[NEW HOT🔥] Redeeming Justice_ The Queen Strikes Back - Full Episode
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Watch the full short drama with English subtitles. CEO, billionaire, revenge, betrayal — complete story in one video.
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00:00:0010 years, zero losses.
00:00:02Throughout your whole career, there was not a single case
00:00:05that she could not win.
00:00:07Let's give a warm round of applause
00:00:09to the Black Widow of the legal world, Vicki Sterling.
00:00:14Not only God would present to you the truth in this world.
00:00:18As far as I'm concerned, a lawyer should
00:00:21do whatever it takes to win the case.
00:00:26No, please, no, no, please.
00:00:29No, please, please, no, please.
00:00:34Dad?
00:00:37Dad, 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
00:00:47with 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.
00:00:57That bitch that's trying to fucking sue me?
00:01:00No 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.
00:01:17It'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 4 pm,
00:01:25and 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,
00:01:42or you're going to spend the rest of your fucking life in jail!
00:01:47Okay, I'm not going to piss Sterling off, so I don't spend the rest of my life in jail!
00:01:55No, because 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.
00:02:06How 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?
00:02:20That's the Moretti family heirloom.
00:02:25So this is the legendary deep blue heart.
00:02:29Mom, 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.
00:02:38Your 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, all 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.
00:03:00We should head out.
00:03:00All right, got it.
00:03:01Okay, my darlings.
00:03:03I gotta go.
00:03:04Bye.
00:03:05Bye.
00:03:05Bye, Mom.
00:03:07Jeez, 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.
00:03:24Untouchable?
00:03:24The whole internet is watching my little scandal.
00:03:27My dad's so pissed he knew he skinned me alive.
00:03:29Fuck it, let's eat.
00:03:30Oh, it's so beautiful.
00:03:35Well, well.
00:03:37Looks like the paparazzi these days are fearless.
00:03:41What are you doing?
00:03:46Oh, look.
00:03:48A cripple.
00:03:52You've got guts, kid.
00:03:53Follow me in here for this shot.
00:03:55Get off me.
00:03:56I let you little paparazzi rats run wild for too long.
00:04:00No, sir, sir.
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.
00:04:09If you don't believe me, just check for yourself.
00:04:16Well, look here.
00:04:19I'm misunderstanding.
00:04:20Here.
00:04:22Let me apologize.
00:04:27Those dead legs are an eyesore.
00:04:30This place should put up a sign.
00:04:31No cripples, no strays.
00:04:34Come on, we're eating somewhere else.
00:04:40Sir, you 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, what 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, no, no, stop it.
00:05:22Stop it, stop it, you jerk.
00:05:23Stop, stop it, you jerk.
00:05:25Stop it.
00:05:26Ah!
00:05:26Or, no, no, no, no.
00:05:44No.
00:05:45No.
00:05:52Mom, Pop, we're at Sky Realm Restaurant, Lexington Avenue.
00:06:02We want justice. We want justice.
00:06:07We want justice. We want justice.
00:06:12Miss Sterling, finally.
00:06:14These brain-dead peasants are trying to destroy my son's future.
00:06:18Mr. Early, here are the materials about 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 whim.
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 hands.
00:07:05Stop.
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 of the your dad gave Sterling?
00:07:20Where did you get this?
00:07:22Give it back.
00:07:23My mom gave that to me.
00:07:24You're lying.
00:07:25The Heart of the Deep is the Moretti family heirloom.
00:07:27Your kind could never afford it.
00:07:28This 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.
00:07:38Dream on, scum.
00:07:39You still don't get it!
00:07:43You bastard!
00:07:45Let go of my sister!
00:07:51No!
00:07:53Seems like the first time wasn't enough.
00:07:55Don't hold back.
00:07:56No, no, no, no, please stop!
00:07:58No!
00:07:58His condition is serious.
00:07:59He 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
00:08:30and 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.
00:08:40You 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
00:08:50will rewrite the law for him.
00:08:52Are you ready, family?
00:08:53You hear that, sweetheart?
00:08:54You want to keep lecturing me about the law?
00:08:57I wish I had another little chat
00:08:58with your crippled brother.
00:09:02No, no, no, no, I...
00:09:05Don't do it.
00:09:07That's more like it.
00:09:08Go on.
00:09:09Oh, 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
00:09:16in the reflection.
00:09:24What are you doing?
00:09:25What are you doing?
00:09:26What are you doing?
00:09:30What are you doing?
00:09:45Good little dog.
00:09:48I did what you asked.
00:09:50Now let us go.
00:09:52Go?
00:09:52Who 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.
00:10:25No.
00:10:30Watch closely cripple while your pretty sister begs under me.
00:10:36There.
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 our 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.
00:10:56You're lying.
00:10:57What?
00:10:58Sterling is your mother.
00:10:59Do you really want to lie to my face right now?
00:11:03I've got to think.
00:11:05What punishment fits you best?
00:11:09No.
00:11:10Sarah.
00:11:12Sarah.
00:11:13Sarah.
00:11:13Sarah.
00:11:14She's there.
00:11:18No.
00:11:20No.
00:11:20Don't thank 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, Paul.
00:11:37Help me, Mom.
00:11:39Oh, my God.
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 going to make sure you rot in prison for life.
00:11:56Look at you, Grandma.
00:11:57You want to sue me?
00:11:58What a shame.
00:12:00There's so many people lining up to sue me, they're going to need a ticket system.
00:12:03I'll admit, you still got it.
00:12:06Let me take care of you.
00:12:08God, get back.
00:12:09Or I'm going to 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.
00:12:17I 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 going to die.
00:12:55Here's my ID, Mark Moretti.
00:12:57Look closely.
00:12:57I'm Vicki Sterling, your defense lawyer.
00:13:03You think I'm going to believe you're a lawyer with this piece of junk?
00:13:10Fine.
00:13:10If you don't want to read the ID, you can look me up online.
00:13:13Oh yeah?
00:13:13I look you up online and then what?
00:13:15Shh.
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!
00:13:45No!
00:13:46No!
00:13:52Mark Moretti!
00:13:53No one know for a fact you weren't framed!
00:13:55You're the real rapist!
00:13:59You're addicted to this role.
00:14:00My father would tear your lies to shreds!
00:14:09Hey, Dad.
00:14:10Hey, you little brat.
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 and keep your mouth shut and do not upset Sterling.
00:14:31Yeah, yeah, Dad.
00:14:32I 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!
00:14:54No!
00:14:54No!
00:15:01You monster.
00:15:03Today, you pay for what you did!
00:15:06Come.
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?
00:15:17Why do people like you always walk free?
00:15:21Quit whining.
00:15:22After today, you go from victim to gold digging liar.
00:15:26You framed them already.
00:15:27People will spit at you.
00:15:29Order.
00:15:29Defense counsel, please enter.
00:15:31Ready?
00:15:32I'll walk free and you, you wish we never even born.
00:15:35Defense counsel, please enter.
00:15:37God, please.
00:15:38Don't let me go.
00:15:39Don't let me go.
00:15:42What the hell?
00:15:44Sterling's never late.
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?
00:16:15I'm best assured, Ms. Sterling.
00:16:17I will find out who's ever done this
00:16:19and I will send them to hell.
00:16:20No need.
00:16:21I'll be delivering his judgment myself.
00:16:24Mom!
00:16:26Mom!
00:16:27Hey!
00:16:28Hands up!
00:16:29Hands up!
00:16:30Where are you, Kaincela?
00:16:33Where are you, Kaincela?
00:16:34Mom!
00:16:36Mom!
00:16:36Mom!
00:16:37Mom!
00:16:38Mom!
00:16:45I should have protected you sooner.
00:16:48No, Mom.
00:16:50It's him.
00:16:51He's a monster.
00:16:52Mom, but you're the best lawyer.
00:16:56You should build 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?
00:17:04There's something important I need to do first.
00:17:14William, get every document you can on the plaintiff.
00:17:17I've made up my mind.
00:17:18I'm dropping the Moretti 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?
00:17:36Why does he get to hurt people and walk free and 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?
00:17:49Miss 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.
00:17:58And Miss Sterling, if you would decide, I'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.
00:18:20Going 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?
00:18:49Mr. 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?
00:19:01Sterling, I don't have that kind of money.
00:19:03I can't pay you.
00:19:05No 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 do it.
00:19:21You're a less treasonous.
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.
00:19:40Mark Moretti, final call.
00:19:41Do you have an alternate counsel?
00:19:43If not, the trial proceeds immediately.
00:19:46Dad.
00:19:46Do 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?
00:20:00Oh God, what did you do?
00:20:04Tell me, what did you do?
00:20:09What did you do?
00:20:10I, I hit her kids and I asked the guys to assault her.
00:20:20Brainless idiot!
00:20:22I should have left you chained up in your room!
00:20:25Dad, what do we do now?
00:20:28Okay, okay.
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, I didn't know it was you.
00:20:43I didn't know it was your kids.
00:20:45Please, it'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, and violently assaulted that way?
00:21:01I, I...
00:21:03Miss Sterling.
00:21:04Oh, Mark is very sorry.
00:21:07And if you were to continue representing him, I could add another ten million dollars 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.
00:21:24And I will not defend a monster beyond saving.
00:21:28Mark Moretti, final call.
00:21:29Do you have an alternate counsel?
00:21:31If not, the trial proceeds immediately.
00:21:34Dad, I can't win this without a lawyer.
00:21:38Defense counsel Vera Cross.
00:21:40Now appearing.
00:21:48Dad, this 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.
00:21:59What?
00:22:00You'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 Crossy, what are you doing there?
00:22:08I came to deliver the defense documents for Miss Sterling.
00:22:11No need.
00:22:12Destroy them.
00:22:20You're telling me Sterling's dropping my son's case to defend that girl.
00:22:24Why would I believe you?
00:22:25I swear to God, it's true.
00:22:27Sterling is known for her reputation.
00:22:30Why 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?
00:23:06Why 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.
00:23:24He'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.
00:23:32It'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 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.
00:24:03I hereby announce the court is in session.
00:24:09Plaintiff'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 Serling's defense strategies, right here.
00:24:22She 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 pervading 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.
00:24:44Defense counsel, you claim your client is in the Senate.
00:24:47Yes, 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.
00:25:07Permission 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, retaliation.
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.
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.
00:25:43She tried to blackmail me.
00:25:45Said if I didn't pay her $10 million, she'd go to police and ruin my name.
00:25:50Your Honor, the defense will be filing for counter suits for extortion and defamation.
00:25:59Were we wrong all along?
00:26:01Is she really just a gold digger framing a rich kid?
00:26:03Threatening him and then reporting him?
00:26:05This is disgusting.
00:26:06No, no, I didn't.
00:26:08These waters are not mine.
00:26:10Please, Mr. L.
00:26:15Sterling, these are the material 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.
00:26:31Order.
00:26:31The defense counsel's evidence stands.
00:26:35Plaintiff's counsel, if you cannot refute it, we will recess.
00:26:39It's over, Sterling.
00:26:40Your 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.
00:27:00Did 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, when were these photos taken?
00:27:24The day it happened.
00:27:26Why?
00:27:26And 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 counsel, 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,
00:27:47New York was plundered with severe thunderstorms, torrential 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, you 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, the 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, I have even more evidence to submit.
00:28:30I 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.
00:28:57But the plaintiff has a statement to add.
00:29:01I...
00:29:04I don't know.
00:29:06Lucy, I know it's scary to speak up, but you have to.
00:29:11If you don't, he's going to walk free.
00:29:14Are you okay with that?
00:29:15If you speak the truth today, you'll not only save yourself,
00:29:19but many other girls he could potentially harm in the future.
00:29:22Okay?
00:29:24I really can do that?
00:29:26Yes.
00:29:26Yes.
00:29:29All right, I'll talk.
00:29:31After that night, I wanted to report him immediately.
00:29:35But he said he was already here.
00:29:38And if I dared to go to the police,
00:29:40he would post those photos of me and hurt my sick little 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!
00:29:56Shut up!
00:29:59Your Honor,
00:30:00this evidence proves that 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 is clear and substantial.
00:30:25Defense, do you have anything further?
00:30:30I...
00:30:30You guaranteed my son would walk!
00:30:35What is going on?
00:30:36I didn't expect Sterling to 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.
00:30:47Mark,
00:30:47given the current charges,
00:30:50the maximum is 25 years.
00:30:52If you haven't committed any other crimes,
00:30:54I could try to negotiate for a reduced sentence.
00:30:58Other crimes?
00:31:00Your Honor,
00:31:01I have even more evidence to submit.
00:31:13Your Honor,
00:31:14this footage shows the defendant violently assaulting multiple individuals,
00:31:18including minors,
00:31:20during the course of this trial.
00:31:22These actions constitute aggravated battery,
00:31:24along with serious intent to do bodily harm.
00:31:27These actions in combination with his numerous other offenses,
00:31:32lead the plaintiff to want to pursue life imprisonment.
00:31:42The defendant,
00:31:43Mark Moretti,
00:31:44is found guilty of rape,
00:31:46criminal intimidation,
00:31:48and aggravated battery.
00:31:49This court hereby sentences him to life.
00:31:54Mrs. Sterling.
00:31:58Not just for defending me for free,
00:32:00but also for making sure that monster paid for what he did.
00:32:04It was the right thing to do.
00:32:05You know you're the same age as my daughter.
00:32:07She's still such a child in my eyes,
00:32:09but,
00:32:10ah,
00:32:10Lucy,
00:32:11gosh,
00:32:11you've suffered so much.
00:32:14People call you the black widow of the legal world,
00:32:17but you don't seem like that called at all.
00:32:21Let them talk.
00:32:22They're always gossiping about me.
00:32:24But you know,
00:32:24my loyalty has always been on the side of law and of justice.
00:32:28And actually,
00:32:29I want to thank you for reminding me who I really am.
00:32:35That bitch!
00:32:36She destroyed my son!
00:32:39Vicki Sterling is going to pay for this.
00:32:42My son is going to spend the rest of his life behind bars.
00:32:46And you,
00:32:48you arrogant,
00:32:50useless,
00:32:51deadweight bitch!
00:32:53I'll have your name wiped off the legal map of New York.
00:32:58Mr. Moretti,
00:32:59give me one more chance.
00:33:01I can take Sterling down.
00:33:03If we can prove misconduct,
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 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,
00:33:20her story can force full investigation.
00:33:30Mom!
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 to the Morti monster in there.
00:33:41He got a lifelong sentence.
00:33:43Paul,
00:33:43you've made mom tell this story a hundred times.
00:33:46Because I think mom's amazing.
00:33:48Wow,
00:33:49you're literally a superhero.
00:33:50for you.
00:33:51I agree.
00:33:53All right,
00:33:54you 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.
00:34:10Don't hurt my daughter.
00:34:12I'll plead guilty.
00:34:14I'll do it to anything.
00:34:15That's the defendant for today's trial.
00:34:17Hey!
00:34:17Stop!
00:34:18Or I'm gonna call the police!
00:34:21Oh my god.
00:34:22Are you okay?
00:34:24Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:34:24I'm okay.
00:34:25Sterling,
00:34:26I hear you,
00:34:27you're the best
00:34:28and you never lost the case.
00:34:30You're gonna win this 2-1-2, right?
00:34:31Actually,
00:34:32the evidence favors you.
00:34:34I'm gonna lose.
00:34:35No, no, no, no.
00:34:36I'll plead guilty in court.
00:34:37You can't lose.
00:34:38Plead guilty?
00:34:39Why?
00:34:40You have a really good chance
00:34:41of being acquitted.
00:34:42Well,
00:34:43people at the bottom,
00:34:44like me,
00:34:45we don't have the luxury
00:34:46of chasing justice.
00:34:47I must lose.
00:34:48Otherwise,
00:34:48they won't let her live.
00:34:50I...
00:34:50I don't understand.
00:34:51Mrs. Sterling,
00:34:53you're a parent.
00:34:54Understand me, please.
00:35:04So that's his daughter?
00:35:08Mom?
00:35:08What's wrong?
00:35:11Oh,
00:35:11nothing.
00:35:16Look,
00:35:17I'm no hero.
00:35:18Even I've had cases that made me feel completely powerless.
00:35:28Vicki,
00:35:29you are under investigation for bribery and obstruction of justice.
00:35:33You need to come with us.
00:35:34What?
00:35:35That's impossible.
00:35:37My mom would never do anything like that.
00:35:38Mom is a hero.
00:35:40You got the wrong person.
00:35:42Vicki,
00:35:42wait,
00:35:43come with us.
00:35:43Don't touch me.
00:35:45Mom?
00:35:46It's okay, Paul.
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!
00:35:54Mom!
00:35:54Mom!
00:35:55We're calling.
00:35:59We're staring at pieces together.
00:36:01Vera and Harrison dug up this five-year-old case and used it to blow public outrage.
00:36:06They're clearly trying to destroy you.
00:36:08How bad is it?
00:36:10They've charged you with bribery and perjury.
00:36:12The hearing is tomorrow, but...
00:36:14What is it?
00:36:15Every lawyer in New York wanting to take your case has been bought off by Harrison.
00:36:20And the ones with a good conscience, they're terrified of public backlash.
00:36:25We're starting with the way it looks right now.
00:36:27Tomorrow's hearing may start with you not having a defense attorney at all.
00:36:34You know, I knew from the moment Mark Moretti was sentenced to life that Harrison was not gonna let it
00:36:39in there.
00:36:40If 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.
00:36:56That's for tomorrow.
00:36:58I'll stand alone.
00:37:00No, no.
00:37:01Ms. Sterling, I've followed you for more than ten years.
00:37:03I'm not abandoning you here.
00:37:08I'm taking your case.
00:37:10I'll be your attorney tomorrow.
00:37:13Ms. Sterling, you once told me that justice must never yield to evil.
00:37:17This time, we don't back down.
00:37:28Mr. Sterling, 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 to 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.
00:37:41No question, no question.
00:37:44It seems the undefeated myth is finally crumbling.
00:37:47Betraying me always comes with consequences.
00:37:50Don't worry, Mr. Marty.
00:37:52Once this is all over, I'll file to reopen Mark's case.
00:37:56Looking forward to it.
00:38:01The court'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 Vicki, charged with obstruction of justice, this 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 and 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 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, Vicki.
00:38:34This is the day you fall.
00:38:35Mom, William still isn't here yet.
00:38:38What do we do?
00:38:39Don't worry, he'll be here.
00:38:41Plaintiff of Council, 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.
00:38:55A real hero.
00:38:56And rumors he trained under Edward Wilson himself.
00:38:59The legend with him.
00:39:00Sterling is finished.
00:39:01Order.
00:39:03Now, Defense Council, please enter.
00:39:08Mom, what do we do?
00:39:10What if William isn't coming?
00:39:18Mom, what do we do?
00:39:19What if William isn't coming?
00:39:21When William gives his word, he always keeps it.
00:39:23He must be delayed.
00:39:25Give it up, Sterling.
00:39:26You're a disgrace.
00:39:28A parasite in this industry.
00:39:30Anyone who defends you is committing career suicide.
00:39:33You're lying.
00:39:34Don't worry, everyone.
00:39:36Attorney Brown will make sure justice is served today.
00:39:39And Sterling will face what she deserves.
00:39:42Order.
00:39:43Defense Council does not appear.
00:39:44The healing proceeds without them.
00:39:47Why is this happening?
00:39:48We've treated William like family for years.
00:39:50Why would he abandon us?
00:39:52Sarah, I've made so many mistakes.
00:39:54Maybe all of this is happening because I deserve it.
00:39:57No.
00:39:58It's not.
00:39:59Ten.
00:40:00Nine.
00:40:02Eight.
00:40:03Seven.
00:40:04Six.
00:40:06Five.
00:40:07Four.
00:40:08Three.
00:40:10Two.
00:40:11One.
00:40:13Defense Council has failed.
00:40:15Defense Council William Sleeve.
00:40:17Requesting by entry.
00:40:19Defense Council Annie Hofstra.
00:40:21Defense Council Bill Reis.
00:40:23Defense Council Deborah Poirin.
00:40:25Defense Council Eliana Renz.
00:40:27Defense Council Edward Wilson.
00:40:29Your Honor, on 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 to defend this by Vicky 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, that's Edward Wilson, the 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, Sterling?
00:41:15Ms. Sterling looks admitted just in time.
00:41:17William, did 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 for 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, I guess you're worried we'll be dragged down by 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, 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.
00:41:55I need you to leave.
00:41:57I am not leaving.
00:41:59I 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.
00:42:11That's right, we are not leaving.
00:42:13We are not leaving.
00:42:15We are not leaving.
00:42:16That's right we are not leaving.
00:42:22We are not leaving.
00:42:24Professor?
00:42:26Peter, you're the plaintiff's counsel?
00:42:29That's right, Professor.
00:42:31You taught me to always stand on the side of justice.
00:42:34So, why are you defending a monster?
00:42:38Now 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, he was notorious for violent arrest.
00:43:01I heard he even set up a poor kid named Loren.
00:43:04Right. I 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.
00:43:12Loren had zero criminal intent.
00:43:15He was framed. Everyone 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?
00:43:32So 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?
00:43:44That makes no sense.
00:43:46On the contrary, absolutely.
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.
00:44:16Mom moved us from place to place for years.
00:44:20So that's why.
00:44:23Sarah.
00:44:23You and Paul never had a normal or stable childhood.
00:44:27That was all my fault.
00:44:29I mean, 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 in 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've worked on a 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.
00:45:10She'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, she twisted the law, and 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 uphold 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 sits down.
00:46:16Your Honor, everything that defense presented today is irrelevant.
00:46:20Whatever 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. Vicky Sterling.
00:46:51The Dawn Foundation's reach covers the entire East Coast.
00:46:55It's a 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, quietly, from 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 across 10 years has 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?
00:47:50Did we blame her wrong?
00:47:51Your Honor, this record proves Vicky Sterling's integrity beyond question.
00:47:55A woman who donates nearly everything she earns is not driven by greed,
00:48:00and she would never betray her principles for profit.
00:48:04I 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.
00:48:16You 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 counsel.
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.
00:49:02Vicky Sterling is exactly what I said she is.
00:49:06A corrupt, ruthless parasite.
00:49:08That's enough.
00:49:10You keep on choosing the best illness guilty.
00:49:12Where's your evidence?
00:49:13Oh, I have evidence.
00:49:15Your Honor, the prosecution formally requests
00:49:18to call our most important witnesses.
00:49:22Please.
00:49:27Murderer!
00:49:28She's the one who killed my father!
00:49:33Order.
00:49:34Plaintiff counsel, 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.
00:49:44The 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.
00:49:52Yeah, 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 Vicky Sterling.
00:50:06We now accuse her of abusing the justice system and forcing an innocent man into a wrongful verdict.
00:50:14Witness, you can go with your own 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.
00:50:24But 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.
00:50:38Through our investigation, we discovered Miss Sterling's client in that case was begged
00:50:44by a powerful real estate taker.
00:50:46We have every reason to believe.
00:50:48She used intimidation and violence to force Hank into a false confession, just to protect the rich.
00:50:55Vicky Sterling, you destroyed an innocent life.
00:50:58You left a little girl without a father.
00:51:00Aren't you afraid you'll burn in 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.
00:51:27No, my 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.
00:51:42She admitted it.
00:51:44So it was true.
00:51:46Dad, after all these years, the monster finally been confessed.
00:51:52Your Honor, the defendant Vicky Sterling just admitted guilt in open court.
00:51:57Objection.
00:51:58Miss Dillon 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, Vicky Sterling, has not committed any crime whatsoever.
00:52:21Her 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?
00:52:37I do have evidence, but 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.
00:52:50So please 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 that 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 Vicky Sterling strike your father.
00:53:23Objection, Your Honor.
00:53:25The 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.
00:53:34The court needs direct evidence.
00:53:37I...
00:53:38If 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.
00:53:45Time 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 five 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.
00:54:42Okay, don't hurt her.
00:54:44I'll plead guilty.
00:54:45I'll limit you anything.
00:54:46Stop or I'll call the police.
00:54:49God, are you okay?
00:54:50Yeah.
00:54:51Actually, the evidence favors you.
00:54:53I'm going to lose today.
00:54:54No, I'll plead 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.
00:55:12What really happened back then?
00:55:15Tell me the truth.
00:55:16Sorry.
00:55:17Your 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.
00:55:45What 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.
00:56:05And I also learned 20 years ago,
00:56:08the 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
00:56:30the client has committed a desperate attempt to protect his daughter.
00:56:36From beginning to the end,
00:56:37Vicky Sterling committed no crime at all.
00:56:41The defense moves to dismiss
00:56:43all 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.
00:56:56And 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!
00:57:04One 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?
00:57:11I 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,
00:57:20Vicky Sterling has committed no crime.
00:57:22She's always upheld the law, respected due process,
00:57:25and devoted her entire life to justice.
00:57:28She is the best attorney in New York.
00:57:33All these years,
00:57:34I never knew someone was fighting for justice in the shadows.
00:57:38Miss Sterling,
00:57:39you're the kind of lawyer we all aspire to be.
00:57:44Oh no, this can't be happening.
00:57:47Mr. Reddy would destroy me.
00:57:49Your Honor,
00:57:50I have one last submission to make.
00:57:52I am formally accusing plaintiff Vera Cross to be held fully accountable
00:57:56of stealing our law from steel and fabricating evidence.
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!
00:58:10Fully accountable!
00:58:11Fully accountable!
00:58:12Fully accountable!
00:58:14Oh, God, I'm finished.
00:58:17Shit.
00:58:21The court will now announce the verdict.
00:58:24Please, all rise.
00:58:31The defendant, Vicky Sterling,
00:58:33is found not guilty,
00:58:35and she is released immediately.
00:58:41As for the plaintiff,
00:58:43Vera Cross,
00:58:44for having committed malicious,
00:58:46false accusations,
00:58:48and fabricated evidence,
00:58:51the court hereby revokes her license
00:58:53for practicing law
00:58:55and sentences her
00:58:57to 10 years in prison.
00:58:59No!
00:59:07Miss Wilson,
00:59:09you've been retired for years.
00:59:10What made you return for Miss Sterling?
00:59:12Did you already know she was innocent?
00:59:13Well, actually,
00:59:15I had planned to request for leniency
00:59:17for something that happened 20 years ago.
00:59:21But during my investigations,
00:59:23I found out that she had never, ever committed any wrongdoings.
00:59:27Actually,
00:59:28she has served this city
00:59:29in ways that no one can imagine.
00:59:32A lawyer like her
00:59:33should never be crushed
00:59:35by such underhanded schemes.
00:59:39We stood with her
00:59:40to show one truth.
00:59:42Justice may reflect,
00:59:43but it shall never be silenced
00:59:45by the powerful.
00:59:46Thank you so much.
00:59:47Thank all of you
00:59:48for standing by me.
00:59:50Miss Sterling,
00:59:50after everything that happened,
00:59:51will you continue speaking up
00:59:52for ordinary people?
00:59:53The truth should never be hidden
00:59:55in the shadows.
00:59:56And from this day forward,
00:59:58I will only fight for justice.
01:00:03Jesus Christ!
01:00:05What a goddamn idiot!
01:00:07She turns down millions
01:00:09just so she can play the hero
01:00:11for people that aren't worth dog shit.
01:00:14Has Sterling finally lost her fucking mind?
01:00:17Sir,
01:00:18please calm down.
01:00:19Margaret's been sentenced to life
01:00:20and every lawyer
01:00:21that have worked with you
01:00:22who used to work with us
01:00:24has been taken down one by one.
01:00:25What's our next move?
01:00:26Every eye in the city
01:00:27is watching us right now.
01:00:30One wrong move.
01:00:31Just one.
01:00:32And we're done!
01:00:34We wait.
01:00:36And the noise will die down.
01:00:38And then we pull him out.
01:00:40Clean up everything.
01:00:42We can't afford to have Sterling
01:00:43pulling on any loose threads.
01:00:47Yes, sir.
01:00:48Happy birthday, Mom!
01:00:51Thank you, my loves.
01:00:53Mom, congratulations
01:00:54on being free again
01:00:56and fighting for the justice.
01:00:57the way you used to.
01:00:59Oh, thank you.
01:01:00Thank you, children.
01:01:02But, Mom,
01:01:03after everything that's happened,
01:01:05you've really pissed the Morettis off.
01:01:08They won't just let this go, will they?
01:01:12Well, I...
01:01:14Who is it?
01:01:15Miss Sterling,
01:01:16after everything that happened,
01:01:17will you continue speaking up
01:01:18for ordinary people?
01:01:19Hayden Farms is one of the biggest
01:01:20Moretti 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 Miss Sterling.
01:01:40Please, go.
01:01:41Please, Miss Sterling, help us.
01:01:43Please, please, please help us.
01:01:46Wait, everyone, please, get up.
01:01:48Please, please.
01:01:50If you truly need help,
01:01:52my mom will do everything she can.
01:01:54I'm sorry, I'm a little confused.
01:01:55Do you want me to represent you?
01:01:57Who are you trying to sue?
01:01:59Harrison Moretti,
01:02:00the real estate king of the East Coast.
01:02:03What?
01:02:04His son was just sentenced to life.
01:02:06You mean that Harrison himself is involved?
01:02:10What happened?
01:02:11Do you know Hayden estate?
01:02:13Of course.
01:02:14It's the Moretti family's biggest property.
01:02:17I mean, rumor has it that Harrison himself
01:02:20built his entire empire off that land 20 years ago.
01:02:23That land was ours.
01:02:24It was our home for generations.
01:02:27Moretti didn't just steal the land.
01:02:29He killed dozens of farmers.
01:02:32Murder?
01:02:34How dare he?
01:02:36Harrison is one of the most powerful men
01:02:38on the East Coast.
01:02:38I had no idea he was capable of such monstrous acts.
01:02:43Because power can hide everything.
01:02:45Those men who died, they were our fathers.
01:02:48The strongest farmers in the community
01:02:50disappeared overnight,
01:02:52and only women and children were left behind.
01:02:55They claimed we were hired workers on the estate,
01:02:58but we were just prisoners.
01:03:01He kept us there to keep us silent.
01:03:03We escaped only recently.
01:03:05Please, Miss Sterling, help us, please.
01:03:08Please, please, please help us.
01:03:09Please, please, please help us.
01:03:10Of course, of course, I will take your case.
01:03:12I will get justice for all of you.
01:03:15Thanks, thank, thank you.
01:03:17Thank you, Miss Sterling.
01:03:23Sir, this is Hayden Estates' revenue report
01:03:26from the last several years.
01:03:27Total profits, $2 billion.
01:03:31Of course.
01:03:33I knew this project was a gold mine.
01:03:36And, uh, those meddlesome farmers
01:03:39have been taken care of?
01:03:41Rest assured, sir, they're being watched closely,
01:03:43and no one will ever know what really happened
01:03:4620 years ago.
01:03:48Boss, something is wrong.
01:03:50What?
01:03:51Someone started asking questions
01:03:54about Hayden Estate.
01:03:56Who the hell thinks they can meddle around
01:03:59in my business?
01:04:00It is Vicki Sterling.
01:04:08Miss Sterling, you're incredible.
01:04:09Within a week, you've uncovered
01:04:10everything that's been buried for 20 years.
01:04:12Well, a lawyer's duty is to uncover the truth,
01:04:15especially 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,
01:04:25tomorrow's hearing, he's not walking away from this.
01:04:29This is Sterling.
01:04:30Miss Sterling, it's been a while.
01:04:35Would you like to come by the office?
01:04:37The hearing is tomorrow.
01:04:39Plaintiff counsel should avoid talking to the defendant.
01:04:42Goodbye.
01:04:43Wait!
01:04:44That 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,
01:05:04but also a devoted mother.
01:05:06Please, sit.
01:05:07If this is about the case, save it.
01:05:10There's nothing to discuss.
01:05:12You clearly don't understand the situation.
01:05:14You think you can walk into my office alone
01:05:16and 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?
01:05:28You drop the case,
01:05:29or you won't walk out that door.
01:05:35You think I came unprepared?
01:05:37If I don't check in with my firm within two hours,
01:05:40my assistant will call the police
01:05:42and leak everything you're saying right now.
01:05:45You don't want additional charges before tomorrow's hearing, do you?
01:05:54Impressive.
01:05:55The reputation of Black Widow is clearly well-deserved.
01:06:00I tell you what, you drop the farmer's case,
01:06:03and I'll put something nice on the table.
01:06:0830 million?
01:06:1030% of the Moretti family business.
01:06:13We're talking billions, sweetheart.
01:06:17Wow, that's...
01:06:18That's such a generous offer.
01:06:28But I'm not interested.
01:06:30Wait!
01:06:32What 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,
01:06:41this entire conversation has been recorded,
01:06:44and I'm submitting it into evidence tomorrow.
01:06:47I'll see you in court.
01:06:57I can't believe it.
01:06:58After 20 years,
01:07:00the case is finally going to court.
01:07:02Mrs. Sterling,
01:07:03it's all thanks to you.
01:07:05We tried so many lawyers.
01:07:06Everyone was terrified of the Moretti family.
01:07:08But you, Mrs. Sterling,
01:07:10you are the embodiment of justice.
01:07:12This is what I do.
01:07:13Don't worry.
01:07:14With the evidence we have so far,
01:07:15and Mrs. Sterling's expertise,
01:07:16we will bring the devil Harrison to justice.
01:07:20It's about time.
01:07:21Let'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,
01:07:33Mrs. Sterling, but...
01:07:34Never underestimate them already.
01:07:36What do you want?
01:07:37Simple.
01:07:38You drop the case,
01:07:39or I can't guarantee what happens to your two brats.
01:07:42Your son's legs don't work,
01:07:44and pretty soon he's going to have a hard time breathing.
01:07:47Maybe both of them.
01:07:49Bastard!
01:07:50At this point,
01:07:51there's nothing I won't do.
01:07:53Choose, Sterling.
01:07:54The farmers,
01:07:55or your children.
01:08:02Harrison Moretti,
01:08:03you cold-blooded tyrant.
01:08:04You stole our land for 20 years.
01:08:06You killed our people.
01:08:08Today, the court will finally condemn you.
01:08:10Accusations without evidence
01:08:12is slander.
01:08:14The only ones who should be on trial here
01:08:16are these lying farmers.
01:08:19Still acting tough?
01:08:20Don't forget,
01:08:21Sterling represents us.
01:08:22That's right.
01:08:23You locked us up for years,
01:08:24and you bribed every lawyer in the state
01:08:27to shut us out.
01:08:28But Miss Sterling,
01:08:29she took our case,
01:08:31and your time is up.
01:08:32Sterling,
01:08:33she spent her entire career
01:08:35defending the rich.
01:08:37Do you think you can actually afford her?
01:08:40You're lying.
01:08:41Miss Sterling said she'd take our case for free,
01:08:43and she promised we'd win.
01:08:45Huh.
01:08:46Well,
01:08:47check the tie.
01:08:49Where is Miss Sterling?
01:08:51Court is starting now.
01:08:53She's not here.
01:08:55She doesn't give a damn about you.
01:08:57No, that's impossible.
01:08:59Brother,
01:09:00it's less than a minute.
01:09:01Did she really abandon us?
01:09:05There, Miss Sterling.
01:09:07She's here.
01:09:15You actually made it.
01:09:17Don't forget,
01:09:18I've still got your two little brats
01:09:20in my hands.
01:09:21You don't actually want me to work.
01:09:24You know,
01:09:24it occurred to me
01:09:25that if I give up now,
01:09:26more people are going to suffer
01:09:28because of you.
01:09:29The law doesn't bow down
01:09:30to criminals like you, Moretti.
01:09:33Get ready for prison.
01:09:39Two parties are present.
01:09:40The court is now in session.
01:09:43What do we do now?
01:09:44Sterling actually showed up.
01:09:46I'm finished.
01:09:47Relax, Mr. Moretti.
01:09:48Whatever happened 20 years ago
01:09:50is very deep.
01:09:51But the farmers...
01:09:52Their words mean nothing
01:09:54without proof.
01:09:55No evidence,
01:09:56no conviction.
01:09:57Lentif's counsel,
01:09:59please present your case.
01:10:02Your Honor,
01:10:02my client and their families
01:10:04lived on Hayden Estate
01:10:05for generations.
01:10:0620 years ago,
01:10:08the Moretti family
01:10:09tried to take that land
01:10:11by force.
01:10:12It was a brutal act
01:10:13of plunder
01:10:14and we are seeking
01:10:15full legal accountability.
01:10:21Just as I said,
01:10:23they have no real evidence.
01:10:24All they can allege
01:10:25is forced land seizure.
01:10:26No, no, no.
01:10:27Someone cut it.
01:10:28Hayden Estate
01:10:29is my biggest asset.
01:10:30I cannot afford to lose it.
01:10:32Trust me on this one.
01:10:35Your Honor,
01:10:36opposing counsel claims
01:10:37my client took their land
01:10:39by force.
01:10:39But I can prove
01:10:40that Hayden Estate
01:10:42was willingly gifted
01:10:44to the Moretti family.
01:10:46Please look closely.
01:10:47Hayden Estate
01:10:47was voluntarily signed over
01:10:49by these farmers themselves.
01:10:52Lies!
01:10:52My family lived there
01:10:54for generations.
01:10:55Why would we just
01:10:56give it away?
01:10:57Exactly.
01:10:58Giving up ancestral land
01:10:59for free
01:11:00defies common sense.
01:11:01And conveniently,
01:11:03everyone who signed
01:11:04that supposed contract
01:11:06has been missing
01:11:07for 20 years.
01:11:08Your Honor,
01:11:09I have reason to believe
01:11:11that this supposed agreement
01:11:13was obtained
01:11:14through coercion
01:11:15and worse.
01:11:17Nonsense!
01:11:18Developing Hayden Estate
01:11:19was an act of charity!
01:11:21I gave those people jobs!
01:11:24I fed their families!
01:11:26The missing farmers?
01:11:28I don't know anything
01:11:29about that!
01:11:30Your Honor,
01:11:31the opposing counsel
01:11:32has yet to provide
01:11:33any concrete evidence.
01:11:35I ask the court
01:11:36to stop these
01:11:36baseless speculations.
01:11:38That's a fair objection.
01:11:40Plaintiff's counsel,
01:11:41I heard many of your arguments,
01:11:42but the court
01:11:43needs direct evidence.
01:11:49Your Honor,
01:11:51since the opposing counsel
01:11:52can present
01:11:52a single piece of evidence,
01:11:54may I conclude
01:11:54that she
01:11:55and these farmers
01:11:57are deliberately
01:11:58defaming my client.
01:12:00I ask that you
01:12:01sanction them accordingly.
01:12:03What do we do?
01:12:05It's been 20 years.
01:12:06We've never found
01:12:06any solid evidence,
01:12:08and Mrs. Sterling
01:12:09only took this case
01:12:10three days ago.
01:12:11Does this mean
01:12:12we're going to lose?
01:12:14Your Honor,
01:12:15I have additional evidence
01:12:16I would like to submit.
01:12:18The court calls
01:12:19upon the medical examiner
01:12:20to showcase her findings
01:12:21as pertaining
01:12:22to this case.
01:12:24Medical examiner.
01:12:25Don't tell me
01:12:26they found her.
01:12:28Your Honor,
01:12:29we discovered
01:12:30several dozen bodies
01:12:31in the lake waters
01:12:32surrounding Hayden estate.
01:12:34After examination,
01:12:35we identified them
01:12:36as the farmers
01:12:37who disappeared
01:12:3720 years ago.
01:12:40It's my dad's.
01:12:41I've searched
01:12:42for 20 years,
01:12:43and he was there
01:12:44the whole time.
01:12:46Harrison,
01:12:46you monster.
01:12:47You owe them
01:12:48their lives.
01:12:49Even if these bodies
01:12:51belong to the missing
01:12:52farmers,
01:12:53my client has nothing
01:12:54to do with their deaths.
01:12:55For all you know,
01:12:55they could have drowned.
01:12:57Ridiculous!
01:12:58We lived our whole lives
01:12:59on that land.
01:13:00We know every ditch,
01:13:02every drop of water.
01:13:03Dozens of men
01:13:04do not drown
01:13:05by accident
01:13:06in their own backyards.
01:13:08Your Honor,
01:13:09I have additional evidence
01:13:11I would like to submit
01:13:11to this court.
01:13:1220 years ago,
01:13:13Harrison Moretti
01:13:14saw the value
01:13:15in Hayden estate,
01:13:16and he tried to buy it
01:13:17off the farmers
01:13:17and their families.
01:13:19After they refused,
01:13:20he resorted to violence.
01:13:33Lies!
01:13:35I never let him.
01:13:36Before the farmers
01:13:37disappeared,
01:13:39Harrison called them
01:13:39into a secret meeting.
01:13:41Luckily,
01:13:41one of them
01:13:42had this recorder
01:13:43in his pocket,
01:13:44and it captured
01:13:45everything.
01:13:46I would like to submit
01:13:47this evidence
01:13:48to the court.
01:13:59The recording is authenticated.
01:14:02Permission granted.
01:14:08Mr. Moretti,
01:14:09please let us go.
01:14:10Our wives and children
01:14:11are waiting at home.
01:14:13You want to leave?
01:14:14Fine.
01:14:15Sign the deed first.
01:14:16Transfer Hayden estate
01:14:17to me.
01:14:18No.
01:14:19Hayden estate is our home.
01:14:20We won't give it away.
01:14:23Then don't blame me.
01:14:25Do it.
01:14:27Press the psalms
01:14:28onto the deeds
01:14:29and dump the bodies
01:14:30into the lake backyard.
01:14:31You beast.
01:14:32It really was you.
01:14:34You killed them.
01:14:35You murdered all of them.
01:14:36No.
01:14:37No, no, no.
01:14:38This is fake.
01:14:39This is all fake.
01:14:43No.
01:14:44No, no, no.
01:14:45This is fake.
01:14:46This is all fake.
01:14:49Your Honor,
01:14:51this audio not only proves
01:14:52that he seized their land
01:14:54illegally,
01:14:55but he also committed
01:14:56mass murder.
01:14:57His crimes are heinous,
01:14:59and we ask you today
01:15:01to impose the maximum sentence
01:15:03as permitted by law.
01:15:06The prosecution's evidence
01:15:09is valid and conclusive.
01:15:11The defendant, Harrison Moretti,
01:15:14is found guilty
01:15:15of all charges.
01:15:17No.
01:15:18No.
01:15:20It isn't real.
01:15:23The court hereby
01:15:24condense him
01:15:26to a life sentence
01:15:27with no parole.
01:15:29It isn't real.
01:15:31It isn't real.
01:15:33It isn't real.
01:15:35It isn't real.
01:15:38Miss Derry,
01:15:41we found your children.
01:15:42They're at Hayden Estate.
01:15:43Take me there now.
01:15:47Hayden, it's massive.
01:15:48Should we contact police first
01:15:49and then wait for reinforcement?
01:15:50No, no.
01:15:51There's not enough time,
01:15:52and I don't care
01:15:52if it takes three days
01:15:53or three nights.
01:15:53We have to find my children.
01:15:55We have to find them now.
01:15:56Oh, my God.
01:16:00Oh, my God.
01:16:01Oh, my God.
01:16:02Oh, my babies.
01:16:03How did you escape?
01:16:04It's them.
01:16:06These farmers.
01:16:07They saved us.
01:16:08Moretti's men,
01:16:09they were about to throw us
01:16:10into this massive lake,
01:16:11but thankfully,
01:16:12they stepped in
01:16:13and they fought them off.
01:16:14They saved our lives.
01:16:17Thank you so much.
01:16:18They were so brave.
01:16:21Moretti's guys were so scary,
01:16:23but the farmers...
01:16:24We're not heroes.
01:16:25We're not wrong for generation.
01:16:27We know every inch of it.
01:16:28That's the only reason
01:16:29we found them.
01:16:30Oh, thank you.
01:16:31Thank you so much
01:16:32for saving them.
01:16:33We're starting.
01:16:34We should take them for it.
01:16:36Exactly.
01:16:36You help us for everything.
01:16:38And he's a good person.
01:16:39And good people should understand the law.
01:16:41You know,
01:16:42I used to think that
01:16:43justice could never defeat power
01:16:45and that ordinary people
01:16:47could never defeat
01:16:48the rich and the powerful.
01:16:49But today,
01:16:50you have all showed me
01:16:51that when we all come together,
01:16:53our light can become a torch.
01:16:56From this day forward,
01:16:57I will only fight for justice.
01:16:59For justice.
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