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Full Episode of Redeeming Justice The Queen Strikes Back
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00:00:02Ten years, zero losses.
00:00:04Throughout your whole career, there was not a single case that she could not win.
00:00:09Let's give a warm round of applause to the Black Widow of the legal world, Vicky Sterling.
00:00:17Not only God would present to you the truth in this world.
00:00:20As far as I'm concerned, a lawyer should do whatever it takes to win the case.
00:00:28No, please, no, no, please, no, please, no, please, no, please, no, please, no, please, no.
00:00:37Dad?
00:00:39Dad, your timing really sucks.
00:00:42I was just...
00:00:45Idiot!
00:00:46Your whole case is hanging by a thread and you pull this shit with my secretary?
00:00:52Are you trying to spend the rest of your life in jail?
00:00:57Dad, you're the real estate king of the East Coast.
00:01:00That bitch that's trying to fucking sue me, no money, no power, turning over the case for you is a
00:01:06piece of cake.
00:01:07That smug little attitude is exactly why the whole world is on her side right now.
00:01:16Mark, I managed to get Vicky Sterling a sign to your case.
00:01:20Sterling?
00:01:21The Black Widow?
00:01:22That's right.
00:01:24And that's why today you're going to go down to the courthouse at 4 p.m.
00:01:28and you're going to keep your head down and you're going to keep your mouth shut
00:01:31and you're not going to do anything to piss Miss Sterling off.
00:01:36Yeah.
00:01:37Dad.
00:01:37I got it.
00:01:39Repeat it.
00:01:41You're not going to do anything to piss Vicky Sterling off
00:01:44or you're going to spend the rest of your fucking life in jail.
00:01:49Okay.
00:01:50I'm not going to miss Sterling off so I don't spend the rest of my life in jail.
00:01:57Because if you fuck up again,
00:02:00I won't be able to do anything else to help you anymore.
00:02:05But I thought Sterling didn't take cases easily.
00:02:08How have you talked her into this?
00:02:10Her youngest son has ALS
00:02:12and I'm the only one who can get a hold of her special medication.
00:02:16And
00:02:17and I gave her the Deep Blue Heart.
00:02:21The Deep Blue Heart?
00:02:23That's the Moretti family heirloom.
00:02:29So this is the legendary Deep Blue Heart.
00:02:32Mom, this birthday present is way too expensive.
00:02:35Did you take on some dangerous case again?
00:02:37Don't worry about me, sweetheart.
00:02:39Today is your 18th birthday.
00:02:41Your only job today is to enjoy the surprise.
00:02:44Mom,
00:02:45you don't have to work yourself to death for me and my brother.
00:02:48We just want you to relax a little.
00:02:50Yeah, ma, ma.
00:02:52All of those dangerous cases,
00:02:53you don't have to take them.
00:02:55Oh, you silly kids.
00:02:57For you two,
00:02:58I really don't mind a bit of exhaustion.
00:03:00Ma'am,
00:03:01Maradi's hearing starts in two hours.
00:03:03We should head out.
00:03:03All right, got it.
00:03:05Okay, my darlings,
00:03:06I gotta go.
00:03:07Bye.
00:03:08Bye.
00:03:09Bye, Mom.
00:03:11Jeez,
00:03:12don't worry.
00:03:12Let me take some pictures for you.
00:03:15Okay.
00:03:21Boss,
00:03:22relax.
00:03:22Mr. Harrison locked in Sterling for you, right?
00:03:25With her in your case,
00:03:26you are untouchable.
00:03:27Untouchable?
00:03:27The whole internet is watching my little scandal.
00:03:30My dad's so pissed he knew he skinned me alive.
00:03:32Fuck it, let's eat.
00:03:33Wow, it's so beautiful.
00:03:39Well, well.
00:03:40Looks like the paparazzi these days are fearless.
00:03:45What are you?
00:03:46What?
00:03:47What?
00:03:52Oh, look.
00:03:54A cripple.
00:03:58You got guts, kid.
00:04:00Follow me in here for this shot?
00:04:01Get off me.
00:04:03I let you little paparazzi rats run wild for too long.
00:04:06No, sir, sir.
00:04:07You've got it all wrong.
00:04:09He wasn't taking photos of you.
00:04:11He was taking photos for me.
00:04:12Look.
00:04:15If you don't believe me,
00:04:16just check for yourself.
00:04:23Well, look here.
00:04:25I'm misunderstanding.
00:04:27Here.
00:04:28Let me apologize.
00:04:33Those dead legs are an eyesore.
00:04:36This place should put up a sign.
00:04:38No cripples, no strays.
00:04:41Come on.
00:04:42We're eating somewhere else.
00:04:46Sir, you owe me an apology.
00:04:54What did you just say?
00:04:55I said you should apologize to me.
00:05:07Sure.
00:05:18You bastards, what are you doing?
00:05:21Sorry, sweetheart.
00:05:22That's just how I apologize.
00:05:24Show him we mean it.
00:05:26No, no.
00:05:27Stop it.
00:05:28Stop it, you jerk.
00:05:29Stop.
00:05:30Stop it, you jerk.
00:05:31Stop it.
00:05:58Mom.
00:05:59Mom.
00:06:00Pop.
00:06:00We're at Sky Realm Restaurant.
00:06:02You're not listening to me!
00:06:09We want justice!
00:06:11We want justice!
00:06:14We want justice!
00:06:16We want justice!
00:06:19Ms. Sterling, finally!
00:06:21These brain-dead peasants are trying to destroy my son's future.
00:06:25Ms. Sterling, here's the materialism of this case.
00:06:29About your son's medication.
00:06:31The experimental treatment.
00:06:33I've arranged everything.
00:06:35Well, as long as your son is innocent, I guarantee a whim.
00:06:38Innocent? Sure.
00:06:40I'm going to head inside.
00:06:46Wait!
00:06:48My kids are in trouble, and I need to get to Lexington Avenue now.
00:06:51Um, you go ahead and prep for the hearing,
00:06:53and I'll be back before it starts.
00:06:55Yes, ma'am.
00:06:57Oh, sweetheart.
00:06:59You're just my type.
00:07:02Let go of me, you animal!
00:07:04Get out of my hands!
00:07:11Stop!
00:07:15Is that the deep blue heart?
00:07:18Don't tell me they're connected to Sterling's.
00:07:23Don't tell me they're connected to Sterling's.
00:07:25Isn't it the blue deep heart that your dad gave Sterling?
00:07:30Where did you get this?
00:07:32Give it back.
00:07:32My mom gave that to me.
00:07:34You're lying.
00:07:34The heart of the deep is the Moretti family heirloom.
00:07:37Your kind could never afford it.
00:07:38This must be a thing.
00:07:40So that's the story.
00:07:42Sweetheart, there's no point in wearing cheap replicas.
00:07:44But if you play nice with me, I can buy you a real one.
00:07:47Dream on, scum.
00:07:49You still don't get it!
00:07:53You bastard!
00:07:55Let go of my sister!
00:08:03Seems like the first time wasn't enough.
00:08:05Don't hold back.
00:08:06No, no, no, no!
00:08:07Please stop!
00:08:07No!
00:08:08His condition is serious.
00:08:09He won't survive it!
00:08:11Pathetic little beauty.
00:08:13It's your birthday.
00:08:18I'll tell you what.
00:08:20I'll let the cripple go.
00:08:22If you get down on your knees and lick my shoe clean.
00:08:28Happy birthday.
00:08:34Why isn't she picking up?
00:08:38How much longer?
00:08:39Cross this intersection and we'll be right there, man.
00:08:43What are you waiting for, sweetheart?
00:08:45Go on.
00:08:47You're insane!
00:08:48I have legal rights!
00:08:50You can't just do this!
00:08:51Legal rights?
00:08:52Tell her who I am.
00:08:54Boss is the only son of Moretti family.
00:08:56East Coast real estate royalty.
00:08:58If he snaps his fingers, the best lawyers in the country
00:09:00will rewrite the law for him.
00:09:02Moretti family?
00:09:03You hear that, sweetheart?
00:09:05You want to keep lecturing me about the law?
00:09:07I wish I had another little chat with your crippled brother.
00:09:12No, no, no, no!
00:09:13I, I, I...
00:09:15Don't do it.
00:09:17That's more like it.
00:09:18Go on.
00:09:19I'm sorry.
00:09:20No.
00:09:21No, Paul.
00:09:22I won't let them hurt you.
00:09:24Lick it.
00:09:26I want to see your face in the reflection.
00:09:54I want to see your face in the reflection.
00:09:55Good little dog.
00:09:59I did what you asked.
00:10:00Now let us go.
00:10:02Go?
00:10:02Who said I was done playing?
00:10:04What do you mean?
00:10:07I changed my mind.
00:10:09Problem?
00:10:10Only your kind.
00:10:12Stick to rules and promises.
00:10:14I was born with the privilege to break them.
00:10:17Look at you.
00:10:18You're gorgeous.
00:10:20From the first time you got down on your knees and licked my shoe,
00:10:23I could barely hold myself back.
00:10:25Don't come any closer.
00:10:26Let go of my sister.
00:10:29Get the fuck off me.
00:10:31You like it down there?
00:10:33Put him somewhere with a better view.
00:10:35No.
00:10:40Watch closely cripple while your pretty sister begs under me.
00:10:48You bastard.
00:10:50You bastard.
00:10:51If you touch me, I swear I don't care who you are, I'll sue you.
00:10:55Oh yeah, really?
00:10:56That's what our last bitch said.
00:10:58But with attorney Sterling protecting me, I'm untouchable.
00:11:02Sterling?
00:11:04My mom would never defend someone like you.
00:11:06You're lying.
00:11:07What?
00:11:08Sterling is your mother.
00:11:09Do you really want to lie to my face right now?
00:11:13I've got to think.
00:11:15What punishment fits you best?
00:11:19No!
00:11:21Sarah!
00:11:22Sarah, no!
00:11:25She's there!
00:11:28No!
00:11:30No, don't thank her!
00:11:34Get off my daughter!
00:11:45Mom!
00:11:48Mom!
00:11:49You're finally here.
00:11:50Please help me.
00:11:52Mom!
00:11:53Oh my god!
00:11:57Move!
00:11:57No.
00:11:58I don't want to.
00:11:59I'm not done having fun yet.
00:12:01I'm warning you.
00:12:02You've already committed disturbing the peace
00:12:04and intentional assault.
00:12:06And if you don't fucking stop now,
00:12:07I'm going to make sure you rot in prison for life.
00:12:09Look at you, Grandma.
00:12:10You want to sue me?
00:12:12What a shame.
00:12:13There's so many people lining up to sue me
00:12:15they're going to need a ticket system.
00:12:17I'll admit, you've still got it.
00:12:19Let me take care of you.
00:12:22Get back!
00:12:23Or I'm going to submit this video into evidence against you.
00:12:25Evidence?
00:12:26Let me fill you in.
00:12:28In this world, power and status rule.
00:12:30I can buy off judges.
00:12:31I can fake evidence.
00:12:33Any videos you have won't lay a finger on me.
00:12:36You have absolutely no respect for the law.
00:12:38Respect for the law?
00:12:40Adorable.
00:12:48Our boss is only son of Moretti family in New York.
00:12:51He is law.
00:12:54Moretti?
00:12:55He's a defendant in the rape case.
00:12:57I'll give you one last chance to do as I say.
00:13:00Maybe I won't make you suffer so much when you die.
00:13:03You're the one who's going to die.
00:13:08Here's my ID, Martin Moretti.
00:13:10Look closely.
00:13:11I'm Vicki Sterling, your defense lawyer.
00:13:17You think I'm going to believe you're a lawyer with this piece of junk?
00:13:23Fine.
00:13:24If you don't want to read the ID, you can look me up online.
00:13:27Oh, yeah?
00:13:27I look you up online and then what?
00:13:29On the internet?
00:13:30I'm a world-famous philanthropist.
00:13:32Kind-hearted environmentalist.
00:13:35You are beyond saving.
00:13:37I really am, Vicki Sterling.
00:13:38You think I'm an idiot?
00:13:40My hearing is in less than an hour.
00:13:42The real Sterling would not show up here instead of the courthouse.
00:13:45Yeah.
00:13:46By now, Sterling should be prepping in court.
00:13:48Not hanging out here.
00:13:49She's totally fake.
00:13:51You really do have a death wish.
00:13:54Beat him.
00:13:55No!
00:13:59No!
00:14:00No!
00:14:06Mark Moretti!
00:14:07No, I know for a fact you weren't framed!
00:14:08You're the real rapist!
00:14:12You're addicted to this world.
00:14:15My father, tear your lies to shreds!
00:14:22Hey, Dad.
00:14:24Hey, you little brat.
00:14:26You out there causing trouble again?
00:14:27Of course not.
00:14:29Hey, did Sterling arrive at court yet?
00:14:34Hey, did Sterling arrive at court yet?
00:14:36I already personally greeted her at the courthouse.
00:14:40Get here now and keep your mouth shut and do not upset Sterling.
00:14:45Yeah, yeah, Dad, I got it.
00:14:48You hear that?
00:14:49The real Sterling is at the courthouse.
00:14:52I'm heading to get my acquittal.
00:14:56While I'm gone, make sure this crazy bitch gets handled properly.
00:14:59Yes, boss.
00:15:00We'll make her feel satisfied.
00:15:04Get off me!
00:15:06No!
00:15:09No!
00:15:11No!
00:15:15You monster.
00:15:16Today, you pay for what you did.
00:15:21You hear that?
00:15:23My defense attorney, Sterling.
00:15:24You're the one going down.
00:15:26Sterling?
00:15:27Undefeatable attorney.
00:15:31Why?
00:15:32Why do people like you always walk free?
00:15:35Quit whining!
00:15:37After today, you go from victim to gold digging love.
00:15:40You framed him already.
00:15:42People will spit at you.
00:15:43Order.
00:15:44Defense counsel, please enter.
00:15:45Ready?
00:15:46I'll walk free and you, you wish we'd have even born.
00:15:50Defense counsel, please enter.
00:15:51God, please don't.
00:15:53Don't, don't, don't, don't.
00:15:57What the hell?
00:15:59Sterling's never ready.
00:15:59Attorney Vicki Sterling has arrived.
00:16:11No way.
00:16:12It's her.
00:16:20That really is Miss Sterling.
00:16:21But how is she hurt so badly?
00:16:23Miss Sterling?
00:16:24Who did this to you?
00:16:25Who did this to me?
00:16:27Mr. Moretti.
00:16:28Don't you already know?
00:16:29I'm best assured, Miss Sterling.
00:16:31I will find you.
00:16:32Find out who's ever done this and I will send them to hell.
00:16:35No need.
00:16:36I'll be delivering his judgment myself.
00:16:39Mom!
00:16:40No!
00:16:41Mom!
00:16:42Hey!
00:16:43Hands up!
00:16:44Hands up!
00:16:45Where are kinds of them?
00:16:47Where are kinds of them?
00:16:49Mom!
00:16:50Mom!
00:16:50Mom!
00:16:51Mom!
00:16:53Mom!
00:16:54Mom!
00:16:55Mom!
00:16:59Sarah!
00:17:00God!
00:17:01I should have protected you sooner!
00:17:03No, Mom.
00:17:04It's him.
00:17:05He's a monster.
00:17:06Mom, but you're, you're the best lawyer.
00:17:10You should put him in jail.
00:17:13I will, I will.
00:17:14I promise I will.
00:17:16Officer, can you please take my children to the hospital?
00:17:18There's something important I need to do first.
00:17:28William, get every document you can on the plaintiff.
00:17:31I've made up my mind.
00:17:32I'm dropping them a ready case.
00:17:35Kids, I swear I'll make that devil pay.
00:17:38Justice will be served for all of us.
00:17:41I can't believe Sterling's defending a rapist.
00:17:43She's the undefeated black widow.
00:17:45That poor girl.
00:17:45I'm not surprised.
00:17:47This is when she care about justice.
00:17:50Why?
00:17:51Why does he get to hurt people and look free?
00:17:54And I suffer every day.
00:17:56God, it's not fair.
00:17:58You watch your mouth.
00:18:00My son's innocent and you're trying to frame him?
00:18:04Ms. Sterling, pay no attention to her lies.
00:18:07I don't blindly believe people's stories.
00:18:10I believe in the law and the truth.
00:18:12Well, sure.
00:18:13And, Ms. Sterling, if you would decide,
00:18:16I'm sure the truth will prevail in clearing his name.
00:18:19The plaintiff's attorney may now enter.
00:18:22Oh, God.
00:18:23Sterling's reputation scared the lawyer off.
00:18:25Hear that?
00:18:26Your pathetic lawyer bailed.
00:18:28You're going down.
00:18:33Maybe I shouldn't have just spoken up.
00:18:35Going against Morettis.
00:18:37How could I not expect to pay the price?
00:18:40So stupid.
00:18:44Your Honor, in this trial, I will now be defending the plaintiff, Miss Lucy Carter.
00:18:52What?
00:18:55Your Honor, in this trial, I will now be defending the plaintiff, Miss Lucy Carter.
00:19:02What?
00:19:04Ms. Sterling, you're supposed to be representing my son.
00:19:07What are you doing?
00:19:07Isn't Sterling known for defending the rich and powerful?
00:19:10Why would she help a girl like that?
00:19:11Exactly.
00:19:12Sterling charges millions a case.
00:19:13How could the plaintiff possibly afford her?
00:19:16Ms. Sterling, I don't have that kind of money.
00:19:18I can't pay you.
00:19:19No need to.
00:19:20I'm not going to charge you a cent.
00:19:22And don't worry.
00:19:23We will win.
00:19:25Vicky, are you sure you wish to withdraw as defense counsel instead?
00:19:31Yes, Your Honor.
00:19:32I am certain.
00:19:33Don't forget.
00:19:34I'm the only one that can't pay attention to your realist consent.
00:19:39Even so, I will not bend the law to defend a monster.
00:19:45Don't be afraid.
00:19:46I know justice can be slow sometimes, but it never really disappears.
00:19:51Today, the Devil's Day will end.
00:19:54Mark Moretti, final call.
00:19:56You have an alternate counsel.
00:19:58If not, the trial proceeds immediately.
00:20:01Dad, do you think I had some kind of backup plan?
00:20:04I don't have anyone else other than Ms. Sterling.
00:20:07Oh, God, why would she betray us now?
00:20:10Who did this to me?
00:20:12Mr. Moretti, don't you already know?
00:20:15Oh, God.
00:20:16What did you do?
00:20:19Tell me.
00:20:20What did you do?
00:20:24What did you do?
00:20:27What did you do?
00:20:30What?
00:20:31I asked the guys to assault me.
00:20:35Trainless idiot!
00:20:37I should have left you chained up in your room!
00:20:40Dad, what do we do now?
00:20:43Okay.
00:20:44Okay, you're gonna go apologize to her and I'll handle the rest.
00:20:50Go!
00:20:52Please, Mister, please.
00:20:55I'm sorry.
00:20:56I didn't know it was you.
00:20:58I didn't know it was your kids.
00:21:00Please, it's a misunderstanding.
00:21:03Oh, so it would have been okay if it were someone else's children.
00:21:07It only matters because they happen to be mine?
00:21:09So any children would be okay to be humiliated and violently assaulted that way?
00:21:17I... I...
00:21:18Sterling, Mark is very sorry.
00:21:22And if you were to continue representing him, I could add another $10 million to your fee.
00:21:30The reason that I have an undefeated record is because I actually respect due process.
00:21:35Mark Moretti is on the opposite side of justice.
00:21:39And I will not defend a monster beyond saving.
00:21:43Mark Moretti, final call.
00:21:45Do you have an alternate counsel?
00:21:46If not, the trial proceeds immediately.
00:21:49Dad, I can't win this without a lawyer.
00:21:53Defense counsel Vera Cross, now appearing.
00:22:03DAD
00:22:03Dad, this is the new lawyer.
00:22:05I thought you didn't have a backup.
00:22:07Cross came to me before the hearing.
00:22:08She said that Sterling might betray us.
00:22:10She's offered to take your case.
00:22:15What?
00:22:16You're withdrawing from Mark Moretti's defense?
00:22:18All right, I'll switch gears and prep for the printer's files then.
00:22:21Miss Crossing, what are you doing here?
00:22:23I came to deliver the defense documents for Miss Sterling.
00:22:27No need.
00:22:28Destroy them.
00:22:35You're telling me Sterling's dropping my son's case to defend that girl.
00:22:40Why would I believe you?
00:22:40I swear to God, it's true.
00:22:43Sterling is known for her reputation.
00:22:45Why would she suddenly flip?
00:22:47Mr. Murray, there's still time to change counsels.
00:22:50If you hire me now, I promise you your son will walk out of here untouched.
00:22:57You, an attorney who's never handled a case alone.
00:23:00Why would I put my son's life in your hands?
00:23:03In court, Sterling's definitely a problem.
00:23:05But what about outside of court?
00:23:07If we can't get your son acquitted for now, we can get rid of her permanently.
00:23:15Your Honor, defense attorney Vera Cross appearing for the defendant.
00:23:19Isn't she the junior student of Sterling?
00:23:22Why would she go against her own mentor?
00:23:24Vera, whatever you're doing, stop now.
00:23:27Don't defend Mark Moretti.
00:23:29Sterling, did I hear that correctly?
00:23:31You're trying to stop your own student from taking on a case?
00:23:35That's edging dangerously close to a bar of ethics violation.
00:23:38No.
00:23:39He's in the middle of a media firestorm.
00:23:41And if you attach yourself to him, you're going to burn down with him.
00:23:45This is your first solo trial.
00:23:47It's going to define your entire career.
00:23:49Think carefully.
00:23:51Save your double standards.
00:23:52You have taken on cases much healthier than this one.
00:23:55Why do you get fame and fortune when I don't even get a right to represent a client?
00:24:00Vera, enough!
00:24:01You taught me that winning is everything.
00:24:05And today, I'll be the one to break your perfect.
00:24:10No one betrays the Morettis without paying a price.
00:24:14You're finished in New York.
00:24:16Both attorneys are here.
00:24:18I hereby announce the court is in session.
00:24:24Plaintiff's counsel, you may present your case.
00:24:28Your Honor, on August 2nd, my client went to the Dark Forest Bar with her friend.
00:24:34All of Sterling's defense strategies, right here.
00:24:37She only had 30 minutes to prepare for the plaintiff.
00:24:40This time, she's walking straight into defeat.
00:24:43They were there enjoying themselves that evening.
00:24:45Unfortunately, Margaret Reddy was there too.
00:24:47Known in the neighborhood for predating upon vulnerable women.
00:24:51And that is the total events recounted about that night.
00:24:54And proves that Mark Moretti unquestionably committed rape.
00:24:59Defense counsel, you claim your client is innocent.
00:25:03Yes, Your Honor.
00:25:08Contained in this USB are photographs that prove my client's innocence.
00:25:13I request permission to display them before the court.
00:25:21Files are verified.
00:25:23Permission granted.
00:25:26These images make one thing clear.
00:25:28Their sexual relationship was consensual.
00:25:31And yet, the plaintiff waited three days to report anything.
00:25:34A delay that points directly to leverage.
00:25:37And when that failed?
00:25:39Retaliation.
00:25:42Those, those are the exact exhibits I prepared for Mark's defense.
00:25:47No wonder Vera sounded so confident.
00:25:49She's weaponizing my own strategy against me.
00:25:52My lawyer's right.
00:25:54Me and Lucy were dating.
00:25:55It was consensual.
00:25:56And then, one day, she found out I was the Moretti heir.
00:26:00She tried to blackmail me.
00:26:01Said if I didn't pay her $10 million, she'd go to the police and ruin my name.
00:26:06Your Honor, the defense will be filing for countersuits for extortion and defamation.
00:26:15Were we wrong all along?
00:26:17Is she really just a gold digger framing a rich kid?
00:26:19Threatening him and then reporting him?
00:26:21This is disgusting.
00:26:22No!
00:26:23No!
00:26:23I didn't!
00:26:24These waters are not mine.
00:26:26Please, Miss Sterling.
00:26:31Sterling, these are the materials you spent a whole week constructing.
00:26:34And you think you can beat me with 30 minutes of prep?
00:26:37Impossible.
00:26:39Guess Sterling isn't so legendary after all.
00:26:41Real Evan shut her up.
00:26:43Yeah, all that righteousness earlier was clearly for show.
00:26:47Order!
00:26:47The Defense Council's evidence stands.
00:26:51Plaintiff's Council, if you cannot refute it, we will recess.
00:26:55It's over, Sterling.
00:26:57Your perfect record ends with me.
00:26:59From today on, I become the legend.
00:27:02I hereby announce this trial.
00:27:04Your Honor, wait.
00:27:05I have additional evidence to submit.
00:27:10Your Honor, I have additional evidence to submit.
00:27:13Please.
00:27:14Defendant, I have one question.
00:27:17Did you ever engage in sexual activity with my client?
00:27:21Everyone saw the photos.
00:27:23We were dating.
00:27:24It was consensual.
00:27:26I never date him, I swear.
00:27:30Even if these photos are real, it doesn't prove that you were in a romantic relationship during the assault.
00:27:37Tell me, when were these photos taken?
00:27:40The day it happened.
00:27:42Why?
00:27:43And do you remember what the weather was like that day?
00:27:46Objection!
00:27:47Irrelevant line of questioning.
00:27:49Move to strike.
00:27:50Sustain.
00:27:51Plaintiff's Council, if you don't have any new evidence, we will recess.
00:27:55Your Honor, the evidence is in these photographs.
00:27:59On the evening of August 2nd, the date of the supposed assault, New York was plundered with severe thunderstorms, torrential
00:28:07downfall.
00:28:08We had heavy rains for two weeks straight.
00:28:11They didn't clear up until August 4th.
00:28:13And yet, you claim that these photographs that have sunshine and light were taken on August 2nd.
00:28:20Can you explain that?
00:28:22I must have misremembered.
00:28:24Your Honor, the defendant has deliberately misinterpreted the timeline of key evidence.
00:28:31I have every reason to believe that these photographs were taken after the assault and under coercion.
00:28:37Objection!
00:28:39Baseless speculation!
00:28:40Your Honor, I have even more evidence to submit.
00:28:46I have additional evidence I would like to submit.
00:28:53The evidence is verified.
00:28:55Permission to plead a video.
00:29:02This footage is timestamped August 5th.
00:29:06It is proof that those photographs were taken after the assault and under coercion.
00:29:11The evidence is admissible.
00:29:13But the plaintiff has a statement to add.
00:29:17I...
00:29:21I don't know.
00:29:23Lucy, I know it's scary to speak up.
00:29:26But you have to.
00:29:27If you don't, he's gonna walk free.
00:29:30Are you okay with that?
00:29:31If you speak the truth today, you'll not only save yourself, but many other girls he could potentially harm in
00:29:38the future.
00:29:39Okay?
00:29:39I...
00:29:40I...
00:29:41I really can do that?
00:29:42Yes.
00:29:43Yes.
00:29:45Alright, I'll talk.
00:29:47After that night, I wanted to report him immediately.
00:29:51But he said he was already here.
00:29:54And if I dared to go to the police, he'd post those photos of me and hurt my sick little
00:30:00sister.
00:30:01And those photographs?
00:30:05He...
00:30:06He forced me to take them after everything happened.
00:30:09Shut up, bitch!
00:30:10You say one more word and I'll kill that sick brat!
00:30:13Shut up!
00:30:15Your Honor, this evidence proves that the defendant committed rape, assault and battery, and criminal intimidation.
00:30:23The plaintiff moves to pursue the maximum penalty by law.
00:30:30Rape, intimidation, assault? That's a minimum of 25 years.
00:30:34Threatening him and then reporting him? This is disgusting.
00:30:38The plaintiff's evidence is clear and substantial.
00:30:41Defense, do you have anything further?
00:30:46I...
00:30:48You guaranteed my son would walk? What is going on?
00:30:53I didn't expect Sterling to gather this much evidence in such a short amount of time.
00:30:58I've done everything I can.
00:30:59To figure something out, if I go down, I'm taking you with me.
00:31:04Mark, given the current charges, the maximum is 25 years.
00:31:09If you haven't committed any other crimes, I could try to negotiate for a reduced sentence.
00:31:15Other crimes?
00:31:17Your Honor, I have even more evidence to submit.
00:31:30Your Honor, this footage shows the defendant violently assaulting multiple individuals, including minors, during the course of this trial.
00:31:38These actions constitute aggravated battery along with serious intent to do bodily harm.
00:31:44These actions, in combination with his numerous other offenses, lead the plaintiff to want to pursue life imprisonment.
00:31:58The defendant, Mark Moretti, is found guilty of rape, criminal intimidation, and aggravated battery.
00:32:06This court hereby sentences him to life.
00:32:11Mrs. Sterling!
00:32:14Thank you, not just for defending me for free, but also for making sure that monster paid for what he
00:32:19did.
00:32:21It was the right thing to do.
00:32:22You know you're the same age as my daughter.
00:32:24She's still such a child in my eyes, but...
00:32:28Lucy, gosh, you've suffered so much.
00:32:31People call you the black reader of the legal world, but you don't seem like that called at all.
00:32:37Let them talk. They're always gossiping about me.
00:32:41But you know, my loyalty has always been on the side of law and of justice.
00:32:45And actually, I want to thank you for reminding me who I really am.
00:32:52That bitch! She destroyed my son!
00:32:56Vicky Sterling is going to pay for this!
00:32:59My son is going to spend the rest of his life behind bars!
00:33:03And you...
00:33:05You arrogant, useless, gun-weight bitch!
00:33:10I'll have your name wiped off the legal map of New York!
00:33:14Miss Samoretti, give me one more chance!
00:33:18I can take Sterling down!
00:33:20If we can prove misconduct, her cases can be reviewed.
00:33:24Marks included.
00:33:25I have a plan.
00:33:27There's a case she handled with a questionable outcome.
00:33:31This girl is me.
00:33:33Sterling put her father behind bars.
00:33:36If we can find her, her story can force full investigation.
00:33:48Mom!
00:33:50Tell me! Tell me what happened!
00:33:52Oh, I'm trying to breed!
00:33:54Mom!
00:33:55Tell me what happened to the Morty monster in there!
00:33:58He got a life-long sentence.
00:34:01Paul, you've made Mom tell this story a hundred times!
00:34:04Because I think Mom's amazing!
00:34:06Mom, you're literally a superhero!
00:34:09I agree!
00:34:11All right, you two!
00:34:19That girl is...
00:34:22In quotes, you'd better plead guilty.
00:34:25Otherwise, your sweet little daughter would not be so lucky.
00:34:28Don't hurt my daughter, I'll plead guilty.
00:34:32That's the defendant for today's trial.
00:34:34Hey, stop! I'm gonna call the police!
00:34:39Oh my God! Are you okay?
00:34:41Yeah, yeah, yeah, okay.
00:34:43Ms. Sterling, I hear you, you're the best, and you've never lost a case.
00:34:48You're gonna win this one too, right?
00:34:49Actually, the evidence favors you. I'm gonna lose.
00:34:52No, no, no, no. I'll plead guilty in court. You can't lose.
00:34:56Plead guilty? Why? You have a really good chance of being acquitted.
00:35:00Well, people at the bottom like me, we don't have the luxury of chasing justice.
00:35:05I must lose, otherwise they won't let him lose.
00:35:07I don't understand.
00:35:09Mrs. Sterling, your parent, understand me, please.
00:35:22So that's his daughter?
00:35:26Mom? What's wrong?
00:35:28Oh, um, nothing. Um, look, I'm no hero. Even I've had cases that made me feel completely powerless.
00:35:46Vicky, you're under investigation for bribery and obstruction of justice. You need to come with us.
00:35:52What? That's impossible. My mom would never do anything like that.
00:35:56Mom is a hero! You got the wrong person!
00:35:59Vicky, wait, camera.
00:36:01Don't touch me!
00:36:02Mom!
00:36:03It's okay, Paul. It's fine. Call William. Tell him to meet me there.
00:36:08Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom!
00:36:13We'll call William. Shhh!
00:36:17We're staring at pieces together.
00:36:19Vera and Harrison dug up this five-year-old case and used it to blow public outrage.
00:36:24They're clearly trying to destroy you.
00:36:26How bad is it?
00:36:27They've charged you with bribery and perjury. The hearing is tomorrow, but...
00:36:32What is it?
00:36:33Every lawyer in New York willing to take your case has been bought off by Harrison.
00:36:38And the ones with a good conscience, they're terrified of public backlash.
00:36:43We're staring with the way it looks right now.
00:36:45Tomorrow's hearing may stop with you not having a defense attorney at all.
00:36:52You know, I knew from the moment Mark Moretti was sentenced to life that Harrison was not gonna let it
00:36:57in there.
00:36:58If I am convicted, he can reopen his son's case.
00:37:02And that's what's most important to him.
00:37:04Now, what do we do now?
00:37:08William, you are the one that I trust the most.
00:37:11Please take care of Sarah and Paul for me.
00:37:14As for tomorrow, I'll stand alone.
00:37:18No, no.
00:37:19Mr. E, I've followed you for more than ten years. I'm not abandoning you here.
00:37:26I'm taking a case.
00:37:28I'll be your attorney tomorrow.
00:37:31Mr. Lee, you once told me that justice must never yield to evil.
00:37:36This time, we don't back down.
00:37:46Ms. Sterling, you were accused of perjury. Was your perfect win record as a shield for the powerful?
00:37:50Do you feel any remorse for ruining families to protect the wealthy elite?
00:37:53Look at her, the hypocrite who killed Nina's father.
00:37:56Vampire, beating up regular people's misery.
00:37:59No question, no question.
00:38:02It seems the undefeated myth is finally crumbling.
00:38:06Betraying me always comes with consequences.
00:38:08Don't worry, Mr. Marty. Once this is all over, I'll file to reopen Mark's case.
00:38:14Looking forward to it.
00:38:19Court's about to start. Why isn't William here yet? What if something happened to him?
00:38:25In the matter of Vicki, charged with obstruction of justice, this court is now in session. Bring the defendant.
00:38:34Mom!
00:38:35That's her! My husband was beaten half to death and she defended that scum! Her heart is pitch black!
00:38:41Ten years in the courtroom. God knows how many lives and innocent families she destroyed. She deserves the worst.
00:38:46The mighty black widow of the legal world. Look at you now. Enjoy it, Vicki. This is the day you
00:38:53fall.
00:38:54Mom, William still isn't here yet. What do we do?
00:38:57Don't worry, he'll be here.
00:38:59Plaintiff of counsel, please proceed.
00:39:07That's Peter Brown, the hottest rising star in New York. They say he only fights and defends the powerless, a
00:39:13real hero.
00:39:14And rumor is he trained under Edward Wilson himself. The legend with him. Sterling is finished.
00:39:20Order. Now, defense counsel, please enter.
00:39:27Mom, what do we do? What if William isn't coming?
00:39:36Mom, what do we do? What if William isn't coming?
00:39:40When William gives his word, he always keeps it. He must be delayed.
00:39:43Give it up, Sterling. You're a disgrace, a parasite in this industry.
00:39:48Anyone who defends you is committing career suicide.
00:39:51You're lying.
00:39:53Don't worry, everyone.
00:39:54Attorney Brown will make sure justice is served today, and Sterling will face what she deserves.
00:40:01Order. Defense counsel does not appear. The healing proceeds without them.
00:40:05Why is this happening? We've treated William like family for years. Why would he abandon us?
00:40:10Sarah, I've made so many mistakes. Maybe all of this is happening because I deserve it.
00:40:16No, it's not.
00:40:1710, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
00:40:32Defense counsel has failed.
00:40:34Defense counsel, William Sleeve.
00:40:36Requesting for entry.
00:40:38Defense counsel, Annie Hofstra.
00:40:39Defense counsel, Bill Tice.
00:40:41Defense counsel, David Boreen.
00:40:43Defense counsel, Eliana Renz.
00:40:45Defense counsel, Edward Wilson.
00:40:48Your Honor, on behalf of all these fine lawyers here with me, representing only the best law firms in all
00:40:56of New York, we collectively petition to defend Ms. Vicky Sterling.
00:41:02Mr. Vicky Sterling.
00:41:04Professor Wilson?
00:41:06He's been retired for years. Why would he come out of retirement for Sterling?
00:41:13Mr. Moretti said he bought every lawyer in New York. How is this possible?
00:41:20Oh, my God, that's Edward Wilson, the so-called godfather of the legal world. He's been retired for years. Why
00:41:26would he?
00:41:26And Annie Hawthorne. She never touches corporate litigation. She's a public interest legend. Why would she defend, uh, Sterling?
00:41:34Ms. Sterling looks admitted just in time.
00:41:36William, did you bring all of these lawyers here?
00:41:39No.
00:41:40These are the true legal voices of New York.
00:41:43You don't just bring them. They came for justice. They came for you.
00:41:46Thank you all so much for being so willing to stand behind me. I really appreciate it.
00:41:52I am gonna have to ask you to withdraw, though.
00:41:56No, why would you say that?
00:41:58Ms. Sterling, I guess you're worried we'll be dragged down by the Moretti family's influence, aren't you?
00:42:03Yes. This case is backed by a very evil and powerful entity, and they erase anyone that stands in their
00:42:10way.
00:42:10I can't ask any of you to get caught up in their fury and their retaliation. I need you to
00:42:15leave.
00:42:16I am not leaving. I want to see by my own eyes whether power and money get to decide what's
00:42:23right and what's wrong.
00:42:25Whether a lawyer who stands for justice can be crushed like a bug.
00:42:30That's right. We're not leaving.
00:42:32We're not leaving. We're not leaving. We're not leaving. We're not leaving. We're not leaving. We're not leaving.
00:42:43Professor?
00:42:45Peter? You're the plaintiff's counsel?
00:42:48That's right. Professor, you taught me to always stand on the side of justice.
00:42:53So, why are you defending a monster?
00:42:56Now listen very carefully. She is not a monster.
00:43:00Vicki Sterling, in my view, is the finest lawyer in all of New York.
00:43:05Professor, I don't understand what you're talking about.
00:43:08Do you remember the first case I taught you?
00:43:11The Charles solicited evidence case like 20 years ago?
00:43:16Oh, I know that one. Officer Charles. He was notorious for violent arrest. I heard he even set up a
00:43:21poor kid named Lauren.
00:43:22Right. I heard the Supreme Court created a new rule because of that case. And the lawyer who defended that
00:43:28kid was just some nobody back then.
00:43:31Lauren had zero criminal intent. He was framed. Everyone thought he was doomed. But that rookie lawyer stood alone against
00:43:39the entire system and won an acquittal.
00:43:41And that rookie lawyer was Vicki Sterling.
00:43:47What?
00:43:50What?
00:43:51So you're saying the woman everyone's calling a monster was that rookie lawyer?
00:43:55Impossible.
00:43:57Vicki Sterling only entered the field 10 years ago. How could she work a case from 20 years ago? That
00:44:04makes no sense.
00:44:05On the contrary. Absolutely. That is why she is so extraordinary.
00:44:13The people know the case. But they do not know that the dirty cop was backed by one of the
00:44:21most powerful real estate syndicates in New York.
00:44:25They threatened her life. But she didn't back down. She won the case. And then she had to disappear for
00:44:3410 years.
00:44:35Mom moved us from place to place for years. So that's why.
00:44:42Sarah.
00:44:43You and Paul never had a normal or stable childhood. That was all my fault. And your father...
00:44:49No, it's not. You told us something had to be done by someone. Paul and I think you're a superhero.
00:44:58Always be proud of you.
00:45:01My God. She risked her life in her family's safety for a stranger.
00:45:05If this is true, then Mrs. Sterling is really the best lawyer in New York.
00:45:11Enough! One good act doesn't wipe out what she's done.
00:45:15I've worked on a Vicky Sterling for five years. She's protected the rich and pocketed massive amount of fees.
00:45:22She's let criminals walk free. She's destroyed family's lives.
00:45:29She's destroyed family's lives.
00:45:32You're lying. My mom would never do anything like that.
00:45:35Your Honor, as Vicky Sterling's closest formal student, I've seen every case she has handled.
00:45:41So I testify that she repeatedly abused her power, she twisted the law, and she left a disaster.
00:45:49She deserves to be punished!
00:45:51That's a lie, Your Honor. I've worked closely with Ms. Sterling for more than ten years.
00:45:55I can personally testify that none of that is true. She has always respected the law and upheld due process.
00:46:02Exactly. Ms. Sterling risked your own life and your family's safety to defend the stranger.
00:46:06Why would someone like this suddenly abandon her safety?
00:46:09So what? She did something good twenty years ago. That doesn't mean she's good now.
00:46:15She cannot erase the crime she's committed.
00:46:19That's right. Sterling destroyed my family. My husband died because of her.
00:46:24Maybe she became greedy after fighting the powerful all those years ago.
00:46:27People like her are worse than criminals.
00:46:30Silence! Everyone sits down.
00:46:34Silence!
00:46:36Your Honor, everything that defense presented today is irrelevant.
00:46:40Whatever she did twenty years ago has nothing to do with the crime she committed today.
00:46:46If twenty years of integrity are not enough to prove her character, then what about the last ten?
00:46:52What are you implying?
00:46:55What are you implying?
00:46:55I'm sure you've all heard of the Dawn Foundation, New York's biggest charity organization.
00:47:01The anonymous founder, Ms. Vicki Sterling.
00:47:11The Dawn Foundation's reach covers the entire East Coast.
00:47:14You see thousands of families.
00:47:15What happened back then changed her.
00:47:19Yes.
00:47:19But it didn't break her.
00:47:21She found other ways to fight for justice.
00:47:25Quietly.
00:47:26From the shadows.
00:47:27These are Ms. Sterling's donation records.
00:47:29Yet she charged high legal fees, but she donated over ninety percent of her income to Dawn.
00:47:35It across ten years has a total of eight hundred million dollars.
00:47:40Ms. Sterling understood that fighting absolute power alone would only risk more innocent lives.
00:47:50The Dawn Foundation.
00:47:51I remember a small town near New York that was wiped out by floods.
00:47:55The Dawn founded other settlements.
00:47:57Three years ago, when my husband passed, I couldn't afford to raise my kids.
00:48:01I was going to give them up.
00:48:03Dawn stepped in and covered their schooling.
00:48:05So Sterling's high fees were just a way to help more people?
00:48:09Did we blame her wrong?
00:48:10Your Honor, this record proves Vicki Sterling's integrity beyond question.
00:48:15A woman who donates nearly everything she earns is not driven by greed and she would never betray her principles
00:48:21for profit.
00:48:24I thought Sterling was just another greedy lawyer.
00:48:27But she had donated everything.
00:48:29She had no reason to hurt anyone.
00:48:30Hard to believe that black widow of the legal world is actually that good.
00:48:36You did all of this in secret.
00:48:38We believe you.
00:48:40Everyone here believes you're innocent.
00:48:42They'll clear your name.
00:48:44But Sarah, there are things that I've done that are truly wrong.
00:48:49So what if she founded a charity?
00:48:52Your Honor, objection.
00:48:53These so-called good deeds doesn't prove her innocence.
00:48:58Objection sustained.
00:49:00Defense counsel.
00:49:01You know it.
00:49:02You must present direct evidence.
00:49:09Is there anything?
00:49:17See?
00:49:18If she were innocent, they wouldn't have showed up empty-handed.
00:49:22Vicki Sterling is exactly what I said she is.
00:49:25A corrupt, ruthless parasite!
00:49:28Enough!
00:49:29You keep on choosing that Miss Sterling is guilty.
00:49:31Where's your evidence?
00:49:32Oh, I have evidence.
00:49:35Your Honor, the prosecution formally requests to call our most important witnesses.
00:49:42Please.
00:49:47Murderer!
00:49:48She's the one who killed my father!
00:49:53Order.
00:49:54Plaintiff counsel, please identify your witness.
00:49:57Your Honor, this is our key witness.
00:50:00Nina, daughter of the defendant in the Hank murder case.
00:50:04The Hank case?
00:50:05I remember that.
00:50:07It was the biggest wrongful conviction scandal five years ago.
00:50:10All the evidence favored Hank.
00:50:11He was this close to acquittal.
00:50:13Yeah, but out of nowhere during the final hearing, he confessed.
00:50:16Everyone said he must have been threatened by someone powerful behind the scenes.
00:50:20Your Honor, the attorney who represented the plaintiff against Hank was Vicki Sterling.
00:50:27We now accuse her of abusing the justice system and forcing an innocent man into a wrongful verdict.
00:50:34Witness, you can go with your own testimony.
00:50:37Five years ago, I was eight, right before hearing.
00:50:41Dad promised me that he didn't kill anyone, that he did win.
00:50:45But during recess, I saw him kneeling on the ground begging that monster.
00:50:49Everyone said he would win.
00:50:51But after meeting her, he confessed to murder.
00:50:55He killed my father.
00:50:56He made me an orphan.
00:50:58Through our investigation, we discovered,
00:51:00Ms. Sterling's client in that case was begged by a powerful real estate taker.
00:51:06We have every reason to believe.
00:51:08She used intimidation and violence to force Hank into a false confession, just to protect the rich.
00:51:14Vicki Sterling, you destroyed an innocent life.
00:51:18You left a little girl without a father.
00:51:20Aren't you afraid you're burning hell for what you've done?
00:51:26My god, she was only eight.
00:51:29Her father gone because of a wrongful conviction.
00:51:31It's so heartbreaking.
00:51:32I knew it.
00:51:33This woman was never a good person.
00:51:35She got my husband killed.
00:51:37Now we find out she got the girl's father killed too.
00:51:41And to think I almost believed her earlier.
00:51:44She's nothing but a butcher hiding behind a charity mask.
00:51:47No.
00:51:48My mom wouldn't do that.
00:51:50Mom, tell them.
00:51:52Tell them the truth.
00:51:53Tell them you didn't do this.
00:51:54No, Sarah.
00:51:55It was my fault.
00:51:56What happened back then happened because of me.
00:52:03She admitted it, so it was true.
00:52:07Dad, after all these years, the monster finally been confessed.
00:52:12Your Honor, the defendant Vicki Sterling just admitted guilt in open court.
00:52:17Objection.
00:52:18Miss Dillon must only express remorse and not admit any actual crimes.
00:52:22You must stop making up words and fabricate confession.
00:52:25Oh, please, William, you're still defending her?
00:52:29Even she admits it.
00:52:30Your Honor, I request an immediate recess.
00:52:33Your Honor, I can prove that my client, Vicki Sterling, has not committed any crime whatsoever.
00:52:41Her belief that she is guilty is based on her extraordinary sense of responsibility.
00:52:50Defense counsel, you claim your client is innocent, but I will repeat it again.
00:52:56Where is the evidence?
00:52:57I do have evidence, but before that, I would ask your Honor permission to cross-reference the witness.
00:53:05Witness, are you able to continue answering questions?
00:53:09You can proceed.
00:53:11Please describe again what you really saw during recess those five years ago.
00:53:16I saw my father kneeling on the ground, begging this monster.
00:53:21He was hurt, and it looks like he's begging her.
00:53:24Isn't it obvious?
00:53:26Sterling must have used violence. She threatened Hank into confessing.
00:53:31Just to clarify, you did not really hear their conversation, and you did not really see Vicki Sterling strike your
00:53:40father.
00:53:43Objection, Your Honor. The defense is leading the witness.
00:53:47I demand that the questioning stops immediately.
00:53:50Objection sustained. Defense counsel, stop this line of questioning. The court needs direct evidence.
00:53:57If you had evidence, you would have presented it already. It's been five years. There's no way you found anything.
00:54:04You're right about one point. Time erodes evidence.
00:54:08Then stop wasting the court's time. Again, Your Honor, I request an immediate recess.
00:54:15Your Honor, wait. I do have evidence.
00:54:21Here it is. This contains a video footage of what happened that day actually five years ago.
00:54:29Impossible. After all these years, there was never any video evidence. This has to be fake.
00:54:35It really was difficult to recover anything from that day. But eventually, we found a car parked nearby. So this
00:54:43footage is from its dash cam.
00:54:49The evidence is verified. Play the video.
00:54:56Stand up. In court, you would better plead court. Otherwise, your sweet little daughter will not be so bad.
00:55:03Okay, don't hurt her. I'll plead guilty. I'll admit anything.
00:55:07Stop or I'll call the police.
00:55:10God, are you okay? Yeah.
00:55:12Actually, the evidence favors you. I'm going to lose today.
00:55:15Now, all the plaintiffs are guilty in court. You must win.
00:55:21Dad! So he confessed to protect me? How? How could this be? What really happened back then? Tell me the
00:55:29truth.
00:55:30Sarely.
00:55:33What really happened back then? Tell me the truth. Sarely.
00:55:37Your father was innocent. And his case was clear cut. The victim died from a fall due to violations at
00:55:45that construction site.
00:55:46But the plaintiff, in an attempt to avoid liability, they framed your father.
00:55:51Because he was the only other worker there at the time of the accident.
00:55:55I was prepared to lose the trial that day.
00:56:00But he did not want to risk your safety. So he chose to sacrifice himself.
00:56:05What a convenient story.
00:56:08If that's true, then why didn't you say anything?
00:56:11You knew he was innocent. And yet, you let him get life in prison.
00:56:16I did try to stop him.
00:56:19But he did not want to risk your safety. Not for a single moment.
00:56:23That's why he chose to sacrifice his own freedom.
00:56:25And I also learned 20 years ago, the challenging absolute power head-on can only lead to more destruction.
00:56:34I had no choice.
00:56:36So that's the truth? Dad went to the construction site because he wanted extra money to buy me birthday presents.
00:56:43It's all my fault. I'm the one who killed my dad.
00:56:48Your Honor, the evidence clearly shows the client has committed a desperate attempt to protect his daughter.
00:56:57From beginning to the end, Vicky Sterling committed no crime at all.
00:57:02The defense moves to dismiss all the plaintiff's accusations in its entirety.
00:57:11The truth, I can't believe it. Sterling wasn't the villain. It was the power crushing people at the bottom.
00:57:17And she's been fighting for them this whole time.
00:57:19She founded a charity just to help people who needed it most. We really blamed her for nothing.
00:57:24Enough! One win doesn't erase ten years of doubt.
00:57:28So are you saying that every single case that she's handled, she was innocent?
00:57:32I can prove that my client is innocent. I have more evidence.
00:57:37And so do I.
00:57:38Your Honor, with all the evidence we have here, Vicky Sterling has committed no crime.
00:57:43She's always upheld the law, respected due process, and devoted her entire life to justice.
00:57:49She is the best attorney in New York.
00:57:54All these years, I never knew someone was fighting for justice in the shadows.
00:58:00Miss Sterling, you're the kind of lawyer we all aspire to be.
00:58:05Oh no, this can't be happening.
00:58:08Mr. Ready would destroy me.
00:58:10Your Honor, I have one last submission to make.
00:58:14I am formally accusing plaintiff Vera Cross to be held fully accountable of stealing our law from steel and fabricating
00:58:21evidence.
00:58:22This is a severe violation of the state law and legal ethics.
00:58:25Therefore, I request Vera Cross to be held fully accountable.
00:58:30Fully accountable! Fully accountable! Fully accountable! Fully accountable! Fully accountable!
00:58:35Oh, God, I'm finished!
00:58:38Shit!
00:58:43The court will now announce the verdict. Please, all rise.
00:58:52The defendant, Vicky Sterling, is found not guilty and she is released immediately.
00:59:03As for the plaintiff, Vera Cross, for having committed malicious false accusations and fabricated evidence, the court hereby revokes her
00:59:14license for practicing law.
00:59:16And sentences her to 10 years in prison.
00:59:21No!
00:59:29Ms. Wilson, you've been retired for years. What made your return for Ms. Sterling? Did you already know she was
00:59:35innocent?
00:59:35Well, actually, I had planned to request for leniency for something that happened 20 years ago. But during my investigations,
00:59:45I found out that she had never ever committed any wrongdoings.
00:59:49Actually, she has served this city in ways that no one can imagine. A lawyer like her should never be
00:59:56crushed by such underhanded schemes.
01:00:00We stood with her to show one truth. Justice may reflect, but it shall never be silenced by the powerful.
01:00:07Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank all of you for standing by me.
01:00:11Ms. Sterling, after everything that happened, will you continue speaking up for ordinary people?
01:00:15The truth should never be hidden in the shadows. And from this day forward, I will only fight for justice.
01:00:26Jesus Christ!
01:00:28What a goddamn idiot!
01:00:30She turns down millions just so she can play the hero for people that aren't worth dog shit!
01:00:36Has Sterling finally lost her fucking mind?
01:00:39Sir, please calm down. Mark has been sentenced to life, and every lawyer that have worked with you, who used
01:00:45to work with us, has been taken down one by one. What's our next move?
01:00:48Every eye in the city is watching us right now. One wrong move. Just one. And we're done!
01:00:56We wait. Then the noise will die down. And then we pull him out. Clean up everything!
01:01:04We can't afford to have Sterling pulling on any loose threads.
01:01:09Yes, sir. Happy birthday, Mom!
01:01:14Thank you, my loves!
01:01:16Mom, congratulations on being free again! And fighting for the justice the way you used to!
01:01:21Oh, thank you. Thank you, children.
01:01:24But, Mom, after everything that's happened, you've really pissed the Moretties off.
01:01:30They won't just let this go, will they?
01:01:33Well, I, uh, I...
01:01:36Who is it?
01:01:37Ms. Sterling, after everything that happened, will you continue speaking up for ordinary people?
01:01:41Hayden Farms is one of the biggest Morettie family properties.
01:01:45Are they here to cause trouble?
01:01:56If you're here to cause trouble...
01:02:00Guys, it really is Ms. Sterling. Please, go.
01:02:04Please, Ms. Sterling, help us. Please, please, please, help us.
01:02:08Wait, everyone, please, get up. Please, please.
01:02:12If you truly need help, my mom will do everything she can.
01:02:16I'm sorry, I'm a little confused. Do you want me to represent you? Who are you trying to sue?
01:02:22Harrison Morettie, the real estate king of the East Coast.
01:02:26What? His son was just sentenced to life. You mean that Harrison himself is involved? What happened?
01:02:33Do you know Hayden estate?
01:02:36Of course. It's the Morettie family's biggest property.
01:02:40I mean, rumor has it that Harrison himself built his entire empire off that land 20 years ago.
01:02:45That land was ours. It was our home for generations.
01:02:50Morettie didn't just steal the land. He killed dozens of farmers.
01:02:56Murder? How dare he?
01:02:58Harrison is one of the most powerful men on the East Coast.
01:03:01I had no idea he was capable of such monstrous acts.
01:03:05Because power can hide everything. Those men who died, they were our fathers.
01:03:10The strongest farmers in the community disappeared overnight, and only women and children were left behind.
01:03:18They claimed we were hired workers on the estate, but we were just prisoners.
01:03:24He kept us there to keep us silent. We escaped only recently.
01:03:27Please, Miss Sterling, help us. Please, please, please help us.
01:03:32Please, please, please help us.
01:03:33Of course, of course I will take your case. I will get justice for all of you.
01:03:38Thanks, thank, thank you. Thank you, Miss Sterling.
01:03:46Sir, this is Hayden Estate's revenue report from the last several years. Total profit's $2 billion.
01:03:54Of course. I knew this project was a gold mine. And those meddlesome farmers have been taken care of?
01:04:04Rest assured, sir, they're being watched closely. And no one will ever know what really happened 20 years ago.
01:04:10Boss, something is wrong. What?
01:04:14Someone started asking questions about Hayden Estate.
01:04:19Who the hell thinks they can meddle around in my business?
01:04:23It is Vicki Sterling.
01:04:31Miss Sterling, you're incredible. Within a week, you've uncovered everything that's been buried for 20 years.
01:04:35Well, a lawyer's duty is to uncover the truth, especially when that truth protects the innocent.
01:04:41I just never imagined Harrison's crimes ran this deep.
01:04:45Ma'am, with all the evidence we've gathered so far, tomorrow's hearing, he's not walking away from this.
01:04:52This is Sterling.
01:04:54Miss Sterling, it's been a while. Would you like to come by the office?
01:05:00The hearing is tomorrow. Plaintiff counsel should avoid talking to the defendant. Goodbye.
01:05:05Wait! That special medication you requested for your son has come in.
01:05:12You wouldn't want him to go without it now, would you?
01:05:18Mr. Harrison, Miss Sterling is here.
01:05:22It seems Miss Sterling is not only a remarkable attorney, but also a devoted mother.
01:05:29Please, sit.
01:05:30If this is about the case, save it. There's nothing to discuss.
01:05:35You clearly don't understand the situation.
01:05:37You think you can walk into my office alone and talk to me like that?
01:05:44What do you want, Harrison?
01:05:47You know what happens to people who cross the Moretti family?
01:05:51You drop the case, or you won't walk out that door.
01:05:58You think I came unprepared?
01:06:00If I don't check in with my firm within two hours, my assistant will call the police and leak everything
01:06:07you're saying right now.
01:06:08You don't want additional charges before tomorrow's hearing, do you?
01:06:17Impressive. The reputation of Black Widow is clearly well deserved.
01:06:23I tell you what, you drop the farmer's case, and I'll put something nice on the table.
01:06:32Thirty million?
01:06:33Thirty percent of the Moretti family business.
01:06:37We're talking billions, sweetheart.
01:06:40Wow, that's...
01:06:42That's such a generous offer.
01:06:51But I'm not interested.
01:06:54Wait!
01:06:55What about your son's medication?
01:06:57That could be the only chance he ever has of walking again.
01:07:01I don't make deals with the devil.
01:07:03And for the record, this entire conversation has been recorded, and I'm submitting it into evidence tomorrow.
01:07:10I'll see you in court.
01:07:21I can't believe it. After 20 years, the case is finally going to court.
01:07:26Mrs. Sterling, it's all thanks to you.
01:07:28We tried so many lawyers. Everyone was terrified of the Moretti family.
01:07:32But you, Ms. Sterling, you are the embodiment of justice.
01:07:35This is what I do.
01:07:36Don't worry. With the evidence we have so far, and Ms. Sterling's expertise, we will bring the devil Harrison to
01:07:42justice.
01:07:43It's about time. Let's get ready.
01:07:49Mom!
01:07:50Mom!
01:07:51Sarah, Paul, what's happening?
01:07:53Very clever of you to post guards around your house, Ms. Sterling, but never underestimate them already.
01:07:59What do you want?
01:08:01Simple. You drop the case, or I can't guarantee what happens to your two brats.
01:08:06Your son's legs don't work, and pretty soon he's going to have a hard time breathing. Maybe both of them.
01:08:12Bastard!
01:08:13At this point, there's nothing I won't do.
01:08:16Choose, Sterling. The farmers, or your children.
01:08:21Beep.
01:08:22Beep.
01:08:26Harrison Moretti, you cold-blooded tyrant. You stole our land for 20 years. You killed our people. Today the court
01:08:32will finally condemn you.
01:08:34Your accusations without evidence is slander.
01:08:38The only ones who should be on trial here are these lying farmers.
01:08:43Still acting tough? Don't forget, Sterling represents us.
01:08:46That's right. You locked us up for years, and you bribed every lawyer in the state to shut us out.
01:08:52But Ms. Sterling, she took our case, and your time is up.
01:08:56Ms. Sterling. She spent her entire career defending the rich. Do you think you can actually afford her?
01:09:04You're lying. Ms. Sterling said she'd take our case for free, and she promised we'd win.
01:09:09Huh. Well, check the tie. Where is Ms. Sterling? Court is starting now. She's not here. She doesn't give a
01:09:20damn about you.
01:09:21No, that's impossible.
01:09:22Brother, it's less than a minute. Did she really abandon us?
01:09:29There. Ms. Sterling, she's here.
01:09:39You actually made it. Don't forget, I've still got your two little brats in my hands. You don't actually want
01:09:47me to.
01:09:48You know, it occurred to me that if I give up now, more people are going to suffer because of
01:09:53you. The law doesn't bow down to criminals like you, Moretti. Get ready for prison.
01:10:03Two parties are present. The court is now in session.
01:10:07What do we do now? Mr. Sterling actually showed up. I'm finished!
01:10:11Relax, Mr. Moretti. Whatever happened 20 years ago is very deep.
01:10:15But the farmers...
01:10:16Your words mean nothing. Without proof. No evidence. No conviction.
01:10:22Blaintiff's counsel, please present your case.
01:10:26Your Honor, my client and their families lived on Hayden Estate for generations.
01:10:3020 years ago, the Moretti family tried to take that land by force.
01:10:36It was a brutal act of plunder, and we are seeking full legal accountability.
01:10:47Just as I said, they have no real evidence. All they can allege is forced land seizure.
01:10:51No, no, it's not one. Cut it. Hayden Estate is my biggest asset. I cannot afford to lose it!
01:10:57Trust me on this one.
01:11:00Your Honor, opposing counsel claims my client took their land by force.
01:11:05But I can prove that Hayden Estate was willingly gifted to the Moretti family.
01:11:11Please look closely. Hayden Estate was voluntarily signed over by these farmers themselves.
01:11:17Lies! My family lived there for generations. Why would we just give it away?
01:11:21Exactly. Giving up ancestral land for free defies common sense.
01:11:27And conveniently, everyone who signed that supposed contract has been missing for 20 years.
01:11:33Your Honor, I have reason to believe that this supposed agreement was obtained through coercion and worse.
01:11:42Nonsense! Developing Hayden Estate was an act of charity!
01:11:46I gave those people jobs! I fed their families! The missing farmers? I don't know anything about that!
01:11:55Your Honor, opposing counsel has yet to provide any concrete evidence.
01:12:00I ask the court to stop these baseless speculations.
01:12:03That's a fair objection.
01:12:05Plaintiff's counsel, I heard many of your arguments, but the court needs direct evidence.
01:12:15Your Honor, since the opposing counsel can present a single piece of evidence, may I conclude that she and these
01:12:22farmers are deliberately defaming my client.
01:12:26I ask that you sanction them accordingly.
01:12:29What do we do? It's been 20 years, we've never found any solid evidence, and Mrs. Sterling only took this
01:12:36case three days ago.
01:12:37Does this mean we're going to lose?
01:12:39Your Honor, I have additional evidence I would like to submit.
01:12:43The court calls upon the medical examiner to showcase her findings as pertaining to this case.
01:12:50Medical examiner, don't tell me they found her.
01:12:53Your Honor, we discovered several dozen bodies in the lake waters surrounding Hayden Estate.
01:12:59After examination, we identified them as the farmers who disappeared 20 years ago.
01:13:06It's my dad's. I've searched for 20 years, and he was there the whole time.
01:13:11Harrison, you monster. You owe them their lives.
01:13:15Even if these bodies belong to the missing farmers, my client has nothing to do with their deaths.
01:13:21For all you know, they could have drowned.
01:13:23Ridiculous! We lived our whole lives on that land.
01:13:26We know every ditch, every drop of water.
01:13:29Dozens of men do not drown by accident in their own backyards.
01:13:34Your Honor, I have additional evidence I would like to submit to this court.
01:13:3820 years ago, Harrison Moretti saw the value in Hayden Estate and he tried to buy it off
01:13:43the farmers and their families.
01:13:44After they refused, he resorted to violence.
01:13:5020 years ago, Harrison Moretti saw the value in Hayden Estate, and he tried to buy it off
01:13:55the farmers and their families. After they refused, he resorted to violence.
01:13:59Lies! I never lived.
01:14:02Before the farmers disappeared, Harrison called them into a secret meeting. Luckily,
01:14:07one of them had this recorder in his pocket, and it captured everything. I would like to
01:14:13submit this evidence to the court.
01:14:25The recording is authenticated. Permission granted.
01:14:34Mr. Moretti, please let us go. Our wives and children are waiting at home.
01:14:39Mr. You want to leave? Fine. Sign the deed first. Transfer Hayden Estate to me.
01:14:44Mr. No. Hayden Estate is our home. We won't give it away.
01:14:49Mr. Then don't blame me. Do it. Press the sums onto the deed, then dump the bodies into the lake
01:14:57backyard.
01:14:58You beast. It really was you. You killed them. You murdered all of them.
01:15:02Mr. No. No, no, no. This is fake. This is all fake.
01:15:07Mr. No. No, no, no. This is fake. This is all fake.
01:15:16Your Honor, this audio not only proves that he seized their land illegally,
01:15:21but he also committed mass murder. His crimes are heinous, and we ask you today
01:15:27to impose the maximum sentence as permitted by law.
01:15:33The prosecution's evidence is valid and conclusive.
01:15:38The defendant, Harrison Moretti, is found guilty of all charges.
01:15:44No. No. It isn't real.
01:15:49The court hereby condemned him to a life sentence with no parole.
01:15:56It isn't real. It isn't real. It isn't real. It isn't real.
01:16:05Mr. We found your children. They're at Hayden Estate.
01:16:10Take me there now.
01:16:13Hayden Estate is massive. Should we contact police first and now wait for reinforcements?
01:16:16No, no. There's not enough time, and I don't care if it takes three days or three nights.
01:16:20We have to find my children. We have to find them now.
01:16:25Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my babies.
01:16:29How did you escape? It's them. These farmers, they saved us.
01:16:35Moretti's men, they were about to throw us into this massive lake,
01:16:37but thankfully they stepped in and they fought them off.
01:16:41They saved our lives. Thank you. Thank you so much.
01:16:44They were so brave. Moretti's guys were so scary, but the farmers...
01:16:51We're not heroes. This land has been our own for generation.
01:16:54We know every inch of it. That's the only reason we found them.
01:16:57Thank you. Thank you so much for saving them.
01:17:00We should take comfort.
01:17:02Exactly. You help us for everything.
01:17:04And he's a good person. And good people shouldn't sit alone.
01:17:07You know, I used to think that justice could never defeat power.
01:17:12And that ordinary people could never defeat the rich and the powerful.
01:17:16But today you have all showed me that when we all come together,
01:17:20our light can become a torch.
01:17:22From this day forward, I will only fight for justice.
01:17:25For justice.
01:17:26For justice.
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