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You're my brother,
and I love you.
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But it's time for everyone
to move forward.
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I'm moving in with marie.
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I haven't seen
darius around.
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He moved out.
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Scotty williams.
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I'm your probation officer.
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A man
just getting out of prison
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needs to have some degree
of financial stability.
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You get that I'm a lawyer,
right?
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Spencer richardson
called me yesterday.
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Can't hurt to hear
what the man has to say.
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I know you got
no good reason to trust me.
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But I can
offer you something
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more fulfilling
than maybe you'd imagined.
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It sounds like he really wants
to do some good.
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And it would be
for a lot of money.
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I gotta have
my independence.
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I got one case --
hmm? --
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I want you to take.
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We made a compromise.
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I gotta do
this one thing for him.
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Thank you.
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For hearing me.
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I don't want
to lose you again.
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-- Captions by vitac --
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♪ call me crazy ♪
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♪ when I see you, baby ♪
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♪ got a smile about you ♪
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♪ something red wine about you ♪
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♪ in the evening, hazy ♪
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mm.
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Hey.
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Hey.
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♪
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is this real?
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I think so.
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[ aj crying ]
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[ sighs ]
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when did that happen?
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Like 3:30.
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[ crying continues ]
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let me see
if jazz is up to feed him.
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Okay. Okay.
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Grandma got you.
I got you.
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I know. I know.
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[ shushing ]
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hey.
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Hmm?
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You're beautiful.
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♪
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you should go over
to that storage unit.
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Those, uh, empty drawers
are getting lonely,
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and I have half a closet
waiting for you.
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Oh, I seriously doubt
it's half.
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[ chuckles ]
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just get over there.
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[ chuckles softly ]
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okay, okay.
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[ chuckles ]
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♪ mad about you ♪
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♪ breaking my heart
at the first sight ♪
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[ music plays over radio ]
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♪ leaving me lost
in the morning light ♪
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hey.
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How'd you sleep?
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Better than on the couch.
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Oh, I'll bet.
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Watch it.
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Oh, I will.
[ chuckles ]
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so, mom says you have
a big case and a new office.
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That is true.
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Which you're
gonna show me.
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What about your schooling?
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I'll bring my work.
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And mom is dropping off aj
with ronnie's mom.
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She even said
we could take her car.
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Okay. Let's do it.
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[ chuckles ]
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oh, my god. Aaron w--
mr. Wallace.
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[ door closes ]
and jasmine, too.
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I-I'm so honored
to meet both of you.
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I, uh -- I've known
charlotte's father for years.
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She heard about what we're doing
and is prepared
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to take a leave of absence
from nyu law school --
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for the year,
if you'll have me.
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To work for us.
Any and all grunt work,
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and I wouldn't even need
to draw salary.
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Or you could pay me minimum wage
if you need to for liability.
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Part secretary,
part paralegal.
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I guess she's hired.
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Really?!
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I am so --
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that is just -- I --
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thank you.
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Thank you.
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I promise
you will not regret this.
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Good. Should we go
see our client?
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Yeah.
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You gonna hang here
and do your homework?
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I can't come?
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No, we're going
to a women's jail.
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It's a very sensitive situation,
sweetie.
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I can get into
the research
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on racial biases
in city hospitals,
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and I'm sure
jasmine can help.
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Some of your deep background
on systemic flaws and trends
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were out of this world.
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Y-- on your website,
I mean.
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Thanks.
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As long as it doesn't interfere
with your schoolwork, alright?
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Okay.
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♪
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you got my number,
right?
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Okay. You can call
or text whenever.
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Okay.
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Alright.
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Alright.
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Hey, jazz.
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[ buzzer ]
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I knew something was wrong
right away.
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I mean, josh,
he's 11 years old.
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He's hit his head before,
but this was different.
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I could just tell.
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And so you took him
to westchester united hospital?
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I know you're gonna ask me
why I didn't go to bronx county.
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I grew up in the bronx.
I think I get the idea.
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It's like a war zone
in that place,
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and they always keep you
waiting for hours,
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no matter
what's wrong with you.
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That's what I remember.
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I just wanted
to get my boy real care.
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Mm-hmm.
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That's why I drove
the 20 minutes to westchester.
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But when you got there...?
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They took
his blood pressure
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and looked in his eyes
for five seconds,
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but then it was just...
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Nothing.
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I kept asking the nurse
when could he see a doctor,
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and they kept putting me off
and putting me off.
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I kept telling them,
"he's getting worse,"
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and they kept saying
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his symptoms were normal
for a head injury.
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After like three hours,
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they put us
in this patient room,
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almost like, "give 'em a room.
That'll shut 'em up."
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and then what?
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We're there
for another hour,
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and I can see
he's woozy and fading
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and starts babbling.
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So now I'm losing it,
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and I'm asking
any doctor I see
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would they look at him,
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and everyone's
just blowing me off
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or ignoring me.
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So, more time
goes by.
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How much more time?
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Another 45 minutes,
maybe.
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And then
he starts vomiting.
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That's when I knew
enough's enough.
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But, again,
they tell me that's normal,
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and I knew in my bones
I was gonna lose him.
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♪
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so, you're there
almost six hours,
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and that's when
you take out the gun?
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I'm a schoolteacher.
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I just wanted them
to pay attention.
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[ sighs ]
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when the doctors came,
I put the gun down.
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We know that, alice.
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The doctors
took one look at josh,
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and they rushed him
into the o.R.
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If I'd waited
another 10 minutes,
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[voice breaking]
he would've died.
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If you ask me
on the stand,
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I'm not gonna say
that I apologize,
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and I can't say
that I regret it.
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I can't.
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I wouldn't either.
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Well,
tell me the truth here.
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Do I have a chance?
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♪
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we'll find a way.
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Somehow.
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You realize
we have no play here.
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Right?
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Aaron?
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Yeah, I'm thinking.
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I just don't understand
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why richardson even wanted us
to take this case.
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Oh, he doesn't care
if we win or lose.
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He's just counting on us
making a larger point
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about racism
in the healthcare system.
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So, we're supposed
to use her?
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For a good cause.
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Roswell: It's called
the necessity defense.
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If the judge would even
consider it, which is a big if,
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we'd have to prove
her actions
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were not only necessary
to save her son
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but also that no other
lawful action she could've done
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would've gotten the doctors
to treat him.
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Sounds like
a very high bar.
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[ sighs ] the other alternative
is that w-we try to make a deal.
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And let them get away
with that behavior?
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She's inclined to fight,
assuming we can offer a path.
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Is there any way
to corroborate
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what happened in the hospital
that night,
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in terms of
those other white patients
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all being seen
ahead of her?
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That would require us to get
our hands on the intake docs --
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which you could subpoena.
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A judge would
never allow us
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to see confidential
medical records.
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What if I were to tell you
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there was a lawsuit
against that same hospital
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for racial discrimination
settled two years ago?
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Yeah, that would help.
What do you know about it?
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Black man gets
treated differently
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than a dozen white people
with the same symptoms.
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The details are locked behind
a confidentiality agreement.
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Then how do you
hear about it?
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That, I can't say.
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But it's what made me feel
like we had a shot here.
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A shot at what?
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I don't think
I understand the question.
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Well,
are we defending her
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or grandstanding
to attack the system?
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I would say both.
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You really want to help her,
what is she doing
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sitting behind bars when
you could post bail for her?
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I already told her
I'd post the bail.
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Why do you think
she fired her other lawyer
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and kept the meeting
with you?
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Then why is she still
sitting in jail?
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I wanted to make sure
you didn't get cold feet.
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I can see you still have
certain reservations.
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Yeah, not about her.
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You're acting like you made
some deal with the devil,
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when you know how important
this case could be
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for our community.
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Now, should I get you
what I have
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on that
discrimination lawsuit?
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Or not?
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♪
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I got a whole study here
from the cdc.
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That's good.
I didn't get to that yet.
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According to this,
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black women are
243% more likely
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to die in childbirth
than white women.
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Okay, that's great.
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See how much of that
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is tied to treatment
and level of care
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and how much
to overall health.
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I'll cull through this
university of chicago study,
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and I'm printing out
the one from mass general.
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You're really taking
a whole year off from law school
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to do this?
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What your father
accomplished,
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becoming a lawyer
inside prison
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and then to get himself
exonerated --
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when I read about him,
I was so blown away.
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I thought, if I could
give something back,
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when I'm in a position to do
that because of my privilege...
265
00:09:20,794 --> 00:09:22,794
He's just so inspiring.
266
00:09:22,863 --> 00:09:24,229
Yeah.
267
00:09:24,298 --> 00:09:25,430
He's pretty amazing.
268
00:09:25,499 --> 00:09:26,865
[ chuckles ]
269
00:09:28,135 --> 00:09:31,503
I can't even imagine what
it must have been like for you.
270
00:09:31,572 --> 00:09:33,538
A-and your mom --
to have to wait all those years.
271
00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:35,807
I always believed in him.
272
00:09:35,876 --> 00:09:37,742
That's what kept me going.
273
00:09:37,811 --> 00:09:39,377
And now he's back.
274
00:09:42,950 --> 00:09:43,982
Mm!
275
00:09:44,084 --> 00:09:45,216
Yeah, I knew it.
276
00:09:45,285 --> 00:09:47,052
[ laughs ]
and less than 72 hours.
277
00:09:47,154 --> 00:09:48,320
Ha! [ chuckles ]
278
00:09:48,388 --> 00:09:49,955
girl.
Yeah, I know.
279
00:09:50,057 --> 00:09:51,089
[ breathes deeply ]
280
00:09:51,158 --> 00:09:52,924
and? How was it?
281
00:09:53,026 --> 00:09:54,426
Like...
282
00:09:54,494 --> 00:09:56,127
Like we didn't
skip a beat.
283
00:09:56,196 --> 00:09:58,229
Well, all I know is,
I just won a hundred bucks.
284
00:09:58,332 --> 00:09:59,264
Why?
285
00:09:59,333 --> 00:10:00,532
We had a pool going...
[ gasps ]
286
00:10:00,634 --> 00:10:02,467
...For how long
it would take.
Oh, my god.
287
00:10:02,502 --> 00:10:04,869
Everybody else was banking
on you having more restraint.
288
00:10:04,938 --> 00:10:06,972
Oh, really? Okay.
289
00:10:07,074 --> 00:10:08,907
[ both chuckle ]
290
00:10:08,976 --> 00:10:11,943
you know, we haven't really even
talked about anything yet --
291
00:10:12,045 --> 00:10:13,712
like, you know, darius,
292
00:10:13,780 --> 00:10:15,213
so many things.
293
00:10:15,282 --> 00:10:18,183
Well, I think
"bed first, talk second"
294
00:10:18,251 --> 00:10:20,619
is absolutely
the correct procedure...
295
00:10:20,721 --> 00:10:21,786
Mrs. Wallace.
296
00:10:21,855 --> 00:10:23,855
[ both chuckle ]
297
00:10:26,226 --> 00:10:27,726
♪
298
00:10:27,828 --> 00:10:29,027
[ door closes ]
299
00:10:29,129 --> 00:10:31,229
this would be my probation
officer, scotty williams.
300
00:10:31,298 --> 00:10:32,564
Pleasure to meet you,
mr. Roswell.
301
00:10:32,633 --> 00:10:35,533
Likewise. Glad to see
you're making yourself at home.
302
00:10:35,602 --> 00:10:37,302
Courtesy of
spencer richardson, huh?
303
00:10:37,371 --> 00:10:38,403
Well done.
304
00:10:39,406 --> 00:10:40,772
I guess you met
my daughter.
305
00:10:40,874 --> 00:10:42,073
I did.
306
00:10:42,142 --> 00:10:43,875
Seems like she's got her head
on her shoulders.
307
00:10:43,944 --> 00:10:45,810
I thought we were gonna arrange
an appointment for that.
308
00:10:45,879 --> 00:10:47,679
Well, I came
to check out your digs.
309
00:10:47,781 --> 00:10:49,414
Didn't know
she'd be here.
310
00:10:50,684 --> 00:10:52,684
So, you came up
with some good stuff, huh?
311
00:10:52,786 --> 00:10:54,152
With charlotte?
312
00:10:54,221 --> 00:10:55,286
Yeah.
313
00:10:55,355 --> 00:10:56,955
She's like a groupie, dad.
[ chuckles ]
314
00:10:57,057 --> 00:10:58,423
well, I got you
to thank for that.
315
00:10:58,525 --> 00:10:59,691
Your website.
316
00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:01,826
I mean, you make me sound
like I walk on water.
317
00:11:01,928 --> 00:11:04,295
[ glass shatters ]
318
00:11:06,133 --> 00:11:07,098
you alright?
319
00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:08,433
[ sighs ]
320
00:11:10,170 --> 00:11:11,369
yeah.
321
00:11:11,471 --> 00:11:12,370
It's just --
322
00:11:12,472 --> 00:11:14,172
I noticed the other night,
323
00:11:14,274 --> 00:11:16,508
the first night
you came home...
324
00:11:16,610 --> 00:11:18,176
There was a siren
down the street,
325
00:11:18,245 --> 00:11:19,644
and you kind of
wigged out.
326
00:11:19,746 --> 00:11:21,146
Like you did now.
327
00:11:22,249 --> 00:11:24,349
Guess I'm just a little jumpy,
you know?
328
00:11:24,451 --> 00:11:25,483
It's nothing.
329
00:11:25,552 --> 00:11:27,585
I read on the internet
some stuff,
330
00:11:27,654 --> 00:11:30,722
people having...
Ptsd sort of, like,
331
00:11:30,791 --> 00:11:32,090
when they come home.
No. No, no, no.
332
00:11:32,192 --> 00:11:35,527
It's nothing like that,
sweetheart.
333
00:11:35,595 --> 00:11:37,128
I swear I'm good.
334
00:11:37,230 --> 00:11:39,497
How about you?
335
00:11:39,599 --> 00:11:41,733
What do you mean?
I'm -- I'm great.
336
00:11:41,802 --> 00:11:43,134
It really feels like
you're not sure
337
00:11:43,203 --> 00:11:45,303
that this is gonna stick.
338
00:11:45,372 --> 00:11:46,738
Like maybe I'm not
gonna stay around
339
00:11:46,807 --> 00:11:48,606
or you're worried
something's gonna happen to me.
340
00:11:48,709 --> 00:11:50,875
Well, you're on probation.
341
00:11:50,977 --> 00:11:52,677
And he seems
pretty serious.
342
00:11:52,746 --> 00:11:54,846
Look, he can be
as serious as he wants.
343
00:11:54,915 --> 00:11:55,980
I'm not gonna
do anything
344
00:11:56,049 --> 00:11:57,482
to give him any ammunition
against me.
345
00:11:57,584 --> 00:11:59,784
Oh. Okay.
346
00:11:59,853 --> 00:12:02,387
Are you worried
about me and your mother?
347
00:12:03,356 --> 00:12:05,256
It's got to be hard --
348
00:12:05,358 --> 00:12:07,225
being in that house.
349
00:12:08,729 --> 00:12:10,995
♪
350
00:12:11,064 --> 00:12:14,699
you know, the two of you
is what I was fighting for.
351
00:12:14,768 --> 00:12:16,534
My whole time in there.
352
00:12:18,605 --> 00:12:21,172
And she's the only woman
I've ever loved.
353
00:12:21,274 --> 00:12:24,409
♪
354
00:12:24,511 --> 00:12:27,512
but listen, alright?
355
00:12:27,614 --> 00:12:29,814
No matter what...
356
00:12:29,883 --> 00:12:33,218
Till my dying breath...
357
00:12:33,286 --> 00:12:35,620
Whether you come to the office
with me every single day
358
00:12:35,689 --> 00:12:37,956
or not...
[ laughs ]
359
00:12:38,024 --> 00:12:40,658
...I am gonna be there
for you.
360
00:12:42,429 --> 00:12:44,295
Alright?
361
00:12:44,364 --> 00:12:45,563
Yeah.
362
00:12:45,665 --> 00:12:48,900
♪
363
00:12:48,969 --> 00:12:49,868
[ beep, door closes ]
364
00:12:49,936 --> 00:12:51,236
hey, mom.
Marie: Hey.
365
00:12:51,338 --> 00:12:52,237
Where's my aj?
366
00:12:52,305 --> 00:12:53,671
He's sleeping
upstairs.
367
00:12:53,740 --> 00:12:55,473
Thanks.
368
00:12:55,542 --> 00:12:56,307
Good day?
369
00:12:56,409 --> 00:12:57,709
Aaron: Complicated.
370
00:12:57,811 --> 00:12:59,544
Tell me.
371
00:12:59,613 --> 00:13:00,812
[ exhales deeply ]
372
00:13:00,881 --> 00:13:02,213
I'm not sure
I trust richardson,
373
00:13:02,282 --> 00:13:05,116
and I think jazz is
kind of having a bad time.
374
00:13:05,185 --> 00:13:06,951
Well, yeah, it's gonna be
kind of hard for her
375
00:13:07,053 --> 00:13:08,720
to believe
you're really here.
376
00:13:08,822 --> 00:13:10,188
And to admit, you know,
377
00:13:10,290 --> 00:13:12,123
it's -- it's all kind of
blowing my mind.
378
00:13:12,225 --> 00:13:14,826
[ chuckles ]
yeah. Mine too.
379
00:13:17,564 --> 00:13:21,499
I, uh, found darius' shoes
in the garbage can.
380
00:13:21,601 --> 00:13:23,168
[ sighs ]
381
00:13:23,270 --> 00:13:25,870
well, he doesn't live here
anymore, so I threw 'em out.
382
00:13:25,972 --> 00:13:27,639
Okay, well...
383
00:13:27,707 --> 00:13:29,374
I think we should
talk about it.
384
00:13:30,310 --> 00:13:31,810
Nothing to talk about.
385
00:13:35,048 --> 00:13:37,148
He texted me yesterday.
He wants your number.
386
00:13:38,785 --> 00:13:40,051
What'd you say?
387
00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:41,986
I told him I didn't think
it was a great idea right now,
388
00:13:42,088 --> 00:13:44,088
but I'd ask you.
389
00:13:44,191 --> 00:13:46,024
What do you want to do?
390
00:13:47,861 --> 00:13:50,895
I don't know.
I guess...Give me his.
391
00:13:51,832 --> 00:13:53,097
[ sighs ]
392
00:13:54,968 --> 00:13:58,803
so...
How's your...Case going?
393
00:13:58,872 --> 00:14:01,206
Yeah, it's alright.
It's a long shot.
394
00:14:01,274 --> 00:14:03,641
I don't even
know what it is.
395
00:14:03,710 --> 00:14:06,978
Black woman takes her kid
to a hospital in westchester.
396
00:14:08,515 --> 00:14:10,081
He's got a brain injury,
397
00:14:10,150 --> 00:14:11,983
and they don't see him
for six hours.
398
00:14:12,052 --> 00:14:14,085
And she goes postal?
399
00:14:14,154 --> 00:14:15,887
That's the case
you're on?
400
00:14:15,956 --> 00:14:18,389
Yeah. They're gonna charge her
with kidnapping.
401
00:14:18,491 --> 00:14:19,757
She could get 25 to life.
402
00:14:19,860 --> 00:14:22,293
Well, yeah. She pulled a gun
on doctors and nurses.
403
00:14:22,362 --> 00:14:24,195
Because she was asked
to sit at the back of the bus
404
00:14:24,297 --> 00:14:25,763
while her son was dying.
405
00:14:25,799 --> 00:14:27,899
You don't know that.
You can't know what was
going on in that hospital.
406
00:14:27,968 --> 00:14:29,567
I will
when I get the records.
407
00:14:31,705 --> 00:14:32,403
Okay.
408
00:14:32,505 --> 00:14:34,606
If you win this,
409
00:14:34,708 --> 00:14:37,141
you realize the message
it's gonna send?
410
00:14:39,179 --> 00:14:41,045
That anyone can walk
into my hospital
411
00:14:41,147 --> 00:14:42,213
and wave a gun at me
412
00:14:42,282 --> 00:14:44,282
if they're not happy
with the level of attention?
413
00:14:44,351 --> 00:14:45,717
Do you know
what the people at my hospital
414
00:14:45,819 --> 00:14:47,018
are gonna say to me
when they find out?
415
00:14:47,087 --> 00:14:48,720
You walked out of here,
and you didn't even tell me.
416
00:14:48,788 --> 00:14:50,054
[ sighs ]
417
00:14:50,123 --> 00:14:52,924
you told me you wanted me
to take the job with richardson.
418
00:14:53,026 --> 00:14:54,158
That's what it required.
419
00:14:54,227 --> 00:14:55,460
Well, I didn't say
you shouldn't take it.
420
00:14:55,528 --> 00:14:57,629
I'm just saying
that we should've discussed it.
421
00:14:57,697 --> 00:14:59,230
Maybe you could've
gone back to him
422
00:14:59,332 --> 00:15:00,431
and asked
for something else
423
00:15:00,500 --> 00:15:02,233
or we could have found
some other solution,
424
00:15:02,302 --> 00:15:05,603
especially when you're telling
me you don't trust the man.
425
00:15:05,672 --> 00:15:07,805
Look...
426
00:15:07,874 --> 00:15:09,641
You should've recognized
it might affect me,
427
00:15:09,743 --> 00:15:11,442
and we should've
talked about it.
428
00:15:11,511 --> 00:15:13,244
[ sighs ]
you're right.
429
00:15:13,346 --> 00:15:14,479
I...
430
00:15:14,547 --> 00:15:17,749
Baby, I get you've been
on your own all this time,
431
00:15:17,817 --> 00:15:19,384
but you got to start
including me.
432
00:15:19,486 --> 00:15:21,486
I hear you, marie.
I --
433
00:15:21,588 --> 00:15:23,488
listen.
434
00:15:23,556 --> 00:15:25,423
No more lone wolf.
435
00:15:25,525 --> 00:15:27,358
I swear.
436
00:15:27,460 --> 00:15:32,563
♪
437
00:15:32,632 --> 00:15:34,666
I, uh...
I got you something.
438
00:15:36,803 --> 00:15:38,870
Since you're so big time.
439
00:15:38,972 --> 00:15:48,179
♪
440
00:15:48,281 --> 00:15:52,750
♪
441
00:15:57,590 --> 00:16:00,425
"asw, esquire."
442
00:16:00,527 --> 00:16:01,559
[ chuckles softly ]
443
00:16:01,661 --> 00:16:03,227
I like the sound
of that.
444
00:16:03,296 --> 00:16:04,696
I do, too.
445
00:16:04,798 --> 00:16:05,530
Thank you.
446
00:16:05,598 --> 00:16:06,798
[ chuckles softly ]
447
00:16:06,900 --> 00:16:10,735
♪
448
00:16:10,804 --> 00:16:12,470
sun:
This is absolutely absurd.
449
00:16:12,572 --> 00:16:14,339
Hospitals have
a sophisticated triage system
450
00:16:14,407 --> 00:16:16,274
to code and evaluate
relative need.
451
00:16:16,343 --> 00:16:18,443
"relative" being the operative
word here, your honor.
452
00:16:18,511 --> 00:16:21,245
That makes the entire situation
completely subjective.
453
00:16:21,348 --> 00:16:23,715
Complex systems are in place,
systems constructed
454
00:16:23,817 --> 00:16:25,683
by years of research
with complicated protocols --
455
00:16:25,752 --> 00:16:27,552
which require
subjective judgment.
456
00:16:27,620 --> 00:16:30,188
And ordinary citizens do not
get to substitute their judgment
457
00:16:30,290 --> 00:16:31,422
for that
of the professionals
458
00:16:31,491 --> 00:16:33,424
and start waving a loaded gun
around to prove it.
459
00:16:33,526 --> 00:16:35,793
If the court even entertains
this necessity defense,
460
00:16:35,895 --> 00:16:37,128
what would be
the end game?
461
00:16:37,230 --> 00:16:38,696
Anyone can take
doctors and nurses hostage
462
00:16:38,798 --> 00:16:40,198
if they think
they need more attention?
463
00:16:40,300 --> 00:16:41,799
Is that the new standard
we want to create?
464
00:16:41,901 --> 00:16:43,901
It isn't anyone,
your honor.
465
00:16:44,004 --> 00:16:45,470
And it isn't
every situation.
466
00:16:45,572 --> 00:16:47,472
It's this
particular situation.
467
00:16:47,574 --> 00:16:49,040
Which is?
468
00:16:49,142 --> 00:16:51,709
A black woman walks into
a predominantly white hospital
469
00:16:51,811 --> 00:16:53,644
expecting a certain level
of care.
470
00:16:53,747 --> 00:16:56,381
Instead, she's ignored
and treated like a hysteric
471
00:16:56,483 --> 00:16:57,982
precisely because
she was black.
472
00:16:58,084 --> 00:16:59,650
You can't possibly
prove that.
473
00:16:59,753 --> 00:17:00,785
I could if I was allowed
474
00:17:00,887 --> 00:17:02,653
to subpoena
the intake logs and records
475
00:17:02,756 --> 00:17:04,622
of all the other patients
from that night.
476
00:17:04,724 --> 00:17:07,091
[ chuckles ]
I would've thought he'd be
more familiar with hipaa.
477
00:17:07,193 --> 00:17:09,093
There will be no hipaa issue
here, your honor,
478
00:17:09,195 --> 00:17:10,261
if the names and addresses
479
00:17:10,363 --> 00:17:12,130
of all the other patients
were redacted.
480
00:17:12,232 --> 00:17:14,866
This is a fishing expedition,
your honor.
481
00:17:14,968 --> 00:17:16,334
Then I guess
you don't know about
482
00:17:16,436 --> 00:17:18,469
the racial-discrimination
lawsuit brought and settled
483
00:17:18,571 --> 00:17:20,972
with westchester united
two years ago.
484
00:17:22,342 --> 00:17:25,143
Makes you wonder
if there's a pattern here.
485
00:17:25,245 --> 00:17:30,148
♪
486
00:17:30,250 --> 00:17:32,383
and how would you get around
the privacy issues
487
00:17:32,485 --> 00:17:34,819
in northwestern v. Ashcroft?
488
00:17:34,921 --> 00:17:38,189
Subsection 514
of section 164
489
00:17:38,291 --> 00:17:39,891
of the code
of federal regulations
490
00:17:39,993 --> 00:17:42,827
allows disclosure of exactly
this kind of information
491
00:17:42,929 --> 00:17:46,164
as long as the subpoena requires
de-identification.
492
00:17:46,266 --> 00:17:50,668
♪
493
00:17:50,770 --> 00:17:53,905
I want to hear all the arguments
in front of the bench --
494
00:17:54,007 --> 00:17:56,040
before I ever let it
get to a jury.
495
00:17:57,177 --> 00:17:59,310
That sounds fair,
your honor.
496
00:17:59,412 --> 00:18:00,111
Thank you.
497
00:18:00,213 --> 00:18:02,413
♪
498
00:18:06,219 --> 00:18:07,752
they crossed out
all the names,
499
00:18:07,821 --> 00:18:10,955
but their ages, ethnicities,
and conditions are all there.
500
00:18:10,990 --> 00:18:13,391
Roswell: According to the logs,
there was a white man,
501
00:18:13,460 --> 00:18:15,993
54 years old,
came in at 6:02 p.M.,
502
00:18:16,096 --> 00:18:19,097
complaining
of abdominal pain.
503
00:18:19,165 --> 00:18:22,266
That was 28 minutes
after you'd already checked in,
504
00:18:22,335 --> 00:18:25,169
but he was seen by a doctor,
diagnosed with heartburn,
505
00:18:25,271 --> 00:18:28,005
and discharged
at 6:48 p.M.,
506
00:18:28,074 --> 00:18:30,775
at which point,
josh still hadn't been treated.
507
00:18:30,844 --> 00:18:32,343
Heartburn.
508
00:18:32,412 --> 00:18:33,911
Do you remember
seeing this man
509
00:18:33,980 --> 00:18:36,080
or overhearing
anything about him?
510
00:18:36,182 --> 00:18:37,381
No.
511
00:18:38,384 --> 00:18:39,851
But there was a soccer mom
512
00:18:39,919 --> 00:18:42,320
with her daughter,
who had a broken arm.
513
00:18:42,388 --> 00:18:44,222
They were in the room
next to mine.
514
00:18:44,324 --> 00:18:47,058
Got x-rayed
and the whole nine yards.
515
00:18:47,127 --> 00:18:49,360
Came in after,
treated first.
516
00:18:49,429 --> 00:18:51,929
Same as you just described
with mr. Pepto-bismol.
517
00:18:51,998 --> 00:18:54,665
I hope you're not gonna have
that attitude in the courtroom.
518
00:18:56,169 --> 00:18:57,668
Is she going to
have to explain
519
00:18:57,770 --> 00:19:01,205
why she was carrying a gun
in the first place?
520
00:19:01,307 --> 00:19:04,742
Prosecution's likely
to bring that up. Yeah.
521
00:19:04,844 --> 00:19:06,344
And her explanation
522
00:19:06,412 --> 00:19:08,579
that she got robbed
in the neighborhood.
523
00:19:08,681 --> 00:19:09,881
Josh: Mom?
524
00:19:09,983 --> 00:19:11,082
What's going on here?
525
00:19:11,184 --> 00:19:12,884
Oh.
526
00:19:12,986 --> 00:19:16,154
These are the men
that are helping us.
527
00:19:16,222 --> 00:19:19,490
This is aaron wallace --
he's my lawyer --
528
00:19:19,559 --> 00:19:21,792
and his associate,
mr. Roswell.
529
00:19:21,861 --> 00:19:23,127
Nice to meet you, josh.
530
00:19:24,397 --> 00:19:26,097
If you need me
to answer any questions
531
00:19:26,166 --> 00:19:28,266
about what happened that day,
I was there, too.
532
00:19:28,368 --> 00:19:29,333
[ chuckling ] alright.
533
00:19:29,402 --> 00:19:31,068
That won't be necessary,
sugar.
534
00:19:31,137 --> 00:19:33,504
They know all about
what happened.
535
00:19:33,573 --> 00:19:35,740
Maybe I'll take josh
for something to eat.
536
00:19:35,842 --> 00:19:37,775
Want to get some pizza,
little man?
537
00:19:42,615 --> 00:19:46,184
My husband's definitely having
a hard time with all this.
538
00:19:46,286 --> 00:19:49,220
He didn't even know
I had a gun.
539
00:19:49,289 --> 00:19:50,788
And now he's hearing
540
00:19:50,857 --> 00:19:54,192
that I'm whipping one out
in a hospital.
541
00:19:54,260 --> 00:19:56,627
♪
542
00:19:56,696 --> 00:19:58,229
do you love him?
543
00:19:58,331 --> 00:20:00,031
Of course.
544
00:20:00,099 --> 00:20:01,933
Does he love you?
545
00:20:02,001 --> 00:20:04,035
We've been together
since we were 18.
546
00:20:04,137 --> 00:20:06,337
There's never been
nobody else.
547
00:20:06,439 --> 00:20:08,906
Then you just got to hold on
to your truth.
548
00:20:10,977 --> 00:20:13,144
James will come around
when he can.
549
00:20:13,246 --> 00:20:14,445
♪
550
00:20:14,547 --> 00:20:16,747
I read about your case.
551
00:20:16,816 --> 00:20:18,683
Your wife...
552
00:20:18,785 --> 00:20:20,318
She waited?
553
00:20:20,386 --> 00:20:22,587
Nine and a half years?
554
00:20:22,689 --> 00:20:25,489
♪
555
00:20:25,592 --> 00:20:27,291
I'm home again.
556
00:20:28,895 --> 00:20:30,428
That's all that matters.
557
00:20:30,530 --> 00:20:33,631
♪
558
00:20:33,700 --> 00:20:35,600
alright, you have plenty of milk
in the fridge now.
559
00:20:35,702 --> 00:20:36,601
Mom.
560
00:20:36,669 --> 00:20:38,236
What?
Shh.
561
00:20:39,405 --> 00:20:41,906
I told you, don't worry
about being quiet.
562
00:20:42,008 --> 00:20:44,942
You can't be on eggshells
around him.
563
00:20:45,044 --> 00:20:46,777
[ aj crying ]
564
00:20:46,846 --> 00:20:48,913
yeah?
Well, now you woke him.
565
00:20:48,982 --> 00:20:52,550
Just leave him be, jazz.
He'll work it out on his own.
566
00:20:52,619 --> 00:20:54,652
I just feel like
he's hungry, mom.
567
00:20:54,754 --> 00:20:57,121
Those are sleeping sounds,
honey.
568
00:20:57,223 --> 00:20:58,856
Look, he's...
569
00:20:58,925 --> 00:21:01,158
He's getting out
of the newborn stage.
570
00:21:01,227 --> 00:21:02,927
You know,
his habits are changing.
571
00:21:02,996 --> 00:21:05,196
[ aj cooing ]
572
00:21:05,298 --> 00:21:06,697
see?
573
00:21:08,234 --> 00:21:10,968
Your father and I
used to argue
574
00:21:11,037 --> 00:21:14,238
about how long we should wait
before somebody picked you up.
575
00:21:14,340 --> 00:21:15,406
He was a softie.
576
00:21:15,475 --> 00:21:16,540
[ chuckles ]
577
00:21:16,609 --> 00:21:18,476
he couldn't stand it
for more than two minutes.
578
00:21:18,578 --> 00:21:20,845
[ chuckles ]
579
00:21:20,947 --> 00:21:23,114
what's this?
580
00:21:23,182 --> 00:21:25,016
Oh.
Looking up new houses.
581
00:21:25,118 --> 00:21:25,983
For us?
582
00:21:26,085 --> 00:21:27,051
Yeah.
583
00:21:27,120 --> 00:21:28,886
I mean, we don't have
a third bedroom for aj
584
00:21:28,955 --> 00:21:32,056
or anywhere for, you know,
your father to stay
585
00:21:32,125 --> 00:21:33,858
or dad's parents to stay
when they come.
586
00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:35,293
Mm.
587
00:21:35,395 --> 00:21:37,895
Dad told me
he's getting a good salary.
588
00:21:37,997 --> 00:21:39,430
Well, he's got
a six-month agreement
589
00:21:39,532 --> 00:21:41,866
with spencer richardson
if he gets through this case
590
00:21:41,934 --> 00:21:45,102
and richardson is happy
with the result.
591
00:21:48,574 --> 00:21:50,775
So, I asked
if they'd provide me something
592
00:21:50,877 --> 00:21:52,810
for the postoperative pain,
593
00:21:52,879 --> 00:21:54,779
and this nurse asked
if I would rate my pain
594
00:21:54,881 --> 00:21:56,247
on a scale
from 1 to 10.
595
00:21:56,349 --> 00:21:57,882
I say an 8.
596
00:21:57,984 --> 00:22:00,217
She says, "let me go check
with the doctor."
597
00:22:00,286 --> 00:22:02,787
hours go by.
Now I'm in agony.
598
00:22:02,855 --> 00:22:05,723
And I called the nurse again --
different nurse this time.
599
00:22:05,792 --> 00:22:07,325
The other one's
off her shift.
600
00:22:07,427 --> 00:22:08,759
She asked the same question,
601
00:22:08,861 --> 00:22:11,462
said she's gonna go check
with the doctor.
602
00:22:11,531 --> 00:22:14,231
It took them almost a whole day
to bring the painkiller.
603
00:22:14,300 --> 00:22:16,367
And they go on and on
about how addictive it can be
604
00:22:16,436 --> 00:22:19,270
and how they didn't want
to give me too high a dose.
605
00:22:19,372 --> 00:22:20,838
Couple days later,
I go into work.
606
00:22:20,940 --> 00:22:22,840
I tell my colleague
my story.
607
00:22:22,942 --> 00:22:24,575
She says she was
at the same hospital.
608
00:22:24,644 --> 00:22:26,077
With a very different story.
609
00:22:26,145 --> 00:22:29,213
I had my appendix out
two weeks before,
610
00:22:29,282 --> 00:22:32,149
and I go there and tell them
it's still hurting.
611
00:22:32,218 --> 00:22:34,618
They check me out,
tell me all is fine.
612
00:22:34,721 --> 00:22:36,253
They ask me
about my pain index.
613
00:22:36,356 --> 00:22:38,289
I say I am at a 5.
614
00:22:38,358 --> 00:22:40,558
And they zip in
with a bottle of oxy
615
00:22:40,626 --> 00:22:43,160
and ask if I want a prescription
for another one,
616
00:22:43,262 --> 00:22:45,162
in case I need it.
617
00:22:45,264 --> 00:22:47,098
And you're both on
the same insurance plan?
618
00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:48,799
Of course.
We get it through our employer.
619
00:22:48,901 --> 00:22:49,900
I mean,
I never would've known
620
00:22:49,969 --> 00:22:51,202
about the difference
in treatment
621
00:22:51,270 --> 00:22:53,971
if I hadn't happened
to mention it to elise at work.
622
00:22:54,073 --> 00:22:55,673
But then I did
my own research,
623
00:22:55,775 --> 00:22:58,042
and I found that this is a trend
all over the country.
624
00:22:58,111 --> 00:22:59,076
Black people being perceived
625
00:22:59,178 --> 00:23:00,478
to have a higher tolerance
for pain.
626
00:23:00,546 --> 00:23:02,213
That's why I felt like
I had to bring the suit.
627
00:23:02,281 --> 00:23:03,347
And the settlement?
628
00:23:03,449 --> 00:23:04,749
It wasn't for much.
629
00:23:04,851 --> 00:23:07,385
What I wanted was
for them to make some changes.
630
00:23:07,487 --> 00:23:08,819
Of course,
they put it in writing.
631
00:23:08,921 --> 00:23:10,955
How they were going to
look at their protocols,
632
00:23:11,023 --> 00:23:12,456
have sensitivity training.
633
00:23:12,558 --> 00:23:13,958
And here we are.
634
00:23:14,060 --> 00:23:16,994
That poor woman looking
at 25 years in prison
635
00:23:17,096 --> 00:23:18,429
for trying
to save her son.
636
00:23:18,531 --> 00:23:25,469
♪
637
00:23:25,571 --> 00:23:28,139
this is a map of income
by zip code.
638
00:23:28,241 --> 00:23:30,775
♪
639
00:23:30,843 --> 00:23:33,711
could you please show me
where bronx county hospital is?
640
00:23:33,813 --> 00:23:40,184
♪
641
00:23:40,286 --> 00:23:42,153
I want to ask the court...
642
00:23:42,255 --> 00:23:45,122
To take judicial notice
the, um...
643
00:23:45,191 --> 00:23:46,424
[ both chuckle softly ]
644
00:23:46,526 --> 00:23:49,026
so, this is the mad genius
at work.
645
00:23:49,095 --> 00:23:50,594
[ sighs ] my curfew.
646
00:23:50,663 --> 00:23:51,662
Mm.
647
00:23:51,764 --> 00:23:53,998
Otherwise, I'd be doing this
at the office.
648
00:23:54,100 --> 00:23:55,166
Don't worry --
649
00:23:55,234 --> 00:23:57,268
the tape won't peel the paint
from the walls.
650
00:23:57,370 --> 00:23:59,136
[ chuckles ]
651
00:23:59,205 --> 00:24:00,337
maybe this is why
652
00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:02,273
jazz is looking up new houses
on the internet.
653
00:24:02,375 --> 00:24:04,275
She never mentioned
anything to me.
654
00:24:04,377 --> 00:24:06,243
Well, I-I told her
it was too soon,
655
00:24:06,312 --> 00:24:07,611
but I understand
the instinct.
656
00:24:07,713 --> 00:24:09,413
Yeah.
657
00:24:09,515 --> 00:24:10,781
[ inhales deeply ]
658
00:24:10,883 --> 00:24:14,919
so, you want to run
some of this by me,
659
00:24:15,021 --> 00:24:17,221
pretend I'm the judge?
660
00:24:17,323 --> 00:24:18,989
Hold on.
661
00:24:19,091 --> 00:24:21,125
I thought you were rooting
for the other side.
662
00:24:21,194 --> 00:24:23,260
It's called role play...
663
00:24:23,362 --> 00:24:24,895
Counselor.
664
00:24:27,467 --> 00:24:29,233
[ telephone ringing ]
665
00:24:29,335 --> 00:24:30,534
take a seat.
666
00:24:30,636 --> 00:24:31,869
[ taps ]
667
00:24:31,971 --> 00:24:34,738
so, what'd you find out about
this new case he's working on?
668
00:24:34,841 --> 00:24:36,207
Well,
he's not interacting
669
00:24:36,309 --> 00:24:38,075
with anyone
in the criminal element,
670
00:24:38,177 --> 00:24:39,910
if that's the concern.
671
00:24:40,012 --> 00:24:42,046
And what did he tell you
about his relationship
672
00:24:42,148 --> 00:24:43,547
with spencer richardson?
673
00:24:43,649 --> 00:24:47,618
Just that richardson's paying
his overhead and his salary.
674
00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:49,453
Seemed like a move
in a positive direction.
675
00:24:49,555 --> 00:24:52,790
I think maybe you should drop in
on richardson,
676
00:24:52,892 --> 00:24:55,960
since now
he's the ward's employer.
677
00:24:56,963 --> 00:24:59,396
Is there anything in particular
you want to know?
678
00:24:59,499 --> 00:25:00,898
I just want to make sure
679
00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:02,867
he's not taking advantage
of wallace,
680
00:25:02,969 --> 00:25:04,101
pushing him to do things
681
00:25:04,203 --> 00:25:07,972
that his army of legitimate
attorneys won't touch.
682
00:25:09,909 --> 00:25:11,842
And how hard
do you want me to go?
683
00:25:11,944 --> 00:25:14,545
Just ask your questions, scotty,
matter of fact.
684
00:25:14,647 --> 00:25:20,084
♪
685
00:25:23,788 --> 00:25:28,659
I can tell this isn't
very comfortable for you.
686
00:25:28,761 --> 00:25:30,761
Asking these questions.
687
00:25:30,863 --> 00:25:33,130
I'm doing my job, sir.
688
00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:36,433
You're trying
to thread the needle
689
00:25:36,502 --> 00:25:39,503
between doing your job
and being used as an errand boy.
690
00:25:39,572 --> 00:25:40,971
[ chuckles ]
691
00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:43,340
that's a needle I have to thread
every day, sir.
692
00:25:43,409 --> 00:25:45,676
And I bet you got
all kinds of people asking you
693
00:25:45,745 --> 00:25:48,979
why you're working
inside a system
694
00:25:49,048 --> 00:25:51,048
that holds our people down.
695
00:25:51,150 --> 00:25:53,317
Hmm.
696
00:25:53,386 --> 00:25:57,521
I'd like to think I do some good
from time to time.
697
00:25:57,590 --> 00:25:59,456
Making sure people like wallace
stay on their feet.
698
00:25:59,559 --> 00:26:01,725
And what about me?
699
00:26:01,827 --> 00:26:03,661
You have your doubts?
700
00:26:04,730 --> 00:26:06,931
I admire what
you've accomplished...
701
00:26:06,999 --> 00:26:08,232
Sir.
702
00:26:08,301 --> 00:26:11,435
I also know you've been
a big friend to law enforcement.
703
00:26:11,537 --> 00:26:13,304
I'd imagine that's why
people on my end
704
00:26:13,372 --> 00:26:16,874
are a bit...Confused
about your intentions.
705
00:26:16,943 --> 00:26:19,376
Your boss is
just the messenger.
706
00:26:20,580 --> 00:26:22,046
This is
the bronx da's office
707
00:26:22,148 --> 00:26:24,181
having you do
their bidding for them.
708
00:26:25,618 --> 00:26:27,718
You want to know
what we're trying to do,
709
00:26:27,787 --> 00:26:30,421
I suggest you come to court
tomorrow and see for yourself.
710
00:26:30,523 --> 00:26:35,326
♪
711
00:26:35,394 --> 00:26:37,061
the defense is trying
to make a false connection
712
00:26:37,129 --> 00:26:39,597
between this one anecdote
from over two years ago
713
00:26:39,665 --> 00:26:41,732
and how ms. Martin was treated
on the night in question.
714
00:26:41,834 --> 00:26:43,667
The connection is clear,
your honor.
715
00:26:43,736 --> 00:26:46,270
Conscious or unconscious,
deliberate or not,
716
00:26:46,339 --> 00:26:48,606
josh martin's head injury
was not taken as seriously
717
00:26:48,674 --> 00:26:49,974
as a white girl
with a broken arm
718
00:26:50,076 --> 00:26:51,342
or a white man
with a stomach ache.
719
00:26:51,410 --> 00:26:52,643
So now you're speculating
about the intentions
720
00:26:52,712 --> 00:26:54,278
of the doctors
and nurses.
721
00:26:56,115 --> 00:26:57,481
[ door closes ]
722
00:26:57,583 --> 00:27:04,254
♪
723
00:27:04,323 --> 00:27:07,157
judge mitchell:
Mr. Wallace?
724
00:27:07,259 --> 00:27:09,393
Ms. Martin was treated
differently, and she knew it.
725
00:27:09,462 --> 00:27:10,928
The same way
mr. Wilson was.
726
00:27:10,997 --> 00:27:12,496
You cannot cherry-pick
two instances
727
00:27:12,598 --> 00:27:13,931
and try to argue
a pattern.
728
00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:15,833
Which is why
we all have to understand
729
00:27:15,901 --> 00:27:18,335
the larger context of the system
she walked into that night.
730
00:27:18,404 --> 00:27:19,837
And you're gonna
educate us?
731
00:27:19,939 --> 00:27:21,005
No.
732
00:27:21,073 --> 00:27:22,706
But the hospital's
administrator is.
733
00:27:23,843 --> 00:27:27,778
Mr. Kent, are you familiar
with opticlear?
734
00:27:27,847 --> 00:27:29,647
It's a software algorithm
735
00:27:29,749 --> 00:27:31,982
that helps us
with care-decision making.
736
00:27:32,051 --> 00:27:33,751
And it's used
at thousands of hospitals?
737
00:27:33,853 --> 00:27:35,519
It's the gold standard.
738
00:27:35,588 --> 00:27:37,121
And are you aware
739
00:27:37,223 --> 00:27:39,556
that medical researchers
have determined
740
00:27:39,625 --> 00:27:43,293
that this gold standard
dramatically underestimates
741
00:27:43,396 --> 00:27:44,662
the healthcare needs
of black patients?
742
00:27:44,730 --> 00:27:47,464
I-I believe
that is still up for debate.
743
00:27:47,566 --> 00:27:49,099
Well, not according
to the cdc,
744
00:27:49,168 --> 00:27:51,902
the university of chicago,
and mass general.
745
00:27:51,971 --> 00:27:54,138
And are you aware
of the proven underdiagnosis
746
00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:55,673
of depression
in black patients?
747
00:27:55,775 --> 00:27:57,474
Uh, in general, yes.
748
00:27:57,576 --> 00:27:59,343
Overdiagnosis
of schizophrenia?
749
00:27:59,445 --> 00:28:00,611
Also true.
750
00:28:00,713 --> 00:28:03,313
And are black patients
50% less likely
751
00:28:03,416 --> 00:28:04,815
to receive
pain medication?
752
00:28:04,884 --> 00:28:07,351
I-I-I don't know
if it's 50%.
753
00:28:07,420 --> 00:28:12,289
And no one is arguing
that this is okay, mr. Wallace.
754
00:28:12,391 --> 00:28:14,758
I'm not asking
if it's okay.
755
00:28:14,860 --> 00:28:16,026
I'm asking if it's real.
756
00:28:16,095 --> 00:28:17,861
Sun: Objection, your honor.
757
00:28:17,963 --> 00:28:19,563
Is mr. Wallace putting
758
00:28:19,665 --> 00:28:22,299
the entire american
medical system on trial here?
759
00:28:22,368 --> 00:28:23,767
Yes, sir, I am.
760
00:28:23,836 --> 00:28:26,170
Because I thought
what we're talking about here is
761
00:28:26,238 --> 00:28:28,505
a single incident
on a single day
at a certain hospital.
762
00:28:28,607 --> 00:28:30,040
As I said before,
763
00:28:30,109 --> 00:28:32,810
ms. Martin's experience
at westchester united
764
00:28:32,878 --> 00:28:34,745
exists within the context
of a broader issue, your honor.
765
00:28:34,847 --> 00:28:35,946
That's my point.
766
00:28:36,048 --> 00:28:38,115
I'll allow it
if you can find a way
767
00:28:38,184 --> 00:28:40,150
to tie it together,
mr. Wallace.
768
00:28:44,490 --> 00:28:47,124
Now, this is a map of income
by zip code.
769
00:28:47,193 --> 00:28:49,426
I would ask the court
to take judicial notice
770
00:28:49,528 --> 00:28:51,161
that ms. Martin's zip code
in the bronx
771
00:28:51,230 --> 00:28:55,733
has a median family income
of $33,456
772
00:28:55,835 --> 00:28:58,502
and is 82%
people of color.
773
00:28:58,604 --> 00:29:00,904
And what is the median
family income of the zip code
774
00:29:00,973 --> 00:29:03,006
where your hospital is located
in westchester?
775
00:29:03,109 --> 00:29:06,143
Roughly...110,000.
776
00:29:06,212 --> 00:29:08,879
So, would it be
fair to say
777
00:29:08,981 --> 00:29:12,649
that when ms. Martin drove past
bronx county on that day,
778
00:29:12,718 --> 00:29:14,985
headed to your hospital,
that she thought
779
00:29:15,087 --> 00:29:16,954
she would be going
to a better-funded hospital
780
00:29:17,056 --> 00:29:18,589
with better facilities
and better care?
781
00:29:18,657 --> 00:29:19,957
I can't dispute that.
782
00:29:20,025 --> 00:29:22,226
But it's not supposed to
be that way, is it?
783
00:29:22,328 --> 00:29:23,327
I'm s--
784
00:29:23,395 --> 00:29:25,362
uh, uh, I'm not sure
I understand the question.
785
00:29:25,464 --> 00:29:28,398
There are government programs
already in place
786
00:29:28,501 --> 00:29:29,733
designed to close the gap
787
00:29:29,802 --> 00:29:32,269
between private
well-funded hospitals like yours
788
00:29:32,371 --> 00:29:33,804
and the county hospital
in the bronx
789
00:29:33,906 --> 00:29:35,139
that ms. Martin
was avoiding.
790
00:29:35,207 --> 00:29:36,206
Are there not?
791
00:29:36,275 --> 00:29:38,509
Are you talking about
the indigent care pool?
792
00:29:38,577 --> 00:29:41,211
A billion-dollar fund
designed for resources
793
00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:42,780
to flow into
underserved communities.
794
00:29:42,882 --> 00:29:43,981
That's right.
795
00:29:44,049 --> 00:29:45,783
And based on the idea
of that fund,
796
00:29:45,851 --> 00:29:48,952
you'd expect the hospitals
in inner-city areas
797
00:29:49,021 --> 00:29:50,687
to be getting
most of that money.
798
00:29:50,756 --> 00:29:51,889
In theory, yes.
799
00:29:51,991 --> 00:29:53,357
But not in practice.
800
00:29:53,459 --> 00:29:55,259
In fact,
a lot of that money goes
801
00:29:55,327 --> 00:29:57,661
to private well-funded hospitals
like yours.
802
00:29:57,730 --> 00:30:00,164
Uh, I am not aware
of the exact allocations.
803
00:30:01,133 --> 00:30:02,966
In order
for westchester united
804
00:30:03,068 --> 00:30:04,701
to get their hands
on some of that money,
805
00:30:04,770 --> 00:30:06,303
you had to apply
for a grant, yes?
806
00:30:06,405 --> 00:30:07,337
Of course.
807
00:30:07,439 --> 00:30:08,605
And on what basis
808
00:30:08,674 --> 00:30:11,508
did your hospital apply
for funds from the icp?
809
00:30:11,577 --> 00:30:14,812
Well, 18% of the people who
come into our emergency rooms
810
00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:17,047
are from
the indigent community.
811
00:30:17,149 --> 00:30:19,683
♪
812
00:30:19,785 --> 00:30:21,985
18%.
813
00:30:22,054 --> 00:30:24,254
That's what justified
your money grab.
814
00:30:24,323 --> 00:30:25,656
Objection.
815
00:30:25,724 --> 00:30:26,690
Your honor?
816
00:30:26,792 --> 00:30:28,325
Withdrawn.
817
00:30:28,427 --> 00:30:30,794
♪
818
00:30:30,896 --> 00:30:32,996
so, since your hospital
819
00:30:33,098 --> 00:30:35,866
and other private
well-funded hospitals
820
00:30:35,968 --> 00:30:38,802
make a habit of siphoning money
away from inner-city hospitals
821
00:30:38,904 --> 00:30:41,638
on the premise
that you also treat
822
00:30:41,740 --> 00:30:43,874
members of
the underserved community,
823
00:30:43,943 --> 00:30:46,577
when ms. Martin walked
into that hospital
824
00:30:46,679 --> 00:30:49,646
as someone from the poorer
socioeconomic demographic,
825
00:30:49,748 --> 00:30:52,749
she should expect to be treated
as though she belonged there.
826
00:30:52,852 --> 00:30:54,785
I...
827
00:30:54,887 --> 00:30:57,621
I-I think it goes without saying
that she, uh...
828
00:30:57,723 --> 00:31:01,258
Should expect good treatment
in any hospital she walks into.
829
00:31:01,360 --> 00:31:02,759
Including ours.
830
00:31:02,862 --> 00:31:04,628
Yeah.
831
00:31:04,730 --> 00:31:07,631
Yeah, that is
what she should expect.
832
00:31:07,733 --> 00:31:09,666
But that isn't
what happened.
833
00:31:09,768 --> 00:31:10,767
Was it?
834
00:31:10,870 --> 00:31:12,936
[ pen clicks ]
835
00:31:13,038 --> 00:31:18,175
♪
836
00:31:18,277 --> 00:31:23,480
♪
837
00:31:33,592 --> 00:31:37,060
[ dramatic chord strikes ]
838
00:31:37,162 --> 00:31:39,329
[ heartbeat thumping ]
839
00:31:39,398 --> 00:31:41,231
[ indistinct conversations
in distance ]
840
00:31:41,333 --> 00:31:43,634
[ breathing heavily ]
841
00:31:47,373 --> 00:31:49,373
the point is,
you're in a very good position,
842
00:31:49,475 --> 00:31:51,041
and we need
to keep pushing this.
843
00:31:51,143 --> 00:31:52,042
Hey. Henry.
844
00:31:52,144 --> 00:31:53,310
'cause we got 'em
on the run now.
845
00:31:53,379 --> 00:31:54,778
Just keep push--
846
00:31:55,881 --> 00:31:58,115
keep pushing what?
What's going on?
847
00:31:58,183 --> 00:32:00,250
Mr. Richardson says
they're offering us a deal.
848
00:32:00,352 --> 00:32:01,318
Mm.
849
00:32:02,421 --> 00:32:03,687
How do you know that?
850
00:32:03,756 --> 00:32:05,856
Westchester da called me.
851
00:32:07,026 --> 00:32:08,025
Instead of her lawyer.
852
00:32:08,093 --> 00:32:09,726
We know each other.
853
00:32:09,795 --> 00:32:12,195
He was trying to convince me
to pull the plug.
854
00:32:12,264 --> 00:32:14,531
I told him
we weren't giving in so easily.
855
00:32:14,633 --> 00:32:16,733
What's the offer?
856
00:32:16,802 --> 00:32:19,870
They'll drop the kidnapping
down to unlawful imprisonment
857
00:32:19,939 --> 00:32:22,105
and fold the gun charge
into it.
858
00:32:22,207 --> 00:32:24,574
They're asking for
a five-year sentence.
859
00:32:24,643 --> 00:32:26,643
That's four years
on good behavior.
860
00:32:26,712 --> 00:32:28,345
Sounds like you think
we should take it.
861
00:32:28,414 --> 00:32:30,514
And I think
that would be premature.
862
00:32:30,582 --> 00:32:32,783
If you don't mind,
863
00:32:32,851 --> 00:32:35,452
I'd like to have a word
with my client and her family.
864
00:32:35,554 --> 00:32:36,553
Alone.
865
00:32:42,795 --> 00:32:44,828
Aaron:
Now, listen to me, alright?
866
00:32:44,897 --> 00:32:47,264
I understand you feel beholden
to mr. Richardson.
867
00:32:47,366 --> 00:32:50,367
Maybe you think he knows
the right thing to do.
868
00:32:50,436 --> 00:32:54,137
But he has another agenda
besides you.
869
00:32:54,206 --> 00:32:57,274
And that's to attack
the healthcare system
870
00:32:57,376 --> 00:32:59,176
and to embarrass
westchester hospital,
871
00:32:59,244 --> 00:33:03,680
to use your case politically
to influence change.
872
00:33:03,749 --> 00:33:06,316
Now, that's a worthy goal,
873
00:33:06,385 --> 00:33:07,818
but I can't take you
down that path
874
00:33:07,886 --> 00:33:09,553
without telling you
the risks.
875
00:33:10,856 --> 00:33:15,225
Now, you keep pushing this,
and it goes to trial,
876
00:33:15,327 --> 00:33:17,661
the offer...
877
00:33:17,763 --> 00:33:19,396
♪
878
00:33:19,465 --> 00:33:20,797
...That goes away.
879
00:33:23,435 --> 00:33:27,471
And we're back to 25 years
if we lose.
880
00:33:27,573 --> 00:33:30,340
What makes you think
we won't win at trial?
881
00:33:30,409 --> 00:33:33,310
If they're already dropping
the charges down so much now?
882
00:33:33,412 --> 00:33:36,580
What do you think the jury's
gonna look like in westchester?
883
00:33:36,648 --> 00:33:39,683
How do you think
all those soccer moms
and pepto-bismol dads
884
00:33:39,785 --> 00:33:42,219
are gonna take
to what we're arguing here?
885
00:33:44,690 --> 00:33:46,523
I thought for sure,
you'd be the one saying
886
00:33:46,625 --> 00:33:48,058
we got to fight this.
887
00:33:48,160 --> 00:33:51,161
♪
888
00:33:51,230 --> 00:33:53,730
I was in your position once.
889
00:33:53,799 --> 00:33:56,133
I had a deal on the table,
890
00:33:56,235 --> 00:33:58,902
and I barely even
let my lawyer negotiate it down.
891
00:33:59,004 --> 00:34:00,904
Because I was innocent,
892
00:34:00,973 --> 00:34:02,839
and I was convinced
that somehow --
893
00:34:02,941 --> 00:34:06,309
that somehow it was all
just gonna work out for me.
894
00:34:06,378 --> 00:34:08,078
And then when it didn't...
895
00:34:08,180 --> 00:34:15,185
♪
896
00:34:15,287 --> 00:34:19,156
I spent so many nights
in that place...
897
00:34:19,224 --> 00:34:21,291
Staring up at the ceiling,
898
00:34:21,393 --> 00:34:24,694
beating myself up
about what I did...
899
00:34:24,763 --> 00:34:28,298
Knowing the -- the agony
my family was going through.
900
00:34:28,367 --> 00:34:33,336
♪
901
00:34:33,439 --> 00:34:35,806
thinking I was
never gonna make it out.
902
00:34:37,409 --> 00:34:40,444
Hoping I would, but...
903
00:34:40,512 --> 00:34:42,379
Never really knowing.
904
00:34:42,481 --> 00:34:45,649
♪
905
00:34:45,751 --> 00:34:46,950
[ inhales deeply ]
906
00:34:47,052 --> 00:34:49,786
I wouldn't wish that
on my worst enemy.
907
00:34:49,888 --> 00:34:51,655
And if I could,
908
00:34:51,723 --> 00:34:54,691
I would do anything
to get some of that time back.
909
00:34:56,595 --> 00:35:00,530
If I could turn those nine years
into seven or even eight,
910
00:35:00,632 --> 00:35:02,599
I...
911
00:35:02,701 --> 00:35:04,468
I'd do it.
912
00:35:04,570 --> 00:35:08,071
♪
913
00:35:08,173 --> 00:35:11,942
I would trade anything...
914
00:35:12,044 --> 00:35:13,944
To not have lost that time.
915
00:35:14,046 --> 00:35:18,081
♪
916
00:35:18,150 --> 00:35:19,216
[ sighs ]
917
00:35:19,318 --> 00:35:21,184
♪
918
00:35:21,286 --> 00:35:24,621
he'll be in the ninth grade
when I get out.
919
00:35:24,723 --> 00:35:27,057
♪
920
00:35:27,159 --> 00:35:30,861
if we lose, he'll be...
921
00:35:30,963 --> 00:35:32,362
34.
922
00:35:33,799 --> 00:35:35,031
With kids of his own.
923
00:35:35,134 --> 00:35:42,239
♪
924
00:35:42,307 --> 00:35:44,341
listen,
I know it'll be hard.
925
00:35:45,611 --> 00:35:47,777
But that's still
plenty of time.
926
00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:51,982
♪
927
00:35:52,084 --> 00:35:52,983
four years?
928
00:35:53,085 --> 00:35:55,752
[ sniffles ]
929
00:35:55,854 --> 00:35:57,888
[ breathing shakily ]
930
00:35:57,956 --> 00:36:00,690
[ voice breaking ]
y-you take care of him.
931
00:36:00,792 --> 00:36:02,759
♪
932
00:36:02,861 --> 00:36:05,595
[ voice breaking ]
this is what you really want?
933
00:36:06,832 --> 00:36:08,899
We can't risk it.
934
00:36:09,001 --> 00:36:12,402
♪
935
00:36:12,504 --> 00:36:14,037
[ sighing ] alright.
936
00:36:16,141 --> 00:36:19,042
I'll be waiting for you
on the other side.
937
00:36:19,144 --> 00:36:27,817
♪
938
00:36:31,522 --> 00:36:33,757
you were willing to
make a martyr out of her
to make a point?
939
00:36:33,825 --> 00:36:35,559
Causes need people
willing to stand up and fight.
940
00:36:35,627 --> 00:36:37,327
Well, that's easy for you to say
standing in the penthouse.
941
00:36:37,396 --> 00:36:39,529
That woman never asked
to be a part of a cause.
942
00:36:39,598 --> 00:36:41,831
And that doesn't mean you
needed to talk her out of it.
943
00:36:41,934 --> 00:36:43,133
[ sighs ]
944
00:36:43,202 --> 00:36:44,601
this is why
I can't work for you.
945
00:36:44,670 --> 00:36:46,369
Because we have
a difference of opinion?
946
00:36:46,438 --> 00:36:48,371
Because I can't have you
poking your head into my cases
947
00:36:48,473 --> 00:36:50,407
like you did today --
ever.
948
00:36:50,475 --> 00:36:53,143
Listen, you say
you want to do right by me.
949
00:36:53,245 --> 00:36:55,579
If you can stand by that,
that's great.
950
00:36:55,681 --> 00:36:57,480
But if you got to
take back the money...
951
00:36:59,218 --> 00:37:00,217
...I can live with that.
952
00:37:00,319 --> 00:37:01,685
You did great work.
953
00:37:02,888 --> 00:37:05,755
Better than
I even hoped for.
954
00:37:05,824 --> 00:37:08,825
And I'm certainly disappointed
to find you thinking so small.
955
00:37:08,894 --> 00:37:13,029
Her life and her family
aren't small.
956
00:37:13,131 --> 00:37:14,998
Not to them.
957
00:37:15,067 --> 00:37:16,766
We made a deal.
958
00:37:16,868 --> 00:37:17,968
Mm?
959
00:37:18,036 --> 00:37:20,337
And I'm gonna
stand by my word.
960
00:37:20,405 --> 00:37:22,906
But you still have
a lot to learn.
961
00:37:22,975 --> 00:37:29,079
♪
962
00:37:31,550 --> 00:37:32,749
how'd that go?
963
00:37:32,818 --> 00:37:34,784
Well, he's not
pulling our funding.
964
00:37:34,886 --> 00:37:36,987
Well done there.
965
00:37:37,055 --> 00:37:39,489
Can't work with somebody
I don't trust.
966
00:37:39,558 --> 00:37:40,724
I get it.
967
00:37:40,792 --> 00:37:43,426
I wish it was different,
but I hear you.
968
00:37:46,064 --> 00:37:48,031
You know, this is why
I used to drink.
969
00:37:48,100 --> 00:37:49,466
Well,
part of the reason.
970
00:37:49,568 --> 00:37:51,868
The clients.
All that pain.
971
00:37:51,937 --> 00:37:54,371
And it's gonna be
a thousand times harder for you.
972
00:37:54,439 --> 00:37:56,373
Because you understand it --
in your bones --
973
00:37:56,475 --> 00:37:59,442
the way
no other lawyer can.
974
00:37:59,511 --> 00:38:01,211
It's gonna be a blessing
for your clients,
975
00:38:01,313 --> 00:38:04,214
but sometimes, it's gonna be
a curse for you.
976
00:38:05,817 --> 00:38:07,584
Is this supposed to be
a pep talk?
977
00:38:08,654 --> 00:38:10,220
Let's get you home, huh?
978
00:38:10,322 --> 00:38:12,422
I have another stop to make,
if you don't mind.
979
00:38:12,524 --> 00:38:15,525
[ casey kalmenson's "flood"
plays ]
980
00:38:15,627 --> 00:38:22,699
♪
981
00:38:22,768 --> 00:38:25,969
♪ how'd you like me to be ♪
982
00:38:26,038 --> 00:38:30,206
♪ quietly pretend
I missed the part ♪
983
00:38:30,309 --> 00:38:32,509
♪ where you left me ♪
984
00:38:32,577 --> 00:38:34,778
♪ didn't I, didn't I tell you ♪
985
00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:37,380
♪ didn't I, didn't I tell you ♪
986
00:38:37,482 --> 00:38:39,816
♪ didn't I, didn't I tell you ♪
987
00:38:39,918 --> 00:38:42,118
♪ how cold nights could be ♪
988
00:38:42,187 --> 00:38:44,854
♪ didn't I, didn't I tell you ♪
989
00:38:45,957 --> 00:38:48,191
what you doing over here?
990
00:38:48,293 --> 00:38:50,126
Posting about your case.
991
00:38:50,195 --> 00:38:52,495
And everyone is
talking about it.
992
00:38:53,465 --> 00:38:55,699
Don't you think you ought to
change the name of the website?
993
00:38:55,801 --> 00:38:56,866
I don't need to.
994
00:38:56,935 --> 00:38:58,268
I mean,
it has two different meanings,
995
00:38:58,337 --> 00:38:59,836
and this is what
the "free aaron wallace"
996
00:38:59,905 --> 00:39:01,538
is doing now.
997
00:39:01,640 --> 00:39:03,573
Hey, um...
998
00:39:03,675 --> 00:39:06,176
Are you alright
about what we talked about?
999
00:39:06,278 --> 00:39:07,177
Yeah, of course.
1000
00:39:07,279 --> 00:39:08,645
Are you?
1001
00:39:08,747 --> 00:39:10,146
Yeah.
1002
00:39:10,248 --> 00:39:11,548
Yeah, I'm good.
1003
00:39:19,291 --> 00:39:20,523
Marie: Hey, grandpa.
1004
00:39:20,625 --> 00:39:21,891
Hey.
1005
00:39:24,396 --> 00:39:25,462
[ smooches ]
mm.
1006
00:39:25,530 --> 00:39:28,098
Jazz said you were spectacular
in court today.
1007
00:39:28,200 --> 00:39:29,766
Yeah?
Mm-hmm.
1008
00:39:29,868 --> 00:39:31,868
I'm sorry I missed it.
1009
00:39:35,474 --> 00:39:38,208
I went
to the storage area.
1010
00:39:38,276 --> 00:39:39,676
Oh, really?
1011
00:39:39,745 --> 00:39:41,244
Did you bring
anything back?
1012
00:39:43,382 --> 00:39:46,349
It was so much
to go through.
1013
00:39:46,451 --> 00:39:48,084
I brought
a couple of boxes.
1014
00:39:48,153 --> 00:39:49,552
They're downstairs.
1015
00:39:49,621 --> 00:39:51,588
So, why don't you
bring them up?
1016
00:39:52,524 --> 00:39:54,157
It was hard, marie.
1017
00:39:56,895 --> 00:39:59,796
Seeing all those boxes.
1018
00:39:59,898 --> 00:40:02,065
And your handwriting,
magic marker.
1019
00:40:05,537 --> 00:40:08,071
So...Neat and --
1020
00:40:08,173 --> 00:40:10,607
and organized.
1021
00:40:10,675 --> 00:40:12,108
My god. [ sighs ]
1022
00:40:12,210 --> 00:40:14,043
that was so long ago.
1023
00:40:16,314 --> 00:40:17,514
How long?
1024
00:40:17,616 --> 00:40:18,982
What's that?
1025
00:40:20,519 --> 00:40:22,185
Well, when exactly
did you pack up all my stuff
1026
00:40:22,287 --> 00:40:23,520
and put it
in that warehouse?
1027
00:40:23,622 --> 00:40:29,759
♪
1028
00:40:29,861 --> 00:40:31,561
I, uh -- I don't --
I don't know.
1029
00:40:31,663 --> 00:40:36,099
I-- it must have been
[sighs] around when...
1030
00:40:36,201 --> 00:40:37,233
I moved in here.
1031
00:40:37,335 --> 00:40:39,169
I guess
like seven years ago?
1032
00:40:40,138 --> 00:40:41,037
Mm.
1033
00:40:41,106 --> 00:40:42,305
This place is so small.
1034
00:40:42,407 --> 00:40:45,074
There was nowhere
to put any of it.
1035
00:40:45,177 --> 00:40:47,410
♪
1036
00:40:47,512 --> 00:40:48,912
yeah, I understand.
1037
00:40:50,482 --> 00:40:53,850
It's just, seeing
a life's worth of stuff in...
1038
00:40:53,952 --> 00:40:55,985
[ sighs ]
1039
00:40:56,087 --> 00:40:57,487
I just...
1040
00:40:57,589 --> 00:41:00,957
♪
1041
00:41:01,059 --> 00:41:03,026
I don't know.
1042
00:41:03,128 --> 00:41:09,165
♪
1043
00:41:09,267 --> 00:41:17,006
♪
1044
00:41:18,176 --> 00:41:27,083
♪