it took me so long.
You are all clear for Thursday.

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I'll put it down for 3:00 p. m.

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Knock, knock, knock.

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Can I ask you a question
that would definitely fall

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into the category
of "none of my business"?

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Why do you guys have a meeting

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with Nathan Alexander
on the books? I'm just curious.

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Read about him in the paper,
see his picture lots of places.

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Yeah, he does
take a good picture, doesn't he?

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Honestly, I have no idea.
We don't do real estate law.

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He must have approached Bull
privately.

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Why? You want me to get you
invited to the meeting?

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Nope, not necessary. Thanks.

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Can I ask you another question?
A legal question?

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Hmm. I'm gonna have
to start billing you, Taylor.

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If you meet with a client,
a prospective client,

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and they have a case, do you
ever meet with the other side‐‐

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the person they're suing,

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or the person
they're accusing of something‐‐

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to see which side of the case
you want to represent?

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Nope. Doesn't work that way.

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Once you meet with one side
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you're forbidden from meeting
with the other side.

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Part of the code of conduct.
Always has been. Forbidden, huh?

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Long as I've been doing it.

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So it's kind of...
whoever gets there first.

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Yeah, you could say that. Aha.

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Jessica?

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I'm Taylor.

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We spoke on the phone?

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From Homeland Security?
Well, not anymore.

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I, uh... sorry if I
wasn't clear on the phone.

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I‐I work at a
legal firm now. Well, whatever.

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I'm just... blown away
that you want to help me.

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And I do. I want
to help you.

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The thing is, the
lawyer I arranged

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to meet us isn't here yet,
so I'm gonna bring you inside,

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get you seated, and then, um,

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wait out here for him.
Are you okay with that? Uh, sure.

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Taylor? Hey. Sorry.

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I didn't get a chance
to go home and change.

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Not to worry.

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She's a very, very casual girl.
Ah.

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I just... I don't know.

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I thought you two
might hit it off.

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And like I told you, she's
having some legal problems.

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Probably gonna ask you
a ton of questions.

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Great icebreaker.

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All right.

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Taylor, Taylor, Taylor.

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Is that her? That's her.

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Boy.
She looks awfully young.

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So do you.

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Ah.

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Taylor, I know you mean well,
but I'm thinking

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that maybe this isn't
such a good idea.

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Well, how will we
know if you don't try?

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Come on, Benny. Just sit down.
She's not gonna bite.

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She's gonna ask you
about the law and court

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and this situation
she got herself into.

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What kind of situation?
I have no idea.

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But if we just stand here,
we'll never find out.

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Do it for me.

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All right, I'm in. Let's eat.
Jessica. Meet my friend Benny.

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Benny, this is Jessica.

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Jessica, so lovely
to meet you. Hi.

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So, Taylor tells me

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that you are having
some legal issues.

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What's going on?

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Are you staring
at a court date? No. I wish.

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But I'd like to be.

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I'd like to go to court.
I'd like to get some justice.

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Well, let's see
if we can't help you.

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Let's start from the beginning.
Want to tell me what happened?

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I was raped. Okay.
No. I mean, um...

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no, it's not okay.
I mean, uh... wow.

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Uh... oh, my goodness.
I'm‐I'm so sorry.

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Do you have any idea
who did this to you?

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Oh, yeah. I know exactly
who did this to me.

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He's kind of famous.
Anybody I'd know?

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Maybe.
You know Nathan Alexander?

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Yeah.

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Yeah, yeah,
I've‐I've... I've definitely...

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heard that name. Um...
So lovely to meet you, Jessica.

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May I please speak
to you outside?

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I'm confused.
Is he... coming back?

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Just give me one second.

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Benny!
You know what you just did?

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Followed you out here?

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You just made it
impossible for me

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to meet with Nathan
Alexander tomorrow.

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Well, only if he's coming in
to talk about

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how he's worried
he might be accused

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of raping a dancer
he met at a gentlemen's club.

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A dancer at a gentlemen's club?

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Benny, she's really desperate.

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You...

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you did this on purpose.

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What do you think's
gonna happen next, Taylor?

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Huh? What do you think
Bull's gonna say?

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Well, I'm hoping,

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when he and you actually hear
Jessica's story,

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you'll want to help her.
Help her? Help?!

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Forget about her!
I'm talking about you!

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You're gonna be looking
for a job tomorrow.

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You get that, don't you?
I'm sorry, Benny.

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I'm really sorry, but...

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No, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no. No.

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There‐there is no "but."
There is no "but."

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Nathan Alexander
was a major guy,

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and you just shut us out
of doing business with him.

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And last I checked, your
name is not even on the door.

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Who the hell do you think you
are, pulling a stunt like this?

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Now, I've asked Marissa
to sit in to protect me

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from myself
if she deems that necessary.

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But honestly,
I cannot conjure a world

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where I do not
let you go for cause.

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I understand.

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And lest you think
I'm overreacting,

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I called Mr. Alexander's
general counsel this morning,

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and I asked him,
"Does this meeting

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have anything to do
with a gentlemen's club?"

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And he, of course,
laughed and said,

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"Absolutely not."
And five minutes later,

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someone from his office called
and canceled the meeting!

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Well, actually, I think
that kind of proves my point.

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Excuse me, Taylor.

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I am not here
to hear your point.

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You are here to hear my point.
You cost me money.

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You cost me a valuable
business relationship.

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And I'm not sensing

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a tremendous amount
of contrition on your part.

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I disagree, Bull. I think
that Taylor is very...

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The woman I'm trying
to help was raped.

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This man you were planning
to meet with today,

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this man you want to have

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a valuable
business relationship with

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had sex with her
without her consent.

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Again, I understand that,
but that is not the point.

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There is no other point.
He did a horrible thing.

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And there's no reason to think
he hasn't done it before,

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and there's no reason to think
he won't do it again.

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But because he's rich...

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What does that
have to do with anything?

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Oh, my God.

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That has everything
to do with everything.

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Because he's rich,
if this ever does go to court,

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he'll pay to have
someone like you minimize it

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and obfuscate the facts

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and pack the jury
with a bunch of people

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who want to be him
and want to have what he has

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and therefore would
never, ever vote against him

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or the person
they think they might be

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if they ever won the lotto

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or the Powerball
or the Irish Sweepstakes.

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Is this the argument

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that's supposed to convince me
not to fire her? Lest we forget,

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these are allegations
you are talking about,

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not provable facts.

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Really?
Mm.

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Then why'd he offer her
a million dollars this morning

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to sign an NDA?

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Uh, did she take it? No.

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She wants to go to court!

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00:13:06,420 --> 00:13:12,750
This is just a really bad dude.
If we don't try to stop him,

247
00:13:12,750 --> 00:13:15,220
who will?

248
00:13:15,220 --> 00:13:17,450
The simple truth is there
are things we control

249
00:13:17,450 --> 00:13:19,150
and things we don't.

250
00:13:19,150 --> 00:13:21,420
Your case
against Mr. Alexander is not,

251
00:13:21,420 --> 00:13:25,520
for the conceivable future,
heading to court. It just isn't,

252
00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:27,520
and there's nothing we can do
about it.

253
00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:29,480
The D. A.'s office
is convinced

254
00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:30,820
there's no there there.

255
00:13:30,820 --> 00:13:33,420
A complete lack of
evidence and witnesses.

256
00:13:33,420 --> 00:13:37,080
No one saw anything.
No one heard anything.

257
00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:41,480
I don't know what to tell you.

258
00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:43,480
Well, couldn't we

259
00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:45,220
maybe file in civil court?

260
00:13:45,220 --> 00:13:46,780
Assault and
intentional infliction

261
00:13:46,780 --> 00:13:49,720
of emotional distress.
Something like that.

262
00:13:51,220 --> 00:13:54,320
I don't understand.
It would be a civil trial.

263
00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:56,180
You'd be suing him for money,

264
00:13:56,180 --> 00:13:57,550
not threatening
to send him to jail.

265
00:13:57,550 --> 00:13:59,250
And the burden of
proof is lower.

266
00:13:59,250 --> 00:14:01,380
You'd only have to convince
five out of six jurors

267
00:14:01,380 --> 00:14:02,420
- instead of 12.
- Hold the phone.

268
00:14:02,420 --> 00:14:04,280
Before everyone
gets carried away,

269
00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:05,550
we still don't have
any real evidence.

270
00:14:05,550 --> 00:14:08,380
Whether it's in criminal court
or civil court,

271
00:14:08,380 --> 00:14:11,150
it is still just
a "he said, she said" situation,

272
00:14:11,150 --> 00:14:13,850
and I honestly don't think

273
00:14:13,850 --> 00:14:17,150
there is enough here
to go forward.

274
00:14:17,150 --> 00:14:18,520
Well, not to cast

275
00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:20,550
any aspersions
on the NYPD detectives

276
00:14:20,550 --> 00:14:21,780
that have already
looked into this,

277
00:14:21,780 --> 00:14:26,150
but would anyone mind
if I did a little investigating?

278
00:14:26,150 --> 00:14:27,480
I mean, just because

279
00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:29,320
no one's found any evidence yet

280
00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:36,080
doesn't mean there isn't
any evidence to be found.

281
00:14:46,850 --> 00:14:49,080
Can I help you?

282
00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:51,520
You looking for a restroom?

283
00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:53,620
Do I look like I'm looking
for a restroom?

284
00:14:53,620 --> 00:14:56,050
My mistake.

285
00:14:56,050 --> 00:14:59,250
You'd be amazed at
the number of people

286
00:14:59,250 --> 00:15:01,480
who come in God's house looking
for a restroom.

287
00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:02,750
Huh.
Well,

288
00:15:02,750 --> 00:15:06,520
what can I point you towards?
Oh, I was hoping I could...

289
00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:11,420
make an appointment
to speak to someone. Home stuff.

290
00:15:11,420 --> 00:15:14,480
Family stuff.
You belong to the parish?

291
00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:16,450
No. I do not.

292
00:15:16,450 --> 00:15:19,650
I don't think
I've stepped inside a church

293
00:15:19,650 --> 00:15:22,120
for anything other than
a wedding or a baptism

294
00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:26,380
since the turn of the century.
And what's going on at home?

295
00:15:26,380 --> 00:15:28,380
At least

296
00:15:28,380 --> 00:15:30,480
give me an idea
so I can figure out

297
00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:34,320
who you ought to talk to.
It's kind of private.

298
00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:42,420
It's my daughter.

299
00:15:42,420 --> 00:15:45,520
She is bound and determined
to do something.

300
00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:48,550
Something that I know
to be wrong.

301
00:15:48,550 --> 00:15:52,620
It's just the wrongest thing
in the world.

302
00:15:52,620 --> 00:15:55,620
But she says
she wants me with her.

303
00:15:55,620 --> 00:16:00,120
Says she needs me with her.
And I don't want her

304
00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:02,320
to do this thing
that she's going to do,

305
00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:07,420
but I also...
I don't want to let her down.

306
00:16:07,420 --> 00:16:09,480
And the truth is
is that she's gonna do it

307
00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:15,350
with or without me.
She's an adult now. I just...

308
00:16:15,350 --> 00:16:18,620
I don't know
whether to be a good father

309
00:16:18,620 --> 00:16:24,450
or a good person.
Very God‐like problem.

310
00:16:24,450 --> 00:16:28,450
How do you mean?

311
00:16:28,450 --> 00:16:32,120
Relationship between
a parent and a child,

312
00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:35,220
the relationship between God
and every single human being

313
00:16:35,220 --> 00:16:37,720
is not that different.
God stays with you

314
00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:39,850
whether you're doing
something good or bad.

315
00:16:39,850 --> 00:16:44,520
Tries to let you know
in every way possible that...

316
00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:47,180
you're not doing
the right thing.

317
00:16:47,180 --> 00:16:50,680
But more important
than that, he wants you to know

318
00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:55,180
that no matter what,
he's still with you.

319
00:16:55,180 --> 00:17:01,580
Same thing for a parent,
don't you think? Yeah.

320
00:17:01,580 --> 00:17:05,820
I hear you. So, let's, uh...

321
00:17:05,820 --> 00:17:08,380
see who we might
set you up with.

322
00:17:08,380 --> 00:17:15,250
Actually, I'm good. You sure?

323
00:17:15,250 --> 00:17:22,280
I'm very sure.

324
00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:28,750
Thank you, Pastor. Uh, son?

325
00:17:28,750 --> 00:17:30,420
Huh.

326
00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:56,480
So it's true.
What Marissa texted me was true.

327
00:17:56,480 --> 00:17:58,350
We're going to court.

328
00:17:58,350 --> 00:18:04,380
There's no talking you
out of this. Huh.

329
00:18:04,380 --> 00:18:08,320
I‐I leave the office
for five hours,

330
00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:11,420
and not only
do you not fire Taylor

331
00:18:11,420 --> 00:18:14,750
but you reward
her reckless behavior

332
00:18:14,750 --> 00:18:16,280
by taking this case.

333
00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:20,450
Okay, so you want me
to fire Taylor? Of course not.

334
00:18:20,450 --> 00:18:24,380
But I don't relish the idea
of devoting weeks

335
00:18:24,380 --> 00:18:26,520
to a "he said, she said" case

336
00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:28,620
where the "he"
is a very powerful

337
00:18:28,620 --> 00:18:30,620
and accomplished member
of our community

338
00:18:30,620 --> 00:18:36,120
and the "she" is... Not?
I don't know what to tell you.

339
00:18:36,120 --> 00:18:38,450
I was sitting over there,

340
00:18:38,450 --> 00:18:41,120
and I was trying
to convince everybody

341
00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:42,350
how foolhardy this would all be,

342
00:18:42,350 --> 00:18:44,220
that we were
on the wrong side of it,

343
00:18:44,220 --> 00:18:46,450
that I had been doing this
long enough

344
00:18:46,450 --> 00:18:49,450
that I knew how it was gonna go.

345
00:18:49,450 --> 00:18:51,250
You can't fight
the kind of entrenched power

346
00:18:51,250 --> 00:18:54,080
a guy like Nathan Alexander
represents.

347
00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:59,180
And I'm hearing
myself talk, and I'm thinking,

348
00:18:59,180 --> 00:19:05,350
"When did you become so old
and cynical and afraid?"

349
00:19:05,350 --> 00:19:06,720
And I'm thinking about my kid,

350
00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:09,380
about your niece or
nephew and if something

351
00:19:09,380 --> 00:19:10,650
horrible ever happened to them

352
00:19:10,650 --> 00:19:13,150
that they would come
to someone like me.

353
00:19:14,620 --> 00:19:16,180
And somewhere in there,

354
00:19:16,180 --> 00:19:17,750
I had Marissa call over
to the courthouse,

355
00:19:17,750 --> 00:19:22,550
and you know the rest. All right.

356
00:19:22,550 --> 00:19:28,020
Well... see you in the morning.
See you in the morning.

357
00:19:35,250 --> 00:19:36,550
Have you or anyone you
know ever been the victim

358
00:19:36,550 --> 00:19:38,720
of sexual assault?

359
00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:42,520
If so, if that experience
will impact your ability

360
00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:49,550
to be impartial in this case,
please raise your hand.

361
00:19:49,550 --> 00:19:51,080
All right, then.

362
00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:52,720
I'll speak
to those jurors individually

363
00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:54,650
at sidebar regarding
their ability

364
00:19:54,650 --> 00:19:57,280
to serve on this jury.

365
00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:08,620
We got our work cut out for us.

366
00:20:08,620 --> 00:20:14,850
Where did all the girls go?

367
00:20:14,850 --> 00:20:16,850
Thanks for taking the time

368
00:20:16,850 --> 00:20:18,680
to speak with me,
Ms. Alexander.

369
00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:21,680
You can call me Beth.

370
00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:25,480
You're here about
Nathan, aren't you?

371
00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:27,780
I grew up riding.
Horses.

372
00:20:27,780 --> 00:20:31,320
And I always wanted
one of my own.

373
00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:32,650
And when Nathan and I
got married,

374
00:20:32,650 --> 00:20:35,720
he bought me the most beautiful
black quarter horse.

375
00:20:37,150 --> 00:20:41,520
She was everything to me.
Then one day,

376
00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:43,420
barely four and
a half years later,

377
00:20:43,420 --> 00:20:47,550
he wanted a divorce.
He offered me half his fortune,

378
00:20:47,550 --> 00:20:50,320
this apartment,
half the stock portfolio,

379
00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:51,680
no questions asked.

380
00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:55,220
When it came to that horse...

381
00:20:55,220 --> 00:21:02,680
He fought me
with everything he had.

382
00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:07,120
'Cause he knew
that's what I really loved.

383
00:21:07,120 --> 00:21:13,120
So you can ask me anything.
I'm bulletproof.

384
00:21:13,120 --> 00:21:15,520
He got my horse.

385
00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:19,720
Do you know what
your ex‐husband is accused of?

386
00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:25,420
I read about it. Some men...

387
00:21:25,420 --> 00:21:28,520
You can't give them anything.

388
00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:31,680
It only feels good to them
if they take it.

389
00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:33,720
Are you aware
of him taking anything

390
00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:37,580
from any other woman?

391
00:21:37,580 --> 00:21:41,280
He hired this nice young woman
to walk our dog.

392
00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:45,320
This pretty college girl.

393
00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:47,680
The way she would look at Nathan
when she would come over,

394
00:21:47,680 --> 00:21:49,380
I just...
I knew something was going on

395
00:21:49,380 --> 00:21:52,650
or that she wanted
something to go on.

396
00:21:52,650 --> 00:21:56,320
Then one day, about six months
before we divorced,

397
00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:58,520
she just quit.

398
00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:01,180
Nathan said she was moving back
to wherever

399
00:22:01,180 --> 00:22:03,850
to look after
her sick mother, but...

400
00:22:03,850 --> 00:22:06,220
the look on her face
when she came by

401
00:22:06,220 --> 00:22:11,580
to pick up her last check was...
Do you remember her name?

402
00:22:11,580 --> 00:22:12,820
And the night

403
00:22:12,820 --> 00:22:17,650
that Mr. Alexander
approached you‐‐ he gave you $25?

404
00:22:17,650 --> 00:22:21,320
He gave me $100
and told me to keep the change.

405
00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:22,850
So what did you do?

406
00:22:22,850 --> 00:22:25,450
I smiled, and I said,
"For that much,

407
00:22:25,450 --> 00:22:27,750
you could have gone
into one of the VIP rooms."

408
00:22:27,750 --> 00:22:31,780
And how did he respond?
He said, "That's a great idea."

409
00:22:31,780 --> 00:22:34,580
And he took my hand,
and he led me

410
00:22:34,580 --> 00:22:36,480
to the Champagne Room.

411
00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:38,520
And did you know who he was?

412
00:22:38,520 --> 00:22:40,550
I knew he was a big shot.

413
00:22:40,550 --> 00:22:43,420
The girls would get all giddy
every time he would come in.

414
00:22:43,420 --> 00:22:45,320
So I knew he was a big tipper,

415
00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:47,220
but it's not like
I knew his name.

416
00:22:47,220 --> 00:22:49,820
Mm‐hmm. So he took you
to the Champagne Room.

417
00:22:49,820 --> 00:22:52,620
Can you tell us
exactly what happened?

418
00:22:52,620 --> 00:22:54,620
He raped me!

419
00:22:56,620 --> 00:23:00,520
I was in the middle
of the second song when

420
00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:02,550
I looked down, and I realized

421
00:23:02,550 --> 00:23:06,250
he'd unzipped his fly
and undid his belt.

422
00:23:06,250 --> 00:23:11,250
I kept dancing over him,
pretending not to notice.

423
00:23:11,250 --> 00:23:14,620
Then he put his hands
around my waist

424
00:23:14,620 --> 00:23:20,580
and pulled me in towards him.
Did you scream? Yeah.

425
00:23:20,580 --> 00:23:22,550
But the music was really loud.

426
00:23:22,550 --> 00:23:25,350
There's a panic button
on the wall,

427
00:23:25,350 --> 00:23:28,180
but he was holding me,
so I couldn't get to it.

428
00:23:28,180 --> 00:23:31,080
I kept hitting him, hitting him,

429
00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:34,080
but he seemed to like that.

430
00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:36,220
Then he jumped up
out of his chair.

431
00:23:36,220 --> 00:23:40,520
He turned me over.
And the next thing,

432
00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:45,680
we were on the floor, and...
I couldn't see anything.

433
00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:51,550
I had my eyes closed anyway.
Any idea how long it lasted?

434
00:23:51,550 --> 00:23:56,350
It seemed like
it lasted forever.

435
00:23:56,350 --> 00:23:57,620
Yeah.

436
00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:03,250
One last question.

437
00:24:03,250 --> 00:24:09,650
You didn't call the police
immediately after. Can I ask why?

438
00:24:09,650 --> 00:24:13,820
I don't know.
I guess that because...

439
00:24:13,820 --> 00:24:20,380
he's a somebody, and I'm...
a... a nobody.

440
00:24:20,380 --> 00:24:24,480
I didn't think
anybody would believe me.

441
00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:26,480
Thank you, Ms. Lee.

442
00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:28,320
No further questions,
Your Honor.

443
00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:30,180
Any movement on our end?

444
00:24:30,180 --> 00:24:33,450
It's still a sea
of red over here.

445
00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:42,850
You all right? Need a minute?
I'm all right.

446
00:24:42,850 --> 00:24:45,650
So... you mentioned

447
00:24:45,650 --> 00:24:47,720
that your erotic encounter
with my client

448
00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:49,420
seemed to go on...
It wasn't an erotic encounter.

449
00:24:49,420 --> 00:24:50,620
Forgive me.

450
00:24:50,620 --> 00:24:52,580
Your encounter.
The attack!

451
00:24:52,580 --> 00:24:54,680
Your Honor, may I finish
asking my question?

452
00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:56,480
The witness

453
00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:57,520
will refrain from speaking

454
00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:00,380
until counsel has finished
asking the question.

455
00:25:00,380 --> 00:25:03,620
Again, you testified

456
00:25:03,620 --> 00:25:06,850
that this encounter seemed
to last forever.

457
00:25:06,850 --> 00:25:10,850
That notwithstanding,
do you remember approximately

458
00:25:10,850 --> 00:25:14,550
what time my client left
the Champagne Room?

459
00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:19,850
Uh, around 12:30.
You sure about that?

460
00:25:19,850 --> 00:25:23,320
We went into the Champagne Room

461
00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:25,520
ten minutes after 12:00.

462
00:25:25,520 --> 00:25:27,850
It was three lap
dances, three songs.

463
00:25:27,850 --> 00:25:30,450
It's five or six minutes a song.

464
00:25:30,450 --> 00:25:35,680
That's about 12:25 or so.
Excellent. 12:25, 12:30.

465
00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:37,680
All right.

466
00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:40,780
Here's where I get confused.

467
00:25:40,780 --> 00:25:44,580
If you were so upset
over this alleged assault,

468
00:25:44,580 --> 00:25:46,750
why does security camera footage
from the bar

469
00:25:46,750 --> 00:25:51,650
show you having a drink
with my client at 1:55 a. m.?

470
00:25:51,650 --> 00:25:53,480
It's barely an hour and a half

471
00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:56,320
after you claim
he violently raped you.

472
00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:59,380
Really?
Do you have a photo of that?

473
00:25:59,380 --> 00:26:02,080
That's impossible.
I would never do that.

474
00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:07,220
Isn't this you?
Isn't this Mr. Alexander?

475
00:26:08,620 --> 00:26:11,520
Yes, but maybe that's
from another night.

476
00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:14,320
Isn't this date
the night in question?

477
00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:16,580
And can you see
that this is indicating

478
00:26:16,580 --> 00:26:18,620
that this frame
of video was captured

479
00:26:18,620 --> 00:26:20,620
at 1:55 in the morning?

480
00:26:20,620 --> 00:26:22,520
Yes, I can see what's

481
00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:24,480
in the photo, but that doesn't
mean that that happened.

482
00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:25,550
I'd like to enter

483
00:26:25,550 --> 00:26:27,650
this still photograph
taken from security video

484
00:26:27,650 --> 00:26:30,220
recorded the night of the
incident as defense exhibit "A."

485
00:26:30,220 --> 00:26:31,580
So entered.
That doesn't mean that

486
00:26:31,580 --> 00:26:32,850
that happened.

487
00:26:32,850 --> 00:26:34,280
That photo was
probably doctored.

488
00:26:34,280 --> 00:26:36,720
That... that doesn't mean
that that happened.

489
00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:38,150
He probably paid somebody.

490
00:26:38,150 --> 00:26:39,250
Order! Order! Order!

491
00:26:39,250 --> 00:26:41,280
Just because
that there is a photo,

492
00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:43,180
it doesn't mean that that happened.
Order! Again, we need you

493
00:26:43,180 --> 00:26:46,580
to refrain from speaking
until asked a question.

494
00:26:46,580 --> 00:26:49,680
Your Honor, these photographs
are accurate and real,

495
00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:52,850
and the security company
which monitors the establishment

496
00:26:52,850 --> 00:26:55,180
where Ms. Lee claims
this incident took place

497
00:26:55,180 --> 00:26:59,680
will testify to their veracity.

498
00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:03,580
So my question
to you, Ms. Lee, is...

499
00:27:03,580 --> 00:27:06,550
is it your normal practice
to have drinks with the men

500
00:27:06,550 --> 00:27:09,680
you claimed to have attacked you
a mere 90 minutes later?

501
00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:12,520
Your Honor!
Never mind.

502
00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:14,320
I withdraw the question.

503
00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:15,620
Nothing further
for this witness.

504
00:27:24,010 --> 00:27:25,080
Well, listen, I need
him to take the stand.

505
00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:28,680
We don't have time to prep
him. I'll prep Benny.

506
00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:31,610
If we ask the right questions,
we should get the right answers.

507
00:27:31,610 --> 00:27:34,010
Thank you.

508
00:27:34,010 --> 00:27:40,540
I think we're gonna be okay.

509
00:27:42,540 --> 00:27:47,710
All rise!

510
00:27:47,710 --> 00:27:52,180
The Honorable
Judge McPherson presiding.

511
00:27:52,180 --> 00:27:55,640
Thank you for joining us
last minute, Dr. Benson.

512
00:27:55,640 --> 00:28:00,080
Now you just shared with
the jury your many degrees

513
00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:02,110
and your academic
accomplishments.

514
00:28:02,110 --> 00:28:06,680
But as someone who specializes
in psychological trauma,

515
00:28:06,680 --> 00:28:09,610
if I tell you that
a woman is raped,

516
00:28:09,610 --> 00:28:13,210
but 90 minutes later
she is seen having a drink

517
00:28:13,210 --> 00:28:15,710
with the very man
who attacked her,

518
00:28:15,710 --> 00:28:19,780
what would your reaction be?
Well, without knowing anything,

519
00:28:19,780 --> 00:28:22,140
without having met
the principals

520
00:28:22,140 --> 00:28:26,140
or read the histories
or looked at the forensics, uh,

521
00:28:26,140 --> 00:28:28,080
I would venture a guess and say

522
00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:31,080
it must have been
a particularly brutal violation.

523
00:28:33,010 --> 00:28:35,580
Objection.

524
00:28:35,580 --> 00:28:38,010
This last‐minute,
supposed expert witness

525
00:28:38,010 --> 00:28:39,540
is offering up conjecture

526
00:28:39,540 --> 00:28:41,010
and speculation as testimony.

527
00:28:41,010 --> 00:28:43,040
Objection sustained.

528
00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:44,910
The jury will disregard
that answer.

529
00:28:44,910 --> 00:28:50,510
Ask another question, Counselor.
Yes, Your Honor. Dr. Benson,

530
00:28:50,510 --> 00:28:53,180
putting aside what you
think might have happened,

531
00:28:53,180 --> 00:28:56,080
is it unusual for victims

532
00:28:56,080 --> 00:28:59,980
of rape to continue to
associate with their attacker

533
00:28:59,980 --> 00:29:02,640
in the hours
following the attack?

534
00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:05,010
Well, let me put it this way.

535
00:29:05,010 --> 00:29:07,180
While you wouldn't
call it common,

536
00:29:07,180 --> 00:29:09,810
it happens more often
than you'd suspect.

537
00:29:09,810 --> 00:29:12,610
And there's a scientific
explanation for it.

538
00:29:12,610 --> 00:29:14,710
After brutal trauma,

539
00:29:14,710 --> 00:29:17,140
the victim's brain
often defaults

540
00:29:17,140 --> 00:29:18,940
into a kind of survival mode.

541
00:29:18,940 --> 00:29:23,140
The mind focuses on one thing
and one thing only‐‐

542
00:29:23,140 --> 00:29:24,840
getting through the night

543
00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:27,140
without further incident
or harm.

544
00:29:27,140 --> 00:29:29,840
So you make friends
with your enemy.

545
00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:32,010
Now, what if I told you

546
00:29:32,010 --> 00:29:34,180
that the victim has
no recollection

547
00:29:34,180 --> 00:29:37,210
of continuing to associate
with her attacker

548
00:29:37,210 --> 00:29:39,010
in the hours following the rape?

549
00:29:39,010 --> 00:29:41,180
Would, would that shock you?

550
00:29:41,180 --> 00:29:43,610
Not really. I mean,
the combination

551
00:29:43,610 --> 00:29:47,180
of trauma and adrenaline
creates a condition

552
00:29:47,180 --> 00:29:49,540
where the victim
becomes hyper‐focused.

553
00:29:49,540 --> 00:29:53,540
Uh, they retain details
of the trauma itself

554
00:29:53,540 --> 00:29:55,640
in an especially vivid way,

555
00:29:55,640 --> 00:30:00,140
but the events surrounding it
don't get coded into the memory,

556
00:30:00,140 --> 00:30:03,980
because the victim is being
controlled by the amygdala,

557
00:30:03,980 --> 00:30:09,140
the survival center of the mind.
It's working like hell

558
00:30:09,140 --> 00:30:11,840
to normalize something
that's not normal.

559
00:30:11,840 --> 00:30:14,810
So the memory,
for all intents and purposes,

560
00:30:14,810 --> 00:30:20,080
gets turned off.
And if I were to tell you

561
00:30:20,080 --> 00:30:22,080
that the victim took three days

562
00:30:22,080 --> 00:30:25,180
to report what happened
to her to the police?

563
00:30:25,180 --> 00:30:27,240
Yeah, again,
pretty standard stuff.

564
00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:31,880
I mean... but trust me.
For those 72 hours,

565
00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:34,110
the victim is fighting
with him or herself

566
00:30:34,110 --> 00:30:37,780
over whether what they think
happened really happened.

567
00:30:37,780 --> 00:30:41,080
And to be clear,
if it hadn't really happened,

568
00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:43,240
they wouldn't have been fighting
with themselves.

569
00:30:43,240 --> 00:30:45,610
Thank you.
No further questions.

570
00:30:45,610 --> 00:30:46,910
Oh, my God, Marissa!

571
00:30:46,940 --> 00:30:48,110
We got a green one!

572
00:30:48,110 --> 00:30:50,110
We got a green one!

573
00:30:50,110 --> 00:30:52,140
Will you two
keep it down, please?

574
00:30:52,140 --> 00:30:54,280
Dr. Benson,

575
00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:56,180
do you know Jessica Lee?

576
00:30:56,180 --> 00:30:58,640
Not really.
I think that's her there.

577
00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:01,810
Have you ever met
Jessica Lee? No.

578
00:31:01,810 --> 00:31:03,110
Do you know my client?

579
00:31:03,110 --> 00:31:06,010
I know of him.
We've never met.

580
00:31:06,010 --> 00:31:08,010
So, then, do you have any proof

581
00:31:08,010 --> 00:31:10,810
that this so‐called trauma
actually even occurred?

582
00:31:10,810 --> 00:31:13,110
It seems to me that,

583
00:31:13,110 --> 00:31:16,040
in this case,
the only window we have

584
00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:19,840
into what might have happened
that night is a security photo

585
00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:23,010
of the principals sharing a drink

586
00:31:23,010 --> 00:31:26,580
shortly after this trauma
supposedly occurred.

587
00:31:26,580 --> 00:31:28,680
Well, as I explained...
Oh, I'm sorry.

588
00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:31,710
I must have missed it.
Did your explanation suggest

589
00:31:31,710 --> 00:31:35,780
that, because they were having a
drink, she must have been raped?

590
00:31:35,780 --> 00:31:38,510
Of course not.

591
00:31:38,510 --> 00:31:42,080
So, then,
what does your testimony prove?

592
00:31:43,980 --> 00:31:48,040
We lost our green.

593
00:31:53,010 --> 00:31:54,380
Hi. Can I help you?

594
00:31:54,380 --> 00:31:57,140
Yeah, I'm actually looking
for the owner. Tara Atkins?

595
00:31:57,140 --> 00:32:01,080
Tara? Hi. I'm Danny James.

596
00:32:01,080 --> 00:32:03,580
I'm an investigator
working for Jessica Lee?

597
00:32:03,580 --> 00:32:05,680
Perhaps you've read about her?

598
00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:09,880
She's suing Nathan Alexander.

599
00:32:09,880 --> 00:32:11,910
What does that have
to do with me?

600
00:32:11,910 --> 00:32:13,810
Well, I know that you
worked for Nathan

601
00:32:13,810 --> 00:32:17,110
and his then‐wife briefly,
and that it ended abruptly.

602
00:32:17,110 --> 00:32:20,040
I just wanted to
ask you about that.

603
00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:21,940
I honestly don't have
anything to say.

604
00:32:21,940 --> 00:32:24,110
This is my place of business.

605
00:32:24,110 --> 00:32:27,210
I'd appreciate it
if you'd go now. Was it him?

606
00:32:27,210 --> 00:32:30,680
Did Nathan attack you?
Don't make me call the police.

607
00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:33,710
Did he pay you to keep quiet?

608
00:32:33,710 --> 00:32:35,580
Is that where
you got the start‐up money

609
00:32:35,580 --> 00:32:37,140
to open this store?

610
00:32:37,140 --> 00:32:39,980
I wish I could help you,
but there's nothing I can do.

611
00:32:39,980 --> 00:32:42,180
I really need you to leave.

612
00:32:42,180 --> 00:32:45,180
If it's the NDA
that's inhibiting you,

613
00:32:45,180 --> 00:32:47,540
I work with a team of
really great lawyers,

614
00:32:47,540 --> 00:32:51,640
and I'm sure they can
figure out a way around it.

615
00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:53,640
If you change your mind.

616
00:33:01,680 --> 00:33:03,510
Mr. Alexander, do you deny

617
00:33:03,510 --> 00:33:05,180
being at the Maverick Club
on the night in question?

618
00:33:05,180 --> 00:33:08,740
I do not.
Do you deny that you and Ms. Lee

619
00:33:08,740 --> 00:33:10,780
engaged in intimate behavior

620
00:33:10,780 --> 00:33:11,780
at some point past midnight

621
00:33:11,780 --> 00:33:15,940
in what's referred to
as the Champagne Room? I do not.

622
00:33:15,940 --> 00:33:22,510
Did you rape Ms. Lee? No.

623
00:33:22,510 --> 00:33:25,510
Not that I'm aware of.

624
00:33:25,510 --> 00:33:27,910
My sense was that
everyone involved

625
00:33:27,910 --> 00:33:29,910
was having a very nice time.

626
00:33:29,910 --> 00:33:32,210
Mr. Alexander,

627
00:33:32,210 --> 00:33:34,880
what's a guy like you
doing in a strip club?

628
00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:40,980
Looking at naked women mostly.
Look,

629
00:33:40,980 --> 00:33:42,810
you probably won't like
this answer,

630
00:33:42,810 --> 00:33:45,910
but I'm very fond of women.

631
00:33:45,910 --> 00:33:48,910
And at the risk of sounding
like some kind of Neanderthal,

632
00:33:48,910 --> 00:33:53,510
being able to spend time
around a woman who is undressed,

633
00:33:53,510 --> 00:33:55,710
that's a pretty terrific way
to end one's day.

634
00:33:55,710 --> 00:33:58,510
Now, I know that,
for a lot of men,

635
00:33:58,510 --> 00:34:00,980
that happens within the context
of a relationship‐‐

636
00:34:00,980 --> 00:34:03,610
marriage,
boyfriend, girlfriend‐‐

637
00:34:03,610 --> 00:34:06,640
and I've tried that,
but it takes time

638
00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:08,510
and it takes energy.

639
00:34:08,510 --> 00:34:10,910
And I'm sort of a well‐known
figure in this city,

640
00:34:10,910 --> 00:34:13,880
so it also means
I need to have my guard up

641
00:34:13,880 --> 00:34:16,880
because not every woman I meet
is solely interested

642
00:34:16,880 --> 00:34:18,940
in getting to know me better.

643
00:34:18,940 --> 00:34:22,710
So, for me, a gentlemen's club,

644
00:34:22,710 --> 00:34:24,980
on a transactional level,
they make great sense.

645
00:34:24,980 --> 00:34:27,780
I pay my money.
I meet some nice women,

646
00:34:27,780 --> 00:34:30,640
and if I never see them again
or they never see me again,

647
00:34:30,640 --> 00:34:32,940
neither one of us
is surprised or disappointed.

648
00:34:32,940 --> 00:34:34,810
He has them in the
palm of his hand.

649
00:34:34,810 --> 00:34:38,140
No one is shocked.
No one's surprised.

650
00:34:38,140 --> 00:34:41,580
They're too busy admiring
his imitation of honesty.

651
00:34:41,580 --> 00:34:45,280
Why did you ask Ms. Lee
to go to the Champagne Room?

652
00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:48,010
I didn't. She suggested it.

653
00:34:48,010 --> 00:34:50,140
And it's your testimony
that everything that happened

654
00:34:50,140 --> 00:34:51,810
in that room was consensual?

655
00:34:51,810 --> 00:34:53,840
That was certainly
my impression.

656
00:34:53,840 --> 00:34:56,180
I think she knew who I was.

657
00:34:57,810 --> 00:35:00,910
How horrible could it have been?

658
00:35:00,910 --> 00:35:05,240
I mean, I didn't run away
and neither did she.

659
00:35:05,240 --> 00:35:11,180
We had drinks together
later that night.

660
00:35:11,180 --> 00:35:13,580
Is there anything
you want to say?

661
00:35:13,580 --> 00:35:20,540
Anything you want
to apologize for?

662
00:35:20,540 --> 00:35:23,780
No.

663
00:35:23,780 --> 00:35:28,280
This has been
enormously embarrassing

664
00:35:28,280 --> 00:35:32,580
and painful for me.

665
00:35:32,580 --> 00:35:36,540
In my work,
I ask people to trust me.

666
00:35:36,540 --> 00:35:41,880
Ever since Ms. Lee's assertions
were made public,

667
00:35:41,880 --> 00:35:47,580
it's become much harder to do.
No.

668
00:35:47,580 --> 00:35:49,740
I have nothing to apologize for.

669
00:35:49,740 --> 00:35:51,910
No further questions.

670
00:35:51,910 --> 00:35:53,880
All right, let's
break here for today.

671
00:35:53,880 --> 00:35:56,110
We'll pick this up tomorrow
with the plaintiff's cross.

672
00:35:56,110 --> 00:35:57,980
This court is adjourned.

673
00:35:57,980 --> 00:35:59,810
It is the
"he said, she said" case

674
00:35:59,810 --> 00:36:02,010
I always feared it would be.

675
00:36:02,010 --> 00:36:04,910
Unfortunately, the "he"
is a very convincing fellow,

676
00:36:04,910 --> 00:36:07,580
even though I'm certain

677
00:36:07,580 --> 00:36:09,210
he's lying through his teeth.

678
00:36:09,210 --> 00:36:11,240
Funny. Based on the women
I've been talking to,

679
00:36:11,240 --> 00:36:13,580
it should be a "he said,
they said" case.

680
00:36:13,580 --> 00:36:15,140
What do you mean?

681
00:36:15,140 --> 00:36:16,780
Are you suggesting
there are others?

682
00:36:16,780 --> 00:36:19,110
'Cause that would
change everything.

683
00:36:19,110 --> 00:36:20,780
Tara Atkins, Janell Thompson,

684
00:36:20,780 --> 00:36:22,680
Emily Webber, Amelia Lopez,
Tracy Walker.

685
00:36:22,680 --> 00:36:26,140
The list goes on.
All women I strongly suspect

686
00:36:26,140 --> 00:36:28,580
were raped by Nathan Alexander.

687
00:36:28,580 --> 00:36:30,110
Well, let's get 'em in here,

688
00:36:30,110 --> 00:36:31,740
and‐and Benny can put 'em
on the stand.

689
00:36:31,740 --> 00:36:34,780
They won't testify.
They've all been paid off

690
00:36:34,780 --> 00:36:36,110
and signed nondisclosure
agreements.

691
00:36:36,110 --> 00:36:38,610
He gives them $2 million
and threatens

692
00:36:38,610 --> 00:36:41,510
to sue them for twice that
if they ever breathe a word.

693
00:36:41,510 --> 00:36:44,180
It's so unfair.
How do you fight against someone

694
00:36:44,180 --> 00:36:45,410
who has all the money
in the world?

695
00:36:45,410 --> 00:36:47,710
Well if it makes you feel
any better, he doesn't have

696
00:36:47,710 --> 00:36:48,980
all the money in the world

697
00:36:48,980 --> 00:36:52,280
'cause he gave half
to his ex‐wife.

698
00:36:52,280 --> 00:36:54,510
And did he make her sign an NDA?

699
00:36:54,510 --> 00:36:57,540
It was a divorce.
A divorce he wanted.

700
00:36:57,540 --> 00:37:01,510
And how does she feel
about her ex? Why do you ask?

701
00:37:01,510 --> 00:37:04,610
Mr. Colón,
are you ready to commence

702
00:37:04,610 --> 00:37:07,010
cross‐examination
of Mr. Alexander?

703
00:37:07,010 --> 00:37:08,910
Yes, I am, Your Honor.

704
00:37:08,910 --> 00:37:13,680
Mr. Alexander, I really just
have one question for you.

705
00:37:13,680 --> 00:37:17,510
Now, you testified
under oath yesterday

706
00:37:17,510 --> 00:37:20,210
that you did not rape my client.

707
00:37:20,210 --> 00:37:25,510
That's correct.
Okay. So here's my question:

708
00:37:25,510 --> 00:37:27,710
have you ever raped anyone?

709
00:37:31,540 --> 00:37:37,840
I'm sorry,
I didn't hear your answer.

710
00:37:37,840 --> 00:37:41,740
No. Of course not.
I've never raped anyone.

711
00:37:41,740 --> 00:37:45,280
Ah. Well, then I have
no more questions

712
00:37:45,280 --> 00:37:48,580
for this witness.
I would, however,

713
00:37:48,580 --> 00:37:51,140
like to call a rebuttal witness
at this time.

714
00:37:51,140 --> 00:37:53,810
With your court's permission,

715
00:37:53,810 --> 00:37:57,580
the plaintiff would like to call
Ms. Tara Atkins to the stand.

716
00:37:57,580 --> 00:37:59,680
Objection, Your Honor.
The defense was not made aware

717
00:37:59,680 --> 00:38:01,940
of this witness. This is the
first we're hearing about it.

718
00:38:01,940 --> 00:38:03,840
My apologies, Your Honor.

719
00:38:03,840 --> 00:38:07,040
We're calling this witness
to refute Mr. Alexander's claim

720
00:38:07,040 --> 00:38:10,910
just now that, and I quote,
"I have never raped anyone."

721
00:38:10,910 --> 00:38:12,610
Ms. Atkins
is prepared

722
00:38:12,610 --> 00:38:14,940
to speak on that claim.

723
00:38:14,940 --> 00:38:17,140
That seems reasonable
and relevant to me.

724
00:38:17,140 --> 00:38:18,980
The witness may testify.

725
00:38:18,980 --> 00:38:21,940
Your Honor, the defense would
like to request a short recess,

726
00:38:21,940 --> 00:38:23,280
so we may prepare
for this witness.

727
00:38:23,280 --> 00:38:24,910
That seems reasonable as well.

728
00:38:24,910 --> 00:38:27,510
Let's take a half hour break
and resume trial at that time.

729
00:38:28,710 --> 00:38:36,610
Ms. Atkins? Tara Atkins? Come in.

730
00:38:36,610 --> 00:38:38,810
I've asked my legal team
to sit in.

731
00:38:38,810 --> 00:38:45,640
You don't have a problem
with that, do you? Of course not.

732
00:38:47,880 --> 00:38:54,510
Just to be clear, in exchange
for the $2 million

733
00:38:54,510 --> 00:38:55,680
my client provided you,

734
00:38:55,680 --> 00:38:58,540
you signed
a nondisclosure agreement.

735
00:38:58,540 --> 00:39:01,710
If you testify to the events
which I suspect

736
00:39:01,710 --> 00:39:03,940
you'll be asked about
on the stand,

737
00:39:03,940 --> 00:39:05,110
you'll be violating
that agreement

738
00:39:05,110 --> 00:39:07,640
and it will cost you $4 million.

739
00:39:07,640 --> 00:39:10,940
$4 million I'm reasonably sure
you don't have.

740
00:39:10,940 --> 00:39:15,810
Yes, I'm well aware of that.
I want to be certain

741
00:39:15,810 --> 00:39:19,080
that you understand
how serious this is.

742
00:39:19,080 --> 00:39:21,140
You signed a legal document.

743
00:39:21,140 --> 00:39:23,580
My client is prepared
to garnish your wages

744
00:39:23,580 --> 00:39:28,110
for the rest of your life
if you violate it. Well,

745
00:39:28,110 --> 00:39:33,540
not if I pay up front, right?

746
00:39:33,540 --> 00:39:37,140
You're prepared to pay
Mr. Alexander $4 million

747
00:39:37,140 --> 00:39:38,580
right now?

748
00:39:38,580 --> 00:39:40,740
Not that it's any
of your business,

749
00:39:40,740 --> 00:39:43,540
but a wealthy benefactor
has stepped forward

750
00:39:43,540 --> 00:39:48,540
and is willing to finance this
transaction for Ms. Atkins.

751
00:39:48,540 --> 00:39:52,540
Really? Might I ask who?

752
00:39:52,540 --> 00:39:55,180
Well, I suppose
it won't do any harm.

753
00:39:55,180 --> 00:39:57,240
The benefactor is
Beth Alexander,

754
00:39:57,240 --> 00:39:58,840
your client's ex‐wife.

755
00:39:58,840 --> 00:40:01,180
And she asked me to ask you
if you wouldn't mind

756
00:40:01,180 --> 00:40:03,210
forwarding a message to Nathan.

757
00:40:03,210 --> 00:40:07,640
She wanted him to know
she really loved that horse.

758
00:40:07,640 --> 00:40:14,540
We, the jury,
find the defendant,

759
00:40:14,540 --> 00:40:18,780
Nathan Alexander...

760
00:40:18,780 --> 00:40:22,640
...liable for assault
and intentional infliction

761
00:40:22,640 --> 00:40:25,110
of emotional distress.

762
00:40:25,110 --> 00:40:28,510
In addition, we, the jury,
award compensatory damages

763
00:40:28,510 --> 00:40:33,140
of $1 million to the plaintiff.

764
00:40:33,140 --> 00:40:36,940
And, in addition, we,
the jury, also award

765
00:40:36,940 --> 00:40:41,840
punitive damages of $25 million

766
00:40:41,840 --> 00:40:45,610
to the plaintiff.

767
00:40:45,610 --> 00:40:47,240
This court thanks you
for your service.

768
00:40:47,240 --> 00:40:49,540
Court is adjourned.

769
00:40:49,540 --> 00:40:51,540
Thank you, Dr. Bull.

770
00:40:51,540 --> 00:40:53,640
I honestly don't know
what to say.

771
00:40:56,140 --> 00:40:59,540
I know this really wasn't
about the money for you,

772
00:40:59,540 --> 00:41:01,080
but trust me,
with a verdict like that,

773
00:41:01,080 --> 00:41:03,040
the D. A.'s gonna want
to reopen this case.

774
00:41:03,040 --> 00:41:07,040
And I'd be honored to be there
with you when it happens.

775
00:41:07,040 --> 00:41:10,710
I wouldn't have it
any other way.

776
00:41:10,710 --> 00:41:14,510
You know, there is a line
of women over there

777
00:41:14,510 --> 00:41:20,610
who want to tell you
how proud they are of you.

778
00:41:20,610 --> 00:41:27,540
I think I owe everything to you.
Don't be ridiculous.

779
00:41:27,540 --> 00:41:31,080
We girls have to stick together.
Yes.

780
00:41:31,080 --> 00:41:36,040
Thank you so much. Mmm.

781
00:41:38,240 --> 00:41:42,540
Anna?

782
00:41:42,540 --> 00:41:48,740
It's me, it's‐it's your dad.
I've been calling and texting

783
00:41:48,740 --> 00:41:52,010
for the last three days.

784
00:41:52,010 --> 00:41:54,610
I called the phone company
this afternoon

785
00:41:54,610 --> 00:42:01,910
to find out that you blocked me.
Anna, I...

786
00:42:01,910 --> 00:42:05,580
I just want to talk to you.

787
00:42:05,580 --> 00:42:10,610
If you're in there,
would you open the door, please?

788
00:42:10,610 --> 00:42:18,210
I love you, kiddo.

789
00:42:18,210 --> 00:42:25,980
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