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"Perspectives" - Season 2, Episode 4 of "Vindication" is live! Different perspectives reveal new truths and hidden agendas come to light. Expect shocking revelations, intense confrontations, and a web of deceit that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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00:00BIRDS CHIRP
00:30Let's go.
01:00Oh, my God.
01:30Oh, my God.
02:00It was really an insult.
02:02I just don't understand how they could do that to us.
02:05To this disabled Vietnam veteran, the surprise came when he opened up his mailbox last week.
02:10So if I want a shot at that chief position, I've got to meet with the city manager.
02:35So I'm going to do that tomorrow.
02:37And I'm going to go with Trey to the gym, work out, prepare for that football fundraiser.
02:43So, uh, you don't have to wait on me for dinner.
02:49Hello?
02:50During one of my prison visits, I ran into your mother.
02:59And I have been going out to visit with her ever since.
03:03She's in jail on some minor financial charges, and she desperately wants to reconnect with you and our family.
03:11I was going to ask you to go visit with her, but then I learned that she's been transferred to another unit outside of Lubbock.
03:21So I booked a hotel room, and I am going out there to visit her again this week.
03:26Can you repeat everything you just said one more time?
03:46Gary, stop it.
03:50She is old.
03:52She needs someone.
03:55She's very sweet.
03:57I'm fine.
03:58I'm fine if you do that.
04:01But let me be very, very clear.
04:05She will ask you for something.
04:08Money, a car, maybe a phone call, whatever it is.
04:13Your...our answer is always no.
04:22Period.
04:26Always.
04:40Can you turn the light off, please?
04:43No.
04:44Hey, I wanted to let you know I'm getting ready to head up Highway 6 to check out a stolen tractor.
04:55Old Farmer said somebody took it overnight.
04:57All right.
04:58Thanks.
04:59Wait.
05:00Hey.
05:01What's the name of that case?
05:02Um, Carlson.
05:04Yeah, Kenneth Carlson.
05:06Oh, Mr. Carlson.
05:08Uh, yeah, how about you wait until tomorrow and we'll go together?
05:13He's known to have some strong feelings about people that don't look like him.
05:22Okay.
05:23Uh, I see.
05:24Well, I've been dealing with people like that my whole life, so I'll be fine.
05:28But it might be better if we go together.
05:30I mean, just make sure he behaves.
05:34All right.
05:36Guess we'll take it out tomorrow then.
05:38All right.
05:39Thanks.
05:40You're 4 p.m. with Amanda?
05:45You're gonna be late.
05:46Hey, I will not be late.
05:48She's an avid hiker.
05:49She graduated from Yale.
05:50She took the position seven months ago.
05:52It is a casual intro meeting, Janet.
05:55It is not a date.
05:56I want you to be ready.
05:57You should never go into a meeting less prepared than the other person.
06:01And I will keep that in mind.
06:04Hey, you did something new with your hair today.
06:14You're observant.
06:16It's a good look.
06:17Thanks.
06:24Hannah, come look at this.
06:26Oh, don't.
06:27It's terrible.
06:28It's so funny.
06:30It's a rot.
06:31Am I interrupting anything?
06:33I can go.
06:34No.
06:35You're good.
06:36Don't leave me.
06:39Uh, you should delete that.
06:41I need to.
06:42Thanks for the heads up.
06:43Yeah.
06:46What's so funny?
06:47Oh, it's nothing.
06:49It's an inside joke.
06:51It's actually not that funny.
06:53It seemed really funny.
06:55It's a little funny.
06:58Oh, hey.
06:59Have you been waiting on me?
07:01Uh, not very long.
07:02Oh.
07:03What's up?
07:04I, um, I wanted to ask you, just kind of a silly question, about your experience here.
07:15Yeah, sure.
07:16Has anyone in this office ever, um, said anything that, that you felt was slightly, uh, inappropriate?
07:29Wait, what?
07:31I just wanted to ask to see if maybe somebody else had...
07:35Who was it?
07:36I, I don't want to say names in case it's just my imagination.
07:42Okay.
07:43Well, what did they say?
07:45You know, little comments, flirty type stuff that seems out of place.
07:50Okay, so that narrows it down to... only half the guys here.
07:55Yeah.
07:56But I, but I feel like this is, is something more, you know, like, suggestive innuendo type stuff.
08:05Okay.
08:06Brady, tell me who it is.
08:07I, I don't feel right doing that.
08:09I, I'm sorry.
08:10I, I could lose my job if I'm wrong, so...
08:13Okay, well, if you think there is a problem, then you need to take it to the chief.
08:18Or city manager.
08:21And I'll start watching more closely.
08:24Okay?
08:28Yeah.
08:48Gary, come on in.
08:53Sorry to keep you waiting.
08:55Yeah, no problem.
08:56I was running late myself.
08:58I actually had a great conversation with Sergeant Tomlinson last week.
09:03And I was planning to contact you next, so I'm glad you reached out.
09:07I've been busy getting our precinct up to speed, so I take the blame for us not meeting sooner.
09:12Please, I understand.
09:14I mean, in this office?
09:15Yes, Morgan?
09:18Okay.
09:19And did you tell them what I said?
09:23Okay, well, you call back and make it very clear that I will withhold payment as long as it takes.
09:29No, they are just trying to bully me because I'm a woman and not a part of a boys club.
09:34Well, they need to learn that those days are over.
09:37Look, I'm in a meeting.
09:38We'll talk later.
09:39Bye.
09:43Where was I?
09:44Oh, yes.
09:45So after talking with Bill, I knew that this whole thing wouldn't be a problem.
09:49I think it's good you and I are talking about it now.
09:51Yeah, it's been a long time since there's been a transition in the chief position.
09:56And I don't perceive a problem.
09:59I mean, Bill and I have a strong working relationship.
10:02Really?
10:04Between you and me?
10:06I think Tomlinson has some serious people problems.
10:10But with what's going down in the department, it just made the most sense to have him handle the review.
10:15Review?
10:16Yeah.
10:17I mean, we all know the world's worst kept secret about the chief retiring.
10:21So having Tomlinson handle the review just makes it easier.
10:24I'm sorry, what review are we talking about?
10:27The internal review?
10:29Of Detective...
10:31Wayne Harvey's termination?
10:34After he filed a complaint with the city?
10:37I'm sorry.
10:39Why wasn't I notified?
10:41I thought you knew about this.
10:44Isn't that why you're here?
10:49Harvey had no business being in law enforcement.
10:52And what do they expect to find in a review?
10:55What am I supposed to know?
10:57That guy's horrible.
10:58He's probably a telemarketer now.
11:01It'll be fine.
11:02Don't let it bother you.
11:04Yeah.
11:05I'm just surprised Bill hasn't called me to gloat.
11:08Oh.
11:09This is all on his plan to become chief.
11:11I know it.
11:12Bill is hardly a mastermind.
11:14Oh, you don't know him.
11:16He is planning something.
11:17Drive safe.
11:18Text me when you get there.
11:19I'd ask you to come with me if you didn't have your group tonight.
11:24You just remember to say no to whatever she asked for.
11:28She has never asked for a single thing.
11:31Just wait.
11:33It's coming.
11:35Love you.
11:36I love you too.
11:37So, did you guys catch anything else that these passages have in common?
11:54In all of them, Jesus confronts a controversial topic head on.
12:13Working on the Sabbath.
12:16Ritual cleanliness.
12:17Fellowshiping with sinners.
12:22Guys, these were heavy, heavy issues in their culture.
12:29Yet, Jesus spoke about them openly.
12:33Now, I'm sure it was difficult.
12:38Like some of the things that we have to deal with today.
12:40But you know what?
12:45He did it out of love.
12:49Not to be right.
12:51Or to make some political point.
12:56He did it out of love.
13:01Staying silent was not an option.
13:04So, where does that leave us?
13:14Are we having the tough conversations?
13:20As men.
13:22As leaders.
13:26Or are we deciding to stay silent?
13:34There is no shortage of issues in this world today.
13:42Injustice.
13:44Inequality.
13:46Prejudice.
13:50The unborn.
13:52Lifestyle.
13:53Choices.
13:54Maybe there are some conversations that you've been avoiding with your daughter.
14:07Or your son.
14:10Or a coworker.
14:11Or a friend.
14:15Look.
14:17I've got mine too.
14:19But maybe.
14:23Guys.
14:25Just maybe.
14:27The Lord is saying.
14:29To us.
14:31That it's time.
14:32To us.
14:33You.
14:34To us.
14:48To us.
14:49Do you have feelings for Chris?
14:52I...
14:54No?
14:57No, way.
14:58Have you ever?
14:59Uh, she is a co-worker, and I care about all my co-workers, like you.
15:08You are a co-worker I care deeply about.
15:15So you care about me the same way you care about Chris?
15:21Wow.
15:24Aren't I special?
15:25You know that's not how it is.
15:29It just seemed like the two of you were really having a blast yucking it up in your office today.
15:35She came to me for my opinion on some IP access logs.
15:40She happened to pull up some photos I posted years ago.
15:43I was trying to be polite.
15:45Why was she going through your photos?
15:47I don't know.
15:49I didn't ask.
15:51I was just trying to get her to leave.
15:56Okay, so...
15:59So there's nothing?
16:01You promise?
16:02Absolutely nothing.
16:06Promise me.
16:09I promise.
16:14Okay.
16:17Good.
16:17Good.
16:18Because apparently she's crazy about you.
16:33Okay.
16:35Let me come at you another way.
16:36So if you give a kindergarten class two photos, one of a black man or one of a white man, and you ask them which one's the bad guy, who are they going to pick?
16:46Come on, man.
16:49I don't like that setup because you're forcing them to choose based solely on skin color.
16:55But who are they going to pick?
16:58Well, if it's based on what they see on TV all the time, probably the black guy.
17:03Exactly.
17:05And you think that stops with kindergarten?
17:08Nah, man.
17:08Those thoughts already got roots.
17:11I mean, can you imagine walking through a parking lot and just hearing the sound of doors locking all around you?
17:16That's not little kids reaching for the locks when they see a black man walking by.
17:19I mean, think about it.
17:22When it comes to job interviews, mortgage approvals, traffic stops, jury sentences, you name it, that prejudice from those younger years, like it or not, man, it's still around.
17:35Look, I haven't walked in your shoes.
17:37I just...
17:39But that's assuming it's based just on race.
17:44I mean, what about behavior?
17:46I mean, you've done this job long enough.
17:47You show up on a scene, I don't care if you're white or you're black, you don't comply, what do you do?
17:52Look, I'm not saying it's not a complex problem, but I think that's what people want you to see.
17:58I mean, black people just want you to at least admit that it's a problem.
18:01That's fair.
18:03Let me ask you this.
18:05What comes first?
18:07Does the behavior produce the racial stereotype or does the stereotype produce the behavior?
18:11It's the chicken or the egg.
18:14Something's got to come first.
18:15I think a better question is who's going to be the first to make the change, break the cycle.
18:23Because right now it's just a cycle.
18:27Well, I can tell you it's not going to be good old Mr. Carlson.
18:33Oh, man, you ready?
18:34Yeah, let's go.
18:35All right, well, when they call back, just give them my number and tell them I'll pay it for you.
18:51Okay, I gotta go.
18:53Bye.
18:53Hey, brother.
18:57How'd you guess?
18:58I just hate you gotta deal with all that stuff.
19:01It's fine.
19:01We all have something, right?
19:03Or someone.
19:04That's true.
19:05What you need?
19:07A couple things.
19:07First, are you in for that fundraiser football thing we got going on in Precinct 2?
19:11You know I am.
19:12How's that even a question?
19:14I knew you would be.
19:15I don't think you've ever said no to me on anything.
19:17No, no, I have.
19:18You just don't hear me.
19:19Second, you know there's going to be a huge shake-up when the chief makes his announcement public.
19:25People are going to be jockeying for promotions, transfer requests, brown-nosing, policy requests.
19:32It's going to be a mess, and it's mostly going to fall right on my plate.
19:36Especially with this review thing going on with Travis.
19:39Ugh, I don't envy you.
19:43But here's the deal.
19:44With all this shuffling going on, it's going to create...
19:49Opportunities.
19:51For those who are willing to show how much they want to move up.
19:54Willing to do what it takes.
19:56Hannah.
19:58Now that girl really wants to move up.
20:01Yeah, I can see that.
20:02So, if there's anything you'd like to see happen.
20:06Any goals, any aspirations.
20:10Maybe we can help each other out.
20:12And we'll see what we can work out together.
20:15Scratch my back, scratch yours, that kind of thing.
20:17You know what I'm saying?
20:17If you're catching my drift here, privately come see me.
20:24And we'll see what we can work out together.
20:28All righty.
20:30Oh, and, uh, get training on that football game, huh?
20:33No.
20:37No.
20:49No.
20:53Mm-hm.
20:54Mm-hm.
20:56Mm-hm.
20:56I'll go knock on the door, let him know we're here.
21:09You want to check the barn?
21:10Yeah, I got it.
21:21You know, you really didn't have to come all this way to see me.
21:24I'm so sorry for the inconvenience.
21:27You are family, and family members travel to visit each other.
21:32You are so wonderful.
21:35I have to admit, though, I'm a tad disappointed that my boy didn't come with you.
21:40His feelings about me haven't softened any heavily.
21:45He's just going to have to get over it.
21:48But I'm not going to push him.
21:52You're a wonderful wife.
21:54And a true servant of our Lord.
21:58For all my shortcomings, I have tried to serve the best I can while I'm in here.
22:03On my extended vacation.
22:08And I'm embarrassed to bring this up, but I feel led to ask something of you, if you don't mind.
22:19Doris, I think we're beyond that now.
22:23I know, but I never want to be a burden in any way.
22:29You've been so kind.
22:30You are not a burden.
22:33You have been a blessing.
22:36Dear, thank you.
22:37Truly.
22:39What is it you want to ask?
22:40I insist.
22:42I insist.
22:42I insist.
22:42I insist.
22:44I insist.
22:46I aim him.
22:53I don't know.
22:56I know.
22:58I don't know.
23:29This young man, he is so smart
23:57and so sweet to write
23:59all those letters back and forth with me.
24:01But he never
24:03asked for those funds.
24:04I transferred those on my own.
24:08Maybe you could
24:09meet him.
24:12Just
24:13meet him? Yes.
24:15He has no place to go when he's
24:17released and no family,
24:19bless his heart. And I
24:21told him that I'd do whatever I could
24:23to help him. So please
24:25ask
24:27Gary.
24:30We will
24:31discuss it. I promise.
24:34Opening our home to
24:35someone would certainly be
24:37unplanned. Well,
24:39you pray
24:41on it too, dear.
24:44Anthony's unit is
24:45not more than two miles
24:47from here. Maybe
24:49they'd let you visit him.
24:50I was going to drive
24:51right home after this.
24:53Oh, well, now, you just
24:55tell that old fuddy-dud Gary
24:56he can spare you one more night.
24:59I'll tell him myself if you give me his number.
25:03I will ask
25:04if it's possible
25:05to visit with Anthony.
25:07Do you have his inmate number?
25:09I sure do.
25:09Detective Tanner.
25:21Hey.
25:22I know what you're doing.
25:23You're so obvious.
25:24You really can't handle another woman
25:25in this precinct getting any attention,
25:27can you?
25:28Excuse me?
25:29Don't play dumb.
25:30Your little games may work
25:31on Tomlinson,
25:32but I'm not a limp old man.
25:34I really have no clue
25:35what you're talking about,
25:36so maybe back off.
25:38Yeah.
25:39Your innocent little talks
25:40with Kevin,
25:41playing helpless all the time.
25:42Well, Kevin,
25:43can you help me?
25:45You didn't even act like he existed
25:46until I started dating him.
25:49Oh, okay.
25:50Yeah.
25:50So that's what this is about.
25:52Mm-hmm.
25:52And unlike everyone else
25:54in this precinct,
25:54I'm not afraid
25:55to say anything about it,
25:56so if you have a problem
25:58with me and Kevin,
25:58then say it now.
26:00Hannah,
26:01this is really not the place.
26:03Okay?
26:04No, no, no, no.
26:05Don't let up.
26:06I mean,
26:06if you want to wreck what I have,
26:08then let's go.
26:08Come on,
26:10let's go now.
26:13I said not right now.
26:15Okay, ladies.
26:16Please,
26:17let's just relax.
26:21All right?
26:22Just relax.
26:23Relax.
26:23Hey, it's not home.
26:35Did you find anything?
26:36Yeah, I did.
26:37And we got a problem.
26:39What's that?
26:40Well, when's the last time it rained?
26:42I don't know,
26:43maybe a week ago?
26:44Right,
26:45but I found 200-inch deep tracks
26:46from a one-ton tractor back there.
26:48You know what?
26:49It only happens if it's muddy,
26:50but he reported a stolen four days ago.
26:52Maybe the tracks were made
26:53before it was stolen.
26:54Well, the tracks lead out
26:55to this big, bare patch.
26:56You can tell he must have
26:57stored a trailer there.
26:59And?
27:00Well, did he report
27:01a stolen trailer?
27:02Did you get photos?
27:07I got the tracks.
27:10Let's go get to rest.
27:12You got it.
27:13Yep.
27:14That's my wife.
27:15I got it.
27:16I got the photos.
27:17Hey, hon.
27:21Okay.
27:24No, I'm not sitting down right now.
27:32You're on my property.
27:46Without permission.
27:48Easy.
27:49Easy.
27:50I'm an East Bank detective, sir.
27:51I live here 40 years.
27:53I ain't never seen you before.
27:54That's right.
27:55You're right.
27:56I'm brand new, okay?
27:58Brand new.
27:58I'm just standing up slowly, okay?
28:00Relax.
28:02You reported a stolen tractor,
28:03and I'm just here
28:04to help you find it, okay?
28:05I know you ain't the one
28:07that stole it.
28:08I haven't stolen anything.
28:10I'm here to help.
28:11Hey, you made a call.
28:12We're coming out here
28:13to help you.
28:14You just let me go
28:15for my badge.
28:16You touched that gun.
28:17You're dead.
28:18I'm not reaching
28:18for my gun, sir.
28:20Okay?
28:20Yeah, I used to going
28:21for the gun.
28:22No, sir.
28:23Hey!
28:24Stay right there.
28:25Right there.
28:28Relax.
28:28Keep him up high.
28:30Relaxed.
28:30Everyone relax.
28:34You okay?
28:45I never thought about
28:46y'all coming out
28:47to investigate
28:48my own tractor.
28:49Uh-huh.
28:51The only reason
28:51I even found police reports
28:53is because the insurance
28:54company said I had to
28:55for a claim to go through.
28:57What's the tractor
28:59really stolen?
29:01I know that.
29:03It ain't here.
29:05What about the trailer?
29:07You realize you're
29:08missing that, too?
29:08Look, I fought for this country.
29:20And I ain't got much time left.
29:22And when they quit paying me
29:24what I'm owed as a veteran,
29:28well, I gotta do something.
29:30I mean,
29:32and welfare people.
29:34They'll, sure enough,
29:35get every cent.
29:37I've been paying
29:38that dadgum insurance company
29:40all my life.
29:41So do you want us
29:42to find the tractor or not?
29:43Because I think
29:44we have a pretty good idea
29:45what happened to it.
29:46You know what?
29:47I'm not really fond
29:48of the way you treated
29:49my co-worker.
29:50And we have a young
29:51minority DA
29:52who would love
29:53to make an example
29:54of someone perceived
29:55to be racially insensitive.
30:05Where I grew up,
30:06we only had one name for them.
30:09There wasn't no hate about it.
30:11And I changed my words.
30:14I stopped saying it.
30:15You ever hear
30:21of Hill 937 in Vietnam?
30:24That's one they call
30:25Hamburger Hill
30:26because it's like
30:29a meat grinder.
30:32Men's bodies
30:33just get tore up.
30:37I was there.
30:41And so was Eugene Wilson.
30:45Black fella.
30:48We're friends.
30:51And we just walking along
30:52one day and just
30:54talking about nothing.
30:57And then pop, pop.
31:01Two shots.
31:02Cut him down.
31:03And he just dropped.
31:10Like all the bones
31:12went out of his body.
31:13Well, I made it
31:24out of there.
31:26And we took that hill.
31:29And then a few days
31:30later, we just
31:32abandoned it.
31:35Like it didn't matter.
31:36Like it's all for nothing.
31:38And I don't know
31:42what they did
31:42with Eugene's body
31:43if they burned it
31:44or dragged it off
31:45or just left it there.
31:47But ever since then
31:52I
31:54really haven't been able
31:56to interact
31:57with colored folk
31:59and just
32:00keep seeing him
32:03drop.
32:06And I can't help
32:07but wonder if
32:08they would have been
32:11his family.
32:12So I need you
32:27to put your hand
32:27on your back.
32:42okay.
32:45to be
32:46Very happy.
33:09I
33:10can't do this.
33:12Anthony?
33:40My name is Becky.
33:44I'm a relative of Doris.
33:48I understand that you'll be getting out soon.
33:52And that you need a place to stay.
34:00Maybe I can help.
34:10I can help you to stay.
34:16I can help you all know.
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