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Beyond The Law
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00:00:00I'm attorney Lawson and this is the 283rd time I stood in a courtroom defending a client.
00:00:06I've always believed that the law exists to hold wrongdoers accountable and not to punish those who act in self-defense.
00:00:13In this case, the victim acted with malicious intent and my client's response was a lawful act of self-defense.
00:00:21Ladies and gentlemen, the jury has returned its verdict.
00:00:25On all counts, the defendant is found not guilty.
00:00:28The court recognizes that the defendant acted lawfully and is fully dishonorated.
00:00:35However, evidence presented raises serious concerns about the conduct of the complaining witness.
00:00:41This matter will be referred to the district attorney for review of possible charges.
00:00:52Mr. Lawson, this is your 283rd victory in court since the beginning of your career.
00:00:58You've managed to get all your clients out unscathed.
00:01:01People are calling you the devil's advocate.
00:01:03What do you have to say about that?
00:01:05Devil's advocate.
00:01:07That's a pretty dramatic title, I'd say.
00:01:09Look, I don't see it that way.
00:01:10I'm an intern.
00:01:11My duty is clear.
00:01:12It's to safeguard my client's rights.
00:01:14The law exists to be applied.
00:01:16And every defendant deserves the best defense that this system allows.
00:01:19If people choose to say that's devilish, I guess I'm just doing my job too well.
00:01:24Great.
00:01:24I have one more question.
00:01:25Just one more question, please.
00:01:27Just one more question.
00:01:27Mr. Lawson?
00:01:29What's next on the schedule?
00:01:30Well, we are going to meet Charles Davenport, the richest man in the city.
00:01:35He's been trying to get a meeting for weeks.
00:01:38Charles Davenport.
00:01:39You little brat.
00:01:44Always causing trouble.
00:01:45If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have to dig out the family heirloom just to clean up your mess.
00:01:50Dad, it hurts.
00:01:55It's not my fault.
00:01:57It's all because of that woman.
00:01:58She overreacted.
00:01:59You better get out of here right now.
00:02:01If you messed up my meeting with Edward Lawson today, you better get ready for jail.
00:02:05Dad, I...
00:02:06Stop!
00:02:07And remember, you're still out on bail.
00:02:09Until the trial, stay home and behave.
00:02:12Don't go anywhere.
00:02:14Did you hear me?
00:02:17Yes!
00:02:34Mr. Lawson, it's a pleasure to finally meet you.
00:02:37Please, come in.
00:02:39Have a seat.
00:02:48I should thank you, Mr. Davenport.
00:02:50That diamond bracelet that you sent to my daughter-in-law when she announced her pregnancy?
00:02:54Stunning.
00:02:55I haven't had the chance to properly thank you until right now.
00:02:57What's the bracelet between friends?
00:03:01What matters is why I asked you here.
00:03:04I assumed as much.
00:03:06How can I help you?
00:03:08It's about my son, Brady.
00:03:09The boy may be reckless, but this time he was set up.
00:03:14Some woman tricked him and the court twisted it into a rape conviction.
00:03:19The first trial was a disaster, but I can swear to you, he didn't do it.
00:03:24I want you to take his real trial.
00:03:26Fight for a full acquittal.
00:03:28If you can win, I'll put a million in the table.
00:03:35Well, when a man like you asked, Mr. Davenport,
00:03:37I don't refuse.
00:03:40When's the next hearing?
00:03:41Three days from now.
00:03:43My people will send over the files now.
00:03:46Well, time's a bit tight.
00:03:49Not a problem.
00:03:54I'll go back and get to work right away.
00:03:56Much appreciated, Mr. Lawson.
00:03:57I'll be waiting for some good news.
00:03:59What now, Dad?
00:04:09Where the hell have you been?
00:04:10The trials this afternoon.
00:04:12Dad, relax.
00:04:14Didn't you hire Edward Lawson to defend me?
00:04:17You said it yourself.
00:04:18With him on my case,
00:04:20there is no way I'm going to jail.
00:04:22Sure, there's no Lawson he can win.
00:04:25But watch yourself.
00:04:26Don't cross him.
00:04:27Not just you.
00:04:28Even your old man can end up taking a hit.
00:04:30Okay, Dad.
00:04:32Relax.
00:04:36Did your dad actually hire Edward Lawson to under the case?
00:04:40That's right.
00:04:42Edward Lawson, the devil's advocate.
00:04:44With him on my side,
00:04:45I'm not just staying out of jail.
00:04:48I can counter use that woman
00:04:49and put her behind the bars.
00:04:51Only your family could pull in a heavyweight
00:04:53like him to defend you.
00:04:55And for that woman,
00:04:56she should count on herself
00:04:58like Eddie Victor.
00:04:59Putting on air back then was one thing,
00:05:02but trying to accuse you of rape afterwards?
00:05:06That's shameless.
00:05:08Don't dwell on the bad stuff.
00:05:10Let's grab a drink and sleep right first.
00:05:13Let's go, guys.
00:05:14Oh, hey.
00:05:20Sorry, man.
00:05:21Sorry, man.
00:05:22Are you blind?
00:05:23Sorry.
00:05:24We didn't mean to.
00:05:29This chick's pretty good looking.
00:05:32Yeah.
00:05:34Too bad she ended up with such a loser.
00:05:36Whoa, man.
00:05:47Look, can you scoot back a little bit, okay?
00:05:49You're really crowding me.
00:05:51Do you own this place?
00:05:52Because if not,
00:05:53I'll sit wherever I damn please.
00:05:57Don't bother arguing with him.
00:05:58Excuse me.
00:06:10Tonight we have a consomme.
00:06:12Be careful.
00:06:13I'm so tired.
00:06:20Hey, don't.
00:06:21What is your problem, man?
00:06:22Why do you keep crowding me?
00:06:25Do you have a problem?
00:06:26You're crossing the line.
00:06:31Okay.
00:06:32Come on, bro.
00:06:33Wait a minute.
00:06:35Don't be mad at me.
00:06:40Are you mad?
00:06:42I think he's mad, guys.
00:06:45Here.
00:06:47I just ordered this.
00:06:49Hasn't even been opened yet.
00:06:51Consider it my way of saying sorry.
00:06:56What the hell do you even want?
00:07:06I'm apologizing to you.
00:07:08What?
00:07:09You think that's not enough?
00:07:10Brady,
00:07:11this isn't the right time.
00:07:14Didn't your dad warn you to stay out of trouble?
00:07:17What's to be afraid, though?
00:07:18I'm just teaching him a lesson.
00:07:19You got a nerve to hit me?
00:07:25Grab him!
00:07:26Sir, please calm down.
00:07:28We're all just here to eat.
00:07:29Don't start anything.
00:07:30Mind your own business.
00:07:31Step aside.
00:07:35You have no idea who you're messing with.
00:07:38Do you know who he is?
00:07:40It's Brady Davenport.
00:07:42Son to Charles Davenport.
00:07:43I'll reach this man in town.
00:07:47Touch him,
00:07:48and you'll be asking for troubles.
00:07:50Oh, come on.
00:07:51So what if he's some rich guy's kid
00:07:52that does not give him the right to bully people?
00:07:57Bully you?
00:07:59Scum like you who doesn't even know his place
00:08:01needs a proper lesson.
00:08:06Well, you don't like it?
00:08:08Fine.
00:08:08I'll make you really feel it.
00:08:11Stop!
00:08:12That's way too much.
00:08:13Let him go.
00:08:15Oh.
00:08:16Almost forgot about you.
00:08:19Hey, don't touch her, okay?
00:08:21She's pregnant.
00:08:22Let me go.
00:08:23I'm sorry.
00:08:25I'm sorry.
00:08:26This is my fault.
00:08:27Just please let her go.
00:08:28Well, now you're so...
00:08:30Too late for me.
00:08:38You hit me?
00:08:41Hold him!
00:08:44You thought you could hit me?
00:08:48Beat him!
00:08:55Nate.
00:08:56Please, Nate.
00:08:57He's being attacked.
00:08:59Wait, what?
00:09:00Don't worry.
00:09:01Just send me the address.
00:09:02Shh.
00:09:03Where is the steakhouse on the corner?
00:09:05Ah!
00:09:06No, no!
00:09:06Give it back.
00:09:07Give it back.
00:09:08Well, what are you trying to call, huh?
00:09:11No!
00:09:12No!
00:09:13Hold me now, no!
00:09:15What are you doing?
00:09:17I've been with so many women.
00:09:20But never a pregnant one.
00:09:22Let go of me!
00:09:23Let go of her, you bastard!
00:09:25You still think I'm bullying you?
00:09:27Watch closely.
00:09:29I'll show you what taking care looks like.
00:09:31Come on.
00:09:32Let me give you a little taste.
00:09:34Let go!
00:09:35Harassing a pregnant woman?
00:09:40That's despicable.
00:09:42I love it when they fuck it back.
00:09:45Wait.
00:09:46Isn't this my dad's diamond bracelet?
00:09:48How the hell is it on her?
00:09:50Does she know Edward Lissler?
00:09:52But look to yourself.
00:09:54It's a loser Lissler and Tom.
00:09:55Don't say anything dumb around him.
00:09:57And don't ghost him.
00:09:58Or not just you.
00:09:59Even your old man could end up taking her.
00:10:02Where'd you get this bracelet from?
00:10:07Where'd you get this bracelet from?
00:10:09Let go of me.
00:10:10My husband gave it to me.
00:10:12Bastard!
00:10:13Don't touch my wife!
00:10:14I'm in a real bad mood right now.
00:10:19You want me to let her go?
00:10:21Fine.
00:10:22Grab the phone out of the hot pot.
00:10:24Do it and maybe...
00:10:26I'll think about letting you two lowbears walk out of here.
00:10:29No.
00:10:29That pot is cold and hot.
00:10:31You'll burn your hands.
00:10:32Well, if you want...
00:10:34I'll have to deal with it myself.
00:10:36Right in front of him.
00:10:38No!
00:10:39Don't touch her!
00:10:40Okay?
00:10:40I'll do it.
00:10:41I'll get it.
00:10:42Then do it!
00:10:43I'm running out of patience.
00:10:46I'm...
00:10:46This car's still losing.
00:10:48No.
00:10:49Nate, no.
00:10:52Nate, don't do it!
00:10:54Do it!
00:10:55Oh, God.
00:11:09Oh, God.
00:11:14Oh, God.
00:11:16Oh, God.
00:11:16Oh, God.
00:11:21Nate, your hands!
00:11:23No!
00:11:24I got it.
00:11:28Okay?
00:11:29Now let us go.
00:11:32Who said I'll let you go?
00:11:36Sweetheart, I'm gonna have fun with you right in front of your husband.
00:11:40And not just me.
00:11:42Everyone here gets a turn.
00:11:44Hell yeah.
00:11:45I've been wondering what she tastes like.
00:11:47No.
00:11:47You lying bastard!
00:11:51So what?
00:11:53Hold him.
00:11:56Get over here.
00:11:57Bitch!
00:11:58Oh, God.
00:12:00It hurts!
00:12:01The baby!
00:12:03No!
00:12:03Hannah!
00:12:04Where'd you get this bracelet?
00:12:08Hannah!
00:12:09The baby?
00:12:11It hurts so bad.
00:12:15We did the rough.
00:12:19Hey!
00:12:21Did I say you could leave?
00:12:23What the hell do you even want?
00:12:27Okay?
00:12:28If anything happens to my wife or our baby, I will make you pay.
00:12:32Yeah?
00:12:34I'd love to see exactly how you plan to make me pay, you pathetic little loser.
00:12:39How are you gonna make me pay?
00:12:40He's old talk from Bradley Davenport.
00:12:46He's nothing but a weak punk.
00:12:49What's he gonna do?
00:12:50I'm calling the cops right now, okay?
00:12:53And the law is gonna make you pay.
00:12:55The law?
00:12:56Do you even know who my lawyer is?
00:12:59Edward Lawson, the devil's advocate.
00:13:03You think the law can touch me?
00:13:05Not a chance.
00:13:07Edward Lawson.
00:13:09You mean my father?
00:13:10Edward Lawson is your dad.
00:13:16Don't make me laugh.
00:13:17No.
00:13:18He is my father, okay?
00:13:19So don't think that you can just do whatever the hell you want, okay?
00:13:22Because my father would never defend a scumbag like you.
00:13:26Baby, maybe we should just...
00:13:28You're still mouthing off, huh?
00:13:33Listen, if you are Edward Lawson's son, then I'm that freaking president's son.
00:13:38You think you can take me on?
00:13:39Get him.
00:13:44Stop!
00:13:48Step aside.
00:13:53Who the hell is this old man?
00:13:55Nate.
00:13:56What the hell is going on here?
00:13:58Dad, it's them.
00:13:59Hannah and I were just having dinner, and then these guys came in and attacked us.
00:14:03You messed with us first.
00:14:04You had it coming.
00:14:05My son is not the type of person to start trouble.
00:14:08You must have provoked this.
00:14:09And so what?
00:14:11You better pay up and apologize, or no one's walking out of here today.
00:14:15You kidding me?
00:14:16You guys attacked us, and now you want money?
00:14:18Nate, take Hannah to the hospital.
00:14:21I'll deal with this.
00:14:26Damn it, old man.
00:14:27You hit me?
00:14:28You're...
00:14:29That was self-defense.
00:14:30You're the one starting to fight in a brawl.
00:14:33And that's a serious felony.
00:14:34You're looking at decades beyond bars.
00:14:36Oh, you're trying to judge me yourself?
00:14:39Do you even know who I am?
00:14:42I don't give a shit who you are.
00:14:44What I do know is that you attacked my kids.
00:14:46The evidence is all here.
00:14:48You're not walking away from this.
00:14:50You old fool.
00:14:51You don't get it.
00:14:52This Charles Davenport's son, the richest man in town.
00:14:56You're Charles Davenport's son?
00:14:57The defendant in that rape case?
00:14:59You're goddamn right.
00:15:01My dad is filthy rich.
00:15:03And you know what?
00:15:04He hired the devil's advocate, Edward Lawson, to defend me.
00:15:09You, you are about to pay.
00:15:12Along with that bitch who tried to frame me.
00:15:15So you think being rich and powerful makes you above the law?
00:15:20That throwing a little cash lets you treat people like dirt.
00:15:23But what if I told you, I am Edward Lawson?
00:15:30What if I told you, I am Edward Lawson?
00:15:38Edward Lawson?
00:15:40It really is Edward Lawson?
00:15:42Everyone says Edward Lawson is ruthless.
00:15:45Mass with him and you are screwed.
00:15:47We just crossed him.
00:15:48Aren't we done for?
00:15:52Edward Lawson, huh?
00:15:55Edward Lawson.
00:15:56Edward Lawson.
00:15:58Trying to put a fast one on me with the fake ID?
00:16:00Brady, you're ready to meet your maker.
00:16:04Brady Davenport.
00:16:06Brady, you think this is a fake?
00:16:09Absolutely.
00:16:11First, that loser says Edward Lawson is his father.
00:16:14And then this old guy shows up?
00:16:16No way.
00:16:18Plus, my trial's about to start.
00:16:20Edward Lawson must be at court preparing my case.
00:16:23There's no way he'd be here.
00:16:24You two tried to fool us?
00:16:27You stubborn fools.
00:16:29You're digging your own grave.
00:16:31Let them go now.
00:16:33You're really asking for it.
00:16:35Beat him!
00:16:36This guy is insane.
00:16:41They're attacking anyone who crosses Dan.
00:16:43Please, stop hitting my dad.
00:16:44This is really Edward Lawson.
00:16:46All right, old man.
00:16:47Know your place now?
00:16:49You little loser.
00:16:52How dare you impersonate Edward Lawson?
00:16:58Hannah, give me your bracelet.
00:17:00This diamond bracelet, Charles Davenport gave it to me.
00:17:09Take it back to him and tell him I'm done with this case.
00:17:14Still don't get it, huh?
00:17:16You said Dad gave it to you?
00:17:18Fine.
00:17:24Daddy?
00:17:24Daddy?
00:17:30You little punk, where have you been?
00:17:35Did you stir up trouble again?
00:17:36I'm just having lunch with my friends.
00:17:39You think I don't know you?
00:17:40It's clear you've been up to Northwood.
00:17:42Dad, it wasn't me, it was them.
00:17:44He started it.
00:17:45By the way.
00:17:46Has Edward Lawson shown up at the courthouse yet?
00:17:48Yeah, he's been here for a while.
00:17:50I even saw his assistant a while ago, too.
00:17:53Miss Morgan, where's Mr. Lawson?
00:17:56He just stepped into the bathroom.
00:18:00The hearing's about to start.
00:18:01I hope he's ready.
00:18:03Don't worry.
00:18:04Mr. Lawson is known for being extremely efficient.
00:18:07He's already got all the case files organized.
00:18:11All right, Gallant.
00:18:12Listen, the hearing's about to start, so get your butt here.
00:18:15And remember, don't piss off Edward Lawson.
00:18:17Okay, Dad.
00:18:23Edward Lawson, huh?
00:18:25Hold him down.
00:18:26Nice little performance.
00:18:32Let's see how far you can take.
00:18:34Hey, hey, stop hitting him, okay?
00:18:36He really is Edward Lawson.
00:18:38Wait, stop.
00:18:39What if he really is Edward?
00:18:40Get away, way.
00:18:41You think you're clever, huh?
00:18:45Stop playing.
00:18:46My dad already told me if Edward Lawson and his assistant are at the courthouse right now.
00:18:51You didn't even check before trying your little stunt.
00:18:54It's pathetic.
00:18:56You think you can take me on?
00:18:58Forget it.
00:18:59I don't have time to play with you losers.
00:19:01I've got court to go to.
00:19:03But once I'm done, I'll deal with you properly.
00:19:07Let's go.
00:19:08Doctor, hey, how is she?
00:19:17The baby is still in critical condition.
00:19:20You're going to need to be prepared.
00:19:23Oh, no, no, please, you have to save her.
00:19:27We're doing everything we can.
00:19:28The baby is gone.
00:19:44And Hannah, she could die too.
00:19:48What's even the point anymore?
00:19:50Dad, you're a lawyer.
00:19:54Help me to make them pay.
00:19:56I'm going to sue them.
00:19:57Son, justice may take its time, but it always shows up.
00:20:07I'll make them pay.
00:20:13Oh, Mr. Lawson.
00:20:16What happened?
00:20:18Who the hell had the guts to lay a hand on you?
00:20:20You really don't know who hurt me, Mr. Davenport?
00:20:25It doesn't matter.
00:20:27All that matters is we win today's case.
00:20:29I'll factor in that fool for you immediately.
00:20:32Anyone who dares touch you is an enemy of me, Charles Davenport.
00:20:36I'll make sure he never shows his face around here again.
00:20:39That really is Edward Lawson, the devil's advocate.
00:20:43He never lost a case.
00:20:45Looks like Brady Davenport might walk free.
00:20:49He is the criminal.
00:20:50Why should we be the ones to suffer?
00:20:53Is justice only for the wealthy now?
00:20:55Justice is decided by the law.
00:21:00Nobody is bothered.
00:21:03Mr. Lawson is right.
00:21:05That's what this court is for.
00:21:07My son committed no crime.
00:21:09He deserves to walk free.
00:21:12Brady, you never can show Mr. Lawson some respect.
00:21:15Useless boy.
00:21:21Forgive him, Mr. Lawson.
00:21:22He's probably overwhelmed by your presence.
00:21:24Please, this way.
00:21:32Mr. Lawson, you're going the wrong way.
00:21:35The defense table's here.
00:21:37I know exactly where I'm going.
00:21:40I represent the plaintiff now.
00:21:41What are you talking about?
00:21:46How could you possibly be her lawyer?
00:21:48Wait, isn't he the defendant's lawyer?
00:21:50I heard his pleas running to millions.
00:21:53How could a regular family like the plaintiff
00:21:55could even afford him?
00:21:56Mom, you hired Mr. Lawson?
00:22:00Hire him?
00:22:01This kind of lawyer?
00:22:03He cost a fortune.
00:22:04Even if we sold everything we owned,
00:22:06we couldn't afford him.
00:22:09Besides, I remember we
00:22:10applied for free legal aid.
00:22:14Look, I'm here as the plaintiff's attorney.
00:22:18And I'm doing it for free.
00:22:21Don't forget,
00:22:22you already accepted my family's diamond brace
00:22:24and a $1 million fee.
00:22:26And now you say you work for free for this...
00:22:29poor family.
00:22:32Look, there is no distinction
00:22:33between rich and poor.
00:22:36Noble and common are in front of the law.
00:22:37Mr. Lawson,
00:22:38even if I screwed up before,
00:22:40all I asked was for you to win this case.
00:22:42I'd even throw in another $3 million.
00:22:44Legal fees have a price,
00:22:46but justice doesn't.
00:22:50Mr. Lawson, that's ridiculous.
00:22:52Everyone in the biz knows you always keep your word.
00:22:55And now you're backing out at the last second?
00:22:57Did I piss you off or something?
00:22:58Okay.
00:22:58You really don't know who hurt me,
00:23:04Mr. Davenport?
00:23:08You little bastard!
00:23:09What the hell did you do?
00:23:13You little bastard!
00:23:14What the hell have you done?
00:23:16I didn't do anything!
00:23:21Bullshit!
00:23:21I've never crossed him,
00:23:23and money showing up isn't his enemy.
00:23:25That leaves one option.
00:23:27You.
00:23:28You little punk did something to piss him off.
00:23:31Spit it out!
00:23:31What the hell did you do?
00:23:33That I...
00:23:35I beat up his whole family.
00:23:38What?!
00:23:39Do you have any idea
00:23:41how hard I tried to get him on board?
00:23:43And you...
00:23:44Are you trying to get yourself killed?
00:23:47I thought he was some con man.
00:23:52How was I supposed to know
00:23:53he was the real Edward Lawson?
00:23:55If I know that,
00:23:56I would have never laid a finger on him,
00:23:57I swear.
00:23:59God!
00:24:00I should have never bailed you high
00:24:01in the first place.
00:24:04Mr. Lawson,
00:24:05my son is young and reckless,
00:24:07but please,
00:24:08don't hold that against him.
00:24:09If you help me win this case,
00:24:11I'll agree to whatever terms you want.
00:24:13I'll even hand over this little bastard
00:24:15so you can deal with him
00:24:16however you see fit.
00:24:18Mr. Davenport,
00:24:20let me be clear.
00:24:21I never intended
00:24:22to plead not guilty for you.
00:24:23I know your son isn't innocent.
00:24:26From the start,
00:24:26the best I was willing to consider
00:24:28was asking for leniency,
00:24:30reduced sentencing,
00:24:31and letting him turn his life around.
00:24:33But now,
00:24:34after seeing who he truly is,
00:24:37look,
00:24:38if he doesn't face any real consequences,
00:24:40he will never change.
00:24:41That's why I'm standing on this side today.
00:24:44So I suggest you take your seat
00:24:45and let's settle this where it belongs.
00:24:47in court.
00:24:49Mr. Lawson!
00:24:49Rise!
00:24:58Please be seated.
00:24:59You were supposed to be their lawyer,
00:25:11weren't you?
00:25:15The law is meant to protect
00:25:17what is right,
00:25:18to give justice a chance.
00:25:20It shouldn't just be used as a tool
00:25:21for people to get away with wrongdoing.
00:25:23Don't worry.
00:25:26I'll do what I can
00:25:26to make sure
00:25:27that they face
00:25:27their consequences this time.
00:25:33Good afternoon.
00:25:35Will the counsel for the plaintiff
00:25:37please state your presence
00:25:38for the record?
00:25:40Good afternoon,
00:25:41Your Honor.
00:25:42Edward Lawson,
00:25:43representing the plaintiff.
00:25:44What do we do?
00:25:48And the defendant's attorney?
00:25:51Mr. Davenport,
00:25:52do you understand
00:25:53the seriousness of this?
00:25:55The law allows your retrial
00:25:57only if your counsel
00:25:58is present to represent you.
00:26:00Now, without representation,
00:26:02the court has no choice
00:26:03but to proceed
00:26:03as if you're defending yourself.
00:26:05In practical terms,
00:26:07that means
00:26:07the original judgment
00:26:08will stand.
00:26:12I...
00:26:13The first trial
00:26:14already done
00:26:14with the retrial and fail.
00:26:17Right,
00:26:17E. Dovenport's
00:26:18going straight to jail
00:26:19after what he did
00:26:21to that girl
00:26:21and trying to
00:26:23fight for not guilty.
00:26:26Not surprising.
00:26:28Edward Lawson
00:26:28doesn't have
00:26:31open his case to win.
00:26:35Duff.
00:26:36Please help me.
00:26:37I don't want to
00:26:38go to jail, please.
00:26:40Mr. Lawson,
00:26:41my son made
00:26:42a terrible mistake
00:26:43but please
00:26:44don't let your temper
00:26:45get the best of you.
00:26:47You just help me
00:26:47win this case
00:26:48and whatever punishment
00:26:49you see fit for him,
00:26:51that's yours to decide.
00:26:53This is a courtroom,
00:26:55not a playground.
00:26:56You really think
00:26:57you can go up
00:26:57against the Davenports?
00:26:58I am here
00:26:59to do my job
00:27:00and make sure
00:27:00that the law
00:27:01is applied fairly.
00:27:02As for whom
00:27:03I choose to defend,
00:27:04that's my discipline.
00:27:05You!
00:27:07Order in the court.
00:27:09Mr. Davenport,
00:27:10your attorney
00:27:11is not present
00:27:12but you understand
00:27:13that without counsel
00:27:14your retrial
00:27:15may be dismissed
00:27:16outright
00:27:16and the original
00:27:17verdict will stand.
00:27:19You may ask
00:27:19for a continuance
00:27:20but if the court
00:27:21denies it
00:27:22you will have
00:27:22to proceed
00:27:23on your own.
00:27:24Now do you
00:27:24understand
00:27:24these consequences?
00:27:27Not Ernie.
00:27:31I'm already
00:27:32done for him.
00:27:33Mr. Davenport,
00:27:35if you...
00:27:36Derek Haye
00:27:37are presenting
00:27:38your test,
00:27:39now let me call you.
00:27:45Derek?
00:27:46Derek?
00:27:48What are you doing here?
00:27:49I hired him.
00:27:52Before the hearing,
00:27:53he told me
00:27:54you'd turn on us.
00:27:55I didn't believe him.
00:27:57I never imagined
00:27:58you'd side with these
00:27:59nobodies
00:28:00against my son.
00:28:02Right before
00:28:03Charles, Derek?
00:28:04You betray me?
00:28:05What?
00:28:07You're not saying
00:28:07you're that important
00:28:08anymore?
00:28:10Okay,
00:28:10I shred
00:28:11every bit of
00:28:11defense material
00:28:12prepared for him.
00:28:14Do you need me
00:28:14to collect
00:28:15any information
00:28:15from the plaintiff's side?
00:28:19But...
00:28:19Okay.
00:28:28Rachel!
00:28:28The trial's about to start.
00:28:30Why are you still here?
00:28:31Anything you need
00:28:32to help us?
00:28:33I have something
00:28:34important to handle.
00:28:36Get rid of this.
00:28:38Completely.
00:28:39No trace left.
00:28:40The Davenports
00:28:47are the wealthiest
00:28:48family around.
00:28:49If I can win
00:28:50this case with them,
00:28:51I'll be set for life.
00:28:53Every man for himself.
00:28:56A million dollars
00:28:57in legal fees?
00:28:57What kind of fool
00:28:58would walk away
00:28:59from that?
00:29:00You win this trial,
00:29:02defeat Lawson,
00:29:03and I'll bankroll you.
00:29:05I'll make you
00:29:06rise to the top.
00:29:08I'll even back you
00:29:09to own the largest
00:29:10firm in his state.
00:29:11You can count on me,
00:29:12Mr. Davenport.
00:29:13We'll win.
00:29:15Listen to him.
00:29:17Big words.
00:29:18Derek might be
00:29:19Lawson's protege,
00:29:20but he never
00:29:21won a case of matter.
00:29:24How the hell
00:29:24a student
00:29:25can beat the master?
00:29:27Da, seriously?
00:29:29Edward Lawson
00:29:30may be overhyped,
00:29:31but...
00:29:32Derek?
00:29:34He's a nobody!
00:29:36You really think
00:29:37he can pull this off?
00:29:38Maybe before
00:29:39I couldn't.
00:29:40But I've got
00:29:41everything now.
00:29:43Lawson has collected
00:29:44all the evidence
00:29:44for me.
00:29:50Wait,
00:29:51what is he saying?
00:29:52He's gonna use
00:29:53Lawson's own prep
00:29:54to beat him?
00:29:55That's right.
00:29:56Lawson's
00:29:56built his defense
00:29:57airtight.
00:29:58He was ready to win.
00:30:00But turn his back
00:30:00on Brady
00:30:01at the last second.
00:30:03Now why
00:30:04at the last second?
00:30:04Because he didn't
00:30:06have the time
00:30:07to flip it around.
00:30:08No time
00:30:09to take up evidence
00:30:10for the other side.
00:30:12And so he figured,
00:30:13well,
00:30:14if I walk away
00:30:14from Brady
00:30:15at the last second,
00:30:16the defense would collapse
00:30:17and Brady
00:30:18without counsel
00:30:20would go down
00:30:20automatically.
00:30:22It was a trick.
00:30:24Nothing more.
00:30:25Alas,
00:30:26with me here,
00:30:27this little scheme
00:30:27falls apart.
00:30:29You're finished.
00:30:31For seven years,
00:30:32Derek.
00:30:33For seven years,
00:30:34I trained you.
00:30:36And over one case,
00:30:37you turn your back
00:30:38on me?
00:30:40Don't act like
00:30:41you think,
00:30:41Ed.
00:30:43Seven years.
00:30:44You,
00:30:44bucking millions
00:30:45while I relied on straps?
00:30:47You never once
00:30:48gave me a chance.
00:30:49Never let me
00:30:50take a case on my own.
00:30:51You just kept me
00:30:52in the shadow
00:30:52like I was nothing.
00:30:54Nothing?
00:30:55The cars that you drive.
00:30:57The roof over your head.
00:30:58The opportunities you had.
00:31:01All because of me.
00:31:02I held you back
00:31:03because you weren't ready.
00:31:04Enough!
00:31:05I will not
00:31:06live
00:31:07under your shadow anymore.
00:31:10I will beat you
00:31:11in open court
00:31:11today.
00:31:12You can kiss
00:31:13your so-called
00:31:14perfect record goodbye.
00:31:20Since both
00:31:21counsel are present,
00:31:22let's get started.
00:31:23Counsel for the defense,
00:31:24you've argued
00:31:25that your client
00:31:26is not guilty.
00:31:27Do you have
00:31:28any additional evidence
00:31:29to present?
00:31:30Of course,
00:31:31Your Honor,
00:31:31I have evidence
00:31:32collected by none
00:31:33other than my
00:31:34former mentor.
00:31:37I'd like to show
00:31:38the exhibit to the 12th.
00:31:42This drive contains
00:31:46a video recorded
00:31:47by a tourist
00:31:48at the nightclub
00:31:48that evening.
00:31:49It shows in detail
00:31:51the interaction
00:31:51between the plaintiff
00:31:53and my client.
00:31:54I move to have
00:31:55the minute
00:31:55into evidence
00:31:56and the plaintiff
00:31:56and the plaintiff
00:31:56to the court.
00:32:11Your Honor,
00:32:12as the video
00:32:13clearly shows,
00:32:14the plaintiff
00:32:15entered the nightclub
00:32:16willingly
00:32:16and accompanied
00:32:17my client
00:32:18into a private room
00:32:19without any
00:32:20sign of objection.
00:32:22This strongly
00:32:23suggests
00:32:24that any sexual
00:32:25activity
00:32:25that occurred
00:32:26between her
00:32:27and my client
00:32:27was entirely
00:32:28controversial.
00:32:31That's a lie!
00:32:32It tricked my daughter
00:32:33into going in there!
00:32:35The plaintiff
00:32:36is an adult
00:32:36capable of making
00:32:38her own decisions.
00:32:40Whether or not
00:32:41to walk into
00:32:41a private room
00:32:42is virtuous.
00:32:44Would you agree?
00:32:45Counsel?
00:32:50Look,
00:32:50the video may show
00:32:51my client
00:32:52entering a room
00:32:53involuntarily.
00:32:54But it proves
00:32:55nothing about
00:32:55what happened
00:32:56in that room
00:32:57after the door
00:32:58was closed.
00:32:59Consent to
00:33:00entering a room
00:33:01is not a consent.
00:33:02That's exactly
00:33:03the point.
00:33:04Which is why
00:33:05at life
00:33:05the plaintiff
00:33:06testified again
00:33:07in her own words
00:33:09about what happened
00:33:10at night.
00:33:14I can't.
00:33:17I can't do it
00:33:18I don't want.
00:33:19Susan.
00:33:20Susan.
00:33:21No.
00:33:22You can't do that.
00:33:24She's been
00:33:24through hell already.
00:33:25You can't force her
00:33:26to really beat
00:33:27Oliver again.
00:33:28That's cruelty.
00:33:29That tearing
00:33:30opened her wounds
00:33:31just to watch her bleed.
00:33:33With all due respect,
00:33:36the plaintiff's testimony
00:33:36is the cornerstone
00:33:37of this case.
00:33:39If she refuses
00:33:39to testify again,
00:33:41is she avoiding
00:33:42the truth
00:33:43because it doesn't
00:33:44support her claims?
00:33:44That's right.
00:33:50She's making this up.
00:33:51Every word
00:33:52she said before
00:33:52was allowed.
00:33:55Order.
00:33:56The defense council
00:33:57has made a reasonable
00:33:58request.
00:33:59The plaintiff
00:34:00will restate
00:34:01her account.
00:34:02No.
00:34:03No,
00:34:04I can do it.
00:34:06I don't want to.
00:34:07Susan.
00:34:09Susan,
00:34:11look at me.
00:34:12You need to calm down.
00:34:13Take a breath.
00:34:14Mr. Nelson.
00:34:18I can't do this
00:34:19while everyone's
00:34:20staring at me.
00:34:21Listen to me.
00:34:23You are not the one
00:34:24that needs to feel shame here.
00:34:25You are the victim.
00:34:27But if you stay silent,
00:34:28then you let people
00:34:29like him
00:34:29twist the truth.
00:34:32Speak up.
00:34:33Not just for yourself,
00:34:34but for every survivor
00:34:35that's ever been silent.
00:34:37And I promise you,
00:34:38the law will protect you.
00:34:41Okay.
00:34:43What's that?
00:34:44So,
00:34:47at that night,
00:34:50I was just passing by.
00:34:52That's what happened.
00:35:13The plaintiff has given
00:35:16her statement.
00:35:17Defense counsel,
00:35:18you may proceed.
00:35:19According to her statement,
00:35:22my client forced himself
00:35:23onto her
00:35:23once they were
00:35:24inside the room.
00:35:25But your honor,
00:35:26the club's record
00:35:27shows this was peak hour.
00:35:28There was staff stationed
00:35:29right outside those doors.
00:35:31If she was truly
00:35:32being assaulted,
00:35:33why didn't she call
00:35:34for help?
00:35:34Fine.
00:35:40Let's move on.
00:35:42Why didn't you report
00:35:43the incident right away?
00:35:45Why wait until
00:35:45the next day
00:35:46after my client
00:35:48transferred your money
00:35:48to file a police report?
00:35:50Doesn't that give
00:35:51this court reason
00:35:52to question
00:35:53your motives?
00:35:54Was this really
00:35:55an assault?
00:35:56Or was it an attempt
00:35:57at extortion
00:35:58because you weren't
00:35:59satisfied with the
00:35:59money you got?
00:36:01I...
00:36:01And also,
00:36:02let's not forget
00:36:03what we all saw
00:36:04in that video.
00:36:05She doesn't look like
00:36:06some poor innocent victim.
00:36:08No.
00:36:09She looks like some...
00:36:11Like a girl
00:36:12dressed to sell herself
00:36:13looking for a rich man
00:36:14to latch onto.
00:36:15Objection.
00:36:15This is outrageous.
00:36:17The counsel
00:36:17was calling my client
00:36:18a prostitute
00:36:18in open court.
00:36:20This is blatant
00:36:20victim blaming
00:36:21and completely
00:36:22irrelevant to the charges.
00:36:23No, I'm not like that.
00:36:24That's not me.
00:36:26That's exactly you.
00:36:28You weren't
00:36:29some unwilling participant.
00:36:31You went out there
00:36:33looking for money.
00:36:34Now my client
00:36:35gave you attention,
00:36:36you decided to cash in.
00:36:37This isn't rape.
00:36:39This is extortion.
00:36:40Your Honor,
00:36:41this is harassment.
00:36:42Plain and simple.
00:36:43Counsel is slandering
00:36:44my client
00:36:45under the guise
00:36:45of cross-examination.
00:36:47Your Honor,
00:36:48the plaintiff's
00:36:48own behavior
00:36:49shows she was
00:36:50never forced
00:36:50into anything.
00:36:52She wanted it.
00:36:53The video proves
00:36:54that she entered
00:36:55the private room
00:36:55on her own
00:36:56and her testimony
00:36:57has been inconsistent
00:36:58from the start.
00:36:59This wasn't sexual assault.
00:37:01It was a setup.
00:37:02The charge of rape
00:37:03doesn't hold.
00:37:08Order in the court.
00:37:10The defendant's counsel
00:37:10has submitted
00:37:11compelling evidence.
00:37:13Plaintiff's counsel,
00:37:14do you have any
00:37:15further evidence
00:37:15to submit?
00:37:16No further evidence
00:37:17is presented.
00:37:18The court may proceed
00:37:19with deliberation.
00:37:20Based on the evidence
00:37:21at hand.
00:37:28So that means
00:37:29I'm off the hook,
00:37:32right?
00:37:33Exactly.
00:37:35Based on the evidence
00:37:36on record,
00:37:37previous conviction
00:37:38can be overturned.
00:37:41Hey, Lawson.
00:37:43Thanks for handing me
00:37:44the tools
00:37:44to make this happen.
00:37:45You're not guilty now.
00:37:46Mr. Lawson,
00:37:47aren't you supposed
00:37:48to be unbeatable?
00:37:49You promised
00:37:50to get justice
00:37:51on my daughter.
00:37:52Mr. Lawson,
00:37:53defense is all
00:37:55about evidence.
00:37:57No matter how
00:37:58skilled he is,
00:37:59without evidence,
00:38:00he can't win.
00:38:01You're right, Derek.
00:38:03It is about evidence.
00:38:04But I'd like to ask
00:38:06the defendant,
00:38:08do you admit
00:38:08to having a substantive
00:38:09relationship
00:38:10with my client?
00:38:12I did.
00:38:14But it was
00:38:14consensual.
00:38:16I didn't force
00:38:17her to do
00:38:17anything.
00:38:20Good.
00:38:21That's all I needed.
00:38:23Lawson,
00:38:23stop stealing.
00:38:24Your Honor,
00:38:27I request
00:38:28that the court
00:38:28announce the verdict
00:38:29immediately.
00:38:31Plaintiff's counsel,
00:38:32do you have
00:38:32any new evidence
00:38:33to submit?
00:38:34If not,
00:38:35I will proceed
00:38:35with the ruling.
00:38:36You won't have
00:38:37anything.
00:38:39Your Honor,
00:38:39I do have
00:38:40additional evidence.
00:38:41But before
00:38:42presenting it,
00:38:43I ask that it be
00:38:43enlarged so that
00:38:44we can see
00:38:44the defendant clearly.
00:38:47Proceed.
00:38:48What difference
00:38:49does this make?
00:38:54I taught you
00:39:02never use evidence
00:39:04that you haven't
00:39:05verified first,
00:39:06especially when it comes
00:39:07from your opinion.
00:39:09You let greed
00:39:09cloud your judgment
00:39:10and you ignore
00:39:11what was already
00:39:12on record.
00:39:13Let this be
00:39:13your final lesson.
00:39:14Watch closely.
00:39:18In this footage,
00:39:19the defendant's pocket
00:39:20contains a file.
00:39:21Now this is the
00:39:22key evidence
00:39:23of the sexual assault
00:39:24case.
00:39:25These are the records
00:39:26that show
00:39:27the defendant's
00:39:28illegal purchase
00:39:29of controlled substances
00:39:30along with
00:39:31the police report
00:39:32of my client.
00:39:33The statement
00:39:34describes my client's
00:39:35mental state,
00:39:36which matches
00:39:37the effects
00:39:37of the drugs.
00:39:39The defendant
00:39:39administered these drugs
00:39:40to my client
00:39:41without her knowledge,
00:39:42impairing her ability
00:39:43to consent.
00:39:44Now this constitutes
00:39:44aggravated sexual assault
00:39:46and the client
00:39:47should be held
00:39:48accountable.
00:39:51Counsel for the plaintiff
00:39:52has presented
00:39:53admissible evidence.
00:39:54counsel for the defense.
00:39:56Do you have anything
00:39:56further to offer?
00:39:59Derek,
00:40:00say something.
00:40:02You told me
00:40:02we'd be lost
00:40:03and you promised!
00:40:03I said,
00:40:06I thought we could win.
00:40:13Derek,
00:40:14you swore to be
00:40:15my son would be free.
00:40:16If anything happens to him,
00:40:17you'll regret it.
00:40:19Order!
00:40:20No further outbursts
00:40:21from the gallery.
00:40:23Defense counsel,
00:40:25do you have additional
00:40:26evidence or not?
00:40:26your honor,
00:40:29the plaintiff
00:40:30has additional evidence.
00:40:32What?
00:40:33Would you possibly
00:40:34have more?
00:40:34What?
00:40:35What?
00:40:35Would you possibly
00:40:36have more?
00:40:36More?
00:40:37More?
00:40:37More?
00:40:37More?
00:40:38More?
00:40:38More?
00:40:38More?
00:40:38More?
00:40:39More?
00:40:39More?
00:40:39More?
00:40:40More?
00:40:40He also means
00:40:41filing on evidence.
00:40:43He's not just aiming
00:40:44for patient time.
00:40:45He's rushing for it.
00:40:46That's right.
00:40:47Your honor,
00:40:50I'd like to play
00:40:50the newest,
00:40:51Exhibit 14.
00:41:05That woman
00:41:06didn't even see it coming.
00:41:08Drop the stone
00:41:08like a murder.
00:41:10It's too easy.
00:41:11But man,
00:41:12it will swerve.
00:41:13What about the guy
00:41:14who moused off yesterday?
00:41:15And the woman
00:41:16buried
00:41:17the counsel
00:41:18will never find her feet.
00:41:19As you just heard,
00:41:20this isn't speculation
00:41:21or personal bias.
00:41:23The defendant
00:41:24confessed clearly.
00:41:26Not only to
00:41:27drugging and
00:41:28assaulting a woman,
00:41:30but the
00:41:31conspiring
00:41:32of a murder
00:41:33of another man.
00:41:34Now this is who he is.
00:41:35A convicted felon
00:41:37who should have
00:41:37never been granted bail.
00:41:39This is who he is.
00:41:40He is a
00:41:41convicted felon
00:41:42who should have
00:41:43never been granted bail.
00:41:44And while free,
00:41:45he caused more harm
00:41:46severely
00:41:48assaulting
00:41:49others
00:41:50and leaving them
00:41:51hospitalized,
00:41:51including
00:41:52my own daughter
00:41:53who tragically
00:41:55lost her pregnancy.
00:41:56Your Honor,
00:41:57this man has shown
00:41:57nothing but
00:41:58contempt for the law
00:41:59and for human life.
00:42:02He is a danger
00:42:02to our community
00:42:03and we ask
00:42:04that the court
00:42:04impose the maximum
00:42:05penalty
00:42:06allowed by law.
00:42:08I can't go to
00:42:12prison.
00:42:15Derek,
00:42:16fix this!
00:42:16Do something!
00:42:18It doesn't make
00:42:19any sense.
00:42:21It's only been
00:42:2230 minutes.
00:42:22How the hell did you pull
00:42:23together all this
00:42:23effort so fast?
00:42:27I never come to court
00:42:28unprepared.
00:42:29Do you really think
00:42:30I'd play your game?
00:42:31Order.
00:42:34The jury has reviewed
00:42:35the evidence
00:42:35and returned
00:42:36a unanimous
00:42:38guilty verdict
00:42:39on all counts.
00:42:41Rape,
00:42:43aggravated assault
00:42:43and related charges.
00:42:46In light of the
00:42:46defendant's actions
00:42:47while on bail
00:42:48and the severity
00:42:49of the crimes,
00:42:51this court
00:42:51sentences Brady
00:42:53Davenport
00:42:54to life imprisonment
00:42:55without the possibility
00:42:57of parole.
00:42:58His assets
00:42:58will be seized
00:42:59in accordance
00:43:00with restitution law
00:43:01to compensate
00:43:02the victims.
00:43:11We're finished.
00:43:12Stand!
00:43:15No!
00:43:17We're not!
00:43:18Don't let them
00:43:18do this.
00:43:19I can't go to prison.
00:43:20No!
00:43:24You were
00:43:25a sport.
00:43:25You promised me
00:43:26my soul would be free
00:43:27and now it's
00:43:27gone away for life!
00:43:35And you,
00:43:36Edward Lawson,
00:43:37men like you
00:43:38don't last long
00:43:39when you've made
00:43:39enemies like me.
00:43:41I've buried
00:43:41things in the past.
00:43:43I don't think
00:43:44I won't do the same
00:43:45to you.
00:43:46Just wait.
00:43:47I'll make you
00:43:48my credit.
00:43:50I swear.
00:43:55It's truly remarkable.
00:43:57When they brought her in,
00:43:58our condition was critical.
00:44:00During surgery,
00:44:01her vitals
00:44:02were nearly non-existent.
00:44:03But then,
00:44:04suddenly,
00:44:05she turned the corner.
00:44:06All her readings
00:44:06are normal now
00:44:07and with proper rest
00:44:08care,
00:44:09she should make
00:44:10for recovery.
00:44:11Thank you,
00:44:12doctor.
00:44:16How are you feeling?
00:44:17I'm okay,
00:44:18but the baby.
00:44:22Yeah,
00:44:23well,
00:44:24the important thing
00:44:25is your life.
00:44:26You probably didn't hear this,
00:44:27but while you're unconscious,
00:44:29my dad,
00:44:30he took on the case
00:44:30to the mother and have a daughter.
00:44:32Really?
00:44:34He's serving life
00:44:35in prison?
00:44:36Of course.
00:44:38Look,
00:44:38I can't let someone
00:44:38like him
00:44:39get away with
00:44:40Carmen Houters.
00:44:45Mr. Lawson.
00:44:47Susan,
00:44:48what a surprise.
00:44:49What brings you in?
00:44:50Mr. Lawson,
00:44:51you entered our case
00:44:52for free,
00:44:53and you even secured
00:44:54$3 million
00:44:55in compensation for us.
00:44:57I honestly
00:44:58don't know
00:44:59how to thank you.
00:45:00I heard your daughter-in-law
00:45:02was hospitalized,
00:45:03so I brought
00:45:03some home-baked bread
00:45:05and fresh fruit.
00:45:06It might
00:45:07help her recover
00:45:09a little.
00:45:12Yes,
00:45:13Mr. Lawson.
00:45:14Thank you so much
00:45:15for helping me.
00:45:16I don't know
00:45:16how I can ever repay you.
00:45:18Well,
00:45:18as your lawyer,
00:45:20giving you my full effort
00:45:21is what I'm here to do.
00:45:23And honestly,
00:45:23I had my own reasons
00:45:24for taking the case.
00:45:25Thank you for the gift.
00:45:27Mr. Lawson,
00:45:28people always say
00:45:30you only defend
00:45:31the wealthy
00:45:31and take advantage
00:45:33of ordinary folks
00:45:34like us.
00:45:35They're wrong.
00:45:36You are a good lawyer
00:45:37and a genuinely kind person.
00:45:40I have never
00:45:41had someone call
00:45:42my dad good.
00:45:43I didn't call
00:45:44these years of law practice.
00:45:45Let's go.
00:45:45What's this?
00:45:46Well,
00:45:47I should thank you.
00:45:48Your family showed me
00:45:49that defending the law
00:45:50and seeking justice
00:45:51is a lie.
00:45:52It's not just a lie.
00:45:55Mr. Lawson,
00:45:56you are under investigation.
00:45:58You have been accused
00:45:59of accepting bribes
00:46:00during my presentation,
00:46:02written in witnesses
00:46:02that falsify
00:46:03and courted evidence.
00:46:05You are required
00:46:05to come with us
00:46:06to answer your questions.
00:46:11You are required
00:46:12to come with us
00:46:13for questioning.
00:46:14That was impossible.
00:46:16My dad would never
00:46:17do something like this.
00:46:18Exactly.
00:46:19Mr. Lawson defended us
00:46:20for free.
00:46:21He's a good man.
00:46:22There is no way
00:46:23he'd break the law.
00:46:24It doesn't matter
00:46:24what you believe.
00:46:26The lawson broke the law
00:46:27will be decided
00:46:27by evidence.
00:46:29Not your feelings.
00:46:34Derek,
00:46:35it's you.
00:46:37I'm trying
00:46:38to know what happens
00:46:38to Liza.
00:46:40No problem.
00:46:47Please,
00:46:48I can't face this.
00:46:50Just give me
00:46:51a chance.
00:46:55One chance.
00:46:57Derek,
00:46:58you had a chance
00:46:59and you did.
00:47:00Thanks to you,
00:47:01my son's locked up
00:47:02for life.
00:47:08Let me think.
00:47:10How can I thank you?
00:47:12You're in good health.
00:47:14What?
00:47:15I think someone
00:47:16will thank you
00:47:17for your liver
00:47:18and kidneys.
00:47:19I'm sorry.
00:47:25Stop.
00:47:26Stop.
00:47:26Listen.
00:47:29I can still
00:47:30help you.
00:47:32There's a way.
00:47:35This old case
00:47:36rests on Liza's evidence,
00:47:38yes?
00:47:39Well,
00:47:40if he
00:47:42is the Streliton,
00:47:43then he's no longer a liar.
00:47:46But the case
00:47:47is the invalid.
00:47:48he's no longer a liar.
00:47:49Then if some
00:47:50you will get another chance.
00:47:53Wait.
00:47:59Go on.
00:48:02You may have been my mentor,
00:48:04but I'm a liar first.
00:48:06Since you broke the law,
00:48:08I had no choice
00:48:09but to do the right thing.
00:48:11Even if it meant
00:48:12they're not back on me.
00:48:13I have always
00:48:14honored my oath.
00:48:15I've never
00:48:16broke the rules.
00:48:17Well,
00:48:17the evidence
00:48:18says otherwise.
00:48:19I can't find you
00:48:20anywhere for this one.
00:48:21Mr. Lawson,
00:48:22you need to come with us
00:48:23to answer these charges.
00:48:24Call Rachel.
00:48:32Tell her I need a secret.
00:48:35How?
00:48:36How could this happen?
00:48:39When Lawson goes down,
00:48:41every case he's done
00:48:42gets reopened.
00:48:43That includes yours.
00:48:45Don't mind.
00:48:46It's comfortable.
00:48:46How could this be happening?
00:48:53Aren't people like us
00:48:54really dead powerless
00:48:56against the wealth
00:48:57and the corrupt?
00:49:07I went through for everything.
00:49:09The evidence against you
00:49:10is flawless.
00:49:11But I know every case
00:49:13you've handled
00:49:14over the past few years.
00:49:15I worked on them.
00:49:17None of this is real.
00:49:20They came prepared.
00:49:22Derek was with me
00:49:23for seven years.
00:49:24He had access to my seal,
00:49:25my files,
00:49:27everything.
00:49:28Charles has more money
00:49:29and influence
00:49:30than anybody in the state.
00:49:32If those two
00:49:32decide to frame me,
00:49:34make sure no one
00:49:34can spot the crack.
00:49:36But that's the point.
00:49:37They know they can't
00:49:38beat you in court,
00:49:40so they are fabricating
00:49:41evidence to take you
00:49:42out of the fight,
00:49:43to clear the way
00:49:44for Bradley's appeal.
00:49:45Mr. Lawson,
00:49:48the hearing is tomorrow.
00:49:49But most of the top
00:49:51firms in the state
00:49:52are already bought off.
00:49:53And the ones who aren't,
00:49:54they won't take this case.
00:49:55I'm not as criminal.
00:49:58For years,
00:49:59I took clients
00:50:00who could afford me.
00:50:01Didn't matter who they were,
00:50:02what they did.
00:50:04Look,
00:50:04I told myself
00:50:05I was doing my job.
00:50:07In the end,
00:50:08I was just protecting monsters.
00:50:10And now,
00:50:10the rich see me
00:50:12as a threat.
00:50:13The so-called righteous
00:50:14see me as corrupt.
00:50:14Who's going to stand up
00:50:16for me,
00:50:16Tom?
00:50:18No,
00:50:18that's not true.
00:50:20I mean,
00:50:20yeah,
00:50:20you charge insane fees,
00:50:22but behind the scenes,
00:50:23you gave most of that
00:50:24away to victims' families.
00:50:26He's right.
00:50:27You were protecting
00:50:28the victims
00:50:29in your own way.
00:50:30It doesn't matter.
00:50:31I never stuck up
00:50:33for justice openly.
00:50:34And now,
00:50:35who's going to stand up
00:50:36for me?
00:50:37Mr. Lawson.
00:50:38No.
00:50:39Tomorrow's hearing
00:50:39isn't about guilt
00:50:40or innocence.
00:50:42Once I'm on the inside,
00:50:45look,
00:50:47Brady's in prison.
00:50:48And that place
00:50:48is crawling with
00:50:49Davenport's men.
00:50:50You know what that means.
00:50:52My fate is sealed.
00:50:54Mitchell,
00:50:54you've been with me
00:50:54this whole time.
00:50:56Okay?
00:50:56Still running errands
00:50:57with me,
00:50:58even today.
00:50:59Take what money
00:51:00is left in my account
00:51:01and split it with Nate.
00:51:03Leave and never come back.
00:51:05No!
00:51:05Rachel.
00:51:06That's not who I am.
00:51:08A lawyer's duty
00:51:09is to fight for truth
00:51:10and justice.
00:51:11If no one else
00:51:13will defend you,
00:51:13then I will.
00:51:15You can't win.
00:51:17Maybe not.
00:51:19I know I'm not as foolish
00:51:20as those big-name attorneys,
00:51:22but I will fight
00:51:23with everything I've got.
00:51:25For you.
00:51:26For justice.
00:51:28Until the very end.
00:51:30Drastic for victims!
00:51:38This fellow's done!
00:51:40No one about the law!
00:51:41No one about the law!
00:51:43No one about the law!
00:51:44Mr Lawson,
00:51:45do you have anything
00:51:45to say about the allegations?
00:51:47Did you really threaten
00:51:47the witnesses?
00:51:48Did you falsify evidence?
00:51:50You made a million
00:51:51letting killers work free!
00:51:53That's on your hands,
00:51:54Lawson!
00:51:55You took Daniel from me!
00:51:57You'll pay for what you did!
00:51:58Give me back, my boy!
00:51:59Give me back, my son!
00:52:04Mr Lawson,
00:52:05I will be guilty.
00:52:08Daniel,
00:52:08since you made your decision,
00:52:09I'll take care of it.
00:52:12Don't worry.
00:52:16Daniel was only 18!
00:52:17How could you do this?
00:52:19How could you do this?
00:52:24Look at what you've done.
00:52:26Such good family ruined
00:52:27because you falsified evidence at will.
00:52:30He ended up in prison
00:52:32and died that year.
00:52:33He never sought justice.
00:52:35You've lost all,
00:52:36Dissensi.
00:52:38No wonder why you always win.
00:52:40Now we see you were
00:52:41faking evidence.
00:52:42This is the human life
00:52:43we're talking about.
00:52:44Don't you feel
00:52:46a shred of guilt
00:52:47for making money this way?
00:52:49Stop!
00:52:50Okay?
00:52:50My dad is not what you're saying.
00:52:53He's innocent.
00:52:54Innocence?
00:52:56Don't make me laugh.
00:52:58Lawson has spent
00:52:59years
00:52:59manipulating evidence,
00:53:01private witnesses,
00:53:03destroying countless lives.
00:53:05Now it's finally
00:53:06served up public knowledge.
00:53:09Just wait, Lawson.
00:53:11Your final
00:53:12reckoning is stuck.
00:53:14It's almost time.
00:53:28Where's Rachel?
00:53:30The matter of
00:53:31Edward Lawson's alleged
00:53:33professional misconduct
00:53:34is now in session.
00:53:36Bring the defendant
00:53:37to the stand.
00:53:38Finally.
00:53:47Your day has come, Lawson.
00:53:52That really is
00:53:54Edward Lawson.
00:53:54He should have been
00:53:55facing charges
00:53:56years ago.
00:53:57How many families
00:53:57do you run for his clients?
00:53:59He's the one
00:54:00who destroyed
00:54:01my daughter's life.
00:54:02About time justice
00:54:03catches up.
00:54:04If he hadn't
00:54:05surely
00:54:05these wealthy clients
00:54:06now,
00:54:06is the defendant's
00:54:12counsel present?
00:54:16God,
00:54:16Rachel said she
00:54:17left two hours ago.
00:54:19Why isn't she here yet?
00:54:24She wouldn't just
00:54:25abandon us, right?
00:54:30Is defense
00:54:31counsel present?
00:54:31Your Honor.
00:54:37She's on her way.
00:54:38She'll be here soon.
00:54:40Or she's not here
00:54:41because she's decided
00:54:42it's not worth it.
00:54:44Oh, Lawson.
00:54:46But even your own
00:54:47protege wants to
00:54:48stand by you anymore.
00:54:49What a failure
00:54:50you've turned out to be.
00:54:52He must have burned
00:54:53too many bridges.
00:54:54Nobody closer
00:54:55wants to help anymore.
00:54:56I heard this
00:54:57only to
00:54:58every law firm
00:54:59in the state
00:54:59but not a single
00:55:00one of them
00:55:01will take out
00:55:01the case.
00:55:02He's a fragile
00:55:03whole community.
00:55:04Everyone wants
00:55:05to sing for him.
00:55:06Sweetheart,
00:55:06do you see?
00:55:07The man who
00:55:08ruined our lives.
00:55:10He's finally
00:55:10facing justice.
00:55:12Even his own
00:55:12team walks away.
00:55:14It's only a matter
00:55:14of time.
00:55:15Someone likes him
00:55:15deserves to be a
00:55:16pendant.
00:55:18Admit it,
00:55:19Larson.
00:55:20Got no one
00:55:21left.
00:55:22The doom.
00:55:22No, no.
00:55:25Dad,
00:55:26Rachel would not
00:55:27just walk away.
00:55:28You've always
00:55:29been so good to her.
00:55:30She wouldn't do this.
00:55:31Nate,
00:55:33if everyone
00:55:34makes her own
00:55:34decisions,
00:55:36I don't blame her.
00:55:38If this is the
00:55:39price for my past,
00:55:41I'll accept it.
00:55:43If counsel
00:55:43for the defense
00:55:44does not appear,
00:55:45the court will
00:55:46proceed without
00:55:47representation.
00:55:47Defense counsel
00:55:48present.
00:55:49Be honest.
00:55:52Your Honor,
00:55:53we're here as
00:55:54co-counsel for
00:55:55the defense.
00:55:56Edward Lawson
00:55:56will not
00:55:57stand alone
00:55:58in this court.
00:56:02What the hell
00:56:04is going on here?
00:56:05All his attorneys?
00:56:07Professor Keller,
00:56:08why are you here?
00:56:10How the hell
00:56:10do Russell
00:56:11pull this off?
00:56:12All these lawyers
00:56:13with him?
00:56:15Exactly.
00:56:16A moment ago,
00:56:16even his own
00:56:17assistant ditched him
00:56:18and now,
00:56:18all of a sudden,
00:56:19a whole army of
00:56:20lawyers comes to
00:56:20his side?
00:56:21Look at them.
00:56:23Those are big names.
00:56:24How can so many
00:56:24people support
00:56:25the answer
00:56:25like Wilson?
00:56:26Looks like
00:56:27bears of a feather
00:56:27flock together.
00:56:29They've all been
00:56:29bought off by this.
00:56:31Not like him.
00:56:33These are people
00:56:33with ironclad
00:56:34reputation.
00:56:36Did you see
00:56:36Jonathan Keller?
00:56:38He's a law professor,
00:56:39a man who wants
00:56:40to kill all gangsters
00:56:41with guns in his face.
00:56:43Can't be bought off.
00:56:45And that's...
00:56:46that's Santos.
00:56:47He fought
00:56:48to protect my daughter.
00:56:49I don't get it.
00:56:51Why would he
00:56:54stand with him?
00:56:56Rachel,
00:56:57did you call them?
00:56:59No.
00:57:00Professor Keller
00:57:01and the others
00:57:01are known
00:57:02for their integrity.
00:57:03Actually,
00:57:04many of them
00:57:04were once
00:57:05your fists as rivals.
00:57:06I never reached out
00:57:07to them.
00:57:08They stopped me
00:57:09on my way here
00:57:09and said they
00:57:10wanted to stand
00:57:10with you.
00:57:14That's right.
00:57:15We are here
00:57:16of all my court.
00:57:19These
00:57:20are from dozens
00:57:22of attorneys,
00:57:23colleagues
00:57:24who are willing
00:57:25to vouch for you
00:57:26and your character.
00:57:30They couldn't be here
00:57:31in person.
00:57:32Some were tied up
00:57:33cases
00:57:34and others
00:57:34too far
00:57:35to travel
00:57:35but they all
00:57:36wanted their voices
00:57:37to be heard.
00:57:38That's
00:57:39not possible.
00:57:41Lawson
00:57:41is the cancer
00:57:42of this profession.
00:57:44You've all fought him
00:57:45for years,
00:57:46despised everything
00:57:47he stood for.
00:57:47Why in God
00:57:48today would you
00:57:48defend him
00:57:49now?
00:57:50Because
00:57:50today
00:57:52it's not about him.
00:57:54Today
00:57:54it's about justice.
00:57:59What the hell
00:58:00is going on here?
00:58:02Call his attorneys.
00:58:03Professor Keller,
00:58:04why are you here?
00:58:06How the hell
00:58:07do lots of food
00:58:07is off?
00:58:08All these lawyers
00:58:09with him?
00:58:11Exactly.
00:58:12A moment ago
00:58:13even his own assistant
00:58:14ditched him
00:58:14and now
00:58:15all of a sudden
00:58:15a whole army
00:58:16of lawyers
00:58:16comes to his side?
00:58:18Look at them.
00:58:19Those are big names.
00:58:20How can so many people
00:58:21support a cancer
00:58:22like Lawson?
00:58:23Looks like
00:58:23bears of a feather
00:58:24flocked together.
00:58:25They've all been
00:58:26balled off right now.
00:58:27Not like him.
00:58:29He's on people
00:58:30with ironclad reputation.
00:58:32Did you see?
00:58:33Jonathan Keller
00:58:34is a law professor
00:58:35a man who wants
00:58:36to put down
00:58:37gangsters
00:58:37with guns in his face.
00:58:40He can't be balled off.
00:58:41No.
00:58:41And that's...
00:58:42that's Santos.
00:58:44He fought
00:58:44to protect my daughter.
00:58:46I don't get it.
00:58:48Why would he
00:58:50stand with him?
00:58:52Rachel.
00:58:54Did you call them?
00:58:55No.
00:58:57Professor Keller
00:58:57and the others
00:58:58are known
00:58:58for their integrity.
00:58:59Actually,
00:59:00many of them
00:59:00were once
00:59:01your fists as rivals.
00:59:03I never reached out
00:59:04to them.
00:59:04They stopped me
00:59:05on my way here
00:59:06and said
00:59:06they wanted
00:59:06to stand with you.
00:59:10That's right.
00:59:12We are here
00:59:12of all my court.
00:59:13These
00:59:16are from dozens
00:59:18of attorneys
00:59:19colleagues
00:59:20who are willing
00:59:22to vouch for you
00:59:22and your character.
00:59:27They couldn't be here
00:59:28in person.
00:59:29Some were tied up
00:59:29with cases
00:59:30and others
00:59:31too far to travel.
00:59:32But they all
00:59:33wanted their voices
00:59:33to be heard.
00:59:35That's
00:59:35not possible.
00:59:37Lawson
00:59:38is the cancer
00:59:39of this profession.
00:59:40We've all fought him
00:59:41for years,
00:59:42despised everything
00:59:43he stood for.
00:59:44Thank God's name
00:59:45would you defend him
00:59:45now?
00:59:46Because
00:59:47today
00:59:48it's not about him.
00:59:50Today
00:59:50it's about justice.
00:59:55What the hell
00:59:57is going on here?
00:59:58All his attorneys.
01:00:00Professor Keller,
01:00:01why are you here?
01:00:02How the hell
01:00:03do you also plead this off?
01:00:05All these lawyers
01:00:06with him?
01:00:07Exactly.
01:00:08A moment ago
01:00:09even his own assistant
01:00:10ditched him
01:00:11and now
01:00:11all of a sudden
01:00:12a whole army
01:00:12of lawyers
01:00:13comes to his side?
01:00:14Look at them.
01:00:15Those are big names.
01:00:16How can so many people
01:00:17support the concerns
01:00:18and close on?
01:00:19Looks like bears
01:00:20of a feather flock together.
01:00:21They've all been
01:00:22bought off by this.
01:00:24That likely.
01:00:25These are people
01:00:26with ironclad reputation.
01:00:29Did you see
01:00:29Jonathan Keller?
01:00:31He's a law professor.
01:00:32A man who wants
01:00:33to kill down
01:00:33gangsters.
01:00:34With guns in his face.
01:00:36Can't be bought off.
01:00:37No.
01:00:38And that's...
01:00:39that's Santos.
01:00:40He fought to protect
01:00:41my daughter.
01:00:42I don't get it.
01:00:45Why would he stand with him?
01:00:49Rachel.
01:00:50Did you call them?
01:00:52No.
01:00:53Professor Keller
01:00:53and the others
01:00:54are known for their integrity.
01:00:56Actually,
01:00:56many of them
01:00:57were once
01:00:57your fists as rivals.
01:00:59I never reached out
01:01:00to them.
01:01:01They stopped me
01:01:01on my way here
01:01:02and said they wanted
01:01:02to stand with you.
01:01:07That's right.
01:01:08We're here
01:01:09of all my court.
01:01:12These
01:01:13are from dozens
01:01:14of attorneys,
01:01:16colleagues,
01:01:17who are willing
01:01:18to vouch for you
01:01:19and your character.
01:01:23They couldn't be here
01:01:24in person.
01:01:25Some were tied up
01:01:26cases
01:01:26and others
01:01:27too far to travel.
01:01:28But they all
01:01:29wanted their voices
01:01:30to be heard.
01:01:31That's
01:01:31not possible.
01:01:34Larsen
01:01:34is the cancer
01:01:35of this profession.
01:01:37You've all
01:01:37fought him for years,
01:01:38despised everything
01:01:39he stood for.
01:01:40Well, in God's name
01:01:41would you defend him now?
01:01:43Because
01:01:43today,
01:01:45it's not about him.
01:01:46Today,
01:01:47it's about justice.
01:01:48Larson's
01:01:52made his career
01:01:53selling his soul
01:01:54for dirty money
01:01:55and now
01:01:56you want to call him
01:01:57a man of justice?
01:02:00Professor,
01:02:01with all due respect,
01:02:02but you've lost it.
01:02:04He's a villain,
01:02:04plain and simple.
01:02:06Lost it?
01:02:08Cole,
01:02:09do you remember
01:02:10the Ramirez case?
01:02:12Ramirez case?
01:02:13You're talking
01:02:13about that homicide
01:02:1420 years ago?
01:02:16Wait,
01:02:17I know that case.
01:02:17Michael Ramirez
01:02:19was a working man,
01:02:20barely scraping by.
01:02:21His daughter was sick
01:02:22and needed surgery,
01:02:23but he couldn't afford it.
01:02:25He borrowed from
01:02:26Lonshars,
01:02:26and when he couldn't
01:02:27pay the back,
01:02:28they came after his family.
01:02:29I heard they even
01:02:30showed up to his house,
01:02:32threatening his wife.
01:02:33That last time,
01:02:34Michael snapped.
01:02:36He grabbed a knife
01:02:36and stabbed one of them.
01:02:38Right.
01:02:38I remember now,
01:02:40but those weren't
01:02:40just any thoughts.
01:02:41The guy he killed,
01:02:43he was the son
01:02:43of a local crime boss.
01:02:45The whole neighborhood
01:02:46was terrified back then.
01:02:47When Ramirez
01:02:49struck back,
01:02:51the threat
01:02:52had already stopped.
01:02:53Now, by the book,
01:02:54that second-degree murder.
01:02:56But then,
01:02:56out of nowhere,
01:02:57this unknown lawyer
01:02:59came in.
01:02:59He put everything
01:03:00on the line.
01:03:01His career,
01:03:02his reputation,
01:03:03and argued
01:03:04that it was self-defense.
01:03:05And that Ramirez
01:03:06acted out of
01:03:08desperation
01:03:08to save his family.
01:03:11Against the lots,
01:03:12the jury acquitted him.
01:03:13Exactly.
01:03:17Now,
01:03:17that case
01:03:18sent shockwaves
01:03:19through the entire
01:03:20legal system.
01:03:22It forced prosecutors,
01:03:23judges,
01:03:25all of us,
01:03:26to rethink
01:03:26how the law
01:03:28treats people
01:03:28who are cornered
01:03:30by violence
01:03:31and exploitation.
01:03:34That young lawyer,
01:03:35that was
01:03:36Edward Lawson.
01:03:37Lawson?
01:03:41Professor,
01:03:41you're saying
01:03:42Lawson was
01:03:43the defense attorney
01:03:43for that case?
01:03:44That's right.
01:03:45It was his very first trial.
01:03:47He won,
01:03:47and it made his name
01:03:48overnight.
01:03:49He'd also
01:03:50put a pataket
01:03:51on his back.
01:03:52The crime fellows,
01:03:53they want to come dead.
01:03:55He spent nearly
01:03:55a decade in hiding,
01:03:57moving from town
01:03:58to town
01:03:59until the
01:03:59federal crackdowns
01:04:01finally
01:04:01dismantled
01:04:02those
01:04:03syndicates.
01:04:04Only then
01:04:05could be returned
01:04:06to the court.
01:04:09So if that man
01:04:10risked his life
01:04:12and career
01:04:12to defend
01:04:13the powerless
01:04:14doesn't deserve
01:04:15to be called
01:04:16just,
01:04:18then tell me
01:04:19who among us
01:04:20does?
01:04:24Nuh-uh.
01:04:26Lawson wasn't
01:04:26that noble.
01:04:27I remember
01:04:28that case.
01:04:29The lawyer's name
01:04:30was Michael Quinn.
01:04:32Quinn?
01:04:33That was my
01:04:35father's name
01:04:36before he changed it.
01:04:40You know,
01:04:40when I was little,
01:04:42he used to move us
01:04:42around from place to place
01:04:43and I never really
01:04:45knew why.
01:04:46Now I see.
01:04:48He fought for justice
01:04:49and the mob
01:04:51put a target
01:04:51on his back.
01:04:54Nuh.
01:04:56I'm sorry.
01:04:58I'm sorry I never
01:04:59told you back then.
01:05:00I was so broke
01:05:03I couldn't even
01:05:03pay for your
01:05:04mother's treatment.
01:05:05She died
01:05:06when we were running
01:05:07and you lost
01:05:08your childhood
01:05:08because of the
01:05:09choices I made.
01:05:11I thought I could
01:05:12handle the darkness
01:05:12alone but
01:05:13I was naive.
01:05:17No.
01:05:18Dad,
01:05:19I never blamed you.
01:05:21Mom didn't either.
01:05:22You know,
01:05:24she told me once
01:05:24that she never
01:05:25regretted marrying you.
01:05:27You fought for justice.
01:05:29You protected people
01:05:30who had no one else.
01:05:32Me and Mom
01:05:33will always be proud of you.
01:05:37Lawson spent
01:05:38ten years of his life
01:05:39in hiding
01:05:40because he dared
01:05:41to stand up
01:05:41to organize crime.
01:05:43He defended people
01:05:44who no one else
01:05:45had the courage
01:05:45to protect.
01:05:46That's who he is.
01:05:49Now,
01:05:49justice may be delayed
01:05:51but it never fails.
01:05:53I can't believe it.
01:05:54Lawson
01:05:55was that young lawyer?
01:05:56He gave up so much
01:05:58to call him
01:05:59anything less
01:05:59than a man of conscience
01:06:00would be wrong.
01:06:02Then maybe,
01:06:03maybe this time
01:06:04he's innocent.
01:06:06Right.
01:06:07I've served
01:06:07the Bar Association
01:06:09for many years
01:06:10and I met many lawyers
01:06:11who claimed to be
01:06:12the champion of justice.
01:06:13But
01:06:14to defend
01:06:15the powerless
01:06:16at such a cost,
01:06:17Lawson
01:06:18may be the first
01:06:19I've seen
01:06:20to live it so completely.
01:06:21If anyone
01:06:22deserves the true title
01:06:24of being the servant
01:06:25of justice,
01:06:27it's him.
01:06:33Touching story.
01:06:35That was twenty years ago.
01:06:37People change.
01:06:40Kevin Lawson
01:06:40might have been back then
01:06:42but today
01:06:43there is nothing
01:06:43but a corrupt
01:06:44and neighbor
01:06:45and a record
01:06:46of betrayal.
01:06:47and deceit
01:06:48that speaks louder
01:06:49than any legend.
01:06:53Mr Lawson
01:06:54has sacrificed
01:06:54so much over the years.
01:06:56He is not the villain
01:06:57you're painting him to be.
01:06:59Sacrifice
01:06:59doesn't excuse
01:07:00wrongdoing.
01:07:02And that was twenty years ago
01:07:03doesn't give him
01:07:04a free pass
01:07:04from accountability
01:07:05today.
01:07:06Yeah.
01:07:07Even if Lawson
01:07:08did some good
01:07:09back then
01:07:10that doesn't matter now.
01:07:12People change.
01:07:12to say he hasn't
01:07:14lost his way.
01:07:15Sometimes a hero
01:07:16becomes a villain.
01:07:17Someone like him
01:07:18talking about
01:07:18that's scarier
01:07:19than a simple criminal.
01:07:21Even if you
01:07:21helped people in the past
01:07:23what about my daughter?
01:07:25She's died because of him.
01:07:27He won't escape
01:07:28justice.
01:07:29That is it.
01:07:31Your Honor,
01:07:32the defense keeps trying
01:07:33to use incidents
01:07:34from twenty years ago
01:07:35to argue
01:07:35the defendant's character.
01:07:37I request that
01:07:38this line of argument
01:07:39stop immediately.
01:07:41Request granted.
01:07:49Well,
01:07:51if twenty years ago
01:07:53is too long
01:07:54to consider
01:07:55then what about
01:07:56the last fifteen years?
01:07:57These
01:08:03are the records
01:08:05of Edward Lawson's
01:08:07charitable
01:08:07contributions
01:08:08over the past
01:08:10fifteen years.
01:08:14Totaling
01:08:14eighty-three
01:08:15million dollars.
01:08:20Now that's nearly
01:08:21all his earnings.
01:08:22As a lawyer
01:08:23over twenty years
01:08:24he founded
01:08:25the Horizon
01:08:26Foundation
01:08:27one of the
01:08:28state's largest
01:08:29and most respected
01:08:30charities.
01:08:32Mr. Lawson
01:08:33dedicated his life
01:08:35and fortunately
01:08:35to helping
01:08:36those in need.
01:08:38Now it's hard
01:08:38to imagine
01:08:39someone like that
01:08:41also
01:08:43committing the crimes
01:08:44he's accused of.
01:08:48Your Honor,
01:08:50the Horizon Foundation
01:08:51has funded
01:08:51scholarships,
01:08:53medical aid,
01:08:54disaster relief
01:08:55programs
01:08:55that have changed
01:08:57lives across the state.
01:08:58I've known
01:08:59Mr. Lawson
01:08:59for years
01:09:00and even I
01:09:02didn't know
01:09:02he founded it.
01:09:04It explains why
01:09:05despite his earnings
01:09:06he always lived
01:09:07so modestly.
01:09:10Every dollar
01:09:10was going back
01:09:12to the people
01:09:12who needed it most.
01:09:14The founder of
01:09:15Horizon
01:09:15was
01:09:15my dad.
01:09:18That foundation
01:09:19paid my college tuition.
01:09:20My family
01:09:21couldn't afford it.
01:09:22That damn,
01:09:23I never married out.
01:09:24my niece
01:09:25she got her surgery
01:09:26covered by
01:09:27Horizon.
01:09:28We would have
01:09:29lost her
01:09:29without the foundation.
01:09:31Yeah,
01:09:32they reviewed
01:09:33my house
01:09:33after the tornado.
01:09:36Dad,
01:09:37I always thought
01:09:38you were cold.
01:09:39Maybe
01:09:39kind of hard.
01:09:41Now I see.
01:09:43You were carrying
01:09:43all this weight
01:09:44and giving
01:09:45everything away.
01:09:47I'm proud of you.
01:09:48And hey,
01:09:49whatever happens,
01:09:51Mr. Keller and Rachel
01:09:51will fight
01:09:52for the truth.
01:09:54Members
01:09:55of the jury,
01:09:57for 15 years
01:09:58Edward Lawson
01:09:59poured himself
01:10:01into others,
01:10:02into justice,
01:10:04into mercy.
01:10:06A lawyer
01:10:06who fights
01:10:07for the vulnerable
01:10:08and lives
01:10:09with restraint
01:10:10does not
01:10:11suddenly become
01:10:12the monster
01:10:13that the prosecution
01:10:14is making.
01:10:16His life
01:10:17speaks louder
01:10:18than any
01:10:20accusation.
01:10:24Enough of this.
01:10:26Charity
01:10:27doesn't erase crime.
01:10:29People donate
01:10:29for all sorts
01:10:30of reasons.
01:10:31Huh?
01:10:32Tax shelters?
01:10:33Guilt reputation?
01:10:35This is not
01:10:36evidence.
01:10:38This is merely
01:10:39a performance.
01:10:41Your Honor,
01:10:42the plaintiff
01:10:43moves to call
01:10:43our next witness
01:10:44to establish
01:10:45Mr. Lawson's guilt.
01:10:49Motion granted.
01:10:57That man
01:10:58could kill
01:10:59my son!
01:11:05Your Honor,
01:11:06this is Mrs. Evelyn Ross.
01:11:08Her son Daniel
01:11:09was a co-defendant
01:11:10in the same case
01:11:10that Mr. Lawson tried
01:11:11over 10 years ago.
01:11:13Mrs. Ross,
01:11:14please tell the court
01:11:15what you would call.
01:11:16Lawson killed
01:11:18my son!
01:11:19Daniel was 18.
01:11:21He had just
01:11:22won the full
01:11:23scholarship to college.
01:11:25He had
01:11:26the whole future
01:11:27ahead of him.
01:11:29He was
01:11:29completely
01:11:30caught up
01:11:31in the case
01:11:31by accident.
01:11:33At trial,
01:11:34our public
01:11:35defender told us
01:11:36that Daniel
01:11:37was likely
01:11:38to walk free
01:11:39after a meeting
01:11:40with Lawson.
01:11:43Everything changed.
01:11:44Daniel suddenly
01:11:46pled guilty
01:11:46and he said
01:11:48that he alone
01:11:50committed the murder.
01:11:53But he didn't do it.
01:11:54He could not.
01:11:56When he came back
01:11:57from that meeting,
01:11:59he was covered
01:12:00in bruises
01:12:01and weeks later,
01:12:04he died in prison.
01:12:0618 years old.
01:12:07That man killed him
01:12:11as sure as if
01:12:13he pulled
01:12:13the trick
01:12:14of himself!
01:12:15The lawyer
01:12:16beating a kid
01:12:17into a confession,
01:12:18though,
01:12:18that's beyond corruption.
01:12:20I thought maybe
01:12:21it changed,
01:12:22but no.
01:12:23It's proof there.
01:12:24The charity,
01:12:25the donation,
01:12:26just a guilty
01:12:27control straight
01:12:28to buy redemption.
01:12:29The boy was only 18.
01:12:30How could anyone
01:12:31do that to him?
01:12:33Let's not rush.
01:12:34This could still
01:12:35turn out differently.
01:12:35Ladies and gentlemen,
01:12:38you've heard it.
01:12:39To win his case,
01:12:41Lawson allegedly
01:12:42threatened
01:12:42and brutalized
01:12:43a co-defendant.
01:12:45An innocent teenager.
01:12:48Danny Arwas
01:12:48was sentenced
01:12:49and died behind bars.
01:12:52This is not
01:12:54a man of justice.
01:12:57This is a man
01:12:58who uses the law
01:12:59as his personal weapon,
01:13:01leaving wreckage
01:13:01in his wake.
01:13:03Society cannot
01:13:04tolerate that.
01:13:05Lawson,
01:13:09do you deny it?
01:13:12I made mistakes
01:13:13back then.
01:13:15Mistakes that
01:13:16still hurt me.
01:13:17You heard it.
01:13:19He admits.
01:13:21What more is there
01:13:22to say?
01:13:23let's be clear.
01:13:31Mr. Lawson
01:13:32admits to one thing
01:13:33only,
01:13:34that he made a mistake.
01:13:36And his mistake was
01:13:38not having...
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