1 00:00:01,735 --> 00:00:03,465 (spectators shouting, cheering) Come on, Saints! 2 00:00:03,504 --> 00:00:05,374 (shouting and cheering continue) 3 00:00:07,375 --> 00:00:09,035 DONNA HENDERSON: Let's go, Jordan. 4 00:00:09,077 --> 00:00:10,707 (whooping) 5 00:00:10,744 --> 00:00:12,314 DONNA: That's our son. 6 00:00:12,346 --> 00:00:15,476 * 7 00:00:15,516 --> 00:00:16,676 QUARTERBACK: Laser. 8 00:00:16,717 --> 00:00:18,647 Blue 80, blue 80, set, hut! 9 00:00:18,686 --> 00:00:20,516 (players shouting) 10 00:00:20,554 --> 00:00:23,364 (grunting) 11 00:00:26,427 --> 00:00:28,257 (cheering wildly) 12 00:00:28,296 --> 00:00:29,126 (grunts) 13 00:00:29,163 --> 00:00:31,233 DONNA: Go, Jordan! 14 00:00:31,265 --> 00:00:32,265 (cheering) 15 00:00:32,300 --> 00:00:34,270 WILLIAM: Let's go, Jordan! 16 00:00:34,302 --> 00:00:35,272 Yeah! 17 00:00:35,303 --> 00:00:37,413 (whistle blows) Man! Man! 18 00:00:37,438 --> 00:00:38,708 You killed it. 19 00:00:38,739 --> 00:00:40,439 (laughing, cheering) 20 00:00:43,111 --> 00:00:45,151 (chanting): Jordan! Jordan! 21 00:00:45,179 --> 00:00:46,679 Great play, brother. 22 00:00:46,714 --> 00:00:48,354 (chanting continues) 23 00:00:48,382 --> 00:00:50,722 PLAYER: Hey, what's going on? 24 00:00:50,751 --> 00:00:52,251 Who's that? 25 00:00:52,286 --> 00:00:53,216 MAN: Someone hacked the scoreboard. 26 00:00:53,254 --> 00:00:55,424 (crowd murmurs, exclaims) 27 00:00:58,159 --> 00:00:59,259 GIRL: Oh, is that a teacher? 28 00:00:59,293 --> 00:01:01,503 PLAYER 2: Oh, is that Mrs. Bryant? 29 00:01:03,364 --> 00:01:05,434 Dude, you're banging Mrs. Bryant? 30 00:01:05,466 --> 00:01:06,596 All right, man. 31 00:01:06,634 --> 00:01:08,704 I can't believe this. 32 00:01:08,736 --> 00:01:10,166 This isn't the first time he scored tonight. 33 00:01:10,204 --> 00:01:12,374 PLAYERS (chanting): MVP! MVP! 34 00:01:12,406 --> 00:01:14,806 MVP! MVP! 35 00:01:14,842 --> 00:01:16,512 * 36 00:01:19,247 --> 00:01:21,247 (camera shutter clicks) 37 00:01:26,687 --> 00:01:28,617 Teachers are supposed to provide a safe place 38 00:01:28,656 --> 00:01:31,856 for our kids to learn, not become their sex toys. 39 00:01:31,892 --> 00:01:33,592 He should be at least 18. 40 00:01:33,627 --> 00:01:35,627 If two consenting adults want to fall in love, 41 00:01:35,663 --> 00:01:36,863 who are we to judge? 42 00:01:36,897 --> 00:01:39,127 17-year-old football player? Who can blame her? 43 00:01:39,167 --> 00:01:40,397 Sounds kind of good to me. 44 00:01:40,434 --> 00:01:42,574 No way it's love; it's sex. 45 00:01:42,603 --> 00:01:44,843 I had the biggest crush on my 11th grade math teacher. 46 00:01:44,872 --> 00:01:49,182 Anyone in a position of power over a teen, it's rape. 47 00:01:49,210 --> 00:01:51,650 She should go to prison with the rest of the pedophiles. 48 00:01:52,846 --> 00:01:54,676 So how come the police haven't put the teacher in jail yet? 49 00:01:54,715 --> 00:01:56,715 She's 24, the kid's 17. 50 00:01:56,750 --> 00:01:58,390 Police were brought in. 51 00:01:58,419 --> 00:01:59,549 Conducted an investigation. 52 00:01:59,587 --> 00:02:01,157 The school fired her and the state 53 00:02:01,189 --> 00:02:02,519 took away her teaching license. 54 00:02:02,556 --> 00:02:04,286 But the age of consent in New York 55 00:02:04,325 --> 00:02:06,925 is 17, so... Yep. The DA dropped the charges. 56 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:08,330 DANNY: And she's married, too? 57 00:02:08,362 --> 00:02:09,832 Poor husband. He had no idea? 58 00:02:09,863 --> 00:02:11,173 Even is she wasn't, she's an adult. 59 00:02:11,199 --> 00:02:12,299 She doesn't get to have sex 60 00:02:12,333 --> 00:02:13,873 with her high school students. 61 00:02:13,901 --> 00:02:15,401 Bull's meeting with the parents about a civil suit? 62 00:02:15,436 --> 00:02:17,206 Parents and the kid. 63 00:02:17,238 --> 00:02:18,368 Liberty brought us the case. 64 00:02:18,406 --> 00:02:19,836 She's on her way over. 65 00:02:19,873 --> 00:02:23,383 Well, if this case goes to trial, here's my two cents. 66 00:02:23,411 --> 00:02:25,651 Blind jurors. 67 00:02:28,916 --> 00:02:30,876 Jordan is a straight-A student, varsity player. 68 00:02:30,918 --> 00:02:32,948 Never got a tattoo or an earring. 69 00:02:32,986 --> 00:02:35,316 Even makes his own bed, isn't that right, baby? I guess. 70 00:02:35,356 --> 00:02:37,656 And got a full ride at Hudson University. 71 00:02:37,691 --> 00:02:39,691 We were so proud. WILLIAM: But his behavior changed 72 00:02:39,727 --> 00:02:41,657 as the semester went along, and he started spending more time 73 00:02:41,695 --> 00:02:43,755 with his English teacher after football practice. 74 00:02:43,797 --> 00:02:45,397 Dad. I'm sitting right here. 75 00:02:45,433 --> 00:02:47,503 Things spiraled from there. And then at the game, 76 00:02:47,535 --> 00:02:48,635 we found out why. 77 00:02:48,669 --> 00:02:50,499 I've always found cars uncomfortable. 78 00:02:50,538 --> 00:02:52,238 It is hard to find privacy in high school, 79 00:02:52,273 --> 00:02:53,913 isn't it, Jordan? DONNA: Dr. Bull, we're here 80 00:02:53,941 --> 00:02:55,981 because everyone knows that if the genders were reversed, 81 00:02:56,009 --> 00:02:58,349 and a 24-year-old male teacher 82 00:02:58,379 --> 00:02:59,779 was having sex with a student, 83 00:02:59,813 --> 00:03:01,423 the teacher would be in jail. 84 00:03:01,449 --> 00:03:02,779 Mom. Come on. 85 00:03:02,816 --> 00:03:04,686 She was taking advantage of you, baby. 86 00:03:04,718 --> 00:03:06,248 She raped him. 87 00:03:07,921 --> 00:03:09,091 So why are you here, Jordan? 88 00:03:09,122 --> 00:03:11,432 Clearly don't agree with your parents suing Mrs. Bryant. 89 00:03:11,459 --> 00:03:12,629 Yes he does. 90 00:03:12,660 --> 00:03:14,700 They said I had to be here. 91 00:03:14,728 --> 00:03:15,798 What kind of doctor are you? 92 00:03:15,829 --> 00:03:17,629 I'm the kind of doctor who can tell 93 00:03:17,665 --> 00:03:20,225 when someone's uncomfortable, like you are right now, 94 00:03:20,268 --> 00:03:21,898 'cause you're touching your vagus nerve. 95 00:03:21,935 --> 00:03:25,005 It's an unconscious attempt to calm yourself down. 96 00:03:25,038 --> 00:03:27,638 You still have feelings for this teacher, huh? 97 00:03:28,842 --> 00:03:31,282 Susan left her husband to be with me. 98 00:03:31,312 --> 00:03:33,512 Jordan. It's over. 99 00:03:33,547 --> 00:03:35,417 BULL: It's not over. 100 00:03:35,449 --> 00:03:37,819 Your parents don't know you're still seeing her, do they? 101 00:03:39,019 --> 00:03:40,819 Ah, Jordan, come on. Yes. 102 00:03:40,854 --> 00:03:41,764 Yes. Okay? 103 00:03:41,789 --> 00:03:43,489 Susan and I have already talked this over, 104 00:03:43,524 --> 00:03:45,364 and I'm moving in with her. 105 00:03:45,393 --> 00:03:46,563 Sorry if that upsets you guys. 106 00:03:46,594 --> 00:03:48,034 Jordan. Dad, don't try and stop me. 107 00:03:48,061 --> 00:03:50,261 Jordan. Come back here. 108 00:03:50,298 --> 00:03:51,828 Let him go. 109 00:03:51,865 --> 00:03:53,925 Arguing is not gonna bring him back. 110 00:03:53,967 --> 00:03:56,567 It's one of the reasons he's sneaking around. 111 00:03:57,871 --> 00:03:59,471 Hey. You wanted to see me? 112 00:03:59,507 --> 00:04:02,277 Yeah. I wanted you to meet Jordan, but he's jumped ship. 113 00:04:02,310 --> 00:04:03,980 Yeah. I saw him running out. 114 00:04:04,011 --> 00:04:05,381 The parents? 115 00:04:05,413 --> 00:04:07,723 Yeah. You mind sitting in with us? Sure. 116 00:04:07,748 --> 00:04:10,548 I can give some perspective on football life. 117 00:04:10,584 --> 00:04:14,724 You played football? 118 00:04:14,755 --> 00:04:16,755 BENNY: It's been two weeks 119 00:04:16,790 --> 00:04:18,590 and Jordan already moved in with his teacher. 120 00:04:18,626 --> 00:04:19,856 Yeah. Wow. 121 00:04:19,893 --> 00:04:21,733 The lawsuit really set Jordan off. 122 00:04:21,762 --> 00:04:24,062 Unbeknownst to his parents, he-he dropped out of school. 123 00:04:24,097 --> 00:04:25,597 He disconnected his cell phone. 124 00:04:25,633 --> 00:04:27,003 He sent his parents an e-mail telling them 125 00:04:27,034 --> 00:04:28,604 not to contact him until they accept 126 00:04:28,636 --> 00:04:31,666 his relationship with her. Which is terrible for Jordan... 127 00:04:31,705 --> 00:04:33,535 But it could strengthen his parents' case against her. 128 00:04:33,574 --> 00:04:35,484 Especially since we're going for a negligent infliction 129 00:04:35,509 --> 00:04:37,039 of severe emotional distress. 130 00:04:37,077 --> 00:04:39,447 Yeah. It's a legit suit, but I'm guessing 131 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:41,350 that the parents' real purpose is to put leverage 132 00:04:41,382 --> 00:04:43,082 on this teacher to stop seeing their son. 133 00:04:43,116 --> 00:04:44,546 Exactly. 134 00:04:44,585 --> 00:04:46,045 Jordan's parents said they'd drop the suit 135 00:04:46,086 --> 00:04:48,756 if Mrs. Bryant agrees never to see their son again. 136 00:04:48,789 --> 00:04:49,959 It may work. 137 00:04:49,990 --> 00:04:51,020 You know, a lot of predators 138 00:04:51,058 --> 00:04:53,728 like her back off as soon as they're under pressure. 139 00:04:53,761 --> 00:04:56,461 Yeah, well, she's already doubled down. 140 00:04:56,497 --> 00:04:57,797 If she takes it to trial, in order to prove 141 00:04:57,831 --> 00:04:59,371 emotional distress, we'll have to demonstrate 142 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:00,570 outrageous behavior. 143 00:05:00,601 --> 00:05:03,871 Isolating him and blowing up his family check two big boxes. 144 00:05:03,904 --> 00:05:05,674 The biggest challenge is showing damage, 145 00:05:05,706 --> 00:05:06,866 because it's in the future. 146 00:05:06,907 --> 00:05:08,107 Yeah. Dr. Bull said he's gonna talk to Jordan, 147 00:05:08,141 --> 00:05:11,351 but frankly, I don't even know how he's gonna get in the door. 148 00:05:14,081 --> 00:05:15,851 No way. Chunk Palmer. 149 00:05:15,883 --> 00:05:18,353 Played defense for the Bulldogs. 150 00:05:18,386 --> 00:05:19,816 I did. Amazing. 151 00:05:19,853 --> 00:05:21,363 Can I get you guys a soda? 152 00:05:21,389 --> 00:05:22,859 No. We just came to have a little chat 153 00:05:22,890 --> 00:05:24,760 with you and Mrs. Bryant. 154 00:05:24,792 --> 00:05:26,762 That would be me. 155 00:05:26,794 --> 00:05:28,704 Please, it's Susan. 156 00:05:30,063 --> 00:05:31,673 Hi. 157 00:05:31,699 --> 00:05:34,399 Um, so what were you hoping to see here? 158 00:05:34,435 --> 00:05:36,435 What were you hoping we would see here? 159 00:05:36,470 --> 00:05:40,110 Despite what anyone thinks, Susan and I are in love. 160 00:05:40,140 --> 00:05:41,680 I know it may sound weird to you, 161 00:05:41,709 --> 00:05:42,839 but there it is. 162 00:05:42,876 --> 00:05:44,036 I just hope my parents can understand 163 00:05:44,077 --> 00:05:45,877 and leave us alone. 164 00:05:45,913 --> 00:05:47,453 Your parents are very concerned about you. I understand 165 00:05:47,481 --> 00:05:49,451 your dropping out of school? SUSAN: No. 166 00:05:49,483 --> 00:05:51,123 I wouldn't let that happen. 167 00:05:51,151 --> 00:05:52,251 Susan's gonna homeschool me. 168 00:05:52,285 --> 00:05:55,985 How many students get that kind of attention, right? 169 00:05:56,023 --> 00:05:58,693 Only one. 170 00:05:58,726 --> 00:06:01,086 So you're gonna give up your college scholarship? 171 00:06:01,128 --> 00:06:03,158 Your dream of playing pro football. 172 00:06:03,196 --> 00:06:04,866 You did. 173 00:06:04,898 --> 00:06:07,128 Dropped out of the drafts. Bet you had a good reason. 174 00:06:07,167 --> 00:06:09,437 I have a good reason, too. 175 00:06:09,470 --> 00:06:10,600 I'm happy now. 176 00:06:10,638 --> 00:06:12,968 That's all that matters. SUSAN: Yeah, and Jordan has a lot 177 00:06:13,006 --> 00:06:14,436 of other talents besides playing football. 178 00:06:14,475 --> 00:06:15,905 (chuckles) Yeah. I can see that. 179 00:06:17,578 --> 00:06:19,078 You like drawing, Jordan? SUSAN: Yes. 180 00:06:19,112 --> 00:06:21,152 He applied to City Arts. 181 00:06:21,181 --> 00:06:23,181 Well, thank you, Jordan. 182 00:06:23,216 --> 00:06:24,416 I see you have a spokesperson. 183 00:06:24,452 --> 00:06:28,462 And I'm sure your husband is not thrilled with your new career. 184 00:06:28,489 --> 00:06:29,959 This has been really hard on everybody. 185 00:06:29,990 --> 00:06:31,730 On both of our families. 186 00:06:31,759 --> 00:06:33,729 But when you find true love, what are you supposed to do? 187 00:06:33,761 --> 00:06:35,461 Stay trapped? 188 00:06:35,496 --> 00:06:37,866 You're being sued for inflicting harm on a minor. 189 00:06:37,898 --> 00:06:40,728 That is a painful and expensive process. 190 00:06:40,768 --> 00:06:43,468 Are you sure you don't still feel trapped? 191 00:06:43,504 --> 00:06:46,144 (clicks tongue) 192 00:06:46,173 --> 00:06:48,843 I think it's time you guys left. 193 00:06:48,876 --> 00:06:51,206 Susan didn't seem too concerned about the case. 194 00:06:51,244 --> 00:06:52,984 Well, they're covering. 195 00:06:53,013 --> 00:06:54,583 A lot of changes in their life right now. 196 00:06:54,615 --> 00:06:56,645 Something's up with her. What did you think? 197 00:06:56,684 --> 00:06:57,994 She's controlling. Yeah. 198 00:06:58,018 --> 00:06:59,188 The homeschooling, 199 00:06:59,219 --> 00:07:00,689 the answering questions for him, 200 00:07:00,721 --> 00:07:02,761 the nudging him away from football 201 00:07:02,790 --> 00:07:04,460 to art school. 202 00:07:04,492 --> 00:07:05,662 Think they're in love? 203 00:07:05,693 --> 00:07:08,133 I think they think they are. 204 00:07:08,161 --> 00:07:09,561 I'm telling you, Chunk, 205 00:07:09,597 --> 00:07:12,467 we're gonna win this case. 206 00:07:12,500 --> 00:07:15,640 And we're gonna win it the right way. 207 00:07:15,669 --> 00:07:17,039 What does that mean exactly? 208 00:07:17,070 --> 00:07:18,470 It means the apparent reason for something 209 00:07:18,506 --> 00:07:21,776 often isn't the reason for it at all. 210 00:07:21,809 --> 00:07:23,539 Some might assume that you quit football 211 00:07:23,577 --> 00:07:24,847 because you were afraid to come out. 212 00:07:24,878 --> 00:07:27,948 Must have been hard for your family. 213 00:07:27,981 --> 00:07:30,751 My parents took it about as well as Jordan's did. 214 00:07:30,784 --> 00:07:34,124 They sacrificed everything for me to achieve that dream. 215 00:07:34,154 --> 00:07:36,164 It meant everything to them. 216 00:07:36,189 --> 00:07:37,659 And then when the draft approached, 217 00:07:37,691 --> 00:07:40,031 I realized I needed something else. 218 00:07:40,060 --> 00:07:41,860 Something more. 219 00:07:41,895 --> 00:07:43,855 Something for me. Hmm. 220 00:07:44,898 --> 00:07:46,868 Oh. 221 00:07:46,900 --> 00:07:49,540 And look who is representing Susan Bryant. 222 00:07:49,570 --> 00:07:51,200 Dr. Bull, hello. 223 00:07:51,238 --> 00:07:53,508 Wendy Anderson. 224 00:07:53,541 --> 00:07:55,141 This is Chunk Palmer. Ms. Anderson 225 00:07:55,175 --> 00:07:56,705 is a highly renowned 226 00:07:56,744 --> 00:07:57,984 champion for women's rights. 227 00:07:58,011 --> 00:08:00,081 Susan and Jordan fell in love. 228 00:08:00,113 --> 00:08:02,723 We live in a country that allows them this freedom. 229 00:08:02,750 --> 00:08:04,850 And that right applies to beautiful women, too. 230 00:08:04,885 --> 00:08:06,285 And beautiful women predators. 231 00:08:06,319 --> 00:08:08,189 You're gonna get a lot of press on this case. 232 00:08:08,221 --> 00:08:11,261 Pro bono? Don't have contact with Susan again 233 00:08:11,291 --> 00:08:13,191 unless I'm in her presence. 234 00:08:13,226 --> 00:08:16,956 It's always a pleasure, Ms. Anderson. 235 00:08:16,997 --> 00:08:18,767 This case just got a lot harder. 236 00:08:18,799 --> 00:08:20,229 Oh, yeah. 237 00:08:20,267 --> 00:08:23,297 And much more worth fighting. 238 00:08:23,336 --> 00:08:26,536 Captioning sponsored by CBS 239 00:08:26,574 --> 00:08:27,614 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org 240 00:08:32,946 --> 00:08:34,246 I want to tell you all a love story. 241 00:08:34,281 --> 00:08:37,751 The story of Jordan Henderson and Susan Bryant. 242 00:08:37,785 --> 00:08:40,045 Jordan wants to build a life with Susan, 243 00:08:40,087 --> 00:08:42,057 but some people want to prevent true love. 244 00:08:42,089 --> 00:08:44,119 That's what this case is about. 245 00:08:44,157 --> 00:08:47,127 Their relationship is legal and consensual. 246 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:48,100 When you have to remind people your relationship 247 00:08:48,128 --> 00:08:50,898 is legal and consensual, you have a problem. 248 00:08:50,931 --> 00:08:52,131 DANNY: Smart tactic. 249 00:08:52,165 --> 00:08:53,425 Who doesn't like a good love story? 250 00:08:53,466 --> 00:08:56,096 WENDY ANDERSON: ...an 18-year-old fight for love and be a man. 251 00:08:56,136 --> 00:08:57,266 CHUNK: Be a man. 252 00:08:57,304 --> 00:08:58,744 The dude's banging his English teacher. 253 00:08:58,772 --> 00:09:00,142 The Board of Education fired her 254 00:09:00,173 --> 00:09:02,243 for being a predator. BULL: Her strategy 255 00:09:02,275 --> 00:09:04,105 is to make Susan's conduct seem reasonable, 256 00:09:04,144 --> 00:09:05,284 rather than outrageous. 257 00:09:05,312 --> 00:09:06,782 Yeah, but there's a reason 258 00:09:06,814 --> 00:09:08,084 that we don't marry in our teens anymore. 259 00:09:08,115 --> 00:09:10,115 Not every place agrees. 260 00:09:10,150 --> 00:09:13,190 You can get married at 14 with your parent's consent in Texas. 261 00:09:13,220 --> 00:09:15,190 And in some places, I can be purchased for cows. 262 00:09:15,222 --> 00:09:17,092 It doesn't mean it's a good idea. 263 00:09:17,124 --> 00:09:18,764 (laughing) What? Are you trying to justify 264 00:09:18,792 --> 00:09:20,762 your relationship with Gabe now? Ooh. 265 00:09:22,295 --> 00:09:23,825 I don't have to justify anything. 266 00:09:23,864 --> 00:09:24,874 How old is Gabe? 267 00:09:24,898 --> 00:09:25,798 I bet this is the photojournalist 268 00:09:25,833 --> 00:09:26,733 that you recently hired 269 00:09:26,767 --> 00:09:29,237 to do some freelance surveillance, right? 270 00:09:29,269 --> 00:09:31,199 There's about eight years' difference. 271 00:09:31,238 --> 00:09:32,308 Which would make him, what? 272 00:09:32,339 --> 00:09:33,669 Over 21. 273 00:09:33,707 --> 00:09:34,937 Thank you very much. 274 00:09:34,975 --> 00:09:36,105 It's only been a few weeks. He's casual. 275 00:09:36,143 --> 00:09:38,213 It's cool. And best of all... 276 00:09:38,245 --> 00:09:39,245 You can train him. 277 00:09:39,279 --> 00:09:41,649 (laughing) I was going to say he's British. 278 00:09:41,682 --> 00:09:44,052 Oh. Yeah. But also, 279 00:09:44,084 --> 00:09:45,794 he is not set in his ways, unlike some people. 280 00:09:45,819 --> 00:09:47,119 Trainable's shorter. 281 00:09:47,154 --> 00:09:48,664 And similar to how we are going 282 00:09:48,689 --> 00:09:50,259 to approach this case. 283 00:09:50,290 --> 00:09:53,190 To prove negligent infliction of emotional distress, 284 00:09:53,226 --> 00:09:55,256 we will show Mrs. Bryant breached her duty 285 00:09:55,295 --> 00:09:57,225 as Jordan's teacher, 286 00:09:57,264 --> 00:09:59,974 and she was preying on him like a giant mantis. 287 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,240 Well, the law actually calls it "outrageous conduct" 288 00:10:02,269 --> 00:10:05,039 on her part and "lack of capacity" on his, but 289 00:10:05,072 --> 00:10:07,312 yeah, "mantis" is a better visual. 290 00:10:07,340 --> 00:10:08,910 We prove that in court, and 291 00:10:08,942 --> 00:10:11,212 Wendy's "consenting adults" argument falls apart. 292 00:10:11,244 --> 00:10:12,954 I know some experts that we can line up. Nice. 293 00:10:12,980 --> 00:10:14,920 I'll scour Susan's digital footprint, records, 294 00:10:14,948 --> 00:10:17,318 see if she's ever slept with a student before. 295 00:10:17,350 --> 00:10:19,150 DANNY: I've also looked into Susan's home life. 296 00:10:19,186 --> 00:10:21,316 There's no mom in the picture, Dad still lives in Ohio. 297 00:10:21,354 --> 00:10:23,794 Mild-mannered husband, Jeffrey. 298 00:10:23,824 --> 00:10:25,094 No record of abuse. In fact, 299 00:10:25,125 --> 00:10:27,255 he's head over heels for her. 300 00:10:27,294 --> 00:10:29,934 That's because she seeks out men like Jeffrey and Jordan. 301 00:10:29,963 --> 00:10:31,263 Men who worship her. 302 00:10:31,298 --> 00:10:33,628 Let's make sure it doesn't carry over to our jury. 303 00:10:35,769 --> 00:10:38,169 Susan Bryant has been mistreated, misrepresented 304 00:10:38,205 --> 00:10:40,165 and unjustly characterized 305 00:10:40,207 --> 00:10:42,237 Hey. in our justice system. 306 00:10:42,275 --> 00:10:45,275 We'd like to ask the press to respect Susan's priva... 307 00:10:45,312 --> 00:10:48,282 So mock jurors who were parents didn't relate 308 00:10:48,315 --> 00:10:50,245 to William and Donna? Our mock jury showed 309 00:10:50,283 --> 00:10:53,093 that parents had little empathy for other parents. 310 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:56,260 They all thought that they could do a better job. 311 00:10:56,289 --> 00:10:58,689 So, the best jurors for us have been grandparents? 312 00:10:58,726 --> 00:10:59,986 They know they made mistakes 313 00:11:00,027 --> 00:11:01,327 with their own kids. 314 00:11:01,361 --> 00:11:03,261 That's why they love grandchildren. 315 00:11:03,296 --> 00:11:04,896 It's their chance to get it right. 316 00:11:04,932 --> 00:11:06,972 So, anyone else to look for? 317 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:08,900 People who like structure. 318 00:11:08,936 --> 00:11:10,336 Rigid schedule keepers. 319 00:11:10,370 --> 00:11:11,710 Ah, people who like structure 320 00:11:11,739 --> 00:11:13,109 also like social structure. 321 00:11:13,140 --> 00:11:16,110 Mm. Like adults not having sex with teenagers. 322 00:11:16,143 --> 00:11:19,383 Now we just have to get the voir dire questions past Wendy. 323 00:11:19,412 --> 00:11:20,812 That is her strong suit. 324 00:11:20,848 --> 00:11:22,218 Actually, we're not going to ask any questions. 325 00:11:22,249 --> 00:11:23,449 Why not? 326 00:11:23,483 --> 00:11:26,093 Rigid thinkers respond to authority figures. 327 00:11:26,119 --> 00:11:27,789 Now, who's the biggest authoritarian figure 328 00:11:27,821 --> 00:11:29,021 in that courtroom? 329 00:11:29,056 --> 00:11:31,356 Wendy Anderson. Exactly. 330 00:11:31,391 --> 00:11:33,331 So if a juror respects Ms. Anderson, 331 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:35,300 they'll respect rules. 332 00:11:35,328 --> 00:11:38,268 She'll be doing our work for us and never even know it. 333 00:11:40,533 --> 00:11:42,373 Speak up. I can't hear you. 334 00:11:42,402 --> 00:11:44,302 Yes. I did enjoy school. 335 00:11:44,337 --> 00:11:45,837 Thank you. Now tell me... 336 00:11:45,873 --> 00:11:47,073 Calvin. Have you ever developed...? 337 00:11:47,107 --> 00:11:48,977 BULL: He likes that top button buttoned. 338 00:11:49,009 --> 00:11:51,009 Clean-cut, likes clear-cut rules. 339 00:11:51,044 --> 00:11:52,214 Said "yes" instead of "yeah." 340 00:11:52,245 --> 00:11:54,375 Very deferential. CABLE (over earpiece): No kidding. 341 00:11:54,414 --> 00:11:56,784 This guy won employee of the year for his perfect attendance. 342 00:11:56,817 --> 00:11:58,117 MARISSA: Ah, but he's young, Bull. 343 00:11:58,151 --> 00:12:01,121 You think he'll identify with Jordan too much? 344 00:12:01,154 --> 00:12:03,464 Conservative haircut, good eye contact. This guy 345 00:12:03,490 --> 00:12:04,790 wants to please his elders. 346 00:12:04,825 --> 00:12:07,385 Check his mother's address. 347 00:12:07,427 --> 00:12:09,127 If it's the same as his, we're in business. 348 00:12:09,162 --> 00:12:10,202 CABLE: We're in business. 349 00:12:10,230 --> 00:12:11,300 Come on, Wendy. 350 00:12:11,331 --> 00:12:12,801 Make the right choice. 351 00:12:12,833 --> 00:12:13,973 Acceptable, Your Honor. 352 00:12:14,001 --> 00:12:16,071 Ms. Davis, 353 00:12:16,103 --> 00:12:17,843 you may now pose your questions. 354 00:12:19,206 --> 00:12:20,406 We have no questions, Your Honor. 355 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:22,280 We accept this juror. 356 00:12:22,309 --> 00:12:24,379 No questions? Uh... 357 00:12:24,411 --> 00:12:27,411 no... ma'am. 358 00:12:27,447 --> 00:12:30,417 MARISSA: You cooked up this plan just 359 00:12:30,450 --> 00:12:31,920 to rattle Wendy, didn't you? 360 00:12:31,952 --> 00:12:33,522 Well, just some rainbow sprinkles 361 00:12:33,553 --> 00:12:35,493 on our little chocolate sundae. 362 00:12:35,522 --> 00:12:38,062 Gregory. No. Brian. 363 00:12:38,091 --> 00:12:39,391 No. Philip, maybe. BULL: Courtney's 364 00:12:39,426 --> 00:12:41,226 not gonna buy into Wendy's true love narrative. 365 00:12:41,261 --> 00:12:42,901 That's for sure. 366 00:12:42,930 --> 00:12:44,400 She can't even remember her first love. 367 00:12:44,431 --> 00:12:45,571 Wendy's gonna strike her. 368 00:12:45,598 --> 00:12:47,528 Yeah, well, too bad for us. According to her profile, 369 00:12:47,567 --> 00:12:49,897 she'd be great. BULL: Hey, we're dodging a bullet. 370 00:12:49,937 --> 00:12:52,407 She won't get the long-term damage Susan has caused Jordan. 371 00:12:52,439 --> 00:12:53,339 WENDY: We move to strike, 372 00:12:53,373 --> 00:12:54,413 Your Honor. 373 00:12:54,441 --> 00:12:55,381 More sprinkles for us. 374 00:12:55,408 --> 00:12:57,408 Okay, speed round. 375 00:12:57,444 --> 00:13:01,254 Dennis-- ponytail, T-shirt, lack of eye contact. 376 00:13:01,281 --> 00:13:03,151 CABLE: He's never created a folder in his inbox, 377 00:13:03,183 --> 00:13:05,593 and he's never used a calendar app on his smart phone. 378 00:13:05,618 --> 00:13:07,388 BULL: No structure. He's out. Next up. 379 00:13:07,420 --> 00:13:11,930 Simone-- formal language, faces toward the judge. Clearly 380 00:13:11,959 --> 00:13:14,429 respects authority. She is in. 381 00:13:14,461 --> 00:13:15,601 And then we have Edward. 382 00:13:15,628 --> 00:13:18,968 Hello, Edward. Not Ed, not Eddie. 383 00:13:18,999 --> 00:13:20,329 This is Edward. 384 00:13:20,367 --> 00:13:21,467 Ooh, he sings in the church choir. 385 00:13:21,501 --> 00:13:23,341 Straight and narrow. 386 00:13:23,370 --> 00:13:25,010 Sing us your song, Edward. 387 00:13:25,038 --> 00:13:26,568 And Mr. Virtuous is in. 388 00:13:26,606 --> 00:13:28,336 Okay, next up-- Noreen. 389 00:13:28,375 --> 00:13:30,305 MARISSA: Retired school teacher. 390 00:13:30,343 --> 00:13:31,413 Second grade. 391 00:13:31,444 --> 00:13:33,884 Self-professed "glam-ma." 392 00:13:33,914 --> 00:13:35,284 Wants to look and feel young, 393 00:13:35,315 --> 00:13:38,485 but the grandma element-- it's alluring. 394 00:13:38,518 --> 00:13:40,248 Let's ask her a question. 395 00:13:40,287 --> 00:13:41,287 Liberty? 396 00:13:44,524 --> 00:13:46,434 Your Honor, if I may... 397 00:13:46,459 --> 00:13:48,029 MARISSA: Well, I thought you were letting Wendy 398 00:13:48,061 --> 00:13:49,201 ask all the questions, Bull. 399 00:13:49,229 --> 00:13:50,429 Well, 400 00:13:50,463 --> 00:13:51,903 dare to be unpredictable. 401 00:13:51,932 --> 00:13:54,502 So, let's say you're at the movies, 402 00:13:54,534 --> 00:13:56,874 and you are sitting in a mostly empty row. 403 00:13:56,904 --> 00:14:00,014 What would you think if someone came and sat right next to you? 404 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:03,310 I would think "weird," and maybe "stalker." 405 00:14:03,343 --> 00:14:04,643 I like her. Unless, 406 00:14:04,677 --> 00:14:07,277 you know, he's hot and making a move. 407 00:14:07,314 --> 00:14:08,654 Grandmother who's happy to be here, 408 00:14:08,681 --> 00:14:10,181 respects personal space. 409 00:14:10,217 --> 00:14:11,447 She has a sense of humor, 410 00:14:11,484 --> 00:14:13,554 which means she has a sense of perspective. 411 00:14:13,586 --> 00:14:15,256 She's gonna want to help Jordan's parents, 412 00:14:15,288 --> 00:14:16,458 not judge them. 413 00:14:16,489 --> 00:14:19,989 Welcome to the jury, Glammy. 414 00:14:20,027 --> 00:14:21,927 We find this juror acceptable, Your Honor. 415 00:14:21,962 --> 00:14:25,002 Do you have something to say, 416 00:14:25,032 --> 00:14:28,002 or would you just like to wait for me to say something, 417 00:14:28,035 --> 00:14:29,565 then respond yes or no? 418 00:14:29,602 --> 00:14:31,272 Sometimes I like to observe. 419 00:14:31,304 --> 00:14:33,414 For instance, how a panicked husband 420 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:35,280 handles confronting his wife's lawyer. 421 00:14:35,308 --> 00:14:36,408 Excuse me. 422 00:14:36,443 --> 00:14:38,583 You're Wendy Anderson, right? Mm-hmm. 423 00:14:38,611 --> 00:14:40,951 I-I need to see my wife. 424 00:14:40,981 --> 00:14:43,581 Mr. Bryant, I understand that your situation is 425 00:14:43,616 --> 00:14:45,986 complicated. No, it's not. It's not complicated. 426 00:14:46,019 --> 00:14:47,549 She got mixed up with this kid, and 427 00:14:47,587 --> 00:14:50,017 I just feel like if we could talk, we could work it out. 428 00:14:50,057 --> 00:14:52,187 But I just got this text from her saying that I can 429 00:14:52,225 --> 00:14:54,455 only talk to you, so, can you help me? 430 00:14:54,494 --> 00:14:56,104 I'm sorry. 431 00:14:58,498 --> 00:15:00,968 I don't think she's sorry. 432 00:15:01,001 --> 00:15:02,171 Aren't you Jordan's lawyer? 433 00:15:02,202 --> 00:15:04,072 Ooh! I am many things. 434 00:15:04,104 --> 00:15:05,344 A lawyer is not one of them. 435 00:15:05,372 --> 00:15:08,342 I'm a psychologist. I help with trials. 436 00:15:08,375 --> 00:15:09,535 Right now, I'm trying 437 00:15:09,576 --> 00:15:11,506 to help Jordan's parents get their son back. 438 00:15:11,544 --> 00:15:13,714 Yeah. Uh... 439 00:15:13,746 --> 00:15:15,476 I need to see my wife. 440 00:15:15,515 --> 00:15:17,575 I feel like if I could just talk to her about this... 441 00:15:17,617 --> 00:15:18,487 Yeah. 442 00:15:18,518 --> 00:15:21,418 Sorry. Just... Don't be. 443 00:15:21,454 --> 00:15:23,424 Jeffrey... 444 00:15:23,456 --> 00:15:25,186 I can bring her back to you. 445 00:15:25,225 --> 00:15:29,225 I think the question you have to ask yourself is, 446 00:15:29,262 --> 00:15:31,132 do you want her back? 447 00:15:33,433 --> 00:15:36,403 I'm Dr. Jason Bull. 448 00:15:41,474 --> 00:15:44,644 Four of our six jurors respect social norms. 449 00:15:44,677 --> 00:15:47,647 They can draw a sharp line between right and wrong. 450 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:49,520 Yeah, we're on good footing there. 451 00:15:49,549 --> 00:15:51,619 How about the husband? How do you think 452 00:15:51,651 --> 00:15:53,691 he'll factor in? BULL: Well, he is truly, madly, 453 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:55,420 deeply in love with his wife. 454 00:15:55,455 --> 00:15:57,385 Blind to her imperfections and 455 00:15:57,424 --> 00:15:58,764 convinced he would be miserable without her. 456 00:15:58,791 --> 00:16:01,131 You want to call him as a witness? CABLE: Oh. 457 00:16:01,161 --> 00:16:03,501 He's about to be a witness, all right. 458 00:16:03,530 --> 00:16:05,500 Despite losing her job, Susan has not 459 00:16:05,532 --> 00:16:08,042 slowed down on her online shopping. 460 00:16:08,068 --> 00:16:10,238 Shoes, curtains and... 461 00:16:10,270 --> 00:16:12,310 prenatal vitamins. 462 00:16:12,339 --> 00:16:15,509 No. Yes. Judging by her purchase history, I'd say 463 00:16:15,542 --> 00:16:17,642 she's about three months? 464 00:16:17,677 --> 00:16:19,547 Susan and Jordan are having a baby. 465 00:16:20,580 --> 00:16:22,020 BULL: It's a little 466 00:16:22,049 --> 00:16:23,579 too late for a parent-teacher conference. 467 00:16:29,156 --> 00:16:31,786 We don't know if it's Jordan's, but our sources indicate 468 00:16:31,824 --> 00:16:33,094 that Mrs. Bryant is pregnant. 469 00:16:36,596 --> 00:16:39,126 How did this happen? How do you think? 470 00:16:39,166 --> 00:16:41,126 Our team is all over it, but Dr. Bull wanted you to know 471 00:16:41,168 --> 00:16:43,238 as soon as possible, and if you like, 472 00:16:43,270 --> 00:16:44,670 you can see him when he's done meeting with Liberty. 473 00:16:44,704 --> 00:16:45,844 What do you suggest we do? 474 00:16:45,872 --> 00:16:49,142 I assume she's planning on having it. Dr. Bull thinks 475 00:16:49,176 --> 00:16:50,476 this pregnancy could help us at trial. 476 00:16:50,510 --> 00:16:52,510 Help? If Susan is more than 477 00:16:52,545 --> 00:16:55,075 three months pregnant, it means that she and your son had sex 478 00:16:55,115 --> 00:16:56,345 before he turned 17. 479 00:16:56,383 --> 00:16:58,653 More good news. But that's 480 00:16:58,685 --> 00:17:00,285 statutory rape. 481 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:04,690 We present this in court... you get your son back. 482 00:17:09,729 --> 00:17:12,699 (quietly): Hey, you with the camera... 483 00:17:12,732 --> 00:17:15,842 Hello, boss. So far, nothing to report with Juror Edward. 484 00:17:15,868 --> 00:17:19,068 Just disapproving glares at the awkward PDA. 485 00:17:19,106 --> 00:17:20,406 DANNY: Not appropriate. 486 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:22,380 Otherwise, nothing untoward. 487 00:17:22,409 --> 00:17:24,409 How about snowboarding this weekend? 488 00:17:24,444 --> 00:17:27,214 I got to work, but you can come over tonight. 489 00:17:28,315 --> 00:17:30,315 Uh-uh. 490 00:17:30,350 --> 00:17:33,390 Keep an eye on Edward. 491 00:17:33,420 --> 00:17:35,160 Dr. Shepard, as a professor 492 00:17:35,188 --> 00:17:37,388 of neuroscience at Johns Hopkins, 493 00:17:37,424 --> 00:17:39,134 can you please explain to us 494 00:17:39,159 --> 00:17:41,129 what is going on in Jordan's head? 495 00:17:41,161 --> 00:17:43,731 Oh. Excuse me just a second. 496 00:17:43,763 --> 00:17:45,603 Forgot my brain. 497 00:17:45,632 --> 00:17:48,872 (quiet laughter) 498 00:17:48,901 --> 00:17:53,641 SHEPARD: A teenager's prefrontal cortex continues to develop 499 00:17:53,673 --> 00:17:55,443 until around the age 25. 500 00:17:55,475 --> 00:17:58,705 Which makes it very hard to keep the arousal 501 00:17:58,745 --> 00:17:59,905 system in check. That, plus 502 00:17:59,946 --> 00:18:06,146 an overload of testosterone, and you've got sex on the brain. 503 00:18:06,186 --> 00:18:07,146 (laughter) 504 00:18:07,187 --> 00:18:08,287 LIBERTY: So is it fair 505 00:18:08,321 --> 00:18:09,861 to say that Jordan 506 00:18:09,889 --> 00:18:14,129 could be easily influenced, he could be easily seduced 507 00:18:14,161 --> 00:18:18,801 because he is highly sexualized, and he is not yet able 508 00:18:18,831 --> 00:18:20,501 to fully make adult decisions? 509 00:18:20,533 --> 00:18:21,733 SHEPARD: Just think how sex 510 00:18:21,768 --> 00:18:24,468 can cloud an adult's judgment. 511 00:18:24,504 --> 00:18:26,514 (gallery chattering quietly) 512 00:18:29,209 --> 00:18:32,549 In a strict household, the prospect of continual sex 513 00:18:32,579 --> 00:18:35,149 with a beautiful woman would be very hard 514 00:18:35,182 --> 00:18:36,822 for a teenager to refuse. 515 00:18:36,849 --> 00:18:38,919 LIBERTY: Thank you. 516 00:18:38,951 --> 00:18:42,721 So Edward, Noreen and Simone are fully engaged. 517 00:18:42,755 --> 00:18:44,815 They are gonna trust what Shepard says on the stand. 518 00:18:44,857 --> 00:18:47,257 Or they're zombies and just like brains. 519 00:18:47,294 --> 00:18:50,604 So how do you know Dr. Shepard? 520 00:18:50,630 --> 00:18:52,600 He taught my Sexual Disorders seminar in grad school. 521 00:18:52,632 --> 00:18:53,772 (laughs) 522 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:55,570 No, we never dated. 523 00:18:55,602 --> 00:19:00,672 Did you actually perform an MRI on Jordan Henderson's brain? 524 00:19:00,707 --> 00:19:02,637 No. You haven't 525 00:19:02,675 --> 00:19:06,745 examined Mr. Henderson at all, then, have you, Doctor? 526 00:19:06,779 --> 00:19:08,249 Isn't it true 527 00:19:08,281 --> 00:19:09,921 every person develops differently? 528 00:19:09,949 --> 00:19:11,749 Objection. Compound. 529 00:19:11,784 --> 00:19:14,494 Fine. I'll put it another way. 530 00:19:14,521 --> 00:19:16,791 Isn't it possible that you can't 531 00:19:16,823 --> 00:19:18,193 accurately predict 532 00:19:18,225 --> 00:19:20,225 exactly how developed 533 00:19:20,260 --> 00:19:22,230 Mr. Henderson's brain really is? 534 00:19:22,262 --> 00:19:24,532 Well, no, not exactly, but it's 535 00:19:24,564 --> 00:19:26,304 highly unlikely that... Thank you. 536 00:19:26,333 --> 00:19:27,673 No further questions, Doctor. 537 00:19:27,700 --> 00:19:29,470 And don't forget your brain. 538 00:19:31,804 --> 00:19:33,514 No, we're losing Noreen and Simone. 539 00:19:33,540 --> 00:19:34,640 And there goes Calvin. 540 00:19:34,674 --> 00:19:36,684 Three jurors firmly against us now. 541 00:19:36,709 --> 00:19:39,309 BULL: Nobody panic. 542 00:19:39,346 --> 00:19:41,506 Our Dr. Strand is gonna sully Susan Bryant's image 543 00:19:41,548 --> 00:19:42,848 just a little bit. 544 00:19:42,882 --> 00:19:47,352 LIBERTY: Dr. Strand, given your expertise in behavioral sciences, 545 00:19:47,387 --> 00:19:49,857 what can you tell us psychologically 546 00:19:49,889 --> 00:19:51,559 about Mrs. Bryant and her so-called 547 00:19:51,591 --> 00:19:52,731 relationship with Jordan? 548 00:19:52,759 --> 00:19:53,959 STRAND: Mrs. Bryant 549 00:19:53,993 --> 00:19:55,633 suffers from regression. 550 00:19:55,662 --> 00:19:59,472 She feels safer with someone lower on the social scale, 551 00:19:59,499 --> 00:20:00,869 someone like a teenager. 552 00:20:00,900 --> 00:20:02,840 It's called relating down. 553 00:20:02,869 --> 00:20:06,469 So think of the wealthy CEO who dates a 25-year-old, 554 00:20:06,506 --> 00:20:08,336 or a pedophile with children... 555 00:20:08,375 --> 00:20:08,875 Objection. 556 00:20:08,908 --> 00:20:10,278 She's attempting 557 00:20:10,310 --> 00:20:11,310 to inflame the jury. 558 00:20:11,344 --> 00:20:12,754 LIBERTY: Under many states' laws, Mrs. Bryant 559 00:20:12,779 --> 00:20:15,249 would be considered a sexual predator. 560 00:20:15,282 --> 00:20:17,522 Dr. Strand used the word "pedophile." 561 00:20:17,550 --> 00:20:19,350 LIBERTY: And I corrected to the word 562 00:20:19,386 --> 00:20:20,216 "predator." Your Honor, 563 00:20:20,253 --> 00:20:22,863 we ask that these statements be stricken. 564 00:20:22,889 --> 00:20:23,659 Sustained. 565 00:20:23,690 --> 00:20:25,590 I ask that the jurors 566 00:20:25,625 --> 00:20:28,725 ignore Dr. Strand's comparing Mrs. Bryant 567 00:20:28,761 --> 00:20:30,361 to a pedophile. Thank you, 568 00:20:30,397 --> 00:20:31,497 Your Honor. 569 00:20:31,531 --> 00:20:32,601 MARISSA: Nice work. 570 00:20:32,632 --> 00:20:34,932 The jury just heard the word "pedophile" three times. 571 00:20:34,967 --> 00:20:38,037 BULL: Someone say anchoring? The judge just threw us a bone. 572 00:20:38,070 --> 00:20:39,440 Well, the mirror juror for Simone 573 00:20:39,472 --> 00:20:41,042 likes it, too. She respects 574 00:20:41,073 --> 00:20:42,443 this judge and Strand's authority. (phone buzzes) 575 00:20:42,475 --> 00:20:44,305 STRAND: People engage in relationships 576 00:20:44,344 --> 00:20:45,514 with people that are younger than them, 577 00:20:45,545 --> 00:20:47,375 people they have power over, 578 00:20:47,414 --> 00:20:49,954 because it makes them feel superior, adored. 579 00:20:49,982 --> 00:20:52,022 And so how-how would you say that this relationship 580 00:20:52,051 --> 00:20:56,361 causes severe emotional distress for Jordan, in particular? 581 00:20:56,389 --> 00:20:58,529 We already see the damage, in the estrangement 582 00:20:58,558 --> 00:21:01,028 from his family, the codependency 583 00:21:01,060 --> 00:21:02,960 that's now developing between Jordan 584 00:21:02,995 --> 00:21:04,325 and Mrs. Bryant. 585 00:21:04,364 --> 00:21:06,474 But when this relationship dissolves, 586 00:21:06,499 --> 00:21:09,669 Jordan will have a difficult time trusting anyone. 587 00:21:09,702 --> 00:21:10,942 And why-why do you say that 588 00:21:10,970 --> 00:21:12,040 Jordan's relationship 589 00:21:12,071 --> 00:21:13,441 with Mrs. Bryant will dissolve? 590 00:21:13,473 --> 00:21:14,543 That's just a given. 591 00:21:14,574 --> 00:21:16,384 95% of all relationships 592 00:21:16,409 --> 00:21:19,449 born out of infidelity fail. 593 00:21:19,479 --> 00:21:21,349 And that's among adults. In a power play 594 00:21:21,381 --> 00:21:23,051 like this, 595 00:21:23,082 --> 00:21:25,392 when Jordan will continue to grow 596 00:21:25,418 --> 00:21:27,818 and change and mature, it's not 597 00:21:27,854 --> 00:21:30,094 a question of if, but when. 598 00:21:30,122 --> 00:21:33,432 Bottom line, to engage in a relationship with someone 599 00:21:33,460 --> 00:21:34,490 so much younger, 600 00:21:34,527 --> 00:21:36,457 so much less mature, 601 00:21:36,496 --> 00:21:37,726 that represents damage. 602 00:21:37,764 --> 00:21:39,634 We're still two jurors short. 603 00:21:39,666 --> 00:21:41,396 Margaret and Kenny. 604 00:21:41,434 --> 00:21:43,544 Any progress on the timing of Susan's pregnancy? 605 00:21:43,570 --> 00:21:46,340 The vitamins are the only purchase indicator I could find, 606 00:21:46,373 --> 00:21:47,973 which puts it at three months. 607 00:21:48,007 --> 00:21:49,707 Susan has a doctor's appointment later today. 608 00:21:49,742 --> 00:21:52,912 I'm gonna go to her apartment afterward, see what I can find. 609 00:21:52,945 --> 00:21:54,745 WENDY: So you're trying to force Jordan 610 00:21:54,781 --> 00:21:56,421 to live the life you never had. 611 00:21:56,449 --> 00:21:59,089 That's not what I said. 612 00:21:59,118 --> 00:22:03,058 Look, Jordan doesn't have a clue 613 00:22:03,089 --> 00:22:05,929 what real life is like. And I'm glad for that. 614 00:22:05,958 --> 00:22:07,588 I didn't want him to have to worry 615 00:22:07,627 --> 00:22:09,757 about how hard it's gonna be out there. 616 00:22:09,796 --> 00:22:11,096 But now he wants to throw away his future 617 00:22:11,130 --> 00:22:12,130 to live with a married woman? 618 00:22:12,164 --> 00:22:15,774 As a parent, you know how this is gonna turn out. 619 00:22:15,802 --> 00:22:17,102 And I'm gonna have to be there for him to pick up 620 00:22:17,136 --> 00:22:19,466 the pieces. WENDY: Really? Because 621 00:22:19,506 --> 00:22:21,066 our records show that you were 622 00:22:21,107 --> 00:22:22,937 out of town four months of the year. 623 00:22:22,975 --> 00:22:25,135 I travel for work. Work. 624 00:22:25,177 --> 00:22:27,447 Hard work. Are you even around 625 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:29,450 enough to set an example 626 00:22:29,482 --> 00:22:31,952 for your son? Of course I am. 627 00:22:31,984 --> 00:22:33,694 Believe me, I had it worse. 628 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:35,760 And so do most kids. 629 00:22:35,788 --> 00:22:38,458 College is obviously important to you. 630 00:22:38,491 --> 00:22:40,531 Did you fill out Jordan's college application? 631 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:42,400 He was going to miss the cutoff date. 632 00:22:42,429 --> 00:22:43,399 Did you ever ask him, point-blank, 633 00:22:43,430 --> 00:22:46,000 "Hey, Jordan, do you want to go to Hudson?" 634 00:22:46,032 --> 00:22:48,472 I didn't ask him because, if I left it up to him, 635 00:22:48,501 --> 00:22:49,571 he wouldn't have applied. 636 00:22:49,602 --> 00:22:51,842 That's what happens when I let him run his own life. 637 00:22:51,871 --> 00:22:54,011 Ah. 638 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:55,510 And that is why 639 00:22:55,542 --> 00:22:57,112 we practice. 640 00:22:57,143 --> 00:22:59,483 Did you know that he applied to City Arts? 641 00:22:59,512 --> 00:23:01,412 WENDY: That he wanted to be a graphic designer? 642 00:23:01,448 --> 00:23:03,178 He's never said he wanted to study art before. 643 00:23:03,215 --> 00:23:04,245 Or maybe you never asked. 644 00:23:04,283 --> 00:23:06,153 Objection. Is that... Is there a question here? 645 00:23:06,185 --> 00:23:08,185 BULL: Be honest. 646 00:23:08,220 --> 00:23:10,560 Let the jury know you care about your son 647 00:23:10,590 --> 00:23:13,590 and you have his best interests at heart. 648 00:23:13,626 --> 00:23:15,956 There's no such thing as a perfect parent. 649 00:23:16,996 --> 00:23:18,966 I wish... 650 00:23:18,998 --> 00:23:20,928 he would have told us. 651 00:23:20,967 --> 00:23:24,567 But ever since Mrs. Bryant has come into his life... 652 00:23:25,605 --> 00:23:27,565 ...we've lost touch. 653 00:23:29,008 --> 00:23:31,138 A mixed bag, Bull. We picked up Margaret, 654 00:23:31,177 --> 00:23:34,807 but we are losing Calvin. I mean, he lives with his mom. 655 00:23:34,847 --> 00:23:36,647 Hearing Donna's testimony made him feel 656 00:23:36,683 --> 00:23:38,593 like he's living in the Bates Motel. 657 00:23:38,618 --> 00:23:40,118 We need something big to sway them. 658 00:23:40,152 --> 00:23:42,462 We've still got too many unknowns. 659 00:23:42,489 --> 00:23:43,989 BULL: Any word from Danny on the timing of the pregnancy? 660 00:23:44,023 --> 00:23:46,463 Danny is on it. She is gonna approach Susan 661 00:23:46,493 --> 00:23:48,963 after her ob-gyn appointment. 662 00:23:48,995 --> 00:23:50,955 Hi, I am Danielle 663 00:23:50,997 --> 00:23:52,897 with the New York City Department of Education. 664 00:23:52,932 --> 00:23:56,072 I am here to review Jordan's home school materials. 665 00:23:56,102 --> 00:23:57,642 Oh. And, um, 666 00:23:57,670 --> 00:23:58,810 for what it's worth, 667 00:23:58,838 --> 00:24:00,468 you guys seem really happy together. 668 00:24:00,507 --> 00:24:02,507 (chuckles) Well, good timing. I just got in. 669 00:24:02,542 --> 00:24:06,482 Um, let me grab Jordan's file for you. 670 00:24:13,252 --> 00:24:15,152 Yeah. 671 00:24:15,187 --> 00:24:16,817 Jordan's very smart. 672 00:24:16,856 --> 00:24:18,986 His math scores are in the top ten percent. 673 00:24:19,025 --> 00:24:20,485 Impressive. 674 00:24:20,527 --> 00:24:22,027 But I don't see his individualized 675 00:24:22,061 --> 00:24:24,201 home instruction plan. 676 00:24:24,230 --> 00:24:26,130 Oh, I made some changes to it this morning. 677 00:24:26,165 --> 00:24:27,765 It's in the bedroom. I'll go get it. 678 00:24:39,278 --> 00:24:40,848 (footsteps approaching) 679 00:24:42,615 --> 00:24:44,615 Here it is. Ah. 680 00:24:47,654 --> 00:24:49,694 Wonderful. Thank you so much for your time. 681 00:24:49,722 --> 00:24:50,722 And, um, 682 00:24:50,757 --> 00:24:52,757 I wish you the best of luck. 683 00:24:56,629 --> 00:24:58,629 Hey. 684 00:24:58,665 --> 00:25:00,625 So, I saw Susan stick an envelope in her purse 685 00:25:00,667 --> 00:25:02,027 after coming out of the doctor's office. 686 00:25:02,068 --> 00:25:03,568 I had a hunch about what it was. 687 00:25:03,603 --> 00:25:04,843 I just sent you a photo. 688 00:25:04,871 --> 00:25:06,811 Hold on. 689 00:25:06,839 --> 00:25:09,809 Oh. Her ultrasound. Nice work. 690 00:25:09,842 --> 00:25:10,812 Oh, it gets better. 691 00:25:10,843 --> 00:25:12,313 See the numbers at the bottom right-hand corner? 692 00:25:12,344 --> 00:25:14,554 That's how far along she is. 693 00:25:14,581 --> 00:25:16,551 16 weeks and three days. 694 00:25:16,583 --> 00:25:18,693 So she's four months pregnant, not three. 695 00:25:18,718 --> 00:25:20,688 She had sex with Jordan while he was still 16. 696 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:22,660 Statutory rape. 697 00:25:22,689 --> 00:25:24,819 Looks like Susan's going to jail. 698 00:25:31,330 --> 00:25:34,600 Tell us, Susan, when did you begin to develop feelings 699 00:25:34,634 --> 00:25:35,644 for Jordan? 700 00:25:35,668 --> 00:25:36,838 Jordan never spoke in class. 701 00:25:36,869 --> 00:25:38,569 After a couple of weeks, 702 00:25:38,605 --> 00:25:40,335 I asked him why, and... 703 00:25:40,372 --> 00:25:43,312 he said that he had been speaking to me. 704 00:25:43,342 --> 00:25:45,312 Through the art that he was making. 705 00:25:45,344 --> 00:25:47,214 (quietly): The more Wendy sells this romance, 706 00:25:47,246 --> 00:25:49,316 the more this jury's gonna feel betrayed when they find out 707 00:25:49,348 --> 00:25:51,318 Jordan was underage. 708 00:25:51,350 --> 00:25:53,290 It's a thing of beauty. MARISSA: Well, Edward's mirror 709 00:25:53,319 --> 00:25:55,589 isn't buying the romance. He's on our side. 710 00:25:55,622 --> 00:25:57,192 I don't know. The real Edward 711 00:25:57,223 --> 00:25:58,663 looks like he needs a cold shower. 712 00:25:58,691 --> 00:26:01,291 Moral Code Edward? Are you sure? Yeah. 713 00:26:01,327 --> 00:26:02,697 He's hot for teacher. 714 00:26:02,729 --> 00:26:05,299 Have Cable track down his last few days. 715 00:26:05,331 --> 00:26:07,601 No way he's as virtuous as he came across. 716 00:26:07,634 --> 00:26:11,274 ...he drew a breathtaking sketch of the Brooklyn Bridge. 717 00:26:11,303 --> 00:26:13,673 And, somehow, 718 00:26:13,706 --> 00:26:15,366 he knew to draw it from exactly my favorite spot. 719 00:26:15,407 --> 00:26:19,377 And after that, we just got to talking. 720 00:26:19,411 --> 00:26:22,051 And it became clear how he felt about me. 721 00:26:22,081 --> 00:26:24,881 BULL: Ah, Wendy's brought a little show-and-tell. 722 00:26:24,917 --> 00:26:26,347 So, a student with a crush. 723 00:26:26,385 --> 00:26:28,015 Sounds kind of dicey. 724 00:26:28,054 --> 00:26:29,164 Why not transfer him 725 00:26:29,188 --> 00:26:31,218 to a new class? 726 00:26:31,257 --> 00:26:32,987 I did not want to turn my back 727 00:26:33,025 --> 00:26:34,125 on Jordan. 728 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:36,000 Like his parents had. 729 00:26:36,028 --> 00:26:40,698 But pretty soon I realized that I was lying to myself 730 00:26:40,733 --> 00:26:43,303 and that I loved Jordan. 731 00:26:43,335 --> 00:26:46,905 After that, it was just a matter of time, 732 00:26:46,939 --> 00:26:49,139 waiting till after he turned 17 733 00:26:49,175 --> 00:26:50,775 to express that love. 734 00:26:50,810 --> 00:26:53,110 Heart rates up, eye focus softening. 735 00:26:53,145 --> 00:26:55,715 The jury ate her testimony up. 736 00:26:55,748 --> 00:26:57,418 BULL: Right where we want 'em. 737 00:26:57,449 --> 00:26:59,989 I love a surprise party. LIBERTY: Mrs. Bryant, you said 738 00:27:00,019 --> 00:27:02,419 you didn't become sexually involved with Jordan until 739 00:27:02,454 --> 00:27:04,394 after he turned 17. 740 00:27:04,423 --> 00:27:07,333 Three months ago, correct? Yes. 741 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:09,429 Then how do you explain the fact 742 00:27:09,461 --> 00:27:10,901 that you're four months pregnant? 743 00:27:10,930 --> 00:27:13,730 (gasping, murmuring) 744 00:27:13,766 --> 00:27:17,436 Does your silence mean you don't remember? 745 00:27:17,469 --> 00:27:18,909 Or does it prove 746 00:27:18,938 --> 00:27:20,368 that you had sex with Jordan 747 00:27:20,406 --> 00:27:22,006 when he was 16 years old 748 00:27:22,041 --> 00:27:24,841 and you are guilty of statutory rape? 749 00:27:24,877 --> 00:27:27,447 Ugh. Susan needs to be kept far from boys. 750 00:27:27,479 --> 00:27:29,919 And my husband. 751 00:27:29,949 --> 00:27:33,089 I'm emotionally distressed just listening to her. 752 00:27:33,119 --> 00:27:34,919 I wish she'd keep me after school. 753 00:27:34,954 --> 00:27:36,424 SUSAN: I swear 754 00:27:36,455 --> 00:27:38,185 that I did not have sex with Jordan 755 00:27:38,224 --> 00:27:40,134 until after he was 17. 756 00:27:40,159 --> 00:27:41,689 But you-you are pregnant. 757 00:27:41,728 --> 00:27:44,258 Well, was it an immaculate conception? 758 00:27:48,935 --> 00:27:51,935 It's not Jordan's baby. 759 00:27:51,971 --> 00:27:54,471 (gasping, murmuring) 760 00:27:54,506 --> 00:27:55,806 (gavel banging) 761 00:27:57,076 --> 00:27:58,746 RANKEN: Order. Order. 762 00:27:58,778 --> 00:28:00,978 I will clear this courtroom. 763 00:28:02,181 --> 00:28:03,751 Jeffrey is the father. 764 00:28:03,783 --> 00:28:04,383 (murmuring) 765 00:28:04,416 --> 00:28:06,316 My ex. 766 00:28:06,352 --> 00:28:07,392 I don't like this surprise party. 767 00:28:07,419 --> 00:28:08,319 MARISSA: Jeffrey can't be the father. 768 00:28:08,354 --> 00:28:10,894 He was out of town in the right timeframe. 769 00:28:10,923 --> 00:28:13,363 Flew to D.C. on business. Or... 770 00:28:13,392 --> 00:28:14,492 Wait a minute. 771 00:28:14,526 --> 00:28:16,456 He went to Philly for a night. 772 00:28:16,495 --> 00:28:18,325 It's only a couple hours outside New York. 773 00:28:18,364 --> 00:28:20,734 Check Susan's travel. See if she was out of town. 774 00:28:20,767 --> 00:28:22,867 (scoffs) 775 00:28:22,902 --> 00:28:25,772 Credit card gas receipt outside Philadelphia. 776 00:28:25,805 --> 00:28:27,165 BULL: Jeffrey's lost it. 777 00:28:27,206 --> 00:28:30,036 But Jordan... 778 00:28:30,076 --> 00:28:33,346 Oh, no. 779 00:28:33,379 --> 00:28:34,849 Susan told me she was pregnant. 780 00:28:34,881 --> 00:28:37,151 (murmuring) She and her husband had tried 781 00:28:37,183 --> 00:28:39,223 to make their relationship work one last time. 782 00:28:39,251 --> 00:28:40,421 How did that make you feel? 783 00:28:40,452 --> 00:28:41,752 Scared. 784 00:28:41,788 --> 00:28:44,418 We had only been together for a few weeks. 785 00:28:44,456 --> 00:28:48,086 But then I thought about how much I loved her. 786 00:28:48,127 --> 00:28:49,457 I could raise the kid 787 00:28:49,495 --> 00:28:51,495 as the father. And since 788 00:28:51,530 --> 00:28:53,500 her husband couldn't make her happy, 789 00:28:53,532 --> 00:28:56,002 maybe I could. What would you say 790 00:28:56,035 --> 00:28:59,205 to those who think that you're making a mistake? 791 00:28:59,238 --> 00:29:01,808 JORDAN: Mom, Dad, 792 00:29:01,841 --> 00:29:03,811 Susan makes me happy. 793 00:29:03,843 --> 00:29:06,813 And I think I deserve that, 794 00:29:06,846 --> 00:29:08,106 no matter what anybody says. 795 00:29:08,147 --> 00:29:09,777 WENDY: No further questions. 796 00:29:09,816 --> 00:29:11,946 LIBERTY: You've given up football, 797 00:29:11,984 --> 00:29:15,794 Hudson U. And is it not true 798 00:29:15,822 --> 00:29:19,192 that you recently turned down an acceptance to City Arts College? 799 00:29:19,225 --> 00:29:21,555 I have to take care of Susan and the baby. 800 00:29:21,593 --> 00:29:23,303 I'll get a job. A job 801 00:29:23,329 --> 00:29:26,099 that only requires a high school diploma, right? 802 00:29:26,132 --> 00:29:27,572 So you can raise a baby 803 00:29:27,599 --> 00:29:30,499 that's not even yours? That baby will be mine. 804 00:29:30,536 --> 00:29:33,506 I'll raise it like it's my own. 805 00:29:35,074 --> 00:29:36,844 I did not see this coming. 806 00:29:36,876 --> 00:29:39,506 Let's dig into Edward. His profile says he's with us, 807 00:29:39,545 --> 00:29:41,845 but I think we may be wrong about him. 808 00:29:41,881 --> 00:29:43,581 (siren wailing) 809 00:29:43,615 --> 00:29:45,315 You were right about Edward. 810 00:29:45,351 --> 00:29:47,121 Cable tracked his last few days. 811 00:29:47,153 --> 00:29:50,593 I will give you one guess where he went after Mass last night. 812 00:29:50,622 --> 00:29:53,132 BULL: Well, if I only have one guess, I'm going with 813 00:29:53,159 --> 00:29:56,059 BDSM. I don't want to know how you knew that. Yes, 814 00:29:56,095 --> 00:29:58,395 he was at a sadomasochism club until 3:00. 815 00:29:58,430 --> 00:30:00,530 So much for our beacon of morality. 816 00:30:00,566 --> 00:30:02,466 Edward's a classic reaction formation. 817 00:30:02,501 --> 00:30:05,041 He gets excited when a repressed wish is expressed. 818 00:30:05,071 --> 00:30:09,241 So he might say Susan and Jordan should burn in hell. 819 00:30:09,275 --> 00:30:10,835 But secretly wants to be Jordan. 820 00:30:10,877 --> 00:30:12,207 He's our wild card. 821 00:30:12,244 --> 00:30:15,284 We need a new strategy now that we can't count on him. 822 00:30:15,314 --> 00:30:17,384 Also, see if Cable's had any luck 823 00:30:17,416 --> 00:30:19,316 with Susan's family. 824 00:30:19,351 --> 00:30:21,551 Might be a way in there. 825 00:30:21,587 --> 00:30:23,587 Hey. You good at breaking up fights? 826 00:30:23,622 --> 00:30:25,592 (chuckles) I'm better at it with helmet and pads on. 827 00:30:25,624 --> 00:30:28,534 JEFFREY: Hey! Well, suit up, 'cause I think we're about to have one. 828 00:30:28,560 --> 00:30:30,200 JEFFREY: That's my child. JORDAN: You serious, man? 829 00:30:30,229 --> 00:30:31,429 You think you can raise my child? 830 00:30:31,463 --> 00:30:33,933 We're still married! You want some more? I'll take you down! 831 00:30:33,966 --> 00:30:35,526 Calm down! Calm down! 832 00:30:35,567 --> 00:30:36,567 You want to be a man, right? 833 00:30:36,602 --> 00:30:37,942 Right? Yeah. Yeah. 834 00:30:37,970 --> 00:30:38,640 How about you try 835 00:30:38,670 --> 00:30:40,870 being the bigger man? 836 00:30:43,675 --> 00:30:45,635 BULL: You're supposed to be the... 837 00:30:45,677 --> 00:30:47,547 calm in the storm. 838 00:30:47,579 --> 00:30:50,379 She has my child. She thinks the two of them are gonna raise it? 839 00:30:50,416 --> 00:30:51,946 I'm gonna get full custody, you hear me? 840 00:30:51,984 --> 00:30:54,194 You're never gonna see that baby, I promise you. 841 00:30:56,222 --> 00:30:58,422 Well, now he's the storm in the calm. 842 00:30:58,457 --> 00:31:01,627 And Wendy is explaining that he has a good shot at getting custody. 843 00:31:01,660 --> 00:31:04,900 And she's not gonna take that case pro bono. 844 00:31:04,931 --> 00:31:06,471 They are on their own. 845 00:31:06,498 --> 00:31:08,598 Jordan's never been under this kind of pressure. 846 00:31:08,634 --> 00:31:10,644 What did Romeo and Juliet do when overwhelming forces 847 00:31:10,669 --> 00:31:13,439 threatened to tear them apart? 848 00:31:13,472 --> 00:31:15,642 They killed themselves. Before that. 849 00:31:15,674 --> 00:31:17,284 (Chunk laughs) 850 00:31:17,309 --> 00:31:18,639 CHUNK: They ran. 851 00:31:18,677 --> 00:31:19,577 Yeah. 852 00:31:19,611 --> 00:31:22,281 Danny, let's keep an eye on Jordan and Susan. 853 00:31:22,314 --> 00:31:25,254 I have a feeling they're about to take a little trip. 854 00:31:28,020 --> 00:31:30,520 DANNY: You know, it's hard to find a guy I can talk to, 855 00:31:30,556 --> 00:31:33,356 loves UFC, gives me space. 856 00:31:33,392 --> 00:31:35,132 Gabe does that. 857 00:31:35,161 --> 00:31:38,561 But listening to the testimony in this case, 858 00:31:38,597 --> 00:31:40,267 I never thought I was dating down. 859 00:31:40,299 --> 00:31:42,269 Oh. That's interesting. 860 00:31:42,301 --> 00:31:44,401 Gabe's an adult, isn't he? 861 00:31:44,436 --> 00:31:46,206 Yeah. But... 862 00:31:46,238 --> 00:31:48,468 I hired him. 863 00:31:48,507 --> 00:31:51,977 Freelance. You don't own him-- I don't think, do you? 864 00:31:52,011 --> 00:31:53,481 (chuckles) No. Oh, good. 865 00:31:53,512 --> 00:31:56,152 But I'm clearly in a position of power over him, 866 00:31:56,182 --> 00:31:57,322 and he's young. 867 00:31:57,349 --> 00:31:59,289 I know who I am, what I like, 868 00:31:59,318 --> 00:32:02,318 but when I was Gabe's age, I was still figuring it out. 869 00:32:02,354 --> 00:32:04,724 Danny, he's a talented photographer... 870 00:32:04,756 --> 00:32:07,426 and he knows what he wants-- he's figured that out. 871 00:32:07,459 --> 00:32:10,559 Yeah. And the way he looks at me... 872 00:32:10,596 --> 00:32:13,026 that's one of the things I love about him. 873 00:32:13,065 --> 00:32:16,995 (laughs) Sounds like he admires you. 874 00:32:17,036 --> 00:32:20,206 I think the question is: do you admire him? 875 00:32:23,109 --> 00:32:25,139 Ah. 876 00:32:25,177 --> 00:32:26,977 How did you know Susan 877 00:32:27,013 --> 00:32:29,123 would pull up to a diner in New Jersey? 878 00:32:29,148 --> 00:32:30,578 (whispering): Magic. 879 00:32:30,616 --> 00:32:32,476 And her sister lives in Trenton. 880 00:32:32,518 --> 00:32:34,688 She stops here every time she visits. 881 00:32:36,088 --> 00:32:37,518 (bells on door jingle) 882 00:32:37,556 --> 00:32:38,686 Are you sure we'll be okay? 883 00:32:38,724 --> 00:32:40,164 We're gonna figure this out. 884 00:32:40,192 --> 00:32:41,162 I mean... Okay? 885 00:32:41,193 --> 00:32:43,333 (Bull sighs) 886 00:32:45,064 --> 00:32:48,034 Welcome to the Garden State. 887 00:32:48,067 --> 00:32:49,137 I am calling my lawyer. 888 00:32:49,168 --> 00:32:51,468 Good. Then Danny can call the police. 889 00:32:51,503 --> 00:32:54,413 There's a federal law called the Mann Act-- makes it a felony 890 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:56,580 to transport a minor across state lines 891 00:32:56,608 --> 00:32:59,178 with the intent to engage in sex. 892 00:32:59,211 --> 00:33:01,711 (gasps softly) BULL: Susan, it's time 893 00:33:01,747 --> 00:33:03,277 you and I had a little chat. 894 00:33:14,693 --> 00:33:16,563 (sighs) 895 00:33:17,829 --> 00:33:21,399 Federal prison's a lot worse than a conversation with me. 896 00:33:21,433 --> 00:33:22,733 I promise. 897 00:33:25,371 --> 00:33:27,641 He's a good kid. 898 00:33:27,673 --> 00:33:30,243 He is more than just a kid. 899 00:33:30,276 --> 00:33:31,476 I know. 900 00:33:31,510 --> 00:33:33,110 I think Jordan... 901 00:33:33,145 --> 00:33:36,315 is a Balcony Person. 902 00:33:36,348 --> 00:33:38,048 What? 903 00:33:38,084 --> 00:33:40,454 Well, a Balcony Person is someone who sits 904 00:33:40,486 --> 00:33:42,716 in the theater of your life, 905 00:33:42,754 --> 00:33:44,794 adoring you, admiring you, 906 00:33:44,823 --> 00:33:49,133 cheering you on, and Jordan is that for you. 907 00:33:49,161 --> 00:33:52,461 Only... now he's lost his balcony people-- 908 00:33:52,498 --> 00:33:53,828 his parents, 909 00:33:53,865 --> 00:33:55,595 the ones cheering him on, 910 00:33:55,634 --> 00:33:58,544 the ones filling out his college applications, and... 911 00:33:59,738 --> 00:34:01,808 ...Jordan needs that. 912 00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:04,180 Doesn't everyone need that? 913 00:34:04,210 --> 00:34:06,350 Sure. 914 00:34:06,378 --> 00:34:08,608 But some people never had it growing up, so they have 915 00:34:08,647 --> 00:34:12,577 this insatiable need to fill their balcony as grown-ups. 916 00:34:12,618 --> 00:34:15,118 I looked at your phone records-- you haven't talked to your dad 917 00:34:15,154 --> 00:34:16,164 in ten years. 918 00:34:16,188 --> 00:34:19,088 He lives a long way away. He's not a bad man, 919 00:34:19,125 --> 00:34:21,225 from what I understand. Is he? 920 00:34:21,893 --> 00:34:24,163 But when he married your stepmother 921 00:34:24,196 --> 00:34:28,266 and his focus shifted to her and her children... 922 00:34:28,300 --> 00:34:31,170 you felt like he left your balcony, didn't you? 923 00:34:31,203 --> 00:34:32,873 (groans) I saw the way 924 00:34:32,904 --> 00:34:35,874 you looked at the wall when Dr. Strand started talking 925 00:34:35,907 --> 00:34:37,407 about dating down. 926 00:34:37,443 --> 00:34:39,313 You wanted to escape. 927 00:34:39,345 --> 00:34:41,105 'Cause you know the man you need, 928 00:34:41,147 --> 00:34:42,607 the men that you've needed, 929 00:34:42,648 --> 00:34:45,218 they have to adore you, put you on a pedestal. 930 00:34:45,251 --> 00:34:48,151 But they'll never be enough. 931 00:34:48,187 --> 00:34:51,217 Even your husband Jeffrey wasn't enough, was he? 932 00:34:51,257 --> 00:34:53,827 So you found a young man, this boy, 933 00:34:53,859 --> 00:34:56,399 and he didn't just adore you, he... 934 00:34:56,428 --> 00:34:58,498 outright worshipped you. 935 00:34:58,530 --> 00:35:02,200 So much that he was willing to give up going to college, 936 00:35:02,234 --> 00:35:04,874 and raise a child with you that... that wasn't even his. 937 00:35:04,903 --> 00:35:08,643 Is that fair of you to ask a 17-year-old boy? 938 00:35:08,674 --> 00:35:11,144 You're gonna be a mother. 939 00:35:11,177 --> 00:35:12,707 Okay? (crying): Oh... 940 00:35:12,744 --> 00:35:14,584 And that child is gonna 941 00:35:14,613 --> 00:35:16,223 adore you... 942 00:35:16,248 --> 00:35:17,848 and love you. 943 00:35:17,883 --> 00:35:19,323 And you will get to be 944 00:35:19,351 --> 00:35:21,221 his or her Balcony Person. 945 00:35:21,253 --> 00:35:22,853 (takes deep breath) 946 00:35:22,888 --> 00:35:24,818 I, uh... 947 00:35:24,856 --> 00:35:27,256 I'm not very good... 948 00:35:27,293 --> 00:35:29,303 at being alone. 949 00:35:29,328 --> 00:35:30,558 You do have a husband. 950 00:35:30,596 --> 00:35:32,896 Oh. Listen... 951 00:35:34,600 --> 00:35:38,170 This is a woman who's a friend of mine. 952 00:35:38,204 --> 00:35:39,944 She's very nice. 953 00:35:39,971 --> 00:35:42,471 You should make an appointment. 954 00:35:43,909 --> 00:35:45,709 A shrink. 955 00:35:45,744 --> 00:35:47,414 You should make an appointment. 956 00:35:47,446 --> 00:35:49,846 Oh, God, what have I done? 957 00:35:53,619 --> 00:35:55,549 Dr. Bull... 958 00:35:55,587 --> 00:35:59,627 do you think that there is such a thing as true love? 959 00:36:01,493 --> 00:36:03,263 I do. 960 00:36:03,295 --> 00:36:05,495 But this isn't it. 961 00:36:14,506 --> 00:36:15,766 Jordan. 962 00:36:17,243 --> 00:36:19,683 Susan has something she'd like to say. 963 00:36:19,711 --> 00:36:21,511 SUSAN: Jordan... 964 00:36:21,547 --> 00:36:24,217 I... 965 00:36:24,250 --> 00:36:25,720 got so caught up 966 00:36:25,751 --> 00:36:28,451 trying to run away from my... 967 00:36:28,487 --> 00:36:30,387 old life 968 00:36:30,422 --> 00:36:32,722 that I didn't fully 969 00:36:32,758 --> 00:36:34,588 think it through. Susan.... 970 00:36:34,626 --> 00:36:36,626 No, just-just listen, okay? 971 00:36:36,662 --> 00:36:38,202 I... 972 00:36:40,932 --> 00:36:42,902 I hurt you. 973 00:36:42,934 --> 00:36:45,744 No. No, you didn't. I did. 974 00:36:45,771 --> 00:36:47,271 I did. 975 00:36:47,306 --> 00:36:49,276 And... 976 00:36:49,308 --> 00:36:52,238 and this is not right. 977 00:36:52,278 --> 00:36:54,908 And you know that, and I know that. 978 00:36:54,946 --> 00:36:57,246 And I... 979 00:36:57,283 --> 00:36:59,993 am truly, truly sorry. 980 00:37:00,018 --> 00:37:02,518 Susan... n-no. 981 00:37:02,554 --> 00:37:04,324 I-I love you. 982 00:37:04,356 --> 00:37:05,556 Okay. 983 00:37:06,958 --> 00:37:08,728 Jordan... 984 00:37:08,760 --> 00:37:10,800 it's over. 985 00:37:10,829 --> 00:37:12,999 Please forgive me. 986 00:37:13,031 --> 00:37:15,331 Good-bye. 987 00:37:16,935 --> 00:37:18,365 No. No. Susan! 988 00:37:18,404 --> 00:37:20,274 Susan! Come on. Let her go. 989 00:37:20,306 --> 00:37:21,636 You did this. 990 00:37:21,673 --> 00:37:23,343 What did you say to her? 991 00:37:23,375 --> 00:37:25,035 It's what she realized. 992 00:37:25,076 --> 00:37:27,276 She was using you to make herself feel special. 993 00:37:27,313 --> 00:37:29,013 But it never would have been enough. 994 00:37:29,047 --> 00:37:31,977 Teaching wasn't enough. Her husband wasn't enough. 995 00:37:32,017 --> 00:37:35,817 Nothing... would have ever been enough. 996 00:37:35,854 --> 00:37:38,494 Not for her. And it wasn't love. 997 00:37:38,524 --> 00:37:41,394 As much as it may have felt like it. 998 00:37:41,427 --> 00:37:42,887 She needs help. 999 00:37:44,663 --> 00:37:47,033 You'll feel this way again, 1000 00:37:47,065 --> 00:37:48,895 with someone else... 1001 00:37:48,934 --> 00:37:50,504 for the right reasons. 1002 00:37:50,536 --> 00:37:53,536 JORDAN: Dr. Bull, I... 1003 00:37:53,572 --> 00:37:55,042 Hey. 1004 00:37:55,073 --> 00:37:56,343 I've been there. 1005 00:38:03,114 --> 00:38:06,694 * 1006 00:38:06,718 --> 00:38:08,918 What if they don't listen? 1007 00:38:08,954 --> 00:38:11,464 I can't promise they will-- but I know for a fact 1008 00:38:11,490 --> 00:38:14,360 they won't listen if you don't talk to them. 1009 00:38:15,927 --> 00:38:18,327 But what I said on the stand... 1010 00:38:18,364 --> 00:38:20,334 Just go over to them. 1011 00:38:20,366 --> 00:38:22,566 Let it happen. 1012 00:38:28,574 --> 00:38:30,984 * We were at the table 1013 00:38:31,009 --> 00:38:33,779 * By the window with the view 1014 00:38:35,113 --> 00:38:37,453 * Casting shadows 1015 00:38:37,483 --> 00:38:40,853 * The sun was pushing through 1016 00:38:40,886 --> 00:38:43,416 * Spoke a lot of words 1017 00:38:43,455 --> 00:38:46,385 * I don't know if I spoke the truth * 1018 00:38:46,425 --> 00:38:47,525 * Got so... 1019 00:38:47,559 --> 00:38:49,929 I finally figured out what you meant-- 1020 00:38:49,961 --> 00:38:51,831 "winning the right way." 1021 00:38:51,863 --> 00:38:53,973 Putting Jordan's family back together. 1022 00:38:53,999 --> 00:38:56,669 Hmm. Chunk... 1023 00:38:56,702 --> 00:38:58,642 why did you really quit football? 1024 00:38:58,670 --> 00:38:59,970 I told you. 1025 00:39:01,807 --> 00:39:03,777 I didn't want to play anymore. 1026 00:39:03,809 --> 00:39:04,839 That's all. 1027 00:39:04,876 --> 00:39:06,376 I was done 1028 00:39:06,412 --> 00:39:09,082 with the injuries, done with the pressure... 1029 00:39:09,114 --> 00:39:12,084 done with the thrill of running the ball over the line. 1030 00:39:12,117 --> 00:39:14,447 You get to a... 1031 00:39:14,486 --> 00:39:17,456 certain point, you're ready for a new challenge. 1032 00:39:17,489 --> 00:39:19,959 I hear that. 1033 00:39:19,991 --> 00:39:23,831 You try telling that to parents the day before the draft. 1034 00:39:23,862 --> 00:39:26,102 I always meant to tell her the truth. 1035 00:39:26,131 --> 00:39:28,901 I just never got the chance. Your mom, 1036 00:39:28,934 --> 00:39:31,444 she was your biggest fan. 1037 00:39:31,470 --> 00:39:32,440 Yeah. 1038 00:39:32,471 --> 00:39:34,171 (chuckles) 1039 00:39:34,205 --> 00:39:36,875 We all need one. 1040 00:39:36,908 --> 00:39:39,908 Hey, thanks for putting me on this case. 1041 00:39:41,913 --> 00:39:43,453 Who's yours? 1042 00:39:43,482 --> 00:39:44,952 Who's your biggest fan? 1043 00:39:44,983 --> 00:39:46,923 Isn't it you? 1044 00:39:46,952 --> 00:39:48,622 (chuckles) 1045 00:39:48,654 --> 00:39:50,024 (snickers) 1046 00:39:50,055 --> 00:39:52,415 * God, don't let me lose 1047 00:39:52,458 --> 00:39:53,958 * My mind.