You two are in the streets protesting all day every day.
I'm concerned about you and your son.
What happened? This cop roughed me up,
and then they cuffed me and they brought me here.
I found a case.
Andy Josiah.
He shot him in the back.
In front of his son.
What you think about representin' me?
Take these muthas to task.
Salkin: Family's been advised to discontinue medical assistance.
He fought like hell.
That's what we need to do.
My husband, Andy, was shot in front of our son.
I am asking Attorney General Burke
to do the right thing.
I got a solution.
You appoint a special prosecutor.
Aaron Wallace.
You're out of your mind.
You give him free rein,
and it goes up in flames, it falls on him.
And if against all odds, he succeeds,
a nice halo effect for you and your legacy.
Today is a new day.
A day when the shooting and killing
of unarmed people of color
will no longer be swept under the rug.
Andy Josiah's family deserves
a full, transparent investigation into his death,
which is why I have appointed Aaron Wallace
as special prosecutor in this case.
While I recognize it is an unprecedented decision,
I believe these are unprecedented times
and Mr. Wallace is the right man to take this on.
My man.
You asked for this.
♪♪
Thank you, Attorney General Burke.
This is crazy.
Ronnie: Yeah, Facebook and Insta are blowing up, too.
I know the eyes of the city are on us.
I know people are hurting.
All I ask for is your patience and your trust.
In return, I promise you this ‐‐
we will do whatever it takes
in order to do what's right
for this case and this family.
[ Reporters clamoring ]
♪♪
[ Computer chirping ] Okay, the site just
tripled its previous traffic peak.
Careful what you promise, Jazz.
Whatever you say, you're speaking for him now, and...
he just put himself in the hot seat.
You really think you can do this?
I don't know.
But I'm gonna die trying.
Please don't go that far, Aaron.
It's what Andy deserves.
Nothing less.
You know I don't want to get my hopes up.
I'm not saying you should.
'Cause they're gonna come at us with everything they got.
What I am saying, there's nothing I won't do.
‐Hey. ‐Hey.
How are you? Come in.
Thanks.
Hope I'm not interrupting anything.
No. The kids are at Anya's this week,
so it's just me and my quarantine.
Can I get you anything?
No. No, no, I'm good.
I saw the press conference.
You did well.
Thanks.
That's why I'm here.
[ Sighs ]
I want you to join me and Henry.
But I'm not a prosecutor.
It's okay. He was.
Yeah, for three years when he was in his 20s.
And he still knows all the tricks inside and out,
and so do you ‐‐ just from the other side.
[ Sighs ] You brought me that case
because something was burning inside of you.
But you could have anybody you want for this.
I need people I can trust.
And that's you and Henry.
Roswell: So I got the file from the Staten Island D. A.
Charlotte's got copies for you.
It's pretty thin. Big surprise here ‐‐
can't say they did much due diligence.
Anyway, here's the gist.
According to the police report,
they pulled Andy over because he was driving with his cell.
Wait a minute. He told me it was for an illegal U‐turn.
Then they changed their story after the fact.
Well, without Andy, it's hearsay.
The report was filled out by Phillip Matranga,
junior cop, six years on the job.
Officer Edgar Lindsley, the shooter,
never signed the report or filled out his own.
They're dragging their feet
to give him time to adjust his story.
Matranga's report, which was sparse,
says that Andy was belligerent and uncooperative.
They got him out of the car.
They said he was arguing and resisting.
It doesn't even say anything about
the part where they shot him.
It's only about Andy's so‐called crimes.
There was no internal investigation
about the shooting.
No witnesses, no crime scene photos,
no cop interviews.
No one's even allowed to interview them
in the first 48 hours after a shooting.
Because it's so traumatic.
But really it's just so they have time
to get their stories straight.
How long's Lindsley been on the force?
22 years.
This can't be the first time he's had an incident.
Well, there's no prior
disciplinary reports in the file.
We can subpoena for them.
Yeah, but even if we can show
the shooter has a checkered history,
we've got nothing without witnesses or video.
I'm assuming there were no body cams?
No. And no witnesses with cellphones either.
Our only chance of video is surveillance
from the cams in the neighborhood.
Well, let's take a ride out to the bodega.
Okay, you and me do that.
You issue a subpoena for the disciplinary reports?
Charlotte's already writing it up,
and I got a time set up to see the judge in a couple hours.
Let's meet back here after that.
Compare notes.
Rock and roll.
[ Car door closes ]
[ Car alarm chirps ]
♪♪
Look.
[ Door chimes ] Safiya: Hello.
Welcome.
I'm Safiya Masry.
Oh, Masry? You're Syrian?
Oh [chuckles] Egyptian, actually.
I was born in Tehran. Salaam‐Alaikum.
Wa‐Alaikum‐Salaam.
We're here about what happened to Andy Josiah.
And I didn't see anything. I already told the police that.
But you must have heard the shots.
Of course. I came outside,
but the police told me to stay in here for my safety.
Get a pack of the usual.
So, you're going after those cops, huh?
Guess you watch the news.
Yeah.
I'm kind of hoping to be on the jury.
[ Chuckles ]
[ Door chimes ]
The people here ‐‐ they admire the police.
Yeah.
Look, I know you didn't see anything that night,
but were there any customers here
who might have seen something?
No, it was a very slow night.
Because of the virus, most nights are like that now.
And what about video surveillance?
I see you have a camera on the side of the building.
Oh, that ‐‐ that camera has been broken for weeks.
[ Sighs ]
I'll take two halva for the road.
It's on the house.
Well, thank you.
[ Door chimes ]
Convenient.
Cameras broke.
If the cops got to him, that means he already erased it.
[ Cellphone ringing ]
Henry.
Judge just shot down our subpoena
for cops' disciplinary records.
What?!
Called it a fishing expedition.
Then he gave me a pretty hefty lecture
about due process and the dignity of law enforcement.
Everyone was right.
We don't stand a chance if we try the case here.
We certainly have a hand tied behind our backs.
And it doesn't get any better.
Put me on speaker and take a look at your texts.
There's a link. What is it?
"Living a party life with thug friends."
Guy in the picture, the one he's got his arm around,
he was convicted of home invasion burglary.
You know what this is.
Of course I do. But it's not a good look, Aaron.
You better go see Elaine.
And cross‐examine her?
Make sure we got an answer for this.
♪♪
Damn it!
What's going on?
They're calling Andy a thug.
Like we don't know what that's code for.
[ Laptop slams ]
Ronnie. What?
What's wrong with you?
What do you mean? Nothing.
I just think maybe you're taking this ‐‐
Do you see what they're doing to him?
You think that's all right?
I didn't say it was all right. I don't think it's all right.
Then don't tell me to calm down!
♪♪
[ Door closes ]
I don't know what's going on with him.
Just give him a couple minutes. He'll cool down.
He's getting worse.
But he won't admit anything's wrong.
‐Come on in. ‐Aaron!
Hey, big man. [ Grunts ] [ Door closes ]
How we doin'? ‐I'm good.
Marcel, this is Safiya Masry.
She's working on the case with me.
Hi.
Marcel still comin' to sleep in your bed at night?
I told him he can just sleep with me,
but he always wants to try his own room.
Hmm.
I remember Jazz came to visit me at Bellmore.
She got a shoulder injury from gymnastics,
and every time I asked her how it was,
she'd act like it was fine.
9 years old.
She didn't want to put it on me.
It breaks my heart seeing him all twisted up.
But you coming by... [ Chuckles ]
I told him you're the one who's gonna fight for his father,
make sure people don't forget who he really was.
Elaine, we got to show you something.
It's about Andy.
That picture's gotta be 10 years ago.
And the guy he's posing with?
I don't think we've seen him
since before I was pregnant with Marcel.
They're trying to poison the jury.
Make your husband seem like a threat
so they can argue the shooting was justified.
Well, Andy never had any problems with the law.
Neither did any of his friends.
We understand.
When it comes to trial,
we'll be able to call plenty of character witnesses.
[ Sighs ]
Talking about a trial ‐‐ people are saying
that there's a whole range of charges you can bring.
We're not supposed to talk specifics.
But generally speaking,
in a case like this,
prosecution can present charges
ranging from murder in the second degree
to criminally negligent homicide,
with manslaughter in the middle.
Well, they shot him in the back.
So how is that not murder?
Given how hard these cases are against cops,
even getting lower charges past a Grand Jury
can be very difficult.
Especially in a place like Staten Island.
Which is so sympathetic to law enforcement.
So you want to low‐ball right off the bat?
It's still early.
We don't even know what evidence we have.
But we do think the cops lied about why they stopped Andy.
Elaine.
It would really help if we could talk to Marcel.
♪♪
Marcel.
If you're gonna treat her like the client,
then we need to manage expectations, Aaron,
from the beginning.
♪♪
I was in the back seat.
We were looking for Tank because I lost him
and he was my favorite.
And Tank is your toy?
Then the lights went on.
The loud ones with the different colors.
Then we stopped.
That's when your dad pulled over? With the car?
But the loud lights kept going.
Then the man came.
They started pushing my dad.
It's alright, we don't have to talk about that part right now.
I just want to know if you can remember before that.
Do you remember if they told your dad
why they asked him to stop the car?
♪♪
What did the man say after your dad stopped the car?
They said he did something wrong with his driving,
the way he turned in the street.
A U‐turn?
Yeah.
Nothing about him talking on his cellphone?
No, I had the phone.
Oh, you did?
He was letting me watch elephants on it.
Elephants?
I dropped it on the floor when everything started happening.
When I was trying to get out of my car seat, I...
That's okay, big man.
We don't have to talk no more.
You did great.
Thank you so much.
I don't want you to ask him to testify.
The cops lied about why they stopped Andy.
This may be the only way to prove it.
They shot him for no reason.
Why they stopped him shouldn't matter.
If they lied, it goes to their credibility.
I understand what you're saying,
but I'm not gonna put Marcel through that.
You're right.
We'll find another way.
[ Doorbell rings ]
Would you have put Justin or Zoe through that?
When they were 7?
I'd hate it.
But when they grew up, I wouldn't want them asking
why I didn't let them help. [ Door opens ]
Elaine: Hey, Sherwin.
That's the guy from the bodega.
Sherwin: I'm sorry to bother you,
but I found this.
And when I realized it must've belonged to Marcel...
I'm so sorry.
That's very kind of you, Sherwin.
He does love this.
If there's anything else I can do for you
or Marcel...
Thank you.
You have always been very kind,
and you know how much Andy liked you.
Well, I‐I should go.
I‐I will pray for your family.
Thank you.
He is a very nice man.
I'm sure all this publicity has been bad for his business.
Will you tell Mr. Wallace I'll be right back?
Uh, Sherwin?
Sherwin?
Ah.
I didn't ‐‐ I didn't realize that you knew this family.
Oh, yes, they ‐‐ they have been customers for years.
Well, you didn't mention that when we came to your store.
Didn't I?
You know, if the cops told you to get rid of that video,
we need to know.
No, I‐I told them the same thing as you,
that the camera was broken.
Then I'm asking you if you told them the truth.
Because I'm having a hard time believing
that someone who's worked as hard as you
to build that business
lets their security system sit like that, broken for weeks.
I‐I‐I told you that business was bad ‐‐
Sherwin, there is no justice in this world without sacrifice.
So don't tell that woman you're gonna pray for her family
when you won't even do what's in your control
to help her find some peace.
You ‐‐ You don't understand.
No, Andy Josiah is dead.
Marcel is without a father.
If you have evidence about what happened and you hide it,
you're complicit.
And if we find out,
you can be charged with obstruction of justice.
I have my own family.
I could lose everything.
I understand that you were scared
and that you didn't want to get involved,
and I know how hard it can be,
but now you don't have a choice.
Show us the video.
And I promise we can protect you.
♪♪
Should I rewind it?
I'll watch that part later.
[ Sighs ]
Matranga said in his report
that Andy was belligerent and resisting,
but [Scoffs] Matranga was in the squad car.
[ Sighs ]
♪♪
Pointing the gun at Marcel.
Grand Jury won't like that, even in Staten Island.
Sherwin's willing to testify and authenticate this?
I told him the video is inadmissible without him,
so yeah, he'll do it.
I got some goodies.
And we got video from the bodega.
But we can show you after. What's in the folder?
Is everyone okay?
Tell me you got something on the shooter.
14 civilian complaints in the last 8 years.
All the reports completely unredacted.
Names of witnesses, contact info,
the whole nine yards. Where'd you get these?
I got an old friend at the Civilian Complaint Review Board.
And all these would've been submitted to the NYPD?
At least the six that were substantiated.
What the department did with them,
we still don't know.
They buried 'em.
Otherwise that scumbag wouldn't be on the streets.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you
the price of unchecked power.
[ Sirens wailing ] Man: [ In distance ] Get on the ground!
You alright?
What?
Yeah, I'm fine.
I ‐‐ Jazz sent me down here to put this away.
Ronnie.
Sometimes it's easier to talk to someone less close to you.
Did Jazz say something?
We're all concerned.
I just keep seeing them on top of me.
One of them,
he's screaming so loud, I can smell his breath,
and he's just...
kneeling on my chest.
♪♪
It's gonna take some time.
But the more you talk about it,
the more you let yourself have these feelings.
It's how you're gonna heal.
Well, I want to be more like Aaron.
He just keeps fighting.
He's got plenty he's dealing with,
but he had to learn how to talk about it, too.
Trust me.
[ Sobbing ]
Come here.
[ Sniffles ]
[ Sobbing continues ]
♪♪
Okay, I'll be home later.
Night, Marie.
[ Sighs ]
For what it's worth,
Marie thinks we should go for murder.
Everyone she talks to agrees.
Roswell: I don't know, Aaron.
Look, you guys both know I want to go for all the marbles,
but there might be another play.
Tell me.
We start conservative,
go for the lower charge in Staten Island.
That way, we don't risk
having the Grand Jury reject the charges.
Builds our credibility.
Maybe in Staten Island.
Not in my community.
It'll be a little ugly at first,
but then we ask for a change of venue.
We win that, we get the case moved,
once we're in another borough, we impanel a new Grand Jury,
get a new indictment at the higher charges.
If we lose on change of venue,
we're stuck in Staten Island with the lower charges.
It's a risk.
Full disclosure, though it's technically possible,
I don't think it's ever actually been done.
Safiya: Plus, it's extremely difficult to get a venue change,
especially for the prosecution.
Just pitching a way to split the difference here.
What if I work things out with the judge beforehand?
Wait, you can't offer quid pro quos to judges.
You can't even be perceived to be floating that.
It's Staten Island, right?
Old Boys Club.
Judge Edgemore, he's a home‐team guy.
But you got to be real careful how you play it.
Hold on a minute.
Are you seriously talking about making a backroom deal
and then violating the terms of that deal
as soon as you get it out of there?
Basically, yeah.
These are judges!
You can't play both sides against each other like that.
[ Scoffs ]
♪♪
Mr. Wallace.
My secretary told me that you had some questions for me.
Yes, Your Honor. Mm‐hmm.
You know this is the first time I've ever prosecuted a case.
There's some disagreement on my team
as to what charges to present. Is that right?
Now, I know you can't advise me specifically,
but I thought maybe you could give me some general advice
on grand juries.
22 years of watching ADAs get broken in.
You know what their main problem is?
Preparation?
Enthusiasm. [ Chuckles ]
All that power,
all the righteousness of fighting for the victims ‐‐
goes to their heads.
Pretty soon, they're overstepping themselves
or using trumped‐up charges to leverage the defense.
Yeah, I've been on the other side of that.
Well, hopefully you'll remember that lesson now.
If a trial jury acquits,
it's almost always because the prosecutor
went for too much at the beginning
during the indictment phase.
Hmm.
Anything I should know
specifically about Staten Island?
I've never even driven over the bridge until last week.
15 miles from the Bronx. It might as well be 1,500.
These cases do tear at the fabric of our community.
So you suggest moderation?
In this case, something like criminally negligent homicide?
Theoretically,
I'd imagine my colleagues might look very favorably on that.
Only thing with that is how it'll look for me
if my community finds out that's all I asked for.
[ Chuckles ] No question that we're all of us here in a vise.
But you did sign up for this.
Mm.
Now, you said that these cases
can tear at the fabric of your community.
Now, what if that didn't have to be here?
What if there was a way to spare everyone the pain?
Are you talking about a change of venue?
That would be seen as a win for me.
But since the officers would be facing lower charges...
I can see how that might make sense.
♪♪
You ready for this?
Elaine's gonna think we sold her out.
And I can't say anything.
I just keep thinking it could've been Ronnie.
I really hope you can pull this off, Aaron.
[ Sighs ]
♪♪
Court Officer: Dockets ending 489 and 490,
People of the State of New York
versus Officers Edgar Lindsley and Phillip Matranga.
Aaron Wallace, Henry Roswell,
and Safiya Masry, for the people.
Dean Johnston and Mike Paxton for the defense, Your Honor.
Always a pleasure, Mr. Johnston.
Your Honor, the people would like to serve
and file an indictment charging each officer
with a violation of penal law section 125.10,
Criminally Negligent Homicide.
[ Spectators murmuring ]
[ Gavel banging ]
Alright. Officers Lindsley and Matranga,
I have before me an indictment
charging you with a single count
of the nonviolent, class‐E felony
of criminally negligent homicide.
How do you plead?
Not guilty, Your Honor.
Now, as for the question of bail ‐‐
Your Honor ‐‐ Oh, don't even bother, Mr. Wallace.
These charges carry a maximum penalty of four years.
They also enable each of these officers
to be eligible for probation,
so you see there's not a chance that I'm gonna
have these officers sit in jail pending trial.
I'm ordering that they be released
on their own recognizance.
So...
[ Gavel bangs ] Alright, clear the courtroom.
Restore some order here, please.
Step out!
Let's go, people. Quiet down.
Elaine, I know how this looks, but ‐‐
Shame on you!
♪♪
[ Door closes ]
Hey, Ronnie. How you doing?
Fine. Just put AJ to sleep.
Where's Jazz and Marie?
Grocery store.
You alright?
Kind of surprised you let those cops off the hook.
[ Sighs ] You don't really know ‐‐
Jazz had to shut down the website.
Everyone's calling you a sellout,
saying you threw the case.
[ Sighs ]
That what you think?
[ Sighs ]
Unless you can explain something different.
All I can say is that this isn't over.
I get how you're feeling ‐‐
about everything, honestly.
And I don't blame you.
But on this,
you're just gonna have to trust me.
Scotty: And how are things at home?
Fine. It's good to have Marie back.
Tough stint she did.
14‐hour shifts, living at a motel.
Yeah, she's stronger than I ever knew.
She had to be with you away all that time.
You been following my case?
I think it's safe to say everybody is.
And what you think so far?
I think you're letting them off too easy.
But then again, you're gonna have a tough time
getting even those smaller charges to stick.
Yeah.
Must be hard being Black and blue.
Especially these days.
Is there something you need from me?
Yeah, 10:00 curfew's a bitch.
Especially when my partners are working
all through the night in my office.
I'll talk to Davidson,
see if I can get you till midnight.
Appreciate that.
I feel bad I came down so hard on Aaron.
Oh, you don't have to apologize.
We know what you're going through.
We just want to help.
My parents want me to talk to a therapist, but ‐‐
But what?
You're gonna think this is crazy, but...
who I really want to talk to is that cop.
Look him in the eye and ask him why he did what he did.
Then why don't we?
♪♪
[ Door closes ]
[ Radio chatter ]
Desk Sarge said you wanted to see me?
Do you recognize me?
No, sorry. You got a case number?
You arrested me at a protest,
put your knee on my chest.
Sorry, kid.
Can't talk to you about a pending case.
Why did you do that to me?
I didn't do anything wrong.
I was the one calling you over
because I saw a guy with a brick,
and then you just...
you just assumed.
I don't know what you want me to say.
How about you made a mistake?
Hey.
His name is Ronnie Baxter.
He has two loving parents,
a newborn son, and a woman he loves.
He's also an Honors student with a 3.8 GPA,
started college in September.
That is who you beat up. That is who you arrested!
Just so you understand.
Come on, Ronnie, let's go.
♪♪
Charlotte: I went back 30 years, and as far as I can tell,
Henry was right.
No one has ever tried impaneling a new Grand Jury
in a new borough in order to supersede an indictment
after a Change of Venue was granted.
Basically, the statute is silent and case law is nonexistent.
So no precedent.
But no prohibition.
Well, how are we gonna explain why we submitted
the lower charges in Staten Island?
We held the tape to present as new evidence.
But we had the tape before.
You can't tell the judge otherwise.
I'll imply it. That's really where we are?
Either way, we have all these misconduct complaints
against Lindsley.
That'll sway the Grand Jury,
but the judge will see them as prejudicial.
The video alone is not enough.
Not for murder two or manslaughter.
We gotta dirty up the shooter.
Aaron, if the Judge thinks you're playing fast and loose,
she'll throw out the whole indictment.
I'm not leaving any arrows in the quiver.
You got something to say, say it, Counselor.
Safiya: [ Sighs ]
Your connection to this family is clouding your judgment.
Because I'm more motivated than ‐‐
We're all motivated.
[ Sighs ]
But Marcel runs to you when you come through the door.
And you're making promises to his mother you just can't keep.
Like not forcing him to testify?
That is something we could actually do,
we should do, legally.
But instead, to protect him, we're making backroom deals
and hiding evidence,
misleading judges?
We're going farther and farther down a slippery slope,
and I don't even want to think about
what's at the bottom of it.
♪♪
We're gonna need you to buck up Sherwin.
♪♪
You're sure there's no other way?
If there was, believe me,
I would never put you through this.
Now that we've got it moved to Queens,
we have a chance to get the more serious charges.
But you're the only one who can legally authenticate the video.
And without that, we've got nothing.
You're gonna be okay.
But if I am not ‐‐ if word gets out ‐‐
Nobody knows you're here, Sherwin ‐‐
not the press, not the defense attorneys.
Even the presiding judge in the case
has no idea that any of us are here.
That's the way grand juries work.
You have my word.
[ Door opens ]
You ready?
[ Sighs ] Yeah.
[ Doorbell rings ]
What are you doing here?
I know it's unusual,
and my lawyer would probably kill me if he knew,
but I...wanted to come and just say to you personally
that I'm sorry for your loss.
I'm truly, deeply sorry.
How dare you?
Now that you're barely facing any charges?
What is this, some kind of stunt?
No, I ‐‐ I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to make it worse or cause you any distress.
I just ‐‐ I ‐‐ I wanted to...
To what?!
Make yourself feel better?
[ Door slams ]
[ Indistinct conversations ]
Where's Safiya?
She didn't think she needed to be here
just to submit the new indictments.
Yeah, and she's pissed.
No, she's happy with the results.
She's uncomfortable with the process.
But you knew that.
[ Door closes ]
Holy ‐‐
What?
Veronica Marshall.
Am I supposed to know who she is?
She used to be the trial chief
of the Brooklyn public defender's office.
Did a stint with the ACLU.
Now she's out on her own.
She's one of the best, pal.
From the ACLU to defending cops?
The union's got a lot of cash.
And why now?
I'd say it's 'cause of the change of venue,
but they've had plenty of time to react to that.
Judging by the feverish whispering
and the intense eyeballing,
I'd say they just got wind of our new indictments.
But they were sealed.
Somebody leaked them.
Court Officer: All rise.
Court is now in session,
Judge Patricia Howell presiding.
Adding to the calendar Indictment S‐96454,
transferred to this court
from the Supreme Court of Richmond County.
Judge Howell: Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome.
Ms. Marshall, I didn't know you'd be appearing.
On behalf of Mr. Lindsley, Your Honor,
from here on in. Very well.
I am in receipt of the papers from Staten Island
and have familiarized myself
with the case and the proceedings.
Uh‐uh. Sit down, Mr. Wallace.
See, we have a hot case here.
A case where the parties may be tempted to play to the gallery
or the press or the public.
But so long as I am presiding over this matter,
which means forever,
that will not happen.
Do I make myself clear?
Yes, Your Honor. Yes, Your Honor.
Good. Mr. Wallace, you may begin.
Before we proceed, the people would like to serve
and file a superseding indictment,
charging officers Lindsley and Matranga
with Murder in the Second Degree
and Manslaughter in the First Degree.
[ Spectators murmuring ]
‐Objection! ‐Excuse me?
In light of newly discovered evidence,
the people convened a new Grand Jury.
In Queens.
Your Honor, surely you cannot countenance the prosecution
leveraging a venue change
to get a Grand Jury to their liking.
It's a total over‐reach.
Mr. Wallace, Ms. Marshall,
I will see you both in my chambers.
Now, please.
So you only found this video after the Change of Venue?
It took us some time to procure authentication, Your Honor.
I'd say that's suspect and convenient.
And these civilian complaints?
You didn't think they might be prejudicial?
Using prior bad acts to poison a jury
is not only reprehensible,
but grounds for you to dismiss the entire indictment.
There were two instances of Officer Lindsley
claiming cellphone usage as an excuse
to pull over and harass people of color.
We believe that constituted a pattern.
But again, you opted not to present those in Staten Island.
We weren't confident about the credibility of the witnesses
in these complaints until more recently.
Things have been moving very fast, Your Honor.
I've only been on this case for 10 minutes,
but you're the special prosecutor
and you're the one pushing the calendar, Mr. Wallace.
I apologize.
Obviously, I'm new to this.
If I've made a mis‐step...
And now you actually want to hold these men without bail?
I think that would send a proper message to the people
that they ‐‐ Am I hearing you suggest we should use bail
to send a public message
when you yourself were held without bail for over a year
before a shred of evidence was ever presented against you
in a courtroom?
I wasn't accused of killing anybody.
"Accused" is the operative word, Your Honor.
As far as I know, presumption of innocence
is still the law of the land,
and it applies to police officers, too.
So unless Mr. Wallace really thinks
these men who have families
are a flight risk,
he's saying he wants to use bail
not only as a way to send a message
but as a form of punishment.
Not exactly what I expect from a man with his résumé.
Agreed. The officers will remain out
on their own recognizance. Your Honor ‐‐
And as for these new indictments,
there's no way I'm gonna let a murder charge stand
given your attempts to bias that Grand Jury
with those officer complaints.
Thank you, Your Honor.
And the manslaughter?
Don't get greedy, Ms. Marshall.
Especially during your first few minutes on the case.
Understood, Your Honor.
Fine.
Now, if you would give
Mr. Wallace and me a moment, please?
Uh, call it a brief respite for career counseling.
No specifics of the case will be discussed without you.
Thank you, Your Honor.
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[ Sighs ] [ Door closes ]
I know a bit about Glen Maskins.
Who he is, what he became.
And I don't believe for one minute
that where he ended up had anything to do
with what he hoped to accomplish when he started.
That happened over years.
One rationalization, one justification,
one cut corner at a time.
Right now, you have all the power he did.
I'd urge you to consider that carefully.
Nothing else that even remotely smells like a stunt.
Understood?
If I were you, I'd walk out of here feeling lucky.
And warned.
Thank you, Your Honor.
In a shocking turn, the two police officers
previously charged only with criminally negligent homicide
in the shooting of Andy Josiah
now stand accused of a far more serious offense
of manslaughter in the first degree.
Attorney Veronica Marshall... That double‐crossing son of a bitch.
...accused officer Edgar Lindsley,
released the following statement.
"Officers Lindsley and Matranga are good men
and good cops who are being sacrificed
on the altar of liberal extremism.
The special prosecutor's office
is trying to turn a tragedy into a crime
to score political points."
On the streets, reaction to the news
has been decidedly mixed.
Personally, I think Aaron Wallace
only grew a backbone because of the community pressure.
We gotta fight to get anything done,
even when the do‐ers look like us.
We know.
That's all that matters.
Pour you one?
It's against my probation.
[ Bottle thuds ] I heard the union changed lawyers.
Yeah.
I don't know what to make of her.
She was a Princeton undergrad, then Law Review at Harvard.
Anya went up against her for years.
Said she's brilliant.
And very principled.
Seems like maybe we have a few things to talk about.
You said you trusted me.
You're my voice of reason.
Especially when Henry's yelling at me
to keep driving over the cliff.
I'm flattered, but what good is my voice
if you don't listen to it?
I do.
More than I've shown you.
Henry said the judge handed you your hat.
Yeah. Just a bit.
And somebody's leaked the indictments.
Even before they came up with the judge?
You should warn Sherwin. Just in case.
I'll go see him at the bodega.
After my drink.
I hope I didn't drive you to that.
It was everything.
But mostly the video.
I watched it.
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Tomorrow morning?
With bells on.
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Elaine?
I heard about the new charges.
Thank you.
Look, I understand why you had your doubts.
I will never stop thinking about you and Andy and Marcel
and what this means for you.
Do you mind if I ask you a question?
Yeah. Of course.
Is it like some people are saying?
That you only did it because you were taking the heat?
Or did you have this planned all along?
I can't answer that question.
By law.
Then I owe you an apology.
You should never apologize to me for anything.
Ever.
I wanted you to have this.
It's some of our home videos.
So you can always remember who Andy was.
Thank you.
Oh, and one other thing I thought you should know.
That cop Matranga came by my house
to apologize.
Okay, uh...
You remember his exact words?
He said he was sorry for our loss.
Anything about what he and his partner did specifically?
No, just that he was sorry.
And you think he was sincere? Like he felt bad?
I think he meant it.
Why does it matter?
It means he's hiding something.
Something big.
[ Radio chatter, siren chirping ]
I'm a lawyer.
Sherwin, what happened?
Sherwin: I don't know. They won't tell me anything!
What are you charging this man with?!
Man: Back up. You said you were going to protect me!
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