Aaron: His name was Andy Josiah.
Husband to Elaine, father to Marcel and Lailah.
Aaron: He shot him in the back.
In front of his son.
And fought like hell.
That's what we need to do.
Okay. How?
Appoint a special prosecutor.
Aaron Wallace.
I need people I can trust.
And that's you and Henry.
People are saying they have no faith
in your ability to deliver justice for Mr. Josiah.
Scotty: You need more of a presence here.
Let me make some calls.
I gotta win this, Marie.
No matter what.
Here's what I can tell you about Aaron Wallace.
If it weren't for him, I'd be sitting in
a jail cell at Bellmore.
We were rotting in there, ready to catch the Covid,
until he showed up.
He never forgot.
And he never gave up on us.
And that's why we're free.
354 of us, he got out.
So I don't want to hear anybody saying
they don't know what his agenda is.
His agenda is to help people.
That's who Aaron Wallace is.
[ Chuckles ]
Been too long, my friend.
Yeah. I know, I'm sorry, I've been ‐‐
Ah‐da‐da‐da‐da‐da.
I'm not trying to lay no guilt on you.
Just good to see you, man, that's all.
I saw the video Hassan and the guys made.
He said you organized it.
I saw them beating you up out there,
and I figured it was time for the brothers to step up,
say what's what.
[ Chuckles ]
It was nice seeing everybody like that, man ‐‐
you know, doing so well on the outside.
How about you, man? How you doing?
You know? You still got security?
No. Only around the house. For Marie.
I'm not having anybody in uniform
following me around all day.
Yeah.
Listen, you know, if you need my kinda help,
just say the word.
No. No. I'm good.
Trial starts tomorrow.
It'll be over soon.
Aa‐ron. Takin' it to the Man.
[ Chuckles ]
Aaron: I saw Marcel yesterday.
He's starting to whoop me at chess.
And Lailah, man... she keeps growing.
I keep watching the home videos of you.
Think about you all the time, man.
I can't promise you anything, Andy.
Not in this world.
Except I'm gonna give you everything I got.
[ Inhales deeply ]
I know that what happened to Andy Josiah was wrong.
And Special Prosecutor Aaron Wallace and his team
have determined what charges should be brought
and against whom.
Full transparency and a fair trial
is what I promised.
I understand that tensions are very high right now,
but as the trial of Officer Lindsley begins,
I ask for calm no matter what happens in the coming days.
Roberts: All rise!
The People vs. Edgar Lindsley on the charges of
Manslaughter in the First Degree
and Criminally Negligent Homicide.
Judge Howell: Because of the pandemic,
we have determined that the jury will be sequestered
and observe the proceedings on video feeds.
Everyone in attendance
has tested negative for the virus
and will self‐quarantine during the length of the trial.
Given the significant public interest in this case,
we will live‐stream the proceedings
on the Office of Court Administration website.
Mr. Wallace, opening statement?
Aaron: It's a Tuesday night,
and a man has a very important errand.
His wife has a craving for mint chocolate chip ice cream.
The man loves his wife, and he wants her to be happy,
especially since they have a new baby
and the cravings from her pregnancy,
they ‐‐ they just haven't gone away yet.
As the man grabs his car keys,
his 7‐year‐old son begs to come with him.
Now, this father is good.
He's loving, kind, and knows what his son needs.
The drive will give him a chance to convey some life lessons.
That the world doesn't revolve around the boy
and that he's gonna have to learn how to share.
So they head off on their adventure.
The corner store.
They have their talk,
they get their ice cream, and they're on their way home.
But the boy forgot Tank ‐‐ his favorite toy ‐‐
back at the store.
Now, the father doesn't scold his son.
It's not his style.
He says "no sweat," turns the car around.
Two minutes later, the man was pulled over.
Six minutes later, he's shot in the back.
Unarmed.
No criminal record.
That man's name was Andy Josiah,
and this is who he was.
Now, this is gonna be a dunk.
I want you to hang on the net
for a little while, alright?
You got that, babe? Ready? Let's dunk.
Ahh!
Ha!
Yay!
We got it. We got it?
You see him? That's my son.
My son, my son. Mwah!
Elaine: You want to put ‐‐ put more sauce on?
More sauce, more sauce.
[ Laughter ]
Just a little bit. Alright.
You're doing the right thing.
And no matter how they look at you,
you get up on that stand, and you speak your truth.
And remember, you got the surveillance video
corroborating everything you say.
Officer Matranga, I have here the police report
from that evening that you wrote and signed.
Can you tell me what it says
about why you stopped Andy Josiah?
It says we pulled him over because he was
talking on his cellphone.
But you said earlier it was because of an illegal U‐turn.
Why did your account change?
When Lieutenant Diaz arrived on the scene
and he started asking questions,
he told me to change our story.
Were there other things in your account
that Lieutenant Diaz told you to change for your report?
Everything in that report
is different from what really happened.
If we may, Your Honor,
we have video surveillance footage we'd like to play.
The Defense will have to object to this, Your Honor.
This video footage has not been properly authenticated.
It's security footage from a camera owned by Sherwin Maloof,
who's presently in Iran,
but he did authenticate it already once
during the grand jury.
He went to Iran?
One of the worst hit Covid areas in the world?
He has sick family there, Your Honor.
It was a sudden decision and one we have no control over.
Is that so?
Because we subpoenaed Mr. Maloof's text records
and discovered
a curious correspondence between him and Safiya Masry.
In one of their most recent exchanges,
Mr. Maloof wrote "Safe in Tehran.
Thank you for letting me go."
I couldn't find Mr. Maloof in Tehran,
but I did get an affidavit from his wife,
who stated it was Ms. Masry... Is this true?
...who suggested her husband leave the country. He was never gonna testify.
It was the only way.
Judge Howell: Ms. Masry?
Uh, the witness was terrified to testify against the police
because he'd been arrested on a petty charge
designed to intimidate him.
I did tell him that having authenticated
the video at the Grand Jury stage,
a court would likely still admit the video
even if he was unavailable.
I should also note that neither Mr. Roswell
nor Mr. Wallace were aware of my conversation with Mr. Maloof.
Whether or not her co‐counsels knew,
Ms. Masry basically told the witness to flee.
If the prosecution procured his unavailability,
the Court can't possibly allow the video into evidence.
No. Clearly.
I cannot imagine what you were thinking, Ms. Masry,
but the court will be excluding the video.
♪♪
Roswell: I don't know how you could do that without telling us.
Come on, Henry, you know you both needed deniability.
No one's gonna believe us anyway.
We needed to decide this together.
Maybe I should step down. Clear the air for you two.
And how do you think that's gonna look for the jury?
When they get back, suddenly you're gone?
We need to focus on Matranga.
Where's his head?
Without that video, it's his word against theirs.
Maybe we should adjourn till tomorrow.
No. We give him any more time to think, he's gonna fold.
We need to throw him up there and let him finish.
♪♪
Officer Matranga, you testified earlier
that when Officer Lindsley sent you back to the squad car
to run Andy's license, that you were nervous.
That's right.
Why was that?
I was afraid the situation might escalate.
But you said you observed Andy being compliant.
I wasn't worried about him.
So you were concerned about Officer Lindsley?
Well, I'd seen him use f‐force at times
I didn't think was necessary.
On how many occasions?
At least half a dozen. If he was amped up.
Was he amped up the night he shot Andy Josiah?
We all were. I mean, he was especially.
And why was that?
Because of the protests.
So, do you think he was looking for somewhere
to put that amped‐up energy?
I don't know. I hope not.
No further questions, Your Honor.
Officer Matranga, how long did you work
with Officer Lindsley as partners?
Almost two years.
And over the course of two years,
did you ever report Mr. Lindsley to your superior?
[ Chuckles ] No.
Did you ever express any reservations about
working with him or ask for a new assignment?
No.
Did the prosecution offer you immunity
to testify today?
I'm testifying because my part‐‐
Yes or no.
Were you offered immunity in exchange for your testimony?
Yes.
So after two years of saying nothing
about a partner who supposedly has concerning behavior,
now that it benefits you, you're willing to say
almost anything to save yourself?
I am telling the truth.
Then let me ask you this.
At what point during the evening
did you believe Officer Lindsley was violating police protocol?
Was it when you went back to the car and said nothing?
Or was it when you were in the car, doing nothing?
I'll ask you this then.
As per your police protocol, if you were the one
who asked Mr. Josiah to get out of the car,
if you were the one standing five feet away
when he reached into a car,
can you know for certain what you would have done?
No.
♪♪
Maybe we go back to Diaz and offer him a deal.
Without the video of him harassing Sherwin,
he'll laugh in our faces.
What about trying to get Sherwin back here?
It's worth a try.
It's fruit from a poisonous tree now, Saf.
Forget it.
We find something in Lindsley's past.
One of the other incidents. We ‐‐ We show a pattern.
Unless we find an incident where he shot someone,
Judge is never gonna let us walk down that road.
Maybe we try and say it's something racial
and show it was a hate crime?
That's a whole other charge.
We're not going back to a third Grand Jury, Charlotte.
You're just gonna sit there and say no to everything?
I'm not gonna pitch bad ideas just 'cause we're losing.
If you ask me, I say we ‐‐ we leak the video to the press,
make sure the jury sees it.
No.
I'm not putting that lynching porn on the Internet
for Marcel and his sister to grow up
watching their father get murdered.
Well, how about calling Marcel to the stand?
I'm almost afraid to mention it
'cause you're too close to that family,
and everybody in this room knows we got no choice now.
Alright. I'm gonna get some fresh air.
Aaron.
I blew it.
I blew the whole thing.
♪♪
Aaron?
What?
I'm ‐‐ I'm sorry.
That didn't come out the way I wanted it to.
Man: Aaron Wallace?
Big man.
Righteous man.
You got ‐‐ You got a problem?
Nah, nah, I think he does, though.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, easy! Easy! Easy! Easy! Easy!
Blue Lives Matter!
Ohh!
[ Groaning ]
Aaron: Henry!
Oh! What happened?!
Call an ambulance! He's been shot!
He's bleeding bad!
We need something to wrap it! Charlotte, get some towels!
Are you all right?
Yeah. You're gonna be okay, Henry.
We got you. We got you. [ Groans ]
[ Footsteps approaching ]
Aaron!
What do the doctors say?
He's still in the O. R. Oh, my God.
When I first heard, I thought I lost you.
I know. I know.
Did you talk to Jazz?
Yeah. She's okay. She knows I'm all right.
Reporter: The gunman's apparent target was Aaron Wallace,
who's angered conservative groups who believe
he's on a crusade to destroy the NYPD.
Once again, Special Prosecutor Aaron Wallace
appears to have been the intended target.
[ Ventilator hissing, monitor beeping ]
He stepped in front of me.
He took a bullet for me.
[ Cellphone vibrating ]
Hey, Elaine.
Is everything all right?
Yeah, I'm fine. And so is Henry.
Oh, my God. This is...
I know.
So, what happens now?
The Judge will give us a mistrial.
We can start over in a few months.
We get Henry back, regroup,
and hopefully this whole thing dies down.
No. It won't.
And you can't give that young cop a chance
to change his story again.
The thing is, Elaine...
is we're losing.
Pretty bad.
So without that video ‐‐
That's why you're gonna put Marcel on the stand.
We didn't want to do that.
Andy is never coming back, Aaron.
If anything is gonna break Marcel,
it's gonna be not having his father.
Marcel can testify that Andy wasn't arguing.
He can also tell the jury
that that man pointed a gun at him.
We've come this far. We gotta finish this now.
[ Sighs ]
I didn't want it to come to this.
I put you in this position.
You haven't seen your kids in over a month.
I know what you've sacrificed to do this with me.
[ Footsteps approaching ]
Give me a minute.
How's Henry doing?
[ Sighs ]
He'll be out of commission for a while,
but...seems like he'll be all right.
I know how close you two are.
I heard you had some issues, too.
Mm. Nothing like that. Just hate mail.
Yeah. People are having a hard time
figuring out what it is you're doing here.
There can't be any doubt in your mind he's a racist.
And that he shot Andy in cold blood.
As a matter of fact, I do have doubt.
And he deserves the benefit of that, like anyone else.
He had plenty of lawyers to choose from,
so it wasn't exactly your civic duty to take this on.
So if a Black woman does anything
outside of your rulebook, she's a race traitor.
It's got nothing to do with you being a woman.
If a Black woman's literally not walking behind the coffin,
holding a handkerchief, with her head down in deference...
You representing him... ...burn her at the stake.
...condones what he did. Period.
Do you know how many Black women were beaten,
shot, arrested the same week as Andy Josiah?
Why don't you take one of their cases?
There was a Black woman
who was killed in her own home by cops.
I don't see the outrage for her.
Where's her burning buildings?
I'm sorry about what happened to you,
and I respect what you've done for yourself.
I don't think it's too much to expect the same from you.
We are reconvening today under very extreme circumstances.
If the prosecution would like an adjournment,
the court would of course be amenable.
Thank you, Your Honor.
We're ready to proceed.
Then present your next witness, please.
You ready, Big Man?
If I tell you, will this man go to jail?
[ Sighs ]
You just tell the judge everything you know,
and I'll do my job, alright?
Alright.
The People call Marcel Josiah.
♪♪
[ Police radio chatter ]
I'm sure the Attorney General's office will give you a call,
but I just heard that they arrested the guy
who shot Roswell.
Who is he?
Name's Mark Bosworth.
No connection to police.
Well, he was spouting off "Blue Lives Matter."
Mm. There's a lot of Internet chatter.
Seems like he drove all the way up from Virginia.
I guess this story's going national.
Listen, when the trial's over,
I'm gonna recommend to the DA that you be taken off probation.
We both know it's ridiculous.
So what?
We're not gonna be hanging out like this no more?
Just keep doing what you're doing.
Win or lose,
you're a role model to a lot of people right now.
Including my 9‐year‐old son.
You really came through for me, Scotty.
Thank you.
[ Cellphone vibrating ]
Say good night to Marie for me.
Hey.
I have a play that would give us back the idea of the video.
What do you mean the "idea"?
Roberts: The People call Marco Diaz.
[ Door closes ] Something happen to him?
Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
I do.
Lieutenant Diaz. Good morning.
No, it isn't.
No. I suppose you're right.
Certainly not for the family of Andy Josiah.
Or Officer Lindsley.
Or any other person who puts on the uniform
and goes out into the streets to protect people like you.
Okay. Well, I'm glad we're clear
about your attitude about all of this.
Let's get to what happened the night of June 9th.
Were you present on the scene the night
that Andy Josiah was shot in the back by Officer Lindsley?
I arrived at the scene afterwards.
And what was your role there?
To supervise the investigation.
Was it part of your job to collect
witness interviews on the scene?
It always is. Mm‐hmm.
And ‐‐ And were any witness interviews conducted?
There wasn't anybody around, so no.
Did anyone canvass the neighborhood?
Not to my knowledge, no.
Look for video surveillance footage?
I was told there was nothing in the area.
By whom?
The uniform on scene.
Can't remember who.
So you don't remember
going into Sherwin Maloof's bodega
and asking him about the existence of video footage?
Nope.
Well, this is video taken from inside the bodega.
Is that you, Lieutenant Diaz?
Objection! No.
He just said he didn't remember.
I'm merely refreshing his recollection.
It's a backdoor way to avoid the authentication ruling.
We're not seeking to introduce this
as evidence, Your Honor.
Rule 6.09 subdivision one specifically allows
the use of a writing or other matter
precisely for this purpose.
She's not wrong, Ms. Marshall.
Overruled.
So, Lieutenant Diaz,
is this helping you jog your memory?
I don't know when that is.
Well, the date/time code at the bottom indicates June 9th.
Do you remember what you and Mr. Maloof talked about?
No.
Oh.
Well, that right there
looks like you getting a flash drive from him.
Where is that flash drive now, Lieutenant?
I don't know.
Did that flash drive contain footage of the shooting,
Lieutenant Diaz?
On advice of counsel, I'm gonna plead the fifth.
Did you destroy it?
On advice of counsel, I'm gonna plead the fifth.
We're willing to offer you immunity from any perjury charges
if you correct your previous statement right now.
So I'm gonna ask you one more time.
Was there something on that video
that made you concerned that Officer Lindsley
had committed a crime when he shot Andy Josiah?
On advice of counsel, I'm gonna plead the fifth.
I suppose you believe your loyalty to your fellow officers
is admirable, Lieutenant.
We need to talk.
What's going on?
Diaz was attacked last night.
What?
They got him outside his house.
It was a warning.
He better put the word out to lay off you.
And you think I have something to do with it?
I know you have friends in lots of places.
I spent nine years fighting for my freedom.
I'm not gonna throw that away, not for anything.
That's good enough for me.
And what about Diaz?
He said the ‐‐ the guys had Russian accents.
He doesn't know what to make of it.
Is he gonna report it?
I urged him not to.
He agreed it would only escalate everything.
And he doesn't want any more attention.
[ Sighs ]
This is getting out of control.
Well, Diaz said he heard Russian accents,
but I think they were Albanian.
I just don't think he knows the difference.
Albanian?
Davit.
Do you think Jamal arranged this?
He was saying something about getting me protection.
He knows that Davit owes me from what I did for his cousin.
If anyone from probation finds out about this...
I know.
I'm not gonna tell you you need to throw him away.
It's just, you're gonna have to handle him somehow.
Yeah.
You ready for tomorrow?
Yeah. It'll be Lindsley on the stand.
It'll all come down to that.
I don't want to testify.
What are you talking about?
You have to give your side of the story.
Burden of proof's on them.
You made Matranga look like a weasel.
But they scored with Diaz.
They don't have the video!
To half that jury, Diaz just looks like a guy
trying to take care of his own.
Which is the truth.
You have to speak unto your state of mind,
what you were thinking when Josiah reached into the car.
Well, it's not complicated.
Everybody understands the circumstances.
I get it's gonna be uncomfortable, Edgar,
but your story is convincing.
If it wasn't, I would have never stayed on the case.
I pointed my gun at the kid.
He's gonna ask me about it,
and I'm not gonna have an answer.
You were scared.
That's your answer.
And when he asks me why?
If I would've been scared if they were white?
Like you told me before ‐‐
anyone who reached into their car like that
would've frightened you.
You saw the boy.
Wallace will tear me apart.
He'll try.
But only you can say you regret what happened.
Judge Howell: Does the Defense have any witnesses
it would like to call?
Ms. Marshall?
Veronica: The Defense feels no need
to call any witnesses, Your Honor.
He's a coward.
Then we'll proceed with closing arguments.
For the Defense?
The prosecution's case rests on three things.
First, the testimony of Philip Matranga,
who claims Officer Lindsley has a tendency to overreact
with violence, and yet, he never came forward.
Second, the prosecution would have you assume
if Lieutenant Diaz behaved in an unprofessional way
after he arrived on the scene,
it must mean Officer Lindsley is guilty.
You simply cannot make that assumption.
And finally,
and this is very difficult,
we have the testimony of Marcel Josiah,
a 7‐year‐old boy, traumatized by the death of his father,
brought here to deliver justice for him.
Do we really believe he could distinguish what was happening
inside that car?
Who was saying what?
If his father resisted or not?
We can't know.
But can we send a man to prison because we hurt for the boy?
Because we ache for his mother?
Because we feel terrible about the man who was lost?
This was a tragedy,
one that has happened far too often in this country.
But remember, it was a dark night,
with the entire nation on edge.
Andy Josiah reached into the window of his car.
That was a mistake.
A terrible, unfortunate mistake was made by both men.
But a mistake is not a crime.
When they get to around 10 years old,
every Black child in America gets "the talk."
What to do when accosted by a police officer.
Hands out your pockets.
Yes, sir, yes, ma'am.
Respect, compliance.
From about that age, we are taught that this ‐‐
this color...
this skin...
will be considered a threat.
Andy did what his father taught him.
He was polite, respectful, compliant.
Officer Matranga told us that.
Now, if it wasn't true,
why would Lieutenant Diaz go to such lengths
to ensure the video disappeared?
What we'll never know is what was going through the mind
of Edgar Lindsley when he shot Andy Josiah.
We can't know
because he never bothered to fill out a police report.
Why?
Well, the assumption seems to be that Andy Josiah's family
didn't deserve an explanation.
And that by simply saying nothing,
he would get the benefit of the doubt.
Now, would he have felt that way
if the man he pulled over was white?
If it was a white boy who was calling out
to his father from the back seat?
If a white man made the "mistake"
of reaching into the car
to help his frightened 7‐year‐old son,
would Officer Lindsley have shot him in the back?
Andy would have given his son that talk sooner or later.
But Marcel doesn't need that explained to him now, does he?
This all needs to change.
It needs to change right now.
Right here.
Today.
♪♪
Reporter: It was a case that began with an act of violence
and was marred by the near‐fatal shooting
of a special prosecutor.
But now, after six long days of deliberation,
the jury for the Andy Josiah shooting
informed Judge Patricia Howell
that they were finished.
That's no guarantee they've reached a verdict,
but one way or another,
this saga will finally come to an end tomorrow.
Man: Court is now in session.
Judge Howell: Thank you.
Madam Foreman, has the jury reached a verdict?
We have, Your Honor.
Will the Defendant please rise?
As to the first count of the indictment,
Manslaughter in the First Degree,
how does the jury find?
Not guilty, Your Honor.
On the second count of the indictment,
charging Criminally Negligent Homicide,
how does the jury find?
Guilty, Your Honor.
Take it easy. It is the lesser charge.
It's still a felony.
I'm gonna lose my job and my pension.
It's something, Aaron.
It was a slap on the wrist.
Before I issue sentence, I understand that
Mrs. Josiah would like to say something.
Would you come forward, please?
The jury has decided that what happened to my husband
was an accident.
Like when a car company makes faulty brakes.
When there's an accident, we want to forgive people.
To give them another chance.
But my Andy isn't gonna get another chance.
Because that "accident" happened with a gun.
In the hands of a man with all the power.
[ Sighs ] Now, the way I see it,
when you take a job where you have that kind of power...
you've gotta be more careful.
That means before you get out of your car to ask someone
about a cellphone or a U‐turn,
you gotta think about the fact that that's somebody's father,
somebody's husband,
somebody's son that you're gonna be talking to.
If you can't handle that,
if all that makes you too scared,
then there's lots of other jobs you can do.
Without a gun.
'Cause we can't have any more "accidents" like this.
The night our son was born, Andy wrote a letter to him.
I'd like to read it to him now ‐‐ in this courtroom.
"Dear Marcel, you were just born.
I held you in my arms for the first time tonight.
You are so small, your entire body almost fits in my hand.
I hope you'll grow healthy and strong."
Andy: ...strong.
But I admit, part of me wants you to stay this small...
so I can always protect you.
I hope so much for you, Marcel.
That you are happy and healthy.
I hope that you are never afraid.
That you always feel you can tell me anything.
I hope that you are
quick to forgive
and slow to anger.
I hope that you do what you love.
And that when you fall in love,
it's as special as what me and your mom have.
Know that I love you.
Your birth has made me the happiest man... "Your birth has made me the happiest man on Earth.
And I will always be there for you."
"Your dad."
[ Inhales deeply ]
To protect and serve.
That's what you were supposed to do.
Roberts: All rise!
Mr. Lindsley, is there anything you'd like to say
before I issue your sentence?
No, Your Honor.
You stand before me, convicted by a jury,
of a single count of a Non‐Violent E‐felony
of Criminally Negligent Homicide.
Certainly, Mr. Wallace and his team have presented
a very compelling case.
I'm deeply troubled by the testimony of Officer Matranga,
as well as the behavior of Lieutenant Diaz
in the aftermath of the shooting.
And Mrs. Josiah's pleas, which are also the pleas
of a bereft and suffering community,
cannot possibly fall on deaf ears.
Nor can the agonizing words of her son, Marcel,
who lost his father.
Therefore, I am sentencing you
to the maximum term allowable by law,
four years in state prison.
The defendant will now be remanded to the custody
of the New York State Department of Corrections
to serve his sentence at a facility
which they will determine.
Officers, execute sentence.
[ Handcuffs clicking ]
Roberts: This proceeding being concluded,
the court is now adjourned.
♪♪
Thank you.
For everything.
No. No. It was you. And Marcel.
You see what you did.
That man is not gonna hurt anyone anymore.
We're still gonna play chess now, right?
Every Tuesday and Friday. Four o'clock, alright?
Alright.
Well, it's not all the marbles, but it's something, guys.
It's acknowledgement.
And accountability.
And a lot better than almost anyone else has done.
We make a good team.
Well, you're the starting shortstop...
and center fielder and pitching ace.
I don't know what I am.
The scruffy manager who spent too many years in the minors?
[ Chuckles ]
Well, don't look at me.
I don't know anything about football.
It's baseball, Safiya.
[ Laughs ] Well, I‐I knew that, Aaron.
I just wanted to see how much you underestimated me.
Well, that's one thing we've never done.
No way.
So are we gonna, like, start a firm or something?
Official?
There's a lot of work to do.
Damn right there is.
Good.
Now I'm gonna go see my kids.
You take care.
[ Monitor beeping ]
I never did thank you...
for what you did in the hallway.
Aaron, don't.
I hope you weren't trying to make some kind of amends.
'Cause you don't need to.
It wasn't an amend.
I did it 'cause I love you.
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I'm gonna do the rest of this tomorrow.
Sure. Okay.
You get on home.
Thanks for all your hard work.
Mr. Wallace...?
Do you think we made a difference?
[ Sighs ]
I don't know.
What do you think?
I guess we'll see.
♪♪
Night.
[ Door opens, closes ]
[ Line ringing ] [ Sighs ]
There he is.
The Man of the Peoples.
I know what you did with Diaz.
What you talking about?
Don't do me like that.
Let's get real.
So, what, I'm not supposed to have your back now?
He was my key witness.
I'm lucky he showed up at court.
Well, it was just a brushback pitch.
But it could've blown back on me.
Nah. But it didn't.
And I made sure that it didn't.
Listen, I know you were trying to protect me,
but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worried about
the road you're going down.
I hear you. I hear you.
Listen.
I'm gonna stay out of your business on the outside
from here on in.
We gotta draw a harder line than that, Jamal.
[ Inhales, exhales deeply ]
You gotta erase my number from your burner.
No more texts or calls.
Not from there.
Yeah, we'll just go back to Wednesdays in the phone bank.
With the Man listening in.
I'll do one better.
I'll be at Bellmore Monday morning.
As your lawyer.
Got some new ideas on your case.
Come on, man.
You a legend now.
You got more important things you need to focus on.
No, nothing's more important to me than gettin' you out.
But you gotta let me know that you want it.
And that you're willing to fight.
Yeah. Whatever it takes.
I'll see you soon.
Right on.
[ Keypad beeps ]
[ Scoffs ]
[ Sighs ]
♪♪
[ Cellphone vibrating ]
♪♪
Who this?
Bobby said you needed to holler at me.
You thought I forgot about you?
We got unfinished business.
Now how you think we gonna settle it?
♪♪
[ Sighs ]
♪♪
[ Police radio chatter ]
♪♪
Hey. Look at you.
Ready for the world.
[ Gasps ] Oh, my God, he did it.
Jazz! Ronnie! He stood up!
Oh, lil' man's on his feet?
Yeah. I went to warm up his milk. Look at him.
Jasmine: Dad, you were the first one to see him?
Yeah.
Hey, congratulations, Aaron.
You did Andy proud.
Thanks.
You did us all proud.
How you feeling?
It's good to be home.
Come on.
Ronnie: Oh, you're walking to your mama?
Yeah.
[ Laughter ]
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