1 00:00:01,502 --> 00:00:04,172 (air horn blows) (lively chatter) 2 00:00:04,205 --> 00:00:08,805 What kind of pledges are you wimps, huh? Everybody up! 3 00:00:08,842 --> 00:00:12,152 It's 1:00 a.m., boys. That's the shank of the evening. Let's go! 4 00:00:12,180 --> 00:00:15,080 Let's go! Come on, go for a walk. 5 00:00:15,116 --> 00:00:17,586 Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! 6 00:00:17,618 --> 00:00:20,748 (whooping) All right! 7 00:00:20,788 --> 00:00:21,958 Drink up! Drink up! (laughs) 8 00:00:21,989 --> 00:00:25,589 Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! 9 00:00:25,626 --> 00:00:27,326 (chanting continues) 10 00:00:27,361 --> 00:00:29,161 Drink! Drink! Drink! 11 00:00:29,197 --> 00:00:30,657 (whooping) 12 00:00:30,698 --> 00:00:32,368 (gulps) 13 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:35,540 (whooping) 14 00:00:35,569 --> 00:00:37,539 That's number five, baby! 15 00:00:37,571 --> 00:00:39,171 Yeah! All right! 16 00:00:39,207 --> 00:00:40,337 Let's go! Yeah! 17 00:00:40,374 --> 00:00:43,314 Don't you fall asleep, you pledge pukes. 18 00:00:43,344 --> 00:00:45,454 The more you cough, the more you're gonna get. 19 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:47,119 Into the water, pukes. 20 00:00:47,148 --> 00:00:49,518 Let's go! Let's go. Come on. Let's go! 21 00:00:49,550 --> 00:00:50,780 (whooping) 22 00:00:50,818 --> 00:00:51,848 In the water. Now! 23 00:00:51,885 --> 00:00:53,115 Wayland, what are you doing? 24 00:00:53,154 --> 00:00:54,294 Move it. Let's go. 25 00:00:54,322 --> 00:00:55,462 Let's go. Let's go. 26 00:00:55,489 --> 00:00:58,389 (grunts) 27 00:00:58,426 --> 00:01:00,126 (coughs) 28 00:01:00,161 --> 00:01:01,201 (indistinct shouting) 29 00:01:03,297 --> 00:01:05,297 Hey, you okay? Excellent! 30 00:01:05,333 --> 00:01:07,103 LOGAN (over megaphone): What's all the talking and laughing about, pukes? 31 00:01:07,135 --> 00:01:09,195 Are you enjoying this? 'Cause you're not supposed to 32 00:01:09,237 --> 00:01:11,207 enjoy this. 33 00:01:11,239 --> 00:01:13,209 Why don't you go swim to the other side of the lake, huh? 34 00:01:13,241 --> 00:01:15,811 That'll take some of the fun out of it for ya. 35 00:01:15,843 --> 00:01:17,613 All right. Let's go. 36 00:01:17,645 --> 00:01:19,805 Come on, come on. 37 00:01:19,847 --> 00:01:22,517 LOGAN: Swim faster! Keep going! 38 00:01:22,550 --> 00:01:24,550 Yeah! 39 00:01:24,585 --> 00:01:26,585 (echoes): All right, boys. 40 00:01:26,620 --> 00:01:28,390 (birds chirping) 41 00:01:38,566 --> 00:01:40,096 (thumping on dock) 42 00:01:50,344 --> 00:01:52,754 (indistinct conversations) (gavel bangs) 43 00:02:01,822 --> 00:02:04,462 (door closes) 44 00:02:06,427 --> 00:02:08,497 If this is you trying to bum another ride home, 45 00:02:08,529 --> 00:02:09,729 it has to stop. 46 00:02:09,763 --> 00:02:11,233 People are starting to talk. 47 00:02:12,500 --> 00:02:14,800 Dr. Bull, I need... 48 00:02:14,835 --> 00:02:16,395 I need a favor. 49 00:02:16,437 --> 00:02:18,437 Oh. Well, for you, Judge Abernathy, 50 00:02:18,472 --> 00:02:20,712 a woman who I greatly admire, and in front of whom 51 00:02:20,741 --> 00:02:22,581 I'm trying a quarter of a billion dollar case... 52 00:02:22,610 --> 00:02:26,680 This will, of course, have no bearing on the matter before me. 53 00:02:26,714 --> 00:02:29,784 Name it. You need a five? 54 00:02:29,817 --> 00:02:31,887 A ten? In unmarked quarters? 55 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:35,389 A friend, a colleague in the DA's office, 56 00:02:35,423 --> 00:02:39,433 just caught a difficult and high-profile case. 57 00:02:39,460 --> 00:02:40,860 I know it's short notice, 58 00:02:40,894 --> 00:02:42,764 but if there's any help you can give him. 59 00:02:42,796 --> 00:02:44,866 Don't think twice. Consider it done. 60 00:02:47,435 --> 00:02:48,865 (Bull clears throat) 61 00:02:48,902 --> 00:02:50,902 (whistles softly) 62 00:02:54,742 --> 00:02:56,442 (indistinct chatter) 63 00:02:56,477 --> 00:02:58,477 (siren wails) 64 00:03:00,514 --> 00:03:02,554 Dr. Bull? Yes. 65 00:03:02,583 --> 00:03:03,823 I'm guessing you're the ADA 66 00:03:03,851 --> 00:03:05,351 Judge Abernathy wanted me to meet. 67 00:03:05,386 --> 00:03:06,316 I am. 68 00:03:06,354 --> 00:03:07,594 Richmond. 69 00:03:07,621 --> 00:03:09,361 Richmond Abernathy. 70 00:03:09,390 --> 00:03:10,820 Aha. 71 00:03:10,858 --> 00:03:12,628 So... the son? 72 00:03:12,660 --> 00:03:14,400 Guilty as charged. 73 00:03:16,029 --> 00:03:17,799 What can I do for you? 74 00:03:17,831 --> 00:03:19,571 A Lennox University student 75 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:21,740 was found floating in the Hudson this morning. 76 00:03:21,769 --> 00:03:23,839 Name's Sam Wayland, 18 years old, 77 00:03:23,871 --> 00:03:25,441 pledging a fraternity. 78 00:03:25,473 --> 00:03:26,673 Gather you think there's a connection. 79 00:03:26,707 --> 00:03:27,807 How could I not? 80 00:03:27,841 --> 00:03:29,281 Made any arrests? 81 00:03:29,310 --> 00:03:32,310 That's why you're here. 82 00:03:32,346 --> 00:03:34,876 With all due respect to you and your mother, 83 00:03:34,915 --> 00:03:36,975 this feels a little premature. 84 00:03:37,017 --> 00:03:38,647 I'm a trial consultant. 85 00:03:38,686 --> 00:03:41,256 I know. 86 00:03:41,289 --> 00:03:44,259 But mother claims you're also an expert in human behavior. 87 00:03:44,292 --> 00:03:46,562 Said you're like a human lie detector. 88 00:03:46,594 --> 00:03:49,434 I'm not sure I believe there is such a thing, 89 00:03:49,463 --> 00:03:51,833 but not like I have much of a choice. 90 00:03:51,865 --> 00:03:53,895 We've got to figure out who to charge. 91 00:03:55,068 --> 00:03:56,768 These are mostly rich white kids 92 00:03:56,804 --> 00:03:59,274 and they're lawyering up even as we speak. 93 00:03:59,307 --> 00:04:02,307 I know I'm not gonna get any of them near a polygraph. 94 00:04:02,343 --> 00:04:05,753 I think she was hoping I could use you instead. 95 00:04:05,779 --> 00:04:09,349 Hazing? No. We don't participate in hazing. 96 00:04:09,383 --> 00:04:11,453 What this was, 97 00:04:11,485 --> 00:04:13,645 was a-a "Welcome to Theta" celebration. 98 00:04:13,687 --> 00:04:15,317 It's something we look forward to every year. 99 00:04:15,356 --> 00:04:16,516 See how his foot's pointed to the door? 100 00:04:16,557 --> 00:04:18,827 That's because he wants to escape 101 00:04:18,859 --> 00:04:20,029 because he's uncomfortable 102 00:04:20,060 --> 00:04:22,530 because... he's lying. 103 00:04:22,563 --> 00:04:24,733 LOGAN: Basically, it's always the same thing. 104 00:04:24,765 --> 00:04:26,565 We have a few cocktails 105 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,300 and then the pledges go for a swim in the river. 106 00:04:29,337 --> 00:04:30,397 It's-- essentially, it's like a 107 00:04:30,438 --> 00:04:31,838 "Welcome to Kappa Kappa Theta" thing. 108 00:04:31,872 --> 00:04:33,612 Hear the use of qualifiers? 109 00:04:33,641 --> 00:04:35,541 "Basically, essentially." 110 00:04:35,576 --> 00:04:38,546 That's a fairly good indicator someone's lying. 111 00:04:38,579 --> 00:04:41,749 I use qualifiers all the time and I don't lie. 112 00:04:41,782 --> 00:04:43,752 (door closes) 113 00:04:43,784 --> 00:04:45,594 This is the victim's roommate. 114 00:04:45,619 --> 00:04:47,889 CARTER: We all got out of the water, 115 00:04:47,921 --> 00:04:49,861 walked back up to the frat house. 116 00:04:49,890 --> 00:04:51,690 Sam was right next to me. 117 00:04:51,725 --> 00:04:53,585 I mean, we were all a little loopy, 118 00:04:53,627 --> 00:04:56,097 but Sam was right there. 119 00:04:56,129 --> 00:04:59,699 We got in the room and went to bed. 120 00:04:59,733 --> 00:05:01,073 Notice all the blinking? DETECTIVE: Did you undress? 121 00:05:01,101 --> 00:05:03,571 DETECTIVE: Did he undress? Yeah. 122 00:05:03,604 --> 00:05:05,574 CARTER: I kicked my shoes off and did a face-plant. 123 00:05:05,606 --> 00:05:07,776 Sam did pretty much the same thing. 124 00:05:07,808 --> 00:05:10,408 DETECTIVE: When did you first realize he wasn't there? 125 00:05:10,444 --> 00:05:13,054 When you guys came to the door this morning and woke us up. 126 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:14,520 So you're telling me that Sam 127 00:05:14,548 --> 00:05:16,778 walked all the way back to the dorm, got in bed, 128 00:05:16,817 --> 00:05:19,117 and then changed his mind, 129 00:05:19,152 --> 00:05:20,492 and went back to the river by himself? 130 00:05:20,521 --> 00:05:21,821 Why would he do that? 131 00:05:21,855 --> 00:05:23,485 CARTER: Maybe he forgot his cell phone? 132 00:05:23,524 --> 00:05:25,064 I have no idea. 133 00:05:25,092 --> 00:05:26,432 DETECTIVE: But that's your story. 134 00:05:26,460 --> 00:05:27,930 Yes, sir. Yes, sir. 135 00:05:27,961 --> 00:05:28,931 Absolutely. 136 00:05:28,962 --> 00:05:30,062 Yep. Yep. 137 00:05:30,097 --> 00:05:31,597 That's what happened. 138 00:05:31,632 --> 00:05:32,772 RICHMOND: So, according to you, 139 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:34,030 they're all lying. 140 00:05:34,067 --> 00:05:37,437 Hey. I'm not selling anything. 141 00:05:37,471 --> 00:05:38,811 You asked what I thought. 142 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:40,609 Take what you need and leave the rest. 143 00:05:42,109 --> 00:05:43,509 Anything else? 144 00:05:43,544 --> 00:05:44,684 Assistant District Attorney Abernathy. 145 00:05:44,712 --> 00:05:45,982 The victim's mother's 146 00:05:46,013 --> 00:05:47,623 still waiting in 102. 147 00:05:47,648 --> 00:05:49,078 She's having a pretty rough time. 148 00:05:49,116 --> 00:05:51,076 Can I give her an ETA? 149 00:05:51,118 --> 00:05:52,988 I honestly don't have anything to tell her. 150 00:05:53,020 --> 00:05:55,690 Need some company? 151 00:05:57,791 --> 00:06:00,391 REBECCA WAYLAND: You have nothing to tell me? 152 00:06:00,428 --> 00:06:03,398 Nothing beyond what the coroner's determined. 153 00:06:03,431 --> 00:06:05,771 Which is, in and of itself, very preliminary. 154 00:06:05,799 --> 00:06:09,099 Did he fall in? 155 00:06:09,136 --> 00:06:10,636 Was he pushed? 156 00:06:10,671 --> 00:06:14,681 Did... did he get a... a cramp, 157 00:06:14,708 --> 00:06:16,908 or did someone hold him underwater? 158 00:06:16,944 --> 00:06:19,654 What ever happened, 159 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:21,880 was he frightened or just... 160 00:06:21,915 --> 00:06:22,915 surprised? 161 00:06:22,950 --> 00:06:24,690 I mean, was he alone, 162 00:06:24,718 --> 00:06:26,918 or were there other people? 163 00:06:26,954 --> 00:06:31,464 Was this deliberate or was it an accident? 164 00:06:35,028 --> 00:06:38,998 Oh, for God's sake, tell me something! 165 00:06:39,032 --> 00:06:40,532 (sighs) 166 00:06:40,568 --> 00:06:43,898 I have a working theory. 167 00:06:45,573 --> 00:06:47,483 Sam was taking part in a hazing. 168 00:06:47,508 --> 00:06:48,938 There was a lot of drinking. 169 00:06:48,976 --> 00:06:50,736 Things got out of control. 170 00:06:50,778 --> 00:06:53,108 And the boys went swimming. 171 00:06:53,146 --> 00:06:55,176 And after Sam drowned, for whatever reason, 172 00:06:55,215 --> 00:06:57,015 they decided not to call it in. 173 00:06:57,050 --> 00:06:58,750 And for the moment, they have banded together. 174 00:06:58,786 --> 00:07:02,656 And they've all agreed on the same story 175 00:07:02,690 --> 00:07:04,990 about Sam going back to his room, 176 00:07:05,025 --> 00:07:07,085 and, according to them, 177 00:07:07,127 --> 00:07:10,657 returning to the river by himself. 178 00:07:10,698 --> 00:07:14,568 You're saying there were other people there. 179 00:07:14,602 --> 00:07:16,572 We don't know that for sure. 180 00:07:16,604 --> 00:07:18,514 But if your theory's right, 181 00:07:18,539 --> 00:07:21,209 why wouldn't one of those boys go and get help? 182 00:07:21,241 --> 00:07:24,751 Or call 911, or call the police? 183 00:07:25,879 --> 00:07:27,949 No. No. 184 00:07:27,981 --> 00:07:31,821 I... I don't want to believe that. 185 00:07:31,852 --> 00:07:34,662 It's like two deaths. 186 00:07:34,688 --> 00:07:38,228 It's not... human. 187 00:07:38,258 --> 00:07:40,728 Mrs. Wayland, 188 00:07:40,761 --> 00:07:43,661 people act differently in groups. 189 00:07:43,697 --> 00:07:46,497 They just... do. 190 00:07:46,534 --> 00:07:48,904 You add alcohol to the mix and they're capable of doing things 191 00:07:48,936 --> 00:07:51,036 they would never do if they were alone. 192 00:07:51,071 --> 00:07:53,941 But... 193 00:07:53,974 --> 00:07:56,944 what about now? 194 00:07:56,977 --> 00:07:59,777 Why isn't someone stepping forward now? 195 00:07:59,813 --> 00:08:01,253 BULL: It's part of the dynamic. 196 00:08:01,281 --> 00:08:03,581 People commit to a certain course of action, 197 00:08:03,617 --> 00:08:05,187 and they stick to it. 198 00:08:05,218 --> 00:08:07,248 The key is to undermine the alliance 199 00:08:07,287 --> 00:08:09,957 they've made to each other, (chair scrapes) 200 00:08:09,990 --> 00:08:13,160 and that is what we're gonna do. 201 00:08:13,193 --> 00:08:15,003 I promise you, 202 00:08:15,028 --> 00:08:17,198 before we're through here, 203 00:08:17,230 --> 00:08:21,170 you will know the truth. 204 00:08:21,201 --> 00:08:23,941 (siren wails nearby) 205 00:08:23,971 --> 00:08:25,771 You made a lot of promises in there, 206 00:08:25,806 --> 00:08:27,006 and now I have to keep them. 207 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:28,540 And, honestly, I don't think I can. 208 00:08:28,576 --> 00:08:29,706 Well, I wouldn't have made them 209 00:08:29,743 --> 00:08:31,183 if I wasn't prepared to help you, 210 00:08:31,211 --> 00:08:32,751 assuming you want my help. 211 00:08:32,780 --> 00:08:33,980 Why don't you ask that victim's mother 212 00:08:34,014 --> 00:08:35,624 if she wants my help. 213 00:08:35,649 --> 00:08:36,779 It's not that I don't want your help. 214 00:08:36,817 --> 00:08:39,547 Look, you were my mother's idea. 215 00:08:39,587 --> 00:08:40,717 Yeah, and what does she know? 216 00:08:40,754 --> 00:08:42,024 She's only been doing it for 30 years. 217 00:08:42,055 --> 00:08:43,715 I don't have to explain myself to you. 218 00:08:43,757 --> 00:08:46,057 Well, then let me explain you to you. 219 00:08:46,093 --> 00:08:47,703 You think you're smarter than everybody else. 220 00:08:47,728 --> 00:08:48,758 You think you're morally superior. 221 00:08:48,796 --> 00:08:51,826 And you think you got this legal thing wired because 222 00:08:51,865 --> 00:08:53,665 you had the highest marks in your class 223 00:08:53,701 --> 00:08:56,801 or the best handwriting, or I don't know. 224 00:08:56,837 --> 00:08:59,007 You've been assistant district attorney for what? 225 00:08:59,039 --> 00:09:01,939 A minute? And you're too stupid to realize 226 00:09:01,975 --> 00:09:04,075 that it costs you nothing to listen. 227 00:09:04,111 --> 00:09:05,951 You can hear my ideas and still reject them 228 00:09:05,979 --> 00:09:08,349 without me being any the wiser, 229 00:09:08,381 --> 00:09:10,621 instead of letting me know with your smug affect 230 00:09:10,651 --> 00:09:11,691 just how little you think of me. 231 00:09:11,719 --> 00:09:13,589 Oh, and one more thing. 232 00:09:13,621 --> 00:09:15,121 You got no people skills. 233 00:09:15,155 --> 00:09:17,085 That woman just lost her son, 234 00:09:17,124 --> 00:09:18,734 and what she needed to hear from you 235 00:09:18,759 --> 00:09:20,789 was that you were gonna get her some answers, 236 00:09:20,828 --> 00:09:21,898 even if you didn't have any. 237 00:09:21,929 --> 00:09:23,259 But you're so arrogant, 238 00:09:23,296 --> 00:09:26,626 and you're working so hard to be honest with her, 239 00:09:26,667 --> 00:09:29,637 that you didn't see what was required there was a good lie. 240 00:09:29,670 --> 00:09:31,200 Although, I'd bet the house 241 00:09:31,238 --> 00:09:33,268 you think there's no such thing as a good lie. 242 00:09:33,306 --> 00:09:35,876 Be sure and tell your mother how amazing I was. 243 00:09:39,680 --> 00:09:42,020 Okay, Doctor, I'm all ears. 244 00:09:42,049 --> 00:09:44,379 These 15 kids are my only witnesses, 245 00:09:44,417 --> 00:09:45,847 and all their stories synced. 246 00:09:45,886 --> 00:09:47,616 So, obviously, someone sat them down. 247 00:09:47,655 --> 00:09:48,815 Obviously, someone rehearsed them. 248 00:09:48,856 --> 00:09:50,086 So what do you suggest I do? 249 00:09:50,123 --> 00:09:52,293 I'd put so much pressure on those college boys 250 00:09:52,325 --> 00:09:54,755 they'd turn back into preschoolers. 251 00:09:54,795 --> 00:09:56,795 We need them to start turning on each other. 252 00:09:56,830 --> 00:09:57,930 And how do I do that? 253 00:09:57,965 --> 00:09:59,295 Well, here's a crazy idea. 254 00:09:59,332 --> 00:10:00,872 Start filing charges. 255 00:10:00,901 --> 00:10:02,141 Against who? 256 00:10:02,169 --> 00:10:04,099 Against all of them, all 15. 257 00:10:04,137 --> 00:10:05,707 Charge them with manslaughter. 258 00:10:05,739 --> 00:10:06,869 Make those boys sweat. 259 00:10:06,907 --> 00:10:08,207 Make their parents sweat. 260 00:10:08,241 --> 00:10:09,911 Make them hire expensive lawyers, 261 00:10:09,943 --> 00:10:10,983 and make them sweat, too. 262 00:10:11,011 --> 00:10:13,751 You want me to charge 15 kids with manslaughter? 263 00:10:13,781 --> 00:10:15,681 All due respect, that's insane. 264 00:10:15,716 --> 00:10:16,846 I knew you'd like it. 265 00:10:16,884 --> 00:10:18,724 There is no evidence. 266 00:10:18,752 --> 00:10:21,092 I won't be able to convict one person, let alone 15. 267 00:10:21,121 --> 00:10:23,761 If we charge all of them, someone will break 268 00:10:23,791 --> 00:10:25,791 and come forward looking for a deal. 269 00:10:25,826 --> 00:10:27,696 And that is how we find our guy. 270 00:10:27,728 --> 00:10:29,858 And if that doesn't happen? 271 00:10:29,897 --> 00:10:32,797 Then I'll be wrong and that hasn't happened since 2005. 272 00:10:32,833 --> 00:10:33,803 It was a Wednesday. 273 00:10:33,834 --> 00:10:36,904 I said it was gonna rain, it only drizzled. 274 00:10:36,937 --> 00:10:39,007 And by the way, I'm doing this for the grieving mother. 275 00:10:39,039 --> 00:10:40,169 (car engine starts) 276 00:10:40,207 --> 00:10:41,737 Not for you. 277 00:10:46,780 --> 00:10:48,780 * 278 00:10:55,789 --> 00:10:57,059 Well, here's something you don't see every day, 279 00:10:57,090 --> 00:10:58,360 15 Lennox University students, 280 00:10:58,391 --> 00:11:01,331 all of them members or pledges 281 00:11:01,361 --> 00:11:02,831 of Kappa Kappa Theta, 282 00:11:02,863 --> 00:11:04,033 doing the "perp walk" 283 00:11:04,064 --> 00:11:05,874 after they were all booked on the order 284 00:11:05,899 --> 00:11:08,299 of Assistant District Attorney Richmond Abernathy. 285 00:11:08,335 --> 00:11:10,865 You orchestrated all this, didn't you? 286 00:11:10,904 --> 00:11:14,984 Called the press, worked out the timing? 287 00:11:15,008 --> 00:11:16,478 You can thank me later. 288 00:11:16,509 --> 00:11:19,049 You hear that sound? What? 289 00:11:19,079 --> 00:11:21,079 It's the sound of your phone ringing 290 00:11:21,114 --> 00:11:23,084 with calls from frantic moms and dads 291 00:11:23,116 --> 00:11:25,246 who just saw their baby boys on TV 292 00:11:25,285 --> 00:11:27,915 and want to know how they can cut a deal. 293 00:11:27,955 --> 00:11:30,815 (indistinct police radio chatter) 294 00:11:30,858 --> 00:11:34,158 CABLE: I was able to hack into the fraternity security system. 295 00:11:34,194 --> 00:11:36,164 Now, this camera's at the back door. 296 00:11:36,196 --> 00:11:38,766 And I don't know who's who, but I can tell 297 00:11:38,799 --> 00:11:43,199 that 16 kids left the fraternity a little after 1:00 a.m. 298 00:11:43,236 --> 00:11:45,506 And it looks like only 15 came back a little after 4:00. 299 00:11:45,538 --> 00:11:48,238 BULL: Okay. What about the other doors? 300 00:11:48,275 --> 00:11:50,505 Are they all monitored? Could Sam have 301 00:11:50,543 --> 00:11:53,053 slipped in and then slipped back out through a side door? 302 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:54,780 'Cause that's what the other side's gonna argue. 303 00:11:54,815 --> 00:11:56,845 Yeah, but didn't you say the roommate told the cops 304 00:11:56,884 --> 00:11:58,094 that they all came in together, 305 00:11:58,118 --> 00:11:59,048 went to bed together? Mm-hmm. 306 00:11:59,086 --> 00:12:01,886 He also said he was extremely intoxicated, 307 00:12:01,922 --> 00:12:05,832 left himself plenty of plausible deniability. 308 00:12:05,859 --> 00:12:07,129 Can we get somebody down 309 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:08,360 to City Hall, Department of Records? 310 00:12:08,395 --> 00:12:11,255 Let's get a set of plans for that house, 311 00:12:11,298 --> 00:12:13,068 see every ingress and egress. 312 00:12:13,100 --> 00:12:14,100 Marissa?! 313 00:12:14,134 --> 00:12:17,844 Uh, I, uh, actually don't think she's in yet. 314 00:12:17,871 --> 00:12:19,211 What are you talking about? 315 00:12:19,239 --> 00:12:21,509 It's Marissa. She's always in. 316 00:12:21,541 --> 00:12:23,211 I've worked with her for six years. 317 00:12:23,243 --> 00:12:24,983 She's never even had a cold. 318 00:12:26,513 --> 00:12:28,483 Should we call her? 319 00:12:28,515 --> 00:12:30,445 Should we call the police? 320 00:12:32,252 --> 00:12:34,252 She's fine, Dr. Bull. 321 00:12:34,287 --> 00:12:36,517 She's just running late. 322 00:12:37,557 --> 00:12:40,127 What does that mean? 323 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:42,130 Do you know where she is? 324 00:12:42,162 --> 00:12:45,432 I know that she's fine, and I know she'll be here soon. 325 00:12:45,465 --> 00:12:47,525 Okay. 326 00:12:47,567 --> 00:12:50,067 Apparently, I just work here. 327 00:12:50,103 --> 00:12:52,143 I'll be in my office. 328 00:12:57,911 --> 00:13:00,311 He had booze in his belly and water in his lungs. 329 00:13:00,347 --> 00:13:01,847 Blood alcohol level? 330 00:13:01,882 --> 00:13:04,352 .43, enough to make a rhino tipsy. 331 00:13:04,384 --> 00:13:05,924 Didn't kill him, though. 332 00:13:05,953 --> 00:13:07,153 How's that? 333 00:13:07,187 --> 00:13:09,087 This boy died from asphyxiation. 334 00:13:09,122 --> 00:13:11,122 While he was in the water, he aspirated. 335 00:13:11,158 --> 00:13:13,228 Choked to death on his own vomit. 336 00:13:13,260 --> 00:13:16,330 Horrible, violent way to die. 337 00:13:22,502 --> 00:13:24,542 A death like that... 338 00:13:24,571 --> 00:13:26,171 would be noisy, right? 339 00:13:26,206 --> 00:13:28,106 Hard to ignore? 340 00:13:28,141 --> 00:13:29,911 If there were people around, 341 00:13:29,943 --> 00:13:31,583 I think it would be impossible to ignore. 342 00:13:31,611 --> 00:13:33,311 (knocking on door) 343 00:13:34,347 --> 00:13:37,147 Hey. Sorry to bother you. 344 00:13:37,184 --> 00:13:39,294 My name is Rex Bond. I own Rex's Bail Bonds. 345 00:13:39,319 --> 00:13:42,159 Hi. Hey, Mr. Daniels? 346 00:13:42,189 --> 00:13:45,159 MAN: It's just totally crazy, you know? 347 00:13:45,192 --> 00:13:47,162 Rob Daniels. How can I help you? 348 00:13:47,194 --> 00:13:49,404 I'm guessing you're an attorney. Huh? Huh? 349 00:13:49,429 --> 00:13:50,629 (laughs) 350 00:13:50,663 --> 00:13:53,903 My name is Rex Bond. I own Rex's Bail Bonds. 351 00:13:53,934 --> 00:13:56,274 I understand the kids are out on their parents' recognizance, 352 00:13:56,303 --> 00:13:58,643 but if that should change, I wanted to let them know 353 00:13:58,671 --> 00:14:01,111 that we are ready and willing to be of help. 354 00:14:01,141 --> 00:14:03,581 I'm talking no money down, excellent rates. 355 00:14:03,610 --> 00:14:06,050 If I could just come in and talk to the boys 356 00:14:06,079 --> 00:14:07,309 and leave them my card? 357 00:14:07,347 --> 00:14:09,117 You're not coming in here. 358 00:14:09,149 --> 00:14:11,119 You're not talking to any of these boys. 359 00:14:11,151 --> 00:14:13,121 I'm not? No, you're not. 360 00:14:13,153 --> 00:14:16,293 I'm sure you understand. 361 00:14:16,323 --> 00:14:18,633 These boys have been charged with a homicide. 362 00:14:18,658 --> 00:14:21,558 They're not gonna talk to just anybody who comes in the door. 363 00:14:21,594 --> 00:14:24,004 Okay. 364 00:14:24,031 --> 00:14:25,601 I get that. 365 00:14:25,632 --> 00:14:27,672 But I'm glad that I've made your acquaintance. 366 00:14:27,700 --> 00:14:30,370 I'm always looking for good attorneys I can refer 367 00:14:30,403 --> 00:14:32,413 my clients to. 368 00:14:34,274 --> 00:14:36,344 Here you go. 369 00:14:36,376 --> 00:14:38,376 Don't lose that. All right. 370 00:14:38,411 --> 00:14:40,351 (clicks tongue, chuckles) 371 00:14:40,380 --> 00:14:43,250 (flicks business card) Thank you. 372 00:14:43,283 --> 00:14:45,553 Oh. Hey. 373 00:14:45,585 --> 00:14:47,585 (laughing): Hey. Full house. 374 00:14:49,322 --> 00:14:51,292 MARISSA: Sorry. 375 00:14:51,324 --> 00:14:52,594 Sorry. Sorry. 376 00:14:52,625 --> 00:14:54,955 I will be there in one minute. 377 00:14:54,995 --> 00:14:56,525 (sighs) 378 00:14:56,563 --> 00:14:58,003 You okay? 379 00:14:58,031 --> 00:14:59,501 Yeah. Of course. 380 00:14:59,532 --> 00:15:01,102 I'm fine. Late, but fine. 381 00:15:01,134 --> 00:15:03,144 Really? I'm concerned. 382 00:15:03,170 --> 00:15:04,600 This is so not like you. 383 00:15:04,637 --> 00:15:06,337 Anything you want to tell me? 384 00:15:06,373 --> 00:15:08,143 Oh, like what? 385 00:15:08,175 --> 00:15:10,135 Like, are you looking for another job? 386 00:15:10,177 --> 00:15:11,337 No. 387 00:15:11,378 --> 00:15:12,508 No. 388 00:15:12,545 --> 00:15:14,305 I'm not looking for another job. 389 00:15:14,347 --> 00:15:17,047 Doctor appointment? 390 00:15:17,084 --> 00:15:19,294 Yeah, okay, I did not have a doctor's appointment. 391 00:15:19,319 --> 00:15:21,519 Nothing is wrong with me, everything is fine. 392 00:15:21,554 --> 00:15:23,464 I am truly sorry for being late. 393 00:15:23,490 --> 00:15:26,060 So what kind of job are you interviewing for? 394 00:15:26,093 --> 00:15:27,433 Okay, Bull... 395 00:15:27,460 --> 00:15:28,460 Huh? 396 00:15:28,495 --> 00:15:30,525 Look, we have been together 397 00:15:30,563 --> 00:15:33,433 for... ever. 398 00:15:33,466 --> 00:15:36,336 And I am very happy here, very happy. 399 00:15:36,369 --> 00:15:37,199 And I am very healthy. 400 00:15:37,237 --> 00:15:39,337 No worries there. No worries at all. 401 00:15:39,372 --> 00:15:43,082 I'm sorry if I caused you... concern. 402 00:15:43,110 --> 00:15:45,510 So, where were you? 403 00:15:45,545 --> 00:15:48,175 I was nowhere. It was nothing. 404 00:15:49,416 --> 00:15:51,576 I went out to dinner last night, 405 00:15:51,618 --> 00:15:54,618 and... one thing led to another, 406 00:15:54,654 --> 00:15:57,364 and I guess you could say I... 407 00:15:57,390 --> 00:16:01,230 ended up having an irresponsible evening. 408 00:16:03,263 --> 00:16:04,733 I'm sorry. 409 00:16:04,764 --> 00:16:06,034 I think. Um, are...? 410 00:16:06,066 --> 00:16:07,366 Are we done? 411 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:08,740 Mission accomplished. 412 00:16:11,104 --> 00:16:13,674 BENNY: Oh, what do you got there, Chunk? 413 00:16:13,706 --> 00:16:18,376 Oh. Wow. Those boys are lawyered up. 414 00:16:18,411 --> 00:16:20,381 I hate to be a buzzkill, 415 00:16:20,413 --> 00:16:23,353 but those boys just might be telling the truth. 416 00:16:23,383 --> 00:16:26,423 (laughs) Excuse me. I've been doing this for a very long time, 417 00:16:26,453 --> 00:16:28,093 and they're telling everything but the truth. 418 00:16:28,121 --> 00:16:29,321 I'm just saying. 419 00:16:29,356 --> 00:16:32,786 According to the coroner, Sam's death was violent and loud. 420 00:16:32,825 --> 00:16:36,525 It's hard to imagine 15 guys just standing around, 421 00:16:36,563 --> 00:16:37,733 watching him die. Dr. Bull? 422 00:16:37,764 --> 00:16:39,774 You have a call from Assistant District Attorney Abernathy. 423 00:16:39,799 --> 00:16:41,469 I put the call in your office. 424 00:16:41,501 --> 00:16:44,201 Thank you. 425 00:16:44,237 --> 00:16:45,367 What's the good news? 426 00:16:45,405 --> 00:16:46,535 RICHMOND: Dr. Bull, 427 00:16:46,573 --> 00:16:47,643 you promised me an eyewitness. 428 00:16:47,674 --> 00:16:49,484 Have you received any calls? 429 00:16:49,509 --> 00:16:50,409 No. 430 00:16:50,443 --> 00:16:51,543 Yeah. Nor have I. 431 00:16:51,578 --> 00:16:53,308 The trial starts tomorrow, 432 00:16:53,346 --> 00:16:55,246 and no one's looking to flip. 433 00:16:55,282 --> 00:16:56,682 There are no deals on the table. 434 00:16:56,716 --> 00:16:58,486 Well, let's not quit before we get started. 435 00:16:58,518 --> 00:16:59,818 That's easy for you to say. 436 00:16:59,852 --> 00:17:02,392 This is all gonna land on me, Dr. Bull. 437 00:17:02,422 --> 00:17:05,532 Losing the one kid might have been bad, 438 00:17:05,558 --> 00:17:07,328 but losing the 15? 439 00:17:07,360 --> 00:17:09,430 I might as well start packing my desk. 440 00:17:09,462 --> 00:17:11,562 Well, I'll be sure to convey your selfless concerns 441 00:17:11,598 --> 00:17:13,428 to the victim's next of kin. 442 00:17:13,466 --> 00:17:15,466 (click, dial tone) 443 00:17:16,469 --> 00:17:18,469 (sighs) 444 00:17:24,544 --> 00:17:26,154 Didn't think it'd actually get to this. 445 00:17:26,179 --> 00:17:27,479 A trial with 15 defendants? Mm. 446 00:17:27,514 --> 00:17:30,524 I was sure somebody'd break ranks, make a deal, 447 00:17:30,550 --> 00:17:32,420 tell us what actually happened that night. 448 00:17:32,452 --> 00:17:34,092 So what are we looking for? 449 00:17:34,121 --> 00:17:35,721 Jury-wise, I mean. 450 00:17:35,755 --> 00:17:37,555 You ever heard of the threshold number? 451 00:17:37,590 --> 00:17:38,660 That would be a "no." 452 00:17:38,691 --> 00:17:41,561 It's the number of people who have to make a decision 453 00:17:41,594 --> 00:17:43,504 before you or I might make the same one. 454 00:17:43,530 --> 00:17:46,100 One person breaks a store window, it's a robbery. 455 00:17:46,133 --> 00:17:48,443 Ten people break store windows, it's a riot. 456 00:17:48,468 --> 00:17:50,168 The question is, 457 00:17:50,203 --> 00:17:52,413 how many people had to start breaking store windows 458 00:17:52,439 --> 00:17:55,609 before the others felt comfortable joining in? 459 00:17:55,642 --> 00:17:58,512 How many fraternity brothers had to say they were... 460 00:17:58,545 --> 00:18:01,345 okay walking away from this kid drowning 461 00:18:01,381 --> 00:18:03,751 before everybody else was willing to join in? 462 00:18:03,783 --> 00:18:05,723 Okay. I get that. 463 00:18:05,752 --> 00:18:08,462 But how does that help us figure out who we want on the jury? 464 00:18:08,488 --> 00:18:10,558 (basketball dribbling) 465 00:18:16,596 --> 00:18:18,496 What am I missing? 466 00:18:18,531 --> 00:18:21,501 That guy. He's our perfect juror. 467 00:18:21,534 --> 00:18:24,144 That guy? The guy throwing the granny shots? Mm. 468 00:18:24,171 --> 00:18:26,571 Why? 'Cause he looks ridiculous? Precisely. 469 00:18:26,606 --> 00:18:27,606 He doesn't care. 470 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:29,640 As long as the shots are going in. 471 00:18:29,676 --> 00:18:32,446 You know, Wilt Chamberlain, one of the greatest players 472 00:18:32,479 --> 00:18:34,349 that ever lived... And a lousy foul shooter. 473 00:18:34,381 --> 00:18:36,251 One year, just for the hell of it, 474 00:18:36,283 --> 00:18:39,553 decides to shoot all his free throws underhand. 475 00:18:39,586 --> 00:18:42,716 Even scored over 100 points one game. 476 00:18:42,755 --> 00:18:45,285 Never did it again, though. 477 00:18:45,325 --> 00:18:47,785 Power of peer pressure. 478 00:18:47,827 --> 00:18:49,797 JUDGE: Be seated. 479 00:18:58,338 --> 00:19:00,468 A little gift from me to you. 480 00:19:00,507 --> 00:19:01,707 What the hell are you doing? 481 00:19:01,741 --> 00:19:05,651 I'm helping you find a high-threshold jury. 482 00:19:08,281 --> 00:19:10,621 Do any of you belong to, uh, any groups, 483 00:19:10,650 --> 00:19:13,890 clubs, organizations? 484 00:19:15,855 --> 00:19:18,325 I sing in my church choir 485 00:19:18,358 --> 00:19:20,828 and I'm part of my neighborhood watch. 486 00:19:23,263 --> 00:19:24,433 MARISSA: Oh, she is 487 00:19:24,464 --> 00:19:25,634 a joiner, Bull. 488 00:19:25,665 --> 00:19:27,525 Also, she belongs to the PTA, 489 00:19:27,567 --> 00:19:29,197 and she's on the board of her community center. 490 00:19:29,236 --> 00:19:30,536 A pox on her house. 491 00:19:30,570 --> 00:19:32,210 Move to strike, Your Honor. 492 00:19:32,239 --> 00:19:34,209 And what about you, sir? 493 00:19:34,241 --> 00:19:35,711 Do you participate in any organizations? 494 00:19:35,742 --> 00:19:37,382 I belong to the Rotary. 495 00:19:37,410 --> 00:19:38,710 MARISSA: The president of his local chapter 496 00:19:38,745 --> 00:19:40,745 three years in a row. 497 00:19:40,780 --> 00:19:42,780 Move to strike, Your Honor. 498 00:19:44,584 --> 00:19:46,724 Sir, it says here 499 00:19:46,753 --> 00:19:49,663 you're an officer on your co-op board. 500 00:19:49,689 --> 00:19:51,819 What's your title? Treasurer. 501 00:19:51,858 --> 00:19:54,258 Bull's-eye. Talk about a thankless job. 502 00:19:54,294 --> 00:19:55,604 People must hate him. 503 00:19:55,628 --> 00:19:57,558 But he doesn't care, which means we love him. 504 00:19:57,597 --> 00:19:59,897 Marissa, talk to me. 505 00:19:59,932 --> 00:20:00,872 What do you need, Dr. Bull? 506 00:20:00,900 --> 00:20:02,940 Marissa's not there? 507 00:20:02,969 --> 00:20:04,439 Um, she had... 508 00:20:04,471 --> 00:20:05,771 an emergency. (laughing) 509 00:20:05,805 --> 00:20:07,465 Can I help you? 510 00:20:07,507 --> 00:20:09,307 What kind of emergency? JUROR: By the way, 511 00:20:09,342 --> 00:20:10,742 your pen is leaking. 512 00:20:10,777 --> 00:20:12,407 Oh. (chuckles) 513 00:20:12,445 --> 00:20:13,745 You don't say. 514 00:20:13,780 --> 00:20:17,650 Never mind. I don't need her. 515 00:20:17,684 --> 00:20:19,854 This juror's acceptable to the prosecution, Your Honor. 516 00:20:24,824 --> 00:20:26,464 That was a very expensive shirt. 517 00:20:26,493 --> 00:20:29,263 That was a very expensive pen. 518 00:20:30,297 --> 00:20:32,427 Anyone feel like tapas? 519 00:20:33,500 --> 00:20:35,370 Gentlemen. 520 00:20:35,402 --> 00:20:37,672 Mr. Assistant District Attorney? 521 00:20:37,704 --> 00:20:39,714 Sorry to interrupt your lunch break, gentlemen, 522 00:20:39,739 --> 00:20:41,639 but I was hoping to get a word. 523 00:20:41,674 --> 00:20:42,684 What's on your mind, Counselor? 524 00:20:42,709 --> 00:20:45,279 Well, I know you're not gonna like this, but, uh, 525 00:20:45,312 --> 00:20:47,652 I believe that what we're looking at here 526 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:50,750 is a tragic accident. Nothing more, nothing less. 527 00:20:50,783 --> 00:20:53,993 But to compound the felony by destroying 15 young lives-- 528 00:20:54,020 --> 00:20:56,460 it makes no sense. 529 00:20:56,489 --> 00:20:58,059 There's no physical evidence, you got no eyewitnesses. 530 00:20:58,090 --> 00:20:59,130 BULL: Wait a second. 531 00:20:59,158 --> 00:21:01,628 None of that changes the fact that someone died 532 00:21:01,661 --> 00:21:03,001 during the commission of a crime. 533 00:21:03,029 --> 00:21:05,729 Excuse me, Jury Consultant. 534 00:21:06,799 --> 00:21:07,729 What crime? 535 00:21:07,767 --> 00:21:09,697 Contributing to the delinquency of a minor. 536 00:21:09,736 --> 00:21:12,066 Providing alcohol to someone who is underage. 537 00:21:12,104 --> 00:21:14,744 And by the way, I'm a trial scientist. 538 00:21:14,774 --> 00:21:16,744 What I do is, I tell lawyers-- 539 00:21:16,776 --> 00:21:18,676 the ones who are smart enough to listen-- 540 00:21:18,711 --> 00:21:21,581 what to do so they can win their cases. 541 00:21:21,614 --> 00:21:23,554 And they pay me very well for it. 542 00:21:23,583 --> 00:21:26,423 I'm guessing you and I are not destined to work together. 543 00:21:26,453 --> 00:21:28,793 These boys, including the victim, 544 00:21:28,821 --> 00:21:30,661 were doing what college kids have been doing 545 00:21:30,690 --> 00:21:32,590 for 100 years-- drinking. 546 00:21:32,625 --> 00:21:34,855 You really want to send them to prison for that? 547 00:21:34,894 --> 00:21:37,404 An 18-year-old boy died, Counselor. 548 00:21:37,430 --> 00:21:38,770 And a mother lost her child. 549 00:21:38,798 --> 00:21:39,898 Absolutely. 550 00:21:39,932 --> 00:21:42,442 It's a tragedy, but it's a tragedy born of an accident. 551 00:21:42,469 --> 00:21:45,709 No one set out to murder this poor boy. 552 00:21:45,738 --> 00:21:47,638 My clients weren't even present when it happened. 553 00:21:47,674 --> 00:21:49,014 So they say. 554 00:21:49,041 --> 00:21:50,881 I tell you what. 555 00:21:51,978 --> 00:21:53,948 I'll let 14 of them walk. 556 00:21:53,980 --> 00:21:55,780 Mr. Assistant District Attorney. 557 00:21:55,815 --> 00:21:59,715 I will... under one condition. 558 00:21:59,752 --> 00:22:02,692 I want the person responsible. 559 00:22:02,722 --> 00:22:05,762 The one who said, "Let's get these pledges drunk." 560 00:22:05,792 --> 00:22:07,792 The one who said, "Let's take them for a swim." 561 00:22:07,827 --> 00:22:11,357 I want that person to come forward 562 00:22:11,398 --> 00:22:13,098 and accept responsibility. 563 00:22:13,132 --> 00:22:16,942 There's no such person, Mr. Assistant District Attorney. 564 00:22:16,969 --> 00:22:19,869 Enjoy your lunch, gentlemen. 565 00:22:23,776 --> 00:22:25,506 BULL: Well, this is a career first. 566 00:22:25,545 --> 00:22:27,775 We're about to start a trial, and I have no case. 567 00:22:27,814 --> 00:22:30,154 We have a case. No, we don't. 568 00:22:30,182 --> 00:22:32,922 No. My idea didn't work. 569 00:22:32,952 --> 00:22:35,792 I was sure they'd crack and somebody would come to us 570 00:22:35,822 --> 00:22:38,862 and tell us the truth, but... (sighs) 571 00:22:38,891 --> 00:22:41,861 they just offered to let us surrender. 572 00:22:46,933 --> 00:22:48,573 Look at that. 573 00:22:48,601 --> 00:22:49,941 Not one, "I'm sorry." 574 00:22:49,969 --> 00:22:51,839 Not one, "He was my friend." 575 00:22:51,871 --> 00:22:53,771 BENNY: They're all terrified, 576 00:22:53,806 --> 00:22:55,606 just not terrified enough to break ranks. 577 00:22:55,642 --> 00:22:56,812 BULL: You know what? 578 00:22:56,843 --> 00:22:58,913 We're doing this backward. 579 00:22:58,945 --> 00:22:59,905 What are you talking about? 580 00:22:59,946 --> 00:23:02,516 I'm tired of waiting for them to come to us. 581 00:23:02,549 --> 00:23:05,419 Let's pick one kid, separate him from the pack, 582 00:23:05,452 --> 00:23:07,522 and dismiss the charges against him. 583 00:23:07,554 --> 00:23:08,694 What do you mean? Offer him immunity? 584 00:23:10,957 --> 00:23:13,687 Yeah. That's exactly what I mean. 585 00:23:13,726 --> 00:23:15,796 We have to be smart about it, though. (water running) 586 00:23:15,828 --> 00:23:17,558 We have to pick the right guy. 587 00:23:17,597 --> 00:23:19,567 Not the guy we really think is guilty. 588 00:23:19,599 --> 00:23:21,169 We want to see him punished. 589 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,840 We got to pick a guy we can squeeze, 590 00:23:23,870 --> 00:23:27,640 a guy we can put on the stand and scare the crap out of. 591 00:23:27,674 --> 00:23:29,784 Make him understand, 592 00:23:29,809 --> 00:23:31,779 once we've immunized him, 593 00:23:31,811 --> 00:23:35,721 if he doesn't cooperate, he'll be locked up for contempt. 594 00:23:35,748 --> 00:23:38,588 If he lies, he'll be locked up for perjury. 595 00:23:40,987 --> 00:23:42,687 I know just the guy. 596 00:23:48,027 --> 00:23:50,827 All I'm trying to say is, if you approach it mathematically, 597 00:23:50,863 --> 00:23:52,673 his roommate Carter is the most vulnerable. 598 00:23:52,699 --> 00:23:54,499 I don't understand. 599 00:23:54,534 --> 00:23:56,144 What do you mean, "mathematically"? 600 00:23:56,168 --> 00:23:58,168 Well, other than lies of omission, 601 00:23:58,204 --> 00:23:59,914 the only lies everybody had to tell 602 00:23:59,939 --> 00:24:01,769 were that Sam got out of the water 603 00:24:01,808 --> 00:24:04,678 and went back to the frat house with them-- two lies. 604 00:24:04,711 --> 00:24:06,251 Carter, on the other hand, 605 00:24:06,278 --> 00:24:08,578 had to go a lot further. He had to say that he and Sam 606 00:24:08,615 --> 00:24:11,975 made it back to the room together and they went to bed. 607 00:24:12,018 --> 00:24:14,148 And that therefore Sam must have snuck 608 00:24:14,186 --> 00:24:16,886 out of the house after everybody was asleep, 609 00:24:16,923 --> 00:24:18,893 and died alone. 610 00:24:18,925 --> 00:24:20,825 Under a grant of immunity, he must testify, 611 00:24:20,860 --> 00:24:23,100 and if he lies, he is subject to ten years in prison. 612 00:24:23,129 --> 00:24:25,869 Remember, the point of all this is to get him to tell us 613 00:24:25,898 --> 00:24:26,698 what really happened that night. 614 00:24:26,733 --> 00:24:28,803 You have got to use his testimony 615 00:24:28,835 --> 00:24:30,635 against him like a club, 616 00:24:30,670 --> 00:24:32,170 and beat him with it, 617 00:24:32,204 --> 00:24:35,044 until he tells us what we need to know. 618 00:24:36,809 --> 00:24:39,179 I know what I need to do. 619 00:24:40,847 --> 00:24:43,817 Well, if you know what to do, then our job here is done. 620 00:24:52,559 --> 00:24:53,829 Marissa. 621 00:24:53,860 --> 00:24:55,800 Uh, did you call me? 622 00:24:55,828 --> 00:24:57,658 When do I get to meet him? 623 00:24:57,697 --> 00:24:58,827 Meet who? 624 00:24:58,865 --> 00:25:00,795 Mr. Irresponsible. 625 00:25:00,833 --> 00:25:02,233 Let's just see if it lasts the weekend 626 00:25:02,268 --> 00:25:03,838 before we plan the wedding. 627 00:25:03,870 --> 00:25:06,770 (chuckles) 628 00:25:06,806 --> 00:25:09,106 You know how important you are to me. 629 00:25:09,141 --> 00:25:11,641 I think so. 630 00:25:11,678 --> 00:25:14,648 And you can call me anytime. 631 00:25:14,681 --> 00:25:17,051 Day or night with anything. 632 00:25:17,083 --> 00:25:18,653 That is sweet. 633 00:25:18,685 --> 00:25:20,545 I'm fine, Bull. 634 00:25:20,587 --> 00:25:22,787 In fact, I'm better than fine. 635 00:25:22,822 --> 00:25:24,662 I'm happy. 636 00:25:25,658 --> 00:25:27,758 I'm happy you're happy. 637 00:25:27,794 --> 00:25:29,534 Go get some sleep. 638 00:25:34,834 --> 00:25:36,604 RICHMOND: You're here on a grant of immunity. 639 00:25:36,636 --> 00:25:38,706 Um, yes, sir. 640 00:25:38,738 --> 00:25:40,768 That means, so as long as you tell the truth, 641 00:25:40,807 --> 00:25:44,777 anything you say here, we can't use it against you. 642 00:25:44,811 --> 00:25:46,811 That's what my lawyer said. 643 00:25:46,846 --> 00:25:49,616 RICHMOND: You and Sam were roommates. 644 00:25:49,649 --> 00:25:50,779 Would you say you were friends? 645 00:25:50,817 --> 00:25:51,677 Well, uh, 646 00:25:51,718 --> 00:25:54,718 we just met six weeks ago, 647 00:25:54,754 --> 00:25:56,794 but, yes. 648 00:25:56,823 --> 00:25:57,593 W-We liked each other. 649 00:25:57,624 --> 00:25:58,864 RICHMOND: On this particular night, 650 00:25:58,891 --> 00:26:01,731 there was a pledge party. 651 00:26:01,761 --> 00:26:04,701 I think you told the detective it was a celebration. 652 00:26:04,731 --> 00:26:08,641 Was there alcohol at the celebration? 653 00:26:08,668 --> 00:26:10,198 Yes. 654 00:26:10,236 --> 00:26:12,096 Did you drink? 655 00:26:12,138 --> 00:26:14,338 Yes. 656 00:26:14,373 --> 00:26:16,683 Even though, here in New York State, 657 00:26:16,709 --> 00:26:17,739 you're under the legal drinking age. 658 00:26:17,777 --> 00:26:18,907 DANIELS: Your Honor. 659 00:26:18,945 --> 00:26:20,645 We're prepared to stipulate 660 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:21,950 that there was underage drinking 661 00:26:21,981 --> 00:26:23,721 at the celebration. 662 00:26:23,750 --> 00:26:25,250 So stipulated. 663 00:26:25,284 --> 00:26:27,654 Did Sam drink? 664 00:26:27,687 --> 00:26:29,317 Yes, I-I saw him drink. 665 00:26:29,355 --> 00:26:30,885 Any idea how much? 666 00:26:30,923 --> 00:26:33,393 CARTER: I, uh, wasn't keeping track. 667 00:26:33,425 --> 00:26:34,955 (Richmond clears throat) 668 00:26:34,994 --> 00:26:39,274 Coroner says Sam's blood alcohol level was .43. 669 00:26:39,298 --> 00:26:41,298 Just to put it in perspective, 670 00:26:41,333 --> 00:26:43,273 symptoms in a typical human being 671 00:26:43,302 --> 00:26:46,272 with a blood alcohol level between .3 and .4 672 00:26:46,305 --> 00:26:48,635 are complete unconsciousness, 673 00:26:48,675 --> 00:26:51,935 depressed or absent reflexes, and impairment 674 00:26:51,978 --> 00:26:53,878 of circulation and respiration. 675 00:26:53,913 --> 00:26:56,153 Not to put too fine a point on it, 676 00:26:56,182 --> 00:26:57,852 but death has been known to occur 677 00:26:57,884 --> 00:27:01,894 at a blood alcohol level of .37 or higher. 678 00:27:01,921 --> 00:27:05,421 And fatality is almost certain for nearly all individuals 679 00:27:05,457 --> 00:27:07,387 at .45 or higher. 680 00:27:07,426 --> 00:27:08,856 DANIELS: Objection, Your Honor. 681 00:27:08,895 --> 00:27:11,955 Is counsel gonna ask a question? 682 00:27:11,998 --> 00:27:14,998 Sustained. Ask a question, Mr. Abernathy. 683 00:27:15,034 --> 00:27:16,874 Happy to, Your Honor. 684 00:27:16,903 --> 00:27:18,743 So based on these findings, 685 00:27:18,771 --> 00:27:21,841 knowing that your roommate-- friend-- 686 00:27:21,874 --> 00:27:24,844 was almost certainly at the very edge of consciousness, 687 00:27:24,877 --> 00:27:26,747 perhaps even death's door, 688 00:27:26,779 --> 00:27:28,249 is it still your testimony 689 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:30,320 that he got out of the water on his own, 690 00:27:30,349 --> 00:27:32,749 traveled three quarters of a mile back 691 00:27:32,785 --> 00:27:34,345 to the fraternity house in the dark, 692 00:27:34,386 --> 00:27:37,386 climbed stairs to the second floor and went to bed? 693 00:27:39,258 --> 00:27:41,788 Yes, sir. 694 00:27:41,828 --> 00:27:43,828 That is my testimony. 695 00:27:43,863 --> 00:27:46,073 RICHMOND: To the room you shared. 696 00:27:46,098 --> 00:27:47,768 Right beside each other. 697 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:49,340 Yes, sir. 698 00:27:49,368 --> 00:27:52,138 Did he get undressed? 699 00:27:52,171 --> 00:27:54,741 We were already in our underwear. 700 00:27:54,774 --> 00:27:56,044 Did he brush his teeth? 701 00:27:58,377 --> 00:28:01,107 I-I don't honestly remember. RICHMOND: But you are swearing 702 00:28:01,147 --> 00:28:03,017 under oath that the two of you 703 00:28:03,049 --> 00:28:04,379 returned to your room that night 704 00:28:04,416 --> 00:28:06,216 safe and sound, and that anything 705 00:28:06,252 --> 00:28:07,822 that happened to him happened after that. 706 00:28:07,854 --> 00:28:09,794 Yes, sir. 707 00:28:17,396 --> 00:28:21,366 Son, do you know the punishment for perjury? 708 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:24,340 It's ten years. 709 00:28:24,370 --> 00:28:26,840 Ten years in prison for lying to the court. 710 00:28:26,873 --> 00:28:28,013 I'm not lying. 711 00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:30,080 That's ten years per each lie, actually. 712 00:28:30,109 --> 00:28:31,909 So you'll be, what, 713 00:28:31,944 --> 00:28:33,984 29 when you get out? Or 39 or 49. 714 00:28:34,013 --> 00:28:35,853 DANIELS: Objection, Your Honor. 715 00:28:35,882 --> 00:28:37,922 We understand the concept of lying. 716 00:28:37,950 --> 00:28:40,520 We understand ten years, and we all know how to count. 717 00:28:40,552 --> 00:28:42,522 I'm not lying. 718 00:28:42,554 --> 00:28:44,964 RICHMOND: What if I told you 719 00:28:44,991 --> 00:28:47,491 that I have security video that shows 16 of you 720 00:28:47,526 --> 00:28:49,926 leaving the house for the celebration, 721 00:28:49,962 --> 00:28:52,002 but only 15 of you coming back? 722 00:28:52,031 --> 00:28:54,371 Would you be inclined to change your story? 723 00:29:00,907 --> 00:29:02,877 (exhales) 724 00:29:02,909 --> 00:29:06,009 All that drinking... 725 00:29:06,045 --> 00:29:08,945 He needed to use the bathroom. 726 00:29:08,981 --> 00:29:10,951 He went in the side door. 727 00:29:10,983 --> 00:29:13,153 It's closer. 728 00:29:13,185 --> 00:29:15,245 No camera there. 729 00:29:15,287 --> 00:29:17,057 Is that your sworn testimony? 730 00:29:17,089 --> 00:29:19,159 (sighs) It is. 731 00:29:23,896 --> 00:29:26,566 Nothing further at this moment, Your Honor. 732 00:29:26,598 --> 00:29:29,238 DANIELS: Defense has no questions for this witness, 733 00:29:29,268 --> 00:29:31,098 Your Honor. JUDGE: If counsel 734 00:29:31,137 --> 00:29:32,397 for both sides could approach the bench. 735 00:29:32,438 --> 00:29:34,008 What's Marissa saying? 736 00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:35,840 We created a lot of doubt, 737 00:29:35,875 --> 00:29:38,005 but not a lot of certainty and people don't convict people 738 00:29:38,044 --> 00:29:39,914 based solely on doubt. 739 00:29:39,946 --> 00:29:42,476 RICHMOND: The judge would like to see us in her chambers. 740 00:29:42,514 --> 00:29:46,024 She's threatening to dismiss the case. 741 00:29:46,052 --> 00:29:47,052 (exhales): Ooh. 742 00:29:52,524 --> 00:29:54,194 I've got 14 defendants in my courtroom. 743 00:29:54,226 --> 00:29:57,156 14 defendants, 12 jurors, 20-some parents, 744 00:29:57,196 --> 00:30:00,596 enough lawyers to hold a convention. 745 00:30:00,632 --> 00:30:04,102 But not one name on the witness list 746 00:30:04,136 --> 00:30:06,066 that promises to provide an iota of fact 747 00:30:06,105 --> 00:30:07,935 that will lead us anywhere different 748 00:30:07,974 --> 00:30:09,344 from where we are right now. 749 00:30:09,375 --> 00:30:11,235 In my opinion, this has been 750 00:30:11,277 --> 00:30:13,207 a colossal waste of time and resources. 751 00:30:13,245 --> 00:30:15,915 But, Your Honor, that boy was obviously lying. 752 00:30:15,948 --> 00:30:17,918 That's a supposition, Your Honor. 753 00:30:17,950 --> 00:30:18,720 JUDGE: One we have neither the time 754 00:30:18,750 --> 00:30:21,450 nor the authority to adjudicate. 755 00:30:21,487 --> 00:30:23,457 That would have been for the jury to decide. 756 00:30:23,489 --> 00:30:24,419 Would have been? 757 00:30:24,456 --> 00:30:26,426 JUDGE: I'm going to issue a directed verdict. 758 00:30:26,458 --> 00:30:28,528 Everyone innocent on all counts. 759 00:30:28,560 --> 00:30:30,330 Let the defendants, the jurors, everyone, 760 00:30:30,362 --> 00:30:31,962 go home. BULL: But there's one more witness. 761 00:30:31,998 --> 00:30:35,028 JUDGE: Excuse me? 762 00:30:35,067 --> 00:30:37,297 I'm asking a favor, Your Honor. 763 00:30:37,336 --> 00:30:41,006 Allow us one more witness, 764 00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:44,380 and I believe we can bring this to some kind of just conclusion. 765 00:30:44,410 --> 00:30:46,510 And who is this mystery witness? 766 00:30:46,545 --> 00:30:48,445 The person for whom I took on this case. 767 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:49,920 The victim's mother. 768 00:30:49,949 --> 00:30:51,179 DANIELS: Excuse me. 769 00:30:51,217 --> 00:30:53,217 She wasn't there when her son died. 770 00:30:53,252 --> 00:30:55,592 She's not a percipient witness. 771 00:30:57,189 --> 00:30:59,459 We're not here to provide catharsis, Dr. Bull. 772 00:30:59,491 --> 00:31:01,531 We're here to find the truth and I fail to see 773 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:03,360 how this is going to get us there. 774 00:31:03,395 --> 00:31:06,125 That's why I called it a favor, Your Honor. 775 00:31:06,165 --> 00:31:09,395 You promised me you would get me the truth. 776 00:31:09,435 --> 00:31:11,235 That's what I'm trying to do. 777 00:31:13,505 --> 00:31:15,135 They don't want to hear from me. 778 00:31:15,174 --> 00:31:17,044 They already know everything I'm gonna say. 779 00:31:17,076 --> 00:31:18,536 Don't be so sure. 780 00:31:18,577 --> 00:31:21,907 You remember what you said to me the first time we met? 781 00:31:21,948 --> 00:31:26,048 I told you I believed there were people present when Sam died. 782 00:31:26,085 --> 00:31:28,085 And you said just the thought of that 783 00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:29,520 was like a second death to you. 784 00:31:29,555 --> 00:31:32,555 The boys need to hear that. 785 00:31:32,591 --> 00:31:35,331 It just might shake the truth out of them. 786 00:31:37,263 --> 00:31:39,403 (sighs) 787 00:31:39,431 --> 00:31:41,471 Okay. 788 00:31:44,503 --> 00:31:46,443 Tell me what to say. 789 00:31:46,472 --> 00:31:48,542 Uh, Sam was an only child. 790 00:31:48,574 --> 00:31:50,214 He had no father. 791 00:31:50,242 --> 00:31:54,252 He had no brothers, so, the idea 792 00:31:54,280 --> 00:31:56,320 of being in a fraternity-- 793 00:31:56,348 --> 00:31:58,378 a house full of brothers and fathers-- 794 00:31:58,417 --> 00:31:59,687 he was very excited. 795 00:31:59,718 --> 00:32:01,048 DANIELS: Objection. 796 00:32:01,087 --> 00:32:02,717 Relevance. 797 00:32:02,754 --> 00:32:04,594 Ask a question, Mr. Abernathy. 798 00:32:06,692 --> 00:32:08,532 The day you got the call 799 00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:10,530 informing you that they had found Sam's body, 800 00:32:10,562 --> 00:32:12,972 what were your reactions? 801 00:32:12,999 --> 00:32:15,469 Again. Relevance. 802 00:32:15,501 --> 00:32:18,501 Overruled. 803 00:32:18,537 --> 00:32:19,967 Let the woman speak. 804 00:32:20,006 --> 00:32:24,176 Well, there were many things. 805 00:32:24,210 --> 00:32:27,310 First I thought it must be some mistake 806 00:32:27,346 --> 00:32:30,576 and then I realized it wasn't... 807 00:32:30,616 --> 00:32:32,986 that Sam was gone. 808 00:32:33,019 --> 00:32:36,619 Just... gone. 809 00:32:36,655 --> 00:32:39,385 And then I realized that no one 810 00:32:39,425 --> 00:32:42,485 could look me in the eye and tell me what happened. 811 00:32:42,528 --> 00:32:46,228 That apparently, no one knew. 812 00:32:46,265 --> 00:32:48,565 And that... 813 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:51,400 I was gonna have to live the rest of my life 814 00:32:51,437 --> 00:32:54,667 knowing one day I had a child, and then the next day I didn't, 815 00:32:54,706 --> 00:32:57,506 but I would never know why. 816 00:32:57,543 --> 00:33:00,453 And then? 817 00:33:00,479 --> 00:33:02,409 And then it-it started to seem like... 818 00:33:02,448 --> 00:33:04,248 maybe somebody did know. 819 00:33:04,283 --> 00:33:06,593 Like, maybe there actually 820 00:33:06,618 --> 00:33:09,158 had been people there. Like, a lot of people. 821 00:33:09,188 --> 00:33:13,328 And so, I wondered who made the choices. 822 00:33:13,359 --> 00:33:15,429 I mean, did they all 823 00:33:15,461 --> 00:33:18,131 just say, "Let's... 824 00:33:18,164 --> 00:33:20,674 go and get the pledges drunk"? 825 00:33:20,699 --> 00:33:23,739 Did they all just decide, "Hey, let's 826 00:33:23,769 --> 00:33:25,599 throw him in the river," even though 827 00:33:25,637 --> 00:33:27,467 they're so drunk they can't see straight? 828 00:33:27,506 --> 00:33:30,276 And then I gue... 829 00:33:30,309 --> 00:33:33,549 I guess... when Sam drowned... 830 00:33:35,514 --> 00:33:39,594 ...did they all... decide, 831 00:33:39,618 --> 00:33:44,658 "Let's just not... call anybody. 832 00:33:44,690 --> 00:33:48,660 "Let's... go home. 833 00:33:48,694 --> 00:33:51,664 Let's just get some sleep"? 834 00:33:51,697 --> 00:33:54,467 DANIELS: Objection, Your Honor. 835 00:33:54,500 --> 00:33:55,700 I don't mean any disrespect, 836 00:33:55,734 --> 00:33:57,704 but I would be derelict in my duties 837 00:33:57,736 --> 00:33:59,706 if I did not object to all this testimony 838 00:33:59,738 --> 00:34:02,508 based on relevance. 839 00:34:02,541 --> 00:34:04,281 Sustained. 840 00:34:04,310 --> 00:34:07,510 You're right. 841 00:34:07,546 --> 00:34:10,546 The jury will please disregard everything they just heard. 842 00:34:10,582 --> 00:34:14,622 Right. Just go ahead and unhear that. 843 00:34:14,653 --> 00:34:17,123 JUDGE: Let's take a one hour recess, 844 00:34:17,156 --> 00:34:18,856 and counsel and I will meet in my chambers 845 00:34:18,890 --> 00:34:20,390 to determine next steps. 846 00:34:20,426 --> 00:34:22,426 (gavel bangs) 847 00:34:24,630 --> 00:34:27,130 Earth to Marissa. Talk to me. 848 00:34:27,166 --> 00:34:31,296 Uh, well, the jurors were clearly moved. 849 00:34:31,337 --> 00:34:32,597 BULL: Enough to convict? 850 00:34:32,638 --> 00:34:33,768 Yeah, not quite. 851 00:34:33,805 --> 00:34:38,135 Eight are green, and four are still red. 852 00:34:38,177 --> 00:34:39,577 What's your next move? 853 00:34:39,611 --> 00:34:41,651 Well, I'm probably gonna do what most great men do 854 00:34:41,680 --> 00:34:43,580 when confronted with a situation like this. 855 00:34:43,615 --> 00:34:44,715 Yeah. What's that? 856 00:34:44,750 --> 00:34:46,620 Lie. Excuse me? 857 00:34:46,652 --> 00:34:48,222 I'll tell you all about it tonight 858 00:34:48,254 --> 00:34:49,594 when I get back to the office. 859 00:34:49,621 --> 00:34:51,821 Oh, and do me a favor. 20 minutes from now, 860 00:34:51,857 --> 00:34:53,487 will you please text Benny? 861 00:34:53,525 --> 00:34:55,325 Uh, text Benny what? BULL: Doesn't matter. 862 00:34:55,361 --> 00:34:56,761 Just text him. 863 00:34:56,795 --> 00:34:59,425 Come on. Let's find Richmond Abernathy 864 00:34:59,465 --> 00:35:02,725 and see if we can convince him to tell a couple of good lies, 865 00:35:02,768 --> 00:35:04,798 or at the very least, let us tell them 866 00:35:04,836 --> 00:35:07,606 without him blowing our cover. 867 00:35:07,639 --> 00:35:09,709 Our algorithm's never wrong. 868 00:35:09,741 --> 00:35:13,781 Rebecca's testimony turned every single juror. 869 00:35:13,812 --> 00:35:16,722 14 boys, 14 convictions. 870 00:35:16,748 --> 00:35:18,548 And you know Judge Hanlon. 871 00:35:18,584 --> 00:35:20,654 It's not gonna be picking up trash 872 00:35:20,686 --> 00:35:22,616 on the side of the road. Mm-mm. 873 00:35:22,654 --> 00:35:23,864 You're going to prison. 874 00:35:23,889 --> 00:35:27,189 Logan, jury wants to hear from you. 875 00:35:27,226 --> 00:35:28,756 This is nonsense. 876 00:35:28,794 --> 00:35:31,634 You can't get a conviction based on a bunch of stares. 877 00:35:31,663 --> 00:35:34,733 You're really willing to take all your friends down with you? 878 00:35:34,766 --> 00:35:36,696 (phone chimes twice) 879 00:35:36,735 --> 00:35:38,395 Oh. Sorry. 880 00:35:38,437 --> 00:35:40,237 Huh. 881 00:35:40,272 --> 00:35:42,372 It's one of the lawyers. 882 00:35:42,408 --> 00:35:44,778 Somebody wants to make a deal. 883 00:35:44,810 --> 00:35:46,180 Should I step outside and call him back? 884 00:35:46,212 --> 00:35:48,812 One of the other lawyers? Someone on my team? (phone vibrating) 885 00:35:48,847 --> 00:35:49,747 (phone vibrating) 886 00:35:49,781 --> 00:35:51,321 Let me see the phone. 887 00:35:51,350 --> 00:35:52,780 Not gonna show you my phone. Why? 888 00:35:52,818 --> 00:35:53,848 'Cause there's no such text? Come on. 889 00:35:53,885 --> 00:35:55,215 Let me see it, big shot! 890 00:35:55,254 --> 00:35:56,964 Hey, get your hands off me! Gentlemen! 891 00:35:56,988 --> 00:35:59,688 Quiet! 892 00:35:59,725 --> 00:36:01,655 (phone beeps) 893 00:36:01,693 --> 00:36:04,533 I just got two voice mails from parents 894 00:36:04,563 --> 00:36:07,333 who are willing to allow their sons to testify 895 00:36:07,366 --> 00:36:09,396 in exchange for immunity. 896 00:36:09,435 --> 00:36:11,665 With all due respect, 897 00:36:11,703 --> 00:36:13,843 Mr. Assistant District Attorney, would it be possible 898 00:36:13,872 --> 00:36:15,812 for me to hear those voice mails? 899 00:36:15,841 --> 00:36:19,181 I'm an officer of the court for the State of New York. 900 00:36:20,779 --> 00:36:23,849 Are you suggesting that I'm a liar? 901 00:36:23,882 --> 00:36:25,552 Fine. 902 00:36:25,584 --> 00:36:27,554 Go and make imaginary deals 903 00:36:27,586 --> 00:36:30,286 with imaginary lawyers and imaginary parents. 904 00:36:30,322 --> 00:36:31,862 We're done here. 905 00:36:31,890 --> 00:36:34,530 Being pretty cavalier with your client's future. You're going 906 00:36:34,560 --> 00:36:35,860 home to bed tonight. 907 00:36:35,894 --> 00:36:38,504 He and all of his friends are gonna do 15 years. 908 00:36:38,530 --> 00:36:40,570 15 years? Really? 909 00:36:40,599 --> 00:36:41,499 That's the sentence for manslaughter. 910 00:36:41,533 --> 00:36:43,673 That's the maximum. No one gets the maximum. 911 00:36:43,702 --> 00:36:44,602 BENNY: They do in Judge Hanlon's 912 00:36:44,636 --> 00:36:46,766 courtroom. And that's before I indict you 913 00:36:46,805 --> 00:36:48,435 for obstruction of justice. 914 00:36:48,474 --> 00:36:49,884 That's good for another, well, ten years. 915 00:36:49,908 --> 00:36:53,548 No. No, I'm-I'm not going to prison for 25 years. 916 00:36:53,579 --> 00:36:54,979 Then let me help you. 917 00:36:55,013 --> 00:36:57,783 Agree to testify, and let that jury 918 00:36:57,816 --> 00:37:00,516 and that grieving mother know what really happened that night. 919 00:37:00,552 --> 00:37:02,822 And then I will go to the judge, 920 00:37:02,854 --> 00:37:05,724 and I will use every bit of influence I have 921 00:37:05,757 --> 00:37:07,457 to get her to go easy on you. 922 00:37:07,493 --> 00:37:09,763 You just said Judge Hanlon doesn't go easy on anyone. 923 00:37:09,795 --> 00:37:12,355 This is a business of favors, 924 00:37:12,398 --> 00:37:14,798 and I've done a ton of 'em. 925 00:37:14,833 --> 00:37:17,643 I guess it's time to collect. 926 00:37:17,669 --> 00:37:19,839 What do you say? 927 00:37:19,871 --> 00:37:23,881 When I was a kid, my grandpa would talk about World War II. 928 00:37:23,909 --> 00:37:26,879 But my dad and my older brothers-- 929 00:37:26,912 --> 00:37:31,622 they'd talk about Hell Night, about pledging, 930 00:37:31,650 --> 00:37:33,850 about how surviving that ordeal made you a man, 931 00:37:33,885 --> 00:37:35,815 and introduced you to the people 932 00:37:35,854 --> 00:37:38,464 that would stay your friends for the rest of your life. 933 00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:44,360 We all really liked Sam. 934 00:37:44,396 --> 00:37:47,666 That's why we asked him to be one of us. 935 00:37:47,699 --> 00:37:50,569 Nobody expected him to die. 936 00:37:50,602 --> 00:37:52,672 Who bought the alcohol? 937 00:37:52,704 --> 00:37:54,474 I did. 938 00:37:54,506 --> 00:37:56,906 Uh, the fraternity, but we used my I.D. 939 00:37:56,942 --> 00:37:59,352 And who ordered the defendants to drink? 940 00:37:59,378 --> 00:38:01,608 Me, but, I mean, we all did. 941 00:38:01,647 --> 00:38:03,677 It-It's kind of what you do. 942 00:38:03,715 --> 00:38:07,445 And who marched him down to the dock? 943 00:38:07,486 --> 00:38:09,686 That was me. 944 00:38:09,721 --> 00:38:11,691 I had the megaphone, 945 00:38:11,723 --> 00:38:14,963 and I was the one who pushed Sam into the water. 946 00:38:14,993 --> 00:38:18,403 RICHMOND: And how long did you keep them there? 947 00:38:18,430 --> 00:38:21,770 I don't know. Maybe an hour. 948 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:24,340 Uh, we were drinking and shouting 949 00:38:24,370 --> 00:38:27,770 and having a great time, and then, 950 00:38:27,806 --> 00:38:30,576 Carter-- he was treading water-- 951 00:38:30,609 --> 00:38:35,949 started to say he couldn't see Sam anymore, so... 952 00:38:35,981 --> 00:38:38,351 we started calling his name, 953 00:38:38,384 --> 00:38:41,994 uh, diving into the water to try and find him, but... 954 00:38:42,020 --> 00:38:43,820 you couldn't see anything. It... 955 00:38:43,855 --> 00:38:45,085 MAN: Sam! 956 00:38:45,123 --> 00:38:47,093 It was black... (echoing shouts) 957 00:38:47,125 --> 00:38:49,995 ...so we just kept calling his name. 958 00:38:50,028 --> 00:38:52,958 Sam! 959 00:38:52,998 --> 00:38:54,998 Sam! Sam! Sam! 960 00:38:58,670 --> 00:39:02,570 And then, it kind of got quiet. (sniffles) 961 00:39:02,608 --> 00:39:04,778 We stopped calling his name. 962 00:39:04,810 --> 00:39:07,050 I-I guess we just realized 963 00:39:07,078 --> 00:39:09,148 that he wasn't there. 964 00:39:09,180 --> 00:39:11,020 And then, 965 00:39:11,049 --> 00:39:14,419 I said, um... I said this thing. 966 00:39:17,088 --> 00:39:18,888 I said... (sniffles) 967 00:39:18,924 --> 00:39:21,564 "Well, maybe he just went back to the house." 968 00:39:23,795 --> 00:39:25,955 (sniffling) 969 00:39:25,997 --> 00:39:28,097 I don't know where it came from, 970 00:39:28,133 --> 00:39:30,603 and I wish I had never said it. 971 00:39:30,636 --> 00:39:31,936 (sniffles) 972 00:39:31,970 --> 00:39:34,740 It was just kind of... 973 00:39:34,773 --> 00:39:37,943 You could tell that... (clears throat) 974 00:39:37,976 --> 00:39:41,906 The second they heard it, it was what everyone wanted to hear. 975 00:39:41,947 --> 00:39:43,617 (sniffles) 976 00:39:43,649 --> 00:39:47,949 We were drunk and stupid, and we didn't 977 00:39:47,986 --> 00:39:50,156 even think to call the police. 978 00:39:52,924 --> 00:39:54,964 Nobody said a word on the walk home, 979 00:39:54,993 --> 00:39:57,763 but I think we all realized that there was a really good chance 980 00:39:57,796 --> 00:40:00,426 that our lives were gonna be very different now. 981 00:40:02,934 --> 00:40:05,004 And what happened when you got back home, 982 00:40:05,036 --> 00:40:06,536 and he wasn't there? 983 00:40:06,572 --> 00:40:08,872 Didn't anyone suggest calling the authorities? 984 00:40:08,907 --> 00:40:10,907 Everybody was really drunk 985 00:40:10,942 --> 00:40:12,942 and really scared. 986 00:40:14,480 --> 00:40:16,480 Everyone just... 987 00:40:16,515 --> 00:40:18,475 went to their rooms and either passed out or prayed 988 00:40:18,517 --> 00:40:20,687 that he'd show up the next morning, and when he didn't... 989 00:40:20,719 --> 00:40:22,149 (sniffles) 990 00:40:22,187 --> 00:40:23,957 ...we made a promise to each other 991 00:40:23,989 --> 00:40:27,459 that we would not talk about what had happened. 992 00:40:27,493 --> 00:40:29,603 Not to our lawyers. 993 00:40:29,628 --> 00:40:32,058 (voice breaking): Not even to our parents. 994 00:40:32,097 --> 00:40:33,497 (sniffles) 995 00:40:33,532 --> 00:40:35,532 And whose idea was that? 996 00:40:36,768 --> 00:40:39,138 That was me. 997 00:40:41,873 --> 00:40:43,583 (breath quivering) 998 00:40:43,609 --> 00:40:45,639 I'm truly sorry. 999 00:40:47,913 --> 00:40:50,653 (gallery murmuring) 1000 00:40:52,217 --> 00:40:54,647 JUDGE: You've been convicted of manslaughter 1001 00:40:54,686 --> 00:40:56,986 in a sad and senseless death. 1002 00:40:57,022 --> 00:41:00,532 A young man full of life and promise is gone. 1003 00:41:00,559 --> 00:41:02,989 And you had the power to stop it. 1004 00:41:03,028 --> 00:41:05,658 But instead, you chose to indulge 1005 00:41:05,697 --> 00:41:07,797 and encourage yourself and others 1006 00:41:07,833 --> 00:41:10,573 in reckless and wanton behavior. 1007 00:41:10,602 --> 00:41:12,902 I'm taking into account that 1008 00:41:12,938 --> 00:41:15,738 you admitted to your role in the incident 1009 00:41:15,774 --> 00:41:17,114 and took responsibility for the effect 1010 00:41:17,142 --> 00:41:19,882 of your behavior on others. 1011 00:41:19,911 --> 00:41:23,081 And I will note that Dr. Bull, a member of the opposing team, 1012 00:41:23,114 --> 00:41:28,924 has spoken up on your behalf, which is a rare occurrence. 1013 00:41:28,954 --> 00:41:32,064 I'm not one to reward bad behavior, 1014 00:41:32,090 --> 00:41:36,630 but in this case, I'm going to make an exception. 1015 00:41:36,662 --> 00:41:40,272 I hereby sentence you to serve two years in state prison. 1016 00:41:40,298 --> 00:41:42,268 (gallery murmuring) 1017 00:41:42,300 --> 00:41:44,540 (handcuffs tighten) 1018 00:41:48,807 --> 00:41:50,807 Not so fast. 1019 00:41:51,843 --> 00:41:54,253 Sit down, please. 1020 00:41:57,182 --> 00:42:00,092 The rest of you bare a certain degree of culpability, as well. 1021 00:42:00,118 --> 00:42:02,718 I'm sentencing each of you 1022 00:42:02,754 --> 00:42:06,124 to 500 hours of community service. 1023 00:42:06,157 --> 00:42:09,187 (gallery murmuring) 1024 00:42:09,227 --> 00:42:12,157 She took your suggestion. 1025 00:42:16,167 --> 00:42:18,997 Dr. Bull. 1026 00:42:19,037 --> 00:42:20,737 (sighs) 1027 00:42:20,772 --> 00:42:23,072 Thank you. 1028 00:42:23,108 --> 00:42:25,108 You kept your promise. 1029 00:42:25,143 --> 00:42:28,083 I had a lot of help. 1030 00:42:31,917 --> 00:42:34,087 (elevator bell dings) 1031 00:42:34,119 --> 00:42:36,119 Marissa? 1032 00:42:38,256 --> 00:42:40,186 Marissa? 1033 00:42:42,227 --> 00:42:44,127 I know you're dying to hear. 1034 00:42:44,162 --> 00:42:46,162 Have I got a story for you. 1035 00:42:56,341 --> 00:42:58,341 Mariss? 1036 00:42:58,376 --> 00:43:05,246 Captioning sponsored by CBS 1037 00:43:05,283 --> 00:43:08,293 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org