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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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♪ 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...
264
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He's just so inspiring.
265
00:09:33,364 --> 00:09:34,991
Yeah.
266
00:09:34,991 --> 00:09:36,284
He's pretty amazing.
267
00:09:36,284 --> 00:09:37,577
[ Chuckles ]
268
00:09:39,204 --> 00:09:42,665
I can't even imagine what
it must have been like for you.
269
00:09:42,665 --> 00:09:44,793
A‐And your mom ‐‐
to have to wait all those years.
270
00:09:44,793 --> 00:09:46,961
I always believed in him.
271
00:09:46,961 --> 00:09:48,963
That's what kept me going.
272
00:09:48,963 --> 00:09:50,507
And now he's back.
273
00:09:54,385 --> 00:09:55,595
Mm!
274
00:09:55,595 --> 00:09:56,930
Yeah, I knew it.
275
00:09:56,930 --> 00:09:58,807
[ Laughs ]
And less than 72 hours.
276
00:09:58,807 --> 00:09:59,933
Ha! [ Chuckles ]
277
00:09:59,933 --> 00:10:01,768
Girl.
Yeah, I know.
278
00:10:01,768 --> 00:10:02,685
[ Breathes deeply ]
279
00:10:02,685 --> 00:10:04,562
And? How was it?
280
00:10:04,562 --> 00:10:06,272
Like...
281
00:10:06,272 --> 00:10:08,191
Like we didn't
skip a beat.
282
00:10:08,191 --> 00:10:10,193
Well, all I know is,
I just won a hundred bucks.
283
00:10:10,193 --> 00:10:11,236
Why?
284
00:10:11,236 --> 00:10:12,654
We had a pool going...
[ Gasps ]
285
00:10:12,654 --> 00:10:14,864
...for how long
it would take.
Oh, my God.
286
00:10:14,864 --> 00:10:16,991
Everybody else was banking
on you having more restraint.
287
00:10:16,991 --> 00:10:19,202
Oh, really? Okay.
288
00:10:19,202 --> 00:10:21,412
[ Both chuckle ]
289
00:10:21,412 --> 00:10:24,374
You know, we haven't really even
talked about anything yet ‐‐
290
00:10:24,374 --> 00:10:26,126
like, you know, Darius,
291
00:10:26,126 --> 00:10:27,794
so many things.
292
00:10:27,794 --> 00:10:30,922
Well, I think
"bed first, talk second"
293
00:10:30,922 --> 00:10:33,299
is absolutely
the correct procedure...
294
00:10:33,299 --> 00:10:34,551
Mrs. Wallace.
295
00:10:34,551 --> 00:10:36,344
[ Both chuckle ]
296
00:10:38,888 --> 00:10:40,723
♪♪
297
00:10:40,723 --> 00:10:42,142
[ Door closes ]
298
00:10:42,142 --> 00:10:44,144
This would be my probation
officer, Scotty Williams.
299
00:10:44,144 --> 00:10:45,603
Pleasure to meet you,
Mr. Roswell.
300
00:10:45,603 --> 00:10:48,690
Likewise. Glad to see
you're making yourself at home.
301
00:10:48,690 --> 00:10:50,525
Courtesy of
Spencer Richardson, huh?
302
00:10:50,525 --> 00:10:51,317
Well done.
303
00:10:52,652 --> 00:10:54,028
I guess you met
my daughter.
304
00:10:54,028 --> 00:10:55,446
I did.
305
00:10:55,446 --> 00:10:57,532
Seems like she's got her head
on her shoulders.
306
00:10:57,532 --> 00:10:59,284
I thought we were gonna arrange
an appointment for that.
307
00:10:59,284 --> 00:11:01,327
Well, I came
to check out your digs.
308
00:11:01,327 --> 00:11:02,954
Didn't know
she'd be here.
309
00:11:04,372 --> 00:11:06,541
So, you came up
with some good stuff, huh?
310
00:11:06,541 --> 00:11:07,917
With Charlotte?
311
00:11:07,917 --> 00:11:09,085
Yeah.
312
00:11:09,085 --> 00:11:10,962
She's like a groupie, Dad.
[ Chuckles ]
313
00:11:10,962 --> 00:11:12,380
Well, I got you
to thank for that.
314
00:11:12,380 --> 00:11:13,715
Your website.
315
00:11:13,715 --> 00:11:15,758
I mean, you make me sound
like I walk on water.
316
00:11:15,758 --> 00:11:18,052
[ Glass shatters ]
317
00:11:20,180 --> 00:11:21,306
You alright?
318
00:11:21,306 --> 00:11:22,390
[ Sighs ]
319
00:11:24,350 --> 00:11:25,476
Yeah.
320
00:11:25,476 --> 00:11:26,769
It's just ‐‐
321
00:11:26,769 --> 00:11:28,563
I noticed the other night,
322
00:11:28,563 --> 00:11:31,107
the first night
you came home...
323
00:11:31,107 --> 00:11:32,734
there was a siren
down the street,
324
00:11:32,734 --> 00:11:34,110
and you kind of
wigged out.
325
00:11:34,110 --> 00:11:35,445
Like you did now.
326
00:11:36,863 --> 00:11:38,907
Guess I'm just a little jumpy,
you know?
327
00:11:38,907 --> 00:11:40,116
It's nothing.
328
00:11:40,116 --> 00:11:42,285
I read on the Internet
some stuff,
329
00:11:42,285 --> 00:11:45,580
people having...
PTSD sort of, like,
330
00:11:45,580 --> 00:11:47,123
when they come home.
No. No, no, no.
331
00:11:47,123 --> 00:11:50,460
It's nothing like that,
sweetheart.
332
00:11:50,460 --> 00:11:52,045
I swear I'm good.
333
00:11:52,045 --> 00:11:54,547
How about you?
334
00:11:54,547 --> 00:11:56,925
What do you mean?
I'm ‐‐ I'm great.
335
00:11:56,925 --> 00:11:58,218
It really feels like
you're not sure
336
00:11:58,218 --> 00:12:00,511
that this is gonna stick.
337
00:12:00,511 --> 00:12:02,180
Like maybe I'm not
gonna stay around
338
00:12:02,180 --> 00:12:03,848
or you're worried
something's gonna happen to me.
339
00:12:03,848 --> 00:12:06,267
Well, you're on probation.
340
00:12:06,267 --> 00:12:08,269
And he seems
pretty serious.
341
00:12:08,269 --> 00:12:10,355
Look, he can be
as serious as he wants.
342
00:12:10,355 --> 00:12:11,564
I'm not gonna
do anything
343
00:12:11,564 --> 00:12:13,024
to give him any ammunition
against me.
344
00:12:13,024 --> 00:12:15,443
Oh. Okay.
345
00:12:15,443 --> 00:12:17,946
Are you worried
about me and your mother?
346
00:12:18,947 --> 00:12:21,032
It's got to be hard ‐‐
347
00:12:21,032 --> 00:12:22,951
being in that house.
348
00:12:24,661 --> 00:12:27,163
♪♪
349
00:12:27,163 --> 00:12:30,959
You know, the two of you
is what I was fighting for.
350
00:12:30,959 --> 00:12:32,418
My whole time in there.
351
00:12:34,837 --> 00:12:37,548
And she's the only woman
I've ever loved.
352
00:12:37,548 --> 00:12:40,677
♪♪
353
00:12:40,677 --> 00:12:43,888
But listen, alright?
354
00:12:43,888 --> 00:12:46,307
No matter what...
355
00:12:46,307 --> 00:12:49,852
till my dying breath...
356
00:12:49,852 --> 00:12:52,272
whether you come to the office
with me every single day
357
00:12:52,272 --> 00:12:54,732
or not...
[ Laughs ]
358
00:12:54,732 --> 00:12:57,110
...I am gonna be there
for you.
359
00:12:59,112 --> 00:13:01,197
Alright?
360
00:13:01,197 --> 00:13:02,615
Yeah.
361
00:13:02,615 --> 00:13:05,868
♪♪
362
00:13:05,868 --> 00:13:07,120
[ Beep, door closes ]
363
00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:08,413
Hey, Mom.
Marie: Hey.
364
00:13:08,413 --> 00:13:09,414
Where's my AJ?
365
00:13:09,414 --> 00:13:10,790
He's sleeping
upstairs.
366
00:13:10,790 --> 00:13:12,625
Thanks.
367
00:13:12,625 --> 00:13:13,668
Good day?
368
00:13:13,668 --> 00:13:15,003
Aaron: Complicated.
369
00:13:15,003 --> 00:13:16,838
Tell me.
370
00:13:16,838 --> 00:13:18,214
[ Exhales deeply ]
371
00:13:18,214 --> 00:13:19,757
I'm not sure
I trust Richardson,
372
00:13:19,757 --> 00:13:22,760
and I think Jazz is
kind of having a bad time.
373
00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:24,679
Well, yeah, it's gonna be
kind of hard for her
374
00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:26,431
to believe
you're really here.
375
00:13:26,431 --> 00:13:28,057
And to admit, you know,
376
00:13:28,057 --> 00:13:30,018
it's ‐‐ it's all kind of
blowing my mind.
377
00:13:30,018 --> 00:13:32,395
[ Chuckles ]
Yeah. Mine too.
378
00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:39,652
I, uh, found Darius' shoes
in the garbage can.
379
00:13:39,652 --> 00:13:41,529
[ Sighs ]
380
00:13:41,529 --> 00:13:43,990
Well, he doesn't live here
anymore, so I threw 'em out.
381
00:13:43,990 --> 00:13:45,992
Okay, well...
382
00:13:45,992 --> 00:13:47,410
I think we should
talk about it.
383
00:13:48,619 --> 00:13:50,038
Nothing to talk about.
384
00:13:53,458 --> 00:13:55,376
He texted me yesterday.
He wants your number.
385
00:13:57,211 --> 00:13:58,671
What'd you say?
386
00:13:58,671 --> 00:14:00,715
I told him I didn't think
it was a great idea right now,
387
00:14:00,715 --> 00:14:02,759
but I'd ask you.
388
00:14:02,759 --> 00:14:04,635
What do you want to do?
389
00:14:06,763 --> 00:14:09,640
I don't know.
I guess...give me his.
390
00:14:10,558 --> 00:14:11,976
[ Sighs ]
391
00:14:14,103 --> 00:14:18,149
So...
how's your...case going?
392
00:14:18,149 --> 00:14:20,526
Yeah, it's alright.
It's a long shot.
393
00:14:20,526 --> 00:14:23,154
I don't even
know what it is.
394
00:14:23,154 --> 00:14:26,115
Black woman takes her kid
to a hospital in Westchester.
395
00:14:27,825 --> 00:14:29,660
He's got a brain injury,
396
00:14:29,660 --> 00:14:31,621
and they don't see him
for six hours.
397
00:14:31,621 --> 00:14:33,831
And she goes postal?
398
00:14:33,831 --> 00:14:35,666
That's the case
you're on?
399
00:14:35,666 --> 00:14:38,127
Yeah. They're gonna charge her
with kidnapping.
400
00:14:38,127 --> 00:14:39,629
She could get 25 to life.
401
00:14:39,629 --> 00:14:42,340
Well, yeah. She pulled a gun
on doctors and nurses.
402
00:14:42,340 --> 00:14:44,092
Because she was asked
to sit at the back of the bus
403
00:14:44,092 --> 00:14:46,052
while her son was dying.
404
00:14:46,052 --> 00:14:48,096
You don't know that.
You can't know what was
going on in that hospital.
405
00:14:48,096 --> 00:14:49,347
I will
when I get the records.
406
00:14:51,599 --> 00:14:52,558
Okay.
407
00:14:52,558 --> 00:14:54,894
If you win this,
408
00:14:54,894 --> 00:14:57,105
you realize the message
it's gonna send?
409
00:14:59,482 --> 00:15:01,567
That anyone can walk
into my hospital
410
00:15:01,567 --> 00:15:02,777
and wave a gun at me
411
00:15:02,777 --> 00:15:04,946
if they're not happy
with the level of attention?
412
00:15:04,946 --> 00:15:06,322
Do you know
what the people at my hospital
413
00:15:06,322 --> 00:15:07,740
are gonna say to me
when they find out?
414
00:15:07,740 --> 00:15:09,408
You walked out of here,
and you didn't even tell me.
415
00:15:09,408 --> 00:15:10,868
[ Sighs ]
416
00:15:10,868 --> 00:15:13,830
You told me you wanted me
to take the job with Richardson.
417
00:15:13,830 --> 00:15:15,123
That's what it required.
418
00:15:15,123 --> 00:15:16,541
Well, I didn't say
you shouldn't take it.
419
00:15:16,541 --> 00:15:18,543
I'm just saying
that we should've discussed it.
420
00:15:18,543 --> 00:15:20,128
Maybe you could've
gone back to him
421
00:15:20,128 --> 00:15:21,379
and asked
for something else
422
00:15:21,379 --> 00:15:23,422
or we could have found
some other solution,
423
00:15:23,422 --> 00:15:26,509
especially when you're telling
me you don't trust the man.
424
00:15:26,509 --> 00:15:29,095
Look...
425
00:15:29,095 --> 00:15:30,972
you should've recognized
it might affect me,
426
00:15:30,972 --> 00:15:32,765
and we should've
talked about it.
427
00:15:32,765 --> 00:15:34,308
[ Sighs ]
You're right.
428
00:15:34,308 --> 00:15:35,893
I...
429
00:15:35,893 --> 00:15:39,147
Baby, I get you've been
on your own all this time,
430
00:15:39,147 --> 00:15:40,982
but you got to start
including me.
431
00:15:40,982 --> 00:15:42,942
I hear you, Marie.
I ‐‐
432
00:15:42,942 --> 00:15:44,944
Listen.
433
00:15:44,944 --> 00:15:46,946
No more lone wolf.
434
00:15:46,946 --> 00:15:48,948
I swear.
435
00:15:48,948 --> 00:15:54,370
♪♪
436
00:15:54,370 --> 00:15:56,205
I, uh...
I got you something.
437
00:15:58,666 --> 00:16:00,710
Since you're so big time.
438
00:16:00,710 --> 00:16:10,344
♪♪
439
00:16:10,344 --> 00:16:19,687
♪♪
440
00:16:19,687 --> 00:16:22,732
"ASW, Esquire."
441
00:16:22,732 --> 00:16:24,192
[ Chuckles softly ]
442
00:16:24,192 --> 00:16:25,526
I like the sound
of that.
443
00:16:25,526 --> 00:16:27,195
I do, too.
444
00:16:27,195 --> 00:16:27,987
Thank you.
445
00:16:27,987 --> 00:16:29,405
[ Chuckles softly ]
446
00:16:29,405 --> 00:16:33,409
♪♪
447
00:16:33,409 --> 00:16:35,411
Sun:
This is absolutely absurd.
448
00:16:35,411 --> 00:16:37,288
Hospitals have
a sophisticated triage system
449
00:16:37,288 --> 00:16:39,248
to code and evaluate
relative need.
450
00:16:39,248 --> 00:16:41,542
"Relative" being the operative
word here, Your Honor.
451
00:16:41,542 --> 00:16:44,337
That makes the entire situation
completely subjective.
452
00:16:44,337 --> 00:16:46,714
Complex systems are in place,
systems constructed
453
00:16:46,714 --> 00:16:48,716
by years of research
with complicated protocols ‐‐
454
00:16:48,716 --> 00:16:50,843
Which require
subjective judgment.
455
00:16:50,843 --> 00:16:53,221
And ordinary citizens do not
get to substitute their judgment
456
00:16:53,221 --> 00:16:54,513
for that
of the professionals
457
00:16:54,513 --> 00:16:56,515
and start waving a loaded gun
around to prove it.
458
00:16:56,515 --> 00:16:59,018
If the court even entertains
this necessity defense,
459
00:16:59,018 --> 00:17:00,436
what would be
the end game?
460
00:17:00,436 --> 00:17:02,021
Anyone can take
doctors and nurses hostage
461
00:17:02,021 --> 00:17:03,397
if they think
they need more attention?
462
00:17:03,397 --> 00:17:05,149
Is that the new standard
we want to create?
463
00:17:05,149 --> 00:17:07,026
It isn't anyone,
Your Honor.
464
00:17:07,026 --> 00:17:08,736
And it isn't
every situation.
465
00:17:08,736 --> 00:17:10,488
It's this
particular situation.
466
00:17:10,488 --> 00:17:12,448
Which is?
467
00:17:12,448 --> 00:17:15,034
A black woman walks into
a predominantly white hospital
468
00:17:15,034 --> 00:17:16,953
expecting a certain level
of care.
469
00:17:16,953 --> 00:17:19,622
Instead, she's ignored
and treated like a hysteric
470
00:17:19,622 --> 00:17:21,123
precisely because
she was black.
471
00:17:21,123 --> 00:17:22,959
You can't possibly
prove that.
472
00:17:22,959 --> 00:17:24,085
I could if I was allowed
473
00:17:24,085 --> 00:17:25,920
to subpoena
the intake logs and records
474
00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:27,880
of all the other patients
from that night.
475
00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:30,466
[ Chuckles ]
I would've thought he'd be
more familiar with HIPAA.
476
00:17:30,466 --> 00:17:32,218
There will be no HIPAA issue
here, Your Honor,
477
00:17:32,218 --> 00:17:33,427
if the names and addresses
478
00:17:33,427 --> 00:17:35,263
of all the other patients
were redacted.
479
00:17:35,263 --> 00:17:38,140
This is a fishing expedition,
Your Honor.
480
00:17:38,140 --> 00:17:39,725
Then I guess
you don't know about
481
00:17:39,725 --> 00:17:41,644
the racial‐discrimination
lawsuit brought and settled
482
00:17:41,644 --> 00:17:43,896
with Westchester United
two years ago.
483
00:17:45,398 --> 00:17:48,276
Makes you wonder
if there's a pattern here.
484
00:17:48,276 --> 00:17:53,531
♪♪
485
00:17:53,531 --> 00:17:55,575
And how would you get around
the privacy issues
486
00:17:55,575 --> 00:17:58,119
in Northwestern v. Ashcroft?
487
00:17:58,119 --> 00:18:01,414
Subsection 514
of section 164
488
00:18:01,414 --> 00:18:03,291
of the Code
of Federal Regulations
489
00:18:03,291 --> 00:18:06,168
allows disclosure of exactly
this kind of information
490
00:18:06,168 --> 00:18:09,338
as long as the subpoena requires
de‐identification.
491
00:18:09,338 --> 00:18:13,968
♪♪
492
00:18:13,968 --> 00:18:17,263
I want to hear all the arguments
in front of the bench ‐‐
493
00:18:17,263 --> 00:18:19,056
before I ever let it
get to a jury.
494
00:18:20,182 --> 00:18:22,476
That sounds fair,
Your Honor.
495
00:18:22,476 --> 00:18:23,227
Thank you.
496
00:18:23,227 --> 00:18:25,229
♪♪
497
00:18:30,693 --> 00:18:32,528
They crossed out
all the names,
498
00:18:32,528 --> 00:18:35,615
but their ages, ethnicities,
and conditions are all there.
499
00:18:35,615 --> 00:18:38,242
Roswell: According to the logs,
there was a white man,
500
00:18:38,242 --> 00:18:40,870
54 years old,
came in at 6:02 p. m.,
501
00:18:40,870 --> 00:18:44,081
complaining
of abdominal pain.
502
00:18:44,081 --> 00:18:47,376
That was 28 minutes
after you'd already checked in,
503
00:18:47,376 --> 00:18:50,171
but he was seen by a doctor,
diagnosed with heartburn,
504
00:18:50,171 --> 00:18:53,299
and discharged
at 6:48 p. m.,
505
00:18:53,299 --> 00:18:55,885
at which point,
Josh still hadn't been treated.
506
00:18:55,885 --> 00:18:57,637
Heartburn.
507
00:18:57,637 --> 00:18:59,180
Do you remember
seeing this man
508
00:18:59,180 --> 00:19:01,557
or overhearing
anything about him?
509
00:19:01,557 --> 00:19:02,558
No.
510
00:19:03,851 --> 00:19:05,353
But there was a soccer mom
511
00:19:05,353 --> 00:19:08,064
with her daughter,
who had a broken arm.
512
00:19:08,064 --> 00:19:10,024
They were in the room
next to mine.
513
00:19:10,024 --> 00:19:12,902
Got X‐rayed
and the whole nine yards.
514
00:19:12,902 --> 00:19:15,363
Came in after,
treated first.
515
00:19:15,363 --> 00:19:17,907
Same as you just described
with Mr. Pepto‐Bismol.
516
00:19:17,907 --> 00:19:20,326
I hope you're not gonna have
that attitude in the courtroom.
517
00:19:22,244 --> 00:19:23,788
Is she going to
have to explain
518
00:19:23,788 --> 00:19:27,583
why she was carrying a gun
in the first place?
519
00:19:27,583 --> 00:19:30,836
Prosecution's likely
to bring that up. Yeah.
520
00:19:30,836 --> 00:19:32,588
And her explanation
521
00:19:32,588 --> 00:19:34,757
that she got robbed
in the neighborhood.
522
00:19:34,757 --> 00:19:36,175
Josh: Mom?
523
00:19:36,175 --> 00:19:37,468
What's going on here?
524
00:19:37,468 --> 00:19:39,261
Oh.
525
00:19:39,261 --> 00:19:42,640
These are the men
that are helping us.
526
00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:46,143
This is Aaron Wallace ‐‐
he's my lawyer ‐‐
527
00:19:46,143 --> 00:19:48,354
and his associate,
Mr. Roswell.
528
00:19:48,354 --> 00:19:49,522
Nice to meet you, Josh.
529
00:19:51,148 --> 00:19:52,900
If you need me
to answer any questions
530
00:19:52,900 --> 00:19:54,944
about what happened that day,
I was there, too.
531
00:19:54,944 --> 00:19:56,028
[ Chuckling ] Alright.
532
00:19:56,028 --> 00:19:58,030
That won't be necessary,
sugar.
533
00:19:58,030 --> 00:20:00,408
They know all about
what happened.
534
00:20:00,408 --> 00:20:02,785
Maybe I'll take Josh
for something to eat.
535
00:20:02,785 --> 00:20:04,537
Want to get some pizza,
little man?
536
00:20:09,709 --> 00:20:13,379
My husband's definitely having
a hard time with all this.
537
00:20:13,379 --> 00:20:16,507
He didn't even know
I had a gun.
538
00:20:16,507 --> 00:20:18,259
And now he's hearing
539
00:20:18,259 --> 00:20:21,637
that I'm whipping one out
in a hospital.
540
00:20:21,637 --> 00:20:23,973
♪♪
541
00:20:23,973 --> 00:20:25,558
Do you love him?
542
00:20:25,558 --> 00:20:27,601
Of course.
543
00:20:27,601 --> 00:20:29,520
Does he love you?
544
00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:31,772
We've been together
since we were 18.
545
00:20:31,772 --> 00:20:34,233
There's never been
nobody else.
546
00:20:34,233 --> 00:20:36,402
Then you just got to hold on
to your truth.
547
00:20:38,821 --> 00:20:40,990
James will come around
when he can.
548
00:20:40,990 --> 00:20:42,408
♪♪
549
00:20:42,408 --> 00:20:44,577
I read about your case.
550
00:20:44,577 --> 00:20:46,579
Your wife...
551
00:20:46,579 --> 00:20:48,414
she waited?
552
00:20:48,414 --> 00:20:50,583
Nine and a half years?
553
00:20:50,583 --> 00:20:53,794
♪♪
554
00:20:53,794 --> 00:20:55,171
I'm home again.
555
00:20:57,006 --> 00:20:58,591
That's all that matters.
556
00:20:58,591 --> 00:21:02,261
♪♪
557
00:21:02,261 --> 00:21:04,013
Alright, you have plenty of milk
in the fridge now.
558
00:21:04,013 --> 00:21:04,972
Mom.
559
00:21:04,972 --> 00:21:06,474
What?
Shh.
560
00:21:07,975 --> 00:21:10,561
I told you, don't worry
about being quiet.
561
00:21:10,561 --> 00:21:13,731
You can't be on eggshells
around him.
562
00:21:13,731 --> 00:21:15,566
[ AJ crying ]
563
00:21:15,566 --> 00:21:17,818
Yeah?
Well, now you woke him.
564
00:21:17,818 --> 00:21:21,489
Just leave him be, Jazz.
He'll work it out on his own.
565
00:21:21,489 --> 00:21:23,699
I just feel like
he's hungry, Mom.
566
00:21:23,699 --> 00:21:26,076
Those are sleeping sounds,
honey.
567
00:21:26,076 --> 00:21:28,037
Look, he's...
568
00:21:28,037 --> 00:21:30,206
he's getting out
of the newborn stage.
569
00:21:30,206 --> 00:21:31,999
You know,
his habits are changing.
570
00:21:31,999 --> 00:21:34,376
[ AJ cooing ]
571
00:21:34,376 --> 00:21:35,669
See?
572
00:21:37,379 --> 00:21:40,466
Your father and I
used to argue
573
00:21:40,466 --> 00:21:43,677
about how long we should wait
before somebody picked you up.
574
00:21:43,677 --> 00:21:44,637
He was a softie.
575
00:21:44,637 --> 00:21:46,055
[ Chuckles ]
576
00:21:46,055 --> 00:21:47,765
He couldn't stand it
for more than two minutes.
577
00:21:47,765 --> 00:21:50,309
[ Chuckles ]
578
00:21:50,309 --> 00:21:52,686
What's this?
579
00:21:52,686 --> 00:21:54,688
Oh.
Looking up new houses.
580
00:21:54,688 --> 00:21:55,439
For us?
581
00:21:55,439 --> 00:21:56,774
Yeah.
582
00:21:56,774 --> 00:21:58,609
I mean, we don't have
a third bedroom for AJ
583
00:21:58,609 --> 00:22:01,987
or anywhere for, you know,
your father to stay
584
00:22:01,987 --> 00:22:03,572
or Dad's parents to stay
when they come.
585
00:22:03,572 --> 00:22:05,407
Mm.
586
00:22:05,407 --> 00:22:07,993
Dad told me
he's getting a good salary.
587
00:22:07,993 --> 00:22:09,703
Well, he's got
a six‐month agreement
588
00:22:09,703 --> 00:22:12,039
with Spencer Richardson
if he gets through this case
589
00:22:12,039 --> 00:22:15,000
and Richardson is happy
with the result.
590
00:22:18,712 --> 00:22:20,881
So, I asked
if they'd provide me something
591
00:22:20,881 --> 00:22:23,217
for the postoperative pain,
592
00:22:23,217 --> 00:22:25,010
and this nurse asked
if I would rate my pain
593
00:22:25,010 --> 00:22:26,637
on a scale
from 1 to 10.
594
00:22:26,637 --> 00:22:28,430
I say an 8.
595
00:22:28,430 --> 00:22:30,641
She says, "Let me go check
with the doctor."
596
00:22:30,641 --> 00:22:33,435
Hours go by.
Now I'm in agony.
597
00:22:33,435 --> 00:22:36,230
And I called the nurse again ‐‐
different nurse this time.
598
00:22:36,230 --> 00:22:38,023
The other one's
off her shift.
599
00:22:38,023 --> 00:22:39,358
She asked the same question,
600
00:22:39,358 --> 00:22:42,278
said she's gonna go check
with the doctor.
601
00:22:42,278 --> 00:22:45,072
It took them almost a whole day
to bring the painkiller.
602
00:22:45,072 --> 00:22:47,283
And they go on and on
about how addictive it can be
603
00:22:47,283 --> 00:22:50,286
and how they didn't want
to give me too high a dose.
604
00:22:50,286 --> 00:22:51,787
Couple days later,
I go into work.
605
00:22:51,787 --> 00:22:53,831
I tell my colleague
my story.
606
00:22:53,831 --> 00:22:55,541
She says she was
at the same hospital.
607
00:22:55,541 --> 00:22:57,167
With a very different story.
608
00:22:57,167 --> 00:23:00,421
I had my appendix out
two weeks before,
609
00:23:00,421 --> 00:23:03,257
and I go there and tell them
it's still hurting.
610
00:23:03,257 --> 00:23:05,926
They check me out,
tell me all is fine.
611
00:23:05,926 --> 00:23:07,511
They ask me
about my pain index.
612
00:23:07,511 --> 00:23:09,555
I say I am at a 5.
613
00:23:09,555 --> 00:23:11,932
And they zip in
with a bottle of Oxy
614
00:23:11,932 --> 00:23:14,518
and ask if I want a prescription
for another one,
615
00:23:14,518 --> 00:23:16,562
in case I need it.
616
00:23:16,562 --> 00:23:18,564
And you're both on
the same insurance plan?
617
00:23:18,564 --> 00:23:20,232
Of course.
We get it through our employer.
618
00:23:20,232 --> 00:23:21,358
I mean,
I never would've known
619
00:23:21,358 --> 00:23:22,776
about the difference
in treatment
620
00:23:22,776 --> 00:23:25,571
if I hadn't happened
to mention it to Elise at work.
621
00:23:25,571 --> 00:23:27,489
But then I did
my own research,
622
00:23:27,489 --> 00:23:29,742
and I found that this is a trend
all over the country.
623
00:23:29,742 --> 00:23:30,826
Black people being perceived
624
00:23:30,826 --> 00:23:32,328
to have a higher tolerance
for pain.
625
00:23:32,328 --> 00:23:33,787
That's why I felt like
I had to bring the suit.
626
00:23:33,787 --> 00:23:34,997
And the settlement?
627
00:23:34,997 --> 00:23:36,540
It wasn't for much.
628
00:23:36,540 --> 00:23:39,084
What I wanted was
for them to make some changes.
629
00:23:39,084 --> 00:23:40,669
Of course,
they put it in writing.
630
00:23:40,669 --> 00:23:42,880
How they were going to
look at their protocols,
631
00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:44,298
have sensitivity training.
632
00:23:44,298 --> 00:23:45,966
And here we are.
633
00:23:45,966 --> 00:23:49,094
That poor woman looking
at 25 years in prison
634
00:23:49,094 --> 00:23:50,387
for trying
to save her son.
635
00:23:50,387 --> 00:23:57,603
♪♪
636
00:23:57,603 --> 00:24:00,272
This is a map of income
by ZIP code.
637
00:24:00,272 --> 00:24:03,192
♪♪
638
00:24:03,192 --> 00:24:05,945
Could you please show me
where Bronx County Hospital is?
639
00:24:05,945 --> 00:24:12,660
♪♪
640
00:24:12,660 --> 00:24:14,662
I want to ask the court...
641
00:24:14,662 --> 00:24:17,665
to take judicial notice
the, um...
642
00:24:17,665 --> 00:24:19,083
[ Both chuckle softly ]
643
00:24:19,083 --> 00:24:21,585
So, this is the mad genius
at work.
644
00:24:21,585 --> 00:24:23,087
[ Sighs ] My curfew.
645
00:24:23,087 --> 00:24:24,463
Mm.
646
00:24:24,463 --> 00:24:26,674
Otherwise, I'd be doing this
at the office.
647
00:24:26,674 --> 00:24:27,883
Don't worry ‐‐
648
00:24:27,883 --> 00:24:29,843
the tape won't peel the paint
from the walls.
649
00:24:29,843 --> 00:24:31,637
[ Chuckles ]
650
00:24:31,637 --> 00:24:33,180
Maybe this is why
651
00:24:33,180 --> 00:24:35,140
Jazz is looking up new houses
on the Internet.
652
00:24:35,140 --> 00:24:37,184
She never mentioned
anything to me.
653
00:24:37,184 --> 00:24:39,144
Well, I‐I told her
it was too soon,
654
00:24:39,144 --> 00:24:40,396
but I understand
the instinct.
655
00:24:40,396 --> 00:24:42,231
Yeah.
656
00:24:42,231 --> 00:24:43,691
[ Inhales deeply ]
657
00:24:43,691 --> 00:24:47,903
So, you want to run
some of this by me,
658
00:24:47,903 --> 00:24:50,072
pretend I'm the judge?
659
00:24:50,072 --> 00:24:52,032
Hold on.
660
00:24:52,032 --> 00:24:53,951
I thought you were rooting
for the other side.
661
00:24:53,951 --> 00:24:56,161
It's called role play...
662
00:24:56,161 --> 00:24:57,579
Counselor.
663
00:25:00,332 --> 00:25:02,209
[ Telephone ringing ]
664
00:25:02,209 --> 00:25:03,627
Take a seat.
665
00:25:03,627 --> 00:25:05,045
[ Taps ]
666
00:25:05,045 --> 00:25:07,881
So, what'd you find out about
this new case he's working on?
667
00:25:07,881 --> 00:25:09,216
Well,
he's not interacting
668
00:25:09,216 --> 00:25:11,051
with anyone
in the criminal element,
669
00:25:11,051 --> 00:25:13,053
if that's the concern.
670
00:25:13,053 --> 00:25:14,972
And what did he tell you
about his relationship
671
00:25:14,972 --> 00:25:16,598
with Spencer Richardson?
672
00:25:16,598 --> 00:25:20,686
Just that Richardson's paying
his overhead and his salary.
673
00:25:20,686 --> 00:25:22,479
Seemed like a move
in a positive direction.
674
00:25:22,479 --> 00:25:25,941
I think maybe you should drop in
on Richardson,
675
00:25:25,941 --> 00:25:28,777
since now
he's the ward's employer.
676
00:25:30,029 --> 00:25:32,448
Is there anything in particular
you want to know?
677
00:25:32,448 --> 00:25:34,074
I just want to make sure
678
00:25:34,074 --> 00:25:35,784
he's not taking advantage
of Wallace,
679
00:25:35,784 --> 00:25:37,327
pushing him to do things
680
00:25:37,327 --> 00:25:40,789
that his army of legitimate
attorneys won't touch.
681
00:25:42,958 --> 00:25:44,960
And how hard
do you want me to go?
682
00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:47,588
Just ask your questions, Scotty,
matter of fact.
683
00:25:47,588 --> 00:25:52,885
♪♪
684
00:25:57,056 --> 00:26:02,644
I can tell this isn't
very comfortable for you.
685
00:26:02,644 --> 00:26:04,855
Asking these questions.
686
00:26:04,855 --> 00:26:07,066
I'm doing my job, sir.
687
00:26:08,192 --> 00:26:10,694
You're trying
to thread the needle
688
00:26:10,694 --> 00:26:13,655
between doing your job
and being used as an errand boy.
689
00:26:13,655 --> 00:26:15,532
[ Chuckles ]
690
00:26:15,532 --> 00:26:17,826
That's a needle I have to thread
every day, sir.
691
00:26:17,826 --> 00:26:20,370
And I bet you got
all kinds of people asking you
692
00:26:20,370 --> 00:26:23,624
why you're working
inside a system
693
00:26:23,624 --> 00:26:25,501
that holds our people down.
694
00:26:25,501 --> 00:26:28,128
Hmm.
695
00:26:28,128 --> 00:26:32,549
I'd like to think I do some good
from time to time.
696
00:26:32,549 --> 00:26:34,301
Making sure people like Wallace
stay on their feet.
697
00:26:34,301 --> 00:26:36,678
And what about me?
698
00:26:36,678 --> 00:26:38,305
You have your doubts?
699
00:26:39,681 --> 00:26:41,850
I admire what
you've accomplished...
700
00:26:41,850 --> 00:26:43,519
sir.
701
00:26:43,519 --> 00:26:46,688
I also know you've been
a big friend to law enforcement.
702
00:26:46,688 --> 00:26:48,565
I'd imagine that's why
people on my end
703
00:26:48,565 --> 00:26:52,152
are a bit...confused
about your intentions.
704
00:26:52,152 --> 00:26:54,530
Your boss is
just the messenger.
705
00:26:56,073 --> 00:26:57,574
This is
the Bronx DA's office
706
00:26:57,574 --> 00:26:59,451
having you do
their bidding for them.
707
00:27:01,286 --> 00:27:03,664
You want to know
what we're trying to do,
708
00:27:03,664 --> 00:27:06,166
I suggest you come to court
tomorrow and see for yourself.
709
00:27:06,166 --> 00:27:11,380
♪♪
710
00:27:11,380 --> 00:27:13,090
The defense is trying
to make a false connection
711
00:27:13,090 --> 00:27:15,843
between this one anecdote
from over two years ago
712
00:27:15,843 --> 00:27:17,845
and how Ms. Martin was treated
on the night in question.
713
00:27:17,845 --> 00:27:19,805
The connection is clear,
Your Honor.
714
00:27:19,805 --> 00:27:22,391
Conscious or unconscious,
deliberate or not,
715
00:27:22,391 --> 00:27:24,852
Josh Martin's head injury
was not taken as seriously
716
00:27:24,852 --> 00:27:26,144
as a white girl
with a broken arm
717
00:27:26,144 --> 00:27:27,604
or a white man
with a stomach ache.
718
00:27:27,604 --> 00:27:29,064
So now you're speculating
about the intentions
719
00:27:29,064 --> 00:27:30,315
of the doctors
and nurses.
720
00:27:32,401 --> 00:27:33,777
[ Door closes ]
721
00:27:33,777 --> 00:27:40,909
♪♪
722
00:27:40,909 --> 00:27:43,912
Judge Mitchell:
Mr. Wallace?
723
00:27:43,912 --> 00:27:45,998
Ms. Martin was treated
differently, and she knew it.
724
00:27:45,998 --> 00:27:47,708
The same way
Mr. Wilson was.
725
00:27:47,708 --> 00:27:49,209
You cannot cherry‐pick
two instances
726
00:27:49,209 --> 00:27:50,794
and try to argue
a pattern.
727
00:27:50,794 --> 00:27:52,713
Which is why
we all have to understand
728
00:27:52,713 --> 00:27:55,173
the larger context of the system
she walked into that night.
729
00:27:55,173 --> 00:27:56,633
And you're gonna
educate us?
730
00:27:56,633 --> 00:27:58,051
No.
731
00:27:58,051 --> 00:27:59,344
But the hospital's
administrator is.
732
00:28:00,804 --> 00:28:04,808
Mr. Kent, are you familiar
with Opticlear?
733
00:28:04,808 --> 00:28:06,977
It's a software algorithm
734
00:28:06,977 --> 00:28:09,187
that helps us
with care‐decision making.
735
00:28:09,187 --> 00:28:11,023
And it's used
at thousands of hospitals?
736
00:28:11,023 --> 00:28:12,774
It's the gold standard.
737
00:28:12,774 --> 00:28:14,610
And are you aware
738
00:28:14,610 --> 00:28:17,154
that medical researchers
have determined
739
00:28:17,154 --> 00:28:20,949
that this gold standard
dramatically underestimates
740
00:28:20,949 --> 00:28:22,451
the healthcare needs
of black patients?
741
00:28:22,451 --> 00:28:25,287
I‐I believe
that is still up for debate.
742
00:28:25,287 --> 00:28:26,872
Well, not according
to the CDC,
743
00:28:26,872 --> 00:28:29,708
the University of Chicago,
and Mass General.
744
00:28:29,708 --> 00:28:32,044
And are you aware
of the proven underdiagnosis
745
00:28:32,044 --> 00:28:33,503
of depression
in black patients?
746
00:28:33,503 --> 00:28:35,297
Uh, in general, yes.
747
00:28:35,297 --> 00:28:37,174
Overdiagnosis
of schizophrenia?
748
00:28:37,174 --> 00:28:38,550
Also true.
749
00:28:38,550 --> 00:28:41,219
And are black patients
50% less likely
750
00:28:41,219 --> 00:28:42,846
to receive
pain medication?
751
00:28:42,846 --> 00:28:45,557
I‐I‐I don't know
if it's 50%.
752
00:28:45,557 --> 00:28:50,395
And no one is arguing
that this is okay, Mr. Wallace.
753
00:28:50,395 --> 00:28:52,814
I'm not asking
if it's okay.
754
00:28:52,814 --> 00:28:54,149
I'm asking if it's real.
755
00:28:54,149 --> 00:28:56,026
Sun: Objection, Your Honor.
756
00:28:56,026 --> 00:28:57,945
Is Mr. Wallace putting
757
00:28:57,945 --> 00:29:00,656
the entire American
medical system on trial here?
758
00:29:00,656 --> 00:29:02,366
Yes, sir, I am.
759
00:29:02,366 --> 00:29:04,910
Because I thought
what we're talking about here is
760
00:29:04,910 --> 00:29:06,912
a single incident
on a single day
at a certain hospital.
761
00:29:06,912 --> 00:29:08,622
As I said before,
762
00:29:08,622 --> 00:29:11,625
Ms. Martin's experience
at Westchester United
763
00:29:11,625 --> 00:29:13,335
exists within the context
of a broader issue, Your Honor.
764
00:29:13,335 --> 00:29:14,628
That's my point.
765
00:29:14,628 --> 00:29:16,880
I'll allow it
if you can find a way
766
00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:18,632
to tie it together,
Mr. Wallace.
767
00:29:23,136 --> 00:29:26,056
Now, this is a map of income
by ZIP code.
768
00:29:26,056 --> 00:29:28,266
I would ask the court
to take judicial notice
769
00:29:28,266 --> 00:29:30,227
that Ms. Martin's ZIP code
in the Bronx
770
00:29:30,227 --> 00:29:34,856
has a median family income
of $33,456
771
00:29:34,856 --> 00:29:37,609
and is 82%
people of color.
772
00:29:37,609 --> 00:29:40,153
And what is the median
family income of the ZIP code
773
00:29:40,153 --> 00:29:42,114
where your hospital is located
in Westchester?
774
00:29:42,114 --> 00:29:45,325
Roughly...110,000.
775
00:29:45,325 --> 00:29:48,328
So, would it be
fair to say
776
00:29:48,328 --> 00:29:52,124
that when Ms. Martin drove past
Bronx County on that day,
777
00:29:52,124 --> 00:29:54,584
headed to your hospital,
that she thought
778
00:29:54,584 --> 00:29:56,336
she would be going
to a better‐funded hospital
779
00:29:56,336 --> 00:29:57,921
with better facilities
and better care?
780
00:29:57,921 --> 00:29:59,423
I can't dispute that.
781
00:29:59,423 --> 00:30:01,591
But it's not supposed to
be that way, is it?
782
00:30:01,591 --> 00:30:02,926
I'm s‐‐
783
00:30:02,926 --> 00:30:05,053
Uh, uh, I'm not sure
I understand the question.
784
00:30:05,053 --> 00:30:07,931
There are government programs
already in place
785
00:30:07,931 --> 00:30:09,349
designed to close the gap
786
00:30:09,349 --> 00:30:12,102
between private
well‐funded hospitals like yours
787
00:30:12,102 --> 00:30:13,562
and the county hospital
in the Bronx
788
00:30:13,562 --> 00:30:14,730
that Ms. Martin
was avoiding.
789
00:30:14,730 --> 00:30:16,148
Are there not?
790
00:30:16,148 --> 00:30:18,567
Are you talking about
the Indigent Care Pool?
791
00:30:18,567 --> 00:30:21,278
A billion‐dollar fund
designed for resources
792
00:30:21,278 --> 00:30:22,529
to flow into
underserved communities.
793
00:30:22,529 --> 00:30:24,031
That's right.
794
00:30:24,031 --> 00:30:25,824
And based on the idea
of that fund,
795
00:30:25,824 --> 00:30:29,119
you'd expect the hospitals
in inner‐city areas
796
00:30:29,119 --> 00:30:30,829
to be getting
most of that money.
797
00:30:30,829 --> 00:30:31,872
In theory, yes.
798
00:30:31,872 --> 00:30:33,498
But not in practice.
799
00:30:33,498 --> 00:30:35,417
In fact,
a lot of that money goes
800
00:30:35,417 --> 00:30:37,919
to private well‐funded hospitals
like yours.
801
00:30:37,919 --> 00:30:40,005
Uh, I am not aware
of the exact allocations.
802
00:30:41,256 --> 00:30:43,467
In order
for Westchester United
803
00:30:43,467 --> 00:30:45,093
to get their hands
on some of that money,
804
00:30:45,093 --> 00:30:46,678
you had to apply
for a grant, yes?
805
00:30:46,678 --> 00:30:47,763
Of course.
806
00:30:47,763 --> 00:30:49,097
And on what basis
807
00:30:49,097 --> 00:30:52,059
did your hospital apply
for funds from the ICP?
808
00:30:52,059 --> 00:30:55,270
Well, 18% of the people who
come into our emergency rooms
809
00:30:55,270 --> 00:30:57,689
are from
the indigent community.
810
00:30:57,689 --> 00:31:00,275
♪♪
811
00:31:00,275 --> 00:31:02,778
18%.
812
00:31:02,778 --> 00:31:04,905
That's what justified
your money grab.
813
00:31:04,905 --> 00:31:06,448
Objection.
814
00:31:06,448 --> 00:31:07,532
Your Honor?
815
00:31:07,532 --> 00:31:09,117
Withdrawn.
816
00:31:09,117 --> 00:31:11,745
♪♪
817
00:31:11,745 --> 00:31:14,039
So, since your hospital
818
00:31:14,039 --> 00:31:16,917
and other private
well‐funded hospitals
819
00:31:16,917 --> 00:31:19,836
make a habit of siphoning money
away from inner‐city hospitals
820
00:31:19,836 --> 00:31:22,672
on the premise
that you also treat
821
00:31:22,672 --> 00:31:24,925
members of
the underserved community,
822
00:31:24,925 --> 00:31:27,594
when Ms. Martin walked
into that hospital
823
00:31:27,594 --> 00:31:30,722
as someone from the poorer
socioeconomic demographic,
824
00:31:30,722 --> 00:31:33,600
she should expect to be treated
as though she belonged there.
825
00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:35,936
I...
826
00:31:35,936 --> 00:31:38,772
I‐I think it goes without saying
that she, uh...
827
00:31:38,772 --> 00:31:42,317
should expect good treatment
in any hospital she walks into.
828
00:31:42,317 --> 00:31:43,693
Including ours.
829
00:31:43,693 --> 00:31:45,779
Yeah.
830
00:31:45,779 --> 00:31:48,782
Yeah, that is
what she should expect.
831
00:31:48,782 --> 00:31:50,575
But that isn't
what happened.
832
00:31:50,575 --> 00:31:51,701
Was it?
833
00:31:51,701 --> 00:31:53,912
[ Pen clicks ]
834
00:31:53,912 --> 00:31:59,167
♪♪
835
00:31:59,167 --> 00:32:04,256
♪♪
836
00:32:15,433 --> 00:32:19,020
[ Dramatic chord strikes ]
837
00:32:19,020 --> 00:32:21,439
[ Heartbeat thumping ]
838
00:32:21,439 --> 00:32:23,441
[ Indistinct conversations
in distance ]
839
00:32:23,441 --> 00:32:25,652
[ Breathing heavily ]
840
00:32:29,698 --> 00:32:31,908
The point is,
you're in a very good position,
841
00:32:31,908 --> 00:32:33,535
and we need
to keep pushing this.
842
00:32:33,535 --> 00:32:34,578
Hey. Henry.
843
00:32:34,578 --> 00:32:35,704
'Cause we got 'em
on the run now.
844
00:32:35,704 --> 00:32:37,205
Just keep push‐‐
845
00:32:38,373 --> 00:32:40,834
Keep pushing what?
What's going on?
846
00:32:40,834 --> 00:32:42,794
Mr. Richardson says
they're offering us a deal.
847
00:32:42,794 --> 00:32:43,795
Mm.
848
00:32:44,963 --> 00:32:46,464
How do you know that?
849
00:32:46,464 --> 00:32:48,425
Westchester DA called me.
850
00:32:49,885 --> 00:32:50,760
Instead of her lawyer.
851
00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:52,721
We know each other.
852
00:32:52,721 --> 00:32:55,390
He was trying to convince me
to pull the plug.
853
00:32:55,390 --> 00:32:57,684
I told him
we weren't giving in so easily.
854
00:32:57,684 --> 00:32:59,978
What's the offer?
855
00:32:59,978 --> 00:33:03,148
They'll drop the kidnapping
down to unlawful imprisonment
856
00:33:03,148 --> 00:33:05,525
and fold the gun charge
into it.
857
00:33:05,525 --> 00:33:08,195
They're asking for
a five‐year sentence.
858
00:33:08,195 --> 00:33:10,322
That's four years
on good behavior.
859
00:33:10,322 --> 00:33:12,032
Sounds like you think
we should take it.
860
00:33:12,032 --> 00:33:14,075
And I think
that would be premature.
861
00:33:14,075 --> 00:33:16,745
If you don't mind,
862
00:33:16,745 --> 00:33:19,164
I'd like to have a word
with my client and her family.
863
00:33:19,164 --> 00:33:20,207
Alone.
864
00:33:26,671 --> 00:33:28,882
Aaron:
Now, listen to me, alright?
865
00:33:28,882 --> 00:33:31,509
I understand you feel beholden
to Mr. Richardson.
866
00:33:31,509 --> 00:33:34,471
Maybe you think he knows
the right thing to do.
867
00:33:34,471 --> 00:33:38,308
But he has another agenda
besides you.
868
00:33:38,308 --> 00:33:41,603
And that's to attack
the healthcare system
869
00:33:41,603 --> 00:33:43,563
and to embarrass
Westchester Hospital,
870
00:33:43,563 --> 00:33:48,109
to use your case politically
to influence change.
871
00:33:48,109 --> 00:33:50,987
Now, that's a worthy goal,
872
00:33:50,987 --> 00:33:52,405
but I can't take you
down that path
873
00:33:52,405 --> 00:33:54,032
without telling you
the risks.
874
00:33:55,700 --> 00:33:59,955
Now, you keep pushing this,
and it goes to trial,
875
00:33:59,955 --> 00:34:02,666
the offer...
876
00:34:02,666 --> 00:34:04,292
♪♪
877
00:34:04,292 --> 00:34:05,502
...that goes away.
878
00:34:08,380 --> 00:34:12,634
And we're back to 25 years
if we lose.
879
00:34:12,634 --> 00:34:15,512
What makes you think
we won't win at trial?
880
00:34:15,512 --> 00:34:18,848
If they're already dropping
the charges down so much now?
881
00:34:18,848 --> 00:34:22,018
What do you think the jury's
gonna look like in Westchester?
882
00:34:22,018 --> 00:34:25,272
How do you think
all those soccer moms
and Pepto‐Bismol dads
883
00:34:25,272 --> 00:34:27,440
are gonna take
to what we're arguing here?
884
00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:32,070
I thought for sure,
you'd be the one saying
885
00:34:32,070 --> 00:34:33,530
we got to fight this.
886
00:34:33,530 --> 00:34:36,992
♪♪
887
00:34:36,992 --> 00:34:39,536
I was in your position once.
888
00:34:39,536 --> 00:34:42,122
I had a deal on the table,
889
00:34:42,122 --> 00:34:44,916
and I barely even
let my lawyer negotiate it down.
890
00:34:44,916 --> 00:34:46,918
Because I was innocent,
891
00:34:46,918 --> 00:34:48,920
and I was convinced
that somehow ‐‐
892
00:34:48,920 --> 00:34:52,257
that somehow it was all
just gonna work out for me.
893
00:34:52,257 --> 00:34:54,050
And then when it didn't...
894
00:34:54,050 --> 00:35:01,474
♪♪
895
00:35:01,474 --> 00:35:05,520
I spent so many nights
in that place...
896
00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:07,814
staring up at the ceiling,
897
00:35:07,814 --> 00:35:11,401
beating myself up
about what I did...
898
00:35:11,401 --> 00:35:14,738
knowing the ‐‐ the agony
my family was going through.
899
00:35:14,738 --> 00:35:20,201
♪♪
900
00:35:20,201 --> 00:35:22,203
Thinking I was
never gonna make it out.
901
00:35:24,039 --> 00:35:27,250
Hoping I would, but...
902
00:35:27,250 --> 00:35:29,210
never really knowing.
903
00:35:29,210 --> 00:35:32,631
♪♪
904
00:35:32,631 --> 00:35:34,007
[ Inhales deeply ]
905
00:35:34,007 --> 00:35:36,635
I wouldn't wish that
on my worst enemy.
906
00:35:36,635 --> 00:35:38,720
And if I could,
907
00:35:38,720 --> 00:35:41,514
I would do anything
to get some of that time back.
908
00:35:43,725 --> 00:35:47,604
If I could turn those nine years
into seven or even eight,
909
00:35:47,604 --> 00:35:49,773
I...
910
00:35:49,773 --> 00:35:51,650
I'd do it.
911
00:35:51,650 --> 00:35:55,487
♪♪
912
00:35:55,487 --> 00:35:59,407
I would trade anything...
913
00:35:59,407 --> 00:36:01,534
to not have lost that time.
914
00:36:01,534 --> 00:36:05,538
♪♪
915
00:36:05,538 --> 00:36:06,748
[ Sighs ]
916
00:36:06,748 --> 00:36:08,958
♪♪
917
00:36:08,958 --> 00:36:12,337
He'll be in the ninth grade
when I get out.
918
00:36:12,337 --> 00:36:14,923
♪♪
919
00:36:14,923 --> 00:36:18,468
If we lose, he'll be...
920
00:36:18,468 --> 00:36:20,011
34.
921
00:36:21,596 --> 00:36:22,764
With kids of his own.
922
00:36:22,764 --> 00:36:30,188
♪♪
923
00:36:30,188 --> 00:36:31,981
Listen,
I know it'll be hard.
924
00:36:33,608 --> 00:36:35,735
But that's still
plenty of time.
925
00:36:35,735 --> 00:36:40,031
♪♪
926
00:36:40,031 --> 00:36:41,074
Four years?
927
00:36:41,074 --> 00:36:43,827
[ Sniffles ]
928
00:36:43,827 --> 00:36:46,246
[ Breathing shakily ]
929
00:36:46,246 --> 00:36:48,790
[ Voice breaking ]
Y‐You take care of him.
930
00:36:48,790 --> 00:36:51,126
♪♪
931
00:36:51,126 --> 00:36:53,545
[ Voice breaking ]
This is what you really want?
932
00:36:54,838 --> 00:36:57,006
We can't risk it.
933
00:36:57,006 --> 00:37:00,635
♪♪
934
00:37:00,635 --> 00:37:02,137
[ Sighing ] Alright.
935
00:37:04,264 --> 00:37:07,267
I'll be waiting for you
on the other side.
936
00:37:07,267 --> 00:37:15,900
♪♪
937
00:37:20,113 --> 00:37:22,949
You were willing to
make a martyr out of her
to make a point?
938
00:37:22,949 --> 00:37:24,743
Causes need people
willing to stand up and fight.
939
00:37:24,743 --> 00:37:26,536
Well, that's easy for you to say
standing in the penthouse.
940
00:37:26,536 --> 00:37:28,872
That woman never asked
to be a part of a cause.
941
00:37:28,872 --> 00:37:31,124
And that doesn't mean you
needed to talk her out of it.
942
00:37:31,124 --> 00:37:32,542
[ Sighs ]
943
00:37:32,542 --> 00:37:34,127
This is why
I can't work for you.
944
00:37:34,127 --> 00:37:35,920
Because we have
a difference of opinion?
945
00:37:35,920 --> 00:37:37,964
Because I can't have you
poking your head into my cases
946
00:37:37,964 --> 00:37:40,049
like you did today ‐‐
ever.
947
00:37:40,049 --> 00:37:42,844
Listen, you say
you want to do right by me.
948
00:37:42,844 --> 00:37:45,221
If you can stand by that,
that's great.
949
00:37:45,221 --> 00:37:47,056
But if you got to
take back the money...
950
00:37:48,767 --> 00:37:49,934
...I can live with that.
951
00:37:49,934 --> 00:37:51,186
You did great work.
952
00:37:52,771 --> 00:37:55,815
Better than
I even hoped for.
953
00:37:55,815 --> 00:37:59,027
And I'm certainly disappointed
to find you thinking so small.
954
00:37:59,027 --> 00:38:03,281
Her life and her family
aren't small.
955
00:38:03,281 --> 00:38:05,283
Not to them.
956
00:38:05,283 --> 00:38:07,076
We made a deal.
957
00:38:07,076 --> 00:38:08,328
Mm?
958
00:38:08,328 --> 00:38:10,872
And I'm gonna
stand by my word.
959
00:38:10,872 --> 00:38:13,416
But you still have
a lot to learn.
960
00:38:13,416 --> 00:38:19,380
♪♪
961
00:38:22,008 --> 00:38:23,384
How'd that go?
962
00:38:23,384 --> 00:38:25,512
Well, he's not
pulling our funding.
963
00:38:25,512 --> 00:38:27,806
Well done there.
964
00:38:27,806 --> 00:38:30,266
Can't work with somebody
I don't trust.
965
00:38:30,266 --> 00:38:31,601
I get it.
966
00:38:31,601 --> 00:38:33,937
I wish it was different,
but I hear you.
967
00:38:37,106 --> 00:38:38,983
You know, this is why
I used to drink.
968
00:38:38,983 --> 00:38:40,610
Well,
part of the reason.
969
00:38:40,610 --> 00:38:43,154
The clients.
All that pain.
970
00:38:43,154 --> 00:38:45,615
And it's gonna be
a thousand times harder for you.
971
00:38:45,615 --> 00:38:47,700
Because you understand it ‐‐
in your bones ‐‐
972
00:38:47,700 --> 00:38:50,829
the way
no other lawyer can.
973
00:38:50,829 --> 00:38:52,622
It's gonna be a blessing
for your clients,
974
00:38:52,622 --> 00:38:55,375
but sometimes, it's gonna be
a curse for you.
975
00:38:57,126 --> 00:38:58,878
Is this supposed to be
a pep talk?
976
00:39:00,004 --> 00:39:01,923
Let's get you home, huh?
977
00:39:01,923 --> 00:39:04,259
I have another stop to make,
if you don't mind.
978
00:39:04,259 --> 00:39:07,220
[ Casey Kalmenson's "Flood"
plays ]
979
00:39:07,220 --> 00:39:14,644
♪♪
980
00:39:14,644 --> 00:39:18,147
♪ How'd you like me to be ♪
981
00:39:18,147 --> 00:39:22,318
♪ Quietly pretend
I missed the part ♪
982
00:39:22,318 --> 00:39:24,737
♪ Where you left me ♪
983
00:39:24,737 --> 00:39:27,156
♪ Didn't I, didn't I tell you ♪
984
00:39:27,156 --> 00:39:29,742
♪ Didn't I, didn't I tell you ♪
985
00:39:29,742 --> 00:39:32,120
♪ Didn't I, didn't I tell you ♪
986
00:39:32,120 --> 00:39:34,539
♪ How cold nights could be ♪
987
00:39:34,539 --> 00:39:37,166
♪ Didn't I, didn't I tell you ♪
988
00:39:38,293 --> 00:39:40,753
What you doing over here?
989
00:39:40,753 --> 00:39:42,672
Posting about your case.
990
00:39:42,672 --> 00:39:44,841
And everyone is
talking about it.
991
00:39:46,050 --> 00:39:48,303
Don't you think you ought to
change the name of the website?
992
00:39:48,303 --> 00:39:49,512
I don't need to.
993
00:39:49,512 --> 00:39:51,055
I mean,
it has two different meanings,
994
00:39:51,055 --> 00:39:52,557
and this is what
the "free Aaron Wallace"
995
00:39:52,557 --> 00:39:54,267
is doing now.
996
00:39:54,267 --> 00:39:56,352
Hey, um...
997
00:39:56,352 --> 00:39:58,938
are you alright
about what we talked about?
998
00:39:58,938 --> 00:40:00,023
Yeah, of course.
999
00:40:00,023 --> 00:40:01,399
Are you?
1000
00:40:01,399 --> 00:40:03,067
Yeah.
1001
00:40:03,067 --> 00:40:04,235
Yeah, I'm good.
1002
00:40:12,327 --> 00:40:13,536
Marie: Hey, Grandpa.
1003
00:40:13,536 --> 00:40:14,913
Hey.
1004
00:40:17,582 --> 00:40:18,791
[ Smooches ]
Mm.
1005
00:40:18,791 --> 00:40:21,377
Jazz said you were spectacular
in court today.
1006
00:40:21,377 --> 00:40:22,962
Yeah?
Mm‐hmm.
1007
00:40:22,962 --> 00:40:25,006
I'm sorry I missed it.
1008
00:40:28,885 --> 00:40:31,721
I went
to the storage area.
1009
00:40:31,721 --> 00:40:33,097
Oh, really?
1010
00:40:33,097 --> 00:40:34,515
Did you bring
anything back?
1011
00:40:36,976 --> 00:40:40,188
It was so much
to go through.
1012
00:40:40,188 --> 00:40:41,898
I brought
a couple of boxes.
1013
00:40:41,898 --> 00:40:43,274
They're downstairs.
1014
00:40:43,274 --> 00:40:44,984
So, why don't you
bring them up?
1015
00:40:46,194 --> 00:40:47,779
It was hard, Marie.
1016
00:40:50,782 --> 00:40:53,826
Seeing all those boxes.
1017
00:40:53,826 --> 00:40:55,828
And your handwriting,
Magic Marker.
1018
00:40:59,499 --> 00:41:02,168
So...neat and ‐‐
1019
00:41:02,168 --> 00:41:04,837
and organized.
1020
00:41:04,837 --> 00:41:06,255
My God. [ Sighs ]
1021
00:41:06,255 --> 00:41:08,091
That was so long ago.
1022
00:41:10,468 --> 00:41:11,636
How long?
1023
00:41:11,636 --> 00:41:13,137
What's that?
1024
00:41:14,847 --> 00:41:16,599
Well, when exactly
did you pack up all my stuff
1025
00:41:16,599 --> 00:41:17,809
and put it
in that warehouse?
1026
00:41:17,809 --> 00:41:24,273
♪♪
1027
00:41:24,273 --> 00:41:26,317
I, uh ‐‐ I don't ‐‐
I don't know.
1028
00:41:26,317 --> 00:41:30,822
I‐‐ It must have been
[Sighs] around when...
1029
00:41:30,822 --> 00:41:32,031
I moved in here.
1030
00:41:32,031 --> 00:41:33,658
I guess
like seven years ago?
1031
00:41:34,617 --> 00:41:35,868
Mm.
1032
00:41:35,868 --> 00:41:37,245
This place is so small.
1033
00:41:37,245 --> 00:41:39,747
There was nowhere
to put any of it.
1034
00:41:39,747 --> 00:41:42,208
♪♪
1035
00:41:42,208 --> 00:41:43,459
Yeah, I understand.
1036
00:41:45,420 --> 00:41:48,506
It's just, seeing
a life's worth of stuff in...
1037
00:41:48,506 --> 00:41:50,717
[ Sighs ]
1038
00:41:50,717 --> 00:41:52,343
I just...
1039
00:41:52,343 --> 00:41:55,722
♪♪
1040
00:41:55,722 --> 00:41:57,807
I don't know.
1041
00:41:57,807 --> 00:42:04,147
♪♪
1042
00:42:04,147 --> 00:42:13,031
♪♪
1043
00:42:13,031 --> 00:42:21,914
♪♪
1044
00:42:26,502 --> 00:42:33,426
♪♪
1045
00:42:33,426 --> 00:42:40,641
♪♪
1046
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