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Redeeming Justice: The Queen Strikes Back
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00:00:00Ten years, zero losses. Throughout your whole career, there was not a single case
00:00:05that she could not win. Let's give a warm round of applause to the Black Widow of
00:00:11the legal world, Vicki Sterling. Not only God would present to you the truth in
00:00:17this world, as far as I'm concerned, a lawyer should do whatever it takes to
00:00:22win the case.
00:00:25No, please, no, no, please, please, no, please.
00:00:34Dad? Dad, your timing really sucks. I was just-
00:00:42Idiot! Your whole case is hanging by a thread and you
00:00:46pull this shit with my secretary? Are you trying to spend the rest of your life in jail?
00:00:54Dad, you're the real estate king of the East Coast. That bitch that's trying to fucking sue me?
00:01:00No money, no power. Turning over the case for you is a piece of cake.
00:01:04That smug little attitude is exactly why the whole world is on her side right now!
00:01:13Mark, I managed to get Vicki Sterling assigned to your case.
00:01:17Sterling? The Black Widow?
00:01:20That's right.
00:01:21And that's why today you're gonna go down to the courthouse at 4 p.m. and you're gonna keep your
00:01:26head down and you're gonna keep your mouth shut and you're not gonna do anything to piss
00:01:31Vicki Sterling off. Yeah. Dad. I got it. Repeat it.
00:01:38You're not gonna do anything to piss Vicki Sterling off or you're gonna spend the rest of your fucking life
00:01:44in jail!
00:01:46Okay, I'm not gonna miss Sterling off so I don't spend the rest of my life in jail!
00:01:55Because if you fuck up again, I won't be able to do anything else to help you anymore.
00:02:02But I thought Sterling didn't take cases easily. How have you talked her into this?
00:02:07Her youngest son has ALS and I'm the only one who can get a hold of her special medication.
00:02:14And? And I gave her the Deep Blue Heart.
00:02:18The Deep Blue Heart? That's the Moretti family heirloom!
00:02:25So this is the legendary Deep Blue Heart.
00:02:28Mom, this birthday present is way too expensive. Did you take on some dangerous case again?
00:02:33Don't worry about me, sweetheart. Today is your 18th birthday! Your only job today is to enjoy the surprise.
00:02:41Mom, you don't have to work yourself to death for me and my brother.
00:02:45We just want you to relax a little.
00:02:47Mom, all of those dangerous cases, you don't have to take them.
00:02:52Oh, you silly kids. For you two, I really don't mind a bit of exhaustion.
00:02:57Ma'am, Moretti's hearing starts in two hours. We should head out.
00:03:00All right, got it. Okay, my darlings, I gotta go. Bye.
00:03:05Bye. Bye, Mom.
00:03:07Please, don't worry. Let me take some pictures for you.
00:03:11Okay.
00:03:18Boss, relax. Mr. Harrison locked in Sterling for you, right? With her in your case, you are untouchable.
00:03:24Untouchable? The whole internet is watching my little scandal.
00:03:27My dad's so pissed he knew he skinned me alive. Fuck it, let's eat.
00:03:30Wow, it's so beautiful.
00:03:35Well, well. Looks like the paparazzi these days are fearless.
00:03:41What are you doing? What?
00:03:46Oh, look. A cripple.
00:03:52You got guts, kid. Follow me in here for this shot.
00:03:55Shut up, man.
00:03:56I let you little paparazzi rats run wild for too long.
00:04:00No, sir, sir. You've got it all wrong.
00:04:02He wasn't taking photos of you. He was taking photos for me. Look.
00:04:08If you don't believe me, just check for yourself.
00:04:16Well, look here. A misunderstanding.
00:04:20Here. Let me apologize.
00:04:27Those dead legs are an eyesore. This place should put up a sign. No cripples, no strays.
00:04:34Come on. We're eating somewhere else.
00:04:40Sir, you owe me an apology.
00:04:47What did you just say?
00:04:49I said you should apologize to me.
00:05:01Sure.
00:05:12You bastards, what are you doing?
00:05:14Sorry, sweetheart. That's just how I apologize. Show him we mean it.
00:05:20No, no. Stop it. Stop it, you jerk. Stop. Stop it, you jerk. Stop it.
00:05:52Mom!
00:05:53Mom!
00:05:54Mom!
00:05:54We're at Sky Realm Restaurant.
00:05:55Let's sit at me.
00:06:02We want justice.
00:06:05We want justice.
00:06:07We want justice.
00:06:10We want justice.
00:06:12Mr. Sterling, finally.
00:06:14These brain-dead peasants are trying to destroy my son's future.
00:06:18Mr. Sterling, here are the materials about this case.
00:06:22About your son's medication, the experimental treatment.
00:06:26I've arranged everything.
00:06:28Well, as long as your son is innocent, I guarantee a win.
00:06:31Innocent? Sure.
00:06:34I'm going to head inside.
00:06:39Wait.
00:06:41My kids are in trouble and I need to get to Lexington Avenue now.
00:06:44Um, you go ahead and prep for the hearing and I'll be back before it starts.
00:06:49Yes, ma'am.
00:06:51Oh, sweetheart.
00:06:53You're just my type.
00:06:55Let go of me, you animal!
00:06:57Get out of my...
00:06:58Mr. Sterling!
00:07:04Stop!
00:07:09Is that the deep blue heart?
00:07:11Don't tell me they're connected to Sterling.
00:07:15Isn't it the blue deep heart that your dad gave Sterling?
00:07:20Where did you get this?
00:07:22Give it back. My mom gave that to me.
00:07:24You're lying. The heart of the deep is the Moretti family heirloom.
00:07:27Your kind could never afford it. This must be a favor.
00:07:30So that's the story.
00:07:32Sweetheart, there's no point in wearing cheap replicas.
00:07:35But if you play nice with me, I can buy you a real one.
00:07:37Dream on, scum.
00:07:39You still don't get it!
00:07:43You bastard! Let go of my sister!
00:07:50No!
00:07:53Seems like the first time wasn't enough.
00:07:55Don't hold back.
00:07:56No, no, no, no! Please stop! No!
00:07:58His condition is serious. He won't survive it!
00:08:01Pathetic little beauty.
00:08:04It's your birthday.
00:08:08I'll tell you what.
00:08:10I'll let the cripple go.
00:08:12If you get down on your knees,
00:08:14and lick my shoe clean.
00:08:18Happy birthday.
00:08:24Why isn't she picking up?
00:08:27How much longer?
00:08:29Cross this intersection, and we'll be right there, ma'am.
00:08:33What are you waiting for, sweetheart? Go on.
00:08:37You're insane!
00:08:38I have legal rights! You can't just do this!
00:08:41Legal rights? Tell her who I am.
00:08:43Boss is the only son of Moretti family.
00:08:46East Coast real estate royalty.
00:08:47If he snaps his fingers,
00:08:49the best lawyers in the country will rewrite the law for him.
00:08:52Am I ready, family?
00:08:53You hear that, sweetheart?
00:08:54You wanna keep lecturing me about the law?
00:08:57Or should I have another little chat with your crippled brother?
00:09:00No.
00:09:02No, no, no, no! I, I, I...
00:09:04I'll do it.
00:09:07That's more like it.
00:09:08Go on.
00:09:09That's all right.
00:09:10No, Paul.
00:09:12I won't let them hurt you.
00:09:14Lick it.
00:09:15I wanna see your face in the reflection.
00:09:25I wanna see your face in the reflection.
00:09:45Good little dog.
00:09:49I did what you asked. Now let us go.
00:09:52Go? Who said I was done playing?
00:09:54What do you mean?
00:09:57I changed my mind.
00:09:59Problem?
00:10:00Only your kind stick to rules and promises.
00:10:04I was born with the privilege to break them.
00:10:07Look at you.
00:10:08You're gorgeous.
00:10:09From the first time you got down on your knees and licked my shoe,
00:10:12I could barely hold myself back.
00:10:15Don't come any closer.
00:10:16Let go of my sister.
00:10:18Get the fuck off me!
00:10:21You like it down there?
00:10:23Put him somewhere with a better view.
00:10:30Watch closely cripple while your pretty sister begs under me.
00:10:38You bastards!
00:10:41If you touch me, I swear I don't care who you are, I'll sue you!
00:10:45Oh, yeah, really?
00:10:46That's what that last bitch said.
00:10:47But with attorney Sterling protecting me, I'm untouchable.
00:10:51Sterling?
00:10:53My mom would never defend someone like you. You're lying!
00:10:57What?
00:10:58Sterling is your mother.
00:10:59Do you really wanna lie to my face right now?
00:11:03I gotta think.
00:11:05What punishment fits you best?
00:11:08No!
00:11:10Sarah!
00:11:12Sarah, no!
00:11:15She's there!
00:11:18No!
00:11:20No, don't take her!
00:11:24Get off my daughter!
00:11:28Get off my daughter!
00:11:32Mom!
00:11:34Mom!
00:11:35You're finally here.
00:11:36Please help me!
00:11:38Mom!
00:11:43Move!
00:11:44No.
00:11:44I don't want to.
00:11:45I'm not done having fun yet.
00:11:47I'm warning you.
00:11:48You've already committed disturbing the peace and intentional assault.
00:11:52And if you don't fucking stop now, I'm gonna make sure you rot in prison for life.
00:11:56Look at you, Grandma.
00:11:57You wanna sue me?
00:11:58What a shame.
00:12:00There's so many people lining up to sue me, they're gonna need a ticket system.
00:12:03I'll admit, you still got it.
00:12:06Let me take care of you.
00:12:08Get back!
00:12:09Or I'm gonna submit this video into evidence against you.
00:12:12Evidence?
00:12:13Let me fill you in.
00:12:14In this world, power and status rule.
00:12:16I can buy off judges.
00:12:18I can fake evidence.
00:12:20Any videos you have won't lay a finger on me.
00:12:22You have absolutely no respect for the law.
00:12:25Respect for the law?
00:12:26Adorable.
00:12:35Our boss is only son of Moretti family in New York.
00:12:38He is law.
00:12:40Moretti?
00:12:42He's a defendant in the rape case.
00:12:44I'll give you one last chance to do as I say.
00:12:47Maybe I won't make you suffer so much when you die.
00:12:49You're the one who's gonna die.
00:12:55Here's my ID, Mark Moretti.
00:12:56Look closely.
00:12:57I'm Vicki Sterling, your defense lawyer.
00:13:03You think I'm gonna believe you're a lawyer with this piece of junk?
00:13:10Fine.
00:13:10If you don't wanna read the ID, you can look me up online.
00:13:12Oh yeah?
00:13:13I look you up online and then what?
00:13:15On the internet?
00:13:16I'm a world-famous philanthropist.
00:13:18Kind-hearted environmentalist.
00:13:21You are beyond saving.
00:13:23I really am Vicki Sterling.
00:13:25You think I'm an idiot?
00:13:26My hearing is in less than an hour.
00:13:28The real Sterling would not show up here instead of the courthouse.
00:13:31Yeah, by now Sterling should be prepping in court.
00:13:34Not hanging out here.
00:13:35She's totally fake.
00:13:37You really do have a death wish.
00:13:41Beat him.
00:13:41No!
00:13:44No!
00:13:46No!
00:13:52Mark Moretti!
00:13:53No, I know for a fact you weren't framed!
00:13:55You're the real rapist!
00:13:58You're addicted to this rope.
00:14:00My father, tear your lies to shreds!
00:14:08Hey, Dad.
00:14:09Hey little brats!
00:14:12You out there causing trouble again?
00:14:14Of course not!
00:14:15Hey, did Sterling arrive at court yet?
00:14:20Hey, did Sterling arrive at court yet?
00:14:22I already personally greeted her at the courthouse.
00:14:25Now get here now!
00:14:27And keep your mouth shut!
00:14:29And do not upset Sterling!
00:14:31Yeah, yeah Dad, I got it!
00:14:33You hear that?
00:14:34The real Sterling is at the courthouse.
00:14:38I'm heading to get my acquittal.
00:14:41While I'm gone, make sure this crazy bitch gets handled properly.
00:14:45Yes, boss.
00:14:46We'll make her feel satisfied.
00:14:50Get off me!
00:14:52No!
00:14:53No!
00:14:54No!
00:14:55No!
00:15:01You monster!
00:15:03Today, you paid for what you did!
00:15:07You hear that?
00:15:08My defense attorney, Sterling.
00:15:10You're the one going down.
00:15:12Sterling.
00:15:13Undefeatable attorney.
00:15:17Why?
00:15:18Why do people like you always walk free?
00:15:21Quit whining!
00:15:22After today, you go from victim to gold-digging labor.
00:15:26You framed them already.
00:15:28People who spit at you.
00:15:29Order!
00:15:29Defense counsel, please enter.
00:15:31Ready?
00:15:32I'll walk free and you, you'll wish we'd never even born.
00:15:35Defense counsel, please enter.
00:15:37God, please.
00:15:38Don't let it go!
00:15:39Don't let it go!
00:15:42What the hell?
00:15:44Sterling Neverland.
00:15:45Attorney Vicki Sterling has arrived.
00:15:56No way.
00:15:58It's her.
00:16:05That really is Ms. Sterling.
00:16:07But how is she hurt so badly?
00:16:08Ms. Sterling?
00:16:09Who did this to you?
00:16:11Who did this to me?
00:16:12Mr. Moretti.
00:16:13Don't you already know?
00:16:15Rest assured, Ms. Sterling.
00:16:16I will find out who's ever done this and I will send them to hell.
00:16:20No need.
00:16:21I'll be delivering his judgment myself.
00:16:24Mom!
00:16:28Mom!
00:16:34Mom!
00:16:36Mom!
00:16:40Mom!
00:16:44Sarah!
00:16:45God!
00:16:46I should've protected you sooner!
00:16:48Mom!
00:16:49No mom.
00:16:50It's him.
00:16:51He's a monster.
00:16:52Mom, but you're...
00:16:53You're the best lawyer.
00:16:56You should put him in jail.
00:16:58I will.
00:16:59I will.
00:16:59I promise I will.
00:17:01Officer, can you please take my children to the hospital?
00:17:04Here's something important I need to do first.
00:17:14William, get every document you can on the plaintiff.
00:17:16I've made up my mind.
00:17:18I'm dropping them a ready case.
00:17:20Kids, I swear I'll make that devil pay.
00:17:24Justice will be served for all of us.
00:17:26I can't believe Sterling's defending a rapist.
00:17:28She's the undefeated black widow.
00:17:30That poor girl.
00:17:31I'm not surprised.
00:17:32This is when she care about justice.
00:17:35Why?
00:17:35Why does he get to hurt people and walk free?
00:17:39And I suffer every day.
00:17:42God, it's not fair.
00:17:44You watch your mouth.
00:17:45My son's innocent and you're trying to frame him?
00:17:49Sterling, pay no attention to her lies.
00:17:52I don't blindly believe people's stories.
00:17:55I believe in the law and the truth.
00:17:57Well, sure.
00:17:58And, Miss Sterling, if you were to decide,
00:18:01I'm sure the truth will prevail in clearing his name.
00:18:04The plaintiff's attorney may now enter.
00:18:08Oh, God.
00:18:09Sterling's reputation scared the lawyer off.
00:18:11Hear that?
00:18:12Your pathetic lawyer bailed.
00:18:14You're going down.
00:18:18Maybe I shouldn't have just spoken up.
00:18:20Going against Morettis.
00:18:22How could I not expect to pay the price?
00:18:26So stupid.
00:18:29Your Honor, in this trial, I will now be defending the plaintiff, Miss Lucy Carter.
00:18:38What?
00:18:49Miss Sterling, you're supposed to be representing my son.
00:18:52What are you doing?
00:18:53Isn't Sterling known for defending the rich and powerful?
00:18:55Why would she help a girl like that?
00:18:56Exactly.
00:18:57Sterling charges millions a case.
00:18:59How could the plaintiff possibly afford her?
00:19:01Sterling, I don't have that kind of money.
00:19:03I can't pay you.
00:19:04No need to.
00:19:06I'm not going to charge you a cent.
00:19:07And don't worry.
00:19:08We will win.
00:19:10Vicky, are you sure you wish to withdraw us to defense counsel and instead?
00:19:16Yes, Your Honor.
00:19:17I am certain.
00:19:18Don't forget.
00:19:19I'm the only one that can be a violation of your ALS trick and son.
00:19:24Even so, I will not bend the law to defend a monster.
00:19:30Don't be afraid.
00:19:31I know justice can be slow sometimes, but it never really disappears.
00:19:36Today, the devil's day will end.
00:19:39Mark Moretti, final call.
00:19:41You have an alternate counsel.
00:19:43If not, the trial proceeds immediately.
00:19:46Dad.
00:19:47Oh, you think I had some kind of backup plan?
00:19:49I don't have anyone else other than Miss Sterling.
00:19:52Oh, God, why would she betray us now?
00:19:55Who did this to me?
00:19:57Mr. Moretti, don't you already know?
00:19:59Oh, God, what did you do?
00:20:04Tell me, what did you do?
00:20:09What did you do?
00:20:11I hit her kids and...
00:20:14Watch!
00:20:16I asked the guys to assault.
00:20:20Brainless idiot!
00:20:21I should have left you chained up in your room!
00:20:25Dad, what do we do now?
00:20:28Okay.
00:20:29Okay.
00:20:30You're gonna go apologize to her.
00:20:33I'll handle the rest.
00:20:35Go!
00:20:37Please, Miss Sterling, please.
00:20:40I'm sorry.
00:20:41I didn't know it was you.
00:20:43I didn't know it was your kids.
00:20:45Please.
00:20:46It's a misunderstanding.
00:20:48Oh, so it would have been okay if it were someone else's children.
00:20:52It only matters because they happen to be mine.
00:20:54So any children would be okay to be humiliated and violently assaulted that way?
00:21:01I...
00:21:02I...
00:21:03Miss Sterling, Mark is very sorry.
00:21:07And if you were to continue representing him, I could add another $10 million to your fee.
00:21:15The reason that I have an undefeated record is because I actually respect due process.
00:21:21Mark Moretti is on the opposite side of justice, and I will not defend a monster beyond saving.
00:21:28Mark Moretti, final call. Do you have an alternate counsel? If not, the trial proceeds immediately.
00:21:34Dad, I can't win this without a lawyer.
00:21:38Defense counsel Vera Cross, now appearing.
00:21:47Dad, this is the new lawyer. I thought you didn't have a backup.
00:21:51Cross came to me before the hearing.
00:21:53She said that Sterling might betray us.
00:21:55She's offered to take your case.
00:21:59What? You're withdrawing from Mark Moretti's defense?
00:22:03All right, I'll switch gears and prep for the printer's house, then.
00:22:06Miss Crossing, what are you doing here?
00:22:08I came to deliver the defense documents for Miss Sterling.
00:22:11No need. Destroy them.
00:22:20You're telling me Sterling's dropping my son's case to defend that girl. Why would I believe you?
00:22:25I swear to God, it's true.
00:22:27Sterling is known for her reputation. Why would she suddenly flip?
00:22:31Mr. Murray, there's still time to change counsels.
00:22:35If you hire me now, I promise you your son will walk out of here untouched.
00:22:41You, an attorney who's never handled a case alone.
00:22:45Why would I put my son's life in your hands?
00:22:47In court, Sterling's definitely a problem.
00:22:50But what about outside of court?
00:22:52If we can't get your son acquitted for now, we can get rid of her permanently.
00:23:00Your Honor, defense attorney Vera Cross appearing for the defendant.
00:23:03Isn't she the junior student of Sterling? Why would she go against her own mentor?
00:23:08Vera, whatever you're doing, stop now.
00:23:12Don't defend Bart Moretti.
00:23:14Sterling, did I hear that correctly?
00:23:16You're trying to stop your own student from taking on a case?
00:23:19That's edging dangerously close to a bar of ethics violation.
00:23:23No. He's in the middle of a media firestorm.
00:23:26And if you attach yourself to him, you're going to burn down with him.
00:23:29This is your first solo trial. It's going to define your entire career.
00:23:34Think carefully.
00:23:35Save your double standards.
00:23:37You have taken on cases much filthier than this one.
00:23:40Why do you get fame and fortune when I don't even get a right to represent a client?
00:23:44Vera, enough!
00:23:46You taught me that winning is everything.
00:23:49And today, I'll be the one to break your perfect record.
00:23:54No one betrays the Morettis without paying a price.
00:23:58You're finished in New York!
00:24:01Both attorneys are here.
00:24:03I hereby announce the court is in session.
00:24:08Plaintiff's counsel, you may present your case.
00:24:12Your Honor, on August 2nd, my client went to the Dark Forest Bar with her friend.
00:24:18All of Sir Lang's defense strategies, right here.
00:24:21She only had 30 minutes to prepare for the plaintiff.
00:24:24This time, she's walking straight into defeat.
00:24:27They were there, enjoying themselves that evening.
00:24:29Unfortunately, Mark Moretti was there too.
00:24:31Known in the neighborhood for predating upon vulnerable women.
00:24:35And that is the total events recounted about that night.
00:24:38And proves that Mark Moretti unquestionably committed rape.
00:24:43Defense counsel, you claim your client is innocent.
00:24:48Yes, Your Honor.
00:24:52Contained in this USB are photographs that prove my client's innocence.
00:24:57I request permission to display them before the court.
00:25:05Files are verified. Permission granted.
00:25:10These images make one thing clear.
00:25:13Their sexual relationship was consensual.
00:25:15And yet, the plaintiff waited three days to report anything.
00:25:19A delay that points directly to leverage.
00:25:22And when that failed, retaliation.
00:25:26Those, those are the exact exhibits I prepared for Mark's defense.
00:25:31No wonder Vera sounded so confident.
00:25:33She's weaponizing my own strategy against me.
00:25:36My lawyer's right.
00:25:38Me and Lucy were dating.
00:25:39It was consensual.
00:25:40And then, one day, she found out I was the Moretti heir.
00:25:44She tried to blackmail me.
00:25:45Said if I didn't pay her ten million dollars,
00:25:47she'd go to police and ruin my name.
00:25:50Your Honor,
00:25:51the defense will be filing for countersuits,
00:25:54for extortion and defamation.
00:25:59Were we wrong all along?
00:26:01Is she really just a gold digger framing a rich kid?
00:26:03Threatening him and then reporting him?
00:26:05This is disgusting.
00:26:06No, no, I didn't.
00:26:08These photos are not mine.
00:26:10Please, Miss Sterling.
00:26:15Sterling, these are the materials you spent a whole week constructing.
00:26:18And you think you can beat me with 30 minutes of prep?
00:26:21Impossible.
00:26:23Guess Sterling isn't so legendary after all.
00:26:25Real Evan shut her up.
00:26:27Yeah, all that righteousness earlier was clearly for show.
00:26:30Order!
00:26:31The Defense Council's evidence stands.
00:26:35Plaintiff's Council,
00:26:36if you cannot refute it,
00:26:37we will recess.
00:26:39It's over, Sterling.
00:26:40Your perfect record ends with me.
00:26:43From today on,
00:26:44I become the legend.
00:26:45I hereby announce this trial...
00:26:48Your Honor, wait.
00:26:49I have additional evidence to submit.
00:26:53Your Honor,
00:26:55I have additional evidence to submit.
00:26:57Please.
00:26:58Defendant,
00:26:59I have one question.
00:27:01Did you ever engage in sexual activity with my client?
00:27:05Everyone saw the photos.
00:27:07We were dating.
00:27:08It was consensual.
00:27:10I never date him, I swear.
00:27:14Even if these photos are real,
00:27:17it doesn't prove that you were in a romantic relationship during the assault.
00:27:21Tell me,
00:27:22when were these photos taken?
00:27:24The day it happened.
00:27:26Why?
00:27:27And do you remember what the weather was like that day?
00:27:30Objection!
00:27:31Irrelevant line of questioning.
00:27:33Move to strike.
00:27:34Sustain.
00:27:35Plaintiff's Council,
00:27:36if you don't have any new evidence,
00:27:38we will recess.
00:27:39Your Honor,
00:27:40the evidence is in these photographs.
00:27:43On the evening of August 2nd,
00:27:45the date of the supposed assault,
00:27:47New York was plundered with severe thunderstorms,
00:27:50torrential downfall,
00:27:52we had heavy rains for two weeks straight.
00:27:54They didn't clear up until August 4th,
00:27:57and yet,
00:27:58you claim that these photographs that have sunshine and light
00:28:01were taken on August 2nd.
00:28:04Can you explain that?
00:28:06I must have misremembered.
00:28:08Your Honor,
00:28:09the defendant has deliberately misinterpreted the timeline of key evidence.
00:28:14I have every reason to believe that these photographs were taken after the assault
00:28:19and under coercion.
00:28:21Objection!
00:28:22Baseless speculation!
00:28:24Your Honor,
00:28:24I have even more evidence to submit.
00:28:29I have additional evidence I would like to submit.
00:28:36The evidence is verified.
00:28:39Permission to play the video.
00:28:46This footage is time-stamped August 5th.
00:28:50It is proof that those photographs were taken after the assault and under coercion.
00:28:55The evidence is admissible.
00:28:57The plaintiff has a statement to add.
00:29:01I...
00:29:04I...
00:29:05I don't know.
00:29:06Lucy, I know it's scary to speak up,
00:29:09but you have to.
00:29:11If you don't,
00:29:12he's gonna walk free.
00:29:13Are you okay with that?
00:29:15If you speak the truth today,
00:29:17you'll not only save yourself,
00:29:19but many other girls he could potentially harm in the future.
00:29:22Okay?
00:29:23I...
00:29:24I really can do that?
00:29:25Yes.
00:29:26Yes.
00:29:28All right.
00:29:29I'll talk.
00:29:31After that night,
00:29:31I wanted to report him immediately,
00:29:35but he said he was already here,
00:29:37and if I dared to go to the police,
00:29:40he would post those photos of me
00:29:42and hurt my sick little sister.
00:29:45And those photographs?
00:29:48He...
00:29:49He forced me to take them
00:29:51after everything happened.
00:29:53Shut up, bitch.
00:29:54You say one more word,
00:29:55and I'll kill that sick brat.
00:29:56Shut up.
00:29:59Your Honor,
00:30:00this evidence proves
00:30:01that the defendant committed rape,
00:30:03assault and battery,
00:30:04and criminal intimidation.
00:30:06The plaintiff moves
00:30:08to pursue the maximum penalty by law.
00:30:13Rape, intimidation, assault?
00:30:15That's a minimum of 25 years.
00:30:17Threatening him and then reporting him?
00:30:19This is disgusting.
00:30:20The plaintiff's evidence
00:30:22is clear and substantial.
00:30:25Defense,
00:30:25do you have anything further?
00:30:30I...
00:30:30I...
00:30:31I...
00:30:31You guaranteed my son would walk.
00:30:35What is going on?
00:30:36I didn't expect Sterling
00:30:38to gather this much evidence
00:30:39in such a short amount of time.
00:30:41I've done everything I can.
00:30:43Figure something out.
00:30:44If I go down,
00:30:45I'm taking you with me.
00:30:47Mike,
00:30:48given the current charges,
00:30:50the maximum is 25 years.
00:30:52If you haven't committed
00:30:53any other crimes,
00:30:54I could try to negotiate
00:30:55for a reduced sentence.
00:30:58Other crimes.
00:31:00Your Honor,
00:31:01I have even more evidence
00:31:03to submit.
00:31:13Your Honor,
00:31:14this footage shows
00:31:15the defendant
00:31:15violently assaulting
00:31:17multiple individuals,
00:31:18including minors,
00:31:20during the course
00:31:21of this trial.
00:31:22These actions constitute
00:31:23aggravated battery
00:31:24along with serious intent
00:31:25to do bodily harm.
00:31:27These actions
00:31:28in combination
00:31:29with his numerous
00:31:31other offenses
00:31:32lead the plaintiff
00:31:33to want to pursue
00:31:34life imprisonment.
00:31:41The defendant,
00:31:43Mark Moretti,
00:31:44is found guilty
00:31:45of rape,
00:31:46criminal intimidation,
00:31:48and aggravated battery.
00:31:49This court hereby
00:31:51sentences him to life.
00:31:54Mrs. Sterling.
00:31:58Not just for defending
00:31:59me for free,
00:32:00but also for making
00:32:01sure that monster
00:32:02paid for what he did.
00:32:04It was the right thing
00:32:04to do.
00:32:05You know you're
00:32:06the same age as my daughter.
00:32:07She's still such a child
00:32:08in my eyes,
00:32:09but Lucy,
00:32:11gosh,
00:32:11you've suffered so much.
00:32:14People call you
00:32:15the black widow
00:32:16of the legal world,
00:32:17but you don't seem
00:32:18like that called
00:32:19at all.
00:32:20Let them talk.
00:32:22They're always gossiping
00:32:23about me.
00:32:23But you know,
00:32:24my loyalty has always
00:32:26been on the side
00:32:26of law
00:32:27and of justice.
00:32:28And actually,
00:32:29I want to thank you
00:32:30for reminding me
00:32:31who I really am.
00:32:35That bitch!
00:32:36She destroyed my son!
00:32:39Vicki Sterling
00:32:40is going to pay for this!
00:32:42My son is going
00:32:44to spend the rest
00:32:44of his life
00:32:45behind bars!
00:32:46And you,
00:32:48you arrogant,
00:32:50useless,
00:32:51dead weight bitch!
00:32:53I'll have your name
00:32:54wiped off the legal map
00:32:56of New York!
00:32:58Miss Samoretti,
00:32:59give me one more chance.
00:33:01I can take Sterling down.
00:33:03If we can prove
00:33:04misconduct,
00:33:05her cases can be reviewed.
00:33:07Mark's included.
00:33:08I have a plan.
00:33:10There's a case she handled
00:33:11with a questionable outcome.
00:33:14This girl is me.
00:33:16Sterling put her father
00:33:17behind bars.
00:33:18If we can find her,
00:33:20her story can force
00:33:22full investigation.
00:33:30Mom!
00:33:32Mom!
00:33:32Tell me.
00:33:33Tell me what happened.
00:33:34Oh, I'm trying to breed.
00:33:37Mom!
00:33:38Tell me what happened
00:33:39to the Morty monster in there.
00:33:41He got a lifelong sentence.
00:33:43Paul, you've made Mom
00:33:44tell this story
00:33:45a hundred times.
00:33:46Because I think Mom's amazing.
00:33:48Mom, you're literally
00:33:50a superhero.
00:33:51I agree.
00:33:53All right, you two.
00:34:02That girl is...
00:34:05In quotes,
00:34:06you'd better plead guilty.
00:34:07Otherwise,
00:34:08your sweet little daughter
00:34:09would not be so lucky.
00:34:11Don't hurt my daughter.
00:34:12I plead guilty
00:34:13out of it to anything.
00:34:15That's the defendant
00:34:15for today's trial.
00:34:17Hey, stop or I'm going
00:34:18to call the police!
00:34:21Oh my God,
00:34:22David, are you okay?
00:34:24Yeah, yeah, yeah, okay.
00:34:25Miss Sterling,
00:34:27I hear you,
00:34:27you're the best
00:34:28and you've never
00:34:29lost a case.
00:34:30You're going to win
00:34:30this one too, right?
00:34:31Actually, the evidence
00:34:33favors you.
00:34:34I'm going to lose.
00:34:35No, no, no, no.
00:34:36I'll plead guilty
00:34:37in court.
00:34:37You can't lose.
00:34:38Plead guilty?
00:34:39Why?
00:34:40You have a really good
00:34:41chance of being acquitted.
00:34:42Well, people
00:34:43at the bottom
00:34:43like me,
00:34:44we don't have the luxury
00:34:45of chasing justice.
00:34:47I must lose,
00:34:48otherwise they won't
00:34:49let him live.
00:34:50I don't understand.
00:34:51Mrs. Sterling,
00:34:53your parent,
00:34:54understand me,
00:34:55please.
00:35:04So that's his daughter?
00:35:08Mom?
00:35:08What's wrong?
00:35:10Oh, um,
00:35:12nothing.
00:35:13Um,
00:35:16look,
00:35:17I'm no hero.
00:35:18Even I've had cases
00:35:20that made me feel
00:35:22completely powerless.
00:35:28Vicki,
00:35:29you are under investigation
00:35:30for bribery
00:35:31and obstruction
00:35:32of justice.
00:35:33You need to come with us.
00:35:34What?
00:35:35That's impossible.
00:35:36My mom would never
00:35:37do anything like that.
00:35:38Mom is a hero.
00:35:40You got the wrong person.
00:35:41Vicki,
00:35:42wait,
00:35:43camera.
00:35:43Don't touch me.
00:35:45Mom?
00:35:46It's okay,
00:35:46Paul.
00:35:47It's fine.
00:35:48Call William.
00:35:49Tell him to meet me there.
00:35:50Mom!
00:35:51Mom!
00:35:52Mom!
00:35:53Mom!
00:35:55We're calling.
00:35:56Shh.
00:35:59We're stirring
00:36:00at pieces together.
00:36:02Vera and Harrison
00:36:03dug up this
00:36:03five-year-old case
00:36:04and used it
00:36:05to blow public outrage.
00:36:06They're clearly
00:36:07trying to destroy you.
00:36:08How bad is it?
00:36:09They've charged you
00:36:10with bribery
00:36:11and perjury.
00:36:12The hearing is tomorrow,
00:36:14but...
00:36:14What is it?
00:36:16Every lawyer in New York
00:36:17wanting to take your case
00:36:19has been bought off
00:36:19by Harrison.
00:36:20And the ones with a good conscience,
00:36:22they're terrified
00:36:23of public backlash.
00:36:25We're stirring
00:36:25with the way it looks
00:36:26right now.
00:36:27Tomorrow's hearing
00:36:28may start with you
00:36:28not having a defense attorney
00:36:30at all.
00:36:34You know, I knew
00:36:35from the moment
00:36:36Mark Moretti
00:36:36was sentenced to life
00:36:37that Harrison
00:36:38was not gonna let it
00:36:39in there.
00:36:40If I am convicted,
00:36:42he can reopen
00:36:43his son's case.
00:36:44And that's what's
00:36:45most important to him.
00:36:46Now, what do we do now?
00:36:49William, you are the one
00:36:51that I trust the most.
00:36:52Please take care
00:36:54of Sarah and Paul for me.
00:36:55As for tomorrow,
00:36:58I'll stand alone.
00:37:00No, no.
00:37:01Mr. Lee,
00:37:01I've followed you
00:37:02for more than 10 years.
00:37:03I'm not abandoning you here.
00:37:08I'm taking a case.
00:37:10I'll be your attorney tomorrow.
00:37:13Mr. Lee,
00:37:14you once told me
00:37:15that justice
00:37:15must never yield evil.
00:37:17This time,
00:37:18we don't back down.
00:37:27Ms. Sterling,
00:37:29you were accused of perjury.
00:37:30Was your perfect win record
00:37:31as a shield for the powerful?
00:37:32Do you feel any remorse
00:37:33for ruining families
00:37:34to protect the wealthy
00:37:35elite?
00:37:35Look at her!
00:37:36The hypocrite
00:37:36who killed Nina's father!
00:37:38Vampire!
00:37:39Feeding up regular
00:37:40people's misery!
00:37:41No question,
00:37:41no question.
00:37:44It seems the undefeated myth
00:37:46is finally crumbling.
00:37:47Betraying me
00:37:48always comes with consequences.
00:37:50Don't worry,
00:37:51Mr. Moretti.
00:37:52Once this is all over,
00:37:53I'll file to reopen
00:37:55Mark's case.
00:37:56Looking forward to it.
00:38:01Court's about to start.
00:38:03Why isn't William here yet?
00:38:05What if something happened to him?
00:38:07In the matter of Vicky,
00:38:08charged with obstruction of justice,
00:38:09this court is now in session.
00:38:11Bring the defendant.
00:38:16Mom!
00:38:17That's her!
00:38:18My husband was beaten half to death
00:38:19and she defended that scum!
00:38:21Her heart is pitch black!
00:38:23Ten years in the courtroom.
00:38:24God knows how many lives
00:38:25and innocent families she destroyed.
00:38:27She deserves the worst.
00:38:28The mighty black widow of the legal world.
00:38:30Look at you now.
00:38:32Enjoy it, Vicky.
00:38:34This is the day you fall.
00:38:35Mom,
00:38:36William still isn't here yet.
00:38:37What do we do?
00:38:39Don't worry.
00:38:40He'll be here.
00:38:41Plaintiff of counsel,
00:38:42please proceed.
00:38:49That's Peter Brown,
00:38:50the hottest rising star in New York.
00:38:52They say he only fights
00:38:53and defends the powerless,
00:38:55a real hero.
00:38:56And rumors he trained
00:38:57under Edward Wilson himself.
00:38:59The legend with him.
00:39:00Sterling is finished.
00:39:01Order.
00:39:02Now,
00:39:03defense counsel,
00:39:04please enter.
00:39:08Mom,
00:39:09what do we do?
00:39:10What if William isn't coming?
00:39:18Mom,
00:39:18what do we do?
00:39:19What if William isn't coming?
00:39:21When William gives his word,
00:39:22he always keeps it.
00:39:23He must be delayed.
00:39:25Give it up,
00:39:26Sterling.
00:39:26You're a disgrace,
00:39:28a parasite in this industry.
00:39:30Anyone who defends you
00:39:31is committing career suicide.
00:39:33You're lying!
00:39:34Don't worry,
00:39:35everyone.
00:39:36Attorney Brown will make sure
00:39:37justice is served today
00:39:39and Sterling will face
00:39:41what she deserves.
00:39:42Order.
00:39:43Defense counsel does not appear.
00:39:44The healing proceeds without them.
00:39:46Why is this happening?
00:39:48We've treated William
00:39:49like family for years.
00:39:50Why would he abandon us?
00:39:52Sarah,
00:39:52I've made so many mistakes.
00:39:54Maybe all of this is happening
00:39:56because I deserve it.
00:39:57No,
00:39:58it's not.
00:39:5910,
00:40:019,
00:40:028,
00:40:037,
00:40:046,
00:40:055,
00:40:064,
00:40:083,
00:40:092,
00:40:111,
00:40:14Defense counsel has failed.
00:40:15Defense counsel
00:40:16William Sleeve
00:40:18requesting the entry.
00:40:19Defense counsel
00:40:20Annie Hothstrand.
00:40:21Defense counsel
00:40:22Bill Reis.
00:40:23Defense counsel
00:40:24Dibben Poirier.
00:40:25Defense counsel
00:40:26Eliana Reins.
00:40:27Defense counsel
00:40:28Edward Wilson.
00:40:29Your Honor,
00:40:30on behalf of all these fine lawyers here with me,
00:40:33representing only the best law firms of all of New York,
00:40:38we collectively petition
00:40:40defend
00:40:42Ms. Mavicki Sterling.
00:40:45Professor Wilson?
00:40:48He's been retired for years.
00:40:50Why would he come out of retirement for Sterling?
00:40:55Mr. Moretti said he bought every lawyer in New York.
00:40:58How is this possible?
00:41:01Oh my God,
00:41:02that's Edward Wilson,
00:41:03the so-called godfather of the legal world.
00:41:05He's been retired for years.
00:41:07Why would he?
00:41:07And Annie Hawthorne.
00:41:09She never touches corporate litigation.
00:41:10She's a public interest legend.
00:41:12Why would she defend, uh,
00:41:14Sterling?
00:41:15Ms. Sterling,
00:41:16looks like I've made it just in time.
00:41:17William,
00:41:18did you bring all of these lawyers here?
00:41:20No.
00:41:21These are the true legal voices of New York.
00:41:24You don't just bring them.
00:41:25They came for justice.
00:41:26They came for you.
00:41:28Thank you all so much
00:41:29for being so willing to stand behind me.
00:41:31I really appreciate it.
00:41:33I am gonna have to ask you to withdraw, though.
00:41:37No, why would you say that?
00:41:39Ms. Sterling,
00:41:40I guess you're worried we'll be dragged down
00:41:42by the Moretti family's influence.
00:41:43Aren't you?
00:41:44Yes.
00:41:45This case is backed by a very evil and powerful entity,
00:41:49and they erase anyone that stands in their way.
00:41:52I can't ask any of you to get caught up
00:41:54in their fury and their retaliation.
00:41:55I need you to leave.
00:41:57I am not leaving.
00:41:59I want to see by my own eyes
00:42:01whether power and money
00:42:03get to decide what's right and what's wrong.
00:42:06Whether a lawyer who stands for justice
00:42:08can be crushed like a bug.
00:42:11That's right.
00:42:12We're not leaving.
00:42:13We're not leaving.
00:42:15We're not leaving.
00:42:16We're not leaving.
00:42:16We're not leaving.
00:42:19We're not leaving.
00:42:21That's right.
00:42:22We're not leaving.
00:42:22We're not leaving.
00:42:23That's right.
00:42:23We're not leaving.
00:42:23We're not leaving.
00:42:24We're not leaving.
00:42:24We're not leaving.
00:42:25Professor?
00:42:26Peter?
00:42:27You're the plaintiff's counsel?
00:42:29That's right.
00:42:30Professor, you taught me to always stand on the side of justice.
00:42:34So, why are you defending a monster?
00:42:37Now listen very carefully.
00:42:39She is not a monster.
00:42:41Vicky Sterling, in my view, is the finest lawyer in all of New York.
00:42:46Professor, I don't understand what you're talking about.
00:42:49Do you remember the first case I taught you?
00:42:52The Charles Solicit Evidence case, like, 20 years ago?
00:42:57Oh, I know that one.
00:42:58Officer Charles.
00:42:59He was notorious for violent arrest.
00:43:01I heard he even set up a poor kid named Lauren.
00:43:04Right.
00:43:04I heard the Supreme Court created a new rule because of that case.
00:43:08And the lawyer who defended that kid was just some nobody back then.
00:43:12Lauren had zero criminal intent.
00:43:15He was framed.
00:43:16Everyone thought he was doomed.
00:43:18But that rookie lawyer stood alone against the entire system and won an acquittal.
00:43:22And that rookie lawyer was Vicky Sterling.
00:43:28What?
00:43:31What?
00:43:32So you're saying the woman everyone's calling a monster was that rookie lawyer?
00:43:36Impossible.
00:43:37Vicky Sterling only entered the field 10 years ago.
00:43:41How could she work a case from 20 years ago?
00:43:44That makes no sense.
00:43:46On the contrary.
00:43:48Absolutely.
00:43:49That is why she is so extraordinary.
00:43:54The people know the case.
00:43:56But they do not know that the dirty cop was backed by one of the most powerful real estate syndicates
00:44:05in New York.
00:44:06They threatened her life.
00:44:08But she didn't back down.
00:44:11She won the case.
00:44:12And then she had to disappear for 10 years.
00:44:15Mom moved us from place to place for years.
00:44:20So that's why.
00:44:23Sarah.
00:44:24You and Paul never had a normal or stable childhood.
00:44:27And that was all my fault.
00:44:29And your father...
00:44:30No, it's not.
00:44:32You told us something had to be done by someone.
00:44:36Paul and I think you're a superhero.
00:44:38Always be proud of you.
00:44:42My God.
00:44:43She risked her life and her family's safety for a stranger.
00:44:46If this is true, then Mrs. Sterling is really the best lawyer in New York.
00:44:51Enough!
00:44:53One good act doesn't wipe out what she's done.
00:44:56I worked under Vicky Sterling for five years.
00:44:59She's protected the rich and pocketed massive amount of fees.
00:45:03She's let criminals walk free.
00:45:05She's destroyed families' lives.
00:45:12You're lying.
00:45:14My mom would never do anything like that.
00:45:16Your Honor, as Vicky Sterling's closest formal student, I've seen every case she has handled.
00:45:22So I testify that she repeatedly abused her power.
00:45:26She twisted the law.
00:45:28And she left a disaster.
00:45:30She deserves to be punished.
00:45:32That's a lie, Your Honor.
00:45:33I've worked closely with Ms. Sterling for more than 10 years.
00:45:36I can personally testify that none of that is true.
00:45:39She has always respect the law and upheld due process.
00:45:42Exactly.
00:45:43Ms. Sterling risked your own life and your family's safety to defend the stranger.
00:45:47Why would someone like this suddenly abandon her safety?
00:45:50So what?
00:45:51She did something good 20 years ago.
00:45:54That doesn't mean she's good now.
00:45:56She cannot erase the crime she's committed.
00:45:59That's right.
00:46:00Sterling destroyed my family.
00:46:02My husband died because of her.
00:46:04Maybe she became greedy after fighting the powerful all those years ago.
00:46:08People like her are worse than criminals.
00:46:11Silence!
00:46:12Everyone sit down.
00:46:16Your Honor, everything that defense presented today is irrelevant.
00:46:21Whatever she did 20 years ago has nothing to do with the crime she committed today.
00:46:26If 20 years of integrity are not enough to prove her character, then what about the last 10?
00:46:33What are you implying?
00:46:35I'm sure you've all heard of the Dawn Foundation, New York's biggest charity organization.
00:46:41The anonymous founder, Ms. Vicki Sterling.
00:46:51The Dawn Foundation's rich covers the entire East Coast.
00:46:55They say thousands of families.
00:46:56What happened back then changed her.
00:46:59Yes.
00:47:00But it didn't break her.
00:47:01She found other ways to fight for justice.
00:47:05Quietly.
00:47:06From the shadows.
00:47:07These are Ms. Sterling's donation records.
00:47:09Yet she charged high legal fees, but she donated over 90% of her income to Dawn.
00:47:15It had crossed 10 years as a total of $800 million.
00:47:21Ms. Sterling understood that fighting absolute power alone would only risk more innocent lives.
00:47:30The Dawn Foundation.
00:47:31I remember a small town near New York that was wiped out by floods.
00:47:35The Dawn founded other settlements.
00:47:37Three years ago, when my husband passed, I couldn't afford to raise my kids.
00:47:42I was going to give them up.
00:47:43Dawn stepped in and covered their schooling.
00:47:46So, Sterling's high fees were just a way to help more people?
00:47:49Did we blame her wrong?
00:47:51Your Honor, this record proves Vicki Sterling's integrity beyond question.
00:47:55A woman who donates nearly everything she earns is not driven by greed, and she would never betray her principles
00:48:01for profit.
00:48:04I thought Sterling was just another greedy lawyer.
00:48:07But she had donated everything.
00:48:09She had no reason to hurt anyone.
00:48:11Hard to believe that black widow of the legal world is actually that good.
00:48:15Mom, you did all of this in secret.
00:48:19We believe you.
00:48:20Everyone here believes you're innocent.
00:48:22They'll clear your name.
00:48:24But Sarah, there are things that I've done that are truly wrong.
00:48:29So what if she founded a charity?
00:48:32Your Honor, objection.
00:48:33These so-called good deeds doesn't prove her innocence.
00:48:38Objection sustained.
00:48:40Defense Council.
00:48:42You know it.
00:48:42You must present direct evidence.
00:48:50Is there anything?
00:48:57See?
00:48:58If she were innocent, they wouldn't have showed up empty-handed.
00:49:02Vicki Sterling is exactly what I said she is.
00:49:05A corrupt, ruthless parasite.
00:49:08That's enough.
00:49:09You keep on choosing that Miss Sterling's guilty.
00:49:12Where's your evidence?
00:49:13Oh, I have evidence.
00:49:15Your Honor, the prosecution formally requests to call our most important witness.
00:49:22Please.
00:49:27Murderer!
00:49:28She's the one who killed my father!
00:49:33Order.
00:49:34Plaintiff Council, please identify your witness.
00:49:37Your Honor, this is our key witness.
00:49:40Nina, daughter of the defendant in the Hank murder case.
00:49:43The Hank case?
00:49:45I remember that.
00:49:46It was the biggest wrongful conviction scandal five years ago.
00:49:50All the evidence favored Hank.
00:49:51He was this close to acquittal.
00:49:53Yeah, but out of nowhere during the final hearing, he confessed.
00:49:56Everyone said he must have been threatened by someone powerful behind the scenes.
00:50:00Your Honor, the attorney who represented the plaintiff against Hank was Vicki Sterling.
00:50:06We now accuse her of abusing the justice system and forcing an innocent man into a wrongful
00:50:13verdict.
00:50:14Witness, you can go with your testimony.
00:50:17Five years ago, I was eight, right before hearing.
00:50:21Dad promised me that he didn't kill anyone, that he did win.
00:50:25But during recess, I saw him kneeling on the ground begging that monster.
00:50:29Everyone said he would win.
00:50:31But after meeting her, he confessed to murder.
00:50:35He killed my father.
00:50:36He made me an orphan.
00:50:37Through our investigation, we discovered Miss Sterling's client in that case was begged
00:50:43by a powerful real estate taker.
00:50:46We had every reason to believe.
00:50:48She used intimidation and violence to force Hank into a false confession, just to protect
00:50:54the rich.
00:50:55Vicki Sterling, you destroyed an innocent life.
00:50:58You left a little girl without a father.
00:51:00Aren't you afraid you're burning hell for what you've done?
00:51:06My god, she was only eight.
00:51:09Her father gone because of a wrongful conviction.
00:51:11It's so heartbreaking.
00:51:12I knew it.
00:51:13This woman was never a good person.
00:51:15She got my husband killed.
00:51:17Now we find out she got the girl's father killed too.
00:51:21And to think, I almost believed her earlier.
00:51:23She's nothing but a butcher hiding behind a charity mask.
00:51:26No.
00:51:27My mom wouldn't do that.
00:51:30Mom, tell them.
00:51:31Tell them the truth.
00:51:32Tell them you didn't do this.
00:51:34No, Sarah.
00:51:35It was my fault.
00:51:36What happened back then happened because of me.
00:51:43She admitted it.
00:51:44So it was true.
00:51:47Dad, after all these years, the monster finally been confessed.
00:51:52Your Honor, the defendant Vicki Sterling just admitted guilt in open court.
00:51:57Objection.
00:51:58Miss Sterling was only expressing remorse and not admitting any actual crimes.
00:52:01You must stop making up words and fabricate confession.
00:52:05Oh, please, William.
00:52:07You're still defending her?
00:52:08Even she admits it.
00:52:10Your Honor, I request an immediate recess.
00:52:13Your Honor, I can prove that my client Vicki Sterling has not committed any crime whatsoever.
00:52:20Her belief that she is guilty is based on her extraordinary sense of responsibility.
00:52:29Defense counsel, you claim your client is innocent.
00:52:34But I will repeat it again.
00:52:36Where's the evidence?
00:52:37I do have evidence.
00:52:39But before that, I would ask your Honor permission to cross-reference the witness.
00:52:45Witness, are you able to continue answering questions?
00:52:49You can proceed.
00:52:50Please describe again what you really saw during recess those five years ago.
00:52:55I saw my father kneeling on the ground begging this monster.
00:53:00He was hurt and it looks like he's begging her.
00:53:04Isn't it obvious?
00:53:06Sterling must have used violence.
00:53:08She threatened Hank into confessing.
00:53:10Just to clarify, you did not really hear their conversation.
00:53:15And you did not really see Vicki Sterling strike your father.
00:53:22Objection, Your Honor.
00:53:24The defense is leading the witness.
00:53:27I demand that the questioning stops immediately.
00:53:30Objection sustained.
00:53:32Defense counsel, stop this line of questioning.
00:53:35The court needs direct evidence.
00:53:37If you had evidence, you would have presented it already.
00:53:41It's been five years.
00:53:42There's no way you found anything.
00:53:44You're right about one point.
00:53:46Time erodes evidence.
00:53:48Then stop wasting the court's time.
00:53:51Again, Your Honor, I request an immediate recess.
00:53:54Your Honor, wait.
00:53:56I do have evidence.
00:54:00Here it is.
00:54:01This contains a video footage of what happened that day actually.
00:54:07five years ago.
00:54:08Impossible.
00:54:10After all these years, there was never any video evidence.
00:54:13This has to be fake.
00:54:15It really was difficult to recover anything from that day.
00:54:19But eventually, we found a car parked nearby.
00:54:22So this footage is from its dash cam.
00:54:28The evidence is verified.
00:54:30Play the video.
00:54:35It's enough.
00:54:36In court, you would better plead guilty.
00:54:38Otherwise, your sweet little daughter will not be sober.
00:54:43Okay, don't hurt her.
00:54:44I'll plead guilty.
00:54:45I'll admit anything.
00:54:46Stop or I'll call the police.
00:54:49God, are you okay?
00:54:50Yeah.
00:54:51I'm not here.
00:54:51Actually, the evidence favors you.
00:54:53I'm going to lose today.
00:54:54No, I'll deplete myself guilty in court.
00:54:57You must win.
00:55:01Dad!
00:55:02So he confessed to protect me?
00:55:04How?
00:55:04How could this be?
00:55:05What really happened back then?
00:55:07Tell me the truth.
00:55:09Sorry.
00:55:16Your father was innocent.
00:55:19And his case was clear cut.
00:55:21The victim died from a fall due to violations at that construction site.
00:55:25But the plaintiff, in an attempt to avoid liability, they framed your father.
00:55:30Because he was the only other worker there at the time of the accident.
00:55:34I was prepared to lose the trial that day.
00:55:39But he did not want to risk your safety.
00:55:41So he chose to sacrifice himself.
00:55:44What a convenient story.
00:55:47If that's true, then why didn't you say anything?
00:55:50You knew he was innocent.
00:55:52And yet, you let him get life in prison.
00:55:55I did try to stop him.
00:55:58But he did not want to risk your safety.
00:56:00Not for a single moment.
00:56:02That's why he chose to sacrifice his own freedom.
00:56:04And I also learned 20 years ago, the challenging absolute power head-on can only lead to more destruction.
00:56:13I had no choice.
00:56:15So that's the truth?
00:56:17Dad went to the construction site because he wanted extra money to buy me birthday presents.
00:56:22It's all my fault.
00:56:24I'm the one who killed my dad.
00:56:27Your Honor, the evidence clearly shows the client has committed a desperate attempt to protect his daughter.
00:56:35From beginning to the end, Vicki Sterling committed no crime at all.
00:56:40The defense moves to dismiss all the plaintiff's accusations in its entirety.
00:56:50This truth, I can't believe it.
00:56:52Sterling wasn't the villain.
00:56:53It was the power crushing people at the bottom.
00:56:55And she's been fighting for them this whole time.
00:56:58She founded a charity just to help people who needed it most.
00:57:01We really blamed her for nothing.
00:57:02Enough!
00:57:03One win doesn't erase 10 years of doubt.
00:57:07So are you saying that every single case that she's handled, she was innocent?
00:57:11I can prove that my client is innocent.
00:57:14I have more evidence.
00:57:16And so do I.
00:57:17Your Honor, with all the evidence we have here, Vicki Sterling has committed no crime.
00:57:22She's always upheld the law, respected due process, and devoted her entire life to justice.
00:57:28She is the best attorney in New York.
00:57:33All these years, I never knew someone was fighting for justice in the shadows.
00:57:38Miss Sterling, you're the kind of lawyer we all aspire to be.
00:57:44Oh no, this can't be happening.
00:57:47Mr. Reddy will destroy me.
00:57:49Your Honor, I have one last submission to make.
00:57:52I am formally accusing plaintiff Vera Cross to be held fully accountable of stealing our law from steel and fabricating
00:58:00evidence.
00:58:00This is a severe violation of the state law and legal ethics.
00:58:04Therefore, I request Vera Cross to be held fully accountable.
00:58:09Fully accountable! Fully accountable! Fully accountable! Fully accountable! Fully accountable!
00:58:30The defendant, Vicki Sterling, is found not guilty and she is released immediately.
00:58:41As for the plaintiff, Vera Cross, for having committed malicious false accusations and fabricated evidence, the court hereby revokes her
00:58:53license for practicing law and sentences her to ten years in prison.
00:58:59No!
00:59:07Miss Wilson, you've been retired for years. What made you return for Miss Sterling? Did you already know she was
00:59:13innocent?
00:59:13Well, actually, I had planned to request for leniency for something that happened twenty years ago.
00:59:21But during my investigations, I found out that she had never ever committed any wrongdoings.
00:59:27Actually, she has served this city in ways that no one can imagine.
00:59:32A lawyer like her should never be crushed by such underhanded schemes.
00:59:39We stood with her to show one truth. Justice may reflect, but it shall never be silenced by the powerful.
00:59:46Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank all of you for standing by me.
00:59:49Miss Sterling, after everything that happened, will you continue speaking up for ordinary people?
00:59:53The truth should never be hidden in the shadows. And from this day forward, I will only fight for justice.
01:00:03Jesus Christ! What a goddamn idiot!
01:00:07She turns down millions just so she can play the hero for people that aren't worth dog shit!
01:00:14Has Sterling finally lost her fucking mind?
01:00:16Sir, please calm down. Margaret's been sentenced to life and every lawyer that have worked with you,
01:00:23used to work with us, has been taken down one by one. What's our next move?
01:00:26Every eye in the city is watching us right now. One wrong move. Just one. And we're done!
01:00:34We wait. And the noise will die down. And then we pull him out. Clean up everything!
01:00:41We can't afford to have Sterling pulling on any loose strands.
01:00:47Yes, sir. Happy birthday, Mom!
01:00:51Thank you, my loves!
01:00:53Mom, congratulations on being free again! And fighting for the justice the way you used to!
01:00:59Oh, thank you. Thank you, children.
01:01:02But, Mom, after everything that's happened, you've really pissed the Morettys off.
01:01:08They won't just let this go, will they?
01:01:11Well, I, uh, I...
01:01:14Who is it?
01:01:15Ms. Sterling, after everything that happened, will you continue speaking up for ordinary people?
01:01:19Hayden Farms is one of the biggest Morettys family properties.
01:01:23Are they here to cause trouble?
01:01:33If you're here to cause trouble...
01:01:38Guys, it really is Ms. Sterling. Please, go!
01:01:41Please, Ms. Sterling, help us. Please, please, please, help us.
01:01:46Wait, everyone, please, get up. Please, please.
01:01:50If you truly need help, my mom will do everything she can.
01:01:54I'm sorry, I'm a little confused. Do you want me to represent you? Who are you trying to sue?
01:01:59Harrison Moretti, the real estate king of the East Coast.
01:02:03What? His son was just sentenced to life. You mean that Harrison himself is involved? What happened?
01:02:11Do you know Hayden estate?
01:02:13Of course. It's the Moretti family's biggest property. I mean, rumor has it that Harrison himself built his entire empire
01:02:21off that land 20 years ago.
01:02:23That land was ours. It was our home for generations.
01:02:27Morris didn't just steal the land. He killed dozens of farmers.
01:02:32Murder? How dare he? Harrison is one of the most powerful men on the East Coast. I had no idea
01:02:40he was capable of such monstrous acts.
01:02:42Because power can hide everything. Those men who died, they were our fathers. The strongest farmers in the community disappeared
01:02:51overnight, and only women and children were left behind.
01:02:55They claimed we were hired workers on the estate, but we were just prisoners.
01:03:01He kept us there to keep us silent. We escaped only recently. Please, Ms. Sterling, help us. Please. Please help
01:03:09us. Please help us.
01:03:10Of course. Of course I will take your case. I will get justice for all of you.
01:03:15Thanks. Thank you. Thank you, Ms. Sterling.
01:03:23Sir, this is Hayden Estates' revenue report from the last several years. Total profits, $2 billion.
01:03:31Of course. I knew this project was a gold mine. And, uh, those meddlesome farmers have been taken care of?
01:03:40Rest assured, sir, they're being watched closely. And no one will ever know what really happened 20 years ago.
01:03:48Boss, something is wrong. What?
01:03:51Someone started asking questions about Hayden Estates.
01:03:56Who the hell thinks they can meddle around in my business?
01:04:00It is Vicki Sterling.
01:04:08Miss Sterling, you're incredible. Within a week, you've uncovered everything that's been buried for 20 years.
01:04:12Well, a lawyer's duty is to uncover the truth. Especially when that truth protects the innocent.
01:04:18I just never imagined Harrison's crimes ran this deep.
01:04:22Ma'am, with all the evidence we've gathered so far, tomorrow's hearing, he's not walking away from this.
01:04:29This is Sterling.
01:04:30Miss Sterling, it's been a while. Would you like to come by the office?
01:04:37The hearing is tomorrow. Plaintiff counsel should avoid talking to the defendant. Goodbye.
01:04:42Wait! That special medication you requested for your son has come in.
01:04:49You wouldn't want him to go without it now, would you?
01:04:55Mr. Harrison, Miss Sterling is here.
01:04:59It seems Miss Sterling is not only a remarkable attorney, but also a devoted mother.
01:05:06Please, sit.
01:05:07If this is about the case, save it. There's nothing to discuss.
01:05:12You clearly don't understand the situation.
01:05:14You think you can walk into my office alone and talk to me like that?
01:05:21What do you want, Harrison?
01:05:23You know what happens to people who cross the Moretti family?
01:05:28You drop the case, or you won't walk out that door.
01:05:35You think I came unprepared? If I don't check in with my firm within two hours, my assistant will call
01:05:41the police and leak everything you're saying right now.
01:05:45You don't want additional charges before tomorrow's hearing, do you?
01:05:54Impressive. The reputation of Black Widow is clearly well deserved.
01:06:00I tell you what, you drop the farmer's case, and I'll put something nice on the table.
01:06:0830 million?
01:06:1030% of the Moretti family business. We're talking billions, sweetheart.
01:06:17Wow, that's such a generous offer.
01:06:28But I'm not interested.
01:06:30Wait! What about your son's medication?
01:06:34That could be the only chance he ever has of walking again.
01:06:38I don't make deals with the devil.
01:06:40And for the record, this entire conversation has been recorded, and I'm submitting it into evidence tomorrow.
01:06:47I'll see you in court.
01:06:57I can't believe it. After 20 years, the case is finally going to court.
01:07:02Mrs. Sterling, it's all thanks to you.
01:07:05We tried so many lawyers. Everyone was terrified of the Moretti family.
01:07:08But you, Ms. Sterling, you are the embodiment of justice.
01:07:12This is what I do.
01:07:13Don't worry. With the evidence we have so far, and Ms. Sterling's expertise, we will bring the devil Harrison to
01:07:18justice.
01:07:20It's about time. Let's get ready.
01:07:25Mom!
01:07:26Mom!
01:07:27Sarah? Paul? What's happening?
01:07:30Very clever of you to post guards around your house, Ms. Sterling, but, uh...
01:07:34Never underestimate them already.
01:07:36What do you want?
01:07:37Simple. You drop the case, or I can't guarantee what happens to your two brats.
01:07:42Your son's legs don't work, and pretty soon he's gonna have a hard time breathing. Maybe both of them.
01:07:49Bastard!
01:07:50At this point, there's nothing I won't do.
01:07:53Choose, Sterling. The farmers, or your children.
01:08:02Harrison Moretti, you cold-blooded tyrant. You stole our land for 20 years. You killed our people. Today the court
01:08:08will finally condemn you.
01:08:10Accusations without evidence is slander.
01:08:13The only ones who should be on trial here are these lying farmers.
01:08:19Still acting tough? Don't forget, Sterling represents us.
01:08:22That's right. You locked us up for years, and you bribed every lawyer in the state to shut us out.
01:08:28But Ms. Sterling, she took our case, and your time is up.
01:08:32Sterling. She spent her entire career defending the rich. Do you think you can actually afford her?
01:08:40You're lying. Ms. Sterling said she'd take our case for free, and she promised we'd win.
01:08:45Huh. Well, check the tie. Where is Ms. Sterling? Court is starting now!
01:08:53She's not here! She doesn't give a damn about you.
01:08:57No, that's impossible.
01:08:59Brother, it's less than a minute. Did she really abandon us?
01:09:05There. Ms. Sterling, she's here.
01:09:15You actually made it. Don't forget, I've still got your two little brats in my hands. You don't actually want
01:09:23me to.
01:09:24You know, it occurred to me that if I give up now, more people are going to suffer because of
01:09:28you.
01:09:29The law doesn't bow down to criminals like you, Moretti. Get ready for prison.
01:09:39Two parties are present. The court is now in session.
01:09:43What do we do now? Sterling actually showed up. I'm finished!
01:09:47Relax, Mr. Moretti. Whatever happened 20 years ago is very deep.
01:09:51But the farmers...
01:09:52Your words mean nothing without proof. No evidence, no conviction.
01:09:57The plaintiff's counsel, please present your case.
01:10:01Your Honor, my client and their families lived on Hayden Estate for generations.
01:10:06Twenty years ago, the Moretti family tried to take that land by force.
01:10:12It was a brutal act of plunder, and we are seeking full legal accountability.
01:10:21Just as I said, they have no real evidence. All they can allege is forced land seizure.
01:10:26No, don't cut it. Hayden Estate is my biggest asset. I cannot afford to lose it!
01:10:32Trust me on this one.
01:10:35Your Honor, opposing counsel claims my client took their land by force.
01:10:39But I can prove that Hayden Estate was willingly gifted to the Moretti family.
01:10:46Please look closely. Hayden Estate was voluntarily signed over by these farmers themselves.
01:10:52Lies! My family lived there for generations. Why would we just give it away?
01:10:57Exactly. Giving up ancestral land for free defies common sense.
01:11:02And conveniently, everyone who signed that supposed contract has been missing for 20 years.
01:11:08Your Honor, I have reason to believe that this supposed agreement was obtained through coercion and worse.
01:11:17Nonsense! Developing Hayden Estate was an act of charity!
01:11:21I gave those people jobs! I fed their families! The missing farmers? I don't know anything about that!
01:11:30Your Honor, opposing counsel has yet to provide any concrete evidence.
01:11:34I ask the court to stop these baseless speculations.
01:11:38That's a fair objection.
01:11:40Plaintiff's counsel, I heard many of your arguments, but the court needs direct evidence!
01:11:49Your Honor, since the opposing counsel can present a single piece of evidence, may I conclude that she and these
01:11:56farmers are deliberately defaming my client.
01:12:00I ask that you sanction them accordingly.
01:12:03What do we do? It's been 20 years. We've never found any solid evidence.
01:12:08And Mrs. Sterling only took this case three days ago.
01:12:11Does this mean we're going to lose?
01:12:14Your Honor, I have additional evidence I would like to submit.
01:12:18The court calls upon the medical examiner to showcase her findings as pertaining to this case.
01:12:23No medical examiner. Don't tell me they found him.
01:12:28Your Honor, we discovered several dozen bodies in the lake waters surrounding Hayden Estate.
01:12:33After examination, we identified them as the farmers who disappeared 20 years ago.
01:12:40It's my dad's. I've searched for 20 years. And he was there the whole time.
01:12:46Harrison, you monster. You owe them their lives.
01:12:49Even if these bodies belong to the missing farmers, my client has nothing to do with their deaths.
01:12:55For all you know, they could have drowned.
01:12:57Ridiculous! We lived our whole lives on that land.
01:13:00We know every ditch, every drop of water.
01:13:03Dozens of men do not drown by accident in their own backyards.
01:13:08Your Honor, I have additional evidence I would like to submit to this court.
01:13:1220 years ago, Harrison Moretti saw the value in Hayden Estate.
01:13:16And he tried to buy it off the farmers and their families.
01:13:18After they refused, he resorted to violence.
01:13:2420 years ago, Harrison Moretti saw the value in Hayden Estate.
01:13:27And he tried to buy it off the farmers and their families.
01:13:30After they refused, he resorted to violence.
01:13:33Lies!
01:13:35I never lived!
01:13:36Before the farmers disappeared, Harrison called them into a secret meeting.
01:13:41Luckily, one of them had this recorder in his pocket, and it captured everything.
01:13:46I would like to submit this evidence to the court.
01:13:59The recording is authenticated. Permission granted.
01:14:08Mr. Moretti, please let us go. Our wives and children are waiting at home.
01:14:13You want to leave? Fine. Sign the deed first. Transfer Hayden Estate to me.
01:14:18No! Hayden Estate is our home. We won't give it away.
01:14:23Then don't blame me. Do it!
01:14:27Press the psalms onto the deeds and dump the bodies into the lake backyard.
01:14:31You beast! It really was you! You killed them! You murdered all of them!
01:14:36No! No, no, no! This is fake! This is all fake!
01:14:49Your Honor, this audio not only proves that he seized their land illegally, but he also committed mass murder.
01:14:57His crimes are heinous, and we ask you today to impose the maximum sentence as permitted by law.
01:15:06The prosecution's evidence is valid and conclusive. The defendant, Harrison Moretti, is found guilty of all charges.
01:15:17No! No! No! It isn't real!
01:15:22The court hereby condense him to a life sentence with no parole.
01:15:29It isn't real! It isn't real! It isn't real! It isn't real!
01:15:39Mr. Sterling!
01:15:39Mr. Sterling!
01:15:41We found your children. They are at Hayden Estate.
01:15:43Take me there now!
01:15:47Hayden Estate is massive! Should we contact the police first and then wait for reinforcements?
01:15:50No, no! There's not enough time, and I don't care if it takes three days or three nights.
01:15:53We have to find my children! We have to find them now!
01:15:58Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my babies!
01:16:03How did you escape?
01:16:04It's them! These farmers! They saved us!
01:16:08Moretti's men, they were about to throw us into this massive lake, but thankfully they stepped in and they fought
01:16:13them off.
01:16:14They saved our lives.
01:16:16Thank you! Thank you so much!
01:16:18They were so brave! Moretti's guys were so scary, but the farmers...
01:16:24We're not heroes! This land has been out for our whole generation.
01:16:27We know every inch of it. That's the only reason we found them.
01:16:30Thank you! Thank you so much for saving them!
01:16:33We started and we should take comfort.
01:16:36Exactly! You helped us for everything!
01:16:38And he's a good person, and good people should understand the law.
01:16:41You know, I used to think that justice could never defeat power.
01:16:45And that ordinary people could never defeat the rich and the powerful.
01:16:49But today you have all showed me that when we all come together, our light can become a torch.
01:16:55From this day forward, I will only fight for justice.
01:16:59For justice.
01:17:00For justice!
01:17:01For justice!
01:17:02For justice!
01:17:04For justice!
01:17:05For justice!
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