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I wish I had better
news for you, Donovan.
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That dockworker's testimony...
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I'm not sure we can get past it.
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How long's it been,
Keith?
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30 years?
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And Donovan's never been
convicted with you at his side.
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We thank you for that.
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But...
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now you got to be
honest with us.
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What should we
be preparing for?
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Barring a miracle,
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a "guilty" sentence.
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And with Judge Stanley,
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a former D.A.,
his history on sentencing
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for this type of thing and...
Donovan's record...
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...we are almost certainly
looking at the maximum.
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The full 25 years.
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My God...
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That's the rest
of your life.
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He did say "barring a miracle."
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I guess I'll just
have to pray for that, huh?
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You'll pray, too.
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Won't you, son?
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Evening, Judge.
How you doing tonight?
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Uh, I'll tell you
in a couple of hours.
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Hey. Hey, Brendan.
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Get in the car. I've got something
I got to do.
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No, I know what you think
you got to do,
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but just get in the car,
Brendan; you're only gonna
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make things worse. Says you. Go
home and study.
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Hey, wait.
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Drive, Dolittle, drive.
Brendan, what did you do?
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Punch it, Doc.
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Playing "How Much
Is That Doggie In the Window?"...
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Hmm.
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Go away. I'm trying
to find a reason to live.
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Am I not reason enough?
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First thing they teach you
at law school,
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don't ask a question
if you don't know the answer.
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Good morning to you, too.
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They just phoned
from downstairs.
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A woman who claims to be
Colleen McCandless
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was inquiring
whether or not
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she could get
an appointment with you.
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Right now.
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Colleen McCandless...
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is married to...
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Donovan McCandless.
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He's on trial for extortion
and racketeering.
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He was supposed
to be sentenced two days ago,
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when the judge in the case
inconveniently
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got his throat slit
on Montague Street in Brooklyn.
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Okay.
Is the conference room free?
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Do we have a metal detector?
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Answer the second question
first.
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- Mrs. McCandless?
- Ten letter word
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for the guardianship
and control exercised
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by the Lord our God?
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Providence.
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Thank you.
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Sorry to have dropped in
unannounced, Dr. Bull.
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Ah, well, how can I be of help?
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Or was it just the one word
you came up for?
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- Do you do crossword puzzles?
- Once in a great while.
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I can't stand having
nothing to do.
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Feeling powerless.
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Now that there are
crosswords on my phone...
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My two sons...
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Brendan, my oldest,
and Connor, who just turned 22...
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Were arrested last night.
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Charged with the murder
of a judge.
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Judge Weston Stanley.
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I'm familiar.
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It's a federal crime
to kill a federal judge.
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Death penalty crime.
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And apparently this happened
in the middle of the street
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with... a whole lot
of witnesses around
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and I'm... sorry,
but I'm actually not sure
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how I can be of help to you.
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Let's begin at the beginning.
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Do you even want to be of help
to me and my family?
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You understand
how it looks, right?
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Your husband's trial
isn't going well,
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so his sons murder the judge
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in hopes of getting a mistrial.
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See if maybe they can do better
the next time around.
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You didn't answer my question.
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I'm not in the habit of
assisting career criminals, no.
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My sons were apprehended
in a car
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identified at the scene
of the crime.
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And the knife that was used
to slit the judge's throat
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was found in
my oldest's possession.
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Okay.
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Are you trying to convince me?
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I think you should also know
that my firstborn
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has a very lengthy
criminal record.
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Duly noted.
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I'm not unaware that juries
go in with opinions
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already formed about what
it must be to be a McCandless.
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My attorney indicated
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that this sort of challenge
was your specialty.
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- As I mentioned previously...
- I'm not asking you to help
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a career criminal.
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I'm not asking you
to help my older son.
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Just my youngest.
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Just Connor.
He's innocent.
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He's why I'm here.
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So you just want me
to help the one,
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- not the other son?
- Brendan's lost to me.
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Has been for a long time.
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He's...
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Runs call girls and numbers,
he's his father's boy.
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But Connor, my youngest...
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he's never been involved
in the business.
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He's a year into med school.
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No one in our family has ever
even gotten a college degree,
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let alone thought about
becoming a doctor.
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- Mrs. McCandless...
- Connor didn't choose his father.
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I did.
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He shouldn't have
even been there.
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It was my fault.
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I asked him to go.
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I don't understand.
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How is it your fault?
Connor was the one driving
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- the getaway car.
- I knew my husband and Brendan
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were up to something
and I called Connor
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and I told him he needed
to get into the car
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and get his brother, make sure
he didn't do anything stupid.
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It's my fault.
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You at all
interested in my opinion?
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I'm pretty sure
I can guess.
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You know,
these guys...
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they're accused of
killing a judge.
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Before we even walk
through the door,
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everyone in
that courthouse
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- is going to be against us.
- Two things:
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I haven't agreed
to take the case.
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- Only to meet the younger son.
- And what's the second thing?
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The younger son
is the only one
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we would represent.
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And he didn't pick
his father.
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I'd also point out
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that we have
represented clients
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accused of every kind
of crime there is
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and the courtroom is always
biased against the accused.
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Yes, but in this case,
the accused
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is a member of a crime family.
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Whether he chose to
be a member or not.
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And as a former prosecutor,
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I have a difficult time
turning a blind eye to that.
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And-and look,
I get it. I get it.
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Everybody deserves a defense.
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But Donovan McCandless
and his clan?
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Benny, the only promise I made
was to meet the boy.
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All right.
You're the boss.
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I wasn't there to help him,
I was there to stop him.
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After I talked
to my mom,
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I-I called Brendan.
But his phone was off.
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So I started
asking around to see
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if anybody knew where he was.
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This guy my father works with
told me that Brendan had been
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trying to get the home address
of Judge Stanley.
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I put two and two together.
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Got on the Internet,
it took about five minutes.
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I mean...
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my brother's done
some bad things before,
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but I thought...
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I-if I could just talk to him.
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So when I got there, it seemed
like I had made it in time.
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But I couldn't get him
to get in the car with me.
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A-And the next thing I know,
the judge is leaving his house
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and Brendan sneaks up
behind him...
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slits his throat,
then jumps in the car with me
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- and orders me to drive away.
- Orders you?
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H-He put a pistol to my head.
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Anyway, like five minutes later,
the cops pulled us over.
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- What'd you tell them?
- Uh, nothing.
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Some things you just learn
sitting at the kitchen table.
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I learned young not to talk.
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So you didn't
tell them
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that story you
just told us?
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Okay.
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Well, if we
got involved,
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I'd want to file
a motion to sever
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your trial from
your brother's.
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Right now, you're being
charged together with murder.
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Meaning, you'll both be tried
at the same time
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with the same jury.
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We'd be requesting
for your trials to be
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completely separated.
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The more we can distance you
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from your family's reputation,
the better.
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Benny's right;
your best chance
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is for you to just
tell the truth.
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Explain that you were trying
to stop your brother
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and the only reason
you drove away
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is that you were afraid
for your life.
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I don't think you understand.
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I can't say that.
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I'd effectively be testifying
against my own brother.Connor.
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If you won't
speak up for yourself
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against Brendan,
we don't have a case.
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You don't have a case.
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Look...
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I never wanted anything to do
with my family's business.
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But that doesn't mean
that I don't love my family.
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My brother and I
have always been different.
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But there were times when we
were all each other had.
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We made a pact a long time ago.
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We do not turn on each other,
we protect each other.
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No matter what.
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No offense, but...
it doesn't sound like
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he was honoring that pact
when he put a gun to your head.
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He was scared.
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Brendan's always been scared.
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Of Dad, of being a screwup.
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Being a disappointment.
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Brendan would never hurt me.
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You could spend the rest
of your life in prison.
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And if I testify against him,
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he could get the death penalty.
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I'm not gonna be responsible
for killing my brother.
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Well, notwithstanding
the investment in time,
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I think that worked out
for the best.
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I'm telling you,
no good could come
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from representing people
who have spent their lives
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engaging in criminal activity.
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As far as I can tell,
that boy's never spent a minute
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doing anything outside the law.
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I'm telling his mother
we're taking the case.
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Excuse me?
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Wa... was I not
in the same room as you?
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The boy does not want to be
pitted against his brother.
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He made that point
crystal clear.
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And the only way in hell
to get him off
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is to sever his trial
from the man
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who did the actual killing;
and he won't do it.
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What am I missing?
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You haven't met the mother.
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He'll do it.
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He'll do whatever
Mommy tells him to do.
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[♪♪] *BULL (2016)*
Season 03 Episode 20
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Episode Title:
"The Good One"
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You gotta know
this wasn't my idea.
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I wasn't born
yesterday
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All rise.
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The Honorable Judge Hamilton
presiding.
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I understand you'd like to be
heard on a motion, Mr. Colón?
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Yes, Your Honor.
Thank you, Your Honor.
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My client, defendant
Connor McCandless,
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is asking for the court's
permission to sever his trial
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from that of codefendant,
Brendan McCandless.
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Your Honor, for the record,
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the prosecution
vehemently objects
255
00:12:07,067 --> 00:12:08,332
on the grounds...
256
00:12:09,145 --> 00:12:10,497
Motion denied.
257
00:12:13,707 --> 00:12:16,223
Forgive me, Your Honor,
I was not
258
00:12:16,356 --> 00:12:18,682
given the opportunity
to argue the motion.
259
00:12:18,770 --> 00:12:20,434
The law's the law, Counselor.
260
00:12:21,512 --> 00:12:24,520
Any argument you choose to make
would be beside the point.
261
00:12:25,363 --> 00:12:28,658
I... I beg to differ,
Your Honor.
262
00:12:28,746 --> 00:12:31,955
I think it's only reasonable
that you hear out
263
00:12:32,043 --> 00:12:34,129
the particular circumstances
surrounding...
264
00:12:34,223 --> 00:12:36,707
Are you calling me
unreasonable, Counselor?
265
00:12:39,027 --> 00:12:41,903
This court finds you
in contempt, Mr. Colón.
266
00:12:42,473 --> 00:12:45,668
Really? You can't be serious.
267
00:12:45,824 --> 00:12:48,970
This court hereby fines you
$1,000. Serious enough?
268
00:12:49,057 --> 00:12:50,058
But, Your Honor...
269
00:12:50,145 --> 00:12:52,074
Let's make it 2,000.
270
00:12:52,879 --> 00:12:55,449
And lest you mistake
my intentions here,
271
00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:57,684
if I hear one more word
from you, Mr. Colón,
272
00:12:57,772 --> 00:12:59,551
you will be taken into custody.
273
00:13:02,106 --> 00:13:03,135
Now...
274
00:13:03,223 --> 00:13:04,594
is there anything else?
275
00:13:06,059 --> 00:13:07,629
That's everything, Your Honor.
276
00:13:08,918 --> 00:13:10,127
Very well, then.
277
00:13:10,356 --> 00:13:12,951
The trial begins this afternoon,
1:00 p.m.
278
00:13:13,371 --> 00:13:15,192
Court's adjourned.
279
00:13:24,397 --> 00:13:25,996
Please tell me you got it.
280
00:13:26,084 --> 00:13:27,910
Okay. But I'd be lying.
281
00:13:28,165 --> 00:13:29,559
I'm not doing any better.
282
00:13:29,647 --> 00:13:31,363
My number one
source over there
283
00:13:31,450 --> 00:13:34,105
put me on hold
17 minutes ago.
284
00:13:34,247 --> 00:13:35,947
I've called in
every favor I can,
285
00:13:36,035 --> 00:13:38,036
but no one is willing
to slip us the jury list.
286
00:13:38,124 --> 00:13:40,513
Who knew?
Nobody at the courthouse
287
00:13:40,601 --> 00:13:43,122
is willing to help the folks who
are defending the judge killer.
288
00:13:43,367 --> 00:13:44,769
Everybody over there
looked at me
289
00:13:44,857 --> 00:13:46,427
like I had stole their dog.
290
00:13:46,752 --> 00:13:48,145
Ah...
291
00:13:48,239 --> 00:13:50,020
So, what did Marissa
have to say?
292
00:13:50,272 --> 00:13:52,552
Well, looks like we're
gonna do voir dire old-school.
293
00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:55,419
No earwig, no jury list,
no research in advance.
294
00:13:55,507 --> 00:13:58,473
Just you, me and
a yellow legal pad
295
00:13:58,561 --> 00:14:00,309
flying by the seat
of our pants.
296
00:14:00,447 --> 00:14:02,341
Oh, so it's not just
the judge who hates us.
297
00:14:02,436 --> 00:14:05,091
No, I'd say the entire
courthouse is united
298
00:14:05,179 --> 00:14:06,645
in their contempt for TAC.
299
00:14:06,733 --> 00:14:08,459
I hate to say
I told you so.
300
00:14:08,694 --> 00:14:10,071
No, you don't.
301
00:14:10,408 --> 00:14:12,397
So, what's the game plan,
General Custer?
302
00:14:12,485 --> 00:14:14,068
We'll be battling
something called
303
00:14:14,156 --> 00:14:16,989
an "anchoring bias,"
which is when a person
304
00:14:17,077 --> 00:14:18,764
possesses a trait
so dominant
305
00:14:18,852 --> 00:14:20,246
that it colors everything else
about them.
306
00:14:20,333 --> 00:14:22,023
It could be age, it could
be race, it could be income.
307
00:14:22,110 --> 00:14:25,420
- Or even a family's reputation.
- Precisely.
308
00:14:25,691 --> 00:14:28,357
And, lucky us, we won't
just have one McCandless
309
00:14:28,445 --> 00:14:29,921
sitting at the defense table,
we'll have two.
310
00:14:30,008 --> 00:14:31,662
That's quite an anchor.
311
00:14:32,326 --> 00:14:34,728
What we really need
are people with
312
00:14:34,815 --> 00:14:36,326
a kind of tunnel vision.
313
00:14:36,414 --> 00:14:38,506
People who are prone
to making decisions
314
00:14:38,594 --> 00:14:40,529
based solely on
what they have
315
00:14:40,617 --> 00:14:42,640
directly in front of them,
as opposed to all the baggage
316
00:14:42,727 --> 00:14:45,287
a person might bring into
the courtroom with them.
317
00:14:46,264 --> 00:14:47,850
So, who do you like?
318
00:14:48,263 --> 00:14:50,178
- See juror number nine?
- Mm.
319
00:14:50,265 --> 00:14:51,537
Holding a newspaper.
320
00:14:51,625 --> 00:14:53,008
It's open to
the movie timetable.
321
00:14:53,174 --> 00:14:54,422
Let's start with him.
322
00:14:55,195 --> 00:14:56,348
Good afternoon.
323
00:14:57,028 --> 00:14:58,078
All right.
324
00:14:58,177 --> 00:15:01,326
Sir, I couldn't help
but notice your newspaper.
325
00:15:01,414 --> 00:15:03,746
You had it open to the
movie page. You a fan?
326
00:15:03,834 --> 00:15:05,434
- All my life.
- Okay.
327
00:15:05,522 --> 00:15:09,502
So, let's say you head
over to the movies.
328
00:15:09,589 --> 00:15:12,113
You've got it in your head
to see that big blockbuster
329
00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:13,810
everybody's been
talking about.
330
00:15:13,897 --> 00:15:16,552
But when you get over there,
it's all sold out.
331
00:15:16,889 --> 00:15:19,482
The only movie you can
still get tickets to
332
00:15:19,570 --> 00:15:22,225
is one that does not
have good word of mouth.
333
00:15:22,338 --> 00:15:23,920
You still buying a ticket?
334
00:15:24,029 --> 00:15:25,386
Probably.
335
00:15:25,474 --> 00:15:27,912
Frankly, I don't much care
what anyone else thinks.
336
00:15:28,099 --> 00:15:29,809
And when I'm in the mood
to see a movie,
337
00:15:29,897 --> 00:15:31,654
I'm in the mood to see a movie.
338
00:15:34,783 --> 00:15:36,756
We could also use
some black sheep.
339
00:15:37,481 --> 00:15:40,096
Jurors who know what it's like
to be stuck in a group,
340
00:15:40,184 --> 00:15:43,147
and branded with a label
they did nothing to earn.
341
00:15:43,318 --> 00:15:44,584
Show of hands.
342
00:15:44,672 --> 00:15:47,826
How many of you are
under the age of 30?
343
00:15:49,250 --> 00:15:53,167
Okay, now, how many of you
own three devices or more?
344
00:15:53,300 --> 00:15:57,478
Phone, laptop,
desktop, tablet.
345
00:15:57,769 --> 00:16:00,859
Okay. Two devices or more?
346
00:16:02,625 --> 00:16:05,498
Just one device?
347
00:16:05,875 --> 00:16:10,240
You, sir, do you not
own a cell phone?
348
00:16:10,367 --> 00:16:12,478
I did, but I don't.
349
00:16:12,565 --> 00:16:15,002
No laptop, tablet?
350
00:16:15,089 --> 00:16:17,148
I know, it's like I'm
a traitor to my generation.
351
00:16:17,408 --> 00:16:20,250
But I really prefer
reading books and newspapers,
352
00:16:20,396 --> 00:16:22,009
and choosing when
I want to talk to someone,
353
00:16:22,096 --> 00:16:24,047
and when I want to be
available to be talked to.
354
00:16:24,204 --> 00:16:25,547
I like my music on vinyl,
355
00:16:25,635 --> 00:16:27,811
and I do most
of my shopping in person.
356
00:16:30,968 --> 00:16:34,101
Your Honor, this juror is
acceptable to the defense.
357
00:16:36,407 --> 00:16:38,797
Didn't see the mother
in court today.
358
00:16:38,906 --> 00:16:41,289
Yeah, well, I figured
the potential jurors
359
00:16:41,376 --> 00:16:43,672
had enough McCandless
family members to look at.
360
00:16:44,074 --> 00:16:46,320
Did you convince Connor
to take the stand,
361
00:16:46,642 --> 00:16:48,340
talk about his brother?
362
00:16:49,227 --> 00:16:51,158
Not yet.
Not that I've heard.
363
00:16:51,246 --> 00:16:53,205
Not that I'm... aware of.
364
00:16:53,308 --> 00:16:54,875
How long have we
known each other?
365
00:16:54,963 --> 00:16:56,486
Long time.
366
00:16:56,574 --> 00:16:59,742
We both know these people do not
testify against each other.
367
00:16:59,830 --> 00:17:01,701
Do not rat on each other.
368
00:17:01,789 --> 00:17:03,008
Just doesn't happen.
369
00:17:04,047 --> 00:17:05,487
And then I heard
370
00:17:05,574 --> 00:17:06,992
a scream...
371
00:17:07,328 --> 00:17:09,718
and I knew something terrible
had happened.
372
00:17:10,422 --> 00:17:12,226
And when I turned around,
373
00:17:12,828 --> 00:17:15,797
he was on the ground,
and blood was just...
374
00:17:16,647 --> 00:17:18,179
pouring out of him.
375
00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:20,672
And did you see the attacker?
376
00:17:20,992 --> 00:17:22,330
Yes.
377
00:17:23,156 --> 00:17:24,463
He's that man.
378
00:17:24,550 --> 00:17:27,292
For the record,
the witness has identified
379
00:17:27,379 --> 00:17:29,961
the defendant,
Mr. Brendan McCandless.
380
00:17:30,771 --> 00:17:32,312
And then what happened?
381
00:17:32,609 --> 00:17:36,344
That man, who slit
the judge's throat,
382
00:17:36,476 --> 00:17:40,382
he ran back to his getaway car
and pulled off his mask.
383
00:17:40,470 --> 00:17:44,648
That's when I saw him,
as he was getting into his car.
384
00:17:45,428 --> 00:17:47,572
A-a silver sedan.
385
00:17:47,764 --> 00:17:50,468
Was this the car? Yes.
386
00:17:50,618 --> 00:17:52,359
And did you see the driver?
387
00:17:53,561 --> 00:17:54,753
Yes.
388
00:17:54,841 --> 00:17:57,104
For the record,
the witness has identified
389
00:17:57,191 --> 00:18:00,179
the defendant,
Mr. Connor McCandless.
390
00:18:01,064 --> 00:18:03,578
No further questions
at this time, Your Honor.
391
00:18:04,296 --> 00:18:06,982
Ms. Hartley, I believe
you used the expression
392
00:18:07,070 --> 00:18:08,637
"getaway car,"
am I correct?
393
00:18:08,724 --> 00:18:09,999
I think so, yes.
394
00:18:10,087 --> 00:18:12,132
And when you were interviewed
by the police,
395
00:18:12,279 --> 00:18:13,847
you told them
you were standing
396
00:18:13,935 --> 00:18:15,835
about 50 feet away
from the vehicle.
397
00:18:15,923 --> 00:18:17,002
That's correct.
398
00:18:17,141 --> 00:18:19,397
And could you see anything
inside the vehicle?
399
00:18:19,582 --> 00:18:22,019
No, it-it was too dark.
400
00:18:22,721 --> 00:18:26,223
But you just identified
the driver as my client.
401
00:18:26,311 --> 00:18:27,530
Can you explain that?
402
00:18:27,618 --> 00:18:32,362
When the car took off,
it drove right by me,
403
00:18:32,455 --> 00:18:33,717
and I could actually see
404
00:18:33,968 --> 00:18:36,426
right into
the driver's side window.
405
00:18:36,925 --> 00:18:39,138
That's when I saw your client.
406
00:18:39,226 --> 00:18:40,652
I see, but...
407
00:18:40,747 --> 00:18:45,970
at the moment the judge's killer
actually entered the car,
408
00:18:46,475 --> 00:18:49,480
you couldn't see if he
punched the driver
409
00:18:49,568 --> 00:18:51,410
or held a gun
to the driver's head,
410
00:18:51,622 --> 00:18:54,016
or forced him in some way
to drive?
411
00:18:54,205 --> 00:18:56,076
- Well, no, but...
- Thank you.
412
00:18:56,163 --> 00:18:57,777
No further questions,
Your Honor.
413
00:18:58,296 --> 00:19:00,394
So much for the eyewitness.
414
00:19:00,482 --> 00:19:01,701
Yeah, I'm not so sure.
415
00:19:01,789 --> 00:19:03,746
It didn't move the needle
over here.
416
00:19:06,157 --> 00:19:07,996
I don't mean to sound
like a broken record,
417
00:19:08,084 --> 00:19:09,480
but have you heard
from the mother?
418
00:19:09,611 --> 00:19:10,629
No.
419
00:19:10,812 --> 00:19:12,191
Connor said anything to you?
420
00:19:12,279 --> 00:19:14,021
'Cause he certainly hasn't
said anything to me.
421
00:19:14,108 --> 00:19:15,153
No.
422
00:19:17,182 --> 00:19:18,748
Well, not to belabor
the obvious,
423
00:19:18,836 --> 00:19:21,043
but in the very near future,
the prosecution
424
00:19:21,188 --> 00:19:22,711
is gonna rest their case.
425
00:19:22,902 --> 00:19:24,713
And all we really have
is Connor.
426
00:19:24,855 --> 00:19:27,018
And if he's unwilling to talk
about what his brother did...
427
00:19:27,105 --> 00:19:28,105
I know.
428
00:19:28,504 --> 00:19:30,463
Tomorrow at lunch,
we'll sit him down,
429
00:19:30,551 --> 00:19:31,879
we'll have the talk.
430
00:19:31,988 --> 00:19:34,361
In fact, I'll call his mom
tonight, make sure she's there.
431
00:19:34,449 --> 00:19:36,746
Get this done,
once and for all.
432
00:19:38,269 --> 00:19:40,355
Thank you.
433
00:19:48,418 --> 00:19:49,477
Counselors, if you're ready
to begin...
434
00:19:49,564 --> 00:19:53,103
Actually, Your Honor,
Mr. O'Leary and I
435
00:19:53,191 --> 00:19:55,309
have a bit of business
before you bring in the jury.
436
00:19:56,183 --> 00:19:57,939
Yes, Mr. O'Leary?
437
00:19:58,027 --> 00:20:00,738
Your Honor, the defendant,
Brendan McCandless,
438
00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:03,150
would like to change
his plea to guilty.
439
00:20:03,238 --> 00:20:06,808
And he also agreed to testify
on behalf of the prosecution
440
00:20:06,974 --> 00:20:08,357
against Connor McCandless.
441
00:20:09,451 --> 00:20:10,598
Order!
442
00:20:10,686 --> 00:20:12,003
Order in the court!
443
00:20:12,184 --> 00:20:13,434
Brendan?
444
00:20:14,007 --> 00:20:16,193
So, what exactly
does this mean?
445
00:20:16,281 --> 00:20:18,505
It means your older son
is gonna lie
446
00:20:18,593 --> 00:20:21,380
and sacrifice Connor
to save himself.
447
00:20:24,474 --> 00:20:27,747
"Connor McCandless was the
architect of the judge's murder.
448
00:20:27,847 --> 00:20:29,776
"Connor McCandless drove
the getaway car.
449
00:20:29,864 --> 00:20:31,808
Connor McCandless provided
the murder weapon."
450
00:20:31,896 --> 00:20:35,065
Now, this... is a copy
of your brother's statement,
451
00:20:35,153 --> 00:20:37,487
and this is what he's gonna
say about you in court.
452
00:20:37,575 --> 00:20:40,089
He testifies against you,
and in exchange,
453
00:20:40,177 --> 00:20:42,653
the death penalty is
off the table.
454
00:20:44,193 --> 00:20:48,997
I have spent my whole life
being loyal to my brother.
455
00:20:49,122 --> 00:20:51,448
I know.
We all know.
456
00:20:51,543 --> 00:20:54,091
But there are times you just
have to look out for yourself.
457
00:20:54,333 --> 00:20:56,294
This is one of those times.
458
00:20:56,599 --> 00:20:58,745
Maybe he just doesn't
really understand.
459
00:20:58,833 --> 00:21:00,026
Could you talk to him?
460
00:21:00,114 --> 00:21:01,683
Make sure he knows
what he's doing.
461
00:21:01,771 --> 00:21:04,198
Connor, I promise you,
he knows what he's doing.
462
00:21:04,286 --> 00:21:05,996
I know this isn't gonna
make you feel any better,
463
00:21:06,083 --> 00:21:08,058
but a man will make a lot
of selfish decisions
464
00:21:08,146 --> 00:21:11,434
when facing the prospect of
death by lethal injection.
465
00:21:11,521 --> 00:21:15,310
And now, what happens
to his deal
466
00:21:15,427 --> 00:21:17,378
if I go up there
and I tell the truth?
467
00:21:17,466 --> 00:21:19,097
Well, if the court finds that.
468
00:21:19,185 --> 00:21:21,403
Brendan's statement
was not truthful,
469
00:21:21,509 --> 00:21:23,083
then he will have
perjured himself.
470
00:21:23,171 --> 00:21:25,091
And that will negate
the plea deal.
471
00:21:25,458 --> 00:21:26,716
That would mean
472
00:21:26,804 --> 00:21:29,739
that the death penalty would
be back on the table for him.
473
00:21:30,869 --> 00:21:32,122
Look at me.
474
00:21:33,573 --> 00:21:35,183
There's nothing
to think about.
475
00:21:35,801 --> 00:21:37,278
Your brother
murdered a man.
476
00:21:37,366 --> 00:21:39,646
You did nothing
but try and stop him.
477
00:21:40,562 --> 00:21:42,888
Your whole life's been
about trying to help people.
478
00:21:43,004 --> 00:21:45,294
His life has been
about preying on them.
479
00:21:45,974 --> 00:21:47,112
Whose soul is it
480
00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:49,052
you think the Lord wants
to survive?
481
00:21:51,818 --> 00:21:53,286
Okay.
482
00:21:56,540 --> 00:21:58,122
You were right about her.
483
00:21:58,285 --> 00:21:59,721
She's a force, all right. Yeah,
484
00:21:59,847 --> 00:22:01,762
I still think we have
a problem, though.
485
00:22:02,045 --> 00:22:04,747
I mean, if I'm a juror,
and I'm looking at two kids
486
00:22:04,835 --> 00:22:07,568
named McCandless pointing
the finger at each other, I...
487
00:22:07,854 --> 00:22:09,506
I don't know if I believe either
one of them.
488
00:22:09,593 --> 00:22:11,878
Benny. Brendan McCandless
has a rap sheet
489
00:22:11,966 --> 00:22:14,098
longer than the New York State
Thruway, and Connor?
490
00:22:14,286 --> 00:22:15,677
He's clean as a whistle.
491
00:22:16,030 --> 00:22:20,310
Still. Wish we had someone
whose name wasn't McCandless
492
00:22:20,398 --> 00:22:23,419
to back up Connor's version
of what happened that night.
493
00:22:24,044 --> 00:22:25,208
Hmm.
494
00:22:25,296 --> 00:22:26,384
I just had a thought.
495
00:22:26,472 --> 00:22:28,521
Okay.So...
496
00:22:28,609 --> 00:22:30,438
I've been knocking on every door
of every apartment,
497
00:22:30,525 --> 00:22:33,435
brownstone, storefront
in the area,
498
00:22:33,523 --> 00:22:35,436
and I haven't found a single
witness who can corroborate.
499
00:22:35,523 --> 00:22:37,584
Connor's story about his brother
forcing him to drive.
500
00:22:37,671 --> 00:22:38,864
Then I realized,
501
00:22:38,952 --> 00:22:42,521
all of this happened
at 7:00 at night. Dinnertime.
502
00:22:42,873 --> 00:22:45,794
There's lots of food
being delivered.
503
00:22:47,341 --> 00:22:49,552
Any way I can get you
to tap into
504
00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:51,443
the different
food delivery apps,
505
00:22:51,659 --> 00:22:53,860
and get me some names
of the delivery people
506
00:22:53,948 --> 00:22:55,872
that I can interview
who might be in the area?
507
00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:57,310
Legally?
508
00:23:05,231 --> 00:23:06,549
Sorry, we're not open.
509
00:23:06,637 --> 00:23:09,292
Ah, my name's Dr. Jason Bull.
I'm supposed to meet a friend?
510
00:23:09,824 --> 00:23:11,349
She's by the patio.
511
00:23:14,082 --> 00:23:15,310
Hey.
512
00:23:15,434 --> 00:23:16,513
Hi.
513
00:23:16,601 --> 00:23:18,380
Thanks for meeting me
before court.
514
00:23:18,468 --> 00:23:21,114
Well, I hope I didn't keep you
waiting too long.
515
00:23:21,295 --> 00:23:22,560
Never heard of this place.
516
00:23:22,648 --> 00:23:23,927
It's mine.
517
00:23:24,071 --> 00:23:26,286
Uh, my grandmother's, actually,
518
00:23:26,374 --> 00:23:28,513
but then it became mine.
519
00:23:29,159 --> 00:23:32,119
Only thing that I have
that's truly my own.
520
00:23:32,207 --> 00:23:33,353
Hmm.
521
00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:36,661
Only thing that has absolutely
nothing to do with Donovan.
522
00:23:37,379 --> 00:23:38,739
The only place I can come
523
00:23:38,827 --> 00:23:40,786
where nobody cares
who my husband is.
524
00:23:42,365 --> 00:23:44,528
Best Irish stew in the city,
if you're a fan.
525
00:23:44,616 --> 00:23:47,036
Well, I'll have
to keep that in mind.
526
00:23:53,482 --> 00:23:55,397
So tell me it's gonna
be all right.
527
00:23:55,992 --> 00:23:57,239
I can't.
528
00:23:58,292 --> 00:24:01,505
Connor will be a far more
credible witness than Brendan.
529
00:24:01,593 --> 00:24:03,319
But no matter what they say
about each other,
530
00:24:03,406 --> 00:24:05,224
Brendan pled guilty.
531
00:24:05,523 --> 00:24:08,439
And so, if we can't present
enough evidence
532
00:24:08,527 --> 00:24:11,177
to show that Connor wasn't
a willing participant,
533
00:24:11,749 --> 00:24:13,568
they will both go to prison.
534
00:24:14,061 --> 00:24:15,818
You think I'm a monster?
535
00:24:17,473 --> 00:24:19,450
Praying for one of my boys
to lose his life
536
00:24:19,538 --> 00:24:21,271
so the other can have one?
537
00:24:23,567 --> 00:24:26,874
I think you've seen enough to
know how Brendan's story ends.
538
00:24:27,763 --> 00:24:30,896
And Connor, well,
539
00:24:31,334 --> 00:24:33,482
his story hasn't
been written yet.
540
00:24:36,946 --> 00:24:39,513
And for what it's worth,
I think it takes a lot of courage
541
00:24:39,601 --> 00:24:42,561
to fight for the son
you can save.
542
00:24:44,506 --> 00:24:46,849
You know, I tried
to save Brendan, too.
543
00:24:49,779 --> 00:24:51,739
He's so good with his hands.
544
00:24:53,078 --> 00:24:54,810
Always fixing things.
545
00:24:55,783 --> 00:24:59,075
I reached out to a cousin
in Ohio, a plane mechanic?
546
00:24:59,163 --> 00:25:01,470
I thought maybe, you know...
547
00:25:03,656 --> 00:25:06,359
Brendan couldn't bring himself
to walk away.
548
00:25:07,321 --> 00:25:10,610
Maybe he was afraid of what
his father would think or do.
549
00:25:12,806 --> 00:25:14,767
Or maybe it's just
who Brendan is.
550
00:25:17,730 --> 00:25:19,915
Who he's always been.
551
00:25:26,108 --> 00:25:28,040
So what if I took the stand?
552
00:25:29,816 --> 00:25:32,767
Put my hand on the Bible
and swore to God
553
00:25:32,855 --> 00:25:36,220
I was afraid of what Brendan
might do that night?
554
00:25:37,503 --> 00:25:42,392
Tell-tell the court how I made
Connor go stop Brendan?
555
00:25:43,329 --> 00:25:45,548
I'm sorry, Mrs. McCandless.
556
00:25:46,060 --> 00:25:47,923
I don't think
it'll make a difference.
557
00:25:48,011 --> 00:25:49,796
You weren't there
when the judge was killed.
558
00:25:49,891 --> 00:25:52,729
And you may have told Connor
to stop Brendan,
559
00:25:52,979 --> 00:25:55,214
but we can't prove
that Connor listened.
560
00:26:00,518 --> 00:26:02,120
So what do we do?
561
00:26:02,684 --> 00:26:05,237
We go to court.
We fight.
562
00:26:05,814 --> 00:26:09,768
And in about an hour,
your son Brendan takes the stand
563
00:26:10,061 --> 00:26:12,245
and says whatever he's been
prompted to say,
564
00:26:12,344 --> 00:26:14,237
a pack of lies, I'm sure.
565
00:26:15,377 --> 00:26:17,612
And we put on
the best defense possible,
566
00:26:17,737 --> 00:26:19,503
ask the toughest questions.
567
00:26:20,547 --> 00:26:24,214
And put our faith
in the wisdom of juries.
568
00:26:33,524 --> 00:26:35,495
Ms. Vasquez, Mr. O'Leary,
569
00:26:35,762 --> 00:26:36,846
this court is not
570
00:26:36,934 --> 00:26:38,293
in the habit of waiting
for a witness,
571
00:26:38,380 --> 00:26:40,284
particularly when that witness
is the accused.
572
00:26:40,439 --> 00:26:42,995
Can either one of you
provide any clarity?
573
00:26:48,824 --> 00:26:50,018
I...
574
00:26:50,106 --> 00:26:52,581
To the best of my knowledge,
he's in the prison van
575
00:26:52,669 --> 00:26:54,401
on his way here, Your Honor.
576
00:26:58,860 --> 00:27:01,289
Think he got cold
feet about testifying?
577
00:27:01,377 --> 00:27:02,937
From your lips.
578
00:27:03,059 --> 00:27:04,211
Your Honor.
579
00:27:14,953 --> 00:27:17,703
Marshal, can you please clear
the gallery?
580
00:27:35,861 --> 00:27:39,608
I was just informed that
the government's next witness,
581
00:27:39,916 --> 00:27:41,650
Brendan McCandless, was murdered
582
00:27:41,738 --> 00:27:43,299
in the prison yard
this morning.
583
00:27:49,088 --> 00:27:52,483
I know this is
sort of a tactless question,
584
00:27:52,570 --> 00:27:56,382
but is this good for our
side or bad for our side?
585
00:27:58,377 --> 00:28:01,976
In my opinion, it would've
been almost impossible
586
00:28:02,064 --> 00:28:04,002
to overcome
Brendan's testimony.
587
00:28:04,509 --> 00:28:07,618
His death may have
actually saved our case.
588
00:28:07,883 --> 00:28:09,039
What do you say?
589
00:28:10,151 --> 00:28:11,351
The fact remains,
590
00:28:11,656 --> 00:28:13,439
a federal judge
was murdered in cold blood
591
00:28:13,527 --> 00:28:15,392
and that jury is gonna
want someone to pay.
592
00:28:16,455 --> 00:28:18,846
And now our client's
the only one left to do it.
593
00:28:21,502 --> 00:28:23,321
Bad time?
Good time?
594
00:28:23,409 --> 00:28:24,697
What do you got?
595
00:28:24,821 --> 00:28:26,829
Well, I just back from Rikers.
596
00:28:26,986 --> 00:28:28,922
Turns out, the inmate
597
00:28:29,010 --> 00:28:32,955
who stabbed Brendan has a
reputation as a killer for hire.
598
00:28:34,221 --> 00:28:35,987
I think we all assumed as much.
599
00:28:36,205 --> 00:28:39,033
A McCandless is killed
in prison, it's probably a hit.
600
00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:43,211
But that's not all.
The killer grew up with Connor.
601
00:28:43,416 --> 00:28:46,398
Wait. Are you saying
that Connor...
602
00:28:46,486 --> 00:28:48,143
I'm not saying
anything.
603
00:28:54,948 --> 00:28:56,254
Connor.
604
00:28:57,079 --> 00:28:58,697
It's me and Benny.
605
00:29:00,096 --> 00:29:01,344
We just wanted
to let you know
606
00:29:01,432 --> 00:29:04,469
how... badly we feel
about your brother.
607
00:29:04,557 --> 00:29:06,471
And you don't need
to get dressed.
608
00:29:06,559 --> 00:29:07,951
We've asked for a continuance.
609
00:29:08,039 --> 00:29:10,564
Oh, no.
Can you undo it?
610
00:29:11,646 --> 00:29:13,502
I don't think I'm gonna
feel any better tomorrow
611
00:29:13,589 --> 00:29:15,113
than I'm gonna feel today.
612
00:29:15,463 --> 00:29:17,811
I don't think I'm ever
gonna feel any better.
613
00:29:18,729 --> 00:29:20,588
I really just want to get
614
00:29:20,676 --> 00:29:23,791
this over with, uh,
however it turns out.
615
00:29:23,879 --> 00:29:24,885
This continuance
616
00:29:24,973 --> 00:29:27,877
isn't really about
how you feel.
617
00:29:28,801 --> 00:29:31,979
Your brother's killer.
We know you knew him.
618
00:29:32,854 --> 00:29:34,338
We know you know him.
619
00:29:35,501 --> 00:29:37,783
We went to Catholic school
together.
620
00:29:38,006 --> 00:29:41,140
I haven't seen him in, like,
I don't know, five years?
621
00:29:41,447 --> 00:29:43,184
And before that,
we weren't close.
622
00:29:43,271 --> 00:29:45,385
Maybe not since s-sixth grade.
623
00:29:45,510 --> 00:29:46,946
What are you implying?
624
00:29:47,065 --> 00:29:48,549
I'm not implying anything.
625
00:29:48,637 --> 00:29:50,428
I'm asking you the question
that's gonna be
626
00:29:50,516 --> 00:29:52,908
on everyone's mind when we walk
back into that courtroom.
627
00:29:53,056 --> 00:29:55,015
Did you have
your brother killed?
628
00:29:56,784 --> 00:29:58,896
- Seriously?
- Connor,
629
00:29:59,171 --> 00:30:00,896
it's our job to protect you.
630
00:30:01,007 --> 00:30:02,966
And to do that, we have to ask.
631
00:30:03,596 --> 00:30:06,537
No. God, no.
632
00:30:07,042 --> 00:30:08,652
He was my brother.
633
00:30:09,122 --> 00:30:10,357
I believe you.
634
00:30:10,821 --> 00:30:13,592
But we need to be mindful
of appearances.
635
00:30:13,680 --> 00:30:16,334
Less than 24 hours ago,
Brendan was killed,
636
00:30:16,422 --> 00:30:18,592
and we are about to walk
back into that courtroom
637
00:30:18,680 --> 00:30:21,291
with the one person
who could contradict
638
00:30:21,379 --> 00:30:24,568
your version of events
no longer able to do so.
639
00:30:25,409 --> 00:30:26,966
How do you think that looks?
640
00:30:27,732 --> 00:30:29,646
Yeah, but the jurors
won't know.
641
00:30:30,692 --> 00:30:34,490
Jurors always promise not to
watch the news, read the paper
642
00:30:34,583 --> 00:30:35,818
or go on the Internet.
643
00:30:35,946 --> 00:30:37,568
But somehow, miraculously,
644
00:30:37,656 --> 00:30:40,068
they always know
what's going on in the world.
645
00:30:40,315 --> 00:30:43,570
And I can guarantee you they
will know about Brendan's death.
646
00:30:43,658 --> 00:30:46,356
In fact, I'm sure
they already do.
647
00:30:46,678 --> 00:30:48,467
And like it or not,
they're all gonna
648
00:30:48,554 --> 00:30:49,732
come to their own conclusions
649
00:30:49,820 --> 00:30:52,435
about who had the most to gain
by killing him.
650
00:30:55,137 --> 00:30:56,920
Let's let a couple days go by.
651
00:30:57,330 --> 00:31:00,115
I know you want this over with,
but who knows,
652
00:31:00,366 --> 00:31:02,607
maybe by the time
we're back in court,
653
00:31:02,856 --> 00:31:05,381
we'll find out who ordered
the hit on your brother,
654
00:31:05,470 --> 00:31:07,279
and none of this
will be an issue.
655
00:31:08,951 --> 00:31:10,982
Your Honor,
the defense would like to call
656
00:31:11,070 --> 00:31:13,159
Yuri Pasternak
to the stand.
657
00:31:14,032 --> 00:31:15,459
You found a witness?
658
00:31:15,797 --> 00:31:18,029
I didn't.
My staff did.
659
00:31:18,858 --> 00:31:20,138
So Mr. Pasternak,
660
00:31:20,226 --> 00:31:23,185
will you please tell the court
what it is you do for a living?
661
00:31:23,398 --> 00:31:25,749
I deliver food.
Food from restaurants.
662
00:31:25,938 --> 00:31:28,287
People order it on an app
on their phones,
663
00:31:28,375 --> 00:31:29,404
and I bring it to them.
664
00:31:29,492 --> 00:31:32,146
And on the night that
Judge Stanley's throat was slit,
665
00:31:32,482 --> 00:31:33,638
you were there.
666
00:31:33,835 --> 00:31:35,532
You were making a delivery?
667
00:31:35,745 --> 00:31:38,777
Yeah. I just finished
dropping off some vegan food
668
00:31:38,865 --> 00:31:40,467
to an apartment
down the street.
669
00:31:40,555 --> 00:31:42,678
Vegan?
You remember that.
670
00:31:43,631 --> 00:31:45,732
Uh, you always remember
the bad tippers.
671
00:31:45,820 --> 00:31:46,951
Ah.
Plus,
672
00:31:47,039 --> 00:31:48,911
all the stuff
that happened after.
673
00:31:48,999 --> 00:31:51,045
And can you tell us
what happened after?
674
00:31:51,878 --> 00:31:55,732
After I dropped off the food,
I was walking back to my bike,
675
00:31:55,967 --> 00:32:00,224
and I could see this guy running
with a mask on his face.
676
00:32:00,365 --> 00:32:01,627
Uh, he was running
677
00:32:01,714 --> 00:32:03,099
towards the silver car.
678
00:32:03,187 --> 00:32:05,494
And at the same time,
I could hear some guy scream,
679
00:32:05,582 --> 00:32:06,844
like he'd been hurt.
680
00:32:07,002 --> 00:32:08,482
But you couldn't see him.
681
00:32:08,570 --> 00:32:11,050
Not from where I was,
but I could see the guy
682
00:32:11,366 --> 00:32:14,146
that was running towards
the silver car take his mask off
683
00:32:14,250 --> 00:32:16,731
and open the door and jump in,
and in a second,
684
00:32:16,819 --> 00:32:19,125
they sped past me
and down the street.
685
00:32:19,290 --> 00:32:22,381
And how close were you
to the car when it passed you?
686
00:32:24,386 --> 00:32:26,060
Probably as close
as I am to you.
687
00:32:26,148 --> 00:32:28,795
About 12 feet away?
Yeah, that sounds right.
688
00:32:29,220 --> 00:32:30,849
And could you see anything
689
00:32:30,937 --> 00:32:32,548
inside the vehicle
when it passed you?
690
00:32:32,748 --> 00:32:35,107
Yeah. I could see
the running guy
691
00:32:35,195 --> 00:32:37,193
holding a gun
to the driver's head.
692
00:32:37,936 --> 00:32:39,503
To that guy's head.
693
00:32:43,453 --> 00:32:44,476
Tell me what you're
seeing, Marissa.
694
00:32:44,563 --> 00:32:46,739
Well, I'm not seeing much, Bull.
695
00:32:47,740 --> 00:32:50,670
What're you talking about?
How many did we win?
696
00:32:50,758 --> 00:32:52,076
We didn't win any.
697
00:32:52,164 --> 00:32:53,568
And the few that we had,
698
00:32:54,051 --> 00:32:55,271
they just went away.
699
00:32:55,367 --> 00:32:57,724
We lost them.
We've lost them all.
700
00:32:58,887 --> 00:33:00,920
We even found an eyewitness.
701
00:33:01,107 --> 00:33:04,607
A man who actually saw Brendan
put a gun to Connor's head,
702
00:33:04,695 --> 00:33:06,107
but it doesn't matter.
703
00:33:06,374 --> 00:33:07,998
The damage is done.
704
00:33:08,209 --> 00:33:10,255
The jury is convinced that,
705
00:33:10,343 --> 00:33:12,459
not only did he
help kill the judge,
706
00:33:12,547 --> 00:33:14,826
but he had a hand
in killing his own brother.
707
00:33:15,966 --> 00:33:18,115
It's because they
don't know Connor.
708
00:33:18,844 --> 00:33:20,537
It's just not in him.
709
00:33:20,823 --> 00:33:24,295
If you're gonna drive
a killer's getaway car,
710
00:33:24,383 --> 00:33:27,038
if you're gonna
order a hit on someone,
711
00:33:27,290 --> 00:33:29,803
you got to be wired
in a certain way.
712
00:33:30,256 --> 00:33:32,006
It's not about your last name.
713
00:33:32,141 --> 00:33:35,115
It's about:
are you wired to do it?
714
00:33:36,111 --> 00:33:38,732
And very few people
have that kind of wiring.
715
00:33:38,941 --> 00:33:41,740
I know. Very few.
716
00:33:42,475 --> 00:33:43,868
Precious few.
717
00:33:45,562 --> 00:33:46,888
Anyone spring to mind?
718
00:33:50,089 --> 00:33:51,967
You think it was me?
719
00:33:52,951 --> 00:33:55,084
That I killed my own child?
720
00:33:59,470 --> 00:34:01,123
Why would I do that?
721
00:34:01,211 --> 00:34:03,029
He betrayed your family.
722
00:34:03,818 --> 00:34:07,115
Turned state's evidence
on his own brother.
723
00:34:07,840 --> 00:34:09,943
I've always heard that people
in your line of work
724
00:34:10,031 --> 00:34:12,857
take enormous exception
to things like that.
725
00:34:18,526 --> 00:34:20,513
It made me sad,
726
00:34:21,992 --> 00:34:23,592
not vengeful.
727
00:34:23,869 --> 00:34:25,576
And his death...
728
00:34:26,631 --> 00:34:30,201
his death means that
everything I've built,
729
00:34:30,419 --> 00:34:32,490
everything I've fought for,
730
00:34:33,038 --> 00:34:34,724
I did for nothing.
731
00:34:37,606 --> 00:34:39,263
Who's gonna run it?
732
00:34:39,981 --> 00:34:43,396
Who's gonna watch over it?
My wife?
733
00:34:44,021 --> 00:34:45,443
Connor?
734
00:34:47,389 --> 00:34:49,381
Why would I kill
735
00:34:49,708 --> 00:34:51,710
the only person...
736
00:34:54,144 --> 00:34:55,667
...with any interest
737
00:34:55,755 --> 00:34:57,887
in keeping my name alive?
738
00:35:00,965 --> 00:35:02,317
You're right.
739
00:35:02,899 --> 00:35:04,622
It makes no sense.
740
00:35:07,550 --> 00:35:09,254
It's okay.
741
00:35:09,930 --> 00:35:12,028
I'm making my peace with it,
742
00:35:12,116 --> 00:35:13,911
all of it.
743
00:35:15,067 --> 00:35:17,551
I'll probably spend the rest of
my life behind bars,
744
00:35:17,639 --> 00:35:19,380
and my name,
745
00:35:19,468 --> 00:35:21,395
the McCandless name,
746
00:35:22,145 --> 00:35:24,147
and everything it meant...
747
00:35:27,713 --> 00:35:29,622
...will soon be forgotten.
748
00:35:33,120 --> 00:35:35,104
You know, that doesn't
have to be the case.
749
00:35:35,677 --> 00:35:37,448
You still have a son.
750
00:35:39,666 --> 00:35:41,833
And believe it or not,
I think there is something
751
00:35:41,920 --> 00:35:45,315
you can do to save
your legacy, your name.
752
00:35:47,355 --> 00:35:49,270
Save your blood.
753
00:35:53,379 --> 00:35:55,294
I loved my sons,
754
00:35:55,816 --> 00:35:57,339
both my sons,
755
00:35:57,441 --> 00:36:00,478
but Brendan...
I'd look in his eyes,
756
00:36:00,566 --> 00:36:02,258
I'd see myself.
757
00:36:03,260 --> 00:36:06,427
I'd hear his thoughts,
I'd hear myself.
758
00:36:07,332 --> 00:36:09,558
I loved that boy
more than anything,
759
00:36:09,933 --> 00:36:11,769
and he loved me.
760
00:36:12,105 --> 00:36:14,167
He'd do anything for me.
761
00:36:14,597 --> 00:36:17,954
The death of Judge Stanley
caused a mistrial
762
00:36:18,042 --> 00:36:19,824
in your own criminal case,
didn't it?
763
00:36:20,167 --> 00:36:22,496
Yes, it did.
764
00:36:22,707 --> 00:36:26,779
Would it be fair to say that
no one has benefited more
765
00:36:27,053 --> 00:36:29,248
from the judge's death than you?
766
00:36:29,482 --> 00:36:32,139
It was certainly fortuitous.
767
00:36:33,139 --> 00:36:34,568
Mr. McCandless,
768
00:36:34,990 --> 00:36:38,725
did you order the murder
of Judge Weston Stanley?
769
00:36:43,264 --> 00:36:44,879
I never said the words,
770
00:36:44,967 --> 00:36:47,488
but as I mentioned before,
we understood each other.
771
00:36:47,576 --> 00:36:50,256
The two of us knew
what the other wanted.
772
00:36:50,771 --> 00:36:52,256
Needed.
773
00:36:52,521 --> 00:36:56,037
He did what I needed him to do.
774
00:36:59,795 --> 00:37:01,098
Now I realize
775
00:37:01,186 --> 00:37:03,754
you didn't directly
tell him to do this,
776
00:37:03,842 --> 00:37:05,740
but at some point, did he
777
00:37:06,192 --> 00:37:08,295
communicate
his intentions to you?
778
00:37:08,396 --> 00:37:10,053
Did he share
his plans with you?
779
00:37:10,162 --> 00:37:12,639
He would speak, I would listen,
780
00:37:12,779 --> 00:37:15,154
but I never told him
what to do.
781
00:37:15,451 --> 00:37:17,333
It wasn't
a conversation.
782
00:37:17,420 --> 00:37:21,424
He would talk,
783
00:37:21,596 --> 00:37:23,799
I would listen
to what he had to say.
784
00:37:24,267 --> 00:37:26,064
And when you were listening,
785
00:37:26,321 --> 00:37:28,340
did he ever mention Connor?
786
00:37:28,439 --> 00:37:30,125
Was he ever
in the plans?
787
00:37:32,885 --> 00:37:34,164
Your children,
788
00:37:34,307 --> 00:37:36,062
they each get different parts.
789
00:37:36,150 --> 00:37:39,820
Different parts of you,
different parts of their mother.
790
00:37:39,908 --> 00:37:42,463
Connor...
791
00:37:43,213 --> 00:37:45,197
And I say this
with love...
792
00:37:46,134 --> 00:37:48,447
Got all the best parts
of his mother,
793
00:37:48,830 --> 00:37:51,500
- very little of me.
- Objection.
794
00:37:51,588 --> 00:37:54,228
Can the witness please
just answer the question?
795
00:37:54,393 --> 00:37:57,070
Sustained. Witness
will answer the question.
796
00:37:57,158 --> 00:37:58,417
No.
797
00:37:59,205 --> 00:38:01,963
Connor was never
part of Brendan's plan.
798
00:38:02,236 --> 00:38:03,783
He never would be.
799
00:38:04,057 --> 00:38:06,234
Boy doesn't have a violent bone
in his body.
800
00:38:06,322 --> 00:38:08,859
He has no appetite for it,
801
00:38:08,947 --> 00:38:11,515
no appetite for mayhem
802
00:38:11,603 --> 00:38:13,606
of any kind.
803
00:38:14,484 --> 00:38:16,658
Bothered me for a long time.
804
00:38:18,223 --> 00:38:19,605
Now...
805
00:38:21,791 --> 00:38:24,127
He's studying to be a doctor.
806
00:38:25,588 --> 00:38:27,098
Makes me very proud.
807
00:38:27,799 --> 00:38:32,111
Baffles me,
but makes me very proud.
808
00:38:33,010 --> 00:38:35,593
And what about the
death of your son Brendan?
809
00:38:36,476 --> 00:38:38,945
The son you said you
understood the best.
810
00:38:39,296 --> 00:38:41,513
Any chance Connor might've
been involved in that?
811
00:38:41,601 --> 00:38:44,515
Objection!
Calls for speculation.
812
00:38:44,834 --> 00:38:47,187
My apologies, Your Honor.
I withdraw the question.
813
00:38:47,476 --> 00:38:49,466
- Connor loved his brother.-
814
00:38:49,554 --> 00:38:51,349
The witness
will refrain from answering.
815
00:38:51,436 --> 00:38:53,825
The prosecution's objection
has been sustained.
816
00:38:53,913 --> 00:38:57,311
That boy wouldn't kill a roach.
That boy couldn't kill a roach.
817
00:38:57,421 --> 00:38:59,192
This is my
final warning, Mr. McCandless.
818
00:38:59,279 --> 00:39:01,161
If you utter another word,
I will have you removed
819
00:39:01,248 --> 00:39:03,076
- from this courtroom.
- The kid loved his brother
820
00:39:03,163 --> 00:39:04,489
almost as much as I did.
821
00:39:04,577 --> 00:39:06,028
Marshal, I want this witness
822
00:39:06,115 --> 00:39:08,448
removed from the courtroom
and taken back to his cell.
823
00:39:12,007 --> 00:39:13,632
I don't know who killed Brendan,
824
00:39:13,811 --> 00:39:15,452
but it sure as hell
wasn't Connor.
825
00:39:15,539 --> 00:39:16,800
The jury will disregard
826
00:39:16,887 --> 00:39:18,432
this witness's testimony.
827
00:39:18,580 --> 00:39:20,766
And all of the witness's
testimony is hereby
828
00:39:20,854 --> 00:39:22,008
stricken from the record.
829
00:39:27,783 --> 00:39:29,648
In the matter of
The United States
830
00:39:29,736 --> 00:39:31,510
v. Connor McCandless,
we, the jury,
831
00:39:31,597 --> 00:39:33,338
find the defendant
832
00:39:33,425 --> 00:39:34,463
not guilty.
833
00:39:46,591 --> 00:39:48,361
I can't believe this.
834
00:39:48,681 --> 00:39:50,031
Believe it.
835
00:39:51,822 --> 00:39:53,744
Now go live your life.
836
00:40:12,940 --> 00:40:14,205
Dr. Bull?
837
00:40:15,002 --> 00:40:16,635
To what do I owe the pleasure?
838
00:40:18,354 --> 00:40:21,135
Your husband got it wrong on the
stand the other day, didn't he?
839
00:40:22,307 --> 00:40:24,430
Connor didn't get
the best parts of you,
840
00:40:24,518 --> 00:40:26,760
he didn't get
the best parts of him.
841
00:40:27,814 --> 00:40:30,064
He's very much his own man.
842
00:40:30,970 --> 00:40:32,838
I'm not sure
I'm following you.
843
00:40:33,408 --> 00:40:35,893
From the beginning,
I told anyone who would listen,
844
00:40:36,189 --> 00:40:37,830
you're a force.
845
00:40:38,868 --> 00:40:40,221
And I was right.
846
00:40:40,635 --> 00:40:43,525
It was you that had Brendan
killed, wasn't it?
847
00:40:44,182 --> 00:40:46,518
I have no idea what
you're talking about.
848
00:40:46,822 --> 00:40:48,180
Ah.
849
00:40:48,353 --> 00:40:50,143
What I do know...
850
00:40:51,064 --> 00:40:53,375
is that Connor's
a very special boy.
851
00:40:53,893 --> 00:40:55,336
He's not like his father,
852
00:40:55,424 --> 00:40:57,683
not like his brother.
853
00:40:58,330 --> 00:40:59,805
You know, when I first sent him
854
00:40:59,893 --> 00:41:02,088
to stop Brendan
from killing that judge,
855
00:41:02,385 --> 00:41:05,078
it was because
I was sure my husband
856
00:41:05,166 --> 00:41:07,103
was about to go
to prison for life,
857
00:41:07,580 --> 00:41:10,777
and that would've been the
answer to so many of my prayers.
858
00:41:11,471 --> 00:41:13,047
But sometimes
859
00:41:13,439 --> 00:41:16,572
things don't work out
the way you plan.
860
00:41:17,096 --> 00:41:18,783
They just don't.
861
00:41:19,533 --> 00:41:21,939
The key is
to have faith,
862
00:41:23,088 --> 00:41:24,580
to persevere.
863
00:41:25,057 --> 00:41:27,195
What was the crossword clue
864
00:41:27,283 --> 00:41:29,020
I couldn't get
the day we first met?
865
00:41:29,108 --> 00:41:30,557
The one you helped me with?
866
00:41:31,135 --> 00:41:33,461
It was a-a
ten letter word
867
00:41:33,549 --> 00:41:35,564
for the guardianship and control
868
00:41:35,659 --> 00:41:37,916
exercised by the Lord our God.
869
00:41:39,070 --> 00:41:40,541
Providence.
870
00:41:40,830 --> 00:41:42,510
Providence.
871
00:41:44,516 --> 00:41:47,393
We have to have faith
in providence,
872
00:41:48,324 --> 00:41:50,713
even if it costs us our husband,
873
00:41:51,505 --> 00:41:54,103
even if it costs us
our firstborn.
874
00:41:55,096 --> 00:41:56,360
By the way,
875
00:41:56,455 --> 00:41:57,900
I signed your check yesterday.
876
00:41:57,988 --> 00:42:01,103
I'm sure you'll see it
in the next day or two.
877
00:42:01,415 --> 00:42:02,815
Who knows,
878
00:42:03,596 --> 00:42:05,514
perhaps we'll have
the opportunity
879
00:42:05,602 --> 00:42:07,689
to work together again
at some point.
880
00:42:09,088 --> 00:42:10,564
I strongly doubt that.
881
00:42:10,864 --> 00:42:12,971
Oh, you just don't know.
882
00:42:14,811 --> 00:42:17,727
Providence, Dr. Bull.
883
00:42:18,253 --> 00:42:19,979
Providence.
884
00:42:20,848 --> 00:42:24,027
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