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Law & Order S25 E18- The Evidence That Changed
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00:02In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups.
00:08The police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders.
00:12These are their stories.
00:15And now, the moment we've all been waiting for.
00:19Please welcome our final two contestants from Miss New York Metro.
00:26I know how hard it is for these young women to stand up here.
00:30I was in their shoes just a few years ago, and I am honored to be back to judge.
00:35To many of you, this pageant may seem like a zero-sum game, but it's really about connection and sisterhood.
00:44Tonight, however, we do have to pick a winner.
00:48Our first runner-up is Miss Prospect Heights, making our Miss New York Metro 2026 Miss Astoria.
01:09Remember, we're all winners.
01:16We had the Miss New York Metro pageant here last night.
01:20Is she a contestant?
01:21No, a judge.
01:22Janitor found her this morning.
01:24Ooh.
01:30Katie Harrington, age 29.
01:34Looks like she also worked for the local news station.
01:38Must have hit the carotid artery.
01:40Yeah, she bled out fast.
01:42You got a time of death?
01:44MLI said based on temp and rigidity, between 10 and 11 p.m.
01:48All right, well, let's make sure we get the scissors dusted for prints.
01:51Any witnesses?
01:52None.
01:53Place is pretty much cleared out by that time.
01:55What about the security camera situation?
01:57As far as we know, no cameras in the dressing room.
02:00I've always heard these beauty pageants were cutthroat, but...
02:09I'm Juniper needed to stack the boat nonetheless.
02:24If you're ready, I'm okay.
02:54you turned off all of the cameras
02:57we had 30 women backstage last night in various states of undress
03:00they wanted privacy what about security guards one guard was posted backstage he see anything
03:06apparently he was facetiming with his girlfriend at the end of the night
03:09it's usually an uneventful job we can barely fill an audience these days why's that too much
03:14competition youtube social media so there are fewer pageants these days well there used to be
03:2110 a year now there were two that really puts extra pressure on the contestants and on the
03:26judges for sure beauty pageants are still important to these people some of these girls if they lose
03:31think their life is over we're gonna need a list of last night's contestants
03:36i'm surprised these pageants are still a thing i mean i thought we were way past that
03:40yeah i gave up on those years ago hey video just landed from outside the theater
03:46picked up someone running out the exit by the dressing room at 10 25
03:51can you freeze it there not enough of the face visible for facial wreck that hat what is that
03:58stitching looks like they got to turn inside out to hide the monogram or something was that x l v
04:04yeah i don't think it's a brand maybe roman numerals do we have any other video of this person entering
04:08no and it was freezing that day so half the people entering the theater were wearing beanies
04:13but i have some good news found this interesting text from a kehlani arizaga
04:20be careful how you vote there are consequences
04:24sounds like a threat to me that name rings a bell hold on
04:31yeah here kehlani arizaga missed prospect heights she was the first runner-up
04:40i've known katie since i was 15 she was like an older sister a mentor
04:46so you liked her loved her well why did you send her that threatening text last night
04:52the one that said there'd be consequences if she didn't vote the right way what are you talking
04:56about this one no you got it wrong i wanted her to vote for someone else
05:04you wanted to lose i wanted to not win why'd you do it in the first place my mom
05:10these pageants mean everything to her she says they can open doors maybe even
05:14get me a scholarship for grad school can you tell us where you were last night after the pageant
05:19eating pizza for the first time in a year
05:23got anybody who can back that up yeah a few classmates kind of turned into a party
05:29i asked katie if she wanted to join but she said she couldn't
05:35we gotta go katie's dad just got in from alabama
05:40thank you
05:44i still remember the day i helped katie move in here
05:51mom had just passed katie wanted to stay at home look after me of course but uh
05:58i told her she had to follow her dreams
06:02i just knew she was meant for great things
06:05mr harrington
06:06were you and your daughter very close
06:08yeah
06:08we talked every day
06:11was she having any problems with anyone
06:13friends a boyfriend
06:15she was always too busy with work for much of a social life
06:21i encouraged her to date didn't want her to be lonely
06:29you know there was this one guy
06:32kept chasing after her like a damn dog with a bone
06:35you got her name
06:36i never made it that far
06:37never even went out on a date
06:39but he was persistent
06:42kept calling her sending her flowers
06:44got a bit much for katie if i'm being honest
06:46do you know where he worked
06:48how they met any detail will help
06:50they met at some sort of cancer fundraiser
06:53and he was a hockey player
06:54that's all i know
06:57any luck with the hockey player
06:59yeah i checked out katie's instagram
07:01looks like the only cancer fundraiser she attended in the last six months
07:04was the united hands leukemia gala
07:07lots of photos of her and this guy named alexander hayes
07:10look smitten
07:11hockey player
07:12rookie left winger for new york's favorite hockey team
07:15islanders
07:16not funny
07:18no choir boy
07:19you just finished a five game suspension
07:21for smashing a stick into his opponent's head
07:23here's the best part
07:24he posted a story last night at 9 30 p.m
07:28location tag puts him two blocks away from the pageant
07:38i adored katie i would never hurt her
07:41well you say adored we say stalked
07:44we talked to her doorman we know that you were sending her flowers
07:47hanging outside her building
07:48yes it's a show that i liked her that i was serious about dating her
07:51she had two extra deadbolts installed in her door
07:54look i was just trying to get a date
07:57it's called being romantic
07:58if she said yes it's romantic
08:00if she said no it's scary
08:02so what happened
08:04you get tired of waiting for her to see how romantic you were
08:06maybe you stuck into her dressing room last night
08:08what
08:08we know you were near the theater where the pageant was held
08:11right around the time of the murder
08:12hey look you guys are crazy all right
08:14i was at a party last night with about 200 other people
08:16and i was there until about midnight
08:18instead of wasting your time talking to me
08:20you should look into the shady people she was dealing with at work
08:24what does that mean
08:25she told me that as a journalist she had to take big swings
08:27to go where her colleagues were too scared to go
08:29so if she was adding extra locks to her door
08:31i mean it's because of that not because of me
08:35you should go talk to her boss
08:42i wouldn't call her segments dangerous
08:44more like ambitious
08:45she was a smart woman
08:46had a great gut instinct
08:47knew how to avoid trouble
08:48sounds like you knew her well
08:49well i took her under my wing when she first started here
08:52i got her out from behind the research desk
08:53made her a field reporter
08:55i was a producer on some of her segments
08:58very nice of you
08:59well it's a tough business for women here
09:01so i thought i could help wherever possible
09:04if you don't mind when was the last time you spoke to katie
09:08um she was in the office until about 5 30 last night
09:11and then headed downtown to the pageant
09:13you speak to her after that
09:14no i stayed working for a few more hours and then i went home
09:17and you were there all night
09:21sorry just standard procedure
09:22you know the more people we can eliminate from her life the better
09:25right
09:26of course i want to be helpful
09:27yes
09:28i was home all night
09:30here is her work schedule
09:34i hope it's helpful
09:35yeah we will take a look
09:36do you know
09:36did she have a work phone of any sort
09:39yes she had several
09:42good reporters always use burners
09:44to protect their sources
09:47katie was a terrific reporter
09:50she was going to do great things
09:56hey
09:57warrant for the burner phones came through
09:59and
10:00and
10:01we got a pretty interesting text
10:03this is not okay
10:05make this right
10:05or things are going to get ugly
10:07any luck IDing the sender
10:09phone's registered to a jasmine hernandez
10:11she's affiliated with the cobra 10 gang
10:13got a pretty healthy rap sheet too
10:14drugs assault weapons charges
10:16let's go talk to her
10:22yeah that's me
10:24i meant it too
10:26could you be more specific
10:28katie came up here a few months ago
10:30with that other news lady
10:31ann merrick
10:34they convinced me to help them do a segment
10:36showing gangs recruiting young girls
10:39so you were a source
10:42i connect to her to the right people
10:45doesn't explain the angry text though
10:47when the segment came out a few weeks ago
10:49there was a mistake
10:50a guy that lives here
10:51he was in some of the video they shot
10:54they claimed he was a gang member
10:56he was pissed
10:57and now people are coming after me about it
11:01all right well can you tell us where you were last night around 10
11:05work in the register at a bodega
11:08166 and webster
11:10they got cameras everywhere if you want to check
11:19so am i good
11:19for now
11:23where did you get that hat
11:26and merrick gave it to me
11:33all right
11:34yep
11:34thank you
11:36turns out ann merrick had those beanies made for the station's anniversary
11:40okay
11:41ann told us that she went home after work and never left right
11:45yeah and her doorman confirmed it
11:47i don't think her doorman saw that
11:49surveillance video from her garage
11:51rear side of her building
11:53shows her leaving at 9 24 p.m
11:55wearing an xlv beanie and an outfit that matches the video we have of the killer fleeing the scene
12:02nypd
12:03stop we're about to go live
12:04no you're not
12:05hey hey you can't be here
12:06warren says we can
12:07stop the side
12:07what's going on
12:08ann merrick
12:09you're under arrest
12:10for what
12:10the murder of katie harrington
12:12the hell are you talking about
12:13katie was my friend
12:14she was like my little sister
12:20earlier today veteran tv news anchor ann merrick was arrested on suspicion of
12:24turns out arresting a news anchor is big news
12:27how's the evidence
12:30strong detectives found a beanie in her apartment identical to the one seen at the crime scene
12:35plus her dna was on the murder weapon
12:37pair of scissors found in her neck
12:39motive
12:41still not adding up
12:42so this woman suddenly
12:45bolts from her apartment
12:46walks three miles to this beauty contest
12:49and stabs her colleague in a dressing room
12:52something must have triggered her
12:54question is what
12:55yeah well
12:59since nolan's out for a few weeks
13:02this is your case
13:03oh
13:06okay
13:09great
13:14and thank you
13:23how can i help
13:24you had a six minute call with ann merrick the night of the murder just before she left her apartment
13:29to go kill katie harrington we want to know what that call's about
13:34i can put you in touch with new york 32's lawyers
13:38or we can subpoena you
13:41just tell us what you know now
13:46ann had been hounding me
13:48she wanted to know why she hadn't gotten the paperwork for her contract renewal
13:51so
13:51i finally called
13:53told her we wouldn't be renewing her
13:56must have made her upset
13:58yeah she was
13:59livid
14:00she wanted to know how i could possibly justify firing her after all she's done for the station
14:05and
14:05i told her hr would discuss the matter with her
14:08i've learned to keep these calls brief
14:10you guys discuss anything else on this call
14:13she asked who was replacing her
14:15and you said katie harrington
14:18yes
14:19i regret it
14:22yeah
14:24okay well thank you for your help mr williams
14:30there's your motive sam
14:32vengeance
14:36sam
14:37sam
14:38sam
14:41abby
14:41hi
14:42hi how are you
14:43i'm good busier than ever
14:45oh we're overdue for dinner
14:46well don't worry you're gonna be seeing plenty of me
14:48in the next month or so
14:50what are you
14:51i am
14:52well
14:53and america's good taste in lawyers
14:55we'll see
14:57i gotta go
14:57i'll see you in there
14:58okay
15:06your honor
15:07your honor we've got dna evidence that links the defendant to the murder weapon
15:10video showing her leaving the crime scene and clear motive
15:14your honor the people request for amend
15:16your honor we plead not guilty and request reasonable bail
15:20my client has no criminal record strong community ties and a face recognizable in most of the tri-state area
15:28good for her but i'm denying bail anyways defendant is hereby remanded
15:39you open for a plea discussion
15:41you're asking for a plea
15:43that might be your record
15:45oh
15:45we don't want to waste anyone's time
15:47meaning what
15:48meaning she doesn't intend to dispute the fact she killed katie harrington
15:52but you just bled not guilty
15:54to murder too
15:56but
15:58manslaughter that's different
15:59we're willing to plead guilty to that
16:03no i'm not open to discussing that
16:06you're gonna have a really hard time hearing our defense
16:12i'll see you in court abby
16:17yes nolan for the fifth time i've double-checked the affidavits the addresses and everything else in the damn file
16:24so you can relax
16:25okay just
16:26focus on getting better
16:28who needs an appendix anyway
16:32thank you
16:34okay i'll do my best
16:36i promise
16:37okay
16:39defense lawyer is claiming eed
16:41yeah she's saying the defendant and katie harrington had an intimate mentor-mentee relationship
16:47and that the idea of katie taking her job triggered such extreme emotional disturbance that it drove the defendant to
16:55kill her
16:55nice try but that's not how eed works
16:58it's not meant to cover workplace issues
17:00exactly it's a big stretch
17:02i'm not surprised
17:03abigail donahue is uh
17:06she's aggressive
17:07i worked with her in the brooklyn dais office
17:09yeah well
17:10unless there's evidence i don't know about this is murder too all day long
17:14no you're not missing anything
17:16yeah i think uh abigail is hoping that the jury is going to buy into the old trope that all
17:21women are prone to hysteria
17:23right
17:28at the crime scene we discovered a pair of scissors were jammed into her neck
17:32in your experience does that type of injury create a substantial risk of death
17:37yes
17:38when the carotid is severed the victim dies within minutes
17:42is it fair to say that these are the type of injuries you see from someone intending to kill
17:47yes
17:48can you please describe what you see in this video
17:54that is the defendant exiting the back door of her apartment building
17:58and what's relevant about her clothing
18:00the clothing matches video we have of the killer fleeing the scene
18:05one last question
18:06can you read the time stamp on the video
18:089 24 p.m
18:10about an hour before the murder
18:12thank you nothing further
18:16the back exit of my client's building the southern exit
18:20to be exact isn't that closest to where she was headed
18:23downtown
18:24yes
18:24so the suggestion that she was headed out the back door to evade detection
18:28it doesn't really make any sense
18:30does it
18:31still makes sense to me
18:35lieutenant brady did you determine where the scissors in question came from
18:39the scissors came from a hairstyling kit belonging to the victim
18:42they were present in the victim's dressing room
18:44yes
18:45which means my client brought no weapon of any kind
18:48that night
18:49not that we know of
18:51hmm
18:52so she went there to kill katie
18:56katie but she didn't bring a weapon
18:59that doesn't make any sense either does it
19:01maybe she didn't decide to kill katie until she got into the dressing room
19:05ah so ann merrick acted in the heat of the moment
19:08i don't want to parse legal terms with you but the intent to kill can happen fast instantaneously
19:16so it doesn't mean she acted in the heat of the moment
19:18but you're the one who said that she was triggered in the dressing room
19:20she's badgering the witness
19:22sustained
19:25nothing further
19:33mr williams
19:34as chief executive of the new york 32 television station you had cause
19:39to speak with the defendant on the telephone approximately two hours before the murder
19:44yes
19:45would you tell the court why
19:46well i had to inform miss merrick that the network would not be renewing her contract
19:52how did she react
19:53after 22 years of annual renewals
19:56not well
19:57she became extremely upset
19:59and she accused me of sexism
20:01and ageism
20:03is that true
20:04did you
20:06fire the defendant because
20:08because you don't like women or
20:11because she's too old
20:13no it was performance related
20:15and i told her as much
20:17her response
20:18well she demanded to know
20:20more about the performance issue
20:22but i told her i wasn't at liberty to say more
20:25then what
20:26well she asked me who's going to replace her
20:28and i told her katie harrington
20:31and then she got even more angry
20:32thank you mr williams
20:35nothing further
20:39what was the performance issue
20:41you fired my client over
20:42ann had misidentified
20:45someone
20:46as a gang member
20:48in the segment
20:48that was a mistake
20:49that exposed the network
20:51to significant legal liability
20:53how did you know it was ann
20:54who made that mistake
20:56katie harrington told me
20:59your honor
20:59we move to admit
21:01as exhibit b
21:03an email
21:04sent by miss harrington
21:06from her new york 32 account
21:07to the misidentified individual
21:10in the gang segment
21:11objection
21:12objection
21:12your honor
21:12we had no notice of this
21:14your honor
21:14we just got our hands on this email
21:16and it's important
21:17that we present it now
21:19because it undermines
21:20everything that this witness
21:21just testified to
21:23chambers
21:23now
21:29this was unfair surprise
21:31your honor
21:31agreed
21:32that's not how we do things in this office miss donahue
21:35your honor
21:35we just got verification of this email earlier today
21:38you had access to katie harrington's work accounts for weeks
21:40an abundance of correspondence
21:42the council is perfectly capable of reviewing discovery in a timely fashion
21:45your honor
21:46i request exclusion of this evidence at this point in time
21:49since the people have been deprived of any meaningful opportunity to investigate
21:53you will see the email comes from a new york 32 account
21:56that's the news station that miss maroon's witness has been testifying about
22:00wow
22:02if that's the case i will allow this exhibit
22:04but if this happens again miss donahue there will be sanctions
22:08of course
22:13that was not okay abby
22:14i'm just trying to win a trial here
22:17by hiding evidence for me
22:19it's the oldest trick in the book
22:21well you never taught me that one
22:23oh
22:24can't give away all my secrets
22:33mr williams will you please read the highlighted portion of the email
22:37sent by miss harrington
22:38from her new york 32 account
22:40the misidentified individual in the gang segment
22:43i'm horrified i did this
22:46i'll remove all footage of you from our files
22:49and correct the name immediately
22:52no um
22:53no katie told me
22:56that ann provided all the footage
22:58and oversaw the identifications in that segment
23:00exactly
23:03katie harrington
23:05who the prosecution has portrayed as a hard-working beauty pageant winner turned tv reporter
23:12actually threw her mentor under the bus
23:18to save her own skin
23:20she had ann merrick who had done nothing but tirelessly champion her work
23:26since the day she started at your network
23:29fired
23:32who wouldn't feel betrayed
23:36who wouldn't feel devastated
23:40out of their mind
23:56so they're sullying the victim
23:58it's the right move
23:59you think the jury's buying it
24:01i'm not certain
24:03definitely makes katie look less than saintly
24:05that's for sure
24:06what do you think
24:07i mentor a few women
24:09right i help them out
24:10i pull them up whenever it's possible
24:12and if one of them betrayed me like that
24:14yes i'd be emotional too
24:16fair
24:18but i'm guessing you wouldn't slam a pair of scissors into someone's neck
24:20probably not
24:21neither would 99.9 percent of other people
24:24which is why this is murder and not manslaughter
24:27so who's their first witness
24:29an expert in female workplace trauma
24:31well
24:32i didn't know that was a field of study
24:34neither did i
24:36use that to your advantage
24:42and how would you describe the nature of the workplace relationship
24:48between female mentors and their protégés
24:50quite intimate
24:52in what way
24:53powerful bonds form in stressful environments
24:56in spaces where women are outnumbered
24:58and the relationship provides emotional support
25:00often helping both women thrive in challenging situations
25:03and what happens if the bond is threatened
25:06or ruptured
25:08it's psychologically destabilizing
25:10given the intimacy of the relationship
25:12a betrayal would cause a shock
25:14to your core sense of safety
25:16akin to your spouse cheating on you
25:18would you say emotions dominate?
25:21absolutely
25:21and based on your evaluation
25:23how did the termination psychologically affect miss merrick?
25:27it was a highly traumatic event for her
25:30that the one person
25:32in the work environment
25:33with whom she had formed
25:35a strong emotional bond
25:36whose career
25:37she championed
25:39objection
25:39counsel is testifying
25:41i'll rephrase
25:42based on your examination
25:44how did the specifics
25:45of the dismissal
25:47shape
25:47her reaction?
25:49i believe it was a perfect storm
25:51that triggered an extreme emotional disturbance
25:53she lost her capacity to reason
25:55when she realized
25:56what katie harrington
25:57had done to her
25:58thank you
26:00nothing further
26:03dr fitzgerald
26:04are you aware
26:05that the defendant
26:06has reported on
26:07police brutality
26:08city hall corruption
26:09human trafficking
26:10and terrorist cells
26:12i am
26:14yet it is
26:15your opinion
26:16that when she was faced with
26:18what essentially
26:19is a workplace conflict
26:21she became so emotional
26:23that she lost
26:24all self-control
26:25and killed someone
26:27yes
26:30as a preeminent expert
26:32in the field
26:32of workplace trauma
26:33have you ever been
26:35called to testify
26:36in a murder trial?
26:38no
26:40well do you know
26:41of any instance
26:43in which a perceived betrayal
26:45of a senior
26:46female employee
26:47by a junior employee
26:49resulted in murder?
26:50as i said
26:50this would have been
26:51a perfect storm
26:52yes or no
26:52doctor?
26:55no
26:55so
26:57if an emotional reaction
26:58like that
26:59has never happened
27:00before
27:00it's impossible
27:02to call it reasonable
27:03isn't it?
27:07i suppose so
27:08but i have
27:10nothing further
27:18miss maroon?
27:21miss maroon
27:23mr harrington
27:25hi
27:27how are you
27:28um
27:29how are you feeling?
27:31you know it's not easy
27:32sitting in there
27:33i want to know
27:34what all this means
27:34i mean that doctor
27:36there's stuff about how
27:37man america's
27:39some sort of mental issue
27:40well
27:42they're saying that
27:43the defendant
27:44was so overcome
27:45with emotions
27:46that she
27:46didn't have legal intent
27:48to murder
27:50and if the jury
27:52agrees
27:52then they can't
27:53put her away
27:54from rarner
27:55correct
27:57but then what
27:58happens
28:00well then she'd
28:01be convicted
28:01with
28:02men
28:03which is a
28:04class b
28:04violent felony
28:07the sentence
28:08is five to
28:08twenty-five years
28:10five years
28:14they're stabbing
28:15my daughter
28:15in the neck
28:19katie was
28:19twenty-nine years
28:20old
28:20that woman
28:21stole her life
28:25no
28:27five years
28:28is not okay
28:32twenty years
28:33ago
28:33there were only
28:34a handful
28:34of women
28:35doing
28:35on-air
28:36reporting
28:37everyone
28:38doubted
28:38that we
28:38could handle
28:39real stories
28:40my bosses
28:41handed me
28:42baking contests
28:43nanny scandals
28:45but i wanted
28:45to report
28:46real news
28:46so i found
28:48my own features
28:48woke up
28:49at 5 a.m
28:50worked till
28:5110 p.m
28:51you made sacrifices
28:53i didn't have
28:53time for
28:54relationships
28:55marriage
28:55children
28:56but
28:58it was worth
28:59it
28:59i loved
29:00my job
29:00and you
29:01excelled at it
29:02you won
29:03several local
29:04emmys
29:04three
29:06quite a feat
29:08so when you
29:09got the phone
29:09call from mr
29:10williams
29:10at new york
29:1132
29:12that your
29:13contract was
29:14not going to
29:14be renewed
29:15how did that
29:16feel
29:17totally blindsided
29:18i thought that
29:19i was on the
29:20path to
29:20national anchor
29:21and suddenly
29:22a lifetime
29:23of work
29:25and sacrifices
29:28gone
29:29you know
29:29it was
29:30terrifying
29:31why blame
29:33katie harrington
29:35i had taken
29:35katie under my
29:36wing
29:36i wanted
29:37to make it
29:38easier
29:39for her
29:40than it had
29:41been for me
29:42so what did
29:42you do to
29:43support her
29:43i did what
29:44i had always
29:45done for all
29:46the young
29:46women that
29:46i had mentored
29:47throughout my
29:47career
29:48and there
29:49have been
29:49dozens
29:49i advocated
29:50for them
29:51and nurtured
29:52their professional
29:52development
29:54miss merrick
29:55i want to
29:56show you
29:58some documents
29:59that were
30:00admitted
30:01to evidence
30:03will you
30:04please tell
30:04the jury
30:05what this
30:05is
30:05um
30:06this is
30:07a letter
30:07of recommendation
30:08that i wrote
30:09for katie's
30:11hudson fellowship
30:12application
30:12and would you
30:13mind reading
30:14just the
30:14highlighted
30:15portion
30:15please
30:15katie harrington
30:17is a brilliant
30:18reporter with a
30:18great future
30:19ahead
30:19her work
30:20in our office
30:21has been nothing
30:22short of dazzling
30:23i recommend her
30:24without hesitation
30:25and would do
30:26anything to help
30:27advance her
30:27application
30:28would it be
30:29fair to say
30:29that you were
30:30devoted to katie
30:30harrington
30:33absolutely
30:34so what did
30:35you think
30:37when mr
30:38williams let
30:38you know
30:39that he was
30:39replacing you
30:41with her
30:43i was uh
30:44i was confused
30:46he said that
30:47i was getting
30:47fired because
30:48i'd made
30:49a big mistake
30:50and i had
30:51no idea
30:52what he
30:52was talking
30:52about
30:52and then
30:53i remembered
30:53that katie
30:54had misidentified
30:54someone in
30:55the gang
30:55segment
30:55and she
30:57had told
30:57me that
30:58she was
30:58terrified
30:58that it
30:59was gonna
30:59get her
30:59fired
31:00so when
31:01he told
31:01me
31:02that she
31:03was
31:03replacing
31:03me
31:04i thought
31:05that she
31:06had laid
31:08the blame
31:08on me
31:09what did
31:09you do
31:10next
31:10i went
31:10to find
31:11katie
31:11to ask
31:12her
31:12how the
31:12network
31:13got the
31:13idea
31:13that
31:14i had
31:14made
31:15that
31:15major
31:15error
31:15what
31:16did
31:16she
31:16say
31:17she
31:17said
31:18she
31:18panicked
31:21and told
31:22them
31:22that
31:24that
31:24it
31:24was
31:24my
31:25mistake
31:26then
31:26what
31:32before
31:33i knew
31:33it
31:33katie
31:34was
31:34dead
31:37it
31:37it
31:37was
31:38it
31:38was
31:38a
31:38blur
31:43katie
31:43did
31:44not
31:44deserve
31:45that
31:47i
31:49know
31:49that
31:50now
31:52but
31:52on
31:53that
31:53night
31:54in
31:55that
31:55moment
31:55i
31:56just
31:58i
31:59i
31:59didn't
32:00think
32:01i
32:01didn't
32:02i
32:02didn't
32:02think
32:02i
32:02just
32:02i
32:03just
32:03reacted
32:06like
32:07i said
32:07it
32:07was
32:07just
32:07it
32:08was
32:08such
32:09a
32:09blur
32:30donahue
32:31is
32:31trying
32:31to
32:31turn
32:32their
32:32work
32:32relationship
32:33into
32:33something
32:34much
32:34more
32:34deep
32:34and
32:35personal
32:35kind
32:35of
32:35like
32:36a
32:36husband
32:36and
32:36wife
32:36makes
32:37sense
32:37that's
32:38where
32:38most
32:38of
32:38these
32:38eed
32:39cases
32:39live
32:40spouses
32:40catching
32:41their
32:41partners
32:41in bed
32:42with
32:42someone
32:42else
32:43hell of a lot
32:44different than losing
32:45your job to a
32:45protege
32:46what i don't get
32:47though
32:48what
32:48they're trying to paint
32:50ann merrick as the world's most amazing mentor
32:53right a selfless devoted woman who lived to
32:55help everyone around her
32:57yet they haven't called any of those so-called mentees to testify to
33:02any of this it's strange right so talk to some of these women the defendant allegedly
33:07mentored see what they have to say i owe a lot to ann merrick i was a total
33:15novice when i started at the station and she was really helpful and kind until i got
33:24hired by msn then what she she wasn't happy
33:32about me getting that job
33:34was upset that i didn't tell her that i'd interviewed for it
33:38that i didn't get her opinion
33:42then i found out the real reason she was so upset
33:45she applied for the same spot
33:48and when you say she wasn't happy can you be more specific
33:53she
33:54she literally grabbed me by my collar
33:57and said if i ever double-crossed her again
34:01she'd kill me
34:04she had this look in her eye
34:07i think she really meant it
34:30abby hi
34:33Abby, come in.
34:38I got the email about Sarah Chase.
34:41Are you kidding me?
34:46Well, it's relevant information, Abby.
34:49Your client doesn't like it when her mentees succeed.
34:54Yeah, of course, she didn't kill Sarah Chase,
34:56but she sure as hell threatened her.
34:58Anne Merrick is a woman of a certain generation.
35:02She had to put on armor in order to survive a male-dominated profession.
35:06She threatened vengeance when she thought other women crossed her.
35:09That's one way to put it.
35:11The other?
35:11She acted like a man.
35:13She used male language.
35:15She flexed verbal muscle, telling people not to mess with her.
35:20If a man said, I'm going to kill you, in this context,
35:23we wouldn't even blink,
35:25let alone use it as evidence to prove intent.
35:32Look, Abby.
35:35You put on a solid defense.
35:39Solid defense?
35:42You know what I mean?
35:45I want to plead this one out, Sam.
35:49Man one is the right result here.
35:52Like I said before, I don't think this is EED.
35:55Yeah, because of existing sexist case law.
36:00That's why men have successfully been using EED for crimes of anger and rage.
36:06But women, we can only use it if we're traumatized,
36:10because the law doesn't allow us to be angry.
36:13This is a chance to move the case law forward.
36:16I can't tell Katie Harrington's father that the person who killed his daughter is going to be out in five
36:21years.
36:23You owe me this.
36:25I what?
36:27I got you this damn job.
36:31Yes.
36:32You definitely helped.
36:36And I'm grateful for that.
36:38I did you a favor.
36:41And now I'm asking you for one.
36:48Please.
36:53I haven't had a good result in a while.
36:59I need this, Sam.
37:16Any luck finding other rebuttal witnesses?
37:20Working on it.
37:23Everything okay?
37:29Did you ever have a mentor?
37:32Yeah, a few.
37:34Did any of them ever ask you to repay the debt?
37:39No.
37:40And no mentor worth her soul would ever ask that of you.
37:57Please call your next witness, Miss Maroon.
38:05Miss Maroon.
38:07Your next witness.
38:12Your Honor, the people call Sarah Chase.
38:14Miss Maroon.
38:17Miss Maroon.
38:17Miss Maroon.
38:18Miss Maroon.
38:20Miss Maroon.
38:21Miss Maroon.
38:24Miss Maroon.
38:27Miss Maroon.
38:32Miss Maroon.
38:34Was the defendant your supervisor and mentor at New York 32?
38:40to? She was. And is it true that you left five years ago for a better position in cable news?
38:47Yes. Sarah, can you please tell the court what Ann Merrick said to you when you told her about
38:53your new job? She grabbed hold of my collar and said if I ever double-crossed her again, she'd kill
39:03me. Members of the jury, have you reached a verdict? We have, Your Honor. On the count of murder in
39:25the
39:25second degree, we find the defendant guilty. Members of the jury, thank you for your service.
39:44We are adjourned. Thank you, Ms. Miller. Thank you. You're welcome. Thank you.
39:58Abby. Come on, Abby. God, Abby. I'd like to explain. We're done here.
40:17Good work, Sam. You did a great job.
40:37She's famous, right? Lots of family drama. The father's super weird. You're hiding something.
40:43Are you suggesting I had anything to do with it? Are you trying to help the man who killed your
40:48daughter? Law and Order, new next Thursday on NBC and Peacock.
40:55The victim was a fighter. Something went sideways.
41:00You ever seen anything like this? This is a first.
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