00:01I knew Geller was a shark, but...
00:03I sold just a game to these guys.
00:05If they see a pathway to more money or power,
00:08they'd take...
00:09Hell of a way to live.
00:10If you exclude the Hemptons' houses and the private jets.
00:15I need to make it clear on Cross
00:17that Geller's so-called threats were hollow.
00:21They were just bluster and hyperbole.
00:24And that no matter how disrespectful Geller could be
00:27or how helpless Rossi felt,
00:30didn't justify murder.
00:32The simple truth is,
00:33Rossi got tired of Geller degrading him,
00:36and he snapped.
00:38If that's what you believe,
00:40shouldn't we be considering a lesser charge?
00:42Excuse me?
00:44You just said he snapped.
00:45If that's what you think, then...
00:47Yeah, yeah, he snapped,
00:48but it was a cold-blooded attack.
00:51Based on rage, anger, hate...
00:54Yeah, yeah, sure, but...
00:56he was in a tough situation.
00:59What do you mean?
01:00He knew he didn't fit in, right?
01:01That he was different than most,
01:03if not all, the other associates.
01:05Pretty sure they call that imposter syndrome.
01:10I get it.
01:11And it's understandable for someone to have doubts about his or her status,
01:18or sense of belonging within a highly competitive organization,
01:22but it obviously doesn't justify murder.
01:24Oh, no, no.
01:25Of course not.
01:26I'm just saying it explains the anger and stress.
01:30You know, it's not easy to work at a place filled with really smart, really driven people,
01:37who all went to the best schools when you were just a regular Joe.
01:41You know, you try really hard to fit in and be one of them.
01:48Deep down, you know you're not.
01:50I understand how difficult that might be.
01:55And it's easy for someone in that situation to feel insecure at times.
02:05But, once again, it has nothing to do with this case.
02:10It doesn't matter that Rossi seems like a decent guy,
02:13and that he was trying hard to fit in,
02:16or that he was being overworked and disrespected.
02:20That's the job.
02:21That's what he signed up for.
02:24Well, what can I say?
02:26I like to root for the underdog.
02:28I know, but unfortunately, prosecuting decent people who do horrible things,
02:34people like Rossi, that's part of our job.
02:38That is what we signed up for.
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