[MUSIC PLAYING]
[COLLECTiVE-AMC]
OK.
You ready?
It's beautiful.
Where'd you find this?
It's cute, right?
Oh, I love this.
So cute.
It's perfect.
It would have been a lot for me.
Thank you.
It's perfect.
You're perfect.
Thank you.
Of course.
They here already?
They're like 30 minutes early.
Why are they-- what?
It's OK.
I love it.
Yeah.
I'll be honest, Ally and I,
we weren't sure about whether
to have this party.
But together, there's
nothing we can't overcome.
You're the strongest woman I know.
I love you more than anything.
And I'm so damn excited to
keep building our lives together.
Me too.
I love you.
Love you.
[APPLAUSE]
Thank you all for being here.
Thank you.
Vitamins are on the table.
Oh, thank you, baby.
This is a nice party.
Think I've heard at a good time?
Yeah.
You deserve it.
You're just buttering me
up before you abandon me.
I wish I could delay it again.
I know.
I don't want to leave you here.
You just go to the judge
and tell him something wildly
inappropriate, and then come back to me.
I will.
Oh, you will?
Like what?
I'll say--
What?
I'll say we're having a
big old orgy tomorrow night,
and they're all invited.
Ow.
Oh, no, no, no.
Be careful.
All right.
That got me too excited.
[LAUGHTER]
I'm OK.
Hey.
Sorry.
Sorry, sorry.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Just a reminder, send in
those mail-in ballots soon.
For only two weeks out
from election day, folks,
and every ballot matters.
So be sure to get
yours in before it's done.
Faith, come on.
I'm polling has she
had a 46-point death log,
with 8% of voters still undecided.
We need to push her
plan to reduce the crime
rate in order to pull ahead.
This case is my campaign.
He's a dangerous criminal with a long
history of violence.
I put James side the way.
You win.
You'll lose your shot at being DA.
I gotta go.
Hey.
Excuse me.
You, uh, dropped this.
Oh, I did.
Oh, my god.
Thank you.
You were last-saver.
No worries.
Have a good day.
Yeah, you too.
Where do I go for a jury duty?
I'm going to go down there.
Thanks.
Bye.
All right, guys.
Eyes up.
Pay attention.
Hello.
I'd like to welcome you as
a juror in the Georgia court
system.
As a juror, you protect
the right of every person
to a trial by jury.
The right to a trial by jury is a
cornerstone of our democracy.
That right is protected by the United
States Constitution.
There she is.
Sugar-free vanilla with skin.
Oh, you're good.
Can I get you something else?
You got something for me?
OK.
Voluntary manslaughter with a
recommendation of 20 years,
15 to serve, followed
by five for probation.
Wow.
That's a hell of a deal.
I won't even waive the recidivism statute
if you please before I strike the jury.
I admit to something he didn't do.
Save it for the jury.
Better yet, why don't
you plead your guy out
and save a pre-free figure case loan?
Look, my client wants a trial.
Well, then, you're wasting
my time and your clients.
Last chance.
After you.
The case you're about to
hear is an alleged homicide.
The state is charging James Michael
Seith with malice murder for the death of
Kendall Alice Carter.
Now, if you have a personal relationship
with the accused and or the deceased that
will prohibit you from serving on this
panel in an unbiased
manner, please speak now.
Yes.
He used to ride my bus.
And when was this?
I don't know, a few years ago.
OK.
Then there's no reason
we can't leave it there.
I think you'll make a fine juror.
Does anyone else think that they're
incapable of serving on this panel?
Yes.
Your Honor, my wife is
in the third trimester
of a high-risk pregnancy.
I'd like to be available to her.
Well, that's commendable.
What hours do you normally work?
Nine to six, typically.
And you have my word
that this court will not
demand one minute more
of your time than that.
See, the fact that you
don't want to be here
is exactly what makes
you the perfect group
to adjudicate this case.
You are impartial.
You have no skin in the
game, nothing to gain or lose.
And that is why I believe
that this process, as flawed
as it may be, is still our
best chance at finding justice.
Do you work, Mrs. Allworth?
Well, I had a toughest job there is.
I raised two kids and just
sent them off to college.
Ah, congratulations.
Thank you.
And have you ever
served on a jury before?
Twice, both were Ms. Charles.
Twice, OK, OK.
Mr. King, have you ever
had a physical altercation
with a significant other?
Are you going to ask
that question to every guy
in this courtroom?
If I have to, I will.
I know these questions
can be very personal.
Nah, man.
Any me.
Thank you, sir.
How long have you lived in
the area, Mr. Tchaikovsky?
About 10 years.
You-- oh, you run a flower shop?
Yeah, with my wife.
Mr. Robinson, it says here your wife
has primary custody of your daughter.
Is that correct?
Yeah.
Do you mind if I ask you
who ended the marriage?
She did.
Thank you.
All you.
Mr. Camp.
And you're a magazine writer.
That's right.
What kind of articles do you write?
Features mostly.
So you write about a variety of topics?
Yes.
Ever written about a murder trial?
Well, I write for
regional lifestyle magazines.
It's not exactly Vanity Fair.
Take that out of the know.
Being a writer, I imagine you read a lot.
You read anything about this case?
No, no.
Today's the first I've heard about it.
Well, then, I think
you'll make a perfectly
acceptable member of this jury.
Does a defense accept our challenge?
We accept him, Your Honor.
Good.
Please enter Justin
Camp as juror number two.
Hey.
Hi.
How did it go?
So--
I got picked.
No.
I'm so sorry.
What happened to wildly inappropriate?
I'm saving that for you.
I am?
They said it'll be a short trial.
I feel like they always
say that, but I hope so.
How was your day?
It was OK.
I did this.
Yeah.
It's good progress.
It's good.
All day?
No, this did not take me all day.
I watched a
documentary, and I peed 94 times.
94?
And I ate some ice.
Can I have some more?
Ice? Yeah.
Ice, coming up.
All right.
The people need to know how
I'll make this city safer.
And women need to know that if they're
in an abusive relationship, their
community has their back.
The rest-- the rest is noise.
So thank you.
[APPLAUSE]
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
[APPLAUSE]
Hi.
Hey.
Nice speech.
Thanks.
Justice is truth in action?
Professor Nielsen.
Yeah.
Yeah, I remember.
You still believe it?
Of course.
All right.
As long as it doesn't get in
the way of a win, though, right?
Oh my god.
If you got something to
say, Eric, just say it.
Hmm.
Say it.
He loves you.
You were his favorite student.
Are you really going there?
Yeah, I'm going there.
Oh my god.
And now you're a--
What?
I'm a what?
A politician.
Good morning.
We will begin with opening statements.
Ms. Killebrude.
OK, the facts of the case are these.
One year ago, on
October 25, the defendant,
James Sath, and his then
girlfriend, Kendall Carter,
went drinking a rowdy's
hideaway on O'Brien Road.
What's all the way up there, guys?
I'm already drunk.
Bye.
Things got tense.
They had a fight.
Not a fair opportunity.
Leave it alone.
I'm not-- what is this?
Stop pushing me.
I'm not pushing you.
Stop pushing me.
Jesus Christ.
Chief stormed out of the
bar, and he followed her.
The fight escalated, and
things quickly got out of control.
Hey.
What the hell are you doing?
Get away from me.
Don't ask me.
Where are you?
Are you kidding me?
It was par for the course.
They'd argue.
They'd break up.
And they'd make up the next day after they both had calmed down.
It was basically a game.
Now, this couple had a
history of violent interactions,
but this time she was serious.
She was done with him.
So she left and headed down the road from foot.
So this was just another
typical night of drama.
So James Site got in
his car and he drove home.
He flew into a violent rage and followed
Kendall Carter down the road,
where he proceeded to kill her.
Ever.
He beat her viciously.
He pushed her over a
rail into the creek below
and left her to die.
(wind blowing)
James Seif didn't attack her
and he couldn't have pushed her
because he wasn't there.
James Seif
took an innocent life.
James Seif is an innocent man.
Thank you.
(coughing)
(water splashing)
Damn man.
You alright?
Yeah, just those crime scene pictures.
Never had a strong stomach.
Yeah.
Alright, good night.
Good.
(knocking)
(door opening)
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things
that I cannot change,
the courage to change
the things that I cannot,
and the wisdom to know the difference.
(clapping) Good work, everybody.
He's coming back.
It works if you work.
Great job, everybody.
(crowd chattering)
Thank you, Justin.
Hey, you okay?
You okay?
Yeah.
You got a lot of remindin'?
Yeah, I can tell.
I wanna talk about it.
Okay, look, whatever it is,
my advice is the same.
You know what to do.
We're only as sick as our secrets.
Okay, I'm always here for you.
(door opening)
(soft music)
Good night.
Be out of your way in a minute.
Take as long as you want.
I'll come back.
(soft music)
(door opening)
Hey.
Sorry, wait.
It was okay.
How was the meeting?
It was good.
Stayed after the talk of Larry for a bit.
You okay?
Hard.
You okay?
Yeah, I'm good.
Everything's gonna be fine.
We're gonna be a family soon.
Very soon, I hope.
(laughs)
(engine revving)
I'd seen them in there
before a couple times.
It was always the same thing.
They would start off fun and flirty
and then after a few
drinks things would change.
Change how?
That night she came in trying
to talk to him like seriously,
you know, but he wasn't having it.
(engine revving) What do you want me to disagree with?
I want you to say I love you too.
I basically did.
I want you to say I love you too.
Read between the
goddamn lines, I said yeah.
What lines?
I'm sick of this shit.
What lines are you talking?
Hey, get out of my face.
(glass shatters)
He got mad, like scary.
She leaves.
He follows her
outside, so I start coming.
Hey, what the hell are you doing?
What are you doing?
I wanna go home.
I don't wanna do this anymore.
You what?
I'm sorry, you're embarrassing.
What are you talking about?
Who cares if he's idiots, they can't.
What are you gonna do, hit me?
Relax, I'm sorry, it's okay.
Who are you?
Are you kidding me?
Bring it on.
Better get the fuck
out of here right now.
If I walk home in the
rain, you stupid bitch,
the candle we're in over.
I'm done, baby.
So she lived, then what happened?
He followed her out of the parking lot
and onto old Quarry Road.
Thank you, no further
questions, your honor.
So you saw him walk down on the road
and you were in the parking lot? No, I didn't. So you saw him walk down old Quarry Road?
Yes.
Did you know that his car was
parked down old Quarry Road?
No.
Were you drinking that night?
Objection, your honor.
Elvirole.
Were you drinking that night?
Yes.
So you don't know how far he followed her
down old Quarry Road, do you?
No, at that point I had stopped filming
and I went back inside.
No more questions.
Does the state have any more questions?
No more questions, your honor.
Thank you, you may step down.
I was at the bar till close.
I didn't see either
one of them come back in.
And then the next day I
opened and I did what I always do.
I took the night's
trash out to the dumpster.
Miss, miss, I'm sorry, I need your help.
Because of the rain the night before,
the trails were all muddy and wet.
I had to cut up to
old Quarry by the bridge
in order to get back to the room.
(eerie music)
(crickets chirping)
All right, and just to be clear,
when you found
Candlecaught her, she was dead?
Her head was in a pool of blood.
It was awful.
Thank you for your testimony, Mr. Reed.
I know it isn't easy.
For half.
Mr. Resnick, your witness.
Mr. Reed, you hike those trails
in the woods frequently, don't you?
Yes, sir, twice a week at least.
In your opinion, is the hike
down the hillside difficult?
Yes.
I assume you wear
hiking boots when you hike,
Mr. Reed, is that correct?
Of course.
This is a picture of Kendall Carter.
The morning you found
her below Old Quarry Road.
Can you please tell us what
kind of shoes she's wearing?
Looks like heels.
Heels?
And if she's walking along
the edge of Old Quarry Road
in a blinding
rainstorm at night in heels,
and she suddenly lost her footing,
it'd be next to impossible
to prevent herself from
falling, isn't that correct?
Yes.
Thank you.
She landed in a posterior position
which suggests she was
pushed as opposed to a fall.
Rigamort has indicated
the victim had been dead
for around nine hours.
And the cause of death?
The severity of her skull fractures
suggest she was struck
with a nonspecific blunt instrument.
And the manner of death?
Homicide.
Thank you.
No more questions.
Witnesses, yours, Mr. Resnick.
Is it possible that she
sustained her head injuries
from hitting the rocks?
Possible, sure, but in
my professional opinion,
it's not likely.
But possible.
That's all for me.
Thank you for your testimony.
You may step down.
On October 25th of last year,
you lived on Old Quarry Road, correct?
Yes.
And do you remember anything unusual
happened in that evening?
I saw a man get out
of his car in a storm.
Do you remember what time that was?
11.48 on the button.
I looked at the clock.
I heard the thunder,
so I went to the window
and lightning lit up the sky.
There he was.
What was he doing?
He looked around, he went
over to the side of the road,
peered over the railing, got
back in his car, drove off.
And is that man you saw that night here
in the courtroom today?
Do you know?
Can you point him out?
Okay.
Yes, he is here today.
That's him right there.
Let the record reflect that
the witness has identified
the man he saw as the
defendant, James Michael Seid.
No more questions, Your Honor.
All right, this feels like a good time
to break for the day.
This court is in recess
until 9 a.m. tomorrow morning
when we will pick up
here where we left off.
(birds chirping)
Jesse, what's going on?
I need a lawyer.
Okay, give me a dollar.
I'm not joking, that gives us
attorney-client privilege.
Take a seat.
So I went to clear my head
and found myself at Rowdy's hideaway.
Wore the drink and sat there for a while.
Then I got up and left.
I got to the car, it was raining.
I turned back onto old Corey.
I went about a quarter of
a mile and I hit something.
I got out of the car and I
looked around, I checked,
I didn't see anything
and I figured it was a deer
that ran off and then I got
back in the car and went home.
Okay, what's the problem?
I got called for jury
duty, the Kendall Carta case.
They found her body in a creek bed
about a quarter mile from Rowdy's
hideaway last October.
What are you telling me?
Maybe I didn't hit a deer.
I don't know what to do.
You were at a bar and you had a drink.
Yes, but I didn't touch it.
Doesn't matter.
Given your history, there
isn't a jury in the world
that would believe you were sober.
But if I was coming forward voluntarily,
that has to count for something, right?
If I come forward and
I tell them the truth.
And your prior DUIs and the
fact that you were at a bar
gives a state reason to
charge you with first degree
vehicular homicide or even felony murder.
That's 30 years to life.
What?
If you were to come forward right now,
you would be completely screwed.
That's it?
Yeah.
I'm sorry.
The defense calls
James Seith, your honor.
Please raise your right hand.
Do you swear to tell the
truth, the whole truth,
and nothing but the
truth, so help you God?
Yes, your honor. Have a seat. Please state your name for the record.
James Michael Seith.
Ms. Resnick, your witness.
Okay, James, let's
talk about what happened
the night of October 25th.
Can you tell us what happened?
Yeah, um, Kendall and I went to Rowdy's
to have a few drinks, get some food.
We were having fun, you know, shots in pool.
We were having fun, you know, we were having fun, you know, we were having fun, you know, we were having fun, you know, we were having fun, you know, we were having fun,
you know, shots in pool,
played some darts, you know.
Now there's been
testimony that you guys argued.
You don't deny that, do you?
No, no, um, she got really drunk
and she was, she was
giving me a hard time.
What do you mean?
She'd been going on
about us moving in together
for a couple weeks and
I, she kept telling her
that I didn't think that I was ready.
We'll see.
What do you mean we're not safe?
I guess she just wasn't having it.
She said I didn't love her.
And she stormed up.
And then what happened?
We argued in the parking lot.
I don't wanna do this anymore.
Do what?
I'm gonna go home.
You're done.
Frank, get out of here.
Don't walk home.
Don't walk home then.
In the rain.
She was just out of her head, you know,
screaming at me and walked off.
And what did you do?
Followed her at first, but
it was cold, it was raining.
I remember getting in my
car, so I was parked next to
Ronald Parker in 217.
My niece is born February 17th, so that's just the end
of the day. I was born February 17th, so that's just,
pulled me out of
everything and turned around
and just drove home.
And we'd see each other the
next day and we'd work it out.
Like, like always.
Look, was I stupid for not
wanting to move in with her
so I could see her face every day?
Absolutely, yeah.
I could never put my
hands on her like that.
I couldn't do that to her.
I loved her.
Now look, I understand.
My past, the mistakes that I've made,
I know what you're
thinking, I do, and I get it.
But I'm not that guy anymore.
Okay, I've changed.
I left that life
behind me and I, you know,
I thought I was doing really good.
I don't know what happened.
I went home, I drove home.
I know how difficult
this is for you, James.
You take your time.
Let me know when you're ready.
I'm good.
I'm gonna show you a video now, okay?
And then I'm gonna
ask you some questions.
(dramatic music) Did you see that?
Did you miss or make?
I didn't miss.
You missed.
I'll let me help you.
You're a good luck.
Yeah.
I was.
I'll let you.
Okay, damn it.
Okay.
Who took that video?
Kendall.
When?
October 25th of last year.
And where?
The Roudish Hideaway.
Thank you, James. No more questions.
Prosecution, your witness.
Mr. Seuss, you just stated
that you loved Kendall Carter.
Is that right?
More than anything.
And on the night of October 25th, you and
Kendall drove to the Roudish Hideaway.
Is that right?
We took my car in.
And when you got there, the
two of you started drinking.
Is that right?
Yeah, it's a bar.
And then the two of you started arguing.
Is that right?
Yeah.
And during this argument, you knocked a
beer bottle off the table.
Is that right?
Yeah, it was an accident.
And then she left and you went after her.
Is that right?
Yeah.
And outside, the argument continued.
And it is your sworn testimony that you
lift Kendall Carter
alone to walk down a narrow,
two-lane road in the dark, drunk in the
pouring rain in the
middle of a thunderstorm.
Is that how you treat someone you love?
No, Your Honor.
Are there any further
questions from the defense?
No, Your Honor. The defense rests.
Thank you for your
testimony. You can step down.
Members of the jury, the
evidence in this case is now closed.
Attorneys, you may give your closing
arguments at this time.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,
Kendall Carter's murder was a savage
crime committed by an evil man.
An innocent man.
An innocent man who was shattered from
losing the love of his life.
We have an eyewitness who saw him at the
crime scene at the time of death.
In the middle of the
night, in a blinding rainstorm.
It could have been anyone.
When she broke up with him that night,
and he realized she meant it, he snapped.
And so he bludgeoned her.
No murder weapon was
recovered. Nothing. Nothing.
The defendant's DNA was all over the
victim. No one else's.
The state says there was DNA. Of course
there was DNA. Of
course. They were a couple.
Until they weren't.
James Seif bravely took the stand and
admitted to some difficult truths.
That? That was all a
performance. Nothing else.
Look, I think we can all agree on this.
The person responsible for Kendall
Carter's death deserves to face justice.
That person is James Seif.
But that person, that
evil man, is still out there.
All I ask is that you deliver a verdict
that speaks the truth.
The truth about what happened to Kendall.
The truth about what happened on Old
Choir Road that night.
And the truth about him.
And the truth about him is that James
Michael Seif is guilty.
Find him guilty.
The truth is, James Seif is not guilty.
Find James Seif. Not guilty.
Thank you.
Good luck.
Thanks. Um, excuse me everyone. If, if
nobody objects, I'd really like to throw
my name into the ring
to be the four woman.
I've served on multiple
juries. I know the ropes.
Cool.
Yeah, I'm sure I have.
Okay, great. Thanks.
Okay, so right now we can do one of two
things. We can vote and
talk or talk and vote.
I suggest that we just vote and just get
an idea where we all
stand. Does that sound good?
Yeah.
Okay, so I vote guilty.
Yes, ma'am. Me too.
Me three. This whole
thing's such a shame.
Yeah, I definitely think that you did it.
Definitely. I agree.
Everything fits together.
Yeah, let them rock.
Amen.
Nine. So that is nine for guilty.
You sir?
Yeah, oh yeah. Yeah, guilty's cool.
Okay. And...
Oh, you sir. How about you?
Kids should have played it out.
And then there was one.
All right, so what's it
gonna be? Whether it's a what?
Don't you want to get
on to your pregnant wife?
Of course I do.
All right, so what's the problem?
Now, if this is somebody's life we're
dealing with, we
shouldn't at least talk about it.
This is a joke.
No, it's a deliberation. You were ready
to send this man to prison.
Maybe forever, just like that.
And?
I heard the facts of the case, did you?
All right. Will he improve beyond a
reasonable doubt that he was innocent?
Well, he doesn't have to. The burden of
proof is on the prosecution.
Does anyone have even the slightest
hesitation that James Seitz is guilty?
I mean...
Look, if you have to
think, you aren't sure.
No. What I'm sure of is I got three kids
at home I gotta get back to.
But we all have lives,
none of us want to be here.
Okay, how about we... Why don't you just
tell us what your issue is, or your
issues are, and then we
can all talk through it.
Oh, I don't have an issue.
Okay, so you just
like pissing me off then?
By what?
Look, I have questions.
Nah, that's just your guilt talking.
What do you mean?
You want to go home to your little
neighborhood and tell them, "Well, you
did right by that boy. We gave him a fair
shake just like anybody else."
Oh, man, hold up. Why are
you getting on him like that?
Hey, mind your own damn business, all
right, little fella?
Excuse me.
Every... Enough of, Sophie.
Please, Mr. Kent, go on.
Thank you, ma'am.
All I'm trying to say is let's put
everything else aside for a minute and
just remember two key points.
One, Syth went to trial and said taking a
plea, and two, he testified
instead of taking the fifth.
Right? I mean, it doesn't mean he's
innocent, but I think he's earned just a
few hours of our time just to be sure.
He's right. Right. We should take the
time and we should go over it.
Fine. Fine. But it's a waste of time. Any
other group of 12 people would arrive at
the exact same decision we did.
Mm-hmm. That part right there.
The state has the truth on its side.
James' side is going
to pay for what it did.
And I will get justice for Kendall Carter
and every woman who is a
victim of domestic abuse.
How do you feel about the latest polling
that a verdict in the side trial carries
a five-point swing in the
district attorney reign?
Oh, come on. You know I can't comment on
that. Okay. Thank you, everybody.
So I'm just going to start with what I
think is the most damning evidence, which
was the man who saw Syth on the road at
the railing directly above where Kendall
Carter's body was found.
Yes, exactly. So what's
Lutte even talk about?
I mean, he was a few hundred feet away
looking from across the bridge. And it
was the middle of the
night through pouring rain.
Yeah, and I've actually done a bunch of
landscaping work up there. That whole
area is covered by
trees, it'd be hard to see.
The man made a positive identification.
Yeah, but dude's kind of ancient, though.
Well, this old bird has
20-20 vision with my glasses.
Come on, y'all. It's his testimony. He's
not lying. Why would he lie? And the
question here means that we think he's
lying. I don't think he's
lying. Think he's lying?
No, I don't think he's lying.
Okay, so what the hell
are we talking about?
Look, I'm just saying, okay, the man, he
saw somebody at the railing, right? Can
we all agree on that?
Yeah, sure.
Okay, so isn't it possible that he saw
someone other than James Syth?
No, we can go back and forth all day on
possibilities. That's not helpful.
Well, I think we should.
No, no, no, no. That's not our job. Our
job is to just weigh the facts.
Okay, fact. 32% of homicides occur
between domestic partners.
Fact, the police arrested James Syth two
days after they found the body. Fact,
they never questioned any other suspects.
You watch too much TV, old man.
Okay.
Here a cop.
I was. 22 years robbery homicide.
Bonnie took the buyout, came down here to
get away from those brutal Midwest
winters and be closer to the grandkids.
Why didn't you tell the lawyers?
Because nobody asked.
What do you ask?
About that. Their loss is our gain. So
what do you think an officer?
Detective. Look, I think it seems to me
like the police, you know, follow the
evidence, found their
guy, built their case.
Okay, so what's that?
Maybe nothing, but tunnel vision like
that can really bite you in the ass.
They feed side to that eyewitness. So of
course that's who we IDs. Now they're
sure they got their guy.
So they just ignore anything that doesn't
help their case. They
stop asking questions.
Confirmation bias.
Confirmation bias. Exactly.
There's no bad intentions. It's just a
bunch of people trying to do the right
thing and can't see
everything they're doing wrong.
It's a good point.
And what about this blunt instrument
murder weapon they kept talking about?
Prosecutors said they couldn't recover
it. So we got rid of it. It's easy to do.
Or he could have killed her with
something other than a blunt instrument.
Like what?
Like a car? It could
have been a hit and run.
Holy shit.
Here, you're looking at me.
Sorry, I'm sorry.
You know, that's a really, really good
theory. Hit and run.
Yeah.
I mean, it's raining, it's night,
visibility has got to be terrible.
What we know is slippery
from the hikers testimony.
Wandering around in the
dark in the hills. Kids today.
It explains how she could
have ended up in a creek.
Okay, so side mowed her down instead of
bashing her head in. What
are we talking about here?
What difference does it
make? The guy is a piece of shit.
Look, my God is telling me
that that kid is not a killer.
Okay, the other day you voted guilty.
No, no, I never said guilty. I said he
should have taken the plea bargain.
He's got a weak case.
Maybe there's a reason for that.
Yeah, it's called a public defender.
I mean, nothing against this guy. He
seems pretty smart, but the PDs are
working ten times the caseload of the DA's office on a friend.
The protection of the
budget is just not a fair fight.
Yeah, well nothing is anymore.
We'll just do the best we can.
I hear you.
And I got 22 years on the street that is
telling me there's a lot
more to this case than we know.
All right, then if you were still a
detective, what would you do?
Yeah.
All right, y'all. That's it for today.
See you back here at
9 a.m. Monday morning.
I almost forgot. Happy Halloween.
Happy Halloween.
Hey, yeah, it has been a minute, but I
was hoping you could do me a solid.
Hang on a second.
Yeah, I'll be here.
We cannot break the law. We can only
break ourselves off the law.
No decision yet. We're
breaking for the weekend.
You're kidding. You never know what it
does in Strange to Gone Do.
Clearly. Okay, well
thanks for letting me know.
See you Monday.
Drink a drink.
Yeah, have a good one.
[music]
Hey, Ellen.
Yeah.
We're back at the job right now.
[door opens]
Hey.
Hi.
You got my text?
Oh, shit. Sorry.
Sorry, I forgot.
Does everything look okay?
You okay?
Hey, hey, what's wrong?
I'm scared.
I'm scared. We didn't make it this far
last time, but I'm just scared.
I don't want to be doing this alone. I
don't want to go to these things alone.
It's going to be okay.
It's going to be all right.
I don't understand why
you weren't there today.
How much longer is the
trial going to go on for?
I have no idea.
Are you close to a verdict?
I'm not supposed to discuss it.
Justin, are you close to a verdict?
It's ten to two. We're guilty.
So then Monday, can you just go in and
sway the two holdouts
and then be done with this?
Well, I'm one of them.
Why?
I'm sorry, but they took one look at this guy and that was it.
No discussion of the evidence? Nothing. I
have to do something.
Everyone deserves a chance, right?
I can think of where I'd be
if you hadn't given me one.
Can I ask you something?
Yeah, sure. What?
If I were to sell the forerunner without
telling someone it was in a wreck, but
they're happy with the deal
and there's no safety risks.
It was in the hat, Justin.
I know, I know, but just go with me. If
they're never the wiser,
then did I do anything wrong?
No. I mean, I don't think so.
Going upstairs.
The food's in the fridge. See you upstairs.
There she is. Next round's on her.
Bourbon, meat, and
yeah, whatever he says.
What I'm having is a great evening. Isn't
it a beautiful evening?
Should have been a two hour verdict.
What can I tell you? They're taking their
jobs seriously. I gave
them a lot to think about.
How can a man live in it? You
gave them smoke and mirrors.
When they smoke, there's fire.
I admire your optimism.
Look, here's the thing. You walk into
court convinced of the
guilt of the defendant.
I have no illusions about what I do. A
lot of my clients aren't guilty and my
job is to help make the
best of a bad situation.
But I'm telling you, I'm telling you,
this guy didn't do it.
And the fact that the jury's taking a
little time gives me hope that things are
working the way they should.
Well, you enjoy that while it lasts.
To the justice system.
Ain't perfect. That's the best we got.
I know I can tell them. Trust your gut.
You do the right thing.
Oh, wait, wait, wait.
What's that?
It's my pitchfork.
Nice!
Hey, oh, maybe.
Hey, hey, hey, happy all the way in.
I love your costumes. Take two, everyone.
Oliver? Hey, Ms. Curson.
Oliver, I didn't even
recognize you. How are you?
Hey, Mr. Kim.
Hey, how's the writing going?
I want you to pay for now.
No way. That's awesome. Congrats.
Hey, have fun tonight.
We will. See you back at school?
Yeah. Next year.
Okay. Well, bye.
Bye.
God, he's a giant.
No.
Thanks.
Hey.
Would you follow me
after court on Friday?
I picked your tail up like
halfway out of the parking lot.
I mean, green Toyota 4Runner, right?
Yeah. Well, you're not allowed to
investigate the case
outside the jury room.
Yeah. Yeah, I know. But...
I mean, somebody's got to.
Don't you want to know
what really happened?
Yeah.
Of course.
Look, I, uh...
I did some digging.
This is every registered car in the
county that was in for bodywork
between October 26th
and the end of last year.
You're still with the
hit and run, come on.
Yeah, because that's
a really good theory.
Now, the automakers keep a
detailed list of these repairs,
strictly for R&D purposes.
They collect it from
the dealer's pro forma
and then pay the mom and
pop shops under the table.
My partner and I recovered more cars than
an impound this way.
Right. But there must be
hundreds of cars in there.
Yeah. So, process it all.
Process the elimination, which is what I
spend my whole weekend doing.
I mean, anything there's
already a police report for,
crossed off the list.
Mm-hmm.
And there's only going to be a very
specific kind of damage
with this kind of hit and run.
So, I had light, grill, hood,
and narrowed down to 15 vehicles
that match that description on this list,
one of which, by the way, a
96-digoto 4Runner, 4-screen.
I mean, that's the exact
same car as yours, right?
I mean, if that is your car, we can just
cross it off the list.
Right. Yeah. So, it's
the plan with both of us.
If you don't mind helping.
There's only so many hours in the day,
and we've got to spend most of them here.
So, you want to help
me with the light work
and see if we can find our guy.
Yeah. Okay. Yeah.
You're reaching, but...
Look, it's a hit and run, kid.
I feel it in my bones.
Dumbers to donuts.
Our guy is on this list.
Oh, good morning.
Party time, y'all. Let's go.
Fellas, wrap it up. Thanks.
Let's go.
Goddamn it.
Uh...
Everything all right over here?
Mm-hmm.
Yeah, I'm working my nerves, Dave.
What is all this?
Just...you two, wait for me.
Read instruction 0.01 for me, please.
Uh...
"To maintain the
integrity of the jury system,
I remind you that you
must decide this case
based only on the evidence
admitted during the trial
and the law I will explain to you.
You may not conduct
any research on your own
about this case or about any people
or places mentioned during the trial."
Sounds to me like you two violated
every sentence of that paragraph.
Your Honor, I move for a missed trial.
He's a former cop who knows what ideas he
put into juries' heads.
Failure to elicit his
previous employment during four-dear
is on you, Mr. Wesley.
It's misconduct.
Kick him off, Judge.
There's no need to start over.
Our resources are
already stretched so thin.
She's right.
Motion denied. Your Honor, you know.
As for you two...
You violated your oath. That's yours.
Your Honor, if I may, I, uh...
I upheld the oath I
took as a police officer
to never betray my
character, my integrity,
or the public trust.
Mr. Joukowsky,
you are hereby removed from jurorservice.
On account of your background, I'm going
to make an exception
and not find you in contempt of court.
Thank you, Your Honor.
So, Mr. Kemp, you are not a retired law
enforcement officer, are you?
No, no, Your Honor.
So, how do you explain your involvement
in this transgression?
I obtained those
documents on my own, Your Honor.
He didn't have anything to do with it.
Is that true?
I mean, did you look at these documents
or help to procure them
or know what Mr.
Joukowsky was intending to do?
No, Your Honor, I did not
look at them and I didn't help.
So, do you think that you can disregard
everything that you heard just now
and remain an unbiased
member of this panel?
Yes, I can.
I'm going to take you at your word,
if I let you go up.
Please escort Mr. Kemp
back to the juror room.
Mr. Joukowsky, you are dismissed.
I would ask that a copy of these
documents be made part
of the court's records
for purposes of appeal and
again, I move that Mr. R...
The documents will be
marked as courts exhibit one.
Your motion for a
mistrial is denied, Mr. Resnick.
Is that understood?
Yes, Your Honor. It's understood.
Good. Then we are done here.
You've got to be kidding me.
What?
Are resources a stretch so thin?
You are something.
Okay.
Counselor.
Hey, it's okay. I'm not on the jury
anymore. I don't have to.
Yeah, make sure of that.
You're feeling the pressure, huh?
In this job?
Yeah.
Okay.
Hey, I'm sorry, but I just...
I can't not say this. You...
You got this case all wrong.
Oh, really?
Yeah.
It's a hit and run.
No way. Emmy would have flagged it.
Wow. Yeah, you'd think.
I counted five autopsies
that day. One day, I checked.
Doesn't mean anything.
Let me just ask you one thing.
Did you guys ever look
at any other suspect?
We did our job.
I'll do respect, Counselor. If you'd have
done your job, I don't think we'd be
standing here right now.
Well, that guy is bad news.
Maybe.
But he didn't kill that girl.
Alright, so with that being said, Judge
Stewart thanks you for your patience and
apologizes for any inconvenience.
Jury number 13 is now a
voting member of this panel. Okay?
I'll let you guys get back to it.
So what happened?
What was this misconduct?
The lies between him and the judge.
Bullshit. You were
there. What did Harold do?
He was investigating the case on his own.
The judge sent him home.
What about that stack of papers?
What papers? The ones Harold gave.
Don't you drop them all
over the floor. We all saw it.
The bailiff was on us
before I left the papers.
You were talking for quite a while. Did
he tell you what was in them?
Uh, yes, he did. It was a printout.
Names, vehicle registrations.
He said that it could
prove James Sykes is.
So what?
Were you supposed to believe
you now and change our vote?
I'm just telling you what I know.
He thinks it was a hit and win.
So if he thinks it was a hit and win,
Kendall was by five.
If she was hunched over and
the car was in SUV or a truck,
she could have easily then hit smack
across the head and torso.
Look at the way her
shoulders are fractured.
I'm sorry, but are you a doctor?
Not yet. Fairly a master.
I mean, I think we should
leave that to the professionals,
the medical examiner
who examined the body.
Well, I mean, doctors can be careless.
Look, one time they told my daddy he was
having a heart attack.
Turned out it was just gas.
You're always in such a rush. Go ahead,
dear. Speak your mind.
The right and left club we call. Both show a very clean break.
What's this about? She couldn't get that from the phone.
It's not likely.
Both phones had to be broken by a single,
sharp posterior impact.
Pow.
Dude, we know if
Slice's car had any damage.
No, the police would have noted it in their report if it did.
Not if they thought it was irrelevant. Caught it. So you sent my secret copy on to it?
No. I'm a dog groomer,
but I watch and listen
to a lot of true crime,
and the first rule is the husband did it.
Okay, well, husband,
boyfriend, same difference.
You agree that he's guilty, right?
He is a perfect suspect.
All right, thank you.
But the second rule of true crime
is that it's never the perfect suspect.
Oh, my God. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Perfect suspect.
Oh, my God.
I'm just sharing with you my experiences.
Your experiences.
Listening to crime podcasts.
Well, hold on.
And watching "Dayline."
Okay, well, that doesn't
make you Sherlock Holmes.
Well, thank you.
No, you burned through enough cases,
and you start to see certain patterns.
But I leave the detective
work to the foreign pointers.
Good, good. Good, because we're not
here to solve a mystery, okay?
All we're here to do is to sign if we're
positive James Seidt
that killed Kendall Carter.
Man.
I'm not.
Old poor we roll fees into the highway.
When traffic's heavy,
GPS will send you that way.
It gets busy.
Yeah, and at night, I mean, it's gnarly.
I nearly mowed down a deer once.
What if that's what they thought?
Who thought?
Whoever hit Kendall Carter.
Yeah, man, I mean, that
all makes sense, but...
what about our eyewitness?
Maybe he saw someone else?
Okay, hold up. Wait a minute.
Y'all got way too many
maybes for my liking, huh?
And too many maybes is reasonable now.
I agree with Justin.
Yeah.
Okay.
Kayco?
Ellie?
I'm not sure anymore that
this young man is guilty.
Right. Okay. Anyone else?
Not guilty.
Okay.
I fell asleep on Highway 17 and woke up in the ditch.
I think I had the hospital's close.
Hmm.
Okay.
Thank you for your time.
Yep.
We were street racing down Greek Road. It was dumb, you know. [door closes]
Guilty.
Guilty?
Not guilty.
Guilty.
All right. Looks like we're 6 to 6.
We're deadlocked.
Okay, so what do we do now?
Feels like the more we
talk, the less we know.
I'm so tired.
You're so stoned in.
Let's go back to the beginning.
Be with that case. Piece by piece.
No, no. Let's stop wasting our damn time.
I'm not gonna do it. Take a breath. It's been a long day.
But, you know, votes have changed, right?
The process is working.
No, it's not. You are wearing us down.
Talking a lot but saying nothing.
You know, you go over
anything enough times,
yeah, we'll start to question it.
Yeah, like which shoes to wear.
Yeah, look.
We got all these theories,
y'all, but no new evidence.
Yeah, but those theories are making some of us question it.
Yeah, I'm not gonna lie. No, no, no, you can
question it all you want,
but I know he's guilty.
Just look at his damn neck.
Okay, my man, I know you got a picture of
him in that book of yours.
I mean, yeah, not today.
It's not perfect, but...
Yes, see? Right there.
Snake and the crown.
That's the west side crowns. They're the biggest of the world. Snake and the crown.
That's the west side crowns.
They're the biggest
drug pushers in the city.
How do you know that?
Because I run the Boys and Girls Club.
These guys are
poisoning their own community.
This case is personal to you.
Yeah, well, you're damn right it is.
My little brother was
14 when he got inked.
A month before his 17th
birthday, he was dead.
Caught a straight bullet in
some tit for tat turf bullshit.
I'm sorry, I had no idea.
Yeah, that's right. You have no idea.
Look, Seythe did say that
he left that life behind.
There's only one way to leave that crew.
So you can keep
talking about your theories?
Look, people can change.
Yeah, keep telling yourself that.
I do every day.
Well, I drive a bus, and I see the same
people day in and day
out, and they do not change.
Well, then how am I sitting here?
What are you talking about?
I should be dead.
I should.
A little over four years ago, I wrapped
my car around a tree with
a blood alcohol that'll...
Probably should have killed me before I
even got in the car.
And somehow, I walked
away with barely a scratch.
Lucky you.
Yeah, part of my
sentence was community service.
I spent three days a week in an
elementary school teaching
kids how to write alcoholics.
We can charm anybody.
But the teacher I was reporting to, she
was Teflon, she saw right through me.
She made me finally want to, you know,
all my shit, and just take
responsibility for myself.
I'm still not sure what I did to get a
woman like her to give me a chance, but
her belief and believing in myself that I
could change, that was...
That was, you know, the first step.
And, look, the journey never ends, I know
that, but that's four years.
And am I the same man that I was four
years ago? No. Absolutely not.
Yeah, well, now I can see you. You
changed. But guys like
James Seidt, they don't change.
Okay, think back to his testimony. That
was raw and real, and I believed it.
Wait, hold on, gang. If
Seidt didn't do it, then who did?
We don't have to answer that.
So no one's gonna pay for it after that?
No, someone will pay.
How do you know that?
Because somebody always does. I get how
you feel, but you can't
let your feelings sway you.
You don't know anything about me, man.
How old's your daughter? That's her on
the keychain, right?
Yeah, she turned 16 in March.
How often do you get to see her?
I'm often enough.
You know, during the trial, I was sat
right in Kendall's parents' eyeline.
I could see, I mean, their pain each day,
and, you know, what if
she were your daughter?
You want justice,
right? An eye for an eye.
Right, yeah. But then James Seidt's
family was in court each day, too.
You know, his grandma and his niece.
What if he were your son, right? When you
want justice for him, too?
Yeah. Yeah, I suppose I would.
So, how can I help you?
Well, I just want to have a little chat
about what happened here.
Just have a little one-on-one.
Maybe I could get some more information,
something that came to you new, you know?
Well, like I said at the trial, the
police come by, show me a picture, ask me
if he was a man I saw that night.
They'd show you any other pictures?
Oh, no, they knew it was him. They just
needed me to confirm it.
Right.
I was happy to do so.
Everyone was so generous.
And if I could say so, it felt pretty
good to be needed again.
I'm sure it did.
Right. Well, if there's anything else I
can do for you, just give
a holler. Tea's always hot.
Okay. Thank you so much.
Thanks for your time, sir.
James Seidt, it did
kill that girl, right?
Okay, so does anybody
else want to change the vote?
Um, well, it doesn't matter anyway.
What do you mean?
Because I haven't changed my mind.
All right, well, let's just keep talking.
No. No, I'm done talking.
Marcus.
So what, you're gonna tell the judge we
can't reach a verdict?
It is what it is.
But we're actually making progress.
Progress?
Yeah.
How can we continue if
we can't reach a verdict?
I've been at this for I don't even know
how long my kids need me.
I'm just trying to do my job here. Okay.
Um, Courtney, what about
you? Do you want to keep going?
I don't know. Look, he yelled at her. He
grabbed her arm. He called her a bitch.
He was possessive and temperamental.
No, he was abusive. Screw him.
Yeah. You're right. Screw him.
Great. For the third time, I get to go
home and tell my
husband, "Guess what, honey?"
I did nothing. He gets
a real kick out of that.
I'm sorry, Denise. I'm
not changing my vote.
Neither am I.
Yeah. Me too.
So what do we do then?
Um, there's one thing we could try.
Madam Foreperson,
sending a jury to visit a crime scene
once deliberations have begun is not
something I would typically allow.
With all due respect, your honor, this
has not been a typical deliberation.
But I do think it will be beneficial in
helping us reach a verdict.
I see.
Mr. Resnick, any objections?
No, Your Honor.
Okay. Ms. Kilbrue?
The state's fine with it.
All right, then.
Here are the rules.
During your visit, you are not to speak
to anyone outside of your jury panel,
nor are you to speak to
each other about this case.
All right, you are there to view the
locations in and around
where the crime took place,
and you are not to
collect evidence of any kind.
Does everyone understand these rules?
Yes, ma'am.
All right.
This court is adjourned.
Hey, hey, can we talk?
Great, great. I'll see you there. Thanks.
Hello?
Oh, hey, are you Allison Curzon?
Yes, I am. Yeah. Who are you?
I'm Faith Kilbrue. I'm a prosecutor with
the District Adjourners Office.
Do you mind if we talk?
I was just about to lay
down, but what is this about?
It'll only be a minute.
Okay, come in. Okay, thank you.
Sorry for the intrusion. I won't be long.
I'm following up on a few different
accidents from October last year,
just doing routine checks on any cars
that were serviced for major
body damage around that time.
Okay.
So on October 25th last year, did you own
a 1996 green Toyota 4Runner?
Yes.
Do you remember having anybody worked on
it around that time?
Yeah.
Okay. And how were your car damaged?
My husband Justin hit a deer.
Okay. Any idea where?
About in Brimstone Pass.
You sure?
Yeah.
Could it have been Old Quarry Road, or...
No, it was Brimstone Pass.
You're positive.
Positive.
Okay, great. Well, that's all I have.
Thank you very much for
your time, Mrs. Crucie.
And congratulations. What do you do?
Uh, yeah, any day now.
Good luck with that. You want me to do
anything before I go?
No, no.
Okay, well, I'll just see myself.
No, I'll get you out.
No, it's good.
Have a good one.
Thank you. Thanks for your time.
Bye.
Bye now.
Hey. Sorry I couldn't meet you earlier.
No worries.
What's on your mind?
The trial.
Oh, yeah, I figured.
It's headed for a hung jury.
Justin?
Thanks.
I got you a coffee.
Thanks.
Obviously, I want to acquit the guy,
but if the jury hangs,
it's a mistrial, right?
That's right.
So, problem solved.
Well, given all the press on this case,
the public's gonna demand a retrial.
It's gonna have to do it
all over again with sight,
unless the district
attorney's office decides
that he's not the guy,
then they'll find the guy.
There's no way that this
case ends without a verdict.
Once they get that, then, yeah, that's
over, then it's done.
So you're saying I need a verdict?
I'm afraid so.
Hey, can you meet me at county?)
(Hey.)
(Hey, is it okay?)
(Just checking the car. I might have a blighter.)
Why'd you hit that deer again?
Up on Brimstone Pass, right?
(I'm sorry, I'm sorry.) (I'm sorry.) (I'm sorry.) (I'm sorry.) (I'm sorry.) (I'm sorry.) Brimstone Pass, right?
(Hmm.)
You're sure that it was
an old court of your own?
(I'm positive.)
That's...
Just as if that's...
positive that's what I said to the
prosecutor from your trial
when she just
interrogated me in her living room.
(What? She was here?)
Yeah.
I looked her up. She wanted
to know about your accident.
(Okay.)
(What'd you tell her?)
The truth...
that you hit a deer up on Brimstone Pass.
That is the truth, right?
Did you take the shortcut home through
old quarry that night?
Did you stop at Rowdy's Hideaway?
(I'm sorry.)
Did you drink?
Did you?
Justin? Did you drink?
Talk to me.
No, I didn't drink. I
didn't drink, okay? I...
I stopped and I... I ordered the drink
but I didn't touch it.
Ordered but didn't drink?
Why would I believe that?
Because that's the truth. I swear.
Why should I believe that? Why should I
believe anything that
you're saying anymore?
I swear to Jesus.
You swear to me.
I swear.
Don't lie to me.
I'm not lying. I promise. I
promise. That is the truth. Okay?
Look, it...
It...
It was the twins due date and I could
deal with the feelings I was having.
I couldn't deal with them so I... I
didn't want to bring them
home and put them on you.
So I went there. I sat there for a while
and then I... and then I came home.
Why didn't you tell me that it was me?
No.
Did you get this from... you could?
I wanted to but you were in so much pain.
Of course I was in pain.
I kept thinking that I
was somehow responsible.
That it was my fault.
That it's still my fault.
No, it was not your fault.
They were my baby.
It's not.
They were our babies.
I know. None of this is your fault.
We were both hurting. Still hurts.
I'm still hurting.
Me too.
No. No.
I'm not doing this alone.
No, you're not. You're not. You are not.
I will... I will
protect our family. I will.
I promise.
Okay.
Come here.
What the hell's going on?
I need to see him.
Why?
I need him to look me in the
eye and tell me he didn't do it.
So you're having douse?
I'm right.
Your dad...
I don't know.
What do you mean you don't know?
Come on, you know something isn't right
here. The jury knows it. It's just...
Can you prove that's what happened?
Can you prove it didn't? Can you?
I don't know. Just get me in there.
[doorbell rings]
What are you doing here?
Have a seat.
I shouldn't be talking to you.
It's okay.
What do you want?
Same thing as you.
Justice for Kendall Carter.
So go find the son of a bitch who did it.
There's no jury, no
judge, no cameras, so just...
Tell me what happened that night.
I told you. I went home.
Right, but first you...
you followed her, right?
Yeah. I mean, she was wasted.
You felt angry and, I don't
know, sick of being played.
No, no. That wasn't it, okay?
It's just how Kenny was.
She'd get all worked up, you know, talk
to this big game, and the next day it'd
be like nothing happened.
She just needed to chill out.
Yes, okay.
I know our relationship wasn't perfect.
But we did love each other.
Now listen, lady, I've done a lot of
things in my life that I'm not proud of.
But I didn't do this.
The biggest regret of my wife...
He said I didn't go after
Kendall in my car that night.
Because if I did,
Kenny would still be alive.
I'm done.
All right, everybody
on the bus. Let's go.
Look, but don't touch.
(singing)
Okay, you ready to go?
(footsteps)
(sighs)
So this is where they fought.
(somber music)
movie promo music) (birds chirping)
Hey, you all right?
Yeah, you'll find things.
No, man.
You haven't been fine since the start.
I think you've been
playing us this whole time.
I don't know what you mean.
The day you got in the jury,
you were puking in the bathroom,
all that stuff with the
Flower Man cop in those papers.
You claim to be the voice of reason,
but you really just
tell us what we wanna hear.
Now, I don't know what
game you're playing, man,
but I see you.
Do I know exactly
what happened that night?
No.
But neither do you.
And you can't be any more sure
that James Saib got in his
car and drove home that night,
but I'm sure he picked
up one of these rocks
and bashed that poor girl's head in
and threw her body in the creek.
(water splashing)
Jesus, man.
You nearly slipped, yeah.
Maybe that hiker was right.
Could've slipped, yeah, maybe, maybe.
But it doesn't matter.
That piece of shit
left her there that night.
Alone to die in a ditch.
Her death is on him,
which is why I will never
acquit James Saib, ever.
The Stralians are only two ways,
either with conviction or a hung jury.
All right, is
everybody ready to head home?
Is everybody done here, please?
Yeah.
Let's go.
Have you seen enough?
Yeah.
(ominous music)
(engine revving)
(ominous music)
All rise.
(footsteps thudding)
Madam poor person.
Hasn't your every just a verdict?
Yes, your honor.
And is that verdict unanimous?
Yes, your honor.
(footsteps thudding)
Will the defendant please stand
for the reading of the verdict?
In the matter of State of
Georgia versus James Michael Saib,
case number CR20211715532,
we the jury find the
defendant James Michael Saib
guilty of count one malice murder.
Signed and dated this
day, Denise Allworth-Pors.
Madam poor person.
To the best of your knowledge,
was this your verdict in the jury room?
Was it freely and voluntarily given
and is this still your verdict?
Yes, your honor.
Very well.
Then the defender is hereby remanded
to the custody of the state.
Sentencing will be at a later date.
Thank you for your service.
It is now concluded.
This court is adjourned.
(somber music)
(asau
subatory can hear the vacancy beeps)
(enchanting siren sound)
(siren continues to pasta fanfare)
(much louder caterpillar sound) (eerie music)
(eerie music)
Hey.
What time is it, sorry.
Soon, I'm ahead of.
You sure you wanna go?
Hey, Justin, he wasn't a good guy.
It's not your fault.
I didn't stand up for him.
I told him what they needed to hear
and said he couldn't change.
And I have to live with that, so.
At least I can do his beat here.
(door slams)
(door creaks)
Hi, Peter.
(crying)
(footsteps)
This came for you?
Okay.
(footsteps)
Will the defendant
please stand for sentencing?
The murder of Kendall
Carter was violent and senseless.
The jury has found you
guilty of that murder
for which this court
sentences you as follows.
Count one, malice murder,
life in prison without
the possibility of parole.
The defendant is hereby remanded
to the Department of Corrections
to serve the rest of his life in prison.
(footsteps)
My husband Justin hit a tear.
My wife is of a high-risk pregnancy.
(sighs)
This court is now adjourned.
(footsteps)
Hey.
I'm surprised you came today.
I wanted to see this through.
Yeah, me too.
I'm tired.
Likewise.
I have a new baby at home.
That's not what I meant.
Congratulations on winning your election.
I saw it in the paper.
Oh yeah, thank you.
It's a pretty big deal.
I've also worked hard for it.
Oh, I did.
There's a lot of good you can
do in that job, I'd imagine.
Sometimes.
It's not as easy as you think, though.
Ever as.
Sometimes you try to do the right thing
only to realize you got it all wrong.
And when you figure things out,
you realize the guy
you're after isn't some psycho.
He's not even really a criminal.
He's just a regular guy.
What I feel was an accident.
It's just no accident.
It's impossible to prove either way.
You know, just like him
not realizing at the time
that he hit someone with his cards.
You just have to trust him.
Why would I do that?
Because he's a good person.
He's caught in terrible circumstances.
Mm-hmm.
No, you're right.
This is a tough one.
He has a family depending on him,
just like you have
people depending on you.
And what about justice?
Well, sometimes the truth isn't justice.
You really believe that?
If you keep going with this,
the press will eat you alive, okay?
This case will follow you forever.
In the meantime, some
politician will take your job.
A criminal goes back on the street
and a good man and his
family will be just destroyed.
Yeah.
Where's the justice in that?
(tense music)
(birds chirping)
(tense music)
Looks like the storm passed.
Yeah, I think so.
(tense music)
Hello, where's our new DA?
Hey. Hey.
What's up, new DA? No.
Thanks. Yeah, that's real.
Easy plan, take care of it.
Really thrives on neglect.
How you did it.
Hope it was worth it.
Hail house later, goodbye.
(tense music)
Kung Fu.
And the four rudder is officially sold.
Okay.
(tense music)
Hi, what the fuck?
Good morning. Good data.
Yeah, there it goes. Yeah.
Come here, here we go.
Yeah, you're doing good.
Hi. It sucks.
I think she has my eyes.
Really? Yeah.
Oh. Yeah.
You're beautiful, I smell.
Look, I think maybe
mine changing a little bit.
Yeah, I...
She has my mouth. Hope not.
Definitely your elbows though.
My elbow, my elbow.
Look at your beautiful
elbows, you're blessed.
My greatest feature.
Hi.
My girls, my girls with beautiful elbows.
Yeah.
(knocking) Oh, could that be a time like this?
Hey, Peanut. Hello.
Hi, Eddie. Oh, okay.
(door opens)
(crickets chirping)
(piano music)