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White Lies
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00:00:14No evidence.
00:00:16Can't do anything.
00:00:27One year.
00:00:29I promised her one year.
00:00:31But I lied.
00:00:32It's not one year.
00:00:34It's today.
00:01:03Ms. White, please sit.
00:01:04Mr. Astral was impressed by your resume.
00:01:08I believe in giving back.
00:01:10Every young artist deserves a chance to shine.
00:01:18You've handled several high-net-wealth divorce crises.
00:01:21Why'd you leave your last firm?
00:01:22Because my client needed me on her side, not on the money's side.
00:01:28Interesting.
00:01:28How do I know you'll be on my sister's side?
00:01:30I don't make promises.
00:01:32I do the job.
00:01:33You'll see the results.
00:01:36Standard protocol.
00:01:38Your personal phone stays with us.
00:01:40You may use this house phone.
00:01:50Welcome aboard, Mrs. White.
00:01:55Jeffrey.
00:01:57I'm inside.
00:02:04They say it's just hormones.
00:02:08Post-portum.
00:02:11It's not.
00:02:16How do you know?
00:02:19Because I've seen this before.
00:02:21The fear.
00:02:23The second-guessing.
00:02:25The way you flinch when someone touches your shoulder.
00:02:30He doesn't hit me.
00:02:32There are worse things than hitting.
00:02:35Victoria.
00:02:37Did Jeffrey ever hurt someone else?
00:02:40Someone who wasn't you?
00:02:42What do you mean?
00:02:43Before you.
00:02:45Was there ever a scandal?
00:02:46A lawsuit?
00:02:48A woman who disappeared?
00:02:50There was a girl.
00:02:51Years ago.
00:02:52A student.
00:02:53He sponsored her.
00:02:54She accused him of something.
00:02:56Then she dropped out.
00:02:58He said she was lying.
00:02:59What was her name?
00:03:00I don't remember.
00:03:02It was before we got married.
00:03:03He said she was unstable.
00:03:12Unstable, right?
00:03:23He said no one would believe me.
00:03:25He said no one would believe me.
00:03:54Mia!
00:03:56Mia, look at me.
00:03:57It's okay, I'm here.
00:03:59He said he'd pay for my art school.
00:04:01He said I was special.
00:04:03Then he...
00:04:04Don't.
00:04:05I believe you.
00:04:10You paid off the school.
00:04:12You didn't even hide it.
00:04:23Almost there, sis.
00:04:31My thoughts were gone.
00:04:34Because...
00:04:39Ms. White.
00:04:40A word.
00:04:43I understand.
00:04:44Right.
00:04:46You're pushing her too hard.
00:04:48She's fragile.
00:04:50She's not fragile.
00:04:52She's been gas-lifted into believing she is.
00:04:55I don't want you coaching her into a war she can't win.
00:04:58Mr. Astor, do you know everything your brother-in-law does?
00:05:01Everything?
00:05:02What kind of question is that?
00:05:04The kind that matters.
00:05:06He's not just cheating on your sister.
00:05:08He's been doing it for years.
00:05:10Maybe longer than you know.
00:05:12What are you implying?
00:05:12I'm not implying anything.
00:05:14I'm asking if you want to know the truth.
00:05:17All of it.
00:05:18Get the evidence first.
00:05:19Then we'll talk.
00:05:20I will.
00:05:23You know, they're used to seeing snow, but nothing like this.
00:05:34That was another life.
00:05:37Before she was broken.
00:05:40Before I swore I'd make him pay.
00:05:47Can you leave the phone next to her?
00:05:49I just want to hear her breathe.
00:05:54I'm inside, sis.
00:05:56I'm inside his house.
00:05:57I'm going to make him pay for what he did to you.
00:06:01I promise.
00:06:11What did you find?
00:06:12Background check on Ella White is back.
00:06:15She was fired from her last job, some family in Connecticut.
00:06:18Officially, it was professional misconduct.
00:06:20Off the record, the family's son was abusing his wife.
00:06:23White reported it.
00:06:24They protected the son.
00:06:26Buried her.
00:06:27What's this, a sealed juvenile record?
00:06:29It's sealed.
00:06:29I couldn't access it.
00:06:30But her sister, the one in the care facility,
00:06:32she was a student at an art school five years ago.
00:06:35The same school that received a large donation
00:06:37from the Winthrop Foundation around the same time she dropped out.
00:06:39The Winthrop Foundation.
00:06:41Jeffrey.
00:06:41The timing is suggestive.
00:06:44Don't dig further.
00:06:45Not yet.
00:06:46But keep this between us.
00:06:48Understood.
00:06:53Ella White.
00:06:55Who are you, really?
00:06:59The acquisition of the Renar is a coup for the Gallery.
00:07:02Indeed, a masterstroke.
00:07:07Welcome to the team, dear.
00:07:12Thank you so much for coming.
00:07:26Three.
00:07:28Seven.
00:07:29Seven.
00:07:38You're playing a dangerous game.
00:07:41I don't play games, Mr. Wendethow.
00:07:42I solve problems.
00:07:44Whose problems?
00:07:47All of them.
00:07:48Even the old ones.
00:07:50What old ones?
00:07:52Five years ago.
00:07:53An art school.
00:07:55A student.
00:07:56She accused someone.
00:07:57Then she disappeared.
00:08:00I don't know what you're talking about.
00:08:02Of course you don't.
00:08:07What did you say to Jeffrey?
00:08:09He looks like he saw a ghost.
00:08:12Maybe he did.
00:08:14You're hiding something.
00:08:16I'm hiding a lot of things.
00:08:19So are you.
00:08:38You never told me what happened that night.
00:08:42The snow.
00:08:43Nothing to tell.
00:08:45You're lying.
00:08:46I'm not lying.
00:08:49I'm just not telling you everything.
00:08:51Because you need to get better first.
00:08:53Better for what?
00:08:55Better to see him go to prison.
00:08:57You found him?
00:08:58I'm inside his house right now.
00:09:01Working for his wife.
00:09:03Be careful.
00:09:04He's dangerous.
00:09:06So am I.
00:09:07I love you.
00:09:21He's a monster.
00:09:23Not the hitting kind.
00:09:25The smart kind.
00:09:27Did he ever hurt anyone else?
00:09:29Before Victoria?
00:09:34There was a girl.
00:09:36Years ago.
00:09:36A student.
00:09:37She came to the house once.
00:09:39Crying.
00:09:39Jeffrey locked the door and talked to her.
00:09:41When she left she looked broken.
00:09:43I never saw her again.
00:09:44I don't know her name.
00:09:45But she had a sister.
00:09:46The sister came later screaming at Jeffrey in the driveway.
00:09:49He called the cops on her.
00:09:51What happened to the sister?
00:09:53Nothing.
00:09:54The cops told her to leave.
00:09:55She did.
00:09:58But she looked at Jeffrey like she wanted to kill him.
00:10:03Thank you, Martha.
00:10:04This is enough.
00:10:13Master.
00:10:14I don't just get women out.
00:10:15I make sure the bastards never pull this crap again.
00:10:18But I need something else.
00:10:20What?
00:10:21Jeffrey Winthrop.
00:10:22Five years ago.
00:10:23An art school student.
00:10:24Any records?
00:10:25Police reports.
00:10:26Lawsuits.
00:10:27Anything.
00:10:28Why?
00:10:29Because I don't just help them leave.
00:10:31I help them make sure it doesn't happen again.
00:10:34That's not in your contract.
00:10:35It's in my blood.
00:10:39I'll see what I can find.
00:10:40But Ella, if you're after something personal, you need to tell me.
00:10:44When the time's right.
00:10:51I'll see what I can find.
00:10:54I'll see what I can find.
00:11:00He pushed you.
00:11:03Who told you?
00:11:05Martha.
00:11:05The Nancy who quit.
00:11:07She also told me something else.
00:11:09About a girl.
00:11:11Years ago.
00:11:12An art student.
00:11:13I don't know anything about that.
00:11:14Jeffrey never mentioned her?
00:11:15He said there was a girl who lied about him.
00:11:18Tried to ruin his career.
00:11:19He said she was crazy.
00:11:21She wasn't crazy.
00:11:24How do you know?
00:11:32Tomorrow.
00:11:33Family meeting.
00:11:34You know what to say.
00:11:37Three things.
00:11:37Can you do that?
00:11:40Yes.
00:11:41Good.
00:11:44Ella?
00:11:47Who was she?
00:11:48The girl?
00:11:52My sister.
00:12:06I did what you asked.
00:12:07I looked into Jeffrey's past.
00:12:09Five years ago, an art student accused him of sexual assault.
00:12:12The school settled.
00:12:13The student dropped out.
00:12:15No police report.
00:12:16No charges.
00:12:17And the student's name?
00:12:21Mia White.
00:12:29Your sister.
00:12:32Yes.
00:12:36You didn't come here to help Victoria.
00:12:39You came here to destroy Jeffrey.
00:12:41I came here to do both.
00:12:43They're the same thing.
00:12:46You should have told me.
00:12:49Would you have hired me if I had?
00:12:55No.
00:12:58That's why I didn't.
00:13:04The family meeting is at 9 a.m.
00:13:06Get Victoria ready.
00:13:07We'll deal with Jeffrey's past later.
00:13:09There's no later.
00:13:10I have a witness.
00:13:11Martha.
00:13:12She saw my sister at the house.
00:13:13She heard Jeffrey threaten her.
00:13:15She'll testify.
00:13:18You've been planning this for five years.
00:13:21Five years, two months, and 11 days.
00:13:28Lo.
00:13:40I admit tomorrow, sis.
00:13:43Tomorrow he starts to fall.
00:13:46Because my client needed me on her side.
00:13:59We're requesting supervised visitation.
00:14:02Mrs. Winthrow's recent behavior suggests...
00:14:06I did not push Daisy.
00:14:09You paid nannies to lie about me.
00:14:12And I will not give up custody.
00:14:15This is ridiculous.
00:14:16Something my curse says.
00:14:18But only an Outer Xaffa hun for the problem...
00:14:20First point, this is one nannies audit.
00:14:22Before we go further...
00:14:24She looked at Jeffrey like she wanted to kill him.
00:14:27He locked the door.
00:14:29Talked to her.
00:14:31When she left, she looked broken.
00:14:34This is bullshit!
00:14:37Jeffrey.
00:14:38You set me up!
00:14:41It's evidence.
00:14:43And I have more.
00:14:47Five years ago, an art student accused you of sexual assault.
00:14:51Her name was Mia White.
00:14:54She dropped out after the school settled.
00:14:57You paid them to make it go away.
00:14:59This is irrelevant to the custody case!
00:15:02It's relevant to everything.
00:15:03We're not just here about custody anymore.
00:15:06We're here about whether a predator has been sitting at my family's table for five years.
00:15:13You believe her?
00:15:15She's a stranger.
00:15:16She's using you.
00:15:18I believe her.
00:15:19Because I know what you did to me.
00:15:22And now I know you did it to others.
00:15:37You just blew up the family.
00:15:39The press will be all over this.
00:15:41Good.
00:15:41Let them.
00:15:43Jeffrey Winthrop should be in prison, not at board meetings.
00:15:46And your sister?
00:15:47Is she ready to come forward?
00:15:49She's not well.
00:15:50She can't testify.
00:15:51But Martha can.
00:15:53And the settlement agreement is enough to start a criminal investigation.
00:15:59You've been playing chess while the rest of us played checkers.
00:16:02I told you.
00:16:04I don't play games.
00:16:15Jeffrey's lawyer is called.
00:16:17He's willing to sign the divorce papers.
00:16:20Full custody to Victoria.
00:16:22No contest.
00:16:25But he wants immunity on the old case.
00:16:28No.
00:16:29If we push the old case, he'll fight.
00:16:32It could take years.
00:16:34Victoria needs this to end now.
00:16:38I didn't come this far to let him walk.
00:16:44I'm not asking you to let him walk.
00:16:46I'm asking you to let the criminal justice system handle it.
00:16:48We give the evidence to the DA.
00:16:50They investigate.
00:16:51He goes to prison.
00:16:52But Victoria gets her divorce now.
00:16:55Fine.
00:16:56But I want to be the one who hands the evidence to the DA.
00:16:58Done.
00:17:04Nicholas told me.
00:17:07About your sister.
00:17:16I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner.
00:17:18You don't have to apologize.
00:17:22He hurt her.
00:17:23He hurt me.
00:17:25You're trying to stop him.
00:17:27That's more than anyone else ever did.
00:17:31For your sister's care.
00:17:33And for your new company.
00:17:35Take it.
00:17:42Thank you, Victoria.
00:17:45No.
00:17:47For believing me.
00:17:49And for believing her.
00:17:55You're going to be okay, Victoria.
00:17:58I know.
00:18:00You're going to be okay, Victoria.
00:18:13I don't know.
00:18:35For you, Mia.
00:18:37When these bloom, he'll be in prison.
00:19:03That's corroborating evidence, but not enough for a conviction.
00:19:06We need more.
00:19:08Then find more.
00:19:09I've given you everything I have.
00:19:12You've been waiting five years for this.
00:19:14Five years, two months, and 18 days.
00:19:21I'll assign a team, but I can't promise anything.
00:19:26I don't need promises.
00:19:27I need you to try.
00:19:28$50,000.
00:19:29Right now.
00:19:31In cash.
00:19:32You walk away.
00:19:34No one gets hurt.
00:19:35You're offering me a bribe.
00:19:37I'm offering you a choice.
00:19:39Take the money.
00:19:40Leave the city.
00:19:41Forget you ever knew my name.
00:19:45And if I don't?
00:19:47Then I'll destroy you.
00:19:50Your sister's medical records will be all over the internet.
00:19:53Every breakdown.
00:19:54Every diagnosis.
00:19:56She'll be a laughingstock.
00:19:58No one will believe her.
00:19:59No one will believe you.
00:20:02You think this will put me away?
00:20:06I know it will.
00:20:11Mia sends her love.
00:20:16You're gonna regret this!
00:20:21No.
00:20:22I made my mistake five years ago.
00:20:25I waited.
00:20:26I waited.
00:20:51ASTOR.
00:20:52He took the bait.
00:20:53$50,000.
00:20:54And he mentioned my sister.
00:20:56I heard.
00:20:56The driver had the window cracked.
00:20:58Then you know what happens next.
00:21:01I'll have the divorce papers ready by 9am.
00:21:03And the DA will get the new recording.
00:21:07He said no one would believe me.
00:21:10They believe you now, sis.
00:21:28It's done.
00:21:30Victoria has full custody.
00:21:32You'll regret this.
00:21:34I've regretted nothing for five years.
00:21:37I'm not starting today.
00:21:57I didn't think I'd feel this.
00:21:59Feel what?
00:22:01Nothing.
00:22:02No anger.
00:22:03No fear.
00:22:06Just...
00:22:07That's called peace.
00:22:09You'll get used to it.
00:22:17For your sister.
00:22:19And for your new company.
00:22:21I meant what I said.
00:22:24Thank you, Victoria.
00:22:27Thank you, Victoria.
00:22:27You saved my life.
00:22:29You saved your own.
00:22:31I just showed you the door.
00:22:47I just showed you the door.
00:22:51I just showed you the door.
00:22:51Sleep well, my love.
00:22:52Sleep well, my love.
00:23:03One more thing to deal with.
00:23:06Then we're free.
00:23:10Sometimes I forget what it's like to feel the sun on my skin.
00:23:34Come in.
00:23:37I come bearing gifts.
00:23:40I didn't invite you.
00:23:44No.
00:23:45But I was in the neighborhood.
00:23:49You live an hour away.
00:23:51Fine.
00:23:52I wanted to see you.
00:24:13You kept them.
00:24:15They're good paintings.
00:24:19The artist would be happy to hear that.
00:24:21Why are you really here?
00:24:23I heard about Jeffrey.
00:24:25The divorce.
00:24:26The criminal investigation.
00:24:28Nicholas told me everything.
00:24:29About your sister.
00:24:31I'm sorry.
00:24:32I didn't know.
00:24:33No one knew.
00:24:34That was the point.
00:24:36You've been carrying this alone for five years.
00:24:38I'm used to it.
00:24:48You don't have to anymore.
00:24:52Yes, I do.
00:24:53Until he's in prison, I'm not done.
00:24:58Then let me help.
00:25:01This isn't your fight.
00:25:04It is now.
00:25:06The snow, ten years ago.
00:25:09You saved my life.
00:25:10I never forgot.
00:25:11That was a different life.
00:25:12Maybe.
00:25:13Maybe.
00:25:14But you're still the same person.
00:25:15The one who stops for strangers.
00:25:17The one who fights for people who can't fight for themselves.
00:25:23I'll wait.
00:25:24However long it takes.
00:25:42We have the settlement agreement, Martha's testimony, and the new recording of Jeffrey's bribe attempt.
00:25:48But we still don't have Mia's testimony.
00:25:52Without it, a jury might not convict.
00:25:56She can't testify.
00:25:57She's not well.
00:25:58Then we need something else.
00:26:00Another victim.
00:26:03I've been looking for five years.
00:26:08I haven't found anyone.
00:26:12What about Victoria?
00:26:13He emotionally abused her.
00:26:15That's a pattern.
00:26:18Whatever you think, Alexei Dillon.
00:26:20Pattern evidence is admissible in some states.
00:26:22But it's not enough for a sexual assault charge.
00:26:26Then find another way.
00:26:28Wire fraud.
00:26:29Money laundering.
00:26:30Witness treempering.
00:26:32Put him away for something.
00:26:34You're willing to let him walk on the assault charges?
00:26:37I'm willing to let him rot in prison for anything.
00:26:43You didn't tell me about the snow.
00:26:45About saving my brother.
00:26:48It wasn't relevant.
00:26:50He's been looking for you for ten years.
00:26:53And you just...
00:26:55Let him.
00:26:57I had other things to focus on.
00:27:02Like revenge?
00:27:04Like justice.
00:27:05There's a difference.
00:27:09Is there?
00:27:10Revenge is personal.
00:27:12Justice is for everyone.
00:27:13I want him in prison so he can't do this to anyone else.
00:27:16That's not revenge.
00:27:18That's prevention.
00:27:20You really believe that?
00:27:24I have to.
00:27:27I have to.
00:27:48I found something.
00:27:52What is it?
00:27:58There was another one.
00:28:00Not your sister.
00:28:01A different student.
00:28:02Her name is Sarah.
00:28:06Where is she now?
00:28:08Oregon.
00:28:09She's married.
00:28:09Different name.
00:28:10I have her contact info.
00:28:13The professor was Jeffrey's friend.
00:28:15They covered for each other.
00:28:16Sarah might have information about both.
00:28:21I'll call her.
00:28:33I'll call her.
00:28:45I'll call her.
00:28:48She's a family now.
00:28:49I can't go through that again.
00:28:51I understand.
00:28:52But Mia.
00:28:53My sister.
00:28:54She's still in a care facility.
00:28:55She hasn't painted in five years.
00:28:57He took everything from her.
00:28:58Mia White.
00:28:59She was the one who spoke first.
00:29:01I read about her.
00:29:02She's still fighting.
00:29:03But she can't do it alone.
00:29:05I've been waiting five years to tell the truth.
00:29:08No one believed me back then.
00:29:10But if your sister was brave enough to come forward, so am I.
00:29:16Thank you, Sarah.
00:29:18Don't thank me.
00:29:19Thank your sister.
00:29:36We found another one, sis.
00:29:40Another victim.
00:29:42Her name is Sarah.
00:29:45She's going to testify.
00:29:52You're not alone anymore.
00:30:04He told me no one would believe a starving artist against a billionaire.
00:30:08He was right.
00:30:10No one did.
00:30:12Would you be willing to testify in court?
00:30:16Yes.
00:30:17For Mia.
00:30:19And for every other girl he hurt.
00:30:25With Sarah's testimony, we have enough to indict Jeffrey on multiple counts.
00:30:29But I need to warn you.
00:30:31His lawyers will attack your sister's credibility.
00:30:33They'll say she was unstable.
00:30:35They'll use her medical records against her.
00:30:36Let them.
00:30:37My sister is not on trial.
00:30:39He is.
00:30:43I'll file the charges by the end of the week.
00:31:01You did it.
00:31:04We did it.
00:31:05Sarah was brave.
00:31:07She was.
00:31:08But she shouldn't have had to be.
00:31:10None of them should have.
00:31:13What happens after?
00:31:14When he's in prison?
00:31:17Then I figure out who I am without revenge.
00:31:20You're the same person.
00:31:22You just won't have to carry the weight anymore.
00:31:24None of them should have.
00:31:29Walk the IFR.
00:31:29None of them should have.
00:31:30What's up?
00:31:42My future.
00:31:44What is he doing?
00:31:49I know.
00:31:50I know.
00:31:50I know.
00:31:52I know.
00:31:52I know.
00:31:52I know.
00:31:52Well, I know.
00:31:53I know they're right.
00:31:53I know.
00:31:54But...
00:31:54I know.
00:32:05Geoffrey Winthrop, the former CEO, was taken into custody this morning following a two-year investigation.
00:32:21Are you okay?
00:32:28He's arrested. He's actually arrested.
00:32:39You missed it. The arrest.
00:32:42I saw it from across the street.
00:32:46Why didn't you go inside?
00:32:48I didn't need to see him handcuffed. I needed to see him afraid.
00:32:56Was he?
00:32:59Yes.
00:33:11What are you thinking?
00:33:15I'm thinking I might be able to breathe soon.
00:33:28Bail is set at $5 million. The defendant will surrender his passport and wear an electronic monitor device.
00:33:41Objection, Your Honor.
00:33:42Overruled.
00:33:43Remanded into custody pending trial. No bail.
00:33:56Mrs. White, are you the consultant who uncovered the evidence against Geoffrey Winthrop?
00:34:03I'm the consultant who did her job.
00:34:07Is it true your sister is one of his victims?
00:34:12My sister is not a victim. She's a survivor. And she's not on trial. He is.
00:34:29Who's that?
00:34:30Alexander.
00:34:32Why?
00:34:34He makes you smile. I like him.
00:34:40He's complicated.
00:34:42Everyone is complicated.
00:34:44You're complicated.
00:34:45That doesn't mean you should be alone.
00:34:50When did you get so wise?
00:34:53Always.
00:35:07The DA's office called.
00:35:09They want to depose Sarah next week.
00:35:11And they want to talk to your sister.
00:35:13Just an informal interview, not under oath.
00:35:15To see if she can handle testifying.
00:35:18She can't.
00:35:19She's not ready.
00:35:21I know. I told them that.
00:35:22But they're worried Sarah alone won't be enough.
00:35:24Then find more victims.
00:35:26There have to be more.
00:35:27I'm trying.
00:35:28But these cases are old.
00:35:30People have moved on.
00:35:31They don't want to relive it.
00:35:32Neither does my sister.
00:35:33But she didn't have a choice.
00:35:35Neither do they.
00:35:37There's something else.
00:35:39The private investigator found a woman in Chicago.
00:35:41Same pattern.
00:35:43Mentorship, art funding, then assault.
00:35:46Her name is Lisa.
00:35:47She's willing to talk.
00:35:51I'll call her.
00:35:57Hello?
00:35:59Lisa?
00:36:00My name is Ella White.
00:36:01My sister was Mia White.
00:36:03Five years ago.
00:36:04I know who you are.
00:36:05I saw the news.
00:36:06I've been waiting for someone to call.
00:36:08Would you be willing to speak to the DA?
00:36:10I'll do one better.
00:36:11I'll testify.
00:36:12I've been silent for seven years.
00:36:14I'm done.
00:36:16Thank you, Lisa.
00:36:17Don't thank me.
00:36:19Thank your sister.
00:36:20She was the first one who spoke.
00:36:22The rest of us were too scared.
00:36:32Two now, sis.
00:36:33You're not alone.
00:36:42Another one, sis.
00:36:44Her name is Lisa.
00:36:44She's going to testify.
00:37:04She's going to testify.
00:37:05Thank you for seeing me.
00:37:08Thank you for trusting me.
00:37:12I read about you.
00:37:15About the Winthron case.
00:37:17About your sister.
00:37:18You're not just a consultant.
00:37:20You're a fighter.
00:37:25I'm both.
00:37:27What do you need?
00:37:39Do you have access to his financial records?
00:37:46Some.
00:37:48Not all.
00:37:49Then we start there.
00:37:51I'll bring in a forensic accountant.
00:37:53Don't delete anything.
00:37:55Don't confront him.
00:37:57Just wait.
00:38:00How long?
00:38:02As long as it takes.
00:38:06As long as it takes.
00:38:32Finally.
00:38:40You make it look so easy.
00:38:45You're holding the pencil wrong.
00:38:47Show me again.
00:38:55You two look cozy.
00:38:57She's teaching me to draw.
00:39:04You're terrible.
00:39:07I know.
00:39:08She said I need practice.
00:39:11He's a good student.
00:39:27We found another witness.
00:39:29A former employee of the Winthrop Foundation.
00:39:32She handled the payments to the art school.
00:39:33She has emails showing Jeffrey personally approved the settlement.
00:39:37That's direct evidence.
00:39:38It is.
00:39:40Combined with Sarah and Lisa's testimonies, we have enough for a strong case.
00:39:44But we still need to address the defense's likely strategy.
00:39:47They'll attack the victim's credibility.
00:39:49Especially your sister's, given her medical history.
00:39:52Then we put a psychologist on the stand.
00:39:55Explain that trauma doesn't look the same for everyone.
00:39:57That her bake-down is evidence of what he did, not against it.
00:40:03You've thought about this a lot.
00:40:06For five years.
00:40:07I'll assign a victim advocate to work with your sister.
00:40:10Just to see if she's willing to give a deposition.
00:40:12Not in court.
00:40:13Just on video.
00:40:14That way the jury can see her without her having to face Jeffrey.
00:40:20I'll ask her.
00:40:28The DA wants to talk to you.
00:40:30On video.
00:40:31You don't have to go to court.
00:40:34Just answer questions.
00:40:36Tell your story.
00:40:40Will he see it?
00:40:41His lawyers will.
00:40:42But not him directly.
00:40:44Not in person.
00:40:48I'll do it.
00:40:49For you.
00:40:50And for the other girls.
00:40:56You don't have to do this for me.
00:40:58I know.
00:41:00I'm doing it for me.
00:41:11I heard she agreed.
00:41:13Yes.
00:41:15That's brave.
00:41:17She's always been brave.
00:41:18I just forgot.
00:41:20Ella.
00:41:21When this is over.
00:41:23When he's in prison, what then?
00:41:25I told you.
00:41:26I don't know.
00:41:27Then figure it out.
00:41:29But don't push me away while you do.
00:41:33I'm not pushing you away.
00:41:35You're not letting me in either.
00:41:39I'm trying.
00:41:46Try harder.
00:42:02Mia, can you tell us what happened five years ago?
00:42:08He came to the art school.
00:42:10He said he wanted to support young artists.
00:42:14He said I was talented.
00:42:16Special.
00:42:18He invited me to his house.
00:42:20For mentoring.
00:42:22I went.
00:42:22I was 18.
00:42:23I thought he was helping me.
00:42:26He locked the door.
00:42:27He said no one would believe me.
00:42:29He said I was nobody.
00:42:30He was wrong.
00:42:32Why are you coming forward now?
00:42:36Because my sister never stopped believing me.
00:42:41And because I'm not nobody.
00:42:56You did it.
00:43:00I did it.
00:43:02Now go.
00:43:03Finish the rest.
00:43:10I will.
00:43:17The evidence is insufficient.
00:43:19The alleged victims have questionable motives.
00:43:23Denied.
00:43:24The case will proceed to trial.
00:43:26Trial date set for six weeks from today.
00:43:38See you in hell.
00:43:45Six weeks until trial.
00:43:47Six weeks to find more evidence.
00:43:51You've done enough.
00:43:53There's never enough.
00:43:55Not until he's convicted.
00:43:57And after conviction?
00:43:59What then?
00:44:01Then I breathe.
00:44:04I'm not going anywhere.
00:44:24You look tired.
00:44:26I'm fine.
00:44:35His face?
00:44:38I don't want to see it again.
00:44:40You won't.
00:44:42You don't have to go to court.
00:44:44I know.
00:44:46But I still see it.
00:44:48In my head.
00:44:52After the trial, we'll find you a therapist.
00:44:55Someone who specializes in trauma.
00:44:57You don't have to carry this alone anymore.
00:44:59I'm sorry.
00:44:59I'm sorry.
00:45:07I don't know.
00:45:08Then let's finish this.
00:45:15This can wait.
00:45:17The will case isn't urgent.
00:45:19Jeffrey's trial is.
00:45:26the jade pendant this is the one you gave me yes charles put it in the will as a way
00:45:33to find you
00:45:34he knew i'd been looking i don't want anything from your family i know but the will is being
00:45:40contested if we don't defend it the cousin will get everything including the pendant
00:45:45then defend it i'll help but not for me for charles he sounds like he was a good man
00:45:55he was
00:46:11alexander why are you helping me with jeffrey i mean this isn't your fight you asked me that
00:46:17before i told you it is now that's not an answer because i watched you sit on the floor with
00:46:24my
00:46:24sister when everyone else was afraid of her
00:46:28because you took on a billionaire with nothing but a laptop and a voice recorder
00:46:33because you've been fighting for five years for someone who can't fight for herself
00:46:37that's not just doing your job that's who you are and i want to be part of that
00:46:44i'm not good at this i know me neither but i'm trying
00:47:11he wrote about you in his letters
00:47:18he never met me no but he believed in finding you
00:47:24he said the world needs more people like you people who stop for strangers
00:47:39look at this
00:47:44robert and jeffrey knew each other if robert was connected to jeffrey then the will case isn't
00:47:50separate it's connected to everything you think jeffrey helped robert forge the will
00:47:55i think we need to find out
00:48:04you're not just a consultant you're a detective
00:48:07i'm just someone who doesn't stop until she finds the truth
00:48:11that's what scares me about you
00:48:14why
00:48:14because you might burn yourself out before you let anyone help
00:48:22i'm trying like i said i know
00:48:31we have three victims willing to testify we have financial record martha's testimony
00:48:36and we have mia's video deposition the defense will try to discredit the victims especially
00:48:42given mia's mental health history but our expert psychologist will explain that trauma-induced
00:48:46breakdowns are not evidence of lying what about the connection to robert astor and the will
00:48:51forgery that's a separate case but if you have evidence we can use it to show a pattern of corruption
00:49:02i'm working on it
00:49:10not so deep the roots need room
00:49:14like this
00:49:15better
00:49:21you're smiling
00:49:23no i'm not
00:49:25yes you are
00:49:32i talked to nicholas he's assigning a forensic accountant to look into robert's connections with jeffrey
00:49:37if there's a paper trail we'll find it
00:49:39thank you
00:49:41for believing me
00:49:42i always did
00:49:45even when i didn't know the whole story
00:49:47i'm scared of what comes after
00:49:48after what
00:49:50after the trial
00:49:52when i don't have a mission anymore
00:49:54i've been fighting for so long
00:49:56i don't know who i am without it
00:49:59you're ella
00:49:59the woman who saved my life in a snowstorm
00:50:02who sits on the floor with strangers
00:50:03who plants sunflowers for her sister
00:50:06that's who you are
00:50:07the fight doesn't define you
00:50:08you define the fight
00:50:10you don't have to figure it out alone
00:50:20this case is about power
00:50:22about a man who used money
00:50:24influence
00:50:25and fear
00:50:27to silence his victims
00:50:29over seven years
00:50:31three women
00:50:31and likely more
00:50:33were assaulted by the defendant
00:50:35we will prove that jeffrey wintherd
00:50:38is not a philanthropist
00:50:40he is a predator
00:50:41the prosecution's case
00:50:43rests on the word
00:50:44of women with questionable motives
00:50:46one has a diagnosed mental illness
00:50:49another waited seven years
00:50:51these are not reliable witnesses
00:50:54not now
00:50:55trust the process
00:50:58why now
00:50:59why come forward after seven years
00:51:02because i saw another woman come forward
00:51:06mia white
00:51:07she was brave enough to speak
00:51:09i decided to be brave too
00:51:15so you're motivated by media attention
00:51:18i'm motivated by justice
00:51:24so you're motivated by media attention
00:51:28he said he would make me disappear
00:51:30from the art world
00:51:30if i told anyone
00:51:35i believed him
00:51:36you settled with the school
00:51:38you took money
00:51:39doesn't that make you a liar
00:51:42it makes me someone
00:51:43who was scared and broke
00:51:47but i'm not scared anymore
00:51:56i heard on the news
00:51:59sarah and lisa
00:52:00they were brave
00:52:04yes
00:52:05they were
00:52:07do you think i'm brave
00:52:09you're the bravest person i know
00:52:11and why do i still feel so small
00:52:14because he made you feel that way
00:52:18but you're not small
00:52:19you never were
00:52:21i'm here mia
00:52:22everything's okay now
00:52:43he said no one would believe me
00:52:45he said i was nobody
00:52:47he was wrong
00:53:04objection your honor
00:53:06this is prejudicious
00:53:08overruled
00:53:08sit down
00:53:09mia
00:53:21mr winthrop
00:53:22did you ever assault any of these women
00:53:24never
00:53:27they're liars
00:53:29every one of them
00:53:30mr winthrop
00:53:31did you pay the art school to silence mia white
00:53:34i donated to the school
00:53:35that's not a crime
00:53:36did you personally approve the settlement agreement
00:53:41i don't recall
00:53:44settlement agreement signed by jeffrey winthraus
00:53:47this is your signature isn't it
00:53:50i
00:53:50it was handled by my lawyers
00:53:52so you don't deny it's your signature
00:53:53yes that's my signature
00:53:55but it doesn't mean what she says it means
00:53:57then what does it mean
00:54:12he's lying
00:54:13everyone can see it
00:54:17it doesn't matter
00:54:18the jury needs to believe us
00:54:20they will
00:54:23how do you know
00:54:24because i believe you
00:54:26and i'm not the only one
00:54:30alexander
00:54:30yeah
00:54:32after this is over
00:54:34i'd like to try
00:54:35not maybe
00:54:36try
00:54:39i've been ready since the first day you walked into my garden
00:55:07you should eat something
00:55:11not hungry
00:55:12ella
00:55:13whatever happens
00:55:14you've already won
00:55:15you made him stand trial
00:55:16you made the world see who he is
00:55:18winning is a conviction
00:55:19anything less is just an expensive therapy session
00:55:21no matter what
00:55:23you're not alone anymore
00:55:24the jury has reached a verdict
00:55:37have you reached a verdict
00:55:41yes your honor
00:55:49on count one
00:55:50sexual assault in the first degree
00:55:53guilty
00:55:57on count two
00:55:58witness trampering
00:56:00guilty
00:56:00on count three
00:56:02wire fraud
00:56:02guilty
00:56:03on count four
00:56:04money laundering
00:56:05guilty
00:56:06on count five
00:56:07conspiracy to commit bribery
00:56:09guilty
00:56:10on count six
00:56:11false imprisonment
00:56:12on count seven
00:56:14criminal coercion
00:56:15guilty
00:56:17the defendant is remanded into custody
00:56:20sentencing will be scheduled in six weeks
00:56:23court is adjourned
00:56:31Mia sends her love
00:56:48miss white how do you feel about the verdict
00:56:50justice
00:56:50that's how i feel
00:56:52will your sister be speaking publicly
00:56:53my sister has spoken
00:56:55on video
00:56:56that's enough
00:56:57now she needs to heal
00:56:58what's next for you
00:57:02i have a company to run
00:57:05and sunflowers to grow
00:57:25guilty
00:57:26guilty
00:57:28guilty
00:57:30all counts
00:57:34he's going to prison
00:57:36yes
00:57:39for a long time
00:57:40for a very long time
00:57:47they're finally home
00:57:50i missed you
00:58:06i come bearing appropriate flowers
00:58:09you didn't have to
00:58:11yes i did
00:58:12you gave me my life back
00:58:14the least i can do
00:58:16the least i can do
00:58:16is bring you flowers
00:58:20these are beautiful
00:58:22mia's work
00:58:23she's really talented
00:58:25i'm starting a foundation
00:58:26for survivors of domestic abuse
00:58:29and sexual assault
00:58:30i want you on the board
00:58:31victoria i'm not a
00:58:32you're not just a consultant
00:58:35you're the reason i'm alive
00:58:36don't argue with me
00:58:41fine
00:58:43but i'm not going to any
00:58:44black tie galas
00:58:45deal
00:58:48the will case
00:58:49robert astor has agreed to settle
00:58:51he's dropping the contest
00:58:52charles's will stands
00:58:54what about the pendant
00:58:55it stays in the trust
00:58:56but charles's lawyers
00:58:58want to give you something
00:58:58a scholarship fund in your name
00:59:00for young artists
00:59:03i don't want my name on anything
00:59:05it's not for you
00:59:06it's for mia
00:59:06and for other girls like her
00:59:08who want to study art
00:59:09without being preyed upon
00:59:13okay
00:59:13but no press
00:59:15no photos
00:59:16agreed
00:59:17you did it ella
00:59:19we did it
00:59:21my sister wants to take art classes
00:59:23at a small studio
00:59:24not a university
00:59:25just somewhere safe
00:59:26i know a place
00:59:27small private
00:59:28the owner is a friend
00:59:28she only takes a few students at a time
00:59:30you've been planning this
00:59:31i've been hoping
00:59:38was that
00:59:39don't make it weird
00:59:42too late
00:59:51mia
00:59:52you've made remarkable progress
00:59:54i'm signing off on your discharge from active care
00:59:57you'll still have weekly therapy sessions
00:59:59but you're no longer a patient
01:00:00you're a survivor
01:00:04thank you
01:00:08i used to be angry at them
01:00:09for dying
01:00:11for leaving us alone
01:00:12me too
01:00:14but if they hadn't died
01:00:16i wouldn't have met him
01:00:17and if i hadn't met him
01:00:19you wouldn't have become who you are
01:00:20that's a lot of ifs
01:00:21i know
01:00:23but i'm not angry anymore
01:00:24i'm just
01:00:26sad
01:00:26and grateful
01:00:27both at the same time
01:00:29that's called being human
01:00:35she's amazing you know
01:00:36your sister
01:00:37i know
01:00:38so are you
01:00:41alexander
01:00:42i'm not good at saying things
01:00:44but i want you to know
01:00:46i'm glad you didn't stop
01:00:47stop what
01:00:49stop asking
01:00:52i never will
01:01:15what's she painting
01:01:16i don't know
01:01:19but whatever it is
01:01:21it's hers
01:01:23she's in her element
01:01:33this
01:01:33this is my favorite part of the day
01:01:38come in
01:01:41miss white
01:01:44my name's rachel
01:01:45my husband is a venture capitalist
01:01:47i think he's hiding money
01:01:49and i think he's dangerous
01:01:55sit down
01:01:56tell me everything
01:02:12you're crying
01:02:14no i'm not
01:02:15it's the onions
01:02:17dinner in ten
01:02:18i'll set the table
01:02:23i'm over as a coarse field
01:02:25me and then lies
01:02:26yeah
01:02:26whom age has it
01:02:27likely were suckers
01:02:28dance and i'd like
01:02:29things we share
01:02:29he said my color palette
01:02:31was too depressing
01:02:31can you believe that
01:02:37it's perfect isn't it
01:02:41home
01:02:47on the sexual assault counts
01:02:4915 years
01:02:50without parole
01:02:51on wire fraud
01:02:53and money laundering
01:02:54an additional five years
01:02:55to run consecutively
01:02:57total sentence
01:02:5820 years
01:03:05it's over
01:03:07for him
01:03:08for us
01:03:10it's just beginning
01:03:23how long
01:03:2520 years
01:03:29he'll be old when he gets out
01:03:31we'll be older
01:03:33and freer
01:03:45i framed it
01:03:46it belongs on your wall
01:03:52you didn't have to
01:04:02good
01:04:05your work
01:04:06it's beautiful
01:04:09what now
01:04:11now we live
01:04:38it's beautiful
01:04:38it's beautiful
01:04:38it's beautiful
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