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00:00:00Ten years, zero losses.
00:00:02Throughout your whole career, there was not a single case that she could not win.
00:00:07Let's give a warm round of applause to the black widow of the legal world, Vicki Sterling!
00:00:14Not only God would present to you the truth in this world,
00:00:17as far as I'm concerned, a lawyer should do whatever it takes to win the case.
00:00:25No, please, no, no, please, please, no, please.
00:00:34Dad?
00:00:36Dad, your timing really sucks.
00:00:39I was just-
00:00:42Idiot!
00:00:43Your whole case is hanging by a thread and you pull this shit with my secretary?
00:00:50Are you trying to spend the rest of your life in jail?
00:00:54Dad, you're the real estate king of the East Coast.
00:00:58That bitch that's trying to fucking sue me, no money, no power.
00:01:02Turning 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.
00:01:17He's Sterling, the black widow.
00:01:20That's right.
00:01:21And that's why today you're going to go down to the courthouse at 4pm
00:01:24and you're going to keep your head down and you're going to keep your mouth shut
00:01:29and you're not going to do anything to piss Miss Sterling off.
00:01:33Yeah, Dad.
00:01:35I got it.
00:01:36Repeat it.
00:01:38You're not going to do anything to piss Vicki Sterling off
00:01:41or you're going to spend the rest of your fucking life in jail!
00:01:46Okay.
00:01:48I'm not going to piss 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.
00:02:03But I thought Sterling didn't take cases easily.
00:02:05How have you talked her into this?
00:02:06Her youngest son has ALS.
00:02:09And I'm the only one who can get a hold of her special medication.
00:02:13And...
00:02:15And I gave her the Deep Blue Heart.
00:02:18The Deep Blue Heart?
00:02:20That'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.
00:02:31Did you take on some dangerous case again?
00:02:33Don't worry about me, sweetheart.
00:02:36Today is your 18th birthday!
00:02:37Your 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.
00:02:47Yeah, Mom.
00:02:48All of those dangerous cases, you don't have to take them.
00:02:52Oh, you silly kids.
00:02:54For you two, I really don't mind a bit of exhaustion.
00:02:57Ma'am, Moretti's hearing starts in two hours.
00:02:59We should head out.
00:03:00Alright, got it.
00:03:02Okay, my darlings.
00:03:03I gotta go.
00:03:04Bye.
00:03:05Bye.
00:03:05Bye, Mom.
00:03:07Please, don't worry.
00:03:09Let me take some pictures for you.
00:03:11Okay.
00:03:18Boss, relax.
00:03:19Mr. Harrison locked in Sterling for you, right?
00:03:22With her in your case, you are untouchable.
00:03:23Untouchable?
00:03:24The whole internet is watching my load of scandal.
00:03:27My dad's so pissed he knew he skinned me alive.
00:03:29Fuck it, let's eat.
00:03:30Wow, it's so beautiful.
00:03:35Well, well.
00:03:36Looks like the paparazzi these days are fearless.
00:03:41What are you doing?
00:03:43What?
00:03:46Oh, look.
00:03:48A cripple.
00:03:52You got guts, kid.
00:03:53Follow me in here for this shot?
00:03:55Cut off me.
00:03:56I let you little paparazzi rats run wild for too long.
00:04:00No, sir.
00:04:00Sir.
00:04:01You've got it all wrong.
00:04:02He wasn't taking photos of you.
00:04:04He was taking photos for me.
00:04:06Look.
00:04:08If you don't believe me, just check for yourself.
00:04:16Look.
00:04:17Well, look here.
00:04:18I'm misunderstanding.
00:04:20Here.
00:04:21Let me apologize.
00:04:26Those dead legs are an eyesore.
00:04:29This place should put up a sign.
00:04:31No cripples, no strays.
00:04:34Come on.
00:04:35We're eating somewhere else.
00:04:41Sir.
00:04:43You owe me an apology.
00:04:48What did you just say?
00:04:49I said you should apologize to me.
00:05:01Sure.
00:05:12You bastards.
00:05:13What are you doing?
00:05:14Sorry, sweetheart.
00:05:15That's just how I apologize.
00:05:18Show him we mean it.
00:05:20No.
00:05:20No.
00:05:21Stop it.
00:05:22Stop it, you jerk.
00:05:23Stop.
00:05:24Stop it, you jerk.
00:05:25Stop it, you jerk.
00:05:27Stop it.
00:05:28Stop it, stop it.
00:05:41So, stop it.
00:05:44Stop it.
00:05:46Stop it.
00:05:50Stop it.
00:05:52Stop it.
00:05:52Mom, talk.
00:05:54We're at Sky Realm Restaurant Lexington Avenue.
00:06:02We want justice! We want justice! We 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 for this case.
00:06:22About your son's medication, the experimental treatment, I've arranged everything.
00:06:28Well, as long as your son is innocent, I guarantee a win.
00:06:31Innocent? Sure. I'm going to head inside.
00:06:39Wait. My 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.
00:06:48Yes, ma'am.
00:06:50Oh, sweetheart.
00:06:53You're just my type.
00:06:55Let go of me, you animal!
00:06:57Get out of my...
00:07:03Stop!
00:07:08Is that the deep blue heart?
00:07:11Don't tell me they're connected to Sterling's.
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 fate.
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!
00:07:53Seems like the first time wasn't enough. Don'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.
00:08:03It'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?
00:08:28Cross this intersection and we'll be right there, man.
00:08:33What are you waiting for, sweetheart?
00:08:35Go on.
00:08:37You're insane!
00:08:38I have legal rights! You can't just do this!
00:08:41Legal rights?
00:08:42Tell 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.
00:08:52Moretti family?
00:08:53You hear that, sweetheart?
00:08:54You want to keep lecturing me about the law?
00:08:56I wish I had another little chat with your crippled brother.
00:09:02No, no, no, no!
00:09:05Don't do it.
00:09:07That's more like it.
00:09:08Go on.
00:09:09I'm sorry.
00:09:11No, Paul.
00:09:12I won't let them hurt you.
00:09:14Lick it.
00:09:15I want to see your face in the reflection.
00:09:24What are you doing?
00:09:25I'm so good...
00:09:27I love you too.
00:09:45Good little dog
00:09:49I did what you asked
00:09:50And I'll let us go
00:09:51Go? Who said I was done playing?
00:09:54What do you mean?
00:09:57I changed my mind
00:09:58Problem?
00:10:00Only your kind stick to rules and promises
00:10:04I was born with the privilege to break them
00:10:06Look at you
00:10:07You'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
00:10:14Don'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
00:10:32While your pretty sister begs under me
00:10:36Lara
00:10:38You bastards
00:10:41If you touch me
00:10:42I swear I don't care who you are
00:10:44I'll sue you
00:10:45Oh yeah really?
00:10:46That's what the last bitch said
00:10:47But with attorney Sterling protecting me
00:10:50I'm untouchable
00:10:51Sterling?
00:10:53My mom would never defend someone like you
00:10:56You're lying
00:10:56What?
00:10:58Sterling is your mother
00:10:59Do you really want to lie to my face right now?
00:11:03I gotta think
00:11:04What punishment fits you best?
00:11:09No
00:11:10Sarah
00:11:11Sarah
00:11:12Sarah no
00:11:13It's Easter
00:11:18No
00:11:19No
00:11:20No
00:11:20Don'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
00:11:37Mom
00:11:38Oh my god
00:11:43Move
00:11:43No
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
00:11:49Disturbing the peace
00:11:50And intentional assault
00:11:52And if you don't fucking stop now
00:11:54I'm going to make sure you rot in prison for life
00:11:55Look at you grandma
00:11:56You want to sue me?
00:11:58What a shame
00:12:00There's so many people lining up to sue me
00:12:01They're going to need a ticket system
00:12:03I'll admit
00:12:04You still got it
00:12:06Let me take care of you
00:12:08Get back
00:12:09Or I'm going to submit this video into evidence against you
00:12:11Evidence?
00:12:13Let me fill you in
00:12:14In this world
00:12:15Power
00:12:15And status
00:12:16Rule
00:12:16I can buy off judges
00:12:18I can fake
00:12:19Evidence
00:12:19Any videos you have
00:12:21Won'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
00:12:46Maybe I won't make you suffer so much when you die
00:12:49You're the one who's going to die
00:12:55Here's my ID Mark Moretti
00:12:56Look closely
00:12:57I'm Vicki Sterling
00:12:59Your defense lawyer
00:13:03You think I'm going to believe you're a lawyer with this piece of junk?
00:13:10Fine, if you don't want to 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
00:13:20You are beyond saving
00:13:23I really am Vicki Sterling
00:13:25You think I'm an idiot?
00:13:26My hearing isn't less than an hour
00:13:28The real Sterling would not show up here instead of the courthouse
00:13:31Yeah
00:13:31By now Sterling should be prepping in court
00:13:34Not hanging out here
00:13:35She's totally fake
00:13:36You really do have a death wish
00:13:40Beat him
00:13:41No
00:13:45No
00:13:45No
00:13:46No
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
00:14:01Tear your lies to shreds
00:14:09Hey dad
00:14:09Hey you little brat
00:14:11You out there causing trouble again?
00:14:14Of course not
00:14:14Hey, 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
00:14:25Get 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
00:14:42Make sure this crazy bitch gets handled properly
00:14:45Yes boss
00:14:46We'll make her feel satisfied
00:14:50Get off me!
00:15:01You monster
00:15:02Today
00:15:03You pay for what you did
00:15:07You hear that?
00:15:08My defense attorney, Sterling
00:15:10You're the one going down
00:15:11Sterling?
00:15:13Undefeatable attorney
00:15:17Why?
00:15:18Why?
00:15:18Why?
00:15:18Why do people like you always walk free?
00:15:21You quit whining
00:15:22After today
00:15:23You go from victim
00:15:24To gold digging
00:15:25You framed them already
00:15:27People who spit at you
00:15:29Order
00:15:29Defense counsel
00:15:30Please enter
00:15:31Ready?
00:15:32I'll walk free
00:15:33And you
00:15:33You wish we'd have even born
00:15:35Defense counsel
00:15:36Please 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's never late
00:15:45Attorney Vicky Sterling has arrived
00:15:56No way
00:15:58It's her
00:16:05That really is Miss Sterling
00:16:07But how is she hurt so badly?
00:16:08Miss 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
00:16:16Miss Sterling
00:16:16I will find out
00:16:18Who's ever done this
00:16:19And I will send them to hell
00:16:20No need
00:16:21I'll be delivering
00:16:22His judgment myself
00:16:23Mom!
00:16:25Mom!
00:16:26Mom!
00:16:27Mom!
00:16:27Mom!
00:16:28Hands up!
00:16:29Hands up!
00:16:31Where are you going to that?
00:16:33Where are you going to that?
00:16:34Mom!
00:16:35Mom!
00:16:36Mom!
00:16:37Mom!
00:16:38Mom!
00:16:39Hey, Mom!
00:16:40Hey, Mom!
00:16:45Sarah!
00:16:46God!
00:16:46I should have 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!
00:16:59I will!
00:16:59I will!
00:17:00I promise I will!
00:17:01Officer!
00:17:02Can you please take my children to the hospital?
00:17:04There's something important I need to do first!
00:17:14William!
00:17:15Get every document you can on the plaintiff!
00:17:17I've made up my mind!
00:17:18I'm dropping them a ready case!
00:17:21Kids, I swear I'll make that devil pay.
00:17:23Justice 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?
00:17:36Why 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?
00:17:49Ms. Sterling, 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.
00:17:59And, Ms. Sterling, if you would 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. Sterling'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.
00:18:21Go with it against Morettis.
00:18:23How could I not expect to pay the price?
00:18:26It's so stupid.
00:18:30Your Honor, in this trial,
00:18:32I will now be defending the plaintiff,
00:18:35Ms. Lucy Carter.
00:18:38What?
00:18:41Your Honor, in this trial,
00:18:43I will now be defending the plaintiff,
00:18:46Ms. Lucy Carter.
00:18:47What?
00:18:49Ms. 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?
00:18:57Exactly.
00:18:57Sterling charges millions a case.
00:18:59How could the plaintiff possibly afford her?
00:19:01Ms. Sterling, 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.
00:19:11Riki, are you sure you wish to withdraw us defense counsel?
00:19:15And instead?
00:19:16Yes, Your Honor, I am certain.
00:19:18Don't forget.
00:19:19I am the only one that can get the obligation for your ALS to consent.
00:19:24Even so, I will not bend the law to defend a monster.
00:19:30Don't be afraid.
00:19:32I know justice can be slow sometimes, but it never really disappears.
00:19:36Today, the devil's day will end.
00:19:40Mark Moretti, final call.
00:19:41Do you have an alternate counsel?
00:19:43If not, the trial proceeds immediately.
00:19:46Dad?
00:19:47You think I had some kind of backup plan?
00:19:49I don't have anyone else other than Ms. Sterling.
00:19:52Oh, God.
00:19:53Why would she betray us now?
00:19:55Who did this to me?
00:19:57Mr. Moretti.
00:19:58Don't you already know?
00:20:00Oh, God.
00:20:02What did you do?
00:20:04Tell me.
00:20:06What did you do?
00:20:09What did you do?
00:20:10What did you do?
00:20:11What did you do?
00:20:12What did you do?
00:20:12I hit her kids and I asked the guys to assault me.
00:20:20You brainless idiot!
00:20:22I should have left you chained up in your room!
00:20:26What do we do now?
00:20:28Okay.
00:20:30Okay.
00:20:30You're gonna go apologize to her and I'll handle the rest.
00:20:35Go!
00:20:37Please, Ms. 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?
00:20:55So any children would be okay to be humiliated and violently assaulted that way?
00:21:02I...
00:21:02Ms. Sterling.
00:21:04Mark is very sorry.
00:21:05Ah, 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.
00:21:30Do you have an alternate counsel?
00:21:31If not, the trial proceeds immediately.
00:21:34Dad!
00:21:35I can't win this without a lawyer!
00:21:37Defense counsel Vera Cross.
00:21:40Now appearing.
00:21:48Mark Moretti, final call.
00:21:48This is the new lawyer.
00:21:49I 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.
00:22:00What? You're withdrawing from Mark Murdy's defense?
00:22:03Alright, I'll switch gears and prep for the printer's house then.
00:22:06Ms. Crossing, what are you doing here?
00:22:08I came to deliver the defense documents for Ms. Sterling.
00:22:12No 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.
00:22:28Sterling is known for her reputation. Why would she suddenly flip?
00:22:32Mr. Murray, there's still time to change councils.
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.
00:23:04Isn't she the junior student of Sterling? Why would she go against her own mentor?
00:23:08Vera, whatever you're doing, stop now. Don't defend Mark Murdy.
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 gonna burn down with him.
00:23:30This is your first solo trial. It's gonna define your entire career.
00:23:34Think carefully.
00:23:35Save your double standards.
00:23:37You've taken on cases much healthier than this one.
00:23:40Why do you get fame and fortune when I don't even get a right to represent a client?
00:23:44You're a...
00:23:45Enough!
00:23:46You taught me that winning is everything.
00:23:49And today, I'll be the one to break your perfect...
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. I hereby announce the court is in session.
00:24:09Plaintiff's counsel, you may present your case.
00:24:13Your Honor, on August 2nd, my client went to the Dark Forest Bar with her friend.
00:24:19All of Sterling's defense strategies, right here.
00:24:22She only had 30 minutes to prepare for the plaintiff.
00:24:25This time, she's walking straight into defeat.
00:24:27They were there enjoying themselves that evening. Unfortunately, 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.
00:24:39And proves that Mark Moretti unquestionably committed rape.
00:24:44Defense 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.
00:25:12Their sexual relationship was consensual.
00:25:16And yet, the plaintiff waited three days to report anything.
00:25:19A delay that points directly to leverage.
00:25:22And when that failed?
00:25:24Retaliation!
00:25:27Those, 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. Me and Lucy were dating. It 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 10 million dollars, she'd go to police and ruin my name.
00:25:51Your Honor, the defense will be filing for countersuits for extortion and defamation.
00:25:59Were we wrong all along?
00:26:01Is she really just a gold digger framing a rich kid?
00:26:04Threatening him and then reporting him? This is disgusting.
00:26:06No, no, I didn't.
00:26:08These borders 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?
00:26:22Impossible.
00:26:23Guess Sterling isn't so legendary after all.
00:26:26Real Evan shut her up.
00:26:27Yeah, all that righteousness earlier was clearly for show.
00:26:31Order!
00:26:32The Defense Council's evidence stands.
00:26:35Plaintiff's Council, if you cannot refute it, we will recess.
00:26:39It's over, Sterling.
00:26:41Your perfect record ends with me.
00:26:43From today on, I become the legend.
00:26:46I hereby announce this trial.
00:26:48Your Honor, wait.
00:26:49I have additional evidence to submit.
00:26:54Your Honor, I have additional evidence to submit.
00:26:57Please.
00:26:58Defendant, I 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, it doesn't prove that you were in a romantic relationship during the assault.
00:27:21Tell me, when 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.
00:27:34Sustained.
00:27:35Plaintiff Council, if you don't have any new evidence, we will recess.
00:27:39Your Honor, the evidence is in these photographs.
00:27:43On the evening of August 2nd, the date of the supposed assault, New York was plundered with severe thunderstorms, torrential
00:27:51downfall,
00:27:52we had heavy rains for two weeks straight.
00:27:55They didn't clear up until August 4th.
00:27:57And yet, you claim that these photographs that have sunshine and light were taken on August 2nd.
00:28:04Can you explain that?
00:28:06I must have misremembered.
00:28:08Your Honor, the defendant has deliberately misinterpreted the timeline of key evidence.
00:28:15I have every reason to believe that these photographs were taken after the assault and under coercion.
00:28:21Objection!
00:28:23Baseless speculation!
00:28:24Your Honor, I have even more evidence to submit.
00:28:30I have additional evidence I would like to submit.
00:28:37The evidence is verified.
00:28:39Permission to plead a video.
00:28:46This footage is timestamped August 5th.
00:28:50It is proof that those photographs were taken after the assault and under coercion.
00:28:55The evidence is admissible, but the plaintiff has a statement to add.
00:29:01I...
00:29:04I don't know.
00:29:07Lucy, I know it's scary to speak up, but you have to.
00:29:11If you don't, he's gonna walk free. Are you okay with that?
00:29:15If you speak the truth today, you'll not only save yourself, but many other girls he could potentially harm in
00:29:22the future.
00:29:23Okay?
00:29:23I...
00:29:24I really can do that?
00:29:26Yes.
00:29:27Yes.
00:29:29Alright, I'll talk.
00:29:31After that night, I wanted to report him immediately, but he said he was already here.
00:29:38And if I dared to go to the police, he would post those photos of me and hurt my sick
00:29:44little sister.
00:29:45And those photographs?
00:29:49He...
00:29:49He forced me to take them after everything happened.
00:29:53Shut up, bitch!
00:29:54You say one more word and I'll kill that sick brat!
00:29:57Shut up!
00:29:59Your Honor, this evidence proves that the defendant committed rape, assault and battery, and criminal intimidation.
00:30:06The plaintiff moves to pursue the maximum penalty by law!
00:30:13Rape, intimidation, assault? That's a minimum of 25 years.
00:30:18Threatening him and then reporting him? This is disgusting.
00:30:21The plaintiff's evidence is clear and substantial.
00:30:25Defense, do you have anything further?
00:30:30I...
00:30:32Dylan, you guaranteed my son would walk! What is going on?
00:30:36I didn't expect Sterling to gather this much evidence in such a short amount of time. I've done everything I
00:30:42can.
00:30:43Figure something out. If I go down, I'm taking you with me.
00:30:47Mark, given the current charges, the maximum is 25 years. If you haven't committed any other crimes, I could try
00:30:55to negotiate for a reduced sentence.
00:30:58Other crimes?
00:31:00Your Honor, I have even more evidence to submit.
00:31:13Your Honor, this footage shows the defendant violently assaulting multiple individuals, including minors, during the course of this trial.
00:31:22These actions constitute aggravated battery, along with serious intent to do bodily harm.
00:31:27These actions, in combination with his numerous other offenses, lead the plaintiff to want to pursue life imprisonment.
00:31:42The defendant, Mark Moretti, is found guilty of rape, criminal intimidation, and aggravated battery. This court hereby sentences him to
00:31:53life.
00:31:54Mrs. Sterling!
00:31:57Thank you, not just for defending me for free, but also for making sure that monster paid for what he
00:32:03did.
00:32:04It was the right thing to do. You know you're the same age as my daughter. She's still such a
00:32:08child in my eyes, but...
00:32:11Lucy, gosh, you've suffered so much.
00:32:14People call you the black reader of the legal world, but you don't seem like that called at all.
00:32:21Let them talk. They're always gossiping about me.
00:32:24But you know, my loyalty has always been on the side of law and of justice.
00:32:28And actually, I want to thank you for reminding me who I really am.
00:32:35That bitch! She destroyed my son!
00:32:39Vicky Sterling is going to pay for this!
00:32:42My son is going to spend the rest of his life behind bars!
00:32:47And you, you arrogant, useless, deadweight bitch!
00:32:53I'll have your name wiped off the legal map of New York!
00:32:58Mr. Moretti, give me one more chance. I can take Sterling down.
00:33:03If we can prove misconduct, her cases can be reviewed. Marks included.
00:33:09I have a plan.
00:33:10There's a case she handled with a questionable outcome.
00:33:14This girl is me.
00:33:16Sterling put her father behind bars.
00:33:19If we can find her, her story can force full investigation.
00:33:31Mom!
00:33:33Tell me. Tell me what happened.
00:33:35Oh, I'm trying to breed.
00:33:37Mom!
00:33:38Tell me what happened to the Moretti monster in there.
00:33:41He got a lifelong sentence.
00:33:43Paul, you've made Mom tell this story a hundred times.
00:33:47Because I think Mom's amazing.
00:33:49Wow, you're literally a superhero.
00:33:51I agree.
00:33:53All right, you two.
00:34:02That girl is...
00:34:05In quotes, you'd better plead guilty.
00:34:08Otherwise, your sweet little daughter would not be so lucky.
00:34:11Don't hurt my daughter.
00:34:13I'll plead guilty.
00:34:14I'll admit to anything.
00:34:15That's the defendant for today's trial.
00:34:17Hey, stop or I'm going to call the police!
00:34:22Oh my God. Are you okay?
00:34:24Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm okay.
00:34:26Sterling, I hear you're the best and you've never lost a case.
00:34:30You're going to win this 2-1-2, right?
00:34:32Actually, the evidence favors you.
00:34:34I'm going to lose.
00:34:35No, no, no, no.
00:34:36I'll plead guilty in court.
00:34:38You can't lose.
00:34:39Plead guilty? Why?
00:34:40You have a really good chance of being acquitted.
00:34:42Well, people at the bottom like me,
00:34:45we don't have the luxury of chasing justice.
00:34:47I must lose, otherwise they won't let her live.
00:34:50I don't understand.
00:34:52Mr. Sterling, your parent understand me, please.
00:35:04So that's his daughter?
00:35:08Mom?
00:35:09What's wrong?
00:35:11Oh, um, nothing.
00:35:16Look, I'm no hero.
00:35:19Even I've had cases that made me feel completely powerless.
00:35:28Vicki, you are under investigation for bribery
00:35:31and obstruction of justice.
00:35:33You need to come with us.
00:35:34What?
00:35:36That's impossible.
00:35:37My mom would never do anything like that.
00:35:39Mom is a hero.
00:35:40You got the wrong person.
00:35:42Vicki, wait, come with us.
00:35:44Don't touch me.
00:35:45Mom?
00:35:46It's okay, Paul. It's fine.
00:35:48Call William. Tell him to meet me there.
00:35:51Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom!
00:35:55We'll call him.
00:35:56Mom!
00:35:59We're stirring up pieces together.
00:36:02Vera and Harrison dug up this five-year-old case
00:36:04and used it to blow public outrage.
00:36:07They're clearly trying to destroy you.
00:36:08How bad is it?
00:36:10They've charged you with bribery and perjury.
00:36:13The hearing is tomorrow, but...
00:36:15What is it?
00:36:16Every lawyer in New York wanting to take your case
00:36:19has been bought off by Harrison.
00:36:20And the ones with a good conscience,
00:36:22they're terrified of public backlash.
00:36:25We're stirring with the way it works right now.
00:36:28Tomorrow's hearing may stop with you
00:36:29not having a defense attorney at all.
00:36:34You know, I knew from the moment
00:36:36Mark Moretti was sentenced to life
00:36:38that Harrison was not going to let it in there.
00:36:41If I am convicted, he can reopen his son's case.
00:36:44And that's what's most important to him.
00:36:46And what do we do now?
00:36:50William, you are the one that I trust the most.
00:36:53Please take care of Sarah and Paul for me.
00:36:56As for tomorrow...
00:36:58I'll stand alone.
00:37:00No, no.
00:37:01Miss Dirling, I've followed you for more than ten years.
00:37:03I'm not abandoning you here.
00:37:08I'm taking your case.
00:37:11I'll be your attorney tomorrow.
00:37:13Miss Dirling,
00:37:14he once told me that justice must never yield evil.
00:37:18This time, we don't back down.
00:37:28Miss Dirling, you were accused of perjury.
00:37:30Was your perfect win record as a shield for the powerful?
00:37:32Do you feel any remorse for ruining families
00:37:34to protect the wealthy elite?
00:37:35Look at her, the hypocrite who killed Nina's father.
00:37:38Vampire, feeding up regular people's misery.
00:37:41Not question, not question.
00:37:44It seems the undefeated myth is finally crumbling.
00:37:48Betraying me always comes with consequences.
00:37:51Don't worry, Mr. Moretti.
00:37:52Once this is all over, I'll file to reopen Mark's case.
00:37:57Looking 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, charged with obstruction of justice,
00:38:10this court is now in session.
00:38:12Bring the defendant.
00:38:17Mom!
00:38:18That's her!
00:38:19My husband was beaten half to death and she defended that scum!
00:38:22Her heart is pitch black!
00:38:23Ten years in the courtroom.
00:38:24God knows how many lives and 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.
00:38:36Mom, William still isn't here yet.
00:38:38What do we do?
00:38:39Don't worry.
00:38:41He'll be here.
00:38:41Plaintiff of counsel, please proceed.
00:38:49That's Peter Brown, the hottest rising star in New York.
00:38:52They say he only fights and defends the powerless, a real hero.
00:38:56And rumor is he trained under Edward Wilson himself.
00:38:59The legend with him.
00:39:00Sterling is finished.
00:39:02Order.
00:39:03Now, defense counsel, please enter.
00:39:09Mom, what do we do?
00:39:10What if William isn't coming?
00:39:18Mom, what do we do?
00:39:20What if William isn't coming?
00:39:22When William gives his word, he always keeps it.
00:39:24He must be delayed.
00:39:25Give it up, Sterling.
00:39:27You're a disgrace, a parasite in this industry.
00:39:30Anyone who defends you is committing career suicide.
00:39:34You're lying.
00:39:35Don't worry, everyone.
00:39:36Attorney Brown will make sure justice is served today, and Sterling will face what she deserves.
00:39:42Order.
00:39:43Defense counsel does not appear.
00:39:45The healing proceeds without them.
00:39:47Why is this happening?
00:39:48We've treated William like family for years.
00:39:51Why would he abandon us?
00:39:52Sarah, I've made so many mistakes.
00:39:55Maybe all of this is happening because I deserve it.
00:39:58No, it's not.
00:40:0010, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
00:40:14Defense counsel has failed.
00:40:16Defense counsel will leave.
00:40:18Requesting the entry.
00:40:19Defense counsel, Annie Hothstrand.
00:40:21Defense counsel, Bill Kheis.
00:40:23Defense counsel, David Poirier.
00:40:25Defense counsel, Eliana Renz.
00:40:27Defense counsel, Edward Wilson.
00:40:29Your Honor, on behalf of all these fine lawyers here with me, representing only the best law firms of all
00:40:37of New York,
00:40:38we collectively petition defend Ms. Vicky Sterling.
00:40:46Professor 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.
00:40:59How is this possible?
00:41:01Oh, my God, that's Edward Wilson, the so-called godfather of the legal world.
00:41:06He's been retired for years.
00:41:07Why would he?
00:41:08And Annie Hawthorne.
00:41:09She never touches corporate litigation.
00:41:11She's a public interest legend.
00:41:13Why would she defend, uh, Sterling?
00:41:16Ms. Sterling looks admitted just in time.
00:41:18William, did you bring all of these lawyers here?
00:41:21No.
00:41:22These are the true legal voices of New York.
00:41:24You don't just bring them.
00:41:26They came for justice.
00:41:27They came for you.
00:41:28Thank you all so much for being so willing to stand behind me.
00:41:32I really appreciate it.
00:41:34I am going to have to ask you to withdraw, though.
00:41:38No, why would you say that?
00:41:40Ms. Sterling, I guess you're worried we'll be dragged down by the Moretti family's influence.
00:41:44Aren't you?
00:41:45Yes.
00:41:45This case is backed by a very evil and powerful entity, and they erase anyone that stands in their way.
00:41:52I can't ask any of you to get caught up in their fury and their retaliation.
00:41:56I need you to leave.
00:41:58I am not leaving.
00:42:00I want to see by my own eyes whether power and money get to decide what's right and what's wrong.
00:42:06Whether a lawyer who stands for justice can be crushed like a bug.
00:42:12That's right.
00:42:13We're now leaving.
00:42:14We're not leaving.
00:42:14We're not leaving.
00:42:16We're not leaving.
00:42:16That's right.
00:42:20We're not leaving.
00:42:21We're not leaving.
00:42:21That's right.
00:42:22We're not leaving.
00:42:22We're not leaving.
00:42:24We're not leaving.
00:42:25We're not leaving.
00:42:25Professor?
00:42:26Peter?
00:42:28You're the plaintiff's counsel?
00:42:30That's right.
00:42:31Professor, you taught me to always stand on the side of justice.
00:42:35So, why are you defending a monster?
00:42:38Now listen very carefully.
00:42:40She is not a monster.
00:42:42Vicky Sterling, in my view, is the finest lawyer in all of New York.
00:42:47Professor, I don't understand what you're talking about.
00:42:49Do you remember the first case I taught you?
00:42:53The Charles solicited evidence case like 20 years ago?
00:42:57Oh, I know that one.
00:42:58Officer Charles.
00:42:59He was notorious for violent arrests.
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.
00:43:13Lauren had zero criminal intent.
00:43:15He was framed.
00:43:17Everyone thought he was doomed.
00:43:18But that rookie lawyer stood alone against the entire system and won an acquittal.
00:43:23And 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?
00:43:37Impossible.
00:43:38Vicky Sterling only entered the field 10 years ago.
00:43:41How could she work a case from 20 years ago?
00:43:45That makes no sense.
00:43:47On the contrary.
00:43:49Absolutely.
00:43:50That is why she is so extraordinary.
00:43:55The people know the case.
00:43:57But they do not know that the dirty cop was backed by one of the most powerful real estate syndicates
00:44:06in New York.
00:44:07They threatened her life.
00:44:09But she didn't back down.
00:44:11She won the case.
00:44:12And then she had to disappear for 10 years.
00:44:16Mom moved us from place to place for years.
00:44:21So that's why.
00:44:23Sarah.
00:44:24You and Paul never had a normal or stable childhood.
00:44:28That was all my fault.
00:44:30And your father.
00:44:31No, 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.
00:44:39Always be proud of you.
00:44:43My God.
00:44:44She risked her life in her family's safety for a stranger.
00:44:47If this is true, then Mrs. Sterling is really the best lawyer in New York.
00:44:52Enough!
00:44:53One good act doesn't wipe out what she's done.
00:44:56I've worked under Vicky Sterling for five years.
00:45:00She's protected the rich and pocketed massive amount of fees.
00:45:04She's let criminals walk free.
00:45:06She's destroyed families' lives.
00:45:10She's destroyed families' lives.
00:45:13You're lying.
00:45:14My mom would never do anything like that.
00:45:17Your Honor.
00:45:17As Vicky Sterling's closest former student, I've seen every case she has handled.
00:45:23So I testify that she repeatedly abused her power.
00:45:27She twisted the law.
00:45:28And she left a disaster.
00:45:30She deserves to be punished.
00:45:33That's a lie, Your Honor.
00:45:34I've worked closely with Mrs. Sterling for more than 10 years.
00:45:36I can personally testify that none of that is true.
00:45:39She has always respected the law and uphold due process.
00:45:43Exactly.
00:45:44Mrs. 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?
00:45:52She 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.
00:46:00That's right.
00:46:01Sterling destroyed my family.
00:46:03My husband died because of her.
00:46:05Maybe she became greedy after fighting the powerful all those years ago.
00:46:08People like her are worse than criminals.
00:46:12Silence!
00:46:13Everyone sits down.
00:46:17Your Honor, everything that defense presented today is irrelevant.
00:46:22Whatever she did 20 years ago has nothing to do with the crime she committed today.
00:46:27If 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.
00:46:42The Anonymous founder, Miss Vicky Sterling.
00:46:51The Dawn Foundation's reach covers the entire East Coast.
00:46:55You see thousands of families.
00:46:57What happened back then changed her.
00:47:00Yes.
00:47:00But it didn't break her.
00:47:02She found other ways to fight for justice, quietly, from the shadows.
00:47:08These are Miss Sterling's donation records.
00:47:10Yet she charged high legal fees, but she donated over 90% of her income to Dawn.
00:47:16It across 10 years has a total of $800 million.
00:47:21Miss Sterling understood that fighting absolute power alone would only risk more innocent lives.
00:47:30The Dawn Foundation.
00:47:32I remember a small town near New York that was wiped out by floods.
00:47:36The Dawn founded other settlements.
00:47:38Three years ago, when my husband passed, I couldn't afford to raise my kids.
00:47:42I was going to give them up.
00:47:44Dawn stepped in and covered their schooling.
00:47:47So Sterling's high fees were just a way to help more people?
00:47:50Did we blame her wrong?
00:47:51Your Honor, this record proves Vicky Sterling's integrity beyond question.
00:47:56A woman who donates nearly everything she earns is not driven by greed,
00:48:00and she would never betray her principles for profit.
00:48:05I thought Sterling was just another greedy lawyer, but she had donated everything.
00:48:10She 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.
00:48:21Everyone here believes you're innocent.
00:48:23They'll clear your name.
00:48:25But, Sarah, there are things that I've done that are truly wrong.
00:48:29So what if she founded a charity?
00:48:33Your Honor, objection.
00:48:34These so-called good deeds doesn't prove her innocence.
00:48:39Objection sustained.
00:48:41Defense counsel.
00:48:42You know it.
00:48:43You must present direct evidence.
00:48:50Is there anything?
00:48:58If she were innocent, they wouldn't have showed up empty-handed.
00:49:03Vicky Sterling is exactly what I said she is.
00:49:06A corrupt, ruthless parasite.
00:49:09That's enough.
00:49:10You keep on choosing the best to be guilty.
00:49:12Where's your evidence?
00:49:13Oh, I have evidence.
00:49:16Your Honor, the prosecution formally requests to call our most important witnesses.
00:49:22Please.
00:49:28Murderer!
00:49:29She's the one who killed my father!
00:49:33Order.
00:49:34Plaintiff counsel, please identify your witness.
00:49:38Your Honor, this is our key witness.
00:49:41Nina, daughter of the defendant in the Hank murder case.
00:49:44The Hank case?
00:49:46I remember that.
00:49:47It was the biggest wrongful conviction scandal five years ago.
00:49:50All the evidence favored Hank.
00:49:52He was this close to acquittal.
00:49:53Yeah, but out of nowhere during the final hearing, he confessed.
00:49:57Everyone 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 Vicky Sterling.
00:50:07We now accuse her of abusing the justice system and forcing an innocent man into a wrongful
00:50:13burden.
00:50:15Witness, you can go with your testimony.
00:50:18Five years ago, I was eight, right before hearing.
00:50:22Dad 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.
00:50:30Everyone said he would win.
00:50:32But after meeting her, he confessed to murder.
00:50:35He killed my father.
00:50:36He made me an orphan.
00:50:38Through our investigation, we discovered Mr. Sterling's client in that case was begged
00:50:44by a powerful real estate taker.
00:50:47We had every reason to believe.
00:50:49She used intimidation and violence to force Hank into a false confession,
00:50:53just to protect the rich.
00:50:55Vicky Sterling, you destroyed an innocent life.
00:50:59You left a little girl without a father.
00:51:01Aren't you afraid you're burning hell for what you've done?
00:51:07My God, she was only eight.
00:51:09Her father gone because of a wrongful conviction.
00:51:11It's so heartbreaking.
00:51:13I knew it.
00:51:14This woman was never a good person.
00:51:16She 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.
00:51:24She's nothing but a butcher hiding behind a charity mask.
00:51:27No, my mom wouldn't do that.
00:51:30Mom, tell them.
00:51:32Tell them the truth.
00:51:33Tell them you didn't do this.
00:51:34No, Sarah.
00:51:35It was my fault.
00:51:37What happened back then happened because of me.
00:51:43She admitted it.
00:51:45So it was true.
00:51:47Dad, after all these years, the monster finally been confessed.
00:51:53Your Honor, the defendant Vicky Sterling just admitted guilt in open court.
00:51:57Objection.
00:51:58Miss Dillon must only express remorse and not admitting any actual crimes.
00:52:02You must stop making up words and fabricate confession.
00:52:06Oh, please, William.
00:52:07You're still defending her?
00:52:09Even she admits it.
00:52:11Your Honor, I request an immediate recess.
00:52:14Your Honor, I can prove that my client, Vicky Sterling, has not committed any crime whatsoever.
00:52:22Her belief that she is guilty is based on her extraordinary sense of responsibility.
00:52:30Defense counsel, you claim your client is innocent, but I will repeat it again.
00:52:36Where is the evidence?
00:52:38I do have evidence, but before that, I would ask Your Honor permission to cross-reference the witness.
00:52:46Witness, are you able to continue answering questions?
00:52:50You can proceed.
00:52:51Please describe again what you really saw during recess those five years ago.
00:52:56I saw my father kneeling on the ground, begging this monster.
00:53:01He 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.
00:53:11Just to clarify, you did not really hear their conversation,
00:53:16and you did not really see Vicky Sterling strike your father.
00:53:23Objection, Your Honor.
00:53:25The defense is leading the witness.
00:53:28I demand that the questioning stops immediately.
00:53:31Objection sustained.
00:53:32Defense counsel, stop this line of questioning.
00:53:35The court needs direct evidence.
00:53:38I...
00:53:39If you had evidence, you would have presented it already.
00:53:41It's been five years.
00:53:43There's no way you found anything.
00:53:45You'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.
00:53:55Your Honor, wait.
00:53:57I do have evidence.
00:54:01Here it is.
00:54:02This contains a video footage of what happened that day, actually five years ago.
00:54:09Impossible.
00:54:10After all these years, there was never any video evidence.
00:54:14This 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.
00:54:29The evidence is verified.
00:54:30Play the video.
00:54:36Stand up.
00:54:36In court, you would better plead guilty.
00:54:39Otherwise, your sweet little daughter will not be so bad.
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.
00:54:50God, are you okay?
00:54:51Yeah, yeah.
00:54:51Actually, the evidence favors you.
00:54:53I'm going to lose today.
00:54:55No, I'll deplete myself guilty in court.
00:54:58You must win.
00:55:01Dad!
00:55:02So he confessed to protect me?
00:55:04How?
00:55:05How could this be?
00:55:06What really happened back then?
00:55:08Tell me the truth.
00:55:10Sarely.
00:55:13What really happened back then?
00:55:15Tell me the truth.
00:55:16Sarely.
00:55:17Your father was innocent and his case was clear cut.
00:55:22The victim died from a fall due to violations at that construction site.
00:55:26But the plaintiff, in an attempt to avoid liability, they framed your father.
00:55:31Because he was the only other worker there at the time of the accident.
00:55:35I was prepared to lose the trial that day.
00:55:39But he did not want to risk your safety, so he chose to sacrifice himself.
00:55:45Oh, what a convenient story.
00:55:47If that's true, then why didn't you say anything?
00:55:50You knew he was innocent, and yet you let him get life in prison.
00:55:56I did try to stop him, but he did not want to risk your safety, not for a single moment.
00:56:02That's why he chose to sacrifice his own freedom.
00:56:05And I also learned 20 years ago, the challenging absolute power head-on can only lead to more destruction.
00:56:14I had no choice.
00:56:16So that's the truth? Dad went to the construction site because he wanted extra money to buy me birthday presents.
00:56:23It's all my fault. I'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.
00:56:36From beginning to the end, Vicky Sterling committed no crime at all.
00:56:41The defense moves to dismiss all the plaintiff's accusations in its entirety.
00:56:51This truth, I can't believe it. Sterling wasn't the villain. It was the power crushing people at the bottom.
00:56:56And she's been fighting for them this whole time.
00:56:59She founded a charity just to help people who needed it most.
00:57:01We really blamed her for nothing.
00:57:03Enough!
00:57:04One 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?
00:57:12I can prove that my client is innocent.
00:57:15I have more evidence.
00:57:17And so do I.
00:57:18Your Honor, with all the evidence we have here, Vicky 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.
00:57:34All these years, I never knew someone was fighting for justice in the shadows.
00:57:39Miss Sterling, you're the kind of lawyer we all aspire to be.
00:57:45Oh no, this can't be happening.
00:57:48Mr. Reddy will destroy me.
00:57:50Your Honor, I have one last submission to make.
00:57:53I am formally accusing plaintiff Vera Cross to be held fully accountable of stealing our law from steel and fabricating
00:58:00evidence.
00:58:01This is a severe violation of the state law and legal ethics.
00:58:05Therefore, I request Vera Cross to be held fully accountable.
00:58:09Fully accountable!
00:58:11Fully accountable!
00:58:12Fully accountable!
00:58:13Fully accountable!
00:58:14Oh, God, I'm finished.
00:58:17Shit.
00:58:22The court will now announce the verdict.
00:58:25Please, all rise.
00:58:32The defendant, Vicky Sterling, is found not guilty and she is released immediately.
00:58:42As for the plaintiff, Vera Cross, for having committed malicious, false accusations and fabricated evidence,
00:58:51the court hereby revokes her license for practicing law and sentences her to 10 years in prison.
00:59:08Miss Wilson, you've been retired for years.
00:59:11What made you return for Miss Sterling?
00:59:13Did you already know she was innocent?
00:59:14Well, actually, I had planned to request for leniency for something that happened 20 years ago.
00:59:21But, during my investigations, I found out that she had never, ever committed any wrongdoings.
00:59:28Actually, she has served this city in ways that no one can imagine.
00:59:33A lawyer like her should never be crushed by such underhanded schemes.
00:59:40We stood with her to show one truth.
00:59:42Justice may reflect, but it shall never be silenced by the powerful.
00:59:47Thank you so much.
00:59:48Thank all of you for standing by me.
00:59:50Miss Sterling, after everything that happened, will you continue speaking up for ordinary people?
00:59:54The truth should never be hidden in the shadows.
00:59:56And from this day forward, I will only fight for justice.
01:00:04Jesus Christ!
01:00:06What a goddamn idiot!
01:00:08She 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?
01:00:18Sir, please calm down.
01:00:19Margaret's been sentenced to life, and every lawyer that have worked with you,
01:00:23who used to work with us, has been taken down one by one.
01:00:26What's our next move?
01:00:27Every eye in the city is watching us right now.
01:00:31One wrong move.
01:00:32Just one.
01:00:33And we're done!
01:00:35We wait.
01:00:37Let the noise die down.
01:00:38And now we pull him out.
01:00:40Clean up everything.
01:00:42We can't afford to have Sterling pulling on any loose threads.
01:00:48Yes, sir.
01:00:49Happy birthday, Mom!
01:00:52Thank you, my loves.
01:00:54Mom, congratulations on being free again.
01:00:57And fighting for the justice the way you used to.
01:00:59Oh, thank you.
01:01:01Thank you, children.
01:01:03But, Mom, after everything that's happened, you've really pissed the Morettis off.
01:01:08They won't just let this go, will they?
01:01:12Well, I, uh, I...
01:01:15Who is it?
01:01:16Miss Sterling, after everything that happened, will you continue speaking up for ordinary people?
01:01:20Hayden Farms is one of the biggest Moretti family properties.
01:01:23Are they here to cause trouble?
01:01:34If you're here to cause trouble.
01:01:38Guys, it really is Miss Sterling.
01:01:41Please, go.
01:01:42Please, Miss Sterling, help us.
01:01:44Please, please, please help us.
01:01:46Wait, everyone, please, get up.
01:01:49Please, please.
01:01:51If you truly need help, my mom will do everything she can.
01:01:54I'm sorry, I'm a little confused.
01:01:56Do you want me to represent you?
01:01:58Who are you trying to sue?
01:02:00Harrison Moretti, the real estate king of the East Coast.
01:02:04What?
01:02:05His son was just sentenced to life.
01:02:07You mean that Harrison himself is involved?
01:02:10What happened?
01:02:12Do you know Hayden estate?
01:02:14Of course.
01:02:15It's the Moretti family's biggest property.
01:02:18I mean, rumor has it that Harrison himself built his entire empire off that land 20 years ago.
01:02:23That land was ours.
01:02:25It was our home for generations.
01:02:28Moretti didn't just steal the land.
01:02:30He killed dozens of farmers.
01:02:33Murder?
01:02:34How dare he?
01:02:36Harrison is one of the most powerful men on the East Coast.
01:02:39I had no idea he was capable of such monstrous acts.
01:02:44Because power can hide everything.
01:02:46Those men who died, they were our fathers.
01:02:48The strongest farmers in the community disappeared overnight.
01:02:53And only women and children were left behind.
01:02:56They claimed we were hired workers on the estate.
01:02:59But we were just prisoners.
01:03:02He kept us there to keep us silent.
01:03:04We escaped only recently.
01:03:06Please, Miss Sterling, help us.
01:03:08Please.
01:03:09Please help us.
01:03:10Please help us.
01:03:11Of course, I will take your case.
01:03:13I will get justice for all of you.
01:03:16Thanks.
01:03:17Thank you, Miss Sterling.
01:03:24Sir, this is Hayden Estates' revenue report from the last several years.
01:03:28Total profits, $2 billion.
01:03:32Of course.
01:03:34I knew this project was a gold mine.
01:03:37And those meddlesome farmers have been taken care of?
01:03:42Rest assured, sir.
01:03:43They're being watched closely.
01:03:44And no one will ever know what really happened 20 years ago.
01:03:49Boss, something is wrong.
01:03:51What?
01:03:52Someone started asking questions about Hayden Estate.
01:03:56Who the hell thinks they can meddle around in my business?
01:04:01It is Vicki Sterling.
01:04:08Miss Sterling, you're incredible.
01:04:10Within a week, you've uncovered everything that's been buried for 20 years.
01:04:13Well, a lawyer's duty is to uncover the truth.
01:04:16Especially when that truth protects the innocent.
01:04:19I just never imagined Harrison's crimes ran this deep.
01:04:23Ma'am, with all the evidence we've gathered so far,
01:04:26tomorrow's hearing, he's not walking away from this.
01:04:30This is Sterling.
01:04:32Miss Sterling, it's been a while.
01:04:35Would you like to come by the office?
01:04:38The hearing is tomorrow.
01:04:40Plaintiff counsel should avoid talking to the defendant.
01:04:43Goodbye.
01:04:43Wait!
01:04:45That special medication you requested for your son has come in.
01:04:50You wouldn't want him to go without it now, would you?
01:04:56Mr. Harrison, Miss Sterling is here.
01:05:00It seems Miss Sterling is not only a remarkable attorney,
01:05:05but also a devoted mother.
01:05:07Please, sit.
01:05:08If this is about the case, save it.
01:05:10There's nothing to discuss.
01:05:12You clearly don't understand the situation.
01:05:15You think you can walk into my office alone and talk to me like that?
01:05:22What do you want, Harrison?
01:05:24You know what happens to people who cross the Moretti family?
01:05:29You drop the case, or you won't walk out that door.
01:05:36You think I came unprepared?
01:05:38If I don't check in with my firm within two hours,
01:05:41my assistant will call the police
01:05:43and leak everything you're saying right now.
01:05:46You don't want additional charges before tomorrow's hearing, do you?
01:05:54Impressive.
01:05:56The reputation of Black Widow is clearly well-deserved.
01:06:01I tell you what.
01:06:02You drop the farmer's case,
01:06:04and I'll put something nice on the table.
01:06:0930 million?
01:06:1030% of the Moretti family business.
01:06:14We're talking billions, sweetheart.
01:06:17Wow, that's such a generous offer.
01:06:29But I'm not interested.
01:06:31Wait!
01:06:32What about your son's medication?
01:06:35That could be the only chance he ever has of walking again.
01:06:39I don't make deals with the devil.
01:06:41And for the record,
01:06:42this entire conversation has been recorded,
01:06:44and I'm submitting it into evidence tomorrow.
01:06:47I'll see you in court.
01:06:58I can't believe it.
01:07:00After 20 years,
01:07:01the case is finally going to court.
01:07:03Mrs. Sterling,
01:07:04it's all thanks to you.
01:07:05We tried so many lawyers.
01:07:07Everyone was terrified of the Moretti family.
01:07:09But you, Mrs. Sterling,
01:07:10you are the embodiment of justice.
01:07:12This is what I do.
01:07:13Don't worry.
01:07:15With the evidence we have so far
01:07:16and Mrs. Sterling's expertise,
01:07:18we will bring the devil Harrison justice.
01:07:20It's about time.
01:07:22Let's get ready.
01:07:26Mom!
01:07:27Mom!
01:07:28Sarah? Paul?
01:07:29What's happening?
01:07:30Very clever of you to post guards around your house,
01:07:34Mrs. Sterling, but...
01:07:35Never underestimate them already.
01:07:36What do you want?
01:07:38Simple.
01:07:38You drop the case,
01:07:40or I can't guarantee what happens to your two brats.
01:07:43Your son's legs don't work,
01:07:45and pretty soon he's going to have a hard time breathing.
01:07:48Maybe both of them.
01:07:50Bastard!
01:07:51At this point,
01:07:52there's nothing I won't do.
01:07:54Choose, Sterling.
01:07:55The farmers,
01:07:56or your children.
01:08:02Harrison Moretti,
01:08:04you cold-blooded tyrant.
01:08:05You stole our land for 20 years.
01:08:07You killed our people.
01:08:09Today, the court will finally condemn you.
01:08:11Accusations without evidence
01:08:13is slander.
01:08:15The only ones who should be on trial here
01:08:17are these lying farmers.
01:08:19Still acting tough?
01:08:21Don't forget,
01:08:22Sterling represents us.
01:08:23That's right.
01:08:24You locked us up for years,
01:08:25and you bribed every lawyer in the state to shut us out.
01:08:29But, Miss Sterling,
01:08:30she took our case,
01:08:31and your time is up.
01:08:33Sterling?
01:08:34She spent her entire career
01:08:36defending the rich.
01:08:38Do you think you can actually afford her?
01:08:41You're lying.
01:08:42Miss Sterling said she'd take our case for free,
01:08:44and she promised we'd win.
01:08:46Huh.
01:08:47Well,
01:08:48check the tie.
01:08:49Where is Miss Sterling?
01:08:52Court is starting now.
01:08:54She's not here.
01:08:56She doesn't give a damn about you.
01:08:57No, that's impossible.
01:08:59Brother,
01:09:01it's less than a minute.
01:09:02Did she really abandon us?
01:09:06There.
01:09:07Miss Sterling,
01:09:07she's here.
01:09:16You actually made it.
01:09:18Don't forget.
01:09:19Brats.
01:09:19I've still got your two little brats in my hands.
01:09:22You don't actually want me to.
01:09:25You know,
01:09:25it occurred to me that if I give up now,
01:09:27more people are going to suffer because of you.
01:09:30The law doesn't bow down to criminals like you,
01:09:33Moretti.
01:09:34Get ready for prison.
01:09:40Two parties are present.
01:09:42The court is now in session.
01:09:44What do we do now?
01:09:45Sterling actually showed up.
01:09:47I'm finished.
01:09:48Relax,
01:09:48Mr. Moretti.
01:09:49Whatever happened 20 years ago is very deep.
01:09:52But the farmers...
01:09:53Your words mean nothing without proof.
01:09:56No evidence,
01:09:57no conviction.
01:09:58Lentif's council,
01:09:59please present your case.
01:10:02Your honor,
01:10:03my client and their families lived on Hayden estate for generations.
01:10:0720 years ago,
01:10:09the Moretti family tried to take that land by force.
01:10:12It was a brutal act of plunder,
01:10:15and we are seeking full legal accountability.
01:10:22Just as I said,
01:10:23they have no real evidence.
01:10:25All they can allege is forced land seizure.
01:10:27No, no, no, no, no.
01:10:28Cut it.
01:10:29Hayden estate is my biggest asset.
01:10:31I cannot afford to lose it.
01:10:33Trust me on this one.
01:10:36Your honor,
01:10:37opposing counsel claims my client took their land by force,
01:10:40but I can prove that Hayden estate was willingly gifted to the Moretti family.
01:10:46Please look closely.
01:10:48Hayden estate was voluntarily signed over by these farmers themselves.
01:10:52Lies.
01:10:53My family lived there for generations.
01:10:56Why would we just give it away?
01:10:57Exactly.
01:10:58Giving up ancestral land for free defies common sense.
01:11:02And conveniently,
01:11:04everyone who signed that supposed contract has been missing for 20 years.
01:11:09Your honor,
01:11:10I have reason to believe that this supposed agreement
01:11:14was obtained through coercion and worse.
01:11:18Nonsense.
01:11:19Developing Hayden estate was an act of charity.
01:11:22I gave those people jobs.
01:11:25I fed their families.
01:11:27The missing farmers?
01:11:28I don't know anything about that.
01:11:31Your honor,
01:11:32opposing counsel has yet to provide any concrete evidence.
01:11:35I ask the court to stop these baseless speculations.
01:11:39That's a fair objection.
01:11:40Plaintiff's counsel,
01:11:41I heard many of your arguments.
01:11:43But the court needs direct evidence.
01:11:50Your honor,
01:11:52since the opposing counsel can present a single piece of evidence,
01:11:55may I conclude that she and these farmers are deliberately defaming my client.
01:12:01I ask that you sanction them accordingly.
01:12:04What do we do?
01:12:05It's been 20 years.
01:12:07We've never found any solid evidence.
01:12:09And Mrs. Sterling only took this case three days ago.
01:12:12Does this mean we're going to lose?
01:12:14Your honor,
01:12:16I 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.
01:12:25Medical examiner,
01:12:26don't tell me they found him.
01:12:29Your honor,
01:12:30we discovered several dozen bodies in the lake waters surrounding Hayden estate.
01:12:34After examination,
01:12:35we identified them as the farmers who disappeared 20 years ago.
01:12:41It's my dad's.
01:12:42I've searched for 20 years.
01:12:44And he was there the whole time.
01:12:47Harrison,
01:12:47you monster.
01:12:48You owe them their lives.
01:12:50Even if these bodies belong to the missing farmers,
01:12:54my client has nothing to do with their deaths.
01:12:56For all you know,
01:12:56they could have drowned.
01:12:58Ridiculous.
01:12:59We lived our whole lives on that land.
01:13:01We know every ditch,
01:13:03every drop of water.
01:13:04Dozens of men do not drown by accident in their own backyards.
01:13:09Your honor,
01:13:10I have additional evidence I would like to submit to this court.
01:13:1320 years ago,
01:13:14Harrison Moretti saw the value in Hayden estate,
01:13:17and he tried to buy it off the farmers and their families.
01:13:19After they refused,
01:13:21he resorted to violence.
01:13:34Lies.
01:13:35I never live.
01:13:37Before the farmers disappeared,
01:13:39Harrison called them into a secret meeting.
01:13:42Luckily,
01:13:42one of them had this recorder in his pocket,
01:13:45and it captured everything.
01:13:46I would like to submit this evidence to the court.
01:14:00The recording is authenticated.
01:14:03Permission granted.
01:14:08Mr. Moretti,
01:14:10please let us go.
01:14:11Our wives and children are waiting at home.
01:14:14You want to leave?
01:14:15Fine.
01:14:16Sign the deed first.
01:14:17Transfer Hayden estate to me.
01:14:19No.
01:14:20Hayden estate is our home.
01:14:21We won't give it away.
01:14:24Then don't blame me.
01:14:26Do it.
01:14:28Press the sums onto the deeds
01:14:30and dump the bodies into the lake backyard.
01:14:32You beast.
01:14:33It really was you.
01:14:35You killed them.
01:14:36You murdered all of them.
01:14:37No.
01:14:38No, no, no.
01:14:39This is fake.
01:14:40This is all fake.
01:14:44No.
01:14:45No, no, no.
01:14:46This is fake.
01:14:47This is all fake.
01:14:50Your Honor,
01:14:51this audio not only proves
01:14:53that he seized their land illegally,
01:14:56but he also committed mass murder.
01:14:58His crimes are heinous,
01:15:00and we ask you today
01:15:02to impose the maximum sentence
01:15:04as permitted by law.
01:15:07The prosecution's evidence
01:15:09is valid and conclusive.
01:15:12The defendant, Harrison Moretti,
01:15:15is found guilty
01:15:16of all charges.
01:15:18No!
01:15:19Woo!
01:15:20No!
01:15:21It isn't real!
01:15:23The court hereby
01:15:25condense him
01:15:26to a life sentence
01:15:28with no parole.
01:15:30Yes!
01:15:31It isn't real!
01:15:32It isn't real!
01:15:34It isn't real!
01:15:36It isn't real!
01:15:39Please do it.
01:15:41We found your children.
01:15:43They're at Hayden Estate.
01:15:44Take me there now.
01:15:48Hayden, it's massive.
01:15:49Should we contact police first
01:15:50and not wait for reinforcement?
01:15:51No, no.
01:15:51There's not enough time,
01:15:53and I don't care
01:15:53if it takes three days
01:15:54or three nights.
01:15:54We have to find my children.
01:15:56We have to find them now.
01:15:57Oh!
01:15:59Oh, my God!
01:16:00Oh, my God!
01:16:02Oh, my God!
01:16:03Oh, my babies!
01:16:04How did you escape?
01:16:05It's them.
01:16:06These farmers,
01:16:08they saved us.
01:16:09Moretti's men,
01:16:10they were about to throw us
01:16:11into this massive lake,
01:16:12but thankfully,
01:16:13they stepped in
01:16:14and they fought them off.
01:16:15They saved our lives.
01:16:17Thank you so much.
01:16:19They were so brave.
01:16:22Moretti's guys were so scary,
01:16:23but the farmers
01:16:25were not heroes.
01:16:26They didn't have to be
01:16:27and now we're all for a generation.
01:16:28We know every inch of it.
01:16:29That's the only reason
01:16:30we found them.
01:16:32Thank you so much
01:16:33for saving them.
01:16:34We should thank them for it.
01:16:37Exactly.
01:16:37You help us for everything.
01:16:39And he's a good person.
01:16:40And good people
01:16:41should understand the law.
01:16:42You know,
01:16:42I used to think that
01:16:44justice could never defeat power
01:16:46and that ordinary people
01:16:48could never defeat
01:16:49the rich and the powerful,
01:16:50but today,
01:16:51you have all showed me
01:16:52that when we all come together,
01:16:54our light can become a torch.
01:16:56From this day forward,
01:16:58I will only fight for justice.
01:17:00For justice.
01:17:02For justice.
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