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00:14Lily said to go in. She's on the way.
00:17James should be with her.
00:18She wanted him to stay home with Scout.
00:20You're not going to believe this.
00:23Clodagh O'Donnell is Mondo's barrister.
00:25Who?
00:26I wonder who Anto had the affair with in the rehab.
00:29You're joking me.
00:31She's the reason our marriage broke up.
00:34This is a conflict of interest, isn't it?
00:37I don't know.
00:39Should we complain?
00:40It could go either way.
00:43Hayley needs to get this done with. It's hanging over.
00:46I suppose.
00:48It doesn't matter who defends Mondo.
00:50Their job is to blame Anto.
00:53I think we should say nothing.
00:54It might even go in our favour, having her up there.
00:58Let's go in.
01:02Once this is done, you can hire me as your wedding planner.
01:05I might not be walking out of here, but this is done.
01:08Dad, it is a no-brainer.
01:11I could argue your case and win.
01:12Mondo's right, Julia.
01:14We have to be realistic.
01:16I am being realistic. It was an accident.
01:19Look, I can't be not arguing.
01:20It's going to be a hard enough day as it is.
01:22Yeah, sorry, May. Look, it's...
01:24It's all good.
01:25Yeah, yeah, you're right, Dad.
01:27You just go on in. I'm going to wait for Claire.
01:29Here, come on. Let's go.
01:33I love you.
01:41Why are you putting us through this?
01:45Change your plea.
01:47You're guilty.
01:48You know you are.
02:01So, it's just myself and Christine who have volunteered as foreperson.
02:05You should all take a vote.
02:07Anybody in favour of me, Ryan, raise your hand.
02:15And me when you're ready?
02:20Well, that's decided then.
02:24Who's that handsome man?
02:26Hey, Nicola.
02:27What are you doing in town?
02:29Well, Claire's away on business and I just fancied some serious Dublin shopping.
02:33Oh, right. Well, you won't find any designer shops around here.
02:37I took a detour.
02:39Any particular reason?
02:40Oh, look, I had such crack when you came to court.
02:43Come with me.
02:44I'd love to.
02:45I'm working.
02:47Nicola.
02:47Hey.
02:48Hi, how are you?
02:49Are you all right?
02:51Sorry.
02:51Sorry, I don't mean to pry.
02:54You look well anyway.
02:55Oh, well, I hope so.
02:56I had a very expensive facial yesterday.
02:59Well, good.
03:00You deserve it.
03:01You know, you should be looking after yourself.
03:03Listen, do you have any tour groups today?
03:06Um, no.
03:06No, I'm off today.
03:07I'm going to go to the gym.
03:09Do you know that we're low on pizza base?
03:11Yeah, yeah.
03:11Sorry.
03:12I need to take this.
03:16Sophia.
03:18Listen, uh, you go and look out at the Venus for a couple of hours, could you?
03:22No.
03:23Zoe would be back at two.
03:24Oh, Paul, no.
03:25I said no.
03:26No, it's just, you know, Nicola has an appointment, and Clara's out of town, and, uh, well, she
03:33shouldn't be on her own.
03:35No.
03:35Oh, you, you, you, you mean?
03:36No.
03:37Just in case she has to make any big decisions.
03:41Is it serious then, Paul?
03:43It's hopeless.
03:48Mr. O'Connell, we are waiting.
03:50How do you plead?
03:51Guilty or not guilty?
04:03Not guilty.
04:04You may be seated.
04:11Mr. Slattery.
04:13Judge.
04:21Members of the jury, I'm here on behalf of the state to prove to you beyond all reasonable
04:28doubt that Mr. Raymond O'Connell is guilty of the manslaughter of Anthony Collins.
04:35Mr. O'Connell violently punched Mr. Collins in the face, causing his untimely death.
04:43Mr. O'Connell used excessive and disproportionate force.
04:48A vicious, overly aggressive, and completely unwarranted punch that stole Mr. Collins' life
04:56in an instant.
04:58Let me be very clear.
05:01This was not self-defense.
05:05Mr. O'Connell will offer some spurious reasons as to why the altercation happened.
05:11Let me also be clear.
05:13We are not here to make any judgment on Anthony Collins.
05:18We do not dispute that Mr. Collins was engaged in verbal sparring.
05:25What I will prove is that Mr. O'Connell wanted revenge.
05:30And his erratic, unfounded desire to seek vengeance led to the premature death of Anthony Collins.
05:40It is your job to listen closely to the witnesses and the evidence put before you.
05:46I have no doubt you will arrive at the only logical conclusion.
05:52Anthony Collins is dead.
05:55And Raymond O'Connell is guilty of manslaughter.
06:04Hi Nicola.
06:06How's life in the sticks?
06:08Oh, fun of blow-ins from Dublin.
06:10I need to double your order if that's okay with you.
06:14Then I'm going to have to raise my prices.
06:17Why?
06:17Because I'm barely making any proper as it is.
06:20And ingredients aren't cheap.
06:21Hang on, surely the bigger the sack of flour, the cheaper it is.
06:25It's nothing to do with you Nicola.
06:26I'm right though.
06:29Let me do my own course.
06:30I'll get back to you.
06:32He's turning into a right old grub.
06:35It's the effect you have on people.
06:37I hope it's not the effect I have on you.
06:40Well, it used to be, that's for sure.
06:42In fairness, you could be extremely stubborn and annoying.
06:47How about a treat as both a lunch in town?
06:49And we can discuss my more positive qualities, huh?
06:53Hmm.
06:54Well.
06:55Yeah.
06:56Members of the jury.
06:58Good morning.
06:59Good morning.
07:01The fact that Raymond O'Connell hit Anthony Collins
07:05and that the unintended consequence of that punch
07:08resulted in Mr Collins' death
07:11is not up for discussion.
07:14That is a fact.
07:16However, it is the circumstances of that incident
07:20that you are here to make judgment on.
07:24On the night in question,
07:27Raymond O'Connell's mind was far from Mr Collins.
07:31He was not consumed by a vendetta,
07:33as the prosecution would have you believe.
07:37The opposite.
07:39It was during a happy celebration for his daughter
07:42that Mr Collins burst in and verbally attacked and assaulted Raymond O'Connell.
07:48Mr Collins was clearly the aggressor here.
07:52You will hear how various members of the public intervened
07:56and tried to persuade Mr Collins to leave the bar,
08:00but he would not stop.
08:02Mr Collins was unstoppable.
08:04Raymond O'Connell's reaction was reasonable in the circumstances.
08:11This is a crystal clear case of self-defence.
08:17We will prove here in this court
08:19how Raymond O'Connell feared for his own safety.
08:23He had no choice but to defend himself.
08:28This was a tragic accident.
08:32Pure and simple.
08:37Fact.
08:46Ray, he has to say that.
08:47It doesn't mean that it's true.
08:50We don't want any comments from you.
08:52How are you doing?
08:56I think I'm prepared for all this but...
08:59None of us are right.
09:09I'm sorry.
09:12I'm sorry their aunt had to die.
09:15Because of my son.
09:17It's not your fault.
09:19Release this face enough to...
09:21Otherwise he'd never rest.
09:25And that has to count for something, doesn't it?
09:28It does.
09:29It does.
09:38And you called the ambulance because you could clearly see
09:41that Mr Collins was lying on the floor.
09:44Not moving.
09:46Yes.
09:46As a result of being punched hard by Mr O'Connell.
09:52I didn't see the actual punch.
09:55But that is your understanding of what happened.
09:58Yeah, it is.
10:01You called the ambulance.
10:02Who else did you call?
10:06The guards.
10:08Why did you call the guards?
10:10Because you knew a serious crime had occurred.
10:14Objection.
10:15Mr Slattery.
10:17Mr Slattery.
10:19Did you call the guards?
10:21Because you believed a crime had been committed.
10:26Yes.
10:29No further questions.
10:31Mr O'Donnell.
10:32Oh.
10:35Carol.
10:36Could you tell the jury how many years you've worked in the pub industry?
10:4020 years.
10:42No more.
10:43I ran a nightclub before that.
10:46Impressive.
10:47Your long experience makes you hypervigilant, I expect.
10:53Would you say the scuffle between Mr Collins and Raymond O'Connell was the most violent you've ever seen?
11:00No.
11:01I've seen far worse.
11:03Far worse than a man lying dead?
11:06I didn't mean it like that.
11:09It's...
11:10Prior to the incident in question, how would you describe Raymond O'Connell's mood that night?
11:17It was a busy night.
11:18I wasn't concentrating on anybody's mood.
11:21It was a busy night because Juliet, Raymond O'Connell's daughter, was launching a jewellery range.
11:26Is that correct?
11:28Yes.
11:29And it was Halloween.
11:30So it was a night of celebration?
11:33I suppose, yeah.
11:35Everyone was happy.
11:36The bar was filled with excitement and expectation.
11:41Would you agree?
11:43Yeah, I suppose.
11:46Did you witness Raymond giving his daughter a bunch of flowers?
11:51Yes.
11:52The act of a man who was there to enjoy the night and celebrate in his daughter's success.
12:00And at that time, did you witness any hint of aggressive behaviour from Raymond O'Connell?
12:07No.
12:09Were you aware of anything untoward in the bar?
12:12Any altercations, big or small, before Mr Collins entered and pursued Raymond O'Connell in a violent and aggressive manner?
12:23A simple yes or no will suffice.
12:28No.
12:30Not.
12:30That's right, sir.
12:33No.
12:34No, no.
12:34No, no, no.
12:36No, no.
12:45So, just a recap.
12:47There was no hint of any trouble until Mr Collins entered and attacked Raymond O'Connell.
12:54Objection. Leading.
12:56sustained
12:58no trouble that you were aware of
13:00until Mr Collins entered
13:02and was verbally abusive
13:04to the defendant
13:06I don't know what was going on between
13:08I heard a row
13:10I didn't actually see the punch
13:12and next thing Anto was on the ground
13:14really
13:17because according to a witness statement
13:21you said to Mr Collins
13:23you're out of order
13:25you firmly and repeatedly
13:27asked a volatile Mr Collins to leave
13:30are you saying that's not true
13:33no
13:34so it is true
13:36because according to your own statement
13:41you stepped in
13:43and you ordered Mr Collins
13:45to leave the premises
13:47but he would not go
13:49Mr Collins was hell bent
13:51in attacking Raymond O'Connell
13:52no matter who tried to stop him
13:54is that true
13:55Ms Foley
13:56yes or no
13:59yes
14:02so would you say
14:03in your long experience
14:06as a bar owner
14:07that Mr Collins
14:08was the aggressor
14:11who provoked
14:12Mr O'Connell
14:13into a defensive position
14:17yes
14:20no more questions
14:22thank you
14:24thank you
14:25Ms Foley
14:26you may step down
14:27court will break
14:29for lunch
14:50there you are
14:53that bitch is in there
14:55twisting everything
14:56and you're out here
14:57cosying up to Ray
14:59I'm not going to turn on Ray
15:01because of what his son did
15:02he's in bits
15:03our whole family
15:04is in bits
15:05because of Mondo
15:08she's calling Da
15:08Mr Collins
15:10and Mondo is Raymond
15:12she's trying to decimate Da
15:14how can you not see that
15:15of course I know
15:15what she's doing
15:17I don't want to listen to her
15:18tear his life apart
15:20you're blaming Da
15:22you think it's his fault
15:23he's dead
15:24do not say that
15:26I am behind you
15:27and Anto
15:29well it sure doesn't feel like it
15:39Hayley needs you
15:39beside her in the courtroom
15:41we have to stick together
15:46well done Carol
15:48you fell for all her tricks
15:54Carol
15:56how's it going in there
15:58on a break
16:00how's Victor's man doing
16:02massive heart attack
16:03so wait and see
16:05Victor's given evidence
16:06on a video link later
16:08I'll tell him I was asking
16:10from William
16:10yeah
16:17what do you think so far
16:19it's only the first day
16:21it's really about
16:22which barrister is the cleverest
16:23of presenting their side
16:24no
16:25it's about
16:26seeing beyond their agenda
16:28listening to the witnesses
16:29and making a judgement
16:31that you can rest easy with
16:32it sounds very noble
16:33but what about those barristers
16:35do they even believe
16:36in guilt or innocence
16:37they're not the ones
16:38that ever earned the verdict
16:39we are
16:42I am having
16:43such a lovely day Paul
16:44yeah
16:45it's
16:46lunch was a nightmare
16:48you never told me
16:49there was a booking of eight
16:50on top of the lunchtime rush
16:51well I'm sure
16:52you're up to the challenge
16:54I was up
16:55for a session at the gym
16:57waitressing's a fabulous workout
16:59then maybe you'll be able
17:00to afford to treat yourself
17:01as well
17:02that is not why I did it
17:05anyway
17:05how did your hospital appointment go
17:08what appointment
17:10I never said
17:10we were going to the hospital
17:12we'd lunch in Malone's Brasserie
17:13then we'd hit the shops
17:15you were such a liar
17:18I spent half the afternoon
17:19worrying that Nicola
17:21was going to get
17:21some terrible news
17:22yeah well
17:23you must have
17:24misinterpreted the situation
17:25you know what I mean
17:26oh alright
17:26so what
17:27you mixed up
17:28an appointment
17:29at the consultant's office
17:30for an overpriced slab
17:31of steak
17:32actually
17:33we both had the fish
17:36you're not sick
17:37are you
17:41unreal
17:45would you agree
17:46that when Mr. Collins
17:47arrived at the station bar
17:48he was in an angry
17:50state of mind
17:51yes I would agree
17:53and would you agree
17:54that Raymond O'Connell
17:55seemed to be
17:56enjoying himself
17:57no idea
17:59but Mr. O'Connell
18:00or Mondo
18:01as we all know him
18:03was in a furious
18:04state of mind
18:05earlier in the day
18:06I was only talking
18:07about the night
18:08in question
18:09he might have
18:10calmed down by then
18:11but his behaviour
18:13earlier
18:13was quite frankly
18:14disgusting
18:14I didn't ask
18:16for your opinion
18:17he verbally
18:18attacked Anto's daughter
18:19reducing her to tears
18:21viciously threatening
18:22a new mother
18:23did you personally
18:24witness this
18:25Mondo was in a right fury
18:26that I can tell you
18:27take to answering
18:28the question
18:29no wonder
18:30Anto was annoyed
18:31with him
18:31when he found out
18:32were you present
18:32at the time
18:33this happened
18:34no I was not
18:35hearsay then
18:36plenty of witnesses
18:37to his foul temper
18:38and aggressive behaviour
18:39and Mondo was also
18:41in the habit
18:41of storming into
18:42our house
18:43and making threats
18:43I would advise you
18:45to be respectful
18:46of the court process
18:48we only have your word
18:49for any of this
18:50I'm surprised
18:51you haven't checked out
18:51the CCTV from McCoy's
18:53you have been warned
18:54Miss Lynch
18:55or maybe you don't want
18:56the jury to hear
18:57what Mr. O'Connell
18:58is really like
18:59again
18:59hearsay
19:00grounded in
19:02absolutely nothing
19:04no further questions
19:06you may step down
19:10the court will break
19:12for ten minutes
19:13to set up a video link
19:15for the next witness
19:16that should have
19:17rung alarm bells
19:18at our trial prep
19:18maybe you should have
19:19read the notes
19:21that's got them rattled
19:29well hello stranger
19:30ah Hughie
19:32how you doing
19:33oh my god
19:33it's a bit different
19:34from Phelan's
19:35corner shop
19:36isn't it
19:36yeah well the world
19:37keeps spinning
19:37how's life
19:39fabulous
19:39always the optimist
19:41how's the hobby
19:42Clar
19:42oh great
19:44great form
19:44busy busy busy
19:45sorry I have to
19:47take this
19:48excuse me
19:48keep enjoying life
19:49I intend to
19:50yeah
19:53Clar
19:55about time
19:56time you got back
19:56time you got back to me
19:56when are you coming
19:57around to pick up
19:57the rest of your
19:58things
20:00I'm done talking
20:01Clar
20:03okay your golf clubs
20:05are in the garage
20:05along with six boxes
20:07of your rubbish
20:08tell you what
20:09if they're still there
20:09when I get home
20:10I'll put them in storage
20:11and send you the bill
20:12how does that sound
20:14text me when it's done
20:19I understand you
20:28suffered badly in the fire
20:29at the Rafferty
20:30development building site
20:31yes
20:33I was in hospital
20:34for some time
20:35your daughter was
20:36trapped in that building
20:37which is why you
20:38bravely rushed in
20:40to save her
20:41yes
20:42yet you didn't hold
20:43a grudge or
20:44blame Mr Collins
20:45did you
20:46no
20:47did your daughter
20:48blame Mr Collins
20:51no
20:51do you know
20:52of anyone else
20:53apart from Mr O'Connell
20:54who held a grudge
20:55or held Anthony Collins
20:57responsible for the
20:58unfounded and
20:59unproven allegation
21:00that he started that fire
21:01no
21:04no further questions
21:08so how would you
21:09describe the
21:10atmosphere on the
21:11night of October
21:11the 31st
21:12in the station bar
21:16everyone seems
21:17to be in a good mood
21:18so it was a night
21:19of fun and celebration
21:22yeah
21:23so can you tell us
21:24what happened
21:25when Mr Collins
21:26entered the bar
21:27um
21:29I noticed
21:30Anto come in
21:32he was stood there
21:33staring at Mondo
21:35um
21:36Julia was in the
21:37middle of a launch
21:37speech
21:38and you noticed
21:39this straight away
21:41yes
21:42the bar was packed
21:44why would you notice
21:44something like that
21:45unless
21:46there was something
21:47about Mr Collins'
21:48demeanor that
21:49caught your attention
21:51he appeared
21:53agitated
21:54and how did he express his agitation
21:59he was glaring at Mondo
22:02um
22:03Mondo came over
22:04and asked him to leave
22:06it was Juliet's big night
22:08and what happened then
22:12Anto pushed Mondo
22:14was it a hard push
22:16or a gentle shove
22:18for example
22:19uh well
22:20uh well
22:21Mondo
22:21knocked
22:22into a table
22:24there was a crash
22:26like
22:26something falling
22:27and how did you react
22:29I jumped in between them
22:31you know
22:31to
22:31to break it up
22:33and at that moment
22:34how did Mr Collins
22:35appear to you
22:36he was
22:38quite angry
22:39did anyone else
22:40intervene
22:41uh
22:42Carol
22:42asked Anto
22:44to leave
22:44did he leave
22:46no
22:47they were both
22:49angry
22:51I was
22:52between them
22:53by now
22:54you're a tall man
22:56you look strong
22:57but not even you
22:59could control Mr Collins
23:00or stop him
23:01from attacking
23:02Raymond O'Connell
23:03what happened next
23:05Juliet finished her speech
23:08Mondo
23:08came back
23:09and
23:09shoved Anto
23:10and
23:12asked him again
23:13to leave
23:15Anto reacted
23:17I got between them
23:18again
23:20did anyone else
23:21intervene at this point
23:22verbally
23:23yes
23:24Carol did
23:25and
23:27so did
23:28Anto's wife
23:29so I thought that was it
23:31and Anto was leaving
23:32but then
23:32he came back
23:35he
23:36pushed
23:37Mondo
23:39and that's when
23:40Mondo punched him
23:44and Anto fell
23:45so no one in the bar
23:47could control Mr Collins
23:48or persuade him
23:50to calm down
23:51or to leave
23:55would you say
23:56that Raymond O'Connell
23:57had no alternative
23:59but to defend himself
24:02yes
24:02I would agree
24:05in my honest opinion
24:07Mondo was acting
24:09in self-defense
24:14thank you
24:14no further questions
24:20she's using it all
24:23actually
24:24Nicholas
24:24the only one of my exes
24:25who didn't use me
24:27are you okay
24:29they're gonna tear Mondo
24:31apart today
24:31aren't they
24:32so you buy it ready made
24:34from the wholesalers
24:35and you mix it with Dean's dough
24:36nobody even noticed
24:37the difference
24:38I begged him to leave
24:39my dad alone
24:40but he wouldn't stop
24:41until he murdered him
24:42I understand your anger
24:44but you lied
24:45in your statement
24:45you're the liar
24:46you drunken slut
24:49you man
24:53you
24:53you
24:59you
25:01you
25:01you
25:01you
25:01you
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